The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-27

annoyance of the visitors, and enter into competition with mem who curse them in undertone. Why are these women here? Many of them are here to catch at the vanishing form of a fancied for tune.
 Pathetic Stories of Losses
 Some most pathetic stories are told stance. it is said that a young man who had saved $l,50O from his earnings as school teacher was so impressed with the opportunity afforded by the Pan- that he took three houses at a high rent. invested s1,3o0. and after running about two months sold out for some think like s2Oo. Another teacher re- rowed money to run place, and now finds himself in a most trying position.
 A lady who had inherited a thousand dollars from her fathers estate came from Rhode Island, leaving her in- valid husband. and turned her che ck over to a catering company-the check for her share in her fathers estate practically thrown out early in the summer. It is said that woman came from Chicago, and expended 5000 in weeks went by bringing her only few guests-just enough to meet her rum ming expenses. One day about all the guests she, had concluded to get nearer 
 | boarding place. Report has it that that woman became raving maniac It is said that a man who had invested in | the rooming business became de- spondent that he committed suicide. A Powerful Temptation. The disappointing attendance proved l a powerful temptation to some people to be dishonest. They say that railroad conductors, who had strict orders not to allow any soliciting on the cars. turned thousands of gu ssts away from their destination, and that policemen took advantage of the ignorance of wis. l away from the rooms they had engaged. It is even said that d man so misused neighhor us to represent to this neigh bor's guest that his neighbor's place had just been burned down. But the guests happened to meet the party of the first part, and learned that it was not true that hts all was in ashes, and in their indignation they picked up their grips and defiantly left the premises of party of the second part without paying cent for their nights lodging.
 The Slim Attendance.
 Why Is it the Pan-AmeriIan has been so slimlV attended? There were several visible causes: other are not so visible. May was really winter month in Vest ern New York. Th. May visitors saw the Exposition in a muddy, jumbled con para gingly of the whole matter. This, no doubt, did harm to the Exposition. Then the railroads charged stiff rates through June. July and part of August, thus keeping people of moderate income away. It also got into the air that Buf- falo was bleeding the people by charg- ing too much: This was great mis- take, for good rooms could be had for 75 cents anl $1 from the very jump and meals could be had for 25 and 50 cents. Of course. the hotels charged good round prices. Did anybody suppose they would not?
 It is said that the Sunday opening and the bad shows made an unfortunate i'm pression on good people. And 1t must sunday opening was set on money consideration and settled there The will of the people. who felt that Sunday should not be icsecrated. Was ignored as though To such will existed. The CnIy question that swayed the mlnaee- ment was: Win it pay?" When that was answered affrm4Iiv.Ir, the matter was settled. As to the bad shows. it seems to be a foregone conclusion that Midway is synonymous with inde- Ccncy. The one moral blight of the Pan American Exposition, the one supreme blight, in the writer's juudgment, was the exposure of women for the sake of money.
 Indecent Shows.
 The poor hea then visitors to the shame of men ana women publicly cX- posed in this Christian land. Think of a man cdlllng out young woman. be- fore a number of spectators, and in- struCtirg her to go through d mustI :. dance: then pointing heavy stick at her and tellin,. her 60 go through In- decent movements. And it is to be re- corded with shame tEat women actually rnshed int tie abominahle places to see the performances. It is no wonder. if men and women to whom the amrn- ities of life hare still a value. went home to speak unfaVoTablY of the EX- position Perhaps nothing in the ln.e of shows ever eQualed in bad suggestion the performances witnesses at The FrAe Midway" just outside the grounds. The company that brought the Free Midway into existence met with all sort of fnan- cial trouble, aS a reward for it's cf- forts.
 It was felt that the loss of our Pres idcnt at the Exposition threw dampe~ upon the prospects of the fair; for in the spring. when crowds were smaller than Weres' anticipated. men looked for ward to summer. and when the sum mer attendance proved disappointing they built large hopes on the months of September and October. Beyond doubt the death uf President Mckinley affected the attendance very materially.
 It has been further argued, that cx- positions are getting 70 be too com mon, that their novelty is passing, and facts seem to warrant the conclusion. 
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