The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-23
A new RECORD.
Attendance at Exposition Con-
tinues to Increase.
Were Over $500 Paid Admist
sions on Wednesday.
OUTSIDERS ARE HERE.
Incoming Santa Fe Trains
Crowded With Visitors.
Plam0ndOns Engaged For Res
of the Time.
Topeka Amateurs Shine Today
and Tonight.
OUTSIDERS ARE HERE.

w eOn0SQay was record breaker IN
point of attendance at the Midwinter
exposition. During the afternoon and
evening 5.424 persons paid for admission
to the show. This brings the total paid
attendance for the first three days to
106
The exposition, aided by the reduced
rates on the railroads, is attracting a
great number of people from over the
state The inbound trains on all the
railroads leading to Topeka have been
crowded during the days the reduced
rates are in force. Yesterday two ex-
ira coaches were placed on the Santa
Fe trains from the west and an extra
coach was needed on the inbound train
on the AtchiSOn branch.
The same condition is also true of the
Rock Island railroad, which has brought
hundreds of people here during the past
four days.
tant towns are expressing themselves
as well pleased with the exposition.
Tive people from Hutchinson yesterday
made the rounds of the show and went
trip.
The Midwinter exposition is in rea1i-
ty show of no small consequence. The
Commercial club of Topeka and Mr.. R.
S. Brigham who has had personal man
agement of the exposition have done
themselves proud in arranging the dis
play.
The people at large have had no con-
ception of the vast manufacturing.
mining and financial interests of the
state and the array of exhibits put be-
fore the people in attractive form at the
exposition is doing much to dispel this
ignorance.
The almost unlimited resources of the
state of Kansas are becoming known.
The medium of the exposition is one Of
the best to advertise the advantag es
and resources of the state and already
plans are being discussed for an EXPOSE
ton next year.
An amusing incident occurred at one
of the booths yesterday. A big crowd
surrounded the booth, and a man stood
in line, waiting his turn to be served.
A woman was before the man in the
line and when she reached the counter,
spent fully ten minutes in sampling the
various delicacies offered. Finally, as
she turned to leave the booth, the man
said: Il beg your pardon. madam, but
L believe you missed something"
What was it?"
GO to the booth around the corner"
came the answer, they have vitrified
bricks there
And the woman started in quest of
the booth around the corner, perhaps
thinking that in vitrified bricks she had
found a new form in which ice cream
was served.
The booth of the Waconda Water
company is next to the aisle leading to
one of the stairwayS to the balcony on
the north side of the hall. On the coun-
ter is placed nearly three dozen bottles
of the water.
mistaken impression that the bottles
contained beer, slyly watched for an
opportunity to sneak one of the bot
ties.
Taking the bottle to a corner behind
the stairway, one of the boys pulled
cork-crew from the depths of a pocket
and soon the popping of the cork an
nounced they had the bottle open.
"a fc a
noise of the cork being pulled attracted
the attention of the guard on duty near
there, and he started an investigation
that resulted in the discovery of the
two boys huddled close together, trying
the liquid. When the guard arrived on
the scene, he got there just in time to
hear a conversation like this;
IT say, RaS we done been fooled. This
stuff don't taste familiar to me-" And
he held the bottle at arms length while
he smacked his lips to wonder what he
had tasted.
Hand it over to me-" commanded
Ras.
But Rastus could throw no light on
the subject and they were about to
abandon the bottle when the guard in
terfered and put them out of the build
ing.
The vaudeville programme for today
and tonight embraces a number of stunts
by the local amateurs. This afternoon,
Libby Hill. who is we'll known in To-
peka because of her singing, appeared
and scored hit. She was followed by
Azel Hughes in songs and dances and
Isabelle Brown, soprano.
Plamondon and Amondo have been
reengaged to appear both afternoon and
evening during the remainder of the
week Their original contract was to
appear the first three and last three
days of the exposition, but their work
on the revolving ladder in mid-air, has
been so popular with the crowds at the
exposition that they have been engaged
for the entire time.
John Dee, the juggler, pleased the
audience last night. He will appear
again tomorrow night and every other
night after that until the close of the
exposition. He will also work Saturday
afternoon.
from Chicago arrived last night and
appeared for the first time this after
noon She sings several coon songs
and dances few steps that calls forth
a generous applause She will appear
again tonight and will be here until
Saturday.
Tonight the remainder of the anna
tours who have entered the contest will
appear team composed of Fay
Tincher and Austin Ripley will sing
and dance; Pauline Marshall will sing
and Roy Wood will do a buck and
The judges of the amateurs will be
J. L. King, Robert Pierce and John B.
Marshall
In the. voting contest to determine
who shall receive the Conn gold cornet
offered by Bandmaster Innes to the
most popular cornetist in Kansas. Mrs.
F. E. Watson still has the lead. Her
majority over John B. Marshall, Sr.,
who has the next highest number of
votes is III.
A lively interest is being manifested
in the contest, and a campaign is being
carried on by the friends of the three
leading candidates that would do credit
to an Irish alderman. The following