The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-23

 Ru. HE Alabama State Fair opens
 this morning at 10 o'clock.
 For ten days crowds will throng the fair grounds examining and criticising the various exhibits, watch ing the diving horses. the Indians and cowboys, the women's exhibits and the races. At night they will listen to the concerts by Memoli's band and watch the fireworks.
 The first days programme com mences today at 10 o'clock, when the Alabama National Guard will form at the city hall and march to the Metro politan hotel, where they will meet Governor Jellxs and his staff, then act ing as escort to the chief executive to the fair grounds
 The escort will consist of several com panies of infantry, two or three troops of cavalry and the Brandon Light Ar tllery. which will fire the salute of sev- enteen guns after the governor reaches the fair grounds. Besides the National Guard the Ponce City aggregation of "bronco busters" and Indians will be seen in the parade on their wiry little Texas ponies. This will be the most novel porton of the parade and will doubtless attract large crowds on the streets The Indians have paraded twice and each time the side walks were lined with people eager to study the real h. dian in his native costume.
 Opening of Fair.
 After the column reaches the fair ground the governors carriages will stop in front of the grandstand and the bat tery of artillery will enter the parade grounds and lAere unlimber to fire the salute Governor Jelks will be escorted to the stand by President Krebs and General Manager MacKnight He will be welcomed to the fair by President Krebs and to the city by Mayor Drennen The governor will then declare the fair formally opened and the exercises of the day will then follow:
 The governor and staff will spend most of the afternoon and evening at the fair The prize drill will be in charge of Capt Walter B. Gardner, quartermaster of the Third Alabama regiment, National Guard Several prominent military men will be chosen as the judges in the drills, which will be held in the race track in front of the grandstand Military com panies from different portions of the state will arrive this morning to take part in the drills and the parade.
 Exhibits In Place.
 The exhibits at the fair are practically all in place and completed. Those which nre not quite ready will be finished this morning before the fair grounds are open. and the management assures the neople they will get their full moneys worth from the first day. The agricui- tural portion of the exhibit Is possibly as complete as any ever seen Tn Alabama If represents the actual farm products crown in the state, and experts claim that if does not in any way exaggerate what the farmers of the state can do
 The Indians have finished erecting their tanees and are now safely stored away Tn one corner of the fair grounds to the left of the main entrance gate. The ex- hibitions they will give daily promise to he among the best attractions of the fair The first will be at Il o'clock Friday morning, and after that there Will De others daily.
 The attractions of the fair, besides those already mentioned will be the football game Saturday morning. at 10 o'clock be- tween Howard college and Marion insti- tlte These are the two Baptist lnstitu- lions of the state and there is consider able rivalry between them as 10 which will have the best football and baseball teams every year. The game will be called at 10 o'clock Saturday morning, and special arrangements have been made hv the fair management for the contest. The parade grounds are being prepared Cor the game, which Is expected to be close and exciting.
 The game will be played in the morn ,ng because the races start that after noon. and a division of the attractions ,s not wanted. It is expected a large num- her of ladies and school children will be present at the game.
 Prices of Admission.
 Manager Macknight has requested that snecial attention be called to the list of nr;ces for admission to the gates. Each adult will be charged 50 cents; children nnder 12 years of age, 25 cents; no extra charge for vehicles; public school chil- dren, 15 cents; tickets must be secured from the teachers; private school chill dren. 25 cents, and out of town school children, 25 cents. Teachers with classes will he admitted free, and each child will have to have a 15 cent ticket. The main entrance will be on Seventh avenue, the special car passing in front of it. No ve-