The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-16
STATE FAIR WILL
 OPEN OCTOBER 2S
ANY FARMER NEAR BlRMIN CHAM CAM HAVE HIS FODDER SHRED DED FREE BY HAVING IT BROUGHT TO THE FAIR.

Any farmer or corn grower near Bir- mingham can have his fodder shredded free of charge by having 1t brought to the fair grounds, where a splendid shred der will be at work on every day of the state fair.
 This Is an opportunity worth thinking about Corn fodder Is worth five times as much after shredding as in its natural state. It becomes as good for feed as the best of hay, and all kinds of live stock thrive upon 1t. Any one desiring to ac- cept this opportunity should communi- cate with J. A. MacKnight general su- perintendent, at once.
 The decision of the management to open the fair on Thursday, October 2S, with great eclat has been received with enthusiasm throughout the state. It is probable that the official programme of the entire fair will be published in few days, but the management gives out the following for the opening day:
 All exhibits, privilege stands, side shows. etc., will be in place and the grounds and buildings in a state of readi- ness by noon on October z2. We expect Governor Jelks and his staff to reach the city on Wednesday, as also some of the troops. But most of the latter will reach here by special early trains on Thursday morning. The grounds will be opened to the public at 10 o'clock, and all the at- fractions of the fair, the music the ex- hibits, the beautiful free attractions throughout will be in full blast from Tl.. 1 .oo ff,o ernor and his staff. escorted by the mill tary, will reach the grand stand, in front of which the troops will line up and the governors salute of seventeen guns will be fired by battery of artil- lery either from Birmingham or Mont gomery All will then witness the mar veous act of the diving horses and the cannon balloon performance of Professor Alvini, the air wizard. Then there will be time for luncheon and at 1:3O D. m. the military drills and contests will take place in front of the grand stand in large space specially prepared for the purpose.
 There are indications that if the day is pleasant from 15,0o0 to 10000 persons will be present at the fair grounds on the opening QdS, peOdbSS iio SNNAA "ss.~ lions have ever before been offered in Birmingham
 Powder Face and Cupid are the two diving horses that plunge from thirty to forty feet, of their own volition, into water like human beings, from plat form without the aid of springs or traps or any device whatsoever. Without a question the diving horses are the only new thing under the sun, and stand to- day the greatest attraction and novelty ever presented to the public in the amuse- ment world To train these horses to make this dive required six long years of constant hard work. They were train ed with sugar and kindness, treated as companions and friends and are more like human beings than like horses. They use the same caution preparatory to div ing that man uses, never make a mis- take and look for their reward of sugar after diving with the same eagerness that a child displays for candy. The horses do not jump from the platform but put their weight on their breasts. push with their hind feet make perfect head fore most dive. The object of the incline from which they dive is to enable the horse to clear the platform with his hind legs as he straightens out and plunges into the air.