The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-26
The PROPHETIC PUMPKINS.
MINEOLHSVEGETABLEE EXHIBITS
GIVE TIP on COLER.
The Old Time Glsries Of . County Fair
Have Not All Disappeared--T states
men and the Fakirs stlll Making Ut
terances-A Sole.lst Tells the Future.

MINEoLA, L. H., ccpt. co. HeIe were
10000 persons here to-day-politioians
women. children and palm readers-in
attendance at the Nassau County Agri-
cultural Fair and Cattle Show. The cattle
didn't have very much OF show, and at
no time was there any danger from over
crowdng in the tent where the exhibits
of the husbandmen were displayed. The
racing and the fakirs caught the crowd.
The politicians and palmists may not
have been in tho ma jority. but they seemed
TO be- There was one ssoleist,' something
new in the fatir line
She was, Of course, an Egyptian, q beauti-
full Egyptian from Fourteenth street, with
a new graft.
.The soul read through the SOLE" was
what the sign on her tent said. Her VIC
tins. at 10 cents a head, had to remove
their shoes and rocks. or shoes and stock
ings, as tho case might be, and have the
bottoms Of their feet tickled as the magic
finger of the sOleist traced out the lines
and read their future. The Egyptian threw
in free little lecture in which she
knocked" the palmists whose tents were
all about her.
What can the hand tell OF the soul or
the future?" she asked in contemplating
hand that is squeezed in false token OF
friendship and 10 corrupted by the caresses
that betray2 The foot's the true index,
the foot that step by step presses mother
earth and is thrilled"
Then the soleist tickled the foot OF
Nassau county politician who wants to be
nominated for viewer of fences and told him
- 4 ALI h<NvH hnf hf
would have walkover.
There was one fakir who didn't make
much money after small boy discovered
that he was fraud. This was man with
"A sledge hammer test machine that sends
the indicator up graded scale SO many
feet pound when II Is hit. He promised
TO give gold watch to everybody whose
blow was registered in even pounds. But
he had mechanism for controlling the
indicator, and always stopped it on odd
pound marks. A boy discovered that,
told the crowd and put that particular
fakir out Of business.
Borough President Cassidy Of Queens
was over with his family. He talked some
politics, but more horse. He said that
all Queens would support Mcclellan for
Mayor.
What's the use of talking about Coler7"
he asked. "Coler hasn't even been men
toned as possibility. McClellan's the
man"
Cassidy was as sure of his own renomina-
ion and reelection as Borough President
as he was Of the nomination of Mcclellan
but he wouldn't talk about the places on
the county ticket. That was disappointing
20 a lot OF place seekers who were at the
and admiring the automatic axe grinders
in the agricultural department.
George. Creed. Superintendent of High
ways OF Jamaica, was there with his boom
for County Clerk. He was trying to get
Cassidy interested when somebody yelled.
go back you haven't got a chance"
Greed jumped three feet into the air and
then discovered that 1t was the official
starter who had yelled 60 back" to the
drivers for the next trotting heat, who hadn't
scored well for the start. But Greed was
nervous all the rest Of the afternoon. He
or card reader. Before he left the track
he was told that the County Clerkship
would have to 60 to Flushing but that
Dave Van Nostrand or John Rogers would
get It,
Somebody told Cassidy that Hugh
name him for President of the Board Of
Aldermen il he would oppose Mcclellan
and stand by Kings in the convention
Cassidy didn't seem to be Interested.
Judge Brewer Of Nassau drove over
with his family in a wagon with lot of
lnluRS 10 eat anu 0IlHk 5bOWeu away uIlleT
the seats. He was the only politician
who didn't come in Partisan automobile.
when il coms round TO fair time"
said the Judge, Il like to do things in the
good old fashioned way, so if any Of you
boys get hungry or thirsty just 60 round
to my wagon and help yourself
One office holder went around to Judge
Brewers wagon so often to have a drink
in the old fashioned way that he got 20
he didn't dare to walk by the exhibit Of
tree removers. On" remover had tree
laid out on 1t with six foot spreading roots
ticking out in all directions like tentacles
Il amt taking any chances with an oc-
fight it on the stump"
Things amt what they used to be-
aid another friend, who hailed Judge
Brewers wagon as the only reminder of
the good old fastioned times that there
r da he aboa the hoss oy fss
nowadays" he said gloomily. They're
here just to give the committees on critters
ON thing to do, but nobody goes to see
en- and nobody cares whose bull gets the
blue ribbon or whose sow has the prize
litter, And as for mothers cakes and
pies, they're gone by altogether. Don't
YOU remember how the women folks used
10 cook for a week ahead to have their
est victuals in the home cooking exhibit?
That's the only kind Of cooking there was
hen. The committee would have acres
Of layer oakts all glistenng with cocoanut
flakes on top to Judge. and more acres of
rrspy pies and mountains of doughnuts.
But there's nothing like that now. That
cake over in Exhibition Hall this year looks
like mefs Of Raine law sandwiches after
the cops have broken in and mu1 sed things
UP In raid.
Its the same way with the vegetables
You wouldn't see soul in the vegetable
tent If it wasn't for the prophetic pumpkins
Those pumpkins didn't take prize, but
they've made hit. 81 Hampstead raised
EN-. and when the skins we're young and
tender he scratched words into them that
have come out in good, hard ridges.
Isl knew those pumpkins would be ripe
Just about the time politics were getting
hot, so he scratched on EN- accordingly
There's what you might call the Coler
series of pumpkins. Ones got a killyloo
bird scratched into it with its wings cut
and just the word Bird cut in under tie
picture. Another pumpkin says: About
he time this is rip, Birdy Coler will be
trapezing round for any political job he
can get Another pumpkin is marked
in raised letters on the skin, Cassidy.
But that amt real agriculture. That's
just a freak show, but II 1t wasn't for Sis
pumkins you wouldn't see any Of this new
tangled gang of automobile farmers In
The vegetable show at all"
9O.0OO CHILDREN on PART TIME.