The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-11-01
'ELECTI0N||'R||E|TURNS
AT WORLDS FAIR.
News Will be Flashed in Novel
Manner in Six Places
FLAG DAY AT THE FAIR
LARGEST AMERICAN FLAG EVER
MADE, 6Ox10o FEET-THE BIG
DOG SHOW, AS LITTLE
EGYPT" SAW 1T.

Special to The Bulletin,
st. Louis, Oct. 29.-John says he Is
going home to vote on election day
but he has determined to get back
here in time to read the returns as
they are displayed In various parts Of
the grounds and to participate in the
observance of Flag Day which, we
are told, will be celebrated in an eab-
crate manner. Election returns will
be thrown upon large screens by
means of stereopticon lanterns at four
places on the Pike, on the Plaza st.
Louis and at the west end Of the Pal.
ace of Transportation.
Flag Day at the Fair.
AS November 9Th is Flag Day hun.
dreda of flags of every size and de-
scrption will be displayed. Thou
sands of small flags are to be distrib.
uted by means of bombs, which, when
filled with hundreds Of small flags, are
| to be thrown into the air and exploded
and as the emblems fall TO the ground
! they are to be picked up and worn by
| the visitors. AS the bombs are to be
sent up from many places on the
grounds veritable shower of star
spangled banners will result 1t Is
said also that the largest American
flag ever made will be floated from
large captive balloon over the center
Of the grounds. The flag is GO by 100
feet square and is being made es-
pecially for this occasion.
Another pretty feature of Flag Day
will be a huge American flag of red,
white and blue incandescent lamps,
which will be suspended over the
main lagoon by a cable stretched be
tween the Palace of Electricity and
the Palace of Education and which
will be lighted all evening.
The Dog Show.
Jane finally coaxed US into the dog
show that is being held in connection
with the great poultry and pet stock
show in one of the barns out in the
live stock section. | never liked dogs
and | can assure you that they were
not IdlSeu III my tattSIi " this ON'i
bition. The walls were decorated
with ominoas signs bearing the
words, Dangerous. Do not touch the
dogs" Now. what are dogs for il
not to handle and caress? What kind
Of a pet" is it that has to be labeled
dangerous? Have we reached the
point where the "chiIdren's pets" are
to be bred for fighting purposes2 In.
side the barn a deafening bedlam oil
barking, growing and snaring greet
ed our ears. There were dogs of every
size, shape and color, every known
breed ana nearly all countries being
represented. One of the most interest
ing specimens of the canine family
over which Jane raved for some time
was one brought from I1l Paso, Texas,
which weighed a little over a pound
and a half and is said TO be worth It's
weight in gold
Among the more valuable dogs
pointed out to us was liver and
white Pointer the greatest living
show dog in his class. He is from
Philadelphia and has carried off ev
cry prize for which he has competed
since his first entry in the puppy
class. There is also Lady Cole a ia
nous bird dog from Kansas City, who
has won for her owner thousands of
dollars. at bench shows. The ugliest
dogs in the show in my opinion-even
uglier than bulldogs-were the long,
gaunt, NANCY hounds from Russia.
The best behaved dogs we're the
Scotch Collies. the big St Bernards.
the Great Danes, the Irish Settlers and
some of the Spaniels. The Scotch
Collies, indeed seemed to realize that
they were in bad company and look
ed upon the bowling. yelping ours with
much shame and disgust
LITTLE EGYPT"