The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-25

turns into the Pike after a weary
round of sightseeing as the shades of
evening are falling, and his eyes are met
by the joyous, glittering thoroughfare.
aglow with thousands of electric lights,
thronged with surging thousands ana en-
livened by the music of bands and the
persuasive voice of the barker" he is
constrained to put a new version on the
words of the poet and say, See the Pike
and die" There is a magnificent display
in the fine arts building. the Boer war
is worth anybody's money, and the trans
portation building is not so bad, but the
Pike stands alone fascinating. ensnaring
and expensive.
When you get your first glimpse of the
Pike in all it's splendor you are impressed
by It's great length and the extensive
scale on which all the attractions are
erected but after you have "piked" up
and down for a dozen times or more; after
you have visited Creation" Asia, "
Hereafter" The Battle of Santi-
ago. Under and Over the Sea, :"
and a few others you come to the
conclusion that it is not so long after all
but you are still convinced that 1t is
rather costly In fact there is no place
at the fair where it is easier for a man
to divorce himself from his money than
the Pike, unless it be the German restau-
rant.
But this much can be said for the Pike
There are no Simon pure fakes, and
while some of the shows are immeasura-
bly, better than others nearly all of them
are worth the price of admission charged
and it may be stated just here that the
10-cent shows are very few in number
and there are several where the charge
of admission Is 80 cents.
If you contemplate taking in the Pike
with the intention of not being taken in
yourself you should visit the shows
mentioned above by all means and then
II your desire to see is not satisfied you
should go to Paris" 1.-The Cliff Dwell
lers" 1.-The Esquimaux Village" Hagen
backs animals. Ireland" The Alps.''
and From New York to the North Pole "
Paris" is an exact reproduction of a
Paris music hall and IS strictly correct in
all it's appointments A good vaudeville
bill Is presented within. There is also
stunning girl WHO sells tickets at the
door. CARRIED in Partisan style. Her pref
ty face will no doubt assist you materi-
ally in making up your mind to see the
| show-if you are a man.
The Boer War is another feature that
should not be missed. On account of the
great area which it covers and the large
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not on the Pike but has a separate con-
cession on the Intramural railway, where
the cars carry thousands of visitors tc
each performance. Here you will see
about 100 veterans of the Boer war give
sham representation of struggles in
wh-c they took part with so much dash
an realism that one almost believes them
in earnest. General Cronje and General
Viljoen are both to be seen but the brunt
shoulders, General Cronje is quite a ia
vorite. He and his new wife are rendered
an ovation when they appear.
| There are Boer troopers, Scottish High
landers in kilties, Irish troopers. artillery
men, supply trains and all the parapher-
MALTA necessary to perfect reproduction
of several of the most important engage
ments of the Boer war, and they are
made intensely realistic, l can assure
you. The horses are trained to fall with
their riders as II dead, the roar of can
non and machine guns, the spiteful crack
Of rifles. the hurrying charge the retreat
and the tramp of hundreds of horses is
enough to make the spectator think he is
witnessing a real battle. The picture is
completed when the ambulance wagon
rushes up with Its trained surgeons, who