The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-13

the COWBOYS or the lOl ranch at d. n.
Balloon ascension and parachute leap
at D. m.
Cute, exhibition mile during the races.
Bucking broncho contest in front of
the grandStand in the afternoon.
Horse show at $3.50.
Competitive drills, drill teams from
lodges of Kansas Modern Woodmen,
to $50.
2:S5 trot -....... .........$1,0oo.00
80 pace 10000
2:1O pace ...... .......... 10000
Three running races.
This is one of the big days at the
fair. The stores are closed this after
noon and people are rushing to the
grounds. Trains today were all
loaded.
The interest that it was expected
would be taken in the agricultural ex-
hibits at the fair has not materialized.
Now and then an interested stockman
and his family may be seen vending
their way towards the stock pens, but
1t is the races that hold the attention
of the majority of the people. The
live stock departments are larger and
better than they have ever been be-
fore, and the lack of interest prob
ably comes from the fact that most
of the people who visited the fair yes
terday were from the city. as the
farmers and their families generally
come in the latter part of the week.
The absence of out of town people also
has much to do with the lack of at
tention that is being given to the stock
and agricultural departments
Early yesterday morning a Woes
oegone man wearing a look of despair
and q badge which labeled him as an
expressman wandered about the
grounds asking about everyone he
met to direct him to the snake tent
No one seemed to know the location
OF the snake tent, and as he wandered
the more detected he became, until
by way of working off a bit of dry
humor some one directed him to the
tent in which HarVe Wheeler is SELL
ing the fiery liquor. After a few mo-
ments' stay on the inside he came out
smiling and began to unload his cargo
OF snakes almost in front of the joint
lists tent This was too much for the
proprietor of the joint and a row was
raised, which made it necessary for
Mr.. Expressman to move on. The
snake mans tent was finally located
and that is located almost next door
to a joint. Whether this is grim
humor on the part of the privilege
man or just a coincidence is hard to
Sure thing gam bling games are op-
Grated on the grounds apparently un-
der protection.
Miller Brothers Show.
Miller Brothers of the 1O1 ranch
put on their first show Tuesday after
noon and although the races and sew
eral other attractions were on at the
same time they had a fairly large
crowd to witness their exhibition
Nhieh is probably the best of its kind
ever given in the city. There is one
thing that may be dwelt on and that
Is that everything is genuine, there are
no taxes about it. every man and
woman with the aggregation does his
part and in a truly western styIe. The
bronco busting is all that any one
could ask and the other features of
In the Art Department..
IN the art department at the
horticultural building hangs a picture
from the far away Philippine islands
painted by native artists and to the
natives of our new possessions paint
ing is lost art, or rather an art that
lney nave never possessed, which adds
a., al the more interest to the exhibit.
me centerp1ece represents Columbia
pointing the way to progress to three
htlle brown sisters who all attention
seem to be awakening from the
letnarg1c sleep of their race The
background of the picture is made up
OF series of scenes emblematic of the
freedom of the United States. In the
foreground is figure supporting the
flag, with its stars and stripes then
the shield into which the artists have
worked the national colors and
PProugnt out IN bold relief is the en-
While the work is not one of art from
the standpoint of the American artist
thers is much in the painting to req
ommend 1t even to the exDerienced
eye OF the critical American artist for
the thought is there even, if the crude
material at hand did not permit fhe
artist to bring out the fine points
that We're evidently in the mind that
directed the brush.
Why Airship Didn't Ffy.
The air ship Man Angel which was +o
san yesterday afternoon did not sail
and the doubling Thomases who have
said all the time that it would not have
had their chance at 'I told Won so
There were two or three or more rea
sons why the air ship did not leave its
dock Tuesday afternoon. 1t had been
saturated from the moisture that was
in the ground and atmosphere The
wind was too high. so the operator said.
and by the way if the wind was too
high for an ascension yesterday it is
fair to presume that there will be no
flight during the fair. The main reason
that the ship did not leave her noorings
was that there was not enough gas in
the bag to make an ascension
Captain Toilette, who has charge of
the air ship, said: 1--WE have had q
hard time to get the bag inflated. at
our home we have everything at hand
and have no trouble in making the eas