The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-04

farm machinery and more acres Of
carriages. these latter housed in tents.
Last. there are dozens OF miniature
theatCrs and shows, multitude %
lunch rooms and dining halls and
aisles Of club and society booths TO
welcome the legweary sightseer.
II sure is big show.
To lovers OF fine stock this years
fair will especially appeal, There is
ar exhibit OF Holstein cattle from the
state Agricultural college which Ia
said 10 be as good as can be seen
in this yart OF the country. The horses
and sheep are also OF high type. Some
examples OF cross bred animals from
the state college Will attract atten-
ton from the progressive farmers.
The Michigan institution has won
name throughout the country for the
success OF its experiments,
Something should be said OF the
fruit exhibit This was not complete
until Thursday evening. as some ship
ments came In late. Particular inter
est attaches to the plums. as this fruit
is one which has been given much at
tention OF late years. since California
groveowuers have shown its profit
able possibilities. Michigan's product
now ranks well up. The state has
long ranked as the prize peach state
OF the union and the exhibits OF this
fruit are good. of course.
Melons, which have not been grown
here TO the same extent as In many
other states. furnish very good show
ing, however, the Michigan growers
who have taken them UP having
achieved excellent results.
Lively on the Midway
From the time that the Midway
shows opened up Thursday noon. there
was something doing every minute.
The various performers. who meet and
part as their paths Cross or dtyerge
on the fair circuits. struck up ac-
quaintance anew and the first rush OF
visitors made the long amusement lane
lively for awhile.
Il never seen cowboys with glasses
on and chewin gum before, remarked
one fair damsel TO her sweetheart.
Cowboys has to get up-te-date same
as us or anyone else responded the
swain.
Two sets of perfume sellers located
at different doors OF the administra-
! ton building struck up bitter feud
at once. IL was mean man, oil
course, who started IL. He told each
set In turn that the others had said
! that II was easy TO compete against
such unattractive rivals. From that
time on, there was a combat OF smiles
! and Establishments that threatened
trouble for any married men that wan
dered that way with Jealous wives
also perfume sales picked up notice
ably.
! The real ready money fakir was a
chan with tan shoes and a mystic sort
of hooded bath robe who stood near
the main avenue and drew out for
tunes from metal receptacle. HIS
assistants passed through the crowd
collecting the money and the method
was TO write the initials OF the fortune
seeker on a blank sheet OF paper, hand
/ il in and have the complete written
document come out on the same sheet
minute later. The trick OF the device
| lay in the act that the blank sheets'
when once inside the metal tube, de-
veloped the ink that had been invis'
ible on them heretofore, although only
rev figured II OUT
II got TO get rid o this declared
one bearded man as he hastily tore up
his paper after glance. 1T says I'm
goin' TO be married inside six months
an cd never explain that to my
Wife
II is probable that Fred Postal and
the other officers OF the fair will be
reelected during the week Their la
befs- have shawn wonderful results so
far.
Minor accidents have been numer-
GUS al the fair grounds so far and the
hospital conducted by Peter j. Abt has
been busy
Mateao, an Igorrote tribesman. died
Wednesday night, leaving family.