The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-04
CH|LDREN'S DAY At
STATE FAIR, NOW
ON FULL BLAST
RECORD CROWD ON HAND OPEN
ING DAY-PLENTY OF FUN URE.
pAED FOR kIps-PosTAL TO BE
REELECTED.

Michigan state fair and all young
sters under the age OF IL are admitted
free. In addition there are q series OF
races and games on the program for
the little ones. including pony races.
eating contests and nail driving
matches. Just TO test the mental facil
| ity OF the kids there will also be
mathematical tests for prizes.
! The start Of the big fair this year
has been a most suspicious one The
paid admissions were four times as
numerous Thursday Afternoon as oil
opening day year ago. That GER
tainly means that people around De
troit are taking the iveliest interest
| in the show.
The big thrush OF visitors from out
through the state is not due until Sat
urday, when the races start. From
then on. there will be jam until
Friday night next week. The fireworks
| begin Saturday night
Final touches are being put on the
exhibits now and everything will DO
fully in place by Saturday noon. liz
fact, one would have to be told that
the fair is not fully complete yet, for
the mass OF exhibits this year is so
great that a visitor will find himself
unable to see everything in an after
noon and evening. as it is.
Exhibits Surpass All Records
There is building after building full
OF exhibits OF fruits, OF needlework, OF
animals, OF furniture. OF musical In
ruments-everything that fai~
should have; then there are acres o.
farm machinery and more acres OF
carriages, these latter housed in tents.
Last, there are dozens OF miniature
theaters and shows. multitude OF
lunch rooms and dining halls and
aisles OF club and society booths to
welcome the leg.Weary sightseer
1t sure is a big show.
To lovers of fine stock, this years
fair will especially appeal. There is
an exhibit OF Holstein cattle from the
State Agricultural college which Is
said to 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 a
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
grove -owners have shown its profit
able possibilities. Michigan's product
now ranks we'll 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.
I M varfurs pGrrUrIm9Ts, Who meet and
part as their paths cross or diverge
on the fair circuits. struck up ac-
quaintance anew and the first rush of
visitors made the long amusement lane
lively for awhile.
II never seen cowboys with glasses
on and chewin' gum before" remarked
one fair damsel to her sweetheart.
Cowboys has TO get up-to-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 II was a mean man. or
course. who started II. He told each
set In turn that the others had said
that il was easy TO compete against
such unattractive rivals. From that
time on. there was Il combat or 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
chan with tan shoes and mystic sort
of hooded bath robe who stood near
the main avenue and drew out for
tunes from a metal receptacle. Ills
assistants passed through the crowd
collecting the money and the method
was to write the initials OF the fortune
seeker on blank sheet of paper. hand
Il i'm and haze the complete written
document come out on the same sheet
minute later. The trick Of the device
Law 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
few figured 1t out.
IL got to get rid o this declared
one bearded man as he hastily tore up
his paper after a glance. 1T says I'm
goin' To be, married inside six months
an cd never explain that, TO my
Wife"
IT II rtrpt1dbfc that f'reu Postal and
the other officers OF the fair Will be
reelected during the week. Their la
bors have shown wonderful results 80
far.
Minor accidents have been numer-
Gus at 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.
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