The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-04
A|RSH|P At STATE FAIR.
Strohel Will Demonstrate Aerial
Navigation at Exposition.
PAINS FINE FIREWORKS.
Marvellous Amusement Features Sc
cured for Twenty-Fourth An
nusI Meeting, Which Starts
October 10.

In accordance with the wishes Of its
patrons the management of the State
Fair of Texas strives each year to keep
up with the progress of mankind in
every field Of effort. Accordingly at the
twenty-fourth annual exposition, which
begins Saturday October 16, and con.
tinues sixteen days, aerial navigation
will receive special attention. In all
probability there vii be two types
the aeroplane and the dirgible. The
dirigiblo is certainty, and should the
Wright Brothers succeed in catching
up with their orders their famous
aeroplane will be seen flying over the
State Fair Grounds each day.
Strobels dirigible is the latest de
velopment in that type of airship. He
has agreed with the management OF
the Fair to give two flights each day,
in the morning and in the afternoon.
Charles J. Strobel won the first and
second prizes at the Jamestown Elk.
position In 1907; at the st. Louis In
ternational Exposition in 1907; first
prize at the Florida Mid Winter Ex-
position; and has won numerous prizes
for aerial flights in various other
places. He has made two flights over
the City Of Mexico during the last
three years. made two flights over
New York City this spring, and has
made flights over Buffalo, Rochester,
Albany, Erie Baltimore and other
towns too numerous to mention. His
ships are the smallest and fastest In
the world and have made flights OF
two hours or more. He is now at the
Seattle Exposition. and Texans wSo
have visited Seattle declare that his
exhibition will be well worth a trip to
Dallas to see. He won first and sec
ond prizes at the International Airship
races held at st. Louis.
In entertainment features the TWEEN
ty-fourth annual exposition will be a
record breaker. One of the most SEN
sational and interesting will be Pains
Acrobatique Carnival from Manhattan
Beach. New York City. which will in
clude not only a gorgeous display Of
fireworks, bat. vaudeville features by
wonderful European gymnasts and a
grand military band. Pain has won
worldwide fame for his pyrotechDic
creations. His latest devices are mo-
ton pictures in fireworks, comical-
ties and novelties At his London and
Paris offices Mr.. Pain has rare OPP
portunlty of securing the worlds best
athletes, and his entertainment at the
Fair will be the greatest of the kind
ever offered In Texas
In the amusement line 1t is but neces-
sary to state that the Norbert A. Kline
shows, Americas leading amusement
organization. have been secured. Mr.
Kline has arranged to spend $25, 200
in Transforming his portion of the
grounds into a miniature Coney Is.
land, where the worlds wonders and
freaks, strange people and stranger
animals will be exhibited His animal
exhibition includes educated lions,
leopards, tigers. dogs. monkeys, bears.
etc His tiger Royal Bengal is the
only one in captivity that rides horse
back and goes through the perform
ance of a regular bareback rider He
has a strange collection of people. the
last of the Mexican cliff dwellers, Az
tee in eXtraC ton, and source of study
to the leading Psychologists and ethno-
logists of America His Oriental the,
alter is the cleanest and most refined
dancing Girl show n America. IT,