The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-24
FAIR ATTRACTIONS ARE
 OPEN FOR FIRST Hl1E
Free Shows, Rube Shiens Ansae
 Them, a Hit.
@Carve" h Much Demand. yeritssls Paradise for Bsiiyhos Me.-- Everybody Buys ana is xsti.aes--Bass si.
 Success.

Hordes of people. fully twice ae
 many as on Friday. were out to vandl-
 yer Park yesterday when the real at
 fractions of the State Fair started fin
 earnest. It was motley throng. I real. genuine state Fair crowd. copn-
 trymen. business men. State ofzcials.
 athletes. soldiers and. last but not
 least, the women and girls were thers
 to see what was to be seen.
 | WAen the day dawned yesterday the
 sky was clouded and there was the
 slightest suggestion of rain in the at
 mosphere. This possibly kept back part of the crowd during the morning.
 but in the afternoon, after the showers were over. every car out to the park
 was crowded with people. not even
 willing to miss one single day at the great enterprise.
 With the constant resounding Of tho | hammer and the ceaseiess toil of tk0 men. the various exhibits have about been completed and everything from the largest display down will be in readiness when the doors of the buiid-
 tngs are opened on Monday morning. The big agricultural hall Is chuck l suli with county exhibits. With the
 strike amicably settled. the managers of the various county agricultural ex~
 hibits selected their spaces yesterday
 morning and began erecting their diE- plays. Foremost above everything elsa
 in these exhibits. which were yet in an
 embryonic state, was King Cotton. the pride of tho Alabama farmer. of course he would not try to make an exhibit without this crowning feature. And cotton was in evidence. all right. great stalks of it, with open boiis. and
 the iieeey staple streaming out to well come all.
 The grandstand was crowded to its full capacity in the afternoon durttss 1 the athletic events and the sham bak~ tie. At the same tinac the free attsae-
 lions were going on to the aeitSAt of some. mainiy the children, who stood 1 by thnnderstruck ct the stunts puile4 of. When Professor Ruai locped the 1 loop without a loop. the crowd held to | Its hats and waited for the ncxt thrfii 1 with the greatest expectaney. But this was only the opener There
 is Toodies. Have you seen hinf Oct
 busy and have look. He Is one Of the best trained pachydernf, there's that circus word again, ii captivity. He dances with elephantine grace Doea stunts with his trainer and some really
 amusing and difficult balancing acts.
 If any single act has 1t on any other. 1t is that of Esse Fay and her trained |
 tune is one of the most unique. elabn- | rate and beautiful make-ups ever seen at fair in the South. She has her big cats trained to a nicety and some or | the stunts they pulled on closely np~ | proach the marvellous.
 The Flying Fishes in some really wonderful and daring acrobatio and l trapeze work brought rounds of ap- | pianse from the big crowd gathered in and about the grand stand yesterday.
 sRube" Shields is in our midst again, and we're glad of 1t. He Is the ofncial announcer of the free attractions and he's hard to beat. Ever see picture of
 the front of the coats worn in action by l .5ousa Creatore, a bunch of other band
 masters, several diplomats from the | Turkish Empire, the members of the I entourage of the baby Emperor or ! | China, and the dusky cabinet of Presi-
 dent Nord Alexis you will. If yoa have you can gather in your minds sye | a hazy, very hazy picture of the outer and upper vestment of Anndaneer
 Shields working for his salary.
 Birds of Paradise and such mere
 ordeurs with their contiguous effects ! he has backed clean off the board
 Nothing Ss,d,hg ,sS,nr to put .nei Sranaeur when
 Anvhow. hes i personal favorite with | Montgomery audiences and in the words of someone or other he is bidden Wal
 During ail this time the Curve" was ! doing 6 splendid business, The bally~ hoos were out In tront ot the shows
 of the people in the great throng.
 This way. only 10 cents" she eats em alive"
 Don't miss 1t. the chance of iife- time"
 ing from every side. The shouts of
 the barkers mixed with the charming aroma of fresh buttered popcorn and the churning of the cider press indi-
 cated that the State Fair in truth was started
 Then comes the paid attractions. Big Ottos wild animal circus heads the list
 and Is a real circus in itself. In the
 dog and pony show some of the best trained animals ever seen at Vandiver Park are on exhibit Corey's Streets of Cairo depict the life of the people in the orient, with Superba a complete acrobatic and trapeze stunt. Everybody yesterday was speaking about the swine exhibit. Even some of the state officials and business men of the city. who don't know any more about hogs than they do about the
 North Pole. praised the large Berk- shires J T. Watts of Greeuvtile has
 produced fine display and all the far mers are taking their hats off to him. From the retrospect yesterday. talk ing all things into consideration, this years State Fair will be the greatest most unique and attractive celebration ever produced In Alabama. By Mon- day all the rough edges will be smooth- ed of, all the exhibits finished. all the displays erected and the fair will open the first of the week without a hitch
 Major Winters. secretary of the Fair Association. and the oBard of Direc-
 tors have woriRd hard this year to
 make the fair success. And If the great crowd of yesterday can be taken as criterion and the fun and enjoy-
 ment everybody had as an example, crowds are expected next week, espe- cIaIly with the beginning of the horse shows and other night attractions. The streets of the city have been crowded all day with visitors but with the Dassing of Sunday many more Yeonra