Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-18


Market" by ]. A. Shoemaker.
s:l5 p. rn.-"Apple Industry" by Mr. =.
@. Leedy.
$500 p. m.-"Forestry," by D. c. Ellis.
s,45 p. m.-"HoR Cholera and Tuberou-
logis serun1." by DR.. ]. w. conaway.
1880 p. m.--Eoving Pictures.
Government Exhibit.
1880 q. IN. TO 1a m, a:3o TO p. m.
to 1890 D. m.-ConoertB by violano.
Low Admission for Children.
Children will be admitted TO tho corn
exposition today for the special low rate
Of 10 cents. This rate applies to all chill
dren, Including those from the high school
and all paroohIal schools.
The children. thousands of them, trooped
into the corn show yesterday and last
night They became the masters OF the
place; the show was theirs, with none to
gainsay their desires. Omaha's boosters
of the Commercial club turned out to the
show to "whoop 'er uD'' last night, and
they did II was indeed a merry night
Today and tonight mark the close of the
exposition, the third and the greatest OF
the Omaha .orn shows. This afternoon
and tonight the Mexican National band
plays its last concerts and with the end
of the evening program the opportunity TO
hear them in Omaha will be gone
The band programs for today and to-
night have been prepared with view to
including selections which have proven
favorites with Omaha corn show audiences
/ OF course they will play La Paloma-"
Last Chance to See show.
There are many Omaha people who have
not seen the corn show" said T. +. Sturg-
ess. general manager of the exposition,
land we are expecting them for the Satur-
day show As the auctioneer says 1t ls
the last chance get busy This show don't
/ cost anything after you get in and people
ought to realize that it is worth while.
The governments exhibit alone is amply
worth the price of admission
! The show attracted a large number of
out-of-toN visitors Friday. The members
of the State Board of Agriculture spent
part Of the day at the exposition and had
busy time looking over the exhibits in
company with William James. the super,
| intendent Of the grass and forage depart
msnt
The school children Of Omaha came flock
ing to the show early. Unexpected re-
endorsements for the Juvenile regiments
came with a big delegation from Iowa
/ Six of the district schools OF Pottawattam
county were dismissed for the day in order
that the pupils might attend the big show.
/ The schools represented covered the whole
| county. They were: District No. /
/ Blanche Grimes teacher; district No g.
Minnie Joirgensen; district No. l. Frankie
Watts district No. 2. Ella Joseph; district
No. s. Beth Cooper and district No q Mar
garet Craig.
/
The band concert made more Of a hit
with the jolly youngsters than the lee
lures and soon after the Mexican band
began the afternoon program the Audi
torium was packed with the school chill
dren The floor, seen from the balcony
above, was a field of faces flecked with
red Tam O'Shanters. The naughty little
boy with the handy corn grains for mis-
sles had the time OF his life and the array
OF attendants and officers were busy keep
ing the good-natured funmakers within
bounds. No accidents happened to mar
the children's day and their Joy was COM
plete.
They had a lot Of fun. There were apple
rollings and all the variations of the game
Of tag to, be seen continuously in action
in the big concrete passage Of the Audi
torium, where the youngsters rambled at
I
The grains OF corn in the Rock Islands
big flag made OF red. white and blue maize
were counted and the winner OF the prize
a so gold piece, with a handsome souvenir
Of the show, was announced. That wonder
full flag contained just 7,Ts grains Of corn.
Guesses varied from 5000 to 100000 but
John Saunders OF Creighton Institute
guessed 7,7S0 and A. L. Johnson, 202l How
ard street, 77Is. equally close to the real
number so the prize will be split between
] them. VIII A Campbell will issue the
prizes at the Commercial club.
Teachers and Mothers Present.
The exhibits showed the one side OF the
interests Of the country the throng Of
youngsters that crowded the aisle with
wondering eyes the other, many accom-
panied by their mammas OF teachers.
The public schools Of Omaha closed at
noon 10 give the pupils a half holiday In
which 10 visit the show. The corn exposi-
tion officials did the rest with a reduced
rate OF admission for the children and a
special program for their benefit.
With It's adaptation 10 the understanding
Of the children, however, the show lost
nothing Of It's earnestness and importanee.
The program was calculated 70 give the
children amusement with an sducative In.
fluence
The Mexican bsndmen. who have been