Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-09-02
MRsHlP At STATE FAIR.


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Rusl Meeting. Which starts
October 10.
In accordance with the wishes Of ~
patrons the management Of the State
Fair Of Texas strives each year to keep
up with the progress OF mankind In
svery field Of effort. Accordingly at the
twenty.fourth annual exposition. which
begins Saturday. October 16. and con.
tinues sixteen days. aerial navigation
viii receive special attention. In all
probability there will be two types
the aeroplane and the dirigible, The
dirigible r. . certainty. and should the
Wright Brothers succeed in catching
up with their orders. their famous
acroplanc will be seen flying over the
State Fair Grounds each day.
Strobel's dir!gible Is the latest de-
velopment In that type OF airship. lie
has agreed with the management Of
the Fair 10 give two flights each day.
In the morning and In the afternoon.
Charles J. Strobel won the first and
second prizes ut the jamestown Ex.
position In 1907: al the 81. Louis In.
ternational Exposition In 1907: first
prize al the Florida Mid-Wintcr Elk.
position: and has won numerous prizes
for aerial flights I'm various other
places. He has made two flights over
the City Of Mexico during the last
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 IL now nj the
Seattle Exposition. and Texans who
have Waited Seattle. declare that his
exhibition will be well worth a trip 10
Dallas to see He won first and sec.
ond prizes al the International Airship
races held At ST Louis
In entertainment features the TWEEN.
iy-fourth annual exposition will be-
record breaker. One OF the most sen
sational and interesting will be Pains
Acrobatique Carnival from Manhattan
Beach. New York City. which viii In
clnde not only a gorgeous display of
fireworks. but vaudeville features by
wonderful European gymnasts and
grand military band. Pain has won
worldwide fame for his pyrotechnlc
creations His latest devices are mo-
ton pictures In fireworks. comicali-
ties and novelties. At his London and
Paris offices Mr.. Pain has n rare OPP
portunity Of securing the worlds hest
athletes. and his entertainment al the
Fair will be the greatest OF the kind
ever offered In Texas
In the amusement line II Is but ncces-
sary 10 state that the Herbert A. Kline
shows, Americas leading amusement
organization. have been secured. Mr..
Kline has arranged 10 spend $4,000
In Transforming his portion OF the
grounds into miniature Coney n.
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 ri6es horse.
back and goes through the perform
ancc of regular bareback rider. He
has strange collection Of people. the
last OF the Mexican cliff jewellers. Ar
tee In extraction. aud a source Of study
TO the leading psychologists and ethno
Iogists OF America. His Oriental the
alter is the cleanest and most refined
dancing girl show In America The
program includes dancers. gun spin.
ners. magicians and acrobatIc feats
and Oriental wedding ceremonies. His
circiing wave. an amusement device.
which has circl!ng and dipping mo
ton both at the same time. promises
10 be an ideal merriment maker. Per
haps the most novel. unique. skilIful.
interesting and instructive exhibition
OF his entire show will be the glass
blowers. and visitors 10 the coming
Fair win see the blowing. spinning
and weaving of glass. And then there
In Elma. big. fat. good.looking. Jolly
girl. who Is nineteen years OF age and
weighs al pounds Also the smallest
man on earth. a human doll--twcnfy.
five inches In heighth. This little man
Is not larger than a baby. weighs six
teen and half pounds. speaks Eng.
lish. German and Russian. and for his
cradle used a cigar box. Last but not
least Is Alice. the Wonder. who Is ac-
knowledged by the press and public
to be the sfrsnEest girl In all the
world.
In addition there win be hundreds
|of other shows as unique. interesting
and new rs can be found anywhere In
the United States. Patrons of former
yearsrare acquainted with the wonder
ful permanent attractions on the
grounds erected at cost OF 100000
They include the scenic railway
laughing gallery. electrical theater
Shoot-the-chutes. funny castle. and
numerous other houses Of fun. joi-
nifty and mirth.
Poultry breeders Of the Southwest.
winners Of prizes At the State Fair Of