The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-08-18
FAIR COMES TO
GLORIOUS END
Thousands of Hands are
Shaken by Candidates
MANY FREAKS ON EXHIBITION;
SMALLEST ANIMAL ON
EARTH, ETC.

The Forty-Ninth annual exhibition
of the Wayne county politicians,
which came to close Thursday
evening, was a handshaking sue
cess.
Although the crowds fell several
thousand short of the record break
ing attendances of last year, the
stock of cattle was up to the stand
ard-and as for the crop of candi-
dates-well, that exceeded all form
er years.
Some idea of the number of peo-
pie who passed through the gates
may be gathered from the fact that
early Wednesday afternoon, nothing
could be bought to drink on the
grounds, not a soft drink, no not
even an ice cream cone. Its aw-
fully dry" remarked a Sterling man
to an up-county farmer. Dryer
than Maine" answered his bucolic
friend.
One man was arrested Wednes-
day afternoon by a State policeman
and County Detective N. B. Spencer,
orderly. That was the only dis
turbance that occurred during the
entire period of the Fair.
The fertilizer booth was the mecca
for hundreds of interested farmers.
Here it might be learned why fer
tilizers was better than manure.
Manure contains ammonia and lit
tie phosporic acid, while the in
gradients of bone fertilizer are am
monia, phosphoric acid and potash.
Plants need potash.
Are you going up to the Fair?"
was asked political aspirant at
noon Wednesday.
." haven't fully made up my
mind. l think l saw more people
that were really worth while yester-
| day morning down town than l did
up on the Fair grounds"
| He was almost alone in his opin-
ion, however, for most of the can
didates spent Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday on the
Fair grounds, greeting friends, and
getting acquainted
The Midway" was next to the
races, the greatest attraction on the
grounds. "Hurrah, hurrah. Every
time you knock the niger on the
head you get a ten-cent cigar!"
out of the box three for five," the
barker should have added, judging
from the one given the reporter to
smoke.
" Now five cents passes you in to
see this smallest animal in the
world" shouted Sailor Fog Horn
Ballyhoo. Now if it isn't as | say
you needn't pay cent" Here he
came up to farmer and invited him
to ''step right in and see the small
est horse on earth. Let him pay
of his free will, if he's satisfied"
The farmer enters the canvass
tent, sees "Duchy" who stands but
eighteen inches high and weighs but
| twenty-five pounds, is six months
three weeks and three days old, He
is properly impressed, and comes
out delighted.
"See l proved to you l didn't fake
you. Pay the cashier" And the
| farmer cheerfully digs up from the
recesses of his trousers pockets a
| hard-earned nickel, gives it to the
the next concession.
" No use wiping your nose on
your sleeve when you can get seven
handkerchiefs for quarter" purr-
ed another "ballyhoo." 81 couldn't
wait any longer" said a hay-fevered
farmer who bought them. Say,
they're great"
" Would you see the little lady
handle all kinds of reptiles?" yelled
in stentorian tones an ex-Coney Is
land barker. handle all kinds
of reptiles. l pick them up in the
woods. Now hurry if you want to
see something" And the way they
poured the dimes into the cashiers
tray made that individual almost die
from apopleXy.