The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-10-28
Great Interstate Fair
Opens This Morning

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them. The three exhibits are expected
this morning and it IS believed they
will be entirely in place at / o'clock
this afternoon.
SOME RAINBOW RATS,
Freak exhibits will not be rare and
one of the most remarkable to be
shown will be that of several fancy
rats in the Belgian hare department.
Besides the several specimens of large
white rats, there are two Bulgarian
strains which are bound to attract an
unusual amount of attention. One is
of reddish tint and the other of BLUSH.
There are two rats in the former and
three in the latter exhibit. The scien-
tific names with which these animals
are burdened measure the length of
their tails. The first, or red rat. is
known as the "carminus laboratorien-
is and the blue rat is known as the
''indigus folliscus."
Nobody could be found who could
tell what the names mean. 1t was
confidently stated by the exhibitor,
however, that the animals are rats.
Eight of the attractions arranged for
by Grounds Superintendent Ben II.
Klein were on the grounds yesterday
and within their tents the owners
were busy all day getting ready the
new show features to be enjoyed dur
ing the week. Late last evening more
of the attractions came in from Mont
gomery and it is expected that not
later than this forenoon there will be
a number of others from Charlotte.
North Carolina
EScAMBIA SHOWING FINE.
The agricultural tent will present
one of the greatest arrays of products
and by-products of the southern soil
ever gathered together in this section.
The county exhibit of Escambia
county will be on the left center. 1t
was given most of the finishing touches
before nightfall yesterday by L. w.
Hardy, Mr.. and Mrs G. c. Hardy. w.
n. Van Dusen and a corps of assist
ants.
1t will show about ESQ glasses and
bottles of'jams, preserves, oils, flavor
ings and picked or preserved fruits
and vegetables; several varieties of
corn; sorghum, broom corn. kaffir
corn and sugar cane; cotton, raw and
baled: potatoes in several varieties.
squashes. pumpkins and watermelons;
corn exhibited by the Boys Corn Club;
tomatoes and several varieties of to-
mato preserves and buffers from to-
matoes grown and canned by the Girls
Tomato Club, and many handsome
works of art by the manual training
department of the Y. NJ. C. A.
The exhibit of the tomato club is a
notable one. The club now numbers
nine and is in charge Of Miss Mary
Bradley, recently appointed county
demonstration at the recommendation
of J.. w. Hardy, its organizer.
COTTAGE HILLS EXHIBIT.
Almost rivalling the county exhibit
in it's pretentions is the Cottage Hill
community exhibit, TO be shown by
Shirley Pope, Mr.. and Mrs. Earle
Bowersox, DR.. F. A. Brink and a num-
Der of co-workers.
1t will have many novelties, includ-
ing unique clock which is the work
of Mr.. Pope and a wall papering" of
many sheets from the herbarium of
Miss Grace Fitch, which shows nearly
every variety of plant and flower COM
mon to Florida and Alabama.
The clock has a face about twelve
inches wide and is numbered and let
tered in gold. For hands It has two
feathers, one red and one green. Across
the top is the advice:
Come to Cottage Hill any old time. :"
This exhibit, too, shows many kinds
of products and by-products common
to the county exhibit
The county exhibit Of this county
will be in competition for the grand
prize of $500 with the county exhibits
of Jackson and Baldwin counties.
The Cottage Hill community exhibit
will be In competition with the Flor
ala exhibit for the community exhibit
prize of $50.
GOVERNOR MAY JUDGE BABIES,
One of the features of today's en-
tertainment will be the baby show TO
be held this afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock.
There will probably be more than $50
babies shown and it now seems as
sured that Governor Gflchrist will be
the judge.
Tie governor has not yet been con-
suited, but a great many Of the in.
dulgent mammas want him to make
the awards and it is generally figured
by those who are familiar with the
situation that the only thing for the
governor to do will be to accept the
honors.
The only department open yesterday
was the live stock department. There
were many visitors there and judgire
by the comment at the stalls and sites
yesterday this will be one Of the most
generally interesting parts of the fai-
Not all of the stalls are filled but :t is
said that probably all of them will
be before noon.
All of the tickets have been re-
. ceived and those for stockholders, ex-
hibitors and holders OF booths mailed
or given out.
| And from 10 O'Clock this morning
when the band begins to play, until
late next Saturday night, Pensacola
and its environs are promised action
and color galore.
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self conscious is because I know you're