The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-05


/ settlement with hideous yelIs. rhe set
tiers fight bravely and repuIse them.
The Indians retreat From the east
another band of Indians is SEEN flaming
arrow signals are fired by both bands
Both bands charge into the settlement
from opposite directions. The hay
stacks and cabins burst into flames
The band of settlers divide and fight
back to back. Slowly the redskins
close in on them. Their prairie schoon-
ers begin to burn around them.
Out of the west a welcome sound is
heard. The bugle of the troops is
sounding. The boys in blue" are seen
approaching, but not minute too soon
The Indians are taken by surprise as
the soldiers surround them. The set
tiers with renewed yigor now come
from behind the barricade and with the
aid OF the troops soon exterminate the
entire band of red skins.
Cavalry Band to Be Here
The leading band for the fair will
be Berliner's First Cavalry band, one
or the biggest innovations that has
ever been brought south. President b.
B. Burton recently visited the Tennes-
see State Fair, at Nashville, where the
band was playing at the time. and was
very enthusiastic. The band consists of
! 40 musicians mounted on trained
horses Every day they will ride into
the city and march through the street
F., playing their own marches and their
| horses keeping perfect step to the mu
sic In front of the grandstand in the
arena, they will give prescribed mill
/ tary and fancy drills with their horses.
playing at the same time.
The band will not remain at an tlp-
town hotel, but will camp at the fair
grounds. The camp Will be conducted
ON military principles and the lnen will
Irespond to the regulation calls of the
bugle such as reveille. mess, assembly,
retreat and taps. The flag viii be
| lowered at sunset and all other fea-
lures of military encampment will
| be carried out
Manager Berliner has attracted at
tention to his band all over the United
States, 1t being recognized as one of
the most novel features in the world.
Ii is not connected with the army in
any way, although the members of the
band are well drilled. Mr.. Berliner was
once band director in cavalry band
and several players were formerly
members of cavalry bands, all of which
goes toward making the organization
Mr.. Berliner has perfected
| They will be here the whole 10 days
| OF the fair and not only seven days as
heretofore. concert will be given
the first Sunday afternoon of the fair.
programme for which will be an
nounced later
I The other features of the fair have
also received marked attention and in
dications point to an overflow in every
department
Record for County Exhibits
There are more counties exhibiting
this year than ever before and there
are more individual agricultural exhi-
bits. Additional space has been pro-
vided for the agricultural exhibits Last
year spaces under the grandstand were
fitted up and there were sevei III coun-
ty and individual exhibits there's This
year. the small building at the eastern
end of the agricultural building has
been fitted up in addition to the space
Of last year and in this there will be
several individual cotton and corn ex-
hibits. There will also be practical
exhibition ,of wireless telegraphy in
this building.
Also has the woman's department
grown. All the open space on the sec
end floor overlooking the lower floor,
has been covered and the space filed
with booths which have been taken.
Mrs. Reid says she has requests for
more booths than she is able to sup
ply. Around the dome of this depart
ment will be a panel of Birmingham
views, painted by the French artist,
Angel Rosseau, who is in Birmingham
at the present time. All the views are
of Birmingham and Alabama Industries
and are painted on canvas. This is one