The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-06

thsa sport the association offers
Il ewN Inducements In the free attrae-
nrns Eiven before the grsrdstand. both
~ ina Afternoon and ~ night Among
~ free shows are Eat least two thar
- be called thriliers. IL one may not
Il permitted 20 hint. that they sus-
Y&at shivers along with the thrill for
f tho more timd. These are the htgh
6fving &C, and tho bicycle dive OF Dare
Devii Shreysr. Another that closely
approaches n thriller is the act In
dental aviation" OF the Lunette sisters
4 1f their teeth let UP even slightly In
their grip
sz- The element Of danger that enters
XII into the performance OF these feats
y a6lds spice TO the entertainment There
/ IRE Scotch bagpipers and dancers
Russian dancers, Arabian afrohats
and tumbiers. American dancers,
AEpescd singers. clever gymnasts, slack
IA wire and trapeze artists and we'll
III Trained animals or tae amusement
y proxran. and eac'n act is top-liner
Several of them have never been
esualed and more 81 them. never sur
passed.
Delight Music lovers.
The band concerts given inside the
enclosure and outside and Inside IN
dustriai hail, and the accompanying
solo numbers delight lovers Of good
music The PROCEEDINGS that crash
on the atmosphere by day and which
fash great and beautifully elored
II lights into the sky by night are 81 The
sort that only the future may make
n 1mprove upon, And for this ~
81 'venfive genius and daring. not yet
developed must appear In the ma
tons best fireworks factories.
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wealth 90 interesting ard instructive
displays each In IFS booth and all pre-
sided over by persons capable OF
N adding something To- the sum total
Il OF the knowledge of The visitors Tue
exhibits in this building are valuable
chiefly because 81 their educational
qualities.
That tho fair is 4 great agricultural
exposition is demonstrated especially
in the farm products building, in
Il which more t'lan half The counties or
ssssfhe State are represented. This year
sssthere are some twenty counties more
than ever before having rtspiavs. The
work Of the boys corn clubs OF Vir-
& 0snia Is on exhibition in the corn
IA bailding The products of girls can
Aabsne c.Qbs OF twenty-five counties in
add 10 the large show Of farm
sssproiucis OF the State
Isae county exhibits and the TX
a9hshsts % the girls canning clubs are
sf@yst attra ctive4y displayed and over
sSFach booth or department there pre-
ssdes some person thoroughly familiar
with al the booth contains. THE
freshness and beauty Of the open
= country has been transpianted to
& Richmond for tls week. It is to be
fs7und is1 the farrfr products building
Unique Canning Event.
ai% The prize winning girls of the twen-
fy-two counties will on the next four
Ids II the fa!r prasent before the
HI kTowsis 6 very entertaining and an UNI
Usually interesting feature in the cam
81 n4rg clue contests. The girls OF eacn
group Will be given a bushel OF toma
y, toes These tomatoes will be pre-
pared hy them, and canned within the
crowds range Of vision, and t'ne most
successful groups viii he awarded
prizes The canning competition viii
take place each afternoon st 32e
& O'Clock, and the work VIII be done
under the supervision OF Miss Agnew.
canning expert Of tho department or
q Horticulture. who is in charge OF can
n4nS club WORK Ia Virginia.
Tomorrow Richmond Day.
Tomorrow vii! be Richmond day.
1, will be a holiday not only for those
4, employed In all municipal depart
rnents, but for the employees at the
state capitol Procls nations were
Issued yesterday by both Governor
4 Stuart and Mayor Ainslie. All those
employed by the city and State who
/. can possibly. go to the fair will 20 out
70 the grounds tomorrow. and all
others who expect to take one day, at
.eAst, OF this week on account OF the
fa4r. will make the crowd the largest
! that ever attended, on single day.
any State fair in Virglnia's history.
The fair IL great It ia clean, Great
clean crowds should attend.
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