New Britain herald., 1915-09-14

youngsters, was planned.
 Other amusements included D. Ar tansin, the equestrian, lion act, the Valenteenes, a wonderful aerial act, Lelaoy and Appleton, the New Brit ain acrobats, Cohert, the high wire king and an ascension by woman balloonist.
 Tonight's Program.
 Tonight the grounds will be bril- l1antly Illuminated and another big crowd is looked for. A big vaudeville show is planned. There will be a band concert by the Philharmonic band, dancing at Forester's hall from o'clock to midnight is on the pro gram and finally a big fireworks ols- play Is on the card.
 Fruit Exhibits.
 While the Connecticut Pomological society is not exhibiting at the 1alr this year there is no lack of fruit. In fact it would be difficult to imagine a finer display of fruit than has been brought here by local eX- hibitors. This has been remark able year for fruit and the fact IS at once reflected upon entering the
  building plates filled with lucious grapes, red hued mellow peaches ap- ples, plums, pears in bewildering varieties, sizes and colors are ar ranged row upon row on the long ta- bles and besides these are exhibition laurels and boxes of fruit, the whole presenting a gorgeous and tempting spectacle.
 A Great Midway.
 While thousands of people will be interested in the wide variety of ex- hibits which are as fine as can be found at county fair in America, yet to the general public there is no place like the midway and this years midway puts it over all predecessors and then some. It extends clear from Foresters' hall to the grand stand and not an inch of waste space is to be found. The "hot dog" man rubs elbows with the fat lady who in turn is a close neighbOr to the African dodger and thus it goes. But not merely in numbers of con- sessions and extent is the midway great, it is better in every way. Not one objectionable feature has been permitted, gambling and suggestive shows having been barred one and all. Still every chance in the world is allowed one to spend his coin in ways of fun and jollity.
 The old cider mill man is on deck again with the first brew or rather crush of the season. Your ancient friend the bullet headed Ethiopean, still yells, Come on yer Boy, take a chance, rap the old top on the bean and get a good seegar,' and of course you take the chance wound up like an alarm clock and shoot and the old African boy just grins and gives an exhibition of Packey and Mike fooling the public. He gets the dime and you have the fun.
 "Whatdyasay, peanuts, pop corn or crackerjack ?" asks shrill voiced youth, while across the way, hoarse throated barker talks to you to come in and see "Adeline," a slim maiden. who. it is announced, weighs but 680 pounds. The greatest assortment of goods imaginable are offered on the midway to take a chance. Any thing fl om an alarm clock to a college foot ball player in uniform may be secured for a dime Or even a nickel if you're lucky and win on the first turn of the wheel One needn't go hungry on the midway. A lunch for five cents is offered by the hot dog man and from that as a starter "eats" can be had at all hours and prices, ranging up to the supreme figure of a quar- ter for a regular dinner. The main lunch quarters are in the long cor rugated iron shed back of the grand stand The ladies of the East Berlin M. E. church are in charge and make capable waitresses and give good ser vice.
 Getting back to the midway, you mustn't forget Professor Ali Pasha, the palmist, imperial reader to the Sultan. He knows your name, age, height and weight at a glance and can read your past life like an open book. at least so he says. Some people were evidently pleased with the things he said for they wore the smile that won't come off on emerging from his tent. Ali Pasha, however, isn't the only occult one on the grounds. There is Zandar and a half dozen others who claim to be equally as good.
 The motordrome on the west side of the midway is another attraction that at once invites attention. You can't miss it for it stands up like a circus tent and is painted circus blue. The sloping sides are fifteen feet high and the pit where the death defying motorists break the laws of nature is only fifty feet across. It's exactly like riding around the sides of a soup bowl right up to the top only in q, %ho iC O larger scale.
 Scientific Farming.
 The Connecticut Agricultural Fix pertinent station at New Haven and the Connecticut Agricultural college at Storrs occupy tents south of the grandstand. Scientific farming is