Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-31

While the state fair to some degree
Is considered an educational institu-
ton from the standpoint OF agricul-
ture mostly, yet the people who come
TO Lincoln rather look toward good
time mixed in with the rest, and so
from year to year Secretary Mellor
has looked about him with the idea OF
bringing to the fair some good, whole
some amusements for the entertain
ment of the state fair patrons.
The races, of course, are looked
upon as the most important Of the
amusement features and in years past
the people have not been disappoint-
ed. This year the races will be better
than ever, with splendid entry,
which is bound to attract the crowds.
The automobile races last year at
tracted thousands and they stayed to
the end, notwithstanding the weather
was not good for the races. Records
on dirt tracks were smashed by the
intrepid drivers present, among them
the best known men in the business.
Wild Bill Endicott will be back again
this year and participate, while many
Of the others probably will be present.
Visitors at the fair this year will
have the pleasure Of seeing Ruth
Law, the woman avatrix, who has
been thrilling the crowds all over the
country with her dives and loops,
which equal the most daring acts OF
Thompson or Beachey. In addition to
the customary day flights, Miss Law
will fly by night with light and py-
rotechnics TO mark her fight through
the darkness. This alone will be
something new for the state fair Wis
itor, and something new is what the
management OF the fair endeayors to
give each year.
As usual there will be the vaude-
vile stunts on the quarter stretch in
front of the grand stand between the
races and in the evening. Three great
bands will furnish most of the music,
the Nebraska State Hand, George
Green's celebrated Omaha band and
the Kilties from Canada.
Those who love popular selections
from the operas are going to hear the
best there Is going and double quar-
tet of the famous Wheatly
singers will furnish the music. This
is all that needs to be said; the name
Extraordinarily is sufficient to indi-
cate the class of khe vocal work.
The Midway. II there is anybody
x.,k. aA,,,ae - H. IA, ..,L.~ Ia.n a. "a
visit the Midway, he loses much Of
the fun that goes with visit to the
Nebraska annual exposition. Johnnie
Jones is going to furnish the Mid
way attractions this year. Did you lis
ten? Johnnie Jones, the man who has
gotten together bunch Of attractions
which has become worldwide in their
attractiveness, and when the people
hear that Johnnie Jones is coming
they flock and flock and flock, and
Johnnie Jones does the rest.
A new-fangled continuance will be
seen at the fair which is warranted to
cure the crouch, the blues or any old
thing which tends to make people
miserable. THE Whip" is what they
cell it, and il is sort of riding device
that causes one to forget his troubles
and feel that life is really worth the
living. 1t is impossible to describe
what the thing is like, but give it a
trial, and if you are not satisfied after
you are through you can have your
crouch returned to you in as COON
condition as when you lost il while
riding the Whip.
Then comes the fireworks in the
evening. Everybody likes to watch
the fireworks and they are going to
have a chance this year to see just
about the best ever in that line. As