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r iav c i Tii!.,l Out by tiic u jh)1 vanned the . ' : J'.i. t.hins Cheer ti Hi? Occasion . ! iii the Afternoon and iiJ r.alSoon -Ascension. ', ., I undent When Jockey l iom Ilia Cart .and lrlverless Animal Came Second f Under the M-Tho Midway Attractions as a V, hole. , TO-DAY, "Of ARLOTTE DAY." 8:00 a. m. Gates open. 8:00 a. in. Concert on Independence Square by -Big Four Band." -. :00 a. in. Music In the Floral Hall until 12 o'clock. 10:00 a. m.-Jndsjlng of all live stock and exhibits. . . . ... 1:00 p. m. -Parade of exhibition stock around the race track, be- pinning In front of grand stand. 1:30 p. m, Races begin. Free at tractions given between heats of races In front of jrrand stand. S:00 p. m. Double balloon ascension : and race by .'. Professor Lola and ; Mille Theresa. ' 1:00 p. m. Gates opened for night attractions. - THURSDAY, "EVERYBODY'S . - , DAY." .8:00 a, m.Cates open. 8:00 . to. Concert on Independence qnare by "Big Four Band." 9:00 a. ,m. Music to the Floral Hall until ia o'clock, 1:30 p. m. Races begin. ; Free at. tractions between heats. 8:00 p. nv Balloon aseenslon. Race between ' Professor Lola and MMe , Tlieresa. v- . 1 FRIDAY, "VETERANS' AXD - COLLEGE DAY." 8:00 a, nu Grounds open. 8:M a. m. -Concert on Independence Sauare. 9:00 a. mMuslc In Floral Hall nntil 12 o'clock. 1:30 p. m-Races befcln, Free at- tractions between heats. 8:00 i). m Balloon ascension. 7:00 p7 m. "Confetti Night." Every body who enters the grounds will ' be presented with a bag of confetti With the merry voices of thousand of school children rmglng through the air, the beat of the drum, and the hideous sound of the trumphet, all mixing in a melody of mighty vol ume, and with weather as perfect as if it had been made to order, Meck lenburg's sixth annual fair was aus piciously opened yesterday, with an attendance throughout the day and night that must have bordered on 8. 000. Nearly 4,000 school children, little brats and over-grown boys, as sembled to march to the grounds to the stately stepplngs of Prof. Alex ander Graham, and Prof, Cochrane, and a. more Inspiring scene could hardly nave been witnessed. It was a. glad procession of youthful hearts that went buoyantly jo the grounds and stayed there during a large part of the day, throwing confetti, crack ing one another with whips and en gaging in a sort of rough-and-tumble game in a manner that should make the cynic and croaker wear a smile the rest of his days. , THE PARADE FORMED. The line of parade began at the city hall about 11 o'clock and was headed by mounted policemen, fol lowed toy the Dilworth Brass Band. Capt 8. B. Alexander, president of the fair association, Mayor T. S. Franklin. Chairman W. M. Long, of the county commissioners and Mr. W. L. Long came next. The Are depart? jnent and Kemp Sisters' Wild West shows, composed of cowboys and cowgirls, and the Western ponies, brought up the rear. The procession moved down South Tryon street and thence to Morehead. At the Bouth graded school building, the city chil dren, superintended by Prof. Graham and his corps of teachers, fell in and walked along the sidewalk about 2, 600 strong. Prof. Cochrane, wita ap proximately 1,000 county school chil dren, was waiting in front of Mr. Latta's residence and Joined the pro cession when it reached there. When the fair grounds were approached, it could be seen that already hundreds of people had arrived and when the gate closed upon the coming horde of humanity, it was announced that the fair association in its entire history had never had such an attendance on JU opening day. t CHILDREN ADMITTED FREE. . It was Children's Day, and the presence of so many little folks gave an Interest to the opening which , could not have been injected in any ' other way. Their innocent faces and " playful dispositions made everybody feel that it was a time for general rejoicing and good will, and this feel ing dominated the officials and ap parently every other person who was ' on the grounds. Confetti was bought in quantities and thrown to the winds after It had first landed on the face of some boy or girl. All sorts of aouvenlrs were to be' had and the children loaded upon these the first , thing. ....... a . MAYOR FRANKLIM'8 INTRODUC TION. In few remarks, Mayor T. B. Franklin, after blng prented by President Alexander, rained his voice In the floral hall and Introduced the crowd to the occasion and the occa sion to the crowd. His words were appropriate, but could not be heard except by tne lew wno sioou imme d lately under him. He referred to the fact that the fair was a business, aoclal and pleasant oreasion arid it was a matter of great gratification to him that the occasion had received ueh a splendl i send-nff. The fair, ..said he, had tne effect of bringing country people and city people closer together and this wag much needed Just now, when the tendency wai strong to separate tha two communi ties from each other, There was such confusion of tongues that Mr. Franklin cut his speech, it being a matter of extreme difficulty for him to talk at all under, the - circum stances and not a few admired . his " nerve. In staying It out, . A. GOOD-HUMORED HERD i r Such an Intermixture of folks as was witnessed yesterday seldom as sembles In this county. People from - the vounty drove in early and by the time the fair was formally opened all available space sehlnd the floral hall . was occupied by vi.il cles' ' of all kinds... City folks swarmed in florves going out on street cars that were heavily toaJed all day. Automobile were brought . into service and almost every mode of conveyance "known wss used In getting thre. Good-numoreoiy tne herd rab bej and J'wtJwl: and Joked and enjoyd j!-lf all morning visiting the side fnows and receiving entertalnmt.it of all kin.! from the heralding fakirs. , f THE AFTERNOON EVENTS. - The biggest event of the afternoon, of course, was the races which were fulled !T before a large majority of the enormous' throng that spent the c y on the grounds. . The grand n,nd wa well-nUh nlled an4 the r.-:tjpr fence was literally lined with r ,:;,. it was difficult to k?p the t'.'tt ci-fir, so anxious and nervous . . , t:.? ; f'opWTrget thlngf'wrarm i v:i. The flrpt race was tor a purse if I . 1 nn-1 four horses were entcrei tt.i f .!!.: M ij r Vi-i.-ry I y ' V,-...t--n r.f l,."s ::.::,. Va.; lector ty K. J. 1 , .. i, ,ow Decatur, Ala., Lury Gentry h t,r -i,,tf nf statosville. c'i-1 Chjr- tt. hv Hank Tl.oil.dS. of Greensboro. The result was tnat Charlotte Boy won, Lucy Gentry came second, Major Velcry tmrd ana Jeciur fourth. The time was 2:27. v. A THRILLING INCIDENT. During the second heat an incident occurred which set the on-lookers afire with enthusiasm. H. M. Jami son, jockey, pulling the strings over . . Vi 1 romoetltors just after the bell sound ed and the second heat .was under way. He was hurled violently to the ground and the grand-Stand arose al most to a main, expecting to see the man badly injured. If, Indeed, he escaped with his life. The dust clear ed away In '& few seconds' and the jockey was standing by the fence while his splendid mare was racing around the. track as If nothing had happened. The affair took on new Interest and the visitors wondered how the racing animal would : show up. ' ArounJ it came with splendid speed.,and short ly before It came under ; the lino on the I home-stretch, ' the fine beast was even-headed with Charlotte Boy, and by the closest kind of a -miss Lucy Gentry finally came across the line Just a little behind the winner. The grandstand and fencers shouted at the top of their voices In admiration of the animal. - - - ' - " THE BALLOON ASCENSION. Not amdriirv"ie least: "attractive events of the afternoon was the dou ble balloon ascension about 4 o'clock by Professor Lola and : MlHe Theresa, French aeronauts. The ascension was altogthsr successful '(and the crowd cheered the balloonlsts -when they had sped a distance into the aerial regions. The woman went higher than the man, which may have-no significance, but was, nevertheless, the occasion of considerable speculative thought Pro fessor Lola landed not far from the grand-stand at the other .end of tlie ground after having made a high flight, but Mille Theresa went so much higher that the large waving flag which she carried in her hand, Anally lost ltsslf to vision, and but barely was her own dim form In seeing dis tance when she cut loose and started back to mother earth. ' She drifted under atmospheric pressure toward the Latta Park lake and many won dered if she was going to get a bath. So easily is one fooled by distance that it seemed to be but at the edge of the woods that she would Anally land, but she was picked up just a little ways from Town oreek in a corn fleld, having made the descent without In Jury of any kind. She is a fair little creature with attractive ways, but her nerve is her long suit. OTHER EVENTS, , The shooting of a Westerner be longing to the Kemp .SKisters aggre gation was also a feature of the af ternoon. The racing of the riderless horse who came under the line ahead of a riding opponent showed excel lent training and drilling and was much applauded. The horse with out the rider stopped when Colonel Smith tapped the bell at the end of the heat. There was something stir ring all the time on the track In front of the grand-stand and the im mense crowd was exceedingly Inter ested In all the events and showed appreciation by applause when there was any merit In a performance. A FEATURE OP THE RACES TO- , DAX Alderman W. S. Shelor and the fair association have offered a handsome and stylish storm coat, and $10 In gold, as a prize for the best single buggy horse, the entries to be between heats at the races this afternoon. The storm coat is offered by Alderman Khelor and the money prfso by the association. The entries for this con test up to last night were as follows: ; J. D. McCall. J. C. Cochrane, W. O. Ross, W. I. Henderson, C. R. Mc Ginn. W. B. McCllntock, R. M. Pound, Charles Shuman, David Ovens, W. 8. Blggers, Julius Johnston, T. P. iMc Olnn, M. D. Howie, J. M. Craig, W. A. Ehert, W. E. Nesblt and J. M. Porter. It Is expected that there will be a number of additional entries before the contest Is called this afternoon. There are a large number of peo ple in Charlotte who take special pride In their buggy horses, and the con test promises much pleasant rivalry and some excitement of a mild order. TO-DAT'S RACING EVENTS. Horse racing will be made a feature of each of the three remaining days and lovers of this sport are assured of some tine exhibitions. The pro gramme for to-day Is as follows: Class 2:19 pace, purse $300, best in five mile heats. Entries "Alto Clark." ch g, by Vir ginia Breeding and Training Associa tion, of Kadford, Va.; "Charlotte Boy," b g, by Penny Brothers & Com pany; "Jessie C b m, by Penny Brothers & Company; "Sweetheart," g m, by C. F. Bunch, of Pleasanton. Pa.; "Trilby AL," e m, by Georgo F. Dyer, of Roanoke, Va,; "Doctor iCim.'' g g, by H. WaJton, of Falls Mills, Va. Class 2:27 trot, stake purso $500, best three In five heats. Entries' Golden Boca," by S. Wal ton. of Falls Mills, Va.; "Captain Cooke." by J. L. Vaughan; "Little John," by George Dyer, of Roanoke, Va.; "Posura," by T. M. Artasmlth: "Alfred Price," by Penny Brothers & Company. Class 2:1B pace, purso $00, best mree in live neais. Entries "Fleety J.." b m, by Vir ginia Breeding ft Training Associa tion, of Radford. Va.; "Minnie Thompson." b m, by Virginia Breed Ing & Training Association; "Jak O. Mian," blk g. by A.H. Tyson, of WI1 mington, iel.; "Doctor Pear,' 7 g, by George Dyer, of Roanoke, Va.: "Trilby M," s m, by George Dyer, of Roanoke, Va. ; "Sweetheart." m. by x. Huncn. THE MIDWAY THE KLONDYiCER There U a class of, people who es timate the Fair, by Jhe tone of Its midway attractions, and' if this esti mate Is applied strictly to the prcsenf show, there will be various opinions as to its worth. Some of the attrac tions are excellent and are not only entertaining but are really lnsl rue tlve. For instance, It Is worth any tnan s money to see tne Kiondyker, who is a -comparatively young man. feetless and armless and yet attend ing to his needs and appearing to be ss inventive as a man with all his limbs. The Klondyker suffered the misfortune of losing both arms and both .both feet In a terrible freese of list. He was living then In Ore gon. "I said to myself. What's the use of me, a cripple for life, sitting down ana allowing touts to wait on me an the rest or my days, and I set to work," said he, i speaking to an Observer wan; The KJondyker has made, him, an artificial pair of legs that enable him to move about with the ease that accompanies locomo tion under normal conditions. His artificial arms ere his own Invention and are so made that he can screw either a knife or a ' fork In either and est his meal easily. Ordinarily he wean two hooka to his trms by whV.h he dresses himself and handles articles around him without any difli culty at ell. He has a perfectly legi ble 'hana-wTtt!ngand' demonstrated his art In this respect to tha report ers. He is a genial fellow, making n 1 - t : i " : ciri-..; i " ' ; - : i 1 ' : i on a ha. i a f '!. "i'..e '- ? 1 ' whii-h x v , : i la t -. ! .ui.-.irit in that ft-;; There are of.n r attract;-.!. on the mid way. that are only not educative, but border dant:f-rously nlph to the Indecent, and -Mayor Framtlin and others advocate a weedms-out pro cess which will likely be undertaken by a committee of fair and represen tative citizens. The management does not Intend to do away with fakirs, and the public does not expect any such radical action as this, but the public has a heart that feels and a sense of honor and decency which will not bear too much smiting. There are some things on the midway that had better be taken away. DEEP CHANNEL WILL PAY. 3fr. John A. Fox Telia of the Work Which the Deepening of the Clian nels at Other Porta Has DoneyFor Commerce Boston, Baltimore and Galveston, Cited Some Interesting Figures. ' ' ' : Mr. John "A. Fox, of Washington,' special director of the National R!v ers and Harbors Congress, w'ao de livered an address before the business men of the city Monday night on the need of Improved waterways and gate ways, left yesterday morning for Sal isbury where he will speak to-da? and for High : point where he will speak to-morrow; . Hia Itinerary li as follows: Greensboro, Z4th; Winston-Salem, 25th; Raleigh, 28th; Dur ham, 29th; Goldaboro, . 0th; Wilson,' 81st,., and Fayetteville, November 1st: Mr. Fox; stated yesterday that he was exceedingly anxious to have Char lotte well represented at the meeting which la to be held 5n Wilmington, November 6 th. Governor' Glenn ani perhaps several members of ihe riv ers and harbors committee will likely be present, As tiaa already been stated, this meeting Is for the pur pose of stirring up Interest In the project of deepening the Wilmington channel to , 80 feet. Thn channel is 28 miles long. . Prior to 18S9, it was only 16 feet deep. , Since that year, $1,470,921 has been spent In im provements, the depth of the channel being Increased from 1( to 22 feet The tonnage In that time has grown from 848,587 tons in 1890 to 871,549 in 1906. The increase in valuation of commerce has been $11,898,583. The estimated cost of the proposed Im provements will not amount to mire than $2,000,000. That the money will be well spent. is shown by the examples of other seaport cities. , The Boston channel in 1882 was only 20 feet deep and vessels of only about 2,500 oia could move m ana out In those days It cost 11 1-2 cents to carry a bushel of grain from , Boston to Liverpool In ships of that draught. Since the Boston harbor has been Jncreased to a depth of 80 feeK the cost if trans porting grain in vessels of from 10,000 to 14,000 tons has been reduced to 2 1-2 cents a bushel. The total amount spent In Bsoton harbor was, approxi mately, $5,869,000. The duty collect ed on import goods alone In 1906 was $26,704,000. The same Is true In large measure of the Baltimore har bor. Approximately $4,721,000 was expended in harbor and channel Im provements and Baltimore collected! duties In 1906 amounting to $4,697,000 The annual revenue from that port is enough to pay for the total amount spent on Improvements. The story with the Galveston, Texas, harbor is like the others. Approximately 8,044.000 was spent-Jn impro harbor and the tonnage was Increase! until It reached the stupendous flgare in 1905 of 2,820,803 tons valued at $515,073,828. It is confidently bellev- eJ that the same will be true wl'.li the Wilmington narhor. General Carr Entertains Confederate Veterans. General Julian S. Carr. who wan in the city yesterday, and who is noth ing if not a loyal ex-Confederate soldier, remarked yesterday after noon that he would rather have old veterans with him than anybody he knewof, hired an automobile on the Btreet, took a party out to the Fair and entertained them by taking them to the shows. Those who went be sides the general were Messrs. W. R. Cochran, C. W. Abernethy, W. T. Thomas and C. L. Torrence. AH had great time and were deeply ap preciative Of the courtesy- shown them. General Carr has engaged the machine for this afternoon and will take them or others out again. A Fine Specimen of Cotton. Messrs. shannon and Hope, of Sha ron, o. c, cauea at Tne Observer office yesterday to leave a monster boll of fine cotton, which was growa4 on their place in South Carolina. It Is twice the size of the ordinary boll, and the staple much more wooly than the variety grown in Mecklenburg county. The seed were secured In Mexico and tha yield on two acres amounted to 4,500 pounds. Real Estate Transfers Recorded. Transfers of earth In this vicinity were recorded as follows in Charlotte yesterday: Bounce E. Erwin to Mrs. M. P. McLaughlin 145 acres of land In Crab Orchard township. L. B. Johnson and C. W. Butt sold to Elolse B, Dowd a lot situated at the corner of Fifth and Brevard streets. Mar garet and Frank Phillips sold to James H. La wing 30 acres of land In Long Creek township. Tha - consideration was $725. Little Herbert Turner Dead. Herbert Turner, the 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Turner, of South Cedar street, died yesterday morning at the home of his parents at 10 o'clock. ' Pneumonia n-as the cause of his 'death. The funeral services will be conducted to-day. The little boy was a bright child and his death la a blow to his parents and friends. OtJT OF BIQHT."""" "Out of slchtout of mind," is an old wylrif which applies with iperliU force to tor, burn or wound thst's been treated with BucVlen'i Amies Salve, if, out of slRht, out of mind ind out of ex istence. Piles, too, and chilblains dliun nrnr under IU henllntf Influence. - Our an. iced by W. L, Hand A Co., drutKisu. Be.1 - 20 IGORROTES ! Wild, Dog Eating, Head Hunting People From t the Philippines, Living as They Live at Home, AT THE FAIR October 22-25. 10 Native Straw Thatched Huts, Weaving, Pipe-mak-ing and- other industries. ; -" bpear thromn, sham battles, tree climbing, mak ing, fire by friction, war songs-nnd"danccs; Hever an Idb Iloment: ' S : .: . .1 on t' Fli rt U ly i unu.u!:y l.ir number of t' s f ' who rove through life. Amon(; tV. to Bay nothing 'of 'various mor ey mcn," were yesterday an old blind col ored woman with 5 small children. The mother beat a tamborine, ooe of t.ie children played an accordion and the rest contribute!, vocal music. As for the lame, the halt and the blind in general, scattered along the route, their name Is legion. , 3100.00 Given ay Dec. 31 We are giving Coupons with each 25c. . purchase of anything-in our store, y . J The person holding ; number correspond-, - ing to the first number drawn , receives , $50.00,. second number $25.00, third $15.00 and fourth $10.00. - . . " The Largest and Best Stock in the Oty to Select from "Hair Brushes, Tooth Brushes, -Cloth . Brushes, Shaving Brushes, Combs, Face -Powders Talcum Powders, Tooth Pow ders, all Face Creams and Lotions, Cha mois Skins, Stationery, finest Perfumes, Sachets, Soaps, etc.; Bubber Gloves Syr inges, Water Bottles, Flesh Brushes, . Sponges, all Patent Medicines, Braces, " Trusses, Supporters; Cigars, - Cigarettes, Tobacco. Prescriptions filled by graduates only. Every number a lucky one, because you save money every time you go to , Entilisli-fMarty Co. The Big ftrug Store at 40 South Tryon. Jackson Square COFFEE -Always the best. "QUALITY OUR GUARANTY." Importers Coffee Co., Ltd., New, Orleans, U. S. A. Chambers A Moody Co., Charlotte Wholesale Agents. wistm 'FOR THE ARTISTIC STIEEf AND SHAW PIANO SHOULD BE PLACEDAT PONCEf .- ,tc' .t.ii It'VV 1 Write To-day Chas. M. Stieff jlannfcttrer ot the Artistic - 4 fitleff. Shaw and Sues : r Edf-nayer rianoa. Southern Vcreroom : 5 VTest.'Trade St., ; CHARLOTTE, N. C. o.H.OTLrrpTnMcr, . , , v ; l ; i ; ' , .: y : after-noil fcet-vc;n t::o t ' from Charl..te Vt.iverlty Evhol end; Laird's 'Eehotd, The Universiiy f chool was the winner by the narrow : marrln of 2 to 0. The halves played were 15-e.nd 20 minutes. - The single score made was by a safety., Each team was backed by many loyal and lusty supporters who cheered enthu-, siastically. The feature of the game was the short kicking by Tharr, of the University SchooL ictor , In the. centre booth in Floral Hall , we are displaying every style Victor v, Talking Ma chine up to $60.00. ; Higher ', priced- ma-: chines . will be gladly shown you at our store in "the .booth to; 1 show you the different mod els, ask him for adver tising matter describing our special offer, ;ash him to play your favor ite musical selection. , Everybody ; wants a Victor. Our easy 1 payment plan enables everybody to own one. . ' ' . , . v Stcr.2&B2rrbgrCo. ' Wholesale and Rrtail Victor Distributors. C!iarlctte, IL- 0. - At tlii? i air .... .... v . . V- f an Our Score Will Close To-Day at 120'clock B). riEUOil CO. Leading 14 4 , . . Vpliltr SkHt 'J:rtii' Now on hand the largest stock we have ever shown, and : the greatest bargains to be found." . t V 4 . Parker - 'Gardner1 Co Largest Dealers THE BIGGEST VRt,UE a;- Zs. GR'A YTGN& GO: General Agents . 'V,r y-Cs-. y' ' j' tr-urnm chande to prove the statement ' Wo also offer-you a stock to select from that is second to none any thhyj f you want from kitchen to parlor. 1 ," - . If it is anything new ar.ti gooa, we nave it; it not, - 3 don't want it Come in we things we are receiving, daily. . "We will be-glad to; show, you. 7 QotHiers , V' Leather Rockers Leather Chairs, Leather Couches 4 , 4-t' f Leather., t Davenports Uather Suits ; LeaMer JIaii; v Chairs : Leather library'' , Furniture in the State. rv . i4n V U Lowest Price 217 South Tryon Sf. B lyy: if" can be saved on your Funu-V r, 1 ' 1 ." " , ' ''.ii-.- 4ure purchases at our "sloiv. - , ; Don't : that sound , good! -" ; Ana it is me ining . you want. Just give us ( , and see the many ., new ,r. . ft. I If 1 J -1
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