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THE MAOON DAILY TELEGRAPH: SUNDAY MOBNtNO, OOTOBEB 18, 1108
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N. M. BLOCK, President.
JNO. T. GRIFFIN, Secretary and Treasurer.
G, GLEN TOOLE, Manager.
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Means more deliveries than all the other
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ONLY NINE MORE DAYS BEFORE
THE STATE FAIR OPENS IN MACON
Everything Getting In Reedineee for
the Opening Day—Happy Street
Entranoe Will De a Brilliant Work
of Art—Plenty of Muelo te Enliven
the Occasion.
PAIR DAYS.
Maeon Dev—Tuesday, Oet. 27.
Military Day—Wednesday, Oet 28.
C.roue Day—Friday, Oct 90.
Football Day. College Day and La*
|>0l D*> —Saturday, Oct. Jl.
f.ecrct Order Day—Tuesday, Nav. 3.
Brown, Smith and Jones Day—Wed*
Obi) nine more days now before the
l y ft. to fair will open In Macon. The
i n. in drawing nrar. and aoon the
* .t"* will open for the largest crowds
cat ever, usarmbled At a state fair
n Mi. <*n.
T! ground! are now In almost
n i t i‘ . order, and already things
<i w*lng on a real fair look. The
i iu . t. filling up, itnd the carpen-
t * ..*« at wotk making the neeee-
, «• mgeg and additions that will
l n.*. ersi.ry for the cxhlblta.
coni Regiment hand In their
orma will present a lino ap-
They an' rehearsing some
dr specially selected for the
wre will be plenty of music
The S
f rrtranoe.tn Happy Street wlU
nr of the prettiest eights on the
ids. It will be a» attractive aa
n. ^ liahts and plenty of them
Tuesday gftemaon at I o’clock
competition la piano music for
grade music, will take place.
. gotd medal.
Wrdneaday. at 9 o’clock, the
irtltton tn fourth grado music
Hike place. Prise. gold tnedal.
Thursday. at t o’clock, the vlo
ontest will i
UpUa 1*
■“ me
•cal
. after violin contest,
let, puplia 18 year* and under
medal.
tee* contest to take place at ex-
of Irvine’a tleorglg Mualc House,
k llall. Make entries at once
with Mr. E. D. Irvine. Open to the
•tate.
Mualc Hall will be a pbue of at-
tractions and beauty. AUitull->ns >n
account of various musical entertain-
menu and beauty op account -f the
art displays, school work ana ladl«F
fancy work, ate.
The vagaries and superstitions of
theatrical people are almost tradition
al and many of the stars In the his
trionic circle* hava a set of "what to
do” and "what not to do" from which
to vary would cause a conatant dread
of misfortune. The divine Sarah Bern-
hardt will never put her left foot on the
floor first when arising In the morning.
Oscar Hammerateln would have a fit
ir he caught any one counting th<
number of people in lha house. John
Drew will never carry an umbrella li
Its case. Anna Held will never alt oi
the bedside to put on her hosiery
Janu s llnrkett could not be Induced i
meet a stranger In hla dressing roor
and as It goes down the long Hat o
theatrical people with whom the wori.
is acquainted, they all have their u
cullarltles. Nearly all of them regar.
Friday and "ll" an unlucky and on
day and the unsolicited hequetntanc
of a black cat ua a good omen and th
figure "T" ae an offset to unlucky "IS. ’
The raising ef an umbrella In a then
ter |a Irreconcilable omen to disagree
able fate, while the twisting of an
empty chair will produce misfortune
to some member of th« family who un
consciously has been ftuttty of twist
log It. Every actor end actresa hm
her set beliefs that are not shared b.*
others, but there are many beliefs that
are general among the theatrical peo
ple and nil are acquainted with those
cited above.
Clreu» people have them but the>
differ from those of the theatrical peo
pie and many are on direct opposi
tion to them. Recently while discuss
ing thin subject Manager M. J. Col
or the Cole Profilers World Ton re-'
Hhows said: "We don't care how nun'
umbrellas you raise in our tents, bv
*'* will not have any black entsarotm ’
They «r,» had luck nml the only luA
one* are the black tigers In one of out
cages. Who ever would believe that •
c-nmtlng an audience would bring bad
look? Why don’t they say counting
tickets would do the eamt thing? of
course, t believe that tf a cross-eyed
person Is the first to enter the tents
that that will bring bad luck just the
same as letting the first one Into a
performance on a complimentary tick*
would. Doth of these are sure
aider* think ure superstitious when
they are not. For Instance Cole
Brother* will not take their street pa
rade through a block In which there Is
a death If they ran nvold It. If thay
are compelled to pass a home with
crape on the door, they will not per
mit the bands to play. They will nev
er allow the parade to pass ahead or
through a funeral cortege. No bad
omens about theae rules but simply a
mark of respect. They will never al
low only necessary work to be dona on
Hunday. not on account af superstition
but out of respect to the Sabbath."
What do I think la the greatest
hoodoo in the circus business. Oh,
well, we all hav« our ideas on that,
but there Is one thing no showman
win ever do and that la to use a black
and white date. I mean the date of
the show’s exhibition printed on white
paper with black ink. That Is sure
little fads and fancies, but I don't
think that circus people ar« as ex?
treme as theatrical people.
"I know a number of performers who
wear what they coll charms Some
little trinket that has been given thorn
to ward off bad luck. They Imagini
they ate safe from III luck w.th tnein
about their person. Maybe they are
and I would not tell them they are
not.
"I remember once a little girl we had
who was working In & casting out
with a family of aerlallsts. Sno al
ways wore a tiger claw on a little
gold chain around her neck as a mas
cot. One afternoon she went out for
her act as usual but left her mascot
In her dressing tent. She did not mlas
It until It was time for her casring
Which was finished with a double
somersault from the hands of one
member of the family to the hands
of the other member, both having
swinging kneo holds on their bars.
Just aa she was ready to go, she war
seen to reach for the little mascot tha»
had always been around her neck, bu*
.is
give him & pretty woman and a horse.
Amons H»o»« who were present at the
fair, and whose admiration went out In
full measure to the many beautiful
horses, with their arched
limbs and flashing eyes, was
alone, above all of which were visions,
that would not fade of a certain bonny ;
maro that lmd won a blue ribbon, she
wrote the following. It was printed in
The Telrgraph at the time, but It will
bear reprinting always, and here it Is:
A Knot of Ribbon.
Only a knot of ribbon blue!
No more, my friend, "and yet." eay you,
"You smoothed It with suoh tender
tovichl"
"A story." Ah. you thought aa much.
And you would have me till It here,
"Maks a clean breast I need not rear,
For some one else, not far away
May know Just how"—The deuce! you
sayt
"It Is himself." T see. 1 see.
Your hand, old boy. Not not from
thee,
*st
j trifle l confess. ’ 4
touched It with a soft caress.
But you’d not blame mo If you knew,
The one that wore that ribbon blue!
"8he wore It." ask you. "where and
Oh. day remembered of att men.
When Oaorgla thro’ her borders wide,
gathered all her grace and pride,
Pooth. never was such brave array
\s on that autumn holiday!
Now. do you need to ask me-'"Where?”
\h. friend, ’twas at a "Macon fair."
She stood from all the throng apart
xnd I with Wildly beating heart
Watched how before her all the crowd,
with ceaseless admiration bowed.
The evoM of nil were turned on her,
(with rapture still my pulses atlr)
All looked at her. My friend, but shs
®SF*■ ,0r " 0!, '-' 0r ,^!Kn ( .
! * "SR!
All look-d «t her. Mv
'* * yes for none, for
ought to thrill th
This peerless one Is mine! Is i
From dainty head to slender
'tine only mine, my own. mr sweet
Whft ‘/sphere hJSTthe^^uATrhm^
F.«m, mount to sea could Osotgta bring 1
Why she It Is. beyond compare.
»*-- — *' the
the queen, of
» judges, so decided It.
Georgia
ud’thK 'thev tied In her bridle hit.
This "ribbon blue" at the Georgia fair.
Was won my friend, by ray bonny mare.
Ml^riAfei, ROONEY, Principal Bareback Rider With Cole Bros.’ Circus, at
Maoon State Fair Friday, October 30, 1909.
Exchange of Prisons,
esuela oner a I “■***
.. er was pul
"bonds to keen the X
But. In addition, he
♦a leave the city when
tn#.
"t give you the city for a prison." was
he cv<rte'->Ms way the Governor of Cara
cas phrared tt
* that plotter '
' itlon.
day* when he
ion" rdnkle.1 within him.
$27.50
$2.50 Down and Then $1.00
a Week
.When you consider that the
average person spends one-
third of their life in bed you
will realize that
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can do much to make life easy. We’ll show you
something to make you comfortable in body, peaceful
in mind, and happy. Will you come in and see this
massive plain design Colonial Brass Bed, 2-inch pillars
and is 60 inches high. ,
SANDERS FURNITURE CO.
464—Second Street—464
CURES
. w. MALARIA
Malaria U daft to impurities in the blood which destroy the
cu»Y <3 of the circulation, and reduce it to a weak, watatyEdd. T1
o' ■ ~’-dA ot its necessary nourishment and strength, aad is unil
r-*»«<■ <U , ydtre.that asaaq U. and tl* noenTmtcm suffers
_rich, healthful
The body is then
unable to resist the
system suffers in
enough bad luck. Did you ever watch
a bare back rider In the circus? They
never think of mounting their horse
before they pat him three times on
the neck. Watch the aerial people.
They always cross their arms ov*r
their breasts before going up Into their
rigging. Watch the lion tamer ami
you wiu eee he always drops hla hand-
kerchief outside the cage before going !
In to the Done. I don’t know whether
this Is superstition or habit, but tf It 1*1
a habit they have all got the habtt. if
tt t* superstition, then they all think
alike.
" Friday* and ’ll* carry no weight
with circus people. Home of our best
day* have fallen on Friday and on the
thirteenth, last season on Friday the
thirteenth of the month, ere ha-l non of
the largest days In the *h«»*a history
•ml on Mint day •Regina.* .1 1 Inure*
gave birth to nve «uba all of which
■till living. I know jvo- u* hn i»r
bad tuck for I dk| it lot
at of r*;nt spilled on
It was gone. In another second shf
was being swung to at arms lengti.
to get Arm enough for tier double.
She mad# her double alright but miss
ed the hands of the man on the other
bars who was to catch her. X never
want to see another miss tn a casting
act. At her funeral the ltttlo mascot
was around her neck and let us hope it
brought her luck in the end."
Cole Brothers’ World Toured Shows
will be the big feature of the Maccn
State Fair on Friday. Oct. *0. on
show day for the benefit of patrons a
down town ticket office will be opened
where tickets will be sold at the same
prices a* at the ticket wagons on the
grounds.
Twenty yeere ego was held one ef
thoee moan in cent state fairs In Macon
at which *11 Middle Georgia i
To the delight of the youth
there assembled was an unusual)
number ef the finest horses, net
r*<'crs but on exhlUiten
i him rreat rleaiure to throw
tor of Carers* tnto tall
. the nrlson for a city.
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Fisherman's Superstitions.
From ths Loe Angeles Times.
In British Columbia the Indians cere
moniously went to meet the first salmon
and In flattering voices tried to win their
favor by calling them all chiefs.
Every spring In California the Koraks
use dto dance for salmon. Meanwhile on*
of their number fecluded himself la the
mountains and fasted for ten days. Upon
his return he sotemnly approached the
river, took the first eatmon of the cateh,
ate some of it. and with the remainder I
lighted a sacrtflcUl Are. The same In-1
dlana laboriously climbed to the mountain:
after the poles for the • peering booth.
Util - .
being convinced that If they were gath
ered where the salmon were watching no
finsh would be oaught.
In Japan amons the ptimltlcve race ef
the Alnoe even the women left St home
l
break, up Grip and
To <k, Kulk.
thoee days, the
hesatv. admired
llmui.knqy.T hear and disappear. while the flret flsL
uompnirys bflTeiliy-SCTen always* brought In through a window
Instead of a door sc the other fish may
not eee.
The Eskimo women of Alaska never Pew
while the men are fishing, and should
•ndlnc be Imperative they do It
COLDS
Kbr assured health, any one will pay) etc., and
A Quarter h Dollar.
If you wt’.l carry tn your pocket a
vial Seventy-seven" and take a
■Ingle dole at the first chill or shiver,
it will ke,*j» \ »u free from Colds
through the Khll and Winter months.
All DrucwUt* sell, most Druggists
■hut upln I
Under no ctrcumstan'
1* tsnta cut of eight of the
on the north-
coast of Bcctlsnd wilt a fisherman at
niton certain object* on land, such
kirk.” "twine •* ^dog."
pic la sen.
the land. chlckeHH
{until they are hatched.
s'.ll surely be lost if
bsittng It. As on
not be counted
months. ■ amon gthe
until they are
It* la good look to find mice nibbling
Hurapbn
Cor. Willi
York.
Now Is the Time, Fifty-Nine
TVe have just received a large shipment of books
that are slightly damaged, gome are aa good as new, all
written hy the most popular authors.
If you are wise you will call TODAY and see them,
for they will not last long at 59 cents each.
MACON BOOK CO.
Telephone 382. K ,; » 615 Cherry St
gory a fisherman will turn
ovsr a Ure if ha treats a woman wearing
a whit* apron.
Every year th# natives of ths Duka of
York Island deoorata a eanoa with flow
er* and fern, flit It with shed money and
c**t It adrift "to compensate the fish
for their fellows caught and eaten."
It was always the custom of the Ma
ori*. the prlmltlc# Inhabitants of New
Zealand, to put the first fleb that they
caught back into the sea "with a prayer
that It might tempt other fish to cum*
and be caught.*'
If the fl«h do not come soon enough In
Brittah Columbia, the Indians used to
employ a wlsard. who made an !m*g*
of a swtmtnlsc fish and put It In the
"ater to attract live flah to the bait.
Have you seen Lester-Clark
Shoe Co.’g Hone, Buggy and
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