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Show THE MIDWINTER FAIR. Items from our regular Correspondent. Corres-pondent. Fete days nro making n satisfactory impression. Vermont D.iy'a success was duplicated in Michigan Day, which was celebrated on Monday, Mnrcli 12. In this Inslnnco lllno Monday Wnmo one of the lied Lcttirdnysofthc exposition, nnd tho gato receipt i were rrvflntis-faclorr rrvflntis-faclorr Tho number of rnllroad cupons presented at tlio itdmtainn giten isdnii) on tlio inert .iso. Tho ladmad war is proiug u giHlri.ii J to the c foaliiuM. Excursion putties, turn eU w...8 ago in different parts of tlio East, find their numbers doubled I -c lore thu day of starting ionic?, nml tlio result is that more people, nro going to sco California during tho period of tills great Midwinter Exposition than hac Visiicd thu Paclllr Coast in ninny years that linvo gone by. Tlioso who arc liciu now nre sending back glowing iiccouiiIh of (hair experiences, ex-periences, and tin good seed cow n bj those who hnvo been hcrunnd h:iegoue homo again is bearing fruit more than n hundredfold. Tho iffect of this influx of Eastern visitors Is liegining to be felt throughout tlio entiie state, lteal estate agents report Inrgo investments In ranch nnd orchard property. HpcrinI county exhibits nro also ha nig excellent effect, and there is not n county exhibit nt tho exposition tdiiy Hint linvo not found It advisabio to cstnbli&h n local Doom bureau in connection with its display. Ono of tlio devices which nro under consideration for thu puipoio of drawing crowds to tlio exposition is n contest ho twoen n big grizzly niul ono of Iloono's Nubian lions. Tho recent nctlon of thu Hon In brrnklng through n cage partition nnd killing u little blown bear lias etijr-gcsUidthc etijr-gcsUidthc contest refencil to There is abiggelzziy in tlio '41) Camp now, tlio only one in captivity, nnd urrniigcuiontH are m fool looking toward tile pitting of of these big brutes in nn improved nrcnu around which 100,00 peoplo enn bo gtthcrcd. Such u contest hni never tnken plnco in the history of the world and tho sporting element nro exceedingly exceeding-ly nnxlous to teo It comu off. |