Michigan's Big Show

OPENING DAY, SEPT. 18. The 04th annual fair opened at Jackson,Monday,Sept.l8tb,with bright prospectB.Butlittle was doueexceptof a preliminary nature.The exhibits are large, some of them being as followa: In the horse department there are of thoroughbreds, 8; all work, 107; roadsters, 46. Breedera' stock - 2 years and under, 71. Gents' driving horses, 80; draft horses, 48; carriage and buggy horses, 32;stallions owned in the state, roadsters and thoroughbreds, 24; mares and geldings owned in the state, 44; horses to be shown under the saddle, 15; sweepstakes, stallion and his get, 9; total 421. Sheep- Thoroughbred Merinos, 208; une wool grades, "4; aoutnaowns, 30; middle wool other than Southdown, 101, Leiceisters, 22; Cotswold and other long wools, 39; grade coarse wool, 11; fat sheep, 11; special for ram and ñve oLhisget,merino, 13; total, 459. Swine - Berkshires, 52 ; Essex, 45 ; Suffolk and Yorkshire, 61 ; .Poland Chi na, 41 Chester White, 29; fat hogs, 7. Total, 237. Poultry- Total in all classes, 240. Farm Imple-mente- 336. About twothirds of the space inside the track is devoted to farm implements and the entire space will be covered by thi3 exhibition. A fleet of 40 vessels 'rom Key Weei are gathering sponges off Arelóte and Clear Water harbor. On one day last week $5,000 worth of sponge3 were bought at Key West.