The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-11


cage triumphant over decrepit king of
beasts, and tinsel pageantry and noise
abounded. The lightning ticket seller be-
gan operations ut noon, The sdeshows,
fakirs, lemonade stands, wheels of fortune
and 80 on did Il rushing trade for n couple
Of hours, and then the circus itself monopo-
lized all attention. The audience laughed
at the clown, applauded the tumblers, held
their breath as the trapeZe artists did their
act, and incidentally stuffed the elephant
and monkeys with peanuts But every
body went home impressed by the idea
that there existed large discrepancy be-
tween the show rs advertised and the show
as given. Those who attended the night
performance included gang of laborers
from the new railroad who were filled with
malt and spurious liquor and an inAamed
resolve not to be swindled. AS the mo
ments passed they protested, first to them
selves, then audibly and then in trumpet
tones. The peaceably minded took warn
ing and departed, their womenkind scurry-
ing on ahead like fock of frightened
quail. The town constable, who had a
lively appreciation of what was good for
his health, went TO bed.
Meanwhile, inside the tent, the ring
master had beeu struck behind the ear with
and trickled down on his we'll worn dress
suit. The LADY equestrienne," as the pro-
gramme termed her, succumbed to the
joint remonstrances Of an egg and cab
bage, and with her trained Arabian courser
fled 60 the dressing room.
"Hey, RubeP
II was the owner OF the circus who ut
tered the war cry He had scented trouble,
and having locked the cash receipts in the
treasure wagon and seen the vehicle start
cd for the next stand in custody of trust.
ed driver, stood ready to do battle
"Hey, Rubei'
In rushed the canyasmen, the athletes
and every male employe Of the show, each
armed with mallet, stake or q club.
''Git, nowl" was the order to the disturbers,
and they quailed and fled before the men
acing and motley array. Then six braWny
fellows were told off TO guard the fright
ened women performers and escort them be-
yond the danger line The rest fell to work
at once. The tent came down on the run.
The animal cages were closed, all the bag
gage and properties packed, the horses put
to, and the procession started. BY this
time the protesting laborers had rallied
and saluted the fleeing enemy with showers
of stones The fracas lasted an hour or So
Many on DoJn SlueS recelNeu dangerous
hurts, but when the sun came up in the
morning tho only things left to indicate
that circus had stood on Jones' lot were
a tSampled sawdust ring and several bat
tered human beings under care of the local
surgeons
This was the frequent story Of circus life
quarter of a century ago 1t Is also 10
some extent the story of circus life today,
for in place Of the small aggregations that
were crushed out or purchased by the Ma
poleons of showdom numerous others have
come into existence during the last twelve
months One of these, known as Wallace's
circus had tough time Oft net long ago 1T
Mahanoy City, Pa, A lot of ticketless peo-
pie tried to force theirwa into the evening
entertainment. The doorkeepers resisted,
and were overpowered. On gaining ad.
mission the rioters attacked the performers,
and went so far as to seize one of the fe-
male members of the company and drag
her about the ring. The usual battle fol-
owed. II grew so fierce that the s.sowman