The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-07-08

clown with three trained wild bears. The
third act is the performance of the famous
equestrian lion. He is fine animal,
with heavy name. which denotes that he
is not young. At the word of his trainer
he leaps upon the back of horse and
rides and does various tricks common to
trained lions 1t cannot be said that he is
docile, for his trainer never touches him
and never comes near him without his
growing and maniesfting hostility. Wheth-
er it is really so or not, the performance
looks rather desperate. The fourth act
presents FIVE trained lions, and to all ap-
pearances they are quiet. There is
variation in the performance which intro
duces band of trained wild beasts, includ-
ing lions, tigers, leopards, and bears. The
next show of importance is the Jayanese
settlement, but, although it appears to be
almost finished from the outside, the public
has not yet been admitted. That it will
be most interesting exhibit there can be
no doubt.
Near the Javanese enclosure is the Ger
man village, which must be seen. The
central building is medieval stronghold
surrounded by moat This is surround
ed by Hessian town hall, black Forest
house, Bavarian house, and several others.
The distinctive characteristics of German
architecture over as wide range as pos
sible are thus illustrated. There are two
good German military bahds here and a
beer pavilion, where one can sit and listen
to the music
Next in line to the German village is
the Turkish settlement, which also warrants
an inspection. The Bedouin camp especi-
ally is worth seeing.
Opposite the Bedouin camp is the
gStreet in Cairo" which, taken all in all,
is the most amusing scene in the Midway
Plaisance, and attracts more visitors prob
ably than any other. There are donkeys
and camels and score of shops, and the
place seems alive with natives. At a GER
tain hour in the afternoon there is a wedd-
ing procession. A conjurer amuses the
people in the street, or trick ape is brought
out, or a visitor can go into the theatre
/ IL Il 49, he
'eighteen-month-old baby dance There
is hardly anything livelier than this import
ed Cairo street, and if there is any posi-
bility of matters becoming monotonous,
there is pretty certain to be fight among
the natives, which revives interest in the
place,
Leaving Cairo, the next place of impor-
lance to be seen is '0ld Vienna" which
represents thirty-six houses of original size
as they existed in Vienna $50 years ago.
This exhibit is most realistic and interest
ing. Here, also, there are a good band and an
enormous restaurant.
Going over from Vienna, you may visit
the Chinese joss house, which includes a
theatre where aa endless Chinese play is
proceeding, and diagonally ACROSS from this
there is the Dahoney village, which must
be inspected. The population comprises
sixty-nine people, of whom twenty-one are
yomen-"Amazon warriors" they are call
ed in tie catalogue. These people have
"baud' that is. aboat twenty of them
pound away on primitive drums or pieces
of iron, keeping some sort Of time-and
the men and, women dance. Their ges-
lures and motions are rather savage, but
they themselves look harmless, and, indeed,
suggest rather humifating likeness to
large class Of the voters Of the Southern
States. The "Amazons" appear to be H.
dependent enough, and good illustration
of the emancipation of women was present
ed to the writer the other day, when he
saw Dahomey man in front of hut
engaged in needlework, while Dahomey
woman sat alongside Of him smoking
cigaF.
Adjoining Dahomey is the settlement of
Laplanders, with reindeer, etc, which also
repays visit.
This completes the list of the most strik-
jng attractions in the Midway Plaisance,
but It would be far from the fact to say
that these are all the attractions. There
is the Algerian theatre, the model Of st.
Peters, the mode, of the Eiffel tower, the
enormous captive balloon, besides score
of similar shows which are calculated to
.puuse people whose tastes run in that