Omaha daily bee., 1899-08-10
SCENES ALONG THE MIDWAY.
Little Folks Make IL Lively for the
NnmerOna street Attrnctions

Little Folks Make it Lively for the
Numerous street Attractions.
Yesterday afternoon and last night con-
tained many busy hours for the Midway
people, who put in a good deal Of time ca
tering to the little folks who we're upon
the exposition grounds in goodly numbers.
All OF the shows cut their rates to the boys
and girls and none OF the proprietors were
sorry, as the presence OF the youngsters
added many dimes to the treasures.
AT Hagenback's they are preparing for a
star event, which is the coming of Nine.
Pianka with her troupe of six trained lions.
She will arrive next Tuesday and will fill
a brief engagement. She is the same woman
who was here last season and created a SEN
sation. Her lions are as savage as brutes
from the jungle, yet she goes into the arena
among them and handles them with as lit
tie fear as though they were dogs.
Several additions have been made to the
Hawaiian theater in the way OF identifying
the grounds. The lawns have been sodded
and shade trees and plants have been
planted. The native huts have been COM
pleted and prove to be an attractive nov
city. The theater is crowded both afternoon
and night by society people who never seem
to tire of watching the dances and listening
to the music.
In the Cuban village, Valentine, the exc
cutioner at MORO castle, who, while serv-
ing Weyler, put nearly 1000 political prison
ers to death, continues to be the attraction.
Few people have any respect for this col
ored man and there is a tendency to shun
him. yet all OF those who visit the place
are anxious to get a look at him.
The Artists Studio, with its living mod
els, continues to be one of the prime favor
ties with most OF the visitors to the grounds.
Few have an idea how life-sized portraits
are secured. Here they see the work done.
They see the artist at work transferring the
image to the canvas.
The children had great fun at the Old
Plantation yesterday. The little folks wan
dered among the negro huts, visited with
the old %aunties, ate their hoecakes and
listened to their stories OF southern life.
They also enjoyed themselves in the theater,
where they witnessed the cakewalk and the
camp meeting scene, something that Is sell
dom seen in the north.
Children who were of a patriotic turn
Of mind spent a great deal of time visiting
the Battle of Lookout Mountain, the Wara-
graph and the Sinking of the Merrlmac. All
of them are UP in United States history, and
seeing the scenes and the pictures brought
forcibly to their minds the bravery of the
American soldiers and seamen.
With the Merry-go-'round children's day
is always a great success, financially, and
YESTERDAY was no exception to the rule. The
little folks clambered over the animals, rodt
the horses, camels and lions and frolickec
about the vehicles. They enjoyed themselve!
and some of them remained around the plac,
until late at night.
The Scenic Railway is one thing tina
never fails to catch the children. Will,
the little ones are not swifter than tn,
children in other cities, it is great sport TO-
them to swing around the curves and up an,
down the hills at a speed Of thirty mile
per hour. All day long the cars were oil
the move and during a greater portion o
the time they were crowded.