The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-14
ELKS' DAY AT THE CARNIVAL.
LARGE CROWDS WE'RE OUT N THE
AFTERNOON AND AT NIGHT.

hittou~--ohe III tue ATTRACTIONS
DO Not Receive the Patronage
They Deserve-Animals of the
streets Of Cairo DO Business-BIR
LIZ. the Elephant. Took In the Mid
way-wcnt Up Against "a Fire En-
Eine.
The Elks had yesterday devoted to them
at their carnival The day was one Of the
most successful the carnival has yet en-
loved. large crowds having been In at
tendance during the afternoon and even
ms 10 the afternoon the admission
charge to the grounds was removed. as
viii be the case during the rest OF the AZ
t,-noous the carnival wiz continue. A
great many children were in the grounds.
many OF them accompanied by their
nurses or by their parents and the Fer
rs wheel. the miniature railway and other
attractions that are regarded a. partlcu-
DIR wonders by the little folks. were kept
busy.
In the evening the Elks were IN evidence.
besldes a great many who were not Elks
It is believed the crowd was the largest
taat had appeared at the carnival. and the
management was well pleased by the gen
eral attendance and BY the patronage OF
the shows. An the attractions had large
receipts the ticket sellers being kept busy
IN supplying the crowds that yielded to
the persuaslons OF the splelers and sought
o. view the wonders and sensations that
we're to be found within.
Baby bliss and homer.
Some Of the shows on the Midway have
not been pstronized as their real merit
should demand. They have not seemed to
take quite so well possibly for the rea-
son that the crowds did not head their
way az the start The sDlelers did moi
Ct In the game with the others. and
the people got 20 going one way. and
did not break away Tor the other at
fractions. Among those OF merit that may
De seen and that great many have
missed IS the exhibition ~ Baby Bliss.
the dwarf VINO weighs only 40 pounds
and whose stature Is only six feet eight
inches The baby has a dainty ht.ie
waist, its eirth being but scventy-siN
inches The baby Is Leonard a. Bis.
the heaviest man in the word He has
an international reputation as bicycle
rider. having toured thirteen natilns
nwhcel.
Bonner the trained horse. does not
draw the audiences he deserves. He IS
one Of the chief shows. but the people
DO not EN- 20 be on II IL wonderful
20 see the tricks TO which he has b en-
trained. and those Who pay their money
to take tn the performance never egrot
g. Bonner IS educated o. read aud write.
and his intelligence IS remarkable.
All Met az the Fountnin.
The center OF attraction for the carni-
val crowds last night was the electric
fountain. which was seen Ia play for the
second time The fame Of the beauty Of
the fountain when IN uction had got
abroad and all were anxious 20 see II
aud note the wonderful electrical effects
that had been told Of by those VINO had
already witnessed them. The fountain
IS "a gorgeous color scheme that the eye
would scarcely ever tire Of. and 1t Is as
pleasing TO one who has already seen Il
a. TO one who observes It's display FOR the
Arst time.
Two exhibitions were given last night.
one early in the evening and the other az
-0.30. The whistle OF the IRE engine that
forces the jets from the fountain gave
warning OF the commencement OF the dis
play. though large crowd had already
suffered The signal OF the whistle was
the various shows for the half hour the
fountain was TO play. as they were desert
cd By che crowds that rushed 20 see the
free exhibition. Many expressions 81
pleasure in the action Of the management
To- having put the fountain on the free
list were heard. Il viii be seen nightly
IN two exhibitions. the fire dancer aud
the woman in poses taking part each night
iu the display The electric theater has
gone out OF business. the fountain demand
ing the appearance Of the artistes OF the
theater for the hydrostatic exhibition.
Animals Are Popular.
The animals Of the Streets OF Cairo are
popular with the carnival crowds. The
donkeys do a good business. more. prob
ably than they like. The camcls move
c1mplalningly. too. while they are being
ridden and q Is with apparent delight
tha, they remain down when their drivers
glve them the word TO LEI their riders
dlsmount. often a girl is seen with a
Young man mounted on a camel's back
but the perch rs too lofty. the gait too
swinging and the lean away" almost
zoo much OF a feat 10 make the pastime
an attractive one for che average girl
Many decline when the Invitation tn take
"a ride comes from an escort There IS
something about the violent rocking OF che
camels rise from the ground and his low
tflug himselt again that proves 100 huCh
Tor girls nerves.
Lis and the Fire Engine.
one OF the animals OF the streets that
s. also used for riding is Liz, the big ele-
Ihant Liz got loose from her "stob' IN
the streets early yesterday morning and
decided she would take IN the Midway on
her own account She was out 10 see
the sights. and after time she got rath-
or chesty. Things were coming her way.
ard she began TO feel the eNhilaritou that
go often comes with the process OF TAX
Ing IN the town. At last she went M
against tho IRE engine. believing she
should take in everything that was do
ing Liz got very gay with some Of the
mechanism OF the engine. cndeovoriug IN
her very frolics ONE WAY TO turn over the
mass OF metal that did not chance TO
please her At that particular time. II
was not until after she had wrought con-
siderable damage 10 the city's apparatus
that her spree was cut shor, and she
WAS taken back 10 her quarters In the
Streets OF Cairo. The show will have 20
pay the city for the damage done It's APP
p-rltus by big Liz.