The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-07-19
DOWN THE LINE.
An Evening Visit to the Carni-
val Shows.
Hasty Glance at the Pastures of a dlori
our Week in MaukatO's History....
Big Crowd Wednesday.

The carnival started up Monday even
ing full blast all along the line for seven
blocks on Front street, from Cherry to
Plum, and for four hours crowds strolled
back and forth along the street, taking
in the various entertainments and pat
ronizing the refreshment stands. The
street was ablaze with electric lights
and the air was filled with music
eminating from the various shows.
Men stood in front of the various pa
vilions and shouted through mega
phones to the people to enter and see
the sights. The air was filled with
din, particularly in the vicinity of
Plum street, where the Japs and
Turks and the girls who pose and those
who dance give their entertainments.
There the familiar "couchee-couchee"
music is heard.
A couple of reporters strolled down
the line in the evening, taking in the
various shows. Greatest of all, and the
only 25-cent show in the carnival, is
the Hagenbeck animal show. This is
located on Main street, as it takes up
more room than the others. The men,
agerie is arranged in a circle against
the tent walls, which are lined with
cages containing the animals. These
include number of performing lions,
and the lion trainers man and woman,
seem to be perfectly fearless in the
cages with the savage brutes. One OF
these animals received his first train
ing in public last night, having re-
Gently been received TO replace one
sent to Buffalo The lady trainer also
has the pumas or American lions per-
form. They are interesting as show
ing the kind of animal that is thought
to have killed a number of hogs for
farmers in Decoria the past two win
tiers. The entertainment given in the
animal tent also has a number of other
features
The German village, located on the
Chicago & North Western railway
grounds, is an attractive place. There
Tyrolean songs are sung by the sweet
voiced singers, slack rope walking is
done, and varied entertainment is
carried out. Tables are set about, and
the listeners can be served with lemon
ade, ice cream or other light refres h
ments on the strictly temperance order
by the ladies of the st. Elizabeth Aid
society.
The streets of all nations ON Plum
street draws a crowd. There the camels
and other pack animals can be ridden,
with Arab attendants. On the stage
an excellent entertainment is carried
out, consisting of difficult ju gglery
and other performances by japanese.
sword and gun play by Turks, ETC. The
Turkish theatre is in the rear and adj
ditional charge is made to enter there.
A girl contortionist does some very
good work, and couple of other girls
give Persian and Turkish dances
Those who attend with the expecta
ton of seeing the genuine ''couchee-
couchee" dance go away disappointed,
as the show is clean one. This re-
mark can also be passed upon the en-
tire carnival There is nothing in any
of the shows to cause unfavorable COM
ment.
Across the street is what is called the
trip to the moon. 1t consists of a
number of poses by girls dressed in
ballet costumes before calcium light.
The entertainment eliminates with
the appearance of young woman
called Sapho.
The dog and monkey circus on
Jackson street is attractive to old and
young alike An admirable perform
ance is-given, among which is baboon
riding tricycle..
The moving pictures on Walnut
street are well worthy of attending.
Among the scenes given is consider
able portion of the funeral procession
of Queen Victoria, which is very
realistic.
The crystal maze ON Hickory street
should not be missed. 1t is not only
difficult TO get in, but far more diff
cult to find one s way out.
The flying lady, the Ferris wheel,
the electric theatre, and CISCO the
snake man are all entertaining.