The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-11
CARNIVAL SPIRIT
PERVADES THE AIR
The Merry spritc is in All His
Glory.
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SHORT STORIES OF The NIGHT.
sloe-prcsiacn, HARDWOOD Had TO Pay for The
D!sner = Mr.. Saunders PredicamcD..
Police Commits sioncr Manning Spent
sl.z5 Tor fiiiccn-Ccat Cane.
SHORT STORIES OF The NIGHT.


Body seemed TO be out for n good tiae'
without making any hesitation about nav
Ing it.
Fun and mc,tsmcnt reigncd, and the
E:Gnal for i. jolly good time was me
turning on of the electric lights ana the
beginning of another evening "hel' az
the people coul; get on the streets TO
celebrate and partakc of Carnival cheer
Tour four days and nights the streets
IF The city have been filed with crowds
OF people. who came from every section
of Virginia and adjoining States They
have been entertained and have been
pleased with their trip, and there IS lit
tie doubt that some good results will
follow in business way.
Tho Carnival spirit prevailed the very
atmosphere last night, and from the
sparkling confetti that fell upon the pave
,rents and on the heads and shoulders
of pedestrians like apple blossoms drop
ping on the orchard grass in spring time.
and the street bunoons with advertising
cards on their backs. there was nothing
serious Care had been cast to the winds
snd frivolitv had taken its place, and
everybody let it so at that.
a strange thing about these Carnival
crowds is that no matter how dense may
be the throng at or 10 oclo..., at II
o'clock, or a little later, the streets. SO
assumed their normal state. and by mid
night hardly a. dozen persons can be seen
from one end of The Midway 10 the other.
The shows did Il notwithstanding bust
ness again last night, while he confetti
and balloon men were not far Behind
There WAS not as much rudeness on the
part of the younger generation. but there
was just as much fun. One of the shows,
the Partisan Corso. was closed by he
amusement Committee because it was
considered too rank Cor lady audiences
and it has been a rule OF this committee
TO tolerate no shows 10 which ladies could
not attend with perfect propriety
a message came over the phone to
Carnival headquarters yesterday, and
Colonel Harwood answered the phone
Ii was from one OF the special policemen,
and it came in Just at dinner time
I've got Il man up here who@i
have suspicious is not right. He is col
Letting privilege money. What shall l do
with him." asked the special.
You hold him there and give him a
dinner. ri come ZIP i'll a. little while
and look him over" replied Colonel Har-
WOOD.
Then he went out in search of Chair
man Morgan r.. Mills. and the two went
up to some place near the I'erari Animal
Show and found the special officer in
charge OF the suspect
The minute Mr. Mills looked at the
prisoner he saw that he was one of his
authorized agents.
Let that man CO. he said.
Who pays for the dinner he just con-
sumed?" asked the special
That's up to nae" said Colonel Har-
wood, and the whole party took cigars.
Mr. c. Walton Saunders. one of the
Carnival directors. and who has joint
charge of the I. p. y. booth, where con-
fetti is being sold like hot cakes. went
out with IA boy to dispose Of some, confetti
last night. He had gone scarcely a block
when an officer of the law took him in
tow.
I'm all right protested Mr.. Saunders.
Am one of Us.
II don't know YOU" said the stalwart
cop. You'll have TO so along with me.
Mir. Saunders allowed himself to so
along quietly, but the Identification came
a little later. ana he was permitted TO
take un his bag Of confetti and accom-
pany the small boy back to the 7. p. A.
booth.
Police-Commiss:oner Chris Manning was
on the Midway last night looking at the
sights.
those canes
And then he laid out s1.o5 in rings.
Here goes the last ring, bcys, ne
said. as he puffed viciously at the end
of Silas Johnson. The last ring caught
a cane with a crook on the handle.
IN keep this cane AS a souvenir. he
said. as ne walked UP the street 1T cost
SIS and it's worth fifteen cents. But
what's the use having money if YOU don't
spend it?''
"A cop same up to the strike machine
iittle while ago" said Harry Potter, OF
the Bostoclz Shows, and told the man
to stop running ii. as it was q gambling /
device"
The fact is said Potter. that when
YOU strike the machine hard enough to /
eenEf the Indicator UP 10 the top . bell (
rings, and every time the bell rings You
get a cigar. Now. if that's a gambling
device. I'm willing TO ride on a camel /
from here TO Wilmington
The ban-throwing booths Were attrac- /
tive for big crowds along the Midway last |
night, and every time the darby was
struck on the head with a ball. the big /
crowd would shout in glee.
"Lernlne try one of them balls said
countryInan.
He took three for five cents. The first /
one Went within two yards Of the mans
head; the seccnli struck the edge of the |
enclosure, and the third Went entirely /
over the top and Knocked a mans hat off /
about half block away. The hat rolled 1
under a street car and was mashed into
sshapelcsS mass.
Who pays for this ,sat?" asked the
owner OF The shapeicss mass. Nobody
said anything. and the countryIna;. start
&C to make q, disappearance.
Hold on there shouted Tho CROWD.
''Nait q minute
They wanted to have come fun. and 1t
took the positive arguments Of a police +
man TO convncre the countrycnan that 1t
was up TO HIM to pay fer The hat.
Eagle" the horse ridden by Captain
Redwood in the military parade reste--
day, is owned by Mr.. Taylor, OF Staunton,
and Is on exhibition at tho Horse Show
The horse IS spotless black, and was one
OF :he aaadDonaeet in the parade.
In The Kings psrssde tonight, which
VIII be as brilliant as 1t was on wednes-
Gag night. Mrs. Benson. wife of the Di-.
will appear as Electra.
the beautiful white figure on ono os ~.