The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1903-02-13

vtesI-tc-reT sturdy ittl
aas.. cru IS the carnival compan.
rnuchj 40 Tine act that requires 81
1ad snerve-that of jumping from ;
ester about 80 feet high into a tanl
of water five or six feet deep ant
eight or ten feet in diameter. JUS
after jumping he turns a somersault
in the air, falls all doubled up into the
water, splashing it out of the tank
and is soon out himself. This is a
wonderful feat, requiring nerve and
cool, steady brain. This exhibition
is free.
The other shows are: The Old Plan
tation Theatre, where minstrel per-
Torrance is given from 10 a. m. to IL
p. M; Sampson, the Demonstration,
q feet long and weighing 300 pounds;
the Electric Theatre, showing the
eruption of Mt. Pelee, the funeral of
President Mckinley, battles of the
late war, ETC.; Jerusalem, or the little
world, showing in miniature form a
world at work, all run by little gas
r. oline engine; Glass Blowers, where
the glass is heated and blown into
glasses, pipes, birds, or drawn into
threads the thousandths part of an
inch in diameter; the Esluimaux Vii
lage, a feature of the Columbian and
Pan-American expositions, showing
their mode of living, games, dogs,
sleds, ETC.; and CISCO, the snake eater,
who "eats 'em alive" The less said
of this, the better your dinner will
rest '..''-"''
An admission fee of 1901 Is cents is
charged to each of these shows, and
they are all worth the price to one
who likes such things.
The Little World, the Glass Blow.
ers, and the Plantation Show are es-
pecially interesting and instructive
to one who has never seen such
things.
Besides there is the confetti, cane
stands, and the Negroes head to throw
at for cigars.
THE COUNTRY STORE.
No mention has been made of the
Firemen's Country Store, in the
cleveland store room. This is in
charge of the ladies, who serve re-
freshments at all times during the
day, and also have for sale a great
assortment of donated articles.
VAUDEVILLE ENTERTAINMENT.
Mrs. Happersett and others conduct
a variety show in the Firemen's Hall
every afternoon at $3.50, for the BENG
fit of the public school fund. The
show consists of songs, recitations,
jokes, cake walk, etc. The hall is
crowded every afternoon and is "mak-
ing big money" for the school.
The gala week will last all this
week-until 10 o'clock Saturday night,
when the show people will "fold their
tents and silently steal away" So
far there has been no complaint of
any kind about the conduct of the OK.
hibitors or their many attaches. Mr..
Thompson has complete control and
sees that there is no misbehaviour of
any kind.
The music, the tents in unusual
places, the crowds and the noise have
caused several horses to run away,
but no serious accidents have oc-
CURED. An amusing runaway took
place Wednesday morning. The horse
attached to the city scavenger wagon
took notion that he would have his |
frolic, 80 he started pell.mell down
New York avenue. The wagon was
laden with full buckets-and every
body gave the horse and wagon the
full right.of-way. Finally one man
who had more nerve than most others
would have had under the circum-
stances rushed out and stopped the
horse, without the loss of any of the
buckets
Another runaway took place on
Wednesday, and again 1t was the
horse of a ''swill collector" The
wagon was turned over and the hog
food lost. The wagon was demolished.
BY the way, the blacksmiths should
have contributed literally toward the
Expenses of gala week. The commit.
tee should call on them at once.
The town was full of county people
yssterday, who came to see the shows
nd attend the Horse Trading Fair.
George Marsh traded nine times and
non the saddle and ,bridle-7and the
grange part,pf It vast he had good
lsrse when e finished trading Each
lfa1e - made was reported to the
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