The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-08
F;orepaugh- Sells Pleased
Two Mighty Crowds.
HOW THE SHOW WENT
The Old.time Circus Acts Performed
With Dash and Spirit and Many
New Features Delighted the
PeopIe.--Zouaves, Eddy Fam
iIy, Horsemanship, Etc.

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The weather man got a free ticket
to the circus yesterday. me norhils
broke cool and clear over muddy roads
lined with the wagons of the country
folks who, disappointed the day be-
fore, came into the city by the nun
| dreds the cars on Hillsboro street
! groaned with the burden of snow
! goerS and the hacks made OF HIS
/ shows and the booths of the Venders
| Thousands of others trudged on 1901
| the distance of over q mile TO the
grounds on Cameron Field
There the big tent, the spinning
! Jenny" the smaller tents of the side
shows and the booths of the Veners
| of lunches and lemonade made PIC
mic in the mud which was patronlzea
! to the fullest extent by hundreds Wno'
| lacking the price of admission TO the
| big show. flirted with the minor at
! fractions of the outside.
/ Within the big tent the scene was
one of the most circusy description:
| The big elephants, q herd, some Oh
! them Veritable mountains of flesh tnat
are read of in youth in the biographies
| stood in the centre OF the menagefle
| tent wagging at both ends ana occa-
| sionalIv voicing a scream that evoked
clamor from the women and caused
the confident crowd of popcorn reed
ers to give ground precipitately III
another corner the camelS, some OF
them with their young, held gaping
crowd, as did the cages of the mons
! the tigers, the leopards and the polar
bears.
These. several cages of them, caused
MANY manifestations of wonder by the
peculiar swinging motions OF thelf
! heads from side to side.
| "What is that?" said the maiden TO
the swain as they stood before the
! cage. .,
The Swain, his eye shifting guilty.
to the placard with the name, mace
| prompt answer and proud.
That's the Poland bear.
"Wen. don't that beat all!'t replled
the maid in such evident admiration
| that il was doubtful whether the eX-
| preston appertained to man or pear
"Lawd, he done gone crazy, eX-
claimed an old negress with a req
| bandanna over her head and
/ dimutive white boy on her arm. He
sho done lost he mind" as the huge
| beast wagged from side to side hke
! the quick pendulum of a clock
F.! Through the animal tent the crowd
surged in a happy, conglomerate
| stream The town people formed a
| larger portion of the crowd than usual
on account of the rain the day before
| ard the mud yesterday But the old
| bows afraid to get out of touch with
| one another in the immensely of the
| crowd, the counting couples with thelr
| fingers interlaced in naive and uncon-
! sciouS affection, were all on mana
| Edging in as nearly as they dared to
! the elephants, bright faced boys hlled
their curVing trunks with peanuts ana
popcorn and in front of the cage OF
clambering monkeys delighted chll-
| dren stood four deep.
Above it all rose the same old well
| come sounds of the circus, the cries
| of lemonade and peanuts and pop
| corn. the voices of the animals ming
ling IN a distinctive chorus; above it
all rose. more family than usual on
account of the water that oozed up
| through the straw the blend of the old
| time circus smell, from stable ana
| animals and the straw that Uttered
the ground.
Through this scene streamed the
crowd and it was plain to see that
the sights and the smells alike were
good to them. The big-eyed little
bows and their larger buster" Froth-
ers edged always TO the front with the
silent wonder or impertinent excite
ment of youth. City ladies paused in
front of the cages holding by the hand
timid little girls With flaXen hair. The
common run of citizens paradod along
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old gag of the educational face. 1t
was a typical circus and typical
crowd, and it may be said here that
| both were well worth seeing.
Editor j. w. Bailey-nicknamed
REV" for his deeds and his occupa-
tion-paused with his friend, Editor
Clarence Poe to regard the Antelope
and the Ora, the venerable Cebum
Harris walked about sedately with his
stick, his renewed youth kindling in
his eye; Mr.. and Mrs. G.. M. Busbee,
Mrs. F. p. Tucker, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles B. Root chaperoned enthu-
| siastic parties in the reserved seat sec
ton; Capt. Williamson was there with
his rose; Henry Bates smiled broadly
on the equestriennes. Sergeant PIKE
was among the fortunates with COM
plimentary ticket; there were Mr.. and
Mrs c. H. Gattis. Jim Robbins Mr..
and Mrs. Miles Goodwin; Mr.. ana
| Mrs j. O. Litchford: Mr.. and Mrs. ).
X. Marshall; DR.. Winston "fddling
| while Rome burned" in the A and nj.
football game at the Fair Grounds;
| Willis Briggs, Mr.. and Mrs. w: +.
| Whitaker; DR.. Norwood and DR.. Della
Dixon Carroll. A. B. Andrews, Jr.,
Bartell Wise, Judge Womack, Col. w.
T. Leach and hundreds of other prom
inent folk, all enjoying themselves TO
the utmost.
1t was plain to see yesterday that
the circus loses none of it's popularity
with the years
The tent where the performances
We're given was an immense canvass,
capable of seating at a pinch twenty
five thousand people. It's tiers of
seats We're filed comfortably with the
exception of those near the entrance,
which were empty.
After the crowd had been amused
,taI,.
in the dress suit, who worked the fake
camera on unsuspecting sitters, the
grand entry swept in with a fanfare
of trumpets roll of drums the crash
of Symbals and the big show was on.
Everybody knows what happens at
a circus. Ths performing elephants.
the tumblers in pink tights, the
trapese performers, the leap for life,
the bareback riding the Jump
| fhn flo far,i ,nc,Il L.