The Washington times., 1904-05-09
Here GLaddenS
Hearts of All Alike
Has All the Old and Many New Features
That Go to PleaSe--Street Parade Brings
Out Many Children.

Perhaps advance in years explains it.
but somehow. it seems that the circus
parades do not contain as many and as
Impressive animals now as they used to.
but otherwise it is the same old grand.
public treat which brings Joy to the
hearts of thousands of little ones each
year.
It causes the older ones as well TO as
sumo a foolish look at the first note of
the band in the great twenty-horse
wagon. and then rush madly down the
steps TO get a place in line perilOusly
near the feet Of the steeds or the wheels
Of the cages.
There they were this morning-an the
features that have become as much a
part Of American life as the prince al
bert coat Of the new Representative or
the reading Of the Declaration of In
dependence by the sweet girl graduate
at the Fourth Of July celebration.
Congress of Nations.
There were redheaded Romans from
Rome. n. Y; Rileys, O'Hoolighans,
Gilhoolys. and other doughty Carthagin-
ians from Hannibal. Ohio: German sol
diers from the BOwery; COssacks from
Bridgeport. the Sleeping Beauty from
Philadelphia. Foxy Grandpa from Mis-
souri,. and all the other attractions which
always have been, are now. and ever
shall be. in a circus parade.
Greater, grander, and more gorgeous
than ever We're the magnificent melange
Of mounted men, the huge hippopota-
mus in closed cage suggesting sensa-
tons Of savage strands; pumas purring
TO kindly keepers; hyenas ha-haing in
restless roaming round their restricted
room; camels chewing the cud Of con-
tentment; tigers trying to tear their tor
mentors; lions lying listlessly; monkeys
making merry; elephants especially
enormous.
The subdued enthusiasm and interest
OF the crowd was as great today as il
would have been had the same parade
been held forty years ago.
Time knows no fight when it comes
TO the matter of having people turn out
70 circus parade. and the men who
PROVIDE the shows and parades are real
PuDlc DeneTactors IN furnishing so
nuch JOY 70 the young and barking back
the memories of elders TO the days of
childhood.
Many Children Out.
1t would have been Impossible to esti-
-14o'tC NA4C AuLlDtT Oh CQllQreQ on the line
or parade this morning. but II is safe 20
say that pretty much every youngster
who was not sick in bed or locked I'D
was there
There was the usual collection of en-
thCsiastic. hut bad little boys, who took
W the line Of march where the parade
/ started and followed it with unfaIter-
ing step and courage back to the
or unds- They had an especial fond
ness for the elephants and bands. and
We" ed with naughty scorn the unfortu-
nate youth who had 10 see the process
slOh under the guardianship Of a female
relative and was denied the privilege
CT tTekkinS with the show, armed with
broomsUck shellalah and hopeful Of
the prospect Of an opportunity TO carry
water for the elephants.
Camels Prove Attractions.
The camels with their Arab keepers,
some OF whom appeared to be street az
| abs. with Hibernian patrOnymics, made
/ their usual big hit and many marvelcd
] that the riders were not made seasicIl
! By the peculiar motion.
| But, as IS always the case, the two
| extremes Of the Quadruped world who
| serve as draft animals attracted the
most attention. The great. numbering