Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-08-11
CROWDS
SEEM
PLEASED
Second Day of the WOOdmen
Carnival Marked by In
creased Attendance

The second day of the woodmen
carnival drew large crowds. both af.
ternoon and evening, the grounds be-
ing we'll filed at each performance.
The afternoon was devoted to the
children and many little one spent
couple of pleasant hours on the
pike, or visiting the various attrac.
tions.
AS usual the chief point of interest
was the stadium, with it's high-class
acts, but there are other places that
are favorites with both young and
! old The stadium is without doubt
the best albaround show ever on the
! Coast for the money and for that mat.
ter it has never been excelled for
any greater price. Diavola looped the
loop twice and both rides We're made
with that perfect grace and almost
criminal carelessness' that character
ICES that daring young rider
The great train robbery is truly a
marvellous exhibition and presents one
of the finest moving pictures imagin,
able Some may cay "Oht it's only
moving picture show" but they must
see the train robbery at the carnival
to appreciate a good moving picture.
Not blur on the screen, but every
thing as true to life as it is possible
for human ingenuity to construct
Dreamland is there and If it is me-
cnanical at defies detection. EVERY
person attending this show is not
quite sure just how it is worked"
but they will admit that it is exceed.
ingty clever.
Ishmel, the Hindoo, eats the snakes
right before your eyes and he has a
large bunch to devour Doc" Miller,
an oldtimer az the business, is in
charge of this show and ne will ex.
plain the whole affair to you. If you
have 10 cents he win take it, but if
you are broke, we'll he is a pretty good
fellow any way and it will do no ham
to talk to him.
| The Ferris wheel is doing a land
office budDess, and is getting a good
many people staHted on the upward
route, about as high as some of the
poor sinners will, ever get, especially
newspaper men.
Mozelle and Dixiejand dnew large
audience and they are prime favor
ties The programs are good and
many people we've amused and enter
tanned yesterday.
The Gilmore troupe of trapese per
formers give free exhibitions everty
afternoon and evening and their work
is great. Father, mother, son, daugh'
ter and a sister compose the arOupe
and they do things that seem almost
Impossible The long flying leap of
the little boy is always met with
hearty applause.
The slack wine performer rides the
bicycle in a blaze Of glory and his
work is above criticism This is an
other free performance and is always
appreciated.
The carnival as a whole is fine,
without newspaper exaggeration, ard
is far above former events of the
kind. Every show is worthy and
gives full value for the money.
Confetti throwing was indulged in
hast evening and the usual amount of
protesting was heard Opinions diff
fer as TO the merits of the little pa
per stun as a fun maker and II is diff
ficult for the management to please
all sides About the only way is 20
load up with confetti-or a club--and
get in the swim. It's all in ahfe-time
and hundred years from now we will
forget about the pesIy nuisance.
This afternoon Is Chemawa day and
a large number of students from that
institution are in the city.
Tomorrow afternoon the baby show
will be neld and the Women OF Wood
craft will drill. In the evening the
Knights of Pythias will be enter
tanned