The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-09-23
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1904.
The Circus.


dead that he does not feel the least
bit of thrill when the circus comes
10 town, and we will show you con-
6rmed cynic. He's bad man; mt
for 'treasons. strategems and spolls.,
For the man who elevates his pro-
boscis at the circus not only admits
that he isn't young and never has
been, but furthermore, advertlses the
fact that he has no sympathy with
Youth. And, while it may be only a
misdemeanor never to have been
Young, it is deliberate crlmlnal'ty
never to have desired youth.
Wherefore. the circus is your true
test. as to whether your nelghbor IS
human or not. One who has be-
come thoroughly disallusioned is not
only a heavy weight upon himself
but wearies all his acqaalntances as
we'll. and it is false sympathy
which regrets his suicide. If man
claims that the circus bores him, it
is because all the freshness is gone
from his nature: and by the same tok-
en- he is bore himself. Except you
become again as little child, you
shall not enjoy the circus; and if you
have the power to do that, you are
in such spiritual condition that you
need not worry about the hereafter.
Of course we don't mean to make the
flat-footed statement that all who go
to the circus will of necessity go to
heaven nor that all who are admitted
to the latter pace must have been
circus-goers; for even some OF the
circus-goers are wanting in the prop
er childlike simplicity in other things,
and may not be able to creep under
the tent of paradise.
But the main proposition holds
true; it's bad man and bad neigh
Dor, and above all, bad parent, who
can forget his own juvenile delight
in the brave bespangled confusion of
the Greatest Show on Earth. each
circus is the Greatest Show on
Earth.)"
The circus is a great institution
and one that has more than kept pace
with the growth of the country-l'l-
deed, its development is such as to
make it one OF the leaders. The clr-
Gus brings gladness to the heart OF
more people-old and young, white
and black-than any other lnst1tu-
ton and the only sad feature about
it is that as a rule it comes only once
wear. The trust idea has invaded
the ranks of the showmen, however,
as it has almost everything else, and
now the big tented exhibitions block
out the country and guard against
conflicting dates-in fact, the three
or four really big shows hit only IN
high places. The circus syndicate
was probably driven to this course by
reason of the size OF the shows and
consequent expense and the wide
snread hostility of legislators toward
showmen. At present circus IS
taxed to about the same extent as
railroad is assessed for damages
and apparently with about the same
feeling. The spectre OF a circus
sweeping through the country and
taking all the money along with 1t
is an old one and one which should.
along with the idea that railroads are
enemies of the people. be relegated
to the past. The circus IS great
institution, and we hope it will live
to enjoy frequent visits. 1t is an
event of year for many people and
that of perhaps a lifetime for some;
it causes folks to forget their troubles
and have good time and i'll short it
is Americas leading amusement in
stitution and its visits should not be
so few and far between.-Charlotte
Observer.
The circus is a great american in
stitution. The editor of this paper
has always bee warm friend Of the
circus. We were reared in the coun-