The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-21
BRIGHT AND FAIR
DAWNS CLOSING DAY
Last Night Was the Banner
Crowd---1O,O00 Present
Street Fair for Next Year Already
Taken of By As
ISOLATION.
IMMENSE CROWD FOR TONIGHT

Although this years carnival is not
yet quite over plans for next years
are already talked OF. The indications
are now that next year Psduoah will
have free street fair.
1--WE have had several carnivals, 1"
stated member of the executive COM
mittee today, "and we have conclud-
ed that the free street fair is the thing
to get the money and bring the visit
ors to the city. OF course we take into
consideration the attendance of thou
sands of home people at the grounds
to get in the push. but the ten cents
paid at the gate does not count as
much as the percentage of shows at q
free street fair. Some of theipeople
go to the shows once, and they 60 to
the grounds every night thereafter but
stay out of the shows. The'patronsge
of the shows is largely where the
money comes in. 4"
1t is probable that the carnival
company will this year clear in the
neighborhood of $1,000. Last year,
with four days of rain, the free
street fair Melted the association
s2sOO.
s0h ha t.r NJ
of the week, and il is estimated
that fully 10000 people were inside
the grounds. All these were not paid
admissions, many having passes and
hundreds slipping over the fence.
But they were there.
Tonight marks the close of festivi.
ties and the promise is for a hot
finish, as hundreds will go out to
have good time. The executive
committee desires it said that every
show will run as usual tonight, and
not thing will be moved until after
midnight. This is in the contract
with the carnival company, and the
public is assured pleasant evening.
The country store will be the center
of attraction this evening. The draw
ing for the fine $40 brass bedstead, the
= s22 trunk and the suit of clothing will
take place, and there srs in addition
: many other prizes in the country
store. They will all go tonight, and
those who want bargains are directed
to this feature Of the carnival.
This afternoon all the children in
the city are being admitted to the
carnival grounds free, as number Of
them did not get to go on Tuesday,
Children's Day.
Last night some scoundrel cut one
of the guy ropes of the high divers
outfit and had il not been discovered
when it was, the performer would
have been killed and doubtless many
people injured by the falling Of the
heavy 100 foot ladder. Asa result
the high dive could not be made, but
will be ready today as usual.
The carnival people are delighted
with their success in Paducah. They
were very much discouraged by the
weather the first day of the carnival,
but since then the patronage has bsen
sufficient to make up for it. The at
tendance last Tuesday afternoon is
said 20 have been the largest after
noon attendance the carnival company
has had this year.
Last night the spielers, confetti
men and conoessionists. were worked
until late, tho visitors not leaving
until long after midnight.
For tonight, the last night of the
carnival, several new features will be
introduced. Ricardo, King of Animal
trainers, will introduce his new fea-
ture act which he has been rehearsing
for the past week. This alone 10 one
of the best acts ever put on in any
class of shows, circus or carnivals.
The animal show has proved one of the
best drawing shows in the carnival
and the repertoire of acts is the largest
of any similar show on the circuit.
The hippodrome is also one of.the
best attractions n We entire aggrega-
ltion and the snn1|14. George q 7ohpr