Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-01

Of If as the regeneration OF Coney,
island. The result has been a naIAea !
change in the class and chaIactei =.
visitors. The ''best people 'isie
Coney Island now. Why, Ailce
Roosevelt and / were there the SAINT
day. ,.-intion If
Coney Island. Ii is undoubtedly the
greatest pleasure resort in the Worll.
Millions have been invested IN p i,,l-
inc for the entertainment oil millions
N oyer-worked New Workers and their
country cousins. Coney out-mldwayss
the Midway. out-pikes the Pike ana
ontdoes everything else calculated 10
give simple amusement Every pos
sible device for the establishment the
bewilderment, the thrill" that we an
love so well is here; it IS "Nahlty
Fair" on earth. 1t would take several
hundred dollars and several weeks.
time to "Gon it all, and such an excess
would leave the ''doer done tor"
From the simple games Of our coun-
try fairs to elaborate enterprises re,
quiring hundreds OF actors-lt Is ali
here. You can see Bostoeks VIA
Animals, the Baby Incubator, MIS-
Tom Thumb and the Midget City, The
Creation, Fighting the Flames, and a
score OF similar attractions inside
Dreamland, which is one of Ihomp-
son q Dady's great show aggregalous'
the other being Luna Park. You can
take a Tour OF Europe, a Trip through
Switzerland, a Journey 70 the Moon,
a ride on the Scenic Railway, or on
the Steeplechase, or IN the Flying Ma
chine. or on the Boat Toboggan, or
you can climb up an inclined plane ana
slide down a tortuous groove on your
own anatomy. You can ride the ele-
plant or the camel or the pony. You
can dance on the largest and smooth
est floors in existence, to the accom-
paniment of band music. You can
eat-and OF course If YOU feel inclined
there is plenty to drink Let me say
this, though; in a whole afternoon at
COney Island, with thousands OF peo-
pie about, and drink a-plenty | saw
only one drunken person. How would
this compare with fair day" in some
of our Vermont temperance towns?
| will say word about one Of the
Dreamland attractions because ii is
new-and because promised 70 write
only about the new things.
Fighting the Flames presents a
offs flt5r 4 81 ~
fire laddies operate. First you see a
typical New York street scene. In the
middle foreground is a detached four.
story building perhaps thirty ieet high.
Up In the third story q woman screams
and throws out of the window a cloth
aire. An alarm is turned In and three
steam fire engines tear up, drawn by
horses at fall speed. These make by
drant connections and have streams
on In a moment. There is also the Gre
tower in operation and the "h0Oks
Firemen scale ladders and rescue
women and children from the now
burning building People jump from
The roof 70 life nets or slide down
ropes There is an explosion, The
fire is mastered-when the gasoline
gives out Il is very realistic. That
some danger attends is shown 10y tde
death % one of the escaping roof men
who lost his hold on the rope the day
was there and crushed his skull 10
was no another performance than the
Jne ] witnessed.
Our NEW CITIZENS.
stepped across from tbe hotel
quite early one morning Co a boot
blacks stand for 4 hinc TONY "a
-Usy-cheekod Italian was he charge.
You're pretty culy,n remarked.
Yes. but ! heem up SINCE q o'clock.
have lot Co DO get start. be said.
'Must wOrka and get be mon
Eyes. assenled.
Seeing my interest, be went OH.
~ gotta two boy over in Westminster
'roteci0ry gOin On school ] worka
Tor dem. Dey wanta tyee, tour dolla
sight along does ling aud dat
)eena here twenty-0ne year M8 boy
ley born here beena American
3itizen sixteen year Ma boy born
American citizen
you're an right Tony, keep right
)n. lou and others lie y0u are
doing oar country good.
Was not riybt LIB.
Ten Years ID sed.