The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-08
IN AND ABOUT THE CIRCUS
VARIOUS HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY
 OHRoNICLED.

Hew the Police Handled the Crowds
 Only Three Children Reported Lost. A Few FIghts-Thetr Causes and Re-
 suIts-some Humorous Observances-.
 Valuable Watch and Chain Found.
 Yesterday was "circus day." and from the standpoint of the police it was not as strenuous with them as on several similar occasions. During the day no losses of jewelry or money were reported to the police, but Captain Cowles of. the detective bureau stated last night that he had valuable gold watch and chain in his possession which was found at the grounds. Any one who can prove ownership will be given the same Usually on circus day there are many lost children reported to the police. Last night Sergeant Cook at the central station had only three complaints of this kind. One was for boy seven years old, and the other two were for girls four and six years old respectively. It is likely that all three children returned home before the last circus train left this city. It is seldom that the police are notified aft CT once the delinquents are found.
 As usual there was also very likely the usual number of crooks that follow circus in town, but owing to the strict surveillance maintained by the police they evidently did but little bus mess in this city. The policing was ex- cellent and in addition to the large force of blue coats at the grounds De- tective Cowles was also there with his entire staff of detectives. There was only one pickpocket arrested Gas related elsewhere in this paper) and he was rounded in before he could 'get busy" There were no serious accidents report ed, either during the parade or at the grounds.
 The crowds for the most part, as cir GUS crowds usually are, were good na- tured, although there were a number of minor tiffs on the grounds. One To- cal citizen who had imbibed a little more liquor than was good for him asked one oS the tent hands if he did not want to fight. The tent hand told the bslligerent visitor that he thought he ought to be able to get his moneys worth in some more peaceful manner but as the local man insisted, the pro- verbal two blows were struck-the cir GUS man struck the visitor and the vis- itor struck the ground. The belligerent local man was lugged off by some com panions, while the circus man continued about his business.
 A son of the Emerald isle also got in- to discussion with the keeper of the giraffes Them an was accompanied by two companions, and he insisted on feeding peanuts to the animals. The keeper told him to stop, and he called the mans attention to a sign which read, Do not feed the giraffes." The offender insisted that the sign read, Don't feed them cigarettes" and as he was not giving them anything but peanuts he thought he was within his rights. The keeper expostulated, and this made the man and his two com panions very angry. A number of un- complimentary things were called the keeper after which the three angry men departed shaking their fists and promising to return after the show and lay the offensive keeper out.
 A more jovial member of the same race remarked to a companion while viewing the giraffes, Say Mike, would mt it be great thing to hoy neck like that when you're putting down a schooner"
 A lady in the grand stand caused considerable amusement by her re- marks, during the show, which were made in a rather loud. tone of voice. When some of the acrobats were per- forfnning she called attention to one of them as "a nice looking man, and next remarked that he almost looked like a gentleman" A smile went the rounds.
 Among the many other humorous re- marks heard was one in the side show when an Irishman remarked that he thought it shame that the Japanese was not over fighting for his country instead of making a show of himself.
 The big show is passed and gone and once more the small boy can continue the even tenor of his ways.
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