The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-27
A WEEK OF AMUSEMENT



ed with interest because of the high
class OF the attractions. There Is a
law fixed as those of the Medes and
Persians, which requires every eom-
pany sent out by the c. w Parker
Amusement Enterprises to maintain
a standard far cleanliness which is
based on morality and excellence.
The result is that wherever the com
pany has appeared the commenda-
ton of the press has been alike,
and the company comes with every
endorsement
1t must be remembered that at
the head of the big concern is c. w.
Parker of Abilene, Kansas. When
field the people were being enter
tanned by series of street fairs.
Those street fairs included lot of
shows to which the ladies We're not
admitted Half clad dancing girls
entertained for men only, and there
were alleged freaks and cheap pic
ture shows Mr. Parker saw the
trend of the people was for first class
carnival amusements. He looked
over that which was being given, and
outlined his plans for an organized
carnival company which would pre-
sent to the public only those attrac-
tions which are meritorious, and
which are clean and to every one of
which he wanted ladies and children
especially invited He designed
some, suggested ideas upon which
others built, and gathering together
a goodly number, the carnival field
was invaded,
From that time there has been
a change, and the change has result
ed in putting the Parker Amuse
ments on a high plane.
From Abilene, Kansas, there now
goes every season five trains which
go into all parts of the union to car
tainment for the people. One OF
the main features of every Parker
| carnival is the carry-us-all. This Is
| the model of perfection in the hob
by horse construction. The ma
| chine which will be here with th<
New Parker Amusement compan!
was constructed at an expense o.
variety. the animals of finely
carved wood having a jumping mo-
| ton as the machine turns. This
gives a more delightful sensation
than the old style ''flying jenny,
because it prevents the swimming
sensation which so many have ex-
perienced when on an ordinary hob
by horse.
No wheeling organ entertalns
while the carry-us-all is running, but
there is an orchestrion, constructed
at a cost of thousands of dollars,
which plays classical music, being
equipped with reed instruments and
pipes, the drums and every musical
contrivance.
The features of the big carnival
are North America, which SHOWS
customs, pastimes, pleasures and
professions of the people of this
country. In this attraction are the
Randalls, Otto and Blanch. They
/ do fancy shooting, and finish their
performances with an act in which
Otto shoots the buttons from the
dress which Blanch is wearing, as
the garment drops from about her
shoulders to the ground.
tribe of Indians travel with
this attraction, and give their war
dances in all the paint and features
of the unciyilized days.
! The Geological Eden contains some
of the best trained animals ever
brought to Texas. There are ponies,
dogs and goats. a herd OF trained
Arabian stations. and Nero, the only
riding lion in the world. Trainers
enter the cages of fierce lions and
engage in hand to hand combat with
them. at times danger being great.
AT Corsicana recently CZarina, the
untamable lioness, leaped upon Capt.
AL Barhes, breeder and trainer. and
seriously injured his neck, shoulder
and ear and during performance al
Corsicana Lieutenant Ward had quite
a ,ussle with her, resulting in an In
jury TO his leg before he could get
out of the cage in which he was en-
gaging her In combat
Prince Nicholi Is She smallest man
in the world He weighs is y
pounds. is 81 years OF age and p
inches high tie lives, breathes,
walks. talks and speaks three Ian
guaEes fluently
other attractions are Creation
the great story Of thc bible, Hale's
Tours OF the World. the katzenJam-
mer KastIe. Tyrolean Alps. the eiec-
ltric theatre and a Ferris wheel
The music for the carnival will
be- by q band of twenty pieces under
the leadership ~ Signor ? Molsni
one II the most accomplished direc-