The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-07
BIG CARNIVAL OPENS
First Class Attractions Provided By New
Parker Amusement Company.

hSf Shuseheht company consisting
of twenty-five cars and bearing asl
he paraphernalia of the big carnival,
aud three hundred people who are
necessary 10 the presentation of
all the attractions. arrived at | O'Clock
yesterday from fiilisboro, and II was
during the middle OF the afternoon
that the work OF unloading com
menced. Before dark the many cars
had given up the burden Of wagons,
animals, etc. and the public square
was dotted with canvas covered
wagons, long poles and heavy tents,
the placing OF the show property be-
ing according TO most convenient To-
cations
This carnival comes to the city un-
der the auspices of the Retail Mer-
| chants Association OF Waxahachie.
| It will remain here a week, during
which time the attractions will be
open for the public every afternoon
and every evening. There will be
three big free attractions, consisting
| of concerts daily by the Royal Italian
band under the leadership of Signor
+, Milani, one of the greatest band
directors in the country; Looping the
Loop in a big ball by the Girl from
Abilene" and Leaping the Gap by
Lizette.
+, At $50 O'Clock every afternoon
and at S:45 o'clock every evening,
| Lizette will leap the gap. She rides
down an incline on a bicycle and at
| the terminus of the incline rides
| across an open space of forty feet,
| alighting wheel first on another in
cline, then to safety ropes which
| gather about her in strong embrace
| One of the most sensational acts
| ever attempted is that OF the Girl
from Abilene, who at $40 p. M and
1890 p. m. daily rides through the
lsteel loop in big ball She is en-
Iclosed within this ball at the top OF
La steep incline; the ball is given &
start and rides with the speed of g
bullet through the steel loop, and in
to life saving net The girl is in
side and turns round and round as it
goes on its rapid journey. She can
not know what is in store for her.
but must risk fate and destiny Twice
in Waco she was injured by mis-
| hap, but she is not afraid and every
day goes the dangerous ride as if
nothing had ever happened.
The big feature show of the car
nival will be fhe stupendous histori-
cal spectacle produced under the
name of North America 1t is pan
oramic view of the people of this
country. showing them in their pleas
ures, their paslimes and their pro
fesson There is sensational and
expert shooting by the Randalls, eX-
pert horsemanship by Arizona Harry.
Lon Seeley and associate cowboys,
shooting by Lone Star May, the most
expert woman rifle shot in this coun-
try. lariat throwing by Arizona Har-
ry and Lon Seeley, fancy and trick
riding by George Ekser, weird and
exciting dancing by band of In
dians of the Arrapahoe tribe, and q
border drama during which is given
the realistic execution 10y lynch law
OF "a horse thief This production Is
given twice daily. at 4 p. m. aud al
- D. IN. Al this exhibition the COW
BOYS ride unbroSeu horses. aud they
will be glad TO ride and bucking hors'
that Is brought hy any Ellis county
man II there is horse in the coun
" that cannot be ridden. they WI
do the trick
one OF the big features of the ear
,nival will be she trained animal cir
Gus. Including Wild and domestic AMI
mails of all kinds There are owe
ligS trained animals iu the IooloEica
Eden u troupe OF educated Arabian
stations. q high school ot cdueaie'
dog aud eoats Nvfo riding ron
and other feAturre of fhts chbfhtir
that ~tii NOT fsii to please ln al
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