The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-05-11
THE INTEREST GROWS


week. aud large numbers joined In
The exhillrating pleasures Of the gala
festival that has been provided by
the Retail Merchants Association.
The popularity OF the attractions
provided by the New Parker Amuse-
ment company grows with The length
of the stay The visitors of the first
few days have told their friends Of
the magnificence Of that scenic pro-
duction, over Land and Sea. of the
sublime story from the bible. Gre
Iation. of the entertaining views with
in the Electric Theater, and of the
delightful sensation in Hale's Tour
ing car. The fen and humor of the
MANNER kastle proves so
pleasing that its delights have been
repeated to others, and a contagion
has gone through the gathered
throngs and others are visiting the
interior of the antique structure. the
inviting portals of which are always
open
And the animal show What could
be more pleasing, educating and en-
tertainng to the ladies and the chill
dren than the exhibition of intelli-
sence that is shown within the tented
walls of that big cirucs? The ponies
in the arena al every performance
are the most beautiful marked of
| any seen here. They march, waltz,
Al apfa
word from the trainer, and Romeo,
the talking horse makes a hit when
he counts the number of little girls
on the front row, the number wear
ing blue or the number wearing red,
, and never makes a mistake There
are roars of laughter from the little
folks when the Canine high school
gives its exercises, and there is ap-
plause for Happy Hooligan, the clown
of the school, who is up to all kinds
of tricks when Millie Barnette turns
-farer back The riding ba&r and the
: riding lion are great features, and
the sensational acts of Princess Zoa
who goes into the lions den with a
couple of fierce beasts and Capt
Ray Ward who has d hand to hand
contest with Czarina, the untamaofe
flioness, arouse the greatest eAclte-
ment among those in the audience.
Otto Randall the expert shot III the
production of North America, mas de-
! cided that he mast get new gun tof
4 his shooting act He uses the Peters
! shells which shoot true TO the mark
4 on all occasions but the rifle he uses
4 in, mi.
/ season opened and it has become
( "leaded" as he describes it. His or
der has gone in for new Marlin
rifle, and he is expecting it every
day Yesterday afternoon during his
act of expert shooting, he clipped the
I end off the finger of Homer Wilson.
one of the COW boys who was holding
/ a card edgewise to the marksmau.
/ Last night. however. his shooting was
without incident.
! The shooting by Lone Star May,
the Texas gitl, has excited the won
der of all who have attended the eX-
hibition she is an expert in break
ing glass balls She uses a Winches-
ter. with Winchester shells, and
! breaks the objects that are tossed
in the air with ready fire Al times
she laws flat upon her back. at others
bends over a chair. but always finds
the mark with unvrrins aim
a bucliup horse that Is the proper
Is of mail carrier here was brought
into the arena last night aud al
though he pitched ltko good fellow
be- could not unsvat Arizona Harry
who gave fine vNhi1ition ot rldluS
The COW boNs have standing offer
of forfeit Tor 3u, Nuchine horse
they cannot ride
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