The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-15
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FEVER is GROWING AND. THE
FLARlNG POSTERS ARE =
WATCHED BY ALL.
Even stald Business Men are. lnpa.
tient-Hos.s VIII Watch the Big
Shows Unload When They Pull Into
the City Next NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
on the Public Fancy. !

on the Public Fancy. .
The circus season has opened rath.
er. discourasingly on account Of the
rainy spring but In spite Of the In.
clement weather all'of the big shows
are doing capacity business which
proves that even rain won, keep PEG
pie away from the circus.
There Is a sort Of mystery about
the circus and Its wonderful power
on old and young. 1t is an indefn
able something which cannot he ex,
planned and still exists In nearly. ey.
cry heart. The first circus Of the sea.
son is generally the first harbinser OF
spring weather It Is because ped
pie have tired Of winter, tired OF
winter diversion or whether 1t is
plain "Dementia Circusana' Is a qucs
ltion.
This feeling Is much in evidence in
Falrmont Just now. Last night n
gray haired man Of eighty years was
seen examining the bills under the
glare Of the electric lights and mani.
Testing more interest In them than he
has In anything since Dewey captur.
ed the Spanish fleet. "Are you going
10 the show" the reporter asked him.
"oh, no, ne replied. Il am TOO old for
that. My son has been after me to
80 pretty strong, and Willie This
grandchild) seems determined must
so. This grand old min possibly
does not know 1t himself but the re-
porter hasn't the least bit OF hesitan.
cy in saying he will be there.
Are you going to the circus" one
woman asked another yesterday morn.
Ing over the back fence.
Don't know yet. was the neigh
bor's reply.
well, ! think I'll 80. have hearl
so much about the Hagenbeck animals
that don't feel that can miss II.
They were here last summer and
didn't go, and no telling this may be
my last opportunity"
"The folks have been after me 10
60" came the reply, and George In,
sists that accompany him and his
wife, but don't hardly think I'll co.
said the good woman, while the re-
porter pictured her In his minds eye
urging her son 10 get to the ticket
wagon first for fear ne would not be
able to get seats.
The coming Of circus turns the
most prosalc business man into boy
Of ten. Were It not for his position
he would run after the band wagon
carry water for the elephants, AMI
even steal his way under the canvas
No matter how important the deal he
has on for next Saturday he will
IND time to see inc parade and the
engagement wifi indeed be impOrta II
that keeps him from the afternoon OF
night performance. One OF the lead
Ing business men Of this city, n mar
whose time Is certainly worth two dol
lars an hour, spent two hours OF thu
busiest part Of the day yesierda,
discussing the coming Of the Fore
ipnngh Show 10 Falrmont about thIY
~ years ago. 1t semed that he hat
the circus fever at that time and ap
piled for n job as razor back. He stay
Jed with the circus only two days bu
his experiences are worth hearing.
There is pleasure In going dowr
to the tracks and seeing the show
come in that no small boy should bf
deprived Of. There Is instruction II
the progress Of the unloading for run
ming a circus Is system. There Is /;
delight In peerIng into the boarded NJ
cages and Specializing on the charac
ter Of the animals within that isn'i
equalled by the joys Of any other holi
day in the year.
Down at irouton, where the iiagc..
heck.Wallace Show exhibited re
Gently the school board dismissed
school that 1900 pupils might witness
the parade and enjoy the perform
ance. The members Of the school
hoard OF that city are evidently mer
Of the right kind, men who believe
in letting the children have their fun
men who think. a little pleasure. will
not hurt any one, men who realize
that It is better to dismiss scnool be
forehand than 10 dismiss 1t that
morning OIL account of half the teach
ers and four.fifths Of the pupils fail
Ing to show mp. AS the show here is
on Saturday such action will be un
necessary. One minister in Ironton
advised against going TO the show, but
whnt Is one man against an entire
town? And anyhow, he just advised
1t. 1t Is easy to advise. Men have
been preferred advice, for 10, these
many years!