Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-05-15
THE CARNIVAL SEASON.
The Eagles Are Making Quite Satisfactory
Return From the Affair.

The Eagles Carnival. so far has
been. a decided success. and this VIII
doubtless be the verdict when 1t
closes It's season Wednesday night.
The grounds on B.iuu block, at thr
top Of the hill. ON Main street. are
nightly crowded with apprcclatlve
visitors. The attractions are. IN the
main. good, especially the Palace
Of Illusions, exhibiting diSSOlvlng
views. in which real life and shadow
pictures are So >killfuily blended as
to excite much wonder and adlnira-
ton. \ statue in marble turns into
pretty smiling maiden, and then
into huge bouquet OF flowers. then
Il cross. and soon ii becomes Il beau
tiful symbol of Rock OF Ages.
while that favorite hymn is we'll
rendered from a graphphone record.
McphiSto changes from his satanic
form as living representative. into
Il hidcouS grinning skeleton and back
again. with an eVcncSS and precision
that associates the ideas of sin and
death in lasting memory. To the
strains of Star Spangled Banner.
Old Glory floats proudly to the
breeze. upheld bya handsome woman
as Standard-btarer. who finally dis
appears leaving the tag fully dis
tended amidst Il salute of hand-clap-
ping by the audience.
The Temple of Mystery was another
attraction that was much enjoyed.
Its work is similar and very enter
tanning, depending upon the blend of
real and symbolic life for picture
presentation of a high order
The Glass Blowers, although not
new to our people. attracted many
by their wonderful glass spinning
and the ease and experiences with
which they fashion that brittle ma
terial into vases, gobletS, ships, birds,
and many other articles of beauty,
that We're carried away Us souvenirs
of the Carnival.
The rifle shooting of the Randalls
was truly astounding, 1t appeared
as if it was impossible for them to
miss any object selected for their
marvellous aim, and the removal of
the outer garments of the lady per-
former and the ringing of Il melody
on bells by the bullets from their
unerring rifles, as promised in the
announcements, came us a natural
sequence to the other wonders they
performed.
The Ocean Wonder" was simply
a devil-tish, with his eight ugly arms
covered with suckers. 1t lost much
of the interest from being dead and
unable to Illustrate its mode of at
tack on any living object invading its
domain in the ocean depths.
The Merry -Go-Round, always pop
ular with children and lovers, came
in, as it always does, for liberal pat
ronage The vaudeville theater. not
so pretentious as some low-comedy
shows, but giving considerable pleas
ure to people who are out to be
pleased, and are children again in
witnessing the delights of children,
served, with the showers of confetti.
the strains of music on all sides, and
the constant babble of the people and
the shouts of the speakers, to make a
scene of activity and hustle that is
exceedingly rare in small commune
ties, and therefore enjoyable as a
novelty and reminder of similar
scenes OF far away and long ago.
Among the attractions just added
to the show are Dan Tulano," a
horse that exhibits remarkable in
telligence, and a flying woman.
The prevailing object of all was,
however, to make the occasion a per-
feet success for the Eagles, who do
anything they undertake SO well,
that every succeeding effort ELECTS
hearty cooperation of the whole
community.