Arizona republican., 1910-01-04
CARNIVAL OPENING
 MOST RIGHTEOUS
Nat Reiss's Aggregation to Be Phoe
 nix institution This Winter.

Much to the surprise of everybody,
 Nat Reiss included. Mir. Reiss's carni- val company opened up in fine style at the carnival grounds. corner of [ Washington and Fifth streets. last : evening. Though it had rained the best part of the day until mid-after noon. the paraphernalia arrived in good shape and the construction gangs went to work with a will Before night all the big tents were up. the damp places on the grounds were filled with saw dust and by evening the central street had been well tramped into shape, so the conditions last evening were not : half so disagreeable for amusement seekers as might have been expected.
 One or two fthe attractions were
 One or two of the attractions were night, but all the rest were and there was no disappointment for the reason that one cannot see it all in one trip anyway unless he stays all day. or from early until late fin the evening" and there were shows enough for one evening. The old custom of building fence around the ground and charg- ing general admission has been done away with. Everyone has the liberty of the grounds, patronizes only those shows he vents to and pays only for what he sees. and not all of that for there are some free exhibitions giv- en each afternoon and evening One of them in particular is a jumping dog, a little fox terrier that climbs unassisted a vertical ladder sixty two feet high and then jumps into a fhn lot, of jumping dogs, but this one is a real high jumper and he does not go in an elevator with a string The climb up the ladder is even more marvellous than the jump.
 Last night there was no crush or crowd on the grounds. but the tents filled up one after another and all the shows enjoyed a profitable patronage. MT. Reiss has always been fond of Phoenix and is an optimist in his senti- ments. He was much gratified at the attendance last night, under the con- ditions. Incidentally he is planning to make Phoenix his headquarters for the winter. After this weeks business here, he may go for a couple of weeks to other nearby places, but if so he will come back again with his aggre- gation and spend about ten weeks here preparing for next seasons busi- ness. He will repaint and fix up the whole show. add new attractions for next season. put the ponies. dogs, mon- keys and lions in quarters where their education may he continued during the winter and incidentally will keep some of his show people whom he does not mi tn Inca 1f hiC AtIr ing the off season, as well as those employed in fixing up the parapher- nalia He says he will probably spend several thousand dollars that way in betterments and board for perhaps a hundred persons. Temporarily. there fore. MT. Reiss will be a local business institution and will probably leave more money here than he will gather up during his weeks show.
 The attractions at the carnival are numberous and of a good sort. well worth the time of anyone seeking amusement, entertainment and instruc tion. In respect to the latter there is | much to learn by visiting the Bohemian glass blowers, where great pains is taken to explain the processes to all and pleasing souvenirs are given ev- cry visitor The dog and pony show is always a place of interest to those who love intelligent animals. and there is enough to keep the most curious guess 1 ing in the exhibition of Lunette. the human butterfly, who sails through the air like an angel. For the weird one turns to the Wild Girl. who plays with the snakes and lets them bite, much after the manner of BOscO-only BoscO ate them and once ate one too many. He is not in the show business any more unless the. have carnivals on the other side. The seeker for daring deeds | will find his satisfaction in the fight ing lions, Sultan and Sultana. which are daily engaged in combat with their keeper. armed only with whip. And they do fight. too. in a way that would make any person but the trainer take to the brush.
 The ossified man is museum won
 der. The lower part of his body Is all turned to bone except a little tissue on the calves. The flesh of his sides and back has adhered to the spine and is rapidly ossifying. His lower joints are all as solid as any other bone and his mouth opens only enough to admit a cigar and food already ground or in liquid form. He says he was never