The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-11
ACROBAT|C FLEAS
ATTRACT PEOPLE
DESPlSED LITTLE INSECTS CON-
PRISE CIRCUS ATTRACTION AT
THE RElSS CARNIVAL.

heard of fleas doing circus stunts?
Smoke up, your cigarets goin' out.
said one urchn to another on the
street last night after having wit
messed one of the feature perform
ances at the big Reiss carnival which
opened with initial offerings here
yesterday under the auspices of the
Ardmore fire department
The boy had reference to the flea
circus which is one of the drawing
cards of the big aggregation un-
der the leadership of that carnival
king, Nat Reiss. Fleas! The shades
of Shakespeare! Yes, sir; common.
ordinary everyday fleas-the very
same kind that make you winch
and grab for the spot where you
think he is-when he isn't by the
time YOU get to the point "where
the itching is" Some people have
seen the performing flea-but many
more have not; most of those in
Andmore who have seen them. only
saw what they considered Tvery
good" acts, but Nat Reiss has an
aggregation of circus performing
fleas that thrill the spectators and
almost make ones hair stand on
end. By all means see this wonder
full troup of acrobatic insects.
The big Reiss carnival opened
weeks engagement in Ardmore last
night hinder untavorable weather.
conditions, despite which fact there
was large crowd of amusement
seekers on hand at the initial per-
formances. Nat Reiss, the genial
owner of the company, advertised
in advance that he had a wonder
full and exceptional accumulation OF
attractions-and say, he has every
thing Just as advertised-and more,
for Mamie, the little siXteen-year-
old girl weighs 612 pounds instead
of Gil.
No other place being available the
shows are located on the site of
the Old cotton yard just above the
Santa Fe depot-and this space is
filled to overflowing with collection
of high class exhibitions seldom seen
anywhere Besides the regular inside
shows there are two exceptional free
misunderstanding, the little dog
that climbs to the top of a siXty-five
foot ladder and dives off into net
be,ow-and the high diving act fea-
tured by a man who dives into a
tank of water from an elevation of
102 feet in the air. These two feats
alone are worth a visit to the car
nival grounds.
Then there Is the daredevil who
loops the loop in the death trap loop
on a bicycle-speeding down an in
cline at rate of $50 miles an hour
This feature to be seen in the
Stadium is worth all you are re-
Quested to pay to see it.
If you want to have some real fun
take your friends to the Roulette
get up party and take this in sure.
After you are through here take in
the Side Show, then go over to the
Tiokler, don't forget the Snakes, see
the wonderful girls from Gay Paree;
go and watch the Glass Blowers;
see Irene soar in midair;; see Lotta,
visit the Museum, go over and see
the Old Plantation, and don't fail tc
get the Third Degree.
Besides these attractions, there is
the Carousal and the Ferris Wheel
All the performances are high class,
moral and refined, and Nat Reiss will
not countenance rowdyism upon the
grounds.
Ardmore pleasure seekers have
their moneys worth here all this
week in the Reiss shows and rec
ord-breaking crowds will be on hand.