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II bssssifsl Normsl ssris psssed be-
fore he VISION in representation of
the many "old sweeshesrts" Georse
sscsllsd in an effort to decide which
one had writsea the letter uPoa the
encouragement Of bic sPpsoschiaS
wedding, signed" An Old Swset-
heart" The schoolgirl, the maid II
sissssn, the college girl who stIrved
sp his religious sentiments nightly,
the 'horsey" girl who caused HIN 10
spend practically oil his substance
for horses, saddles. etc, the wonder
fSl widow who ws~ positively
''iHSesistible" bot whom he forgot in
IN instant almost after he met the
society queen" the charming
actress aud finally the little girl Who
lived in the next block when he was
. boy and with whom he WAS wont
TO compare all others in his ssner
moments, and whom he finally mar
ried, oil appeared in review. OF
course the one he finally" married
vas the bsst.
Ths minstrel sho~ wss . scssasa
frum stsst 70 finish, Prof. Ckarchill,
- . monolaeist, proving a decided
hit. The take-of on the Bachelor 8
Dream" when the whole troupe
initiated the previous performers
with the exception that the only
changes in costume were taking off
or putting ON tLeir hats, was very
amusing.
"The freaks" proved a great
drawing card. Miss Winn as the
dwarf, Miss Campbell as the Missouri
giantess, the bodyless woman, the
fat ladies' rendered by s II. Cong
don and Miss McFarlan and the
dancing girl by Mise Barnes we're
very realistic Miss Vera Adams
and Miss Eliza Stone as the snake
chsrmers were the real thing. for
they used real live snakes, and many
Of the spectators fed from the room
horrorstricken as they observed these
two we'll known young ladies with
live snakes around their necks. The
kind Of snakes found around Gunni-
son are harmless, however. and the
act of the young ladies' was in no.
wise dangerous although it required
some real courage to perform.
The fre6ghters were real Joy
-Four young ladies Of about the same
size and build were attired in
knickerbockers and were helmeted
and wore rubber coats. The scene
Of the FIRE was tower in which were
many small babies made Of rags
The frefghters would climb a
shaky ladder to dizzy" height Of
three or four feet, 'bravely" reach
in through an open window. throw
the babies out into the audience, all
the time keeping a hose turned upon
the roaring flames, coming from a
tub filed with straw. Great hit,
though, and well done.
The animal show was a center Of
attraction. The ferocious tiger, in
the shape Of small kitten held
prisoner under an upturned waste
basket, the savage grizzly bear,
represented by some boys pet dog
and the Barnum's What Is IL
which no one could identify with a
name, struck terror TO the hearts oi
the audience as they gazed upon
them Then there was the elephant,