The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-10
Shows In Full Swing
Folks See The Sights
from TuesoaY.s Daily.

from Tuesdays Daily.
Most of the features of the Worth
am carnival. which Is Ito give pro-
grams In West Mankato each after
noon and evening during the remain
der OF the week, were ready last even
ing. There were two important shows.
however. that were not yet ready.
These were the Swimming Tank and
the Crystal Tangle.
The shows that were ready were
such as did ample justice to the
expectations of the large crowd that
attended. There was extra service on
the street car line last evening to
accommodate the patrons. A traffic
officer was required at Front and
Owatonna streets to guide the steady
human streams moving to and from the
carnival grounds. Automobiles were
so numerous that II was difficult TO
find room for them all in the streets
adjacent to these grounds.
Autodrome Excited Wonder.
No exhibition in the entire carni-
val excited greater wonder than the
Autodrome. Three daring auto cy-
clists and Automobiles, Develo, FL
Blaine and Speeding Firch, rode
around on the inside wall OF huge
hollow cylinder. while the spectators
gazed upon them from above. This
inside wall stood at an angle Of
seventy-eight degrees from the ground
to height of about twenty feet and
above that there were about six
feet of perpendicular space. Firch
rode around on the perpendicular
portion. his motorcycle and body
standing out, parallel with the ground.
The excitement was at its height
when one OF the trio rode around near
the top with an automobile, while the
other rode In the opposite direction
just below him. The men all risked
their lives on the reliability Of the
motive machinery, which furnished
the speed that kept them from fall
ing In obedience to the laws Of
gravity.
.fa.- In The Miracle.
The Miracle was an exhibition of
wonderful effects of light. Probably
the most interesting part of this pro-
gram was the representation of the
interior of an Egyptian temple, where
In stood a statue of a maiden who
had allowed herself to be sacrificed
to the god OF the Nile, in order to ap-
pease the wrath Of the gods, which
had been wreaking destruction among
the people Of Egypt. A daughter of
Pharaoh prays that the gods turn
the statue into the real girl, that she
moy once more look upon the land
OF Egypt, and the prayer is granted.
The statue Is shown gradually to take
on the colors of life and the living
maiden steps forth. Then the maiden
Is changed back into the statue,
colors fading away into the white,
stony hue. In order to show the spec
tators that they were not looking at
a girl, but at statue, an attendant
comes out and takes of the head.
IF any OF you gentlemen happen to
have a hen-pecking wife or mother.in-
law" said the spokesman, bring her
to US tomorrow night, and we will
change her to stone and take of her
head"
Mamie, The Dancer.
Mamie, the dancer, gave a beautiful
performance in one of the carnival
1 tents. Her waving garments in the
changing lights which showed vari-
Gus pictures from time to time, made
a very pretty and pleasing effect.
This program also included some
highly interesting moving pictures on
a screen.
The Ferris Wheel, carrying people
TO a height Of fifty feet and bringing
them safely back; a six months old
monkey, a rarity from the fact that
II was born in captivity on exhibition
with his parents; a girl that handles
huge rattlers and other snakes, fond.
ling them as other girls do kittens;
a man In an electric chair, lighting an
achohol lamp by touching It with
various parts OF his body; pair of
twin babies in alcohol and grown to-
gether, claimed to be the only white
children ever born connected; and
the Hippodrome, with its remarkable
feats of horsemanship, are among
the attractions OF this carnival.
John A. Pollit publicity agent OF
the WORKMAN carnival, yesterday lost
an Elk's chain. Anyone who returns
Il will receive a reward.
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