The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-19
BIG NIGHT FOR NENSlES WAS TRIP TO JOHNNIE JONES CIRCUS
 UNDER DIRECTION OF FARMER

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 The ~Daxie Minstrels.' were next on the list and the boys sat perched on the many tiers of seats and heard songs that transp them to the Sunny South And how they cheered- Not one actor was sorry that he con tributed a share to this nights enjoy ment And even the spectators came to the tents where the boys were. for they too wanted to watch the fun.
 --The Flea Circus Some show. ssHully gee..'' said one little fellow. see them stand on dere head. Huh should tink it's some show The fieas performed at thelr best and their antics brought many a whole-hearted laugh from the boys.
 Alma, the Fat Girl, WAS gazed at with wonder by the boys, ana when George, the Midget z was visited the boys could hardly retain their anna ze- rnent. He ainst no bigger nor T. put gone be- and many other ejacula- tiona of wonder were voiced by Che open eyed s'newsiesss Minnie, that Strange Gar1,s' handled and petted snakes that made the boys shiver. TShds was something like 1t. And they keut her busy telling about her many strange ifriends. Here was a big -alt- tier. a copper snake, and many others that had been gathered from all sec-s fsors5 Of the world. sA1a3or, the Three Legged Babyss proved another aftrstc- ton, and the attendant was kept an swering questions as the newsies'' crowded around the radl to catch a last glimpse.
 "A Trip to Mars, was where the boys enjoyed thenselves best of all. Here they made that wonderful trip aloft. and enjoyed the return to earth again. But 1t would never do to tell about 1t here It must be visited 60
 
 tied at the 'athletics for the new sies' They did their best and there was no lack of applause. This was something they understood.
 But the most fun pf all was the merry Eo~round There ehrIeAae of en- joy1nent resounded through the rnid- way as they were twarledl upon the hacks Of horses and many strange an imals Next was the Ferris Wheel. They rode to the top and then down again. and as they made the top of the round each Ame cheers were shouted for Tsae Farmer and Johnny Jones time and time again.
 Hut the last show. This was the real thing. It appealed to their youth ful natures This was the med Animal show" The boy trainer made four Hons do hag bidding while he pat ted them on the back l5rest taalessly they watched these deuaxens rOf the jungle do as they were told to do the bidding of the trainer. At the end of tl1e show they aroae In e. body and cheered and cheered the trainers .un- til they came out and bowed time and time agaan.
 dt was a tired lot that ticoped rom this last show It was past eleven o'clock and they were wide eyed. For wasn't this the most wonderful, the most exciting might Of their whole lives7 Dick Bradshaw gathered them together, put them on a trolley car, and as 1t disappeared down the street, the air resounded with cheers for @v- ery1body concerned.
 Was the Lincoln school drum corps forgotten2 No, indeed They added 1 greatly to the enjoyment of the new sies7 and as the aewsies trooped i from each tent they went in, Robert zauk in charge They. too were a i tired lot when they had seen all the shows. and when they go to schooI to- day. they will be able to tell Of the wonders Of the midway to their friends.