Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-04-06
CARNIVAL
OPENS UP
Fine Weather Prevails For The
BarkOOt Shows This
Week.
BALLOON ASCENSION DAILY.
Carnival Is Under The Au-
spices of Company D.
Fifteen Shows.

est Shows opened a weeks engage
ment yesterday at the ball ground
across the river and if the large
crowd attending Monday nights
performance is any indication, prac-
tically all of Hopkinsville's popula-
ton will take advantage of the invi-
tation extended by the Barkoot
company to get out and enjoy them
selves.
The greater portion of Monday
was required by the small army of
workmen with the shows to place
the paraphernalia and tents up
ready for operation, and last night
all shows and exhibitions were run
ming in full blast. One of the best fea:
lures of the attractions is the excel
lent band, and The Kentuckian takes
pleasure in acknowledging much
appreciated serenade during the
morning.
The show carries fifteen separate
and distinct attractions, in addition
to which there are many free open
air exhibitions, chief of which is the
wonderful performance twice daily
of the Marvellous Melville, the aerial
list, whose fame extends over almost
the entire world, he having beer
one of the feature acts for many
years in some of the largest circuse
Mr.. Melville toured Europe during
1898 with the Barnum & Bailey cir
Gus and the following six seasons in
this country with the same organiza'
ton. Mr.. Barkoot is certainly to be
congratulated for having such a
splendid attraction with his shows.
A balloon ascension and multiple
parachute leaps from an altitude of
from 200 to 5000 feet is made at
4:3O p. M, daily by John Henry, one
of the best aeronauts in the business,
when old Boreas and the storm king
admits.
Of the fifteen attractions to be
seen on the midway. all of which are
of the most interesting and high
class character, those deserving
special mention are Centaur, the
Kentucky horse with human brains;
Princess Bootsle's troupe of Russian
dancers and singers; lto's troupe of
japanese performers; Mills Ten
Shows-In One; Oriental Show; Lon
don Ghost show; Automatic City;
Plantation Show and the Jesse James
Wild West Show.
Centaur, the horse, is no doubt
the finest trained animal travelling
to-day. Mr.. Simon Smith, his train
er, vertically carries on a converse
sation with Centaur, who performs
feats that would be difficult for
many children less than ten years of
of age. 1t is a well known fact that
all animals have no particular liking
for fire, and in most cases it is utter
ly impossible to induce one to APP
proach flame of any kind, but with
Centaur he seems to be perfectly at
home when he dashes into a burn
ing building at each performance
and rescues child. bringing the in
FAINT to safety and depositing it in
in the arms of his master. Centaur
spells words and names, called from
the audience with the greatest ease,
also proving himself a wonder in
solving examples in arithmetic. He
is the only known horse to have ever
been trained to get into a real bed
and cover himself up just like a per-
son.
All boys employed as folders and
carriers in the Office of The Ken.
tuckian will be the guests of the
Barkoot Shows tomorrow night,
The invitation was extended by the
management of the shows. and the
boys will be met at the Office of The
Kentuckian about 7;30 by the Ange
10 Mummolo Royal Italian band Of
the show and escorted to show
grounds.