The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-23
Standardized School
in West Virginia Receives
Formal Notice of Award'
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NC Grand sIdeshow.

IN mystery. Those In the main side
show are especially this way. This
show Is on to the left and in a sep.
arate room and one feels a bit creepy
about entering 1t. Once one Is In
It. the "lovers In the well" fascin.
ate. How did Lois and Louis get
down in the well? And how do they
breathe down there In the water?
The man with three heads has
his turn at your interest and then
Monsieur Sharkey the rish.man
che has scales), attracts your at.
tention. The mystic bat Is a real
mystery which you must see to
enjoy. The snake-charmer has them
all scared. The three legged man
and the Siamese twins (Fasto and
Duo) were hired from Barnum &
Baily's when 1t sold out in 1907, as
was the wild man from Borneo whc
has been fed on raw meat for the
last three months to keep him IN
condition for his three day per.
heSe. Teeney, the fat
man, who is said TO weigh only 1923
pounds, is in the pink OF perfect
health and is ready to meet al!
Corners.
But what really forms the bis
feature OF the main sideshow Is
what we are naming last: Milo.
Hula.Fijitis, the famous hula.hula
dancer from the wilds OF Monon-
gah. Mile. HularFfjitis has just
finished a dramatically successful!
run OF three years from New York
Terror. error! make to read IA
New York; and her stop here Is
only for the three days and she ts
then to return to her own dear ma
tive home in the Monongah jungles.
Downstairs, AVID apart from tho
main sideshow. will be given the
performance OF Mile. Ella.Phantom,
the champion indoor woman diver
and swimmer OF the world. Al
first Mile. NlaPhnntom always
wore the medals she had won IN
swimming contests and by litesav.
Ing but after a narrow escape from
drowning last July. on account OF
their extraordinary weight, she was
forced to abandon them. Mile
Ella.Phantom Ia sure that her
stunts Of trick swimming cannot he
equalled by local persons and Is
issuing a challenge to any woman
In Fairmont to duplicate her stunts.
In the sawdust Ring.
At S:15 the greatest show on
earth starts in the sawdust rims
which has ben constructed In the
'.'Y" gym.
THE first number on the PRO
gram, ladies' and gentlemens," al
the slk.hatted, eyening.dressed an
nouncer will cry, sis the marvellous
wonderful, beautiful Peace, Proc.
ress and Prosperity Pageant, the
greatest production OF its Kind in
the w%or-ruld!"
Then the Zeppelin Twins, aerial
performers, will get in their dead
ly ticks with a demonstration on
the flying rings. These two young
men r brilliant gymnasts and
put on a genuinely spectacular
exhibition.
Ha! the ring is plunged in
darkness! The Lightning Mani
pulators come forth, swinging
proudly their illuminated Indian
clubs. A fash OF light, and the
deck Is cleared for the action OF
Twisto and Hercules. two promIn-
ent local men, who will put on a
more or less serious boxing exhi-
bition. When 1t i5 known that
the combatants are so prominent
and that the referee Is still more
prominent and that the fight looks
like tho real thlng--it becomes a
case for Larry Of the Sport Page.
The Parallelogramic P~arallelir-
ipeds arose we'll known that they
need no introduction. Besldea-.
wclh one dcagn't always know
about those things. Tho Whirl-
wind Group adds to tho fun, and
during G lull.-
Senorita 1'ereslta
SenorIta TeresIta, the Spanish
dancer, Is before the audience.
She Is beautiiul-ahi more than
beautiful, and how she can dance!
Her elegant costumes will charm
the women even as they were
charmed by the Style Show. The
senorita has made quite a record
for herself in Spanish dancing and
she comes here we'll recommended.
Husbands with Jealous wives are
warned not TO stay for Tits act.
Following the act OF tie %gyp-
tian Pyramlders, comes tho Zig
gest feature and the most wonder
full surprise stunt Of the entire
evening. It Is put on by the lingo
clowns who give as q prOIougue n
little one-act sklt entitled Thine
to Get Up" And then cunlcs the
fireworks, aud the thing which
will keep them all IL their seats
until the last minute 0t tho show.
at 9:15I or Immediately follow
ing "the greatest show on EARTH"
Fred Doringer's minstreis will cut
the crowd from sorrow in the au.
d%itorlun., and impart nirth and
gayety to an audi ancs of-weli.
800 m 400 can be cared for In the
auditorium. There are eighteen
persons in the minstrel show.
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sRoAocAsTINe LECTURES
WASHINGTON, March o.