Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1915 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

THE DIFFERENCE Depends on Our Age How We View the Coining of the Circus on Thursday, May 13. Unless tho weather is bad a big crowd will be in town on show day. Dry years, short crops, closed factories and other matters of minor consideration have but little to do with the size of the crowds who go to see the show. r l o those of us who ha ve reached mature years the annual coming of the circus means little more than an hour or two of pleasant diversion Irom the daily routine of business affairs, but to the small children it is a red letter day— —an occasion to be remembered through life. Who does not recall with vivid memory the first circus,they ever saw? The sight of the big and tierce-looking animals, the music of the bands, the funny antics of the clowns and the wonderful acrobatic feats of the gaily dressed performers, all make indelible impressions on the childish mind, and, in their youthful fancy, they are transported to a real wonderland.

For a number of days the children of this vicinity and city have seen the vivid advertisements, where lifesized beasts of the jungle seem ready to spring upon them from every billboard in town, and it goes without saying that if the little, folks had their way about it every other matter would be relegated to th© background on show day. The circus has been condemned by a few people as an evil institution, and one that should not be patronized by Christian people. We have never been able to see it in that light. True there are some features that could be changed so as to exert a better moral influence, but on the other hand there are so many features that are educational. The wild animals, for instance. There would npt be one person in a thousand that would ever see more than the pic-

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