Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1902 — Some Carnival Observations [ARTICLE]

Some Carnival Observations

There was an immense crowd Thursday, but that of Wednesday remains the largest of any day, and as Saturday did not excell it, it was the largest day of the whole week. '• • ' All the shows were nice and clean, and run by nice people, and in quality are up to every reasonable expectation. Good order and good nature were the universal rule, everywhere.» The Wallace glass blowers rank way up at the head among the most popular shows in the Carnival. This is due not only to the merits of the show, which are great, but also to the fact that their performance is continuous, and one time is as good as another to visit it. The pretty souvenirs of their work given to every visitor also add very greatly to their deserved popularity. ........ ._■. ..’ The DeKreko Shows, the Streets of Cairo and the Streets of India, give th glass blowers a hard run, in the race for greatest popularity. From the nature of their performances, however, they could not give continuous, nor indeed numerous performances, but those they do give were always attended by big audiences of thoroughly well satisfied people. They each give two performances a day, afternoon and evening. The merry-go-round was most always crowded; but why the big Ferris wheel did not strike the popular fancy better here, is hard to understand.