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Show ; THE CARNIVAL The Big Carnival has come and gene. It has left in its path the usual us-ual effects of Hie average fisherman. He leaves on the banks a few footprints, foot-prints, dried worms and tin cons. Various foot-prints, tin cans and rub bish have been left on the grounds after these fishermen of the past ten days have caught their usual catch and gone to the next ripple. Besides the above mentioned results, re-sults, many othsr of a more lasting and serious nature might be mentioned, men-tioned, such f.s larger store bills, divorce proceedings, broken hearts, nooketbooks and bank accounts. And other things too numerous to mention. men-tion. Is the financial remuneration to the city enough to- overbalance the evil effects upon our community along every other line? Some will ask if the merry-go-round, the ferris-wheel and the zoo were not all right. I think every one is glad to see the children and the young people enjoy good, clean amusement. am-usement. But is it necessary to put dirty water into a tank when water is short, in ord?r to have enough drinking water to' go round? When women who have lost their self-respect and everything else that is worthwhile will under license, do things behind the white light? before men, but blush with shame when a few of their sistens enter, let us not speak of this lewdness as uplifting to our people. While, everybody knows that, gamb-'.inf gamb-'.inf is not foreign to our city, in spile of onr laws, yet. the gambling on our si reel", in the open,' doesn't take the mnnov cut of town. I trie'! to tell otm'of the members that they had one game on the grounds that I thought gave the player an even break, but he declined the compliment and said thore was a I rick even in that. game. If anyhorlv has been benefited physically, morally, mentally or fl- lianoiallv nnss it nrrtnnrl to. ftfhora The Chautauqua people always claim that towns entertaining them or liceutn courses regularly, reveal their caliber as against those communities com-munities refusing them entrance. I wonder bow far up the ladder such revalry as this last, carnival places Milford in this respect ? As long as we patronize such deluges de-luges as this one. just so long will they continue to stop with us. I for one. and speaking for at least a fev: good citizep ijft 1T1y voice arainst s.,,rh form-- of amusement as we hav" just harbored and onoour-a onoour-a ged. I am not bore to condemn the city j council, for allowing such ns these Mo am use us. as long as they believe - tbev are inviting the class of amuse- no-nt v.-e want. i Your.-, for anvihing that Is for a jl.il-i-cr. bct.er Milford R. D. Zook. |