one, Jack Mitchell, in Pipestone, Man, who was tops at the game. They used out-door rinks out there in those days.

Now the baseball season is just around the corner. I have been informed that Art Sullivan is in the process of preparing a diamond for the benefit of the smaller boys, and Mr. Sullivan is to be commended for that; and all the more so, for the fact that he is using his own land for that purpose. We hope the parents of those boys will take an interest in training. In order that any project may succeed, no matter what that project may be; all selfishness must be cast to the winds; and there must be that spirit of co—operation on the part of all concerned. Encourage our young folk in the line of good clean sports. It may cost a little; but it will pay in the long run. The young folk can be taught to help them- selves, but again, they need encouragement to do so. When they are practising, and when they are playing their games, you know where they are; and you know that they are not getting into mischief.

ANIUSEMEN TS

According to a newspaper report a circus is coming to town in the month of July. It will arrive here by ship. It has called at seaports all along the coast from Florida up northward. The Haig circus visited this town in 1912. The Twin Circle Ranch troupe were here some years ago. They had an elephant, riding ponies. and a broncho. A broncho- buster gave exhibitions with this animal. A cash prize was offered to anyone who would ride the broncho for a given number of minutes. There were no takers. It was interesting, to watch a performer standing up riding two ponies with a foot placed on the rump of each pony. The show was in the skating rink.

Somewhere around 70 or 75 years ago, a circus came to Montgaue. The owners of this circus had a number of wild animals in cages. While here a tiger escaped custody. The animal strayed up Queen’s Road. Donald (Geary) Nicholson discovered it in one of his buildings, and he killed it with a pitch fork, and Donald became a hero over night, and the circus was minus a dangerous delinquent. “The circus is in town,” always makes the “headlines” in the local papers. It’s the big day for old and Young. Regardless of all the animals and their tricks; it takes the human element, the “clowns”, to make “a circus”.

You have often heard the expression “You Clown”. In all but very rare cases that application of the term is incorrect, for it takes a real smart acrobat to be a clown. It requires training from early childhood to become a good performer. The writer has a vivid recallection of a Medicine 00., that put on a show every evening for two weeks, also an occasional show for the youngsters in the afternoon. The troupe was named “The Kickapoos”. They put on good clean entertainment, and the old school hall was packed every night.

They had a slack—wire performer by the name of Levina. He was a fine looking fair-haired chap. Unfortunately he was killed in a fall shortly after they left Montague. Happy George Shaw was their “burnt cork” comedian. The interlocutor‘s name was Smith. Smith had a dog. Shaw told him that his dog was full of fleas. There is not a “single“ flea on him, said Smith. No, replied Shaw, Da’s all married, and got large families. They had two genuine Indians who performed Indian dances; and by the way, they were supposed to be the makers of the medicine; such as Kickapoo Indian Sagwa. Kicakpoo Indian 011, and Kickapoo Indian Salve. Believe me, they sold a lot of it. But then, they provided a lot of fun too.

Price Webebr used to come to Montague every fall for a number

of years. His entertainments were good. They put on plays, such as East Lynn, and many others. His wife, Mrs. Webber always took the leading

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