The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-05-19
SELLS BROTHERS GREAT Snow

Is coming to Canton, Wednesday, June %. We
all admire bravery whether 1t be in lighting the
foe In the 1eld or In the battle OF life; and there
Is no more striking example Of bravery, moral
courage, pluck and indomitable perseverance,
than has been displayed by the Sells Brothers,
propTietors Of the millionaire Confederation Of
stupendous Railroad shows which is soon td
visit us. II required moral courage for them to
refuse an offer Of fifty thousand dollars for the
privilege Oiselling lemonade, candy, &C., inside
their tents, but they refused It, and did away
with the nuisance entirely. It required moral
courage for them to invest over a half million
dollars In rare wild beasts such as pair Of liV-
Ing Hlppopotami a living Giraffe, a double
horned Rhinoeeros, q pair Of woolly Elephants,
a herd Of eleven other elephants, giant Man.
drill, and thousand cther rare animals but they
did II; and their reward has been great. They
have to-day, unquestIonably, tbe finest tent ex.
hibltion in the world; aud they deserve the sue
cess that they are meeting with.
The following from the quincy (Ill.) Whtg Of
May 9, 1881, is high endorsement:
UNDER THE TENT-sELLs' BROTHERS GREAT SHOW
Arrived In Q iincy last evening and gave It's first
performance this afternoon before large audi
ence. People are 80 accustomed to saying that
when they have seen one circus they have seen
all Of them, that they were delighted to find 80
many genuine novelties under the management
Of Sells Brothers, and therefore accorded general
admiration Of the menagere and the hesrtiest
kind OF applause for the ring performances, tiA
really the only show that exhibits all It adver.
tises The cages contain as fine q collection Of
animals as was ever seen In the city chief among
which are two full.grown hippotami, half dozen
sea li0nP, tWO'horned rhinoceros, pair Of polar
bears, ralnbOw.hued msndrill, royal bengal IT,
gers, handsome giraffe and old aud young IL
ons. In addition to this are shown eleven ele-
plants, two Of them woolly, which are the great
est curlosltits Of the kind In existence, and a
herd Of camels, These were all In the procession
to day, and In connection with the remainder Of
the street pageant attracted marked attention
and drew forth expressions Of wonder and as.
tonishment. The performance In the ring Is in
keeping with the rare excellence ofthe menag.
erie. Twenty 'one acts are given in rapid success.
sion, and they are all Hrst.class. The bareback
riding Of the great James Robinson, the rife
shooting Of Bsughman and Butler, the riding Of
Willie Sells and the other equestriAns, and the
tumbling and trapeze acts, are all deserving Of
the hearty recognition which they received. And
the best Of 1t all Is that during the whole enter
tainment the people who witness 1t are made
comfortable, Sells Brothers run their show alb.
sOlutely upon It's merits and will not tolerate tha
nuisance Of candy butchers, peanut and lemon
ade peddlers fakirs, confidence men, etc., who
usually attach themselves ID this kind Of An eE.
hiblton. For this alone they ought to be liber-
ally patronized, But the show as q whole IL thor
Oughly deserving. II has materially raised the
standard Of tent performances, showing that It
has admirable management In all departments.