The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-07-03
THE GREAT SURPRISE OF LIFE.

There Is a certain desire planted in the breast OF
man, wherever man may be found that keeps
him continually on the lookout for something
surprising TO turn up, something to awaken his
wonder and establishment. This is evident in
almost all the undertakings Of men-the minister,
the doctor, the soldier the lawyer. Every man
according to his means or his calling, likes to
surprise his fellow-man, whether by his expert
ness or his oddity, according 10 the inclination of
the man or the circumstances By which he is sur
rounded
From the earliest times men have congregated
together in thousands for the purpose of being
amused, entertained or surprised, as the case may
be. and. at times for the indulgence of all three
of the sensations named. For this purpose the
ancients built huge and costly temples, and ma
tons gave great national fete-days. upon which
occasions whole communities turned out en- nlasse
and sought to appease this desire.
As the world grows older the desire referred to
grows also, and now in this age of huge events
the amusemert-lCvln2 public embraces all the
sensible, nappy people in this not too happy world
The class of amusementS which - the most pop
ular Is the circus and the circuses of to-day are
far in advance of any class of public entertain
ment.
The circus is popular because il is the amuse-
ment of the masses and as crcuses like ali things
else increase in popularity IN accordance with
the degree of merit possessed by them. it Is a
natural result that one circus must be the most
popular, and consequently the best, and so It Ia
The circus now the most popular Is the Sells
Brothers Monster 50-Cage Menagerie and Great
Four-Ring Circus, which viii exhibit at VI AM
TowOC ON THURSDAY, July 18th. Why it Is so
we propose to tell in this article In the first
place, the Big Sells Show is composed Of a whole
world of wonders to be seen with no other show
anywhere on top of earth; 1t has the largest and
best menageries ever collected anywhere. which
embraces all the known types of zoology, includ-
ing all and excepting none. There Is not more
than one chance in lifetime allotted to a man in
which he can see all the known QUaGrUpeds of the
brute creation. Chief among the various attrac-
lions to be witnessed In the great menagerie may
be mentioned pair of huge hippopotami a mann
moth male and monster female hippopotarnus-
huge stumbling river horses, which sweat huge
drops of blood at every pore. Another rare and
very singular feature is the giraffe to be seen in
this great aggregation-an animal heretofore con-
sidered entirely too delicate to be kept prison
er, and which Is quite ephemeTal III existence.
requiring the best care, and the utmost attention
There are several other animals almost as curious
and it may be safely said that the tens of thou
sands of animals to be seen certainly all rare
strange and wonderful.
There Is Il striking feature connected with the
menagerle which, by the way, occurs to us now.
he auditor who enters the menageTIe tent Is 10th
to leave it, even after the music strikes up for the
grand 8renlc performance TO begin. We find our
selves now IN the same box-we want To say some
thing of the wonderful fOur-ring show but we
ind it almost impossible for Us to tear ourselves
away from the Great 5O-Cage Menagcric to refer
to circus which is UNNECESSARILY the largest and
indisputably the best on earth Two hundred
hrst-class all-superior star artists. So do the
Sells Brothers advertise the performers in their
Great Circus and so do they tthe performers) APP
pear. Two hundred performers, and each one q
host in himself. Whole troups, composed of first
| class stars, including Mr.. James Robinson the
| world-renowned bareback rider: Don Jere Bell
| likewise illustrious; Frank II. Gardner. another
| also honored; the wonderful Stirk family. whose
uniCycle and bicycle riding astonishes the world
and so down the two hundred. To attempt
| IN Hot 4
| impossibility. We must only say that each Is
| good, and that all are great.