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Talsslsis ~ tBFa three somSFssuits. There
Lave been several zFrat isspers who have
attempted the feAt aud have iost their
lives Bob c-icknsy used 10 be great
ieaper and have heard that lie Was will
Inx 60 turn three sonlrTssulrs daily pro-
yiasd be he allowed Lbosuse II a net made
BY himself
1T - such dangerous undertaking.
few circus proErivi8rs wi1 permit the Al
tempt. After tHS somersauits ieaper
loses biz center ~ gravity. 20 ~ speak. and
hs- 40 eoatrol Whatever over his move
uents- Usually the third tuck proves
fssai aud he strikes GA his head, swapping
bis neck The record shows that they all
fell on their heads ami met almost instant
death. ! have never had ANY ambition 10
dc three so,ner4zult~ and | generally say
n i impossible. because death almost ia
ysrisbly results from the attempt. IL
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ersl feet higher than do now then might
give three -omerssalts n study. provided
l had netting ~ land on. At fair out
West many YEAR saos great circus leAper
made big bet that ne could make three
som~rsaults before handling He made
them but landed on all fouG-. Tue money
was offered 20 him. the COMMITTEES decid-
somer-auIts Well, he was ambitious aud
honest and declared that he would not take
the money until he landed gracefully on
his feet He made sec-nd leap, landed
sqasrely on his bead aud died INSTANTLY"
''Does tue weather affect your ability
10 lesp' ....
1--WE all hate rainy weather Moisture
and often water gets upon the spring
board and then We slip aud fall. cannot
say though that raiuy or even cold weather
affects our muscles. After a few leaps we
warm up aud So cold or hot weather is
pretty much all the same. What general
work after the leapiug do clowns have to
do, We 20 ON Ia the ground tumbling
snd are expected 70 give life and dash TO
IL. IL IL hard work but part OF our re-
pertoire aud We 20 merrily through with
IL. The one-ring clown of years ago did
not do half the work In the acrobatic line
that the horse play clown of today does
with fifteen or twenty clowns to assist
him One thing We rarely ever do aud
that il ride bareback. 1t il difficult to
/ cut antics OH a horse without falling off
How do we invent horse piay' Oh.
easy enough. Fer months before the show
! season opens We practice and do nothing
| but invent situations that we think will
create fun. When we apply for position
/ In a circus we have our acts down To - Gne
/ point, and do them Oh exhibition for the
| man who employs us. What clowns
I paid, A frst-class clown commands a
salary of SIS per week. Many OF them
I only receive $50 n week, and some $40 and
\ SO Dan Rice used TO receive the munifi-
/ cent salary OF 500 per week in the palmy
/ days Of one ring circuses. He was an ex-
ception, OF course. The average clown
then received from $50 To $50 per week.
! Fine horseback riders. of course, receive
higher salaries than clowns"
why is it that whenever a clown or
circus performer applies for place he is
| always starr"
| That is the result Of not having the APP
prentice system. There are no beginners
| iu acircus. because the law forbids children
under certain age appearing In public
/ performances. That law killed the ap
prentice system and helped gymnasiums
in the large cities When boy or girl is
preparing for the circus, he or she take.
private lessons in some gymnasium either
from professor or old circus man When
the boy arrives at the age of sixteen he is
generally speaking, good acrobat OF
gymnast, and applies frequently AS n star
AS a rule be has father or relative
who IL star performer aud the
boy goes with him as assistant. Ii they
do a trsp-ze act the boy will swing 10y his
teeth and do other tricks that heavy full
grown man could not do so easily Bows
are in demand too when the mid-air swing
| ing trapsLe acts are done. He is not "a
| heavy and his father or circus brother
somewhat stout. can catch him when he
[ flies through the air from a swim ging bar
/ Young girls riding and tumbling are sci
dom seen nowadays in circuses. They are
generally Of age when they appear in the
arena" DAVID NECHSLER
Mr.. woodephead This new teacher
amt At for business.
School Commissioner-Wh is the ma /
ter with bimi
Mr.. VIE can't spell with a cent
:. C-Can't spell1
Mr.. W-NSw can't even spell Told my
darter that "skeeter~' was speit with IN
What Physician says.
J. y. loose. Rel Cloucr County. Dctroit:
Checrtully furnish the following for
/. publication.
Mrs. :, age 80, Cancorous face (ccll
T cancer, he'd tired many physicians,
and on presentation TO me was nor
. rtie sight - look upon. Nose partly
eaten away. deep pits in checks, fore
head and chin. A last hope / put
her ou LOos, Extract Clover Red
. large doses internally. and as p local