St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-08

much to interest them. 1t is no small
matter to handle the army of men that
accompanies this vast enterprise-1,2 06
all tOid-and it requires its generals and
subOrdinates, to whom work Is par
celed out until the whole moves like
ciockwork: and Gin short space of time
scene the little city arises as if by
magic. Ali is not as calm and silent as
a summer sea, however. There is the
blowing of signal whistles, the yells of
the commanders, the crack of sledges,
the crash of dropping plankS and
the rattle of chains, but with it
all there is no confusion and in short
time the word is done. The vast tent
which is carried by this show is the
largest one erected. requiring six center
poles. On account of the spectacle of
Nero" seats are only arranged upon
one side, but they will seat comfortably
1880 people. Add to this a vast ami
NAL tent, three horse tents. three ward
robe tents, one dressing room tent, two
hotel tents and the blacksmith and re-
pair tent. and the expression ''a sea of
canvas" is almost verified
Probably one of the most interesting
facts of show life to the DOvice in such
matters. is the arrangements for feed
ing the vast array. Heretofore the ar
rangementS were rather crude, the eat
ing being done in army fashion. Now,
huge lines of covered tables are set
with very fair table service, napkins
and other modern accessories. and the
employe enjoys first-rate dinner. The
cooks wagon contains line of huge
ranges npon which this particular cook
cooks for over 1000 people. The
present outfit consumes daily
1900 pounds of meat, 1900
loaveS of bread and other material
In proportion, enough to swamp the
market in an ordinary town, but buyers
are sent ahead of the show to prepare
for it. When GLOBE reporter visited
the kitchen yesterday huge dish of
macarOni had been taken off the fire, and
the assistants were preparing other
dishes, among which were small regi-
ment of chickens just undergoing the
Stuffing process. How the Snowman of
long ago would have wondered at such
an unheard-of thing as chicken in a
cook tent.
The horse tents were next visited,
and here was found huge stable of
splendid animals standing in straw
clear up to their knees. One of them, a
beautiful white stallion, being groomed
at the entrance, was the center of a
crowd of admirers. In one of the tents
was horse that is freak. 1t has not
hair upon it, the skin being perfectly
smooth. The animal is kept entirely
blanketed to keep off the troublesome
flies, from which he has no protection.
the tail being as useless for that pur-
pose as that of pig. In the animal
tent was found rare collection
of the worlds most rare animals,
the most rare in fact being
baby Bengal tiger, born Saturday after
noon. The little beast was about the
size of small kitten, its stripes being
as perfect as those upon the full-grown
animals. Its eyes, of course, are not
yet open, and the attendant was feeding
it milk from a bottle, as the mother had
died in giving it birth. There were
one that lived. The attendant stated
that with good care the little one might
be reared, although the chances were
very much against it. When lifted
from its box the little animal gave cry
very much like that of cross infant
until it began its meal, when it rested
content. 1t seemed hardly possible
that the cunning little thing could ever
grow into savage and dangerous ami
NAL.
In the large tent the men were at
WOlk Will plOWS arranging GQo rings,
while on one side the scenery was being
placed in position for the performance
of "Nero," Imre Kiralfy's latest specta-
Gle. This is to be given on an elaborate
scale, and is part of the performance.
not as many have supposed being sep
arate affair. Three hundred people take
part in its production, there being bal
lets and other fete day features of the
days it represents. The scenery is quite
realistic, and far beyond what one
would imagine could be carried by
circus. In the wardrobe tent were piles
upon piles of properties for this feature,
consisting of armor, gaudy robes.
spears, swords, banners and a thousand
and one contrivances used in the spec
tacle.
The scene of activity never seemed
to lack in interest for the crowd, and it
kept moving and standing about the
tents until darkness fell upon the scene,
when the people reluctantly turned
away and left the ghostIy city to itself.
This morning, of course, will occur the
street parade, when the small boy, the
rural visitors and large portion of
Minneapolis humanity will tire them
selves out upon tavorite curbstones,
waiting until the procession passes.
Then, of course. every one who can pro-
cure ticket will go with the crowd IN
side the tent, and for brief time all
will be children again.