The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-05-19
THE BIG CIRCUS DAY.
Coming In June When The Fore
paugh Show Will EN- ,
hibit i'm Sedalia.

Adam FsSepaugh's shows are COM
ing to Sedalia and will positively
pitch their fourteen waterproof tents
IN this city next month. This show
Is the oldest and largest circus in the
entire world and it was never better
than this season judging from the
fiattering comments by the entire
press of Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, Cincinnati and other
big cities of the east where the show
has recently exhibited. The circus is
a great humanizer. Its popularity is
chiefly due to the fact that everyone
can understand it, and it arouses in
every one sympathy of sentiments
which levels the powers, fortune and
station has set up.
The millionaire gets no more for
his money than the man who sweeps
the crossing for him, at the circus.
He can only see, hear and emf y, and
these prerogatives, nature and not
fortune bestows on the man.
The writer was once at a circus in
San Francisco, where the late King
KaIakaula of the SandSich Islands,
occupied a seat of honor. His Maj
esty was sight to behold, there wasn't
a boy in the audience who enjoyed
himself more. He fairly rolled in his
arm chair, and for the couple Of hours
the show lasted, he was happy as if
he was not king.
Not ten feet from him was a tat
tered little bootblack, whom 1 had
watched crawling under the tent just
before / entered the canvas. He was
dirty, ragged, white-faced, and ill-fed,
and he chuckled and screamed as
Justify in his small way. as anyone,
for in his delight he forgot that he
was losing an afternoons work, which
meant dinner and bed.
Who can say that the circus, as an
entertainment, is not q great one,
that can thus place King and beggar
on common level and arouse In each
those identical sentiments, which ex.
ist in mankind, whether In howell or
on throne?
One of the most marvellous
exhibitions of animal train
ing in the entire universe
is forming one of the principle attrac-
lions with the Forepaugh show this
season.
Col. Edgar Daniel Boone is the |
name of the man who is at present
astonishing the people of this country
by his performance with five full |
grown ferOciOus lions, all liberated |
and given the entire freedom of the |
circus arena.
These savage brutes under the colo
nels guidance, are made to do about
every act TINT dogs, horses and ponies
have been instructed to perform, and
even more, for these lions in addition
to dancing, posturing, leaping, racing
in harness, ETC., actually ride tricycles,
a feat no horse has yet been able to
accomplish.
The Colonel is a Kentuckian by
birth, and a direct descendant of
Kentucky's famous pioneer-Daniel
Boone.
The arena in which the lions are
liberated is surrounded by tall and
closely barred steel fence. This in.
sures perfect safety to the audience
whatever may be the fate of the lion
performers. II
Col Boone is accompanied in his
of these liberated lions, by
Miss Csrlotta, and a large German
hunting hound, who frolics with the
lions while the ion-tamer looks on, I
aud subsequently participates in the
display which the lions make by their :
jumping, racing, posturing, dancing
and driving accomplishments.
Fight pounds of lean meat consti.
.utes the daily rations of each of
.hese trained lions.
Col. Boone was formerly an ivory .
lunter in Africa. He captured the
ions he now exhibits in the interior
If that country.
He has travelled with bis lions all ]
,ver the world and met with many
thrilling scenes.
The only way in which lions can
'e trusted to perform outside cage,
) by educating the brutes. They pos