The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-06-30
Ringing Bros. Circus.

ing. lift KOHL Il hUDNICKI.
Ringing Bros. Circus.
Wednesday, June %, will be red
letter day in our calendar for long
time to come. Ringing Bros. great
show is the best that has ever ex-
hibited in Morris. It is big, it is
new, and it's army of artists and per-
formers are people of great daring
and ability. It's reputation for doing
good, clean, marvellous work, and all
it's promise, had preceded it, and the
streets were filed with a great and
enthusiastic crowd to receive it.
Early in the morning, from every
point of the compass, professions of
wagons, in many of which there was
standing room only, were visible.
It seemed as if the country had
turned out to a man, woman and
child, for many miles around, all
hurrying eagerly forward to see the
great parade; men and women living
over again the happiest days of their
youth, and the children laying in a
stock of new sensations and experien-
ces which, we are not quite sure they
Will not carry with them over the
Mystic river with one shore.
The parade was promptly on time
and was really work of art, a gor-
geous display. The beautiful horses
richly caparisoned; the chariots gilt
tering in purple and gold; the dens
and cages of snarling hyenas, sleek
looking tigers and leopards, and lions
with great names and hungry looking
eyes; the richly clad equestrians and
equestriennes; the many elephants,
camels and other animals on foot, all
made the parade a great success
filed the thousands of spectators
with wonder and delight and led
every oneto expect splendid perform
ances. The musical features were
unique and costly, including the
chime of bells in richly carved and
gildea be}fry, all insensibly carrying
one back in fancy to the days of
Greece and Rome. By 2 o'clock over
5000 people were comfortably seated
under the huge canvass, and the
weather was all that could have been
desired. Priest and minister, teacher
and layman were there to renew their
youth and shake the cobwebs out of
their brain.
1t is impossible to describe the
many graceful, daring and startling
acts, but prominent among them are
the bareback riding of the Reed
sisters; the manage acts of Ida LaRue
and Mollie Sunlin; the sumersault
riding acts of Messrs Marks and
Rooney; the hair-raising deeds of
Signor Arcaris and sister, and the
Tybells, in their acts of implement.
The almond-eyed sons and daughters
of Japan seemed in their element,
swaying from bamboo poles, walking
up stairway of swords, or in their
seemingly impossible feats of con-
tortion. They are certainly the most
skillful Japs we have ever seen. The
Vernon brothers are certainly excelled
by none in their thrilling performance
ending in a double sumersault in
in mid air. The clowns were there
in force and kept the audience in
roars of laughter by their ludicrous
antics and romantic yarns.
There was no one present who will
not be on better terms with them
selves for year to come. The circus
will be a sort of an oasis in the midst
of the monotonous prairie life. We
are glad that the prejudices against
rational amuscments are passing
away. Give us men, women and
children who can laugh. 90! laugh
ter, thou rose-lipped daughter of joy,
there are enough dimples in thy
cheeks to catch and hold and glorify
all the tears of grief" When we
meet with one too good to laugh or
occasionally take in the circus, we
are disposed to think there is some
thing wrong with their internal econ
omy, and feel like placing an orange
peel or banana skin in their path
to. assist their hillary circulation.
Cheerfulness is the best medicine;
hang up pleasant thoughts in the
mind and they will become medicine
for the soul. Great is the circus as a
promoter of cheerfulness, health and
longevity, and among the greatest Of
them is that of Ringing Bros.
Notice.
The farmers of Frames are hereby