The sun., 1893-06-08
FAMOUS ABROAD.
Sells Brothers Big Show of The
World, Returns to Astonisf1
All at Home.

When it comes to even the ordinary
Oidtime, One-ring, small "rOund-tOp"
circus, "men are but children Of
larger growth" Small wonder then
that the announced visit TO Morris,
MINI, on June q, 1893, Of Sells Bro
theirs Enormous United Shows-the
leading and longest established of all
the great arenic enterprises-creates
a child-like furore of delighted ex-
pectation. Nor is enthusiastic anti
cipation in this instance misplaced,
for tho assurances are genuine and
ample that there will be revealed to
us, really and intrinsically, the big
show of the world, so far as rare wild
beast possessions, brilliant equestrian
and athletic performances, gorgeous
oriental pagentry, and revived imper-
ial, ancient time heroic contests and
pastimes can fill the bill. So there
now comes to us, clear from the very
opposite side of ''the great globe
itself" after a most marvellous six
months journey of over twenty thous-
and miles, and crowded with the en-
thusiastic praises of a great young
sister empire, wondrously rare ex-
hibit of stranpest Anstralasian crea-
lures; regal Roman hippodrome:
fve-continent menagerie; three big
circuses combined; strange desert
caravan Of wild, war-like Bedouin
athletes; the only exhibited pair of
full-grown, giant hippopotami; "a
huge elevated Olympian stage; royal
japanese troupe; mid-air carnival
of daring evolutions; fairyland frolics
for the children; golden Mother
Goose pageants, romantic pilgrimages
to Mecca; Arabian Nights Entertain
ments, and tremendous and magni-
ficent free street parade, rolled into
one millionaire alliance, for but one
price of admission; ;or, more properly
speaking, roaring, rushing, racing,
marching, dancing, gliding, tumbling
soaring, diving and disporting under
some ten acres of tents. Whew! the
very thought of it fairly makes
one catch his breath. And not only
is it a very great, but it is very good
clean, admirably managed show, alb
solutely free from any and every an
noyance or Objectionable association,
and under the immediate eye of it's
proprietors, who are no irresponsible
and predatory spectators, but men
of high standing at thome-capitalist
bank directors, and members of the
Board of Trade. Not only does our
own press vouch for them and their
magnificent exhibition in the most
generous terms, but all the news
papers of Australia express the high
est admiration for their liberality and
pluck in venturing so far with such
vast entertainment in the face of SO
many formidable obstacles. They
amply deserve rousing home well
come on all hands, and are getting it.
A most extraordinary feature of
their show this season is the ten thous-
and dollar guessing contest. Sells
Brothers never do any thing by
halves, and this season, as a sort of
Worlds Fair surprise, they propose
giving a prize of FIVE thousand dollars
to the person who comes nearest to
guessing the combined weight of the
pair of h1ppopotami; three thousand
dollars to the one who makes the sec
ond best guess, and two thousand
dollars for the third best guess.
This opportunity to gather in a mod
crate fortune is given to all visitors
free.