St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-26
BROTHERS ARRIVE.
They Add LOCO Temporarily to
the Foundation

A new community annexed itself to
Minneapolis yesterday, and if the CEN
suS takers had deferred their work
few days this city would be larger by
a thousand inhabitants. No legiSiat-
i've act was necessary for the anneXa-
ton, nor was the vote of the people
taken.
If there had been there is little doubt
that the vote would have been unan-
imouSly in favor OF the newcomers
This annexation was the moving in
OF the great Ringing Bros circus, and
II was an entertainment OF itself to
watch the amazing way in which a
barren field at Twenty-fifth street and
Nicollet y enue was turned into a sea
Of undulaIing canvas, from which float
ed flags and streamers, attracting a
multitude Of people during the quiet
Sabbath day.
And the small boy; what a time he
hadi There was no corner which he
did not penetrate; no rope which he
did not climb, and no animal he did not
see. II must be said that the employees
of the circus were a patient lot of men,
for they treated these youngsters with
the greatest forbearance.
The train bearing the show reached
here yesterday noon from Wisconsin.
Without ceremony, but with a world
of precision, horses and wagons were
hurried from the cars, and the long
procession started for the grounds.
For the next three hours the mon
arch of this miniature kingdom was
the boss canvasman, and the man who
occupies this position must know his
business thoroughly.
The stake wagon was the first to ar
rive, and after the boss canvaSman
had laid out the grounds, huge piles of
canvas are laid at intervals along the
ground. The lacers get to work bind
ing together the sections of canvas; a
small army of stake drivers circle
around. and soon the huge tent rises
in the air; At once another small army
invades the interior to place the chairs,
smooth the uneven ground and build
the rings and stages
One thing which impressed every
body was the air Of cleanliness pervad-
ing the show, and the quiet, decorous
manner in which every employee
worked. When the tents were erected
il was clear to the casual observer
that they were the largest ever put up
for an exhibition here.
The specimens in the menagerie all
through and the 400 horses, from the
smallest horse in the world, Prince,
to the immense draught PercheronS.
are the finest ever seen in the state of
Minnesota. They all look happy and
well fed, and are not the objects of
pity generally found under circus tents
Ringing Bros pride themselves on
the fact that they do not advertise a
single feature which they do not show
and so the public may be sure Of see
ing many rare specimens of the ami
NAL kingdom. There are two filters
of baby lions, not yet old enough to
be fed on meat, and for that reason
are quite gentle. The baby elephant is
only six months old, and able TO help
himself, which he does without delay
One huge elephant was amusing him
self yesterday by = trying his skull
with a sledge hammer which a work
man had left behind.
The giraffe is a beauty, and very
much in love with his keeper, who
has cared for him for thirteen years
In fact, the attachment is mutual, for
the keeDer sleeps in one end of the
cage There is love for you, and sin
cere love at that
Leading from the left one can see
the finest and, most superb den of
lions ever placed on exhibition That
is the pronounced opinion of Hagen
beck. the greatest lion expert in the
world
There is every indication of the most
immense audiences this afternoon and
night ever beneeth a circus aphi-
theater in this CITY, The doors viii
open at and .. M, and PERFORM