The Forrest City times., 1896-10-30

THe elephant has struck tie town
tiis ktup. Th- Gr-at Wallace shows.
-xhfbIrf 10 The western psrtiaH Il
Lh- clry last IsHasy - per announce
u-nt 90 Ire biH pssJers scattered
throughout th~ c0nntv.
Thr numher pf vi-itBrs 20 ths city on
that day Ear surpassed iu uunber ans
sss-ub.aZ- Drinr to tilst date-s0 say
q Go tisr taifi-s-L Iuttabitaut.
Du- nf tiIr rrmf Ienen Connected with
tii- show sHt vino possibly = vrr-ra
f1u mating crowds PIX the numb-r
at In 0a1. 1t which 5UH were seated
unarr Lhp main eanvass- The street
parade was on lsTEe scale. with ,
bands Of music 30 horses. 800 men
and women. 8 elephants ) cameis. 3
dTumedzrIes. besides A large numbsT
q h0usrdiu wagons containing many
strange animals. birds. fishes. etc
The procession WAS near half 70 =
in .eugTl and US viewed from aii con-
e-lysule points. from = d1urstrp %
trt---tuD ~ The ,EywaTd End Of tele-
graph po.e.
It was great big dav for the iitti-
ones. sud tiir b.g 8ues. IL Cirur~e. cuuit
Hut thgnk IL dEnylug th- Children thr
gi-7tSurs 81 sering things. aud ~ urfier
- 90 - bad - escpTt them. a DUTY
they We're glad 70 perform. Ha doub'.
IN sfnHsIHg feature ia circus Aevr.
Vas the maH Fersonating AZ elephant.
wrapped up ~ tll- hide uf small 5-sSt
It THAI sp-cics Bis sfaId style ut an
les created much amusement among
tie lm1lpnse crowd
! h iaTsrs we're 4 magnificent chi
lection and aell-traiHrd to pei furm
theig respective paris. Many people.
tliat day iH going thp rounds uf Jhr
srnfs vie-ing tie animals and other
Sights tWuug-Tr-i' about The expense
of Keeping 10 az MANY animals. and
various utler parapliTruaiia c1Hnect-d
with 4 hig show. \ TIMES represent
tsiIy- Vas curious efnuEH IL ut tie
facts and ligurps iu Sum- Iustaut -,
and newspaper mau-lik- 4 be Knows
any thing. irts il out
Tire 20 nurses and ponies consume
lazy. l33 bushels ut oats. gao pounds IF
bran aHd - bushels Of cuTn. The six
elephants consume daily. 1890 pounds
e hay. - OHslrisuf oats and - pounds
4 bran. The I Iions IN the show sat
: pounds Of beef each per day. The
1 b,srS bears. J wolf hyeua lsup-
ards. + tigers consume daily. an average
8t 30 pounds OF beef
Ia travelling. the force occupy six
stepping ears similar ~ Puiimaus. aud
Tie stock, animals. wagons. tent rig
gIng. rte. .occBpy ten extra arge freight
ears, AL e which are constructed Ia
conform 10 their pecuiiaT purpose.
The big circus lent - IJ0 fret wiir by
$Hi f-rt lau2 One # the side shows
iiad - exhibition The FALL Boy" liz
rises nearly eight feet from tie ground
and lS,anlY II yeafs OF age. He towers
way sbUFe tire iits-a- ann0vaHees Wifitil
bother othrr c0Ei-nou people sJscII IS
iaaiaFIa. mosquitoes. Ptc.. and Tie last
s-ru 81 him he reporter was trying Ia
! restore lest connection bctE eri him
amt he -arth
Al ln All. it WAS a great circus. and
all always hold the palm for bringing
faFjh all Tie sisters the cousins and Tie
auHts. Even The oil crustles vino
meyer had any convryance 10 haul
mamma aud thr kids 10 church or Tow n
had oid Beck and Nike TO th-
7 StudrbaEer before the old woman had
breakfast ready that morning. It's
coming ard guing also solved tie
money Question, /, g. il You have SO
( you may safely Wager il on any propo-
+ sltrn without finding 4 takrr
All partirs cUHuected with the show
+ acteFi the part OF decency and drcnrum-
no arrests we're made from Their ranks
aiId after the night show Mas over The
Whole thing was loaded on the cars and
many miles away leaving "A good
name and foot prints IN the sand