San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
ELEPHANTS THAT THINK.
Three Herds OF Marvelously-Educa
ed Pachyderms With Ringing

Three herds of elephants-thre herds
of marvelously educated pachyderms
performing in three separate rings-this
is the startling novelty offered in the
trained animal display of Ringing
Bros Worlds Greatest Shows, which
1t is at last positively announced, will
exhibit in San Antonio again Saturday
= October 8. These wondrously trained
animals are a complete exhibition in
themselves. They comprise three dis
tinct schools-a troupe of dancing ele-
plants, troupe of ponderous pyramid
Forming pachyderms, and the only
troupe Of performing baby, elephants
In the world. At the word of command
they go through the most difficult mil
itary marches and maneuvers, tread
the intricate mazes of the waltz, and
stately quadrille, and form the most
artistic groupings, pyramids. and tab
leaux. The work Of the, baby ele-
plants is particularly adapted to
arouse the enthps IN of the younger
element IN Sadience. They do
hing iT talk, and in view of
Fir almost incredibly human like per-
Torrance, 1t would seem as though
even that was not an impossibility.
These little animal actors give COM
I plete play. One sits at table, order
E ing his dinner and disposing Of it with
the dainty fastidiousness of an epicure,
not forgetting the final glass Of wine,
the finger bowl and the napkin; an
other acts as host, and others hurry to
and fro in the role of walters, never
failing to linger in the vicinity of the
guest and mutely appeal for the GUS
tomary tip. This wonderful display
of trained animal intelligence is rare
feast for the little ones and evokes I'M
bounded enthusiasm. Another feature
that never fails to delight the children
is Mons. Natali's trained pig circus.
This is, indeed, wonderful exhibition.
There are big pigs and little pigs, and
pigs that are neither big nor little, but
funny OF look at whether they are fol-
lowing their trainer around the ring
or going through their ludicrous per-
Torrance. One of these pigs is a
famous climber. Think Of a step lad
der, forty feet high, and so nearly per-
pendicular that any ordinary man
would become dizzy climbing it. Well,
this wonderful pig climbs just such a
ladder, and climbs it quickly and in
variably without urging or mishap.
The furore that this remarkable ex-
-s.hi5ifion always. creates is not confined
10 the childxenHby any means. 1t is
something to be discussed and marvel
ed at for many days after the show
has gone. There are many other
trained animal acts-some that are
quite as remarkable in their way as
those that have been mentioned-but
of course. the educated animals are
only one little part Of the show. There
is the marvellous Nelson family, the
greatest acrobats in the world; male
and female riders from all parts Of the
world, celebrated acrobats, aerialists
gymnasts and contortionists from thu
famous circuses Of Europe, a grand
spectacular reproduction Of the famet
classic Festival Of Olympus, a reviva
of the thrilling races of the Roman
hippodrome, and the most complete
menagerie of rare wild beasts ever seei
in any geological collection in tn
world. Circus day in this city will b
inaugurated with a magnificent parad
in which the immense professional re
sources of the show will be displayed
in all their magnificent splendor fire.
upon the public thoroughfares.