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II vNd Avelling with p. 7. Barnum onee,r
,alh Mr. Tow, long before the railroad shows
yois IN xistenoe. We travelled by wagons
FROM towh 10 town in those days hslting on the
outakirts Of tho town TO enSblo the circus people
10 pht En- their show clothes and prepare for tho
parade. We wcre TO show in q small town in
Pennsylvania, and had noticed that bridge
over which the wagons were to pass was weak.
I,sent word 70 Mr.. Barnum TO put the rhinoooros
wagon at the rear, but he did not do 90. and as
It was In advance It broke she bridge. The show
did not reach the town in time to make much
of parade.
THAT night Mr.. Barnum was seated in the
village hotol when an angry lot Of people who
were disappointed at tho size of the parade
fraud.
"'How cor said Barnum.
"well.' replied the spokesman for the
crowd, you advertised two miles Of paraae
and there was only ono ,.
of parade aud another mile OF damned fools
following it. That makes two miles. doesn't
A rhinoceros IA the most expensive animal In
q circus. A well-brcd and well-developed rhi-
noceros costs $4,000; The Barnnm show recently
lost n rhinoceros and was com pelled to cable to
HaRenbeck at Hamburg to send on another at
once. Hagenbock is the largest animal supply
Sssat os Of London and similar sardons S IN tho
capitals of Eorope Elephants are quite com; com;
be bought for the price Of one rhinoceros.
The elephant is the meenest animal that the
sfrSd e @ nGo or NO one can tell the s
brute will take one unawares to crafty pomo
long treasured or fancied grievance.
A few years ago the show was In Rochester,
when tho elephant keeper went into the elephant
car to zee that everything was secure before the
thoug tlessly passed through the car to exam-
ine the front door. As he was passing the ole
with bis keeper. crushed him to death against
the side of tho car. The elephant is tho biggest
get the better Of his keeper unless he can take
him off his guard.
1t costs not lesslthan 81, 900 day to run Q big
sssnsy suro %seS ~nner % Before starting out
tho rainy days during the past ten seasons.
While this is not by any means reliable. It af-
storms and tornadoes Of late Xears have IN
terfered very much with the profits Of oirouses.
ruined ruin 1874 by a Cyclone at De. Moines. Mr.. Bailey
at once teleeraphed to Cincinnati for new
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show. All tho eailmakers in Cincinnati wore
employed in making The new canvas.
A canvas Ia made every year. and tho one
nsod the previous year is carried along with tho
show for emergency. On the occasion alluded
Fortunately the weather was fair.
An idea OF the magnitude OF big show can
be gained from the fact that 1.2o0 persons are
employed in the Barnum l& Bailey show. Tho
system observed in putting up the big canvas;
taking It down, and packing it In the cars. and
in putting all the rest OF the stun in the cars
each night is something wonderful. There are,
perhaps. twenty or thirty foremen who run the
whole business. Without these men 1t would
take green hands week 70 put up big tent
and another week to take IL down.
When =. 4. Barnuu was In London fifteen
years ago he sent tickets of admission TO
all the clergy and to the Bishop Of London and
his family. Barnums reputation as philan-
thropist had gone before him. and 1t became
necessary TO establish a regular picket guard
around him TO protect him from annoyancss In
his hotel. The applicants for charitable dona-
tions would frequently get through the line @ and
apply for donations ranging from 500 to
$4,000. After the Bishop OF London and his
family had seen the show the Bishop called
upon Barnum and chatted with him for some
time. Barnum impressed him, Is he did every
body, being : b!s.hesrtsd, sn!able, and
brainy man: The Bishop on leaving took his
hand and said:
Mr.. Barnum. you arc not such q bad man
after all. hope TO meet you In heaven. sir"
"Well. you will, IL you arc there," replied
Barnum.
The answer Was too much even for the Bishop.
and those who hoard 1t shouted with laughter.