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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
Death OF w. t. Myrick.

William T. Myricll died at Fulton last
week, aged "a years. Deceased was
reared in Hardcman county, and when
a mere boy enlisted as private soldier
in the Seventh Tennessee cavalry, Con
federate States army, remaining with
his command until the surrender in
1863. As a soldier he was brave, fait h
full and diligent in the performance Of
every duty. Through all the cam
paigns of Gen. FORESTS command, to
which his regiment was attached, he
was ever at his post of duty, winniny
for himself the confidence of his supe-
riors and the affection and love Of his
associates.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22

/ never heard but one Porto Rican man
make a kick about anything. / was sitting
on the hotel veranda at Ponce one day when
a merchant came down the street to see me.
There was a vicious bull tearing about the
street, and the animal got after the mer-
chant and run him a block and gave him a
toss which landed him on the veranda, al
most at my feet. of course / went to his
assistance, thinking him seriously hurt, but
without a bruise. | began to congratulate
him over his escape, but he interrupted NE
with:
"SenOr, / like it not. The bull should
have rolled me into the ditch, instead of toss
ing me up here. Never before was | tossed
upon this veranda, and l can't make it out"
Washington Post
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
How to Avoid Cold. u. Ting wIater.

How to Avoid Colds Il. ,tnE Wihter,
This idea that many people have,
that winter is an unhealthful season,
is all wrong. Winter is just as health
full as summer, if people Will take care
of themselves. IL you want to go
through the winter without a cold, OBJ
serve these few simple rules:
''non't overhead your house, and
don't stop all ventilation. Sleep in a
cool room, but keep warmly covered.
always take off your outdoor wraps
when You come in the house. and al
ways put them on when you go out.
And, lastly, just as long as there is
snowon the ground, don't go out with
out your rubbers. This last rule is the
most important of all. for two colds
out of three come from wet feet
The Independent.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
The states Financial Condition.

There is every indication that Tennes-
see will be able to meet her annual
interest, $500, 900, the first of the year
without assistance from the outside
world. On the 18th there was in the
treasury $4,000 alter the payment of
the Confederate pensioners of the State.
Daring the balance of the month
nothing but current expenses are to be
met. There is $50, 900 in sight before
the end of the month. The secretary
of States Office will make its quarterly
return of 50, 900 or $IO,OOO Coal oil fees
and other means of revenue will go to
make up the balance needed on the
interest.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
Monument to Gen. Sanders

The Sons of Veterans of Knoxville
have put on foot aplan to erect a mon
ument TO Gen. w. p. Sanders, who was
killed in the battle of Fort San lers
during the civil war. The sons of 35,-
900 Union soldiers of East Tennessee
md Eastern Kentucky are assuming
the task. Hon. John c. Houck, ex-
cOngre ,sman from Tennessee, is one OF
the leading spirits. lie has formulated
a request TO congress for a national
park of thirty acres around the spot
where the monument is to be erectel.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
On to smith Ore Banks.

\ contract has been let by officials
of the Tennessee * Alabama Mineral
Railroad to construct a road from
Lawrenceburg to the Smith ore banks
of Lawrence county, a distance of some
eight miles. This road will connect
with the Louisville & Nashville system
at I.awrenceburg and will cost in the
ncig hborhood of s 10000, possibly a
little more.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
Sale ofL & n FIoridn Lnnd..

The Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Co. has sold all its lands in western
Florida, aggregating 100000 acres, 10
a Michigan syndicate, at 81 an acre.
The largest and best bodies of the
land will be held by the syndicate for
its own uses, and large milling and
turpentine business will soon be sold
to home seekers.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22

w. L. Carter, former postmaster at
Meldrim, Ga, pleaded guilty in the
United States court at Savannah, TIC
the charge of embezzling $500 of thu
post Office funds. He was sentenced
to two years in the Ohio penitentiary.
y plea for mercy was entered on the
ground that his friends had advised
him to take the money, and that they
would stand good for it, which they
failed to do.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
Big Land Deal.

e. E. Barthell, representing J. r.
Lyon and associates, wealthy lumber
dealers of Chicago, has closed a deal for
5000 acres OF lands in Scott and Fen
tres, counties. The purchasers will
build sawmills on various parts of the
property, the great bulk of it being
mountain woodland. The property also
--InfIinS lnnl-
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
GUARDIAN me CHRISTMAS TREES


HEN I was but little fellow, to whom the 1e
gends of childhood were dear, resided with
my parents in of the central states where
the beautiful pine tree is practically unknown.
Each Christmastde brought with it what was,
to me, unfathomab1e mystery.
"Papa, where does Santa Claus get all his
Christmas trees % I wont to ask On each
Christmas morning viewed the little tree
covered with pretti1y co1ored candles and papers,
and laden with the mementos of the holiday sea-
son for my baby sister and myself.
''He gets them in the great forests, far to the
north, where he lives with his reindeer" always
explained my father
1 still remember how often I wished for
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
wouId-Be Assassin's work.

Mrs. Madden, widow of the late
Lake Madden, was shot and probably
fatally wounded during storm al
Nicksburg, Miss. The culprit fired at
her through the window, the bullet
striking her in the head and lodging
rear the spine. 1t is thought the
wound will prove fatal. As Mrs. Mad
den had received $500 on a government
claim recently, and as the money was
known to be in the house, it is sup
posed that the miscreant intended
murder and robbery. He was fright
tned off. however.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
Cotton Gin Combine.

1t is reported that all of the big cot
ton gin manufacturing concerns oil
the country viii form a combination
or have already done so. Among the
concerns said to have entered the
combine arc the Munger CO., of Dallas,
Tex. said to be the largest in the
world, the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Gin Co., of birmingham, Ala, the
Daniel Pratt Gin Co., of Prattsville,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
Farmers Institute Election.

The West Tennessee Farmers Insti-
tute which met at Union City last week,
elected the following permanent
officers: President, Hon. J. II. Nc
Dowell of Union City; ice-presidents.
j. w. Clayton of Kenton, w. w. Morris
Of Fulton. j. c. Lee of Hornbeal<: sec
rotary, J. +. Ogilvie of Obion.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
Chattanooca to ChickamauCa.

The last rail for the electric line from
Chattanooga to Chickamauga Park was
laid last week and the trolley wire has
been strung almost the entire distance.
The road will be running by January 1.
The company operating the road will
also operate a line of hacks in the park,
so that visitors herea fter will have lit
tie trouble or expense in viewing this
great national reservation.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
Text Book Notice.

The State text book commission has
fixed upon June l as the date at which
the two histories of Tennessee, geology
of Tennessee, higher and mental arith-
metic, recently adopted. must be placed
in the public schools of the State. The
exchange period of these five books was
extended to November >.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
Lost His Identity.

Emanuel Kaufman, son of a wealthy
merchant of Atlanta, Ga, disappeared
near New York ana found himself five
days later in Niagara Falls, without =
name. He discovered his identity
through an advertisement and was
taken home. He can not yet recall
where he was in the meantime.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
To Make Agricultural Implements.

A company has been organized at
Chattanooga with paid up capital of
$50, 900, all taken by local capitalists,
for the manufacture of agricultural i'm
plements, with special reference to
patent cotton planter and cultivatOr
which has been approved by cotton
growers in that section. The new plant
will be known as the Southern Impie-
ment Works. The charter has been
applied for.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
The True Connoisscurs.

Papa" said the boy, when you say in
your advertisements that your goods are
acknowledged by connoisseurs to be the
best what do you mean by connoissenrs?"
"A cOnnoisseur, my boy answered the
great manufacturer Els an eminent author
ity-an authority, in short who admits that
our goods are the best '-ColEer's Weekly
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
Killed Over "A Game of Cards.

In dispute over a game of cards at
Jackson last week, Walter Chandler
struck Felix Hicks, of near Humboldt,
over the head with an iron cuSpidor,
causing his death. Hicks was so wears
of age and man OF means.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22

the prettiest story I
mastide was one
sat on my knee in
home in the midst
great forests.
Joseph, in the prov
there stretches mile
land on which the
more than a hun
These great trees
in the winter time,
warm sunshine of
the snow of winter
great logs down the
and through h e
be sawed into 1um-
all among TIL e s e
are thousands of
left for Santa Claus
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
An Icc Trust.

Efforts are being made by financial
interests in the east to form a combina-
ton of ice manufacturing plants in the
principal cities of the south,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
Settled with the Strikers.

The official of the Ducktown CTenn.)
Sulphur, Copper and Iron Co. have set.
tied with the strikers by reducing the
working hours to eight per day and al
vancinE wages of miners so cents per
day. Surface miners are increased 1C
per cent. Both union and non-unioD
men are now working.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
Fish and Mosquitoes.

DIR. J.. o. Howard, United States
entomologist, stationed at Washing
ton, says the clouds of mosquitoes a.
New Orleans are propogated in the
cisterns. He says fish placed in the
cisterns will destroy the mosquitoes.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
Twenty-Five Minutes at Gettysburg

Pickett's division of confederates, at
Gettysburg, lest more men in 20 min.
utes of fighting than the British have
lost-killed, wounded and captured
in any battle in South Africa since the
war begun. Heth's division of Lees
army, at Gettysburg, lost 2,7OO men il
killed and wounded in 25 minutes.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22

en-haired girl, and
overheard of Christ
she told me as she
front of h er 10 e
of one o f t h o S 9
Back from Lake
ince of Ontario,
after mile of forest
great trees rise to
bred feet in height.
the 1umbermen cut
and then when the
the spring drives
away they float the
sw o11en creeks
lakes to the mills to
Der. But scattered
great trees there
LITTLE trees that are
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
Confederate Reunion.

Gen. john B. Gordon, commanding
the United Confederate veterans, says
that the dates May 30 to June 3, in
elusive, have been decided upon for
the annual reunion, which this year is
to be held in Louisville, Ky.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
A ounrantine Arninst JaiI.

The governor of Missouri and the
warden OF the state prison have decid-
ed to admit no more prisoners fol
some time, owing to the prevalence of
smallpox.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
DOnhIP HRnRinR

Jim Godding and Wash Powell were
hanged at Valdosta, Ga, for the muir.
der of a country storekeeper named
Vickers about two months ago. They
protested their innocence to the last.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
Winter Tours,

Should you desire information regarding
California, Arizona, Texas or Mexico, and
the long limit, low rate, round trip tickets
sold to principal points, the various routes
via which the tickets can be purchased
or regarding one way first and second
class rates, through sleeping car lines, First
Glass and Tourist, call upon or address w
G. Neimyer, Gen'I Western Agent South.
ern Pacific Co., 238 Clark St., Chicago; w
H. Conner, Com'l Agent, Chamber Com
merce Bldg, Cincinnati, O., or w. J. Berg
Tray. Pass. Agt., 22O Ellicott So, Buffalo,
N V
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
Killed i'm a Prize Fight

Henry Niese died at ST. Louis from
conclusion of the brain, due to intu-
ries receiN ed in prize fight, called,
according to law, a boxing bout.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
A DastardIy Deed.

w. D. Smith, white barber, threw
acid into the face of his landlady, Mrs.
s. NJ. Holland, at Macon, Ga, and was
taken to Atlanta to prevent lynching.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
Took Him at ms Word.

Customer-You sell cracked eggs at half
price. do you not?
Clerk-Yes'm; we always make 80 per
cent. reduction on cracked goods Anything
else today
Yes, YOU may give me a dollars worth of
cracked wheat. Here's so cents "-Colum-
bus (O) State journal.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22

visit to that wonderful land where Christmas grey
asked my father to take there
at is far away for little boys go, maybe
when to be will be able to visit Christ
tree land always the conso1ing which
received.
Last summer visited Christmas land, s I
travelled through the great forests first the Grand
Trunk railway and afterward foot thought of the de-
my childhood to that identical spot 1t away
up northern Canada north of Georgian Bay that found
this wonderful lana and there Christmas
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
Killed by "A Train.

Mrs. Nora Criscoll, aged nearly so,
one of the Oldest citizens of Clarksville
was run over by a switch engine and
killed in the Louisville s. Nashville
freight yards.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
Caution to Orange Growers

The government authorities are in
specting every Importation of oranges
from Acapulco, Mexico. They are in
fected with the orange fruit worm.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22

Mr.. Suell-''What are you crying for, e.
sie?' His Little Daughter-"I've Just read
that the diamond mines may be exhausted
IN seven years, and it's eight before my com
ing out!"-Jewelers' Weekly.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22

Oh, yes, DO, she Saul Ike 90 WHICH my
papa cat them and hear the noise when they fall.
And then the men come with the big and haul
them to the creek down there and they foated
away. But like the little trees best, think
''And why, I asked, ''do you like the little
trees best?''
Because they are Santa Claus trees
'And does Santa Claus come and get them ~
asked again.
Eyes, every winter, just before Christmas
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
Found Murdered.

p. P. ClaIkson, merchant at Green
Pond, Ala, was found in his store,
by his son, murdered.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
Zine Works Close Down.

The zinc work at Moss Creek have
closed down indefinitely, throwing
stated
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22

little all their
andb o k i'm
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22

She handed the check to the paying teller.
She was calm and collected, as if it was an
everyday matter
have forgotten to indorse it.
Endorse it?" with little worried smile
Yes; you must write your name on the
back here to show that you will repay this
bank in case the issuer of this check should
fail to answer our call. !"
oh" she said accepting the pen.
When the teller looked at the check again
this is what he read:
The - bank has always paid up what it
owes, and you need have no worry There
fore indorse this check. Very truly yours,
Mrs. j. B. Blanks"
The teller fell over into the vault.-Syra-
cuse Herald
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22

Nell-"Why did Maude get divorce? l
thought she and George got along beauti-
fully" Belle-"So they did, but the cook
took a violent dislike to him and threat
ened to leave" Philadelphia Record.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
Mother and child Killed.

Lucy GORDON and her child in arms
we're killed by Jim Mayfield, at
AdairviIle, Ga. Mayfield, it is believed,
intended TIC kill Frank Bird.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22

time. My papa n ever
cuts the little trees until
Just before Christmas
time, and then when he
does he piles them up
very carefully, and the
men come with s1eds and
haul them to the lake
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22

John Mullins is in Jail at Whites
burg, KY. for completely in the killing
OF \. r. Bryant, and the two Craft
brothers i'll Cumberland mountains.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
A Slight Misunderstanding.

She-I suppose you were presented at
court while in London?
He-Yes, twice, but l was acquitted both
times.-Chicago Evening News.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
Care OF the Hands In Winter.

To keep the hands in good condition in cold
weather care must be given them. Gloves
should be worn when engaged in house work,
or going out in the open air. They should be
washed in tepid water with Ivory soap, and
carefully dried on soft towel. Too fire.,
quent washing, or extremes of heat or cold
should be avoided.
ELIZA r PARKER
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22

Piso's Cure for Consumption relieves the
most obstinate coughs.-Rev. D. Buch
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
The Great Test,

els Willoughby Winks companionable
fellow"
ooh, yes; he makes himself agreeable even
when he plays whist. detroit Free Press.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
The Typewriter Invention.

A Statistician has proved that the inven-
ton of the typewriter has given employment
to 200 people, but he fails to state how
many cases of weak stomachs and dyspepsia
it has induced. All people of sedentary oc-
cupation need Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
1t helps nature to bear the strain which en-
sues from confinement and it is a wonderful
medicine No one realizes this more keen
ly than the man or woman who has been
cured of stomach trouble by its use.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
Catarrh Cannot BE Cured

with Local Applications, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a
blood OF eonstltutlonal disease, ana IN order I
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous SUI
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not a quacl
medicine. 1t was prescribed by one of the
best physicians in this country for years.
posed of the best tonics known, combineC,
with the best blood purifiers, acting direct
ly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination of the two ingredients is what
produces such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh Send for testimonials, free
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, O.
Sold by all druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
ELIZA R. PARKER.
The Ruling Passion with Him.

"Elvira is upstairs getting ready" said
the little brother to the stout caller. ''I'll
go and tell her to hurry up"
Thank you" said the stout, caller. '"Tell
her to hurry up or to hurry down, just as
you think best. Anything to reduce my
wait. "-Somerville Journal.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22


gre VIII lived.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22

Gratitude, like everything else, is OBJ
noxious when it is overdone. - Atchison
Globe.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22
Cures
Hard Coughs

No matter how hard your
cough is OF how long you have
had it. Ayers Cherry Pectoral
is the best thing you could
possibly take. But it's too
risky to wait until you have
consumption. for sometimes it's
impossible to cure this disease.
If you are coughing today.
don't wait until tomorrow. but
get a bottle of Cherry Pee
tora1 at once and be relieved.
1t strengthens weak lungs.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-12-22

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-22
Low Fare Excursions via the Lehigh
Valley Railroad.

Grand regatta on Cayuga lake. Itha-
ca, N. Y, May 80, 1899. Boat races:
Cornell VS.. Pennsylvania, Cascadilla
VS.. n. Y. Military academy: also a
single scull race for the Charles s.
Francis gold medal; fencing contest,
Cornell VS.. Syracuse.
Tickets will be sold and good going
May 20 and 80, limited for return to and
including May 81. To enable the hold
ers of these excursion tickets to see
the entire race from start to finish,
SPECIAL OBSERVATION TRAINS
will be run along the bank of the lake,
keeping even with the boats to the
finish. Tickets will be sold for seats in
these observation trains at $1.00 each /:
and no greater number of tickets will
be sold than there are seats in the
trains. The fare from Scranton for the
round trip will be $40. /, Inquire of
I.ehigh Valley ticket agents for fur
ther particulars.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-22
THIS AND THAT.

The plumbers and fathers employed
by Contractor Cadden. who is erecting
a dwelling house for Attorney George
S. Horn on Linden street. quit work
Saturday morning because Mr.. Cadden
hired non-union carpenters to work on
the building.
The recent consolida ton of the I.eba-
non Iron company, of Lebanon. and
the National Bolt, Nut and Rivet
works, of Reading, was consummated
at a meeting of the board of directors,
held in Lebanon, for the purpose of
electing three additional members to
fill the vacancies caused by increasing
the board from six to nine members.
improvements and extensions to the
plant We're also authorized and will be
made effective at once.
superintendent Fitzgibbons, Chief
Clerk Lowther and Auditor Post. OF
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern machine and locomotive power de-
partment inspected the Utica division
last week.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-22

big show pursue an absolutely honor
able course in advertising, especially as
to its size. that we heartily commend
the manner which The Great Wallace
Shows advance corps are doing in this
city, particularly as it applies to the
press. This is what the San Francisco
Examiner says of this big show, COM
ing here Friday, June g:
I'VE have been. reading lately many
complimentary comments on the great
ly increased size and unquestionable
merit of the newly equipped Great
Wallace Shows now touring the west,
but were agreeably surprised today,
first by the magnitude of the show as
a whole, as it came in sections on it's
elegantly constructed trains. and again
by its stupendous, clean and novel pa
rade. A show never presented a more
gorgeous pageant. We visited the
grounds later on business errand and
again met a surprise. The show is alb
solutely new throughout, and covers
not only the entire show lots, but all
the streets surrounding them. The
tents at the afternoon performance
were packed with visitors, and the
circus programme for novelty, great
features, comedy and real refinement
eXcels anything San Francisco has seen
in many years"