The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-08
some Rauinit hcss a the old Days
when nan Rieo with His Show
Travelled tom Cincinnati TO Toledo
by the Miami q Eris Canal

OF the lllIla ~ II IlEei ltla LAluVul luVNt@
man and ring clown. and relates many
funny anecdotes and incidents Of the
early day5 when n. Rice used to
transport his circus By canal boat from
one town 70 another via the Miami
and Erie. canal
Twas living on farm near Provi-
dence, this county, about a mile this
side Of the Henry county line" said the
lieutenant, last night, with my parents,
and Dan made II a point to come there
every year with his show. Providence
was quite a lively village in those days
and was In the midst OF a prosperous
farHitag ana timberi country. There
was lots 81 money. and the boys saved
up their pennies for the coming Of Rice.
The date iRiee was 70 appear With his
show was regarded in the light Of n
national holiday in the village and sur
rounding country: All the farmer lads
and lassieS would begin foclsins into
the yilsge karIS In the morning, 50 as
to be on hand to see the showmen un-
load the lone elephant from the canal
boat and they would remain as long a.
there was anything to see.
w.,,,d st.,., f-on, oincinnsa
90, ..,..,{ss 's..,..,,,,.. .,.rt f,o,
Cincinnati with his show and travel
l NJ - ~ re,,;.S ~ +ho canal nm
a,Otls ~. ..,. ,g.,,.tto, otI,s- t,,ns,
VI ny 49, 49,, ,,, to,,,,.,, from tb,s
ne mSai ~, 49, - - 80 80, HE nav
eng u lA' N'H - W
so .a.. e5s..,--r,.. ,,.,,,s o.r,o -
ssls .-l.s 80, 49, ,,os 49, ,hs tnh ~
Frosiueh " ~ = Ia nv ~ 49,
naunas y tsg .S,, 10 a. tha
tns poes = " ~. 500 -. ,,,a -,
Vlllase. norsss "sls NV ssts ~. Y.s'.,,' AZ
IN tlose u4s sllu 9esti ~ &c :. ~ ~
tne ,hepnns' Mi,su 'i.s SUN 10 AZ .,.
tne oxen saulea ne e'tss.s D'IA - s-'s
peet sIii's rms seve iny D.ssus. -, ' ~
me Z sogq ssgtle = 80 u.I : =" - '''
shows 'siae same so-'oHs, ,,..,.,..,,.
y remsnlpsl one Uv ,...,, e'ss.-S''s'
elsnong We Ds' : i.a'.s .s.,, - Ia s,s
m,,sa s, ss,s On tI,ns Al the next town
;y,ts HE e,rfc,,;;s The show had con-
c,,d.d its nsrforn,ance At Providence
snd the oxen we're pressed into service
10 bauI the ELECTS TO the boat. The
oven nsds q counIs Of trims all right,
bpt tbey became weary and waiting A
fsvorsbis onnort,,nttv when no one
was Iookine. the cattle quietly slippe /
away A search was made Cor them.
I'M. NAV could IA. he found The show
men and those around began to beat
tbo h,Is hesl b,,t .,,ovbere was the sign
~ !. voEs. visIble The sbowmen storm
ID sbo,,ts Int Riee Was GOOD natured
AVA, N. n,{6atier ana often Afterwards
Io,,e,,s, st.3tS tylcls the oxen PLAYED or
Mn 1,be s5o55yn,e,n then began to draw
what st,,a .tbsv. could in wagons by
band n tho boat and It was daylight
boto 1 tns Isst ~ tbe show ef,ects were
IoaSsS ssTd .s,cs was ready 10 begin l,is
torrns,, u Desoncs the next town bill
al 10 sbow X.
49,, -, r,,-,. .p,ck
nsH 49,
TO cap 'tne eiitrluH .ne ~" .S Sau.s
back qno' az = weFs' pFeSentsa ''i ~
serves li9r 'euty gus. 80 ..s i n,s. a. A.
was oelns put on lue Uost. . ..Ss 80 ~
elareo tnat lhey were . plss's +S.-S
YOKE OF oxen, as .iley iHii, ~ " 80
out OF slsns UNI al cue lau,.s , %o
Done ana snen snoWeu 'ne s,,s. . .,
70 Prov wy W. e 4,,. 800 ~, ~, o,,
had no spte against Aiee anu nus err
Gus =, -. .,...,.,. r,oo carrie, a 10
'.sy 80. -. 80. 49, lei HE chow
llyus ltI,.s pSAg -, @'s-e ,,.o .s -, o,,sr :,
=. ~ y ~, -. 80 ;, ,,,o ,o,,id nd
~ - ~. Z "a ~. ,,r,, oncs In ar
~ I'm, .,,e,,' t,,s. IN. animal was mar.
S Ssi - ~ -, ~, A. sntIo R,cs y,o,,id
. ,',soS , ne, cN,Iarsn an the nonys bacl,
S'sSe ~ -, s,trssI ,so,,ld trot on MIR
. ~, - AZ corrv tbem around and
s go, ' ~. ,,s. ,,,,hont a brsak Then
I5,ce ro,,Id avsin announce that he
1,.o,,,d sivs. s96 a. oold Ia the person
,,bo co,.ld ride nc po5v lust once
s ~, re rInv Evervbodv then
thonsh, tbsv were good r,asra az the
onIS ysy X gettlne about was on
bnrsehsct me Young farmer. All con-
1,dsroS ,benrelvss expert riders and
bssid.S eacb was anxious 10 win the
sao Tbsrs were hundreds Of volunteers
10 r,ss ~ ponJ and then the fun would
bsgin
Fsrmsrs Eager 10 Ride.