The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-06
THE BIG SHOW THAT HAS MADE
 THE NATION TALK.

Walter l.. Main, the Monarch of the
 Arenic World, Now Has Biggest,
 Oldest Best and Most Up-to-Date l Circus in America.
 The old reliable, Walter l.. Main Big l Circus and monster Geological exhibi- | ton is always welcome to our city and | if time is a test of merit, Walter l.. | Main, the pioneer circus magnate, must 1 be accepted as possessing to a larger | extent more elements of greatness than any other snowman existing to-day. His is the longest established, has showed to more people, travelled over more territory, has passed safely through the variations of business, and
 is the only one of the Big shows" that remains under the original manage ment that brought it out.
 Nearly twenty-five years for any en- terprise to remain intact, and more particularly one engaged in circus busi-
 ness that is universally conceded to be extremely hazardous, that he has done
 so and still occuies the first place, is
 pretty conclusive evidence that his
 marvellous show must possess merit of
 high character. MT. Main trusts that
 he may not be considered egotistical,
 and he feels positive that the public
 will appreciate his position in calling
 attention to these facts: Since he made
 his debut, a quarter of a century ago,
 as circus proprietor and manager, all
 the leading men engaged In that pur-
 suit have passed off the boards of life,
 or have retired or been driven out of
 business as bankrupts. Some of the so-
 called Big" shows of the present day
 are using the names of the former own
 CTS, who have long since passed over
 the range" and whose lips are now
 sealed in everlasting silence, and can
 not protect their names against the
 questionable methods of their success
 sors. MT. Main is regarded as a man
 of boundless ambition and has nothing
 to say, It is matter concerning them
 and not the Great Walter l.. Main Three Ring Circus and mammoth men, agerie, which will this season exhibit in all its glorles entirely in the princi-
 pal cities of the United States and Canada, presenting a mastodonic mod ern twentieth century aggregation, eX ceeding in grandeur the most signal and consummate managerial triumph in any era of the world. It has al- ways been the "Walter l.. Main show" will be Walter L. Mains oldest, big gest and best shows on Earth this year and for all time to come. Under this | name it has triumphed and stands on it's own merits. uses no other name | than that of its proprietor. sails under | no false colors, borrows nothing from | the past, uses no dead mems names, | therefore without the aid of second- | hand or post-mortem titles produces | the energy and results of the actual, | living present.
 Truthfully advertised, honestly con- | ducted and faithfully presented in all | its overshadowlng vastness. In con- clusion I will say many additions have | ben made in all departments for 1902. the greatest menagerie on earth. The largest and rarest coleo- ton of wild animals. Two herds of elephants, the only pair of lion slayers in captivity, the only white Fill pino bull ever in captivity alive, the only huge black tigers in America and 1 GOO other specimens of beasts, birds and amphbious wonders. The grand triple circus is giving three rings and two elevated theater stages, and in the dome of the immense arena 300 star ar lists, which is the targets and best ar ray of circus celebrities ever brought together
 Further 1t is reinforced for this season by the addition of many sub and expensive new features never before seen with any other show strictly original with this big aggrega ton, including the great Equescurri- ,ulum 7O-horse act all performing in one ring, at one time without the aid of rein. Mt or whip. The feats per- formed by these beautiful equine ac- tors are beyond description, whose equal no other management on earth ,an produce. The only and original Cycle Whirl, troupe of champion fe- male bicyclists, the most daring and sensational performance ever seen. It s impossible to give an adequate con- ,epuon of this act in type. The riders ace on track that Is shaped more like bowl than anything else. Imagine 8 )owl-shaped track made of fence rails. The riders race around at lightning peed which Is something novel, and in- ,redible in cycling annals The only pony in the world, a cute title Shetland that does all kinds of eats on the back of a galloping horse a marvel and never before duplicated. 'cores of other great, new cardinal { eatures are offered in the grand colos- al three ring circus and on the man. noth hippodrome race track. The gor- .eous triumphal spectacular street pa ade takes place daily, rain or shine. t 10 a. In., on the day of the exhibi- ion. See and be convinced that it is he biggest and best show on earth. The gigantic tents are the largest ever onstructed and absolutely water and un proof. This great show is conduct- | on a higher plane than any other or- in existence. and tho most areful attention being paid to every hing than any other organization in l offensive language eliminat- d. Every visitor is treated courteous 7 and with that consideration to which A ie Of ripht entitled and ahoye all ]