Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-29
THE BIG SHOW COMING.
Ringing Brothers Exhibit the Raress
Collection Of Animals in the World.

COlicCllOn OF animals IN tie WOTiu.
The announcement that Ringing
Brothers Worlds Greatest Shows
will exhibit in Las Vegas, Saturday
Oct. TO-. is one that will be hailed
with delight BY every man. woman
and child in Las Vegas and the sou
rounding country .All the world loves
4 circns." and this especially true OF
the one owned BY Ringing Brothers,
which Is TRANSPORTED from city to city
in five solendidlY equipped trainsS5
double length cars in al--which are
equal in size and carrying capacity
10 f7a ordinary cars The Ringing
Brothers. scrupulously honest IN their
various systems Of ADVERTISING have
long made the unrha1langed claim 81
possessing the biggest hest and most
entertaining collection Of high-class
novelty features and are wild ami.
mails in all the world. This is espec-
Tally true Of the mammoth m~enagerie.
which contains. by actual count, los
cages, lairs. dens and tanks Of beast.
fowl and aquatic species from every
jungle, plain and ocean IN the face Of
Mother Earth. Prominent among the
hundreds OF perfect geological speci-
mems IN this u~nriYaled department are
two beautiful giraffcs, the last of IN
almost extinct race, These animals
were secured at an enormous cost and
TO the Ringing Brothers they are
priceless. Scientists and students Of
natural history say they are the lone
living members Of their kind. In or
der to keep them alive in the trying
climate Of the United States they T
given ever nor attention than a baby
secures from its proud and loving pa
rents. The giraffes are transported In
specially constructed cages. the tops
of which can be raised and lowered
at will. Cages Of this kind are indis-
pensible on account of the great height
of the animals. The walls OF the
cages are thickly padded with curled
hair and fine wire springs to prevent
possible injury to the occupants. Their
food is prepared according to scien-
tific rules laid down by famous veteri-
narians. Another feature Of this CO.
lossal menagerie, one that Is In keep
ing with the progressiveness that Is a
part Of the Ringing Brothers success
as amusement projectors, Is BABY
Boo" the only baby elephant bred,
born and successfully reared In cap
tivity in North America. Baby Boo"
was born January 5, 1908, Is lust
thirty inches high, weighs but 1l9
pounds, and is as cute and full OF life
as a fox terrier puppy. She is the
pride Of the menagerie attaches and
with her fond mother is the pampered
pet of the herd OF forty big and little
carried by Ringing Broth.
ers this year. The forty brutes. the
largest in all animal creation. are
more than half Of all the elephants
In captivity. The infant member Of
this big herd is as fat and as round
as a butter ball fresh from the churn,
and greatly enjoys the attention show
cred upon her by the thousands OF
children who daily visit the big tent
The rhinoceros Is another rare anil
NAL IN this interesting menagerie. j
has been many years since an animal
OF this kiyd has been exhibited In eth
er a circus or a geological collection,
and the one In Ringing Brothers cir
Gus ia said to be the sole survivor OF
his kind. The gnu, or horned horse,
the Eland, the yak from the highlands
OF Thibet, the monster hippopotamus,
the vlack vlarck from South Africa,
the cassowary. seals and sea Hons.
the pure white Chinese pea fowls,
and the sacred cattle Of India, are to
be found only in this menagerie.
which also contains magnificent speci-
mems OF the lion. tiger, puma, hyena,
buffalo and panther, herds Of camels.
fifty species Of deer, and other animals
and birds from every quarter of the
globe. This collection Of the flower OF
the animal kingdom is worth a fortune
alone and stands alone IN Its mag
nitude and diversity OF subjects.
Ringing Brothers present also, q
thrilling 61.horse act, 375 aerial, 0
age. equestrian and acrobatic artists
In their circus performance. 40 famous
clowns, and the most lavish spectacu-
lar production ever attempted, a SUI
perb presentation Of Jerusalem and
the Crusades. in which 1900 charac-
.boo,n Two comnIptp ncrf0r.