Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-28
RARE ANIMALS TO BE SEEN
WITH RINGLING BROS. SHOW

With R1NGL1NG 6hOo ohOW
The announcement that Ringling
Brothers worlds greatest show will
exhibit in Davenport, Saturday, June
Is. will be hailed with delight by every
man. woman and child in this COM
munity and the surrounding country.
'All the world loves a circus, and this
is especially true of the one owned by
Ringing Brothers. which is transport
ed from city TO city in five splendidly
equipped trains-S5 double length ears
in all which are equal in size and
carrying capacity to 170. ordinary cars.
The Ringing Brothers. scrupulously
honest in their various systems of
advertising, have long made the un-
challenged claim of possessing the big
gest, best and most entertaining col
lection of high class novelty features
and rare wild animals in all the world.
This is especially true of the mann
moth menagerie, which contains los
cages, lairs, dens and tanks of beast,
fowl and aquatic specimens from
every jungle, plain and ocean on the
face of the earth. Prominent among
the hundreds of perfect geological
specimens in this unrivaled depart
ment are two beautiful giratfes, the
last of the almost extinct race. These
animals were secured at an enormous
cost and to the Ringing Brothers
they are priceless. Scientists and stu
dents of natural history say they are
the lone living members of their kind.
In order to keep them alive in the
trying climate of the United States
Z h.ax criNa 1T n
baby secures from its proud and low
ing parents. The giraffes are trans
ported in specially constructed cages,
the tops of which are raised and low
cred at will. Cages of this kind are
indispensable 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 70 the occupants. Their
food is prepared according TO scien-
| tific rules laid down by famous veter-
| inarians.
Another feature of this colossal
menagerie. one that is in keeping with
the proeressiveness that is part of
the Ringing Brothers success as
amusement projectors, is "Baby Boo"
the only baby elephant bred, born and
successfully reared in captivity in
North America. Baby Boo" was born
in Baraboo, Wis, is just 30 inches high,
weighs about 119 pounds and is as cute
and full of life as fox terrier puppy.
| She is the pride of the menagerie at
taches and with her fond mother is
the pampered pet of the herd of 40 big
and little elephants carried by Ring
ling Brothers this year. The 40 brutes,
/ the largest in all animal creation, are
more than half of all the elephants in
America. The infant member of this
big herd is as fat and as round as Il
butter' ball fresh from the churn, and
greatly enjoys the attention showered
upon her by the thousands of children
who daily visit the big tent. The rhi-
noceros is another rare animal in this
interesting menagerie. 1t has been
many years since an animal of this
kind has been exhibited in either cir
Gus or geological collection, and the
one in Ringing Brothers circus is
said to be the sole survivor of his
kind. The gnu or horned horse, the
Gland, the wax from the highlands of
IThibet, the monster hippopotamus, the
vIack vlarck from South Africa, the
cassowary, seal and sea lions. the pure
white Chinese pea fowls, and the sac
red cattle of India are to be found
only in this menagerie, which also
contains magnificent specimens of the
lion, tiger, puma, hyena, buffalo and
Ipanther, herds of camels, so specimens
of deer, and other animals and birds
from every quarter of the globe. This
collection of the flower of the animal
kingdom is worth fortune alone and
stands alone in its magnitude and di-
lversity of subjects. Ringing Brothers
present also 375 aerial, menage, eques-
trian and acrobatic artists in their
circus performance. so famous clowns,
and the most lavish spectacular pro-
ductiOn ever attempted, a superb pre-
sentation of Jerusalem and the Cru
sades. in which /, 200 characters are
shown. Two complete performances
and a magnificent free street pageant
are given daily. Admission tickets
and numbered reserved seats may
be purchased on show day at the same
lprices as charged on the show grounds
at Fluke's store, 311 Brady street
Davenport.