The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-20

pounds-of coffee. from s5 to 40 pounds
| of tea. and two barrels of sugar. In
/ addition to these generous supplies.
/ the daily requisition of the chef calls
for four cases of canned goods. 500
| loaves of bread. an immense amount
/ of butter, and from 80 to 100 gallons
/ of milk when it can be secured. All
of these supplies have been contract
ed for in advance, and they will be
| delivered on the show lot Immediately
after the circus arrives
Following the erection of the dining
tents. the big pavilion used for hous-
ing the horses will go up. There are
| $50 draft horses. 40 ring horses,
and SO horses in the. equine. depart
ment; and during their stay in this
city they will eat several tons of hay,
500 bushels of oats, 40 bushels of corn
and 1000 pounds of bran The horse
tents are usually open to the public
and an inspection of the fine stock
contributes a great deal to the pleas
ure of a visit to the show
The next tent to go up will be the
menagerie pavilion. It is necessary TO
tect the animals from possible inclen-
ent weather. as we'll as to prevent the
curious crowd from getting too close
an acquaintance with the lions. the
hippopotamus. the baby elephant. the
giraffeS. and the other rare and inter
eStfng wild animals in the geological
display There are over so cages of
animals in the menagerie. and when
feeding time comes they will get away
with ESQ pounds of meat. three tons
of hay. $50 pounds of bran. two bush
els each of apples, potatoes, carrots,
onions and turnips, 10 heads of cab
bage. and about the same amount of
lettuce The lions each get 90 pounds
and the tigers Is pounds of meat
daily. except Sundays; on that day. as
a preventative of dfstemper, the cat
animals are compelled to fast.
Tine main hippodrome pavilion will
be the last tent erected and after the
fas1r T-,f<x
center poles. the quG<ter poles are in
serted and the wide Salls put up, the
work of preparing the seats. rings and
performers rigging will be Inaugural
ted This involves a tremendous amount
of energy. and utilities the service of
several hundred men, Before o'clock.
however. everything will be in readi-
ness for the free street parade PreliIn-
mary reports indicate that this street
display is especially brilliant and mas
sive this year. and fully in keeping
with the best traditions of the Barnum
e Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. The
line will leave the show grounds be-
tween and 10 o'clock and will pass
north on Kansas avenue The parade
is entirely new this year, and twenty
nine massive tablsaux floats, in addi-
ton to hundreds of mounted men and
scores of open dens of wild animals.
make the display one of exceptional in
terest-
The opening performance will be
given at o'clock and the final one at 8
p. m The doors will be open an hour |
prior to the show to afford the public |
an opportunity to visit the menag erie i
and to inspect the miniature naval dis |
play and the remarkable congress CT /
prodigies- The performance in the hip |
pOdrome pavilion will open with the /
new and elaborate spectacle, The Dur /
bar at Delhi" This will be followed /
by a great triple ring circus exhibition /
by three hundred clever artists from /
all parts of the world. A revival of the /
sports. races and contests of old Rome |
will bring the performance to an ex-
citing close. At the night performance,
owing to the great amount of para
phernalia to be handled, the sensation
al acts of Volo the Volitant who
cycles the aerial arch.'' and Ancilotti
who daringly loops the gap. will be
given in the early part of the pro-
gramme.
Those who wish to avoid the crowd
at the regular ticket wagons after the
opening hours. may secure reserved or
box seats without any advance in price
any time show day at the store of the
Rowley & Snow Drug company, 600
Kansas avenue.