The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-08-15

The big show comes Wednesday :
The aonar OF cxhilAraiion that
sweeps over tho community al this
announcement 10 not confined 90 ihe
small boy nor 20 The small b0ys bis
brother
Il q popular and legitimate
thing for Rater famlliss 20 hem
and has" = httl. when asked u he
= going 20 the cirrus. and nnally
Admit In a SELF dsprec atinF Nay thai
he Wlll probably have 10 20 and
So the animals Hut ~ay down Ia
his heart. unless thai useful mem-
Der is warped and cAllonsed beyond
all hope Of recovery. there Is a sense
uf iubllation a surging Of old feet
lnEa and old memories perfect
food % recollcctinnA. ia which tbs
oue-rinE circus ~ othnr days, ana
DAn Rice and Jim" Robinson. the
champion rider % the univere~. .
aud a long list OF other famous ring
celebrities. are photographed upou
hia mind In a composite picture %
other days Ha may possibly say
thar the cirrus of these strenuous
days. Nhen there 70 N much 10 500
that the spectator is constantly
threatened with strahisgaus and
mental zberration u not 10 be com
pared with the old-time circus. with
= single clown. one elephant and a
lonesome family uf asrohafa, but.
nevertheless be wouldn't miss the
ahow for twenty times the price ~
admission and down ia hts heart
he knows that hs u a Enod naiuresi
hypoerits and that ho would take
Ia the circus " there UAsn { a boy
this side of he north pole
And - wednesday morning wh~u
the five hong tralus OF ears Used 10
transport the BArnum a Bailey
Greatest Show on Earth. como
rolling into Seattle. one after an
ether. the curious army of Erc@ting
all not BE- confined 90 tho small
f boy. Not much Father will b.
there and mother and the small
boz big brother and bis sister
wIth a fee unries and aunts and a
iaFge contingent - the small boys
neiKhbors. why Well that's
something one cant explain ~ is
the fascination that il part and par
eel o. the circus and thai Ia all that
can BE- said about H.
The show will pitch so tents on
T the grounds on finn avenue A
fast aa tho cars are unloadcd the
I vans and wagons Wlll be- transferred
( 20 the exhibition grounds. and the
f work OF erecting the tents put in
operation. THIS Is one OF the most
I Interesting features incident 20 The
arrival ~ the biz ahow. and always
I furnishes the crowd a great deal 10
see and 20 marvei at With the Bar
nun G. Bailey circus this Ia true TO
an unusual extent. FOR tha reason
I that the tents are the largest that
have ever been constructed. and
require the heaViest poles ever
utilized In a travelling exhibition.
The center poles. particularly are
a. heavy as any three poles used
In ordinary circuses. While their
length Ia equal 10 the tallcst mast
Of an ocean-Eoing sailing snip. Not
withstandlng the great amount OF
canvas and the immense height OF
E the poles. the tents sill 10 up with
/ almost incredible aWiftness. aud
/ within two hours after the arrival
n the first wagon on tho show lot
I the eFstWhile barren field will be
I transformed Into yeritable clty oi
canvas. with ali tho life. hustle aud
novelty o. a gresf fair. The people
Nho 90 10 the show grounds 10 sec
/ these unWonted scenes Will need a
[ dozen pairs OF eyes Everything is
novel and interesting 10 tho unlui
I Hated. the housing OF the hundreds
of sleek. well-g rOOmed horses. the
+ erection Of the menaEefie tent. 10
+ protect rare and curious animals
from the possible INDICTMENT weather
aud. incidentally. the eyes OF the
crowd. the work u the elephants.
shich Rre used 10 push the great
fans and wagons into place. the
tommissary department. with ita
Efeat ranges on wheels and its din
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