The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-03
THE sEELS-FLOTO SHOWS.

The first arenic aggregation of thr
season will invade Franklin tomorrow
immediately on the arrival of the SHOW
rain, at an early hour tomorro"
morning, the elephants. camels. horses
ages, chariots, band wagons an'
other paraphernalia will be moved t.
the exhibition grounds.
The management will inaugrate tn
lays festivities with ''grand and
gorgeous street pageant, which VIII
leave the grounds promptly at ten
o'clock tomorrow morning and ira
verse the principal thoroughfares OF
the city. the usual parade route. some
" the striking features of the displa'
will be the magnificent group OF full.
nlooded Arabian stations, herd OF
Elephants and ten splendid Siberian
camels. The procession will be en-
livened by plethora of music.
Sells & Floto promise something eA-
.eedingly fine tomorrow in the way OF
acrobatic, gymnastic and aerial work.
The POttets, gymnasts from the farls
Hippodrome; the Eddy Family, Eng,
lands greatest acrobats: the Ty-Beh
Sisters, brilliant, daring aerialists
from Schumann's Amphitheatre'
Berlin, and the Martell Family the
champion bicyclists of Europe-all OF
whom have been specially engaged tor
the shows forthcoming tour or ga
"exico, will appear in Franklin TOT
the first time, and will no doubt make
l their customary whirlwind hits.
In speaking of the thrOughtful and
kindly act of the Sells-Floto manage
ment in entertaining, free of any
| charge. the Confederate Veterans and
I inmates of the states eleemosynary
institutions at Austin, Texas, Oct. 8,
the Statesman said:
"Among the early arrivals we're the
Confederate Veterans from the Con.
federate Home, who were the first to
be honored with an invitation from
the Sells-Floto management to attend
the show as their guests. They were
met at the entrance by William Sells,
manager of the shows, and Captain
Jack Shumate, veteran of the
Eleventh Virginia calvary, who fought
in the Confederate army during the
Civil war, for fifty-one years connect
ed with tented aggregations. and nov
boss hOstler. Captain Shumate found
a number of old friends among the vet
Grams. They were shown the exhibi
ltion from end to end and spent an en-
Ijoyable afternoon.
"Following the old soldiers came
the pupils of the State Institute fol
the Deaf, the State Institute for thu
Blind. the State Institute for the Col
ored Deaf aid Blind, one hundred OF
more of the inmates of the State In.
sane Asylum and the orphans from
/ the Children's Home. All we're giver
! a cordial welcome, and after seeing
the animals to their hearts conten
were shown to seats in the main tent
where they saw the ring performan
Ices"
Two big Unabridged and unap
Iproachable performances will be giver
Monday at and p. M, the doors
opening an hour earlier in order tina
visitors may have ample time il
which to view the elaborate zoologi
cal exhibit. The reputation of thi:
show as an up-to-date amusement in
stitution is so great that there is lit
tie hazard in predicting an overflow
ing attendance here on Monday. Ths
performances here will be given under
the immediate personal supervision Of
William Sells, one of the most daring,
original and artistic arenic managers
in the country.