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Hear MT. Chapin. expert violinist, at the Wave Monday and Friday even ing.
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Baby upright piano at the wave.
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-14

and everything went off with its usual
celerity and snap An hour or so after
the large audience had departed, fire
was discovered under the wooden plat
form. IT spread until it devoured posi-
lively everything, the huge tent itself,
wooden platform, chairs, ropes, pulleys,
poles and every article used by the
show in giving performances, even to
the tent pegs.
Mr.. Bailey was notified of the disas-
ter about midnight. He sped on foot
to every one of the different hotels
where his agents and heads of depart
ments were quartered to rouse them to
work. He had already despatched a
telegram TO Cincinnati to the tent MAX
ers, ordering them to express by special
cars a tent used the year before. AL
though only just awake and taken by
surprise. he did not even forget 20 ar
range with the telegraph company to
have the telegram delivered at the
home of the tent maker Immediately
upon its arrival.
In less than one hour people were at
work in both cities laboring to replace
the burned material. Mr.. Bailey went
and sent to the houses OF carpenters,
contractors and workmen, got them out
of bed and set them to work. Before
dawn the charred debris was being car
arrived it discovered an army of men
actually erecting new show on the
burned site.
The big tent arrived on its special
express cars and before > clock was
spread over the work already done. An
hour after that all was ready for open
ing the doors as usual at $50 p. m;
and the performances were successfully
given that Tuesday night without
hitch of any kind as if nothing had ever
taken place to interrupt them. There
is no question that this feat will stand
forever in the annals of the circus as
n classical achievement. for although
every article of every kind had been
burned-nothing escaping the 6ames-.-
only one performance was lost-the af-
iernoon show of Tuesday, Altogether
there were gwen nineteen. performances,
instead of twenty as originally sched-
uled. and the receipts of the entire
totalled $l20.000. Mr.. Bailey told me
that if the FIRE had not taken place the
receipts would have been $4,000. or
$4,000 day for ten days,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-14

hmbia, and it proved TO be one of the
greatest attractions ever presented to
he public, The curious little creature
was announced as the "frst elephant
Ger born In captivity in the history
pf the world - The business was enor-
nous The newspapers Wed with one
mother In printing the most interest
Ing articles about the ''Baby Ele-
phsut To visit the show and see it
assumed species Of mania among the
people,
This grand success emboldened Coop
F & Bailey TO invade the section of
country heretofore held sacred to Bar
BUN The East had always been con-
eded to Bnrnum as his exclusive ter
sniory for show purposes. Transports
ton difficulties in that day confined tho
operations of a travelling show to q
tcmparatively small section and P T.
barnum called the New England and
piher Eastern States his own To en-
troach upon this territory meant bat
ilc Cooper & Bailey threw down the
gage. Barnum took il up, and then the
greatest circus war that ever happened
vas on Here the mastery tactics of
James A, Bailey appeared. Just be-
lore the dates of the Barnum show i'll
New England Bailey had posters stuck
up like this:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-14

to prevent him from getting any license
at all. they got an unexpected order
from the city council compelling the cir
Gus TO comply with the theatrical re-
quIremen5 of 6reproof scenery. This
meant that an iron drop curtain had
to be hung in Olympic (tbe place that
was leased by the show, before we
could open.
Bnt Curtain Was There
The Lcndon manager chuckled. for
only few days were left and it was
deemed absolutely impossible to manu-
facture and put mp so vast curtain
as was needed. But Mr. Bailey did
IT. When the show was opened, the
curtain was thereafter literally
enormous expenditure of money and
stlll more enormous expenditure Of vi
tai energy by him. This same remark
able energy was strikingly illustrated in
Chicago some years ago. The hugo
tents had been erected on the lake front
and big wooden platform, 300 feet
long, was constructed, upon which were
placed $500 chairs. This was the re-
served seat section.
A performance took place on Monday
afternoon and again the same night,
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perance speeches in the ring. AT his
residence in Bridgeport he created a
sensation by emptylng the contents of
his wine cellar into the gutter with I'M
posing demonstrations.
Mr.. Barnum S partner was his anti
thesis in all that made the elder show
man famous. Mr. Bailey never INDUCED
either IN intoXicants or temperance talk.
He was as honest as the day and had
none of the ordinary vices, except smok
ing. He never posed. but he lived d
strictly moral life. The mysterious in
iluence of such mans presence i'm
medIately shows itself about him. His
example was stronger than any sermon.
Abuses began TO cease at once on every
hand in the big personnel Of the great
show. Within a short time he made the
show morally the cleanest circus organ
iZation that was ever on the road.
Bailey's Greatest Reform.
Perhaps Mr. Bailey's greatest reform
was the abolition of 'privilege sell
ing; a reform which ousted the gamblers,
the licensed pickpockets and robbers of
all classes that swept the country like
a pestilencc in the wake OF The show.
This great evil was so notorious among
showmen that certain nondcscript hang
ers-on were SAID to own the "clothes-
rob clothes-ines on show day, when the
people were at the circus or in the
streets. 1t is a well"kpown fact that all
sorts of games of Hcbance' were CON
Quoted on the show grounds-in which
the sucker had no chance OF winning
whatcver-from the she'll game To rou-
lette. They were all 90 skim or
brace games. Regular "bunko'
men and pickpockets Travelled with the
privileges - and were protected by
the show, which got the rake-off on the
plunder. These men were known TO the
proprictors personally, and often were
protected by the local police. 1t was
no uncommon thing in those days for a
town marshal or chief of police in the
small cities to bargain with the show
for immunitv for everything done that
day and night, and TO receive good |
money for the privilege of robbing his |
Deighbors
] have witnessed, personally, at
tempts to "strike" Mr.. Bailey with
such offers, but they never worked. In
a small Western city the chief of police
came into the tent early in the morn
ing.
''Good morning. Mr. Bailey. Every
thing goes here for $500.
the moral Snowman blandly. GOOD
Mr.. Chief of Police
Those arc literally all the words
spoken there and then but | heard an
employee outside say that the chief of
police said ms he went away Nothing
TO gol This is a hell of 4 show.'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-14

. BABY Elephant. The result of this
nnal move was to drive Barnum out of
New England. leaving that territory to
the undIsnuted possession of his rival
Ihe following year the ''Flat Foot
Party as the great quartette com.
posed of P. T. Barnum, John j. Nathans.
Lewis June and George r. Bailey (no
relative of James 4. BaiIev) was
known. dissolved partnership. and Bar
mum formed now combination with
James A. Bailey. his last year s trium
phant enemy. and James l.. Hutchinson,
owner of privileges in the London
show. The deal required much diplom.
acy all around as Bailey had TO get rid
or ms partners and Barnum was obliged
to sidetrack his, before the two could
come to terms. In his case Barnum
simply. called his partners in council
and said: Gentlemen, it must be buv
or sell-which shall it be?' And OF
course as the show would be nothing
without the name of Barnum, it was
sell -
Barnum's Name of Value.
Barpum s Museum had made his
name of value. 1t was through his
museum that he attained his national
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rect responsibility was thus assumed
by the proprietors of the institution.
Nothing was either rented or sold. Mr..
Bailey is TO be credited with many re-
forms in the circus business, but none,
in my judgment, of more Importance
than this abolition of the privilege" /"
An unusual situation never perplexed
him, providing he had confidence in his
men. At times ] got orders from rival
shows to write 'show paper OF spc-
cial character for them. Mr., Bailey
once found me doing this for pnrticu
larly active competitor
paper for the -- show7n
eyes. sir" said l.
Well, is that right?'
Certainly Why. Mr.. Bailey, if I
write it we III know that nothing is
said against us, anyhow He gave mo
one keen glance and walked away with
ont another word. And he never again
alluded 10 the subject, while ] contin-
ued for years 10 write paper for vari-
GUS other shows.
Under Bailey's Personal Supervision.
this detail of show paper was under the
personal supervision Of Mr. Bailey, and
had chin in it, AS soon as the per
formers were engaged and an outline
Of the entire exhibition decided on, Mr..
Bailey had his ideas put on paper and
furnished to the printing houses. They
returned original sketches-water col
ors AS soon as these were received,
they were spread out on the Office floor
and criticised by Mr., Bailey and his
executive staff.
He had marvellous faculty for at
tending personally to things. He was n
believer in personal work. One time
when the show was in Europe, Mr.. Bal
lev wanted something done. He start
ed from Vienna, caught the first west
bound ship. had exactly three hours talk
in New York, and caught ship back
that afternoon. He reached Vienna aft
er trip of twenty days-but tho three
hours personal attention did the busi-
ness.
The English amusement managers
learned Mr.. Baileys mcttle Just before
the circus opened in London, They
combined to squeeze him., for they
feared the show would rob them OF pat
ronage. Failing in their first attempt
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-14
RECOLLECTIONS OF A GREAT SNOWMAN

When Queen. circus elephant, gave
.;rth TO young elephant in Philadel-
phis. she brought on the greatest con.
VT for supremacy in all the history of
.se circus world-a battle which ended
= the now famous partnership of Bar
rnm G. Bailey. The late James A.
Railev then was the life and soul of
,hc circus firm of Cooper and Bailey.
nwuers OF the Great London Show.
sanger S ROYAL British Menagerie and
Great International and Allied Shows.
Wbile in Philadelphia Queen was dis
,oyered TO he with young There was
rsturnlly much excitement among the
nwuers and attaches, since this was the
syst case of that nature in this coun-
,ry. In fact. there was no record of an
slspbant born in captivity anywhere in
,bs world. The most elaborate prepa-
rations were. made to receive and care
for the newcomer, [ need not say that
me public of New York and Phila-
dslphia were duly and scientifically
s.rewed up TO the proper pitch of en-
,itement A full corps of reporters,
msdical gentlemen and scientific experts
we're on hand when the event took
The baby elephant was christened Co.
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characteristics and Anecdotes
of James A. Bailey by
TOdy Hamilton

lzcd gangs of frecbooters" would fol-
low HE show from day 70 dnv, and
dispose Of tickets on their indiyi,!ual
account These persons invarlcb.v ran
af"nl of .he regulars i'll TIE employ of
The owner of the privilege. when the
c'asli'ng of interests resulted in .la,lv
fights between them The 2id Of The
police wac often sought to prevent
;rerbocters' from selling tickere and
usually IL would be affective, except in
cases whore the police had received as
much from one side as the other. where
upon they discrectly left il 80 the tick
ct sellers 70 fight it ont among them
se!"es. detectives have even somet,aies
been employed by circus at 500 a
week salary to point out to the police
the "other fellow selling tickets as
CRATER following the show.
When Mr.. Bailey became partner
with p. T. Barnum and manager of the
big show, he merged the "privileees -
in the show Ticket speculation was
abolished at one swoop. And so was
the general mess of scoundrelism that
was, even under the best circumstances,
incidental TO the former system. The
show s own salaried employees conduct
ed all branches Of the business, and di.
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BY doing away with privilege sell
ing Mr.. Bailey had made police buy
ing unnecessary.
Circus Crafts.
The marketable "privileges con.
sisted of every conceivable thing out of
which money could be made-the cook
tent, the candy and lemonade stands,
the programme, the side shows, the af
ter performance concert inside re
served seat tickets, outside admission
tickets, etc. Many circus has been
started on the cash derived IN advance
of the opening from the sale of "priyl~
leges to various parties.
Before Mr. Bailey became interested
in the Barnum show the outside privi-
lege on tickets was sold for some Sl0,-
900 for the season. The enterprising
buyers hired number OF clever men
to travel with the show as ticket sales:
men. Provided with a number of reeu-
lar circus tickets. some of these men
would 90 into the town and dispose of
their tickets at the best they could get
above both the regular price md the
percentage added on by their employ
ers. Every 50-cent ticket had to be
accounted for at 80 cents, The sellers,
therefore, would have TO get more than
that for private graft. The surplus
over go cents went into their pockets
They received salaries of $50
month, out of which they boarded them.
selves. Many of them were sharpcrs
who operated rapidly and noisily wher.
ever there were crowds. They were
"short change artists who were prone
to forget the full change for d So BIZ
and with magic movement could readily
make q folded bill go for two bills. If
the ticket man succeeded !, making
such haul as t. endanger his freedom
in that town he disappeared and
bobbed up in the next. II was the po-
Icy of the show publicly to lisowa and
eXcoriate these agents, while really 1T
was responsible for and actually pro-
tccted them.
Sometimes these "privilege men
would operate directly upon the show
grounds or at the crowded entrance,
with the ticket wagons in plain sight |
Many people prefer paying extra to
submitting to the pulling ana hauling
known fact that in the excitement !
which prevails on |'show day in a |
small town many good people seem to
lose their wits
Ticket sellers on a monthly salary
Of $50 would retire AT the close of the
circus season with from $500 to $500
which shows that it was rather
profitable business, AS for their en-
ployers, the owners of the outside tick
ct "privilege, they would divide up
net profits of from $4,000 To $4,000
Oh their $4,000 investme u.
Ticket speculation with a circus was
so highly remunerative" tlat organ
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sible ownership, and second, by putting
the show proper on legitimate bust
ness footing, common to other great
commercial enterprises, the taint still
rested over ala faint that is apparent
to limited extent even today over
the whole show business. 1t has cost,
and it is still costing that business hun
dreds of thousands of dollars to explain
and prove its claim to common honesty.
1t is another curious fact and must be
recorded here that while the secular
press distrusted everything that had
'Barnum' in it, the religious papers
continually beset the Office with clamor
for patronage. Their agents intercept
ed Baruum everywhere for tho show
advertisements. With this religious
press Barnum passed as a model man;
his show had earned, through their col.
umns alone, the title of "Great Moral
Show This was encouraged by him
with substantial patronage. He cap
turcd the temperance people with tenn
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notoriety. With General Tom Thumb,
Jenny Lind, the "What Is It9'', the
Fiji mermaid, Jovce Heath, Woolly
Horse, and similar individual attrac-
tions behind his past he was widely
known throughout the country. 1t gave
which he estimated at $4,000 year.
This amount was allowed him for its
use in the new partnership.
When Mr.. Bailey and Barnum became
equal partners, Mr.. Bailey said: ''Mr.
Barnum, ! don't care for your name;
l want your capital, My name as
circus man stands above yours; but |
need more money, and you We got it.
That is the only reason L am entering
Barnum abandoned his addresses in the
ring, He abandoned the position of
poseur-having actually become a real
owner and veritable partner in the
business.
Barnum had been in the amusement
business for a couple of generations,
when 1 engaged with the Barnum &
deal of celebrity, but it was a kind that
left him decidedly below par with the
business end of the newspapers. SiDgu-
lar as the fact will seem in the light
of history. the advertisements for the
show at one time were accepted at most
Of the New York Offices on my personal
responsibility alone. The Sun and Her
aid would not take our show advertis,
ing without the cash accompaniment,
until / came in, when they did business
In my name. 1t was not until the fol-
lowing year that ] succeeded in lnduc
ing these two papers to substitute the
firm name of the show for mine on
their books.
This attitude of the New York press
toward the show was in consequence of
=. T. Barnum having no financial stand
ing in any Of the Offices, not because the
business managers were not anxious for
their patronage. In view Of the accu-
mulated wealth of the firm today it ap-
pears strange even to me TO recall these
facts
Bailey Revolutionized Things.
Mr.. Bailey was not known TO the
newspaper offices at that time, and most
circuses before Bailey's advent were,
in all the ramifications outside Of the
big tent, little better than organized
robbery. To this business Barnum
merely added name made famous by
gigantic and astounding frauds on the
public.
While Mr.. Bailey revolutionized
things, first by gathering in all "privi
legcs' under the wing of the respon-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-14
THERE WILL BE NO PER
FORMANCE IN BRIDGEPORT
UNTIL MAY 10
BY the Great London Show.

The last line was in very small type,
rhlch could be read only on close ap-
loach-the preceding announcement
sas in the biggest display letters. This
Barnum S own home town, too.
The public knowledge that the "Ba
OF Elephant WAS coming had the
.teet to XIII the BarDum business right
.ong The Barnum show had no par
uular attractive feature TO advertise
snial thing in the show business. Bar
,4m became ratified, and then the old
sowman made the biggest mistake of
ny business life He sent this telegram
h James A. Bailey;
VIII give 100000 for your baby
Elephant"
Barley, far more shrewd than his
'nyal, saw at once the full commercial
r,aiue Of this communication. Within q
|.ew honrs the dead walls of the dis
puled territory were placarded with
nonster sheets reproducing the dis
|latch, and setting forth the Barnum
.stlmate Of the value of his rival S
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-17
SUNDAYS RECORD AT
MUSCATINE new ONE
Sets Mark for Century in Number of
Conversions-Wins One Out of
Four of inhabitants.

The triumph of Billy Sunday, the
evangelist, at Muscatine was the great
est i'll his career, the number of con-
verts, 5,759, exceeding by more than
800 his best previous effort, that at
kcwanee year ago. The number of
conversions is. said to De the greatest
secured in century by any revivalist
on American soik AS a result of the
Sunday meetings, it has been decided
to form civic federation to make wal
on the saloons. The church member
ship of the city prior to the revival
was 1000 The proportion of those
protesting Christ is said to be larger
in MuscatinE than in any other city III
the country. About one out of four in
habitants was won over by Sundays
arguments and pleadings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-17
THE ANT.
Facts About One of Natures Most In.
dustrious Creatures.

avis AWFUL Vic VI tSdlul WOSI III
dustrious Creatures.
When spring comes with all its
wealth of opening buds and new flow
ers. the ant is preparing for Il season
of profitable industry.
1t comes out of its winter quarters
and locates new home where it can
store away, during the summer months
the sustenance for the long winter
days.
Just as industrious as the ant-but
in different way, are the countless
infinitisemal germs which burrow into
the scalp and eat away at the roots of
the hair
As they burrow away dandruff forms
and if the germs are not killed, bald
ness results.
Newbro's Herpicide is the only
known remedy which kills the germs.
Sold by leading druggists. Send 1Oc
in stamps for sample to the Herpicide
company, Detroit, Mich. Sold in two
sizes, soc and ST.. T. H. Thomas. spec.
ial agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-17
A Good Investment.

The bonds of the Rock Island Safety
Deposit company, in the sum of $50
900, have just been issued, and are
now being offered to those desiring a
safe investment. These bonds are is
sued in denominations of $500 and
81, 600 each, running for period OF
two years, drawing interest at the rate
of per cent per annum, and are Sc
cured by first mortgage on the large
Office building of the company. The
value of the property is more than
three times the mortgage.
Application for the purchase of these
bonds may be made to Hope Thomp
son, secretary, No. 1S071a Second ave
nue., or T. J. Medill, treasurer, suite
210 Peoples National Bank building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-17
TO APPEAR AT THE ILLINOIS
CHRISTMAS DAY IN NEW
PLAY

her. The company which is now quar-
tered i'll this city to remain till Christ
mas, is rehearsing daily at the Illinois.
1t has been understood till today
that Miss Holland would appear in "A
Paradise of Lies" in which she has
been starring for several seasons, but
Frank Holland, brother of the actress
who has been acting as her press
agent, announced the change today.
Is u Comedy Drama.
The new play is comedy drama
dealing not too seriously with Ameri-
can politics and society. The scene
may be laid in any large city. While
comedy predominates there is at the
same time sufficient of that which is
serious to hold the interest. Miss
Holland is well pleased with her part
and is hopeful that i'll it she will add
another to her long series of successes.
Miss Holland is quartered at the Har-
per house.