The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09

< nue, returning on Eighth avenue ~ ' to the grounds.
 Ringing Brothers circus, the biggest in the world arrived this morning while the first gleams of dawn were pinking the eastern hills, and it took four special trains to bring the mag netic outfit into Birmingham. The first special carried the commissary depart ment, many of the workmen, the horse tents and parade features. The long trains were scheduled an hour apart, the last special was composed entirely of sleeping cars, of which there were twenty six.
 Circus men are, above all things, hustlers, and it took short time for them to unload the horses and cara vans for Smiths park. There were crowds at the railroad yards and along the roadways to witness the strange spectacle, and never before did they find a reward of equal enjoyment The rumble of the circus wagon is music of a kind that no other vehicle can produce, and the sight of forty ele- plants walking tandem up a quiet roadway in the early hours of the morning is sight to be remembered.
 Feeding the Multitude.
 Within 20 minutes after the first wagons reached the show grounds the cook ranges were steaming and the hungry workmen of the travelling city fO, Lfa ct abh the steward of the big show, was here yesterday and bought the vegetables and meats. The workmen of the sh ow work, sleep and eat out of doors, and that makes for appetite so that when breakfast is served before the ground Is dry or the sun wide eyed these sons of toll are hungry and 1t takes a lot to satisfy them
 For this mornings breakfast there were ordered meats enough to average four chops for 1000 people, 250 dozen eggs. 200 gallons of coffee, 65 gallons of tea, potatoes enough to make at least four for each person and 600 loaves of bread. This feeding of the colony of 1900 people three times a day at places miles apart is one of the features of the circus business that in- terests the United States government. They have had officers under special detail with the Ringing Brothers shows last year and the summary of their observation and study is to the advantage of the circus.
 The street display. for which Ring ling Broth CTS are known far and wide, will leave the old park show grounds promptly at 10 o'clock this morning, and proceed on Eighth avenue to Twentieth street, to First avenue to Ninteenth street. to Fifth avenue to Fourteenth street, to Eighth avenue and back to the show grounds. This free pageant is entirely out of the common, Ringing Broth CTS have put into it novelty, variety of feature and positive attraction. The shapely horse, well groomed rider, imposing soldier, interesting tableau, strange musician. droll clown. extraordinary animal den and alluring tableau, fetching pony and a thousand and one other things that go with circus parades. some familiar and a lot others new, are in this pro cession.
 Show Better Than Ever.
 The Chicago. St. Louis, New Orleans and Memphis papers say that Ringing Borthers' circus never before offered so good a programme as this year. About 375 performers are concerned in the 100 acts of the rings. Most of these artists are appearing in America for the first time, and they are the pro fessional cream of their native coun- tries. Among these, who shine as gymnast acrobats. are the Persian troupe, Merge Golem, the Italian idols A.arnello -Marnits, the Carkonians. the ten flying Jordans, Marguerite and Hanley, Patty Brothers, Borsini fami- ly. Holloways, two Kaufman troupes, Noetzel family, Preset trio, and aerial Smiths Foremost among the riders or the world that claim championship are the Bedini family, Clark Brothers, Elm ma Stickney, Hobsons, DeVenes ana John Agee The Ricabono horses which enact a comedy skit, karsiakes shooting the shutes," pigs bareback and walking dogs, three herds of per forming elephants, trained doves and wonderful educated horses and ponies, stud agreeably, the winding roll of cir GUS acts.
 The circus is to be in Birmingham to- day only, and afternoon and night per formances will begin at and o'clock. For the accommodation of the pubic, admission tickets and reserved mum hered seats will be sold at Ringing Brothers down town office in Will liams' music store for exactly the same