Bisbee daily review., 1907-09-12
GREAT CIRCUS COMING TO
 B|SBEE
RINGLING BROTHERS WILL BRING THEIR GREATEST
 SHOWS TO sIs6sE ON ocTo- BER2-INTEREsTINe FEATURES

Ringing Brothers Worlds Greatest Shows are to exhibit in Bisbae, Wedn- esday, October 2, in all its entirety. from the 1880 people employed; the wonderful herd of 40 elephants, the l2 acres of canvas, 10S cage zoo. to the pink lemonade man the circus win be transported to this city from Tue son Tn five sections, requiring S5 dOu- ble length cars. The vanguard arrived last night. on one of the largest and most modernly euipped advertising cars ever constructed. The interior is handsomely finished n oak, and has ''all the comforts of a home" l. cen tains the private office of the man. ager. a gentlemen's smoking c0mpart- ment. and the berths are so arranged that each person has practically pri- vate section. It is from this car that the first billing matter is distributed and posted. Early this morning. sew eral wagons loaded with pictorial pa per and bill-posters- were dispatched into the country, where. according to the press agent. Chas. A. White. every barn fence and bill board within 90 miles of Bisbee will be clothed in cir GUS posters which serve to elicit the mastoGonic marvels in store for those who cone in on show day"
 The old time method of driving stakes with sledges has been elimi- mated, owing to the enormous size of the tents employed by Ringing Broth CTS this season. The new invention is in the form of a driving machine which is mounted on a heavy wagon Stake after stake is fed into this ma lyty ct fuh m thus doing away with the hard work reuired in former days. also assuring the erection of a gigantic canvas city, which could not be handled otherwise. This wonderful invention and the full plate service of the Hotel Ringling' has been instrumental in causing working men to flock to the show for employment. while other shows were unable to secure help at any price.
 The cook tent is an important fac tor in the estimation of both perform CT and working man. and the 26,SSO hungry mouths fed each week. crave every article served in hotels of stand ing: ice cream. cake and delicacies Of the season are always to be found on a Ringing menu. Figuring the meals served by this firm to their army of employees. in one summer season. the amount aggregates that Of the Presidents salary for period Of eight years In one short season, the combined population of Minneapolis. Milwaukee and Cincinnati have figur- atively dined under the Ringing roof, while 45 tons of bread have faded into oblivion, and the meat proposition Of a figure no short pencil can correctly estimate. For this seasons tour, Riugling Brothers have gathered to- gether the flower of the acrobatic. eariaI ana euestrian world. Their eE- hibitions of strength and deXteTity on the numerous stages. in the rings, upon the backs of nettlesOme horses, and far up in the aerial enClave midst a network of trapeze and hOri- zontal bars, justly brings them the title of the physical maTvels of two hemispheres.
 Tn the big new lOS cage zoo are many rare ard odd creatures nowhere else to be seen. A family of full grown giraffes. the last of their tribe, the only rhinocerous in captivity; the almost extinct gnu or horned horse, and 10 elephants. The largest com pany ever shown under canvas. and more than twice as many as are with any other show in America. The big menagerie tent is the largest ever made for a circus, and so big that an army of 5000 men counl be easily man. oeuvered within its walls"
 Speaking of giraffes, / the agent conunUeu, why, Tne TdnllIy VI I0lis uecked beauties which Ringing ST2th- CTS are exhibiting this season, repre- sent an outlay of money sufficient to erect a brownstone mansion. These delicate animals are cared for like the children of royalty, and could not be bought at any price. They have spe- cial cars for travelling, and live in wagons thick1y padded with curled hair. backed by fine brass springs, and covered with a rich and serviceaDle fabric. They are nervous and timld creatures and must be watched every minute by a trained keeper, who alone is allowed to feed them. Their food is prepared and steamed accord ing to scientific rules. A giraffe has seldom been known to touch water. Cod-liver oil and milk are a part of their diet.