The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16
SHOW OF lO1 RANCH
PRODUCT OF GENIUS AND RE-
 SOURCES OF MILLERs.
Parade VIII Put Montgomery On Its Toes Beginning This, Morning at 10 O'Clock and WiH Bes s- /
 Western Kaleidoscope.

It's forenoon street parade is a prompt and positive feature. of the daily life of the 101 Ranch. wild West Show. which will be-. here, today for two performances. afternoon and evening. at the Todd Show grounds. If you are not acquainted with the fame, resources, originality and genius of the Miller Brothers they are con- tent for you to base your conclusions upon the pageant which will traverse the principal thoroughfares of the city in the morning. It Is worthy and fitting introductioii to the stirring per formance which follows at the show grounds. |
 From the very nature and character 76fAElfe 101 Ranch amusement undeFtak- Ing, this parade is a radical depart ufe in constituents and conduct from anything ever witnessed before. There Is no vaudeville. no circus. no theatrics. no make-believe, and no disguise in the makeup, of this typical Western institution. The parade thus has nothing in common with the ghttertug and spansled figures and features which are annually familiar here. .'2
 Every person and part of the 101 Ranch parade Is of and from he land of cattle, corrals and coyotes. Every person is a figure of unquestioned re- pute in the Western world of sturdy and supple physical endeavor. Every man Is an admitted champion with lariat, horse or frearm, or in other departments of ranch routine. Every girl is a sun-tanned product of the range-land, whose beauty and youth seems to cry out against her hazardous exploits.
 Zack T Miller, one of the three Mill Ter brothers, who own and operate the great 101 Ranch, leads the line, and behind him Is a living narrative of the picturesque and spectacular West of the past and present. Every man ner and type of Western vehicle and every appliance, appurtenance and paraphernalia of the ranch is displayed. There are emigrant wagons. prairie schooners. roundup wagons and stage coaches, every one of which has done service over the prairie trails. 4Sobody walks in the cattle country, and no- body, appropriately, walks in the pa- rade of the 101 Ranch show. ,a
 The horses form an interesting study. There are every kind and every size-a $5,000 Arabian imported steed ridden by Mir. Miller; the trained cow horse of the cowboy. the jaunty equine pet of the Wild West girl, the spotted four-footed pride of the In- dian. the Shetland pony, dear to tht hearts of the little ones, and me 'bucking" .desperado. who looks lamb like, but is full of hatred toward man. kind.
 The Indians form a gorgeous and spectacular phalanx in the procession. They paint themselves and tn cir horses with all the colors and in all the de- signs of frenzied savage fancy. Wrin- kled checks. warriors with black rec aaI- aH. a,,-A .l.f tient squaws and their unremonstrat- ing papooses. and young belles and beauties of the wigwam, are in line. They are clad in beads, buckskin. moe casions, feathers and blankets.
 Many tribes are represented in their ranks. It is the first pilgrimage among the whites of these rude, rcd skinned denizens of prairies and forest, and they are as much amazed. amused and interested as the pale faces who watch them pass. ,.
 The tom-toms and trumpets of the Indians mingle with the brazen har- mony of two bands, the shrill clamor of the fife and and drum corps, the clear notes of buglers and the voclferous call of the inveterable steam callope in the rear. The first of these bands is a pretentious military organization. the members of another are the musi- cal-inclined cowboys of the Ranch who practiced their art while guarding their. cattle far from human ear or habitation.
 The Miller Brothers invite everybody to witness this parade, whether or not they attend the performance of the big amusement enterprise. The life-giv- ing. joy-restoring, spirit of prairie and mountains, pervades 1t. It will do you good to see 1t. It has no like in the annals of amusements
 The parade will leave the Todd show grounds, located near Jefferson Davis Avenue. at 10 o'clock. Thence 1t will proceed down Jefferson Davis Avenue to Sayre Street, thence to Catoma. thence to Bell, thence to Tallapoosa. thence to Commerce, thence to Court Square, up Dexter Avenue to the Capi- tol. up BainbrIdge to Adams Avenue. down Adams to McDonough, thence to Eigh and Perry Streets. thence to south and to Sayre. when the procession will end at the show grounds