Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-07-31
CIRCUS DAY, FRIDAY, AUG. 7.
One Performance Only, at 2 p. m.
Street Parade, 10 a. m.

Needn't say another word to set
every boy and girl in Shoshone wild
with delight and anticipation. And on
circus day age doesn't count, for with
the older people nerves are set a ting
ling when the circus comes to town. "
Time has gone by when one needed to
borrow a neighbor's youngster, if not
fortunate enough to own one of his
own You just go frankly now without
stopping to give lengthy explanations
on the educational value of the menag-
erie.
The Barnum & Bailey circus this year
more than ever justifies its title of the
greatest show on earth according to
comment from places visited and it is
solid again with the small boy, partic-
ularly, and the public generally, because
after a four-year abandonment the
street parade feature has been restored
as an important part of the circus day
program.
Thursday, August 6. the circus ex-
hisits in Pocatello ard will come here
upon its own four special trains directly
after the night performance. The first
train will have arrived and been un-
loaded while the average citizen is in
the Land of Nod but not too early for
an army Of Youngsters, from 7 to 20
years old, who had rather go without
the first meal of the day than miss see
ing the circus cornucopia unfold itself
and disgorge its freight Of good things.
The fourth and last train brings what
the circus people terp led animals,
including 81 elephants, 21 Siberian
camels and innumerable llamas, zebras,
alpacas, sacred cows, Indian cattle, etc.
This motley array will proceed immed-
lately to the show grounds, where, up
on arrival, they will find their temper
ary canvas home ready for occupancy.
Gyp and Lena, amiable pachyderms.
immune to all noises and confusion, are
always selected to lead the van, and
early risers along their route to the
grounds may well marvel at the sights
afforded them
Following an unbroken circus rule,
the first tent to be raised in the morning
will be the mess tent, where three
times a day the. little travelling commu-
nifty of some 1,200 people are fed. Long
before the heroes and heroines Of saw
dust and spangles will have arrived at
the grounds the small army of work
ingmen will have breakfasted in hearty
and robust fashion, the envy and ad .
of any dyspeptic onlookers.
BY the time the cages reach the lot I
the huge menagerie will be in position,
but not until after the parade will the
various dens and cages be placed. After
the cavalcade returns each and every
cage is thoroughly cleaned and there
are lots of funny and interesting things
about circus that even the blase per-
son who has attended circuses all his
life does not know.
The bi-horned rhinoceros has his en-
tire great hide rubbed full of fish oil
three m IS q week and both he and the
are scrubbed with soap
and water each day Us rare sight
% see the keeper Chamber into the hop
Do's cage with pail, brush and soap
md explain why the process is neces-
;ary. In the circus tanks the depth is
lot sufficient to entirely submerge tfe (
)ody as in the river. amid their natural
environment The blood rushes to their
,acks unless the pores are kept active
md hardens similar to fish. scales and
he animal sickens. The thicS-hided
enjoys it immensely, this
with the scrubbing brush,
,pening his immense mouth to have his
-ums rubbed, and with thick gutteral
-runts indicates his complete satisfac-
ion.
The animal exhibit this year is prom
sed to be more varied than ever before
nd is especially attractive in the nurs-
ry department No less than half q
oxen babies will be seen in the zoolog- t
al kindergarten, where Baby Bunting, a
he infant elephant, is uncrowned 81
ueen. Then there is baby camel. $
ably llama, infant kangaroos, all of I
-hich cause quite as much concern as
> care and diet as an equal number of !
oys or girls. L
Baby Bunting has been segregated
rom Babe, its bulky mother, and is o
I'd rice milk from nursing bottle and f
ably food, all of which it enjoys and t