Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-08-28
The Big Circus. is Coming

Hurrah, Ringing Brothers cir.
Gus is coming. In an interview
given here today, the circus man
said: Eyes. the Magic City of Mar
vels will exhibit in Great Bend, on
Thursday, Sept. 10. The first ad-
vertising brigade is engaged now in
billing the surrounding country. Be-
fore "Old Sol' sinks behind the hor-
lion the billboards in town will al
so blaze with announcements of the
Worlds Greatest Shows"
The CIRCUS will come from Salina
and should arrive not later than
o'clock on the morning of the exhi-
bition day. One will readily under
stand the enormity of this enter
prise when told that contracts have
been closed with local merchants for
400 bushels of oats, 20 tons of hay,
10 tons of straw, also meat, groc-
cries, bread and milk sufficient to
afford 1880 people three meals each.
The provisions are bought daily in
each town visited. Nothing but the
best is considered. Men thoroughly
experienced in this line of business
do the buying. They keep in touch
with the latest marked quotations,
and are able judges of what circus
men call "doctored goods" Take for
example the horse feed. Often a
dealer will contract to furnish the
best, and upon loading his wagon
for delivery, substitutes second,
rate goods, thinking no one will be
the wiser. He soon learns however,
that an inspector examines every
pound of feed delivered. The cook
house has its inspector as well as the
dining cars. 1t is well known fact
that Ringing Brothers serve the best
to their employees and animal mem
bers. They pay the highest prices
and emphatically insist upon receiy'
ing exactly what is bargained for
Careful figuring has revealed the
startling information that in one
road season Ringing Brothers serve
to their army of performers and work
ing men S75,52O meals while the
horses and menagerie animals con
sumo 1900 carloads Of hay, besides
the tremendous amount Of oats and
corn. The milk drunk In one short
season, II poured into huge basin
would float the largest battleship
while the bread proposition Is Of sucf
Quantity it would form structure
taller than Americas highest SKY
scraper.
Show day will begin with parade
starting from the show grounds
promptly at 10 o'clock, and moving
lover the usual business Streets Al
of the men, women and children con
Injected with the circus will have som'
part in the pageant. Ringing Broth
ers are known to present the bes
street display ever offered by a cir
Gus. The procession this year is
miles long, and is an imposing anC
unique exhibition Of CIRCUS values
Here may be seen the gaily gownet
woman rider, the prancing thorough
bred horse, the pert pony, the gor
geous chariot, smart whip, numbering
elephant, meekly following came
square backed soldier Of dlfferen
nations, Ministries, tableau floats, full
making clowns, open animal dens
mounted military band, and so on
and so on, embracing everything VIII
which one is familiar in Such pagean
and a great deal that is distinct,
novel and exclusive with Ringlm!
Brothers. There are S75 performer
concerned in the CIRCUS acts. Thre'
rings and two stages are used. Al
many as twelve numbers go on a
the same time. Most of the artist
are new to America, and are cele
1brated in their several countries a
1, ridres g,ymnast,s and daring specia
lists. Two performances will be CIV
en-; in the afternoon at 2 and eyer
ing at 8.