The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-23
SHOWMEN ENJOYED A
REST FROM LABORS
Parade Given This Forenoon
One of the Largest and
Most Attractive Ever Held
In Richmond.
It's here.
What's here?

Why, what you, and everybody
else have been looking for-the big
gest and best ever. the greatest show
on EARTH Barnum and Bailey's.
Yes it came in yesterday morning
four long trains of so foot cars. Out
to the North Nineteenth street
grounds it was hustled by the power
full grays, big blacks and sturdy bays.
''Yip there, zip there! Joe, Bill and
then how those mighty backs did
bend, muscles grow taut and trace
chains strain as the wheels began to
creek on the dusty pull to the field.
Was Big Parade.
And today there was a magnificent
free street spectacle. 1t has been two
years since the B. & B. shows have
been in Richmond and an immense
throng lined the streets for many
hours this morning waiting for the
parade. Two years ago there was no
parade, but the public must have its
share of the free doings." AS the
great P. T. himself said you can't fool
all of the people all of the time" so
when the public insisted and patron
age diminished this greatest of them
all returned to- the free parade idea.
Experience. was again the best teach
er and this season the parade is a real
feature.
1t really was parade, too There
was far more than the ordinary num-
Der of open cages. The line of ele-
plants was longer. the, camels and
tromedaries moress numerous and the
bands the bettersafter the Qng vaca-
ton. Two yearssago the prde agents
were busy explaining why thu parade
had been abaRdoned and thu year
they are busy Ceiling just whysit was
resumed Th8 line of march w1s TAX
en- up at on Earlier hour thansusual,
since there Vas plenty of timeSto get
ready this r1ornins. Beast ana man
had had day of rest and were pre-
pared to e1ter into the tediu1n with
more zest. I
Big Attraction. &
Street oars, hacks, coaches, auto
mobiles ard vehicles of all rts furn-
ished thef public with ransportation
to say nothing of the thousands who
went to the grounds afoots An hour
before hes big show icketfoffice was
opened tits afternoon TIE grounds
were pacsed with humanity. All had
come to aee and be entertained. The
farzner hat taken a day fri. His wife
ard childAen had take4ftwo, one yes
terday for ahe chautauqs,a and the 9th
er today Il see the Ell phants. Tonight
there will be more thousands just as
anxious'to Aget in a there were this
afternoon. Red lemonade, despite
what the ptRas<food man says, pop
corn crisps, and of course, peanuts,
will hold just as much attraction to-
night. as this morning. this afternoon,
yesterday. last year and then on back
unto the days of the wagon compan-
les.
Sunday is a day of peace and quiet
(as near as It can be- for the circus
men. as we'll as those of other evoca-
tions, SO there was no great rush to
reach this city from Springfield, Ohio
It was about O'Clock when the little
red headed boy on top of Panhandle
caboose sent up the first shout Here
1t comes" Four loaded with heavy
draft horses and then more cars with
wagons of all kinds and several
coaches containing sleeping compart-
ment for the hands composed the
first train. The first section was
made UP nearly altogether of the men,
agarie exhibits.
Greet Elephants.
1t was after 9 O'Clock when the big
noise was heard from the Twelfth
street crossing. Here come the ele-
plants was shouted as big yellow
stock cars We're seen rounding the
curve at Fourteenth street. There
was scramble and jam among the
many hundreds at the crossing. big
Mike leading the ponderous pachy-
derms left their cars and took up the
dasy walk to the grounds There were
twentyfour of the monsters in the
herd. There was about the same
number of camels and other animals
from foreign lands followed.
But out at the lot Their ewere other
scenes. A man with two assistants
carrying huge arm loads Of steel stakes
was walking over the ground. Every
few feet he would stop and stick one
OF his flannel flecked stakes in the
ground. Round and round he went and
in short time the outline was formed
for a dozen tents. Soon the stake gang
took up the work and with eight men
in group the ring OF iron on wood
was heard. It was q rhymthic sound.
Occasionally some one missed, there
was On oath. perhapsa kick and evil
mutterings from seven angry men.
Butt Of Ridicule.
The poor unfortunate whose ham,
mer had not dropped at the proper mo-
ment or had been allowed to tarry on
the stake second too long was the
butt Of ridiculc Now let 'em drop. .
ahouted the boss and hiffety. hang