The Washington herald., 1909-05-10

LIE ElbNAS LlldL S1LlGIeQ n the grounds
Of Fourteenth and H streets northeast all
day yesterday proved without a doubt
taszzaat- IZask Walton never bred a yearn-
ing in the breasts of nature-lovers 10
match the desire OF children from six 70
{ sixty years old 70 get past the undulat-
/ ing canvas OF a 5o5-foot circus tent. From
the break OF Gay until long after dark the
grounds were inspected by 10 less than
/ 1000 persons The rapidly-growing com
munity OF tents was one Of the Sunday
/ features OF the city, and the cars run
/ ming out into the northeast were crowded
with sightseers.
/ IN i've sections. making al told
/ train more than a mile long. RingIings
( Circus. with its 1.26S empgsyes. and It's
hundreds Of animals. pulled into the
yards at South Capitol and c streets
southeast early yesterday morning.
Boys Out Before Daylight.
The first section came in before day
break. but not too early 10 md q crowd
Of small boys waiting for il. It was
o'clock when the first wagon arrived at
the circus grounds. Two hours later
tents had sprung up out Of the earth.
covering acres OF space. ready for the
rest Of the show as fast as II arrived.
By S o'clock last night everything the
erection Of which was not purposely put (
OF until this morning was standing.
The cooks IN the commissary tent were
serving an eight-course meal 10 1910 /
men and women as easily as IF they had I.
al IA s-r
posal. The horses were munching, tbs /
performers were shaving or writing let /
ters. the women OF the circus were out I
in the city in Seeing Washington au- I
tomob:les. and the entire army vas en- [
joying itself with an air OF permanency /
in its three-days home.
Tie whole thing caused less CoumOtion I
than a meeting Of q mothers club.
Parade at O'Clock This Morning.
This morning the gfded wagons. the
TWO wheeled chariots. the glitterinE ladies' /
Of the up-in-the-air profession. the lions. +
the zebras. the elephants. and al the
resi- Of them. VIII parade through the /
principal streets OF the city. The route
IS as follows. Leave the show grounds. I
al Fourteenth and Il streets. al g O'Clock. /
thence along Maryland avenue 20 First 4
street northeast, TO B street. 10 New Jer- I
sey avenue. 20 Massachusetts avenue. 70 I
Seventh street northwest. TO north side
OF X street. 10 Twenty-second street
northwest 10 Pennsylvania avenue. toi
Fifteenth street northwest, 70 Pennsyl- 7.
vania avenue. 10 First street northwest. /
10 2 street. 10 Maryland avenue, and back /
TO the grounds.
-Four performances viii be given. two
to-day and two tomorrow. II the after
noon and evening. The afternoon per
formances viii begin at o'clock and the
evening shows al O'Clock The doors
VIII be open al hour before the per
foTmance begins. 10 allow an inspection
OF the menagerie-
Yesterday was a day Of rest for mary
Of the performers Of the show. although
the 'rOugn-necks." as the Iabo-ers are
called. put n q hard twelve hours The
comnissary department toe. had nothing
coming in the way OF spare moments.
This branch OF the admins ration OF the
big circus, under the direction Of A L
Webb, prepared an eislr-course dinner. at
which 6-oIs biscuits alone were eaten
The cooks who were cutting out the
circles Of dough made d noise Ike a
buCk-an1-wing dance al vaudeville
show At dinner 10 gallons Of drip
coffee we're consumed. and SO pounds of :
chicken went into the chicken stew At
yesterdays breakfast 4.329 eggs lost all
chance OF getting into the S00 pounds Of
chicken class. M. Webb has 10 men
un5er him He keeps two butchers busy
az day cuttins ID. on daily average.
500 pounds Of meat.
How Performers Spent the Day.
But tire performers. or "Kinkers." the
men and women who get the cheers from ,
the spectators. did pretty much as they
wished "Reddy. The clown got some
white paint and renewed the nails on
the big feet he viii wear this afternoon.
The girl who stands On the shoulders Of
the man who stands on the back OF the
horse that gslIops around the ring at a
20 clip, was trying a new plume on
her hat The strong man was sewing
on a button and shaving az the same
time
Darwin. the grand old man Of the chin !
panzees. was Eliminating N solitary dig I
nifty in cage all by himself The :aon- {
keys were stopping al the .H0teI de
Monk" Here one OF them was seen on
the roof with his younger brother, .ying
fat on his stomach or a chimney, with ,
a bored expression on MS face The older
Of the two was bending over him with
the attitude Of 2 scientist looking for a
new bacillus. digging arCundtin the hair E
with skilled fingers. An ATTENDING said q
he was teaching a troupe Of acrobats Of ,
the genius Pulex imitans 70 come out
and be swallowed.
Faith in Her HOrSeshOes.
Nile. La Belle Roche. who does the ,
5ouble somersault in an automobile. Is :. ! T
luiet maiden from France, who has {
barrel Of nerve. but very little to say +
,bout herself. Il IS enough for her 20 ?
Know that the apparatus down which she I
makes her pevilOus descent is carefully T
and tested with the auto
mobile carrying a sack OF sand. weighing
Exactly what she does. Beyond that, she
las no fear, for hasn't she nailed two =