The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-13
ADVERTISING FOR THE CIRCUS
BilIboards and DeadwaIIs Decorated
with Posters Of Many Colors.

Ringing Bros circus is to exhibit
in Waxahachie, Tuesday, October 8.
In it's entirety, from the l ESQ peo-
pie employed, the wonderful herd Of
40 elephants, the / 4 acres of canvas,
los cage 200, to the pink lemonade
man, the aggregation will be trans
ported to this city from Dallas in
50 double-length railroad cars.
The vanguard arrived Sunday in
one of the largest and most modern
equipped cars ever constructed for
advertising purposes The interior is
handsomely finished in oak and has
"all the comforts of home" IT con-
tains two spacious offices, in which
the executive business is performed,
a gentleman's smoking compartment,
aud the berths are so arranged that
each person has practically a private
first billing matter is posted and
distributed. Early Monday morning
six wagons loaded with paper and
billposters were dispatched into the
country, where every barn, fence and
billboard will be clothed in posters
announcing the marvels in store for
those who come to town on show
day.
This season Ringing Bros. present
to the public the largest show in the
world. Their big tent will seat 49,
600 persons comfortably, and 375
performers take part in the big pro-
gram, The feats and features are
presented in three rings, on two sta
ges, a quarter-mile racing track and
forest of overhanging appliances.
Two-thirds OF the performers are
new to America, having made their
debut under the Ringing banner
this season at Madison Square Gar
den, New York City.
Foremost among the list of feat
ures are the Saxons. These three
giants of muscle hail from Berlin,
Germany, and are said to be the
strongest men in the world. Arthur
Saxon, the eldest of the trio, while
lying upon his back supports heavy
plank upon which set eleven men. AT
; the same time this modern Samson
lifts with his hands and arms $50
pound weight and two other men.
Then as befitting finish two mem
bers of the trio lie on their backs
and support with their feet and legs
heavy bridge over which is driven
a ponderous automobile carrying six
passengers. The total weight of this
remarkable lift is over 5000 pounds
Among the animal performers are
the Schumann stations, from the
Circus Schumann, Berlin, Germany
These wonderful creatures smoke
pipes, drink from large glasses while
seated at tables, skip the rope and
roll one another about in huge beer
barrels; Kealeys elephants that do
a bit of long distance talking over
the telephone; Kerslake's comedy
porkines that shoot the chutes, walk
the rope, walk on rolling globes,
climb ladders and perform various
other laugh provoking stunts.
The performance this year begins
with a new spectacle and closes with
the greatest thriller of the age.
Seated in an automobile of tremen-
dous power and ponderous weight,
! Mile. LIE Belle Roche releases the
car and guides the whizzing monster
down a precipice-like steel track. AT
the inclines terminal the charger
swings from an upward curve and
describes two complete revolutions
| in mid-air before righting and
alighting upon distant platform.
/ The big, new street parade which
| is making the Ringlings more ia,
nous than ever. will move promptly
on show day morning at 10 o'clock,
! following the route usually taken