Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1909-06-25
CIRCUS NEXT
SelIs-FIoto Show Here Friday
Carries Many Novelties
Out of Ordinary
MANY ATTRACTIONS
From the Famous Armour Six Horse
Team and Mighty Elephants to
Clowns and Monkeys

Arrangements are rapidly being COM
pleted for the big circus which viii be
here soon. Many extra stunts have
been arranged for, that will delight the
children. The clowns especially will
keep the little and big folks in happy
frame of mind.
The Great Sells-Floto Show C0nsol-
idated this season presents the most
legitimate, highest class feature that
has ever been toured with any circus.
The World Famous Armour Dapple
Gray, Prize Winning, Six-horse Team,
which is owned by the greatest pack
ers in the world, Armour & Co., Of
Chicago. These superb dapple grays
are valued at s25, 600 and are known az
the international Champions of all
prominent Horse Shows.
The beautiful team of gray Pereheron
geldings, Worlds Champions, have
toured this country from Boston to
Denver and are now making a tour of
all the principal cities in the United
States with the Great Sells -F'loto Shows.
In 1907 they toured through England
and Scotland for several months, APP
pearing at the Liverpool May Day Pa
rade, the international Horse Show at
Olympia, London, in June; the Regents
Park, London Parade, the Royal Agri-
cultural Show at Lincoln. England, and
later at the same place by special Royal
command of His Magesty, King Ed
ward VII.
The horses are all gray Percherou
geldings from five to eight years Old
Big Sim, the nigh wheel horse, is re-
garded as the Champion Draft Horse of
this country, weighing 2,400 pounds.
These horses have been driven during
their show career by Billy Wales.
one of the best known and capable
whips in the world. Arrayed in gold
trimmed harness they present a picture
of rare beauty. All of the valuable
beautiful gold and silver trophies, med
ais, ribbons, etc, viii also be exhibited.
Did you ever study people? Did you
ever think of the philosophy of face.
Circus life provides an opportunity
to study human nature that Is not of
fered in any other avenue of earthly ex-
istence, says the press agent of tho
Sells -Floto Circus, who was in the city
recently.
An experienced circus man can ted
the mean. cross husband, who passes
his wife ard yells at her when she asks
for money to go to the circus. He can
pick the couples who viii be happy in
the matrimonial sphere from those who
will seek the divorce court.
esThe funny side of human beings
crop out extravagantly in the circus
crowds at circus. For example. L
noticed an individual who was having
one big time. His moods offer a large
field of study to those interested IA
faciology. When first saw him he goe
near the elephant, "Hetty Green, the
thief of the herd. She stole his cigar
cites, his new straw hat and box OF
candy he had in his coat pocket, and
ate them. His face took on the look OF
sorrow and anger But he caught sight
Of French professor manicuriHg
the toenails of the elephant Ward
the dude of the bunch,
and his face changed from sorrow
to sly look of "Well III be
hangedp'
"But the climax of his facial express
sion came when Lon Moore, the worlds
premier clown, did his automobile, cEown
band. barber shop, Indian comic opera
stunts and walking over elephants,
,amels and horses on his fingers. fhs
mans sides shook and he laid over and
rolled out of the reserved seats into the
tracts, almost bursting
With laughter
Company For Clearing Carey Claims
Joe Vernon is forming a company
md has the same we'll IN hand for tho
purpose of clearing sage brush off OF
Carey claims and improving them for
heir owners whether they are residents
II non residents. The improving viii
include pIowing. seeding, and the con-
truction of houses and other buiidings-'
Already 1900 acres have been con-
racted or both the Dietrich and North
,hoshone tracts, and more contracts