The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-11-04
CIRCUS ARRIVED o. K.
Four Trains, Consisting Of Eighty
Three Cars Reached Green
vile This Morning.

Bafnum q Bailey 'S-altOgether the
greatest and grandest circus from the
ground up, ever put together Not
only is the small boy vociferous in his
greeting, but most of the older folks
are tickled at the coming of the cir
Gus, although they won't admit it open
~ Pa and Ma with a great show of
reluctance have finally decided thai
little Willie may be permitted TO visit
the stupendous, startling, colossal and
magnificent convocation of wonders. -
But it would never do to allow their
offspring to attend the show alone or
In company with other youths who
might be inclined to act in an ungen-
tlemanly manner; or worse yet, ac-
quire indigestion from an overdose of
peanuts. What to do? IF Pa goes
with Willie, Ma must be left at home
Hence the only solution to the vexing
q problem necessitates the buying of 8
! tickets So don t be surprised if you
see the whole family at the circus to-
y all, they'll be glad that they ddn Il
= miss the chance for the circus is an
admirable tonic and helps to brush
away the cobwebs from the tired brain
and body.
The circus exhibited in Greenwood
yesterday and came sl1idding over
the rails to Greenville on four long
trains totaling 50 cars loaded to the
brim with circus good things. 1t is
expected that before You read this in
the Times that the entire affair will
Joe safely ensconced upon the show
! grounds and the big undertaking
of getting out the street parade will
begin. It's going to be a monstrous
thing, the circus folks say. For one
thing it viii be some two miles in
length, and make good everything
that has been claimed for it Of
horses there will be some 500 head
n line, ranging from the sturdy Nor
mans and Percherons to the 1.-THE
limbed Kentucky thoroughbreds. A
lumber of floats, typical of various
Oreign countries will be seen, and
generous display of open cages also
A long line of camels and elephants
will tread gingerly by, ana men and
gomen riders attractively costumsd
gill lend a fine dash of color to the
avalcade. There III be lots of music
rom five bands, including a mounted
avalry hand, while the sirenic cal
bpe, without which the circus could
bit keep house will bring up the
sar Frankly, the circus people fig
IRE that the street display is going to
have such a sweet taste in your mouth
rat you just can't keep away from
ae "big top" where the afternoon
ld night performances are to be Civ
at two ana eight O'Clock, doors
eing opened at one and seven o'clock
o allow ample time in the zoo, which
more than ever complete. 1T is
Ere that one may see Baby Bum
Demo, the infant giraffe, born last
inuary, and christened by Jane Nor
the metropolitan Opera House fav
Ste. Chimmie Fadden, three-year
chimpanzee, fine specimens of the
inoceros and hippotamus, types OF
pst of the animals slain by Roosevelt
M most attractive animal nursery
luding baby lions, tigers, kangaroos,
. Promptly at two o'clock the do
rs will be on in the big tent, and
- almost three hours thereafter will
incessant activity and one must
Ids be argus eyed to cope with it
The circus menu commences with
%Apeetacular tournament full of color
4 Kaleidoscope beauty and is topped
with the latest circus thriller,
en Desperate makes his headlong
ge from the top of the tent and
shts upon his breast upon narrow
lway fifty feet below. Between
be two items the audience will be
funded amazed and amused by the
}tiplicity of features, most of them
to America. which have been
xed into this years Barnum show.
display is given over entirely TO
ned seals who present an amazing