The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-04
It is here!

0oocooooooooooooooooocooo It is here,
 To the average grown up these three cryptic words will carry no special meaning. They might refer to anything from a new style fall hat to a new white mans hope in the pugilistic world.
 But ask the little men and women who inhabit this broad borough, and they will answer you breathlessly:
 "The circus-Barnum X Baileys."
 That's it. In all it's gay panoply of snapping flags, acres of canvas, gaudily painted wagons, spangles, grease paint, clowns and what not, the circus is once more here, and other affairs for the day are reIegated to the rear. Four long trains of S5 cars brought 1t here from Tupelo where performances were given yesterday. There were but few sleepy heads among the youngsters this morn- ing. Kids who ordinarily kick upon get ting up at a reasonable hour to attend school or do the household chores, were on hand at the railroad yard at an early hour and kept earnest vigil until the first train came whistling into town.
 Ever see a circus unload? Some years ago when the Barnum show was touring Europe Prince Bismarck watched it de- train Then he said to the Kaiser: "Hoch, Willie, I thought the German army had some discipline but these guys can give us cards, spades and big casino and win the pot without dealing from the bottom. Hadn't you better hire the boss and let him try to put a little system into the Imperial cohorts?''
 The parade this morning will leave the grounds in Smith park at 10 o'clock and pass over the principal streets. In A sense the moving column will be in the nature of a horse fair. Ten and twelve horse hitches will be as plentiful as beg gars in Italy. and the leading band wagon will be drawn by "A horses. A long string of camels and elephants will pick their way gingerly along and there will be generous display of open cages. Floats typical of various countries and legends will be in line and men and wo- men riders attractively costumed will add a fine touch of color. Five bands will furnish music, including a mounted Hus- sar band.
 The matinee show starts at o'clock and the complete show will be repeated tonight at o'clock It is under the ''big top that the real glories of circus day will be unfolded. The programme starts off in the good old fashioned way with a tournament typical of early Egyp- tian history. allowing fine costume ef- fects. Then comes the circus proper and for over two hours there is constant kaleidoscope activity. Kate Sandwina, the female Hercules, La Belle Victoria, 'the Venus of the high wire the musi- cal stallions. the tight rope walking seals, the musical pachyderms, Berzac's comedy mules and ponies. the bicycle riding baboons, Charles, the wise chimpanzee, the Konyet's. Bradna and Derrick, the Davenports, the Siegrist-Silbons. the Dol lar troupe, the Merchantoni's the Gam mons and Jupiter. the balloon horse are among the headliners. There will be 70 clowns to furnish the nonsense. At night the cages will be lit by electricity. Here may be seen giraffes, fine types of the rhinoceros and hippopotamus, the eland, lbex, oryx, nylghau, addax, deer, wldebeest, hartebeest. gnu, tapir, zebras and many varieties of African antelope. Twenty-six elephants and 24 camels will tease for tidbts and the "cat" animals will be found in great variety.
 The nursery department, thank to the kindly stork, will offer baby lions, tig- CTS, cames and kangaroos. Tickets may be bought at the Gum drug store, Third avenue and Twentieth street at no ad- vance in prices.