Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-19
CARNIVAL ARRIVES TODAY

The Rice and Dore Shows will, it is expected, arrive in the city :" at about o'clock this afternoon and unload at Main street and Third aven,1e. They will unload late in the evening so as not to disturb those who will bye attend ing church, and who might be in convenienced by the rumble of * their heavy wagons over the streets. They will show on the lot at 10th and Main stl'eet the en- tire week, commencing Monday at D. m.
 Now that the big carnival is so close to hand brief resume of the various attractions may prove interesting reading for intending patrons.
 There are no less than! 15 sepa- rate and distinct shows in the organi zation, all of which are moral, clean l dbHlU up lU udlC. l0 uOpHAAo CAUu can possibly offend and it is the mot to of Messrs Rice and Dore that if they have not the greatest show on earth, they at least have the clean- est.
 IA feature of the attractions Will be found in the Texas Bud outfit. This is a spectacular presentation of Texas in the days of '49. It is framed true to the traditions of the past, and the ordinary frills and stage business that exists in most of the so-called wild west attractions is conspicuous by it's absence Texas Bud gives the show as it was in those days, and as such it proves an educational feature as we'll as an entertainment that ap- peals.
 Miller Bros: have their famous trained wild animals. These animals are as we'll known in the East as the Washington monument The five Nubian lions that are the head liners of the show are the same as those that have been immortalized by Landseer, and whose picture is now in theA art gallery at Central Park, New York. They also took the gold medal at the St. Louis Exposition for the most per- feet specimens on the Pike.
 Colonel Thrift. the intrepid traveller and zoologist, just recently from Kurrachee, British India, has his col lection of Tropical birds, reptiles and animals in a huge tent, and his Jungleland is one of the best attrac- tons in the entire outfit. Thare cam be seen the largest snake in captivity, Python measuring 31 feet. nine incheIs in length, and weighing in the rlsighborhood of 400 pounds. A baby monkey is also feature on ac- count of the rarity of these cute liz tie simians, but few of them ever breed in captivity. Discoveries, Vic toria crown pigeons and other beau- tiful and rare birds make up an ex- hibit that is would 0be hard to dupli- cate in Che entire world.
 Rice and Dore's twenty in one show is one of the best of it's kind. Be- neath one tent there are twenty sepa- rate shows to be seen for the one price of admission. F1eI'e are to be found the largest and smalles's mar ried couples on earth. The man weighing sos lbs, and his spouse 493 lbs. and the midget's aggregating but feet inches i'm their combined sheight- The giant Octopus, a devil fish from the Caribbean sea, is anoth- CT attraction, and the feature of all Jolly Josie Jolly. the prettiest jol- Hest girl alive holds receptions daily
 Gibson's Dandy Dancers are bevy of beauties that have good voices dance entrancingly and do little stunts , ahat please all. The beauty of Miss Gibson's show is that it does not rely upon suggestiveness and val- garity for it's popularity, but on the merit of the offering alone.
 Professor Fricke, the originator of the, flea circus. has his attraction with the Rice and Dore shows. The Pro- lessor is the only man who is exhibit- ing real live trained fleas. He has them so educated that they ride bicy- cles, drive autos, work sewing ma- chimes and rum an air ship, conclud- ing with d ballet in which every sim gle flea is costumed even to hat.
 There are numerous other attrac- tions that space does not permit mem tioning in this issue and the great $10,000 free act Madame Pontifax's diving horses. Max and June. per- form twice daily. These equines dive II ero,,, n Al f,c,, Int, a cIhCl.