Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-27
CIRCUS PARADE IS
BEST EVER in SALEM
Big Parade Attracted the Crowd and
Also Pleased Them-It Was One Of
Finest Ever Seen in Salem.


If the Barnum & Bailey circus is
as good proportionaaty as its parade
was this morning, there is sure enough
treat in store for all who 90 to the big
tents. The horses-there were hundreds
of them in the parade-are sleek and
well fed, the wagons have clean ap-
pearance, the people are beautifully cos
tuned: There were seven bands in the
big line up of march that extended over
about two miles of tho city, 5 streets.
Some of the animal cages were open
to view and they contained rare speci-
mems of majestic brutes. The closed
cages rumbed along, arousing curiosity
to the breaking point. Which contain
ed the BABY tigersl Which housed the
great aippopotamus, and in which one
rode the wild hammered rhino, whose
cousin or other relative charged Roose-
welt when he was hunting the African
wildsl
The parade was interesting and
showed the. care this great circus takes
of its people, its property and its ami
mails.
And true to their reputation of loving
entertainment thousands of our citizens
lined the streets to watch the moving
wonders.
A genuine circus day, the kind they
used to have when father was boy
not yet grown up, brought out every
body. The sun came up early and hung
around impatiently for the hour set for
the big spectacle to begin. An hour
before that time every inch of the space
along the route to be followed by the
parade had been pre-emptied and only
street wide lane through gaily col
Ored mass of folks was left for the pro-
o cession. The streets were piled full of
. che holiday crowd Every window look
! ing upon the scene was running over
- with people. The police fretted, I'M
!, plored and admonished, but who 1
. afraid of policeman ON circus dayi
= At about 10 o'clock, according tC
. schedule, the classy cavalcade wount
= out from the circus grounds and started
;, on the dream journey. Then the ser
Z ious business of the morning began.
u Everything that went to make tn
y Barnum & Bailey parade of the oldel
y times a joy spot in the year and tn
y day, was there, and much had bee
IL piled ON top of it.
ie Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe an
as other foreign countries were represent
ly ed by sumptuous floats drawn by eli
ie Gus horses in holiday attire. Ther
m, were many new and novel features ne'
n. er before seen in circus parade.
ne Some Of the new and unique acts {
it, The circus to be seen in three rings an
SO two elevated stages are the speetaculs
lp pageant entitled "The Wizard Prime
ty Of Arabia, gorgeous scene of pa
We tomimic action telling beautiful fair
h. legend. One Of the brignt particuli
)m features of the performance is the ri
an ing of Signor Bagonghi, dwarf equ6
ng trian, whose antics on the back of bea
o tiful horses kept the crowds in
pa laughing mood. A game of baseb'
hit played by elephants, the. Royal Mika
Troupe of Athletes, John Dueandel
of Turkey trot equines, nnd more than |
ow other circus acts. The menagerie :
ow the Barnum Bailey show is witho
lis doubt the greatest geological collecti
i'm America, 1t would take days to 81
isfy ones desire to study all the We
ders therein. A congress Of freaks
JIM an attractive feature of the side sho
Who After tonight y performance, the
,rn. tents will come down and the circ
ON will 60 on its merry way, making
~ real, wholesome holiday wherever
'me may stop.
en- Ten thousand people were at
ity. grounds this morning to see the 81
cry tops" go up. And not all of them w
ook youngsters, as one Juvenile cried 0
My. "Why, nere's Pal"
ase Thought l'd-eome out and see
be you were all right" muttered the p
ent blushinp.