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The Monticellonian., 1915-05-27

ter at Baalbek, but above all, see the amazing kazneh at Petra, wrote an eld-time traveller.
 That was what fired the imagination of E. NJ. Newman, the American travel lecturer Petra had been Jotted ln hls notebook for many years, but he had never found it convenient to take the time for the journey when he found himself in the neighborhood of the Arabian desert. Last year, when he was in the Holy Land, he gave ln- struetiens for caravan to- be out fitted for his use from the Arabian town of Fl Malan. At last he was to gaze on Fl Kazneh, rightly called one of the wonders of the world; at last he was to pitch his camp in that for gotten city in the Arabian wilderness where it is believed by historians and archeologists the children of Israel fingered for 20 years when they were on their way from Egypt to the Prom ised Land.
 Only eight American travellers have penetrated Petra. It is one of the last of the interesting places on the earth s surface that have not been fully ex- plored. Although it is believed that it was a city of 500,000 population, it is a city without modern history. It's existence was unknown to Europe for upward of IA centuries. Nobody knows why it was forgotten, whether its in habitants left or were destroyed by famine, flood or pestilence. In the fourth century the bishop of Petra was among the priests at a conclave at Jerusalem; and then it passed be- yond notice until 1872, when it was discovered by accident by Burkhardt,
The Monticellonian., 1915-05-27

Wplght or TOOu COnsumeut or or Iut bulk of zizzles and foam that helped the gastronomic communion. Need less to aver, the totals in all cases at such time were big.
 For be it known, that there is a New England Fat Mems club. noted throughout the universe as the live Hest membership for the load of duty which membership entails in the his tory of fat mems clubs; and that most of the members of this erganiza- ton belong to the greater, wider and
The Monticellonian., 1915-05-27

Deeh dIsappearlng grauuaIIy ana strange odors had permeated houses where small boys live. The residents sough; ic vain for explanations of these two strange conditions, which they did not connect until the truth became known.
 Incidentally the explanation caused much chagrin to members of the Woman's Library club.
 Recently, at a meeting of the club it was decided to have a cleanup" week. A reward of two cents a bag
The Monticellonian., 1915-05-27
Oklahoma Offers Work.

Kansas City.-Sixteen thousand men are wanted in Oklahoma to begin work about June 5, harvesting the wheat crop, according to information from w. G. Ashton, deputy United States commissioner of labor at Ok lahoma City.
The Monticellonian., 1915-05-27
Typhus Stamped Out.

London. - It is announced that ty- phus, which broke out recently in the 10 prisoner camps in Germany where British prisoners are interned. has been stamped out in two of them. Alt damn and Zerbst.
The Monticellonian., 1915-05-27
President Pleased With Fleet

New York.-The fleet of warships which has been an anchor in the Hud- son river for 10 days, steamed out to sea, with President Wilson reviewing the five-mile line as it passed the Maytiower at the Statue of Liberty.
The Monticellonian., 1915-05-27
Trial Trip Successful

Philadelphia. - The torpedoboat de. stroyer Ericsson. which returned from trial trip off the Delaware Capes. made an official standardized record of 3041 knots.
The Monticellonian., 1915-05-27

Amsterdam. = The Telegraaf re- ports that British and French airmen dropped bomb on a tram car in O.. tend, killing A Germans.
The Monticellonian., 1915-05-27
Psycholoqical Advantaoe.

What kind Of an auto have you?" q got one of those cars everybody is telling jokes about. Every time I think about it I have to laugh and for. get the trouble 1t may cause me-"
The Monticellonian., 1915-05-27
Compensation For Workmen.

Harrisburg. = Gov. Bnmbaugh's seven bills providing system of workmens compensation wore passed finally by the Legislature
The Monticellonian., 1915-05-27
Equal Riohts on the Farm.

We are for equal rights to this ex tent: A farmer should let his wife re tire from the strenuous life at the same time he Goes.-Atchison Globe.
The Monticellonian., 1915-05-27
Chicago Boys Discover Easy CIean-up Week Money

IcAGoA great doubeareed solved North Chicago the other day when revealed prisng small boys that
The Monticellonian., 1915-05-27

cept the middle-aged woman for whom American literature is now be- ing written. Stephens in the Century
The Monticellonian., 1915-05-27
Young Fly Killers in St. Louis Were Too Busy

  e of the ague discovered The
The Monticellonian., 1915-05-27

to his He
 
 Mir Collins pounds to divide boy if
 hand walked grumblng:
 That up to be"
The Monticellonian., 1915-05-27
He Wanted to Send His Fat Boy by Parcel Post

KANSAS CTYIow hyeah boy h The the
The Monticellonian., 1915-05-27

the postmaster" he said
 The negro. James Taylor. took the boy into Postmaster Collins office and again expressed the desire to mail the negro boy by parcel post
 Why don't you send him by the train as a passenger" MT. Collins asked
 ''l done counted the cost and I ain't got that mount" the negro re- piled.
 The negro said he and his wife
The Monticellonian., 1915-05-27
Nine Tons at Fat Mems Club Banquet in Boston

RosToN-seveneen thousand
  house. night long been made of the
The Monticellonian., 1915-05-27

<<~EE Rome and Athens, see AkH the Egyptian temples scat tered along the Nile; if you can, see the temple of Jupi-
 +or a+ paalbek hut ahOVe
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-12-16
CirCuSman Murdered.

This year the circus had tragedy.
Mons Dailo Games Richardson) was
shot and killed at Webster City, Iowa,
June % by Thomas Basket, who was
sentenced to fifteen years in state pris-
on
This was very wet season. "DiG
not see sun for four weeks. Missed
many afternoon stands on account of
mud and rain. Finally were obliged to
abandon advance wagons and bill by
rail for short time. Business was of
course bad and after we were out two
weeks we determined to drop the
price of admission to rs cents. We
played six stands at this price and
found it did not do; we Immediately
raised the admission again to so. We
left the rain and mud on June after
which business was good and we had
good season.
In 1889 the name was Ringing
Bros. and Van Amburgh's United
Monster Circus, Museum, Menagerie,
Roman Hippodrome and Universal
World Exposition. Here we are told
tlat "a small amount was paid Hyatt
Frost for the use of Yam Amburgh's
name" Now the number of horses had
grown from at the beginning to 10
and the third elephant had been added
o. x1oIl 90 Ionnorda ond o+bo~ or:~.1
This year there were three advance
wagons instead of two and the person
mel of the circus had grown greatly
This was the last season in wagons.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-12-16

way on the fiat cars and facilities for
turning the train were unavailable in
the limited time
Joan of Arc was the special spectac
ular feature of the Ringing show dir
ing 1913 and Cleopatra of the Barnum
& Bailey, while in 1914 Solomon and
the Queen of Sheba was put on by
Ringlings and the Wizard Prince of
Arabia by Barnum & Bailey.
Otto Ringing died in 1911. aged So
and August G. Ringing, also one of the
brothers but not memt er of the firm
died in 1907 also at the age of So. The
father was born in 1926 and died in
1893, the mother in 1917. ags174 The
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-12-16

and in 1910 the Raglings had three
shows their own. Barnum & Bailey 8
and Forepaugh. Both the Ringling and
Forepaughs shows wintered at Barsboo.
In 1911, Otto Ringing having died
March 81, Henry Rinel ng acquired his
interest and became a7member of the
firm. At that time the use of the pic
lures of the ownersiin advertising was
scontinued.
| An unusual ir cident happened in Nc
Cook, Nebraska in 1911 when the Fore
psugh stand had to be abandoned be-
cause of the inability to unload ION
account of wagons facing the wrong
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-12-16

father was a haraess maker and car
rage trimmer and at this occupation
the sons worked more or less in thei
boyhood Al, the oldest, now SO, was
born ia Chicago, living for time at
McGregor, then for the rest of his life
at Baraboo. The other boys were born
at different places, same at McGregor
and some elsewhere. Only AL. and
Henry make their homes in Baraboo.
John lives in New York and Montana
G har es in Evans ton an d
ALT. 1. IN New York. Several of
them have summer homes on the west
90 ast of Florida.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-12-16
First of its Kind i'm St. Louis

In 1898 the Ringlings opened in
building in st. Louis-the first time that
such thing had happened in that city
that is, that circus had been ex-
hibited in building This year the
John Robinson show was rented and
conducted by the Ringlings. A white
elephant cage caught,ire near Fit. Smith,
Arkansas, and the elephant was 80 bad
ly burned that it died three or four
days later
In 1899 the business was Every big"
for the first time the Ringlings play
ed in Washington and Oregon. The
year 1900 also was a tremendous year
and the show made its first trip to Cali
fornia.
Jerusalem and the Crusades was
special feature of 1903 and along about
this time annually the Ringlings were
opening their show at the Coliseum,
Chicago. In 1905 they conducted the
Adam Forepaugh and Sells Bros. unit
ed shows, opening at Columbus. Ohio,
and in 1906 the special feature was the
Field of the Cloth of Gold, an extreme
ly spectacular production.
In 1906 the Ringlings bought from James
A. Bailey the half interest which he
owned in the Forepaugh & Sells show,
thereby completing their ownership OF
that circus. In 1908 they took charge
of the Bsrnum & Bailey show, opening
in Madison Square Garden. New York. In
1909 they opened their show in Madison
Square Garden and the Barnum
& Rgiley at the Coliseum, Chica-
go. thus reversing the usual order, and
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-12-16
Becomes q Railroad Show

In 1890 the show took to the rail.
There were two advertising cars, one
performers sleeper, one workingmen' 8
sleeper, one elephant car, FIVE stock
cars, and eight fat cars. But there was
only one ring. The main tent had now
grown to l25 foot roundtop with two
5O-foot additions for the menagerie,
etc. Out in Iowa and Nebraska Wal
lace & Andrews and Sells shows were
in opposition. This year the circus
opened at Barsboo May and closed
at Chicago Junction October q There
were 107 horses.
In 1891 hippodrome, an aquarium
and spectacular tournament, a pro
duction of Caesars Triumphal Entry
into Rome were added Twenty two
railroad cars were necessary to carry
the show, and there were 40 horses
end ponies. This year the Ringlipgs
st showed in Madison.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-12-16
RISE o. The RingIings,
Noted Circus Owners
Interesting Fa cts TAX Fro Route Book Recently
Issued By The ShOWmen
PART |.
Issued By The ShO Wmen.

Ringing Bros, famous circusmen,
have issued a.book called Routes 1882
1914" and succinctly it tells the story
of their lives as showmen. They began
WITH what they termed the Ringing
Classic and Comic Concert Co, !"
and their first concert was in Mazoman-
lie Monday, November 27, 1882 The
sea closed at Oregon Saturday, F. b.
ruary 1883. The company embraced
Al. Klng ling, then 20, Oldest of the boys
who has just dedicated at Rarabuo a
500, 900 theatre, Aft T. Ringing, Chas
f ngling, e. M. Kimball, E s. Wealth
trb +, Fred Hart and William Trink-
no Use, with NJ A. Young as agent John
R ngling joined the company at San
born, Iowa, December Is about three
weeks after the organization ventured
forth. The route included M4zonanie,
Spring Green, Richland Center, Bosco-
be and 80 on out into Iowa, with Ban
gOr, Norwalk. Wilton, Ken DALI Elroy,
Wonewoc, Ironton. Reedsburg, Bara
boo, Lodi, Waunakee and. Oregon on the
return trip.
That was the frat season the very be
gaining of the show business for boys
who az circugmen. have now become
world leaders.
The same Classic and Comic Concert
Co. " was out in 1883, opening at Bar
aboo March IL and closing at Viroqua
April e. AS before only the small
places were visited. Madison,
though close to Baraboo, was
studiously avoided This year Otto
Ringing joined the brothers and in
1884 the company had developed into
what was designated as Ringing
Bros. Grand Carnival of Fun" This
year Otto was out as agent, and there
was a slight expansion ofEthe company.
1t now included, beaides the brothers
about eight people. A notice here says
that on November 2.all people were
discharged and on November at Star
buck, Mimi, made parade. ALT
Ringing, cornet, John Ringing, alto
mar - Ringing, baritone. Otto
Ringing, BAGS drum 1t is further
n tea that "Alf Ringling, Charles
Ringing and John Ringing gave thu
show alone. Ran this way until AL.
Rlngling joined January g." When
the company reached Minneapolis there
wag mo show" and Eagain, passing
through Minneapolis, mo, show" but
four days were spent there visiting
vaudeville shows''-the boys were
learning and at Des Moines a little
later there were three days recrea-
ton" and the same sort of a vocation
at Omaha
So far it was a mere concert com
pany, with a little Juggling, and al
ways appearing in ball.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-12-16
Series of Accidents

In 1892 among other features, q
chime of bells and a steam traction
engine" were added! May II the train
was wrecked at Concordia, Kansas, four
cars being destroyed and rs horses
killed with many others injured. Two
men also were killed and four badly in
jured. Only two stands were missed,
however, rs q consequence Of this dis
aster. A bit later the same season the
train was wrecked at Centralia, Mo-,
and six cages demolished But no
further damage wes done, and only one
day was lost. Then, ON October %,
while the train was enroute to Baraboo
for winter quarters, g rear-end collision
occurred. But little damage was done.
Twenty eight cars were with the show
that year.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-12-16
A Scrap

The year before, 1891, at Boliver,
Mo-, on September 26, "a very serious
battle was fought between the chow
and the people of the town and vicinity.
Many ofsthe local bad men were badly
injured. The show got away after
having very exciting experience with
out suffering any injury"
In 1892 the sRinglings were opposed
by the Barnum & Bailey show at Kan
sas City end various other places, in
Guiding Milwaukee, as we'll as by the
Wallace and the John Robinson shows
This spring the show had thirty days of
rain, yet it was a profitable year.
In 1928 a giraffe was purchased
from John Robinson and shipped to
Baraboo on a freight car in cage over
which wasIbuilt shanty. This year
the Ringlings lost two elephants and
boughtss three, ard three camels died
during the winter. A calliope also was
obtained of John Robinson. Now the
company had 207 horses and ponies
with 80 cars and advance cars.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-12-16
First Circus

In 1884 the first real circus was given
This was called the yankee Robinson
and Ringing Bros. Great Double Shows,
Circus AMI Caravan" It opened at
para boo May 10 and closed at Benton,
in Grant County, September 81. 1t was
a wagon show and the admission was
Is cents, but there was no band wagon,
and the band, such as it was, parade d
on FOOT while AL the people stopped
at hotels" There were SO wagons
withoutSprivilege wagons. the canvas
was 49x90 feet and the side show 35x45.
Robinson died at Jefferson, Iowa, about
August Is, aged &c." The members
included Al Ringing, Otto, ALT,
Charles and John. Here the five broth
ers were associated together as circus
men for the first time, and they con-
Cinued in that relationship until the
death of Otto in 1911 when Henry took
his place. Mrs. Louise Ringing, wife
of Al, is listed as a member OF the
company, which included fifteen other
people, besides an agent This circus
gave it's second performance at Sank
City, its third at Black Earth, fourth
at Mt Horeb, fifth at Mt. Vernon,
sixth at New Glarus and after 103 per-
fOrmances it closed at Benton, Grant
county, September II and went to
Baraboo for winter quarters
That same year. 1884, the summer
circus season over, the brothers con-
tinued their Carnival of Fun as a
winter affair, opening at Garden Prai-
RE, I'll November II and closing at
Mt. Horeb March Ia The Carnival
of Fun" the next two winters also.
The boys still avoided the larger towns.
They were moving upward cautiously.
In 1885 we have Ringing Bros.
Great Double Shows, Circus Carnival
and Trained Animal Exposition" the
Yankee Robinson legend having been
dropped. 1t opened in Baraboo May
Is and after tour through Wisconsin,
Iowa and northern illinois closed at
Randolph October 3. going thence to
Baraboo for the winter. But the
Carnival of Fun" was at once re-
sumed. November IL it opened at
Ironton, and closed at Fl. Dodge, Iowa,
January 80.
Ia 1885 the Carnival of Fun" open
ed at Waunakee March 2 and closed at
Rice Lake April %.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-12-16
Opens at TattersaII'S

In 1896 the show opened in the Tat
tersall building, Chicago, and ran from
Aprils11 to May 2. This year the Bar
mum & Bailey bought an interest in
Sells Brothers show, which now took
the name of Forepaugh & Sells Bros
''This put Bailey with an interest in
three big shows-Barnum & Bailey,
Buffalo Bill and the Forepaugh- Sells. "
The Ringing and Forepaugh shows
were in opposition at As or more
stands. In 1897 the show
had % elephants and over
30 cages. This year the boys traded an
elephant and lion for hippopotamus
with the New York zoo, and at Minnea-
lis were shut out of billboards by the
Barnum & Bailey people, but fused
newspapers strongly" and banners and
turned people away from each per-
Torrance. 1t was not many years
after this that all circus opposition was
abated for the very good reason that
the Ringing boys had secured control
of the Barnum & Bailey and Fore
paugh shows.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-24
RUM0R OF PEACE
GRADUALLY FADES
Negotiations for Deal Between Feds
and Nationals Seem to Have
struck a Snas.

chicago. April 2s.-The dove %
peace continued Co. hover over the
baseball maEuates yesterday. and. al
though nothing definite could be oh
tanned from either the forces Of or
EauirsI ball or the Fcdcrals. indica-
firuF werT that negotiations OF some
sort are under way
The Iivrst bit % news OF the peace
s!tE1t.ou came from 50. Louis In an
urconhrmcd report that Phil Bail.
principal oWncr-cf the 81. Louis Fed
sral league team. has held an option
for fnr latf two weeks 20 purchase the
So. Louis National league club. Schuy-
irT g. Hritton. president OF the ST
Louis Nationals. would not admit that
btE rival bad an option when n re-
porter iu ST. Louis interviewed him.
bat from another source the reporter
learned mat such an option was held
b. q -. Louis attorney who repre-
senta Mr.. Hail
Tnr Crttpu. according 10 the report.
vas tifJi.s,c shortly after the first
moss t- 'n ~ Louis between Presi-
den. su.srfcu 90 The American league
AMI ST HaiL Tue price was not an
tn1urel. hut 30 vas said 10 be under
g-aH'frf vLcr Interviewed IN S.
Louis. res .d-nt Britton % the Cardi-
nal. uld say tl.t5 BE- xas willing 20 sell
ta~ taI eiLt 81 the price Was right
an q Dee Efuitfrt that he had been ap-
prosrtr.i y hif the last two weeks
D. persons uanf!rE 90 buy the club
Hr closed tv declaring tina, nothing
ar fri'r hal te+r done on the matter
Apparently there vas no peace con
ference % the warning factions in Chi
caEo yesterday. although President
Johnson said that r. p Ward OF the
brooklyn Fedcrais aud President Rob
~rtsBa % the Buffalo club were here
wiih NJ. Bail % the -. Louis club
The American league head would not
admit. however. that be had talked 20
the -outiaws-
President Gilmore % the Federal
league. vhsn interviewed said neither
,iF Ward nor Mr. Robertson was here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-24
SCHMIDT, A YOUTHFUL
GOLFER, BEATS EVANS

Gss rrasetses. cal. April "a ftess-
rf-a Sreatfs. tk~ FeuasFssa1r yozsz
lseaf Ea,ssr. defeated Csies Evaas
yesterday is tss sxFos5tiaa t6arnsF
TIE Ssa Fesseisee rsa Wo9if Ga,
fasetsttg tave scored 60 o. better
f5r ere sftsFueoa reua4 q ~ hzd fr-
.ssri eis tsss tsrse hgtss. 50 e eaa
BE- seea WEss sort % an oppossst
geaes vas go sEaisst WEsa ~ tost
ere rssscf. . aovu arf 60 play
tt u EsaEsars. FrpssssstiaE So
tfhfiatessa efab o. CticaEa. defeated
Ervfe ArrassroaEs = 80 art 90 Play.
wfss ere latter raPtftY GrswiaE ap 90
Ere wssasr Harry Davis coa4usred
A 90 Vtarsss % ts~ tsEi~sifs eiub
rrev were even 80 20 see tsss Erssr.
Sh-e sss rsasct Wsas % Davis -
AT 80 rlsT
20 CeasfIsr Exaa. - = rss.cs skzt
prsSsessG 70 sensational features. de-
ssases usrod Laszh. fks s11fhera
California expert s 90 AT q % play
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-24
M'CILL REFUSES
BOUT WITH EvERS
hid Mahoney substitutes for Racine
Boy. and l. Given Iaclng in Six
Round Bout.

For the third time in as many sohed-
uIed fights. Jack McGiu last night re-
fused to go on with Eddie Evers of
Rock Island in Milwaukee. at Null
kern's dreamland club. Kid Mahoney
substituted for McGnl, and was maui
ed throughout by the local bantam. In
a wire to E. ". Schieberl, Evers states
that he beat Mahoney all the way. and
nearly had him out in the sixth round,
the Kid hanging on for dear life.
Evers had signed three six-round
bouts with McGul and in each in
stance the Racine battler found some
fiimsy excuse to sidestep the Islander
Just why McGrl refused to fight is
not stated in the telegram.
Evers also sends the good news that
he is matched to fight "Kewpie" Ertle.
the 81. Paul sensation. in two weeks in
a 10 round final windup before Null
kern's club. The bout Will be staged
Friday night. May :, and the local boy
has the chance of his career. Ertle is
rated next to Kid Williams in the
bantam class, and is one of the fast
est sCrappers in the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-24
WILLARD'S PARTNER
BRINGS UP IN CELL

St Louis. No. April 24.-St. Louis
motor car agents who do not read the
sporting pages took a vow yesterday
20 sean al the boxing news in the
flture. Their determination was the
result OF a free Joy ride" taken at the
expense OF George c. Brinkman of the
National Car company by Jess Will
lard's sparrinE partner"
Said "sparring partner" wandered
into Brinkman's Office and asked II
that Mercedes racer for Jess Willard
had arrived yet" He introduced him
self as Johnny Lang. light middle
weight champion ~ the west He said
that Willard vas coming here and
needle! Car 20 complete arrange
mepis fNr rs reception. He was much
Disappeared that the Mercedes had
not arrived.
Rrinkran save Lang a car and a
chauffeur. They took long JOY ride
and Lang left the car saying he would
return. He did not come back. but did
go 20 the Trenton Motor Car company.
put up the same dodge. and asked JUL
ian Nugent, the agent. 10 cash a $50
check. Nugent had compared notes
with Brinkman. Lang is in jail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-24
EXPECT FORTY IN
BIG KOOSIER RACE
Entries for indianapolis 5e0-Mile
Event viii Close May l. Score
BEING Now In.

indianapolis. April 24.-Entries for
the next Indianapolis 5o0-mile race
will close midnight. May 1. with no
less than 50 and possibly 80 cars
scheduled TO line up for that contest.
The ensuing week is expected 10
produce a food Of entries unparalleled
in the history OF the speedway. Among
the most recent TO announce their in
tention 10 compete are Harry Grant.
who is trying TO induce William Zieg-
Ter TO renounce his decision 10 Quit
the racing game, and enter him with
his Sunbeam. Mutt" Clarke. the Texas
crack who is preparing a car OF his
own az Fl. Worth. and II. L. McCord.
a southern driver. who is turning up
FOR the event with Cino.