Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-26
CIRCUS COMING MONDAY,
TO DELIGHT OF CHILDREN
Riddles OF Richmond Will Have
Whole Day Of Elephants. Clowns,
Wild Animals and Lemonade.
STREET PARADE IN MORNING
-Four Trains Will Bring Combined
Ringing Brothers and Barnum anil
Bailey Shows in From AsheviIlc,
n. c., for Exhibition Here.

Hoop-la. Riddles! tomorrow is to be
cigcus day in Richmond!
Yes. siree-one whole glorious day OF
5i ,,H s tigers jaberwocks. clowns. jub-
and everything. These and no tellin
how many trainloads of other marveis
VII all be here tomorrow morning.
ern Railroad.
Aain.t It grand and glorious feel
Epatry circuses. either. but the big new
bailey combined aggregation. with ali
me best Of both the famous circuses
rolled into one.
And what always happens IN every
town in every State in the Union when
the lions draw near is just what will
take place in most Richmond homes to-
night says one OF the Circuit agents
w'ao claims 10 know all about the ef-
fects Of the red wagon microbe.
Kids VIII Set Alarms.
Every single kdde will go to bed
with the alarm clock set at an nnearth-
back rider in all the world bedecked
kisses while balancing on tiptoe on the
like as not. the lady and horse Viii
only 81 repaased BY @Sol. 'a aroS as
OF monkeys. the hippopotamus. a rhinoc-
eros or two. and all the trick dogs
boy-aTl in command OF the fat clown
policeman.
But tho sound o, the alarm clock
inss and the tirst peep OF dawn Is bound
TO find goodly gathering OF young
s sis IN the railroad yards For it is
hclah hgurc the nrst OF the trains viii.
begin to unload"
The nrst section to arrive will be
the "fying squadron" carrying the
commissary department. and all the ami
mails except tho elephants. camels and
xebras. The last three trains will bring
ihsmen. hundreds OF performers and
executive stan to town. Not counting
the elephants. these cargoes arc not
likely 10 interest the youngsters 10 any
great extent Instead. they will be FOL-
iowing tho mysterious cages marked:
Wild Antmals-Don't Touch" on their
time the parade gets ready 10 start will
know most Of the occupants by thelr
first name
There will be Jack and jill. the
twins OF the big herd OF CRATES who
must he careful not to get sore throat
because their neckt arc SO long: Mamma
ostriches who never bothered TO con-
suit the menager!e menu, because they
s sTs quiz. vie ss9nssnt with old nails and
tain Congo. boss OF the whole sim!an
tsi Eolta Jsr.y, the biggest tiger IN
!
globe.
And about the time the jungle fam
iiy has been housed In the big
menagcrie cent. somebody will yell:
Plenty of Rubber Mules.
And along will come the rubber
mules" as the darkcy children call
them. PRACTICALLY all the elephants in
America Will be on hand. The giant,
Alice. Will lead the elephan,ine bat
talon. Alice can drink more water and
eat more peanuts than any three OF
her kind put together. The smallest
Of the elephants is Sammy. and he's
not much larger than a Newfoundland
dog. Closely following the pachyde rms
VIII come the camel herd-there's a
Laby among them-and the zebras. Cir
Gus men call zebras the "conv!cts"
big portion OF the wonders that
have been merged together by the
consolidation OF the finest features OF
the two famous c:rcuses will be ex-
AIbited IN the mammoth street parade
The procession will depart from the
show grounds at 10 4. N tomorrow. II