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The three rlnp 01 the Ringling Brother. and Barnum and Bailev Cireus. llost $bow!! ~nh' han- ont" or
two rings. AU circus rinp are always 42 feet aerosl. The Clo"'n i. Coeo,' a "'orld 'amoll!! elown "'ho
visits a city before the cireul eom~s to let the people kno,., that the eireul lIon itll' wa\·. Ht' hall a Ion
Coconut, who sometimes travels with him.
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The Circus is Coming to Our Town, To Our
Town, To Our Town! What a Happy Day!
• There are two Ringling Brothers
and Barnum and Bailey Circus
.shows traveling around the country. One is called the "Red" circus.
The "Blue" circus is coming to
Raleigh. Next year the "Red" will
be here. This m~ans' that no city
will !lee the same show two years
in a row.
• .Eaeh show travels by train. Each
traiD has 25 ears and is about one
and a half mUes long." Each train
has a doctor as well as water and
power supplies. Each carries over
200 people and 300 anim~ls. They
live on the train for 10 months
out of the year. Some of the trainen travel in trailers so they can
park Dear the animals when the
train 8topS.
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• The cirells people practiee a lot.
Children often start to praetice
with their family at a very young
age. Maa" of the performers are
,....
when IheIr famjlies
baY. beea cife¥s perform.. for.
BlaDr , . . .
• The animals in the circus get the
very best of care. A hap.py healthy
animal is a good performer. There ,
are tigers, elepharits, bears, horses,
ponies, apes, llamas, camels, dogs
and other animals in the circus.
• The people In die circus are juglen, trapeze artists, tumblers, wirewalkers, pole sway. artists, riders
and other performers.
• There is no such thing as a tame
wild animal. You can train them
but they are never tame. All wnd
animals seem to like music.
• Lion and tiger trainers. can tell
by looking at the big e~t 18 If Is
in a good mood.
• The apea are the only animals that
can tell eolon. Dogs can see blaele
..-d white. All -the do,gs in the thow
are male•• Tbe P9-9dl~ are eo..
114eretllke ea,Jest dol' 10 trata. ..,"
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The News and Observer, Sunday, February 22, 1970
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A Ringling Brothers Family Picture.
Happy IOOth Birthday Dear Ringling
Brothers and BarI:lum and Bailey Circus
One hundred years ago, in 1870, a well·known show.
man, P. T. Barnum, decided to start a traveling circus.
The show traveled by horse and wagon. It took around
600 horses to move it. The next year the circus started
traveling by train. Barnum and Ja.m es A. Bailey, who
also had a circus, put their shows together to make one
big circus in 1880.
The Ringling Brothers had started a circus in 1884
in Baraboo, Wisconsin. This cir·c us started with nine
wagons. It became larger and larger. In 1907 the Ringling Brothers Circus bought the Barnum and Bailey show.
This made a really big show. It took about 100 rail·
road cars to carry the circus. Of the 900 people on the
circus train, 300 were performers. Six hundred were
men who put up the circus tent, the "Big Top." These
men were called roustabouts. There was no air conditioning then. It got. very hot under the tents. On rainy
days the elephants would get stuck in the mud. Wind and
storms were always a r.roblem.
The days of the' Big Top" and the circus parade are
~ver. In 1956 this circus started playing in buildings and
arenas, But wherever it plays, it is still the "Greatest
Show on Earth."
The News .... Obsernr, Sunday, February 22, 1970
Animal of the Week:
'.- The Circus Elephant
r
Elephants are the favorite animals
of the circus. They are very strong
an~ yet they are gentle and easy ~o
traIn. They can remember things
they hear hut not things" they see.
Tttey can dance, do headstands, and
many other tricks. Elephants have
22,000 muscles and can pick up
p-apes or untie shoe laces with th~ir
trunks. All the elephants in the circus
are females, except Baby John, who is
three years old. Elephants like to play
lick'when they do not want to work.,
Keeping them healthy is a big job.
They have colds, upset stomaches,
aching muscles and sore backs. They
also suffer from heart strain and need
relt. The average weight of an elephant is fh'e tons.
Mini Jokes
What is the difference hetween an elephant and a flea.
A. An elephant can have fleas, but a flea can't have elephants!
Rhonda Gray-Raleigh
~e; Why did the Indians corne to America?
David: Becaus~ they had a reservation.
Jesse Beckman-Farmville
Richard: I was riding a pony yesterday and he wanted to
80 one way and I wanted to go another way.
RIcky: Who won?
Riehard: The pony tossed me for it.
Miehael J. Hinton-Middlesex
Ken: Do you like pound cake?
Buby: No, I can't stand pounds.
Eddie Batchelor-Morrisville
lUI. I've been seeing red dots lately•
..... Baveyoaseenadoctor? .
BIb No, just red dots.
Kathryn Hitchcock-Ralei8h
Q. ~ did the I~ go outside with h~r JM!Cketbook open?
A. She thought there wai lome chanp in the weather.
Cathrine DrewI-Winterville
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The Circus Clowns Make Us Laugh
A clown can copy what another clown does, his
actions and tricks, but they cannot copy another clown's
face. No other clown would hav~ anything to do with
him if he did. All clowns are nicknamed HJoey" after "a
comic that lived, years ~go. Th~re 'are t~o types of
clowns. The "Whiteface'; clown moves about very well
and is sad though gay. The "August" clown stumbles
around, has pants that are always falling down, and
always dresses very funny. The Ringling ~rothers' ana
Bar~um an~ Bail~r circus has a Clown College in
VenIce, FlorIda, where people can ~earn to be clowns.
It is Girl Scout Cookie time!
Put your order in now!
Sch~ol Lunches This Week
The Ri n9\ing 1Otos. and
Bar num and ~ai\e"f CilCU5
'14\\\ be in Ro\ei<jh
Fe'bru
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25 -t\wough Mat ~
Tuesday
Thursday
Monday
Spaghetti wndeat. Cl1eese
Sauce
CaITOI SIrfp
ButteredPotatGel
Green Beans
RoDs and Butter
Cookie
Milk
Tuesday.
Vegetabl~ Soup a~
Crackers
Peanut Buller & Jelly
Sandwich
Fruit Cup
Brownie
Milk
Wednesday
Pizza
TOiled Salad
GreeD Pea
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FreDe" Bread or RoUe
aBlitteI'
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Baked Turkey
Dressing
Sweet Potaloe.
Spinach
Rolls and Butler
AppleSauce
Cookie
Milk
Friday
,
Fish Slicks
Slaw
Corn
Wheat Rolls and Bulter
Sweet Polalo Cako
Milk
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Hamhurger on BUll
with Catsup
Pinto Beans or Field
Peal-Buttered Corn
Mixed Fruit Salad
Cookie
Milk
. Wednesday
Spaghetti.with Meal
Sauc~
TOiled Salad
Peach Cobbler
French'Bread . Milk
Thursday
Barbecued or Fried
Chicken
Buttered Rice· String
Beanl
AppleSauce
Peanut Butler Ralsla
Cookie
RoD.
Milk
~onday
Fish Flllel. or Flab
Friday
StickJ
Cole Slaw. June Pea
Hotdog on Bun
Pineapple VpIWe DoWD MUltard. Chili· OnioDi
Cake
Cole Slaw. French F....
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Birthday Cake
Milk
Milk
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