The billboard (Dec 1917)

126 The Billboard DECEMBER 22, 1917 | CIRCUS PICK-UPS oe Age ing if in ii ‘General the ‘gens Show is stopping at the ‘Burley ‘House fe Fonadetphia, He is gsvoctated with Jom Welsh ‘the manufacture of a patent ber’ Droom. PEARLS OF GREAT PRICE (Continued trom page 125) Every time I got stung, of course, I promised myself that it ‘would not happen again in that “Mr. Rasty Constable pinched one of the col p.: manner, But they always had a new PP orea toys about midnight. He claimed bé was shooting craps in one of the cars while they were loading the show. The nigger denied it. ‘Ten dollars for his ransom, and Rusty sald he was going home. We had no more trouble that night. But just as we were starting to pult out Sunday morning I saw Mr. Rosty coming down the track with a paper in his band. ‘When he exw the train moving be yelled, and saved the paper, speeding up to catch us. We ‘were moving too fast, so he stopped. I wared smy hand to him trom the back platform. Grin ‘ing, ‘be returned the salute; then, turning around, he started up the track, tearing paper, and scattering it to the wind. I have often CATS AND ANIMALS FOR BALL GAMES. FIGURES OF ALL NATIONS. WE MANUFACTURE ANY FIGURE of DESIGN ‘You WANT FOR GALL THROWING TENTS ‘SHOW TENTS, BLACK TENTS, CANDY TOPS, CARNIVAL TENTS, WALLS FOR BASE BALL GROUNDS AND ‘AIRDOMES, MERRY-GO-ROUND TOPS, SEATS, fetta, COMPLETE OUTFITS ABOVE. ATLAS TENT POLE HOLDER. FLAGS, LIGHTS AND EVERYTHI CANVAS. We make We Also Store Showmen’s Outfits. | wits ior Cutsionse tad swond-Mand Cit DOUGHERTY BROS.’ TEST & AWNING CO., JACK CARLISLE MAKES SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO WAGON SHOWMEN WANT to beer from parties who played the Aisbams Fair Circuit and wanted to interest themselves with me in putting out en OVERLAND CIRCUS AND WILD WEST. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year GENE R. MILTON Manager SIDE SHOWS © JESS WILLARD-BUFFALO BILL SHOWS, SEASON 17 Permanent Acres, 352:Elm Street, Buffalo, N. Y. TENTS suemy uses TENTS Special Prices To Move Them at Once ‘Slane tn Stock ‘ROOF TENTS. x14 20x40 S19 30030 Sizes tn Stock. OBLONG ROUND ENDS. Sox 90. > Boat ota ‘Ths shore ‘Tents are in good condition. Also have large stock of Wall Tents at reduced prices. Write today. Dot, THE HETTRICK MANUFACTURING CO., TOLEDO, OHIO Wanted for CooperBros.’ Shows Performers and Musicians who are not subject to draft. Want Band ‘Leader and real Circus Musicians; prefer those with small show experience. Want Performers doing two or more acts and Concert turn or fill in Clown numbers: Want Side Show. Manager that does two acts and makes strong openings. No . Show will open about April 1. Address E. H. Jt NES, 4 Glenwood St., Warren, P: “COWBOY” ELLIOTT PRESENTS DON-FULANO World’s Smartest Horse. Recently featured in the film success, “YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT; ‘by the story of Black Beauty. Will entertain propositions from moving picture producers, carnival, circus and park managers. Wish all Merry Christinas and Happy New Year. Address FLOYD F. (COWBOY) ELLIOTT, care Billbeard, Subway Central Building, New Yor’. 116 South Fourth Street, BANNERS CIRCUS AND SIDE SHOW BANNERS, CARNIVAL FRONTS, SCENERY FOR TENT SHOWS AND ‘THEATRES. BEST IM THE U.S. PAINTED BY THE WELL-KNOWN ARTIST, TSCHUDI (oF course). BALL AND CAT RACK SUPPLIES. ST. LOUIS, MO. with them is 0. K. with me. And go as far as you lke.’ ‘Tale is easy,’ I sald to myself. ‘Here is where we even up for last week.’ The deputy and constable were easy to’ see; in fact, sou could (not get out of thelr way they were co anxious to see you. After eome stalling they agreed if they were given 2 century to epllt ‘up that we coald work ‘strong, cut and slash,” city officials. “ ‘Let us have twenty-ve for the city marshal; that will be all that. is necessary, Tbe mayor and bls crowd will, not Bother, because Ye have them ‘bjatted.”" Anyway, the mayor hardly ever goes to's show or comes down town at night.” “I was fory enough to hand them only ifty of thelr century, and: ¢awbuck for the marmal, with the understanding that the balance ‘would be forthcoming Friday morning. if the games west through. “The boys framed up a ehuch-a-luck layout and red and black to atart-with, and opened up that night. ‘Those home-grown sports were some gamblers, and they were hungry to get action ‘on thelr money. ‘They were still playing when the show closed, and did not want to quit at 1? e'clock. But we did not want to orendo things right"on the Jump, so we closed the gemes:at 32, promlsing them revenge the next. nigh! ‘That was the best Uttle town we sbowed all winter. The streets were full of cotton everr ay. Everybody had money, ‘and every nigger seemed to have a ten-ollar Dill, It was sure 2 relief after the week ‘that bad Just passed. The attractions were located on the public square ‘around the Court House, and we billed it as the ‘Merchants’ Street Fatr. “Now the fellow back of the chuck Isyout was ‘a young Jew named Brown, a nice fellow, and 4 money-getter. He got out on the street about 9:30 a.m., and saw all this cotton coming in, and quite 2 crowd of farmers and country negroes. It looked good for business, and be acted on the old saying of the early bird and the worm, not knowing that be was cast for the worm. He rosbed around, got bis atuff together. gave two colored boys a dime to more ble table across the street where the crowd was thick, nor knowing that he was under the window of the mayor's office, and bis bovor was at that minute trying 2 colored gentlemss for stealing @ pair of yellow aboes. Tbe mar ‘shal, having been up late the night before oo account of the show, was home in bed, and s special officer, appointed for carnival week, 03 duty in bis Ronor’s court. “Brown says: ‘Step up, gentlemen, and tr rour luck; it's the old army game, fair and square old army game.’ He gave the dlce couple of aps. |The mayor looked ont of the “Briog There’s No Qdor, No Over-Generation of Gas When You Use a NEW MILBURN CARBIDE LIGHT It’s the ideal li It may be ease. “It is stormmantles. It is The Alexander Milburn Co., Baltimore, U. S. A. t for circuses, shows, fairs, etc. sutomatically. 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