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Show THE BIG DAY NEAR Carl Hagcnbcck-Waliaco Circus Soon to Uo In Our Midst. Only a few moro day3 await tho appearanco of tho Carl Hagenbeck-Wallaco Hagenbeck-Wallaco circus in Logan. Tho dato is Thursday, August 2, and tho small boys as usual aro at fever heat la anticipation of what they will see and hear on circus day, acknowledged to bo better than Christmas and tho Fourth of July combined. Nothing seems to dim tho popularity popu-larity of tho circus, especially thoso of tho larger typo. A now crop of children appear each year. They must seo tho dear good old clowa and smell tho sawdust. Dut tho blaro of tho baud, tho rumblo of heavy red wagons and tho roar of tho lions seem to mako tho grown-ups kids again on circus day. Of courso they generally say they aro going to "carry tho children to seo tho animals." Hut deep down in their hearts they know they would not miss tho big show If thero was not a small boy In a thousand mlle3 on circus day. Thrco tra!n3 aro necessary to transport tho Carl Hagenbeck-Wal-laco clrcuB. Tho first Is known as tho "flying squadron" and leaves tho exhibition ex-hibition city dally at 10 p. m., in ordor to arrlvo during tho early morning Jiours. Aboard Is carried tho commissary department and canvas can-vas hotol, for breakfast must bo ready at 7 a. m. Tho second circus special carries the famous Carl Hag-onbock Hag-onbock monagerlo and trained wild animals, together with tents, boats, paraphernalia and equipment not carried car-ried on tho first train. Tho third and final section Is mado up almost outlroly of Pullman sloopers bearing tho performers, officials an.t employes em-ployes not carried on tho two pro-ceding pro-ceding trains. An Idea of tho magnltudo of tho Carl Hagenbeck-Wallaco circus may bo obtained from tho Immenso street pageant to bo seen on the down-town strcots at 10 o'clock procedlng tho first performance. Thero will bo upwar Is of thrco miles of scintillating scintillat-ing fnorj. Moro than 1000 men, womon and horses will bo seen in tho great display. Eighteen different differ-ent nationalities will bo represented and tho characteristic music of tho world will bo played upon brass Instruments, In-struments, torn toms, drumsfl fifes and cymbals. Eight bands will yield circus melody, augmented by two of tho largest calliopes over constructed. construct-ed. Many of tho dens containing tho Carl Hagenbeck wild auimals will be opon for public display. Thero will bo more than half a hundred elaborately elabor-ately carved and tjlecorated tableau wagons and allegorical floats. Three herds of ponderous elephants will mako up tho rear of tho pageant. Tho performances will begin nt2 and 8 p. m. Doors to tho Carl Hag-onbeck Hag-onbeck zoo will bo. opened an, hoar earlier. |