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Show j Big George. H.-W.'s 9 Rhino, Likes U.S. Blood sweating behemoths of Holy I ,Wr1t were once quite popular with : showmen The tall, slender gentle- j men in shiny top boots who cracked I their long whips behind the rosin- : backs were once quite enthusiastic m j their praise of the animals who ac- I cording to the Prophet Job, drank uo a river and tasted not. But now that Etc George is fairly launched upon his first journev through tho United States the guaran- teed blood-sweaters are in the discard I For one Big George and there is onlv 5 one is worth half a gross of bene- I moths. George will disembark from his spo- 5 cial car in the Hacnbeck Wallace I combined show's train at an hour when the milkmen are ending their rounds circus day. He will be trundled I into a cage in preparation for the day's ' work. George is the largest hippopotamus I In the world as far as can be learned ' He Is worth $17,000, with no discount i for cash. George has been in the United ! , States only two weeks, but from his jj joyful demeanor his trainers have eon- I eluded that he thoroughly approves of ' M j us as a nation. jj Dut George is only a part of the cir- I !i cus. There are clowns and bare-back " riders and acrobats anions theru ihe j ?nly "lrl acrobat who tan turn a dou- I ' ble somersault in the air. - I J The circus will she two perform- j ' , I Dces In Ogden September 5. Tho I ; . I doors of the big menagerie tent will c , 4 ,hrown open at 1 ar.r! 7 - . lock ;-n I , hnur kefoTr the hiK performance on,- I I Kins in the main lent Advertisement I Bl |