Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1911 — “BIG LOTUS” WITH GOLLMAR SHOWS. [ARTICLE]

“BIG LOTUS” WITH GOLLMAR SHOWS.

“Big Lotus,” the “hip” with the Gollmar Shows, knows his value, and he also knows that the public is not as well acquainted with him as it pretends to be. When he first joined the circus he seemed annoyed because the cheap, sickly, treacherous little monkey attracted more attention than he did; but he is over that now. Although he is not paid the homage and attention that is Tis due, this giant beast does not show his disappointment, but lies contentedly in the mammoth tank water in the bottom of his cage, and in parade he will occasionally make goo-goo eyes at the crowds or open his great mouth. When the menagerie is opened he is so provoked that people devote so much time to the other numerous attractions of The Gollmar Brothers zoological display that he frequently turns his back to the whole crowd. “Big Lotus” comes here with the Gollmar Brothers Circus Saturday, May 13.