Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1898 — Big Chief Wallace. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Big Chief Wallace.

The Great Wallace Show. Fulflll Every Promise. Lincoln, HL. Dally Newa, July 23rd. Today was circus day. A reasonably close observer would have imbibed this information early this morning from the atmosphere. You could almost feel that something out of the ordinary was on tap and were you ignorant of the cause of this strange feeling it was only necessary’ to perigrenate to the Illinois Central depot to fully understand the reason for sb much hustle and tustle. Wallace’s circus train came in this morning early from Clinton. At day break the tents and wagons were pulled from the cars and hauled to the lot just south of the ball park. The well drilled army of men to whose lot falls the duty of hoisting the tents and arranging the little details, were not long in perfotfnftng their portion of the task and at the appointed hour the line of parade was formed and raady for its detour. Not since Barnum visited Lin-

coin years ago haye the people witnessed anything half so grand. The wagons were models of their kinds, bands superb and the horses were the cause of never ending remark. It was the grandest pageaut witnessed in Lincoln for many a day. The public always delights in a meritorious circus They were not disappointed this afternoon. The performance began at 2 o’clock and before a tent packed full of people. The program is entertaining, amusing, delightful. There were numberless acts that came with what seemed endless continuity; they thrilled and bewildered the observer; they occasioned joy; they provoked breathless suspense till their completion. Every act was good and there was a few that especially centered attention. The serial work was fine and the ring work of the highest order. The Nelson family, the Stirk family, the Earl Sisters, B'Brien and Thomas and innumerable other stars, among the verj best in the business, won the plaudits of the crowd. Every thing about the show was neat and clean. The performance was up to the highest professional standard. The menagerie, large and varied, and the trained animals are amongthe best features.

SPAIN—“ Dont shoot any more. I’ll come down!”