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TECHNICAL SLANG OF THE
CIRCUS IS INTERPRETED
BY EDDIE POLO
Star of "The Lure of the Circus" j
Arranges Dictionary of the SawDust
Ring For the Uninitiated
The atmosphere of the circus has I
been maintained in its entirety in {
"The Lure of the Circus," the grip- f
ping Universal serial in which Eddie ]
Polo, dean of circus strong men, will I
appear at the Opeta House on Tues- |
4ay. j
Eddie Jolo's long experience as a J
circus performer has given him a |
wealth of information that is highly ?
interesting. For the benefit of those |
"on the outside" not familiar with |
the technicalities of a big circus, Ed- |
aie nas compiled a glossary 01 circus ?
terms, as follows: 1 9
BIG-TOP?The big terft in which I
the principal circus performance 1
takes place. Different from the small- J
er tents in which the side-show holds jg
forth,
' TAN-BARK?Sawdust tq ?ad thej|
rings; father of modern breakfast,P
foods, .
r BLUES?The general admission |
tickets; not reserved aefcts.
j RAZOR-BACKS ?Differing only'j
from the lowly porker in the fact j
that they travel with the circus, to j
load ahd unload the stuff on the |
trains.
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SKINNERS?The men who drive j
tfce teams.
FLUNKY?A cook-house waiter. g
KINKER?Anybody who performs J
but has no feature act.
JOYS?The clowns, synonymous 1
a
with doughfaces.
BALLOON HORSE? A horse j
hoisted in the air on a platform op- |
erated by ropes.
BULL BUREAU?Press agent and j
s^ I
GETAWAY MONEY? The last |
night of the circus is a bloomer. The, ?
circus is cut down to almost nothing, !|
Hence the money taken in on the last i
H" ' ; - 3
night is called Getaway Money.
WALKAWAY MONEY? Gentle
(? \ \ M
man in chin whiskers walks up to |
oashier, plunks two dollars for three |
niiy-ceni ucK.ets, iees a nussy 111 =
qpangled tights and tears away with-! |
ut his change.
BALLYHO? The leather-lunged 1j
tan who delivers a noration before 1
the door of the sideshows, telling the j
. people what they will miss if they j
tfe mot enter.
SHILLABERS?Men in the crowd ?
who flock around the cashier to buy |
tickets sq that the natives will follow j
The ballyho then shouts: "Inside you f?
will see six of your most respected g
and influential citizens enjoying this I
sfcu-pen-dous entertainment."
STUGE?A circus employe who |
sits in the audience and volunteers to ?
\ ride the trick mule or to stay on the I
; revolving table.
CATS?Any kind of an animal, ex- I
eept elephant*.
GYP-GIRL?The eashier.
SUCKERS?People who wander ?
tnwftingly into the sideshows.
THE BLOW-OFP?You stray into
tfae sideshow in the absence of your
gHardian-wife. You eee the Wild
*a? Borneo (perhap? yon knew I
ttm when he was working in Drono's
livery stable), then yon see the
oaten skeleton and the bearded lady
and start out. But ?not yet. Yon
are informed that the daneing girls
Bare about to danee. Hopefully yon
py another fifty cents to go into an'
inner tent. You are led from tent
te tent, paying handsomely at each
tep. The process is called "The
HIGH SCHOOL HORSE? A
trained horse, usually white.
EQUESTRIAN DIRECTOR? Just
a plain garden variety of ringmaster I
with a new name and a plug-hat with |
silk that may be rubbed but one way. |
TRICK?Any eircus.
DOUBLE-TRAPS? Casting bars. |
DEN?Animal Wagon.
FLASH?Band wagon.
ROUGHNECKS? Canrasman.
HEY-RUBE!?The universal cir- j
cus call to arms. The alarm that the I
villagers are in battle array. A call '
to every circus employe to battle the
townspeople.
MAIN-GUY?Ropes that hold top
on the center pole. Do you see the
origin of the phrase we sometimes
use in ordinary speech for the boss
of an establishment
KID-TOP?Side shows.
THE HOOPS?Women who ride.
THE BIG NOISE?The band.
HH BULLS-?Any and all elephants, jf
I Hold
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A serious situation confronts the South,
farmers and planters have on hand large quantlt
who has had anything to do with the production c
it cost at least 30 cents a pound to produce the c
hand, and which was quoted on the New Orleans
ary 28th as low as 27 cents per pound middling.
H\ to hammer down still further tne price or couon
crop for 1918 has to be sold below cost,, it means
I Do Not
H
I Deceived
In the last few weeks "bear" interests have ti
ft porary holding up of the demand for dry goods ir
p difficulty of exporting cotton because of embargo
--U #11+11'
g# freight rates; tney nave sum #uvu wuvu mv?i
of scaring the holders of spot cotton and obtain!
price than the cost of production and the presenl
"Bear" interests know that if they can put on tl
doubt creeps into the mind of the holder of cotto
g| ity of his position and he begins to wonder whett
1 YOU ARE
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, By a good price is meant a price that'will at
l-i producing your cotton. Aside from the moral ju
jj of the Southern planter for a remunerative pric<
Knni'nonn roocnna TXTVlTr nntfATl obnillH hp U
:L1_ UALCllCUb UUOlugoa lOOovuo ?T vvwvvu ww .
iOne year before the world war (1913-14 crop) th
\ more than 22 million bales of cotton and the w<
? lion bales; of the production the United States ]
to that time large crops had been produced inclu
bales of American cotton, in 1911. Since 1914-15 1
12-million bale crops and two 11-million bale cr<
_ production of the previous year. This shortage
three million bales each year for four years. Of
H pean countries were not getting cotton, otherwis<
cotton famine, and some outhorities do not hesita
have gone to 70c and s8c a pound.
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In other words, the war kept cotton down?i
general impression seems to be. This being the c
it should decline below the cost of production bi
decline on account of war inflation. Spinners wi
I retailers are not buying manufactured goods rea
for lower prices, and the general impression seer
high prices for manufactured cotton goods are cj
prices of cotton. There is considerable fallacy I:
of raw material that goes into manufactured cot
third and one-half of the final cost. These flgur
be seen that overhead and labor are just as mucfc
ufactured cotton goods as the cotton itself. If
from 30c to 21c per yard, as it has just done, it
' that cotton should go off several cents a pound, i
Is often the psychology of the man in the street,
will make 4.65 yards of "Fruit of the Loom." If
recent announced new price, it enables the spinn
manufactured into "Fruit of the Loom" as 97.65
this 21c price of "Fruit of the Loom" was named
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The South's prosperity Is in danger if Soutl
crop of cotton in 1919. October cotton is now qi
leans Cotton Exchange at abuut 20c. It is a w
cannot be Drodnced at anch a nrlca. and !t woult
Iier for Southern farmers to buy future contracts
comply with margins requirements) and put you;
food crops that will not only pay highly remunei
suffering humanity also. In any event, if the "b<
Act
Do not let the South lose its prosperity. Do
eoonomle slavery of past years. Help this big id
> ton In 1919 by talking it to ererybody.
Ton can help Immediately and practically b]
whatever amount you feel you can afford to ftu
few dollars spent in publicity will save hundreds
1fe want the moral support of every business n
I ton
tion
NOTE.?This campaign was organized ai
leading cotton factors of New Orleans, Mem
FARMER
~ * OFFICERS
F F HARRISON 11
I President.
J. C. THOMSON,
Cashier.
OTTO BRISTOW,
Assistant Cashier.
Your (
Cotton factors, merchants,. perity of the South. The mo:
;ies of cotton. Every one ture" market. Last week Oc
>f cotton in 1918 knows that though on January 28th they
otton which is now held on spinners and those interested
Cotton Exchange on Janu- ton next fall at a price way u
An attempt is being made cotton can possibly be produ<
. If the Southern cotton farmers and planters of the
a serious blow to the pros- back at least what it costs to
Become Excited and Do T
by Temporary Market Flu
aken advantage of the tem- loss rather than a greater los
1 the United States and the morale of the cotton holder?
ies and prohibitive ocean kind of fighting to overcome,
re contracts with the idea etiological attack on the hold
ng their cotton at a lower book "On the Art of Making 1
t condition would warrant is defeated in his own mind,
le board a low figure, that get their price for cotton if 1
n nhmit the inherent valid- conHnely. The logic of the s
ler he shouldn't take some will not cause the Southern f
: ENTITLED TO A GOC
least pay back the cost of dling 1 1-16 Inch staple (use
stification for the demand have been delivered at any di
? for his cotton, there are ' add the first cost to the spii
rnrth Jtfln. a nonnd or more. nound of raw cotton that he
e world produced a litHe to cover labor and overhead
jrld consumed 21 1-4 mil- any cotton goods can be veri
raised 14,882,000. Previous the cost of production withoi
ding the one of 16 million consumer of the manufactur
:he South has produced two ? '
Now one of the primary
)ps, way under the average \ t
higher is the export situatic
averaged something like ,
A ? but have been handicapped
course, the central Euro*
freight rates up to recently
i there would have been a ,
,, " ,, there were embargoes and r
te to say that cotton would . .
although at one time in the
more than half a million bal
t aid not put it up, as me period, secretary nester s s
:ase, there is no reason why far this season are only on<
ecause other commodities last year. Should the expo
11 say that the jobbers and gain relatively over last yei
dily; that they are holding made by the United States
ns to be that the prevailing exports for the season of six
aused by the so-called high Jtoean practically an increas
n this reasoning. The cost son. Note that it takes in<
ton goods is between one- only the Allies and neutral
es are general, but it will treaty will now be ready fo
i a part of the cost of man- .tries will also likely be In t
"Fruit of the Loom" falls will swell the total exports
is unreasonable to expect will be perilous to the mill
is it haa recently; yet this been cut to $7:50 a bale, ai
One pound of raw cotton rapidly develop. On Janua
sold at 21c per yard, the leans Exchange at 22.18; oi
er to sell a pound of cotton advance of 200 points. Thit
i cents per pound. When rates, and it should not be
[ by the mill, strict mid- k au advance.
lant Less Cotton This Yea
iern farmers raise a large us -Chat a 12-million bale crc
loted on the board New Or- tro/1 the source of supply, c
ell-known fact that cotton nine million bales of cotton
1 be much cheaper and eas- back at least the cost of pi
(if you are well abk to near the cost for the 1918 c
P cotton lana into reea ana mercuaniB can oerp reauce 1
atire prices, but be serving- body who does not agree t<
Bar" and spinner sellers tell of normal of 1913.
: Today?How You Can H
not let It go back to its coarse tbe financial aid will
lea of folding the 1918 cot- public-spirited business mei
high price*?hold yonr cottt
r sending a subscripts* for . ... .. ?
likewiae, help keep the Soul
rther this propaganda. A
of ntLLlion* for the Sooth.
lan In the South, and of
We would advise all producing Interests not to use the future
market as a hedge againBt spot cotton because in the present p
of the contract market it Is not a legitimate hedge.
ad is being conducted by Mr. Wensel at the suggestion and with
phis, Savannah, Galveston, Hovston, Dallas and bankers, merchai
C DA MF AC A D
j D/vniv ur mi
Capital - - $75,000.00
n 1 (MA AAA A A
surplus - - $iy,uuu.uu
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st disturbing element in the situation is the "fu- f B
tober contracts sold down as low as 17.74 (alr
closed as high as 20.20), indicating that the
[ in buying cotton cheap expect to get their cot- 'g?
inder the cost of the 1918 crop and cheaper than B
:ed in 1919. It is up to the bankers, merchants, ^5
South to see that the producer of cotton get3
raise it.
tat Be . I
ctuations
3s later on. In other words, they attack the
-they hit the "home front." This is the hardest
The cotton "bears" are now making a payers
of cotton. General Foch says in his great
War" ifhat a General is never defeated until he
The holders of spot cotton in the South will
hey make np their mfnds to get it and act actuation
calls for a price on cotton that at least
armer a loss, .
' .
>D PRICE /
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d in this standard grade of cotton goods) could
Dmestic or any Canadian mill for 32c per pound;
mer (32c lb.,) the manufacturer has on each
makes into goods a margin of over 65c a pound
costs and profit. The raw cotton that goes into
7 well paid for at a high enough rate to cover
nt making the.burden too heavy on the ultimate
ed goods. . *
reasons why the present price of cotton is not
>n. Foreign spinners have wanted the - cotton,
in obtaining it. The extremely high ocean
amounted to $30 a bale, or 6c a pound. Then
estrictlons. In spite of this fact, however, and
early part of the season exports were running
es under those of last year for the corresponding
tatement now shows that the total exports hus ' \
5 hundred and twenty-six thousand bales under .
rt movement, as now seems likely, continue to
ir, there is no question but what the estimate
Bureau of Markets back irT November of total
million bales will be easily fulfilled. This would
e of two million bales in export over last sea- gg?
x> consideration the probable requirements of
countries. With the prospects that the peace
r signing In March ,the central European counJie
market for cotton before next summer. This
and reduce the stocks on hand to a figure thot
interests of the world. The freight rate has just U|
id an Immediate demand for export cotton will
xy 27, March contracts closed on the New Ori
.Tannarv 28 March future* p.lnsed at 24.18. an
) advance was caused by the reduction in freight
confused with other factors which might cause
^?lZj |
>p of cotton should bring 20c or less, let us con- S
ut our cotton acreage one-third, and raise only
, so that the price will advance enough to get . . jjj|
roductlon, besides realizing a price somewhere
:rop stfll on hand. Business men, bankers ?ind
the acreage by refusing to make advances to any0
curtail hit cotton acreage at least one-third am
elp 1
1 be appreciated. This advertising is paid for by
l of the cotton men throughout the South. Talk
>n, decrease your own acreage, get others to do
th prosperous. HI
THEO. . WJlNSHL, President,
Rumble ft Wensel Co., Natchez, Miss.
cotlOSi
i the moral and financial support of the
ate, and cotton men throughout the South.
iBEVILLE
DIRECTORS
F. E. HARRISON
J. F. BARNWELL
W. H. WHITE
J. F. CLINKSCALES
C. C. GAMBRELL
C. D. BROWN I
P. B. SPEED.