The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-04-21

St. Clairsville April T. 1854.
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MUSEUM { MENAGERIE !!
vEHE LARGEST TRAVELLING EXHI-
hilton in the World, being combination of all the
most popular and unexce pionabe amusements of the
age-eniarged and improved for the Season bf 1854.
Team of Eight Elephants
will draw the great car of Juggernaut.
A Baby Elephant,
Only year old and but 81 feet high will carry upon
his hack around the Immense Pavilion, the Lpuiian
GENERAL TOM THUMB. The Magnificent Cortsga
comprises l40 Horses and 100 The Pavilion OF
Exhibition has been enlarged until il is capable of &C.
Of living Wild Animals includes the splendid spec,
linens ever exhibited in America. Among many others
will be found
Eight Beautiful Lions,
fresh from their native Forests
A MONSTER WHITE OR POLAR BEAR,-of pro.
a MaGNiFICENT ROYAL TIGER,-the largest
q PaIR OF YOUNG LIoNs.-ony six months old
BRAZILIAN TIGERS, BLACK and POoN.ali
% The 1RovE % Of ELEPHANTS wer. captured in
and Gro. NuTrER, assisted by 260 Natives aher pur.
suit of three months and four days in the Junges They
were finally entrapped and secured in Indian Krasl
Trap enormous dimensions and prod strength
where they were subdued.
u. r. BARNUM,
Proprietor of the american Museum, New.York has
which has attended all his various efforts for
the Of the public, he has been led to form
the project Of organizing a vast travelling
MUSEUM OF WONDERS!
Which will comprise greater variety of attractions
and more sxtraordinsry Novelties, than any
Exhibition in the world Every feature OF this Nam.
moth Esta abshment of pee and interesting ma.
of magnitude The travelling phara of the a.
merican Museum,as enters each town. is preceded by
the gorgeous ff.e
Car of Juggernaut,
drawn by Eight Elephants superbly comparisoned be.
ing accurate model of that terrible engine of idola.
sacrifice finished and decorated in all the ex trav.
vehicle is long procession OF costly Cages and Carri
ages the whole forming aspectace Of more than Oren
tai splendor. The Exhibition will take place within
magnificent varegaied Pavilion composed of American
Flags, OF water isbrie The real genuine, original
General Tom Thumb,
is attached TO this Exhibition and will appear in ali his
performances as given before the principal crowned
heads of Europe including Songs Dances Grecian stat.
ues, and his admired presentations of Napoleon aud
Frederick the Great The little General is twentytw
years of age, weighs only fifteen pounds, and 10 but
twenty'eight inches high. Also engaged
Mr.. Neilis,
the man without arms who Will execute his extraord
nary lsats of loading and firing pistol with his toes
bow and arrow; playing upon the Accodeon and Vio-
nceo, etc. Mr.. Nellis In these performances. exhibits
wonderful example OF what indomitable energy and
industry can accomplish when laboring under dis
advantages apparently the most insurm6untsbe.
A complete Menagerie OF Living Wild animals, 10
also included in the american Museum, and at coive.
nient period during the Exhibition
MIR. LindeI, the Lion King,
classical Illustrations Of Hercules struggling with the
NGmean Dion; Daniel in the Lions Den; Sampson des.
troying the Lion, &C.,
One Of the most interesting portions OF the Exhibi
tion Is formed by the display OF great collection of
WAX STATUARY,
including figures of the size ofle of AL the Presidents
OF tile United staes, and also Of great number Of noted
characte, Amerieap ead Foreign, all OF which
curae Iikenesses costumed. In fact
the whole Establishment is a vast reposoryof
Wonderful Objects Of Nature and Art,
the full OF which II woud be impossibe IN