Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-07-01
From the Quincy Daily Wing.

nv has been so much improved and augmented,
the .certege and train of wagons so changed
and megni6cently arranged, and the general
paraphernalia so much increased in brilliancy
and show that one, in remembering that it has
| not cha nged its name, is reminded of the COL
| lou,,y between the metaphysician and the stu
! dent: g Sir" said the student, eff should
lose the handle of this old knife, and ge new
! one for the blade would the new handle and
I the old blade constitute new knife or an old
one p" Said the teacher, .The old kni.e.D
'tBut' said the student, 'if should after
! wards lose the blade and get new one for the
handle would the new blade and the handle
:. then constitute q new knife ?" "Still the
| old one" said the man of learning
Asthe carriages and cayaleade passed along
the street yesterday they presented grand
/ and glittering pageantry that attracted not
only boys, but business men to view it, and
the sidewalk balconies, fences and wooden
awnings, were. covered with eager spectators,
/ and the general remark was that Robinson was
fairly entitled to his cognomen. aYankee" in
lYirtue his genius of originality and nven-
ttion A fact apparent was that only first class
| artists artficeTs and work men to design and
| construct his elaborate ecuipage, had been EN-.
/ ployed.
! Firstin order in lifelong line OF pageantry Is
the celebrated Polyhymnia which we de-
scribed the other day. 1t is a colossal musical
organ resembling in Its tones an enormous
| baud org al.whose loud and melodious strains
are calculated to announce the approach the
! caravan, aud at the same time delight the
| listener. All that the skill of the painter can
do to render the external appearance of the car
gay in color and scenes has been done. On
each end and one side are pictures done up by
the best artists, and in style of execution
| which cannot be excelled. 1t is fifteen feet
| high, thirteen feet long, and eight feet wide.
! On the lett side the front of the instrument is
exposed to view, III a deep panel, deliberately
gilt, and bordered by massive mirrors.
| The next novelty is the great golden Dragon,
with fierce looking teeth and eyes, an awful
monster of the deep such as the scperstiticus
| heather mythologists might have fancied drag
ged the of Pluto in his internal realm, or i'm
! his flight with the abducted Prosperpine 1t has
feet, claws, and tail, like the tabled sea-horse,
and glitters in gold. s7.5 aa
! Next is the magnificent tableaux car which
| presents one OF the most picturesque scenes we
have ever beheld. This car is drawn by six SPLEEN
did matched horses driven by q man represent
/ ing the god of the sea, old, long-bearded Nep-
tune, holding in his hand a. trident and this
! seems the ideal personifcation of the son ofold
| nceanu5. In the center of the car beneath a
canopy bordered With golG, stands Amphitrite,
surrounded by neriads, and guarded by the
Spirit of Darkness standing just behind her.
| From each of the four corners of the cara long
arm projected, at the end of which was or
namented seat in which sat maid appropriately
decorated 20 represent each one of the tour
seasons. This car was built by Coan & Ten
! Brooke of Chicago aal aer s-.tsr
Then came gorgeous band wagon with a
full band of musicians, filling the air wi til loud
melody. Afterwards camel led By an Arab
| or1b Q oil
| sed woman representing Persian lady
| Next we have a cavalcade of twenty FIVE
knights arrayed in FURNISHED steel mail from
head to foot, their armor rejecting the sunlight
like mirrors. Steel helmets, visors, cuirassez
md gauntlets, made one almost feeel that he
was back in tt old time with King William
and his Normans, or viewing vassels of the
Black Prince
Afterwards we have twenty five horsemen,
dressed in gay maroon with white feathers in
their caps Then follow about 20 richly
painted cages with wild animals. Following
these cages is a grotesque group, men on horse
back Enthusiastically dressed so as to resemble,
one gigantic rooster, another huge frog,
another monkey, one mule, and one bear.
inside the exhaustive tent which is of itself
prooaply the largest IN che country, is me-
nagerie containing some of the finest aumals
ever brought before American gaze We emu
merate some of them. The elephant Roscus is
one of the largest and most intelligent of his
Il! species, and weighs six tons. He is attended
by Mr.. Geo. Hoskins About the noblest
Roman of them all is the black named African.
lloD, Pomp, eight years old, who has a NEST
royal look, we'll emitting him to the preroga--
tive of king of beasts. He is the grandest
specimen, AID has the most kingly voice, of any
OF the genus leo which we have ever seem
magnificent Asiatic female lion inhabits An
other cage. She is sleek, trim and beautiful,
anc OF size corresponding to Peasp. Her
name lssRose. Two African leopards perfect
beauties, and probably the largest in the coun-
try' Nhabit one cage, and two Asiatic leopards
another In another cage are three performing
Rocky Mountain bears. Other animals which
! we remember are an Australian kangaroo, an
African Ostrich, the celebrated Wallapus and
Sea cow. The Australian Wombat, is real
curiosity 9, Camel Monkeys Parrots and
dozeRa ofo Others which in our haste we. cannot
remember. Martin Ward, John Jones, ana
Mf. russell are the keepers and take pleasure
10 giving the spectators information and in,
.stlrrlng up the animals The circus per-
!ornei S are not surpassed in anything in their
line by anybody, and in many things are un-.
eqnalled. The Melviles are unapproachable in
tneir feats Of contortion and acrobatie evolu-
tons Originality also. marks all the per-
Torrance f'
T, ~. Oide1r, formerly a successful banker in
iowa, IS the general business manager, and
most OF the design and workmanship has been
oole under his personal directions. j. NJ
chandler Is the assistant manager and receiver
OF tickets. J. B. Tnrner Is the treasurer.
James Melville, equestrian manager and DIRECT
OF. Mag. Post is leader of the band. The
sho| leaves here on Sunday morning for towns
IN the direction of Chicago, which place they
expect To reach in June