The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-04-09
TNewSork Ssn, Mach H.


The country campaign Of thee circus
and menagerie people for the present sea
son is now just about eeady for field
operations to begin. For the most part,
tie companies have been organized and
IN tackle has been got into readiness
fost general advance all along the
Iilt. Horses, mules, camels,s elephants,
mk, ,keysasons, tigers and leopa,ds have
bdl trained to act their several parts
HkS hristians, for the delectation OF
thu bucolic mind; the lady performers
got theR plumptitudes and spangled d
dresses in persuasive readiness for it'll
ating salacious appetites and dazzling
rural swains and advertEng agents
have started out to placard the fences,
barns, wood piles, smoke houses and 9th
er coins of vantage throughout the land
with, most flaming and impressive speci-
mems of pictorial printing which the
genius of the American mind has. up
to thg present writing, been able to
achieae. & .-
WHERE THE SHOWS GO FROM.
The pecunious managers of circuses
and menageries say that there are only
eight sound shows going out ON the
country campaign this season; that is to
say, that there are only eight establish
mpnts Whicn have capital enough to car,
ry them through the season in case a
run ofill-luck should follow them clear
through Fanr of those sound shows are
going out trtn Philaaelp ia. three from
New York. and one from Cincinnati
Pretty much all the rest, of which there
are over thirty making preparations fol
q start, are " hat are called
FLY-BY- NIGHTS;
which means that they run away al
night without paying the bills which
they contract by day. q
ourFLAKiNG THE COUNTRY LANDLORDS
OF late years the hotel and stable
bills of the showmen have run up te
such enormous figures as to devoul
nearly all their receipts, In order tc
overcome this anfeebiing drain, MriJ
lM. French, OF New Orleans who had to
take circus in self-defence, and run il
| ID order 70 get back money which BE-
had l6aned to the propriefors. last season
bit upon the expedient of camping bis
men and horses on the ground on " bict
they performed. This worked SO vel
that Mr.. rench has gone into the bust.
ness systematically, and will this sea
son. run his show independently Of
landlords and stablek eepers altogether
Al TRAVELLING KITCHEN.
Mr.. French has had kitchen built
s feet wide. 10 feet high and Is feel
long, with all the modern improvements
which lis mounted on wheels, and il
which cooking can be done for one hun
dred men. with economy and celebrity
This kit, hen will be big show in itself
and the performances OF the cook ane
his assistants will be apt to divide in
interest OF the coutry housewives will
the performances under the canvas.
A MAMMOTH CANVAS STABLE.
Mr.. French has also devised a port
| able canvas stable for his horses, thirty
FIVE feet long, and fifteen feet high
Portable stalls, troughs, and other stable
gear have also been provided in aban
dance, and provender has been engage
at convenient points. 50 that the horse
Of the concern may have all possibl
equine comforts
OTHER SHoWMEN,
getting wind Of this new movement
have also gone into it; and it now look
as though the country landlords woul'
be left unto themselves desolate by thos
on whom they have heretofore looked a
lawful prey.
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