The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-08-22
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Thursday, Sept. 9th, is likely to
prove an epoch In the history Of
Ottumwa, whereof the memory is wen
calculated to be handed down to our
children,s children, with something
more tangible than the fairy nothings,'
so memorialized by ambitious poets.
T. Yes, r, 9. Barnum, the great amuse-
ment caterer Of the World, will be
here on that day,-not only as Phin-
eous H., ,,ediricws to sec whom the
people would give as much as any
dozen features Of his Great Show, but
also his five acres of canvass, any one
of which IL said to be large enough is
swallow up half dozen ordinary
shows. Contrary to Scriptural in
junction. Barnum learned many years
ago, to despisc the day of small
things" Chat Is in the way Of 4 show,)
and yet there be those who love to
call him the Prince Of Humbugs.o
One ofour exchanges makes the fol-
lowing sensible remarks; after having
visited this last grand achievement Of
Of the veteran showman's life:
"If what we have seen Of Barnan's
lGreat Show, to-day, is a llumbug, we
are delighted to have this opportunity
Of Affirming Barnum's Show to be one
of the grandest and most ertensipeya
interesting humbugs ever Instituted by
human ingenuity. Barnum is a live
man, generous caterer, jealous of his
good name and is never moro conten-
ted than when he is trying to make
other people happy. He has organic
ed a grand combination Of exhibitions
and equipped it In magnificent style.
Everything about It wears the impress
of great care and elaboration, while
there is ON air Of solid wealth and re-
spectabiiity about it that strikes the
visitor very favorably, turn which
way he will"
Three exhibitions day are givcn,-
morning, afternoon and evening. This
has been rendered necessary, in order
to accommodate the vast multitude.
who daily flock to see it.
TO those who purchase his life,-
large and interesting volume Of nearly
300 pages, at only q, 80 elegantly illus
toated and bound. Mr.. Barnum pre-
sents a free ticket, which admits the
purchaser to the entire seven exhibit
tions; almost every visitor is said to
go away with Barnum's life in his
hands.
p. 7. Barnum's Great show travels
by rail requiring three and sometimes
four trains of about forty cars each,
with from two to four engines to each |
train, in order to transport it rapidly
from one city or large town to another.
1t is so large and diversified in its null. |
titude of appointments that six sepa-
rate pavilions are used for the various |
ofthe exposition. Barnum
afford TO stop his big show in |
small towns. Only think Of show
requiring a thousand men and horses
TO manage it, and containing over a |
thousand curiositics, 500 AMI
mails, birds, reptiles aud 7aaaripc mon-
sters, . double set o pcrforfners, IA dou-
BILE circus ring, with one hundred of |
the best performers in the country, q
vast group of sea lions, wild Fiji can
nibals, horse-riding goats, live giraffes, |
giants, ponderous reptiles,
living human wonders, astounding |
dwarfs, four times smaller than the IA |
nous Tom Thumb-all these are to be |
seen for the sum of fifty cents. 1t is
no wonder if people will go hum
bred miles to see it. Extra trains will |
run at half fares for distance OF fifty |
miles to carry the people to Barnum's |
Great Worlds Fair on the day above