The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-06-08
Adam Forepamgh'- show Coming.

On Tuesday, June >'h. Americas creates. and
grand-st amusement enterprise will visit O;:a-
wa, and exhibit afternoon and evening.
To furnish the arau,en.ent- Of people is no
light task, and the man who's enterprise, skill
and labor, places before the people 81 establish
,nent Ike Adam To-ep4ugh'-, which combines
amusement, instruction and entertainment. a:
the same time, deserves the utmost supper. Of
the public. Here, then, /. an exhibition 50 vast
and plate in every detail, a. 10 carry upon
| its face the marks Of true merit The lover Of
natural history i rewarded with an opportunity
of examining the tiae-t and larye-. collection Of
! living wild animals in America from the stately
elephsnt, the wsest and nghtiest Il trutes, 10
the meek and innocent gaelic the Gland, har.e-
buste, hornei- horse ..bok, white orynx, nyl.
CHAN, vlacte.ya'k, and 80 on dow long lis. Of
very rare and curious au mails, most Of which we
have never before seen. Birds, too. in all the
gorgeous co,or- in which the exotic climes clo.he
their :erthered tribes, u,ay here be seen in vas.
numbers. To Us it seems that natural history
presents no more Interesting study than the
beautiful birds which make the world more
happy with their enivening presence. An in
teres,ing aud high Y valuable portion of this
great exhibition j. tie pavilion especially devo..
ed TO the new museums Here may be seen rare
fish from the open seas and inland waters of all
the world. An interesting and highly valuable
portion Of the exhibition ia the tent devoted TO
the new museum. y special department in this
pavilion contains marvellous ,riumphs Of mechan.
ism. Here will be found the world.renowned
au.omatical work universally known as the
"Sleeping Beauty" conceded to be the loveliest
piece of statuary ever created. The celebrated
"Swiss Bell Ringers seven in number. whose
everresounding music is source of pleasure to
all who behold them. The wonderful autenata
Of "Ths Last SUPPER" marvellous work of great
merit The famous algerian Electrical Drum.
mer," the mechanical animals, and many besuti-
full moving figures, including the remarkable
work Of art THE Dying Iouave and the Sister
OF Charity The hall Of the statuary contains
life.size and wonderful statues of al! the great
men of the times, and recalling TO the memory
of the classical scholar the great works of "the
fair land Of Phidias.' Clothed in the gorgeous
uniform OF monarch msy be seen the Emperor
of Germany. Napoleon ILL.,, Prince Bismark, the
Crown Prince, Noa Moltke and the great father
of modern fiction, Charles Dickens.
'.Forms OF subimty; by genius traced
In tnts that vindicatc adjoining taste
II ere also may be seen in his uniform o! Colonel
of the famous 9th New York regiment of militia,
the celebrated Prince OF Erie" Cell james Fisk,
Jr., his associate Stokes, and Helen Josephine
Mansfield. The amazing mechanical gem, "Sinc.
ing birds among the roses" the great Gorilla.
and the celebrated collection of Bronze A-mo,.
once belonging to the famous Circassian ruler
Sohsmye. collection which has won admiriup
praise from the crowned heads of all foreign
lands
Space prevents us from lingering upon thi
fascinating subject any longer, but we sdyis
every reader, in all sincerity, TO como out earl,
on the day of exhibition and witness the r,oce,
sion, with its many gorgeous coors, its elephant.
caulels, cages, chariots, horses, etc., and iudp
the show by its street display. II that il Blu
seen we doubt if there is any Involvement whc
could be offered that would prevent the beholde
from visiting Adam Forepaugh's four grea. tent
and the wonders there to be seen. Rememhs
! the day.