Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-09

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Adam Forepaugh, the prince of showmen, since
last he visited this city, has more than quadrupled
in quantity and quality attractions OF his always IA
nous establishment, SO that
FOUR COLOSSAL TENTS
are now required to canopy the attraction of this
truly wonderful exhibition, encircling space of
nearly three acres of ground, affording ample room
for the accommodation of ten thousand people, and
we take pleasure in recommending it to our n1-
merous readers as an establishment not only of
grandeur and magnificent display, but one which is
worthy the patronage of all liberal minded people,
and lovers of the curious the beautiful, the wonder
ful the humorous.
TENT No. MUSEUM
exhibits very large and rare collection of strange
and curious things from all parts of the globe:
Among the most interesting are representations OF
THE sIAMEsE TWINS
known the world over as one of the most remarla-
bic freaks of nature. a new and wonderful phe-
Eomena is
THE DoUBLE-HEADED BABY!
horn in Penn township, Morrow county, Ohio, Oc-
tooer II, 1919. Presented two souls living in one
body
AUTOMATIC FIGURES
These consist of troupe of female bell ringers per-
forming beautifulmelodies upon silver bells! musi
cal dog, cat, monkey, and rabbit also delight and
aInuse the nearer with harp and violins.
LIVING ALLIGAToRs,
mechanical singing birds, a three thousand dollar
doll playing upon guitar and saluting visitors with
charming grace; the dying warrior, a finely model
ed form Of q zouave breathing mis- last upon the
battlefield; collections of statuary illustrating
scriptura history from Madame Tussauds gallery,
London, England; the relics ana memeutoes of the
revolutionary war, form very interesting features
SLEEPING INNOCENCE,
a life-size automatic figure of beautiful girl
breathing in hfe-like manner; distorting mirrors
making fun of all; antiquities from all parts of the
world fossil remains, armor, hfe-size figures of
prominent generals, politicians, kings, queens; a
magnificent collection of fishes, insects, and rep
tiles and hundreds of other curiosities too numer-
Gus to mention, viii edify the beholder before pas
sing into
TENTS NO. 2 AND 3-MENAeERIE.
Here eau be the largest, rarest, freshest and
costliest collection of wild animals and rare birds
ever presented to the American public; prominent
among which ls
MIR. ROMEO,
notoriousy celebrated character; g show of him
self and well worth 80 cts. charge Of admission.
Possessing digRified and lofty" pbg~g,s, Romeo
don't 90 il wheels, but travels footback carrying
his own trunk. This ponderous creature weighs
over five tons; occasionally gets on the war path,
and locking men up in his huge rawhide-bound
trunk, checks them through as deadheads to anoth-
er world. Therefore treat him gently and he win
look upon you as kindly as Horace Greeley or any
other man.
BABY ANNIE
s stout infant with healthy proboscis for one SO
young, and is decidedly one OF the most interesting
sights OF the exhibition, being the only sucking
calf elephant in America, and measuring only 8
feet inches in height. And there can also be
seen
EIGHT MAGNIFICENT LIONS.
Also, the gnu or horned horse, of Africa; an
orang outang, nearly formidable as the terrible
gorilla; the hippopotsmss and q full grown eland-a
magnificent animal just imported from Africa.
"oUR PETS
consist OF pair OF nursiao infant Lions; they win Be
less than three weeks old when the exhibition ar
riyes here and are now as playful and harmless as
little kittens and are about the size of the common
and ladies and children will be permitted 10 hold
them. y reckon there is not boy or girl in Bal
timore who ever had lion for playmate before
at Washington. gvilers the establishment has been
exhibiting during the past week to immense audi.
ences, the entire juvenile public interviewed the lit
tie baby lions.
In addition to the animals heretofore mentioned
the visitor will here behold cages containing Rus
sian reindeer six and half feet in height: female
kangaroo the cheetah, or ''hunting leopard . most
beautiful animal; the Barbary zebra, the nylghau
next to the giratfee and grand, the largest of the
antelope family, and the caba bara very rare am
phibious wcblooted monster, viii attract great at
tention.
PAIR OF BEAUTIFUL ROYAL BENGAL TIGERS.
viii delight all. A strange animal called the "car-
boo,' an Arabian dromedary, black bear, thibet
bear, grizzly bear, white POLAR bear, brown bear,
the ibex, pair OF magnificent ostriches East In
dia antelope, cashmere goats, South American jag
uar silver lion OF california, striped and spotted hy
enas, the lama, puma, buffalo, panther, leoparis,
black and spotted tigers, Shetland cow sacred
cattle tawny lion OF kaffra, the zebu or OK unda,
badgers, beavers, coons, wildcats, foxes, weasels
civit cats, wambat, gazels aCkas baboons, ocelot,
Rhamaphov hounds, apes chamois, armadillo,
hedgehog, mandril sloth, baris, ETC.. etc, will be
exhibited; also, cages cotaining cassowary, king
vulture, condor OF eagles, black and white swans
pair ot African pelicans, white peaeocks, African
cranes, Tyre bird, New Holland emu s. birds OF Par
adise, white carrier doves, gray parrots, golden
pheasants, macaws, King LORI birds, cocatoos sill
yer pheasants, and in all SOY animals and birds.
TENT NO
is devoted exclusively the great circus display,
where will appear at each exhibition, and bet
ter performers, male and female, and trick horses
and ponies, than any circus in the world can pre-
sent, beside, PEI forming Elephants, four mon
keys, equestrians, a troup of trained dogs, and a
pair of performing lions and tigers and other ami
mals-so that in the words OF the advertisement it
be truthfuy asserted that the circus actually
presents something new, in fact more novelty
than has been in the arena at any time during
the last fifty years, and feel confident that all
who visit tent No. will find circus not to be sur
passed in the country.
MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE.
A grand public parade will be made on the
morning of the exhibition day. Twenty Arabian
horses will lead the column, drawing gorgeous
Chariot styled the ''Muscal Car OF the Muses.. .
The Goddess of Liberty, personated by beauti-
tiful maiden will be borne through the streets up
on the back of a monster war elephant. len cam
els, richly caparisoned, will draw a den containing
eight living lions. drove OF Shetland ponies, just
imported, will be exquisitly decked and harnessed
to a beautiful bird bower. mechanical gymnast
manufactured in France, by the celebrated French
mechanician, Houdin, will perform series of most
extraordinary gymnastic and acrobatic acts as the
procession moves. full military band will enliv-
en- the scene with popular music.
Herr Darous, the world-famed animal trainer,
who narrowly escaped horrible death a few
weeks since, while engaged in subduing a pair OF
Asiatic lions and Bengal tigers, viii ride III an
OPEN DEN
surmounted by these sanguinary monsters, their
limbs ushackied and free.
1I5 MATCHED HORSES,
gaily plumed drivers uniformed, will draw the me
every State in the Union will be carried in the pro-
cession, and upon the cages and dens, which are all
painted blue and god there can be seen 36C beauti
ful pictures, from designs by the most celebrated
artists representing classical religious and zoolog
ic subjects.
525 MEN 500 HORSES
constitute the entire working force of the institu
ton, which is carried with military discipline
ensuring good order and accommodation to all
And it should be remembered that the four tents
used for the several exhibitions completely sep
arated from each other, and provided with differ
ent exits and entrances, and that person visiting
the Museum, Menagrie and Aviary, in tents /, 2, 8
neither sees nor hears anything relation to the cir
Gus exhibition In tent No. 4-unless he is dasirouf
of SO doing-and further it should be borne in
mind that one ticket for 50 cents, children hall
price, admits TO all the four great shows. Children
in orphan assylums admitted free of charge up
on application to the proprietor before Inn.
Mr.. Forepaugh certainly conducts his business
! upon generous policy, and we feel warranted in
recommending him and his assistants as gentle
men who aim to please, and give to our people
very large amount of instruction and amusement
for small consideration. They have our bes
wishes for success, and we cheerfully commend hi!
exhibitions TO the patronage Of our entire commu