The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-22
THE WORLDS FAIR IN osKALoosA.

THE WORLDS FAIR? What or earth il
that? That is what p. T. BARNUM calls
his immense combination of Museum, Men
agerie, Caravan, Hippodrome Polytechnic
Institute, Grand International Geological
garden, and Dan Castello's Mammoth
Circus, which is said to be double, having
an extra exterior ring, and two sets OF
performers with nearly hundred Of the
best talent in the professional world.
But why does Barnum call it a Worlds
Fair?" We suppose 1t is because he has
gathered together the best and most at
tractive combination Of exhibitors ever
known from the uttermost parts OF the
earth, and because the whole world is lev
led into contribution to swell its vast pro-
potions to its present enormous size, vari-
ETY. and extent, which travels altogether by
rail /; is the reason why Barnum has given
1t the name OF the "great travelling world 8
Fair"
This colossal shsw will spread its six
separate mammoth pavilions, covering five
acres of ground in Oskalooss on Friday
Sept 9th, giving three grand, full and COM
plete exhibitions of the entire seven shows
for the simple sum Of fifty oents-children
half price-morning, afternoon and even.
ing.
To transport such an exhibition through
the country would require whole army
Of men, wagons and harness
Therefore PIT. Barnum's great show
travels by rail, requiring three and some
times four trains off forty cars each, with
from two TO four engines to each train, In
order to transport it from one city OF large
town to another. 1t is so large and d.
versified in its multitude of appointments
that six separate payilions are used for the
various departments of the exposition.
Barnum cannot afford to stop his big show
in small towns. The reason he stops at
Oskaloosa the agent informs us, is be-
cause in the run from Ottumwa to Des
Moines. there is bare possibility of
not being able to get the whole vast show
over the route in time t. exhibit in Des
Meines. But the Rail Road lines connect
ing with Oskaloosa are all going TO run ex-
cursion trains for distance, on some roads,
ola hundred miles, at half fare, and of
course every body will be here to fill Bar
NUNS big tents to overlooking on the day
above mentioned. This will afford an op-
portunity for people to enjoy half fare
ride, see Barnum and his big show and
enjoy themselves as they can well afford
10 after hard siege of harvest.
Only thinK Of a show requiring thou
sand men and horses to manage it, and
containing over hundred thousand curl
osities, 500 animals, birds, reptiles and ma
rine monsters, a double set of performers,
a double circus ring. with one hundred of
the best performers in the country, vast
group of sea lions, wild Fiji cannibals,
horse-riding goats, living CRATES, nam.
moth giants, ponderous reptiles, living hui
man wonders, astounding dwarfs. four
times smaller than the famous Tom Thumb
all these to be seen for the sum of fifty
cents. 1t is no wonder If people will 20 q
hundred miles to see it.
We notice that Mr.. Barnum not only
gives big show for small price, but al
most gives away copy of his life, book
containing nearly 300 pages elegantly il
Illustrated. which is sold to visitors for the
low sum of 81 80 giving tn each purchaser
fifty cent ticket besides, which admits Il
aili the shows. Every man, woman ani
child should possess the life OFF. 7. Bar
mum. Written by himself. bonn.