Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-07-10
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FOREPAUGH COMING.-The great
Forepaugh shows, of which everybody has
heard so much. ale to exhibit at Watertown,
under four immense tents, on Wednesday,
July oath. 1t was the proprietors inten-
ton to traYel by railroad during the pres
ent season, and in fact, the show did travel
by this means during the month of April
but the huge proportions of the establish
ment, requiring two trains each OF nifty
cars, the large number of men, and the
time required in loading and unloading the
vast concern, soon dispelled Mr.. Forepaugh's
ideas of moving the show by railIoad.-
Leaving this mode of travelling to small
concerns, he launched out upon the high
way with .fve hundred and Twenty-Five men,
and horses-a great moving army-and
with large corps of assistants, is enabled
to move the or eatest amusement enterprise
precision of clockwork To furnish the
amusements OF people is no light task,
and the man whose enterprise, skill and
labor, places before the people an establish
ment like Adam Forepaugh's, which COM
blnes anus ement, instruction and enter
| talnment at the same time deserves the ut
most support of the public. Here. then, is
an exhibition so vast and complete in every
detail, as to carry upon its face the marks
of true merit. The lover of natural histo-
ry is rewarded with an opportunity of ex-
aiming the finest and largest collection OF
| living wild animals IL America, from the
stately elephant, the wlseSt and mig htiest of
| brutes, to the meek and innocent gazelle,
the Gland hartebuste, horned horse, bless
box, white orynx, nyl-ghan, vlakvark,
and so on down long list of very rare and
| curious animals most of which we have
never before seen. Birds too, in all the
gorgeous colors in which the exotic chimes
| cothe their feathered tribes may here be
| seen IN vast numbers. An interesting and
| highly valuable portion of this great exhi-
| ton is the pavilion especially devoted to
! the new museum Here may be seen rare
fish from the open polar seas and inland
waters of the world special department
in this pavilion contains many marvellous
triumphs of mechanism. Here will be
found the werld-renowned automatical
work universally known as Sleeping Beau
ty' conceded TO be the loveliest piece of
statuary ever created. The celebrated 'sSwiss
Bell Ringers" seven in number, whose
ever resoundlng music is source of pleas
ure to all who behold them. The wonder
full automata of 'The Last Supper
marvellous work OF great merit. The ia
nous "Algerian Electrical Drummer" the
mechanical animals and many beautiful
moving figures including the remarkable
work of art, "The Dying Zouave and the
Sister of Charity" The hall of statuary
contains life size and wonderful statues OF
all the great men of the times, and recalling
to the memory of the classical scholar the
great works of ssthe fair land of Phdias
Clothed in the gorgeous uniform of r
monarch may be seen tie Emperor of Ger
many, Napoleon H., Prince Bismark, the
Crown Prince, Won Moltke and the great
father of modern fiction, Charles Dickens.
"Forms of sublimity; by genius traced
In tints that yiLdicate adorning taste"
Here, also, may be seen in his uniform of
Colonel Of the famous 9th New York regi-
meat of militia, the celebrated "Prince of
Erie, Col. james Fisk Jr. his associate
Stokes, and Helen Jos, phine Mansfield The
amazing mechanical gem "Singing birds
among the roses" the great Gorilla, and
the celebrated collection of bronze armory,
once belonging to the famous Circassian
ruler, Schamyle. collection which has
won admiring praise from the crowned
heads of all foreign lands.
Space prevents US from lingering upon this
fascinating subject any longer, but we adj
wise every reader, in all sincerity, to come
out early on the day of exhibition and wit
ness the procession. with its many gorgeous
colors, its Elephants, Camels, Cages, Chariots,
Horses, ETC., and Judge the show by its
street display. If that is but seen we
doubt if there is any inducement which
could be offered that would prevent the
beholder from visiting Adam Forepaugh's
four great tents and the many wonders
there to be seen. Remember the day on
which this great show exhibits in Water
town, on Wednesday, July Gath.