The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-10-09
STUPEND0Us AMUSEMENT ENTER
PRISE,

STUPENDOUS AMUSEMENT ENTER.
ssA2 r5t PRISE. 45,lt -.oss515zf =
Fifteen Hundred wild AniniaIs, 10. 600
Cnriositles, 1000 Men and Horses, EIe-.
tents, and a Two Nile Street Parade
On Thursday, Oct. 18th, the village
of RaVenna will be visited by the
greatest show the world has ever seen.
On that day, the tGreati Fofepaugh
A Aggregation, p as it is not ilfAptly cal T.
ed viii exhibit here afternoon and
evening. This establishments, n o W % h
q great campaign throughout this State
is creating hurrah of enthusiasm
never before witnessed on any similar
occasion. Three years ago, FoFepaugh
made his last tour through Michigan,
and all who attended. his exhibitions
at that time, considered them the fiii-7
est ever seen. Since that date the
veteran manager has Increased his es-
tablishmert to such an extent that it is
ten times larger, at this date, than it
was in 1870. He uses five vast tents
for his two great menageries, double
circus, and great museum. sei5s}i1
LOCO MEN AND HORSES, =
500 animals, and 10000 rare curiOs-1 1
tiles, and a double circus troupe, are
now presented to the public BY Mr..
FoIepaugh. Abiding to his exhibit
tions at Grand Rapids recently, the
Eagle says = ,toiia4iishey 5tl4
1--WE consider Adam Forepaugh
benefactor to the human races man
who deals out knowledge with a Law
ish hand. for on yesterday he gave us
a betterinsight into natural history
than we ever had before. 1t would
be fulsome for us to praise Mr.. Fore
paugh's ssshow, ,"but we cannot refrain
from saying that nothing of the kind
which has ever preceded it in this city
can be eve7s dtstd7ttgy compared 10 III. 4
The appearance of F6fepadgh's pro-
cession was the grand event of the /
season. The streets were lined with
a dense mass of people who viewed
the magnifieent spectacle as it rolled
along in stately beauty, and, the decis-
ion was universal that Grand Rapids
had never before witnessed such
beautiful scene. aS,iih-1 80
The Valley City Guards, in full uni-
form, led the procession and cleared
the way for the nchariot of the muses."
which contained a most excellent band
"a rarity with a circus-and who, in
the evening, favored the large audi
ence with such delicate and beautiful
music as Rossini's @Midnight Wan
derers," and F1otow's dMaftha." Next
in line came the elephant and the
spIendidly carved and gilded car
drawn by herd of arabian cdnteLS
covered with rnantles of velvet, and
with long arched hecks, which para
bola, in camel esthetics, was indeed
the line Of beautvis a59@. eIit 3Guonl
Then came a afohg line Of cages;
whose sides were richly illuminated
with scenes from the Scriptures,
among with we noticed the EFwSinah
of Canaan" !" "Rebecca at the We'll "a.
the "Good Samaritan" the E'Staf in
the East" the Grinding of Moses.p
the "Destruetiofi of Sennacharib,n etc.,
Each cage was sufmounted by a beau-l
tiful banner, spahgied with silver,
which glistened In the sun with daZ-
zling beauty. The splendid horses,
too, won the ad dmir8tiOn of all, and the
procession was about over when
suppressed murmur ran through the
vast crowds, and a huge dem with
open sides, came into view, disclosing
Dan tVS, the lion tanner, among hiS pets
royal Bengal tigers and AbyssiAian
lions There he sat quite at ease, with
only small whip in hand-amildiap
pearing man of 30-surrouhded BY
the most ferocious carniverous animals
the world can produce, yet he moved
not a muscle, and sat as serene as
king among faithful subjects. Mr..
Darius, go ahead enjoy yourself with
these fierce-looking brutesy but for us
mo sir. Give us quiet nook in our
sanctum, where lions and tigers never
enter upon four legs. On the whole
the procession was truly a scene of
sublime beauty, and all who witnessed
it were delighted! 20 it9t aa
In the morning we visited the tents