The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-08-07
FIVE MAMMOTH TENTS

panther, hyena, white camels, ele-
plant, Gland, and many others, to-
gether with q magnificent collection
Of tropical birds,
Is OPENED TO THE PUBLIC, FREE OF
ALL CHARGE.
afternoon and evening, and contains
more wild animals than can be seen
in any other Menagerie now in the
State OF Ohio.
THE FREE MRNAGERIE
Exhibition is given under 3 mann
moth tent, completely separated from
the four main exhibition tents,-no
ticket, no admission fee is required to
enter this tent, and no one attending
this great gratuitous wild beast show
need visit the other four exhibitions
unless desirous Of so doing. More an
imals are exhibited gratuitously than
can be seen in any menagerie, ever in
this State. :.
TENTS NOS. AND 4--AIUsEUMs,
exhibita very large and rare collection
of strange and curious things from all
parts Of the globe. Among the most
interesting are representations of the
Slamese Twins, known the world over
as one of the most remarkable freaks
Of nature. A new and wonderful phe-
nomena are the Automatic Figures.
These consist Of troup Of female bell
ringers performing beautiful melodies
upon silver bells. A musical dog, cat,
monkey, and rabbit also delight and
amuse the hearer with harp and vio-
Inns; living alligatOrs, mechanical
singing birds, three thousand dollar
doll, playing upon n guitar, and salu-
ting visitors with charming grace; the
dying warrior, finely modelled form
of zouave breathing his last upon the
battlefield, rare collections Of statu-
ary, illustrating scriptural history,
from Madame Tussauds' gallery, Lon
don, England and relics and memen-
toes of the Revolutionary war, form
very interesting features.
SLEEPING INNOCENCE,
life-size automaton figure of a beau
t;ful girl, breathing in life-like man.
ner; distorting mirrors making fun
for all; antiquities from all parts, OF
the world, fossil remains, armor, life
size figures OF prominent generals,
fishes, insects and reptiles.
CLASSICAL sTATUARY
cut from the purest italian marble
representing Apollo, Cupid, Mercury,
Daphne, etc, ETC., and realistic tab
leau scenes snch as the Temperate
and "Intemperate Family" Home, F."
ETC., and thousands of wonderful Gu
riosities are exhibited in the two mu-
scum pavilions.
TENTS NOS. 2 AND3-MENAGERIE.
Here can be seen the largest, rarest,
freshest and costliest collection of
wild animals and rare birds ever pre-
sented to the American public; prom
inent among which is
A PERFORMING UNICORN,
weighing four tons, and a baby ele-
phant named Annie, with a healthy
probocis for one so young, and is de-
cidedly one of the interesting sights
of the exhibition, being the only suck
ling calf-elephant in America, and
measuring only feet 8 inches in
height. And there can also be seen
EIGHT MAGNIFICENT LIONS.
Also, the gnu, or horned horse OF
Africa; an ourangoutang, nearly as
formidable as the terrible gorilla; the
hippopotamus and full grown eland,
magnificent animal just imported
from Africa. i
In addition to the animals hereto
fore mentioned, the visitor will here
behold cages containing q Russian
reindeer 81 feet in height, female kan
garoo, the cheetah or hunting leopard,
q most beautiful animal; the Barbary
zebra, the nylghau, next to the giraffs
and Gland, the largest of the antelope
family, cabia bara, a very rare amphi-
bious webfooted monster, will attract
great attention.
a PAIR OF BEAUTIFUL ROYAL BEN.
GAL TIGERS
will delightall. Astrange animal cal
led the "cariboo," an Arabian drUme-
dairy, black bear, Thibet bear, grizzly
bear, willie polar bear, brown bear,
the ibex, pair of magnificent os-
triches, East India antelope, cashmere
goats, South American jaguar, silver
lion Of California, striped and spotted
hyenas, the lama, puma, buffalo, pam
ther, leopards, black and spotted tigers,
Shetland COW, sacred cattle, tawny
lion of Kaffra, the zebu or oxunda,
badgers, beavers, coOns, wildcats, fox
es, weasels, eivit cats, gazelIes, wam-
bat, jaekals, balloons. Rham-phor
hounds, apes, ehsmots, armadillo,
hedgehog, mandrill, sloth baris, ect.,
ect., will be exhibited also cages con-
tanning eassowary, king vulture,
condor of the Andes, eagles, black and
white swans, pair Of African peli-
cans, white peaeOeks, African cranes,
Tyre bird, New Holland emns, birds OF
Paradise, white carrier doves, gray
parrots, golden pheasants, maeaws,
King Lori birds, cOcatoos, silver pleas
ants, and in all 1900 animals and
birds.
DOUBLE TENT NO 3
is devoted exclusively to the great cir.
Gus display, where will appear at each
exhibition, more and better perform.
ers, male and female, and trick
horses and ponies than any circus in
the world can present, also perform
ing elephants, and monkey equestri-
ans, troup Of trained dogs, and {
pair of performing lions and tigers, &
riding goat, performing unicorn, and
other animals-so that in words of tht
advertisement it can truthfully be as
serted that the circus actually pre-
sents something new,"-in fact NOR
novelty than has been seen in the are
na at any time during the last fifty
years, and we feel confident that al
who visit tent No. 5, Will find q cir
Gus not to be surpassed in the country
MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE.
A grand parade will be made on tn
morning Of the exhibition day. 5
Arabian horses will lead the column
drawing a gorgeous chariot, styled tn
" Musical Car of the Muses." Tn
Goddess Of Liberty" personated b,
q beautiful maiden, win be born
through the streets upon tho hack a