, 1873-05-11
A SELF-MADE MAN.

Adam Forepaugh-~Thc Prince of Showmen
AL men Of force and character have some partteula
ambition, which shapes their lives and controls the
action. Some aim at gaining political power and benz
all their energies to effect this strive for mill
try glory others reach after literary fame; and will
many the great purpose OF life is to accumulate wealt
and estates. AL have favo1tte aim apd ruling pas
verance, they W esnesay S aain ther end There art
very few men III Our country whore greatest ambition
aneo o. Of showmen sueh an 10 one % Is Adam i:e Fere
paugh, whose
! MONSTER COMBINATION
Of nepagereA, museurns and circus, will be exhibited
on tho West Side, corner OF Msdlson md Elizabeth
streetg on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs,
dny Of this week. aud on Friday and Saturday at the
| corner Of State and Twenty-Becond streets.
alr. Forepaugh has been 40 long in the travelling
show business that hc can hardly remember hn,self
term, veteran Snowman" and it has been his ruling
hobby all through his professional to gye tho
"best show" in the country. Many circus aud travel
| business simply dollars and cents. They enveop
o., clown IN flaming and htgh-colored show
the end and aim Of tue whole thing a. they look At
1t. Whether the people werc satisfied or not OF
/ moment to them It puid, and TINT al that
But tlis is not Adam Forepaugh. As matter OF
course he wants aud tries to mako money out Of hta
business but 1s not his ruling passou To have tho
name aud fane Of giving the
I 1Esr SHOW IN TIE COUNTRY
fB to him far satisfactory than the amp1e profit
be like telling Pennsylvsnia Dutchman that he had
poor barn. TO hare the largest collection Of curious
thngs, tho rarest and most numerous Wild animals:
cauvaa the gtandest and most gorgeous procession s
his beau ide6t Of Paradise II he hears Of strnnge
amoustrosity great mechanical triumph, or some
astounding Performer he neither sleeps nor rests IN.
possibility Prica Of salary being secondary conaid
eraon get the control Of the card Is the object
haa combined four or ave aix different entertain
1neuts This az matter OF course does not include
the usual amount Of side aho1B which, as Is always the
case, arc numerous. he moves Ike an army. His
commissary. quartermaster's, and ordnance depart
ments he earrtes NTH him. He spreads
MORE cAAvAs THAN AN ARMY CORPS.
Yesterday morning VIC took stroll about his estab-
Nahnant, and could compare 1t TO nothing but
vas town. The huge pnvilions, some i've or ai1 in
street u smaller tents, used a. dngroos htcsens,
dornitortes, stables, cook-houses Offices &C., remind
s ss s Of sa I'D su I sn was Ts vsa IN
hundreds Of men employed In putting this i'm
nense M machine u working order Was Ike wha.
Babel OF the rebuilding Of Chicago. Tho en-
trance to this combination Of amusements opens
into tho museum which consists Of circle Of monster
wagons containing largo and rare collection Of won.
ders, natural, mechanical, and some compounded Of
BOTH groups Of statues representing historical celeb
rites, renowned criminals, with soma beautiful ideal
izations. To euu1nerats them would
TAKE a LIFETIME AND PILL VOLUME,
but they all instructive, interesting, and wonder
From the mueeunn we pass into one Of the
two Largo payiions devoted to the collection OF
Of these natural wonders, from earths re1otest !
corner, never before seen by us, and We fat !!
i Speaking o sss u,
the " baby elephant Ia the "cutest" little chap We
ever saw. He is, as beautiful young lady remarked
"a LITTLE DAn11so! OIL w1sn HAD H1a!"
But of all the ugly, horrible, dsgustingookng things
lighful and Of tie sun, the Aard Ylaet" Il is Of
s hog saeu sss ssa a. rt o @s
rectiy On the top of tho head, between tho
fact the only mark OF Intelligence possesses. Among
the animal specimens Of beauty The "blhck leopard
ssSe tda tbs at lanf TIeS are chseisg @ to loai
that is II yon hare strong bars between you and them
pair Of grim ears from tho junges Of India occupy
to an old African lion AID his wife The old lion
Is somsthing Of hero, having killed In one
ovsF ssass II .as e' rerspspss
viii not allow any one to enter hts den,
~ him aeain. large cage of MONKEYS, as Is always
the case attracts crowd, who anxious, doubt,
to II they can in the characteristics they exhibit
detect any evidence to convince them
or TIE TRUTH OF THE DARw1N1AN THEORY.
Among other things which Is of most interest to the
Is "Alipntsn cow perfect animal II
etE1J AcsFtIt"AuIAsJ Auoels teAtes
not higgar than good-sized goat It would make
1ice little pet.
Tho arena contains some Of the fncst ncrobats We
have ever seen. There were two In particu1ar-we
lont know their names-but their tents Of strength
md agility wonderful snd, In fact, we're all,
The audience must have been fully 5000, and some
7ery distinguished perBonagea wero present, among
.hom noticed President Grant, Gen. Sherman and
smilv, Dom Fatt, Count de Chambrun, Mrs. Fisk,
;enator Frennghuysen. Gen. Butler, Commodore
Minister, besides other member Of the legation, all o1
rho1n seemed to enjoy the performance VeTy much
Take It all in all we think that Adam ForepAugn and
Adam Forcpaugh's Circus an immense success,
md will doubtless be tho plus ultra OF travelling
hows il this country during the coming seaaon-