The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-03-04
Bntnum's Museum, Mnnagrr'c and
HipDptjIuulp.

Barnum's Museum, Mnnagrr'c and
HippvdIomr.
At benefit given by the Equestrian
Benevolent Association to the sufferers,
by the burning Of Mr.. Barnum's Hippo
thea'on,iu foul teeuih street, on Jan. 9TH
last in the Academy of Music, the champ
ion Snowman, being called upon to define
his position, delivered short address. in
the course of which he said
1T may perhaps crafty my friends to
know that am still enabled to invest
another million dollars without disturbing
my bank account The public will
have amusemcnts, and they ought to be
those of an elevating and unobjectionable
character. For many years it has been
my pleasure to provide a class of instruc-
tive and amusing entertainments, to which
a refined and Christian mother can take
her children with sat:sfaction.-I believe
that no other man in America possesses
the desire and facilities which have in
this direction. l have, therefore, taken
steps, through all my agents in Europe
and this country, which will enable me to
put upon the road, early in April, the
most gigantic and complete travelling
museum, managerie aud hippodrome ever
organized"
Undaunted by reverses which would
have completely subdued any other man
under like circumstances, Mr.. Barnum has
gone to work in real earnest, and, to the
establishment of every one,now announces
that he is ready to commence his travel
ing season so early as March 3lst, when
for the space of two weeks, his new COL
lection will be thrown open at the Ameri-
can Institute Building, Third avenue and
Sixty.third street. This is a fact Of en-
terprise deserving more than mere pas
sing notice Large establishments, such
as Mr.. Barnum usually possesses, require
great skill, care, and time for successful
organization but here, in .hree short
months. we find the veteran Snowman
making up a combination, which, in his
own words--and be has always kept faith
with the public-will surpass any ofhis
previous undertakings. Experienced
agents have been engaged, in various
parts of the world, collecting novelties
for the new show. The principal zoolog
ical establishments Of the Old World
have been drawn upon for remarkable
specimens of animal nature curiositles.
from all climcs and countries, have been
collected, and, at the present moment, the
most skilled mechanical artists OF Europe
are engaged in the contrivance OF auto
nations and works Of art, OF the most
curiosity-exciting nature. To these is
added Professor Fabers marvellous talk
ing machine, which he hires for one season
at $4,000. His giants, dwarfs, cannl-
balls. Modoc and Digger Indians, Albinos,
glass blowers, horse riding, goats, and
trained elephants, camels, ostriches, pom
les, and monster sea lions are enough of
themselves to make most attractive show.
Three great circus companies have been
combined in one, and the members OF
each will assist in every performance. the
entertainments proceeding in three dis
tinct rings at the same time, within sight
of the audience. We will be enabled to
furnish our readers with further particu-
lars prior to the commencement OF the
season but the meantime we are con-
strained to express a wish that,the success
of Mr.. Barnum's new undertaking will
be such as to fully retrieve the many I'M
derseryed reverses of fortune he has been
subjected to. -New York Dispatch,
BEEcHER's HONESTY IN PUBLIC LIFE
~ gu cannot expect in politics that man
should act as he would in private life
Why not D.? Is there Ten Command
meuts in politics different from the Ten
Commandments in private life? Is the
Sermon on the Mount to have different
meaning in politics? 1t is said that you
cannot expect man to act in business as
he would in the household. Why not
you cannot expect man in public life
to be as honest as man in private life. "
Why not? am aware that they do not
act as honestly but say it is wrong'and
| say that that which is true III the house
holds the kind of truth that is required
in the store that which is right in pri-
vate life is the kind of honor and honesty
which is required in public life, and no
man has right to relax his conscience IN
any way, and the larger the sphere the
more rigorous should be the mans requi-
sitions on his conscience. 1t is not right
to tell lies on the stump any more than IN
the church the urgencics Of party may
seem to make it necessary that we should
countenance Misrepresentation, but 1t Is
never right. There were more lies in the
last campaign, than there mosquitoes in
all the dismal swamps in the country.
Laughter.) Three or four Of the big
mosquitoes are caught, and all the others
are holding up their hands in horror, and
crying oh oh ! oh oh Great laughter
What right have they to cry? We have
all been lying, all been stretching for the
sake of expedicncy, been winking at
things or been partners in things that
won't bear scrutiny, not even by the low.
er measure Of our judgment; but shall
we heap damnation on these men? Not
that they are not guilty, but what right
have you to hound them that are ter
times as bad,when you see how wrong it is
how exceedingly sinful sin is. Turn it in
upon yourselves and reform your OWL
lives first before you blame them.
"THE BEST AND CHEAPEST Hotel
IN AMERICA. There are great
many hotels in this country whose
proprietors, with a sense of confidence
that is truly touching, will believe that
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