Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-28

Adam Forepaugh IN q state With
1900 Lions, Tigers, Congors, Leop-
ards, Panthers, Hyenas, Bears,
Wolves, Monkeys, Kangaroos, &C.,
&C., together with 1900 Birds, TO-
900 Curiosities and a Great Circus,
all under Five Tents.
The mammoth establish 1lent of Adam Fore
pa Ugh, consisting of TWO Museums, TWO Mena-
geries, Performing Animal Show and Equestrian
Aggregation, are to exhibit at Patton, Saturday
Aug 9Th. Five tents are required to canopy the
myraid attraction of his famous show. Two hum
dred and eighteen thousand five hundred.and fly
eight square feet of canvass, sufficient to make
twenty tents, such as travelling exhibitions gener-
ally use, are now required to cover Forepaugh's
grand museums, menageries, and equestrian ag-
gregation, so that we have no hesitancy in pro-
nouncing it the largest show, and the BEST ever
presented to the public.
1t is a fact beyond caviI, that Forepaush's mena-
geries are the largest, rarest, and costliest collec-
ton of wild animals and rare birds in America.
One hundred thousand dollars have been eNpend-
ed during the past season in adding to the hither-
to huge collection of animals and birds; the cabia
bara, hippopotanus, rhinoceros. and many other
rare animals have been purchased during the past
year. There have also been added more than one
thousand different species of thirds. All the wild
animals Will be fed in the presence of the specta-
tors at the afternoon exhibition. And the nlena-
geries and museum tents open one hour before the
circus commences, and remain open all the time
the equestrian entertainment is progressing.
The fifth tent is devoted exclusively to the great
circus display. More than forty actors and &C
tressses appearin the department, besides two per
forming elephants, four monkey equestrians, a
performing unicorn, a riding goat, n trouge of ed
ucated dogs, and trained horses, ponies, mules. ana
other animals. Everybody-oid and young, grave
and gay, can attend, and find something that will
amuse and instruct, and nothing that Will offend.
The street display viii be on IA scale commensu-
rate with the general magnifcenCe ofthe exhibit
ton, and fully in keeping with the spirit ofthe
times, aiming to appeal to the heart, delight the
eye, an crafty the mind. Twenty Arabian hors-
es will lead the column, drawing Il gorgeous chart
OF styled the Musical Car OF the MUSES." The
Goddess of Liberty" personated by a beautiful
maiden, will be borne through the streets upon the
back ofa monster war elephant. A hail of statu-
airy, representing the gods and goddesses of An
cient Greece and Rome. will be opened to ppblic
view. The palace cage of the performing unicon.
drawn by eight Fl mish horses viii appear, and
ten camels, richly caparisoped, Will draw a den
containing eight living lions. a drove of Shetland
ponies, lust imported, will be exquisitely decked
and harnessed to a beautiful bird bower. A me-
chanical gymnast, manufactured in France, by
the celebrated French meclianician, Houdin, VIII
perform a series Of most extraordinary gymnastic
and acrobatic acts as the procession moves. full
military band Will enliventhe scene with popular
music.
One hundred and seventy-fve matched horses,
gaily plumed, drivers uniformed, will draw the
mcnag erie cages and museum wagons; the Gags of
every State in the Union will be carried in the pro
cession, and upon She cages and dens, which are
all painted blue and gold. there can be seen $50
beautiful pictures, from designs by the most cele-
DRAFTED artists. representing classical, religious
and geologic subjects.
Herr Darious, the lion tanner, who SO recently
narrowly escaped being devouTed by a pair of
tigers, will ride In an omen rage surrounded with
his pets. consisting ola couple of Asiatfc Lions.
and a pair of monster Royal Bengal Tigers.
In addition to all this, a great free menagerie is
open to all, without money or price. This alone
containing more rare wild animals than any show
in the country.