Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-04-09

FoREpAUou's GREAT TRAVELLING MUSEUM
A world of wonders talking animals and
moving mechanical figures elves, fdys and uu-
dues The enchanted land royal niaronettes
Heather idols Of wood aid stone, instruments
Of torture, fossil remains, satuary-Chinese
aud japanese curositics! Mrs. Jarley's great
wax-work show --Ball-ringers !--Mechancal
trumpeters aud drummers!-In all 10000 won
dei full objects Our readers will bear In mind
that the great Forepaugh Aggregation, which Is
to exhibit at Wilmington, Saturday, April l1th.
In addition to its enormous menagerie Of 1900
beasts and 800 birds, and the two ciicuses,
each in separate rings, exhibits also the most
magnificent travelling museum ever presented
to the American public. It is quite common
nova DAYS for shOwmen TO atlix the word INIT
scum to the titlu of their exhibitions, but with
II single exception there is but one travelling
museum in the United States. Some idea of
the magnitude Of Forepaugh's museum may be
formed from the fact that $500, 900 have been
expended IN organizing ii. For single piece
OF mechanism, called the enchanted land, the
sum Of 1000 was expended; II represents the
tabled and legendary abodes of woodland DEL
ties, a stream of real water is seen, and nymplIs,
fairies, etc, dancing, and tiny cupids emerging
from buds and blooming flowers. An automa-
tic organist, manufactured at Paris,represents an
'organ grinder turning the crank OF his organ
producing music, and actually smoking pipe.
Tine female bell ringers, a group of six young
ladies' playing upon silver bells with perfect
time and harmony, IS another wonderful piece
of mechanism. The famous sleeping beauty,
breathing precisely as if alive, is a remarkable
specimen of the art dutOmdtique. collection
Of the instruments Of torture, and relics from
the Holy Land, pompei, Egypt and other an
cent countries, cannot but interest the student
Of history. Heather idols from distant lands,
will give the scholars in the Sunday School an
idea Of the benighted condition of those beings
who bow down TO wool and stone. 800 beau
tiiul birds, rendered life like by the skillful
hands of the taxidermst, constitute an attrac-
tive feature IN the Museum and In these days
of temperance reform nothing can be more stig-
sestive of the evils of INDUCING in spirituous H.
quors than the tableaux representing The
Temperate and Intemperate Family For the
especial qualification of the juvenile public.
Manager Forepaugh has purchased from those
celebrated French mechanicians, Alphonse Gi-
rons n Co., variety Of dioramio, fantocni and
transformation sceLes. One of these represents
a travelling show lin minature) moving over
the country. An endless train of cages is seen,
drawn by pgmy horses and ponies, elephants,
cames and chariots appear In the procession
and at intervals performers appear and enact
their various parts. The wonderful precision
with which all the movements of the myriad
figures are regulated, and the grotesque appear
ance ofihe riders, leapers &C., fill the youthful
mind with wonder and delight.
A pair Of fighting roosters represent q couple
of game fowls Ia fighting attitude, necks extern
dead, and darling at each other, precisely as 10
the custom OF that ancient fowl. The victor
maps his wings, crows triumphsntly as he be-
holds his adversary retreating. 1t should be
remembered that these effects are all the results
Of wonderful mechanical ingenuity. Halls of
statuaiy, presenting Daphne, Greek Slave, Mar-
curry, Venus, Apollo Belvidere. all chiselled
from pIre Italian marble, and lifs-like figures
from Madame Tussaud's famoua pallsrv m.
don, England, representing Victoria, Bismark,
Napoleon, Dickens, Baron Won Moltke, Prince
FRITZ and many other distinguished personages
OF modern aud ancient times, are also exhibited
III the museum. Marine wonders, exhibiting
specimens of the different classes of fish found
In the bays, rivers and lakes In all parts of the
world, are tastefully arranged for the inspection
Of all interested in the study of ichthyology.-
Tbs two-headed girl, born in North Carolina,
In 1852. Two African girls whose bodies are
indissolubly Joined together. The bond of
union Is l6 inches in circumference.
Inc dying zouave is masterpiece of mans
ingenuity. Represents soldier IN the agonies
OF death, his eyes open and close, bis body quiv-
ers IN cathly throes, and his life blood 10 seen
oozlug from bullet wound In his breast
This and the mechanical Drummer and Leotard
were manufactured for the great Forepaugh
Museum at cost Of $4,000.
space will not permit us to make further al
fusion 10 the numberess rate, strange and won
defful curiosities, animate and inanimate, con-
tanned In this great travelling museum, We are
assured that 1t IS well worth ali thai il asked tn
visit the entire aggregation, to behold any sim
gle curiosity In the 10000 which the museum
contains; and let 1t be borLe In mind that an
enormous menagerie, two circuses In two rings,
and a gigantic performing animal show, all un-
der combination of eight mammoth tents, to-
gether with this grand musueni, can be visited
or the small sum of 80 cents, children rs.