Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-06-05

There are some propositions - incontro-
vertibly established as to have long passed
beyond the propriety of discussion. For
example The world is a round body, and
p I. Barnum's Great Travelling World 5
Fair, which is 10 give morning. afternoon
and evening exhibitions at Burlington, on
Wednesday, June 10Th, Is incomparably the
biggest and best show in the world; neither
Of which assertions any intelligent person
dreams Of dlsputing. Among the masses
the latter fact i well, II not better ..
known than the former, but II may not be
quite a. generally understood that the great
American Monarch of Marvel Land and
Nlmrod of curiosity hunters, grows IN
ambition and enterprise with the years,
and Is constantly adding 10 MS vast
moving collection OF museum, mechanl-
cal, automatic and animal maryels, living
phenomena and arenic novelties, TIL -rep-
resentative exhibition has grown 10 nearly
three times it, original stupendous proper
tiors. requires the services of over thou
sand energetic men and superior horses and
presents under its acres OF twenty centre
pole canvasses. something like hundred
thousand curiosities. fifteen hundred
superb animals, birds, reptiles, and am
phibiOus marine monsters, and three great
combined circus companies o! the finest ar
lists in every department OF ampltheatrical
exercises and achievements. who appear IN
superb rivalry, at the same time IN two sep
arate rings And this grand aggrega-
tlon J. fully a. remarkable for quail
ity a. size many OF each OF it, scores of
monopolizsd specialtieS being show Of
themselves There are, for instance, IN the
steam engine operated Museum and Poly
technic Institute. hundreds OF the most in
genious and costly French. Swiss end Ger
man autOmstOn figures of men. birds and
animals. which mimic life in many extraor-
binary illus0ry ways; that wonderful >cien-
tiiic sensation. the Talking Machine, which
laughs, sings and speaks faently,
in exact imitation OF the human
voice. the Il Dorado dwarf. Ad-
miral Dot. who j. a LIliputian among the
smallest pigmies the only FIJI Cannibals
ever brought from their far and fearful
island h1me; the only living Glrafes IN
this country: mastodonic Rhinoceros,
weighing four tons; the remarkable horse
riding goat Alexis; monster North Pacl-
tic Sea Lions, disporting and roaring in
great tanks!of water gigantic Elauds, laks,
Horned Horses. 1apirs and Nlack Narkes
mOnarchlcal Lions, Royal Tigers, and
many other rare creatures and creations,
too numerous too mention.
Most great men are credited with some
remarkable last word, a. a sort OF Origi-
nal bequest to surviving humanity and when
Mr. barnum's turn cOme>-though may he
live 10 walk 10 hi own funeral--to JON the
caravan to which his friend Bryant refers,
and the only one more ''innumerable' than
his own. ne will undoubtedly gaze longingly
aiar toward Aries sands. Arctic seas,
Egyptian tomb-. Indian jungles, and Euro
pean Art repositories. and repeat the watch
word Of his life - More Feafures. This
i the characteristic which iinparts such
value and irresistible interest 10 his great
exhibition. and will here. "a elsewhere. re-
ceiye the tribute OF attendance from every
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