Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-09-01


Gus creation. without feeling the magnitude Of his
power the good which i. done every year by such
an exhibition ~ Mr. Forcnaugh's is incalculable
To see such mighty beasts r. the elephant. the
hippopoiamus and the rhinoccros suhducd aud
mastered by 80 Insignificant liu sizcj creature as
man, must remind the most careless how great il
the power ntrusted to Ms, and how superior &.
mind aud reason 10 instinct and brute strength.
s"'h an exhibition as this should be visited by
EvEiY SCHOOL AND AcAD.Ny ~ AMERICA.
and one visit there s Of more service than dozen
lessons learned between the covers Vt book
Having now passed through the tents devoted
" animate and inanimatc curositics and wild
animals, the visitor II he desires, can enter the
onEr cmcrs
and hppodrome tent which Is Of mammoth tro-
portions 1t Is capable Of accommodating ten thou.
sand spectators. This department is also in keep
ing with the extreme excellence Of the remainder
ot the establishment. and here are 10 he seen the
performances Of true artists, every one Of whom is
star in hts or her line Of business
" Have they NOT sword player, aud ever, sort
"i Wmnlo artists. vre'tlea', riders. runners.
'ussrrs and dancers, antics, nlulc.. munmles.
TO make Them sport 3"
TWO RINGS
are required for the circns and mppodtome eybi-
billions, which are lnaugumtcd by grand tonrna.
ment in which The entire company appear. filling
both rings. In this magnificent scene. camel4.
richly caparisonod elephants ROBBED in velvet.
mounted knights Ia shining armor. aud iaire
ladyesi' attendants carrying gorgeous banners.
enslgns, etc, are seen marching conference.-the
and salutng, To the inspiring music Of the com.
pany hand, forming one NJ the grandcst and most
soul-stirrng scenes ever presented 10 the pnhie
Then in r'pid succession appear In their several
acts, such ndefs, gynnasts ncrohats aud general
performers As William Ditlon. also. Mr. William
Franklin, the champion bareback and four.horse
rider, whose challenge to-day stands unanswered.
Mr. Richard llemmings, who is one OF the best
tight rope walkers in America. and who accom-
plishes the astounding feat Of turning a back SOM
erlult on the rope and alightng ON his feet. viii
liam Monroe and Edward Robinson. in their won.
deriul ieats of cqnestnani-n
MASTER Ap. roRrrAuan.
the first aud only Juvenile animal trainer in the
world, only eight yetrs Of age introduces Dbl. per
forming elephants, Romeo, Jr., aud Jennie Lind
Baby Annie, Cinderella and Young America these
elephants have been -ubdued and trained by Mas
ter forcpangh, nnaided aud alone We row come
10 The great feature Of the arenic performance
viz The extraordinary tnpeze act Of
DAVID nAwLrY.
This gentleman is every way equal tn the liam
Ions in their prime aud probably the best trapez.
ist living After hanging by his toes and knees
and almost hi cyclids, his eliminating act com
sists IN throwing himself in the air and catching a
rope many feet away lie actually carries his life
in his hands and the miss Of an inch proves his |
death. The clowns are sam Long and Max Wal |
hallah. Among the eYu ssIienaes appear Mlre |
Virginia, Nelli Elyim, Charlotte Aubrey and 9th
ers whose names We DO not recall To memory
These performer. whom we have named ARE only |
about one-wentioth Of the company ever, mem
Der Of which is admirable in his or her speciality.
rnF STREET rAarASr
Is the finest ever made hy any show ina the world /
The chariot which contains the band and heads
the procession is Of magnificent construction. |
giitierng with gold and radiant with coloring. |
The flags Of all the countries in the world are ear
ried in the procession, and upon the cages and /
dens, which are painted red aud gold can be seen |
three hundred beautiful pictures, from designs by
the most celebrated artists, representing classical.
religious and geologic subjects
All the dens cages, etc. are new and superbly
painted aud gided, aud upon each corner Of the
cages life-sized statuary representations Of the
prominent men and women Of all ages appear.
The harnesses and plumes are all new; every
driver is uniformed and an the horses pumed.
herd Of camels, in oriental trnppngs, appear
harnessed to the hippopotanus dcu \ magnif-
cent set Of
MUSICAL CHIME prTfs
artstically rnns are seen, and heard mingIing |
their joyous peals with the music Of the band
All the elephants are robed in silk velvet heavily
fringed with gold, and as this great caravan passed
our office we heard but one opinion expressed
among all the spectators 10 wit that it was the
finest show parade ever seen in thi. city. The
entire population for mile. around were in town |
on the diy rorepaugh exhibited here. the crowd |
at both exhibitions was enormous, and an who |
attended appeared thoroughly pleased and sat
isfcd
At the close Of this great holiday parade,
GRAND FREE BALLOON ASCENSION
will take place from the show grounds The "a
nous prouaut, Prot tleidon viii make an ascen-
SION wita Is airship Mercury aud at an altitude
of
oNE THOUSAND FEGr - MID AIR,
will perform a series Of gymnas,ic act. the most
daring and blood-chillmg ever presented to the
public. The ascension can be witnessed by every
body, free Of all charge
BuRGl ARlEs The house of C. Morse, Rochester
Hollow, was entered by burglars and robbed. on
Saturday night the 2lst nit, Of - $40 in bonds,
and $3.50 in bills No clue Ia the robbers,
but strong suspicious against certain pnrtle.
TRAMP undertook 10 cutter the kitchen window
ut John 4 Moorcs house in S. iohn-biry, n few
days ago. but on seeing revolver in the hands OF
Mrs. Moore, and hearing Johns dog coming out
OF the back doer, he suddenly thought OF an i'm