The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-05-03

dfuno moro interesting and INSTRUCTIVE tnAn
any other, II Is tho great procession known y
"fho Congress Of MonArchs." Tho HaTPsrs
omitted mentioning this, becauae, probably,
they supposed Mr.. BArnum would not dare 10
incur tho expense Of Transporting such an
enormous AFFAIR through the country. Dpt he
viii do 80, and here Ia . briof description OF
this dazzling and beWildering exhibition, ~
given by = New York cotemporaEyi
"Of all the gorgeous pAgeAnA tho world
ever saw tho Congress OF Nations Ia the
greatest and how the surprising genius OF
even BArnum could produce II d wonder.
The costumes arc true 70 life, and many Of
them arc genuine, having been procured direct
from the nAtionAlitlOs which they represent
The individuals employed TO persolAio the
historical characters have tho most faithful ro-
Each nation lnda itB SPECIAL pOrtfaitufe IN
some kind Of trinmphRlcaT, brilliantly bedceked
with appropriate fags, emblems, cOlon and In
tricAte devices, and al sorts Of characteristics
In the way OF peculiar uniforms, animals,
Boldiery, attendants aud music. Scores OF
ghAtenlngg lded chAriots illumlno tho arena With
halo OF lustoF, As II wore and the display OF
royal splondnr " Tar moro imposing and I'M
prossiyo than words can describe thrilling the
auditor with unspOakablo amAzcment and i'd
mintinn.
AN :he uamo Of the grand Congress Inn
plies, Il v q Btupendons gathering Of tho
MonArcha o. the uniYorHe, bringing In vivid
view tho living Kings Queens, Rulers and
PotOntAtea Of the past nine centuries, tulmlnA-
ting In an Affecting fiJldle 20 touching that II
must awaken the emotions Of stoic,s Her
majesty, the Queen OF England, headA the gilt
teting column, surrounded by her royal court
aud followed by long ancestral line tho
notAbllly and richly uniformed 'lie guarIls-
men Then Franco In the person Of Napoleon
the First and his famous field mArSlAls Ire
land, Rome, Rnsaia, Germany, Italy, Turkey,
India, Japan, China, aud 80 on, until all tho
In rOyiew, winding Up like jewel besphnked
col around tho continuous circle. 10 look
upon this beautiful historical procession In all
It's grandneha and gteatuOAs u equivalent TO
sitting In full Wow Of the conrtS 6f all the
earth, so trlthfully realistic arc the boWilder.
Ing pictures revealed In rapid succession. Such
dazzling half mile Of solid gold, jewels, silver,
precious stones and tinsel could only 10 pro
dueed after years OF preparation aud the st
pendlture OF half dozen oompotenolss. Ady
attempt at imitation on the part Of ambitious
and interruptions showmon for years 10 como
will result in the most inglofious failure. Mono
other than the Prince Of shoNmen himself
would undertake It and mono other uiGn tho
great and iTeplcssibl6 Barnum could achieve
90 signal . Triumph s ~ In q 7S Ilv
The ontiro exhibition 10 advertised to exhibit
in New England In May New York, etc, In
june, Chicago, early In Jnly, Ohio, Illinois and
Michigan In July and August.
II Is due TO our readoh that We inform thom
that Mr.. BArnum announces that certain i'm
posters In Cincinnati have copied his bills, pos
ters, cuts and advertisements, and with row.
broken down circus horses and wagons. will
prOcedo Lis exhibition In tho West, and b. an
nouneing the Great Roman Hlppodromo will
attempt 10 make the public believe that Il "a his
unriyGled establishmcnk He cautions the
public against being thus deceived. aud feIrinds
thom that II would DO impossible with any
amount OF money 10 organize aud equip oven 4
eemblAnco Of his establishment without pre-.
pArAsion Of several yeara. Tho Cincinnati
Dailu Enniirr Of February 21th. 1875. says
that this pretended "ilppodrtme y Il amply
tho wreck OF that stnpendous fraud known hh
the Great Eastern and Great Southern Circus
and MehAgoFie combination, which exploded al
Selma, Ala, the 10th Of last November, mum.
her Of horses having to DO sold 70 pay the ox-
penses Of shipping the show to this city, where
the propnot1tB LEFT number Of their cm-
iployees unpaid and penniless, and yamcsod,
Who the real prpprictoFs Of the business were
still remains 0 tnattor OF considerable mystery,
ono Gibbons and George WObber aud otLefa
were large stockholden, Tho dOfIAudcd circus
mon and others connected with the concern
finally obtained the aid Of the law 10 compel q
settlement OF their Just claims, and tho whole
matter ended In the show being attached at
Hamilton, aud In an auction sale OF tile circus
property at Lebanon yesterday afternoon.
Tho best OF tho Joke 10 that DoIIRyen,.
Webbef, Gibbons and others arc about 70 re-
organize a HppodromO out Of the "wrtcl" 10
start out with next summer on another tour.
The whole show was rather a poor concern,
only Q few lions being In good condition, and
tho n1enagerie including no really raro or yAlu.
able animals.
Our readers only have TO use ordinary caution
to discover which Is the real and which Is tho
bogus concern, though We see that Mr.. Darnnm
complains that some shows obtain All employee
named Barnum, and thon advertise % BAfnunh
lAteet enterprise" and resort 10 other devices
wherein thoy use the name Of "DAtnum to
deceive the public. Ho says that all exhibitions
with which lie Ia connected will give his initials,
P. T., and also publish Ills portrait by way OF
Identification. 10 DO forcwArned Ia 70 DO fore
armed. "Awonl to the wise Is sufficient"
AS Mr. Barnum's great mppodrome travels
nndcr an expense Of nearly ten thousand dol.
lArs each day II can exhibit only In largo cities
These can BIO reached by cheap excursion
trains. Mr.. Datnnm says 10 can easily lose
half q million Of dollars by this summers ex-
petinl0ut, aud that In any event no AhRll not
bring back his nippodrome from Europe. II
Is pAtronized and approved by tho clergy and
religious claeSos, As well as by school teachers
and all heads Of refined families who desire
their children 10 improve their minds under
this great system OF object teaching. Beyond
all question thus y tho most extensive and Of.
trAordinafy exhibition on the faeo Of the earth,
and probably this generation will "noyor SEQ
lts Like again"