Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-04-06

remembrance by large portion of the com>
munity, are naturally suggested by the an.
nonncement of Mr.. Barnum's latest and most
gigantic enterprise, the Great Roman Hip
podrome," with which he proposes to travel
throug ii the States during the coming season.
His preparations are on scale of magniRcence
unriyaled 10 the history of travelling exhibi-
tious. All his shows have BEEN merged in
chartered corporation, known as s.The P. T.
Barnum UniVersal Exposition Company"
with capital of a million of dollars. Mr..
Barnum, Who Is. president of the company,
aud his manager, Mr.. Coup. have spent
months in Europe. visiting every important
exhibition, and bringing away many choice
features aud valuable suggestions, and TIE re-
suit is . combination of attractions such as
has never been in one exhibition since the
world began.
The Great Roman Hippodrome will resem>
BILE moving camp. There are 1900 men,
women, aud children in Mr.. Barnum's service,
aud the stock includes $50 horses and ponies,
besides elephants, camels. English stays and
stag>hounds. trained ostriehes, lions, bears,
tigers. and other animals. For the exhibi-
tion of the meuagerie aud the various shows.
displays, aud performances connected with
the enterprise. two enormous tents. each 500
feet in leugth and 800 in width, have been.
provided one OF which will be kept in adj
vance, in order that no time may be lost by
delay in making ready. The question Of
transportion by rail-a very serious one was
solved by the construction Of $50 cars, twice
the usual length, built expressly for this pur-
pose. Among them are a number Of "horse>
palace" cars, constructed with commodious
stalls, in which the horses can lie down aud
rest while on the journey, and arrive at the
place of exhibition quite fresh for the per-
formance. Besides moving the tents, animals,
and all other material in these Hippodroue
CARS, berths will be provided in those devoted
to the personnel of the company for nearly all
the employees. Besides the great exhibition
tents, there are cooking and dining tents,
and stable tents for the horses and other ami
mails. There is also attached to the company
large corps of blacksmiths and carpenters
and builders, some of whom precede the show
several days, to make ready for the exhibition
by preparing the ground, erecting seats, etc.
The dressiugroom tents alone will cover more
ground than On ordinary circus.
10 move such an enormous establishment
without hitch or delay requires the employ.
ment OF clear headed, practical men at the
head of each department Every thing is so
arranged as to move with the smoothhess and
precision of clock work. At the appointed
hour the canvas will go up, the street process
sion will move, the performances will COM
mence. When all is over, and the great tent
emptied, every thing will be packed up by
those detailed for the work, and the caravan,
without the loss of a minute, will be on the
move toward the next place Of exhibition.
The programme of performances will be
varied aud attractive. Donaldson will make
daily balloon Ascensions with a car large
enough to contain company of FIVE or six
persons. at q coat Of about $500 day for this
feature alone. Then there will be the "Ro.
man races" in chariots driven by "Amasons." :"
the 'liberty races" in which forty wild horses
are turned loose in.the arena in exact imita>
tion of the famous carnival races of Rome and
Naples; the standing races" in which the
riders stand on bare back horses /; hurdle races
for ladies'; fat rsces by English, French, aud
American jockeys; besides camel, elephant,
ostrich, and monkey races. Another feature
will be exhibitions of Indian life on tho plains
in which the actors will be scores of Indians,
with their squaws and pAppooses. They will
put ap genuine Indian eneaupment, hunt
real bufaloes, give war>daDces, pony races,
foot races against horses, exhibitions of daring
horsemanship, lnsso-throwing. A band of
Mexican raiders. mounted on their famous
mustangs, will mako pretended attack on
INC 1uolan camp, ano give mimic but taIth~
fnl representation of the wild scenes enacted
on the Western frontier. The English stag
hunt will be an exac. picture Of the sport
itself, with company of $50 men and women
in full huotiug costume, and a large pack of
English stag, hounds. There will also be
many other interesting and attractive features,
the mere mention of which would make q
small volume.
Mr.. Barnum certainly deserves great credit
for an enterprise which is calculated to afford
a vast amount of innocent, popular amuse-
meut; and although this gigantic venture in>
wolves an enormous outlay of money, it will
present too many attractions MOTTO Be geuer-
ousIy sustained. 1t is Mr.. BarBums inten>
tion to visit Europe next autumn with the
whole establishment, and Hstonish the Old
World with this wonderful exposition of what
can be accomplished by Yankee enterprise.
[Harpsr's Weekly.
The Book OF THANKs.-" feel so vexed
and out of temper with Ben," cried Mark,
"that really must"
Do something in revenge 2" inquired his
cousin Cecilia.
No; look over my book of thanks"
What's that :" inquired Cecilia, as she
saN him turning over the leaves of copy
book.
{" Here 1t is" said Mark. Then he read