The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-09-13
CHANDELIERS COMBINATION.
The Great Radical Menagerie on
its Fourth Quadrernial Trip.
THE ANIMALS,

A QUEER CoMBINATIoN-9ooD, BAD, AND
J INDIFFERENT ATTRACTIONS.
| IFrem the Sunday Sentinell
The Olmortoneros, or the Blood Lspper.
The Bsnsrison, or the Great American
Blood Spouter.
The Jonsns. or the Give-em-hel.
Professor Ola wal, the great Indian Snake
Chsrmer.
Professor Peele, the renowned Ground
and Lofty Tumbler.
Professor Kraft, the Chinese Juggler.
Gurnal, Imported South American Par
Moose. Green Chinese Parrot.
Carl Snurt z, the Prussisn contortionist,
assisted by his pupils, Messieurs Adam
Harris, PRESLEY, Jacobs, Streight, Walker
| and Ritter.
Organ Grinder, expressly for this trip
and tour, the accomplished editor Of the
Young Mems Radical Glee club of In
dianspolis, which has kindly volunteered
| its services.
Hayes Escort Gusrd-Put up and take
down and have general charge OF the tent
| Ard all outside srrangements:-oned de-
allied to keep the mansgsr's black bottle
filed.
Snowman Chandler. This, ladies and
4
Lapper, This species Is almost extinct,
played out. Not having any more use ior
| sucn creatures, our dear old mother, Ma
ture. endorsed by the good Father of us
all, has given US to understand that this is
among the last of the family. We have
| also in our collection q Blood SDouter, to
which we will call your attention In few
minutes. He Is of a kindred species to
tots old Blood Lspper, and when they are
gone the breed will be entirely extinct.
(Here the Snowman warned the ladies
present not to display any red scarf or
| nandkercbiefs in the presence of these two
animals. The hand organ playing, "Ob
help me to stuff the ballot-box, mother.")
With this thoughtful warning the audi
ence gszed with wonder on this noble cres-
| 5ure, and the Snowman continued
"fhe Blood Lsppsr. my lovers of
Natural History, is iOund only in central
Indians. He measures about six feet from
.ip to tip, has 81 red stripes cown bis
back and one extending down the trout
| tore leg, making 3S in all. These
represent the states now forming
this great Nation. (Speil Nation, gentle
men reporters, with capital N. Mr. Hal
| stead OF the Cincinnati Commercial Is su-
shority on this point.) Every time new
state is admitted the Olmertoneros has
contortion and another stripe comes out
On bis hide. A wonderful and patriotic
provision of nature lsdiesi wonderful.
To SEQ his noble animal in all his lowell
ness and pristine glory, as it were, you
should see him on his great Southero trip
| or his health, to the famous Blood
| springs of Hamburg and Coushstta.
Into these springs he plunges
hat noble bo0y, wsding In and
wsding out, solitary and without help,
and how he does it the Great Father above
bnly knows. / am sorry TO announce that
| the Blood Springs arc failing rapidly, and
4 are now feeding him on juicy Demo
Gratis. They are very thick this year and
getting thicker. (Here bystander
ic terrupted the Snowman with q very Ill
timed remark. He wanted to know, you
know, what was the trouble With the ami
msl's legs. The organ plays, "Ol, fan me
ON the ear, brother" while the show
man reluctantly proceeds.) "Well.
aides, and gentlemen, the only expl-na-
ton we csn give is, that one night tBe old
rascal broke loose and was gone nearly
hree weeks before we found him. He,
however, came limping home one day, aDo
tricky and smart he is he "covered mp
nis tracks" so really, my anxious inquirer,
Ene precise nature OF tnis trouble will for
ever remain q mystery, and the secret will
in all probability, continue locked up 10
the inmost recesses of this noble creatures
trouble is not injurious; 1t does not In
teriere with his 5ealrh nor his
value to the projectors aud pro-
prietors of this moral show. He Is worth
TO- day t. us a. least S25,0 900, aud when he
dies we expect to stuff mis- hide and tx
oibit him, as usual, on our qusdrennisl
trips. Keeper, please stir up the ami
nsls.) Professor o awsi, the great Indian
sns ks chsrmer, who has sole charge of the
Blond-Lapper, will be kind enough to re-
move him TO his csge, while the Y ung
K sdicsl Glee Club will sing one verse OF
| the very popular air "Ihe Bloody shirts"
Oh, RAIDS with officers dear,
| Oh, RAIDS with your official stealin',
T.fut bi Dody shirts ye're wearin' out
But human critters Twin.
Bloodl Blood BloodI
In peace and plenty and pert
Making at once, with Hamburg thread
A lie, and q bloody shirt.
We now have the pleasure of introducing
this beautiful wonderful natural curi-
| Dsity, known as the Bsnarison, or the
Great American Blood Spouter. He goes
it on his blood. too. He Is q
OF the cold-blooded species- always looks
As il he didn't care cuss for sDy other
| animal in the snow. He and tie old
Blood Lapper are eternaliy fighting and
scrimmaging. Tnat little animal in yon
cage (Dolnt;ng TO q small, tbin-aced
that will come near the blood spouter.
Oscs on our tour through Indiana there
was q naturalist strsyed in by the name
of Feeshb sck pronounce the last syllable
As though spelled "baugb.") He said
the reason this little animal looked
up to the Spouter, WAS, because the latter
Dad magnetic attr action" hid away In his
hair. thought it was some kind of nom
sense these educated fellows had got hold
OF 1 don't know, and Iguess ne don't
Ny opinion is, (here the Snowman drew
hin SELF to his full height, that he is the
most unsy mpathetic, unconeenial critter
we ever had in this moral show TINS
naturalist (some called him q ssvsr) said
ue had known the Spouter's
grandfather, and be had b6en
In the Ingin killin' business,
and he also remarked thht bis great-great