Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-02
The Circus.

| Inc menRgcTio Win NS paBsautIS. ht
train of -l-phants and excitements, it.
! attractions and lis fa'ignes has come arc
gone. We have seen The parade OF
wagons md boysemeD and lions, ponies
| and apes, We have heard the band play.
| ing in the band chariot, and the steam
organ screaming its super heated mel
| oiies; we have seen the wonderful JASPER
az roba.s, the Sieerist childen. the match
less riding Of James Robinson AMI thu
| trained dogs: and We are glad the circns
came and that it is gone. Ii anybody
thinks it is no: Al sweet relief 10 have il
| over with. let him try :; with n caravan
Of children Of candy eating age aud al
ambition to feed the elephant and Garry
on an interview with The monkeys. The
street parade is by fur the finest wa bav,
ever seen here. Il, will snund s,rane
even to Nevadan ears when we saw tina
the camel part nf the parade is sup
pressed in order that law oi our statute
books be not ,iisr-oHrdr6. Certain
Games. imported iHto this State or into
Nevada Terri ory, rather, several years
ago, became a nuisance in Lyon count,
hv Frightening horses; and The v were for:
hidden the li.htS Of the highway by
special sistu'-. So, for fear of being
treated ns law break.rS. Messrs Cooper,
Bailey & CO.. thought bes, no. to n X.
a parade OF their camels The show %,
animals is very interesting. As beau'i
fnl n sight H. any there is the sacred COW
of India and her pretty calf. There ar,
two splendid rovnl fiScrs-lithe. restIve
and fierce. TIE graft. is a fine spectrum
and SO are the elephants. There is
fine ostrich which caused u young and
inexperienced person TO eyrlaim, Oh
mamma. look wnt n big turkey! The eie-
plants. big and little. took III their
off rings of caniy with anliable demon
STATIONS of satisfaction. The circus is a
good one. embracing soma OF the best
tumblers and "crobais We have ever
seen The little SiegIist children are
wonderful peri 'rners. The trained |
dogs are very rmusing. TIE clowns. We !
are pleased to testify are not bores. Of |
course James RnbInson's riding Is su !
perb The afternoon performance was |
luIgeiy attended by ladies and children |
nearly every seat in the immense tent |
being occupied. At night the ampni- |
thsa.er WIS completely packed. Alto
sether this is very satisfactory show.
THE SIDE SHOW.
The courteous gentleman who sits at
he receipt of customs and furnishes the
tickets of access to the side show which
the big circus. having po-
itely invited US to enter therein, upon
he tempting terms of editorial dead
We visited The wonders there
Exhibited. These consist of lady and
Gentleman of Caucasian lineage. and al
,ino appearance; an armless lady. who
writes and knits and crochets with her
oes; an exhibition of Centennial views.
which are seen by peer:ng through mag
lifying glasses old style. set i'll peep
,onrd); n Punch aud Judy show; and
asst, but BY no means least. a female
iantess The Caucasians, the armless
ady and tb, gigantic female we're absent
rom the tent attending an exhibition in l
ne circus ring. proper, when We entered, !,
ut they all came IN. shortly, and We bad {
n opportunity to interview them oil 6
he Cauru- slams (or Circassians, rather.
,r We think the latter the more proper :
.rm for the natives OF the Caucassus). I
ere seated upon a raised dais and !
a-med TO lie quite uDcommunicative {
though by no means i'll natured or sui :
n. The little lady wi hout arms enter. 2
lined IA with Il specimen of her writing '
With pen and ink. upon a letter en- =
alope), and was presently engaged in
.ocheiiing cotton fabric. The giant
's came il armed with II fan and mount
! her rostIum with much dignity Of
anner She l. very communicative \
dy and very aft ,hle indeed; but Their.
IL tonch OF pnhos not unmingled will
tender character of scorn IN her tone O
hen she informs her lnquisilors thu q
lie is COMPARATIVELY thin and that the u
lie OF the fat wum.n Is not her bust u
,>s.' Nevertheless. she weighs Coz 1
Funds, and IL quite impressive in APP I"
.arance. She explains that her true p"
business" j, that Of giantess. She 81
liiifted dumbells in contest with DR.
inship, she states; can hold out l60 81
unds ut arms length. and has raised
less than 2 375 pounds six inches u
IN The floor. square lifting. withou; CT
Q aid of amy straps or other gear. We u
mot help being reminded of Charles -!
'mb's Gentle Gians-ss. Let those 81
no nave seen our heroine mark if II
is description of Elias be not a p
Nd one al her: 1.-The widow al
acket, at Oxford" saws Lamb, lis 81
o largest female l ever had the h
easure of beholdinE. There may be Il
r parallel npon the earth; bu, o,
rely ] never Saw it. take her to
lineally descended from the maids
mt of BrainiOr,i, who caused master
rd such uneasiness. She hath Allan M
IN shoulders; and "a she slOOpeth in N
r gait-wiih AS few otfenses to answer ut
in her own particular as any of IN
e'S daughters - her back seems Cl
Dad enough To bear the blame of hi
the peccedilloes that have been gi
ninIitfed since Adam. She grid til
her waist or what she is tn
ased to esteem rs such - nearly M
,n the saunders from beneath W,
ich. that huge dorsal expanse, in At,
deci!vity, emergeth. pr
n distress liz the Summer SOlStice is o;I
lahie. During the months Of July a.
l August, she usually renteth Gel D.
, where Ices are Kept: whereintO -