The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-03
GET READY ROE II.

Our readers In town and country will bear II
mind that on Monday, the 7th, the Great Fore
paugh Ia To exhibit here. The magnificent stree
parade will take place at about o'clock ON the
morning Of exhibition day. A recent exchange
thus alludes to Forepaugh's colossal establish
ment:
Yesterday morning we took stroll about hi
establishment and could compare II to nothing
but a canvas town. The huge pavilllons used fol
the show proper, and the regular street OF smaller
tents, used as dining rooms, Kitchens, dormito'
ries, stables cook houses, Offices etc., remind US
very much of our old army life when we lived In
cities of tents. The STIR bustle din and clatter OF
the hundreds of men employed In putting this
immense machine In working order was like what
we could imagine disturbed the air around Babel,
or the rebuilding of Chicago The entrance to
this combination Of amusements opens into the
museum, which consists Of circle OF monster
wagons containing large and rare collection OF
wonders, natural, mechanical, and some COM
pounded of both groups Of statues representing
historical celebrities renowned criminals, with
some beautiful idealization. To enumerate them
would
Tlke a Lifeline and FA a Volume;
but they are all instructive, interesting and won.
derful
From the museum we pass into one Of the two
large pavllons devoted 10 the collection Of living
animals which contains many specimens ofthese
natural wonders, from earth's remotest corner,
never before seen by us.
A Living River Horse,
or Hippopotamus, forms an interesting feature Of
the menagerie. The animal cost It's owner
100000 IN Gold.
4 Beautiful Giraffe,
and polar bears kangaroo, tree.topper, corlbun,
and an Aquarium filed with
Arttc Ocean Sea Lions
forms another interesting feature of this grand
and costly collection Of wild beasts.
Sir Performing Elephants
(under the guidance Of Master Ad. Forepaugh,
who is only Is years of age) all appear In series
of acts and pantomimic representations intense
| ly interesting and truly wonderful.
Living Unicorn
Of Holy Writ, whose weight Of 5000 pounds, at
tracts throngs of visitors. We flattered ourselves
that we had seen the elephant, "head and horns
but of all the ugly looking things that live, move
and have being is au animal that halls from
Japan, called in the Vernacular Of that delightful
land of the sun, the
Adrid Hldcke.
1t is of the hog Species with head broader at the
nout,than at the forehead which 1t does notpos,
sess the eyes appearing directly on the top Of the
head, between the ears and have most vicious
look in them, being in fact the only mark Of in
telligence 1t possesses. Among the animal speci
mems ofbeauty the "Black Leopard" and beau
! tiful little "Ounacloi" from South America takeE
the first rank. They are charming to look at, thai
is If you have strong bars between you and them
pair of grim tigers from the jungles Of India oe
cupy one. half of Large cage, the other half be-
ing rented to an old African lion and his wife
The old man lion is something Of hero having
killed in his day three "tamers" in the case. he
is now over 80 years of age. Mr.. Forepaugh will
not allow any one to enter his den, although 9
number of 'lion tanners" have offered to try hin
again. A large cage of monkeys, as is always the
case attracts crowd who are anxious, no doubt
to see If they can, in the characteristics they ex
hibit detect any evidence to convince them o
the truth of the Darwinjan theory.
The arena contains some Of the finest acrobat
we have ever seen. There were two in particular
| we don't know their names-but their feats o
strength and agility were wonderful; and So il
fact, were ALL
Take 1t all in ALL we think that Adam Fore
paugh's Circus are an immense success, and tn
ne plus ultra of travelling shows in this country,