Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-08-15
Rarnum,s Great show.

iishment viii exhibit in Washington C.
II. on Friday, August 23d.
| 1t took a Barnum to conceive so stupen-
dous scheme to amuse and instruct the
people as we have just witnessed. One
characteristic of all Barnum's efforts in
| this direction, is, that he always aims for
the best of everything, and no one can
question that he has succeeded His i'm
mense aggregation is transported by four
trains of cars made expressly for this
purpose. The wonder is, how it is posi-
bic to make such huge concern pay its
running expenses, as the charge for ad-
mission is the ordinary price for amuse-
ments with not one-third the attractions
he presents. His museum of rare curl
osities is alone worth going miles to see,
while his menagerie is composed of some
of the very best specimens of the animal
world. The sea-1ion is powerfully built
fellow, with a small head, huge jaws, and
a treaeherOus, uneasy-lOoking eye. He
amuses himself and the spectators by con-
stantly splashing into tank of water
from a bench above the tank, taking good
care every time to keep his head from con-
tact with his iron cage. The lioness and
her three young whelps were another in
teresting feature in this part of the exhi-
bition. She exhibits the same tender care
for her twelve-weeks old progeny that we
find under like circumstances in our do
mestic animals. They would have made
interesting little pets in a family house
hold, but can be made more useful to
Rarnum.
There is no humbug about. the giant.
He stands feet inches in his stockings,
and his name is Col. Goshen. He would
| 10 n for f<1f
giants. He is man of magnificent phys
ique, with no superfiuous flesh, easy, gem
tlemanly manners, with pleasant ex-
preston, and belongs to a family of giants.
His father and mother are of the giant
race, and Col. Goshen is one of fifteen
children. Barnum ought to scoop in the
whole family.
The equestrian portion of the entertain
ment is perfect in every particular. The
riders possess rare skill in their profess
sion. Mr.. Fish, in his bareback riding,
shows wonderful nerve and agility. He
is said to be the best bareback rider in the
arena. The most pleasing and instructive
portion of the entertainment is that given
by Mr.. Carl Antony, with his trained
stations, twenty in number, which show
themselves perfectly obedient to his will.
They are undoubtedly the most superb
horses on the continent, being of high
blood, dociIe, perfection in form, and
show the most good traits of any horses
that ever came before the public. 1t is a
wonderful exhibition of what the horse
can be taught by kindness and little at
tentiOn to humoring their tastes. Mr..
Barnum says that the whole theory of the
{ Professors treatment is, that they should
be we'll rewarded for well doing. Accord
ingly their master has always by him q
: pocketful of sugar and apples, with
which their obedience is always re-
warded. He thinks the whip has never
been used on the animals. To appreciate
the wonderful intelligence of these beau
tiful horses, one must see them and wit
ness their almost human displays of intel
ligence. There is nothing slip-shod Ol
:. neglected in the appearance of any Of
S these horses, and the sight of them is
lesson that will last one lifetime. Tit
: whole exhibition is one well worth thG
, patronage of all.
This is the opinion of the Lewiston
(Me.) Gazette, and judging from our ex
changes the opinion is generally indorsed
Be sure and see the grand Procession il
), the streets, which is greater than ever thi
. yeara
Tickets and reserved seats may be hat
d at HarlOw's Drug Store.
New North and south Narrow Gauge
. Findlay= Jefrersonian, Auguste 9.
4 One day last week, a corps of Engineer
: got off the cars of the P. Ft. W. 6 G. Ry.
at Dunkirk, and proceeded to hire ak an
, chain men for surveying expedition
Il They had come unannounced, and thei
:, cool proceedings, gave color of Etbusi
IS ness" ye>the whole transaction, not usual
From them it was learned that responsi
: BILE parties had conceived the project G
i buildings north and south road, whic
h should connect the coal regions of tn
& South with the pine regions of the NOrtl
and had undertaken to complete a surve
~ for marrow gauge road from Washing
ton Court House, In Fayette county, t
\ the pine regions, but whether throug
m Toledo or an Independent line, cOnnec
n ing with the disbanded Coldwater lin
n and so on to Lake Michigan on a line sin
e, liar TO the one suggested by us some tim
ago, would depend upon subsequent d.
velOpments, encouragement, etc. A sin
liar corps to that which had debarked
;. Dunkirk had been sent forward to Bow
SIS ing Green, with orders to survey tOwar
in Findlay, at which point the survey fro
Mt Dunkirk would terminate. At the sam
IF time corps of Engineers started frol
Washington court House, working Mort
and touching: at every county throug
r which the line extends. OnMonday las
is the surveying corps was in the vicinity
~ Arlington, and will probably reach tn
ne city by Saturday.
Of The line is undoubtedly a good one,
r far as developed, and if designed especia
a. ly for the building up of the cOuntE
through which it passes, will meet wit
encouragement. If intended to conce
trate business at the present large ce
III ters, which is the handspring of most
- such projects, it will hardly meet the e
couragement which former projects ha
Ell done. The project should, however,
in carefully studied so that when the pr
M iectors of the route, (as they undOubted
uo will dO,) come among you to solicit al
nc you may be able to actintelligently in t
he matter and as literally as the benefits e
eaI pected to be derived will justify.
nd o-
hg StaumtOm Circuit Literary.
ia ia The next meeting of the Staunton G.
st. cult Literary Association will be held
cal Staunton, on Saturday, Aug. 31st, 1si
'se commencing at nine o'clock a. IN. II
Y YsIe promises to be one of the most intere
he ing meetings the Association has eN
e.'' held, from the interest manifested by
M members. All who are interested in t
Oh Oh promotion of mental culture are invil
Mt. to be present and partake in the exercis
lb- The committee have arranged the f
ad- lowing programme, and earnestly requ
S0m' each one that is assigned subject to CO
prepared to read an essay:
nj Geologv-Prof. Hard.
lg; Elements of Success-K. B. Cole.
d Lne Is Prohibitory Legislation Practi