Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-12
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United MastOdOn Exhibitions Of
shelby, Pullman q Ham
iltOn.

Nor cave or forest vast, morass or Jungle;
No plain OF desert waste but has been robbed
OF all that's rare, to make this show Of won
ders."
Those who have any curiosity in
their nature, and who has not when a
comes close about? will have
an opportunity of gratifying it to-
tomorrow afternoon aud night,
by visiting the great mammoth exhi-
bition of Shelby, Pullman & Hamil-
ton, on the bluff in front of the city.
A fine circus, a large geological col
lection of strange animals, from
parts Of the world, an extensive
museum of natural and artificial
euriosities, an enormous aquarium, a
variety Of curious automatons. EN-.
bracing a large school Of mechanism
and many other attractions Of the
most wonderful character, all costing
half a million of dollars, it is
claimed by the proprietors to be the
best show ever organized.
The fine riding of the circus artists
the many wonders in the curious col
lection of animals and museum, rem,
ders this exhibition one to be remem'
bered. The proprietors have exerted
themselves to render their establish
ment refined, amusing, instructing
and elevating, and their programme O.
surprising brilliancy, novelty and ex,
cellence is in every way worthy Of I
generous patronage. So vast an enter,
prise deserves to be literally SUP,
ported.
The show is in every way free from
objections, no words, looks or gestures
being seen or heard within the exhi.
biiion that would cause a tinge o.
blush or give offense to the most re.
fined tastes. The proprietors permit
no camp followers to hang around. NJ
gambling devices are permitted. Tn,
exhibition includes a herd of ele'
plants, among them the war elephant
Emperor" once the property of the
King Of Siam, and now 10:
years old, a ponderous wonder
the hero of many battles, and once al
fierce as any savage, but now docilt
and tractable, performing many trick,
and novel feats; also a den Of perform
ing tigers, the man eaters 80 mucl
dreaded in India, but securely con
fined in steel barred cages; also tn,
curious, are and remarkable Nylghau
or blue OK, Of India; a beautiful whit,
zebra, so seldom seen or captured, ant
this specimen is the only one eve,
brought over the ocean. There i
also a herd of extraordinary and beau
tiful black and white camels, the onl,
ones in America, and from which spe
cies the celebrated camel haired shawl
are made. Then a marvellous black
rhinoeerous huge in strength ant
form, similar to those described il
Holy Writ: HE esteemeth iron a
straw and brass as rotten wood" Ii
addition there is a fine specimen Of
Polar bear, a full grown and livinI
the feet, tree top grazing
camel-leopard of the African plains,
desert ostrich in full plumage, a yak
Of Tartary, a cage Of ghoal hyenas,
group Of African leopards, another o
kangarOos from the Australian bush
den Of anacondas, including boas
pythOns and cobras, to be exhibite,
by Tamza, the snake charmer of India
who handles these poisonous reptile
at will.
Besides the above, the marine
aquarium is entitled to the specia
wonder Of the public. A group o
mo~nstersea lions, sea elephants, Aroti,
leopards, and Alaskan seals, wortl
$4,000, is included, and the am
phibian curiosities will be fed in pres
ence ofthe audience with fish, which
it is necessary to provide for their sus
tenance, ne matter how distant th.
travelling carayan may be from a sup
ply point.
A wilderness Of monkeys is also t,
be seen, a collection calculated I,
the little folks, and at night tn
electric light will cast its lustre owe,
the whole Of this animal collection.
Under the circus tent will be wit
messed the sever wonders Of the world
in the form Of seven beautiful sisters
whose flowing tresses fall to theil
feet, II inches in length, also Zazel
whose wondrousf feat Of beingshot from
a cannon's mouth has been the marye
Of two continents, and who tire,
years ago created a furore of excite.
ment in both Paris and London; ais,
Neal Smiths dog Circus and canin,
comedians; also Dan Shelby, the char
aoter and histriouic clown, full Of wi
and delightful humor, as well as in
structiYe; also the Carlo family o
gymnasts, in their great trapeze evo
lutions, aud a lot Of little Carries in
four pony act. There are many othe,
novelties, skilled acts ofhorsemanship
and wondrous feats too numerous Il
mention in to-day's paper.
1t being the first exhibition to stol
here for many mouths past, a crowded
patronage is assured.
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The best and coolest Beer and
best Of Liquors and Cigars, al
FRITZ a. GEORGES. 1897
Mules, Mules.