Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-06-15
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During the past nineteen years, Adam
Forepaugh has expended 100000 in the
capture, importation and purchase from the
Old Worlds Geological Gardens, of almost
every species of animal life that walks, flies
swims or crawls, and today he owns and ex
hibits the most gigantic Menagerie in the
world. He has every year, and this season
in particular, expended more money for
single rare animals than many other man
ayers except in equipping their entire exhib-
itions, as witness his great herd of twenty
five Asiatic and African elephants. and the
recent purchase of the first. the only genuine,
man-faced gorilla, veritable zebra giant
giraffe and other equally rare foreign an
finals. As soon as the capture of this gorilla
became known, all the geological gardens of
the Old World endeavored to secure it, and
in order to secure the prize for his now most
perfect and colossal Menagerie he quickly
outbid all competitors, and it now adorns the
wild beast collection Of the largest exhibition
in the world. Still another triumph in the
field of geological exploration was his recent
purchase of the first, the only, the veritable
Tamanour, or Great Guinea Ant Bear; its
wonderful conformation, curious habits and
extreme rarity render it the most extraor-
binary quadrupedal curiosity within the
borders of the United States. The crowning
triumph, and the cap-sheaf of his mammoth
collection of wild beasts, is the recent pur-
chase of one monster single-hOrned and one
double horned Rhinoceros. No exhibition
under the sun ever before exhibited at the
same time, in one collection, the single and
double-horned species of these, the biggest
born on earth. These huge, unwieldy bi5li-
al animals thonsalvas itnfa faa.
ture pronounced to be well worth all that is
required to purchase an admission ticket to
the entire colossal collection of wild beasts,
Great Triple Circus, Hippodrome, Museum
and Curiosity Show.
Disporting in massive iron tanks are seen
Arctic Ocean sea lions, sporting. believing
and cavorting precisely they appear in
their native element. There has just been
added to his great collection the wonderful
geological rarities, white camels and jet
black dromedaries, and the only pure white
polar bears now on exhibition in this coun-
try apes. balloons and monkeys, the Won
derful African hairy horned horse. ten ma
jesric lordly lions, and two recently-born
baby elephants; trained tigers, bisons,
bovines, performing hyenas. leopards and a
great stud of trick and menage horses, and
the largest collection of tigers, leopards,
seen in any menagerie or geological garden
on this continent. Also. magnificent and
beautiful plumaged ostriches, cassowaries
and emus, huge pvthons and anacondas.
Excursion OF the Maine Press Association.
The excursion of the Maine Press Associa-
ton for 1888 will be made to Nova Scotia.
Members from the western section of the
State will leave Portland Monday. July 9th,
at l.3O p NJ, by the Maine Central; break
fast in Bangor. Thence proceed by night
express to st. John. N. b.. where the day
will be spent. Wednesday. if pleasant, they
will take the steamer for Digbv and Annapo
lis, N. S., reaching the latter place at noon.
Taking the cars at Annapolis the party will
pass through Annapolis Valley. the scene of
Longfellow's "Evangeline, reaching Halifax
in time for tea. There stop of from one to
two DAYS will be made as afterwards deter
mined The Press of the city of Halifax will
tender the Association a suitable reception
and excursion while there. Friday afternoon,
the 18th, they will leave Halifax for St John
via Truro and Moncion, arriving at st. John
Saturday morning in season to connect with
the night express through to Bangor and
Portland. Arrangements have been made for
free transportation Except carriages to and
from hotels) over the entire route. The cost
to each person after leaving Portland will not
exceed Sl2. Members wishing to join the
excursion party will please notify the chair
man of the committee. Mr.. NJ. n. Rich. Esq,
of Portland on or before June 18th, stating
if they will be accompanied by a lady.