New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-22
FAsCLyArHONs OF HUMAN BRIC-A-BRAC.
THE AILURFMENTs OF THE DIME MUSEUM Brsf.
NEss-wIID MEN OF THE WEST

THE ALLUREMENTS OF THE DIME MUSEUM BCst
NEss-wIID MEN OF THE WEST.
"The dime museum business is positively
fascinating" sad old manager OF those eyanescent
enterprises a TRIBUNE reporter the other day. once
in IT, there. The whole thing is so like samb-
ling that those whom It enthrals fade away when dis
tant from eanniba company and simply perish willie
baslng no longer In the Circassian beautys smiles
They sag there's money in it, SO there Isl But " Is the
money OF the faro bank and when made noais away on
the same swift wings 1 have started or asssted IN
starting over fifty OF these shows In all parts Of the
country and il there anything under the sun that
7 haven't exhibited. and which will take with dine
museum patrons, should like 10 see IL.
vow no yse easer and nothing is more dcu
There are always some monstrositlss OUT Oh S
DWARF tes ne IN fresh place out West they vii not s
unless Invested with tue ustre OF strange romance made
sSaS yS Of our profession il simply picnic
set up In business. We hire tnree-story OudlpS ana
In the TOP story we put few monkeys and arrange
row OF gaudily colorcd pictures behind maSailyins
mill cheap IL Is placed this same floor Don't LOOK
astonlshed these things are IN miniature Alter nav
ing thus conrlyed 10 prepare the visitor who begins ~
the TOP Tor greater things put the second noor tho
stars These the terribly hackneycd human mon
blowers and the rrep Punch and Judy The bold
which the latter have on the people Il slml astona
ing have persons visit museums seNcFai times
week. and while they might grow indifferent to every
thing else, they tired OF watching this
drama The trick of the electric boy Is generally
very soon discovered, consists IN the Simple aes
that his touch establishes the connection between ns
poles Of battery. But the variety business on anlto
stage on the first floor is the climax OF the whole esa
lishment and OF our patrons, delight, ,r
How long does the popular enthusiasm ilstt 49,.
About three four months. Then tie smart Aleen
in the community have visions OF too much wealth made
by the propretors and the first tning you KNOW tn,e
engaging at stin salary the two-headed girl aud ne
Yankee Whistler. but suspicion Is rife and yea can =
overcome it, After struggling few weeks You give up
the ghost and sell ont with few hundred d9Bas prom"
rho next man Is rs good however He WIN naks
very nearly much money as you diu anu VIII US ~
in precisely the raner SO viii Two or three m,es
him. Thenceforth the place VIII settle down TOT NUM-
drum life that would kill men like me-" a
Are the ex-mauagers always the victims OF e'h
conquest so,o.,,,u. ma h.vs hod
luck with the blasted curiosities. Wild man once
PLAYED deuce with or rather fool set OF hnman
nice Fellow when first met him in State west OF the
Mississppi where he had been born. We drank easa
Others health and as he esa 20 To or S % spI
a bargain. | dubbed him the siberian Wild Man al9
placed him, chained, In cage. II was great hil,
advertised that he had slain hall dozen Cosacks Jsios
he was CAPTURED and you ought TO have seen the idio
stare at him. he ratified his chains ana 2red through
the iron bars OF his cage Tie thing was tked a"a.
warrant for the fellows release. We had to striks
colors confess the humbug, and-leave town.
business was so poor that despared Of ever making
co. and the point OF throwing up tue spy,hsss
when an outside accident wrought complete maIsa
our good. We had man called Texas Jack, wbosS
very sdept In handling his pistols, besides bens 49,
shot He could twir revolver around his index nn1
either way and then grasp the butt ready or ann
never did this however, with loaded weapon Avss
man coachman having Jack In this trick sonsm
10 Reproduce it before his friends with loaded reyoe
and fatally wounded himself His iortnoe aa sor NJ
and we coined money even while the poor devn ~
being buried. Ours IL. you sec, world Oh ups III
downs down Oh pleasure anu "SApp0"'"'''