Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-01
Waco Curiosity Shop.
Barnum Don't Split.

Mr.. Chas. Stow, generel press agent
of the great Barnum show, which will
exhibit here ON Thursday, Oct 4th,
paid his respects the NEWS sanctum
yesterday, and among other things
said:
"The baseless assertions made by one of the
lank he-gossips of Van Buren, in my hearing,
while temporarily there, suggest the necessity
of plain statement to your readers. Said this
sapient arenic authority; You can bet yer
life the hull of the Barnum show amt comm
sellvile. It's split up, and part of its gone
towards Nevada, or into the lnjin Territory. -
And thus he wagged his asinine jaws in the
face Of the fact that we publish
factory identification of any person maliciously
circulating the report that Barnum and the
London show ever was, is now or will at any
time during its southern trip be divided the
Van Buren, sage to the contrary nOtwithstand-
ing, and all others Of his opinion included.
The fact that we do not show at Russellville is
of itself the very best proof that our show is
not divided. 1t Is l65 miles from Fort Smith to
Little Rock, and we cannot run our three big
special trains of siXty-foot cars that distance
in single night. and reach here in time to
make parade and give an afternoon perform
ance. Not unfrequently, for this reason, we
are compelled to stop at smaller places like
Russellville. where we know we cannot take
expenses
Once for all, and although betting is said to
be poor argument, will wager $1,000 to 800,
and place the money IN the hands OF the o1s ISL
Barnum nor any other similar exhibition was
ever divided. Ibis injurious impression has
the mercenary lies circulated by a lot of monte.
banks who, in order to defeat magnitude and
character with which they could not honestly
contend, have filled the ears of the gullible with
n ID Han hat pCh " q
Secondly, because the same mounte6anks ad-
vertise lot of features and attractions they
never had; and people, instead Of appreciating
that fact, say they sent.part of these mythical
wonders to some other point
In the nature of circumstances 1t is utterly
impossible to divide show and exhibit Its
You might just as we'll talk of splitting your
great cylinder press with an sxs, and running
two separate editions of The NEWS therefrom.
Let me ask you this. Did you ever know or
hear OF our show being advertised to exhibit in
two different towns on the same day2 Never!
DO not the newspapers wherever we snow una
nimously compliment ourincomparable magni-
tude and speak of the presence OF every feature
as advertised? Is not the only complaint ever
made against us the novel one that our show Is
too big, and that we give too much Tor the
If any section of this country is worth visit
ing atsall 1t 10 worth taking the whole show to
If It is not, we don't 20 there. Mr.. Barnun
has the.deseryed reputation of being the geates'
and most liberal Snowman that ever lived
The people of Arkansas and Texas are well
and fairly entitled to just as much for theil
money as are those of New York, Chicago, st
Louis, Kansas City or anywhere else, and they
will get it every day and every time from Mr.
Barnum.
In short, the whole great show will be giver
here and everywhere. Instead of being mislee
by the idle reports referred to, which II uncon
tradicted are liable to do us both gross I'M ustc,
and injury, let everybody come and witness thu
splendors of the free street parade and the!
will wonder where we found room TO store any
thing else, If we left anything behind"