The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-04-25

Pauls Church, opposite then wi
the fifth brick in hand, take up
" rapid march from one point to Il
other, making the circuit, exchan
ed ing your brick at every point al
ed say nothing to any one. At the er
at CT every hour by St. Paul's clor
70. show this ticket at the museum doc
IL, enter, walking solemnly throue
ry every hall in the building, pass OF
d. and resume your work.
lg An immense crowd began t
lie watch the man, and at the end {
E. the hour many of them followed hir
is into the building and bought ticket.
sc lhe game was played with erea
l. success until 1t was finally stoppe,
is by a policeman.
e On one St. Patrick's Dav tn,
r museum was SO crowded by tn,
IS Irish that he found it necessary t,
get rid OF them by putting up a no
S tlce over the door by which they
were to go out, ITO the Aigress. -
Believing they were to see a new
| and strange animal, they went out,
and so made room for others. Short
ly after this he organized a buffalo
t hunt IN Hoboken, one of the finest
pieces of humbug he was ever the
author of.
"My object in the exhibition, how.
ever, was fully attained. When it
was generally know that the pro-
prietor of the American Museum
was also the owner of the famous
woolly Horse, it caused yet more
talk about me and my establish
ment, and visitor, began to say that
they would give more to see the pro-
prletor OF the museum than to view
the entire collection OF curiosities.
AS for my ruse in advertising the
WoolIy Horse as having been CAP
tured by Fremont's exploring party,
OF course the announcement neither
added to nor took from the interest
OF the exhibition, but it arrested
public attention, and it was the on1v |
feature of the show that | now care
to forget"
TOM THUMB.
In November, 1912, at Bridge.
port, he found Charles S. Stratton,
who afterwards became famous as
Gen. Tom Thumb. He engaged him
tor tour weeks, and again for year
at 81 a week. The General was
popular, deservedly. His salary was
soon increased. At the end OF the
year Barnum re-engaged him, with
the intention Of taking him to
Europe I.
On January IS, 1874. he sailed
for Liverpool in the good ship
'orkshNSe, accompanied as ia as
andy Hook by the City BrassI =
and.
Ir al
He was Obliged to show Tom -,
humb in Liverpool in order to gain ho
'me of the needful, but meant to u;
axe Buckingham Palace his head IN
larters with as little delay as pos ba
Die. -I'' '
Chiefly by his own surprising i'm ~,
ldence and talent for ADVERTISING 49,,
mselt, assisted by Mr.. Everett, the
nerlcan minister and some other do,
ends, he succeeded in getting a tbe
to appear before her tbe
a]esty at the palace with his ward,
N. Tom Thumb. Barnum had to
instructed in court etiquette be-
e he appeared, but the Queen sec
5 pleased to signify her desire Ad
It the General should act nat per
.lly. ba,
he allowed himself, therefore, the gre
est liberty in the royal presence. tea,
mum committed only one sin I
INST court etiquette. He spoke ava
actly to her Majesty, instead of seal
with her through the wor
Is and ladies in waiting. He so
naged to back out of the room cou
hout falling down, although he tual
easily beaten by the chamber
, who was used to it. From this
e forward he was a confirmed ID
lomaniac. capt
ON Thumb went with his guar mou
to Paris, where they saw Louis tner'
lppe, and were nearly as sue bring
tul as in England. From there New
went on to Belgium, and, of the
rse, visited the field of Waterloo. shou
r the precise spots where various oraeI
It men were killed had been alive
ted out to him he asked to see AT
re Captain Tippitiwichel, of the range
necticut Fusil1ers, was slain. struc
was done promptly. In the on tn
: country he learned how the erly.
ufacture of Waterloo relics was and
ed on, and other things useful opera
IS profession. He spent three messs
5 in England and on the con. York
It, making two short visits to fellow
RIGA. aGver
IS4S he returned, made ex- Th
I'd trips in this country and the t
, and built large house, whale
stan, at Bridgeport. 1t was in tn
'us thing with minarets, an crowd
ton of the Prince Reoent's been
Ion at Brighton. soon
1FNvv 11>-n Certai
Wednesday morning, August "l'''es
1850, Jenny Lind landed in 0'N' =
lea. Barnum's abilities and "N'o
d,.ss Lo1 ''N he pl