The Portland daily press., 1896-07-31
A GREAT MENAoERIE.
Containing More and Rarer Animals Than
any Geological Garden in the World.

But one saddle-baok tapir, one har-
nesse1 antelope, one blue nosed mandrill,
on Gland, one water-bok, ono niger ante
hope, and one gorilla are stated to be in
captivity in the world, and they are with
| the Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show On
Earth. There are but one giraffe, 4 one
rhinooeros, one adds, one polar hear, one
wart hog, one black vark, one casgawary.
two gnus, and one nylgnau in this coun-
try, and they also are in Barnum g.
Bailey's big menageries. There are &C.
tually more animals with this big show
that are nowhere else on exhibition than
some geological gardens contain altogath-
or. Besides the giantess gorilla,
Johanna, whose fame has extended all
over the country, here are scores of rare
big apes, from the d0g-faced babboon
and little chattering monkey to that very
queer animal, the blue-nosed mandrill.
The colors on the latter creature are SO
bright that those persons unacquainted
1t takes its name from the fact that both
sides of it's nose is beautiful indigo
blne, while other parts of its body show
bright red, and so many are the eolors
on itsaabody, that it might really be called
he rainbow mandrill. There are 80
cages of wild casts, included in which
are seven dens of performing brutes, viz:
Lions. tigers, hyenas, wolves, bears,
panthers and leorards and there are three
herds of elephants, two droves of camels,
cages of monkeys, deer, antelope, kan
garoos. harte beasts. horned horse, hip
popotami, seals, sea Elions, poroupines,
grizzlies, black and sun bears, prairie
dogs, moose, and myriads of others. To
these must be added the animals In leash,
such as the guanacos llamas, buffalo,
sacred India bulls, alpacas, ponies, giant
and pigmy animals and others, and the
steer with three horns, besides whole
flock of ostriches and curious qusdrupeds
Taken in It's entirety the geological exhi-
bition of the Barnum & Bailey Show is
positively stated to be the best in the
world, no geological garden in America OF
Europe equalling ii. Besides the wonder
greatent ever organized. It contains
three rings. three stages, racing track,
and trained animals arena. In the latter
are seen whole troupes of animals, not
mentioned before, which execute most
marvellous tricks. The whole show is
grand and Overwhelming, and it will ex-
hibit today, afternoon and evening on
| the grounds at Deering, the new street
parade taking place In the morning at 9
a. m. The parade will be made over the
following route. Leaving the Dsering
grounds, at o'clock in the morning, the
pageant will move down Forest avenue,
to Green street, thence to Portland street,
to State street, to Congress street, to Mid
die street, to Exchange street, to Congress
street, to Preble street. TO Portland
street, to Green street to Forest avenue
and then back to the grounds.
1t ia especially requested on behalf of
the management that teams be kept away
from the line of march as much as posi-
BILE, in order to avoid accidents from
| frightened horses. Elephants Einspire a
peculiar terror in horses and whole
| regiment of cavalry might be disor-
ganizsd by the big herd o: % which the
Barnum & Bailey show carries this
season. Admission tickets. at usual prices
| in advance can be obtained at Stock
! BRIDGES.