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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
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P. T. BARIUM'S GREAT TRAVELING WORLD’S FAIR for the Campaign of 1873, 
T. T. BAimUM TO TUB PUBLIC. 
LADIES, GENTLEMEN, FA3IILIES, CHILDREN, FRIENDS: 
My career for forty years ns a public Managerof Amusements blended with Instruction 
OF ItIY MANAGERIAL. LIFE, 
Notwithstanding the burning of my last museum, in December (which, however, did 
not destroy any of my great traveling chariots, vans, cages, or horses, nor duplicates of 
most of my living wild animals, which were then on exhibition in New Orleans), I have 
been enabled, through the aid of cable dispatches, electricity, and steam, and the expen¬ 
diture of nearly a million of dollars, to place upon the road by far the largest and most 
interesting Combination of MUSEUM, MENAGERIE, and HIPPODROME ever 
known. Indeed, it may fairly be called a great TRAVELING WORLD’S FAIR. 
No description will convey an adequate idea ot its vastness, its neauty, ana its mar¬ 
velous collection of wonders. After our Grand Opening at the buildings of the American 
Institute, Saturday, March 29th, where the corner-stone of our guaranteed success was 
laid, which amounted in reality to a grand ovation—in fact, so desirous were the citizens 
of the Metropolis to exhibit their appreciation, that hundreds had to be denied admission 
at each performance for want of room, even in that immense building. 
It will travel entirely by railroad, and be exhibited this season in nearly every large 
town in New England, Canada, and the States east of the Mississippi River, and north of 
the Ohio. It requires more than one hundred cars, besides fifty of my own, made ex¬ 
pressly for this purpose, and live or six locomotives, to transport it. My daily expenses 
exceed $5,000. We can only stop in large towns, and leave it to those' residing elsewhere 
to reach ns by cheap excursion trains, which they can easily get up. 
Although I have consolidated more than twenty shows in one, containing nearly one 
hundred gorgeously magnificent gold and enameled cages, dens, and vans, requiring the 
services of nearly ONE THOUSAND MEN and OVER FIVE HUNDRED HORSES, the 
price of admission to the entire combination of exhibitions is only the same as is charged 
to a common show—viz., 50 cents; children, half-price. 
FREE ADMISSION to all who buy Mr. Barnnm’s Life, written by himself, 
brought down to February 1873, 850 pages, illustrated, bound and gilt. Price reduced 
from $3.50 to $1A0. 
HORACE GREELEY said, “P. T. Barnum’s book was worth a hundred dollar 
greenback to many a young man beginning In life.” 
My great Hippodrome-Tent comfortably seats 13,000 persons at one time, while my 
numerous other tents cover several acres of ground. 
The Museum Department contains 100.000 Curiosities, including Prof. Faber's wonder¬ 
ful 'PALSYING MACHINE, costing me $20,000 for itsusesix months. Also rNational 
Portrait Gallery of 100 life-size Oil Paintings, including all Ihc.Eresidents of llu- United 
States, our Statesmen and Military Heroes, as well as foreign Potentates and Celebrities, 
and the entire Collection of tbe celebrated John Rogers’ Groups of Historical and Classic 
Statuary. Also an almost endless variety of Curiosities, including'numberless Automaton 
Musicians and Mechanicians and Moving Scenes, Transformation Landscapes, Sailing- 
Ships, Running Water-Mills, Railroad Trains, etc., made in Paris and Geneva, more beau¬ 
tiful and marvelous than can be imagined, ami all kept in motion by a Sienm-Engine. 
Here also are Giants, Dwarls, Fiji Cannibals, Modoc and Digger Indians, Circassian Girls, 
the No-Armed Boy, etc. 
Among the Rare Living Animals are MONSTER SEA LIONS, transported in 
great water-tanks; the largest RHINOCEROS ever captured alive, and 5(:0 Wild 
Beasts and Rare Birds. Elephants, Elands, Gnus, Lions, Tigers, Polar Bears, Ostriches, and 
everv description of Wild Animal hitherto exhibited, besides many never before seen ou 
this Continent. 
In the Hippodrome department are THREE DISTINCT RINGS, wherein three 
sets of rival performances are taking place at the same time, in full view of all the 
audience. Here will he seen performing elephants, horse-riding goals, educated horses, 
ponies, trick mules and bears, and three distinct equestrian companies (witii six clowns), 
including by far the best male and female bare-back riders in the world, with numerous 
athletes and gymnasts who have no equal. Everything is perfectly chaste and unob¬ 
jectionable. 
I regard this witii pride as the culminating triumph of my amusement career, and I 
hazard nothing in saying that the lies will not be seen again in this generation. 
THE GREAT STREET PROCESSION, three miles long, takes place every 
morning at half-past eight o’clock, it is worth going one hundred miles to seP. It con¬ 
sists of trains of elephants, camels, dromedaries, zebras, and elk in harness; nearly one 
hundred gold, enameled, and cerulean chariots, vans, dens, and cages; Arabian horses, 
trick ponies, three bands of music, and a most marvellous display of gymnastic, auto¬ 
matic, and musical performances in the public streets. 
JlfV* THREE FULL EXHIBITIONS will be given each day at 10, 1, and 7 o'clock. 
Clergymen of all denominations, and their wives, admitted free. "Parties from ilie country 
are earnestly advised to see the Grand Procession, and attend Hie first morning exhibi¬ 
tions, while everything is fresh and seen to tiie best advantage, thus avoiding the immense 
crowds of afternoon and evening. 
The public’s obedient servant. 
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