A GRAND SIGHT

The Cortland Democrat, Friday, August 21, 1896.

A GRAND SIGHT.

   Fifty trained horses performing are a great many, more than were probably ever seen before in any entertainment, but 50 trained thoroughbred horses performing at one time in one ring, is one of the most unheard of feats ever thought of. That is positively a single feature with Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth this year. Fifty of the best blooded horses of Kentucky and Arabia have been so marvelously trained that they appear in one ring at the same time, and singly, in twos, fours, dozens, and finally in a body, execute a number of difficult and amazing feats.

   In order to afford sufficient space for the animals three additional rings are set inside the regular one, in all of which the horses are performing at one time. Some are on the edge of one of the rings on their hind legs, more are on their fore legs in another ring, in the other an equal number are performing, while in the center on a pedestal a magnificent animal as immovable as a statue.

   To train the horses for this one act occupied four trainers all winter, but the result is a grand and noble example of what can be done with these intelligent animals.

   The act will be seen in all its high perfection when the show comes here on Saturday. September 5th, 1896.

MANY TRAINED ANIMALS

Clever Performances of Horses, Elephants, Wild Beasts and Birds.

   A GREAT many animals have been trained to perform tricks, but it is gravely to be doubted if ever before in the world's history such a remarkable number of educated beasts were ever seen together as those this year in Barnum & Baileys Greatest Show on Earth. Animals of diametrically opposite natures have been taught to perform. To see a lot of ferocious brutes in clever tricks is really the sublime culmination of harmony, and but another proof of the wonderful power of man over the animal world.

   Bears and dogs perform together, as do ponies and elephants, monkeys and birds, leopards and hyenas, and so on through the vast list, and all at the word of command of an unarmed trainer. But this is only one of the many wonderful sights in the show this year.

   A grand new equestrian act has been arranged in which actually 50 trained horses perform at one time in one ring. Twenty-four elephants at another time occupy the three rings and do wonderful things. Johanna—the giantess gorilla—the only one in captivity in the world; the 16 champion riders comprise all the best equestrian talent in the world; while the equestrian tournament, May-pole dance, Fox hunter's meet, leaping and tumbling contests, menageries, curious big and dwarf creatures, cages of wild beasts, the Midway and other features are of such a wonderful variety and magnitude as to prove simply bewildering.

   The street parade, too, is composed of novelties, including living representations of the world, with the military uniforms of all nations, and the horseless carriage. Everything will be here on Saturday, September 5th, 1896.

             

Stearns Sextette racing New York Central train.

Cortland Athletic Association Matinee Races Saturday.

   The programme of the races to-morrow is as follows:

   1. One mile, open to Cortland county.

   2. Exhibition mile by L. H. Tucker, paced by tandem.

   3. One-half mile, open to Cortland county.

   4. Exhibition mile by Stearns Sextette.

   5. One mile Cortland county championship.

   6. Half mile tandem exhibition by the Beaudry Bros., aged 4 and 6. This is the smallest tandem team in the world.

   7. Exhibition mile by L. H. Tucker, paced by Sextette.

   8. Exhibition half mile by Brownell Bulkley, paced by tandem.

   9. Exhibition trick and fancy riding by Master Harry Hitchcock, aged 8. This will be his farewell appearance in Cortland as he leaves on August 29th with the Carrie Lewis Comedy Co.

   10. Two mile handicap open to Cortland county riders.

   The handicaps are as follows: Geo. Chamberlin scratch, Brownell Bulkley scratch, B. C. Hollister 25 yds., Robt. Carpenter 75 yds., Fred Pierce 100 yds., F. S. Lucas 140 yds., Ed. Hugenin 140 yds., E. F. McNish 140 yds., C. H. Williamson 150 yds., A. K. Weatherwax 150 yds., T. B. Byrnes 170 yds., Geo. W. Allen 190 yds.

   Two tandems will be in attendance manned by Messrs. Chas. Wickwire, Fred Pierce, H. W. Henry, and Ray Harrington, and all races will be paced. It is considered by all that these races will be the most hotly contested races ever held in Cortland.

   Races called at 2:30 P. M. Admission 25 cents, grand stand free.

An Armenian to Speak.

   Shadrack Kallajin, an Armenian refugee, will speak in the Congregation church next Sunday evening. His subject will be Armenia and the Armenians. He comes highly recommended from the Methodist pastors of this state. He is preparing himself for the ministry and is to go back to Armenia and work as a missionary.

   His father was one of the victims at Harpoot, Armenia, last November, 1895, and his mother, sisters and brothers took refuge in the mountains of Armenia at the same time when 1,200 Armenians were killed in one day by the Turks.

   Mr. Kallajin has been a school teacher and graduated from the Harpoot American Mission school.

   He speaks of his own experience, of the country, and the sad story of the Armenians. Everybody is invited to come and hear him. For further information please call at his address, 14 W. Court-st., [Cortland].

   He will enter at the Cazenovia Seminary next September.

A Handsome Dwelling.

   Architect M. F. Howes has completed the plans of what is to be one of the largest and handsomest frame houses in the county. It is to be erected by Mr. J. J. Murray on his farm just north of Homer. The house is to be 59x75 feet in size and three stories high. The corners are nearly all to be round and verandas ten feet wide run nearly around the house. Work has commenced on the cellar and it is hoped to have the building enclosed before winter. Everything about the house will be of the very best and the whole will make an ideal home.

GROUND BROKEN.

FIRST PLOW STARTED IN FRONT OF THE DEMOCRAT OFFICE AT 7:11 YESTERDAY MORNING.

Jamestown Construction Co. Will Push the Work, Using Nearly All Local Labor.

   The several carloads of brick which arrived last week were distributed along Railroad-st. the early part of this week, between Main and Church-sts. Monday afternoon two large handsome teams and the tools of the Jamestown Construction Co. arrived over the Lehigh Valley. The only men they bring with them are a few skilled workmen in paving and drivers for their own teams. The balance of the help required will be hired on the spot.

   Yesterday morning the four horses hitched to a plow broke the first ground in front of the DEMOCRAT office at eleven minutes after 7. The paving is to be started at Main st. instead of Church-st. as was at first intended.

Sereno E. Payne.

PAGE FOUR—EDITORIALS.

   The republicans in this county are badly frightened. The faithful in some of the towns have assured the county committee that something must be done to stem the tide of silver sentiment in their towns or "all would be lost." Accordingly colporters have been sent into the neighboring towns with wagon loads of tracts to be distributed among the poor farmers, who have begun to think for themselves.

   Hon. Sereno E. Payne of Auburn, the republican candidate for congress, has been sent into the county and he is speaking in all the cross roads school houses in every hamlet in the county. If the gold bugs were not in sore distress Mr. Payne could not be induced to leave his own county and speak in such small places. The tracts that are being distributed are remarkable only for the misstatements they contain. A colporter who distributes falsehoods for a consideration is as guilty as the originator of the story.

Political Notes.

   McKinley men in Chicago are raising $200,000 to buy a pure election.—

Commercial Appeal.

   All that will be left of McKinley after November 3 next will be the pictures of him.—Bellefontaine Examiner. 

   Now and then Roswell P. Flower waves his parasol frantically and screeches to the silver tide to go right away from there—Detroit Tribune.

   Judge Robert W. Hughes, who has been a Republican in Virginia since the war, has bolted McKinley and will heartily support Bryan and Sewall.  

   Will those Democrats who expect to vote for McKinley please tell us what McKinley has ever done for "sound money?"—Commercial Appeal.

   McKinley declared for the double standard only two or three years ago, and he straddled when he wrote the Ohio Republican platform this year.—Cincinnati Enquirer.  

   Mr. Mark Hanna's executive committee represents about twice or three times as much money as all the silver mines in the country could produce in a year.—Washington Post.  

   Jerry Simpson aptly remarks: "Wall street is under bond to keep the peace. Potatoes are five cents a bushel in Kansas. If we have a panic they might go down, and that would hurt the gold ticket."  

   The Republicans are amazed at the growing sentiment in favor of free silver and dazed at the formation of a big "Bryan and Sewall Free Silver Club" at Canton, McKinley's own home.—Galton Inquirer.  

   The difference between Bryan and McKinley is this: Bryan is an avowed silver man running on a silver platform, while McKinley is a silver man keeping quiet so that he can run on a gold platform.—Memphis Commercial-Appeal.

HERE AND THERE.

   The grangers picnic at the park next Thursday, Aug. 27th.

   A large party of young people will dance at the park to-night.

   Cortland's colored people picnicked at the Floral Trout park yesterday.

   The Traction Co.'s new car, No. 18, will probably be running next week.

   Barnum & Bailey's great show will exhibit in Cortland, Saturday, Sept 5.

   Masons are through with their work on the Burgess block, except plastering.

   Cortland is represented by a large delegation at the state firemen's convention in Lockport this week.

   Beware of the fore part of a cheap horse, the hind part of a cheap mule and all parts of a cheap bicycle.—Exchange.

   The Western Telephone company applied to the trustees Monday evening for the right to operate in Cortland.

   Bicyclists are being fined $3 each for neglecting to carry a light on their machine at night.—Ithaca Democrat.

   George Chamberlain of this place rode a bicycle to Syracuse Tuesday in 95 minutes, an average of one mile In 2:38. This beats the record over this course.

   The seventh annual Scotch picnic will be held at the home of Mr. Robert Lamont on the road between Dryden and McLean, on Wednesday, August 26th.

   An immense crowd was at the dance of Daniels' orchestra at the armory last Saturday evening. More music, more dance and more fun there to-morrow evening.

   Farmers who make cider are cautioned not to sell it either by the measure or barrel. The Republican Raines law forbids them from so doing, unless they take out a $100 license certificate.

   Last Saturday Mr. Lewis Eastman of South Otselic was found in a pasture lot dead. His head and body was badly bruised and it was thought at first that he had been murdered but the coroner's investigation brought out the fact that an ugly ram was in the pasture and it is believed that the ram knocked him down and killed him.