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Show GREATEST ZOO 01 Wt ROAD Zooiogy,. that part of natural history his-tory that treats of animal, is a most interesting diversion, In the study of which we learn of the habits, the disposition, dis-position, the shape, coloring, size and btrength of these creations of the Almighty, Al-mighty, diversified as they are. tho one f-maJI, the other large, the one so constituted that he enjoys ihe intense in-tense cold of the frozen North, while tho other is contented with the enervating ener-vating climate of tho torrid zone and finds his greatest delight in wandering through the steaming, fever-laden jungles jun-gles of the tropics Should the Interested .student travel the earth's surface In the hope of getting get-ting even a passing glance at these varied creations, ho would not only consume years of time, and at great expense, but would be subjected to hardships and disease that would make the attainment of the knowledge knowl-edge a poor Investment. The Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth, which visits Ogden Wednesday, numbers num-bers in Us collection a specimen of every known creation In the animal world. In this great travelling Zoological Zo-ological Garden you see the polar bear of the frozen North side by side with the king of beasts, the African Hun. The hippopotamus of the Nile Is but six feet removed from the grizzly griz-zly bear of our own Rockies. The native na-tive tiger of the Bengal jungles labors carelessly lo ruid fro. darting glances of fire across the narrow space that separates him from the cougar of South America. From the earth's remotest re-motest points have been collected and placed together In this ono tent an aggregation of the world's greatest animal curiosities. To Bee them, to watch them, to study them Is a part of the education of every man. woman aud child. A book may tell you of their habits and their size, but the knowledge can only be indelibly Impressed upon your memory by actually seeing the living, breathing specimen, with his little or bulky form, his meek or fiery eves, his ceaseless plodding or his quiet contentmeut, and his expression of intense in-tense hatred or willing friendship. An admission to the Barnum and Bailey Circus gives you, free of charge, the opportunity for this interesting in-teresting observation. It Is a part of your education, it in a part of the education of your child, and It U with this knowledge that the doors of the shows are opened an hour before th beginning of the arenle performance, that everyone may have ample time to observe and tstudv this collection of animal creation. In the free street parade the elephants and camels will be exhibited, and the capes containing contain-ing the lions, tigers and other wild anlmuls will be exposed t' public view. |