Horsemanship,
Consisting of a number of HORNPIPES, danced by the Company on
different Horses, while in full speed.
Mr. CRANDEL Dances the Hornpipe and Jumps the Whip.
Mr. FRANKLIN Dances the Hornpipe; Rides with his Toe in his
Mouth; he also Leaps from the Ground to his Horse in various
ways.
Mr. STEWART Dances the Hornpipe; Jumps a great height from his
Horse, and with surprising agility throws himself into
different attitudes while his horse is in full speed.
PETER dances the Hornpipe and Jumps the Whip; also, standing
erect on his toes, rides in full speed once round the Circus.
Mr. STEWART performs the picking up of four Handkerchiefs from
the ground; he also stands erect on his horse, while his horse
leaps a board 3 feet from the ground.
PETER, the young African, riding backwards, dances a hornpipe;
changes his position in a number of extraordinary leaps; jumps
out of one hoop into another; and also, with one leap, jumps
twice through a hoop; in once round the Circus leaps 4
quarters; and rides two Horses, one forward of the other.
The Horse _Phoenix_ lies down, sits up, and eats from the
table with his master.
The Grand Still Vaulting, by the Company.
Many other Extraordinary Feats performed during the
Exhibition.
The performance to conclude with the Brother Miller.
_The Doors opened at 5 o'clock in the Evening. The Performance
begins at 6._
_Price, Boxes 1 Dollar, Pit 50 Cents.----Tickets to be had at
the Circus and at the Salem Hotel._
Those who please to favor the performers with their presence,
are requested to take Tickets before the exhibition
commences.--No pains will be spared to render the
Entertainment as agreeable as possible.
Sept. 27, 1808.
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Monstrous Sight!
TO be seen at A. POLLARD's Tavern, Elm Street--A white
Greenland Sea BEAR, which was taken at sea, weighing 1000 wt.
This animal lives either in the sea or on the land. They have
been seen several leagues at sea, and sometimes floating on
cakes of ice.--This animal displays a great natural
curiosity.--Admittance 12 1-2 cts. ... children half price.
april 28.
[Boston] _Columbian Centinel_, 1810.
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Just before the declaration of the last war against Great Britain
"Non-Intercourse Quills" were for sale. This reminds us that most young
people know but little about quills of any kind, and probably not one in a
hundred knows, in these days, how to make a quill pen. Quills were in
pretty general use for writing until about 1835 or 1836, when steel pens
took their place to some extent, although quill pens were used by many
down to a comparatively recent period, and occasionally a person may now
be seen using one. Steel and silver pens were made by Shakers as early as
1824, and Cushing & Appleton had steel pens as early as 1811, according to
an advertisement in the "Salem Gazette."
=STEEL PENS=