P. T. Barnum：Struggles and Triumphs, Additional Excerpt 365

At the end of that time, after exhibiting in all sections of the country, we sold out the entire establishment--animals, cages, chariots and paraphernalia, excepting one elephant, which I retained in my own possession two months for agricultural purposes. It occurred to me that if I could put an elephant to plowing for a while on my farm at Bridgeport, it would be a capital advertisement for the American Museum, which was then, and always during my proprietorship of that establishment, foremost in my thoughts.

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