Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-05-30

very little is known outside Of abe com.
paratively small circle Of sbowmen them.
selves. He will lose hone Of his iu,ercs,
in connection wish the rfsanes in which
he stands related to bis owner, and come
other particulars Of his history in the saow
business .-...
A great many showmen have been made
bankrupt BY the large prices they paw for
stock. and the meliaasion Of the animals
to IN early death. Whilst on tie other
hand few rare and hardy brutes have
made . half dozen fortunes for, rs nnny
proprietors. There are only fhrce or four
good collections Of animals in the United
States. and no one Of these contains some
OF the rare beasts. There is only one
lonely giraffe living in the United States,
and the only hippopotamus eve. brough,
to America alive departed this life ten
years ago. His stuffed skin is now mu-
scum attraction. He made three show
men rich while he lived, and in his death
he was not ali destroyed.
There is a standing offer of large sum
of money for good able-bodied h:ppo-
potamus to be landed on our shore, paya-
BILE on delivery in perfect health. Such
one would probably be worth from SIS, :
600 to $4,000. Small elephants about
the size of three bu!lccks. are worth from
$4,000 to $4,000 according to education.
Their general knowledge Of things and
ability to do tricks enhance their value.
\ large elephant who has killed several
keepers and is looking around for another
victim is worth $4,000. They are al
ways represented as exceedingly docile /;
their tusks being put on for ornament. and
their trunks harmless rs bell-ropes.
4 shrewd Yankee Lad money enough
to buy the finest pair of lions in I'll Eu-
rope for American consumption. He paid
$1,000 in gold for them Single lions
bring from 5000 to $500. according to
age, size and training. Trainers have
been trying to convince themselves and
others that lions born in cages and brough.
up in civilized society are harmless and
tractable as kittens. and will suffer all
kinds of liberties patiently. Lions. how
ever. have way of shutting down on
such noodle heads as are inserted between
their jaws. The hing of heasts has proved
himself the most false ard treachsrous be-
iDc in Lis whole kingdom.
A rhinocero, costs from $1,000 to SlO.-
COO. aud is always q great feature in an
animal show. There is one in London
known as the double horned Sumatran, ."
covered with hair which il yariuti.p
upon ''ir usual rhinCceros hide. This one
cost GlO1O sterling in Calcutta, to saw
nothing OF the cost OF transportation. food
and Attendance on the voyage.
Real Bengal irers are worth $1,000
p.ir. The Bengal tiger is a beautiful
beast. He is o..en heard Of bu; seldom seen.
Every show pre:cuIs to have one or two.
and generally exhibit for them some infc-
rior species Of cat. \ panther often per-
sonates the Bengal fraud.
y pair of pan;hers if they can agree to
live pcacrably together in the saue cage.
are considered worth $4,000
Leopards command $500 to So. 900
pair. They are among the most bcauti-
full of all Wild beasts.
Camels being useful animals and not
beautiful are worth only 5000 piece
This may be bad lesson, but it Is true.
Beauty commands more money and respect
than utility. The poor camel cannot help
Its hump back made so for a good pur-
pose, but its value depreciatcs because it
is beast of burden. and can carry load
hundred miles day over the burning
sands. \ pair of white camels ouce
brought $4,000.
Monkeys are valuable, and will continue
to command good price in this country,
provided the Darwinian theory is no, ac-
cepted n Gospel truth. In that case. the
monkey would become totally worthless
as property under the operation Of the
Fifteenth Amendment. Under the present
arran yemen: OF species. African mcnkcys
are the most valuable. Those from South
America take cold when they move North,
and soon die ofconsumption.
Os;riches are worth $500 to $500 pair.
They would rather die than BE- caught on
their native heath. To capture them in
volyes'injuries that are sure to result in
death to the bird. They arc obtained bv
making geese hatch ostrich eggs. and the
goose never knows any better until the
newcomer refuses 10 20 swimming. and
commences TO eat forbidden gcose-fruit-
sticks aud stones, anu the Ike.
1t requires great care to rase ostriches
in this climate. They have TO be brought
up by hand. Their appetite is not a,
all delicate. but when they can get it they
prefer fresh meat to iron, nails. shot. ari
such indigestible articles. This foolish bird
does net eat minerals and metals because
1t relishes them. but because it can. Its
chief desire is to be eatiug. and II is too
stupid to recognize any difference in rituals.
A gorilla has never yet visited Europe
or America. Du Chaillu got hold of an
amiable one once. aud though; be could
send him safely to Europe. The gorilla
is great glut,on. He has a mos. vora-
c:ousahd everlasting appetite. and, unlike
I ne ostrich. is very dainty about his food
Du Chaillu put bis gorilla aboard ship.
With. a. he Thought. enough proveuder
tn las; the voysse. but be made great
error in calculation. Having no,hin, TO
do bu; eat, he did nothing else H fin
ished up bis rations. persistentiy refused
ships fare, aud actually starved to death,
nineteen days out from Africa. A gorilla
would be worth . m'nt Of money in Ibis
country il he should turn out TO b. iswfal
property Under our Constitution, aut could
get enough TO eat.
The eating capacity. Of the gorilla intro
duces the general subj bisc. Of the eating Of
animals.
A hrs'-e!ass nenagerie requires from