, 1875-04-25

The Spring Trade in Pets Open
ing.
Great Reductions in the Cost Of Lions
and Anacondas.

x = Great Reductions in the Cost Of Lio1
t and Anacondas.
: The Camel Within the Reach OF Ever
. Man--.Corner. on Hippopotamuses.
In these times, when money is scaroe, trade
depressed, and values are inflated, it is ohaerin
to see that few Of the act1Al necessities of Lii
can still be purchased ut reasonable hgures.
The price-list OF Wild animals has just bee
!. issued and received in this city. It is yer
; gratifying, at time when people feel obliged t
oconomizo, to learn that many Of the most de
slrable and useful beasts and reptiles are lower
: You can get
GOOD, souNr LION
now for from 81 500 to 81. 900. Lions arc down
4 great many people during the past hard winte
have been compelled to deprive themselves O.
1ions On account OF their high price. Some fam
iies. not accustomed to habits Of sak-lenia1, il
is true, paid the largest figures rather than bt
without lions, but the majority hays bee1
obliged to wait until the lion market was easier
But the prices which now prevail leave no excuse
for the mcn who would suitably provide
/
such chean rates- acarce]v = houaabo,der ,,ae7 ha
vitbor+ ~. Tho f.the. -s.,.,s ,e~~ ~ - ~
! A1o A1'Ao4 wv "o"1" oonS LIS
home-cs1cle the pleasures OF Hon NOW, would
make his wife take in washing, and his children
strip tobacco.
Ersty ons will be 0fad tn kn,u that
VIZ ~ ~ e11'" W Auo" 'ua'
hl-1fAAN1S AAs VI hAs1sn.
toe5 ate qaoteo from $2,ooo to $6,ooo' accord
ing to size. neat, reliable elephant suitable
p! md 7nn
| can be obtained for the inside igure The
largest ones, appropriate for the spacious draw
! 1ng-rooms Of Calumet avenue palaces, of courae
are much higher. But from ths vide range OF
| good style OF elephant ut = cost within his
| means. As the public become aYare of the fact
that they are no longer hold at e1orbitan.
figures, elephants will be restored to their
| proper place in tho domestic CIRCLE. No one
| who makes any pretensions to wealth or
| social distinction will hereafter INCUR the
tnunts and sneers OF fashionable neighbors by
| being without one. 4 single elephant will do
very veil for family of ordinary slZa and meana
The proud and aaiuent hogeyer. vii indulee in
more.
GOOD pAa1oR CAMEL
can be obtained for mere song Tho best ones
can be purchased for 5000. This fact Will make
them unpopular among the af1luent cIasges,
who will not LOOK With favor upon any
thing cheap. Whatever NAV be- its
intrinsic merits. The camel has his good points,
but he is esratic about his meals and is said to
be IN iutractable pct, as be gets his back up
With no apparent reason, But the cleapuess Of
camels viii always recommend them to the
humber circles.
We ARE p1aArpo1s4ep IN a1aAFrzs,
They are still very high. Ne had hoped, in
common with thousands Of others that these
important essentials to the happioess Of every
homo would be furnished this season at moro
reasonable rates. It ia nard to do without
one's giraffe, It js painful to psy s.. 600 for
saoh IA actual necessity during these hard
times. The result Of this high rate will be that
yoar's giranes, and, conseauently, tho suffering
will be much less than Il first might be sup
Rnt ~ o;rsfaa ava b;oh -a fnd IN sora..h1a