Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-06-24

country, with the exception of the seven now
with the Sells Brothers show, which is over
in Illinois. That batch I trained myself
Craven broke in the celebrated Hannibal and
Romeo. In 1870 James Kelley, proprietor
of the London show, sent Bill Shannon to
Ceylon, and Shannon sent him back 10 ele
plants. They were brought to Philadelphia
in 1872, and broken by Craven. Five oi
them were sold, and the other five came into
my charge. They were we'll broke when
got them, but trained them to their wonder
full ring performances. An elephant is a
treacherous, cunning and very intelligent an
imal He forms no attachment for his keep
er. He will, however, become deeply attach
ed to dog or other animal. There are three
dogs with my elephants, and Babe, my best
elephant (Chieftain is the largest), has pet
camel called Dick. The camel will stand
by her side for hours in contentment, and
Babe actually fondles him with her trunk.
In handling elephants fear is the only instinct
to cultivate in them. Kindness, such as you
would extend to dog or horse, does them
no good. They are liable at any time to
harm you if they are not kept in subsection.
They must be punished Immediately after the
ofense, whatever it may be, is committed.
Chieftan cut up little rough the other day.
had him overthrown and chained, and then
l warmed him with hoop-hole until l was
very tired and he was very sore. The skin is
very tender, and they feel the punishment.
The usual persuader is short instrument
shaped like bill.hook. This punctures the
hide, and is a very valuable article to keep
on hand when you are bossing elephants.
Teaching an elephant a trick is exactly like
teaching any other animal. 1t requires only
mastery of the brute. The first thing to
do is to get into the elephants head what you
want done, and then to escape punishment
he does it. Put bell in the grasp Of an ele
plants trunk and teach him that every time
he drops it he will be prodded, and he will
quit dropping it. Then there is a way to
reach an elephant through bis stomach. l
worked for months with the animal that
mounts the highest pedestal in the pyramid.
1 put his food up there, and be soon learned
to go up there after it, and then it dawned on
his brain that wanted him to 60 up there; ;
that if he did go up he escaped punishment; !;
and now he never thinks of baking, and
hardly ever needs punishment.
The professor told about how one of the
elephants picked up colored boy, who was
making up her bed in Kansas City, and toss
ed him gently into the candy stall how,
when he was trying to give sick elephant
quinine pill at Gilmore's garden, in New
York, she was angered at the pain he caused
her and threw him 80 feet against canvas
screen, which fortunately broke the fall and
related the details of the killing of Keeper
Williams in Connecticut, by Romeo, about
three years ago; told how, when an elephant
kills keeper, it always tramps upon aud
mangles the body and the elephants all be-
ing asleep, he concluded to 60 back to the
hotel and do likewise. As be passed out he
said to an attendant, eff the wind begins to
blow hard, come apd wake me-" In expla'
nation he stated to reporter that elephants
always get very much excited during wind
storms.
One more question the reporter asked, and
that is, whether it is true that an elephant
will not lie down when under roof The
professor said that it was true Of bull ele-
plants, which would stand on their feet all
winter, being afraid to lie down.-&. Louis
Globe Democrat.