The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1881-10-29

IL is easier tO tame u non tllan
a tiger" says Mr. Winner. "lhey
respond better to kindness. There
is no animal equal to the tiger 1t
is the genuine king among beasts,
for it is not only more ferocious
than the lion, but comparatively
stronger. of four lious that Bar
mum has In the cage with his show
two were born in captivity. sgd
ney, the one who escaped some
years ago, is named after his birth.
place, Sydney, Australia. The Ii.
oness, which has the two whclps
now, In considered most valuable
property, as she is one of the few
lioncsScs which raise their young
in captivity
"Hut many whelps are born in
TINS country
"Truc enough; but they starvc
to death, as their mothers refuse
to suckle thcmN
"Is there is any difference in fc-
rocity between males and females
among wild beasts 2 p
"Iu all animals of the eat spe.
cies the females are more vicious
and dangerous than the malcs.'
"IIaye you trained any new ami
mails lately ~
Yes, there's Beecher, the Poo.
hah bear, a very funny animal, I'M
like any other bear ever saw. II
stands ON its hind legs and gestic
ulates like n speaker. 1t has q
number of amusing tricks, but il
was easily taught
How is the baby elephautl'
cit weighed 900 pounds last
June, and ] guess it weighs'oyel
1000now. II weighed 2l35 pounds
upon its birth IN Philadelphia OF
March 10, 1880, and when 1t wa
three months old, it weighed 23'
pounds. We are now watching t'
see how long before its motheI
weans it. We expect that it vii
be between two and three years
| if it is not taken from herr
What food does it eatln
at has never yet been fed, bu
Hebe, its mother, by the way, on'
of the best trick elephants in tia
worlds teaching it to eat. Th'
mother picks out the hay for TIN
baby, which minces at it. Bu
what do you think is the baby'I
fayorite drink! Being a native
American, You think il is a gil
'cock-tail, but it is not"
"What thcn}0
"Why, circus lemonade 1t vii
suck lemonade up in his trunk al
day.
Mr.. II. 9. Copeland is the keep
er Of Barnum's twenty elephants
lie says that while most animal
will respond to kindness, the Gle
phant is controlled by fear, and III
3. thinks there is no such thing a
affection for its keeper with an el
ephant. Sometimes, after patien
training, when they seem to hay'
| been mastered so that they under
/ stand every command and obey ]
/ like man, they become all at one
sulky and obstinate. In one 0
these fits it takes terrible punish
/ meut to master them. 1t is neces
sary to chain their feet, join th
chain to a rope, run the rope thro
a block and tackle, hitch anOthe
elephant to the end, and throw TIN
refractory beast. When they ar
thrown they have TO be punishel
with prods until they yield. Chic
/ is the ugliest elephant Barnum ha
got. At East Saginaw two year
ago, Chief broke ont of the line o
the street parade and started afte
a countryman who was passing il
a two-horse wagon. The clephan
beloved and lifted his trunk an'
chased the man for three miles
lie caught up with the wagon
which he overturned into a ditch
and was about to do further mis-
chief when lie was captured. Chic
rebels every time he has to go int
{ a car. and he has to be prodde'
with a steel point before he moves
Albert is another elephant that ha
the sulks. AT Ottawa, last mouti
all of the elephants were turne'
into the river to bathe, and Will
Abort was in the water he wa