Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-01-06

dayS' practice before the show starts in the
spring is all that she requires.
The rrakene stations Sanchikof, the
wonderful horse that leaps over TIE backs of
FIVE horses: the tableau- performing horse,
and other equine wonders munich their oats
in other stalls in this room. On the walls
of the ring barn. as well as in the other
buildings. conspicuous placards give warn
ing that any man found smoking on the
premises will he discharged, by order of
7. +. Barnum'
In sort of gallery above the stalls are
great heaps of tent poles, stakes, &c. y
staircase from the barn leads into a capa-
ciouS room in the second story. used as
carpenter shop. where seats are being made
for EeXt season. The ordinary circus seats
are in tiers fifteen rows deep. The new
seats will be thirty rows deep. Prepara-
tionS will be made to seat $4,000 persons at
a single entertainment.
\ sleeping apartment. where hunks for
thirty-two men are provided is IN the same
story. The men are animal keepers and
others whose constant presence is required
in the buildings. In a loft above the second
story 30 harnesses, oiled and in perfect
order are kept. Buckets filed with water and
lines of hose. ready for use in case of fire.
are all over this and the adjoining buildings.
AMONG THE ANIMALS.
Now, we'll take a look at the animals"
said Mr. Hutchinson. leading the way down
to the first story. He swung open the door
leading from the ring barn into another
compartment of the same dimensions. \
current Of warm air, heated to a tempera-
ture of 90 deg. rushed out. The animals
will spend the winter in that climate On
/ the asphalt pavement stood long rows of
cages, not the painted ones of the tents. but
plain. solid structures intended only for use
in winter quarters. The cages stood on
trucks. so that in case of fire they could he
rushed through the double doors to place
OF safety Prof. Johnson. aided by eleven
assistants. was in command of this depart
ment. The Professor was preparing a deli
cate dish of toast and broth for the monkeys
in one corner Of the room, and near him
stood a sieaming kettle of cooked meat for
some of the carniyorous animals. The
Professors pets in the sixty cages eat 2jO
pounds Of meat, four bushels of potatoes.
and four of carrots IN a day. besides pump
kins. cabbagcS. and various other articles in
considerable quantities. The sickness. fat
ness. and high spirits of the beasts and
birds bear testimony to the quantity and
/ quality of their diet. Perhaps. however. the
selection of the best animals only out of the
two collections makes the average higher.
You see" said Mr.. Hutchinson that il
was d question OF the survival of the tittest.
/ When the two menagerles got together we
had duplicates, tripllcaies, sometimes half
+ dozen specimens of nearly every species.
. We went to work to weed them out, with
the determination of taking the best from
/ the two collections. The keepers in the two
( shows took check lists of all the animals
/ and went around together to pass on the
/ good and weak points of each. Age. sex.
size. beauty. docilIty. &c. were considered.
/ Perhaps Barnum leopard had longer tail
than a London leopard; the Barnum beast
was chosen. Or Barnum tiger had a piece
4 of an ear gone. while the aurlCular machlu-
cry of London tiger was perfect in that
case the London cat got the cake. Lions
names. hyenas' teeth. zebras stripes. monk
eys' constitutions, and all those other fine
points were critically compared by our ex-
perts. The result is menagerie without
bad-looklng animal IN it. unless YOU object
To the peculiar style of beauty OF the wart
hog or the horned horse in those two cages
over there. We shall sell of animals where
We have too many of kind. but We shall
always keep duplicates Of every variety on
hand, to draw upon in case OF death or ac- 4
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RoNAN'E Or bo>IoN'
The visitor stopped before a cage contai b
lng an African lion, splendid specimen bi
his kind. That lion was raised from chl
by a Boston lady Mr.. Hutchinson IL
planned. when It was little fellow fl
had no trouble with II. But he grew
large size, and although he was as geI hlt
as kitten the neighbors became afraid OF
him. The lady was devOtedly attached To
him, and could not be induced to part With
hlm. Finally the nelghborS carried ithe
matter before the City Council and -tot a
special act passed that compelled hcF to
give up her pet. So she sent him "A us
although it almost broke her heart. D,bhou
know that woman followed the sho,g for
weeks in different parts of the East 10 see
that lion? lie would recognize her Any-
where IN a crowd. and would bound atrpund
his cage and roar with delight whsn she
came up"
Near neighbors Of the lion are fsdt. roya
Bengal tigers in one cage. Alfred Still, then
tanner. is always near theul. and no other
hand ever gives them food 1t is by being
with them at all times and feeding them that
he keeps his radsterv over the brutes. AS he
approache, the cage, three of the animals
crouch DOWN and give low growls of friendly
recognition. The fourth draws back and
snaris, and his eyes fash fire. That's a
bad tiger. says Still, as he seizes long iron
rol and punches the brute into corner
'yoL can't trust him. Nevertheless, Still
goes into the cage every day, fires gun over
the tigefs' heads. and does other apparently
dangerous things. Madam Still visits the
room every day to feed den OF South
American qumas,, with which she also per
forms, to keep them IN subJectlon TIL next
summer inner A. ,,,;.o door n,ro ,,h;.o
sing ul-. f.4-L of ,;ature. 4 New Orleans
gentleman sent it as a present to Barnum.
1t came in slat-covered box one dav. unan-
nOunced with $50 avnrass cbarraS o, -