, 1884-11-18
IN WINTER QUARTERS.
Return of the Circus From It. summer
Jaunts.

Jaunts
From the Philadelphia Times.
The monotony Of life in suburban
Frankfort and among the coal-heavers o
East Lehigh avenue has been broker
during the past week by the return o.
O'Brien's and Forepaugh's cirsusses from
their Summer wanderings. Frankfort
has long enjoyed the reputation ola first
class Winter headquarters for innumer-
freaks and circus employees. and Rich
mond has for some time been made the
rallying point of Forepaugh's aggrega-
tons The arrival of a circus at its Win
ter quarters is not unlike the return home
of an army from a war. Both men and
animals, and even the wagons, have a
tired look that tells the story Of their
Thousand miles of tedious travel during
the long and hot Summer months
THE removal of the wild animals from
their cages on Wheels" said Jack Fore
paugh on Saturday, ito their Winter
quarters is very simple, but at the same
time it requires experience, because if one
of them escaped it might mean death to
some one We use what is called a shift
ing box. 1t is a common wood. concern,
with a sliding door. This is placed at the
door of the cage and one animal at a time
is forced into it. When in, the doors of
the cage and box are closed and the box
is carried to the cage in the permanent
building. 1t sometimes takes an hour to
remove one lion. Perhaps he will only
partly enter the box, making it impossible
to close the door. 1t does not do to use
too much force with him."
1--WE keep the largest of the wild ami
mails on the second floor of the building,
and the bow is hoisted up with a derrick.
It is twice as easy a matter taking them
down. We place a CREASED board from the
floor to the cage below. and they slide
right down and are in the cage before
they knowit"
A keeper was engaged in watering the
wild animals outsof a tin pan. One of the
lions refused to drink. The keeper ran
his hand through the bars and patted the
animal on the head.
Don't be stubborn, Moses" he said
coaxingly. Drink your water like a
good old fellow. There. now, that's a
good Moses"
That lion, said Mr.. Forepaugh, is
just like baby, You have to coax him
to do everything. See how he is drink
ing. He was thirsty"
do you think he understands what
you say to him?"
"Of course he does-every word. On
any subject that he is concerned in you
may be sure he knows what / say. These
animals have dispositions much the same
as human beings. Some can only be gov
erned by kindness, others by force. There
is every bit as much difference in the same
class of animals as there is in men. There
are three tigers over there. They all have
different dispositions. One l have to
whip to have any influence over. An
other I talk cross to, and the other | coax
and pet"
"It's like running a hotel to keep this
place. We have to use nearly everything
a hotel docs in the way of eatables. The
lions eat nothing but meat, and it takes
considerable to satisfy them. Something
over 81 worth of meat is consumed bv
each of them every day. 1t is the very
best, but of inferior cuts. The monkeys
are fed principally on stale bread. We
give them a loaf at a time. It'll the best
in the market. You could not get them
to eat I'M that was not good. If it is
sour thew will turn mn their noses Mt il.
TIL 500 l;on % varr, a~no,s;ra 20 Laon
.0p'
Tho next most expensive animals to keep