The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-11-11
WINTER QUARTERS.
How the Circus Animals are Cared
For During Their Long Rest.
Philadelphia Times.

ihllEueiphia Times.
The monotony of life in suburban
frankfort and among the coal-heav-
ers of East Lehigh avenue has been
broken during the past week by the
return of OBrien's and FOrepaugh's
shows from their summer wauderings.
Frankf1rd has long enjoyed the repu-
tation If a first class winter headquar-
tiers for innumerable freaks and circus
employees, and Richmond has for some
time been made the rallying point of
FOrepaugh's aggregatioDs The ar
rival OF a circus at its winter quar-
ters is not unlike the return home of
an army from the 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 sum-
ner months.
TIE removal Of the wild animals
from their cages on Wheels" said
Jack sFOrepsugh on SATURDAY,
ito their winter quarters, Is very
simple, but at the same time, it re-
quires experience, because if one of
them escaped it might mean death to
some one We Use what is called Il
shifting box. 1t is common wood
concern, With Siding door. This is
placed at the door of the cage, aud
one animal at time forced into it.
When in the doors Of the box and cage
arc closed, and the box is carried to
the cage in the permanent buIlding
It sometimes takes an hour to remove
one Ion. Perhaps he viii only partly
enter The box, making it impo sible
to clo7e the door. 1t does not do TO
Use to mu-E force with him.
We keep the largest of the wild an
imais on the second floor of thc build
ing and the box is hoisfed up t.cs.
with derrick. 1t 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 know
it.
A keeper was engaged in watering
the wild animals out of a tin pan.
One of the lions refused to drink.
The keeper ran bis hand through the
bars Of the cage and patted the ami.
nal on The head.
"Don't he stubborn. Moses" he
said, coaxingly. Drink your water
like good old fellow. There now,
that's coed Moses"
That lion" said Mr.. Forepaugb,
sis just like a baby. You have
TO coax him to do everything. See
how Re is drinking. He was thirs-
ty.'
DO You suppose 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 governed by kind !
ness, others by force. There Is every
bit as muca difference in the same !
class of animals as there is in men.
There are three tigers over there. (
They all have different dispositions /
One | have to whip to have any in1I. .
suce over. Another | talk cross Ia, /
and the other | coax and pet.
It's like running a hotel to keep
this place. We have to use nearly |
=very thing a hotel does in the way Of
The lions eat nothing but
meat. and it takes considerable 20 sat
sfy them. Something over q dollars /
worth is consumed every day by each /
IF them. l is the very best, but of
inferior cuts. The monkeys are fed
principally on stale bread, loaf at a
lime. 1t is the best in the market, !