The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-05-07
IN WINTER QUARTERS.
Return Of the Circus from It Summer
Jaunts-1he Cost Of the vi er's 9us-

Return Of the Circus from It summer
Jaunts-Ihe Cost Of the vi er's ous-
tenanoe.
From tho Philadelphia Times
The monotony of life in suburban
frankfort and among the coal-heavere
of East Lehigh avenue has been broken
during the past week by the return of
O'Brien's and Forepaugh's circuses
from their summer wanderings. Frank
ford has long enjoyed the reputation of
q first-class winter headquarters for IN
Vulnerable freaks and circus employees,
and Richmond has for some time been
made the rallying point of Forepaugh's
aggregations. The arrival of the cir
Gus at its winter quarters is not unlike
the return home of an army from war.
Both men and animals, and even the
wagons, have 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
Forepaugh 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 q shirting- box. It is q COM
mon wood concern, with sliding door.
This is placed at the door of the cage
and one animal at 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. It
sometimes takes an hour to remove one
lion. Perhaps he will only partly enter
the box, making it impossible to close
the door. It does not do to use too much
force with him.
"We keep the largest of the wild ami
mails on the second floor of the building,
and the box is hoisted up there with
derrick. 1t is twice as cary a matter
taking them down. We place 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 tin pan. One
of the lions refused to drink. The
keeper ran his hand through the bars
of the cage and patted the animal on
tho head.
"Dont be stubborn, Noses" he said,
:oaxingly. Drink your water like q
good old fellow. There, now, that's a
good Moses"
"That lion," said Mr.. Forepaugh lis
Just like q baby. You have to coax
him to do everything. See how he is
drinking. He was thirsty"
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 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 differ
ent dispositions. One I have to whip
to have any influence over. Another l
talk cross to, and the other ! coax and
pet"
ITS like running q hotel to keep this
place. We have to use nearly every
thing hotel does in the way of eata.
bles. The lions eat nothing but meat,
and 1t takes considerable to satisfy
them. Something over . dollars worth
OF meat is consumed by each of them
every day. It is the very best, but of
inferior cuts. The monkeys are fed
principally on stale bread. We give
them q loaf ct a time. 1t il the best
in the market. You could no: get
them to eat any that was not good. If
it is sour they will turn up their noses
ct i. The sea lion is very expensive to