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his overcast ana then, fer bali al h0af ~
moTa sceDss sBe inelaents 81 p1ys a1d
srls a. school are rspi0c ICED
The audience WA fully c0nVlnoed that
Caesar knows rgbt from ler curves and
circles ls proad mkrchsr snc gsnDine
&c slne dancer spnte, handsome tlaet
Ias lie ksevs hgures aud leaps lac oeeI.
Prince ALL Pope % an extraordinary tsctsf
act. without any direction nom tss teacher
They go On and or the tesIer. thew turn u
| up aud gown, they balance theiF
own weight they teeter aud
| Pope turns around On tie n2ffoN
| p.spk while il is elevated Ten iesl or a1ere.
| These horses reason between thepseiEss
aud display judgment petite, tsseinst-
| ing bay Nellie. with all the grace and re-
tnemGni II Is p0ssiols ior an animal 10
| possess, rolls with the fore feet barrel
| over al ineline. likely thu most dificult
| act on the program How aid he teach
| Beauty 10 stand With four feet on psdss
| tai less than nine inches IN diameter. VA
| al inquiry that passed over the audience
as she stood on the pedestal Horses have
| been trained 20 change gaits with the bride
| while being ridden. but ADdAish ecllpses
this BY walking. marching, trotting. gsllop-
lng, pacing, changing quickly iron Que 10
| the other by word OF command, barthOlo-
NEW standing upon the platform molten
| less as 4 statue. Horses as musicians are =
1 novelty and yet Bsrthoiemew has taught
| twelve 70 play with bells Home Sweet
| Home. an accomplish ment thai seems IN
| credible beautiful tAblssu showing the
| entire soaeol in commanding and difficult
| positions and an imitation Of u court scene
| shows the control Bartholomew has over
| his horses
| Sixteen full sized horses weighing from
| one thousand 10 twelve hundred pound.
| by command 90 through the most difficult
evolsuons. They form IN TWO lines. move
in platoons and divisions OF four wheel 10
| the right and left, about fSce, counter
! march, etc While al parade rest. receiving
| the plsudits OF the delighted audience. o
| message Is received stating that Fort
| Dodge" is about being captured by the
| enemy and asking for the horses to come TO
the rescue of the men, which they brayely
and quickly do. The horses are next
| seen f>>bep in csmp-we want to remark
here thxt the sixteen horses are lying down
| and the charge is made ia less than three
| mlnuss-their rest Is disturbed by the
| animal OF another messenger, who Is seen
| coming down the noun tain side and arrives
ia camp greatly excited. urging the neces
| sity of double quick march to the tort.
| which 10 done in exciting military spirit
The battle 10 as near reality Is II IL possible
to make it with horses. Platoon after
| platoon of horses FIRE cannonS. the men IN
the fort IRE fast and furiously and throws
bombs in wild confusion. The horses
are not dismsyed though seemingly
| losing ground. several Of them falling GOWN
| wounded when the flying artillery arrive
horses with cannons strapped on their
backs-and open their batteries on the forl
with sad havoc, the men falling. lying dies
and the fort caved in when Buchslus,
very large cream -eoored horse rushes up
precipice and captures The ensnys flag
which IN turn is waved IN triumph by
each horse and there is a fitting conclusion
to the days victory.
| We have given az unusual lengthy
description of this original and unique
entertainment, because we saw II some
years ago in Boston, where they appeaTed
over three months IN orc engagement and
| because the entertainment deserves all Tat
can be said oft. However wonderful. The
actions OF the horses are. the man tina
developed them is the wonder Of the age
To create the ideas TO ipstili them into the
horses, to find the means OF educating
them is what places George Bartholomew
before the world - the greatest horse
educator of the world. he is man
about fifty five years OF age OF medium
weight, deep-set eyes and broad forehead
He Is neither IN personal appearance. man
nsr Of address. inclination ncr ambition q
horse show man. he is a dinideot, sim0s.
bsshful man. modest candid and plain
spoken. He 'mpresses one "A man W no
loves and thoroughly understands the bDsi
ness In which be ia engaged. He uses nc
mystifcation, makes no pretepse TO a bidder
power, and does not talk for effect ~
many base men do. To be always near his
equine family. Mr.. Bartholomew has his
home ia his luIuriously furnished pslAos
car. and the horses have their palace car
being better taken care OF than large
number OF the human family. Both cars
were designed by Bartholomew and built
for him al cost Of over so, 900.