Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-07-09


no the required equilibrium
with almost human exactituoe'
PLAYING on au organ ana arun
and dancing in time TO the iingles OF
bells. were amongst their other accom-
plishments-
The habitual eau ton OF these intel
liyent creatures Is illus trated wher
they are travelling from show to show.
Should several be in car together.
one of their number will remain awake
on guard while the others are sleep
ing. Som years ago experiments
were made in the transport OF ele-
plants by railway. One OF the ordi'
nary cattle wagons OF the East India
railway was fitted up for the purpose.
and the animal was placed in the CEN
ter space of the wagon, between SIX
shafts, breast and back bar. and Sc
cured In addition by anklets on the
fore and hind feet, united by couplings
transversely and longitundinally, and
further by four diagonal morning
chains passing through holes. ana
dashed round the corner pillars of the
wagon. The first elephant loaded.
having his head free. took the oppor'
tunity to remove with his trunk por-
ton OF the roof of the truck; 1t was
therefore found necessaryto put collar
round the neck OF the elephant, with
vertical chain leading through. Sc
cured TO the floor In this way sue
cessful experiment was made to Fun
dooah and back. tina animal showing
no signs Of fear. or making any at
tempt TO free himself
Many interesting and famous ele-
plants have been favorites of the cir
cus-going public long before the late
Jumbo's successful debut One OF
these, known as Canada, was des-
perate character When in one of his
tantrums, '.he did as much mischief rs
! a tornado" to use showman's words
| tossing hacks into the air and tear
Ing down signs aud lamp posts. he
/ was sent with the rest of a menagerie
I 10 farm. and when there, had one oil
his mad fits Rushing into the stable
/ yard, "iu few minutes he killed two
| buffaloes. sacred COW, couple oi
elks. several horses, and a camel. He
/ would seize an animal, toss 1t in the
air, catch it on his tusks, and then
either jam or trample the life out o.
It." He then sailed out for the town
and the popular excitement can be
imagined. "A trap was set with {
long ponderous chain with an enormous
cornerstone at its end TO entangle the
animals legs and hold him" A mar
then ran out in sight OF Canada. an6
the elephant instantly rushed aftel
him. The trap was successful so fa'
as making the chain and stone
asst to him. but he kept RICH
on, and would have caught the man
who was fast runner. had the latte
not jumped down into an unfinished
cellar OF new house. and ran up
narrow flight OF steps on the opposite
side. The elephant jumped down afte
him as easily as a dog would, with thu
big stone gathering behind him.
Fortunately, the stone was larg
enough to stick wedged against tn
walls on each side OF the stairway, an,
Canada was fast, but it was clos
shave for the man. They managed T.
secure the savage animal with NOR
chains, and then went to work to con
quer him. As the account graphical
describes it. 'they wore out big club
ou him. fired loads OF buckshot into hi
trunk and ears. and beat and torture
him for hsurs, until he howled In toxic
OF surrender. The moment he wa
loose, however, he gave yell OF rage
dashed out Of the cellar, and started
kill. Every one flew for his life; bu
he WAS tired, and took up his p0sitio
under cover OF three haystacki
hunting al who ventured nea
him. ''Buckshot fired into his hea
only checked his wild rushes, an
whenever he thought people were o
the other side of stack from him, h
} tried his best to topple the hay owe
: on them. The fight went on for tire
days and nights, during which time h
} had not blte to eat-for he was to
angry even TO take any of the ha
around him and not drop of water.
; AT length, dcspajring OF saving hin
the shot-guns We're exchanged fl
heavy rifles, and several big bullets I
| close range finally put an end to hin
1 Tho H,.ut l,ua alA,hant In, | "a
t don was in the reign of Henry III
and the citizens closed their shops an
= donnod their holiday attire in Its hoi
3 or. King James L had private me-
. agerie in 1T. James Park in whic
, was kept the elephant presented TO hi
( by the King of Spain, 1t cost SON
hundreds year To keep tn
t animal. besides 1.-The wyne
y must drink from April
September, gallon the daye.' Al
} other celebrity was the huge elepha
, "ChWnee, whose tragic end during
h strange attack OF mental aberratic
= kept all London in II ferment for Sc
0 eral dnys. II we recollect Alright
Y show elephant In London was u
Il mother of the first elephant born
i captivity. A large elephant. weigl
= Ing heavier than Jumbo, though not
d tall, WAS recently on Wow In Live
IS pool, whore there was quite run {
h his photographs.
!, Elephants. being so powerful and :
p" telligent, are worse than any wild an
> NAL when In one of their sudden fits
=" ungovernable rage. The amount