Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1889-07-20

are great favorites. One was taught
To Ill at table. fan herself. and dc
numerous tricks to delight children
and their elders too. The two clever
baby-clcphants Jock and Jenny were
marvcously trained. They made thefi
bow 20 the audience, and then one o.
them walked on the tops Of a double
row Of bottles. On u plank PACED
over trestle they see-saMed
like a couple OF children guess
NC the required equilibrium
with almost human exactitude.
Playing on an organ and drum
aud dancing in time to the jingles o.
bells. were amongst their other accom-. /,
plishments.
The habitual eau ,lon OF these intel
ligeut creatures is illus trated whel
they are travelling from show TO show.
Should several be in ear together.
one of their number will rem lin awake
ing SON years ago experiments
were made ia the transport of ele.
phants By railway. One of the ordi
nary cattle wagons of the East India
railway was fitted up for the purpose.
aud the animal was placed in the cen
shafts. a breast and back bar. aud se-
cured la addition hy anklets ON Tho
| fore aud hind feet. united BY coupling,
I transversely and iongitundinally unu
\ further by four diagonal morning
\ chains passing through holes. and
/ dashed round the corner pillars OF the
wagon. The first elephant loaded.
! having his head free. took the oppor-
4 uunity 10 remove with his trunk por
\ ton OF the roof ef the truck: 1t was
I therefore found necessaryto put a collar
/ round the neck OF the elephant. with a
vertical chain leading through. se-
cured to the floor. In this way IA sue.
ccssful eXperim mi was niade To Pun
dooah and back, tho animal showing
no signs VI fear. or making any at
tempt to free himself
Many interesting and famous ele.
phants have been favoritcs Of the cir
cus-going public long before the late
Jumbos successful debut. Que ol
these. known as Canada was des-
peratc character. When in one OF hi,
tantrums, ''he did as much misrhief n
tornado" 10 use Snowman ! wprd'
tossing hacks into the air and tear
ing down signs and lamp-Iosts. Ill
was sent with the rest OF menagerii
q a farm, aud when there. had one O
, ais mad tits Rushing into the stable
yard 'in Il few minutes ho killed twi
oulIaloes, a sacred COW. couple o
, elks several horses. and "a camel. ii
woule seize an animal. toss ii in tn
: air. catch 1t on his tuslss. aud the
: either jam or trample the life Out c
, it," He then sailed out for the town
: ana the popular excitement can b
imagined. "A trap was set with
e long pOndcrOns chain with an eaorInou
= corner-stone al its end to entangle tn
: animals legs aud hold him." A ma
4 then ran out in sight OF Canada. an
= the elephant instantly rushed afte
(. aim. The trap was successful so ia
II as making the chain and ston
II 'ast to him. but he kept rigl
o ~, and would have caught the MAJ
\ xho was a fast runner. had the latte
= not jumped down into an uniinishe
n cellar of "A new house. and run up
q marrow fight of steps on the opposi
h side. The elephant jumped down aft,
\. him as easily as "A dog would, with Il
y big stone Gathering behind him.
Y Fortunately, the stone was larl
"a enough to stick wedged against n
70 walls on each side OF the stairway, nj
Canada was fast, but 1t was clio
" shave for the man. They managed
rs .ecure the savage animal with mo
le chains. and then went to work 10 co
n qucr him As the accornt graphical
,e describes II. ''they wore out big cla
W au him. fired loads OF bucRshot into !
nj cunk and ears. and beat and tortnr
10 aim for haurs. until he hOwlei in tols
Ak of surrender. The moment he v
I'd oosc. however, he gave yell OF rag
he dashed out Of the cellar. aud started
is Kill. Every one Gew for his life; b
To ne WAS tired aud took up his positi
al under cover of three hay stael
on hunting all who ventared ne
nj him. .Buckshot fired into his he
Ii only checked his wild rushes. "a
IA whonever he thought people We're
,es the other side ~ stack from him.
he tried his best to topple the hay o.
N. on item. The fight went on for thr
ng days and nights, during which time
n hmd not x bite To eat for he was
ut angry even 70 take any OF the h
iii around him aud Tot IA drop OF wate
81 length. despairing Of saving hi
10 tile shot-guns We're exchanged
n. heayy rides. and several big bullets
Oh close range finally put an end to hi
nj. The arst live elephant seen in l.
.re don was in the reign OF Henry /
Of and rhc citizens closed their shops :
Inl donucd their holiday attire in it h
in on. King James l. had a private m
no. auerle ia II James Park in VIII
nd was kept the elephant presented 10
Its hy the King of spain. Il cost 80
i'm mnlrcds a year 10 keep I
,m. animal. hesides "the wyae
Sed must drink from April
ub- Scpaember gallon the dave
hen other -eiebrity wns huge eieph
Gle Chunce. whose tragic end ddriu
sily Str. use attack OF mental abarrat
~ saut AN London in fermeut for !