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depot where they had to rest for two days
was taking six of the elephants to lead
them to the station, and when my back
was turned and | was engaged
with the six elephants, the other
six stealthily and quietly pulled up
the iron rings by which they were fasten-
ed to the ground, trumpeted loudly, and
before knew what had happened the II
animals were rushing through the streets
of Vienna. At last, after long chase, 1
caught the biggest elephant and brought
it to the station, the others following
quietly enough.
"But my troubles were not over yet, for
| hardly got the first four into railway
van when the others began to howl. The
four elephants in the train plunged and
kicked about, and at last they broke their
ropes and ran out of the van followed by
all the others and into the open streets.
Then began another hunt up the big
! fashionable streets. down little courts
and alleys, once after one which ran into
big shop, all over big park, and this
went on for three hours, until at last
greatly to my relief got them safely into
the station and packed up into the vans
for their journey.
perhaps the most difficult part of
transportation, notwithstanding all the
adventures have had on land, is getting
the big animals on board ship. Take ele-
plants for instance. They are placed IN
barges and then they are slung up in big
sings on to the steamer; thisis very diff
cult and very anxious wor6, for very Of
ten they are killed by the breaking ofthelr
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my opportunity, it happened that the
town officers that evening impounded IN
the square of our prison number OF
burros or mules which had been found
running loose on the streets. The noise
made by these animals as they coursed
around that square, squealing and kick
ing, while they sought the spots most
sheltered from the dreadful downpour
was sufficient to drown every other.
waited, however, until the guard was
changed at midnight, and then | noise
lessly snapped my shackles apart and
opened my door.
To steady me in my climb up the per-
pendicular face of the wall, [ had torn my
American blanket into long strips, and
with these tied together, end to end,
had a rope over fifty feet long. To the
end of this rope | now attached the heavy
iron bar with which 1 had been
fettered l found my corner occu-
pied by the burros. Having dis
lodged them, threw my grapnel boldly
into the air in the direction of the wall.
Happily it went over and caught. | had
no difficulty then in climbing hand over
hand. In few minutes [ was astraddle
the wall and carefully moving away from
the neighborhood of the guards. 1t was
only short jump to the roof Of a neigh
boring house. Thence 1 reached the
ground without difficulty.
MY American 1rieuQ. DIZZY Wllltau1S,
had promised me that should l succeed in
escaping he would have rifle and outfit
ready at his house. I made my way
thither, to find Williams was out of
town. His wife, however, fitted me out
with long, ugly-looking Spanish knife
and a blanket. She also gave me enough
ierked meat and parched corn to last
several days.
/ set out at once, taking an easterly
direction and avoiding the high roads.
travelled by night and lay close by day,
and never once approached house until
had put $50 miles between myself and
that prison.
From Mexican whom afterward met
I learned that the old governor raised
great rumpus when he found me gone.
He had his fair cousin, Dona Barbartita,
brought up before him as an accomplice,
but he could learn nothing and was forced
to dismiss her. The guards did not escape
so easily. Six months Imprisonment was
adjudged them for their inability to pre-
vent my escape.
AS for my fellow-rebels, they were all
duly shot on the 9Th of May-Cinco de
Maijo-the great Mexican national holi-
dav.
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draws nearer, we see that it is a caravan
of wild animals on their way from the in
terror to the sea board And as it passes
us. the vast mass of living creatures, as
in chemical process, slowly dlssolves
itself into distinct particles and lndlvld-
ualities. Let us regard them carefully.
In the first place we notice procession
of fourteen stately giraffes, then come
five elephants. huge rhln0ceroS, four
wild buffaIoes believing sadly after the
mates they have forever left behind. Then
go numbering by number OF enormous
carts or wagons. in which are safely con-
fined thirty hyenas, five leopards, six
lions, two chetahs, sixteen antelopes, two
lynxes, one serval, one Wardbob, twenty
smaller carnivorous animals, four African
ant eaters and forty-fiye monkeys. And
then there come slowly pranclng by, wary,
restless, cunning, twenty-s six ostriches.
There are twenty boxes of birds, from
which sounds OF shrill screaming are
constantly proceeding
There are upwards of 100 Abyssinian
goats scattered here and there in the pro-
cession. These are to give milk for the
young animals, and to serve as food and
meet tor the old.
The caravan if on its way through the
desert of Suakim, which is the first ship
ping place for Europe. There are no less
than 100 camels in it, which are required
to carry the food for this caravan, and
there are upwards of 100 drivers in the
procession. 1t takes the caravans up
wards of 36 days to cover the distance
which lies between Cassala in the
interior of Nubia, and the port OF
Suakim for which they are bound. The
same journey is usually performed by
quick post camels in twelve days. This
is the exact account OF caravan winch
Karl Hagenbeck told me he brought
across the desert in the year 1870.
cit is tremendously anxious work, -
said he, 'sthe transportation of these ami
mails across sea and land The amount of
water which we have to carry with US in
goats hides and camels' backs is prodig-
ious, for nothing would be more awful
than to run short of water in the middle
OF the desert, and TO be surrounded by a
number of wild beasts, maddened with
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that in the very year 1870, OF which
have Just been telling you, the whole OF
the ostriches, twenty-six in number, ran
away just as we were getting them into
the railway station at Suakim. Away
they wente heading straight for the
desert. | never was in such dreadful
fix III my life. At last it struck me that
it would be a good plan to drive all the
goats and camels toward them; we did so,
and when the ostriches saw them advanc-
ing they formed themselves into flock
and we drove the whole lot into the sta
ton. The birds we caught one by
one and put into the cars. That
was the last transport by the
bye, that poor Casanova ever
brought over. Indeed, ne died at Alex
andria in the very midst of the whole bus
mess, and we buried him on the evening
of his death. 1t was dreadful time, and
everything appeared to be against US, for
at the very moment of his death, just as
we were getting the animals on board
ship, a fearful earthquake shook the
whole land.
81 thought that there was something
about to happen, for the animals were
very uneasy, the birds were twittering,
the monkeys were chattering and trem-
bling, the lions were roaring constantly,
the elephants were deafening with their
loud trumpetings. Suddenly l felt the
steamer quivering from stem to stern.
The sea was tossing, the sun was hidden
behind thick yellow mist. [ looked
towards the land where the minarets
were topping down and where the great
est horror and confusion appeared to pre-
vail. And all the whole poor Casanova
lay dead or diving below. shall never
forget that awful morning.
We had had the greatest possible diff
Guilty just before, too, for at Suakim the
railway people had told us that we had
too many wagons, and that they wouldn' t
transport us any further. However, /
soon settled that by going up TO the direc-
tors of the railway and demanding from
them an express train Immediately,
ssfor,'' said /, ssthese animals are for the
Emperor of Austria, and to prove this
showed them great document, sealed by
the emperor himself.
son another occasion was iourneying
through Suez with giraffe which for five
months had been living in the German
consul's garden. was leading it to the
station when it suddenly took fright and
ran away; for four, long, weary miles |
hung on to the wretched beast, but at last
| was obliged to drop the rope and let it
go. a smart little Nubian boy then took
up the chase; he got hold of the rope and
eventually tied it round tree, and after
awhile we led the animal quietly back to
the station,
But one of the most tremendous and
alarming adventures that ever overlook
me whilst / was transporting animals was
that which occurred once when twelve
elephants broke away from me and rushed
through the streets of Vienna The
whole twelve had been deposited in a
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broken Joint in the corner I felt i'm
PEELED to give it another trial. True, |
should be shot were l discovered in the
attempt-but was to be shot in any case.
But how was to rid myself of my fet-
tiers? With the irons on my feet l could
not dream of escaping. Then, again, l
should need help from the outside. There
was only one American in the town. He
had been allowed to visit me up to the
time of my attempt. After that he could
no longer obtain permission. His wife,
however, who was a cousin OF the gov
ernor OF the prison, was permitted to call
now and then. My only hope was that
Barbarita Williams might be persuaded to
smuggle In to me a pair of triangular
files. This would be dangerous pro-
ceeding for her; and though she was the
governors cousin, she was carefully
searched before entering my cell. Be-
sides, | did not know whether | could
trust her enough to make known to her
my wish. l determined, however, to risk
1t. On her next visit, after solemnly be-
seeching her not to betray me, l asked her
to bring me the files. It took consider
able persuasion, out on her next visit she
did bring me two good files.
Ii was firing work on account OF the
constrained posture l was obliged to take.
But | stuck to it. Every night for three
weeks fled away at my shackles.
To prevent the guards from perceiving
my work l filled up with tallow from my
candle the cut l was slowly making into
each fetter and blackened the filing with
the carbon of the candle flame. The
shackles were examined every morning
by the chief guard. but were not discov-
cred to have been tempered with. took
care, however, to stick more closely to my
cell than before, lest attention should be
drawn to them. Ea
At last mere thread of iron held the
letters on my feet. l could free myself
from them at any moment. But l still
had to wait for favorable night.
had provided for the opening of my
simple cell door. The lock was on the
outside, but l could reach it by running
my arm through the little square orifice
in the door. In my wandering through
the prison I had come across a broken
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legs. Suddenly an engine drove by. The
animal became hldeously frightened, his
eyes rolled white, then red. He then
planted his horn under the seat upon
which the man who was driving the
wagon was seated. Away went the man,
away went the seat, clean over the three
horses. They in their turn became dread
fully frightened too and bolted. hit the
beast as hard as ever [ could with rope.
We managed to tie another rope around
his neck and fastened it down, and at last
we got him safely down the Commercial
road and then settled in some stables. |
had a big box made for him and at last
conveyed him safely to his destination,
but | wouldn't go through that expert
ence again for 81 900. 900.
81 was once bringing home full-grown
alligator, continued Mr.. Hagenbeck,
smiling at the thought of the adventure
of which he was about to tell, land l
was travelling on a passenger ship. One
morning a most amusing incident &C.
Cured, but one which all the same might
have been attended with serious conse-
quences. had paid my usual morning
visit to my travelling companion and had
seen to his supply of food and water, and
having assured myself that he was quite
comfortable and well looked after, / re-
tired to my cabin to lie down, the day
being very hot Suddenly heard great
tramping overhead and the screaming of
women and children. | conld not think
what was the matter, as / ran up on deck;
as | went l passed a number of people
rushing down the companion way. The
male passengers were on the captains
deck. The sailors were climbing the rig
ging as fast as they could. The deck was
perfectly clear. In the midst of the empty
deck stood my alligator, the innocent
cause of this sudden emotion, with gently
smiling Jaws looking wonderingly on.
After good long time and much diff
Guilty gotth beast into his own habita-
tion.'
In my next article will tell my readers
of the splendid wild beast performance
which Karl Hagenbeck gave in my special
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a Million Friends.

A friend in need is friend indeed, and
not less than one million people have
found just such friend in Dr. Kings
new discovery for consumption, coughs
and colds. If you have never used this
great cough medicine, one trial viii con-
vince you that it has wonderful curative
powers in all diseases of the throat, chest
and lungs. Each bottle is guaranteed to
do all that is claimed or money will be
refunded, Trial bottles free at A. G.
Smith & Co.'s drug store. Large bottles
SOC. and S1.00. 1
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heat and unquenchable thirst. The
principal food for the young elephants
and rhinoceroses on the way home is
fruit called nabeck, that is, kind OF
cherry of which they are very fond.
Giraffes and antelopes and ostriches are
walk, and as they jog along my people
feed them occasionally with hard ship
biscuit, which appears to sustain them
well through the journey. AT O'Clock
every morning the caravan strikes its
TENS and begins its march. They go
plodding along until 10 O'Clock, when the
day becomes too hot for further prog
ress."
"But do the animals never attempt to
escape?' said 1.
''WelI, not aften, y replied Karl Hagen
beck. "But," ne added with hearty
laugh of recollection, 81 remember once
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What Can a Nan DO?

To save money. That is the burning
question of the hour. What made ]. L.
Rawlins resign from Congress? To save
money, so he says, and he IS right. No
man can afford to sacrafice his individual
interests for the public and dom expect
you to buy your hardware and other
things at our shop unless we can sell you
at prices that are as low or lower than the
other shops offer Try US, you carpenters,
and be convinced we have the prices.
Try us you housewives and get your tin
ware, granite ware, lawn mowers, every
thing, for less money than you can do 1t
elsewhere. Oh; we know we can please
you if you take the trouble to investigate
our prices and you owe it to yourselves to
do it. WESTERN HARDWARE Co.
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door in one of the unusual cells and had
extracted long, wrought-iron nail.
Having given the proper crook to the
small end of this nail l was enabled to
operate the lock without difficulty.
From general gossip it was known that
we were to be shot on the 5th of May,
and it was already the latter part Of
April. 1t behooved me, therefore, to
make my attempt soon or l should not
escape at all.
Rain even in the rainy season does not
fall very regularly in that part OF Mexico.
but when it does come it comes down in
great quantities as | knew.
At last, on the evening of April ~, a
storm broke over the town. To add to
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Dog Flesh as a pelieaey.

A statement recently published by the
authorities of Munich gives some startl-
ing information as to the increased con-
sumption in that city of dog flesh. So
great an appetite seems to have developed
for that food that the authorities have
thought it time to interfere for the pro
lection of dog owners.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-14
HE CAME FROM CHINA.
And He Came So Suddenly That He
Bothered a Lady Lecturer.

When Mrs. Booth, the famous lecturer,
travelled through Maine, her attention
was called by an awkard little boy who
shuffied in at way station and with the
gall of innocence sat himself down in the
double seat that Mrs. Booth had pre-
empted. She smiled and divided ar
orange with him. Then she quizzed the
shy little stranger in the rusty garments.
'tDo you travel much, my boy?'
fNever's on the cars before but twlct,
marm.''
rs that so? Why, where do you liye?''
sChina, marin. :"
home P'9a nyi A zee Journal.
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TRANSPORTING WILD BEASTS.
A Talk with Karl Hagenbeck by Ray
mond Blathwayt
copyrighted 1898 by Raymond Blathwayt.l

copyrighted 1898 by Raymond Blathwayt]
HAMBURG, May Flew Of those peo-
pie who go to menagerie realize what
an immense undertaking it is to trans
port wild beasts from the land of their
birth and of their freedom to the land of
their Imprisonment, and too frequently
of their death. But it is very vast I'M
dertaking indeed; how vast 1 will at
tempt toIshow within the limits of this
brief article.
I viii ask my readers to picture for
themselves an African desert, blazing be-
meath burning sun. Across the weary
waste OF sand a long column of men and
animals is vending its slow way. As it
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Not That Kind.

Young Simple-I should think it would
be easy enough for you to write stories.
Gayboy (the author)-Why so?
Simple-Why, you have been around
50 much and had so many experiences.
Gayboy-Now, my dear Simple, do
look like the man whose experience could
be put into a story?-BostoR Courier.
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with oiled paper, after you have sprinkIed
them freely with fresh water. You can
keep them in this way for week or more
and always have fresh flowers ready TO
Wear. -Nelc YORK Recorder.
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She Was Positive.

He-You seem to be positive that love
you. What makes you so sure?
She (conidently)-It is the only thing
on which mamma and papa have ever
agreed .-VOQlte.
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Game at the Dinner.

Mrs. Murray Hill-sDid they have any
game at the dinner?'
Mrs. McHarleYn-ssW l heard some
body say something about chicken
croquet, but was not asked to partici-
pate. ''-Terds lSittin1S
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Perfectly Equipped.

"He is master OF the art of conducting
drawing room conversation"
eyes. He used to be head clerk in the
weather bureau. PUCK.
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Caraful FERMENTATION

Is essential to purity of foods. It is wis
dom and economy to select those that are
pure. The Gail Borden brand condensed
milk is prepared with the greatest care,
and infants are assured the best. Grocers
and druggists.
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Ask your neighbor where they buy
those shoes that wear so long. They tell
you Barnes, Hardy Co. Prices always
the lowest. Call and see.
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scum, is one of the oldest and most Gu
rious books possessed by any nation. 1t
is complete record of English land
owners and Of their estates, stocks and
other property st. Louis Republic.
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Lag all competitors with the Chicago,
Union Pacific & North Western Line.
This is the popular route for passengers
destined for the Worlds Fair.
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II Takes Material.

"Let's see,' said the lady, show many
yards are there here?''
Fourteen yards, madame" answered
the salesman.
Enough for dress?n
s'Quite enough.''
's1'hen give me fourteen yards more. -
s'For another dress?'
s'No, for the sleeves. "-NelD York
Press.
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And when you insure, choose the famous
old six million Hartford.
HEBER ]. GRANT & Co., Sole agents.
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The BARRIER Didn't Smile.

Barber (after shaving poet)-Hair cut?
Poet-No.
Barber-Why do you let your hair grow
Poet-I'n tell you if you won't mention
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The Land of Long Life.

In Norway the average length OF life is
greater than in any other country on the
plnhe.
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BARBER won't give it away.
Poet Gin awhisper)-Well then Pll tell
you. L let it grow because l can pre-
vent it from growing. -Nelo York Press.
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Enrland,s ..Doomsdar BOOK. ;,

The ssDoomsday Book" written on
vellum and preserved in the British mu-
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A Reckless Act.
golden

He ran for moving trolley car,
This man whom naugnt could scare,
He made jump 10 reach the step
stair
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To Keep Cut Flowers.
Lay them loosely in paper box lined
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climbed

climbed
And
Brooklyn Eagle.
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IN Second hand wheels for sale cheap,
w Pneumatic tired wheels for rent Re-
pairing done. Lessons given in cycling,
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THE UNION P. D. @.

For touring and rough road Work.
The Strongest Road Wheel made
Fitted with the airtite Dunlop tire.
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has a message to deliver and is very much
in earnest that he Will therefore be an ac-
ceptabIe public speaker.
In 1888 Mr.. Matthew Arnold came TO
this country, and there were thousands
anxious to hear what the great English
critic had to say. Let me quote a few
paragraphs from report of his first lee
ture in New York:
ssChickering hall Nas crowded to its
walls by a brilliant audience, assembled
to hear MIR. Matthew ATnold's first lee
Iure.
Mr.. Arnold gazed around the gallery,
aad began his discourse in a rather low
1srch tone. While he was speaking
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