The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-04-20
cHiK0s BROTHER. MANoEL.

Taking him all around, Manoel may be
called the Samson Of the anthropoids.
/ His arms are three feet four inches long,
and around the biceps tape measure
stretches a little less than two feet.
There is standing wager at the Zoo
logical Gardens in Lisbon that no two
men can haul a rope through Manoers
hands, and although the directors of
the Zoo raised the. ante to $1,000 the ath-
letc chimpanZee has not been worsted.
Manoels ancestry Is yelled somewhat
in obscurity. But they say that he and
hike are brothers. and neither has de.
was the original husband Of Johanna,
IS unsubstantiated BY any direct testi-
Manoers connection with the human
world began a decade or so ago on the
banks Of the River Cubango, in Angola.
h a and FEW S 9ths5 missing nas Of his
the, ancestral tree when they were at
lacked by band Of negroes. The happy
household scene gave way'to one Of car:
and and presumably chiko We're Carried
away to captivity, leaving the parent
chimpanzees dead behind them. Manoel
be had for associates the favorites Of
himself. But the King grew tired Of
him and shipped him Of with the few
favorites that had survived the rigors
Of royal African hospitality. So In. this
way, about nine years ago, Manoel ar
rived in Lisbon, royal gift to the Por-
tended that Manoel should become a
pet at the Portuguese court; but as his
education in etiquette had been neg
turned over to the Biological Gard en-.
HIS NE IN the Portuguese capital be-
gan under the tutorship Of Sig. Antonio
l reix; with anI whom he became quite un-
4 Portuguese don. with a striking
growth of fuzzy black whiskers. and
with these, 1t is said, Manoel Is accus-
has IN return become greatly attached to
his hairy friend, and has descended
from r. m the post Of tutor to that Of valet
It is said Of Manoel that he is always
the Tepast stt before him. He begins
me day with e light Enthusiastically
milk and half dozen eggs. Luncheon
70 o.! Man3el Is a serious affair; 1t begins
At sunset Manoel receives his dinner,
: meal not quite as heavy as the others,
Guy one In which he takes exceptional
1 bread and a pint Of win ordinaire. This
vices which Manoel has. Another. Is
Manoel will take lighted cigarette and,
reclining at ease. blow light-blue rings
Hto the air around him. But though
Manoe' smokes cigarettes and drinks he
example.
Manoel was a great favorite with the
Lisbon children, and just before he left
mere was a great demonstration of re-
eret at his departure. He was appar-
entity aware that he was to be taken to
strange company, for when they came
70 take him aboard the Olinda he cut up
Spers In his cage that shook the hearts
~ MS attendants with fear. When he
..yyund, however, that he could not break
Tue iron bars, he went into O fit of
meiancholia and attempted suicide. One
81 the Olinda's seamen left a knife ly-
ing on top of his cage and when he
turned his back Manoei grabbed It. He
began operations by Sharpening the
Point OF his finger. and after cutting il
halt Off he repented. Sig. Felix abused
nm In Portuguese and Manoel held his
nand through the bars of the cage,
Mnere the ships surgeon could get at il.
ne recovered all right from his wound,
t Gnu after that they took good care to
heep stray cutlery out of his sight and
Both Manoel and his trainer, accom-
Panied by the ships doctor, left for
Boston last night by the Fail River
poat He win be exhibited In n m,ise,,n,
mere. A reporter tried to interview sig
feiiX and Manoel on the boat YESTERDAY
p pu. II was toss-up between the chin
Psn|ee and the signor as to which knew
the most English. "Da monk" said
was all NA 'Aoih' anu 'hat