Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-10-11

said the keeper. 'One Of the ami.
mails usually loses his mealto Nero,
who ID the bully of the crowd. II
is rarely that he does not assert his
supremacy. We always throw him
his piece first, for he would stand
no other fayorite. There have been
some pretty tough fights between
the brutes, but they forget their an
imosity directly the meal is over.
With Mr.. Mehrmann's group,
consisting of five lions, two tigers
and two leopards, an entirely diff
ferent method is employed. Be-
fore the feeding one of the lbepers
enters the cage, and each one Of the
beasts is securely chained in his
plsoe. This does away with any
lighting. The portion OF meat is
showed in front of each animal and
the meal is eaten in a highly decor
Gus manner.
Mr.. Mehrmann has learned by
experience to be extremely careful
about the quality of food given to
his pets. Several years ago, in
London, glandered horse meat was
fed to his animals by some careless
keepers, and the entire group, con-
sisting Of twelve lions, four tigers,
two leopards, two cheetahs and five
dogs died within eight days. Mr..
Mehrmann also claims that in thus
claiming uph his animals while eating
ne keeps them in better temper and
they get no disfguring scars on
their bodies as the result of fights.
Black Prince, undoubtedly one
Of the handsomest lions in captivity
who SO frightfully mangled Trainer
Philadelphia in the arena one night
last winter, was lying in his single
apartment during the proceedings
closely watching Fritx Mas, his
present trainer, who was talking to
the reporter in front of the cage.
Prince knew his breakfast time was
approaching. and he was licking
his jaws in pleasant expectation.
Suddenly Fritz moved, and in an
instant Prince was on his feet. He
walked up and down his cage,
emitting deep growls and getting
momentarily more and more excit-
ed. Fritz had moved off to corner
Of the menagerie, and when he re-
turned with a choice twenty-pound
piece OF rib roast for his leonine
majesty, Prince showed one of his
great paws under the cage and wait
ed until the meat was thrown to
him. With a roar that seemed to
shake the building he grabbed the
beef and lying down close to the
bars, slowly devoured it.
Let any person who does not be-
lieve in the power of the eye watch
Prince at n moment like this II
the devil ever looked through q
beasts eyes he was there at that
minute. The reporter felt a strange
sensation, like a flash Of heat, pass
over him, and, turning, he noticed
that Fritz was regarding him with
jealous scrutiny.
'Ah. ha,' laughed the keeper, $50
you feel the same as the others, eh2
Now, just at that moment didn't
You feel as it you would like to 60
into that cage and tear that meat
from Princes jaws? Oh, l know it.
| could see it in your eyes. The
reflection of the brute's was there.
Fritz said he felt the same way un-
til he became used to it, and he has
seen the same look in other peoples
eyes.
There is the new sensation if you
are looking for it, and if you are not
you will see very interesting sight
at s o'clock every morning in
Hagenbeck's arena when the beasts
are fed. 1t is one of the features
not down on the programmes, and
there is none more interesting
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