New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-15

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THE VANISHING NAPKIN UPSIDE pum'
sHAMMING DRUNK BoNEf On WHEEL
In this way they come to look TO me LOT .,.'Y
thing and an affectonate relationship II estaphsneu
which is the secret Of my getting theih u eNe'"''
their tricks. $500 !. shaa
Here wo are" said Mr.. Lockhart' as ne pusneu
oman q door opening into large and ,ofty staple
which has been built for the reception Oh 'he
elephants near the Pleasure Palace. Inc pace wac
lighted and in the back, anna aouiuaO "
cean straw stood the three eephants a"ai''"s cup
per This one" he said, going up 10 the siiaiieS''
80 Boney She is not baby. but Is really oder
than tho others She came from Borneo hence the
rone .Ronev' I bought her thirteen years ago.
and she IS probably fourteen or fifteen years Oh
This one" he continued going up TO the largest
and giving her friendly sap, ls ca'ieu Mon''
which f. a play upon Moulmein. where picked her
no some ten years ago Like the other Waday'
called after the River Irrawaedy. she IS Duii'ese
elephant But for supper
BONEY's FONDNESs FOR DRINK
Mr. Iockhart hereupon drew from his pocket
ouart bottle and addressing Boney' sau' wa"
A. ,.o, cav IN a bottle OF GIN Boney?' In an IN
slant the ewes of the little elephant dlia'eu hei
ears cooked UP and her feet began TO stamp 'he
ground and low neigh, or rather MINI "
wheeze almost a human "Hurray! signnheu "e'
thorough appreciation Of the treat In store honey
IS a confirmed TOPPER" said Mr.. Lockhart' Dut "
! ho,tle of gin Is good for her. ard when she mas
haan sneclally well behaved l give 1t to her as
| hxurv Molly there won't touch It, and Waddy
takes Il only medicine WINE eNpA'''
this Mr. Iockhart had drawn the CORK anu sa'
tho hottie TO the outstretched trunk OF Boney WIN
o,t more ado she conveyed the bottle TO her
month and after a couple OF minutes satisied
e,lrgling returned II empty to the master.
"Now then for solids" said Mr.. Lockhar' An
attendant produced "A big basketful OF loaVes cut
into big chunks of about pound each, ana these
Mr. Iockhart proceeded to bestow upon the eie-
phants 1t was noteworthy that there was ho
scramblinR or rivalry, each receiving In evident
thankfulness what offered. Thereafter pans
of water were set down. The manner OF 'he eie
phants' drinking is peculiar. They SUCK up
large quantity into the trunk. and theh cur'ihs
the trunk into the mouth squirt the water in as
from the hose OF fire-englne. The next course
consisted of hay which the elephants slowed away
I'm great trunkfuls into their mouths IL was
noticeable that during this supper Mr.. LocKhar'
WAS busy moving about among the eiephahts'
speaking to them stroking them, and that MS
kindness seemed to be thoroughly reciprocated Dy
the animals.
"By-theway." went on Mr.. Lockhart, 'Boney's
fondness for liquor led TO an amusing incident at
arrivai the elephants began reconnoitrng their
new quarters, which were next TO public mouse;
some D9ne' bottles through a chink in the wall At any
rate, they managed to break down partition ana
began 10 make free with the contents or cellar
heSt door Fortunately they struck aerated water
first Of which they consumed th gin bore anrt
tipple and had reached her second bottle when me
thieves were surprised and driven BACK 10 'ne'r
But how did they get at the content 81" ,,o.
in their trunks and knocked of the necks The
mouths of all three were cut In several places by
/ the Jagged glass, but II was really remarkable
/ that the cuts were not more numerous. But they
cunning as foxes
THEIR MASTER CONSTANTLY WITH THEM
! What main plan have you followed in their
training?" asked.
1.-THE secret OF my success, l believe said Mr.
| Lockhart 'lies in constant attention. Kindness
and. when necessary. absolute firmness. on arrlv-
ing at town 1 invariably see my elephants
comfortably bestowed and fed before | go to my
SWay hO' at he ire mea them
sweetmeats, buns and sugar. and when they are
to me for everything. They know every word /
say and do everything, ! wish as far as they can
l treat them just as | would children,
Well really the animals ha are 80, so fo not Of ro me
occasional harsh word little Is needed OF course
always cut S sgp4 ysr that Is rf8ucs tee
nights ago Molly was somewhat slow. at her tricks
the and spd he hST
is very bad: shall no; be friends with you Molly
ver lHe mne SS' cut up When the curtain fen she fol-
lowed me TO the stable with great tears rolling
down her cheeks, and II was not until had made
friends and told her she was forgiven that she be-
came herself again.
BONEYS SLOW MUSICAL PROGRESS.
How long does it take to teach them trick. or
a point In the performance, whatever you may
term IT."
We'll. that all depends. OF course Boney is
the cleverest and picks up things quicker thar the
others. and, In fact. she helps to teach them.
Some trifng movements which you have seen
| upon the stage have cost me two years assiduous
labor. single movement / have made them re-
peat from fifty 10 two hundred times day. But
once they have II can rely upon them. ! have
only to give them the sign and they are there. One
OF the most difficult things was to get Boney to
understand that she must keep time. regular time.
in playing the organ. AS for the tricycle. It was
more difficult TO design machine than TO teach
Boney 10 ride"
"Of course you have travelled a great dealT'
I'VE have been all over the world. In London
We have appeared over hundred times. and for
nearly a year appeared at Paris music hall
We have been to St Petersburg Constantnope.
Rome and Berlin