Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-08-10
VISITING A LION FARM
NOW WILD ANIMALS ARE REARED
FOR THE MENAGERlES.


Place For Man I'm ArmOr.
For the last 1000 years the seaports Of
northern Africa have been the principa
supply stations Of the geological curiosity
market During the palmy days Of the
Circus Maximus the Eoman proconsu
IN Hippo Regius had special instruction.
20 supervise the weekly shipments o.
wild beasts. and our menagerie owners
still import large percentage Of thei'
live stock from Oran and Algiers. This
latter city. especially, has become rem
devious Of international pet dealers, and
ON my last visit to Antwerp Captain III
lard. the travelling agent of the famoul
Hagenbeck sale menagerie, gave me ~
interesting account Of o lion kennel II
the neighborhood of the ancient capita
OF the Algerian pirates.
In the arcades Of the Palace Royalt
and all along the steamboat wharvel
strangers are troubled by the importu
mites Of beast dealers who bawl out the
merits Of their pets. and in the ardor Of
competition will not hesitate to thrust 9
tame monkey into the arms Of possible
purchaser. At a tent near the piazza Of
q French hotel Captain Ellard saw a ma
tive Arab with dozen young lions. va
xying in price from 10 to Is francs. bu'
learning that the trader was merely S
outskirts of the Carbah. the hill subur'
OF Algiers. he resolved to apply at heau
quarters. knowing from experience thai
stock breeders are apt to keep their best
specimens at home.
The captains guide conducted hin
through rubbish heaps and brambl'
patches to an inclosed garden, which
FIRST look might have been mistaken 70,
one of the numerous yesiras, or orchard
farms. in the neighborhood of the Al
gerian coast towns. But when they en-
tered the gate a young baboon leapet
down from the low stone wall and raced
toward his mother. who snatched him III
in her arms and hurried off with cough
ing barks of alarm.
please keep on this side Of the road,
said the guide. There's o she jacka
with pups under that bush over yonder
and she's very apt to fly at stranger.
Amy way you please. Is that the
owner of the placer pointing to an ole
Arab. who was busy cleaning out bar
red den apparently natural cave fitted
up for the purpose of "a kennel.
"Yes. that's the sheikh; that's Ber
Koffa, said the guide. He used to bt
chief of little mountain tribe. but AIT
war ruined them. He's all right now
They can't break up his present business
"a long as the people in Franciscan buy
wood devils (shat-el- Kamr-a generic
name for carnivorous animals. or ''ver
mint" IA our trappers would call theml
The sheikh dropped his rake and wei
coined the captain, who stepped back e
save his clothes from two baby lions that
had squeezed out of their cage and began
TO play with his trousers.
Some half grown brethren of the young
baboon had emerged from their hiding
place under the house and at once pro
ceeded to illustrate their peculiar talent
by upsetting dish of milk before the
old Arab could kick them out Of the way.
Seeing one of the young hons help him
seif to the spilled milk, they grabbed
him by the tail and got their faces
scratched for their trouble. but in the
ensuing scrimmage four pairs of fists
threatened to prevail against two pairs OF
immature claws. when the old lioness In
the cage rose up with menacing growl
that sent the 4-handers scampering of
with screams of dismay. One Of the Sc
nior balloons then appeared on the scene,
hnf vanisbad like 81 shot when the sheikh
made a grab for his rake. The captain
burst out laughing.
lyon may believe it keeps me busy to
straighten out this mob Of rascals, said
tina old Arab lint in the long run Its