The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-19
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, respondence determined to go out and see
if she was all that she was represented
to be. The farm on which she was liv-
ing with her parents was found to be the
most miserable place imaginable, the
house and building out of order, the
ground poor, and everything indicating a
hard struggle for bare existence. The girl
herself was half-clothed and fearfully
thin and worn looking. Her work was to
milk the cows and then carry the milk for
distance of five miles to the houses
along the road. She carried two large
pals slung on yoke across her shoul-
ders, and with her huge feet the daily toll
was so severe that, coupled with mser-
able food, it had worn her almost to a
skeleton.
/ Mr.. Stone took her to Boston on a sal
airy of $50 a week, and billed her as 1.-The
big footed woman from Chicago" She
Icreated a great sensation, and was
drawing card for long time. When she
arrived she had on her feet pair of
boots that showed how primitive had been
her mode of life. They were made
throughout of the tops of farmers
heavy cowhide boots, and had been manu-
featured at home by first cutting out of
combined bootlegs piece large enough
for the sole and then sewing more boot
legs over 1t from side to side until the foot
was covered. A shoe dealer took these
shoes to place in his window as an adj
vertisement. and in return made for her
two of the finest pairs that he could turn
out
|. Fannys salary was steadily increased
as 1t became evident what a drawing
card she was, and when she left Mr.. Stone
1t was to fill an engagement at $500 a
week. She was simple and careful in her
manner of living, and in fact her living
expenses were just about paid by what
she made through the sale of her
pictures. She went back to Sandusky as
soon as she had made enough money,
bought the finest farm In all that part of
the country, and is the entire support of
her parents.
Big Salaries of the Tocci Twins.
The highest priced freaks ever shown
in this country were the Tocci Twins who
received salary of $500 a week for a
four weeks engagement They were two
boys with but one pair of legs between
them, the bodies connecting at the waist,
both bodies and legs being perfect and
well formed. They were constantly wor-
rying about the high price of living in this
country, and in spite of their large salary
spent as little as they could possibly get
along with They now have a large and
beautiful place near their native town in
Italy, and are persons of great distinc-
ton there.
Krao, the Missing Link.
One of the most interesting characters
among the freaks was Krao, the missing
link. She was a Burmese, but a girl of
a good deal of refinement. as freaks go.
She always had a governess travel with
her, and was well educated and a hard
student. but she had certain instincts that
she could not overcome. Most of her man
ners at table were as good as those of
most persons, but she was unable to re-
sist the temptation to stuff food into the
pouches of her cheeks and carry 1t away
from the table to be eaten later. Ordi-
,narily her eyes were soft, and of great
depth of expression, but II anything an
gered her they had the fierce, intent stare
that could be mistaken for nothing but
the look Of monkey.