The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-27

1.-THE natives Of each country know well
how to catch. unframed. the animals OF
their own land. Lions. tigers and panthers
are baited in cages and captured by strate-
gy. Other animals ave to be chased by
swift horses and lassoed. They must all be
physically sound. and only the best are &C.
ceptable.
'I nave Just received a cablegram an
~nouncing the arrival of a big drove Of bac-
TRAN came!s from Siberia. They are good
for riding or driving. Four big lots of ami
mails are now on the way from Siberia.
They include thirty camels. some roe deer
from East Siberia, about twenty-five In all,
and six wild sheep. the males weighing 5o
pounds each. With these my agent 10 bring
ing some ibexes and several other wild ami
mails. Then one man IL bringing me from
the south of Russia $50 cranes. some Rus
sian ~pelicans and some moose and small
animals.
THE Gar of Russia aids me In many
WAYS to transport my animals from Siberia
In fact, the heads Of all Governments are
always ready to help me in every way pos
sible. Many Of my travellers grow up In the
business and know exactly what I want l
usually have sixty Europeans working ZOE
me-"
It all sounded SO easy. one almost forgot
the thrilling, silent night hunt in the jungle
that q zoo in America might have q dne new
lion. The roars Of rage. the howls OF lone
illness as the Gagged beast was taken acfoS
the sands Of the desert. through the thick
ness Of the forest. over the sea In q rocking
chip, whizzed along on an express train I'M
til he reached his destination. seemed only
Q story. and not Q reality.
But It Is easy only in the telling. Tlhou-
sands of natives in distant lands are oaiiy
taking their lives into their hands hal THIS
most difficult business may be conducted.
and that great geological gardens In every
corner Of the world may be possibilities.
I asked Mr.. Hasenbeck what animal was
hardest to obtain. and my query brought
forth the astounding Information that there
Is but one rhinoceros In America.
'Rhinoceroses are most in demand" he
said. and we cannot get them. They are
getting very scarce. A family only has .
baby every two years, and they have never
been bred In captivity. They have been
killed Off wantonly by the English sports
men in Africa. / heard Of one man killing
twelve"
Mr.. Hagenbeck spoke sadly. THAT was
lust murder" he said. THE man didn't
want them for anything. There is only one
rhinoceros that I know OF in the United
and that is in Central Park. None
has been imported in many years. I have
many orders for them all the time"
It is not alone as a dealer in wild animals
that Carl Hagenbeck is famous. Visitors mt
the Chicago Fair-perhaps the majority Of
p~eople-know him best az an animal trainer.
Above everything else he impressed one as
strong. physically and mentally. and abso-
fearless. The tall, rather angular.
frame. the face kindly but stern.
the clear, bright. keen eyes-all denote a
will and the power Of control.
by Kindness" he replies. when asked
how he trains his animals to do their won
lerful feats. and how he holds them in COM
pete subservience. by Kindness" he re-
peats. TT Is the only way. Often I enter
The cage with no whip and no protection.
NO, I nave never been hurt nor has
here been an accident to one OF my train
.rs in all these years. I never let any OF
NY people attempt to teach the animals I'M
III 1t is safe. Anything unusual is danger
,us in the hands Of an ignorant person. An
is liable to do harm to any one but
In engineer.
TT axes three years Of training before
| group Of animals can be exhibited public
y. Plenty Of patience and kindness. A
rainer must have that"
Mr.. Hagenbeck has succeeded In producing
,wo entirely new animals. One is a cross
between a lion and a tiger. and. In his own
words, it Is as gentle as a cat" 1t Ii Z
'ears old and stands az feet in height.
IS q cross between a puma and an
indian leopard. and It has q dog for Its
mate and friend.
The growth of business has made tbs
lace in the center Of Hamburg familiar 70
travellers AZ carl Hagenbeck's Thier-
,arten' too small to BE- adequate to al
leeds. 50 it IL to DO sold, and in the sub
RIBS q splendid new park II 10 be estab-
Many acres Of picturesque country
ave been procured, and there the animals
ill be. copyrighted. the result forming .
lesson on model zoo making.
II IN In this Hambur suburb that Carl
home u built, and hefe he
yes surrounded b. children and gfandchil-
rem, his homs HE happy tn the domesticity
nat IL 20 dear to the heart Of every Teuton.
His sons are being trained to . close
nowiedge Of animal trading and training,
nd are associated with their father in buA-
ess.