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ONCE FAMOUS FREAKS.
Dime Museum Man Gossips About queer
Human CuriOsities.

Dime Museum Man G0ssips About queer
Human CuriOsities,
"One Of the funniest freaks I ever ran
across said Frank NJ. Drew, an old timer
in the dime museum business, was Mile
Christine, the two headed nightingale
"Millie certainly could sing. And she
had two heads all right enough, which
caused me several times two kinds OF
trouble.
Il contracted to bring her to Cleveland
explained Drew to a reporter for the Plain
Dealer. aShe was to AVE 80 much a week
and her hotel and travelling expenses. I
took her over to the old Kennard House.
and the manage started an argument.
He said as two mouths had to be fed I would
have to pay two board bills. That opened
the question, and when she left tow the
ticket agent compelled me to pay two rail
road fares. She was an expensive PROPOSE
ton.
sMillie was colored and highly educated.
The heads would hold conversations with
each other in all sorts Of languages. She
had travelled all over the world as a freak,
and she had learned every language,
"She could give an entire programme by
herself. First she would sing an alto solo,
III IuCh bOPld Alo poo' cSSooioiohy cFO
would sing a duet.
1She had four arms and four legs. When
It came time for the instrumental music
she could play a simple thing with two
hands, or she could play an intricate om-
position with four hands. Great girl, she
was.
THE most expensive exhibit I ever had
was Lucy Zarote. the Mexican midget.
II IL H. -.nl4-t -uAs-o~ IL tha
world. She was about twenty-five inches
high and played like a little child. She
got 500 an hour for sitting on the stage.
Il don't believe there ever was a boy who
hasn't heard Of Barnum's what is it?' The
bills called him Zip. He was a Southern
colored man with a peculiar shaped head.
l don't believe any one really figured out
Just what was the matter with him.
Living skeletons and fat men and women
we're plentiful az the air. The best skeleton
we ever had was Isaac Sprague.
Isaac used to walk around with a can Of
milk in his hand to keep himself alive. He
sure was a thin one, We had a fellow,
though, who was almost as thin as Isaac,
who could eat anything and everything. l
never saw such an appetite. Still, he
couldn't get fat.
During one particular week we had two
fat women on exhibition. Big Laura VOL
ford was the star and Hattie Bowen was the
other. Laura was colored, Hattie white.
Laura weighed almost a thousand pounds
and Hattie weighed a little less than eight
hundred.
"A Crcassian girl could be made in a few
minutes, All that was needed was a luxuri-
ant head Of hair or a good white wig. Moth
ing else was needed except a little bleaching
material for the long haired girl.
"Jo-Jo and Creo were the once famous
hair man and hair woman. Both were COM
pletely covered with hair-real hair, too.
There was nothing fake>about them.
THE camel girl was q funny looking OBJ
ject. Whenever she walked she walked
away f. I'm herself. From the thighs down
stopped over her knees would stick out be-
e. hind like q eamels.
'Ivanovitch, the Siberian exile was one
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10 footers were built he had the Rainbow,
which he has raced almost every year since
then. This year the Rainbow is to be in
charge of Capt. Charles Barr, and Com
modore Vanderbilt will make a strong bid
to win the cup given by King Edward VII.
In addition to these two boats Com
modore Vanderbilt OWNS the fast steamer
Mirage. which he Uses as a despatch boat,
and has a racing auto boat which is car
ried on the davits Of the North Star. 1t
has been figured that Commodore Van
derbilt's yachting will this year cost him
nearly 100000.
The vice-commodore Of the club is Henry
Walters and his yacht is the steamer Ma
rada, in which he has cruised in all waters
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The Yachting season will open now In q
s.r weeks Il gives promise ~ being one
q, the mos, ~sncces-ful 81 any In the history
N the sport and hundreds Of yachts are
nov fitting out. others are building and by
n.coration Day fleets will he at anchor OF
,hs many c~Iubhouses along the Atlantic
coast and m the Lakes. The officers Of
The many clubs are busy now planning for
the season and having their fagships over
hauled and put in readiness. This year
MANY changes have been made In the officers
of the clubs. Some who have been leaders
for wears have retired and others who have
done much for the sport have taken their
places. These new flag officers are naturally
anxious that their clubs should score a
success under their leadership. A flag
~ofscer's task is no easy one. In the larger
clubs a flag officer IL expected to entertain
literally. He must have his yacht con-
stantly on the club station, must be present
at every club regatta or club function and
must offer rich prizes for the racing yachts
men. II takes a man Of wealth TO lead
such clubs as the New York, Larchmont,
Atlantic, Seawanhaka Corinthian, Eastern.
Indian Harbor and other big organizations,
and only a man Of wealth can expect to
all the position successfully. In some clubs
each flag officer offers prizes during q sea-
son worth several thousands Of dollars
and TO win one Of those Ia the ambition Of the
members.
Another position in a yacht club that is
important is a membership oil the regatta
committee. That committee has charge
Of all the sport and an incompetent man
can very easily mar a seasons sport.
Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt is the
flag officer OF the New York Yacht Club.
His flagship is the steamer North Star,
q handsome steamer $50 feet in length, in
which he has just finished a short cruise in
Southern waters and now it is being over
hauled and got ready for the yachting
season In these waters. Commodore Van
dsrbilt has been a yachtsman for several
years. He had a small racing sloop when
be was a student at Yale and when the
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on this coast and in European waters
The Narada is a fine sea boat and one OF
the most popular in the fleet of the New
York Yacht Club, This Ia Vice-Commo-
dore Walters's fourth year Of office. He
Is an enthusiastic yachtsman and was a
member of the syndicates that had the
cup defenders Constitution and Reliance
built. The rear commodore of the New
York Yacht Club is Seymour L.. Hustled
and his yacht is the schooner Crusader.
Wilson Marshall, the owner of the aux
iliary schooner Atlantic. the winner Of the
ocean race for the German Emper or's
cup, has been elected senior flag officer
Of the Larchmont Yacht Club, which is the
most aggressive Of the clubs with head
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Of the NEST versatile exhibits. He We
hideous little fellow. nearly covered with
hair.
"One day he would be the exile. Next
day he might go into a cage and be a wllo
man. He got a better salary for being a
wild man, but it didn't make much differ
ence to him which he was,
IF anything he would rather play the exile
because the wild man had to try to eat raw
meat. Ivanovitch didn't like that very
much,
"Trip was the armless wonder. He used
TO travel with Rarnum's. Trip was really
good. He could write. sew feed himself
and do anything else merely by the use OF
his tres.
we had a girl, too, who was born without
played the piano with her toes. That Is no
Next to the circassian girls cnake charm
ers were easiest found. Anybody could go
into a cage with the Snakes.
Bill, Doris bad the largest one that ever
the museum. 1t swallowed a big woollen
blanket and choked to death.
Sad end for him The blanket got caught
in his teeth. You know their teeth slam
backward, 80 that whenever food Is swal-
lowed it has to remain in the stomach until
II Is digested. That is what queered this
reptile
I brought him down here by paying the
expenses Of himself and his son and giving
them a little money, They stirred up the
most attention the museum ever had,
Myrtle Corbin, one Of our four legged
girls, was a good drawing card until she
was married, In her travels she found
a man from Kentucky and married him.
Now she has three or four children. They
live in the Kentucky mountain region, and
80 far as ] know are perfectly happy.
Annie Jones was the best bearded lady
we ever had. She married a lecturer with
a museum. 1t Is a peculiar thing about
freaks that practically all of them are mar
ried. They marry each other, or they marry
some one who wants to get in On the salary
they make.
I'VE got a lot of free advertising out Of
an anon oseT r' pnb,li II q 5000 5000 to gan any me who
would marry her. We never had to make
good with the money, for no one would
take her. II her feet were concealed she
was really a nice looking girl. She had an
attach Of elephantia sis, | guess"
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successful. 1t worked we'll enough when
the Southern Society had a house. .,
Club porters are usually 1rishmen and
IL 1hey ~ often ns keep their places for years,
walters and their work is harder, though
their hours are more regular.
Few native Americans now seek the
place OF club steward. For the most part
most Of them look forward to a time when
they shall set up as caterers or restaurant
keepers, They, get an insight into the
cost Of materials and service and into
methods Of buying and they make &C
launch out into business for themselves.
.Doormen seem to last longer than other
club servants, and they are often native
Americans, Nothing is more likely to make
q Slyb successful than E good doorman
ing money by putting a green boy at the
door is likely to feel the effects OF such a
policy In the loss Of membership and at
tendance.
the service Of New York clubs. There a
be no trace Of trained hall boys, because In
the nature Of things the hall boy quickly
grows into something else.
The New York boy, quick and clever.
seldom takes such a place. and is unwilling
places are country boys. and as soon as they
know the town pretty well they are likely
TO seek other employment.
There is such a demand for capacity:
even Of a humble sort, that no really good
boy need long be at the call Of the bell.
Some clubs. realizing this fact, have taken
to hiring men as call boys and paying them
more than a boys wages, just for the sake
OF insuring continuity Of service.
Since clubs have made much Of lodgings,
transient or permanent, the chamtermaid
has become an important item In club ser
vice. II a club is big enough to require
a considerable oorrs Of chambermaids, the
stewards wife has some Of the troubles
that beset other housekeepers. On the
whole, girls, whether Irish, German or
Swedish, prefer service as club chamber
maids to like places in private families
because the hours are more regular and
the matter Of davs of is arranged in a more
businesslike fashion.
Every club hat has a ladies' dining room
also has a servant with some Of the duties
OF a ladv's maid. These Places are sought
by capable girls because the hours are not
long and the work Is light.
There is an additional attraction In such
places from the fact that women ENJOYING
PRIVILEGES in the clubs Of their husbands
or their male friends are prone to violate
the usual club rule against tipping SER
wants. The ladies' maid in a mems club
usually counts upon a pretty penny during
the year from tirs. Here neat colored girls
are often employed, and they are among
the most envied OF their class and color.
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CLUBS ARE WELL SERVED now
BUT THEY HAVE had THEIR
TROUBLES WITH SERVANTS.

Shocks Administered by East Side Youths
to Dignlned Clubmen-French the Ian.
guage Of Club MISUNDERSTANDING VINO
Become Permanent Fixtures at Clubs.
New York usually gets what she wants,
but she has been a long time getting the
right kind Of club servants. Perhaps IL
would be more accurate TO say that New
York, since her frst great expansion Of
club life, has been slow In ~equalzing de-
mand and supply In the matter Of club
servants.
Ever nnce New York began to have
cluos, which was hardly three generations
ago, the older clubs have usually managed
70 have a corps Of trained and decorous
eervents, but when clubs began TO multiply
rapidly about twenty-five years ago the
supply OF such servants quickly fell far
short OF the demand.
Men who came from clubs with a tradition
Of Two generations to the newer clubs
were surprised and shocked at the quality
OF the service, and in many Of the newer
eiuos the servants were a procession rather
taan q permanenoy. Some Of the new
ciuhs required only n thing OF q new
servant, that he should At the livery Of his
immediate predecessor. Men who had
oeeh served for a quarter OF a century by
ehe same waiter, and who had grown
gray and bald along with him, were dis
concerted 10 find a new face at the door
whenever they entered one Of the new
clubhouses.
AZ the number Of clubs increased In
oe late sos and early '9os OF the last
oehtury' the conditions as to service be-
anne worse. Democratic East Side boys,
e.faoted by the relatively high wages
onefed' sought service in the new clubs
ana even penetrated into the older clubs,
"nere they we're a cause Of offence to mem
: oers and to servants Of long standing.
Grave old gentlemen accustomed TO the
enent and deferential illustrations Of
servants that were almost old friends
sNared IN astonishment and horror at these
itee ana easy youths. A group of men in
one OF the gayer clubs we're surprised after
,lngihg for a boy to see a tousle headed
East Slider look In at the door with the in
e.iy DID youse fellers ring'' A member
VI lhe same club who called a servant 10
NAe MIS- order for a light and rather late
o'eakiast to be served to him in beo, re-
hfe's hell"
D.soohcerting little incidents Of this
aH' are nov Of rare occurrence. Club
eef.ahts in New York have not yet reached
petiection' but a persistent demand has
"Iught a larger supply Of trained walters
and doormen.
ne Kitchens are mainly manned with
irenohmen or French speaktng swiss, n
nara Tor a servant who does not sneak
In nc oa 70 get a place, however humble,
MY yne kllohen OF a first rate club.
waters are largely Swiss, Italian, Ger
VIII, and English, Few native American
tried Seek these places. Some clubs have
linz against them in New York in most
' ana The experiment has been seldom
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From NE X dnsde ti1N JourndT.
Alaska is a land of adventure and ro-
nance" said Raymond Brumbaug b. a gold
miner. Many queer things have happened
in Alaska" said Mr.. Brumbaugh Oh. smiling.
Many wretchod things, Sometimes IL has
been necessary to break sad news to mothers
at home. And sometimes this news has been
broken with wond erful skill.
An Alaskan called on a woman In New
Hampshire to tell her OF her SOM death In
the klondike,
Yes, lady. he said to the weeping mother.
And ! tell re. ma'am. as he wuz dyin' he
Ibid he?' the mother sobbed.
He certainly did, ma'am, said the Klon-
dlker. 'Swingin' back'ards and for'ards In
the cir thar. ye'd a thought he hsh wings.'-
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BIRDS IN CITY HALL PARK.
Rare Varieties Sometimes Stop for Lunch.
con In Busy Downtown New York.

wv ~ ~
con In Busy Downtown New York.
A downy woodpecker, busily en- gagged
in obtaining his noon luncheon, att rncted
quite a crowd the other day in City Hall
Park. He was hammering away in a tree
near the northeast end OF the City Hall,
apparently unconscious OF the interested
throng which gathered about under the tree,
almost within arms length.
Occasionally he would drop down lower
to zip the zap from holes in the tree, and then
resume his labor which was rewarded, to
the delight Of the onlookers. No effort
was made 70 modest him, and his tameness
and confidence wore remarkable.
II will ray any one Interested In birds
TO watch the lawn on the Broadway side Of
the park for the next two or three weeks,
az rare specimens occasionally stop there
to feed for q few hours each season on theif
way farther north.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-22
LEATHER MERGER PLAN.

New York. Dec. 22.--Through the issue
Of calls for special meetings OF the stock.
holders OF the United states Leather conf
pany and the Central Leather company
the Times today says.
It became known that the directors Of
the two companies have come to an
agreement by which the merger plan for
mulated on Dec, Il, 1901. VIII at last be
carried out. The Central Leather COM
pany was formed IN 1904 solely for the
purpose Of acquiring the stock and the
business OF the United States Leather
company. but the deel has heen hanging
fire for two years, chiefly because OF the
opposition Of certain Of the United States
Leather company's stockholders The
meetings will be held in Jersey City on
Jan. i6,
The formation Of the Central Leather
company was IN accordance with a plan
for the readjustment Of the United
states Leather company finances formu-
lated by It's president, and Its executive
commit tee.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-22
NEGRO SHOOTS
CAPT. MACKL|N
WouId-be Assassin Believed IL be
A Discharged Colored
Soldier.
THE FELLOW WORE A MASK.
Commanded Him 10 Throw up Ills
Hands, Shooting immediately
Following,

ri Reno. Ok. Dec. 2l.--Capt Edgar
u. Mackiln. Of company G. Twenty
Hnh United states Infantry, was shot
twice and dangerously wounded to-
night by a negro, md belief is ex-
pressed here that It was one OF the
members Of the troops discharged by
President Roosevelt for participation
IN nc Brownsville riots. Bloodhounds
viii he brought here from Oklahoma
City TO track the assassin.
The shooting occurred at the officers
quarters at Fort Reno. Capt. Mack
lin and his wife were seated at the din
ner table when some one tried to gain
entrance mt the front door. Capt.
Macklln asked, "Who Is there2'
The reply came, II have a message
for you
Come around to the back door, said
Capt Macklin A negro part OF his
face covered by mask, entered With
the command Throw up your hands
and give me all the money you've got"
Without giving Capt. Macklin time
10 reply. he fired twice, then fled into
the darkness one bullet entered Capt.
Mackllns abdomen, the second strik-
ing him I'm the Jaw The surgeon says
that while his wounds are dangerous,
they are not necessarily fatal.
Capt. Maclslln is about 30 years old
and Is n son OF Col Macklln, who re-
Gently was retired with the pay of a
brigadier general.
On Dec. IA the secretary OF war, upon
recommendation OF the general staff,
ordered the trial by court-martial Of
Capt. Macklin under the slxty-second
article OF war, for conduct to the
prejudice of good order and discipline
in failing TO exercise due diligence In
preventing the occurrence of rloting
at Brownsville last August,
Oklahoma City, Dec. 2t.--Two fierce
bloodhunds said TO have never failed
to bring wanted man to bay when
once on his trail, VIII be taken TO FL
Reno at O'clock this morning to be
used In running down, II possible, the
negro who last night shot and dnager-
ously wounded Capt Macklin OF the
Twenty-hfth United States infantry.
Reports received late last night state
that seorchers had been unable to find
any trace OF the assassin. but the hunt
had not been abandoned
Capt. Macklin, 1t was said, was
resting easily He is able TO give a
fairly good description Of his assallan',
but officers at the font refuse to state
whether It was one Of the discharged
troopers
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-22
SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL.

Mr.. md Mrs. George l.. Nye will
spend the holidays In Salt Lake with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Bamberger have
returned from an eastern trip.
Miss Matte Hall will spend the holi-
days with her parents, Mr., and Mrs.
l.. Il. Hall.
Mrs. C. O. Whittemore and Miss June
Whittemore have returned from CALI
fornia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Scarf are here
from Chicago and viii spend the next
two weeks In the city.
Mr., d. E. Burley will give a dinner
at the Alta club tomorrow night.
The music section of the Ladies'
Literary club will meet Wednesday
morning, Dec. 26, at 1915 o'clock, at
the club house, A miscellaneous pro-
gram OF the following numbers will be
given. instrumental. piano, Miss Kim
ball, Mrs. Graham Putnam, Mrs. Peas
sons, duet, Mrs. Harry Knight and
Miss Josephine Neil duet, Mrs Treas
ure and Mrs. Nelden; harp solo, Mrs.
futile; violin SOLO, Mrs. Blyth; vocal
numbers, Mrs. Fisher Harris, Mrs. w.
+. James. Mrs. Jack Keith, and Mrs.
Woodruff. Club members are cordially
invited.
o.
week was that OF the engagement Of
Miss Della Richards, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Richards OF this city
and Lieut.. s. NJ Parker Of the Twenty
ninth infantry at Fort Douglas.
On Wednesday night Miss Florence
FARMLAND and Charles w. Guest wero
married and reception held at the
home OF the brides parents the rooms
being bright with flowers and a delight
full time spent The bridal pair re-
celved many beautiful gifts. About 80
guests enjoyed the event.
Mrs. George Nye will be guest OF
honor at bridge tea next Friday to
be given by her sister, Mrs J. L.
Frankyn.
Next Saturday Mrs. La Forgee will
give large dancing party at the Man.
itou, the event 70 be in the way of a
holiday celebration.
One Of the pretty weddings Of the
week was that of Miss Ardele Ander-
son and r. Dyke Walton. the marriage
being solemnzed In the Temple dur
irg the day and reception taklng place
at the home OF the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs James Anderson In the even
ing. The rooms were decorated In holly
and red chrysanthenlums and carna-
lions, and a delightful evening was
spent. music being among the pleasant
features. The bride wore a gown of
white creme de chine with lace and
ribbon trimmings Members OF the
family assisted In entertaining and