La Junta tribune., 1907-07-20
THE AWFUL BIG CATS
They are the Most Oangerou. oi
All Wij Animals.
TIGERS MERCILESS DEMONS.
While E.sy to Handle and Quick te
Learn. When kroasec Trey Are
Fiercs ne.r,-te-psn.hers. J-1uaf.
ard Ceopsros Sre Treacre-oLs.


ard Ceopsrds S-e Treaore
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KJ!@"5 IN .iriici":.> NJ ~. a. IL!
Ga "a ne tniir ,rItr~ WI! i..~ ffi-h;
III ,iIaf., au.. Ii. dr. az, ~ /" IL Ia
!'diu- liz ru;.i..- -.'i1.i ni:a l.. .
,.nls'ui4..-i s'r.u.'iA L.~ marvellous
HtDu!Lc MnI hi ,!!!"ln,l- u.!A. and
IL 'li'i!u; i!-ni ga! sha:-y rr2ar. tie
American grill. w!h his rin crush
iug h. i-i' p'n'icro..> I'aW aud his
i5ut. /, !ue u4AW L. lsal~i J. A. dan
rc.,i. {" i.AtI ii. ANY ne uf the hl:
cats
"l"r. l--rir, -" tluuih prov I,.eL
wi;h trcti, tl.'i 'an cr. Ii IA t.ir ugh III =
H.: l-n.c ~ = u !. ~ II il were Il
lrI.'~'ciJ. ".'A t-'t = rr"s .'i"i with
hf" !r'u,.ru ij,>- laws I.'iuird III"
trc,l...- AMI IN u ,'tr... ! fp.ir and u
D.lr It,, ',-- l".: ~ M. i,'l,t stlikc'
W., ir"-" l.. .,-aN- #. '!av- IN,
- pin: l",! - :,-.-,''.-- anI t"u'i"u~
..'il Ia .r.-. 81. i-..' H.; go Il out OF
H." t-sli IL " -. >n#f' ;-hr r t'e-!
tH4u.l". that e. i"-, fla' II i'iI -I!'
rtt.,- /: v3;l le- u ..i - nal i.,ourh>
mi -n.'!.r i,tr~ =. !'it~ i~
iut- H.. AN .. =. "f 50 injured
~, Mt "i.'t =" fin.~.. ':,l'i!< '"nr
g., .Ilu- gre -. l"i'l'ri ami
r." - aI.. Il ali IL tie ~ - II little
H. 90 u .ut =. u g" tf th,--- h,~,E>
i n" 10" ,ui Of dagger ON ":iv o
i;i-i ~ i4 Er~f ,-h'> trA,l'r'l ia an!
II nj show :, B-n-ul tigrc made i
4'p.-.l at Eur.i,-lu hla"k '".lr rut
thruurh ia" ~ Ir,h thi' Ter - ,h,'
t~-ur alJ 'uf thrr. parallel strips two
Zee; In. and six inches 'i,ri' and
l,au ~ rnzpr ,lHs,!cs t. The very
i.;t. ..l..r.. pf ~" h"n~:
"As II mntter 81 fact the dextcrity
~ IN. ~ th.>c hIg fat.- laws Is ns-
,rtiipling Here l. II ,uriutls accident
whi h hari-n-'i I" R"s''-h when he
rntlr-tn"k Ier..nuIly :" break In
'r.vrr' tlgrr that had gone lad Pro
wheel With sole leather gI.nrls worn
n"ll IL. >kiu mrI covering the fcshy
I,nr' uf 'hr Veg FROM ihr groin IL the
hu.-. Ii. entered the nn'nn With the
led .tu- and wu- a'tI"h"ti and wound
rl lii trousers were rla>hrsi In on"
spot ln>t hf: "u"n.li t" ad:nit II singl"
claw All un,l"rgarutrnt showed two
similar and thr sole leather guard
t'rec siinllar cuts. While the flesh was
turn an inch ,,rci, In fur places three
inches Inn.
still another instance showing the
r.nrvci"Es ,iui"knc-s nf claw happened
In tn. .uiu- show ~ hen the tralncr In
r..irp,. "f a l""ftard Er"iu, was saved
IL the III i ~ Tin - fran II rn-i,e v hl"h
h.td tried /" l,lll him down hy climb
II. ur IN lh'n I u" arm "f this man
showed i..tr .r.ii wrist md elbow alone
twcnty-~iN wultlul> Nnrt Ing from
quarter "f aY Iii h deep nn,i IN inch
L-r.. t. enc Inch deep and four inches
long
'uf all tin. r.. rat-. Inclu.llus that
u,ug'!itc"ut jung" 'nHn".l monarch OF
nigh; tie H.! Hld in"lndlr. those
l,nni'fU.lN sI"ttcd "r',IiE" ,u'l h,nrk
,ll..i- TIA" jaguar and tn" le"pard.
niud thcI- cousin. 'lat n"is.''rs~. light
min. swift 'rai'"r. tn" I'anihrr. train
cr- l.r.'rr l." handle tr. Tiger
L his = confirm, I" III. popular be-
lief hirh credits the tiger as III" most
hl.s,thir~ty Il nlH ilI l"usts. The
tiger is. h"wrlrr. tie Iui"lest I" learn
and the .asl.'>t /" handle W Whereas
til. Tiger alNM,s rc;nai"~ Il nervous.
high Strung nrufc after n time II lion
lc.r,it,s i.hl"gmafir and lazy and re-
oulr,> urging. which Is apt fo cause
trouble
Whereas the Tiger Is Il demon incar-
NAT. and mrr''ilc~s once aroused. he Is
II; lrn~t nn honest fighter that gives
ample warning hen about (" attack
and "iiik = rare. "V""l''i"n attacks
innn f""iu t.'hind. unlike tn. jaguar.
trrarhr'r'u~ ~ud almost invariahl at
tack hem II ha' X is turned
Again NJ all this dangerous family
the MATURE. uf the tiger comes nearest
that Of any ordinary house cat. and. al
ways comparatively. the tiger il Is that
Is mast uiI'rot atlse once the master
has suUc".,l..l IN establishing his truce
I hen like the domestic rHt he likes 10
hrl'sh up against the person Of his
trainer loye> tu have. his back rubbed
scratched Ia st,utht The eriaSting itch
tetWecn the ears while he eInits purs
of Satisfaction. forgetting that the
least unforeseen accident may arouse
mur,!rro,,s Instincts that would in "A
twinkling convert the friendly meeting
into a shaiuhles."