The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-24

the TOP of them, or the red-headed wo-
man. or the Goddess of Liberty, or some
thing like that. To instruct the masses
you see; not for real use, but for dis
play"
Il see," said he who had interrupted.
Il forgot bandwagons," said Colonel
Dawson. you have, then, fifty or more
cages for animals, musicians and the like.
They'll cost you about $1,000 apiece-SJO 600,
well say for the lot.
Now, there's one other thing that you
have got to attend to before you consider
your European agents and the results of
your kilograms. That is to look out for
the advertising of the show to make ar
rangements for the printing of posters
and other campaign literature
Here you'll have to add some others
to your executive family. The general
agent is one, the master of publications is
the other The general agent will look
out for the preparation of the posters,
the paper as it Is known in the show
business: the master of publication will
get up those interesting little pamphlets,
telling how much hay the elephant eats,
how much breakfast the clown devours,
and other interesting little bits of infor-
nation. These are distributed gratui-
tously at the show grounds and around
the city where the show is to CO. Both to-
gether will probably cost you $4,000
year. ana ABOUT tnlS time, loo' Sod VIII
probably need an assistant manager,
which will mean $1,000 more in salary out
of your pocket.
Now you have gotten fairly started"
Il should think So" broke in the much
impressed listener.
Yes, you are cutting some holes in the
wind" conceded Colonel Dawson. but
don't think that the spending of this
money will be as easy as 1t is for me to
x4riD toll n do IL
and more bother than it takes me to tell
you about it. You understand
This point was answered in the affirm
alive.
Animals Needed.
well, now we will begin to take up
the gathering of the animals and other
attractions of the show. Let's go for the
animals first. You'll want about the fol-
lowing list: Twenty-Five or thirty ele-
plants. two pairs Asiatic lions. two pairs
Nubian lions, three pairs leopards, one
pair black tigers. one pair jaguars, one
rhinoceros and one giraffe, number of
monkeys and what smaller animals the
agencies can pick up for you.
Now the elephants won't be hard to
get Almost any agency knows where 1t
can pick them UP for you. And right
here Is a funny point about the value OF
an eleDndHI IL you WdHl W Btt liiciii
when they are cheapest you will buy
them about eight or nine years old. An
elephant is most valuable when it is first
born"
He paused to watch the effect. 1t was
there.
Eyes, and cheapest when 1t is middle
aged, going up in price after 1t is nine
years old until at twenty years it is al
most as valuable as when 1t was no years.
Can you guess the reason?"
There was a heart-whole "No."
ut all lies in size. An elephant Is bet
ter for show purposes when 1t is very
small or very large than when it Is just
ordinary size Consider the question
yourself. An elephant in itself is not an
unusual sight to most people in America.
A cute baby elephant or giant old fel-
low is, however, isn't it? Well thats the
answer. You or 1 would walk mile to
see an elephant Just born, but we
wouldn't stir two steps to see one that
was middle-aged and peculiar in no way.
'Well, as I was saying your elephants
would not be hard to get. A herd or
twenty or thirty OF them would cost
about $4,000 to $4,000.
'Now next are the Asiatic lions. They
won't be especially hard to get. either An
Asiatic lion is the kind with yellow
name. The female don't have much name
at all They cost you about $500.
'"The Nubian lions are more valuable,
but still are not rare. Their coming Will
take about $500 more out of your pocket.
'In the same way the leopards. the
tigers and the jaguars are easy to OBJ
tain rare variety of tigers Is the
black one that comes from Asia. These
will cost about $1,000 apiece. Others ami
mails of the cat tribe that l have men
toned will average about $500 apiece
"Then comes the 'rhino the surliest
beast in the menagerie. Tell me, did you
ever hear of rhinoceros being trained?
mo" was the response
''Well there's good reason. one
never was trained. They are the ugliest
beasts an animal man has to handle. He
can take chances with a lion or a tiger
or any of the others but the rhinoceros
he never gives an opportunity to attack
him. They are the most treacherous
beasts that exist.
1.-THE cages they are kept in are made
of especial strength, of such a size that
Mr.. Rhino can't turn around, and the
front part is faced with steel SO that he
can't tear it down with his horn. The
most valuable rhinoceros in captivity Is
the one at Central Park, New York. lie
is the only double-horned one In captivi-
ty. That is all by the way. however.
Rinoceros VIII Cost $4,000.
your rhnoceros will cost you about
s5000 and you will have to have three