The sun., 1910-05-15

an l..gAtor. was DIT torpid 9th
N. . yesterday afternoon when he
5a--ai .l from biz tank in Dreamhnd
tone. land. 20 receive a singing blow
ta,t-.n rh~ eyes from the end q long
ye.up 20 pole Tie opansa hia ample
ko. ,1in and his throat quivered with
A ~, - Percy was plainly perturbed
g. rre uoment. but when the prOdding
,....t 4. again fell into his customary
,rs Nth tho momcntary yawn that
.crrr .Hrd the hiss il was discovered
th.t hr'f Il his lower jaw was missing
.Iu rold that he bit IL oH himself.
.,nIa n Wells Hawks. whose duty IL IL
d. 80 .rlt none Of !r,~nland's wonders
r,ss nuoriced "Ons oi the curious
t-u,,, % these amphihious. alarming.
amusing and astonishing alhgators IL
tha, ,hsy always fight with their iaws.
Who sa,vs hut that Percy In aome NJ Of
rys~xhelming self-reproach turned the
weapons With which nature has lowered
Inn urun himself'- ..
SYss-uh. supplemented Alligator Joe,
Who brought aO0O. more or less. crOco-
dilss and al'igAtors 10 Dreamland from
Florida ths wear. and whose most init
mate friends dare 70 call him Warren
Trayea -vassuhl. Ne was the. man AZ
tha business end Of the prodding pole.
an a. he went about thus fondl.ng- his
re,s he emitted a running Are of com-
reutary regarding the lives. ambitions.
disa9rotnSments ages,. habits. emotions
ard pastlpies Of tlls cTeatureN o.
That they could % without food for
three ur four years he asserted. but magn-
o VhiIs thay we're largely dependent apon
v..ter 20 and uder which element they
could eyisi readily for months. Nor was
Alligator Joe q, particle reticent about
allowing that they could uso their tails
a. en- sgeney for dipping fosd into their
mouth, md that they challenged each
other - comhat by a anapping of the Jaws
With a noise like = revolver shot. and that
they can run any distance up 70 hundred
fest % fast a. q man. go
Although Percy Haulwsll hrd several
poteutiPl travelling hegs right on has
persOn end slihOugh he hrd a century
10 HE crtdt IN point of yeers it must
not ba thought that be IL one OF The oldest
living gradustes Of the Florida ErereiRdss
nov in O. eptvity st Droamland. That
place oC prestige belongs 70 MiEmi. a
crocodile Of no greater length thEn Percy
but wh' -end nov prepare yourself for
Athnll j. I,s@ yeers old. That. az least,
aid Alhert ~ Joe. u the estimate Of Prof
Corey Of Chicago University. who knows
Shat rinEs on the tail and humps behind
the ear stand for And who was Alligator
I0e ~ dispute the word % q man OF acienceP
10 gong on the system of one ring for
every hundred yearN they have figured
out the ages Of the regt, 0g the outfit n
There is Jumbo Joe. Cor example. with
I.t01 vears 70 remember. and Dreamland,
Who y a mere hahe Of go years and
Steamboat who does hetter with score
o' 81 and Carrie Nation. biithe young
widow Of 100 summers. and IN tanlu
sdjoining ara the training guarisrs Of
i'm Jehries and JACK johnson. JeH has
smetilng ike pa yeaFp In seniority over
The 513 years Of his rival
They tell me that when those two are
pg' together remarked Mr.. HaWks.
'they instinctively start the 60 with q
little snarring before they uae their jaws.
Nr HAWKS said this with the air OF passing
% totally unveritied information in q way
that iets you know that he may have been
imposed upon. but that was how u came
b him. and you can tale u or leave Il; -
there you aTe.
10 the alligator farm in DreAniland
ths year they also have several hundred
ENN IfNNA AAliA.lNfH 0l HNNNu 0E FlhMN
year and many twO-year-olds Of negiig-
its .-ngth. Also you can So nOeing
around m the dry part OF the tank OF
tie tEs.ye-year-olds a very small and
very whit" little pa whose name, Royal
Fr-ara bis only prOtection. He's
ta iar~ zN0t. and he. has proved bis
H... ia. staying alive up 20 the
r0s6n' time
II had been r,rmored around the Island
thst Deacon ZachaTias sqhgga Of Bev-
e-'v Mass was on hand % witness che
opening n the larger amusement places.
The 0"d0or circus. where Ouika Meers,
The @guestrienne with decollet& skirts. and
Ian Ryan a very merry chap who has
Just hem clowning Il through South
America, we're keeping the railing iammed
With spectat0rs. was paged In vain Tor
the DeaCon The soenio railway, running
from the ocean TO Surf avenue was
s-arrhsd and he was not 70 be found
They were about ~ drag the miniature
axe % The fear hat hs had fallen from q
too hazardous trip on the chutes when
s9me one bethouEht himself Of the Grecian
Theatre
In the incense laden AIR. seated between
. Second aveQus duchess and q Long
Island real NststA maEnats on the front
nv wa the deacon. Both eyes were
fastened upon the stage where The young
Soman named Athena, was doing a
Greek dance, vaA exemplifying art. grace
and higher eduratiOn. Sone one stepped
quietly up 70 the deacon and tapped him
gently on the shoulder. The New Eng
hnd ChIvh pillar jumped three feet from
hls chair Ne was assured that no word
II hI- Eddy conduct would he telegraphed
b nIs home
Great lddle.' exclaimed Deacon
s7usg thought yea was s'lmmun
from B-verly Aint abe a iimcracksr.
ih0ggh'-
Wneu the deacon was made 20 ses that
hA attendance AZ COncy Island would
no' r- made u count against him next
smru9r should he attempt N So the
Pn~siden' IN the face % many diaappoint-
n@nts .sst year he settled down into
iuN enjoyment ~ Lhe speotncie befoFe
I'm Nur ',ll the lights dared up at the
90 ~ The dancing did he wander Out into
u tayFh and then IL was only TO dive
a. 1ncs INTO the lfln of the Diving Venuses.
Tier" in rapt admiration but with
frequent sdelohG Rlanoes over his shOul-
99rr b" watched The Due girls. Etheland
mo lave gone acroaa ne NarrOwp and
irln Port Hamitln N Fifty eighth street
Wthou' h" need q an accompanying
F1wt1a'
TIE IAacnn Who came down from
he'er' y~sterday with the express puF-
O. naugurating the season Of 1910
Gomez Island. didn't leave q trick un-
.H"I Ne hanged away a. the North
Fo'' ~.npt.ng Gallery in Dreamland.
EhAr- ok and Peary are pictured play
- chile 40 the Top 0f the World.
VII r7'~d breath he. follow ID tho ad-
-'h'Ira- n jim Moran. alias Kid Allen.
stersopticon and moving picture
an .-a
Hr .a-s@1 10 the Boys Band from STAN