Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-09
MONKEY OUTDOES
MAN IN STUNTS
OF CIRCUS RING
Charles the First Possesses All
Powers of Human with
Exception of Speech.

OF all animals known to creation the
most wonderful is Charles the First, one
of the star performers with the BarnuIri
& Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. He
is probably a c~himpanzee, though his
close resemblance to the human lifts
him into a class by himself. All mans
divine gifts, with the exception of the
power of speech, are possessed by this
strange creature. Science says there is
a link connecting the lower animal crea-
ton with that of the human race.
Charlie the First proves this theory.
Within him is the divine spark of
human fire. To UGH an extent has he
developed by contact with man, that
he has become q better circus performer
than any man who evF lived.
Charlie the First was born in Africa
about ten years ago. Nothing is
known of his antecedents. In 1908 a
party of scientists came upon him
seated beneath a tree eating cocoanuts.
Instead of fleeing, the animal walked
up to them, his arms alden with nuts
which he passed around, at the same
time making motions which plainly
said, These are to eat" The men
were amazed, and taking the nuts were
about to pass on, when the friendly
creature took one of them by the hand
and tried to detain him. The party
proceeded, however, but a gone but a
few miles when the animal overlook
them, now carrying a pad crudely
woven into a mattress, a club and a
cocoanut shell he used as a cup.
For days he marched with the party.
sometimes ahead, other times lingering
behind, but more often walking with
them. AT meal times he brought fruit
and nuts from the forest, exchanging
some for what canned foods he could
eat. Seeing the negro s~ervants carry
ing wood, he helped them, and from that
on began to make himself useful. AS an
| experiment the scientists placed the
animal with the captain of a small
freighter. He became useful from the
start. In three days he was carrying
burdens and washing the deck. A week
later he astonished the men in the
galley by putting on an apron. That
day he helped wash the dishes.
From this on his progress was rapid.
The scheme to let him develop merely
by his desire to initiate was a COM
plete success. After eight months the
man whose hand he shook In the Afri-
can thicket, took Charles the First to
London for further development. From
this on his history reads like a miracle.
Scientists from all over Europe eX-
amined him. Even the king of Eng
land, the German emperor and Alfonso
of Spain had him brought before them
There was but one opinion: Here is
the exemplification of the Darwiniar
theory or an accident OF nature" DIR
Buchanan. one of the discoveries o
the animal. now brings him to Americs
as one of the big feature with the Bar
mum & Bailey circus.
Everything he does proves him more
human than animal. He dimes with the
use of a full table equipment. He sleeps
In a bed. He plays on the piano. He
shines his own shoes. He sews on his
own buttons. AS a performer he eXcels
man. He is an accomplished bareback
rider. He is Il skilful trapeze artist, q
finished high-wire walker and a clever
juggler. On one of the stages he pre-
sents a difficult bicycle act. He origi-
mated 1t himself. Mere instinct could
not evolve such skill. Any one who
rides a bicycle knows it requires judg-
ment and reason to learn. Charlie the
First is a greater rider han any mar
ever seen with a circus. Here then are
the proofs that he possesses a divinity
of mind far in excess of natures In
tent. He will prove the greatest circus
attraction ever seen in Newark or
Monday, May 16, when the big show
pOmes