Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-08-16
MONKEY SLAVES HIM
SELF.
Human-Like Animal in Ringing Bros.
Menagerie Doesn't Use Safety.

Darwin, the famous missing link
with Ringing Brothers circus, has
learned to shave himself. And he
doesn't use safety Several scientists
who examined Darwin during the
Madison Square Garden engagement
were undecided as to the proper class
ificatioa of the strange creature.
They leaned to the belief that he
sprang from the chimpanzee family,
though his man-like looks and habits
were a puzzle to them.
Darwin lives in house. 1t has
doors, windows, hot-water heater,
pictures on the wall, electric lights and
furniture. He is friendly chap. He
laughs like a human being. He is
especially fond of children and likes
to shake hands with them. During
the hour between the opening of the
doors and the beginning of the regular
performance, he receives all visitors
who care TO make friends with him.
When the show begins, he retires to
his cot for short nap. When the
audience is leaving at the conclusion
of the show he takes his evening
meal on the veranda of his house.
He eats at a table with the use of
knife and fork and a full table equip
ment, even to napkin and finger bowl.
He wears the clothes of man, carries
watch and likes a soothing pipe just
before retiring.
Darwin was captured in India about
three years ago. He was then chat
tering baby in his mothers arms. He
lived for two years on board a tramp
steamer, where he learned to wash
dishes and make himself generally
useful in the ships galley. He reach
ed the show business through the
captain of an expedition of trappers
who were bringing family of giratfeS
from a small coast down to Johannes
burg for shipment to the Ringing
Brothers. The captain bought the
animal from the skipper and sent it on
with the consignment to New York.
On it's arrival it was given into the
care of Charles Smith, the head animal
plished bicycle rider and splendid
| jockey. Smith brought the animal to
! the attention of several New York
scientists to assist nm IN Classifying
it. There was no place for it in the
| category. 1t seems to substantiate
the Darwinian theory of missing link
more than any other animal ever dis
covered.
When the big show comes to Wau-
sau on Saturday, Aug. 20 the student
of natural history will find much to
delight him in the new menagerie.
1t is a complete geological collection.
Through one side of the great tent,
from end to end, stretches long line
of elephants. There are forty in all,
comprehending every variety known.
One of them is of peculiar interest
because of the fact that it has just
celebrated the PA anniversary of its
birth. When George Washington was
the president of the United States it
| made its debut before the public as an
exhibit in the London Geological
| Gardens. 1t was then estimated to
be 100 years old.
Among the various other specimens
are a family of giraffes, hyenas, hippo
potami, rhinoceri, gnus, nylghaus,
| ibixes yaks, kangaroos, zebus, llamas,
horned horses, Philippine cattle, water
buffalo, ant-eaters, tapirs, Wax warts,
wart hogs, pecaries, emues, ostriches,
seals, sea lions, porkupines, camels,
dromedaries, behemoths and all
varieties of the cat, bear. deer and
| monkey tribes.