New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-24
YES, THEY'RE TR|PLETS
At Least That's What "Pat"
Says About the Lion Event.
QUIET EASTER AT CIRCUS
Everybody Loafs but Horned
Horse, Which Roars at 4:45
O'clock, as Usual.

Born. to Papa Nero and Mamma queen,
i'm the Barnum ~ Bailey menagerie at
Madison Square Garden yesterday, trip
let's At least, Pat" the animal man.
drawing from his knowledge of similar
events in the lion family. opnes they are
triplets. but nobody has yet braved "A
definite investigation. because Nero, the
largest lion in captivity. has strong OBJ
iections to any one meddlihs In his family
affairs If the weather remains fair, baby
leopards also may arrive at any minute
Miss Suffrage. queen of the giraffeS
has promised fitting atmospheric condi-
ditions for the latter event; therefore,
since she is the official weather prophet
of the show. everybody is hopeful. All
drew, Miss Suffrage's nurse, says that Ill
he has to do when he wishes to know
what the morrow's weather VIII be Is 10
observe the actions of this spotted pa
rometer. No, the spots do not move up
and down the lady's neck. Far be II from
Andrew to exaggerate. But her delicate
health and sensitive temperament respond
marvellously 10 conditions climatic, aud
Andrew always knows from her behavior
whether or not to predict squalls ahead.
a weather prophet. she is said 20 be worth
$1,000. and is cuddle1 accordingly. Press
Agent Thompson says she wasn't even
spanked the other day when she reached
I'D TO the ceiling of the menagerie ana
playfully pulled down cluster of electric
lights.
Babe is also a vlleged member Of the
circus family. out of respect for Babe
great age and his eminence In the tribe
the tribe OF Elephantus-he is exempted
from all parades when the show goes on
the road, and is asked only TO push
few dozen wagons into place when the
big top has been set. But babe has one
grievous fault. lie snores in his sleep.
And when Babe snorcs well, II Is no
wonder Miss Suffrage has nerves
Harry Mooney. the elephant man, has
found a remedy for the outrage. however.
and for the last night or two the me-
nagerie has had peace. Harry ties
sheet around Babes mouth ana tru.k
and by the power of suggestion persuades
him that he is muilled. It's all blun,
Mooney says, just as claiming an Gle
phant 10 a little peg IN the floor IS biJt'
but it works beautifully Albert, Babe
brother. has insomnia, and on the nights
when he hasn't insomnia he becomes a
somnambulist: so when interviewed on
Babes troubles Yesterday he simply
Tapped his right ear. daintily disposed OF
a peanut and roared: Fl should worry
Next Sunday Toto SieSrist, OF the Sic
grist-Silbon troupe Of 2erla.lats, cele-
brates the hftieth anniversary of his en-
trance into circus high life. He insists
that Eddie Silbon, mis- partner, and the
other eight members of The troupe shall
be his guests AT a banquet on the trape1e
and VOWS that everybody present must
consume his consomme while doing the
double turn.
Yesterday all was quiet in the Garden.
The circus people were resting after the
first days performance of the season, ana
nothing more exciting was TO be seen than
a Kangaroo out for walk. once IN
while a roar from one of the cages would
break the stiffness. Suddenly. along tow
ard dusk. a weird below arose. with
note OF true distinction. Press Agent
Thompson took out his watch.
That's the horned horse" he said.
But why do you look IT The time when
he roars?" asked the reporter.
oh" said Thompson, he speaks every
dav AT precisely a quarter to y. M and
we all set our watches.