The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-07
Notes From Camp Carson

partly TO meet old acquaintances. This
and other camps mean much to the
Building up of q new Christian citi-
zenship. ready to perform some real
atryice TO the world.
Camp Carson. Frostproof July g.
Friday night was the night of the
camp circus This event. held for the
first time last year. is becoming ira
dition of the camp. The circus just
held by the camp boys is voted by
the camp leaders who were here To
witness the preceding ones as the fin
est circus ever held AT Camp Carson
+ Ring master Eames was at his best
and the stunts Of the gymnasts were
more wonderful and the animals more
( remarkable than any eyer shown be
/ fore. The chief clown was more Clev-
ar and more irresistible than any ever
/ before appearing in this ring There
/ were animals shown here the like of
which Barnum Il Bailey or Ringing
Bros. ncNer beheld
Prof. Nofall, the wonderful tight
rope walker, performed upon the
1
around on his course and retracing
his steps,
Boob McNut, the famous clown,
successfully pulled off the rare and
astonishing feat of clutching a butter
1 fly.
Prof. Rehno, the great monkey tam
or, was there with two monster mon.
| keys. which displayed an almost hu.
man intelligence Prof Rehno is
making great progress in mastering
the monkey language and these won
derful animals which he is exhibiting
seem to clearly comprehend his com,
mands If Darwin could have lived
until this moment, we feel sure that
in collaboration with Prof. Rheno,
the mystery OF the missing link might
have been solved.
Gerunk, the Human frog, pulled
off some contortion stunts and bal
ancing feats which would do credit to
some real ring artists
Prof. Samuel Sampson, the strong
man, performed feats of prodigiouS
strength, lifting several men and han
ding huge balls as if they were mar
bles
Ben Hur or his descendant, was
present with his speedy steeds and
/ treated the crowd to the rare sight
of Il Roman chariot race. His Steeds
We're named Caesar, Pompey and
| CraSsiuS. a blackface clown VINO, with
| Phaeton's ambition, sought to drive
lur's wild steeds, was thrown violent
ly from the chariot and dragged from
the ring and his wild shrieks of pain
Abed Hoode. an Arab trainer,
brought unto the ring Zahulah, the
most remarkable looking giraffe now
in captivity. AS is very well known
among animal trainers, the giraffe is
one of the most difficult of animals
to teach but Zahulah did some of the
feats of intelligence usually performed
| by only the more intelligent of the
trained horses.
One of the strangest freaks of the
animal kingdom is the Camaule, a
cross between a camel and a mule
Here is Ophela, with the blood of
| both parents and along with their
physical charms, the intelligence of
a super-horse. The world is indebted
to Prof. Gutenhein, the Arabian eX-
plorer. for this new animal.
oIlleh MdHlD Drought from Ine Up
per Nile, Bebe, not only the largest
4 but the most intelligent ostrich in
captivity. This rare bird, which since
her last exhibition has been suffering
from sore throat on account of eX-
posture, answered all questions in Il
most uncanny manner by either a nod
or a shake of the head. question
concerning the composition of the
moon which has puzzled scientists for
ages, was answered in an off-hand
manner by this intelligent bird. When
first discovered this bird was in the
vicinity of the Sphinx Whether this
strange birds ability to readily an
swer the most difficult of questions is
due to its early environment is mat
ter for conjecture.
The Dance of the Seven Wells"
was most beautiful exhibit of the
latest modern esthetic tone of the