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times better than they ever were before,
and l believe that in a year or year
end half I shall be able to come home
to you, darling, with, if not large, at
least fortune.
Darling, l have just had your letters
(three) of September Goth, October 1st
and November 18th handed. me. They
terrify me to think how nearly l have
lost you, my own true blessed wife. What
a brute am to leave you all alone to
fight so hard battle at home. And now
| am afraid that most, If not ALL the
money due me for the last six months
has been paid toward my share of the
expenses of our prospecting party. I
have no time to find out before this mail
mail. | only get ELS a month now and
rations. The company will not pay high
salaries at first; they promise that in
few months they shall be increased ma
terially. 49,.
THE post riders are waiting. Tell Beo
that I have seen lots of lions and tigers.
too near to be exactly pleasant, but have
not had to fight one yet. Perhaps I may
kill one some day and send him home
the skin. Tell him | have also seen some
tremendous elephants and hippopotami,
one of which I shot; ostriches, too, are
pretty plentiful.
zone poor fellow was killed and eaten
by lions the other day, and they have
killed innumerable horses, oxen, sheep,
&c. Eight lions have been shot about
this place alone since the expedition ar
rived.
This is wonderful country Good.
by, my own.
Yours forever PAT.
. Up. S.-Will write long, long letter next
mail, and try and send some money"
This letter relieved my mind about Pat,
but did not help the financial difficulties.
My people became very anxious about
my serious state of health A dear niece
OF my brother-in-law took me first to Sir
Butler Smyth, who found patch on the
lung and then to Sir Felix Semon, who
at that time was throat physician to King
Edward.
Neither Sir Felix nor I ever forgot our
first interview, for when he told me I had
phthisical laryngitis, that I must live
abroad and give up my profession, stood
up angrily and said, you must be a
fool" From that moment warm friend
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Then came more CHEEKY letters from
Pat, which helped me to get better. and
gave me the courage to carry through
this matinee.
After the matinee, in which | was SO
generously and valiantly helped by Mrs
Percy Wyndham, l was engaged, on the
advice OF Clement Scott and Mr.. Ben
Greet, by the Messrs. Gatti to play at the
Adelphi in The Trumpet Call" by Mr..
George r. Sims and Mr.. Robert Buchanan
and THE Lights of Home" "The White
Rose and THE Black Domino" by the
same authors.
I was very delicate and often out OF the
cast with the return of loss OF voice:
cnce was away for six weeks. Even
tually fell i'll with typhoid fever.
After my illness 1t was necessary for
me to act again as soon as possible; so,
although I was still physically feeble
white and fragile my hair only just be-
ginning to grow again, couldn't refuse
the Messrs. GATH when they sent for me
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and recite poetry to them. He chooses
poetry because, he says, it wearies him
to think up words to say in such one
sided conversation. But he uses his
infections just as if he actually were ad-
dressing the lions, who as rule, sit
quietly on their pedestals or lie on the
ground soberly gazing at him.
He will talk thus for half an nour-or
even an hour sometimes. Now and then
see lions head rear to one side as il
he was having difficulty hearing plainly.
Sometimes they go to sleep. If lion
ever sleeps in the cage with his trainer
he is nearly sure to be over with all bad
tricks forever When he awakens and
discovers that he has been asleep and is
unhurt his confidence and trust is COM
plete.
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The audience of course sees only the
performance. They hear the blare of the
band and see the slight young woman
leap into the cage through an opened
door which is quickly swung shut behind
her by the ring attendants. They see the
tigers and the panther go through the
routine of their tricks, occasionally. balk-
ing, but always succumbing to her steady
commands in the end. They do not see
the hours and hours of time spent each
day by Miss Stark in just visiting" with
her pets" She goes to their cages each
morning before breakfast. She superin-
tends their feeding. She stands just out
of paws reach Of them for hours during
the mornings and she sees that they are
given bit of freedom now and then in
the big exercise cages.
They learn to look for her each morn
ing. And IL, as sometimes happens, she
is i'll and does not come they are in bad
humor-until at last she appears. Even
then, IL she has disappointed them in
the morning they are inclined to be sulky
and show off their temper in the cage
during the performance.
Just recently, when the black panther
was bit ugly during the matinee, met
her outside his cage in the outer tent and
asked her:
Aren't you bit afraid?" Not at all,
Mr.. Ringing" she replied. "He has
bad tooth. 1t has been bothering him for
a day or two. am going to fix it to-
morrow morning"
Just after breakfast the next morning
Miss Stark had the panther put into the
big ring and went in with him. She took
with her only towel, some warm and
some cold water and bit of medicine
and an instrument or two | stood out
side the ring watching her. She sat down
against the iron bars awhile as If she
were paying no attention at all to the
beast. He stalked about her for a half
hOuh VI bo, oomcWndt puIIicu. OCCdSlOu-
ally she would look up and speak to him
or wave her hand at him. Then she got
to her feet and walked about the ring,
seemingly paying attention to every
thing but the brute.
When, as IL quite by accident she came
near him, she reached out and patted his
head and then went about her business.
She repeated this maneuver several
times. Finally saw that black panther
actually following her about and trying
to attract her attention. He was some
what hurt because she did not seem to
want to play with him.
She knew just when to turn to him.
He stood quietly while she went up to
him and felt with her hand his mouth
on the side that did not hurt. Then she
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sations with them, sometimes, they seem
to look at me SO intelligently.
l always can tell when one of them is
in bad humor He will not look me
in the eye, but will turn away and stalk
bis cage. 1t Is as much as to say:
Don't look at me that way, old man.
I'm feeling as If I like to bite you and
it isn't fair to make me look you in the
eve with such an ambition" At other
times the big fellows will lie down
quietly, and poking their noses against
the bars, look at me with the most
friendly interest in their expression,
and their great soft eyes almost reveal
ing the secrets hidden behind them.
The lion trainers always talk to their
animals. We have one trainer who likes
to sit in the practice cage after putting
his pets through an arduous rehearsal
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chimpanzee comedians of whom l am
very proud They are given French pas.
tries and candies and once in while l
take them in my own car for motor
drive. We have a merry-go-round with
the circus, and they delight in riding on
this This treat is given them on every
opportunity
The lion is, perhaps, the most danger
Gus of all the animals. He is something of
what the kids call "fourfusher," it is
true, but the trouble is he never lets one
know when he is "fourfushing" and when
he is in earnest. I cannot say exactly,
that like to go into the lion tent and
rub the lions noses, but I almost do that.
like to lean over the rope that is
stretched outside their cages and look at
them. I feel as If I really hold CONVEX
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BY CHARLES RINCLINC.

oy SAA<AkNhAsS NAANo6hN9s
TyO me my circus is my "menagerie"
Somehow / always think in
terms of animals instead of saw
dust and some other things that are nee
essary to make a circus.
And if ever am inclined to wonder
whether I am, after all, the sort of man
I'd like to be, go out to the "menagerie"
and look my monkeys and tigers and
lions and elephants in the face. 1t is
there see my measure. 1t is there
always may find the answer to my inner
questioning.
For, unless my animals like me l am
a failure. Any man is a failure If ami
mails do not like him. There is some
thing wrong about him.
So, as some men may have their fet-
ishes, their standards and their self-cre-
ated ideals, have my beasts of the
plain and mountain and jungle, and il
they like me am satisfied with myself.
When a tiger snarls at me or an ele-
plant gives his trunk nasty switch or
a lion roars at me l stop quickly and
look him in the face II / see that he
means it then take stock of myself for
the last day or two. What have done
/ shouldn't do?
II, after meeting my gaze for mo-
ment or two, the beast turns away as if
a bit ashamed-then i know he was just
in a temper for the moment, and I am
relieved.
strange whim?
Not at all. An animal knows. man
better than a man knows his own kind
He sees beneath the surface. The animal
is quick with sympathy and quick with
resentment. He understands a mans
moods instantly
And that is why the watchword of my
circus is, BE kind to the cage people,"
There are many persons who think the
circus and menagerie animals are un-
happy because they are Gagged AS a rule
they are not. We take good care that
they have exercise and at least a com
forting measure of freedom. / could not
look tiger in the face il l knew I was
making him unhappy.
There is but one secret to the success
we have in the circus in teaching the
animals to perform the amazing, tricks
which are exhibited twice daily to the
audiences. This is kindness-and pa
thence. The animals, especially those of
the cat kind, are suspicious at first and
stubborn. They are the most sagacious
of all and really are the easiest to train
but they are not dependable until they
know that we are trying to be their
friends and that we will reward their
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good performances
with some especial
kindness.
A million per-
sons have shud-
dered at the cour-
age of Miss Mabel
Stark, who walks
unarmed in t o a
C a 6 e containing
twelve Bengal IT,
gers and a black
panther. She car
ries neither iron
fork nor whip.
She puts these
beasts through
m a r " e l o u 8
tricks, controlling
t h g M a p p a r
emily by her voice
alone.
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passed her hand to the other side
where the bad tooth was. He snarled
bit and she showed him that this snarl
drew her attention to his mouth.
In few moments she had that pan
theirs mouth open and was working away
at the tooth. I do not know what she
did 1t must have hurt him bit at first
for suddenly she released him and backed
away very carefully to the gate, keeping
her eyes fixed upon him. He drew taut
and snarled. AS she leaped back through
the gate that the attendants had opened
for her he sprang.
He was ugly when they forced him
into the cage and took him back to his
place in the menagerie, but in half an
hour the pain was gone. ! She remained
outside the cage until the panther dropped
to the floor of his cage and, pushing his
paw little way through the bars, as if
to reach out to her and shake hands with
her, fell asleep Then she went back to
her own room to rest up for the matinee.
The panther was happy that afternoon
and went through his tricks most ODE
diently. He knew.
The monkeys are my especial care.
always see that they are treated just as I
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ship sprang up between us, and his wife,
"Gustchen," with the singing voice of an
angel also became dear friend of mine.
BY June, 1891, had received more
cheerful letters from Pat, and my health
had improved.
arranged with Mr.. Ben Greet, through
Mrs. Percy Wyndham's promise to obtain
the patronage of royalty and many
friends of hers, to give matinee of "As
You Like It" at the Shaftesbury Theater:
Shaftesbury Avenue,
Thursday, June 18th, 1891,
1880 Pm.
Under the distinguished patronage of
H. r. Fl. Princess Christian of Schleswig
Holstein.
Duchess of Abercorn,
Earl Pembroke,
Countess of Pembroke,
Earl Brownlow,
Countess Brownlow,
Countess Grosvenor,
Countess Spencer,
Countess Marlborough,
Lady Brassey,
Lady Fitzhardinge,
Lady Alice Gaisford,
Hon. Percy Wyndham,
Hon. Mrs. Percy Wyndham,
Mrs. Grenfell of Taplow Court,
Mrs. Grant of Glen Moriston.
Manager--Mr. Ben Greet.
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taken a position on the whiting police
force
Mr.. and Mrs August SoAnell. nee
Frieda Water. have purchased tho
Lloyd Smith homo IN Amy avenue
Peter Setter has gone TO Los Angeles,
Cal. 70 Join his wife and daughters
who are there. expecting 10 be gone
for several weeks.
Peter LAss of SIS w. Fred street was
arrested for violation Of the liquor
law. having q large stil IN operation
He was released on bond to appear In
the city court for trial. and yesterday
paid a fine of $4,000 and costs.
Mrs George l. Girard OF Sheridan
avenue is expected to be able to re
turn home from Benton Harnor, Mich.
thIA week.
John KoIlar was placed under arrest
on q warrant issued by the city Judge
for violation of the liquor Law. Upon
Investigation considerable beverage
was secured He furnished bonds to
appear in the city court for trial.
Steve Kozocik. charged with being
drunk, was released on 5000 bond TO
appear for trial
Andrew Ritzko was arrested on com
plant of his wife. charging him with
non support He was released on his
own bond. TO appear Feb. 10th for
trial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter G7nther and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Allison motored
to Union Mills over Sunday
Mrs George HumphrA delightfully."-
entertained a fsw ladies In honor OF
her birthday at two course luncheon
Miss Charlotte WEIGH has returned
to her homo In Union Milla, after
spending three weeks visiting at the
homes OF her aunt, Airs. r. Allison and
Mrs W. Ginther.
David j. Spencer of Chicago was the
guest of Whiting friends on Tuesday
Mrs Charles Spansburg underwent
an operation for tumor on the brain
on Tuesday at St Bernard's hospital
in Chicago. Untu last night she still
lay in an unconscious state. having
not recovered from the anaesthetic
John Glenn has moved his shoe store
into his beautiful new building on
18th street near Sheridan avenue
which has n most attractive entrance
and adds to the beauty of this end OF
the street.
VIM Hardy and Edgar Rhodes who
We're taken into custody at East Chi
cago by r and O. c, T. r. detective
on suspicion of having been implicated
in the Whiting mail robbery were dis
missed in tho whiting city court yes
terday for lack Of evidence. Tho men
were brought to Whiting from East
Chicago by Sergeant Benak and Oricer
Wagner.
ChiIdren's hair bohbtng s5c. Freeis
Spec and Beauty Shop, 5s1 11sth st.
Phone Atm 2-f-.r
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friends.
Mrs Hegadorn Of winsor Park spent
the day with her daughter. Mrs. Her-
man Brecknan and family OF Atchison
avenue-
Mr. and Mrs e. Meet OF Hobart. Ind.
visited at tho home OF their daughter.
Mrs II. Kraft, who has been reported
i'll at her home on Roberts avenue.
Mrs. A schaefer and son Melvin.
were business visitors in Chicago on
Tuesday.
Mrs. William Frederick OF Atchison
avenue. was a South Chicago visitor
Monday.
Mrs. r Callahan and ron. Guy. of
Hammond. were guests at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Lavan Tucker OF Pearl
street over last Sunday.
The quarantine has been lifted from
the E. Chistenson home on Amy ave-
nue.. and little Dona, who WAS the VIC
tim, has recovered nicely.
Little Harold Holstrom OF Lake ave
nue.. ie confined to his home with an
attack OF pneumonia.
STAR TTIEATEsn TONIGHT.
James oliver Cur,vood's story, soT'he
Mfdgets Sunshine Comedy and Bob and
Bali. Boy Scout Picture. Saturday
Special ysudevkIie~ Don't miss IA. 2t
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WHITING
and its
PEOPLE

Dxvid F'inkerton OF Cleveland ave-
uue wac quite badly burned about the
face and head while st work at the
Il o. co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chars Newell. nee Ella
Sutherland. are moving to kokomo,
Ind. WHARF he viii work for his father
who has an Ice plant there. Mr.. Newell
has gone his wife to join him in the
near future
The woznen's Relief Corps will hold
their regular meeting next Saturday
evening. with initiation and refresh
rneTrtal
Tho Daughters OF Isabella will give
dancing party on next Tuesday eve
ring at tho storenslxf Dom
Ray Brown. formerly employed by
tho Setter Furniture Company. has
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ROBERTSDALE

Mr.. and Mrs. G Newell who lived
on Myrtle avenue. are moving to Ko-
komo. Ind Mr. Newell is expecting to
leave at once. Mrs. Newell win follow
in about two weeks, up until that
time Mrs. Newell and son will remain
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Suther-
land, who moved from Myrtle avenue
back into their own home, which was
vacated by the Newells. Mr.. Newell
mp until now worked for the Standard
Oil Co. and has now accepted a posi-
ton with his father. who is in the ice
and coal business in Kokomo. The
Ropertsdale friends Of Mr. and Mrs
Newell regret their leaving. but wish
the best of luck IN their new location.
Miss Joan Dill OF South Chicago
spent Tuesday In RobertsdaIe visiting
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If Ruptured
Try This Free
Apply II to ANY Rupture, Old or
Recent, Large or Small, and You
Are ON the Road That Has
Convinced Thousands.
SENT FREE TO PROVE THIS

Anyone ruptured, man, woman or
enid, should write at once to w s.
rice, 1874 Main ST. Adams, N. Y for
a free trial of his wonderful stinnu-
laung application. Just put it on tho
rupture and the muscles being to tigh-
tehs ucy begin to bind together SO thai
the opening closes naturally and the
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this free trial Even If your rupture
doesn't bother you what is the use of
wearing supports all your life? Why
suffer this nu' sance2 WHY run the risk
OF gangrene and such dangers from
small and innocent little rupture. the
kind that has thrown thousands on the
operating table7 A host of men and
women are daily running such risk just
because their ruptures do not hurt nor
prevent them from getting around.
Write at once for this free trial. IL
is certainlv a wonderful thing and has
aided in the cure of ruptures and were
as big a mans two fists. Try and
write at once. using the coupon below.
adv.
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s4.0e and $500 Hats. during this
sale only $27a. at Gcldsmiths 52s
18th street, Whiting. 2-9-1t
Heavy Weight Overalis and Jump
ers at 7Sc each this sale only. at Gold
smiths. 52s 18th street. whiting
asst
See s-piece Bow End Walnut Bed
room set at t196.50; supervalue. Sellers
February Sale. z-s-ss
PRINCESS THEATE:R WEDNESDAY,
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
DON'T TELL EvEsRYTHING,- q Ce-
ell De.uiiies production with wallace
Reid, GIsria Swanson Elliott Dexter
and am aii-stnr cast. 2s-st
dandy s-piece Cane Set during
Sellers February Sale Only $3.50
All $3.50 and $500 caps. this sale
only also. At Goldamith's. 18th
street Whiting. 2-s-1t
Seifer's February Sale entering its
third week with additional wonder
values 2-s- St
PRINCESS THEATER WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
"DONT FELL EvERYTHING,- ce-
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CREAM CLEARS A
STUFFED-UP HEAD
Instantly Opens Every Air
P'assage-Clears Throat.

your head is stuffed because Of nasty
catarrh or q cold. apply a little pure,
antlseptic cream into your nostrils. 1t
penetrates through every air passage
soothing and healing swollen. innamed
membranes and you get instant relief
Try this Get a small bottle of Ely's
Cream Balm at any drug store. Your
clogged nostrils open p ght up; your
head IS clear: no more hawking or
snuffling. Count fifty. All the stuff
ness, drvness, struggling for breath is
gone You feel fine ADV.
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n
N - re SPUR re MfOSgn>1lEsNT Ia
THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE.


in the in history
cf the world The thing Alec win along
and with deliver their
the thrifty old they
ceala work at night--A- Alexander Thomas
Nahan FRANKIE Russian musician at hs horns
experiences the hard lie he had at home before sailing
York late IN December.
herring-why, herring $4,000 rub and stamp
through the The boy opened his watched Of the
CT finally aposrophca resmiy barking back
wouldn't Oh maybe think would But not for
very youth struggling very
ge load of kndearted old gentleman him and
No replied youth Il dont just
ungraeful world relatives rush
% some newspaper and put in card Of thanks
only of understsnd
tf@ married ones and the single ones
expert returned TO dsays
them will do it, just TO shJw that they can they want TO-
The only enforce disarmament at to bore hole IN
the bottom Of the ocean and let the water all out
WILL HAYS MAKE GoODr
He has had handling the mails but what about the
femaes?-E A Lamb
New apartment
lord ought TO be worth looking at
Westerns. ss Of the movies but in opinion
When hair begins he said = have reached
ne has passed it.
otehis must be that the gentleman not married
Paris has no coal Think Of the thsyn save
outings-and innings.
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peroe, Of war and Peace.

We worship the heroes of war and
neglect the heroes OF peace. The for
mer are few, the latter many. They
are the men and women who con-
stantly serve humanity, presenting
ideals. uplifting standards, serving
through love-Fxchange.
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IF SKIN BREAKS
OUT AND ITCHES
APPLY SULPHUR

Just the moment you apply Mentho-
Sulphur to an itching. burning or
broken out skin. the Ito. stops and
healing begins skln spe-
cis1igt. IN - alton.
made into a pl "a cream gives
sncn a quick renef. even to fiery
eczema. that nothing has ever been
found to take ats place.
because Of its germ destroying pro-
nerties. 1t quickly subdues the itch
ing. cools the irritation and heals the
eczema right UP. leaving clear
smooth skin. in place Of ugly erup-
ions. rash, pimples or roughness-
You do not have TO wait for i'm
movement 1t quickly shows You
can get . little Jar of Mentho-Suiphur
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Mrs. W. Balm and daughter. Mrs
Geo. Dtbbens OF East Side. spent Sun
day at the home Of MT. and Mrs Il
Thiesson of Indianapolis boulevard
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PRINCESS THEATER WEDNESDAY,
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
DON'T TELL EVERYTHING. a c.
ell DeNifIes production with wallace
Reid. Gloria SWANSON Elliott Dexter
and sli-star cast. 2-5-3t
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DON'T TELL EVERYTHING, . Co.
ell DeMIIies production with wallace
Reid Gloria Swanson, Elliott Dexter
and aH-stnr cast 2-S-3t
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Phone atm for appointments for
any thing in the line of hrst-class
Beauty Culture" Freers Spec and
Beauty shop, sal 10th St 2-l-ts
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THE TIMES

ell DeMiises production with wallace
Reid Gfowfa Swanson. Elliott Dexter
and AN nll-rtar cast. 2-S3t
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Peter Burns OF Atchson avenue,
who has been ailing for several days
was taken to the Auburn Park hos
pital on Tuesday.
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MARYLAND MOTOR OILS

Marand Motor Oils are high grade motor OILS built
for a Rolls Royce or a Pierce Arrow, yet not too
expensive for your car.
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II we were rs completely wrapped
up In our Jobs as 8 mummy is we
wouldn't have any dime to read the
sporting news or 20 to the movies