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the dispositions Of kittens, 7 vas allowcdya
bring them home and keep them in the 4aes
yard.
Sarah Bernhardt came to town and n so.
an idea that she would be delighted to sec nv
cubs. Friends told me that was foolish, bit
impulsively wrote her letter in which told
her how much / wanted to meet her and that
7 had three little lions who wanted to meet
her, too. Two days passed, but no answee T.,
my letter. was crestfalen.
Then, just as irnpulsvely as had written
to her, ordered a CAB, slowed the cubs aboard
and headed for TIC Grand Opera House. =,
Huntington Avenue Her manager good.
sized 1rjshman, met me at the door with an sb.
solute refusal to let nc enter.
Gut tell her that Pat BaTnpm WITH hi,
lions is out here" 7 insisted
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II WAS studying the piano in the New Eng
land Conservatory Of Music when de-
- cidcd to become lion tanner. 1t may
sound like long jump from Chopin to
the arena, but It really wasn't Not for ME,
At least, for the family talk as far back As
can remember was full Of the tradition Of my
great uncle. p 7. Barnum, his big top and tho
white elephants and all that went with circus
life.
never saw p. T., but rs = youngster a
circus always meant something in which my
family had definite interest. Circuses seemed
t part of my own family life, just as another
boy will accept his fathers factory or business
ss part of the organized scheme of things into
which he has been born. My family did not
take seriously my intimations that I would
Ike to go into the business; they had other
, plans for ME and submitted regretfully
Then commenced a time in my boyhood when
two sides of life were curiousy contrasted. Al
me-Boston, where lived with my mother
i entered the conservatory. 7 had shown a
sufficiently remarkable talent for the piano to
attract the attention Of many people, who pre-
dicted a great future for men, but it was
talent without the real love of the thing In my
heart. l liked to play and I loved music, but
the career of q musician seemed too remote
from life, too far removed from everything
considered real. Music was an abstraction
while all about life moved, and the very
center Of life was the circus. can remember
wildly the wistful trips l used to take to
Franklin Park. where l would spend hours
lettering in front of the cages-always Of cat
animals. I liked the other animals, too-the
bears and the elephants-but they had mono
of the fascination for me which lions and leop-
ards had. At home my upbringing was Sc
verely Protestant.
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A Vacation of Cubs
and Cutechis17a

Zach year | used to visit my grandmother
IN Chester, Pa, where another uncle Of mine
Bob Hargrove, lived He was the proprietor of
Hergrove's Circus-a small, one-ringed affair
and at his home there always q collec
ton of wild animals. Usually they were cubs
which he was nursing through the tender age
10 use later in his show. He was the proprietor
Of hotel there. and the cubs were one Of
the town attractions. OF course spent most
Of my time playing with them, and it was
there that got my first lessons in handling
animals. Ny grandmother was q strict Catho-
lie, and whenever I was with her she would
convert me all over again from estanism
1t was see-saw back and forth--music and
Professionalism in Boston, animals and Catholi-
cism in Chester. The upshot Of it was that
took less and less interest in music and re-
llgon became simply matter Of obliging my
relatives. ! mention religion because it had
part later III my experiences with wild
animals. There little faith in any re-
lgion left in me, but deeply rooted was the
absolute belief that if crossed myself when
| was in q tight place was safe More than
once when things went wrong and animals had
me cornered crossed myself and came out of
the situation safely.
1t is breath taking moment when YOU have
y
your animals in the arena and your instincts
tell you in a flash that something is going
wrong. For instance, you may have lion
on pedestal urging him to jump through
hoop. He hcstates, and suddenly you know
that it is time for you to move. Perhaps
TWO lionosses are silently moving up behind
YOU. If you make q false step or do anything
to startle them they will spring, and the
hon on the pedestal is in position to crush
YOU. All such things happen in fraction
Of a moment, and you must have your eyes and
Your wits working in just as many directions
as you have animals. At such a time as that
| would cross myself, then / would feel new
confidence springng up within me.
OF all the tight places l have been in dur
ing my career with animals there was Just
once when l didn't have time to make the
sign Of the cross. And that was the accident
which put me out of the game. A lioncss
downod ME so quickly that scarcely knew
what was happening.
But, to 60 back to the beginning again. all
my desires to go into the circus business were
so firmly represscd that began to keep then,
to myself, with the result that thought more
and more about taking such Il step. My
\Lnce Bob wouldn't take me, because he knew
that It would start trouble in the family and
- couldn't any other opening. After all.
what is a young fellow who is studying music
and wants to become a lion tanner to do?
People thought | was joking or that was on
crratlc genius. Really, my ideas of being
m tanner convinced people that I was
nero promising musician than they had
1lpught.
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been found in trunk the detectives were out
searching for the murderer and the remainder
Of thc body. J. with my bloody sack, was
arrested as the murderer! explained about
the skin and they disgustcdly released me.
During those weeks I made friends with
the animals, which wasn't difficult, for they
were old and we'll broken Many times IN
their cages I put them through tricks and
carcssed them after they had obeyed me.
had watched Mile. Ida so many times during
her performance that I was as familiar with
the program as she was.
Then came the night when Mile Ida sent
word from her dressing room that she was
too sick TO appear. She wanted mo to como
to her Immediately. She was sicl1--drunk. p.
And she knew enough not to take chances
with animals while she was in that condition
even the tired, aged beasts with which she
had worked for years.
Cat animals know instantly when their
trainer is not himself and they seem to
have contempt for trainer who is fuddcd
with drink. They sense it unerringly, and
they either refuse to 90 through their tricks
become vicious. It is a peculiar antago-
nism which is instructive in them Drunken
"punks" their most common Victims
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that collectively. 1t is one thing 10 enter a
cage where you arc alone with an animal,
but 1t IS another to control half dozen
animals at the same time when they arc all
suspicious of YOU. 7 was we'll enough posted
on what they should do and where each
animal should be at given moment, but
there was big question to whether could
work them in a body, whether they would
obey now trainer on such short notice. I
was determined TO 90 ahead with Tiny first
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trous results upon the trainer. As a matter OF
fact have never either put my head IN q
lions mouth or seen any orc else do it. y
lions mouth isnt big enough TO get anything
larger than the head Of tho Kissing Link
into It. The trick, as it is done, is dangerous
enough, though. The lion opens its mouth
and the trainer, as he puts his head down.
pushes tho lions lips back over his teeth, then
the trainer presses his faco into the mouth.
OF course, if the lion bites he bites his own
lips first, which Is likely to make him change
his mind, or at least to give the trainer time
to get on his guard. But if the lion takes it
into his head to kill he has the trainer in
sadly dsadvantagcous position.
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reminded him that the Bible adn,onshes us to ove
our fello1O creatures and that loucd Bruf1ss

her face was a mass of wrinkles and she had
the manners of tishcrwoman when she was
mad which was often enough
Trembling for fear that she would ridcule
NE, ] told Mile. Ida that wanted to learn the
animal business and begged her for a job
She considered me haughtily, and condescend-
ed to let me clean out the cages and rustic
meat for the animals for s. week In circus
language ] was an animal punk
when I have lost my YOUTH" she said
grandly, there may be some chance for you
younger people"
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
Brutus Starts Something
In Boston Tosun

1t vas While we were returning from ono
Of these walks that the trouble started VS.
had reached Huntington Avenue when Erutus
suddenly became tired and stretched out for
q nap III front Of tie st. James Thcater Any
one Who is capablc of psycho-analyzing 3 balky
mule may understand just wha. was II
Brutus's mind that day. I'm sure I don't
know. He refused to bulge at inch and when
l tried to hoist him 30 his feet he would ler
his legs collapse and resume his nap think
1t was part Of Erutuss sense OF huncr for
he looked al me as though he were enjoying
the situation immensely. OF course Il crowd
gathered While l begged, urged. pulled and
hoistcd.
1t was ridiculous performance, but long
time passed before l could see any hunor ii
it. There lay the man-eating Lord Of the
jungle playing 'possum on the sidewalk while
I alternately pleaded and cursed At last /,
too became tired and sat dcwn on the curb
waiting for his lordship to finish resting
4 policeman came and charged US with
blocking traffic. l argued that l was doing
my best to help traffic along and that II ne
wanted to hoist the forequart-t- VIE :
hoisted the rear I would bo glad to make an
other attempt Then Brutus yawned and ex-
hlbted his teeth. The policeman apparently
decided that it would be safer to keep his
hands off.
"You got him here" he said, "and you've
got to get him away
While we We're arguing Brutus leisurelv
got to his feet The crowd drew back and
we ambled homeward
The next day was Easter Sunday and we went
ICON tsnueG on, Dcoe ssreu)
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the great n1anedtcr

behind me. Perhaps she just wanted to in
vestigate-and perhaps she had other ideas.
| was taking 10 chances
Several times l had to back up against the
wall and shout at thcnl-Jhunder out COM
mands when I felt much moro like taking
quick dive through the door. There were men
waiting with iron bars to prod the beasts back
if I got into trouble, but to attempt any
hurried exit would probably have been fatal
AS the minutes went past, with me putting
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big chance to show
what I could do.
From the property
trunks they pulled out
uniforms and while |
tried one after another
to get n suit that would
not be ludicrous, [
could hear the barker
outside announcing the
show.
"Captain Barnum,
the world. youngest
and most fearless lion
tamcr"
At last we found a
long coat with all sorts
of fancy gold braid, an
ornate cap which fitted
me fairly we'll, big
boots, a military cape
and Il big blacksnakc
whip. The barker sent
word back to give Nero
the big lion-a prod
to make him roar.
"Hear him roar-r-r.
ladies and gentlemen :.
Captain Barnum will
put his head inside the
mouth Of that big, say
ago man-eatcr. Listen
10 him, ladies and gem
tlcmen, the king OF the
jungle."' -
Inside the dressing
room Captain Bsrnum
was none too sure that
he was going to put
his head In Nero's
mouth, A story my
aunt used to tell me
camo into my mind
then-how a trainer
put his head in a lion S
mouth and the lion
sneezed, with disss-
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SUCH IS LIFE TO Al LION TAMEF


ding journey out to
the show. with the flu
turo lion tanner drag
ging at the end Of Il
long rope, hoping that
the poor beast wouldn't
fall down and die be
fore VIC got there. |
would stop repeatedly
and let the poor skate
rest his bones, while |
stood ready to prod
him if he tried to lie
down. Once down |
knew he would never
get up, and then |
would be in for a terri
bic rumpus with Mile.
Ida.
At the show grounds
| would turn the horse
over to the other help
crs and then vanish
until after they had
killed it. The killing Of
any animal has always
been unbcarably rcpul-
sive to me. After the
killing it was my job
to take the skin to a
tannery, where 7 would
usually get as much for
it as ! had paid for the
horse.
One day I was riding
into Brooklyn with a
skin In a sach when
two mon came up to
mo. One Of them tapped
me on the shoulder
and told me to come
along with him. He
showed me his detcc-
tive's badge. A man had
been murdered and
part of his body had
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of the Angel Memorial, where thew have fac;l;-
'es for taking care of animals Dr.. Daly was
at the station to meet me, and wa hurried ont
TO the Memorial in cab. left thu lions
there; then home to tell mother about it. She
was Mortified and imagined three grown beasts
roaming about the house, devourinr the fam
lily. But renewed hopes for my musical career
were enough to offset that. Later. when 7
proved to her that the cubs were nothing but
thrce amiable, yellow balls Of playfulness with
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The Fearless "Captain Barnun,"
Makes His Debut

Mile. Ida explained thickly that she wanted
me to conduct the performance in tho arena.
| agreed to do it, and I was so excited that
my knees felt though they were about TO
give out from under me.
had never had rehearsal with the ami
mails, and I knew them individually rather
New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
spent the of the night, dressed in paan7os and
botj,robc, holding umbrella over hin,

first orc animal ard then another through
its tricks, they became calmer and I realized
that had gained complete control over them.
lor sheer happiness that moment was about
the greatest in my life, for I had actually
done what I started out to. DO. I had become
q lion tanner.
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lowed to remain on condition that would re
turn to the conservatory in the fall
With Mile. Ida my work was little Of
everything. cleaned cages, cut up the meat
took tickets and made trips to New York to
buy old, dccrepit horses for food I used TO
buy the horses-worn-out plugs that could
scarcely walk-at Carroll's Horse Bazaar on
Twenty-third Street, near the East River, for
less than $5 EACH and lead them all the way
back to Coney Island. 1t was slow, plod-
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Du]I llldL SUI SUN OH
me. Dry up and talk
money. I've seen you
do it too often
The tears stopped in
stantly, as if she had
simply turned off the
faucet. "Honest, Pat,
I'm BUSTED" she an
sWered. II couldn't
stall off the agent yes
tcrday and he cleaned
me out"
"'rcll it to the life
guard" I shot back at
her. Shades of Chop
in, Grieg and Brahms.
I had strayed pretty
far from the New Eng
land Conservatory OF
Music.
At last Mile. Ida and
] compromised. She
didn't want to part with
real cash anything
but that-but Sheba
had given birth to three
cubs, and she offered,
ME those instead. I
loved these cubs and I
had spent hours play
ing with them. TO
keep her from chang
ing he mind I had to
appear disgruntled and
reluctant, but I accept
cd her offer just as rap
idly as l decently
could, and got off the
lot with the cubs. l
never gave q thought
to what mother would
say when l arrived in
Boston with three lit
tie lions in q crate.
On the way home |
al. where thew havo Foc;I;
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hair to throw her off,
and the beautiful blond
cioffurc slipped from
her head. Her own
hair was gray and
streakcd, a mere wisp
of hair. The blonde
wig went rolling along
me ground, while she
clawed and kicked and
bit at the negro. The
rest Of US pulled them
apart, for he was throt-
ting her. and for hours
she was like an enraged
cat, ready to sink her
claws into anything
tha came her way.
1t was disillusioning
to see Ida without her
wig, suddenly changed
into an old, old woman,
but I saw something
else in her then. She
had worked with cat
animals so long that she
had become one of
them --. had taken on
their characteristics. +
used to study her face
and ! could sec a leon
inc expression there
something positively
catlike in her big, fat
nose and her small
eyes. OF course, the
blond wig helped, too
When I broke the
news to the family that
| was at Coney with q
show instead Of tramp
ing the Maine woods,
there was consterra-
ton. At last we COM
promised, and l was al
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(Con tsnued on page ssren)
The New York herald., 1922-11-10

IL is the same now; whatever the
difficulties may be, the Governments
start with this great advantage. We
start with good will. ana we start
also with the knowedge--few as
strongly, I'm sure. as the French and
Italian governments, or as ourselves
that you cannot have unity in one
part of the field and discord In an
other. IL must go all through or 1t is
impossible 90 work at all. We start
with this knowledge. and / do not
think there is any harm in talking
frankly. / don't think any nation OBJ
jects to II If she is sure there is good
will and that you are saying what you
really mean.
Judging by the French and to some
extent the American newspapers,
there are two fundamental errors en-
tertained. not I am sure by the Gov
ernment of either country but it is
these misconceptions of the position of
another nation which so often lead TO
misunderstanding. l shall tell you
what these misconceptions are.
They look at our exchange and say
how well the pound compares with
the dollar. and they say that Is proof
Of the little suffering we are endur-
ing because of the war. We here
know that is far from the case How
strong the financial position of the
Treasury is is due to sacrifices on
the part of individuals in the nation,
which never have been equalled. and
which had their bearing upon the in
dustrial position at home and are the
cause of a large part of unemploy-
ment. ] put the excess profits duty
to so per cent. | am sure IL was
right, but / was as certain when !
did it as / am now that it was bound
The New York herald., 1922-11-10
THE NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1922

To cripple industry. and hereafter be
felt by individuals all over the
country. IL is very unsafe to assume
that because the essential financial
position is stronger that the great
body of the people have not suffered
or are not suffering quite as much as
any OF our allies.
There is another misconception.
have often heard say, in differences
which have taken place in the past
with the French, for example. about
reparations, that we had been too
lenient with Germany because Of our
selfish interests. We depend more
than any other nation upon foreign
trade, and therefore the recovery of
Germany with the recovery OF trade
with Germany is a selfish advantage
for US as compared with other ma
tions That is a complete delusion.
1t is true, in a way, that in che in
terests of the whole world there should
be recovery of central Europe. ] am
not talking of what is supposed TO be
my greatest weakness or strength,
the fiscal position; but l say that
while Germany Is a great consumer.
she is great rival, and so far as
material interests are concerned the
recovery of Germany from that point
of view would be quite as useful TO
France as It could possibly be to us
We start with good will, which we
know is felt all around. We start
with the desire to meet our allies with
the knowledge that they feel as we
do. They must agree or chaos must
follow. Just as we agreed in the
war, so ! have every hope we shall
find il possible to agree to a settled
peace.
The New York herald., 1922-11-10
An UndemOcratic
Vanity!

Perhaps of the most graphic illustrations
of American ingenuity and progress is to
be found in common thing as the
bathtub.
This to-day necessary household equipment
compelled to put up hard struggle
for permanent place in American society.
The history of its development is as interest
ing the story of other things of yester
day.
The first bathtub in the United States
built in Cincinnati and installed in home
in that city recently as l642-Just
eighty short years ago.
That bathtub was made of mahogany, lined
with sheet lead, and its far-seeng owner
proudly exhibited it at Christmas party.
The next day the newspapers of Cincinnati
denounced it in uncertain terms
luxurious and undemocratic vanity.
Then along came the medical men and
solemnly pronounced it to
health
1t is interesting to note that in lS43 Phila-
delpha undertook to prohibit, by public
ordinance, bathing between November Ist
and March 18th.
Our neghbor city, Boston, in ls45 made bath
ing unlawful, except when prescribed by
physician, and to the south OF us,
Virginia wrought up that she
taxed bathtubs $50 year.
Consider, if you please, the great progress that
has been achieved in the matter of bath
tubs and sanitary appliances within the
brief span of eighty years.
Even the humbest homes to-day fitted
with bathtubs which would make
Cincinnati friends original exhibit crude
indeed.
Vision, if you WILL the up-to-date home with
its tile bathroom, its twin tubs its needle
and shower baths, and all of the appur-
tenances that contribute to comfort and
health.
The development of this industry with that of
thousands of others is potent and active
tribute the genius and wisdom of
America
The vision to see the will to do, and the bank
ing system to furnish the necessary bank
ing service render possible the constant
broadening of the horizon of Americas
industrial achievement
Even before the first bathtub, The American
Exchange National Bank had been doing
general banking business for four years
in other words, its banking history is
cotermnous with that of the then
laughed-at but necessary bathtub.
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