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""ftllR return of Colonel
Hoosovolt and party
from Africa, with thu
cargo of animal speci
mens which had been
killed during their In
vasion of thu junglo.
caused n Now York
dealer In wild beaata
to talk Interestingly ot the busi
ness In which his tlrni la engaged.
Thero aro nearly a dozen Arms
In New York city that carry on
an Immense b-jslness In the trans
portation of animals fresh from
tho Junglo. And this number, ot courso, does not
Include such Immense foreign animal firms as Uio
Ilagcnbncks. It Is a paying business, as indeed,
nro all businesses where tho demand exceeds tho
supply. Tho demand for wild blasts Is far greater
than the supply, nnd as a consequence prices aro
good, nnd tho dealers men of wealth. Tho extent
of thla demand may be appreciated when one con
siders that most of the great cities In tho United
States havo zoological parks or monagerles, and
that tho animals are constantly bolng purchased
by them. Then there aro private collectors and
circuses and the like, that aro over ready to pay
tho highest prices for deslrablo animals. Tho ani
mal dealer who could secure and bring to this
country three or four gorillas would mako a small
fortune But no dealer has over succeeded In do
ing this. Tho gorillas dlo in a few weeks in cap
tivity; they could not stand an ocean trip for a
day.
A rusty old German liner lumbora noisily Into
Quarantlno, and then Ilea motionless on tho tldo.
An ofllcor, with broad, red, bowhlskored face,
stands at tho head of tho companion ladder, and
bo smiles a peculiar smllo, as a husky screaming
ululatlon rises from below "Tho animals aro get
ting hungry," ho explains; "you know wo have
several hundred of thorn on tho 'tween decks.
Wont to seo them? All right." In another tninuto
probably tho most competent animal man in tho
world la at our side. IIo Is not a trainer, or even
a tamer; ho Is moro. IIo la a sort of animal cook,
and his special business is tho personal manage
ment of wild animal tours. Ho receives them
lions, tigers, leopards, elephants, everything olso
at Hamburg, whoro thoy havo been brought
fresh from their natlvo wilds and not only super
intends their shipment aboard a vessel bound for
Now York, but ho sails with thorn to mako sttro
that they arrlvo Eafoly and In good health. And
be sure that It tho tiger gets oft on his dlot and
needs a nlco fresh live rabbit to tone up his sys
tem, this man will bo aware of tho fact almost
before the tiger is and, ergo, a nlco big jumping
bunny Is sacrificed In accordance with tho pre
cepts of wild beast materia medlca. Then, too,
ono can never toll Just when tho big boa is go
ing to rouso from his last gorge; when ho does
ho want3 a toothsome young goat, and ho wants
it quick. It Is a part of the animal man's duties
to anticipate tho boa's appetite with all possible
expedition.
IIo Is a quiet, unassuming man, with stoop
shoulders and bushy whiskers, and ho leads tho
way to tho 'tween docks without a word. Par
haps tho uninitiated may believe that a tour
through tho animal section of a freight-carrying
vessel is an unimpressive experience. Well, let
them try it and see! This can bo said at tho out
"set it is somewhat different from a menagorlo.
It nieanB something to como into closo proximity
to a hundred and odd wild nnlmals that havo been
ruthlessly snntched from their lairs in Africa or
Asia, or elsewhere, nnd clnpped Into little barred
boxes, not as largo as dry goods cases; slammed
in and out of dark holos in tho vessels of several
seas on tho way to Hamburg; then finally placod
in the Btyglan 'tween decks of a German hookor.
The swinging cross seas of tho North Atlantic
havo not improved tholr tempers, or their nerv
ous systems, and tho visitor at Quarantlno is
quickly Impressed with that fact. Tho howls nnd
whines and tho barks ceaso abruptly as tho stran
gers enter. For thoy bring tho smell of land, and
tho great beasts sniff Inquiringly, and hungrily,
too.
Tho cages lined both sides of tho gloomy spaco,
with a Httlo passageway between tho boxes. Por
haps this passageway waB threo feet wldo, not
moro. The 'cages woro piled two and sometlmos
threo deep. In tho bottom cago, for Instance,
would bo a tiger; In tho next ubovo a smallor ani
mal, say, a leopard or a lynx, and abovo that a
parrot, or a bunch of neerkats. Think ot It! A
threo-foot passageway, with ferocious animals,
Btrotchlng along for 100 feet on all sides. Talk
about nightmares! Tho reportor's hair stiffened
out like so many pieces of wiro, and ho wished
most fervently thnt ho had not como. It was moro
ngreeablo, ho felt, to seo theso animals in a mo
nngorlo whoro tho cages aro amplo and tho bars
an Inch thick.
"Better koop in tho middle of tho alslo," says
ono ot tho animal men; "theso follows sometlmos
reach out for you."
Words such as these, of courso, hardly tended
to reassure.
It really was too dark to seo much. Ouo
caught a view of tho cages atrotchlng away in
gloomy perspective until lost In the darkness, of
traps Just as mice aro caught, and
monkeys nro also trapped. Such great
beasts as tho rhinoceros nnd tho like
nro not captured by tho animal men,
but are secured from natlvo poten
tates, who give them away as n mark
of special esteem or barter them for
brnss and other trilling but showy
gewgaw 3.
"We tako comparatively fow lions
from tho wilds now. It Is cheaper to
buy them In captivity. Polar, griz
zly and Russian bears also nro mainly
bought nnd sold In captivity; but oth
or wild beasts aro taken In tholr
lairs."
FOOD
LONDON IS CHEAPER.
IIEPD.
OF ivtn
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rows ot glowing green oyos nnd groat teeth with
the flash ot red tonguo writhing between. A zebra
switched the reporter with his tail and ho turned,
only to Jump almost out of his skin as an elephant
touched him on tho othdr shoulder with his trunk.
Ho was hardly over his scare when, zip! a leopard
reached out after his coat tall.
In ono way this lower deck section was a
good placo to visit; tho Joy and relief in being ablo
to leave it furnished tho biggest and most absorb
ing sensations that this monotonous world has
hold for tho reporter in tho last few months at
least.
Bartels & Co., aro tho largest dealers In wild
beasts in this country.
"A largo wild animal dealer," said our inform
ant, "imports considerably moro than a hundred
largo wild animals each year. For instance, our
record for ono year which I happen to havo at
hand, Bhows that wo Imported In that period 20
elephants, 35 camels, 20 tigers, 5 'lions, 45 leopards,
20 pumas, 18 panthers and hundrods of birds and
monkeys and small things. Cubs Hon and tiger
and boar cubs aro in special demand by wealthy
families. They nro reared and petted llko kittens,
but in tho end thoy outgrow their playfulness and
tho families who bought them from us aro only
too willing to pay us to como and tako them away
when they attain nny sort of growth. Wo havo
received many orders for hippopotami, but tho
boasts aro hard to capture and nlnety-nlno times
out of a hundred thoy do not Hvo through tho
voyage. In fact, menageries throughout tho coun
try havo to depend of lato yearB upon tho progeny
of .tho hippopotami in Central Park, New York,
for specimens.
"Llko all animal dealers, wo maintain export
animal catchers in all parts of tho world, and It is
theso men who fill tho ships which nrrlvo hero.
Tho Ilngenbecks havo two collecting stations,
ono In Calcutta and tho other In Aden, Arabia. From
this point tho animal catchers go forth and spend
months in the wilds, returning to tho stations with
their catch. Wo oursolvos send catchers dlroct
from this country at present' we havo men In
South America, on the hot sands of Africa, in tho
Himalayas, and elsowherc, filling our orders. Ono
of them wns recently in Arabia on a camel hunt,
two nro now in tho Eait Indies trapping tigers,
and so thoy nro spread about In places where wild
beasts abide.
"Sometimes wo receive an order for a largo
number of elophants. Wo telegraph this order to
our catchers In tho olephant country, who, aftor
organizing tho natives into u hunting bnnd, pro
ceed to collect tho desired number. A hugo in
closuro is built In ono of tho main elophant paths,
and at night when tho big animals como to feed
thoy aro driven Into tho lnclosuro or keddah by
means ot fires and shouts and tho firing of guns.
Beators on tamo elephants then ride into tho ln
closuro and ropo tho beasts, and In a short time
they become accustomed to being led nbout. Elo
phants aro naturally mild, and woro this not tho
caso thoy novor could bo captured, because of
their great, hulking strength.
"The natives also captured elephants in pits,
a barbarously cruel method) in which moro than
50 per cont. aro killed by tho fall. Tho animal
catchers tako tlgorB and lions in pits also. Thoy
dig a h61o, cover it with matting nnd placo on this
matting a dead goat. At night tho Hon or tlgor
steals from his Inir, sees tho goat and springs
upon it. Tho matting, of courso, givos way and
down into tho pit goes tho roaring boast. Then tho
catchers run up and throw nets into tho pit and
the struggling animal soon becomes hopolesoly en
tangled. NooBes nro then lowered into tho pit and
the beast is dragged out to tho cago. Six out of
every ton nro killed in this process. Leopards and
Jaguars and tho smaller animals aro caught in
"For many years," said a man who
enmo bnck from n European tour tho
other day. according to an exchange
"I have been In tho habit of getting
Into an argument with frlonds after
my return about tho prices of food In
tho best restaurants in Now York and
London. I havo been contending that
Now York restaurants woro putting
up their prices all tho tlmo and somo of my frlonds
havo tried to convlnco mo that you could get a
meal cheaper nt tho higher priced restaurants in
Now York than in London.
"I determined this tlmo to collect somo real
data for comparison nnd as a result I havo kopt
tho bills of many meals I had in Lond6n. It Is
my Intention to dupllcato tho meals I had over
thero nt somo of tho rostaurants hero, item for
item. I did this with ono of them tho other, dny
nnd demonstrated that for such a meal London Is
a lot cheaper than Now York.
"Hero 13 tho bill for a luncheon I had nt ono
of tho most cxpcnBlvo hotels In London:
b. d.
Hors d'oeuvrcs varies 0 9
Pilaff o of sweetbreads 2 0
Asparagus 2 0
Cheese (Noufchatcl) 0 G
Coffee 0 C
Beer 1 0
Total3 C 9
"Now, bIx shillings nlnepenco nt $1,885 to the
pound Is $1.G5. As for tho dishes themselves thoy
could not havo boon surpassed anywhere. For tho
hors d'oouvrcs I had a dozen different dishes to
select from.
"Did you over find hors d'oeuvrcs varies on tho
bill of fnro of a Now York restaurant? Try It. Of
courso you may get them nt a tablo d'hoto, but
I mean on tho carto du Jour of a restaurant where
you pay separately for each thing you cat.
"In Paris thero Is n restaurant In tho Avcnuo
do l'Opera, whero you can havo nbout twenty dif
ferent varieties of Httlo fish and cold salads and
appetizers for about 15 or 1C cents. It took mo a
long tlmo to find this In a flrst-clnss houso hero,
and then when I did so It was In n restaurant
which Is not usually considered among tho most
oxpenslvo In tho city. Hero hors d'oouvrcs varies
masqueraded under tho tltlo of 'buffet russo.' They
charged mo 50 cents for It, n3 ngalnst tho 18
charged In tho Iondon restaurant.
"My pllaffo of sweotbroails tasted exactly llko
that I had In London nnd cost oxactly tho samo, 50
cents. I ordered somo nsparngus. On tho bill of
faro thoy had asparagus with Hollandnlso sauco
for 40 cents, but I wanted It cold, with French
dressing. They did not tell mo It would bo nny
moro, but for It thoy charged mo 70 cents. For
tho Noufchntol cheese thoy charged 20 contB and
for tho coffee 15. Tho robbery enmo on tho beor.
"In London if you want a Httlo pitcher ot beer
thoy serve you an oxcollciu brow of Pllscner or
Wurzburger In a Httlo sealed vessel holding a
pint for n shilling. I asked tho waiter to bring mo
n small pitcher of beer on draught, knowing thoy
did not servo tho beer ns in London. IIo brought
mo a pitcher and charged mo 70 cents for it.
"Now my bill camo to $2.05, or exactly $1 moro
than tho samo food nnd drink had cost mo In Lon
don. I gnvo tho Now York waiter a qunrtor and
ho scarcely nodded. I gavo tho London wnlter six
pence and ho thanked mo bo that I could hear him."
CONDITION PRECEDENT.
"Tho rollglon of somo peoplo is too lenient,"
said Bishop Heslln In a rccont nddress In Nan
tucket. , "Somo people suggest to mo, In tholr view of
rollglon, n Httlo girl whoso tenchor said to hor:
"'Mary, what must wo do first boforo wo can
expect forgiveness for our slnB?'
'"Wo must sin first,' tho Httlo girl answered.
Nashville Banner.
UNFASHIONABLE EVENT.
Among other ovents, wo shall havo a sack raco
for ladies. Professionals barred-.
"What do you moan by professionals?"
"Thoso who havo been wearing tube gowns."
Answers.
JESUS NEARING
JERUSALEM
Sanity School Lesson for Auf. 21, 19
Specialty Arransed (or This Paper
LKSSON THXT. Muttlmw 20:17-3t
Mrinoty vcmp.i 25-27.
dOI.DKN TKXT.-'Tho Bon of Man
enmo not to bu mlnlntorrd unto, but to
minister, nml to kIvu Ills Ufa a rannom for
ninny." Matt. 20:M.
TIMD. March A. D. 30. In tha lost
month of Jonus' ministry. Aftor th
riilslnn of LnssnruH (John 2.).
I'l.AClJ. l'cren, t)o oriel Jordan.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
An Kxnmplo. Tho Splendid Hero
ism of Christ. Vs. 17-19. Tho com
puny of disciples led by tho Master
wero now drawing nenr to Jorusalcm.
Jesus with n clear vision of all that
was boforo him, wan moving Btcndlly
on, "with majesty nnd heroism." to tho
terrible scones of mockery, rejection,
nnd crucifixion, which woro closo nt
hnml.
Tho heroism of Chrl3t was tho
greater brcauso
IIo was perfectly nhlo to oscnpo tho
pain and death to which ho was go
ing. Thlnkost thou," ho said to Peter,
"thnt 1 cannot now pray to my father,
nnd ho shall presently glvo mo moro
than twelve legions or nngols?" (Mntt.
20:53.) They guarded his spirit from
falling, but he ohoso to go to hla death.
"Therefore doth my rather lovo mo,
becatiBo I lay down my llfo, thnt I
might tako It again. No man tnkoth
It from mo, but I lny It down of my
Boir. I havo power to lay It down, nnd
1 havo power to tako it again" (John
10:17, 18).
IIo gavo himself for tho greatest
and most worthy cnuso In nil history.
A Warning. Two Ambitious Young
Men. Vs. 20-23. Who wish to bo
heroes, but sot out In tho wrong way.
However at length they bocamo great
er men nnd greater heroes in Christ's
way, than tholr highest dreams ..:
this tlmo.
20. Tho mother of Zobodoo'n chll
(Iron. Not Httlo children, but sons.
From comparing Mntt. 27:55, CO, with
Mnrk 15:40; 10:1, It appears that hor
namo was Salome. Tho sons wero
Jnnios nnd John (Mark 10:35). Ac
cording to Mark, tho sona enmo ma
king tho request for themsolvca. This
agrees with Matthows, for Bho camo
with her sons.
Tho Request nnd Its Motlvo. "Whnt
wilt thou?" It wns best for them to
nproad out In tho clear light tholr
aecrot thoughts and hopos. ' Such a
Btatumcnt Is often moro than half a
euro. "Grant that theso my two sons
may alt, tho ono on thy right hand,
nnd tho other on tho loft, in thy king
dom." Thnt Is, In tho two chief places
of honor. Tho first placo of honor
was tho right hand of tho sovereign;
tho second, tho left hand.
"Yo know not what yo ask." Thoy
know not tho greatness of tho favor
they n8kod how blessed beyond their
highest dreams it wns to sit on tho
right hand of tho Son of God, how
radiant tho glories of that kingdom
wero to Do.
"Aro yo ablo to drink of tho cup
thnt I shall drink of?" Havo you
counted tho cost? Can you pay tho
prlco?
"They say unto him, Wo aro ablo."
Tho languago of nssurnnco somewhat
overweening, for it was the assuranco
not wholly of fnlth, but pnrtly ot Ig
noranco of thcmsolvos nnd of the fu
ture. They fled with tho other dis
ciples, in tho night of tho arrest.
Jesus allowed them tho only truo
way, and turned thorn from tho path
they thought led to tho desired good,
but which led them away from tho
goal. They drank tho Lord's cup.
Judas alone took tho wrong way,
and utterly failed of his hopes.
True Greatness. How to Mako tho
Most of Lire. Vs. 24-28. "And when
tho ten. heard It, they wero moved
with Indignation." This shows that
they had tho Batno feelings a3 tho two
brothers.
It Is our own faults that wo most
condemn when wo seo them mirrored
In others. Tho selfish think others nro
selfish; tho fretful think others aro In
bad temper. Thoy woro all in ono
boat They all aliko needed the in
struction which Jesus proceeds to
give.
"But Jesus called them unto him."
Their controversy in tho last verso
had been carried on nsldo and apart
from Jesus. "Yo know that tho princes
of tho Gentiles," i. o., .this is Uio plan
in tho worldly kingdoms, In distinc
tion from IiIb spiritual kingdom. "Ex
crclso dominion over them." Lord
it over thorn, exerclso tyrnnlcal and
arbitrary power. Not for tho good of
tho govorned, but for tho advantago of
tho rulers themselves, as tho French
king said, voicing tho old idea of
kingship, "I nm tho state."
Tho Need of Opened Eyos. Vs.
29-34. Thero is not room to enter
upon this section of tho lesBon in do
tall; and to do so, even if wo could,
would detract from tho great lesson
wo havo been studying.
Jesus and his disciples havo crossed
tho Jordan nnd reached Jorlcho on
tho way to Jerusalem.
Tho Truo Greatness. 26. "But It
shall not bo bo nmong you." Tho
whole prlnclplo of Christ's kingdom is
tho exact opposlto of tho usunl world
ly plan. Nonrly nil tho ovlla that havo
como to tho church havo como through
a disregard of this command a deslro
to be honored nnd to rulo, rather than
to servo and help. "But whosoever
will bo great among you." Josus does
not forbid tho deslro to bo groat, but
only tho deslro for solflsh greatness.
Tho wish to bo greater than othors Is
a wrong ambition. Tho wish to bo ns
great, ns good, as posslblo, is right,
but has its dangers.
TEW TEARS OF SUFFEnma.
Rcntitrcil nt I.nt to l'rrfrut Health
by Donn'n Kldner IMUa.
Mrs, Naiclssa Waggoner, Carter
vlllc, ill., says: "For over ton years
I Buffered terribly
with backaches, head
nches, nervous and
dizzy spoils. Tho
kidney sccrotlons
woro unnatural and
gavo mo great trou
bio, Ono dny t sud
denly fell to tho
floor, whoro I lay for
a long tlmo uncon
scious. Threo diwv
tors who treated mo diagnosed my
enso na paralysis nnd said thoy could
do nothing moro for mo. As a last
resort, I began using Doan'a Kldnoj
Pills nnd wns permanently cured. I
am stronger than boforo In years."
nomomhor tho name Donn's.
For anlo by nil dealers 50 cents a
box. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo,
N. Y.
THE DOCTOR'S IDEA.
Invalid Doctor, I must posltlvoly
Insist upon knowing tho worst.
Dr. Wlso Woll, I guess my bill will
bo about $85.
Doll Houso Library.
A search for n child's short story,
"Tho Griffin nnd tho Minor Canon,"
In 11 volumo all by Itself rovealed to n
persistent city shopper tho thought
nnd money thnt aro oxpendod on tho
rumlshlng of dolls' houses. Book
stores had not tho story In n slfiglo
volumo, but In a dopartmont storo
ono young womnn Intorviowcd had re
cently boon transferred from tho toy
dopartmont and was ablo to contribute
n helpful hint.
"I think," Bho said, "you can find it
In ono of tho doIlB' houses down
stairs." Curiosity had by that time bocomo
a sauco to literature, no tho shopper
hurried downstairs to Inspect tho doll
houses. Threo ot tho most oxpenslvo
houses contained libraries consisting
of a score ot dtmlnutlvo books nnd
each book contained a child's story
complete. Ono of thorn was "Thu
Grlflln and tho Minor Canon."
A Bernhardt Trick.
Mmo. Sarah Bernhardt, who Is sup
posed to bo somothlng ot nn nrtlBt na
well us an actress, was recently call
ed upon in ono of hor mnrvolous crea
tions to enact tho role of a sculptor,
and to modol n cortnln bust in view of
tho nudlonco. This fairly eloctrlflod
tho critics, but whon going Into rhap
sodies ovor tho technical skill in han
dling tho clay which Mine. Bernhardt
exhibited thoy showed that they know
Httlo of tho artistic tricks of actors
nnd nctrcssos; as a matter of fact, sho
doos nothing of tho kind. Tho bust
Is modeled nnd baked, and over It is
placed damp clay ot tho same color.
This tho talented actress merely pulls
off, exposing tho beautifully modeled
head underneath.
A Fitting Design.
"I want nn estimate on 10,000 letter
heads," Bald tho professional-looking
man with tho silk lint.
"Any Bpeclal design?" asked tho
engraver.
"Yes, sir," ropllod tho caller. "In
tho upper left-hand corner I want n
catchy cut of Patrick Henry making
his momorablo speech, and in distinct
letters, under tho cut, his soul-lnsplr-Ing
words, 'Glvo mo liberty or glvo
1110 denth.' You Bee," ho ndded, hand
ing n card to tho engraver, "I'm a dl
vorco lawyer, and want somothlng fit
ting." Llpplncott's.
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