Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-07-31 | Page 32 | Charlie the First is Coming to Town

; CHARLIE THE FIRST IS COnfllNGTO TOWN Famous Chimpanzee Will Be Seen With Barnum & Bailey Show. Charlie tho First, Dr. Buchanan's wonderful won-derful chlmpanEOc, which attracted so much attention In London because of its man-like achievements, is ono of tho big features with the Barnum & Bailey greatest, great-est, show on earth. "When the big circus comes to Salt Lake City on Monday, August Au-gust S. Charlie the First will present on one of the stages in tho main tent a bicycle bi-cycle and ucrobatic act not short of tho marvelous. The close resemblance of this strange creature to the human family fairly establishes es-tablishes Dr. Buchanan's contention that the animal is the missing link. "Within him there seems to shine the dlvlno spark of human fire. Everything he docs proves him more man than animal. Ho dines with the use of a full tablo equipment. equip-ment. He sleeps in a bed. Ho plays chords on a piano. Ho can handle n billiard bil-liard cuo with expert Angers. His keeper keep-er Is merely the janitor of tho house In which the chimpanzee lives, for Char-Uo' Char-Uo' the First sews on his own buttons and shines his shoes. Mere Instinct could not evolve such skill as is shown In, his wonderful stage performance. Any one who rides a bicycle knows thoro is a knack Involved that requires judgment and reason. Charllo tho First Is tho best bicycle rider ever seen with a circus. Here then aro proofs that indicate a divinity di-vinity of mind nature docs not intend a mere animal to possess.