Show WORK OR CATCHING MR TiGER Probably the most difficult of all wild wik animal trapping Is tho the capturing alive I of a well developed Bengal tiger Uger There Thera Theres I Is s with the Barnum Bailey show a L trapper rapper trapper recently returned from Calcutta Calcutt L with a consignment of oC Asiatic ls who is a walking library for Cor animal stories His exp experiences in capturing tigers Igers taking them alive makes an Interesting in interesting interesting In- In story Of course courso hunting the tiger while hUe mounted upon elephants with an express rifle Is exciting sport but In our business business busi busl- ness we never kill unless fatall fatally cornered cornered cornered cor cor- he said The Tho Chinese sometimes catch the tiger in a box trap baited aim aim- pi ply ly with a looking glass The tiger s seeIng see see- eIng e- e Ing his reflection mistakes it for Cor a rival rushes Into the trap frees trees the trigger and is caught I recall capturing an nn unusually fine specimen of or the royal Bengal with the use ule of bird lime With my as assistants assistants as- as we wo hung huns a quarter of ot fresh Cresh venson ven- ven Json ison son from front the limb o of a tree Just high enough to make It impossible of reach Tho The ground underneath we covered with leaves eaves and bird lime Then we concealed ourselves In a banyan banan tree After several several sev sev- eral oral hours waiting we heard the loud r pur-r-r booming through the Jungle and andall andall andall all at once wo saw a tiger coming out of oC the he underbrush his broad whitish Ush throat and beautiful coat cont shining shIning- In the sunlight Ho He lo was vas crouching Just after attar the manner of a house cat when hen making her approach to o some unwar unwary bird His eyes appeared to o flash fire a as ho he bent them upon the thc tempting venison hanging Just jUl t above his reach He Ho seemed nonplussed that ho he could not get at th the tho meat meaL After a moments moment's mo- mo merits nent's pause he gathered up his Ion long back and sprang high Into the air but without success Uttering an angry growl o of disappointment he made another attempt All at once the great brute realized that something unusual had happened happened happened hap hap- to his feet and legs Ho raised his paws aws and saw a number of or leaves sUckIng sticking sUck stick Ing ng to them Showing signs o of annoyance annoyance annoyance annoy annoy- ance he tried to rub tho the leaves aves away by bypassing bypassing passing his paws over o his head and against his cheeks He succeeded ded in getting get get- ettinE et- et ting tinE most of tho the leaves oft off his foot Coot but they adhered to his head hend ears and Jaws These he attempted to remove by using his ls paws but he on only added more by this time covering his eyes ees Then he ho tried rubbing his head along the ground temporarily tem tern blinding himself By By this time ho he had lost all patience and he thought only of oC tre freeing himself Springing into the tho air dashing himself against the tho trees scraping with his hu huge e paws aws growling howling and screaming ho he 10 finally exhausted himself and sank upon the ground In this condition he was vas covered coverd with meshes of a strong notting not- not ting Ing and roll rolled d Into a heavy Iron bound temporary cage where In the course ol ola of oC ofa a a. fortnight after continual use of oC his paws ver very much after the manner in which our house cats wash their faces faces' hIs ils coat shone as brightly as before Core anc and ho he was taken to the too city where by th the use of oC a refrigerating system he heas was as acclimatized that Is Is habituated h to the colder older atmosphere of oC our American cli cU- mate When hen the Barnum Bailey BalJe Gr Greatest Show on Earth makes its free CreG street parade next Monday this mighty specimen sped sped- men of oC the royal roal Bengal Dengal tiger now no named will b bo bG seen In his glided ca cage e. e The Barnum Balle Bailey management is la this season making a pronounced feature of oC their street parade Cages containing lions lI tigers ers leopards bears beRrs an and other rare lId animals will be so that tho the public will wilt have havo an unobstructed view of oC the captive wonders Also the he five fi herds of elephants four Cour droves o of oC camels and dromedaries and id beautiful ful Cui horses |