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Show FOE WILD ANIMALS. RINGLING BROTHERS TO RAISE VICIOUS BEASTS. Immense Concern to Be Fenced In Lions, Panthers and Elephant Will Be Kept Within the HI eh. Mass Ire - 'Walls. I tkt T HUT . O cntit7irn UUiJUJ r for raising and perpetuating rare varieties of wild animals is the latest zoological idea of the Rlngling Bros., says the Chi- iVETEJJANS' CO&NER. 'CATS AND DOGS AS TEACHERS. v Domestic Animals . Impart Better Mn- ner to Lions and Tigers. If you were to obtain entrance to a big menagerie one of these bright winter days a privilege money cannot buy you would; be astonished to see what a number of cats and dogs make themselves at home in the buildings which quarter so many queer beasts from all parts of the globe, says the New York World. The dogs are of all sorts and sizes huge and voracious Danes and wolfhounds and the tiniest pets. The cats are large, handsome, bright-lookin- g fellows, famous mousers some of them, and have that air of sleek and well-fe- d respectability shown only by cats of breeding which are wejl treated.' ; - .. v . . weas cago News. "Why is It," asked a recent visitor, A special agent oi with so many wild animals you "that the company is now so many domestic ones? I should neeotlatine for a keep to do tract of land at Long Beach, near San think you would have enough Pedro Bay, Southern California, for the feeding and caring for the .former." "Ah, there is where you show your purpose, while Messrs. Dr. Rupert the attendant. "We Hoffman and Oscar Newman, who re- ignorance," said of one these little fellows let wouldn't cently started on a tour around the go for a good deal if there were none world to secure rare wild beasts for to replace them." the menagerie and zoological exhibits, "Mice and the elephants, eh?" will make special efforts to collect that is one reason, but there some very perfect and healthy speci- are"Well, The psychological effect of animals for thoseothers. mens of forest-reare- d animals is a very big considerabreeding purposes. It is proposed to tion." secure four or five square miles of the "The what?" most thickly wooded land in the vicin"The psychological effect. Oh, you ity mentioned. The land desired is to needn't laugh; I mean what I say. You embrace swamp, timber, and rocky sec- have no idea what a soothing effect tions and will be inclosed by a solid these little domestic animals have on brick wall. our caged ones. When the latter see This wall will be two feet in height members of their own families, so to and will rest upon a firm foundation of speak, happy and contented in their stone masonry, implanted several feet quarters It does not seem so strange and in the earth. From the top of the horrible as it would otherwise appear brick wall up to a distance of about to be shut up so close to men. I have twelve feet a fence will be erected of seen a lion or a tiger or some other half inch pieces of iron, six inches member of the feline race watch a apart. In the main the land will be domestic cat for hours, with a look of left in its natural state, but caves made questioning and of surprise. If it saw as nearly as possible to imitate nature one of the men stroke the latter and will be dug and formed of rocks, and it note that the animal showed signs of is expected that the animals will make pleasure the bigger animal itself seemed their homes In these. The idea of the to grow tranquil under the optical spell. Ringling Bros. Is to turn the animals There's a lot of unconscious hypnotic into this inclosure and let them follow suggestion about our little animals and their natural inclinations and habits one of the reasons why our menagerie as much as possible. As the animals is so successful, I believe, is because to be propagated are principally of the we have so many domestic animals in carnivorous kind, such animals as they our midst. , "You have often heard it said that naturally prey upon will be supplied for food. If, of course, at any time the Hons and tigers can never be raised number of antelope and other herbivor- in captivity, but we are doing it all the ous animals, which are to furnish food time. One of our secrets of success is for the lions, tigers, hyenas, leopards, that we let contented cats raise fampanthers, and other carnivora is de- ilies in sight of the cages of the larger pleted, domestic animals, such as sheep animals. The latter note the pleasant and goats, will be placed within the object lesson and are cured of the inclosure, to be hunted by the denizens mania of eating their young, as they do of this peculiar Jungle. in less successful menageries." A considerable portion of this exRattlesnakes His Comrades. tensive establishment will be separated Early in the summer a strange-lookin- g from the rest by secure partitions for the appearance raising the delicate giraffe, camels, of acraft that had much large dry goods box floated under zebras, quaggas and other herbivorous Atchison the bridge and down the river families of the animal kingdom. In order that fresh water may be always until anchor was finally cast Just beon hand, pipes will be laid under- neath the almost inaccessible bluffa The sole occupant waa ground, ending in fountains in the in- near Oak Mills. "The Rattlesnake King closure, and fed from spring water Henry Shupe, of Rockies." All through the sumpumped in from the outside. It is pro- merthehe lived there, engaged in no other posed to lay a concrete walk just oui-si- business than that of catching snakes and extending around the entire "snake oil," which, wall, and a watchman, perhaps on a and manufacturing Is a dead-sur- e to his statement, bicycle, will make a tour of inspection according cure for snake-bit- e and "rheuof the entire inclosure twice each day. The idea, if a success, will probably re- matics." He claims to be able to charm from its den, but declined to sult in preserving certain animals, any snake an exhibition of his wonderful such as the giraffe, from becoming en- give power. Recently he pulled up anchor tirely extinct. down the Missouri river on and Elephants will also be raised with- a startedwhich will not end until he Journey in the inclosure. On account of their One-ha- lf of his New Orleans. great strength it was at first thought reaches a. was of den snakes. literally that an elephant inclosure would be houseboat were of all kinds and sizes. On a They impracticable, but a scheme has beesn devised which, it is believed, will pre- pennant floating from the prow of tht words: vent them from breaking down the boat were emblazoned theseRockies." Rattlesnake King of the walls. Forty the outside "The Kansas City Times. wall will be erected a second fence, composed and built of logs driven into Biff Price for a Stamp. the ground by means of a pile driver. recent a sale of stamps in New At These timbers will be about three feet was realized. The apart and will be cross braced by a York about $2,500 was $155 for a obtained row of timbers bolted on the upright highest price Confederate black, Marion, logs toward the outside and braced states. It was a very fine used copy, with timbers extending from the cross and extremely rare. An 1864 CC, perbraces to the ground. This will make forated 4d., carmine, Western Aus4 a very strong shield against which the unused, a beautiful specimen assaults of a large and vicious elephant tralia, and a rare stamp brought $50.50. This will have no effect. was sold at a private sale not The cost of . such an inclosure will stamp long ago for $35. Other stamps and not be so great as. one would at first their U. S., yellow prices were think, as the material used is very 1861, $33; nt black and carmine of plentiful in that section of Southern 1869, a perfect copy, $26; purple California selected for this purpose; free from perforastamp, department The elephant inclosure Is located so $40; British Guiana 1350, 1 cent far from the outer wall in order thai tions, magenta, $29.75; 1862, provisional n& tiger, lion or other animal of the Guiana, $27.50. : cat family could leap from It to the British i top of the iron grating, and thus gain A Phenomenon. access to the outside world. Certain j "Mother,", said a little Scotch lassie, grasses and herb3 indigenous to the "dae ye ken what phenomenon is?" countries from which the animals are dear,, I can tell ye that. Dae.ye to be brought will be planted in order see"Yes, thon coo In field? Weel, that's that the animals may have as nearly as no phenomenon. theDae ye see thon tree?' possible their native foods.' r ; see I the tree," "Aye, mother, One of the most interesting features no thot's "Weel, phenomenon ; bu of the jungle will be the monkey farm;. when se thon coo climbing up tho you For this purpose several acres will be tree with iti tail fornlnat, be a used. A wooden frame will be erected, phenomenon." Ram's Horn.that's extending above the height of the trees COLLEGE WOMEN. and completely surrounding the farm. ThI framework will be covered with a are graduates ot network of wire, so that the monkeys theAbout 4,000 women for women. Probi colleges will be St liberty to climb about the ablyprincipal another 4,000 graduate from coi trees and feed on the fruits and nuts, educational institutions. but will be unable to escape. Few college women have beeame fai The 'idea in its entirety embraces mous. None has yet been heard of whd the scheme of propagating the animal3 can-dwork of the same class as can by giving them the natural advantages Mary Wilkins, Miss Murfree,- Miss of a jungle, leaving , them to follow Phelps or several whose best their natural habits, but keeping them work has been doneothers, since the first col-- l within the inclosure, so that they can lege was opened to women. be trapped when wanted for exhibition Frances E. Willard and Lucy Stone are college women and so is Vida purposes. The duration of sunshine in the var- Scudder. But the American woman's ious countries of Europe was recently college has produced no great novelists discussed at a scientific meeting in Ber- essayists, or writers lnther lines. In lin. It was shown that Spain stands direct contrast to this is the fact that at the head of the list, having on an nearly all our great men writers, historians and poets especially, are col average 5,000 hours of sunshine year, while Italy has 2,300 hours, Ger- lege graduates. many 1,700 hours and England 1,400 Female frogs have no voice; only the j hours. Madrid has almose three times M rs much sunshine as London. males can sing. de feet-withi- n 5-c- ent j 5-c- ent 90-ce- 90-ce- nt . ; i s . j . o - ; j : I pr ; established, have been in the habit or rigging up shelves as storehouses and places of concealment for luxuries in SOME GOOD SHORT STORIES the nature of food and drink, which are forbidden by the exceedingly strict FOR THE OLD SOLDIERS. military regulations imposed upon us. This smuggled provender we were in The Heroes That Hare Been laid the habit of devouring with great gusto Away Longs tree t's Story of Porter's late at night after final inspection was Repulse at Manassas Gen. Shermans over. Joke Why Crook Quit. "Now, it iso happened that my roommate and myself occupied the quarters which had once sheltered Gen. SherOT with the an man when he also wrestled with his guish of hearts that are break conic sections and military engineering at the 'Point. One June aftering noon, just before examination time, Come we were both surprised by a smart rap mourn ers to weep for our at the door. I opened it and in walked the Illustrious former occupant, with dead. a Grief in our breasts party of ladies and gentlemen, who were s anxious to see what a cadet's ha grown ach of quarters looked like. Of course my weary chum and myself saluted and stood at ing, Green is the turf where our. tears we 'attention' all the time the old general was bustling about showing his friends have shed. around. While o'er their marbles the mosses are "The veteran looked happy enough creeping, as he pointed out the hard mattresses Stealing each name and its legend and iron bedsteads which constitute the away, young sleeping accomGive their proud story to memory's modations, and illustrated the manner keeping, In which we folded up our trousers and Shrined in the temple we hallow to slept on them to keep them from beday. coming closing his explanation a with account of the detailed Hushed are the battlefields, ended their cadet's method of sweeping out and fmarches, rooms in order. We both keeping their Deaf are their tears to the drum-bethought he was through, but he wasn't. of mor- n"Just as the party was about to Rise from the sod, ye fair columns and leave the room their experienced guide arches! went up to the fireplace and said in an Tell their bright deeds to the ages un born! . exasperatingly cool way: 'When I was a cadet the boys used to secrete all Emblem and legend may fade from the sorts of plunder that was contraband of war in their chimneys. I wonder if portal, Keystone may crumble and pillar they do it now.' Then he took his cane and poked it up the chimney. Chummay fall; is were work whose the builders my and I looked at each other with They anxious eyes and nearly had a fit. immortal, Crowned with the dome that is over "The eminent strategist's reconnois- us all! sance was one of the most successful in his career. He knew just where to look, and his cane hit the mark at alFrom the Battlefield. At the second battle of Manassas, most His first poke. The pies, cakes Gen. Longstreet thus describes his ac and bottles of prohibited fluids fell on thud, tion in the field, where Gen. Porter was the hearthtowith a clatter and dullChumtime this By breaking pieces. antagonist. Here one feels the thrill of my and I were ready to faint. The old battle more than anywhere else: must have observed it, for he "Riding forward a few rods to an general to us turned with a hearty Iaughand open, which gave a view of Jackson's twinkle in his eye, saying: Tou merry field, I came in sight of Porter's battle, be needn't young gentlemen. It piling up against Jackson's right, cen- was all my afraid, I shan't say anything fault. ter and left. At the same time an order came from Gen. Lee for a division to be about it.' "We were on tenterhooks for several sent Gen. Jackson. Porter's masses and dismiswere in almost direct line from the days; fearing sal. our But distinguished visitor repoint at which I stood, and in enfilade fire. It was evident that they could not ligiously kept his word, and we heard stand fifteen minutes under the fire of nothing more about the incident Sherbatteries planted at that point, while a man's bummers hurned my granddivision marched back across the field mother's house at Columbia, S. C," to aid Jackson could not reach him in concluded Lieut. Gaillard, "but I liked an hour, more time probably, than he the dear old fellow all the same. He could stand under the heavyweights was so genial and considerate of then bearing down upon him. Boldness was prudence! Prompt work by the Why Gea. Crook Qnlt. wing and batteries could relieve the not When Crook started after Geronlmo be battle. Reinforcements might in time, so I called for my nearest bat- in the '70s, he took only a small force teries. Ready, anticipating call, they of soldiers, but a large force of Indian sprang to their places and drove at scouts. When he got down to Sonora, speed, saw the opportunity before it Mexico, to where Geronimo had recould be pointed out, and went into ac- treated, these scouts turned traitors. tion. The first fire was by Chapman's They threw away the provisions, filled battery, following in rolling practice up all the water holes they came across, by Boyce's and Reilly's. Almost Im- and in other ways hightened the hardmediately the wounded began to drop ships of the campaign. On account of from Porter's ranks; the number seem- all this, when the men finally overtook ed to increase with every shot; the Geronimo they were half starved and masses began to waver, swinging back nearly famished. Crook saw this, says and forth, showing signs of discomfiture the Phoenix (Ariz.) Gazette, and so did Geronimo, for the scouts had told him. along the left and crumbled or fifteen minutes it In ten It's all right to curse Geronimo, but tho the man who knows anything about him into disorder and turned toward rear. Although the batteries seemed to will deny that he was a shrewd, clever hasten the movements of the discom- scoundrel. He was quick to take in the and after surrounding fited, the fire was less effective upon situation, broken ranks which gave them courage, Crook's small force, told the general he and they made brave efforts to rally; would either have to make terms or be but as the new. lines formed they had annihilated. Crook, under these cir to breast against Jackson's i standing cumstances, decided to make terms, line, and made' a new and favorable and, according to, the dictation of Gero target for the batteries, which again nimo, promised, as a United States soldrove them to disruption and retreat. dier and a gentleman, not to make war Not satisfied, they made a third effort upon the Indians any more. Crook, to rally and fight the battle through, thinking of his men, and not of himbut by that time they had fallen back self, for Crook was not the man to far enough to open the field to the fire think of himself very much', made the of S. D. Lee's artillery battalion. As tromise. and was allowed to escape. the line began to take shape, this fear- When he came back he was retired at ful fire was added to that which they his own request, and Gen. Nelson A. had tried so ineffectually to fight The Miles succeeded him. combination tore the line to pieces, and as it broke, the third time the charge A War EpUbrie. was ordered.; The heavy fumes of gunHomer T. Fuller, of Drury President powder hanging about our ranks, as colleee. Springfield, O.. has received a stimulating as sparkling wine, charged letter from a Massachusetts man, who the atmosphere with the light and offers a large sum of money for the splendor of battle. Time was culmin- verification of a war, episode. The ating under a flowing tide. The noble story is that in the early days of the horses took the spirit of the riders sit- war a detachment of confederate troops ting lightly inneir saddles. As orders in Missouri took about 400 union priswere given, the staff, their limbs al- oners. Twelve of these prisoners were ready close! to the horses' flanks, lined ur and shot without provocation pressed their spurs, but the elec- by the confederate officers. Upon hear tric .current overleaped their speedy ing of this act the commander of the thousand braves federal strides, and twenty-fiv- e regiment drafted twelve confed moved in line as if by a single impulse. erate prisoners to be shot in retalia My old horse, appreciating the import- tion. As the line was being formed, a ance of corps headquarters, envious of young man named William Lear the spread of his comrades, as they stepped forward, and asked to take the measured the green, yet anxious? to of one of the condemned men, maintain the role, moved up and down place was his friend.; The request was who his limited space in lofty bounds, re- - granted, and Lear was shot in place of solved to cover in the air the space al- - his. friend. New, York Tribune. lotted his most fortunate comrades on the plain." . Blgr and Brave. . West-Pointe- r's ' knee-sprun- g, at DIED FOR FREEDOM. ROMANCE IN D1VORCC CO Wife Comes from to Contest 1!U Action. (';,, A. CUBAN GIRL KILLED BY SPANRomance tinges the Denhard dive ISH SOLDIERS. case, which will have its Bcnsathr airing before the court at Ottawa Hi Volunteered In a Forlorn Ilope and Ex- in a few days. About eix weeks ' t,' Frank Denhard, a teacher of the piano pired with the Words "Cuba Libre on Her Lips The "War AngelV Sad and master of the choir in the arista-cratl- c ' St. Hilda's Catholic cburca ci End. Ottawa, filed a bill in court for divcre? HB War Angel of from his wife, who at the time was rebill contained Ayoleta," as the siding in Germany. The Cubans called Ma- allegations intending to show that Mrl tilda Agramonte y Denhard1 was a cruel and unfeellcr unfit to have the custody cf Varonawas killed woman andsmall children of Denhard'a. the three while No special attention recently was paid the mashoulder fighting to shoulder with tter at the time. Denhard is perfcavg her brothers for the 27 years t.i,' and received his musical freedom of her education In LeipsicJ where he wai country. She was married al few years ago. Since cointhe daughter of two ing to Ottawa he has been successful of the great families of Cuba, heiress to in a musical way and achieved a lav, the fame and traditions of two old orable position socially. names of Spain, and to the remnant of '.Recently it became known that tlx a fortune that was once one of the Wife proposed to contest the divorce to the end and she had filed a largest in the rich Island. Every re- suit crosai bill, also' alleging cruelty. Sht and bellion has found Agramontes arrived in Ottawa directly from Leip. under the banner of Cuba. Her sic and Immediate!! father and a brother gave up their lives y only last- . .week, . in the ten years war. Her remaining mcu a cross diu ior ine custody or her brothers and her uncles enlisted under oldest child, Frank. Mrs. Denhard hi General Maceo, and left her alone oh the daughter of a rich hotelkeeper la Th the plantation In Puerto Principe, the Leipsic an d is very beautiful. favored her was a admirers estate. vast among of the left only property of distinguished family anil She went to visit friends in a neighborwhose was looked upon with favor suit on return and found she her ing town, All was well until families. both the family residence burned, the cane by gone, the servants murdered or scatter- the brilliant American came. - Hu ed. A Spanish guerrilla had crossed strong, manly face, and unquestioned there and destroyed the place. There ability as a pianist carried the day; was no place for, the girl to go, so she asked the first band of rebels that between the student and the daughter . a ; , Va-ron- as ! Ger-manart- ist court-marti- al left-cent- -- .1 . - Antonio Maceo, lieutenant-gener- al of j Gen. Sherman's Joke. the patriot army in Cuba, is one of the Anecdotes of America's great gener- tallest men! ever seen in the tropics, als are always good reading and the standing 6 feet 5 inches in height He following new story, illustrative of one is fairly worshiped by his followers, of the best traits in Gen. Sherman's who have f gain and again demonstratcharacter, is no exception to the rule, ed their willingness to undergo the says an exchange. The narrator there- gravest perils in his service. One of of was Lieut. David du B. Galllard of his intimate comrades describes him as the corps of engineers, U. S. A., who a big, child deep in his told how the hero of the famous march heart, but on the surface he is all solto the sea once paid a memorable visit dier and patriot His skin is of deep to himself and his chum while they browri in color, his eyes are dark, soft were cadets at West Point. and Madly in expression, and he is "You knew," said the lieutenant, famous for his good nature to all but "that all the rooms occupied by cadets the enemies of Cuba's liberty, Ex. In the barracks have big, open, stone The 300,000 miles of telegraph wire fireplaces, v:Sth correspondingly large In these chimneys the in the United States would extend from chimneys. since the academy was Boston to San Francisco 100 times. "boys.' good-natur- tr MME. VERONA. er. ed passed that way to take her with them to Maceo's camp. Once there she asked to be enlisted as a soldier. The chief at first refused, but her brothers and uncles told him she would starve otherwise, and lie relented and enrolled her. She saw only one battle. At Ayoleta, near the town of Quemado de Guines, the advance of a strong Spanish column overtook Maceo's command. The rebels were hopelessly outnumbered and the battle met a catastrophe. Maceo was on his way to meet the Ber of his men were muda and to be armed with the weapons she brought. He. called for volunteers to face the Spanish army and delay their march, so that the remainder of the column could escape. The first to step forward in answer to the call were the Cuban gtrl, he brothers and uncles. They knew that the service meant death, but they went, and the girl stood there shoulder to shoulder with the other volunteers and fired until she fell. The Spaniards saw she was a woman, and called on her to surrender.' She answered Jv ,Vi va Cuba Libre !" two-thir- ds ; of the hotelkeeper was announced. Tb artist, who was really madly in love, was driven almost crazy by the sudden change in his affairs, while the girl's parents also sided Vigorously with him, and did all In their power to drive young Denhard away. It was useless. The marriage took place, and - sailed e Denhard with his for America, The crazed arti3t bought a pistol and blew out his brains. The The marriage was unhappy. immature young people were bitterly jealous of each other. Quarrels foMrs. llowed, and then a separation. Denhard returned to Germany and her' parents received her. When Denhard entered his suit or divorce in Ottachild-brid- ' wa, it is claimed he' supposed his wife would not think of contesting it Some one, however, sent a copy of the paper containing an account of the divorce bill to Mrs. Denhard's parents in Leipsic. The parents were indi- and astounded, and Instead siding with their daughter ftis leged that they told her she was gnant of alob- - TRUE TO THEIR LOVE; The Couple Courted jtox Many Tears, bat at Xiast Were Wedded. James Mote and Madge Pennington, of Newark, Del., were ardent lovers, during the war. Miss Pennington was a beautiful, vivacious .brunette of 19, and James a handsome and gallant' fellow of 22. Their engagement was announced, but when the day set for the wedding arrived some unf oreseeiKplr-cumstanc- e prevented the marriage ceremony. Another day was set, but still another obstacle presented itself, and the wedding did not take place. This did . not dismay the lovrs or tend to dampen their ardor, fw day after day for nearly5 thirty years they have walked down the lanes and met at the trysting place with as much regularity as in their youthful days. On Tuesday last James celebrated his 65th birthday and incidentally resolved that he would get married. Accordingly the quiet and curious people of the town were surprised tho n ?xt day by the announcement of the wedding of Miss Madge Pennington ac 4 James Mote on May 7. Miss Pennington has reached the interesting age of 50 years. ill-lu- ck 1?. nriXTTT Ann stinat'j aad wilful. They concluded fcy turning her out of doors.- With money supplied by friends the determined wife took passage for New, York. Securing some assistance in that city, she matt-- , ' aged to; get to Ottawa. - Shot the Sheriff at a FnneraL At Cedar church,- ten miles east Of Antlers, I. T., Isaac ReuLns shot and killed Campson Battiest, sheriff of Cj - whiJe edar county, the other night,' both were attending a funeraj. bens says that Battiest fired two Reu- sots Fifteen hundred jack rabtii were v wv i laiuif killed In a round-u- p hunt, Sktsx his Winchester and shot out hsbrJns Cal.4, last week. Reuben has not been arrested, , r r vAMKA Le-moo- re, . - r |