The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 25, 1901, Page 11

THE SUNDAY CALL - 11 ‘Ubat a Funny Fellow s an Ele HERE is & “cake and ale” flaver to mal storfes that finds ready nd accounts for h anecdotes in episode he got in enother tantrum and chased the keeper about half a mile over the prairfe. He was being led out to wa- en this occurred. The head trainer ewspapers. None then decided to get rid of the disturbing e in inspiring these keeper before Big Charley went daffy subjests t the He is the With rage and made serious trouble. A R T g ot him little red headed Irishman, who never saw or Many 20 elephant until he got his present job, n soul dwells in fed of 1 in ‘magnificent t bend his knee ex- now waits on Charley obey like a child. > The tradition that elephants are put into a rage by tobacco is not borne out by and makes him e is out 2 ) returns the sa- I2¢te. Fanchon, a good-looking girl of e. Fore remains gen- NS family ( about 40 and yet in her + o hich shows that he is t©€DS, as elephants grow), really eraves = an inspiration. He t0bacco, and will take anything from a a quick ""\mr:( plug to Turkish cigarettes, with a smac 3 hows ot B SoviiA duilis, f: m:mv:(.“}ham:v‘;:k- \‘\hqher‘rr ;erer:l:‘: . PRt g et BT nrl;;pin r)\?n" ‘)‘;hc‘\:"ll“s‘\' i rsii ood and keeps U B B il ’ ek v from q h surroundings he, . 5oty this b &3 90 % vising ways and means of getting her fa- o ts. the “OTite “dope.” - ok Last fall she stole from winter quarters . S STl taighs and cars,/ SSYEIA fimes o > her way to To- " s and €AY bacconlst Siegel's shop on the outskirts s et i 'IH ‘:;(’,;:’.‘ of the village and ally “held him up’ f ee he AfTicAR for what she wahted. She broke a show has ve 4, large tusks, With cage' ang heiped herselt upon the first big fan-shaped call, and thereafter the pac s were laws to the fore feet et. In the g- here are fine handed out w ithout ar, gel knew if he d ument. Herr Sle- t do this the angry shop, and to mive was the lesser of two e This escapade cost the Ringlings a pretty more than they ied, and “Old * the moral censor of the elepha , wa ed into e 10 rec e w e d wreck h up promptl; fa n , correct the erring beast. He nchon as she leaving the t expedition, and nipping her ear with his trunk, he twi it until she cried with pain, and ing up a poker he belabored v back to the animal barn. Fanchon s been on her good behavior since, for Baldy gave her a walloping soon forget. She cannot graft any of the workmen, because smoking am g them is forbidden. it looks as if Fan hon woula be saved from the ravishing cigarette e will not nts know well when any one is ng them. A Chicago painter wished > draw an elephant at the Coliseum in ned attitude, which was with his trunk lifted nd his mouth open. the elephant keep its into his mouth, d to throw them withon beast became irritated, and that the painter was to an his servant, turned to 1 a quantity of water from er the paper on which the sketching his distorted por- trunk r W The elephant is mortally afraid of a mouse. Fan it ma mountain rinks mouse. seem rom a tit-bit quarters of a rats and mice thrive, dem- is fact. A mouse will make e herd nolsy with fright and a put them in a condition of des- fear. While it may seem odd e of it, an elephant may defe elf against a lion, tiger or any oth natural enemy, but the insignificant of a mouse baffies his conception of of- fensive and defensive warfare. The mouse is too quick to be crushed under foot or 1o be caugt s trunk and can tan- talizingly scamper over his rough hide with impunit The elephant realizes his elplessness against such a diminutive foe nd learns to fear it as he fears no other A pin-headed student who want- ed to prove the truth of th statement let loose a ite mice he had secreted nd almost caused a p Western town recently. The of the terror-stricken brutes d for a few minutes it looked re herd would collapse fr. is a moody sheer . Every one : to strong likes and frightened and the youth who created the AR trouble sneaked away during the excite- ment. Elephants are not tralnedywhen they come to this country. In India they do not let their trained elephants out of the country if they can help it. The animals are too valuable. Yet they are the most taught of all wild animals. tle tells us that in anclent times were taught by their keepers to throw this whe: re insep- amed as a ty as sure as A vindictive opportunity “to “break” L They v and some- unexpected who in his pocket in a never small work. e not -easy to of this season d to bring a look after on Char- hing to do with trumpeted and the new keeper. patience and be- He made the ele- nd up on his ng stunt: the day stones at a mark, to cast up arms in the to dance, not merely on the earth, but on a rope. The first who exhibited elephant rope-dancers was Galba at Rome. The matter of teaching them to dance on the ground was simple enough (by the asso- ciation of music and on a hot floor), but we are not informed how they were taught to skip the rope, or whether it was the tight or the slack rope, or how the rope might be. The silence of history oh these points is fortunate for the figurantes m with - of the present Gay ce for this their crus the heavy¥ fame might be utterly eclipsed. Elephants c r A short time after this may, in the days of Rome, have been tanght to dance on the rope, but when was an elephant ever known to skip on a rope over the heads of an audience or to caper amidst a blaze of fire fifty feet in the air? What would Aristotle have thought of dancing elephants if he had eeen some of the Ringling performing ele- phants of to-day? Elephants are as apt in learning the useful things of life as they are the merely ornamental. They take to work raturally and gracefully. Provide a pad for the beast’s forehead and he will lower his head against car or wagon, no matter how heavy, and at the word of command will push or lift it as desired. In Omaha the other day a huge pole wagon got stuck in the mud up to the hubs. Eight horses failed to stir it. Tt sank deeper and deeper in the clay. Fanny, a rugged she elephant, was brought back to lift the wagon out. The pad was put on her forehead and she was led to the tail of the wagon. She has been 5o long with the Ringling show that it was not necessary to tell her how to go about the job. She first looks the ground ov 1d takes her own way. In this e let herseif down on her knees. Three or four times ried to get a good hold before she started to lift. At last she was satisfied and, rais upward with all the power in her splendid trunk, she got up from . her knees and raised the loaded wagon from the rut and at the same time put her forehead to the end of the thing and pushed it forward. She would have push- ed an ocean steamer over dry ground with that lift, and the wagon came up and rd to solid ground—the most svrprised wagon that ever was. By the help of elephants the heavy menagerie cages of a great circus are run into place in short order., Without this useful beast it is doubtful if things 1 be put in order for the dasly after- noon performance. There 15 a well developed sense of hu- mor In elephants. In the early career of the Ringling circus Brutus was the name of their only elephant. The youngest Ringling brother, John, was a leader in mischievous pranks at their home in Bara- boo, Wisconsin. When the show returned for the winter, John thought he could show off a little before his pals at the ex- pense of the big elephant, and invited sev- cou eral of his friends to zo with him. Hav- ing come .to the elephant’s barn, John first gave him candy, then cake, and finally cried, >w boys!” and slipped a plece of bad tobacco into his trunk, in- tending to get out of danger and enjoy Bru disgust and anger. He was not quick eno nowever, .and Brutus whirled him ard through the opening overhead against the roof of the barn. hurt by his unexpected rise, John fell in the haymow. His pals, supposing this to be the trick promised them, cried out in admiration, “John, John, do that again.” John, safely out of harm’s way, firmiy replied, “No, boys, I only do that trick once a day.” This same elephant has also taught a L crazy-headed epe a thing or two. The ape was a bam one, and no one could do enything with Pim. He must have been temporarily “daffy.” His keeper—and or- dinarily he loved his keeper as a father does a son, for Chico thought himself a very superior sort of being—could not go near his cage without angering him so that it was feared he wculd go into con- vulsions. As for allowing the crowd to see the gentleman, that was entirely out of the question. He would have burst a blood vessel in sheer wrath at the least sign of a stranger. He bit and yelled and chewed at everything in sight, and what- ever was in his cage was torn to shreds or hurled to atoms. In that emergency Bru- tus was taken into the annex where Chico was quartered. You never heard such swearing in monkey talk in all your life as Chico let out as the elephant came into view. The keeper gave Brutus a jab un- der the ear he neared the profane “monk.” In just two minutes Chico looked like two cents. He shut up as if he had been hit on the head with a sledge, and crept into the corner of his cage the most frightened and best behaved ape that ever was. He remained good to the end, too. Poor Chico! he was sunshine and amia- bility itself from the time he heard that trumpet to the last. Chico was a mere baby when ecaptured, and Brutus in his and mountains beyond. Mr. Ivy has little home in Monte- fo ke his permanent fo es w br This artist, who for four from Australie. and from the beginni ars occupled the chair of superintendent f art in the fornia, Los University of Southern Cali- ngeles, has met with unpre- h celebrated tife the home ced success in art circles, having ng the month of June no less two pictures, ted from portfolio, rk is perhaps better known England, where he ex- although the late Collls tington, the well-known patron of in New York a ught thry ge pictures repr g scenes reat Britain for h! celebrated gallery. Mr. Huntington was partial to water colors, tures in one room. Capell Judson, who mnever misses a summer in Monterey, had the most unique of ‘all for his studio this summe vied the lighthouse on Point Lobo: having 300 pic- all colors a gu where most of th famous marines which Mr. Judson s brought back with him were painted. I had a bus; summer, and the result will be a treat to the lovers of art visiting the exhibi- tion. Mr. Judson returned a trifle early in order to re for the opening of tk Hopkins, where he is one of the best known and liked of the professors. Perhaps one of the most prominent and thoroughly delightful studios on the coast r of Gov- is that of Miss Evelyn McCormick, who v it is the for four years has occupied the entire up- 1 potted Joe,” Per Dortion of the historical oid Custom B Sl s SR House, whose roof has looked down upon . rearag In the good old for the club members s: rman all the mili held e, many a cal ce a breakdowr fu or sing a s a- y id he is as well known rone had been broken, and no doubt many onterey itself. The char- heart at the same time, for the very Hollyhock™ is derivea Walls spell romance. Upon this broad bai- g con, . h looks out ovej ate se growth of this bright-h whic ks over the water, for > ued ihe house is only a few vards from the - 1 the front of the house. To the ghore, Miss McCormick has her easel, and o an equally profuse growth of an ry'day during the summer months one back fs nt resembling our do- can find her in a cool white duck dress, a u ent g« gyt Birs wat, with its snakeskin band, busy, . in i 4 the 2 charming picture painting a picture, ¢ herb that ended the pere on this same balcony are finished ce of that greatest of phil- some of those famous adobes, for no one has succeeded in getting those old Span- ish tiled roofs with their wonderful pur- ple shadows and myriad colors, or in re- producing the soft quality . of the old adobe, as has this Young artist. The world will hear much of Miss McCormick, £0 say our most critical, for her work has great individuality. Monterey s proud of this young lady, and during her four years there she has become a universal fav . for great talent with unaffected manner is a rare combination, and she has both. To every one's regret this stu- number of canvases, large one entitled “Even- » important addition an Club exhibition. own -colorist, Mr. John eted an place for his »re mor less than one end of nurch and here from the h surrounds the build- ificent view of the né 1ad 2 mag: N dlo next season will have to be abandoned, for the Custo e has been given over to the N a five-year lease. Four th ndred dol- lars 'has been the Leg- islature, and i the old building will be_fitted up te museum Just out of Pacific Gr in the dea of little log cabins with immense place, we “found J. L. Latimer and family. For years Mr. Latimer has been renowned for bis “redwoods,” but this ason's work in t 1 rior bids fair to make him equ d for his “pines,” for he has mer, and when he retur studio will be a privileze. M ry Menton spent 2 portion of the summer in Monterey., Mrs. Briggs has a large class in active work. Miss Therese Morgan has taken a cottage for this season and next, a charming little oining the Teviz hacienda, Miss eet aslde four hours day for , and she allows no temptation of pleasure to interfere with her work time; as a result, besides being most be- comingly tanned, she has some good woric to show for her season’s labor, On the shores of the charming Lake Majela, Arti J. Adam will erect a t home.. Mr. Adam Is a Scotch one of the five original organ- 2 of the famous Glasgow Art Club which sprang into prominence thirty-five ¥ 8 ago and now has some 500 mem- Mr. Adam i3 desirous of studying topia of the Pacific,” as he calls it il make special studies of the sand and the cypres ph Greenbaum has been spending summers in Monterey, but this year deserted the colony and has his studio in Paris. At the present time Mr. Green- baum is making some studies in Lucerne, Switzerland. re Wores has been painting the ns in Honolulu, but has now gone on to Japan, where they look for his ap- pearance every year as regularly as the blooming of the wistaria. . Amadee Joullin, the famous Indian: painter, has a cottage in Monterey, but this vear he has gone back to his old fields, where the great picture that won for him recognition abroad, brought him the Decoration of the Beaux Arts of Paris and made him an officer of the French Academy—the highest honor that can be conferred upon an American—was painted. In the wilds of New Mexico he has again gone into the interior, where few white men penetrate, and here, only by the exercise of great patlence, is he enabled to pursue his studies, obtaln models, etc., for civilization has made but little Erolre.fll in these parts and the redskins o0ld to all their old tribal superstitions, The work of Mr. Joullin commands per-. haps more money than any of our Oalifor- nia artists, one of his canvases, entitled “The Weaver," being secured by Mr: Phebe Hearst for §1500 just before his d parture this spring. i G. Cadenasso contemplates joining the Mon ; colony for a few months, whers he will make a spefial study of the press. Mr. Cadenasso is at present orking upon the eucalyptus, with which | he has had phenomenal success, this be- | ing one of the most difficult of all trees | to paint. _One of the very fmportant addi tions to Mortere s year is the found- ing of the “Old Ca Club"” in the build- which served formerly as the militar. o of General rman, Gen- eral Burton, General and many | of the other prominent gencrals, This fon is to the littie city what the an Club is to San Franelsco, and numbers among its members many of the #ame names—Mayor Phelan, Herman Oel- richs, D, M. Delmas, D. Harvey and others, including TUnele George who has been made an honorary T, J. Field is the president, Green secretary, and the club is in a flourishing condition. The entire upper floor has been fitted up in luxurious style, one of the maln features being the art gallery, where v of our local and some foreign artists are represented. One of the storfes going the rounds of the clubrooms denls with the opinion of an Indiana tourist who recently visited Monterey. Bent upon sightseeing, he left his carpet bag in the hotel and wandered about through the woods and fields. Coming upon a group of workmen digging the manzanita root, which is in this country utilized for fire wood, he stopped and queried. what they were dninq. ‘.’Dl¥gmr: wood,” came the answer. “Wall, T swan,” he was heard to ejaculate as he passed on. Later he accosted a man who was searching for a spring of mountain _water. “Going ‘o work?” gald the old fellow after they had had some conversation. “Oh, ro; just gotng to climb up there to see If T can- not locate water.” “Wall, T swan.” The old man took out his red bandana, wiped his brow and made his way hack to the hotel, where he told them that he wanted to pay his bill. “What! Going away so soon! Don‘t you like Monterey?"’ said the clerk. *Oh, yes, the place is a!! right, 1 uess,” he drawled, “but I am going back 0 the old Btate, where they don’t dig for wood, climb for water and spell nickory with a j,” and the old fellow smiled pity- ingly for the clerk Who was ignorant enough to like such a reverse state of af- fairs. Evidently the Hoosler tourist was not an artist, for had be been one he would have lost sight of the wood digging in his enthusiasm over the old ruins; as it is, all the old adobes are being secured .for studios next year, and there is even talk of fitting up the old Washington Hotel as a sort of Carnegie hall. If this connection remains and the foreign artists continue building homes here—Monterey will, twenty years hence, closely compete with foreign countries as an art center of the world. - Y AT MONTEREY. | early captive days was also a baby. Neither, therefore, had much experience in his own native haunts, and yet when Brutus appeared Chico had all the fear of his race for the animal which probably he had never seen before—another case of the understanding between animals. An elephant called Sandy was a regular practical joker. When the Ringlings trav- eled by wagzon an extra watch had to be kept on Sandy to keep him out of mis- chief. He had found out that cattle out in the country were scared to death of him, and he used to take advantage of it ¢ time he ot a chance. When tha ‘wagon traln was moving from town to town and he saw a bunch of steers graz- ing in a pasture behind a barn in the dis- tance he would, drop behind the rest of the column. en he would gather up as much dust in his trunk as he could car- ry and make a sneak up on them in the cover of the barn. When he got within charging distance he would tear out on the run, blow the dust up in a cloud, and trumpet for all he was worth. The cattle would r:n as If devils were after them, and that old rogue, Sandy, would come back to the road and paddle along behind the rest of the column as peaceable and Jhe Daslicate Operation of Prushing quiet as you please. But if they stopped him from playing his little joke on the steers he would be mean and ugly for a week, Once the tables were turned on Sandy, and if the scared cattle laughed they could hardly be blamed. One of the baby elephants had been troubled with stomach ache, at least that is what the animal doctor sald, and old fashloned remedies of brandy and peppermint were pre- scribed. A gallon demijohn of brandy and peppermint was brought to the elephant quarters and set within reach of Sandy. Herr Souder, the boss elephant man, was not at hand, and the man who brought the medicine went in search of him. This was Sandy’s chance. Deftly drawing the stopper from the big bottle he turned the contents into his mouth. He had scented the liquor and made quick work of its disposal. It didn't take long for the strong stuff to get in fts fine work, even on a strong constitution like Sandy and when the keeper arrived he was howl- ing drunk. He trumpeted wildly and slam-banged everything within reach. Souder took in the situation and under- took to lasso the elephant’s legs. It was hard work, but finally he got tangled up and was thrown to the ground. He then bellowed himself to sleep, and by the time the show was ready to leave he had toned down some and was ready to move without jabbering. But the great fun was the next day. Such a head! He was the most dejected looking animal one ever saw. He could not eat. His trunk hung ilmply and his eyes were red and heavy lidded. His usual trumpeting was a faint squeal. The boys took pity on him and ene brought a five-pound bottle of fizz water stuff and gave it to him sizaling. This brought him around, and from that day he has been wary of anything that comes in bottles. Elephants have tender feet. Their toe- nails have to be pared and treated con- z- stantly or they will grow inches of h nalls. They are terribly sensitive ab this part of their body, and at times thejy will get crazy mad if touched with knife or saw. A horse has to have his feet trimmed when he goes to a smith, and an elephant gets into the_same trouble in captivity. When wild an elephant wears down his toes, but they do not get enough exercise for that here. So their feet get tremendous corns and have to be pared. When an elephant has gone through the operation a few times, with the Intelll- gence of his kind he senses it as for his good and will submit readily. The hang- naiis are clipped with a pair of big shears and then the toes are worked upon with a rasp, especially made for the purpose, for an hour or two. Then comes the tick- lish part. A large draw knife is used to cut a couple of inches off the sole of each foot. When it Is cut down pretty fine the P is used. Every little while the surface is pressed hard with the thumb, and when the elephant winces the quick is known to be near and the work stops. A single rasp on the quick and the elephant is killing mad. There is one ele- phant in the Ringling herd so tender on her feet and so nervous that, so far, it has been Impossible to treat her feet. It was tried a week ago and she nearly killed the chiropodist at the first rasp. She needs attention badly, but she dosn’t appreciate the fine points of pedicure and thinks it is up to her to kill all who try it. phant in Captivity ard Rasping an &Slepkant's Nails. She will not e down when told, and wil) not stay down when she is put there. She utterly refuses to put her foot on the block and she gets frightened to death when tied. Her keeper says he will fix ber this week and cut her corns and rasp and brush her nails if he has to call out the militia and her howls are heard in Honolulu. After the feet are cut and nails pared the feet are soaked in hot water and then softened with oil. After that they feel as comfortable as though wearing carpet slippers. But the feet must net be oiled except in warm weather. Ele= phants get eold easily. They have rheu= matism, too, the worst way, and it takes liniment by the barrel to rub their lame muscles.