The evening world. Newspaper, March 6, 1906, Page 6

SEAL IS JUGGLER OF RARE ABILITY Leo, Star of Troupe, Gives a Remarkable Performance in Balancing. PLEASES THOUSANDS Sea.Lion at the Hippodrome Most Remarkable and Clever Animal of Kind Ever Exhibited, ‘That an antmal not developed beyond the Mippers of a fish and with the low- est of low brows show display an intelligence in training thet seems to exemplify an even higher onter of than the horse or dor is cam- increible, and yet this ecoomplished by Capt. wondertul Alaska balancing objects as light as inflated balloons and as heavy end elusive as ivory billiard balls are new. That next door of mammals to man. the simian, thas never been trained to Gils point of finesse Why. horses and @ogs are lumbering, graceless brutes by ompairtson to this fn-legged aquatic who relies alone on the muscles of his neck and chest to perform ‘tricks of astonishing subtlety. ‘THE WORLD: TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 6, 1906 PERFORMING SEAL Star of the Cast. Though Leo is only one of Capt ‘Woodward's troupe he is far and away the star of the cast. The seal tricks we know (the ringing of bells, beating of drums and whirling of ba- tons) are the feats that fall to the members of his support ‘Then the yepot light falls upon this “monster ‘North Pole juggler and balancer," as the programme calls him. Capt. Woodward ts an Englishman. His father was the curator of the Royal Aquarium in London for many years, and when 2 inv he turned his attention tyseals and other aquatic mammals that seemed to oc poseons a unusual order of inteiligen: Nature endowed him with infinites pationco, and ten years ago he ‘to train sea ions to perform tricks. He once sought to train a young whale in the Royal Aquarium, but the little leviathan exhausted even his sur- pase ence. aon the Juggling seal, is nine years old. He came to Capt. Woodward five yetrs ago @ voracious young pup of the sea, with only the primitive instincts of his arctic kinfolk. The young English- man had a half doren other trained seals at the time and started in to educate Leo along the old lines. This, animal, (0 possess such an ox: Be iniey intellgetce that he gradu- ally worked out the juggling experi- ment. Appeals to His Appetite. wey was crs @ slow and dual pro- said Capt. Woodward, telling of his ‘education ‘of Leo, ‘that’ it will be diMioult for me to explain just how ‘The seal is a very difficult He will not permit ing, nor can you accomplish anything by punishment in order to get him started you must first appeal to his appetite. Every time he gives any encouragement reward him wi bu of fish. Then gradually it ing to dawn upon him that these raordinary antics are good things to Go, geaning always in the end a ro- wai tite syatem employed is a fearfully Jaborious one. In firet_place the Sreature is mot imitative “You might jumgle before apes co years and yet ish not It is necessary’ to bocin with enme affaple littic experiment ean then carry: It aiose: step be step. “By some subtle process I cannot ex- plain, it slowly dawns on the seal. You must watch for this iroment of awak- | ening Intelligence and then make the most of it. How I got him to perforin his feats of balancing I hardly know. I first taught him to toss a stick in the air and catch it. It 1s one of the feal's prinwtive Instincts to catch fish and the animal will often y tonishing agility in this, Requires Great Pastenie “Then, dewinning with ast firet teach him. to, toss it and catch Ite then tu toss It from one end so ns. When he has done this and un- ‘stands It you can slowly make him learn to toss it so that ft will revolve once and afterward so that It will re- volve sevaral times. “With the juggting trick It required far more practice. I believe I must Nave exercised a sort of hypnotic in- fluence upon the scal to first Induce him to balance a block of wood on his nose, I kept rewarding him for this and then experimented with a ball, Then the tosk ime terribly and toxed my patience to the utm T have been five yoars at Jt now, but I consider | that the long, fagging work !s well re- warded. it have got two young seals that T am training to become jugglers. Hay- ing the hang of the thing now {t wi easier, One of the little chaps 1 have Nad only lx months and he ts doing | finely. He can t tok ss tt wi revolve once and 80 juggle a cone. } shaped hat rather clumsily if An Educated Troupe. ‘The jugsling seal is maki, appearance in this country gon, of the Hippodrome formance abroad and r was the greatest thing yet | mé@l training Mne that the seen, atid secured a long eng. the troupe of educated seals Now here is a singular $75 00.0 IN it STEEL TRUST DEAL John W. Gates Credited with) Engineering Move to Take | in Independent Concerns. PITTSBURG, Pa., March 6.—It is re- ported in iron and steel circles that negotiations have been opened by the United States Steel Corporation for the purchase of several Independent con- cerns, {including the La Belle Iron Works, the Republic Iron and Stee! Company, the Tennessee val, Iron and Railroad Company, the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company and lange ore inter- ests near the lakes, ‘Dhe steel corporation officials decline to discuss the matter saying that if such a deal ts put through it will be handied by the executive officials in New York. According tf» the reports circulated to-day the price to be paid by the cor- ration for the various perties will Reged tore. than 175,000,000." It is claimed that John who fs at the head of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Compeny, the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company and, the Republic Iron and Steel Company | Jana who {s sald to have opened nego- | tiations for the vurchase of the La Belle Iron Works, at Steubenville, O., and Wheeling, W. Va, is handling the deal for the steel corporation. Tt was safd that representatives of AND HIS TRAINER. | soctates of Mr. a tour of the West inapectiue the various properth ‘W. P. Snyder, who purchased the Ol! ver interests In the large ore vroperty in the Northwest recontly formed a holding company anil bonds to the ex-| tent of $400,000 were inened Paint hho ae id WOMAN HIT BY TRUCK. Fame Drandinger, forty-two years jald, of No. 7 Manhattan street. was knocked down in front of No. 812 East ‘custon etreet to-day by a horse draw- ing @ heavy truck. The falling upon the oobbles cut two sashes in her scalp. | She was taken to Bellevue Hospital in fin ambulance. the tion and ai ie oompora at N R NERVURA U R Dr. 101 Fifth Ave., cures. New York ESTASLISHED 1876 CAI W.L, Douglas wW. L.DOUGLAS $3.59 SHOES sells more men’s $5.50 shoesthananyothermane ufacturer in the world. $10 000 & biped at ed prove this terion, FOR MEN PITAL $2,500,000 makes and | $3.89 ALL LEATHERS, ALL STYLES, ONE PRICE $3,52 Wondward called attention t was showing his juggling famous jugglers refused to a bref time after | ad that the wonderful 1% by comparison their y People see the sea! and mar- i of Tao d ery beat Wonk gues on ———-—__— READY FOR THE PURIM BALL, Minre than $5,000 has the large fund now bein army of workers who by Weeks been luporing Purim Bal! and festival Aceeds: of which will go t “tenance of the Beth Israel Hospital, held jn Madison Squire Garden, ednesday evening, Marci 1, a great . Amone the patrons are J. ¢ Btones, Mrs, Rowe Pastor Bio A. Cantor, Tiffany larous, » the $3.50 shoe. Douglas $3.50 Shoos Givo Comfort & Easa, | “Thave worn W, L. Douglas $3.50 | | shoes for the past three years, and i the prinei Fast Color Eyelets used ENS catalogue 433 Broadway, corner Howard Street. 785 Broadway, corner Sth Street. 853 Broadway, corner 14th Street. 1849 Broadway, corner JUth Street. 1447-1449 Broadway, corner 41st Street 974 Third Avenue, hen, Straus. Teaac 250 West 1th Street. 6 Sixth Avenue, corner 22d Street, If I could take you into my three large factories at Brockton, Mass., and show you the care with which every ; pair of shoes is made, you would understand why W. L. Douglas $3.50 shoes are the best in the world, why they hold their shape, fit better, wear longer, and are of greater value .han any other find them the most comfartable and p is ho the | Casiest walking shoe T hans coor (MONS $350 shoes, he soles are zo well con>| game feathers, for that the feet, no ma 0 TE er, are at casein therm.” 3 a K MURPHY, Police Capt. | $2.00 and $1-75. CAUTION, —N © without W s name and price stamped on bottom itn 0 p stores in W.L.Douglas Greater New York $3.50 Shoe Stores: | 2202 Third Avenue, corner 120th Street. 2779 Third Avenue, bet. 146th & 147th Bts, BOYS SHOES, $2.00 & $1.75 Just the same as my | mailed free. W.L Deaguas Brockton, Mass. $45 Bighth Avenue, 05 Nassau Street. BROOKLYN. t, | 708-710 Broadway, cor. Thornton. 1267 Broadway, cor, Gates Avenue, 421 Fulton Street, corner Pearl Bt. — 18 Newark Ave, Broad Street. 785 bitters I Busy Corner TO-MORROW 10 A.M. TO1P. M. Oilcloths. Guaranteed No. The colors in this Ofl- cloth than any printed l\inol um, and it ts positively a 45c. quality. than 20 yards to ® customer. yard. HENRY W ednesday TO-MORROW 10 A.M. TO1P. M Women’s Walking Skirts, Broadcloths and Mannisy Mixtures, made up in platted effects and trim- med with Taffeta straps. Your choice of black or gray mixtures, Not more than 1 grade. will wear better Not more one Bet 76 Fortis “Foor. 10 A. Dotted Swisses. Nicely Rood. quailty; dium or large. needful material for ele- gant confirmation dros: es this Spring. material no TO-MORROW 10 A.M, TO1 P.M. Dress Ginghams. Handsome Ginghams, M.TO1 P.M. White in woven {abric of a dots me- Juat the plain colors ang in fancy stripes and checks. Just the handy wrappers 2nd aprons. In view of the pi 2] more than customer. thing for As thi is worth 15 more than Main Floor. Store: IEGEL., Pres. SP Abeer oor Drug Defartment. Noll Pollok or Manmel, regular 260, Lye ‘a Tooth Powder, 25¢ Denileeptine Tooth Powder, regular 2650, bottle. Witch Fiabe, best quality, ® pint. article Fountain Springe. | 2-at. quality ree punber TBye quart +190 New York /SeRKEe AB AM aGiD Oe Sales for Those Hours Only. NO MAIL ORDERS FILLED. Whenever these Specials are sold out before 1 P. M. other Specials equafly important and equally interesting will be substituted. TO-MORROW 10 A. M. TO 1 P.M. Toilet Soap. 10,090 cakes of the fn- 10 A.M. TO Egyptian 6,009 yds. 3 in sult Venetian heliotrope, M- lac, Autumn rose and Molet odora, Not more than 6 cakes to a cus Sold regularly at mous Armour brand, wold to a custom. er. Per yar TO-MORROW Ls of TO-MORROW 10 A. M. TO1 P.M. Women's Lawn Waists. Bquare yoxke effect of fine embroidery and Ince. Front and new style sleeves, prettily trimmed with lace Insertions and Jace collar attached. Not more than one to a cus- LP. M. Crepe. this wool inches, in Main Floor. TO-MORROW 10 A.M. TO1 P.M. Women’s Handbags ‘These are of real leather, inside Hned, with extra strong nickel snaps, frame and chain handle. In black only. Regu- larly sold at 19¢. each. We Itmit sales to-mor- row to two to m custom- er, as they will be on ante at, each... OC in Floor, Boetin finished, Piated. Pretty pattern, with attached. No more than day, each, at. Silver Plated Butter Dishes. Tops are of satin and bright customer. Wednes. 10 A. M. TO 1 P. M. Large Frying Oysters. 25,000 fresh opened Oysters, just the kind for quadruple bead edge it Knife rest) oyster fri where at from 18c, a doze! sale Wednesday to three dozen to a customer, as our price ts, per doz 7¢ finish. two to a 49c Sixth Floor. TO-MORROW 10 A.M. TO 1 P. M. Hosiery. Mon's Heit Hoos, fast Diack, fancy patterns, fast black with white soles and Women's Stock- ings in rast binck, plgin, lace listo and gauze lisle. Worth from 160 to 26c. Not more than threo Pairs to a custom- er. Per pair. 9c Main Floor. TO-MORROW 10 A.M. TO1 P.M. Baker's Chocolate. Walter Baker's Premium Baking Chocolate; same chocolate that {fs sold for 85c. a cake, Not more than 1 Ib. to a customer. special price, 1-Ib. elsewhere Our These Specials on Sale ALL DAY Wednesday. Imported China at Less Than Cost. The Greatest, Most Sweeping Sale of China in the History of The 14th Street Store. to the mos! it sweeping and drastic methods, mitting quicker selections. A tremendous stock-adJustment sale, involving thousands of dollars’ worth of JAPANESE, GERMAN, CARLSBAD and AUSTRIAN CHINA, AT THE LOWEST PRICES EVER ASKED BY ANY STORE ANYWHERE. s Fresh purchases are due to arrive from Europe soon, and it {s absolutely imperative that present stocks be condensed without delay. For that reason we begin this sale to-morrow, and quote prices that should hurry thousands of customers to TLE 14TH STREET STORE. 1—EVERY BARGAIN TABLE ON THE MAIN FLOOR WILL BE PILED HIGH WITH CHINA, 2—OBJECTS OF ART IN BRIC-A-BRAC WILL BE Profit isn’t a question at all—we want to reduce the stock immedi. ately, and to accomplish this purpose we resort We have divided the displays into several lots for the purpose of per- INCLUDED IN GREAT ABUNDANCE. Lot 3. Lot 4. Lot 5. Lot 6. Lot 7. Austrian China old |Finely decorated Ger- | Wal plaayes, historic | Japanese and and- | Majolica Ware com-|Thin Je the cream of China Vases, Bloque | Saucers Soow Trays, {MAN China Steak or |... 1 tea | Paintel Chine Tea ‘ Ashes Here ote emcees ca fajolica Tobacco Jars, |Zhop Dishes, Salad |*Ubsects, larke Majolica Maation: Cigar Au tained in this lot are Figures, Toy Banks, bleque finished Candie Bed h [ase g Tobacco Jars, with | Po" German China jand Match Holders, |the finest pleces of Aw Trays, ‘Thin china [TCHS Hal Recelvers, / with ° cover: || Candie. comoartment tor |Ptcnem ares sizes, |carisvad China Ble- | French, German. Aus: Ten _Eunten Ontmeal | yrup Jere, with piace | Holded) finely decorated; an lout and Cracker Jera, /{uiNR and Carisbait Saucers, Bone Plates, Ching goonge, French Brons | endless variety of | Fancy Salads. Celeryn. | beautiful and all. the Pin Trays, Covered Su- 1 Figures, German and | Bric-e-Brac, Cracker |and Chop Dishes, | dges are decorated = intl io. | | Onrabed China Saind | Jars, Bread Trays, | Brie-a-Hrac ami au | Nit oln old. This fanese China Child's towge, | brenet Chinn Teavgiy; jaca Pratt Bowla, Cake | carbad cuina crop |merous other pieces, |atiwer taney, salut Saucers in | dozens of other dec- | Plates, Chop Dishes, | Dishes; Cake Plat all rich patterns and bo sei ‘condensed “wttie unerodn Sines” idee | Seat BT Moen cor [finely decorated and | Taney Salad Bowls and | yequtitully decorated Cracker Jn a. Ench {tem on this table |Sumerous other’ pleces | china, All flora) col dozens of other pieces, 4 lates: saa Rhioh, | sell" regularly | ora ect gold. |tinted, Worth up finaly’ Geoorated. | worth Reycts worth rom se. 9 ‘ort ec. tp tboveaahiive: 20 \ean peti L2G | Ment, 256 | to $1.00........004 396 | Worth sas” 496 | 5:0. 69¢ “worth China at Near 1-2 Price. $5.00 Dinner Sets, uet, nicely decorated in a floral Special at pattern. pretty cutting, regular $3.00 100 Pece Dinner Set. including @ soup Mae 1 English plece decorated in a b the der gold. = eter, 5 And on Sale in 100 pieces in tho $5.95 A interest you ‘ WSS a exact tion of ric! Porcelain Dinn ue ‘uminated with glaze and: he decorgtion will glways re- bowl on a Punch Bowls, an reproduc- glass, a 10-inch deeply. Borry Bowls, § inch size, deep chr y sauthe- mum _ cutting, 86 v: h cut =f TC) ped- pies wen eng Cr oauchre toimatcn, cut sass o $2.95. the Basement ‘Salisrooms These Special Bargains: Sfarkling Cut Glassware at fe Than % Price, very special event—one that will White Less This $4 Parlor Lamp, finely decorated in hand le Di pai Also at Than 1-2 Price. 250. about 25 red or cerise | Vexetable yates 1Cé lamps included im thie | . BODuOR lot, fitted complete with | Cups and Saucers, regular 10. chimney, central dratt| Value, per pair.... 4c burner, large base and | Plates, dinner size Bhs iad i to match. | eck oa- ae Neate’ $2.79 Water Jugs, t. ais cut pattern, ey Be <| value each, Wine enue ues, each at, Plates, bread and butter. . Platters, small size, pectal at . Footed Cake or Frult Nappies, hs Pretty cutitog. "786 800. value, each, at, oeee $1.69 value, nt. Bowls, 7c. value, each, at........30 includine large a *, th 75 size; CeLoet cles atecres ae eee ee: ||| Seti, cme aR Basten ad os: 7 396 okeh at for cain sete, handsome Water Tumblers nd can hardly be detected from Meclal saree venrecet pie —ood cutting; $1.60 values, 39c t costing $15.0 °. 696 Tnatvldual | "Butters worth 30, Ic Ppectal, at. each ateeeee ea eccerecesece Superior Housefurnishings at Pofular Prices. =z ——* f FAMOUS SuIMAS. COMBINATION COMB SREY S NBW BLUR FLAME WICK HARDWOOD STEP | Goaneas no paris | ANP. ees ie ZINc ¥ RINSING TUB, nade ty VAS SNCH— Wy ft order; NC AC RINSING. 2 U'B Set Cette oe the Cee | eee ene a ty | PADOMN (CHATH, [ESE cet ce oer, nce tized mirror. Fin-| WASH BOARD, extra heavy, | flame of! cooking two large tubs and has wring- | special, each teas Saks) Byeeint 306 sea ame. TR cach 21G | stove: $3.08 val. Special at F298) Spattacnment. spect at .. 746\ Bist BOG Jetat Stele! 396] an, “186 $10 White Enamel Beds, $6.45. $10.00 WHITE ENAMELLED IRON BEDSTEADS, new and exquisite in design, high head, 41-inch con- tinuous pillars, handsome brass scroll centre, seven ye erpogiag heavy fillers, massive chills; guaranteed to contain GAS stovm, with 596/208, shaped shelf, and finis! for Wednesday, $2,69, ft. 6 in. $2.69 | ONE HUNDR PARLOR" BLES, like Justration, il ma- hogany fin- ished, piano polished; 24x24 inch top, deep rim, heavy turned legs, excellent construction regular price $4.00; special $14.9 Davenport for ing, with a Notional fabric steel spring: the back drops down, converting it from @ covered in fine queiity denim, titton vufted amd fitted with a deep skirt, three coats of enamels made i in sizes of 4 ft. and 4 $4.97 FOR $10.00 MORRIS CHATR; selected oak, golden fin- ish,” broad arma with claw feat, Spring seat oan be adjusted to Severn) posl- ae a Fifth. Figen, FOR 818,00 DAVENPORT BED, masaivo iron frame, made of heavy metal tub- day uss to a bed at migbt; and shaped legs, 4 things. floor paint two burners, each at. Ready M Mi Fixed You save 4c, buying here and now, sch 396 ‘ants, Extraordinary Sfecial Sale. A new coat of Paint brightens up per % pint by Roof paint, and every other kind ‘of } only, at a Groceries. Following on Sale ALL DAY Wodtosday: yee et Bato VRUBH BGGS—No cold storage mck eee etrictly fresh pr ibeth 1744 jeed freali, do: gt ‘None delivered. BABBITT’S SOAP—The j | Popular iaundey soup, caters 374C Limit cakes, ZEST — The Amor- — Small foan Cereal Co.'s lump, meaty Apri- Dreakinst | gots, 10 ie Ic handsome fon FL OO} weoe of china in ARO) Bell; rick, Shai imported macaroni of the finest qual. r doi oar” ‘Ue. “pack 106 | ity; ages, face ‘ @ E| Oras "'smatl, |] Co'e ary and we! |Crign Manzantiing 8 |] [viene Uc, bottion for 250: El-—Genulne jee tinported large can 25¢ Bt moxie, oll; ery “ fall oan... mas, KIPPERE = 7005 . RING — Direct | im- | CHEE! Chotee Rohner ee Swias. 3 Abe ered | pou . 186 tomato | HOLUAND_ Toiee keqs, |10 Wine and Liquor 8u; item® and each one Se cess LOO | Ete "STE + mi : ET FE | fy Limit fee both 46 ail” or nine Lan ¢; WHISKEY j woenk i poet ‘ ‘ f Se ee sete: | Ce raion, Oe aye fant uns "bot “OFFE tle ane gain: 3 Ibe. VHISKK: Zn prib. ANSO: BLEND favs} ahs Dj cial et, p alls TE ips 4 i kes draws | : Pree poecin 7! Cea RE OR a BRO} eae, SHERRY ott ES Ch mite withers enc 1] caatly double vere oll: | pen eat SI. 79 per 10c BST SR : x : uF pound fet |g f i nu ae Pickert's Apbetizine * jh rye | BEES (izing $ ; : ; York Sinte NS . “f EV PORATED Fina ee ee M SUSAGE R sis MACKER: Abe Souned Mackerel, 1 Ir Pitted Plume 3 pounds for, 256) Cable J Net oe $1 88. A pairs of makes it possible the sale began Handsome and durable curtains at lese than the actual mill cost. Beau- tiful Renaissance. Arabian and Cluny patterns, made of extra heavy sounle thread twisted yarns: every made 4 ee at Crt yea age renon Catle os 188 Scotch Lace Curtains. 1,500 paire of these handsome ‘4. thread Curtains; every pattern trees exact copy of real Brussels, Renais- Sance and Insh Poin: edges made fai ~SSuarseeaisieriibaes> and durable, with fu fall, and ss inches Wide anaes i. Ome they "won't tast long: pais... 1.59 Ro e Portieres. A big lot of vey ‘handsome ro} Portieres: made up in the Intest antral and Chenille Cords: very tich color- ings; heavy cord strands with” fes- toon drapery effect over top, If you need a orepery. this {s your chance to #et a good one at half price. $2. 48 ‘These $5 Rope Portleres; pair Fourth Floor. Wilton Velvet Carfets, Yard, 79c. Made, Lined and Laid Fre An excellent assontment of in two-toned reds and freane, nn and mixed ect must colaeas tor halle. ond ats 3" Wool Velvet Carpets, tal hall ond stairs to, match, 18, 0d a Hine of pat- |}! orns, value apeotil “at. : 796 hall and stairs; valued from 7c. 69c H great special purchase of bargain ever y any store. This ttem mi 8 not tn: ond lining Seamless Brussels Bes 9x terns, Sold reg nat bi at 98, and at the lowesl yards wide, Square venti hoe sees Tapestry Bravsels, coat quality, cholve new patterns and colorings, for ty 88c., at.. . Wool Filled Ingrain EHD Sha | shown in nine pattorns, | ine is the greatest clude making, 1 od of charge. 60c. car- 29¢ [wsdl AREA SEE SO aaa, Brussels Ru gs. 12, fine quality all-woo! artl- cle, in various Deautiful pat- $19.60. To-morrow at $1 ele Rugs, ox! Linoleums and itor Extra snore eles ignole sae ATG Prtres ee ele eum, ooh valued at raged shies aca ae yy “4 Wedneoday, per»