1948-05-01 — Page 6

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, MAY 1" 1948.

FULL-PAGE FEATURE EVERY SATURDAY

BOYS' AND GIRLS' MAGAZINE

SPORTS. STORIES - PUZZLES - CRAFTS • GAMES JOKES

EMPRESS WAS A LADY BUT A MAN-KILLER

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MPRESS was a lady, but she was a man-killer, the willest and most deadly

elephant that ever

travelled

with the old-time wagon cir- CUNCA. But then she met Fatty red-haired O'Shay, a rotund, Irishman, and she became so enamoured of him that she was na putty in his hands.

Seven men this lethal, fast- striking Amazon of the sawdust ring had killed. A lightning blow of her trunk, a swift, fatal turn and kneeling upon a felled man, a deliberate flattening against inner walls of railway cars, or the perfectly timed crushing with her head against

THE TRUE STORY OF A CIRCUS ELEPHANT

By

JOE BEASLEY

who, for more than 60 years, performed in various circuses and outdoor shows. His circus

name was Dobell

an animal wagon as it passed FACIL had accounted for men she did not like.

ย

whom

New

More restless now, she started swinging that great head from alde to side, lifting one foot, tentatively, Empress landed at a

then another. She paid no morc Orleans dock from Ceylon in attention to Frenchie's threats or his 1889,

Indian builhook than to a mosquito. huge, 6-ton

Then up came one hind foot. Out native. Her 12 feet and four

came a stake. Up came the other inches of height made her an

rear leg, and up canle that stake. imposing sight, and at times &

Lunging upward on her hind legs two frightening one. Her all-seeing, Empress actually jerked the highly intelligent eyes could glint as maliciously cobrn's.

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The Harris shows were the first to exhibit her. She was a born actress, and fully as tem- her human peramental counterparts. She did 15 dif- tricks in. the minutes she was in the ring, if

ferent

willing.

front stakes out at once. She gave a trumpeting bellow and started out to find the only man she had ever loved, Fatty O'Shny. And she was fighting deadly mad.

THE chains and stakes cut down

her speed for a while.

Frenchie

ran ahead of her, vainly digging in his hook. One of the chains slip- ped over her foot, whizzing by his

car. Beven

Another clanked against a wagon as she kicked. Frenchie had

only one thought now, to let people in the village know that six tons of

FACET

She started out to find the only man she ever loved,

Fatty O'Shay.

But she would never go counter to anything O'Shay did or ordered. She loved him as much as she hated all of her other keepors. She was, such a problem that O'Shay had to be with her at all performances and feeding times, and it was the custom to lease her out to her large wagon circuses by owner, George Hall of Evans- ville, Wisconsin, and O'Shay had to go with her. At that time, true to wagon circus custom, the elephants, horses, and whatever else could walk, were led from one town to an- other, the wagons accompany- ing, and Fatty would lead Empress.

as the evening per-

unmitigated fury and death was on the loose.

entrance At the

to the circus xrounds stood a refreshment tent. off came the other chains and straight into the tent she, charged, just as elephants always never veer when they go on a sudden rampage. There was a crash, counter boards flew about, pop, lemonade by the bucketful, sandwiches, glasses rain- ed around. What the wind hadn't been able to do the elephant did.

The last of the circus convoy was just entering the main street on its way out of town and the

horse drawing the popcorn vendor's wagon broke for the snorted, shied, and sidewalk. Just

Empress sidesmacked the wagon, breaking it like the 1-horso shay that fell apart all at once.

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It would have been humorous, and it not been so deadly, for Em- press was a killer. Anyone getting In her path or too near that pile- driver trunk. would be

Aformance was over, the horse- tuthiessly, malevolently.

drawn cages of animals left, the and the baggage train following, tent wagons leaving last on the trek to the next place. Performers, musicians, and most of the person- nel stayed at hotels until about. 5 am. In the hilly sections, we per- formers walked more than we roda in our buggies and wagons. If the haul was especially hard, even the women folk had to walk-ali the fat Indy. She aloyed In ̧ low buggy and drove.

but

her

One night, when the show was about over; a violent wind arose. Down Everyong was

came

the

storm techts. soaked. Fatly

mooshed

HE tumult awakened everyone had who had been asleep. I gone to my room In the hotel only a short time before and O'Shay lay

in the room directly across

tho the

hall. Empress came abreast hotel. Ona jerk of her trunk and a heavy pillar supporting one end of the balcony ripped loose. I do not know, what would have happened after that had not O'Shay run out on the upper porch.

"MAMMIE!"' he shouted. That was his pet name Tor her.

..

O'Shay had a chill, become very "Mammle" bellowed. And when, il, and had to be taken to the a "bull" bellows it is a signal of surrender (bull being either lady

small town's one hotel. This hos, telry happened to have a balcony running the full width of the front.

Empress had been staked out.. as

or gentleman elephant in the circus

The morning parade had just re- turned from its trip, through town and the crowd wa coming

the

in.

rope over

The announcer stood on the ticket

tho wagon. He pointed to that ran from the ground, up nn "A" frame and on to the top of the centre pole of the menagerie tent. "And now, Ladees an' Gentle- men, for our free performance!

will introduce to you the youngest wire and most daring of all high

bit performers! Watch him! He is 14 years of ago!"

He was wrong. I,, who had run away from home to be a circus per former, was 16, but young at that. The band started playing "Over the Waves," and I tripped out the ladder with all of my

up in a set pounds wrapped bespangled. purple lights..

I

to

105 of

CLIMBED the ladder, made my bow and started up the upward- angling rope. It had rained while the parade was in town, and rope was wet and slippery, besides

the

being pitched steeply. I renched

the upward end, and turned to re-

I started to allp. irace.

guy

My heel hit the edge of a wire, and over I went. Wildly I grabbed for the. rope, but my hand missed. Yet I did manage to catch it under my arm plt. But I couldn't hung.on, and so I went right

on

down, right through the circus tent.

My pals thought I was a goner as they rushed in, but I fooled 'em. 1 Inndect on top of the llon enge, ond provender for Empress and a sacred then rolled off onto a stack of hay, cow. I rolled over, into a sitting

looked

up. Standing over me was the man-killer elephant, but although

everyone else was excited she never turned a muscle, going on placidly cating peanuts and hay.

She was not always that placid. Two years later O'Shay gave

up

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and another animal man took chance as her keeper, One rainy night he was loading Emp Into car. Like all elephants Emp liked a tub full on

lemonade. Shery, and. It was

a vendor's stand

but a step out of her way. Into the tub went her Irunk. A long draw and the tub was about empty. Her keeper used the hook with all his strength, just as she started to

drink. He was belled, stomped

and crushed before the astonished vendor looking on could rise.

That same night she reached out and caught one of the helpers trying to subdue her and crushed him to denth while the athers fought her with forks, pike poles and hooks.

.

Empress was strangled to death. Two locomotives, pulling oppositely, tightened chains around her neck. until she was dead. I've always imagined her last thought wor O'Shay. He loved her. She loved him.

YOUNG IDEAS

JUNE MAY

of

to

season.

ARDEN markers are fun

make for the spacing From the store you can purchase a blade. coping saw with an extra

of one-eighth inch Light wood

hobby thickness is needed. Your

make store should have that. To the design itself, use graphs or try

free-hand

the sketch. After Ogure is cut out, sandpaper all the 48 edges and apply paint. Allow hours for the paint to dry and then varnish. Sticks can be purchased al any hardware store or you can make your own, notching one end for the figure to clamp on and pointing the other end so it will pierce the ground.

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Lawn hockey is a lively game. Goals are 14 inches wide and set 30 feet apart. A regulation hockey stick is used. The puck is a hard rubber ball. Wrist playing only, is permitted and that means muscle no smash whocks from the bulges.

Pulls are puff-letly stunning for young hairdoa. You brush the hair forward, frizz the ends a smidgen with your comb, then roll the ends of the, hair under and pin. Puffs can be worn, one over each car, at the nape of the neck or the crown of the head. Try them for new ton- sorial effects.

lingo). Meckly she rubbed hen Squires should learn while they head and trunk against him when are. young to take the proper. caro, always, til four fect. Without he came down, shoving the fallen of their halt. Baldness, according. O'Shay she became restless, irritat porch pillar away with a foot as to the barbers, is occurring teb ed. A swipe of her trunk nearly nonchalantly, as if it had ever been frequently, and in too many young got a passing water carrier. A ripped loose. She won all right men. Brush up from the scalp shrewd, capable animal rann, Fren- now..

good two minutes. every night. chle, was placed over her, but her. Noxt day she was still as con- Finish with a briak anger massage, diadala was as apparent as her ris- tented and amiable as a kitten. I pleking up the scalp as you move ing emotions were. That night the had reason to know because then your fingers in circles. You can do cago train pulled out, but Empress pulled a stunt that had everybody the job while you wait for the tub

but "Emp" in Jitters.

to nit."

was--left---staked, down.

MORE AND MORE BICYCLES ARE APPEARING ON OUR STREETS-THIS IS, RESULTING IN THE REVIVAL OF BICYCLE

CLUBE-

BACK IN 1070 SNGLAND HAD 230 CYCLE CLUBS- AND THE NUMBER

HERE AND

-ABROAD HAS BEEN INCREASING-

BVER BINOG-

BICYCLE RIDING 16 RUN FOR GIRLS AS WELL AS BOYS-

EVEN GRANDMA

ENJOYED RIDING ON A BICYCLE BUILT FOR TWO

Bicycle Clubs

Help To

Cut Down

Down Accidents

By I. R. HEGEL

are trebling in and the number has been Increasing BICYCLES

number on country roads in Europe and North America ever and elty streets. But the acci- dent toll is high.

mounting ac-

To curb this cident figure, California teen- agers run a Saturday morning court in Berkeley, where young cyclist offenders who ignore traffic rules are fined or given a sentence 80 that they'll be careful next time.

courts. in

other

Neighbourhood cities have accomplished some dis- cipline but, lacking police or selion supervision, these courts are too

usunl I quickly disbanded when the

arguments arise.

Bicycle clubs are a better idea. It thould be a real club with a char- ter. the members buying similar outfits like white sweaters and blue slacks. Such clubs make on attrac- tive picture with 20 or 30 members pedalling along.

The clubs are nothing new. Back in 1878 England had 230 cycle clubs,

QUICKWINK RIDDLERS

GARRET LEERLINes

DON'T BITE

What does the denlist say when be cannot make a new set of teeth atlek? He says: "Now I'm the one

with the teeth,"

since.

coun-

For bicycle travelling, youth hos- tels are spreading In many tries, providing seasonal week-ends at a minimum expense.

Cyclists who do not want to tackle anything as ambitious as hostel trip can still make an after- Interest In blcycle clubs can be "oon trip to parks or scente spets,

bicycle re- kept up by courses In pair where adjustments, oiling and cleaning are learned. Repair courses may be Interspersed by an oc- casional safety talk from a member Other clubs are willing co-operators in of the Police Department. engaging a speaker who has cycled abread.

As an off-season suggestion, tack n few road maps on the clubroom wall and start the members plan- ning for future adventures.

The Knight Rescues

The Maiden

By PAUL SHAWVER

WHEN knights were bold, a beau-

titut princess wou

kidnapped

by an ogre and carried away to his Castle. King Arthur called all his knights to assemble at the Hound Table and appointed Sir Brasshend to rescue the gal.

Sir Brasshead' rode many days, following the trail of the ogre, and at last reached

princess was held castle where the prisoner. But the castio was surrounded by a moat and the drawbridge was up, so the knight couldn't get into the castle: The castle was in the centro of a field 100 feet square, The 10-foot most was filled with savage croco- dlles, imported by the ogre from

B

EGMORT 10 FT. WIDE

CASTLE

FIELD

the Nile just to keep out unwelcome visitors. The knight hunted around πίτια and found two planks, ench feel., 11 inches long. Just an inch too short to reach across the mont.-

Nevertheless, Sir Bensshead rose to the occasion. Without cutting the planks or nalling them together, he made

a bridge, entered costle, beaned the ogre with mace and rescued the princess. How did Sir Brasshead make, the bridge? ANSWER

R

the his

planic across the He placed one corner níarked A in the diagram. Then he ran the other plank from the first to the corner marked E making a T-shaped bridge. As any student of high school geometry knows, the distance from the pinnk at A to the corner E would be less than nine feet, inches.

Ting-a-Ling Tells a Story

-It Was About a Man Who Made a Wish By MAX TRELL

Y NARF and Hanid, the shadow- A children with the turned-about Ting-a- names, were sitting with Ling in his garden at the bottom of the Blue China Plate. They were having tea and brend-and-butter when a sparrow came along and t on the grass in front of them. They all threw the sparrow some brend crumbs. It ale them, chirped a cheerful thank-you, thank-you, then flew off.

"Everyone should feed the birds, and no one should harm

them,"

Do the puzzle and find the miss-Ting-a-Ling sold. "For birds are Ing_word.

2 3

4 & A A A A A

Read down: 1-Colour of ashes. 2-Upper floor of dwelling. 3-A boring tool. 4-He's on the stage. 5-Ohio's rubber city.

Now read across the second 'row of letters for the missing, word.. The answer is on this, page.›.

PUZZLE ANSWERS

1 Crossword puzzle answer:

IDOR

$

A PETA

A R

PLANE

Arm, ram, mar: Dam, mad.

CARLET

ARETE

REDAN

ETAPE

TENET

Ra, ram, ramp, tramp.

CAD CANAL BANANAS

DANDY LAY

RED RYDER

MY HOSS AINT BRANDED AND NEITHER ARE THOSE/ 1 RECKONA FAIR TRADE

AIN'T HARMFUL?

Tike happy children, singing and playing the whole day long. If a good fairy should come along at this moment and ask me to make a wish, I should wish to bo

bird," Knart and Hanid looked quickly. But no good fairy along. Ting-a-Ling laughed. "That reminds me of a story," he caid. "Shall I tell it to you?"

Mado A Wish

up

carrie

The two shadows snid they would very, much like to hear it. So Ting- a-Ling, ufler taking another nip of tes, and another bite of his bread and butter, began as follows: "Once upon a time, my

dears, many long years ago, a good fairy came to a man and asked him to make a wish. I will change, you into anything you want me to,' said the fairy. So the man thought quickly and sald: 'Change me. Into alion. For the llon is the king of the forest, and strong and much feared by all the other beasta.”

"So," said Ting-a-Ling, "the good fairy waved her wand, and the next Instant the man found himself changed into a mighty lion in the middle of the forest. But he Was not very happy."

"He wasn't? Why not?" Knarf asked Ting-a-Ling.

"Because he was so feared by all the other beasis that the moment he appeared, they all ran away. He had no one in the whole forest to talk to or be friends with-and not even with the other Ilans, who feared him, too. Then he called to the good fairy again and begged her to change him into something else. Change me into a rabbit,' he said "The rabbit is small, und harms no one, and no one fears him.' So the good fairy waved her wand ogain,

ILL CACHE THE GOLD HERE WHILE I LASSO ONE OF THEM BANGTAILS!

All the animals ran away from the lion,

and the next instant the man who became a Hon, changed into a rab- blt."

the the

"And was he happy now?" Knarf and Hanid asked.

"No," said Ting-a-Ling. "For now ho found that everyone in the forest chased him; the llons and Icopards

foxer and and the all night watching out for enemies that he had no time for fun, and even when he went to nibble a leaf, cock his ears, and peer around he had to stop every moment and

PUZZLE

CORNER

THIS group of puzzles will help you while, nway your leisure:

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

10

(22

ACROSS

}

130 $1

1. Zeal. . Doctor's assistant. 7. Lease. D. Small island. 12. Wide- mouthed jar, 13, Flower part. 14. Army order (abbrev.). 15. Courtesy tille. 10. Tantalum, (abbrev.). 17. European country. 19. Encountered. 20. Čanvas shelter. 21. Feel. 22. Satisfied.. 24. Rugged mountain crest,

DOWN

1. Girl's name. 2. Groove. 3. Doc- tor (abbrev.). 4, Willow, 6. Pauso. 7. Cook in an oven, B. Run away to wed. 10. Tardier. 11. Puff up, 13, Metal fastener. 15. Oriental guitar. 18. Handle. 10. Manufactured. · 41. Animal companion. 23. Tellurium (nbbrev.).

SCRAMBLERS

Scramble a limb and have a malo sheep; re-scramble and havo to blemishi.

river border ond

Scramble a have insane.

WORD SQUARE Rearrange the letters in each row to form a word, then rearrange the rows to form

a perfect word square!

**

RETEA PTEATE

NEETIT RIAITICIE

AREND

--- ADD-A-LETTER

Add n letter to the name of a sun god and have "a male sheep," add another letter and have "n sloping way," acid still another and have "a vagabond."

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WORD DIAMOND BANANAS are the centre of our diamond. The second word is "a vulgar fellow," the third "an orli- fiela Inland waterway," the fourth "a fop," and the fifthi "non-protes- slonal"

D

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N BANANAS

N

QUICKWINK ANSWER

1ASHEH

2 3 4

ENCHAKO

CR

M5AKROH

TAUROM

N

eagles. He was so busy all day and Rupert helps Dr. Lion-26

to

- make sure that no one was about

to spring on him.

Waved Her Wand

"Then at last he called for the good fairy again. "You must change. me into something else,' he cried. 'First I was too feared, and then I became too fearful. Change mo Into something that is neither fear- ed nor fearful. The fairy said: This is your last wish. What I make you now, you must forever more remain.

"Then she waved her wand-and- the man who was once a lion, and was now a rabbit suddenly found himself changed into a creature that was neither feared nor fearful. Ho found himself flying over a garden In the sunshine-alighting on tho grass in front of some children who threw him breadcrumbs. He was sparrow....a happy sparrow, whom no one feared and who was fearful of no one.. And so he remained forever more,"

Hoss "Trade"

UGH LADY TRAIN ROBBER HIDE.UM

LOOT!

·Rupert finds he has to cross a hollow in front of the fortress so that the last path is very steeg and difficult. Then the storm breaks. The snow is whirled into his face and the wind buffers him and nearly blows him off the rough track. This is awful." he gaps. "Oh dear, I do hope the Wise Old Goat really is here. I can't stand this for long" Just then the door is flung open and the old Goat himself appears. "What brings you to this wild spot, little bear?" hè sako,

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

By Fred Harman

WELL.NED. HERE'S WHERE. WE PARTS