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unable to learn.—Mr. Stewart Craven, of Texas,who has been the guest of his sister Mrs. G Webster, and brother Hiram Craven, the past month, left this morning for Ohio to visit relatives before returning to his home. Mr. Craven enjoys the distinction of being the oldest andlost successful elephant and wild animal trainer in America, although for the past live years he h s been engaged in agricultural pursuits. He has not only trained elephants but elephant trainers, and claims to havetiUghfc Adam Forepauga jr, all heknows about elephants, and was theoriginator of ForepaugUs great pyramid of pachyderms. Ho commencedlife as a professional trainer in lhutf,ana has had the most noted animals of the age under his care, with which he had several terrific encounters with during his course of ti ;lt; dug and received injuries that will accompany him to hisi/rave. Mr. Craven has iliti'h g his life jjtvisited Egypt and other foreign eouu-| 1 tries for the purpose of purchasing and importing wild animals to this country What ho knows about animals would fill a book, and liis ti/vralives, ex-perhences, and relics exhibited and explained in the presence e? a Ekeeze reporter and a number of listeners were interesting.
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Monroeville Weekly Breeze
Monroeville, Indiana, US
Thu, Dec 09, 1886
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