Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-27

their protection for It, when the men entered
and found her rolling It across the ring. Their
attempt to take it from her only heightened her
fear for the moment, andin sudden movement
of desperation she endeavored to throw 1t to-
ward Mandrie. In few moments. keepers
who rushed In where the feline animals were
silenced the cries OF the other elephants, and
then Hebe, becoming more calm, but still trem-
bling In all her huge bulk with nervous excite
ment, recognized that friends only were about
her, and grew more calm. Craven went up to
her head, petted her, patted the baby. treasured
her, and then She permitted herself to be
chained again. Three great chains and big
hawser were attached to her feet, so that she
could not move except as her keepers wtlled,
and by these she was slowly backed to her
place In the center of the ring: But not for an
instant would she permit the little one to be be-
yond the reach OF her trunk. Before she had
been secured, the baby stood up, wagged lis lit
tie tail and fourished Its little foot-long trunk
from side to side with adult gravity. AS she
was backed to ner place she gentle drew the
baby along with her by her trunk wound around
It's body, and it toddled along as though it had
bling about only seemed to have been little
exercise to ven 1t up and had not hurt it at all"
When Hebe was stationed. task began for
her which has not yet been for a moment le-
taxed except when the infant slept and that
was the keeping OF 1t within her reach. 1t is a
curious, inquisitive little brute, always on the
hunt for Information. and prepared at any mo-
But 1t no sooner gets started than her big trunk
drops gently over its shoulder, and steers 1t
back to her. Then it goes under her and sets
Her small. keen eyes are constantly throwing
furtive glances at IT,, her long proboscis forever
weaving to and fro. from side to side, to inter-
cept its enterprises after the unknown. Moth
ing comes in the baby's way that it does not ex-
anime. Every day the mother eats two hundred
pounds OF hay and peck each OF oatmeal,
OF D ana ana Of roe
and smiled at and rejected by the youngSter.
1t takes nothing but her milk, and the men
in charge do not think that it gets as yet
more than couple OF gallons per diem. But
her udder Is rapidly increasing in size, and the
yield will soon, no doubt, be very much greater.
She has but two teats, very little back OF and
cows, and only an inch and half long, one
Of them with Q apertures for the flow OF the
nj k, and the other with II. When the baby
suckles, it does so with its mouth, life calf,
and not with its trunk, as many theoretical
scientists have affirmed was the only way it
could suckle. 1t is a funny looking little beast
when nursing, for it carries its small trunk in
the air, like an S, and winkS with satisfaction
as it takes its meal About one-third of the
Gay and half the night it sleeps, never long at
a time, but by ''cat maps OF Is or 20 minutes.
When it wishes to sleep it lies down on its side,
on the thickeSt and SofteSt pile OF litter 1t can
pick out, stretches itself out, and appears to be
sound asleep In moment Then the mother
mounts guard over it, and takes care that no
one touches 1t to wake 1t up.
en- Monday last great pen fifteen feet square,
of very heavy beams and planking, was con-
structed near the stove in well-sheltered cor
her OF the elephant house, for the accommoda-
ton OF Hebe and her baby. Its front Is made By
number of large Sliding bars, between which
are spaces fifteen or eighteen inches wide. just
after she was installed there, on the morning of
the completion OF her new quarters, the other
six CeylOn elephants were turned loose for a
rehearsal in the ring. Before they would do
any thing else they rushed in body over to her
corner, and thruSting their trunks through
between the bars careSSed her and the infant
She pushed 1t around In front of her, and the
elephants outside made way for Mandre to
get nearest TO her and the little one. He en-
twined his trunk with hers, exchanged kisses
in the elephant fashion, then embraced the
little one with a continuous rumble of grunts,
puffs, snorts and queer sounds that seemed to
be understood by both mother and little one,
and the precocious baby fourished up its dimin-
utive trunk in response to the fathers caresses,
as though it understood his relationship, and
appreciated him accordingly. When all the
elephants had paid this visit of congratulation,
and satisfied their curiosity about the baby,
they trotted Off contentedIy to the ring and
went through their work good-naturedly.
Where Hebe now is, there is no danger OF her
hurting the little one by accidental entangle-
ment In her chain, for she is quite free, and her
mind seems also to be relieved somewhat
about the necessity for watching it when the
front bars are up, but when they are open she
is as vigflant as ever.
Permitted to take little stroll around the ring.
She kept 1t close to her, and moved slowly,
while it went weaving from side to side under
her forelegs and beneath her trunk. When
Mandrie got sight of his family, he gave shout
OF recognition, and, forgetting his chain, started
to walk to them; but, finding that impracti-
cable. cOntented himself with watching them
and giving vent to series OF strange ehirps and
squeals and chuckles. When they left the ring
he gave long puff, a sort of sigh that sounded
like the escape OF steam from boiler, and went
to munch1ng his hay contentedly. Hebe seems
to have little objection to permitting her baby
to be inspected and admired, but does not want
it touched, especially by strangers, and an in
truStye hand Is pretty certain to be met before
1t can reach the little one by the barrier OF her
gently swaytng trunk, but the baby has no eX-
cIusiyeness nor timidity. If visitor leans up
anime the texture Of his clothes, rumble his
buttons, dive into his pockets, and make itself
as generally familiar as the length of its trunk
Will permit.
There have been great numbers of proposals
by personal application, mail, and telegraph for
the naming or the baby. A New York firm of
charity designated by Cooper Bailey if the
baby be christened with the name OF the brand
Of cigars they are trying to popularize. An en-
thusiastic Ir1shman offers scheme for the
The public be invited to ballot for the selection
OF name, paying fifty cents or dollar for each
ballot, the receipts to 60 to ireland and the
Rookh. and Martha Washington. These are
but specimens from hundreds that might be
cited. 1t is probable that the baby will be
udultu ALltINd. NJ Ildll6T WQaC pubic name
an elephant has, 1t generally has another for
the retainers OF the show to which 1t belongs:
so baby America will very PROBABLY be known
in private life as Lily, so named after Stewart
Craven's wife.
DR.. Henry c. Chapman, Professor of Physi-
olOgy in Jefferson Medical College said yester-
day: Il have here letter from gentleman in
New York. who says that he well knew the
keeper OF the royal elephants of Siam, and that
official Of the fifth generation OF his family in
that position, assured him there was not even a
tradition OF an elephant having ever been born
in captivity in the East Indies, where one would
naturally think the chances for their reproduc-
ton would be greatest"
James Gordon Bennett at Newport.
london World.l
The Summer visitor to Newport, the beautiful
seaside capital OF Rhode Islafd will be shown
among the first attractions the home Of James
Gordon Bennett. the editor and proprietor OF
the New York Herald. AS you drive into the
grounds, lowered and green with summer
beauty, you look out and see the ocean, which
beats against the cliffs at the foot OF the lawn,
and goes throbbing Oh and on until II reaches the
coast Of Spain. The host who meets you is,
although young man, one of the most cele-
brated Americans of his generation and the
lnheritor OF a celebrated name. He gives you a
quiet, serious welcome. You see a tall, thin,
active young man, the hair little touched with
gray, bachelor, a shy retiring manner, q firm
Jaw, and prominent Roman nose, which
reminds you ofportraitS OF his father, and would
have pleased Napoleon.
He listens rather than talks; but II you have
any thing to say of value he will ask you uueS-