, 1881-12-25
:: ANIMAL SAGAcITY.
An Elephant That Dcfies Its Keepers to
Bring on Their Combination Locks.

An Elephant That Deties Its Keepers to
| Bring on Their Combination Locks.
:*'@ St. louis Rep.&bltea,- x, :.'..
Tint new elephant at tito iE-grouuds t8
causing Secretary Kalb more trouble and an1i-
ETY. than new baby. He has already lost sev-
eral weeks: sleep on account Of it., and his
troubles have only commenced. It is new ia this
section, but By no means new or baby eie-
phant- From nil appearances it has gone
through the kindergarten. primary, prepara-
tory, Junior. second, third, and senior branches,
Of tho elephnntine education. Those who have
had TO deal with it entertain doubt that it haa
received q few drawing lessons from Jack shep-
pard, Frank fone, and Others. =: >>>:*:: "
To explain: Mr.. knlb ,vas afraid thnt the ele-'
phant, being uuaccitmated, might catch cold in
this variable climate, hau special apartments
erected for It near the carniyora- The apart
:n1ents we're supposed to be complete in every
particular. L patent heating apparatus with an
feet in the ground wns put In for a convenience,
hereafter to be explained a nice, stout BRACE
oz ne et b
. aud ctasped together with u thu1nb-screw< with
head On 1t. one inch and q half in diameter.
tho thumb-screw carefully locked. Il IN. =
! Aftor few nights tho elephant worked outtho
pr9plem OF .nat as la ad regnlasly
morning the elephant: WIS free from ahack1es.
The +; keeper: eoui9 !: r2E VI, understand il,
NN1lSA IAlI1I &xQlRlR'
amiued,s and :watched.s ) II was ascertained
that ns soon as the chain was put around tho
animals ieg and locked, be- deliberately put hiS
other foot on tho end Of the chain near the poak,
That loosened it On the shackled foot. Then,
with his trunk, he commenced to uuscreW thu
thumb-screw + or: nut, and in. a: very few
minutes be would be free and walking around
his cell. ,e:s~; &:
:: TO avoid this Mr. KaIb had an entirely new
kind Of 4 fnsteninG made, Que With g square
head on one side and a - mother !" on the other
end: So. that Z BY unscrewinR one tbs other
would ony tighten.=* hat did .that elephant do2
With one toe ne held oue end and with his trunk
that it fairly spun.aa: When once free the ele-
plant always proceeded on m investigating
TOUR To get out OF the inclQsuru was an lm-:
possibility. 50 the next best: thing was done.
He went around the room jerking the Porcelain
knobs OF OF one door, pulling tout the boIt hotu-
ing the lover part Of mother door. to the sill.
squirting dirty mud and water against the walls,
ett:-. @ < :: H;::
z:.3fr. Kalb thinks he now has "a ;schcne to prr-
vent the elephant fEom; getting loose He will
put on q stout chain and clasp It with combi-
only to the keeper and Mr: Ka1b.s II that falls
time-lock will be resortedi to. This will be pus
on at o'clock in the evening. and will: not open
till Ia the moruing.s: s 4 VI: 49, % *s.:4
s: Dir kalb WAS considerably worried over tho
matter yesterday, and eveuI called in President
Green for, ,consulta ton Both gentlemen con-
cluded that the elephant had been Instructed in
removing shacklcs in tho Old Country. and II al
lowed to proceed in his trimming. here might 20
lemoralfza the animal world that even bolts and
bars would be no obstacle 70 freedom = il