Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-08

possible, z said q New York dealer 10
Sun reporter ssIsndies favor them
greatly, chiefly On account Of their anus
ING antics and gestures Those two il
che window keep 4 crowd ia front Of the
store all day. Look at them now. A
monkey who was eating nothing, put his
hand ii 4 friendly manner 0shis cage
companion, who was holding 3 nut in
his palm. The animal 50 approached
responded to the overture in the readiest
manner, but first, as q precautionary
measure. transferred the nut to his
mouth. This was not exactly what the
monkey who made the advance wanted,
and he sulkily withdrew his extended
hand, while his selfish companion
looked knowingly at the crowd outside
and resumed his neal
There are about four kinds of mon
keys that are salable as pets. continued
the DEALER land all are small. The ring
/ tail is so called, not because Of the rings
around it's tail, but because it swings to
the branches Of trees, and helps itself to
climb with that appendage. All other
monkeys climb with their hands only.
The pig-tail monkey IS about the same
size as the ring-tail, and it is easy TO see
how he gets his name. His tail is stubby
ana short, like that Of q pie. He is
not considered Q handsome monkey,
but he is very popular. The Java
monkey is somewhat like the ring-tail.
He has long tail too, but it seems to be
more for ornament than use. the ring
tail comes from Africa, the pig-tail from
the Isthmus Of Panama. ana the Java, Of
course, from the island whose name he
bears. All of these monkeys are worthE
from $50 to $50 each, according to con-
dition and size, the smallest ranking
first. There il . larger demand for them
than for any other kind. The little Mar
mazette, q native Of Brazil, is the most
diminutive of known monkeys. In fact,
he is too small 60 be very healthy, and in
our harsh climate he easily falls into con
sumption and dies. A fair-sized one is
smaller than 3 newly born kitten, only a
few inches in length, excluding the little
, tail, which is the longest part Of him.
They have little wizened faces, and
hardly look like monkeys at all. Ladies
invariably fancy them at first. but closer
examination shows how delicate they
are, as they lie huddled up together, and
shiver at every draught. They are by no
means as high priced as the other popu-
Ter kinds of monkeys, and can be readily
purchased for SO each. Placed in com
pany with large monkey they seem to
thrive better. The bigger one takes
great care of the smaller one, shielding
him. as far as practicable, from the cold,
and ceaselessly exerting himself to keep
him clean. Sometimes, indeed, he kills
him with kindness.
There are a great many people who
have chronic prejudice against monkeys.
1t IS hard TO see why, for monkeys are
amusing, affectionate, and very intelli-
gent Dogs, certainly, take the palm in
popularity, and. as pets, there is an un-
ceasing demand for them. 1t is
mistake to suppose that the black
and tan is losing ground in pop
ular favor If be IS going out
Of fashion it is because he is also going
out Of existence. Black and tan dogs
are very rare indeed. and it Is almost i'm |
possible now TO get real fine one. The
rage for smallness became so great that
the blackand-tan TERROR has been pretty
nearly reduced out Of the world. A |
fairly good one, however, can still be
bought for about 500, and pup, that /
may or may not live to attain its full I
growth, would be valued at not less than
$25 The other dogs for which about
the same prizes rule are the Yorkshire
and fox terriers. The latter is not SO
great favcrite with women as with |
men, but Of late years the Yorkshire has !
become very popular with all lovers OF
toy dogs. The pug, or toy bull, as he
Is sometimes called. is also greatly priced. T
and good ones, weighing from eight to
ten pounds. may bring considerably over
500
The rarest and most expensive Of all I
pet dogs is the King Charles spaniel A /
lady who has secured 3 really good one
may 60 home and congratulate herself.
for she owns treasure. She had better (
keep watchful eye upon him, too. for /
he is easily stolen and as easily dis
posed Of. These dogs can hardly be
said to be in the market. They are very
rare. and with their long, fine, silky hair.
large pendant ears, and meek. intelligent
eyes, they are exceedingly beautiful. |
They are better known Ia England than I
ID this country, but there. too. their
price is very high. It is very hard, In
deed, to get the poorest kind Of 4 /
King Charles for 800, and for 3 good 1
one 500 Is not considered BY any means
aD unreasonable price to ask. The King /
Charles IS rather delicate, and IS often /
injured and even killed by overlooking. +
Both among the terriers and Kline /
Charles breed of dogs the male IS valued I
little higher than the female, but the +