Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-07-27

ILL paid plumber. who has been engaged all
the week in stopping gas leaks with bar soap
and charging war prices for it with freight
added. Here you will find the glad children
improving their minds by studying the
Last Sabbath I spent the afternoon look
ing over. In a cursory way. our wealth OF
animals at the park; also our plantfgrades.
quadrumana. marsupials. and graminivorous
mammalia. At first I strOlled along the as
phaltum walk beneath the e-spreading
beach Ua0us sylratica and fa0us te,7'u-
oinea). or listened to the sough OF the glori-
GUS elm (ulnnuS campeStris, also uLnuS
americana. also ulnus Fulna) or the slip
perry elm of the pharmacOpGia. As strolled
on watching the nimble squirrel (the small
rodent animal of the genus Sciurus). was
attracted by the distant sound OF the dra-
covalans calling to the dewfiicker Tor
eaticus uul0arus), as We say in scientific
circles.
Judging that the sound came from the
menagerie. moved of In that direction.
There found q large number OF people.
mostly OF the working classes and trades
people, persuing the elephant Dos Lucas. as
we say. the tiger being called the Dos eattcus
or Carnivora Virtuoso. We have the Ele-
peds. This popularity they retain even In
captivity. We all stood looking at the huge
pachyderm for some time. and I heard a
Baxter street man say that If he couldn't
fit an elephant better than the man who
made his overalls for him he would never
try to sell another suit of clothes as long as
he lived. think myself that II the average
Dos Indicus would shorten his suspenders
about four feet and get his trousers pressed
he would call forth less adverse criticism.
When the elephant wakes up in the morn
ing he calls In some disinterested person to
tell him which end to wear in front during
the day. No matter how sober he goes to
bed after eating a carload of hay, he is al
ways more or less confused in the morning
about which extremity to use as PROV.
Numerous entertaining true anecdotes are
told Of the sagacity OF the elephant. many
of which are lies. could tell q few my
self, but it is bad enough. I think. for
school books to do that. with out allowing
such things to creep into literature.
Next went over to see the bear cave or
polar bear: the black bear. or Ursus Amer
icanus. and the grizzly bear OF the Rocky
Mountains. the ursus horribtlis or Dos bifea-
Gus.
The black bear of Central Park. In this
State, is of darkish black color. while the
polar bear. or white bear. is Of an opaque
drab or soiled white color. with dark trim
mipRs. The bear has q pun9ent odor,
which holds its own against the sharp COM
petition of the entire aggregation OF AMI
ing majority in this great congress OF Wild
beasts. The bear Is better as an outdoor
amusement, I think. than otherwise. He
would make poor parlor entertainer. es-
pecially while moulting. The odor OF the
bear keeps the crowd back somewhat from
the cave. but when gentlemen from Castle
Garden. on Sunday. wearing seven suits OF
clothes and a crOchetted lap robe around
his neck, walked up to the iron fence and
began eating his lunch. the polar bear
tainted.
The polar bear inhabits the frigid zone
north and south of given point. where he
subsists on trapped relief expeditions.