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

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Ne next pass tokhe nat occupied By the
hippopotami or the genus pachyderm. dns
two hippopotamueos. q our Dees 8nguen
VriterS Give the plural. the osnee ssyie
Gfven above being the Latds plural. ere ex-
temely amphibious. and pachydermatoue
IL no name for II. You can make almost
any kind Of damaging statement about
hippopotamus and prove It The htppopot-
anus at Central Park always has q large
and enthusiastic audience. He has all the
mor0ue, with none of its drawbacks. The
hipp0potamus has q massive brain. which
he uses more for the purpose OF digestion
than meditation. He has broad mpzzle.
and when he opens his mouth visitors get
bnt an Imperfect view Of the park. He loves
so that his brows and organ OF seH-esteem
will appear above the surface and suffer
himself to be admired.
The puma Is in the house with the two
horned rhinoceros. He is called field con-
color by the biologists. who have studied
him. at q distance of several miles. The
puma Is also called the mountain Hon BY
those who have associated with him. ]
saw one Of these animals side-track him
self in order to let our train 60 past in Utah
once. He went up telegraph pole and
peered in the window as went by. The
puma does not care for asparagus. Spring
lamb and little children make q good style
of removes for him. He rarely eats per.
son who smokes cigarettes or eats raw
onions.
Near the puma We find some delightful
snakes. They are on an elevated floor OF
plain. unfinished cage. The moccasin
snake is there-the beautiful. but Disagree
able. To1icophis pisciuoris Of the Southern
States. The boa constructor Is also resting
in a corner. looking longingiy and hungrfly
at the two-horned rhinoceros on the other
side Of the aisle.
So much has been said Of the late Mr..
Crowley and his sorrowing widow that
win not refer to them here at length. for
other and ADLER pens than mine have COW
cred the ground. Sufflce 1t to say that.
though essentially humorist. MI. Crowley
had his own sorrows to contend with. and.
though he brought many smiles to the faces
of those who were sad. he suffered mem
tally and physically all his life. Matrimoni-
ally he was not happy. having been forced
into an alliance which was distasteful to
vows. even while hating the bondage to
which he was subjected. No one will ever
know how his heart ached when he thought
OF the petite chimpanzee he had left in his
far-away home. or how her image was in
his heart when he died and left his life in
surance to the one who now bears his
name. Though his humor was rather
broad. and. therefore. Objectionable to the
more refined, he got a great many good
press notices. and with a little better voice
would have succeeded as lecturer. Dy-
ing in New York as he did. he will not get
q monument. Of course. but he richly de-
serves one.
It would be impossible to enlarge upon
the almost numberless specimens of ami
NAL life scattered about through the park.
from the wakeful weasel to the moth eaten
buffalo. from the little birding up to the
large. portable emu. the little. smooth zebu
or Bos Lndicus. the pensive stork. the yak.
the koodoo. the warr,, hogs Of the wilder
ness. and the war togs of the massive lion
and the lame Honess who hmps about her
cage and eats nothing but frogs legs and
ragouts Of beef.
Sitting down near the lions cage one can
almost fancy he is about to discover the