Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-02
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tutioa- There seams In soma way To b sym
pa1hy existing between IL human being and
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d nos fsas Tor the speeehlsD cursoat10 thss
dil the museums, and doubst@ - mAny psopAs
vlas ths little 200 IN . day - ssrou through
tho bax MUSEUMS cia.s by. From . O'Clock,
the opsning hour. until the crowd surEss
through the building. stopping before The cags
in which . colony Ct squirrels praiice. looking
with wonder and assoaishDsns on ths iargs
jaguAr - b takes up his unceaSing tramp
around bis Large cAgs, and paying their ~
spects 10 the many oehr strange creaeurA
Many prominsns psopas from al over the
country are represented BY gifts n ths gar
den, and ths little white painted sgns t.cksd
10 the cages bear some great namsa -Four
golden eagles In cage outsads the building
are from Tate Springs. Tenn The GLORIOUS
bird OF freesion, which Americans are %
proud Of. does not appsar 70 the hs.s sdvan-
tAse In cage. and De s'ts ~ oAy on ms psicn
q II broodin9 over nh "fohSS anu nAtcninS
schemes Tor vengeance On MS cspt"n insf:
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the iron hArs with ms oeek- But the nsns
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soon he resumes Ills percn ana tne ar Oh To-
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umo, ana s'eep ior nools' DO" .na 'neu oErn
ing tneI eyes 10 DihA A<hy AZ the Stranger.
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a. star reporter passed along ne neafd
c"iored man reuhark
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wuk gittin way "id dem "afmnts' sure
ne Oh coioreu man "As rient' ~ "sny
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dog VINO gees niouthiA Oh them-
An OWL FROM THE JAIL
One of the most interesting specimens on
exhibition Is monkey faced owl. born aid
bred at the district jail Truly he Is genuine
jail bird. he trst saw the light OF night IN
the caves OF the big old building, but was A.
rested for disturbing the quiet OF tbs
establishment. and now ekes out miser able
existence in . cage His face Is almost an
exact counterpart OF monkeys; 50 much
20, in fact, that we're the rest OF his body
covered it would be difficult to distinguish
the difference. The bird has cage all 70
himself, and Is the only one OF the KIND on
exhibition He sits all day quiet and un-
blinking, but at night, 50 the repor.er was
informed, he has high old time o''d makes
the building resound with his pier -; shrieks.
The collection OF birds Is not very ex-
tensive one, and Is made up for the most part
OF native birds. Outside domestic fowls are
in abundance, AMI In the various cages inside
are some gorgeous piumaged olrus OF the
SOUTH including parrots, paroquets and
macaws There is . very hne macaw The
collection OF carrier and other pigeons Is tine
Keeper "eeden let gentleman from Phila-
deiphia have one OF tile birds Tor breeding
purposes the other day, and one evening last
week he heard nuttering OF wings outside,
and going to see the cause he found that his
bird had escaped and returned home again
The collection OF buffaioes at the zoo has in
creased to nail dozen magnificent specl-
mems OF the great American animal which Y
fast becoming extinct The hrst OF the herd
was given to the museum by Col T. T.
BiacEiord OF New fork city, VINO has from
the hrst taken great interest In tine forma-
ton OF the gardens The others are recent
ance and artists are frequently making
studies oil them
Buffalo Bill is represented by splendid
stan IN the large inclosure south OF the main
building In an adjoining cage rs mid eyed
mule deer from Colorado The only remind
er OF the vicious mule about tins little animal
Its Immense ears, over which 1t has not
much control.
One OF the few cages marked dangerous"
is that occupied by jaguar from Texas 1t
is strange what strong fascination this ami
NAL has for the average crowd Some of the
visitors who crowd about the cages marked
dangerous are exceedingly reckless and are
constantly putting themselves in danger Of
having hand or arm torn OF. So far the
garden has been singularly free from serious
mishaps. One can easily lean over the rail
running along in front Of the cages, and
many foolish people put their fingers be-
tween the bars. Some day g pair of cruel
jaws will snap together and some one will go
through life minus couple Of fingers.
At the bears cage there is always large
crowd, for the half dozen varieties are
among the most popular exhibits. They are
il, tho ma .,n0a ~hirh hss n ho~l