New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-11
1 ElTHEU tTITiL HORHF.

Atlantic city letter in The Chicago Record
one ~ the most interesting things At Atlantic
CIV is "A horse that can write his name ana do
sums IN mathematics The hors" was brought
here from ShrlbyNille Tenn. by colored man
named k"y. who raised him. educated MN ana
m. silent in his stall every might since he was Il
colt He Is called Jim His dtW was a Iul-
blondcd Arabian. which also had many accom-
pshments and Was 'Xhiblted WIN GU CIV,
al county fairs for many years aS CURIOSITY
because ~ her Intelligence. Tn" sire was ' Oh
unteer. tn, famous kentucky iiambletonian
lin, AN do almost everything nut talk. He
can tell ;imc. pick out tn" Inherent coiorE, Sc
l.ct ans rlaying card that may De called LOT
from a pack OF any letter of "a" dlphaD"t OF
any number as high Is thirty lie can COUNT
add subtract and multiply figures II you ask
him how much six and twelve make ne VIII
bring voI a card with eighteen printed upon II.
If ,ou tell him 10 multiply I've uy tire" ne VIII
bring Won Il car! marked fifteen. II - not nee
.ssary r. his ,rair"r 20 ask tn questions ANY
man or woman or enid can put nm through ms
tricks Di cpurs" Gc cannot ak. ana therefore
h. has - answer by signs. II YOU ten MN ID
rap on tn" door i've times with his hoof or hhc
times or Twelve times. or any other NUMBER Oh
limos IN. Will do n without tn" slightest hesita-
ton They have strr"tcar passenger register
on the 81 igc and he will ring up as MANI tates
.s are called for. never making MISTAKE
They maze q cash register also and he can dis,
tiua,iIish between different kinds OF coin ana
make change. The Oil negro VINO has trained
him gives him 81 ard tells him 10 bring the
change. specifying what coins h" wants. jan
Will do il a gracefully and as accurately as the
paying teller IN "A bank. There Is Il rack on the
stage bearing number OF cards upon whch
the names of famous men are printed -Mchln-
ley Dewey. IIobSon and other heroes OF the
war. the Governor Of the state. and 50 on
lin knows every of them and Will bring
my card that is called for either by his mas
,.r people III the audience.
These are only few of his accomplishments
He will entertain an audience for an hour by
all sorts Of similar tricks. one Of the most re-
markabie being tn" spelling Of words. His rep
crtory in this particular IL limited. He has
never been able To- master words of more than
i've letters and does not pretend 10 spell words
he has never heard before. but can learn any
short word in thre" or four lessons such words
as homo. boy. girl. horse. wagon, hay. oats.
water and others that are found in the same
category in thc spelling book. Jim viii spell
as rapidly as an eight year-old child. doctor
Key. who owns and exhibits him. says that the
horse was taught thes" accomplishments Just as
one would teach them to II human being. He
learned To spell and t. count and to add and
multiply just il he were a child He began
when he was year old. with the simplest
things. like counting with his hoof upon the
ilOor. At first it came pretty hard and required
a great deal OF patience. but after he had
learned few things the rest came easy. and
now his memory. or intellect. as the doctor
calls 1t. Is so we'll developed that he picks up
new tricks very easily.