The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-10
Likes Her Lager.

Superintendent stephan and party OF
friends were taking supper on the zoo
clubhouse veranda about o'clock inc
other evening when the famous girl eie-
phant Hatnee came strolling along, chap
eroned by her keeper, says the Cincin-
natl ENQUIRER. She was being conducted
10 her spacious boudoir down In the pa
vilion vale for the night. after seven
hours stretch of riding througs or guests
on her back in the gardens pachyderm
park.
"Hatnee-old sweetheart" sung out the
superlntendent. as he leaned over the bal
ustrade and extended his hand IL was
voice Hatnee had known for many
year Stopping with about the same pom
derousness as a railway locomotive, ana
coming up beside the veranda. she laic
her trunk I'm the open hand and exchang-
ed a hearty shake.
Have one with me, Hatnee," added
the superintendent
Trumpeting "Thanksr and twinkling
her little black eyes In merry fashion'
the boss girl elephant of American 200
dom gracefully reached her trunk over
the supper table, picked up just opened
bottled OF beer, threw up her head ana
DRANK down tho cool amber liquid WIN
oil the decorum OF a sport OF the royal
blood. Having emptied the bottle sne
placef IL back on the table win INC
care Of a lady OF quality then patted her
honp,a nIump stomach in tho old-fash-
toned. comfortable way. For Hatneo loves
a hottie of cool beer as much as the best
lager lover that ever lived. .Trumpeting
her thanks and having good-nign,
shake with all in the party. the weary
big elephant maid trudged on TO her
couch In the vale.
The superintendent SMILED. and In MS
occasionally mild, quiet way, ne answer
ed. nm,
"As intelligent and good a disposition-
ed elephant as the world ever saw en-
phatically commented the superintendent
African or Asiatic?' asked some one
and added. II didn't count nor toes'
Toe counting isn't necessary 70 teu-
ing an elephants species. The African
oIeobant IA very much taller. has much
longer legs and f. moro slender IN buhd
than the Asiatlc One OF an African ele-
nhant's ears will make two OF an Asiaf-
ic's The head OF the African Is smaller.
ana the forehead Is convex. while the
Asiatic's head Is very large and tho fore
head concaye. In point OF intelligence
the African elephant is stupid COM
nared with the Aslatic. II would take al
most year to train an African elephant
10 do even so simple thing as pick up
bottle and drink from Il. "A Hatnee does
81 had only TO wrap the end OF hatnee
trunk around tho bottle and guide II 10
her mouth Just once. Hatnee Is Aslatic--
the variety most in favor for zoos, ana
with showmen. The African Is always
sluggish and generally a surly beast
scarcely any good whatever for use ~
man. They have only about one-third the
brains OF the Asiatic. The much tna'
heen said OF the wonderful memory that
elephants have for people and places -
and n can scarcely be exaggerated-dii
anrues 20 the Asiatic species.
.sTy peonle had the close acquaintance
,,t,h Aslatic elephants that they have
Nth horses you would hear tho world
singing with praise for the bigger brute
ten 10 one. that tho horse gets. Ny OK
nerience OF forty years with annals mas
demonstrated to me that no kinder. more
faithful. or more intelligent animal hses
,han the Aslatic elephant. II sire wasn
against II the AsIatic would be tho mos'
worshipped animal. particularly WIN
women. that lives. II Is gentle ara aae'
,io,sta a. a kitten. and as brave ana
true for It's master a. the best doS taAs
ever lived"