The St. Louis Republic., 1901-12-22
COLLEGES FOR ANIMALS.
Where Monkeys, Snakes and Ele
plants Are Taught Department.

npeciaI Correspondents o; The Sunday Republic
London. Dec. 4-Undoub.edly the very
cueerest school in the world Is situated
In the Saffron Hill district Of London
II is neither an academy for young gem
Slemsn. nor a seminary for young ladies'
Monkeys and monkeys only, are taught
there.
The monkey pupils arc OF the Tafiety
with which We are all moro or less IA
rntltar-after they have completed their eou-
ra,,o,-hecauss We have seen them. cap
IN hand, begging for their Italian o1sa1a-
grinding masters.
Most Of these queer little animals come
originally from Morocco. Gnd cost at 1ho
Eas, India Docks about . apiece. A1teS
having gone through course OF ceporC
msut at the school in question, however,
Sheir selling value IS increased by some q"
psr cent. Hence 1t WIZ % seen s',o,tas src
St0nrouca IN value between an uneouca'e1
monkey ana an educated one Is almost as
1rrat A that existing between an educaee0
0pd IN uneducated man
Tvo months Is the usual duration OF a
.ourse Of instruction at the Saffron HiiI
0snksy School. during which time eaea
~uuiI e taught to wear his clothes oecoin-
nSlv, 20 don his little cap whenever pre-
sentel with any coin. no matter now snlalI'
eo mouth. s1bber and chatter al too-intru-
IN autter- children; to order h.nseii io"iy
m fvvsrently to those better-dresseo
HuvpnSlss from whom pennies may presu.n- IN
~ b expected TO obey without an ~,
0tante hesitation his masters oecn .s,s. aitu
mi and, generally. to behave as any ser
S..neofin. or9au-xy1nder's monkey ought TO
AshAyA MI
Parrots Learn to Talk.
\ suminary for tumbling dogs. Jumping
Os0 and other CANNES OF that 0k e4sts AZ
~ Nev Cut. on the rtght-haud side a. one
~ tevsrd the Waterloo road. EIter-
SsIIy. Il IL Sust an ordinary conee snop.
or1unv.vfndowed and frowsy OF aspect But
n fhs visitor pass through the front room
sedeiene Of fried bloaters and other Similar
nfrone- smelling cemestibles. and he VIII
prpsently emerge into q huge. oarn-nhe
bui1ding. wherein are trapezes. yaaluhs sasa aas
Aoards lSnd other apparatus OK Ike oe-
eor4ption. The place Is known to .protes-
edonais'' and circus people Ill over Europe.
oud half the performing dogs In Great
Rfit.iu have made their debut therA
The business Of teaching parrots to taik
= carried On a. . regular profession oy one
nan IN London. Al his school may be seen
staea eS NpSuistical Development, from
a. newly arf1vsd rgresn." gazing IN won
0srmenf With wids-opsn eyes upon new
Wosid, and unable to e5acu!ate syllable
q - otaid old stager who has long nm
iShed bis education. but TO whose abiding
Slaoo Esto has not yst directed purchaser.
AZ this same establishment, also are
trained the greater portion OF the perform.
ina csnaries ons sees about tbs streets e1
xcndon and at country fairs.
sThs Cat King
1ns sz,iuine es cats has long been .
sssosn,seSo % S..tor snr Sno.n 81 h,s y sobriauet Of
ssTna ~ Kjn1.s who nrst organized It
a . peyfng bus1ness on practical lines.
ON SWo thousand pussies have passed
Ncnment IN Surrey, ana the CRY Il "stll
theY eomAIs Il q Q profitable 6usinssa
TO
ma ocdinafy common or garden feline
vWy muah skarden,s too, frequently-has
Vguaily ocarcely any market value what
Sysr. Whsreao . pair Of ''boxng catS'
exs worth . tsn-pound notss . .musical 1e-
euss & pico,o-was sold hy him only the
pthS day for thrice that sum; while Tor
AlD Baldwin pussy. which. u wiz %
Ssmsmbersdofsatsda . ssnsat1on some years
Aaek b. aSDoding In balloon TO the foo3
e oaympia and descending By means Of =
efng parachute the sum e ~ has been
06ered ana sseWe6
Chaao sums sound IafyA But then u
muse - fenembered that cats are IN
0nitsly STUPID ani1pal2 ana that months
- pasi0t tza1nins are often necessary In
oeGoe 20 ct them to perform m apparent
n aimpls tzaok. Take for instance the
~ familiar feat q Jumping through a
oaDGooverod hoop. For weeks on end the
0gp0 = taught 70 jump ecross q band OF
1a0e: which = Increased In size day hy
- 0uf0 h has to jump through It