The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-13

obvious reasons. and another is Mr.
/ Thompson.
The old elephant, who is known far
and wide as Duchess, was given that
name when she Travelled with Barnum's
circus from whom she was purchased
in 1888. The sea lions are called Ben
and Bess, and their only child, now
/ two years Old is known as Babe.
OF the buffaloes the one most widely
known is Mollie, the oldest denizeD OF
I the Lincoln Park zoo. Another buffalo
i is called Bill. 1t is needless to say
that Bill was named by the keepers.
+ Mr.. De Vry says it is an important
part Of his many duties at the park 10
get around to a new born animal as
soon as possible and christen the new
conner before the keepers have a chance
f of naming it Bill. They want to call
everything Bill" said Mr.. De Nry
gloomily If it wasn't for my being
pretty spry they'd have every animal
in this park, from the Florida crane to
the African wart hog, named Bill"
The two zebras at the park are GALE
ed Pete and Jennie, and the Indian an-
teIopes are Billie and Nellie. The old
est camel fortunately escaped being
named Bill by the keepers and Ben by
Mr.. De Vry and rejoices in the charac-
teristic name of Pasha.
The sand Hill cranes avoided the
obliouy of common names. and, indeed,
are proud at being called Romeo and
Juliet Some opera singers did That
said Mr.. De Nry sadly, 1T was when
I was away from the park and the poo
things had no friends to protect 'ena.
and these here singers came out with
their press agents to name some anl-
mails. They found out that the poor
cranes had no names and couldn't help
| themselves. so they named 'em Romeo
and Juliet. and for a wonder the names
stuck But it hurt their feelings dread
fully. Honest. If you don't believe it
come around almost any time and you'll
! find them standing on one leg and with
i their heads bent way down. looking az
f5E sd h
your Ire That's what done it. They
stand around thinking Of the horrihie
/ disgrace of bearing those foreign love-
sick sounding names. and all the other
animals give them the merry ha, slal
Fact. You ought to hear the laughing
hyena give them the Ia h9."
ne trouble about outsiders naming
the pets" said Mr.. De Vry lis that nam
ing an animal something and getting other
! people to call it by that name are differ
| ent things The keepers always have their
own names for the animals whether It's
| the one I gave the beast. the enc It had
i when it came here or the one they gav8
here and gives one Of the animals name
goes right away again. There is nobody
| leIs 70 Keep on calling the beast BY that
name unth the name sticks ] remember
! when the Russians named the Russian
bear that the thing was done with a good
deal OF ceremony. The chap that did the
! naming said a lot of thingsovitch in Rus
sianisld and then formally christened the
bear Count Tolstoi Then they went away
and stood looking at tie bear and wonder
ing Il It would live and along came one
Of the worknen to clean out the cage and
he hit Count TOlStoi on the nose with q
broom and said: 'Hfste over there Bin. .
and knew it was all of with the count.
When I name an animal. you see. It goes,
because sit around and call the beast BY
that name and tell the Workmen what the
name is and make EN- cut out that BIZ
business. and 50 after a while my name
GOES Seez"
And Pompadour Jim gave howl Of
delight.-Chicago Tribune