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New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
That Baby Elephant.

Hattie Keeper snyder's little thirteen year old
daughter. for whom the new elephant IN Central
Park is named is great friends with the four year
OLD stranger from Ceylon-
The very first day after the arrival Of the ele
shant the little girl walked fearlessly into its stall
snd handed it OF the three loaves OF graham
bread that form Its evening meal The elephant
seemed 10 like her at once. and since then Hattie
70 the menagere almost every day after
echool and her namesake shows unmistakable
signs OF Joy as soon she catches sight Of her
xhum-
Elephants are nearly always fond of children and
gentle in their movements with them, but Keeper
Snyder says this newcomer Hattie. is par
.icularly pleasant tempered animal. Vicious ele-
plants show the whites of their eyes, the keeper
says. but the dusky skin wrinkles close about the
thick lids of Hattie's eyes in what Mr.. Snyder
calls a very -'amiable'' fashion.
IT is a pretty sight TO see Hattie the little girl:
Hattie the elephant; Billy, the small Dorset lamb.
whose mother died when he was only few days
old, and whom Keeper Snyder raised on the bottle.
with the two terriers kept ratters for the ele
phants cages all playing together in the big square
that IS the home of the elephant who.
only e month two ago had whole jungles to
roam through.
Hattie Is so gentle and little disposed to play
hockey that rope is all that is needed TO keep
her where she belongs Very likely IL she tried
hard enough she could break slip out of this,
for It has proved too slight for the strength OF
other elephants. and with them great chains have
been substituted. II looks too. as If the single
beam that is placed hreast high across the back
door OF the elephants houses. the doorway look
tng into the yard leading to the feed house,
would be easy enough for either Hattie big
Jewel next door neighbor, TO stoop under. but,
strange 10 say. elephants never stoop under or
climb over things. IL anything gets In their way
they batter it down with the weight OF their great
bodies or go around It
Hattie, the elephant. is very fond Of both the
lamb and the dogs. She seems to know that the
latter her friends, and indeed it not for
the little fox terrier Daisy and the black and tan.
Gyp. both Hattie and Jewel would be very wretched
elephants because Of the mice and rats that swarm
their cages These pests gnaw the feet OF the big
animals during the night, the sleeping elephant
knowing what they about until the sharp
little teeth reach the quick It takes long time
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07

for such wound to heal and there is good reason
for elephant TO be afraid of mouse. Though
it would seem easy for such big animal to crush
the tiny one with single stamp of its foot, the
elephants movements necessarily slow, and
there is no record Of such a thing ever having
been accomplished. The most that even a great
tree smasher and killer can do when a mouse
comes in sight is to run or squeal with terror.
SIX Ioaves of bread a day, three in the morning
and three at night, with a bale or two of hay
ridge week, form Hattie's bill of fare. Though
ss he sghI Ssg ae ha mouth oon is s 9 too small to
age whole loaf of bread at once. 80 when one
out Of the way over her head and takes the crusty.
chunky thing daintily in her fat fabby, pink lips
the help of her huge feet and her nimbie trunk
ase shs Hattie de does o ke candy
gingerbread but peanut brittle is her delight One
see the way She swallowed the first bit offered her
and trumpeted for more. She, is fond of sugar
godmother's frcr,l for the little bulge with many
sharp corners that she has learned TO know means
Hattie is only four years old, just the right age
Snyder is going to teach her. Some of Hatte's
ancestors are said to have lived for nearly one
hundred and fifty years; IL she learns quickly
her keeper thinks she will and lives as long as
her PrOgenitoTs there is great deal OF pie SURE
year after year visit Central Park. The first thing
tend go sleep; then she will learn to ring the
dinner bell and kneel down and say her prayers
der. who will give her lessons in all these things,
thinks that she will be very easy to teach, as she
has already shown signs of unusual intelligence.
Girl elephants. rule, he says. rather stupid.
Most Of the circus elephants are males, but the
trouble with them is that they grow up
they are very apt to be vicious and almost impos-
sibe to manage.
During the hot weather week two ago
Hattie amused herself by using her trunk hose
and spraying the water given her TO drink all over
her wrinkled gray skin. When the flies bother her.
too for flies begin to come around the menagerie
cages long before they make themselves known
in city houses). she has invented scheme of toss
ing hay all over her head and ears that complete
ly protects her from their annoyance. Hattie. with
two condors, two anteOpes, African tigress and
other animals, was secured in exchange for the
baby hippopotamus Lotus, who could never, under
any circumstances. have been taught to do any
stunts, the only thing 1t knew being to eat all
II could hold twice day and lie in the water and
sleep between times. Because baby 'hippos' are
rare, however, II was worth great many thou
sand dollars. and something like arkful of ami
mails was sent to Central Park by Hagenbeck
the price OF it
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to try the strength of the bridge and with little
ne m oug d aad s he sepDed& hD hon on It @ yng II
would have gone down with him.
ane only S way ayo n0% 0u to get was for the
through the water and up the other side This they
proceeded to do. but Billy and Betty jumped the
horseback riders. who had gone before.
the hyena's laugh when their cages were driven
into the water, and the water rose on them, while
awoke all the country folk who were near enough
to hear 1t. and they thought the end of the world
Billy and Betty sI,pPed away from the circus
until they came to a beautiful place surrounded BY
high iron fence Through the fence they could
one side Of the house the flower garden. while
an end the o 056sF o% so6a f m 4sh es d & s
tops looked to these tire tired hungry trayslleTg f
We. I'VE can't get @ through the fence" said Betty.
you just watch me-" said Billy. and at once
began to look for gate or way to get into the
Of the fence had been broken making quite a good
sized sized hole and through this they sqGee5ed @ them,
Jones's prize cabbages lettuce and beets. while the
They Were gti eating when tey a heard the iron
gates shut with clang and looking up they saw
the deacon coming toward them, swinging his cane
Billy With wit mouthtuI Of carrots "a s stagted to run run
Betty with a twist Of her body and a squeal fol-
T6ey were Just going into the barn, the door of
So aG ran o at s a66 Re Began hf @ % abd & &gG %
Betty's heels. She let one foot fly out quickly and
Mr.. Doggie went rolling over In the dirt and at
that minute Billy spied little open gate that led
into the orchard, and through this they both ran
with the deacon and dog still after them
When they got to the other side of the orchard
they came TO rail fence; This Billy took at one
jump, breaking the top rail he went over, and it
was good thing he did. for It helped Betty get
over as she was not as high Jumper Billy.
they were over the fence and good way down
the road before the deacon got to the fence. and
then he was so out of breath from running that
he gave up the chase, called OFF his dog and throw
ing two three stones at them, turned and walked
slowly back to the garden to see what damage
they had done
Billy and Betty wandered around ali day and at
night went to sleep In a straw stack the out
skirts of the town.
To be continued
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cosey, with plenty Of light and pretty things, and
remembering his own childish days. he has placed
on the shelves and around the walls things most
calculated to catch the wondering fancy of child.
II instruction is imbbed with the pleasure. so
much the better, but his chief aim simply TO
amuse and interest little visitors. knowing as he
does that such interest and amusement are me be
ginning OF 81 want 10 know"
IN the four cages are gay feathered singers that
include European goldfnches, American redbirds
and cardinal birds Of South America, Java spar
rows from the East Indies and a couple Of tiny
fortune telling birds, green emeralds that
catchpenny fakirs exhibit the streets. There
two aQuariums, for salt, and the other for
fresh water fishes The fnny families are as varied
in color rainbow. and through the rustic grot-
toes and feathery ferns pearly gold
and silver and opalescent lined fish, together with
gray green water lizards baby turtles that paddle
lazily the pebbiy bottoms. and nervous little
crabs whose restless claws are never motonless
minute in the day.
In marked Pretty Shells there snowy
conches with lips pink q rose spiral twisted
specimens that seem TO carry their polished
faces the colors Of the sea they from. thou
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Obe MuSezfr,1 Corner.

IN the Smithsonian Institution there Is a bright
little corner called the Childrens Room. The IN
stitution itself is feudal like building Of red sand
stone. with rather sombre interior filed with
Sibits OF interest TO scientific minds but ut
terly beyond the comprehension OF child.
One day. long ago. S. P. Langley, secre-
tary Of the institution. carried out plan he had
perfected IN his mind This have one little
spot in the big place filed with pretty and curious
things that boys and girls could understand and
enjoy. He selected g sunshiny facing the
main entrance, that the first view to be caught
after passing the portal is open door through
which IS obtained a glimpse of gilded birdcages
swinging from the ceiling and large aquarium in
the centre OF the tesseaed floor Closer inspection
shows oaintily tinted walls. which are hung
prints and water Colors depicting bird and animal
life, and beneath is ranged a small but carefully
selected exhibit, shelves low enough for the
tiniest child TO see In summer time the windows
look out on acres of tree shaded greenery and in
winter the frescoed vines the ceiling. with the
Swinging birds and darting fish give 10 the little
room the charm Of summer time, matter how
cherries the day
Mr. Langley's idea was that the must be
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sand and one tiny moliusks and shaped shells
that children gather the seashore and shiny,
gray speckled ones that carry the of the
in their bodies, any child knows who holds one
to his ear.
In another case are strange tropical butterflies
almost as large birds, and butterflies too blue
green and yellow, that the children recognize be-
cause they are exactly like the butterflies they
chase across the summer fields. Near by are
clumsy beetles and sober looking ants and bees.
Then there are the poisonous insects-big ugly
spiders and tarantulas with wicked bodies that
birds of rare and beautiful pIurnage. and eggs Of
every size and hue There are a great condor of
the Andes and the tiny sparrowhawk-the largest
and the smallest birds of prey. Some of the birds
Ien, Are tewens G oyer their nests to protect them
on nests so ike IN color to the tree branches on
nest eggs who tried to find bird of this would
nave to be sharp eyed as well as cruel.
show hT a6s ff in ehe eoec
t9n being Labelled teae tt5 How Creatures Hide
freq frequent % t visitors were showing fourth the wen
with sticks and weeds. The others watched her
as eagerly as she watched the Presently her
puzzled expression gave way 10 laughing triumph
bd ab6rs she d hfr s. She had found on he
full Of eggs the exact color of the pebbles Then
the newcomer had to give It up. SO alike were
the creatures; both in shape and color. to the
An official in charge of the entrance said yes
Tday ter that the room has made great hit with
half dozen to fifty day. some in classes with
a teacher others with parents with each other
and some few entirely alone.
That little girl for instance" he said as slim
child, with schoolbooks dangling from a strap
bounded up the steps and across the hall into the
room, that child is here almost every day and
the questions she asks beyond a man like
me- The woman visitor, who had been inquiring
and found two other mites of girls making the
rounds. Pretty soon exclaimed:
Now can tell mamma why the asbestos stove
lid won't burn. / didn't know it mineral be-
fore, did you ?-and minerals can't catch fire ~
a yrEe
plain she knew all about asbestos stove lids.
"Oh, sayi never knew stone could bend; did
you? See the card says It bends with its own
weight. Isn't that funny for a stone?"
Again the slim child a superior glance.
20, Nellie! Look; that's the biggest diamond
ever cut
Yes; and there's a model Of the biggest lump Of
gold ever found"
When the woman had listened bit to the excited
interest created by everything the little looked
at. she stopped TO study picture of flying kite
bearing a snake IN its talons
"I don't think it's fair to make snakes; do you,
lady? They are always doing bad things and get
ting killed for it; and, do spose that spi
ders, and hoptoads feel bad because they can't fly
I'm not one Of those creepy, crawly things"
It the slim child, who asked questions
The tried to explain that Nature IS never
unfair, and that she makes 1t up to the creepy,
Gravity things in some satisfactory way.
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WHAT BILLY DID ON SUNDAY.

RiIlv after running out of the circus stood in the
shadow of a shed under large tree. From his
| hiding place he could perceive all that was gong
on at the circus 1t bright moonlight. besides
all the workmen had lights fastened in their caps
SO they could without the bother of carrying a
lantern around
First Billy them hitch the draught horses to
the animal wagons and vehicles they had for carry
ing baggage Then the big tent closed IL It
an umbrella, and it rolled up and put In a
wagon made purposely for hauling 1T; then all the
riding horses, with the men and women performers
their backs. started the procession. Next came
the cages filed with animals and last the baggage
vans and feed wagons
After they were we'll on their way Billy trotted on
behind. keeping well in the shadows They had
been crawling silently along the highways like a
huge snake for a long while when all of q sudden
the long line came to sudden halt
There was great noise and confusion ahead and.
of course Billys curiosity called him to the front
Immediately to see what was the matter. In pass
ing the wagons which had been left by their
drivers go forward and find out the cause of the
sudden stop Billy accidentally into his friend.
Sehorita Burroetta, which means Miss Baby Burro.
his friend called
How are you Betty7' For in their short
acquaintance Billy had shortened her name that.
81 did not know you with that pack on your back
Aren't you tired carrying that that heavy ioadTI
I Is step it it hurts W M me SawfuIly.'
let me ;ns sss dsn Gsnt and M L fer Il g s the
first time they have buckled piece of skin IN;
besides you could not unbucke it with your teeth
feet"
No but can chew the g1rth in two II you don't
mind being pinched little more while am doing
it," said Billy. -
So Billy began to chew the grth, which he could
get at easily where 1t stuck out from Betty's SIDE
to pass over the load her back; and we know
better than Betty that Billy was good at chewing
rope and straps in two. Soon the girth began 70
give and Betty sweed herself out and the girth
split in two and let the load on her back slip to
the ground. -.
Then the goat and burro ran ahead to see what
all the scoldng and loud talking were about When
thew got there they found the elephant had broken
down little bridge that crossed the narrow stream
and there was no way to get the wagons over. The
elephant before crossing had put his forefoot out
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MARROW ESCAPE OF eoLDsEEkERs.

small company of Alaskan goIdseekers were
walking across OF the great ice fields in that
winter bound country when of them noticed a
difference in the color of the Ice few yards be-
fore them Almost he spoke. however, the
treacherous coating Of thin Ice jagged
crevasse gave way. and with awful cry the
two foremost went down with the crumbing
glttering surface. A third would have fol-
lowed. but his gun lodged crosswise IN the crevics
and saved him. The other two had sunk out
of sight. only their voices guiding their rescuers
Blankets were torn into strips and all the avail
able rope used as well to reach the unfortunate
prisoners. to whom hatchets also had to be lowered
to hack their way out, tightly had they been
Jammed IN between the Ice powders by their fall
of fifty feet or more When they reached the
surface again they were IN fainting condition,
and 1t was many days before they recovered from
the effects OF the time spent In that icy tomb.
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OUR BELOVED clTYs BIRTHDAY.

Elizabeth schwally, OF Public School No. 10, TIL
Bronx, New-York has been kind enough to senc
o Little Men and Little Women poem which sh
omposed on the BGth anniversary of New York.
The birthday Of our dear New-York
We celebrate to-day.
The proudest city In the world.
This twenty-stxth OF May.
We're proud OF all city's wealth.
Its churches. schools and homes.
For nothing better can be found
No matter where one roamS.
The silent harbor Hudson saw
With here and there a canoe.
Now holds proud vessels from all ports,
With captain and with crew.
They come they go, they take. they bring,
All is replete with life.
Then gladly we our praises sing.
And Danish thoughts of strife.
The trees that graced Manhattan's shore
Can now no more be seen.
But buildings towering far above
The streets that go between.
New-York to-day! New-York Of oldi
OH can it really be
Two centuries and another half
Have wrought this change in thee?
The fifteen hundred souls IT held
Are twice found In this school
little city of its own.
With governors wise who rule.
And thus # Is where'er We gaze.
From north to south. from east to west,
The progress seen on every side
Proclaims our city of the best
And what think you IL he were here.
Would grim old Peter say?
Most likely he'd inform US that
To him owe this day.
Then. let all with one glad voice
Sing hymn of praise,
Remembering that We still enjoy
The granted rights OF bygone days
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A GRACIOUS QUEEN.

The story is told OF Queen Victoria that once
while at Balmoral she stopped at the door a
keepers cottage unattended and found an old blind
and bedridden servant quite alone.
What" said the Queen. have you no one to
for your
Yes" replied the man, but my folks ars all
away trying to get glimpse of the Queen being
they heard she came home yesterday"
Her Majesty talked with the old man for a few
minutes and on leaving gave him a IS note ''VYhen
your people come back" she said, tell them that
while they left you TO see the Queen, the Queen
herself has been to YOU"
II was largely by these little acts OF personal
to the rank and file OF her people
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
BEDoUINS AND WATER.

It is not unusual to hear Bedouin upon reach
ing a camp where water IS offered him refuse 1t
with the remark. 81 drank only yesterday" On
the Bedouins long marches across dry countries
the size water skins IS nicely calculated to
Just outlast the journey, and they rarely allow
themselves to break the habit OF abstemiousness.
this would be to make their next water
infancy to regard water as most precious COM
modify and II with religious economy. They
know every hollow and nook in the mountans
where water may be found. Their camels and
goats which they take with them their marches
to supply them with milk and meat, live principally
on the scanty herbage and foliage of the thorny
mimosa Neither men nor animals drink more
than once IN forty-eight hours. No wonder they
can subsist where invaders quickly perish.
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But surely on such fare VIII starve.
And very soon at that"
Just then her brother Frank ran IN
To get his summer hat.
To tease Frank fer the rope hs had
Then Mary Jane did try.
CFo scramble up risky wall
For ladder-reach too high,
Her brother had the rope obtained:
TN give II you" said he.
when [ celebrate my birthday,
BY climbing that wall See2''
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
"BRAiN PUZZlERS" PRIZE.

The number of neat and correct answers to
Brain Puzzlers is increasing week by week A
great many came IN response to last Sundays
puzzles and II difficult to decide between soma
OF them. But the solutions sent by Gladys Airline
Bowler, No. 47f Lafayette-ave BROOKLYN N Y
seem to deserve the prize, book and maybe next
week the little men and women who tried so hard
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
PRIZES FOR PICTURE PUZZLES.

The prize of g for the twelve IN the prize puzzle
picture series, published May "a has been awarded
TO Loretta Murphy. No 81 West One-hundred-and-
thirty-second-st.. New-York City. and the second
prize, fine book. to Olga Maria Kolf Bement-
ave, Livingston, Staten Island. What has hap
pened to all the little men that they are letting
the little women run away with the prizes week
after week?
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ONE THE LESS.

Sunday School Teacher-How many command
ments there, Willie7
Willie-Ten.
Sunday School Teacher-And suppose you were TO
break one OF them?
M,ni,s-Taeu thsrsd only bs ,ninet-lp Philadelphia
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DIAMONDS

A third Of cat; pronoun OF the third person:
moro than one OF a large growth OF vegetation;
standard literature: more than one OF a certain
kind OF nut; TO take booty: more than one OF a
part OF speech: possesstve prcnoun OF the third
person; a third of SUM-
No. 2
A fourth Of cake: aricIe: to transport; some
thing used IN fireplace; sacred anniversary: a
Western horse: what children call one OF
their parents: something on the head; a
fourth of The central words reading down
and across are the same
Contributed by Charles Terry Butler aged Is No.
30 East Seventy-second-st.. New York City.
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Answers to Puzzles Published May 81.
TRANSPOSITTON

TRANSMISSION
Three cheers for tho red. white and blue"
A "sUE' IN LINES AND CURVES
Tobacco.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07

BRAIN PuZZIers-
women The New-York Tribune. The letters musr
reach this office before June u Neatness and
clearness count as much correctness In the
award OF prizes
ANAGRAM VERSE
might have made the earth bring ..
The he"sh oak .o' e. and the the 7''.<-'' tree.
Yet 49, at
A NEST OF EGGS.
CFExampIe: HomeIy eggs: answer. eggs plain
explan9 Salt eggs lar6oaTd eggs, Used USED , egss
eggs. the eyes OF eggs. the new moons Of eggs
eggs eggs funeral pile nosegay OF eggs. placed
eggs pounded eggs taut eggs, finished eggs. stated
eggs. eggs legends
BEHEADINGs AND CURrAILMENTs-
No. l.
high doubly curtaiIed am cows language. with
both head and feet cut off am an exclamation Of
surprise
Complete am sweet 1 substance & curtailsd tailed
ab5rgya6io abb att OF 9Tde on s5fy0
No 3
Complete I am large island, Of the Western
Hemisphere with another vowel su6sJis9tef e,sc I9r
my final letter am a six-sided right angied OBJECT
curtailed am a young bear
FORTY IMPORTANT CITIES IN THE UNITED
STATES.
oyekwrn OkbyronI Aaiillhhpped, Aouiislnts
Meltioabr Boonts Nticnicina. AOeresnlwn. Butti-
spgr Imkuaelwe. Nfacsoiorcsn. Rdtiote. Silvileno.
Tvherercos Atufc BIuuscuo. Trocwrees. Goiccha,
Meals AnareI, ThuIdu. Atsauug. Ynln. Shipmrne.
AIpsutain FsonnipsIima. Venedca1. Rennott. Oat-
ndy. Refgnnspid. Loprotdn Ttaaanl. Ofathdrr.
Msseneiod Erkwan. Oaham. Nrdvee. Dasnnnllopa-
Nbaaly, Doverpecin-
BEHEADINGs AND MULTIPLIED MEANINGS.
AS I first appear salute,
Change my head and I query.
Again and I lay the grass
Again and I name the time,
Again and useful animal,
Again and drag a boat,
Again and I promise oath,
Again and I am several IN a line,
Again and I degraded.
And with my first now finally say goodDy'
HIDDEN CITIES.
"Cant you make better Omelet2
Said little Mary Jane
To the maid who brought her breakfast in,
'Iu not get well again,
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INVERTED PYRAMIDS
G W L c Q NJ
u i L Il l. a
lA.tS = -44A
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DIAMONDS
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Billy UbiskerS.
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A GOAT.

BY FRANCES TREGO MONTGOMERY.