The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-08
BOYS MUST WORK
 HARD FOR TIE zOO Fund Amounted to $501.5O Yesterday Afternoon BIG MEETING ON MONDAY Vote Will Not Be Counted Until $12oo Is Raised-Local Amateur and
 Professional Performers
 Will Assist.

cal Park association had S5ol .5O Tn slsn yesterday afternoon and expect to hav' over $10O0 within ten days.
 On account of the keen interest in th' contest for the trip to New York to pur chase an elephant many of the young sters have held back their money les some of their competitors find out thu amounts they have collected. Notwith standing the statements that this would be impossible, the little fellows per t in saving back their money until the last few days, when they expect to make a big showing and catch the other boys rapping.
 The showing made yesterday was a lit- tie disappointing, but the leading work CTS for the zoo, with d knowing smile, insist that they will have more than enough money to purchase an elephant by the end of the month. The boys, however, are urged to turn in their money as rapidly as possible, so they will be able to start on the trip to New York as soon as the schools give vacation on June Z. To get $l2O0 by that time the boys will have to work. The votes will not be count ed until $120O is raised. Monday they arc going at the task with vim and those who understand that no one will know how much they collect say they will turn in their money as fast as they get 1t.
 Aid Is Offered.
 To aid the boys in raising the necessary fund for the purchase of the various ani- mals which go to make up a first-class zoo, Professor Weissner, the dancing in- structor; Mrs Tolley, who conducts school of expression, and several young men of talent have offered to give public performances to raise the money. These offers were made separately, and IL may be that two or three performances WIZ be the result Some of the officers of the assoeIation suggest that the talent all be turned into one frst-class performance and by that means more money can be raised.
 The Geological association will meet Tn the city hall Monday afternoon at S:aO o'clock and all the children as well as grown people interested in the project are requested to be present and offer such suggestions as will help the movement along. Mrs. Tolley Prof. Weissner and the young men who offered to give min strel performance are invited to be pres ent at the meeting and confer with the boys on the subject of giving public theatrical performance Several promi- nent citizens will be present and the meeting will probably result in the im- mediate raising of all the money needed.
 Letters About Animals.
 Sam Clabaugh, president of the asso- citation, and the .Age-Herald are receiving numerous letters concerning the purchase of animals. Others have offered to con- tribute certain animals as gift. An in- teresting letter has been received from R. H. Sehillng, an animal dealer of New York MT. Schilling says he can sell the boys a young elephant four years old and very docile, for s1200. He says that it would be well for the boys to purchase a young elephant so that the beast would grow up with them and not be set in his ways when purchased. MT. Schillng also quotes prices on other anil mals.
 
 This enterprizng dealer will sell Mar mozette monkeys for $5 each. This is a very reasonable price. Marmozette mon- keys are the little ones about the size of squirrel. He will sell Java monkeys for $10 each. "Mundy," who was present. ed to the boys by MT. Mundy of the car nival company Is a Java monkey and a very intelligent animal. The small ring tail monkeys also sell for BIO, but the large ring tails bring sl5. The Mandrills. which are larger and more intelligent than the ordinary monkeys sell for $40 each.
 Dutch rabbits can be bought for $1 per pair and the big lop-eared ones sell for s6 Guinea pigs can be bought for $1 a pair. though some sell as high as s5 Squirrels can be bought for 8 or $4 a pair and chipmunks and flying chips for D cents each.