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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-10

panse of wing in proportion to the
body and with the greatest power Of
flight is the frigate or man o'-War bird.
This bird apparently flies more by skill
than by strength, for it has no great
carrying powers. The wandering al
batross, the largest of all sea birds, is
also one Of our strongest flyers. One
bird was known to fly at least $3.50
miles in twelve days. This bird was
caught, tagged, released and caught
again.-March st. Nicholas.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-10

Don't forget to look among 1.-THE
Globes Paying Wants" for what you
want.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-10

With Roosevelt as the Physician.
Congress resents being treated as
governmental vermifOrm appendix-New
York World.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-10
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

Union Depot, sibIey Street.
as follows: LIB
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-10
Some Big Flyers.

Of the birds now in existence prob
IDLY the one with the greatest ex-
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
WOIkmen Much Puzzled
Blu Snake With Calf

1t is time now for snake stories. Here
is the first:
On April %, so states a news dispatch
IN the Cincinnati Enquirer" some tim
bermen who were working out railroad
ties near Schultz Creek. a short dis
lance from Fullerton. Ky. caught the
first large snake Of the season.
After they had landed him they be-
came greatly perplexed from the fact
that he was of a variety they had
never before seen or heard Of They
brought him to town, where his snake
ship was carefully Inspected at a re-
spectacle distance.
lie bore all the marks OF n common
blacksnake. but protruding from his
neck at one side near the head was a
long horn, apparently as sharp as n
needle. Nothing like this had ever
been seen or heard Of before.
The snake was finally dispatcbed
when careful investigation revealed the
fact that he had swallowed small
game cock and one of the steel aaffs
had prOtruded through the reptiles
mech.
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
The Diana of the Zoo
OutdTcsses the Goddess

The Diana of the National Zoo is
neither a goddess nor a woman She
is. in fact. nothing but a ghost. these
days, as she died several months ago,
but she used 10 be a West Afr.,an
monkey, and she was the pet of the
whole establishment
Hour after hour she would swing from
perch to perch in front of hundreds OF
children and their attendants, apparently
taking no notice of the spectators and
entirely satisfied 10 be let alone Some
woman was sure TO wave q handksr-
chief at her.
Suddenly something was flashed
through the bars. white cloth waved
into the cage, and Diana was chattering
away as though she had found a feast OF
dainties Her use Of the handkerchief
was always the same. She would fold IL
carefully into a triangle, bite ana tear
out one corner, and then slip the re-
mainder over her head Ike a lace collar.
After that she would parade about the
cage as proudly as n peacock
The keepers sometimes gave her news
papers for the same use. But Diana, IL
not '-pernickety,'' was still discerning
and she preferred real handkerchiefs
when she could get them
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
Find ComDanu Manners
Even Among Elephants

An elephant reluctantly accepted as
a loan to the Zoo upset all calculations
several months ago. The animal was
female and came to the keepers without
any Character" from her last employ
ers. She was christened Duchess and
given quarters near Dunk" the pres
ent prize specimen Of pachyderm Of the
whole collection.
Any reader Of The Times who happen
ed into "Dunk's" stall not long after
ward would have been witness to a
strange comedy. Duchess had pulled
UP the staple in her own stall, pushed
open the doors. ambled over to her
neighbor and was doing her best TO
make her visit entertaining.
AS a starter she went to the back
Of his shed, brought out several bales
Of hay. and piled them into pyramid.
With an air meant to say, Ladies and
gentlemen; Your kind applause," she
proceeded TO climb 20 the TOP and sit
up on the apex bale like little dog
begging for sugar. Next she tripped
down TO the floor and made bow
Then she put away the bales. and then,
as ii masterstroke. she sidled around In
front Of Dunk" and with much prepar-
alton stood on her head.
The keepers always believed after
that that the Duchess" was a lady
with a past.
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
Two FaWnS Deserted
Become Half Domestic

Two fawns were abandoned by the -
mothers last year at the time of the
big fires in the Adirondacks. relates q
Potsdam On. y dispatch. dated April
% and were found by hunters of neigh
boring villages. who have since cared
for them. One OF the deg. n buck. still
lives among the habitations of man.
bu- the other. a doe, prefers the wilo
life of the woods
Both We're raised on a bottle. and the
doe. especially. became remarkably
tame. She would eat anything a cat or
dog would take-bread, potatoes milk,
etc--and she became especially fond OF
cakes or cookies. But in spite of her
apparent happiness in her new sur
roIndings, when winter came she drift
ed back to the forest. and rejOined tn,
herd. She returns. however. every dav
TO take dinner with her master. going
back TO the woods when the repasi is
finished.
The buck is too far from the wCoIs
TO join the wild deer conveniently, SO
he has contented himself with town
life. He is the pet of all the children III
the village, and is generally friendly.
He needs no game protector to shield
him from the tricks of small bovs.
When they take unwarranted liberties
he maintains his own dignity, having
discovered the use Of his front feet
early in life.
The Washington times., 1904-05-22

water and actually scOOped out huge
trout so thick and fast that he almost
darkened the sun. After a while, think
ing there was enough fish for US. we
put an ounce ball in his head.
Talk about fish! Great heavens,
There lay trout two feet deep on which
two young cubs were gorging them
selves. Well, we skinned that bear, and
wishing 10 secure the cubs alive, / just
threw the bearskin over me and got
down on all fours. and those cubs fol-
lowed me right into camp, thinking IL
was mother bear. The cubs / afterward
sold FOR SIS each, and the hide Of the
mother bear, which was a very large
one. brought me $40. not too bad a days
work
"Oh, yes, about those rsh on the bank.
Well. we went back the next day and
barreled- up twenty-foUr barrels of the
best OF those trout The rest We're left
TO rot in the sun. We put those fish in
cold storage and we have some of them
yet"
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
Condor Sharp Enough
To Down Strong Man

A California condor in the Zoo, to GO
back now 20 creatures Of the wIlds, IS
a great pet. He has been raised" as
the keepers say. in captivity. and is as
harmless as the proverbiaI dove. His
chief fondness Is to have his head
rubbed.
But he has a diversion which IS not
so pleasant to his keeper. Anything
which is loose, like the cord OF a mans
eyeglasses or the end of his handAer-
chief, is sure to attract his attention and
be nipped by his bill before the visitor
10 his cage has time TO turn away.
One day the keeper found this out TO
the loss of his great and imperturbable
dignity He was sweeping the cage
with his usual stOlidity when those who
were looking on saw him fau nat on
his face as suddenly as n fish can turn
over As the mar arose ne began to
tie hiss hoe. The condor had caught
the lace and whipped it out so sharply
that the keeper had lost his balance.
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
Seal Furnishes Monkey
For Entering UNLIMITED

A seals intelligence IS not the most
striking Characteristic of that amphi-
Dian, but this story from the "San Fran
cisco Chronicle shows that the crea-
lures possess unexpected pugilistic pos
sibilities.
JoCkO, the king-pin performer in Herr
Geisler's troupe OF performing monkeys,
made the acquaintance Of Prof. Rum
leys big performing seal yesterday aft
ernoon in Il manner that left the clever
little monkey sadder. but considerably
wiser. At feeding time Herr Geisler in
advertently left open the door OF tbs
monkey cage and the monkeys stood not
on the order of their going, but in a
flash We're swarming over every avail
able space in the huge menagerie.
II was only after an hours hard work
that the keepers managed to get their
charges together, with the exception of
little JOCkO. who word hang by his tail
and grin just out Of the keepers reach.
At last they succeeded in cornering
him, and In desperation he leaped to tine
cage over the seals. az the top of which
was the opening through which the seals
were fed. Finding his pursuers close
upon him, nc jumped into the cage and
down upon the seals platform.
The big performing seal resented tn
intrusion and proceeded to catch the
monkey. now thoroughly frightened. be-
tween his huge flippers. alternately slap
ping and biting him. The teeth of the
thoroughly subdued monkey did not stop
chattering for half an hour after Prof.
Rumley had rescued him from his
plight.
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
Great WhoopinQ Crane
Cake alked" Up Hill

One Of the prizes Of the National Park
is a whOoping crane. This bird is eX-
tremely rare. A collector who adver-
tises everything from a white mouse 10
a white elephant has put n picture Of
II in his letterhead as being about the
only thing he cannot supply. Naturally
everything this crane does IS carefully
noted and the bird apparently to re-
ward that notice. does something re-
markable every few days.
He was caught in Trigo county. Kan
sas A farmer working along the Saline
River. a stream about as big as Rock
Creek. noticed him two OF three times
lowering about low bluff. One day the
hunter crept cautiously around until he
could look directly on the great white
fowl and then leaped down upon II,
throwing his arms about its wings and
holding IL tight. The wonder is. say the
keepers at the Zoo. that he did not lose
his eyes and get scratched nearly to
death. But he did not and instead wrote
the park TO ask whether the officials
wanted a genuine whooping crane.
The answer was that the officials
wanted him mighty bad, but were not
permitted under the law-it has since
been changed-to buy any stock for the
S<Dy hilotfNNAs 4 MY Npufl DlllE pay lDI
the boxing, they said. The man accord
ingly accepted s. for boxing up his prize
and shipped IL to Washington, where It
Is rated as worth fully S75
One day a great alarm weni up The
rare and invaluable Grus Americana had
escaped. Men appeared from half
dozen buildings running with appara-
tus 10 recapture him. The great bird
he is more than four feet high-was
meanwhile entirely undisturbed and was
exchanging condolences with the ducks
and swans down near the asphalt
bridge. Stealthily and slowly the keep
ers gathered about him. They made all
ready 70 swOop down upon him Then
with an air Of the most polite accommo-
dalton the Grus Americana tapped him
self into the air and lightly dropped
back into his cage.
II became necessary. some time later
70 change the location Of the avian sau-
ropsidans (Which is language Obscura
for BIRDS. The great white crane was
left until the last partly because Of his
size and partly because some one had to-
be last. The keepers We're following the
wagon I'D the hill with the other birds
when some one exclaimed:
"Well. ~ that darn whooping crane
hasn't got loose again.
Then the whole party STONED tn
watch Grus Americana gravely sailed
along touching only the high places un-
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
Fisherman and BTuin
AdOTn the Same Loo

Another bar story which outdoes
those told at the National Park APP
peared In the Portland Oregonian. %
The conductor named is Dave Hous-
ton. Of the Southern Railway. and his
day with the bear was spent in Neca-
MUM Greek
Conductor Houston. Il seems. started
out to go fishing by his lonesome He
had found a conveniently situated log.
one end Of which projected out into
the creek. He cTept out 10 the end
and was enjoying himself. when sud
denly there was a crashing in the bush
IS. and behold at the shore end Of the
leg was a bear. who settled himself com
placently and also began TO fish. The
bear didn't seem TO be particularly good
tempered, and the conductor had to sit
out at the other end of the log until a
hunter came along and killed the ami
NAL. They say that the conductor has
a few more gray hairs in his head as a
result Of the experience.
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
Load of Hay Held Up
For Toll Of Two Bites

An unusual sight was witnessed on
Ia It Tuesday morning at the corner Of
Old York Road and Gorsuch Avenue.
SAYS a recent issue of the Baltimore
Sun" A riderIess horse belonging TO
member of the mounted squad OF police
men made an effort 20 hold up four
horse wagon loaded with hay while his
master was attending to some business
in a nearby residence These horses
are so trained that they can be left
standing at any corner by the rider in
,ursuit Of duty. and the more faithful
cannot be coaNed away ey anyone eN-
cept the officer in charge
While thus standing unattended the
animal in question saw a load Of hay
coming south on the Old York Road. He
waited his chance. and when the horses
were near him he walked out in front
of them, and out Of respect. as il were.
for his high rank the team stopped.
The driver was somewhat astonished by
seeing the act of the police horse
and guided his team around the animal
This made the police horse" angry, and
ne braced himself and put his shoulder
against the load of hay. only to find
that the proposition was too great for
him
As the load Of hay passed by the
trained equine took two good bites. and
then marched back to his position at
the corner.
The Washington times., 1904-05-22

suthin' else. Mebbe he'll be a tabby cat.
warmth herself by the fire. by the fall.
Err mebbe he'll go into chicken to be
We when yere fishin', or even int a
horsefiy. Leastways he's got through be-
in a bar.
Bars be peculiar creatures. There's
two kinds--real likely smart bars an
fool bars that don't know nothin'. The
smart bars is them that has been men
an graduated, and the fool critters is
them that got to be bars before bein'
human. Probably they was hawgs er
cats er black gnats. You don't realize
how burned KNOWN they be until we've
summered EN- and wintered 'em Cor
spell of years. Then in sorter soalls int
ye like rain through one of them water
proof coats and We understand why some
Of EN- are ugly. some tame. some greedy
and some measley tempered"
One bear that he had met, the sage
calculated had been a horsethief in some
preliminary state of existence The bear
at any rate was lamb stealer. and he
usually did his stealing on Sundays But
one First day the parson was not able
to get out to meeting and from his
window he caught a glimpse of Bruin
prowling around on depreciation bent.
Leaning out Of the window. he preached
sermon at that bear, and the sermon
was so full Of fire and birthstone that
Bruin. who was one Of the smart crit
tiers, was 'teched to the heart" and
skunk away. hanging his head and cry
ing like an old woman
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
Fierce Bird of Prey
Posed for His Portrait

One of the proudest possessions of
the Zoo for a long time was a fine
harry eagle. This species of a1uiIa is
not only rare but ferocious beyond al
most all the other inmates of geological
gardens. The example once on exhibition
in the local park was captured by the
men Of the L. S. S. Wilmington on her
trip up the Amazon several years ago.
When brought to Washington he was
placed in an appropriate cage, placarded
the largest and fiercest Of all birds OF
prey and set up for the childish TO
marvel at. and the thoughtful to study
Ultimately a visitor thrust a sprig of
laurel into his cage. the eagle ate IL
ravenously. and the Zoo lost one Of its
best specimens.
But the story of this Largest and
fercest Of all birds Of prey" is yet to
be told. As soon as he appeared there
were, Of course, many applications for
permission 70 photograph him. For a
day or two the harry seemed puzzled.
Then. perhaps, he associated cause and
effect. At any rate il soon became
necessary only 10 set UP cam
era and the subject did the rest
As the photographer hid his head under
the cloth the eagle would place him
self conspiciously on a bough near the
lens. spread his wings smoothly at his
sides, and deliberately pose for his pic
ture. And this happened so often even
the skeptics were persuaded that the
largest and farcest Of all birds Of
prey" was willing 70 sit for his portrait
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
"BTeT Bar" Appears
In Different Lights

The bears out at the Zoo are not con-
sidered Buddhists. But one Of them is
just as strong on ceremony. He is the
huge Alaskan who gained a pound a
day in weight for an entire year, and
grew up TO regard the keepers as his
best friends
Whenever his master goes to his cage
to feed him Bruin waits for the man 10
bow. Bruin bows also. The keeper
stands upright. Bruin at once lifts him
self up on his hind legs. The man jumps
quickly TO the right. Bruin jumps in the
same direction as lightly as a squirrel
The attendant jumps back again So
does Mr.. Bear. The man waves his
arms. Brer Bar flaps his paws like
two bags of meal. And then the bear
is ready TO be fed
Tip. black bear. and long the Oldest
animal in the park, used to wait for his
keeper with designs on the mans cap.
As soon as the keeper entered Tip
would slip up TO him as quietly as he
could. knock the blue covering from the
mans head. clumsily put it between his
own ears and parade around the cage
like an Alexandria darby boy on Eman-
cipation Day. At the Zoo they do not
regard this as remarkable. Apparently
there are few bears out there which be-
long to the fool kind that don't know
nothin'.''
A bet between Mark LUlly OF Mega lea,
Ariz., and Tom Taggart. Of Indiana.
brought two bear cubs 70 the first Nc
kinley Inauguration and eventually
landed them in the park. The whole in
sttution became interested I'm a few
days in seeing these bears nurse They
had the most wonderful liking for each
others ears. With a manifest mutual
understanding they would stand heads
on, each would catch the others ear IN
his mouth. and then they would nurse
away with moaning sound like a whole
hive OF bees. The authorities say the
hum could be heard a block away.
The Washington times., 1904-05-22

WOHN BURROUGHS, Ernest Thomp-
son-Seton, and two or three lesser
- lights have illuminated the pages
Of the newspapers recently with a vigor-
Gus controversy over the ability Of ami
mails to conduct private schools, attend
general worship. train the young idea
10 avoid the eviI-minded pot-hunter, and
run blithely TO try conclusions with the
genuine sportsman. and so on by the
page. Mr.. Burroughs, who is an old-fash-
Toned naturalist. does not believe in any
OF these things. Mr.. Thompson-Seton or
Thompson. does. And the lesser
lights have cast Mr. Thompson-Seton-
Thompson into a gloomy shade by
beating him at his own game.
The Times was curious to put this con-
troversy to the test Of practical knOwI-
edge and sent TO the Geological Park 10
ask a few questions OF the officials
there. From the outset. however. It wds
plain that the ZOO would not be drawn
into the controversy. Mr.. Thompson
Seton and mis- confreres We're dismissed
with polite phrases and Mr. Burroughs
was generously praised. But no one
would express any opinion on the on
servations and deductions which make
the writings Of this new school so mar
velously romantic
The only indications Of attitude con-
sisted Of a general intake Of breath at
the mention Of the ThOmpson-SetOn nov
elettes and the expression OF the great
est confidence in Mr.. Burroughs. Maybe
those things are sufficient.
Half a dozen stories were told. how
ever. which Indicate that animals in
captivity have interest enough without a
course in metaphysics. They are given
herewith. together with a dozen or 50
which have been gathered from other
sources. ard every one Of them is Nigh
~ well worth the reading.
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
Elephants Do No Harm
When Kept at Hard Work

To jump from snakes to elephants.
The trainer with a big circus has gone
on record as saying that the latter never
Injuries anything while busy.
1T may sound strange" he says. but
there is not a case on record of one
getting ugly when it was performing OF
working. The reason, I think, Is that
the elephant is an animal of one idea
that IS, it can think only one thing at a
ti-2e
THAT same trait, ] take it,, is what
makes an elephant such vicious ami
NAL when 1t gets ugly. 1t can think Of
nothing but what has made it angry.
and II will not stop until it has torn
something 10 pieces Oh, yes, an ele-
plant can carry grudge. 1t never for
gets an injury. and it waits its chance
to get even; but wnen il is busy il for
gets the tricks that have been played on
it. 1t is only when it has nothing TO
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
Moose Kills His Nate
After Four Years Wait

Male animals with horns. according TO
the keepers. are the most treacherous
charges TO be had. More than one
horned deer in the 100 has turned on
his mate without the slightest warning
and robbed the park of a specimen be
fore anyone could say scat" But the
most notable example OF this tendency
occurred a few days since at the Gin
Cinnau zoo. and was described by on
Of the local officials yesterday.
There were two moose i'm captivity IN
Cincinnati, and the pair was guarded
OF course, as closely as its great value
would suggest. For four years these
two lived together In peace and amity.
They were apparently satisfied with
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
Much Travelled Seal
Is Shy and Sensitive

y common harbor sea- at the Zoo. TO
change off from bears, is renowned for
his sensitiveness. If his keeper does not
talk 10 him Immediately on entering tine
Enclosure the seal is distressed. Natu-
rally the man often amus5s himself by
waiting TO see what the animal will do.
Invariably. he says, the seal flops alonE
until he can look up into the mans face.
There he waits for a minute or two
Then ne makes an sorts of signs TO at
tract notice. Finally, II nothing else
works. he slides around until he can
reach the keepers leg with his Happier
and taps him gently until ne gets a re-
spouse. No matter how hungry the seal
may be, or how busy the man, the at
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
Bear Stories to Rival
MunChduSen at His Best

So much about bears can be verified
at the Zoo. The following was clipped
from Maine Woods" by the Baltimore
Sun" and seems to require some verif-
cation:
You see it was this way: We were
fishing on one of the Keswick lakes in
the spring OF 1903. and our catch had
been enormous. About O'Clock in the
afternoon we heard a peculiar noise on
the bank Of the lake like tearing Of
roots.
so we went to investigate, and on
nearing the shore were surprised 20 find
large black bear digging mp the ground
70 beat nine OF kind. He was digging
worms, and after putting nice fat an
gleWorms on each of his forepaWs, he
ventured out in the lake on an old
sunken log, put down his forefeet in the
The Washington times., 1904-05-22
Bars Born BuddhiSIs,
Says Vermont Observer

A correspondent Of the st. Louis Post
Dispatch" has made an exhaustive study
OF bars" and come 20 the conclusion
that Bruin Is a Buddhist. He writes from
SherbOurnc. Vt. and thus argues his
faith that the bear worships Pythagoras
and Buddha combined:
"All bars be Buddhists and git ODE hui
mans sooner or later" the sage IS quot
ed as having declared. And In proof Of
his assertion he tells a story OF "a bear
that deliberately walked out on the ice,
broke through. and swan under the
ice and committed suicide. all because
re had come out Of his cave a little
too early I'm the spring and he found il
too hard 20 make "A living for himself
He committed suicide" the sage con
tended. because he WAS a born BUdd-
hist and wanted TO transmigrate into
The Washington times., 1904-05-22

their cage, their keepers, and each
other.
On the day of the tragedy the keeper
noticed the female lying on the floor of
the cage and the male standing at
some distance quietly chewing his cud.
There was no quarrel. Neither animal
displayed the least ugliness-
But in an instant, before anyone
could reach the cage, the stag had
swooped down on his mate ard thru Il
the prong Of his horn through her
breast.