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

Y" HEN Archie and Teddie. the
" black bears OF DR.. Ohage's
Zoo" on Harriet island, be-
gan their period of Information in Min
neapolis last fall each boosted coat
of thick black fur, but, like other I'M
wary visitors to the town up the>river,
they returned minus those coats. 1t
Is not to confidence men, however, but
to steam heat that they ascribe their
loss. Archie, the Ulysses of the 'Zoo,"
the tale of whose wanderings and ad-
ventures would make an Odyssey for
beardom, tried to shelter the bald spots
which dot his NANCY name from the
April blasts last Friday, but with both
sides of ones house open to the wind,
one can hope for little comfort on a
bliZzardy day, and Archie was easily
persuaded to leave his corner and try
q boxing bout with Teddie AS they
Whirled about they looked as if they
were enveloped in fur hearth rugs
which had seen better days.
This is no sort of life for decent
bear to live" said the attendant, de-
SpOndently, as he thrust two Jumps of
sugar between the bars as a reward for
the boxers. Teddie, the spryer of the
two gObbled up both, and was prompt
ly punished for his greediness with a
smashing blow on the jaw, delivered
with great swiftnesS and accuracy by
his wrOnged relative. 1T makes them
mighty unhappy, being Gagged up like
this, and I'll be glad when we get the
cave built" continued the attendant.
He thrust another lump of sugar
through the bars of the cage, and this
time Archie managed to receive it and
gulp it down before Teddie could lay
his paws on it. That's what bears
like and ought to have plenty of sugar,
and plenty of petting and fresh air."
said the attendant, as he watched the
two. why, three months after they
get into their cave you won't recog-
niZe them, they'll be so changed. The
cave is TO be right on the river bank
there, halfway between the cages and
the carpenter shop. The floor will be
of concrete, and there will be a little
yard in front we'll fenced in, where the
bears can play, and we're going to build
an entrance that will look exactly like
a log cabin. Here" and the attendant
nodded at the cage, their dispositions
are being ruined. Why, the other day
q doctor came down to look at their
coats, and though l warned him to be
careful of Arches paws, he just put
his arm in, Indifferent like, and before
he knew it there was a slice torn out
of his coat sleeve, yes, and out Of the
sleeve of his undershirt, too Archie
was that quick"
The attendant gQzed at the bear with
mingled pride and disapproval, and if
the visitor hadn't been sure that bears
cannot understand human language
and that they do not wink voluntarily,
he would have said that 1t was a vol
untary wink which Archie gave the
attendant
Did you ever hear" asked the lat
ter reminiscently, :'of Arches meet
ing with Teddie? 1t was curious We
got Archie first and then a few weeks
later Teddie was sent to the island.
When we put them in the same cage
they Strengthened UP on their hind
feet, stared at each other very hard
for a few seconds and then put out
their paws and shook hands just like
two men who had been introduced to
each other, or, should say, like two
pugilists who are about to fight, for
as soon as the handshaking was over,
they started to box and they didn't
stop until both were pretty well ex-
hausted."
Preparing for Summer.
It is housekeeping time down on
Harriet island, and Teddie and Archie
were not the only morose inhabitants
of the Zoo" Friday. ''HOusecleaning
in sUnshiny weather is bad enough
the biggest Of the timber wolves seem
to be saying as he poked his sharp