The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-15
IS THE WORLDS
 GREAT TRICK ELEPHANT

New York Correspondent of the Gin
 einnau Enquirer
 Come out here Hattie and give US a tune
 It was Billy Snyder. the keeper of the elephants in the geological gardens, Centra park, New York, who spoke nonchalantly and in his most ordinary tone of voice, while 20 children craned their necks wonderingly across the rail- ing. There was a sound of heavy foot falls. a huge sigh, a grahfied snort and a glossy black elephant sdled coquettish- ly through the door, recognized her au- 1ience and her master with nod and a flap of the ears, daintily mounted tiny pedestal and poised herself upon her hind feet No society woman en- terng her title brougham could have been more artful more coquettish, more graceful.
 It was Hattie tha champion trick ele- phant of the world and the great pet of the children of New York city, who have crowded to see her performances every day this spring and all day Sunday at the central park zoo. 1t was Hattie, the first female elerhant of the world to in sst upon earning her own living and to hecome tri, K performer.
 Intelligence Almost Human.
 Hattie is SO new, so young and so wonderful; she is so sweet tempered, so beautiful in shape, so altogether unele- phantine, that her fame has suddenly spread to the uttermost parts of the metropolis, and she is attracting such ordinances as would make Mrs. Leslie Carter or Mrs. Lily Langtry sigh, green with envy Hattie has been in this coun- try less than a year. having been brought over by MT. Carl Hagenback last July straight from Ceylon. yet in that time she has surpassed in intelligence and ac- oomplishments any trick elephant ever known, and ompletely outshines any of the Barnum and Baily elephants. MT. William Snyder. her keeper, stage mana ger, trainer and friend. who for years trained all the Barnum and Baily ee- plants, declares that he has never in his life seen an elephant so docile and intel ligent as Hattie, and that to his certain knowledge she is the only elephant who has ever performed out of routine-that is, who can perform any trick out of it's natural order in her repertoire.
 Let's have tbis waltz, Hattie" With bow the keeper passed tiny harmo- nica to the dignfied young elephant, who put out her trunk to receive it. With a flourish she drew the instrument through the air settled herself upon her hind feet more firmly, and, then lifting one toe began the daintiest of waltzes. Suddenly at the first step a strain of music burst upon the air Hattie was playing her own waltz tune upon the har- monica and keeping perfect time to it.
 "Thank you. very much,' said the keeper. with another bow, a few mo- ments later: and one almost expected to see the elephant step down and go off in a corner to be famed and served with q lemon ice
 But as yet Hattie has not been init lated into the mysteries of pink tea and water ices, 20 she merely returned the harmonica. stepped gracefully off her pedestal, made her bow and looked con- tentedly at the laughing children who tried to smugs;le peanuts to her-whtch they know and Hattie knows Is against the rules.
 Shakes Hands.
 "Shake hands. cid girl How are you?' Very gently Hattie placed her tiny" front paw upon the keepers out stretched palm and wagged it up and down.
 "Ahl Don't squeeze my hand-even if you are fond of me. say, now; Is 1t tr,.e that you love me?"