The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-12
REFORMATION or Tags.
Monkey at Zoo Being Cured of Drink
Habit

Habit.
Jags will probably get new name
when he becomes more firmly attached
to the principles Of prohibition. The
name he is now generally known by
was given to him BY men who fre-
quented The saloon Silefa be passed
most Of his tiine, and his habits justified
the connotation He MAS topper, but
be has been constrained 10 turn over
4 new leaf, and il now making for re-
formation as well as a monkey Of his
disposition car.
Tags Is the first simian that the Cen
I tral Park inensgefie has tried to rel
claim from the power al the demon
rum, and q number Of men in the aS.
Iministration building have become inter
ested in the ringtail inebriate. It Ii
likely that If Director Smith 81 the me.
nagerie knew that the animal vas adj
dicted to the use OF intoxieants he would
not have accepted him when he was
offered as 4 present 70 the city. II
came about in this way
a Wenlan wrote To the director a
few days ago. asking ii he would accept
4 q monkey. She gave her address, which
was Oh d downtown street on the east
side He wrote back that he would
accept the gift, and sent Keeper Cum
ninehsm With a basket for the animal
The address proved to be that Of q
saloon, and the Woman vas the saloon
/ keepers wife
"Hoe mooch YOU Git Nor dot fine
inoneey' Fifteen. twenty dollar, may
pe?" said TIE woman
we thought il was 4 present to the
nenagcrie.s replied the keeper.
He vas sooeh beautiful mongey
and do smaYdt bricks. Mage i'd life
dollar, urged the saloon keepers wife,
Not . cent, said the keeper, as be
started for the door.
''Naid minute You gan hat i'd vor
nodings said the woman
The monkey was curled up in ball
on top Of the bar. The keep asked the
bartender To pass over the animal as
he took the cover from the basket The
bartender shook his head, held up a
bandaged finger. and saying that he was
busy told Cunningham 70 help himself
'fhe keeper put the animal in the bas-
ket and askcd Tire bartender What the
matter was with his fnger
ejaas biz IL. TOOK whiskey bottle
from him u lie got mae, explained thc
man behind the bar.
Further explanations showed that the
men who frequented the saloon bad 50
we'll educated the monkey that he eopld
pick nut his faforite bottle BY looking
al the label The hottie that he liked
best MAS marked sold Bourbon The
sdasltion extended ever several months.
The snimal at Fist drew customer 10
the place ana the saloon keeper con-
gratulated himself On his foresight IL
getting something that doomed bnsi-
ness
soon the customers began to LET Che
animal take s SIP from their plasse.
Of whiskoy 20 see what effect the stun
would have. When the monkey got
fighting drunk the customers thought
il WAS great fun ana the saloon keeper
considered it was good business X
was not long until ihe saloon keeper
observed that the men Who left little
whiskey in the glasses ion the monkey
first poured ont an extra portion from
the bottle He then concluded that ,hC
animal was dgiuking ION the hoise.
Thc monkey seldom went 20 hci sob
~ lie Was allowed % Sleep ii tho
bar room Afser time BE got q
helping himself from the bottles, and
occasionally bottle tipped from hi
unsteady hand and smashed On the floor
Iie also acquired d,hcY had habits. and
hecaaie deso.ea 81 Mme. Nicotine.
The customers 0rertame his repug
nance to tobacco and h. learned the tries
of smoking cigarette. ard cigars Ht
was going The pace rapidly and II began
70 tell on him His tempe became ir
ritable and he showed d disposition %
bite 'fo prevent further Trouble IL Ra.
decided 10 end him aWay.
When ne was taken to The park and
put IN = cage with three other macague'
The monkey VAS no. altogether soher
ard got = tumble when he tried u
swing on the trapezs with lofty Boy
the cocd-naturod rinrtail thar wamts Il
shake bands with bis keeper every time
the man passes tle cage
Jays IS little fellow, yellow and
gray ia color. with bead nearly bald
lie is quite tbin as result 81 biz
designations Hc + very iBoffensiye Hhe.
sober, bit * rol as active MS his mate
in the agc Tie Is now taking the waicI
cure and hi. keeper treats him as BE-
would an Invalid
From IN Old soak Tags has become
4 resi- good boz said his keeper
Whether re SIGNS tor Just one more
l don't know. but he INST have put
away 4 lot ri the stuff down IN that
saloon and conidn't bate lasted p.urh
longer ii ve hadn't taken him away
New York sur.