The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-31

actually seemed anxious 70 have him
do something To relieve her. he took
out his lancet and opened the abscess,
Soko all the time holding her face mo-
tionloss against the bars. The pro-
cedure gave her almost instant relief.
and she manifested her Joy and graft
tude in the most ELUSIVE manner.
Since that day she has exhibited the
most unmlstakable affection for the
surgeon. Whenever he enters the door
Of the monkey house she greets him
with succession Of "Wah- wah's" and
Hoo hoos" and when he goes near
her she embraces him affectionately.
This 10 only one Of the many ami
NAL records that have convinced DIR.
Hornaday that lis friends AT the ZOO
logical garden are endowed with some
thing considerably more far reaching
than instinct. As an example OF brute
reasoning the case OF Soko must be re-
garded as convincing. II has convinced
the veterinary surgeon and DR.. Horna-
day, and why should II fall short OF
silencing the unreasoning doubts OF the
public? In point OF fact, Il Is only a
trifle more eNacting In its demands or
the human believing apparatus thar
are some Of the pleasant stories which
have filled the president and the Sage
Of Slabsides with righteous !ndigna-
ton II Mr., Roosevelt and his school
Of naturalists ind no difficulty in ac-
cepting the species ~ nature study Of
which the Soho incident is an exam.
pie there seems to be no especial rea.
son why the present naturalistlc un.
peasantness should continue.
The Man Himself.
DR. Hornaday himself Is a striking
example of the success which results
from lifelong devotion to a steady pur.
pose. In his boyhood days he made uT
his mind to know as much about wilt
animal life as II was possible for mar
TO discover, and he is stll In active
pursuit OF his ideal He is recognized
all over the world as the most capable
practical naturalist In America, anc
those who make a business of the de.
llghtful avocation are by no means few
I'm numbers. He comes from a race Of
keen sportsmcn and was bred In the
Indiana woods. which, half century
ago, were astlr with wild animal life
As soon as he could find an opportuni-
ty Hornadsy went into an establish
ment the business Of which was te
supply geological gardens, museums
and manageries with rare animals.
From this place travellers were sent
to all parts Of the world to secure
specimens, and II was not long before
young Hornaday was qualified to Ill
this position. He developed a remark.
able talent for this work and has been
kept at 1t all his life, only nowadays
his sole concern is to make the New
York geological garden collection the
most complete in the world one Of his
recent contributions to the study Of
natural history was the gift Of his col
lection Of 1879 specimens TO the National
Collection Of Heads and Horns. This
latter is the outcome of the opinion
among sportsmen and scientists that
the impending extinction OF many
species OF big game in America de-
manded the establishment Of a reposi-
tory In which such prima facie evidence
as heads and horns could be assembled
before II was forever too late One OF
the most striking features Of the col
lection Is the pair OF elephant tusks
over eleven feet in length and eighteen
inches in circumference at the base.
These were once the property of King
Menelek OF Abyssinla and were bought
and presented to the New York Zoolog-
ical society by Charles 7. Barney.
There are also a number Of unique
specimens Of heads and horns of rare
sheep, goats and antelopes
GEORGE II. PICARD.