New-York tribune., 1908-06-21

Peters good natured," he said. Rupert there
is different"
Rupert is an old bachelor. who lives IN the cage
next the occupied by the happy family Ru-
pert spends his time trying to pull down the one
rcd OF Mr. Peters cage that he can reach and
saying horrid things about Baby Columbus.
He'd kill 'em all If he could get at EN-" said
the keeper. He's killed several monkeys in his
time
In the cage with the baby and its parents are
two other monkeys. and their lot is not an en-
viahle one, for Mrs. Rose is so very exclusive
about her child that she will not allow the two
outsiders an inch Of ground to stand on Accord
ingly they forced to live. day and night in
tiny swing up the top the cage
Such strong arms little Columbus has II his
mamma wants her two climb with baby
Just throws his around her waist. and there he
hangs, while she goes skipping up and down the
sides Of the cage and across the ceiling
She's devoted a human mother" said an
onlooker who was watching her dandling him yes
terday.
"A good deal more than some of en-" said the
solemn policeman.
The baby leopards at the Zoo are living very
quietly yet. Mrs. Kitty. their mother thinks
that excitement is good for babies and Head
Keeper Snyder agrees with her. the little leop-
ards shut away from the world III a box with
high sides They to have a coming party
very soon. however. Mrs Kitty is a fond mother
though it is said that she killed one of her babies
the other day. She did mean to. He just hap
pened. unfortunately for him. 10 be in the place
where she lay down. and she never noticed him
till all was over.
On June l a baby buffalo was born at the Cen
tral Park Zoo, and Keeper Hoey. who has charge
of the deer and buffaloes all the other animals
with hoofs, named the infant June Rose He is
taking great care Of June Rose and her mother
Buttercup. because the buffalo is rare animal in
this. country now. Keeper Hoey has strong opin-
ions about the way the bufaloes of the plains
have been killed off.
People have shot them down. and not because
they wanted the meat-just shot them down and
left them lying half the time" he said yesterday
IT'S wicked, that's what II is
Toby. the father Of June Rose, is fierce old
fellow but he mild as lamb when the keeper
goes into the Enclosure where he is to give him
some dainty TO eat It is curious TO the big
| fellow nibble of the keepers hand.
There baby elk q the Zoo; and there
| is, by the way, old elk that bottle baby
Its cruel mother scorned it because il a weak
| sort OF infant, Keeper Hoey had to bring il
| up by hand II is fine big fellow That is
the way with elk mothers: good mothers love their
most delicate children best, but the elk not
good mothers. II is with all animals that have
hoofs. There be something about having
hoofs that makes mothers Indifferent and heartess
toward the ba bies that not born strong. They
have been known to kill the weaklings.
Other youngsters at the Zoo are four baby fallow
deer, promising little zebra, three infant Angora
goats and three little aoudads. OF all the babies
il seems likely that Columbus Java monkey will
be the best brought up. Mrs. Murphy is in
dulgent chastise her little hippo. though 1t must
he said that Caliph II seems a model youngster who
needs chastisernent. Caph's father, a fine old
hippo. died IN December.
Mr.. Dick. father OF the baby leopards, has been
moved into another cage, he cannot spank the
little ones even they need But Mr. Peter, the
proud monkey papa, lives with his family all the
time. and. Judging by the good whack he admin
istered Columbus yesterday when Columbus did
something naughty, the yodngster is going be
reared in the way he should go.
Dear Editor: I have just received the bracelet
YOU sent me, and am very much pleased with II. It
is the first prize | have had the fortune to