New-York tribune., 1909-09-12
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH
Brooklyn Artist Making Plans to
Paint DR.. Cooks Portrait,

Harry Roseland. the Brooklyn artist Who palh'EV
the portrat Of Meme Wallace which is now on
.xt iE,,ton Al ono ~ the downtown department
rsores expects 10 paint portrait Of Dr. FREDERICK
A Cook when he returns from abroad betorc Dl.
Cook left here his trip TO the north ne Is sald
70 have promised sit for the artist The portrait
Of Meme wallace shows him I'm furs and with a
spear IN his hand. NJ. Roseand expects TO present
the picture 20 the Arctic Club OF America
Meme began the sittings in April. All the windows
had 10 be opened 10 keep him comfortable In his
heavy garments. and the artist suffered nearly as
much from exposure ss the ordinary Arctic eX-
plorer before the six sittings we're over. Mrs
Cook took the boy 10 the studio Meme is now
Il is supposed with his people IN the Far North.
Herbert L Bridgnan secretary N the Peary Arctic
club. sent the boy north the Jeanie, With the
understanding that he would stay IN the Arctic ard
not return 70 america 70 accuse Commander Peary
Of having caused the death Of hts father and
friends by carrying them away from their homes
as exhibits.
Nj Roseland is . strong supporter of the Brook
lyn explorer. L have known DR.. Cook for twelve
or fourteen years. and ] have absolute faith in
him. he said If he asserts that he reached the
pole am he did 50. for he is a whose
word no one can doubt"
william sIsttery. the oldest policeman IN the
Flarbush section. he's again been indulging his
habit of srrssrtng animals He nearly got himself
n trouble on occasion when he arrested q goat
end locked it Up IN cell with drunken man and
vsgrant He promised 10 leave the animals alone,
but soon forgot and arrested cow N LAnox Road
His next victim horse. Captain Dulfer@ pro-
tested IN vain. The other DAY the captain sent
Slartery 10 Bergen Beach. and the policeman turned
up bsfore night with monkey. attached by chain
70 an Italian
The monkey ana the Italian erralgned be-
fare Magistrate Mash. IN Flatbush police court,
the next day The monkey sat on the rail. but re-
fused 20 be introduced 10 the magistrate he vas
held IN contempt Of court and an attendant vas
instructed 20 take him a7ray. The Italian was
charged with collecting crowd without license
Slattery's friends are wondering what animal he
viii next ind 10 take into custody
The residents near Franklin avenue and Pacific
street have been excited lately by the appearance
among them OF animal which, according re-
ports is little larger than guinea pig with
besdy black eyes and leathery hide slightly protect
ed by thin gray bristles. The little beasts chief
recreation seems 10 be jumping from woodpils
3nto tank Of water. Its feet are webbed Lind
say Kirton. Of No. 1lo4 Pacific street owner Of the
beast says that II is csTvbara. whose habitat
50 the American tropics He brought il 10 the
Unitsd States with him from his home in the West
Indies. The beast IS known by its master as
Lillian It IS eight months old and a foot high
The capybara is the largest Of the rodents II
grows 70 the size Of large dog, but always looks
more like pig than anything else. II has been
known 20 take dives OF hundred feet. Along
the hanks II the rivers IN the tropics the natives
hunt the capybsra for food. II takes readily 70
captivity Mr.. Kirton is teaching Lillian tricks
snd she learns them as quickly as an intelligent
dog is said that there are few Of the species in
captivity.