Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-03-17

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But l hunted 'em all away;
There's elephants hiding there now
instead
They're perfectly safe today.
Cause I'm near the cavern of Easy
chair,
And | scent the track Of a Teddy
Bear.
II was like nurse or like baby Sis,
What never has fired a gun.
guess l wouldn't be brave as this!
They'd both of 'em cry and run.
But III stalk him down and Ill shoot
him through
And I'll make him into Teddy
stew.
Burgess Johnson, in ..Everybody's"
PETS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
If all the animals and birds which
have been sent by admiring friends
as gifts to the President and mem
bers of his family, had been allow
ed to remain at the White House.
that historic old structure might
easily be turned into menagerie and
the grounds surrounding it into a
geological park.
All of the Presidents, back to
Washington himself, have had gifts
showered upon them, and 1t was not
unusual for these gifts to assume the
shape OF wild or domestic animal.
But 1t was not until the present oc-
cupants came to the White House
that the custom of making presents
OF this character began to assume
extensive proportions This is due,
probably, to the Presidents known
love of everything pertaining TO nat
ural history. and to the further fact,
that he is a great hunter. His benz
in this direction is handed down to.
his children.
The gifts to the White House in
recent years include almost every
American small animal capable of be-
ing domesticated. With few excep-
tons they have been sent to the Zoo
logical Park, there to become part
of the great national collection.
Gifts of animals from friends in for
eign countries are not at AN infre-
quent. Only recently the President
received from King Menelik of Abys-
sinia an Arabian zebra and two os-
triches. These can now be seen at
the Geological Park, where they have
attracted wide attention.
The variety OF American animals
range from white rats and mice to
a cinnamon cub bear. A small lion
has also been received. The arrival
of an opossum, raccoon, or even
cat or dog, fails to create more than
passing interest among the younger
members @of the presidential family.
Probably the most commented upon
animal at the White House is the,
house cat, Slippers" She Is different
from ordinary cats in that she has
six toes. Slippers" Is now per-
manent fixture in the Presidents
household.
A parrot of the Mexican double
yellow head variety is a pet Of which
all the Roosevelt children are fond.
1t is an exceptionally Intelligent bird.
@.u ~ u '''' .ns nel.nes
~ e1e ull,efenl members I' OF ule laml'
House for several years, and was es-
pecially fond of Mrs. Longworth
when she was a girl there. Its voice.
shouting, Alice" Alice, Alice"
ouio leaueauy, 10 nearo riisiiis
w oasn cue ul,'atWays.
- s',aiu eiia. AUST uie ilNalriase
u MISS nooseselt 70 Neprese sl y
nonMerun ene parrot seemed 10 grow
ouA anu 10 lose lnt .Ez IN me. ne
ho ionse ger. Mapped nis wings nor alo'
nls SHE'LL cries flne 'hroush cue
mousse. II was liany DAYS before ne
pe "a accustoilleo % her absence 9's'
e s.ory =. ~" eWo h-A!lsas JaeA
sDUpi.s louna pue,r way 70 sne WAi.e'
sao.'se IS ih.e1estlns. in.sy tiau o el'-
niouen. mere iio0la .lie Wese. She
.sas. Mi,ile pelhs red taey ESCAPED
Irom ensN cage. a WIG scramble
was ,naae 70 capture ehem oy lhe
a.tenaah.s; Dut oneir FRAMING on the
pains OF the ounno~er STATE $1,000
.nei Wesl, a.u tley aele .ieir pur-
n al Re.<.o nj,
sueis pr a.'. .. We posi-. neaeh-
.ns y street, AT iWeiloh oney sep
"la.eS, one soins east aiu Tue oe 'lle.
wes'' poln through 9esy ana crowa.
y Moroue mares. %eWsDoys ana
ness.,nser 5poys oolned IN tne exelt-
lne chase alter ene Mopi.s, and sror
lll,e business IN ellal vicinity was
pac.ica.iy q. sosllln sun. BON am am
mans were large speclmens' and, as
ouey spIeau oue .ileir ions iiHlps'
many Snoue'nt nhey we're young
ueer; one OF ene rDoolts was cap
surea AZ weMtn ana NJ streets
.sol.h-et' distance u more ahan
.wo lhl, vss, ne other took reluee'
~ ene Wn.te rouse eronnas' %nere
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Tug an opportunipy !or several haht-
ias e@peu lssl on the part Oh tne
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