The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29

at all. Why, this feature would be ab- solutely the greatest of its kind in or out of existance.
 ''As for the elephant I am sure Pope Long could contribute the one that was hammered so unmercifully at Chicago. It is nearly @ dead one. It is true, but any how it will last until next November.
 U. D. Mattock could possibly be induced
 to present few camels from his large and growing herd. There might be a difference, however, between the ships of
 the desert of Asiatic origin and the local
 breed, for they have been known to go
 several days without drink-further
 comment unnecessary.
 "Then think of the fine, vigorous herd
 of elk that Dr. Perkins could contribute!
 Why, he could send the finest bunch of live ones that ever were corroled in a city. A band of elk whose horns are
 never used to attack, but ever reaoy to
 defend. This feature alone would be
 worth the money.
 'Jud Rotterman could hand over a num-
 Der of brave hearted lions of magnihc ent appearance, whose roar of defiance can be heard whenever there are wrongs to be
 lighted or suffering to be relieved, or a
 drink in sight.
 As to the moose, there is one of the livest herds in the city, who could pre-
 sent brave showing either In the Zoo or out of il. and in this particular l am sure Joe Thompson or Julius Davidson i could possibly round np a few specimens | of the bull moose to go with the collee- ton.
 1 Harry English. 1 know, would be de- | lighted to contribute a colony of beav- CTS. Harry wouldn't give a beavers dam for any other order. but will cheerfully | inaugurate a dam of beavers at any place suggested by the park commissioners. While it seems cruel to cage an eagle. yet fine specimens of the king of birds
 eould be secured from the local aerie of Eagles. They are birds all right, and live up to the tradition of the eagle when
 it comes to flying high
 When 1t comes to the minor animal
 such as the jackel and jackass, or even
 the hyena, they arc so plentiful that you could latch on to number of choice specimens at any old time
 Should you desire to start an aquarium in connection with the Zoo, Just net a few sharks-loan, land and otherwise that infect the town. You could put them to work at once and they would catch
 enough suckers to fill n good sized tank while the pretty little butterflies that
 daily trip the street to charm the eye
 and gladden. the heart can catch a variety of Holsters any old time.
 And last, but by no means least, the | crowning feature of the collection would
 be the 'hopdoodle,' very" That's one kind of insect that l never have heard of, interrupted Frank w.,
 as he felt both arms to be sure they were not loose.
 ''It's ap' insect all right. A flopdoddle is creature with a backbone like shoe string and pate like q gourd. It's chief function is to destroy. and Is generally
 'agin the government on any proposition. The creature derives it's name from it's i ability to flop on the popular side of any
 public question. Sometimes but very sell dom it takes a decided stand for or against any proposition. I am sure you
 can find many specimen in the city and vicinity"
 Here Copernicus paused and relighting the Pittsburg punkerino which had been presented to him by Frank asked him what he thought of the scheme. "I think so we'll of it that | intend to bring 1t before the next meeting of the commissioners" answered MT. Smith l "Of course, Mir Smith, my services and suggestions are entirely at your disposal
 and I might add are given gratuitously. l l hate to do it (here Frank gave an in- ward groan-but the remittance from my
 land agent in Nevada has failed to ar. | rive, causing little temporary embar. .rassment Of course I could go to my 1 friend, Mr. Crawford but all l. need foi
 the present is two half dollars" 1 Frank was so licked that Coper didn't 1 ask for five that he gave him the dollar with a cherfulness that caused the phi- iosopher to regret he had not made a larger touch. But though Copernicns didn't know it, getting a dollar from
 Frank is going some. even on a zoo- logical scheme.