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hv two gigantic figures of !)c;ir>, lK-a\il\' >tuilil(.'ii 

 with teeth and claws. The colors of these figures, 

 also, have been restored, and as a corollary to the 

 totem-pole they are very impressive. The i)uil<iing 

 has not been arranged to admit visitors. 



The descriptive label which has been jjrovided 

 for this exhibit of sa\age art and industry explains 

 that a totem-pole is really the clan monument or 

 familv crest of its owner. I'lacli car\eii cir ])aiiited 



animal is produced for a specific purpose, to repre- 

 sent either a clan, a family, or an individual, as the 

 case may be. Even in the days of Hiawatha, 

 "... they painted on the grave-posts 



Each his own ancestral totem, 



Each the symbol of his household; 



Figures of the Bear and Reindeer, 



Of the Turtle, Crane, and Beaver, 



Each inverted, as a token 



That the owner was departed." 



OnlM,- AMM AI. EST.AliLlSHMF.XT. 



rHl-, KIDINC-AMMAL KS TABLISHMKNT 



SO far as developed the riding-animal establish- 

 ment has proven a gratifying success. The 

 profits for the summer nearly jxiid for the equij)- 

 ment. Ten thousand tickets for the ponies and 

 carts were sold, and twenty-five hundred for the 

 elephant. The total net sum realized was $1,375. 

 As soon as the elejjhant commenced his daily 

 trips, the interest in the riding increased materially. 



and continued unabated until the .season closed. 

 The children are highly pleased with it, and the ani- 

 mals have behaved with dignity and decorum. As 

 a riding elephant, Gunda has proven to be very 

 reliable, and also interested in his work. But we 

 are yet without a camel. Of the many camels 

 offered and inspected, not one was large enough 

 or handsome enough to be acceptable. 



