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pliant has shown the least sign of ill temper 

 or moroseness, and now in the summer he 

 carries children on his back and seems to en- 

 joy it as much as they do. Perhaps it is the 

 outdoor life and exercise which he appreciates, 

 or it may be the peanuts which he now in- 

 vites by putting up his trunk to the little 

 passengers on his back, but he is the most 

 friendly of all friendly elephants now, and 

 will always welcome visitors with a cordial 

 invitation to shake hands by lifting up one 

 huge foot, which, if somewhat clumsy, is cer- 

 tainly kindly and well meant. 



Mr. Frank C. Bostock claims to have in his 

 Wild Animal Show the very smallest speci- 

 men of an African elephant ever exhibited 

 in either Europe or America. It was brought 

 over to be the principal feature in the Colon- 

 ial Exposition at Nogent S Seine, at 



the conclusion of which it was formally pre- 

 sented to the Colonial Minister, Monsieur 

 Clementel. M. Clementel was naturally flat- 

 tered and pleased, but there could be no doubt 

 that he certainly had "an elephant on his 



