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been trained and educated to the sound of the gong, in the 

 same manner as the horses of the Are department. The har- 

 ness is also rigged over the shafts in the same way to allow 

 of them being dropped upon him instantly. 



It took but a short time to teach Tom what was required of 

 him, and he is now always ready to play his part, waitin" 

 patiently till the word "ready," and then he is off like a shot 

 and there is no such tiling as stopping him. The following 

 will illustrate how well he understands his work: 



On Sunday afternoon Tom was having a good time with the 

 boys in front of Number One's house on St. Clair street, and 

 after being shown around on the inside of the room he stepped 

 out the floor again. Some of the men, to see what the horse 

 would do, struck the gong. Now Tom had heretofore heard 

 the bell under the same roof with himself, and probably 

 thinking this no exception to the rule, he turned round in- 

 stantly and looked for a moment or two over the heads of the 

 crowd around the door at the engine to see where his place 

 was. Then, as if a thought had struck h J - 

 qiuek as a flash and was oft" on a dead 

 around to the stable, with the crowd oil 

 actions. When they reached the bam h 

 around into the shafts and all readv to 

 the bovs for a time, as much a > to • :,-■.- " 

 ready. What are you waiting for?' Am 

 position on the part of any one to 

 hack, he walked out of the stable, am 

 frolic. The boys tried the same thing 



pricked up his ears, listened for a moment and would not stir. 

 He was "onto" their tricks, and once was all he could be 

 caught. Mr. Hogan says of him: "He is the most intelligent 

 I have owned manj- sagacious horses, but 

 all.— Cleveland Herald. 



_ 'u again 

 n up the lane, and 

 him to watch his 

 le was found backed 

 start. He looked at 

 •Well! Here I am all 

 a then seeing no dis- 

 ip the harness on his 

 as ready for another 

 but he only 



htrse 1 evei ._. 

 Old Tom beats then: 



POT LUCK FROM EXCHANGES. 



The proprietors of Gardiner's Island object to the building of 

 a wharf there for fear that rats would leave vessels that would 

 probably tie up to it and find lodgment on the island. At the 

 present time there is not a rat on the whole island. 



The Charlottesville (Va.) Chronicle says that a turkey with 

 thirteen legs, three heads, and two gizzards, came into pos- 

 session of a minister in Charlottesville. Such a monstrosity is 

 preferable to a donation party anyhow, although its capacity 

 for eating and tearing up things is about the same. 



Mr. Venator tells us that a young brother of his recently 

 caught a full-grown swan in a steel trap. The wings of the 

 bird were clipped and it was kept a few days with some tame 

 geese, and has now became so tame that it feeds with the 

 barnyard fowls, and shows no disposition to return to its old 

 haunts.— Modoc Independent. 



While Senator Beck was gazing into the clear water at Glen 

 Cove Springs, Florida, the other day. his gold-framed eye- 

 glasses slipped off, and as he watched them sinking he saw a 

 huge catfisn open his jaws and swallow them. As these were 

 the same glasses, adds the Louisville Courier-Journal, that 

 Senator Beck looked through when poring over an army 

 wagon load of tariff statistics, that fish is now fitted to lead 

 the finny tribe in biting for revenue only. 



Two English sailors went ashore with their parrot in a 

 Japanese port to see one of the famous jugglers. At everv 

 trick one of the sailors would say, "Now, wasu.t that clever' 

 Wonder what he'll do next?'' After a large number of tricks, 

 followed each time by the same remark, the juggler make a 

 mistake and dropped a burning stick on a pile of fireworks. 

 The bombs and crackers exploded, tore off a part of the 

 thatched roof, dispersed the audience, and scorched the 

 parrot's tail feathers. The explosion was hardly over when 

 the parrot called out, "Now, wasn't that clever: Wonder 

 what he'd do next?" 



The number of dogs received last year in the Home for Lost 

 Dogs m London, was 14,983, and of those 2,301 had been re- 

 sbored to their owners, while 1,996 were sent to new homes 

 There had been a large decrease as compared with the pre- 

 vious year in the number of dogs claimed, and the cost of 

 those claimed had been 2s. 2}.,d. per animal. The Home had 

 been viewed by people from all parts of the world, who testi- 

 fied to the excellence of the arrangements. All means had 

 been adopted to prevent dogs being tai-.en from the home for 

 experiment or pathological purposes. The committee had 

 decided to receive cats as soon as sufficient money was sub- 

 scribed to pay for the erection of suitable accommodation. 



The j*oung lions have been for many months among the 

 chief attractions of the Central Park menagerie. They were 

 gentle and playful, and the keepers grew fond of them. Yes- 

 terday afternoon Keeper Ryan assisted in feeding the car- 

 nivora in the menagerie. Largo pieces of meat, with iust 

 sufficient bone to keep the animals healthy, were thrown 

 into the cages. The cubs impatiently awaited their turn, and 

 fought for the choice morsels. Their food had been given 

 to them, and the keepers were moving away, when one of the 

 cubs uttered a cry o£ pain and fell on its back choking 

 Superintendent Conklin tried to lasso it and get it out of the 

 cage, but it died before it could be got at. its cries excited 

 the other animals, and the menagerie was quickly cleared of 

 visitors, The remaining cub fretted and moaned all the even- 

 ing.— N. Y. Hun. March 33. 



There has been an interesting increase in the happy family 

 of birds and beasts which is assembled around the old arsenal 

 in Central Park. The latest comer is a voting camel, which 

 began its career of earthly troubles on Saturday night Its 

 first experience of life was a rare one for a "camel, 'for it 

 found itself reposing in a heap of snow. Nevertheless, it did 

 not pine for the hot sands ot the Great Sahara, which c 



to have been its native heath, but nr 

 as comfortable as it could until d. 

 removed the youthful quadruped to 

 ters. For six hours the little infant was n 

 draw nourishment from the natural source. 

 Camel was inclined to be somewhat uugraci 

 little one, and had to be tied up with strong r 

 would permit the caresses of her babe. Said 

 the size of a colt, and is so ugly that if it ever i 

 itself it will go off in a dark corner and die. 

 cipally of legs. These are long, lunibersome ; 

 very much in their own way. The infant ca 

 just hke any other person's. There is im hu 

 The keeper sa.v s that the young beast wid sp 

 the course of time, and be as proud of it as a t 

 boy of the first down on his hp. The infant's n 

 is so short that it could not oat grass, if ther 

 eat. without h lug doieu. o,-- . !,, .,,, .,- , 



disappear in time, and the babe s neck will : 

 double back on itself in the manner mod annn 

 winch have reached the yeats of d Bcretioi£ Tl 

 while it bears no resemblance to Artenms lYa 

 and fads to jump or squeal to any pernicious es 

 theless, an "amusing little cuss.' Pio\id._d 

 clear, he will make his bow to the public to- 

 exhibitiouin the inclosure. lie has been kept h 

 birth, onocceunt of the si twoi tin ground, X 

 mal is the third camel born in the Park, I 



seeded ;to make itst_ 

 dawned and a keeper 

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