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Show to be 600 years old, they do not reach any such ok In captivity. In fact, civilized civ-ilized life does not appear to agree with pachyderms, especially the male Jungle monsters. Scientists place the limit of a captive elephant's ago at 150 years, Kut this seems to he extreme, records showing that the average life of a female elephant is 100 years, while that of her lord and master seldom panscs GO years. A bull elephant chafes in chains of caj -Uvity, and In nearly all Instances has to be disposed of by artificial means ere his sixtieth year is readied. Male lophatUs as a general rule go craay soon after reaching the fiftieth year. Death is th result. PUBLIC RECEPTION FOR PRICE SOU' Mastodonic Phenomenon Will Be on Exhibition at Liberty Park. 0 , Displaying concern regarding the general gen-eral appearance of the little Prince baby elephant, born at Liberty park this week, Prince Big Snyder, the father, in a message mes-sage addressed to Princess Alice, the mother of the mastodonic phenomenon, asks "does ho look like me?" Prince Big Snyder is in Denver at present, and was unable to be in Salt Lake when the "stork" delivered the Prince. In his message lie extends congratulations con-gratulations to Princess Alice and explains ex-plains that along about July 16 he will he In Salt Lake with a circus, and promises prom-ises a family reunion of considerable proportions. a, "I shall have nothing to do with the circus that day," the five-ton pachyderm tells his household mate, "and I will spend the day with you and the little Prince." At elephant headquarter.?. Liberty park, extraordinary preparations are being pushed for the Prince's public reception, which will bo held Sunday. The temr porary rorral is being speeded to a finish and should be ready for service bv Saturday. Sat-urday. The Prince yesterday spent another laay day. In fact, he showed less ambition am-bition than on Tuesday. His nape were longer and his snoring louder, denoting deeper sleep. Mother Alice, according to Keeper Shider, is producing a euper-abundant euper-abundant supply of milk for her baby, which doubtless Is responsible for his Indolent In-dolent disposition. A cursory visitor at Prinss Alice's boudoir yesterday wanted to know how many Teeth the little Prtnoe had. Keeper Shider explained tha t at pre s en t t h t youngster had no teeth, but later on. In a menth or so, he will eat his wisdom teeth. Elephhiits have no from leeth, but are well equipped with grinders Car back In the mouth. Until the Princo cuts his grinders he will have to live on the food his mother supplies, with "spoon meat," prorided by the keeper In a bucket, as auxiliary provender. While it is generally understood that lphant in htr naH-r envtrona five |