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Show 'The books tell us thaS .the Elk is easily domesticated. do-mesticated. Our citizens will keep that fact in mind, we trust, next week. They tell us further that their necks are short, in order to support the antlers; that, usually, they cannot comfortably com-fortably eat off the ground, but rely upon the taller herbage and the lower branches of trees. This ought likewise to be kept in mind, and no Elk should be fed from anything lower than a sideboard. Again, the account says, the Elk is at home in Northern Europe and Asia and over more than half the area of North America. We suspect this will be verified throughout the entire latitude and longitude of Salt Lake City next week. Again it is told that the Elk gets along with plain food, but he needs lots of it. This should not be forgotten by our citizens. In their native state the Elks drink nothing but water, but it must be remembered that when domesticated, do-mesticated, Elks are prone to accommodate themselves them-selves to circumstances. Finally, Elks are described de-scribed as formidable fighters, their favorite methods meth-ods being to strike with their fore feet. This, we take it, means simply that when it comes to a celebration Elks are in it with all four feet. P. S. The female Elk should be treated as a deer. |