Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-12-19


and the gentle sephyfs use The tvs.s snd
the morning eloties spsfinslr-teil us
what reu have ~ ssr IN plata, simple hte-
eide hcme made Language aad tea may
touch the heart If Comelie readers. II rcu
do not arouse their sensibilitiss.
Amor, Dcas, The u,sH has an inter
s.tjnp article abvut dogs ~ New York.
That city IL the center ~ the canine trade
rjf this continent, many persons being EN-
gagged exclusively IN buying aud selling.
sud breeding aud Training dngs Of ell de
srriptions. The leading dog vehae, IN
that city ioes . vetJ extensive business.
A. HE city store he Keeps q select sssott
went always on hand Cor ssls aud Ut his
country residence he generally hes seventy
o, eiRh,, animals. besides. perhaps. thrice
that number boarded eut IN the vicinity.
Many Of his doas are ~ tsie breed aud
beauty. asd ptopuftionslly valuable
Among the rste auss IL . Siberian blood
bound. Sultan, . nephew Of the celebrated
dog Prince, which eest slo0o. aud. after
HE exhibition IN Enrlsnd. wee cold fot
twice his original cost Sultan 10 IA
months old, wsiahs 100 he. and ri,ts 10
inphes. Prince at the same eye weighed
1gu he stood aets inches " hight, aud
measured from nose w. tail Feet inches
There are not more than drgsn of this
breed ~ dogs owned IN New York,
aud none ~ them are valued st lees than
$1,000 each
Tho HUME breed vas originated hv this
dealer. aud was obtained by crossing the
New found and with the ~, bernard mas
til and the Alpine Hhsperd dog These
animals are highly rfised Wy southetnefs
Gov watch dcss, aud rups readily bring
sioo each. They are large dogs. som.
times attaining a length Ut feet. aud "a
inches In hight. aud weight Of lao
pounds,
The NJ. BERNARD msstin IL very isrs.
and Of course bring high rtiees, The
New Trundland IL the mcst popular dog
with ell classes, and large numbers pf
them, both pure bred aud mongtels, are
snli annually. Perfect blachnesa of color
!. the American test Of purity Of breed.
aud rups answering this dspsnd sell at
sidto t)a each.
The shepherd dog, ~ Scotch collv Ia in
large demand. and when well trained
brings nom $50 to sio0.
Oftertiats there are many Varieties, the
black and tan being the fayorite. aud rrp-
hahl, the must fashionable dog IN exist
enre, When finely bred and yell cafed.
fof this is an elegant ANIMAL quick. sharp
aud intelligent, an excellent "tsttet," aud
capable of being trained to hunt anything.
They vary IN weight from one 10 twenty
Eve ruunda, having ef late yeats been
greatly refined by crossing with the isl-
Ian greyhound. When persisted In. this
produces very elegant animals. hut their
proportions generally lack symmetfy, aud
they become delicate and unfit Fbt aet va
eNetaise The black aud tan terrier IL val
upd IN proportion to- his diminutive sise 49,
In ptice they average ffon s2o TO sioo aud
upward.
The black and tan terrier we believe to
be the best dog for farmers, They are not
large enough to injure sheep. aud they are
tne watch dogs. the beat Of rattefp, gentle
aud sasctionate playmate. for children
and At home beth 10 the barn and In the
house,
Tho scotch terrier I. one 81 the hsrdiess
OF doga, very courageous, and the enemy
Of all sermin, lie is 81 present very fssh-
ionable, and HE price ranges nom flo TO
ESQ
For sporting and hunting dogs -beselea.
hattieta, pointers aud aatters-there IL al
ways an active demand, aud when we'll
trained, they bring high prices. The black
and tan German beagle sells in great mum
hers at tis 10 Gao, for shooting and hunt
ing purpo-es, Settlers aud pointers whom
we'll bred aud broken bring from Els to
Sin0. Sraniela are in hut moderate de-
msnd, of pet spaniels, the King Charlss
stands at the head Of the list, Heats Of
them are sold every year, " impure breed
and inferior points, At prices varying from
&2Sto s9oo. A perfect King Chsrlea pos
Hesees seven distinguishing points Of beau.
ty--found head, short ears, long. curly
cars, large, full eyes. black aud tan color,
without speok Of white, perfect eymms-
try 81 form, and Of weight not exceeding
ten pounds The genuine are rarely found.
One dealer In New York, has one for
which he paid "a guineas, aud not long
ago one was sold at auction, In England.
for the enormous sum Of 695 guiuoss or