Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-09-21
PARIS. ME-,
A Canine Boarding House.

sey, bein. situated four miles from Jersey
City, on the old turnpike road toward New.
ark. The place is called the Halfway
House, and the landlord thereof {. named
Oscar Sanford. And Oscar takes the dogs
TO board, and Oscar. moreover. makes a
good thing OF IL, sometimes as many as thur
tY regular canine boarders assembling round
his quadrupeial table. l, is by no means
new tangled notion, for Oscar has himself
been in the business for more than ~ years.
lie is short small man. clad in sturdy fu..
tian; has keen observing eye. and sports
a huge mus,Aehc. lis manner Is pleasant,
aud he imprcsscs the observer as being a
man Of kindly heart. and the natural infer
cnec is that his hairy boarjer. are well Ia.
ken care Of.
The style Of dog. a, Mr. Sinfori's cs,ab.
lIshmen, is elcva,cd-no ours Of low degrees
being tolerated. An hi, dog. are hunting
dos-, highly priI'd by their owners, and
some Of them held a, prices 50 high as to
astound people who have imbibci the no.
ton ,ha, dogs are not property. Several Of
them are worth $50 each, aud mono tail be.
low SIS. Mr. Sanford once s,ld setter
for SIS, and no sooner was tho bargain con.
suma,sd than an enthusiastic sportsman Of
lercd the buyer $500 for hi, purchase,
which offer was refused. ono animal Of
unusual sasaeiiy aud wisdom was held by
DO, owner at $500. bot at tai. moderate f:.
ure buyrr' were not rlenty. Mr. Sanford
gives his rcrs1nal attention TO the canine
kitchen. and tho food ror hi. four legged
guest, j, di.hci up in the highest .iyl- Of
the art by hi, own experienced hands. The
routine ., a. follows
~ soon a. they wake from their peaceful
,lumber,, which they generally DO At an
carly hour. say : \. NJ, they are turned
loo-c IN small park Of ,hr.c quarter. Of
an acre, when they are psrmi,ied t. run
and romp lor hllf an hour, hgins melted 10
active exercise hy the cSer,ion. Of small
boy, who also has bic instruction.. TO allow
no unlrieniIy fighting among nj, little dock
They ate then broush, in 10 rariakc o! a
plentiful brcakh,, consisting " mu'h and
milk. Of which they have all they choo- to
cat. In fact, thu. h1mey hot wholesome
dish j, the staple II their food.
In summer they have NJ mea, whatever
as ., la, been found q make them icverish
and cause the loss OF their k,cnness Of scent
but iu the colder season.. they are clrniver.
ously induls,l. aud have meat once day &.
a, night. In summer they breakfast at
Il l.a. IN wintorats They are allowed all
the water they want. After brylkfas, they
are permitted - romp about tilI noon at
el1sc quar,crs-at noon they are led again.
after which they have an hours run over
the 6sli,. alway. under the supervision OF
the attendant. 81 sundown they are fed
again, after which they retire to their va.
riou, bed, anl forget tie world until morn.
ips.
Toe term, are 80 cents week for board
washing, lodging, and attendance, and Of
course the high price .ocure- only the a..
tendance Of thosa animal, who hold an ar.
i,tocraiic rank in the world. common cur,
not being able to stand the p,cuniary pres
sure The elect ani chosen ones %, the ca.
nine society Of New York, New J1rscy. aud
Pennsylvania, are hcsc, together with a
.punkIius OF the ehvalry IRON New Or.
leans. Political difference. are compara.
lively unknown. North ami South dwell
amicably together-,ho mos, perfect free
dom Of bark d. tolerated. aud a. yet there
has been no instance ofthc untimely .Aush.
ter Of a northern dog Tor the ut,erlnee OF a
Lincoln and lIamlin yelP, nor has any
southern animal come 10 sudden grief by
reason Of Breckuridsc howl.
t In addition to his other cares, Mr. san.
ford undertake, the physicians du,y, and !.
responsible for the health Of bis interesting
family. lie has never had dog 60 mad IN
all his 90 years experience, and he will un-
dsriakc TO cure any dog Of the mango, and
guarantee perIec, restoration Of hi' hair.
With a concluding remark, we leave the
subject. The final touch Of the perfect
work which Mr. Sanford makes OF the educ
cation Of BIZ, beloved pupils Is to make them
recognize the one only rule Of honor that
obtain. among canine arIs,ocrats. Thus il
runs When two dogs range a field, and
one makes a point, the other should instant.
ly stop in his tracks and back hIs ally, that
i. point in the same direction. should the
second dog range ahead aud flush the bird.
his coadjua,or had frs, pointed, hc would
cover himself with merIted disgrace and re.
main a dishonored dos forever. To tho.
roughly impress upon thu mind. OF his pu.
pills. this fact, and 80 save them from hu-
initiating perGdlousnss-, by 80 outrageous
a breach Of canine courtesy, is the crown
ing care Of Prof. Sanford Of the Deg Acad.
emy. Half way House, Jersey. Tribune.
IMPORTANT DHcovEkr. by a careful ex-
animation Of the geography Of the world, 1.
has been ascsEtained that the great ar,"sian
bore a, Columbus, Ohio, will, on passing
through tho opposite side Of the globe, come
ont exar,Iv sI,as, mil,s from the Great