Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1861-02-13
Doss-Phiio>ophlcaliy Considered.

Doss-Phiio>ophlcnliy Considered.
Wedislike dogs! We despise dogs! We
have an nnconqucrablc repusnance for the
canine species in general, and tho "yaliah'
variety in particular. We never new why
poor man had to keep three dogs, while a
rich man could get along without any dogs
arc like children in this respect, they always
are most plentiful with those who can worst
afford to indulge such luxuries--and the
only tcnatlc objection that cat1 he raised
against the Bible is that it describes Dives,
the rich man; as being the owner of many
dogs, while Lazarus, the poor man, was the
pcssessor Of nary atartine. The reverse OF
this statement is more in accotdance with
all human exporicncc-with I" The teachings
ofphilosophy and the attestations Of history"
We don't understand why people in town,
keep around them seemingly for no other
purpose than to disturbquict ncighborhoods-
those singedbackcd, lazy hounds, that
growl at people from behind woodpiles and
run bowling out Of sight If stick i, shak-
Gu at them. Whose "lcan and hungry"
ribs, are like SO many Thermometers telling
the degree Of cold poverty of their masters
j; and their Wild, slaring eyes
excite unpleasant visions Of ny irophebia.
Every enemy Of such dogs can look upon Us
as friend. Every dSturber Of their peace,
or rather every one making that peace cter.
nal is entitled to our best wishes for his
success.
But among dogs as among tho non:
paying subscribers ola ne wspaper, there are
few honorable exceptions. There arc the
decent dogs, Of decent people; respectable
themselves, and treating all respectable folk
in a respectful way. Polite, accomplished
and refined doss-both useful and orna-
mental. There DO dogs that are "com-
!panions for men," as we'll as u,cn who arc
companions f'r dogs. 80
What we object to-, is that the canicidal
attempts are always directed at the best
dogs, while poor ones go untouched.
Some Of our citizens own bird dogs--ex-
Ecel!cntly trained and OF valuable breed
which never harm or molest anybody, and
yet, strange to say, they can scarcely go
through the streets unless an attempt is
made to poison them. Several gentlemen
have lost fine dogs. Others fearing that their
dogs may meet o similar fate keep them
muzzled. And yet the ye'ping, snarline
pack Of singcd backed hounds arc suffered
to run unmolcstcd though our streets enjoy
ing our all neutrality-suspicious. and no hand
is raised against them. -
We Publish
The proceedings Of the annual meeting o.
tho Cannon Falls Agricultural, Mechanical
and lndustrja! Society, held at Cannon Falls
on the I'd day Of February 1861.
The following per ons were chosen officers
for the coming year: r..
PnEsrDESr-.Ara Barton, Of Randolph
VICE PREs1DExrs--Mr. Casey o
Scotia; G. W. Smith, OF Randolph; Willard
Kenyon. Of Lillian; Il. B. Wilscn;of Warsaw
4. A. Sargent, Of Leon; P. S. Fish, Of Vasa
Giles Sloc"m, Of Cannon. Falls, John NJ
Bell, Of Hampton.
SPONTANEOUSLY T. Moss, Of Canno,
Falls. ...a
I TnEAsuREn--Eli Ellsworth, Of Canno,
Falls.
Resolrea.-~rhat the next annual Fair o
the Society bo held at Cannon Falls en- tn
first Tuesday Of October 1854.
; Resolved.-That competition for premium
be opened to ali residents Of the counties q
Rice. Goodhue. and Dakota.
) Re,Nvd-- That the Secretary furnish,
copy Of the proceedings Of this meeting, l.
each paper published in the countics of l;ice
: (,oo1Iuo an1 n,Loto for NIL lic,t;op