Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-06-27
About Dogs The Dilrsr ent va.rie.


Few persons are aware of the value and
variety of dogs, varying as they do in
weight from $50 pounds to less than one
pound,I and value from about $500 to less
than nothing, A description of the diff
ferent varieties may not be embarrassing:
The Siberian bloodhound weighs about
l60 pounds, aud measures 40 inches in
girth, and is worth nearly $500. zc..5
The st. Bernard dog, which is of bluff
or: light lead color, is very large and val
liable. b5i'a 'i<' 1.5' fl'5
The Newfoundland dog, when pure, is
entirely black and its pups are worth
from $40 to S25. -' 80. '.-
.The Shepherd dog, or Scotch cody, is
wonderful for its patience. fidelity and
bravery.- 1t is worth from $50 to $l00.
The English mastiff,a a good watch dog,
is worth from Sl5 to $25. s+--.- , =
OF terriers, the black and tan is most ad-
mired. I5ivaries in weight from one pound
to Twenty-Five pounds, and Increases in
value as it decreases in weight. "A Amember
of the bar in this city has one which weighs
less than one pound, and is the smallest
we have ever seen. 1t could not be bought
for $l50. Terriers are often crossed with
the Italian greyhound, producing a very
delicate, but extremely useless dog. The
Scotch terrier is the hardest of dogs, is very
courageous, and is worth from $40 to $50.
The Scotch deerhound is the rareSt and
most valuable of hunting dogs. They are
rare, and are owned principally by the no.
bility of England. They are worth 500
each.
The beagle is the smallest of the hound
kind, of superior scent and endurance. and
in short, the best sort of rabbit hunter
English greyheunds, the fieetest of dogs,
are worth from $25 to 500 each.
The Italian grey hound is merely parlor
dog. The pure breed is rare and valuable,
fine one being worth $50. ~
There is a greatvarety of pointers, set
ters and spauiels. The King Charles va
rietyf is tile most valuable of spaniels. He
is supposed to have originated in Japan,
where a similar breed exists. He has
large, full eye, black and tan color, and
never weighs over ten pounds. They have
been sold at auction in England, at $4,000
each. 5rEs, %, ais. E.. .s.a- -.. ..al.e -.
The coach dog is from Denmark, and is
not of much value. g -zFEC-
AT the Greenwich Observatory, in Eng
land, they have an electric clock, known as
the ''moter clock,' which regulates the
time in England. 1t maintains various
clocks in perfect sympathy with itself,
regulates clocks in London, sends signals
throughout the country, drops time ball
at Deal, fires guns at Newcastle and
Shields, and maintains such good COM
munications that the operator at Green
wich can, receive such reports of
the going of distant clocks as he
may desire. Electric signals also convey
Greenwich time from this clock to some
places in Ireland, and during the laying of
the Atlantic cable the Observatory sent
signals to the Great Eastern twice day, to
enable her constantly to determine her
longitude. In thirty eight days out of one
hundred this clock is said TO ordinarily
have an error of less than one second, and
in only one day in one hundred has it an
error as great as four seconds. 7A H9i'n-
HoNDURAs is said to have become fa-
yorite place for the emigration of the
Southern people. Some of the most fertile
sections are filling up with emigrants from
the Southern States, who are purchasing
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