Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-02-15
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fsnspia Level. Feb. l2sh. 1872.
Akssss. Eassovs.-D sv Ssss.-I con.
munieated 10 Jour paper fsw weeks sgo
On the proposed dog law. Al that time.
I said that I vosld sy no more on the
subject. but - What I have said has bsea
- severely commented upon. take The
liberty 10 speak ag.in. I said. IL hounds
we're taxed at all. they should be taxed rs
property that they might Be protected
against malicious persons. As this part
Of the matter seems hard 10 be understood.
I will try and speak palmer. I don't
mean TO say that bounds or any other dogs
should be assessed and taxed .t the rate
rs other property. As I think this would
be slow way Of raising . sheep fund
I presume. IL taxed At all. they win Be
taxed for the purpose Of raising said fund.
I would also say. il would be heavy task
to undertake to assess dogs. a. IL would
be hard work to find them and much tros-
bic as to the value to lay upcs them. and
certainly no person Of any sense could i'm
agine l had any such meaning. | mean
to say. if hounds or any other dogs are
taxed. the Law for taxing them must pro-
vide for their protection in case they arc
wilfully or maliciously killed-that is. If
a party wilfully or maliciOusly kills your
or my dog. If this party is not responsible
for damages. the Law must provide to in
flict other punishment. the same as for kill
ling or destroying other property. Icon
slider my dog property and some others
consider the same. but some don't consid.
er they are property at all. I have heard
persons say they could kill every dog that
crossed their premises-,hat there was no
Law for dogs, don't know yet to the
contrary. had valuable and harmless
hound killed short time ago. The par
ty killing him was not responsible. Wha,
resort hare none that l know? lex
pect to be another dog minus soon. What
then When we speak Of protecting sheep
from the ravages Of dogs. there is only
one means. that is. to kill every dog on
the face Of the earth. for as long as there
are any dogs in existence. there is sure to
be more or less sheep killed by them. I
am in favor Of protecting both sheep and
dogs. Ifa dog kills sheep. kill him. but
always be careful aud kill the guilty dog.
Don't follow the example Of some persons,
kill the innocent in lieu Of the guilty ones.
When the writer speaks Of compromising
US for foxes. We don't charge anything for
our sport. II any of our hungry hound.
should happen in where those persons are
in favor Of paying for killing foxes. give
them piece Of bread. if you have it to
spare. The writer speaks Of farmer boys.
None of these boys arc sharp enough for
fox. know an old colored man in our
county who undertook to catch foxes in a
steel trap. All that he could catch ofthe
fox was one Of his feet. He continued
setting the trap for nine nights. Every
morning one foot. This vas nine feet but
no fox. All the damage he did the foxes,
he left them one foot short This they
did not care much about. as they could
get along very well on three feet, and do
plenty Of mischief then. ! contend moth
ing can manage fox but a hound, and
the more We have the better.
Respectfully.
FARMER.