, 1875-06-27
His Lofty Opinion Of Canine Capaoi-
ty and Intelligence.
The Way in Which They Receive Their
obstruction.
Peculiar Names Bestowed Upon
His Scholars.
Hou Fanny Saved Her Masters Lite
---Escaping from louisville.

To call mau lucky dog ia to gain his ever
lasting in-will. He is certain to recognize in
the phrase studied disparagement OF his intel
lectusi capacity. To account FOR hin SUCCESS On
the hypothesis OF friendly influences is to ignore
his intelligence. and it ought 70. There is q
great deal mora meaning in the phrase s' . luoky
dog than one would think The lucky dog ia
not ths smart ope- On the contrary the brill
iant cur is pitiahle fellow in his domestic reia-
tlons. His intellect has been developed At tbs
expense Of bis hide. Smarts aud srnartness ure
to him terms readly convertible one into the
other, and he knows for cattain that common
root has generated both. When cut appears
before tbs publin gifted abova his fellows, it Ea-
qulrea NO ahsttusa calculation to understand
thas he na2 recalyed chastiaamant in bis day,
and that day-allowed by common courtesy to
dawn Tor even the rneaneat member OF the
fami1y-uaually lasts - long ~ he does. The
sagacious dog is therefore as much IN object Of
compassion as Of admiration, and it is
notwithstanding process to look behind the
scenes Of his 4fa- l. will ba found that
there ia as nnch tinsaI and faiseneas in front Of
tho curtain as there is modification and bitter
meas behind 1t. Tne '*touch Of nature" which
makes the whole world Kin il heavy one for
Nv ~
"neu oEe 1esos' 1oT e1ampie. tnas celeofateo
North Side mongrel makes living ~
EATING NEEDLES,
the natural eonclusion ia that this d.nrnVad
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u@o'. ns's eeen scao 81 .. ao e@pon7e u =
nleeo1oe n1de- Il Hoa1a saRe volumes OF ani-
davits to convince the reader that the beast took
to needles as other ours do to bones; tn1t it
onca occnn;.3 . bich and favoref7 station ..in nv
,s,,,,. s.s.s.- ,, 80, -, ....s;- -o,a .t.o1
!ao5 cnanoes untu 1es so11c1t4 Aux co1o 7&eeA
had deplesed my ladys needle-h book, and threat
eneo 70 prec'pltato my loru mo !naolsency'
Yet such u the TACT. Al the beer dal11 s"al,
lowed in that saloon viii not wipe out the record
or lts petty iarcensea- seven years fHo tnas
BEAST began 70 SUBSTITUTE metal Tor meat, ana
convert needles INTO nntf1mant; a., after eesen
years OF metaMo gluttony. u stlli "aea !ss la!
hlla ITS stomach With good edible 1000 as
IL Tef6 not aheadJ oon1uA3 81
oxialzea IRON mere tne reaaeS 70
hlns n me TaEneat manner tnas saS
unhealthy uies "as Que 20 anything out nasulal
hun that hs little knew the depths of canine
character and Ingenuity, and that a taste Tor
needles never could have oeen conceived o9 toor-
tai man. ..... .
pefhapa 70" 1no doe' however. can iealn
sean-
PROF. }. L. DAVIS ......
exhibit his dogs on the stage Of that concesn
and can ewear thare was no eollusion E other
deception. Davis told his eight dogs to do cer-
tain things, and they willingly obeyed, even to
the extent Of performances faz beyond the nat
ural ability Of dogs to do. Wheu Grover, man
OF many words, announced that Davis gave tha
public GLANCE 10 see what kindness ronld do
in training animals, nobody thought The an
Doupcemeut was not Pickw1ckian,-a aort OF
gentle hyparbole such ~ he delights to use for
tho eutraprnsnt OF tue reluctant It was = solid
fac. however. Davis dogs acquired all they
know by ndssss. patience, and perseverance,,
not BY cruelty.
An interesting man OF 50 or tneEetbouta t5
Davls,-quiet 10 manner good -hrmored, and un-
oztentahous- He Is Vug7nla1l by birth and
feeling. and for the great part ol his Lie has
been engaged N what is known AZ @' tbs 500"
busnes's:" and. as dancer, manager, = m1n-
stre1 and trainer, has seen about AZ that man
rsuall7 aees. He does not profess that Keen rel
leh for dogs which dog trainers think 1t necessary
to affect before the public Hs Is fond OF dogs
just az the average reader may be- He has had
pets IN that species and u his oHn, probably.
and he thinks more OF his own than OF the
other. "At the same tine SAYS DsFaa' N
manner not to BE- mistaken. ~ would
RATHER AAl5E FAMILY OF DOGS
than of human beings You can teach dog
more in given time than you can child they
never forget what they have learned; no
body knows the limit or their capacity
fer learning. There's heap more TO
8 dog than you think the1e la." And