Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-09-04

lCOrrcsponlence OF the uoA1 hiu baiAJ SWIVEL
B~RrssrIIs, Belgium. Aug. 10. 1878.
i have been for the last week. and
would like TO remain longer. in the city
OF BRUSSELS. 1t has been called o
miniature Paris. and in the number and
m~agniAcsncs Of its public edinees.
parks and monuments. rs we'll as In the
breadth. sxtsnt and cleanliness Of its
boulsvards. 1t has q strong resemblance
to a smaller edition OF the French capt.
tai. The language spoken by tbs higher
classes is French. but the nomenclature
OF the streets Is not much like that Of
Paris. The hotel at which I am stop
ping is on the Rue des Douzs Apotres.
which in plain English is the street Of
the Dozen Apostles. There Is another
street having the name Of the street Of
Good Herbs for Soup. Belgium has
not a long list Of battles and military
heroes like France. so she Is compelled
to use common names foe the streets Of
her capital. In Paris nearly every rue.
avenue and boulevard suggests 4 history
or assists to perpetuate q fame. as the
Avenue wagram. the Boulevard Males
hsrbes. the Rue voltairs. | said the
French language was spoken in Belgium
but 1t Is a very different French from
that spoken in Paris.
INK WORKING CLASSES
Speak . French pdtois. but their vernac-
ular seems to be Flemish. Tourists do
not usually remain at Brussels much
longer than may DO necessary to drive
over the city. make an excursion to the
field Of Waterloo. and buy some Of the
famous BRUSSELS lace; but there is much
here that will repay u longer and more
careful study. Some OF the most re-
nowned paintings in the world are on
the walls Of the BRUSSELS galleries, and
the works Of the great masters are only
less numerous here than in the gallery
Of the Louvre. But IL is not my inten-
ton to write about the galleries. mona
ments and architecture OF this city. there
il o more interesting subject Dogs
Here I have learned the meaning Of the
expression: to work like n dog" The
canine species is here used for the pur.
poses Of draft to IN extent that ! have
never heard Of their being used else
where. They are used In this way to q
limited extent in Switzerland. and to a
greater extent in Frankfort and Cologne.
but in Brussels they are
A VERY IMPORTANT FACTOR
In the economy Of transportation. Il is
strange that more has not been written
on the subject. and that since they prove
so capable they are not used for light
draft in other countries. The loads they
draw are greater than would be supposed
from the weight Of the animal. greater.
I am sure. In proportion to the weight
than those drawn by horses or mules;
but they are usually employed only as
auxiliariss. q dog being harnsssed I'M
der a cart, the shafts Of which are held
and guided by the owner. The axle OF
the cart 10 arehed In the middle in order
TO enable the animal to stand erect.
Harnessed with q simple round. padded.
leather collar. a pair OF traces and q back
band, the assistance be gives his master.
who does little more. except on ascend
ing ground. than guide the cart, Is very
great. Usually not o than q dog
IL attached to q cart. but l have seen as
many as three, and the American Consul
told me that he had seen six and eight
to one wagon. driven in from the coun-
try loaded with wood. with the driver on
top. In BRUSSELS there are many shops
for the manufacture and
SALE or Doo HARNESS
And in them you may buy q plain set or
one ornamsntsd with polished brass.
There ia dog market held every Sun
day in the city. and here every variety
Of dog is bought and sold. the buyers
and sellers being usually market and
milk vomen. l was particular to in.
quire OF the American Consul In rela-
ton to the species Of dog preferred. but
Ii seems that they have no particular
breed, and that nc systematic effort las
been made to improve the breed. l OBJ
served that the dogs in most common
use were ours, Of medium size, and Of
all colors. They seem to DO very en-.
thusiastic pullsrs, moving at the speed
Of a brisk walk for u man, and they
never balk ; but the moment the wagon
stops. the dog lies down I; he is always
tired, or has been taught the wisdom Of
conserving his strength. To all APP
pearances the dogs OF Brussels lead but
a dogs life. and all Of them have droop-
ing tails, and o
OBJECTED, nASo.Doo AIR;
But how much better |, is for them. for
thsir country. and for their posterity. to
be engaged in some respectable employ
msni. earning an honest livelihood, than
to be killing sheep. snawing bones, bay.
ing the moon, or rushing about the
streets with . tin pan to their tails, rs Is
the custom OF too many OF our free
American dogs. In Paris the white.
woolly spaniel is indispensable to q fine
ladies' toilet. The fair Fdrisieme.
whether she DO Of the beau monde or
de,ai- monde. must have her dog. and she
leads him by a small chain when she
promsnadss. or take him In the carriage
when she drives. She would no more
omit the little beast than she would for.
get her boots. There are dog BARRIERS in
Paris who earn a livelihood by trimming
these little pets. The style for dogs this
season is TO leave a girdle Of hair around
the body and around each leg above the
knee. q. A. s.
In the reign Of Henry Ill. the Kings
Justices enjoyed a salary OF 10 marks
per annum. which. in the twenty.third
year Of that King. was augmented to
zoo anil anon after To more. Under