The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-05-27
THE DEFINITION BOw.wOws.

pearance ia the Boston market.
There is great scramble among the
youth of New York city for appoint
ment on the dog catching force which
the mayor 10 about organize.
At the Boston dog show last week
there was Royal Duke" valued,
the programme said, at $4,000, and
another. "Raymond's Dido" at s. 900.
At Bridqewster, Mass. gall assists
the dog is guarding Its masters pren.
ises-the first case on record where =
dog required the services OF a clerk.
A little dog in the back yard will
make more noise in an hour than four
gross OF organ grinders can make ia
week-especially il fellow wants to
sloep. = New York Express.
1t is stated that a well-Lnown English
sporting nobleman lost year paid bill
OF c2OD for medical attendance upon his
pack OF hounds. He must have thrown
considerable physio to the dogs. Al
bsny Journal.
Commercial remarks: "Ip the words
of Eliza Cook, 'Touch not single
bow-wow. The spirit OF George Il.
Morris will DO quite hurt when il secs
that. = Buffalo Express.
There is said TO be an aristocratic
dog up Fifth ayenue which, or who,
sits in the window in a high chair aud
mods solemnly TO canine acquaintances.
at the same timo shaking lace hand
kerchief with his paw.-tN- Y. Tribune.
The Norwich, Conn.,, Bulletin tells
OF dog in that city which, when fire
caught in the stable in which he is
kept. recently rushed into the stall.
drew the burning blanket from the
horse and carried it into the street,
burning himself quite severely.
John s. Fox, OF Richmond. Pa., has
dued William q. Mcdowell for killing
the dog OF Jeremiah De Turk, as fol-
lows: Twenty-Five dollars, under the
act OF 1873, for shooting on Sunday; 80
shillings, under act of 1892, for shoot
ing in the kings highway; S25 for the
value OF the dog, and costs.
A circus now performing at Boston
advertises this: 5000 that my troupe
of performing dogs are uneqnaled in
the universe. The wonderful dog hang
ing act, in which the troupe OF dogs
enact judge, jury aud culprit. and sc-
tually hang an unfortunate cur found
guilty OF stealing collar, can never be
initiated.
The hydrophobia season has begun,
says the ~. Louis Republican, thereby
leading 10 the suspicion that il takes
stock in the current nonsense about
this disease being prevalent in warm
months. Dissertations, both in this
country and in England. have shown
that eases Of hydrophobia are much
more frequent in January aud Februa.
airy than at any other season Of the
year. - Exchange.
A little boy in Roxbury, Mass, who
was seriously III with diphtheria, was
the owner OF q small dog, which had
been depied access 10 the slck-roon. -
One day the dog managed 10 slip in.
aud before the attendant could prevent,
spranR 10 the bed and alfectionately
caressed the boy, lspping his lace aud
mouth. The little hoy began 10 recoy-
er from that very moment, and regain.
eel his heslth, but the dog died, With
every symptom OF diphtheri9.
The judses at the Boston dog show
we're 80 puzzled over the award Of $500
offered for the best setter or pointer,
for which 20 dogs were entered. that
they quRrtered the money, giving Sl25
apiece 10 Dash III. en- imported Fog
lIs setter from the Harvard Kennel
Clnb; Grouse an imported Gorden set.
ter from the Toledo Kennel Club;
Faust, al imported pointer from 81.
Louis Kennel Club; and Ben, G.. w
0gilive's champion Irish setter from
Des Moiues, la.
knew a Skye terrier who, being
told 30 carry fshing-rod, carefully
experimental along its length to lind
its center Of gravity, then carried it on
till he came TO narrow path through
a wood. The Skye then considered,
dropping the rod, took it by the end,
and dragged il under him lengthwise
till the open road was gained, when he
tok the rood by the centre OF gravity
again and went on. This could not be
a copy Of human actions, but 10y the
result Of original reasoning. - Nature.
The other day Awney Doyle's Chica.
go dog Jack, and Sport, an Irish dog
imported 10y John Finneare, were put
TO lght, The report says: ''The first
round OF the battle lasted % minutes,
during which both OF Sports fore legs
we're broken. After 80 seconds rest
the Irish dog, Notwithstanding lis
crippled condition. went into the fight
again. This lasted only three minutes,
when Jack was declared the winner,
aud came out Of the affair without
scratch. Sport will die" The beats
who. engineered this fun are still unjsil
ed and unhorsewhipped.
This story from Land and Water IL
little like the dog which, in Indiana,
squared accounts with engineer Wheel
er Of the Lake survey. as we recently
narrated: / was staying with friends
who have varied collection Of dogs
a Blenheim spaniel aud her tive pup-
pies, fox terries and two deer.
uOuhue. Inc hhpPg ihlnlig hte uhON-
ed 90 spend part Of the day in the
drawing room. provided they conform
10 certain rnles as 30 boundary lines |
and an amicable agreement among !
themselves, The hearthrug is the ia !
vorite "coigp Of vantage" with them all.
Zuna. the deerhound, sauntered in one
morning aud found every approach to
the Gre hlocked by the slnmbering
forms Of her companions. She
tried gently 30 scratch q passage for
herself, but was repelled with growls. |
SO, apparently suffering irom extreme
lowness Of spirit, sue retired to a dis
tant corner OF the room, but not 20
sleep. For ten minutes she crouched
there, pOndering silently, then. sud
denly bounding mp, flew to the win.
dow and barked as IL an invading army
were in sight OF course, every one,
human and canine, followed IN mad
haste. The hesTthrug was left unoc-
cupied aud Zuna quietly trotted round,
stretched her huge form before the fire.
and in an instant was snoring heavily, |
leaving us all stearing ont into va
csncy, emphatically "sold."