The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-03-29
STORIES ABOUT DOGS.
A HowLNe DOG SAVES A IIrE,

n DOJ OJ buc AdIUO VI Ou8Ip Was
crossing North Elkhorn on the ice near
Georgetown, when he broke through
| and was unable to get out. His dog,
large st. Bernard, attempted to rescue
him, but failing, went up on the bank
! and set up such a continued bowling
| that some workmen in an adjoining
field were attracted to the spot They
procured long pole and helped the
| boy out, although he was in almost a
senseless stupor. = Louisville Courier
| Journal.
| HOW A DOG WAS FROZEN.
This is zero weather. The cold, biting
winds hurt and chill you to the bones.
Men and animals shiver in the cold
blasts and hastily seek shelter where
any may be found. The bitter cold of
last night froze to death q fine setter
dog, which was this morning standing
between the rails of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad, near East Penn Junction.
Whether the dog was overcome just at
that point, and there died in standing
position, is not known. He was on
track, but it proved his last hunt--AL-
teatoU's Telegram.
GALUsHA PARSONS sA0ACIoUs DOGS.
The Hon. Galusha Parsons boasts a
sagacious dog, or rather pair of them.
Last week Mrs. Parsons heard the dog
rappisg with his paw on the door as he
usually does when he wants to get in
| She opened the door, but instead of COM
| ing into the house he looked up in great
excitement and started toward the barn,
| repeating his actions until some one
| reached ii was found that the horse had
hrOlror, n o1~
ed by one dog while the other had gone
to the house for aid.-Des Mot,,eS Lead
err.
DON CAMERON'S PET DOGS.
They are very fond of dogs in the
Cameron mansion, and just at present
they are bemoaning the fate of fine
specimen-a bull pup. Mrs. Gamer
on's special pet is a tiny Skye, and as
she advanced to bid her guests welcome
the other day his frowsy highness was
under her arm. Another woolly dog
played about her, while third, as large
as a Newfoundland dog, acted as body
guard. Some timid ladies are apt to
get trife nervous over such recep-
ton, but the brutes are perfectly obedi-
ent to sign from their mistress A
laughable incident occurred at previous
reception, when very timid old lady,
who hates dogs, sat down on the woolly
dog, thinking, if she noticed him at
all, that he was a cushion Washing
ton Letter.
A WISCONSIN DOG STORY.
The other day some Wisconsin people
were astonished to see their dog come
into the house with piece of paper tied
to his tail. They paid no further atten-
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appearance, until he began going |
around to different members of the fam
lily, always tail first, and sticking it at |
them. This ludicrous action at last |
made them see that there was writing |
on the paper, which proved to be as fol- |
lows: ''My legs are broke. Please help |
me-" They carefully examined his |
legs, but found them all right, when |
somebody recognized the writing of "a |
woman who lived half mile away
They went to her house, and found her |
helpless from fall which broke her |
legs. She could not stir nor attract |
anybody's attention, and she might |
have starved or frozen to death butluck-
lily the dog came in, and crawling to q |
table she managed to write the note and |
fasten it to his tail.
SOUTHERN BLooDHoUNDs.
The introduction of bloodhounds in
performances of s'Uncle Toms Cabin"
by Mr.. Abbey's company, which has |
been travelling in Virginia, seems to
many former Shareholders to be an in
suit to the South and perversion of the |
truth of history. The Wheeling Intel
igemcer has collected numerous opin-
ions on the subject, of which the general |
tenor is that fugitive slaves were never
attacked by dogs in Virginia or by
bloodhounds in any part of the South. |
In Mississippi and some other States, it |
is said, ordinary hounds, sometimes |
called NEGRO hounds" which had been
trained to pursue, but not to bite, were |
occasionally used for that purpose, packs
of them being kept by men who found
their profit in loaning them to planters |
as occasion demanded. Setting aside |
the question of cruelty, it is explained
that Shareholders were not so foolish as
to employ bloodhounds to tear valuable |
property in pieces. 1t is, in fact, evil |
dent that slave would be apt to depre- |
ciate rapidly after bloodhound got hold |
of him.
AN INTERESTING DOG RACE.
About 100 sporting men stood up to
their ankles in slush at Pastime Park
yesterday afternoon to witness q dog
race. A match was made some time
ago between Arthur Chambers Let-Her-
Come and Maude S., belonging to Dav-
id Scowgroft, of Paterson, N. j. Both
dogs were of the same breed, cross be-
tween the English greyhound and the
terrier. They were closely matched in
size and weight, both scaling a trif1e
under 20 pounds. The stakes were 800
side, and the distance 200 yards, |
straight away.
AT o'clock the motley crowd surged |
from the bar-room of the hotel TO the
park gate, where an obliging official for
the sum of 25 cents sold slips of paper !
emitting the holder to admission. The
dogs were brought in on the arms of
their trainers, and carried, swathed in |
blankets, to the upper end of the course. |
There they were held in leash while the
trainers, carrying large pieces of white
linen, flew over the course, waving the !
linen to excite the animals, who yelped
and howled in their eagerness to be free.
When the trainers were almost at the
goal, the report of ''Joe" Johnson's
pistol gave the signal to slip the dogs, |
and they shot over the muddy course |
like q couple of arrows. Maud S. cross
ed the score two yards ahead of her COM |
petitor, and carried off the purse.-PhiI- /
0deLphi0 Times.
A DOG WHIPS A BEAR.
When DIR. w. M. Clark lived with his
family in the Sixth District of Davidson
county, he owned small rat dog, an
English terrier, named Jack. Jack was
a remarkable dog. On one occasion he
killed 100 rats, and when he came out
of the pit was hardly recognized by his
| friends. His ears were gone, and his
legs and throat were as raw as piece
of uncooked beef liver. But he killed
the rats, and won a wager.
On another occasion Jack had fight
with coon and came out victorious,
killing the coon in the third round. He
had numerous fights with fighting-dogs
much larger and older than himself, but
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