Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-31
CLEVER DOG BOZ.
A Scotch Coliy that Can and that Ca
Cipher as Far as Fractions.
and that Ca

Ctpuef AS rar as fraCtOns.
n. Y. Sun.
A handsome Scotch colly dog in the
Office of DR.. J. c. Corlies, in Market and
Mulberry streets, Newark, has been
trained by his owner, r. b. Williams,
DIR. Corlies's young clerk, to do things
which prove him to be an animal of I'M
usual intelligence. He spells words,
distinguishes colors, and performs arith-
metical calculations; or else he and his
owner are among the most clever of liv-
ing practicers of.legerdemain. Yester-
day reporter of The Sun called with a
friend at DR.. Corlies's Office TO see the
dog. The friends mission was to assist
the reporter in detecting any possible
collusion between Mr.. Williams and
Boz. The latter was found to be beau
tifil animal, with white and tawny
coat, large head, and dark, intelligent
eyes. He is % inches high and is ten
months old.
"Dr. Corlies gave Boz to me when he
was three weeks DID," said Mr.. Williams.
1T would take me day 10 tell you how
taught him to spell and figure. 1t viii
be easier fer me to show you the results.
Boz, get on the sofa"
The colly jumped upon lounge and
remained there while his owner set sew.
eral blocks in row on the floor. Each
block was painteda different color.
"Now call for colors," said Mr.. Will
liams.
The reporter asked Boz to pick out
green, and the dog walked slowly along
the row of blocks until he came to the
color called for, when he lifted the block
by leather strap on the top of it and
set it on one side. In like manner Boz
correctly selected red, white, yellow,
and black. The reporter observed that
when making his choice of colors, and,
later of letters and figures, the dog faced
his owner. The visitors therefore watch
ed the latter to ascertain if he gave Boz
any signals, but were unable to detect
any communication between the two.
Several times when the dog was doing
his work Mr.. Williams turned his face
away from the blocks and looked out OF
window.
BOZ, match this book" said Mr.. Will
liams pointing to a pink-covered tele-
phone list.
The dog promptly picked up the pink
block. Finally onlya dark-blue remain
ed on the floor. Mr.. Williams called fol
lieht-blue. Boz walked several times
around the block and, without dis
turbing it, returned to his master to sig
nifty by bark that there was no hgh'
blue block. Blocks with letters on then
we're next placed on the floor, and the
reporter asked the dog to spell Tan. Boz
picked up T and then got A and N. Th'
other visitor called for the first letter il
white, and the dog presented W. Mex
he spelled his own name, and then, be
ing asked for the first fetter of what h
is, picked up ID.
"Who is the biggest fraud in the roomi
inquired Mr.. Williams.
Boz set u before him. When only
and c remained, the reporter asked TO
the first letter in the word corn, to al
certain whether Boz approved ofphonet
ic spelling. The dog ignored X an
picked upC.
'This gold collar on his neck Boz won
said Mr.. Williams. "Mr. Edward Co
of the Medford Novelty Goods Company
IO1 Chambers street, New York, sal
the dog couldn't pick out colors unles
these blocks werc 4 :. So he tried Be
with pieces of lC..n--, and the dog di
lust as well. Mr.. Cox also asked for tn
initial of his first name and for all th
letters of his last name. The dog SUI
ceeded in this, too, and Mr.. Cox was &
much pleased that he got the collar an
gave il to Boz. Now test his memor.
Call for several colors at once"
The color blocks having been put bac
on the floor, the reporter said: Boz,
want green, pink, rel, blue, yellow
black and white. As he called then
the reporter wrote down the names {
the colors. Mr.. Williams asked for tn
names and wrote them down for himsel
After a minute had been consumed, b
said:
"Now, Boz, give the gentleman th
colors in the order in which he calle
for them"
The reporter could not remembt
them without the aid of his paper, bt
Boz picked up each block in its ords
As in all the tests, the dog faced n
master. while the visitors were benin
the dog, and facing Mr.. Williams.
~ suspect that yop guided him." sal
the reporter to Mr.. Williams. Elise wh
did YOU ask for the list Of the colors o.
forehand? / would have told you whetl
er the dog succeeded or failed"
Mr.. williams explained that he wan
ed to know during the progress OF u
experiment how Boz was getting on vii
il
With ten blocks with figures on ther
the intelligent colly performed sums
addition and subtraction, multiple
two by four, and then, getting into ira
tions gave the product Of twice two-an
a-half. He answered the question as
the number of days In the week, ar
counted five by producing five block
He was told to pick out 4, then and
terwards o, and was again equal TO u
demaT,d. The rerorter asked for