The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-28

years since was unpopular, and Il was
repealed. We confess that II did not
then meet our approval, but time has
wrought some changes IN our mind, as
all who have been constant readers Of
the Home Journal already know. ELM
mate few Objectionable features Of
that law and give US one that will pro-
tect sheep, and we are for it. In this
civilized country we cannot see the ne
cessity Of having single sheep.ki!ling
dog. Let law be made which will
subject to heavy fine and punishment
any person who pretends to own dog
that is Of vicious species, unless he
keeps that dug under perpetual guard.
Now, the fact that the various varieties
Of dogs breed together and perpetuate
mongrel offspring, led the celebrated
Button aud other uaturalis,s to infer
that all dogs are Of but one species, the
physiological theory being that no two
different species can produce fertile
descendants. In part this lie true, as
you ascend the scale Of life. and which
DR.. Van Evrie and the great Bishop
Hopkins have demonstrated in their
valuable remarks upon the commingling
Of the different species of the Genus
Homo. But as to the Canine species
we respectfully enter demurrer. The
blood of wolves, foxes, dogs and jackals,
has been so intermixed, and the effects
of training dogs have proven so clearly
that in time they will come to possess
properties agreeable to the kind Of cul.
tivation bestowed upon them, that we
need not wonder at the long list Of va.
rieties in dogs. The acquired habits Of
the parent seem to have been transmit.
ted, and, 50, We have dogs to watch our
Aocks dogs to catch rats; dogs To
guard our houses dogs to seek game in
feld.sports dogs to plunge into water
and bring out game, or save us from
drowning dogs to pace after ladies as
pets dogs to chase for days the deer
aud foxes dogs of all kinds, more in
kind than the kinds Of silks and satins
hunted for by Mrs. Flora McFlimsey Of
Madison Square, who had nothing To
wear, but made three separate journeys
to Paris iu search Of all thing, lady
could put on the crown of her head OF
sole of her foot.
We are led to indulge ourselves in
these remarks after reading in the
Southern Standard" published ai
McMiunville, some thirty miles from
Winchester, several articles in which
the editor, very naturally, shows littl'
|. choler because on a Tuesday morning
Of this month he lost FIVE 6ue thorough
bred Cotswold sheep. Here is what h
says:
"On last Tuesday morning, a littl
after daylight, We were informed tina
: our sheep were all killed by the dogs
| We went to the lot, within a ston
, throw from the yard, and there lay fiv
fine thoroughbred Cotswold sheep, "a
we had.) with their threats cut Ill
their innocent blood extracted to satiat
J. the hellish appetite of one or NOR
e starved, worthless dogs. Our feeling
toward the perpetrators at that tim
may be better imagined than expressed
u Not long since MIR. Beech had the mi
;. fortune to loose in the same way q larl
number of his fine Southdown shee
Mr.. Patterson, and others, have BET
losing their sheep recently by the RI
ages of the dog. There seems to be
4 hope for the sheep. They must 60, III
= less there is some provision made to pr
:, tect them. Sheep raising might
:, ! made very profitable in this State, e
- :, pecially III East Tennessee. aud alor
y the Cumberland plateau, but for ii
y, dogs. Until some protection is assure
:, - farmers cannot, with any degree of sat
=. ty, invest much in sheep. We nu
= look to some other country, where q
N sheep are protected, for much Of o'
=, !" wool, no matter how high the tariff,
a. long as we tolerate dogs. Sheep
Of dogs must CO."
Our confrere has our sympathy, al
OF we here avow the unalterable detern
u nation Of the Home Journal to labor
n. good Dog Law, and until we have o
is. we need not expect to raise sheep
as wool. We wish to investigate the 8,
no 70 ject farther, but just now it strikes
h Ha that it would be the right and shire
ed thing for our Legislature to pass a !
cal taxing every person 800 per amt
m who owns female dog Of any species
:" in the State of Tennessee. Gentlem
,he make such law and you will in Of
re. years rise up and bless our name.
,or this case We could not reasonably
I'd pect to see every negro in the ID
starving his family in order to tx
up" a lot Of poor dogs that get little
home and prowl at night for someth
.nts to eat. Pass such a law, and let it
tins in a few words, as we have suggest
,uh. Have it short and understandable,
sucb n law will benefit our State