The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-01
though he thirsted for blood. His a.

though he thirsted for blood. His ap
pearance, fortunately. bellies him, a:
the bulldogs usually does. for the PUG
Is gOod-natured and affectionate enough
and makes an admirable and apprecia.
tive pet. His days are too often short.
ened by Overfeeding and:too little ex.
ercise; but he seems to prefer that il
should be so.
The rarest and most expensive OF
all pet dogs is the King Charles span
iel. A lady who has secured a really
good one may go home and congratu-
late herself, for she owns a treasure.
She had better keep watchful eve
upon him, too, for he is easily stolen.
and as easily disposed of. These dogs
can hardly be said to be in the market
They are very rare, and. with their
long, fine, silky hair, large, pendant
ears, and meek, intelligent ewes. they
are exceeding beautiful. They are bet
ter known in England than in this cCun-
try. but there, too, their price is very
high. 1t is very hard. indeed, to ret
the very poorest kind of a King Charles
tor 500, and for good one $500 is not
considered by any means an unrcason-
able price to ask. The King Charles is
rather delicate, and is often injured and
even killed byoverfeeding. Both among
the terriers and King Charles breed of
dogs the male is valued n little higher
than the female, but the difference in
price is very slight.
''Cats are not thought quite so high
ly of As dogs in the pet classification.
but the rare breeds are quite popular.
The AngOra, or Persian, ranks highest.
IL il nj
at its best. quite white Its harris louU
and very thick. 1t is-a pretty pet, but
1t costs from $50 to $50. Kittens are
sold for from $50 to 50 each. The
maltese is We'll known. The pure breed
nave SIX toes On each foot, and bring
from so to SD each Kittens can be
bought for about 81 each.
The Indian squirrel. with its gray
back and white breast. is becoming bet
ter Known than formerly, but it is still
rare. 1t sells for about so. whereas
$3.50 Is affair price for common gray
squirrel from Long Island or New Jer-
sey.
Among the pet birds. parrots have
deservedly the first place. and the dou-
bic yellow head Mexican is the smart
est, the most Intelligent. the longest
lived. and the best talker and singer.
One that can talk well and sin" six or
seven different songs should be worth
500 -Ihc highest price / ever saw one
sold for was $3.50. | sold as fine n
white talking cockatoo rs ever was seen
to Patti year ago for $3.50.
american robins. usually are appre-
ciated most highly in a cooked state. |
but they are susceptible of a high de- !
gree of education. | have one that |
whistles selections from Fra Diavolo.' /
value him at $50. Ordinarily canar,
les are not expensive. though very pop
llar pets. but educated canaries bring |
high prices. | have one that | have |
taught to clearly and tastefullv whistle |
airs from two operas. would not sell |
him for less than 800.
"A good clear-whiStling English |
1lackbird is something of a rarity: 1t |
3 a very handsome bird and worth !
rom so to S15. A thrush will brino /
lbout $40. \ bullfinch owes eyerv-
hing to education, and when he can
'ipe two airs without making a mis-
axe he ought to sell for $50. He is a
'atlent learner, and when he detects
himself in an error he does not immed-
ately correct it. He whistles theNrhoIe
'iece over again.
There's an immense variety of al
most voiceless small birds that ladies
ancy and take home with them. You
now there are many persons who like
o see pretty bird in a cage, but 90
distracted if they hear him sing One
magnificent singer has only just been
here, and is hardly known
t all yet. He is the Mexican canary,
nd though his note is not so loud as
hat of our yellow pet it is incompar-
bly, softer, sweeter, and even freer.
,e is small and very handsome bird,
nth a yellow head and black back.
lottled with white. They can be
ought for about IS each, and are GER
ain to become great favorites in Amer
"a before very long. .''-Ne,o York iSum.