Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-04-16
PRISON BLoODHoUNDs.

Crossing the yard, one comes in full
view of Jim Stewart, colored trusty,
who has charge of the penitentiary
pack Here are five bloodhounds--
white Nellie and four dark-colored
dogs-that outrival any letters or any
walls in the matter Of restraining con-
victs from running away. Out at the
camp at Palarm, the other Sunday,
convict Jumped and managed to get
a clear two hours start before his alb
sence was noted. He swan the creek,
and, by diligent running, had covered
nine miles or more in the two hours.
Two men followed him-the guard of
the gang to which he belonged and
the dog man and four dogs. He was
tracked, ovcrtaken and brought back.
Next day he was wearing a heavy iron
''spur,n something that will prevent
any display Of agility MS long as ii is
worn. But with the spur on the
convict could not chop wood. The spur
was removed, and the convict told,
while the bowling OF the hounds inter-
ruptcd the words. that he ''could take
uDoiutI run ii ne NhHttu w.
''You let man swing an axe every
day, euting a pound and a half OF
bread and meat at % meal, aud turn
him loose, and 1t takes IA pretty good
horse to keep up with him. With an
hours start he will be gone eight or
nine miles before you can catch him.
The man who said that was fully
alive 10 the value OF his dogs. his
bloodhounds, or ''man-trailers," as
some folks might call them.
And now the dogs are to go through
their usual daily run. for bloodhounds,
like pointers and settlers, need to be
constantly kept in practice. At THE
Walls and ut each one Of the camps
the dogs are given daily run, longer
or shorter. harder or easier, as cir
cumstinces dictate. In the present
instance trusty is started out from in
front Of the hospital building. He
darts of round the corn-crib, goes
down along the garden fence, climbs
the fence, jumps the ditch on the other
side and makes sundry devious wind
ings in the immense field called u
garden, going round three sides and
coming back to the hay barn,
climbs up a post and stands in
a position of safety, Meanwhile Jim
Stewart. 1.-the young follow, wear
ing n slonch hat, whose band is fantas
ticaly adorned with metal buttons, Is
holding -four dogs in leash with one
a L. Nj |,
other AT the proper moment Nellio
is loosed aud the LEASH slipped for the
other four, and rs Stewart winds his
horn away go the dogs, Nellie in the
lead. Nellie has seen the fugitive go
down by the corn-crib. and follows. mp
parently by sight. Almost before you
know il the whole pack are punched
NJ the fence and in an instant Nellie
Is mp and over plank and tearing
down the garden. Her nose IL first
down, then up, and never held particu-
lnrly close to the ground. A few feet
follows it through the turnip patch,
turns back where it doubles, and keeps
on Till she comes swinging down un-
derneath the south wall. and then
noses closely along until she Is on the
home trail. Within five minutes from
the time that the trusty has climbed
into his perch of safety Nellie has him
treod and is barking at him with all he,
might. The other dogs got little con
fused in the turnip patch, hut rallied adj
nrirably, going back on the back track
till the live trail was struck, and soor
coming into the hay barn. II is nj in
teresting enough To look at, but the
way the hounds bay as they give cry
isn't any ways reassming to the mat
who is being chased, Few of the dog,
are given To biting, though some o.
them will bite any body when they gel
excited on the run; but IL isn't the
dogs teeth that the fugitive convict
breads 1t il the nose that can follow
man through almost any tangle o
underbrush or wood.
For u second run the dogs follow or
the trail of the trusty around tn,
workshop, the dollhouse, behiut
the wagon-shop and across the
yard, The scent doesn't lie st
we'll on the hard macadam o
the yard. aud Is, moreover, confused
with that of other trails; but the dogs
keep at it, and soon come up to wher,
the trusty is safely ensconced in tn,
barn. The run is declared Il success.
Little Rock (ArIS.) Letter.
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SEQ that your child never leaves
any task half done or sloyonly finished
and therefore give not too many tasks
Thoroughness is the cornerstone o
success. There is no place in the worl'
now for smattorers. who know a lit o,
and only Il little. OF every thing undo
the sun There is always an honorable
place for those who can do any kind 0
honest work in the best manner