The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-07-13
Admiral POrter's Dog
Bruce.
Dog

Dogs have been favorites with
the admiral all his life, and within
she past twenty years, or since
making Washington his head.
quarters, he pas owned no less than
twenty-two.
But Bruce early in his career
earned the highest place in his
masters regard by one Of those
feats of sanity which seems tc
prove that animals sometimes
reason, and that, too, often more
wisely than their recognized men,
tai superiors.
Admiral Porter had q little
grandson who lived near q deer
and rapid water course about
twenty-five feet wide. The stream
was crossed by narrow plank.
One day the little fellow who was
but three years of age, attempted
the perilous crossing alone. There
was no one there TO warn him OF
the danger or prevent his but the
dog. Realizing the child's peril
Bruce ran to him and catching
hold of his dress tried to pull him
back. The youngster was determ-
ined to have his own way, and
vigorously resented the dogs in
terference by beating poor Bruce
in the face with IL big stick he
carried until the dog was forced
by rain to relinquish his hold.
The faithful animal then jumped
into the water and swan slowly
accross the stream, below the
plank, evidently with the inten-
tion of saving the child, should it
happen TO fall in.
When they were both safe ac-
cross, and Bruce had shaken the
water from his shaggy coat, he
artfully induced the little fellow
70 get on his back for ride, q
6reat he knew the youngster would
much enjoy, and for which he was
always ready.
The moment he felt the childs
arms around his neck aud the lit
tie foet digging into his sides he
trotted back across the plank and
homeward, never stopping until
his charge was safely beyond any
temptation of repeating his dan
gerous performance. - Gertrude
Van L.. Wickham in st. Nichols.
The defeat of Prohibition in
Pennsylvania is the Massachusetts
story repeated. a prohibitory
was allowed to pass
the Legislature, Ell rout to the peo-
pie, solely and clearly for the pur-
pose of befooling the temperance
men and capturing their votes for
the Republican Presidential ticket
last year, but without the slightest
intention of allowing it to become
II law.
Like Massachusetts, Pennsyl-
.vania is very strongly Republican.
1T was within the Republican
l,1w,er in either State to adopt the
amendment, but the returns show
that Republican majority voted
in the negative. The Republican
do net desire Prohibition
and they only seemed for pur-
pose, to favor it last year.
They have treated Prohibition
very much as they habitually treat
all two-sided and therefore dam
gerous questions, such as civi
service reform, the secret ballot,
silver coinage, ETC., that is, Jug
gled with it during the campaign
yeaF. MOI IA chemical trace of
honesty is to be found in their
course.
1t is not their hostility to Pro-
bibition which is to be censured
but their hypocrisy-their polity
Df coquetry in campaign years, fol-
lowed by unmis taxable opposition
in the off years. a grosser insult
TO Probitionists could not be
it is an intimation that |
they are unintelligent, unable to
see through most transparent |
trick and swindle. - Bridgeport |
Comm Farmer
The Salt Of the Earth.