The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-07-11
WANTED A VACATION,
A Remarkably Inter esting Story OF a Sheu
herd Dogs Intelligence,

A Remarkably Inter esting Story of a Shep.
herd Dogs Intelligence.
On the Powell stock-farm, in Warren
County, is shepherd dog of wonderful
intelligence and of such remarkable
strength that he was long ago impressed
into service to do the family churninr,
although it would seem that the almost
human reason he manifests in the care
and regulation of the cattle on the farm
should have saved him from the mental
service. The dogs name is Jeppo and
at the word of command he will 90 to
any field and separate from the herd a
particular COW mentioned and do with
it as he is told. His master may say to
the dog:
'Jeppo, go to the back meadow and
fetch the spotted heifer home"
Instantly the dog will trot away to the
designated field, and in due time return
with the spotted heifer. The brindle
COW. the yearling Jersey bull, the black
cow, the muley COW, will be selected
and disposed of by the dog in the same
way. He will not only select any siAgle
pair, or three, or all that may be called
for. He will remove them from one
field to another on order, and never goes
wrong. Yet this rare dog is made to
climb Gagged tread-Elill twice a week
and do the common work of stupid
buck sheep. The dog has shown in
many ways that he does not like it, and
the other day gave such emphasis TOMS
determination to quit it if possible that
his master gracefully submitted, and
Jeppo has been emancipated from the
tread-mill.
Jersey calf was recently taken from
its mother for weaving, and it became
such pet with the Powell children that
it has the run of the promises without
let or hindrance. Jeppo early showed
his disapproval of this calf, and to SEQ
it free and idle while he was laboring
on the tread-mill to churn the very but
termilk the calf was being pampered
with, evidently ranked in his bosom.
The tread-mill has low Slated
cage around it, AMI the mill stands
at such an angle that any thing
walking on it has to keep walk
ing as long as it remains on the
machine. The lower end or entrance to
the cage has door, but as it was known
that Jeppo, having been told to run the
mill, would not forsake his work until
his duty was done, the door was never
closed on him. A few days ago Jeppo
was sent to the machine to do the
churning. He obeyed, but the churn
had not been running long before it
suddenly stopped. The person in charge
of the churning went out to see what
was the matter with Jeppo and the ma
chine. She saw sight that started her
in haste to summon Mrs. Powell. What
Mrs. Powell saw when she came was
Jeppo driving the petted Jersey calf to-
ward the tread-mill cage. His expert
ence with unwilling cattle stood him
we'll now, and he forced the calf to the
cage door and nipped its heels until it
jumped through the door and stood on
the mill, which started at once. Jeppo
jumped against the door and closed it.
The calf made great cutlery, but had
to keep going with the mill. Jeppo
walked around to the dairy door, saw
the churns going, and, wagging his tail
contentedly, trotted off to the pastufeN
where Mr.. Powell was. The calf was
removed from the mill, but when Pow
ell was told of the dogs extraordinary
act he declared that Jeppo should never
Ghurn again.-N. Y. Sun.