The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-05

over his SCARED, misshapen hands will be
remembered by all who ever saw him. One
day while calling at DR.. Baxter's, the sub
lect OF the iackdaw's accomplishments and
exemplary behavior was touched upon,
whereat the Attorney General expressed
desire to have him brought in the room.
With satisfied smile DR.. Baxter stroked
the birds glossy feathers, putting the usual
question: ''What is your name-teu your
name" Tommy Dodd-Tommy Dodd''
screamed the jackdaw, as with wings out
spread and ruffied plumage he landed un-
tremendously on the carefully futed rutfies
at which he tore in most furious fashion,
seemingly enraged beyond measure at this
unusual departure from nineteenth century
conventionalities.
EX-MINIsTER PALMER's LIVING BREAST PIN.
Hon. Thomas W. Palmer, minister to
spain, possesses the most marked fondness
Tor pets of any man in public life. During
MS life in Washington as Senator from
Michigan, whether attending to his duties
at the capital, accompanying his wife on
round OF social calls or seated in his luXuri-
ously furnished parlors, Minister Palmer
was never without Bilou. the tiniest lmag-
Unable black and tan. The dog was carried
about snugly asleep in coat pocket or with
diminished head peeping ABOVE his vest
IN his carriage the minister was accompa
MED in addition to Biiou by two King
Charles Spaniels SO alike as to make indi-
vidual Identification impossible to
stranger. A few months previous to his
departure for Spain some one in Washing
ton sent presen. of coon. Instead of
banishing the upsavory animal to the back
yard, Minister Palmer installed it in his
private bath room where thewhite marble
tub was utilized by the coon as a swimming
pool. The dogs sleep in their masters bed
room where a curious machine like mimic
tread mill was arranged that they might be
properly exercised when the weather was
too inclement to admit of such thing out
of doors.
SOME DIPLOMATIC PETS.
Count d 'Arco Valley, the German min
lister, is the fond possessor of two beagle
hounds which chained together accompany
him Tor constitutional every fine after
noon. 1t is needless to say that the trio
always attracts its full share of attention
Baron Speck Won Sternberg, military at
tache of the German legation, a small
dapper-looking man, his clothes cut after
the latest fashion, the exact opposite of the
minister in build and appearance, is never
seen on the street without a black and
white fox terrier. The two seem allied to
each other by the tie of silence, for never
on any single occasion has Barren Speck
been heard to address the dog or the latter
to utter sound after the manner of CANNES
generally. According to tradition when
one terrier dies his place is Immediately
supplanted by an exact counterpart on even
In the matter of the tail which is cut off at
precisely the same degree of stubbiness.
a curiosity in CANNES is huge tailless
mastif possessed by Mr.. George HELEN,
whose claim to the fashionable ranks of
/ 4 lodi h. q
pairs OF shoes and an unlimited number of
top coats.
FAMOUS DOGS OF OUR MOST NOTED BELLIES.
The Misses Patten, of California, have
no less than nine dogs of which the favor
ties are Barry, St. Bernard of colossal
proportions, Grace and Spray, greyhounds,
and Jumbo, a Maltese retriever.
Miss Letter has two mastiffs for whose
accommodation an immense kennel was
built at the rear of the house on Dupont
Circle. A year ago when the puppies were
first given to her Miss Letter took them out
for walk every morning down Connect
cut avenue
Miss Olive Risley Seward rarely goes
out for a walk or to shop unless accompa-
MED by black poodle whose long silky
hair sweeps the pavement as he walks.
Miss Grace Davis, daughter of the ex-
the few Scotch deer hounds in the city.
Miss Lulie Eustis has a black poodle,
Sport, which accompanies her upon her
travels at home and abroad.
Miss Hattie Blaine's pet is cream-col
ored mastlff, while that of her next door
neighbor, the four-year-old daughter OF
Senator Don Cameron, is sagacious black
and tan brown collie.
SOME SENATORIAL CANNES.
Nearly every Senator in Washington
keeps one or more dogs. Senator Edmunds
thought so much of his dogs that when he
built his prison-like mansion near Blaine's
big house he had an iron stairway running
from the ground up to his library which
was on the second floor and leading to
cunning little door. For long time the
people wondered what this door was for
1t was too small for q man and no one bu
pigmy could have entered the door at its
end. One day, however, little black-and
tan was seen to run up and down it and the
secret was out. The stairway was built fol
the Senator's dogs and is used for that pur
pose to this day.
Senator Evarts has numerous pets
though the most of them belong to hi.
children. There is story which | believe
the Senator tells on himself in regard to
pet donkey which he had on his farm il
!. Vermont. One day while the Senator wa.
away this donkey began to bray terribly
. It kept on braying whereat one of the Sen
ator's little daughters remarked: 81 d.
wish papa would hurry home, for then tn
donkey won't be so lonesome
In speaking OF Senator Palmer's dog
; forgot to describe the Prince Charlie
spaniels. These are the finest little ball
of silky brown which you will find in dog
flesh. Mrs. Palmer bought some of then
, in Europe. and she has three which cal
: sleep comfortably at the same time in tn
Senator's big silk hat One of them car
curl himself up on lace handk erchief an,
! leave plenty of room around the edges, AM
of the whole lot there is not one that i
much bigger around, when so curled up
, than the average base ball. These dogs ar
! worth at least five hundred dollars apiec
! and you could not buy one of these fror
the Senator or his wife for ten times tina
amount Mrs. Palmer had a curious nd
venture one day when walking with Their
in WASHINGTON. She was giving her dog
an airing. They were tied together by rit
, bons and were following as she walked u
. Vermont avenue, around the corner fror
her hundred thousand dollar palace. Sh
had not gone lar before she was net by on
of the room renting women OF Washington
| who, seeing the dogs, thought she had then
, for sale and asked her what she would TAX
for them. She of course replied that sh
, would not sell her dogs at any price AM
the woman was much surprised when sh
afterwards learned that what she expecte
to get for few dollars could not be bough
, for Congressman's salary. These Primo
Charles spaniels have to be fed with
spoon. They are very dainty and they re
,, guire great care. Mrs. Senator Manderso
!, had one of them, but they are very rar
/, and you seldom see them out of rich mem
! houses.
STATESMEN WHO PET HORSES.