The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-15
MANS E| DUT|FUL FRI End !
Some illustrations Of the Remark.
able Intelligence and Fidel-
ity of Dogs
Towser on Trial for His Life Wins
Il. the Court Over to His
Side.
Max. the Four Footed Musical Critic
~ Who Could Always Detect
False Note.

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Every boy loves the dog. the most faith
full and intelligent of the dumb creation,
and stories about him are always interest
ing t., the youth of the country. How
many boys know that only recently dog
was puf on trial for his life right here in
our own G ountry. It wasn't out in Colorado
or down in Texas where the trial was held,
but in the a .ltured city of Boston. It was
a sight impoa nble outside the jurisdiction
If Massachuse, IT'S curious laws. The de-
fendant. Toxsar, handsome setter, be-
longing to one u Nathan Simmons, South
End saloonkeepex, was charged with having
a vicious and sayaa 9 disposition, danger
GUS to the peace and bodily veal OF the good
citizens If the commo 1wealth." To prove
this. one Hilmoth Hess swore that the dog
had bitten him without revocation and ne
wanted the animal killed. Towser's owner
demurred and the court sun 'moned lowser
to prove his good characte", and he was
forthwith brought into court and installed
in the pen.
Towser's master retained able COUNSEL Tor
him, and amid the litter of the audience
and the smiles of Judge Curtis, the trial be-
but acknowledged that he had provoked
Towser by teasing him. Others came for
ward and after expatiatinR on Eowsers
good qualities, the prisone. himself was
brought forward in his own behaK. AT
various commands he played dead, wa iked
on his hind legs about the room, stool on
his head, shouldered arms, whined chs
mally in imitation of a song, and wound up
by marching up the steps to the judge q
desk on his hind legs and shaking paws
with his honor. The latter WAS greatly
amused, and without hesltatlng said, amid
cheers:
.'Towser, you are peaceable and orderly
canine. l give Judgment in your behalf
and dismiss you, the plaintiff paying the
costs"
It is a fact that some dogs in some way
know when you are talking about them.
This is especially true after they have com.
mitted any serious offence. friend OF
mine, living on the hanks of q mill stream
in New brunswick, Canada, had large 0og,
cross between st. Bernard and mastlh.
He was never known to be vicious or 70
hunt anything. Large focks of sheep
were raised about the place. but when the
lambs began to get plump, there was scarce
" morning but some farmer lamented the
loss of some pets of his flock: The people
turned out with guns and looked for bear
mastiff that had been doing the damage
The dog heard threat to kill him and dis
appeared. No one saw him for several
days. On the third day one of the farm
hands found him covering in the furthest
corner of the hay-mow in the barn. He
whined piteously as the man drew near, and
the poor brute was 80 weak from hunger
and fear that he could hardly walk. He
had understood the threat.
we'll authenticated story, which seems
almost too good to be true. is that of gen
tleman, finished musician, who resided
Soma ra auO in DarmStA1t. He kant n
dog which was the terror of all the singers
and instrnmentalists in the place, for it had
the fatal habit of raising its face to heaven
and bowling whenever false note was
emitted. 1t never made mistake, and
we'll known singers were said to tremble
when they saw their unwelcome judge
seated by his masters side at concerts or at
the opera, for Max was a regular first
nighter and great friend of the theater
director; he was never know4 to miss new
opera.
Max was no respector of persons, and
when the singing was but shade out he
would attract the attention of the whole
audience to it with a terrific howl. One
tenor went SO far as to refuse to sing IN
less the dog was removed. but Max was 80
great favorite with the Darmstadt public
and such well-known frequenter that the
singer might as we'll have requested to have
the director himself removed from the
stalls, and he was Obliged to give in with
as good grace rs possible. The dogs
master stated that he had trained him
when he was quite puppy by striking him
hard when anyone sang or played Il false
note; later on he tapped him gently, then
he only had to look at him, and by the time
Max was three years old the dog was as
good a judge as his master of false note
Bloodhounds, as rule, become very de-
voted to their owners, and as the following
story which l know to be true as the
event occurred in North Sewickly, small
township near Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
only last January, denotes: The LITTLE
Hozen had been in the habit of feeding sew
eral large dogs, including large blood
hound aud a mastiff. and one morning car
Fied some raw meat to them. The mastii
was kept chained and the bloodhound al
latter first. This made the mastiff angry
and swapping his chain he sprang at til
little one, threw her down, and was tearin,
her to pieces, when the hound sprang to he
rescue. He caught the mastiff by the nose
pulled him off the PROSTATE child, and tn
two animals engaged in fierce combat
The child was then picked up and carries
into the house, bleeding profusely from
several ugly wounds. She was badly bite
about the arms and shoulders, but recov
cred.
At Petersburg, West Virginia. the othe
day, fast passenger train from Cincinnati
to New York, on the Baltimore and Obi
Southwestern railroad was saved from Ger
tain destruction by the intelligence of /.
dog. mule had strayed on high trestl
work and had become entangled among tn
timbers. farmers dog in the vicinity
attracted by the braying of the mule. wen
to the trestle, saw the predicament the null
was in and ran back to his masters house
where he set up an unearthly howl. Tn
bowling awoke the farmer and he followe
the dog to the trestle just in time to flag til
passenger train, which would have surel
been derailed and thrown into the gap be
low had it not been for the dog. A silve
collar. paid for by purse raised by til
passengers Oh board the train now orps
ments the neck of that particular dog
Mrs. Amelia E. Barr, the we'll known a,
thoress. has a great mastiff named Sults
who acts as playmate. companion and pr
tector to her mountain home on Stor
King on the Hudson. Sultan is high
trained and is one of the most gentleman
dogs alive. He takes his place in the di
ing room and when he sees his favorite di,
on the table, he steps up to his mistre
and. rs plainly as anything short of hum,
speech can do it. askes to be served. indie
ting BY his eyes the dish he refers
Compliance 10 acknowledged BY poll
bow of the big head. Fetching and carr
ing to any part of the house on order are
him mere puppies play. Dishes, perso
and places around the house and grounds
knows by name. He is by day the autocr
of the lawn, and at night he takes t
whole road under such close supervise
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