The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-04-01
poo NOMENCLATURE.
The Way. Various speoles of CANNES Got
Their Names.

Their Names.
Dog nomenclature is quite an inter-
es,ing subject. says the Detroit Free
Press. Take, for instance, that favor
ite canine known as the terrier, a
name given the breed from its habit of
following game into burrows in the
earth, which latter in Latin is termed
terra.
BY way Of quick graduations the
word was metamorpbosed into terrier.
A Skye terrier is so called because the
breed was once chiefly raised on the
Island of Skye. one of the Hebrides.
TIE celebrated Dandy Dinmont terrier
obtained its distinctive title from the
fact of its being depicted rs the fovor-
lite of u character bearing that name
in Sir Walter SCOTS Guy Manner
ing"
Thc fox hound was 80 named be-
cause it was originally kcpi as an add
ton to every pack Of fox hounds. 1T
was always noted for being up within
n fcw minutes of running to ground
and aiding very materially in the cap
turc of Reynard.
Bloodhounds derive their name from
the possession of a peculiar power OF
scouting the blood of a wounded ami
nal. so that if once put on the trail
they will hunt the quarry through
thick and thin and seldom, If ever.
deviate from their course.
In olden times stag-hunting was a
~favorite amusement of the nobility,
and the dogs used in such sport-part
g%reyhouuds and part bloodhounds-
were given the name of staghounds.
| Foxhounds. in like Manner, were
trained to hunt the willy animal. from
which they gained their distinctive
nppellation.
Various explanations have been
given of the origin OF the term grey
hound, some authors claiming that tho
prefix grey is taken from Graius,
meaning Greek; others that it signi-
lies great, while still others say that it
has reference to the color of the ami
nal. In no other breed of hounds is
The blue or gray color so prevalent.
aud consequently the last mentioned
derivation seems the most plausible.
llarricrs are chiefly used in hunting
larcs in England. while the title
beagle. applied to n breed which is an
invetcratc enemy of rabbits, is prob
ably derived from tho Celtic beag or
bige, or the Welsh back, signifyins
little. they being in reality u small
species of hound.
A pointer is so called because of its
habits of stopping aud pointing at
game with its nose, while the setter
gets its name from u like habit. except
lug that it crouchcs instead of stand
ing when pointing under similar cir
cumstances.
Dalmatian, or coach, dogs are said
to have been first bred in Dalmatia,
but it is by the last quoted name that
they are best known. This arises
from the fact of their being kept in
stables and are nearly always seen
running after carriages.
Newfoundland dogs were originally
natives of that country and Labrador.
from which circumstance they received
their title. Iu the same manner the
noble St. Bernards are SO called from
the famous monastery of that name in
the Alps.
That rathe~ dangerous breed called
Spilz or Pomeraniln dogs, n variety of
Esquimau, were first bred in Pome-
rama, Prussia, but the popular name
of SpitH was probably derived from,
the erroneous notion that they origin
atcd in Spilzbergen.
The most useful domestic pet of The
natives of Greenland and other arctic
climes is Il peculiar-looking animal to
which the name of Eskimo dog has
been given.
Spauiels, of which there are many
breeds. are supposed to have first come
from Spain, from which circumstance
is derived their distinctive name.
Charles l.. was an ardent alnlirer of a
small variety OF this animal, aud from
that arose the designation Of his pets
known the world oyer as the King
Charles.
hIcnheim or Marlborough spaniels.
which greatly resemble tho latter in
form and general appearance, get
their English name from Blenheim
palace in O%xfordshire, where the breed
has been preserved since the begin
ming of the eighteenth century.
Mas,if is the term applied to a very
large and powerful species of the ca
nine family, and there is considerable
conflict of opinion regarding the or
iuin of the word. Some claim that il
is derived from the Italian mnstino Of
the French mastin, both of which Sly
nifty large limbcd. This word, they
say. was gradually corrupted into
nasty, a Lincolnshire expression
meaning very large, muscular. or big,
until it gradually assumed its present
form. Others again say its true or
;,r;, - ti,, aid (art,np p,ac on ~ fnt
ten. because the mastiiT is a large doc
and SO seems better fed than any
other. These animals were very high
ly priced by the early Romans, who
matched them to fight in tho arcn;
with wild animals. 1t is related tina
very often two or three mastilfs de
feated Il lion in such combats.
Poodle is derived from the German
pudel, n puddle or pool. This do.
was originally German, and the name
was probably given it because of bein!
very closely allied to what is known a
the water-dog. They are withou
doubt the most intelligent of all Gu
mines.
The shepherd Aog-callcd collie i,
Scotland, from the Gaelic c%uilcan, y
puppy-gains its title from the fact o
its being used to watch sheep aud pro
tnct them from marauders of every
description.
AS 10 the derivation of the wort
bulldog it is only necessary to state
that ut one time this species was exclu
sivcly used in bull-5ailing. and from
that circumstance arose the name b.
which it is universally known.
n,e,, l,.t,,,,, chic ,,l tkn tnNrio,. !
appropriately termed the bull-tcrricr
Unrcquittcd Love.