Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-22
RAILROAD JACK.
A Dog Who Has Travelled in Many Coun
tries and Has Many Presents.

tries ana Has VI any Presents.
Nelly Blye has rival. He came last night
from Richmond and brought along the most
curious lot Of baggage ever seen. At present
his quarters are at the B. and P. freight depot
at 9Th and streets southwest. His name is
RAILROAD jack and he is a dog. Jack is a
wonder in his line and deserves the distinction
Of being the first four footed globe trotter
known.
He is red Scotch terrier between five and
six years of age and is New Yorker by birth
When puppy he WAS presented to the Wells
Fargo Express Company and took up his quar-
tiers at the Union depot, Albany. He became
quite pet with the railroad men, and used to
be taken by the express messengers on short
trips. This is how Jack became a tourist
About one year ago he started on his first ex-
tended tour, and before reaching home
had been through the northwestern states
the eastern states and had seen quite deal of
Canada. Then he decided on a southern trip
Perhaps he had heard of the esteem his kind
were held in south, and on the 4th of July he
started. Since then he has been on the go all the
time. In less than two weeks from his departure
he was in San Francisco and en- route stopped
to see the Mormons at Salt Lake City, visited
Portland Ore, and many other places. At ST.
Louis he changed off and went south to see the
Trainer of the Mills bill and fingered in Texas
some time From there he went to Florida and
shipped for Cuba.
Jack ate langua de cibolo in Havana August
H. Is the way one of the 200 or more tags read
which hang from his collar. giving his route
complete. But the collar has long since ceased
to be worn on account of the weight of the tags
II you push the tags apart, however, you will
find this inscription:
Headquarters at Albany,
Union Depot.
Railroad lack
Presented by the Buffalo Express"
Some wag presented Jack with a valise and
at each Office he received presents until the
valise was overlooking. Now his presents are
strung on the valise, and they are so numerous
and varied that an old curiosity shop would
shut up with envy.
There's a human skull with paragraph hop
ing the spirit it represents would look after
Railroad Jack. Then there are medicines for
cramps, rheumatism, consumption, cholera
dysentery, condition pills. liver pills, sunstroke
and kidney trouble. There is bottle of rattle
snake oil, with instructions to Jack to rub
well in case of being bitten. Some kind
friend with an eye to the future presented
full set of false teeth. with the hope that if Jack
ever finds it necessary to use them they may
insist upon dropping out. A conspicuous gift
is a mammoth female shoe labeled ''Compli-
ments Of the Belle OF Chicago"
A big white plug hat attached to the valise
says on card secured to it: This is not
grandfather hat. Jack is a good democrat
and this is hat that belonged to q Cleveland
democratic club. Hurrah for Groverr' There
are suspenders, railroad passes all over the
world. pipes, tobacco, flags. knives, mouse
traps, gloves watches. indelible stamps. neck
ties and hundreds of other things too numerous
to mention.
Jack has wonderful instinct. and after the
reporter of The STAR had been introduced
escorted him to the scene of his triumphs, and
lying down beside them invited a caress. He
is in charge of Mr.. T., H. Wiley, and left this
afternoon fer Baltimore.
Where he will be sent from there is not
known. the object being to send him every
where he has not been.
Goo1 boy Jack