The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-09-05
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They have the most industrious dogs up here
(stil in the com Portable State of Pennsylvania)
that ever l saw. Why. they'd put to shame
any day the city dogs-the lazy little spaniels
that lie in my lsdy's lap. or the heavy footed
msstiffs that saunter msjestically through the
streets, disdaining all compliments and fattery
and requiring every day enough steak aud po-
tstoes to feed q laborer in the fields. The city
dog usually contents himself with watching
his masters house-quite as frequently soaring
his friends as his enemies-and, perhaps, some
times carrying his cane or newspaper. Here
tho collies and Nowfoundands arc as much
help on farm as one of 1.-THE hands" Tho
Newfoundland is a good churn dog, and pa
tiently trsads through his task of butter max
ing whenever the day comes round. He saves
the farm wife one of her heaviest tasks and
has digniied position in the household. He
earns for himself certain privileges and he is
well looked after.
1t Is great fun to watch q collie taking the
COWS home. He soon knows all about them
which are the sulky ones, which the obedient.
which the hayward. and all their virtues and
whistle from his master he is off and away over
the hills and into tho daes with quick, tireless
feet. Then home he brings the herd, barking
reproyingly at the poky ones, and swapping at
the heels of lazy Jersey, who always fingers
over the tempting bits of grass on the way.
Some of the stupid ones are sure to turn them
selves around and start off the wrong way, and
he has great time rghting them. There are
cross ones. too. but they can't scare him from
his work with all their lowered horns and he
brings them to the bars safe and sound. Morn
ings and evenings are pretty busy for the good
fellow, but he is never too tired for romp with
the children between times. nor too sleepy to
keep one ear alert at night for tramps, who
might trouble his household were it not for mis-
care. He is faithful doggic, and an approving
word or csress from his master sends him into
ecstacies of tail wagging
xs
There is bulldog at the Bureau of Printing
and Engraving who has an important position
under the United States Government. 1t is
his duty to help guard the money as it is car
ried from the Bureau to the Treasury. The
money is sent over in big, closed, low.swinging
wagons, like the Black Marias" of other cities.
The distance is a little over mile, through
the parking mostly, only a short way in the
busy part of the city, and the wagon swings
over its little trips in peace, but it is prepared
for war. On the back step there are generally
a couple of men. and on tho seat beside the
driver is an armed man and this business-iike
bulldog. There is no doubt whatever of his
ability to do his work, if necessary, but in that
quiet city he seems quite spoiled pet, taking
allowance in life.
This is great butter country. It's product
is noted for its richness and sweetness. Good
stock ia pastured on good meadows, aud il !
would be pity were it not SO. Creameries |
are being established everywhere which will |
take away the occupation of many good, self |
supporting doggie, but the farmers seem to |
profit by this method of disposing Of their |
milk. They are paid for the butter value OF |
their milk. and the skim-milk is returned to |
them to feed TO their pigs-but that's another |
story, as Kipling would say. Tho milk is |
tested for its butter, and the farmers are kept |
notified Of how their milk is going AS COM
pared to the standard of the milk of the |
neghborhOod. This gives them constant vau-
able knowledge Of the condition of their stock |
The good housewife, be she never 80 careful, |
cannot take off the cream so well as the me- |
;hanical separator does; and the big churn, run |
BY machinery, finishes the work that was until |
30 lately in her hands.
Ruft ia ali -
md is one of the things that man is particu-
arly fastidious about. He may consent to cat |
lis peck OF dirt in lifetime, but he does not |
want any Of it in iutter. Everything con-
nected with the making of butter should be
potlessly, eonspicuously, glaringly clean. As
t is with other things in life, sometimes the |
conditions are they should be and sometimes
hey are not. Some diaries and butter-rooms
ire ideally dainty and sweet and others are
Kept most carelessly, and this is so of both
private ones and public creameres. Walls,
ubs, aprons. pans. chairs, floors. windows,
ans-all things-should be shningly clean.
Ugh. paint, whitewash, soap water, mops,
known dirt-dispellcr, not
egecting the greatest of all, fresh air and
unshine-should be used to make the sur
oundings clean. Cleanliness is always the
est possible advertisement for butter.