The morning times., 1895-07-05
Dogs OF HIGH DEGREE
They Compose the Canine Aris-
toGFasy Of the Capital.
WEAR A DISTINCTIVE BADGE
Official Record OF Their Nationality
and Other Particulars in the Ar
chiyes of the District-Pecnliar-
tiles of Names OF Quadupedal So
ciety SweIls and Bellies.

There is at present an organization of
four hundred ariStoerats i'll the District,
vested with rights, privileges and immu
nitiesnnder The Constitution with which nc
arbitrary power can Interfere
It's membership is confined 10 the canine
| family, and the distinctive badge is d
/ small nickle-plated tag, to be worn II the
| throat. TIE tag is in the form of a shield,
| indicative of its power for good, and bears
\ canine head in the center, surrounded by
1 the mystic characters, I'D. c. Tax"
The membership is not limited in number,
but it so happens that up 10 and Including
! the GLORIOUS Fourth" but four hundred
had been officially initiated
The issue of the certificates upon which
| the initiated obtain footing in the aris-
tocratic circle involves all the form of
legal ceremony. Application is filed al
the District building, which must be accom-
panied by a descriptive list Of the bene-
ficiary, stating name, sex, color and
nationality"
PAY IN ADVANCE.
The fee is paid in advance and the collec-
tor fills up blank with particulars and
! passes out the society badge with which the
member is to be adorned and by means OF
which the ariSt0cratic circle is to be dis
tinguished from the common herd
The wearer Of the badge is free for one
! year to wander at will, to come and go
and dispert himself or herself upon the
| public thoroughfares secure against arrest
and incarceration at the District pound
| The association rs without Officers so far
| as can be aseertained. but it doubtless re-
/ membered with true patriotism the day
| we celebrate" and participated iii all the
| exercises yesterday in tribute To '-Old
! Glory"
! The records bearing the names of the
| members of this band of 400 are filled
| with names unique, singular, familiar,
| ancient, and moC.rn. The list may be in
! troduCed with Queen Lucifer and Count Ra Y,
| two famous settlers, in which Mr. +. B.
! Farnsworth takes great pride. Rreacho
/ is next in order, the owner OF this appel
| lltiDn being one of the foremost of the 400,
| q Scotch collie owned by DR.. Mcfarland
OTHER BLUE-BLoODED STOCK.
| Pinkie is Scotch terrier also of good
! blood, owned by j. c. MCsEershead
Jumbo is nune..,us in the list, Mr.. Will
| lam Schultz being the posseSSor Of one Of
| the name and Dundee aud Dumbarton are
| prominent in reputation and in point of size,
| being two ma mmoth specimens of the mas
| tiff family, the property Of Mr.. ii. C.
! Winship.
The military titles are quite frequently
met with in the records, showing that the
! heroes are in line and file, while Bismarck
| Lee, and other leaders IN peace and war
| are also numerous. ROwdy, the rogue
is a tan terrier. owned by Miss Healey
| Doctor, shining light in the professional
| list, is the property of Mr.. William 5
| R0osC; Crackers, a spaniel had his initia
| ton fee paid by Mr.. q y Lieber; Milne
| owned By MI A L Dennison, is a ST aIwa +
! nastiff, and readily recognizes his namt
| when properly pronounced; Eff Jay comes OF
bull terrier stock, aud is the property OF Mr.
| George Gilbland
ODD NAMES
Among the oddities i'll the nemenclatUr
| may be placed Tack, terrier belonging
| 90 Mr.. Lewis J Davis Rip, a spaniel owneG
| by Mrs. i Barbour; Bum a skye terrier. th'
| properly of Mr.. James Conner, and Trim
snd Nick and Scoot, owned respectively
| 10y Gen MCFeely Miss Netue Jones and Mr.
Crossman
Laddie and Burns are both of Scotcl
/ ancestry and both coIIies. The first i
owned by Rev DR. Bispham; the othe
| is the property of Mr.. George Baker
| smith Crib rejoices IN the reputation
Of his family as fighters, though himsel
| inclined to peace. He is of the bulldo.
| Fpecies Ashury came from Asbury ParB
and is owned by Mr.. Robert Dyson.
Pepper and Rob Roy, Puck, Dorm
| Beauty, Fredda, Gretchen, and Clito ar
| all members OF the Four Hundred, am
| represent the various families from tn
| diminutfve pug to the more muscular
| New Foundland
| These are all beyond the reach OF III
! dog -catcher's net. They revel in the free