Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-13
WONDERFUL DOG.
HE BRINGS IN TROUT AND
 DUCK FROM THE LAKE.
Puts Out a Fire in the Hunters camp
 by Bringing and Pouring Water Other Knowing Tricks Owned by a
 haIne Huntsman. 9

Haze Huson. noted hunter in the wilderness around squaw Pond aRe. in AFoostook county, Maine. owns a mon gEel dog which much fine gold cannot buy. This dog knows nothing about the pampered life which his city cou- sins lead. He answers to the name of SdIn, is three years old and weighs forty pounds Haze got him when 8 pup from fobique River Indian, giv- ing in exchange for him two muskrat skins and half pint Of red liquor Sam gave proofs early in his career that he was no ordinary dog. He never wasted time on running after small birds, and has never been known to exert his energy in chasing cats or baying at the moon, but gives his leisure time 10 more industrious par- suits. His sagacjty, intellieence and remarkable doings have been the top ies for Easny an evenings discussion at She village grocery. where the resi- dents of the town congregate twice a week to get their letters and papers from down the state. Huson has camp on the shore of Squaw Pond lake, where he spends the greater part of his time, and Sam constantly keeps an eye out for bear. etc The region abounds in bear, deer, moose and caribou, hut Sam has learned the laws of the state and in close time will not chase one of the animals. However. if any of them strays into the camp gazd, Sam sees to it that be does not ] pg remain. No charge Of Illegal killing has ever been laid at the dogs door, so to speak. AS a fisherman Sam has become an expert. In the lake near by are many fine trout that are not molested by the high-pTieed kit Of the city fisherman. and the dog spends much of his time on the shores o1 Inc lake. where he watches with great interest the slimy bottom of he lake where the trout come Hp te feed eff the water weeds When Hnson wants | trout for dinner he calls Sam and tells the aa1nal to bring a trout Sam Immediately goes to the shore Of the lake, watches a lew minutes. and then swims out. Shortly after he dives toward the bottom, and niue times out 0f ten when he reap pears the surface he has the fish in his mouth Sam disHkes chub, eels and suckers and never touches them. Near the lake there are fine foeks of ducks. They come up iu the fall and remain for q few weeks. and Sam is then on velvet His long suit Is catch ing ducks He enters the water some distance from where . foek is. and swims along carefully until within a few feet of the birds Then he goes under water and rises underneath duck and pulls t under the " ter. Then he starts for shore, leaves his catch and goes after another Sams most notable exploit was last June. Huson's camp is built along the side of Q big, sloping rock the top of which is nearly even with the eyes of the cabin roof One day, just after din- ner. Haze started in his canoe across the lake. slight fire was burning in the camps stove al the time, and the stovepipe being defective, sparks fell on the dry roof A flame was soon started, and the camp was in danger of being burned unless something was done quickly to prevent it. Sam was lying in the yard, having his monday nap, when he smelled the smoke. He awoke and found a small blaze on the roof. Without ringing in an alarm by barking the dog rushed into the camp and grabbed water pail in his teeth and ran to the lake. There he filled the vessel and ran back to the house. climbed the rock and turned the water onto the blazing roof. He re- peated this operation several times un- til the fire was extinguished, and be- fore Huson, who had seen the flames from his canoe, could reach the house.
 The Angry Tree.
 There is a curious tree in Australia known as the angry tree" It grows rapidly, reaching usually the height of 80 feet. At sunset the leaves fold up, and the tender twigs coil tightly. If the shoots are handled. the leaves rustic and a'oye uneastly for a time. If this queer plant is moved from one spot to another the leaves stand out in all directions. like the quills on porcupine A most pungent and sick ening odor. said to resemble that given off by rattlesnakes when annoyed, fills the air, and it is an hour or so be- fore the leaves fold in the natural way.
 Those Loving Girls.