Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-12-11
THIS DOG IS A MIND READER.
Things n Scotch Collie Did For the
Entertainment Of Judges.


Things n Scotch Collie Did For the
Entertainment of Judges.
While Judge John H. Baker was in
Chicago, where he spent a week with
the United States court of appeals as
it listened to the argument Of import
ant law cases, he witnessed perform
ance Of a dog. 1t was probably the
only dog show that was ever held In
an American court room, and the
judges enjoyed it. The members Of the
court had just arisen from sitting
and some lawyers and others were In
the room at the time, when a man
from Wisconsin came In and greeted
them. At his heels was a Scotch col
lie that frisked about and the atten-
tion Of the judges was called to the
dog, when the Wisconsin man said:
Bows, go among these gentlemen
and get acquainted with them, then
come back and tell me how many are
here"
The Scotch collie became friskier
than ever rustled about the judges,
who had put off their official dignity.
and returned to his master.
How many gentlemen are there in
this courtroom, Bows?" the Wiscon-
sin man asked.
Bows barked nine times.
Now, Bows" said the dogs master,
"how many colored men are there
here?"
The dog promptly barked twice.
Bows" the Wisconsin man said,
"how many Of these judges are good
looking?"
The dog looked closely at the judges.
He did not bark.
The judges became more interested.
For the moment they forgot the law
points with which they were wrestling
and every one in the courtroom took a
seat to see the dog show its accom-
plishments. After choosing one Of the
judges, the Wisconsin man asked him
to think intently of his age, the first
figure of the number of years first and
the second figure last.
"Now, Bows" said the Wisconsin
man, tell us how old the Judge is."
The collie barked five times. The
Judge bent his mind on the second fig
ure and Bows barked eight times.
Bows's smartness developed new sur
prises as the performance continued.
The dog was placed in the steel vault
in the court room and the solid door
was closed. The Wisconsin man asked
one of the judges to choose any num-
ber and think Of it intently. when
you are ready" the owner Of the dog
said, open the door of the vault just
small crack and Bows will tell you
the number in your mind"
The Judge thought moment and
opened the door a triffle. Bows was
Just inside, trying to poke out his cold
nose. He barked seven times and the
Judge said:
"By Jove, the dogs is right"
Finally Bows and his master went
into another room and closed the door.
A judge thought Of a number, knocked
on the door, that the dog might know
all was ready and he barked the cor
rect number Of times. Bows could
tell the number Of days in the year
and the number in a week. A judge
took a two-dollar bill from his pocket
and tossed 1t on the floor.
Bows" said the Wisconsin man,
tell the judges how much that bill
amounts to-"
The collie barked twice.
IF I should send you down to the
market with S. and tell you to spend
81, how much change would you bring
homer"
Bows barked three times.
IT have known a good many smart
people in my time," Judge Baker says,
"but Bows could do many things that
the smartest man I ever saw could not
do"
The dog gave the judges Of the
United States circuit court Of appeals
the greatest proposition they ever un-
dertook to solve. The Wisconsin man
said that Bows inherited a portion OF
his intelligence from his Scotch moth
er. When six months old his master
began training the pup to do greater
things than it's mother could ever do.
The Judges thought Bows understood
telepathy, or mental impression; but
the pressure Of law business preven-
ted them from deciding just how the
| dog developed it's power to think, or
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