The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-09

What is there about dog fight that
will never fail to stop men to look2 It's
a problem There is a fascination in a
batsle between ours, just as there =
charm in gentle spring for the rhymester
delight in the glory Of the radiant moor
for young lovers and ennui in the hunt
for Pat Grove. a dog fight repeats it
self, like history, yet watchers are never
wanting.
Last Sunday Bull Run was fought
over again in the vicinity of the Shaw
nee county temple of justice. The conf
batants were a great mastiff, lan1xy and
long in reach, the other a bull dog WsI1
pride of ancestry, full of fight, snort 81
nose, but long on pedigree Inc oatlle
began at the corner of Fifth and Harm
son where it also ended mile or SO la
ter It started prettily, but not accord
ing to the prescribed military code or ltle
Marquis of QueensberTy rules even Inc
formality Of a handshake was omitted
They got busy all at once. In the hrst
rush both went down in a cl1nch and
rolled over and over that way for a rod
Bull never thought anything about mas
tiff being as big and bulky as a house
and mastiff hadn't realized vet what q
bunch of cyclones was wrapped up IN MS
smaller bow-Iegged antagonist. NeitEsr
caught hold in the second rush. the
bulldog bounced back about six feet ard
that ended the infghting- The larger dog
turned and scooted down Fifth sB@~et
with the bull terrier in hot pursuit
When they turned north on Van Buren,
the crowd started to scatter, thinking
the fun all over
Booft
Around into Harrison they came, the
1nastiff on lope with a handsome lead
the terrier trailing behind on a dead
run They bore down on the corner in a
brace Of seconds and turned east again
for another round of the court house
GO it, Bull Leg it. Lankyl" yelled
the crowd to encourage the canine
sprinters-
cry six jumps. There was where he was
a fool dog destroying his handicap in
weight by wasting his breath soaring
the Iong-legged leader Three times the
idiotic dogs raced round the block, neitlz-
er dog making a gain nor touchdown.
At the end of the third round the pace
was too hot for the bun pup He gave
a final s'BoCf.ss as the rnaStin started
for the fourth trip with longer strides
than ever, went off in corner and laid
down.
young wife on the west side went
away from home a week or SO ago to b.
gone for the afternoon. Her husband
had gone off without a key and she had
a happy idea about putting one uEt
where hubby could get 1t and let hirn-
self in when he came home. So she wrote
a note:
Dear John:-You will find the LATCH
key under the doormat Theres some
cold chicken and a chocolate pie in the
pantry and a whole quart Of milk in the
refrigerator. Won't be home for supper.
MARY
she tucked this note in an envelope
and dropped it On the doorsiU with a
large corner conspicuously sticking out
under the door where it would be certain
to attract the attention of John. It would
also attract the attention OF any one
else that happened to come up on the
porch but Mary didn't think of that
s contingency. A soldier OF fortune was
the contingency that happened along
looking for handout. His eye caught
the envelope protrudfng from under the
door. He read the note, picked up the