The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-08-12

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some of the garments,
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thin linen. summer wesgAt, Is AesVy
fur-trimmed ones. lS&A,s sars were
provided 10 match Ms. 6reea's Srv-
ing furSl.
Several ram coats. w&ier-proos and
very long: long ret coat as a pro
lection from flies IN summer; $ gos-
samer coat, velvet coat, trimmed
| with gold braid, and special htsle
dress suit. very srtis;ieally made.
worn in the evenings for the amuse-
ment Of friends. Nest Of the coats
are satin lined and have gold but
tons.
A large number Of shoes. some
kid, cloth or leather, and some rubber
storm shoes.
Two or three suits, including shoes.
wereprovided year, so that his cloth
ing cost about $50 or $40 a year.
a special ventilated leather bag in
which Bob travelled
Here is Bob's menu:
For breakfast. one-half pound best
po-ter-house steak.
For luncheon, custard pudding.
For, dinner, one-half pound roast
beef, one-third Of a brick Office cream,
neglass of champagne; waters With
slight variation these were his daily
meals, although he was very fond of
birds, which he@had frequently.
Medical attendance amounted to
from $50 to $50, as each visit cost
two dollars, and a visit was made
quarterly to attend TO Bob's teeth,
while SIS was charged when extrac-
tions or special work was done. Be
sides keeping Bob's teeth free from
tartar, the doctor kept Bob's nails
cut and was on hand whenever medi-
cal care was needed.
Including cost of the casket, doc
tor and undertaken charges, it is es-
timated that Bob's funeral cost at |
least 800.
1t will be seen by looking over the
conservative estimate of the cost of |
keeping dog as luxuriously as Bob |
was kept that many children could |
be given college educations with the |
same outlay of money that is spent on |
pets.
For one year: Food, 1856; cloth
ing, $40; medical attendance, $25;
total, 1925. The cost of years tu-
ition at most of our colleges is about |
$3.50. With careful management a
young man could be provided for at |
college for 1926, or just the amount
the dog cost in the last year at the
above estimate. including funeral ex-
pense.
That Bob was considered worthy of
the best that money could provide is
made clear by his mistress, who is
now having monument prepared for
his grave.
"When we have known, loved and
studied these pets for many years."
said Mrs Green, "snd have seen their
intelligence and their affections, it
seems TO me that il is not for us to
say that there is not another life for
dumb animals; that as God gives us
these pets to live in this world, He
would not take them away without
We were to have them again"
Mrs. Green was an extensive trav-
eler, and Bob was distinguished pas
senger, even having one Of the rooms
Of suite on board the steamer. He
also had the distinction Of having
painted portrait Of himself in the
parlor.