The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-11-06

The cases on record II which dogs
hare risked their lives 10 save their
fellow creatures are almost as numeT-
Gus as the acts OF hCroism -chronicled
IN the annals OF humanity The finest
medal that was ever struck would not
have been too great 2 reward for the
noble act performed by Bulge span
iel. in in a recent HobOken ire Bulge
lived al E13 Fourteenth street together
with fifty carrier pigeons. dozen
fancy rabbits. and her own four pup
pies, only a few days old
Before the building was well alisht
Mr.. SENS. the landlord and owner OF
Bulge. managed TO escape with his
family. but the carrier pigeons. the
rabbits and the puppies were forgot
ten. Bulge was absent at the tine,
but returned half an hour after the
fire started
For q moment she stool aghast at
the flames. and then realizing that her
family was in dire danger, she dashed
through the fire and IN a moment re
turned carrying a badly blistered
puppy. Her anxious face wore a look
Of quiet triumph as she left the little
creature in a place Of safety and once
more returned TO the burning building
Again she came back with another
PUPPY. a little more singed this time.
but also living. Her own hair was
now ablaze, but, unmindful Of the
pain, she dropped the pup In the street
and started back again
But a young man who had stood by
watching her caught the dog in his
arms, and in spite of her frantic
struggles to return to her perishing
family refused TO let her 60 Had he
done SO she would have gone TO her
death
So badly burned was the brave ami
nal, that an ambulance was called,
and she and the pups were taken to
the dog hospital, where they were de
tanned for nearly 4 week. OF all the
live stock in that building the only
creatures saved were the two pup
pies. and they owed their lives not to
man but TO what. in this instance at
least. proved to be the nObler animal
Mother love was the cause Of the
death Of Daisy. a beautiful little fox
TERROR. the daughter Of Mouse, a noted
prize winner. the property Of Col G. A.
Stevens. a millionaire. Daisy belonged
to Capt WOOdall. who has charge OF
the F.arges of the New Jersey Ice com
pany Daisy was the mother Of four
puppies, which were born on New
Years day, and she was the prOudest
parent in all New York state.
In the second week Of January last
Capt ,JOOdsll made the discovery that
one Of the puppies was dead. and when
Daisy was away he threw the little
corpse into the Hudson. but the tide
was low and there was no current to
carry il away. When the mother re-
turned to her litter she instantly saw
that one was missing. She went wild
with anxiety, and raced from barge to
barge looking for her lost puppy.
At last she caught sight Of IL bob
bIng up and down n the water. and in
an instant she was after it. She
swan 70 the side Of the body. took il
in her mouth and turned toward the
snOre- But the icy waters Of the river
were too much ICr the gently bred
dog. and though she made the most
heroic efforts to save herself and the
puppy. which she fOndly imagined still
lived. it was no use. and after a little
while she gave up the attempt as a
bad Job. and before help could come
she sank carrying the puppy with her.
Capt WOOGau was almost 6. grief
stricken for his pet as Daisy had been
for her offspring. and offered big re-
ward for the two bodies, which were
secured By a boatnan- An attempt
was made to bring up the three little
orphans on the bottle, which succeed
cd so well that they are now growing
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Box Office Superstition
A newspaper man was the second
IN line at the box once Of one Of
the popular thesters the other even
ing ca the opening night, says the
New York Times The first man asked
for four seats. AID when he started 70
pay for them the man In the box ONCE
said:
'Oh. thet's all right. There's no
charge at al for those seats"
The nan looked surprised, thanked
the ticket manipulation. and went, on
Then the. newspaper man had his turn
and he said:
please satisfy impairment curiO-
sity and tell me Why YOU wouldn't
take thaf-man's money,
We'll, said the treasurer, Il exc
pect you didn't notice that that man
was cross-eyed. II had sold him the
hrst tickets, We wouldn-t have had =
bit Of luck through the whole ensage
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