Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-08-16
The Bull Dog Fad.

The Bull Dog rad.
With the advent of the peek-a boo
shirt waist, whiEE-wagon goggles and
the new. bnt none the less attractive
open work hosiery Of the feminine
style OF architecture, the bull dog has
come into decided prominence in this
city.
In contributing 10 she needs of suf-
fering humanity and 20 she general
gsiety of nations, the bull dog occu
pies place distinctly his own. He
is the living exsmplar OF ugliness. Ii
has been properly said that he is not
picked out for his beauty. That is
not what they give him ribbons for st
dog show and high marks in the dog
register.
Beyond ali this the bull-pup. 90 use
a somewhat familiar term, has his
special use He furnishes excitemenf
in the hot season when body and mind
are worn and iaded. He can always
be relied upon TO get busy. and relieve
one from the feeling of ennui. This
is shown by report that q New York
artists summering on the Massachu-
setts sesshore had received forty dis
tinct bites from his pet bull dog. The
animal was valuable one The bull
dog merit is ascertained by the amount
of business in the line mentioned he
shows that he can do in q given time
It is for the Kind of performance of
which he has just given . rehearsal
which his master, while waiting TO
see whether hydrophobia develops,
must consider success of esteem"
of nothing beyond that.
The dog editor of the New York
Times has gone extensively into
critical analysis Of how the bull dog
came 10 be with rs. He says that the
bull dog habit has rather grown on
the country since il set in having
been early promoted by wealthy poll.
sical bosses on their foreign travels
waiting for is 20 blow over These
men kept political connections over
here for themselves and fancy kennels
for their sons, enriching the latter
with constant stream of high.class
bull dogs. OF these the prices and
pedigrees were published in the news
papers, tending 20 promote the popu.
larity Of the beast and advance its
social position. After while ladies
of fashion began TO take the creature
up and adorn their dog carts and park
rlnabouts with him By this time
his place was assured, and TO reach
out for prize bull dog, the higher
the better, was accounted good form
socially.
Owners of the beast never tire in
proclaiming that he is harmless as
kitten, and would never think of bit.
ing anybody. but his countenance does
not seem TO- give assurance of this
quite convincing TO the timid. The
bitten artist Of New York and Glou.
cester, Massachusetts,. the latter place
Uc41k tuC OAC d0O4ICA uy tAC ca RsOAss
will no doubt take on new theories of
the trussworthiness of bull dogs,
weaving them in with what we may
hope will be his rapid recovery But
what il the bull dog happened to bite
an artist: Is it not proof sufficient
that he is an energetic democratic
kind Of dog. and would just as soon
take chance at an artist as an or.
dinary man: The point is that when
he bites anybody he interests and gets
lot of notoriety merely by his ability
to take hold and hang ON.
The bull dog is no Iistless uncertain
coy creature. He is the soul of activ.
isy. and his startling and unexpected
performances tend to break up the
routine Of ones daily career.
We rather like excitement ourselves,
and so the bull dog for ours