Milford chronicle., 1906-10-26
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SCOTT s BOVINE, 4O2 Ss% ES@iI 4oSE street
CANINE INTELLIGENCE.
A Great Help Ia AbolishinE NiE"
Crime In Ghent.

Crime In Ghent.
That a policcmau ON night duty Ill
,reaf civ would be more respected ny
criminals if accompanied by po"'l
ful and sagacious dog is a reasoil"'Ie
sunnosition vet it remained Tor niue
Relaium to carry out this innovation
in Autwerp. Ghent Mons. BruSes anu
osteud-an innovation which mas NO"
snrand to other parts of Europe
As time went on and the huiu''l y.
dor. was Increased it became apparent
tbat night crimes even in the ""'S'
,u,rtar, of Client. almost disappeared.
cupuin. ruttiauS had often coh'rlNeu
to outvir the ~oidjery patrol, but these
i,i., swift silent footed and SagacIous
.t,-.., do.,s inspired terror in the most
desperate eviidocr>
rbe ni.ht service of the city Is no"
made by about l2o guards. assisted ID!
dfty or sixty perfectly trained dog po-
ricn The city j, divided into l-0 sec
rions so arranged that man and dog
o,r a1yavs count on their n"lShbofa
s,,,,,,ort if occasion should 0S are
rri check is kept upon th - 'l 'll'I
ti,.,. visit every yard Of their beat put
won If fine men are inclined to ShlrN
r,ofr work the dogs will keep them up
to il If the night guards are used oE
d,v tbcy get extra pay, and corre-
.,,ndina number of hours is taken
from their next night watch
Relating the achievements Of MS
dogs NJ Van Wrsemeal told OF an ar
r.st IN, one of them named Beer. one
piobt Beer came upon tive drunken rel
Iows wreclliug a saloon on the ous-
sl.irts of the city. The men were max
ing a great upsodr and a resQiule re-
sistauce to the law was feared. Beer :
puzzle was removed. and the me am
,,,I euraug forward without a sound
WHOM fine patrol reached the spot iour
of fine men had fled and Beer was
clutcbipg the fifth 10y the leg Inc
,,,,,,,,.,t fine officer appeared Beer gave
mn his prisoner and was oil IlNe 'h'
wind on the trail Of the tuSi'INeS
rho natrol followed with his prisoner
,,uidcd bv series Of short shurl
horIss Presently he came upon lh'
other four who had turned at bay ant
,,.ern irving TO keep the dauntless Zee
from tearing them 70 pieces. lhoI
e ourblv frightened sobered eyeh-lil
-. mon offered to give themselves up
:, Roar were controlled and muzzled. I'M
was promptly done, though not win
out q LITTLE protest from Beer hiillSeH
b and fine procession started for the eel
II +ral police bureau. with the vlctorlou
- Beer now mt liberty to give vent 10 III
= iov barking and racing round his pri'
% onars exactly as if they had been
- flock of sheep. -.
ram is another dog no less alert. Oh
winter night In quiet street near u
Is 1ocI,s no met man with sack 10
ii was alone at the moment, but as po'
le sack and man appeared queer to Ill
n ba rave the alarm. regulating all q
rs ramDts at anxious cOuciliation. III
IL minnie or two Toms colleague can
Id along and asked about the sack IL
ed avuIauntion being somewhat lame u
20 nam was invited to the police burea
ed 1~roro he confessed that he had stol
a "a piece of beet ana seNeIal uONe
81 from n small store on the outshirts
he the city.
he Tipno is another terror to burgla
TIE is a record racer of great welg
and strength, long and lean OF rang
{ fast swimmer, high jumper ana
nh daring that not even point blank
volver shots will turn him from !
i, duty. He has been wounded more u
a. once and has narrowly escaped deatl
Us william G. Fitz-Gerald in Century.
a Choir of Birds.
to- At the Chapel of st. Peter in f.
nd ence there is a choir of birds, the
ere one Of its kind in existence. The biz
300 in number. are all in separ
cages. which are arranged in rows
no. both sides of the altar. The leade
an. girl. who has had the birds un