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point q their big cousins. hut must weigh
not more han ~ pounds full grown, have
several devote feminine upholders and the
breed makes a very strong exhibit at our
shows. There il a toy Boston terrier Of
the same weight limit. which is the most
costly of all small dogs now. and Q toy
Schipperke, which must weigh less than
eight pounds. ia new here.
The toy or midget English bulldogs
are scarce now and owe their decline TO
the popularity OF the more active and
companionable french bulldog, which is
now In the height of fashion I~mportations
and homebreds now make a close race for
the blue ribbons before the judges. "
Chow-chows. from China. and S~amoyedes,
the North Russian sleigh dogs. both owe
their introduction to America to women.
The best kennel Of French poodles In the
country Is kept up by two young women on
Long Island.
The exclusive American breed. the
Boston terriers. are exhibited with great
success by women In the large as well as
the toy sorts. They are difficult to breed
true to the best type. but the good ones
sell at sight when mere puppies for 1000
and upw ard.
To close the enumeration OF breeds In
which the American kennel mistressee vie
with the men in the quality Of their ex-
hibits the terriers must be mentioned.
The BEST fox terriers are bred at a oman's
kennels. and one Of her dogs. Hands Up,
was q winner when sent to England. In
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the bad specimens early in their career.
but it Is said to be a feminine trait to ratse
the runts to give to friends.
Only after many seasons Of experiments
will the woman who goes it alone b qusli-
fed to train a dog for the show ring, .
should she have the luck to raise a clinking
good one. This means not so much thu con-
ditioning as the trimming up of the dog.
and by clever handling for weeks in advance
the elimination of any bad habits In ths
carriage Of ears or tail, &c.
Taking is not permitted under the rules.
out some of the methods Of the show train
ers are as peculiar as any tricks OF tbs
Heather Chinee." The best thing for The
novice, whether man or woman. to do ID
to pay an expert to look over each litter OF
puppies and to keep a watchful eye on the
growing dogs.
Having been in the occupation for many
years before us. the dogs OF the British
fanciers usually score over the homebreds
when they meet in competition. Yet
America has sent over certain fox tcrriers.
toy spaniels, bulldogs and mastids b q
have won at English shows. while With
settlers, pointers and field spanieis American
owners can hold their own abroad either
in the field trials or at the shows. The
pioneer exhibitors at the British shows
included several American women. II p q
bright outlook for the dog cult either ~ .
recreation or q source Of profit with Amer-
can women that their energy has made them
competitors az the British shows.
That they are cosmopolitan in their choice
of does for the American kennels is also
demonstrated by their purchases Of spaniels
in japan, Chow-chows in China. S~amoyedes
in northern Russia, Papillons. poodles and
French bulldogs in Paris. Great Danes and
dachshunds in Germany, Grifons in brus-
sels. Russian wolfhounds at St. Petersburg,
Schipperkes in Holland, not TO speak OF the
pick Of English bulldogs and the terrien Of
the United Kingdom. And the American
women do not forget their dog. the home
land, the Boston terrier.
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named ~Blenheims. King and Prince Charles
and Ruby spaniels. they are now clsssed
al English toy spaniels. with the sub
divisions Of black and tan. orange and
white. ~tricolor and red.
To breed them is a lottery in one way.
for all four sorts may he born in the same
litter. Head and coat are the chief points,
and, especially IL well exercised daily in the
country, they are not too troublesome to
rear. Women are now showing very high
class toy spaniels, inc some who have gone
ID England have won prizes there.
All that has been said about these dogs
applies also to Yorkshire terriers. Japa-
nese spaniels, Pomeranians and all toy
dogs. Goa Ia the great feature with
'Poms." and TO gain h proper length and
fufiness each mustsbe brushed for an hour
or 90 daily. They are bringing very good
prices just now. and this will repay the
kennel mistress for the trouble she takes
II a profit is sought.
To be a specialist in a breed is the best
way to succeed with a kennel. especially
II the owner has q genuine liking for Il.
To a up q new breed. such as the Papil-
lions. Brussels. Grifons or Pekinese span
iels. offers attractions In this way, but IL
would be probably an expensive matter TO
get together the toe To breed from. Black
pugs too. although they have been benched
here for six or seven years. still remain
novelties and are to be reckoned among the
canine curios.
Toy bull terriers, which reproduce every
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try Of the practical recognition Of a hos
pitals responsibility for its patients other
than in giving them purely medical or
surgical aid.
In the first year Of the work just ended
1,453 cases anne to the new department
for help Of some kind. The nurse In charge
OF it's convalescent relief work Ia one OF the
busiest women in the city. In. the year
she a 1892 visits to the wards. and re-
ceived 900 visits from patients.
Many pathetic stories would never be
known but FOR the nurse in charge OF the
relief work. In May, for instance. word
was brought to her that a Hungarian woman
in one OF the wards seemed in great trouble
over her baby, which she said she had lost.
When the relief nurse sat at her bedside
the woman explained. in broken English.
that during the winter she. had been en-
ployed as n domestic in a private family
and had boarded her baby boy with another
family uptown. In February the family
had written her that the child had been
taken III and they had placed him in st.
Luke's Hospital.
Fastening up there. the woman could
find nc trace OF her son, api on going to
call upon the family with whom she had
left him, discovered they had moved, leav-
ing no Address. In the mids Of a fruitless
search for her child she had been seized
with the chronic rheumatism which had
brought her to the hospital.
She further said that she had come TO
" q ytoi w fOes "
husband. who had written that he had pre-
| pared a good home for her In a Pennsylvania
town. She left three children with her
parents in Hungary, bringing only the
baby with her.
Soon after her arrival here her husband
began to maltreat her, 30 that finally she
: was Obliged to escape from his house. take
refuge with a brother Of hers who was
living In New York. and accept the work
a. domestic TO support herself.
The nurse In charge Of the relief work set
| out 20 solve the whole problem. In the
first place. she found that the baby had
been entered At tho hospital under the
name Of the family with whom he had been
boarded. which explained Why hiS mother
| could find no record Of him there. The
baby was given back 10 its mother and her
brother was sought. D..
He verified tho womAn's story. but said
that h was not aba TO support her. and
that her husband was thought TO be men,
tally unbalanced. The woman's parents
had written, urging her to return 70 Hun
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For American women than their British
sisters 70 follow the cult, for in this country
aside from field dogs and hounds the
contempt for all but dogs OF pedigree and
fine points is not hereditary.
Here, both with the rich and the DOOR,
the family pet is usually a mongrel. In
Great Britain poor men n rich. lords
and peasants. will tolerate only a dog Of
distinct type and breeding. Royalty sets
the example, and. while many breeds have
beer identified with certain families. such
as the Blenheim spaniel, many more breeds
reach their perfection through the care
given them by miners. millhands or village
tradesmen and public house keepers.
Yet. thanks to the bench shows. knowl-
edge OF the many breeds and varieties Of
good dogs 10 now general throughout the
United States. The neighborhood shows,
such as that at Asbury Park last week
and those to be held shortly at Sleeps
head Bay and Cedarhurst. do much TO bring
out new brothers and sisters Of the fancy.
American women who are amateur
~fanciers may he grouped in two broad
d~ivisions-the very wealthy, who have
managers for their kennels, and the less
wealthy. who IL possible seek to make
their kennels bring in a profit each season q.
Some Of the latter will train a friends dogs
for a show. OF board dogs for pay. and
they are as keen on the points Of the dog
breeding and fixing up for a show as any
professional.
They are members of the Ladies' Kennel
Association and of a specially club or two,
and while willing to earn money through
their kennels II must be said that genuine
fondness for dogs is the primary impulse
to make them fanciers Lacking this
feeling 10 woman may succeed in the occu-
patton, for IL In very arduous.
Perhaps the toy black and tan dogs are
the hardest to raise with success, for they
are frail and nervous creatures. In the
flush times for New York sporting men
succeeding the civil war the toy terrier
was the fashion with gamblers and men
about town. They often carried the tiny
pets In their overcoat pockets.
The fashion had waned before the West
minister Kennel Club held it's first show
some twenty-odd years ago. and for a
time the little dogs had few friends. There
10 now a class for toy terriers at most Of
the shows. but the entries seldom exceed
six or eight.
Once past the troubles OF puppyhood,
the toy terriers are hardy and easy to care
for. One OF three and a half pounds ex-
hibited recently was a perfect miniaturc
dog and valued at 81 500, or about $500
a pound. The profit Ii a. quick as In placer
with a string OF pet or toy breeds or the
active fox. Irish or Scottish terriers. For
big dogs there must be a kennel planned
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In. She is able to Obtain through various
agencies the aid needed. For instance,
our social visitor has found light employ
ment for about t~wenty-four men suffering
from neuritis Of the arm. From this her
services nave extended to every class Of
patient, down to the babies. tw~enty-four
Of whom were sent away for a week at the
seashore only yesterday through her
Offices"
DIR. Alice Fanham Leader. the social
service visitor for the clinic. is enthusiastic
over the work.
-The men who have contracted neuritis
OF the arm in heavy labor are some of the
most difficult cases to help" she said.
these men are usually illiterate and I'M
skilled except in their one trade. 1t is
often impossible to find anything at all for
them to do which will not bring the crippled
arm into service.
when this is the case IL becomes neces-
sary to turn your attention to the family
Of which the man is the wage Garner and
to find work for the mother and perhaps
one or two OF the children. Often. through
ignorance OF how TO start out, such families
have sold their household goods and sunk
to a state Of absolute destitution before the
wage Garner was able to return to his trade.
and the worry and starvation have neces-
sarily retarded his recovery.
-The relief demanded by the patients is
Of every description. Not long ago an old
woman who had undergone serious opera
ton in a hospital came here for after treat
ment. Her illness had lncapacitated her
for cleaning. with which she had formerly
supported herself. and she was In dread
Of having 70 60 TO the a~lmshouse. We ar
ranged for her tosupport herself by taking
dodgers and doing sewing.
-Qaite different was the case Of . young
man Who came hero 20 be treated for heart
disease, the result of late hours and drink.
He told mo he associated with bad people
bscsuss no didn's know any good ones.
We arranged better associations for him.
A Q result the boy has changed hs life
and completely recovered his health.
.somsamss people ooms hsrs. he -vto-
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HANGED value for the stud or to sell. There
might be an opening for women to travel
the circuit to handle a string Of small or
toy dogs.
Several women make a business Of max
ing clothing. blankets and gloves for pet
dogs-the latter to keep them from scratch
ing out their coats-and Of caring in a gen.
eral way for the dogs Of a dozen or more
city homes. They call regularly at each
house and are held responsible for the good
looks and health of the dogs. except in cases
when a veterinarian must be called in.
They are kennel maids, in a way. although
the title is a new one for their occupation.
Whether a woman begins with imported
or homebred dogs. there are many pitfalls
in her path to erninenoe as a ~fancier. Not
long ago a wealthy woman cabled an order
to England for the purchase of two show
dogs of repute in their breed.
The dogs were benched here and won
blue ribbons before the discovery that the
dogs she paid for had not left England,
but that two others of the breed had been
sent here under the names and pedigrees
Of the proper ones. The woman has not
received satisfaction yet. although she has
invoked the aid OF the law. As to home
breds. IL is expected that a case will soon b
taken up by the American Kennel Club in
volving the sale Of a dyed dog by q woman
fancier to another.
But even where no traps OF snares are
encountered. judgment in purchasing Ia
the most important matter In starting q
kennel. The safe plan would be to buy
only developed dogs that are as near to
perfection as possible. but the great de-
mand for such types makes the cost pro-
hibitive to a person of limited means.
The only resouroe is TO buy a puppy OF
promise. which. when all the ills to which
such creatures are subject is considered. is
as risky az to buy a lottery ticket. After
the start in breeding is made dozens Of
puppies may be raised before q champion
is developed. The true fancier kills on
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Tins OF stomach troubles which are due to
poor food or bad cooking at home. When
this is the case I obtain cooking lessons for
themother Of the family. Home instruction
In hygiene OF all kinds Ia obtained for fami-
lies where lack of knowledge or such points
Is found to be responsible for the illness OF
the children or others"
In the hospitals the long acknowledged
need OF c~onvalescent relief work was pri-
marily the cause OF their establishing social
or relief departments. DIR. Goldwater Of
Mt. Sina thus explained IT,:
The superintendent Of every hospital
has noted that Of the cases treated in it's
wards a large number return after a short
period suffering from a relapse, brought
on by having been sent while still in a weak
ened condition TO their former environ
ments and taking up the struggle for ex-
istence before they we're fit.
~The need has long been recognized Of
surroundings which await the needy patient
upon his discharge from the hospital, and
IL these are such "a to retard or hinder his
recovery to arrange that he shall be placed
in some one OF the existing homes for con-
valescents, where three or four weeks Of
surroundings will completely restore him
to strength and good spirits n Q him
back in condition to cope with the hard
ships Of his life"
TO follow the poor patient beyond the
hospital walls to see that the cupe there
effected is made permanent and so prevent
a return u It's wards forms q chief part
Of the duties Of the nurse In charge Of tho
social relief departments Of Bellevue and
Mt. Sinai. Some OF those for whom oom-
Portable places have been procured In
homes for oonvalescents had formerly re-
turned again and again to the hospitals.
trying with pathetic perseverance, to sup
port themselves between the successive
breakdowns.
From this feature Of tho work the intsr-
sst Of the nurse extends to every possible
form OF ~oonvalescent relief and aid. and
wen TO the family Of tho oonvalsscent
whom Il has been left needy or destitute
through the illness Of Q wage ams
, Whsn the department for oonvslesoeut
relief Was started In Bellevue Q year ago
Il was the only work Of its Kind Officially
connected With 9 hospital In Nov York city.
and one Of the nrst Instances In this ooun-
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mining and may o1sot tho TROUBLES and
russ OF keeping such canine midgste.
Women own big dogs 40 well as small, and
90 often that every page of the catalogue
Of big city show bristles with their names.
Great Danes, Sc. Bornards. bulldogs, bull
terriers. Russian wolfhouads, greyhounds
and b~loodhounds arc all bcnched by
women. and although they seldom use
them In the field there are several noted
kennels Of pointers and setterr maintained
by Tho two strongest exhibitors
Of sporting spaniels are women.
In the management OF a kennel OF large
dogs the owner does not como so frequently
into personal contact with the dogs as
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ALBINO BROWN o
An Extraordinary Lot Of Little Fellow New
1t the Aquarium.

Extraordinary among fish freaks Ii . lot Of
1888 albino brown trout now at the Aquarium
These queer little fishes. now about "
inches In length. were Matched out In the
Aouarium's hatchery In February. ORR
ginally there were $50 OF them. OF which
fifteen died In the first two months. In tho
last four months only two have been lost.
one of these by accident In the tank a
the other by jumping out Of the tank to fan
on the floor. Something OF the success that
has thus far attended the rearing OF the
fishes Matched from them must Be attrth-
uted to the facilities which this M odei
hatchery affords for looking after both
eggs and fishes; for here with comparatively
small lots Of eggs, II is possible to give them
almost individual care and to insure that
all the little fishes hall be properly fed.
Another extraordinary thing about these
little albino brown trout 10 their numbef
as compared with the total number OF the
batch OF eggs from which they were Matched.
Albino fishes are not very common among
such varieties as brook trout n lake trout.
and among brown trout they are very rare.
but these $50 albino brown trout were
Matched out OF a lot OF 5000 eggs; q very
remarkable proportion Of albinos. :.
The little albfnos are here to be soon ell
IN one tank. while near them In another
tank OF brown trout Of their natural color
Matched from the same lot OF eggs. Seen
thus the little albinos with their almost
colorless bodies but with dark set eyes
become all the more striking.
Thu albinos are now growing faster than
their little brown brothers. but what will
happen to them later nobody can toll, for
aibino fishes are not so long lived "a nshes
Of their natural color; they are moro deli
cate and - q rule they die young. II an
albino trout should survive after six months
and should grow TO maturity Il could not
be expected TO live more than half the lie
Of q flsh OF natural color.
Tho Aquarium has now four albino lake
trout SURVIVING out OF q lot Of eleven aIbinos
Of this species received . year ago from
tho STATE fsh hatchery 1t Saranso Lake
The largest Of these our albino lake trout.
which are now botween two q three years
old. is now about ten inches IN lsngth. Thsy
arc al striking albino specimens.
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gary, and as Abe was not able to work and
bad no money to pay her passage back
the nurse procured her deportation through
the proper authorities. to her great JOY
and that Of her family.
An aged Russian woman came into the
day-a picturesque old woman wearing
the peasants garb of her coul-try. and
with a snowy kerchief on her head. She
was utterly exhausted and nearly out of
her mind with grief.
carried a letter which an English speaking
friend had written for her. stating that
she was searching for her son, q young
man given to attacks OF melancholy. who
had disappeared from home two weeks
before. For two weeks the poor soul bad
been tramping over the city. presenting
her letter at different hospitals, without
finding a trace OF him.
There wa no name upon The books OF
Bellevue like that in the letter, but among
the -~unknowns" there were two who slightly
resembled the missing man. After she
had rested and been refreshed with a cup
Of tea the nurse for relief led h aged
mother to one of these unknown patients.
At the first glimpse Of him she threw
up her hands to heaven In thanks and then
fell upon his neck, kissing him and calling
did not even recognize her; and. a. he was
hopelessly deranged, the old mother was
persuaded to have him sent TO Wards
Island.
One of tho most interesting features
of the work at Bellevue is the assistance
which the relief department gives to country
boys who como to the city to work. When
sickness ~overtakes them their means are
soon exhausted and they must 60 to the
hospital
On the day Of discharge they face the
world without a cent and without en-
ployment. Scarcely any employment Is
open TO them. The nurse In charge of
the relief work directs such a boy to an
establishment where no IL likely h find
employment at once. and II he fails 20 do
% provides temporary board and relief
until he gets q start.
This last abe 10 able to do through the
donations Of friends Of the hospital. who
have become interested In the new work.
The city provides only the salary Of the
nurse n one assistant.
At Mount Sinai. New York. a fund OF
sis. 600 has been put aside to carry on the
social relief work.
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Irish. Scottish. Welsh and sven the big
Airedales women are at the top OF the list
as exhibitors.
All this goes to reveal that the appre-
citation of the thoroughbred dog, big or
toy, is sincere with the American women.
If followed up it will open several new
occupations for women as wage earners.
a thought that should console the pessimists
who sneer and growl whenever they see
n pet dog boiling on the cushions of a carriage
or automobile.
The kennel maid is a new vocation in
England. but the occupation, or one akin
to it, is not new here. No American NJ. F. H.
has yet intrusted his hounds to the care
of a woman. but il is a frequent occurrence
for the show dogs TO he left in care Of the
housekeeper or a maid when che mistress
is travelling. Many. however. take their
pet dogs along with them. IL a woman com
panion or a maid TO take special care Of
them Is employed.
The headsman Of a kennel of big dogs,
or to reverse the case. Of a big kennel Of
dogs. would not brook the interference
Of a kennelmaid in the details Of manage
ment. These men, most Of whom come
from England. earn from 5000 ( 5000 a
year and they may be presumed to know
their business. But none Of them would
or could object to a woman under engage
ment as business manager In the absence
Of the owner.
Women who rave kennels often keep
dogs on board for their friends. while others
receive a special payment, which is some
times based on the winnings. TO prepare
a friends dogs for the show circuit. Men
who handle a string Of dogs on the show
circuits-some take around from twenty
TO fifty OF different b~reeds-receive expenses.
e stated salary and one-half or more Of
a dogs winnings from each patron.
The patron the time and cost OF
travelling and the fuss Of preparing the
dog and Of showing II. When the dog
becomes a champion of record it 10 Of en-