The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-17
ANIMALS WORKED FOR CHARITY
Winnings of Horse Races That Built
Hospitals and Helped Poor.


The King Of Sweden recently told
story of King Edwards charitable
propensltics. Just before the race
for the Derby which the King horse
Diamond Jubilee carried OF, his Roy
| al Highness-as he then was-was
watching the horses proceeding to
the starting post Suddenly, turning
TO the King or Sweden. WHO was With
him, he said, II am most specially
anxious TO Win today"
why so?" iuqu rel TIE i,'u..
because" was ,ha answer. II a.
ways give TIE Princess whatever
amount my success happens to bring
me. With the STAKE money Of tie
last Derby | won the Princess pro-
'ided 100 poor Doys with COM
plete outfit--clothes. underlinen,
boots and all necessar!es-a
stamped on each article was From
your friend the Prince"
The Duchess of Portland some
time ago presented to her husband
very handsome blotting book OF Rus
sian leather heavily mounted in sill
yer On the mountings are engraved
the names Of all the races won by
that extraordinary racer Donovan.
In 1889 Donovan won the Derby and
the st. Leger, besides the Newman
ket Stakes and many other important
races. The total sum won by Dono-
van during his racing career amount
ed to 10000, and the whole of this
large fortune the Duke gave to his
wife for the purpose OF building
alnshouses for widows Of the Dukes
tenants and 4 cottage hospital for the
neig ghborhood
Baron Hirsch was another great
turtle most of whose winnings went
to charity. During his lifetime he
spent more than G50,000 of turf win
nings on charity. All the winnings
of La Fleche, amounting in all to
G34 ,5S5, were devoted to various
charities.
Dogs have done much for charity.
The record in this direction is held
by Tim, the famous Airedale terrier
which belonged to Mr.. Bush the Great
Western inspector at Paddington,
For more than ten years before his
death, Tim trotted from train to train
inviting donations to the Railway
Servants Widows and Orphans Fund.
The total Of his collections exceeded
$500. The dog always knew when
royalties We're about to travel. Ia
would sit down on the edge Of the
carpet laid on the platform and re-
fuse to move until he had had some
thing added to his hoard. On five
separate occasions Queen Victoria
placed a sovereign in his box, ana
many times the King has done the
same. Mr.. w. w. Astor gave Tim
his record present-a check for G2O0
on the occasion of the coming Of
age of his son.
Other animals, too, have indirectly
contributed to the cause of charity.
At Amersham, in BuckinghGmsnire,
the superintendent ,f the Baptist
Sunday school adopted a novel eXped-
lent of raising money for the Congo
mission He distributed among his
scholars a number OF young rabbits.
These they had to fatten at home,
and when fit for market, the crea-
lures were sold, the proceeds going
to the mission.
At Frieth, near NARROW, pig
raised no less than Ct for charitable
purposes. 1t was rallied for and
then given back By the winner ana
sold again. In a Lancashire town a
local butcher presented handsome
young Dig to a bazaar on condition
that church member got up in frock
coat and silk hat should drive 1t
through the village The procession
caused great amusement and cG..-c-
ton realized more than So