The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-04

For the past few weeks the dog and his troubles have so entertained the whole of Birmingham that 1t afforded me A great deal of pleasure when l obtained the consent of MT. and Mrs. John C. Moses recently to visit thelr kennels at Woodlawn and interview them on the subject. . To my mind there is no animal in the world so lovable and so worthy of consideration as the faithful dog. The dog. his virtues, his loyalty, and ms honesty has been the theme in ryhme and story of poet and novelist for ages past and perhaps the most beautiful gem in tbe English language is Byrons poem, "An Inscription on the Monument Of a Newfoundland Dog," which ends in that exquisite couplet:
 ITO mark friends remains, these stones
 arise,
 lies.''
 MT. Richard Harding Davis has cele- brated the dog in his attractive story, "The Bar Sinister and there is noth- ing more readable than his description of how this canine hero defeated the champion of his class at a dog show. Again MT. Jack London in his Call of the Wild" eulogizes the merits of the dog and the nearest to natures heart that Ouida ever attained was when she wrote her beautiful story, in which a dog was the chief actor.
 found Mir and Mrs. Moses comfortably ensconced on the broad verandah Of their cozy little cottage on a bright sunny att ernoon awaiting my arrival Beside Mrs. Moses sat Ruby" the English bull ter rier, who is so fierce that she Is really picturesque. and MT. Moses was stroking the soft, shiny coat of StiX, the mag nificent pointer who heads the kennels.
 Nearby such a yelping and cantering and peeping through the fences you have never seen; the most aristocratic noses were poked through the palings, and the most knowing eyes you ever beheld In all your life looked out as If to say. we knew that you were coming and here We are to be interviewed.
 The stage setting having been thus arranged MT Moses began at my gentle instigation to talk dogs to me.
 "Our bull terrier Ruby that you see sitting there by Mrs. Moses is one of the most wonderful dogs you ever saw, he said "She has earned for herself the title of policeman, as she guard: us night and day from harm. She hal caught several burglars and her devo ton to our baby is the most touehins thing you ever saw"
 'sYes" Mrs Moses interposed, "she il so 1Ond or our boy tHdl eNeH Il IN needs spanking occasionally Ruby ii right there to protect him and if pun ishment is ever given him 1t must be when the policeman is far away"
 And this splendid pointer so beauti fully marked and with such well deyel- oped muscle?" I Inquired
 He has a magnificent pedigree an swered MT Moses "He is registered fir F. D. S. B., 9572 and his name Is Stit. He weighs 55 pounds and is as fine a specimen of dog flesh as you would see anywhere. He is the son of Jingos Light and traces his line age back through Champion lingo, Cham pion Mainspring, Champion Mike and Champion Bang. His dam is Nellie O.. whose lineage traces through Non Gull Kent Elgin, Champion King of Kent and Champion Priam."
 Mercy, If he was a lady he could bt 6 Daughter of the Revolution, coudn't he?-he's so well born" I ejaculated.
 "Stix has a wonderful record" con tinued MT. Moses. He won first ir Derby, Alabama Field Trials, at Hunts vile in 1905, and on the same occasion won first in all-age trials. He is one of the few living dogs with such g showing Stix is the sire of the noted Vallxyre, who won first in derby, al Manitoba, Canada Trials in 1907. She wa. first in Kentucky Trials, first in Cont nential Trials, and first in Pointer Cut Trials. He Is also sire of Rex, who wor first in all-age Alabama Trials in 1906'
 "You must put an immense value upor