Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-03-05
TREATISE ON THE
SINK HOLE HOUND
A Bit of History of This Famous
Strain of Dogs, Once Famous
Breed, But Now Extinct.

The Club met at I 80, called TO or
der by the President. The minutes of
last meeting were read and corrected.
The President announced, that ow-
ing to having missed last meeting
there was quite lot of business to
be transacted, aud requested the
members TO be brief in their
speeches. A motion was made that
no member be allowed TO speak long
er than an hour and twenty. minutes
nor more than three times, on any
one subject without permission.
; Motion prevailed.
There being no unfinished business
new business was taken up. Inquiry
was made as to the prnogress of the
Sapphira Clubs, mentioned some
time ago as being in process of or
ganization. Several members re-
sponded, all agreeing that the matter
had better be touched lightly. Several
members had had difficulties with
their wives Oh account of ii, and one
meber saying that he mentioned the
matter TO his wife. and she didn't
speak TO him for n week afterwards.
II was decided TO drop the matter for
the present, in the interest of Good
Government and Home Rule. 1t
was decided to send delegates to the
meeting of the Grand Lodge in
Washington next Monday night, at
which time Grand Master Roosevelt
makes his farewell address before
leaving for Africa on his great hunt
ing expedition. Delegates were APP
pointed, and instructed 10 arraigne
with Mr.. Roosevelt for a monthly
letter to this club, giving an account
OF his hunts, ETC., and TO report at
next meeting. Loud applause.
The regular order was taken up,
and the President ordered the secre-
tary to read the program of subjects
and speakers for the evening. The
first subject, 1.-THE Sink Hole Hound
and his breeding, brother Albert
Hagy, speaker, was called for. Mr..
Hagy read from manuscript as fol-
lows, in part:
"Mr. President, and gentlemen of
The Ananias Club. You all know
am not speaker. l hesitate to come
before this large and intelligent club
TO make a speech. In the language
of an immortal bard, [ will say:
"If | should chance to fall below
Demosthenese or Cicero,
- q;
But pass my uuperelctions by"
"The boy stood on''-the speakers
voice as drowned in thunderous ap-
plause. When quiet was restored, he
continued: 1.-THE Sink Hole hound,
Mr.. President and gentlemen, is a
hound that is fond of sink holes.
canis, nascitur non fit, as the poet
says, although, Mr.. President, ]
never knew one of these hounds TO
fight. They got their names in this
way: During the flood, the mother
of this historic race of noble dogs,
whelped in a sink hole. There were
thirteen of the pups. AS the water
poured into the sink hole nine of
these pups climed to the top of tall
stump in the sink hole and were
saved. The other four and the mother
were drowned, alas, yes, gentlemen,
cruelty drowned. / weep (using his
handkerchief) when l think of ii.
(There were visible signs of emotion
all over the haID, and this brethren
is how this distinguished breed ge
It's name. - The speaker, deeply
moved, took his seat amidst profounC
silence.
Under the head of "remarks 70
the good of the club, " the secretar.
read the following communicable
from a member of the club sojourn
ing in Florida:
City Point, Fla, Feb. "a.
President of the Ananias Club,
Tazewell, Va.
ALLIGATOR Joe," noted characte
here, it is reported, recently engage
to ride a crocodile across theAtlantit
keeping constantly in mirage, S
that Flroida tourists could see hiI
all the way to Liverpool. He .saile
East, through Jupiter inlet TO I'll
Gulf stream, thence with said streel
Northward 1000 poles TO Opposi
Washington city, where the crocodi
encountered whale and was spear,
by an Eskimo, a tourist to the Mort
pole."
Great applause and sensation a
over the hall. Three members fain
ed.
The following statement was ma
by one of the mem bers: 81 hatch
pullets in March few years ae
which laid eggs in August folio
ing. These eggs were set and hatch
out in September. Pullets from Il
September Matching laid the folio
ing February, and these eggs hatch