Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-04-09
Nine STRONG REPUBLICAN TALKED OF FOR MAYOR:
eama& Peters, POWELL Leroy Goddard sM

my own, of which should be glad to
unburden myself to the reader. 1t
once became my duty to kill a dog af.
flicted with some incurable disease. In.
stead of doing 1t myself, as should
have done, took him to place where
lost dogs are received, and where those
for whom no home can be found are
mercifully destroyed. There, instead of
myself leading to the death chamber.
as, again. should have done, handed
him over to the executioner. The dog
was an abnormadly nervous and timid
one, and as he was dragged most un.
willingly away, he turned around, as
nearly as he could, and cast back at
me look of horror. Of fear, of agon.
ICED appeal--a look that has haunted
me for years.
Whether he had any inkling Of what
was in store for him, I do not know.
but It is highly probable that he had.
Dogs and other animals are wonderful
mind readers. have known two cases
In which some discussion about the
necessity of killing an old dog, held In
his presence. was quickly followed BY
the sudden, unaccountable disappear.
ance of the animal. and no tidings Of
him, could ever be obtained. although
the greatest pains were taken to OBJ
tain them.
More than 100 valuable collie dogs
stolen in New York and the surround.
ing places in the last year have been
secretly shipped to Labrador, and are
now being used by Arctic fur hunters,
says Henry Fippett. the town clerk Of
Montclair. n. J. More than a score Of
AIontclair's prize collies have vanished
in the last few months, and this 'fact
led to the investigation.
There Is clearing house In New
York city, he asserts, for stolen dogs.
Some are sent south and some west.
but the collies are shipped to Labra.
dor, where they are trained to haul
sledges for the trappers and hunters.
The collie is supposed to be more re.
Gently descended from the wolf than
any other dog, and easily becomes &C.
customed to the Arctic climate. Each
dog. says Fippett, Is shipped north IN
a wooden box.
The animal Is kept In starving con-
dition on the trip north. Upon Its ar
rival at the port to which It is con
signed, the Grated dog is turned over
to Its trainer. This man, who supplies
trappers and hunters with. dogs, has
had long experience In conquering the
animals. When the collie Ia received
by him, he stands over the box with q
heavy leather whip, and as the collie
wild with rage and hunger, leaps out
he strikes the animal q blow tina,
sends 1t Keeling. II the dog Is aggres
slxe, 1t comes back at the man the
second time. Sometimes the third
blow Is necessary to conquer the AMI
man. This treatment Is always efIec
tive. The collie has learned Its lesson
and ever afterward the appraised whir
Is the sign Of authority which It obeys
Mrs. Judson Harmon. wife Of the
governor Of Ohio. has her own view,
regarding the sex In politics. Dis
cussing the woman question not Ions
ago. Mrs. Harmon said: Il belong Il
the old.fashioned school that adhere,
to the idea that men can manage pub
lie affairs and that women are infinite
ly more useful In the ancient avoca
ton of housekeeping and rearing
their children. Those who elect to re
main single can be useful in Othel
ways than In directing affairs of state