The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-27
LATE KINGS DOC
IS NATIONS IDOL
Rough Haired Terriers Image Is In
Thousands of British Homes-Now
With Dowager Queen.

LONDON, Jan. 27.-Enthroned In
thousands of British homes here and
In the Dominions is a new idol-Dog
Caesar. His image Is made Of wool
and plush, plaster OF paris, or mere
paper. May 1 tell the story Of the
dog that daily boasted, II belong TO
the king?"
He Is a rough-haired terrier with
black and tan marks about his ears,
and with a face expressing almost
human intelligence.
Caesar is the most travelled OF Eng
lish dogs. He has trotted about the
streets of Berlin, Vienna, st. Peters
burg, Copenhagen, Christiania, Athens
and Marienbad. and has adventured In
gondola in Venice. The North Sea.
the Baltic, the Mediterranean, the
Adriatic are familiar. the channels
Irish and England-and the British
coasts are mere commonplaces to him.
Undismayed. indeed, hather critical
In many respects, he has, gazed upon
and has been patted by emperors and
czars. kaisers and kings, princes and
presidents. Great statesmen have
shown a real or an assumed interest
In him.
Never since the days OF Rab was
there such perfect understanding be-
tween master and dog as between
Caesar and King Edward. He knew
as much as sheepdog on Salisbury
Pain. During his several visits to
Biarritz those who were promenading
on the PLACE could always tell by the
doings OF Caesar when his majesty
was about to join the throng. Each
day when the sturdy little white figure
OF the dog appeared on the terrace OF
the Hotel du Palais and made dash
for the pathway leading to the PLACE,
those who knew said, "Ah! his majes-
ty is coming"
Ahead of the king came Caesar,
turning aside invariably at the foot of
the slope to look for lizards. A rock
cry there was full OF them, and Caesar
actually grinned with amusement as
they fed in terror into their holes.
Often they were startled into parting
with tail at the apparition Of the
| terrier.
Thus he trotted, still I'm advance OF
the king, along that favorite walk
past the Old Port and the Rocher de
la Vierge, where his majesty liked to
sit. Caesar sat with him, and re-
garded with grave contempt the null
| titude of dogs OF mixed blood. Should
| the king motor, Caesar first inspected
| the car TO see that all was in order.
| For Caesar no one existed except his
royal master
When the king was iii at Blarritz.
never was being more miserable
! than Caesar Wherever his majesty
might be, at home or abroad. In train
or steamer. Caesar shared his room.
| His majesty kept indoors himself, and
saw TO II that his dog was not with
out exercise, but to meet Caesar on
| a leash In charge OF a maidservant on
those occasions was a painful expert.
ence. He declined to recognize any
acquaintance, and no dog dared TO ex-
PRESS sympathy with him. He did
not bark. but barred q magnificent set
OF teeth i'm a silence which was deep
ly significant.
Coesar left the south OF France
with his royal master. He smiled
content from the window OF the sa-
J loon carriage, and thought OF peace
full hours in the train beside his king,
who really was going home TO die.
For days after the kings death he
was so III that but for the care OF
Queen Alexandra he might have died.
But he rec overed, and was one of the
most prominent OF the mourners at
| the funeral.
Caesar himself has become immor-
tal: he is the dog who was the friend
of King Edward. Now he remains
with Queen Alexandra. and goes where
she goes They say that he knows all
about IL: that in that wise, square
head, with the steadfast eyes peering
1 through tangled hair. there is fun
realization. lie is a very stall and
sober dog now-except for his one
daily dash about the Sangdringham
lawns-because he feels that Queen
| Alexcndra Is his specfal charge.