Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-01-07
JASPER, EDUCATED
VISITING IN THE CITY
English Brindle Terrier Has In
telligence Of Human.
Calls AT CAPITAL OFFICE.
And Performs Various Aasics
Intricate Command Of Dixie TayIcr
His Mastsr.
Calls AT CAPITAL OFFICE.

nis master.
Jasper. the dog with intelligence
that has proved marvel to scientists
al several Of the largest universities
in the country, and who holjs the
distinction of being tbs only dog that
ever called upon President Taft, as
we'll as visited and entertained more
| public men Of the nation with his
antics. than the average American
citizen, is in Annapolis ter a few
days
With his master, Mr.. Dixie Tay-
Tor. of Richmond. Va, he is being
entertained as the guest Of Prof.
/ ilcg,nald H. Ridgely. Of the chair Of
biology at St Johns College. So
marvellous is the instinctiveness Of
tne animal that scientists, newspa-
pers and press associations have been
making q study of it with the result
that Jasper has attained country
wide fame in the short space of
six weeks, and wherever he goes he
is styled the dog with ''human
mind. -
Strutting proudly at the side of
his owner, who carries him Gin
leash while on the streets, Jasper
made his entry into the Ancient
City yesterday, and among the frs
persons upon whom he called was
Governor Goldsborough at the Ex-
ecutive Mapsion. rhe States Ex-
ecutive welcomed his dogship, and
hardly before he acquainted himself
with the environments of the Gov
ernor's private Office, Jasper began
to demonstrate to the Governor
that he is as smart as his owner
claims him to be.
Jasper obeyed the intricate, as
well as simple commands given by
his owner, with a promptness that
was indeed astonishing. He also
visited the Elks Home last night.
and entertained a number of men,
bers of the local Lodge for more than
an hour. And, despite the deter
mination of the Lodgemen to confuse
The canine with brick and a beer
bottle, or some other object, Jasper
was at all times alert and displayed
intelligence to grasp everything that
was said to him.
Unlike most trained dogs his
master is not compelled to use a
whip, or drive him, nor do his antics
include just a certain number of
things, as mark the performance of
dogs seen in dog shows or on the
vaudeville stage. On the contrary,
Jasper learns to perform one or more
new stunts every days of his travels.
Jasper walked into the editorial
sanctum Fof The Capital office this
morning, introduced himself, and
soon won the admiration and warm
friendship of everyone in the Office. 4
Very little work was done in the
office for more than half an hour, for
during that time the dog was going
through various performances. His
first stunt, at the command of his
master, was to go from one room to
another and close himself in by shut
ting the door behind him. He walk
ed around chair on three legs sever
al times, stood on his two hind legs
and performed on the typewriter, as
cended a ten-rung ladder, and even
would pick paper and match sticks off
the floor and deposit them in a waste
basket,or other receptacles for refuse.
Are you Mason?" he was asked,
and he gave his master the shake, and
then poked his head close to his mas
ter's ear, as if whispering the pass
word. He can remove ones hat and
eye glasses, take handkerchiefs out
of your pockets, unite ones shoes and
various other things of the like. He
will tell you what person does when
sleepy, by yawning, will sneeze, and
if asked whether he would rather be
Jack Johnson or dead dog, he will
promptly make himself motionless on
the floor, indicating the dead dog.
Jasper has visited Washington, Bal
timore and various other cities and
will shortly pay visit to President
elect Woodrow Wilson at Trenton.
The educated dog is given a hearty
welcome wherever he goes. Jasper
is a terrier of the English Rrindle
type, and is but trifie larger than
the average American fox terrier.
He also has little of the bull ter
rier in him.
Mr.. Taylor secured the animal
from a carnival company that was
playing at Frostburg, this State.
He was then but puppy few weeks
old. That was two and half years
ago, and he has since been under con-
slant training. His owner, however,
only began his travels with him in
November last.
At the earnest solicitation of Man
ager Irons, of the Colonial Theatre,
Jasper will be a guest at the play
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