The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-19
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III 81 Frederis
The postmaster at Yeardon. Pa,
lis looking for reliable man to re-
splace the services Of two dogs. no.
for over ten years have carried the
mail three times a day to and from
1.-THE railroad station. which is nearly
~ mile from the post Office The
oldest dog died few weeks ago.
! and the other one now spends the
most of his time at his comrades
grave and refuses to notice the mail
bag.
In their years Of service these dogs
never missed a single trip. OF failed
ito be at the station on time, or TO
bring the mail promptly to the post
loftice. OF duty they were playful.
but when the mailbag was In their
care they paid no attention to any
| thing else, and any man except the
postmaster who attempted to lay
hands upon the bag was met with
! growls fierce enough to deter hlm.
Some of the citizens Of Yeardon are
now considering the erection OF a
monument to the dead dog, whose
term Of service is believed to be the
longest upon record, at least IN this
4 country.
Few dogs in the United States
have daily work to do, although in
Europe the work dog is nsre FREE
quent than the pet dog. especially
among the peasants a woman III
ENantucket has combined both quail
.Ities in the Great Dane. who is her
companion by day and her guardian
by ight. She operates a small truck
i garden, supplying fresh vegetables
| Of superior quality to private GUS
toners. The dog fills the place OF
q horse in the cultivation OF the sin
j gle acre which must yield support
/ to them both. He breaks up the
small plough through it. After the
plants are growing, he cultivates
them with a cultivator similar to the
plough In shape, which he draws
carefully through the evenly -planted
rows King Olaf has also wagon
Ito which he is harnessed several
times o. week for the purpose of de-'f
Ilivering orders. He has regular
Hist OF custom ers to whom he takes
vegetables without his mistress ac-
companying him. A small leather
bag. attached to his collar, carries
the money paid by those who do not
! have running accounts and no hui
man collector could be more relia-I
BILE. |
"a generation ago, the old-fashiGn-l
ed churn was used on many farms.
The dog lost this employment when
the DEVELOPMENT of the modern
creamery rendered 1t more profita-t
bic to send the milk to the creamery
than to make the butter on the farm.
But the dog readmill has been used
for a number of other farm activities.
1t may be applied to the pump to
supply water for the house and also
for irrigation. This is being done
upon number of Kansas farms. The
water used in the m odern bathroom.f
as well as the kitchen. is pumped
from the well each morning by the |
family dog operating a streadmill.
Usually from fifteen minutes to half
an hour is sufficient, and it is claim
ed that the exercise Is good for the
dog. 9ssaI III 5
In Arizona, a woman with tu-
beTcular husband supports her FAM
lily by doing laundry work. Her hus-
band is unable to do any real work |
enough to devise a treadmill by
which their Newfoundland dog
could operate the washing machine
and thus Tighten the Woman's work
The same dog is also being taught
to oliver and collect the clothes
from the homes Of her customers.
Doubtless the dogs most valua bic
service to humanity is that Of life
saving, and new instances of this
are being supplied continually A
few weeks ago, an old lady. reading
fell asleep. The wind blew a cur
tain against the burning gas. The
dogs sharp barking brought assist
5ance, but even before 1T arrived the
brave animal had dragged his mis- |
5tressf from the bed and almost to the |!
door. Though the room was filed /
with flame and smoke. he did not |
leave until she was carried out by
the men who responded to his alarm
At a summer resort last year. d
baby was toddling across the street.
unconscious of the horse and buggy
rapidly bearing down upon her. But +
dog trotting along the road quicklyk
saw the danger. He sprang forward
and snatched the Ettleione almost out /
from under the horses feet, although
no call had been given and no one
realized her danger until it was past.
The instances Of dogs rescuing
children and grown people from
drowning are SO numerous as to att
tract little comment. At asnumb Of
city bathing pools. a big dog is in-l
Guided in the party ofscaretakersEwho
are on the alert to see that the be-
ginnersi do not. get beyond their depth
in the swimming pool. AT sea coast
resorts. the big dog is frequently all
great factor in securing the safety Of
the bathers.
~ large collie dog named Joe. be-
longing to one OF the life-saving
guards at Atlantic City. rendered eff
sficient life saving service for several