306 DAN BEARD'S ANIMAL BOOK 



ins MASTER'S VOICE. 



A friend of the lady photographed Spin as he or 

 she was in the act of listening, and that photograph 

 by some chance fell into the hands of the phono- 

 graph people who were immediately struck with 

 the novelty and attractiveness of the picture and 

 its value as an advertisement for their product. 



It is very doubtful if the phonograph people 

 know 



THE IDENTITY OF THE DOG. 



Spin's mistress was the late Mrs. Willis P. 

 Sweatnam and her master was Willis P. Sweat- 

 nam himself, the Sweatnam who in the play of the 

 "County Chairman" delighted the audiences night 

 after night with his quaint humor and masterly 

 interpretation of the character of Sassafras Livings- 

 ton. 



There has been and always will be, interesting 

 discussion regarding the origin of our domestic 

 dogs. Most people conceive that the dog's an- 

 cestor was in all probability the wolf, and we know 

 in the Far North of our own continent the dogs 

 belonging to the Esquimaux, Indians and white 

 people are constantly in-breeding with the wolves. 

 But whether the dog proceeded from the wolf or 

 not, when allowed to run wild, they soon revert 

 to an animal closely resembling a wolf in looks 

 and character. There have been reports of 



