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man-trailers, and it is thoroughly understood that if 

 the rifle fails to stop a thief, and it becomes desirable 

 to see him, the hounds will take up the trail the next 

 day, and no matter where he may have gone there will 

 be no difficulty in reaching him. Should he take train 

 the dogs will tell the fact, and then it will be only 

 necessary to try each station until the one is reached 

 where he left the train. Should he leave by means of 

 a horse, when he either gets into the wagon, or mounts 

 the horse, the hound will take the scent, and carry it 

 until he again takes to the ground. 



Socrates, the Great Bloodhound 



The head of the kennel, " Socrates," No. 127320, 

 (his registered name is "Ottawa's Major") is a 

 direct descendant from Rosemary and Delhi, the two 

 great dogs of Mr. Burgh, of England, who for years, 

 has been the leading breeder of man-trailing Blood 

 Hounds. Altogether the Farm to-day is carrying 

 seventeen dogs. Fifteen of them are pure and grade 

 Blood Hounds; two are Fox Terriers. The Fox 

 Terriers are kept for a breed of thieves other than 

 the two-legged kind, and rats have no place on which 

 to rest the soles of their feet. 



The dogs, every night, are distributed at different 

 points of the Farm, and one of the great qualities of 

 the Blood Hound is its marvelous nose, which works 

 just as well in the dark as in the light, and as watch 

 dogs, because of this peculiarity, they are most effi- 



