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Now, terriers are different. A couple of them haye been 
amousing me with their antics all the morning, One got an 
old strawherry punnet, a basket shaped like a sugatloal, and 
the tricks he played with it would have conyulsed a clown in 
the circus, and it must take a.lot to excite the risible faculties 
of sucha person. It shook it, R beset ean backward and for- 
ward over it, got its feet tangled up in 1t, and at-last its head 
in it and then it sprang forward on its hind legs madly trying 
to get the cap off. This was eventually effected with the jeal- 
ous aid of terrier No, 2, When the basket was torn to shreds; 
No. 1 found a sepulehral bone which he, with great secrecy, 
gravely buried. No.2 affected to be asleep, but had an eye to 
the covert proceedings, and as the sexton sauntered off, he. 
with as nonchalant an air, walked in the direction of the bone 
and suddenly pounced upon the burial spot. Then ensued 
such a fight that excited even the other dogs to join in, and 
soon it was a seething mass of profanity and caninity (where 
did I first meet that last happy term?) I kicked everybody, 
which did not improve matters a bit, but Dick came to the 
rescué with a pail of water and soused the combatants, That 
dampened their ardor effectually, 
But I was going to say when Bob was so terrified by a 
stranger’s yoice, these two ruftians flew to the sate and, with 
their noses down, lips snarling, hackles up, waited the arrival 
of intruders, and their reception would haye been bitingly 
cool. 
What's that sound I hear down the road? <A rich note and 
a whip crack. [ walk to the wall followed by my gasping 
crew, and there I see the sight that always stirs the blood—a 
pack of hounds. “Exercise,” 1 ask, as the huntsman gets op- 
posite me, “Yes, sir; Diligent! Diligent!!” and Diligent, who 
thought she might indulge in a gambhol while the careful eye 
was arrested, comes slinkinz to heel. They area nice lot of 
harriers, but I can’t gossip with the huntsman; we can’t hear 
ourselves speak, for the swearing of my dogs anxious to scala 
the wall for a fight, and the hounds are eebting demoralized, 
when I hear Dick’s stentorian tones, ‘‘Lunch! luneh!! lunch!!!” 
“Oh, all right,” I ery, “Good morning.” “Good morning, 
sir,” and he walks away with his beauties at his heel, and a 
picture they makein the lane. Long may it be before their 
occupation is gone in spite of the ground game act, isthe wish 
of all sportsmen and of LILLIBULERO, 
SEPT, 22, 1884, 
THE LEONBERG DOG. 
BOUT thirty-five years ago it was considered, says La 
Chasse et la Péche, by the jeunesse dorée of Germany as a 
sreat distinction to take their usual walk accompanied by a 
yery large dog. Some dog fanciers immediately set to work 
and carried on a very remunerative trade by palming off to 
the public a new breed, which they styled ‘the Leonberg,” 
By the*help of prospectuses, portraits of dogs and pompous 
advertisements, these fanciers perverted the taste and. Europe 
was overrun with these dogs—they eyen found buyers in Am- 
erica. Many persons at Sa aes designate their dogs as the 
Leonberg breed. In 1883, Paris admitted a class for this dog, 
Germany repudiates it, and it has neyer been admitted in 
England. Does the race of Leonberg exist, has this dog a dis- 
tinct character, particular qualities, an identity of type: in 
fact, has it the necessary peculiarities to constitute a new race? 
Let us examine the question, We haye no wish to blot out all 
erossing. A new race may be created and settled at the end 
of five or six generations, but the pei nea must be made with 
discernment and by intelligent and well-studied selections, 
Let us examine what is understood by race; the following are 
the principles which ought to guide breeders desirous of cre-' 
ating a new one. 
By the word race or breed is understood to be a number of 
animals having a proper conformation and peculiar properties 
which they transmit to their offspring. To form a new race 
itis necessary; First, to cross two breeds, asin the ease of a 
bulldog and fox-teirier, the result is a new race, called bull- 
terrier, Which partakes of the conformation and peculiar 
chayacter of each of the two breeds. Second, to alter the 
type by adding qualities, although maintaining the funda- 
mental character of the principal breed, such as is done in the 
ease of the pointer and setter. Third, in which the shape of 
the body is not altered, but an extra quality is added, asin 
the case of the crossing of the greyhound with the bulldog. 
Further, a breed of dog may be altered or changed without 
producing a new one, but only improving it by the approach 
of two subjects of the same breed, thereby rendering the 
produce more perfect m body and intelligence. Have these 
principles been carried out in the case of Leonberg? We do 
not hesitate to say no. Hssig of Leonberg, Friedrich of Zahna 
and Seyfarth of Késtritz have only bad in mind to dazzle the 
public by a show of large cogs, sometimes smooth-coated, 
4ometimes with long curly hair, and of every color. 
On the request being made to sects Mr. R. de Schmieder- 
berg to settle the characteristics of this breed, as he pretends 
to have created it in 1846, answer thus: “'The dogs I have bred 
since 1846 are a successful cross of the Newfoundland with 
the original Mount 8t Bernard, which I have since improved 
with the wolfdeg of the Pyrenees, from which the St. Ber- 
nard originates. These dogs are the largest race of long- 
haired, and to that quality they add beauty and intelligence” 
(see “Der Hund,” Volume III., p. 46). Mr. de Schmiederberg, 
irritated by the pretensions of Essig, asks for further informa- 
tion, and begs of him to throw a little more light on the sub- 
ject, and to give more ample information on this famous 
breed of Leonberg. To that effect Mr. de Schmiederberg 
uts the following questions (‘‘Der Hund,” Volume LY., p, 27); 
What isthe shape of the Leonberg dow? The shape of his 
body? Give a description of his legs, coat and color? Mr. de 
Schmiederberg puts every detailed question, which it is useless 
to repeat here. ; is 
This is Ussie’s answer: ‘‘Under the name of Leonberg, it is 
understood these are the largest long-haired dogs, and com- 
bine beauty with intelligence. Instead of giving you a de- 
seription of my dogs I send you twelve photographs, which 
you can carefully examine and form your own judgment, 
Large head, short nose, thick forehead—theése are the distinct 
characteristics.” The remainder of the answer was simply a 
puffing advertisement; the photographs represent tive or six 
types differing from one another. Mr. de Schmiederberg 
wrote to Essig to say that the size, length of hair, muscular 
force, did not constitute breed; it must be a minute and seri- 
ous description as well as the pedigree of tix or six generations 
that are required. Having no satisfactory answer, and wi- 
willing to lese further time, he gave up the polemic and closed 
the correspondence (‘Der Hund,” Vol, [V., p, 185). Two other 
Germans, Friedrich of Zahna and Seyfarth of Késtritz, have 
tried and have sometimes successfully palmed off onthe public 
the Leonberg dog; but both have been detected in nefarious 
roceedings and have suffered fme and imprisonment tor 
cheating their customers. _ 
Let us now see how the Leonberg dog has been admitted to 
shows. In England, they were never admitted but in the 
variety class. (‘Der Hund,” vol. IV., 39.) In Germany, 
these dogs get admitted to the show at Baden, and the follow- 
ing is the report of the Field, Oct. 2, 1875; “There was a lar, 
number of Leonberger dogs just. as they ars—huge mongrels, 
with long hair, long and thin heads, bushy tails, of every 
color, from milky white to the finest black, and of all sorts of 
shapes.” ‘Thus this creation of mongrels arrived tosucha silly 
extension. In 1876, at the canine show at Berlin, dogs classed 
as **Hofhunde” (house dogs) comprised the St. Bernard, New- 
foundland, and Leonberg. his classifiedtion was the subject 
of great discussion, the supporters of the Leonberg not being 
Be to give an exact definition of this pretended breed, so tiat 
ths judges were canny scety contused, and out of the prizes 
given, ten fell to the Leonbergers, ‘Der Hund,” vol. L, p. 14.) 
In 1376, at; Dresden and Cologne, the Leonbergs are still ad- 
a. ee 2 ee Eee ee ee ee eee ee ee eS eee 
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FOREST AND STREAM. 
mitted, but not without popes. In 1879, at Hanover, fhe 
programme defined clearly the different classes; and the 
mongreis of Hssig, Wriedrich, and Seyfarth were expelled then 
and for the future. Diseredited in Germany, and unable to 
get their dogs admitted to ahy exhibition, these dog fanciers 
are trying their hand in Belgium, and are inundating that 
country with their produce, ‘We raust sell them somewhere,” 
say they; but our readers are enlightened and warned. Who- 
ever is deceived in future will be so with his eyes open.—Live 
Stockh Journal, 
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TWO HOTEL DOGS. 
L.—CHISAR. 
o] Reet village bemg a favorite summer resorb for New 
Yorkers, and the old-time hotel known as the Crissman 
House being filled from early until late with representative 
families of the metropolis, the pet dog of the house, mentioned 
many times in the Sun as Crsar, was probably more widely 
known in the city than any other brute of the kind boasting 
no public record. 
Cesar was a peculiar dog, His mother was a thoroughbred 
Newfoundland, and his father a pure-blooded coach. His 
intelligence was almost human. Born in the hotel stables, he 
was raised by the Crissman family, andit might be said that 
he was looked upon as a virtual member of it. He stood 
almost three feet high, was a pure and glossy black, and had 
strong likes and dislikes. & was an especial pet of the 
children, He joined in all their games, ond mase himself 
their guardian on all their excursions to the points of interest 
within their reach. He seemed to think it was incumbent on 
hin) to have things run smoothly about the house, and was 
pozsessed of a constant and unchangeable determination to 
have everything highly respectable and quiet, This was well 
understood by cantankerous denizens of the back country, 
who occassionally come to town with the firm and artistic 
resolye to tint it crimson or die, and, consequently, in the 
course of their exuberant efforts in that line, they always 
found it most conyenient to mix their dyes in localities not 
immediately adjacent to the Crissman House. Czrsar would 
not allow even a friendly scuffle on the premises, and carried 
his objection to all such unseemly and undignified exhibitions 
«to an extent so stricb and positive that he would not permit 
his master even to indulge in one for an instant, and would 
make a protest against him as quickly as against the most 
forlorn-looking stranger, ; 
This determination on the part of Cesar was knoyn to 
eyerybody, and when a few days azo two old friends of the 
house and of Casar’s, came to a bantering scuttle in the parlor 
of the hotel, and Czesar made his displeasure known to them, 
they knew just whatit meant. But they persisted, and the 
dog felt it his duty to make his authority known, and he did 
so by seizing one of the parties by the leg and closing his teeth 
onit, This made a great excitement in the place. The bitten 
party was one of the most prominent and popular residents. 
He demanded that the dog should be killed. This Czssar’s 
master, not béing a believer in the superstition that a dog that 
has bittiten a person must be killed because if at some future 
time the dog went mad the person would become a victim of 
hydrophobia, emphatically refused to have it done. 
The next day, during the abscence of the dog’s owner, the 
parties to the scuffe and another resident induced Czesar to 
follow them away from the house. When they were out of 
sight and hearing they shot the dog several times with a 
revolyer, but their marksmanship was so poor that no vital 
part was hit. Czesar seemed to look on the pistol shooting as 
play, but when the party procured a shotgun and fired a 
charge in his head he saw that matters were meant to be 
serious, and he ran away irom the party and came home 
weak and bleeding. He was carefully nursed but his wounds 
were so serious that his recovery was evidently impossible, 
and the poor animal was shot to relieve his misery, It was 
only the death of a dog, but the manner in which it was 
accomplished, the circumstances surrounding it, and the 
prominence ofthe parties concerned in the affair have given it 
a peculiar importance. It has disturbed the most cordial 
social relations of many people, and aroused feelings of bitter- 
ness the effect of which will not only be long felt in business 
and society here and elsewhere, but will become an important 
factor in future political moyements in Pike county. The 
death of the dog Ceesar has been for days the leading: topic of 
conversation not only with the townspeople, but with the 
hundreds of New Yorkers still in the village. The dog was 
buried in the Sawkill Glen, A well known New Yorker, who 
was a tayorite friend of Czesar’s, intends to place a stone over 
the grave to bear this inscription: : 
Poor Casar! 
Murdered by Believers in a Dark Age 
uperstition, 
Far Better Thy Instinct than Their Reason! 
The wound made by Cesar on the man he bit was serious 
enough to make him quite il, and he has been confined to his 
home, 
Many instances of this famous dog’s intelligence are now 
duly recalled and talked about. One incident, illustrating it 
in a wonderful manner, is especially mentioned. <A guest of 
the house one day entered the reading-room and left word in 
Cesar’s hearing that if a certain person came in and inquired 
for him he would be in the parlor and would like to be in- 
formed of the fact, as it wasvery important that he should see 
him, The guest went into the parlor and, lying on the sofa, 
fell asleep. The party he had referred to came into the 
reading room soon afterward and inquired for him, but the 
one with whom the guest had left word that he would be in 
the parlor had slipped out, and the man was told that the 
person he inquired for was notin the house. Czesar was lying 
by the stove. Hewas seen tu get up quickly and hurry toward 
the parlor. The sleeping guest was awakened by feeling 
something cold against his face. Opening his eyes, he saw 
Cresar, who had placed his nose in the sleeper’s face. When 
the dog saw that the guest was awake he turned and walked 
slowly toward the door, waggimy his tail and looking back to 
see if the man wasfollowing him. The guest remained on the 
sofa, and Cassar returned, attracted his attention again, and 
again started away. Stillthe man did not move, and Cwsar 
went back the third time, took hold of the guest’s coat with 
his teeth, gave it a stout pull, and walked away again, this 
time barking. The man hadmnow got it through his head that 
Ceasar wanted hiin to follow him for some purpose, and he 
didso. Dhe dog led him out to the reading room, and ‘brought 
him face to face with the person who had asked for him!— 
Milford (Pa.) Correspondence New York Sun. 
.—HECK, 
The large Newfoundland dog Heck, belonging to the St, 
Himo Hotel, in the oil town of Hidred, Pa., was known 
throughout the northern oil field for its great strength and 
almost human intelligence. The porter of the hotel, a kind- 
hearted but intemperate person, was an especial favorite with 
the dog, The porter, a small man, slept in a littl: room back 
of the office, The dog sleptin the office. On Thursday night 
last the porter was very drunk when he went to bed, and soon 
fell into a heavy sleep, Some time in the might he was 
awakened by the loud barking of Heck, who was jumping 
frantically on the porter’s bed and seizing the pillow with his 
teeth. The still drunken and drowsy porter tried to make the 
dog go away, but the animal persisted in its efforts, and it 
finally dawned on the befuddled mind of the porter that the 
house was on fire. His room was full of smoke, and he could 
hear the crackling of the flames. He aber t from bed, but 
was stillso drunk that he fell to the floor. The faithful dog 
at once seized him by the coat collar, the porter not havin 
removed his clothing on going to bed, and dragged him out o: 
a Sac 
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 [Oor, 9, 1884, 
| the room and half way to the other door of the office, when 
the man succeeded in getting to his feet, and, unlocking the 
door, pig fae tape into the street. The fire was rapidly spread- 
ing over the building, and the hotel was filled with guests, not 
one of whom had been aroused. The dog no sooner saw his 
helpless friend was safe than he dashed back into the house 
and ran barking loudly up stairs, He first stopped at the 
door of his master’s room, where he howled and scratched at 
the door until the inmate was made aware of the danger and 
hurried out of the house, as there was no time to lose. The 
dog gaye the alarm at every door, and in some instances 
conducted the guests down stairs to the outer door, each one 
of these, however, being strangers in the house, which fact 
the dog seemed to understand in Jooking out for their safety. 
All the inmates of the house seemed to have lost their heads 
in the excitement, and it is said that the hotel dog alone 
preserved complete control of himself, and alone took active 
measures to save the inmates of the house. In and out of the 
burning building he kept continually dashing, piloting some 
half dressed man or woman dowrstairs only to at once return 
in search of others. Once a lady with a child in her arms 
tripped on the stairs while hurrying out and fell to the 
bottom. The child was thrown on the floor in the hall some 
distance away. The woman regained her feet and staggered 
im a dazed way out of the door, leaving the child in the midst 
of the smoke that was pouring from the office door. The 
brave dog saw the mishap, and jumping in through the smoke 
seized the child by its night clothes and carried it safely out. 
Notwithstanding this wescue the mishap that made it necessary 
led to the death of the noble animal, The mother of the 
child, on being restored by the fresh air, first became aware 
that her child was not with her, and crying out wildly that 
“Anna was burnin uP im the house,” made a dash for the 
building asif to rush through the flames to seek her child, 
Heck had already brought the little one out, but it had not 
yet been restored to its mother, The dog saw the frantic 
tush of the mother toward the burning building, and heard 
her exclamation that some one was burning up in the house 
and although the building was now a mass of smoke and 
flames inside and out, the dog sprang forward, and, as a dozen 
hands seized the woman and held her back from her insane 
attempt to enter the house, disappeared with a bound over 
the burning threshold, The faithful animal never appeared 
again, His remains were found in the ruins, 
There is no doubt in any one’s mind that but for the intelli- 
ence and activity of Heck the fire in the hotel would not 
fave been discovered in time for a single inmate to have 
eseaped trom the building, and that the noble animal under- 
stood from the half-crazed mnovements of the child’s mother 
that there was still another one in danger, and to reseue whom 
he gaye his own life, is accepted as equally certain, The re- 
mains of Heck were given a fitting burial, and his loss is 
regretted as that of a useful citizen might be.—Olean (N, ¥.) 
Correspondence New York Times. 
THE FISHERS ISLAND CLUB,.—The first annual field 
trials of the Fishers Island Club will be held on their preserve 
at Fishers Island, Nov. 17, open to members only, The club 
have stocked the ground with quail, which are reported to be 
abundant. They haye also turned out some Hnzlish pheasants 
which appear to be doing well. Last week the clu received 
from Germany 4 crate of hares, which they hope to naturalize. 
The meeting will undoubtedly be a most enjoyable affair. 
DOG HOUSHS.—An enterprising firm in this city, sharp 
enough to see what is needed and to supply it, has gone into 
the business of manufacturing kennels, Kennel fencing and 
furnishings, and traveling boxes in which dogs may be safely 
shipped by railroad. This box is so constructed that good 
ventilation is assured, and it is strong and well made. The 
firm’s advertisement will be found elsewhere. 
NEW ORLEANS DOG SHOW,—There will be a bench show 
of dogs at New Orleans, commencing Jan. 10, 1885. The show 
will be held by the World’s Fair Hxpositicn, who have 
appointed Mr, Chas, Lincoln superintendent, The premium 
list will be very liberal, and no effort will be spared to make 
the show first-class in every respect. 
KENNEL NOTES. 
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, 
Kennel notes are juserted in this column free of charge. To insure 
publication of notes, correspondents MUST GIVE the following par- 
ticulars of each animal: 
1. Golor. 6. Name and residence of owner, 
®, Breed. buyer or seller, ; 
8. Sex. 7. Sire, with his sire and dam, 
4, Age, or 8. Owner of sire, — 
5. Date of birth, of breeding or 6. Dam, with her siré and dam. 
of death 10, Owner of dam. 
Allnames must be plainly written. Communication on one side of 
paper only, and signed with writer’s name. 
NAMES CLAIMED, 
(ee See instructions at head of this colunn. 
Ace of Spades, Julius Cesar, Lazy Jack, Sleepy Joe, Lady Hinvine. 
and Lady Jane. By Major Lovejoy, Bethel, Me., for liver and white 
pointers, four dogs and two bitches, whelped Aug. 10, 1884 (Clipper— 
Countess Nelly, A.K.R. 918). 
Princess Daphne and Lady Fuy. By Mr. Wm. G, Bramman, Har- 
lem, N. Y., for orangé-red and white setter bitches, whelped Ang. 
10, 1883, by Prince Jim (One-Eyed Sancho—Flora) out of his Duck 
ash—Roseé), t 
Pe lla. By tr, Orrin J, Loder, Peekskill, N. Y., for red Irish setter 
bitch, whelped July 11, 1884, by champion Glencho out of Sampson's 
By. By Mr. H. G, Jerome, Uneasville, Conn.. for white, black 
and tan beagle bitch, whelped Jan. 2, 1883, by King (Victor—lLuey) out 
of Music (Rockwood—F'aithful). ; 
Muaxime, By Miss M. 'T. Lamarche, New York, for liver and white 
English setter dog, whelped Aug. 15, 1884, by Promise (Pride of the 
Border—Flash) out of Rose (Ned—Rose), ! : ’ 
Shot. By Mr. M. J. Lamarche, New York, for liver and white Ene- 
lish setter dog, whelped Aug. 15, 1584, by Promise (Pride of the Border 
Flash) out of Rose (Ned—Rose). 
Bunthorne and Grosvenor. By Mr, W. H, Moller, New York, for 
black, white and tan beagle dogs, whelped -Iuly 11, 1884 (Duke— 
idzet). 
ee BRED- 
(== See instructions at head of this column... , 
Calypso—Hero I, Mr. W. D. Peck’s (New Haven, Conn.) mastiff 
biteh Ualypso (A.K.R, 1498) to the Ashmont Ketnel’s Hero IL. (A. K.R. 
45), Oct. 1. ; 
: Homey —Dashing Lion. Mr. B.S. Wawks’s (Ashfield, Mass.) English 
setter bitch Roxey (Leicester—Nellia) to Dashing Lion (Dash 11.— 
Leda), Sept. 15. , ae 
Madam Llewellin—Buckellew, Mr, H, BE, Hamilton’s (New York) 
English setter bitch Madam Llewellin (Rake—Rocksie) to Mr, W, A. 
Coster’s Buckellew (A. K.R. 30), Sept. 9. f 
Ruby—Druid, Mr. H, EB. Hamilton’s (New York) Hnglish setter 
bitch Ruby (Rake—Fanny) to Druid (Prince—Dora), Sept, 35, ; 
Princess Ddphne—Rosco Conklin. Mr. Wm, G, Bramman’s (Har- 
lem, N. Y¥.) English setter bitch Princess payne (Prince Jim—Duck) 
to Mr. T. Owen's Roscoe Conklin (Grouse—Kate), Sept. 21, ; 
Lady Fay—Bruce. Mr. Wm. G. Bramman’s (Harlem, N.Y.) English 
setter biteh Lady Fay (Prince Jim—Duck) to Mr. MeCullongh’s Bruce 
(Grouse— ), Sept. 23. f : ; 
Reity—Bang Bang, Mr. Cooke's (Norfolk, Va ) pointer bitch Betty 
to the Westminster fennel Glub’s Bang Bang (A.K.R. 394), Sept. 27. 
Kotie—Bannermun. Mr. $8, 0. Gratt’s (Pittsburgh, Pa.) beagle pitch 
Katie (Dodge’s Rattler—Dodge’s aay, fo Mr. Louis Sloan’s Banner- 
man (March Boy—Dew Drop), Sept. 27. 
WHELPS. 
[29> See instructions at head of this column. , 4 
Zoe, Mx. E. M. Crouch’s (Thomaston, Conn.) pointer bitch Zoe 
jaa ee: Sept, 22, nine (seven dogs), by Sensation’s Son (Sénsa- 
tion—Filirt), “_ 
Tpirlenese Mr. W, S, Thomas’s (Birmingham, Conn.) cocker spaniel 
Fg eee (A.K.R. 63), Sept. 9, five (four dogs), by Col. Stubbs 
A.K.R, 302). * es : 
4 Sally. Mr, Jas, P, Swain, Jr.’s (Bronxville, N, Y.) Dandie Dinmont 
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