SENATOR VEST'S "TRIBUTE TO A DOG" 
S ENATOR VEST, of Missouri, was attend¬ 
ing court in a country town, and while 
waiting for the trial of a case in which he 
was interested, he was urged by the at¬ 
torneys in a dog case to help them. He was 
paid a fee of $250 by the plaintiff. Volumi¬ 
nous evidence was introduced to show that 
the defendant had shot the dog in malice, 
while the other evidence went to show that 
the dog had attacked the defendant. Vest 
took no part in the trial and was not dis¬ 
posed to speak. The attorneys, however, 
urged him to make a speech, else their 
client would not think he had earned his fee. 
Being thus urged, he arose, scanned the 
face of each juryman for a moment, and 
said: 
“Gentlemen of the Jury: The best friend 
a man has in the world may turn against 
him and become his enemy. His son or 
daughter that he has reared with loving 
care may prove ungrateful. Those who are 
nearest and dearest to us, those whom .we 
trust with our happiness and our good name 
may become traitors to their faith. The 
money that a man has he may lose. It flies 
away from him, perhaps, when he needs it 
most. A man’s reputation may be sacrificed 
in a moment of ill-considered action. The 
people who are prone to fall on their knees 
to do us honor when success is with us may 
be the first to throw the stone of malice 
when failure settles its clouds upon our 
heads. The one absolutely unselfish friend 
that man can have in this selfish world, the 
one that never deserts him, the one that 
never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is 
his dog. A man’s dog stands by him in 
prosperity and poverty, in health and sick¬ 
ness. He will sleep on the cold ground, 
where the wintry winds blow and the snow 
drives fiercely, If only he may be near his 
master’s side. He will kiss the hand that 
has no food to offer; he will lick the wounds 
and sores that come in encounter with the 
roughness of the world. He guards the 
sleep of his pauper master, as if he were a 
prince. When all other friends desert he 
remains. When riches take wings and repu¬ 
tation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his 
love as the sun in its journey through the 
heavens. 
“If fortune drives the master forth an 
outcast in the world, friendless and home¬ 
less, the faithful dog asks no higher privi¬ 
lege than that of accompanying him, to 
guard against danger, to fight against hi.s 
enemies, and when the last scene of all 
comes, and death takes the master in its 
embrace, and his body is laid away in the 
cold ground, no matter if all other friends 
pursue their way, there by the graveside 
will the noble dog be found, his head be¬ 
tween his paws, his eyes sad, but open In 
alert watchfulness, faithful and true even 
in death.’’ 
Senator Vest sat down. He had spoken in 
a low voice, without any gesture. He made 
no reference to the evidence of the merits 
of the case. When he finished, judge and 
jury were wiping their eyes. The jury re¬ 
turned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for 
$500. He had sued for $200. 
Canned 
Dog Foods 
In spite of what you may 
have heard to the contrary 
many of the canned foods 
now on the market are de¬ 
cidedly valuable additions 
to the ration of dogs and 
cats. It is true, however, 
that, in the manufacturer’s 
race to meet cut-rate store 
competition, many brands on the mark¬ 
et are worthless and even totally unfit 
to use. We believe that a safe guide to 
go by is the price. Any canned dog 
food priced at less than 10c, for a one 
pound can, is probably one to avoid. 
PRICES ARE NOT PREPAID, please 
include postage, and, if in Colorado, the 
State Sales Tax. All are 1 lb. cans ex¬ 
cept where so stated. 
THERE ARE A FEW GOOD CANNED FOODS AND HERE THEY ARE: 
Each 
Doz. 
CHAPPED BROS. KEN-D-RATION, either beef or horse-meat..$0.10 
Sl.OO 
48 
for 
S4.00 
PARD (Swift & Co.) ... 
.10 
1.20 
48 
for 
4.60 
RED HEART—“A”, Beef; «B”, Fish; «C»% Cheese . 
.10 
1.20 
48 
for 
4.30 
CHAPPED BROS. HEMO-RATION —Concentrated. 
.15 
1.50 
48 
for 
5.05 
chapped BROS. MARO-MEAT.3 
for .50 
1.75 
48 
for 
5.40 
GAINES REINDEER MEAT .3 
for .50 
1.75 
48 
for 
5.30 
AT CHRISTMAS TIME REMEMBER OUR LARGE LINE OF 
CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS FOR DOGS AND CATS 
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