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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 13, 1903.
A CHRISTMAS FAIRYLAND by ca looms
OLD MARK DUNCAN was always a
kindly man and no one over ap
pealed to Mm for help In vain.
At 25 years he teas a promising farmer
In Connecticut; five years later' he was a
more promising farmer out West, and ten i
years later he was a railroad man, and
so rich that no one, not even he, knew the
extent of his riches.
"Wealthy and kindly was he, but not lm- j
aginative. Very practical and hard-headed ,
and soft-hearted, which Is a food deal
hotter than being hard-hearted and soft
headed. But his wife, who had been a
school teacher In Connecticut before he
married her, while as kindly as he, was
much given to day dreams, and when a
son came to them he partook of the kind- i
llncss of both parents and the lmaglna- t
tlveness of his mother. j
Most successful Westerners come to New !
Tork sooner or later; the Duncans were ;
no exception, It so happening that they
arrived in December of the year 1906.
While their palace was building they
stayed at a hyphenated hotel on Fifth
avenue. J
Oliver Wolcott Duncan was Just 21, but J
as his father was not Jn society and he ,
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have a party In his honor.
Instead of that, he decided- to convert
Madison Square Into a fairyland on
Christmas eve for the benefit of such of '
the poor of New York as cared to come I
to the festivities. '
The Mayor of New York at that time (
w&a a. man 01 a very gay ana sympaineuc
nature, and when Oliver told him what he
Intended doing he was delighted, and as
sured him that he would aid him by every
means in his power. J
Old .Mark may have thought the idea '
foolish, but he did not say so, and as the
money was to be expended for people who 1
had had little Joy in their lives, Mr. Dun
can told the young man to go ahead and
spend all he wanted to, short of paving the
square with gold bricks.
As for Mrs. Duncan, she was delighted
witn tne idea, and gave Oliver all themelp ,
In her power, ruggesting many of the
best features and acting with the en
thusiasm of a young girl.
Many of the poor of New York enjoyed
the wonderful spectacle, but jou may get
a better Idea of It If I follow the fortunes
of Jimmy McKenna, who lived In Cherry
street and who first heard of what was to
be done when a gilded wagon drawn by
six milk-white horses passed by his home.
Seated In the chariot was a very noble
looking personage, who looked as If his
ancestors had been princes for seven gen
erations. His name was Tommy Scanlon.
He distributed pretty cards with a pic
ture on one side of Santa Claus trying to
climb Into the top of Madison Square
tower, and on the other an Invitation to
every child under 12 to .come to "Fairy
land," opposite the Flatlron building, at
any time from 7 to 12 Christmas eve.
Jimmy wanted his mother to go up with
him, but "Fairyland" was a word not In
her dictionary, and while she was glad to
nave him go and take little Teily she
stayed behind herself.
It was a bracing Winter evening, and
the city was still decorated with Ice crys
tals that a storm had left behind when it
passed over the land.
There was a goodlsh crowd steering for
"Fairyland," and Jimmy found It hard to
obtain even standing room for his little
sister on the electric car that carried
'them up.
The air was filled with shouts of ap
proval as each carload was emptied at the
square. The Inexhaustible purse of the
Duncans had Indeed made it a fairyland,
although the Ice storm had contributed
much to the glitter and color. There must
have been a million tiny Incandescent
lights on the ends of the branches of the
many trees In Madison Square, and I
verily believe that the sun would have
fceen blinded by the glare if he had not
gone to bed long since.
Gaping-mouthed children wandered hero
and there trying to see all .there was to be
seen and to do all there was to do.
The first thing that caught the children's
eyes was the apparatus for coasting that
Oliver had caused to be built It was an
Inclined plane running around all four
sides of the square, and covered with well-
packed snow.
Jimmy and his sister went to the door 1
of admission, and seeing a man In a very
gorgeous uniform standing there, the boy
..xt .- !t cost an'thlnff to coast?" j
"" "". sam wie man, we pay 1
CHILDREN OF
Or the Adventures
chapter x.
THE next day after the destruction
of our village by the stampeding
herd of buffaloes. Gray Horse sent
about 30 warriors, squaws and boys to
other bands of our tribe to buy, beg or
borrow cooking .utensils and other things
badly needed. When they had departed
he took ten warriors with him and started
in the direction of the Nebraska state
line. I understood quite well that he
hoped to come across some lone settler
or band of emigrants on the move and
secure a lot of plunder. When all tho
parties had got away there were not more
than 40 people left In the village, and Red
Moon was again in charge.
If Betty and I were to make our es
cape, now was the time. I did not think
it would be much of a trick for us to
steal out at night and catch and mount
two ponies and go galloping away. The
only fear I had was that we might lose
our way again In the darkness. From
where we were now it was a good 100
miles to the first settlement, and that
meant riding all night and a part of
next day over strange ground.
The war party left the village on a
Monday morning. Betty and I had a long
talk before noon, and It was agreed that
we should start out that night at 10
o'clock. We were both to slip out of
our wigwams and meet at a certain tree
on the edge of the grove, and then I
would go to the herd and bring out two
ponies. Both of us were In a tremble
of excitement when we had named the
hour, and I do not claim that I had
any more to do with the planning or was
any cooler-headed than my little friend.
At noon I had the luck to shoot a
rabbit. I had cooked It for Red Moon's
dinner and was going to the grove In
hopes to kill another, when he called me
back to the wigwam and stood and looked
at me for a long time. Presently he be
gan making signs. Not a word was spok
en, but I plainly understood him to say
that he knew we were going to try to
escape that night My heart began to
beat painfully and my legs to tremble, but
what did the good old man do but let
me know that he was glad we were going.
He motioned out that we must exercise
great care not to be seen by any one.
We had planned to head for the settle
ments, a long distance away, but he let
me know that we could do better than
this. Almost directly south of us and
only SO miles away was Fort Atkinson.
If we could hold a true course we could
reach It by daylight
Red Moon talked with me In the sign
language for two hours. Some few things
I could not make out, but I understood
enough to make me feel sure that we
could escape unless some accident hap
pened. He seemed to know every mile of
ground "between the river and the fort.
He motioned out that we would have to
cross five different creeks; that after get
ting a few miles from the village tho
country would be rolling Instead of level;
that there were two large .groves, which
we must leave on our rigfcthat about
half way to the fort, If w?held'a true
course, we would come across a great
mass of rock cropping up out of the
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JEVDIEB WENT UP HAND OVER HAND.
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you to go up In the eleator and you can
take the sled home with you."
He pointed as he spoke to a pile of
sleds, and Jimmy picked out two. Then
the man handed them each a quarter, and j
they stepped with many others Into a huge j
elevator that bore- them swiftly to the j
top of the hill. Arrived at the top, they (
cast themselves on their sleds and rushed
down the speedway, turning four sharp
corners, but meeting with no accident. j
Almost before they knew it, they had 1
passed out Into the street and entered the
park again, this time seeing straight '
j ahead of them a wonderful fountain that j
! Rnnutrd sewn fifiTornt Vlnds of soda
water.
No one could ' drink at this fountain
"unless he was provided with a silver cup
so the big Santa Claus cald who stood by
Its side but he smiled as he said It. and r
f handed to each child who came forward a j
very pretty silver cup with "Merry Christ
mas, 1906," engraved on It. :
Jimmy and Nelly were so thirsty from
their swift ride that they did not stop to j
examine their cups, but drank eagerly j
and copiously of the various flavors.
When they had quenched their thirst j
(for the time being) they became aware
of an enormous barrel at least 20 feet high
and 20 feet In circumference which stood
to the right of the fountain.
From Its top hung many rope3. and
walking around and around It was anoth- J
er Santa Claus Inviting any boy who J
wished to climb up the rope and take J
what he saw. j
Nell wanted to climb up, but Jimmy 1
told her he'd grab for two when he trot j
there. He had one good pocket In his ;
Jacket with no hole m it worth men-j
noning.
He took hold of the rope and went un
hand over hand, and the" sight that met
ms eyes aimost maue mm lose ms hold.
The finest candies that Oliver could get
In New York were In that barrel, and by
means of an ingenious piece of mechanism
the contents kept rising to the top so as
to be within reach of the eager paws that
were clutching on all sides.
From time to time the supply was re-
plenlshed, and I would not dare say how
many thousand pounds of candy were put
In and then grabbed out of that barrel
by soiled little hands.
Jimmy wished he might hold on by his
rhin nmi sn us hnth Vinnru hut ho -n..
not gymnast enough for that, so he had
to-content himself by making big clutches
-with his right hand and Ailing his pockets
before his strength gave out.
THE PRAIRIE
of Sam and Betty.
prairie. -All these and many other things
he told me, and then he suddenly be- 1
cuine an inaian again ana turnea ms
back on me and would not say another
word.
That was the longest afternoon I ever
saw. At .3 o'clock I managed to meet
Betty as she was going for water and
to tell her that Red Moon was helping us
in our plans, and she promised to be
very careful to do nothing that should
arouse tho suspicions of the Indians. The
Indian boys and girls .were very watchful
and Talking Woman was always saying
that we would some day escape If not
burned at the stake. During the after
noon I gathered a much larger heap ef
firewood than ever before, and I dug a
lot of roots In the grove and provided
for Red Moon the best T rrmir? nnA y,a
.hours wore away, and by and by night
nuo ill AAU.UU.
When 10 o'clock finally came and the
people all seemed to have gone to bed, I
rose up and was ready to start out and
meet Betty. Red Moon also rose up and,
after kissing me on both cheeks and pat
ting me on the head, he handed me his
knife and tomahawk, and I passed out
into the darkness. I found Betty at the
tree, and ten minutes later we had
mounted two ponies and were off. I had
the luck to get two of the best, and I
tied their heads together so that we might
ride side by side. We walked the ponies
for a full mile before we set them at a
gallop, and for an hour we hardly spoke
a word. I did not think the Indians would
miss and follow us that night, but my
great worry was to keep the true course
for the fort After going five miles we
crossed the first creek, and soon there
after the ground became rolling. There
was no moon and only a few stars out,
hilt it Ttmct rttt tin i1q.If K.. ,j
. . ..v- ". t,uu mn. we couia
see quite a distance around us.
w nen we had crossed the creek and left
one of the big groves on our right I
felt easier In my mind, and we then let
the ponies go at a faster pace. I ex
pected they would give us considerable
trouble, as we were riding bareback and
had only a piece of hide rope for bit and
bridle, but they went along as if glad
to bear us to safety. Just at daylight
we ,saw Fort Atkinson about a mile ahead
of us. and ten minutes later we reached It
to be welcomed and cheered by the sol
diers. We had not been there above half
an hour wien ten Indians from our vil
lage came On sight They had missed us
and started in pursuit, but we were among
friends and our adventures were at an
end.
(The End.) -"
Baking Day..
Toath's Companion.
It begins on Saturday morning.
And we have the greatest fun,
When mother and Biddy and baby and I
Go to baking, every one!
It's mother that make the puddings.
And Biddy that make the bread.
And rolls out tho twisted doughnuts
Or cookies, sometimes. Instead.
They give me the crust left over.
For it'a always the pies I make.
And In his cradle the baby crows.
And helps by patting a. cake. '
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Not far from the barrel there was a flag
pole on top of which was a cask, and those
boys who could climb were Invited to do
so by Oliver himself, who, with Ms mother,
was enjoying tho gay scene that the park
presented.
In order to prevent confusion a compan
ion flagpole had been placed very near the
other so that as a soon as a boy helped
hlmsolf to the contents of the cask ho
could slide down and make way for
others.
Jimmy had no Idea what was In the
cask, but he shinned up, telling little
Nelly vnot to cry. for he'd be back soon.
"Jlrr.my'll be all killed," said she, her
lips quivering.-but Mrs. Duncan, who was
standing by, patted her on the head and
said, "No, Jimmy will come down by thq
other pole and will bring something to you,
I'm sure."
When Jimmy put his hand into the cask
he did so with perfect confidence, al
though there might have been crabs or
spiders In it. But It was not crabs, but
eagles that were In the cask; gold eagles.
PE-RPLEOCIMG PROBLEM.
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TREMENDOUS old bells they were,
away up in the steeple where they
could look out over the land. Steady
and unmoved they waited for their hour;
and until It came' they were silent and pa
tient stirring not though a thousand
gales tore madly at them, or all the long
night white snow fell on them and heaped
them high with Its feathery armor.
But whenever their time came to cry
out to the country beneath, that lay like
a vast picture with towns and rivers and
hills and trees spread afar under them,
they awoke In a moment to madness of
sound.
Each had Its own mighty voice. The
great green bell, with a crack In Its fore
head, thundered in tones that had been
given to It many hundred years before,
when men hung It in Its place to peal
alarm. And then Its voice meant sudden
death and burning towns and pillaged
lands.
Near It Hung another ancient bell that
had been- carried In a day of victory
from Its far home in Italy, where It
and Jimmy, supposing by the' "feel" of
them that they were quarters, gladly
clutched a whole handful.
When he had rejoined Nelly he was &
little disappointed.
"Dyre conterfelts," said he, for he had
never before seen any gold money. But
when Mrs. Duncan explained to him. that
each coin was worth orty quarters he
immediately wanted to climb up again.
Oliver hated to refuse him, but there
were crowds of children awaiting their
turn, so he said:
"Have you been to get your squirrels?"
"No, where?" said Jimmy, hastily put
ting his money In the lining of his hat.
Over by St. Gauden's statue of Farra
gut," said Oliver, and Jimmy, taking his
little sister's hand, threaded his way to
where there was a huge glided cage con
taining numberless gray squirrels.
"Give us a squoll," said Jimmy eagerly
to the gaily attired attendant who, bow
ing low, said, "It shall be as you wish."
Then he opened a door In the cage and
drew out a silver gray squirrel.
"One for Nelly, too," said Jimmy, never
forgetful.
"It looks like a rat, on'y its tall Is
swelled," said Nelly, patting her squirrel's
head.
The little animals were as tame as kit
tens, and indeed they had nothing to fear
from the McKennas, who loved animals
and who had once made a pet of a rat.
While they" were petting the squirrels,
they heard music away up above them,
and on asking a superb young "prince"
in a cocked hat where It was, they were
told that it came from the fairy or
chestra. ,
"I can't see," said Nelly with a tincture
of wall In her voice. She was earful of
losing some phase of this wonderful fairy
land. ,
"Oh, I seeit, I see It!" shouted Jimmy.
"Look, Nelly, up in der tree. Little fel
lers. Gee, can't dey play!"
The "little fellers" were dressed up to
represent fairies, and not one of them
was more than 15'ears old, but they cer
tainly could play. They sat perched on
the different branches of a noble elm, and
they were strapped to their places (to tell
you a secret) lest in their enthusiasm they
might fall from their perches.
xnere were violins, ana a ceno, ana
flutes, and a harp, and a triangle, and
they played music that pleased every one,
big and little.
The sweet harmonies floated down from
thfe trees and the branches swayed, and
the ice crystals and the lights sparkled,
and the fountain gushed Its sweetest, and
New York, stirred by the spectacle, made
up Its mind to make the next day a very
Merry Christmas Indeed.
It was late at night before the happy
children departed. It fell to Jimmy's lot
to see Mrs. Duncan and Oliver again.
Jimmy was leading Nelly along, and she
1 was very sleepy and just a little cross,
" being only six. '
"Didn't she have a good time?" asked
Mrs. Duncan, patting her head'.
I "Sure, ma'am. Tonjorrer she'll still have
It. She don't remember now because she's
dead sleepy. It was der greatest cinch I
was ever at. I bet der saints will have
it In fer der people dat got It up. Pity
It couldn't be all der w'lle."
Fancy Fairyland "all der w'lle" In New
York.
boomed out over the blue sea to call the
fishermen to prayer. And even today Its
voice stirred those who heard It and woke
them to peaceful thoughts.
And so hung bell on bell, each with a
voice that wa3 given to It in ta. histor
ical time; until at last one came to the
chimes that had been bought for the old
cathedral In modern days by the children
of the city the children whose time had
fallen In better days; whose eyes saw no
bloodshed; whose skies were reddened by
no battle-lit fires; and whose ways were
smoothed for them by love and wisdom.
Naturally, the chimes rang out with
the sweetest of all the voices that sounded
from the old cathedral tower, and pealed
triumphant In silvery musjc .high above
the roaring and muttering asd "thun
dering of the ancient bells that "hung with
them. . .
But now the bells were In trwe; and
the bellringers, though they tVHl and
sweated at the ropes, could not maxe their
tones ring out In aught but discord. At
last the chief bellrlnger climbed up Into
the airy belfry to Investigate. c
There he found that the Imps of the
bells the wild and frisky and .merry
goblins that dwell In the steeples and
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WONDERFUL AUTO OF SANTA CLAI
NELTJE and Olaf stood in front of
their funny little round house and
snuggled down Into their fur robes.
Tle wind blew cuttingly across the Ice
bound sea, and the wide, white waste of
land.
"Hush," said Neltje. "I hear bells."
"No, you don't. It's the wind no, It
Isn't. It Isn't. Neltje!" cried Olaf ex
citedly, "but I never heard such a
sound."
On the air rose a, buzzing like that of
millions of bees; or like tho whirring of
the wings of wild geese as they fly over
the ice-floes.
Olaf and Neltje clung to each other.
"Oh. what is it? what Is,lt?" they cried.
Just then around a curve came a
strange, terrible thing, all red and brass,
with a great blazing eye In front, and
Olaf and Neltje fled shrieking Into their
hut.
Then they heard a Voice.
Merry Christmas to all.
And to all, a good-night!
"It's Santa," whispered little, Neltje,
Olaf crept to the round hole that served
for a doorway.
"It isn't," he said, as he plunged back
again in great fright. "It's an awful
thing with big round eyes that stare like
a sea lion's in the dark, only bigger."
"I believe I have scared those dear
children," mused Santa, as he swept over
white hillocks and across the Ice-floes.
For it was really Santa Claus, in a
brand new automobile. Mrs. Claus had
persuaded him that the sleigh was old
fashioned and the deer too slow, and
had Induced him to try the beautiful ma
chine. Presently Santa left the Far North and
came to a warmer atmosphere.
Now, In one of the big cities of the
South there lived a small girl and her
brother, who, like Neltje and Olaf, were
anxious to see Santa Claus.
"I am going to- keep awake Christmas
eve maybe all night," Reggie had an
nounced to Ruth. ,
"Oh, Reggie, do you think you could?"
Ruth had asked in an awed tone.
""Yes," said Reggie, "I am going to
wrap up in a blanket and sit In the '
chimney cornor, ancTwhen I hear the ,
sleigh bells I am going to peek out."
"Well, If you can, I can," said Ruth; j
and so on Christmas eve the two children 1
huddled close under a blanket In the
dark chimney corner.
"It's a Jolly good thing that father
built our new house with open fireplaces," I
-jsald Reggie. "I wonder what Santa does I
in flats."
"Why he Just climbs down the air
shaft," said Ruth. "Nurse told me this ,
morning." i
"I guess he don't bother with flats .
much," said Reggie, "for no children are !
allowed In them anyway." 1
Just as the clock struck 12 there came j
a sound from without. '
"Hush!" whispered Reggie, and j
squeezed Ruth's hand, for that small '
young woman had dropped to sleep. 1
"Oht It's only an old automobile on the
OF FUTWiy FOBIDOODLES
carry the bells' voices out on the wind
( had fallen In a heap from the round iron
ring on which they were wont to hang,
swinging and twirling as the bells were
pulled. '
- There they lay poor little Fobldoodles
each with his hands and body still held
In position in which he had been ac
customed to swing.
The chief bellrlnger thought that it
would he easy to put them back. He
lifted the oldest Fobldoodle and put him
up. Then he put another one up. But
before he had gone far he found that he
couldn't get them all on, try as he might
for somehow he couldn't fit them to the
ring so that they wouldn't touch each
other, and ho knew that each one must
swing perfectly free.
The chief bellrlnger tried until he was
completely mystified. Then he called the
first assistant chief bellrlnger and he tried.
But he failed, too, and he called hi the
deputy first assistant chief vbellrlnger.
Next they called In the second assistant
bellrlnger. After him came the dep
uty second assistant bellrlnger. Fi
nally the chief rope-puller had to try
It, and when he failed his assist
ant was called. After an hour of
puzzling he thought they would better
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street," said Reggie as he heard the
ciang 01. a gong, ana tne wmrr 01 an
electric motor.
But that was where he was mistaken,
for the auto was on the roof and not on
the street, and Santa was clambering out
and selecting a doll for Ruth and a set
of dishes, and a punching bag and a pair
of boxing gloves for Reggie.
Then he dropped down the chimney.
Ruth and Reggie held their breaths.
They knew just how he would look with
his red fur-trimmed suit, his little round
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call In the chief polisher of the bell
Ann...nn j t. i,i nniife,. f tho hoi!
.... f thArfiU t,.v, nn,i his brother
who was second inspector of the steeple
weather vane, and his sister who was the
chief custodian of the cathedral broom
and dustpan. I
They all failed; so did the town beadle
who had a purple hat and a red nose, and j
the sexton who had a red nat anu a pur
ple nose, and the town clerk who had a
purple hat and a purple nose, and the
Lord Mayor himself who had a red hat
and a red nose.
Finally the town doctor was called in
and he said at once, "We are all too old
to see well. Why not let the children try
It? They have clear eyes and clear
brains and they know."
So It proved. Almost In a minute the
children of the old city put each Fobl
doodle Just where he belonged so that both
I hands were on the Iron ring tightly so he
couldn't fall off, and no Fobldoodle
touched the other Fobldoodle.
The bells drew a long breath and rang
out like anything.
Now try It yourself and see If you can
make tho Fobldoodlc3 swing on the ring
as they should. 1
cap with a bit of holty -with his
luiii, miiiu ucu.ru ana ; on nil
back.
There was a thud, a 5, of coals
as Santa hit the scuttles descent
and then the children g dismayed
gasp.
"It's a burglar," chattteggle un
der his breath, as .he beheiort figure
In a fur-lined raincoat a vlsored
cap pulled down over hlsjd eyes.
The children shivered. -was no
pack on his back, but ii'hands he
carried some neatly wrapindies.
These he laid on the tali he spied
the children.
"A merry Christmas, hoiks," he
said genially. "So you hfught me.
have you?"
But they shrank away frn "We
were looking for Santa C faltered
Reggie.
"Well, that Is my name.vVe on a
new rig, but it's the sam saint"
said Santa.
- But Ruth would not lister
"Oh, t isn't Santa, Reggie, sobbed.
"It's just some old Sherloqmes or
somebody like that who '"tending.
Oh, go away. Go away."
And poor Santa went
Everywhere he had the samJrience.
Children who had propped eyea
open refused to accept him newr
costume.
"I want my old Santa. I way old
Santa," walled one- small t and
shrieked as Santa tried to pet h
"Oh, I give It up," said Santauiiy,
and he put on speed, and went,i5ht
back to the Far North.
And there he changed his sul the
dear old red tunic, and hitched fleer
to the old--sle!gh and started bacl
Now Dasher, now Dancer.
Now Prancer, and "Vixen.
On Comet, on Cupid,
On Donner and Blltzen.
He shouted, as he cracked his wand
sped along etaoin etashrdlu shruuu
sped through the villages, and Neand
Olaf heard him and ran out to and
clapped their hands and werqjpy
again, and all the little children the
Far North heard the Jingle of band
wondered why Santa was so late.
And that is why so many enta
were delayed on that Christmasr it
Is a very long journey to the Faorth
and back.
But Reggie and Ruth never t up
again on Christmas eve.
"If Santa looks like that" saltfggle
stoutly, when he found his boxlnlovcs
and the punching bag, "I prefect to
see him."
"So do I," said Ruth, as shocked
her doll.
NAMES OF DOGS O
VARIOUS KINDS
THE spaniel is so called beae tho
original breed of this beaul and
Intelligent type came from. Spalnad tho
first arrivals In England wer called
Spanish dogs.
Tho Spitz dog got its name m lt3
sharp pointednose. "Spitz" mear'sharp '
point" In German, and the Spltwas a
favorite German breed before hiecame
known In England and America, e Spitz
Is known also as Dalmatlon dogtecause
his native home is in Dalmatla.
The dachshund Is another Germ breed,
and his funny name almost as ng and
funny as the dog himself Is ajerman
name meaning "badger dog." Tllrginal
t dachshund was useU for drawlngadgers.
t and the dogs still are great vorltes
J among German hunters, althojh tha
I breed has become a little too dellte for
fighting such a gray old warriorts the
badger.
The fox terrier earned his nanr, not
from any fancied resemblance to tl fox.
but because long ago. In the des of
"merry England," these terriers, nucb
larger and stronger then, were used fery-
where by sportsmen for drawing anklll-
1 Ing the fox, they being sent dowrinto
1 his burrow. It is said that no goo fox
1 terrier ever backed out of a brrow
without his fox. If he- came out hi had
the dead fox gripped. It he didn't gc tha
fox he didn't come out, but died thre-
The bulldog used to drive.cattle, ad as
-i-j ,t ,,-,, w th
"e was trained to meet the rushes o tne
Polnt-the nose-the sturdy, brave dog.
came to be known in time as bulldog In
some countries he Is known as bull-liter.
The beautiful Blenheim spaniel is naned
after Blenheim Castle, where this dog
first was made fashionable In the tine of
the great Marlborough. The King Chirles
dog owes its name to the Merry Monirch.
The various breeds of hounds of 'oday
are called hounds because they ari tha
present survivors of the time wljen all
hunting dogs were used to hound game.
In the ejuiy hunting days of England
every dog that was used to accompany
the hunt was selected mainly for his
speed and endurance. There were hounds
that were supposed to follow the game
by scent, and others who were supposed
to slsht It a long way off, but all were
expected to be able to run the game
down. Consequently, while the name of
hound, or hund In the ancient Saxon, was
first used for all kinds of dogs. It finally
came to denote hunting dogs only; that Is
why wcr call our running dogs hounds to
day, cuch us grayhounds, rabbit-hounds,
bloo'dhounds," wolfhounds, bearhounds,
deerhounds, eto