Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1879 — A Dog's Implacable Hatred. [ARTICLE]

A Dog's Implacable Hatred.

Among some reminiscences of dogs given by a writer in Forest and Stream the following appears: In my early 3 r onth I recalls dog owned by my grandfather, who afforded an instance of a temper resentful and implacable. Marquis was half hound, half mastiff, as we Relieved, but we only knew his mother, and, she was a fair type of the well-bred Southern hound. He grew larger, heavier and handsomer than the average bound is with \ts, and was so fierce that he had to be chained during the day. Once a cousin and j I were amusing ourselves with our bows and arrows about the yard, both of us about six or seven years old. In fun I proposed to have a shot at Marquis, who was chained about twenty yards off. Cousin John 3vas wiser than L and would not. shoot, but I let fly an arrow, which Only gazed and surely did not hurt him. He flew at me, and breaking loose, would doubtless have handled me roqghly had 1 not darted up the Siazza steps, and thus escaped his rage. [onths elapsed ere I saw this dog again, and tnen’it was at our snmmer house, a seaside village twenty miles away from where I had shot at him. I triqd in vain, to overcome his animosity to me by feeding him twice a day. ft was agreed, in fact, that no one else should feed him while I remained. He would not attempt to molest me till he had done his breakfast ©r dinner, and then only the length of his chain limited his angry spring at me. He seemed te love and respect my grandfather, father, sister and cousin, and the butlar and coachman: the other members Qf the household, white and black; he tolerated but me he hated to the bitter end. Six years after my childish msulfto him he would gladly nave torn me to piece b, if opportunity had offered. When the tidings of Marquis’ death were brought, believe me, I rejoiced that he fiaabeen gathered to his fathers.

—Noodles.—When vermicelli cannot be had, noodles make an excellent substitute. 1. Take two eggs, separate yelks from Khites, only using yelks. 2. Best up yelks thoroughly. 8. Stir eggs into a pound of best sifted flour, making* stiff paste. 4. Flour a board, and roll out the paste into thin pieces, not more than one-eighth of an innh thick. 5. As each piecd is made set it aside to dry; this will take about twenty minutes. 6. Fold over the cakes in one roll, and with a very sharp kirifa cut through the roll -at right angles, making fine shreds. Shake them so as to divide them. They can be used in any clear soup, and should be introduced about twenty minutes before the soup is ready for serving, and all cooked when the sonp is on the boiL If they must be kept, they should be put away in a cool place. They are better when fresh.

—Six hundred New Britain (Conn.) voters have signed a petition protesting against the school committee's proposal to extend the “town sehool ” system to the Roman Catholic convent—allowing the Catholic Church authorities to select the teachers—as illegal, mi) contrary to all precedent. —When yon pick up a paper and peruse, a sublimely sentimental or deeply philosophical essay, the last line of whicVreads: “ Sold by all Dnig;gi*tt,”_y©u Are forcibly struck with the ruth ot 'that conclusive remark.— Toronto Graphic. • - At the recent meeting of a Wesleyan Conference in England it was resolved that candidates for ordination should be asked: “Do you take snuff, i tobacco of dramsF’