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Show TREATING SICK DOGS. " i:CVY A SPECIALIST PRESCRIBES r i Ailing canines. tils Cu-toners A: e Jioitl.v, If Not Wliolly, Anions To Vt'oliliy Tropin Overfeed Thrir f.oj; Voints r.n When t'i Teed ur-.cl V. rat la Give tlio Ai.imnls. "Yea, I'ia c (".or'tor now," liaid a bird fancier to a rvporter, as he dropped a cr.psulointo the open mouth of a bull dog ho had between his knees. "Yes, sir," ho continued, patting tho dog, "I'm a real doctor now; that is, as far as dogs end birds go. Can 1 euro them if they uro Hick! Well, you just try mo. Never lost a paiieiit yet, and some of my cures aro marvelous. Does it pay? Well, 1 just reckon it does. Do you see that hull 0.'(f His lier is out tf order, and it will take just three days to cure him. At 1 a visit and one visit a day tht;t makes s:! not bad for curing S dog's diseased liver, eh':'' "Is J'l ycrr n j-nlar fee"' r"turne tho scribe, taking' r. i-eat on a box of dog biscuits. "That's my visiling fee. Of coim e, if I take the dog hero with me the owner has to pay board for it. "!s;irrii -il operation.-? Dies? your soul, wo have plenty of that :-; t of work. It was only Monday that 1 amputated a dog's tail. lint that's nothing; wo cut tails off every day or f.,.. It's a society fad, you know, to have dogs with short tails. Then we ch,i terriers' cars, but there's not taia a skill in lint . Yor. would laugh if yon could some of the ladies who bring do",s hero lo have I'leir j tails cut. Tliev go 00 tcn il le, and if tit" jau'p haj'pi'1!.-; t 1 jtsl. which, of coitr.e, it i dees. tii' Vstop rp ihi'ir cars and run away." ONE V MAW CASKS. I "Do you allow peopl,. to see you at i Work':" "o. V"t g. neniih: but when these line hcii' S 1 n e down nothing will do but ;h"vi::t see everything. Whist! h'.'i'o e. iim s one law, .la.t, listen. "Cloud l:ioi uii.g, Mrs. II. How's your dog lodat':" (ill. doctor. T,o, lies is awful! Didn't sleep all nigiil and Ioimm.1; Ins milk and bread this morning. Plca.sn see what yott can do for him!" The dog v.'a.s passed over. It was a fat jaig-so fat, in fact, that it could hardly walk. Yet it carried its pedigreed tail in thoroughbred style from without n velvet ( oat which "neii' led the dog's bod' and was fastened underneath with tiny pink bows. Tho dog doctor npieezed the pup's throat and out came his tongue. "The dog's bilious." said tho doctor, with a knowing wink. "You've been feeding him 011 candy." "Just a tiny bit. doctor. Oh! say he'll get well!" , Tho doctor looked thoughtful a moment mo-ment and continued: "Yes, 1 cm euro him, but if he gets over this take my advice and don't give him any more nweets." "I'll never do it again, doctor. Will I, Toodles'r" uppealing to the dog. . "Then take this box of capsules and pive him ono three times a day. Wait, I'll give him ono now, and you can see how 1 do it." ' Taking the dog between his legs the doctor pressed bin liiiees about its neck and opened its mouth. Then taking a capsule in his mouth ho dropped it down tho dog'a throat, way out of sight. , "1 can never do that in the world, doctor," said the lady despairingly. "Can't you do it in any other way?" ' "You might put it in a piece of meat, but my way is the lxst." "I'll try tiie meat way first. How much, doctor?" "Olio dollar, please, and twenty-five con t: for the medicine." i "My! how reasonable yott are. Our family doctor charges mo 0 each visit and the medicine nhvayooosis about f I ' Sohanding the fee over she departed with Toodles in her arms. HOW 'JO FEED HOGS. "They are the people we make a living IT of," i-aid tho doctor as soon as: he was out of sight, "sho overfeeds her dog in tho flfat place .'ind t;tulfs l.im with caki) and candy. A bull dog couldn't stand Btich treatment, 'i'ho result is the dog get;siek. Can you blame himV You'd get sick oursell'. A'.id if lie ir-n't i rented at onco he dies. Hogs should be fed but twice a day a light breakfast and a hearty dinner. "Puppies should not bo fed oftener, Vut in either case never overted. It not lily makes tho dog lazy but sick. Meat Bhou'.d never be y.it-u to puppies. It gives ti'.ein distemper. A large bone now and then, however, is beneficial, as it aids teething, and when broken up and S'Aailov.ed aids digestion. Some people t'.:i:!k a frcd pla'-.d'al of meat is uli a deg requires. Wrong again. ISiiow it. e a dog broi: -hr up on meat and I'll , Venture to cay he is worthless. ' "Tho proper thing to feed a dog with ! is what y ui call dog cab-?. They are j fciniply iho waste meat chopoed up with i gome conimcal and well done vegetables i nv.I lv,l-..,l "What kind of patients do dogs make':"' queried tho reporter. , "Dost in th world," rejoined tho doctor. doc-tor. "It is really a ph .v-ure to physic a dog. Ycm know they e-m't ay anyming, even if they do t-iowl a ii!:le. I "2o, I Lever was bit ten by a sick dog. They f- i m to know t hat 1 am doing all I can to make t'ueui well, a :d I thinUap-I'recia'e thinUap-I'recia'e it." "That t.-as an ctceli.-.tt method .f giving giv-ing pills I noticed a few nimticnts ago. but how do you laanage wh-n the n.eiii-tino n.eiii-tino is in liquid form?'1 "Nothing easi-r in 'he world. " answered an-swered the doctor, removing a splinter from a setter's broken leg. "Take the dog between t.air 1 'gs and f iree its mouth, open by j.nvir.g the finger and thumb on cither tide of tiie throat. Then liohl out one corner of tho mouth and pour tiie medicine in there, it makes a wi rural funnel. Of com-.' the di g's head must lie held aloft to keep the medicine j'rom spilling. In caeo the dog is vicious put a muz.Je on him and proct ed the tame." Washington S'.ar, |