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Show Big fellow Dog , Causes Trouble Worried by Fleas, He Tunnels Wall, Upsets Chimney and Sets Fire to House. D ANBURY. Conn., Juno 2C. Tho power pow-er of small things to do surprising deeds wns illustrated hero today, and as a result John Looker's house had a narrow escape from being destroyed by fire. Mr. Looker has a dog, a largo nnd yellow yel-low animal, colonized by fleas. Until today to-day ho had boon kept in the cellar of tho house, where he passed tho tlmo In a constant battlo and In ruminating on his 111 luck In being kept off the street. This morning Mr. Looker nnd his wife left their house and the dog in the cellar wns the lone occupant of the bnlldlng About JO o'clock the dog. evidently, was losing his constnnt battle and made up hlo mind that it was tlmo to get out of tho cellar. He began to tunnel his way out under the cellar wall. Tho place where the dog carried on Its subwav operations op-erations was under the chimney and the hole ho weakened tho foundation that tho chimney collapsed. The bricks crashed through tho kitchen kitch-en roof on the stove, which was smashod and live csals fell out on tho tloor. A neighbor heard tho crash and found that tho door was on fire. Several pails of water put out tho llamcs. which would have burr.cd up the houso but for tho neighbor's quick work. Aflor all tho mischief wis done, the dog ran nway. taking with It the fleas that bit the dog that tunneled the wall that upset tho chlmnoy that broke tho roof that foil on tho stovo hat spilled tho coals that camo mighty near burning burn-ing tho house that Looker built. |