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Show smartest army dog Accomplishments of Cupid Are Many and Increasing Rapidly. Little Boaton Tarrler, Owned by Capt. Oacar J. Charlea, Knowa All About Waat Point Ooea Many Trlcka. New York - ('apt. Oacar J. rhnrlea, Hetenleenlh I'nlied Htalea Infantry, adjiilant of the I'nlted Htatea Military academy at Weat I'olnt, la the owner of the amarteat doer In the army. Cupid la the ring, a name and lloaton terrier hla breed. What he doea not know about the army In general and Weat I'olnt In partlrutnr la not worth telling. To tell the truth about Cupid would fill a book, for certain It la that thla little lloaton terrier can do i mora trlcka and underaiand more I worda than any other dog, big or little, lit-tle, the army haa known. When Captain Charlea waa married a little more than a year ago, a friend In Chicago, hla home el'y. aent him Cupid, and atralghtaway Captuln Charlea atarted to educate him aa no other dog waa ever educated before. Cupid a acrompllahmenta are therefore already many and varied. "Now, about your education, do you want to go to Harvard 7" Captain r'harlea will aak Cupid merely waga hla atump of a 'all and looka dloguated. "How about Yule?" Caplnln Charlea taka. Ht III no reply. ("fqilaln- charlea auggeaia In turn Cornell, I'rlui eton, I'ennaylvnnla. Chicago Chi-cago ami aeveral other luailtutlona Cupid ouly Indlralea hla mild dlaup proval. "Well, then, how about Annapolle?" Caplnln Charlea anka, and Cupid growla, to abow that be la Inaulted He knowa that Weat I'olnt'a grenluat rival la' the arademy on the Hevern. "All right, we'll rut out Anuiiiiolla, then. Will yuu go to Weat I'olut? How doea that" Captain Charlea doea not have a rham-e lo flnlnh the aenlence. Cupid waga lila llttln tall aod burka ao Joy fully that he ran be heard In the Of rtcrra' club, half a mile away. Then Cupid provea that even a dog enn nmater the drill regulation!. "Walk your poet," rommanda Cap lain Charlea, and Cupid, hla tall rigid and head to the front, marchea aol emnly hack and forth on the porch. "Tentlon." ordera Captain Charlea. and Cupid atopa In hla tracka and re. mnlna aa rigid aa a atallie until Cap tuln Charlea aiiya "At eaae." "laiuble tlmii" la the neit command, and Cupid doea a hundred yarda In about live aeconda. "Tuke your xat. air." la the final rnmniHiid, ami the dog marchea aol emnly arroaa the room and aeata him aell on the dlacarded aofa pillow that awrvea aa bla couch. "Now, Cupid, ahow them how yoa art when you are on the train," aayi Captain Charlea, whereupon Cujild elta up and trlea lo look Ilka a drum mer reading the aportlng edition vf an afternoon newapnper. I Then alowly Captain Chanea naJa off the namea of the atatltina between Weehawken and Weat I'olnt. "Knglewood. Weat Nyaik. Harar-atraw, Harar-atraw, lona laland, Highland Falle." Cupid paya no attention. "Weat I'olnt?" ahouta the cnptaln, Cupid Jiimpa up, emlta a loud bark, and runa down the atopa Inlo the yard Juat aa he would do In alighting from a truln. f)f courae. Cupid ran walk on hla hind lega, he can piny "dead dog." he cun beg for hla food, aud do all ibe other trlcka which aiuart doga nre auppoaed to do.' He la learning new onea now, aome of them ao far beyond be-yond the rnpuhllltlce of the ordinary run of doga Ihm It would be fiHillah to I nil lent e alinl Ihey are. If ynu aunt to keep a reputiitlon fur telling the truth. |