A Child Conquers A Bull-dog

A sanguinary bull-dog in the San Francisco dog show became so excited by his surroundiiigs that nobotly dared go near hiin. His íood ras poked to him with a loug stick, and a Rtrong railing was put u to keep spectators at a safe distanc. He growled and showed his teeth whenever anybody looked at him, and was generally au object of terror. Consequoiitly thepeople were horritied when a little gir} crawled under the railing, and, approaching the biute, said coaxiugly, "Nice doggy, nice doggy !" Her mother screamed and fainted. A valorous fellow took off his coat and prepored for a rescue. The cliild ooolly putted the dog, saying, "What's the matter, doggy? What makes 'oo growl so ?" The dog ferociously fixed iiis teeth in her dress, but her fenrlessuess seemed to cow him, and he hink back from her. She suffered no harm except írom the suddenness wiüi whioh ehe was yanked out of the iuclosuro. Undbb the Illinois law there are thirty-four different grades of grain,