can, with less difficulty, breed an equally good Scottish terrier that would be worth double the money. The fanciers of the Paisley terrier require a clever and influential man to boom him, a wealthy individual to buy a few choice specimens at exorbitant prices, and a few puffs in the newspapers. Perhaps if a story could be got up as to the life-saving properties possessed by this little dog, it might do him good with the people. Royal patronage, perhaps, could lift him up somewhat, but he certainly requires more than his own good qualities to raise him in public estimation and make him a popular dog. The following are the description and points of the Paisley or Clydesdale terrier as compiled by the Clydesdale Club: "Head. The skull, which is slightly domed, should be very narrow between the ears, gradually widening towards the eyes, and tapering very slightly to the nose. It should be covered with long silky hair, perfectly straight, without any appearance of curl or waviness, and extending well beyond the nose. It should be particularly plentiful on the sides of the head, where it is joined by that from the ears, giving the head a very large and rather heavy appearance in proportion to the size of the dog. The muzzle should be very deep and powerful, tapering very slightly to the nose, which should be large and well spread over the muzzle, and must be always black. The jaws should be strong, with the teeth perfectly level. The eyes should be rather wide apart. They should be large, round, moderately full, but not prominent; expressive of great intelligence, and, in colour, various shades of brown. Ears. This is a most important point in this breed. They should be as small as possible, set on high, and carried perfectly erect. They should be covered with long silky hair, which should hang in a beautiful fringe down the sides of the head, joining that on the jaws. (Well carried, finely fringed ears is one of the greatest points of beauty in the breed, as it is also one of the most difficult to obtain.) A badly carried and poorly feathered ear is a serious fault in a Clydesdale terrier. "The neck should be rather long and very muscular, well set into the shoulders, and covered with the same class of hair as the body. Body.-The body should be very long, deep in chest, and well ribbed up; the back perfectly level, not sloping from the loins to the shoulder, as in the Dandie. "Coat. The coat should be very long, perfectly straight, and free from any trace of curl or waviness; very glossy and silky in texture (not linty), and should be without any of the pily undercoat found in the Skye terrier. Colour. The colours range from dark blue to light fawn, but those most to be desired are the various shades of blue-dark blue for preference, but without any approach to blackness or sootiness. The colour of the head should be a beautiful silvery blue, which gets darker on the ears; the back various shades of dark blue, inclining to silver on the lower parts of the body and legs. The tail is generally the same shade or a little darker than the back. "Tail.—The tail should be perfectly straight, not too long, and carried almost level with the back; it must be nicely fringed or feathered. Legs and Feet.-The legs should be as short and straight as possible, and well set under the body, both legs and feet well covered with silky hair (in a good specimen the legs are scarcely seen, as they are almost entirely hidden by the coat). "Style and General Appearance.-The general appearance is that of a long, low dog, having a rather large head in proportion to its size, and with a coat which looks like silk or spun glass. It shows considerably more style or quality than almost any other fancy terrier, and has not the delicate consti |