Horse can spot a broken insulator and dog that delivers messages

A Bright Horse and a Clever Dog

Few telegraphers are better known in New York than George Mudgett, of the postal office, and there are fewer still who have a better fund of stories. He tells of a certain horse who accompanies a Scranton (Pa.) lineman on his trips. This horse can see a broken insulator quicker than his rider, and always stops when one is reached. It is hardly necessary to add that the horse can telegraph with his feet, but no one knows what he "signs." The same lineman owns a dog who can tell by the bell attached to the district messenger register when a certain firm rings a call. The dog at once runs to the store, takes the message in his mouth and delivers it safely at the telegraph office. George Mudgett says he never invents yarns - New York Advertiser