The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-08

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ferred to the act as an attempt ON the
life Of the cmperor's bowwOw." This
made william very mad.
Now the editor Is accused OF "lese
majestic" This Ia the legal name for
insult to majesty" and an action for
high treason will follow. In Germany
and Prussia lately actions OF this kind
have been as thick as llies In beer sa-
loon on a summer day. The Vorwaerts
newspaper which printed the llbelous
article. Immediately lost the service Of
two Of It's editions for alleged lcse ma
jeste. and a third will soon keep them
company at making tin pals and
mouse-traps. n previous actions Of the
same nature count for anything. Il is
very lniudloious for a German editor 10
write even line or a word that by any
stretch OF the imagination may be- con-
strued as libel upon the kaisers ma
iesty
During 1876 the prosecutions for lese
majestic were 1871 In number. In 1871 200
poor fellows were sent TO jail for speak
ing In uncompllmentary language OF
the crown. In 1873. when the anll-so-
ciallst laws. since abolished. were
enacted. 1894 Germans paid the penalty
Of free speech. receiving sentences Of
from six months to three years impris-
onment.
The kaiser's greyhounds are beauties
and would be prize winners az any doc
show There are i've young hounds
who were born to Castor. the father. and
Luna. the mother. Castor IL owned
By the duke OF sehleswig- Holstein. the
kaisor's brother-ln-law.
biologists are not agreed as TO the or
iginal home OF the Russian greyhound.
The density and length OF his coat. his
ability TO endure almost any degree
OF frost and his habit OF constantly
keeping open his mouth. as II uncom-
Portable because Of the heat. seem 10 In
dictate that his ancestors came from a
northern climate Some writers call
him the Siberian greyhound" though
none OF the species has ever been found
IN Siberia or any even resembling him.
The greyhounds In Siberia are all Per-
sian greyhounds, differing In many re-
spects.
In Russia the greyhound Of the Castor
and Luna race Is called narzoi and Is
used In hunting wolves lie Is very
brave and strong and will attack the
fercest wolf wherever found.
The head OF the periec, Russian grey
hound consists merely OF bone and hide;
n there Is a minimum Of flesh II spolla
its beauty The longer and more
| pointed the muEzle the more highly 90
oonnoisseurs regard him The size Of
the head Ia well proportioned TO the
body The teeth are extremely strong
and the dog has large dark. mogul eyes.
The nose Is black The cars are very
small. standing upright az long as the
dog is young. after the second year they
he close TO the side OF the head. As
arlstocrats are judged by the smallness
Of their feet. so are these aristocrats Of
the dog world judged by their tiny cars.
which are always well covered with
hair.
The tail Is very long. A perfect Rus
sian greyhound with a clear pedigree
has a soft. silky coat Of slightly wayy
hair. II his coat Is hard and the hair
straight Il Is a sign that he has been
cross-bred
The kaiser Is disappointed because
Castor and Luna have not given him a
puppy with . sllver-gray coat. silver
grays are regarded the ne plus ultra OF
canine faultlessness by dog sports on
the continent.
Luna and her puppies have a beautl-
ful home In the wing OF the kaiser's new
stables AZ the Neues Palais. but are al
lowed to roam about the castle. parks
and gardens The dog shot at by the
unknown mlscreant had probably
,scaped into the street at one OF the
gates Of Sans-Souci castle.