The evening times., 1900-05-12
4 FAT Pig IN THE POUND
Mr. EinStein'S Latest Catch Proves
TrOu leSOma.
The Animal Loose on the Streets.
Without n Mu: gle. swiftly Dragged
Into Captivity for Fear of Rabies.
= IL the Disease Fails 10 Develop. the
POrker VIII he Sold at Auction.

The services OF Samuel Einstein. the
District Poundmaster, were brought into
requisition yesterday in an unusual ca
paeity for his department. He was sitting
In his comfortable and luxurious Office at
the pound meditating upon the ravages
OF rabies in the District and pondering
aggressive plans to anihiIate the canine
species.
: Suddenly his meditations were disturbe;.
by loud and persistent ringing of the
telephone Surprised, not to say alarmed.
he flew to the phone. expecting TO hear
that an entire building fun OF school chill
dren had been bitten by a mad dog. 1t
was some minutes before he could make
out the significance Of the order from the
Health Department, so strange and start
ling was the call
Did you say mad dog was running
loose IN Northeast Washington? ," excit-
edly asked the keeper of the pound
There was silence that could be cut
with a knife for several minutes while
something was being said at the other end
OF the line. which from the expression of
the Poundmaster mobile features might
have been the riot act.
oh. yes; a hog. ! understand. Is the
nog mad was the compound answer and
enquiry sent over the wire from the
POundmaster's lips
There was another interval OF silence.
and then the long suffering Einstein be-
gan 10 say. You don't need TO get mad
about II; ! am as good as you any day
even if you are boss OF the Health De-
partment. Now tell me what you want
and VIII try TO and carry out your or
ders."
The Poundmaster then repeated slowly
as the order came over the phone "A
hog weighing about I5O pounds Is running
at large in the Ninth precinct. Northeast
Washington. He is a large animal. some
what wild. ard is liable 10 do damage IL
not captured. Get a wagon and two men
and go out there and take the animal in -
Mr.. Elnstein explained 10 a friend who
was in his Office at the time that the
memory Of the oldest fnhabitant goes not
back 10 the time when wild hogs ran at
large IN the District OF Columbia The
Poundmaster intimated that he would not
nave been more surprised If he had re-
ceivei orders 10 go out and take in one
OF the elephants that might have wandered
from the Zoo.
Asked if he thought the impOunding OF
the hog would lead 10 the PRONUNCIATION Of
an order by the Commissioners to muzzle
all hogs hereafter running at large il the
District, the Poundmaster smiled and re-
piled: You know Ar. Wight is now out
of Office"
But the Poundkeeper's troubles did not
end when he had captured the wandering
porker, and had him safely imprisoned at
the pound II then became necessary to
provide for the keeping Of the animal. and
here several difficulties presented them
selves. Samuel Einstein is something Of
an expert in the matter Of feeding dogs
and il his proud boast that none of the
canine species anywhere is fed better than
at the pound in the District Of Columbia.
Moreover, Mr.. Einstein is provided with
facilities for feeding the carnivorous quad
rupeds that have the misfortune to fall
for time under his tender .aercies. But
when ii comes TO the feeding of hogs the
genial Poundmaster is cut of his native
element. He does not profess to know
Just what yiands are suitable to a porcine
brute in solitary confinement. The fact is
Mr.. Einstein has no use for a hog any
way, al the dog pound. and he quickly
came to the conclusion that the best wav
out Of the difficulty was to get rid of the
nog at the earliest possible moment.
Accordingly there appeared in the after
noon papers yesterday an announcement
that there would be at certain dat, the
sale of one hog at public auction. Mr.
Einstein figures IL out that If the an
nouncement does not bring the owner to
claim the poTker someone will buy il and
take the troublesome quadruped of his
hands