New-York tribune., 1906-04-22

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-.soced f,r apostrophizing a child with soms
- c1 ,-crIptuous or insulting epitbe, ,rs
-.csrt issues 81 the German press con,e,r
rs-crd of n sentence Of three weeks i'm,
s,rv,ert imposed upon siableman EN-
- IN tho imperial news Potsdam. for hsv-
a, dressed q a..lc name TO favorite marc
- ,7- ID the Kaiser. Although this is the
a., q stance that 7 can recall OF a man being
'.rr sentenced fn a regular judicial way 10
IRIS r1rent for the use OF insulting language
b.,-se uelongiug % the Crown, yet I have
-, ssar troopers in crack cavalry regiments
,--o-esu armies taken severely TO task and
s.s,e,,d with punishment for talking roughly
:. ,heir mounts the welfare OF which is a sub
=. NJ Infinitely greater soliCitude TO the off,
= ,faB that Of the men. For the horse Is
-, 50 much 10 the national treasury in cold
= while the trooper IS not, at any rate in
,.-,es where military service is obligatory
- ,,o~e over. the advancement and promotion
~ commanding officer depend. as a rule
y more upon the physical condition Of the
- Of his regiment than OF its men. Even
~ T-nsted states the same ideas with re-
"a courtesy toward horses seem TO prevail;
.lsncsne through Colonel Dodge's valuable
- on "Riders in Many Lands" published
=. long aEo by the Harpers, found that he
s..s-s,es how the stabemen and grooms OF
-, celebrated Palo Alto stables in California
=. strictly forbidden under pain OF instant dis
-,,.sl 20 talk roughly or IN an insulting man
,sY 10 any of The horses.
~ he,rg the case. no ons need be astonished
=, les n thnS q year or so ago one OF the Lead
-. v,ortsmen 4 Austria Count Paul Feste-
.,,s instituted legal proceedings against Wen
=. ,ror-sng paper FOR having referred IN a
',,.s-e manner 20 one Of his race horses. the
-, consisting in a Temark 10 the effect that.
,N,,gh the mare had won certain stakes, she
.,s M deserve 20 take them. owing 10 the fact
-, her competitors had run so badly as 70
s.,-,,e the victory of every atom OF glory or
-, This was hardly a grave afTront- But
-, count thought otherwise. and demanded
--r.ed apology eor his mare, falling 10 obtain
,Aash he instituted the lawsuit referred 20
.n,rs. end which was decided in HIS favor. To
xna. extent the mare was satisfied by this
,uhro reparation ! am unable 20 say.
:, Belgium the government, which owns and
..-r,ois the entire railroad system OF the coun-
., issued not long ago decree which. as far
:, -rl-oad travel Is concerned. placed the dog
on absolutely the same level as q grownup
nan sr WOMEN, and infinitely higher than a
,nld: for whereas the latter is merely entitled
81 has rlaoe II under twelve years OF age.
q. noe has q right 70 fun seat provided ne
has hts ticket. That is 10 say, in compartments
licensed 10 hnld ten travellers, If there are
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corparr-nenr is regarded "complet" and
M other passenger is admitted. and il the train
bapneus 10 be fuu partly with dogs and
nsrtlv with human bangs, any additional pas
serrers have 10 he left behind rather than
the dogs should be forced 10 yield up their
seat So FAR The government has given no IN
ti-sa-lou as 10 the manner IN which the canine
t~a.e eI.ers are expected 10 conform 10 the reg
ulatious which prohibit passengers from put
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admitted that the seats Of railroad carriages
A. .- r~assut constructed are not suited 10 the
CO... sts.s o1 reIsose As. however, the govern
ru.r- has already given him the preference over
children av arc0-iiug 10 him an entire seat In
Ste. a. merely half of one, il is within ths
l5a.l- of possibility that il may IN course OF
tn le brought 20 modify the cars IN such
rsane- as t1 add 10 the COmfopt OF The canine
Messenger 81 the expense. OF course. OF the
human traveller
Al Berlin. al Bonn. at Heidelberg and IN
other German university towns the principal
E,ersonaee OF each corps association OF stu
GEMS IS not 1he president nor the treasurer.
no. even The fuchs" as one OF the principal
s;gri-a~iez of the organization Is designated,
hui tle CORDS dog usually q brute OF colossal
PROPORTIONS II IS on him that all the svailsble
financial resources are layished, and the vari-
ous corps vle with one another in providing their
oen particular dog with the most gorgeous
collar and muzzle that money can buy. II he
Is handsome be is kept conbed and brushed
70 show OF MS good looks. II he is ugly. his
ugllDess IS enhanced 10 its utmost limit by re-
markable cutting and shaving Of his ears his
tai and his coat, and even dye-ng Is resorted
70 IN order 20 add TO the piquancy Of his ap-
pearance The corps dog takes part IN every
oslcial ceremony OF his CORPS except at the
dusls. from which he IS strictly excluded lest
his morals should be tainted by example He
generally dies from cirrhosis OF the liver or OF
gout, brought on by the enormous quantities OF
beer which he drinks and hy the extremely dis
sipated ne which he lesds-th throughout the vari
Gus scholastic terms.
IN England. too. animals are held, according
% al appearances, IN far higher esteem than
human beings. Vulpicide or the killing of
foxes. Is al infinitely more heinous offence IN
tAe eyes of the general public and especially
ct the classes. than theft. robbery or assault
Thus recall The case OF an exotic parsonage
who came 70 England from somewhere in the
east o. Europe with the reputation OF having
committed AL kinds OF horrible atrocities, among
The most venisl of which were murder. pillage
ana briEaudage. an Of which merely seemed 70
render him more Interesting ia the eyes OF his
British entertainers lie was the lion or the
season in London and a welcome guest after
ware az the various country houses. until IN an
evt moment De admitted that he had shot fox'
iox shooting being common on the continent
Ihat ended h.s social career as far as England
was concerned. and the bitter ostrachsn Whlch
took 1he place OF the generous hospitAlity unu'
then accorded 10 him rendered his early de-
psrture from England almost a necessity.
Cruelty 20 animals, especially 10 horses ana
aogs is Invariably punished by the Eng lish
magistrate WIN infinitely greater severity thSi
the ln tr..lrnent nf women and children. ana