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cept for the temporary pain. 7 don't mind
getting bitten by dog. Not long ago
man came to me and told me he had
been bitten by ID dog The man was
mighty weak and was as white as a sheet.
He said he felt some of the symptoms of
hydrophobla. and wanted to know what
to do. | told him TO go home and get d
good nights sleep and he would feel all
right next day. | knew the man would
worry himself into hydrophobia if he had
a slight chance. and there's more truth
than poetry in that. too. Not long ago
had the end of my finger bitten off by an
angered bulldog in the pen. Did l have
hydrophobia? Well. 1 guess nix The
best cure for hydrophobia I have found
IS to laugh people out Of thinking about
the blamed thing and they will get along
all right
Many OF the men at the pound have
been bitten more times than they can
remember. They have no fear Of ny
drophobia and it is a subject to which
they give no thought whatever. Pound
master EinStein cannot recall a case of
any of his men suffering from hydro
phobia
Despite the vigilance of the officers and
the penalty mete,. only to viola tors of the
muzzling order there is little diminution
i'll the number of dogs that are scooped
up from day to day The monthly aver
age OF dogs that find their way 10 the
pound reaches 1000. The muzzling or
der has had far-reaching effect in the
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The different pens indicate the various
stages the canine prisoners have reached.
Dogs in the wire pens are those that
have just been captured and are insured
at least forty weight hours lease on life.
In the wooden prisons are those that are
nearing their end in the gas asphyXia-
tor, unless their owner comes in the nick
of time and saves them from the fatal
charcoal fumes. The unfortunate brutes
do not seem to understand the differ
ence between the pens and only make
one clamor, and that for freedom.
ALI Glasses Huddled Together.
Every class and degree OF canine So
ciety is huddled together III the dun
geons. Fat. wobbly pugs gaze stupidity
out of the bars; the fox terrier makes
frantic attempts to claw his way out of
the Enclosure, while the spaniel with
big brown liquid eyes sits quietly off
in a corner wondering what all the
noise is about. apparently willing to
wait for any fate that may be melted
out to him. Occasionally a skye terrier
with an aristocratic disposition is
dumped into the pen and banks and
cries considerably over being obliged to
associate with such a motley and varie-
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The Lottery.

DROF. ROBERT HERRICK OF the Uni
versity Of Chicago. whose recent crit.
icism of American men and women have
very strangely brought him more promi-
hence than his brilliant and powerful
novels, was one of the speechmakers at a
recent Chicago wedding.
II am not going to congratulate this
young married pair" Prof. Herrick said
in the course of his speech. 1T Is abb
surd to offer congratulations on the day
of marriage-Quite as absurd as 1t would
be to congratulate a man on having
drawn a lottery ticket before you know
whether it is prize or blank"
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reichsrath lawyers or doctors, or what
ever else they may become, delight in at
tending the club meetings and find a
fruitful soil for sowing political opinions.
And. during such critical times as this
Wahrmund affair, the clubs play a very
important part. Some of the Austrian
parliamentary leaders, especially the
pan-Germans, Wolf and Schonerer have
through this medium exercised great in
fiuence in the universities. There is also
another aspect of the case-namely, that
the clubs make politicians out OF the stu
dents. Perhaps it would not be too much
to say that one-half of the Austrian uni
versity students take an intelligent inter-
est in politics while they are still in the
university. and lead the other half upon
all important occasions. Possibly this in
terest in politics is largely increased by
the absence of athletics and sports of any
kind.
The great majority of the Austrian
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latter, in another interN lew in tho Water
land stuck to all he had said the first
time and came pretty near calling the
foreign minister a liar lively inter-
change of communications followed. and
in the end the two diplomats broke off all
relations, and it is extremely probable
tina; the nuncio Will be made cardinal at
no distant date and retired TO Rome.
Professor Sent on Vacation.
sWhile all this was going on in Vienna
matters were also moving in Innsbruck.
The university senate decided that it
would be better if Prof. Wahrmund stop
ped his lectures for the remainder OF the
summer term, whereupon the students be-
strike unless he were permitted to con-
tinue his work. But the authorities re-
fused to give way and the professor took
a long leave of absence. Thereupon the
liberal students struck and proceeded to
attack the clericalS. There were some
bloody encounters between the two fac
lions. both inside and outside of the uni
versty. and the police had to be called
to restore order. Next the students III
other universities joined in the fray.
Vienna was the first, and demonstrations
We're made before the ministry of educa-
ton. The gendarmerie and police cleared
the streets. but not until they had used
their swords in the work. The students
stoned tnem ana attacked lHem Will
sticks and other weapons, and disturb
ances continued until the university had
To be closed. The other Austrian univer-
stiles We're not to be left behind and
Gratz was the next 10 participate in the
hight. Here the clcricals assumed the
aggressive. and headed by three deputies
in the reichsrath brought in a couple of
hundred sturdy peasants from the coun-
try TO aid them. The liberal students
were very angry and barred the way into
the university The clericals and peasants
stormed the main entrance and many
heads were broken on both sides Soldiers
were summoned to restore order SINH
larry the universities at Prague, Lemberg
Cracow and Czernowitz became involved
in the struggle, and at each of them the
students went on strike. More or less
disorder took place. and in the end the
government decided to close all the uni
versities unless quiet was restored This
would have been very serious for the STU
dents as they would have lost a whole
years standing in their college course.
Reopening the Controversy.
Matters became quiet until Wahrmund
returned from his holiday, when the
troubles began again at Innsbruck.
Finally the ministry of education provided
Wahrmund with another PROFESSIONAL
chair at Prague, and he has left Inns
bruck for good. 1t will be interesting to
sec what will happen at Prague in Octo-
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.HAuL1ne- In IhEs 5ElnE1"

Gle manifested great wrath a couple %
days ago when he went 10 the pound Ia
redeem his magnificent Newfoundland
that had jumped through one of the gates
of it's masters yard just in time to meet
the dog catcher. This gentleman has
nuzzle for the dog, but it is only put on
the animal while on the street. When he
was only block away from his house he
saw that the dog had followed. He did
not want TO turn around and take the
dog back home. and before he had gone
block further the canine patrol with Its
load of tranps appeared on tie scene
and promptly annexed the dog. The OWL
er was so mad over the affair that he
could almost bite through tenpanny
NALL" as one of the men expressed IT. he
was somewhat consoled at the thought o.
getting his pet back and, after all, it was
rather joyful meeting. for the dog did
everything but shed tears of JOY.
Ours and Tramps Exterminated.
Poundmaster Einstein says he Is sure
that most of the cur and tramp dogs OF
the city have been extermnated Quite
a large number of the animals now Inn
pounded are OF the better class and are
quickly redeemed just as soon as tho
health office communicates with the own
err. The identity of the owner is made
known through the number OF the tag
which the dog wears. the number being
In some instances bodies Of dogs which
have been killed are sent to the bureau
OF animal industry and after examination
have been found to have suffered from
rabies. The cases Of mad dogs have been
greatly decreased through the activity
of the pound officials, and the records OF
the police show that during the present
summer only 20 per cent of the usual
number OF supposed mad dog cases have
come to the attention OF the police.
Since June IL. when the muzzling Or
der went into effect. the District treasury
has been enriched S939.50 in fees collect
ed from owners of dogs that have been
caught in our dragnet." says Poundmaster
Einstein The collection of that amount
of redemption fees is equivalent to vast
amount of worry and several chapters or
amusement. Within the last two months
more than 1900 dogs have been gathered
up in our crusade. We are keeping ND
the search day and night, and for four
months to come the pound will be the
unwelcome abode of hundreds of pets
that stray off.
One of the interesting sidelights of the
crusade against the tramp dogs was ths
great exodus of Washington $ faShionabla
population. To the seashore and country
resorts went thousands of priced dogs,
which. in former seasons. without fear OF
any muZZling regulation. were left behind.
Heretofore the pets have been left In
charge of housekeepers ard attendants.
The muzZling caused a wholesale ship
ment of dogs to summer homes to escape
their capture at the hands OF the deg
catchers.
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Der when the university opens. At pres
ent neither side is satisfied The clericals
demand the complete removal of Wahr-
mund from all Austrian universities
while the liberals are angry al his being
removed from Innsbruck.
To a foreigner. and especially to an
American such state OF affairs seems
most incomprehcnsible. That n number
of young men should break off all their
studies at the most important period "f
their educational life and engage in en-
Filtered theological and political conflicts:
and still more. that they should be aided
and encouraged to do so by the press and
politicians is difficult to be understood.
But in continental Europe, and especially
in German-speaking countries, the unVer
sites are sort of political nursery where
many important movements find their OIL
gin. And in such a polyglot empire as
Austria there is endless opportunity and
occasion for strife and differences. Apart
from the perennial and Understanding con
fictS between the liberals and clericals
there are all the racial differences to as
gravate the general situation. And these
are peculiar and special TO each uniVer-
sity. In Vienna, for instance the troubles
are generally between the Germans and
the SlaVs. sometimes varied by internal
rows among the Slavs themselves. Occa
sionally the Italians attack or are attack
ed by one of the other nationalities. At
Innsbruck the conflict is between the Ger
mans and the Italians. at Prague it is be-
tween the CZechS and the Germans. at
Cracow il is the Germans and Poles. at
Lemberg the Poles and the Ruthenans,
and so 1t goes.
Starting a Row.
1t doesn't take much to start a row be-
tween such fiery factions, and once
started it is difficult to tell where it will
end. Hence the ministry of education
constantly has its hands full in maintain
ing anything like general state of peace
and order One of the most fruitful
sources of trouble is found in the Old
antagonism between the clerical and
liberal students societies, or 'Burschen-
schaften." 1t is the custom of these
clubs to wear colored caps and ribbons or
sashes, with light dueling sabers on all
festive occasions. But as the members OF
the clerical clubs are opposed on prin-
ciple to fighting duels the liberal students
insist that they ought not to wear
sabers. But the clericals argue that
they have every right to wear them II
they choose and over this point many
head has been broken. The favorite time
for such rows in Vienna is SATURDAY
morning, when the students. having no
lectures to attend. indulge in their weekly
''Bummel." This consists in promenad-
ing the court of the university clad in
their various "Burschenschaften' coiors,
when there is a magnificent chance Tor
attacking some rival faction, be 1t clerical
or radical. Quite frequently one party
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"Gasthaus." where they sing students
songs and drink beer, not very eX-
pensive form of amusement. The SUBJ
scription, too. is cheap enough, usually
20 or 30 cents a term. There is not a
great deal of dueling among the Austrian
students. nothing like so much as there
is in Germany. Occasionally the president
of a club will designate two or three
members to fight representatives of an
other society, but this does not happen
often OF the many kinds of athletic
clubs and other organizations which exist
in American colleges there is nothing
of the sort here. with the exception OF
turning societies and reading associations
The Observation-Disclosures have a special
interest. as they afford one oil the prin-
cipal links between the outside world of
politics and the university. The members
frequently retain their membership and
interest in their clubs long after leaving
the university, and as members OF the
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ORE O., The CIV Or THE,e Do&WAGon

the dog catchers declares. is the dog OF
u diplomat The pound men would rather
start on the trail for any sort of dog, re-
CARELESS of size or pedigree. than have
the task of running down the pets owned
by members of the diplomatic circle.
Some dogs sho' is hard 10 CATCH said
ore of the coundmaster's colored assist
ants yesterday. Eff they once knows you
Is aftah them. 70 don't git en-. The
Turkish ministah sho' has a wise dawg
All run him fifteen blocks, and he gimme
the slip. Alive tried to run mother min
istar's daWg and made eight trials. but
dat dawg she runs out uf my way. All
wouldn't waste nah bref on them high
toned daWgs eny mo-
Frequently it happens that the dog
catchers are badly bitten. but. as one of
them said yesterday. the poor brutes have
nothing to fight with but their mouths
and they use them with telling effect The
men at the pound have absolutely no fear
of hydrophobia They scout the idea
that it is dangerous. and practically every
one of them asserts that they think moth
ing more of dogs bite than of slight
wound caused by a penknife.
Dog Catchers Get Bitten.
This hydrophObia scare is all imag gina
ton" insisted one of the dog catchers,
who has been bitten several times. Il
have been in the business OF catching
dogs for the last twenty years, and, ex-
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District. and the importance of obeyinG
1t has been brought home to some of the
most prominent families in the District
The tramp dogs are getting rather scarce
now compared 10 the catches made last
month and the month previous. Since
the order went into effect the dog catch
ers have thought nothing of capturing
an average of 100 dogs a day.
Only about 10 per cent of the dogs are
redeemed. Dogs with tags, showing the
payment of the dog tax by their owners.
and those wearing the daintily embossed
collars are gathered up just as ruthleSSly
as the poor waif dog whose owner either
lacks interest or cannot afford TO pay
fee OF g. to save Its life.
If the animals are not redeemed with
in forty-eight hours after seizure they
are killed painlessy in the asDhyXiator
A charcoal fire is built In a stove, and
when the gas is being freely generated.
il is through a pipe into the alright
Death chamber where the dogs are placed
for execution. The brutes drop dead al
most instantly. Large numbers are put
In at a time. When one batch has been
declared officially dead another lot is
placed in the chamber and permitted TO
receive the same fate. The bodies are
later turned over To the garbage collector.
who makes use of them. The animals
are skinned and their hides arc made
into gloves. The fat is tried OUT and
the rest of the carcass is made into fer
tiliZer.
Humane Treatment at the Pound.
Any lover o. animals experiences a feel
ing Of horror upon witnessing the execu-
ton of these dogs. To look into the as
phyXiator and see the helpless brutes
camoring for their release and n mo-
ment later see them reel over lifeless
makes one wish that there should be no
such place as a pound. To the credit OF
the pound officials. however, II may be
said that every possible effort is made
To have the arrested CANNES redeemed by
their righsful owners. Failing in this
there is no other alternative. The pound
master has gloomy Job, but he has been
holding it down more than two decades
and has been commended on many oc-
casions by DR.. w. c. Woodward. health
officer. under whose supervision the pound
is opera ted.
There is a humorous side to the pound
masters life, and this is observed when
dogs are redeemed Delinquent owners
spring all the excuses that a fertile
mind can invent, but these go for naught
unless the owner of the dog pays 81 as
a penalty for not Obeying the muZZling
order. After the fee is paid the pound
master derives huge delight listening to
the tales of woe that trotted out by
some of the people with whom he is
brought in contact in this way. Mr.. Elm
stein says that the excuses range all the
way from my pet just slipped out for
a minute to the statement by some that
Il just bought a muzzle and was taking
ii home"
A prominent citizen who lives in a
brownstone mansion near Dupont Cir
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llama, september y, lJOS.
::: :: !: "a. y: III; 6: ::
mund it marked an entirely
new development in such conflicts. The
spectacle of all the students in the uni
versities of Vienna. Innsbruck, Gratz,
Prague Lemberg. Cracow and Czerno-
WITT. which form the sum total of Aus
TRAN universities, refusing to attend the
classes and engaging in bloody conflicts
among themselves or. with much more
eusto. with their ancient foes the gen.
darmerie and police. and all because of
the suspension of law professor at
Innsbruck, was never witnessed in Aus
tria before. 1t seems. therefore TO de-
serve more extended treatment than has
been given in the brief cable dispatches
sent to America. Moreover. although
the professor in question has been trans
fcrTed to another univers!ty-Prague-it
is certain that the affair Is by no means
over. and renewed strikes and disturb
anceS confidently anticipated when
the universities are opened In October Tor
the winter semester.
Prof. Theodore Wahrmund. the storm
center of all the trouble, held the chair
of canon law in the University of Inns
bruck and was In no way distinguished
from the ordinary Austrian college pro-
fessor. But In AN unfortunate moment
lie chose to write pamphlet in which
he criticised somewhat sharply the at
titude of the Vatican toward the mod
ernist" movement in the church. The
work was not remarkable for brilliancy
or learning and probably would have
passed unnoticed had not some Jealous
parish priest in the Tyrol discovered what
he considered to be an attack on certain
dogmas of the church. The matter was
taken up by the authorities and the pub
lie prosecutor in Vienna. attaching i'm
portance to 1t. ordered the pamphlet to
he "confiscated," or. in other words, sup
pressed.
Next the papal nuncio in Vienna. the
Marquis de Granite. took hand in the
AFFAIR. He pointed out TO Baron Ahren-
thai the Austrian foreign minister. that
a professor OF canon law should not be
permtted to hold such views as were ex-
pressed in the pamphlet and retain ms
chair in the university at the same time,
and he demanded Wahrmund's dismissal.
The foreign minister received the nunclo
very politely and wrote a letter regard
ing his visit to the minister OF educatloh.
But the nuncio made an unfortunate move
in giving out an interview To the clerlcdl
organ in Vienna. the Vaterland. as 10
what the minister had promised to do. ana
this al once raised big row in the liberal
press The government tried to soften the
effect of the nuncio's disclosure, but the
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will assemble early in the morning and
take possession of the main entrance to
the university, the approach to which is
called the ramp" Many times during
the year the stone balustrade which bor-
ders the ramp is broken down in the
fights for it's possession. Usually the
police do nothing more than look on and
see that the disturbances do not assume
too alarming a character. Fists and
sticks are the chief weapons. knives and
revolvers being strictly barred Conse-
quently the cases of serious injury are
few. bruises and broken heads and black
eyes being about the worst that can
happen.
Small Club Membership.
The Austrian students clubs are gener-
ally very small, having perhaps only ff-
teen or twenty members. They meet once
or twice week in a private room at q
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n CANINE chorus that runs the
~ gamut from the shrill treble OF
- the black and tan cur TO the
deep-toned bark of the heroic
Newfoundland, greeted the ears
of the visitor to the baStile that is the
sure destination of all quadrupeds found
roaming al large without muzzles in the
streets of Washington. The dog pound,
which is located at 2id street and New
York avenue. is a place that is interest
ing from many viewpoints
The sight that first greets the eye COM
pels feeling of pity for the dumb brutes
The barking of the dogs. many of them
fine specimens, is surely not an evidence
OF joy. for. through all the yelping. there
runs note of sadness and discomfort
that seems to be plea for liberty
On the occasion of recent visit some
of the dogs had just been emptied from
the wagons as a result of the morning
haul of the inspectors and. in this lot.
there We're many blue-ribboners. the pets
of wealthy and prominent residents. From
these bonton CANNES there went up a
cry to be set free so they could return to
the luxuriant environments in which they
usually live. From the waller pup class
the yelp seemed to carry a note of sad
ness that they had been denied their con-
stitutional right to roam at will through
back alleys and clear garbage barrels OF
scraps and bones. All the dogs however.
wanted freedom at any price. even if they
were forced to spend the rest Of the heat
ed terms with their heads buried in wire
netting.
Washingtons stray dogs that are cor
rallied by Poundmaster Einsten and his
assistants will average one thousand or
more each month. but at any given time
there is not more than Seventy-five or
eighty under the ban. The visitor sees a
lot of pens. made from wood and wire
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i DIETS of Wealthy and
4: i Prominent Owners Are
y Caught AS Well AS the Com
:. :. mon Variety and the Tramp
= Dog - One Thousand or
/, More Become Poundmaster
{. Einstein's Guests Every
= Month - If Not Redeemed
i Within Forty-eight Hours
+: They Are Asphyxiated by
2 Humane Method - Dog
!, catching Is a Dangerous Oc-
{: cupation and the Job Is a
3 Thankless One-Hard Dogs
|. to Catch-Only About 10 Per
4: Cent of the Arrested Dogs
,. Are Redeemed by Owners.
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VIENNA, September 9, 1908.
THEN. recently. thirty thou
sand Austrian university
NM students struck against the
treatment of Prof. Wahr-