The Washington times., 1908-06-06
MAD DOGS MENACE
PEOPLE OF NATION
Vigorous Campaign Institut-
ed to Prevent Spread of
Hydrophobia.

IN this day and age when so many
persons have pet dogs an awful menace
hangs over their heads each day. espec-
tally in the summer time, and that is
the danger from the dread hydrophobia.
Few people realize the number OF pa
tients thai are received in the Pasteur
Institutes every month and many are
inclined TO scoff at the idea OF rabies.
Nearly everyone will admit that mad
dogs, as Observation-Disclosures CANNES
are commonly called. are prevalent in
every community during the hot summer
months but the suggestion that their
own pet may fall a victim is character
lied at absurd They do not seem 10
realize that dogs used to the best of
care are just as likely to become a vic
tim as the commonest street cur and
that they are menace not only 10 their
owensr but every passer-by as Well
The authorities Of the District Of Co
lumbia are particularly anxious 20 mini
mize the danger within their Jurisdiction
and are vigorously enlisting the coop
Grafton of the people at large TO adopt
every possible preventive measure. a
well organized campaign against rabies
has been instituted in the District. Hy-
dropho5ia, how il is contracted, its dang
eTs, and how it IS battled with are the
topics in an interesting article in the
magazine section OF tomorrOw's Times.
It is subject that should interest every
one.
Ward-Reid Wedding.
Within a few days. Miss Jean. the
charming daughter OF Ambassador to |
Great Britain Whitelaw Reid, will be-
ha H-i.7 Of q
younger son or the Countess OF Dudley. |
Although it will be a quiet wedding,
it viii be the social event of the yes /
for no less a person than King Edward
VII has Commanded" that the Cere-
mony be solemnized in the royal chapel. |
This means that the marriage will be
Witnessed by the King and Queen OF
England. as well as other members Of
the royal family. All the details OF
this interesting event form an attractive
page in the magazine section and il
promises 70 be eagerly read BY the fair
sex.
Many persons. who have visited the
far-famed Casino at Monte Carlo. have
wondered why the management of the
gambling resort has chung to the use
OF kerosene lamps when all the world
Is using electricity, Monte Carlo uses
both and visitors have wondered. The
answer Is that kerosene lamps once
averted a terrible robbery. The details
OF this thrilling event form the basis
Of q clever detective story in the maya
zine section of tOmorrow's Times. It Is
one of the series in the "reminiscences /
OF Antoine Martin and it is exciting from
beginning TO end
Is She Wife or Widow?
Six years ago a pretty young woman
in New York city threw aside all
thought or family, relatives. and friends
and eloped with a young man, whom her
parents objected TO. The couple went |
abroad and Travelled on the Continent /
for FIVE months. supremely happy. One /,
day in Paris the husband kissed his
bride gOod-by before going out for a 4
short walk. He went and has never been
heard from since. In the five and half /
years that have elapsed the woman has /
been making vain quest 10 learn 4
whether she is wife or widow. She Is /
now on her way TO Alaska. What will I
she find there2 Read what she expects |
in The Times magazine
Another interesting page. one that is 4
brimming with human interest and pa 4
thOs, Ia about Senator Gore OF Okla |
hOma. This patient and resigned man
has been sightless for thirty years and /
now he is undergoing an operation that /
may restore the vision Of one eye. II |
VIII be one Of the most remarkable OPP |
eratiOns OF the century IL successful. |
do with Oklahoma, and that is about a
UNIQUE political campaign that turned
Republican district Democratic. One OF
the new States foremost as we'll as in
genious citizens offered a thoroughbred
Hereford calf 10 each county showing a
% per cent Democratic gain. His man. |
the Democratic nominee for Congress, ]
was elected by a substantial majority. I
The details Of the campaign make anus
ing reading for a Sunday in summer.
You will find II in the magazine section. I
American Siberia.
How many OF our influential citizens
know that the United States has a ST.
IBERIA of its own with this difference: |
Russia's IS cold; ours Is hot. It's fact,
and our Siberia Is known as Arizona, /
and today We have one exile at Fort
Grant. He is an officer in the United
States army. He must live at Fort
Grant without a command and all alone
in this deserted fort until he reaches
the retiring age. His name. Offense and |
ali the circumstances leading 10 his ban
ishment have been entertainingly writ |
ten Cor The Times magazine section.
These topics. with the Little Dummy /
Weaver serial, and the page for women, 4
to say nothing of the other and smaller |
features make a most interesting sec (
ton Of The Sunday Times. Be sure that /
you order your copy early and read
every feature. II is we'll worth your
while.