Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-12-03
The ANrI.DDG CRU. ABE.
u Receives Its Greatest Impetus from
Woman.

It Receives Its Greatest Impetus from
Woman.
New York Tribune.l
Jtss as We predicted q week ago,
tho agitation against dog keeping is
spreading. S,srti z in Connections,
it has already reached Massachusetts.
that fostering home Of new movements.
\ still moro ominous sign for the dog
Is that it 10 \ woman who has now
taken up the work. As il is tho
women who are the most industrious
aud Incorporating workers against
rum, 30 It will be the women who will
battle tie most fiercely against dogs.
Indeed, we fancy it would b. possible
to show that this has b. en- the case
with the majority OF great reforms
that some man has started them, but
that they have been borne onward to
success by the enthusiasm OF women.
Slavery owed its downfall largely to
the work OF women; she has fought
rum until to day it may DO said to be
on its last legs; in tew years dogs
won't have any legs left ut ell, and
women will bs entitled to the greater
part of the hunor, we doubt not
Mr.. Norton, of Mt. Carmel, Conn.,,
Who started the total abstinence in
dogs movement, coupled the keeping
of the animals with drunkenness. He
proposed to give City bushels Of sp.
pies to any family that did not USE
intoxicating liquors or keep deg.
We have already ohton,cled his goou
success - Of how in n.arly every
Gaze tie heard san, thered harks o.Amiuu
finn the cellar If -r ~ got the apples
Nor Is that the worst; it
is not k0own that half Of the tamil, 9 |
have ground their apples up Into cider
ami are now sitting about with their
d"gs. waiting tor it to become "hard."
sion Of the movement. This is re-
ported from Wilmington, Mass, and
Miss Sahra Carter, y benevolent lady
VI eoms seventy years, is responsible
for it. Miss Cater has given large
amount Of stock in several banking
and manufacturing institutions to the
town of Wllminyton, the Income from
this stock to he used for "the painting
Ut houses in Wilmington OF those who
shall apply for It," PROVIDED that
tn Sc who apply 81" not keep dog
and have not k. pit one for two years,
and have been members of temper
Ance socirty for the same perioa of
lime, aud are not in the personal use |
u tobacco"
Here we again see the keeping Of
dog classed with the use Of liquor
Indeed, the restrictions which Miss
Carter throws around her house paint
are much the same AS those with which |
Mr. Norton h+dg+d ia his winter
apples. But the lady goes slightly
urther and makes her conditions re-
;'"ss" e'ive, barring all persons who
ave been cursed with y dog at any
line during the las, two years. Som.
thug Ut thus kind was to be expected.
i is the way that reforms grow. Iii,
what We anticipated wh-r, in speaking
IT Mr.. Norton's case, we pictured tue
course OF the mo, emcnt until Their
'honld be u National part. d, manding
he Federal prohibition of dogs, with
senator PETER, p. rhaps, running on it,
cket for President. We suspect the
.-xt step now will he the forming of
kr New England Woman's An,i>Dog
Cnior.
There is one point in which Miss
carter has the advantage over Mr..
Norton; her nef.iarirs rannot '.rink
ip her pai"t. and G. drunk. No in
'axica,ing liquor can be got out OF
house paint. But SIZE is going to
AVE the same trouble with dogs in
he cellar. She cannet be too careful
lhoat concealed dogs. We should
ldvi-e her to hire good man TO listen
outside OF every hous. that it is pro-
posed to paint several nights before.
,and, and to investigate all susp;cions
'ounds. Th- depths to Which man
will descend to avoid giving up his
log are astonishing. When deg pro.
,,hition hecnmes The rule men will he
ouna carr. ing dog. about in their
pockets and silk hats aud in
imitation amateur cameras, gun
.overs. and 30 forth. No habit has \
more deadly hold upon mankin than
ha. of deg.keeping. which is itself