Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-24
THE DOGS A NUlSAN,
TIE MOST NOTICEABLE FEATURE
or coNsTANrlNoPLe.


couariiy ,nine.-uow They continus
to tive u n Mystery.
five had In the streets Of New York
ore-tenth the dogs they have IN Con.
stantinoplc what row we should make
about It, How the public would tise and
rage, what fault everybody would find.
what leading articles would b. written
on the subject, how the board Of health
would be- buried under an avalanche Of
complaints and what eioqueuce and rcso-
buttons would be poured out at public
meetings TO denounce the canine nui.
sauce
There would of oourso be much said
on the other side. also. aud new energy
would be shown Ia the philanthropic
spirit that organizes societies tor the
protection OF unpopular things
4, Il just possible that u We had In
heriied n million street dogs a. an insti'
tnlion. u we had grown up with them
all around rs aud were as much used 20
them ~ we are to peanut stands and
lampposts. II We could revere them az
'the dogs Of our daddies." we might
stand them, for hardly any people takes
with more grace than we do the nui-
sances 10 which we are accustomed.
.iDs To STREET. ciEASiSo
Perhaps, also. a million street dogs
would have some Influential friends In
aud near the city hall. Tor they would
solve the great garbage problem. One
thousand carloads day Of garbage
that has 20 DO carried away aud dumped
makes a big hole IN the money voted TOT
the commissioner Of street cleaning. and
| " there were system by which an that
| garbage could be Converted into yellow
dog on the spot. and could trot OIL wag.
| cling IT, tail. not costing the commits.
eioncr cent, II IL evident that that hon.
orablc gcntlcman would be wore than
n hcaihen u he did not come ont strong
In defense Of "this noble aud useful ami.
NAL"
say that the garbage might trot Oh
wagging It's tail speaking after the
/ manner Of those accustomed 10 the dog
A. we know him But the dog Of Con.
sianiinople does not way his tail Either
that expression Of canine satisfaction Is
unknown la his latitude, OF life IA too
serious for indulgence IN such trivial.
tlcs The dog has u good tail, but its TO
laiion 10 happy moods Of dog lilo Ia nm.
kuown-mainly, perhaps. because there
are no such moods
Ous Of the common lines In the daily
reports touches things In slght-"cottou
In sight. "dlver In sight etc. II any
reporter should be required TO give an
account u tho "dogs IN sight" In Con
siantinoplo 40 any given moment his
troubles would begin Naturally. Il Is .
movable quantity, and, ~ with VERY
tall column OF figures, you get differ
cnt result every time You add u up
Stop Ia tnp street anywhere, and ut any
moment, aud the number will never be-
less than dozen aud may be twenty
Thoy arc nearly all asleep. -Four or Eve
are on the sidewalk on each side the
way Some slowed close up by the wall,
some anywhere along tho middle. and
others are IN the roadway. others In the
CUTTERS, which are dry. OF else fairly Ia
tho middle Just whorv the carts, cabs OF
other vehicles may rattle along ut any
instant Here aud there half DOZEN
may bc on foot. but never on the alert
for even thDse that are awake and are "a
presumably under the Influence OF hun
ger stand around with lazy, listless
sluggish air Of total dissatlsfaction-oi
ut least Of supreme indifference to all
the incidents OF life
These dogs arr permanently IN q stat,
Of starvation. Nobody feeds them. and
there u maryelously little waste from
tho kitchens OF the people. 20 that III,
Z refuse that goes into the street IS mostly
very bare honrs or tho other incdiblc Gle
I mcnts of food. Upon this the mulutud,
: Of dogs must live, aud the stcalthy avid
. iiy with which they will rush To lick NJ
even q grease spot on tho pavement wheri
some little shopkceper's soup, cooking II
front OF his door. has boiled over. tell
, wildly the rage of hunger from which
they are always suienng. These pack
OF dogs thus starved would eat the pco
y pic themselves II they had the oourag
t. Of any good canine race
THEIR MrLAcAnfE roe.
The dogs seem 70 have one recognized
\ enetny-this l. the TWO footed scavcngc
, who goes about with basket aud lon'
iron hook gathering bones. etc Tho
seem TO understand that he divides witt
!. them the treasures Of the garbage heap
j. and they set up general howl Of rag
, when he comes near But they keel
/. well out OF reach OF his long iron hook
I Him they defeat rs a rival and robbor
T, but they have not tho courage Of thei
. detestation. never raw them iool
u even with rage upon any other humai
creature. but they are afaaid Of him al
!, the same
Their general condition is bad enough
|. but 10 SEQ them upon a cold, rainy day
|, pitiahle picture From whatever DR.
y or warm corners they may find for them
u selves they are forced by hunger, an
d tho poor result Of their hunt for bon
10 does not help 20 keep them warm. an
= with the misery OF wet and cold adde
y 20 that Of starvation they return TO tin
y their warm place, taken by others VIII
;, were before without even that little con
!. fort Only stolid, heartless, brutal pc,
!. pie would consent 10 see 90 much miser
4; around and about them at all times
r. The dog Of Constau,inople Is what "
ID sholld call "a yallvr dog" The Prev
}. lent color IA Ia tawny. dull yellow, ratht
X lighter than the tan IA our black AN
D tan dog. lie has long hair, but IL
N not long enough 10 give him a rough {
shaggy coat His nose Is sharp, his IA
h bushy and he Is about the size Of
coyote His nspeGt " at once wicked an
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