Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-09
TIE DOGS A NUISANCE
Tns MOST NOTICEABLE FEATURE
OF coNsTAsTiNoPLE-


Eacoaat-rins farh 81 h""Ery s"'
cswarsty C.nin-- How They caHt'nss
10 live 0. Mystery
n we mad "a the streets OF New fork
onr-trnth the dogs they have IN Con
siantin0ple whai row We sh'Inid MAKE
shoui 81 How the public wnuld rise and
rage what fauit everybody would md
what I-alins articles wouii IL written
on the ~nblrtt now the nar'i Of nealth
womb br nurisi nndrr an avalanche oi
complaints AMI what -lfslnrner anil rtso
lntiuns would ir poured nui al pnoiic
meetings % drnnnnce the canine nni'
SanVe
There wnuld ~ course H. much said
on In. other side. also. and new energy
wunh tie shown III the philanthropir
spirit that Organizes sirirtiss tor the
protection Of unpopular Things
II Is lust possible that If we had in
heritr,l million street dogs rs an insu.
tn,iun II We md grown up with them
all around ms aud wer- ~ mach used TO
them - we ARE Ia p-auui stands and
lainppnsts. II we could revere them as
the dogs Of orr datltlieS We might
stand them. for hardly any p'-ople takes
with more grace than we do the nui.
sanc-s 10 which We arr accustomed
AIlys TO STREET CLEANING
PERHAPS Al>o million street dogs
would have seine influential friends in
and near the cry hall for they would
solve the great garbage problem One
thousand carloads day Of garbage
that has to b, carried away and dumped
makes uig hole In the money voted Tor
the commissioner Of street cleaning. and
# there were n system by which all tina,
garbage cOuld I've converted into yellow
dog ON the spot and could trot of wag
ging its tail, not costing the commits
sioner cent II Is evident that that hon
orable gentleman would he worse than
heather II he did not come out strong
in defense Of this noble aud useful ami
tnal
say that the garbage might trot of
wagglng IT'S tail speaking after the
manner Of those accustomed TO the dog
rs We know him But the dog of Con
stantinUple does not wag his tail Either
that expression Of canine satisfaction Is
unknown IN his latitude. or life Is too
serious for indulgence IN such TRIVIAL
ties The dog has good tail but its re
lation 10 happy moods Of dog life is IN
mainly. perhaps, because there
are no suUh moods
One OF the common lines In the daily
reports touches things in sight-"cotton
in sight, silver IN sight etc II any
reporter should be required TO give an
account OF the dogs in sigh" in Con.
stantinople at any given moment his
troubles would begin Naturally, II Is q
movable quantity and, as with very
tall column of figures. you get differ
ent result every time you add II up
Stop IN the street anywhere. and at any
moment. and the number will never be
less than "A dozen aud may he twenty
They are nearly all asleep Four or five
are on the sidewalk on each side the
way Some slowed close mp by the wall
some anywhere along the middle. and
others are III the roadway. others in the
cutters. which are dry, or elise fairly IN
the middle Just where the carts. cabs or
other vehicles may rattle along at any
instant Here and there half dozen
may he on foot. but never ON the alert
fdf even those that are awake and are no
presumably under the influence Of hun.
ger stand around with lazy listless
sluggish air Of total dissatisfactIon-or
II
the incidents of life
These dogs are permanently in a state
OF starvation Nobody feeds them. and
there Is marvelously little waste from
the kitchens VI the people. 80 that the
refuse tnai EuAs into the street Is most IL
very bare bones or the other lnttlible ele
inerts Of food, Upon this the multitude
OF dogs mnst live. and the stealthy avid
ity with which they will rush IL lick up
even grease spot on the pavement WHERE
soue little Shopkeeper's sunp. cooking in
front of his door. has boiled over. tells
vvidly the rage Of hunger FROM which
they are always suffering These packs
OF dogs thus starved would eat the PEG
pie themselves II they had the courage
OF any gOOh canine race
THEIR IAPlAcARiE FOE
The dogs seem TO have one recognized
enemy this Il the two footed seayenger
who goes about with basket aud long
iron hook gathering bones, etc They
seem to understand tina. he divides with
them the treasures Of the garbage heap
and they set up general howl Of rage
when he comes near Bnt they Keep
well out Of reach OF his long iron hook
Him they det,-st as rival and n robber
but they have not the courage OF their
detestatiou never saw them LOOK
even with rage upon any other human
Creature. but they are afaaid of him all
the same
Their general condition Is bad enough.
but TO See them upon cold. rainy day Il
n pitiable picture From whatever dry
or warm corners they may find tor them.
selves they are forced by hunger, and
the poor result of their hunt for bone
does not help TO keep them warm. and
with the misery OF wet and cold added
TO that OF starvation they return to tind
their warm places taken by others VINO
were before without even that little com
fort Only II stolid. heartless. brutal PEG
pie would consent tu see so much misery
around and about them at all times
The dog Of Coustanttnopie is what we
should call "a yaller dog The preya.
lent color Is a tawuy. dull yellow. rather
lighter than the tan IN onr black aud
an dogs he has long hair but II Is
not long enough 10 give him rough OF
shaggy coat His nose j. s4arn. ms tail