The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-13
4 Chip Or Two
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The progress that our city has made in
\ It's few years of existence is generally ac-
ceded to be most credita5le. In most re-
( spects the same progressive spirit that
has attended the city's growth as a
whole has prevailed the management of
all affairs pertaining toits welfare.
There is one question which has never
been acted upon in q decided manner, al
though it is thing that appeals tc every
instinct of humanity. speak of cruelty
to animals. j once saw q monkey tied co
q stake post off Salem avenue and big,
: strapping darkey throwing q ball at him
at the rate of three throws for five cents.
If the monkey was struck o prize was
given the man who threw the lucky ball.
inquired of policeman how this bru-
tally could be stopped. He referred me
to the mayor, who told .me warrant
would have to be sworn out, the party
arraigned in court. and that would have
{ to appear against him if wished him
3 punished. This happened u long time
i ago, but there are cases equally as cruel
in our city every day. as any one will tes-
tify who has noticed the horrible bru-
Z talfty with which the poor animals which
! once were horses are treated by their
drunken owners on the vacant lot near
the Terry building, and just opposite the
Wood Exchange" There are in most
StetGS OItlCilCS VI tuc NOCiCOy LUZ GllC l. lO-
yention of Cruelty to Animals, and it
might be well to say that attempts have
been made to establish one here, though
no progress seems to have been made.
Busy people. no matter how jealous in
the cause, cannot at all times be swearing
out warrants and attending court. but
they are willing to aid in any other
scheme in this direction which may be
found practicable.
There is, however, another side to this
question, and that is the cruelty of ami.
mails TO man, although that may be indi-
rectly due to mans cruelty in the first
place. People who are respectable, law
abiding, tax paying, careful and provident
citizens, who arise up in the morning and
find several stray COWS calmly destroying
the fruit of their vines and fig trees, are
apt to think themselves badly treated. If
the cows are arrested no one owns them.
III oneis injured any number of persons
claiming that COW as their especial prop
erty Immediately come forward Modern
gates aud locks are of no avail, and un-
less one is willing to wrap a couple of
yards of rope or wire around the gate at
night one is more than apt to find his
yard full of cows the next morning.
There were eight in one yard less than
one week ago. The pound is of no avail.
No one will pay the Fee, and no one short
of a HottentDt or n cannibnl could eat Il
piece of one of these COWS if sold to the
butcher. Question: What's to be done.
The proverbal curiosity.of the ''town
cow''swas amply exemplifled a few nights
ago when a particularly unattractive, old,
decrepit, raw boned, white-face animal.
having by the most praiseworthy strate-
gic methods gained entrance to II gentle
mans. front yard proceeded to inves-
tigate the interior of his house. If any
thing less than dynamite gun could
have penetrated her hide, that cow would