The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-29
DOGS MUST HUNT COVER.
Nancy Csrs Hold M~sniiaht Concerts
anS ANNOY sls~ae ring Citisens-
CITY svvarns win Canines WITH
Ont ysfkne Means Of support.

War has been deeiared on the fase or
more stray dogs which are making tns
lives OF sieepy citizens miserable. Two
men armed with lariats and a large stock
OF patience VIII open the hossilities on the
morning Of May 2, and unless rendered
helpless by the attack OF some Infatuated
matron. will keep steadily at the work of
destruction until the last trace OF once
promising industry has been wiped cut.
In years past the spring supply Of ours
has been fairly. good. but al TO time has 1t
approached the present number. In fact.
the market Is 30 dreadfully overstocked
that the dog catchers will ind it a diff
cult matter to dispose OF the live and dead
animals. A long rs dogs for the Klon-
dixie were Ia demand the public was pre-
served from the raids Of NANCY, one-eyed,
lop-eared brutes. The moment the drop
came every man and boy who had dog
that was not Of special value. turned It
loose to shift for itself. The result was
felt In all parts OF the city. AT first no
special attention was paid to the frequent
raids on garbage barrels but as time wore
on and people found their yards Uttered
every morning with cleaniy gnawed bones
they commenced to figure out what had
happened. 1t did not take long for the
truth to circulate around. and many pray
ers were offered up for the return of the
dog catcher.
Even the n1atrons who had said mean
things about the men who captured their
little 'sFidos" declared that they would be
good II the community were only freed
from the horr.d creatures thar stole
around back yards and through alleys on
dark nights.
On moonlight: nights things were much
worse than at any other time. Dogs of
all degrees have q fondness for remaining
awake when the moon is on duty. II moth
ing special Is going on. friendly dogs will
chat over back yard fences In a sort of
confidential and half-subdued way. So far
everything is right. because II is possible
for a person TO become so benumhed TO the
barking of a dog that is certain to bark
and howl every evening and night at just
such a time. that he viii NOT be disturbed
In his elumber.
But when the conversation of two friend
Iy dogs Is disturbed by the cracked voice
OF haif-starved Klondfke dog II Is diff
ferenf. There have been times when, IL a
burglar had attempted to run through an
alley where dog pow-wuw had Just been
In session, he would have been killed by
no less than seventeen odd boots and
shoes. to say nothing Of bottles. brush
brooms. water pitchers and even lamps.
The most provoking thing about the mat
ter Is b have Iong-geared dog. whose ribs
are CHASTITY In the moonlight, turn around
and defy all attempts 10 disiodge him from
his position. He has a look which says
plainly that nothing but shot and shell
VIII have any effect on him. He has been
through one kiondike scare. and nothing
less than the final ending of all things, 50
far as he Is concerned. viii have any eff
feet on him. The city Is overrun with
these defiant tramps. They steal the garh-
age that rightfuliy belongs 20 dogs that
have been on the beats longer Than they.
Some people may not believe that dogs
have regular garbage barrel beats but if
they belonged 10 that class Of people who
turn night into day they would know diff
fereut. Dogs that have every delicacv
dog could desire will steal away from homo
and enjoy themselves rummaging through
garbage barrel IL one would take the
trouble 10 watch every night, he would see
certain dogs following a well-established
route. II one dog gets ahead of the 9TH
ers, he works as fast as possible, for fear
of being interrupted. Sometimes two or
three dogs will meet unexpectedly Then
there Is trouble and the ally Is strewn with
garbage and hair A clever dog will first
tip over che barrel, paw out Its contents,
and then pick out carefully the most de-
iic!ous morseis Sometimes funny Incl
dents occur during an attack on q barrel
at n back door. This Is especially true II
the barre. is small. A large dog was dis
turbed one night Just a. he had put his
paws on the rim OF a barrel and stuck his
nose In to see what he had found In his
haste to get away he tipped the barrel
over his head. For time ha was caught
fast and the way that dog and barrel roll
ed around the alley was wonderful to be-
hold.
The deg caicbers will not wage war en-
treiy on ours. People who have pet dogs
without license tags on them need not 10
surprised at sudden disappearance.