The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-20
NEW YoRh's DOGS LONG AGO
The Grievance of >hadrach PIebia ms
~ He Told liz in Pamphlet
of the Times

New York now a city OF 500 900
people. had considerably les than
10000 population century and a half
ago. But although it, population Was
incoHSiderabie in 1850 the number %
dogs in town was unreasonable large.
and constituted grievance IF the
early inha hitaUt> which in quaint hut
forcible language an early rrformcr.
using the name ~ Shadrech l..ebiauus.
endraNortd 20 abate OF abolish b, The
publication of a pamphlet.
1T appears. wrote ~La6rtch.
from the most accurate Calculation.
that We have in this City. a. least
Thousand Dogs; ! do not mean 90
the human kind. The D,c~ I mean
are that real canine species which.
IN their dismal How iug-. disturb the
rerosc Of the Healthy. break rIr in
terrupted SiumDrr> az The ~s,k. add
fresh Horrors to the Night and rem
der il peri.ou> TO traverse our Streets
after the sun j. sunk beneath OK
Horizon.
These Creatures are 4 perfect
Nuisance to the Inhabitants. ana
with respect Ia FortN-u.ur in Fifty.
answer rot one NalUar.~ purpose.
Nay. should any Of them run mad
a. have lately Sundry Of their species.
in many parts of the Country. how
| ireNpre>>iblx dreadful would ACE the
Consequences To 20 poPu.ou~ c.tN.
Il MAY venture 10 take IT for grant
ed continued ShaGrech. applying
arithmetic 20 the grievance. THAT our
Dogs daily consume a. much catanle
Provision as would suffice Five Hum
, 7red Men; \ mCnStrous ENt-ava-
rance. AMI Piece Of Luxury that
would retGeu the check Of a Lucu--
! H.. Tie ENpeuse - IT,
Dogs at a Pony a DAY aL.aL.t- T..
I 1870 los >p per Annum. What
| Glamour should we hear was such a
Sum to he annually raised 10y Tax
on the Inhabitants for the Maiute-
nance Of our Poor. YET so prepos Ter
| on, are e,c. rs TO lavish our Supertlui-
ties on the brute Great. ION. while our
ears are sealed against the plaintiye
| Voice of our own Species"
| The local ordinance OF that period
did not seem 10 afford the inhabitants
any relief from the dismal howliucs
Of the f.CC9 New York dogs or the
| uproar caused by them. and ShaGrech.
! returning in his bulletin 70 the Pc
thetic side OF the canine question. tn,
paramount issue with him at that
time gives 4 stirring description OF
the evils caused by the dogs in di
vertiug succor from the needy in
| habitautS. Of whom there appears Il
| have been no lack. He says:
There : nothing more common
than daily 70 behold at our Doors
the shiYering pale visaged home born
Poor. and the penu-iUu, E"!:c,ar
! Stranger. babished ~ the Rage oil
| Persecution from his native Soil. Inn
ploring with the persuasive eioquerrc
of flowing Tears and silent Sorrow
the cold Morsei. apd the Scanty Boon
which he i iuEumanly refused. WI
Tow>er. Tray and Mop~y are pam
pered with Daiuties. and gorged Will
the Far Of the Land.
1T MAY indeed. be objected that
20 Gentlemen they are useful AMI
mails. in guarding their Yards. and
nroclaimiu- the Approach of Rob
5er>: But not One in Fifty. To speal
within Compass. i kept for that
| Purpose. and where il really j. the
case. let such persons he compelled
to confine them to their Yards, anC
prevent them from being a Terror
and Disturbance TO their \cighbors
As You. Reader. are able and willing
to contribute 20 the Distress Redress
Of our Grievance. ! beSeech you Il
roar like Lion against those useless
Ours. that. by Law Of the Corpora
ton We NAV speedily be Witresse'
| Of their perpetual exile
| Notwithstanding this earnest ant
urgent appra! addressed 10 New York
erS Of - wears ago. the grievance
of Sha5rech RENAMED undated.