Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-28
SAID ON THE STREET.

Joe Mithrop, Galyeston-I used 20 think
that there would bee just one large city
IN Texas, and that would be ON Tie quiz
coast, but Il is evident that
there will be two great cities,
one of which viii probably be
Fort Worth, as IL controls the largesb
aud most productive territory of ANY city
IN the West
A Drummer wonder why it Is that ev
cry man thinks II he can't do nnythnS
else, he can rum a hotel, one OF the call
ings TO which man must be especially
adapted 90 succeed. There are good
many hotels where the wife of the land
lord superntends the cooking, and the
table Is excellent, set there b. never
anyone around when you want anything
and u guest goes away with a feeling
that the hotel IS a complete failure, SIM
ply because there was no business man
agcment. / came very nearly missing a
train once, because there was nobody IN
one of the largest hotels In the state TO
receive payment for my bill.
A Citi2ene-l saw u funny thing in Il
street car. You know Joe D.. wei be
came TO the city yesterday, and entered
the street car About the same time, his
sisteT, whom he hadn't seen for abont
three years, entered, and seeing him, she
threw herself into his arms. Joe strug-
glcd and gnspcd, turned red in the face,
and began TO spluttcr out something about
her being mistaken, when he recognized
her, and his face underwent sudden
transformation IL was thoroughly EN-
iOyed by those who saw Il.
A Lady wish that the street corner
loafcr nuisance could be done away with
u Is Impossible for lady 10 walk along
the street, without being subjected 10
annoying stares. And when / want 10
turn corner / have 10 almost elbow
my way through n crowd. l don't think
that Fort Worth has more loafcrs than
other cities but they all congregate upon
two or three corners, and the police don't
seem 10 pay any attention To them.
DR.. Mcknight Fort Worth IN now IN
a very healthy condition, and there are
no reasons 20 fear an epidemic this sum
mer. While ! have read the opinions of
the experts that cholera will probably
not visit this country, yet | have not
soen any statements with the reasons
Tor their belief and cannot Judge as 10
the value of their opinions. | am I'm.
clined 20 believe that germs Of the dis
ease are laying dormant In the United
states now, hut there Is nothing ia Fort
Worth for cholera 20 feed upon: our sys-
tenn Of sewerage and the condition Of
our streets are such that the city Is In
excellent shape from u sanitary point of
view. A few years ago there were some
cases of malarial fever aud typho-ma-
larial fever, which we call typhoid here.
not having the genuine typhoid fever:
but this was caused by drinking surface
water. or water from shallow wells and
cisterns. With the general use OF ar.
tealan water this trouble disappeared.
and Fort Worth II now the healthiest
city TO be found IL Is impossible for
the germs Of disease 10 get into the ar
tesian Wells. We may possibly have a
few sporadic cases of cholera ami nm
Increase Of bowel troubles n cholera
comes 20 the United States, but there
Is 40 cause whnteyer Tor alarm, but rath-
er for congmtulatinn that we are as safe
as we are. II Is always well 10 keen
the streets, alleys and premises clean
| Ia any event. bur no serious trouble
need bo anticipated The limo IA onr
streets Is of itself good disinfectRnt
and us presence win assist In wardinl
OFF disease.