The age-herald., 1897-10-24

Birmingham can do the same thing. Run loafers off the street. Here is 8 good chance for the police department to render a public service. I have seen on more than an hundred occasions a crowd of loafers standing on the side walk. crowding it from curb to building, which necessitated ladies to go out into the street in order to pass by. There are a great many cities in this country which have ordinances prohib- iting splitting on the sidewalks, If Bir- mingham wants to be in the push and get to the front as a real city, it is time for somebody to get a move on them selves. Ladies have as much right to the sidewalks as men, and I say give the ladies chance. A
 
 Some weeks ago took occasion to re- mind the officers of the dummy lines of the necessity of breaking up the nui- sance of the continual escaping Of steam from the engines and ringing of bells within the city limits. Didn't seem to do any good The thing goss right on just the same, though promise was made to stop it. If the officers have any consideration for the public they should break up the nuisance. It is within the power of the people to rstaliate. Hear lots of people talking about the nui- sance Some. people say if it is not broken up they won't patronize the roads any more than they can help. Will do more walking. That is one way to get even. There is no other city In the world which allows steam to es- cape from the locomotives. It may be necessary to have an ordinance passed to have it stopped. If the officers of the read won't do it voluntarily, 1t is in the power of the city to do 1t for them. The public Is seldom unreasonable, and I am on the side of the public. A great many people will never do anything un- less their attention has been called to it. That shows a want of understand ing by the man of his business. Thou sands of people in the world catering to the patronage of the public, and at the same time are doing everything within thsir power to offend the public Before the days of competition in rail- roads, that was the practice It is diff ferent now. The big railroads are as polite as anybody. They want business from the public.
 Hear they hal a great time at Nash viE'e on Alabama Day. Everybody happy. Governor Johnston occupied the center of the stage. Can't beat him. The governor, I am told, was the most modest man at the Centennial The gov ernor is mighty popular with the ladies as we'll as the men, Made beautiful speeches, one to the men, another to the women. His speech to the women was great. At least that is what the lsldies say. bet they are right. They are the best judges. Hear the hotels in Nashville are mighty bad. Charging high rates with little accommodations. Everybody kicking. Crowding anywhere from five to twenty-five in a room, men and women indiscriminately, with few boys thrown in. Everything goes. Hear Alabama soldiers didn't cut much figure in Nashville. Surprised at this. Nash vile girls had been expecting them for a long time Girls didn't go wild over Alabama soldiers Didn't like the, uni forms. Not enough brass buttons on them. Too many took their wives along win them. I didn't expect this. I don't suppose the Alabama citizen soldiery is up to date. One thing is dead certain, they are not like General Miles, They don't travel on their beauty I under star1 the officers cut wids swath, and that they owned the town while there, but the priyates were not in it. I feel sorry fer the citizen soldiery. It always seems anxious to do something without knowing how. If it had not been for those people who went from Alabama on Alabama Day, Alabama would have cut sorry figure at the Centennial. Alabama has very nice building there. Not much in it. Seems to have been fur nished by the mutual admiration society. Got pictures of a number of Alabama people, but very few of them are known outsio'si of the counties in which they live. The building is full of pictures, but pictures of men, many of whom don't amount to much. Alabama has many men who have been great, but very few of their pictures are seen in the Alaibama building. I don't object to a man try irg to get to the front. I admire him. But I do object to little men occupying places which belong to those who have in fact made history. Alabama did itseif proud at the Centennial, and am glad of t