Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-31
Boarders in Albuquerque, N. NJ,
Must Be Careful.
They May BE Classed ms "Lunxers"
and Refused AccommOda fions-
A Town of Health
Seekers.

the tanIe curing meal time he Will
be politely requested to leave at once
and his departure will be firmly insist
ed upon. The landlady will tell him
she is very sorry, but that the other
boarders object to the coughing and
that she must keep up the reputation
of her house, which is that 'lungers"
or invalids are not accommodated
there. says the Kansas City Times.
The most of the invalids who go to
New Mexico in search of health are
sufferers from consumption and are
known by the slangy term ''lungers."
The knowledge that first-class board
ing houses enforce this rule against
coughing helps many of them along
toward recovery. because it puts them
on their guard and they are thereby
enabled to restrain themselves from
much useless and needless racking of
the lungs. Physicians say that con-
sumptives really do not have to cough
as much as they do. 1t becomes
habit to them and is harmful
An ordinance against splitting on the
sidewalk is also rigidly enforced be-
cause of the fear of contracting the
dreaded tuberculosis. There are two
public libraries in the city. but many
people will not patronize them because
they fear the germs Of disease are
carried ia the leaves of books on its
shelves. The fear Of contracting the
disease is always at the ears of all
the people.
Almost all of the people in the city
went there for their health or because
some member of their family had to
go. The city of Albuquerque is a new
town. 1t is separate and distinct from
the old Mexican town Of the same
name which lies west Of the American
town. The old town is a collection
Of adobe houses With narrow, irregu-
lar streets that wind in and around the
dwellings with no system. In the cen
ter of the town facing the square is
the old church Of San Filipe built 800
years ago. There are numerous sa
looms in the old town, but all of them
sell American drinks and no mescal.
the favorite Mexican drink, can be OBJ
tanned there Tourists invariably ask
for it, A single track horse car line
connects the old and new towns. The
old town also boasts of the Berna-
lilo county courthouse and the county
jail.
The new town is an American city
one and a half miles square. 1t sup
ports two daily papers and the peo-
pie and the customers are as dis
tinctiyely American as if they were a
thousand miles away from the old
town. It's commercial club has a fine
building. three stories high, in which
are modern club rooms. There are
numerous hotels and two banks, one of
which carries more than S1,150 COO in
deposits. The population is only
about 10000, but the heavy deposits
are made by mining companies operat-
ing near the city.
1t is said of the climate that the
sun shines every day in the year.
Even in the rainy season there is al
ways daily break in the clouds,
through which the suns rays burst
brightly. There is no rain of con
sequence for six months of the year.
and as the soil is sand there is dust
everywhere. When the wind blows
strongly there are sand storms which
are very disa@reeable to a newcomer,
but which are locked upon philosoph-
ically by the people who have lived
there awhile.
The north and south streets are
named after the principal means of
support of the town. The main street
is called Railroad avenue. Other
streets are Gold avenue, Silver avenue,
| Lead avenue, Coal avenue and Copper
avenue. To the west of. the city rise
the craters of three extinct volcanoes,
! but the Inhabitants never give them
a thought except to point them ont to
a newcomer or a visitor. They do not
even emit smoke or steam. The Rio
I Grande separates them from the town.
, North and east of the city lies a chain
! Of mountains called the San Diaz.
/ They are u miles away and a broad
mesa. or table land, stretches between
them and the town.
No vegetation grows hereabouts
without irrigation and the bitches,
known by the Mexican name of Asa
cias. can be seen yet in and about the
town. Most Of the water now used
is piped through mains laid under the
streets. \ green lawn may be had
but it must be covered with an inch
or two of water every day. Some peo-
pie will not try TO grow grass because
it makes their houses too damp. Cot
tonwood trees are about the only spe-
cies grown. No roots every protrude
above the ground, as they grow
straight down in search of water,
which is usually found six or eight