The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-08-05
Hoos at LARGE.

New York Herald: Most of the annoy
ances of our street ~cars-apart from the
Inevitable crowdlng-are caused by the in
Considcrateness and gross discourtesy OF
passengers. y stranger who would judge
people by the experience upon transit
lines would set us down for a community
Of Doors. AZ anyone who has Il nickel
may ride. one must expect 10 occasionally
encounter persons of rough manners and
from whom no amenity is expected. But
these are few. The most numerous and
CHIEF offenders are well dressed men-and
women, oo-who look as if they should
know how to behave in civilized society
and who would resent the suggestion that
their conduct is an olfepse to decent peo-
pie.
The splitter. thank heaven, has been
nearly suppressed. Now let us get after
the we'll dressed hobo who rests his dirty
boots upon a seat, which is presently to
be occupied by some Gainuiy attired wom-
I'm in d summer gown. or crosses his legs.
leaving his feet projecting across the mar
row floor for all who pass TO step over
or stumble over. Abolish the fellow who
takes the crowded street car for a mani
cure parlor and relieves the ted.um of
travel by pairing his nails. Let the fat
man Who spreads OFT his legs into the
aisle like q Ing V be reminded that there
are others in the car. Give a gentle tap
to the gentleman who plants himself
sideways on a c.owdcq seat. and, looking
out of the window or reading his paper,
forgets that he is occupying space for two
while others stand, and that his back
is squarcly presented to the lady sitting
next to HIM.
And while we are about it let us take
In hand the men who, when they enter a
cloead car, stand Just inside the door and
compel later Corners, including women. to
fight their way through the dense group
to reach unoccupied space in the middle of
the car. rhcse'be the ne iEconsldcrate
fellows who, getting into the narrow scat
of AN open car, do not move to the oppo-
site end, but plant themselves barely in
side the bar and force other passengers
to drag past as best they may TO reach
the inner seats. Women-well dressed.
we'll to do looking women-are among the
most inconsiderate and discourteous Of
our street car travellers. For Instance, the
conductor is inside wheG one of these
women boards a car; a gentleman stand
ing on the platform opens the dor to per-
nit her to enter; not once in ten times is
thea attention acknowledged by a nod. and
when Il passenger rel;nQu.shes a seat to
one of these women she t!ounces into ii
without the slightest recognition of the
courtesy. One of these women will kceL
a child-for which she has paid nc fare
occupying a seat and standing with soiled
shoes upon it to look out Of the window
while an aged and feeble woman directly
In front of her is left to stand and tottcr
If the selfish and the i'll behaved mer
and women above noted could be laugh
by reflection or %compulsion to have a little
kindly consideration for the rights ant
feelings. of others, more than half tn
discomfort and annoynnces Of trave
upon our street cars would disappear.
We may have forbearance with a con
ductor who has been battered and bange'
and wrought up by forcing his wa.
through crowded interiors all day Q
climbing along q footboard. struggling
with drunken men and insulted by irrita
BILE passengers of both sexes, but Their
is no excuse for the deliberate and bruta
lack of courtesy among such passenger
as are above described.