The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-14
sidewalk peneilinaS
Satire on Sidewalks,

All our people do not keep their eyes shut to the way in which our side walks are kept. A close observer said yesterday:
 Here comes the sanitary officer of the town of Birmingham with a warn ing or pretended warning to the au- on the streets. There Is a side thrust in that. If you will notice everything about Birmingham continually squirms and turns a big green eye on Mont gomery.
 Here we have an example. Mont gomery has for a long time tested the matter of littering streets with fruit peel of all known varieties. One may walk from the union railway Sta- tion to the capitol terrace and find at least 100 pieces of fruit peel, in all stages of decay, on either side of the way. Thus Montgomery proves the ut ter untenability of the doctors chatter, from which the Birmingham man draws.
 This Birmingham upstart knows fruit peel has been tried on Montgom- cry streets these many years and the population increases as the streets grow more thickly strewed. He sees the fact and being jealous of it. tries the small trick upon his Mayor and police as stated always aiming an un- derhand blow at the peculiar institu. tions of Montgomery, her Mayors and her police department.
 These are institutions beyond doubt and as to being peculiar they are ours, one and inseparable, world with out end. We don't deny 1t; it is our own and Birmingham in her newly made rich %p0dsnGs 0an hep p iii more visible when the Montgomery fruit peel is understood in its sphere of service. Lying on the sidewalk 1t draws the flies and gnats from the there until they get big enough to honor the town and its institutions"
 Treatment of Smallpox.
 Since the pest house was destroyed by fire some months ago." remarked an officer of the Sanitary Department yes terday, I've have had some trouble and inconvenience in treating smallpox this size free from that disease be- cause all kinds of people are floating in and out of the city and if 1t does not originate here, someone is likely to bring it in and contaminate heal thy persons with the disease.
 '"There are two cases of smallpox In Montgomery and they are not consid- cred serious. In the neighborhood of one of these houses, the people are afraid of cOntagion so guard has been stationed near the house to pre- vent anyone from going in or coming out. These conditions are caused by the fact that at present we have no place where we can treat intectlous and contagious diseases, although as soon as the new pest house. now in course of erection, is completed, we will have one of the most modern emergS ency hospitals in the South.
 Work is going on steadily and be- fore the end of summer the brlSht new home for contagious disease pa tients will be ready to accommodate any persons who are so unfortunate as to contract these unpleasant and some what dangerous diseases.
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 q observe" said a reader of news papers and magazines, that Rider Haggard, the talented English author who is now in this country, is contem- plating visit to the South for the purpose of Investigating political. so- cial and economic conditions.
 MT Haggard Is one of the keenest observers of our modern times. lie has in view certain reforms in Eng land and lt Is for this. purpose that he is gathering information.
 Our people should welcome inves- tigation by a man of such wide knowl- edge as Mir. Haggard. We have cer- tainly had enough of investigation py yellow correspondents who view eV- erythlng through smoked glasses.
 MT. Haggard is now in Washington. He will go from there to New Orleans"
 Hon. Charles B. Howrie, Judge of the United States Court of Claims in Washington, was in Montgomery yes
  eral days. Judge Howrie yesterday called on and paid his respects to Judge Thomas c. Jones of the United States District Court.
 Mir. A. St. c. Dunstan, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Physics at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Auburn, spent yesterday in Montgom- cry.
 MT. J. J. Pierce, a well known cltl- zen of Talladega, is in Montgomery.
 MT. J. D. Blankship of Sylacauga is a visitor to Montgomery.
 MT. Paul B. Ray of Pine Hill is in the city.
 Colonel L. Y. Dean of Eufaula is in the city.
 MT. R. c. Norris of Birmingham is in the city.
 Needs Explanation. New York Post
 Secretary Hays statement that the original San Domingo protocol was of the nature of a, surprise to the depart ment and that it was always the in-
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