The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11
.SidewaA Pencilings
Why the Cars stopped.

Why the Cars Stopped.
 dArried almost to madness by a dock Of street cars that seemed to grow ev- cry second. a small negro boy struggled Tor nfteen minutes early yesterday morning to remove his ck-vegetable wagon from the street ear tracks on Dexter Avenue, where the breaking of 2 trace chain. followed by q multiplicity of mshaps suggestive of the Imp of the Perverse. caused 8 blocking of all the rolling stock of the Montgomery Trac- ton Company just out for Its first ma tutinal spin.
 The cars first reach town about 6 a. m. They turn into Dexter Avenue at Lawrence Street. When the first car reached the corner of Lawrence and Dexter Avenue yesterday morning, a little negro boy was driving wagon across the network of tracks--there are three of them--so the first car stopped. The wagon got exectly upon all three tracks, which was accomplish ed with difficulty. and then trace chain broke. Then,another car stopped
 The little boy. seeing that he was causing delay, hoped down like bright little boy and fixed the trace chain. and. using a strange ladder contraption that hung down from the vehicle like ships ladder, 1aboriously climbed back and energetically thre.shed the mule. The mule started off so precipitately that the other trace-chain was unfast- ened, and the little boy hopped down again very nimbly indeed and fixed it
 By this time there were seven cars in line and seven motormen and seven conductors crowding about the little boy, who was so much perturbed and SO anxious to get off the tracks and do the right thing by everybody that he was fairly a-quiver with haste and incom~ potency to do anything except breathe very loudly. Finaly. though. he man. aged to forget the cars and the motor men and the conductors and start up the ladder again. But this time the ladder broke.
 Then four great street car men placed the little boy very gently indeed upon top Of his carrots and turnips and col lards and picked up the mule and the wagon and placed them very closely to the sidewalk indeed. and started thei' the sole and altogether indigestible top. ic for breakfast.
 Those Nefghbor Chickens.
 with much intessst I have been citizens in reference to the chicken nuisance, and there Is no doubt but that the scratching fowls are quite they. happen to stray to your prem: 'sesi "There asHss have Seen ''1s1 SO many com. plaints about these pests and all Of  remedy for the evil, but I have not yet read of anyone offering a solution of the problem. Therefore I propose a solution I have in mind which may
 T have often known people to spread Paris green on the surface or their gardens and flower beds for kiil. these complaints get some Paris green and scatter it over the plants to keep the malicious insects from growing too numerous and attractng rtfs,t the nerene nrene effective. too, in inducing the nelgn- bors to keep their chickens away from the poisonous Paris green means fair" said an enthusiast yes terday. Such things have been done in otner cities and have met with "Take Cincinnati. for instance. where they have an arcade running from Vine street to Race street cut ting into the u, .ba busy c,.I mart of trade m T am sure there IS more retail busi- ness in this arcade than in any other part of me Queen City Y,.o,r have heard of the Cincinnati Arcade. The many little shops do land-ofhce business with the out-of-town folks. is planned. is a good proposition, 1t seems to me. It is in line with the progress of oS Montgomery and should De ehc'ur"seu % .%
 M. L. sevier of Norfolk: first vice president of the Seaboard Air Line. was in Montgomery Tuesday ronsdaS on ms DD1Tt Driyate foe ear acksenye sfe fsa0 Fa
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 Alderman W. N. Cox returned yes terday from Mobile where he went to assist in the Khorassen institution.
 MT, Tendon B Mabson, a popular ham, where he. Is now conducting hotel of that city.
 of the Central of Georgia Railway. was in Pensacols yesterday on ousi- ness.
 MT. Henry C. seibels of Birmingham, formerl va resident of Montgomery, is visiting kinsmen in the city.
 Mr J. H. Kentner, commercial agent of the seaboard Air Line, Is In Nor folk on business s J. x
 Rogest of Letohatchie, were register ed at the Imperial last night.
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 MT w. M. Blount of Union Springs, was in Montgomery vest rday.
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 Messrs. J. D. Blue and D. D. Knight of Elba, are visiting the city.
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 MT. T. H. Watkins eff Dadeville, is at the Exchange.
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 Mir. George B. Burts of Eufaula, is in the city.
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 MT. A. E. King of Dothan. is in Montgomery.