The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-16
SidewoIk PenciIings
Afraid of the TraIn.


 There are not many grown-up folks who have not become accustomed 10 railway trains, though of course there are a few in the tall timber who have not even seen them. But to the town mouse, the spectacle of the country mouse shivering with fear at the ap- proach of the iron monsters that whirl through the woods with such speed and noise seems ridiculous. So story told by a drummer last night is worth printing.
 a little crossroads, one store station, he said, and as soon as the noise anu the dust had cleared away, so 10 speak we were all aroused by the most frightful shrieks l ever heard. had to find out what was doing, ana what do you think 1t was? A great strap ping negro wench at least IA years old was bawling because she was afraid of the locomotive and the cars. Her mother had intended to take her tray cling but the girl was so terrified she wouldn't get aboard.
 Finally, the mother a powerful wo- man, just picked her kid up and drag do The girl just kicked and bawled and screamed and tore hair and clothes until mamma had to give in and take | her off the train. When we left, the two were standinS by the track. the old woman panting from her exertions ana thoroughly disappointed by losing the trip, her daughter wailing and digging her fists into her eyes.
 Council Should GrappIe saloon Problem. "I am not a prohbitionist." said well-known citizen of Montgomery. yes terday. but l would hate to see Mont gomery under prohibition rule, For with a dispensary established. l would hate to see the city in the throes of whis- aBuf the course that is being pur- sued by some of the men interested in the whiskey business of Montgomery will bring this on unless the City Coun- oil has Inc wisdom and courage to grapple with conditions that exist The City Council should have the courage to eliminate the dives Tn the sunurbs sI gomery. The Council should have the courage to pass law restricting the sale of whiskey to the fire limits of the city and require each saloon keeper to pay a license of thousand dollars T believe the men who keep the more orderly places in the city would | such an ordinance. the Council would l declare itself independent of a number l of men who are behind so or 90 per business within the city, the men whose active connection with the whiskey busi- ness Is not generally known, but who eFe tGS%y maS be ne%s Uf tRs SoS6a e6nrol Sd s6a e9 g9vern eRn ful. If the way is made easy for the dive and the cheap suburban saloon, the whlskey men can expect in the fu- ture a hot fight for prohibition or for the dispensary.
 StII Putting in Trash.
 T am the man that wrote the editor of the Sidewalk Talk about that hole yesterday, and I tell you here and now what I said then see that a city health man said that the last load of trash would be put in there Mon | day. 1 wonder if he knows that today is the 15th2 see they have never stopped putting trash in"
 No One Speaks Foreign Languages.
 q read in Wednesdays Advertiser, D said an old citizen of Montgomery, "the article upon the lack of popularity of foreign languages in Montgomery The | person quoted in the article was cor 1 rect. There are not three American born persons in Montgomery who are acquainted with any but their own the reason? Is it laziness in the pa rents that they will not send their chill dren to learn modern languages? ! Teachers of foreign langua ges can get no pupils in Montgomery. I know one professor who has come to the city and advertised diligently ar gotter proper one for city as large and as rich as Montgomery? Mon gomery' citizens expect to bring in migrants here, but the immigrants cannot re
 
 can speak with them.
 Mir w. R. Greene of Dothal, who i, an old Montgomerlan. Is visiting friends and relatives here tn week
 $ & 5s
 Congressman J. Thomas IIef1in oi Lafayette is registered at the Ex, change.
 MT l.. Y. Dean of Eufaua. was 1T . Montgomery last night.
 # $ 1e MT. J. r Woodall of Euf ula, Is il the city.
 Mir. T. D. Fallon of Birmin sham wa } n town last night.
 I MT. N. Grass of Demopolis is visiting the city.
 MT Emory Folmar of Tro' is at tn Imperial
 Mir Cecil McSwain of roy spen last night in Montgomery. o Ss $ F
 MT J. M. Hanley of Birmingham ! in the city.