The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-09
SIDEWALK PENCILINGS
The Practical View.

The Practical View.
 Have you ever noticed how few men you converse with today have even a fair knowledge of ancient or medieval history?" said Montgomery man yes terday. Tt Is a rarity to find man with even smattering of French or English history back of the Sixteenth or Seventeenth Century, whilea fair knowledge of Greek or ancient Roman The college man who spends four good years in theoretical attempt to Ia miliarize himsen with the history ur long vanished empires and republics, |: he does succeed in acquainting himself with the principal figures of early war fare and nation building proceeds promptly to forget all about it as soon as he bids farewell to his alma mater The reason Is not that he mon of today are more ignorant than their sires and grandsires, but simply that different point of view engages the focus of their attention. Today we look forward instead of backward. It is not the reasons which led to the defeat of Xerxes's mighty army of invasion, nor the effect of Charlemagne's tsucc@asfu ul that interest us. but what Edison Is likely to discover in the years that yet remain of his useful life. Why spend precious time in delving into the halt- to accomplish in the future? seems to be the spirit of the age.
 Echo from she Meeting.
 A member of the state Committee yesterday morning as dawn was break ing. breathing the cool air of morning to quiet his nerves sitter the strenuos. ity iof a sixteen hour session of the This thing of being member of the State Committee is not all that people think 1t is," he said. This Is the sec ond time within year that we have burne County Contest, and second on this Walker County fight. l am readi tc say right now, if anybody wants my job he can have it. I doesn't suit me the British Parliament to hold all night sessions. That's one English custom that I don't care to follow, A man doesn't know how tiresome Is IL to sit for sixteen hours on matter in which he has no earthly interest, and spend the entire night hearing people he doesn't know anything about talking on subjects he doesn't care anytnimg money. too"
 Save ohe COnyention.
 A prominent Montgomery Democrat as heard to say on the streets n,yes yes I like to see State Demo Cratic Conventions held in this city. IL must be admitted. however. that the sentiment in favor or primaries IS very rention Monday should turn down the candidates vita the highest vote, or plurality. though not majority, or all Inc votes, and oy combinations, or ota- erwise, nominate some candidate with lower popular vote. it will be long time before we see another State con enaion in Montgomery. The longest siaIly when the people themselves fur. nish the pole The convention should arry cut, mot defeat, the expressed will of the people. Otherwise, the sen creased until we have none at all"
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 Walker County Coming
 The vexed vontest from Walker County, tried before the State Execu- i've Committee Friday. brought to Montgomery and to the meeting num- per of visitors who were strange to such scenes, and who were unusual fea- Walker County voters who came down 70 take a hand in the contest Som9 of them were called as witnesses ana ,ome expected to be called as witnesses. Several of them were from remote ses- ions of Walker County, and all was strange and unique to them.
 A member of the committee from North Alabama. whose name: Tor onVi- JUS reasons, is suppressed, sald;
 "Every man in Walker County that lad the money for ticket has come to Those that couldn't raise he price. are on their way walking town hers@ g
 Hon. Carson C. Mnitson Of Talla- lega and Judge A. F. Smith or E1taW, both of whom are members or the stale somittee. and beth of whom are dele, ;ates to the State Convention, remained n Montgomery after the committee neeting to attend the State Convention. MT. E. J. Mahoney returned yesterday rom Memphis, where he was at the ,ed-sfde of his brother, MT. Eugene dahoney, Jr., @ former resident of who IS critically i'll in the Tennessee city @ M
 MT. Thomas A: Gordon, of Camden s the guest of Judge and Mrs. T. look at their home, 570 South Me- Street. MT. J. M Tucker. formerly of this ity, but now a practicing attorney of 'ratville. was in the city yesterday on egal business. MT. W. Q. Hart. prominent lawyer erday. Mir William etsky returned yester- ny morning from an extended Eastern rip. Mir. Harry w. Mathews and wife of seneva are registered at the Mabson
 s SS 4s Hon. John A. InZer of Gadsden Is topping at the New Exchange.
 Mir Robert L.. Adams of Auburn was visitor to the capital yesterday.
 q s S Mir. S. Miller. Jr. has returned from n extended trip through the East.
 Se Se Te Hon. M. P. Renfro, Jr., of opelika. vas in Montgomery yesterday.
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 Hon. W. L Parks of Troy was 'isitor to the city yesterday.
 fs $ 7e MT. W. H. Edgan, Jr., of Auburn, l s registered at the Imperial.
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 MT. T. M, Barnett, Jr,, of Verbena vas in Montgomery yesterday
 9s Ss Se MT. W. w. Pridgen of Evergreen | vas In the city yesterday.
 % k Ss Mir. John Cooke of Birmingham was n the city yesterday.
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 Mir Fred H. Cobb, Jr., of Mobile, is n the city.
 SENATOR DANIEL.