The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-01
SIDEWALK PENClLINGS
f3lscourse. on New Year.

The Placid Person. who vaunts him. self greatly because his speech is so de; l iiberate as to admit of proper ana ';statistics,s which has tripped many a sober tongue, was using the word pro- miscuously and proudly yesterday l morning, when. at late hour py tne sun he discoursed In some measure up- on the futiiity and the inappropriate ness of resolutions for the New Year; principles." he stated, in the calm, dis passionate tone that has won him ms sOubriquet. that man should, at the very initiation of yea, devote nun must certainly be exhausted before the expiration of a twelve-month. Life be- gins with the follies and the vices or youth, rests for a brief moment with the vapidity of negative respective. and then assumes the boasted decency Of Age, which the French philosopher, tells us gives good precept because It sss pg % s OsSsT ss Pa9 ss ssaRDss ass bed repentance before we have lived. You may note that l am disregard- ing New Years Day. Being skilled In $ ssn s gHu as be faos nortiona tefy any 1oihers Tomorrow. be- cause it Is called New Years Day; than am today, when 1t is the last day ot a year, whether you mark it from April |. as they ought for most folks, or from January l. See here: year is year. isn't It? today you are a year year and yesterday you were year older than you were yesterday year ago! Well. then, tomorrow
 The Placid Person paused and smiled You are right he concluded to his dejected auditors, it doesn't make any more difference today than 1t did a year as0-'r a ssnssry; ei'her'' 'In rainy weather. pedestrians desir- ing to go from Perry to lawrence zen of that section of the city yester- day. During the damp spell. which lasted through Sunday this fact was especially noticeable to me as ire, e. this part of Alabama street.
 "On the south side of Alabama street at this point, the big Baptist Church Is been practically impossible for per son on foot to pass on that sidewalk. Now. recently some building has been started on the opposite side Of the impassibie. It is covered with a thick coating of clay mud. which bogs per son up in wet weather
 "I am not kicker. and I like to see new buildings, but if some improvement could be made to afford better passage for pedestrians, I would appreciate 1t. No doubt there are others who have had the same experience
 NIT. CroasIand Coming Home. Mir. W. A. Crossland. who has been in the Philippine Islands four years, Is expected to reach Montgomery this morning, to spend about six months with with his parents and Montgom- Mr. Crossland has served with dist inction as Chief of a Division of Unit ed States Civil Engineers in the Phil iRRIins'' hRiRIa, His h'aaau's's'' are Tn a4 Ma Since he left his old home in Mont gomery several years ago. MT Cross land has travelled considerably. having visited many foreign countries. He has many warm friends in Montgomery to whom his homecoming will bring great pleasure. \.
 Professor. Charles c. Thach. president of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Auburn, is staying at the Mabson-
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 Hon. T. Sidney Frazer, returned yes- terday to Union Springs, after short visit with friends here:
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 Rev. J. T. Mangum of Tallassee, was in the city short time last evening. Hon. Alex T. London q of Birmingham, is stayinE at the New Exchange
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 Mir. W. M Anderson. of Ozark. was staying at the Mabson yesterday.
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 MT. E. B. Holloway of Prattville, IS registered at the New Exchange.
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 Mir w c. Stark, postmaster at Troy. was in Montgomery last night.
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 Col. l.. Y. Dean. of Eufaula, is reg istered at the Glenmore.
 Mir. c. E. Brooks of Fort Deposit, is staying at the Glenmore.
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 Mr. w. E. Elsberry. of Tallassee. was in the city yesterday.
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 Mir. Charles Lenoir, Jr., of Selma' Is a visitor to Montgomery.
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 MT. R. D. Conner. of 'opelika, is reg istered at the Imperial.
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 Mir. C. E. Johnson, of Neroena, IS staying at the Windsor;
 MT. w. c. Ross of Demopolis, Is reg Istered at the Imperial.
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 Mir. Fl. L. Mckee of Troy. was in the city last night
 pr. B. Phillips. of Dothan. is at the Mabs0n,