The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-14
SIDEWALK PENClLiNGS
Placid Person on ''Comics."
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| FfNCAH FcrH0U en -GVhhAcss Those matters which are uninten- tionally amusing have always been, m my eye, more amusing than the tnings which are intentionally amusing, rs- marked the Placid Person; and then ne added. as an aside, land of course that holds true of persons. too.
 The Placid Person was standing be- | fore a huge show-window in wntch I were displayed with more or lavisnneesss than art a fearfnily and woh~aertIy ~ made mosaic of the valentines denomi, mated, with upsuspected irony. comics, ! and his lecture was being heard 1y three politely attentive if not interest" sI have devoted the last two years | of any life,s the Placid Person contin- ued, Ito study of things unintent.1pn p- ally amusing. and have decloeq tue. 'cofnics" must have the. palm. l pre- sume. my youag friend" he comment ed. "that you are not too moderh lo l know what comics" are nave put l fore you. Tn tiAe consulship of Plan | ed these "comics" and the lace atroci. ties of which you see all ottiss soo and | the sarcasm of the nomenclature IS ho" | almost screamingly funny. .'This first funniness about the com or are not comic, but that they are. 1 Their origin is of course, palpable, put | their existence is far to seek. Lne second funnipess is that even 'HSla Tha ! third funniness is that our tender JuVe niles think them funny: Ihe touItn and final funniness Is the lncohSTuIty | of the pictures and the subscribed dog- eerel, and the persons to whom they
 SThat picture of the automobile speed eiend will so to an humble suourpanace ne ! u,ho bas not an automobile, would not have one under any circumstances ana has never allowed himself to be dis. l turbed by the presence Of absence or one. That hideosity in which pohce- man Is portrayed as sneaking into | har-room will be the reward or some sturious school girl whose spectacIeo eyes have never consclousiy saseu n"T upJTh anything but teacher and text DOCK; | The sport will get picture or an oio maid speedily acquiring the charms ! that certain artifices are supposed ID picture of a woman bicyciist and be l told not to scorch. None or them ever l hits the mark more truly than In the example'S amp e'Snrettiest'@thev ~ are sacred for 1 that in the days of my youth the1r ae- cordion like fullness of lace and hearts and flowers and Cupids and and darts a ano nns Which I can think of now with fondest measure. They, too. are comic but l prefer not to speak of them: l remem- Der the night Ieif fter tns furtyely hSt y" pui ing the old-fashioned bell sped away into the darkness of night"
 The Placid Person paused TOT eaea ] oF his auditors was stealthtlY Wlplng away tear; and after an induigent smile he turned and walked away
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 ReaI Estate fin Montgomery.
 Real estate is certainly on big boom in Montgomery. said well known citizen yesterday. Values are sky high and rents are way up It 1 was really astounding to me today to note that $I0.O00 had heen paid for twenty feet nf frontage on the second | block of South Court street rom Court Square This St,o0 Is SIOOV the nroperty r0 1o1 is worth the money paid Tor '' put $lo'oOO is lots of money.
 will these values continue, or IS real estate boasted now. posslolT to take a drop later? If values remain as they are, they will furnish strong indicator of Montgomery's growth In line with the 1910 movement
 "As for myself, believe. as soon as our business district bect"s lo expand we will find business property will not bring, such large prices, what L,5,r we establishments. so that they VIII not all be clamoring and paving dear prices to get into favored section. And l think. our business district is, at tn1s moment, on the verge of expanslon.
 PersIstency of the SOIOn.
 There is q negro street preacher in
 Montgon1pry," said the Placid Person,
 at whose patience have often mar.
 yelled, brt I have found at least half n dozen speakers who equal him in
 their indifference to cold heat or lack
 of audience. The preachers peers are
 members of our august Legislature.
 Now I have seen this preacher
 preaching day after day, day after
 day" continued the Placid Person but
 I have yet to see any one listen to him
 more than ten seconds. though. as ah
 exception to this rule, once in my, ob-
 seryation a me ssenger boy paused for
 oyer two minutes. This afternoon q
 menlber of one wing of the Leg stature
 1t is not necessary to say which
 passioned speeches l ever heard. I ! have no idea what it was all about.
 but I feel sure it must have touched
 some important point like laying
 something on the table or taking some
 thing else off the calendar for it was
 one of the noisiest oratorica' affairs
 have listened to since l attended a pigeon party in q country church. But not over half a dozen men in the pit with him paid the slightest attention fo him His colleagues were chatting ar reading the newspapers, or writing
 bills of their own or etters. but thar
 patient man went right on, just the
 same. How admirable is inc ardor