The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-30
Sjdesssk Psneiiinss
TAis Appl1ss te Psliticians.


 after he discovers that he is wrong." said local Philosopher yesterday. "Obiter Dictum has been defined as gratuttous opinion, an individual inn pertinence. which. whether 1t be wise or foolish. right or wrong. bindeth or the pen that writes it.
 Consi.tency is jewell This max. imum is hoary with age. and on that respect but. if taken ,n the general acceptation of he terin-that spirit that Is illustrated in the idea that when one says horse is sixteen feet never a greater faiIacy crowded in the same number of words. The man who Is always consistent in this sense. 10 either dishonest or Is so welded to this opinion. that he closes up, and hermeti- tion tending in hH direction.
 But there Is a consistency worthy of all admiration--a crown jewel in deed-con:istency to truth and right Such consistency mus; often seem in consistent. Change is natures law It is action. progress. life. The man whose opinions are always ,. consistent is.s moral bankrupt; rotten at the core. or at ..Ho she ,saorro, top; ,,n.. him farther than today.
 livery thoughtful honest man has opinions. but with propriety they may be labeled. for this day only'-unless re-stampted; at any rate, they should even repeal. If they are found to be erroneous. or but partial truths. make of them stepping stones upon which to mount to higher and holier heights'
 The Dodo end the RainbOw.
 'Is that dodo bird?" asked an Tn. quisitive party yesterday as he Fa1ed at a new specimen of the bird tribe which had alighted with an impudent t sweetest caroiler of bird lore that it was ever my pleasure to see or hear.
 For moment the friend wa: s silent. n but with a plaintive no,e as if lament ing the absence of the amfalula. the tree of it's choice.
 "Pretties tail l eyer saw on any marked the arched curveness or the feathers. Iris certainly a remarkable bird,
 but a fanciful creation. fantasy oI a dreamer. Now. however. I know that there is such forest custodian. such q singer of peace. onee having ,,, seen M ways remember 1t, always think or IL with joy. for I have ever been lover of the name. In sagacify 1t IS almost human. hlSn over all other DlrdB. Ine very king, and princess
 Both friends looked at the gaudy songster Rather large type. isn't it?'' inquired the friend. Those golden plumes are something quite remark able. as well as adorable. Can it fly fast"
 And as he spoke. with a flutter of Its wings and head asxance the wing perch and darted upwards.
 Gan 1t flv fast" reiterated the ob- server. as he marked streak of gold in the skies. the sunlight eildine the flight of the bird. well. should say through sli the colors, 1t formed an bird had seemed to fly
 Now" pompously stated both cleared. It is caused bv the flight of the dodo. soaring to IS favorite tree. in amfalula regions"
 By the Tapping of His Foot.
 Speaking about State prosecutors" said an old timer yesterday, .I believe Tennent Lomax was one of the best ever saw or heard Lomax was pow eq' "I stiii SiHI'resii recall how ternbly afraid gornery County Solicitor When he en- tered a case against them. they felt that they were ecnvictsd ,s and it vas vas
 
 many years they would get.
 "I remember distinctly how the ne groes used to interpret a custom which MT. Lomax had. The prosecutor had the habit of sometimes going into an ante ant % room of the court hou;s during ni,}s probably wash his hands. and then calmly sit down and light q cigar and begin pufflne away. When MT. Lomax was in this posture. it seemed that his foot maintained a certain motion up and down with his ankle as an axis. movement and by this. they declared. they could determine how many years they would get in the penitentiary. For instance, If his foot moved up and down once. 1t meant that the sentence would be one year: twice would mean the pedal extremity twenty times. it would indicate as many years for the defendant"
 Messrs. W. P. Lay and R. H. Mitchell of Gadsden are visiting the city.
 Mir. Hooper Adams. of Selma, is at the Exchange. accompanied by bis wife.
 Mir. W. B. Flowers. of Greenville. is registered at Hotel Summers Mir. Robert G Patrick. of Marion. is in Montgomery
 Judge Thomas W. wert, of Decatur, is in Montgomery
 Mir. M. M. Fountain. of Monroeville. is in the city.
 Mir. H. l.. Hooper. of Selma. Is in