The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-10
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 ready fo fire upon the srst one Of "c cas. tro'B ships that tries to start auythinr suspicious looking
 \ Did you read thas Preniaent.s mes. sase7 f you didn't take q week off ana do it, the proof readers of the country say 1t Is nne.
 !, America never struck the Guatemala an Minister quite so forcibly as it did Tuesday when he fell out of an auto mobile and came near smashing his Anent that Panama deal 1t would ap- pear that even the unimpeachahle anu mighty Roosevelt can get into the An snias Club himself when occasion de- mRrde 1t.
 Everything points to a new business era for the South such as she never knew before. The panic is a memory. Wand Prosperity Is settling over Mont Gomery like a hen covering her brooo or chickens that have been too long t Is an honest man who pays hts dabts before he buys any Christmas preaents-says an exchange Mabbe--but if he pays his debts be- fore Christmas he won't have anything left as a rule to buy presents with. Better wait tiii the srst of the year.,
 
 Gold hunters in Africa are following In the footsteps of Livingstone in d vain hope ot -nnding siatherg of gold near the banks of tbe mysterious Lake Nyenxa. It gean1s to be the heritage of mRn to follow after something be can never attain.
 Tired of hunting trouble in the Unit- in Africa
 One young man of our aequaintanee in Montgomery is going to propose to his girl in few aays so that he can make the engagement ring do for a Christmas present. That young man will get along all right. all right.
 Try your level best to be somebody and accomplish something fin this world The as gre S light ,h is mOrs as, useful than the blown out.
 A friend in need is friend you can America. Japan. England and China are. all pulling hard for peace on the Pactnc War clouds oyer that body of water will in future be as scarce as Whether you spell 1t ''Tittsburgh" or Pittsbnrg" it's dirty old town just the same. Over i've million Bibles were sold last year year son some of which wIll be read center table to catch the dust.
 Count Boni has cost the Gould fam fly xll:oOo'OOo. count that won't ball. Woman. says President Roosevelt. should manage the home. Wall. Teddv. down in this part of the world she comes mighty blame near it is our best guess
 The Sweetheart Dreams. Oh the sweetheart dreams. we dream when the heart is young and gay To the land of Some Sweet Day. Fore the ire on winter eveniu's
 With her little hand In ours While her cheeks are biuehln' rosy We sit dreamin' through tn hourA Oh the sweetheart dreams. how happy As we gaze into the eoale ( An heavenly satisfaction
 Seems to pertueate our souls. Oh 'tis then I'd not swap plascss
 With king and bis grand throne For I'd druther have my sweetheart SAn' us stttin' there alone ohS the sweetheart dreams; we're Of the roses O the May When her bright eyes are a gleamin' At the loving things I say ay.. Keep your money. keep your Kingdoms Keep your grand society Only leave my dreams so happy
 P. H. A.
 
 There comes a confession from Drift Armstrong of The Montgomery Advertiser to the effect that men tn Montgomery haven't worn their over. coats for so many days this winter that they forget every now and then and think It ia spring Evidently most signideant event in the history the other day that prosperity had landed in Montgomery with both feet San Antonio Expresa.