The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-17
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 A man in Pennsylvania attempted to across the railroad track. but he starv- ed to death before the train came along.
 Last months ocean tonnage was i,2s4.ss4,izi. including Bill Taft.
 Ths sas eisy ..,t.,l Of Munich has 2 population Sis persons. We print the above fof the benefit of our Atlanta and Bir- mingham friends
 Joel Chandler Harris visited Presi- dent Roosevelt recently. He must have made a good impression as he has sub scribed to Uncle Remuss Magazine" A Missouri farmer lost a plug of to- what ca had b bes9me ,6s , of # nntii hs mliked drank from q astagnanf pool. gave seven quarts of line drug store whiskey, a quart of red pepper. . gallon of prunes Charles KearfuI has just inherited ssoo,eOo. Be "kearfui." Charles.
 The ordinary pin was invented by a created the need for t
 Carry Nation says she will never go greater majority who are headed that way.
 Governor Folks mother said she 2, boy: However, it Is to be inferred that she used some ether mode of pun A Western newspaper says. that half the rssS in a Rsnss tsst ars s s stsd S % ws Is dangerous. The rabbits of Old Ala bama are the best on earth.
 The City of Paris has s7.ooo trees. some of which are family trees. we presume.
 Al After e all its the the at weather maa who else.
 Books are kept st the Russian rail register complaints. Isn't this merely 2 stroke of policy to court popular Your daughter can certainly reach the high notes, can't she?"
 Well, she ought to; they came high Are you stili annoyed by that fellow in the fiat above who used to practice -oh, no! He has twins now, and they don't give him chance. night or day. fswhen you come home in the evening late Tor supper. does your wife keep It well. if come home very late, she certainly makes t hot for me"
 ''since Jones married, has he taken 'fWell, his wife had him taking up carpets this spring"
 Drift Armstrons wants the union to put the ban on the red-headed and dimpled widows, despite the fact that elseaission Gs asSi 'sfi Drift Wats possSa @ to Ss made the standard of value.-Housto Post.
 About the time that . man makes up his mind he understands women. he he does not,r says The Montgomery a set of furs and not q few handker- sa1H ent. for insisnce.--wssh inkton Herald.
 Little Drops.
 Little drops of chocolate.
 Tn a box so gay.
 Makes the erstwhite lover
 Part with haFd-earned pay.
 Little drops of whiskey.
 When you're feeling gay
 Makes the awful headache
 That is felt next day.
 Little drops in cotton
 From eleven cents to ten,
 Makes the honest farmer
 Do anything but grin.
 Little drops of paint and
 Powder put on right,
 Make the homely woman
 Look much less fright
 Little drops of oil,
 For which the people pay,
 Make old Rockefeller
 Richer every day.
 Political Reporter Does a Wedding. A political correspondent of a Vest ern Kansas paper was recently asked to report q wedding which was to oc- cur in the town In which he happened to be that night. Here is the report the editor of the paper got: Amid the scene of splendor and sounds of sweet concord q suppose that's the way to start out Victoria, the beauti. fuh daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. c. Mer. Till (may the Lord forgive me). was married to Mir. Edward Post. Promptly at o'clock the bride, a vision In white (IlI never do thing like this again as long as live). Of course. the bride wore clothes, and there were roses and music and things to eat; but I don't know whore to put them in. The brides father is a prominent ranch man and the bridegroom is Rsdecent vounr chan I aunnOGa ah01lid