The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-10
DRIFTWOOD

DRIFTWOOD Even the high ball is sometimes round in low company.
  IA A calm calm and dignified peace has set the Terrible has left it.
 On the sea of matrimony cupid doesn't always go with the "tied."
 My foot annoys me tonight so that I cant dance" said a Montgomery blonde last evening. wouldn't worry, about little tnlng like that" said the ever ready Birmingham chap gallantly and 1t made an awful hit with the grille.
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 Its long. lane that has no auto streak of greasy gasolined lightning. There are just as good fish in the sea as were ever caught and wei greatly diminished no matter how heavy the haul. Sky sorapers are oftimes built by3 men who have scraped Together eSeryl cent they could get their, hands on ancH some they couldn't. Soutn Caroilna says Taft can be no, some little consolation in that -+j + A Memphis preacher is authority for. the statement that Sunday baseball is no worse than society gossip
 The Outlook for MT. Roosevelt is very hopeful.
 Russia is to abolish capital punish in ha Glory be-Russia will yet become civilized. Now let Tennessee follow suit.
 castro's one desire now is to return to Venezuela and live as a private citizen. Alas. we fear he can never live there in any capacity other than an undesirable private citizen.
 Although the steel market is dull MT. Schwab says he will not reduce the wages of his workmen. That's the proper spirit we like to see a multi millionaire manifest toward the work ing class. This Is real and appreciat- ed benevolence.
 The idea of postponing the inaugura tion until April 30 instead of the present date seems to be a popular one one. People are getting tired of pay ing out big prices to sit on a balcony jential parade. This time the presi- dent was forced to take the oath of of flee in the Senate chamber instead of out in the open before the people.
 An eastern art cEitic asks: "If a chtmpanzee can draw $500 a week in London for eating his meals and smok- use of mere thinking man trying to elevate the stage?
 c. Chicago boasts that it is growing towns are growing toward the skies faster than public safety should per init.
 The remarkable thing abou, tha Cooper trial Is that neither of the Coopers has developed a streak of in sanity as yet. thinks The Alberton Star But what does that jury know or care about dementia Americana?
 In Cleveland, Ohio. they now have three cent beer. This is. cola comfort to Alabama. She hasn't any kind but cent Coco cola"
 The Georgia possum is as small as M MT. Taft is large. and when 1t comes why It Is nothing short of robbery that's all.
 Atlanta and Houston are both bragg would make for inauguration cities. but alas why waste words on a dream that can never be realized?
 In the Archaen age there was prob ably no life; this was followed by an age in which there was the lowest form of life, such as sponges and worms. Just think what an ideal period to have chosen Tennessee jury.
 The Old Fashioned GOurd Back Home. Did you ever drink spring water on a
 bilin' August day
 Did you ever let 1t trickle down your throat?
 From a quaint old fashioned gourd How joyously you poured
 The ice cold nectar over which you'd
 gloat?
 Oh I've drunk all sort O liquids, from
 champagne to lemonade
 Out of silver goblets cut glass too. I've poured.
 But I tell you for a fac- I'd give lots to travel back
 And drink once from that dear old
 fashioned gourd To be a barefoot boy on a sunny sum mer day
 Chasing birds an rabbits through
 the woods
 Getting tired and hot, but all my cares With all healthy boys happy moods Runnin' for the spring house-where
 maw Kept the milk an cream Where the golden butter too was stored
 A kneel hurried dip. then a joyous sip
 From the water in the dear old p. H A