The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-08-11

In the ground. and tn. stock had been
offered for one cent a share. the par
value being a hundred dollars. 10 a man
who Hot n share for Il cent would. when
the mine so, to paying. get n hundred
dollars for every cent he Invested.
bad filled out one of the stock ccrtin.
Gates for 1000. 900 shares. which would
pirosent a capital equal to all the
debts of Turkey. and We went before the
sultan. and we couldn't have been
treated better II we had owned a brew
'tFy. Dad told his story TO the sultan.
through an Interpreter. while | looked
arpund ut the gorgeous surroundings
ana tried to think OF something to do
% wake them up.
Dad said he came right fresh from the
American people. and was authorized
b. hts mining company to present tho
sultan with untold millions. for pure
love OF the Turkish people. whom they
had seen riding and leading cnmcls ~
ths,Chicago worlds fair. and dad pro-
duced the stock certificate for 1000 900
shares of stock In the Golden Horn
Goll Mining and Smelling company,
and took out n handful of $50 dollar
gold pieces and showed them To the
crowd As specimens Of gold that came
from our mine.
lie said our people did not expect any
thing In return. but Just desired the
'rtol viii OF the Turkish empire. lie
said that President Roosevelt desired
him TO present his warmcst regards to
the sultan. and to invite him TO visit
Aperica. and II he would consent To do
-, an American war vessel would be
furnished for him and the white house
would Ne turned over TO him for hts
harcni. aud dad said the president
wanted him particularly 10 impress
upon the sultan that II he came he must
bring his folks, all his wives that would
be apt to Size up for beauty with our
American women.
Well. you ought 10 have seen that
sickly looking sultan brace up when
dal handed him the millions OF mining
stock. and he grabbed the paper like m
OLD clothes buyer world grab u dress suit
that a wife had sold for 60 cents. belong
lug TO her husband. lie also wanted TO
see The gold that dad had shown as SOM
ing from the mine, and when dad
showed him the yellow boys he took
them as souvenirs and put them In his
girdle, and then | Thought dad would
ielnt, but he kept his nerve like n poker
player betting on n bobtail flush.
The sultan asked so many questions
about America that | was afraid dad
would ret all balled up, but he kept his
nerve and lied as though he was ON the
witness stanu trying to save his life,
q told the sultan he was authorized
by The American people TO inquire into
the Industries Of Turkey, and what he
particularly desired was an insight
into the harems, as n national insii'
tuition, because many American people
were gradually adopting the customs
OF tho orient. and he desired to report
10 CONGRESS IL to whether We should
adopt the customs OF Turkey, with her
dried prunes and dates with worm
In, nnd her altar Of roses made of pigs
Hard, her fez. TO cure badness. end her
ouiiandish pants and peaked red Mo-
rocco shoes, and her harems,
The sultan said he would like to
show ~ q little bunch OF the
cream Of the harem. who would do
a stunt In the way of dancing. to cele-
,brate the good feeling Of the American
people, aud the visit OF the distinguish,
81 statesman and gold S>iaer to his