The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12

There was a turrible financial calamity befell Bingville last week which has opened the eyes of us to the sin and corrupshion which exists in this world. and as a result some of our most res- peckted citizens are now groveling in sackcloth and ashes, as you might say.
 On Wednesday of last week a polite and oily tongue stranger arrived in town. He give his name as Mir. Montmorency Smart and said he was from New York. He hunted up the town authorities and hired the Town Hall for a publick meet ing which he said would occur on Thurs day evening to which everybody in Bing- vile and vicinity was invited and that admission would be free. He had posters printed at the Bugle office for which we charged him five dollars A dollar and half was our regular price, but 1t ain't often that we get chance to do any printing for outsider and be- sides we didn't want him to think we was running a cheap-john shop. But he didn't object to the price-he said he thought 1t was extremely low and that if we could bust $50 bill for him he would pay for the posters in advance. After we recovered from our surprise we said we didn't have enough loose change about us to do that and then he said, well he would pay us the next day.
 The Town Hall was crowded on Thurs day evening and after everybody had got there and the town was deserted as you might say except for old folks and children who remained at home, MT. Smart went onto the platform and ex- plained that he represented a rich cop per mine which had been struck in Mon- tana and that he was selling stock for the same at ridiculously low prices just to introduce 1t. The stock he said was only $10 per share at the present. but would soon be worth $50 He also said that it would net dividends amounting to 50 per cent per annum.
 Why" he said, "do you intelligent farmers let your money lay idle in sav- ings banks earning only a paltry three or four per cent when you can make 1t earn 50 cents on the dollar for you in A stock that will quintuple your money within a short time. You are foolish If you do The price at which I am selling this stock is a secret and don't want you to tell anybody. Yesterday I was in your neighboring town of Hardscrabble There I made them pay $20 a share for 1t, but that was because they was so mean and suspicious of me. As far as Bingville is concerned I love this town and everybody in it. You have all treated me like a gentleman and I am going to show you that I appreciate 1t. This is the only road to wealth. Get rich while you wait. Subscriptions is now open. gents-step right up and sub scribe for your stock before it is all sold out"
 There was a turrible scramble to buy the stock. Many of our most respeckted citizens who was present rushed home to get their money which they had hid in various places about the house. It was midnight before the meeting closed. By that time over $500 in cash had been bald over to MT. Smart, who give every body a recipe for their money Then the meeting broke up and everybody went home happy.
 MT. Smart was the guest of Seth Dew berry. our lion hearted town constable Seth said 1t was most 1 o'clock in the morning before MT. Smart took a can- de and bid him good night and went upstairs to the spare room. Then Seth he put out the cat and also went to bed.
 Next morning Seth arose about ' o'clock and his wife got breakfast ready. MT. Smart had not yet come downstairs however and Seth lowed he must be tired from being up most of the night so him and his wife ct breakfast alone