The Washington herald., 1907-05-12

There vvas a turribls financial calamity
befeu BingVnle last week which has
cpened the eyes OF Us to the sin and
eorrupshion which exists IN this world,
and as q result some Of our most res
peckted citizens are now grovelins IN
sackcioth and ashes. as you might say.
On Wednesday Of last week a polite
and oily tongue stranger arrived In town.
he give mis- name as Mr.. MontmoTency
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
dav evening TO which everybody IN Bing-
vile and vicinity was invited and that
admission would be free. He had posters
printed az the Bugle office for which
we charged him five dollars. a dollar
and a half was our regular price. but
IL amt often that we get a 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 priee-he ssic he
thought II was extremely low and that
II we could bust a $50 bill for him he
would pay for the posters IN advance.
After we recovered from our surprise
we said We 1idn'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 az
YOU might say except for old folks ana
children who remained at home, Mr..
Smart went onto the platform and ex-
planned that he represented a rich cop
per mine which had been struck IN Nom
tana and that he was selling stock for
the same at ridiculously low prices Just
to introduce It The stock he said was
only SO per share at the present but
would soon be worth $50 He also said
that Il would net dividends amounting
to 50 per cent per annum.
Why" he said. do you intelligent
farmers let your money lay idle in saw
ings banks earning only paitrv three
OF four per cent when you can make It
earn 50 cents on the dollar for you IN
a stock that viii quiDtuple your money
within a short time You are foolish if
you do. The price at which am selling
this stock Is & secret and I don't want
you to tell anybody. Yesterday I was in
your neiRhb0ring town Of Hsrdscrabble
There I made them pay $50 share for
Il, but that was because they was so
mean ana suspicious OF AA1~ - kGE db
Bingville is concerned I love this town
and everybody III it. You have all
treated me like a gentleman and I am
/ going to show you that I appreciate It.
This IS ths 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 ell
sold out"
There was a turribie scramble to buy
+ the stock Many Of our most respeckted
citizens who was present rushed home
1 to get their money which they had hid
/ IN various places about the house II
was midnight before the meeting closed
/ BY that time over $500 IN cash had been
paid over 70 Nr. Smart. who give every
/ body a recipe for their money. Then the
meeting broke up and everybody went
home happy.
Mr.. Smart was the guest OF Seth Dew
berry, our Hon hearted town constable.
] Seth said It was most ! o'clock IN the
morning before Mr.. Smart took q can
die 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 aross about I
o'clock and his wife got breakfast ready
Mr.. Smart had rot yet come downstairs
however and Seth lowed be must be
tired from being up most Of the night
sse him and his wifs ct breakfast alons