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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
Personals
It still keeps dry.

N lt StiH Keeps dry. l So do the wells. | What we need is rain.
 Water in most any form would be ac- ceptable.
 l Gid Smalley was woked up tother night about midnight by a noise downstairs. Gid took his shotgun, which always stands near to the head of the bed and went down stairs to see what the noise was and was a good cal surprised to find 1t was tho cat having 8 fit. Gid put the cat out and went back to bed in disgust. Seth pewberry, our heroick town con- stable.' has went and shined up his tin badge which he wears on his coat when he is on duty which is all the time. Seth's badge shines very bright now.
 I.afe Whittacre reports to us that he failed to receive his last weeks BugIe and asks why this is. Probably Eph Higgins, our accommodating P. M. put your Buggie in the wrong P o. Box. Lafe-Eph can't read very well with his new glasses. or without either.
 \ Mrs Cy Hosklns done big wash last Monday and had 1t out on the line by 9 a. m. but she has been in bed ever since. It don't pay to try to put your wash out before any of your neighbors gets theirs out, espeshially if you haft to bust your self to do 1t.
 Little Willie Henderson got Into a fight on the public square with Glenn Hines little son Tommy last week and blacked his eye for him. Now the parents of the boys are on the outs.
 Gid Johnson received a seed catalogue through the P. o. the other day which he ought to of received away last spring. Postmaster Higgins laid the catalogue aside when it come in order to look at 1t hisself when he could get time. and forgot all about it.
 Mrs. Jerushy Perkins purchased a new teakettle at Hen Weathersby's store last week. Her old one which has been in the family 14 years has a hole in the bottom of it. Mrs. Perkins says teakettles don't wear like they used to when she was a girl.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15

oIiect where he went and hid the money, but without results. He has tore up the house from top to bottom, and has hunted everywhere he can think of, but as we go to press has not found the money. He thinks he was probably robbed of it by some thief in hun an form during the night. Anybody finding S will know t belongs to Dad.
 LATER-Dad has just called at this office to say. that he has found his pen- shion money in under his hat band, where he put it for safe keeping and forgot all about it
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
Lost His PsnshIOn Money

Dad Henderson. who 1t in the war of the Rebellion, received his SS monthly penshion last week, and then like a
 blamed fool went and lost 1t. Dad says the last time he remembers having 1t in his possession was just before he went to bed the night of the same day he got 1t. He says before he went to bed he took 1t Outen his pocket and counted 1t all over and then rolled up the bills and can't reeollect whether he put them back into his pocket or went downstairs and put them in tho clock or under his pillow, or in the fireplace. or fin the oats bin out to the barn or where. Dad has had a tUrrihle headache sYsE since trying to Tss-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
Corn PIaStHEs

I desire to. notify the people of BIng- vile and surrounding country that have made a whole lot of corn plasters out of a old felt hat which wasn't good for anything else. These corn plasters Is first class and are guaranteed to 1t any sized corn. Come to my office ana try one on yourself and see how you like it. Whats the use of suffering from corns when you can purchase my corn plasters for 10 cts. a dog. or cts. each? A dozen would last you several weeks
 DOC LIVERMORE
 Human Speshialist, Veterinary
 & Corn Plasterer.
 Bingviile.
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THE. BINGVlLLE BUGLE ]!
 Irths Leading Paper of the County! sRraar-BsEszY-H -HELrIOosE E-susrLrss

How dosA the busy lltt1e beo
 Improve each aiming ho1f--a By gathering honey all the day From every opening noues
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RsceushIOn for Susan

Miss Amelia Tucker, our relgning soci- ety queen and acknowledged leader of the social whirl of Bingville. will hold a grand reception next Satterday ev'g.l in honor of Miss Susan Tewksbury of the Co. seat, who is visiting her. Several invites have been sent out. We under stand that elaborate refreshments. con- sisting of apples and doughnuts. will be served a la mode. whatever that is. This will be followed by dancing, copenhagen and other kissing games.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-15
Notice to PubIIck

went and give somebody a 10-er. stamp for a 2-ct. stamp by mistake and if the person that got said stamp don't return same to me at once or make It right by the payment to me of cts. l will report this matter to the government. The reason I know this l0-ct. stamp is miss Ing is because I only had one 10-ct. stamp and that's gone. Look and see if you got any l0-ct stamps In your possession and govern yourself accordin.
 Bingylllo, EPH HIGGINS, P. IT.
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like cipher dispatches. Now, wheN ten
O'Clock comes and no answer, get hold
of this fellow jerks and make him
drive UP here along with you to get
our things. He may pretend he's
afraid but he'll come willingly
enough. especially If you offer to pay
him WELL
did as | was told, and shortly after
ten o'clock. jerks and | drove up to
the house and found MacArdel wait
ing for us on the veranda.
Hello, Ware" he called out, cheer
lily. Didn't you get that message from
town."
No" | responded shortly. Il wired
them three times myself, but l could
MT get any reply"
"S'pose well have to get started to-
night. then" said MacArdel. "rhe
trunk is all ready. VIII your horse
stand, Jenks?''
"Will eff some one holds him." siid
jerks. sullenly.
"All right" said MacArdel, ignoring
the fellows surly manner. Get hold
of his head, Ware, and jerks and j
will fetch the trunk.
The man clambered down from bis
seat, slowly and unwillingly, and as
he did so the moonlight fell on his In
iured hand and Illuminated the crude
ly applied bandage.
"Why, what's this. MANI" exclaimed
MacArdel. with interest. "Havs you
hurt yourself?"
"Nothin' but scratch" replied
jerks, gruiliy. Got dragged s,xin
nail In tn barn last night
Let me look at 1t" said Mac.Ardel.
.sI'm doctor, you know" and he
reached for the injured member and
graspcd It firmly at the wrist. An In
slant later jerks went spinning
through the air with MacArdel sstrile
Of his chest, holding him firmly to the
ground.
.Wonderful what an hour DAY 1t
the gymnasium will do for = fsllo's." t"
add Mac cArdel. when Ne had eSAined
Iii breath s'Theft' ! = bit " rop4 th1rai
n ~ ~ m IN (1lvs II A1ee 9Ald
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AROUND THE CIRCLE
HOW THE PRACTICE or HOME
TRADE HELPS EVERYBODY.
THE RESULT OF ADVERTISING
An Increased Use Of Printers Ink In
the Local Paper Brought Pros
perlty to the Entire Com.
munity.

you'll have to stay over Sunday.
Mary. so I can have chance for a
visit with you. Can't possibly get the
time through the week. Business too
lively"
Things must be getting better
With you, John. Last time ! was here
you seemed to have lots OF time to
spare. Said business had gone to the
dogss or rather to the mail.order
houses. What made the changer"
We'll. to tell the truth. Mary. just
wakened up one day and thought /
would give them fellows In the city
little OF their own medicine. got
onto the fact that they were killing
me by feeding the people around here
on printers ink in the way OF adver-
tising, and while l knew most OF
what they said was lies the people
didn't know II. and I started In to
show them what | could do. Not at
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washed and aired out. We cane
along tonight again. but II YOU couId
get some OF the things back to us to.
morrow we wish you would"
Mrs. Bruce was quite willing to do
us this favor. and MacArdeI told her
to call for the things at six that
evening. explaining that we would
not return to the house until that
hour.
As we left the cottage and wan.
dered on down the hill, MacArdei
said:
She don't look half bad, after ALL
confess l expected to see a very
different sort OF woman"
moment later he muttered as II to
himself: Wen get the story out
OF her. though. or I'll miss my guess"
beyond which sage remark he became
absolutely uncommunicatiye on the
entire subject.
We kept our word about returning
to the place before evening. and. after
lunchins at iiosklns' and taking a row
on the river in the afternoon. we ar
rived at the house little after five
to await the appearance OF Mrs.
Bruce. MacArdel had been far from
talkative for some time. when sudden.
ly he said:
ware, go back to the village right
away Send two or three meaningless
kilograms to your Office within an hour
or so. Tell It around that unless you
receive reply before ten o'clock we
viii both have to return to town on
the midnight train. I'll stay here and
attend to the widow when she
comes"
OF course | won't get any reply II
my messages are meaningless ex.
claimed. in amazement What on
earth are you driving at?"
Never mind about that" said Mac.
Ardel. Just do as tell you and be
mighty careful to SO word your mes.
sage that no one can make any sense
out OF them. but be sure to send them
10 your own Office. Then they'll look
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TEN GOOD REASONS.
Read Them and Patronize the Mer-
chants Of This Town.

Here are ten good reasons for trad
ing with your home business people,
as given by an exchange.
Because: You examine your pur-
chase and are assured OF satisfaction
before investing your money.
Because: Your home merchant is
always ready and willing to make
right any error or any defective arti-
Gle purchased of him.
Because: When you are sick or for
any reason it is necessary for you to
ask for credit, you can go to the local
merchant Could you ask it of mail
order house?
Because: II merchant Is willing
to extend you credit you should give
him the benefit of your cash trade.
Because: Your home merchant pays
local taxes and exerts every effort to
build and better your market, thus in
creasing both the value of city and
country property.
Because: The mail order merchant
does not tighten your taxes or In any
way hold the value of your property
Because: The mail order merchant
does nothing for the benefit OF mar
kets or real estate values.
Because: If your town is good
enough to live in it is good enough to
spend money in.-Gov. Folk of Mis-
souri,.
Because: The best citizens in your
community patronize home industry.
Why not be one of the best citizens?
Because: II you give your home
merchant an opportunity to compete.
by bringing your order to him in the
quantities you buy out Of town. he will
demonstrate that, quality considered,
he will save you money.
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We =. 6AAv.. / sseu,asd. W..
givo her - use G tAs hosae and
land. you Know
That's where the whole trouble
Hes now! exclaimed MacArdel. Don't
you see. Ware. she and this fellow
jerks. are going to be married. She's
got good house and farm on the
estate. and. Just as they are about to
settle down for better or for worse.
you come along with scheme to
oust her. bag and baggage, and turn
her place into golf links"
What OF IT." l replied. I'VE are
going to provide for her elsewhere
and she will be better on than she
Ii now"
You know that, but she doesn't. :"
continued MacArdel. "and there may
be other reasons why she does not
want to move. This seems to be a
pretty prosperous community. and an.
parently no one about her Is espe.
cially anxious to have the house
OPEN
No reason why they should want II
open" l said. Practically all the sery.
ants are brought from the city and al.
most nothing Is purchased In the vii.
lage. so the natives don't derive any
material benefit from the place"
But they may when It's closed up"
MacArdel insisted. There's fruit and
nuts and game and grass and timber
and other things that can be picked up
and never missed from one years end
to another when the house is unoccu.
pied and no watchman or caretaker is
about. tell you. Ware. these people
don't want the Carneys TO come back.
and they are playing this ghost game
for all there Is in II TO frighten them
away"
They'll have fine time doing It,"
I said. Miss Carney isn't afraid OF
anything under the sun. and even II
she returns before we are able to
make out case against them. she'll
stay here and fight II out to the
last
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search for Old Cannon.

A tradition still survives In Luzerne
county. Pa, that when Gen. John
sullivan marched through that region
in 1779 on his expedition against the
Indian confederacy Of central New
York, he buried some supernuous
brass cannon along the Wilkes-Barre
mountain. To search for these revolu-
tionary relics Z number Of the best
kuown citissns Of Ashley have formed
thernssives into a hi1toflcal epclety.
one receAt Sunday ~ Sae 4. w
scoursd ~ aox q! N k!o I! ~ l1| XII
q ls5.sssst ss N
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ying you know. but at selling good
goods as cheap as the city fellows
lid. and lots of times little cheaper.
II went to the local paper and pret-
" near scared the editor to death by
ordering a half page of each issue for
,ix months. Then set about seeing
what | had to sell that the people
would want. really didn't know
what was in that store until | started
% look 1t over. Some of the things
,ad been there so long had forgot
len about them. I hauled them out
md put bargain sale price on them,
old the people about them in the
lext weeks Record. and gave the
prices. and say. | just couldn't get
them things wrapped up fast enough.
Ever since then I've Just been buying
and selling. buying and sellHg.
Seems like nothing stays in the store.
Have hired two more clerks, and
they're everlastingly telling me We're
,ut of this. that or the other thing.
found that telling the people what
you've got and what you are willing
to sell them for pays. I've paid OH
that mortgage that's been hanging
over us for the last ten years, and
gave 500 to the new church building
besides, and it's advertising that
did It,
You'll stay over Sunday, won't
you? I've got to get to the store
now"
Jones ordered a new delivery
wagon this morning. Jane. Said
since the folks around here had
started to trade at home and quit
sending so much money to the mall
order houses he simply had to have 1t.
You can have what I make on that
wagon to get that new dress with that
you've been wanting. Wish you'd
buy 1t Of Jones though for he always
trades with me-"
"Yes, sir, I figure I'm ahead little
more than the freight on that buggy,
besides getting a better buggy than
you got l intended to send away for
mine, too, like you did, but 1 saw
Browns advertisement telling the
kind Of buggy he had and the price.
and l concluded I'd look at It first.
He's making better prices than the
catalogue fellows, and he's paying the
freight besides. fgure that saved
lust about enough on that buggy to
uay the Doctors bill for Molly's sick
ness. and then, besides, Brown or
dered HI hay o. me, and he's paying
! good .price Tor 4. too:
\ sriow, u xo6r. yon nay enxsge
lIllse \ N n lvs n tls I. I! !. 1s!a!c y
4 I
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Hope she likes to do housework." "
said MacArdel."
Whats that got to do with it?" /
snapped.
Well" he returned. grinning,
shell have to live here without serv-
ants until you get this business clear
ed up. She may be satisfied that there
is nothing supernatural about these
midnight visitations, but she won
get n servant to stay on the place
while there's any hocus.pocus going
on"
We were on our way back from the
railway station. and, coming to the
brow of the hill, we could look down
across the valley and see the grim
gray walls of the Carney mansion
through the occasional openings In the
foliage as 1t waved in the gentle morn
ing breeze. To one side, and less than
a mile away, was the Widow Bruce's
cottage. and | pointed ii out again to
MacArdel.
Lets 20 over there" he said. brief
ly. Il want to see her.
We tramped across the fields and
over the fenCeS Oh StOHe anu VI uSh'
soiling our boots, tearing our clothing,
and decorating ourselves with a gen.
erously distributed collection OF burrs,
which clung to our garments with a
tenacity wonderful to believe.
A sharp knock at the cottage door
was answered by pleasant-iaced'
motherly appearing woman OF ABOUT
45. who spoke with marked Engisn
accent MacArdel took the Initiative
and introduced us without delay
"This is Mr.. Ware" he said, the at
torney OF the Carney estate. and l am
his friend, DR.. MacArdel.'
The widow bobbed up and down IKE
4 duck in a puddle and invited US into
the house with great show OF cere-
mony. ~,
awe won't come In. We've Just pcon
tsking : morning stroll ovsf the nils 4,
IA - ntoppsd q ~ 4 you oosld .t g.
ii5SnS vftSStlnG fof ~ xcu kn1w xsxe
316 5la1 ovsrs ~ tlAs s i9s ii = !.
" 4 S1llJ, lIiii n u q q vi. u.
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CHAPTER x,.
Ghosts Captured.

oSts SdptuTeO.
3 the parcel under the
as nearly as possible the
ition and position as when
Y, we drove rapidly back to
table and were successful
housing the horse and wag.
jerks put in his appear
aid MacArdel, "all we have
UP OFF that man at the sta
we can keep jerks in the
we are ready to bring him
round turn"
ked the short half mile to
and found no difficulty
the fellow to silence con.
e trunk. laying stress on
n joke that we purposed
on the driver of the "ex-
said MacArdel, as we
isurely along the grassy
'he whole business is plain
w. This Bruce woman start.
story when she first came
IN a spirit of idle gable
press the wondering natives
knowledge of the homes OF
n IN England. Then. when
US Killed. she tried to make
again circulating these
frightening the men of the
replied, she ought to be
low. at any rate. Miss Car
ner a good bit OF money In
N, and provided her with a
mouse and q generous plot
FOUND 1t. I don't see what
wants or what she hopes to
10 tell the truth, I'm about
- the dark AZ ! was At
? plain enough!'' continued
You gave her ths mcney
sum. you ~. - ~ ~
Die tu evn<>S.& I = ! 1. :. Z II l.l..l7
8 have done 6
asr Il s ~ 7 J a!4ngtl |! !,
ss'y' y y!
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ERIAI9.
6TORY@D
Mystery
|ley-Croft
BY
b BROWN COOKE
Is,. By s,or, Frees corporsussJ

1ER x.-Continued.
light II was he and Mrs.
we saw last night" said
pleasantly. I'VE were out
10 moonlight when they
the road"
See nuthin' else. did ye?"
tins. In a confidential tone.
ho," laughed MacArdel.
b. ask"
kid Hoskins. drawing near
king seriously, jerks says
|wuE abaout agin' an they
him. daown tn road Jest as
Srnin' into tn pike. His hoss
b as they went scootin' by.
him agin tn dash an cut
bmc. He called me up teh
h. tch tie araound 1t an he
bed enough to ha' seen 20
! hand badly hurt?" ! asked.
teh speak Of" said Hos.
\ 4 little nick along the
III gougcd a piece aoutcn
\. Hoskins," said MacArdel
Ne didn't see any ghosts
aud all your friend jerks
seen was ourselves. in our
k. walking back OF the
b. river road. You reme.i.
b. horse jumped and ran.
Ware"
|," ! replied. obediently.
Bred what the trouble was.
&"
|hen. lioskins." continued
Hooking at his watch and
bpidly. Don't let jerks hear
but this business. He don't
had q trunk at the station.
can get back here before
|up. he needn't even know
had his wagon"
Of his wakIn' up fur n good
flnncd Hoskins. "iie wuz so
en he got In that he liked
|shcd n pint o whisky fore
)p him"
h the better" said MacAr.
fing up the reins. Now. re.
lhat ! say. and keep this
yourself. Wen have some
|m before he gets through"
r. as rapidly as the tired
carry us. until we reached
leading Into the stable
Fhcn MacArdel pulled up
ind said:
imp the trunk In here. We
u up to the house after we
|rse and wagon back where
ls. No one will touch 1t
as the trunk was on the
the side OF the roadway,
ragged out the parcel from
blankets and. opening 1t on
began to examine the pieces
moment he Strengthened up
med:
as ! thought. It's the same
we found last night. and
rel went back and got 'em
? had gone to bed!"
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Fatal Admission.

what other qualifications have 20
for the place?" asked the merchant.
"Well." began the applicant. my
friends tell me have . cootented dis
position, and"
"You won't do." replied the mer-
chant. I'VE want . man with dis
contented disposition: one that will
hustle."-The Catholic Standard and
Times.
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market? II so you can bring him
around | want him for a birthday
present for my wife"
WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.
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Our ancestors. the Saxons. dyed
their hair blue. green or orange. &C
cording to taste.
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"A 12.page paper this week. I 500
Anything special dOing?"

"a l2-page paper this week. 500
Anything special doing?"
mot at all. That's to be the regular
size OF the Record in the future. The
Increase in business warrants It. The
campaign OF advertising being conduct
ed by the merchants forced me to In
crease the size or encroach upon my
reading matter columns. and SO In
creased. Then, too. my subscription
list is growing. People who never took
the paper before say they want 1t now
II for nothing more than to keep post
ed on the prices the merchants are
quoting. Business in the Record Office
Is booming all around. have had to
advertise for two more job printers.
and have Just ordered a new printing
press. By the way. is that horse you
offered me some time ago still on the
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Ing they voted me q raise In salary for
the coming year. In Q talk made BY
Brother Jones he explained that this
was possible because the people were
keeping their money at home rather
than sending It to the catalogue houses
Of the cities. Brother Frank (the post
mastery explained that the money or
der business Of his once had dropped
to almost nothing within the past six
months. He said that less than year
ago he was handling more than $1,000
each month In the shape OF money or
ders. and that now the total is not one
fourth Of that. l understand that they
will also increase the school teachers
salary next term
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II has been computed that there arc
$4,000. 100000 In gold and jewels at
the bottom OF the sea on the route be-
tween England and India.
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Information in regard to several ex-
cellent weekly newspapers that are for
sale can be obtained by writing to tho
Western Newspaper Union. Denver.
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Men who whistle at their work sell
dom work any better than they whis-
tie.