The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-05-27

| ment. and then popped his head down
again.
by Jocks he exclaimed. 1t beat
him. He lay still for minute ana
then stole another glance at the little
book agent Elph' Hewitt was I'M
wrapping his sample copy. There was
no doubt about IL. He was going 10
try to sell dying man book!
"Others may claim they have book
| like this" said Eliph' Hewitt, but
they haven't. There Amt no other
| book like 1t in the world. If there
was 1 wouldn't come up here and try
to sell you copy. 1t wouldn't De
worth my while, because you wouldn't
| buy it, But as soon as l heard you
was dying / come right up. I seen 1t
was my duty. Here is this man.
says to myself. up there dying, ana
| all alone by hisself. and liable to drop
! off any minute, and he hasn't got
copy of this book to brighten his dying
moments. 1t amt right, l says.
oughtn't to go up and disturb him., l
says, but 1 will. for If 1 don't he may
| be dead in a few mi--utes and then
he'll never have another chance to buy
q copy of Jarbys Encyclopedia of
knowledge and Compendium of Litera-
| ture, Science and Art. and the man
that hasn't owned a copy of this book
can't die happy"
| The old man in the bed lifted his
head slowly and stared at Eliph Hew-
/ litt with open mouth. Then he laid his
head on the pillow, but Immediately
| lifted 1t again and took another look
| The book agent beamed at him kindly
| through his spectacles. The old map
/ dropped back on the pillow.
by Jocks!" he said. dazedly.
THE price. complete said Eliph'
Hewitt. lis five dollars, one dollar
| down and one dollar a month until
paid. sell most that way, but for
them that don't expect to live long
| enough to pay up by t. month make
| a special price of four fifty, cash. Some
folks don't like to die off and leave
debts for their folks to pay. You get
| the very same book for four fifty cash
| that you get for five dollars, easy pay
1 ments. And I'll do more than that
for you. Generally just take the or
der and send 1t in to New York, caus-
ing a delay in delivery of from one to
two weeks, but If you are in hurry
| I'll make an exception for you and
1 deliver a copy out of the few l nave
| in my buggy. That will give time Tor
you to look 1t over. and 1t will be right
here to lay on the centre table. where
1t will look nice. and help to amuse
and instruct them that come to the
| funeral. There is nothing looks bet
ter at a funeral than a high class book
!
| by Jocks raised his head slightly
! and stole a glance at the book agent.
He was greatly interested. For thirty
| years he had been dying regularly
about once a month and people had
| begun to lose faith in his dyings, but
here was a man who took him as he
| should be taken. There is nothing so
pleasing to a man who makes spec
| ialty of deathbeds as to be taken In
| earnest.
at know this book" said Eliph' Hew-
lit, opening 1t at the illuminated from
tispiece and running his hand loving
ly over the page. and that's why l Of
fer 1t to you II, l didn't know 1t so
well / wouldn't come up here and dis
| turb your last moments this way. But
| 1 do know 1t, from cover to cover, In
| Guiding all the ten thousand and one
| subjects mentioned in the CLASSIFIED
index. and / know there amt any
other book that is so creditable for
| n man to leave behind him for his
dear ones to cherish after he is gone
II you amt got any good book already
laid away for you dear ones to cherish
| l recommend this one. You can't get
a book anything like as satisfactory
to leave for an heirloom as this one
is for anything like the price. 1t nils
all the requirements of a first class
high toned memento, and the price Is
only four fifty, cash.
by Jocks sat up in bed ana
groaned. He sat up because he was
| interested, and he groaned TO snow
that he was not able to sit up,
| Take the Five Hundred Noble
I Thoughts from the Worlds Great Au-
thors, Including the Prose and Poetical
Gems of All Ages page 5S4," said
Eliph' Hewitt, turning to that page
what could comfort the dying man
|
| should die without them hve hundred
| noble thoughts, containing as they do
| all the grand and great things that
have been written, from Homer to Mis-
ter Dooley. How many men have died
without having a favorite poem picked
| out for his family to have a verse OF
| IT cut on his tombstone! And here In
this one volume is plenty to select
from, so that each and eevry man can
pick out the kind he likes best, wheth-
| er wit, humor. pathos, sentiment, re-
| ligous, political or oratorical. All that
| is necessary for a man that is pressed
for time. like you are. is to take pen
| Gil and mark any one he wants to nave
| treasured up as his favorite. A nice
way to do 1t is to expire with his hand
| in the book right at the favorite poem.
1t gives the minister a good start for
his sermon Have you thought any
about your dying words?
| "Hey? asked BY JOCKS" leaning
| forward.
! Dying words" said Eltph' Hewitt.
TOO many neglects that until it is too
late. and then they don't have any.
Every man should have a good saying
or two to use as dying words. All the
great men do it. There's a good col
| lection to choose from in this book.
| Page 749, Lives of All the Worlds
| Great Men, from Adam to Roosevelt,
| Ky Of lie
| Dead gives all of them, with new ones
! added as fast as they die and say them.
| 1t saves a lot of worry to be able to
pick out set of dying words that have
been tried and found satisfactory. 1t
is worth the price of the book for that
alone"