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The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08

You can now go to Marseilles to Alexandria in three days on a new l2.000-ton steamship fitted up with all the modern mprovements-turbl en- zines included
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08

Deacon WAite--Our new pastor must be q vegetarian
 Deacon BroWn--Why do you think so !? Deacon White---There doesn't seem to be any meat in his sermons.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08
ON THE SIDE.

Tomdix--I suppose you witnessed Greens marriage 10 the widow as m innocent bystander, eh?
 Hotax-Hardly that. I introduced Green to the widow last fall
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08

First Leap Year Girl--rd propose if I could find man thought I could not live without.
 Second Leap-Year Girl--Huh I'd be satisfied with a man l thought could live with
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08

Little Wilie-Say, pa, what is the difference between genius and Insanity Pa--The lunatic, my son, Is at least sure of his board and clothes.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-08

Let us alone" is the cry we hear From the East and West from far and
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-09


The other ev'g. when we dropt into
Hen Weathersby's store to purchase a
gal. of kerosene oil, Hank Dewberry
who was among the company of re-
snected citizens who had went into the
store to spend the .ev'g., askt us why
we didn't never write editorial in the
Bugle .erbout insurance and who and
what it benefits. Hank said that most
of the newspapers whot he had ever
saw, espeshially in the past two or
three yeers, always had editorials in
them about insurance and he didn't
see why we ort to depart from the
ushual custom. ~ y +
AS a matter of fact it has, often oc-
curd to US to write about insurance,
but almost as soon at the thort occurd
we would reflect that if we did waste
our energies thinkin. up fackts about
INSURANCE they would not be appre-
ciated by the readers of the Bugle, most
of who is so ignorant that they would
Mt know whot we was a-tryin to git
at and all our genius would be wasted
The insurance business, accordin to
our mind and several others whots
been concerned in it, is a deep sub
jeckt, gentle reader, and it takes mas
Ter mind to handle it, wether you be
the insurance or the inshurer, so as
to make It plain to all. Hank Dewberry
talks as if he knowd all erbout inshur-
ance from A to lizard, but it is our
humble opinion Hank wouldn't know
INSURANCE policy from town war
rant. We have generally observed that
them as appears to know the most err
bout deep and intrikate subjeckts
ushually knows the littlest, and so il
is with Hank We have understood
that he can read and rite and spell
some if he is pusht in pinch, but his
little pusilanimous mind can't grasp
the turrible deep fackts of insurance
and the money some peepul make out
en- il and ANTS some peepul lose in it.
The questshion is, is it cheeper to
inshure yourself or pay somebuddy else
to do the same, perviding they can do
it with satisfackshion and cheep enuff
to grub erlong without feSlin obliged
to 90 crazy or shoot theirselfs when
our law officers try to git little in
formashion about it.
In other words, is insurance ne
cessity in Bingville with money so tight
and nobuddy droppin of to speak of
Let us see. Yeers ago Jabe Romans
one of our oldest and respected citi-
zens INSURED hisself in company and
paid out SIS a yeer till the company
busted up a spell ago, and now JADE
amt got no INSURANCE or money tc
show for it. Hen Gibbons INSURED his
self two yeers ago and only paid ST.
and he fooled the company by Citing
$500 outen them when he went hence
last fall; but Hen allus made a prack
tise never to spend cent unless hi
could see two comm back. 1t hasn'
been moren a month sinst Anne Hill
Ter, our talented loryer and legal light
INSURED Jared Stringer of Sorrow
Hollow for $500. Jared only dide las
week and JaTed's wife is liable to 81
the $500 unless the company fights he
| in court, witch they are going to dc
This 10 only q few examples of who
INSURANCE has done to some peepu
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-09
Personals

Yves woodruff, our hunter and trap
ner. spent a porshion Of last Tuesday at
the BuaIe offs We Termed Wesses' moth
er-in-law is a-visitin at his house ana
Yves don't git a chance to git word IN
edgeways less they be trubble. Yves SEQ
he was agoing skuplxin to-morrer and he
thort a few skunk skins nailed on his
barn would make his company leave jest
erbout as soon as their buds could be
packed We don't blame Yves or the COM
pany neither.
Ted Peters, our intelligent school
teacher has been entertainin his father
from the Co. seat for the past two days,
and had some Of the scholars up to MS
house to recite pieces and sing for them
one night Jed treated all hands to sweet
slider and gingerbread and some games
was played. The scholars hope Jed's
father will come agane before vacashion.
Miss Phoebe HilderDrand. our popular
dressmaker and pattern seller is maxim
new dress for Miss Tabitha Jones.
Phoebe says the material amt much ac-
count and they amt scairsely enuff yards
10 get the dress out, but the pattern is
reel purity and ort to attrackt attenshion.
Miss Sally Hoslxins. the poet and bard
of Bingville, has had so much housework
and sewing to do this winter that she
amt had time to gamer insperashions
BONES.
Sally, because you have heipt us out q
good menny times when news and advts.
was scairse.
We have a few sample copies OF the
BugIe left over this week from last week
and several other weeks and have gave
them to Bud Hinlkley to deliver among
those who don't take the Bugle in Bing-
VILE. Bud will make a house to house
canvas delivering copy OF the busie
TO non-scribers as long as they hold out.
If you want to subscribe don't pay BUD
pay us.
Samantha Deevers expected to go to
Hardscrabble last week but thought she
felt another sick spell comm on and give
up the trip. Samantha says she takes
more enjoyment bein sick to home than
she does amongst strangers.
Hame Wilson has our thanks for 81
bill witch he left to be applied on his Blu
gle subscripshion last week. Hame sold
some baled hay lately and Is jest loaded
with money. This pays Hame up to
April LIST. 1879. Many thanks. Hame.
come often.
Hen Smiley got up at . o'clock A. M.
Monday morning with a tooth aching him
like Sam Hill and waIkt down stairs
with no light or shoes on to git some
cloves or something to put on 1t. While
Hen was rummagin around the kitchen
in the dark he slept right onto his old
tom-cat and the next mint he forgot all
erbout his toothacke. Old Tige give one
yowl, two splits and a claw and blamed
neer bit a toe often him, and now Hens
afeared he'll have hydrofobbie besides a
sore foot Better be a little more keer-
full, Hen, or some night you might git
hurt.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-09
Country Correspondence

Sas Hunker is wearin three shirts on
him this winter.
Peter Anson is suffering from pneurai-
gia and a pig sty. It's bad enuff 10 have
one without the other.
Zachary Peabody is having his wife
make him q new pair Of ear Tugs ana
some mince pies. Zach IL to be consratu"
lated.
Ananias Rockers rand sheep got away
last Tuesday and insulted several ctti-
1ena before he was Kotched
Mrs, Luke Sampson has hired q sowing
maohins for a whole week. This makes
Il real Mise for the nabers who sow on
Il for nothink.
Little Lester Young, the il-yeer-eld non
Of sam Young Of this place, got Into 4
tuFribia seFaps last Friday By tFyih ia
eat . SACKED heFriH without taklH out
the bones, He dldn't succeed aaa NEST
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-09
Personals & Locals Mkt

Some fiend in human form stole our
offis shears one day last week and wasn't
man enuff to return them after using
them. They was good sheers, too, and
cost us a quarter.
Dave White, our popular undertaken.
licked Eph Higgins, PM, in game OF
checkers down to Hen. Weathersby's
store tother night. Eph sed he would OF
licked Dave except Dave went and moved
once while .Eph had his specs of and
was a-trying to clean them before per-
ceedin to clean or the board. Eph is
a-going to try Dave agin, sometime. Eph
is awful plucky that way.
Bud Hinckley, who amt quite right in
his head, and his mother took supper
with Hen Smiley's folks Friday night
and Bud upset out. pitcher of milk
afore he had sit at the table five min
nits. Mrs. Hinckley cufEed Buds ears
a-sittlns on the wood box.
Hank Dewberry burned out four clay
pipes in his stove last week. Hank sed
they got that strong they give him q
hedake every time he smoked one.
Jared Perkins, champion building mover
borrered the church bell rope last We'd
nesday to hawl a cow shed for Hank
Simpson. Jared's ropes Is all too small
for heavy work and won't stand the pull
Of oxen.
Miss Milly Underwood. appeared in
church last Sunday with a beautiful red
hat and a green plaid shawl. which at
tracted a good cal of attenshion on &C
count of the dazzlingness. Milly is CRATE
hand to buy new hats; and shawls and
she shows awful good, taste. Her bill
for hats alone must be something tur-
rfble. AZ
As we go to press we understand bafe
whittacre has engaged hisself to heir
Cy Hoskins chop and saw wood the
bal of the winter, peryidin the weather
is favorable and not too cold for LATE
who says he is subJeckt to chilblains and
backache.
Amri Haines took three duzzen eggs to
Hen Weathersby's tother day with in
tenshions of selling same to Hen and
Jest as Amri had opened the door Sam
Gookins asst Amri for match. Jest as
Amri shifted the eggs to the other arm
and reached into his pocket the vino
slammed the door shet and knocked the
basket clean outen his hand onto the
sidewalk and bruk every egg but~one-
witch was a bad one. Amri wanted Sam
to pay for the eggs beins as Sam made
him brake them, but Sam refused or
the ground that he didn't get whot he
asst for, and he told Amri that ennybuddS
that was that keerIess would fall over
his own shadGer.
We have not had no fire alarms in oul
midst for a long spell back for witch we
oEt to be devoutly thankful
Simon Watkins bought goat offen Hi
ram Quimby last week paying Hiram
$1.25 for same. being as it is a goot
| mixer, and will give his children some
| thing to play with.
Jabe Tucker shot his dog yesterday
Jabe's been missing some of his hem
right along. and he made a vow II h
ever caught ennybuddy takin his hen
without his consent he'd land EN-. Jab
| says whot he means, sometimes.
Harve Hines. our barber & tonsoria
artist, has added a sweet water squirte
to his establishment, and hereafter en-
nybuddy gittin a hair cut or shave vii
have some blowd on their head fire.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-09

and it may do the same to you. No, we
don't want no insurance; we have err
bout all we can handle and more too
in gettin out the Bugie and doing odd
jobs without takin onsenny new respon-
sibilities.
We haven't went Into the insurance
business very deep IN this editorial, but
we, have. went as deep as our readers
can understand and that's deep enuf.
We have simply went far enuf with
the topic at this time to show Hank
and few others whot it is. Sometime
in the future when Bingville becomes
more sivilized we may write some
more on this subjeclxt. .,-
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-09
LOST orsToLE

Last Friday night while hauling two cord Of
wood from my lot to Heck Barclays, who lives
miles north Of Blngviiie, umhfGehed my
horses I'm front of Hank Dewberry'a
house, beings as It was gettin late, and left
shion Of deliverin same In the a. When I
went to hitch up IN the morning the wood
was gone, and I am out erbout $6. askt
Hank Dewberry If he knowd ennythink erbout
1t and he sed no. his shoulders and back was
that lame he hadn't been ,outen the house for
two days except to put a new lock on his barn
door, as he was afeared thieves might
break Ans 30 don't know where to look for
H. Ennybuddy seeing two, cords Of wood emmy.
where please inform me immejIt and will
persecufo them to the full extent Of
the l@ws LON BPRIGGINS,
BlngViIIe. Wood Loser.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-09
Shedding Parties Took out

Seeing good chanst to make dollar By lettin
my horses and sled Tor sleddin parties after
am through hauIin logs every. day to Snake
Greek saw mill. hereby give motifs that
I win let nay horses and sled fer zoe.
q night, or I win let myself and the turnout
for $500. perviding I'm invited 70 supper Wits
agoing to spend emmy money for sieddin this
winter, 4t aAmf m0 use to talk to you
and we are only wasting each others time. but
I'm talkin TO them whot gives. q garA .
good time 0mcf tm q while and amt
afreard to spend q cent. if be amt mlilyunair.
The sleddin IL extra good now and know every
thank -you-marm around Bingville and will
Garrantee a0me fair maid viii haft to
keep her nrmg around you or git jounced
ont. See me for sled parties and ounces.
Bingyille. sILAs sKILLINGs.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-09

breths. After Bill loolIt all round he went
down cellar and found the two boys peek
in out from sbehindt the wood pile. and
he knowd right off by the expresshion
on their faces It was a fool JOKE, and he
hoIlered for Ezra to come down and
help him to lace the dayiights outen them
while they was handy. Ezra didn't waste
no more. time. and come down into the
cellar on the Jump and the way he and
BIN whaled them two boys will make
them think that standin up is q luxury
for q long. spell tolconae.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-09
puMPs TAAwED our

have went into the pump thawing out
bisiness. Has your pump froBe UP on
you? If so see me at once and wiz
tbaw it out What good Il froze up
pump to sit water outen7 Work did on
short notise ana reasonable prices. VIII
tell you how Knutch the Job IL worth
after II is ala. Yours for froEe up
pumps, BRAD BAKER,
Ringvills. Pump Thawer.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-09
rr,nrRRERRY car.

Hans Dorflinger renovated rs lbs. OF
trlpe last week and sold 1t all in this
place.
Adam Cutler Snndayed with his brother.
Jule Cutler, over Horse Neck way.
Louis Armand while sufferin with chill
blains last Thursday burned his foot with
a hot soap stone. Now he's suffertn from
both ailments.
Seth Dobbins is putin up Use tor Squire
Brown. The squire 10 a man who cuts
a GOOD deal Of Use in this naberhood.
snide Emmons' best girl made him
necktie with her own hands for q birth.
day gift. Snide Is turrible pleased with H.
Ldge Simmons drove to Pea Ridge on
business Friday. Lge refused TO tell
your correspondent whot the business
was.
Andrew White is taIlkin some OF NOV
ing next spring or in the fall.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-09
RAZOR WANTEn

want to buy q secondhand FGssoF
that will sharp up in good shape and o~e
my whiskers without pullin them out by
the roots. II van have q raEEor anBering
this deakripsht ! viii give you lbs
OF the best Gsm S-n4ads Hawsidges you
ever ct. AMzI PETHRSBY.
BinRVIlO.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-09
LosT

7 lost 3 bslIs often my double Funnss
pung last week and amt seen them ainst,
! had them tied on the OF horse on his
collar with q piaee at my wifs'a clothes
line and how IN thuAdeFaahi6n them bells
could set iest Is morn knew, I win pay
5 cts, each for finding same and thank
yea besides. JARED Wtt4&t&A
Zlea's CFessFeaas,
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-09
ACCORDION WANTED

was whIstlin' "Home. Sweet Home last
Thursday in front Of Dave Whites ehop and
10 me. After see she was lissening whis'
seled ii two or four different ways and dnalIy
Remarkable mustekel procItvities, and
Sally she advised me to take up some musiekal
insterment and ern my Hxin BY u Instead OF
decided to be muefckan and want to
buy a seckond hand accordion. don't care how
much II cost II can buy It ehesp enua.
Pea Ridge P. o. SID HAWKINS
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-09

The cheapest advertising medium In the
country II you believe In advertising. come
and see u.s. For further Information can %
o. address the editor.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-09
THE. BINGFILLE .BUGLE!
stAs Leading Paper Of the County,

RR1aHF-BaEEzY-sRLL IOosE-BUsEL1Na
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-09

choEed to deth before HIS mother cOul"
pound it outen him.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-26
SUMMER ILLS

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The many Ills that come during the hot,
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New-York tribune., 1908-07-26
LIBRARY FOR WESTPORT.
General Cuttings Gift in Mothers s
Honor Includes TO7cn Hall.

There was something of a holiday at Westport
n. " on Thursday. when General John Tyler cut
ting president of the Oldsmobile Company of this
city dedicated town hall and library there
which will be known as the John Tyler Cutting
Memorial Hall The building was erected py the
general and given TO the town in memory OF MS
mother and in honor of his birthplace.
1t seemed If the whole town turned out 10
see the dedication, together with a large number
of New York persons who spending the sum-
mer there. One of the noteworthy features was
the attendance of four generations of the Cutting
family
In presenting the hall to the town General Cut
ting said:
Miss Alice Lee, who had done so much for the
the beginning of this bit of history She eX-
ha Wits the braT needed an PSdPf
like to honor my birthplace by heading the CON
small sum l Informed Miss Lee that il had
long been my intention to do something for my
but that L had not decided upon the nature OF the
Miss Lee wrote back that the need of library
hall might occur TO me in the light of declsion
@ TO ee ba Thfn e my s9 Toa and look
ground over followed her advice. l was
be Of practical and lasting benefit to the com;
munity l think no other monument to me de9o "a
will honor them 50 highly building Wh1cn is
useful and which gives happiness TO the living
else 'Gt% or e 1of se to the library S hall
building is now completed, and it affords me
gesres sI Of my heart a to present this public hall
free of all Indebtedness. to the Library Associa-
/ want to extend my congratulations to the
Of Which 9a h eV hsve put nto the
building, the furnishing and the conduct OF TINS
My devout hope is that the lectures: the CON
certs the entertainments, the speeches Tor reIotn
people Of Westport are to have this hall, win
always bind them more closely together IN neish fa
the better worth living.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-26
NEW H4VEN MAN OUT.
Roads Superintendent Of Bridges
Resigns His Place.
IBy telegraph to The Tribune ]

New Haven Julv 25-Oficials of the New York,
New Haven Hartford Railroad said tonight that
V V. Wiggin, superintendent of bridges, with head
quarters Stamford, had resigned.
Among the employees of the road who are close
TO the department of bridges II was rumored this
evening that the resignation immediately followed
the investigation into the Greenwich wreck Mr
Wiggin is regarded of the most experienced
superintendents of bridges in the country. He was
for years in the employ of the New Haven road
leaving here about three years ago and accepting
a place superintendent of division OF the MIS-
souri, Pacific road in charge of the maintenance OF
way and bridges. He returned to the New Haven
road last spring superintendent of bridges
His successor announced tonight as f. X
Edwin, who is a brother-in-Iaw of Vice-Presfdent
McHenry, of the New Haven road.
officials of the New York. New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad are emphatic in their assertions that
the finding of the coroners jury which investigated
the recent wreck of the White Mountain Express
at Greenwich, Conn., undeserved and techni-
callv incorrect The finding of the jury that
the railroad was guilty Of negligence in not hav-
ing the entire track in the electric zone tep!ated
While declining to express an opinion on the
cause Of the wreck, w A Weaver. division engi-
neer of the New Haven tracks between here and
Stamford Yesterday said that in his opinion tie
plating would have been of no advantage on the
level stretch of track where the accident occurred
Other officers of the road also expressed the opin-
ion that there was evidence before the coroner
TO show that the spreading of the rails was due 10
defective construction of the track.
Tieplating adds strength on curve" said Mr..
Weaver but is of in preventing the spread
ing of rails a tangent straight track. TIE
plates. with four spikes, give practically double
strength counterbalance the double pressure you
get on the outer rail of The teplates used
on a straight track are secured with only two
spikes, each side, and the object then is
TO prevent wear on the ties. 1t is not to add
strength TO the lateral pressure.