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New-York tribune., 1908-01-26

oh. YOU stupid mem groareE .- % ai,tlNer;;
When viii YOU get sense enough @. e -.~11aoS oong
Tried To argue her out of II Let -e -.-- -l" ohs
have YOU been married Thowpsr--
Fifteen wears
And | fifty | do not try G. 4r-ac ..--- WIS
Whitaker vet and l trust | never shall
But what Is the trouble do -.- s-l l
do | can't stand it like this
You can't stand it 800 and the E ewes
flashed IN their grizzled setting l- -1r NnO
can't stand II. and | don't blame hy-. t..- We 'eeh
good TO her of course vOu have y.. .., proper
moderate deadly. dull sort of way. She .-1er YOU
had beaten her. sometime II "'-.. ..-Et II.eu t
the monotonv. anyhow She l. travelling in a rut
Her nerves worn IN place u--- tltE arc
rubbed thin and exposed. and they a-g unable -
cope with any great Crisis or even Sr--l- ne n
getting 10 be forty for instance or J 't I~iil
dozen other things YOU stupid men --a.e 20 Gn
derstand. have known Anue from % aa.,v and neI
JoyousnesS has been like tome. ! have oiIeh
thought YOU were nabIe To appreciate .- nat Sne
needs IS change. Take vacation with ler MAKE .s
plans for it Talk about that. and yoa Noa nave
to argue"
But shouldn't YOU see her.
don't think that Is necessary. under ne cI-
cunstanceS. advisable But do have sl'5geSteuls
and from what YOU have told me. l precinct BOsVII
think am, she will not mind being forty when hei
birthday arrives"
She will be cured'
have great confidence in the remedy
on her fortieth birthday. SIi Nri
Henry Thompson spent the entire dlE IN U6u' S
too weak to rise. But she was not unhappy pc pc
side her was Henry Thompson. junior And IN hei
heart was great content
Her husband raped at the door. and as a specIi.
favor was allowed by the white capped NEuns
woman who reigned there 70 come IN quietly tor
few minutes
Anne. dear do you know what day 1t IS
Yes. Henry. 1t is Your sons birthday. II
The nurse lifted the clothing gently and Sho"eu
Thompson the Eace of his sleeping child. =,
How tiny and Vet how wise and old he lookS a.
most as old dear, as YOU thought YOU would "0A
at and he stopped in confusion.
At forty, Anne concluded for him. with a va va
smile In which Thompson fOreSaw promise Of tuVule
happiness unlimited. She pulled his head down "
hers and rumpled his hair playfully. oh Henry
Just love to be forty. she whispered IN his ear
New-York tribune., 1908-01-26

from the next room Anne was crying not in her
usual subdued fashion; 1t was vcrtabe tumult
of
With bound he was at her side Anne dear
What IS it What has happened? Are YOU i'll !,
Did you burn yourself on the coffee urn: What is
He tried the hitherto effectual remedy; for Anne
had always been like Chiid.-hc accustomed
to laugh with her about it-in wanting to have her
small troubles kissed away
She struggled silently out of his attempted en-
brace and buried her face deeper the pillow giving
no reply to his questions and endearmcnts but con
tnued Sobs
Henry stood puzzled 1t was so unlike Anne
Anne the Jolly the light hearted the good genius of
the house. Sis. dear is there anything | can
do?' Then, with inspiration " Is it anything |
have done, anything | can help"
% No, no! You can't help it. Nobody can help it
It's something beyond help. 1t is Just awful Why
wont you go away and let me alone?'
The whistle of the seven-forty-fve sounded
That was inexorable. She Welded a reluctant kiss,
and her husband his breakfast uneaten seized hat
and coat to join other hurrying commuters in the
daily race for the train, haunted by the vision of
Annes pretty face stained and disordered by thos,,
unaCCOuntdb bic tears
The memory continued TO trouble him until dur
ing luncheon a possible solution occurred. Prob
ably Anne had misunderstood his alluSon to her age
and its attributes Oh hang it ALL of course it was
that unhappy fat and forty that did it. and
amends must be made But how to do it deIicately
and yet so she would understand that the ques-
ton
Il have it," Thompson shouted iubilantlv a
moment later, which focused hundred pairs of
amused eyes on himself as he sprang from his chair
with a napkin dangling from his collar Leaving a
dollar to cover thirty -iveCent check he rushed to
the florist s. where he ordered with masculine fatuv
Just forty roses sent out by the first express
There; he sighed, Il guess that will fix it and
hastened back to the office minge business with
authorizations of forgiveness and loving reception
at his home coming
Bounding up the terrace three steps at a time that
evening. with joyous signal whistle he was met in
SIDE the darkened hall by melancholy apparition
the ghost of his jolly Anne. long faced quivering
IN tears, and it seemed to him. thinner by half her
plumpness all disguised by the grief lines on her
face
Why, little womani"
oh Henry and she buried her face in her hands
New-York tribune., 1908-01-26

wholly DhSe~SeUi with "a r1ar
premature age and -.- solution
IRE Iumed,4-elv r-.. BE. the
preparation and -e~E-.. meals are
rerfuucto-V duties. .- ing :
farce turned t-LLle
Henry saw Anne ..-- imp n
her tea. with a ---.-.- az MS
throat and mist r. . -EeS as ne
realized that the SITS. was De
voud HIM After ..- excused
himself on some --... r-etext,
and made q haSry r.-- ne 0!d
family doctor. who h. r1 Anne
since. Sb,. yy.tSf chilli lad been
an intir-1s-,. friend .-.. ser He
told him the whole absurd
story.
| tried u REASON ..-- Ier. %
argue her out of II. "-- --e more l
talked the worse she -.- e Seerleu
almost like what / -------- 1FSter4
must he. though / 1... lever seen
Anne hvSterical he ..-. liet
New-York tribune., 1908-01-26
BEING FOR TY

HER thirty-niuth birthday was >ev-
i L cral months gone 10y before Mrs
Henry Thompson came face to face
with the appalling fact that in les
than year She would be an old. old
woman True. she had realized in "a
way what. in the inevitable sequence of
numbers. the next birthday must be
but It was wholly in an abstract, casual
way. as when one glanCes at the
calendar and observes sapicntlV, y
week from Yesterday will be Saturday.
the twcnty-tifth." The vision of I'M
pending calamity had not been vivid
or lasting
Henry made the trouble Like all
stupid men. he intended it for 4 com
pliment Looking across the breakfast
table at the plump and smiling woman
who poured his coffee. he remarked
Fair. fat, and forty. by Jovc, Has II
occurred to YOU. Sis. that we're mcandcr-
ing along into comfortable middle
life | think You'll look well in lace
cap after some few years. You grow
old gracefully
As he blundcred along, with attention
divided between the morning news and
the object of his atfeCtionate discourse.
he failed to observe the quivcring lip
and filling eyes When a period of
unusual silence across the table caused
him again to look up from his paper.
the place by the coffee urn was empty.
and Yes. there could be no doubling
the unmlstakablc sounds that came
New-York tribune., 1908-01-26
By MYLES T. FRISBIE
Drawing by Maud Thurs-on

ting all bumped over II a -llkIr- ---- n / having
the conversation directed over thr-- as If they
were children because they can't te.- md being
put 10 bed with a hot water bottle night. and
ha wing their hair drop out and -vgs-- .-e teeth
but | tell vou Henry Thoupspr I E.-.- e-71v the
prospect, Id rather die rrst' And -- YOU. what
difference does II make with a man ...- -e- he a
few wears older or Younger lie t.... seem 70
mind With a woman its different
Dinner that rIghr was ID sorry --.. To 1ne
New-York tribune., 1908-01-26

Confines -r C-F :
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-19
Some peoples Ice ME.I.TS

Sooner than they expects it to. whereas others didn't put up any ice last winter, and now they wish thev had.
 If you have nc fec ana wish Ice, come to me.
 I will sell this ice on the premises but win tims I got it delivered tk would De RI melted Hike as not.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-19

sheath gown on she will cause consider able coneternation in Bingville.
 Miss Samantha Deevers who has been on the sick list now for several years, a. who probably enjoys the worst health of anybody fin Bingville, managed to walk from the front door of her residence to the front gate and back, a distance of about rod last Thursday and has, had a relapse as a result.
 Jasper Hawkins has had a awful time with crows pulling up his corn this sea- son. Jasper first planted his corn in May and has been planting 1t about once week ever since, but every time the crows have pulled it up. If Jasper don't git ahead of them crows right of, his corn won't be ripe until about next Christmas.
 Miss Martha Tucker purchased a pair shoes at Hen Weathersbys store last week which pinches her feet something awful. Zen tried to pursuade her to take shoes size bigger. but Martha wouldn't do it. Why does girls with number s feet try to ware number 2 shoes2
 Hank Dewberry our respected though laziest citizen has engaged hisself to Sy Hoskins through harvest. Hank says he wishes to goodness harvest would come along late in the fall when it is cool and a feiier wouldn't have to sweat hisseif up so. Hank also seys that if he wasn't strapt for ready cash you wouldn't ketch him working in a harvest field where he is liable to get a sun stroke.
 Lafe Henderson called at this office last week and paid us 9 cents on his back subscription, which pays Lafe up to Oct ober the first. 1892. 25 cents aint much, but 1t is 25 cents more than we ever ex- pected to get outen Lafe.
 A little rain would help the crops some. If 1t had of rained as many times lately as it has threatened, the roads would be quite muddy instead of so dusty. There was a shower down Snake Bend way last week. but it past Bingville.
 If we was to make so bold as to offer a suggestion to our subscribers, 1t would be that about S-10ths of them ought to call and pay something on there back onse in a while, or oftener,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-19
Local Itsms

While cleaning up the Bugie office one day last week we come across ahoait pr copies of the Bugle dated Dec. '. 1873 We are going to send out some of these as sample copies to those as aint already subscribers in the hopes that they vii become so. We will keep a few of -ts issue on hand which we offer fop-T cents per copy These old
 the Bugle are not very newsy at this Iake date. but are valuable for the historical associations which cluster about them. as you might say.
 There has been considerable sickness in our midst during the past week. and as a result, Doc Livermore, our human spe- cialist and horse doctor. has been kent quite busy. Doc feels good deal encour- aged and says if sickness in Bingville continues to keep up he will not move his location to a more sicklier town as he had thought of doing.
 Jim Hall seys he seen snake on the Sorrow Holler road last Sunday that must have been at least 12 feet long. Jim had been down to Abe Millers place sanplinR some of Abe's cider. If Jim had said fine snake was 75 feet long. We would have believed 1t just as quick.
 Buck Henderson has a sick steer on bis hands which steer Is one of a yolxe oF oxes. Buck seys he would be sorry to lose this steer, but in case he does, the people of Bingville and vicinity viii Tet a treat of fresh beef.
 Shorty Andrews had Harve Hines. our tonsorial barber, give him a hair cut re- gently. Harve not only cut Shorty's hair but he also cut or the upper edge of his left ear with the shears. Harve didn't charge Shorty anything extra for this.
 Phebe Andrews is taking music les sons on the melodium. and has been prac- ticing SO much of late that everybody in the vicinity Ia sick of 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-19

ing and scratching each other whenever they could get opportunity. Mrs. Ouig- ly rushed out. and when she seen what was happening she shreeked until her scream of distress was heard all over Bingville. People rushed from every dt- rection toward the yard where the two men was fitting. and succeeded in sepa. rating them after Hod had been turrible used up. One of Hod's eyes was swefIed shet. Eo had had a couple of handftlls of hair pulled out, his nose was skinned and his clothes was most torn ofsen him.
 Just at this crucial junction Seth Dew berry. our heroick town constable, ap- peared on the scene. and Hod asked him to arrest the hend in human form who had took such liberties with his person. with his face and his clothes. Seth dId as he requested. and marched the man to the office of Amos HilIyer, our atturney and legal light Anne asked him what es. cuse he had If any for giving Hod sech drubbin fin his own door yard. Anne was almost habergasted by surprise when the stranger said that he calkiIated he ha6 as good right to administer a licking to Hod as anyone else being as he was BflI Quigly, Hod's own brother, who Hod hadn't saw since Bill went out to Kan. sas some 80 years ago, and was 50 chang ed by wearing whiskers and all that even Hod didn't know him from 6 side of sole ledtner. blh SAio tnat nc had been look ing forward to this visit back to hia brother Hod's for many years, and merely wanted to fool Hod as to who he vvnH ta. fore telling him he was his brother. Biii said. however, that when Hod give him that kick outen the door, it made him so mad that he made up his mind he would either lick Hod for it or Hod would lick him, whereas he had licked Hod, and was glad of 1t; and now since he had re- ceived such a mean lowdown reception after coming all that way from Kansae he calkilated he would go back there iu1- mediate.
 Anne ordered Bill released and urged him to go back and make up with Hod. but he wouldn't do it. He hired Lon Petersby to drive him back to the coun- ty seat that same night. After he had took his departure Hod learned that if was Bill who had give him sech a flicker. and instead of being filled with regret Hod seems to be madder'n ever. He said that was the first time Bill had ever licked him in his life. and that when they was boys he was able to lick Bill every time he felt like it. And if he had known 1t was Bill he was fitting. he would have it good deal harder Hod said his oniv regret was that Bill didn't remain In Bingville long enuff so that he couId of recovered from his injuries sufficient to of licked him.
 That's nice brotheriy feeling between Hod and Bill, ain't it?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-19
BriEht-Brsssy-Bsllieoss- ss-suutllns

Thank goodness Bingville hasn't beerF infested much with summer boarders SO far this summer. for which we hope all our subscribers is as devotedly thankful for as we are
 We almost regard summer boarders as a menace to the peace, harmony and development of this town, and in the future, as in the past, we shall use the editorial influence of the Bugle to dis courage summer boarders from making Bingville their summer boarding place during the. summer.
 It was only about 5 years ago that Bingville was first discovered by sum mer boarders. Cy Hoskins, one of our most respected cityzens, was the first man to harbor summer boarders on his premises, and being as others thought that Cy must be making a mint of money outen them, they also went into the summer boarder business, hop ing to accumulate wealth and get rich in haste as you might say, but they found thereselfs to be mistaken. The trouble is that folks from the city who board in the country aint willing to put tip with what country folks is. They want screens on the winders of there rooms to keep out moskeeters, whereas the people of Bingville has become SO callused to noskeeters that they don't mind them at all. Summer boarders wants a pitcher of water and a wash bowl in there rooms instead of going to the pump like the rest of the family and washing there faces and hands when same needs washing. Summer boarders also has to have a clean tow el every day or so, whereas one clean towel per every two weeks is usually sufficient for the average BingviIle fam fly. Summer boarders want special things cooked up for them at meals and instead of getting up and eaten breakfast with the family at 4 30 a. in. they want to lay in bed sometimes as late as 6 o'clock, and then instead of goi-,v to bed at dark they will set up half the night laffing and talking and losing sleep not only for thereselfs but for other people in the house
 These is some of the reasons why Bingville folk have kind of soured on summer boarders, and have about de cided that no profit can be made offen them at the rate of g or $3 per week for board and bed. We trust that Bingville will never become a poplar summer resort for city folks. The pol icy of the Bugle is "Bingville for Bing- williams first, last, and all the time"- no others need apply.
 Subscribe for the Bugle and thereby help almost lost cause.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-19
Advertised LettHrs

They is the foiIering mall in the Bing- vile P. O. wich remanes uncald for and unless 1t is eald for purity soon I'll put into the stove to build a fire with some cool morning: Postal for Eb Hoover. from his bruther John in Iowy. John wants to know why ED hasn't wrote to him lately. Letter for Gage Henderson from Peter Quinlan, dealer in lielers at the county seat. wantin to know why Gage don't call and settle for that gal of whiskey wich he purchast last spring and was trusted for. SirclSlilar for Ham Watkins from a poultry firm in Buffalo wantin to sell Ham feed to make hens lay. Delineator for Phoebe Hllderbrand. our dresmaker. (Call at our house for it, Phoebe-our wife will be through readin it in a week or two). Copy Of the Bugis for Israel Sampson. who re- fuses to take it outen the office being as he says he stopt the Bugie and paid up two weeks ago. One letter wich we can't read the address on fer somebuddy. Pieass call for these mail ct once
 Bingville. EPH HIGGINS. F. M.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-19
Notice to Subscribers

We regret to announce that no country correspondence from adjoining towns ap~ pears in this issue of the Bugle, and the only excuse we have to offer for not printing any news from nearby towns in this weeks issue is that up to the time we go to press we have not received none to print. Whats wrong with our corre- spondence anyhow? Are they too busy with their mutifarous duties to report the happenings of their various towns? Let's hear from you, correspondents, at an early date so that the world will know what you are doing in your towns.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-19
PeTSOnal

Abe Skinner had a touch of rheumatism last week again. This time it was in his shoulder. Last time 1t was in his knee. Abe says he don't no more'n get it cured up one place until it crops out somewheres else, and that he never saw rheumatlz travel around like his does.
 Miss Tabitha Jones. our fashionable dressmaker Is making what she calls a sheath gown for Miss Amelia Tucker our raining society queen. We don't know what a sheath gown is never having saw one before, but Tabitha seys that she reckons when Amelia appears with that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-19
StulN

Rev. Moore our beloved pastor of the Blngville church met with a peculiar ac- cident on Thursday Rev. Moore was moving his lawn in front of the par sonage when he suddenly unearthed a humble bees nest. Several of the humble bees got up the pastors trouser legs, and the way he danced around was very lively. Hank Dewberry when he herd about it said he always understood Rev. Moore was opposed to dancing. When interviewed about the mater by us. Rev. Moore said he calkilated 1t was in the order of things that he should be strick- en by the bumblebees because whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-19
Bring In More News

The hot weather has sort of took the tuck out of us, as you might say. It has been so all-fred hot of late that we havn't had much ambition to go out hunting up news, and we therefore re- spectfully ask that our subscribers bring their news items to this office for pubIi- cation until the weather gets cooler. If you have anything important in the way of births, marriages, personals. locals, ct ceterie, bring them to us and you viii be liberally thanked.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-19
Gaughi a EAI

wes Woodruff went fishing to Goot- chic Pond last week and ketched a eel four feet long. Wes lugged it home but he had an awful time killing it-it was so slippery that Yves could hardly hold 1t still long enough to cut off its head. and once he nearly cut off his left hand at the wrist. Wes ct the eel and said it was iine. Editorially we would just as leaf eat a snake as a eel
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-19
IeE FoR SAL.

[ Ind that have more ice in my ice houAa than ! win be able to use. co therefore ofRer n portion of ft for sale to them as desire ice.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-19
Western Matters In Congress.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The house
has passed the Mondell bill providing
for the repayment of purchase moneys
and commissions paid under any pub
lie land law and turned into treasury
of the United States where application.
entry or proof has been rejected and
the entryman has not been guilty of
fraud in connection with his entry.
II also provides for the repayment Of
amounts paid in excess of the proper
payments required under the land
laws. The bill was introduced at the
request of the interior department..
The house committee on mines and
mining has effectually put to sleep for
the session various bills proposing
the suspension for 1907 the law re-
quiring assessment work on mining
claims. Various protests against
such measures were received from
Montana and others western states.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-19
Favors Larger Homesteads.

WASHINGTON, Feb. II. - Senator
Dixon of Montana, today procured a
favorable report on his bill authoriz-
ing homestead entries in Montana and
Oregon on non-irrigable and non.
timbered lands to the maximum of 4S0
acres for one entry. To guard against
fraudulent entries, the bill provides
that settlers must cultivate continu.
ously one.fourth of the land and make
improvements of 1925 an acre before
making proof.
Congressman Ellis said when the
bill comes to the house it is almost
certain the maximum will be cut tC
320 acres. The western members will
favor a 4S0.acre limit, but eastern
members are so strongly opposed thai
there is not much hope of passing i,
without reduction.
Sena ator Dixon today introduced a
bill authorizing the secretary OF ag
riculture to acquire site and erect {
building at a cost of S15,O and in
stall a weather bureau station at the
University of Montana at Missoula
the equipment to cost sc, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-02-19
Earnings Show Prosperity.

NEW YORK, Feb. l3.-The statement
of Great Northern earnings for jan
uary, 1908, and for seven months, from
July last to January 81, makes a
wonderful prosperity showing. The
Great Northern's gross earnings in
January were S3,3l3, ,l3O. This is an
increase of 1869, 6O3 over its earnings
for January 1907. 1t is pointed out,
however, by James j. Hill that the
roads earnings in January, 1907, were
greatly decreased by the blockade
caused by heavy SHOWS and intense
cold.
The gross earnings of the company
from July last to January 81 of this
year were s38, ,OO6,97 an increase of
81, ,885, ,204. In view of the fact that
the financial panic started in October,
and at least alf of the period in which
these earnings were made was under
panic conditions, this increase OF
nearly S5,OO0,00O is considered re-
markable, and indicative of the solid
ity of the resources and industries OF
the great northwest.