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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03
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According to some papers from furreri parts of the State which we exchange copies of the Bugle with., prosperity has become a epi- demick all over the country, foller- ing. the panick of a year ago, and which lasted up to the last presi- denshial eleckshion.
 That prosperity has hit this coun- try sich a turrible wallop is news to Us. If prosperity has set in here in Bingvhle, we ain't. noticed 1t and don't calkilate that it is visible to the naked eye as yet. These papers state that confidence has been restored ali over the country, that factories everywhere. is toot- ing their whistles, and that the la6orers is going back to work with full dinner pales. They state that money can now be borrowed in large amounts at less than mort gage interest, whereas a year ago this time money was so tight that you couldn't get loan outen a person less you'd throw 'em down and take their money away from them.
 This here prosperity news which is being circulated is important if true, but it aint true in our midst. Times has been hard in Bingville as far back as we can remember. Money has been tighter than bark
 on a beach tree. If this had not of been so, we would now as edi- tor and proprietor of the Bingville Bugle be wollering in the lap of luckshury and affluence, and we would be rich beyond the fondest dreams of averishiousness instead of living from hand to mouth and wondering where in thunderashion the money to pay for the paper on which the next weeks Bugle will be printed would emenate from. Prosperity aint hit the Bingville Bugie so hard as to cause Us to faint away to any extent, and the way things look at present, we don't think we are going to be swamped during the current year by back .uSscripshions from dead beat subscribers. We calkilate that we will have to scratch and dig and hustle as much during the present year to make both ends meet as we have did in the past. We cal ki:ate that we will have to dun you, coax you and threten you and bulIyrag you from time to time through the medium of these columns in order to wakcn you if possible to a nobler sense of your obiigashions to us. If you take any pride in your home paper. which
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03
SnOwbaIIed the Deacon

Bud ITinckley, who ain't quite right in his head, made up a whole batch of snowballs tother day which he piled up behint the woodshed in his mothers yard, and when Deacon Butterworth ccme along at a. m. on his way to the P. O., Bud whaled away with snowball and hit the deacon right in the hat, knocking same offen his head. The sec ond snowball tux. the deacon right in the ear, while the third filled up his left eve. Bud is a powerful good shot with snowballs. By this time the deacon seen who as throwing snowbalis at him and he over the fence and made dodge for Bud, ketching him by the scruf of the neck and shaking him till his teeth nearly rattled. Mrs, Hincl1ley heered Bud holler for help and out she run to the door, and when she seen the deacon abusing her boy she grabbed tip a floormop and made for the deacon. At the first wallop, over the head with the floormop the deacon let go of Bud. and when he seen Mrs. Hinckley, tuk to his heels and run out into the street. Mrs. Hinckley said she'd teach him to abuse her poor demented son, but the deacon said that Bud might be de- mented. but he could throw snowbails hayder and straighter than many boy flat wasn't demente& Mrs. Hinckley s,t;d the deacon used some turrible oaths in referring to Bud, but we can't hardly believe this, as the deacon is one of the staunchest pillers in the Bingville church.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03
Iisr11s Hero and Thars

Dad Henderson says he's troubled tur- ribie with cold feet this winter. Dad wears four pairs of socks and arctick overshoes, but he says his toes get cold in spite of this.
 Eph Higgins, our accommodating P. M.. says he might as well sl1et up the Bing- v;lle P. o. for all the business he's do- ing at present in the way of selling stamps and postal cards.
 Lem Brown, our expert carpenter, an- nounces that he will reseat old chairs for people during the winter months when it is too cold to do carpenter work outside. If you need any seats put in. see Lem.
 Harve Hines, our tonsorial barber. states that he ain't cut head of hair nor shaved face for nearly two weeks. Harve ort to know that most Bingvilie folks lets their hair and whiskers greE this bitter cold weather.
 These are all the lokei items VI can think of this week. except that BE- Hep burn, our artistick blacksmith, went to the Go. seat last Satterday anN came home fuller than a goose as Mshual. Lokel items is very seairee in our midst at present.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03
Kstchsd AfIrs

Arioch Skinner had a peiuliaY expe- rience tother ev'g, which he hopes will not ocur to him again soon. Mrs. Skin ner had went to bed, while Arioch staid down before the open fire to wait for q pine knot to burn up which he had throwed on. It was past 8 o'clock, and consequently past Arioch's ushual bed. time, so it amt singular that he dozed of to sleep as he set there before the fire. Anybody who has ever burnt pine knots in a open fire 5@ows that they snap and spark at a turrible rate. Arioch don't know how long he was asleep, but he was woke tip suddently, and was turrible amazed and surprised to ind lis whiskers on fire. Arioch aint shaved his whiskers of sinct Bryan was first defeated for president, being as he made a bet that if Bryan was not eleckted, he would never shave them of, so his whiskers is nearly 2 it. long--or was. Soon's Arioch discovered that his whis- kers was on fire, he run into the kit chen to the water pail on the table and tried to outen the flames by throwing one dipperful of water after another at hisself and finally distinguishing the flames, but not until he was nearly drowned. About foot of Arioeh,s whiskers is gone, while on the left side of his face they are most" burnt off, giving him a ridiklus appearance. Some persons wanted to know why ArioeA didn't trim them up so that they would look alike on both sides, but he said whenever he made bet, he always paid. Arioch calkilates that while he set there before the fire, a spark from the old pine knot flew into (his whislers and started the conflagrasiHion. and says he will be more keerful about pine knots in the f,.ehVrA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03
W6s Lost Ills Dog

Yves Woodruff, our expert hunter and trapper, was out after rabbits tother day with his rabbit dog, which is hound, when he jumped fox. Wes's rabbit dog is also a good fox dog, and he tux After the fox lickety-clip. Yves followed the track of the dog and fox clean up over the top of Sawridge Mountain tn- til he had travelled about 10 miles, but they was still going in straight line, so Wes come home in disgust. This was last Monday, but Wes' dog hasn't re- turned as yet, and Wes calkilates that if he is still going he must be some where's up in Canada by this time. Wes says his hound is turrible good hound to run @ fox if he only had sense enough to know when to stop running and come home, and will thank anybody kindly if they can give him. any informashion concerning the whereabouts of his dog.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03
Champion of BlngvllIs

Doc Livermore,. who claims to be the champion checker player of Bingville. and Amos Hillye., our talented loryer and legal light, played game of check CTS own at Hen Weathersby's store tother night fer the championship of the town. Anne and Doc set down to play at 6 o'clock, and when 10 o'clock arrived Doc had 4 kings while Anne had 5. Anne finally made move whereat Doc jumped 2. of his kings quicker than scat. Anne linen claimed Doc had no right to jump the 2 king because Anne had not took his finger offen his king after he'd moved it from one square to tother, but Doc said that he had took his finger offen the king, because he saw him take 1t of. Anne called Doc liar, and Doc tried to strike Anne but hit the checker board and scattered the check CTS all over the floor. Hen Weathersby, prop. of the store, jumped betwixed lem and said he wouldn't have no fitting in his establishment, so all the damage done after that was by word of mouth. Anne and Doc stood up and shook their fists at one another and said all the mean things they could think of about Jthe families of both sides back as far as the third and fourth generashions. Anne told Doc he wouldn't let him doc tor a sick cat of hisn if he had one, being as he didn't calkilate Doc didn't know no more about medicine than Bud Hinckley, who ain't quite right in his head, knowed about arithemetick, and Doc said when he wanted any dirty work done by sinister loryer he would come to Anne for his services, afteA
 which Hen Weathersby closed his store and evervhodY went home in disgust.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03
Personal MsntChIOn

Ras Slocomb has a bad cold in his chest and he says unless he can git it cured lip he fears he shall go into a decline. We hope he will-that is, we hope he will get it cured up.
 Subscribe for the Bugle at once and thus get it sooner.
 Miss Sally Hoskins, our pome writer, says she is agoing to write fine pome on Spring for the Bugle next spring. We shall be glad to print Sally's spring pome in due season.
 LiEe Peterson got a croshayed neck tie for Christmas from Miss Phronecia Watkins with who he has been keeping company for 10 these many years. The first time Lige swore the necktie was last Sunday and he tied 1t in such hard knot around his neck that he had to cut it of with eizzors. thereby spoiI- ing the necktie. When Phronecia found this out she said that all is over twixt her and Lige. Lige said that if Phronecia expedited him to wear that necktie around his neck and choke hisself nearly to deth just to show his love for her, she's mistaken.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03

has the largest circulation of any in this immediate secshion, being as the only other paper in this part of the county is the Hardscrabble Banner. which we do not regard as a worthy competitor, but rather treat it with silent contempt-if you take any pride in your home paper why don't you pay us what you owe us so that we can pay what we owe instead of being ashamed to look our debtors in the face when we meet them in the street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03
A,or,o st;tI;nvs of caianitv corners

Alonzo Skiiiings of Calamity Corners snuck into Bingville and home again one day last week. We understand he hid in the postoffice when he seen us com ing in for our mail, being as he owes us $l1 on back suscripshion and was slxared we'd ask him for 1t. We hope to ketch AIonzo next time he's in town. however.
 Samantha beevers is on the sick list as ushstai. Samantha says she hasn't seen a well day in 26 years, which is enjoying poor health for long time.
 Rev. Moore will preach a red-hot s.rmon on Hades next Sunday. Hank Dewberry says he'd go if he thort the sermon would heat up the church any better than that old rattle-trap stove they've got in there.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03
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than last Thursday before he fitehes them two brutes up together again. He says both of them ort to have more sense than to think they could beat each other when thev was both hitched to- gether in the same pung.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03
No Country COrrSspOndanCs

Owing to the way the snow has drii,ed and the condishion of the roads, no country correspondents has reached us for this ishue of the Bugie, witch calamity we deplore exceedingly. We hope by next week, however, to give some correspondents from adi3ining towns. If we ain't got no oountry eorre- spondence we can't print none. can vel Answer, No.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03
Summer Goods Arriving DAILY

desire to call the attsnshion ee the trusting publick to the fact that l have . whole lot Of summer goods on my hands wieh would like to git ahet of as soon as possible before winter arives. These includes screens to keep flies cut. Whot's the use of Ief- ting your house be full of flies when you ean just as well keep the blame critters on the out side where they belong Who wants lilies walking all over the top eff their heds, esDeshiaIly if they be bald, as I bek
 Also Spring underwear and new monkey wrenchea wieh have inst bought new to sell to whoever needs monkey renches. Tbey was quite . demand for monkey rencheS in Bingvillo last winter and it ig to meet thia demand that I have bought these two monkey renehea. Come in and sec thsm.
 They is aIso c lot Of other goods conld men ton # 1t didn't take up so much room, tpeludina brooms, naIls. salt maekerei and clothes lines, tAcks, shirting. thread and molasses- These En0Iaames t@ MMes have tried some of them end know Whet am talking about. always make it a rule to keep posted on the goods seli % I will know how much they are woreN Come and inspect these goods. We will show them tO yOu with great eheeRs espeshially if you buy some
 YOuru for BARGAIRS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-03

EXPLANATORY E0TT-BsinB as ws eanat gst DO advertisements for (hs BuRia this week. VIC print below a advertFHment which we happen t0 have set up type, Wfich same formerly appeared not quite eppoEi dns sa tt night be. but 70 helps to ali up specs.-Editor BinRviile Bugla.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20

promises we'll for the future and still remains the
best field for the prospector in the near the
Pacific Coast There are vast regions In Alaska
Able mining engineers are at work in Russia Iu-
telligent and vigorous Investigations beInS
made in the Philippines. We I'm that is
truly golden, and human energy. daring and skill
spurred by the hope of large rewards may ind
rich deposits OF almost any day"
What will happen when the worlds production
Of gold amounts to s500O0o0oo a year,
a great many viii become rich Mr.. Leach
answered.
WIN the poor receive any benefit?
Certainly The poor man is better off in a coun-
try where wealth is increasing than in a country
where wealth is diminishing Gold dug from III
earth almost Immediately becomes money The
more gold, therefore. the greater the volume OF
money. And when money is good and abundant
enterprises multiply and labor receives steady work
and good wages
Has the enlarged production of gold l asked
"caused corresponding increase in the prices OF
commodities. including food and clothing?'
You are leading me into pretty deep water
Mr. Leach replied. The classical economists say
that gold and prices move upward together. They
argue that ii takes more gold to buy busheI of
wheat when gold is plentiful cheap than it does
when gold is scarce. dear. The practical econo-
mists. on the other hand. say that a large supply
OF gold. otherwise a large supply of money, quick
ems industry, expands business and encourages
enterprise. Meanwhile prices advance not as a
direct result OF gold but because both capital
and labor are proftably and regularly employed
So the doctors In economy do not agree
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
WHAT CONSTITUTES AN IDEAL HOLE IN GOLF!
difference of Opinion Re-
earding Guarded Putting
Greens for Short Holes.

NO. 3
Win regard 10 the arrangement Of golf courses
mai mean something Il is the generally accepted
laeory nowadays that there should be q. complete
'sseIy of holes not only as 10 length, but char
ecer the way IN which they are bunkered. the
Ae OF Ice shot that i- required at them, and, last
81 not least, ihe approach In every case the
.l1ng greens should be thoroughly well guarded
\ mas also been asserted that the shorter the hole
no smaller should be the green and the more
1os-y should Il be guarded.
- ts subject, however, there must ever be
.aerence of opinion There are those who argue
al Il IS wrong 10 say that fairly long course ls
s11eent test Of the relative golfing merits OF
-11 o. say, fifty OF a hundred competitors or In
1G words, that CoLrse can be z thorough tes&
ne skin and nerve Of the player which has not
esens 50 closely guarded that on occasions there
VI one, and that d most skilful shot by WHICH
ioag approach can get home.
: not TOO much 10 say that the character OF
-fSe IS determined by the position and guarding
= putting greens. II the greens are In an open
-ion i well nigh passes the wit Of man 10 MAKE
< course arst class. One may lengthen the holes
- - construct artificial bunkers galore, but tho
"a 'esl-that OF the approach shots wanting.
-ylng out q new course or rernooe4iihg Al o40
ne main thought should be given to the
~sS placing o. close guarding Of the green
ssess the player starts from the tee in oroer 10
= Ias green, the golf engineer should start from
sfsen in order 70 TX the tee. In selecting OF
so'ag the green the thought should be ever
ss.eshost 70 make * difficult OF approach save
lht centre OF the course and from perfecuy
Fsgte shot
- - always well 10 have alternative tees. IN
-, that the course may be easily adapted 10
ssAe "iacs and dry weather, when there Is
- run OF ne ball. Unless this is done an aver
~, Ss 10 he struck IN the arrangement OF the
eors.'' which seo5m makes really good test IN an
7saens In ether words, the holes have 10 be
e- - 70 suit the prevailing wind and are conse
stg 49, much reduced IA quality and testing power
- ! tones from the opposite quarter
- ssnkering and general planning Of the hole
s..- Se carried cut with the specific object OF
- u Necessary not only 10 get a certain
d. Sat raore particularly 20 gain desired po-
"a. - INC the player who does not gain TINS posi-
IA. ssAoaid have his next shot mads more dir1cuit
Hsczs De 0DiiseD ~
,s.as situation is to have, sh frequently Is
ss, TWO neth0ds Of playing hete-hh
s0s s1a q difficult one. ThsTe should be
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
injector of the Mint Says
MANY Men Will Become
2ich Then, and the Poor
W;lE Benefit Also.
Ry James Il. Morrow.

- washington. June Is.-If a carpenter or a clerk
r.id s 4r. 2 Cay for his work he would re-
= 4 Tie eHd af the week the equivalent of an
- n gold or go s.. Wheat really sells for
an nunae- Of g-ains OF gold instead of a GER
= ,l.r7be- af cents. Money is simply the repre-
-,s-7,.e of gold. as q check bank, or New
- draft merely a piece Of paper with writing
- is tire preventative of money
.rts bolse aue owns and lives in ones farm, fac
= or stock or goods is said 10 be worth so
en- dollars As matter of fact, its value is
,.1 70 2 definite quantity of gold. Always and
ruhere throughout The civilized world, except
. -tf,a and some uairportant nations. gold Is the
-.-7gl slus.a-ce. while money-paper and metal
: 4s convenient substitute. If gold were passed
..so hand 10 Haud like money each person would
;, c77peIlez To carry a little leather bag for dust
,,s nuggets and q pair OF delicate scales
-re oeorle cf tbe United States have four man.
.se-a-iss c- Illuts. they are Caliel-.ocatec al
r+7sdelaEia. NV Orleans. Denver AMI San Fran
cse-Ehere copper, for pennies: nickel, for scent
,;s,ss. silver for dimes. quarters and half-dollars
sns gold fos double eagles eagles half-easleS and
o,syer-eaeles all received as metal. are coined
,rso lawful money There Is superintendent at
ZACH mint The director. or general manage. II
81 he ruir-s is Frank Eie-mpn Leach. siNty-tU-o
Fes-s old .au and Slender. with indigo eyes and
z sher gray beard AID mGstaChe.
Els tine business ef IL. Leach 10 study gold as
ethsr men Study corn, Wool iron and hides. He is
nj enlv q m-ucfacturer. tut nee assaTily he must
he 81. ecorc-rfst. He watches The gold mines Of
me world and knows 'he monthly production Of
sgth Africa and Cripple Creek. i the Russians
tlHd new stamp mill he hears OF IT, When Cana
dian biologists return from tour in The North
vest he rs5- and saai-zes their reports Congress
sas u him Tor acruTa1. INF prmaton. Wall Street
ys or sells according 10 its understanding OF mis-
-aSss of figures. Bankers consult him. and then
establish their Rates al interest IN short MI
Issch it might he said. Is the human index Of
American business Besides, tie metal in which he
spseiaizes is the most beautiful, The most useful
rnd the most Jet,utial material element of human
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20

carry from the tee VIII make IT next 20 impossible
TO get over the bunker previously mentioned on the
second shot.
Furthermore. q full bang with the brassey Is
dangerous especially with anything like a falr
wind because the ball is likely to run beyond the
green 20 an awkward lie the clubhouse II
can therefore be that the Ideal situation is 10
get g20 yards theresbouts, the drive, so that
an iron club can be used for the second shot Dur
ing the recent New Jersey state championship
tournament at Montclair this hole proved the uh-
doing OF many ambitious player. Those VINO
were unable TO carry the bunker on their SECONDS
had to play short and the risk Of dropping
stroke, and thereby losing the hole The goier'
especially the man who is at all courageous olS,
likes TO play short. In nine out Of ten he VIII
try to carry the bunker, even though he Nfeels IN
his homes that the task is too great Conse-
ouently the trials which befail the daring are re-
ouentlv greater than those which attend the enofls
Of the tirnd once IN the bunker there Is no 'e'
ing how many extra shots ~iIl be required
Whls the first hole at Montcisir has aus weak
noints IL Is also exceedingly interesting and many
an important extra hofs match has been aee'oeu
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20

a probable gain OF stroke when the latter Is Sc
Iected and the attack IS successful Ihat prlhss us
~, N the diagonal formation Of hazards which are
hacor,,n4 more and more popular. Ihe OBJECT u
these diagonal hazards is obvious Where 'he tlAA
ara runs along the bias II should DC so
.ht the short carry is :f not off the line OF play
., least not SO directly the flag as when i41o
longer and possibly more dangerous route Is taAen
,,,o-shot hole that takes deal OF playlhB 1s
-, e,ah+aenth at Montclair. It is not so much the
.t,,ai distance of the hole. which is trine foie
.hs- ,our hundred yards, but rather the way - -. "
-, - Irnder normal conditions the heaVy MT
80 60. ,,st,e the up-to-date lively balls frequently
~. nome with drive and cleek sometimes using
se' Cor the second shot. All this however Is
Aii HO ...,Inp IS favorable, the wind being )us'
is. ~ne srd The shots being made cieanly Let the
nIsyer slice his drive. however ana h,s rot Is
80 .ar ~ ths course of the BAN 10 ihc FisNI -
Desi"' Dsia enough # will end by running oni VI
pnOn9s on the other hand badly pulled ban nt %,a
Dounos srass 10 the left. while. should the sheI
get IN One 80 xpiu be little chance OF the player
% so,,. on his second. because bunker iooss
t-ont Of the green. Anything save '0Hs