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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
Jaws
Tightly Locked From
 Nervous Spasms.
Physioians Could
 Not Prevent Fits.
Dr.. Miles Nervine Cured
 My Wife.

Dr. Niles Nervine has been successfully tried in thousands of eases Of nervous disos. ders, but neverhas it made better record than when used in the treatment of fits or spasma Thousands of testimonials prove this. and in nearly every instance the writer has stated that the fits ceased after the first dose of Ner- vine wss given. The statement Is repeated in the following:
 having spasms or fits and 1 called in my home physician and he said she was para. lyzed. He rubbed her with salt water and gave her calomcl and she eventually go1 some better, but in a short time she had another attack. She was confined to hsg bed for three months and the doctor could not help her. She had fits frequently, some times very severe. Her hands would cramp SO we could not open them and she finally got 90 her jaws would become locked. Finally I saw the doctor was doing her no good and ordered bottle of Dr. Miles Re- storative Nervine, She received so much benefit from the first bottle that got some more. She has taken . number of bottles but has never had a 1t since taking the first dose. She also thinks very highly of Dr. Miles Nerve and Liver Pills and is never without them. If there is any way of mak- ing this testimonial stronger do so because of the good the Dr. Mi)es Restorative Nery- inc did my wife."-WA. Y. ALLEN, P. M, Elkville, Miss.
 All druggists cell and guarantee first bot tie DY. Milcs' Remedies Send for free book on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address Dr. Miles Medical Co. Elkhart, Ind
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24

The proposition to abolish or prohibit the sale of 1luor in the Capitol at Wssh- ington may be a good one from . senti- mental point of view, but we doubt if 1t will havesny effect as a temperance meas ure. That the House and Senate restau- rants should not also be saloons is true enough. as far as that goes but will the change cause any statesman to so with out his drink when he wants one7 We coLbt 1t very capitany. They an Reep 1t in the committee roome. or in the cloak rooms, and If that Is not satisfactory the members will adjourn. individually or in pairs and squads. to some near by saloon and get a drink. And 1t need surprise 70 one if drinks can still be obtained in the restaurants by those who know how. The abolition of the saloon feature will not keep any statesman sober. we pre- dict
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
Fat Men in Public Life.

New York Tribune
 The Virginia Legislature has in the per son of James Banks of Carroll one of the largest men in public life. He weighs S75 pounds, A huge chair Is to be provided for his accommodation in the Virginia Capitol. The avOirdupois of this member of the Virginia Legislature recalls some interesting notes in regard to several un- usually heavy Legislators of the past Dixon H. Lewis. who came to Congress from Alabama in 189 in his Eth year. weighed 43O pounds. During his term of service in either end of the Capitol a ohsir of very large dimensions. and of the strongest manufacture, was provided for him. He travelled to Washington in the public mail coaches. and as passen- ger he paid for two seats. a space which he entirely filled. MT. Lewis was Chair man of the Ways and Means Committee in tho House, and became Chairman of the Finance Committee when he was ad- vanced to the Senate.
 The great chair which was provided for Mir. Lewis was retained for years by the late MT. Bassett, of the Senate Chamber, and when Judge David Davis. who was a very large man. came to the Senate from Illinois the Lewis chair was placed at his disposal But he looked at 1t in disgust and observed that ho did not want a lounge for seat He had 1t removed and very large chair was provided for him. which is now ln the Senate appro- priations committee room. The I4ewIs chair was asked for by the Worlds Fair officials and carried to Chicago as the Davis chair. but when informed that Mir. Davis never occupied 1t the officials re- turned i. to the Senate custody. where it remained until two years ago. when it was purchased by tie family of the Ala bama statesmap
 Since the civil war Gustave SchleIcher of Texas. a member of the forty-fourth and forty fifth Congresses, was perhaps physically the biggest member of Con- gress. He weighed about 420 pounds. Tho door leading from the House to the cen ter corridor was altered for his comfort able entrance. He died in this city in his second term,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
THERE'S NOTHING IN IT.
Being a Good Fellow" a Losing
 Game in the End.
Toledo Blade.

Game in the End.
 Toledo Blade
 Any sensible young man ought to know that he can't be up late nights abusing his faculties for business the next day. And he ought to know. also, that a man must be clear-headed and in full posses sion of his faculties to hold his own in the keen competition of life. Your good fellow" Is popular for the time being, but when his money Is gone and he has lost his job and is on his uppers the good fellow" business doesn't get him anything man gone wrong, and the boys" are ready to hail another good follow who has the price.
 We don't mean by this to say. that "the % boys are msrcenary. They don't alto, goes broke. but 1t isn't the same. They say he hit up the booze too hard and couldn't stand tho pace. They feel sorry for him. but he Is out of it. His good the eyes of his friends for having thrown away his opportunity.
 The young man who gets the sleep his system needs is temperate in his habits. lives within his means and shows up for work in the morning with clear eye and active brain--that's the man business men are looking for. They want employees they can trust. Having worked hard and laid by a competence. they want to throw
 
 throw them on the employe who is too much of good fellow"
 Cut 1t out boys. There's nothing in 1t. There's a whole lot of nonsense in that good fellow business. You can't fool the pubic very long by living beyond your means and keeping up appearances. There must be a showdown some time or other. and that means a loss of seif-respect and many bitter, experiences. All men will think more of you if you hold yourself in and don't try to live wine existence on a beer income.
 Many a bright and promising business man has failed because he tried to travel in too swift a class. Whereas had he lived within his means he might have be- come a highly successful merchant.
 The world doesn't give up it's treasures easily. It isn't in the cards for all of us to be miliionaires and mighty few of the good fellows get into that class. It's better to earn your way first and go hunting for good times when you have reached the point where you can spare both the time and the money, Then. pos sibly you'll have more sense and have different notion about what good time
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
HOW DOGS FIND THEIR WAY.
Possess Some Peculiar Power Which
 Guides Them.

Christian Endeavor World.
 In the old days of the James River Ca nal a fine setter was taken by his master on a packet boat. which was so crowded that the dog was put in the captains cab in to be out of the way His owner reached bis destination after nightfal, and had taken so much wine by that time that he was carried off the boat and no one remembered his setter.
 Next morning the captain took the dog on deck with him. but was much afraid he would jump off to the towpath, and try to return that way, and so handsome an animal would have been in danger of being stolen.
 Carlo. however lay perfectly quiet but with an air of listening that attracted notice. Toward noon he heard the sound of the horn of packet coming from the opposite way and as the boats passed each other he made leap and was next heard from as having got off at the place where his master had stopped, and as having gone at once to the house where he was a guest
 Could human intelligence have surpassed that2
 This same dog lay on his masters grave and refused food until he died from star walton. But I do not give this as case in point.
 gentleman who lived 100 miles from city moved there with all his possessions including a bulldog, which had been raised al his fathers home. where he had hith- erto resided. He was locked up in the car with the furniture. and in the hustle of unloading he disappeared and two days afterward he reached his former home coming by an inland route, as was known by parties who recognized him, so that he evidently marked out his own path without reference to the railroad on which he had been carried away
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24

spot of snoozing. One night few weeks ago the weather had moderated consider ably and Buff found it . little too warm for comfort on his rua 90 he walked over to the key and with his two front paws turned the gas first higher. then seeing his mistake, turned 1t lower and lower until 1t seemed to suit his canine fancy. His master could hardly believe that the dog really knew what he was doing, SO he arranged to have his wife call Bun ont of the room while he turned on the flow of gas; then he whistled for Buff to come back again. No sooner had the dog stretched himself out on tho rug than he looked up at the fire and discovered some thing wrong for he marched over to the key and once moro turned down the gas, then went back and fixed himself for . good. comfortable nap for the remainder of the evening.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1902
DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL.

The American Newspaper Directory uses csr- tain signs to denote the relative standing and merit of the whole neid of newspApsrdom which comes under its notice. and one of these signs is the mystic symbol I01 denotina s'golden,- whi,h stands for high quality. and is thus explained;
 "Advsrtissrs value this paper more for the class and quality of It's circulation than for the mere number Of copies printed
 Such papers are. credited with . single sym Dol; but there As higher grade. according to thts standard authority. which have BOTH QUALITY AND QUANTITY. and reQuirs the DOUBLE GOLDEN SYMBOL col to describe adequately their standing,
 The Advertiser has been accorded this double golden symbol GGI and Is the only paper % distinguished this section of the 0oufh.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
Two True Dog Stories.

Wsmsns Home Companion.
 In the city of Washington there lives an enterprising woman, who keeps a model boarding house. with the assist ance of her faithful Scotch collie Bruno. Bruno Is very remarkable dog in many ways and certainly understands his busl- ness. In the morning when the mail-car- Tier calls, the letters are hand sd to Bru- no, who distributes those belonging to the regular boarders. Hu takes them in his mouth and leaves the letter or letters for each individual person at their door and seldom makes a mistake. So his mistress says that he can read. Anyhow, he has some way of his own to distinguish be- tween the different names.
 The writer knows of another dog living in Buffalo, whose name is the same as the city, but he is called Bun for short Bun, too, seems to have no small degree of req soning power His master and mistress burn fire in a grate in the library. and, as they use natural gas, the amount of heat Is gauged by turning little key just 10 the left of the fireplace. On the rug in front of the fire Is RlsfSs taEoEika
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
USE X-RAYS.
To Find Coins Swallowed by Dis Honest Mint Employees.

To Find Coins Swallowed by Dis
 Honest Mint Employees.
 New York Evening Post.
 A firm in Philadelphia has recently sold to that government one of their machines for a novel purpose. The representative of Japan, who placed the order. said that in the governmental hints a great many gold dollars are coined, and there has been considerable loss through dishonest employees swallowing the small coins. and thus taken them out of the min, =. There has been no way of preventing this until a clever official suggested the use of the x-rays. and the machine was or dered at once. It Is not proposed to put every employe to the test when leaving the mints but he will be searched by electricity from time to time unexpected ly. and any one of the employees may be called up at any time to undergo the test. It is believed that the fear of de- tection will prevent the stealing. at least in the form now used. It is suggested that machine might be used with profit in the South African diamond fields to make the black laborers honest The field for x-rays in this direction seems to be large.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
CURES DYSPEPSIA
A New and Wonderfully Successfp Liquid Remedy - Drop
 Pills and Tablets.
A TRIAL BOTTLE SENT FREE.

A TRIAL BOTTLE SENT FREE.
 Any one who suffers from dyspepsia, difficulty in dlgesting food, auttering of the heart belching, collie, sick headache, wind on the stomach, constipation. espe- cially old chronic cases, should take a bot tie of Dr. Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy, The dose is taken in hot water and quickly almost instantly-givss relief, and bot ,le or two will cure the worst dyspepsia. cause the bile to flow freely from the liver. makes the breath sweet, gives tone to the stoma ch, and insuFes perfect health. DFsp the pills and tablets-you can't get the curative agents into pill teFHs-taks Tyners Dyspepsia Remedy, at all drug stores for 50 cents, or send cents to pay postage on free trial bottle. De- scribe trouble and free medical advice given TIMERS DYSPEPSIA REMEDY G0., Atlanta Ga
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
Sultan of sulu Wants His Salary.

Washington Telegram to Chicago Inter Ocean
 The Sult an of sulu Is not slow to remind the Tinted States Government Of it's financial ob- Iisations, and when, last month. he failed 10 gel his salary ana that or his RaheTsnts on tune he sent for the commanding officer in iolu and asked that d message b. sent at once [o Manila over the signal corps lines to hurry ing to a report just received at the war De- partment the Philippines Commission imme- diatsiy held a meeting and appropriated out of the Philippines overnment the following amounts: Suftan of Sulu s25o Ratah Munda SIS Datto Attik Sso; patto Calbi SIS Datto Joakaneia, S75; Datto Puyo. Seo; Datto Amir Hussln. S60; Haiji Butu, $50 Habit Mura $40. and Sheriff Soquia SIS. At the same time the Commi, sioners authorized the improvements Of the wharfage facilities of the port ot Jolo and s6 900 Mexican was Ap- psapr1atea tag the .EsFk
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24

Not until the leopard changes his spots and man is evolved into . creature with s boiler-plate digestion, will the fruit cake really merit the honors it receives And by then we'll all be dead-yea, dead as a door nail-and even eggnogg won't interest us.
 It is sad. very sad. that an editor whose duty and business it Is to teach temper ance and the other virtues should write thus from experience. for nobody could write that way except one who has tar ried too long at the table where fruit cake most abounds and who has not enough seif-control to abstain or to leave off any where short of satiety. We suspect that the editors complaininss are anticipatory and that he can even now feed some of the pains and penalties of over-indul- gence. It is too late to send out note of warning for in all probability the mis- chief will be done before this reaches him, and If he reads 1t at all he will have to, read between grunts and will thus lose the effect If. however, he falls a victim to his appetite let us at least assure him in advance of our most pro- found eommiseration aud condolence.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
It Works Well.
ChattanooRa Times.

Chattanooga Times.
 The people of Alabama have just had their first experience of the permanent registration of voters provided by the constitution. and the lists have closed. The Montgomery Advertiser thinks there are about 250 900 white voters in the State, the registration hooks showing that abodt 20 100 had registered If The Advertiser is correct the proportion of registered to the actual voters is very large. and the framers of the law are entitled to con gratulations for It's successful operation. We are decidedly in favor of these ben- nisl registrations The law works well in this State and 1t must do the same ip Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
SOUTHERN DEMOCRATIC CLAIMS

From time to time recently there have appeared in prominent Southern news papers strongly -worded editorials urging the propriety and justice of the Southern Democracy again taking control of the party and dictating the candidate and platform. A few days ago this paragraph appeared in The Minneapolis Journal. a Northern Republican paper:
 Ire Den ccrats of the South a.e pre2ar- ing to take control of the Democratic Party and dominate the next Democratic National Convention. And why not? The South furnishes the bulk of the Democrat ic electoral votes and should boss the work of making nominations. It Is the same principle which would reduce the representation of the South In the Repub- lican National Convention to correspond with the Republican vote in the South. The nomination of Southern man by the next Democratic Convention Is not an improba bliity and in view of the scarcity of available Democratic material in the North, might be very good politics. The South has some able men on the Democratic side.
 The Advertiser has taken no part in this discussion. although fully realizing the soundness of the arguments used. No one can deny that the Democrats of the South must supply the votes to elect any Democratic President. In the election of 1892 the distinctively Southern States gave MT. Cleveland more than half his cleo toral vote although he carried the three large Northern States of Indiana. Ill., nois and New York. The same thing must occur again if A Democrat Is elect ed, even if he should be as strong in the North as MT. Cleveland was. It is also true. as The Journal comedies, that the South has able men among the Demo- crats, and men fully competent to All the Presidential chair as 1t has SO often been flled by Southern men They have been the peers of any who have ever occupied that high position.
 All this may be claimed or conceded, yet the question of policy will come up as it has been coming up for more than one third of a century. The South might with propriety insist that as she must elect a President she should control the convention which nominates him, but we doubt the good policy of such a demand The South, like the rest of the Union, is more interested in getting q strong and sound man on a strong and sound plat form, if we hope to win, than in the locality from which the candidate halls, and that man and platform must be ae- ceptable to the East. No Western dicta- ton, acquiesced in by the South. can offer any hope of success. unless there shall be such a change in Western senti- ment that its policy will be satisfactory to that portion of the Union without which no Democrat can be elected
 As for The Advertiser it wants Demo- cratic success in 1904 and wants 1t on e sound Democratic platform and with a strong man to fit the platform. whether he is from the North or any other section. If the South and the East will unite there are hopes. regardless df what section of the Union dominates in the work of nam ing candidates. and regardless of the home of the candidate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24

tawa. Kas.. have hazy ideas about things. In a late license ordinance they put as trologers. conductors and mind-readers all in the same class and fixed their licenses at 8 day. That Is treating them all as fakes. which is hardly fair to the corn bbers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
The Explanation.
ORa Times.

Chattano0ga Times.
 The Montgomery Advertiser thinks It bit strange that the Pension Department should have turned down that applicant for a pension who got corns on his feet by wearing government shoes, even though he was only Spanish-Amerlcan war veteran. The Advertiser ought to un- derstand that the Spanish American vet erans haven't arrived at the effective stage of political organization enjoyed by their contemporaries of the Grand Army of the Republic. Had the fellow with the corns fought init Ssigel' it would have heen different.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
Not Relying on It.

VdzbVtb.
 We note with some displeasure that, notwithstanding our strenuous editorial upon the matter. the President will ap- point the Grum negro as collector of the port Charleston. We will If the Pres- dent continues to go contrary to our opinions. be finally forced to the conclu- sion that he Is not relying upon this organ as fully and as implicitly as he should.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
BIC CROWDS IN OLD LONDON.
They are Stolid as Rule and Do Not Show Any Particular Enthusiasm.

One of the things that most impressed General Wood was the stolidtty of the London crowds. They disappointed him. He had heard SO much of British cheers" that he expected to see all American out bursts thrown into the shade. Instead of that he found less show of enthusiasm, even when the King and Queen rode through the city, than may be met with any day in the States at a base ball match. This is a comment which Ameri- can visitors often make, and not without reason. The London crowd Is more hearty and vociferous than the French or German crowd, but compared with an American gathering, on any big occasion, a political meeting. for instance. a civic welcome to a victorious admiral, or varsity football match. 1t is as Aber hand, 1t Is claimed that the Americans do not really cheer. they yell.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24

Several of our State contemporaries, in- oluding The Birmingham Ledger and The Mobile Herald, literally spread themselves last Sunday They not only did them selves proud but gave new evidences Of the progressiveness and spirit of Alabama journalism. We are proud of them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
Why He Did It.

BlrmIngham NeWs.
 Probably the Virginia legislator who in- troduced a bill to abolish the kissing of the Bible upon the administration of oaths in court has seen the act imme- diately followed by such outrageous lies on the part of many witnesses as to sug- gest that kisses of this kind are very much on the order of the Judas variety.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
Saw Us at Home.

Fine BeIt NeW1.
 While in Montgomery the other day The News editor was shown through The Advertisers magnificent new building at the corner of Lawrence Street and Dex- ter Avepue, which would be creditable to metropolitan newspapers. Grandma" may well be proud of her new home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24

Rev. Dr. Rainsford of New York ar- gues that what this country wants lis newspapers that will tell the plain truth. With all respect to the gentleman. if all the newspapers in the United States should tell all the truth for one day the whole country and all the people would be engaged in a general hair-pulling.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24

The Hartford Courant argues that if Senator Morgan. ins.sts on his plan of colonizing ths negroes in the Philippines he will run foul of Bishop Turner of Georgia, who insists that they shall re- turn to Africa. As neither is likely to be done we see no occasion to quarrel over it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24

Some folks do not know now to treat a lemon" The Greensboro Watchman re- fleets. We'll. tittle water some sugar, some cracked 'ice-and something else not necessary to mention. treat 1t very comfortably.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-24
When They VIII Do It.

Shelby Chronicle.
 The President believes that the banks should furnish all the money needed They will do it--about the same time that mills furnish all the flour needed without re- gard to the profits required.