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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13
HARMoax GIVES HopH.


Herald.
The Democrats OF Indiana: who have
played losing political games ever since
were held last Tuesday. and the more
sanguine appear to regard them as the
forerunners of success In The State elec-
ton next fail. While the victories were
not especially notable, except in two or
three instances, 1t ID TO the results as q
whole that the conservatives are looking,
and thew iraw the conclusion that the
party Is getting together and that the
inharmony. which has ben SO marked for
six Years. has been SO far overcome as
to enable Democrats to work together
on purely local issues. and that this In
dicates union and its consequent strength
for the greater struggle upon which the
two parties are entering.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13
TANNERS CURE HUMAN HIDE.
Wisconsin Company Puts Skin
Through All Processes for
Chicagoan.

Milwaukee Cwis.) Special to Chicago
Chronicle.
The Ruthing Leather Company Of Fond
du Lac has lust finished tanning a hu-
man hide The skin was in two pieces,
one taken from the back. about twelve
by twenty inches In giEe. and one from
the breast. about eisit inches square. 1t
Is said that the skin was brought there
about three weeks ago by student in
a Chicago medical college who wished the
comuanv to tan 1t for him.
The President of the company refused
to have ANYTHING to do with 1t. The stu
dent took 1t to one OF the foremen, who
agreeH to tan 1t. The hide was In bad
condition when 1t was received. the stu
dent not having sailed 1t. 1t had shrunk
so that 1t was about half an inch thick.
1t was nut In a vat and soaked for sew
and afterward put through the chrome
process Of tanning. The process was a
complete success and the hide came out
thin and pliable.
During the process 1t was handled by
few except the foreman and went under
the name Of p.gskin. few OF those hand
ling 1t having an idea of the grewsome
nature of the material One or two tan
ners. however. discovered what the hide
really was. 1t was kept a secret because
II was thought there might be trouble
among the men If its real nature was
known.
The tanned skin resembles dogslsin. it
Is said and one of the tanners said that
II would take an expert to tell the dif-
ference. Close examination reveals pores
and lines of the skin and some OF the
hair. Fred Ruthing, President of the COM
panys said he had not seen the skin and
II the foreman had tanned 1t he had done
so secretly. He said. however, that 1t was
nothing new to tan human skin. though
IL 1t had been tanned In their plant 1t
was certainly an innovation there.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13
= Two Great Democratic Policies.

MoblIe Register.
Mr.. Burton ridiculed the Democratic
party in his speech on Thursday. saying
that for forty years it has been a party
of obstruction. That statement Is open
to criticism. While out of Office a polit-
zeal party is always In opposition, there
fore "a party OF obstruction. The Demo-
cratic party was in office for eight years
of the forty. and then the Republican
partv became party of obstruction. and
1t played well its role; while Democracy
defined two great policies for the country
The Venezuelan declaration and the coun-
try's financial standard. This country
would have gone into free silver IL the
Democratic President had not been n man
of nrogress and determlnation.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13
Mr.. Bryan as Aaron.

Hartford Courant
Mr.. BRYAN is content to, be his party
Aaron. this Journey, leaving the post o!
Moses vacant for another. He told 4pmG
Alabama ..bimetallists' so. Saturday
evening" Let him shape the party's poll
cies-after the pattern revealed at Shi'
cago in 1895 and at Kansas City in 1900
and he cares not what good Democrat
gets it's nomination. But suppose that
new leader insists upon doing the leading
himself absolutely rejects the guidance
of Mr. BRYAN. and shows his heelcs tt
the Kansas City platform? The judicious
poet appears to have fofeseen some such
catastrophe state of things.
Said Aaron to Moses,
Let's cut off our noses"
Said Moses to Aaron,
It's the fashion to wear EN-"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13
"Chic" and Smart"

Boston Herald.
Just as the haut monde is calling itself
smart IL Is announced that chic is
now good French. Chic was a word that
once made the French Academy ill., but IL
has finally been accepted. after a. long
and bitter discussion. and the solemn
seal of formal approval has been set on
the hitherto slang word by it's admittance
into the stIcred pages of the Academical
dictionarYl Writer'S may now use chic
without fear or trembling. though its ex-
pressiveness has ben eclipsed by an Eng
lish word that does not translate II in the
least, Twenty-Five years ago chic" ca
pered into existence now it is superan-
with smart"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13

The Chattanooga Times intimates that
other Arkansas negroes may be tempted
to commit crimes under the hope that
Governor Davis may pardon and send
them to Massachusetts. There is some
thing in the suggestion. 1t is true that
Massachusetts could hardly be considered
an ideal place for a Southern negro to
no but doubtless many of them would
prefer even that TO hard work In the
mines Negroes sometimes have queer
notions.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13
Selling the Wind.

London Household Words.
1t seems incredible, but Is nevertheless
a fact. that as late as the year 1914 an old
woman named Bessie Mile. of Pomona.
In the Orkney Islands. sold favorable
winds to seamen at the small price of
vessel For many years witches Were
supposed to sell the wind. The Finlander
and Laplanders made quite a trade by
selling winds. The old women. after he
ing well paid by the credulous sailors,
used to knit three magical knots; the
buyer was told he would have good
gale when he united the first knot. the
second knot would bring a strong wind
and the third severe tempest. At one
TIM winds were sold at Mont St.
Michael in Normandy. and arrows were
sold at the same time to charm away
bad storms.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13
Are Back Numbers.

Cuitman GcTette.
Bryan and his platform are back num-
bers Two demonstrations have deci led
1t. and the Democratic party to make a
successful campaign must accept them as
final and seek other issues than currency.
and Mr. Bryan might as we'll lay his pet
on the shelf. His theory was bright.
was beautiful--'tis past"' The Philippine
misrule and the trusts will serve as cam
paign issues. and there are others. But
Bryan as a political leader has lost his
grip Against his personality We have
no adverse criticism to make.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13
The Record Of Records.

The circulation figures of The Ads s.sr,;sh
5<unclusfve evidence Of the highest record erut
inads BY an Alabama morning newspaper' ,sen
poot records of The Advertiser. even nSs. ~r,.
s1(rpasked and the figures presented oe.ow 81. ~,
phisixe quite forcibiy the often-repea.ea .s
never contradcred assertion. The Moh ,.,.., IL
Adverfiscrss guaranteed net paid circuiattosuh ar
are6tSr than the claimed issue OF any QUIZ.
fwo xisiama morning newspapers combined
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13
Why Should Theye

NIeXHHueF CItY OUTLOOK.
The Republicans are not asking any
favors at the hands of the Democrats In
this State, nor are tfey asking Democrats
to participate In their party proce edilg
Why should Democrats in turn Invite
the handful of Republicans in this State
to take part in their proceedings-iet it
be primary or other party proceeding?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13

IF you want to touch a responsive
chord with the majority of the State
press, just write an article favoring IA
white primary" election, ana ii is sure TO
be copied; but If you favor a plain,
straight democratic primary it is not
apt TO be noticed. The big dailies gather
up these squibblets and publish them,
as being the sentiment of the people.
and the members of the executive COM
mit.ce will be bound to be duly instructed
as to public sentiment.
The above from The Csnterville Press
is very misleading. The Mobile Register
and The Birmingham Age-Hersld favor
sO-called white primary. NsarlI all the
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13
A Little Windmill.
Sheffield Standard.

SfIFfIHIu OtdnuHFU. y
The Memphis Commercially is of
the opinion that Senator Beverage has
a bigger spout for the size OF the kettle
than any other American Statesman"
Which recalls the old saying that an
empty wagon makes more noise than one
that Is loaded. and a little windmill runs
faster than a big one
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13
Too Much Time Lost.

Sheff1eld Reaper.
The soil and climate Of Alabama IL q
complete bar to trusts II her people Will
only develop her latent agricultural re-
sources. There is too much valuable time
lost in discussing and cussing trusts by
men whom they effect the least.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13
Waiting Anxiously.

. Now that the meat trust has a down
hill pull on bacon and beef. with prices
soaring higher and higher,N We tighten
up our belt a7other notch and wait al "
iously for blackberries and watermsl ms
to ripen.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13
A Hot Campaign.
Selma Times.

Selma Times
With Colonel Brewer contesting Con
gresham Thompson's nomination In the
Fifth District. Mr.. Stalings doing the
same thing for Colonel Wilev In the Sec
ond, and whispered rumOrs of the woods
being full OF ambitious congressional as
pirants in the other districts, the outlook
IL good for a hot congressional campaign.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13
Wears No Muzzle.


Piedmont Inquirer.
The Inquirer does not covct the title
of kicker but we want it understood
that we. do not wear a muzzle, and We
are not afraid to speak our sentiments
on any subject great or small. The sword
Of Damocles Is not suspended over U.S.
We are on the vidette fine. and II tend
to warn the Democratic party of all dam
ger, whether the menace comes from cut
side foes. or thieving politicians in the
ranks.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13

A Leayenworth. Kansas, policeman shot
and killed a suspected criminal who was
trying to escape arrest. and there is much
illfeeling about it. There will be nothing
done las the man killed was "only mig
ger"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13
Hanna Threatens an Expose.

Washington Special to Chicago Chronicle.
Senator Hanna is much inclined to take
the waruath in his effort to secure from
the President an order either lfoerating
E. c. Rathbone or providing a new trial
for him. The Senator has called at the
White House every day for weeks in
Rathbones behalf and now seems inclined
to believe that the President will turn
him down. TODAY a newspaper man who
knew Rathbones official environments
called on Senator Hanna and offered his
services in Rathbone's cause.
IF need Won will send for you" said
the Senator after listening to the young
mans statement. "If the President does
not act upon Rathbone's case by May 20
I want all OF you newspaper men TO come
around and Sc me and | will give you
some facts about General Woods expense
account which will make d. spicy read
ing have all of the figures"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13

AS to whether sheep do or do not drink
The Queen City (Md.l Courier says they
can drink or let it alone" Well, nearly
any of us can do that, but that isn't
answering the question.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13

That sheep cannot live without water is
shown by the statement that they are
dying by the thousands in New Mexico
because of the drouth.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13

Judging from the Illustrations of her
toilettes In the fashion papers. we should
say that Solomon in alLehis glory would
have to take to the back streets when
this years summer girl is ZEN prome-
made"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13
Hlgb-priced, Butter.

Charleston News and Courier.
Housekeepers in cities and towns will
be interested to learn from the American
Agriculturist, which, in turn, derives its
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13
l think sometimes that surely /
VIII lay me down and try to die.

A Kansas paper is hugely tickled be-
cause 1t can announce that the farmers
of that section have just been able to
wade about in real mud"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13

A Topeka poet has unearthed Drand
OF boze which burns the stomach to a
crisp" Where's Carriei
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13

The Fredericksburg Wa.) Free Lance,
also has a poet of its own. The Nor
folk Landmark calls him "a modern
Homer" and in defence Of its taste prints
one of his poems We cannot stand as
much of that sort of thing as The vir-
ginia papers can for they are accustomed
to it, and will print only the two con-
Guiding lines of this effusion. Listen:
l think sometimes that surely
VIII lay me down and try to die.
Now, If that isn't poetry what is it?
That his readers may possibly pray that
he will make success of his LAY me
down" business is nothing against his
poetry, Is 1T?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13

Girls. don't place too much faith In
fiattery," warns the Manayunk Philoso-
pher Just because some fellow calls
you an angel 1t isn't necessary to begin
taking lessons on the harp. "-Philadel-
phia Record.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13

other dailies favor straight Democratic
primary and the weekly Democratic press
stands in about the same ratio.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13

No amount of love is sufficient to bron q
heefsteak
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13

II am very much afraid" said the
friend that it will be hard for you to he
reelected"
Not a bit" answered Senator Sorghum
'it may be expensive, but not difficult.
WAS hington Star.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13
A LITTLE FUN NOW AND THEN.
Odds and Ends to Bring Smile as
You Pass.

rs your husband a biblomaniac?" ask
ed Mrs Oldcastle as she was being per-
mitted to view the treasures in the libra
ry of the new neighbors.
Mercy sakes, no." replied Mrs. Pack
erham, "he never bibbles a bit. Oh, OF
course | don't say that he wouldn't take
a little at his meals II the rest was doing
it, but that's as far as he ever goes In
them kind of things."-Chicago Record
Herald.
Shocked Mother-oh!E Tommy! What
have you been doing?
Tommy (who has just returned from
the first day at preliminary course at
the village schooD-Fighting with Billy
Brown.
Mother-That horrid boy at the farm
Don't you ever quarrel with him again.
TOMMY amt likely to.-Punch.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13

April Daily Average. $500 Aos
April Sunday Average. 5000
COMPARISONS. .n
Daily average for April, leo2...l I'lye
Daily average for April. isoi... 500
Ned gam s+.-..-...-...'.'',.'.'''i
sunday average for April. 1902 ~ !5se
Sunday average for April. ieoi..li,es
Net gain ............,..e..,.'..' o,ooo
a Daily Average Gain Of So. oo
I a Sunday Average Gair *. 20. DO
~. A. Scott. Circulation Manager oil Inc
Nontkomery Advertiser. being duiy swv. a.
eays: The foregoing statement OF Inc Al
verffserss circulation for the month OF ap y,
1909. is true and correct. and complied ar, ~,
Al returns from newsboys, news agents @
left oyer copfes have been deducted -
w. A. SCOTT. Circulation Mss.
Sworn To and subscribed before me nus 0N'
day 81 Nav 1902 r w. JACKSON,
feea1 - 80 N. r.. Exc J. +.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-13

Knott am having an awfullv hard
time. it's all can do to keep the wolf
from the door.
Scott-Why don't YOU let him i'm and
train him to keep your creditors OUT
Tit-Bits.
The Music Teacher-Johnny is improv-
ing daily in his violin playing.
Johnnys Mother (gratitied)-ls that so!
We didn't know whether he was improv-
ing or we were just getting more used to
II Judge.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-19
THE NEW ORLEANS
LAWYER is ACCUSED
He is Charged With Having
Forged DEGREES in Di.
vorce Suits.
Especial Dispatch to The Tines.)

Especial dispatch TO Ine 1lmeS.)
NEW ORLEANS. LA, Dec. 1s.-Ed-
ward Barnett, attorney at law. is lam
gushing behind prison bars on the
charge OF having issued forged DEGREES
of divorce to several Of his clients. AS
a result OF the exposure of his methods
several bigamous marriages have been
narrowly averted. Barnett has adver-
tised himself as divorce specialist he
guaranteed DEGREES or money refunded.
AS he wrote the DEGREES himself and
-fraudulently annexed the name Of the
judge supposing to have heard the case.
the money he got from his9patrons came
easy.
Barnett.s downfall came to-day when
Mrs. Fl. D. Parsons, who had paid him
$50 for a divorce. happened to find out
that the decree the lawyer had given
her was not on record. AS She was
about to get married again. she natural-
ly investigated. Then the truth came
out and Barnett was arrested. After
the exposure by Mrs. Parsons, Fred F.
Clark, who has one OF Barnett's divorce
DEGREES, became Interested. Clark was
duo to marry . young lady. She accom-
panied him to court to-day to find out
If the decree was genuine When 1t was
pronounced q forgery she swooned away.
Just how many bogus DEGREES Barnett
has issued Is q matter Of conjecture. He
has beem III business for several years
and the chances are that there will be
a lot OF hustling on the part Of divorces
Tor whom he has acted.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-19
WORKs TWO WAY ).
An Old Medicine Appears in
a New Guise.
There is no Longer Danger Of Dos
ing More Harm Than Good.
vinoI Substituted for God Liver Oil a
Wonderful Improvement.

Mr.. Tragic. of the Tragic Drug Com
pany, whose name is SO closeiy assoc
clated with Vinql. the wonderful discoy-5
cry, is by this time becoming us Sc 20
swer to reporter he sad: People are
not making as many inquiries OF me as
they did. l am now having my INNINGS,
and You may be sure am Improving
them by asking questions. This tax or
the difficulty of Introducing new discov-=
cry Is one of your newspaper Iello"S
yarns. Let the discovery be all right
and it goes right on and introduces itsst.
All you need to do is to give It llt .il
shove and make it stand out before the
public. 1t will do the rest. Yes, did
have to answer a great many questions
for a few days. / Will admit that alu
of course am not entirely through ye;'
but Vinols friends are taking ioI - a.,
good news. as well as news of that when
will do good, gets around pretty fast.
You see it was not a very dli1icult
thing to explain. Everybody graspeo tne
IDEA in minute, When tolu i,iena .t s4eas
the real value Of cod liver, oil existed
in certain active principles always founa
in the liver of the live cod. 1t was not
very hard work for any one 70 pelieEe
that these same principles cou!d De G ~
tained by special process tho,,, ", nonnected
with the disagreed BILE and vie-smell!nS
grease that formerly was part OF the rem
edy which they had known as coo 1l't 81
oil Well that IS about all l had TO
tell them. It is not very hard work tor
even a child to comprehend that given a
certain extract that contains valuable
medicinal principles that just the right
amount can be administered and even
a child could mix this same extract III
the delicious table wine which we are
using and which so prepared goes under
the name of Vinol-Wine OF COO Liver
Oil.
Eyes. indeed. any number OF people
have already found out the value OF
Vinol Lots of them are coming 70 me
every day and telling me that they Knew
1t was necessary for them to take COO iiFeT
OIL but they could not do It, Ihe9 are
now telling mo of the good they are de,
irving from Vinol. and / am surprised
myself at the rapid way such benefits
show themselves This is where am
asking nv questions and collecting
nice little batch Of information in regard
to the good that is being done n TINS
city to people we all know. VIII I pub
1'~,1 anv Of 1t? Oh. do not think ! VIII;
Not for the present at least. ana OF
course. I never would without the 1uii
re,,rnission of the people who tell me tnelr
stories Many of them say more than
they would ike to see In PRINT. theS
are so enthusiastic on the subject. Yet.
perhaps. I will in few DAYS he able TO
rive yoi, the names of few OF the best
known neople in the city. who are warm
advocates of vinol. and doing more IN
minute to gain new converts FOR 1t thaIi
could in g. week.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-19
WRhYHE CARRIED
!: HEAVY INSURANCE
Had Policies On His Life Aggre.
eating Nearly Half a HA,l-
!. lion Do lars.
(By Associated Press.J

LOUISVILLE, ky, December 1S-It
developed tH.ay that r. G.. Nhayne, a
Louisville business man, who was found
dead last night in the .vicin;ty of Jacob
Park, with a gunshot wound III the
breast, carried insurance on his life OF
$4,000. and had applications pending foI
$4,000 more The policies We're disuib-
nted az follows:
Equitable Life Assurance Society OF
New York. sa0O,Gao; Provident Saving
JiIe Assurance Society OF New Ho.k
$4,000; Union Central Life. $4,000; New
York Life, 5000: Northwestern Mutual
Life, 5000.
Mr.. Whayne had applied for a policy
of $4,000 with the Manhattan Company,
and the policy was to be Issued De eInber
2ad. Another application had been made
TO the Mutual OF Vermont for an equal
amount and this policy was to be dated
Dec. 18th That it was upon the fac,
that Mr. Whayne carried such large life
Insurance and was said to be suffering
from rheumatism that a theory OF suicide
SIS based
Coroner Kelly went to the scene OF the
scene Of the death this morning. He
sad the circumstances We're that the case
would require exhaustive invest CATION
The inquest will be held Saturday .Nca,
Mr.. whaSne's body. but on the opposite
side Of wire fence, was a shotgun witt,
one barrel empty and the other loaded
and cooked. Els friends and family de-
clasc that death was due to accident. and
that the gun was discharged While he
ras climbing through the fence.