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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12
Party Lines cone.

New York World.
 Republicans in Washington are .a- ea- cratic party go to pieces on the tarin Democratic assertions to protection ignore the fact that as. tarifr revision ists the House Republicans are little better or Their organization has not only been compelled to accept unwili- msnfs to the Payne biif. but it under went smashing defeat in the hght over the duty on petroleum and lts products when Speaker Sannon namnSjeu njes
 The leaders of neither side have been able to hold their forces in line. Dem . 9crats from Gsorgia Lou,sians hsiass tSsir anr party to vote for protection for some special interest in their locality, ana the Republican managers, when they Republicans from Kansas. Michigan and Minnesota have organized meet ings to demand separate votes on sucn articles as oil. coal lumber nddeSi ,cs sss ns have declared themselves against all the countervailing duties provided for in the present bill Senator Elkins has sssd % sss RsPg0Tsans North ca olina and Pennsylvania who are inter ested in coal to fight the proposed re- cfprocfty arrangements between tnS United States and Canada.
 Republicans quit the party. organiza- ton to vote for lower schedules than the Payne bill provides; Democrats leave their party organizatiort to vSrs working at cross-purposes within their
 Representative sparkman. of Florida, makes plea for the ,S retention Rsnrsenta os tae tive Pujo, of Louisiana. for protected lumber; Representative Clark. of Flor ida, who proclaims himself to pc SisS dasies on lumSsr; Representative Tawney. the Republican whip, wno mas been busy all week driving the Repub- lican members into line. leads the nght tive Fordney. of Michigan, and Repre- both Republicans. When it comes to q vote thirty Demoessts sFe rsS9rdss Clayton, of Alabama. who presided over the last Democratic National Conven- ton. of which the platform declared
 or free tbs smSsr s and and frfs SSG Pp Pou. of North Carolina. a Democratic member of the Ways and Means Com mittee. following him: With the aid a victory over the combined Democrats and Republicans who want lumber on the free list.
 When 1t comes 70 the question or hides. which the Payne bill makes free, the Republicans from the agricultural sections of the West, who have been fiery tariff revisionists, demand a pro- tective duty, and Democrats from Tex as second them.
 Alabama Democrats favor protection for steel and iron products; Kansas, Iowa and Wisconsin Republicans op- pose 1t. One of the bitterest attacks upon the Payne bill was made by Rep resentative Wye, a Minnesota Republi- can, who denounced 1t p.rat. as not being n.g Pujo, of Louisiana. opposed it because 1t admits small quantity of Philip pine sugar duty free. Florida Demo crats call for higher duties on fruit, Virginia Democrats on peanuts.
 Party lines have gone to smash: party leaders Yainly try to lead and their followers refuse to follow. Pro- lection has added to the demoralization of the Democrats and tariff revision to the demoralization of the Republicans.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12
This k My 63rd Brthdqy
D. Caay Herriek.

D. Cady Herrick, former Justice of the Supreme Court of New York and for many years one of the Democratic leaders in that State. was borI. in Scho- harie County. New York. April 12, 1s46. and was educated in the schools of AL bany. He studied law and was admit ted to the bar. Soon after he began practice he became active in the local politics of Albany and 1T. 1880 he was elected District Attorney. Four years later Mir. Herrick succeeded Daniel Manning as the recognized Democratic leader in Albany. Tn isSe he was ap- noiI.ted to the Supreme bench, but he stIli retained his political leadership. in 1904 Judge Herrick was an unsuc- cessful candidate on the Democratic ticket for Governor of New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12

They have discovered another gen. uine joker in the Payne bill. It may have been eliminated or corrected, but it was there in the original bin, and was a big one. It related to the duty on toys. As 1t stood 1t provided for a duty of s5 per cent. on toys. but went on 10 state that toys made in imitation of or bearing the name of. articles on the dutiable list should pay the same duty as charged on the articles they resemb led or whose name they bore. That looks simple enough. but toy horses are among the favorlte toys i'm ported. The bill provides for an im- port duty of thirty dollars on a real horse valued at s15O or less. and as the toys are limitations of real horses, and bear the same name. 1t is held by those who profess to know that under the bin as 1t stood every toy horse im- ported would have to pay a duty of thirty dollars. We suppose this joker has been or will be removed. but the fact that 1t was put in the bill shows the difficulty of so framing a tarin law that there will be no inconsisten- cies in it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12
MT. MlteheIl.. Statement.

Montgomery. Ala, April 12, 1909.
 Editor Advertiser:
 In your issue of April II your refer ence to the. gravel pit litigation, be- tween Mitchell Brothers and Roque-
 more and Hall does ms great injustice, your part. While have no desire to try my case in the newspapers, feel that in justice to myself and associ- ates I should make a statement. Messrs. Roquemore and Hall entered intp a contract with me, at price named in said contract. to load gravel for the county. This contract was placed in the hands of a third party to be de- liyered to Mir. Roquemore on the first day of April at noon conditioned upon their paying the amount stipulated in said contract. MT, Roquemore paid me one hundred dollars. not. five, hup- day on which the contract was signed. On the first day of April. when the contract was to be completed by pay ment of the balance of the money and delivery of the contract. Mir. Roque- more failed to comply with the con tract, but that night he telephoned me at my house asking If would accept the balance of the money payable that day on the following day. the End of April My reply was that would give him until is o'clock on the End morning of the 2nd of April, about II o'clock, met Mir. Roquemore on the street. and he then informed me that he could not raise the money, and that the contract was off. On that after noon. of the End of April. entered in- to contract with Messrs, Henderson and Burton. J. N.- Mitchell.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12
B,r Lobster From Maine Coast.

There is on exhibition in a window in Saco the largest lobster that has been landed ir tn lose parts for years, if not ever. The lobster measures thirty inches in total length, and his body proper is twenty inches long. Before hoIiinR he weighed Q IA pounds, and boiled weighs seven pounds.
 The lobster. was caught by John E E Raw. in one of his traps Wednesday The big fellow was the only occupant of the trap. and none of tae holsters In the other traps near by was ar great ar than average size.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12

The Norfolk Landmark can't under stand why France allowed Castro to land in Martinique. unless she thought Mount Pelee was getting ready to erupt again. Possibly so. but what would Castro care for . little thing like lPeies7
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12
Peter Cooper's Locomotive

Canadian Magazine.
 The first attempt to use engines In the United States for any other than experimental purposes was in 1929, by the Hudson and Delaware Canal Com pany. from Carbondale to Honesdale. Pa, a distance of sixteen miles. The engines were made In England.
 in the following year Peter Cooper buiIt the first locomotive in the United States. It weighed less than a ton, Its boiler was about the size of flour barrel, and its fues were made of gun barrels, Mir. Cooper was highly elat- ed because his engine made better time than the horses of other railroads.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12

We find statement sent out from an African correspondent to the e:ect that the natives there are in an uneasy condition of mind and the intimation is given out that they may give Roose- welt and his party trouble. It may turn out that the black savases will be- the most dangerous game he will encounter. He may need flying ma chine before he Is done.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12
NO DISCRIMINATION.
Tuskewee Institute Not Favored by the
 RntIrOnds.

The Advertiser In Its report of the action of Alabama Railroad Commits citizens of Tuskegee charging the Tus- keRee Railroad Company with giving rebates to the Normal School says the commissIon found no conclusive evil dence of rebate giving. If we are cor rectiy informed the Commission found no evidence whatever of giving the Normal School any advantage over the general public. Indeed those bringing that rumored charge forward made no effort to substantiate It. nor could they have found any evidence bearing out inc rumor OTthe contrary the school and the Tuskegee Railroad showed all freight books and bills so that if there had ever been any rebates the Commis- E sion could certainly have found out the facts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12
Candy vs. Alcohol.

But a very few years ago women used to be jeered at an deven reproved who was seen eating sweets was ac- counted a rather poor thing. Now tg- ures are showing that the consumption of sugar Is increasing. while the explained by the fact that men of all classes eat sweet-meats much more than they did and that whenever a Iess fafcKicauta.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12

Has anybody paid any attention to the swallow crop7 We don't mean the kind of swallows that are popular in wet communities, but the kind that fly. They are generally understood to he pretty fair prophets of spring.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12
SWORN CIRCULATION.

The figures for February yrin,ted .ii ns ss. represent the actual net circuistion' - turns having been deducted. ,,s
 The Montgcmery Advertiser guAIanssssess s . sars. ,s advertisers (and makes 1t part oL ,nr ,asr.,,is. . fion is larger than that of any mo.nins s ,.s newspaper printed in Alabama-and n,a sns, ,,nr Sunday edition has the largest circuiau9n Of any edition of any newspaper printed m Alabama without exception.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12

A New England remedy for rheuma- tism is e-stings-inserted hot-and 1t is reported that a New York hos pital physician is trying 1t on some of hIs patients. He has not made a full report but hints that he has met with some success. It is possible that his patients prefer rheumatism to bee stinging and refuse to complain
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12
Trout stream in Hotel.

There Is a large hotter in Colorado which has notable feature of inter- est in the fact that a trout stream runs right through Its dining room. A and angle for the fish. which when caught Is cooked and served to him at the next meal, and 1t Is quite a regular custom for a guest to catch a trout for his own breakfast. Needless to say the stream is kept we'll stocAed with fish and is a great attraction to the guests.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12
STEEL conrPANY,s SALE.


DIE AStenoAAce Expecte0 ax bhrM1n8-
 ham Court House Monday
 Birmingham, April l1.-(Speciai.)--- The sale of the properties of the Southern Steel Company (bankrupD before the Jefferson county court house Is set for tomorrow at noon. There promises to be large attendance of spectators as such a big sale has not been witnessed in Birmingham in years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12

Castro is very ill.," Is the heading over a news item. If 1t means that he is iil-natured we are not surprised to hear of 1t. He's had enough to make him so.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12
Reform in Perfunen.

And while We are reforming the world. let us begin on the perfume bottles and carry them to the public square and smaAh them,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12

Mother-of-pearl handles for uTnbrei- las, or .inseta are entirely out of favor. Ivory having superseded 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12

Less returns, etc .... ss,. f'fzV Ne, totai ... .Al3, ,sss
 
 Net Daily Average February. 1909 ..lS,sSs Net Sunday Average February. 1eoe ls.5si c. T. Finigan, Circulation Manager of The Montgomery Advertiser. being duly sworn, says:
 The foregoing statement of The Advsr- tiser's circulation for the month of Feb ruRry, 1909, is true and correct, and compti- ed after all returns from news boys. news agents spoiled and left over copies have
 c. l. FINIdAN
 Circulation Manager. sworn to and subscribed before mo this Sth day of March, 1906.
 RIGA ALEXANDER,
 Notary Public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12
Win Let Congress Do It.

Goodwater Enterprise.
 Of-such a pain--or is 1t Paynei Perhaps either. both or neither but evidently both since all the papers So state 1t. editorially, but. having. our hands full attending to individual af- fairs and having given the Payne tar if biH little or no study Gas Is prob ably the case with most editors) we abstain from "butting in" at present
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12
senseless Jokes.

Piedm0nt JOurhHI-
 It is real mean. not to say lack of business judgment, for citizen of our town to guy his country friends about coming to the show causing them to put up all kinds oi excuses other than coming to the show But to the contrary. our eiti- zens should invite and encourage theil country friends to come to. town or show day--anJ to go to the show II they want to.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12
Clear ( Grit at LivinsstOn.

Tuscaloosa Times Gazette.
 They have clear grit down at Ms, Julia Tutwiler's school in Livingston Fifty girls were rendered roomless by the burning of the dormitories on Sat urday. but the school exercises wer' carried on just the same as usual Mon day, the pupils all being comfortably housed and gotten ready for their dail! duties in an incredibly short time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-12

of goods laid aside Tor her oausntors when they married. Let the painted dolls of our cities sneer at these things" ho exclaimed. the daughters of Isaac shelby, whether at the spin hing wheel or In the drawing room. possess real dignity that would, of Its own force, put to flight whole squadron of these semi-men called dandies"
 There was always a great desire on the part of the Kentucky hemp grow CTS to excel the rest of the world in the excellence of their hemp, They were just as anxious that 1t should be stronger than Russian hemp as they were that their horses should outrun the Virginia thoroughbreds. At one time they had a test on the Connec- ticut River between Kentucky water routed hemp and the best Russian hemp. Each was made Into rope two and a half inches in circumference and the test applied. The Russian rope parted at SIS pounds strain. The Kentucky product broke at S200 pounds. No horse race won ever brought more joy to the hearts of Kentuckians than that test brought them, In all such tests the Kentucky hemp proved superior to the Russian product At last it was decided to rig one side of the ship Constellation with rope from Kentucky hemp and the other side with Russian hemp-rope. After q two years cruise the captain declared that if there was any prefer ence 1t was in favor of the Russian. But the Kentucky rope was made from dew-rOtted hemp and the navy depart ment has always declared water-rotted to be preferable to dew-rotted and buys that kind to this day. Had the Constellation used the Kentucky wa ter-rotted. every son of the Bluegrass state believes the American eagle would have vanauished the Russian bear in that contesk
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-14

cities. She had seen a good deal Of
Col Cody. as he was her manager
and she had frequently to consult
him. she said.
Mr.. Nicoll next questioned Mrs.
Gould about her residence In the 81.
Regis Hotel In New York In August.
1895 Mrs. Gould said she often had
company In her rooms there for lunch.
cen and dinner and that Dustin Far
nun. the actor. lad dlned with her
At the St Regis.
Mrs. Gould said she met Mr.. Far
mum at Castle Gould In the fall Of
1906. This happened when a convey
ance On which Mrs. Gould was riding
collided with a truck somewhere be.
tween New York and Jamaica. Reply
ing 10 questions, Mrs. Gould said she
did not go 20 a road house and have
supper with Mr. Farnum after the col
lision. but after visiting Castle Gould
they stopped al a road house IN the
Vanderbilt cup course and had some
refreshments brought out 90 them.
but did not enter the house.
Mrs. Gould said she could not re-
call whether she had anything 90
drink then. but declared that Il would
not have been unusual With Mr..
Farnum. Mrs. Gould said. she return
ed to the ST. Regis Hotel about n
o'clock that night and AR. Farnum ac-
her TO her apartments for
d few minutes and then went 10 his
DWn rooms.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-14
Santa Rosa County to
Vote on Liquor July 81

PENSACOLA. June IA vet and
dry election has been called for Santa
Rosa county. adjoining this county,
Tor July n. and both the prohis and
aHtis arc preparing TO wage a hard
dght In the approaching campaign.
Two years ago the county went dry
by a majority Of a few hundred votes.
and although the vets contested the
election IN the courts they lost Tn
der the constitutional PROVISION anoth-
or election can be called within two
years. provided one-thlrd OF the quail.
fed voters Of the county present such
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-14
MAY LOSE HIS Arm
FROM SNAKE BITE
WHILE FISHING THE LAD PLACES
HAND ON MoccAsIN.
rom Saturdays Daily sun:


Herman Moody. the young son OF
VIM. Moody OF Lacrosse. may lose
his arm as a result of being bitten
by a mOccasin while out with a crowd
ON a fishing trip near that place.
The young lad had placed his hand
under a log. supposedly for the pur.
pose Of releasing his hook, when Il
was quickly nabbed by a large mecca
sin. which chung TO his fingers until
he was released by other parties
present
The snake was OF the stumD-tail
variety and said 20 be among the
most poisonous OF the mOccasin va
riety. At FIRST Il was not thought
that the child had been seriously In
jured. but the physician who has been
summoned states that Il IL q bad
finger and may cause him to lose his
arm.
Il was several hours afterwards be-
fore medical attention was secured
and on Thursday afternoon the swell
ing was reported 10 have gone up
the arm as high as the shoulder
which shows that the poison has
spread I'm his blood.
The snake. which was about three
feet in length. after being released
was quickly killed. II Is a mystery
how the reptile could have injected
the poison into the boys finger while
Il was under the water. as Il was
while In this position that the first
attack was made and remained clune
70 the finger for several moments at
terward.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-14
OFF FOR The MINES.
Duncan Jordan Was Sent 10 the state
Camps Saturday.

Duncan Jordan Was Sent 10 the state
Camps Saturday.
Deputy Sheriff BrutOn left satur.
day with Duncan Jordan. the white
man from High Springs who vas con.
yicted and sentenced 90 life impris0n.
ment az the last session OF court.
Jordan comes from a splendid fam
ily he has always been engaged in
some clerical calling. and the new
duties that he will probably have 90
assume az the mines will prove a
great hardship for a man OF his
years especially la view ~ the above
facts.
He Is the hrst white man 10 re-
ceiye this sentence in this county for
a number Of years, which means that
Tor the remainder az his lIfe he will
BE- compelled 90 serve time unless the
Board 90 Pardons should b. prevailed
upon 10 grant him liberty again.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-14
Husband Takes Life Of
Man Who Stole Wife

yer and Mrs. Murphy elOped from the
BurtiHt0n farm yesterday afternoon.
The husband learned OF this. he said.
and learned that Carver vas return
ing 10 Burtinton from Live Oak 90
get some Of his belongings which tho
hurry OF the elOpement caused him
to leave there. Murphy met the train
and killed Carver. Both men are well.
known In this part Of Florida and
have relatives here. Carver was uTf.
married. A preliminary trial will be
given Murphy tomorrow. He and
Mrs. Murphy have several children.
Murphy is well liked both here and
at his home place"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-14

NEY YORK. June 12.-what ap-
peared to be a hazy memory OF Mrs.
Katherine Clemmons Gould yesterday
brought a rebuke from Supreme Court
Justice Bowling. who Is hearing her
suit for separation against her hus-
band. Howard Gould.
AS uncertain as was the witness
memory at times. she did not fail to
take advantage OF that very fact.
when occasion twice offered. Once
she apOlOgized for her inability TO
tell whether certain restaurant checks
were hers or not. saying that she was
interested in knowing how her hus-
hand spent his money" and again
when she could not tell whether a
diamond pendant valued at $4,000
had been bought by her, or her hus-
band "for another" Delaney NicOll.
Alr. GOuld's counsel, protested vigOr-
ously against this insinuatiOn and
Justice Bowling. with some asperity.
ordered II stricken from the record.
The amounts OF assorted jewels,
taiiOrs, customers and bOOtmakers
bills continue TO make the spectators
admitted 60 the court room gasp and
stare. The articles purchased includ-
ed the pearl rope which the witness
wore yesterday. listed az $4,000; a
diamond pendant at $4,000; a dia-
mond chain at $4,000; a diamond
diadem at SEA- zoe. and a sapphire ring
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-14

A special % The Savannah News
from Branford. Fla, near Fort White.
unler date Of Thursday. says:
&C. NJ Murphy, a wealthy contractor
and planter. shot Paxton Care. -.--.-
phys oyerseer. az his farm NJ Durt
linton. while the latter 81, b. lac
r. class coach Of a passenger train
Is q stopped here at noon today.
Carver was carried from tie :ra'-
90 the depot platform. where he died
twenty minutes later. He was shot
through the body. Sheriff Rickerson
OF Live Oak. Fla. who vas on the
train. arrested Murphy.
According 10 Murphy's story Car
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-14

YOU giving each a cordial hand
grasp.
Battle-torn banners were grouped
az his feet aud waved over his head
in salute. One old officer rode up TO
the stand. seized Gen. Grants hand
and kissed him on the cheek. exclalm-
lng. God bless you. boy. I fought
your father. Of whom you are the
image. but be was a gallant. magnanl-
nous Zoe. and I love his son"
More than one veteran was In tears
as he saw the famous Federal chief.
taIn's son so touched By the reception.
Il Is doubtful n any other Northern
man. even a President. ever received
such an ovation as that which was
spontaneously given TO Gen. Grant By
the Confederate veterans yesterday.
The parsss ever. the reunion pracfi-
cally was ended and veterans spe-
eIal trains began to leave the city a.
2pm.
The BAH % sponsors. maids end ma
irons last night vas the one big 90
cial event OF the reunion. II was
opened by the famous Southern Cross
drill. and one thousand couples par
tIcipated ia the dance. despite the
sufIocating heat
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-14

a petition 10 the board Of county com
missioners. This has been done and
the board after an Investigation has
called q special election for July 81.
Santa Rosa. Of which Milton Is the
county seat. was the last county 10 so
dry IN West Florida. the prohibition
ists starting IN West Florida and
making q clean sweep 10 Pensacola
two years ago. THE being the only
county they lost Santa Rosa Is nov
the nrst 20 cali for another vote on
the proposition. Both Weis and drys
are claiming a victory already.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-14
Condemned Man Fought
Desperately on SCaffOId

FLOREsvILLE, Tex. June i2.-Us.
ing as a weapon a metal spoon. sharp
ened 10 keen edge. Refugio Juarequea.
sentenced TO hang for criminal as.
sault upon a i5-yearold girl. fought
desperately on the platform OF the
scaffold % prevent the execution. and
succeeded Ia stabbing sheriff william
Wright over the heart when he a..