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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
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Prom the viewpoint of general excsl- lencs we believe The Advertiser this morning Is the best, the uaost readable newspaper ever published in Alabama. Certainly it is reuarkshlo nswspaper from tghe business viewpoint In sise. in circulatien, in adyertising and in quality this netspaper. breaks all former records made by The Advertiser.
 And The Advertiser is proud of this achievement. Is proud of the men. It's own corps of workers. who have made this great newspaper.
 Last year the. schristmas Adyertissr consisted of afty-six pages or sss columns. This year we present seventy-six pages in six sections or Sss columns. In this edi- tion there are over 300 columns of advss- tising. about ninety columns more of advertising than wGs ever before publish- cd in a single issue of The Advertiser and by far more advertising than has ever been published by sn Alabama news paper. .x>e s
 It is matter of felicitation that no such demands were ever before made on our advertising space.
 For the first time in its history the mechanical facilities of The Advertiser the best in Alabama-were taxed beyond their ability. No soliciting for advertis- l ing has been done since last Wednesday and the business of many of our good friends has been declined because there is limit to all good things.
 Could anything speak more eloquently of the value of The Advertiser to the business worldg .s A solid carload of white paper, costing Approximately g; 100 has been used on this rtgreat edition. Each paper weighs over a pounds@4s lssi F.1s, i.:.s5'%3 .8,. I When one considers that 5000 of these papers are to be circulated. some idea is gained of the stppendous task involved.
 To prepare all of the special articles, to edit and display. hundreds Fof columns of reading matter. to achieve the general Typographical excellence. to make the hundreds of engraved plates. to secure so much advertising and to plan for proper delivery of these newspapers has required constant. faithful and sldllful work-worlk the enduraHce of whfch is. understood only by men who are in the daily news paper endeavof.T ; @F ,'tf5 -.-" :
 And every bit of this work. was per- formed by our own men. Every depart ment has stood loyal The achievement is to their credit.
 But their labors would have been in vain had it not been for the confidence and esteem in which this newspaper is held by the people of Montgomery and the people of Alabama. We have tried to merit their approval and we appreciate their confidence.
 The Christmas Advertiser greets you May we. all of us, enjoy happiness and continued prosperity throughout the com. ing year!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
Widowers in the Senate.

' Senator Gibson of Montana, B years old and widower. is being suggested as the next of the elderly solons. to take unto himself wife. Chauncey Depew declares that Cupid is running riot in the upper house" aHf it may be that Mir. Gibson may be yen into matrimony. His col league, ". Clark, 64 years old is a widower also. as is Willard of Nebraska, q; Daniel, of Virginia, 61; Dillingham; of Vermont. 60 and Warren of Wyoming, 5s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
The Worlds Coal Area

Of an estimated c6aA area of about t. 65O 900 square miles in Nhe world, China is credited with 4.OOO, 900 square miles, tho United States has about 2S0,0O0 square miles, Great Britain 300 miles, Germany 1.71O miles, and Belgium 5l0 square miles Area is not, however, a true measure of value. The anthracite fields of Penn sylavnia include an area of only 46S miles, hut these are undoubtedly of more value than any coal area of like extent any where in the world
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

Roosevelt Is renominated and reelected
 The negro is getting 10 cents per pound for his cotton, plenty of corn in the cl ID and paying the white man hls rent, and he and the white man are making ar arrangements for another year while .he politicians are talking about disturbed peaceful relations"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
THE YULE LOG.
And the Miseltoe in Merrie Eng
 land.

And the Miseltoe in Merrie Eng
 land.
 In England two Christmas customs have come down from pagan times. The yule- log was first burnt in honor of a pagan deity before England became a Chris tian country. But it was adopted as a Christmas custom; and in many parts of England now the family, servants and all, gather about a great fire on Christmas Eve where the yule-log burns. The other custom. which was at first pagan, but has become associated with Christmas is the hanging of the mistletoe. It was once a charm to ward off evil. Then 1t play ed a part in Christmas love-maklng, for ths maiden who was caught under the mtstletoe was kissed. It is now used in great quantities for Christmas decoration. The Christmas tree, which Is now com mon in England, was rare there until 1t was made popular by the prince consort. In sense the English people owe the Christmas tree to the queens German husband.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

One recent expression of Dowie's almost leads us to believe that he really thinks himself back in Old Testament times, and that is when he declares that he will build a wall eighteen feet high around Zion City to keep out the constables. Wonder if he actually believes that such a wall would be an effective barrier be- tween him and the law.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

Charlotte North, Carolina, is to have a new up to date hotel. This is exactly what Montgomery should have. but when. oh when. can the glad tidings go forth that 1t is to be built. The lack of one has occasioned the loss of vast sums of money to this city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

People who read about Daniel Web ster get the impression that he weighed about ton, but Senator Hoar says his normal weight was 154 pounds. That, however, doesn't in any degree lessen the weight of his intellect. No scales could weigh that.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
Made a Fortune with Milk.

Last summer a woman drove fifty-fve cows into Thunder Mountain, Wyo. Each COW was loaded with a pack containing provisions, etc. The woman remained in Thunder Mountain four and a half mont hs and made 1900 clear money. She sold her milk for 25 cents a quart
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
The Advertisers Telephones.
soIid md subatantial.

The appended statement of The Advertiser 2 ejaculation for the month of October snows nos
 only e moAf1 sntisfactosy state Of anairs. so far as volume fs concerned. but goes furtbes and proves e0nciusively that the ciienteie or Alabama's Only Afetfopolitan Newspaper is both solid and substsntial. The Adyertiser maineains that its eirculation excseds .tne ao- tual issue of any other two Alabama morning newspapers eoshbinsd-and the statement re- mains uncha3enged. -*t' fe
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
THE TRADE IN EAns.

We note with some interest that there appears to be ap effort to establish . sort of descending scale in the price of human ears. As has been generally norated all over the country wealthy Westener who
 had by some, means become sepa- rated from one of his auricular
 organs paid 5000 to another man for one es his to be grafted on the vacant spet. Now, we learn that the man who sold his ear for such good
 figure wants to bay one to replace 1t and
 offers sl.eoe fer it.
 If we should ventura . prediction 1t would be that this last man will not sBc> ceed, The price paid for the first one has established the market price for ears.
 and that price has been so extensively
 exploited that the next man win insist on
 the same figure. However. there's no telling. The second man may find some one who needs money worse than he needs 1 two esrs and who win sell one for 1000. Then he will Dc in the market and as 1t
 is likely that he'n want to make some
 thing out of the earcrop he will hardly be
 willing to pay more than $500 for a new I one. Thus . descending scale will be
 establishsd and it may not be long till
 ears will be on the bargain counter. They may even be kept in stock. warranted to
 give satisfaction.
 This esrgrafting operation recently per formed in New York promises to be suc- cessful and it shows how little of the
 really impossible there is in modern
 surgery. The stomach was once looked on as one of the absolute essentials of 1 the human anatomy, but we have records of more than one man whose stomach has been removed, and who goes on just as if nothing had happened. In fact, if that operation can be always successful, and if 1t is always g certain cure for in digestion and all it's attendant ills, we are not sure that 1t will not become popu- lar. Rockefeller, we believe it is, has offered one million dollars for a new stomach, but if he fails to get it he might try having the old one taken out and put in cold storage till he finds how he gets along without any. If he isn't sauSned ne can douptiesS ma a surgeon
 who will put the old one back, or make
 him a new one, just as he prefers,
 Getting back to the ears again, if it is possible to put on a new one may not
 the time come when people who are dis
 satisfied with the size or shape of those
 appendages, will have them trimmed or
 enlarged to suit their tastes? Or may
 not two persons exchange ears as they now swap horses? There's no end | t6 the possibilities of modern surgery and
 the time may come when men and wo-
 men who have the price will have their
 features trimmed or changed to suit the
 fancy or the fashion. Great things may
 be expected in future in the way of patch
 ing up unfinished or disfigured humanity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

We will be glad if MT. Rockefeller will decide at once On the Christmas presents he intends buying so that we may know how much he proposes to raise the price of oil to cover his purchases.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

The man who invented roller skates has just died, but he lived long enough to see a wonderful craze rise and fall.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

There is plenty of newspaper life and vigor in the New England States and no better complication has been recently afforded than the Jubilee week of The Boston Globe, the leading Democratic daily of that section. For thirty years 1t has been under the direction of Colonel Charles H. Taylor, and in recognition of that fact articles were published during a whole week showing its growth and development from 1873 to 1903. It has made a wonderful record. Its influence is felt not only in the far Eastern States but throughout the whole Atlantic and Middle States region. It is deserving of all the good fortune that has come to it, because it has been earned by a straight forward, honest and liberal policy in its treatment of men and measures.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
A Senator Who Never Shaved.

Senator Stewart. of Nevada, Is the only man in the Senate who hes never been shaved. His beard began to grow when he was 16 and has been growing for sixty years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

1t Is high time for the mosquitoes to organize a Union, as their enemies are organizing for their destruction.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

We do not hear that General Wood has established any Jai Ali business among the Moros.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

The Hartford Courant, Republican, de- votes nearly a column of editorial space to the Pennypacker matter, of which The Advertiser recently had something to say.
 It copies some of the things said about him. as well as some of his alleged ex- plantations, and winds up with: Com ment- would be superhuous. What is there left to say?' That Is about the size of it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

To help along those who want to specu- late in cotton futures we ofer a sure tip. If the price doesn't remain at a stand still it will go higher Sr lower. Now hsa On it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

For the poor shall never cease out of the :, land; therefore I command thee say
 ing: Thou shait open thine hand wide
 unto thy brother. to thy poor and to thy needy In thy land" Deuteronomy
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13
OCTOBER 1908.

F. J. Kaily. Circulation Manager of 1ne McntxosDesy sAdvsrtiseg, being duly sysosn, sssosr, tissrs uaiIT circulation for the month of Oe-- tober. f4o& is true and correct, and eenpnea after all returns from newsboys. news agents and leftover copies have been deducted
 P I. KELLY. Circulation Manager: Eworu to and subscribed before me enls Stn day of November. 1908. F. " JAcksQNt Tseai.l 18F N F.. Exso. T. F.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

SUNDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1908.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

HOODS FILLS aFe ths 66St cathaTtia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-05
ONLY $50

Attorney John D. Miller. who -
acting aa police judge. showed goat
4suisneY this afternoon IN areiathE
the case o. EdIgh Belmont. who Nap
arrested last night for hrepins -
fashtuuahis haWdF house on ftfHt
avenue opposite the paatufdce. 1he
faault q hatf mile outside - the
restricted district sud has BEEN open
for ucari8 rx months
The Belmont woman appeared ~
fha police court this afternoon. but
the three women vi BIO we're aFgeHied
In the house did not Each 81 the
Romrn Who dt8 rot appear had -
ball up. bat this was not forfeited.
The Belmont oman pleaded
gnilty - a charge % couductiuE a
house u ill fame. and Judge Miller
fined her go Each u the women
Who were not resent were fined s.
The keepers IF bnwdy houses IN
the new trnderinin district are fined
500 monthly and the women In the
sBs;Fiat aEe fiHfa 80 ssath;y.
Judge MtNcr told Faith Belmont
that she could no longer conduct n
hhwdY house above Jackson street.
but stated from the bench that she
could conduct a lodging house.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-05

Mary has been taking care - her
smaller brothers and sisters ard keep,
ins house Tor her father ever since
her mother died tgo years aNa. Since
hts Nifs'a death Coffee. although sx-
ceefineiY fond - the children ard thoY
q him. has not been able 60 resist the
temptation Of atrunE liquor.
lie has neglected his family 60 such
an extent that the nrishhnrs have seq.
sfai times easuF 3ssasa 20 the aafhaFi-
ties. but Judge Taiiman has always
felt considerable hesitation about ser-
a rating thefawiir. sthcy are % de-
voted 90 saah other
Last week. however. Mrs ~ lane
- Ballard awora 90 complaint chafE.
iug Coffee with neeiecttnE his children
and he was brought into court this
morning Go show cause why they
should not be taken from him.
There ain't no reason why they
should ever speak 60 me aEain." said
Coffee eontritsiy. Il know that as
well a. any enc. hut DO want one
moro chance. I promised my dead
wife that would keen tho family to-
Eethsr. and | meant TO keep my prom.
iscs but u il an tho fault % the beer.
amt a mean man naturally. Judge.
Judge Tallman decided to separate
the family for the present hut 20 ~.
low no one 70 adopt the children until
the expiration ~ aiN months during
which time the father will have time
10 reform and make a comfortable
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-05
SEARCHED
IN VAIN

Coroner Hoye this morning sent
out a launch 10 ionk for the body Of
man which was seen floating OF
Alhi point yesterday afternoon b.
the crew ~ the tug Hero.
Before leaving the baathouse the
exact spot a here the body was seen
vas aacvrtalned by Deputy Coroner
Arnold, who Was IN charge Of the
launch The tige water mark from
Three Tree point several miles
south 81 Ala % she West Point
lighthouse was thoroughly pa
ira1'rd II waH the theory that the
hu8Y would be found ia the drin
wood. No trace % Il Was discUy-
erred
II was thought probable BY the po-
lice. coroner and the family q
Thomas HuHeh. who has been miss
Ing for SOME time that the floating
body might be that Of Mr. Bunch
The description ~ the clothing worn
BY the missing mar fifE that q the
clothing 81 the corpse seen by the
Herua crew
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-05
GIVE ME ONE MORE
CHANCE" HE SOBBED
= CAN'T BEAR LITTLE CHILDREN" WAS rHE
PLEA IN COURT or JOE COFFEE OF BALLARD WHOSE
BAHE 10 STRONG DRINK.

II can't bear Il. 10 ioss al my iittis
children. Bot can't seem 20 size 10
the bose Tffas take one siass
n beer ard mean 20 gait Then seass
one says Have another. loo aud do.
and after that Il seems aa n must
drink a whole brewery faii forget
about M little ouen. and psfhaba I
am fHnan 90 thafn sometimes. bat 2
cent bear c. have them taken sxsy
from ne Please give mo ore more
chance 20 guit drinking aua BE = san
such WRs the pitlfui plea Jamsrh
coffee. confirmed druuhafd. vile
has been Twins with bis childregs In
Ballard. made 60 Superior Judge Tails
man this morning. and although he IN
biz. strong man. he dropped HE
head on the table and wspt like 4 vhild
when the Judge told him that he could
not have the custody ~ his children
longer.
The little ones were IN court. and
tears, gathered atuund him and tried
b comfort him.
did you bump your head. paps1~
ms little s-yenr-aid son asked, pity
ingly. as he climbed on his parents
knee.
Aagrfe Coffee. the oldest daughter.
crying as II her heart would break.
put her arms around her fathers usek
and said Please try not 20 drink.
papa We would be 20 happy u you
would not"
Joseph Cosfes IL The father Of sir
children. the oldest u whom r. q
pretty dauehtsr named Maggie. who
hes been working 80 waitress in a res
tAurant MAY. the neEt oldest, is a
swss, faced but rather obstinate little
sif.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-05
baths and Insanity.

A 81 Paul iudae SAYS that baths
viii prevent insanity Luke the
loun wau asked his apinlou 81 this
statement. and De agreed With II en-
tirsy he said. An sea have to 4a
- - ON the bath tub fsu 81 wateN
Put your luu8tie n a straight Jacket
ana throw him ln The tub and hold
him under water Tor 81 minutes
acruhhlnx him with garden rake
Nixalously AL che time. Then re-
move hlm ana rub him carefully
With turkish towel remove the
Htraixhtiacket lie Wont be Grassy
any isoge.H
Chicago professors are trying O.
tuStify eaunibaiism They should
tackle suicide next ard THIN
PRACTICE WHAT THEY
fttFkCHi
Heaulam = planning many street
improvements.
There Seems 90 - = difference D.
tween tausiey'a Gylug machine and
truth when crushed 20 eafth.
TIE hoard % United States enzi-
neeFa ffli meet In Portland sep
s@sahNr ~ - 3ic-asm plans ssy she
Improvement % Gfass Harhor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-05
new POWER
VANCOUVER MAN DISCOVERS
a NOVEL HYDRAULIC STUNT.

VANCOUVER, n. G.. sept a.
Captain Powers claims 20 have dis
yetHfssd q new power % hydraulics
~ utiiiainE The water ruahina
through a plpe driven lrnEthw "a ~
auce was tesed az Vancouver har-
huF today when a ss-foot steamer
was driven ahead at five knots. A
wheel was PLAYED inside the ripe and
FVNelNpd sa times a minute.
Engineers heFe sax Powers must
Yet prove that his appliance offers
n0 resistance 60 the steamers proE-
resa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-05
you CAN'T KEIP
TO CLASSIFY
LABORERS

wAAiIN4ToN. Hsaf An order
t. ssan rrprrted fram urutss hay that
vii virtually have the effect q riae
tnH thousands - government smpiag es
49, ere nuw designated nH iabarsfs.
IN the classified service The prupuais
tinn = 90 create an siisltie iiat n a.
bafsra
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-05

90 on the bis excursion. Steamer
Capital city 20 Tacoma Labor day.
Monday. Sept : Fare round trip. esa
steamer fravra Isily- noRardua duek
a m sharp Leaves Tacoma return
ins 70 =. m Take tho early boat and
avoid the rush. ."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-05

faauph Rtnlert telay swore 60 an
insanity complaint against Carl
gass. who aIH h. examined BY an
insanity commission ia The superior
rraft tomorrow morning
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-05
Union Carpenters.

Free ride to Tacoma and return la
Dor day.
Tickets at Carpenters hail 1870 TN
a. the boats. ''
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-05

When thevs unthfu. much asfaln'
an N world = cam an stiii
Na kiti kuaW that samefhinsa fxiu
up & give uA Ell n thrill
'Neath tn umnniknaHs a. IN aurfaee
~ Kin bark that samrthiu
turks.
~ it's Only Wore destruction b.
thesa bioostv- minded Turks
II
WhNr them trfrhv politicians HnFfar
tiYrs - their fight
when "a kertfrY's kinder settled -
sofia ies' ahaut an right
We kin BET yer l~altnn dollar that
there's Foin' Z - d sHiii
ftar - rnHfslrsf aiaa e Ha.lsss thea
-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-05

fHfss japanese ,5ass been arrested
Il khf. Japan. an suspicion OF
platilnE the asaaaalnstian % the pre-
rnlsF ~ japan. Nisaaunt katsufa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-05

A new loan q 80 -. zoe be- teeu
enada b. Paris hanks. and senHf
Vetagini the NrnrHftnian Representa-
tive. and - guaranteed - the Gus
tom receipts
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-05

sNnsi-~r negro iYnehsa ~ Indiana
Wish ue had as maeh paragraph
material these days. aH the south
era editors have.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-05

eaast aud that y relief Il not ar
a week
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-05
Gold Discovered in Seattle

May Seattle men have discovered
that Gordon tao9 hat is pure gold
Tor HtFir quality and service. faii
block now selling
KING BROS. 10 First ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-05

-. = 80 800 - I1IIIF7l
however, that the woman had prom
iced 20 conduct "a UestAhla iufE!ng
hauHe and had failed. He minated
that che would M longer be al
Lowed 20 conduct the MAuaard at
All
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-05

The hsst you can 30 Ia this wurii
IL o. hslp people mind your aN q
business
Andrew Carnegie HFefftF deter
fafnrI En de nuar Ms unw PRO-
presses "a start hiR usmanaper
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-05
J nnHnannRHnmas

SIR Thomas Upton will b. the
guest % the Pilgrims ~ the United
States az thslr dinner, a. he given
az the Waldorf. Astoria this gVca-
~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-05
A Word From Josh Wise.

IN reason OF
uIoEs usE never
faua an husass
man was TIT he
Didn't pat enough oil
lp his lantern vhsn
m started on n
hunt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-05

was Instantly Killed. The bolt also
allied tWa COWS ard a calf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-05

Thirtv unions uiii b. in line In
thr big rsrad, az Everett uext Man-
day Including several ffam The I'D
facCnt towns
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-05

The congress af HnSufs. Colombia.
- Discussing = hiA 20 authsFiss
President MArra4ain 90 uusitiair
new Panama canal treaty with ths
United states.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-05

Hundreds of indians ara white
reore are picking hops q the North
Yakima country and tSr yield Wili
D. large.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-05
LUKE THE loom

ear. whsts become - AT ths things
81 which we used - hsaFf
Where ss that guspt oti ring ponE
and the safety bike. - drarf
what happened - the thick sa'ed
shoes the warnen used g wear
And. pray. shy does the Panama No
usorr protect mems hair
What happens % most everything
IL thrtEes then willis away
ExcegsinE =HiawathA that sinss
dnuhtfsas here 70 stay.
Two Cinnamon were arrested last
niKht trying 70 cross The border ~
NiAine. but were captured by In
sr@etnr p n Weaver TIE China
rnsn we're TAKEN befere Tinted slafes