The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-04

lished in Alabama.
 A distinctive feature of this especial- ly interesting number of The Adver-
 tiser will be the assembling of the ht-
 erary products of more than fifty Ala
 bama writers of proved ability--some- thing never before undertaken by an Alabama newspaper.
 While the edition will be marked by literary excellence its other features | will not be overlooked and it Is quite possible that 1t will have the widest
 circulation and greatest advertising patronage of any similar newspaper
 heretofore published in this State. l The management of The Advertiser
 has spared neither expense nor labor
 in the work of preparing the Christmas l number. It is proppsed to make 1t not | only a credit to The Advertiser but a | credit to the State, a paper that will attract the attention of the whole coun- | try.
 Its distinction as an Alabama edition | will be enhanced by the numerous his- | torical and biographical sketches, fine- ly illustrated, and the paper, should be preserved in every home of the State. The Alabama writers employed to H. illuminate the pages of the big Christ
 mas Advertiser have written fiction. poems and verses, character sketches. weird stories of adventure, true tales of Alabama life. Some of them have
 chronicled incidents never before re- lated that will be held as priceless in the years that are to come.
 Dr. W. S. Wyman, Professor of the
 School of Latin at the University of Alabama, has written remarkable story of the banishing of the gamblers from Montgomery in 1886 when he was a boy years old. It Is much, more than a local story It is thrilling | narrative of an interesting period in Alabama history. F. of the distinguished men in history who have visited Alabama, told by Col onel Michael L. Woods of Montgomery. The narrative includes the visits of La- | fayette, Kossuth, the Duke of Saxe- Weiner, Presidents Van Buren. Fill more and is brought down to the visit | of President Mckinley. It is illumi- mated with incidents of these great
 men and what they said and did while | on Alabama soil.
 Miss Frances Griffin will tell of the famous women she has known person. | ally, in her best style, and Captain | Richmond Pearson Hobson has con- l tributed a splendid article on Panama. | Captain Hobson writes with his cus- | tomary virility, displaying philosophy l and ingenuousness in his treatment of the subject.
 Among the fictional stories contribut- | ed by Alabama writers are the follow ing: "Letitia's Seventh Christmas | Eve" by Enfield Joiner of Talladega; "A Man, a Cat and a Rat" by Joseph
 Day Barron of Montgomery; An Ab-
 stract Infidelity," by Anne Bozeman Lyon of Mobile; When Polly Told the | Truth. by Lula Judson of Bessemer; | "Ashton's Stormy Defense of the Boo-
 zorium.' by Charles Harold of Mont | gomery; "A Case of Body Snatching," | by R. H. F Auburn; "A Summons to
 the East" by Harry J. Burney of Mont gomery; Cupid on the Viaduct," by Walter Harper of Cullman; Not All
 Froth," by W. W. Screws, Jr.. of Mont gomery; Holiday of Aunt Emily and Unc' Calvin" by R. A. P. Smith of Selma: | "A Prima Donna and a Critic" by Cas- | ton Troy of Montgomery; The Bazaar | in Riverburg," by Tom Garner of Tus- caloosa; .sThe Lost Cosmos" by Craw- ford T. Ruff of Montgomery; "The Story that Failed" by a Montgomery report CT; From Sawdust to Society by Lo- | renzo F. Woodruff of Montgomery;
 The Governor on Trial" by Harry Lorrequer" of Montgomery, and The Destiny of Zula," and other storiettes, by Bruce Kennedy of Montgomery. Nearly every page of the great news paper will be embellished by poems and verses written by Alabama authors.
 Among these contributions are Mo | bile" a lengthy poem of great merit, | by Mrs. M. E. Henry Ruffin of Mobiles; "A Rose and a Gem," by Martha Young
 of Greensboro; Mary Singing to Her
 Son." by Julia Finch of Birmingham; | From Eastern Star" by Harry J. Bur ney of Montgomery; '"The Southland, by Gustave Frederick Mertins of Mont | gomery; Uncle Bob's Sermon" by J..
 D. Barron of Montgomery: "rhe First
 Christmas" by Zitella Cooke; The
 Book Tinkers." by T. c. De Leon of Mo- | bile: "A Toyshop Tragedy" by Bruce Kennedy of Montgomery; The Christ
 mas Child" by Sallie Jones of Camden,
 and "Alabama-Here I Rest" by Dora | Barron of Montgomery.
 A happy feature of the edition will ! by an autograph letter, to the school l children of Alabama, a holiday greet | ing. from Hon Isaac w. Hill, State Su- perintendent of Education. Governor Cunningham will also write message | to the people of the State.
 | The Alabama humorisJs. J. Culpepper
 and Wellington Vandiver. have con- | tributed Imaginable papers. Culpepper chides the editor for his "vagaries," and MT. Vandiver writes of "coudt- | ing" visit to Montgomery.
 | J. D. B. of Montgomery, has pre- rared a weird story of adventure. en-
 titled "A sierrian Octopus" Clarence J. Owens of Anniston, has written a clever character sketch of "Ghlo, The | Defender" an able Alabama writer contributes a sketch of The Hill-Billy, and Will T. Sheehan, the well known staff correspondent of The Advertiser has written a series of notable char acter sketches of fantastical Alabam- ians.
 For the children there will be an ex- tra comic supplement in colors, de-
 partment of "Parlor Magic for Christ
 mas" conducted by Professor Hoffman delightful little story of Santa Clauss Understudy," by Troy Allison, and numerous other child's features. Women will be interested in con- | tribution entitled Christmas Cakes from Many Cooks" compiled by one who knows; The Christmas Work Bas- ket," by M. Le Mont; Self Trimmed Gowns Win General Favor" the usual
 snappy letter from Kate Clyde. and | The Beauty Quest"
 "Countless Millions for America s
 Good Works" Is a whole page intense | ly interesting story of American phil anthrophy, by William Shoop, which will serve as an antidote for the nu- merous graft stories" now so popular with the public, and another whole page story. Christmas Perils Among the Turks" by Guy Viskinskki Is a thrilling story of adventure.
 The Christmas Advertiser will con | Ia in stories by Ian Maclaren. Fergus