The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-25

he contributed by Dr. Charles A. Stakeiy of Montgomery.
 In a carefully prepared article. Mrs. l.. w, Wright describes the great work the churches of Montgomery are doing. together with a fine arfIy of facts con- corning the Montgomery churches.
 The edition will be rich in first class fiction. while fThe Advertiser has bought for this edition stories by some of the most famous writers of the country, they will be no more inter- esting than several Alabama stories by Alabama writers.
 Miss Enfield Joiner of TalladCga, whose dainty literary touch mas given her a wide reputation as writer, has Contributed an excellent Christmas story under the title of His Lord ship"
 Mrs. Katherine Hopkins Chapman of Selma. whose published stories have attracted favorable attention, has writ ten for The Advertiser an excellent Christmas story entitled 'Miiton's Mis- tletoe." She contributes also dellght- ful sketch of the typical Southern girl under the title of Miss Alabama"
 Mrs. Lula Judson Moody, whose pen is never prosaic. writes Fl delightful sketch of "The Modern Grandmather."
 page of humor and verse is con- tributed by Phil H. Armstrong, The Advertisers talented staff humorist- Mir. Armstrong has also written clev- CT Christmas story entitled The But ting In of Burglar"
 That gifted young writer of Mobile. Henry Gaines Turner, contributes a farcIcal story on ''The Man Who Wouldn't Work.
 Mss Martha Young. the Gree nsbaro woman, whose pen mas won her fame, has written a fine story. which with its illustrations, will take page of the edition. It Is a story reminiscent of Indian life in Alabama and called "Ah Chah -Kah."
 Famous writers who will lave pages in The Advertiser with their stories and accompanying illustrations are J. & Fletcher, who writes "A Snow Bound Christmas" and Rita, who com tributes He Stopped to Conquer" These two writers stand in the hrsf class of contemporary literature.
 The fiction department of this re- markable edition will contain such ex- cellerlt stories as "A Wyoming Hold Up,p by Alice Louisa Lee; "The Bene- factor" by Howard Fielding, two Christmas stories by Katherine Glover, and "The Christmas Backlog" by Frank H. Sweet.
 A literary edition of sucn wide scope would be incomplete without some verses, and The Advertiser will print some excellent poetry, handsomely il- lustrated. The verses will include old Abe Peters," by Joe Cone; "Santy and the Bad Stocking" by D. D. Conever, "when Santy Comes" by Bessie White; The Christmas Anthem" by J. A. Burdick, and many others.
 Alabamians will be especially inter- ested in the articles of A.. J.. Stofer and Bozeman c. Bulger. Mir. Stofer writes interestingly of Alabanians in the De- partments at Washington Mir. Bulger. an Alabama newspaper. man who was successful in his native State and who has been equally successful in New York. will write on "AIabamiahs in New York.
 The editorial and reportoriaT stan of The Advertiser will contribute q num- Der of interesting sketches and stories From the office force the contributors will be Lorenzo F. Woodruff, Bruce Kennedy, Frank G. Burrows, Major J D. Barron, B. ". Whittier. Louis Sternfeld, c. s. Partridge and others
 The edition will be lavishly illustrat- ed by Frank Nj. Spangler, the talented artist of The Advertiser. Those illus trations will be up to the high literary merit of the contributions.
 Many of the good things down on The Advertisers exceptionally fine bill of fare have been set forth. but not all of them. The list will be increasee before the edition goes to press The edition will be one which vii appeal to all classes Of readers. Cop | les of the Christmas Advertiser will b' 1 preserved and copies of it will be sen away to friends who are out of th' State. Undoubtedly there will be s greater demand for 1t thani for any other paper ever issued in Alabama Alabamians who have friends to whom they want to send the paper should order in advance. Newsdealers should also place their additional orders ir advance for the edition, while it will be large will have to meet an unpar- alleled demand.
 This edition will be given a wide cir culation. The minimum number oi copies to be distributed will be 25,0OC --the number may go higher. It will be given the widest circulation of any paper ever issued from an Alabama press. The splendid opportunities it offers to the intelligent advertiser can- not be over estimated All classes ol people of the State N II read 1t in al corners of the StateA Copies of 1t will be looked for Tn advance and pre- served for months to come. Such an advertising opportunity does not often come the way of the Alabama mer- chant.
 The advertisements should be sent In as early as the copy can be prepared Early copy insures an attractive ad. and a good display.