The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-19
SHOpKEEPERS
 ARE ALL BUSY
Appeal for Early Buying
 Not in Vain.
rr.s.. PeopIe Have All They Could Do. Toys Of Educstive Nature Be,.s Displayed This
 Year.

montgomery's shop Keepers did not appeal to holiday shoppers in vain. ana they are now in the midst of the busi- est season. Only those who always wait until the last minute in the nope of getting a bargain have delayed tneif Christmas purchases, and when these do make up their minds to do them Shopping they will find that the hoii- day stocks have been so generally picked over that their disappointmens will be keen.
 Yesterday was perhaps the busiest day the shopk eepers have had in point of numbers of customers waited on. This was not the most productive crowd. however. The early buyers ai- ways spend the most money. ana arc usually the more fortunate Tn posses sion of worldly goods
 Many of the larger stores announces yesterday that they would keep open at night from now until Cnristn,aS eve, and the wisdom Of this was ue nj closing time nearly all of the stores were crowded. Many holiday shoppers prefer the fascination of brilliant lights while going on these plesant eA rursions and the remaining hve oays If holiday shopping will be done large iy after the lights are turned on.
 Ideal Christmas Weather
 YaQtArQAy weather. All day the elements made threatening gestures as If undeciueu to sneeze.s snow or cry rain. Inere was a tang in the atmosph ere mat wooed roses to the checks of the Tar nnes and gave zest to the few pota- lions of the sterner sex A ieauen hung low over q hurryins, napps throng; sea going delivery vans; ioauuo ,,,' to inc gunwales, groaned tner leu a,,. wav along the crowded streets, shraa ainr between hawking hackmen ana honixine benxine wagons' chatter- sna grouns of young misses bent on s.rtn9inr their Christmas purchases as sarun and down Dexter avenue as ! nossibIe: more serious facea persoa., s,.' ', trudeed to and from taking tne snar sa,,n3 m presents between wnich thch snny wavered. And it didn't rain. :. T,ha volume of trade SO far is apout .h aame aa last year. accordine " sa,,araI of the older business houses sua if ,s only in collections that the sradesneople are suffering. Alex ,', nl1e stated that hts collections was neaas iwo-thirds below what nc hao ,,,, sr. la not due to the Scarcity oh nun
 n said MT. Rice, but to the fac' s,'.. us, those who have money are hang- s@ nr to it as a result or the pes s,mistic predictions Of narc sp,nis sna summer. Another reason IS iavh If confidepce In the average po,so" M sh. scrint which Is circulated Dy tne hanks. It's just as good as golo. n b,v as much, but I know thet ousines' puy ,,,d he better were 1t not in circu. ,ation. simply for the fact .naa q ,aavna ianS as it is being calculated personl .vao nave currency are going 70 s"'ne nn to it az long as possfpie. ., oh Rise. like many others. can see .o reason. for e financial oepression , no oa at present none is felt All Q, sh~ shop-kepers are having all tna' thev can do and everybody seems " have plenty of money.
 noticeable feature of the Snrist
 s tnvs exhibited this year Is the us' shaf has been made of modern inVen'
 aA large per centage of our toyi h.ve an educational value" said th' ,nasneer of the toy department In hio departnaent store. Miniature auto mohiles and boats are so perfect II sate;l that by the time children under stand how to manage them they hav' learned a good deal about lmechanica construction.
 old Way Reversed.
 .srhe old way Is reversed he con tinued. Boys no longer come to u and ask for toy boats. They have gon far beyond that stage. for they ar