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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-25
rHE RrAL.rY or sANrA CLAUS.

New Haten Register.
 This Is practical and matter Of Tact ity extends visibly to the children What the children of fifty and one hundred years sso tS0f m to s%ps reverent youth of the twentieth century dare to investigate and cross-examine. The re- sSoa sS hss sd psroa sant o Nicholas. and much is the pity
 Is there a santa Claus7 asks the child: should % rightly be the answer. There need be no perplexity. There Is Santa Claus: He tR real--as real today as in the good old days before childish faith was ever shaken. That answer may truthfully and conscientiousiy be made to any child.
 But suppose. with the well known persist ency of childhood. the investigator goes fur ther. and asks how he gets down the mod ern narrow chimney and into the un-fire- placed flat, or through the doors which modern distrust bars against all tntruders. Suppose the youthful detective even catches the parent in the act of providing the treas ure Santa Claus was supposed 70 Drns. G,a M
 There is a Santa Claus. Because the age repudatss myth and t fa5y yw ,aie s sb nrSe ticai in life, must 1t forswear all romance They who utterly eliminate from life the for themselves only the husks. There is . spirit of Christmas blessed, big- hearted, seif-forgetting, blessing spirit. It shall I'll 1ns S,r the birth of Him who brought to earth the eternal joy. It comes to youne and old alike, if their hearts are open to receive 1t. To the young who can pest pc appealed to by material substance 1t may we'll take the form and name of santa Claus Suppose they learn where to draw s,vs ituai, must they therefore reject the latter Yes, tell them of Santa Claus. and stick to the telling And may never e,,e tne gay ,S Soms his sure return.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-25
DECEMBER 2s, 1907
PROHIBITION IN ALABAMA.

A correspondent of The Advertiser writing from Corinth, Miss. wants to know if Alabama has declared for pro- hibition. It has and most emDhatical- Iy. The law for the whole State be- comes effective January 1. 1909. but 90 per cent of the territory of the State Is already under prohibition law or will be on January 1, 1908, There are not over three counties in the State in which there is not total or partial re- striction now. on the sale of liquor and one of them, the great county of Jeff gerRon. will be prohibition in about one week from this date. The other two are Mobile and Winston, in opposite ends Of the State. and of course after the State law becomes effective the sale of liquors in those counties will cease. Many of the large counties like Montgomery and Dallas. have for years allowed liquor to be sold in but one place. In a number of counties where dispensaries took the place of saloons, dispensaries have been voted out and the sale of liquor forbidden.
 The people of the State wherever elections have been held under local op- tion, have declared for prohibition, but in all localities or counties where the sale of liquor is not now forbidden it can continue unless stopped by an elec- tion during the year 1908 and then it must stop everywhere in the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-25
BRYAN CoMMnrDs ROOSEVELT.
But Thinks that rast win Be Weak
 Candidate.

Consolidate. Bryan's Commoner.
 That the President has acted Waseay no sincere friends of his VIII qeny, .us, ava and . defeat would be disastrous. s, Those who have Insisted upon his nom nation in spite of his declaration, hsve ass inCsssat hss. ot Tsse 1ss prssiasnt Gs fss ad s certain either that they accurateiy gauge public opinion, for the anti third term sentiment Is reai icans,a- sens me9t and one not to De iisnsiy 'o"' " sWhile the Democrats will be glad to know of the Presidents hxed pur- position to his candidacy was not on account of his popularity, for It IS no. at all certain that he could have poIleo more yStss than any would make 1t impossible for the Dem ocrAts to secure the support or Hoose- aThs rsturai fight is between the Democratic party and the reactionary element of the Republican party, TOT in such a fight the Democrats can take ,e that President Roosevelt has done and the issue ought not to he In doubt. Senator La Toilette would lpoll the rad. ical strength of the Republican party dent Roosevelt would among the stand 0asees secretary Taft will. if nominated. straddle the issues and seek to hold the two wings of the Republican party too; gether. He cannot hope to hold aii the radicals that the President would hold or La Toilette would hold. neither would he alfenate as many or the standpatters. With hirn as . candidate the aim of the Democrats could De to show that he does not stand for any reforms worth mentioning. and that his administration. if in line. with his utterances thus far. would be color less"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-25

The Leavenworth Post tells of a lit tie incident that illustrates the Roose- welt mind thoroughly. It seems that when his railroad rate regulation t!n was being hotly opposed he sent for Senator Spooner and asked him the reason for the fight As Spooner him self was fighting the bill he evaded the question as we'll as he could. Then the President asked him to explain all the legal phases of the matter. and sne Senator reminded him that he had able lawyers in his cabinet. like Knox, Taft and Bonaparte. Why don't you ask 'them?" he inquired. "I have" replied the President, and they don't agree with me-" That was just like Roose- velt When the members of the cabi- net. selected for their legal ability. and whose duty it is to advise him, refuse to agree with him he gets ruffied and applies to some one else for advice. He wants all to agree with him when he sets his head to anything.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-25
A SEVERE ARRAIGNMENT.

Judge DeCourcey, of the Superior Court of Massachusetts, remarks The New Bedford Standard, "is more criti- cal of his own profession than most Of the laity would venture to be. When he says that if the high ethical stand ard of the law were maintained a ma jority of attorneys would be disbarred, he frames a severe indictment which must also be talk en as the testimony of an expert. We have no disposition to press such an arraignment. Undoubt- edly such a course would not be be- coming. But when made by a judge of an important court, who intimates
 at he could produce many illustra
 tions If he chose, the matter assumes community. We should suppose it would be of considerable importance to the members of the legal profession, and particularly to those who are en- deavorlng to uphold high standard :. There can scarcely be satisfaction in following an occupation which is rated at so low an estimate by one of its own distinguished members"
 We do not know whether the judge referred to lawyers generally or only
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-25
MAY HELP PARTY.
Lesson to DemmOcrats i'm Williams
 De ArmOnd Encounter.

De ArmOm0 EncOumtefs
 Washington Herald.
 feeling between De Armond and Will Hams had been intense for some time, but that now it had been proven in an undignified scene on the floor Wnicn ocrats realize that they must Quit hgnt- ing among themselves and light the majority If they. expect to carry .s,r.y,a the aa rul." and 'I am ashamed" are some of the expressions heard among them. And yet every one of these same Dem ocrats who thus express themselves also use such expressions as this sort get s s togetner, s we ! have the best chance to carry the House since 1892" and the like.
 It Is probably safe to predict that the personal differences between the M;ssourian and Mississippian will be confined to their inner feelings during be made in caucus or otherwise to re- new hostilities in any form; also that those who have been their followers wili work in harmony on the ti1or In at- much as possible.
 The Democrats are much encouraged by the outlook. They believe they House f kOGf theS ShaRff R to stand s Champ Clark said that everything that had occurred in the country during the st past sixty days araaS had i1sred aS Ine Cooper of Texas said the party had the chance of decade John Wesley Gaines, compiler of the campaign book last year, was of the opinion that the next House would be Democratic.
 The Democrats believe that discon- tent can be engendered against the Republicans sufhcient to defeat them if proper policy be pursued this Win ter. They have to carry twenty-nine districts in order to do so. There are
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-25

that number. which,, on the face of the returns for the lat onS slSctiStn: t in nss1 sacS snasss sn 96 lsss sndn hsss dstricsa theft present Republican Reprssents. lives, and the nurnmber Of votes tnat have to be changed in order to m9ke them psmecrat!e sso are rb.nsy ss loiSH iso Hoii:- day, 477:. W1tson,- 74s; ai,hams. isee; southvick. s57;. Fairchild; sso. !. r,s. ali. sSS: ,:Mssssasss ssnnssss. sss: Lansisy. sSs: iovs
 Boyd, il5. wisconsin--Neison. ss3; Stafford. less than Demoerati Som- is1: Dawes. TIC; Kennedy, s22. Ms souri--EciIis. ssl; Caulfeld. ts; Coudrey, AIS. Pennsylvania--LAfea 2Ie. Acne. Acs1e. Parker. 25s.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-25
pEOPLB WHO KEEP COOL.
sepslbie Conduct of DepOsitors In
 Western Banks.

Western Banks.
 Topeka Special to New York Evening
 Post.
 John O. Royce. Bank Commissioner of Kansas. says that from his obserVa- tion. the money furry Is about over. "It looks to me-" said Mir. Royce. "as if the troubles which threatened the banks are pretty much ended. so far as the banks are concerned. Money' while not circulating as freely as it did two months ago. has begun to pass over the bank counters with fewer re- strfctions. The banks of Kansas were never in better condition than they are
 Since the troubles began a few weeks ago Mir. Royce has been studying tne situation closely, The present excel- ss a- cribed By him to Kansas farmers and business men. who have understoSd the conditions and have helped the this subject. Mr. Royce says: "The country Is indebted to two classes Tor the fact that we have passed through having reached the real panic stage. First, we are indebted to the newpas pers of the country for the free use valuable information concerning the manner of conducting banks, and to the daily newspapers especially TOT daily information, of the real condition of affairs. Second. we should acknoWl- edge the deep debt of gratitude we owe the farmers. the merchants. the labor ersy and the people generally for their wisdom in keeping their heads amidst the excitement of the last six weeks and leaving undisturbed their deposited millions in the banks of the country.
 Banks are necessary to the transac- tion of business, as much so as are the stores and factories of the coun- try and the man who during such financial excitement as we have experi- enced in the last six weeks. leaves his money undistrubed in the banks and thus contributes to the successful so- Iution of the perplexing problem of the hour. deserves the gratitude of all peo- Dle for the great assistance he has given in averting a serious panic"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-25

note in the song of worlds fsdsrnu- ton. "0lofy to God in the hfehoet, ana oI, earth peace, rood win toward men" Gods best gift and the last had come mortality to light. Thenceforward ev- cry tomb became gateway out from the regions of the dead and every fall ing tear would be radiant with the glo- ries of a batter world. That gift chang cd the novels of the poor into palaces that would not perish, 1t hid the sorrow of q worlds heart in the depths of q divine pity, and sent its throb of power through every human breast.
 The angels announcement was ful- filled. Mary, Hall! thou art highly fa- vored. the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. Thy son shalt be called Jesus. for he shall save the people from their sins. He shall Dc great. and shall be called the son of the Highest. The Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father. David. He shall reign over the house of Jacob forever. Of his Kingdom there shall bs no end.
 So great gift as this Christ to an apostate world is far beyond the reach of our highest and most reverent thought. Many pages in the worlds history are red with blood. Countless are the chasms over which the pendu. lum of history has made It's perilous
 
 may have at times appeared to be. yet he has never lifted his hands from the human race. Through all the long four thousand years he, kept his ceaseless vigil. Behind every shadow he has stood keeping watch above his own. ever been that
 Earth is crammed with heaven,
 And every common brush afire with
 God.
 Noah saw him in the raging hoods. Abraham fed angels around his fruGal board. Moses talked with him in the seclusion of Sinai, thunder girt ana lightning guarded. Elijah's outward iots drawn by horses of fire. Elijah's refined sight saw the hills of Dothan covered with the armies of the skies. David attuned his harp fo the softeet music of Judean stars and by 1t stiiled the heart of kings. Isaiah -- who who wspt over fallen thrones, read the history of centuries yet unborn. And in this age we
 Walk with our fellow creatures: note
 And whisperings among them. Not Or ieaf' but hath its morning hymn;
 And, bak doth know AM. can'st
 thou not sinEf
 The ancient worthies had their glimpse of God. However shadowy the night, they moved with ceaseless tread toward the one divine event--the Man ger in Bethlehem. Expectant hope strong in the midst of their hopeless ness--whispered over and over again the assurances of the past. Israel waited in silence for the coming King. For this the stars and mountains lived. The waves were not without spirif. Each dropping cave had feeling in its silent tears. Forty centuries biazed the way for the coming of the child. He came and took his place in history and all history takes its place in Him And again the worlds onward sweep begins with the cradle. This is Gods gift-the gift around whose life earth's song and story has fingered until the name Is on every lip and in the shadow of whose presence the weary walt for rest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-25

A prominent Columbus lawyer ut- tered a truism when he declared that i've have too many laws for the good ot the people and the country" He was eminently correct. for that is one of the troubles that courts and law yers gre called on to contend with. There are so many laws that are not enforced. and so many that conflict with each other-and with everything eise--that legal prooedufs lacks very much of being what it should be. We don't know but that it would be a good plan to call special sessions of Con- gress and State Legislatures for the express purpose of unloading the law books. 1
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-25

and only woke ncy4 and then to look at the smiling, happy face of the. girl.
 Next morning they found him lying in the gutter all of his money gone His companion had also disappeared and with her the stranger. : As Olaf lay in the hospital. tall red eekd and blue-eyed girl came and bent oyer him.
 s "0laf.s she said.
 ..My God. Thoreau." he murmured and smiled faintly. On ristmas morn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-25
Baronens Orcsy's New Novel Compels
 Attenti0n.

Baroness Orcxy's New Novel Confpels
 Attention.
 London, Dec. a4.--The Duke of Wes- sex, hero of a score of adventures which have alternately shocked and amused court circles, has once more come into public notice; this time In connection with an affair 80 tragic and dramatic that every effort has been made to hush it up. But through some unguarded source the story has come to light and is causing nine-N day wonder here.
 Wessex, according to the story. has long been a suitor for the hand Of Lady Ursula Glynde. a ward Of the crown and one of the Queens ladies In waiting. Lady Ursula, who has been the reigning beauty of two Lon- don seasons. apparently reciprocated his directions and an announcement or the engagement was confidently looked for. But complications set In.
 Some time ago the Ddke chanced to rescue from gang of toughs de- cidediy pretty girl whom the rufnans Mirrab. by name. The thing that att tracted wessex to her st first glance was Ter startling resemblance to Lady Ursula. He paid scant heed to the gypsy, however, and was quite ignor- ant of the fact that she had rahen head over heels in love with him. Fall ing to catch a second sight or ner rescuer. Mirrab, one day recently. while decidedly under the influence or liquor, went to Hampton Court, where she had heard or read Wessef was to at tend a certain fete.
 The Duke. meantime. had quite for gotten the existence of the gypsy girl who looked on him as hero. Accord inGly, when she appeared. drunk and at uafnnfAn and AnR4RG0 in a controversy with the Marquis de Sua- reg of the Spanish Ambassadors suite. Wessex was mortified. He believed her to be Lady Ursula, he claims, and thought the woman he loved had fallen victim to the growing society mania for drink.
 Mirrab, connecting Suarez with Wes- sex's undisguised contempt for herself, in a it of drunken mania, drove a knife into the Spaniard's side. Wessex. aghast at the deed and believing 1t the work of Lady Ursula, took its blame on himself surrendering to the om- cers of the law and declaring he and he alone was responsible for the stab ping. He was at once placed under arrest.
 But ,as though the foregoing compii- cations were not terrible enough to satisfy Fate, the case took new and sudden turn which has electrined all England. Despite every effort to keep these extraordinary new developments secret, this paper has learned the ruii facts from no less reliable an author ity than the famous Baroness Orczy. who has embodied them in one of the most notable, exciting heart-romances of the century. entitled "In Marys ReigA."
 This paper has secured exclusive nrst publication rights to "1n Marys Reign and. before the great novels appearance in book form. will print 1t. complete, as a serial, beginning January 1st.
 "In Mary's Reign" is a romance that every one will soon be talking about Eminent critics declare 1t one of the foremost historical romances ever written. Do not rob yourself of the chance to read this masterpiece. Re. member, the first instalment will appear l in this paper on January 1st. A.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-25

to those of his own state. but in either ease 1t certainly is . grave indictment that he files asainst the psmbers of his own profsssion. and wa shouidn't think It likely that they would rest quietly under 1t. That there are bad men in all professions and in all wake of life Is true enough: even the pulpit Is not entirely clear of men who might he better. There are lawyers beyond U doubt who are . disgrace to the pro- fession and 1t is no islander to say SO. for some of them are occasfonaiIy found out and punished. but this Mas sachusetts jurist puts scant limitation in his charss.
 If such a grave charge against ths lawyers of the country had been made by . newspaper or stump speaker we can faintly imagine what sensation 1t would have produced, and what a flood of indignant denials would have followed, even If libel suits had not re- suited. But from polttical speaker or from newspapcr--even from the pulpit itself--the arraignment would not have been as, significant as 1t was coming from the source 1t did. The
 speaker in this case was . member of the profession he thus scored. He is a judge of the highest court of his State and has had unusual opportunf- ties to estimate the character of the men of his own profession. When he virtually sets q majority of them q, wn as dishonest and dishonorabic, we think the opinion will pretty generally prevail that he has uttered a grievors islander on high and honorable class of his fsllow-citizens.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-25
TO EXPLORE AFRICA.
Dr. Alexander Agassiz To Further His
 Scientific Research.

sig. director and curator of the Boston Museum, will head an expedition to Africa soon for the purpose of pur- suing his already extensive sciantific investigations.
 The details of the trip have not yet been fully completed, and the identity of those who will accompany him and the length of his, trip are not known
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-25

Among safe and sane Repubiicans-- and there are some of that kind-Gov- ernor Hughes seems to be something of a presidential favorite. but we hardly expect his nomination. He doesn't run with the machine.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-25

This is about the season when our fortunate country friends are feasting on spareribs and backbone. sausages and chitIins. and the various other good things that go to make up the hogs anatomy. Some of them may even have a chick en to eat. Good place, the country Is.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-25

The way the Christmas editions have enough to threaten congestion in the mail service. There have been too many of them to speak of each one separately. but they were all good.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-25

Some ot our late atmospheric condi- tions have been what some people call 'measiy weather" and others "sneezly weather" There was plenty of it. just the same.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-25

We hope some kind friend has sent The Houston Post fat, juicy 'possum, n they have any of that sort in Texas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-25
aSHoRN CIRCULATION.

The Montsomery Advertiser guarantees its Advertisers tahd makes it a part of the contract .wasn reouested) that its daily cif- cu1ation is larger than that of an. mornins nswspAper printed in AlabamaAvand tnat " Sunday edition has tho largest circulation ot any nswspapsr printed in Alabama. w'tnous exception. -
 rhs fifurss for November printed Ssiow reprssent the actual net circulation. all re- turns having been deducted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-25

If the good die young old peoplA must be the limit
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-01
STRANGER DROWNED
Still Searching for Body Of Unknown
Man at Columbus Junction.

Still Searching for Body Of Unknown
Man at Columbus Junction.
Special to Times Republican.
Columbus Junction, July IA sad
case of drowning has occurred here
when an unknown man either fell or
was knocked from thu, east river
bridge.
The body has not yet been recovered
and it can Only be conjecture as to
who the victim is. There is no one
missing from this place or F'redonia
and the man is supposed to be a
stranger. The news Of the accident
was brought to this pla &c by the crew
while the train was crossing the
bridge that the man who was walking
on the track and seemingly stepped to
one side while the train passed, lost
his balance and went over into the
water. His coat which he was carry
ing on his arm. was picked up but con-
tained nothing that could establish his
identity. An old man, who seemed to
be either somewhat crippled or foot
sore was seen in Fredo MA shortly be-
for the time Of the drowning. and it
seems to be the general opinion that
this must be the man. but as to who
he was or where he came from no one
knows. All efforts are being made to
recover the body. but without success
so far. The accident caused no little
excitement here.