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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-28
What the Brook Saw.
BY MAY H RRINCKLEY.

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 Copyright, 1902, by Daily Story Pub. Co
 In a shady spot of cool green wood a little brook rested between It's messy banks. The air was heavy with the warm scents of summer and all around the voices of the forest were whispering sott- ly. They told strange stories of the far away world of men and sang of love ana happiness and many other wonderful things; while over all the yellow sun shine rested lovingly. The little brook was content to loiter, and dimpled de- lightedly in the very joy of existence.
 From its bed in the mountain it had come journeying swiftly down; past mar row jutties and through high somber walls of rock. But the gay little brook laughed at their grimpess with a merry twinkle, only tumbling boisterously and turning little somersaults in its haste to reach the warm blue sky. Then out into the sunshine still sparkling and dashing down it's pebbly way.
 As 1t continued its riotous course. famed by the breeze and kissed by the sunlight, it left tokens of its goodwill with the plants and flowers that grew by it's side. It sprinkled the feathery ferns and way ing grasses with a shower of shining rain bow drops. In the modest heart of the hidden violet, 1t left single jewel more bright than any diamond, and down the thirsty throat of the dark blue flag, it poured tiny stream of crystal clear ness.
 Then on and on; slowly through meadows and corn-land fields, where the little ground people came out to drink and to gather the news brought by the brook from all along It's way. And softly steal ing under dainty bridges, where many a rustic knight had wooed ana won his lady tho little brook bublbed on.
 And into the deep still wood it stole where the sunlight glimmered fitfully through the leaves of the tall oak trees and cast green patches of light on the ground below, wnere save for the gentle murmuring of the things of the forest everything was Still with the soft hush of summer moon. It was there the little brook rested. It rippled in peaceful content and listened to the voices.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-28
CLOTHING STORES ALL LIKELY
 TO WITHDRAW. -
Nothing Accomplished Yesterday Towards Bringing About Unami- nous Closing = Other Mer- chants Will Probably Con-
 tinue Shutting Up
 At Six O'clock.

Partially, at least, it now seems that early closing in Montgomery will cease. The clothing stores of the city will, in all sprohability withdraw from the agree ment at the end of next week.
 The proprietors of the other stores are, however. expected to continue closing their places of business at six for the next sixty days.
 Hope for unanimous action among the clothing merchants has been about aban- doned and the friends of the early clos ing movement are now using their efforts to have the agreement observed in all other lines of trade.
 Practically there were no new develop ments in the situation yesterday. The Retail Trade Committee of the Commer- cial and Industrial Association failed to hold a meeting yesterday. as the Com mittee feels its work is ended. The mem bers. in spite of all efforts, could not se' cure unanimous action among the cloth ing merchants, and they have stopped working.
 The 300 or more clerks in the city art much disturbed over the recent develop ments. and have set to work to prevent the loss of any liberty they have gained To this end they have enlisted the ser
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-28
PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE EARLY CLOSING
 MOVEMENT NOW SEEMS NEARLY CERTAIN

vices of number of influential men to
 prevent the failure of the early closing
 movement.
 This Committee will endeavor to have
 all the clothing merchants come into the
 agreement, and if they fail in this under.
 taking the members of the Committee e
 will cooperate with the Retail Trade
 Committee to have the merchants in oth-
 CT lines of business continue to close at six.
 The withdrawal of all the clothing men
 will affect only six or eight stores. The
 merchants who do a strictly furnishing business and two or three stores who are engaged in the clothing trade, but who are also dealers in other lines of merchandise will keep open until seven. The grocery stores the shoe stores, the dry good stores and the jewelry stores will probably maintain the original agree ment. All the merchants have practical | ly agreed to continue early closing except the clothing men, who will withdraw at the end of next week unless unanimous action is obtained.
 'aThe Retail Trade Committee has done all in it's power to make the early clos | ing possible4 said member Of that Committee yesterday afternoon, and It seems to me that we have come to the end of our WoFk. l am aIralu lhdt di' agreement between all the clothing men ! is not possible. If all the clothing men | should withdraw, there should be no req son that all the merchants in other lines | of business should resume the old hours | of closing I am convinced that the oth- l CT merchants will continue early closing. l The clerks, I understand have enlisted | the services of outside friends and are themselves at work to prevent the loss of anything that they have gained.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-28
D. J. MEADoR HERE.
Talks of Marengo and of His candi
 dacy.

dacy. Hon. Daniel J. Meador. State Senator from Marengo County. and candidate for IAeuterant Governor, reached Montgom- cry yesterday morning from New Deca- fur. where he has been attending the State Baptist Convention. He spent the day and night in Montgomery. and will lesve for his home in Myrtlewood this morning.
 Mir. Meador speaks with enthusiasm of the industrial progress of his section of The State. The extension of the Bir- mingham Selma and New Orleans Rail- road from Orrvllle to Myrtlewood, he says, has opened up the rich agricultural section of Marengo County. and the peo- pie 4are hopeful of still greater develop ment.
 .'Myrtlewood is to be the terminus of the road" said Mir. Meador and the tracks are now laid to point within four miles of there. At present we are taking the train at Linden, where com fcrtable depot has been built. It will not be many days, however, before we will have a depot and trains at Myrtlewood.
 ''AIyrtIewood is thirty-five miles south of Demopolis, on the Tombigbee River and we expect the town to grow right along after the completion of the rail- road Linden and Thomaston will also he greatly benefited by, the road. and they are already showing great indus trial progress.
 Having recently visited various coun- ties of the State and having correspond. ed with many weIl-informed Democrats Mir. Meador says he is thoroughly con vInced that large majority of the peo- pie of Alabama want a primary election this fall for the selection of Democratic nomiI tes. He says he has been in favor
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of a primary all along and has not failed to express his opinion at any stage of the political game.
 Mir. Meador bases his claim for. the Democratic nomination as Lieutenant Governor upon the contention that under the new Constitution as presiding officer of the State Senate, he is now heuten- nt-Governor of the State, and as such, Is just as much entitled to claim. an en- dorsement as is Governor Jelks.
 "The new Constitution" said MT Meador, ''does not create new officer. It merely provides that the President oI the Senate shall be elected by the people instead of by the Senators and that his title shall be Lieutenant-G Governor. He is permitted to vote only in cases of a tie vote, and succeeds to the Governor ship in the event of death or incapacity of the Governor. Under the old Consti- tuition, it was in the power of seventeen Senators. a majority of the Senate, to choose the President of that body, and thereby elect a man to serve as Governor in case the Chief Executive died. This was not true, however, of Governor Jelks, as he was the unanimous choice of the Senate for President of that body. By the same vote, the unanimous vote of the Senators, I was chosen as President pro tenn. of the Senate, and consequently un- der the new Constitution, l became Lieu tenant-Governor of the State. In order to clear any doubt on this question, the Judiciary Committee of the Constitutional Convention, which body represented all of the people of the State, reported fa- vorably an ordinance to the Convention, l naming me as the Lieutenant-Governor ana the rightful successor of Governor Jelks in case of his disability. This ordi- | narce was framed by the ablest lawyers in the State, and 1t was adopted by the Convention.
 My opponent in this race for Lieuten- l ant -Gc vernon, pr. R. M. Cunningham of Ensley, I understand declares his ale glance to Governor Jelks because, hC says, Governor Jelks is entitled to ar endorsement for second term. l. too am friendly to Governor Jelks. and submit for the consideration of Dr. Gun nlngham that his position Is inconsist- ent If he thinks Governor Jellis should be endorsed for a second term, certainly l am entitled to the same endorsement. '
 The Marengo Senator Is one of the best known men in the public life of Ala hama. He has been member of one or the other branches of the General As sembly fourteen years. He served one tenn as chairman of the House Commit tee on Appropriations, two terms as chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, two terms as chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation, and in 1890 was chairman of the House Committee that reapportioned
 the State under the new census. He was also a member of the committee which framed the presents revenue code of Ala | bama.
 Mir, Meador expects to return to Mont gomery on July To- to be present at the
 meeting of the State Democratic Execu- | tive Committee.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-28
Second Quarter, Lesson XIII, June
 29, 1909.
Review of the Second Quarter.

Review of the Second Quarter.
 The charm of this little Book of Acts is, that it deals with origins" It is the Genesis of the New Testament It's theme is the planting of Chrstianity-the evol1- ton of the Church. It's style IS that of the current and popular white and black picture in which the fewest possible strokes make an cye-catchng and pleas ing creation. Luke modestly calls his book d tract Brevity is it's characteristic. There are but tVenty-eight scant chap ters. It can be read in d single sitting. Forty-ive minutes suffice But great riches are in this little room.
 It covers a period of only thirty years. sermons! What miracles. What photo- graphic reflections of apostolic life! It has the witching charm of all ''origlns' and books of genesis. A book of acts in deed-"a history of striking deeds!"
 If for no other reason, the fifth part in the New Testament would be of in- calculable Value,f because it contains the only origin u biography. brief as it is, of St. Paul, by almost universal consent the grandest character of human history, next to the Man of Nazareth himself. Seventeen out of twenty-eight chapters are consumed in the narrative of the conversion and mi 'sOnary journeys of Saul of Tarsus.
 Acts Is also the record of one of the most remarkable social revolutions that has ever occurred, radical in it's nature ana wide-redching in it's effects. One will remember the strictly ethnic character of Hobrewism. A spirit of eXclusiveness seemed to thrive under it. The Jewish Church grew more and more narrow. An arrogant. ecclesiastical pride. an inveter- ate prejudice against the heather, pos sessed it. The heather just as cordially despised tho Jews. wall, impenetrahle. adamantine. divided the two. No human means could raise that wall. Acts shows how it was laid as low as the wall of Jericho. though not so suddenly. For a time the Hebrew Christians thought the heather must come to them via the He brew Church and it's ordinance But the conversion of Cornelius, the revival Tn Samaria, the founding of the Church in Antioch. dlssipated the mists of prejudice and gradually gave a clearer vision; while missionary efforts of St. Paul, which so potently sought them and not theirs. dis armed the inveterate prejudice of the heather toward anything Jewish, and cap
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-28
THE ADVERTISERS
 DAILY SHORT STORY

l robin perched on the last twig of bough was serenadng a buttercup below. He twittered softly, and the butter-cup bent her yellow head in acknowledgment ot the fattering song. A humble pee was boldly robbing a sweet blue-bell of all it's honey, and the little wortle berries looked on in horror. The wild rose listened to the old, old story. whispered by Hut tering butterfly. with gorgeous purple wings, and blushed a deeper pink, while the little breeze told of an exciting chase out from the West, and the trumpet Vme blew all of its Gumpets in applause.
 But what sound was 1t that the brook now heard. Not the robins song, nor the buttercups murmured reply. Neither was 1t the voice of the wind, nor the sound or the merry trumpets. It could have been nothing save the batter of little feet; Tor there. bending over and laughing at her own image reflected in> it's clear water was 8 child, her arms laden with forest wild flowers. and her tiny bare feet just on the edge of the stream. The sunshine turned her yellow curls to gold as she stopped to drop her flowers one by one Into the water. The little brook marveled at this, but ceased it's wondering when she spoke.
 Opening wide her dimpled hands, the last flower fell into the arms of the brook. For papa" she said. "He has no grave, you Know. He was drowned at sea: and my mother told me that you, little brook, at last joined that same great big sea. And so, won't you please take him these flowers, and tell him that his little sweet heart sent them? Oh, he will like them so much, for I gathered them all by myself"
 The robins song was stilled, and the buttercup thought of another than her self. The dusty coated humble bee stopped his plundering and listened, and the wild rose and the butterfly were still. Then the breeze lovingly touched the baby s curls and the little brook overflowed it's banks and rippled caressingIy around her rosy ankles.
 The little maid smiled lovingly upon the whole forest family, then, turning sud- denly ran swiftly away, looking back to bid them last good bye.
 This etxra bit of sunshine gone. the brook no longer fingered. On and on it went until, still bearing the baby's offer ing, it joined the great sea far away.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-28
A Review of the New Half Year.

We lay down regretfully the little text book which has been our delightful and fruitful study for the past half year. the principles of which vitally impigne upon our times and ourselves. In place of it We take up books recording events which transpired a millennium and half earlier-doings which relate to a dispen- sation" caled old" and certainly now closed: a narrative of circumstances which at best bear upon our times and ourselves only indirectly and in q fgura- tive way. It is the story, first of a race ll its kindergarten age. and of God mer- cifully adapting himself thereto in use of object lessons: of type and symbol; a law written on stone tables; a tabernacle significant in itself, as well as in it's fur niture and ritual. There are the stupid blackslidings of the calf-worshp of Ma dab and Abihu. of the spy-sending There is the rise of the military herOes-Joshua Caleb, and Gideon; and of the close of the order of Judges in person of Samuel first Of the prophets-and the institution of monarchy by his hands. There is a sweet interudc in the prose~poem of Ruth and Naomi the loveiest pastoral ever written. But upon the background of the Wholo half-years study rises the coloss ll hgure Of Moses. most towering personal ity of the Old Festament-every step of his brilliant career, from Sinai-where God gave him the law and the model of the Tabernacle. to Pisgah, where he pillowed his head on the bosom of God in death. Each majestic and significant scene is sketched by master hand.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-28
IN EARNEST.
Work Going Ahead on the Columbus,
 Eufaula and Gulf Railroad

The Eufaula Times of yesterday says:
 Mir. Jim Brit was over to Pittsboro the fore part of the week and was on the grade of the Columbus, Eufaula and Gulf Railroad. He says that the grade is be- ing made, that the road bed has been graded out from the crossing of the Sea- board Air Line to nearly where it crosses the creek. That a considerable fill has to be made to get on to the Seaboard' s track. that the grade thrown up is about 15 feet high, and that there are about fifty men working on the grade. They are coming along slowly but are making a fine road bed. He said that they were looking for teams and other grading paraphernalia every day and then the grading would be pushed along more rapidly. The surveyors were making their final survey of the route and had estab- lshed it as far as on a line with Glenn vile that they were coming through with the line as fast as they could.
 The projectors of the road have met with mishaps ever since it was started, but now that they have gotten things in shape and when their contractor gets there with teams it won't be long before we get 1t here.
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answer a warrant alleging that she and her husband stole s2O in money. prize shot gun valued at $40 and some house. hold effects from the residence of A. Ockenden near Hendrix Mill.
 The woman confessed to the part that she played in the robbery. and told MT. Ockenden that the gun couud be found at the home of Will Cannon, farmer living below town. to whom she said her husband had sold it.
 Deputy Sheriff Belser went to MT. Can nons home and recovered the gun. Mir. Cannon gave 1t up willingly when he learned that 1t had been stolen.
 Anna Robinson was remanded to jail yesterday by Justice B. H. Screws in default of $2OO bond, to await the action of the grand jury.
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tured their hearts.
 Acts gives us the lovely picture of these two mutually repellent factions fused into an ecclesiastical brotherhood, and actual " seated together in feast of love- result that can only be accounted for
 upon the hypothesis that Christianity is divine.
 It has been commonly supposed that
 Luxe narrative lacked order: that it was
 a species of desultory reminiscence; but
 It has remained for our immortal Whe-
 don. aided by suggestions of the elder Baumgarten, to find the philosophy of the Acts of the Apostles. As Luke's Gospel shows how Christianity was presented to the world in the person of Christ, so the Acts must show how it was founded in
 the world through the instrumentality oi i ms chosen apostles and preachers" The following is Whedon's analysis |: The Pentccostal Church; or. Christi.
 anitX within the Jews. Typical Character Peter: Typical City. Jerusalem. II. The Christian Church-F'rom Jews 10 Gentiles. Typical Character-Phlip Typical City. Antioch.
 III, ChuIch among the Gentiles-Tvpi.
 cal Character-Paul; Typical City. Rome
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-28
SUMMER SCHOOL, KNOXVILLE TENN, LOW RATES VIA
 SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

On account of the above, Southern Ky. will sell tickets to Knoxville and return at rate of one fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale June l6, IT, Is, 2S, 29 and 30, and July II, 12 and IS, good to return until Aug ust 15, except that by depositing of tickets with joint agent Knoxville on or before that date and payment of fee 50 cts. extension until Sept. 3oth. may be secured. Jno. Metcalfe.
 W. H. Tayloe, T. P. A. Montgomery.
 A. G. P. A. Atlanta. If.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-28
cHAUTAUaUA LAKE, NEW YORK
Cool and Pleasant, 1,45o Feet Above
 the Sea.

On main line of Erie Railroad. midway between Cincinnati and New York. The best way to so is by way of Erie R. R., the natural way. most comfortable. most direct. No change of cars from Cincln- natl. Handsome Chautauqua Lake fold CT and Chautauqua quarterly furnished free on application to s. T. Surratt. Tick ct Agent. Union Station, in Montgomery; or write H. c. Holabird, G. A. P. D., Erie Railroad, No. il West Fourth St., Cincin- natl, o. Tickets sold through to New York with privilege of stopping at Chau- tauqua and Niagara Falls over the Erie R. R. from Montgomery without extra charge. adv--tf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-28
TROY BOND CASE.
Arguments on Demurrers Heard
 by Judge Jones,

Al uIucuIS On oCI1lITSTS 1SdTQ
 by Judge Jones.
 Judge Thomas G. Jones of the United States District Court, yesterday listened several hours to arguments on demurrers in the case of the United States Guar atee and Trust Company of New York against the Mayor and Board of Alder men of Troy, and upon conclusion of the al gument, took the matter under consid eration.
 The trust company some time ago filed suit against the city of Troy to foreclose a mortgage for s500o0 upon the water works in Troy as security for bonds in that amount.
 The city of Troy filed demurrers to the bill of foreclosure, alleging that the trust company sought to fcreclose upon prop erty acquired since tho date of the mort gage, which it was contended was ills gal.
 The Mayor and Board of Aldermen of Troy were represented before the Court yesterday bv Hon. W. H. Sanford and A. B. Foster of Troy. The trust com pany was represented by Chester t. Masslich of Chicago and R. l.. Harmon of Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-28
Goes With the Big Four.

Everybody in railroad circles knows Sid B. Jones. There are two of them father and son and both are equally well liked. The elder has for some years been a district passenger agent of the Louisville and Nashville, headquarters at Birmingham. while the younger has been contracting freight agent for the same road at Birmingham. The latter has rendered his resignation effective July 1st and has accepted a position with the Cleveland, Cincinnati Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, better known as the Big Four Railroad, and will be at tached to the office which will be opened in Birmingham next week and will be known as travelling freight agent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-28
TENT MEETING CONTINUES.
Usual Large Crowd in Attendanc
 Last Night,

The tabernacle services on Church and Catoma Streets continue and the usual large crowd was in attendance last night. Rev. N. D. Crawford preached again last evening and his text was "Lo! we have left all and have followed Thee! What shall We expect therefor'
 The subject at the service at Il a. m. Sunday at tent. will be "The Doctrines of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church -Foreknowledge. Election. Predestina- ton, Fore ordination"
 No service will be held Sunday after noon but there will be the usual service at 8 o'clock Sunday night.
 Monday evening at o'clock there will be a special service at the tent for rail road men.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-28
LAWYER KILLS HIMSELF.
James E. Pearson Inhales Illuminat-
 ing Gas and Dies.


 New York, June G.--James k. Pearson, 6 years of age, a well known lawyer, whose home is at Hampstead, L. l.. and who had an office in Brooklyn, was found dead in his office today. He had killeu himself by inhaling Illuminating gas. In his hand was the photograph of q woman He left a letter in which he said:
 Ut Is of no use. I have prayed fol death and it does not come. Opportunity is given me for the first time in three weeks and I am alone in the office. must not miss this opportunity and my family will be better off without me Ruined, disgraced and unfit to live, all all goodbye. You all will despise me when all is known. I am a defauter and thief. and where all the money is gone I cannot tell. My wife and children are left penniless.''
 Pearson had six children.
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