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The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-31
kAUE ED.

Teacher-What is the meaning of tt decapitate, Willie?
 Willie-To head off, ma 'am.-Yonk- CTS Statesman.
 Glad When He Stops.-"I admire that pianist's finish. Don't you?" l Yes; but I always dread his begin 1 ming Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Correct to the Last.--''Anyhow, '' chuckled the somewhat fastidious horse thief as the regulators adjust the moose about his neck, "it isn't ready-made l tie. Chicago Tribune. Hostess--W What, going already, pro- lessor? And must you take your dear little wife away with you? Professor--Indeed, maGam, I am sor- " to say I must. .--Tit-Bit Dolliver-Make it thy business to know myself" says Cervantes.
 Denning-Yes; but 1t doesn't follow that a man should tell all he knows about himself.-Boston Transcript.
 The Rector's Daughter-My father feels it very much, Mrs. Barker, that you should leave the church every Sun qdy JuSt UtIOIe lHt Ssiiio1i' i'oii | you think you might try and stay, in fu- ture?
 Mrs Barker--I dursn't do it, miss I do snore that dreadful when I'm asleep.-Punch.
 Knew it Was Love.-"Are you sure it is really and truly love?' she asked.
 Positive" answered the practical young man who had just proposed. T tested it."
 Tested it?"
 ''Yes. I doctored myself for indiges- tion for two weeks before definitely de- ciding just what the symptoms meant" Chicago Post.
 In A. D. 20O2.--"Teacher," said the bright little son of the poor billionaire, lis it true that the multiplication table one hundred years ago began with the very lowest units?"
 Yes said the kind teacher, fin those early days it didn't begin twice one million is two million, as 1t does now" Philadelphia Press.
 Couldn't See the Necessity. T hope you will be happy, John,' said the young mans spiritual adviser; land happiness does not depend upon wealth. The young woman is of your own sta tion, Is she not?"
 Not exactly, sir" replied the ele- vated railway conductor "She lives at Fifty-frst and I generally hang out near the Thirty-ninth when I'm off duty y''-Chicago Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-31
About the Sale i:

The sale made necessary by the retirement of certain interests is still in progress, and much remains of value and interest to the person who would buy an object of lasting value. A few of the special articles may here be enumerated:
 A bow-knot brooch of Paris mounting, contains 34 diamonds and whole pearl center. The price on this has been reduced from $200 to s15O
 A brooch of 15 fine diamonds, re- duced from s260 to $200.
 A diamond and pearl brooch from s12O to s95.
 A diamond and sapphire cluster ring of ten stones, reduced from $200 to s150.
 A diamond sunburst, brooch and pendant, very fine grade. reduced from s275 to s220.
 Antique gold brooch and pendant of five large pearls and 16 diamonds, with finely wrought gold neck lace, reduced from $175 to s135.
 A butterfly diamond, emerald, opal and ruby pin and pendant, reduced from $100 to s65.
 A diamond brooch of seven stones, reduced from $130 to $100.
 All articles in the retirement sale at reductions of 20 to 50 per cent.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-31
A RemIi1cd Idea

It's often very hard to find A man who has good sense, A man possessed of breadth of mind Most people are so dense. know Il man who is the most Iard-headed l have met, To talk to him yoall have to post Yourself on things, you bet. His information of all sorts Is 0t his fingers ends; Statistics, Shakespeare and reports All in his talk he blends. His business judgments superfne; The tips he's given me Show that his views are just like mine l like sagacity, Ip politics he's hard to beat, His logic's clear and sound; To hear him argue is a treat, He covers all the ground. The books he reads are what l call Tine proper mental food. l think if people read at all They ought to read what's good. Rellglon-well, that's where he's strong l hold q certain creed, And this man backs 1t right along As what all people need On any subject you can name Opinions he has got That any one who holds the same Knows hit the proper spot. In short, as before have said, You'll very seldom spy man with such level head He thinks the same us l.
 Chicago News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-31
QUITE ACYIVE AIREADY.

Shipbuilding in this country in the last half of 1901 was active, according to the United States Bureau of Nayiga- ton, the product being TT vessels of 154,07S tons, against 56S vessels of 179, ,22l tons in the latter half of 1900 These include 75,860 tons of wooden vessels and 7S,213 tons of steam vessels, The building on the Atlantic and Gulf sea board was 84,347 tons, while the Great Lakes built 45S55 tons, and the Pacific Coast built 1S,211 tons. The total in- cludes thirty-eight vessels of over 1000 tons each.
 And yet there are those who profess to believe that shipbuiIding in this country needs the stimulus of subsi- dies.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-31
STEAL DY UNDFR FIRE.

Admiral Schley has been accused of posing, playing to the galleries. etc, etc, but the Chicago Record Herald gives some emphatic testimony to the
 effect that he didn't do anything of the kind while he was in that city.
 Says the Record Herald It takes a
 with q positive genius for taciturnity to
 face such bombardment as has well
 comed Admiral Schley to Chicago with
 out making an ass of himself That
 he has stood the ordeal without having
 to put a time lock on his lips is the
 best proof that he possesses a level
 head. Nothing that he ever did
 throughout his long and honora ble ca
 reer in the navy so rebounds to Admir-
 al Schleys credit as his bearing in the
 midst of the vociferous eulogies of the
 admiring landuhbers of Chicago. The nature of this welcome was we'll calcu-
 lated to turn the head of moderately modest man--and modesty has not
 been considered Winfield Scott Schlev's overshadowing characteristic. From the moment he stepped from the train Saturday forenoon until he pulled the covers over his weary ears Sunday morning they had rung with the &C., claim that greeted him as the com mander at Santiago. Through the streets, at the receptions and amid the volleyed cheers and smoke of the Ham
 ltun club banquet one popular purpose was made clear It found expression in the motto accompanying the muni- cipal greeting, Honor to Whom Honor is Due" It was blazoned in the single word Justice" that cropped out every
 where, It found it's fitting rhetorical climax in the conclusion of Clark k. Carr's speech, "There is Glory Enough for All" And throughout the varied of the day, as Admiral Schley was called on to acknowledpe the warmth of his reception, he spoke no word, expressed no sentiment that
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-31
4 RELIGIOUS CENSUS IN ALBANY

| Some of the good people of Albany | think there are not enough people in their city who go to church, and in or der to find out just what the situation is they are going to take ia religious census" The effort is the result of some discussion by the combination of thirty or more churches in Albany, known as the Albany Church Fedora ton. Several hundred canvassers have been engaged from the various eongre- gations, and by the time it is fully or ganized, probably a thousand will be inscribed. On the afternoon of Satur- day, February 15, it is proposed to make a house. house inquiry through the city, and in this way to discover ex- actly the religious preferences of all dwellers in that town. No denomina- tional color will be given this effort, and patience and a willingness fully to ex- plain the purpose of the plan will be impressed upon every canvasser.
 When the results of this census have been tabulated the plan is to attract those who express no preference for this or that denomination by personal appeals from the pastors of the nearest churches That these appeals will have much effect is doubtful, but the experi- ment is worth trying, and it will be watched with interest by many who would like to see more people in the churches.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-31
i VIN E POLICY.

The report of the United States Steel | Corporation is an interesting and inl-
 pressve document There are some l gigantic figures in it. but quite as in- teresting and impressive as the big fig ures is the declaration of policy that is | made. It is pointed out that the de-
 mend for the products of the several companies in the Corporation has been so great that prices could easily have been advanced. Indeed, higher prices
 have been voluntarily offered by con- sumers who are anxious for immediate execution of orders, but the companies
 have firmly maintained the position of not advancing prices, believing that the
 existing prices were sufficient to yield a
 fair return on capital and ma aintain the
 properties in satisfactory physical con-
 dition, and that the many collateral ad-
 Vantages to be gained in the long run of substantial and lasting value, not
 only to the company, but also to the general business interests of the coun- try.
 It is evident that the prices establish ed have yielded a good profit They have been high enough, and it has been wise not to raise them. Trusts that in- tend to live mustn't invite competition and excite the hostility of the public by trying to make too much money quickly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-31

eye of the speaker, and fear that oppo- sition to his will, even for the preserva- ton of their independence and natural rights, will cost them coveted committee assignments and blacklist the bills in which their constituents have special interest. The caucus approved the old rules without qualification, and when the house assembled MT Dalzell de- manded the previous question: and the rules of the Fifty-sixth congress were adopted for the government of the Eff ty-Seventh
 As the house comes fresh from the people every two years. it is reasonable to assume that it is more in touch with public opinion than in the senate. By surrendering it's discretion to the speak CT, however, the house parts with its right to deliver the message 1t has just received from the country. The actual business of congress is now transacted in the senate, and practically exclu- sively, contrary to the precedent of generations and the letter and spirit of the organic law. The house has the sole right to originate revenue bills, but ev- cry such measure in recent years has been shaped and practically originated in the upper chamber. Theoretically the national legislature is bi-cameral, but in effect there is but one laW-niak- ing body, the senate. This is conducive to government, not by the people, but by clique and cabal, and is subyersive of popular overeignty.-Philadelp Ledger.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-31
GEAR" REEDS RULES,

| They Have Virtually Given the Senate Responsibility in all Legislation. l It is plain that the house of represen ! tatives is no longer a deliberative body l This has been exemplified on many oc.
 casions of late, a conspicuous instance | being the passage of the Philippine ta, 1 riff bills, which were hurried through ! without consideration. In an ordinary l parliamentary body it would seem that 1 the right to call the previous question would be ample to assert the power of the majority, but this is insufficient foi ! the speaker of the house. For the speaker is the autOcrat of the house He appoints the committee on rules, of which he is himself member, and which dictates all procedure, and as has been said, he can refuse to permit a member to take the floor even if that member be the only other individual in attendance beside the speaker himself.
 In consequence of this system which
 assumed shape under Speaker Reed,
 who is said to have thanked God that
 the house was no longer a deliberative
 body, and which has attained full frui-
 tion under Speaker Henderson, the Uni
 ted States house of representatives is a
 machine. with its speakerffi at the lev
 CT. It does not consider, does not de-
 liberate, and it sends to the senate an
 undigested mass of bills, of the intent
 and bearing of which but few of the
 members of the house can have any in telligent idea.
 Representative Hepburn has vainly endeavored to bring about a modifca-
 tion of the rules, so that the house might direct it's own business instead of being bound hand and foot hv the deci- sion of one man. In the republican caucus in December, preliminary to the meeting of congress, he renewed the fight he had made two years before for the amendment of rules that destroyed the freedom of personal movement of members and negatived the equality with which they were theoretically en- doWed under the constitution. He fa- vored the adoption of the rules of the Fifty sixth congress for period limi- ted to forty days, during which oppor- tunity could be had for consultation and agreement upon notifications. His ap- peal, while listened to with respect by some of the new members, was derided by the older ones, who quail under the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-31

was calculated to monopolize to himself an undue share in the spectacular de- struction of the maritime power of Spain at Santiago
 It is pleasing to know that the Ad- mlral is behaving as well under the fire of popular approval as he did un- der the fire of the Spanish guns. He seems to be much of a hero anywhere.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-31
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants. Rents. and other smai' advertisements, One Cent Word each in' sertjon- Five Cents Word for full weeS tseyen timesJ.
 Display advertisements. per Inch, one 'h' sertion. $1.20; eacn subsequent Ilsertion' ~ cents; one week. $3.20; one mouth. SID; one year, $40.
 Obituary Notices. in prose ar verse; io cents per line. Notices of Births, Marsi sges. Deaths, and Funerals. 50 cents eacn. Local Notices. 10 cents per line. 4 Yearly advertisers are liGited to their aWn immediate business (aG matter to oe pn0bjectipnabe). ard their contracts do no. Include Wants, To let. For Sale. etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-31

Congrega tionalist ministers of Boston have investigated the bibulous propen- sites of the students at Harvard and at the Massachusetts Institute of Tech nology. The conclusion is that there is less excessive drinking among these young gentlemen than there was among their predecessors twenty or ten years ago.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-31

The death rate of Worcester, Massa- chusetts, is below IF to the 1000, and Worcester is feeling almost as healthy as Chicago.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-31

x MT. Hugh H. Lusk points to the con- dition of the Maoris in New Zealand as evidence enough of the civlizing genius possessed by the Anglo-Saxon. Great Britain took the sovereignty of New Zealand in 1S40. At that time the Maori was a naked barbarian, fierce and war like, almost without government, and in full practice of cannibalism, which the world is apt to regard as the badge of the lowest order of humanity. Now" says MT. Lusk, the Maori is quiet, law-a biding citizen, managing his own local affairs through his own local councils, and freely electing his own representatives in the parliaments of his country, where. they take their seats on a basis of perfect equality with those of their white neighbors.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-31

Professor w E. Wilson has just an- nounced to the British Royal Society a new determination of the temperature of the sun. In calculation of this kind approach to exaetness is obtained by taking a very large number of distinct observations; by working out results based on these observations, and by as suming a result to be approximately right when the calculations from the observations are very nearly identical. With these allowances for error Profess sor Wilson has arrived at the conclu- sion that the mean temperature of the sun is 6,2O0 degrees centigrade. If the probable absorption of the suns radi- ated heat by it's own atmosphere be al- lowed for, the mean temperature of the suns body may be put down as 6600 de- grees centigrade.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-31

Some Florentine scientists calculated the travelling speed of snails. Half dozen of them were permitted to crawl between two points ten feet apart EEK act time was kept from the start to the finish, and thus the average pace was ascertained. The experiments reduced their figures into tables of feet, and thus found that it would take snail exactly fourteen days to travel mile.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-31

The waterways bill which has been adopted by the French chamber of deputies provides for extensive work the existing canals, at a cost of 60,500, GOO francs; the construction of new canals. including one connecting the northern coal fields with Lorraine, an- other from the Loire to the Rhone and a third from Marseilles to the Rhone, at cost of 443,0oo,0oo francs and inn provements of the ports of Dunkirk, Havre, Nantes, Bordeaux, St. Nazaire 59, GOO 900 francs.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-31
The George H. Ford
 Co.'s

stock of gold, silver and precious stones is such that it can rightfully claim the present day inheritance of the ancient glory that invested the treasures of Solomon. The diamonds are of the same royal strain; the gold and the silver of the same pure lineage.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-31

Y It would seem says the St. Paul Pio-
 neer Press, that the great railroad
 magnates are beginning to realize that the people of the United States will not
 permit the enormous power of controll- ing the rates of transportation to be
 lodged in the hands of a few men under ation of their self-int erests, but will and ought to demand that they be placed under the restraining and regulating authority of the government" If the great railroad magnates are beginning to realize this they are keeping mighty still about it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-31

A great deal of interest certers in the cargo of blue gum timber which has ar rived at Dover, England, from Austral- of the baulks, or sticks as they are termed, weigh as much as ten tons each and range between 100 feet ond 200 feet { long. This kind of timber has been chosen for piling work, owing to the fact that it will not float, so that, in the event of the piles being washed away in heavy gales, they go to the bottom, and there is no danger of their ram ming a ship like ordinary baulks of timber.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-10
o. r. G. Picnic.

The Order of Railway Conductors will
give their annual barbecue and basket
picnic at Jackson's Lake on Thursday
May IS. A day Of real enjoyment 10
promised to all that attend. with good
music. various kinds of amusing games
with quite a number Of handsome prizes
and a good barbecue dinner, will con-
tribute to the pleasure of the day. See
hand bills, for list OF prizes. +. Refresh
ments will be served on the ground by the
Lady Board of Managers OF the City In
Urinary for the benefit of the Infirmary.
Trains leave Union Depot at $50 a. n
and 20 y. m.
Connmittee-w. T. billiard. J. C. Elliott,
w. e. Hopper udv-4t
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NEWS In BRIEF

THE SECOND of :, the series OF. adj
dresses by Rev A. l.. Andrews will be
given at the Young Mems Christian As
sociation building tomorrow afternoon at
4 o'clock. The subject will be Tine
Young Man in Socia Life" and the adj
dress will doubtless be OF practical value
Ia the men who attend. The discussion
hy Mr.. Andrews of THE Young Man IN
Business Life" last Sunday has been the
subject of much interest throughout the
week among the men who we're present.
THE FOLLOWING Executive appoint
ments were issued from the Governor 6
cfice yesterday: J. B. Paisley, Selma,
Notary Public: ]. J. Bell. Notary Public
and Justice Of the Peace. Florala, Covlng-
ton County.
THE REMOVAL of. the State convicts
now at Coalburg is still under considera-
ton by the State Convict Board and the
Governor. and 1t is expected that arrange
ments will be made by the 18th inst. for
their transfer to some more healthy To-
calty.
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krowisdGe II. ala Try TO help ecod
causs. ! have net md nuch aheut tn
AnAacisl ode 81 tals spb5ect siApiy -.
cause 10 n unpeceouary, and pecsuee !
do not wish TO place this matter on 4
money basis; the money matter 10 good
enough. and will be - BIG success AND
needs no advertisement, n fact the dan
ger 10 that It viii make TO- much money.
Dispensary xeduess Drunksnness.
It IL, from moral standpoint. that
seek to impress upon you the advanta9e
Ut dispensary system, tor ! ners a.
clare that 1t 10 nv firm opinion that "
business soleiy Tor the money that there
Money d I mare ,nci6snt q the Gispen.
sarv system 4 . not the object Of ~
and was never intended for that purpose.
1t IL founded In q desire for temperance
In a desire to prevent drunkenness -
reduce crime. to take temptation from
the eyes OF man and protect the youth o.
this country from the allurements Of vice
er? what object 10 better? II h rscog-
nized that whiskey will be handled In
some way either legally or cldndestihely,
and the dispensary system 10 solution
for the present at least, OF this much
vexed and perplexing question. There
fore, I insist that money IL not the op-
ject to be looked TO. it is mere Incl
dent.
The object Is higher and far removed
from the mere dollar. 1t IL the man that
dispensary Is here to make and to save.
sober men and better mer, not dciiars.
and more Of them as some thouGnttses
people insist Let the watchworu ues
morality Is above the dollar. H
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anEAT oPPoRTuNYTY.

One who will bring good references may
take our combined course and pay 40 per
cent Of the tuition after accepting po-
sition. payable IS each month. No Sc
curity will be required. We will secure
the position or refund cash payment.
Write or call for catalogue and full par
ticulars of this special offer. Draughon's
Practical Business College, Farley Nat
Bank Building. Public Square.
ady-sat-sun.
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ON INSPECTION TRIP.
Louisville and Nashville oficials in
MONTGOMERY.

Yesterday morning a special train hav-
ing on board r. NJ. Starke. Superinten-
dent: j.. r. Wheeler Assistant Superin-
tendent and J. r. Galloway, roadmaster
of the North and South division of the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad reach
ed the city. The officials were on the
monthly inspection trip of the division.
having gone over the Birmingham and
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MAYORS OF ALABAMA,
Continued From Page Five.)

Lei us, as we stand here at the very door
or this greatest Of centuries. strike the
death blow forever to that curse that has
ciouded the intellect of man. that mill
stone around the neck of advancement;
tpat has long crippled the American ma
uon, Let us burn in the hearts of our
people the open saloon and raise Phoenix
like from it's ashes the Dispensary. and
our posterity will rise up and call us
blessed.
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FIoRIpA EXCURSION.

April and May are the most beautiful
months in Florida, and the Plant Sys-
TENS special train excursion to Tampa
MAY 18th. offers all an opportunity to
visit this aielightful country at nominal
cost-onIy $500 round trip. Tickets good
seven days. Sieepers and Day Coaches.
write w. v. Lifsey. Division Passenger
Agent, for reservation. adv--tf.
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Great Help to Schools.

On e-half of the net profits go to the
Dothan public schools and the other half
into the general fund of the city. We
have established most advanced system
of free schools. We supply the books and
other materials at a nominal annual