The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-06

upward of 200 with incomes of more than Sl0,O00. These figures merely refer to the men who are obviously at the head of their profession. The average income of a. New York physician is considerably under these figures. From statistics gathered recently, after considerable cor respondence. prominent New York phy- sician gives it as his opinion that the average income Is not more than s2.0OO a year.
 There are many. of course, who collect much less 50 that the figure mentioned is. if anything. q liberal average.
 The monetary compensations of clergy men are even less than those of the phy- sicians. It is more difficult, besides, to strike an average, since clergymen are often the recipients of fees and of pres ents Of various kinds, so that the salI- ries paid do not indicate their exact Iti- comes. It Is customary. of course. Ter the clergyman to receive his house rent in addition to hls salary, If. indeed. he does not occupy a regular parsonage. Then, again, the income from fees re. celved from grateful bridesrooms and other sources may constitute a consider able source of income. These fees are from their nature so variable. however, that they may be disregarded in the es- innate of the incomes of clergymen as a whole.
 The highest salaries paid by city church es rarely exceed $10,000 a year. The. q is one notable exception, 1t will be 'rc- called. in New York, where a salary of $25, ,0O6 year is paid. and where the fess from sn ultra fashionable congregation are said to be equal to as much more. This is no criterion. On the other hand. the minimum salary regularly paid for q Ia hftf RAM Nyehor It is rare for a clergyman to receive so little. however, since he usually coV- CTS two appointments at least, with d combined income of $500 a year.
 The average income of the country cler- gyman may be safely placed at $500 a year, with the addition, of course, of his house rent, probably the use of a small farm and various other perquisites.
 Pay of Teachers.
 A still lower range of incomes will be found among teachers. In the lower grades of some public schools the salary is as low as $500 a year. In the country school houses the average salary is but $40 a month during the school term of eight months. In the public schools of large cities salary of $,2O0 year .s usually the maximum. It will probably be safe to place the average salary of public school teachers at $700 a year. There Is occasionally a much larger sal ary paid In private schools, but it IS uncommon enough to be disregarded in q general average. The income of college professors is of course somewhat great CT. although it Is in reality far below what Is generally imagined. There are a few college presidents in the United States receiving $lo,OO0 annually, but the salary is unusual. In two or three cases the salary Is probably much larger.
 In the great colleges and universities a salary of $5,0C0 is considered rather a plum. The assistant professors, on the other hand, often receive very meagre salaries. Taking into consideration then the great number Of small colleges where salaries are often very small, the aver age doubtless does not exceed 5000 d year for the college professor.
 It Is extremely difficult to calculate any general average income for lawyers, fol obvious reasons. The day of the indl. vidual would seem to be passing. Cii. ents now form themselves into syndi. cates to divide the expense, while .he most lucrative position is that of the coz. poration or trust lawyer, who often re. eelves an enormous income