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The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05

tenth of a penny pieces for circula- ton in the Algerian protectorates. A good deal of imperial silver finds its way to the west coast of Africa. much of it going into northern Nigeria. Bronze coins also circulate to some eX- tent on the coast, but it is rare for them to be met with in the interior. In those regions the little shells known as cowries, the value of which IS ecn- tinually fluctuating, being highest III the remoter districts, have hitherto formed the medium for exchange. An officer of the Mint explains that the low value of the coins and the lin- mense number of them required rem dered it necessary to make them Of some extremely light metal, hence the adoption of aluminium. The smaller the amount the greater the cost of coinage" he remarked "Halfpence are much more costly to coin than pennies, and yield far less profit. Sc far as 1 know, these are the only alum linum coins in the world" The new coins are perforated in the center to permit the natives to string them to- gether, as has been their habit with the cowries,/
 It is to be hoped that none of oul hnanciers will see anything in alumi
 mum that will make our currency more elastic. If one of them should we nigh
 have another bill to add to the exist
 ing mess.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05
Organized Tyranny.
lrhe Washington starN

! Nf W dSniilBt'ut SNdls'
 rt matters little whether the com hinatlon Is formed to boost the prices Of steel or the freight or passenger rates on railroads or the wages of workers-it becomes a tyranny as soon as It operates through tho medium of terrorism The striking day laborsr who re fuses 10 allow another man to take his place. the oil refining corpora ton that contrives so as to avoid handling the product of an independ- ent. the railroads that by united action discriminate against the small shipper in favor of the large one, the farmers who burn barns and destroy crops when others refuse to sell al f1xe1 prices or insist upon seeking their own market, regardless of organization or ders-all these are forms of the same method of coercion, repugnant equally to the American sense of square deal ing
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05
ALUMINUN MONEY.

There is no presidential campa ign on in Great Britain, and so the crime that has been committed in that coun- try against both silver and gold isn't causing 3 great deal of excitement But it appears that the British mint has been using alunirun for coins In all I31ST2.134 coins have been struck from this metal. these comprising half-cent lpieces for use in Uganda and one
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05
orR coNrEMpoRiRIEs.
Tn. Us. of the Navy.
orhc Washington Star

lInC WHNHlNgIU1I SIHI.F
 Our navy is to go where we need it, to be active, on tho move. and ready for bluff or a fight as seems most expedient. We mean business with our navy. and If it's important 10 send IL around the horn or around the world, we want 10 send 1t there and let ex- pense be--what it will. We do not need great ships and mighty guns and trained sailors to protect the oyster beds in Chesapeake bay nor for the de- fence of the summer hotels on the New England coast but for the maintenance of our interests In foreign waters. and it makes no difference what the cost is 10 keop them there. It is better to have no navy at all than to half support an ineffective. inactive one because of parsimuny.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05

Would she love me if 1 were pennl- lcss?" faltered the young man who was about to risk his worldly all.
 "Shc might, answered his wise friend. "But no one would ever know it. my boy"-~Louisville Courier-Jour- nal.
 Dear Uncle" wrote the young man who was trying to make touch with out coming right out and. asking for the money. "f have pawned my watch Co get a postage stamp to write to you"
 Dear nephew replied the hard-of- heart relative. T inclose you two cents Get your watch redeemed and write to me on a postal card next time. Nash ville American.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05

over one thousand years ago Switz- erland possessed a forest system, and had developed scientific forestry by the fifteenth century As early as Louis KY France awoke to the fact that her forests and her life were draining away together. But it was too late. To-day she is spending s3i an acre 10 reforest her watersheds. The same experience is costing Italy $20 an acre
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05

Sugar can be found in the sap of rearly two hundred plants and trees, but ii is more convenient to buy 1t of the Sugar trust.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05

A California court has decided that man needn't dodge an automobile. This decision will be great support to those who find they can't dodge one
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05

The poor man who can't even get snow shoveling to do this winter is excusable for thinking that it never rains but it pours.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05

It Is probable that the portions of the Cullinan diamond removed in cut ting 1t for presentation by the Trans Vaal to King Edward may be used to make a necklace for Queen Alexandra. The diamond is BOSS karats uncut and IL IS said that one of the cut portions Will be almost as large as the Koohi- moor In it's cut form, 1o6 karats.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05
ing mess

It is denied that the price of coal IS to be reduced. but nobody denies that the President writes his own messages.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05

Battleships' crews must have bread, SO battleships have bakeries. The bak- cry on the Georgia. with Evans fleet. uses six hundred pounds of flour day, and es a navy loaf weighs pound, in stead of the shore loaf's fourteen ouno- es, the ships bakery turns out six hum dred loaves a day to keep eight hun dred hungry officers and men provided with the staff of life. Five bakers arc employed In the Georgia's bread foun- dry. and the most ,ip-to- date dough- mixing and other machinery is used The members of the crew eat much more bread. proportionstely, than the officers With the enlisted men 1t forms a big part of the menu three times day.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05
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A Sale that is a Sale.

XVTHEN we have sale of odds
 w and ends wed we don't n.stC's,1n buy, 1n
 for it and sell them oil at a lew
 cents more or less than the regular prices. But we take goods we are so tired of seeing in our stock that we much prefer their room to thelr
 company. No fault of the goods' however. They have simply be- come shopworn from waiting around for someone to buy. You won't know how much we dislike them until you see the prices we've marked on them. For instance, there's two dollar filter marked fifty eight cents, a five dollar razor set at ninety-eight cents and a three dollar rotary ash sitter at a dollar eighty-eight. But they may be gone tomorrow. DO IT NOW
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05
SAYINGS AND DoyNGs.

A man in Australia has succeeded in making preparation which passes for eggs and has been accepted by the gov ernment II is in the form of a powder, and will keep indefinitely.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05

Harry R. Wolf of Baltimore. who represents in congress the Third dis trict of Maryland. Is the baby of the house. When seven years old he sold newspapers. At fourteen he hauled bananas at fifty cents a load. At twen- " he reclved his law diploma and had fortune Of twenty cents. At twenty six he was elected to congress, carry ing into the Democratic column dis trict that had gone overwhelmingly Repub ican for ten years.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05

The new criminal code of China contains stipustions against bribery, in which it Is mentioned that any of flcial who receives a brbe above r. 000 taels will he cashiered and any who will receive above 5000 taels, and, therefore, fsvors the person who bribes against the laws will be cashiered and banished to g military postroad with hard labor, and any who receives more than 10000 taels and favors the per son who gives bribes against the laws, will be punished with death, and those who send bribes will be punished sim ilariN
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05

credit. By and by her ability to pay will have to be tested.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05

In making excavations in the choir Of an ancient church in Alsace re- gently the tomb of q certain knight. who was Bailiff of Balbroun about 1860, was opened. There lay his skele-
 ton, in good preservation. but the left arm appeared untouched by time merely rusty It was found to be an arm of steel, wonderfully contrived,
 with perfectly formed hand. the
 whole full of springs, rendering the ar tiiicial member almost as flexible as a | natural arm and hand. The fingers arC worked by springs moved by knob set in the palm of the hand. The | thumb has a spring of its own
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-05

is the place; and you can get anything that makes music, and all the music that Is made at this Mammoth Music House.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-14
CY YOUNG BENEFIT
MANY ,ns5sr SssTs ysTn. Ecn Al SsirRIcAS
Team of All Star Players Picked From Other American Lemkue

Boston. Mass, Aug. i3--Neariy 20.. 000 persons from all over the New England states, attended today's bene- At game for Denton Teeumseh.a Cy Young, of Peoli, Ohio, the Boston American League base aall teams vet eran pitcher. at the American League
 Three silver loving cups. travelling bag and two big aoral pieces, were presented 10 Cy. The largest cup was given Mr. Young by his many admirers through a local newspaper, Lieutenant Governor Draper made the presenta- ton. Manager Fielder Jones Of the Chicago American League club, pre- seuted a large silver cup. given by the players of the American League. One other cup was given by a Erfend- a.d the trayeling baG was given by t% Boston National League club gave a big fioral offering.
 The main attrac~yon besides "Cy'' himself. was a game between Boston and . team Of star players picked from the other American League clubs
 The lineup of the all star team in- cluded:
 D. Jones, Detroit. f.; Keeier. New York, If; Muilin. Detroit, rf; Chase, New York, 20; Killifer, Detroit, 3b; i; cago, cf.; Parent, Chicago, ss.; ]. Col line, Philadelphia, 3b.s Schreck, Phila- delphia. e.: McGuire. Boston, C.: Ches- bro. New York. D.; Suggs Detroit, D.: Coombs, Philadelphia. p. Burns. Wash thgton. D.; Winter, Detroit, D.
 The all stars won by score of .
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-14
THE RACES.
Reeulta at snratorn.


 Saratoga, N. r., Aug. is.--ThA card offered at 6aratog today was very ordi. nary and the racing was tame. The feature. the Amsterdam selling stake at one mile. resulted in an easy vic- tory for Pufsians.
 Firat race. seven fur1cnGs-sIeane p.Arcr ss tMeCahsy). to l. won; West Adriuche, ss lI.ankl I to 2, third. Time 1:2e I-S. Dreamer. Mayheld, ox- ford. Banyah and Reckon ran.
 Second race, eteeplechase selling, about two p1iies-- Ranlrod, fs0 fSanlb- senl 9 to 20s won; Paddy, 13S fKeiiey) 9 to s. seeond Time 5lts. Only two TslTa rsSs ssI,Ss ys ,s, aPS 3 to 1. won: Sand Piper, 10s (Notter) 3 10 l, second: Fore, TOT (shiliingl 3 to 1, third. Time 1908 les. High Range. Hawk Wing, Rock Ore and Rubia GrRnde ran.
 Fourth race, the Saratoga Cup, six furlongs-Incognito. 110 (Nottefl so to 10. won; Toreina, 100 (Sweetl to 9. 2 to 1. third. Time i:ib 2-5. Glaous
 Fifth race, the Amsterdam. selling, one nlIe-Purslane, ias (hznSgrave1 S to $, won; Alauda, 93 fMcCahey) 12 to 1, second; Fancy, 103 (Giibert) { to i, third. Tine T;4l a-5. Robert Cooper, Monorie, Sam Rice, Ace HigfE ; and Gramsar also ran. g.
 sixth race. six furIongs-bdiss Fear tical. 11o (McDaniel) to 5, second: Foot Pad. no (Notter) II to s, third Time i:14 2-5. Moorish King, Nunda and Hiu Top also ran.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-14
WELLS IS THE MAN
WHO WANTS TRAvHLnRs, FRAN-
 cHIsB FOR CHATTAN ooGA.
ohattsncosans Learn That Jake weIIs ia The Mna Who Authorized President Chambers To
 Make fhe Deal

Chattanooga. Tenn. Aug. 1s--tspe- ciai.)--Tf was learned here today that Jake Wells. the theatrical magnste and president of ths Virginia state Base, ball League. is the man who author izsd Presldent Chambers, of Mont gomeFy. to pay sl2isoo for Little Rocks Southern League franchise and transfer 1t to this city.
 Presidept Chambers gave out an in tervisw in Nashviiis Monday. stating all particulars concerning the deal, but omittin& welis' name. The prin- cipal basebail park here is operated by the street railway in connection with q summer park and if deal goes through. Wells will operate the entire plant. Ha refused to touch the park proposition this summer. but Is said to be anxious to operate them O. gether. Wells also owns one theatre here. and is iessee Of two others. All are paying big profits.
 The people here interested in the South Atlantic League Franchise says Wells's deal Is nothing to them, as the national commission will not allow the Southern League to infringe on their rights. They intimate that Wells or any one else who wants to bring a Southern League team here. will have to buy them out as Mobile had to be purchased out of the Cotton States League.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-14
TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP. East And south Meet in Firat Match
 nNs fnxaWfm

New York. Aug, 13-East and South met today in the first match of the challenge for the national champion ship in lawn tennis doubles on the courts of the Crescent at Bay Ridge.
 B. c. Wright of Boston, and Ray mond D. Little. of New York; the east ern champions and former irternation- alists, defeated Hugh Whitehead and James Wiston of Norfolk, Va, the Southern champions. in straight sets. Several hundred tennis enthusiasts witnessed what proved to be a match with many interesting features.
 Whitehead played his usual good game, almost Invariably counting on his hard smashes. Little displayed the form that has characterized his play ing all the season. his team work be- ing a marked improvement over that of last year on the same courts.
 Summaries-Wright and Little de- feated whitehead and Wiston to 0:
 Tomorrow afternoon Wright and Little will play the Western champion ship Nat Emerson of Cincinnati and L. B. waidner of Chicago. The win. ners of the match will thus qualify to meet Hackett and Alexander. the national champions at Newport next week
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-14
REFUSES FRANCHISE
PENsAcOLAis CITY COUNCIL. IS
 MORE CAUTIOUS.
Declines Grant UntfI Promoter shows the Wherewithal--Meestn Rec eeives Letter From Railroad Relative to Another
 Franchise.

Pensacola. Fla. Aug. ie.--tspeciai.l ) After having gone through the ex- perience of granting innumerable fran chises for railroads. which were never built, the City Council today declined to grant to Louis Boley. a wealthy land owner and inaneier. franchise to btaid street railway on Hayne street for the operation of a line of electric. cars between the city and Olive, point about seven miles from the city.
 The application of Mir. Roiey was at first referred to the franchise commit tee. and that committee made an in vestigation. The reasons for refusing the petition were not made public, but evidently, are due to the fact that the city intends in future that rp grants or privileges are to be given by the city until the applicants make sat- isfaetory showing of what they pros pose to do.
 At the same meeting q reply was received from the promoters of the Pensacola and Northeastern Railroad to the effect that the bonds of this company will pe cold in the near fu- ture. and the road constructed This letter was in reply to one sent want. ing to know the status of affaira.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-14
NATIONAL REGATTA. !
Nearly I've Hundred Oarsmen
 Take Part.

Nearly Two Hundred Oarsmen To
 Take Part.
 Springfield. Mass, Aug. 13.--Nearly. two hundred oarsmen, representing thirty clubs in this country and Cam ada, will exhibit their acquatic ability on the Connecticut river during the next two days in the various events of the national regatta.
 There will be fourteen events. sim cared shells and a war canoe race. Several contests will be rowed each day aSd the great race, the senior single sculls. for the championship willA take' place just before the close on Saturday. In thts srace. Champion Harry Bennett, of the Springfield Boat Club, who won at Philadelphia last year. will defend his tttle against Frank D. Greer, of Boston, the 1908 champion; Fred Sheppard. of Brooklyn, and Durando Miller. of New York.
 All the races except the eight-oared events win be mile and half long with turn. -t ie
 The regatta win begin tomorrow with the intermediate race for inter mediate four cared shells at 2:s0 p. m.. followed half an T jour later by the single seulIs. Then at half hour In intermediae double se111s the Inter mediate pair pared shelle, the senior double sculls and ths Intermediate eight-oared shells.
 Clubs that will be represented at the regetta are the West { Philadelptia Boat Club, the St. Louis Rowing Club. the Detroit Boat Club. the Minnesota Boat Club of St. Paul, and Vesper Boat Club, of Philadelphia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-14
WILL pIscIlAR0E cARao.
The Steamer GoIdsboro,a .DiacuIties
 About To Be Settled.

The Steamer GoIdsboTose sDifliculties
 About To Be Settled.
 Mobile. Aug. is--(special )--Acting under orders of the owners of the mis- ceIlaneous cargo of the Goidsboro, that vessel was today brought alongside the Mallory Line pier and will tomorrow at o'clock in the morning. commence to discharge her cargo. It will be then held in storage under the supervision of theecustom house ofiicials until such time as the next steamship of the Nal tory Line sails for New York
 There may be only one hitch in this plan. and that will be brought about by the drafts that were issued to the men by Captain Swartridge when he effected a settlement with the men for the time they had sailed under the English flag. This diffleulty Is not thought to be as serious. however, as the men seem to think. Captain Swart- ridge said tonight that he had signed these drafts as master, and that they are as good as gold. They are made payable in New York, and he claims that had the men signitled their wish to draw the money in Mobile. and had taken the trouble to ask for advice about the matter that it could have been arranged before this through any local bank
 It is understood that the men teie- Kraphsd to New York today to have Mir. E. B Bush, on whom the drafts are drawn. to name some bank in Mo- bile at which the drafts will be accepts cd for payment.
 It was said that unless this waas done there would be an attempt to libel the, ships cargo. but in the light of Cap tain Swartridge's statement, it is thought that this will not be 1ecessary even if it could be accomplished.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-14
TO INSPECT SITES
AGENT
SPECIAL GOVERNMENT Asbn
 COMES TO MOBILE.
Matter of Placing New Post omee win Be Deeiaed--List ef Prop erty From Which Selection
 win Be Made.

Al.
 Mobile, Aug. 1s-(SpeciaL)--Fef tne speeial purpose of inspecting me sloss that have been offered to the govern ment for the new post oface to De DUH here William D. Windom, special agent Of the Assistant Secretary of the tEess- ury, Beekman Winthrop, arrived m the city this morning. .,,.6 nina bids. put according to a state ment made by Mir windom, he Is au- thorized to accept others. and to m sreet all sites that may be onered ln addition to those already in the heid. Tn atudyinr oyer the situation here. there are many things to be considered, MT, Windom says. and chief of importance among these is the question of conven. : fence to the actual business center or the city.
 The governments agent qualities this last statement by adding that by the business center he does not mean place where there a number Of stores, but at or near the center of the large business houses, the offices of insurance and banking men, lawyers and others whose mail becomes extremely heavy.
 Congress has appropriated TOT the proposed new. site $12s.000. and the government will require lot at least 1s0 feet square.
 The lots thus far offered are as fol- lows:
 St. Louis between Franklin and Ham iIton Streets: small portion, ssO,0O0; whole site. $40.00o.
 Square bounded by Broad. Jefferson. st Anthony and St. Louis Streets. s4O.- ooe.
 Church Street, between Royal and Water Streets. sS0,ooo.
 Southwest corner Cont and Royal Streets, si30.o00 for portion. and $lbo.-s O0o for the entire property.
 Southwest corner of State and Royal Streets. s100.000.
 Northwest corner of St. Anthony ana St. Joseph Streets. 3s5.oeo.
 Southeast corner St. Louis and Royal Streets. ss0.0oo-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-14
DIRECTORS ELECTED.

New York, Aug. 13-At the annual meeting of the stockholders Of the iwells-FarGo Company. held in-this city today, H. W. deForest and A. D. van Deventer were elected directors to suc- ceed H. B. Parsons, deceased. and Judge R. L. Lovett, who resigned.
 The other directors were reelected. of the Southern Pacific Company, and treasurer of the Pacific Mall Steamship Company. T. W. zinnerson was elect. ed secretary and treasurer of the com pany to succeed Mir, Parsons. The other officers were also reelected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-14
A FEW FOUL TIPS

Climbing.
 In blocks of twos. -
 Ladies day today.
 Juul out-Liebhardted Liebhardt. 
 Good start at those twelve games
 Red Tom Fisher beat the Travellers yesterday.
 Henline and Turner presented the Climbers with the first game.
 The fans would rather have lost the first game than have had Archie Per sons hurt. and when the plucky fel- low walked out on the field In the sec ond game roars of applause greeted him.
 Nashville started the road trip by losing the frst game. Atlanta getting nine hits on Hunter.
 Old man Brier Is the marvel of the century He shut Memphis out yes- terday with four hits.
 Race is getting mixed. New orleans only few points behind Nashville, Mo- bile and Memphis tied for third and Montgomery only few points back.
 There will be an additional lady in the grand stand, Mccafferty's wife watching him beat the Dubs today
 christy Mathewson pulled the Giants up yesterday while Pittsburg shut out the Cubs. Chances men not supporting Reulbach.
 Bill Carpenters work yesterday proved anew that he is the best umpire on balls and strikes but that is some thing bound to come
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-14
CHARGES ARE HEARD
nR. E. G. GAVIN ACCUSED or LIN.
 PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT.
Accusation Perfected by Dr. Tam Grew out of 0peration Recently Per-
 formed at a Local Ln-

0ut or Opef0floU M3EGUAAt Fer
 formed at Local Ln-
 nrmary.
 Mobile, Aug. 13-lSpeciai. 1.-The Mo- bile Medical Society held an important meeting this evening at it's quarters on Conception and St. Michael Streets, The meeting was held behind closed doors. and it's particular import was the hear ing of charges of unprofessional con- duct preferred against pr. E. c. Gavin by pr. S. S. Tam.
 pr. Gavin was represented at the hearing by Mir. McAlptne.s of the law firm of McAlpine and Robinson. Just what the exact nature of the charge made against pr. Gavin could not be learned, nearly all of the doctort of this city declining to discuss the mat ter.
 The meeting Is protraeted one. and all inQuirles as to the course of the proceedings met with the statement that there would bs nothing made pub lie until such tISae as the president of the society saw at to make it go.
 At fats hour tonight the doctors wer stiii discussing the situation.
 The nature of the charges iagainst performed at a local infirmary recent ly and the charges were all of an ethi- cal nature. Tn all but one of these 1t was stated that the doctor was exon erated, and as regards the one which concerned letters sent out for decoy purposes, the doctor was censured.
 After all the charges had been sifted, the board took tn matter up, and 1t was the discussion of the board that prolonged the matter until such late hour.