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The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-07-08
Mrs. Sophia Stephens Webb

! iH!o So'liS "ollan, DGtONcd VIE
of Rev. Thos. +. Webb. departed
! life Tuesuay morning, July 4,
at the old homestead near Lafayette.
Mrs. Webb was a daughter of the
! late Guideon Stephens and was
born ln--LS2o-in the city of Now
York. In 1913 she was married to
, Rev. Webb in the city OF ST. Louis
and in 1860 removed with her fam
lily to Lafayette where she has con
tinued to reside up to the time of
her death. Six children survive
+. +. Webb, Jr.. w. G. Webb,
Edward Webb, Misses Mary G..
Webb, Lizze Webb and Annie
Webb, and until this sad bereave-
ment the happy family circle re
manned unbroken. Misses Mary
and Lizzie Webb have devoted tn e ir
lives to the missionary cause in
Turkey and are now absent in their
chosen field Of labor All have
been reared Dy a pious mother to
the estate of useful and honorable
manhood and womanhood.
Mrs. Webb, while leading a quiet
and unObtrusive life, has neverthe-
less exerted most potent Influence
in the social and religious life of
this community for thirty years.
Purity OF character and sim
pilCtty OF manners added
charm to her many excellent quail
ties of heart and mind. A faithful
member Of the Presbyterian church,
Mrs. Webb ever gave evidence Of
that JOY and peace, which the
world knoweth not and which the
world cannot take away. Her loss
is indeed sad blow to the christian
people of this community but we
sorrow not as those who have no
hope. May the Divine Master heal
the broken hearts of husband and
children and grant them grace to
bear with christian fortitude this
sad dispensation of Providence.
The funeral ceremonies were held
"Wednesday morning in the Presby-
terrain church and were conducted
by Rev. p. II. Hensley assisted by
Rev. |. L. keams. A large num-
Der Of friends congregated to pay
the last tribute of respect and min
gle their tears with those of the sOr-
rowing family. The remains were
in the Protestant cemetery
The Gazette would protfer most
profound sympathy and coincidence
to the bereaved husband and child
rem and pray that God in his mercy
may tighten their burden Of grief
by the consolation of His divine
Spirit.
little boy and it would not
curtail his e-honored privi-
leges, but it must enter protest
against the manner in which many
boys act toward old man Honore
Bernard. The old fellow is inof-
fensive and if let alone will not
annoy anyone, but he is teased SO
much that at times he is provoke ed
to acts of violence and it would not
be surprising to find one of his
tormentors seriously hurt. The
Gazette calls the attention of the
police to this matter.
A good letter file so cents. Mess
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-07-08

found in great variety, at Mass g.
C0'S
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-07-08

Best soa., in town is Grand Pa
Wonder. Moss Pha,-mucy.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-07-08
Wanted :!

A set of books balance or keep from
now until September I. by experienced
book keeper and accountant. Terms rca-
sonable. Address J. l.. $, Lock Box I5s.
Lafayette, La
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-07-08

All kinds of Day Books, Journals,
Ledger Records. At Moss PHa,--
macy the price will suit you.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-07-08
Wagons! Wagons!

VaSOnS! VaSOn:i!
Just received carload OF flick
man wagons Cheap for cash. E.
II. NOrdenbaumen
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You can get suited in lawn
mower at Moss g. Co'S.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-07-08
Farmers Institute.

The farmers institute will take
place in Falk's Opera house on the
18th of this month. Three sessions
will be held at which interesting
addresses will be delivered by Prof.
Stubs and other distinguished gen
tlemen. A musical program has
been arranged for the night session.
Let everybody attend.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-07-08
The meeting was a great success.

w. H. Booth, Mission, Miss. :,
writes: Have used DR.. NJ. A.
Simmons Liver Medicine IS years.
1t cures Dia,rhCca, Indigestion,
Headache. Is the best medicine
for Women. Used Black Draught
which took more for dose
and did not act so we'll.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-07-08

There has been an active dem and
at the [IosS Pharmacy this week
for vaccine for the prevention Of
char bon.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-07-08

Mrs. +. +. Davis lett last Mon
day for Tecumseh, Mich, where
she will spend some time among
relatives.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-07-08

How shall we know the
man except by his appear
ance? The true man will
dress neatly. He has regard
for his looks and is careful
Of the esteem in which
others hold him. He buys
STRAUSS z cos. FAM
Gus CUSTOM TAILOR
ED SUITS AND OVER
COATS because he knows
from past experience that
they are the best. The
graceful bearing they give
the wearer is>more Valuable
tnan money!. These hand
some suits, $500. Per
feet fit guaranteed. Call
no LEVY Bros
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-07-08

Grand Pa Wonder Soap at Moss
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-07-08

: Munyon's Health Guide free at the
Mess PHarM0ey.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-07-08

A good letter file so cents. Mess
Pharmacy.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-07-08

WE DO ALL KINDS OF
4 JOB PRINTING. SEE OUR
) SAMPLES AND GET our
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30
PUSHING INTO NEW TERRITORY
SAVANNAH NAVAL STORES MEN EX-
TENDING THEIR LINES.

They Do Not Propose That sa-
vannah's Supremacy as Naval
Stores Market Shall BE Lost by the
Beceding of the Pine Forests From
Her Immediate Vicinity-LarSe
Purchases of Land in Alabama and
Florida Being Made Almost Daily.
The Importance to the Naval Stores
Producers OF Maintaining a Com
petitiVe Market.
Few people outside of the naval stores
trade have any idea OF the extent to
which the Savannah naval stores men
have been reaching out and laying hold
of new territory in order to insure their
continued prosperity in the business. In
cidentally this means the continuance Of
Savannah as the chief naval stores port
and the maintenance of the market here.
The recent purchase by Mr.. J. p. Will
liams Of over 100 600 acres of land in South
east Alabama for himself and other Sa-
vannah naval stores men is only one of
a number of similar purchases made re-
Gently though this was undoubtedly the
largest of any yet made. A purchase of
$4,000 acres of Florida timber land by Sa-
Vannah naval stores men was reported In
yesterdays Morning News. One of the
gentlemen interested in the purchase said
that 1t was not worth while to make any
further mention of the matter as it was
only one of a number of such transac-
tons made by the naval stores men.
One large naval stores house is said to
have purchased in the neighborhood of
half a million acres of land, chiefly in
Florida, during the last year. In the ma
jority Of instances these purchases were
made by the company for the customers
in order to keep them in business and
thus sustain the business of the company
If other houses have made purchases to
a similar extent to the houses which are
known to have made large purchases then
Savannah naval stores men must have
been Instrumental in acquiring in the
neighborhood of a million acres of land
during the last twelve months,
THE result of this movement to reach
out and acquire lands" said prominent
naval stores factor yesterday, lis likely
to result in a combination to secure Sa-
yannah's supremacy as a naval stores
market. There are large areas of land yet
unsecured which can be obtained and
those who have considered the matter real
ize that it is 10 our interests 10 reach
out and occupy these fields and hold them
against competitors. There are number
of large holders of Southern land in the
North and West. Among the largest OF
these holders of Southern lands is Gen.
r. A. AiSer, who recently resigned as Sec
rotary of War
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30
CORRALS WILL BE EMITTED.
Government viii sOOn Give Up Those
East of the City.

The government sale of stock closed
yesterday after three days. In the mat
ter of prices, the sale was a record
breaker. Col. D. D. Wheeler depot quar-
termaster, said that never before was
there sale of government mules at which
such results were obtained.
During the three days the sale contin-
ued 1888 head were sold. The average price
was $91, more by SOS or $50 than either
of the former sales brought. Indeed, so
liberal were the buyers IN their bids that
several of those who came from dis
lance with the avowed purpose of max
ing purchases found that the
figures were going higher than
they cared to stand. The
result was that a few made no purchases
at all, while others bought fewer than
they had intended. Yet there We're a
number of stockholders and others who
bought extensively. Three or four Of
those who came from a distance bought
eighty TO a hundred head. Among the
largest buyers were Mr.. Mcclellan of
Norfolk, MIR. Waterman of Macon, Mr.
Harper of Columbia and Mr. Condor, who
bought a large number to use in grading
the Seaboard Air Line extension from
Cheraw, S. c., TO Columbia, for which
he has the contract.
The fitness of the government mule for
railroad building has been demonstrated
by Mr.. l. r. Wright of Macon, who is
building the Georgia and Alabama extern
sion from Meldrim, Mr.. Wright bought
many of the animals at a former sale
and yesterday he said they were answer
ing mis- purpose beautifully and that
every mule in the bunch is now worth
$35 more than cost
DR.. W. q. Turner veterinary surgeon
from Fort Sheridan, Ill, acled as auction
eer during the sale, and il was 10 his
ability in that line that the success of the
sale was largely ascnbed He has The
knack Of the aucToneer, which, coupled
with his knowledge OF fOur-footed beasts
made him exactly the man for the work
The sale cut down the number of mules
at the corrais greatly. There are now
hardly more than $50. OF those. some 200
are to be shipped away this week. Col
Wheeler purposes keeping but sky ami
mails here for use of the depots. To JEFF
ferson Barracks, Missouri 100 pack mules
are to be shipped, while the same number
of drafC mules will be sent 10 Fort Riley,
Kan. On Aug. II there Will be probably
the last sale of government stock in Sa-
Vannah. There viii be some eighty horses
and a few mules sold.
The corrals east of the city are 10 be
abandoned The depot quarrermaster win
give them up within a short while Capt..
D. G. Purse receiving the lands for the
Merchants and Mechanics Land Company.
The corrals are very extensive, having ac-
commodaion for several thousand head of
stock. The stock 40 be retained for the
use of the depOts will be kept at the cor
rails west of the city
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30
WILL TRY NEW FIELDS.
Recruiting officer Going to South
Georgia Towns.

SaVannah's recruiting Office is TO be
without its officer for few days. Lieut..
G. b. Pritchard, Jr, is going to South
Georgia On an expedition in search of
young men who want to be soldiers. He
viii include Thomasyiile Quitman and
Va.dosta in his itinerary. and before re-
turning to Savannah, viii go TO Jackson
Vile 10 inspect the recruiting office
that has been established there by Lieut.
Pike Of the Twenty-ninth Regiment.
Lieut.. Pritchard received an order from
Washington a few days ago granting him
leave to make a sort of canvass OF the
towns mentioned in search of recruits. Ii
has long been his opinion that ne might 90
some Yaluao Bile work n that section II
given he opportunity Accordingly he
suggested the adVisahility of his trying
for recruits at several PAGES in South
Georgia, knowing the desire of the depart
ment 10 fl up The new regiments as
quickly as possible and he was directed to
take in the places he named in MS suS-
gestiOn.
one day will be spent by Lieut.. Pritch-
ard in Townsville. He Will leave here
Wednesday for that pace, and Thursday
he will spend in enlisting all who present
themselves and are fou1td 70 have no ply
steal or other disabilities. Private Muir
ray of the recruiting office will accompany
him on the trip.
At Quitman and Valdosta each, Lieut..
Pritchard will spend half a day. He will
take steps in the meantime to advertise
his coming in all three places, so that
any who may desire to euIst in The army
either as regulars or volunteers will not
be deprived of the opportunity he will
offer by ignorance of the presence of the
town of recruiting officer
When young men are enlisted by the
recruiting officer they will be sent di-
Tectly to Atlanta, If they elect to become
volunteers. If their preference should be
the regulars a statement TO that effect
will secure them enlistment in one of the
regiments, and they viii be sent to one
of the stations where recruits are being
modified.
During his absence from the city the
recruiting office viii still be open and in
operation, with the corporal in charge.
The on-commissioned officer Will receive
all applicants, and those who may stand
a satisfactory examination Will be main
tanned by the government until the return
of Lieut.. Pritchard, who will enlist them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30

George Be ckmann formally opened his
new restaurant last night The entire place
was brilliantly lighted and decorated with
palms An orchestra furnished music
Terrapin soup was served with an up-to.
date lunch, and a great many gentlemen
partook of the hospitality of Mr.. Beck
mann.
1t is the proprte tors aim to make this
restaurant one of the best in the city A
feature of the service win be dinner or
merchants lunch from u to O'Clock ey-
cry day, where anything in market NAV
be obtained-with or without wine This
is a new departure in Savannah and will
doubtless prove popular. Mr. Beckmann's
entire furnishings are new and the restau-
rant is as complete and handsome as one
could wish. He has employed a compe-
tent chef and excellent cooking will be a
feature of his restaurant
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30

1t is an old saying that I'VE should al
ways speak wen Of the dead 1t is some
times a most difficult injunction to obey.
Especially is this true when they have
lived so intensely selfish as to leave help
less widows and destitute children TO face
the miseries of a world which requires
stout hearts and brawny muscles 10 ac-
quire an honest living.
We are only sure of the present; the
future is yelled from our view-then make
sure of your opportunities. We none know
whose turn comes next" Write Harry
& Apple, managers for Georgia, the Mas
sachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany. Send them your age and address;
this will only cost you a stamp They viii
send you information that may be a rev.
elation 10 YOU. Don't procrastinate for
il is for the benefit of those near and dear
to you and your duty TO them should
prompt you to act at once. Remember
delays are dangerous.-ad,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30

Capt. McGowHn Urges Business Men
to Register.

The registration sun creeps along at a
snans pace the efforts Of the politicians
some time since TO help things out seeming
to have but little effect There are now
2S79 names on the list OF this number
1884 are white and ASS co}ored. This is
considerably behind the registration for
The same date last year.
Tax Collector MCGOWAN has sent out
postals 60 a number of business men re-
m nding them of the fact thar they have
not registered, and that it would be Wei
70 10 so "a once. capt McGOwan's expert
euce is that many business men pat off
registration 10 the last moment, and then
when an election is near at hand ana the
polls are crowded with the political work
ers and their allies the business men are
unwilling TO undergo the Inconvenience OF
waiting in line and the consequence IS
that many OF them fail TO prepare them
selves 10 vote.
Capt. McGowan's experience with regis
tration PUSHES during The last several
years has been such that he is anxious
that every eligible voter shall come tor
ward and register while there is ampse
time 10 do so. and thus save the trouble
and Inconvenience to which his office has
been put in the past on The ewes of polin-
cal campaigns. Another reason why Capt
MCGOWAN likes 10 have the voters regis
ter in off years is that the registration
lists form convenient record \ voter
who has registered every year since she
law went into effect has complete chain
of tides 10 his right TO register for the
ensuing year. while the voter who neg
lects to register in off years is likely TO BE-
put 10 some trouble and expense in The
way of default taxes. lie may have lost
his tax receipts. and he may have some
trouble in establishing his right to vote
whereas if his name appears on the regis
tration list for the previous year ali that
is necessary for him in order TO register
is to pay one years taxes.
The politicians may also argue that cleo
tons sometimes occur i'm off years, and
therefore it is always well to have ones
name on the registration list.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30

Savannah, Ga, July 18th, 1S99.-Messrs.
Hopkins & Van Wagenen, Agents Mutual
Benefit Life Insurance Company. Savan-
nah. Ga.-Dear Sirs: In reply to yours Of
the 2Sth inst, it gives me great pleasure to
say that the annual dividends paid 10 me
by the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Com
pany on their policy upon my life are most
satisfactory. These dividends have in
creased each year and are now more than
81 per cent. of the premium. l heartily
congratulate you upon representing such a
reliable company Yours truly,
(Signed) S. Herman.
No comment on the above is necessary.
The letter, coming as it does from one of
our most prominent citizens, is one which
we may well feel proud of. 1t should GER
tainly act as a warning to any who read 1t
and happen to be considering taking life
insurance policy to notify us so that we
may show and explain TO them the splen-
did contracts issued by the Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance Company. Hopkins q Van
Wagenen, Agents, IS Bryan street, east
ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30
MICHAEL s. WALSH DEAD.
ola Citizen of savannah Passed Away
at His Home Last Night.

Michael S. Walsh, an old and highly
esteemed citizen of Savannah, died at
$50 O'Clock last night at his home, No.
224 Montgomery street. after an illness OF
over month. Starting with a severe
cold his illness developed later more dan
gerous symptoms and eventually brought
on the grip. a repetition Of severe at
tack with which Mr.. Walsh had suffered
two years ago.
Mr. Walsh was a gallant Confederate
soldier and saw hard service throughout
the war between the states. At its out
break he enlisted with the Irish Jasper
Greens. but at the organization Of the
Lochrane Guards of Macon, joined thar
command as lieutenant and served with
it throughout the rest of the war. AT
the battle OF Gettysburg he was captured
by the enemy and spent some time in a
Federal prison, from which he was sub
sequently released.
Returning to Savannah after the surren-
der of the armies of the Confederate states.
he engaged in business which he continued
until about five years ago About that
time he was struck upon the head by an
iron rod that fell from a burning building,
and suffered a partial fracture of the skull
from which he never completely recovered.
After this painful accident he did no,
again engage In business.
Mr.. Walsh leaves a wife and six children
three sons and three daughters. His sons
are Messrs. John r., James j.. and Will
lam II. Walsh, all Of whom reside in Sa-
Vanuah. His three daughters are un-
married and We're with their father at the
time of his death. He was a man of high
character and sterling worth, and in life
made a host of friends whom his death Will
cause sincere and lasting grief. lie mad
entered upon his 62d year.
The funeral viii take place some time
tomorrow afternoon, just when has not
been definitely determined The intermeut
will be in the Cathedral cemetery.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30
FOR CLERKS AND CARRIERS.
civil Service Examination VIII De
Held Wednesday.

a special civil service examination for
the grades Of clerk and carrier in the Sa-
yannah postofiice wiz be held here on
Wednesday. commencing at $3.50 o'clock in
The forenoon and continuing for four hours
and a half The examination will be held
in the court room at the custom house.
The examination, which win be held un-
der the supervision of the local board OF
civil service examiners, is called TO fiji
the eligible lists for these grades, which
ore now exhausted. There are twenty
eight applicants for the positions several
Of whom are women ana one of whom Is a
negress. She is the first of her race ana
sex who has every applied for q position
IN the Savannah postohice,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30
a Bona Eide sale-Grand opportuni.

One thing certain-when Savannab,ans
see a good thing they know and an,rs
ciate il. Take, for instance that sD4cio,
sale of rentaf pianos now going on at T.i,5.
den & Bates, why, the ladies just go tbers
in groups-buyers at that-and as rss,lr
there are but few of these bargains left
Why don't you avail yourself of this SALE
You can't afford 10 mss it. Nothing Itxa
it before-nothing like it again. Ludden 4.
Bates had a large number Of really fpa
pianos out on rent, many of which wera
returned by parties going away for the
summer, and rather than-carry them over
until renting season o. ems up in the far
they decided to sell them all at sacrifice
prices for cash, or upon accommodatine,
te rms. Many have been sold. Several lsfl
however, and among them those of finest
quality used but little, and the biggest
kinl of bargains. We advise our readers to
call there. All are welcome, buyers or 9th
erwi4e e.
Ltd den & Bates are also Headquarters
for SA einway, Mathushek, Sterling and
Hunt1gton pianos-a fine stock of these
entirelN new end at factory prices. All es.
pecially selected and adapted for this trv-
ing clin@ te. Give Ludden & Bates a cbanca
10 figure with you and they viii save Won
many goCd dcllars.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-30
ADJUSTS TEMPER ABOUT so
The Average at Savannah for TWEEN
ty-eight Years.

ty-eight Years.
Observer Boyer of the weather bureau
has compiled from the records of the sta
ton data for August for twenty-eight
years as a basis for an estimate of next
months weather.
The mean or normal temperature for
August is 50 degrees. The warmest Au-
gust since 1871 was that of 1878, with an
average of IS degrees. The coolest was
that of 1899 with an average of IS de-
grees The highest August temperature
was 100 degrees, on the 20th, in 1878. The
lowest was 81 degrees, on the S0th, in 1896.
The average rainfall IS 81 7inches. The
average number of days with .01 Of an
inch or more is Il. The greatest monthly
rainfall was 22.79 inches in 1898. The least
was 1S9 inches in 1887. The greatest
amount in any twentyfour consecutive
hours was 8.57 inches on the 5th, in 1872.
The average number of clear days in
August is S; parity cloudy days, IA, and
cloudy days, 8,
The prevailing winds are from the south
west The highest velocity reached was
70 miles, from the northwest, on the 5lst,
in 1898.