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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-24
Mississippi Capitals.

JACKSON, MISS, Nov. 4, 1899.
G. c. Broome, ESQ, Wesson, Miss.
My Dear Sir-I take pleasure in giving
you the desired information. At the SEES.
sion of the General Assembly held in Co
lumbia, Marion county, February, 1922, a
bill was introduced to remove the seat OF
government to Monticello for the next en-
suing June session. 1t passed the lower
house by a majority of one. The senate
would doubtless nave passed it also, but the
rule requiring all bills to be read on three
several days could not be dispensed with,
and they would have been compelled to sit
another day.
At the session Of November, 1921, the re-
port of the Capital Commissioners, APP
pointed under the act of February, 1921,
located the Capital at what was then known
the Commissioner provided that when the
selection was made the place should be
named jackson, sin honor of Major-Gen-
eral Andrew Jackson" And so when the
last session of the General Assembly was
held at Columbia in June, 1899, it adjourned
10 HcbI III tuo toW Va OoShsoh oh tdo
23d Of December, 1922"
have several times had occasion to cor
rect the impression that Monticello was at
one time the Capital of the State. 1t just
did miss the honor.
Prior to and including the Constitutional
Convention, July, 1917, 'the town of Wash
ington in the county Of Adams was the
seat of the territorial government. That
Constitution provided that 1.-THE first ses-
sion of the General Assembly shall COM
mence on the first Monday in October next
Qsl7), and be held in the city Of Natchez,
and thereafter at such place Is may be di-
rected by law"
At the fourth session in Nstchez, Janu-
ary and February. 1921, an act was passed
to change the seat Of government to Co.
lumbia. An amendment substituting the
town Of Washington was rejected, 10 to 81.
A motion to substitute Natchez was re-
iected, 10 to 0. To substitute Liberty,
rejected by II to II. And Columbia won
by a vote Of II to 10. So that the next ses-
sion of the General Assembly was held in
that town in November, 1921; the next in
February, 1922, and the third and last in
June, 1892. Cordially yours,
,E j, L, POWER.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-24

Starkville w..nts waterworks, and
Crystal Springs has ordered waterworks
and electric lights.
The total interments in Jackson dur.
ing October were: Whites Z, colored IA,
the population during that month being
about 10000. But some OF the sensa-
t,cnal kilograms published throughout
the country created the impression that
the capital city Of Mississippi was in
the throes OF a devastating plague. 1t
would be difficult for any city in the
country to show q better health record
tnan the above.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-24

"Was the dear girl happily married?'
asked the friend.
ayes, indeed" answered Miss Nc.
Gabblc. at was one Of the happiest
weddings ! ever saw. / never saw So
few duplicates among the presents OF
cut glass and silver ware."-- Washing.
toni Star.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-24

A correspondent want to know the
number of acres of land which have
been donated to Mississippi, in recent
years, by the general government for
educational institutions; also, how
these lands were disposed of, etc.
Our correspondent will find full in.
formation on this subject in the mes
sage of Gov. McLaurin to the Legisla-
ture in January, 1898. The grants
were as follows:
State University ......,..... .......... 1872 j
Agricultural and Mechanical College. -. ~, sos. 80
Alcorn A. and N. College. ..... ........ %, 22s. 50
Industrial Institute and College. one township.
These lands. with the exception of a
few small tracts, are still held by the
colleges, and as they are all located in
the pine regions, the institutions can
afford to wait for higher figures than
any yet offered.
Hon. l.. c. Dulaney, of Issaquena,
succeeds Hon. VIM. &. Yerger as trus.
tee of the Industrial Institute and COL
lege. h
On Thursday, December IA, the Ma
sonic Lodges in Mississippi will OBJ
serve the first centennial of the death
Of George Washington. The grand
secretary has prepared an elaborate
program for the occasion. which is be-
ing mailed to the lodges.
Mrs, Buchanan. wife OF DR.. j. NJ.
Buchanan, superintendent OF the East
Mississippi Insane Asylum, died of a
paralytic stroke on the sth inst. She
had greatly improved from a similar
attack about a year ago. She was a
most lovable lady, whose death will be
mourned by a large circle.
Kinds county has a treasury balance
of Sc, 1915 "a.
Capt. J. M. Parchman, penitentiary
warden, reports that the cotton made
on the prison farms this year will ag-
gregate 400 bales. He sold 80 bales at
Clarksdale at an average Of Sal. 10 ger
bale-els,67G.30. The surplus corr will
be about $1,000 bushels. A large sum
will also be realized from the cotton
seed. The Captain also reports that
the convicts on all the farms are gen.
orally in good condition, there being
very little sickness among them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-24
Home ~CoJNing.

Mrs. Benham-What do you think O
my cake?
Benham-i, needs training down.
what DO yDu mean"
1T is yer-weight."-N. Y. World.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-24
Caution NecchanrY.

Always send a written proposal 20 q
girl"
"Why?"
81, gives you a chance TO forget to
mail the letter.'--Chicago Daily kec.
ord.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-24

"Wigsby strokes his nose AS though
he loved it,
yes; he's strongly attached TO Il,
you know."-Cleyelaud Plain DeaIsR
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-24
The Davis Monument

The United Daughters of the Con-
federacy, having consented to under
take the completion of the monument
to Jefferson Davis, the foundation stone
of which was laid in Monroe Park,
Richmond, IN 1896, and Hon. j. II. Tay.
Tor Ellison president of the Davis
Monument Association, having trans
ferred the trust to the ladies, together
with all funds on hand or subscribed, |
respectfully request that all funds col
leeted in Mississippi for this purpose
soon after the death of Mr.. Davis, and
deposited in banks or elsewhere, be at
once forwarded to Hon. j. H. Taylor
Ellison, Richmond, to be added to the
Davis Monument fund.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-24
state Lunatic Asylum.

The biennial report of DR.. 7. J.
Mitchell, superintendent of the State
Luuatic Asylum, for the biennial period
ending October /, 1899, shows for the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-24
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS. ;
By J. l.. POWER.


The following is the vote cast for
governor and for and against the con
stitutional amendment:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-24

Mississippi Governors Buried In jackson.
The editor of this department has
recently received several communities
tons from a gentleman in the East
who is preparing for publication a book
to be styled The Graves of American
Statesman" And this reminds us that
there are seven governors of Missis-
sippi buried in the Jackson cemetery:
George P~oindexter, 1920. Native of
Virginia; died September 5, 1858; aged
Is years.
Abram NJ. Scott, 1882. Native of
North Carolina; died in office June IL,
1888; aged As years.
Charles Lynch, 1887. Native of South
Carolina; died February ., 1858; aged
20 years.
Albert Gallatin McNutt, 1888. Native
OF Virginia; died October ~, 1874; aged
AZ years.
Albert Gallatin Brown, 1874. Native
of South Carolina; died June II, 1880:
aged 81 years.
John |. Guion, 1851. Native of Adams
county, Miss. died June 20, 1858; aged
So years.
William l.. Sharkey, 1865. Native Of
Tennessee; died April 30, 1878: aged rs
years.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-11-24
Mississippi in the Civil War.


Senator Hardy, in 1898, introduced a
bill providing for a record of Missis-
sippi soldiers in the civil war. 1t pro-
vided that the secretary of State should
have a special clerk for two years,
whose sole duty should be to collect
and compile such records in the way of
company rolls, sketches of regiments,
reports of battles, casualties, ETC., as
could yet be obtained. Nearly every
State, North and South, commenced
this work many years ago, and quite a
number have a complete history of
every organization, and of every man,
from the beginning to the end Of the
war. When the Confederate congress-,
in 1864, created the office of superin-
tendent of army records this writer
was appointed for Mississippi. He sue
ceeded in completing one brigade
Notwithstanding of the Thir-
tenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth and
Tw~enty-first regiments, and obtained
many rolls of Davis brigade. He was
making fair progress with Harris
brigade, but the rolls of that brigade
were lost in the evacuation Of Peters
burg.
The legislature, just after the war,
passed an act to continue the work, but
military rule did not recognize the
utility of rebellion records" although
the government has spent millions
since in getting them up. Later on the
law was revived, and Col. William ii.
McCardle was appointed. He spent
some time in Washington, in 1878, and
made a report to the legislature, but
the matter was closed for the want of
further appropriation.
The bill prepared by Capt. Hardy
passed the senate, but some of its
phraseology didn't suit some members
of the house, and several OF the old
rebs on the floor, who thought the OBJ
jectionable words expressed sound doc
trine, would not consent to striking
them out, and so the bill was killed in
the house of its friends" A special
committee of the Mississippi Division
u. c. ". headed by General Stephen ID.
Lee, addressed the house in behalf of
the measure. And it seems that the
General still cherishes a hope that
something may yet be done. In letter
dated Columbus, Nov. l, he says:
'My Dear Col. Power-l have in my pos
session the Report of the Historian of the
Confederate Records to the Assembly of
South Carolina for the year 1885, also ac-
count of the raising of troops in South
Carolina for State and Confederate service,
1861 IS.
~ give this information still hoping that
an effort will be made by you and Others
to get the coming legislature to give you
an assistant to compile and publish the
Confederate records of the State. You are
assured of my hearty cooperation.
with kind wishes, your friend and com-
rade, STEPHEN d. LEE
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-03-18
Succession Sale.
Succession of Anatole Breaux, 18TH
Judicial District Court, No.
2146, Parish of Lafayette,
State of Louisiana.

BY virture of order of the Hon. c.
Debaillon, Judge of the 9Th Judicial Dis
trict Court of the State of Louisiana, hold
ing sessions in and for the parish of Lafa-
yette, there will be sold at auction, for cash,
to the last and highest bidder, at the front
door of the courthouse, in the town of La
fayette, between legal hours, on
Saturday, March ID, 1899.
the following described property belonging
to the above numbered and entitled estate:
1st. certain lot of ground, situated in
the Malain addition of the town of Carencro,
parish of Lafayette, with all improvements
and buildings thereon; bounded north by
property of Dame Aline Garigue, wife of F.
w. Courtney, south by Church street; east
by property of Ida Crouchet. wife of Ludo-
vic Guilbeau; and west by property OF ".
Marcelin Blot.
and Two certain lots of ground sit
uated in the town of Lafayette, in that por-
ton known as McComb addition, and ac-
cordng plot and survey thereof duly re-
corded and numbered as lot Nos. and 8 of
square No. S; each having front of IS
by depth of IzS feet; together with all
| buildings aud improvements thereon,
], A. BRoussARD, sheriff,
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-03-18
Sheriff'S Sale.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Lata-
yette, 18TH Judicial District, La.
&C. w. Sentell & Co. VS..
Olivier Blanchet-
No. 4I34.

BY virtue of writ of tifa issued in the
above numbered and entitled cause by the
Honorable 18TH Judicial District Court,
holding sessions in and for the parish of
lafayette, and to directed, I, the I'M
derslgned sheriff of said parish, have seized
and taken into my possession and viii sell,
for cash, to the last and highest bidder, at
the courthouse in the town of Lafayette,
between legal sale hours on
Saturday, April s, 1899,
the following described property to-wit:
Ist. A certain tact of land with all the
buildings and improvements thereon and
thereonto belonging and all aPpurtenances
thereof, situated in the parish of Lafayette,
in said State, containing eighty seven $50
superficial acres and bounded north by land
of Kossuth Blanchet, south by lands of Gerard
Romero, east by public road, and west by
lands of Mrs. Euphemond Leblanc,
ed, Another certain tract of land with
all the buildings and improvements thereto
and theretonto belonging and all aPpurten-
ances thereof, situated also in the parish OF
Lafayette in said State, containing eighty six
and sixteen hundredth superficial acres and
bounded north by lands of Arthur Roy,
south by those of Mrs. Belizaire Mouton,
east by those of Albert Laurent and west by
those of Eraste 'rrahan.
l. A. BROUSSARn,
Sheriff of Lafayette Parish.
March q, 1899.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-03-18

L. the undersigned sheriff, will sell al
public auction on
Saturday, March IS. 1899,
between legal sale hours at last residence of
Clementine Guilbeau, in said parish, to eff
feet partition, by virtue of order from
the Hon. 18th Judicial District Court, La
fayette Parish. dated Feb. 8, 1899, in above
entitled and numbered cause, the following
described property, to=wlt:
I. A certain tract of prairie land situated
in Lafayette parish, together with all the
improvements thereto attached and belong
ing, containing thirty=fve and one-half ar
penis, bounded north by coulee, south by
land of Alcee Dugas, east by that of Dor
Vile Broussard, west by Bayou Carencro.
2. A certain tract of prairie and wood
| land, with all improvements. situated in said
dredths arpents, bounded on the north and
west by Bayou Carencro, south by public
road east by land of oseph PORTER,
| 3. A certain tract of prairie land situated
| in Lafayette Parish, containing nine and
forty-six hundredths arpents, bounced north
| by lnnd of ........... Couvillon, south by
that of w. L. Miller, ct ais, east by that of
| 0. Kilchrst; west by that of Alcee Dugas.
Also one lot of furniture, and one Creole
horse. ETC., on the following terms and con-
ditionS:
Movabes cash on day of sale; and inn
| movables one-third cash on day of sale and
| the remainder payable in one and two years,
to be represented by promssory notes to the
| order of each heir for the pro portion COM
| ing to him or her after deduction of expen-
ses, bearing interest at the rate of eight per
cent. per annnm from date, and secured by
special mortgage and vendors privilege on
| the property sold with the pact de non alien
ands and confession of Judgment in favor OF
the holders of said notes i'm capital, interes,
and attorneys fees at the rate of ten pei
cent. on the aggregate of each note in case
| of non payment at maturity and the placing
/ of said notes any of them in the hands OF
an attorney-at-law for collection, adjust
ment, compromise suit to the extent OF
seventy four eighty oneth, and as an add
| tional security said notes to be signed by
| two solvent sureties to the satisfaction Of
Elmire Gudry, tutrix, to the extent of sew
en- eighty oneth, of the purchase price.
L. A. BRoUSSARD,
Sheriff Lafayette Parish.
Lafayette, La. Feb. 10, 1899.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-03-18
SPANS Greatest Need.

Mr.. r. P. Olivia, of Barcelona,
Spain, spends his winters at Aiken,
S. G.. Weak nerves had caused Sc
we're pains in: the back of his head.
On using Electric Bitters, Americas
greatest Blood and Nerve Remedy,
all pain soon left him. He says
this grand medicine is what his
country needs. All America knows
that it cures liver and kidney
trouble, purifies the blood. tones
up the stomach, strengthens the
nerves, puts vim, vigor and new life
into every muscle, nerve and organ
of the body. If weak, tired or all
ing you need it. Every bottle guar
anteed, only so cents. Sold by
VIM. Clegg, Druggist.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-03-18

Accuracy in prescriptions means
more than mere correct dispensing
of the specific drugs, weights and
measures. Though highly essential
these are only a part of accuracy.
The primal requisite is quality
an the component parts. Unless
the various medicaments be pure
and capable of exerting the desired
therapeutic effect, mere technical
accuracy can be of little moment.
The thoughtful physician and the
exact pharmacist know that quality
of chemicals has much to do with
real accuracy in prescriptions. Pa
irons of the Moss Pharmacy are as
sured OF complete accuracy IN pre-
scriptions-
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-03-18

If we made common pants we
might sell more for little while,
until people found out about them
as it is, we make the best jeans
pants made, and we've been making
them and selling long enough for
people to have faith in them. The
BUCKSKIN BREECHES wear
longer, fit better, than any jeans
pants made by anyone, anywhere.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-03-18

The following is Kipling's famous
poem published a few weeks ago
or the first time:
Take up the White Mans burden
Send forth the best we breed
Go, bind your sons to exile
To serve your captives' need;
To wait, in heavy harness,
On fluttered folk and Wild
Your new-caught sullen people,
Half devil and half child.
Take up the White Mans burden
In patience to abide,
To veil the threat of terror
And check the show of pride;
BY open speech and simple,
An hundred times made plain,
To seek another's profit
And work another's gain.
Take up the White Mans burden
The savage wars of peace
Fill full the mouth of Famine,
And bid the sickness cease;
And when your goal is nearest
(The end of others sought)
Watch sloth and heather folly
Bring all your hopes to naught.
Take up the White Mans burden
No iron rule of kings,
But toll of serf and sweeper
The tale of common things.
The ports we shall not enter,
The roads ye shall not tread,
Go, make them with your living
And mark them with your dead.
Take M the White Mans burden
And reap his old reward
The blame of those we better,
The hate of those ye guard
The cry of hosts we humor
(Ah slowlyD toward the light
ssWny brought We us from bondage,
Our loved Egyptian night?'
Take up the White Mans burden
We dare not stoop to less
Nor call too loud Freedom
To cloak your WEAKNESS.
BY all ye will or whisper,
BY all we leave or do,
The silent, sullen people
Shall weigh your God and you.
Take up the White Mans burden
Have done with childish days
The lightly proffered laurel,
The easy, uugrudged praise,
Comes now, to search your manhood,
Through all the thankless years,
Cold, edged with dear-bought wisdom.
The judgment of your peers.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-03-18
Notice of Tableau.
Estate of Cleonide Benoit, widow of
Emilien Melancon, No. 17IoH,
18th District of Louisiana,
Parish of Lafayette.

Whereas Joseph Melancon, of the Parish
of Lafayette, administrator of the above
named estate, has filed final tabieau of
classification and distribution of funds of
said estate, accompanied by his petition
praying for the homologation of the same.
And whereas the prayer of said petition
has been granted by order of court bear
ing date Feb. 10, 1899.
Now, therefore notice is hereby given to
all persons interested to make opposition to
said tableau, to file in writing, in my office,
in the town of Lafayette, within the time
required by law, why said tableau should
not be homologated and confirmed.
f. g. VOORHEES,, clerk.
Feb. IS, 1899.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-03-18
A FrightfuI Blunder

Will often cause horrible Burn,
Scald, Cut or Bruise. Bucklen's
Arnica Salve, the best in the world,
will kill the pain and promptly heal
it. Cures Old Sores, Fever Sores:
Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns, all
Skin Eruptions. Best Pile cure on
earth. Only IS cts, a box. Cure
guaranteed. Sold by VIM. Clegg,
Druggist.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-03-18
Don't

Forget that we are receiving car
loads of furniture. We are in this
business to stay and we want your
trade and propose to get it if you
are looking for the best in goods
and prices. Deffez Bros.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-03-18
THE TOWN WINS.
The Circuit Court Affirnls the De
cision of the District Court.

Just before going to press we are
informed that the Circuit Court,
Judges Blackman and Mouton pre-
siding, in session at New Iberia,
has affirmed the decision of the
District Court in the suit of the
Consolidated Engineering Company
VS.. the Town of Lafayette. Three
cheers for Lafayettei
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-03-18
Beauty Is Blood Deep.

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cas:arets Candy Cath
ariic Clean yonr blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all inn
purities from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, boils, biotches, blackheads,
and that sicieiy bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists. satisfaction guaranteed, 10, IS, SO
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-03-18
Saturday, March IS, 1899,
A Sure Thing for You.

A transaction in which you cannot lose is
a thing. Biliousness, sick headache.
furred tongue, fever, piles and thousand
other ills caused by constipation and
sluggish liver. Cascarets Candy Cathartic,
the wonderful new liver stimulant and intes-
final tonic by all druggists guaranteed
to cure money refunded. c. G. c. are a
sure thing. Try a box to-day; 10, IS, so
cents. Sample and booklet free.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-03-18
Viola Aliens Literary AS
DiratiOnS.
nv AS

Miss Viola Allen, the etstar" of
Hall Gaines dramatization of his
popular novel, s'The Christian, f"
has always aspired to be an author.
She says there are two things she
would rather do than, act: write a
book, or be a trained nurse. She
will now make her literary debut in
an article which she has written for
The LADIES' Home Journal, reciting
and explaining fully e'What the
Life of an Actress Means.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-03-18
Two Millions a Year.

When people buy, try, and buy again, it
means they're satisfied. The people of the
United States now buying Cascarets
Candy Cathartic at the rate of two million
boxes year and it will be three million be-
fore New Years. 1t means merit proved,
that Cascarets are the most delightful bowel
regulator, for everybody the year round
All druggists 10, rs, so cents box, cure
guaranteed.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-03-18

L. Lacoste, the hustling mer-
chant, beng the lowest bidder, was
awarded the contract to furnish the
celebrated Pitkin paint to use on
the courthouse. The committee
wanted good paint and the best
prices and that's why l.. Lacoste
got the business.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-03-18
Evervbodv Saws So.

Cascarets candy Cathartic, the most won
derfui medical discovery of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try box
of G. G. G. to-day; 10. rs, SO cents. Sold
and guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-03-18

Flushed Cheeks, Throbbing Tenn
pies, Nausea, Lassitude, Lost APP
petite, Sallow Complexion, Pimples,
Blotches, are warnings. Take DIR.
M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-03-18
The Best

Is good enough for me. That is
why I do not risk my reputation by
using cheap paint or colors. So
you are sure of getting the best
work if you go to c. E. Carey, up
to-date painter and per-hanger.
Phone 3.