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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-06-09
the ELECTIVE JUDICIARY.
written BY Hon. E. F. Noel, and fubi'shed
Recently in the Clarion Ledger.

written ny non. e. r. NoS'' ""a sp'"~
Recently in the Clarion Ledger.
Editor of Clarion Ledger:
Your issue of 21th inst contains
criticism of the pending constitutions
amendment, relating to elective iudici
ary. You present objections and gen
erously open your columns for re
sponse. As the author of that amend
ment, avail myself of your kind in
vitation. All that its friends asks Is
fair opportunity Of meeting, before the
neople, whatever objections may be
urged.
The proposed amendment in brief,
makes all Judges and chancellors elec-
tive, fixing terms Of supreme judges at
eight, and the others at four years,
leaving to legislative determination, as
is now the case with other elective offi-
ces, the filling of unexpired terms and
also the fixing of the date of judicial
elections and requiring it to provide
for party nominations of judges, by
districts. All are to be elected, as far
as practicable, in the same manner as
are governors and except, in the cleo
ion tions to fill vacancies, as nearly one
half of supreme judges as is practicable
are to be chosen at each judicial elec-
which practicability means, and can
only mean. one at one election and TWO
at the next or vice versa. The terms
of all circuit Judges and chancellors
can be ended as provided, when the
legislature puts the amendment into
operation. or at any fnture date 1t may
determine. The present supreme judges
are to serve out their appointed terms.
Their successors are, of course, TO be
chosen at the judicial election preced-
ing the expiration of their respective
terms. Judicial elections are to be
held every four years, at the same time
with the state. or either OF the federal
elections or at a different time, as the
legislat ture may determine.
This il the only reasonable construc.
ton, and il the one gave when, seek
iug suggestions, submitted the amend
ment to the governor, supreme judges
and the majority OF the legislators be-
fore its adoption, when, by speech or
silence, they concurred in that con-
struction. Nearly all. If not all, the
objections now being urged, were after
wards raised by those who, in reality,
oppose the elective principle; and would
oppose it, whatever form it might take.
A large majority of the people favor
electing judges, am sure There can
be no reasonable expectation OF its defeat 5
Except by getting votes from its friends /
" dividing them Hp over details It's s
a|vocates are called on to meet its e
eremies on this insidious line. These L
enmies, while comprising some eE- n
celsnt men who entertain lower es- |
timte of tue honesty aud common b
sens of majority Of voters when d. e
rectd in the selection of judges for G.
who's. short cominys they must suffer, II
than tat of one OF their number who o.
ha open to be governor, also embrace d
practiclly all those who side with cor
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-07

course of people in front of the house
numbered 44O Geary.
What's the row." he asked of a
jaunty policeman who was balancing
himself on one foot on the curb.
mo row at all, at ALL" responded
the blue coat. It's the same ould
thing"
Same old thing?" queried the Grip
pie. lodging a crowd Of newcomers.
"Yis." said the policeman. They're
all waitin' their turn with Healer
Truth"
Who's Healer TRUTH"
The policeman stared at the cripple
in amazement. "Ye don't know who
Healer Truth is?" he gasped. by st.
Patrick, we don't read the papers thin,
me lad. He's a healer of most livery
disease known to man."
The cripple's eyes flashed and he
breathed heavily. Il wonder if he can
cure me?" he asked, after a pause.
Try him, me lad; try him."
The cripple went his way and was
lost in the crowd. An hour later the
policeman was accosted by young
man who asked him if he knew him.
'Oi never set eyes on ye before said
the officer.
/ m the cripple you sent to Healer
Truth just now
The divil ye are" shouted the officer.
THAT fellow was a cripple and wore
crutches. There's nothing wrong with
ye, apparently, me lad"
Nevertheless I'm the man." an
swered the other. "One treatment by
Healer Truth made a new man of me
and l was enabled to leave my crutches
in his office. After another treatment
I'll be as we'll as ever 1 was Much
obliged to YOU The one-tine cripple
then disappeared.
This is a daily occurrence in and
about the office of Healer Francis
Truth, at 440 Geary street Hundreds
of sufferers, whose cases We're regarded
as absolutely without hope, have re-
covered the use of their limbs and
eyes and been enabled to enjoy the
sweets of health at his hands. The
marvellous cures effected by him in the
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-07

past few months have served to bring
TO his door the afflicted of every walk
of life and in all stages of disease. OF
the thousands who have gathered there
not single one has failed to secure
relief and in hundreds lasting cures
were accomplished.
Healer Truths private Office is a
curto in its way and is worthy of a
visit. The walls are adorned with
crutches artistically arranged, cast-oft
goggles, ear frumpets, shoes, etc. Even
the last quid of a tobacco chewer finds
a place in the collection as a reminder
of man who gave up tobacco after
using 1T for thirty years. In the cor
ners and under the tables are numer-
Gus canes, more or less new, which
were discarded by their owners as use
less after their first treatment by
Healer Truth. All of these relics are
watched with Jealous care by the healer
as being souvenirs without price.
over 5000 persons are now undergo
ing Healer Truths treatments; a rec
ord that far surpasses that of any
practitioner in this city or State In
addition to these there are hundreds
of patients living at distant points who
are being treated for various diseases.
The correspondence in connection with
these cases is enormous, and Healer
Truth enjoys the distinction of daily
receiving the heaviest mail of any sin
gle individual in San Francisco
Several very wonderful cures were
accomplished by Healer Truth during
the past week. Several women who
were sufferers for years from serious
female complaints found absolute re-
lief in one or two treatments. Two who
were almost totally deaf had their
hearing restored, and several cases of
impotency were satisfactorily treated.
Three cases of rheumatism of MANY
years standing in which lasting cures
were effected are placed to Healer
Truths credit. Many specific cases
might be mentioned were 1t not that
Healer Truth is bound not to reveal the
identity Of his patients. The wishes Of
patients in this respect are invariably
complied with. Healer Truth is, how
ever, privileged by hundreds to refer
to them privately and inquirers after
additional details are referred to him
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-07
LEADERS SHUT OUT
BY THE CINCINNATIS
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.

CINCINNATI. May 6.-Jones was a mark fol
the Reds to-day The Tebeauites played miser-
able ball behind him and could not hit Dam
mann. The locals stole nine bases because OF
Jones inability TO watch the bags. The game
was called at the end of the eighth inning
owing TO darkness. Score:
Clubs R H E
SStnc1nnau Tiiic ''.'..''.'..-.......-.'..n 10
Batteries-Dammann and Peitz: Jones and
Criger. Umpres-Swartwood and Warner.
CHICAGO, May 6-The Cast-offs lost their
fourth straight game 10 the Orphans to-day
in loosely played and uninteresting game. A
rattling double play on a long throw by Ryan
to first caused the only excitement. Attend
ance, $500 Score:
Clubs r H E.
Chicago .............................1o Il
Cleveland -.-.........- ...-.......-......-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Chance; Hill and sug-
den Umpires-Brown and Smith.
NEW YORK. May 6.-The Giants defeated the
Washingtons In another close game to-day. The
game practically won in the fifth inning,
when Davis made an infeld hit, scoring
Meekin. Both pitchers did good work A double
play by Wilson in the eighth inning was the
fielding feature of the game. Attendance, 5000.
Score
Clubs r. H z.
Wayhlh2f6n NsN 32f6 :::::::::::s .:::.:::::::s :
Batteries-Meekin and Warner; Dlneen and
Mcclure. Umpires-Gaffney and Andrews.
PHILADELPHIA, May 6.-The Philnes played
wretched ball this Afternoon and were badly
beaten by Baltimore. Miller and Fraser, who
started 10 pitch, were wild and were taken out
al the end Of the third inning. Baltimore put
up a snappy game The PhiFies base running
was very poor. Attendance, TO- III Score:
Clubs r. H. z.
Baltimore ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ii
lass and Mcfarland; Miller. McGinnty and
Robinson Umpires-Hunt and Connolly.
PITTsBURG. May 6.-Dowling and Payne
both pitched good games up TO the tenth inning,
when Bowling weakened. In the eleventh, after
five runs had been scored against him. Woods
went in without warming. up and gave two
PLAYED in darkness, and they succeeded in
getting two runs. Attendance. $500 Score:
Clubs r. H. E.
Pittsourg '''''''....''''.'''''''''
Louisville ..-.............--....-..'.. IL
Woods and Kittredge. Umpires-O'Day and
Brennan.
BOSTON. May s-After tieing finely played
game in the last half of the ninth inning, the
Champions were defeated to-day through the
ability of the Brooklyns to hit Nichols in the
other half OF the extra inning: The game,
which was slow at times, proved vastly exeit-
fine game for the visitors, making some Won
derful stops and catches. Attendance, 1000.
Score:
Clubs r. H. z.
Br949Iyn B62fa6 .....:..io ..:..::........:..io &
Ratteries-Kennedy, Yeager and Farrell;
Nichols and Bergen. UmFires-Emslie and Nc
Donald.
H. Murphy. $50 Market street. lends money
on second mortgages and estates.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-07

new plan a radically different system. which
says positively that any kind Of rupture, old
or recent bad slight. can be cured com
pletely and permanently in a very short time
The experience OF Mr. Colby is cited evil
dence Of what the new plan will accomplish.
Mr. Colby was badly ruptured. For fifteen
years he lived in constant dread Of strangula-
ton He tried everything known in the truss
line and stin his rupture there Just as it
had been Tor fifteen years. worse if anything
Some one called mis- attention to the so-caIled
DR. Rice system. but he was skeptical He
appealed TO his experience and sense Of the fit
ness nf things that he could not resist the i'm
pulse 20 try IL, skeptical he was.
The results have more than met expectations
FOR not only his severe rupture returned
into the abdomen and securely held there but
the cure absolutely perfect and permanent
enabling him In few short weeks TO do any
kind of work without fatigue bother or feeling
that he had ever been ruptured. II is a home
cure. No pain nor danger can possibly happen
A person won't lose moment from work
There is no operation Of any kind. and the plan
u 50 certain to that every ruptured person
ought 70 know all about II, DR.. Rice has pre-
pared an illustrated book telling about his dis
covery IN a most convincing manner. He sends
the book free 20 all Write for il. II you know
others who are ruptured tell them 10 write for
this free book, or do SO yourself. 1t viii be
act Of kindness which they will appreciate
Write to DR.. w. S. Rice, AS Main st.. Adams
%. Y.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-07
.SLOAN'S MOUNT WINS
THE GREAT JUBILEE

LONDON. MAY 6-At the second days
racing of the Kempton Park spring meet
ing to-day Lord William Beresford S
knight of the Thistle, ridden by Tod
Sloan. won the Great Jubilee stakes of
1900 sovereigns. Mr.. Hould's Greenan was
second and H. Y. Longs Lord Edward II
third. The betting was to against
Knight of the Thistle, % to l against
Greenan and 100 to against Lord Ed
ward II.
The racing brought together a very
large company of people distinguished in
society and politics Among those pres
ent were the Prince of Wales, Prince
Christian, the Duke of Devonshire and
the Earl of Rosebery. Many of the IA
dies wore brilliant toilets. Mrs Langtry
had on a costume of light blue, with u
black hat those being the colorS colorS Of
William Beresford.
There was a tedious delay at the post
before a start was effected for the Jubi-
lee stakes Knight of the Thistle showed
Considerable temper, refusing to join the
field There was hot betting on Knight
of the Thistle and Tom Kringle up to the
start and both left off at the same price,
9 to 2. After several breakaways Lord
Edward II, Nunicer and Dark David got
the best of a fair start, but after the first
quarter of a mile Knight of the Thistle
mainder of the running, won by a length.
after stalling off Greenan's challange be-
low the distance post. The result was
loudly cheered. The race was worth
5000 sovereigns, apart from bets.
Captain Bewick's four-year-old chest
nut filly Wylam by Simington, out of Sa-
maria, won the Hampton handicap of 200
sovereigns. Sloan's mount, Esmeralda,
crossed her legs in going to the post,
threw Sloan and bolted and thus took no
part in the race. Sloan was thrown over
| Esmeralda's head but rose quickly and,
mounting a policeman's hack rode to the
post. Esmeralda could not be caught in
time for the start.
Sloan won the May auction plate Of 200
sovereigns on Lord Farquhars Bobette in
a field of fourteen horses. Pizzicate was
second and Lady Janet was third. The
betting was II to 10 against Bobette.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-07

Adult Blind he named: John P. Irish, vice
Nathaniel T. James; Nathan w. Spauld-
ing, vice H. o. Trowbridge; George E.
Randolph. vice George NJ. Shaw; Henry
NJ. Sanborn, vice James F. Smith and
William s. Wells, vice ]. r. Glascock-
all to hold at pleasure of the Governor.
Colonel Burns came up on the late
train tonight and is quartered at the
same hotel with Governor Gage.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-07
VALET IN PLACE
OF LADY'S MAlD
Fad Soid to Have BeeD Started
by on American Woman iD
London.

ct P
of
the
! luncheon is quite a without
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coMpAeNIE eENERALE raANsArLANr1QuE

DIRECT LINE to HAVRE-PARIs. ~sGa.
Sailing every Saturday at 10 m. 4SNEIN
from Pier A. North River. foot of <az7ssssssS
Morton St LA CHAMPAGNE, May
10: LA BRETAGNE, May 20; LA TOURAINE.
May 81; LA GASCOGNE, June 8; LA CHAM
PAGNE. June 10. First-class to Havre, s65 and
upward 5 per cent reduction round trip.
Seoond-class to Havre $45; 10 per cent reduc-
tion on round trip. GENERAL AGENCY FOR
UNITED STATES AND CANADA, Bowling
Pacific Coast Agents. Montgomery ave-. San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-07
ROMANCE TN
THE LIFE OF
A CRIPPLE
Met a Policeman, a Crowd
and a Wonderful
Surprise.
One Hour After Meeting Healer
Truth He Threw His
CrutChes Away.
COLLECTION OF STRANGE CURIOS
Remarkable Alienation of Suffering
and Cures of Chronic Diseases
at 440 Geary Street.
COLLECTION OF STRANGE CURIOS

cripple, sad-eyed and weary, hob
bling slowly along on crutches, came
up Geary street a few days ago, and
after crossing Mason street his atten-
tion was attracted to an immense con-
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-07

Advances made on furpiture and pianos with
OF without removal. j. Noonan, 1017- 1923 Mission
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-07
TOYO KISEN KAISHA,

STEAMERS WILL LEAVE WHARF, COR
-, - ner First and Brannan streets, p. m. for
YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG. calling at
Kobe (Hiogo), Nagasaki and Shanghai and
connecting at Hongkong with steamers for
india, etc. No cargo received on board on day
of sailing
AMERICA MARU Saturday, May s
HONGKONG MARU..........T Thursday. June !
NIPPON MARTJ............Tu Tuesday. June q
Round-trip tickets at reduced rates. For
freight and passage apply at companys office
42l Market street corner First.
w. B. CURTIS. General Agent.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-07
Santa Barbara, Cal, Nav 3

Pegamoid' gold latest best, perfect paint;
sample bottle 26c Pegamoid. 6s Chronicle bldS.s
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-07

CINCINNATI, May 6.-Jones was mark for
the Reds to-day. The Tebeauttes played miser-
able ball behind him and could not hit Dam
mann. The locals stole nine bases because of
Jones inability TO watch the bags The game
was called the end of the eighth inning
owing to darkness. Score:
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-07

H Murphy. $50 Market street lends money
on second mortgages and estates.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-07

CHICAGO, May 6.-The Cast-offs lost their
fourth straight game 10 the Orphans to-day
in a loosely played and uninteresting game. A
rafting double play a long throw by Ryan
TO first caused the only excitement. Attend
ance $500. Score:
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-07

Batreries-Fraser, Donohue, Bernhard, Doug
lass and Mcfarland Miller. McGinnty and
Robinson. Umpires-Hunt and Connolly.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-07

Batteries-Taylor and Chance; Hill and sul
den. Umpires-Brown and Smith.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-07

Batteries-Meekin and Warner; Dineen an
Mcclure. Umpires-Gaffney and Andrews.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-10-21
AN OFFICIAL PRALSED


The Gazette is pleased to repro
duce the following compliment paid
to a worthy gentleman by the Alex
andria Town Talk. Mr.. Smith has
sh own himself to be an efficient Of
fetal, industrious, painstaking and
accommodating. The Town Talk
says:
1t peases the Town Talk very much
to see the way OUR friends of the press speak
of Mr.. LeDoux f. Smith and his candidacy
for the position of State treasurer. 1t
always pays to be kind and courteous and
that is Mr.. Smiths way.
If the editors who know Mr.. Smith want to
find out anything in Baton Rouge, and CAM
get the information elsewhere, all they have
got to do is to write to him and he will go
to the trouble to serve them So it is
with other people beside the newspaper
fraternity. If you want information from
the State c. pital and don't know who to
write to, address L. E. Smith, State
Treasuer's Office, Baton Rouge, La, and he
will do the rest.
Not only is the assistant State treasurer
a courteous and polished gentleman but he
will make us splendid treasurer. In fact
he has had charge of the State treasurer's
Office for nearly four years. and the office
work is transacted in manner that could
not be surpassed by any one.
MIR. Smith is good Democrat, comes of
honest, straightforward Louisiana stock, and
is the right man for the place. We hope
newspaper friends will keep saying
nice things of LeDoux Smith. He deserves
them.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-10-21
JUDGE DEBA/ZZON COM
PZ"ENZED.

Before bringing its labors to a
| close the Grand Jury recently EN-
panneleu in Vermilion paid Judge
Debaillon very handsome compli
ment. No district judge ia the
State has had more business before
his court and no one could have
disposed of that business more
speedily and correctly than has
Judge DebaillOn. AS is we'll known
the judge is thoroughly versed in
criminal and civil law and being
what may be termed '.hustler" he
has succeeded in keeping tue docket
of his court free from any accumu-
lation of business. The Gazette is
pleased to note that the people of
Vermilion have appreciated his eff
forts directed toward an efficient
and wholesome administration of
justice. The grand jury says at the
conclusion of its report:
We have been greatly assisted in the per-
of our labors by the able and in
structive charge administered to us by your
honor, and have attempted as far as lay in
our power to comply with the same in both
its spirit and letter. In view of the fact
that your honor will not be among us as our |
judge after the April election and
in view of the fact that in all probability no |
other Grand Jury will form part of the |
court before the change in judicial dis
rict, we feel that would be unmindful |
md ungrateful if failed to commend
your honor for the uniform fairness and JUS
ice with which your actions have been
guided as the presiding judge of this court
If the parish of Vermiiion. We will lose an
UPRIGHT and impartial judge who has ever
been mindful of the welfare of the people
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-10-21

The code duello is beginning to
be looked upon as most humane
institution. Two gentlemen have
once declined to serve as seconds
because they claimed that it was
sinhuman and barbarous" TO fight
a duel with rifles al close range and
now comes a New Orleans gentle
man who refuses TO accept chal-
lenge because twenty-four hours
had elapsed since the insult was Of
fered. After awhile the most scru-
PulOus humanitarians will be found
among the enthusiastic advocates of
duelling as mode of harmlessly
and peacefully settling affairs of
honor. This is an age of progress
and everything is pointing toward a
higher civilization, and there is
reason to hope that ere another de-
cade has gone by even so inherently
barbarous a thing as duel will
have been robbed CT the horrors
before which a civilized world has
these many years. There
is no reason why duel should be
SO wicked. Let US have ssbenevo-
lent assimilation" all along the line
and let us make it SO that a chal-
lenge to a "deadly combat" will
excite no more anxiety in the mind
of the receiver than an invitation
to attend birthday party or
candy pulling.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-10-21
M'KINLE US MISTAKE,

DAILY States.
How disgusting it is to people
who despise cant and hypocrisy to
hear President Mckinley say that
the flag which has been raised over
the Philippines will remain there
because the islands came to us as
s'the providence of God" 1t is as
American people will OF be i'm
pressed by this kind of twaddle.
They are well aware Of the fact that
the expansion precedents quoted by
him in his Minneapolis speech diff
fer from his present imperial policy
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-10-21
TIE TWELFZH CENSUS.

The next census of the United
States will, from all accounts, be
the most complete and thorough
ever taken in this country. With
the view of making the census a
lasting benefit to the whole country,
the government is taking every
means to insure accuracy and eff
cheney in the various departments.
Supervisors have been appointed on
account of their known ability and
character and it Is proposed to Sc
lect enumeratOrs for their qualif-
cations, regardless of their political
affiliations.
In this section of the State the
twelfth census will be of very great
importance, as it will show tie won
derful progress made in the last de
cade. 1t will show the increase in
population and in the different in
dustries, giving reliable information
as 10 the development of the coun-
try, both in an educational and in
dustrial way. Louisiana has no
reason to be ashamed of it's vast re-
sources and advantages and it will
have a splendid opportunity to make
a showing worthy of itself. 1t IS
the intention of the supervisor of
this district to solicit the good will
of the people toward having a
proper appreciation of the duties of
the census-taker and census-giver
and to obtain this end the valuable
cooperation of the press is desired.
In olden times the census man
was looked upon by many misin-
formed persons as wicked intruder
who went around nosing into other
peoples business out Of pure cussed
ness, but that impression does lot
prevail to any perce1vable extent now.
The census-taker has plain duty to
perform and the unreadin ess OF peo-
pie to give him the desired informa-
ton, makes it annoying and disagree
able to all concerned. The census
taker or enumerator is paid for the
amount of work that he does and
by acting sen sibly people help him
along and save tn emselves unneces-
sary trouble.
At the request of Mr.. Clegg, the
for this district, The Ga
zette will, during the time interven-
ing between now and next June,
print number CT articles viii CHI |
may help the enumerators in their
work.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-10-21
Another eastern college has con

ferred an l.. L. D. upon Dewey.
If the Cavite hero were given to the
vigorous style of expression for
which Bob Evans is nLted he would
confer a few G. L. I. DIS. upon
these officious institutions which,
after all, are only looking for lit
tie cheap advertising. If the adj
miral is the man of sense the Amer
lean people believe him to be such
empty honors as the honorary de
grees of colleges must surely make
him tired.