The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-11-15

have several times had occa
sion to correct 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, 1.-THE town of Washington
in the county of Adams was the
seat OF the territorial government.
That Constitution provided that
1.-THE first session of the General
Assembly shall commence on the
Fl st Monday in October next,
tl617l and be held in the city OF
Natchez, and thereafter at such
place as may be directed by law
Atthe fourth session in Natchez
January and February, 1921, an
act was passed to change the seat
of government to Columbia. An
amendment substituting the town
OF Washington was rejected-16
to 21. A motion to substitute
Natchez was reiected-1S to 9.
To substitute Liberty rejected by
IL to IL. And Columbia won bv
vote of II to 10. So that the
next session of the General AS
sembly was held in that town in
November, 1921; the next, in
February, 1922, and the third a. d
last in June, 1922.
Superintendent Parks, of va.
ZOO county, makes a good exhibit
in his report for 1899: Tota edu-
cable 15,373-3,59 white, IL, TIA
eolored. Enrolled-20l3 white
1922 colored. Average daily at
tendance-white 1852: colored
25-3; total 1906. White schools
50; colored, 85. Months taught,
81. Total paid teachers for the
term, S23. 1872. 10. Average sal
ary paid-whites S40.04; colored
S19.67.
1t will be noticed that the en-
rollment is only one half the total
educable; and the average atten-
dance only about one-fourth the
total enrolment; and this is about
the way it runs in all the counties
where the populati on, by race, is
similarly proportioned. Were the
school fund distributed on the
basis of actual enrolment and at
tendance, the teachers in many
counties would get better salaries
and the terms could be increased.
The present scheme of distribu-
ton may be constitutional, but it
is manifestly inequitable and un-
just.
One lucky young man in Jack
son did not find it necessary to
go to the Klondyke to find gold.
In some way he got a clue to
pot of the precious metal con-
tanning about forty thousand doll
lars. and it is said that his check
in one OF the banks is good for
about that 8, m. Some of the
gold pieces that he has been free
ly distributing indicate that they
we're deposited in the earth for
many years, and none are of date
subsequent TO 1870.
Some years ago, several stan-
gers, accompanied by an immense
dog, spent several weeks exca-
yating just west of town, and also
in the fields between Capitol
hill and Pearl river. They left
as mysteriously as they came.
The city papers made mention of
the circumstance at the time.
The young man who stumbled
on good fortune is named Hunter
johnson, son of Rev. Christie
pher johnson, Baptist minister
and prominent Mason, who died
in Jackson in 1888.
Assessment No. 80, Supreme
Lodge, includes the names of f4e
members of the Order who have
recently died; the following from
Mississippi:
John A. Stacy, West Point:
Oliver Eastland, Forest; David |
1. Hardin, Ripley; John H. Still
man, StarkviIle; Leopold Matz-
ner, Scooba; George H. Robert-
son, Yazoo City; Robert r. Bum
tin, Charleston; r. F. North. |
Vicksburg; Quincy G.. Stroud, !
New Albany.
The total amount paid by these |
brethren into the benefit fund is |
50, 75S .55; in return for which the
families OF seven will get 50, 900 |
each; the families OF two $40, 600 |
each-total $4,000. The highest
paid to benefit fund was S767, go;
the 10 vest, S29..5. Average age !
at entry 80 1-2 years; average age
at death 40 2.3 years.
The total benefits paid to Octo-
ber IA, 1899, is the great sum of |
S67 756. .595. .7S. Total member