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HOJ-SECIRI, WANTED 49, A whlto girl 70 DO
general hoIsevyork: small family: washing or
ironing. sos Raymond ave.
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ROOMS FOR RENT.

Tires Lines ror Five Cents.
Each Additional Line Five Cents Extra
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LADIES earn good ray making riIk nrckwes-
home; work sent am defiance prepaid; send
Iuc for scaled contract FOR employment, MeE-
chants Supply Co. % Norfolk st. Cambridge
port. Mass
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FfnI- -EfTITf. WANTED Girl - = or l. 20 ne
81 y homework: no Washing. 1921 Magazine.
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. ErrY -Sr-,fTT,T. WANTED - Girl for general
l,-.iseg-srl,. -1a5 IorEfellcw. near Grand
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MONEY WANTED.

ST Ci.AIR R,sans Go. repairs all kinds u
grave! o. ."HlpgSitiuil FOOLS. drop "a postal tnr
rrice-. Oric-. 81 Chestnut ~. B1tn phones
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ROOMS FOR RENT.

Three LINES for Five Cents
Zach Additional Line PivA Cents Extra
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All. desiring nice. comfortable rooms. o, a
day: 81 "a week IN. White Hous- -0uttlwest
corner Ninth ana PINE: strictly ur-t-~lsss.
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HOBS EtiIRi. WANTED - Co,oreG girl To do
general housewcrk: 10 cooking. Mrs Mildred
k.nksn sis Bates St CITY.
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sol -SFGIT.I. " : NTED-Giir! NJ woman % as
So IN general houS-'ror.. 49, - Louis ave-
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TTCCSEGTEI. WANTED - Girl 20 4, general
hnUssvork: no washing: German preferred, take
compton Heights car. 1886 botanical ave.
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SINEss WANTED.

I.NNl ~; claims. reports. reporter, ceut-cr-L-
l.. with tg-.u.~-. Reference eveTyv .-T-. E.i'.-
able tr-laiuui. IL" sJmpi-- NaTiZ Eu~in"Ss r;r-
porter 60. -. '~5ui-.
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POSITIONS

POSITIONS guaranteed under reasonable
conditions FrcGCieucy graduates and
facilities for securing position. strongly
sorsed by business men Zach student has oppcr-
iunity OF securing tuition free by Rebate
Coupon plan Catalogue explains al. Gail
send for a.. DTsughUn's Business College. Emile
building. COT. Ninth and Olive st-.- St Louis;
Nashville Little Rock. Fort Worth Galveston.
Shreveport Montgomery and Savannah
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rf0T-SFG!EI. wA&TFD-A German gill Cor
General Homework. Isl :. Twelfth Il.
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ROOMS WITH BOARD.
.pIsTocR Alto, boarding.: river bluffs. always
bre,sv ,na cool; lovely home. front room. ex-
;easits grounds. entrance TO 'front.' orchard. 410s
: Broadway.
BET.I. Ave- aal9-Nicely fur large. COOL room:
so. .N.: nrst--lass table board. fine lccstion.
large lawn: ideal summer hoine' reas
BROADWAY. "a Z. Est 81. Louis-Roous.
~ without board
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HOUSEHOLD MISCELLANY.

Agt- API-Ra filter: selling at half price for 30
DAYS al stand il5 Union Market.
FAMILY washing &c a pound: spreads. sheets.
slips towels and table linen irored. shirts. It.;.
n.un Laundry 2"s Morgan 81 Phun. g $40.
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COOK WANTED 49, Good female cook, -c-' ,
F-oafWav
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rI%ISG--sGON GIRL WANTED -- Ft-e;-c less
dining room girl At Nuxset restaurant. l~- chEe
p
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T.AI-NpRFSS WhNTED-yrhit~ laJndress Nor
DAY or Tuesday. 81 =. day. 1853 Nafnt ave.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS "NNIy.
CASH ~ Tn 8H,.lsI pos "A. cards. coins. post
Az -tauI-. premium e..lu lis. iyc. =. LOuIs
stamp aIi coin Co. >" =. Eighth St
ONE m",iiunl-szri re-rrJ,f safe wanted. Al
DIRE, T. - E-UuhiIs.
TAKE your straw hats To Martin u ciesn;
Won't turn them yellow get them out u -lap-
Opposite iInd-H Hotel 6eS Washington ave.
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WANTED TO EXCHANGE.

To ENCTIANIiE-Six-ro house. al improve
rients made: want grocery store. r ~. Republic
WHO wants iJ1 acres coffee land In state ot
Vera Cruz. Mexico. adjoining MissOur! planters.
title perfect; taxes all paid; wilt sell cheap or
trade for anything. y -, Republic.
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SITUATIONS WANTED-FEMALE.

Three I.!us. for Five Cents
Zach Additional Line Eve C>nts Estri
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SITUATIONS WANTED-MALE

Three Lines for Five Cents
Fs~l Additional Line Five Cents Extra.
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PERSONAL.
Fifteen Cents Per Line.

CONFINEMENT cases taken: part paymen. a
work: trial treatment and consultation free I-s
Olive st ME- Doctor Murphy. hinicch . SCI
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EASTER MONDAY EGG-ROLLING
Thousands OF Children spend n JOY
O1s Day IN the White House
Grounds,

Clifford Howard, in writing of the
annual Easter Monday egg-rolling in
the white house grounds at Washing.
ton, gives "a fine glimpse of the sport in
the Ladies' Home journal. "The chief
points % attraction" he says, "are the
mounds of hillccks that rise in gentle
slope from the lawn in various parts
of the grounds. Their sides are rich
ly carpeted with soft, thick grass, and
here it is that the little children roll
their eggs. They Chamber up the hill
side with their baskets, the little tots
crawling up oil hands and knees, and
then turn and roll their eggs one by
one down the green slope, But the
children do not confne themselves to
rolling eggs Many of them take more
pleasure in sitting about in groups and
picking eggs With one another. This is
done by striking two eggs together
on their points. The one whose egg is
broken in this encounter is the loser
and gives up his egg to the other.
This game is particularly enjoyed by
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to a paper of pins, was sold. Lets go
in, Martha" he said, awhwardly. "You
said you wanted to look at some car.
petin', and say, whilst you are about it,
guess you'd better pick out new
dress and some Easter fiNin's. That
bunnit you've got on looks sort O.
ragged"
"Oh, Len the little woman came
Gear tT3nsflNing the entire street by
throwing her arms aroand his neck
then and there, but he opened the door
hastily.
"Get sll YOU want, Martha and I'll
foot the bill" he said I'm going
down TO the tailor shop, for if we go
TO that Easter meeting we want to look
leetle mite as other folks do"
Marths's heart sang for JOY all the
way home, for wasn't there a roll of
the loveIiest carpet she had ever
dreamed Of possessing under the seat,
and in her lap bonnet and dress pat.
tern which she would not trust out of
her own hands?
Little thiags enough to make heart
| glad in view of the wondrous message
Of the Eastertide, still to the starving
just the crumbs must be fed until they
can bear the stronger meat. That fol
lowed later, as Martha's heart opened
rp TO the beautiful Easter service, as
flowers open their thirsty cups to the
warm rain.
Mr.. Dewey, too, saw something in life
which he had never seen before hope
beyond the sordidness of everyday
care, which lifts the spirit on invisible
wings into TIE realm OF the unseen.
Life at the Dewey farmhouse was
never again The same routine of dull
unidentified labor, and Martha j;
growing young again.-Mrs, +. M, How
ard, in Chicago Standard.
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the colored children, for it gives them
a good opportunity and good excuse
to eat eggs, and there is nothing they
like better. Preparatory to an en-
counter, each little fellow tests the
hardness of his egg by knocking it
against his teeth. If it can stand this
test it is considered a good one for
picking, and the owner sallies forth
with a broad grin; confident of sue
cess. The bog who owns goose egg
or turkey egg is prince among his
fellows. Occasionally such boy APP
pears. In all probability his shoes are
torn, his clothes are patched and his
woolly head is adorned with an anti
quated and mcth-eaten fur cap. But
he could be no prouder nor command
greater respect if he were adorned
with regal robes. lie is Immediately
surrounded and followed wherever he
goes by banG of admirers, who adopt
him as their champion and defy any
body to pick an egg with him.
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of the fullest and richest in Martha's
hand.
"oh, thank YOU" cried Martha. her
voice trembling with eager delight.
I'm so fond of flowers, and dor't get
any time to raise EN-"
She was still fondling the blossoms.
and inhalmg their rich perfume when
Mr. Dewey came in, rubbing his lends
in high good humor.
well, Martha, I reckon we'd better
go up to town now" he said, as he
folded a check which the miller 4ad
given him. I've got some runain'
around to do, but you can wait for ne
some place
Come over to my house first and G ct
lunch,' urged the miller. Mrs
Dewey looks too weary to sit around
the stores, and my wife would be de-
lighted to meet her, | know"
Mr.. Bonney had hearty, persuasive
way which was hard to resist, and few
moments later Martha was taking of!
her bonnet in Mrs. Bonney's cosy sit
ting-room, in response to a generous
welcome.
Mary Bonney was one of those sweet
gracious women whose very presence
means peace and good will, and Martha
looked at her enviously as she moved
about in her pretty home, giving an or
der here, offering suggestion there
and all the time smiling a welcome tc
the tired little figure in the big easy
chair, a luxurious change from the jolt,
ing of the high-seated wagon.
twas all so pretty, it rested her so tc
look about her, and drink in the beauty
of the soft, rich carpet on the parlor
floor through the vista of The draped
archway, and the daintiness of the lace
curtains. An oil painting of scene in
the Alps fascinated her with its won.
drous tints, and before she knew it she
had spoken aloud. "lf had such a par
lor to look into, /" then she stopped
in confusion.
"You are admiring my Alpine seen
cry" observed Mrs. Bonney, following
her eye. 81 hung it there where | coult
see it readily from this room 1t rest,
me so when | am tired, the glimpse o.
the beauties of nature which | never
expect to see for myself"
Then you know what it is" replied
Martha, eagerly. 81 get so lonesome
for pretty things to rest my eyes on
Maybe it's wicked, for I've got a gooC
home, but there isn't one single thing
in it that is pretty like that picture anC
carpet"
at isn't wicked at all, Mrs. Bonney
spoke warmly. Our Father would no
have filled the earth full of beauty, anC
given us the taste TO enjoy it if it haC
been wrong"
Mr.. Dewey, obtuse as he was, oh
served the contrast between this HON,
and his own, and he was touched by hi
wifes evident delight in her surround
ings. Her eyes were shining. and he
cheeks pink as she followed her host
ess to the tasteful dining-room, wher,
the lunch was set out on pretty table
bright with silver and crystal, for tn
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Bonneys lived as well as their guests,
and enjoyed their best things every
day.
Astand by the window was filled with
Easter lilies, each bearing Z tall shaft
of buds almost ready to blossom, and
in little sewing-room adjacent, table
was strewn with the details of an
Easter costume.
1--WE are in our annual furry OBJ
served Mr., Bonney, iovially. "Wife and
the girls always enjoy little Easter
finery, but we old fellows don't have
much show in that direction, do we?'
1--WE don't make much fuss about
Easter at our house." replied Mr..
Dewey, uneasily, as he remembered
that not only Easter, but Christmas
and birthdays passed by unheeded.
After all, life was barren routine at
the Dewey farmhouse, and he was be
ginning to realize 1t.
"Well, Easter means so much to us,
Mr.. Bonney's ruddy face was touched
with a tender feeling, that we love TO
celebrate it with all the brightness and
beauty possible. BY the way, Dewey,
we are going to have especially fine
services in church or --A~er Sunday.
Come in and enjoy it with us
Mrs. Dewey looked at her husband,
eagerly There was always so much
to do at the farm on Sabbath morning,
when they were apt to sleep late, that
they had almost given up church going
entirely. 1t was another link out of
the chain which bound her girlhood
days to her present.
"Yes, do come urged Mrs. Bonney,
seeing the look on Mrs Dewey's face.
"The decorations viii be lovely, and the
music especially fine"
Mr.. Dewey cast doubtful look at his
wife's best dress, doubly shabby in con-
trast with Mrs. Bonney's handsome
teagown, and he thought of his own
best suit, which had long seen its palm
lest DAYS, as he said: well, I'll see;
mebbe. if the weather is good"
He walked along in silence beside his
wife as they went out of the hospitable
home. That check in his pocket seemed
burning to get out and spend itself on
the things which Martha not only
wanted but needed to keep her life
fresh and young, her spirit sweet and
boneful. He had intended to add it to
his already satisfactory bank account,
Int as he looked down at bis wife's face
his mind changed.
They were passing large dry goods
store where everything, from carpet
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PERSONAL AND GENERAL,

The statement that Emperor Win.
lam sent to Mr.. Leyds an expression OF
regret Mt the death of Gen. Joubert,
is pronounced in Berlin 10 be absolute
~ erroneous.
The designations of two of the facul-
ty of Brown university was announced
on the 9Th. Prof. Hammond Lamont,
of the rhetoric department, has ac.
cepted a call to the managing editor
ship of the New York Evening Post,
and Miller Moore Fogg, instructor in
public speaking and oratory, resigned
to pursue higher literature abroad.
A bill was introduced in the senate,
on the 9th, by Mr.. Foster, making it
felony TO use deleterious substances
in the preparation of food.
Miss Olga NethersoIe and Hamilton
Reyelle, actors; Marcus Il. Mayer,
manager of Miss Nethersole, and Theo.
dore Moss, manager of Wallack's the
alter, were, on the 9th, found not guilty,
in New York. of maintaining a public
nuisance in presenting the drama
Sapho. The charge TO the jury by
Judge Fursman was favorable to the
accused
The New York state legislature ad-
iourned sine die on the 9th. One Of
the last bills passed in the assembly
was the one appropriating 100000 for
a survey of the state canals, looking
toward their enlargement so as to per-
NIT of the passage of barges through
them.
The amount of bonds deposited in
the treasury, up to the 9th, for eX-
change for the new two-per-cents was
$500, 922, $50, of which S27,451, 450 came
from individuals or institutions other
than national banks.
BY a vote of six TO one, the Ken
lucky court of appeals, on the 9th,
decided that j. c. W. Beclham is the
legal governor of Kentucky. Judge
Durellc filed n dissenting opinion. The
republican Judges BuTnam and Guffy
| ~
Mrs. Jane lIarcourt, of Stapleton, S.
l., was found dead under peculiar cir
cumstances, 1t appears that, although
the old lady had $1,000 in bank and a
number of well-to-do relatives living
near by, she deliberately starved her
self to death.
Simon Rodcrigues, Carlos Pachec,
Hermogenes pacheco, Eugenio Rod
eriguez and Resale Santiago were
garroted at Ponce, Puerto Rico, on the
| 18th. Their crime was the murder. in
October, 1898, of Senior Irudencia Men
dez at Yauco, and criminally assault
ing the wife and daughters of their
victim.
Lord Roberts reported to the British
war Office, on the 9th, the capture, by
the Beers, Of five companies three OF
the Royal Irish fusiliers and two of
mounted infantry-near Reddersburg,
to- the eastward of Bethany railway
station, in the Free State, where they
were posted to guard the railroad COM
mnnication.
After fight lasting four hours, on
the 9th, a little northeast of Kimberley,
lord Methuen's yeonnnry troops
rounded up party OF Beers, taking 81
prisoners. Gen. Villebois Marcuil, the
lloer cbief-of.staff and seven Beers
were killed and eight wounded. The
british loss was four killed and seven
wounded.
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Smonton, Cape Colony, April Tt
now appears that no fewer than thir-
ty Beers escaped from the old camp
last evening. Nine have since been
recaptured. The prisoners effected
their escape by cutting a fence under
the sentry bridge while the sentry
was above. A driver of a sanitary
cart was offered 5000 to carry off the
prisoners. A new tunnel has been dis
covered in the direction opposite to
the former one. 1t had been completed
to within five feet of the point for q
breach
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-14
They Nude n PIucky stand.

Bethany, Orange Free State, April
5.-The five companies of British in
fantry which were surprised by the
Reddersburg commando while march
ing across the country via De Vets
dorp, made plucky stand; but as the
Beers had three field guns and the
British none the latter were com,
PEELED to surrender.
Gen. Gatacre arrived TOO late. Red.
dersburg was already re-occupied by
the Beers, and the enemy are now
threatening the lines to the south,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-14
No Trace of the Missing British.

Bethany, April Gen. Gatacre's
force has returned here without hav-
ing found any trace of the Inflated
British column captured by the Red
dersburg commando. 1t is impossible
to estimate the British losses, but, as
the men fought stubbornly, it is prob
able that these were large.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-14

Mazeru. Basutoland, Thursday, April
5.-The rc-occupation of Ladybranf
Thaba N'Chu and the Blocmfontei
waterworks by the Beers in the yer,
sight of the Basutos who recently wit
messed the expulsion of the Beers by
the British, is far the most important
aspect of the situation here, in view
of its probable effect upon the native
mind.
Already the natives are urging that
the British have suffered reverses, and
should the British eyacuate Wepener
the results, so far as the natives arc
concerned, are likely to prove disas.
trous.
All hope to see Gen. Brabant stead.
lily advance and drive the enemy be.
fore him.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-14
A nnminnnt Power.

The Pennsylvania woman who hat
been speeehless for eight years ant
who recovered her voice by screaming
at sight of mouse may or may not bt
happier in future, The st. Louis Post
I.pispatcha says there IS nothing like Z
voice for erratiAg domestic disturb
ancss
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-14
Another steyn captured.

Bloemfontein, April Another OF
Mr.. Steyn's brothers was captured
near karee, yesterday, and arrived
here to-day.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-14

provided that within sixty days from
the passage of this act any person, part
nership or corporation, delinquent in
the payment of such privilege taxes, or
some one for such delinquent person,
partnership or corporation, shall pay to
the tax collector of the county in which
such delinquency occurred, the full
privilege taxes due for the year or years
in which such delinquency existed and
two hundred per centum damages there
on.
See. .. That all laws and parts of laws
in conflict with this act be and are
hereby repealed, and that this act take
effect and be in force from and after
the date of its passage.
Approved February 10, 1900.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-14

He horses logged
easily a | o n G to-
ward town. They
were lazy old fell
lows, Nat and Bill
ly, and they had a
h eavy load of
grain on for the
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-14

Hon. r. II. Thompson has been APP
pointed by Governor Longino mem
Der of the capitol commission, taking
the place of Prof j. c. Hardy, who re.
signed on being elected to the presi
dency of the A. and NJ, college Mr..
Louis Fitzhugh was appointed secretary
of the commission.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-14

The faith cure" has killed a good
many of the Jackson negroes; at least
that is the private opinion, publicly eX-
pressed, of Alex. Wilson, one of the col
ored sections, who says that Rev. c, 7.
Jones persuaded them not to take any
medicine for SMALLPOX.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-14

Hon. S. 5. Calhoon qualified on Mon
day, April ., as judge of the supreme
court, succeeding Judge Thomas II.
Woods. He will fill out the term OF
Judge Woods, ending May TO- and will
then be re-appointed. Judge Whitfield
is now chief justice.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-14

When news of the death of Governor
Stone reached the Industrial Institute
and College at Columbus all exercises
were suspended, and the faculty wired
the following to the A. and NJ. faculty.
I'VE mourn with you in the loss Of our
common friend"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-14

Foreign corporations have com.
menced filing their charters with the
secretary of State. The Illinois Cen
trail Railroad Company is among the
latest filed. The fees for recording
domestic charters and filing foreign
charters amounted to 1886 last month.
For corresponding month in 1899 the
fees were less than $50.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-14

Hon. W. NJ Cox has announced for
congress from the First district. As
the representative from Prentiss county
in the legislatures of 1896, 1897, 1898
and 1900 he established a reputation for
oratory and craftsmanship and untir'
ing devotion to duty that inspired the
very general wish that some wider
sphere would open for the exercise Of
his splendid talents. Should he be the
successor of Mr.. Allen the First district
will continue to be brilliantly repre-
sented
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-14

Prof. ]. c. Hardy, superintendent Of
the Jackson public schools, has been
elected president of the A. and NJ coll
lege; and his host of friends feel as
sured that the trustees made no mis-
take-that he will be the right man In
the right place. 1t has been said that
opportunities make men," but Jack
was already made for anything in
school work that came in his way.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-14

The law providing for the publication
of names of poll tax delinquents, though
taking effect from its passage, cannot
operate this year for the reason that it
was approved March 10, and several
things are provided that shall be done
prior to that date.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-14

AN ACT to raise revenue by making valid
and of binding effect, all contracts made
previous to the passage of this act and
subsequent to January l, 1895, which are
or we're null and void or voidable under
previous or existing laws because of nom
payment of privilege taxes due when such
contracts were made, upon terms of full
payment Of all such privilege taxes so in
default with two hundred per centum
damages thereon, within sixty days after
the passage of this act.
Section l. Be it enacted by the legis-
lature of the State of Mississippi, That
any and all contracts made or entered
into at any time previous to the passage
OF this act and subsequent to January
/, 1895, and which were or are void or
voidable because of the non-payment,
in whole or In part OF any privilege
taxes due under any law of this State
at the time such contract was made or
entered into, shall be and are hereby
made valid and of the same force and
effect, as If there had been no default
in the payment Of such privilege taxes,