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Show MOBILE IS 200 YEARS OLD Was First Capital of French Louisiana, and Is Most Interesting Interest-ing City. On February 2fi many prelates of the Roman Catholic church, with Cardinal Gibbons presiding at the cathedral In Mobile, celebrated 'the two hundredth anniversary ef the foun-ling of that city by the French, under lllenvllie There was a pontifical high mass and other exercises, and the -l vll authorities authori-ties were represented In .. me of them. The reason why the Catholic church took the lead In the celebration Is that chu .h and sta' In Fram e went hand In hand In planting new colonies In those das as well as In governing them, utnl also In governing old colonies. Mobile Is one of the lost Interest Ing of the country's clii.s. Founded several years before N. . Orleans. It was the first capital of r'rench Umis lana and held this honor for a decade and n'liali. Among Its natives and Canadian subjects France was well served on tie American continent In the days of the grand monarch. I Salle. Iberville, !llenvlll and other cm plre builders were active and successful success-ful In planting the flag of the Hour bons over a largo trad of the new world. Including a great and rich part of the present L'nlted States Leslie s Magazine. |