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About The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1919)
The Henry County Weekly By J. A. FOUCHE. Entered at the postoffice at McDon ough, Ga., as second class mail matter. Advertising Hates 15c per inch, posi attion 6c additional—special contracts. Official Organ of Henry County. McDonough, Ga., Sept. 26,1919. A bachelor never knows how mean he is, but a married man is told. Twenty-six per cent of the men mobolized by France were killed in the war. A contented wife doesn’t stay contented long in a home withont conveniences. For the year ending June 30th, Georgia paid $30,932,220.39 inter nal revenue taxes. Let’s everybody pull for a big ger and better McDonough, whose people are the best. Thousands of men are booze fighters, but we never heard of one who won the fight. In California, the home of Sena tor Johnson, Mr. Wilson received the biggest ovation on his tour. The Prince of Wales is coming to the United States in search of a wife. Doubtless another Jonah case. If you see a chance to say a cheery word or offer a helping hand, do so. Tomorrow may be too late. A woman’s tears are small things, but they scare a fellow worse than a gun carrying an ounce bullet. “A little money is a dangerous thing,” says an exchange. Maybe so, but we would like to be allow ed a shot at it. Those senate “fices” are still at the heels of Mr. Wilson, but their howling availeth naught with the people. Now that feminine hosiery is constantly on display, just where do the fair ones carry those bulg ing powder puffs? The French commission named to determine Germany’s repara tion debt to France has fixed the sum at $40,000,000,000. No man is henpecked who, out of five bureaus in the house, can actually claim one whole drawer in one of them all to himself. While General Pershing is being lionized, many of his buck privates who were the real heroes, are rarely mentioned. Such is fate. The loss of cotton this year from the boll weevil in Georgia alone will amount to 800,000 bales, which figured at 36 cents, amounts to $45,000,000. The “corn bug” is the latest thing to aggravate the farmer, and is said to be more of a crop destroyer than the boll weevil, being confined to no particular section. The doughboys may not enjoy as many social functions as their superiors, but they have a warm spot in the heart of every red blooded American that will never be obliterated. General Hoke’s“ Farewell” There is something so touching in the “farewell” addresses of the Confederate generals to their commands. They bring out the affectionate relation that existed between the soldiers and their commanders. This column has reproduced the “farewell” address of General Lee, General Joe John ston, General Gordon, General Toombs and others. Now is given to our readers the “farewell” address of General Hoke, of North Carolina, the State which gave to the Confederacy so many soldiers. General Hoke was a brave and gallant commander and beloved not only by his soldiers, but by all North Carolinians. Headquarters Hoke’s Division, Near Greensboro, N. C., May 1, 1865. —Soldiers of My Division: On the eve of a long, perhaps a final separation, I address to you tilt* last sad words of parting. The fortunes of war have turn ed the scale against us. The proud banners which you have waved so gloriously over many a field are to be furled at last; but they are not disgraced, my com rades. Your indomitable courage, your heroic fortitude, your pa tience under sufferings, haye sur - rounded them with a halo which future years can never dim. His tory will bear witness to your valor and succeeding generations will point with admiration to your grand struggle for constitutional freedom. Soldiers, your past is full of glory! Treasure it in your hearts. Remember each gory battlefield, each d°y of victory, each bleeding comrade. Think then of your future. “Freedom’s battle, once begun, Bequeathed from bleeding sire to son. Though battle oft is ever won.” You have wielded to over whelming forces, not to superior valor. You are paroled prisoners, not slaves. The love of liberty, which led you into this contest, burns as brightly in your hearts as ever. Cherish it. Associate it with the history of your past. Transmit it to your children. Teach them the proudest day in all your proud career was that on which you enlisted as Southern soldiers, entering that holy broth erhood whose ties are now sealed by the blood of your compatriots who have fallen, and whose histo ry is coeval with the brilliant re cord of the past four years. Soldiers, amid the imperishable laurels that surround your brows, no brighter leaf adorns them than your connection with the late Army of Northern Virginia ! The star that shone with splen dor over its oft-repeated fields of victory, over the two deadly strug gles of Manassas Plains, over Rich mond, Chancellorsville and Fred ericksburg, has sent its rays and been reflected wherever freedom has a friend. That star has set in blood, but yet in glory. That ar my is now of the past. The ban ners trail, but not with ignominy. No stain blots their escutcheons. No blush can tinge your cheeks as you proudly announce that you Cut This Out—lt Is Worth Money DON’T MISS THIS. Cut out this slip, enclose with 5c and mail it to Foley & Co., 2835 Sheffield Ave.,Chicago, 111., writing your writing your name and address clearly. 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The past rises be fore me in its illimitable grandeur, Its memories are part of the life of each one of us. But it is all over now. Yet, though the sad, dark veil ot defeat is over us, fear not the future, but meet it with manly hearts. You carry to your homes the heartfelt wishes of your general for your prosperity. My comrades, farewell! R. F. HOKE, Major-General. Matrimony is a great institution; it makes a man forget his other troubles. Those Who See The Post-War Maxwell Want One / IT’S a great tribute to the keen minds and good taste that made the Post-War Maxwell so handsome, to find that so many who take one look at this car want one. There have been, in other days, cars possessed of beauty that was only paint deep, but nearly all are “orphans” today. Not so with the Post-War Maxwell, because the major effort, the vast expenditure, the employment of superior brains, all have been devoted to a mechanical excellence. Beauty came last with Maxwell executives; and it arrived last. But it’s here now, and nearly everyone will say it’s “liberally endowed with things that please the eye.” If it pleases you —take one ride. You will get a “feel” that you will remember many a day. That delightful castering effect in steering which a new type front axle gives, that mental assurance you experience when you throw on the emergency (it’s up on the transmission shaft), that troubleless electric system, that clinging-to-the-road feeling that a gjlpj|ij§|i heavier rear axle supplies! 300,000 mighty good Maxwells are on the I world’s highways today. All the qualifications \pj¥l!|l/ they possess and many more come with the Post- War Maxwell, and you pay only $985 f. o. b. Detroit. T. J. PATTERSON, Salesman McDonough, ga. Your Watch Your Companion Any man who owns a good watch is proud of it. He has a right to be, for it is the''one daily companion that he can always rely upon to fulfill its exacting duty. 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