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Turn of History’s Fide. my sword on none.' ” , Hindi was Iasi the patriot. Of < Imrles Francis | U‘e the soldier and strategist Mr. Adams furnishes the splendid ap preciation contained in the follow- i»K Phe ail dress ol A dams. Sr., of lloston, head of the Massttolinsetts Historical Society, at Lexiugtq|i, Va.. yesterday on the occasion ol Robert 10. Lee Cell t o.iihi > celebration, may not be ep och-making, but it marks the ebb tide and receding waves of tin prejudice and sen have heretofore prevented the - rent \x;n twtween the States and its causes being treated in the ij^ht of truth and justice. It in dicates the limit verdict of history and that t hut verdict as enunciated b\ a former foe qualified to speak loi those who had aiitagqni/.cd us was with the t.ou federates in the is that I lie Sout h's onh eritue was 1 Hont hwest. I lie unfortunate 1’ein the lack of success and that, of all bertim thorn was simp)) not in the the ureal men the war , b*\eIoprd same class as tIrani and Hhermun, mule rose or fell so pm --I oll'elise as t lie chieftain of I lie Soul hern cause this ]s glorx enough lo sat isly an\ people. In \ i»*w ot the •>* porlanccond liisteri significance no cause tor wonder. Upon it time has already recorded a ver dict. Following the high prece dent set at Appomattox it was dis tinctly unworthy. Conceived in passion, it ignored both science ‘Napoleon is alleged first to have, and the philosophy of statesman Wc Handle Edison Goods Exclusively The New E,dison Phonograph Store ship; worse yet, it was ungenerous Fee, for instance, again setting remarked that ‘in war, men are nothing: a man is everything ’ As a former soldier of the Army of j the example, applied formally for nationalism that; the I’otomac, I now stand appalled | amnesty ami restoration of civi at the risk I unconsciously ran an terior to July, I .Mid, fronting the Army ol Virginia, commanded as it then was and as we were. I he situa Lion \Mts in fact as bad with us in ; 21 Greenville Street 1 rights within two months of ins j when eon- surrender. His application was Northern silently ignored; while he died ‘a prisoner on parole,’ the suffrage denied him was Conferred on his manumitted slaves. Verily, it was the Army of the Potomac as it i not alone the base Indian of the Now have a full stock of all the new and choice music, and machines of all sizes. Your repair work will receive prompt and careful attention cf skilled workmen. We extend a cordial in vitation to the ladies to call and see us, and we will be glad to play over all the latest music for you. to w horn lie found himself opposed. Results there followed accordingly . So, in Virginia, i.ee and Jackson made an extraordinary, n most ex ceptional combination. The) out* . Mr. Adam's uIterances, extracts classed ussoinelimeslerribl) . some tied) gix himself to lie said, \\as still against I.ee comitrx lo Adam* toni his address will li en here. Vddrcsslng the charge which nosl comimmlx math in I hat -eel ion ol I lie w hid) I belong," I tint ulse to his ling,” Mr, -aid: • ‘I 'omnig diicctI v to tin point. I iiaintain that ever) man in the eleven Stales seceding from the i lion had in IMP. whether he would or no. to decide for himself w net* or lo adhere lo his Slate or *.l lie nut ion; and I fiimll) assert inat whichever wav hedeeideed. if honest I) , putt ing nnd him. lie did limes ludicrously; always hopeless- l\; and results in that cast*also fol lowed accordingly . That, we were not utterly dcstmxcd constitutes a Hat. and liuul rdiit.nl of the truth of olden time who ‘threw a pearl away richer than all his tribe."’ Thus is the saying that ‘‘truth crushed to earth will rise again'’ illustrated, and out of the mouth of one of the worthiest ol our foes issues the testimony that confirms 'the justice of all the South claims ; for hersclt in the greatest, most eventful war of modern times. Macon Telegraph, "Wlvat Happened to Brown. •lie was Napoleon’s aphorism.” -i 11 ■ 11 v lie di self inlere right. ‘•I’ll! Ilns. ',mllgll l rue uf i id cili/.cn, --li il will In* i(‘plied, the nrdinar.v man iii1111 uni hav c been •.rue ol I lie grad mile ol l lie ,M ililai > \cademv. tlie ollicer of llie Army .ii llie I mled Stales. \\ infield S.-nlt and George li. Thomas did it so construe their allegiance; i lien the issue vv as presented, I hex • •mained true to their ling and In '.heir unl'lis. Robert K. I.ee. false li Is oat h and ling, was a rone cade! The answer is brief and to he point the conditions in the —i vend cases were not the same — either Scott nor l liomas was I.ee. It was our lloston lb . Holmes who ong ago declared that the child's education begins about two linn lied and lift v \ cal 'before it is born; subsequently they had Hut it is to the stately, sell-con tained man in dtdeat that Mr. Ad nns finally pays, as cvciy otic must, the tribute ot his highest ! admiration, lie says; “Speaking advisedly and on fuller reticulum, 1 s xy that of ail, the great characters ol the ( ivil 1 War, and it was productive of many vvh >se mini s anil deeds pos- teritv will long hear in recoil, <• ; lion, there was not one who passed away m the serene atmosphere and with tiie gracious bearing ol I.ee, Fiom beginning to end (Imse pan ing years of his xvill hear closest sia ut in). There was about them nothing vennl,nothing quern Ions, nothing in any way sordid oi disappointing. In Ins ease there was no anti-climax; tor those elos- ' in; years were dignified, patienl, u-cl ill; sweet in domesticity, they \ conditions, whicn mall things commanded respect, i nephew) Hollis, h "because no blood flowed on the l * I' 1 - lull amount t all ild, and no confiscation ot houses oi lands marked the close .1 our war ot secession, it lias al- wavs been assumed by us ot the victorious party that extreme, in deed unprecedented, clemency was shown to the vanquished, and that .Mid il is quite impossible to sepa .dean) man least of all. perhaps, a full-blooded Virginian from his nareutal traditions and living en vmmnumt. From them he drew his being; in them In* exists. Hob e: t li. I.ee was t lie ciubodimont of unplnmt or no good sufficient “What Happctiejl to Brown," which will be presented at the Auditorium tonight by Mr. Al. W. Fremont A Co., is an up-to- date, society comedy, as full of fun and ludicrous situations as egg is ol meat. The scenes are laid in New York City An old man sees a picture of a young lady, falls in love with il, visits the father and proposes marriage. But after sending the I letter, he becomes frightened and sends his nephew to see it the young lady is like the piciure the nephew lulls in love with tiie ladv himself and tells the uncle that she is everything but what he would have her to be; the old man packs his things and goes to Japan, where he remains lor time yea is. The uncle is trustee of an estate j I. It to the nephew under certain it he ( hej is to receive of the estate. Al ter the uncle goes to Japan, the nephew writes that he has ful filled the conditions (which lie has not), and he draws money from the uncle. At last, the nn cle suddenly returns; and then, the troubles of the nephew begin. Mr. Fremont has the role ot the nephew and is surrounded by a (Jem Outfit, complete . . S12-10 (Jem Outfit, larger. . . $14.20 Standard Outfit, complete Standard Outfit, larger . Home Outfit, complete Rasy payments can be arranged If desired. $27.10 $29.20 $45.00 . / ** A This outfit S32.00, payable $5.00 down and $1.00 per week We can fit you up with an outfit at most any price you desire from $ 1 2.1 0 to $ 1 00, and you can arrange easy payments if you wish. Our Mr. Bailey will be glad to demonstrate one of these phonographs at your home if desired. 'SOLO MOULDED i- P.tCQRQS Y Only 35c each. The Nexv Edison Phonograph Store, L. W. BAILEY, Mgr. Old Bank Building - - Newnan, Georgia A Masterpiece on Corn. ground el cause Hu icstiveiicss. That his- carefully selected company, tore will accord and assent to this ——————— somewhat se.l-complaccnt convtc turn isopen to question. (hi tin coiitraty, it max not untairly In doubled whether a people pins f rom last Week's knoij Enterprise-liazetU, The large Hour and gust mill of ’hose conditions, that enx irohment a V irginiaus. “To ask bee to rai (gainst Virginia xvns lontroso or the Maet to head a force desk the creature a \ i ruin ism of trale after civil shite lias often re nt' ceivi'd severer measure than xxas inflicted on the so-called recoil se his hand sit noted Confederate States dur like asking ing the years immediately succeed a 11 it ii i More ing the close of the strife, Adam tied for the Smith somewhere defined rebels and heretics as ‘those unlucky per sons xvho, xvnen things have come to a certain degree of violence, the and subjection ol the Highlands ami flic ties t ruction of l lie elans. \V here such a stern election is forced upon n man as confronted bee. the have the misfortune to be of single thing the lair minded in weaker party.’ Spoliation vestigator lias to take into account physical suffering have immemo- Mi. George 1\ Hodnett, located on the Raxvls brand; near Haral son, together with the entire building, was completely destroyed by fire Sunday night about 10 o'clock. In the building, besides the mill fixtures, xvas a good deal of corn and wheat, and about $150 worth of belting xvhich had never been used. The total amount of But, now. my mind turns to the glorioug corn. See it! book on its ripening, waxing fields. See J lioxv il wears a crow n prouder than monarch ever wore, sometimes! jaiintilx. and sometimes after the storm Liie dignified survivors of'j the t.emple.st seem to \ iew a field of slaughter and to pity a fallen foe. And see llie pendant caskets of the corn field filled xvitli the wine of life, and see the silken fringes that set a form for fashion and for art. And now the evening comes and something of the time to rest and listen. The scudding clouds con ceal the half and then the whole of the moonlit beaut) of the night and then the gentle x\ i 11 < 1 s make heavenly harmonies on a thousand harps that hang upon the borders We Guarantee ’Em! \\ inter time will soon be here xvitli its rain and sleet, and traveling in an open buggy xvill be very disagreeable. Why not call on us and get a comfortable, light-running top buggy.' MADE IN NEWNAN We put on rubber tires. MERCK & DENT Buggy Builders. . , . and the edges and the middle oi the loss is nearly X),ooo, and only ,. , : 3 , . J the held ot i- the loyalt) . the single minded- : ess of the election. \\ as it de void of selfishness was it free from an) baser and more sordid, xvorldly motive, ambition, pride, ealous). revenge or self interest! To this question there van. in the ease of I.ee. In* but one answer. When, alter long and trying men the mill. ri.tlly been their lot. The Confed erate, it is true, when he ceased to resist, escaped this visitation in its ... , r yet whether or not lie xv usual and time-approved form. . n Nevertheless, he was by no means exempt from it. In the matter ot confiscation, it has been computed that the freeing of the slaves by act of war sxxept out of existence ripening corn until my very heart seems to beat responsive to the rising and of the long melodious refrain. The melancholy clouds sometimes to be This glorious plant trails mitted by the alchemy of God sus- 1,000 insurance. It is not posi tivelv known how the fire oiiginat ed. It xvas a very valuable piece of property, the best null in that section, and the loss is very heavy , . , . . , ,, .. . , , • make shadows011 the field anil hide n,,, on Mr. Hodnett. It is not known . , , tlie put poses its aureate wealth, and now they 1 > >-1 move and slowly into sight there comes the golden glow ot promise j tlio symphonies and oratorios; that It is a well deserved compliment for an industrious land. Glorious replace tilling j tains the xvarrior in battle, the poet in song, and strengthens every xx here the thousand arms that xvork of life. Oh, that 1 had the voice of song or skill to translate into tones the harmonies, FROM THE ANTILLES. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Ben efits City Councilman at Kingston, Jamaica. to our otheient postmaster, Mrs. Alice C. Fall, that she has almost the solid endorsement of the busi- fnte property valued at some two thou- ness and professional men of the sand millions; while, over and above this, a system of simulta neons reconstruction subj eted the 1 disfranchised master to the ime ■of the enfranchised bondsman. For a community conspicuously town and public gem rally, and a kiige petition has been sent to the post office department requesting 1 ion. Rex- :a! xx resiling, lie threw in hi with Virginia, he knowingly sac rificed ever) thing xvhich man priz es most his dear!) beloved home. •> means ol support, his protes Monal standing, his associates, a •rill.ant future assured to him. Born a slave-holder in a race of - ix e holders. In* xx as himself no .•lender, much less an advocate ol by alien force under the civil rule - averx: On the eontrarx. he did of those of .1 different ami distinct- iot hesitate to pronounce il in his |y inferior race, only lately their ’ aee “amoral and politie.il ex’il. property, is not phx’sicai torment, Later, he manumitted his slaves, u is true, but that it is mild or :ie did not beliexe in secession; as considerate treatment can hardly a light reserved iinilci the t'onsti- be contended \ et this—slave tntion. he pronounced it ‘idle talk; confiscation, and reconstruction i ..t, as a \ irginiau, he also added, under American 'tile — a.is the war •if the Government is disputed. I penalty imposed on the States of j shall return to m\ native State the Confederacy. That the policy; a. d share the miseries ot mx pen- inspired at me time a feeling of pA. and saxe in defense xvill draw bitter resentment in the South was sale b vPeinston& Lee* corn, that more than all the sisters' of the fields wears tropic garments! Nor on the shore of Nilus or of In dus does nature dress her form more splendidly. And noxv. again, tiie corn in ils kernel holds the strength that shall ( in the body of J. E. Hannah and family her re-appointment to this post- the man refreshed) subdue the for est and compel response from ev ery stubborn field, or. shilling in tile eye of beauty, make blossoms of her cheeks and jewels of her lips and thus make for man the great est inspiration to well-doing, the hope of coiipaiiioiiship of that sa cred. xvarm and xvell-embodied -a w oman. Aye, the'corn, the royal corn, within whose yelloxv heart there is of health and strength for ail the nations! The corn triumphant, that w iih the aid of man hath made victorious procession across the tufted plain anil laid foundation for the social excellence that is and roll across my soul xvhen standing sometimes by day and sometimes by night upon the borders of this verdant sea I note a xvorkl of prom ise. and then before one-half the year is gone I viexv its full fruition and see its heaped gold axvait the need of man! Majestic, fruitful, xvoiidrous plant! Thou greatest! among the manifestations of the Mr. \V. O’Reilly Fogarty, who is a member of the City Oonncil at- Kings ton, .Tnumica, Wert Indies, writes as fol lows: ‘One bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy bad goocf^itect on cough that was giving me trouble and I think I should have been more quickly relfeved if I bad continued the reined-. . That it xvas beneficial anil quick in r • Moving 111c there is 110 doubt and it is my iutention to obtain another bottle.” For sale bv Peniston & Lee. 1 Good Samaritans to Meet. masterful, and notoriously quick passe d through yesterday enroute to resenf attront, to be thus placed f 0 Mcxvnan, where the former has accepted a c.dl to serve the Bros byterian chinch as pastor. He served the Presbyterian church here most acceptabi) for two years and it was xvitli many regrets the *oul members gave him up. xvisilom and lux e of God that be s.-on in all the fields or the hillsides or in the, valleys!— bn\ . < fglcsb), of Illinois. may upon it! The Price of Peace. V. S L'diin is at home aga’n, after spending sevra' 11101 rhs in Newnan with her daugh ter, Mrs. W. B. (jearreld.xvhq cpme with ner to Franaiin. — Franklin News and Banner. The terrible itching and incident to certain >k:u diseatu most instantly* allayed by Chamberlain's Salve. Price, Smarting, is nl- applying ■>e. For At the request of a number of companions of Newnan Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, a meeting of ; (total Samaritans is hereby called lor tiie fifth flies day night in Jan uary. All members are requested to lind'out and bring to the meet ing eligilm's lor membership.*Tiie wives, widows, unmarried daugh ters and sisters of Itoyal Arch Ma sons can join. BoRiixving are appointed eom- ' inittee on' refreshments and pro gram: L. A. Perdue, l>. Crane, Hardly anybody is such a £09! as ; Mrs. Fousts Mrs. Lovejy. Mrs. to im gine girls like him because 'Ramey and Miss Helen Hong, he goes to Sunday school. 1 P. T. MeCutchen, High Priest. T"