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PERRY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 11,1903.
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JEFFERSON DAVIS EXTOLLED.
Address Delivered by Hon. J. P. Dun.
ean to the Daughters of the Coh-
1 f ederaoy at Perry J uno 3rd.
Ladies and Gentlemen—
Daughters of the Confederacy—
Deeply honored do I indeed feel
at your asking me to join with you
in these exercises, commemorative as
they are of one of the grandest and
noblest of oharaoters. But in doing
so I hope you will parden the inef
fectiveness of my words, and my in
ability to add anything to the lustre
of his fame.
Truly has.it been said, that words
cannot praise a great man—his ac
tions alone oan praise him.
A simple narrative will therefore
best illustrate the character of this
great man, whose deeds now speak
for him and will, with stronger and
stronger voice, continue to Bpeak to
all succeeding generations.
Born on the 3rd day of June,
1808, in Christian county, Ken
tucky, Jefferson Davis at an early
age imbibed those principles and
that love of constitutional liberty and
freedom for which his father and our
ancestors fought in the Revolution
ary war.
Cn infancy he removed to the
state of Mississippi.
At the age of sixteen appointed
to the military academy at West
Point, upon graduation, with dis
tinction fought against the Indians
in the Black Hawk war on the
Northwestern frontier.
In 1835 resigned to fulfill an en
gagement of long standing, and
married the daughter of Colonel, af
terwards President Taylor of the
United States.
Eleoted to congress his oareer as
a statesman began. While in con
gress war with Mexico was declar
ed. Elected colonel of a Mississippi
regiment he hurried to the front,
and in the battles of Monterey and
(Near Cherry Street) MACON, GA Beuna Vista fought with great bra
very. Wounded in the early part
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of the battle of Beuna Vista, he yet
remained on his horse at the head of
his regiment until the day waB over
and the viotory won.
Returning home on crutohes, he
was tendered, in recognition of his
services, by President Polk the high
position of Brigadier General of
volunteers. This he declined, on
the ground that the power to ap
point was vested in the Governor of
the State, and not in the President
of the United States.
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And if nice work, low prices, co.urteous treatment ad I mous vote of his State, he resigned
round fair dealing mean anything to you we expect to have it to make the race as a candidate of
| his party for Governor, and in the
com:b to sejei tts
Thrown into prison, kept there
for two years, subjected to every in
dignity that could be conceived in
the minds of cruel, vengeful, and
heartless oaptors—finally released
without the justice of a trial, al
though frequently demanded—this
martyr to principle and right re
turned to his home in his beloved
state, where he passed away on the
6th day df December, 1889.
In studying the life of Jefferson
Davis, the dominant characteristic
which impresses itself upon the
student is his firm an,d tenacious
adherance to principle. There was
no spirit of compromise or evasion
about him. Neither as an individu
al nor as a statesman did he ever
“bend the pregnant hinges of the
knee that thrift might follow fawn
ing.” And died as he had lived, a
firm believer in those principles
which had guided and controlled
this government from iis founda
tion until its dissolution by the se
cession of the Southern States.
This government as originally
formed was a partnership—-the right
of any partner to withdraw had nev
er been seriously questioned; it had
been always practically conceded.
Jefierson Davis, in common with
his people, thought the time had
come when this right should be ex
eroised. They fought, suffered and
died, and the impartial historian of
the future will not only say that
they were within their rights, but
that the principles for which they
contended are the only ones com
patible with liberty.
He was the type of a proud and
great people. May the future gen
orations of our southern youth Btrive
to emulate his example.
And- to you, Daughters of the
Confederacy, is especially and pe
ouliarly entrusted the duty of so
training the youth of our country
that they too will never yield except
with life to any power seeking to
trample upon their rights and de
stray their liberties.
YOUR TRADE.
Barnesville Chautauque, Barnesville
Ga., June 14-20, 1903.
For this occasion excursion tickets
will be on sale at nearly all tieket
stations in Georgia on Central of
Georgia Railway, to Barnesville and
return, at very low round trip rates,
Tickets on sale June 13-16, inclu
sive, and for trains scheduled to ar
rive at Barnesville prior to noon
June 19th, final limit June 21st.
The attractions and music will be
first-class. Apply to nearest Central
of Georgia Railway agent for tick
ets and other information.
and. examine our line of Vehicles, Harness, Mowers, Rakes,
Binders and all kinds of Harvesting Machinery, Gasoline
Engines and Wind Mills.
Hepair Work.
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We have the best equipped repair shop in the state, and
our work and prices are sure to please you.
Fainting.
We paint more buggies and wagons than all other shops in
the county combined. We must give satisfaction or we
could not hold the trade as we do.
Hay Presses.
campaign reduced the normal ma
jority of the party to which he was
opposed from 9,000 to 1,000.
Appointed by President Pierce
Secretary of War, he instituted
many improvements and reforms,
and it is now admitted even by his
enemies that he made one of the
best secretaries the department ever
had.
Again elected to the Senate, he
became the leader of the democratic
party in that tody. On the seces
sion of Mississippi he withdrew, giv
ing his reasons therefor in a speech
of such pathos and power as to
cause his political enemies to shed
tears of sorrow at his departure.
Against his predilections and wish
es he became President of the Con
federate Government, called thereto
by the unanimous voice of his peo
ple. Never in the history of the
world did any ruler show such high
administrative ability as displayed
by this statesman and soldier in
guiding for four years this new
born government.
A government conceived in the
throes of revolution, born without
We are the originators and sole manufacturers of the
RAPID FIRE HAY PRESS, the cheapest and best on
the market. If you buy a hay press without seeing this J sustenance or means of defense, sur-
one you may regret it.
Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention.
Studying the Birds.
If we study our wild birds
thoughtfully in the nesting season
we shall soon get a better under*-
Btanding of their real nature, and
as a result a warmer sympathy
for the birds themselves. We
shall see many of their finest
traits—their patience and perse-
verence, their love of home and
the untiring devotion with which
in most instances they defend
and provide for their y'oung. But
to study this side of bird life we
must not molest the eggs. Very
few naturalists collect birds’ eggs
nowadays; they know that it is of
far more importance to study the
nests in which the eggs are, and
the young birds whioh will short
ly oorne out of the eggs. All the
eggs you are ever likely to find
are already well known, so that
you might oolleot ten thousand,
and thus kill teu thousand young
birds, without adding one new
faot to the scientifio knowledge
of them.
Perhaps you will hardly bel ieve
it if I tell you that not one of
even our very commonest birds
has had his life-history thorough
ly and completely studied. Here
is a ohanpe for you, then. Begin
on any bird’s nest you like, and
if you watoh it oarefully you will
probably, discover some facts
whioh no one ever discovered be
fore. June is the very best time
to work, asjprobably most of the
airds in the United States nest
this month.—June Woman’s Home
Companion.
—
As the Boy Understood it.
Johnny never did like schooll-
When his mother told him he
bad better sudy his lessons or his
teacher would give him a bad
mark, he got sulky.
“Blamed old teaoher,” he said’,
thinks she knows it all. First
she tells ns something and then,,
when we tell it back, she says it’s
all wrong.”
“Why, what’s the matter John
ny?” asked his uncle, who hasn’t
forgotten he was a boy himself.
“Well, you see. Nunky, it was
this way. She told us that post
pone meant to put off. Then slid
asked me to write a sentence con
taining the word.”
“Well?”
“I wrote, ‘Boys postpone their
clothes when _ they go in Bwim-
miug.’ ” KeepingTab.—New York
Press.
The
Buggy Go.,
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rounded by a frowning and menac
ing world, attacked by an enemy of
limitlesB resources. Yet this de
fenseless child, only strong in its
deathless tenacity for the right, for
four long years guided by this great
man fought the world and would
not succumb until resistance was no
longer possible.
The state engineer of New York
reports that 43 counties have taken
advantage of the law giving aid from
the state treasury for the building of
good roads. The total length of the
roads asked for is more than 2,000
miles. About 300 miles have been
macadamized, at a cost of $9,000
mile. The dirt roads cost from $5
000 to $3,000 a mile.
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The London Times, in summariz
ing the opinion of the civilized
world upon any important event,
now gives first place to opinions in
the United States. Years ago Paris
occupied the first place in such a
summary. The order now is: New
York, Paris, Berlin, etc.
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Holtzclaw’s Drug Store.
The total value of exports by
the United States during tho
month of April reached the round
sum of $40,000,000. This is said
to be the largest in the history of
the government with the excep
tion of two other months, March
and May, 1900, when the totals
were slightly larger.
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