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The Walker county Messenger Is a modern country weekly. So fat we are at peace with all our ex - hanges but “man knoweth not what the next day may bring forth.” While we didn’t make a speech at the barbecue as expected by Bro Stern, of the Ledger, we would have been glad to have seen our hungry neighbor of Kensington, enjoy a feast of Dade county “hash.” The Democratic party should heed the reasonable demands oi the Farmers Alliance for more money etc., while the F. A. should forget the sub-treasury scheme and fall into line with their Democratic friends. It Is Over. THE BARBECUE A SUCCESS. Last Saturday morning dawned bright and cloudless. It was just such a day as every 4th of July should be upon these United States. Ere the sun was up a mov ing column of humanity began pouring into Trenton upon every road and upon every train. The 4tn of July barbeeuo in Trenton was to be no small affair. Friday afternoon tables had been put up and a speakers platform provided near the sulphur spring. After sundown Friday the meats were slaughtered 'and at 10:00 o’clock were being placed over the pits. At 2 o’clock Saturday morn ing the smallest and last piece of meat was slowly cooking over the bark fires. Mr. W. H. Johnson, with three assistants, r?as kept constantly employed all night, turning and placing the meats. By 11 o’clock between six and seven hundred people had gathered about the ground enjoying the rare music furnished by the Jackson Miss., band, which had been en gaged for the occasion. Promptly i at eleven the speaking began by the introduction of Cape. J U Oountis, who defended in an r e manner th.? cause for which he so bravely fought. State Senator \ B. McCollum, Representative G. W. M. Tatum and Col. T. J. Lump kin each were introduced and spoke in the order named. Well did each speaker perform his duty as at tested by the rapt attention given by their h r?. It was one o’clock rvhen prepara tions began for dinner and the baskets were being unloaded upon xhe tables, while sliced barbecue sheep, goats, beef and pork were being distributed rflong the tables out of large dish pans. Fresh loaves of bread was sliced and dis tributed all over the tables Oc casionally a halt b isbel pan oi “Bruns’vic Ctew” was set upon the tables, "tanked by tin cups. Din ner wa now ready and the word was given for the crowd to gather around he tables, which were ai r ngen in aT. shape. Rev. J. C. Lays asked a very appropriate blessing and then caipe the many amusing incidents characteristic 01 1 a picnic dinner. The meats were cooked to a queens taste and a taste of the soup ; v. a; a perfect realization of all the j good things th? most hungry had hoped for. At' • o nr< - - | lounged, walkc i or <•: i gaged in just whatever .:noy che ated. Late in the afternoon a dance upon the bare ground was start t,p by some wh > tancied that sort ot amusement, although such wa. r.pt ; down'upon the programe. D was after sunset when t he tast remnants of the crowd departed to carry home with them reccollec tions of the 4th of July 1801, never to be forgotten. Upon every band and even from those who arrived too late for dinnru. were heard un stinted praise*of the speaking, the music, tin dinner ami the general ar ran gem - nts Li.c ail were free t.o admit that success had crowned The undertaking with joy unbound ed. In days to come, we will proudly re me mb ■ now a worthy undertaking triumphed over the -efforts of those who strove to m ike l\ failure. SPEECH, OF HOX. J. B, WCf OULUM. In 1866 these words fell from the immortal lips of Benjamin H. Hill. Then was a south of slavery and cecession. That south is dead. There is a south of union and free dom. That south thank God is living, breathing, and growing ev ery hour. From the very hour that ruin completed its full work and death came to our prosperous, grand old south, the seeds of a greater pros perity were sown: And in the pres ence of such gigantic ruin, no na tion, no kingdom or people has ever accorded such a victory, such progress as the new south has made in this past quarter of a century. From the very day the revolution ended and the surviving heroes of our beloved southern confederacy received their parols, and one by one, footsore and half starved, took up their painful march to behold their once beautiful homes now wrapped in the slumbers of desola tion. We see them as they ap- proach their ruined, but not for gotten homes; their own dear i children fail to recognize them, and the noblest of mothers, “with hearts as loving as ever welcomed heroes home,” notwithstanding they had borne their dear hus bands in the surest.places of their hearts during the entire revolution, still they almost failed to recog nize their pallid faces. But as they come all over our beloved southern confederacy, we hear the mingled voices ot rejoicing and sorrow. We hear the glad shouts of the noble mothers and fair chil dren as they bath tin :• husbands and fathers brow in tL -ir w meat tears. The world has never beheld such rejoicing since the day the prodigal son returned: And these were with hearts of gold, like the Gracious Father of the prodigal son would have rejoiced to have killed the fatted calf, but they had none to kill. They would have gladly placed a ring upon his fin ger, but their wealth was all gone. They would have delighted in hav ing a great feasi, but they had nothing left save one-half loaf of bread out of which to make it. They would have been overwhelm ed with joy to have placed a costlyi robe upon his manly person, but® they had nothing to offer save the homespun dress the southern la dies wore. On the other hand we bear the lamentations of sorrow from the widows and orphans as the}' remember that tneir husbands and fathers bones still glitter like diamonds on old Virginia’s battle fields, or their graves that dot her historic hills. Now the war is all over and they wipe away the tears of both sorrow and rejoicing and with a heroic manhood and glori-j ous womanhood, they View the j situation. They at first beheld the dark clouds that compassed them about, They saw the lightnings; of chaos and despair as they made sport of their situation. They heard the muttering thunders of famine as it unfolded no uncertain sound aroiufil their beloved homes. In a word, they saw that in noag of the past that ruin had been so overwhelming. Now 1 ask in the midst of ii?s full grown ; ■ ' ■ dtv, at did they Jo? r situation j \ns enougl .o y . ’tiie hearts I or the < . s.ill the j ;rsin of a com mo.'. >eople. But I .hank my God today* that ours was not a common people. The blood that coursed .he veins of rav people was not common blood. The hearts that, throbbed in the breasts of these living leones weie not common hearts they wore first in war, first in peace, first m laying the. foundath a or a greater pros perity that sha’ V the heritage o: future gene ratio ~ . In the mids : * of this unrivaled ad r "-ity, over whelmed with the eleme 'sofV*:s pair, shrouded with the nr mo of their heroic lathers, sons and cora | oanions, who spilt their blood on a hundfod bat'd j fields. By 11 i<?i heroic .grandeur and ueparaited greatness, out of the dust and a she; i and death of oltr beloved old south ’limy laid the sure foundation of the golden edifice of the new south, | which today forms the present part of the fabric of this great re public. The solid south ugainst the powers of oppression, the solid south against centralization, the solid south for equal rights to all and special priveleges to none. Now, in conclusion to you my sur viving heroes of the last cause, I desire to say that notwithstanding yours was a lost cause —it was an honest cause, if w r e could hear the combined pulsations of both veterans and people who have con victions, they would thunder in concert that ours was an honest cause. If the immortal Robt. E. Lee could shake off the shackles of death and stand by the noble shaft that marks his last resting place right from'the arms of dsath and the presence of Heaven, you • ‘old hear him say that ours wa an i n.-.st cause. If it were possi ble for you to take wings this morning and soar away into the bills of immortality and gather from their shining portals, one of their brightest jewels, (lie immor tal Stonewall Jackson, who died in the midst of the Revolution, and bring him before ns today, with an approving smile and steady voice, you would hear him say, that ours was an honest cause. You may go now and touch tho- electric wires, that find their way into the presence of the immortal John B. Gordon and nsk h;m if he is asham ed of the i eteran.scars that he is destined to wear and the returning sound with dechic fire you would hear him say, “my fellow . unlry man. ours was an honest cans..” And now may the inspiration of heaven bind the hearts of eioran sons and people with an eq . ti le votion to the cause of un. • freedom. And the high’ -md 11. low, the sick and the poor, from one end' of this great government to the otner, understand the true situation —and by the strong arm of conservation, select a leader ship in 18fig a: will unfurl to the breezes the banner of a true...peo ples government and raise it so 1 high above suspicion that it can never trail the dust. * , r _ >•s=3= &> |fc | bl >: |, •'?: Js ,"£> =: "‘J .Ufe L 2 l ul 4- intt *& ■■ y.vji: I'eom Plotteks is the LAK%CF gp;. *t A ' V-*, "a • *'• n ..r**, | if bji&n y u J ■. • • '■■■ ■ i ;,;,- :, tfj CJ vjy v*' (u& v . ' *'■•■• '--a --a tW mu S. o;-.. SprSn?i.lcr*'i’:>p ilii’.lcc, EACH 65 CLAY'S. ALCO oca 32TKA Fl-v-i SFI';CI.vLTIE3: mm urn i , LUHE&S S &2A 5 IMPERIAL FIKH! KCUS6EL Lo2£ SBEM S3OQUET! LILY OF THE VALLEY! All CO centr j>tr hot tic* piOOIO LA 2 The most delicate and most ht? ’ ir g ydors made. Our trade-m:irfc patented* m every iut al. “Delicate as a cobweb. Lasting as the iiii JIT* IT y<rv;i r drttutht <1 on t kee*> t’frfm aoiouiit to us and %vc will torxvarU pi *:&>&&&• BCU33A?] FRENCH PSRFtlfUF.fcf 0. <*G ('hiirlrt s fHt., 3>* r Mil RIP 111 rd fs T jMHUlwftn VEBETASIE j||| CIK^P^l os3si?,^ Sfeosl’a la in Eifsn? HouseEioid. V FOR CJTXM’TXSa’Ca-- —* Eauaage Wleqts, I NJinoe f<Teat, Hash,, | Cooked Meats, Fseh, | Salads, or Fruit, ' Vegetables. m USE FOR 20 YEARS. ry The only successfill machine ever devised. Simple, Strong, H\pid, Easy and Effective. rfStSVIC!? ? Apply to your dealer or elr- Cos. t. 5 i w'lvk. m cuiar mailed on application. ATHOL MACHINE 09., ATHCL, MASS. ; - ■ • , 0 ~ • 4 ' ’■ c a c. 1Y 1- ’ -•• r-r r ' •■•••• " /;■•, pKC. V’ ' '■■■■•:■ I, % ' -.-J , ,pV- L-’ L L : i'.V i , TW WORLD'S BEST 1 Button $2 JO SHoe Ha sno equal for Style, Fit and Wear. Positively the best s. oo in America for the inonev. Do not be deceived. See stamp on boti oni < a each shoe. Take no other. Every pair warranted. Stylish and equal tony S3: hoe in the ini rk..l. Made by i. ul. PEEPLES & CO., CHICAGO* iKSMESfcami-sc ll il lii in inn—Ml rn ira*. inreirumßSinisS Sj*rM| rliiiiitjii iislt ** SIU a w £tti fj hVo L* l! LC3 5 b*. ' /d-' AL fl pis* tjlUi dealer ,I■.u. .u, ..v".'.l, . 0 \ ! HONEST Ciotlrnf?. If our goods are no jin i .J.Sj. Ur . : gs * V;. /' ? < j • is: -J OiLtli i'o.: ;j ' 20 t'i O'. . f ' TRADiJ I” i| UAPEIt to ■ 5 ' L nr icr’i n, ‘ i J \ B you ran PRO-' w, a * Bourn them. I kjSi .i- .viA yirora the tx.at' Mr: ■'■ -■G |( KNOWN aac Igfi 1 b larg-oti Mait.- *;• Oai. a W;x>lo \ /,. 1 jj rr 1 - ,'ocrttvc ! J- R Hovs:: J r. wo I <■ vh\ y W'tt-M. t'.c ;. n • toasts howi O '- i.-.-c <.'.r. oflord' i r P'TOL't IT. If I you-£DEAUEUi l docs u-.t keep j Tourc, to v-leneo, | oui'gcodrnendf Pn. h. UpmwtjKv. V to ua ena vsrej \ 'I CL l urnich. f tvov. a Sir!!; or Or- . oor.i. express or mail paid, i fonrecolnt of price. Ve >viii Tin and hold; : :/our ij- ,\n y. ij yon try us >th an order!: jWe hh. j I)uii} ui this immor c hu£ : ''.eso by . r:rMethods, and ay a Mug by j oUif-ru as .vo would bo doao by. 1 X.d. L. ia.UKTLLY & Cos., Stylo Originators. * : orderin •? Eoifa or Ovownets cb3orro [ ■ ntrlctly followin '- ruloc for miacuro-1 i meat: -irauot inoasar>, ovorvo.-t, olaoe t.v under arms. V/Wst lticusuw eveepants. In -1 ado kvf uiseeui-p; frrm oro; ;h to Ueel- i 1 PEICS--LIST. EXAVT-WBI-.V j-a. . stray. Brown .ii-VVooi ixir' A ~: .:T' ' t Ur.■ •Xi’.oiv i :oh- rr Vmsk Suit .. f '?!>••’ ’liFac • iiichoi-Bh’.' ' nrrll.ifc : . Ajl-Wo kor BToriisJuib* i ! JCealro-.v •. . Gra - Vc-5-’Ot Fi ■ ili ■ • CO!, CeViOOU \7c.-vr®, li 'a C VC’Va ; ■ W? •o’cf; ■■■ i ■ ' h:. -. . ' i ~j}:. . -. ..-.j. c \ v r.'.'-, j ' fsi .it’-r,“©e—FJrat ..'..iticvl Beut, oi ?r..: ci bitarSdCCQXfh: Ooo;.nenlal Na iiduat Bat-is, of Chicago, capital ®s,oOt',oJO. j 80-1/. lluktldv A Cos., Manufaeturernitrsd * \.'na.jefiK' lJorh'.o ir. CR(hing for J-ien. Boyo • f v.d Children, i? 2 >a>d I%Market S'.., CijC-v o, .Ui. Tost Oftieo .hex, OUT. DEMAND THE SETTER WORKER! Guaranteed hi Represented. KA3THE DEST PRINCIPLE! LEAST LABOR TO OPERATE! Stoss Hot mmt OBA2N of BUTTER? ■Z'XTVSCES l WAKES BETTER BUTTER Than Can Possibly Bk Pbohuceb by Hand. EVERY BUTTER HIKER SEEDS CUE. E3r-lf your doaler does not feeep them, send direct to tho manufucturer and get one, but under any P'reumstnnee do not purchase without investigat ing the “WA'PEBtS” and you will sure’y buy no other. WATER M’F’G. 60., R WiK'-’' 0 - JOHNSOS. VT. FIFTY THOUSAND C 0^ S QTOVES HEATING il IVI U PER ANNUM With JIANT2LB, GRATES, HOIXOW WABE, T*N-T7AItE, and other goods in proportion is the productive capacity of the Phillips S CattorS HanafantnriEg Cos. NASHVILLE, TENN. TMKSJX STOCK of fumishtnffs for the KITCHEN, tho PANTOS, Rud the DINING HOO3I ia iamuotise. WITH LARGE CAPITAL, lon-; experience, and favorable location fox tho cheapest pig Iron, nml the lowost freight rates to all southern points, our goods are unexcelled in quality, and be yond competition In prices, EVERY DEALER should Jmve our Illustrated Catalogue, Correspond ence solicited. Phillips & Bultarfl Mfg. Oa. K&SHVZ3A2S, MK a pamphlet of information and ab-zW* 3 * B*\stract of- be laws. Showing How to i&i Obtain Patents, Caveats, Trade/®X ySSL, Marks, Copyrights, sent ZESrjfy MUNN & CO./far*V Broadwajh^^^J . J L CASE DEALER IN I TTamily Groceries | TRENTON GEORgIA, v—> 9 I Granulated sugar 10 ibsta the dollar! Extra C sugar 18 pounds to the dollai.plourl ixty five cts for 25 lbs of good flour. Every tiling proportionally. hIUMUjLIIoB JM k u U) MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN sash, doorsaiid blinds.' Coffin's and funii ture, pickets, scroll work and rough and dressed lumber. We discount Chattanooga prices. For term*' and prices address, W. TI. Bowman Trenton Ga. THE NEW MODEL i A perfect Machine Writing 82 characters. REMODELED AND IMPROVED. GOOD MAXIFOLDER. i'h'-' best standard Typewriter in the World. Inexpensive, Portable, 'to In!, ibhon, Interchangeable _> p-- . !1 Languages, Easiest to human' rid :s any. j i EXTH \VA v T:' i; Ev'ivwhen. arranted as Tllpresented. h Machine is everybody’s friend Everybody should have their j writing done on the Typewri ter. it Jaiwflva insures the most prompt attention. Address, NATIONAL TYPEWRITER COMPANY 10 Temple Place, Boston,Mass. TAT'IF 1 . VT I) WAY I Mm Ar l L ll lul 01 ! TIIEKTON GEORGIA DEALER IN | GENEBAL MERCHANDISE carries the Largest stack of Clothing and Shoes ever brought to Trenton. F;;8 CASH I DLTLICATq CHATTANOOGA PlilOES* Dim tfifSH Si For farming purposes the garden spot of north Georgia; in her mineral resources mieoualcd bv ai v section within the south* L * am mineral belt. With an abundant supply of timber and copious streams oi purest wa 'er on every hand, Dade county throws w ide ier gates and bids competition against the world. Puzling geologists by exposing to view eoal and iron in abundance within a stones throw of each other truly she is the mineral Queen: traversed by a grand trunk railroad and with tennessee river within easy reach, lust transportation rates are assured. For any further information address, ' THE NEWS, TBENTOH GEORGIA. HALL TYPEWRITER P. O. Box 51fi9.