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THE.MEWS AND OBSERVER. TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 11,-191 J , Such distinctive goodaeat la only poMiLlo through lh qn of finest -. or materials. . A. M. SCALES WAS. SPEAKER Oration on Appomatox a Ded cation to Future Generations. Oar Sate Aran ta I i Raleigh is King Qowell Drag Caw Jluyier't Cocoa, Uk ttuyW Candy. m Supreme DINNER AND DECORATION Parade of Troops, A. and M Cadets, Officers of Associa tions, and Prominent Citi zens to Cemetery; Adjirtan General Lawrence Young Was Marshal; Salute Over Graves. CHTBCH FOB W1NTEH PARK. Cre ' ChapraV til III al to TM Mm WUmiarum. Sab. 'Heavy Milpoou of Wilmington. May 1. Over two thousand dollars was subscribed by DMmtm of Onrt Methodist church yesterday mornlag for the erectlen of a church In Um eu bur baa village of Winter Park. The total cost of tha dine W1U bo ll,Mt, .moat of which will be paid by members of Oft church. Rey. Dr. J. H. Fester, pastor of the First Baptist chnrrh. hu aubtnltlod hi resignation to become effective on Uou 1M Instead of August lot. aa he pad originally planned, and will leavs (the latter part of the month to aaauma ina auu aw pronoent wi ri neie nn k?oUo at Forsyth. Oa. Rev. W. piarahall Cralc. th assistant pastor. will supply tha pulpit until Dr. Foe-tar'a- urnaaaor la flld. tr. Koa. tar kaa bean in Wilmington for tha paat ovs year and ha haa been tnstra. nssital la. accomplishing much good. Daring tha paat waak I7 cara of latmwbarTtea ajid (0 cara of lettuce ira shipped to Northern roarkata Lfrora this section. Two hundrad cara of berries wara eblpped from tha Chadboura section, whlla tha remain der wara from points north of Wll- ImlngtOB. Tbo prices have bora rood. It ta sxpectod that at laaat 4a cara Ibf. berries will ba ahlppad from thla rusa In tho nan thraa days. i "ractlrally all tho tort lira haa baaa (from Naw Hanover eownty. Thara will ba about It ears to go forward thla waak. Tho prtcoa have begun to dsellae. SALISBURY AFTER bTTRAY DOOM. "tUy Begin Campaign of Impoa lading sad KJlllno-MiMW I lima. lailU k M Ness as Ohsist. . Salisbury, May 1. Spurred to ac tivity by tho Incident of laat waak , whan a whlta Woman waa bitten by a i mad dot tho pollea department today began tha Impounding and killing of all doca running on tho atroota with , oat mntalea. .. chaekar taamamont which haa , baaa la progress la Rowan county for several waa It a will probably rloaa dur ing tola waak. Tha trophy la a stiver cup. Nawa from tha southern ewd af tha ruuBty aar-Jrtan shuaoh ia that the . Heavy wind af Friday, afternoon did , oonalderabls damage. A number of barna wara blown down and several hoaaat wara badly damajrvd thouah no ono la ra port ad aa Injured. Many up rooted traaa mark thap ath of tha ; atorm. ' Matartal la belat placad for tha ba . irinaina of tha drad(1n work on Orant'a creak. Thla ia tha erark Tha addrcaa of Honorable Alfred M. Scalee featured tha annual memorial day asarclaaa' at the Confadarata cemetery yeeterday afternoon. -' Ap pomatox waa his subject and the ad dreaa resolved Itself Into, not a history or narratlTe of events of that battle, bat a reeoundtnt dedication of Southern hearta and willa to ba worthy of tha matchless leader of tho Southern Confederacy. The thin grey line, tha stirring notea of tha fife and tha etern rattle of tha drum, these and tha flowers decorating tha gravea of tha honored dead made tha day a sacred memorial of the finest eiample of patriotism and devotion and matchless courage that tha world has ever witnessed, Tha celahnuioa of Ins day started la the Capitol Square where the Daughters of tha Confederacy and tha LAdiea Memorial Association had pre pared, a . sumptuous dinner for the veterans. This was-at after tha aervtca which left nothing mora to ba desired the veterans made themaelvea comfortable about the Capitol Square or returned to the Home antil SMS when tha Una of march waa formed to tha exercises of the afternoon at tha Confederate cemetery. Tha line waa formed at the north east corner of tha Capitol Bquare. The parade waa divided Into three divisions, as follows: First Division , Escort, commanded by Ma J. J. 3. Prrnard; Third Regiment Band, 1-1 rat company Coast Artillery Corps, Capt. W. Drummond Marrow com man ding; Company B. Third Regi ment Second Division- Confederate Drum Corps, veterans, orator. A. and M. Cad eta J Third Division Offlrara and members of Ladlea Memorial Association, Daughters of tha Confederacy, Maaly'a Battery, auxiliary chapters,' and citizens. Chief Marshal Young was assisted by Maj. Gordon Smith. MaJ. W. V. Moody, Capt. R. C. Langdon. Messrs. C. T. McClsneghan. T. W. Fanner, Ben Basse r. and David Bachelor. Mr. John Hinsdale presided yes terday aftarnooa at tha exercises and Rev. C. P. Wlllcox acted aa chaplain, lha speakers sat -in tha pavilion In tha Confederate cemetery and Hon. r-L Kcaica. spoke from., this Boat tloa. A great crowd of people had aaasmblad. During the speaking and other axsrulaes they spread- themael vea out on tha grass under the trees and in tha chairs facing tha speakers stana. Tns exercises themselves were trief. With the notes of 'Dixie" re- sounding with strong appeal, the aur vtvora of tho L. U'B. Branch Camp URIC ACID fafher had woman been so secure la her wieenly position, and naver before heit ajtat 1 1 - . w i . j QAf If ?mrlf4orUo ( roan. There was about wwaail a I ner the spirit of old fashioned rosea.' Sha opened her mouth with wisdom and la bar iMew mrmm the, ! tm , bBt s Bottl 132 lAMCSl i"a " looked well to tha way, wmrrrr . '. I Household and-ate not tha bread rnu. - r ' i oi Kiienaaa, Mar children arose up sum aerss-e yea atari tae sr wemes I o csjiea Bar hlaaaia; her haabaad ana Fee I SO ssd tired, stiff less sad arsaa i aaariea, I aJaO and ha nMiaul lu, U 41...a-h. Cstas. sv. w Uiak yoa have ta atsy U I h"l IM usi esauiuoa. T.n .sagerers kaix a doera Uates at night will so ts The tioanitallt a the n1 arth sad eat afU" tha mercies of Ood, waa new every morning and fresh every even ing. The doors of tha South stood opsa and tha we looms of tha guest was ongruaging, unrastrala and un limited. With aft of its reputation for loving nrlale tae rest. . eeafort and atnasi ear treatment (Jves. For any torsi of bladder treable. sraldlns oalna or weak- aees, Ita art lea la really wesoerfaL Me Strang, well and vigereaa, with aa awes aalas frma atlK Joints, aore aiusrlea, rasa ma tie aiaTerlaa.- acblaa' bark, kldaar er bladder trnublea Ta erore The Wllluais Treatment rea aaera kidney aad bladder distaste, rasa status, aad all arir add troubles, aa have sever aaad Tee Williams Trestmeot I responsibility resting upon then. aw trill give ess OUs. bottle tax doess) I lor the welfare of their slaves, and In pleasure, tha old South was deeply re ligious. God waa honored ' and wor. ahlppad, and although our fathers and mothers loved pleasure, they loved duty mora. They felt the overwbelm- for year ewa nas free. Contains so alcohol er habit forming dng. sea sot effect the seen. Cat eat this antW aad aaad It with I year name aad address, with loe. is kelp y aimnDBUoa ex pea see, to Tne ir. I A. Williams remoter. Dent. KtW. New P. O. Ballrilng. East HasiDtoe. Coss. Yea sill raraire oy parcel poet a regaisr nor. bottle (.'Ct doaml. without rssree and wltb- eet laearrlng aay ebllcatloaa Ooa hot tie I ealy ts a family er ad dreaa still fight for freedom. Like' the cov enanters of Scotland, wa will die but not eubmtt. But Ood had orenared the cup and wa had to drink. Seven teen days after Appomattox Johnson surrendered at Durham, In May Dick many cases tha mistress waa tha alava of tha slaves. "And now, this ehrUiaatloa with all It strsngth and beauty and charm asemed at aa snda Appomattox was is ounai ground.'' bmall wondsr that the South snouid bow her head In sackcloth and ashes. Like Belgium; she sat amid the blackened ruins of her burned cities and desolated homes. Hhs mourned tha loss of her beloved dead, sne was utterly bereaved. The war had cost her In slaves and taxable property between three and four bll lion dollara. She had been rich but now ana sat in abject poverty. l-wiUs. Hone. Datv. Boon faith and hope and duty came layior sm iviroy nmua surrenoereo I and whispered to her and she arose. In the far South and by the last of I Una said, 'i win r.n.i. ,.h.,iiH Juns not a Confederate soldier was the waste places, 1 will plough and In arma against the United Mates. ,, and reap, I will try to bring some And so It seemed to the South that I order out of tha confusion, 1 will an- tne ma nets oome. I force tha Law and 1 will tn to n. Will Admit Rurh t to Recede. I adjust myself to tha chanced oondi Four years before thev had been I tlona I will employ auch of my old forced out of the L'nlon their fathers I slaves as are wtllins to work and tr iad dona moat to form. By disregard- I ' neip and ba or service to them. ing the constitution, ths radicals oflUke my beloved son, Robert Lae, t will accept tha arbitrament of the tha North, then in the majority, had convinced our fathers that a new Pha roah had arisen who knew not Joseph. They went out. as they had tha soy. srslga right to do. Horns day when the -passion has, forever, passed, the ract mat tha South had a oonaUtu sword and- yield - my constitutional rights. I will submit to the illeaal sweeping away of my property with out compensation. I will go softly ia the presence of this chastening of my oon, -Whossr i am and v. horn I aervs.' Uonal right to aeceds. will ba freely I and though Hs alay me yet will I admitted. They founded a new na-1 trust Him.: ... All - these things will t tlon. Thsy wrought out Its funds-1 yield, but touch not mv sacred hon mental law. They aent their ablest I or.' Far be It from ma to stir no and purest and most experienced sons I your hearts to. bitterness by recount- to shape tho destinies of ths Confsd- I ing ths sorrows and shame of recon- eracy and now the end had come I struction, but truth compela me to In vain, all In vain seemed the labors, I proceed. The half century Just closed hs wisdom, ths seal, ths patriotism. I has proved to us-rhat Appomattox was The new nation was dead ita leaders I not the and not "the end of the old scattered, ita money a Joke, Ita proper- Booth nor yet of her Buffering, ty confiscated, ita hall which had list-, Ijmnjr Not SaNltnVd. ened to the drbate of giants, now rang "Th enemy was not satisfied with with the ribald Jest of the enemy a the chastening1' God had sent her nation dead and few "so poor to do they thought they could do a better it reverence. too. rne spectacle or a people proud And It waa the end of Its mighty I in defeat, dutetly retaining its self- armies. With a passionate patriotism I respect, maintaining Its honor never excelled In the history of the race, the South had rushed to arma to protect her liberties. The man that hirked stood disgraced. The women were even mora Intense than tha men. The Spartan mothers had bid den her tons return with. their shields pon them the Southern woman bade her husband and her sons not return until tha South was free. The women stayed at home and su perintended and worked ths crops, managed the slaves, made bandaarea and clothing, nursed the wounded. buried the dead and prayed. Ood had foreordained the defeat of the throughout ail the allnxa and arrows of outrageous fortune' got on ths nerve, of the' radical! of the North. They couldn't understand It, for they expected knees, which had never bow ed save to woman and to Ood, to make weak submission before them. The failure to do so irritated them. In hate and blindnesa they determined to humiliate the devoted South, to break that proud spirit. And the methoda adopted were ahrewdly planned and well fitted to serve their ends There waa only ono thing they overlooked and that waa that tha character of the people rendered void all auch under- , sfyTlVs ' :Jf I v ' -a r S Vk-m which passes near ths western limits I Drum Coma marched to the oavlUon JLtrr r ''. It will be ,d every hat was raised in honor of dredaed for a number of miles andl.k. . .... . . . ... .i. V.il r"" ore" u ""'' -V,'"- I time or tha Confederate battle song. H!Irr.aie.h',,lIL V1 rtyThen came a prayer by Rev. C. P. An annual event of interest to many people will ba the Woodmen of tha World prcnlo at Trading Ford which will ba bald Tharsdsy of this week. A number of speakers hava bean se cured and there will ba a picnic din ner and a number of games. ' OAK CTTT SCHOOL CLOKr. -''"' - i li Mr. K. A. riuaaa, of Wake Forest,! mini 'AaMreaa. tsssnal tm raa Mess mmt lllnini). Rocky Moant. May 1. Thursday .tilght, la tha dty hall at Oak city, a ' Largs audience enjoyed ths program a-snaerea ny im small enildrea. . Miss Rata the Brieu, l-lu. (awarded a, flva dollar gold piece by tbo child ran in her grade, a token f laaldt Wlllcox and tha Introduction of tha speaker by Mr. John Hinsdale, snd hla oration on "Appomatox.' Tho choir rendered, "How Firm a Foun datl'oa." The Drum Corps rendered a selection. Ths choir followed with another song "On Fame's Eternal Camping Uround, and then the benediction. What followed was tha tribute of salute by the Third RscimenL in omening volleys over tho craves, and tha decoration of them by tha ladlea or Kalelgh. Taps then, and another anniversary memorial for those who fought, suffered and died had become history.- s, Mr. NcwJrs Snraka, Addressing the gathering Mr. Scales I thsHr apprsciatioa and esteem. Fri Iday. tha program oonaisted of a bar I becue and publlo speaking. 1B the IsBorntng at 11 a'cuock. Mr. JC A. Pitt I man. of Waks Forest, delivered ths i aabject batng. Ths Rela- "On ths ninth of April fifty years ago In a little hamlet, the county seat of aa obscure county In Southern Vir ginia, uoaerai Dee surrendered. Dress ed In his beat uniform, ho rods to ths MctiSaa Houaa to naae fierier. 1 rirana tloa of Political Bduoation tat rttiaen. I With aa arms rr aahr eleht tn.iia rtip" Th address was ; applauded j efncisnt men with arma in their hands T bvrga andlenosx lbs had determined in his soitl that the w was sailed- on the I honor or his army should ba preserved 7- " which Rev. W. R. I or that be would at ail nasarda cut BurlU, tha psator af tho Baptist his way through tha ring of tt.0 -r.iiiaiiasiw, seaiTarsd an I men in tne union army. "Oeneral." lnapa-lng address, showing tha South s said Oeneral Lea ta Oeneral Grant, at opportunity after tha war. Friday I the commencement of tho conversa ight. dsspHa tha raja. suits bia pro- I tlon. "I deem Its dot to proper candor "ii, 7 . rrmr ooyaiaaa rrananess to aay at the beginning Aluv riisr. tha I of thta interview that I am not wtll "" ?r " nwardad a twa aad I Ing even ta d I arsaa any terms of aur OVe-nair dollar Cold Piers hrv bar aa. lasria- .a.- a. ' : - b . ' I y army which t am determined to ,L , ""V rgaw. wno i maiatala to too last.- Accordingly In ZJ fVf"? bf o-enVSent I the term, of pesos It was provided - u scbcmh iinat tna a mw iwim nH otL progress. oSsnora wars torriaia their aaMe eM-.a a, . .A ItTe vIf5tl "T ta I should ba allowed to retui ro his -ess wsasseaaww gy v KHWVI, 3 boms and that they wara ikiaWto he disturbed by ths Vnltsd Btstea aa long as they should observe their parole and tha laws In fores where they reatdsd. End of Evtwytbasr.'' jWban thla news was carried to the people of the South they had bscume eon v need of Ra truth it seemed aa If It were tna and tha and of all things. Although R la clear ta aa that R was Inevitable aad that for months events nad aeon moving rapidly to a climax. ytDoYouKsoW About Paint? ' Yoaf 00)7 srfrfnsrd U tO bay from rot ta tha people of tha South tt was msntifsacrnrer of knaani tntewritw thing Incredible impossible Dee iT- KaOWn Mfnty. surrsndsr; that Invincible chieftain TeU LVtlO Wftat jroa Want tO paint evarooms Its false a Tasks u. Qd Bsk SdvictV l "nrrsnder. that archangel af war. I u w m:in,viia. assuTHasame- 8hajpslurg. Fredrtcksburg and Chan. Iesllorsvilla. ths Dr of Oettysburg, st tho wildsrneea, Spotsytvania. Cold laarwor and Petersburg. No! tt cannot be trwa. But' It la only too true I ths story la eonarmed. Ragged Con- rederatea limping to their hemes with tears tat! tha mournful tals of Appo mattox. They had heard their beloved wrar, n appearance and economy, Ithrougb th. 'war together, i bnvswdone EFFICIENCY ; : PAINT ha an excrptiorinl vilut In long it u sola direct ana guaranteed by I "f yn; my heart is too fun ' . ri. -nrmfarturcr - aa rl est er I- ' "ora." They had crowded t-.e riaaimiacnirer--no aeaier a I around him to show their lova aad j;ro..t3 arc Saaea,... I. ' ' lrevrsnc they had ' stacked their fou'J em Cotton Oil Co. : -t rert. C-Z. ' SasaimaK, Ca srma, and dased and full of sorrow. had walked away Tha Women and the children and tha old men at borne wara almost starring but their spirit waa wnrsmausred. They still had hops. Johnatoa was still In the field as also was Taylor in Mliintasippl and hLirby Smith ia the Southwest- Some said v wiH tWtw the mountains a4 in. those- difficult fastneews ws will Confederacy, but Hs knsw ths South's I takings, moat people would hava love or Honor and Hs softened ths I cringed In terror doubtless tha per blow by prescrvinc . hsr . honor iiJ J aooiilors lasmaelves. would hava crisd covering her with immortal alorv. Hs I for marry, but not am the dsodIs of gave to her armv, eifieera af iurpasa, I trie Souttu President PbvIs was cast ing genius and men of heroic soul. I Into priaon and Intd Irons, but never Rom after the war end looking upun I brought to trial. General Deo aiked the evplolta of the Confederate sol-1 for amnesty as provided by- tha htws dier with aa much Impartiality aa 1 1 or Congress, but hli letter was never csn command, I unhesitatingly declare that history tells us of no mors cour ageous, steadfast, chtvatrlc and noble soul. I doff may hat mors readily I to the man In tha Confederate ranks answered. He waa Indicted for trea son, but ths terms or the surrender protected Mm. The suffrage was given to ths Ignorant negroes and carpet baggers, but denied to the mass of ths thsn I would to any king, potentate or I Southern-born whits mea. The South csar. Is it strange thai, the South I wag' divided Into military satrapies thought her armies Invincible? Had I with military rulers. Tha pestiferous not those armies, poorly equipped and I and officious agents of ths Freedmen's largely outnumbered, won the victory I bureau meddled between the on almost every field or battle T Did I Ths old master and mistress were not her ssnerals sumsjaa all ths veter-1 haled before tha hureau at the enm an leaders nf the armies or the enemy T I plaint of tha negro. The reins of nnax a roil, or immortality: rorreat, I government were seised and bonds la Early. Hoke. Hill, Pettlgrew, Stuart, laued In reckless profusion.' It Is said tna two jonnstons. Jackson, Dee. in I that on one occasion in tha Degisla vain, all In vain,' thought the South. Appomattox la the grave of all tha glory of my armies In vain have my sons poured fourth their blood In ture the carpet-baggers were discuss ing tha Issue of certain stocks and bonds and one colored statesman said to another. What la all dia yere vain the toil and struggle, ths agony storck dry ia talking so much erbout Whar'a dry gwine to nut all storck T Tha other gentleman of col or responded, 'Ham I'g shamed uv yore ignorunta i anoiy av w y aey is gwins to put ths storck In ths barna. cv of body and soul Dee has surrender. ed.' Tike NiaUtrtna Idcala, "Furthermore tn the South It seem ed the end of her distinctive elvillsa. Hon. The mingling of ths strains of I cose.' The debts of ths eleven arced cavalier and puritan had under thai Ing States wero-tnernaaed In the few peculiar conditions in the South made I years of reconstruction from eighty- a civilisation unlqus In history. No- seven million to three nunareo una Where had ths gentls art of living eighty millions of dollars, and almost reached tha heights attained by your all of the Increase was stolen or fathers snd mine never had culture wasted. For ten years with varying hroucht forth liner fruit and flower intensity the South suffered In the there was a flavor and odor all its I throes of reconstruction. Many of her own. The enlrit of tha old South will I aona. sick of the struggle, sought ref b renowned in song and story as long! UK nd opportunity in ths West and as men can appreciate strength and I North.' Ihua adding to nor Impovsrlsb- beauty." gmos and wit. ourteey . and I nient In men., finally the carpet-bas honor. There was Ingrained into the gera'were drtw-ir-out tMrt.-tns-,ngra. warp ana woor of tha South the loft-1 voter was sun in ins lana. cine stag, lest ideal or honor. For honor men leered under tha load of negro Igno. ere wtllins to die and such a nas. I ranee and vice. Tha negro trebled si oa did this become that there bo-1 and quadrupled tha cost of criminal came current certain phantastio and I courts, the Jails and penitentiaries, extravaaanl notions nf honor mani. I Notwithstanding her poverty and lack festinc themselves la the wods of du.lof educational facilities for her own alio. Notwithstanding, however, these I children, she assumed tho burden of extravagancies, there waa In the heart I providing free education for the or the Southerner a burning passionate negro, and yet ths North presumed to regard for real personal honor. A I lecture i her for her treatment of the man with auch an ideal could not I colored citlaen. Then ths I'nlted etoon to do a small, mean thins! lie- a I States drew from her Impoverished unworthy deed. A man could not af-1 Prop's millions rof tns pensions ot tne ford to be BimDtV law-honeet. To at Northern soldier. Her factories were gentleman a meanness wss as much a I destroyed and aha poured other bll crime aa dlahoneetv. cowardice, aa bad I Hons Into tha North for their producte. aa man-killing. A man with a black! She wss too poor to start Insurance eye ana niooay race was asked What a companies ana miiions more . were the matter T" Hs but Illustrated one drained out for them. Thus It was Shane of tho coda of tha South when that the richest part of this country, a laconically replied. 'I called a gen- struggled and tolled awd staggered tleman a liar.' la ancient Israel No- " The Winnowing. hesnlah whllo rebuilding the wsils of l-TJll Jh JholysrrtiwaarA Jtildlbjit Jerusalem was threatened by power- God allowed Job to ba winnowed like ful enemies and was advised to escape wfcsat hla children were slain, his tn haste to ths temple for protection, property swept away, his body afflict but rising in the full majesty of hla ed ha aat in misery with no ono to manhood ho exclaimed, 'Shall such a comfort him. But tha Lord turned man aa I fleer la the breast of the the captivity of Job,' "also tho Lord Southerner, unconscious and yet eon- gats Job twice as much as hs bad ba tlnuoualy. this aeons of honor cried for,' 'and ia all' ths land wara no out, Snall auch a man aa I do un- woman found aa fair aa tha daughters worthily r Tho aristocracy of honor of Job,' and "so ths Lord blessed the waa In evidence la all tha relationships latter end of -Job mora than hla be- or lira- liven la business It was all- ginning.' So it la with tba South. God powerful. Tha greater part of ths af comforting her oa every side. The business transact I ona of the South was real restoration of tha South did not la promises to pay. Men would for-1 begia until about ths year lit. In give many things In thslr fellow men. I that year aha had lTl-l psr cent o but woo unto tha man who- failed to I ths wealth of lbs nation as compared make good his promise even at tha I to 44 per-eent in lit. The financial tnca ot aaaa aad comfort and hla I drain waa checked. , By lit swe nas last dollar. t 1 added to her taxable valuse-le.1.- Hplrlt of tba Otd South. 10. a gain of fifty per Cent in tea "Then ths snlrit of the nit H,,.,,, I veetra She bss srswn from II..- glorified woman. Never since Kvsl population la lit to ll.. ruled over our distinguished fore-l's ISIS, her property from nine bu ttons to twsaty-ssvsa billions, tna tn. I dividual deposits in banks from seventy-three million to nine hundred and fifty seven millions; her farm product from seven . hundred and itfty-atx millions to three billion, tba I products of her factories from six hundred and twenty-two million to three billion eight hundred million, and ,tha annual value of her cotton crop alone exceeds the entire output vf gold and allver throughout the world. - tier material weaiio, is. grow. 1 IT ain't no Kgatm of speech when a fellow toy he get "thing" with a poor tobacco. Try eome VELVET with every trace of eting mellowed oat of it ANYTHING that ts staaooerJ quickly by aa eUttfataal process M not truly semsc3Cr---wnrther k is a piece of wood or a tobacco lesi. VELVET it tke aarJowesI of baccoa, because it it mx&owni m the only way anytrunf am b aajuwrjj -hlature'l Way Odr tf- beat si Kcatocky'i Burlcy lhal it, the beat of the arorlcT beat pipe tobacco is elected for VELVET. Tww jreni thia tobacco sMture m treat wrwdc tki, so that the pensW' (Tagrance and rich buUncsj of the BmkymAh9km Mbm VELVET. - - . . ' ' Once taste a pipeful of VELVET. Tha SeMolhntt .Sitntiag Tebawco, note it oaoi, aW-CHsroing tnialibe, and yon wil tasxWand why VELVET amoken) aro BsoesHsnff by rhotsHsBtk JfcnBKyi (t isi Cm lOeTais Sc MetaUiaed Ba On Pcsuad Glaas Humidors Ing by leaps and bounds and she will doubtless be soma day the most pros perous section on earth. Wealth m Not Aim ' "Mere acquistion of material wealth has not, however, been the sole en deavor of the South. She haa In aa r I flee and pain built up an educational system of whk-h ws are proud. In HI4V she expended -foe -the esmmon schools twelve million dollars .and seventy-right Jritlllons in ll. The edict has gone forth thst , illiteracy shall be forever banished fromi the South, The churches hava Increased in numbers and efficiency. After Ap pomattox the South set her race rrlm- ly to Its task and she ts still grimly determined to maintain and improve her position Jn the world. She la gradually casting aside her Impedi menta and all that doth hinder her race, as w Knees her treatment of the saloon- She sees clearly ths Ineradi cable evils of the whiskey trads and today aha la leading the prohibition forces of tha nation. Politically she has corns back Into her own and sits at ths head or ths table. Ons or your own townsmen most effectively rules ths navy of tha na.lon.. The South through native North Carolinians leada the Senate and House of Repre sentatives or the I'nlted States Con gress and a Southern maa aita In the it or Washington. 'And ia the South bitter and resent ful over her treatment? No. by the grace of tiod, shs has forgiven her enemies snd we rojoics In this evi dence of her magnanimity and her Christian spirit. Yes. ws even rejoice In the l'nlon. We are proud of our re united country. Let not, however, the South be mlaundenrtood. Boms are so eager to profess their loyalty, that one might think they are s shamed of thslr fathers. Such aa Impression is entirely false. Ws are proud of ths old South, of It, history, ita civilisa tion. Its chivalry. Its fortitude, its strength and Ita honor, and with tha help of Ood we will pass thaaa atti tudes on to our children. I plead with you of ths new South for ths main- tenanee of a dlstlextlvs Jsouthsrn sent iment. lt honor be our- watchword Let.ua not In the race for commercial success loss -tbs, finer things of life. Let us depend upon, our own resources. lM ua hsve done with ths spectacle of Southern' men going rrom office to o fries in the North, hat in hand, ask ing alma for Southern institutions. Our fathers fought a great war de pending upon their own meager moans certainly vo in our growing wealth can take care of our own.' Ar?oanaUox Not End Confederate soldier, man and wo men ot ths old South, you wars wrong in thinking that Appomattox waa tha end it waa but the beginning or an even greater civilisation the great Democracy or ths South. We can and will with Hod's help preserve the best or tho old tha chiv alry, the courtesy, ths strsngth, the culture and the honor, Appomattox sent1 the . South, to school tha hard school of adversity, tt la true but what a wonderful training It has given her. It has made tho South strong and resourceful. It haa taught her economy and self-reliance. Tho war worth all It coat.. Not In vain wars your courage, your patriot lam, yo ir sacrifice and your sufferings. - Ths Lord loveth whom Hs chasteneth' and Ha Is avs suffered. And now my fathers -and mothers, and you my brothers -and si stars, wa hava eome to strew flowers upon tha grave of tha Confsd- ' erata soldier. Well may wa amy of him: i - ' " 'In good fortune not elated, in 111 for tune not dismayed, Ever emulous of honor, never In tha fight afraid.' ' , "lq reverence and gratitude -wo per- , form, thia holy" ask" and at Tit tumb - -wo swear not a vendetta, not revenge but wa a sear that ws will strive to be -rnnhr mf him and will nrtearnr to preserve to tha South big high ideal of honor and his lofty senss of duty-" K XEROSES AT KIirSTON Pitt Cross, of Texas, Orator. Is The Mr. (Banna! a Ths Hess ssd Ot I. ' Kinaton, May 10. Percy Cross ot Texas made tha tenth of May address here In tha Grand Tbeatrs this . af ternoon at I o'clock. Tho celebration was under tha auspices of A. M. Wad. dell chapter of tho U. p. C. A dinner to veterans preceded and a parade followed tha exercises. Concluding services) were In Maplswood cemetery. Tn Ranks ciossd for the day and tha dty ewnrt suapended at noon; but otherwise there was no vary general observance. (Continued on page six.) Oardner Bavaga. ef North Anaon. Maine, although totally blind for many years, la a telegraph operator. and can take apart and reoalr his in. making up ta us ail that ws strument whenevor necessary. - -MWITH FISK SERVICE WITH j FISK SERVICE NON-SKID TrniiEE,s . ----- : Look At These Prices 31x30-41x34 - 27.30 4 x 34 - 2035 .. 45x36 - 28.70 5x37-33e90" ; Fist NonkidirCT ftarc vantage over plain tread. - Ihey combine safety with dependa bility and are supplemented ' by ftsA; Organized Service. c Fuk Tirts For Sale By All Dealer former nigh price. 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The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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