Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-17
CONFEDERATE RELICS
Now on Exposition at the Atlanta Exposition. -.' That Old Black BibIe-Some Arti-
 ces of Value.

Clara Jemison in Tuskaloosa Times.
 There is one small building situated on the outskirts of the exposition grounds towards which all visitors, northerners as we'll as southerners, wend their way ere they have long started on their tour of sightseeing, and that is the hall con- taining the Confederate relics. This ex- hibit which, putting sentiment aside, is of historic value as well as interest, was due entirely to the earnest efforts of Mrs. c. Helen Plane, a Tuskaloosan by birth, who is president of the Atlanta chapter of the Daughters of the Confectionery. Probably there was not another woman in Atlanta who could have accomplished all that she did, for 1t required not only executive ability, but unlimited patience, tireless energy and an enthusiasm born of personal experience with the hardships and sorrows of the war. Six weeks before the exposition opened not a dollar was in the treasury with which to begin work, but by the 18th of September the money had been obtained, the building erected and the exhibits in place.
 In the middle of the room is high plat form, upon which are placed many or the articles of interest, such as homespun dresses made by women of high social rank while their husbands were far away in the war, homespun Confederate unl- forms, canteens, etc., and In the center of them all Is the cradle in which JeHer- son Davis was rocked when little DaDy like an ordinary mortal. There IS noun ing at all conspicuous to make one know that such an infant had once reposed In it. It is a plain, old-fashioned pine cradle, with rockers that look ready to tlp any moment too far and spill Its contents, and was made in Kentucky. Tn close proximity to this is case in which rests the old black Bible upon which Jefferson IL ( If president of the provisional government of the Confederate States of America, al Montgoinery This is the first time that the Bible has ever left the executive o1nce of our state capitol. A gold Confederate seal is shown, which was used only TOUT eter. with an equestrian statue upon IL, encircled by a wreath and these words: sThe Confederate States of America, Fep- ruary 22, 1862. Dec Vindice.
 old battlefags are numerous ana at tract much attention. An immense blue flap Ia the one which fioated over Fort Moultrie during the bombardment or Fort Sumter. Another is of silk and was made by the ladies of Richmond, va, from their evening dresses and presented to Gen. Kirby Smith. It.was used durlng the rest of the war and figured at Bull Run. An old Georgia veteran Is worn and dilapidated, stained and scared, from having done duty in twenty-three different battles.
 The spy glass is shown through which the bullet passed that killed Ebert Bland at Chickamauga. There is the signal can, non of the Rowena, which was captured in 1862: there is a United States tent which was captured by W. F. Plane, who picked 1t up at the battle of Seven Pines; there are old guns ana plstois which were used during the reVoiut1on- hry and Mexican as well as the late war;
 Nf fa me among them that of General Pelham; there are field glasses and knapsacks carried by General Gordon; there Is @ uniform of Gen. Kirby Smith, which was lined with his wife's wedding dress; there is a coat of General Young's, and buttons and epaulets which adorned the uniIorm of Stonewall Jackson.
 There are many evidences of the in- genuity of southern women during the time when certain articles could not be bought for love nor money (especlally Confederate greenbacks). One of these is a homespun wedding dress worn py Miss Kate Calhoun of the family of John c. Calhoun, and in style is similar to the present made with big sleeves. vol luminous skirts and rows and rows of buttons, the latter being homemade, also, of leather. There were old hats made of palmetto, pair of wedding slip pers made at home of white satin, and a hair net the silk of which was spun and woven by the lady who raised the silk worms. That which is especially in teresting, however, are specimens of coffee made of dried sweet potatoes and bkra.
 Some of the articles are of intrinsic value and one of these is gold star, which is one of six presented by the la dies of Texas to Gen. Kirby Smith and worn by him on full dress occasions. That was before he was made full general,
 .l |. h rtxr Ia tf nrn Inc au fallen to the lot of each. The one men, toned, however, belongs to the young est who, it is interesting to note. is the custodian selected by the Daughters of the -Confederacy to take charge and ex- plain in detail to northerners as we'll as southerners the stories connected With the different relics.
 With each and every relic there is a sentiment attached which makes them interesting to all the visitors, but with some there is not only sentiment. but pathos which attracts even those who have heretofore entertained only feel ings of bitterness toward the rebels" One of these Is a portrait of a young lady, which, being of no use to the soldiers who had ravaged the home. received as a final farewell the countless thrusts of their remorseless bayonets Another still more touching is an open sachel contain ing articles just as it was sent home to the dead soldiers wife. There Is a Bible. a meerchaum pipe, a silver fork and silken underwear, which tell the tale of the refinement and accustomed luxury of him who fell and died on the battlefield a martyr to his country.
 The thoughts which arise when view ing such silent witnesses of sorrow and suffering. and unsung deeds of bravery and noblemen make one turn to the words which greet each visitor In golden shining letters:
 Flames trophy, sancti1ed by tears,
 Planted forever at her portal;
 Folded, true-What then?
 Four short years made 1t immortal"