The leader., 1904-09-07
MISSISSIPPI AND THE FAIR.
Interesting Address by State Commits
siOner R. n. Iiealy.

duUuUI1AGu lHO HOlullS Vi tue
Worlds Fair is more than half
over, but little more than three
months remaining in which to see
the greatest exposition ever Civ
en-, as the gates will close for the
last time December i.
The Exposition is now in the
zenith of its glory, beauty and
spIendor. There can be no fur
Their Improvement. Indeed it is
better now than it can be at any
time in the future, for from now
on the exhibits must, in the very
nature of things, become shop
worn," accommodating dust and
dirt till the close, to say nothing
of the ravages by vandals and SOU
venir fiends, who look upon
everything displayed at a Worlds
Fair as common property, or as
Gov. Lowry used to say about
umbrellas, mo property at all. =
These fiends regard nothing as
sacred, and BeauVoir and the Mis-
sissippi exhibits have felt the
effect of their pillaging.
So / would advise all contem-
plating a visit to the Fair to come
on at once, while the weather IS
good, business at low tide and
the exhibits at their best. From
now on all installations must de-
teriorate from day to day. All
are invited to call first at the Mis-
sissippi Building. and get a card
directing them to the States ex-
hibits and places of greatest in
terest, after looking through the
old home, which was built for
their pleasure and comfort.
Many Mississippi people are
visiting the Fair, the number for
the past week being greater than
heretofore, and a larger increase
is expected the balance of this
month and the first weeks of Sep
TENDER. They come from all
parts Of the State, not only from
the railroad towns but from the
interior, Neshoba, Winston and
other interior counties having
sent large numbers.
The forty Knights Templars,
en- route to San Francisco, was the
largest body to call at BeauYoir
since the opening of the Fair, IN
til today, when forty-five citizens
came in body from New Alba
ny, Miss. They came in a body
at the Mississippi Building, where
they were given an informal re-
ception. They were headed by
such well-known citizens as LIE
10Y Kennedy, w. D. Bias, w. A.
LideII, John b. Wilson, ID. III.
Hall, j. I. Swan, and Walker
Rodgers. They came in their own
chartered cars, which had been.
supplied with the good things Of
life, and will remain a week or
more, seeing all there is to be
seen of the Worlds Fair. The.
party is made up of both ladies
and gentlemen, and a merrier
crowd never hit the Pike. Z
BeauYoir had notable visitor
today in the person of j. w.
Brown, of IndianoIa, Miss, the
first person bern in the original
building, in 1865, soon after the
building had been completed as a
summer home by his father, the
late james Brown, of Madison
county, Miss. Mr.. Brown looked
through all the rooms of the
building, and pronounced them
perfect duplicates Of the original,
which was erected in 1858 "a.
The residence was designed by
Mrs. Brown, who drew all the
plans and specifications. There
we're large grounds Of several
hundred acres of beautiful trees,
large orchards and an immense
pecan grove. The Browns were
wealthy and occupied the place.
only III summer, where they had
yachts, boats, lighthouses and all
the luxuries known to rich South
ern planters. Mr.. Brown says at
the close of the Civil War, the
property was sold I'd Mrs. Sarah
A. Dorsey, the authUress, and
from her passed into the hands Of
Jefferson Davis, and was occupied
by him till his death.
This leads to reference to the
suit Of clothes, obtained from the
Confederate Museum at Richmond
by the undersigned, which was
worn BIT Mr.. Davis at the time of
his capture by Gen. Wilson, at
the close Of the war. This may be-
seen On exhibition In an ebony
case at Beaugoir, where II was.
placed by permission Of Mrs.
Davis. tO disproTe The falsehood
SO often circulated by the North
ern press that Mr.. Davis was ca p-
tured 10 a woman 5 dress. The
suit ia Of Confederate gray and
is u d good state of preservation,
considering that it IS over forty
wears old. It consists of pants,
vest and Rfince Albert coal All
Old soldiers taka Of their hats as
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