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is sought and utilized by all the ma
tons of the earth. The iron-clad was
born in the genius Of the southern
brain; not only this, but the inventive
genius of the southern soldier has
demonstrated to the world how manu-
featuring enterprises may be multi
piled along the lines of war It was
on Confederate soil and under guild
ance Of Confederate skill that armor-
les were constructed. munitions of war
were multiplied and all the imple-
ments Of warfare moulded That wax
shows the fertility Of southern genius,
I in thai, being shut in from all the out
side world, We could provide the ne
| cessary means of defense. The little
maid called the Southern Confeder-
acy" touched our iron hills with gen
lie fingers ard through the furnaces
lie ore was poured aaI was fashioneI
! iato cannon taat rolled its sc5urge OF
death upon the approaching enemies.
That war has given the proper en-
2hasis to the idea Of democracy
and developed the principles Of local
self government. That war put the
thought into oppressed nations that
freedom was possible. Even to them,
the recent struggles which have re-
suited 50 favorabIy to Cuba and the
Philippines, is due to the war Of Sc
cession. We have made universal liberty
desirable and possible. While our de-
feat shows the losses we sustained,
our endurance Of these losses shows
how true men today may preserve their
honor in the severest struggles Of life;
Of recuperation and revivifcation Of
southern enterprises, and shows the re-
sources of the southern men and the
southern heart. Nowhere in the an
nails of time can be found a similar
record where a nation has been down.
trodden,@ robbed, despoiled Of its
gods, crippled and murdered, and has
so quickly recovered and reasserted
its power and authority, and so fully
preserved its dignity and honor.
Another result of that war is that il
has given to the world the wonder-a
wonder without precedence-hOw a ma
ton so defeated could so soon be
brought back into harmony and fell
Iowship, and today, as recent events
disclose, no part of this country is
more loyal in its allegiance to the
stars and stripes than that represent
ed IL the Confederate states.
When We surrendered RI Appamat-
tox we laid down our arms in truth,
and as during the four years IF bat
tie We did our best to beat the enemy
back. yet when We surrendered We
gave our allegiance to the United
States government. No part Of this
country has been truer or more loyal.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-05-01

That allegiance has been tested in re-
cent events. and when the call was
made for soldiers in the Spanish war
the response most full and free AMI
ready came from southern homes.
The soldiers who wore the gray in the
civil war were seen donning the blue
and leading the columns in the Cuban
strife. Such a return to loyalty, vol
untary and complete, is not to be
found in the history Of nations. Thus
their return to the support Of the gen.
eral government has established the
strength of character that has ever
been illustrated by southern manhood
These are some of the lessons taught
us in the school Of war. These are
some Of the changes that were
wrought in the strife Of battle. These
are some Of the blessings brought US
by the servants of strife. These are
some Of the messages that were deHv-
cred 10 us by the messengers Of Mars.
But for all this We paid the price.
Blood is the cost Of progress. and
learning in the school of experience
demands high tuition. We paid the
price in the blood Of our soldier BOYS
and thousands who sleep in graves ul,-
marked, the homes that were dismaD-
tied the sections Of country that were
burned. the hearts that were broken
the lives that We're lost, is the price W,
paid, and these now are
ION flames eternal camnine eror,a
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DR.. Nunnally is president Of the Co.
lumbia College at Lake City. and is a
Confederate veteran, having partici-
pated in the heroic struggle from the
beginning 10 its close. He is from
Georgia. a state that is prolific in Civ
ing birth 10 sons who have achieved
wonderful fame in the field Of oratory.
Dr. Nunnally enjoys in his state a
splendid reputation as an orator and
fully sustained his reputation in the
splendid Grafton that he delivered az
our unwilling ceremonies.
We are glad 10 be able to lay before
our readers his speech in full.
He spoke as follows:
Forty-three years have passed since
the southern muse inspired the Poet
Priest TO utter these words;
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Their silent tents are spread,
And glory guards with solemn round
The biyouac Of the dead.

Ilelr silent tents are SpEedLv
And glory guards with solemn round
The bivouac Of the dead.
How sleep the brave Who sank =
rest,
BY all their cOuntry's wishes blest;
When spring with dewy fingers cold.
Returns to deck their hallowed mold,
She then shall dress a sweeter sod
Than fancy's feet have ever t-od.
by fairy hands their knen is runs,
BY forms unseen their dirge is sung.
There honor comes-a pilgrim gray.
To bless the turf that wraps tne.
clay:
And freedom shall awhile repair
To dwell a weeping hermit there"
The cause for which they fought an
fell was lost The hopes they Sr GEAR
ly cherished were crushed. The bat,'a
flag which they loved SO wei. wa
furled with no stain Of 6tshonar uo.
it and around it was wraata.t III
glory Of hundreds OF victorious bat
tie fields while its shot and sheli-to-l
remnants were undying embIams o.
the heroic deeds Of brave men VIII
fought beneath its folds and who's,
achievements shall always Be upon the
scroll of history and upon the lips Of
poesy. But all these achievements
would have failed and the Confederate
struggle would have been a farce but
for the part that woman took in the
patriotic movement. for that same
strife which converted citizens into
generals and students into soldiers de-
veloped the wOmanhood in the south
ern home that has challenged the ad-
miration of the world. She has mani
tested a marvellous hardwood in tOIl
and wonderful courage in danger ami
war, and loyalty and love in distress.
Her gentleness and grace and purity IN
scenes most degrading and repuIsivc
she has passed through furnaces with
out the smell of fire on her garments,
and emerged from the darkness Of de-
feat, flashing the splendors Of heaven
ly beauty. One u the bards Of Scotia
long ago sang this familiar coupIat:
4 -.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-05-01

Full many gem of purest ray Sc
rene,
The dark, unfa:homed caves Of ocean
beac."
But the volcanic fires OF southern
war forced these southern gems to the
sunlight, and the world has felt their
increasing spIendors. The war deveI-
oped the strength and purity and beau
~ Of southern womanho0d. What sac
rjfces she made, as she offered her
loved ones upon the altar Of Mars.
what endurance as she toiled at the
loom, in the shop, in the field. to sup
ply food and raiment to the boys in
gray; the boy upon whose form she
had buckled the sash. upon whose brow
she had pressed the kiss Of love as he
left for the field Of battle. the bivouac
and the grave; what heroism. as she
tore her skirts in pieces 10 furnish
bandages for the hospital and the
wounded: then the wayside inns along
our railways where the tables were al
ways set for the passing soldier.
whether at dawn, at noon. or midnigh-.
Glorious women Of the south, faithful
to their vow, loyal to their love. AMI
ready for sacrifices, always unto death.
It remained for her to conceive the
idea Of building monuments all over
the southland. which shall stand for
ages, and tell Of the bravery Of the
faithful soldier who is poised upon it,
and Of loving women who lay flowers
at its base. She has persisted in this
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-05-01

DR.. Nunnally's speech was received
with genuine and exultant applause.
After his Grafton came the unveiI-
Ing Of the monument. for which all
these dedicatory services 50 beauti-
fully carried out was planned.
Mrs. Fannie r. Gary. the honorei
president of Dickson Chapter. per-
formed this happy part OF the cerem5-
MES. and as the veil fell To- the ground
and revealed the statue in its purity
and sublimity the strains Of Dixie
were played by the band and sung
Justify by the school children.
Fourteen young girls. representing
the Confederate dead. marched AROUND
the monument. each decorating p
with lovely laurel wreath. Each girl
wore white with "a big red sash. and
the name Of the state they represent
ed printed on red satin bands. worn
from the shoulder % the waist. TIL.
girls and the states they represented
We're as follows:
Annie Noorhead-Flo~tIa.
Rexie Todd-Kentuckv
Dorothy Lanca ster-T.vgs
Dora Pelot-Virginia.
Ethel Observation-Disclosures
Nellie GOttlieb-Teuuessee
Nellie observation-disclosures
Frances Liddon-Arkansas
Maggie Lytle-Louisiana.
Lucy Moorhead-South Carolina.
Irma Blake-Alabama.
Florence DOzier-Ge0rgfa.
Mary Sanders-North Carolina
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Not only has that war developed the
character of the soldier from the lifS
of the humble citizen, but il develop
ed genius that revolutionized the ma
vies Of the world. 1t was our effort in
providing protection along the coast
lines that gave to the world the con-
ception Of the battleship, which today
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-05-01

On flames eternal camping ground.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-05-01

Beloved president ana U-.--t
Daughter 1s Dickson CHAPTER. g an
commiss.reI ry -r- r.rs.f.-.-. Vet
Grams ~ Camp 81. -s -. deliver ,5
you message NJ l.ss ana araaalu.
and OBJ teu ynu -r-.aer.s. -r. e..Issi-
tIl-s af -r.-e trying years. -.-. were
entitled O.. ~.-. honor arf rrr-lIs
than y.ur-..,es. 40 your .r-r. these
gray-rllr.I soldiers Big Oh. .r.- dear
memor.ae
Wh.r tr. t..-.- % war was f-s.
sounded despite your tender natures
YOU rallied as One .1 .r. -1r-.-. q
our southern cause wI-r your .sm-
fEI hands y.I fashioned b.rl.f.. BAN
n.r- and Inscribed upon -r.u .-sr.r-
.rE s.r-wsrfs You e.-. ever -ealy
-' AID .1 -fe preparation rf Che lsrar--
Ing boys .1 gray ans sang .r.v.- 1s
they .-'- f'- battle DAY Hv ray tgs
sad news of Che death .fr loved y
would come t1 safTer y.r- homes
but You never s1I-s-eI RI. Che seE
and hungry your doors we're a.Flvs
open. and under your shelter hs vas
blessed with your vomarIy hospital
i'y You knitted socks for Die fr1rrn
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-02
What Makes the Heart Beat?

Professor Jacques Loeb, the cclebrat-
ed biologist, in his book. "Dynamlcs
of Living Matter" has shown that Il
strip cut from the ventricle of the
heart put in a solution of chloride OF
sodium will continue to beat for
number of days, until putrefaction sets
in. He says this can be done with an
ordinary muscle after it has been eX-
tirpated from the body. This would
tend to prove that the heart is n chem
ical machine and that it is all due t,
chemical action. The muscular CON
traction is probably due to the substi-
tuition of sodium for calcium salts in
the cells of the muscles.
The difficulty of this theory is that it
does not explain the control of the
muscles. 1t is plain that the problem
of control is not solved by the chem
ical theory.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-02
GOVERNORS MEMORANDUM.
No Right to Grant Reprieve Unless He
Can Assign Good Cause.

Albany. March 40. = Governor
Hughes last night annopncad tbo+ be
had denied the annIicatiop for no.
nrieve for Chester Cilletto san+oaod
TO execution at Aubnrn nrieon for 40
murder of his swaotheart Craoo ar
"Rilly" BROWN of contb otso,io o,'s
mango comfy at pig N1oosa ioi.o y.
tbo Adirordaclks On 1n,,, - 1o"c ,"Mc' !"
Tho govarron aisn,isaos 49,, i1po' 3U
bosad on +ha o,1aoad -. INC .,'ools
nrasor+aa w.. Tahr =, e'iuellee
ban,, Nh ~ onnonnaa ~ i coi Us" t' ,i, VI AZ
fal,,ii,, hacona tt,. ~. .iio uille''e
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-02
A Fair Chance.

Dressed in the latest and most APP
proved motor cycling costume, with
goggles all complete, the motor cyclist
gayly toot-tooted his way by Regents
park toward the 700. Suddenly he
slackened, dismounted and said to a
small, grubby urchin:
81 say, my boy. am l right for the
zoo?"
The boy gasped at so strange sight
and thought it must be some new ami
NAL for the gardens.
"You may be all right if they have Il
spare cage" he said when he could find
his tongue, but you'd ha' stood a far
better chance If you'd d tail"'-Lon-
don Answers
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-02
The Topsyturvydom of ReIiaion.

At the opening of King Edward Wis
first parliament he had to repeat after
the lord chancellor an oath which con-
demned in almost brutal words all
things papistical. Yet held aloft by
Protestant peer for all Protestants to
reverence was Il veritable emblem of
papal supremacy-a quaint little bon
net of crimson velvet turned up with
ermine. This is the cap of mainte-
nance, and so sacred is it that no
hands but royalty may finger it, Thus
the premier marquis, whose hereditary
right it is to carry it, balanced it some
what after the fashion of Il conjurer
upon white staff. This cap was
granted to Henry VIII. by Pope Leo
X. In the middle ages ii was held as
symbolic of the overload, only being
granted to vasSals and feudatories
whom the lord wished to honor, so that
it implies rs nothing else could the su.
prcmacy of the pope over the kings OF
England.--London Standard.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-02
Lewis Carroll's Humor.

An English magazine gives some
amusing pieces of Lewis Carrolrs hui
NOR from the forgotten pages of Ok
ford pamphlets. During the election at
Oxford in 1865 he gave vent to the fol-
lowing Euclidean definition: plain SUI
perficiallty is the character of a speech
in which, any two points being taken
the speaker is found to lie wholly with
regard to those two points" \ note is
also given on the right appreciation of
examiners: "a takes in ten books and
gets Il third class; b takes in the ex-
aminers and gets Il second. Find the
value of the examiners in terms of
books, also their value in terms when
no cX" mination is held"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-02
Gas Explosion Killed Two Men.

South Deerfield Mass, March 90
A gas tank on Depot street exploded
Saturday night, killing two men and
injuring two others, one probably ia
tally. The dead John H. lexington,
aged 65, manager of the gas plant;
Nelson Beaman, aged 20, of Sunder-
land. The most seriously injured is
James Stoddard, aged 50, laborer;
William Driscoll, 20 years old, was
slightly hurt All the buildings in the
village were shaken and hundreds Of
panes of glass were shattered. A
small building, occupied as a barber
shop and pool room, near the tank
was completely demolished. Ocking
ton took lantern and went to inspect
the gas tank and machinery in an ef
fort to determine the cause of oscar
ing gas. He hardly reached the tank
when the explosion occurred and he
with StodGard and Beaman. who had
followed him, were blown distance
of twenty five feet.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-02
When Actors Play to Actors.

"When he QIenry Irving engaged me
to play Ophelia in 1873 he asked me to
go down to Birmingham to see the
play, and that nigat saw what | shall
always consider the perfection of act
ing. 1t had been wonderful in 1874; in
1873 1t was far more wonderful" wrote
Ellen Terry in McClurc's. 1T has been
said that when he had the advantage
of my OphClia his Hamlet improved.
| don't think SO. He was always quite
independent OF the people with whom
he played The birmingham night he
knew | was there. He played-I say it
without vanity-for me. We players
are not above that weakness, if it be
weakness. If ever anything inspires
us to do our best it is the presence in
the audience of some fellow artist who
must, in the nature of things, know
more completely than any one what we
intend, what we do, what we feel. The
response from such a member of the
audience flies across the footlightS to
us like a flame | felt it once when |
played Olivia before Eleanora Duse.
felt that she felt ii once when she play
ed Marguerite Gautier for me-"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-02

Gillette passed the day quietly in
lis cell and there was no deviation
from the regular routine since he has
been in Auburn prison. He was per
mitted to receive farewell visit from
his father. mother and aunt Miss
Catherine Gillette. Gillette arose at
the usual hour and ate breakfast
which was furnished him from the
hospital kitchen His appetite was
aormal and in no way did he betray
any evidence of the strain under
which he must have been laboring
During the morning he alternately
read and wrote. He prepared a state
ment which, it is expected, will be
given out after the electrocution.
This statement is said to be in no
manner a confession of the crime but
his version of the affair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gillette returned from
Albany Sunday afternoon and War
den Benham permitted them to see
Chester for the last time Mrs Gil
lette carried a white rose to the con
demned mans cell and her sister-in-
law carried a red flower Gillette was
not allowed to take the flowers, but
they were placed where he could see
them through the screen in front of
his cell. The parting between Gil
lette and his mother was deeply af-
fecting. Mrs Gillette's unusual re.
quest to have her sons aunt. Miss
Catherine Gillette, and Miss Bernie
Ferrin, a friend of the family, at
tend the execution was denied by
Warden Benham.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-02
Motor Beat Swept over Dam.

Syracuse, March 50. - Made he;p-
less by the breaking of the steering
gear and The refusal of the engine to
work At a critical moment, a motor
boat was swept by the swift current
over the dam in the Seneca rive! at
Baldwinsvlle Sunday afternoon and
Charles Scoyille a machin;st Of that
place. so years old, was drowned
His convention in the boat, Fred Sc
coy. was rescued by three mon n q
boat. Scoville's body has no. teen
recovered
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-02
Oefense's Theory Was Suicide.

THE theory now advanced is that
Grace Brown was an epileptic sub.
ject. and that if she had an epileptiC
seizure in the boat upon the fatal day
and if during the attack she sustained
the various injuries found and fell
into the water. the condition of the
body as disclosed by the autopsy
might be accounted for.
But this theory is wholly unten.
able. II is conclusively disposed of
by the statements, conduct and test-
money of Chester Gillette himself. If It
be assumed that there was such
seizure and fall as might be deemed
to account for the condition of the
body. it is uncomfortable that they
should have escaped the observation
of the prisoner: and If he had OBJ
served anything of the sort it is in
conceivable that he should have
made the statements and have given
the testimony which appear in the
record of the trial
No view of the unhappy event is
adequate which fails to take account
of the proved facts-the events pre-
ceding Grace Browns death, the con-
dttion of the body and the character
of its injuries, the overturned boat
with Grace Browns cape on top of
it, the disposition of the tennis raquet,
the conduct of the prisoner previous
to the tragedy and subsequently, and
the manner in which he sought to ex-
plain it when defending his life.
"If reason is to be our guide and all
the established facts are taken into
consideration there is no escape from
the conclusion that a brutal murder
was committed and the conviction,
was just.
After examining the evidence now
presented | find nothing in ii which
can in any way affect this conclusion
or which furnishes any justification
for executive action
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-02

1T is the privilege and the duty OF
the executive to grant repricve
whenever the interests Of Justice re-
qulre 1t. But where the petition is
based upon the claim that evidence
has been newly discovered and the
character of the evidence Is clearly
disclosed, the executive should not in
terfere with the sentence unless he is
satisfied that the case is one in which
the application for new trial should
be made and heard Whatever his
power, the governor has no right to
grant reprieyes unless he can assign
good cause, and if the administration
of the law is to be respected. peti-
tions made at the eleventh hour must
show merit. find none in the pres
ent case
Alleged New Evidence.
"A portion of the alleged newly
discovered evidence is to the effect
that Gillette had torn the ribbon
band from his straw hat in Septem-
Der, 1905. and had given it to his com
paniOn. The object is to rebut anv
inference from the absence of the in
terror lining of the prisoners hat,
when the latter was found floating on
Big Moose lake, that it had been TAX
en- out to avoid Identification This,
however, is of no Importance. BY his
conduct both before and after the IA
tai event it is conclusively established
that he did seek to avoid identif-
cation, and the question whether or
not he removed the lining of his hat
for that purpose is not of much mo-
ment.
"The other evidence before me, so
far as it is at all credible, is to the ef-
feet that Grace Brown during the
year preceding her death had 'spasms'
or spells from time to time in which
she became unconscious. These are
described by those who knew her in
the factory at Cortland. 1t is testified
that this was a matter of COMMON
knowledge among the girls who work
ed with Grace Brown. There were
seventy-fye girls on the floor where
She worked and two Of the witnesses
say that they believe that all these
girls saw Grace Brown have these
'Spasms some Of the time 1t is evi-
dent that the facts as to the physical
condition of Grace Brown and as to
the alleged manifestations, assuming
the truth Of the present statements,
were easily procurable and that any
inferences to be drawn therefrom have
at all times been available.
"The theory of the defense at the
trial was that Grace Brown commit
ted snicide
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-02
EXECUTION OF
CHESTER GILLETTE,
Paid Penalty For the Murder of
Grace Brown In 1906.
PASSED LAST DAY QUIETLY.
Betrayed No Emotion When Informed
Yesterday That the Governor Had
Declined to Interfere With the Exc
cution - Condemned Man Prepared
a Statement but Did Not Confess.

Auburn, N. Y, March Colchester
Gillette was executed in the electric
chair this morning at Auburn prison
for the murder of his sweetheart,
Grace Brown, in Big Moose lake in
the summer of 1906. The news that
Governor Hughes had finally declined
to interfere and stay the execution
was received here late Sunday after
loon and was communicated to Gil
.ette, who heard the words that took
away his only hope for life with that
same stoicism and Indifference that
has marked his conduct during and
since his memorable trial at Herki-
mer, n. Y. Mrs Gillette, the mother,
was prostrated when she heard the
news.