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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-05-19

to the customs and laws of civilized
warfare, was convicted, condemned
to death and executed at Washing
ton November 10, 1865.
The Wirz Monument.
The monument is a tall shaft of
gray and white, 50 feet in height,
in design simple slender and sym
metrical, the general design being
! that of a mOnOlith. The long shaft
stands on a base formed by four
square slabs of stone, which are SUI
perimposed in the form of a pyramid.
/ Just above this base the otherwise
unbroken outline of the shaft is in
tersected by two heavy blocks of
stone, below which on the four sides
of the monument are carved the fol-
lowing inscriptions:
North Side-"When time shall
have softened passion and prejudice,
when reason shall have stripped the
mask from misrepresentation then
justice, holding evenly her scales,
will require much of past censures
and praise to change places.
Jefferson Davis, December, 1888"
South Side ischarging his duty
with such humanity as the harsh
circumstances of the times and the
policy of the foe permitted, Capt.
Wirz became at last the victim of a
misdirected popular cIamor. He
was arrested in the time of peace,
while under the protection of a pa
role, tried by military commission
OF service to which he did not be-
long, and condemned to ignominious
death on charges of excessive cruelty
to federal prisoners. He INDIGNANTLY
spurned pardon proffered on CON
ditiOn that he would incriminate
President Davis and thus exonerate
himself from charges of which both
were innocent"
East Side-"In memory of Capt.
Henry Wirz, c.. S. A. Born in Zu-
rich, Switzerland, 1922; sentenced
to death and executed at Washing
ton, d. c., Nov. 10, 1865. To res
cue his name from the stigma at
tached to it by embittered prejudice
this shaft is erected by the Georgia
Division United Daughters of the
Confederacy."
West Side-'It is hard on our men
held IN southern prisons not to ex-
change them, but it is humanity to
those left in the ranks to fight orr
battles. At this particular time to
release all rebel prisoners would in
sure Sherman's defeat and would
compromise our safety here.
ulysses ). Grant, Aug. Is, 1864"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-05-19
AndersOnville's Hospitality.

The ladies and the people of An
dersonVliIe extended open hospitality
to all visitors
They prepared a splendid barbe-
cue for all whereWith to refresh
themselves after the exercises at the
monument were through with.
The visitors took much interest in
the historic points of AndersonviIIe.
They visited Providence Spring, "
the old spring there from time i'm
memorial but which got covered uD
N digging the big bitches for the
stockade posts.
Three excursion trains from differ
ent directions emptied a great mass
of humanity in the village during
the day.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-05-19
TEACHERS WILL GET 1925. 900.
Payment Was Ready at Time of
Capt. Parks Death.

The school teachers of the state
will be paid a second ten per cent.
of the money due them the latter
part of this month.
Preparations were being made to
make this payment, amounting to
approximately $225,0OO, at the time
of the death of the state treasurer.
There is sufficient money in the
treasury with which to make the
payments, and, it is stated, it will
be made just as soon as the new
treasurer goes into office and has the
authority to make disbursements
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-05-19

If you want to feel well, look well
and be well take Foley's Kidney
Remedy. 1t tones up the kidneys
and bladder, purifies the blood and
restores health and strength. Pleas
ant to take and contains no harm
full drugs. Why not commence to-
day? Dawson Drug Co. and Peo-
pies Drug Store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-05-19

to the customs and laws of civilized
warfare, was convicted, condemned
to death and executed at Washing
ton November 10, 1865.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-05-19
3.OOOPEOPLES SAW WIRZSHAFT UNVEILED

= ~-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-~ 1<-~~y~~-~~
Oners against their own government
which refused all help-even refused
to sell the confederacy medicines fol-
! the federal sick. The orators of the
| day showed that Odium attached to
| prisons was not ours, but belonged to
| the north. The cOnfederacy did the
| best she could, and the worst was
meted out to us. The death rate at
Andersonyille was % per cent, and
here was our worst, the cOnfederaCy
then being in such straits. The
death rate in the north averaged 80
per cent.
The speakers insisted that our
people of this generation study the
prison history of the confederacy
and acquaint themselves with the
efforts made by their fathers to rem
.edy the evils.
Capt. L. NJ. Park Of Augusta, who
was on duty at AndersOnyille for a
time during the war, gave a very
interesting account of his personal
recOllectiOns of the AndersOnville
military prison, which was listened
to with unusual interest.
The tone Of all the speeches was
one of fraternal regard for both
sides in the war of secession.
The invocation at the opening of
the exercises was delivered by Rev.
Father Mcmahon of Albany. The
singing Of Maryland, My Maryland, >"
by a large choir, the unwilling
of the shaft by Mrs. J. 5. Perrin, the
firing of a salute by the military
company of Americus, and the sound
ing of taps brought the exercises to
a close.
Northern People Were Present.
Scattered among the 5000 or more
southernerS, mostly GeOrgians from
nearby towns and counties, was a
of men and women of the
north, some Of whom have relatives
at rest in the national cemetery near
by, numbered among the $4,000 war
rlors of the blue who died in the
Andersonville prison. Notwithstand-
ing, there was not a single incident
to mar the exercises, those from be-
yOnd MasOn's and Dixon's line look
ing on in silence, while those who
gathered to pay tribute to the mem
DRY OF the prison commander per-
formed that service with enthusiasm
and spirit of marked devotion.
Wirz's Daughter Present.
The hundreds of old soldiers pres
ent all paid their respect to Mrs. J.
Perrin of Natchez, Miss, the
daughter of Major Wirz, who was
present as a guest Of honor. She is
a lady of pleasing address and charm
ing manner, and was deeply touched
by the demonstrations of affection on
the part of the old soldiers and the
people generally.
Captain Wirz was a native of
switzerland, the date of his birth be-
ing 1922. After the close Of the
civil war he was tried by a military
at Washington, D. c., on
charges of murder and fragrant cruel
ty to prisoners in his care contrary
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-05-19
Splendid Addresses.

Pleasant A. StOvall, editor Of The
Savannah Press, made the principal
speech of the occasion, and said that
the dedication was not intended to
reopen questions long since settled
but to do an act of justice too long
delayed. OF the difficulties under
which Wirz worked he said:
"Wirz was commanding many des-
perate men, some of them brave and
good, but others were recent arrivals
from abroad, who barely spoke the
English language, who were without
understanding of the causes of the
war, merely rcenaries-SOldier of
fortune. He was hampered at every
step by the eXigenCies of his own
government"
DR.. j. c. Olmsted of Atlanta de-
livered an appropriate address, and
related an instance of Wirz going
personally to Macon, Ga, to solicit
food and medicine for the prisoners
at Andersonville.
They ladies knew what they were
doing in their selection of speakers;
for both are men Of learning, splen-
did orators, knowing how to hold a
crowd, and how to keep our record
straight" And they were bold to
proclaim the truth of history. The
south is willing to stand on the
truth. They declared the prison
history of the confederate states
evinced the best type of humanity.
They declared that if military ne
cessity denied exchange of soldiers
there was no excuse for denying pa
role" Stanton's order of July, 1863,
refused not only exchange, but pa
role. Had either been allowed there
would have been no cemetery at An
Jacksonville and none at Elmira, New
York, nor Rock Island, nor Point
Lookout, Maryland, nor Alton, Hi
nois.
ParOled soldiers do not return to
the army, and parole was the remedy
to save life. But the federal gov
eminent refused all propositions.
1t was here at AndersOnville
that the mass meeting was held in
the prison and resolutions passed
begging for relief from the federal
authorities. begging for parole even
if exchange was denied. Major Wirz
entered heartily in to this scheme,
and persuaded the confederate au-
thOrities to furnish passage and
guard. This was done And when
failure was reported loud and deer
were the excavations of 10000 pris-
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-02-18

Mr.. Laurence Abshor Of Dug.
gan sho has becn tesching the
Cross Roads school finished /
successful term Of school last
Friday. and retsrned 70 his
home, the day was spent in q.
pher, and . nice time vas report
ed.
Mrs Ada Agse and daughter
spent the pleasant evening With
Mrs. 8. 6motherman.
Flcreaes and Frank Finley
spsnt Friday 10 Norwood.
Misses. Hattie and Ethel Vrik, ,
Alice and Ella Nsukirk Of v bet.
stone Waited shs Gross Roads
school laAt Friday.
Mn VIM. Nsukirk and sen
Frank and Miss Alice we're The
vslcomsSussts Of Mrs. 8. Smoth.
srman last Thursday.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-02-18
Satan, Mans Great
Enemy
BY G. a. Simons.

Continued from last week,
The above scripture Ia condur.
ing evidence shat Satan will
throw his dupes into a hypocri.
ticai frenzie to stand behind
Gods word and excite q mob,
such a one nearly always find 4
few thoughtless followers, who
after they learn the truth are
terribly shagrind On the truth
crushed to thu ground will rise
again, and when 1T has rolled
away the great heap .; falsehotds
and shines forth again in Its pur.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-02-18
ROUND ABOUT TIE couN:
TRY PICKUPE.
ny the Pansies.

Well kind Ed. and Acorrespon,
dents here we are again.
Oh! but my how cold It is to
day.
VIM. Neukirk butchered hogs
last Tuesday.
Miss Millie Raney Of Bates Co.
Is here visiting relatives and
friends for awhile.
Frank Finley Of Whetstone was
seen going over Northeast TO.
ward Mr.. Burress' Sunday af.
ter-noon. l wonder what the at
Is over there. / guess
Inez knows, look out G. r
Miss May Summers, Of Cross
Roads Is staying with Mrs P. G.
Brown Of near Min. Grove At
Misses Alice NeuL;rL ora AEr
lie Raney spent Wedne day with
their cousin Mrs YIN. Rouse and
family.
Mrs. A. Frisk and daughter,
Hattie was the welcome guest of
Mrs. Sam Smetherman last
Tuesday eve.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-02-18

- . y. e Z. ~ 4 ~ - ~ zs.:>>
|ity their concIe ncioas veanose1
|epss teeuer than ~ sep1
|tool. ] 2
70 whias thay - loeiilz
hAck ovsf - pS.s Il = "a =
look Into thsir piini.lly diltort.
ed countances.
DID you ever stop . think
who WAS and = Ne Autlor ofan
mobs. ~ riota. ard insprrsc,lons
Do you think n M CHRISTI
Where did fead q leara .of
the first mobi Look back 1t
that nntortuuate Apostle Judaa,
how satan AFTER be had been Ia
the company Of jesus % long,
took him outto lead ! mob, for
hin TO do bis deadly work, We
viii now confer with Gods word
and see what u nv abous the
arst mob that We hsve any
accounted.
And while he yet spalse, 10,
Judas one Of, the twelve, came,
and with him q great multitude
with swords and slaves from the
chief priests and elders of the
people. Matt. 20; AZ,
Yon see by the above scriptures
that a large mob was raised and
headed by Judas. to take Jesus
which they did so you will see by
Matt. 20 10. 10. What next
did he dos. Why he snborned wit.
nesses to testify falsely that he
might be crucined. Now we see
by scripture that all mobs or
anything that tends to excite or
create a mob is real devilish, no
Christ in 1t as Christ 10 all love:
BE loved the world with such
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-02-18
rAzz.Norlcz:;

Any party Or parties wishing 10
ask any questions. through this
pspsrrspon asy subject rsIiyi
cusly OF otherwise shall Be
treated ~ . friend But 10 no case
will The Editor allow any slssg
Or slang phrases 10 .Lrnah
its Aolauss.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-02-18
Es lrs Happy When
We Make others
Happy.

We propose to say o few word
upon subjects that should b
near to US all, and in which ever,
human being ought to be inter
ested-and II he Is not, 1t may b
that his wife will he: and ! woul,
like to see this world. at last. 8,
that a man could die and not fee
that he left his wife and children
"a prey to the greed. the avarice
or the cruelties Of mankind
There is such a time spoken Of
There is something wrong in ,
government where they that Dc
! the most; have the least. There l..
something wrong, when honesty
wears q rag, and rascality q robe
:. when the loving. the tender, cat
a crust, while the infamous sit
at banquets. We cannot do
much, but we can, at least, sym.
.pathize with those who suffer.
FThere is one thing that we should
remember at the start, and IL we
can only teach you that-unless
you know it already we shall
consider the few words we may
bhave to say q wonderful success.
Wealth is not q crime: poverty
Is not a virtue-although the
.'virtuous have generally been
.pocr. There is one thing good,
and that is human happines; and
he only is a wise man who makes
himself and others happy.
We have heard ali our life a.
bout self.denial. There never
was anything more Miotic than
to deny ourselves of any thing
good No man who does right
practices self.denial Of good :
To do right is the bud and bios
som and fruit Of wisdom. To do
right should always be dictated
by the highest possible social.
ness and the most perfect geaer.
:. osity. No man practices 8 lidenial
in good unless he does wrong.
And to inAict on injury npon his
self. this is an act Of self denial
in gooj. He who denies justice
to anoth,r denies it 10 himself.
To plant seeds that will forever
be,r the fr1it Of joy, is net
n act Of self.denial in good.
So this idea of doing good
to others for their sake should be
for your own sake IA well:
because perfectly civilized man
can never ne l.erfectly happy
while there is one unhappy be. !,
ing ia this universe. \
Let us take another step. The
j barbaric world was to be re.
warded in some other world for
acting sen dolly in t',iJ. If they
were promised rewards in anoth.
-er world if they would only have
,sclf.deniai enough t, be virtuous !
in this. II they would forego
the pleasures of larceny and
if they would forego
the thrill and bliss of mean ness;
here, they would be rewarded.
hereafter for that self denial. We
have exactly the'opposite idea. I
Do right, not 10 deny yourself. {
but because you love yourself I
and because you love others and Il
love to do right Be generous. q
b ,cause It is better for ynu. BE /
just, because any other course il \
the suicide ofthe soul. Whoever I
does wrong plaques himself and
when he reaps that harvest, he !
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-02-18

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TO NJ; w.
"a / ~ 3 ] ]! =
|miahs 49, ~. IA l6la
|oDsr y aissh HI ~ MI
- he neyer az. ~ - ~ =
win whsnessr ~ - -
mobs - talss NE tbas - ~
drown souls ~ the t6Dusaa
h dispair. Il Il
Satan win also create "a
mind Of man such % intene 4 /
1--we for money. 10 DIV assas'
did IN thu Apostles time II Judae
that hebetrsysd the son nf God
for thirty pieces Of silver, tndsy
land perhaps you have seen men
that would 70 to their neighbours
with tears In their eyes, and
plenty Of cash In their pockets.
And beg for something for
their families, YES their dear
wife and children had nothing
to eat thisIs what they say.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1909-02-18

~'S ~ss>'SS VISA ?. ~ ts>Ssa
he lives share the sunshine an.
the joy. Bible Socialism vii
, grant you this.
i 1t is insanity to get more
money than one wants. Imagine
: q man in some city, an intelh-
gent man. say with two or three
millions Of dollars. eight or ten
} millions Of houses, vast ware,
houses full Of shoes, billions .oi
coats, and imagine that man get.
ting up at four o'clock in the
morning, in the rain and snow
and sleet, working like a dog all
day to get another coat! Is not
that exactly what the man ri
twenty or thirty millions, or Of
five millions, does today Wear.
ing his life out that somebody
may say How rich he Isl" What
can he do with the surpluss
Nothing. Can he eat it9 No.
Make friends! No. Purchase
flattery and lies? Yes. Make
all his p,or relations bate himi
Yes, And then what worry! Ans
noyed, ner vous, torinented. nm
til his poor brain becomes infiam-
ed, and you see in the morning
paper, Died Of apoplexy." This
man finally began to worry for
fear he would not have enough
dollars to last him through.
In Olden times, in babarc life,
it was q simple thing to get q
living A little hunting, q little
fishing, pulling a little fnuit, end
digging for roots-all simple;
and they were nearly all on an
equality, and comparatively there
were fewer failures. Living has
at last become complex. All the
.avenas are TILED with men strug.
Cling for the accomplishment OF
the same thing.
No man should be allowed to
own any land that he does not
use. Everybody Knows that,
fol- he is keeping some one else
from useing tive do not care
whether he has thousands or
millions he should net he allow
ed to have it un'ess he rses it.
And why: Don't you know that
II people could bottle the air,
they woad? Don't you know
that there would be an American
Air-Bottling Association And
don't you know that they would
allow thousands and millions to
die for want of breath IL they
could not pay for air? We are
not blaming anybody. We are
ust telling how it ought TO be.
Now. the land belongs to the
children Of Nature. nature in.
'ites into this world every babe
hat Is born. And what would
'on think Of me, for instance, II
We had invited you here--no.
,ody had charged you anything,
INT you had been invited--and
vhen you got here you had found
me man pretending to occupy q
seats, another fifty, and
mother seventy five, and there
pom you were compelled to
tand up-what would you think
( The invitation? It seems 10 me
hat every child Of God Is en-.
tiled to his share Of the land,
nd that he should not be com.
elled to beg the privilege tol
FORK the soil, Of q babe that hap.
onod n ho horn hofnro him
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
TIE
Exceptional
Equipment

of the California Fig Syrup Co. and the
scientific attainments Of its chemists have
rendered possible the production of Syrup
of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA, in all Of its
excellence, by obtaining the pure medic
inal principles of plants known to act most
benefcially and combining them most
skillfully, in the right proportions, with
its wholesome and refreshing Syrup Of
California Figs.
As there is only one genuine Syrup Of
Figs and Elixir of SIENNA and as the gem
uine is manufactured by an original
method known to the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, it is always necessary to buy the
genuine to get it's beneficial effects.
A knowledge Of the above facts enables
one to decline limitations or to return them
liz, upon viewing the package the full name
Of the California Fig Syrup Co. is not found
printed on the front thereof.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
A Clerical Error.

On recent jury day in the first
district court stolid looking German
presented to Justice Joseph certif1-
cate from the commissioner of jurors.
After rapid glance at the document
the Justice ordered the man to raise
his right and administered the oath.
your name Is Herman. Kaufman"
"Y-e-s, your honor"
This paper" continued the court.
requests me to excuse Herman Kauf-
man from jury duty on the ground
that he is dead. Now, remember that
you have sworn to tell the truth. and
think well before you answer. Aresyou
dead?"
Moo, your honor" was the bewil-
dered reply. = don't think I am"
You claim that you are alive?".
"Y-e-s. your honor"
That will do. Now take this paper
back to the commissioner of jurors"
The man did so. When the commits
sioner examined the certificate 1t bore
the following endorsement in the JUS
tees handwriting: THE deceased. APP
pearing before me in open court, in
sists, under oath. that he is not dead
Please investigate. and, If his testi-
mony be false, have him indicted for
| perjury
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24

We all know that feeling when, the
letters having been handed round at
the breakfast table, mother remarks
dispiritedly: Here are the cards to
says, Now, what In the world will we
give them!" and father says: Great
Scott! seems as If it had rained we'd
ding invitations lately. If this keeps
on We'll be in the poorhouse.'
In just married household there
ly Married simply goes to the china
cupboard and selects the piece of cut
glass that she likes the least, and
which came from some one of Charles
business friends out west, so he'll
never know, and she has it packed and
sent with loving note. There's many
a wedding present which officiates as
such a number of times in the begin
ming of it's career.
But unfortunately we are not all
Newly Marrieds, with a stock of brand
new glass and silver to select from. So
1t behooves us to dig into the family
pocketbook and send something which
think about, yet which will not leave
us in the bankruptcy court.
First of all Is recommended the sugar
tong. This is something which only
one person in thousand will think OF
giving, and yet which always meets
Wiell q leNOIeQ TSCcpIIOIl, III Is G1OQer-
ate in price and yet is rather dis
tinctive little gift. OF course, 1t will not
do for intimate friends or near rela-
tons, when one must send something
really handsome that ones family
honor be upheld, but just as standby
gift for the casual friend or third cousin
1t is hard to beat.
Small Coffee Percolator Good Gift.
Next on the list is one of these little
may be-turned- upside down brass cef-
fee making machines which make just
enough coffee for two. Lots OF people
give coffee percolators, of course, but
they are usually big ones. and so they
never set used unless there is COM
pany. "A little one "twosome' size will
be appreciated far more. The small
coffee percoiator may safely he sent to
second cousins and suburban friends.
good looking bridge outfit when
bride and groom are both "bridgers" is
n more than welcome gift. and one no
one but you will think of. Some sta
TONERS sell them. two packs of cards.
Two score pads. two pencils, and rules
all i'm leather case TO add q little
individual touch you can have the
brides monogram put on If you like
but 1t will be accepted without that.
Now about book ends-provided the
couple about to be united have any
books. A book rack is not meant but
pair of book ends, in inlaid wood or
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-24
What's the Good Of IL?

You like to come back when some
body has slammed you,
But what Is the good of 1t. all?
You're ready to scrap when somebody
has damned you,
But what is the good of 1t ALT
Will 1t make the world sweeter. or fairer
or brighter,
fighter?
1t wouldn't lift burdens or make hearts
So. what is the good of it all?
You IKE to retort when some one has de-
famed you,
But what Is the good of 1t all?
You've cruel reply when somebody has
blamed you.
But what is the good of 1t all?
Unless you can answer with words that
are CHEEKY;
Unless what you said would make some
soul less weary;
Unless 'twould shed light down q path
way that's dreary,
Say. what is the good of 1t all?
II. A. Brininstool. in Los Angeles Ex-
press