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2 COL. JAMES ARMSTRONG' Able, Eloquent and Soul-Stir Address Delivered on the O casion of the Unveiling of the Confederate Monument at Lancaster, Judp 4, 1909. Mr. Chairman, ladies, c rades and friends : For the | week 1 have been unwell, ti bled with neuralgia, and frie in Charleston tried to dissu me from leaving home, bu' L promised to be here and I cc not remain away. Your high minded, pu spirited townsman, Col. L< Springs, eutertained me lu somely at his palatial home, this, with his flattering iuiroc tion, has made me lorget sul ing. Hope Springs eternal the human Ureas', and 1 i say, 4?Vive Le Koi." I am here in compliance v the gracious request of the La< or the Lancaster Chapter, Un Daughters ol ttie Contecer; under whose auspices these c memorative exercises are b< held. and al?n in nnnanno with the promptings of tbis heart, whose proudest throb when 1 stood alongside of hardy and heroic sons of libei loving Lancaster in the indo table and the immortal Arm Northern Virginia. I mentioned to you, my friei that 1 came here at the reqi ot the Daughters of the Con eracy. It was not aloue a quest, to me it was a comma which I obey as cheerfully you comrades courageously fou in defence of principles as p and as priceless, as high aud holy as ever enriched a Natl enuobled a cause, or immor lzed a people. It has been said that afti man has arrived at a certain he does not like to hazard intellectual enterprise which r endanger the quantum ot resj or popularity at present altc to him Although more y< have dawned and departed si 1 first beheld the beauty brightness of the world lha wish to acknowledge in the w some and welcome presence the charming ladies who adc much to the attractiveuess of t sylvan scene, 1 have not teacl tnat period in life when ( pauses to consider the respor bihty involved in Ine accepta of an invitation to speak, esp laity when one is to address (J< tederate survivo: s, to whom on a tached by ties of tlie .'ond associations and ?lie most tre ured memories; ties as strong those of the closest kinship a as lasting as life itself. It is not my intention to. r is it ueccesnary that I shou speak of the causes which imp* ed South Carolina and her Sou: ern sisters 10 take up arm< defence of tho God-given rigi of freemen. I have risen aim} to have a li6arc to heart with the m*n who sublimely luetra'ed in the crimson lines buttle -he highest order ot lai and fidelity, bravery and for tude; men *ho belonged tot LrrAiwlrtsI and most yUiriom in that ever laoed a foe; men. anc nay if in words ol lenderiKSs ai truth, who were anions the no leaf and best or the devoted f< lowers of the knightliest ai most renowned soldier of t age, Robert E. Lee. The distinguished and deligli ful gentleman, whom it ha* l?e< rjood fortune to seli/ct i *.... f-? 'whoj id ed to m S is worthy ot the honor coaf on hitn by the noble worn ring Lancaster: an honor I am c- dent he value* a* highly regards as sacredly as he th* Chief Justiceship: y exalted oftice he fills abb accept ably. Chief Justice Jones will 1 ~-J I 1 1 ?i 11 .-II wiu- truiy <tnu loeicauy ten < past issues involved in the w rou- Southern Independence: o >uds scholarly aud sterling met lade guided the aftairs of our y had Nation: ot the skill and stt >uld ot our military leaders. of the unsurpassed and blic su rpaseable services and i ?rov tices of their undaunted fc md- ers, to some ot whom, (rod and them. I am speaking today, luc- Judge Jones, you will ay 1 Her sentiments in keeping wit I in character and constancy r tow sweet and gentle, generous good worneu. to whose 1 ?'iih and unceasing labors, piou dies , praiseworthy exertions w( ited i iudebted for this beau'itul JCy. 1 orial to Southern vaior an om- flinching heroism: yet, m, ling teemed friend, with all ot nice gilts and graces, torce aud I old ty, it will tax your talent tii was ly to express what our Sou the womeu did to comiort at *ty- cheer, to strengthen and su mi- our soldiers iu the fi?ld, an v o! | sailors on the sea. Comrade j had eloquent evidence of ads, , unequalled worf, in m test clothing for the suffering soh ted- i in denying to themselves a re- j the necessaries of life to lee ud, famished. When our men , as , lowed the path of duty t ght i post of danger, the women c >ure i war knelt before the family as and prayed that God would ? ion, from danger their ioved tal ' distant from home and the stant and confiding hearts ar a yearned for their return, age Cruel as w as war to a Sou any mother, she preferred the nay son should return to her ' ject on his shield", rather than ited hiui prove recreant to caus< Mrs to country. It he fell in 1 nee time would soften her soi and but for her son to desert hi n I ors and his comrades, tha ic- . regarded a '.a.-ting disgrace, ot [ From tnat April tnomi i so ^nanesion narcnr. vstien ihis opening ftuu rired trom FortJ lied son, intoned the same ieasi 3iie libeity as did the earliest i?i- fired by the American patric no? Lexington, until the sad su iec- | der ar Greensboro, the wnm< on-! the South were devoted to eis , Confederate Cause. Durim est | darkest day a of defeat and d a3- ter their faith in the success o J ?3 : Confederacy never faltered. ' nd were true to the last, and v I you, comrades, returned h lor | from the tatal field otApponu Id, ! ?where Lee's 10.000 halt s'a ,|j. j men surrendered to Grant's ] th- | 'roop3--the loruin* and Uj j in^ n?ze of the faithful wo who welcomed you was the ,jv star in the sky of your -orro ,jj. Many r#l the heroes pre ,j_ were eeriousiv wounde I of passed day'1 an i nii?hts in h< .jjliaK They remember how .,i. derly -Southern women sioo j)e ihecouch where they lay and u? gushed, and who pl?cedyjv freshing draught to the fev nd 1*P9, a?h bathed tKe bur ,b. br >w. When suffering iaf,f ? ^1. from au attack ot "furalgia 1(j ceiv9<l the ktnd?^t ot at |Sometimes jou "?*/,* told that t I are other ihinjfa \? good as , | Wilt'* Kidney : # Bladder 1 1 " That isn't ao -N,>? made is as in as DeWitt's KidX Bladder for any *i!mer? t t|lft kidnej *8 bla?fi!T"v f Ayrt result in back, bao. (jumat j0 pai ns. r mat ism and onm rJ borders A i? n#W'u'? V" , Blader >u how '* C THE LANCASTER NEW erred tion9 from oue of the sweet* The < en ot est, brightest and most amiable with pn confi- of those whom God created to tion so < aud cheer and to bless home, and I offered 1 does was reminded ol that pathetic life has which scene in a hospit ?1, iu which a devoted ? and innun a r\r3 nn*af n-l ,,/vl Ji?? " ? ? V ouu nui U rtuu "aotcu 9UIUIUI U^UIU UtClllCl , not in words express his thanks throbbei earn- to the miuisteiing angel who umn on >f the had nursed him as tenderly and morial c ar tor devotedly as if she had been his and the f the! mother or his sister, but in the fields, i who tears](hat coursed down his cheeks sickness rouuk was mirorred the gratitude of his Heroes ateey heart and be kis?ed her shadow the lano and as it tell across his pillow. that the un- It is highly commendable in the erec ;acri- your eminent townsman to turn the peo dlow- from his trying and exacting of- twc-told bless ficial duties to take part in this press t sabred ceremonial, and with wise lasting i liable words deduced lroni the lessons triot de h the taught by the war repeaf to our son to t if the young friends what their honored deep an 3 and J fathers did when lighting for con- the heat oviug stituiional liberty: in defence ot and grui s and principles which ingrained in tranquil 1 are their nature to uphold which Col. three he mem I)ix<m Barnes. Col. Frank Cly- I'as^ at ' d uq burn and hundreds of other Lan- This y e?-1 caster tieroes, went grandly down eloquen your to death. ot the n 'elici- It is hoped that other master heroism itins- minds, men who though not old defying them enough to have been Confederate principl id to soldiers, are in soul and in syra- lowed c etain pathy with the men who wore |jQa wa, d our the gray, may tell admiring and Whilst 3, we appreciative audiences?the spir- and mai their ited youth of our loved land?of lifl> or 4] aking the importance ot familiarizing which e iiers; themselves with the real issues the woi lmost involved in the war between the to impi d the States : of the righteousness ot youth v i tol- our cause and the rectitude of it is int< 0 the our leaders; for after the passing lofty an >t the of the men in gray they may be j9 8Ure altar i called upon to answer false .. hich ihield ; charges made agaiust the states- printed ones, men and the military leaders ot jn budd 1 con- the old South : whom we knew est ot r that to have been the wisest and the fathers; worihiest, the most conscientious grandly them and chivalrous ot men ; in whom deeds f it her we had implicit confidence. The ba'tlefie ;dead , courage ami constancy, the fear- (jod-giv have j lessness and fortitude of the sail- Aroui s and j ors and the soldiers ot the Con- w|,ero , >attle ! federacy have never been ques- ^r'a row; j tinned. Their iudomitable tight UOcen( ( s col-i ing qualities is everywhere ac- wonianj ,t she know ledged Should it ever he jl()UC^ . ^ disputed all that our young t,)Merillt ng in i friends need say is that it took jon,y the I four years to subdue the South; ,ro.,Q J liiRN G? ohn- svith a Federal force of two and ^ 1 ?i ju lm ? ijuarior minions, againsi seven vajjanj , gun hundred th< u-and Confederates. jjeneaih >U at These are Federal tigures The ten(jeriv rren-j pension building at Washington, ^ ?n of as some one ha* said, is a monu- ^aughfe the meut to Confederate valor. It beautifu g the | is startling to contemplate that tlie liVeisas-jthe l uiteu State* pension roll yoted w f the | amounts annually to $150,000,- efl*ortrt I hey 000. and that the aggregate dis- cr()Wne(1 vhen i bursements in pensions thus lar je tj)eir ome have been tliree and a half bil- ^ fre*i ittox | lions ot dollars. which g rved \ly dear vouug tiieuds, the fu- libpfc'ty's 140, (?ure to you may, and I trust ? _^e lov flhall be, more peaceful and I. ? lah the r. men pleasanter than the past han .been ^ (j1P only to us veterans; yet intfead of radiant grieving we glory j^'ev the days u,0rieR () '^ent when our hearts ^timbhed wi'h ,{)h . (;!(i and j patriotic ardopVneath the gray lorMn,|H ?|?i- j -.ckets ot Confederate soldiers, :,.hh, ten- o.i.i .... - I??u ***"/'eg?rd 'lie tour years ol 8Weepi :lt act?'ve military service as the h|^n m 1proudest period ??t our lives. 1 lie which y e re- lengthening of time which sepa- :tllj the end rates us troin those eventlul and with whi mnu cherished days, but strengthens an(1 Up light !, ur love, and increases our atTec- lrliljw 0f I re- tion tor the comrades with whom terrors o ,ten-1 we marched and alongside of j^e ear : whom we charged in the leaden m-ums na 'h*re i lines of battle. ? 1 f ,1 ? "It mir? F*ui- : .,Civiy Komanus Mim was 0f mylchi nus the boyft ot the resolute Roman?*^Jgfr8hr(j '* With ^ery survivor of our armyl?TfiWIs?ti hen- and oj/r navy the highest diffj J*)' '1 io T Qm * Southerner. ,l] ??t? 1 fl S. JUNE 12. I9Q9 ?xercnes were opened lyer, and to the invoca- i sarnestly and eloquently jy one whose benehcent ? been dedicated and is wr . ^ to the service of the Re- * OtX W31lt Ol our hearts responsively TTf\Ar% 1 d. The handsome colwhich we gaze is a me- _ , Tou need a sufficient amoui >f our lov6 tor tli8 bravo food wholesome food and more true who foil on distant this jou need to fully digest It or who succumbed to *1* you can't gain strength can you strengthen your stoma . in homes or in hospitals- . ft is weak. who died in defence of You must eat In order to llvr I in which thev lived and maintain strength. 1 You must not diet, because y 90 devotedly loved. In body requires that you eat a s :tioa of this monument lent amoynt of food regularly. pie ol Lancaster bad a But this food must be dlgei object iu view; lo ex- and It must be digested thorouf heir afleclion for, their When the .tomtch e?a't A you must take something that emembrauce of the pa help the stomach, ad, aad to teach a lea- The proper way to do le to he living; an affection as what you want, and let Kodo 7 gest the food. d durable as ever pulsed t; a lesson as storied Nothing else can do this. ^ ad as that which has heon the stomach Is weak It needs 1 . , , . " you must help It by giving It lied bv the immortal and Kodol will do thatindred who defended the Sold by J F I'hermopavlae. monutneui silently, yet tiy tells of the patriotism Jen of Lancaster. of their \ \T F T f in facing danger and \A/ | ] | | death: of the inestimable mm A A ? es involved iu the hal-i w ause which South Caro- 1 s the earliest to espouse. ; ^ * it has not the grandeur, ktnificence of the Acropo-? i le Parthenon, at Athens, hcited the admiration of J Id, it is no less an object rnas and .0 iaapire the We Will MS nth the lesson of liberty ended to teach : with the SPECIj d sublime sentiments it to inculcate. Lessons . you, comrades, had iro- and I 2 I-2CC on your plastic breasts | Cecked and Ch ing boyhood by the nobl- r nothers and the best of ~ . sentiments that you1 vjOOCi 1 laRlS 4. C illustrated by glorious \ >n many a memorable |m/l ^ ^ L Id, when lighting for the j 1*1 V I 1 1 en rights of freemen. id this con-ecrated spot, / 2 pairs $5. Fo today, the voice ot praise - ^ do/.Cn I >er has been heard, in- 1 "r? 1 * 1 diildren, sweet and pure and iLml)r01Ci tood, sterling young man- Ladies' fine S ic vhito ha,red Mrw, with, OOO yards 5, 7 : footsteps, wnl assemble J J J er we have 2>?ne to the l)r01ClCry. ' The story ot the glory, onnie, bonnie tlag,'* ot the j || PDCC men who fnnpht miiH died I C/ ^VJ its precious fold* will be \ told. Fair, gentle mo- ies 25c Ve .eel and guileless young Men's tVVO pieC< rs, ennobled by lives as iv/r ? * 1 and blameless as are iVlcn S t\VO plCC( 1 of the patriotic ami de- 25C l)OX of Xalci rr .<* ?* ofT?ic. wi'h suc./esp, will min- , xx crystal t^ar drops with x\.HCl & XJ.U.I1C 1 and Iragrml dowers | Too Numer arlaud the memorial toI martyrs. J Come to See I olden sunlight will born-J < olished aniohas'o in n-1 f s aam sunlight in whose |* |*| M 0 fy rays are reflected 'lie i Kurt Smut r *ud Sliic^trnagua tud Chincel- I : 1* r uiKlin ;.nd Fu-il-r. I he wei?. w.,,,1 it Whe" "'fhl C'Tee I icroiis the monument '1 't ncv to the inimnrtnl light* lone ihe riumphs in high. which have been likenei on, comrades, shared, <*od's scripture sparkling in voire* of Iin lost heme-, bending and boundless blue, mii you unc*mplainingl\ shadowy loot step*, as noise sworvingly shared the moonbeams falling in a It ttie bivoiac arid ttie ?f those who have followed I battle, will fall upon Southern ('roan |r? ?he Sp if fancy like dreaming land, beyond the clouds, ab lurmuring 1:1 their sleep, 'he sky, will pass here in sad i silent review. The march of id ine," or "I saved ihe life i ? Id," ar? the ixpreaaions you ^orit lerat dead, with lai r day about Chamberlain's wreaths and mural crowns ilera and Llin rhtiea fteinedy. { rue the wpdd^oVkr where weanny Iheir wounds like sti hie remedy fro bee it intro "V> . " 1 ? : Whfeit \ v the food.you need rill digest it. thw Uur Guarantee Go to your druggist today, and , nor purchase a dollar bottls, and If you oh If can honestly say, that you did not receive any benefits fro? xftar I land using the entlrs bottle, *u^ gist will refund your mor ;o? r ths without question or delay. ,. ufflo We will pay the druggist the prlo# of the bottle purchased by you. . This offer applies to the largu I . , ' bottle only and to but one In t j ?iti will We could not afford to make euoh , 6at an offer, unless we positively knew 1 dl- what Kodol will do for you. It would bankrupt us. , The dollar bottle contains 2J4 times Then u much as the fifty cent bottle, lelp; rest* Kodol Is made at the laboratories > of E. C. DeWltt Sc. Co., Chicago. MACKEY & CO EY LAST ike the Following Mj PRICES ,' nts Lawns 8 1-3 cents. \ lambry style Ginghams :ents. *ants 75cts , j rbugh Oxfords $3.75./ .adies Hemstitched ered H dk'f., at 5 cents \ >es at only 85 cents pr. / 1-2 and 10 cents Km- ? hirts 23cts I ists for only 10 cents | 5 work suits for $1.98 5 - lyiv-cio OU113 1UI p j.yo i im Powders for 10 cts | am Powders for 5 cts. I Ired Other Items J ous to Mention. " " i | irk Como'v. I The Soldiers' Home. ? | I ' on Columbia, .Tune 9.?Yesterday i in afternoon in Columbia the South the Carolina Confederate Home was tl,e opened with appropriate e^orei^1 ehh es- M?re than twenty veteran* are already domiciled at th home and others will probabl ie make applications within a fe days. - 7 ove . ? T -\ ' / and f f you are not satiallrA the ?ftcordin|f to direotiona Jb a bottle of Otaamberlaj? ire! and hirer Tablets, youi?* ? . money bank. The tak^ jjjjip Bl * ""I