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1921. He studied for a time at the
University of Virginia, when he was
admitted to West Point where he grad
uated in 1872 He served with credit
on the frontier, and distinguished him
self in the Mexican war, where he won
the rank OF Captain. In 1861 he re-
signed from the regular army and was
made Colonel of the Ninth Georgia,
and was promoted to Brigadier
a few months after. In all the
Virginia campaigns, he distinguished
himself, and did brilliant service at
Charlottesville, where be had COM
mand of the Confederate. After the
war he established himself in S1van
nah. where he distinguished himself by
his broad views and public activity.
Ee has delivered a series OF lectures OF
great oratorical excellencs. General
McLaus is a retiring men, and that he
has not occupied the foremost position
in his own State is due entirely 10 his
modesty.
There are but few men in the South
or out OF 10. who have been more talked
abopt than General William Malone,
Low a resident of Petersburg, Va. He
was born in Southampton county, Va,
in 1925. and educated at the Lexington
Military Institute. From ~ 10 the be-
ginning OF the war General Malone
was employed as a civil engineer, the
Norfolk and Petersburg road being MS
work. When his State seeded and
war was inevitable he raised and COM
manded the Sixth Virginia, and from
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ticularly. in the campaigns against Cur
It's and Steele. He was elected TO the
Senate In "a and served Till 81. He Is
q pronounced free trader, and his atll-
ity as statesman even surpassed that
displayed by him during the war.
Da5ney, Herndon and Maury are three
DISTINGUISHED Vlrginian names, and
General Dabney Herndon Maury Is a
fine representative OF the three fam.lie
He lives at Richmond, Va, but was born
near Fredericksburg May 81, 1922. He
graduated from the University OF Vir-
ginia in II, and from West Point 10 40.
As Lieutenant OF the Second Mounted
Rifles. he did brilliant service In the
Mexican war. He went with his State
in 81. aud became chief OF staff 10 Gen
eral Van Dorm In the trans Mississippi
department. He is a man OF fine liter
AIRY tastes and organized the Southern
Historical Society. IL 's5 President
Cleveland appointed him United States
Minister TO Colombia, s. A.
Although living az Alexandria Viz
ginia, General Montgomery Den, Corse
Is well known figure IN Washington.
He was born in bis present home De-
cember II, 1916 and was appointed
captain in the regular army during the
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LIVING SOUTHERN
GENERALS.
FAMOUS MEN WHO FOUGHT FOR TIE LOST
CAUSE.
4 Long List and Brilliant Ons-Gsnsrals Joseph
B. Ksrshaw, Fi;zhugh Lee, Lafayette Nc
Laws William Malone, Thomas L. Rosser,
James S. LOugstr,st and Oilers Among the
Numbsh
[COpyrtghted,l

RICHMOND, VA. April 13.-Judging
by the surviving leaders of both armies,
it would seem that the Confederates
had many more general officers than
the Union side. The number Of Union
troops enrolled from 1861 TO 1865, many
OF whom, of course, were Refreshments,
was 2,772, 200, while the Conied-
crates, all told, had less than
700, OOO There are living to-day
ffty-one generals Of the regular
army, active or retired, aad 14S major
and brigadier generals OF volunteers
If the officers on both sides were pro-
portioned 10 the troops, we should ex-
pect TO have living now about one-fourth
the number OF general officers south
that there are surviving OF the Union
army. As matter of fact, there are,
all told, 1919 surviving Union generals,
and 100 Confederates, which would go
to show, other things being equal, that
the number of general officers in the
Southern army was four times that Of
their opponents.
In previous articles, have referred
to many prominent Southern leaders
living at this time in washing
ton or In the Northern States, so that
in mentioning the others shall conhne
myself exclusively to those residing in
the South, and can refer only to few
Of these.
shall not attempt to present the
names of surviving southern generals
in the order of their rank or the bril-
liancy of their service. but II l were to do
so, am sure none of his comrades would
feel jealous at my first mentioning the
name of General Joseph Brevard Ker-
shaw General Kershaw was born In
Camden, S. c., where he now resides, in
January, 1922. He was educated in the
academies of his native State and was
admitted to the bar In 1S43. From 1852
to 1857 he was member OF tho State
Senate. Being 4 staunch States rights
man no was a member OF the State
convention Of 1860, that voted
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and work conserves their industrial
habits and tends TO increase their
wealth and comfort. compreheding. as
IL does. not only cultivation OF food,
IN erection OF houses, the building OF
boats, the making OF roads or whatever
else may be for the common good, but
also placing within the reach OF every
individual, regardless OF class or cir
cumstances, food clothing and good
home.
The Fiiian, If 1t is fair to call him
savage. is the most magnificent savage
in the world. Physically he has no
superior. and while his morals may not
be such as a synod would endorse, yet
ma is in the main a good husband and
devoted son. He is docile and obedient,
credulous and suspicious. II the white
man agrees 20 pay him dollar for
certain work the money must be paid
or the white man be regarded forever
as theft. II the white man tells tlJian
that punishment will follow certain
act be must keep good his word or be
forever regarded as a liar. He insists
on the letter Of his contract. He has no
word 10 express gratitude, for oy the
communal laws OF his tribe heis brought
I'D TO believe that under no circumstance
is he apt 10 get any more than is rightly
his due.
While there is no such werd as "thank
YOU" in the Fiiian tongue, hospitality
with these people is as natural as
breathing, and they are never so much
delighted as when they can exercise 1t
on a white man. The sale Of into1ica-
ting drinks is forbidden to the natives,
bat this is not regarded as depriva-
ton, for fortunately for them they have
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Mexican war. At the brhkIng mt NJ
the civil war be rafsedthe I'm Vir.
ginia, which he Ralanti Commanded
until '62. when be was m de a higadie-
In Pickett's famous division. lis pres.
ent occupation is that a baker and
broker.
Generals Hamilton | BE. OF Ga,
Antonio. Texas, william l.. CahIs
Dallas, Texas, Basil W.. Dute, Louis.
vile, Ky, Samuel w. Hrguon, Green.
vile, Miss, Richard NJ. Gno, Dallas.
Texas, William L. GsrienG, Memphis
Tenn, William p. Hadenan. Austin
Texas, George B. Jonon, Washing.
ton, D. c., John McCIusland, Yves,
Virginia, Il. B. Perez, GAINESVILLE.
Texas, Simon Bolivar Buckner,
Frankfort, KY, Jams +. Chambers,
Vicksburg, Miss, james +. Fagon,
Little Rock, Ark, JOIN II. Forney,
Jensfer, Ala. 5. G. french. Winter.
park, Fla, Robert F.aoke, Raleigh,
n. c., J. D. Imboden, Southwest Vir.
ginia, J. L. Kenper, Orange county,
Virginia, Stephen d. Lee, Staryllls,
Miss. Joe Carthage, No., and Robert
b. Vance, n. C., are few OF the sur
viving Confederate gnerals whose ad.
dresses l have been ole to learn.
STATION EDWARDS
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thing unknown.

There is something else TO be said Ia
favor OF these people, who but yesterday
were man-eating sGvageS. When 4
man is through with seeding or harvest
Ing his own land, he does not stop there.
The Fiiians delight TO work in crowds,
and they work the better for their
singing and talking. When one mans
crop is in he turns TO help the weakest
of his neighborS. Others follow his
example, and so it continues from the
first turning OF the sod 70 gathering OF
the crop. The only thing expected
from the man helped is that be shall
contribute to the food OF the men help
Ing him. In addition 10 the gardens OF
private owners each village has ore or
more gardens cultivated in common for
the benefit Of the poor and helpless In
district. This is not at all bad sort
of practical religion, and nations older
in Christianity mighS learn much that
is humane from the deSpised FUiaus.
Long before the coming OF the white
mSn F'as maintained by the Fijian
CHEZ d the heads Of families that
their munal system Of cultivation
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South Carolina out OF the union When
the war broke out he became colonel OF
the Cd South Carolina infantry, which
regiment he commanded at the first
Bull Run. He was made orlgad ier-gen-
eral in 1862, and commanded brigade
in McLaw's division during the PENN
sula campaign. He distinguished him
self by desperate fighting at the famous
Sunken Road at Fredericksburg. He,
more than anyman IN either army, SEEM
ed destined TO LEAD the most desperate
assaults OF the wa. Attached TO Long
streets corps, Ke.shaw's brigade was in
advance in Pickett's famous charge st
Gettysburg, whe,e he left One-half his
men on tho fed, but succeeding In
gaining his own lines with the
rest. Again, Kershaw'S brigade led
the fierce charge of Longstreets
men in the desperate assault made on
Thomss's position the last day at Chick
amauga. From Chattanooga, Long
streets cgrps was sent TO attack Burn
side in East Tennessee; here again
Kershav led the the bloody attack on
Fort Saunders. He was repulsed with
terrible loss, but the gallantry there
displsyed by his brigade won the ap-
plause OF his opponents. General her-
shaw was captured At Sailors Creek,
few DAYS before the surrender Of Lee,
and was imprisoned short time az
Fort Lafayette. On his release be re-
turned TO Camden, and resumed the
nractice of law. In civil life he has
SHOWN the same forttude and manllness
that distinguished him in the field. He
Is at present Judge Of the fifth circuit
of his native State.
Tnan Lee, there Is no name more
DISTINGUISHED in the South, and 1t has
been prominent in our history since the
establishment Of the government No
living representative Of this great
family is better known than General
Fitzhugh Lee, now resident OF Glas-
cow, Va. Fitzhugh Lee was born at
ArlinCton, Va, May 81, 1887, and
graduated At Harvard in 1857. He was
appointed a second lieutenant IN the
9th infantry. he served in Titan aud
California, and resigned in 1859 10
take charge OF the historic White
House farm. Although opposed TO
secession, he went with his State and in
1891 was captain Of cavalry, from which
position he was promoted TO be a
major and chief of staff 10 General Lor-
ing. By sheer ability, he rose rapidly,
and IN 1868 was made brigadi Ter OF
cavalry. lie was severely wounded at
Brandy Station and made prisoner.
For some time he was detained as hos
tage for Captains Flynn and Sawyer
who we're condemned TO death 10 Libby
Prison. After the war he returned &c
farming, and took an active interest 10
the agricultural development Of hi'
State. From 1875 to the present tse
he has teen prominent in the politics
of Virginia, serving in the State Sen
ate. representing his district in Con
press. and finally being elected TO the
qoyernorship. General Lee is popular
North aud South. He is man Of pleas
ing address, AID his politics are broader
than the limits Of his State.
There is no man better er more IA
vorablv known in the South than Gen
eraI Lafayette McLaws, now resident
of Savannah, Ga. General MeLaw,
was born in Augusta, ia, January 10
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ICoDyrgase&l


oTwenty-two years ago, when I first
came down 20 the South Sea Islands in
New Bedford whaler," said an old
sailor, who is now Eli sugar planter,
10 me. ''two-thirds OF the ships one saw
Ga these waters foated the American
flag. The United States az that tune
was in q position 10 control the trade
OF the Pacific, and how rich that trade
is the English, French aud Germans
are fast learning; but our people have
backed out. Why, except on a stray
man-Of-war one does not see the Amer
lean lag in these waters from one years
end 10 the other. We still do a fair
trade in missionaries, but in nothing
else"
My friend had been living ia Fill so
long that be had no desire 20 return 70
the United States. Yet there remained
with him q spirit of patriotism that
made him fee. keeniy what he CONSIDERED
the unnecessary disappearance OF his
countrY's Gag from these profitable
waters.
Before starting out last year for =
tour through the principal Islands Of
OF the Pacific / believed, and still be-
lands was going TO than the average
American, yet here on the ground L
recognize not only tae poverty OF my
iuioymati0n az cleaned from books OF
travel and encyclopedias, but the en-
tire inaccuracy OF the greater part OF it,
so shat ] Gad myself forced 70 unlearn
s. well as learn.
To this remarkable Eli group there
are some eight inhabited Islands. The
area is about 1000, 600 OF acres, the
greater part exceedingly fertile, aud
the population numbers 100000,
tenth of whom are OF European descent,
principally English. L0uSa, the capt.
tel of the islands, is an English town,
With @ daily paper and several week
lies, a comfortable theatre, race track
and the Inevitable cricket grounds.
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A Courteous RepsooG.

BE was = geologst, aud had coma
down TO Boston rom Montana with
specimens OF rock. One 4 crystallizG-
tion consisting OF quartz, feldspar aHd
mica, was undergoing VI analytical eX-
animation st the lands OF the cultured
young lady.
That is gnsiss" explained the geo.
logist.
"Yes, bedut6u," igreed the Boston
cultured young Rdy
IL was q mild coUteous reproef, but
the B. c. y. ]. snt anything II she
doesn't put the ppper estimate On her
qualifying adjeclivS
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this time an abundance of labor there.
though skilled carpenters, machinists
and engine drivers are in demand. The
man who will make money la Fiji is
the man who goes there with purpose
and takes some money with him. For
tunes are being made here BY men who
began without a penny, but such
chances, as q rule, come only to those
who are present to take advantage Of
the first opportunities.
WILFoR GRAY.
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Lieut.. FreericK r. BraInard, tbs
hero who mad the trip from RoncAdor
reef to Colcnfor relief for the wrecked
crew OF tn KearsarEe. is cltiLel OF
Chicago, am was educated In tho pub
lie schools 4 that city. His wife Is q
daughter o ex-Msyor James Monroe, OF
Chicago
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U. S. Army, wires; Fer the lst twa
wears my health mas been excellent;
this, I think, is due 10 my uSitg Sui
phur Bitters, as formerly my health was
miserable, owing 10 the frequent changes
of climate, etc, so incident to u soldiers
life
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LIFR IN THR
FIJI IALANDS.
LEAVES FROA TAB NOTEBOOK OF AN
OBSBRVANT TRAVELLER.

A Land Where Bsggars are Unknown-A
Practical and Successful Experiment in
Communal Liie-ll Fave Food and Work,
snd Nons Wan,-Gloriols Opportunities for
American Trade Neglected.
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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-08-24

A reason usually assigned for be
ing in favor of the candidacy of any
one who resides in the same county is
that he is a home man. In the first
place such a reason is not, to say
the least of it, very much of com
pliment to the candidate. 1t is not
because the candidate is more capa-
BILE of filing the Office to which ne
aspires than any of his competl-
tors, but simply on account of his
residing in the same county the vO-
ter does. In business circles
such reasoning does not find favor.
IF two men present themselves be-
fore a Bolivar merchant who is in
need of a clerk, one of whom is a
resident of Hardeman and the other
from Shelby, should either be selec-
ted, the merchant will be sure to
engage the services of the one whom
he believes best fitted for the posi-
ton which he desires him to fill
The same consideration would gov
ern the acts of those engaged in
other pursuits. In buying or sell
ling, the buyer or seller is not gov
erned by the place of residence but
by quality and price. If Shelby
County man offers a Hardeman
County merchant a carload of corr
at one cent per barrel less than the
Hardeman County man, the quality
of the corn being the same, the mer
chant would, if he needed the corn,
purchase it from the Shelby Co. man
Other things being equal, he would
have probably purchased the Harde
man County mans corn. Only IL
politics does the place of residence
have any weight, and why it should
in that instance and not in others is
mystery that we are unable to solve
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-08-24

IL gold was coined at the ratio
of Is to 1, gold bullion would be
worth no more in its coined state
than in its uncOined state, but the
value of silver bullion would be
twice as great in its coined as in its
uncoined state. We can see very
plainly how owners of silver mines
would be benefited by such a Law,
but fail to see how the people would
be benefited by having the country
inflated with cheap money, which
would verify be the result OF
unlimited coinage of silver at the
ratio of l6 to l. 1t is true the unciv,
ilized nations of the earth have cheap
money; but millions of dollars are
being annually expended by the Peo-
pie of the United States in sending
missionaries to those nations in or
der to enlighten them, and vet
1T does seem that there are those
who would have us believe that the
financeering of the heathens in their
blindness is superior to those who
are contending for the purchasing
power Of all dollars to be kept on a
parity. If the BULLETIN was of
the opinion that the countries which
are on a silver basis are wiser
than the enlightened countries which
have gold as their standard, it
would oppose sending them mission
aries. But revolutions never go
backward.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-08-24
THE WOODY TENTH.
a Lively Contest to be Made
for Congressional H0nOrs.
Patterson. Young and Miller,
and Their candidacy.

Memphis, August l7.-Things
may come and things may 60 but
Shelby County politics go forever.
1t is a safe assertion to say that
there is more politics in Shelby
County TO the square inch than any
other place in the country. Hardly
are we out of one hot fight here I'M
til we are up to our eyes in another.
Already candidates for the Legisla-
ture are beating the call to quarters,
and that race promises to be at a
clipping pace, but what the people
are interested in is the present
congressional campaign, which has
narrowed down to a triangular con-
test, with Col. Josiah Patterson,
Col. Casey Young and Hon. G. A.
Miller on the corners.
Some weeks ago the Congression-
al Committee met, and it was re-
solved that the choice of dc
mocracy should be settled by a pri-
mary vote, to be held in October.
The ways and means of holding this
primary have not been settled. Mr..
Miller said he was a convention
man, but the primary was also to
his liking. Col. Young said he
was an original primary man, and
Col. Patterson's friends were more
than pleased, for they believe he
will have smooth sailing under this
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-08-24
EnntS About 2iLUeE.

There is a lot of people in Hay
wood county who are continually
pratIing about "the dollar of dadies'
and trying to create the impression
that silver was more plentiful then
than now. AS a matter of fact for
81 years, from the Inauguration of
the first President of the United
States down to 1878, when the
Bland-AllisOn law was enacted, this
country coined only $s,O3l, 900
worth of silver dollars. During the
year the Bland-Allison act was pas
sed the, bullion value of a sill
yer dollar was Sc cents, hence all
at once an affection was developed
for silver dollars; but mark the fact,
that affection was not manifested
when the dollar contained 100 cents
worth of silver. This, clearly, then
was a passion spectators had for a
deprecated silver dollar. They
could pay a dollar out to labOrers
and make IA cents on it. Under
the and-Allison act, we coined
383, 900, 900 silver dollars at a net
loss to the government of $50, $780,
24S. That is, the bullion cost the
government $3Os, 1919, 1882 silver dol
lars, and it could be purchased to-
day for about S21s, OOO,O The
Bland-Allison act was repealed by
the odiOus Sherman law. Under
this law, we have coined $50, O87,
600 and under the act of 1891 we
have coined So, 900, 900, making a
total coinage, under the Bland-Alli-
son and Sherman acts, and the act
for coming trade dollars, of s4l0, ;
$50, 900. Thus in Is years we have
coined fifty-two times as many sill
yer dollars as our fathers coined in
81 one years. Add to this $780,
600, 600 in fractional currency that
has been coined in the meantime,
and we have the enormous sum of
500, 900, 600 in silver, every dollar
of which is legal tender. The real
value of this money to-day is, allow
ing 40 cents to the dollar, about
$3.50, 900, 900. All this silver, how
ever, is kept on a parity with gold
simply because the government
lends it its credit, by keeping it
bolstered up by gold. The reader,
with any sort of discrimination,
will see at glance that the govern
ment is put to a terrible strain to
preserve the equality of the two
metals, and keep the full puschasing
power of silver intact. Now should
the minis be thrown open to free
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-08-24

The benefciaries under republi-
can rule were principally the manu-
featuring classes. In order to satiate
their greed for riches, the peoplewere
taxed beyond reason and the money
annually collected was expended in
a most reckless manner, so as to
prevent any decrease in the protec-
ton rate. But the tax payers of
this country have decreed that they
have grown tired of the iniquities
practiced upon them, and the indi-
cations are that in the future in
stead of an increase there will be a
decrease in the ratio of taxation. APP
preparations of the present congress
are S2s, s35, $50 less than the last,
and il is estimated that the tariff bill,
Just passed, will reduce the tariff tax
es between sos, 900, 600 and 800, 600
600. Though reduced to such an ex-
tent, the resources will be ample for
government expenses. With a re-
duction in the price of the necessa-
ries Of life, which is sure to follow
q reduction in duties, the hopes of
attaining prosperity is indeed Hat
tering. Although the tariff bill pas
sed by congress does not come up
TO the expectation and hopes of de-
mocrats, still it is a step in the
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-08-24

IT seems that the bill passed by
the House favoring an amendment
to the constitution, providing for
the election of United States Sen
ators by direct vote, will be ig-
nOred by the senate. The impor-
lance of such an amendment has
become necessary, on account OF
the unhOly alliance of sO-called
democrats with mOnopolies, com
bines and trusts. A pledge should
be demanded of every democratic
candidate for the senate, that if
elected, they will vote for the
bill passed by the house.
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GovERNoR TURNEY was re-non

GOVERNOR TURNEY was re-nomi-
mated by reclamation last Wednes-
day to succeed himself as
Governor of the old Volunteer
State, and denomination is equiv
alent to a reelection. The hoped
for disruption of the party by the
enemy on account of the difference
of opinion in regard to silver did not
materialize. The party is in good
fighting trim and will no doubt be
victorious at the November election.
The democracy of this state has
shown by over coming the combi-
ned forces of the republicans and
populites in the August election,
that opposition is a stimulent but
not an insurmountable impediment.