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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22
THE CONFEDERATE ROSTERS.
The Effort to Compile Rosters of the
Confederate Army Must Neces-
sariIy be Incomplete.

b government at Washington, in
obedience to an act of the recent con-
gress, is compiling the names of the
men who at any time were in the mil
itary service of the jeff Davis regime.
Fifteen states contributed to the army
of the confederacy, which mean that
all the slave states did this except
Delaware. Delaware did not secede,
nor did Maryland, Kentucky, or Mis-
souri,. West Virginia, which comprised
the loyal portion of the Old Dominion,
broke away from the present state
early in the var and was erected by
congress into a separate common
wealth in 1868.
All the governors, of course, of the
states represented in the confederate
armies are giving assistance to the
federal authorities in the work of max
ing lists of the soldiers of the lost
cause. At best the compilation will
be incomplete. Many of the muster
sheets at Richmond were destroyed
when the grand collapse came, in
April and May, 1865. Nor did the rolls
at that capital yer approach COM
p~leteness. Many of the names of the
confederate regiments were fakes. A
considerable number of regiments on
that side were credited to Missouri, a
state which refused by an immense
majority to secede, and which rejected
and denounced the confederacy and
all it's works.
But the authorities in Jefferson City.
like those in Frankfort, Annapolis and
tention to the tracing out of the
of the wearers of the gray from their
respective states. To a large degree
the inquisition will be vain. In thou
sands of cases men passed cross the
lines into the co~nfederacy without
leaving any trace behind them. Their
names do not figure on any record
which the state has yer acquired.
The estimates of the number of Mis-
sourians in the armies of the con-
federacy vary from %, 900 to $4,000.
Only a small portion of these will ever
yield to any search which can be
prosecuted on this side of Jordan.
Though in tens of thousands or hum
dreds of thousands of instances there
will be no Present." at this general
and final roll call of the warriors Of
the c~onfederacy, the muster will I'M
doubtedly reveal that the armies Of
Jefferson Davis were very much larger
in the aggregate than they we're pop.
ularly supposed to be. st. Louis
Globe-Democrat
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22

the unfortunate ones. Little or no risk
need be run if Peruna is kept in the
house and at the disappearance Of any
symptom of catarrh taken as directed
on the bottle.
Peruna is a safeguard, is a p%revcnta-
tive, a specific, is a cure for all cases of
catarrh, acute and chronic, coughs,
colds, consumption, etc.
Ifyoudonotreceive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write atonce to DR.. Hartman, giving n
full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22
Emancipation for the Mule.

Booker T. Washington insists that the
negro is not ungrateful, and, although the
younger generation may like to lose sight
of the fact that their grandmothers and
grandfathers were slaves, those grand.
mothers and grandfathers themselves do
not forget it. In illustrating this he tells
the story of an old colored man who saw
the old street cars being replaced by cars
driven by electricity, and exclaimed: DE
Yank came down here 80 years ago to free
de niggah, and now, glory be, dey is gwine
to free de meWli"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22
ENEMIES ALL RIGHT.
he Was Certain About That and Hs
Took O sly Shot at
Them.

It is related that at a recent sham bat
tie a young lieutenant, posted with his
company behind a wall, ordered his men
to fire at a detachment of troops who
were marching by, says London Tit-Bits.
The guns were loaded with blank cart
ridges, and no harm was done; but the
detachment happened to be IN the same
side of the sham fight as the company
which had fired at it..
The commanding officer came riding up.
Why did you fire at those men," he
demanded of the lieutenant, holly.
the lieutenant.
And what led you to suppose they
were the enemy?"
Because my tailor was at the head of
them and l saw my butcher in the ranks.
What else could L suppose, SIR"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22

noticed warnings OF an attack. On
each and every occasion the results OBJ
tanned were just as satisfactory as
when thepills were first brought to my
notice. just as emphatically indorse
the preparation to-day as 1 did over
two years ago"
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y,
proprietors. For sale by all druggists,
price 80 cents per box.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22
Minister Awarded the Prize.

A good one is told on a well-known min
lister who was walking along the street
the other day and saw a crowd of boys
sitting in front of a ring with a small dog
in the center. When he came up to them
he put the following question: "What
are you doing with that dog?" One little
boy said: Whoever tells the biggest lie
win it." "Oh," said the minister, Il am
surprised at you little boys, for when l
was like you l never told a lie" There
was a silence for awhile, until one of the
boys shouted: Hand him up the dog!"
Mount Olivet (Ky.) Democrat.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22
needed Not the Country.

"And do none of you know anything
about the country" asked the teacher,
sadly.
''0h, yiss, ma'am, 1 know" said Eva
Generously. "The country is the Fresh
Air Fund"
Then you've been there" cried Kiss
Bailey. Tell us about it, Eva"
mo, ma'am, 1 amt seen it." said Eva,
proudly. Pm healthy. "-McClure's.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22
E
Combined Wood Box and CarrieI
Which Can Be Put Together by
Any Bright Boy.

A great convenience is a combined
wood box and wood carrier, such as is
shown in the cut. Any ingenious boy
can make one from green sticks with the
bark left on, by boring holes for the in
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22
Wonderful Statistics.

When it is considered hat the per
centage of deaths from consumption Ii
81 per thousand against 60 per thous
and of any other malady, how impor
tant to guard against a slight cold
Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gun
and Mullen is the great medicine fol
coughs, colds and consumption.
At druggists, 25c, Soc, and $l.O0 a
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22
XexInE Delay.

900, OOO." :.
Great! Let me see your prospectus"
ooh. we haven't got out a prospectus
yet. The-er-the darned printer wants
his pay in advance."-Puck.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22
A PLAIN TALK
On a Plain Subject in Plain
Language.

The coming winter will cause at least
one-half of the women to have catarrh,
colds, coughs, pneumonia or consump-
ton. Thousands of women Will lose
their lives and tens of thousands will
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22
Omit Coughing.

Why cough, when for 25c and this notice
YOU get % doses of an absolutely guaran-
teed cough cure in tablet form postpaid:
WIS. DRUG CO., La Crosse, Wis. TX. L.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22
Veteran Joshua Heller, FOG South

walnut street, Ur-
bana, H., says :
"In the fall of 1899
after taking Doan's
Kidney Pills l testi-
fed that they had
relieved me of kid
ney trouble, dis
posed of a lame back
with pain across my
loins and beneath
the shoulder blades.
During the interval
which has elapsed 1
have had occasion
to resort to Doan's
Kidney Pills when l
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22

First Little Girl-"My mother came to
these springs because she had hay fever
and rheumatism. What did yours come
for?" Second Little Girl-"Cauth she had
four grape-machine dresses and six new
hats."-N. O. Times Democrat.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22

Eva-"What a lovely ring! How did he
come to propose SO quickly" Edna-"I
innocently remarked that diamonds were
Country.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22
WOOD BOX AND CARRIER.

sertion of ends where practicable, and
elsewhere using round-headed screws.
Such a carrier can be filled with wood al
the pile, carried to the stove, and al
lowed t. set beside it until the wood is
uSed.-Farm Journal.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22

Cholly-"Cawn't imagine what's the mat
tab with Gussie. There seems to be some
thing proving on his mind" Miss Sharpe
oh, whatever it is, let it alone. 1t will
probably die of starvation ."-Philadel-
nina I4.dper-
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22

acquire SOIHo all
ment from which they will
never recover.
Unless you take the nee
essary precautions, the
chances are that you (who
read this will be one of
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22

No Cause for Alarm.-Lena-"What
made Fred act so funny when l accepted
him!" Emma-"Oh, he's just in love
with you, goosie. He will soon get over
at."-Brooklyn Life.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22

Half the world does not know how the
other half lives. But it is busily engaged
trying to find out.-N. o. Times-Demo-
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22

If things fail to come your way 60 ate
them.-Chicago Daily News.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of
as a cough cure.-J. w. O'Brien, sd Third
Ave, N, Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 6, 1900.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22
ALL DONE OUT.

Many a man lives poorly in order to die
rich.-Chicago Daily News.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22

with SC stamps for postage to the John A
Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis. and get
their big catalogue, fully describing this
remarkable Cream Separator. and hundreds
of other tools and farm seeds used by the
farmer. X. l..
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22

Putnam Fadeless Dyes color more goods,
per package, than others.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22

The whole family loves an eligible lover
n. o. Times-Democrat.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22
Millions of vegetables.

When the Editor read 10000 Plants for
Ice, he could hardly believe it, but upon
second reading finds that the John A.
Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, than
whom there are no more reliable and ex-
tensive seed growers in the world, makes
this offer. This great offer is made to get
you to test Salzer's Warranted Vegetable
Seeds.
They will send you their big plant and
seed c~atalog, together with enough seed
to grow
LOCO fine, solid Cabbages,
1900 delicious Carrots,
1000 blanching, nutty Celery,
1900 rich, buttery Lettuce,
1000 splendid Onions,
1000 rare, luscious Radishes,
1000 gloriously brilliant Flowers.
ALL FOR BUT Ice POSTAGE,
providing you will return this notice, and
if you viii send them 20c in postage. they
will add to the above a package of IA
nous Berliner Caulif1ower. TX. Ii
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22

"They tell me Skinnem is out for all
there is in it." Moths customers are
out for all they put in it."-Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22

Grumbling puts spurs to the steed OF
trouble.-Chicago Tribune.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22

To Cure n Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund m~oneyifit fails to cure. 25c.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22

A bad memory is the liars nightmare
Chicago Daily News.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22
Arid Lands Made Fruitful.

Colo, Ariz., Idaho and other dry lands
respond quickly and give a big yield when
planted to Salzer's Speltz, Hanna Barley,
Macaroni Wheat, so Day Earliest Oats,
Billion Dollar Grass and Bromus liner
mis-. Above seem to flourish and laugh at
droughts and arid soils.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22

Always milk In the same order and
at the same time of day.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22
The WonderfuI Cream Separator

leaves less thar 1 per cent. butter fat.
The price is ridiculously low, according to
size, S2.75 to $500 each, and when you
nave one you would not part Herewith
for fifty times its cost.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-22
JUST SEND 1Oc la sTAMPs

and this notice to John A. Salzer Seed
Co., La Crosse, Wis, for their big catalog
and farm seed samples. *. l..
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
The Commonwealth.
CLERKS ENOUGH TO MAKE n
CITY,

In a small town like Scotland Neck
or even in the largest city in North
Carolina, there is little idea from OBJ
eeryatlon of the number of clerks in a
great store. A dozen clerks in store
In Scotland Neck would be quite a
large number and one would not ex-
pect to find more than a hum
bred clerks in the largest stores OF our
North Carolina cities. But a writer in
the Atlanta Constitution telling about
"the twentieth century merchant ID
how he conducts business" ga.
"When A. T. Stewart had 300 clerks
In bis New York store it was consider
ed wonder. Now we have one re-
tail dry goods establishment in Chica-
60 which has ten thousand clerks and
its annual sales amount to tens of
millions"
The clerks in that one Chicago store.
with their families would make q good
sized city-larger perhaps than any
city in North Carolina.
When we come to compare North
Carolina with the great throbbing
West and North, it does seem like
Tom Dixon was about right when he
said in an address at the Weldon iair
some years ago that "North Carolina
Is a great, big farm"
But then farm is a mighty good
thing, and so far as we are concerned
We are willing for our good old State
to remain a "farm" awhile longer if it
will give us the prosperity we now en-
JOY.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
Notice..
State OF North Carolina.
County of Halifsx:

County Of Halifax:
BY virtue Of power vested in me b,
that decree OF the Superior Court il
that action therein pending ana emit
tied as follows: N. E. Sears and J. d
Sears W. P. r. Sears, J. K. Sears and J
G. Sears and vile, Lucy Sears, 1 shall
sell Tor cash. at public auction, in the
town Of Scotland Neck, county and
State aforesaid, on the 10th day OF
December, 1904, at ~ O'Clock, M, the
Remainder in Fee Of the following de-
scribed tract of land, lying, being, and
situate In the county of Halifax and
State OF North Carolina, and bounded
as follows, to-wit:
That tract of land bounded bv the
lands CT the North Carolina Lumber
Company, B. F. Tillery, Miss Bette
Draughan, Peter Powell, the Parker
land, Louis Allsbrook and the main
run OF Beach swamp, and containing
nve hundred and fifty acres, more or
less, being the same tract of land that
was devieed for life to Delphia d. Sears
by Wells Draughan in his last will and
testament.
This November 7. 1904.
ALBION DUNN,
~ Commissioner.
w. A. & Albion Dunn,
Attorneys.
11-1O-4t,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
NoJlce of Sale.

RY virtue Of power vested in me bv
that Deed OF Trust, executed to
me by Henry l. Pitt, snd recorded in
the office of the Register of Deeds for
HALIFAX county in Book 157, at page
90. shall cell for cash. at public
auction, in the town of Scotland Neck.
at IL o'clock. M, on the 10th dav Of
December. 19O4, the following describ-
cd tract OF land. lying, being and stu
ate In the county Of Halifax and State
OF North Carolina, being the same land
that was conveyed to the said Henry
L. Pitt by Noah Biggs and wife, and
bounded as follows, to-wit:
Bounded by the land Of Edward
shields, A. A. White, Miss Fannie
whitehead, and the public road. and
containing ono hundred acree. mora
or less.
This November 5, 1904.
~ W. A. DUNN, Trustee.
Attorneys.
11-1O-4t.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
Whitaker, We|don,N.C.
Sale Of Valuable Tim
Der.

RY virtue OF decree of the Superior
Court of Halifax county rendered
in the special proceeding therein en-
titled J. III. and D. q. Fenner, exec
utors Of w. E. Fenner. deceased,
vs. NJ. III. Clark and others, We will
sell at public auction Tor caah, at the
Courthouse in Halifax, on Monday,
The 9Th day Of December, 1904, ali
the pine, asx, hickory, poplar, ash and
other kinos OF timber standing and
growing on the two tracts of land OWL
ed by w. E. Fenner, deceased, at the
time OF his death, one being known as
the "John III. Fenner Tract" situated
near the town of Halifax, bounded by
Roanoke river, Quankie creek, the
lands OF H. B. Furguson, J. E. Flem-
ing, John T. Gregory, and others, and
containing about 1850 acres, moro or
less. The other being known as the
"Clanton Tract" bounded by Roanoke
river, the lands of H. L. and NJ. w.
Tlllery, Mrs. Mary S. Moore and others,
and containing about 1850 acres, more
or lees.
ALI OF said timber will DO sold which
will measure ten inches or more at the
stump, at the time Of cutting, and the
purchaser given twenty-five years in
which to cut and remove the same,
with the right to build and maintain
such railroads, bogy tracks and cart
roads as the purchaser may deem
necessary for removing the timber, and
to use such trees and timber from the
land as may be needed to build said
roads. Tho right will be reserved to
the owners of the land to use such tim
Der and trees a. may be needed for
plantation purposes, and for their own
hire wood, but no trees to be cut for
tire wood that are suitable tor saw mill
purposes. The trees contained in the
groves around the dwelling on each
tract will be excepted from the sale also.
Any person desiring to inspect said
timber will be shown over the same hv
the undersigned, or by N. II. Cla-t.
at any time before the sale.
J. III. FENnER.
/. D. G. FENNrR.
Executions Of We euner. dead
wv
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
For sale.

Having decided to move to tho farm
offer my home place for sale. One
OF the most desirable places In town
situated in the very highest locality,
no water on premises in ten minutes
after the heaviest rain, fine garden
splendid water, roomy lot, one fourth
OF a block. house very conveniently
arranged, large bed rooms, al necessary
out buildings, good stables, etc. Price
reasonable, terms easy. Anyone desir-
Ing a nice homo in town could make
no mistake in buying.
Z9-tf o. X. TAYLOR.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
"WHY THE SOUTH STOOD
BACK"

Such is the heading of a discussion
between the Washington Post and the
Richmond News-Leader.
The Post insists that the Democrati
of the South ought to cease from Civ.
ing up the leadership OF the party to
the Northern States, especially to New
York. The Post asks whether the
South lacks men capable of leadership
or for the presidential ticket and fur
ther refers to the large electoral vote
in the South and also to the South's
strength in Congress.
The News-Leader answers the Post
by reciting certain conditions which
existed in the South for twenty-five
years after the war touching the race
question, and asserts that these condi-
tions have served to handicap to
narrow issues men who have been
capable OF broader leadership.
The News-Leader makes assertions
for the present and forecasts the
future as follows:
"In more recent years, however, the
natural conservatism Of the South has
reasserted itself. We have now plenty
of young and vigorous men who have
had the opportunity to escape from
the narrowness of the single issue be-
tween the races, whose minds have
been cultivated broadly. They have
had the advantage Of discussing and
studying in contact or in conflict with
minds stong as their own the various,
broad and deep propositions of govern
ment, sociology and political economy
and the new conditions modifying old
theories, and they are we'll equipped.
"These are the men of the present
and the future and they will assert
themselves. The South realizes fully
that she has escaped at last from the
adverse prejudices of the CIVIL war and
the blighting influences of the color
line politics. She is prepared to send
her strong new men to the front and to
take her place in the councils OF the
party and the country.
"Her conservatism dominated the
last Democratic national convention.
She had no Presidential timber there,
the chief reason for the deficiency be.
ing that our people in forty years have
lost the habit of regarding themselves
as Presidential possibilities. She may
or may not have man for the Presi-
dency or Vice-Presidency in 1908. If
she does develop a man of that kind,
the Post may depend upon it that he
will be presented and his claims will be
pressed and she will demand of the
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17

"Pick your flint and try again. - was
the admonition in the long ago to one
whose f1int-and-steel rifle would not
fire. That is what the hopeful ones
arc saying t, the Democrats now. And
that is the only thing to do. Some
dry Democracy will triumph, and that
is stimulus enough to make all hands
pull together again.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17

party that her sentiments and wishes
shall be respected. The South nomi1
mated Parker for President because the
New York delegation promised that be
could carry New York. II in 1908 the
South has a man and a policy with
merit and STRENGTH enough to appeal
to fair-minded, intelligent ard patriotic
voters In New York and the country at
large she will present and insist upon
BOTH"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
Notice..

AVlNG qualified as administrator
Mac Ray Allen, deceased. latt
Oh hah'sx county, I hereby notify al
persons haying claims against said de-
ceased to present them to the under
signed on or before the 18th dav q,
Octooer, 1910. or this notice will ~
plead In bar of their recovery.
JOHN G. DANIEL.
Halii.x. N. o., Dot. II, 1904.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17

For some time We have had 1t in
mind to say that the Raleigh Evenir &
Times has been greatly improved. 1t
has been enlarged and is giving the
best of service to its readers. There Is
always something Interesting In 1t. We
congratulate both the paper aud its
patrons.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17

This is the season for wheat sowing
and the farmers can do no better thing
than SOW wheat enough to produce
-four for their home consumption.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17

OFFER TO REFUND MONEY IF DIR. How
ARDS SPECIFIC WILL NOT CURE ANY
CASE OF CONSTIPATION OR DYs-
PERSIA.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1904-11-17
Wanted

Lady or gentleman of fair education
70 trave! Tor firm Of $3.50, 600 capital.
salary $l.O72 per year and EXPENSE
paid weekly. Address NJ. PERcIvAL.
Scotland Nook. n. g.