The Lamar register., 1891-05-09
THEY'RE COMMON NAMES,
BUT THEY HAVE AoREATPLAcz
IN OUR HISTORY.
The smiths. Joneses and browns ana what
They Have Accomplished In Time.
Of Peacs aud War. Thouxht
and Action.

70 say what particular naighborhood -
the words are true OF any. OF every
heighborhood. Everyone Is acquainted
with John Smith, whose middle uauis
is "legion." He is the one citizen who
cannot absent himself from the public's
gaze His acquaintance is world wide.
hVerf country knows and greets him.
10 Spain he ia Juan Smithus; In Hol-
land Hhrs Schmidt; In France. jean
Smee,s; In Russia. J6uloif smittowsKi.
II Italy Giovanni SMITH; in China
Jahon Shimmit; in Iceland. Jaime
smithson; in Poland, Ivan sehrnittia-
yeiski; in Wales. Jihom Schmidt; in
Mexico, Jontli FSmitri; in Turkey.
foe Seef, and in classical Greece, Ion
Sinihton. But he ia tho same John
smith the world over and he has the
same John Brown and the same John
Jones Tor his neighbors. The Smith
fhInlly's record In American history is
one to be proud Of In Appleton's
American Encyclopedia are named
thirty clergyman and only six lawyers;
tweniy-siX soldiers and only one poll
ueian; thirteen authors and two actors:
eleven senator's and two poets; eight
educators and one Mormon prophet;
three bishops and one banker; three
missionaries and ono humoristt four
governors and one adventursr; four
journalists and one Commissioner OF
policos eleven statesmen and one ner-
chant Among The number are. one
signcT OF thu declaration OF fudcpsnd-
cnrr. one a mcmbar OF the continental
congress, one cabinet officer one as
sistant secTVtary OF the treasury, one
eatsth general one antiquarian, ton
Physicians, and three historians whom
fate probably Intended should keep
r'c'esd oi ihs family. No member of the
smith family has ever been president
or yice-prssideut oi the nation. though
why il Is hard 10 understand. Had
ono Of ths number ever been nominated
and received the support and votes di
tho family, hls election would huvc
been assured. But tho record shows
that It Is not family OF ofiiecsoekers.
Thirty clergymen. twsnty--ix soldiers
and only one politician. Long life to
the Smiths, The most talked about
Of the Smith family have been
james Smith. tho signcr OF the
declaration OF independence; Captain
John smith. the advcuturcr and
diEcoyercr whose !lic was saved
hy FersEUatas. and Joseph Smith.
the Mormon prophet and founder Of
''thc Church Of jesus Chris; Of Latter
Day saints"
one hundred and sixteen members OF
the Brown family are named in the
biographical history Of this country.
eleven oi whom attach an go TO the
spelling Oi Il. -Four are named Joseph,
only one Charles. six James. nino Will
liam and eighteen John, which indi-
Gates that tho latter name is more OF a
iavoFits with the Browns than It Is with
the Smiths. The Brown family In his
tory contains twelve clergymen. two
bishops eleven mCrchRnts-boating the
Smith family hy teu-two bankers, ten
soldiers. three statesmen, nine authors.
four lawyers. thrns senators. four Jour
nalists one missionary. one politician,
two poets one hermit one orator.
Indian chief aud one member OF the
crew WHO came over in the Maydowcr.
The most conspicuous name on the list
Is that Of John Brown. OF osawatomic.
Sgventy-five Joneses are named in
American biographical history Four of
them answered TO the name Of Charles.
four 20 james. five to Joseph seven to
William and fourteen to John. Seven
OF the family were preachers. nine
soldiers. one bishop. one missionary one
governor. seven lawyers. eight authors
three congressman. one poet three
naval officers. one vocalist one play |
writer Probably tho most noted name |
IL that OF John Paul Jones, naval |
officer. who added the assumed hame |
OF Jones to John Paul in ascctiouate |
admiration Of Mary Montford Jones,
wife Of Willie Jones patriot Another |
noted name l. that of Anson Jones,
president OF Texas, born in Great |
harrington. Mass. He studied med |
fcine in Litchtield, Conn. and settled |
in Texas in 1888, As chairman of a
mass meeting held In December, 1885, |
he drew up resolutions in favor OF "A
declaration Of Independence, and of Z
convention Of the people OF Texas to
form constitution. He afterward
raised military company, with which
he wns eng -sd in the battle of san
.Jacinto. He held various Offices until
1915. when he was made president of
Texas, which Office he occupied till
Texas was annexed TO the United
States. His earnest opposition to this
measure greatly affected his popularity
and destroyed his political influence.
His reason became unsettled and in
fit of insanity he died by his own hand.
When the members of these three
illustrious families consider the large
amount OF space they occupy in the
country's history. could any of them be
induced to change their cognomen FOR
something less common? Certainly
not.
English Territory Painted Red.
British fondness for territory is