The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-05

His constituents ran him for governor
while he was away lighting. and he has
the distinction OF having been elected the
very day on which a battle was raging,
and IN which he was wounded. He really
did not like II that he was elected and
had to be almost forced by his friends to
go home and assume the reins of office.
Surely no one besides a Smith. and an
Extra" Smith at that. ever was angry
before at having governorship conferred
upon him.
The richest man In all Mexiso is said TO
be a certain Juan Smidio, or In plain
English John Smith. II was a Smith
that discovered emery and eorundrum in
the United States 1t was a Smith that
was sent against Concord and Lexington
In the initial battles OF the Revolutionary
war. It was Joseph Smith who founded
Mormonism. It was Smith that wrote
America II was a Smith, afterward
Bishop of Gloucester, that was one OF the
principal translators OF the Bible. and
that wrote the best-known Bible iiction-
airy. One OF the foremost of all political
economists was Adam Smith, or smyth.
as II was sometimes written. Canada is
proud OF her erudite Goodwin Smith.
The only woman who has ever enjoyed
the distinction OF having been the wife
Of one president and the mother OF an
other was In her girhood Abigail Smith.
She had the distinction also OF being
among the very first OF her sex openly
TO advocate suffrage for women. There
Is an anecdote about Abigail Smith Adj
ans that shows that her wit was rs
quick as her acumen was deep. When
the future president, John Adams, came
counting her, ne founa no favor in the
sight Of her preacher father. Her sister
Mary's sweetheart pleased the old gentle
man well, however, and was accordingly
often asked to tea--an old New England
way Of showing paternaI appreciation.
Never word OF condemnation did the
Rev MFR. Smith ever have for John Ad-
ans with his radical notions. and never
80 much as once was he asked to tea nj
the parsonage.
When Mary married. her father told
her 20 pick out a text and he would
preach her a wedding sermon Accord
fngly she gave him this text: "And Mary
has chosen the good part that shall not
be taken away from her" 1t is said
that her father preached with great unc-
ton from 1t.
In due time strong wflled Abigail mar
rfed the man OF her choice also. Father
she said. you preached Mary's wedding
sermon, now want-you TO preach mine
With none too good a grace he agreed
TO this. Whereupon the sly Abigail de-
murely gave him this passage of scrip-
ture. And John came neither eating
nor drinking, and yet you say he hath
devil" The sermon was preached, but
history falls TO record that 1t was deliver
ed with junction. also
In fact tho nane Of Smith IL as good a.
q mask any time 10 those who would sink
out OF the public sight When Louis phil
ippe Ned from France he and his wife pass
ed themselves on as plain Mr. Smith and
wife. and had no trouble In eluding their
enemies and getting out OF the country.
When Charles L.. desiring TO see for him
self the spanish princess that was being
talked OF as a proper wife for him. slip
ped on incosnto TO the Spanish court. he
and the faithful buckingham that accom-
panied him posed as the two Mr.. Smiths.
There Is young man now serving a
term In one OF the Western penitentlarfes
who was convicted OF train robbery. uo
bears the mark OF an educated and well
bred man. II win never Disgrace INV
family" he stoutiy said "Call me John
Smith" And as Smith he wears the
stripes today. and no one knows who no
really is. II Is only by the greatest effort
that man can rise superior to this com
monest of all common names Smith he
Is. and Smith. ''tust smith," he must re-
main.
Right here comes In an effort OF parents
10 secure future hearing for their on
spring by giving them such peculiar and