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MANY SUSPENSIONS
OF the Civil Service Law By RoOSeye
Show That He Is Unsafe.

An instructive light is thrown upor
Mr.. Roosevelt's attitude toward law b,
the report of his Civil Service Com
mission. witch WINS sent to Congres
yesterday. 1t covered suspensions @
the Civil Service law by successiv
Presidents and revealed the surprisins
fact that Roosevelt's name led all th
rest. Sixty times during his less thai
three years in Office has he availed him
self of his power to set aside the law.
Mckinley had done it but three times
Any one who wishes to get at the exact
legal nub of the business would do
well to read Senator Mallory's speech.
especially his colloquy with Senator
Spooner. The latter came very near
admitting that the President had
usurped one of the constitutional
powers of Congress.
There can be no doubt that this sort
of thing greatly hurts the President,
His best friends writhe under the deb
onair disregard of law. And he is so
unconscious in it all! What! I yio-
late the law? Why, bless, you, did
not even know it was law" But that
is precisely the trouble. His habit of
going straight to his object, law or no
law, combined with his favorite doc
trine of the "larger good" is the very
thing that plays the mischief. The
pension order shows us not only how
singularly insensitive Mr.. Roosevelt's 8
temperament is the side where law ap-
peals, but also how dangerous north
star to sail by may be his larger good.
He wass after votes. Putting technical
disputes one side, the order would
never have been issued except to help
the Presidents reelection. That is
the real larger good before which eve
rything else must give way. To per-
suade grave minded citizens that a
candidate acting on that principle. and
careless of his means, is a safe man,
will require more than than the certiti-
cate of General Grosvenor. New York
Evening Post.
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Carmack and SpOOner.

Extract from the service pension de.
bate in the senate.
Mr.. Spooner-Does the senator deny
that old age is an infrmity?
Mr.. Carmack-I do. 1 know of no
man who carries his 50 years of age
with more vigor and honor than my
friend from Wisconsin. 1 should like
to file him as-as an exhibit to disprove
the theory that the age of 90 consti.
tutes disability.
Mr.. Spooner-1 know that l cannot
perform manual labor as I once did.
Mr.. Carmack-I do not believe the
senator ever performed any manuel Ia
Dor.
Great laughter.
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EOnaparte's Opinion of Russia.

During the few yerrs Of captivity
which preceded the death of the great
Corsican at st. Helena he took fre-
queut OCCASIONS in his conversation to
discuss the most striking features of
his career. Practically all that he had
to say on these subjects has been pre-
served in various books written by
those who were in his confidence at the
time. Ia everything that he said rela'
tive to his Russian campaign he show
ed that he looked upon that enterprise
as the principal mistake of his life ani
upon the Russians as people whom
even the greatestconquerors would le
ne. Thus:
was making war upon Russia tina
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-04-14

No appeal has been filed by Colum-
bia against the decision of the French
court in the Panama canal case. The
chief cause of the delay is satd to be
the law thatrequires that all costs of q
sust shall be paid before an appeal is
receivable. It is stated that the Col
umbian republic Is somewhat embar.
rsssed over the payment.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-04-14

Andrew Carnegie is said to said to
have sent word to President Roosevelt
that he need not worry about his cam
paign. 1t is stated that Mr.. Carnegie
has announced that he will offset any
tightening of Wall streets purse string
by contributing half a million dollars,
or a million if necessary, to aid the Re
publican candidate for the presidency.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-04-14

Edmond Dantes swan through the
stage sea to the hand painted rock that
climbed up the wooden steps at the
back of l., held his property knife
aloft, and shouted in his deepest mel
odramic voice.
1.-THE world is mine"
Then, realizing the absurdity of it,
added in tone so low that only tho
prompter heard him:
"But I'll hand it back to Mr.. Rookie
feIler. of course, as soon as the play il
over.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-04-14

The little girl was taking a drive
with her father behind the family
horse, spisited and high stepping bay
Papa, " she said, "does nature ever
make any mistakes?"
''No, dear"
Then what made you cut off poor
Primes tail?"
Papa being man of affairs. became
at once too much absorbed in them TO
pay any further attention to her child.
ish prattle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-04-14

The Census Bureau estimates the
population of the United States for
1908 at 79, 900, 3S9, exclusive of Alaska
and the insular possessions. This is
an increase of 3,9O5,81 since the cen.
sus Of 1900.
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BREAKS THE RECORD.
The Royal AIcanum Initiates Class Of
3,lOO Candidates At Chicago.

O5lVV SduuiuotSo nv ShANobU
Chicago, March 31.-At a nnion
meeting in the First Regiment armory
o.night 3, 100 candidates were initial
. in the order of the Royal Arcaum.
The occasion was the celebration OF
ho twenty.fifth anniversary Of the es-
adjustment of the order in Illinois.
Never before, it is said, has such a
large number of men been inducted in
to any fraternal order at one time.
By to-nights acquisition the mem
bership of the Boyal Arcanum in llli-
nois numbers 1000. thereby passing
Massachusetts,, the birthplace and eff,
cial home of the order. The States OF
Ndw York and Pennsylvania alone ex-
ceed Illinois in total membership. Full
ly 10000 Arcanumites we're in attend
auce at to-night's meeting.
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Mr.. Bryan's contest for $50, 900 from
the estate of the late Philo s. Bennett
received another setback at New Ha
ven yesterday, when finding was re-
turned in the Superior court sustain
ing the Judgment of the Probate court
that the ''sealed letter" was not par
of Mr.. Bennett's will. Mr.. Bryan's
counsel will take an appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-04-14

Representative William s. Cowhert,
Missouri, was elected chairman of the
Democratic Congressional Committee.
Mr.. Cowherd believes that the Demo
Gratis have an excellent chance of win
ming both the House and the presiden-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-04-14

The Hearst men failed in their effort
to control the Democratic State Con.
vention in Kansas. Six of the dele
gates are said to be for Hearst, while
fourteen are anti Hearst.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-04-14

The Filipino colony at the st. Louis
Worlds Fair is to be served with dog
mest as . daily diet, and officials at the
city pound have agreed to furnish the
dogs.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-04-14

The new arrival insisted that there
had been mistake.
"This is not my destination, he pro-
tested. 81 was raised in Puritan New
England"
why, so was I. repeatedly retort-
ed Satan, wilh mirthless laugh.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-04-14

General Cronie, who is at the head
ofthe Boer deputation to the st. Louis
fair, says that the spirit of peace snd
industry rulesin South africa.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-04-14

The Tennessee Supreme court has
decided that Clarksvillc's 800, 900 sub
scription to the Tennessee Central
railroad is valid.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-04-14

Mrs. Knieker-Do you treat your
cook like one of the family?
Mrs. Bocker-We daren't. but she
treats us like one of hers. New York
Sun.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-04-14

''Cure the cough and save the life. ~
DR.. Woods Norway Pine Syrup cures
conghs and colds, down to the very
vergs of consumption.
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Health Is Youth---Disease and Sickness
Bring Old Age.

Herbine, taken every morning before
breakfast, will keep you in Robust
health, fit you to ward off disease 1t
cures constipation, biliousness, dys-
pepsia, fever, skin, liver and kidney
complaints. 1t purifies the blood and
clears the complexion. Mrs. d, W.
Smith, Whitney, Texas, writes April 3,
1902: II have used Herbine, and find it
the best medicine for constipation and
liver troubles. 1t does all you claim for
it. l can highly recommend it." Scots
bottle.
DR.. Fahrney's Teethidg Syrup is alb
solutely harmless to the youngest babe
You can get sample by writing for it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-04-14

Father; take a bottle Of DR.. Fahr-
ney's Teething Syrup home with you
and stop walking the floor while the
baby is teething.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-04-14
ItKeeps the Feat Warm and Dry,

Ask-to-day for Aliens FoOt-Eas q powder
II cures Chilblaina, Swoolen, -weeating Sore
aching. damp feet At all druggists and shoe
stores, 2sc.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-04-14

A clever magician, one sultry noon,
Eid a trick which few men can
He turued corner into saloon,
And high ball into man.
Life.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-04-14

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
ALI druggists refund the money if il
fails to cure. E. w. Groves signature
is on each box. 25c.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-04-14

Perhaps l did wrong to commence
the Waterloo campaign. / did not
think then that Russia would take a
hand.
If I had had 20, 900 more men in Rus
sia there would have been that many
more lost
After had reached Moscow should
have died there.
Strange. irn't it" remarked the
talkative man, that oil should be us
ed TO calm troubled waters?"
"Huh!" snorted the Keutuckian
'it'o sirai ger still that any Que shonlC
trouble water. "-Fhiladelphia Ledger
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-04-14

Grip sufferers should take Miles Nervins.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25

mother OF George Washington. and the
other daughter. Elizabeth Johnson, wan
married to Samuel SBon,im. who lived on
Bonums Creek. an estuary Of tho Po.
tomac. and In Westmoreland county
near tho Northumberland line. Samuel
Bonum died In the year 1875 and his
will was probatcd In Westmore1and
county on February %, 1876.
What became OF Elizabeth Bonun17 IL
would form a very valuable cortribu.
ton to the geneology of the Washing-f
ton family. II the light of fact and notl
of romance could be poured upon this
part Of the Washington family history,
My opinion would DO tina, Elizabeth
Bonum married again some Virginia,
gentleman, because she must have been
q comely and attractive widow. IA s.
Perhaps some reader OF Tho Times.
dispatch may be able to throw light
upon her subsequent life history. Ii
IS. II. J.. I'd;
We thank our correspondent for the
above as giving the best record we have
seen Of the Ball, Bon,lm and washing
ton connection. which replies to a res
cent query on the grandmother OF WASH
ington Z. c. NJ.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25

,,,, -, t-en ,yo tor Iso,c t1tte !.
ely ss.sy Gnn~av -, Thomas Macon. sal
saran conway m. l ,osg re,a,,ei 1s,,es
Ann conway go. i l, -. r,t. no ~
a"eii; sgatna Ann y. onmas. -, -,
,saa I ssrhn Tiaabei ronway
lsoV co : ~ s,,s,,nah con
y. isVl. a ,.o a,ais. t.izabe,h
Wy! s'. -, -ai t,anrw l. zhi,ali. Mary
t,ntio, w. n stan T,n,,way. m isa5, Hon.
BIZ ), t,a.,,,a a. Mnnc,,ra ~ s;ar.
t nicnaru Iassl ny, i1t aa,,t,a An, Monc,,re
l,. I,r,,n,,ei iijizn-
III. ~. iion lo.
pesn .... oi,tniaa, ,anreiann, .aiia-
sea p c.a,,,,,, -, isl4 lion George r.
sti,t,,.o h,,nin IN a.es CONWAY m.
~; n.k,.,son 1.'e Sya,,aca conway
i.,n,,, So.,at. a.nnu,,v NJ I,,chmonti.
w. :. - ,,S.o1,s. 1ona 7 miner yfayden. Of
M, ~. t,;r,,,,i" 1,ads conway tdali.
q. ~, -, ~, ,a o. n, .1SyS: Leroy L,lti III
,e S.l,...,,, =, NIL. t,,or5in v,rpinia Con.
,,.,. -, i'm Il 4, Allen: Ella Henry
f,o,,wsv w, 4 n r,ioxton J ca harfne Cora
1,onuav II, : " p Harrison: Margaret
sfiidraI stnna conway h. January %,
sisa1 u y, isfao : professor' FRANCIS Andrew
March IL, II. Il. IL. D., OF Massachl-
sets. NV father always told me that we
were ORIGINALLY from North Wales, and
;n order ia verify his statements have
made repented EFFORTS to trace our line
hask 10 that country. am indebted to
Harry button ESD. OF North Wales, for
the foIiowinr letter:
$50 Castle Hotel Conway,
North Wales, Eng,
October 10, 1901.
Dr w n Conway. Athcns. Ca. United
States n America:
naar sir..At The time OF Oliver Crom-
wa,i thara 'waa. /. n 1narl Conway who was
7 .ord T ,ie,,fanant az ireland he sacked
o,,r' "a stIn ~ Ito load roof and of its
ti,nhar and took these things to Dublin
tn ,,sc In his naIace. You can find him in
the british peerage. The family seems
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Ball-Bonum Geneology..

Colonel oseph Bell, Of Lancaster coun n:
ty, irginia, was first married to Eliza g.
beth Romney. by her5the had five chit
sdren, Hannah, Trayers. Elizabeth Carr
nege Esther Chinn. Anne Conway and
Joseph Ball. IN 1907 after his first rs.
swifes DEATH he married Mary Johnson
a widow who Il then had two children
living, Elizabeth Johnson and John
Johnson. By this second wife. Colonel
Ball had only one child. named Mary
Ball. who was born m, nos. Colonel.
Ball died In I'LL. and by his VIII
he gave his wife his home place for
life and he devised Q Elijah { tn John-8
son for life the one hundred acre tract
which he bought Of William Lax.
$t5 A year after Colonel Balls death his
widow, Mary Ball. 4 was married to Cap
tain Richard Hewes. who had been the
business manager Of Colonel Ball, and
they took up their residence In North
cumberland county. AS Mary Ball was
only three years old when her ther
died, she and her half sister. Elizabeth
Johnson. resided with their mother
Mary Hewes. In Northumberland coun-
lty. Mrs. Hewes, who was the maternal
grandmother Of George Washington, re-
sided in Northumberland county until
her death. in 1921. Her will was record
ed on July 30, 1871. In It she made re-
quests to her two daughters One Of
them, Mary Ball. was married to ALL
gustlne Washington and became the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25

Joshua Golden Wyatt married, third.
Miss Elizabeth Moore, Of Jefferson county.
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THE WINDY CITY is
TIRED OF STRIKES.

4 Dissatisfied becau e shcir former ,rtn-t
cipal had been removed to another school.
refused to attend classes. The incident.
Strike. 4 similar = .slrlke' ii gained at.
tention last year at another school
striking schoolboy, and It may be APP
piled With q shlngla. At the same time.
the root Of the. evil must be considered.
The Chicago schsoolboy learns the power:
OF the strike from the time he beg, ne
He is born to an atmosphere Of Indus
! n. unrest. In and out Of his home the
~ conclusion Is that II. a man Is dissatis
fled with his wages and hours Of toll or
II n any condition ct llfa The q best thing
Of emulation he decides upon a strike
when the methods OF the board of sdu-
cation I. do not meet his approval. ~,
That some parents have been directly
at fault In these. STRIKES. In the city
schools was shown last year when chil-i
dren were encouraged to keep away from
ono SCHOOL where there had been AZ
which petition had been sent 70 The
board Of education demanding that the
new teacher be withdrawn. OF course. tho
board Of education did not remove tina
teashsr And In the Eongfeow Sehool
with a strike fever. .s.,Ss, n
@ The strike S oil too common IN Chica.a
go. AS a method of{settling Edifrerencea5
between employer and employe Y It may
have to be endured. AS q scheme for unset
Ting conditions generally It must bo tac.s
knowledged thatSIit Is b ghlyE successful
And that it is getting to be a great mus
sance two-thirds Of the population Of
Chicago will agree. But there is one
place that the strike will not be tolerated.
and that Is in the public schools. Il
Striking schoolboysf should be punished
under the antS-truant law IL their parents
are unable or disinclined to offer tho
punishment themselves Chicago Tri-s
bune. M ~ 81 XII 81
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:R Twelve WEARS OLD sENpINe III THE BEST coLoREb
..Yellow.Billed Cuckoo.
THE BOY or GIRL UNoE

One Of the best-knoWh
species of American Cuckoos
is the Yellow-Billed Cuckoo,
which is olive brown in
color, with white tips to
the tail feathers; the under
parts being white, and the
inner side Of the quills ru-
fous. The ways Of the Cue
koo are shy and retiring.
They are more often heard
than seen, passing from one
tree to another stealthily
with a rapid, gliding. nois-
less flight, and they often
rest motionless as stattlesss
for q lone. time. especially
when crying out. OF when
- / Cd . l.. 4 ...r. y
they have detected a slfs-
picious object. The peculiar
notes. of this bird, sounding
like tho syllables Koo-Koo-
Koo, Indefinitely repeated,
arc probably uttered more
frequently during the .atmos-
pherlc changes preceding
falling weather, and have
given rise to the name "Rain
Crow" The Cuckoo Is "a
great plundcrer Of the nests
Of small birds, and some
times deyours the helpless
nestilngs, There are from
two to fouA' eggs which are
green In color, The nest is
built IN bushes and low
trees, about ten feet from,
the ground, and is made Of
coarse materials.
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scotland and Enrlard. and was thus exc.

Scotland and England, and was thus exc
cuted for his adherence to the stuart dy-
nasty. | have read that he left child.
a daughter who was now married, but
Awilo came TO Virginia after her fathers
death. There Is sort OF tradition that
she was Killed In an Indian outbreak; yet
/ do not know that these accounts or
General Elliot's daughter are true.
think you have unintcntionally ,nisqnoted
ME in The Times-Dlspatch OF August
9th. am quoted as ssking for the
maiden name OF Philip pendletons villa
who was grandson of the emigrans, etc.
Did not say: "The wife Of Philip Pen
dleton. who was grandson etc.f
In an account Of the Morgan family IL
Is said that 1000 acres Of land were grant
State,' for transporting number OF
people to the colony of virginia, and tina.
Colonel Carter and his wife Elizabeth and
a Mr. Morgan were entitled to Head
Rights. Were these einigrants lndented
servants O. ".
h In reply to, our esteemed orrespondent.
Will say that the statement OF the Peyton
family is, we believe correct Major
Peyton was well known, and he always
dated his descent from slr$John Peyton.
AS to the quotations we apologize FOR the
evident error made, though we cannot
find our correspondents letter among the
mass OF accumulated matter, yet we VIII
assume the blunder.
Some Of the emlgrants brought into
the colony by Colonel Carter were evil
IDENTIFY white indented servants, who, al
ter serving a time to pay for their pas
sage over, became citizens OF the colony.
=. z. NJ.
Wyatt.
Sir Francis Wyatt, progenitor OF the
family, came from Eastern shore OF Viz
ginia, Accomac county, where Hrst lanueo,
then to Jefferson county, now West Vir-
ginia
William Wyatt. b. Aocomac county Sep.
TENDER 20, l7ss; d. April 2, 1913; married
Margaret Tankard. OF Accomac; b. NO
vember a. ltd; d. September - lSao
Issue: :,
i, James Lewis Wyatt, b. August q
1Sl2.. 49,
=, Joshua Golden Wyatt b. 1870; d. 1901
at Isle Of Wight county, Va. ana ouried
4 there. ~ 49,
whose descendants live at Isle OF Wlshs
county, Va. 49,.
). George L. wyatt. b. October IS, 1s24;
d. March q, 1891. 800.
!. Maria FL Wyatt b. November Is.
1850; m. - Matthews
S. sara u. Wyatt, b. June 10. 1885; N.
- Blew; he. his wife and five children
died OF yellow fever at Memphis; one
daughter survived: Sarah Blew, who mar
i ied Link, near Shenandoah ] ton
Joshua Golden Wyatt third child Of
William wyatt and Margaret Tankard.
moved to JEFFERSON county, West Virginia,
and married. first Miss Julia A Parke t.,
Of Richmond. Va: he married. second
Miss catharine Daniel Hurst, Of Je i ffer-
son county, West Virginia. Issues:
1. Captain James Edward Wyatt; mar ar
riad Eleanor Waters Aisquith. daughter
I Of Edward Moore Aisqulth and Ann Ara
bella Briscoe. Issue: Catherine Il Gunweeli
Wyatt, Edward Lyttleton Wyatt. and an
Anna Wyatt gss ~
joshua Golden Wyatt married, third.
Miss elizabeth Moore, Of JEFFERSON county.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25

The Scott family, from Colonel John.
Scott, OF st. Peters parish, New Kent
county, 1928, will be given IN our next,
October and. The Paulett family will also
be Given, II possible. is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-25

Wanted-The descent OF William Wyatt,
born september %, 1888, from Sir Franz
els wyatt, with names Of each generation
to the latter. jsi >. Il sG.335
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QUERIES AND ANSWERS.
Fontaine,

+ II our correspondent, r.. W. NJ, 4 Of
Washington. .. c. wishes to know any
thing Of the Fontaine family. we can re-
fer him to chart of the family, now held
BY the Hanover Fountains.
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Carter.

= II
Carter.
n ths Times Dispach OF septe1n Der 4th
1t is said that number of the Griggs
family. Of Jefferson county. West Vir-5
ginia. married daughter ( or grand
daughter Of Robert ('King.'') Carter.
There Is some mistake bout this From
the old Carter req rds it Is certain that
no daughter or granddaughter OF \" King
nation aof these sErecor ds.s can find no.
mention OF any member OF the Carter
family, now under consideration ever
married q member of the Griggs family
Mr.. Griggx must have married Carter
belonging to a family not related to
king Carriers descendants. There are
many Carriers In Virginia and other States
who have no rela tionship to - King" Car
ter though the surnnmeis the same.
There has been some Inquiries about Sir
John Peyton's descendants. In 70 ur valu-&
able paper. Are there not two families,
named Peyton in Virginia who are not
Of the same blood? One family is related
to Sir John Peyton, but the other Is not;
at least this was always said and be-
lieved to be the case two generations go
from my own recollection. and also sew
eral generations further back, from the
statements of very old people!3 s
The late major Green Il F'eyton, former
Proctor Of the &UnlYersitybof{ virginia wal
of Sir John Peyton's family. have nl-}
ways heard. Perhaps some OF his MA
jor Peyton's) children can give authentic
information on this subject. OF the other
Peyton family mot Sir John's) We're the
Messrs. Peyton, once the popular manag-
ers Of the White Sulphur Springs.
All the recorus I have ever. seen of the
spotswood family do not mention that
Governor Spot tswood's half-brother, Cen
.eraI Elliot, eyer came Il to Virginia; he
never r lived IN " glnia, for he lived In