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The Washington herald., 1907-03-24
RECENT GENEALOGICAL ARTICLES.

The Virginia Magazine Of History and
Biography. Notes from council and
general court records-Firginia colonial
records-Virginia gleanings in Eng
land-The Brent. Mallory, and Brooke
families-HistoricaI and genealogical
notes and queries.
The New York Genealogical and Bio
graphical Record Jan and Jacobds
Stricken and some Of their descend
ants; by Hopper Striker Mott-The
Skillmans of America and their kin: pv
William Jones Skillman, Of Philadel-
phia-The Barnes family. OF East
hampton. L. l.; by Richard WynkooD
(continued)-The True Ancestry OF Ed
gar Allan Poe, by Sir Edmund T Bew-
ley, NJ A, Ii. D., T. r. S. Al
The New Hampshire Genealogical Record,
The Trail and Spence families, oe
Portsmouth. n. H.-Marrlages by Rev.
John Pike, 16S6-l1e9-Stratham Genea-
logical Observation-Disclosures Church
Records, 174l-17f Baptisms)-Friends.
Records, Dover. n. II
The Essex Antiquarian (Salam, Mass.
Bradley genealogy-Ipswich Court rec
ords and files-Old Norfolk County rec
ords.
American Historical Magazine New
York;. The Van Rensselaer, family, by
". W. Spooner.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24
GENEALOGICAL WIT AND WISDOM.

He that to sncient wreathes can bring no more
From his own worth. dies bankrupt on the score.
Cleveland.
Great families Of yesterday we show,
and lords whose parents were the Lord knows who.
DE Foe.
II is Of no consequence OF what parents
any man is born, so that he be a man Of
merit.-HoTace.
Birth is a shadow. Courage self-sus-
tanned, outlords SUGGESTIONS phlegm, and
needs no ancestors.-AaTon Hill.
Our ancestors were a very good kind Of
folks but they are the last people
should choose to have a visiting acQuaint-
ance wIth.-Sheridan.
The happiest lot for man, as far as
birth is concerned, Is that Il should be
such as 10 give him but little occasion TO
think much about it.-Whately.
Some decent, regulated pre-eminence,
some preference mot exclusive approba-
tom given to birth. Is neither unnatural
nor unjust nor impolitic.-Bu-ke.
The origin OF all mankind was the same;
it is only a clear and good conscience
that makes a man noble, for that is de-
rived from Heaven itself-Seneca.
Those who depend on the merits Of their
tiE
roots OF the tree for those fruits which
the branches ought to produce.-Barrow.
I have 20 ums. no dusty monuments;
No broken images Of ancestors,
Wanting an ear, or nose: no forged tales
OF long deseents. 70 bosst false honoTs from
Ben Jonson.
/ make little account of genealogical
trees. Mere family never made a man
great. Thought and deed. not pedigree,
are the passports to enduring fame
Gen. Skoheleff.
Nobility OF birth is ike a cipher; 1t
has no power in itself. like wealth or
talent; but it tells with all the power of
d cipher when added to either OF the
other two.--J. F. Boies.
High birth is thing which I never
knew any one to disparage, except those
who have it not; and I never knew any
one to make a boast Of It who had any
thing else 10 be proud of.-Bishop War
burton.
We are very fond Of some families be-
cause they can be traced beyond the
Conquest. whereas. indeed, the farther
back the worse. as being the nearer
allied to q race Of robbers and thieves
De Foe.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24
BIRTH AND PEDIGREE.

We ought to pity Adam. because he
had no ancestOrs-Duke Of Somerset.
The man who has nothing to boast
of but his iilustrious ancestors is like
potato. the better part OF which Is
under ground.-sir T. Overbury.
What IS birth to a man il IL shall
be a stain TO his dead ancestors to have
left such an offering ?-Sir p. Sydney.
think every man would like TO come
of an ancient and honorable race: as
you like your father to be an honorable
man. why not your grandfather and
his ancestors before him?-W. II.
Thackeray.
Nobility of birth does not always in
sure q corresponding nobility OF mindf
il it did, il would always act as a
stimulus TO noble aetionsi but 1t some@
,times acts as a clog rather than
spur.-Coiton.
1t is intolerable that a silly fooi with
nothing but pedigree TO boast OF should
In his insOlence array himself 10 the
merit Of others. and vaunt an honor
which does not belong TO him.-Boi-
leau
The pride of blood has most Inn
portant and beneficial influence. 1t Is
much to feel that the high and honor
able belong to a name that is pledged
TO the present by the recollections OF
the past. E. Landon.
Consider whether we ought not % be
more in the habit OF seeking honor
from our descendants than from cur
ancestors: thinking II better to be
nobiy remembered than nobly born;
and striving so TO live that our sons
and our sons sons. for ages TO come,
might still lead their children rever-
entity to the doors out OF which we had
been carried to the grave. saying:
Look. this was his house; this was hig
chamber. er."-Ruskin.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24
Lecture on Literature

The Fernald lectures on English prose
style. two series of which are in progress
At the Washington Y. II c. A, on G
street. are proving most pleasant and
profitable features in the educational
course at that institution. One series OF
lectures is being delivered on Thursday
afternoon, and the other on Wednes day
nights They are attended by a large
number OF people who find the comment
of DIR. James c. Fernald possesses the
qualities of entertainment as we'll as en-
lightenment. The lecture on Wednesday
evening. which takes place at o'clock
and continues for an hour. viii be devoted
10 Dickens and Scott. Dr. Fernald ap-
plies himself TO a critical examination OF
the masters Of English prose style and
illustrates his points with copious exam
pies from authors under discussion. Lead
ing up 10 this current consideration OF
individual writers have been some fifteen
lectures which have dealt with the origin
and history OF the English language. the
enlargement Improvement. and impOver-
ishment of the vocabulary, STYLE per-
spicufy. brevity, and comprehensiveness.
The lectures are an aid to good writing,
as we'll as good speech, and those who are
attending the lectures are finding them
Of substantial aud practical benefit
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24

mere, pray you haste, for ne are near
nay. home. and 7 would fain descend.
have trusted you and your. machine thus
far. but I would not tempt the fates TOO
much. Where is your other verse;"
This; You remember some children
encouEaged7 Well. this purports 10 be
from one Of them. I know not il 'tis true,
but my youngster calls il an
ODE.
iBy very young poet.l
Oh. Rahini Thou lovely Blue Bird
WAC pat those feathers In thy tail2
Who stuffed thy breast with hairg
Tis Gcd IT'S God. He done It.
''Grammercy, Let me out! This is my
house. and / have heard enough"
And the Philosopher. chuclgling. went up
his front steps ana absent miudediy tried
TO unlock his front door with a shoe-but-
toner
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24
REPLIES.

s.. ANDREWS-Ralp Andrews (the
father Of Thomas Andrews. Of Gloucester.
MassJ, who was born in 1913. died Feb
ruary . lis. instead OF May s. 17S. as
stated in these columns last week.
s.. PINNEY-Azariah Pinney was born
at simsbuTy, Conn. July %, 1775, removed
TO Worthington, Ohio, IN 1s04, and died
August p, ISL He married Dorcas Cor
nish. who subsequently became the wife
OF Stephen Maynard He had the follow
ing children: % Jefferson. born April Is,
1902. and died October o, 1871; % Azariah,
born September II. 1854. who married.
first. Eliza B. Strong. and. secondly.
Eunice sloper: 90 Doreas. born April IS.
1906. and died February H. 1872. and mar
ried Caleb Rice Jewett: ca James. born
October 10, 1907, died July a. 1877. and
married Esther n. Walker: 90 Amanda.
born April p. $40 and died February Il.
1916; 90 Charles, born January /. 1872 died
January g. 1892, and married Sarah Gard
ner Fuller
81 LEE-We are unable al present TO
give the date Of the erection Of the first
Stratford house, the home OF the Virginia
Lees. Il is much easier 10 reply 10 your
other query and 70 state that under 40
circumstances could a person appointed TO
position in our country In 1873 be con-
sidered as holding a colonial office. The
colonial period Of our history closed with
the declaration OF our independence. July
4. 1776.
q. PAGE.-Gov John Page. of Viz
ginia. the gTeat-gEandfather OF Thomas
Nelson Page. had the following children
by his hEst wife: ID Mann. born Ia 1856.
and married, June 5. 1lss. Elizabeth Mel
son; lg John. born about 1868, and died in
infancy; 90 Robert. born about 1770, and
died unmarried about 1875; f. Sally Bur
well, born about l71, and married about
1880. William Nelson; 90 John. born about
IlI5, and died in l7sf; 90 Alice Grymes.
born abogt l775, and married FIRST. in 1888.
DR.. Augustine Smith, and secondly, in
1872, Col. Dudley Diggs; % Frances, born
about l1I, and married. first, IA 1795.
| Thomas Nelson, 1r-, and secondly, about
1911. Or. Carter Berkeley; (sl Francis,
born about 17S1. and married. = in 1906
Susan Nelson; and 80 Judith Carter. borI-
about l7Ss and married about 1853. Robert
Nelson. Gov. John Page, by his second
wife, had the following children: Q1)
Margaret Lowther born about 1890. and
married, first. about 1910, John h Blair.
/ and, secondly, Richard Anderson; 0D
William L0wther died in infancy. 12)
/ Mary Mann, died in infancy: lS) Gregory,
who died while a student at William and
( Mary College QB john died unmarried
+ in 1888; (l5) John William, died in infancy;
/ (l6) Barbara. born about 1875, and died un-
married, about 1854; and 40 Lucy Bur
/ wei, born III 1857. and married in 182S,
/ Hon. Robert Saunders. There were three
children by the first wife who died in in
fancy. and whose names are unknown.
Five OF the children OF Gov. John Page
married sons or daughters Of Thomas
/ Nelson, Of Yorktown, Va. a signer Of the
/ Declaration of independence.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24
QUERIES.

90. BENNET. the James Bennett
who moved from Concord Mass. TO Fair
field. Conn. IN 1899 an ancestor Of the
Sarah Beanet who married Peleg Burritt.
Of stratford, Conn. on the 9Th Of Decem-
Der, 1862 II 50, who were her father and
grandfather 4. b.
81. LEE.-What was the date Of the
building Of the first strateord House. the
home of the Iees2 I dld also like to
know whether, IN your opinion, a person
appointed to a position In 1875 could be
considered as holding a colonial Office?
a. H W
81. PAGE.-In your highly interesting
Genealogical Descent Of Thomas Nelson
Page" IN your department last week.
your plan did not admit OF your giving
a fun list OF the children Of each Of M.
Pages ancestors. 1 shall be grateful II
you can furnish me with the names and
dates of birth OF the children Of Gov.
John Page. OF Virginia, the great-grand-
father Of Thomas Nelson Page. A e. r.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24
GENEALOGICAL
DEPARTMENT
SUNDAY. MARCH %. 1857.

l. NsnIes and dates must be clearly written.
2 The fuii name and address 81 the writer must
be given although net for publieatio saless desired
g. Make al aueries sad replies as bEisf as Is con
sisteht with ciesfness
T. IN answering queries always give date q the
paper the number Of the query. and the signature
s. Letters addressed TO contributors, to Be tor
ssrded. must be seat Ia blank stamped envelopes.
accompanied hy the number ol the quezy and its
signature
s. Bach seEarste query IN a communication must Be
accompanied BY tMo-eent stamp.
All communications should be addressed 10
GENEALOGICAL EDITOR.
WASHINGTON HERALD
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24

Hal, master Philosopher" cried a
voice, and the Philosopher. who was
deeply coming the maxims Of Epictetus
as he wandered on the edges OF the park,
looked up TO see bis friend, the Critic,
smiling at him from the cushioned seat
of a handsome electric auto. which was
drawn up to the curb.
Hail 70 your' he responded. putting
his book In his capacious pocket. II sup
pose Epietetus viii have 20 wait now,
What's amiss?"
"Amiss. Nothing. But my poets have
been contributing again, and II It please
you to ride with me. 1 should like your
opinion
I have philosophy enough 10 walk. as
am poor. answered the Philosopher.
and philosopher enough to ride with the
more fortunate Of my friends. But. friend
Critic, eans't thou run the thing?"
That you shall observe" replied the
Critic. Come with me. and if perehance
we run into an accident, why, your phi
losophy shall come TO our aid"
With this amicable understanding the
twain. good friends enough. though they
do not always agree. we're soon bowling
along the country roaas.
And your poets?" asked the Philoso-
pher. when ne was quite assured that the
road vas clear ahead.
Why, I fear me that they are getting
humorous. You remember. Philosopher,
the poet who sent me verses about Hail
TO Spring" we'll here is a man who has
capped our springtime rhymes Listen 10
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24
Largest Morning CirculatIon.

All advertising contracts made by
The Washington Herald are based
upon its sworn circulatiOn-a cir
eulation in Washington larger by
thousands than was ever before at
tanned by any morning newspaper
ct the Capital Its books are open.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24
IN HARLEM.

These are the curses Of spring:
Windows are open again;
Ashnen throw cans around-Bingi
They are the coarsest Of men.
Ten seconds quietlds, when
There goes a troliey's Ding Ding!'
These are the curses Of spring
Windows are open again.
cash clo'esi" the idiots sing
'ApzpIlsi' "PotatoesI and then
Enters the hand-organ thing
Curses On ne and my pen,
These are the curses Of spring.
Windows are open again
-NsE York Man.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24
Cuban mice steaI q DOLE.


From the Havana tCutal Post
Dr. Juan Bantista Valdez was robbed of
a walking cane, a flower pot, a doll, and
two umbrellas yesterday.
If he had had a pair Of buttonhole scis-
sors, a package OF chewing gum. a fan.
two garden rakes. and several packages
Of horseshoe nails the thieves would have
got these. too, for they took everything
IN sight
1t was as much a puzzle to the police
what the thieves wanted with the flower
pot. doll, &c. as what DR.. Valdez was
doing with them. until Dr. Valdez ex-
planned that the articles were taken from
his family home. and that he did play
with the doll. but it belonged to his
daughter.
4 think the robbers want to start a
store" said one Of the policemen after
DR.. Valdez reported the burglary. "They
we're long on variety. II they make d
few more raids they will be able to
start a business on Obispo street among
the other novelty stores"
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24
VERSES IN AN AUTO
The Critic and the Philos-
opher Ride Together.
DISCUSSED ON COUNTRY ROAD

some Difference Found Between
Hail spring and Spring Hail.
Verses in Dialect and Poem Of
Pathos-Irreveren Youngster Uses
Bad Grammar On the Robin.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24

''rhe Stranger" BY J. F. J. Caldwell. is
another novel to be added to the already
long list which deal with the period OF
reconstruction in the South In this case
the story tells about Eleanor Field, q
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24

The forthcoming issues in the Riversids
Literature Series will be Carlyie's He
roes and Hero Worship" edited by John
Chester Adams. Ph.D.. Instructor at Yale
University; Emerson's Essays" "a Sc
lection Of ten essays). edited by Mary A
Jordan. professor in Smith College;
Lambs Essays OF Ella" Thirty selected
essays), with biographical sketch and
notes. Shelley's Poems (seleeted). edit
ed by George Herbert Clark. formerly
professor in Mercer University, Macon.
Ga; Bacon's Essays" edited by Clark
$. Northup, professor in Cornell Cnlver-
sity, and Loweiis "A Mo0sehead Jour
nal. Aly Garden Acquaintance. and A
l....l E.-n..I Eor At-l..r.-.. -. -
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24

Miss Margaret Potter was only eighteen
when her first novel was brought out in
Chicago. and IL made something of a SEN
sation. A copy Of this book is hardly 10
be had now at any price Her latest.
The Princess makes her fifth work of
fiction, though she is now only twenty
six She was married in 1862 10 AIr. John
Donald Black, lawyer, but she still re-
tains her maiden name for writing pur-
poses.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24

The writer. Ike priest must be exempted from
secular labor. HIS Wers needs a fralic health he
mgst be at the top q his condition"
-Emers0a-' Poetry and Imagination
The Washington herald., 1907-03-24

DR.. Howard A. Kelley. professor OF
gynecology in the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity. is preparing an illustrated cyclo-
pedia of American medical biography, to
he issued in several volumes; the work
viii include sketches OF the careers of all
the medical WORTHLESS of the United States
and Canada from the earliest times TO
our own day
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-25

pretty well, old man, come to think of
it, don't like to lose you
He bent over the straps of the rifle
case with unnecessary care, but there
was a quaver in his voice that was not
like Larry Donovan.
Come with me now!" exclaimed,
wheeling upon him.
I'D rather be with you than with
any other living man, Jack Glenarm,
but can't think of it. l have my own
troubles; and, moreover, you've got to
stick it out there alone. It's part of
the game the old gentleman set up for
you, as l understand 1t. Go ahead. col
lect your fortune, and then, If haven't
been hanged in the meantime, well
join forces later. There's no chap any
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-25
WHY DR.. HENSON OBJECTED

The Rev. P. s. Henson, pastor of
fremont Temple, Boston, in speaking
about being quoted declared that
never in his life was he caused more
trouble and embarrassment than in
Chicago during his passionate in he
Windy City The embarrassment was
so great that he always carries man
uscript for the newspapers when he
speaks in that city.
Il was called upon to preach SER
mon on one OCCASION" he said, "and
choosing my own topic, I opened with
the declaration, 'Stimulants are abso-
lutely necessary for daily life could
see some of my audience gasp, but as
1 proceeded and said that it was neces-
sary to stimulate the SOUL the mind,
our actions, add stimulus to our re-
ligion and exert ourselves to do good.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-25
The Evolution OF
Household Remedies.

The modern patent medicine bust
ness is the natural outgrowth of the
old-time household remedies.
In the early history of this country,
EVERY FAMILY HAD ITS HOME
MADE MEDICINES. Herb teas,
bitters, laxatives and tonics, were to be
found in almost every house, compound
ed by the housewife, sometimes assisted
by the apothecary or the family doctor.
Such remedies as picra, which was
aloes and quassia, dissolved in apple
brandy. Sometimes hop tonic, made
of whiskey, hops and bitter barks. A
score or more of popular, homemade
remedies were thus compounded, the
formulate for which were passed along
from house to house, sometimes written,
sometimes verbally communicated.
The patent medicine business is a
natural outgrowth from this whole
some, old-time custom. In the begin
ming, some enterprising doctor, i'm
pressed by the usefulness of one of
these homemade remedies, would take
it up, improve it in many ways, manu-
facture it on large scale, advertise it
mainly through almanacs for the home,
and thus it would become used over a
large area. LATTERLY THE HOUSE
HOLD REMEDY BUSINESS TOOK
A MORE EXACT AND SCIENTIFIC
FORM.
Peruna was originally one of these
old-time remedies. 1t was used by the
Mennonites, of Pennsylvania, before it
was offered to the public for sale. DR..
Hartman, THE ORIGINAL COM
FOUNDER OF PERUNA, is of Men
MONTE origin. First, he prescribed it
for his neighbors and his patients,
The sale of it increased, and at last he
established a mandatory and fur
nished it to the general drug trade.
Peruna is useful in great many
climatic ailments, such as coughs, colds,
sore throat, bronchitis, and catarrhal
diseases generally. THOUSANDS OF
FAMILIES HAVE LEARNED THE
USE OF PERUNA and its value in the
treatment of these ailments. They
have learned to trust and believe in
DR.. Hartman's judgment, and to rely
on his remedy, Peruna.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-25


where with a pleasanter knack at
spending money than your old friend
l.. D."
He grinned, and smiled ruefully,
knowing that we must soon part again,
for Larry was ono of the few men
had ever called friend, and this meet
ing had only quickened my old affec-
ton for him.
81 suppose" he continued, you &C.
cept as gospel truth what that fellow
tells you about the estate. | should be
a little wary If were you. NOW, I've
been kicking around here for couple
of weeks, lodging the detectives, and
incidentally reading the newspapers.
Perhaps you don't understand that
this estate of John Marshall Glenarm
has been talked about good bit"
81 didn't know it," said lamely.
'You couldn't know, when you were
coming from the Mediterranean on a
steamer. But the house out there and
the mysterious disappearance of the
property have been duly discussed.
You're evidently an object of some
public interest and he drew from
his pocket a newspaper cutting.
Here's a sample item" He read:
John Glenarm. the grandson OF
John Marshall Glenarm, the eccentric
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-25
COPPER TURNS HAIR GREEN

Copper is scarce said broker,
but there is still enough Of it left to
turn the copper workers hair greer.
Ills hair green2
Precisely. In those districts where
the ore is of low grade 1t is roasted
in open furnaces to refine it and make
1t more marketable, A gas emanates
from the furnaces that turns the fire
mems hair bright green This gas
contains arsenic; It is a fine arsenic
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-25
cuatom Strict In Japan.

Society is very strict in Japan about
the little matters of hairdressing, and
woe betide the woman who would
neglect to abide by the prevailing
custom. Not alone in the better
classes, but among the poorer people
as well, the eligible young woman,
the widow who wishes to marry
again, and the widow who doesn't
may always be distinguished by the
way in which they dress their hair
Modern Society
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-25

are. You understand that. old man.
Good-by."
Write me, care of my father-he1l
have my address, though this last row
of mine made him pretty hot"
passed through the gate and down
the long train to my sleeper. Turning
with my foot on the step, waved a
farewell to Larry, who stood outside
watching me-
In moment the heavy train was
moving slowly out into the night upon
its westward journey.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-25
Never Fails.

There is one remedy, and only one
have ever found, to cure without fail
such troubles in my family as Eczema,
Ringworm, and all others of an itching
character That remedy is Hunt S
Cure. We always use it and it never
fails. w. M. CHRISTIAN,
Rutherford, Tenn.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-25

green that the firemen's hair takes on.
so if you ever see a man with
green hair you can say, la Sherlock
Holmes: There, my dear Watson, is
a copper furnace tender"
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-25

Out of $500 English pheasant eggs
lately imported by the game commits
sioner of Illinois 5000 healthy chicks
have been Matched.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-25
The TWO Glasses.

They are the poor who don't know
when they're well off, and they the
rich who don't know when they're not.
Puck