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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-01
ha Lame Lion OF Lynchburg."

"The Lame Lion OF Lynchburg."
Euphonious and alliterative, GER
tainly, but know the man upon whom
Virginians have conferred this love-
name and its appropriateness Is seen
at once.
Soldier, lawyer, author, senator the
Hon John Warwick Daniel OF the old
Dominion is known throughout the
United States as an orator. He IS
now equally as we'll known as tho man
whom many Democrats would prefer
to see the successor of the big Stick
Man on Horseback"
How would he look in the White
House chairf
Dark, wavy hair now slightly tinged
with gray, is brushed back from q
high. we'll moulded forehead. To keep
this hair back, when he is speaking.
the hands are frequently used. and
these hands are those of an artist. a
nose slightly aquiline. with full, sem
sitive nostrlls; compressed lips and
somewhat pale, with a weary look In
the dark eyes, his very personality Is
magnetic.
Smooth OF face. sallow Of complex
ion, he looks the student and the ora
tor. He Is learned In the law. In pol
itics and in statesmanshtp.
=
would be the only cripple ever selected
by the people of this country for the
highest office in their gift. While
serving as major and aide on the staff
of General Jubal A. Early at the bat
tie Of the Wilderness, In 1863, he was
SHOT UP pretty badly, but he was
equally as we'll patched up. To see
him now, behind desk or behind 0
stand on platform. ono would not
know that either upon cane or upon
crutches Major Daniel depends much.
Hesis equally as proud Of his career
as a fighter for "the Lost Cause" as
he is of the tributes to his statesmen
ship and to his ability to sway au-
diences by his magic tongue and his
master mind. He is one of the Few
survivors of the old school of orators;
OF the "slnk or swim. live or die, sur
vive or perish style. With the fervid
elouuence of the South. he combines
a rich, full. round. deep-toned. far
carrying voice. and o forceful and inn
pressive delivery.
| Bryan and Bourke Cochran, Bailey,
of Texas; Choate. of New York; For
aker. OF Ohio: Taylor. of Kentucky
are but his rivals, He has no peer.
With tho possible exceptions of For
aker and Choate, the Republican party
has no man to pit against him In tho
arena. Cochran. although now appar-
entity safe within Tnmmany's lair, may
be included, He has been such bread
winner In the past by his voice that,
nike the wind. no man knows where
Ito listcth.
John Daniel believes above ell things
else that cleanliness, particularly poli-
tlcal cleanliness, Is next to goodness,
He is u Senator and Sunday school
4 teacher: he is n politicinnin the high
est sense of the term, and an "old Vir-
4 ginia gentleman
He has been In the United States Sem
!. ate now lust~a little more than twenty
Years, aud yet he is a poo5 man. That
/ Is. poor In his own name. for not SO
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very long ago he took unto himself
wife who was pretty well-to-d do; they
call her rich down in Lynchburg, Va.
where she and the Senator live.
During the years when Senator
Daniel was a practicing attorney, his
income, together with that from his
two legal textbooks. amounted to-
about $4,000. OF this sum he used
about $4,000. The remainder went
iE settlement of debts contracted by
his visionary father.
Judge William Daniel was one OF
the best known and most prosperous
lawyers in Virginia after he had RE-
tired from the bench. During the
ten years Immediately following the
war the Judge was most optimistic re-
garding the future prosperity of the
country. He was sanguine 10 the point
OF being dreamer.
Everything seemed to him promise
ing, and 1t was his habit when APP
preached with any new scheme to sub
scribe to $4,000 worth OF stock and
then ask what was the nature Of the
enterprise. The result was inevitable,
When he died he owed 100000.
These claims his son john assumed,
and, although not legally bound, he
paid off every one before he stopped.
It was In Roanoke, tho erstwhile
mushroom city of the western part OF
the State. Delegates had assembled to
nominate n Governor. But that was
all. Murmurings had been heard loud
and long In the State over the ques-
ton of electing senator's by direct
vote.
Daniel was there: he was not wor-
ried: he knew that his seat was abso-
lutely safe. Before the committee on
resolutions the matter came up. Eve
rybody-that is, almost everybody
knew that the resolution was aimed at
the Junior senator. Thomas s. Martin
A big fight was imminent. Then Dan
lei stepped in the breach.
Certainly. both Senator Martin and
myself favor an election by the peo-
pie" said Mr.. Daniel. I'VE are now
ready to go on record. Nominate two
for naming them Is here. We will
evep abide by the decree of the people
of Virginia"
The I'VE" with which the address
abounded, won. How could Virginians
even though they We're not particu-
larly we'll pleased with Mr.. Martin as
senator. go back on him when
.'Majah Dan-el favored him, or APP
parently did sol
,, The possible Democratic candidate
for the Presidency ls sixty Ave years
old. He WAS born In the city in which
he now resides, and was q law student
at the University of Virginia After
ward he studied In his fathers office
lie made his initial entrance into tbs
United States Senate on March 4 1887
succeeding General Malone, Democrat.
Readjuster and Republican.
Massachusetts Is directly connected
with the two most important events SC
far in the life OF Mr.. Daniel. II was
while a boy that he heard EdWard
Eyerett. Then he determined to clean
tn speak pieces" The result is known
all over the world, 81
| The most noted addresS IN his care ear
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OF the Storrs family whose arms are
here produced. though settled in the
Colony during the eighteenth century
yet very few records are left OF them.
The family are said to have emf
grated first to Massachusetts,, settling
at Barnstable 1863. Their arms. as
brought with them, are the same as
those OF Joshua Storrs, who came to
Virginia and settled in Henrico county,
1863, and from this fact II may be In
fcrred that both were of the same Eng
lish origin, though the New England
Storrs came from Nottingham county.
England, while Joshua Storrs is said
to have come from Yorkshire. England.
The arms of both are described as "a
shield, or Jesse dancette. gules, be-
tween three stars. azure; crest--a uni
corn's head erased. argent. armed and
NAMED; or" no motto. These arms are
taken from Vermont.s America Her
aldica.' but we find no such arms given
to the St.orrs by any English authority.
Hening, in his fifteenth and sixteenth
volumes, mentions the Storrs as set
tiers in the Colony, but does not give
the descendants of Joshua Storrs.
Many of the Storrs of New England
We're ministers In the early church,
John Storrs being a chaplain in the
fteNolutloli, ana several OF the family
became eminent preachers and authors.
We give the arms of the family, hop
ing that more can be learned of them.
as they evidently were of prominence
during the early settlement in Nir-
ginia. and 1t Is desired to collect fur
ther records, IL possible. In giving
many of the coats -of-arms OF Virginia
families, though with very brief ge-
theological records of many OF them.
yet it is done to show which of them
are entitled thereto. and that they Will
bring forth fuller details of their de-
scent from interested descendants. In
this way we hope to give through The
Times-Dispatch full genealogical his
tory OF all Virginia families entitled
to coat-armor.
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st. John. Parish.

West Point, Va, Aug. 10, 10Y.
Editor Genealogical Column;
sir,-In the issue Of August nth of
The Times-Dispatch. in reply to an
inquiry regarding the West family.
you say that "thera was no st. Johns
Parrish" which Is mistake.
Tho lower part OF King William
county. including West Point. was
known as st. Johns Parish.
The records of King William county
show that in 1921 Philip Switzerland
conveyed to Nathaniel West a tract
of land described az being in st
Johns Parish. King William county"
These records also show numerous
other transfers of land, dating from
1905 to 1910. describing land as being
in st. Johns Parish.
st. Johns Church Is located at
ten miles above West
Point. 1t Is a Colonial brick structure,
and is in fair state OF preservation.
and is now known as "Old West Point
Church w. II. IS.
Our correspondent. "W. II. b." is
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STORRS FANN Y
!$h!A y lE1FA3| q a GllIlf|z1Il|4=Alls hL

old records connecting the Virginia
VauEhans with the English armor-
bearing family. II there was such an
old record there could not be any
doubt on the subject.
LIS there authentic proof that the
Vaughnns of Virginia habitually made
public use OF these arms before the
Revolution OF 17767 IL they used the
arms of the English vaughans Cat that
period) II is good evidence that they
were entitled to do So
That valuable historical work, $50
ctal Life of Virginia in the Seventeenth
Century" by Mr.. Philip A. Bruce shows
conclusively that the Virginians who
were entitled to armorial bearings.
used them as matter OF course, be-
fore the Revolutions; and were generally
known to do SO. Most OF the readers
OF this column probably remember see
ing in old houses In Virginia ancient
seals, books, pieces OF silver plate. etc,
bearing the arms OF the former pro-
prietors Of those homes. In the abb
sence OF any old records. or of any
proof OF using arms In colonial days,
OF course, there can be no real proof
OF a right to coat-of-arrns. But the
writer cannot see that II makes any
important difference whether a family
Is entitled to arms or not
Claiming and using "arms' in the
United States. OF late years. is not the
least proof of having any right to do
SO. 1t Is rare now days to find peo-
pie who do not claims arms"
Americans are becoming like the
irish were a generation or two ago.
All Irtshmen OF every rank. claimed
royal descent 1t was saying in
England that call the Irish must hnve
been kings and queens originally"
CONTRIBUTOR.
Tho Vaughan" arms OF England
were given Juno Esd, 'o7, not that we
had absolute proof that the Virginia
vaughans were entitled thereto, but
to show what the English arms OF the
family were. and possibly. the Virginia
family were descended from them. We
agree with our learned correspondent.
that all who claim arms by noble
English descent are not entitled 10
them, and in giving the arms OF many
families we do not profess to have
undoubted proof, but do so upon the
traditions and records sent us by de-
Scendants.
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Vaughan.

Editor The Tlmes-Dispatch:
Sir,-There seems to be some diff
Guilty in deciding IL the Vaughan fami-
ly of Virginia Is entitled to the arms
of the English armor-bearing family
of the same surname. The arms OF
the English vaughans appeared in The
Tlmes-Dispatch some time ago, In Sep
TENDER. 1906. There are evidently no
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-01

correct st. Johns Parish, in King
William, is recorded In DR.. HAWKES.
Ecclesiastical History. from 1885 Cthe
first recorded convention at Richmond
Na.,) to 1897, after which 1T does not
seem to be presented. wo had In.
mind Henrico county in making tho
statement.
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Estl,nate Of 1Iood.s brigade.


II read with u great deal of interest
the historical paper presented by
Judge Christian, which was first pub
lished in The Tines Dispatch. and
when republished in the Confederate
Veteran. read and reread it and en-
joyed 1t each time. Ii is an able and
truthful presentation of the great ques-
tons which should be constantly kept
before the public, but which in our
race for commerclalism we are over
looking.
You know have been threaten
ing for some time to write my recol-
lections of Sharpsburg. These threats
nave finally materialized; but as
K was depending largely upon my mem
DRY, and as ! have not seen the field
since that battle. I concluded to sub
nit my paper to General stephen D.
Lee for his criticism, as he commanded
the artillery on Our portion of the line
and as we We're under his constant
observation during the entire battle.
He returned the MSS. to me with a
long letter, from which 1 quote the fol-
lowing: There were many splendid bril-
gades in the army on the Confederate
SIDE, and while Iwould not say that
Hoods Texas Brigade surpassed them
all, still. IL were to select a brigade
to do honor to the average fighting
confederate brigade. / would select
LnlS Brigade.
What General Lee Saw.
II viii not go into detail as to the
criticism of your paper except to say
nat you could not have written a
more modest paper "a. saw them
pierce the Federal line at Gatnes's
Mill; saw the magnificent charge
at Second Manassas; I witnessed the
ggiory the brigade won at sharpsburg.
Ihey We're under my observation ali
the time. saw them go in on the
evening of the 10th: I saw them come
out to get their rations when they
were relieved; ! saw them again about
daylight the nth; saw them sweep
the enemy from their front: / saw
them almost annihilated, and even
then ! saw them contribute the great
er part of the repulse first of Hook
er,s Corps; then of Mansield's Corps.
OF inc Union Army; I saw them hold off
summers Corps until reinforcements
came; l saw them deliver volley after
volley lying on the ground: I saw them
rise and pursue the enemy; I saw them
broken, shattered and falling back he
lore overwhelming numbers, the few
VINO were left giving the rebel veil
with more spirit than! the hurrahs of
the Union troops advancing on them
Il might go on and tell more. hut i,
would not do justice to your grand
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AZ. p. Benjamin, Secretary of State
How About 1t After All.

HOW <ADOul II ttAlcE ALI
With regard to the several procla-
nations for fasting and prayer and
religious worship, they. evince deep
confiding trust in divine, power.
They evince tho self sacrificing hu-
mility of the President, as the expo
nent of spiritual feelings and the
character OF religious devotion Of our
people. In their cause. trusting In a
benign providence, invoking the favor
and guidance of Almighty God" to
their enemies. and to establish the
government of the Confederate States,
and attested 1t In most expressive and
impressive form, by the hand of their
President, and under the seal, the
symbol Of authority and righteousness
of their government, and yet with all
that sincerity of ritual formality. they
ers, deVotions and self-denials were OF
no avail whatever.
The last proclamation for such pur-
pose. fasting and prayer" was made
by the President in compliance with
a joint resolution of the Congress OF
the Confederate States. requesting the
President TO appoint a day of public
fasting, humiliation, and prayer. with
thanksgiving to Almighty Cod" That
was done in most deYout form by the
President, and that was given under
his hand and the seal of the Confeder-
ate States, at Richmond. the 18th day
OF January, in 1865. ;
|. But still the question may he per.
ttnent as to whether or not those pro
CARNATIONS We're Issued under the i'm,
pressions of the new great seal" de,
! signed by tho sculptor Foley, hnd
made by, the great artist Wyon. How
! about It?
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Daniel.

i
Is there a list OF the little colony
OF Scotch-Irish Presbyterians who
came with Rev. John Thompson and
Elder John Caldwell from the Synod
OF Philadelphia and settled in Buffalo,
st. Patrick's parish, 1893: If so, please
give It James Daniel was director
OF Hampdcn sydney IN 1s27-1832. To
which branch OF Daniels did he be-
long7 Are any OF his descendants
living7
"who was the FIRST Daniel 10 take up
land III Virginia and In Prince Ed
wardG Please answer In Times-Dis-
patch. IT,
Answering the FIRST of tho above
questions: In tho memoir OF Rev
Samuel Davis. he says that in the FIRST
Presbytery in Virginia CHanoyer) there
were then (nbout 1850 the following
ministers: Or. Guysc. Mr.. King, Mr..
Gibbons, Mr.. Guyse, Mr.. Hickman, Mr.
Brine (see Evangelical Magazine.
1879 by John Rice. He speaks, of
the Rev. John Thomson. but We ind
no list OF the Buffalo Church.
James Daniel was tho son of James
Daniel, of Prince Edward county, who
made will March 20. 1853. and left
property to his SONS. James and John
Daniel. There are several deeds made
by James Daniel, Jr., recorded I'm
Prince Edward Court. the land In ques
ton being near Farmviila. This James
Daniel married Mary Parks daughter
OF Joseph Parks. 1920. Children:
James Daniel. married Nancy Ven.
allie, daughter Of Nathaniel venabie.
John T. Daniel, married Susan 81.
Watkins. 1908.
Joseph Daniel, married Mlly Nelson.
daughter of Henry Nelson. 1901
This Joseph haa son Joseph. who
married Elizabeth Pigg 1882.
William T. Daniel. married Elizabeth
McGehee 1874.
Joseph w. Daniel. married Frances
T. Watkins, 1924
John Daniel. married Frances A.
Dupuy. 1921.
The nrst to patent land in Virginia
was Shriatopler Daniel, who took up
100 ACRES below Hog Island. on James
River. near ''Warrasqueak Plantation"
| In 1920.
John Daniel seems to have been the
| first in Prince Edward county, as
recorded previous to 1858.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-01

7 might go on and tell more, but II
brigade" eiaha
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-01

i was pleased TO see III. G. D.'s..
questions In The Times Dispatch OF Au-
gust 18th. Have examined my meagre
Data, hoping to find something to HELM
him, but all my efforts have failed.
Can II. g D. connect my line with
hls7 William I. Dickinson. OF Caroline
county (home Chestnut yalley)
born February 0, 1901. was the son of
James Dickinson (and Sarah .Iones).
who was the son OF Thomas Cooper
Dickinson. OF Essex. Any information
will be most gratefully received.
&C. A, NJ"
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Too FIshy Tor Truth.
agree with Major Herbert that the
whole story Of James II. Jones is too
hshy Ia agent i doubt IL Jim Jones,
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HOODS BRIGADE At
SHARPSBURG FIGHT
General Stephen D. Lees Glow
ing Tribute to Hoods Famous
Texas Fighters.
JUDGE CHRISTIANS PAP
Texas Mans Appreciation OF
True and Accurate History
Of the Confcderacy.

General William r. Handy, Of Aus
tin, Texas, writes to Comrado c. "A.
Richardson, of this city, an interesting
letter, which contains brief reference
to matters of much local importance;
also. a splendid tribute to n once IA
nous command well known to ex-Con-
federate soldiers. The glowing tribute
in question is from General Stephen ID.
Lee, who. 1t is remembered, SO highly
complimented tho Parker Battery
tknown as .The Boy Battery') at
Sharpsburg.
General Handy has prepared most
Interesting paper entitled Hoods
Texas Brigade at Sharpsburg," which
will be published in The Confederate
Veteran"
We are permitted to quote an extract
from General Hamby's manuscript de-
scriptive of .'the gamest fight OF the
nineteenth century" 1t is very con-
cise and truthful statement thus ex7
pressed.
The battle of Sharpsburg was
fought with desperate courage by both
the blue and the gray. and the 18th of
September. 1862. stands out conspicu-
ously the bloodiest day in American
history. More men were killed and
wounded that day than on any other
one day during the War Betw the
wounded ever lay thicker upon any
held than was seen from the old Dunk
ard church north for more than half
a mile. The action commenced about
dayhreak. and by sunset the bloody
work had ended"
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-05-17

$50 REWARD-Lost, at Rosebud,
large light bay horse, weight ABOUT
115O; bell on him; branded on left
shoulder quarter circle H; no white
Notify A. f. Blake, 1870
Eleventh avenue, San Francisco, Cal.
m13-m-
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BRINGS A PIG THAT WEIGHS
$40 POUNDS TO MARKET

A Kline, Startling in Size, Is Brought
Down from Klucney Ranch.
Bert klucney came in from his Har-
mony Canyon ranch today. A pig that
weighed go pounds was brought to
market by Mr.. Klucney.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-05-17

FOUND-A sorrel horse, branded
81 j" on the right thigh, came to the
Giroux livery stables and is being held
there. Owner can have said horse by
paying for his keep and paying for adj
vertising.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-05-17

James Mozart was an arrival from
Lovelock last night to look over the
field with a view TO putting on n ,r
more automobiles between Winnemucea
and some of the tributary mining
camps.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-05-17

Sunday, May 5, there came to the
J. F. Clark ranch, 9 miles west Of Mill
City, a brown horse, branded anil
vented H on left shoulder and thigh;
white spot in forehead and snip Mise:
n white hind foot. Owner can have
same by proving property and paying
for keep and publication of this
notice.
d. G. BOOTH,
Mill City, New.
May 7-tf.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-05-17

FOR SALE-One 1900 pound solid
black Percheron stallion, 7 years old;
well broke. For sale at a bargain. Com
mnnicate with M. v. Gilbert, Paradise
Valley, Nevada.
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NOTICE
ESTRAY NOTICE.

Tuesday, April %, there came to
Coyote ranch, Is miles south of Nil
City, two bay horses branded 5 with
0 over G.. Both had halters on and
were shod all around. Owner can have
same by proving property and paying
for keep and this advertisement.
N. G. FRENDESEN.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-05-17
FOUND

FOUND-Elk tooth cuff button
mounted with solid gold Elk's head.
Owner call at this office identify pro-
erty and pay for advertisement.
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CLASSIFIED ADS


LOST-One pocketbook, one baggage
check and one bank deposit receipt for
$4OO. Finder return to the Peoples
Store and receive suitable reward
m16-wwl
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-05-17

Charles Cronin, foreman For Miller
q Lux, at the White Horse ranch, is in
town and will leave shortly with a load
Of provisions.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-05-17

!. H. Sheldon, the well known sur
veyor, arrived from Mill City this
morning and will be in town for sew
eral days.
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FOR SALE

Two three-fourths birds-eye maple bed
steads with springs and hair mat
tresses. $25 each. Inquire of J. A.
Lipman. M11-1w.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-05-17

FOUND--Bunch of nine keys on Il
heart shaped ring. Now at this Ollie
Call and pay for advertising.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-05-17

NEW CHEESES-American in all
styles just received by F. G. Robins
\ Co. May 9-2w.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-05-17
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-One double work team
young horses. Call at once at F. G
Robins & Co.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-05-17
FOUND

One key in front Of the Club saloon
Owner can have same by calling ri
his Office and paying for advertising.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-05-17

W.. +. Smith and Charles A. Green
OF the Smith-Green company arrived
Yesterday by private conveyance FROM
Barbary canyon. ~
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FOR RENT
TO LET

TO LET
Four furnished rooms to let. In
quire at La Bella Italian saloon, across
the railroad track. A. Banducci.
M 1w.
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WANTED-Furnished house of four
rooms. Apply at the Silver State of
nee. M11w1