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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-13
paoeRAM 81 TaL aIIou TooAY

All for the Sake Of Butterfly" A
pretty story told in pictures.
Hubby Takes a Vacation" A biz
laugh Don't miss it.
Lectures and effects by Harry Law
renee.
Illustrated song, entitled 4 Once
Had a Sweetheart Who Looked Just
Like You" sung by Verlie Lawrence.
Special feature tomorrow. THE Fish
ermans RIVAL
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-13

Homemade cake, pies and bread.
next Saturday. at Tignor's grocery
store li-i2-2t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-13

Jacobs candy at the Model. /
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lpeering down into the cnvcrro,us gloom.
There wis d moments breatfiless
.piuse. ,rhc man awaited the clarion
command, "CIlarge!" Then lights
flashed along the line Of cmbunkmeht,
soldiers rushed to tho front, . bugl4
sounded, drum beat, and random shot
rang out here nnd there. Tic night
attack had failed. Either the Gnrri-
son was larger than we had been given
to understand, or the enemy lind been
informed OF the expedition, uild Ind
sent reinforcements to tho ret1oibt.
Our retreat was IL crawling on hands
and knees to tile first shcltering thick
ct. and tl,cn II run for It. with tile I'm
easy feeling OF probable volley Y In
the back at any moment.
1t Is said that there Ii but n step
from tho snblitnc to tho ridiculous"
In camp. willie volunteers were falling
into line for tl1e3expcdition, w. h. Kyle
called to n rclntive, ]. IS. lyle. to
ccine UP to the front. Go on. Emmett
my boy cried the latter; II glory In
your spunk, but have n5wife and Il
stake in the country" young fell
lowlow In the Chowan Light Infantry,
when Informed that we were about to
charge the rcdoiibt at tile point of the
-hayonet, exclaimed in all the proud
consciousness OF big tidewater plnn-
tation and hundreds Of negroes, "Itcll!
II the Confedcrncy is so bad off for
guns Ill get father to buy half a dozen
cannon for It."
doubt not that there are some SUR
.vivors OF that expedition among the Old
soldiers OF Virginia and North Caro-
lima, who can corroborate my account.
! may DO repeating story. but I have
never seen 1t In print j. H. NJ.
Fayetteville, N. c.. December goth.
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and gallery. He remained in Congress
Until 1882. when he resigned.
The same year he was elected Gov
ernor OF his State by majority OF
more than 10000 over General Gartrel1.
q lawyer and an ex-Confederate officer.
The last public address delivered by
MI. Stephens was at the celebration
Of the sesqui-centennial Of Savannah.
February IA, 1882. He died March 4th,
lcss than month afterwards.
His Lofty El0auence.
sknow not how to close this imper-s
foct sketch OF a great man than by
quoting from an address he delivered
at a meeting In Richmond after his re-
turn from the Hampton Roads confer.
detection at tho South. Among other
things lie said:
III the worst Is to befall us: III our
most serious approximations and gloom
iest lorebodlngs us to the future are
70 be realized: II centralisn is ulti-
mately to prevailed our entire system
OF free institutions, as established by
our common ancestors, is to be sub
verted and an empire is to be estab-
I,sned IN their stead; If that is to be
sne iast scene IN the great tragic drama
tia we OF the South viii be acuuitted
not only In our own consciousness but
~ me Judgment of. mankind, OF all
for SO terrible catas-y
trophe ana from all the guilt of SO
great a crime against humanity.
amidst our own ruins, bereft OF for
tunes and estates, as we'll as liberty.
With nothing remaining to us but q
good name and Il public character Il H.!
sullied and 6nntarnislled we Will. In
our 'l' common misfortunes, still cling. in
our affections, to the Land of Memo
ries' and find expression for our sentt-s
nents when surveying the past as we'll
aa O ( our distant slopes when loo king
TO tho future in the grand words Of
Father Ryan, one of our most eminent.
divines. and ono Of Americas best
poets:
"a land without ruins Is a land
without tnemoriesi land Without
memories Is a land without liberty; a
i land that wcArs u laurel crown may
BIO fair to see, but Irvine a few sad
cyptess leaYes around the brow of any
land. and, be that land peautlless and
bleak. It becomes lovely In Its conse-
Grated coronet Of sorrow. ana 1t wins
the sympathy Of the heart and his tory.
Crowns OF roses fade; crowns OF thorns3
endure Calvares and cruoitiXes take
deepest hold of humanity. The tri-5
utnphs Sof might are transient; they
paEs away and are so.gottsn; thu SUI
ferings OF srigh Are craven deepest on
the chronicles of ma tiOns,'" Il
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lad to left obiique Ills company II
order to fire upon tie sunne e,rs, % tllh r.
four companies to his captain
Bruce's) right, they would have been e,,a
completely out OF the range OF the
fact is that tie OFT mentioned battery
was Immediately In front OF the Cadet
evidenced by the killing and wounding
81 tho large majority q those II the
Cadet Corps. Tho captain says his
regiment lost per cent, The cadet
percentage was q. fiye times me that Ct o p,
states Sta that tho eadots took a battery
that had already been taleen.,-a strange
anomaly. Now. as to the "halts" and
"wayerings" alleged BY the captain;,
and ubianitous u the .'loblolly" and
also OH the lane known ns william
sons, where tho cadets were first or.
dered to n halt about 200 yards beyond
d ies mad i tlieir advance. rho ground
made a descent ut that point. and III
crossing d ravine the line OF cadets be-
came necessarily disarranged. ut which
f 70 halt oe and dress Into line Whle il
evidenced by the best authority and
voucled for by statement from tbs
Federal side. The second halt was
somewhere about 100 yards In front OF
this six-gun battery. spoken OF SO
often BY Captain Bruce. Following the
order to halt, the order was given to
charge, and soon after In this charge
Colonel Ship was wounded. These
are carefully and thought
fully made. after deliberate discus
sion with other cadets who were on.
the field Of action, as we'll AS your mar
rator. Gil. NJ. W.,
Coz v. MI, Cadet Corps.
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until the final downfall OF tho Con-
ftderacy. During the war lie made
several notable addresses. FIe opposed
tho CONSUMPTION act. the suspension
of the writ OF habeas corpus, and
some OF the financial measures Of the
administrations. But these differences
Of opinion did not disturb the friendly
relations he sustained with Mr.. Davis,
and on one occasion he defended him
Most vigorously against the charge OF
the cruel treatment OF Northern pris-
oners of war.
e When final effort was made to re-
store peace to the contending sections,
President Davis appointed commis-
sion in February 1855. which met
President Lincoln and Secretary Seward
In Hampton Roads Messrs. Alexander
Fl. Stephens, II. M. r. Hunter and Judge
John a. Campbell constituted tho COM
mission on the part of the Confederate
States. This conference, as Is we'll
known. passed into history as Il failure.
In his work entitled "The War Between
the States" Mr.. stephens has given
q clear and succinct account OF all tina
occurred. Upon their return to Rich
mond the commissioners submitted their
report to tho President, which he COM
nluncated to Congress, and from which
It will appear that tho enemy declined
10 eHler42lIllO tuHysAAet ,Otltltloio4t UPON
| the subject of peace.
Tt has been frequently asserted since
the Termination of the war that In tho
| Hampton Roads conference Mr.. Lincoln
made an offer OF $460,000,000 az an
Indemnity to the owners of slaves for
the loss Of thoir property, provided the
Southern people would abandon their
opposition to the national authority.
No Offer OF Indemnity.
No such offer was ever made. Mr..
Lincoln said l,e would be willing to be
taxed to rcmtinerate the Southern poo
pie for the loss Of their slaves; that
| he believed the people of the North
were as responsible for slavery as the
people OF the South, and II the war
should then cease. with the voluntary
| abolition of slavery by tho States,s ne
should be in favor individually, OF he
government paying a fair indemnity
| for their loss to the owners; that ne
believed this Idea had an extensive
eXlstence ut the North; that he knew
some who were In favor5of an appro-
priatlon as high az $t00000,0 900 for this
purpose. but on this subject he said he
could give no assurance and enter intu
| no stlpulatiohs He only oxpressed
his own feelings and what he believed
Ito be the views OF others.
Except tho remarks of Mr., Lincoln
at tins conference, as reported by MI,
Stephens In his book, and his sugges-
4 ton to tho members OF his Cabinet
(which was universally disapnroyed al
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by them, there is no foundation. in my
opinion, for the statement referred to-.
AZ d member, Of the Confederate Con-
gress had frequent opportunities to
listen to conversations on this subject
by two OF our commissioners. and
know perfectly we'll that It was not
the understanding OF the Southern peo-
the Hampton Roads conference. or at
any other time. But the best evidence
Is afforded by tho official report OF the
commissioners upon their return to
Richmond.
Mr.. Stephens was commissioned by
the President on tho I'd OF July, 1853,
to establish a cartel for tho exchange
OF prisoners. In the execution OF that
Important and delicate duty he pro-
ceeded on a steamer down the James
River, but before reaching Newport
News the great battle Of Gettysburg
had been fought, and Vlcksburg had been
surrendered. Upon reaching Newport
News, the object OF his mission was
photographed by Rear-Admiral S. r. Lee,
of the United States Navy, to the gov
eminent at Washington. After having
been detained for two days, the reply
came from Washington that no special
commissioners on the subject embraced
| In the proposed conference would be
lreceived. OF * ~ " WI iia5
Confined IN Fort Warren.
After the fall Of the Confederacy
Mr.. stephens was arrested at his home
and carried as prisoner to Fort War
fren, in Boston harbor, where lie was
detained for ivo months. whan he was
released on his parole. In February,
|1S66, he was elected to the Senate or
tho United States, but WAS not allowed
to take his seat. In 1857 lie published
the first volume of his book, entitled
..The War Between tho States and
| In 1870 no published the second volume.
TIe published also d school history OF
the United States, II, u T. i3
In 1874 he was elected to the H0use
of Represen tatives, and remained In
THAT body until 1882 when he re-
signed. AZ have already said, lie at
tracted more attention than any other
member Of the body on account OF his
remarkable appearance and his extra
Ordinary forensic ability. Whenever lie
addressed the House he commanded tho
closest and most undivided attention,
The members on both sides, without
distinction Of party, gathered around
/ him. and We're eager to catch every
|word that fell from his lips. He al
ways spoke with his hat on his head,
and as he rolled back and forth the
chair In which lis sat- his eyea blazed
In his fswarthY face and ihts4voice pene-
.ltrated the remotest aarts of the In y
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why we spend 40 Much Money.

why we spcnu so -Mucn Money.
In a recent address President Schur
man. OF Cornell University, denounced
the heavy expenditures OF the govern
ment for the army and navy. and de-
clarcd that they were serious bur-
den upon the people. He is right. Thx
expenditures for these purposes are
high. and the people regret it. DR..
Schurman did not give figures. but II
he had done so the exhibit would be
impressive. For example. In 1897 the
army cost, in round figures. $4,000, 00t
and the navy $4,000. 900. while in 1907
the cost. respectively. reached the
enormous totals OF $l22,oO0, 900 and
&s7.o00.000. But we must bear In mind
that between 1897 and 1907 the sItun-
ton OF the United States reveals a
sweeping change. The Spanish War OF
1898. and the Philippine rebellion of
iss9-t00l, came In the interval. Tho
Spanish War made imperative an i'm
mediate and a large increase in our
army and navy. and tho annexations
OF territory intthe Pacific and the Gulf
of Mexico. which were among the re-
suits OF the war. have compelled us to
Keep both arms of the service at a
higher level in strength and efficiency
than they were Immediately before
that confict.--Leslie's Weekly.
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(No. 225.)
IlnEland Fnft,ily.

BY request the interesting family
OF RhEfand Is given. with their coat
Of arms. as taken from Crozier's Gcn-
eral Arinory. described as follows:
Argent, three unicorns PEASANT IN
pale, sable. Crest--A unicorn statant
gules, armed. crined and unguled. orr,
The first OF tho family in Virginia
was John Ragland and his wife, Ann
(BeauforD 1tagland. who emisrated
from Mommouthshire. Wales, about
I1720, and settled In Hanover county.
| VA, where he obtained grants for q
large body OF land. His children were
as follows:
!. John (2). married Ann Dudley, a nd
settled in Goochland county.
q. William, married and had issue.
.. Samuel, settled In Louisa, and had
isse; he Is also mentioned in Spotsyl-
vania county. 1850.
4.James. married Catherine Davis.
and had issue.
8. Pettus, married Elizabeth Davis
of Hanover county.
u. Martha, married Thomas Tinsley.
Z. Frances, married Jeremiah Pate.
The issue of Pettus and Elizabeth
Davis Ragland:
Jean. born April 10. 1855, married
| William Chick.
2. John (3), born July 90. 1853.
8. William. born September II, 1857.
-, $780, ~. poi ~ y ept uaTy D, li50; mar.
RED William Rice.
8. Elizabeth, born March "a. 1860;
married 3. Wright.
8. Pettus 70. born July 8, 1851.
moved to Halifax county. Va.
2. Samuel. born April IL, 17si: died
young.
:. Martha. born September II. 1865.
.. Evan. born September s. 1857;
married Year,ians. OF Louisa county,
i IN To- 4
10. Ann Beaufort. born October
I176S =
II. Nancy. born July ia, 1870; mar
ried DR.. Starke.
IL. Catherine, born 1873: married John
Bowe. -
13. Fendall, born 1880: died 1879; he
married Sarah. daughter OF Edward
ana Amelia Nelson. cousins and de-
scendants OF third generation or E.d.
ward (born 5000, son or James Nelson.
or Essex county. Eng, who emigrated
to virginia Ills, and in 1719 married
Mary, daughter OF Edward and Jane
Garland. OF New Kent county. Va.
Bishop Mende mentions Join and
Evan Ragland, sons OF Pettus (2) Rag
land, who settled in Halifax county.
as being In the vestry OF Antrim
Parish, 1852. Evan Ragland. of HALF
| fax, died In 1914, leaving large land
ed estate. and bequest to the church.
which was In litigation some years.
He also had son, Evan, Jr., who was
In tho vestry.
The issue OF Fendall and Sarah Mel
son) Ragland, were eight sons and four
daughters. OF whom Elizabeth Mildred.
born February 90 1914. married May
19. 1890. Robert King (son Oh John
Philip and Elizabeth King) Brock, born
December 10. 1901; died May 81. 1850.
The first John 1sagland is recorded
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(No. 100
HAMILTON STEPHENS.

The first I ever saw OF Mr.. Stephens
was on the ed day OF April. 1861. He
had been sent as commissioner by
the government at Montgomery to ne
gotiatc a treaty Of alliance, offensive
and defensive. with the Commonwealth
of Virginia, and i had the honor to
represent the convention as member
OF tho committee appointed to receive
him. 1t will be remembered that Vlr-
ginia was, for II short time, an inde-
pendent nation. She had seeded from
tho old Union, but had not acceded to
the now, nor could she do so until d
vote was had by the people upon tho
ratification or rejection OF the Ordt-
nance OF secession.
Mr.. stephens impressed mo at the
time az a most remarkable man. III
personal appearance Id was worry slen-
der, his complexion was swarthy, and
he weighed less than 100 pounds, lie
had metallic voice OF iare4 eualin..,
after his arrival as commissioners he
met in conference Il committee of the
convention. The result OF the con-
florence was Tho adoption OF Il treaty
by which Virginia, looking to a speedy
union with the Confederate States
agreed that tho whole military force
and military operations OF the Com.
monwealth In the impending conflict
with the government Of the United
States should be under tho chief sdirec-
ton and control Of the Pres!dentsof thu
Confederate states, on the Same footing
| as II the Commonwealth had already
5ibecoms Il tremher OF HE Confederacy.
Thcolugical EIdncnt Ion.
/ Alexander stephens was born neal
lCrawfordsville, In the state OF Georgia
or the nth day Of February, ! Sl2
was left an orphan at the age Of az
4 teen; was educated for the Presbyte
rlan ministry, hut prnferring tho lesa
y professlon, was admitted TO the bar ol
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ono. 1900
NIcNRHll.

Mr.. Editor,-Can you give me any
OF tho descendants OF
George McNish. a Presbyterian minis
tor, who came to Virginia In 1901?
Can you tell mo to what family OF
Greens the mother OF General Turner
Ashby bslonEsT INQUIRER.
George McNish was born In 1880 and
came to America. f70b. and settled In
Maryland: he died in New. Jersey, 1922
He is mentioned. In tho Evangelical
Magazine. 1918. by Ride, as sending
the Presbyterian preachers from PHIL
adclpi,ia into Virginia. but particulars
OF his family are not given: but the
name Ia sometimes met With. we are
not familiar with the Green family
and cannot tell tho branch to which
General Turner Ashby belonged.
Ono. 1919
(sfbsOn, Again.
TO assure our correspondent &C
.(146O, December 2sth.) that our re.
mark at bottom OF article was not IN
tended for him, we append the fol-
lowing In explanations:
"Mr. Editor.--Answering 1850. die
not state that sncanna Gibson Harrl.
son was descendant OF Bergman,
only thought so. have no doubt 14st
IL correct. I only knew she was q
daughter OF Thomas Harrison and Ann
Grayson. thank 1880 for correction
~ %
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Las, aGhT Zines 4igpattb 3D.
.dS S5l C ENEAE0 fCAE G COLUMN

- u 81
an living In Trenrico parish, UP to 1873,
at which time 1t is believed lie died.
The Ragland family OF Halifax
county, have always been noted for
their affluence and high position OF its
ft1bttibars among whom was Charles "A.
Raglahd, born there August d, 1914,
who became mn eminent lawyer. and
city attorney. Justice and Mayor OF the
city; also Henry Clay Hagand. born
In 1914, In Gooeliland, and BECAME
editor Of the Logan Banner; 1887, and
was member Of the West Virginia
Legislature. Wc-iinvo taken most OF
the above from notes ny DR.. n. A.
Brock, on 1ferrico parish records. who
which family also intcrinarrted With
the Davis, Nelson. Garland and. other
we'll known families OF that period.
QUERIES AND LETTERS.
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For Correspondents.

The interest In the Genealogical Col.
utiln OF The Tinles-Dispatch has grown
to such An extent that the following
rules and regulations will have to be
made:
II Information IL desired on any spe.
,cial article appearing In the paper,
Inquiry should give the date OF the
paper and the number OF the article,
All letters addressed to the Genoa.
logical Department must be plainly
signed and the address, OF the writer
given. Tho signature Will be withheld
IL SO desired.
AL special articles prepared for the
Genealogical Column must be writer
on one side OF the paper only. and
typewriter communications will al.
ways be given the preference.
II extended research or inquiry Is
desired. u special charge Will be made
BY the genealogical editor. as TIL.
cannot undertake this
work without compensation for all
correspondents In view OF the large
number OF demands that are being
made upon 1t daily.
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(No. t4s3)

Editor Genealogical Column:
I should be pleased to have you let
ME know something OF the antece-
dents OF John Old. who died In Amelia
county In 1867. He LETT an estate in
Dinwiddie county. I understand that
Old Street, in Petersburg. was named
after him. Yours. G.
we have not many OF the Old family
records at hand. but give the follow
ing: James Old Is believed TO have
been the first settler In Eastern Vir-
GINA (see Hening). Bishop Meade
speaks OF John Old as being In st.
Annes Parish. A1bemarle. In 1772 but
this John seems to be traced from Lan-
caster county, Pa. who came to Albe-
marie in 1869, and with others first
started iron manufacture in the county
on the Hardware River. of which Mr..
Jefferson makes mention in his notes
on Virginia. This John Old died in
1909. He left son. John, and daugh-
ter. Sarah. who married Edward Gar
land. John t2) Old married In 1885
Elizabeth Wheeler. and died in 1919.
His children were: Nancy. who married
Thomas Eubank and. moved to Ken
lucky; Elizabeth. married Renbank;
were also Thomas j.. George w. and
Abijah Old. Thomas and George
moved to Campbell county. The son,
Abijah married Sarah Fretwcll: they
lived at the colds Forge" and died IN
1870. They had James A.. John, VIII
liam, Martha, Mary and Sarah. who
married Samuel Norvell and moved to
Missouri.
The first John had brother, James.
who Is believed to BIO the same as
mentioned by Hening. 1t is said he
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was In tho REVOLUTION, and In tl,>
battle OF Long Island. Returning ia
Virginia, he settled near "Garland'a
Old Store" In Albcmar1e. He died, un-
married, In 1921.
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The Wrong Place.

A shade hustled up to st. Peter "My
good man." he said. will you tell me
where must go to procure souvenir
postcards?'
And st. Peter. eyeing him sourly,
told him where he could go to.-Puck.
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(No. 1850
Letcher.

Editor Genealogical Columns:
Can a linenl descendant OF William
retcier and Elizabeth Perkins Join
the Colonial Dames2 And to whom
would they have to apply to get fuli
Information regarding tho nccossa ~
paphrH7 N. II, j.
Tynuhburg, Vn.
Yes. if william Letcher can tran
direct descent from John Lctcher who
OF the colony and died iii tho scryick'
Ho was from Essex county. and MI
widow. L,,cy Morton, was his heirazs-
1880. Apply to the local chnpter Al
Lynchburg, who Will furnish ali pa.
pcrs.
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July 90 1894; was elected to the state
Legislature IN 1896, and was elected
70 Tho llouse of Representatives in
ls4a. Where he remained for sixteen
years. Flo advocated the annexation
OF texas, but opposed President 1y ler' 3
treaty of 1874 and the Mexican War
policy OF President Polk. He favored
the election OF General Taylor as Presi-
dent in 1S4S. and opposed the election
OF General Scott In 1859. He resigned
Ms seat In Congress In 1859, and In
1860 favored tho oieotlon9of stephen 4.
Eouglas as President. He was opposed
TO secession, and did not consider the
erection of Mr. Lincoln as sufficient
cause to Justify the act. He was
e1ected Il member or the Georgia Con-
ventlon of 1861. and MS a member OF
tnat body oppnaed most vigorously the
adoption Of tho ordinance Of secession,
put. after it's passage, llo acqu lesccd
" - tho views OF the majority, and was
~ once chosen as a delegate to the
provisional Congress- at Montgomery
Or the Confederate States. Mr.. Stephens
rendered assistance In framing the Con
st tl.t Of Tie Confederate ates, and
regarded II lis a decided inlpro cement
over that OF the United States. lIc
said OF It: Tho whole document Mega
yves the ldon Which no many have
been so active In endeayorlng to- put
IN the enduring form Of history. that
| The convention at Montgomery Was
nothing but set OF conspirators,
whose object WAS the VERT row OF the
PRINCIPLES OF the Constitution Of the
United States and he screa tlon OF
great slave oligarchy, cad GAG o. the
free institutions thereby secured and
guaranteed" Gi8a5
Confederate Vlce-I'rekidcnt.