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cap, and. with characteristic delicacy
and courtesy, said to him: General
Jackson, l see that you have ordered
your tent to be pitched under these
trees. / wish to say to You that 1 am
the owner OF these grounds, and 1 beg
You to make my house your home for
every purpose"
This noble boy Immediately returned
to his post, and in an after engage
ment in the front of the charge was
stricken down. AS he lay upon his
back fatally Gas he well knew wound
ed, he said to his fellow Confederatcs,
Il want you to tell my wife and all
my people that fell upon my back
in front OF the foe. willing sacrifice
in defense OF them and of my country
A CorDin pedigree down to the
match of Gavin Corbin with Jane.
daughter and coheir OF John Lane, of
York River, in Virginia, may be
found in the College of Arms, London.
Extracts were made from it by Sir
G, C, Young, king at arms, 1889.
This pedigree begins with Robert
"a Corbion also Cochin. whose son,
Robert Co. gave lands to the Abbey
of Talcsworth. 1154-1161. Fifteen gem
eratons Gall proved. and which we
must omit for want Of space) inter-
vene between this Robert (2) and
Thomas GD, of Hall End" in the
at Hall End" in 1857, and was
buried at Kings SN,aford," the an
Gent seat and burial place OF the
Corbins in staffordshire, England. He
married, 1920. Winifred, daughter OF
Gavin Grosvenor of Sutton Colfield, !"
county Warwick. He had four sons
and one daughter. Ills third son,
Henry, emigrated to Virginia He
left the ashes of seventeen worthy
forefathers (gentlemen) of the male
line behind, and CAME probably as most
other gentlemen did. to recover for
tune. Henry Q) Corbtn married an
Englishwoman Alice, daughter of
Richard E,ltonhead, of ''Iiltonhead.' He
had three sons. Henry (e). the Oldest,
died in infancy. Thomas (a) went
back to England, most probably to
live with his unclcs, who had no sons,
and Gavin CD mnrried, first, Cath
crime daughter of Ralph Wormelep
and Catherine Lunsford, his wife), and
is tho ancestor OF all Of the Virginia
Corbins. The daughters of Henry Cor
bin "a were Letitia CD, who married
Richard Lee. Alice CD, married Philip
L.ghtfoot: Winifred CD, married LIE
Roy Griffin; Ann (a), married William
Tay!oe, and FRANCES W, married Ed
mund jennings. Each young lady took
her place as the mistress of u great
house" Lolita (2)---as Mrs. Richard
Lce--went to beautiful MT. PLEASANT"
in Wostmorcland county. o. large brick
house upon tho broad Potomac River.
Rlchard Lee, tho son OF the emigrunt,
was a fellow of Oxford ana a scholar
attainment. He was so clever.
that the great men OF England Of
rered to promote him to tho highest
plaees OF the church II he would take
holy orders and remain In England,
hui his fathers ambition for him was
that he would become a Virginia plan-
ter. and he settled him at "EIt. Pleas
ant amidst its $500 broad acres, Rich
ard Lees portrait and that If his
wife hung at mt PLEASANT and arc
sun preserved, although the mansion
has been three times burnt, Hats n
stern locking man With very long
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-13
WHEN DIR. WOOD BEFORE THE WAR.

ton started under more favorable con-
ditions than has ever before been the
case in any single instance among her
fellow Spanish American republics"
General Wood rewrote the admins
'ration and electoral laws OF the
Cubans, shaped them into republic
modelled on the lines OF the United
states, and after teaching them to as
semble their constitutional convention,
turned the government over to them
with balance in the treasury. But
during his administration OF Cuba
General Wood gained the bitter enmity
of q powerful faction in Congress by
friend and political henchman for flag
rant frauds in the Cuban postal SER
vice. This feud delayed his coniirma-
ton after his commission as major
general of regulars had been sent in
by President Roosevelt. Elihu Root,
both Mckinley and Roosevelt, testified,
during this controversy, that inasmuch
as President Mckinley, before his
death, had selected Wood for major
general. President Roosevelt would
have been compelled to dissent from
the Judgment of President MCKINLEY
If he had failed to nominate him."
Killed u uoutI0nd Himself.
Next General Wood went to the Phil
ippines. where. as Governor OF the Moro
PROVINCE ne Taught oVV,pnO heathen
pirates. slave dealers and head hunters
that American sovereignty means
something. He established order among
them, freed their slaves and surprised
their headsmen by quoting the Koran
TO them. especially that part COUNSEL
ing men that It's better to have only
one wife than many.
He took the field himself on BUSH
whacking campaigns through Doggy
forests and overgrown jungles. once,
when his interpreter was ambushed.
the jungle. and killed every man of
the attacking party one by one, while
they We're escaping in long boat.
Then, from 1906 to 1908. he command
ed the entire Philippine division. with
its $4,000 troops. and since the latter
date he has been commander of the
Department of the East. with head
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nose. and Letitia is represented as a
serious person, too. with full lips and
plump shoulders. which rise from a
new decollete gown. Richard and
Letitia had seven very well-known
children.
Alice Ca) corbin married Philip
Lightfoot, and presided at stately
"Teddington." upon the James. Winifred
(2l, named for her mother, married
LIE Roy Griffin. and lived in Northum-
berland county.
Ann (21 married William Tayloe. and
although the present magnificent
Mount Airy house was not then built,
she nevertheless was mistress Of the
vast estate on which Mount Airy
stands.
Frances (2), the youngest daughter.
married no less a parsonage than Ed
mund Jennings. Esq, of Rippon. Coun-
ty York. England, and Rippon Hall, in
York county, Va. So she was mistress
of Rippon Hall, now Bigelow's Wharf,
on York River.
Gavin ca, the third son of Henry
Corbin, is the ancestor of the Virginia
Corbins. Henry % Corbin lived first
at Peckatone in Wastmoreland, a
splendid estate. The house, very large
and comfortable, stood upon the Poto-
mac, inc IlFlnCFdl ioIeSl lIlluNcQ tOr
space to hold it.
Tradition has it that one of it's
mistresses. whether Corbin or not I
dare not say, was n trihe peculiar.
She put her slaves in dungeons and
whipped them at her own sweet will,
and finally on a day of severe cruelty.
she, her coach and coachman were.
whitfield up in hurricane and never
more seen. From What day Peclatone
was deserted. Folk said it was haunt
ed. and from its vast halls and spa
cious rooms fearful groans fell on the
ears of those who passed by.
Henry Cd Corbin also owned Buck
horn House, in Middlesex; Lanevilla.
in King and Queen, and many acres
in other counties.
Gavin (2) Corbn was very prom
inent man, Burgess, Councillor. etc.
lie married first Catherine Wormeley.
whose mother was the daughter OF
Sir Thomas Lunsford, and had no chill
dren. Secondly he married Jane Lane.
of York county. She is thought to he
the mother of his children although
1t is said that he married, for last
and third wife. Martha. daughter or
William Rassett. However, he had
four daughters, all OF whom married
we'll. Jennie married John Bushrod;
1pd'iHd' NhdJoE TtODSTl fucker. Alice.
BENJAMIN Needles, and Anne. Wlllough-
by Newton. His sons advanced proba-
bly, beyond the high estate of their
Virginia forefathers. They owned
great plantations and filled high posi-
tions. Richard CD, the Oldest son, in
herited Immense tracts of land. with
the appnrtenanccs thereor-nouses,
slaves, plate and pictures.
His favorite estate was Laneville, in
King and Queen He married Eliza
beth Tayioe. of Mt Airy, but besides
Lanoville he also owned Buckingham
House, in Middlesex; Moss Neck, near
fredericksburg. and Farley Vale. In
King George. tho latter, however, re-
celved is name later. He had 1--WE sons
Gavin al, the elder, inherited Buck
lngham House In NIiddlesex He was
Councillor and Burgess and married his
first cousin. Prama Tucker He left no
son. John (4) Tayloe. the second son,
married Mary. daughter of BENJAMIN
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quarters at Governors Island. n. Y.
Spain this remarkable man stood only
thirty-fourth on the list of assistant
surgeons, and his pay was but S2.640.
To-day he is the ranking officer of the
entire military service, and draws n
major generals salary of $4,000. Had
he remained in the medical corps he
would now be a surgeon, with the
rank of major, and drawing $4,000 a
year.
eral is restored and some Junior Off
Ger Is jumped over him to fill it, Leon
ard Wood VIII be the senior officer
of the army for the next fourteen
will be one of the chief actors upon
our stage of events, and you will hear
much Of him.
Copyright. 1910. by John Elfreth
Watkins)
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VUCVINY. 4
VIII the descendants of the Harris
family of Hanover" send address to
me writer, who is getting data for
tho Harris tree. Want to hear from
the Andersons. Coiemans, Cowherds.
Doswells. Garlands. Wyatts. KeIlys,
Waltons. prews, Hobsons, Hatchers
and Overtons, Marsialls. HAIRLESS and
other names who are descended from
Major Robert Harris, who settled in
Hanover about 1850. Write promptly.
please. THOS III, HARRIS. M
I'redericks Va.
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We have not been able to find the
successive owners OF Moss Neck. since
II passed from tho Corbins after
1t Is owned by the Countess d'Adhima.
and her son, Count Raoul d'Adhin1a.
who maintain the place with a Part.
sian elegance and Virginia hospi-
talty.. May 1t long be ruled by such
q tender mistress!
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Doing Up Lace Curtains

is an awful bother, You know it
if you have ever tried it. Why not
send them to this laundry next
timc9 We make specialtyof lace
curtain work, and VIC not alone
take all the bother off your shout
ders, but we do up your curtains
better than you could yourself.
Make us prove it.
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G. g. Arkadelphia Ark: Jeremiah
STROLLER, who settled In Orange county.
lI4l, had a son named Christopher. Il
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-24
MAD KING OTTO'S LIFE

Some remarkable details relating to the mad
King Otto of Bavaria published from dip
lomatic source by the Giornale dltaia, the London
Chronicle says. Though shut up for forty years
in castles now at the Castle Furstenried and
though sixty-two years of age. Otto is still fine
handsome figure with magnificent beard and
flowing gray locks.
The stories about his periodical fits of fury are
quite untrue. His court is presided over by Mar
shall Baron Redwiz and consists OF few trusty
gentry belonging to the most ancient famll1es OF
the Bavarian aristocracy.
King Otto suffers terribly from insomnia and oft
en- sits up in bed half the night staring TOWARD the
door, as if expecting somebody to enter. he, now
ever, rises punctualy every morning at ana mute
ly allows himself to be dressed by his valet He
has holy horror of soap and water, and OF nav
ing his hair and nails cut that servants have
to await patiently favorable day for these opera
TONS when the poor patient Is IN state OF coin-
plete apathy. King Otto smokes incredible guam
titles of cigarettes and is always putting away save
when he is absorbed in his favorite pastlme OF
studving the operate music Of his pet composer
Verdi Often he causes the castle to resound all
day long with the melodies OF "R1goletto
The diplomat relates that the first symptom OF
brain decay in the young prince I'LL theh 80
bright forceful and courageous, was manifested
during the Franco-German war. Just before the
seee of Paris Kaiser William summoned him TO the
headmarters of the general staff and kept him I'M
der observation in company with bismarck anu
Moltke the reason being that King Otto had called
out squad of cavalry and ordered them to charge
straight at stone wall, which, he insisted, was
body of the enemy's infantry.
He began preaching everywhere the stern neces-
sitv of concluding peace with France at any price.
Soon after intercepted letters were brought to the
Emperor William which the Bavarian prince had
been dispatching secretly to the enemy 1t was
then that old kaiser sadly sent for the demented
prince decorated him with the order OF the iron
oross for service rendered in the campaign and
hacked him off under medical escort for pleas
ure trip in Spain and Italy.
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Curari a Queer Poison,

Curari, the vegetable poison with
which the Indians of the upper Anna
ION tip their hunting arrows, remains
a mystery in its composition after a
hundred years of investigation by sci
entists. The Indians will sell 1t for
its weight in silver, but will not reveal
the plants from which it is derived.
Not long ago a professor in German
university was sent to the Amazon
wilderness for the express purpose OF
discovering the secret, for curari. or
urari, as it is otherwise called, is now
thought to be of great value in medi
cine. The professor lived two years
in Indian villages, and while he was
permitted to witness the boiling OF
the witches BROTH" which lasted sew
eral days, he could not tell what
plants went into the brew. Returning
from his baffled quest down the Anna.
zon with a quantity of the poison. the
professor was met by another traveller,
Dewey Austin Cobb, who had got pos.
session of a native blowgun. The lat.
ter tells in the National Geographic
Magazine how he put some of the pro-
fessors curari on some of his blowgun
arrows, which are like toothpicka
feathered with cotton, and tried it Cd
a buck deer in the forest.
"After a deliberate aim our hunte
fred" says Mr. Cobb, 'if I may ase
such a word for the little puff, scarce.
ly heard by us, and entirely inaudible
above the rustling corn leaves at the
distance of the deer The animal gave
slight start as it felt the prick OF
the arrow on its flank and turned part.
ly around, shifting the air for a scent
and looking about as If searching for
the insect that had bitten or stung It.
Detecting nothing, it stood still and
unalarmed. At the end Of minute
or minute and half at most, its
head dropped little, as If it was
sleepy.
when the hunter saw this he arose
and stepped out in plain sight. The
deer turned his head and looked al
him, and moved forward, not away
from him, few steps, and stopped. I
showed no fear, but simply curiosity
After another minute the professo
and l arose, and all three walked
quietly to within reach of 1t. It mad,
no movement to run away, but watch
ed us intently, and shifted its position
a little. It's movements seemed pei
fectly easy and natural Absence o
fear was the only observable change
until at the end Of three minute
more; then 1t lay down, not falling
but as naturally as cow or shee
when ready for sleep.
1--WE all approached its side, an
the hunter laid a hand on it's shoulder
1t looked up at him, but showed no RI
sentiment or fear. Even Its breathin
seemed easy and natural, which SUI
prised me, as I had heard that deaf
resulted from paralysis Of the lung
when caused by urari.''
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about 121 years old, few men can pc
found today to identify without look
ing at the names. the pictures ana
the busts of men high in official gov
eminent position or of great lame III
their time in contemporary history.
In the senate chamber placed in
inches about the gallery walls are
busts of the vicepresidents OF the
United States. Only the guides OF tue
Capitol who have their lessons letters
proof, can tell the names OF tnese
men without reference to the printed
lists or the printed inscriptions.
When the house cleaning days were
over only a season ago two pictures
were replaced on the walls OF the
corridor of the senate. One OF tneni
was a picture of Patrick Henry ana
the other was that of Thomas Je1-
ferson, For weeks the fact that JET
ferson's picture has been labeled
Patrick Henry and Patrick Henry 5
had been labeled Thomas Jefferson
went undecided. Finally a visitor
noticed the error, called attention TO
1t and had the change made.
Perhaps the most striking picture
in the senate corridors is that which
shows Commodore Perry standing IN
the row boat to which he went from
his sinking flag ship Lawrence to the
ship Niagara at the battle OF Lake
Erie. Perry is pictured erect in the
boat while a small boy evidently
"midship-mite," also standing trying
to pull the Commodore down to a
seat SO that he will be less exposed
to the furious rain of the shot OF the
enemy. The boy who is trying to in
duce the commodore to take the nee
essary precaution to save his life was
a nephew of the great sailor, and 1t
was he who later opened the ports
of Japan to the commerce of the
world. So it is that in the painting
are the portraits Of two Perrys, both
of whom are famous in the naval an
nails of the United States.
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NOT PAGE FROM A ROMANCE
Conversation, However, Reads a
Whole Lot More Like Scene
in Real Life.

and SO your father refuses to con-
sent to our union?"
HE does, Rodolphus."
The sad youth swallowed sob.
'Ts there nothing left for us, then,
but an elopement?" said he.
Nothing"
do you think. Clementine, that you
could abandon this luxurious home,
forget all the enjoyments of great
wealth, Danish yourself forever from
your devoted parents hearts, and go
west with a poor young man to enter
home Of lifeless poverty and self.
denial?"
II could, Rodolphus."
The sad youth rose YEARLY and
reach for his hat.
"Then," SAID he, "you are far from
being the practical girl I have all
along taken you to be-"
And with one last look around on
the sumptuousness that some day he
had hoped to share, he sobbed and
said farewell-Browning's Magazine.
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Gaunt House of "Vanity Fair"

Writing on the original of Gaunt
House in Thackeray's first novel
vanity Fair" C. Van Noorden con.
cludes that this was Harcourt House,
Cavendish Square, and not, as most
commentators incline to believe, eth.
er Hartford House, Manchester
Square, or Lansdowne House, Berke'
ley Square Harcourt House, says Mr..
Van Noorden, corresponds almost ex'
actly with the novelist's description
in Vanity Fair
The vast hall, the great gateway
ETC., all are here, while the equestrian
statue resolves itself into that of the
Duke of Cumberland, the Butcher OF
Culloden, which was removed in 1868,
ostensibly to be recast, but has never
reappeared This figure appears In
Thackerays own illustration of the
arrest of Capt. Crawley when leaving
Gaunt House, affording another proof
of the correctness of this localization.
Harcourt House has now given way to
a block of residential fats. "--London
Graphic.
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hard work connected with it. NO one KNOWS yet
who will succeed the powerful Senator Alorch VI
Rhode Island the chief OF the nnance coni,hi'.ee
q position which carries with it ordinarily the Re
n,h1icon leadership of the senate of the United
States
A good deal of historic interest centers In some
of the committee rooms of the senate. Inc pres
ent senate wing of the Capitol was not competed JILL
til the year 1859, but there are several comh'.ee
rooms still located in the old part OF the great Duiio
ing Even in the new section there are TWO VI
three rooms which have witnessed stirring scenes.
In tho room of the committee territories for IN
stance a body of which Senator Beverage OF In
diana Is the chairman there were held the hearings
on the Kansas-Nebraska bill and on othef Tree VI
slave soil state" matters. In the room OF the GULL
mittee on privileges and elections, or Whlch oeha
tor Burrows of Michigan is the CHAIRMAN many
senators have had what might De caiieu sianu
iurv hearings on the question of their right to ther
seats The Utah cases have been heard here, and
il was here that Senator w. A. Clark OF Montana ap
neared through his counsel to try to prove that
he did not use wrongful means to secure MS seat
in the senate. coo
In the room Of the committee on military al
fairs hundreds upon hundreds OF problems were
worked out during the days OF the civil war. slnes
the United States has become world power Sena-
tor Henry Cabot Lodge, chairman of the commit
tee on the Philippines has had many puzzhng
questions on his hands, and the hearings WHICH
have been held in this room at times have at
tracted crowds and nearly always have been OF
deep interest. In the Philippines room the anu
Jmnerialists" have argued behalf of indepen-
dence for the Filipino and there have been met
in debate by men who have maintained that the
dav of liberty for the little brown, brother must
he postponed until he is qualified for its priv
leges
Memories of men pass quickly While the
United States government as government IS only
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-24

the iunk-heap now. jerks liked to
ride at night, and as that was. about
the only time / could go, he used TO
take me and my wife good deal.
zone night we were coming nome
down Aubon road, when all OF sud
den. sitting in the middle of the high
way right ahead Of us. directly under
the glare of the street light, we saw.
scratching its left ear with It's foot,
a nice little poleeat."
20 my" began his friend. you don't
really"
Absolutely true story" said the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-24
Significance In Names.

In an Illinois town workingman
having been informed that sixth
baby had arrived at his home, ex-
claimed: Sufficient" and his neigh
bors, referring to his having given
that name-Suficient- the new
arrival, credited him with originality.
The incident resembles a case nearer
home, adds the New York Tribune.
A New York family was blessed with
nine daughters, when the stork
brought a tenth one. 1t was in the
days when the slang term for an oft
told story was chestnut" and as
the baby certainly came under that
head. she received the name, SUIT for
suphony's sake the French for the
word was employed, and she was
called Marion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-24

other. "The wind was against us, and
the little chap didn't hear. Anyway,
this is what happened. jerks was
going so fast-you know there is a
ten-mile limit on Aubon road--that he
couldn't stop in time. The little beast
never moved. We shot straight over
it. and prepared to stop our noses
But imagine our surprise! When we
got by we looked back, and saw that
idiotic little chap just concluding its
scratching operations. We stopped
and the squeak of the brakes woke
It up to stern reality. It stopped
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-24

scratching and skipped into the bush.
es. Now, the fact that it harbored
no-er-resentment toward us has al.
ways inclined me to"
"Shucks!" exclaimed the other. Ell
you want to know the real reason why
1t skipped, I'll tell you. Jenks's was
gasoline car, wasn't 1t? Well
then"
You're quite right" said the story.
teller, suddenly. And as said al
the start, I never minded the odor az
much as / do some other-er-
smells."-Youth's Companion.
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If Was An Unequal Match

nights. toward autumn. really mean
IT," he went on as his friend smiled
incredulously, but that isn't what we
were speaking about. You said you
could never surprise polecat because
he always got there first, so to speak.
But just listen.
This happened on an autumn night,
too" said the advocate Of the wood
pussy. 81 was riding with jerks In
his new automobile last fall-it's on
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-24
e..rv which Proves That the odor
o. jerks Car Was stronger ina"
That Of a Poleeat.

apo,ecats." said the suburbanite,
80 animals which I do not at all
~ that is. when they keep their
Fo,l lnu, and / keep mine. In fact,
link there Is something er-sugs ses.
.n,nA and almost romantic in the far
odor Especially on moonilsnt