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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-02-11
ACorner in Ancestors
AtzOOOd Family
Copyright by Mcclure Syndicate)
By ELEANOR LEXINGTON

John, Richard, Allis and Susan"
Nicholas eldest son, Harmon spelled
the name Atwood, and since that time
it has always been SO spelled. One of
the brothers, John, was the first immi-
grant to America, and the other 10
supposed to have been the father OF
the permanent settler here. About
1886 one John came to Plymouth to
join the colony of Pilgrims here. He
died without children nine years later,
and N his will he gave all his posses
sions to his wife, and said: "My broth
ers are as able as l am and more so,
and their children be many"
One of these children, named Har-
mon, and supposed to be the son of
Nicholas second John, came also to
| Plymouth because his uncle was there.
In 1912 he is listed as a townsman of
Boston, and in 1915 as freeman or
voter. In 1914 he joined the Ancient
and Honorable Artillery company.
Harmon died in 1850, and left only
two children, John and Sarah. He had
married Ann, the daughter of William
Copp, in 1864. The gravestone of AIMS
mother, "Goodith (Judith) Copp," Is
still standing.
John Harmon's only son was bap-
tized in 1647, and died in 1714.
Johns children, the third generation
of the Atwoods here, were all dead in
1929 save four; and the descendants of
only one child, another John, can be
| troooH This Tnhn horn IN 1904
and married Hannah Bond of Haver-
hill, Mass. He obtained a grant of
| land on the Merrimac river for a ship
yard and prospered as shipbuilder.
The next generation of Atwoods was
more fortunate as far as long life was
concerned. John had eight children,
The oldest married Mary Wood, and
was killed about 1855 near Crown
Point by an Indian in the French and
Indian war. He left three children
William, the second son, had seven
children, and Joshua had Is. His young
est son, Moses, went to Haverhill to
live. Just after the Arnold treason he
volunteered to serve in the army, and
went to West Point, where he died in
l1S0S.
One OF the Atwoods, David, who was
born a few years after the death OF
Moses, was pioneer of Wisconsin. He
was born at Bedford, N. H., and
worked as a boy on his fathers farm
The names of the children of old
NICHOLAS of Sanderstead are still usual
among the Atwood family-only now
Allis is spelled Alice. Harriet, Joshua
Henrietta, Edward and William have
also been a good deal used.
The arms of the family, which are
carved over the door of the old manor
house at Sanderstead are: Gules lior
rampant argent between three acorns
or.
The crest is: An arm erect holding
a battle ak.
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z men MISSING;
MYSTERY OF SEA
CAPT. MCPHERSON TELLS THE
STORY OF THE JOHANNA'S
FATE.
LOST ON CREST OF WAVE
Twelve Men Put Out In Howllng
Wind Through a Blanket of Scud
and Have Never Been Heard
of Since.

New York.-Such are the fortunes
Of those who go down to the sea that
IL men who were lost Thanksgiving
day of last year, when the British
schooner Johanna went down, not $50
miles from the Delaware breakwater,
were not even known to be missing
until the survivors were brought to
port more than month later from st.
Thomas, Danish West Indies. by the
steamer Korono.
The Johanna was bound for the
breakwater from the Philippines for
ORDERS" said Capt G. A. Nickerson.
when she became unseaworthy in
heavy weather two lfeboats were put
out-one with 13 men aboard, of which
took command, and the other with IL
men.
There was a bowling wind, a
blanket of driving scud over the face
Of the sky and gray, mountainous
sea. My boat put out last. From mo-
ment to moment we saw the other
boat heave up against the skyline on
the crest of wave, and then. present
ly, we saw her no more.
"I had hoped on reaching this port
to get some word of her. We were
picked up ourselves by the Nova SEQ
tian schooner E. A. Sabean and carried
to the West Indies. I hoped the 9TH
ers might be equally fortunate, but
since you tell me nothing has been
heard of them in all this time, they
must undoubtedly have been lost"
! 1t was five o'clock in the morning of
Thanksgiving day that the ships car
penter reported that the ships port
seams were opening up fast. All hands
were ordered to the pumps. The men
heaved like rowers at the pump arms
but no water came. For moment
the captain was puzzled and then he
remembered his cargo-the Johanna
was laden with sugar.
1t was clear enough what was hap
pening. Down in the ships hold the
sugar bags were swelling to the burst
ing point with sea water and, as they
burst, they filled the hold with thick
treacle that clogged the pumps.
With the pumps disabled the fate
of the schooner was foregone.
1--WE hoped against hope that some
other vessel might see us" said one
of the survivors, before 1t became
necessary to take to the small boats
No use. After day of killing work
the Johanna began to list more ant
more heavily to port.
Twelve men, including the mate
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From the time they were first heard
of in England the Atwoods were of q
good deal of prominence. In 1913 three
brothers, Peter, John and Godfrey
were tenants of the Abbey of Chertsey.
They leased an estate ''at the wood"
a place still in existence, and now
called Wood Place, and from this place
they took their surname, Atte Wode.
But for 800 years the name appears in
great many forms, as often Wood as
Atwood, and it is not until the time of
the immigration of the family to this
country that it is finally fixed as it is
now spelled. One of the family who
was sergeant-at-arms to Edward Ill.
Is referred to in several ways, as
Ricardus OF Richard del Wode, Ate
Wode and of the Wode The name also
appears At Woode, Atwood, Atwood,
At Wood, Wood, de Wood, de Wude,
and Atwood.
In 1857 Peter Ate Wode obtained a
license from the bishop for private
chapel at Wood Place. Fifty years be-
fore that the family had succeeded to
Sanderstead Court. a manor house not
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-02-11
ANGRY PROTEST OF BOYHOOD
valentine Night-Gown" Offended Sem
sibilities of Small Masculine
Humanity.

William, little country boy of six.
was snowbound with his mother at
the house of an aunt, 20 miles from
his own home. The two, who had driv-
en- over in a sleigh just to spend the
day, were forced to remain three
nights, and were supplied by the host
ess with garments to sleep in. There
being no small boys in his aunt's fam
lily, William was put to bed in one of
his little cousin Deborah's nightgowns,
very indignant at having to wear any
thing with so many frills and lace
trimmings around the neck and on the
sleeves.
81 won't stand it, hummer" he loud
ly protested on the second night, Il
won't wear anything so girly! I'll run
away, you see if l don't, and perrush
in snow drift before I'll put that
thing on again. Why, rather than wear
that-that valentine night-gown-pl
sleep raw!"
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Misfortunes Must Come.

AS daily experience makes it evil
dent that misfortunes are unavoidably
incidents of human life, that calamity
will neither be repealed by fortitude
nor escaped by flight, neither awed by
greatness nor eluded by obscurity,
philosophers have endeavored to recon.
cile us to that condition which they
cannot teach us to merit, by persuad-
ing us that most of our evils are made
affective only by ignorance or per-
verseness, and that nature has an
nexed to every vicissitude of exter-
nal circumstances some advantage
sufficient to overbalance all it's incon-
venienceS.-Dr. Johnson.
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THE KENTUCKIAN
WAS PLEASED
HE SECURED A GOOD f1A.F-SEc.
TON IN CENTRAL CANADA.

1t is not only from Kentucky, but
from thirty-five to forty different
States that there comes the expression
of satisfaction from those who have
taken up lands in Central Canada as a
free homestead or have purchased
lands.
Mr.. E. K. Bell, of Frankfort, Ken
lucky, writes to a Canadian Govern
ment Official and says: 81 have just
returned from Alberta, overjoyed with
my trip. Your literature was very
fiattering, but not half what found it.
I bought half section between Cal
gary and Edmonton, one mile from
railroad, near good town. This is
the best country l ever saw or ever
expect to see. I will go in the spring
and get to work on my place. I think
it is the coming Country of the World"
Some of the papers describe the set
Ting of the Canadian West as "be-
coming fever with great many peo-
pie. The lure of it's golden promises
is creeping into their hearts and many
are they who are answering the call
of that unsettled territory" This pa
per editorially cautions it's readers to
exercise care and thought before NOV
ing to distant country. This would
be wise precaution, and is exactly
what the Canadian officials ask.
The success of the settler who has
made Canada his home for years is
the best evidence that can be offered.
And of the large number of Americans
who have made their homes in Can
ada, very few have returned. All are
| satisfied
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he stuck to his determination to keep
the collection intact in the hope that
in time it would take its rightful place
as the property of the nation. Now
congress appears to be inclined to take
the long deferred action in the matter.
A bill has been introduced which pro-
vides for the appropriation of the sum
of $150,000, or so much of that sum
as may be necessary, for the purchase
of the entire Oldroyd collection Of
5000 Lincoln relics and the improve
ment of the property of the Lincoln
Memorial museum. This improvement
does not contemplate any material
cnange IN the appearance of the MS
toric house where Lincoln died
Rather does 1t contemplate the &C
QUESTION of the premises on either
side of it and the tearing down of the
houses which now hedge closely on
the Lincoln house on either side. This
purchase of property will enable the
identifying of the grounds and the
provision of small park surrounding
the historic house. More important.
it will enable the property to be
made reasonably f1reproof, and. finally.
it will afford a site for an addition
to the house which can be used as q
shelter for additional relics as Sc.
cured.
The Lincoln Memorial museum In.
cludes not only relics proper. but a
splendid collection of Lincoln por'
traits comprising more than 300 like
nesses and a library of more than
1000 volumes relative to Lincoln.
Some idea of the immense value oil
the relics in this museum may be
formed from the fact that these me-
mentoes include an original black To-
Gust rail split by Lincoln in 1880; the
office chair used by Lincoln in his law
office at Springfield when he was
elected president; the last cook stove
used by Mrs Lincoln in the home
stead at Springfield; the Lincoln
family Bible, and the family cradle In
which all the Lincoln children were
rocked.
The most interesting portion Of the
Lincoln museum is that embraced In
the room where Lincoln died. This
room is preserved as it was at the
time of his death except that the bed
and other furniture has been removed
and the room converted into gallery
of pictures bearing upon Lincoln's
life. Inclosed in glass case are let
tiers and cards of Abraham Lincoln
and other souvenirs. One of the most
interesting objects which has been
displayed at the museum is the flag
which draped the theater box in which
Lincoln sat the night he was shot
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Although it is hard to trace the gen.
ealogy of the immediate ancestors OF
the two members of the Nudge family
who came to this country from Eng
land in 1888, and in 1857, it is known
that they belonged to the well known
family of that name first heard OF to-
ward the end of the fourteenth CEN
fury. The name was then spelled
Mugg, or Mugge; but it was pro-
nounced with a soft "g. The spell
ing was later changed to its pres
ent form. In the long line of Mud
ges that lived and prospered In Eng
land, between 1400 and 1928, several
clergymen were noteworthy; and
since the family has been in this
country, there have also been several
well-known clergymen.
The earliest settlers here were Jar
Wis and Thomas, probably brothers,
from England. Jarvis is first men
toned as a resident of New England
in 1858, and Thomas, 20 years later.
In 1910, Jarviss name is in the town
records of Hartford, Conn. At town
meeting sit was agreed by the COM
mittee" which had previously been ap-
pointed to look into the matter" that
there shall be sequestered to the use
of Jarvis Nudge six acres OF that
ground, if the town shall admit him
an inhabitant."
Jarvis died in 1858. His two chill
dren Micah and Moses, were born in
New London, the former in 1850 and
the latter in 1862.
Micah's brother, Moses moved to
Oyster Bay, Long Island, when he was
a child. There he was man OF some
Importance. He was one of the 70
freemen of the place who in 1878
bought strip of land from the In
dams (which runs from one great riv-
er to the other"
Thomas Nudge supposed to be a
brother of jarvis, the first settler, is
heard of with his wife in Maiden, in
1857 where they were called as wit
nesses to an assault; and the next
wear they are heard of again in the
same capacity. The records read:
Henry Sweneway servant of John
Bunker is presented for abusing his
late master Peter Tufts and his dame
in blose and words. Witness Thomas
Nudge and his wife and others" Then
follows: "the testimonie of Marie
Mudg aged about thirtie afermeth that
she being at Goodman Turfs of an
errand Gudie Torfe and she hereing
the Dine in the yard, we went out OF
the dore and his man had got up
great stone and held it upt tc thro
at his Master as 1 conserved, but
when he sc me he threwe 1t doWne;
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GET POWER.
The Supply Comes From Food.

If we get power from food, why not
strive to get all the power we can.
That is only possible by use of skill
fully selected food that exactly fits
the requirements of the body.
Poor fuel makes poor fire, and a
poor fire is not good steam producer.
From not knowing how to select the
right food to fit my needs, 1 suffered
grievously for a long time from stom-
ach troubles" writes a lady from a
little town in Missouri.
ct seemed as if / would never be
able to find out the sort of food that
was best for me. Hardly anything
that could eat would stay on my stom.
ach. Every attempt gave me heart
burn and filled my stomach with gas.
l got thinner and thinner until I lit
orally became living skeleton and in
time was compelled to keep to my bed.
"a few months ago 1 was persuaded
to try Grape-Nuts food, and it had such
good effect from the very beginning
that have kept up its use ever since.
/ was surprised at the ease with which
digested it. 1t proved to be just what
! needed.
"All my unpleasant symptoms, the
heartburn, the inflated feeling which
gave me such pain disappeared. My
weight gradually increased from SO
to 116 lbs, my figure rounded out, my
strength came back, and l am now
able to do my Homework and enjoy it.
Grape-Nuts did it"
A ten days trial will show anyone
some facts about food.
Look in pkgs. for the little book, "The
Road to Wellville." There's Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true and full Of human
interest.
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ham Lincoln. 1t has been virtually de-
ciaed that some testimonial f1ttfngly
Indicating the nations gratitude to the
martyr president must be provided as
soon as the ideal form can be deter
mined Various suggestions have been
made, those which have found great
est favor including the proposal for
magnificent marble memorial temple
on the banks Of the Potomac river at
Washington and the suggestion for
Bplendid memorial highway or boule-
rard from the national capital to the
battlefield of Gettysburg.
Whatever be tho form decided upon
for the main memorial, however, it Is
practically certain that it will have as
a supplementary project the acquisi-
ton by the national government OF
what is known as the Lincoln Memoir
ri museum at Washington, writes
Walden Fawcett. For some years past
the government has been the owner
Ct the plain, unpretentious brick
beuse, across the street from Ford's
Il eater to which the wounded presi
cent was carried after he had been
STUCK down by Booth and where he
lay during the hours that his life was
ehbing away. However, the govern.
raent does not own the wonderful col
lsction of Lincoln relics that fills every
nopk and corner of this building-the
rlost remarkable collection of the
biod ever gathered as representative
ct any American hero.
This collection, which includes prac-
t;cally everything identified with Lin
coins personal history which has been
possible of preservation, Is the prop
erty of a private Individual, Mr.. 0. IL
Cldroyd, a veteran Of the civil war,
who has always been an admirer OF
Lincoln and who has made the gather
irg of this collection his life work
Originally, the collection was kept in
the Lincoln homestead at Springfield,
H.. but later was removed to Wash
irgton and when congress. something
more than a dozen years ago, pur-
chased for $4,000 the house where
Lincoln died. Mr.. Oldroyd was allowed
the use of the building as depository
for his remarkable collection.
The owner Of these Lincoln relics
has repeatedly had offers of almost
fabulous sums from private collectors
and institutions for his treasures but
with a patriotism worthy of the cause
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Why His Mother Mourned.

William NJ. Fogarty has story
about good old Irish woman whose
son was about to start for a trip
around the world.
She had watched him prosper with
pride. To her he was great man.
In her fond vision she could see all
sorts of terrible tidings coming to him
but she held her peace until he had
started for the journey. Then she be-
gan to cry A neighbor tried to con-
sole her, but to no avail.
I'm afraid he hasn't the money to
get back" said the mother, weeping.
Hes got the money to go round the
world all right, but how will he ever
get back?"-Indianapo Star.
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SURPRISE FOR Mr.. LINCOLN
President Had to Be Informed by Out
siders That Gen. Lee Had
Surrendered.

"Mrs. Lincoln played a good joke
on her husband when he was practic-
ing law and journeyed about from
court to court on horseback" says
Mai. Bittinger "Those trips often
took several weeks at time.
ION one of these trips Lincoln was
gone for about four weeks. He re-
turned late one night. Stopping his
horse, he dismounted at the usual
Mace. He turned to go into the house
and then stopped. Although he was a
man of temperance he thought he
must have been imbibing on the sly
some time that day, for before him
stood a building he had never seen
before. He thought it over for
minute and then went across the
street and knocked at friends door.
They were in bed, and some one sang
out:
"'Who is it,?
s.Abe Lincoln was the reply. I've
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try it is. A turkey demands 300 grass.
hoppers a day, and in the Sacramento
country he is never heard to grumhle
about short rations.
The herder has little house on
wheels that a horse draws. With this
he follows the turkeys In their jour
neys-six or seven miles day-aftsz
grasshoppers.
The granted turkey is always the
latest and tenderest, but the tramp
bird of the herds, with his all-day
walks and his abundance of grass
hoppers. has fner, gaMier flavor
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M1 {&eq@h

lar from Wood Place. One of the earli-
est records now in the church at San
derstead village reads: Here lyeth
NICHOLAS Wood, the third son Of John
Atwood of Sanderstead Corte, who
served Queen Elizabeth sens the sec
ond yeare of her rayne, and deceased
he IA of May, 1886, leaving behind him
wye and children sons, Har-
mon, John, Nicholas, Thomas. James,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-02-11
Turkey Talk.

The great Sacramento valley OF Cal
ifornia is the worlds greatest turkey
country.
Herds of turkeys, from 500 to o,OVO
strong, roam this valley, herder and
his dog behind them.
The turkeys, at this season, are
bought in herds like sheep. They av-
erage 81 or SO apiece. A turkey ship
ment of $4,000 is not unusual.
The Sacramento grasshoppers make
this valley the excellent turkey coun-
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been looking for my house. Can you
tell me where 1t is? Guess l must
have been lost. I thought it was just
across the way. When l went away
the building was one story high, and
now it is two
'It was explained to him that dur
ing his absence Mrs. Lincoln had
added another story. He laughed and
went back to the strange house"
He used to tell the joke on himself
many times, according to the major.
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Another Faux Pas.

Jinks-That fellow Sillipate Is the
most inexcusable dolt 1 ever saw.
Winks-What has he been doing to
you?
Jinks-A few days ago someone in
vited him to dinner at our boarding
house. Well, sir, that idiot just praised
every dish on the table and compli-
mented the landlady on her cooking
until she raised our board dollar
week.
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Long-Lived Clergymen.

The Rev. w. w. Wingfeld, vicar of
Gulval, will celebrate his 96th birth
day this week. He has been vicar
of the parish for II years and is still
able to preach and write, although
with somewhat impaired vigor. Corn
wall has been the home of many
clergymen who have lived to a ripe
old age, the most remarkable instance
being that of the Rev. W. Cole, vicar
of Landemednack, who appears, by
the parish register, to have been
"above 120 years by far" when he
died, in 16S3.-London Standard.
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IA Years Old; Has Saved Five.

Biloxi, Miss.-Harry Hidden. II
years old, comes near holding the
record for one of his age as a Life
saver, it Is believed. When young
Hidden recently went to the rescue of
Theodore Ryan, IL years old, after the
latter had twice sunk beneath the
waters of Biloxi bay, it was the fifth
time he had saved a person from
browning.
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put out first. We were not long in
following, for the Johanna was stag
gering under our feet. Not ten min
utes after we left her, the Johanna
Three long, dead rolls she gave. With
the second of them her mainmast
went by the board.
Her heels went up, her nose went
down. She gave a sick, careening
plunge and dove under forever"
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Nudge Family

1 further Testifie that 1 herd him call
his master bas Rouge.
Thomas was married and had sever
al children. One of his descendants,
Rev. Enoch Nudge, was the first
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When the Trouble Started.
John, have decided to have Mrs
Sewswell cut out by dresses after
this"
ST have decided to cut out about
half of them myself. dear"
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OR several years past
each succeeding session
of congress has heard
more or less discussion
as to the form to be
taken by the great ma
tional memorial to Abra-
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ParadnxicaI

cit is a wonder that hot-headed
man is generally thought to be one of
mettle
"Why a wonder"
Because metal is usually well tenn.
pered."
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All things whatsoever We would that
men should do to you, do We even so
to them-ChriStian
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The Caqey Bachelor.

The woman who wanted the bach.
elor to come to dinner called him ur
at his rooms.
Hello" she said, adding in the irri
tating way of women, do you know
who this is?"
The tactful bachelor didn't, but he
was too diplomatic to admit it.
Hello, beautiful lady, he aade an.
swer.
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Reversing Usual Order.

London motor bus drivers are fined
for being ahead of time, but rarely for
being late.