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The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-02-28
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
OF the rIethodist Conference to
Meet Here in May.

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The Sunday School Convention
of the Mississippi Conference Of the
Methodist church will meet in Port
Gibson about the first week in May.
There will be nearly hundred
delegates from various places in
the south half of the state, among
the number being some of the most
noted Sunday School workers in the
south.
Last Sunday Rev. w. H. Lewis,
pastor Of the Methodist church,
appointed several young ladies to
canvas the Methodist families OF
town with a view Of ascertaining
how many of the visitors could be
entertained before asking other
denominations to assist in caring
for them.
The cony ention will be in session
three or four days, during which
time there will be exercises each
night. as we'll as through the day.
The public will be welcome at each
session.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-02-28
Cumberland Wants Line on the
Little j.

The Jackson correspondent of
the New Orleans Picayune Of last
Sunday had the following to say in
regard to the effort being made by
the Cumberland Telephone Co. to
extend its line along the Little ]
Injunction proceedings have
been instituted by the Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley road to restrain
the Cumberland Telegraph and Tel
ephone Company from erecting Its
poles and wires along the right of
way between Jackson and Natchez.
although the Yazoo and Mis-
sisslppi Valley is the nominal
plaintiff in the proceeding, the &C
ton was instigated by the Western
Union Telegraph Company, that
corporation now enjoying the ex-
elusive privilege Of maintaining
wires and poles along the right OF
way.
"Several weeks ago. in pursu-
ance of Its plan to establish first
class. long distance service between
Jackson and Natchez. the Cumber-
land Telephone and Telegraph
Company instituted eminent do
main proceedings in the circuit
court OF Kinds county, second
district. to secure privilege of using
the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley
right of way. and the injunction
suit was filed before the eminent
domain juries could be drawn ir
the various counties through
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-02-28
BY Opening Hn Hccount Mitb us

Put aside each week a certain part of your
income and deposit it with us on the
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-02-28
In the
Last
Six
Weeks

we have been receiving shipments of our spring goods
some from Europe, others from New York, BalG-
and while our lines are not yet complete show
ing to the
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
Evelyn Thaw, the Wife.

But how about Evelyn Nesbit Thaw.
jEe wife?
II, by some psychological phenome-
non. ones soul might follow the ritual
OK the believing Mahatma and become
merged with the entity of another
soul, one might see that other ife
from an unexpected viewpoint It IS
easy enough 20 say: "A weak. vain.
foolish woman IL is easy enough 10
say She sees il as a player secs II. 80
IL is easy enough to say all that and
more. but until one passes through the
horrors Of that night on the Madison
square Roof Garden, until one looks
on the solemn faces Of the ilIrors I'm
the box, until one Eazes on the morbid
CROWDS ln the court room. and unfiT
one receives the suuken smile of th,.
prisoner who should be the nearest Of
az on earth To one. one cannot Judge
Rather than TO condemn too hastii,
let us. then. follow out this idea Of
the Mahatm3 and look into the inner
lie Of this woman. Do not Judge hay
ny thN woman YOU see in tur cOrIrr -
room-one day cast down and rloor1,-
me next day. perhaps. smiling. ona
uay the broken woman. the next da,-
Ihe same chic little chatterhox thar
dclghted the hearts OF ambitious arr
ISIS by her sangfroid and grace rho
artlsJs model the chorus gIrl mo
actress the wife Of the mfiIionairo
Spehutnillt. was not evolved during
one revolution of thc short hand or Tho
Ci"cF. ih" teaching OF the mother
the environment o. the chffI ~ ,,,.'
huonS of tho EnTnc Girl tho 0atfe-,.
ne unSel. iN" Glow nf the n-bite lfgb+.
me ialSe angles ou iife-tbes, 49,.
'he attributes that formed the whole
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

What does she look Ike? You may
ask a dozen critics. They viii give 3
dozen answers TO you You. perhaps,
have seen many OF her photographs.
They are all inherent. There are
those who say her face looks young
and innocent There are others who
aver that Z is~old and haggard- Then
there arr. others who say she has q
strong face. others who insist that it
is a weak face As for her eyes-they
are large and hazel. At times they
seem TO be long and soft eyes-Oriental
eyes. At times her face seems to De
ty-five persons J.; Paris. This dinner,
active and full OF life, and then duh
and covered with shadows and deep
lines. Her wealth Of black hair adds
TO the picturesque effect OF the face,
and sometimes 10 its somberneSs. Then
there is the low brow and the nose
a good nose: not a Greek. nor a Ro-
man. 1t creates the impression OF haT-
ing started out to be a Greek nose.
then changing 20 a Roman. and ending
bv being neither. Then come the fun
lips. which at times can be com
pressed so that they seem thin and
sharp. Altogether, the mouth Is weak.
The ears are large and long The teeth
beautiful the figure 1.-THE. the head
Shapelv and well poised. and the smile
the crowninE glory Of the woman.
These are the outward and visible
signs. What Is the inward and splr-
itual gTace2 Who is there TO tudKsS
Who can read the secrets OF THE
WOmaus heart7
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
Family Jars.

Along 5u 1913 a cOlduess seemed e
spring up between Mrs William and
MIS- Harry Thaw Mrs Harry Thaw
was not at the wedding OF Mrs VII
liam Thaw's grandchild. the daughter
OF ". r Thompson. and there was
salk OF a separation OF the Harry
Thsws. Then came all sorts of stories,
and these stories were followed by
the murder Of Stanford White on thu
evening Of June %, 1895.
Now the Thaws may blame Evelyn
Nesblt Thaw as much as they please.
but at the same time Il must be OBJ
served that other members Of the
Thaw family have not always been
out OF the sensational public prints.
There, for Instance, IS Ms George
Lauder Carnegie, whose husbands
name was connected with the Esther
Bartlett Clarke divorce case IherS
also Is the Countess or Yarmouth
JJst after her wedding the newspapers
were filed with sensational stories 20
the effect that the Earl OF Yarmouth
had held up the wedding party on the
way 10 the church. demanding at the
last moment q double allowance Of
the marriage settlements agreed upon
by him previously. Although a set
Jlement was already drawn UP where
in he agreed 10 take as his personal
allowance. 5000 a year, IL was said he
demanded $1,000, and that the count
ess' fortune upon her death should 20
so the HertfOr1 estates instead OF her
family in the event OF there being no
heirs Harry ThaN'. IL was reported.
Jumped into a cab and sought the fam
ily lawyer. and while he vas gone
his mother Il said 10 have come to
ire terms OF the earl 70 avoid a
scandal
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
A)E/

displayed .n all The countries OF Eu-
rope and America. and whose faces
We're more apt 20 be seen when tbs
nights were turned on Than IN the open
glare Of the day. At that time ne met
IN Paris Prince komatsu, brother OF
The Emperor Of Japan. who represent
20 the MiKadO a. the crOwuiug Of King
EDWARD During this meeting. it -
reported that Harry ThaW gave 70
The MiiSadO's brother the livelieSt ten
days he ever had in his life.
W hen Harry Thaw's father cut Linn
of with an income of = 80 A year to
check his desire 20 oe a good fellow
DC appealed 10 MS mother. and she
induced the other children 20 allow him
$4,000 year After tlsL the eSCa-
Dades wee numerous. Among other
things II was reported that he rad
been Tilted Dy Isidora Duncan. The
American giri who made an artistic
sensation and won considerable wealth
by her Greek dances in Paris Then
came the Nesbit affair. With the de
malls OF th~ European marriage. the
story Of Evelyn <esbit Offering 20 set
lie for S2j0Gt0 and the final mar
riage I'm plttsburg-
After this marriage Ms. William
ThaW was determined That Pittsbu-z
society should receive Mrs Harry
Thaw into its bosom New PittSbUTE
society can stand certain things at
certain times, but il draws the lire
ar certain other things at certain
other times And II SO happened that
% drew the lines I'D Mrs H9rry X
Thaw. and the smart females Of The
smart PittsbUrg set decided over tho
cups OF pink tea 70 revolt But Ms.
William Thaw was undauntJd. Evelyn
Nesbit rhaw went into rigorous train
ing for nigh Pittsburg society ard
worked eight hours a Gay on music
and languages without regard 10 WHAT
she had studied az Pomptou. y J..
and the education Of the EreenroJm-
She also went regularly With the fam
5ly 10 the fashionable Third Presby-
terrain Church with its high-priced
p.vS and its hiEh-priced cnOir. How
ever. the movement toward society was
never very successful
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
Her Careers Turning Point.

The turning point i'm her career bera,
twelve wears ago. when she stonpa5
photographer passing along "A strcet
in Allegheny City. Pa. and asked him
to take her picture. The man lool,ad
down into the most beautiful little f,ca
that he had ever seen. IT was round
and fun OF life, fun Of glow. and flIII
OF shadows. and surrounding IL and
falling down her back. was "A mass 81
pretty curls. That was the begiDnfys.
of her fame as 2 professional beauf,S
FOR soon after that Mrs Darrogh %
philadelphia, made a painting az ber
aeac, and later Mr.. Phillips made some
Photographic studies of her. and ber
mother, finding she could get well Maid
Tor the daughters posing. pucourlped
her IN that line OF endeavor TIe
father, Scott Nesbit. a LAWYER in pitts
burg with a penchant for gambling
had died some years before and her
mother went 10 Allegheny Cftv. and
kept n lodging house Later. when SHE
learned that Evelyn was In demand a.
'u artists model. she moved 20 New
York with her son and daughter And
Turing these days while posing as =
model Evelyn was trying TO obtain a
position on the stage. She finally Sc
'ur"j an cnSa cement IN "Fioradora. -
'It was not an import engage
nerf. said She. hut ! was not I'm the
chorus With the posing and the
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
Il OF EVELYN NESBIT THAW AS SHE APPEARs I'M co

ish dances i'm "FlOradora. a few
months later. J. Wells Champney. the
painter. was quoted as saying:
She has the most perfectly modelled
foot have ever seen She viii dance
herself into fame i'm a Few weeks
Less than "A year the same subtle in
Huence that had obtained for her
scores Of favorable press notices pro-
duced this.
Florence Ncsbit. who has been play
ing the role of the gypsy's daughter i'm
The Wild Hose since IL was first
produced at the KnickeTbOCkeU Thea
ter is accounted one OF the haudsomest
OF the newer recruits 40 the stage.
Her work has attracted the attention
OF several managers. and she viii
DTobably be cast next season for au
iugenue in a comedy soon 10 be pro
duced.
30 was at the Madison Squar. Thea
.vr where she first met Harry ThaNt.
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

This. IN brief. is the story OF Evelyn
NesbiJ Thaw's life-nOt a life filed
with good deeds and impulses; not
life With high motives and ideals
But after all. one asks II the girl was
wholly To blame for that There was
one DrimOrdial factor that entered into
her life and Influenced It. That factor
was Harry Thaw. We have AL Of US
re2d- q great deal OF the shame OF the
Ihaw family because Of Harry rhaw $
marriage to Evelyn NeSbit When
Harry Thaw met EVELYN Nesbit,
Harry Thaw was no angel
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
Sent AMaN 10 School.

After that Miss NeSbit took a minor
part IN Tommy Rot" which was put
on at Mrs sIsborre's playhouse, and
Thaw paid attentions 20 her there
nightly The girl was sixteen Years
old then. and she and her mother Ge-
cided that IL would be we'll for her TO
obtain a better education than public
schools Of the grammar grade had af-
fordcd her in Plttsburg and Allegheny
80, she was sent 10 q school for voUIix
ladies at pompton- y. J. II was an eN-
elusive institution. the membership
being limited 10 twenty-five In the
meantime Harry Thaw. who began his
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
Still q beautiful Child.

No attempt is made. however. %
gloss over the Shortcomings OF Evelyn
Nesblt Thaw. We have seen that hsr
environments were not the best. We
have seen that her education vAs not
The education that makes toward the
building up Of character fer a high
minded young woman. We have seen
the attributes and the surroundings
tnat have produced this woman who IL
stared at IN the criminal courtroom
today. Here IS a woman only twenty
TWO years old. who should be 81 the
full flush OF womanly beauty, but who
is as faded as a woman OF forty Yet
even now with all the worry, with al
the scr5uu upon her nervous energies,
there are still 20 be seen traces OK
that great beauty which she possessed
when a child. Perhaps there 10 no
beauty-fadinE though Il may 6e-as
difficult 70 define as that OF Harry
ThaW wife.
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
he Sad and Yet Not Easy

VINO Immediately fell i'm love with her.
Ih3W began 10 shower presents upon
hgr. put her mother from the start
Directed 10 him, preferriug the guard
lanShip OF stanford White. one day
a piano mover rang the bell at the
\esbit Hat Mrs Nesbit. now Mrs
Holman. opened the door
Here Is grand plano. ma am. said
the man
We have ordered no piano. said
Mrs. Holman
1T IS for YOU. ma'am; there is no
mistake. insisted the man. Here are
the directions on the tag-they are
plain enough. ma am: Miss Evelyn
Nesbit
"Whot sent this piano." asked the
moth r sharply.
Mr., Harry Thaw, ma'am.' was the
answer
We'll you take it right back To Mr.
LARRY Ih5W with my compliments
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

delighted the eyes and inspired the
artists OF this city. for whom she has
posed as "a model. She is a dainty lit
tie classic. bright OF conversation and
with "A talent for music. Such artists
IS Carroll Beckwith. Levy. Carl Blen-
ner. Irving Wildes. Church. and Ran
dali Phillips declare her a well-nieh
perfect type of maidenly beauty. They
have made portraits OF her. which
will be exhibited at the forthcoming
exhibition. Miss Nesbit comes from
one of the most prominent families in
Pennsylvania Her father was the late
Winfield Scott Nesbit. one Of the lead
ing lawyers Of Pittsburs- Ter mother
was Evelyn Florence Mckenzie Il
noted beauty Of Richmond Miss Mes
bit hopes some day 20 be great ac-
tress.
Then when she lett the studios for
the stage, 10 take part IN the Span
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

great triUmphs. She
made little prog
Iess in a theatrical
way after her Wild
Rose" engagement.
and, ss there was
sCdut promise OF
advancement in that
line. she went with
her mother 20 Eur
ope Thaw followed
her and there mother
and daughter quar-
relied. as Mrs Hol-
man said Evelyn
was accepting the
attentions Of "that
Odious man. and
she was done with
her daughter for
ever. Evelyn Mes
bit returned 20 New
York alone. and 10
an intimate friend
she g. reported 20
have said: Harry
Thaw has all my
Jewels. He took
them from me be
cause he was afraid
] was going TO leave
him. - She secured
an engagement with
The Girl From
Dixie, but remain
ed only a few weeks.
Thaw followed her
10 America, and IN
duced her 10 return
10 Europe with him.
where they remain
ed TIL November.
1904, when they came
back to New York.
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
That $1,000 Dinner.

Three years later. when he was thIr-
~ years old, he Is reported 20 have
given dinner costing sS,OOo to twen-
il was said. was given to a dozen
young women whose photographs were
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
Poses for Artists.

Her school days thus suddenly
brought 10 a close. Evelyn Nesbit went
back 20 New York as an artists model
aud became the subject Of Charles
,ana Gibson's The Eternal Qhes-
ton. which j. said 20 be one of his
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

e -' enUOus TO Miss Nesbit while she
was a show girl. continued them while
she was a school girl. much 10 the an
noyance Of the principal Of the school,
who bluntly asked him To discontinue
his visits there But young Thaw was
persistent and it began 20 be uOised
about that little Miss \esbit's days at
the exclusive institution at POmptou
were nearing an end. Then she fell SD
and Thaw went tearing out there iu
an automobile with a doctor from New
York and a bushel basket full OF cut
roses. kissing her and shocking the en-
ire school
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

ana tell him that Miss Nesbit does not
care for IL" rejoined Mrs Holman
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

his guardianship
The NcShlts then
moved into more
UUctentious apart
mcutS. Evelyn wore
better clothes. soon
had a "thinking
part in THE Wild
Rose and later
was i'm the chorus
of a play at the
Madison : a u ar Q
Theater.
She was only 9f-
teen wears % J q
when she entered
{ n - FlOradOra
company. but even
before this 8 n Q
began to get press
notices that were
the envy OF girls
who had been ton
OF more years iu
the theatrical bust
ness And these
press notices began
soon after the guar
dianship Of Stanford
White. Ask a n Y
theatrical manager
or the friend of .
theatrical manager,
and II he be so dis
posed. he will tell
YOU how 70 is done.
Thus we read back
I'm 1901 I'm q New
York evening paper.
beneath a hattcriug
photograph.
Miss Evelyn Mes
bit IS. perhaps. the
prettiest girl Of
fifteen that has ever
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

r the first glance at the
Thaw murder trial i'm New
York one is impressed
with the thought Of sacri-
lego. Ten feet back OF
Harry X. Thaw. sitting in
The Washington times., 1907-02-10
Here is q remarkable character
sketChOf the girIishIttIe iR8enue
inthe great roof garden tragedy
1.-The SDendthrift -maRsIayeT' S
wife as she really is.

'Floradpra engagement. ] made enough
money to support our little family"
At that time Evelyn \cSbit and her
mother were living IN two rooms iu
an apartment house opposite the Ca
SiuO Thcatcr. Her earnings were small
and all her stage and street gowns
were made by her mother. who eXer-
CiSed the greatest ingenuity in turn
iut and altering the materials She had
10 10 with. Both mother and daugh-
ter were fond OF going ont 10 dinner.
but tho mother was careful that no
'dotrImcUtaiS. as she termed them.
should bn The escorts or her daUgU-
tor. To the mother detrimental
meant "A man without money. Along
about this period Stanford White was
the guardian angel Of the Casino
girls, and Evelyn Nesbit came under
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

the second row OF plain wooden chairs.
10 his mother. Her white hair Is ac-
centuared by the red flush on her face.
The lines on her brow are painfully
deep. On her right sits her daughter,
Mrs. George Lauder Carnegie, or some
times her other daughter. the Countess
Df Yarmouth. In the next seat is
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, and next 10 her
L. Nav Mackenzie, the show girl.
These two exchange numerous conf
dCnces- They smile lightly at each
other. Their interests are common In
tcrests They are in perfect sympathy
with each other. But the mother looks
neither 10 the left nor 10 the right.
She hears only the low. sonOrous tones
~ Jerome. the relentless prosecutor.
seeking TO send her son to the chair.
md the pleading voices Of her son
counsel. seeking TO save him from the
-hair Her life has been the life Of
the good wife and the good mother.
Her enforced association with this pot
pourri of a criminal court room has
cut her pride TO the quick
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

" NELYN NESBIT THAW
- IS the woman in the case.
Here is a little bunch of
- femininity tipping the
scales at something less
than 40 poundS-a fuss of feath-
ers. hank of hair, a frivolity of
fringe, a pair Of big eyes. such as
artists like, and a smile that means
everything or nothing. For this
woman the life of one man was
sacrificed. For this woman the
life of another man IS in jeopardy.
Is the game worth the electric
volts?
By FREDERICK BOYD STEVENSON
tCourirhfed 1907 ly- T-ra1er-irl Tsoyg Gtaya.-
The Washington times., 1907-02-10

Copyrighted. 1907. by Frederick Boyd steven
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-07
A Mysterious Affair.

Lima, o., May THE police are
trying to solve the myptery of the
shooting of Hattie Gar,ee, and are
holding Gertrude Jackmam and Harry
Murphy, pending the toroner's In
quest Miss Jackman and Murphy
claim that Miss Garree shot herself.
Miss Garree eXonerated Murphy in a
half inaudible statement. No charge
has been preferred against Murphy or
Miss Jackman. The shooting occurred
Sunday, and Is shrouded In mystery.
Miss Garree is II and pretty. Her
home Is In Columbus. She had been
here but short time. She was the
sweetheart OF Murphy. While she
and Murphy were on a couch Sunday
the girl was shot and fatally wounded.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-07
STRIKERS AND POLICEMEN CLASH.
Strike Of Machinists in the Pittsburs
District Reaches a WarIike Stage.


Pittsburg, May THE strike OF
over 1920 machinists in the Pittsbure
district recently inaugurated wher
their demand for 10 per cent. wage
increase and shorter hours was refus
ed, is assuming serious aspect.
For the first time since the estab
lishment of the state constabulary
the protection of that organization
has been invoked in Allegheny county
Eight troopers arrived here Monday
and are stationed at the Vesta ma
chine works at East Homestead. The
borough police and so deputy sheriffs
are also on duty at the plant.
Violence has been INDUCED in al
numerous times by the strikers. bu
late Monday affairs became serious
when the strikers and police clashet
at the plant OF the Frank Kneel
and Machine Co. at Fifty-fourth STREE
and the Allegheny Valley railroad.
Several men were arrested, a mum
ber were beaten by the police and tive
officers were slightly injured BY
stones thrown from a crowd of unior
men who surrounded the plant.
A squad OF police drove the striker
up Fifty-fourth street and while thi,
was being accomplished q specia
train on the Allegheny Valley railroat
took the non-union men to the Unio,
station. several miles away.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-07
In the Haywood Trial
Has Been Fought.
THE STATE RfSISTS
lAsOemsad by the Defense for Bill
Of Particulars and Judge Wood
= Reserves His Decision. y

Boise, Idaho, May Judge Wood
on Wednesday, the day before the
trial Of William Haywood for the mur.
der OF ex.Gov Steunenberg will de.
eide whether Haywood is entitled at
the bands OF the state TO u bill of par
ticulars specifying the overt acts
charged against the defendants. The
motion OF the defense for this disclos-
nre OF the case Of the state was
argued at length Monday, aud at the
conclusion of the discussion the court
announced that II would make a deci-
sion on Wednesday.
The prisoner under guard OF Sheriff
Hodgin and two deputies, was brought
into court for the argument and of his
counsel both Frank Richardson, OF
Denver. and Clarence Darrow. of Chi.
cago. pleaded in his behalf. Senator
B0rah alone spoke in behalf of the
state. although James H. Hawley. his
associate. was In the court room when
the proceedings began. The discus
sion. always earnest. was character
ICED at times by deep feeling.
Mr.. Richardson, who opened the
argument. contended that the indlct-
ment was lacking in particularly;
that It left the defendant In the dark
as to the nature OF the case to be pre-.
sented against him and the defendant
was entitled to a more specific show
ing OF the case. He submitted an ex.
tended brief, citing a great mber of
authorities and precedents in favor of
his contention.
Mr.. Borah In reply declared that
the defense was seeking a disclosure
of the proof In the hands OF the state
rather than more perfect pleadings
and asserted that the reports contain.
ed no single authority that would sup
port such contention.
Mr.. Darrow said II was the purpose
OF the defense to obtain disclosure
of the evidence in the hands OF the
prosecution and asked why the de-
fsnse was not entitled to such show.
ing. He made spirited attack on
the attitude of the prosecution to-
wards Its witnesses and evidence, de.
scribing 1t as mysterious, unfair and
unjust.