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Richmond planet., 1907-08-31
DO You Know Them?

Ellisville. Miss, Aug. "a. 'O7.
1 am seeking information about
some of my relatives. / was born
in Amelia County, Va, near Farmers
Bank. Don't know name of town.
My age is about Sc years. I left
home about 1858, a slave. belong
ing TO Henry Anderson. Left with
Ed. Stokes aaG came to Mississippi.
My relatives left in Virginia were my
mother, Rachael Banister. After
ward learned she married a man by
the name OF Cy. Stokes. Also left
four brothers, Randall. Dave Billy
and stephen Banister and one sister
named Sarah who married Barnett
Pegram. l want TO hear from some
of them.
III any one of them or anyone who
knows anything about any of them,
will write me, the information will
be very gratifying to me.
Address,
BETTE CLAYTON,
Ellisville. Miss.
Richmond planet., 1907-08-31

Miss Essie Miller is still in ~
melia County visiting friends.

Miss Essie Miller is still in ~
melia County visiting friends.
Miss Gertrude Mills, Hunting
ton. W. Va. Is visiting her uncle
Rev. W. w. Young in Coutts St.
Mrs. a. c. skinner, Media. Pa.
was called TO the city on account Of
the death Of her father. Mr.. John
Ellis.
Miss Amelia f. Bradford OF Lit
tie Rock. Aria. is in the city. She is
enroute TO the jamestown Exposition
Mrs. ]. Henry Stokes of Rich
mond, Va. has gone Go spend two
weeks with her sister. Mrs Tcalie
Nj. Fleming of Powhatan County. Va.
Sir C. Il. Young. Puritan Lodge
NO. lOl, Portsmouth, Va. was i'm the
city this week on business.
Miss Edyth Graves. Master The
odore Tyler OF FredericlSs' Hall and
Mrs Fannie Tyler OF Phiia.. called
on us.
Mrs Sadie B. Jackson OF Pitts
burg. Pa. Is spending several days
In the city the guest OF Mrs. s. l..
Mitchell, 740 y. Third Street.
Rev. W. H. Brooks. d. D.. the
distinguished pastor Of the Nine
teenth Street Baptist Church of Wash
ington, ID. G. was I'm the city last
Thursday. He spent only day and
half here. He called on us and
reports his work as being in a most
prosperous condition.
Rev. DR.. F. II. Cook, the Editor
OF the Natchez Weekly Herald at
NatcheZ, Miss. and Pastor of the
shiloh Baptist Church OF the above
city will attend the National Baptist
Convention at Washington. ID. c..
september l1th and also the James
town Exposition and then to New
York City. Or. Cook is a very able
divine and young man, the ack-
nowledged leader OF the younger mem
bers OF his race in the ministerial
ranks. He will deliver several ser
mons while away from home.
Richmond planet., 1907-08-31
THE OTHER FACTION.

To the surprise of most people
the withdrawing element opened ser
vices at the commodious st. Luke
Han and Rev. A. f. Edwards, ID. d.
preached the sermon. He had a
good crowd TO hear him. He ex-
planned that If there was any split
ting the people did il. He intended
TO preach the gospel. A collection
OF $lO7.23 was lifted. 1t is claimed
that $2l6.S1 was lifted at a meeting
held the Wednesday night before.
Services will be held regularly at st.
Luke Hall until some permanent
place has been secured.
Richmond planet., 1907-08-31
KNIGHTS OF PYTHuAs.

The Supreme Lodge. Knights of
Pythias. n. A., S. A, e, A, A. and
A. meets at Louisville, Kentucky.
beginning Monday, September End.
1907 and ending Saturday, Septem-
ber 7th, 1907. The Supreme Repre-
sentatives from Virginia are Sir
John Mitchell, Jr., Sir Thomas NJ.
Crump, Sir E. r. Jefferson. NJ. D.,
and Sir II. F. Jonathan. The latter
goes in place of Sir William NJ Reid
of Portsmouth, who was unable to
make the trip on account of business
engagements.
Miss NJ. l.. Chiles OF this city IS
the Supreme Representative to the
Supreme Court, that will be in ses-
sion at the same time.
Richmond planet., 1907-08-31
The Church Trouble.

No one who attended services at
the Fifth Street Baptist Church last
Sunday would have thought that il
had Just Ipssed through one of its
most troublous times and was now
rallying from the shock. Ii had lost
nearly three hundred of its member
ship and yet IL raised over one hun
dred dollars during the days rally.
It was an answer TO the claims of
the followers OF Dr. Edwards and
the faitful determined to show every
body that there was life in the Land
yet. Rev. DR.. King preached in the
morning and Rev. w. A. Mitchell
at night.
Richmond planet., 1907-08-31
.RAILROADED TO
THE GALLOWS.
Governor Swanson FOiIS the
Conspiracy.
A11rr
COLORED MAN THE SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURES
IsED-RINCNC CLEMENTS DETERMINED

(Richmond. Va. Evening Journal
Governor Swanson today commut-
ed the death sentence of Joseph
Thoms. alias John Wright. 20 life
Imprisonment in the penitentiary.
Wright is the Negro who was con-
victed of criminal assault on Miss
Mabel Risley i'm Alexandria county,
while She was in company with her
fiance. Forrest Gooding. The Negro
first beat and disabled Gooding.
After the assault Gooding and Miss
Risley we're married.
The Governor has had the case In
hand for about two weeks and dur
ing that time has given 10 extensive
and profound consideration. His an
nouncement this morning viii cause
some surprise. inasmuch as no com
mutation was expected by the pub
lie al large.
Richmond planet., 1907-08-31
SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURES
PROMISED.

The case as it now stands is not
lacking in dramatic interest. That
there will be certain sensational dis
closures connected with evidence ad-
duced I'm the trial of the Negro was
announced this afternoon by Attor-
ney James +. Clements, OF AleNan-
dria. who has been working hard in
the behalf OF the condemned man
since his alleged Identification.
Thomas had been sentenced 10
hang next Friday In order TO en-
sure safe delivery of the official pa
pers IN the case. special messenger
will be delegated 10 bear them 10 the
Alexandria county Jail in order that
the sheriff may receive the commu-
tation notice before Friday.
Richmond planet., 1907-08-31

At the recent meeting OF the Board
or Managers OF the Virginia Theo-
logical Seminary and College at
i.ynchburg, Rev. G. H. Parish. ID. ID.
OF Kentucky was elected President.
The meeting was harmonious. Mrs.
Mary Rice Hayes was elected Secre-
tary Treasurer of the Institution
and viii accordingly continue her
connection with the school
Richmond planet., 1907-08-31
THAT ABLE DISCOURSE.

Prayer was offered by Capt. Willis
Wyatt. Rev. G.. b. Howard's SER
mon was a gem. He stirred the
audience to such an extent that il
practically forgot itself and gave op-
en- manifestations Of its approval. He
is a magnificent pulpit orator and he
won the hearts of all who were IA
vOred with his presence and able TO
listen to this sermon.
Brigadier General John Mitchell.
Jr., asked for the collection and S21.
"a was lifted. With the additional
amount given the total collection
was S26.44. The parade took place
Immediately afterwards and the com
pliments rendered were appreciated.
It was nearly o'clock when the
visitors boarded the train for the
return TO Richmond, carrying with
them the best wishes of the citizens
OF Petersburg.
The local committee was as fol-
lows: Sir Thomas Butler, Sir Moses
Bates. Sir c. w. Washington. Sir C.
c. Crawley, Sir Richard Lee. Sir c.
w Johnson, Sir w. T. Stokes, Sir
John Maclin, Sir ID. w. Harris, Sir
Jesse Maclin, Sir Charlie Crawiey
Richmond planet., 1907-08-31
UNIFORM RANK THERE.
sf.- - -r \. -
Grand Times in pctcIsburg-An
vcrSary Scrmon-lscv. Dr. How
ard Makes Great Effort.

The Uniform Rank. Knights OF
Pythias OF this city observed its an
niversary last Sunday i'm Petersburg.
Va. at the Ehenezer Baptist Church
wncre Rev. G.. b Howard. d. d.
preached most able and eloquent
sermon. The companies went over
by the Seaboard Air Line
Brigadier General John Mitchell.
Jr. arrived i'm the city at $3.50 o'clock
sunday morning but was ready 20
take the 1856 train that morning
With the men He wore the rcgula-
tion white fatigue suit and was accom-
panied 10y Col. -. a. Ferguson. Col.
W. ii. stokes, Capt. Willis Wyatt.
Can't. john G.. Smith. Capt. w Hem
ry Jones.
Richmond planet., 1907-08-31

Sister Marguerite Young. Sister Mar
tina Harris. Sister Fanny Pegram. Sis
ter Willie Coleman. Sister Adlino vii
son. Sister Susan Stokes. Sister Mar
gssette Owens. Sister Emma Stith.
Sister Mary Morton.
Rev. +. Watts. ID. ID. the pastor
delivered a short but most appro-
pirate address.
Richmond planet., 1907-08-31
AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL PROPO-
SITION.

III the bill had oeen put through
the Senate as it was put through the
House, and the Senate committee un-
der orders TO allow no amendments
whatever. 10 would have been with
out any redeeming features whatev-
er, except such as the friends of that
proposition may claim 90 find I'm the
provision comforting the rate-making
power on the Interstate Commerce
Comm ission.
1T was TO that proposition I was
unalterably opposed. The objection
10 conferring the rate-making power
upon the Interstate Commerce Com
mission is not. I'm my opinion, an
swered by Secretary Taft.
He makes no answer 70 the sug-
gestion that the three powers of gov
ernment-the executive, the legisla-
tive and the judicial-are all con-
ferred on the commission, and that
this commingling Of these powers is
unprecedented and in violation OF
both the spirit and the letter of the
Constitution.
Richmond planet., 1907-08-31
A PECULIA INCONSISTENCY.

''Inasmuch as the secretary enter
tains the views he expresses as to
the difficulty of convictions in such
cases, and inasmuch as the Inter
state Commerce Commissioners for
precisely the same reason given by
the secretary recommended the abo-
Continued on Fourth Page.)
Richmond planet., 1907-08-31
40 LOWER RANGE OF RATES.

Il have contended that so far as
/ have yet been informed, there has
been no lower range of rates since
the Hepburn rate was passed, where
by the shippers of Ohio have been
benefited. except only such as would
have been made in all probability
If the Hepburn law had never been
passed. On the contrary. since the
Hepburn rate law was passed the ma
jority of these rates have been ad-
Vanced.
Richmond planet., 1907-08-31
REsENTENCED TO HANG.

Soon thereafter Thomas was re-
sentenced TO hang May 31st. The
matter was next brought TO the at
tention OF Governor Swanson, who
respited the man until next Friday
August 30th.
The assault was committed at what
is called Luna Park, near Alexandria
city. Miss Risley was there with
her betrothed, Forest Gooding, a res
ident of Washington. A coiored man
afterwards identified as Thomas,
attacked Gooding first, it is said. and
felled him with club. At the same
time In his other hand he fioursshed
a pistol. Gooding. on recovering
Richmond planet., 1907-08-31

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Richmond planet., 1907-08-31
NO coLoRED MEN SUSPECTED

Strange as it may appear, no
colored men are suspected in this
conspiracy. They are all white men.
] shall prove all this in good time"
The assault on Miss Risley, now
Mrs. Gooding, of Washington, was
committed last fall. Thomas was
arrested and was tried in the Alexan-
dria court, and on December 18th
was sentenced to hang for his crime.
His attorney, MIR. Clements, appeal
ed the case to the Supreme Court OF
Appeals and in the early spring that
body affirmed the decision OF the
lower court by vote of three to
two, the decision being affirmed by
Judges Keith, Harrison and Buchan-
an. The dissenting opinion was
signed by Judges Cardwell and Whit
tie.
Richmond planet., 1907-08-31
A D1ABoLIcAL SCHEME.

Il shall prove a deliberate and
we'll concocted scheme of conspiracy
10 bring the colored man, Thomas.
to the gallOws." declared Mr.. Gle
ments this afternoon Immediately
after he had emerged from the Of
flee OF Governor Swanson, with whom
ne had been in consultation for sew
eral hours. An attempt has been
made 10 have an innocent man hang
ed, and I shall make IL my duty 20
bring the guilty conspirators 20 jus
tice.
The names Of the men I suspect
No, cannot tell you that: IL would
be premature. But l shall make the
thing public at the proper time. And
then IT Will be a case OF righting the
wrongs of the condemned cOlored
man, vindicating his good name, and
having sentence passed upon the con
spirators. / have not the least doubt
in the world but that long before
four years have passed, Thomas Will
have been pardoned.
Richmond planet., 1907-08-31

(Continued ON Eighth Page.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-22

Doors and windows must be kept shut
or it will be impossible to see through
the clouds of fur that arise Immediate
ly there is a draft of fresh air. Even
in their food the workers do not escape
the hair. 1t is everywhere. The proc
ess of sewing may be simple, but
sometimes the fur is in such narrow
strips that the edges are difficult to
find. From pile of small. irregularly
shaped bits of fur on the ground be-
side her the worker takes and sews
them together to cover the paper pat
tern of d lady's collarette with long
ends. This is usually three yards long
and four to five inches broad and will
take about eight hours to complete.
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| Home which, first to last again, may
be called her long suit
IF you will do this for me-" said the
chief justice. Il promise to do anything
you ask me to-
anything" inquired the little girl,
her black eyes sparkling with mischief
Anything" answered Matthews.
Patti sang Home, Sweet Home
with the voice of an angel. Nov, said
she as the applause died away, stand
on your head, Mr.. Matthew'S
You're joking gasped the jurist
But she was not and insisted that he
keep his bargain, and he was obliged to
tice of the United States head down.
ward. waggling his legs in the air was
spectacle for gods and men.
Nine. Patti, Baroness Cederstrom, is
now very rich. She is as shrewd in
finance as Hetty Green, though not so
economical And she lives in Wales
when at home at Castle Craig-y- Nos,
Ystradgynlais. Can you pronounce it?
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Geraldine Farrar, member of the
Royal theater of Berlin, under contract
to sing there whenever she is wanted
now in America only by special leave
of Emperor William himself, confesses
that never in her phenomenally sue
ceSsful operate career has she felt so
nervous and timid over a stage appear
ance as she did before making her first
bow to an American public in her own
native land. And indeed New York so
called musical circles are, with, few
exceptions, so hypercritical and swell
headed as to arouse a suspicion that
they try to cover up real ignorance of
music by making a big noise. Berlin
has accepted Geraldine Farrar enthu-
siastically. So has Stockholm said to
be the most critical capital in Europe,
yet she felt nervous over the thought
of the New York newspaper young
men,
Few sweeter. more impressive stories
have been told than that of the absolute
devotion of Geraldine Farrar's father
and mother to her during her whole
life. Both are still young, her mother
only eighteen years older than herself.
Geraldine, the youngest prima donna
is now twenty four. Her father and
mother were both church singers. When
they discovered their little girl had a
voice they decided to have it cultivat-
ed. Emma Thursby was Geraldine's
teacher in New York. Geraldine was
born in Melrose. Mass. Her father. ex-
first baseman of the Philadelphia Base
ball club. had established a mems cloth
ing store in Melrose and was thriving.
At length it was found the girl was de-
veloping a voice worth a European
training. Mr.. and Mrs. Farrar would
not let her go to Europe alone. Neither
would they be parted from each other.
What was to do?
Mr.. Farrar's clothing store was all he
had in the world. He sold it and on
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SENTIMENT IN GIFTS.
New York.

Present giving is at all times a prob
lem difficult to solve where the sterner
sex is concerned, and a gift is more
often than not bestowed with the
knowledge that it may be viewed by
the receiver with feelings wherein
gratitude plays little part. In the
minds of many givers imagination sell
dom scars beyond a cigar case, walk
ing stick, pipe rack and one or two
other trifles of which most men have a
multiplicity. We are in these times
even denied the bestowing of those
presents dear to the hearts Of our
grandmothers. those horrific works Of
art known as smoking caps and wool
work slippers, wherein were depicted
the heads of animals in wool and beads.
Yet these have their pathetic side, too;
much love and hope and patience hav-
ing no doubt been expended in their
making, and secret hurried stitches,
too, for in grandmother's time they did
not ask, as do their practical descend
ants, what present was desired, but
worked by stealth.
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GETTING ON WITH PEOPLE"

young people are so intolerant."
says a worldly wise and delightful wo-
man, and it is a fact that years are
usually required to enlarge our sym
pathies and insight.
Pray God to keep thee from a narrow
soul
And its dear mate, controversial mind,
and of all bars to getting on with peo-
ple' real narrowness is perhaps the
greatest, for it is in itself so unattrac-
tive and so difficult to rid oneself OF.
Having once by a sunny, genial dis
position-natural or acquired. as it can
be-and the always indispensable
SAVIOR faire, made a circle of friends.
the next thing is to keep them.
And to this effect the first thing to
see to is that they should not-these
social friendships, so to call them-be
too violent.
1t is extremely difficult to live long at
high pressure. and many an intimacy
has faded away, if not died a sudden
death. from being overdone in the be-
ginning,
Discretion and honesty are other
necessary virtues, for once our friends
discover we have talked about them
with other friends-and when do they
fail to hear of it?-they would not be
human if they remained our friends.
Again, we should not be too eXacting.
Human nature being what it is, the
mere fact that we know Amanda ex-
poets things from u.s. leads before very
long to our objecting to doing those
precise things. We should never lay
a heavy hand on friendship any more
than on love.
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cream sets are different, and the after
dinner coffee cups of course always are.
The fad just now is to have these lit
tie cups all different and the spoons of
the weirdest designs obtainable.
If wine is served, water goblets, claret
glasses and liqueur glasses all match,
as the other kinds except possibly the
rhine wine glasses, which are some
times colored. The handSOmeSt glasses
of all are edged with gold.
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Perish the thought that "only a fool
keeps q diary" 1t is a necessity for
the up to date woman.
Precious little space, if any, is given
to sentiment. Life is too busy now
adays.
Each day is neatly divided off into
engagements" plans" purchases"
and at a glance the fair owner can see
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-22

she did that too. The prize both Ger
man and American singers strive for
sometimes till they are middle aged
was in the hands of Geraldine Farrar
when she was eighteen. Last fall she
returned to America, celebrating her
home coming by an engagement with
the Metropolitan Opera company. She
says naively that when she stepped off
the ship a row of fifteen young men
walked up to her and shook hands with
her heartily. She thought they were
old friends whose names she had for
gotten, but presently found out they
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-22
Admirers of mechanical music.

machines numbering the voices OF
Eames, Caruso and other perfectly well
meaning artists.
OF course at an entertainment 90 Of
this sort the proper thing to say is;
How wonderful 1 have never heard a
photograph before so little like a pho
nograph." What you really say in
wardly after the torture has lasted an
hour is-well, this is the Kate Clyde
letter. and I'm afraid that can't be
printed.
Only there's one thing sure. You
don't go to that house again.
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Who Know How Make Home Attractive
Is Matter Tac Taste

what she has to do. what she wants to
do and what she has to buy.
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Sofa cushions matching the different
rooms are another 1907 fad. The old
variegated effects are passing away.
and fine embroideries in the prevailing
tones of the room figure on the divans
of up to date houses.
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1 don't want to say anything against
the photograph, but sometimes it is
carried to an unholy extreme.
There are some people, don't you
know, to which it is an exquisite tor
ment. l mention no names. In fact,
have heard it said that it was in the
same class with the rubber plant and
the canary in the window.
However. since there are many ad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-22

ALL and farewell are the
words from the
oldest and youngest of the
- = noted women singers-hail
to our side of the water from Geraldine
Farrar, the youngest: farewell to all
the world from the Oldest, Adelina Pat
II. After her tour of the British prov
inces next autumn she will never ap-
pear in public again, this time it is de-
clared for certainty. Her recent fare
well London concert in Albert hall was
an ovation such as few women have
received Adela Jeanne Marie Patti is
sixty-four years of age this February.
The London papers are regretting her
retirement, saying she should have put
IT or TIL next November, which would
have marked her jubilee, not as a pub
lie singer but as a prima donna. In
England the people have never grown
weary of PATHS singing To this day
nobody can fill Albert hall in London
either with a voice or an audience as
can Patti. the worlds greatest soprano
singer of any period. When she was
child in New York city more than fifty
years ago the boys along Broadway
used to call her the little Chinee girl'
because her hair and eyes were so black
and her skin was so yellow.
varied beginning had Adelina Her
father was a Sicilian singer, her moth
er a Roman opera singer. She herself
was born in Madrid while her father
was filling a professional engagement
there. She was brought up in New
York and is now citizen of Great
Britain. At the old Niblo's garden in
New York city her parents were filling
an engagement when the child who was
born to music began to take notice of
things She began to sing before she
could talk. Her voice was an entirely
natural one and never needed and new
err had the training necessary for most
singers. In the poor lodgings where the
PATHS lived she heard operate roles re-
hearsed, and she initiated them to the
last gesture. not emitting the "brava"
which was expected from the audience
at the end The next thing the little
girl took notice of was the poverty, bit
ter to bear, of her parents, true artists
though they were. Intuitively Adelina
Patti knew her power and never doubt
ed it when at the age of seven she beg
Eed her father to let her sing in Niblo's
in la Sonnambula." She begged so
hard that he consented. After the first
night the seven year-old Patti packed
Niblo's as today the sixty four year-old
Patti packs the largest hall in the
worlds largest city.
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Little Adelina became a social idol.
First to last Patti is girIish. nischiev-
ous charming. once, when she was
thirteen. she was at a supper party at
which was present Hon. Stanley Mat
thews, chief justice of the supreme
court of the United States He amused
himself with the little girl. Finally he
begged her to sing Home, Sweet
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the proceeds the Farrar family all went
to Europe together and put Geraldine
in training for a musical career. I'VE
are still young and can begin over
again. if necessary, afterward.'' said
Mr.. Farrar to his wife. Geraldine was
sixteen then. First they went to Paris.
then to Berlin, where Lii Lehman be-
came the American girls teacher. The
keynote of Lehmans instruction was:
Be sincere, be earnest and natural. No
fake emotion would do. declared this
honest German singer. The result is
that Miss Farrar is as natural on the