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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
WITH TEARS N her BIG EYES,
WIFE OF THAW TOLD HER STORY,
TO SAVE LIFE OF HUSBAND.
Won MurInured sympathy Of the
ThSons Which Filled the Big
Court Room,

New York, Feb. S.-Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw told her story. To save the
life of her husband. charged with
murder, she barred to the world the
innermost secrets of her soul-a por.
trayal for which a sanctuary was q
more fitting place than the crowded
court room.
1t was the same story she told
Harry Thaw in Paris in 1903, when he
had asked her to become his wife
the confession of One who felt there
was an insurmountable barrier to her
ever becoming the bride of the man
she loved.
In the big witness chair she appear
ed but a slip of a girl, and she told
the pitiful story of her eventful life
in frank, girlish way.
When tears came to her big brown
eyes and slowly trickled their way
down scarlet cheeks, she stroYe in
vain to keep them back.
Though the lump in her throat at
times seemed about to smother her,
AOlNCu IlIC WOlu llOll u
lips and by a marvellous display OF
courage, which took her willingly to
her staggering ordeal, she shook Off
depression which once threatened
to become an absolute collapse.
AS the young wife unfolded the
narrative of her girlhood and told
the early struggles of herself and her
mother to keep body and soul To-
gether; Of how gaunt poverty stood
ever at the door and how she finally
was able to earn livelihood by posing
for photographers and artists, she
won the murmured sympathy Of the
tfrong, which filed every available
space in the big court room.
Then came the relation of the wreck
Of that girlhood at 16 years Of age.
1t was the story Of her meeting
with Stanford White, the story of the
sumptuous studio apartments, whose
dingy exterior gave no hint Of the luxu-
rious furnishings within; Of velvet
covered swing, in which one could
swing until slippered toes crashed
through the paper Of Japanese para
sol swung from the ceiling.
It was the story Of glass of cham
payne. Of black, whirling sensations
and Of mirrored bed room walls.
In short, she told all the story.
The stiffness of the crowd, which
was big, bustling, showing and snarl.
ing over some especially coveted seat
when court convened, was It's own
tribute to the effect Of the girls story.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14

Indians are not always the grave.
faced orators of Cooper. According
TO Mr.. Leupp, the commissioner of
Indian affairs, they are the original
American humorists. He once gave
some of them lecture on their duties
to the agent, pointing out that he
needed time to eat, be with his family
and to rest. An aged Indian of great
dignity rose to explain that the last
agent for the tribe never did anything
but rest. A more familiar story is
that of the Indian guide who told a
traveller that it was not necessary to
hide his valuables "for there is not an
other white man within hundred
miles"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
OF Interest to Women.

Every woman naturally should be
healthy and strong, but great many
women, unfortunately, are not, owing
to the unnatural condition of the lives
we lead. Headache, backache and a
general tired condition are prevalent
amongst the women of to-day, and to
relieve these conditions women rush
to the druggists for bottle of some
preparation supposed to be particular
ly for them, and containing-nobody
knows what. If they would just get
box of Brandreth's Pills, and take
them regularly every night for time,
all their trouble would disappear, as
these pills regulate the organs of the
feminine system. The same dose al
ways has the same effect, no matter
how long they are used.
Brandreth's pills have been in use
for over century, and are for sale
everywhere, plain or sugar-coated.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
THRoHes BURST uuIMtO CHEERS
WHEN THE RETURNS TOLD or
KAIOER's VICTORY.
Monarch and Chancellor Gave Thanks
, For Loyalt>-Thousands Sang
Popular Hymns.

Berlin, Feb. 6.-There was . great
demonstration here in connection with
the government victory in the reich
stag elections.
The enthusiastic crowds that had
gathered around the newspaper Offices
formed a procession 10000 or 10000
strong, and began marching through
the streets, singing Die Wacht am
Rhein" and other patriotic songs. ThS
people finally proceeded to the palacd
of Imperial Chancellor Vol Buelow
to whom they gave hearty ovation.
Prince Won BuelOw walked across
his garden to the street, and, speaking
through the iron railing, he addressed
the cheering pOpulace as follows:
Il thank you that your patriotic SEN
timents have again brought you here
December 13 l closed my final appeal
to the reichstag with the words thai
the government would do its duty with
confidence in the German people. Thai
confidence was not misplaced. What
won the victory January 25 and to-day
was the German spirit which is i'm
mortal. If we remain true to this
German spirit, especially If the youths
of Germany become thoroughly i'm
bued Herewith, then we can calmly
and joyfully look forward to the future
of the fatherland And now join with
me in the expression Of the sentiment
of love and fidelity to our German
fatherland unto death. Hoch!"
When this signal was given the as
sembled multitude broke out into q
mighty roar of cheering and then they
sang Deutschland Ueber Allies"
The vast concourse then directed its
steps toward the palace Of the emperor,
where there was another demonstra'
tion.
The emperor and empress appeared
on the balcony half an hour after mid.
night. The kaiser, in a short speech,
thanked the people for their demonstra'
tion of loyalty, and said he hoped the
fervor was not temporary but lasting.
He again quoted Bismarck, saying
that when the German people wera
once in the saddle they would ride.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
HIS HEAD CRUSHED
And Hanging Out of Window, With
His Hand On the Throttle.

Philadelphia, Feb. 1.-THE con-
gressicnal limited train on the Penn
sylvania railroad, which leaves Wash
ington for New York, ran through this
city at terrific speed, with the en-
gineer, Joseph Toms, dead at tn. throt-
tie. The train, which was made up
of several buffet, dining and pnrlor
cars, makes two stops in THIS city.
one at West Philadelphia and the
other at North Philadelphia.
His head was hanging out of the
cab window and had been crushed by
striking some object along the road.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
Canals.


Since Washington planned a canal
from the Atlantic to the Ohio, and
Madison urged the need of one from
the Mississippi to Lake Michigan, ar
uhcial connections have been pro-
posed between almost every two i'm
portant natural waterways of the
country. For a time the development
Of railways obscured the interest in
the canals. The Erie canal and 9TH
ers fell into comparative disuse.
Meantime other countries have con-
unued to open new waterways and
make great use of them. The advan-
tages of water transportation, chiefly
its Cheapness as compared with rail
wAy traffic, have revived interest in
canals. To say nothing Of the Pan
anna canal, the new Erie canal, which
will take thousand-ton barges from
the lakes to the ocean, and the Chi
cago drainage canal, constructed as a
sewage way and certain to be COM
pleted as ship way, are examples
of what may be done. Our water
courses lie in four systems-the rivers
of the Pacific, the rivers of the At
lantic, the Mississippi and its tribu-
taries, and the great lakes. That there
will ever be cut through the Rock
les to join the Pacific and the central
systems is beyond the dreams of en-
gineers, remarks the Youths Compan-
ion, but any one with a map may
trace the conduits that will make the
other three systems a great unit of
traffic. Following streams where
they show on the map, draw a line
from the Mississippi to Green Bay,
from Minneapolis to Duluth, from Gin
cinnati to Lake Erie, from Ashtabula
to Pittsburg, from Pittsburg to Wash
ington-and the great inland cities
have become seaports. Draw another
line from Boston to Providence by
way of Taunton or across Cape Cod
the canal is already provided for
from New York to Philadelphia, from
Philadelphia to Baltimore, cut the
heel Of Virginia at the mouth of the
James, cut Florida along the thir-
tieth parallel, and way is indi-
Gated by which steamer can go
from Boston to Galveston protected
from a foreign navy on the high
seas.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
THE GULF COAST OF
TEXAS
A LAND "FLoWINe IN MILK AND
HONEY"
seml-Tropleal Climate; Vast Yields OF
Vegetables and Fruit.
rornns Christi. rex. Feb. p

Corpus Christi, Tex, Feb. r.
The lower Rio Grande Valley IL
sometimes enormously referred to as
Southwest Texas, and so is BlPaso,
but THEY ARE EIGHT HUNDRED
MILES APART.
1t is Winter in Northern Texas while
the Gulf Coast country is enjoying
sunshine like that of May.
In fact the Gulf Coast knows no
Winter-every month is a growing
month.
Texas produces wheat like Mime
sofa, corn like Illinois, and more cot
ton than any other two Southern
States combined. And no part of this
great State surpasses in opportunity
and possibilities the Gulf Coast Coun-
try and the region down by, the Rio
Grande.
Artesian water was discovered five
or six years ago on the great King
Ranch, near Corpus Christi. AS time
went on the Artesian Belt was extend
ed until it now covers the territory
from Robstown, sixteen miles west Of
Corpus Christi, to Raymondville, and is
being extended monthly with every In
dication that a satisfactory few will
be obtained in all territory not covered
by the systems of irrigation on the.
Rio Grande.
One of the most successful planters
on the Rio Grande is Mr.. John Closner,
who owns six thousand acres near Hi
dalgo, on the S. L., B. & M. Ry. From
thirty-three acres of Bermuda onions
Mr.. Closner last year (1906) shipped
thirty-five carloads of as fine onions
as were ever grown. This crop alone
netted him $4,000.
Two crops of corn can be grown on
the same land each year along the
Rio Grande. Rice, cotton and numer-
Gus other crops, as well as great
variety of fruit can be grown just as
successfully. At dinner recently
given some visitors, Gulf Coast agri-
culturist set fifteen (15) different va
rieties of vegetables before his guests.
A comprehensive book of eighty
pages, profusely Illustrated and fully
descriptive of the Texas Gulf Coast
may be obtained by addressing John
Sebastian, Passenger Traffic Manager,
Room 1, La Sale st. Sta, Chicago, or
Room 1, Frisco Bldg, st. Louis.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
The Power of Prejudice.

A curious illustration of deep-seated
prejudice is seen in the strong oppo-
sition displayed toward the plan to
construct tunnel under the English
channel from England to France,
which has recently been revived and
has a good chance to go through un-
less British hostility shall result in
parliament blocking the scheme.
The plan contemplates a double tun-
mel for railway purposes, about "a
miles in length; the estimated cost is
about $SO,O0OOOO; it is believed the
engineering problem is comparative
ly an easy one, as the rock through
which passage will be cut is Of the
chalky order and can be readily
bored, and the financial and admins
trative phases of the undertaking
have been carefully looked after. 1t
is admitted that the tunnel, if COM
pleted, will confer immense benefit,
and that English manufacturers, by
having a line by which their prod
ucts can be shipped directly and with
out breaking bulk to continental mar
kets, will score enormous advantage.
Still, there is a strong antagonism to
the tunnel, generated principally by
the Imperial defense committee,
which sees in the tunnel a menace
to national security. The fear Of in
vasion appears to be uppermost in
many British minds and this appre-
hension creates lively visions Of an
enemy pouring in by way of the hole
pierced in the chalky Dover cliffs.
Yet, says Troy Times, little charge
of dynamite would instantly put the
tunnel out of business and the result
ant flood would drown any foe who
happened to be sneaking through to
strike deadly blow at Albion.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
Denied the Mails.

Ottawa, Cat, Feb. 9.-The postmas.
ter general anHounced in the house
that newspapers pu5Nshing the details
of the Thaw trial would be denied
transmission through the Canadian
mails. This statement was evoked by
a complaint from DR.. Stocton, member
for st. John, N. B., of the publication
in local newspaper of Mrs. Thaw's
evidence. .-.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
wANAMAKER's COUNTRY HOME
Destroyed by Fire-The Loss is Esti
mated at $1,5oo,0oo.

Philadelphia, Feb. 9.-Lyndhurst
the country home of John Wanamaker
at Chelton Hills, near Jenkintown, was
destroyed by fire. The loss is esti
mated at $1,500,000.
Mr.. Wanamakers home was consid
cred one of the most artistic and valu
able Of Philadelphia suburban prop
critics. --.
The fire made rapid progress and but
a few valuable paintings were saved
among them Christ Before PLATE" anG
"Christ on Calvary" by Munkacsy
These two paintings are valued al
$250,000.
Though no statement has beer
issued from Mr.. Wanamaler as to the
loss, it is authoritatively stated that II
will reach at least $1,500,000. "
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
WoMAN's NECK BROKEN.
struck Down BY Unknown Assailant
While On Her Way Home.

Memphis, Feb. 11.-Mrs. Mercedes
Donovan, wife of Eugene V. Donovan
an officer of the Memphis fire depart
ment, was felled by an unknown as
sailant with blow which broke hel
neck.
She was returning from shopping
tour, accompanied by her three-year
old daughter and several other children
Robbery was evidently the motive
for the attack The attack occurred
within a short distance of Mrs. Dono
vans home, in a thickly populated sec
tion of the city. She died within {
short time.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
OFFICER KILLS SUPERIOR.
Said He was Tired Of Seeing Him
strutting Around.

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 6.-Policeman
Isaac Lewis walked into the Office Of
Police Captain Holzapfel in the station
here, and without warning or any
cause, so far Jas can be ascertained.
shot him through the heart, killing
his superior almost instantly. He then
fred at Chief Boyle, but missed him.
Lewis, it is said, has been drinking
of late, and it is thought he must
have become insane.
In an incoherent statement later he
said he got tired of seeing Holzapfel
strutting around.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
500 reward. 500.

Thessaders Of thts paper WEil be pleased 70 learn
that Therein ct LEAST disease that science
has boeH e6Io to Care Id all It's skges and that is
CAtarrh. Hals Catarrh Cure tS~ttie only positive
cure now known to tho medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires constitl-
tonal treatment. Halrs Catarrh Cure 10 taken In.
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist
ing natureln doing It's work. The proprtetors have
90 much faith in It's curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars tor any case that II fSiIS to
cure. Send for liet of testimonials.
Address +. J. CHENEY &Co., Toledo, o..
Sold By al Druggists, 75c,
Take HAlr0 Family Pulls for constipation.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14

There is no more difficult sort Of
legislation than that which deals with
the distribution of water rights, and
this is to form the subject of serious
study in the near future. The top
ography Of the Mexican republic-a
highly elevated tableland sloping grad
ually northwerd into the United
States, but in almost all other direc-
lions furnishing none or less abb
rupt decEufjes to the sea, down
which flow the mountain streams
in itself suggests untold possibilities
IN the way Of water power.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
FOUR MEN WOUNDED,
But Each Continued Firing Until Re-
Volver Was Empty.

Winnsboro, Tex, Feb. 6.--W. A.
Milan and his son, W. A. Milan, Jr.,
met two brothers named Woftord in
the road near here and began arguing
on local option. They Quarreled. and
all four opened fire.
Each of the men fell wounded, but
each continued to shoot as he lay on
the ground until his revolver WAS
empty. All four have died. Four
widows and Is orphans are result OF
the tragedy. All the men were we'll
to-do farmers, except young Milan,
who was a member Of the fire depart
ment.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
FLAMES CLOSED EXITS,
And Seven Men Are Entombed In
the Burning Mine.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Feb 9.-Seven
miners are entombcd in No. 10 col.
liery of the Lehgh and Wilksbarre
Coal Co., at Wanamie, and there is
little hope of rescuing any of them.
Fire broke out on the fourth lift and
the entombed men, who were caught
in the lower lifts, can not be reached
until the danes are extinguished. The
fire is burning fercely.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
EnoIIsh Tonoue.rwIs+sr,.

The English language has its own
peculiar terrors. Who would not pity
the foreigner attempting to under
stand such sentences as ut was put
in case in case 1t should rain" 1.-THE
first one won one sovereign" II will
come by-and-by and buy q bicycle?'
And how could YOU expect e German
to get at the real meaning OF the
metaphors in the following sentence
Being unhorsed he dogged his man
and soon had him cowed?',,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
Broke the Treaty On Arbitration,

Managua, Nicaragua, Feb. 11.-Ad
vices received here are to the effect
that it was President Bonilla, of Hon
duras, who broke the treaty of Co
Tinto, which provides for the arbitra
tion of questions in dispute between
the Central American republics, ant
that as a result of this the tribunal
which was sitting at San Salvador, il
an endeavor to settle the difference!
between Nicaragua and Honduras
was dissolved.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
Five Men Seriously Burned.

Covington, KY, Feb. Five men
were seriously burned in an accident
at the Insurance stove, range and
foundry plant, at Fifteenth and Wash.
ington streets, by the breaking of a
crane carrying tons of molten iron.
According to the story told by one
OF the victims the ladle holding the
fiery metal fell and struck the floor,
breaking, and throwing the iron about
in all directions, burning all with
whom it came in contact.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
REVOLUTION IN ARGENTINE.
Rebels Defeat the Government Forces
"A Number Killed and Wounded.

New York, Feb. 8.-Reports re-
ceived here state that a revolutionary
outbreak has occurred in San Juan,
Argentine Republic, in which the
rebels defeated the government forces
and seized the reins of government.
A number Of men are reported kill
ed and wounded in the engagement.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
SERVICE PENSION BILL
Is Now a Law-Its Provisions Are
Brief.

Washington, Feb. 8.-The presi.
dent has signed the service pension
bill which was passed by the house
early in the week, and it is now law.
This bill provides for the payment Of
the following pensions to veterans Of
the civil war who served 80 days or
more:
Twelve dollars month to veterans
of 62 years; $15 to those Of 10 years,
and $40 to those of rs years. Veterans
of the Mexican war who served 80
days or more are also made benefi-
ciaries of the new law.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
RnnL Nin4ea StnIan

Pittsburg, Feb. S.--Unsignsd bank
notes to the amount Of $3.50. consign.
ed by the controller of the currency
to the Wilmerding National bank. OF
Wilmerding, a suburb, were stolen
from a drawer in the baggage room Of
Pennsylvania railroad at Wilmerding
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
U. S. Consular AGENT Killed.

Constantine. Algeria, Feb. 6-Antoine
Felix Carbe, consular agent of the
United States at Bona, met his death
here upon his arrival from his post.
He was crossing the bridge which
spans the river when he fell into the
water 300 feet below.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
Broke Ice in Bare Feet.

New York, Feb. S.-For the first
time this winter the harbor was com.
pletely filled with floating ice. On
board the steamer Seneca the Chinese
crew We're clad In cotton clothing and
some In bare feet were breaking up
the ice about the decks.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
Has Developed Cancer Of Throa,

Berlin, Feb. 9.--It Is low reported
that Prince Henry of Prussia has de-
veIoped cancer of the throat. the dis
ease of which his father and mother
both died. He is scarcely able tc
SPEAK or take food. 1t is said his cast
is incurable.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
The Bone far rwn.

Raleigh. N. c.. Feb. al. H. Hodges,
white, convicted Of wife murder, and
Freeman Jones, colored, found guilty
of burglary, were hanged at Durham
Frank Bohannon, a negro convicted Of
murder. will be hanged at Greens
hnro t
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
Maps of Coast Made BY Japs.

Seattle, Wash. Feb. S.-Japan,
through her secret service agents and
spies, has in the last two months per-
fected a complete mapping of the
Washington coast, from Grays Harbor
to Cape Flattery, and obtained full
data as to the topography of the
Olympic Peninsula country, its rivers.
harbors and inlets, according to M
Parsons, well-known mining man
of this city.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
Engineer ScaIded.

ST. Louis, Feb. 11.-A west-bount
passenger train on the Wabash rail
road was wrecked at Forsythe juno
tion, in the outskirts of the city, by
a defective frog. The engine was over.
turned and Engineer Louis WisemaI
was pinioned underneath and probably
fatally scalded. The baggage car was
smashed
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14

Covered With Ice, SIeet and Snow.
Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 6.-Advices
from middle Tennessee report a deep
snow, followed by bitter cold weather.
In Nashville the ground is covered
with ice, sleet and snow.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14

Salida, Col, Feb. 6.-Seven persons
are now known to have been killed,
and IA injured, two of whom are ex-
pected to die, in the snowslides that
came down Monarch mountain. The
slide wrecked three buildings and
partly demolished a fourth.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
Caused Rv the Wind.

New Orleans, Feb. 1.-THE Mtssis,
sippi river rose twO-tenths of a foot
standing at an 1873 stage. This rise
is the fastest recorded here since the
high water, and is partly accounted
for by south wind retarding the cur.
rput
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
jumped From RurnIno BUILDING

New York, Feb. 8-Seven persons
were badly injured, sevral more slight.
ly hurt, and the lives of many others
endangered by fire in three-story
factory building in Woorster street.
All the seriously injured jumped from
windows of the top floor.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
Won the tWorId's Championship

New Orleans, La, Feb. 11.-Capt
Charles w. Oldrieve claims. the div
tinction Of walking the water, fror9
Cincinnati to New Orleans, a distanc,
of 1000 miles, in 40 days lacking 4S
minutes, thereby winning the worlds
championship and a bet of $4,000.