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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22
McKee-Wells.

The following is clipped from
Thursdays Vicksburg Herald and
will be OF interest to Times readers
At the home of the brides parents.
Hiss Elizabeth Wells, the lovely and
)opular daughter of Mr. and Mrs w.
L. Wells was united in marriage last
svening at eight o'clock, to Mr.. Alber
tus Lee Mckee, of Grecrviile. Fol
owing the Impressive and beautiful
Wedding ceremony, which was per-
formed by Rev. Howard l. Weeks,
/ reception as given aud the happy
Young couple, amid sn ,wer of con-
gratulations departed on the east
bound Queen & Crescent for the north
and east to spend their honeymoon.
Mr. J. c. Mckee, a brother of the
GROOM was best man and Miss Marion
Mckee, sister of the groom, was
maid Of honor. The other atten-
dant5 were Miss Bessie Nugent, OF
Jackson, Miss, Pat Durham and Ma
/,
Messrs David, Graes and Pease, OF
Dayton, Ohio, the former home OF
the groom, and Charlie Wells, broth
er of the bride, were attendants Mr.
Camp Wheeler, of Greenville, and
Mr.. Norval Richardson served as. ush-
ers in the hospitable aid appropria-
tely decorated home. where tie large
gathering iof friends witnessed the
beautiful ceremony.
Mrs. Mckee has s,loved amid her
circle of friends in V:eksbu1g as a
most charming ard lovely young Ia
dy, whose great popularity, which
is Shared by the worthy young nan
who has Won her for his wife, aas
most generously attested by the
many magnificent wedding presents
which were received.
Upon returning from their wedding
tour. Mr.. and Mrs Mckee will re
side in Greenville, where the groom
stands very higly.as business mar
and citizen
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22
The Sandman and Santa Claws.


When Christmas times comm ev-
cry youngst@r in the Land,
Says he's goin to catch Old Santa
Christmas eve you understand!
And he plans jes how he'll do it til
ne thinks he's very wise
Ard hes shure he'll give the good
old chap. a genuine surprise.
So he goes to bed on Christmas eve
and lies there mighty still,
A kind o talking to himself and
whisperin until,
A drowsiness steals Scr him and
smething sort hems.
And the Sandman always gets there
before Santa Claus comes.
He sees the street lights flicker up
and down the window pare,
And he listens to the rumble ct the
street car all in vain,
For his eyes will stick together as
it keeps a gettin' late,
And the dark begins to scare him as
he silently lies in wait
Then his lips will git repeatin' some
half forgotten rhyme.
While he somehow gets tor yawa-
in'-gets to yawnin, all the
time,
He seeks to find the answer for some
simple little sums
But the Sandman's sure to get there
before Santa Claus comes. !.
Louis L. Thayer
Miss Malvira Etherley, OF Winter
vile spent Saturday with Greenville
friends
Miss Aimee Stone it at home from
Stanton College in Virginia lor the
holidays.
Judge and Mrs. Isaac Worthington
have returned from a trip to- Frank
fort. Ky.
Mrs. Albert Gary, of Leland. has
been guest of relatives in this city
during the week,
Mrs. Jesse F. Yeates, of Birming-
ham, is- visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs A. B Nanee.
Miss Louise Crjttcndon has r-tl :
ed from college in Virginia to spend
the Christmas Holidays. {
Miss Mary Clampett, OF Winter
vile, has been a guest in this city
during the past few days
Mrs Mary F. Wickliffe, who has
been visiting her sister. Mrs w w
Wsvrthington, OF Wayside. left on
Saturday for hcr hime in Washington
Misses Mary Belle and Marguerite
Crittenden returned on yesterday
from Virginia where they have been
attending college and will remain dur
ing the Christmas season.
A Christmas Tree.
Members OF the Kings Daughters
Circle No. 3 are preparing to have :.
beautiful Christmas tree at the city
hall on tomorrow afternoon.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22

Mr.. Lem Cooper of Swan Lake,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22
Knight HauH.

Knight Hauff.
A beautiful church wedding was
celebrated Tuesday at Glen Allen
when Mr.. James B. Knight. who IS
sheriff at his home in ElnIa, Ala
hama, under requisition papers issued
by Circuit Clerk Gildart, claimed as
his prisoner the fair and accomplish
ed Miss Mabel Hauff, of Glen Allen.
At high noon the bridal party enter
ed the village church which had been
laborately decorated in green and
white, the CHEEKY evergreens con-
rasting with lovely white crysanthe-
NUNS, while graceful palms and ferns
made the chapel bower OF beauty.
Rev J. r. Countiss OF the First Meth
odist church of GreerNile said the
solefnnly impressive words that link
d the lives OF these two attractive
young people for the coming years.
Mrs. Knight is the talented daughter
Of Mrs. ]. w. Boyd of Glen Allen
md honored son of Alabama.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22
A Christmas Tree.

A Christmas Tree.
Members OF the Kings Daughters
Circle No. 3 are preparing to have :,
beautiful Christmas tree at the city
hafl on tomorrow afternoon.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22

man, Jeanette Hartman, Ada Marshall
Afaude Ro3enstock, Lula Brown,
Irene Moys<, Pauline Kirschmer, Be
atric Hirsch. Lean Hesabsrn. Sadie
Wilezinski, Pearl Simmons. Bertha
Walda1er, Esther Scott and Rebeoca
Berwin. Messrs Dave Weinberg, Isa-
dore Shong,tt, Joe Cohn, Sam Mayor,
Joe Dreyfus, Joel WiIczinski, Sam
Hartman, NJ. NJ Hartman, Sidney
Moyse, I. Livingston, N. N. Isen-
berg. Alex Klein, Malcolm Bergman,
Maurice Fishel and DR.. S. L. Scott.
Misses McCutcheon Entertains a,
Cards.
A number of young women were
entertained at bridge club meeting
on "Wednesday by Misses Susie and
Ireys McCutcheon.
There were several married friends
present, aside from the clubs mem
bers The Misses McCutcheon prov
ed charming hosnesses and most
delightful afternoon was spent. The
game was played at four small ia
bles and was followed by a luncheon.
Two lovely prizes were awarded,
one to Miss Mary Walker and ore to
Mrs. J. r. Jones.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22

Miss Maud Ferguson Of Halls
Tenn, and Mis- Viola Ferguson O
New Orleans, La, are visiting their
brother, DR. ]. ]. Ferguson on n
Shelby street.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Startling Henshaw
were among the guests at the mar
rage bf Miss Bessie Wells to Mr.
A L. Mckee in Vicksburg on Wed
nesday evening
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22

Mrs. H. B. Gay, Mrs. Howard Rod
man and Miss Gladys Rodman, lef
on Sunday for their former home
III Frankfort, KY, after a visit of some
days in Greenville
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22

Miss Adele Benoit returned. yester
day afternoon from Columbus. Miss.
where she has been attending CO..:
lege and will be in the city for tl,e
holidays.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22

Miss Mary Clampett, OF Winter
vile. has been a guest in this city
during the past few days.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22

Miss Louise Crittcndon has r-tt ;
ed from college in Virginia to spend
the Christmas holidays. {
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22

Mrs Mary F. Wickliffe, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs w w
Wfvrthington, of Wayside, left on
Saturday for hcr hime in Washington
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22

Misses Mary Belle and Marguerite
Crittenden returned on yesterday
from Virginia where they have been
attending college and will remain dur
ing the Christmas season
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22

Mrs Jesse F. Yeates, of Birming-
ham. is. visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs A B Nance
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22

Miss Malvira Etherley, OF Winter
vile spent Saturday with Greenville
friends
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22

Miss Marion Mckee, of Ohio, who
has been a guest OF Mrs. G. B. Alex
a11der left on Monday to attend til,
McKeeWells wedding i'm Vicksburs
on Wednesday evening.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22

Miss Aimee Stone it at home from
Stanton College in Virginia ior the
holidays
The Washington times., 1907-05-18
ERSTNHILE WAIF
HEIR TO ESTATE

ST. JOSEPH. No, May 1S.-Twenty
years ago a young man whose home is
in this city was a waif in charge Of the
Children's Ala Society of New York
He was known on the books of the
society as Eugene Purdy, and had been
sent from the Home OF the Friendless
at Kingston. His parentage was Un~
known.
A few months ago Purdy came to
this city from Alaska with $4,000.
which he had accumulated during the
six years he was in the KIondyke in
gold mining. He began a systematic
search into his past
The young man known as Eugene
Purdy has almost established the fact
that he is a grandson Of Lord Granville
Barker, OF England, and that his own
name is Eugene Lee Barker A London
solicitor has Informed him that there
is a considerable estate left by Lord
Granville Barker, and the young man
may be able TO prove his claim to the
title ana estate.
Purdy first found a trace Of his
FareutaSe when he found Mrs Lula
Barker Martin. of Mineral Wells. Tex.
his sister From her he learned that
their father left England after a quar-
rel with his father, and came TO Amer
lea. He married a Southern Eirl. ana
for many years lived at Memphis, Tenn.
The Washington times., 1907-05-18
Senator Stephenson.

The manifest purpose with which
Senator Spooner resigned in the
fashion he did has failed. Senator
Spooner grimly guessed that, he had
provided plenty of trouble for his
energetic and resourceful junior col
league, by stepping out of the Sen
ate and precipitating, without n
word of warning, a contest that for
more than two months has threat
ened to smash the La Toilette or
ganization in Badgerdom.
But the contest has ended, and
ended in fashion which again dem
onstrates the hold of La Toilette
and his program upon the people of
Wisconsin. The man who has been
friend, counsellor, and hacker of La
Toilette viii become his colleague
the man whom La Toilette wanted
The Washington times., 1907-05-18
New Citizens for the South.

Fear that immigration might in
volve the deterioration of the South
receives a jolt by news of the past
few days. For two men have been
able, single handed, to enlist for
Georgia two parties of the most de-
sirable new citizens and start them
on their way rejoicing.
One group is already on the land.
1t consists of four German families
who had Sparta, Ca, as their desti-
nation. They have settled on land
owned by the Hon. John d. Walker,
who made recently through the
newspapers a generous offer of
ground to immigrant families for n
reasonable time without cost. The
other is en- route for the same vicin-
ity to settle upon lands in Hancock
county, is of about the same size,
and comes from the same promising
fatherland.
These newcomers viii be allowed
to earn the ground on which they
settle. They are making Georgia
their home. They take to the State
a fine mixture of brain, Drawn, and
character. Within a single season
they viii have set a standard OF
close, economical. productive farm
ing which viii uplift the methods OF
tilling throughout that section. That
they viii prove of immediate value
10 the South cannot be doubted an
instant.
Why should Mr.. Walker and J. b
Finster, of New York, with whom
the former has co-operated in this
work, stand alone? In the light OF
this practical experience, why
should not the Georgia immigration
The Washington times., 1907-05-18
A Hard Problem.

If you give your word to a crimi-
nal to save your. own life, is the
pledge binding?
Chicago is much divided on the
question-and Chicago has it TO an
swer. For one Richard Fosborg,
described as ''hoId-up' man, was
dissuaded from shooting Charles
Bloom, member of the Great West
ern Smelling and Refining Company,
by a promise of immunity from
prosecution and n Job made by the
latter. Immediately Fosborg agreed,
it would appear, Bloom turned the
pistol on the "hold-up" artist, called
help, knocked Fosborg down and,
after the supposed highwayman had
been beaten nearly 20 death, turned
him over 20 the authorities.
Judge CIeiand, OF the Maxwell
street police court, would have it
that Bloom lost the chance to make
a man of FoSborg. A manufacturer
whose name is Franklin not only
condemns Bloom. but cites examples
among his 400 men who have been
saved after facing criminal charges
"A man who would jump at a chance
to get job, as Fosborg did" says
be, SIS a long way from being a
hopeless case" So think Jailer
John L. Whitman, of the county
Jail; the superintendent of the Blu.
reau of Associated Charities, and
the young woman stenographer at
the Bloom establishment, who aided
in capturing the accused.
What do you think?
The Washington times., 1907-05-18
CHILDREN TRIUMPH
IN SONG FESTIVAL
Chorus Under Miss Bent
ley's Direction Docs Re-
markable Work.

The third annual song festival by
children Of the washington public scnooI
was given last night in the National
Theater before an audience that tiled
the theater. Five hundred bright-faced
children were seated on the stage. and
their fresh young voices rang through
the theater as clear. pure, and sweet
as only those OF the young can There
was not a discordant tone IN the entire
performance, not an evidence that any
one child in the great chorus was
straining his voice. and not a moment
when a member OF the class permitted
his attention to be drawn from the
guiding hand and voice Of Miss Alys
Bentley. the director.
At the rehearsal Thursday afternoon
there were several rough places IN the
performance, but the practiced eye ana
ear OF Miss Bentley caught them. ana
last night they mad been sHloothed
away.
There has rarely been a more enjoy
able concert given IN washington man
that OF last night. the proceeds Of which
are to be added 10 the fund Tor the
Fairgrounds Of Washington. kach num-
Der was given with the greatest atten-
ton 20 detail In the stirring strains
Of "The Flag Goes BY" the children
| seemed TO let themselves 90. and sang
With all the vim and enthusiasm the
MuLLlEEE lLlEIlIE4. III nc 1lAA40 y
Dee Miss Bentley's fine training was
evident and ihe number was as clean
cut and delicate as a prima donna might
, have given It.
Between the chfdren's numbers the
Marine Band played several selections
under the direction OF Lieutenant San
| telmann, which were thoroughly en-
I jOyed-
This is the third song festival that
/ Miss Bentley mas arranged. Until her
| assumption Of the direction OF music IN
/ the schools Washington had never had
| a children's chorus, but In the last
| three seasons Miss Bentley has showE-
I The Washington public what its own
children can do. and with each succeed
\ ing year the standard is raised.
Her own conception Of children 3
/ songs is the result of long study. and
/ In her direction and training Of the
| school chorus she has had this knOwl-
! edge TO guide her The results have
/ Deen far beyond what one VINO has.
never heard the children could expect.
The Washington times., 1907-05-18
Where War Was Peace.

General Kurold, the great little
soldier of Japan, has not been volu-
BILE since his arrival in this country.
which is characteristic of the best
military men everywhere. The few
things he has said. however. have
been extremely pertinent. For in
stance. here in Washington the other
day he observed that the terrible
war with Russia was ''pitiable busi-
ness" and he agreed that human
slaughter is a sight for tears and
deepest regrets" But, he added, in
cisively, the japanese people fought
for peace, which, without fighting,
could not have been"
Is there any possible doubt of
that? What state of affairs would
now exist in Manchuria, in China, in
Korea, in Japan itself, had not the
brave and brilliant nation of which
Kuroki is such an ornament risen
against their big, bullying neighbOr
and thrashed him into decency and n
feeling of profound respect? War
is all that Sherman called it., but let
us not forget that it often puts an
end to worse conditions and compels
a peace where. without it, would be
continuous confusion and strife.
Kuroki is right.
The Washington times., 1907-05-18
Ghostly immortality.

We incline strongly to disagree
ment with the learned psychic in
vestigator, DR.. j. Godfrey Raupert,
of the Society for Psychical Re
search, who declares broadly that
spirits are a bad lot, unreliable, and
immoral. DR.. RauPert says that the
truth simply isn't in the average
spirit. 1t viii even lie about its
own identity and, for the sake of
gratifying a cussedness that seems
to be bred in it's very nature, will
claim to be Uncle Toms spirit when
it is really Aunt Mary's.
Seemingly, the spirits, or such of
them as are given to communicating
with men, are animated by a pUr-
pose to mislead them, and to bring
psychic research into ridicule and
cOntumely. Until n better class of
spirits can be induced to enter into
relations with the world of material
things, there is no apparent hope of
getting reliable data about things on
the other side, in this savant's view.
DR.. Raupert's discouraging report
about spirit morals opens interest
ing inquiry if, in fact, the spirit,
when once relieved of the trouble
of Juggling a body around with it,
devotes all its energies to the gen
Grafton of trouble. If this is true
: of spirits in general, il indicates
that things are pretty hopeless IN
the next world, and is a hard blow
to the more attractive and orthodox
view that spirits go right on pro-
crossing and uplifting themselves
in the next world. If DR.. Raupert
is correct, the prospect of getting
into better society in the Great Be
yond is meager. If folks get meaner
than ever when they have shuffied
off this mortal coil, contemplation
of the after-life can but add to the
( terrors of death.
We prefer to believe that only a
small and .unimpOrtant minority of
the depraved spirits have yet got
into the habit of coming back to
! communicate with the folks who are
still on earth, and that DR.. Raupert,
/ perhaps especially unfortunate in
his spiritual associations, may have
been guilty of the scientific error of
| generalizing from an unduIy re-
! stricted area of observation. On
I this hypothesis, it is possible to
conclude, for instance, that the very
worst spirits-those of our exclusive
classes of undesirable citizens''-are
in the spirit world so far uplifted
that they do nothing worse than to
play exasperating pranks on the
Society for Psychic Research, while
the spirits of folks of average de-
cency are so much improved by the
change that they simply decline to
maintain any relations with the
lgrossness of the flesh. This seems to
us the hopeful and encouraging
view, and we hasten to point it out
lest DR.. Raupert's report should dis
courage sincere people about the de-
STABILITY of existence in the spirit
world.
The Washington times., 1907-05-18
EACH FRAUD LETTER
IS DISTINCT CRIME
Department OF Justice
Department of Justice

The Department 0T Justice has fled In
the Supreme Court OF the United States
fits petition in opposition TO that OF Stan
ley Francis. asking that the Supreme
Court review the judgment OF the Fed
eral courts Of Pennsylvania. which SEN
fenced him 10 five years in the peni-
tenIiary and 10 p-y a fine OF $500 for
alleged conspiracy to use the mails 10
defraud-
Francis was connected with the Storey
Cotton Company. which is charged with
converting 10 its own use more than
s. .2O0, 000 Of the money Of the depositOrs.
Francis appealed 10 the court on the
ground that he had been convicted of
several cOnsDiracies. while there could
have been only one conspiracy. The
department in its brief takes the posi-
ton that every act OF placing d letter
or circular IN the mails in pursuance
OF one common scheme or artifCe 20 de-
fraud constitutes a separate and dis
tinct violation Of the laws and that the
offender is subject 70 punishment foI
each violation
The Washington times., 1907-05-18
Abe Hun1n1eL Gets Ready
For BLackWeLLS Island
Once Noted Attorney
Soon to Be Plain
Convict.

NEW YORK. May 1S-Lawyer Abra-
ham Hummel. epicuTe. man about town.
and first nigater" at the theaters. is
making preparations for a years stay
on Blackwells Island. There he viii be
just plain ABRAHAM Hummel. convict.
His meals wiz consist Of bread, beef
stew, and coffee. and he will wear the
baggy brown uniform used by the in
mates of the Blackwells Island peni-
teutiary.
Hummers lawyer, John D. Lindsay,
has given up all hope. il is said. OF saw
inc his client from being sentenced tc
serve a year on the island and paying
a fine of $500 Sentence Is 10 be passed
by Chief Justice Edgar n Cullen.
During his career as a lawyer Hummel
has often visited Blaci1wells Island tC
see clients and is familiar with the sys-
tenn here. He knows that they viii
make him comply with these equations
when he enters the peniteniary;
The Washington times., 1907-05-18
SCHOOL
CLOSING EXERCISES

Invitations have been sent out by the
faculty Of the Laise Phillips School %
the commencement exercises. which will
be held on Wednesday. Nay y. al g
O'Clock in the New Willard. On the
preceding evening, class night viii be
observed, for which invitations have
beer issued. The class exercises will
be held at the school, 1921 Connecticut
avenue
William Allen Wilbur, dean Of COIuu-
bian College. VIII make the commence
ment address one Of the chief features
OF the program VIII be the reading OF
messages 10 the class from prominent
Americans The Rev. Henry y. Couden.
chaplain Of the House OF Representa-
uves, viii offer the invocation and bene-
diction-
The graduates are Miss Irene Nae
Wieand, Pennsylvania; Miss Elizabeth
Walters Dey, Virginia: Miss Lillian
Octavia Cox. Arkansas. and Miss Marian
Weir Benner, Pennsylvania.
The Washington times., 1907-05-18

commission and similar bodies in all
neighboring States, follow suit?
The cooperation of the steamships,
railroads, and State authorities can
be easily obtained. Surely, it needs
no second sight TO perceive. that
every such group of new citizens
adds measurably to the present
wealth and future prospects of any
American farming community in
which they settle.
The Washington times., 1907-05-18
TAFT GOING ON ROAD;
MANY DATES THIS SUMMER

Secretary OF War Taft is TO take 20
the road again" at an early date and
the big man viii be seen little in Wash
ington during the remainder Of the sum
mer. and even UP 70 the opening OF Con-
gress next December.
Next Monday he viii attend a meet
inE Of the Yale Corporation at New
Haven May . he viii 90 to St Louis
10 address the American Aliflers con-
Nenton on Decoration Day. and return
10 washington On June he Will start
on an extensive trip trough the North
west for the purpose OF inspecting army
posts. looking after the interests OF In
dians. and, Incidentally, TO make a few
speeches before State universities and
commercial clubs. He has announced
that he viii not so into politics
The Washington times., 1907-05-18

There viii be renewal of the con-
test next year, when Senator viii
have TO be named for the long term
But that is a situation that viii take
care of itself, or at least that can
be relied upon to work out satisfac-
torily. The failure of the stalwarts
to defeat La Follette's plans in the
present Legislature makes him, as
never before, the head of the pOliti-
cal system in the State. He viii
hereafter dominate all patronage,
instead of getting the small end of
everything.
This Wisconsin result will prove
a significant matter, moreover, in its
relations TO the Presidential con-
test. 1t will not do to overlook that
there is a powerful sentimental sup
port of La Toilette all over the
West, and that his latest victory in
Wisconsin viii not only assure his
presentation as Presidential candi-
date, but will greatly improve his
chances of crystallizing into dele
gate strength something Of the SEN
timent which, far outside of Wiscon-
sin, favors his Presidential ambition.