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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-31
Trains Collide at ShuquaIak.

I A rear-end collision occurred Wednes-
day morning about $50 o'clock on the
Mobile and Ohio railroad at Shuqualak
lin which three men were injured and
'one banana car thrown from the track
and badly smashed. The collision was
between freight train No. % and an ex-
ira banana train.
Hugh Black, conductor of the extra
banana train, slight cash on head.
c. P. Thomas, messenger on banana
train, rib broken. back injured and
bruised about face.
Banana Messenger Carnich. slightly
injured, but was able to proceed to Mo-
Ibile from the wreck.
The two frat mentioned were taken
ITO the Turner hospital in Meridian and
were given attention by DR.. H. S. Gull
Ily, surgeon for the Mobile and Ohio.
conductor Black. after having his
wound dressed. was able to go to his
,me. Mr.. Thomas will probably be
fined to the hospital for several days,
his injuries are more serious than
those Of any Of the others who were
burt.
! It appears that No. 38 and the extra
mana train, both northbound, had or
J +ers to take the side track at Shuqualak
antil passenger train No. l, passed, the
Iassenger train running late. In taking
I. no siding the banana train was hit by
II freight with the result that one
Aoad of bananas was knocked from
The track, but this was the only car
That was overturned. according to state
lment Of railroad officials. Some dam
Iage was done to other cars and the en-
zine. A wrecker was sent from Meri-
Hian. and cleared the track In about an
hour after arrival. Passenger train No.
a carried the other injured man, Carnich,
Ito Mobile. a.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-31

The liquor legislation in Tennes-
see rather helps than hurts the
vender in Memphis, Nashville and
Chattanooga. 1t restricts ship
ments to "dry" counties, to one
gallon packages, but that only
hurts the consumer, by making
him order oftener and pay more
expressage. 1t puts it in the pow
er of the court to declare a saloon
a nuisance, on petition, with proof
of ten householding neighbors.
But such a patriotic combine"
will be hard to organize, as the
petitioners are required to give
bond for damages and costs in the
event of failure of their suit. Alb
erdeen Examiner.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-31
Upkeep Of Gravel Roads.

1t is idle to mince words touch
ing the upkeep Of the half million
dollars worth of gravel roads
which the taxpayers ofsupervisors'
district one and five have taxed
themselves to build. With the
horrible experience of last winter
staring us in the face it would be
inexcusable, not to use a harsher
word, to fail to put and keep these
roads in repair. This is especially
true with reference to those
stretches on the principal streets
of Jackson, within the corporation,
between the paved streets and the
graveled roads. The Clarion Led.
ger has been and is, and shall con-
tinus to be, The champion of good
road building. 1t is and shall con
tinue to be no less a champion of
the upkeep of these splendid high
ways, built with the peoples mon,
ey. To spend $4,000 a mile for
gravel roads, and many times that
much more for gravelcd streets,
and fail or neglect to keep them in
perfect condition 365 days in the
year, is an egregious blunder, cal
culated to put the teeth Of the tax
payers on edge, even to the third
and fourth generation, for the in
terest on bonds never sleeps, and
ultimately a half million dollars
will have to be coughed up by the
taxpayers of this community
Jackson Clarion Ledger.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-31

Various ways in which Noxubee coun'
5ty excels the other counties IN the state
10 say nothing of the rest of the world
have been commented on in the BEACON.
"A new variety of supremacy belonging
TO the county has lately evolved and
haste is made to note it. When it
Npes to real estate agents Noxubee
N ID beat the world.
I ere Of our most gifted, genial aud
/AwAeaded real estate men had been
te1iug a northerner recently some
he had for sale. On their way
x to Macon they passed through a
N that nightly pleased the prospec-
e. purchaser. who asked could it be
light. NO." said the real estater.
hais place belongs to my wife and she
a sentimental attachment for it and
ont sell. l have had to turn down
several fancy offers for it. She wont
sell and there's no use in my trying to
ret her to do it,"
Just then the real owner who shall be
Snameless, but who is prominent law
J. yer. planter, statesman and deacon in
the Baptist church, drove up and stopped.
Vie was introduced to the stranger and
6Oon began to tal6 about his place anc
Ms fine crop.
II When the real estater drove off with
his prospecU he said, "That is a fine
4 mar and good farmer, but he has beer
overseeing for me five or six years anc
now, dad-blame him, he thinks he own:
] everything I've got and me too"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-31

After having been able to make
the proud and unparalleled claim
that in its carear of nearly 80
years it had never killed a passen
ger, the blessed record was broken
last Sunday, when a special train
from Fort Morgan conveying a
battalion of U. s. troops to the
Meridian Fair, ran off a trestle
near Buckatunna and II of the
brave boys were killed and over
100 injured. It was worse than a
battle and the heroism and disci-
pline displayed was an honor to
the ermy.--Aberdeen Examiner
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-31

Most people like to boast their
fidelity to duty because it is a
badge ofhonor. The consciousness
of a duty performed does give a
feeling of satisfaction in an honest
breast that nothing else can give;
but what is duty7 King Solomon,
the wisest man of all the ages, af-
ter a long and varied career, says:
Let us hear the conclusion of the
whole matter: Fear God and keep
his commandments, for this is the
WHOLE DUTY of man." Now,
brother, quit boasting Of your Fl
deity to duty until you have lived
up as nearly as you can to the wise
old kings definition of what duty
is. -Kosciusko Banner.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-31
Fourth Class Postmaster Examination
at Shuqualak, Saturday, Nov. 8.

The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces that on the date
named above an examination will bc
held at Shuqualak, Miss, as result OF
which IL In expected to make certlfica-
tion to fill a contemplated vacancy in
the position of fourth class postmaster
at Shuqualak. Miss, and other vaGan-
cies as they may occur at tnat ollce,
unless it shall be decided in the interests
of the service to fill the vacancy oy re-
instatement. The compensation OF the
postmaster OF this Office was $So1.oO 1or
the last fiscal year. ,.u
Application forms and full informa-
tion concerning the requirements OF the
examination can be secured from tne
postmaster at Shuqualak.
y. 8, CEvIh SsRvIeB COMMISSION
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-31

At meeting of the boys from Noxu-
bee county, at the A. & M. College, the
Noxubee County Club was organized
with the following officers:
E. E. Hunter, president.
F. Hurst, vice-president.
T. G. Hubbard, secretary-treasurer.
J. B. Peterson. historian.
The club has an enrolment of q
members, all of whom believe in boost
ing Noxnbee county. On October 9Th
the members enjoyed supper up town
and unanimously voted to have several
such suppers during this session.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-31

A store suitable for fancy grocery
store, next to post Office at Brooksville
Miss, Apply quick to
]. M. CALMEs,
Breoisvi'le, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-31

When Mississippi can raise a
Hereford yearling that sells for q
thousand dollars more than such
an animal ever sold for before, we
incline to the belief that our neigh.
bors are wasting much time on
scrub politicians. Mobile Regis
ter
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-10-31
Well Boring.

Deep wells bored and guaranteed.
viii 20 to any part of the county.
Phone or write
MATS A. JOHNSON,
Route 2, Macon, Miss.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw as an art student The love
of art which she cultivated through her friendship with
Stanford White remains part Of her many-sided
character.

Judged by the ordinary standards and con
ducts of life the thing is cataclysmal. Yet
abe looks and talks as lightly ana uncon-
cernedly as she takes on her hat and goes
to the glass to arrange her hair, as II they
we're about to engage In a game OF tennis
She then retres behind a screen, or into an
other room, to emerge presently appareled only
in her youth and beauty. l am speaking OF
course, of the artists model who poses for the
figure.
This picture doubtless win appeal to different
people in a very different manner. Not
few will regard It as horrible" "disgracefu,
Outrageous, the law shouo prevent her'
and 80 on
or course, it is a big risk for any woman
thus to challenge the conventions and even the
instincts of her sex: and yet to do so with
impunity has been found quite possible by the
majority OF those who have risked 1t. A girl
with a character can keep the narrow road
with much less difficulty than besets her SIS
ter in other branches OF life.
II stands to reason that such exacting work
as drawing and painting the figure can not be
combined with philandering to any great ex,
tent and the artist. even though flesh and
blood and he can not be much Of an artist
unless he is very much so. quickly gets shy
OF models whose idea Of earning their dollar
a day consists in the arduous task OF sitting
on his knee partaking Of chocolates or smok-
ing cigarettes.
For the girl Of parts, indeed. there are few
means Of livelihood which offer fairer posi-
bilities than this career OF posing. II requires
neither money nor influence. Like Shake
speare, she may know small Latin and less
Greek The only capital necessary Is that with
which Nature has financed her-s pretty face,
shapely form and a plastic, sympathetic tenn
permanent
It is not couleur dc rose all the time, OF
course, for, OF the rank and file, but few fail
to have some good times. But even for the
luckiest there is the inevitable pay, pay pay
the quid pro quo.
Belying its name, sitting very often involves
great muscular effort and fainung is a com
mon incident, especially In the long sittings
required In schools and classes, and the work
is al all times great strain on the nerves.
A girl taking up sitting professionally and
seriously must be prepared to make pleasure,
amusement and other interests subordinate to
her work.
In a sense II was my work as an artists
model that FIRST brought me into the public eye.
do not know that to be brought into the pub
lie eye is the happtest Of experiences. Wilde
has said that woman like a country, is hap
piest when she has no history; for my part,
am free to confess that while the reminis-
cences Of the past may be painful there Is a
peculiar fascination and happiness IN framing
up the experiences
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29

The work was fairly light The poses were
not particularly difficult In the main they
wanted me for my head never posed for
the figure in the sense that l posed for the
nude. Sometimes I would be painted az
little Eastern girl IN q costume Of Turkish
woman all vivid coloring. with ropes and
bangles OF jade about my neck and arms.
And here would like TO say something about
the artists model, because there is 30 much In
this conception.
The question Of the artists model. the
eternal feminine" Of course, like that OF the
stage, is a question in which many people
seem to take considerable and, indeed, at times
uncaued for interest
In the case OF the artists model. It is per
haps not to be wondered at that when q girl
as a model must completely ignore all the
safeguards with which society and convention
have fenced in womanhood. the world should
speculate as to what manner Of person she is,
or will presently become, nor can 1t altogether
be considered guilty of rash judgment II II IL
inclined to reckon such girls as more or less
outside the pale
Now let us look at the girl alone with the
artist The law not help her, society, con-
vention, custom are shut outside the walls of
this great room, powerless to aid or shield from
the elemental passions Of tws human hsaxtA
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
I Marvel at the
Mysteries of the Stage.

remember In New York q reporter came
down 10 the house to see me. Il was a novel
experience in those days, and one which CON
siderably nustered me. 1t was the first Of do
not know how many interviews which were to
be my lot Mother showed him a photograph
which had been taken In Philadelphia ct is
a curious fact that have not a single one Of
these pictures left, though It is not such a long
time ago since they were taken) photo
graph Of q pose had made WAS printed In an
evening paper In New York, with compi-
mentary caption underneath, and thence
onward saw many reporters all Of whom we're
anxious to get a photograph for their papers
The Sunday American published several Of
them, two big pages, and It was only natural
that this should be followed by q succession Of
offers to 60 on the stage,
suppose such an experience, falling to
young girl unused TO publicity and with little
knowledge Of the world. would be sufficient to
turn her head. But l WAS immensely sane in
those days I attribute this to the fact that
I had read more than most girls Of my age.
My father had an excellent library, and had
been q most omnivorouH reader. laugh to
myself when think of the literary puzzles l
tackled I am more than sstounded to realize
that | not only read. but enjoyed many books
which q child might reasonably be supposed to
think more than Little difficult But the EFFORTS
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
They Left Me Still
Ny Veil of Innocence.

went home in the seventh heaven Of Do.
light.
And here let me deal with an aspect Of stage
life which forever excites the moralist Has II
a corrupting influence on the youngf I speak
of myself when say II did not corrupt me, II
being brought into contact with people who are
loose of speech, or who have exaggerated views
on the fexibility Of morals, is corruption, then
the streets of New York. Paris, London, Of any
great city, are unfit for the young girl
There is a camBraderie on the stage which
entails certain freedom of speech and Q Ger
tain franltness in dealing with the relationships
which exist between people. but there is also
the protection which comes from the dsstruo-
ton Of illusion.
And there is too, a very keen appreciation
Of duty toward the innocent There is q code
which protects the child and stands between
her and knowledge Of evil. and in no other
branch OF life have / seen such anxiety dis
played to hide ugly truths from the novitiAte.
Here is an example of how a girl can live
in the very midst of things without fully IN
derstanding their significance
| remember that In those early days used
to envy a sextet Of beautiful girls who had a
chorus number OF their own. l used to stand
in the wings and watch them dancing grace
fully the slow movements Of the number, and
wonder a little ruetully whether / should ever
be tall enough skilltul enough to do the work
they were doing. For. in my innocence. I
regarded them as the most wonderful part OF
argued how could they wear such lovely
clothes of the stage, and such beautiful pearls
on, unless they received a salary in proportion
to their Charms%
must have mentioned my view to several
people, but not one of them attempted to lift
the veil which hid realities from my eyes. The
stage was indeed wonderful world, its people.
a people apart One looked at life from new
angle and saw men and women from another
plane. was impressed by the frank egotism
Of the girls a quality which is neither to be
despsed nor condemned. for they merely put
into words all that their sisters Of the other
world think. They had gotten the trick Of
thinking aloud, and found speech an excellent
and soothing substitute for thought, and one Of
the reasons why actresses are apparently so
inconsistent is TO be found IN this practice.
found It took years OF study before l could
disentangle the real intentions Of girl from
her expressed and often yehemently expressed
view. l have heard people, and men espe
ciaIly, who have complained bitterly Of the 10
consistency and deceptive powers Of giEls snp
gagged the stage.
Next Sunday Evelyn ThsN~ viii give the aIs
ss5 Of AsE AaQslntanee SstsA sAa3saSs HEhAAA.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29

York, sending me back to Pittsourg. Even then
our circumstances were so strained that It
was necessary for her TO get me a pass from
a friend of my father had to go back to
get Howard my little brother. I was there
for few weeks, and went on, by way Of
Allegheny TO New York.
Ny mother would never cease In her efforts
to secure a position as designer, but In New
York she had no greater success than she had
In Philadelphia The main objections which
barred her in the smaller city were against her
in New York
= We had secured Q room On Twenty-seo.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
vaudeville star.

Beyond the ia 1T
that most Of tn g
people who drew me
were, as l say, wo-
men, there we're one
or two men artists
whose names l do
not remember.
When | was In full
swing we decided 10
move 10 New York,
and my artist friends
gave me letters OF in
PRODUCTION, one OF
which was to Mr..
Carroll B e XIV ith.
Mother u-puf m Nav
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
character.

ond street, little
back room on the
second floor. Here
we lived and again
felt the pinch Of pow
erty. T h ere we're
days when my sole
meal consisted of a
biscuit and a cup OF
coffee.
Try as she would,
my mother did not
succeed In securing
even a minor posi-
ton with a firm of
dress designers. Ev-
erywhere the same
answer was returned,
the same questions
asked: H a d s h .
been to Paris re-
Gently? II a d s h e
similar exper fence
with other stores2"
II was In despera-
ton that mother re-
membered the letter
Of intro d uction to
Mr.. Carroll Beck
with. In Philadelphia
my artist friends had
sent me to a photog-
rapher's to secure a
number OF studies of
my head. Arm e d
with one of these
mother called upon
Mr.. Beckwith. This
was IN December,
1900. The artist was
pleased with the pic
ture. He told her
that she could bring
me up to the studio,
because he felt pref
ty sure that he would
be able to give me
work. A personal in
spection satisfied
him, and he offered
me posing for wO
m ornings Q very
week.
You are not the
sort OF GIRL" he said
kindly, that should
60 knocking at stu
do doors. | will give
you some letters of
introduction to rep
resantative artists In
New York.
This he did. l re-
member one was to
Mr.. r. 8. Churc b,
and Mr.. Church gave
me letters TO Herbert
Morgan and Mr.. and
Mrs HynemRn and
Carl Blenner. For all
these artists l posed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
A recent photograph Of Ev-
Yn Nesbit Thaw, showing
at she still retains her love

posing with animals.
b living outside Plttsburg and we moved to
be In Arch street
sense this the most momentous OF our
|es from my point of view. The boarding house
Arch street marked the beginning Of my indie
dent career Until now l had been a follower
|sins whose life was directed by the within or the
INSTANCES of another.
|itherto I and the rest of the world had revolved
|1t ny mother She was in my eyes the central
action around which animated creation gyrated.
b street represented the period Of transition; the
|axagring which the center Of attraction slowly
surely shifted.
va< there met Mrs, DaTacn' VINO was an
BIT she was attracted by my face. and asked
II would sit as q model for hen. The idea
sttraotad me- It seemed to me at that time TO
be a wonderful thing that anybody would want
b paint a picture Of me. II was really a won
derfuI Joke and was as proud as though my
telf combined all the genius Of Michael Angelo
and Rosa Bonheur.
learned in that time the supreme vaTue or
tienoe Enthusiasm for being painted died
with an aching neck, with the yearning Do
sres TO get right away from the position In
which the artist put me, to move my head
exactly in the direction she did not wish me
to look and to fdget at moments when 1t was
essential that I should keep quite still.
Hare then began the great education, an
education the fruit Of which was to serve me
IL such good stead in later years. Other ar
fists would drop into the studio on Chestnut
street and one woman who came was very
anxious that I should sit for her. Mira Darach'
however. pointed out that I was not profess
6onal model but the other lady artist was
very insstent.
Why" she said, 81 know lots Of girls who
are earning quite good money by posing for
illustrators of magazines"
had never thought Of the possibility OF
&naking an income in this way 1t seemed to
absurd that people should take money for
= painted. I spoke TO mother about 1t, but
khe did not offer any objection and thus 1t
hme about from Mrs. Darach I went to other
flats, and slowly but surely began to Essa
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
I Take Up Posing
To Fill Our Purse.

I posed mostly for heads particularly for
children's heads, and at first for the lady
artists There were four in that building who
used me as a model for the pictures with which
they illustrated stories in the bestknown mag
Azines.
grew In patience and ths work came saSy.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29

Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, as she
appeared on Broadway after
her return from E n gland,
where she made her debut as a
vaudeville star.
The Denver star., 1913-04-12

applied for admission to Rust univer
sity at the age of twelve years he had
to be taught TO write before he could
be admitted. But this was an easy
task.
one day he walked forty miles be-
fore eating breakfast, which came to
him at 3 O'Clock in the afternoon on
invitation from friends. In speaking
of this he said II got the school |
went after. taught it during the sum
mer and got back 10 Rust in the fan
Tive months after graduating from
Rust he was elected professor of Greek
and Latin and remained in the posi-
tion for six years.
Like most aggressive men Professor
Shaw did not stop at graduating from
Rust university. but took special work
I'm The University of Chicago, studying
Greek and Hebrew. side by side with
the son of President Harper Intel
leetual worth and merit won for him
the degree of master of arts from Rust
university. and later his scholarship
and ability were recognized by Wiley
University. Marshall. Tex. by the con
forcing of the degree of doctor of philos-
ophy.
When there was needed a president
FOR the school in Meridian. Miss. one
of the institutions of the Freedmen's
Aid society he was selected. Finding
there 1S5 students, he started in to
do his iife's work. Soon there We're
enrolled 400 students, and 1t Is now
one of the largest institutions in the
whole south The students who have
graduated are doing good work.
Twice Professor Shaw has been
delegate to the general conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church. The
first time 1t was said that he was the
youngest member that the general con
ference had ever had. So active has
he been that he has won friends and
is now n member of the general dea-
cons board. with headquarters In
Bufalo. He is a member of the Clas-
steal Association of the Middle West.
an organization composed of latin and
Greek scholars, with headquarters ut
the University of Chicago.
Ry his own life Professor j. Beverly
+. Shaw is teaching the young men and
women OF his race that In order to win
they must first prepare thoroughly.
They must pay the cost, which may be
hardships. sacrifices and perhaps lit
tie suffering. But this must be paid
before they seek a place In busy
world like this. There is always room
at the top. while the bottom Is crowded.