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Evening star., 1901-02-16
THEATERs IN WINTER.
Patrons Did Not Suffer for Nentila-
ton In the Old Days.

sf'rom the New York Times
The recent cold snap brought with 1t
some discomforts, and complaint has been
made Of the imperfect heating of the sur
face cars schools and places of public
'amusement; but what would a metropoli-
ltan public think of such an announcement
on the theater programs as this:
IN. BIT Is permitted to bring your
gloves to the theater."
Yet such an announcement was COM
mon thing on the programs and in the ad-
vertisemeuts of the early theaters of New
York: and 1t Illustrates forcibly the differ
ence in the climate, and the customs, ana
the theaters of Gotham then and now. An
old-fa shoned winter. with the thermometer
ranging about zero for weeks at stretch
and deep snow i'm the streets for a month
at a time. is as much out OF fashlon now
as the old stage coaches: and as the degree
of cold out of doors has lessened, our ia
cilities for warmth indoors have Increased.
But the early theaters of New York. up
to the time when the old Park fell into the
hands of John Jacob Astor and James
Beekman were mere barns-not even as
we'll constructed as are rich mems barns
at the present day. They were, according
to all accounts, airy enough at all seasons,
but in the depth Of winter they were
frightfuIly cold. even with their big stoves,
which had to he kept constantly supplied
with wood, as coal was not yet brought IN
to use
A lady and gentleman who then went to
the theater, If they were tightly wrapped
mp. and came in their roomy, old-fashioned
sleghs, with heated bricks at their feet
and bearskin rugs over them, shivered as
they entered the harn-like places, and
counted themselves lucky. not If their seats
We're near the stage, but near the stove.
The ultra-riCh and aristocratic New
Yorker was often followed in his sleigh by
some attendants on foot, who carried on
board or in a box a little stove. With this
apparatus he generally entered the theater
with his mistress placed the stove on the
floor at the lady's seat. arranged the lady s
feet nicely on top of the little stove, and
then departed. There was a good deal of
style In that. perhaps. but what comfort
compared with that now enjoyed by the
atergoers?
And yet there are some people who have
growled the past week at our baby win
ter with the thermometer ranging only be-
tween 10 and 90 degrees.
Evening star., 1901-02-16
NOVEL PLAN FOR A THBATER.
Huge Globe With Hanging balconies
and Outside Stairways.
From the Kansas City Star.

L frpn the hahsss lily Quar-.
Lloyd Brown, who was treasurer OF the
Coates Theater and is now treasurer of the
Standard, under Woodward & Burgess, has
conceived most novel plan for theater
building. The scheme is certainly unique.
and Mr. Brown says that he has submitted
it to number of theatrical managers and
practical builders and they have told MIN
that 1t could be carried out. In the build
ing planned by him the acoustics would, ne
says, be practically perfect. There Woulo
be no balcony or gallery and no posts. the
general design IS that of a huge globe htteo
within four walls.
The stage is to be located at one end OF
the opera house the same relative location
as that of the stage in an ordinary theater.
And. as on the first floor OF theaters puiit
on the usual plan. the seats Woulu pe
placed on a gradually rising incline, as tle
distance from the stage increases. lHere
would be- however, TO interruption In the
gradual curve. but the chairs Will De ar
ranged in rows around the interior OF tne
shell to point at ITO top as tar htpIcai tpfw1rH term
describing a straight line drawn from the
back of the stage. touching the io"est
point of the proscenium arch ana passlhs
to point intercepting the roof OF <he
theater. A person sitting at the intercept
tion of the sight line and the roof can see
the back of the stage. but any one forward
of this would have his view of the back or
arch. So the seats in the theater designed
by Mr.. Brown would be carried as far for
ward on the interior of the circular shell
as the sight line.
These seats would he built on steel beams
and they would be reached by statrways
running UP on the outside of the shell.
There would be two rows of seats in each
shallow balcony for these rows OF seats
around the interior of the globe would De
like small balconies two seats deep, with
railings In front to prevent persons from
falling below. The seats near the top
would be practically hanging. BY this plan
nearly all of the seats would be the same
distance from the stage. and everybody
would be seated in a first or second row.
I'VE have the greatest complaint, SAID
Mr.. Brown. from those who have seats
far back under the balcony or gallery.
They complain that they cannot near In
this globe theater the acoustics would pe
perfect and every one could hear. The ca
pacity would be about the same as in an or
binary theater of the same size. In the
Coates house we had twenty rows on the
first floor twelve in the balcony and eleven
in the gallery. That many rows could De
placed inside the shell of the globe thea
ter and we would gain in seating capac-
ity the space occupied by the broad central
aisles and the side aisles. And the per-
formers would have their audience squareiy
before them"
Evening star., 1901-02-16
BUSINESS OF THE SOAKER.
An Expert in PayvnbrOking Who Ha
His Regular Customers.

An Expert in PaWnbrOkfng Who Has
His Regular Customers.
From the New York Sun.
In the neighborhoods where pawnshops
abound the soaker flourishes. The soaker
acts as middleman between the pawnbroker
and his customers. He explains his mission
and accounts for his usefulness thus:
''The people down here employ me- said
he, mot because they are ashamed to be
seen going into pawnshop themselves, but
because l can get more for the goods than
they can. There's an art in pawning
coat or a ring, just the same as in every
thing else.
.Tve known people TO go into a pawn
shop with some old article to pawn and to
look the proprietor over with a supercilious
air, as If they considered themselves so far
above him socially that he couldn't touch
them with forty-foot pole. Naturally, for
sheer spite, the broker offers them only
about half as much as they would get II
they approached him properly. Having had
wide experience of my own, know now
to avoid such difficulties I am not serv1le.
but am polite and respectful, and as those
two qualities touch the most generous chord
in the brokers' bosom, I get all L want on
the proffered chattels.
"As recompense for my services charge
my customers 10 per cent commission.
have regular customers, and then. Of course.
do many odd Jobs for occasionals. Thsre
are families down here for whom l pawn
the same things over and over again, one
week after the other On pay day they take
their things out Of soak: three days later
they put them in again, and the next pay
day they take them out again. And so it
goes, month after month. Iscanvass the
houses Just like a book agent or corn
plaster peddler or insurance solicitor.
Anything to be pawned today?' ask
"And If there is take 1t around to some
shop and raise the necessary dough and
take it back and get my commission. Once
in q while I come across somebody who
abuses me and calls me shark. But I'm
nothing of the sort. I'm earning decent
living at legitimate business.
Evening star., 1901-02-16
WOMEN WHO RUN THEATERs.
Three Widows Who Conduct Thei
Late Husbands' Businesses.


From the New York Sun.
The advent of woman as the manager
of Broadway theater has called attention
to what would be regarded in London as
no novelty, but seems strange in New
York. where Laura Keene Is well nigh for
gotten, and Amelia Bingham's attempt to
establish a stock company Is a current
topic The fact is that one does not have
to go out of Greater New York to find an
other woman in the dictatorship Of a play
house. Caroline Hoyt-Sinn manages the
Montauk in Brooklyn. When her husband
died a few years ago she took his pace,
but her labor is comparatively light; only
travelling companies appear at the Mon
tauk and the booking is. in the hands Of
from Broadway a woman manager has
more TO occupy her mind. Mrs. Absll-
Brinker is the manager and leading &C
tress of the Abell-Brinker repertory stock
company at the New Century in Newark.
Mrs. Brinker is remembered by New York
as Miss Abel, young actress or good
ability and very pretty person. She and
her husband introduced their company sue
cessfully to Newark with themselves as
the leaders. Mrs. Brinker had been the
principal actress in similar Newark or
ganization and everything was made ready
for vigorous rivalry this season. Mr..
Drinkers tragic death In New York no.
tel did not materially alter the plans Their
honeymoon was sadly ended, the young
widow pluckily went along alone with the
stock company with fine success.
Going a little further from New York one
finds woman as the manager Of a reper-
tory stock company that Is second in pop
ularity to only one Of the numerous organi-
zations of this sort throughout the United
States. Mrs. John A. Forepaugh directs
Forepaugh's Theater in Philadelphia, and
the weekly change dramatic company that
is stationary there. She does not act, but
her duties are actual and arduous. Mrs.
Forepaughs is another case OF woman
continuing her husbands work cut short
by his death. John A Forepaugh, who
built the theater that bears his name, was
son of Adam Forepaugh Of circus fame.
Evening star., 1901-02-16
Could Do Both Just as Well.
,o,p tho X ansaa City Star.

Told of William Gillette: 1t happened at Q
railway lunch counter. Gillette walked
leisurely up to the counter, hazarded a
doughnut and plaintively spoke t. the
dressy young woman handing out things
to excited voyagers who grabbed and bolt
ed them. or had them thrust into a greasy
paper bag to carry farther and fare worse
withal. II will take a ham sandwich"
stated Mr.. Gillette, curling his arm up on
the counter edge restfully "Wil you eat
1t now or take 1t with your" kindly inquired
the waitress why, both, II you don't
mind" quietly answered William.
Evening star., 1901-02-16

zion Of national critic You undertake the
part OF Roquebrune, and I drop into the
ranks of nIIinskuls. You are Cyrano. and
once more ] ascend TO the clouds 1ou ap-
naa "a Bonaparte. and, alas 1 am no bet
ter than an old beasti Coquelin my friend
there Is a very simple and easy way out OF
the difficulty for us both. For the future
play nothing but good parts, and play them
'hEpl
Evening star., 1901-02-16
A Vile Plot.
liladelphta Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Hi Tragerdy-"By Hercules! you do ap-
pear to be on your uppers. How did it hap
pen?"
Lowe Comerdy-"I am the victim of a
vile plot
HI Tragerdy-"You don't say soi''
Lowe Comerdy-"Yes, the new play we
y re touring in had no merit at all
Evening star., 1901-02-16
narrowing,
From the st. Paul Dispatch.
"YOu must die"e

From the st. PauI Dispatch.
"You must die!'
The villain grasped her by the wrist
cruelty. His eyes glared at the trembling
woman penetratingly. For hours had she
pleaded with him--for hours she had used
upon him unsuccessfully all those usually
potent wiles Of which she was past master.
Now she saw by the look in his eyes that
her effcrts had been futile-she was doomed.
''You must diel'-his eyes surveyed her
coldly, critically.
"Yes''-he took a step toward her-''your
part In the next play demands black hair
and yours is blonde-yes, you must dye!'
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-09-12
COURTS TO BE
ELIMINATED
New System 1naugurate d by Acting
County Attorney Does Away With
after MalefactOrs Can Do Busi.
l.esA Direct With Headquarters.

If the history of the Geddes case as
shown on the docket of Justice of the
Peace Gates is any indication of the
future policy of the county attorneys
office and the sheriff's office, it will be
unnecessary hereafter for violaters of
the law to suffer the humiliation of be-
ing brought into court, subjected to the
embarrassment of a cross examination
and compelled to pay not only a fine,
but the expensive trimmings incident
to trial. That will be all done away
with and the honest criminal engaged
IN his peaceful pursuits outside
the pale of the law may rest assured
that he will be leniently dealt with
provided he shows Willingness to
cough up when request is made bv
any man wearing a tin star and a
white hat. That this system is actual
~, to be inaugurated, the News is not
fully prepared to say. The county at
torney or sheriff or their assistants.
Whichever one it is that has assumed
charge Of the dispensation Of Justice at
schedule prices, may, OF course. exper
fence change OF heart and conclude
TO allow the courts to occasionlv dabble
III cases supposed to be within their
jurisdiction and impose fines or dis
charge prisoners according to the law
and evidence. The News is not dis
posed to be ultra critical, but when an
incident like the Geddes affair becomes
town talk and when the officials whose
business is is to enforce the law ac-
cordlng to the statutes tamper with the
courts dockets to legalize their bunp.
ling work, it is time that the public
should have the full recital of the facts
in the case. The public is able to
Judge from these exhibits whether the
sheriff or the county attorney, which
ever is the responsible party, are full
hlllng their duties properly.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-09-12

he can.
II any conf, nation is needed by the
public as to the irregularity pointed
out, the fact that Judge Gates handed
III his resignation on Tuesday should
be sufficient vcritication for any mar.
Cas- needed the Office as much as
any man and would gladly have held
on, but probably feeling that he is
partially responsible in allowing his
records to be tampered with, in this
way he has taken the most honorable
course and put his resignation in the
hands of the county clerk,
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-09-12

One of the recent ''industries'' ac-
quired by Forsyth within the past year
is a house of ill fame owned bv one
Mrs. Regina Geddes, Il woman widely
kn0wn in this end of the state. Mrs.
Geddes'. malson du joie is located lust
north of Marcev's warehouse and i'm
mediately under the eyes of the county
attorneys and sheriff's offices. Its pro-
pinquity was doubtless constant
temptation to these officials, for sever
al weeks ago-some time early in Aug.
ust Mrs. Geddes received visit from
Under Sheriff w. II. Lyndcs and was ap-
prised of the fact that she was expect
ed to pay a fine. No papers were
served, 10 returns made to any court
no costs included, but in exchange for
the twenty dollars she handed the
under sheriff, she was given the fol-
lowing receipt:
'''''''''
FoRsvTH, MoNr., August l, 1901.
Received of Mrs. G.. Geddes ct
al. Twenty Dollars as fine for her
self and two girls ior month of
+: August 1901.
w. II. LvNDEs.
:. $50 Deputy Sheriff.
Fine for what? For being alive?
Or perhaps living in such delectable
neigh borhood!
But that is only the beginning. Al
though Mrs Geddes bad paid a ii he of
twenty dollars for herself and two
girls, there was at thetime the payment
was made no record Of any such fine
on the docket of any justice Of the peace
in this district. No papers had ever
been served and no complaint had ever
been sworn out for her arrest. And
what is more to the point no entries
were made on any such docket until
after the news was noised about by
Mrs. Geddes herself that she had paid
a fine. The receipt, which appears TO
be in the handwriting of J. c. Lyndes,
acting county attorney, places the re-
sponsibilty for the ansaction.
The first move by the under sheriff
to legalze the deal was the turning
over of the money to the county treas
lrer, which WAS do.9e shav "A few days
ago, and a receipt obtained. The next
thing to be done was to fix the tloclle,
SO as to conform to the Jaw. 1t was
out of the question to patch up such an
affair on the docket of Justice Wright,
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-09-12
The Buffalo Exposition

Is admitted to be the most beautiful
ever seen. Purchase your railroad
ticket via the Burlington Route. Your
home agent can furnish tickets that
way.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-09-12
COMMISSIONERS
USE THE AXE
In t.Nccu'inG Some Rills Against the
County--Other Bills Pass Must.
Cr and Are Allowed.

|he proceedings of the September
meeting of the commissioners have little
to offer the reading public but figures
ana to those unacquaintcd with the
business of the county, these figures
10 not convey much information of in
terest. There were only 4 few bills
ulsall"wed, but each item is of import
ance and IN refusing to pay the claims,
thc Board of commissioners show their
disapproval very plainly. The board
met on Monday. Sept. >, but that be-
ing Labor Day ana 4 legal holiday.
Adjournment was taken Until the fol
lowing morning. On Tuesday Chair
Alexander, II. r.. Hammond, member.
ana Shas. W. Bailey, clerk, were pres
ent. The session LASTED several days
Snd the grlst Of business, covering the
past three months was large. The
usual quarterly reports Of the county
oiilclals were read, examined aud ap-
proved with the exception cf a special
report Of Sheriff Davis pertaining "a
the sale of the county IS towr lots. This
was laid over another meeting
The batch of bills dsallowed are as
follows:
No. 182-W. II. Lyndes, nilare and
expenses, $50.
No. l5,, Z. Huff, services special
deputy. $3.50.
No. lo5-John NcDcrmott, services
special deputy, $500.
No. 18l-W. II. Lyndes, sumn,oninr
witnesses in " estern Ranchers case.
ITO be sent TO Custer county, $1,000.
No. lS3-E. L. Lyndes, services
special deputy, $500.
No. '1sS Yellowstone Journal. print
ing, S3s 0O.
No 123-Geo. A. Marks, smallpox,
S19S and $l35.
No. 12O-Custer county, expenses in
county work, $44o5.
Inc claims for services as special
deputies grow out of the Green-Baker
murder which took place on the night
OF July 4. Deputy Sheriff Lyndes bill
trailing the murder, and the others
were sworn in by the sheriff to assist
in the work. Two Of the smallpox
claims by Geo. a. Marks were turned
I'd.
Besides the usual salary list, some
ury fee bills, bills for road work and
merchandise, the following list which
$ of interest to the public were allow
ID:
No. 134-S'. X. Mcdowell, TRANSCRIPT
ng records, $3.50. 63; No. 142, S2291. 80:
No ~, $113O.24.
No. 199- Albert Badham, work ON
Dads, S21.
No. 191-W. II. Armstrong, care of
ick, $59.95.
No. 122-Geo. A. Marks, smallpox
S57.25
No. 2lC-Chas. b. Taber, map of
ounty, $4OO.
No. 122-Custer county's fees in
Western Ranchers case, $c14,96
No. 1o9-Times Pub. Co., printing,
1888 10
Report Of road viewers and surveyor
f road from Patchen to Cass coulee
IS described in petition on file, is laid
yer until December or until such time
IS the petitioners have fulfilled the
greement set forth in the petition for
Il id road and cier1, is orderad IN No.
ify each petitioner of same.
Recommendation of county superin-
endent - include in school district
70. al territory not otherwise desig-
ated, accepted and SO ordered.
laxa L.. Ia.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-09-12
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

DIR. a. BUTLER,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office Hours 9 to II a. m., to 5 and
to p. m.-Office over
Drug Store.
Night Calls at the liote:.
Forsyth Montana.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-26
THE CRIME IN CHINA.

When the story Of the doings OF civil
llzed soldiers in China shall have been
told In all its details, 1t win be charac-
terized, justly, as the crime OF the CEN
fury. And It should be told without eff
fort at concealment, II should be Civ
en- to the world in all Its hldeous details,
for 1t shows that war is war; and can
not be conducted on civilized prlncl-
pies; It forms the strongest possible
argument In favor Of permanent peace
tribunal.
General Chaffee has laid bare some OF
the atrocities committed Ia the name Of
civilization lie says that Pehn way
given over to almost unrestraiued rob-
berry for three weeks after the capture,
Just think of what a band Of looters,
amounting to thousands, can accom-
fish in three weeks in city II not re-
strained by law It is easily believed,
that anything a Chnaman might have,
was seized, including vegetables, eggs,
tHlohtHN bhtep, anu tdltts
But this Is not all Murder was ram-
pant, General Chaffee is reported to have
said that where one Boxer was slain,
fifty harmless coolies and farm labor
ers, and many women and children
were killed. The soldiers argued that,
since there were numerous Boxers
among the population, some would al
ways be done away with when a suhi-
Client number Of natives We're massa-
cred,
From other eye witnesses OF the hor-
rors in China II Is known that one
Russian general Misunderstanding or
ders from headquarters 1t is charitably
explained. drove 5000 or 5000 Chinese
men, women and children into the
Amur river where they persisted. It
would be In vain to search the annals
Of modern history for any more appal-
ling atrocities. Civilization, while on
this expedition Of vengeance simply
donned barbarism and out Heroded
Herod.
Some time all these things will be
impartially judged, and adjusted Re
trlbutlon Is sure to follow. Our boosted
civilization will be convicted by its own
works at home and abroad. Other
civilizations have fallen and become
buried In the dust Of ages. Just because
of their failure to ennoble mankind.
They have been cast away when found
to be empty shells without a kernel,
win not history repeat itself? Surely,
for there is an overriding power that
directs all the various events toward
one great end
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-26
A HAWAIIAN SCHEME.

Judge Humphreys, Of the First Cir
cult court Of Hawaii. who has attained
fame lately for the stand he has taken
In the political contests In the new ter
rltory, arrived in San Francisco last
Sunday. To reporter he spoke about
the conditions In Hawaii, and said,
among other things, that there is
movement on foot for the annexation
OF the Hawaiian Islands TO the State of
California, This, he thought, would be
Of mutual advantage TO the state and
the territory, since it would give Cali
fornia an additional congressman, and,
az the same time, give to Hawaii the
strength Of the entire California dele
cation in Congress. II would give, he
said, 70 the islands a stable govern
ment with the supremen court OF Cali
tornia and the civil code OF the state.
together with all the decisions and rul-
ings Of that court, reaching back for
dity years.
lie thought The transfer could easily
be made. on this point he explained
1T would be necessary only for Con-
gress TO pass an act that could be writ
ten on a sheet OF foolscap paper ana
there would be no necessity for sub
hitting Il 10 the people Of the islands
at an. Under the law Congress has the
power 10 pass such laws as In its wis
dom are deemed best for the govern
ment Of the Islands, as It has fun con-
troll OF the territory California would
have to agree 10 the annexation by an
act Of the legislature calling for a con-
stltutlOnal amendment 10 be voted up
on by the people Of the state
That Is quite a plan. From a geo
graphical point Of view, there should be
no particular objection to It, although
the distance between California aud
Hawaii on first thought strikes one asa
serious obstacle. other states have
Islands within their borders, though
not situated so far away But il viii
probably be a long time before that
scheme can be carried out. still Con-
gress Is bound to give to Hawaii the
best possible form OF government the
territory having been admitted to the
protecting folds OF our flag, and II an
nexatlon to an old state Is the best