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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-04

Few people have any idea Of the i'm
portance of the stage doorkeepers posi-
ton in theatre. lie must combine the
"cagie eye" with the most supreme cour-
tesy, as we'll as the human Encyclopae-
dia. Particularly is the stage doorkeeper
at a vaudeville theatre OF importance
and much dignity is attached to the per-
Of the force Men Behind the Scenes"
The stage doorkeeper at Keith's Is noted
in the profession as the pink of Cour-
tesy" and an ideal guardian of the stage
door
1t requires a great deal OF patience,
however, to maintain his customary sua-
witty, and the other day ! found him In
q mood In which he was almost ready
to confess that ne had lost his temper.
"Of course realize that everybody has
his or her troubles, and 1 daresay even
greater ones that mine are, but never
theless I've enough TO keep me worried
from early morning until late at night.
You see. one OF the most stringent rules
OF any we'll regulated theatre Is that no
one. except members OF the executive
stsn and the stage hands and performers
shall go upon the stage.
Not even the employees OF the front OF
the house are permitted to come upon
the stage, without an arder from the
manager. which is seldom granted.
When you consider the quantity OF seen
cry and properties. from twenty To thirty
performers and many times more. and
large force Of stage hands, YOU will
realize the absolute necessity of enfor-
cling this rule. NY principal duty Is to
guard the stage door and see that no one
without a right gets by ~. Imagine
then how vexing a is 20 have innumerable
people. some on business. others merely
idle curiosity seekers, rush In the door
and without a word OF apology. explana-
ton or by your leave" dash into the
stsge. ignoring my prompt questions as
b. their right or business
And they think I'm 50 mean n don't
let them In for tour Of investigation.
Then az II didn't have troubles enough
there comes the comedian with the swell
"a head. who falls 10 make n hit. and
holds everybody from the leader Of the
orchestra down 20 me responsible. Too
deep for them he'll say. You ought
10 have heard them yell I'm New York
But here. with q deep disgust here they
dare you to make EN- laugh But OF
course ] do meet great meny real nice
people. and have made many friends since
I've been here.
"As rule. II r. the people who have
met with success that are pleasant 20
meet and easy 10 get along with. l sup
pose the others are n little bitter ne
cause they have failed 90 catch on Now.
there's Miss Shsttuck. for instance-she
always comes In az a proper time. with
. pleasant Good Afternoon or Good
Evening. goes 20 her room. dresses. does
her act. resumes her street clothes. and
roc- 20 her hotel quietly. there's RAY
mond a caverly. two swfully funny fell
|s~A The minute they appear II is the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-04

II Is certainly TO be deplored that not
only Mr.. Farnum. but all Providence art
lists are forced 10 mark their work at
price for beneath its real value In order
TO dispose OF the same.
As a well known connoisseur OF art In
this city recently said. Some Of our
Rhode Island artists rank "a high as any
artists I'm this country and II is a shame
that their work Is so little appreciated
and encouraged here rs TO oblige them TO
mark IL at a piece far below Its value In
order 60 dispose OF It,"
Mr.. Farnums exhibition will remain
open To the public from 10 TO until
March l6
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-04
TIE MATINEE GIRL CHATS
WITH A STAGE DOORKEEPER.

signal for everyone around here To laugh
They always have something funny tc
say, and are unfailingly good-natured.
Then Howard's ponies. which come here
next week. They always do as they're
told and never talk back. III they were
all like that, I'd have less trouble"
II suppose you have to answer a grea,
many questions?" l asked.
Questions? Well. should say so why
a doorkeeper ought to know more than
dictionary, at least a great many things
that are not i'm the dictionary. The best
place 10 get your corn's cut. the laundry
that does the best and quickest WORK ;
whether there are any letters awaiting
delivery: which is the best cafe very
particular store: the best manicurist I'm
town; n good dresSmaker: the critic who
reviewed the show. and where he can be
found; and so on, until I'm nearly driven
dippy
Then there's the fellow who receives
kilograms collect and gets me TO advance
tho cold cash promising 10 settle Sat
urday night when i get my salary: or
the man who borrows a stamp and
sheet OF paper and envelope. I have 10
be an expert bookkeeper and n vigilant
collector TO keep track OF all these little
but numerous debts. many OF which
am out OF pocket Then II happen to
- puNSl III case OF 1ll-
ness or a lawyer I'm case OF other troub-
les, and he falls TO prove effective In his
aid. I'm frowned upon, while. II he'makes
good never a word OF thanks"
lie paused, with a long-drawn sigh. to
hand a dainty little woman, who I inn
agined 10 be la Petite Adelaide, the key
to her dressngroom. As she disappear
ed. j mumured inquringly Mash Notes?
You get many OF them?'
prised at my asking such an understood
fact. why. In the stock season that's
my principal occupation. mean" ne
added hastily, taking care OF the prec-
!ous billet-douX for the different members
" the company to whom they are ad-
dressed one gentleman OF the company
who was particularly bothered with them
as we'll with fancy slippers. and var
ious ornaments worked by foolish girl
fingers. was especially scornful % them.
and gave emphatic Instructions that he
was not to be bothered by them When
told him that I couldn't possibly guess
at the contents. unless they were per-
fumed. he agreed with me that there was
no escape. but after reading them. he al
ways tore them mp 90 light his cigars or
cigarettes with. | remember once last
summer that every gentleman I'm the com
pany received a mash letter I'm the same
mai, ~ the same identical handwriting
but on different tinted paper
The letters all read alike. and asked n
the receiver wished TO meet the writer
that he would wear white bou,oniero
on specffied night. when the writer
would be present. and she would send
him her card. One OF the gentlemen
whose letter had been written on bright
rod paper suggestive ~ the writer's sd-
miration. I guess had been in the habit
of wearing a white boutoniere I'm his
dress suit. and. being lste On dressing
neglected 90 remove - until he was on
the stage, when he remembered It's fatal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-04
GETTING A CLUE.
Newpor's Mysterious Dead Woman Was
Guest at Washington Hotel.

The Newport authorities are In fair
way 10 discover the identity OF the wo-
man whose body was found on the rocss
under Gin walk one day last week
They have learned that n Miss y. NJ.
Barker was a guest at the Raleigh hotel,
Washington. ID. c.. from September. lSs,
to June. 1899 registering as from Allan
tic city.
At the house In Newport where the
Woman had been stopping she was known
as Mrs Barker. I'm her trunk was FOUND
an envelope bearing the stamp OF the
Raleigh hotel at Washington.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-04
ron OVER SIXTY YEARS

MRS. wINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP
has been usedx&or over sixty years by
millions OF mothers for their children
while teething with perfect success IL
soothes the child. softens the gums. al
lays all pain, cures wind collie. and Is the
best remedy for Diarrohea. 1t will relieve
the poor little sufferer Immediately. Sold
by druggists In every part OF the world
Twenty five cents a bottle. BE sure and
ask for Mrs winslow's Soothing Syrup"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-04

my old acduaintances out here. Where
is--she. then? You said you did not leave
her on the other side OF the water"
shes down stairs"
Down stairs?" He bounded to his feet
then stopped irresolutely.
Miss Malvina laughed fretfully and
gave him little shove.
mercy on me! What between YOU and
Oli' Ia ! feel II / was tying To work
two mechanical toys with all their ma
ch.nery out OF order. It's JERK ;orwa rd
and jerk backward. Please 60 down
stairs. Tom and have II all out with OIL
lie one way or the other. Take my word
for IL. she loves you dearly"
And there were no more backward jerks
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-04
a CARD.

We. the undersigned. DO hereby axrss
20 refund the money on q so-cent bottle of
Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar n Il
fails to cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee a 26-csnt bottle 10 prove
satisfactory or money refunded.
Blanding a BiandinG.
w. o. Blanding A. W. Fcnner
r. T. Luther. Geo II. Clafiin n Co.
II. v. O'Donneil Kenyon. Smith a Co.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1903-05-19

ment. Now comes a man named
Seymour Tulloch, who had been
cashier OF the Washington City post
office for over twenty years, and was
Tired by Postmaster Merritt at .he
dlctai:nn of Perry Heath, who then
was the First Assistant Postmaster
General, because TulIoch refused To
pay people who were carried on the
rolls of tie city post office in a
fraudulent manner fulloch charges
That some men were ON the nav rolls
three times under different names
and we're drawing three salaries:
that a certain newspa man was
IN the rolls as the physician to the
city post Office, and that he knew no
more about the practice Of medicine
than hog knows about navigai.
ing ship, yet he was receiving a
salary of sl.700 year He saws
these frauds and Irregularities have
been going on ever since Perry
Heath, who now j. tie Secretary ef
the Republican H.'d nsI G. ,n,mi,tee
was Installed - FIRST Assistant
Postmaster Genera; ihNi he has the
papers in his p''r-esslou to prove all
hIs chOrges and nnly aske the
opportunity to do 80. From the way
things look now I've probably will
moi get the Chance ~ prove . L..s
charges. Mr.. Payne is n.aking a
bluff at investigating these charges
made by Tulloch, hut from his
motions he hardly will give Mr.
TulIoch an opportunity to 20 M the
witness stand. lie sees what the
whole thing is leahing 20 and is doing
his heat to squelch any further
investigation. He ~ shrewd
politician, was placed in the cabinet
rs RooseveIts political guide and
c"unsrI"r' ana VI evidently is his
belief that continuance Of the
investigation will result in serious
consequences to tie administration.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Of
Massachusetts, who is the spokesman
for Roosevelt on the Anor of the
Senate, evidently thinks otherwise.
for he SAID here the other day after
reading in the Washington Eve.
ming Star" a defence of A. w.
Superintendent Of Free
Delivery, BY Postmaster General
Payne, that Macheo would have tn
a sLd hat h's suspension or die. [
Harg' rad 9r2n 0rjsrof by The
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...snlo vote unnn the ISM.

In Ia vote upon the issuy->
Tor the construction of certain Mop
ges, tu-wit: one across the Little Kama MIA
river at EVANSVILLE, one across said river
at or near the mouth of Steer creek, and
two across the West Fork, one i'm wash
ington district and one i'm Lee district.
the location to be determined by said
court. Ii is therefore ordered and direct
cd that vote be taken i'm said county on
the question Of the issue of said bonds for
the construction of SAID bridges as aforesaid
| IN the sun, Of thirty thousand dollars. To be
paid in the coupon bonds of said count, 4,
which shall be in the denominations follow
ing, to-wit: one hundred bonds of one hun
dred dollars each; twenty bonds OF five
hundred dollars each, and ten bonds of one
Thousand dollars each; and Ia provide for
the collection of "a direct tax sufficient to
pay annually the interest on said bonds
and the principal thereof within thirty
wears; which bonds shall bear interest M
the rate Of six per centum per annum, re-
! deemable az follows, viz: thirty years, but
at the pleasure of the county conrt of said
county, after twenty years, and shall not be-
sold for less than par value, and said bonds
shall be placed on the market bv the clerk
81 this court in such manner as shall be
provided by u future order tn be made by
this court said vote shall be taken ON
the question aforesaid Mt the several voting
places in said comfy at a special election
for the purpose, which election is now call
ed and directed TO be held on Saturday
the 9th day of Jnne, 1903. And the
court doth hereby appoint the following
named commissioners OF election To- take the
poll and ascertain the result of such cleo
ton and certify the same according to the
regulations prescribed 10y law for ascertain
ing and certifying the result Of general
elections:
Sheridan District, Precinct No. Nv
w. Bowers, Frank hickman and Battelle
Il. Terrell.
Sheridan District Precinct No. 2,-B.
Il. Sinner j. l.. Elliott and b. S. Raybuck
Center District, Precinct No "A. X.
John-on, Oak Stump and George Starkey
Center District, Precinct No. 2-E r.
Fmharty, w. H. Jackson and ID. NJ
Whipkev
Sherman District, Precinct No. Rob
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,,le uf Calhoun .,,,

pie ut Calhoun county y .
sny 'ntrml,,clion from me. :,
| have explicit cosse.ri,y 10 DIVE
silco'''s ability Sake, aud fs.r,ss.,v
-" ''Sf' Newspaper, and bespeak
Dt""eS,nbounded success.
"a my three years work If running
the Chronicle | have ever endea vored
70 give Won The hest paper that could
DE published here, and yon have
endorsed me ny giving it patronage
FAR beyond my f'ndest hopes. and I
wish toextend TO you. one aud all.
my a"st profound thanks. There
have been ups ard dnwns, as ia the
case in all newspapers, but with the
assistance of friends whom the
Chr"nisle has enlisted AID who have
w" h'o W tHe emo, i have
been able to overcome all obstacles
will now enieavor To collec,
all outstanding debts. and hore all
owing me will pay up promptly.
have all accounts mp To MAY 18th
and all outstanding debts ND to that
time are payable to me.
In presenting to you Mr.. Silcot,
as editor and owner of the Chronicle
Go So with n firm belief that he
Will meet with all the requirements
essential in an editor, a Democrat
and snan. aud ! hope you will give
hm the same, if not more. loyaI
support that you haye given me.
Again thanking yvu ell, and
wishing peace, happiness aad pros
perity T. ever be the H., of all tho
citizens of good old Calhoun County.
am,
Very truly yours,
RohtRr Il HAYS.
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II hOitlaS
I'rannon aud Harley
- Zee District, Precinct No. 2,-Jacob
Jan, George Gibson and John Boucher
,s14ee District, Precinct No. 3.-Wiliiam
}. Sturm, Samuel II,isk and A. J. Ball
Lee District, Precinct No i,-winfred
Butcher, K. II. Mccoy and e. N. Nichol.
SON.
Washington District, Precinct No. l.
Joseph Knots, l.. & Witt and James Shaw
yer.
Washington District, Precinct No. D.
John Boothe, W. H. Jarvis and Thomas =
Jarvis.
Washington District, Precinct No. s.
Grant Oowney, Glen Ofuu and Alonzo
Keip.
: said commissioners holding said special
election at the several voting ,lac,a af,re.
SAID, shall cause to be taken and ascertained
the result OF sand election ut the voting
place for which they are respectively ap-
pointed, and the poll shall be taken and
the result ascertained and certified accord.
ing TO the requirements prescribed by law
Tor ascertaining the result of general cleo
tons aforesaid. AID the ballots used .,t
such election shall have written or nrinted
on them u statement of the amount and
kind of bond to be used, and the purp,rse or
purposes for which they are to be used, and
shall contain the words, "For the bondsy
and Against the bonds" aud said ballots
shall be prepared under the supervision of
the clerk OF the circuit court of this county.
In the same manner as ballots are prepar.,l
for holding general elections
IL IL further ordered that the clerk of this
court shall cause fifteen copies of this order
tn he written rprinted and sign his name
to each, and forthwith post one Of them in
Il conspicuous place in his Office and at the
front door OF the court house of this county.
and deliver the Others t. the sheriff Of said
county who shall forthwith post one a., s,;J
copies in conspicuous place at each voting
place IN the county. And the cour, do,I,
further order and direct that a cupv of ,b;s
order be published for at least thirty davs
before said election in the Calhoun Chron-
icle and the Grantsville News. 1t is f,r,b-
er ordered that the clerk of this cour, do
forthwith prepare poll books, and other
necessary supplies for the purpose of said
e'eciion, III the same manner as supplies are
prepared for holding general elections.
Teste:
:. W. McCLuSG, Clerk.
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PRESIDENT before he left Oh his
western "trip; that if the Post master
General did not get lid of Macbeu
there would be something doing in
the resignation line in Mr.. Payne',
flee, and the Postmaster General would
be forced out of the Cabinet Mr.. PAYNE
is now between the devil and the deep
blue sea, II he kicks out Bob Wvnne
who started the investigation, WINNIE
Will pull down the temple. Machen
knows too much, and il he is kicked on,
ne VIII play the same game, and there
yon are. In the meantime tile ,ienocr AZ
are holding their noses and watching the
| fun.
There are nearly 10000 immigrants a
week landing in New York. These men
are coming over to enjoy the great pros,
P'rlty in this country. The way the
wall lind 1t is by taking the places of tn,
sinkers now Oh strike for higher wages
In thus way they will act rs strik.-breaker,
for the trusts and the trusts will thereby
experience no diniinutlon in their own
prosperity How does organized labor
J like that?
II is almest heartrending (?) to vie.
The debris Of busted trusts scattered all
over the country, wrought by the lepisla.
tion passed by the late republican Con
gress ~
! The only trusts in this country now in a
bad way is the anthracite coal trust. I,
~ IN hole with the sides soapcd and mn
ladder 10 sight, and it was no, deposite,
IN this cavity by the republican admin
MI on, out by good democrat, viz:
William Randolph hearst.
Mr.. Heorst's attorneys have prove,
every contention before the In,erstate
Commerce Commission. They have backed
The trust mp In n corner and the trn,,
REFUSES TO produce its contracts. The
courts will be asked 10 compel them IN
produce them. Those contracts will
prove them innocent or guilty Of an in.
traction Of the law regulating intersta,e
eommeTce. II they were innocent what
sane man bsiieves they would hesitate to
produce them and confound the man who
v after them. Remember, this il not
being done by repnblicau administration
sworn to execute the laws, but by
democratic member Of Congress who is
doing II IN the interest Of law and order
and tie Pockets Of the people.
II is believed here that the Presiden,
mas arrived a, Az acute period Of his
candidacy for the republican nomination.
lie has got to the baby-kissing stage Of
the game. Next on the programme will
be the trust-hugging stunt.
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.3oo~. zz< Ssations GaolxaI

While tA. president Of the United
s5lates ia loudly ih1eighing against
corruption in public land private
life in his -Peeehes at the dedication
Of the WorlG's Fair buildings a.,
Louie, the corruption i'm The
Ofhee Department under his
'miBIsiraIion " hieh is being
arthed by the iDvts igaiian
1ceeding smells To high
II IL the expressed opinion
'ticials OF the government
at it would be the policy of
'ency ior the President 10
a. oncs and see to it
rvesrigation ia msde
hat no guilty man
at which is
Of the
alton in
is dig.
ian the ad
conveniently kill,
nislrntlnn would like
or than 10 kill the inves
When Postmaster General
:eturned here from his trip
,ng the Wesl Ildie islands with
ecretary Moody aud others he was
amazed and terrified at what he
found. When he left here and told
First Assistant Postmaster General
tknDe 10 go ahead with the inyes
Veat5sn he supposed nothing would
lshneai he'd beyond a few Irregn.
lsriiies which could be fixed by the
"nsion or discharge Of a few
IT,
found was that number
If his department
core and that
oi those divisions
4 under FIRE, aud
would have TO
out. The inves
unearthing more
against these men
e be was receiving
ces serious charges
en- who already had
wife 90 90 his old
Dept. and rife,a
would, presnnr-
aud Perhaps
f'bs Depart e
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Subscribers who do NOT Sviva
express notice to the contrary pars
considered as wishing to renew their
subscriptions.
z 1t subsc 10 RS order the dis
continuance Of their periodicals. ~
publisher may continue 10 send then
until all arrearages are paid.
q Ii Subscribers move to o,har
places without informing the pub.
Usher, and the papers are ssntr 10 the
fermer address, they are held re-.
sponsible.
4 II subscribers neglect or refuse
70 take their periodicals from the
Postoffice to which they are directed.
they are responsible until they have
settled Lheir bills and ordered them
discontinued.
5 The courts have deciied thai
refusing o. take periodicals from Inc
Office or renewing and having them
called for, Is prima facie evidence Of
Intentional fraud.
o III subscribers pay in advance
they are bound to give notice At The
end OF the time if they do not wisb
to continue taking il, otherwise the
publisher ~ authorized 10 send Il
ana the subscriber he responribIe
until an express notice; with al ar.
renrages, ~ sent TO the publisher.
Ine iS''Sst postal laws are such
that newspaper publishers can srrest
anyone for fraud who takes paper
and refuses to pay for IL. Under
this law the man who allows hIs sub
ScripiiOu IN run along for sometime
unpaid and then orders IL diseonlinu.
orders the postmaster to mark
sed" and have postal card
Tying the publisher, leaVes
iable To- arrest aud fine, The
~ theft.
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Dye Pharmacy, Grantsville, w. Va.

Tie first month Of Spring. Pu
yonr ,ys,em in shape now and esca u
the ills tina, springtime brings For
this use Ram"n's Tonic Regulator
Sold by Dyes Pharmacy.
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DODRILL,

-
SoT The highest market price paid
fer produce Of all kinds. A full line
of Fall and Winter goods have been
received and are up to date in every
respect. My prices are right and
I'll treat you right Honest goods and
fair treatment, is my motto. YOUR
patronage is solicited.
Youn Truly,
w. L. STUMP,
Dodrill, W. Va.
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j. w. Reed.
Fashionable
BOOT Sc SHOE
MAKER
Cont ~. EVANSVILLE, w. Va

sns-ls an experienced efficient
workman. as any of his work will at.
test. Shop in the Odd Fellows build
ng, UP stairs.
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:. W. McCLuSG, Clerk.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1903-05-19

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