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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-04

ious bellies in fight and the conspira-
tors proceed TO devOur Lena gleefuHy-
The American theatre is at an Eighth
avenue corner only 500 feet from
Broadway; yet ten years ago it seemed
far away from the first-class dramatic
houses and, although a Hne and costly
structure, an effort 20 use il for plays
of the top grade bankrupted r. Henry
French, its builder. There are now
three s. theatres on the block between
it and Broadway. an eight more of the
same kind within three blocks further
on. These facts show how fast and
great is the growth of the theatrical
business. The American is this week
occupied by q new play very shrewdly
calculated 90 bring IT, commercially
and artisticaIly. as close 10 Broadway
as $3.50 is TO s.. This is done with a
dramatization of Henry NJ. Blossoms
Checkers narrative. The first piece
in this house was 4 hOrSe-Tace. one Of
the fixed London pattern. The latest is
a different American treatment Of the
same common subject. the happiness of
a pair of lovers depending on a certain
horse winning a race. In many melo-
drama and musical farce during the in
tervening decades the hero or the hero
inc has taken the place of a disabled
or dishonest Jockey in the saddle and
ridden to unexpected victory. But in
Checkers the lover has no connection
with the fateful horse further than to
bet on him desperately. You who have
read Mr.. Blossoms book know that
the chap nicknamed Checkers parts
from his sweetheart carrying as a
token from her one Of those octagOnaI
1fty-dOllar gold pieces that were coined
in California in the pioneer days, and
a promise from her skinhint father that
he may marry her if he comes back
with $1,000. He makes no Roadway in
his fortune seeking until, getting a zip
on a Chicago horse race. he despairing-
ly bets the keepsake coin at odds of
100 to 1. If he wins. as you see, he
will suddenly acquire the $4,000 re-
quired for felicitOus wedlOck. but if he
loses-well, of course, he don't
The shrewdness of placing Check
erS" at the American lies in it's midway
character between the sensationalism
of the Eighth avenue stage and the
dramatic art and literature of Broad
way. Its hero is the gOOd-hearted
gamester whom the rabble dOtes on
one Of those saucy devils who are rough
and ready in audaciOus repartee, vet
tender in modest ardOr as WOOerS Of
their best girls; but the composition of
the play is sufficiently clever to gam
/ the respect Of critical people; and so Il
, IS tndt the entertainment SIraddleS the
chasm between Eighth avenue and
Broadway in an OppOrtune way. The
other salient point in this production
I is that the new star of fl, Thomas w
Ross, resembles strongly in personality
and method the Nat Goodwin of TWEEN
ty years ago. Goodwin was in the au-
dience the night I was there and the
| resemblance struck him forcibly. But
he did not tell what he thought about
! the relative merits of Mr.. Ross acting
and his own.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-04

abundant black hair to brush it. There
amt woman whose nair does up"
the admirinE girl says. but would
have a splittin headache day and niSht
70 look as YOU do"
Many careful critics Of human beauty
believe that Miss Elliott is the best
example Of it among the actresses now
on our stage / think so too. Her
bright brunette skin enables her 10 do
without paint-almost-and in that re-
spect sac Is unrjvaled ~ any star act
ress save Mrs. Langtry; and her feat
ures are far more close to Venus lines
than are those of the Jersey Lily.
There is no doubt that Her own
Way is the best comedy chat Mr..
Fitch has written. yet its plot IS un-
original and the good results are due
largely to the admirable performance.
Miss Elliott is loved with equal ardOr
by young millionaire miner from the
west, who with a yillainy OF passion
COntrives TO impOverish her. so that she
may marry him for his wealth, and by
cOntrasti1gly conscientious New
York lawyer. who goes away to tight
in the Philippines without avOWing
himself though she tries to make him
understand that he, not the ether fell
low. is the man of her heart. of course,
her hero is reported dead. but he re-
turns alive with botn arms in sling.
instead of the usual one. So he can
only lean up against her and let her
90 the hugains. .
The annual hodEe-pOdEe at Weber &
Fields music hall is called "Whoop-
Dee-DOO." and it sustained it's first in
specti0n by stage folks last Tuesday
afternoon. The matinees on OF days
are weekly dSsembiaEes Of players from
other theatres, and the semi circle OF
balcony boxes contains always an in
teresting show of footlight favOTites. 1
have seen Joseph jefferson and Henry
Irving, Sarah BernhaTdt and Eleanor
Duse. in these gatherings; and so. you
see, the serious dramatic artists Ike to
laugh at tOmfOOleTy. A strange
theatre is this. built for cheap vaude-
vile place. small and plain, il has been
richly emDellished till il is incongru
ously handsome and ugly; and. be
cause our lovliest people with, money
are tickle, Weber & Fields dare not
try TO shift their sood fortune to
bigger and finer house. Doubtless they
recall what happened to Edward Harri-
gan when he built what is now called
the Garrick. His series Of successes
with a unique form Of local sOng-and-
dance farce ended abruptly when he
quit the musty old Olympic. He stiil
owns the Garrick, but has not occupied
il in these dozen years. He has only
this season come back into the edge Of
the town with resolute effort TO re-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-04
NEW YORK TMGATRIGALS


NEW YORK, oct. 1.-The dramatist
whose work does not stoo with
the writing Of a play. but extends
TO the selection Of the actors and the
direction Of the rehearsals. is excep-
tionally fortunate-if, of course. ne has
the skill With which to carry out all the
IDEAS he has put into the manuscript.
clyde Fitch is the only American who
mus controls the production Of his
theatrical fiction. He is now able to
stipulate in his contracts that he snail
De absolute and supreme with his pIavs
from the writing of the first line to the
actlnS OF the last one, The conse-
quence Of that insistence is seen here
this week In Her own Way" Every
role has been assigned TO an exactly
suitable person. No such perfection in
cast was possible under the old sys-
tenn of stock companies Mr.. Fitch
must spend considerable time I'm watch
ing stage performances to discover
such talent as he needs for his forth
coming pieces His newest comedy ar
the Garrick is presented with an even
ness OF merit which ] have never seen
surpassed. With one exception there
is not a versatile artist in the COM
pany. Each other member has q per
sonality and a method which are never
varied appreciably, but the personali-
Ties and the methods are precisely richt
for the characters which The author has
created. And il is clear that Mr. Fitch
dominates every word and motion I'm
the presentation. Time was when his
Interference with the stage manager
was not encouraged. He lis a lah-de-
Dab chap, with no mannerisms sug-
gestVe o. further force than to wear
a DeauS clothes in a faShiOna ole
drawing room. Last Monday night.
when he was called out. his evening
dress included a very short white
Waistcoat with the front in two points
and a pair Of trousers so full at the
hips and knees that they seemed To
be shirred in at the waist Those are
the EXTREMIST winter ideas OF our Fifth
avenue tailOrs and are as yet rarely
seen in actual wear. I have been told
that the first company which ne under
took to rehearse was inclined TO take
him loosely, but he soon had il Under
his thumb Even the star actors and
actresses in his plays. having been
measured by him for roles usually sub
nit having them tried on and fitted.
Maxine Elliott. the central actress In
Her own Way" should be glad that
she submitted herself TO Mr.. Fitch. He
has pGt Der into a character which en-
plOys all Of her talent without straining
IT. and exploits ner beauty with adrOit
enectuality. At one time she has q
headache, and a maid lets down her
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-04
Notice Of stockholders Meeting.

BY REQUEST OF STOCKHOLDERS
holding and owning more than two
Of the Morrison Mining company, a
meeting OF all the stockholders of said
company Is hereby called. and viii be
held al Room 40 j.. Il. Walker build
ing. in the city Of salt Lake. Utah. at
O'Clock D. m. on the 18th day OF Octo-
Der. 1903
The object Of this call and Of such
meeting IS: To elect members of
the board Of directors Of said Morrison
Mining company. and 70 iii all vacan-
cies ia the board of directors as may
then occur or exist; and 70 take such
steps as may be deemed advisable for
the further development OF the proper
~ OF said company. and TO consider and
act upon such other matters as may
stockholders. ALVIRAS Z. SNOW.
Secretary.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-04
GOOD GEM AND WAFFLE RECIPE

Two cups Falcon Self-Rising Pan
cake Flour. one cup milk. two eggs. one
tablespoonful sugar, piece butter size
or walnut MIX the ingredients thor
Oughly before adding the flour. Get
Falcon Self-Rising Pancake Flour at
any grocer's.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-04

Decorating done in relief is the most
artistic and up-to-date for parlors. halls
and dining rooms. For prices, designs.
etc, see w A. Duvall 12i West Second
South Phone 1l45-K
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-23
MANY WATERS.

Your correspondent in his travels
finds quite lot of visitors at Eagle
Rock, on top of Backbone Mountain.
Great improvements have been made
in the road leading to it and now the
rock can be reached quite easy. We
believe the time is near at hand when
a fine cottage or hotel will be erected
at this enchanting spot.
Jacob Tasker returned home late
Sunday evening from the County
Capital.
l learn that Mr.. Thomas
Moon will remove from Crellin to the
old home farm in his neighborhood
which will add one more family tc
our number of good citizens.
Work is being pushed on the new
bridge which is to span the Potomac
River at the mines of the Upper Pc
tomac Coal Company. Among those
engaged in the work we notice Mr.
James Upole.
The harvest season is at hand ant
farm hands are wanted by all oul
agriculturists.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-23
GARRETT COUNTY FRUIT GROWING.
Collector of the Port Ravenscroft Will En-
ter Largely Into Fruit Culture.

Collector of the Port Ravenscroft Will En-
ter Largely Into Fruit Culture.
From the Sunday edition of the
Baltimore San the following is clip
ped and republished in these col
umns for the benefit of the farmers
and fruit culturists of Garrett county:
''Dr. Robert A. Ravenscroft, sur
veyor of the port of Baltimore, has
the greatest faith in Garrett county
as fruit pro ducing section, second
to none in the state, and in this be
is backed up by an experience OF
many years in fruit culture at his
home at Accident, in q small way. a
few years since he acquired a beauti-
full farm adjoining Mountain Lake
Park and the famous Weber planta.
ton and has been more than diligent
in getting the soil in highly produc.
tive condition. He has made some
vast improvements and gives matters
his personal attention as permitted
to do so. He also laid off beautiful
orchard plot and planted it in choice
pears and winter apples and has met
with such signal success in this first
venture that he has now decided tC
enter the business as a commercial
fruit man and proposes to raise fruit
for the regular market. He proposes
to add to his already growing orchard
a thousand or two of choicest pears
and apples and they are to be plant.
ed and cared for from the latest sci
entific methods. His nursery stock
will be of the most select varieties
and his personal supervision of the
whole matter will insure it's ultimate
success
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-23
THAT GAME OF BASE BALL.

Score of Fourteen for Oakland While
the Deacon's Nine Was Shut Out.
Deacon" Browns Kingwood nine
came over to Oakland last Saturday
morning and in the afternoon met
the Oakland team at Jack Oak Park
where the first game of ball of the
season between these two mines was
played.
The visitors were not accompanied
by their manager, the Deacon -
Which may account to some degree
for the "whalloping" they received at
the hands of the home nine. The
Deacon is enthusiastic upon almost
any subject or anything in which he
has hand, be it newspaper work,
horse racing, base ball, soldering Che
being lieutenant in the militia at his
home town., game of draw poker or
the destruction of red liquor. By his
presence he usually imparts enthusi-
asm to his associates, but this was
lacking on Saturday.
The game was called at $50 with
the visitors at the bat. They went
out in one, two, three order in this
inning as they also did in every sue
ceeding inning throughout the game,
it seemingly being impossible for
them to "get onto Pattison's won,
derfullY swift balls. Their fielding
was fair, but the pitcher, Jackson,
could not control the ball which re-
suited in giving many bases.
The home team played fast game,
the features being the pitching OF
Pattison and the stick work of Brad
ley, who made home run on ball
knocked well out in the right field.
The score follows:
Oakland. .......0 / Old
Kingwood. ......0 5000 600
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-23
Lutheran Church Ser vices.

Next Sabbath, the Goth inst, servi-
ces will be conducted in st. Marks
Ev. Lutheran church in Oakland as
follows: Sunday School at $50 a. M;
preaching at 1890; Christian Endeav-
or at 2 p. m; preaching at 8 p. m.
The prayer service will be held on
Wednesday evening at 7.45 and Cat
echise on Saturday afternoon at $3.50
p. m. Preaching service will be con
Quoted at Hutton on Thursday even.
ing, July 30th.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-23
HICE R. LAUGHLM SERIOUSLY INJURED
Well Known Train Dispatcher of the Mon
Ongah Division of the Il. s. o. Meets
With Painful Accident.

Well Known Train Dispatcher of the Mon
ongah Division of the Il. s. o. Meets
With Painful Accident
Mr.. Hice r. Laughlin, Train Master
of the Monongah Division OF the B. &
o. Railroad, and who is one of the
best known and most popular young
railroad men in this section of the
State, was q lutte painfully and serious
ly injured at onethirty o'clock this
morning in the yards here, while 60
ing about his duties. The following
is concise account of the accident
and the events leading up to its occur
renee: Mr.. Laughlin had ordered out
an engine and a car to go to Clarks-
burg to bring the Gus Sun circus to
this city this morning, and being de-
sirous of giving the order his personal
attention had boarded yard engine
and run down in the east end of the
yard proper. Arriving at point a
short distance east of the depot he
was standing in one of the cab win
dows, when another engine. engaged
in making some switches, side-wiped
the engine in which Mr.. Laughlin was
riding, and on the side next to him.
He had no chance to get out of the
way and was caught between the two
engines. His position was an extreme
ly dangerous one and it was with
some difficulty that he was extricated.
A hurried examination of his condi-
ton showed that he had been injured
about both limbs. A hurry call was
sent in for physician, responded to
by DR.. Powell. Mr.. Laughlin was
carried to his room in the Thos. Nc
Away building on Latrobe street,
where DR.. Powell rendered temporary
aid to the injured man, DIR. J. E. r.
Ellis the company physician, being
called later and taking charge of the
case Mr., Laughlin's right foot is quite
badly mashed near the instep and his
left limb also received bad squeeze
and some cuts. 1t is not apprehended
that his injuries will do more than
keep him in bed for several weeks
and doubtless couple of months will
be required to restore him to his usual
usefulness, but the wounds are quite
painful and are causing Mr.. Laughlin
great deal of suffering. When the
news was first circulated this morning
that this popular young man had been
injured it created a great deal of ex-
element among his large circle of
friends, and almost the entire citizen
ship of the city eagerly enquired the
details of the accident, while many of
his close friends hurried toward his
rooms, the hallway in the McAvay
building being besieged with anxious
visitors, all eager to learn of the con-
dition of their friend and fellow work
err. DR.. Ellis is of the opinion that
Mr.. Laughlin will experience COM
plete recovery, but, as stated above,
it will require time. Mr.. Laughlin is
son of DIR. J. W. Laughlin, of Mt.
Lake Park.-Grafton Sentinel.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-23
Street Grading Being Done.

The contract for grading the streets
and setting curb along portions of
several of the thoroughfares in Oak
land was awarded Messrs. G. Kennedy
g. Son by the Town Council at re-
cent meeting. The contractors have
already graded one square of Oak
street and are now at work on the
north end of Second street. Several
car loads of curbing have been re-
ceived and distributed along the
squares where it is to be used. 1t
will be set as soon as the grading is
completed.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-23

Oreglla, dean OF the sacred college.
A wonderful thing about Pope Leo
was that every time his mind became
clear he seemed to grasp the fact
that it might be the last and he made
the highest uses of it. When during
the alarming crisis, about noon, he
was lying on his bed, perfectly mo-
tionless, while around him knelt the
cardinals, and other members of the
papal court, pray ing and not know
ing whether the Pope was not already
dead, without any preliminary rest
lessness the pontiff opened his eyes,
which fell on Cardinal Oreglia, who
was at his side, and he said solemnly:
ITO your eminence, who will so soon
seize the reins of supreme power, l
confide the church in these difficult
times" The Mgr. Bisleti, the master
of the chamber, asked for the Pope's
benediction for the court, which the
pontiff granted, adding: "Be this
my last greeting"
Then the pontiff gave his hand to
kiss to the cardinals present, who
were Oreglia, Rampolla, Serafino Van
nuttelli, Della Volpe and Wives y Tutto.
DIR. Lapponi profited by the Pope's
animation to administer restoratives,
whereupon the patient sank back as
suddenly as he had revived.
The Pope died, one may say, in har-
ness, and if not standing, as he declar-
ed he would be, at least performing
his duties to the end. This morning
the sick room was the quietest and
most tranquil spot in the Vatican.
The pontiff lay on his bed, the
pillows of which were not whittier than
his face, which has strange aspect,
owing to his not having been shaved
for so long. His hands were folded
over the rosary which he has used for
over fifty years. The famous arm
chair, which His Holiness was never
to again enter, stood invitingly near,
with his stick beside it.
While Contra, his valet, was pray
ing and weeping before a huge ivory
crucifix, DR.. Lapponi sat by the bed
side ready for any emergency. The
doctor from time to time rose nois-
lessly to administer nourishment, of
which, this morning, the Pope has
taken some. Indeed, DIR. Lapponi
succeeded in having him swallow sew
eral teasponsful of coffee, milk and
brandy mixed. The silence of the
sick room was occasionally broken by
a hacking cough, due to the gather
ing of phlegm in Pope Leo's throat.
These coughing spells had the effect
of rousing the pontiff, causing him
to open his eyes and revive slightly.
While the doctors were examining
their patient this morning, believing
him to be in stupor, His Holiness
suddenly fixed his eyes, even now
bright and by no means lifeless, on
them, saying:
"This time, doctors, you will not
win in your brave fight with DEATH
ut is your Holiness who is brave
replied DR.. Lapponi, but before the
remark was uttered the Pope was
again unable to understand what was
said.
The words the Pope addressed to
Cardinal Oreglia, and which were to
prove his last utterance, the last SUI
preme effort of that intelligence which
has astonished the world, are much
commented upon and it is wondered
whether the intention of Leo XIII
was to indicate Cardinal Oreglia as
his successor. They will certainly
have considerable weight in the de.
cision of the cardinals who will take
part in the conclave.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-23

Sealed bids will be received up to
and including Saturday, August 1,
1908, at o'clock p. M, and then
opened in the presence OF the bid
ders for the furnishing of all mater
ials necessary and the erection of a
three-story frame building for the
Knights of Pythias at Gormania,
West Va. the bids to include erection
of foundations and all excavations for
same. Plans and specifications for
said building may be seen at the
office of William Henderson, arch
itect, Gormania, W. Va. The commit.
tee reserves the right to reject any
or all bids. 19-3t
CHAs. E. HILLEARY.
Chairman Building Committee
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-23
Bridge Demolished.

The county bridge over the Little
Youghiogheny west of Oakland was
torn down yesterday by the stone
masons in order that their work in
building the abutments for the new
steel structure may not be impeded.
The new bridge will be on the ground
shortly and the work of erecting it
will be pushed as rapidly as possible.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-23
Church Dedication.

The new Methodist Episcopal
church, which was recently built at
Chestnut Grove, will be dedicated on
next Sunday, the Goth inst. The ded-
icatory sermon will be delivered by
Rev. j. P. Williams, the presiding
elder. All are cordially invited to the
services,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-23
An ENJOYABLE Occasion,

A most enjoyable occasion was had
at the home of Mr.. Julius Scherr at
Eglon, West Va, on Wednesday of
last week, being the occasion of the
twenty-second birthday of Mr.. Edwin
g. Scherr, in whose honor birthday
party was given. The Eglon Cornet
Band was present and rendered some
of their usually fine music. Games
were pleasantly INDUCED in until a
late hour when the guests repaired
to the dining room where a sumptu-
GUS repast was served. Mr.. Edwin
Scherr was the recipient of many
handsome presents. Among the nu-
merous guests present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Julius Scherr, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
G. Renninger, Miss Ora Bush, Miss
Carrie Mayer, Terra Alta; Misses
Nellie and Zella Shaffer, CARMEL Miss
Nora Lantz, Aurora; Miss Alma B.
Scherr, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Stem
pie, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Parks, Rev.
H. G. Rose, DR.. j. G. Selby, Arthur
Dawson, Fullerton, W. Va; DR.. Frank
Selby, Messrs. Ernest Bush, W. q.
Hendrickson, W. 0. Hays, Lewis
Weimer, Samuel Arenhalt, Joseph
Strawser, Eglon; Scott Lantz, Her
bert Shaffer, Aurora; j, E. Rembold,
Charles Haas, Arthur and David
Rembold, Horse Shoe Run; E. G..
Scherr, Henry Scherr and Milton
Scherr.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-23
SO Reward.

1 will pay reward of ten dollars
for the arrest and conviction of the
party orparties who maliciously dam
aged the stone coping in front of the
Garrett National Bank building by
wrenching from the fastenings in said
coping the iron pipe base.
s. T, JONES,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-23
Postmaster at Krug. Mo

Henry K. Friend has been appoint
ed fourth-class postmaster at Krug.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-07-23
Call for Your Letters,

Miss Lily Williams, Miss OLIVE
Smith, N. Adams, Pete McCabe, s. G.
Walden, DaYe Simonson.