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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-05-21
ELEVATOR RED TAPE
A STORY THAT REMINDS ONE OF
MEDIEVAL TIMES.
Rules Of Precedence in the War De-
partment at Washington Would
Please Russian Court
Official.


To be an elevator conductor In most
buildings In the United States requires
no especial intellectual qualifications.
Not so with an elevator conductor In the
war department At Washington. He is
required to have knowledge Of rank.
and precedence that should enable him
to seat guests at state dinner at the
white houst properly.
The New York Sun correspondent de-
scribes the way of it. The carriage OF
the secretary of war Is sighted several
blocks away. Word is Immediately
passed down the line and finally 1t
reaches the Waterman nearest the ele-
vator. He rushes like mad to the cleo
trio button and presses three quick and
fierce rings.
Quick as flash the elevator descends
to the basement as II the rope had sud-
denly been cut. 1t makes no difference
who is In the car nor what floor 1t Is at
now how important the business of those
aboard. Down for the secretary 1t must
go.
BY the time Mr.. Secretary gets to the
shaft the car Is waiting for him. Were
the general staff on the floors above to
ring all at once that elevator would not
bulge till Mr.. Secretary was safely on
the second floor.
Nor Is the boys task much simplified
after depositing the civil head OF the
army In his handsome Office. For In
stance, the lieutenant general and chief
Of staff wishes to visit the library on the
top floor One major general is ringing
vigorously on the floor above. A briga-
der general is ringing and swearing and
threatening to have the boy fired on the
floor above that, and so on.
OF course, the lieutenant general goes
without stop to the library. On the
downward trip of the car the brigadier
general is passed for the accommoda-
ton of the major general going to lunch
con with senator.
Now the car goes rapidly back to pick
up the brigadier general, who Is in .
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ed, Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt lives in
dover house" that has cost with its
( treasures twice as much; Mr.. Schwab's
will have cost more II he ever gets 1t
finished. There are at least three 9TH
ers which have cost as much, though
some of them give little exterior hint
Of it.
The great cold Italian palace of C.
p. Huntington. the artistic French re-
I naissance home Of w. X Vanderbilt,
the often remodeled brown-stone pack
ing box of Frederick Vanderbilt, are
cases in point.
But Smith-when an old bachelor of
80 years Duys 100000 house. peo-
pie. begin to ask just what people ask
when bachelor buys house any
4 where in the country for his own use.
Who is she?
Mr. Smith is the greatest catch in
the country. Many New York heiress
well past her 90 years would willingly
forego the customary baron or duke to
write "Smith" on her visiting cards.
There would be incidental advantages,
TOO. Mr.. Smith would not beat his wife
as continental "noblemen" have more
than once been known to do to their
American purchases.
Smith Is more than half English,
anyhow His uncle old George Smith,
who lived in his London club for about
$4,000 year and whose death paid
. s4.5o0o00 in taxes to the British crown.
y was English born and lived but few
profitable years in this country. So
1t would not be just like marrying an
American, do you see? High society
I is nothing if not consistent in its UNI
Americanism.
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michigan Congressman Who Abhors
Washington Red Tape)
hurry to join some friends. Just as it
gets within one floor of the bottom with
the brigadier general the lieutenant
general finishes his errand in the library
and the button of the lieutenant general
is pressed, and the already overworked
little car again heads for the top of the
building and gets the military head of
the army. swho gets out at the second
floor, just as the Sc cretary of war gets
in to go up few flights.
The brigadier general is on board all
the time, mind you. and very hungry and
very thirsty, for he knows the delightful
repast awaiting him. Finally the secre-
tary gets out and allows the elevator
man to get the brigadier general to the
ground floor, from which he speeds to
the nearest cab call and vanishes for the
day.
William Alden Smith. of Michigan, de-
scribed the war department elevatorin
the house of representatives the other
day thus;
Il want to say to this house that rep
resentative directly from the people has,
no standing In the national capitol, in
the estimation of these political cruisers.
know department of this government
where they have issued orders to the ele-
vator man that whenever bureau chief
gets on the elevator he shall be promptly
delivered to his floor, whether repre-
sentatives ever are assisted totheir desti-
nation or not He may carry represen-
tative in congress up and down the
heights and depths of that building with
out stopping to let him off, no matter
how urgent his mission; and they do not
even allow him mileage for what he
travels"
And as for the poor, little, everyday.
ordinary government clerk in the war
department, who does the real work of
the department. and whose business is
always more urgent than that of army
officers, he presses the. button with the
same doubt that he dfVbs a nickel in
chance slot machine in the hope Of get
ting cigar, knowing the chances are
tremendously against him, yetflled with
that natural desire to tempt fste.
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daughter of Mrs. Astor. The engage
ment illustrates again the tendency In
wealthy families to which these letters
have referred OF marrying of the
young folks at an early age. Mr.. Rob-
inson only celebrated his coming Of
age a fortnight ago. by party at
which all his young friends appeared
as dolls and as characters out OF nur-
sery rhymes.
To me the senior Robinson Is the
most interesting member Of the family
In spite OF young Teddy's football mus
cles. For Robinson senior is lust sim
ply hustling real estate agent on a
large scale. When the Pennsylvania
railroad wanted several blocks Of land
on the West side to build an enormous
new station. 1t was necessary to have q
very confidential man to undertake the
work If the news OF the purpose were
to get abroad too soon prices would go
way up; and condemnation proceed
ings In the present disgraceful glut of
work in the courts would mean intol-
cradle delay. Robinson was the man
selected to do the work. Most Of the
property was rather run down and COW
cred by cheap houses and the owners
were willing enough to sell. Only at
the last did few spectators suspect
that something was up. OF course
they got few key pieces" and. OF
course. the company paid blackmail
rather than have to walt in the courts
FIVE years before being able to use the
land they already had
Young Robinson will take a trip
around the world with his bride. 1t
will take him year Better that than
the old-fashioned way of sending OFF a
young fellow or with other young fell
lows to take his travels alone with I'M
limited money. They always got into
trouble.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-05-21
Emperor RESPECTS HIs Jaw.

The emperor Of Korea has tender re-
gard for his royal jaw. While gorging
himself at feast in his palace, a little
bit of bone came between his imperial
grinders and one tooth was broken. The
emperor promptly sent to prison his
cook and the entire kitchen force. After
a few months, dentist appeared in
Kingkitao, the capital. and he inserted
an artificial tooth at an expense of about
$500. The kitchen attendants were then
set at liberty. but the chef must serve
three months without pay.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-05-21

of ex-speakers if there were enough of
them. The singular fact is that Mr..
Henderson should tire of the city.
Mostly they do not.
Mr. Henderson gives reasons, the
reasons, euriously enough, nearly
amount to good old-fashioned home
sickness. The landlords rob you, the
streets threaten you with sudden
death, the car conductors are insolent
to you, mems faces are lined and
scanned with anxiety-and all the rest
of 1t. And it is both true and untrue.
New York is big enough so that a GER
tain set of facts can be trre Of mans
entire acquaintance and yet untrue of
another mans set. There is plenty OF
leisure here, there are plenty of men
who live cheaply in their own little
houses and are not robbed by land
lords, there are even intellectual peo-
pie who do not worship wealth. But
you may have to look for them.
And strange it Is how famous men
disappear in the multitude One of
Mayor McClellan's neighpors is John
c. Carlisle; on the streets he is to
most men unknown Tom" Reed was
marked man for his fat girth and
his placid face, but men like John S.
Wise. Cows. Campbell and Hoadly, OF
Ohio; Senator Lindsay, of Kentucky;
Secretary Gage, of Chicago, simply at.
tract no attention. They are not for.
mer statesmen. They are simply New
Workers.
Mr.. Henderson must have had un.
usually hard luck in the people he met
up with" The statesmen do not
usually go back when they have once
moved to the metropolis
OWEN LANGDON
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-05-21
pREsBYrERiAN ASSEMBLIES.

The general assembly of the Pres
byterian church for the southern dis
trict will open in Mobile, Ala, tomor-
row. Elder j. W. Harlan, of Mar
tinsburg, is one of the delegates from
the Winchester presbytery. DIR. Hop
kins, of Charles Town, the retiring
moderator will deliver the opening
sermon. TLfg sneral assembly.for the
northern district will also open tomor.
row at Buffalo, N. Y.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-05-21

opening Of the opera. Boxes were sold
at auction as high as $3.50. Everyone
was there. Throughout the season PEG
pie Of wealth paid high prices to see
what was after all only a variety show
Charles Belmont Davis. brother of
Richard Harding Davis and son of Re-
becca Harding Davis. was the business
manager. He never appeared at the
box Office except in dress suit and was
hail fellow with young men about
town.
Weber & Fields are funny. Fields
is tall and lank, Weber a little fellow
plainly doomed by unkindly fate to
wear a pillow in his waistcoat His
was the luckless lot to sputter bad
German dialect while Fields parodied
the stars in burlesque and got compli-
ments upon his acting. Jealousy did
the rest. Fields keeps the house He
is a good. business man and may make
money with it, He may not. Fash.
ion may move as suddenly and IRA
tionally as it has done before and leave
Ii stranded.
But what galaxy OF stars the little
house has boasted while 1t was drawing
real money at every performances Be
sides the actor managers themselves
there were Lillian Russell, Dave War
field, Pete DAILY, Fay Templeton, Will
lie Collier and others only less known.
The very chorus girls had their little
local fame. Not to know frankie
Bailey was worse than to confess ig-
norance of the philosophy of Nietzsche.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-05-21

000,0 900 the home on Fifth avenue OF the
late William G. Whitney.
This is the largest price ever paid in
America for secondhand house. As
q rule, If man has $2,000,0O0 to pay for
house with, he prefers to have one
made to suit his own ideas. Often
q man in a hurry comes out OF the
west who has made his pile, and can
not afford to wait year before setting
down to enjoy 1t. Such man can
sometimes be fitted with cast-on
house but no one has ever paid $4,000
900 for one until Mr.. Smith. AS rule,
such transfers are limited to the hall
million class.
Mr.. Whitney was relatively house
and land-poor. He has his place on
Fifth avenue, which with the contents
cost nearer four millions than two. He
had great establishments in Lenox, on
Long island, in the Adirondacks, at
Sheepshead bay, in Aiken, s. G. The
Fifth avenue house was built Tor
sugar refiner who never lived to occu-
. py 1t. Amzi Barber, the asphalt man,
next owned it and sold it to Mr.. Whit
ney for $650,000' All the rest of its
cost OF more than s3,50o,000 was put
into the place by tearing out the in
terror, by rebuilding 1t and by lavish
furnishings. But the house remained
out of the mode as to It's exterior; 1t
was and is a brown-stone affair which
the unobservant pass unnoticed. Its
great size, IS feet by 200, does not.
seem remarkable in street OF palaces
1t is only when one enters that he sees
what a fairyland the architects made
of the sugar mans home. And this
contrasted exterior and interior in
stance the growing readiness of the
rich to hide unsupported riches of in
terror decoration behind a plain ex-
terror This is an oriental trait not I'M
natural in an age Of oriental luxury.
u. 80
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-05-21

ERHAPS | should
take that back.
Hasn't the presi-
dents nephew and
namesake, young
Theodore Roose-
welt Douglas Rob-
inson, just become
engaged to Miss
Helen Roosevelt
Roosevelt? Y 0 u
will observe that
Roosevelt" occurs
three times in
their seven names
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-05-21

I the end OF this
theatrical season
t b e w e b er &
Field music hall
goes the way of
all things theatri-
cal.
1t has been a
wonderful money
maker. Opening
night at the little
music hall has for
several years been
as distinct a So
ciety event as the
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-05-21
HEDaEsviLLE,s NEW mAYoa.

HedResville hasa brand new mayor
in the person of Mr.. John Q. Ellis,
who was inducted into office with
appropriate ceremonies on Monday.
Mr.. Ellis was elected at the recent
municipal election, defeating former
Mayor Richard by the big vote OF 81
too. Mr.. Ellis wears his honors
lightly, and the people of Hedges
Vile expect him to make record as
chief Of the municipality.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-05-21
The Man from Somewhere.

X-SPEAKER DA-
vID B. HENDER-
s ON h a S o t
enough of New
York. He says
he's going back
to "Ioway'' in the
fall.
Now this is an
interesting item.
For the city is full
of x-g o vernors
from somewhere
and would be full
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-05-21

Mr.. Smith,
who as the pos
SCISSOR of a very
solidly invested
fortune of $50, 000,-
900 can afford the
h o u s e h e h a s
bought, has paid
for it the record
purchase price, he
has not the record
house in cost. Mr.
Carnegie's house
has cost more than
Whitney expend-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-05-21
INSTALL A NEW SAFE.
But some Doubt Exists as to Its UIu-
mate Use.

nut some bOuUt hxtsts as 10 It's Ultt-
mate Use.
A new fire and burglar.proo safe
has been placed in the law offices of
Faulkner. Walker & Woods. and there
seems to be some difference of opinion
among the. members of the firm as to
its purpose. Mr.. Walker Gays it il in.
tended to hold valuable records and
papers, while Mr.. Woods says it was
purchased for the purpose of keeping
copies of the Congressional Record
after another member of the firm had
begun to illuminate its dusty pages.
Senator Faulkner observed that that
was an ironieal expression, where
upon Mr.. Kilmer stole quietly out,
taking the Office cat with him.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-05-21
new YORK SOCIETY
COST OF THE HOMES OF THE
WEALTHY LEADERS.
THE ELABORATE INTERIORS
Extravagant Magnificance Hid Be
hind Plain Walls--A Roosevelt
Wedding and an Interesting
Roosevelt--Other Gossip.

EW YORK. - Often
in this city OF build
ing mania does a
good society item"
come out OF the dull
column of real es-
tate transfers. This
happened the other
day when the an
nouncement came
that James Henry
Smith, the silent
Man of w al !
Street" had bought
Far MORA than 20 :
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ECHO OF THE BIG WRECK
Dusquesne Engine viii be Ex-
hibited at St. Louis Fair.
TRAGIC END OF TRAGIC LIFE
Luke Gariiy Pathetic Wandersr, Killed
or the RaiI--An Engineers
Remarkable Record.
TRAGIC END OF TRAGIC LIFE

One OF the exhibits In the transpor-
tation building at the Worlds fair in
St. Louis that will be OF more than I'M
usual interest to the thousands who
visit the exposition and especially
those from this section, will be the
big Atlantic type locomotive, No,
1465, o. the Baltimore q Ohio railroad,
which was wrecked at Laurel Run,
December 80, when SIS passengers and
trainmen met death In the worst rail-
road wreck in the history OF the Bal
timore & Ohio road. The big loco
motive, since the terrible disaster,
has been in the Glenwood shops un-
dergoing repairs and has just been
turned out after several months and
Tuesday made the first trip over the
Pittsbnrg division since the fatal night
last December.
The big iron horse has been freshly
painted and vanished and few would
know that 1t had figured in one OF the
most disastrous railroad wrecks in the
history of rairoading.
The locomotive viii be sent to the
st. Louis fair in a few days. and will
occupy prominent place among The
modern railroad engines OF the pres-
emit age as type Of the passenger To-
connective used in the service of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad, The en-
CINE weighs 90 tons and is the largest
in the world
The monster engine has been chris
tened the Missouri, which is paint
ed in large gilt letters on the tank and
cab and also ground In the glass of
the headlight.
TRAGIC LIFE ENDED.
Luke Clarity was killed by passeng-
err train No. on the Baltimore g.
Ohio Wednesday morning near Cum.
berland, and the body was inferred to-
day in the Potter's field at that CITY.
Clarity was a laborer on the Wabash
link between Cumberland and Cherry
Run, working just enough to get
money for drink. He was the son of a
wealthy contractor of Utica, N. Y.
and was educated in the best Catholic
colleges.in the country. In early man.
hood his life was clouded by the sui
eide of his fiancee, and later he had
became a common tramp, having cut
himself off from old scenes and asso.
ciates. He drifted into Cumberland
few months ago and went to work
for the Wabash contracto or at Patter,
sons creek.
REMARKABLE RECORD.
John Thornbur0. resident of Nor
wich. Ohio. has been an employe of
the Baltimore & Ohio road for more
than 80 years, having worked his way
up from a Waterman at water
station to engineer He has served In
the latter capacity for more than 40
years and has never had an accident.
Presiden Loree gave him gold medal
for his remarkable record, and Presi-
dent Murrrv will place him on pen
csA e.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-05-21

and they are both strenuous Ameri-
cans. Young Robinson is a football
player and his inamorata is the grand
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-05-21
OFFICIAL BALLOT.

Corporation election to be held Monday, nay a. 1904
in the various wards of the Of Marnsburg W. Va
for the election Of Mayor and five Councimen lone from
each ward for Of years from June 1st 1904
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-05-21

The weddings Of the Roosevelts.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-05-21

Mr.. John X. Leighty, of Baltimore,
was in this city today.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-05-21

The Great Houses of New York.
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The End Of weber-Field
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-04-21
A Birthday Surprise.

Mrs. Martin Marugg had ar
ranged quite an enjoyable sur
prise for her husband on the
occasion of his 44th anniversary
last Thursday night, consisting
of a seven o'clock dinner to the
combined forces of The New
York Stores, The Dixie Tele-
phoneCo. and Grundy Publishing
Co. The dinner was served in
courses. A delightful evening
followed. The Myers string band
furnished the music and tripping
the light fantastic proved as re-
juvenating to the old as it was
exhilerating to the young.
Among those present were Mr..
and Mrs. @. E. Werner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. w. Tidman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Schild, Mr.. and Mrs.
X. A. Banholzer, Mrs. W. B.
Holt, Mrs. Henry Schaerer, Mrs.
Anna Marugg, Misses Bertha
Hassler, Amelia Won Allmen
and Messrs. L. T. Church and
Emil Schaerer.
Representing the New York
Stores were: l.. E. Hassler, John
Won Allmen, Julius Hassler, Sam
Henson, Christian Schild, Misses
Roxie Cunningham, Margaret
Moran, Annie Marugg, Lille
Pinion and Mary Won Allmen.
Of the Dixie Telephone Co.
were: X. A. Banholzer, Misses
Mamie Bouldin, Emma Finney,
Anna Myers and Lee Bouldin.
Representing the Grundy Pub
fishing Co. were Miss Oda Ingram
and Willie Hall.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-04-21
Death o Miss Fannie Mcdonald.

Miss Fannie Mcdonald died
last Thursday night at II O'Clock
after an illness of two months.
Miss Fannie was a great favorite
with our people and her untimely
death cast a gloom over the en-
tire community. She was in her
9th year and was graduate of
Shook School where she had also
taught for two terms. She was
Treasurer of the local Epworth
League at the time of her death.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-04-21

uU-00-A

Fuse, paper and squibs at Ander-
egg Bros.
Go to the Tillett Gallery for Photo
graphs. Open every day now.
Sweet Potato seed at w. B.
Hollis.
Ear corn, hay and cotton seed
meal at Anderegg Bros.
Hog jowl ready for your turnip
salad at W. B. Hollis.
Apricots, apples, prunes and
peaches at Anderegg Bros.
DON'T buy an organ or piano
without first consulting @. E.
Neal at the new piano store.
Exchange your old organs and
pianos for new and up-to-date
instruments at G. E. Meals.
WANTED.-Teams to haul lum.
Der. Apply Clifty Creek Lum.
Der Co., ten miles Northeast Of
Tracy City.
Bargains in organs and pianos al
j. H. Templeman Company''
new store, G. E. Neal manager
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-04-21

Mrs. ]. G. Vaughn died Thurs
day night and was buried at the
city cemetery Saturday morning.
She leaves several children.
F. B. Martin and Chas. Heiden-
berg, of Tullahoma, were in town
yesterday in the interest of the
proposed newsknking institu-
ton.
If you fail to see your visiting
friends name among our person
ais, it is because you did not
write or telephone Mrs. Grundy
about it.
DR.. w. G. Barnes has again
taken up the practice of medi-
cine in our midst. His family
will remain at Beersheba Springs
for the present.
Our old soldiers are wearing a
happy smile on their faces at
present because of a rumor that
the Hon. Jones Beene will be
a candidate for Senator in this
district.
The little five months old child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Hudson
after an illness of only a few
hours, died quite suddenly Satur-
day night. 1t was buried at the
Oak Grove cemetery Sunday
afternoon.
Misses Lille Williams, Emma
Ring, Dora Thornhill and Hattie
Finney, of the Shook School
faculty, spent Friday night and
Saturday at Sewanee in attend,
ance on the Franklin County
Teachers Association.
The little two year old child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Orval Yarworth
was burned very severely Tues
day. The stove, which was on {
box, became overbalanced anC
fell against the table causing the
dishes of hot food to upset on the
child.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-04-21
To the Sens of u. G. VS..

According to general orders
No. 6, we call your attention to
the fact that all sons are entitled
to membership in the camp of U.
G. v, and as such we respective
ly invite and urge all sons and
grand-sons to meet us on Satur-
day, April %, for the purpose of
enrolling your name as members
of Camp 1874, to participate in all
ceremonies and have all privi-
leges of the floor at all reunions
of veterans. We also are ordered
to invite and make known to the
ID. U. @. V. that they are now
fully recognized as Daughters of
Veterans, and that the camp of
veterans will give their fatherly
aid and care to them and the
camps of veterans are open to
them. Meet us Saturday Apr. %.
DAVID ELLER, Capt.
L. f. CARRIcK, 1st Lieut..
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