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How to Treat your Town.

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Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-10-28
ENVIRONMENT A MOULDER OF
CHARACTER.
By IL. S. BIGELOW.

The other day | saw a group of boys
carefully scanning a theatre poster.
The picture showed a man in the act
of plunging Il dagger in the throat of
Il woman. The boys did not run or
scream. But their eyes were big and
the Intensity of their faces showed
that the horror of the picture was not
lost upon them. Near by We're two
younger children playing together in
the gutter. Their faces were smeared
with the mud made by the dish water
running over the sidewalk. and the
children were amusing themselves
floating cigar stumps in the disgusting
pool.
Rejecting upon that sad sight there
came to mind other childhood scenes.
There stood out in memory a little lake
that nestled among the hills where
sweet-breathed cattle browsed and
where the branches of great trees were
mirrored in crystal waters. There
were the boathouse and the swimming
hole and the spring board; and there
were summer nights, too. when the
leaves were still and stars We're bright
and the spirit of the child looked up in
silent wonder.
In the race of life, in the contest of
physical endurance, in the moral tests
that come. that child has not a fair
chance who has sprung out of the mud
of the streets.
To know the breath of lilacs and the
rustic of autumn leaves, to be up with
the lark, to wet ones feet in the dew
of the pasture, to go to bed with the
song of the whip-poor-will-these men,
cries are like guardian angels.
The children whose horizon is a
brick wall. who must play Oh cobble
stones and go swimming in the canal
and be chased by the police, if they do
not grow up to be ideal citizens, shall
we, of holier memories, sit in judg-
ment upon them? Shall we not remem-
Der their bonds?
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-10-28
Worse Than Tobacco Cigarettes.

London is reported to be in the throes
of a new vice-a vice which is not only
getting society into a turmoil, but is
also attracting the attention of the
medical fraternity. 1t is the tea-leaf
cigarette habit-one in which women
are becoming the chief adopts. and
which they find great difficulty in i've
coming. Once the taste for the new
weed is acquired, it is said the SEN
sation of smoking tea cigarettes is
quite pleasant. Dizziness is caused by
constant smoking and the victims
clutch madly for invisible and
imaginary objects to support them
selves. They finally drop in an ex
hausted and stupefied condition, and
then follows that wild state of dream
land said to be as varied as that caused
by powerful narcotics.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-10-28
THEATRE TRUST VAR.
The NDOMIT4BLE BELASCO CIV
ING The SHOW COMBINE A
FIGHT FOR ITS LIFE.
Threatened With Extinction, He Has
Organized an Opposition Which
Has Attracted Some of the Bright
est of the Theatrical Stars.

David Belasco for a number of
years has beer waging a war against
the theatrical trust. He has beer
assisted in years past by Minnie Mad
dern Fiske, the wife of Harrison Grey
Fiske, owner and editor of the Dram
attic Mirror. This year the Shubert
brothers broke off ali business rela
lions with klaw and Erlanger, the
moving spirits of the theatre trust,and
o a combination with a capital of
81, 100000. of Belasco, Harrison Grey
Fiske. John G. Fisher, Frank L. Per-
ley and the Shubert Brothers has been
formed, acquiring about thirty thea
tres, extending from Boston to St.Lou-
IS, in which they might produce theat-
rieal productions without the dictum
of the trusts.
David Belasco, ever since his sever
ance CT relations with the trust has
made strenuous efforts to acquire a
theatre in the nations capital, as he
has found that the cosmopolitan ma
ture of its people assists him greatly
in determining whether new produe-
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-10-28
Loosing the Dogs of War.

But it is now war to the knife be-
tween the two forces. trust and anti
trust, thrust and ANTITRUST. Wheth-
er the trust will be successful and
absorb the independents. remains to
be seen. Probably not. so long as it
has to deal with men who know their
actor proteges, know the method of the
trust, know how to produce a play
with unsurpassed taste and know that
the American people will pay admis-
sion to witness an Incompatible pro
ducti0n all the more willingly because
of the herculean efforts made to pre-
sent it to them. Belasco, in the new
combination which he has organized
seems to have gotten his knife well in
between the ribs of his antagonist and
is beginning already to twist it yigor-
ously.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-10-28
THE REAL HEART OF THINGS

York faced for weeks a coal famine
that paralyZed her activities and al
most killed her poor. Manufacturers
could not secure enough fuel to run
their plants and on the least
side'paid ten cents for as much coal
as would fill q quart pail. The suf-
fering in this city was out of all pro-
portion to that of the rest of the coun-
try.
All food products come from the
outside. New York uses three million
eggs every day, and beef arrives in
whole train loads daily. The city must
go to the country for its building ma
terials, for wool, cotton, everything
that Is needed to run its factories,
stores and banks.
Dependent on the Country.
The reckless expenditures of the
city dweller are continually giving rise
to the question, where does the mon
ey come from?" From the country,
of course. Every wildcat scheme
that is Matched In New York, from
Wall Street to Madison Square, in
augurates its proceedings by send
ing circulars into the country, to
catch the dollars of the farmer.
The operations of the stock ex-
change are all based on the condi-
ton of the country. A short wheat
crop, a slump In the production OF
grain, or the prospect of one, turns the
floor of the Exchange into a pande-
monium. Year by year the eyes of the
moneyed interests are turned to the
earth, iguratively speaking, and the
keenest minds of the metropolis are
specializing as to what success the
farmer Is going to have with his crops.
The results of that speculation involve
millions Of dollars. All the country
knows what happens in New York
when the cotton crop fails. The beef
strike last year caused meat to van
ish from a million family dining
tables In New York city. In summer
eggs at 35c a dozen are too expensive
as an article of diet for more than half
the city's population.
Material and money she gets from
the outside; and rarely, indeed, does
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-10-28
Cities Not Self dependent.

Not only is she dependent upon the
open spaces for men, material and
money, but even for trade. AS com
pared to the amount of money spent
in this city by out of town buyers, til
sum expended by its own inhabitants
dwindles into insignticance. In recos
milton of this, the Merchants Assoeia-
ton of New York annually arranges
with railroads for cheap t%ransporta
ton, and with hotels for rock bottom.
rates, and runs excursions to gathel
in the out-of-town buyers.
During the month of August over
400 buyers from the south and wesl
were in New York, and during Septem.
Der this number largely increased.
Reckoning under the average of pas
years each merchant spent more than
$4,000, and thus through the efforts
of the Merchants Association alon
more than $400, 100000 is left in the
city each year. But this is merely IA
fraction of the trade which the city
receives from the rest of the country
A conservative estimate places the
gross income at 81, 250.000, 900.
Each American city is a clearing
house for the rural or mining district
surrounding it, and New York the
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-10-28
Fortunes in Church SfeepIes.

1t is the opinion of Rev. DIR. Forbes,
Secretary of the Board of Extension
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
that enough money has been expended,
or it may be said wasted, in building
steeples, to pay off all the church debts
of the country. Besides, be says,
steeples are a relic of barbarism, and
money used in their construction can
be more usefully expended. A good
many people will hardly agree with
the reverend doctor in his opinion that
church steeples r useless or serve nc
good end. Grace and beauty are lent
to thousands of otherwise common
place looking towns and cities by the
spires rising here and there from theil
midst. Everything cannot be ~strictl,
unitarian, and If a thing serve t,
please the eyes and lenses of hundred
or thousands of people, it Is far from
being useless
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-10-28
a Story on BaLzac.

The French alienist, Esquirol, on
being asked by a student, is there any
sure test by which the a can be
distinguished from the insane? invited
his questioner to dine with him and
observe. When the student entered
the dining room two other guests we're
present one an elegantly-dressed
and apparently highly educated man,
while the other was somewhat un-
couth, noisy and extremely con-
ceited. AS the pupil bid his host
good night, he remarked: THE prob
lem is very simple after all the quiet,
well-dressed gentleman is certainly
distinguished in some line, but the
other is evidently a lunatic, and
ought to be locked up at once"
Smiling at his pupil, Esquirol told him
that he was wrong. 1.-THE quiet we'll
dressed man." he said, who talks so
nationally, has for years labored under
the delusion that he is God, the
Father, while the other is NJ. Honort
de Balzac. the greatest French writer
of the day"
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-10-28
A Famous Theatre Site.

Lafayette Theatre is a comparative
ly modern playhouse, and occupies the
site on which formerly stood the Sew
ard mansion, in which Secretary Sew
ard of Lincoln's cabinet lived when
an attempt vas made to as~sassinate
him the same night President Lin
coin was shot. In later years the
house was occupied by Secretary
Blaine.
Last year David Belasco found all
theatres in the national capital with
closely barred doors. He was arrang-
ing to make the initial production of
'Adrea," Mrs. Leslie Carriers latest
success, and found no building in
Washington suitable for a conversion
into a theatre. except Convention Hall,
probably the largest auditorium south
of New York, and in years previous
used for an ice palace, for six day BIZ
cycle races. athletic meetings, and
other institutions requiring great
space. This had a hall some $50 feet
in length by 125 feet in width, with a
roof carried on huge semi-circular ar
ches rising to a height of nearly fifty
feet above the floor. Such a barn as
this Mr.. Belasco in a few days con-
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-10-28
Even The People From The Country

DR.. John II. Girdner, an eminent
New York physician, said recently
Build a wall around New York city
lllow no new e to enter, and in fifty
years the city will depopulate itself.
This city makes too many demands
upon those who live and work in 1t.
Thousands drop out each month. 1t is
the fresh country people 1ocking here
day by day that furnish the brains,
sinews and pluck to carry the metrop
oils to its destiny. Its success in the
past has been due to this out-of-town
element and will continue to be-
Men, men, men," is the constant
cry that New York sends out over the
country and the response is adequate
eager and satisfying. 1t Is in this fact
that assurance of the city's still
greater advance lies. Capital flow
ing in from the country made Wall
street a by-word to all the world.
Material drawn from the coun-
try has made her the greatest man
ufacturing town in the United States.
Men attracted from the country
have made her financial mistress of
the western hemisphere.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-10-28
Prehistoric Sculpture.

An idea of the small brain capacity
of primitive man can be gathered
from a crude stone head, now on ex-
hibition, which was recently found
in a field at Moriches, Long Island.
The head, while crude in its work.
manship, is pronounced by ethnolo-
gists az doubtless true to nature
a representation of some savage and
prehistoric people who lived ages ago.
The head is not a particularly pleas
ing bit of sculpture, as it calls up a
vision of men and women with small
brain development and huge repulsive
jaws but a degree above the other
animals.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-10-28

she even produce the men to handle
them. A glance at biographies will
toH tltat her captains of industry,
merchant princes, men of art, profess
sions, laborers, are country bred, from
A. T. Stewart Ito go no further back
to the Rockefellers, Clewes, Depews
and all the rest of the present day
leaders.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-10-28

to actor and manager. The SUCCESS
of this plan opened IA larger vista of
profit, and the securing of all the thea
tres in the country has led to the de-
struction of competition with the two
formidable exceptions noted. In the
other theatres the manager has be-
come the 'janitor," while the syndicate
dictates prices, attractions, and other
features.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-10-28
MARY. MOTHER OF WASHINGTON
Handsome Monument Erected by
Patriotic Citizens.

The monument of Mary Washing
ton, the mother of George Washing
ton. stands on the western side OF
Fredericksburg. Virginia, almost und-
er the shadow of Marye's Heights,
of bloody Civil War memory. Mary
Washington died of cancer. August %.
1889. 1t was in April that year, thai
Washington rode from Mount Vernon,
TO say farewell-a final farewell
10 his mother before starting for New
York TO be inaugurated first Presf-
DEM of the United States. In a let
ter to his sister Betty Washington,
who lived in Fredericksburg, Wash
ington wrote. after learning of his
mothers death, when | was last in
Fredericksburg | took my final leave
Of my mother, never expecting to see
her more"
Neglected Tomb.
For a hundred years the grave of
this good woman lay unprotected. on
what had been part of the farm of her
daughter Betty Washington, but
which became a common of the city
of Fredericksburg. For half a cen
fury the grave was marked by a little
stone slab, but this dis%integrated,
and disappeared. Various fruitless
efforts We're made to build a monu-
ment, and in 1890 a New York bank
er, Silas Z. Burroughs, offered to give
an elaborate monument. The corner
stone was laid with imposing cere.
monies by President Andrew Jackson,
but burroughs met with financial re-
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-10-28

tons will be a success or not. In Sep
TENDER, however, announcement was
made that he. in communion with the
Shubert Brothers, had acquired con-
troll of the Lafayette Theatre in Wash
ington, and also had taken up a go
year lease on the ground on which the
theatre is built, giving them absolute
possession of the
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-10-28

main clearing house for the whole
country. All the mighty spectacle Of
commerce is merely the dramatic and
gorgeously staged representation of
the nations money, material and men,
which build up the metropolitan mech.
anism and set it in motion.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-10-28
REAL 4 OF THINGS.
Its Found Not in the Great Cities
But in Country Homes.

But in Country Homes.
I'm time the great cities may be-
come dominant, but it will be many
years hence, and | would be sorry
should | live to see the day." said
James J. Hill, President of the Great
Northern railroad. THE national well
fare depends upon the prosperity of
the farm lands, the mining districts,
the lumber camps-not on the growth
of big cities. The agricultural inter-
ests in particular represent the great
est strength of the country, and will
for many years to come.
Yet men stand appalled, at the spec
tacle of a metropolis. Let us take
New York, as our most striking ex-
a~mple-where the visitor gapes at the
crowded markets, the endless traffic,
the hurrying throngs, the skyscrapers,
the roaring factories, the hustle of
commerce, all the urban reek and
riot, and needless of what lies behind,
the hidden motor power, cries:
Here Is the heart of things; here is
the pulse of the national life; here the
life blood of the nation centers, life
blood which, flowing through the veins
of commerce, gives vigor to all the
land" New York, the heart of the
country? Rather New York the par
aSa-the blood sucker.
A Giant Exhibition.
best, New York is but a monster
exhibit of the products of mines,
farms, cattle ranges, mills and factor
les, and of the rural homes where gen.
ius is born. nourished and inspired.
What more speaking symbol of these
things than the city's skyline. In it
self that skyline of marvellous archi-
lecture, ave as it eXcites wonder, ad-
miration and a sense of enterprise and
activity amounts to nothing. What it
signifies in each assertion and depres-
sion is the comparative values of the
c%ountry's material resources.
Concisely, it represents capital. Ia
Dor and raw material. OF these three
the city produces not one-in appreci-
able quantity. The raw material, the
men to handle it, the gold to buy and
sell the finished product, come out of
the ground and from the open spaces.
New York, Chicago. st. Louis, or
any other city, has its inception in the
open country, and its existence is and
ever will be dependent upon the latter.
None recognizes this more quickly
than the city man. He knows from
experience that the city suffers first,
last and o from any national dis
aster. To go no further back than the
coal strike of three winters ago-New
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-10-28
Money Spent Like Water.

The regulations of the District of
Columbia to protect theatre patrons
against the danger of fire, are ex-
tremely rigorous, and it was these
that the trust used as a weapon to
thwart Belasco in his endeavor to
have this last production first appear
in Washington as have other plays,
which are known as general successes.
The burden of expense for this work
did not fall upon the owner of Con-
vention Hall. but upon Mr.. Belasco,
who paid. in order to make this hall
into a modern tire-proof theatre, an
amount aggregating nearly $25, 900.
The present theatrical combine oil
trust" had first conducted "A legiti'
mate booking syndicate, charging fol
the service FIVE per cent,of the prof
Its, an enterprise advantageous aik,
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1905-10-28

From Lie.
verted into a modern playhouse
through the magic touch of gold,
which he has found to be the most Of
fensive and defensive weapon against
the combine.
The daily sentinel., 1905-11-17

of soiled clothes to our driver-"we
do the rest" Wen not only wash,
starch and iron your shirts. collars,
cuffs, etc, and charge you fairly. but
will return your apparel on the ap-
pointed hour. Washing clean. de-
livering quickly are our strong points.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-01-09
MAY GIVE UP GOV. TAYLOR.
Sneeial Disnatcn 70 Evening Capital

Louisville, KY. Jan. 9.-With the
Inauguration of Governor Hanly, of.
Indiana, politicians of Kentucky are
specializing as to the probable effect
the change of administration may
have on the fate of William S. Taylor.
the fugitive former governor of this
state, who has been protected by Gov
ernor Durbin, of Indiana, since the
assassination of Governor William Z.
Goebel. Intimate friends of Governor
Hanly nave expressed the opinion that
he will reopen the Taylor case and
give it every consideration. Governor
Durbin and Taylor have been warm
personal friends for many years, and
when Taylor was indicted for murder
in connection with the Goebel assassi-
nation. he went to Indiana, where he
has since lived. Governor Beckham,
of Kentucky, has made acquisitions at
stated periods on the Governor of In
diana. for the surrender of Taylor,
but these have been ignored by Gov
ernor Durbin. though it seems TO be
the prevailing opinion that Governor
Hanlv will decide the case upon Its
merits.