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night. but what good thing shall I say
unto my wife when she chides me with
having no great purpose in going FORTH"
And Bildad the son of Jimdad glanced
disconsolately at his favorite newspaper,
and his heart was like lead within him.
And even as he read u smile broke forth
from the gloom that overshadowed his
face, and this smile was like unto the
first faint flush of the Weakening east, and
he arose with gurglesome glee as does one
whose mind is relieved of mighty bur-
den.
And he communed with himself softly,
saying: Politics, 'Tis a pipe.''
And Bildad the son of Jimdad called
his wife to his side. and he spake unto
her. saying: Maud, the soft whteness of
thy cheek is fairer than the bloom that
loves TO lnger on the lilies OF the Nile,
Thine eyes are twin thieves which by
some sorcery have taen the light from
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yon poor weeping star, and now that
ously limpid depths. Thy smile. o Maud.
is like the scintilating sweetness Of a
summers sky
And Maud, the wife Of Billdad the son
of Jimdad, made answer. and said:
What talk have ye, Bildad? Quit your
joshins. or I'll haste you with the broom.
Got to go out again tonight, / suppose.
What is it this time? The Inner Circle
is it the Ancient Order of the Accidental
Dollar BilI?"
And Blldad the son of Jimdad an
swered and said: Nay. sweet wife of
my weary heart. it's none of these. 'Tis
politics that beckons me forth into the
noisome night. Knowest thou not that
the two great parties will soon have to
grapple in the final death struggle. and
my uncertain vote still waivers in the
winds of INDIGESTION. Therefore. this night,
o wife of my weary heart. l go forth to
JON Il group VI StdtiSliIietHS,
biologists, soothsayers and seers to the
end that my eyes may clearly see the
light and my vote may count upon the
side of right. Be thou of good cheer, be-
loved for / shall sit at the feet OF the
wise men of Egypt and imbibe much
wisdom Wherefore, thou need'st not
wait I'D for me, for politics is like unto
an owl train for lateness. and the sooth-
savers say not neither do they sooth until
the world is in the dead of night
forth to sit at the feet of the wise men
of Egypt. And it came to pass that full
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touch us here
And behold. the waves put on their
white caps and communed one with an
other. saying: The Cityites are in our
midst; let us make merry with them.
And straightWay the little waves col
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the wise men Of Egypt. Ell? Thou look st
the part for, methinks. the wise men of
Egypt used you for a doormat. Thou
didst also imbibe wisdom-from a stein!
Bah, Bildad. Speak not to me of politics:
Come, now. stand before me. Billdad. and
with straightforward voice say after me
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JOI1 IN HENQM
By Geo. V. Hobart, Hugh Ntzhugh,

AR BUD: I'm 60
ing 70 pull some
thing on you in
this letter that
will make you get
up and leave the
room.
Just to kill time
I've been dabblins
in literature.
(P. Slime died
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soon his heaving bosom rested on the
onyx trimmings of the bar. and his right
foot was in tender touch with the brass
rail at the base thereof.
And a great JOY shone forth from his
eyes as he murmured: six beers-what
are you going to have?"
And when the night was far spent Bill
dad the son Of Jimdad drew zigzaggingly
nigh unto his habitation. and his knees
were prone to wobble with much uncer-
tainty of purpose.
And Maud. the wife of Billdad the son
Of Jimdad, stood in the open door. and
she made scornful conjecture, saying:
"Ha! Ha. Thou did'st sit at the feet Of
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lighted stage entrance TO the
AAx modern theater and wondered
wv what lay behind the rough
unpainted doors that bar the
outsider from the mysterious within? The
doors are locked and a sign, foroiddlns
and grim. warns one that the entrance is
not for the hoi-poloi. Some have sought
10 pass these doors during the short in
terval of time when they are opened
They are inevitably refused admission
Lofty remarks about managers. owners
and thinly disguised threats of discharge
fail to impress the grinl-visaged guardian
of the portal Occasionally the uninitiated
behold some silent hurrying person rush
ing past the guard of the entrance to the
stage, and they grow green with envy and
wonder how lie does it.
The man who guards those doors is a
man who is more or less of an iconoclast.
The stage doorkeeper has no ideals. Ere
uucntly he has been among the ellie OF
the histrionic world himself and he knows
the SmallneSS OF the words manager and
owner etc. etc. Furthermore, he is the
blessed possessor of unlimited authority,
and ne fears not the fervid threat of some
pompouS and plaintive citizen to have him
fired within twenty-four hours. Even
mission to the SecrecieS of the stage get
quite wild and offer to bet him that he
will be discharged before noon next day
lie does not tremble. He is implacable,
He seems to relish the delicious morsel:
Nav. you can't come in here. This is
The stage entrance.
For he is the sole guard the hydra
headed monster guarding the redm of
Pluto or the chief bouncer of st. Peter at
the portals of paradise, according to the
way you look at il.
All seven of WashingtOn'S theaterS have
at their stage entrances men who have
grown old and weary from long service
as the guard of the chorus lady and the
firm suppresSor OF the conventional thea
Toy Johnny. They have seen service and
know the stage and it's many little pecul-
iaritipS.
These men are the guards who stand
between the uninitiated ana the elysium of
brilliant lights and gaudy scenery which
they dimly behold through the half
opened door. Their orders are explicit
and allow no option or discretion on their
part
Nobody-NOBODY-is allowed to the
grim watchman who sits guard at the
stage entrance. The Waterman under
stands this, and obeys with that delight
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these words: I simply stood and heard
those speakers shout
And Billdad the son of Jimdad swayed
gently to and fro in the light of the
breaking morn. and he spake. saying: Il
shimply sh'ood an he'er zoash sheekers
spout"
And of the fretful finish of Bildad the
son Of Jimdad let there be no cruel chron-
icle made
Pebbleonthe beach
And it came to pass that Il certain City
Man looked upon the sun when it was
red. and he communed with himself say
ing: Behold! the summer approacheth
on rubber shoes, and the mercury will
soon be up against the roof Of its habita-
ton; therefore, it behooveth me to jour
ney quickly unto the Land of Pebbieon-
thebeach, lest, peradventure, great hui
transform me into a state of melted
ness
And the City Man spake unto his wife
and his wife's nearest kinswoman; ana
unto all the diminutive members OF ms
own individual tribe, saying: Behold, the
bow-wow days will soon be upon u.s.
therefore let us pull down the blinds. place
our worldly possessions in the trapped
depths of the safety vault, and HE us to
that balmy peacefulness which the gentle
voiced advertisements say abounds with
a JOYOUS plenitude in the Land OF
oh forever and ever.
And the wife of the City Man and her
nearest kinswoman and all the diminutive
members of his own individual tribe made
swift answer. and spake, saying: Let's
And it came to pass that they Journey
ed into the Land of Pebbleonthebeach
and their hearts were glad within them
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The Finish of Billdad.

And il came 10 pass that Billdad, the
son of Jimdad, was worried within him
self, and he communed with himself, say
ing: Behold! | must join the Brethren
of the Tong Thirst in secret session this
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:NoR11AN A KEAFT DEL3co

a Southerner-erratic. but wonderful
actor. Joseph Jefferson-a kindly man.
with word of encouragement for the
timd members of his troupe and a chiv-
alrouS courtesy that won him many a
lifelong friend.
Then there was John Wilkes Booth -
murmurs Foster reminiscently. as his eye
travels to the stained picture of hand
some, dark, thin fellow. who looks down
from the wall with a devil-may-care ex-
preston. ''Ah, he was a wonderful man.
was John. He was gay. dashing south
erner. A fanatic and yet lovable IA
matte. One could not meet him without
liking him.
HE was a wonderful actor, too. John
Wilkes was able to play the one part his
brother never could-Richard, you know.
And he played it splendidly. / do not
hope to see another man play Richard
better than John Wilkes Booth.
There are many Interesting sides to a
doorkeeper's life" saws Frank Foster.
This is his epitome of the joy OF being
stage doorkeeper. with the blessed
privilege of occasionally peeking in
through the jumbled scenery and be-
holding the actress whose name Is
household word in two continents. He
is Unconditional regarding his present po-
sition. He does not 80 into ecstasies
when famous actor plays at his the
alter And one can hardly expect that
he will When man has been every
thing in the whole fascinating theatrical
world during his younger days it is hardly
reasonable to suppose that he will weep
for joy at being stage doorkeeper.
The Belasco's Doorkeeper.
Norman Kraft, doorkeeper Of the Be-
lasco. is in many respects the opposite
of Foster. He has not been a doorkeeper
for long. but he has held that position
a sufficient length Of time to appreciate
the great dignity of his office. But. then.
Won see. Kraft did not know Barrett and
Rooth. and has not at his finger tips
quotations from a dozen master play
Wrights This makes 4 difference.
Krafts existence, until he Joined the
ranks of the notables, was what might
be termed mundane. He was a drug
clerk in Baltimore. From that work he
drifted to different things, until he finally
accepted the position as doorkeeper at
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the Belasco last season. The work seems
to suit him we'll and he likes it.
Kraft has not been at the Belasco long.
but he has already started to develop that
sadly reminiscent expression that seems
to go with all of WashingtOn's stage
doorkeepers. He can't talk yet about the
good old times, but he can assume that
expression and 1t helps some. You feel
that he knows a great deal more than he
Will tell when you talk with him.
Another of the older set of stage door
keepers is II. c. Martin of the Academy
Martin Is somewhat past that time of life
commonly known a prime. His mustac che
is glistening white, and his hair is spread
about with an economy that would lead to
the suppOsition that there was a lack of
material to spread. But he is strong and
broad, with plenty of physical power. He
appears to be mild and gentle when YOU
first come upon him reading his paper
inside the Academy door. and occasion
ally peering over his iron-rimmed spec
tacles with paternal glance.
His appearance is misleading and call
culated to deceive. Those who have
ever sought to thrust his aged form into
a corner and march coldly past while a
show is in progress are aware of the
truth of the foregoing statement.
The first intimation that the pusher OF
Mr.. Martins chest has of Mr. Martins
immediate presence is when that gentle
man like an avenging spirit reaches over
and grasps him by the neck-nothing saw
age or brutal about 1t, but Martin means
business.
What do you mean by coming in here?'
he demands reproachfully
The intruder is at that time busily en-
gagged in asking himself the same ques-
ton. He realizes that he has made a
mistake This realization is accentuated
when Mr.. Martin, slowly wagging his
head backward and forward. demands:
What - do - NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
in-here?"
,ha ivtr OF !, r.a, oit
hasty retreat or attempts to enter into
Weakened explanation Of his presence,
which doesn't go with Martin.
Martin is employed engineer at the
Academy as well day Waterman. He
has been in the service of the company
for many years and during his whole
period of service he has never started any
noisy or disorderly election. His elections
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for the scene was fair to look upon, anu
the ocean was full of cold water
And 10. even as they looked hot wave
arrived on a fast train from the city anu
enveloped all the Land of Pebbleonthe-
beach. and humidity also arrived In pers-
piratious quantities, and made the Lana OF
northumberland look and feel IKE the
innerp,ost recesses of Japanese warship
during Il battle in the newspapers
And the City Man and the city Man
wife and his vife's nearest kinsWoman.
and all the diminutiEe members OF ms
own individual tribe, forsook their raj
ment and rushed into the ocean, when
was full of cold water, saying to one an
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WASHINGTON Johnnies
exAxzxAxAsM.sAx "


WASHINGTON Johnnies
w Not Such a Bad Lot
Moral Suasion Is Generally
Sufficient to Make Them De-
sist From Efforts to Get
Through Stage Doorkeepers
Men on Guard Play No
Favorites - Frank Fosters
Interesting "reminiscences OF
the Good Old Days-His Ro-
mantle Career-Every Stage
Door Has a Guardian and
Every Guardian Has a Story
to Tell.
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Elaborated in a successful effort to LAM
on the City Mans solar pleXus. and what
they did to him was a plentiful plenitude.
And unto the wife of the City Man the
little waves did likewise. Until she was
fain to scream sufficiency.
And the undertow grabbed the City
Mans wfe's kinswoman and stood her on
her head. and rendered her unfit for
specialization.
And the members of the life-saving sta
ton worked overtime hauling from the
cavernous depths OF the ocean the dimn-
utive members of the City Mans own
individual tribe; and trouble was their
portion.
And when the Cityites were come back
from the bosom of the mighty deep. the
mosquito and the landlord presented Their
bills and yet. unto this very hour. the
City Man knoweth not which bin pene-
trated with the most terrifying penetra-
tiveness.
And it came to pass that the City Man
knew no peace in the Land of Pebbleon-
thebeach. and he communed with HIM
self, saying: "Lo, the gentle-voiced adj
vertisement is q delusion and a snare; for
the wild waves are even an automobile
chauffeur for rudeness the humidity io'-
loweth increasingly. and the mosquito
stingeth like an adder Therefore VIII l
gather the remnants Of my tribe about ma
and flee for the city whence L came. iest'
peradventure, the landlord shall take my
wearing apparel, even as he hath taken
my purse and the contents thereof.
And straightway he got up and gat.
And even as he gat he communed with
himself, saving: Stang
Cheer up. Bunch: the wurst Is yet to
come. as the man said when the waiter
didn't bring the sausage.
Yours as heretofore, j. Fl.
Copyright. 1905. 10y q. ". Dillingham; Col
Next week: John Henry on THE Drum
mers He Met"
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A fearful Episode.

A fearful Episode.
But there is one thing in his career
about which he is inclined to shed tears.
One event in his eventful life always
makes him blush every time he thinks of
it. 1t was on an occasion last winter
when a rank outsider got past his door.
II was sittin' just inside the door ono
cold night last winter" begins Martin.
when 1 heard a knock 1 didn't think
much of il, supposin'. of course. that ii
was some Johnny who was tryin' to
make a mash.
You may not remember it. but along
about that time we had a run of light
comedies and eXtraVa SanZas here that
called for large chorus with little
skirts. There We're some peaches in that
chorus, too Well. anyhow. / heard this
knock. and ] went to the door to see
who it was. / looked out, and bless me
if there wasn't an old duffer with d
dress suit and an opera coat.
L want to come in says he.
lyon can't says ].
He commenced to tell me how neces-
Sary it was, an | was keepin busy
tryin' to explain the rules and keep
warm at the same time.
Finally he hands me one that floors
me.
Me man says he. an I ought to
have known better than to trust him
father of one OF the girls in the chorus.
J.ottie Dinkle her name is. l am her
papa and | wish to see her
Well honest he was such a nice
looking old man and spoke so straight
that I couldn't help believin'. him. Miss
Dinkle was the prettieSt girl in the
show besides. and l didn't want TO take
any chances of offcndin' her.
Il let him in. and you never saw such
carryins on in your life. That old
geezer backed up against the wall and
shed his OVercoat and commenced to
wink at the girls till he looked like a
old shadow that had come out OF a dark
hole into the sun. l thought it was
funny for papa TO act that way. Just
then Miss Dinkle came past. and he
done at the rest, and she didn't pay no
attention to him whatever.
Il walks over to him, determined to
give him some advice.
That's a fine way to treat your
daughter says |.
'Daughtah.' he says, kinder scared,
daughter?
Yes SAYS I. daughter. That last
girl Won Uinked at was Miss DInkle, your
daughter
why. pom my wahd.' he began and
then / called the young lady over, and
five seconds afterward ! showed MIN
where the curbStone joined ihe street
He wasn't her papa at all.
Despite the fact that he erected inc
humntious Individual Martin feels
grieved every time he thinks or the
manner in which he WAS duped.
OF the Younger generation of door
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a violent death. all right all rightO
| want you TO read these little stories
from the Sanscrit. and scold me when we
meet.
n,cs. ,,,oro ,,o TO /, ppncb'
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4O has not passed the dimly
lighted stage entrance to the
modern theater and wondered
what lay behind the rough
rnnainted doors that bar the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-10
CLERKS AND CARRIERS.
Examinations for Those Postal Posi-
tions June 81 At WaterviIIe.

The Civil Service Commission will
hold special clerk carrier examina-
ton for the Waterville postoffice at 1
P. M. Saturday, June q. 1908, which is
open to all citizens of the United States
between the ages of IS and As years
Male applicants must be at least S
it., in, in height. without shoes, and
weigh not less than 125 pounds
On and after July 1 clerks and car
riers in the Waterville postoffice will
upon regular appointment, receive for
the first year a salary of 5000 per an
mum. $500 the second year, 5000 for the
third, $1,000 for the fourth, $11OO for
the fifth, and $1,000 for the sixth, after
which further promotions will only be
made as funds for that purpose are
available. Substitutes are paid at the
rate of 80 cents an hour when actually
employed, and promotions to the regu-
lar force are made in the order of sub
stitute appointment.
Full particulars in regard to the ex-
animation, including specimen ex-
animation questions, are furnished
with each application, and may be
obtained from Forest B. Whitehouse
local secretary at the Waterville post
Office or Edwin E. Stebbns. secretary
First Civil Service District, Boston
Mass.
Applications must be filed with the
latter on or before June 90.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-10
MAINE HoMEoPAThs.
Officers Elected At Business MEETING
Banquet Tuesday Night.

Portland. Me-, June 9-The annual
business meeting of the Maine Homeo-
pathic Society was held at the Lafay-
otte hotel this morning. Routine bust
ness was transacted and officers elect
ed for the ensuing year as follows:
President, John. T. Palmer, NJ D., OF
Portland; vice presidents, George II
Rand, M. D.. Of Livermore Falls; Will
liam H. Kennison, M. D., of Madison:
recording secretary, L. A. Brown, NJ
D.. Of Portland: corresponding secrc-
tary. Carrie f. Newton. NJ. D.. of Brew
er: treasurer. William s. Thompson
M. D., Of Augusta.
The afternoon was devoted to the
addresses and papers which will be
delivered by members of the associa-
tion. These were of scientific nature
and about Is in number. Dinner was
enjoyed at the Lafayette, after which
cars were taken for the Wayland at
Dunstan where the afternoon session
was held. A banquet was served this
evening at the Wayland. at which the
physicians and their wives to the num-
Der of so sat down. The next annual
meeting win take place on the second
Tuesday Of June, 1909, at Augusta.
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KENNEREc SUPERIOR COURT.
Opening Of the June Term Held Al
Waterville.

Waterville, June g.
The June term of the Superior court
for kennebec county opened here to-
day.
Prayer was offered by Rev. A. d.
Dodge.
The following attorneys were in at
tendance: S. S. Brown. John E. Nell
son. c. w. Hussey, F. J. Small, w. c.
Philbrook, A. A. Matthew, Mark Bart
lett. Fred w. Clair, Charles F. John
son, Frank X. Shaw, Norman X. Full
Ter, ]. A. Letourneau, Dana P. Foster.
G. w. Atchley, Waterville; Joseph
Williamson, Frank L. Dutton, E. M.
Thompson, Augusta: George G.
Weeks, George NJ. Chapman, P. f..
Smith, Fairfield; H. L. Hunton. Geo.
w. Field. Oakland.
Deputy Sheriffs in attendance, Harry
Il, Rich, Parker w. Hannaford. both
of Waterville.
The morning was taken up in CALL
ing the docket and disposing Of court
cases.
The jury was excused until 9. 20 TO-
morrow morning
TRAVERSE JURORS.
Superior court, June term. 1908.
e. w. Allen. Winslow. foreman wal
lace H. Allen. Litchfield. Chas. II.
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NO APPOINTMENTS NOW.
Board of Visitors to Military Academy
to Be Named Next Year.

Washington, June 9.-The chairman
on military affairs will not appoint
members of the board of visitors to the
Military Academy at West Point at
this time. The appointments will not
be made for the meeting of the board
to take place until the close of mkt
years work at the academy.
This has resulted from the tardy
Legislation restricting such appoint
ments to members of the Senate and
House committees on military affairs.
the board appointed under the old law
having met as usual only to find that
+Nov were without official standing.
.lh",ler complication has arisen be-
cause of the changerin law which will
not permit the payment of the ex-
panses Of the members of the old board
except by authority of a special act.
1t is expected that this will be done by
means Of provision to be inserted in
the deficiency bill next December.
When the next board meets the
chief difference in its personnel will
be the lack of army officers of high
rank. Under the new law only sena-
tors and Representatives, members of
the military affairs committees of both
houses, will have places on the board,
the reason for that change being the
belief that it would permit Congress to
be kept in closer touch with the affairs
Of the academy than in the past.