Show HE STOPPED THE BELL appi cant had good R to demand ci a free seat the requests for theater favors in the small towns are very troublesome says the chicago inter ocean every person of local standing feels that he has a right to admission at least while the trustees and the constable feel that they are entitled to private boxes some of the requests are decidedly unique recently recently a company played in a small southern city the manager was taking the tickets at the door ot of the theater and the natives were struggling to get in suddenly he tells a long thin bushy chinned in divided the folding doors with his shoulder whispered confided con fiden bially I 1 stop the bell I 1 asked him to repeat I 1 stop the bell he said again in a hoarse whisper you will have to see the opera house manager and tell him what you stop I 1 said reaching for hicl apts he tripped up several ladies while backing out soon the manager of the house came in saying he ile a s all right he stops the bell I 1 allowed him to go in and at af ter the people were seated I 1 asked the local man what he meant by he stops the bell well said he this man Is 1 the janitor of the town hall right opposite and on show nights he does not ring 9 or 10 on the town clod cloel you see he said bald it would disturb the performance and so the poor people do not know what time it Is 1 until 11 clock when the opera house Is open it if I 1 had turned him down A 6 would have rung out 9 or 10 every half hour to get even |