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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
THE BURTON GHOST.
It Scared tae Intrepid Explorer and
Killed Ills Dog.

Killed Ills Dog.
Where was there q braVer man,
wonder, than Sir Richard Burton?
Once, though, his face paled and his
breath came In gusts. A ghost did 1t, OF
course, and this was the manner Of it:
Burton was told Of q house in London,
quite poor sort Of house, By the way,
which was said to be haunted. 81 DO
not believe it," replied Burton Then he
was told that it was specially terri
BILE kind Of ghost, and he said he didn't
believe that either. He would go and
see. To the empty house (the three last
tenants had been found dead in bed,
and such things get talked about went
Trmtu>rEith a friend and dog. "Come
up with me-" "sas:d sad be to his friend, and
at his own request companion
locked Burton in the room anfeecck tne
key down with him. 81 shall be all
right here; I've got my dog, too" the.
great traveller whispered confidently.
''Howeyer, If I ring, get ready to come
up, and should ring twice-well, come
quickly"
The friend waited as be was bid. Min
! utes. passed like hours. his eyes were
glued on the bell hanging motionless. A
long wait. Full Of foreboding, he was
on the point Of breaking the conditions
and going up to prospect, when the bell
did ring. And before he had. tackled.
the. first fight Of stairs it pealed out
again and Up those stairs be rushed,
two and three steps at time, you may
be sure. To open the door was the
work. of an instant, and then into his
arms reeled Burton, almost dead with
terror. .".The. place is accrsed," he:
gasped. ""What have you SEEM" begged
the friend. Burton's head shook. NC,
no. he cried 'My poor dogs dead.
I'm almost palsied with fright More
than that. no, no, I cannot tell you"
Now, this is quite true, and the house
was Immediately afterWard pulled
down. What did Burton see? No one
knows. He. is dead now, poor fellow,
and no one ever will. The three tenants
could tell US, but terror and death came
together to them.-London Taller.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
OUR FIRST FREE SCHOOL.
It Was Established In Massachusetts
In the Year 1G41.

It Was Established In Massachusetts
In the Year 1641.
The first free school established In
the United States was in the province
Of Massachusetts, Bay in the year 1911
BY order Of the general colonial court.
In 1647 the same authority declared
that free schools should be established
within every town having fifty house
holders under penalty Of a fine Of 65.
This fine was doubled by declaration
made in 1911 and again doubled in
1883. Connecticut established free
schools in 1914 and levied a tax for
their support. Maryland established
free schools in 1854 and levied: a tax on
negroes, pelts, furs and beef and pork
for their support. Governor Berkeley
declared in 1649 the hope that free
schools would never be established in
Virginia, but the towns Of Charleston
and Elizabeth did establish them in
that year, and Elizabeth set aside 200
acres Of land and eight COWS, the in
crease from which was applied to sup
port the schools. Four years later the
number of cows had increased to forty.
Pennsylvania was settled BY Penn on
the Delaware river In 1851, and the
same year free school, which is still
conducted under the auspices Of the
Friends, or Quakers, was established
in Philadelphia. Among the declara-
tons Of Penn in his frame Of govern
ment" he asserted this immortal truth,
long since forgotten by the men who
have been responsible for the govern
ment Of the commonwealth: ."Any gov
eminent is free to the people under it,
whatever be the frame, where the. law
rules, and the people are a party to
those laws. More than this is tyranny,
oigaehy and confusion" This sen-
tence is inscribed in bronze tablet i'm
placed in the walls Of Independence
ha1l
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
Taken at His Word.

When dealing with black servants IN
India, it is necessary to be very careful
In the wording Of ones Instructions, for
they are sometimes taken very literally.
A missionary voyaging On river boat
with primitive con.modation was
compelled to use bYsket as wash
bowl. One morningsfts boy servant
was bringing the bucket to his master
when he spilled some Of l. over the lat
ter's feet. "Why don't ycI throw it
all over me?'' said the missit 2ary irri-
tably. "Ahaw exclaimed the 10y and
promptly did So.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
0nDrObriOuS.

Mrs. Nuritch-Mrs. Betterdaze told
me she was going to send her boy to
you for q job.
Mr.. Nuritch-Yes, she sent him, and !
turned him down proper. You'd ought
er seen the high handed letter she sent
with him; said she sent him to me be-
cause he must have work Of some
kind, even if he had to work for mere
pittance" The nerve Of her calm me
names like that!-Pbiladelphi Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
Glder Still.

Major Pond, the lecture manager,
was negotiating with John Kendrick
Bangs for the latters taiish on 'TLe EF-
olution Of the Humorist." The ma1c-
made some inquiries as to the scope Of
the lecturep and Bangs replied that 1t
began with Adam and Eve and came
down to the present day.
"Can't you give 'en something older
than that?"- the manager asked joking.
ly.
The funny man reflected for a mo-
ment and then said, Il might work In
some of your jokes if you think the au-
dience will stand it,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
ExtrRyAEant.

''There was q young man in Michl-
gan. said a United States senator,
"who was deeply enaDaored Of beauti-
full young lady in my town. he lived
in Detroit and one day decided that the
only thing for him to do was to pro-
pose. So he went to the telegraph Of
fee and sent this message:
"Wtll you marry me? Twenty word
answer paid for
"An hour later be received this reply:
".You are exraYagant. Why pay
for nineteen words too many? No."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
Not True to Nature.

Glow did you like that play Of rural
life?"
'It's q fraud" answered MIR. Truliru-
raj. "'Tail't true to nature. under
stand all them farm folks on the stage
stays up till II or - o'clock every night
O. their lives.''-Baltimore Herald.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
A Respect For Figures.

"What do you consider the most I'M
portant branch Of education?
Arithmetic" answered Mr.. Cumro2.
"Giye boy plenty Of arithmetic. What
bnghts the careers Of SO many young
men is the failure to realize that you
can't subtract $1,000 expense account
from a $1,000 income" Washington
Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
A F;Sh Story.

.'There are as good fish in the sea as
were ever taken out Of It," remarked
Small to Young, who had been refused
by Moneybag's daughter.
Eyes, I know, but they are not gold
fish."-Nev York Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
Up IN the World.

care they progressive peopleT'
well, a few years ago they were no
bodies, and now they can snub WHOM
shey e"-Detroit Free Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22

It doesn't follow that the man who
boasts Of his rural origin will enjoy be-
ing told that he looks like a farmer
Ohio State Journal.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
Helps.

eyes, be always announces himself
as patron Of art"
"In what way?"
"He manufactures picture cord."-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
Carolina Portland
Cement Company,
Charleston, S. G.
GAGERR'S White Lime

Has no equal for quality, strength and
Cooperage. Packed in Heavy Cooper
age and Standard Cooperage.
Also dealers in Portland Cement,
Rosendale Cement, Fire Brick, Roofing
Papers, Terra Gotta Pipe, etc.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
List OF Jurors.
Court convenes Monday y, Judge
Gaue to preside.

Court convenes Monday p, Judg
Gage to preside.
HOLD-OyER GRAND JURORS.
J T Sims. Seloc.
w H Coker, Seioc.
W P Hawkins, Manning.
S E ingram, Manning.
D H Smith. Davis.
D F Mahoney: Silver.
GRAND JURY.
EP Mcleod. Manning.
J l. Eadon, Davis.
OW McRoy. Manning.
A G Aultman, Manning.
H NJ Minis. Manning.
B E Mcknight, Workman.
J E. Tomlinson, Turbeville.
J S Plowden, Manning.
James C Barvin, Oakland.
J H King, St. Paul.
JR Furse, Summerton.
J S Tobias, Brogdon.
PETIT JURY.
J T Wilder, Bethlehem.
FN Thomas, Turbeville.
E S Kennedy, Workman.
J NJ Oliver, Foreston.
" T Blackwell, Foreston.
RR Jenkinson. Manning.
H L Johnson, New Zion.
TML Coker, Turbeville.
W. Worsham, Bethlehem.
S L Rantin, Davis.
I'll Holiday, Foreston.
J B Tindal, Manning.
T NJ Mouzon, Manning.
J D Hoyle, Paxville.
J C Barrett, Manning.
H K Beatson, Manping.
J w Higgins, Manning.
J J Broughton, Pinewood.
J Col. Johnson, Foreston.
r E Smiley, New Zion.
] E Reardon. Manning.
w NJ Lewis, Manning.
Junius Touchberry. Manning.
D NJ White, Manning.
E E Hodge, Alcolu.
w T Kennedy, Seloc.
RI Bell, Manning.
T D Hodge, Alcolu.
J A Richbourg, Summerton.
J C Ridgeway, Manning.
John E Cousar Sardinia.
NJ r Robertson, Seloc.
Jas T Gibbons, Seloc.
y J Hicks, Seloc.
a L Burkett, Pinewood.
James Polk Moore. Manning.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22
A Clear Course,

"She says that he is man after her
own heart"
"Then I suppose be will get it,
Judge.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22

For the Good OF the Service.
Clara-ue gave me an army and
navy kiss.
NIaud-What kind is that?
Clara-Oh, rapid fire! Sixty a min
ute!--Snart Set.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-07

.,.... ,..,..,..,,.,,. a.. ,,,,,,,t,r.o,d haltet
o'iso"S' pU' 'S'4NV 10
girls remain beloved. lfuih 10 say
many of our unregenerate cluzens nave
looked forward nope ully To Lent az
period when at last they could secure
tickets for "Ihe Daring OF the tous'
IL was q vain expectation. Ihe depress-
ing sign An seats sofa ls put our now
as faithfully as IL was month agoahd
as it has been since The iirst night
Blanche Bates IS the only actress m
town who never has seen an empty
chair In the auditorium. The capacity
OF the house, which Is lbO0, has been
tested every evening and matinee since
the premiere. Out Of that play alone
David Belasco is taking, 10 net profits,
$1,000 week Leslie Carter IN Ma
dame Du Barry IS yielding lroats OF
5000 for on tour she seldom plays 10
less than $1,000 a performance our au-
thor's third company headed by David
Warheld. In "rhe Auctoneer' is pay
ing la manager about $1,000 a week
Altogether Bclasco's income at present
Is $1,000 a week He Us the most pros
porous figure in the drama during thesl
times. surprising even clyde Fitch. or
course, Belasoo. being "a producer is IN
some sense "a specuIator. and he stands
10 lose a fortune ON every new play.
"Dn Barry" cost $50 900. and before the
curtain VAS raised on "The Darling of
the Gods" ts author had spent S25010.
"Tbats nothing said Belasco 20 your
CORRESPONDENT the other day at Allan.
,ic CIV ,in my next production mean
,o snend ssO6 cool" lie was IN bed at
20 snond 5000 OO0 He was IN
hed al tho time a sick man,
In "A poor little old fashioned,
squoaky hotel attred in q fray
ed dressing gown, his beard unshaNeh'
his great mass OF iron gray uAlI luh',
Hing over MS lace lil'e inc iasl arl vi
l}cau BrummelL the exact ah,lthes-
IS ~ clyde Fitch, who dresses IKE
dandy and Is Qs iasti1'ous as We
man, Yet This shaEgy, unkempl ielioWi
rolling leverishY on what might az
most be- termed "a tiuckie pea, 10
small room that was miracle Oh ulH
ORDER D. tne gteatcsl ahe mus. p'Us
pcrnus damaust In America iils '"-
come VIII stop temporary Wlli'lh "
few months az me ending oil tnc SEASON.
AZ present however lielaseo u cay n'i's
~ the rate OF over NoW.pVl year ~
he lay IN oed his mana eraspeu a lel'-
ILone ana ne fcmalneu III commune.
lion with AL parts OF me country nov
q whirlwlnd or wrath from Als. az
ter over some annoyance al the the",tL
fer she has red helr ana a req h',
temper; now an iniimauon mat ll'al
managers were Trying 10 abuu''
Blanche Bates; now voice OF CONE
plant from David Wafheid' meas,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-07

IL being slowly fed back TO life. When
her strength returns she will be sent
back to Milwaukee completely cured
of her infatuation for the stage. The
case OF this unhappy creature Is new
illustration of the fact that all that
glistens Is not gold In the theater
lnnumerable are the sorrOws OF
chorus girls. Popular superstition ac-
credits 10 these lovely creatures nothing
but fortune New York correspondents,
and indeed yellow Journalism la New
York unite in the argument that tho
chorus girls lot, unlike that Of ". s.
Gilberts policeman, is a happy one. We.
are assured that this beautiful fas-
cinator possesses an uncle In Wall
street who invests her earnings with
such prosperity that she becomes IN
dependently rich, that she lives In an
expensive HAT aud drives her own car
rage w Fifth avenue, that she can
lose $40 600 worth OF jewels with equan-
unity, that life with her Is one grand
sweet song OF champagne suppers and
jollity What are the facts2 Free the
chorus girl from this atmosphere OF ro-
nance and how does she stand? In
reality she often Is poorly dressed and
hard pushed to make ends meet, She
dyes her hair, paints her eyes and
cheeks and wears hashy clothes II she
is a bad girl II she is q good girl she
goes TO the theater pale, plnched and
eavernous eyed. scoundrels always are
lying In wait for chorus girls. The
stage doors of theaters devoted to mu-
steal productions are surrounded every
night at ~ o'clock by club men, college
BOYS and gamblers hunting for their
prey. An honest girl, repusing these
roues. Is subjected 10 mockery not only
from the solicitors but from her DISCO
Lutte companions In the company. She Is
insulted at the street corner while
awaiting IN snow and rain the coming
OF car, while her llyeler companions
drive In handsome equlpages to Del
monico's for supper. She must dress
and live on SIS q week while other
members of the chorus wear Paris
gowns and diamonds and, on an equal
salary. spend $500 a week, Furthermore,
she has no protection IN the theater.
Frequently the author, the composer,
the stage manager. the tenor the lead
ing juvenile and the musical conductor
an besiege her In one theater Of this
town not long ago any constant patron
of the box Office had the privilege of adj
mittance behind the scenes You know
what that means. IL you don't, 1t may
bluntly be said that the manager of
comic opera show recently sought out
young club man who was liberal sup
porter OF the attraction. Say said
he. you are pretty good friend Of
the house. Come In behind tonight with
me and you can pick out any girl you
Iitya Good pipIp D--n ~ tnprp mint no
good girls In this business. II she won't
go with you, I'll fire her. on one side
are Delmonico suppers, a luxurious
apartment, carriage diamonds and
fine gowns, on the other dismissal
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-07

influenced by the play they witness
This Is scheme upon which
our enthusiasts have been rhapsod-
izlng for many q year, their main OBJ
feet being TO catch Andrew Carnegie
With this purpose they started the
Theater of Arts and Letters, ana clam
ored Justify for lbsen, who, In accord
ance with their entreaties, now Is being
performed by Mary shaw In the unfor-
tuunte Mrs Osborn's playhouse. Phil-
adelphla. however. that slow and sleepy
town, has gotten ahead OF the metropO-
us ia thus instance, and George Clarke
has accomplished more by his after DIM
ner speech than we have done by de-
cade OF effort The S2,0O0O00 promised
viii afford an income OF 100000 year
or about $1,000 week for the expenses
Of a National theater Who will man
age such an enterprise? George Clarke
is impossible Heinrich Conrled Is en-
gagged by the Grand opera, David Belas-
co Is too high priced, for more than
$4,000 q week must be paid for his SER
Vices, the F'rohmans would convert the
National theater into trust uses. SO
far the scheme Is nebulous The money
seems certain, but money Is not every
thing Charles Frohman Conried, Grau,
BelascO, Daiy, Palmer and Wallack be-
gan HE without a cent The future OF
this matter r. enlgmatlcal. How about
the company? A national theater must
have actors Of repute The comedian
should be Joseph Jefferson who can
earn $4,000 a week the character actor
should be Richard Manshld, who can
earn $1,000 a week; the emotional hero
Inc should be Leslie Carter, who earns
81 800 q week, the comedienne should be
Julia Marlowe, who can earn $1,000 a
week. 1t would appear that the $4,000
a week income OF the Coincide Yankee
win not go far toward meeting the ex-
penses Of this pretentlous venture,
THE UNHAPPY CHORUS GIRL,
Not long ago one Of the chorlsters in
"The silver Slipper az the Broadway
tainted during the performance. She
was carried Off the scene and sent
home. Next night she did not ap-
pear at the theater, no the next, nor
the next. A week passed without
word from her but before engaging
girl 10 fill the vacant place the as
slstant stage managerwho remembered
the pinched face OF the lass, thought II
better to INQUIRE into her condition. She
was young maid from Milwaukee,
known at THE theater as Hope Tenn
pie" FOR chorus girls generally as
sumo fancy names. The stage man
ager found the girl lying almost UNI
conscious In the hall bed room OF
cheap lodging house. She was dying
Of starvation. Her entire resources
when she fell III were six cents, that
she had invested in half a dozen bread
rolls which, with water, formed her on
~ nutriment. A fund amounting TO
500 Immediately was subscribed Dy the
theater employees, doctor was sent for
and under medical care Hope Temple
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-03-07

and in the end Miss Dam.Dorr had to
get her teeth extracted thus sacrificing
her grinders 10 the drama. However,
though hollow checked She still Is d
capabla actress and her performance
earned applause on Monday night
THE UNFORTUNATE "AssIsTANro
CRITIC
Frank Fyes late dramatic critic OF
The sun, declares 70 your correspond
emf that ne was not especially friendly
IN the Theatre Trust or opposed 10 It's
enemies II seems by the statement of
this gentleman that II was his wicked
partner or the assistant critic, who
created an the rumpus which brought
that paper into disCredit with lovers of
falr play. This Is d satisfactory eX-
plgpation. An Of US have had trouble
with our assistants. on one Occa-
sion William Winter tore his hair and
assured this chronicer that life no
longer was worth living. For" he
cried, 81 say In the Tribune ON Mon
day that q play is a bad play, and on
Wednesday my assistant says In the
Tribune that II Is a good play Last
week announcing her appearance as
star this writer declafed that Marie
Cabin was one of the h0mellest OF wo-
men-Which she is-but next morning
his assistant compllmented her 40 the
handsOmest Of her seX-Whieh she isn't
by what, politely speaking, may be
termed q D-Dor. sight In these oircum-
stances. franklin FYles' reputation is
restored. for our assistants frequently
are the dlvvyle We have to stand up
for them and become responsible for
their Vagaries. on one occasion, not
long ago, a critic being attacked for
his subordinates sayings by an actor,
remarked 81 am responsible for my
paper. What do you mean to DO about
it?" 81 mean cried the actor, 80
punch your head Allow me to re-
move my Eyeglasses, said the critic,
"and we shall proceed To discuss the
matter" After which he pounded the
PLAYER so numerically that an UNDER
study took his part for the remainder
Of the week Fyles said that he gave
up the Sun not under duress, but be-
cause he had orders for plays which
would require his entire time In adj
vance royalties he has been paid $4,000
this year. which win about equal his
salary as dramatic critic.
CRITICS ON THEATER PAYROLLs.
IN this town we receive from S5 to
$3.50 week for sitting In judgment on
the plays according TO our reputation
skin and Wit a great many people
want our places yet William Winter
has flllcd his office on the Tribune for
nearly half a century, Fyles was on
the sun FOR seven and twenty years.
and your correspondent has held the
chair OF music and drama on the Press
for u years, II is one of the enviable
positions in metropolitan journalism,
and when a man makes his mark In It,
nothing can dlslodge him. Contrary to
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nnnln

Sothem and Mr., Faversham, who hlth-
crto had been riyaled only by each
other in the applause OF sentimental
girhOod. Thus encouraged, Hack
EFT became greater man than
his father, the finest Falstan In dra-
matte history Daniel Frohman. his
manager made money, hand over fist
out OF him, and all would have been
Wen, except for Richard Carvel" BY
some process Of reasoning which II
would take too long 70 relate. Mr..
Hackett believed that he had prior
right 10 the play II was given to
John Drew who, by the way, made a
iiasco OF 10, and Hackett not only quit
Frohman's management but proclaimed
war to the knife against the Theatre
Trust Since Tint declaration OF IN
dependence, our handsome young ac-
tor has prospered exceedingly He pro-
duced "Tho Crisis on his own account