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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-31
WAS ADMIRED HERE.

Distinguished Actor Popular With
Local Patrons of Theatre.
Mr.. Mansfield had long been recog-
nized by Richmond people as Americes
greatest actor He was favorite here
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HID Planned to Retire.


Mansfield persistently declared that
he had never said anything insulting
Ito anybody, and he never could see his
own N',i {. mannerlsms in the light that MS
stories that circulated about him.
little more than year ago Mr.
Mansfield said in Detroit that three
the stage ana that after 1909 he would
be seen no more on the boards. He did
not think then that illness would cut
short his life within that time. but he
ually weakening under the constant
strain behind the footlights and in
studying his parts off the boards, and
that the only prospect he had of a
tirelS.
He had planned TO spend the year
l9lO in his own way where he would
no longer be disturbed by voices of
that he was perfectly satisfied with the
public and that his reception in the dif-
ferent cities of this country had been
most flatterins. fieN added:
" am wearied beyond measure Body
and mind demand rest. Not that am
aware of any near approach of im-'
becility or paralysis, but there comes a
time in every mans life when a lull
in the hot race seems Imperative"
Kept Early Comments.
3''HDe MIS-. ttlciidfG MaHSHelu5 .unenrln-
ed scrapbook from among her famous
husbands effects which showed that
he carefully kept track of everything
said about him, even in the earlier
days of his career, when he was playing
in Gilbert IL Suliivan's comic operas.
Mansfield was but a boy at that time,
beginning to carve his way in the
world, and in many of the clippings
there was, only bare reference to him
and his singing. In some of the clip
pings he was referred to as Mr.. Mans
FIELD, but the comments on his singing
We're all written In kindly spirit
Tile actor shut himself out entirely
from the affairs of the every day world
when he was on the stage, He used to
say that his every day life had nothing
! III common with his stage life: that
when he played a part he lived It, and
that when he was acting Brutus,
| Beaucaire, or fsrummel, he for the
| portrayed.
] AIR. Mansfield wrote two plays and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-31
CONDITIONS YESTERDAY.

Highest temperature Yesterday. 81
IloweStS temperature yesterday..... "
Mean temperature Yesterday. q
Normal temperature yesterdays. SO. q
DEPARTING from normal temperature
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strongest criticisms, in which he was
often characterized as conceited, AFRO
CANT and Il snob. These attacks hurt
the actor. who once said in an inter-
view: u am nervous and high strung.
With hundred plays to study, with
thousand details to worry over, per-
haps j become peevish and weighted
down on the wrong side. The first
man that comes along gets all in a
Solley. and, having fired ii off, l feel
gelieved Like II ship sailing under
heavy sea, i list to port, and with
the sea gone, l go to starboard again,
and all is fair sailing.
II have no heart. DO not my friends
come to me when in trouble? With an
income that varies between $4,000 and
$4,000 year, ] have scarcely now d
penny for myself. / confess most of
1T goes to people who sue me for dam
to those deteStable men of the legal
profession who benefit by these suits,
and never those who deserve the bene-
fit.
kind of popularity arise? Through the
fact that my entire life has been pitted
against managers who do not wish me
to succeed ] have been playing in a
theatre not a hundred miles from here
Cthis. was an interview accorded In
BROOKLYN. where every little thing
that L did was reported in the papers.
But not by my own people. Alas! j
have not the ear of the press. The
managers have.
should l ever write my life or some
friend write 1t for me, it would be in
the nature of a great surprise TO hear
of the many contemplate tricks that
have been played upon ME by the vari-
Gus managers in this country. / am
aggressive, and they hate to see me
succeed in methods they prophesied
would end in failure. In school my
nickname was Cork because | bobbed
up from every sinking. / have en-
deapored to do my duty to the public,
regardless of my own health and rival
managers calumny, vet every means
have been thought of to blackguard
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WON'T MIND THE HEAT II tho
.,erves and body have the strength sup-
piled by Horsfords Acid Phosphate--a
delicious summer tonic.
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Sum rises. $50
sun sets.... Sal
Moon rises ..12:00
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All Of the productions of Mr.. Mans
field were noted for the elaborate man
nor In which they were staged--every
detail had to be perfect, and time and
expense were not considered. The cos
tunes and settings had to be histori-
cally correct, ana the result was a
perfect production y
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IN IMPORTANT CITIES
CAT S Z. NJ. TIastern Time.l
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

August 81, 1907.
HIGH TIDE,
Morning. .,11:0b
Evening. ,.l1;39.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-19

ana there were enough scantlings in IL to last out three or four days. Mary lyn was better, having rallied swiftly on diet of rich broth. Even Ben and Betty were not unhappy, for they were greedily consuming the hay of the bedticks.
 Sam Patch is shore bustin' loose" observed the section boss, selecting a second juicy rib and salting 1t from end to end. The salt spilled. <. He fiickered pinch over one shoulder.
 Roof, boof, boof, bang! came the muff1ed sounds from without.
 The harder it howls now the soon- CT it'll get over it." answered Dallas, piling on more wood.
 Lancaster lit his pipe. 'Danged glad An got t'baccy.'
 Hey, hey! yelled the storm.
 Marylyn looked up from a book. Sounds as if men are outside" she said. "Listenv'
 They listened, straining their ears.
 Something thumped the warped door. They started up. A moment and a thread of light came through the gap above the latch.
 They isy' cried the section boss
 A cheer replied. A sharp command was sung out to them. "Keep back! Out of the way"
 Again the door was thumped; then great pressure was put upon 1t. It opened, letting in a half dozen men and wide path of warm sunlight.
 "Hurrah, hurrahw Folks, you snow- ed in?' 'Thank God, you're all right!' 'The basket, boys; the basket!
 'sW'y, Lawdv' cried the section boss, winking against the light. "Ain't they no blizzard?'
 A trooper with chevroned sleeve saluted them. His air was jaunty. His face beamed. There was, sir, last night" he said gayly, "but there hain't none now. Clear has a bell, sir"
 "Y' firm tn post?" demanded Lan- caster, trying to look severe.
 He of the chevrons waved his com. panions out. Him from Hingland. sir,' he answered. Sergeant Kippis his my name. Will you lave some sol dier's coffee,' sir?"
 Dallas hurried past him and into the newly dug tunnel. Overhead was a serene sky. Between shack and river lay dazzling mile of drifts and mid way, brisket deep, but advancing reso- lutely and bugling at every floundering step was Simon!
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-19


 of the note.
 storekeeper heard it, together with the embellishments it carried by reason oi its having so often changed hands, he first gave Fraser grip to show his gratitude and then sat back and en joyed the fun. Fraser, sorely tried by the taunts of his brother officers, re paid Lounsbury with glances of wound ed reproof.
 Blame it ali, old man," he cried when he could get quiet word with the other, "why didn't you help me out? You're a nice one! Letting these chaps think I'm a sport when you know"-
 But Lounsbury only laughed the harder and was among the first to dub the lieutenant "a sad devil"
 The storekeeper did have business with the sutler, though not the kind sugg, ed by the major, for after be- ing closeted with that worthy a half hour Squaw Charley was dispatched to the Lancasters' with a basket and a note which read: MT. Evan Lancaster.
 Dear Sir-Owing to the fact that lot of B troops surplus rations in the way of beans. butter bacon, flour. salt, pep per, dried apples, prunes, rice, vinegar, molasseS, etc., are piling up on my hands. I wish to dispose of same in some way at once and at any sacrifice. Would 1t be possible for you to relieve me of some of these goods and pay me back next summer out of your garden? Also hope you can find room for a table, benches and extra lumber on same terms If you can do this you will greatly oblige, Yours very truly,
 JAMES MADISON BLAKELY. Sutler, Fort Brannon, Dakota Terr. k P. s. Enclosed find samples which please keep if satisfactory. J. NJ. B. When Squaw Charley returned from the shack he bore an empty basket and the following reply:
 do what you said if you will please chalk 1t down. We will pay next summer and maybe before. l will keep count too.
 DALLAS LANCASTER. It was Lounsbury who took posses sion of the note. He smiled over 1t and put it carefully away in his innermost pocket.
 And now there remained one other thing to d9. He dropped into the bil- Hard room and commenced playing, oc- casionally going to window that con- manded the river. When, after q game or two, he saw man approaching from Shanty Town. he put up his cue, sauntered opportunely out and met the Interpreter.
 "Well. Matthews" was his greeting. "Well?"
 T just wanted to be sure that you know Lancasrers 6or that tenth Isolnr l spoke about clnched"
 "Yes?"
 And that what I said before you went away still goes. You hear?' 'I ain't deef," said Matthews, non committal.
 That's ali" And Lounsbury went back to his billiards.
 The interpreter continued on to the where be was more fortunate fin the delivery of the true message he had brought. 'The white women were not at the winter camp" he said. "sc they could not be sent, but your brothers prom ise to come to save you. Watch for signals from Medicine mountain"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-19

lSMFSi upon spring. The latter end
 lssag of March the weather did not
 moderate. Instead the wide valley be- came a channel for winds that were
 weighted with numblng sleet. Then April returned angrily. bringing cold rains and blows to check all vegeta- tiOn.
 But April half gone. a tar1y thaw set in. The icy covering of the river split into whlTling blocks, the snow grew soft and bally. the crust rotted and picked up. Soon the tempering sun drove the drifts from south ex- posures, when a freshet coursed down the cOulee and the low spots on the prairie filled until they were bread ponds. around which the migrating wild fowl alighted with joyous cries. Now caves dripped musicaIly. sIushy wagon ruts ran like miniature MIssOu- ris and were traveled by horny frogs, prairie cocks made each dawning Eeirdly noisy. and far and near where showed the welcome green blue eyed anemones sprang bravely and tossed their fuzzy heads in the sharp air
 Throughout this season the shack had but one Squaw Charley. He brought fuel and once a week a basket of supplies from B troop Occasion ally he cane swinging a brznt by the neck or caryIng a saddle of fresh ven ison: but. though his manner was as friendly as ever and be seemed 10 Iess grateful and devoted he was always strzngsly worried and distrsught- The evangelist called by o1ce CT t-Ecs
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-19

tenant, who told it to every officer in post, with the single exception of the TX. o." that Fraser the good, the dis erect, tie unimpeachable, had played poker with Matthews at the Troopers Delight from taps to "revelly" and lost his last dollar.
 The tale had leaked out by the hour of Lounsbury's arrival. When the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-19
Ths value os RSd;eus.

"A nan said Dr Iohnsoa- -Sbo-S5 pass part o1 hSs fine with tf,s l.u~h- srS by vh5ch nszus aryrhsux rs5t--- bus CT parTscu5ar about him usgs- b.s trsselfed to hss vieu and cu-1ee+.s-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-19
Full Book of Stamps. cur customers on Wednesday, full book of stamps

Thanksgiving is only week away. Now is the time lay your supplies of Thanksgiving necessi-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-19
CHAPTER XVI.

'VATfELL, captain?" It was part "" ly a greeting full of relief,
 EE5Syys partly an eager inquiry, as
 lgyExW Colonel Cumminps came hur-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-19

fatal in its results. She was goinl homeward slowly when she saw ap preaching an ambulance from Brannor drawn by q four mule team. She started timidly aside, then paused The vehicle was filled with ladies. 4 half dozen who were talking and laugh. ing merrily occupied the lengthwise seats of the carriage. One sat beside the driver. Dallas put herself in their path and waited.
 How often she had watched these same ladies canter out of post on their horseback rides. officers attend ing them, or seen them make a rollick- ing walking party to the bun top. And she had pictured how some day they would be ferried to the bend. They could not have heard how her father talked. If they had, they would not blame her. If they passed her, they would smile and bow, maybe stop to speak.
 She was all aglOw now. The am- bulance rolled near. It was closed on its sides, and the women within could not see her. The woman on the seat, pretty. slender. daintily clad. did. Dal- las leaned fOrwarl eagerly. face flush ed. eyes shining.
 The woman also leaned forward and looked Dallas up and down searching y, coldly- Her lips were set In a sheer. Her eyes frOwned- Then the bowIed smartly along. the driver catching at a leader with his whip.
 Who's that. Mrs. CummingsT' The women in the rear of the vehicle were peering out
 Mrs. Cummings answered over her shoulder. Why. its the Flow wo- man."
 There were -Ohs- and -Ahs- and laughter
 The girl by the roadside heanI. Sighted. rsbuGed wounded to the guick- she stunbled homewzrd. her light hyiults.s t.- -~~-x
 (To be COatiauedl.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-19
CHATTER XVII

(TlHAT year fin the northland
 Il winter encroached greedlly
 |STSFSi upon spring. The latter end
 lMGg of March the weather did not
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-19
! The Hub Grocery Co.,, nS SOUTH MAIN ST.
 FREE DELIVERY 7ll.
Gold or Green Stamps to Everybody With Everything.
GOLD STAMPS

have cash value and redeemable for $3 in trade at any of the following merchants Fnnegan & Phil
 lips, Boys and Mems Clothing; Lake & Stro5e,. Jew elry, Cut Glass and Silverware Benson Furniture Co, Stoves, Carpets and Furniture; Co1by-Sherwood, Shoes, Slippers. etc; Wenzes Mems Hats and Fur nishngs Tho Hub Grocery, Wines, Teas, Coffees and Groceries.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
RECALLED ROMANCE OF YOUTH.
Dr.. Martineau's Pleasant Recoilec.
tions of Years Gone BY,

On the occasion of the ninetieth
birthday of DR.. Martineau, who
preached in Liverpool for many years
Sir Henry Roscoe, the English chem
list, congratulated him on attaining
such fine old age.
The distinguished clergyman said
that he had been overwhelmed with
congratulations, and that he was
working through the letters he had re-
ceived.
by degrees" he said, 81 shall an,
swer them all.
One of the most remarkable" DR.
Martineau continued, was from a
lady, the only person who addressed
me as dear James, had not seen
her since we were boy and girl to
gether in Norwich. She Is one of the
daughters of DR.. Rigby in that city
My friends used to joke me as q
young man about Miss Jane Rigby
and ! received their chaff pleasantly
Il believed her long since dead
and now comes this letter to remind
me of her existence and her friendly
recollection of me-"
The old minister paused an instant
then added, with a tremulous smile
"She is now also in her ninetietf
year. Youths Companion.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Admiral Wouldn't Be elufted.

The kaiser is quick eater and the
instant he lays down his knife and
fork the walters make a descent upon
the plates of all at table, whether
they have finished or not and clear
for the next course. One day the en-
peror had on his right an old admiral
whose racy bluntness of speech he
much relishes. The old salt is also
a bit of gourmet, and it so hap
pened that one of the dishes was his
own peculiar favorite. But the en-
peror piled him SO with questions and
talk-perhaps of malice prepense--
that the old fellow could scarcely get
a chance for mouthful before the
sovereign's knife and fork were laid
down and there was the regulation
clearance rush. A grasp had already
been laid on the admirals plate, but,
red with anger, he dug his fork into
the intruding hand with gruff
Get out!" and went on with relish
amid general roar of laughter.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
Ways of the LordIy Sex.

The ordinary man would still much
rather glorify women and set them
on mock throne, whence he can de-
pose them at will. than have to ac-
knowledge in them a real title to re-
gard. 1t is difficult for man to over
come his essential self-importance.
Most of us, perhaps, prefer to have
Interiors round us-an abject trait Of
character. but natural. And only
very slowly have we men been get.
ting to prefer our womankind as
friends and equals rather. than as
queens and pets, ruling us as a. baby
or a spoiled dog does.-London Satur-
day Review.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
DEMAND HAS RAISED PRICE.
Largely Increased Returns for the
Breeders Of Ostriches.

"Undyed and uncurled ostrich feath
crs-feathers in the natural state
will be a good deal worn from now
on said the salesman. I'm conse'
qucnce the price has gone up.
1T has gone up all along the line.
The eggs, the chicks, the birds, the
feathers, all have risen.
THE crop plucked from one bird
was worth $75 last year, but 1t is now
worth $40.
Eggs that used to sell for two dol.
lars apiece bring three dollars today
and. by the way, in buying ostrich
eggs whack them with key and see
that they give forth clear, ringing
sound, for II the sound is dull they are
those papier mache eggs that have
fooled SO many OF us lately.
Chicks and mature birds, If the de.
mand keeps up, will nearly go back to
their old-time prices. In the old days
a good pair OF adults was worth $1,000,
and chicks brought $500 apiece. The
price dropped to $3.50 pair for adults
and $50 a pair for chicks. Now,
though it has risen 20 per cent.
II have seen wild ostriches in that
cinnamon-colored waste of sand and
stone that is called the Sahara desert
"a cinnamon. .colored waste encircled
by hame-red mount ains-and have
chased them many a time on fleet
Arab. But what is fleet Arab beside
an ostrich? 1t is mule cart beside
a 80 horsepower racer"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
POWERS or THE BLIND
MANY SEEM TO BE ENDOWED
WITH A SIXTH SENSE.
Can Read lnstinctiveIy Character Of
All Whom They Meet-Din.
ner to the SightIess Given
at Seattle, Wash.

Seattle, Wash.-On either side OF
the long table in the German bachel
ors' room of tho Germania restaurant
were several men who have not seen
the light of the sun for a quarter Of a
century. One or two, indeed, have
never seen the sun, tho stars, their
mothers face, or their own, having
been born blind and having lived thus
for fifty-odd years.
4. was p. Singermap who four years
ago conceived the kindly thought OF
giving a dinner to the blind Of the
city. MI. Singerman's mother, who
unfortunately suffered for many years
with her eyesight, at times being al.
most stone bind, is now dead, but in
honor of her memory Mr.. Singerman
decided to give the best possible din.
ner to all the blind men who cared to
come He sent invitations far and
wide on this the occasion of his fourth
dinner of the kind, and the result was
a table we'll filed, and as merry and
iovial crowd as could be gathered
together in all the city.
Mr.. Singerman thoughtfully pro.
vided dinner not only for the blind
men present, but also for the boys and
girls who towcd them along the
streets to port. One by one the guests
ticc how they would call one another
by name and greet newcomer long
before chose who had their sight could
sec who was coming. The blind men
explained that they could distinguish
step In the same way as n man with
sight could distinguish face.
Why" said one of the men born
blind, 81 walk along the streets and
recognize steps of people whom
never have met. much in the same
way that young man will recognize
the face of pretty girl that he has
noticed cnce or twice on the street
Ard often walking down street have
called out to some friend who was
passing Inc, and who had not noticed
ne. Some people say there is not
much difference between footsteps,
but to me there is as much difference
as between 'Yonkoe Doodle and John
ErowE's Body"
Another man who has been blind for
many years. and who is we'll read
said: THE psychical research people
talk about sixth sense, and | verify
believe there Is such a thing. In talk.
ing TO people, or indeed, when stand
beside or near a person whom l have
never heard before, ] seem to know
instinctively about him or her. Some
thing seems to tell me many things
about that person, whether he Is hon
est Or not, whether he is to be trusted
what his ability Is. and, in fact, the
things man would read from sight
Of another mans face. 1t is, l sup
pose, especially developed in the
blind, but whatever the power is for
| one know it exists. even seem to
be able to tell when some one is going
to speak. 1t Is all very strange and
mysterious"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
CHICAGO GRAIN,

Chicago, Jan. "a. -Wheat-1-2
and 3-4c lower; May sold between
rs 3-S and 10 5-S, opening at 70
3-S and closing at IS 5-S; July
between II 7-S and 10 ii, opening
at 70 IA and closing at rs 3-S;
No. 2 red winter rs 1-2.
Corn-1-2 and 5-Sc lower; May
sold between 45 3-4 and As 1-2.
opening at 4G l-2 and closing at 45
7-S; July between 40 1-2 and AZ
rs, opening at AZ Is and closing
at As 5-S; No. 3 yellow AZ 1-2 and
AZ 3-4.
. O4ts-3-S up to Is off; May
sold between 3S IA and 3S SO,
opening at 80 3-S closing at 3S 3-S;
July between 80 5-S and SO; open
ing at 35 "a and closing at 35
5-S; No. . white 3S Ia and 3S 3-4
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-24
EAT PEA SOUP AND LIVE LONG.
Henry Tabor, Ninety.Two Years Old
Dimes on u Exclusively.

Sprucewood, Ont.-lf you want to
live to be hundred years old and
never feel old. live exclusively on pea
soup, is what Henry Tabor is telling
all his neighbors. Mr.. Tabor isn't a
ccntenarian, but as he is 92 and feels
as clipper as a boy of dozen years,
he expects to round out more than
100.
Mr. Tabor was born in Montreal In
1914, and since the spring of 1879 he
has lived almost entirely upon pea
soup. When he took to this diet he
was suffering from what doctors said
was cancer of the stomach. They told
him that he had only short time to
live, and his general appearance bore
out this statement. He was pale,
wan and weak. for he could retain lit.
tie nourishment and had little hope OF
ever recovering his health.
One day yender of herbs told him
that he could prolong his life by eat.
ing pea soup, and Mr.. Tabor prompt.
ly tried It, The food ''set" we'll and
at the end OF week he had gained a
pound, as well as some strength. He
felt encouraged, and kept on with the
soup. little by little discarding all
other articles Of diet. Ultimately he
regaincd his full health and became
as hardy as knot
On several occasions the man at.
tempted to eat cereals and meats, but
each time he was made Ill. so he stucl,
to soup, and now and then meals OF
peas baked after the manner of beans
Once week Mr.. Tabor eats little
fr'lit, but outside OF this his diet is
made up of peas.