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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-09
MALTESE CAT SHORT
 CIRCUITS TWISTED

Winsted, Jan. 8.-A maltese cat cut this place or rom all hght Tor three the death penalty. Simultaneously last night, all the electric lights went out. Officials of the company and linemen searched for hours before they located the cause. Near Woodruff's mills in the extreme northern part of thetown it was found that a cat had climbed a light pole and jumped on the ter ninafs which short-circuited the whole system. The cat was burned to a cinder. It is supposed that the cat was chased up the pole either by a dog Or a skunk
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-09
as we'll as Europe.

''On again. on again. describes the championship career of George Sut- ton, the Chicago billiard sharp, who will make an attempt to regain the 1S.1 ba1k line championship from Ora Morningstar of Pittsburgh in the home city of the latter during the next three days. The winner, it is stated. will receive not only the title and diamond trophy, but also all gate receipts, purse of $1,0O0 and side bet of $500. In the last three years the worlds 18.1 title has been held by George Slosson, Willie Hoppe, Sut- ton and Morningstar.
 The first attempt to regulate box ing matches and do away with the recognized evils connected with the sport was made Seventy-three years ago to-day in London, when a num- Der of boxers and wealthy and noble patrons of the game organized the British Pugi1istic Association. The project was not 8. bowling success.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-09

and the New Pension Law of 1s1z-- these but hint at the wide scope or sIIbiects covered in the books fncIu- sive range. Of convenient size-it can be carried in the coat pocl1st- it is invaluable to the man who needs a. reference library within hand O reach to broaden not only his luoWl- edge of general affairs, but also his field of usefulness and general 'eGfl- ciency It is not only a. reEntnder, but an educator as well. It is a ready made memory and an authority Of the last word It is compact 1t Is coEn- plete, it is comprehensive It is a big-little book.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-09
I. CAR UNCOUPLES AND
 CRASHES INTO STREET

Chicago, Jan 9-An empty car of an Oak Park elevated train crashed in to the street from the elevated struc- ture. yesterday, after pumping along the tracks and uncoupling from the rest of the train. Nobody was injur- ed. This is the first time in the his tory of the Chicago s'L'' lines that a car has dropped ftom the structure to the street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-09
YEARS FOR CHAUFFEUR
 IN OLD BAILEY

London, Jan. 9.-Fifteen years in prison was the sentenct, yesterday, inn posed in Old Bailey, on Albert G. Bowes, the taxicab chauffeur who shot and seriously wounded Sir Henry, chief of police. Bowes attacked the police head on November 2, last, because he had been refused a chauneurs license by the departm ment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-09
Everyone is Reminded that the Sale of Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Draperies Curtains, trunks, and Bags
 Commences Saturday.

Right here it may be in keeping say a few words about Furniture From the old days when Eugene Fields characterized the Berkey and Gay Furniture 1n that unique and widely read poem, "In Amsterdam,' Berkey, and Gay, U. s. A. have become world famous Grand Rapids has been for many years the home of the finest workmanship and pures styles of production and reproduction in Fur niture. Many Made to Order" sketch may be found the regular lines of these factories differing only in price from the originals Our representative Mr. En gelhard is at Grand Rapids and his personal seec French English and Dutch schools, will be hit 1tion i'll Furniture Rooms Tn the meantime,
 Our present stock of Furniture offered at special sale and this contains many pieces just perfect every way, and at the customary dis of
 20 per cent.
 Monday morning at eight clock
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-09
POLICE SEEK MISSING GIRLS

At the request of their parents, Mar ion Myers and her cousin Gladys Ev- ans, respectively IS and 21 years of age, are being sought by the police to- day Both disappeared from their home at 342 Main street late Thursday night and have not been seen since. It is believed that they took a train for New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-09
On Second Thought
By Jay E. House

A good many men who talk bass
 On the stage virtue invariably tri- unnphs over vice. And it succeeds in doing so about half the time in real life.
 Unless one has relatives in the cast, no amateur show is very good.
 There is at least this to say for the men: their clothes do not button in the back.
 If you have ever had occasion to use a lantern the fact that Diogenes failed in his search will not surprise you.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-09
he D. M. Read Co.
 Established 1857
In Amsterdam

"Meynheer Hans Von Der Drea- A magasin in KaIverstraat. Where one can buy for sordid -oId Wares quaint and curious, new
 and old. Here are antiquities galore The jewels which Dutch monarchz
 wore,
 Swords, teacups, helmets, pIatters,
 clocks, Bright Dresden jars, dull Holland
 crooks, And all those joys I might re-
 hearse
 That please the eye, but wreck
 the purse. l most admired an ancient bed, With ornate carvings at the head, A massive frame of dingy oak Whose curious size and mold be-
 spoke Prodigious age. "How muchf''
 l cried. Fin tousand gildens," Hans re-
 piled. And then the honest Dutchman
 said,
 A king once owned that glorious
 bed. King Fritz der Foorst, of blessed fame,
 Had owned and slept within the
 same. Then long I stood and mutely
 gazed, By reminiscent spIendour dazed; And I had bought it right away, Had the wherewithaI to pay. But lacking of the needfuI peIf, I thus discoursed within myself; "Oh, happy Holland, where s the That can approximate to this. My native land is full of stuff That s good, but is not old
 enough. Alas it has no oaken beds Wherein have slumbered royal
 heads, No relic on whose face we see The proof of great antiquity" Thus reasoned I a goodly spell Until perchance my vision fell Upon a trademark at the head DOf Fritz der Foorst's old oaIcen A rampant Wolverine, and round This strange device these words
 I found: Patent Antique, Berkey and Gay, Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.s.A." At present I Pm not saying much About the simple guileless Dutch. And as it was a 1oathsome spot, I kept away from Kalverstraat; Determined when l want a bed In which has slept royal head I II patronize no middleman But deal direct with Michigan.
 Eugene Fields
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-09

As the month advances the star of the February exams approaches in sight of the general student body at an alarming speed.
 The result of the Criterion Prize contest was announced this morning. Of the three prizes offered, only one, consisting of five dollars in gold, was given, namely, the short story prize which was won by a so-caIled IowIy freshman. There was no competition in the poem and essay contest and by the fact that freshman won the story contest shows that competition in that line was not very keen particularly among the upper classes. However much credit should be given to a little freshman named Sydney Spencer for his success.
 The Senior play is well illustrated by posters in the assembly hall. They are very artistic and show much skill Printed posters are now being distri,b- uted about the city.
 All those undergraduates who intend going to the senior play should ob- tain their tickets before Friday All are invited to come and should attend if they wish to have the golden rule interpreted in their case when they attain their seniority
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-09
FFsRRER'S GHOST TO WALK AGAIN IN TURBULENT
 SPAIN TOMORROW

In Spain the ghost of FTerrer will not doWu. and the hfty-fourth anniv- ersary- Of the birth of the martyr to the cause of liberty will be celebrated
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-09
MISUSE OF TERMS.
(New York sun1

Yale men steal auto.-Headline.
 Undergraduates don't steal; the word is too coarse for their froIic seiz- ure- They don't even convey" like Autolycus. They tswipe.'' They ''rag.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-09
LONG TRIP FOR LBGIsLATORs.
Three Must Travel 2,OOO Miles By
 Dog Team in Alaska

Nome, Alaska, Jan. 9-TerritOriaI Senator Conrad Freeing, Fsepresenta- tives Thomas G. Gaffney and Prank Aldrich must travel 2.OOO miles by dog team over ice and snow in order Ec attend AIaska's first -<Sglsae-es@& which will convene at Juneau the firgt Monday in March
 They left Nome yesterday for Cor dova, where they will take steaua'zr to Juneau A furious blizzard was raging when they left Nome
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-09
B. H. s. NOTES.

A rehearsal of the members of the B. H. S. orchestra who are going to play for the seniors will be held to- morrow evening at the home of Cliff ford Walters.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-09

Paris-A street car pfckpocket took $12O from a police inspector in uui- form, stealing the officers wallet con taining his months weekly wages, from the inspectors coattau pocket
 WANT ADS. CENT A WORD.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
FOOD SUPERSTITIONS.
cyak Warriors Won't Eat Deer For
Fear of Becoming Timid.


In rural Germany one still meets
with 4 superstition that he who eats
during thunderstorm will be struck
by lightning. Abstaining from food
during IN eclipse is common among
savages; also belief that in eating the
flesh of any animal one absorbs that
animals characteristics. Thus an In
dian tribe highly prizes tigers flesh as
food for men, but forbids women to
eat it lest it make them too aggressive.
In the Kongo women are forbidden
to eat birds of prey on the same princi-
pie, but are encouraged to eat frogs,
which the men on no account ever
touch. In the Caroline islands black
birds are favorite dish with women,
but men must not eat them, because
Il one did and afterward climbed CO.
Goa tree he would surely fall to the
ground and be killed.
Among the Dyaks warriors must not
eat venison because it would make
them as timid as the deer. Fowls and
eggs are forbidden to women Of Ban.
tn tribe because on eating either a
woman would certainly fy into the
brush and never again be seen. Again,
the flesh Of many animals is forbidden
because the animals themselves-for
example. swine-are disagreeable to
the eye Or have unthdy habits.-E1'
change.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
BAD FOR PRONUNCIATION.
Silent Reading and Neglect OF Con-
versation Are Harmful.

Silent Reading and Neglect OF Con-
versation Are Harmful.
Perhaps the most potent Of inlu-
ences toward diverse pronunciation,
especially difference in accent. is the
fact that we seldom or never hear in
conversation Il vast Number Of words
which nevertheless constitute an i'm
portant and indispensable part o our
vocabulary.
"By silent reading and neglect Of
conversation language itself" declares
Richard Grant White. lis coming into
disuse." The result Of this practice
is not only that we are always men.
tally registering recommendations pecul-
lar to ourselves. which we have no
means Of ascertaining to be uncommon
or ridiculous. but also that the natural
ed by the conservative force which oc-
casional use in conversation might eX-
ert. rapidly foster new pronunciations
and produce i diversity of prouuncia-
tion even among the most careful
speakers.
All these influences obviously sup
plement each other in resisting any
trend toward uniform pronunciation
and facilitate the progress Of the tend
encies Of speech peculiar to our Eng
lish tongue.-Robert J. Menner in At
lantic Monthly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
BANlSH THE RATS.
They Arc Not Only Disease Carriers.
but Thieves as Well.


but Thieves as Well.
Almost unbelievable are some Of the
things done by the rat-the squealing.
filthy, gluttunous all pervading. all
destroying brown rat Rats often gnaw
the hoofs Of horses until the blood
comes. They have been known to at
tack fat hogs and eat holes in their
bodies, causing death. They will fight
human beings If cornered. They often
steal valuable articles to use in build
ing nests.
The following were found in SIN
gle nest: Three bedroom towels, two
serviettes. FIVE dust cloths, two pairs
Of linen knickerbockers, six linen pock-
ct handkerchiefs and one silk handker-
chief. This same rat, which was a
model Of industry and thrift, had car
ried away and stored near its nest q
pound and q half Of sugar, a pudding,
a stalk Of celery, beet, carrots. tur'
nips and potatoes
In the last dozen years over 5,OOO,-
600 human beings have died Of plague
In India alone. The India plague COM
mission, after careful inquiry. found
that buDonic plague in man is entirely
dependent on the disease IN the rat!
Marvellous in it's destructiveness IS
the common house mouse. closely re-
lated to the rat, and, like 1t, imported
from Europe. The field mouse, tco, Is
highly destructive, the most destruc-
tive to agriculture Of ali the rodents
Farm and Fileside.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
WEDDING SUPERSTITl0Ns.
Curious Customs That Used to Be OBJ
served In England.

served In England.
Superstition never clustered round
any episode Of life more than that OF
the wedding day, especially in oiden
times.
Then it was customary for the bride
to present her future husband with
bunch Of rosemary tied up with rib
bons on his first appearance on the
wedding morning. This was supposed
to secure his love and loyalty and to
make her happy forever.
In Yorkshire the old superstition still
abounds that nothing more unlucky
could happen than for newly made
bride to leave the church by different
door from that by which she entered.
Another quaint custom. for which
there is no known origin. is that prac-
tised in some Of the midland and
northern counties Of England. This is
to ring q merry peal Of the church
bells at the first reading Of the banns
Of an intending matrimonial couple. 1t
Is called the spur peal" which In o!d
Anglo-Saxon means simply ask.
OF course It Is we'll known that 1t is
the height Of luck for bride to be to
dream of fairies the night before the
actual ceremony. So much was this
Idea believed in that many girls would
peruse fairy tales before going to
sleep.-London Telegraph.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
Missed the Bird and Lost.

The Glasgow News records a stngu.
lar incident during lawn tennis tie.
The two players, who may be term
ed A and B. were very evenly match.
ed. The game was long, and some
times one and sometimes the other
narrowly led. At length when A was
within a stroke of defeat he returned
a ball softly, and 1t looked as II his
fate was sealed So It would have
been, but just at that moment a bird
few across the court In line parallel
with the ball.
AS all good tennis players can well
understand. B mistook the bird for
the ball and smashed" at it Wig 'ous.
ly. It swiftly rose and he missed It
by a feathers breadth. and ere be
could recover bis balance the ball had
dropped on his court.
This stroke proved the turning point
in the tie, as a thereafter played up
strongly and ran out winner.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
PALPlTATiON OF THE HEART.
1t Is Usually Caused by Nervous Or
Digestive Troubles.

Digestive Troubles.
Palpitation is rarely if ever due to
any disease or weakness Of the heart
1t IS almost invariably the result Of
nervous or digestive trouble. The beat
of the heart arises within itself. There
are nerves in the muscles Of the heart.
and they regulate its beating. although
the speed or rate Of the beating Is not
Of their choosing. If they were not
held in check they would set 4 rate
about double that which is actually
maintained.
The heart is supplied from the brain
with two pairs of regulating nerves.
One pair. the cardio motor nerves. act
only to spur up the heart to quicker
action. They are usually inactive.
waiting the occasion for applying the
spur The other pair. the cardio in
hibitory nerves. are always in action.
1t has been said that the heart runs in
a pair Of tightly held reins. and the
simile is true. for these nerves check
the speed.
Fear. worry, disorder of the stomach
or nervous system causes these cardio
inhibitory nerves to relax; then the
heart begins to race. There is moth
ing the matter with the heart itself.
and no one need be alarmed about that
organ just because it beats too rapidly.
Its palpitation is due to psycholog-
tcal or physical cause, something
that has caused the relaxation Of the
reins and allowed the cardio motor
nerves to apply the spur.-New York
World
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Signs of the Times.

True. it does sometimes seem as II
the world were going to the bad. If
We judge from the daily news. But
we must consider the enormous in-
crease in population. the fact that
many are running to and fro:' that
there is no corner Of the earth so dark
or distant that the searchlight Of mod
ern enterprise does not find it out
and explore it: that human nature re-
mains unchanged amid all these chang
ing conditions. retaining still its weak
nesses and passions as we'll as its
grand and noble impulses.
TO sum it all up:
This world is not so bad a world
AS some would like to make it:
But. whether good or whether bad,
Depends on how We take It.
And. taking it from the viewpoint OF
one feminine mind. there was never a
generation better worth living in than
the generation Of today. Mrs. Mary E.
Dustin in Boston Globe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
FATHER OF PHRENOL0GY.
Or. Gall at One Time Had the Whole
of Europe In a Furore.


The arst public notice Of the "Father
Of Phrenology" appeared in Weiland's
Dutch Mercury on Aug. IA, 1IeS.
Gall was d practicing physician OF
Vienna, and early in his career he be-
came a firm believer in the idea that
the talents and disposition Of men are
dependent upon the functions Of the
brain and, furthermore, that they may
be inferred with perfect exactitude
and precision from the external ap-
pearauees Of the skull.
Gall was an able man. BE set forth
his theory in graphic, unctuous man
per, and In q very brief period he had
all Europe at the top notch Of excite
ment. The idea spread Ike w1dfre,
and in all grades Of society people
were discussing ''the greatest Of all
discoveries" The new theory had to
meet the customary opposition from
the custodians OF truth and the pre-
servers Of morality, but the opposition
only Increased the popularity Of the
theory, and Calls celebrity Increased
by leaps and bounds. His lectures
We're interdicted, and he was threaten
ed with the direst penalties unless he
ceased his Immoral and atheisticar
teachings, but he kept on with his
propaganda, visiting all the large towns
Of Germany and the continent, and by
1905 all Of Europe was interested IN
the Vienna doctor.
In 1928, the year Of Calls death.
phrenology was in vogue everywhere.
But after 4 great and glorious food
tide Of popularity Il began to wane.
and today it is but seldom heard Of
New York American.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
SURVEY WORK INTERESTING.
Cities and Towns All Over Country
Awake to Growing Need.

Awake to Growing Need.
Interest in the social survey as
means toward city improvement grows
apace This is definitely shown BY
the fact that citizens and orga nizations
in as many as 100 cities scattered
through thirty-four states have re-
quested the department of surveys and
exhibits Of the Russell Sage founda-
ton either to come and survey them
or to advise them in starting local
survey movement Many Of these re-
quests are backed by the local c"tn-
mercial organizations. chambers OF
commerce and boards Of trade.
Two kinds OF field work In surveys
have been engaged in by the de-
partment-"path6nder's surveys and
preliminary surveys" The former
are quick diagnoses Of local conditions
showing the need Of the longer and
more intensive survey. They gather
enough local facts to indicate the
main lines Of investigation which
should be taken up later. the prohahle
time necessary and the probable cost
The preliminary survey is aimed at
three kinds of results: First. to fur.
nish sufficient body Of local facts to
permit the planning Of an Intelligent
program for community advance for
the next several years: 1t not only
shows liabilities. but. community as
sets-the forces to build on and to-.
build with as we'll as what to build;
second. it is a means Of erliSting pub
lie support for measures which cham
pion human welfare: third. 1t collects
sufficient data to point out the prob
lens which need thorough or contlnu-
GUS investigation.
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His View of LAWYERS,

Lewis CasS Ledyard said at the
Knickerbocker club in New York:
THE old idea about the crookedness
of lawyers is dying out
'"i'rue. true" group Of lawyers
rhoruSed heartily.
Yes the old idea about lawyers
rrookpdness. as illustrated in the Win
terSon anecdote. is a thing OF the
past" resumed Mr. Ledyard.
"A book agent. you know. sought out
WinterSon in his Office and said:
81 have here. sir. book that Will
show you how to be your own lawyer.
"'Humph.' Sneered WinterSon. If the
book showed me how to be somebody
rIse'S lawyer | might take It. But
what's the good Of teaching me how
to bleed myself? "-Detroit Free Press
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
Tho Sheep In the Grass.

Lord Palmerston once inspected
Summer In the Lowlands." a picture
by Sir John Watson Gordon. Look
here" said Lord Palmerston to the
artist, why should the grass in that
field be so long when there are 80
many sheep in the 6eld?"
my lord" replied the artist. those
sheep were only turned into the deld
last night!'
Lord Palmerston bought the picture
at high price.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
New Use For Salt.

Il have seen salt put to many
lSases." says a H. Il writer. but the
,ther day to an entirely novel one. A
nan. obviously under the weather.
uttered Il shop and called for packet
If table salt. On being supplied. he
swallowed couple Of mouthfuls and
then took quantity after the fashion
# snuff. Then lie departed. he often
,'npS that said the shopkeeper: it is
grand thing to sober him" ""-Cardif
Western Mail
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
The Sublime Porte.

Sublime porte" frequently used to
denote the government Of the Turkish
empire Or the country itself. is de-
rived from the French and means lofty
gate. 1t had its origin in the gateway
of the outer court Of the seraglio at
ConStantinorle. from which justice
WAS supposed to he administered.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
Couldn't Help Ii.

Papa. did you ask mamma to marry
sou:"
Yes. SON
"BerluSe you loved her.?
NO. because knew she would
marry me whether asked her to or
not "-HOuStOn Post.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
In This Rapid Age.

Mammals good little boy want a
slice Of bread and
"Oh. mother. cut out that sort CT
thing. I'm nearly four years old
Chicago Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
Penny Gone! No Warts.

Fchhy Oohe! no "NrIV.
Maurice, aged six. was weeping bit
terly. and mother inquired as to the
cause CT the deluge.
Il bought. two warts from Vincent
for penny" he walled. "and Vincent
hasn't given me the warts and won't
give my penny back."-lndianapolis
News
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-08
Sweet Salt.

The Professor-Life itself is but a
chemical combination Of the constitu-
ent atoms Of chloride salts. The Girl
Well. it's sweet 10 me- anyway.-Puck.