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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
ACCIDENTS OF FORTUNE.
Incidents That Led to the Rise OF Two
Famous Dramatic Stars.

Incidents That Led to the Rise OF Two
Famous Dramatic Stars.
More than 200 years ago a drama
tist, sitting in the bar Of a London
tavern, overheard a girl in the next
room reading aloud from play book,
and he was so much pleased by the
sound of her voice and the fuency
and spright:iness of her delivery that
he sought acquaintance with her, OBJ
tained her confidence and opened for
her the way to . successful dramatic
career. That girl, dramatic genius
thus accidentally discovered. was Anne
Oldfeld. who adorned the English stage
for twenty-five years, whose ashes rest
in the cloister OF Westminster abbey
and whose name is one Of historic re-.
nown.
A theatrical manager in Cincinnati IN
the seventies. having planned to pro-
duce. a popular comic opera with
chorus composed Of pupils from the
public schools. selected Sarah Frost,
then girl about twelve. perceived her
theatrical aptitude and provided the
opportunity for its development. The
manager was Robert E. J. Miles, and
under his direction she made her first
appearance on the stage and passed
her juvenile novitiate.
Her stage name at first was Fanny
Brough. Later she adopted that OF
Julia Marlowe. William Winter IN
Century Magazine.
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A CLEW TO HER. PAST.

She Knew Entirely Too Much, As
Close Observer Discovered.
She looked rich and acted rich, and
every one knew that she was rich be-
cause she had married a rich man, yet
the Sherlock Holmes Of the tea party
discovered that she had once been poor.
"Take It from me-" she said, "that
there was a time, and that not so very
long ago, when she was as poor as the
rest Of Us"
"Marve.ousr' exclaimed the other
four girls. "How did you discover
that?"
Through her knowing so absolutely
where I keep all my housekeeping
things. She knew that the tea caddy
was In the writing desk. that the
cheese, biscuits and other edbles be-
loved by mice were IA that tin box IN
der the sofa, that the alcohol for my
stove was In the corner behind the
washstand. that the butter and milk
were on the window ledge tand that
the eggs and other raw foods were In
box on the bottom shelf Of the ward
robe
"Whea we were cooking she went
straight to the spot and got every one
Of those things without once asking
where they were, which is something
that person who had not had a wide
experience Of Housekeeping In one room
could never have dona"-New K@e
Times
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
ANIMALS IN PAWN.
Tame or Wild, They Are Good For Q
Loan In This New York Shop.

Tame or Wild, They Are Good For Q
Loan In This New York Shop.
Among the curious industries or
sources Of livelihood In New York city
is an anima! pawnshop. AS you take
a watch to IN ordinary pawnshop to
raise money on It, so you may take 4
watchdog to the animal pawnshop.
Recently a man did this, getting $50
on O dog that was easily worth $50,
the pawnbroker said. But he was q
trick dog which had been taught to
open doors. So in due time he opened
o door and let himself out while let
ting the pawnbroker in.
A we'll known animal trainer owns
the shop. he takes camels, lions, ele-
phants-any animals. There are no
charges for interest on the loan, the
only charge being for the keep Of the
animals. among which at almost any
time are dogs, monkeys, bears. goats.
cats, coons, foxes. parrots. canaries-
At one time he had forty trick dom
keys in pawn. The profits arising from
charges for feed aud care are enough
to make the institution pay.
Once he had lion IN pawn which
broke his chain in the stable and went
roaring AROUND. scared almost to death.
and it was only after heroic efforts
that they mustered courage to capture
him As a matter Of fact the animal
was decFepit beast that had served
his time in sideshows and was anxious
to get away.-E1change.
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a LESSON FOR THE NURSE.
She pidn's Like Il When She Was Paid
In Her Own Coin.

She pidn's Like Il When She Was Paid
In Her Own Coin.
A mother overheard her nurse giri
talking to the child she was putting to
sleep. and among other legends Of the
nursery in which she was INDUCED was
this: "If you don't go to sleep this very
minute great. big. awful, black bear,
with eyes like Goals Of fire and sharp,
white. cruel teeth, will come out from
under the bed and e-a-t-y-o-u-a-l-l upr.,
The poor little thing nestled down un.
der the clothes to dream Of horrid
bears eating her up.
That night when the stoiid nurse had
composed herself in her own comfort
able bed and had put the light out
there came sudden rap at the door.
and the voice Of the mistress called
loudly through the panels: Maggie!
Maggie. Get up as quick as you can!
There's burglar under your bed" At
the word burglar" the girl sprang
screaming from the bed, tore open. the
door and fell into mysteries in the hall.
The lesson was more instructive than
the mistress designed, but when the
girls fears had Gained she said to her:
"You did not hesitate to tell my dell
cate child, who could not possibly
know that 1t was lie, cruel story
about a bear under her bed. Now,
when / treat you to the same kind Of q
story. you are nearly frightened to
death. Tomorrow you can so into the
kitchen and work there. You are not
it TO care for little children."-S& Zoo
Is Globe-Democrat.
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euNpoWDER IN WAR.
For Centuries its Use Was Opposed In
the Name of Humanity.

For Centuries It's Use Was Opposed In
the Name Of Humanity.
There was period when any kind OF
explosive fighting in war was con-
sidered barbarous. The discovery OF
gunpowdcr put stop to the old fash
ioned method Of attack, in which only
missiles and sharp edged weapons were
considered ethical. but gunpowder did
not come into approval without a
struggle. In fact. it was under the
humanity" ban for almost three cen.
turies.
This remarkable compound Of salt
peter, sulphur and charcoal, which Fas
given it's first ryout at the siege Of
Constantinople in 1853, had been
known to both the chemist and the
soldier for hundred years or more.
It is said to have been discovered by
Roger Bacon in England about the
year 1890 and by German monk
named Schwarz twenty years later.
Another independent discoverer Of the
same dangerous mixture was an un-
known and uncelc5rated Moor, whose
secret was ultimately carried into Eu-
rope in the fourteenth century. Even
be was not the first to make an ex-
plosiGe compound. The Chinese "beat
him to it," having used this same kind
Of mixture for rocket signals before
the Christian era.
The fall Of Constantinople was
brought about by the use, the wholly
unethical and altogether barbarous use,
Of cannon balls. and itIwas not until
about q century later that the world
gave. its full sanction to the killing Of
men by means Of gunpowder.-St Louis
Globe e-Democrat
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BENEFITS FROM BOOKS.
travelling Along the Roads That Lead
Us into Other Worlds.

travelling Along the Roads That Lead
Us into Other Worlds. :.
The benefit of literature can hardly
be orerestinated. Books enlarge a
mans horizon. Theyefaise Il mirage Of
water brooks and date palm to travel.
ers In the desert. They are the sick
mans health. the prisoners release"
Shut within a aarrow routine Of dull
necessity, sad at heart In a world
where wrong triumphs, where beauty
has no assurance of respect. where hu-
manity tolls terribly merely for its dali
IL bread or the satisfaction Of trivial
appetites, the earthly pilgrim need do
no more than pick u2 book and. 10. he
steps into another world.
Here he Is free from sorrow and care.
free from the burden OF his body, from
envy, jealousy, contempt self satisfac-
ton, from vain regrets, from wishes
that can never wear the livery Of hope,
from narrowness Of soul and hardness
Of heart
He may. mingle in the society Of the
good and great; he may listen to the
wise man and the prophet; he may see
all the conditions Of human happiness
and misery; he may watch the human
spirit in It's strife with circumstances
not,,JJ conquer or basely succumb; he
may go down through the gate Of a
hundred sorrows" or accompany Dante
and Beatrice through the spheres Of
paradise. Monthly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
tobacco Production.

India. second only to this country in
the production of tobacco, consumes
most of it's own product and imports
very little Russia is third and raises
practically all her supply, Importing
and exporting only small quantity.
Austria Hungary is the fourth produc-
ing country. importing more than a
fourth rs much as it raises and exports
one-cighth Of It's own crop. Germany
is an extensive grower Of tobacco. but
imports two and half times as much
as It cultfvates and does not export
any. France raises considerable tobac-
co under government supervision and
imports great quantities Of the milder
Virginia tobaccos to keep up the quail
ty of the cigarettes and other products
made under the state monopoly. Both
France and Spain keep buyers in this
market.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
WHISPERING GALLERIES.
Old World Churches With Remarkable
Acoustic Properties.

OLD World Churches With Remarkable
Acoustic Properties.
The most celebrated whispering gal
lery Is that which surrounds the base
of the interior Of the dome Of st. Pauls
cathedral, London. a person speaking
near its surface can be heard distinctly
by one listening near the smooth wall
at the other extremity Of the diameter.
but not elsewhere.
In the cathedral Of Gloucester whis-
pering passage leads from one aisle to
the opposite behind the east window Of
the choir. It IS seTenty-fve feet long.
six and o half feet high and three feet
vide in the form Of half an irregular
octagon. The walls and ceilings are Of
freestone, and the slightest whisper
travels from end to end.
The cathedral Of the Tai Mahal in
Agra, India, has most marvellous ech-
oes and reyerberating qualities, but IS
scarcely whispering gallery. The
whole cathedral Of Girgenti, IN Sicily.
has this character owing to the pecul-
lar structure Of its walls. These re
markable properties also belonged TO
the EAR Of Dionysius," cut in the rock
as Syracuse in the shape Of parabolic
curve, ending in an elliptical arch. It
Is said that the tyrant seated in small
chamber over a hundred feet from the
spot occupied by his captives by this
means could hear every word spoken
by his prssoners.-London Answers.
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SAVED HIMSELF, UNAWARE.
Showing How tho Eye Sees More Than
Ore Th;,ts Il noae

Showing How tho Eye Sees More Than
Ore Thinks It Does.
Writing on psychological subjects in
the Ladies Home Journal, a. Adding
ton Bruce says:
From DR.. a. 81. Of Pennsylvania,
one Of our we'll known psychologists,
i have received this impressive piece
Of testimony to the power Of the eye
to see more than one consciously ap-
preheHds:
Three summers ago, when was
son a visit 10 my old home town. !
took short cut across familiar fields
where far growth os weeds covered
the ground was going alo0s at a
rapid gait. with my mind wholly &C.
erpied with matters other than my
path. when suddenly, quite refexly,
my left foot. instead Of going down OF
the spot where it should, ierked itself
over to the left. and went on fully
ten steps before realized that, l had
made the sharpest kind Of an Offset In
my path. wondered what made me
do 1t. turned. retraced my steps and
found an adder still coiled and ready
to strike, exactly. US judged. where
my foot would have gone.
.'Dr. A. Il. recognizing the correct
explanation Of his fortunate misstep.
adds:
During my boyhood summers /
used to go barefootcd much Of the
time. Through sad experiences WITH
stubble fields. brier patches and stony
paths learned automatically to PICK
my way without giving thought to the
matter. As result. ! find myself
frequently in my walks avoiding OBJ
stacles which at the moment do not
consciously discern.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
a Curious Experience.

Lombroso, the famous Italian crimi-
nologist, once had a curious expert
ence. He was In a printing Office cor
recting the proofs in his Delinquent
Man with the chief reader when on
reaching a page which dealt with a
young man. who, impeued by Jealousy,
had stabbed his fiancee be made sur
prising discovery. The proofreader
was this man.
''SuddenlE,'' Lombroso said In telling
the story. ''he threw himself at my
feet, declaring that he would commit
suicide If l published this story with
bis name. His face, before very gen.
tie. was completely altered and almost
terrifying. and was really afraid that
be would kill himself or me on the spot
l tore up the proofs and for several
editions omitted his story"
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An innenious Device.

When Sir Robert Perks school days
were over he entered the Office Of
firm of lawyers and worked very hard.
1t was no uncommon thing to find him
reading law at il the morning, and
this often after he had been working
late on the previous night. AS mat
ter Of fact, he made it an infexible
rule never to be in bed Of morning
after g. To enforce this rule he in
vented an ingenious device. This con-
sisted Of @ long glass tube filed with
water nicely balanced over his head
ard attached by string to an alarm.
At the desired hour the beh rang and
awakened the sleeper: If within few
seconds he did not leap from his bed
and avert the calamity the descending
weight Of the clock destroyed the bai-
ance Of The tube, and down poured the
water on his guilty head!-From "The
Life Story Of Sir Robert W. Perks"
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If Animals Could Speak.

Il Is startling fact that II some ami
mails could tell their life history they
would be able to recall events which
happened hundreds Of years ago. a
Russian eagle, for instance, would be
able to remember watching with
greedy eyes as one by one the French
soldiers under Napoleon fell exhausted
out Of the ranks in their awful retreat
from Moscow in 1872. There are croc-
odiles alive in India today which saw
the first English traveller set foot there,
while there are whales in the sea which
may have skirted the coast of France,
when 1t was invaded In 1415. A great
many elephants could recall historical
events Of q hundred years ago, while
there are ravens still living whose
memory could go back twice that pc
riod.-London Answers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
Flowers Bloom on Ieeberas.


Arctic explorers often report the dig
covery OF flowers blooming on icebergs.
The explanation Of this is as follows:
It appears that sone animals carry
on their feet growth Of moss, which
is deposited on the ice while it Is at
tached to the mainland in polar re-
gions. In time this decays and forms
shallow soil in which the seed Of
buttercups and dendelions often find a
lodging, borne by currents Of wind
that doubtless caught them ap Ia some
southern cline. These take root and
bloom when the great cleaning ice
berg floats out to sea and is carried
routhward, where the soft winds melt
ths surface and give the plants the
moisture they uoed-
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Not For STRANGERS.

What in the world does that mean?'
asked the traveller through sparsely
settled region on the Cape. There's
no such place on my road map
The man whom he addressed first
took a leisurely survey Of the traveller
and his horse and then turned his
eyes toward the weatherbeaten Sign,
which bore the single word ''Tolpom.' y
"That amt name" be said, with
dignity; "it's Jest an indication. It
means To Long pond one mile It's
plain enough to folks from nearby
that's hunting for the pond. and We
don't reckon on strangers taking much
interest"-Youth's Companion
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Plenty of Roem.

The young man who writes verses
was standing out in the night gazing
at the sky when friend ran across
him.
what are you doing studying as
tronomy?
go away and don't disturb me. I
am gazing into infinite distance"
II don't see what satisfaction you.
find in that"
That's because you never had any
experience with editors. You don't
know what comfort it is to find some.
place where nothing Is crowded out
for lack Of space."-London Tit-Bits.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
: Thunder.

Winter thunder IS considered through
out Europe to be of very III omen, but
April thunder, is considered to be very
beneficial In Devonshire and other
cider counties Of England there Is q
saying that when 1t thunders In April
you must clean up the barrels"-in
readiness. that is, for plentiful crop
Of apples. The French consider April
thunder to be Indicative Of good
yield from vineyards and cornfelds.
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Getting Il Straight.

It was in the Elysian fields.
IT am gratifed to see that Shake
speare is more sought after than the
military heroes declared highbrow
shade. 81 consider this a tribute to
the peaceful arts"
st isn't that so much" pointed out
a lowbrow Shade. "Every new ar
rival wants to ask him If he really
wrote those plays."-Kansas City Jour.
nal
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
Hard Water.

The streams Of water used in by.
draulic mining are said to be 50 swift
that if one tried to hack into them
with sword the weapon would fly to
pieces. The water IS moving so rapidly
that it has no time to yield beneath
the stroke and in consequence IS like
bar of iron
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The Amsthyst.

4 good example Of one Of the ways
In which magical properties became
attributed to, natural objects Is the
stone known as amethyst The an
cient Indian name Of this stone had
the sound represented by lis present
name. In Greek this sound happens to-
mean "anti-wine;;" hence, without more
ado, the ancients declared that tho
amethyst was a preventive, Of and a
cure for drunkenness!-London Mail
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Professional Retieenc,

Did that man quote you correctly in
that interview"
II can't tell" replied Senator Sor-
ghum.
Don't you know"
Eyes, / know, but I can't tell until
have learned how my constituents
like the article. ."-Washington Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
AndaI Coins.

An "anseI" was an ancient gold coin
weighing four pennyweights and val
ued at IS. Sd. in the reign Of Henry
VI. and at 10 shillings in the reign Of
Elizabeth in 1862. It took its name
from the efTigy of an angel embossed
on one side.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
Idle Dream.

"Poor dad! Sister told him that the
girls Of her class are going to grad
uate in dollar gowns"
"Weli, what about poor dad?"
"He thinks a dollar is al he win be
called upon to give up."-Kansas City
Journal
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A Master Of One Art.

Have you ever loved any other
eirls?" .breathed the maiden tremu-
lousy.
"Well, have attempted a few kin
dcrgarten. prep school and college
courses in Affection responded the
man in the case, "but this represents
a real purpose to get rid Of my bache-
lor's degree"
Whereupon he took little frmer
hold.-Richmond Times Dispatch.
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Wet Clear THROUGH.

A little girl was playing at the ta-
bic with her cup Of water. Hes father
took the cup from ner and in SC doing
accidentally spilled some of the water
on her. There" she cried, as she left
the table Indignantly, you wet ne
clear to. my feelinss!"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as q
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties Of fQUININE
and IRON. It acts On the Liver, Drives
ont Malaria, Erriches the Blood and
Sriida up the Whole System. 50 cents.
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70 Drive Out Malaria

TO Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System
Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula is
printed on every label, showing it is
Ouinine and Iron in tasteless form.
The Quinine drives out malaria, the
Iron builds up the system. so cents
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Two Sides.

Willis-Why don't you go to church?
Gillis-Too far Why don't you go?
Willis-We live next door to one, and
I hate to get all dressed up just to go
that little way.-Boston Journal
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A small bag cannot be made to con-
tain what Is large. A short rope can
not be used to draw water from q
deep well.-Chinese Proyerb.
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There Are Executions

I'VE are all born equal" quoted the
wise guy.
Don't try to tell that to the mother
os a first baby" cautioned the simple
mug.-Philadelphia Record.
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Desperation.

Desperation.
Lady Visitor-My poor man, what
Grst drove you tola career Of crime?
Desperate Criminal-Trying to match
samples for my wife.-Balt1more Amer
ican.
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SHIRT WAISTS.

Our showing of Shirt Waists will certainly surprise
and please you The newest in stock Plain
and fancy Broad stripe in Wash Silks Pongees,
Madras, Silk Crepe de Shine, Etc Reasonably priced
from 50c up.
Let us remind you again that Dress Goods and
Domestics Household Furnishings, Mems Furnishings,
Shoes Hosiery and Underwear Departments teamng
with all the goods and very low prices prevail all
Don't forget the location In New Store. next to
Weinberg's Grocery.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29

ro1s .oos 80 amp auus sq1 "a sIsoH pus uEed
ssA9;Ioi u TO 5u!IsoH oHdaspuV s.IslIod
10 SIqe1I9I pio 'InJI,puoA ,V3 90 poIuo aIs
.3urpuu3s suoI Moq 20 Isl1pru on 'ssseo 7sIoA oQL
.aEa 2.uaM saIpswsa ls42o 'saos p!o Sang
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-09-29

There never was an excuse, as inter
estins as q duty we'll done.-Tolede
Blade
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Museum Many Centuries O1d.

Museum Many Centuries OId-
Japan has maintained intact through
all the country many changes a mur
scum OF decorative art established In
the year 766.
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The Sumter Trust Co.,
Sumter. S. c., announces
that it is prepared to
make loans upon improv-
ed farm lands at Six per
cent. interest. Cal! ON
them for particulars.
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Striking new models in Serge Gabardine: Whipcords,
Etc featuring the Box Coat Effects in Fur Braid
Trimming Some handsome and very striking models in
the new shades of Blue, African, Brown Russian,
Green. Etc Price: $3.50, $780, $500 and up. Some
new arrivals this week Come in and see them Every
suit different.