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THE POLK .COUNTY OBSERVER, FRIDAY, AUGUST , 115. ACCIDENTS OF FORTUNE Inoldanta That Led to the Ri of Two Famous Dramatio Stars. More than 200 years ago a drama tist, sitting la the bar of a London tavern, overheard a girl In the next loom reading aloud from a play book, and he' was so much pleased by the aound of her voice and the fluency and sprlghtllness of her delivery that he sought acquaintance with ber, ob tained her confidence and opened for her the way to a successful dramatlo career. That girl, a dramatic genius thus accidentally discovered, was Anne Oldfleld, 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 a chorus composed of pupils from the public schools, selected Sarah Frost, then a girl about twelve, perceived her theatrical aptitude and provided the opportunity for Its development. The manager was Robert B. 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. BENEFITS FROM BOOKS. Traveling Along the Roads That Lead Ua Into Othar Worlds. The benefit of literature can hardly be overestimated. Books enlarge a man's horizon. They raise a mirage of water brooks and date palm to travel ers In the desert They are "the sick man's health, the prisoner's release." Shut within a narrow 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 dal ly bread or the satisfaction of trivial appetites, the earthly pilgrim need do no more than pick up a book and, lo, he ateps into another world. Here he Is free from sorrow and care, free from the burden of his body, from envy, jealousy, contempt, self satisfac tion, 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 numan happiness and misery; he may watch the human spirit in Its strife with circumstances nobly 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. Atlantic Monthly. MAN AND HIS LAUGH. (Mf Restraint and Ita Effeote Upon Human Emotions. Laughter Is a sign of high develop ment The nearer one la to the animal the leaa on laughs. The more highly developed wa become the more do we perceive humor. For laughter. It must be remembered, is a sign that an emo tion has suddenly been set free. It Is like a touch on the trigger of a gun, the gun being self restraint No one ever tells an animal (in the wild state) that there are certain things that he must not do. There Is no direct prevention of an act that the animal wants to perform. Consequently the animal has no self restraint Man, on the other hand, la surround ed by commandments from babyhood onward. He la always being told by some one, first by his parents, then by the laws of society, that there are things that be must not do. The de sire to do these things, coupled to the knowledge that he dare not do them, causes a tense emotion, i The animal lives as the occasion rises. Man is keyed up by the continuous conflict of occasions. It Is the relief from this keying up that gives rise to laughter. The great er the tension caused by the delay be tween Impulse and act the funnier does the thing seem which releases it Something which would seem only moderately funny If it happened In the street becomes screamingly ludicrous In church because of the tension of feeling that one must be solemn. When a snowball hits a silk bat the sight makes one laugh because of the feel ing that, whatever else a silk hat might be Intended for, It was not as a target for snowballs. Exaggerations are of ten funny, because they twist our emo tion from a usual to an unexpected channel. A story teller who laughs at his own Jokes always spoils his stories. It Is the man with the mournful face whose quips seem the merriest It is an old saying that one must "laugh and grow fat" but modern science has learned that we must "laugh and grow wise." New York American. OLD MAN HARE. Tobaooo Production. India, second only, to this country in the production of Aiacco, consumes most of its own product and Imports very little. Russia is third and raises practically all ber supply, Importing and exporting only a small quantity. Austria-Hungary is the fourth produc ing country, Importing more than a fourth as much as It raises and exports one-eighth of Its own crop. Germany is an extensive grower of tobacco, but imports two and a half times as much as it cultivates 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 quali ty of the cigarettes and other products made under the state monopoly. Both France and Spain keep buyers In this market Not For 8trangra. "What In the world does that mean?" asked the traveler through a 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 traveler and his horse and then turned his eyes toward the weatberbeaten sign, which bore the single word "Tolpom." "That ain't a name," he 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. A Maatar of One Art "Have you ever loved any other girls?" breathed the maiden tremu lously. "Well, I have attempted a few kin dergarten, 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 a little firmer hold. Richmond Tlmes-Dlspatch. Professional Reticence. "Did that man quote you correctly In that Interview ?". "I can't tell." replied Senator Sor ghum. "Don't you know!" "Tea, I know, but I can't tell until I have learned how my constituents like the article." Washington Star. Hard Water. The streams of water used in hy draulic mining are said to be so swift that if one tried to hack Into them with a sword the weapon would fly to pieces. The water Is moving so rapidly that It has do time to yield beneath the stroke and In consequence Is like a bar of Iron. The Aetor's Mooting With Gladatona Outside the Theater. John Hare, the eminent English actor-manager, said that the most de lightful compliment be ever received was from Mr. Gladstone. It was a dou ble ended compliment Whichever way you -took It It was satisfactory. Mr. Hare earned fame playing old men's parts, his character as Mr. Gold by In "A Pair of Spectacles" being a good example. Added to this was a horror of having his picture taken. Mr. Gladstone bad never seen a plC' ture of the actor, but he knew him well behind the scenes as well as be fore the footlights. The premier's fa vorite play was "A Pair of Spectacles, and he always went behind the scenes to chat awhile with the actor. The really old man and the made up old man would sit there and talk In the most delightful way for an hour after the show. One day the Earl of Rosebery had Mr. Gladstone to dinner, and he also Invited his friend John Hare. The ac tor came In smooth shaved, looking about thirty-five. He was presented to Mr. Gladstone, and the prime minis ter shook his hand most cordially and said: "My dear sir, I am very, very glad to meet you. I know your father very, very welL Splendid actor! Fine old man!" It took the whole evening for the earl and Mr. Hare to convince him that this son was really the father. London Tatler. WRECKED THE THEATFR. 1 When London Playgoers Rose Against an Increase In Prioee. : V There occurred In London something over a hundred years ago a aeries of riots called the "O. P. riots," which grew out of an Increase in theater prices. - ' ' In 1809; after Covent Garden theater had been burned to the ground and re built. It was reopened under the man agement of John Kemble, one of the Kemble family of great actors, with an Increased scale of admission prices. The new theater was all right, and Kemble was popular, but the theater going public resented the Increase of prices. On the opening night when Kemble, who was to play Macbeth, attempted to make an explanatory speech he was hooted down by demands for "old prices," and night after night people crowded the house, danced on the seats and interrupted the players with cries of "O. P.," old prices. The disturbance continued for sev eral weeks, the people wearing "0. P.' badges and displaying big "O. P." plae ards. The theater was closed for sev. eral days, but when it was opened the trouble began again. Seats were de stroyed and windows broken. Legal proceedings were taken, and failed. The municipal authorities, as sisted by a governor of the Bank of England, finally brought about a com promise. Philadelphia Press. THE CITY IX BRIEF. ART OF BAIT CASTING. Landing the Lure That Coaxaa the Bat tling Black Bass, The bait caster! What memories of Ulypadded lakes, shimmering In the burnished gold of the setting sun, of a roseate twilight peace, when the lake Is one vast mirror; of furious battles with that bulldog of the sweet waters. the black bass, are his! A most difficult ait, one that requires more than a modicum of practice to acquire to place that lure precisely In a given spot forty or fifty feet away, where a bass may lurk not near the spot but right in it mind you to land that lure so as to simulate a frog or minnow naturally leaping or Jumping to escape possible attack by a bf to do all this with a short rod and high speed reel casting the lure as a small boy throws an apple from the end of a stick to do this with accuracy and deftness is no unworthy ambition. And after the strike comes a battle between a five pound fish and a 150 pound man, equalized by fair tackle, that will put the exhilaration of eter nal youth Into any man especially If he proves himself worthy to beat the fish at his own game to take him with all the handicaps Imposed by the nec essary tackle and win out against all the snags, tactics, leaps and plunges, rushes and feints employed by the bat tling bass. Warren H. Miller in American Forestry. Taxicaba in 1711. Something over a couple of centuries ago the principle of the taxlcab was known, remarks an exchange. An ad vertisement in the London Dally Cou rant of Jan. 13. 1711. announces that at the Sign of the Seven Stars, under the piazza of Covent Garden, a char iot was on view that would travel without horses and measure the miles as It goes. It was capable of turning and reversing and could go uphill as easily as on level ground. A Subduad Vocalist. "Pa. you sing bass In the choir, don't you?" asked Bobby Smlthers. "Yes, my son." replied Mr. Smlthers. "And ma sings soprano?" "That's right" "Well, there's one thing I don't un derstand." "What Is ltr "Mrs. Tompkins says you sing mighty big In public and mighty small at home." Birmingham Age-Herald. Portugal. Portugal obtained Its name from por- to. the haven or port where the Ganls landed their stores. This Is Oporto, called by the Portuguese O Porto (the port). The town was given as a dowry to Teresa when she married Henry de Lorraine, who styled himself Earl of Portugal because the place was knowa as the portus Gallorum (the port of the Gauls). The name finally extended t the whole country. A small bag enrBii made to coa ts in what la largc t short rope caa aot be nsed to draw water from a deep welL Chinese Proverb. Sons In China. In China one can always borrow money on the strength of having a son, but nobody would advance a penny to the man if he had a dozen daughter. The sons are responsible for the debts of their fathers for three generationa. while daughters are responsible only for the debts of their own husbands. J, An Artist. "Tour son. sir. has a very touch." i ) "rks he's been borrowing front yea too?" Baltimore American. I - i The Kind of a Friend to Have. I have a friend who calls on -me every now and then and always gives me a new lease on life. He makes me think more of myself; makes me more ambitious, more determined to see my opportunities and to make the most of them. His calls are like the coming of spring after a long, cold winter, which awakens the sleeping buds and calls out the flowers. The sunshine of his cheerful mind, the alchemy of his op timism, awakens me to renewed effort and encourages me to outdo myself. am never too busy to see him, and I always urge him to stay, because his presence makes me a larger man, makes life seem more worth while than ever. Be helps me to get a new grip upon myself. He arouses me, so that I feel equal to any task when he leaves. Christian Herald. Chopping and Rolling at Deny warehouse Tuesdays, Fridays and Sat urdays. - 80-6t So often it is said of a sick man that one time he was the strongest man in tne town. I still continue to do business at the same old stand. Ralph W. Bennett watchmaker and Jeweler. Ss-tf. For Fire and automobile Insurance see Chas. Gregory, city hall 82 See Van Orsdel and Manston for old line fire Insurance the Queen, Liverpool, London & Globe, company 13. The oldest and best on the coast Who repairs storage batteries right here in Dallas? Catherwood. 25-tf, Screen doors and window screens, Dallas Warehouse & Manufacturing company, Barham & Son, proprietors. There is more to hair cutting than merely cutting oft the hair. Try us for an up-to-date stylish hair cut. C. W. Shultz. 18-tf. Dr. Rempel, Chiropractor, 613 Church Dr. Stone's Heave Drops cures heaves. Price Jl, for sale by all drug gists. Adv. 79-tf. Who knows Catherwood? Every automobile owner. 25-tf. - The Dallas Wood company Is ready to furnish you with mill wood. Good loads and good service. All wood cash on delivery. Phone 492. 103-tf. Increase your crops with land plas ter, best grade, Dallas Warehouse Manufacturing company, Barham Son, proprietors. Dr. C. L. Foster, dentist, City Bank building, Dallas. 73-F. Ciroumatanoos Altar Cases. Stern Father It was after 11 o'clock when that young man left last night want you to understand- Pretty Daughter (Interrupting) But papa, I was so deeply interested In the news of his uncle's death that I didn't notice how late It was. You see, bis uncle died In Africa last week and left blm $100,000, and, of course- Stern Father As I was saying when you Interrupted me, I want you to un derstand that be can stay Just as late as be wants to. I don't mind if the gas meter does have to work overtime oc casionally. Indianapolis Star. How Purple Dye Waa Discovered. It Is often said that the old Phoeni cians discovered the purple dye In the murex shell by observing a dog which had eaten one of the mollusks and thus colored his chops with a rich pur ple stain. The ancients were accus tomed to hunt the murex by the as sistance) of pointer dogs. Some of the myths aay that Heracles by the aid of his dog first discovered the purple murex. Her Vague View. "I asked for alimony of SSO a week. I sea women are getting that right along." . . But, Bsadam." expostulated the law yer.) "your husband is earning only $12.- rwhafs that got to do with It? I thought the government provided' the alimony." Louts vll le Courier-Journal. Standing Order. "Before we were married be had a standing order with a florist to send m a bunch of roses every morning." "And since marriage?" "He has a standing order with an employment agency to send me a eaok." Judge. Age a idea with timidity to be spared Intolerable pain. 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Everywhere men are saying to their friends that the Real 'Tobacco Chew is the goods. A little chew of pure, rich, mellow tobacco seasoned and sweetened just enough cuts out so much of the grinding and spitting. TrX REAL TOBACCO CHEW IS NOW CUT TWO WAYS1! D CUT IS LONG SHRED. RIGHT-CUT IS SHORT SHRIbV ft Take leas than one-quarter the old size chew. It will be more satisfying than a mouthful of ordinary tobacco. Juat take a nibble of it until you find the atrength chew that auita you, then see how easily and evenly the real tobaooo taate cornea, bow it aatiafiea, how much less you have to apit, how few ehewa yon take to be tobaooo aatiafied. That's why it is Tkt RealTahatzm Ckem. That'. wh It 1 .1 i The taste of Dure, rich tobacco doea not need tn h nmMi . a. xoeas of licorice and sweetening makes you apit too much. One small chew takes the place of two. big chews of the old kind. ((Notice how the salt brings oat the rich tobacco taste.) VEYMAN-BRUTON COMPANY, 50 Union Square, New Tort City Qbuy FROM DEALER ORSENP 10?STAMP3T0US) W. E. Greenwood, Mgr. G. Btolti Company, props. Dallas Soda Works Manufacturers of Soft Drinks Telephone 703. 422 Ellis Street Star Transfer Co. WE MOVE ANYTHING THAT IS MOVEABLE PROMPT SERVICE G. A. & L C. MUSCOTT & A. P. STARR, Props, i Phone Stands: Webster's Confectionery 611 Ellis' Confectionery 1062 earn im DR. STONE'S POISON OAK REMEDY A snow white medicine, soft and soothing to the skin, applied every hour at once relieves and soon cures POISON OAK Price J 5c. and SOc For sale by all druggists. eeeeeeeeeattei When you think of Plumbing Think of H. H. RICH the two are synonymous His work speaks for itself WINDOW AND DOOR SPECIALS WHILE TRET jjAST. Front Doors tilOiil0 I.. . SS.Se Front Door SxsxaxS) SI. 00 Window MxSO Sl.z Odd Window at a Special Price. Remember that these price are apeclal to clean up the stock on hand. When the line are sold the old price will prevail. 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