The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1911 Page: 2 of 12
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TREASURED SECRET WAS OUT
Football Referee's Devotion to Duty [
Evidently Had Got Him Into
Serious Trouble.
The reforms hiid swallowed the j
whistle. It was very unfortunate, but
It w;ih not IiIh fault. A burly forward
liail charged him fairly In the center
of IiIh back, sending hi" whistlo down
his throat.
"The game must end!" cried some
one. "We can't do without a whistle."
"It's all right!" gasped the referee.
"I've got a substitute. We can go on."
Ho produced a latch hey from his
pocket, and as the game commenced
blow several hearty blasts on his new
whistle.
Suddenly a w oman's voice, loud and
angry, was heard above the roar of
the game
"Ferdinand, what does this mean,
sir! Where did you get that latch
key?"
Then Ferdinand slunk off the field,
for the voice was the voice of hi*
wife.
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GETTING READY.
yo' gwiue to di
ACTOR?
It Is nn occupation which It
open to any boy of average In-
telligence who has the Imitative
faculty and can memorize read-
ily. It does not require genius
to become a successful actor,
but hard work and unflinching
perseverance are absolutely
necessary. It Is not an easy
way to become rich, but by at-
tending strictly to business a
fair living may be made.
By C. W. JENNINGS.
Colored Barber—Is
Cakewalk tonight?
Other Darky—Suah. What do yo
think J got yo' to sharpen tnah razor
lo7
WHY BOND'S PILLS
ARE THE BEST.
They are honestly made of best
egents, and are small, gentle but ef-
fective Bond's Pills relieve the bad ef-
fects of overeating or drinking. Head-
aches, Biliousness, Constipation, Sour
Stomach, yield readily to one pill,
taki n at bedtime Try them once.
Their merit will convince you.
A free sample on request. Mention
this paper. BOND'S PHARMACY CO.,
Little Honk, Ark.
Close Guess.
Schmidt—Ve got a new baby py
our house yesterday.
Schmaltz—Van Iks; poy or girl?
Schmidt- I vond dell you. You hel
got lo gess It.
Schmaltz—Iss id a girl?
Schmidt You cho-o-o-st missed It,—
Vou ngs to w n To I egrara.
KB OICERS, "The grand old man," he
Is called for he is so honest handling
horses in race*. He snvs: "1 have used
KPOIIN S niSTKMPKIt CURK for 12
years, always with best success. It is the
only remedy 1 know to cure all forms ol
distemper and prevent horses in same sta
hie having the disease." GOc and $1 a hot
tin. All druggists, or manufacturers. Spolui
Medical (Jo,, l'hernialh, Goaheu, Ind.
Not Alarming.
'Arrv—T 'eard you've got a Job, Dill.
Is It a fan"?
Ulll—Ytis It's true; but there ain't
no cause for anxiety; It's only torn j
pory' -iiondon Opinion.
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J'.ikrt iho < i,i Htunduril (illoVlfH i'AMTMl KK
JlllLl- I OMC. \ <mi know nliu! you urn taking
l'lio formula I • p'uinljr i r1n(#Ml on rtcry bottle
flu>w 1 iik I' l-s Hiinplr n nod Iruti In m t Mo-
i«*n form Tin* (Julnltto drlvoa jytit tlio uiuluria
n l tho iron buhil* ui> th« bold by aV
ioaltTH for .A) rr.u*. l'rloe M) cent*.
The Ignorance of Casey.
Casey—I'liwat kind av a horse Is a
Cob?
Mulligan—It'll wan tliot's been
raised intoirly on corn, yo Ignoramus.
Nature's laxative, flnrfield Tea, over-
comes constipation and is ideally sirited to
tone up the system in the Spring.
Ho who gives pleasure moots with
It; kindness Is the bond of friendship
and tlio book o£ love.—Basllo.
Constipation causes anil aggravates many
ierioii-i diseases. It is thoroughly cured by
l>r Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The favor-
ite fimily laxative.
To be conscious that you are lgnor
ant Is a great step to knowledge.—
Benjamin Disraeli.
LTHOUGH from time Im-
memorial countless pages
havo been written advis-
ing tho youth of both
sexes to shun the glamour
and artificiality of the
stage. It Is exceedingly rare to come
across an article that would bo of
value to ono who had chosen acting
for his life work. It Is a profession
which should never bo adopted with-
out a proper understanding of lis pe-
culiar difficulties and dangers, but If
your hoy is convinced that lie has the
necessary qualifications and Is pre-
pared to face nnd overcome a host of
preliminary discouragements, the fol-
lowing hints will ttKBlst him to a
proper knowlodgo of tho first steps to
be taken.
Contrary to the general Impression,
one does not need to bo a genius In
order to rlso to a fair position In his-
trionic circles. In fact, nowadays,
producers are seeking lypes, rather
than orators nnd elocutionists. For
Instance, some men, even though In
poor circumstances, nre endowed
naturally with the outward appear-
ance and hearing of millionaires
Such persons, If possessing fnir act-
ing ability, enn fill millionaire parts
more acceptably than those who do
not look plutocratic. For the same
reason a fat man Is moro naturally a
fat man on tho stage than a thin
man made up to appear so, ns are
also a thin mnn, a hunchback, a bow-
legged man, a bald headed man, or
an unusually smnll man.
Therefore, If your boy has any ec-
centricities of physique or tempera-
ment his chances may he really better
than If he were anything short of
high ability without them.
However, there Is one essential
which can bo tested before he makes
a serious nttempt to get on the stage
—his ability to memorize. To be-
come a successful actor he must be
able to memorize with comparative
readiness. The average ordinary part
consists of about five thousand words,
which miiBt be committed to memory
with absolute perfection. Further-
more, In stock work, where a new
play Is put on onco a weok, nn actor
must be able to master this number
of words In that period. Your boy
should test his memory by one or
more well known plays and trying
to memorize different parts. Then
with some one to read the other parts
as they occur, let him supply the
part he lias lenrned from memory.
This tost satisfactory, his next
step would be to go to the manager
of a theatrical company and ask to be
given a trial. Should tho manager
have a play with some small part
which he thinks suitable to the appli-
cant's general nppearance, tho chance
of getting employment would be pret-
ty fair. The only way to get the
! coveted start Is to keep after the tnan-
j agers.
Your boy will receive about $15 a
week when ho begins with a non-
speaking part, and If tho company
should be on tho road ho might be
paid $25, on account of having to pay
his own hotel expenses. All living ex-
penses nre always assumed by the
actor, the manager paying only the
railroad fare.
By all means the most profitable
class of work In the beginning would
be with a stock company, on account
of tho varied experience and trying
out that your boy would get In np-
IMiarlng In a new play overy week.
Another advantage would be that tho
regular season Is only from Septem-
ber 1 to the end of April, leaving four
months of enforcod Idleness, while
stock companies are often busy
through the summer.
The "bit actor" (one who has only
n lino or so to speak) In a stock com-
pany Is paid about $20 a week. Hav-
ing only theso few words to utter
may not seem much, but It has Its
place, and an Important one, In the
play. It mny be that all your boy
has to do Is to enter and say, "His
l.ordslilp has arrived, sir;" but this Is
a distinct part, and If ho does It well,
In tho exact Intonation nnd manner-
Ism of n butler in short, If he has
mastered the part the stago manager
will recognize It Instantly, and he will
be promoted.
The next advance will be to gen-
eral utility mnn. at about $30 a week
Tho utility man Is nn actor who takes
small parts and Is ablo to fill various
vacancies of this character. Next he
becomes a Juvenile, or player ot
youthful parts, at $30 to $35. The
promotion to character man follows
Tills Is ono of" tho most Important
places In the company and one of tho
first things your hoy should do early
In his stage life Is to cultivate con-
versing and tolling stories In dialect,
studying character parts, stories and
monologues, and fitting himself to
take the part of any peculiar charac-
ter that may he called for without
notice. He can easily anticipate what
ho may be called•• on to do, as he will
know the plays that are to bo put on
by his company In tho future. Char-
acter men.are ,pald about $40 a week.
From this position your boy goes to
that of heavy man, the villain of the
play, who, next to leading man. has
the most important place. He plays
opposite to the leading man, and
one cannot rise to the latter without
having been a heavy man. Here his
pay will be about $50 a week.
Finally comes the leading man, who
gets about $f>0 a week. He Is paid
moro than the heavy man on account
of his greater necessary expenses for
clothing A full outfit of evening
suit, with Prince. Albert and tuxedo,
walking suits, sack suits, etc., and all
the haberdashery and shoes that go
with them required by the average
stock leading man, costs about $300.
On account of their still heovler out-
lay for clothes leading women are
paid more than leading men.
Certain conditions exist which bring
about a higher scale of salaries than
that, here given. In cities In which
there Is lively competition between
two or more stock companies, sal-
aries will be at least ono-thlrd higher.
Where nctors have acquired a consid-
erable reputation or are able, on ac-
count of their personality or for other
reasons, to add to the drawing popu-
larity of their company, they may be
paid at leaBt double the salaries men-
tioned . Stars in stock companies who
have achieved a national reputation,
such as Nat Goodwin, .lames O'Nell
or James K. Hackett, receive any-
where from $1,000 to $3,000 a week
| The salaries of members of what are
j known as legitimate companies will
| average about 50 per cent above those
I paid to members of stock companies.
Your boy will probably find the
kind of work for which he is specially
qualified before ho has lieen In the
business very long, and (hen he
should do everything possible to de-
velop this, ns the specialist on tho
stage, like everywhere else, has a dis-
tinct and superior ability of his own.
to the ndvantnge of his finances nnd
reputntlon. For Instnnce. one man
has made such a reputation In tho
part of a waiter that he devotes him-
self to that exclusively, and Is con
sldered a necessity by managers
whenever they have a play requiring
a waiter. He Is getting $200 a week
for his wonderful work In this com-
paratively unimportant and Inexpen-
sive part. One of the largest restaur-
ateurs in New York was so Impressed
by the excellence of his performance
that he told all his waiters they
should go to the play and get point
ers.
When determining the best meant
for your boy to make his theatrical
start, you should not fall to consldet
the dramatic schools, and If you can
afford the expense of $75 to $200 foi
the three months' course, and cost ol
living If he has to leave home, II
would be well to send htm to one of
the best. The training Is good, and
furthermore managers are watchlnfl
tho work of tho students. Out ol
every clnss graduated several get po
sltlotis immediately.
(Copyright, 1910, by the Associated T.lt
erary Press.)
AFTER
7 YEARS
SUFFERING
( Was Cured by Lydia E. Pink-
ham's Vegetable Compound
Waurika, Okla.—"I had female trou-
bles for seven year*, was all rundown,
and so nervous I
could not do any.
thing. The doctors
treated me for dif.
ferent things but
did mo no good. I
got so bad that I
could not sleep day
or night. While in
thlsconditionl read
c.f I.ydU E. l'lnk.
brim's Vegetable
Compound, and
began Its uso and
wrote to Mrs. rinkham for advice. In
a short time I had gained my average
weight and atn now strong and well."
—Mrs. Sali.ie Stevens, ft f. D., No.
8, liox 31, Waurika, Okla.
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Ever Eat Crawfish Soup?
We see In a newspaper an adver j
tlsement that reads thus: "Crawfish
soup today." Wo would not object tc
trying It. The crawfish Is a trim and |
clean little animal, Its habits ar«
fine, and It lives a pure and hnppj
life. It would commend Itself ai
much aB a lobster, for It belongs tc
the same family, and Is certainly th«
more fascinating member of It.
The older boys didn't think of craw
fish soup In their younger days, else
It might have been ono of the Joyi
of life. Rummaging the little streami
for crawfish would havo been a fa
vorlte sport if tho search wound ui
with a howl of soup. We tried 1'
once with mussels, but It didn't work
They didn't have the faintest fiavoi
J of an oyster. It would have been •
great satisfaction, for mussels wort
plentiful In boyhood days.
Crawfish eoup, Crlod mussels, an;
pawpaws for dessert might have beet
a sort of kingdom crtme to a boy be
fore tho war if ho had only got on t«
crawfish soup.—Ohio State Journal.
Another Grateful Woman.
Huntington, Mass.—"Iwasinaner.
Tous, run down condition and for three
jrcars could And no help.
"I owe my present good health to
Lydia E. 1'inkham's egetable Com-
K)und and Blood I'uriiler which 1 bo-
ieve saved my life.
"My doctor knows -what helped me
and does not say one word against It."
— Mrs. Mari Jaxette Hates, Box
134, Huntington, Mass.
Because your case is a difficult one,
floctors having done you no good, do
not continue to sutler without giving
I.ydia E. Pinkliam's Vegetable Com-
pound a trial. It surely has cured
many cases of female ills, such as in-
flammation, ulceration, displacements,
llliroid tumors, irregularities, jieriodio
pains, backache, that bearing-down
leeling, and nervous prostration.
Caesar's Lament.
Tho wild beasts gnashed their teeU
and roared like a circus calliope; th«
gladiators Bhouted hoarsely; the areni
was kneo-doep with gore.
In tho amphitheater the pleasure
seeking populace clamored tumultu
ously.
"More blood! More death!" thej
yelled ferociously.
Great Caesar in his private boi
heard their cry and sighed.
"Would that I might grant theli
prayer." ho muttered. "If only—" ant!
Imploringly he raised his eyes heaven
ward—"I could pull off an automoblli
cup race!"
Great Caesar wept.
For with all his boasted power h«
was unable to hasten the flight or
time.
Petti ti> Eve Salve
makes
soseevea
well
The Hydra.
Mrs. Brown—John William, look m*
In the eye!
Mr. Brown—Which p'tlcler eye, m'
dear? You seem to have more eyes 'd
a potato.
ECONOMY IN HIGH PRICES
Your llniGKlut Will Tell Von
Murlni- Kyi' Itemed}' Hellcvea Sore Eyes.
Blniiistliens Weak Eyes. Doesn't Hinart.
icintlX'M i;y« Pain. Try It In Uaby's
Eyea (or Scaly Eyelids und Granulation.
Who bo neglects learning In Ills
youth, loses the past and Is dead for
the future.—Euripldos.
I.ewis' Kingle Binder gives the sinoker a
rich, mellow tast ing 5o cigar.
Some women am like some old hens
—set In their ways.
Well Dressed Man Explain* How He
Buys Expensive Clothe* and
Wears Them Many Years.
Two well dressed men, at least they
n-ere so far as one not thoroughly ex-
pert In what good clothes are could
Judge, were talking about the cost of
them.
"I paid $R0 for this suit," said the
elder man, "nnd—"
"Gee whiz!" Interrupted the young-
er, "that's too much for me to pay for
one suit of clothes. Why, I gavo only
$15 for this suit 1 have on."
"Very nice looking BUlt, too," ad-
mitted the other.
"It was marked down from $20," tho
younger confessed, ns though desirous
of apologizing for wearing a $15 hand
me-down. "As far as I can Bee," he
went on with somo degree of self grat-
ulation, "yours doesn't look to bo $G5
better."
"How long have you worn yours?"
Inquired the older.
"This is the second year Two years
Is as long ns 1 wear a suit."
"And this Is the eleventh year I've
had mine. Of course, I haven't worn
It every day, and I have had tho
tailor keep In good condition, as you
see, though this Is the last year of its
life, so your $15 suit at $7.60 a year
Is about as extravagant as my $80 suit
at $7.30 a year, Isn't It? Besides, I've
been wearing an $S0 suit from the
best tailor In town while you are
wearing the $15 hand-me-down picked
up wherever you happened to see the
reduction sale. I practise economy In
all things, anil for that reason I wear
the best clothes I can buy and look
like a millionaire If I'm not one."
Popular Chinese Fruit.
a fruit popular In North China, and
which Is most excellent for the table,
either stewed or as Jam. Is In appear-
ance like a crahapple. The flesh Is
pinkish In color, and when served at
table It has the color of cranberry
sauce. The taste Is pleasant, with a
subacid flavor, and very refreshing,
Tho Chinese cnll It "hung-kuo" (pro-
nounced hoongkwa), which means
"red fruit."
Convict Refuses Pardon.
A case unparalleled In prison reo
ords wan created at the Penitentiary
at Thomaston, Me., when John G
Farr, an inmate of the InstltuUon, re
fused the unconditional pardon grant
ed him by the governor. When Farr
who Is 29 years of age, wai
asked to explain his extraordinary de
clsion, he said: "Why should I go baci
to a placo where there are rages an<
Jealousies and where one's supposed
ly best friend, sometimes even one'i
wife or one' bosom friend, turns out
In the end to bo one's worst enemy'
Hero I am surrounded by men whoe<
aim Is to conduct themselves In i
model manner. Very few of then
are really bad at heart. Many «
them make friends who will remali
true through thick and thin. So.
think I'll serve my sentence out."
One of the Producers.
"You should endeavor to do some
thing for the comfort of your fellow
men," Bald the philanthropist, "with
out thought of reward."
"I do. 1 buy umbrellas Instead of
[ borrow ing them."
Good Definition.
A New York judge. It will be re-
membered, recently declared uncon-
stitutional tho new law that an auto-
moblllst, having run over a pedes-
trian, must stop and leave his name.
The Judge said that tho automoblllst
had a perfect right to run away and
leave the mangled victim to bleed to
death alone for the reason that, In
criminal cases, no man Is obliged to
bear witness against himself. James
Halden Wilkes, president of the De-
fense Society of Atlauta, discussed
this legal decision at the society's
last meeting. "And that." he cried
hotly, "Is called Justice. Well, In-
deed, was a search after justice once
defined as a blind man looking Into a
dark room for a black hat that isn't
there." •
It Came Too Easy.
Cashier—I'm sorry, madam, but I
can't honor this check. Your hus-
band's account Is overdrawn.
Lady—Huh! I thought there was
something wrong when he wrote this
check without waiting for me to get
hysterical.
Evidently Deeply In Love.
Chedomlr Mlkovttch, a Bclgrrade po-
liceman, comltted Bulcldo after his
sweetheart had Informed lilm she
could not leave her situation to follow
him on his new beat.
What We Are Coming To.
Jack — I thought your landlord
didn't allow children.
Henry—'Sh! Wo call It Fldo.—Har-
per's Bazar.
Makes a
Good Breakfast
Better—
To have some
Post
T oasties
with cream or milk.
For a pleasing change,
sprinkle Post Toasties
over fresh or stewed fruit,
then add cream and you
have a small feast
"The Memory Lingers"
fOSTUM CBRBAL CO.. LlA,
Bsili* Cmk. Mich.
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Allen, E. E. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 27, 1911, newspaper, April 27, 1911; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth214141/m1/2/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Cherokee+County%22: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.