The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, April 26, 1912 Page: 6 of 8
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HEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
Story of a Great Actor and His
Bad Temper.
John McCullough'u Description of tha
Magnificent, Awful Rage of
Edwin Forrest When Hi*
Anger Was Stirred.
By E. J. tiDWARDS.
Ju tin? late spring of'i8SS 1 met Jolin
McCullougli, one of the great. Amer-
ican tragedians of the sixties and the
seventies of the last century, at a re-
ception In Washington, given at the
house of Colonel "Mob" Ingersoll. Mc-
Cullougli at that time was beginning
to show the effects of the insidious
'■'isense which two years later caused
his death. '1'here was a certain slow-
ness of step, as though the strength
that once was In his powerful limbs
had gone. Hut there was no trace of
the hesitating speech which later
compelled his retirement from the
stage,
I knew that McCullougli had trav-
eled with Kdwin Forrest from 1SGG to,
' 1 SOS, and that the latter had hoped
j to make McCullougli his drafnatie suc-
cessor. The two men had been very
close to each other, and so I made
bold to ask McCullougli if he had ever
scon during the years that he was
with Forrest, America's greatest
tragedian until liooth came, any of
tlnifviolent ebullitions of temper in
which, as I had heard, Forrest fre-
quently indulged, raving sometimes
like a maniac.
"Forrest whs a quick-tempered
rnnr," replied McCullougli, "and he
i did burst out sometimes like a man-
; lac, but I personally never beheld him
j in any of his most violent moments.
Still, 1 once experienced one of his
I milder outbreaks, and that was suffi-
cient for me. When ! How that man
did rage!
"It seems that one of the actors of
the company had arrived a little late
jat a rehearsal In which I also was to
!':iko part. Forrest turned upon the
'lucki 'ss iu:iri mid let himself loose to
the fullest extent possible. He raged
and roared like a lion—a stranger to
Forrest's way would have sworn that
he was a raving maniac. The actor
I himself was thoroughly frightened
and edged backward so that he might
flee to a place of safety In case For-
res' attacked lilni.
"Among oilier things Forrest said
to the poor man were some words of
j praise el' me .lie told tlie shivering
man that he ought to study John Mc-
f'ullo: h for a model. He declared In
his it. •. • that I was never tardy, that
I was always upon the stage at the
appointed time, that he knew I alwayi
awaited my cue. And again and
again he shouted at the object of hl«;
! wrath that he must take John Mc-
Cullougli as his model for promptness.
"Well, it so happened that while the,
rehearsal was In progress it was de-
layed because I was not on hand to,
respond to my cue. I don't remem-
ber what It was that delayed me; but:
the cue was given two or three times,;
and each time there was no response.
Then thfc- actor who had aroused For-
rest's temper to do Its worst ventured
to say to Forrest: 'Don't you think
I'd better get a new model? McCul-
lougli doesn't answer Ills cue.'
"Just at tlint moment I appeared.
Forrest rolled his great, dark eyes,
upon me with a ferocity of expression
that I had never seen equalled by him1
when tie was acting. He seemed al-
most to be foaming at the mouth. He:
roared and used most vituperative
language. And through It all he man-
aged to tell me that he had set me up
as a model for promptness and then I
had Instantly repudiated that praise
by my tardiness. I shall never forget
the way he roared. It was magnifi-
cent, but It was awful.
"After a time the rehearsal proceed-
sd. My one thought was to sneak
away from the theater after the per-
formance tfas over without Forrest
seeing me. Hut 1 was not able to do
ao. He sent for me to come to hte
dressing room, and I went with my
knees in a quake. I opened the door
and stood before liini, expecting this
time to receive the Forrest temper In
Its fullest fury. But he turned a gen-
tie face upon me.
" 'John,' he said, in the mildest,
sweetest tones, 'I want you to go out
and have supper with me.' And T
went. And I never saw Edwin For-
rest more charming than he Was at
that midnight feast.
"Yes," continued McCullough, "For-
rest had a great temper; but I learn-
ed that., notwithstanding ills inability
to control it, lie was, like most quick-
tempered persons, of a very sensitive
und generous disposition. He could
not knowingly do a mean thing, al-
though lie might give vent to his tem-
per and then forget the explosion a
few minutes later."
(Ccpyright, lt'11, by K. .1. Edwards. au
ltlglltH Reserved.)
Twelve Languages on Tap.
It is quite an ordinary experience
to behold a business piece where a
couple of languages are spoken supple-
mentary to the native tongue, but it Is
decidedly uncommon to discover an
establishment which maintains a corps
of Interpreters capable of speaking up-
ward of a dozen foreign languages.
This is the record of a well known
New York department store, and It is
reported that almost daily are calls
made for this wholesale linguistic ser-
vice.
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jbl « />- ^ 25. « of Anson, Texas
•I'ltn ft.. .te^reseuiaiive of tha 106th district.
( ones asitf. ^ iiiackeU'ord Counties)
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
From Six to Ten Million Tons
Found in Mojavc Desert.
Located in Old Lnk? Ded—Man,' H.ive
Lobt Lives in Traversing Waste
Which Will Now Yield Prod-
uct of Much V«lue.
Washington Following tlif an
liKUlict'lllclit by the geologies! mmcy
lli.it a survey party in coiiik.'Hoii with
h f>art> from the d< ; h meut of al-il
culture luid located i potash deposit
in tin' Mojavc i|> , eii. ti." iigrieiil unit
lie part tilt tit tells mote 'bom lh«' d.'
posit and tlx clte'iins' ine#'* under
\s hlcll it i xlsts.
I lie departrn« li' stales that .1 pocket
lis- In 1 n I011111I don 11 ill the Mojiive
<!• * rt in southern California eontaln-
Int. from li.tKiu.tMHi in In,mill,uuu tons,
so far as cuti be nsc' itallied now. The
prosj ect Ik that It will last twenty or
Ihlny years und tide the country over
till 1. more thorough search can be
III lie
The deposit v as struck siinullune-
oiuly by the two s> archill.; parties In
the HortiN lake legion 01 the Mojavc.
This section, like most of this south-
\vi stern eountrj I- old InUe bed.
'lie liorlui.i for po'iish weri> niiide In
a section of pl.va 1 r hard d - -■••rt sand.
'i I ' regiotl thai I; 1 I been Im est 1/ it.
ed Is underlaid b> 11 liig body of iiiu-
ut.il briiK Ihi't e tin to the surface
In the form Of \*< 11. vvh< tl borliit s are
111. i'i
Horox 1 ike, • p Bt trie I ike, li ne of
the ir.iti pln.v s or lt«t< 1 mllletilly wet
atid dr.'. 1 ik< k coiatnon througl. 'it
the ill Id i. giem of the w a. It lies
betw«'eti the Argus and SUM" raim<'S,
In the Mojav< destrt. llorax lake was
the original ,.cene of famous borax
mines. The lake or Hut Is about ten
tulles long h!id five miles wide and
li 11 received the dralnug<« from the
surrotiiiiiiiig mills for many thousauds
I of y«'f>t".i, vast quant.ties of dissolv«'d
minerals being thus concentrati'd lu It.
The water has be ji evaporated under
the Intense heat of rh* long, hot sea-
sons, but the salts have remained, so
that for most ol the year, In fact often
! throughout the year, the bed Is a glis-
tening plain of white suits, In attempt
\ lug to cross which under a brazen sun
' men have lost their lives.
The mirage plays Its strange tricks
bcr«\ and at the driest places the
I tr:iv«'l«>r can generally ee what tip
pears to be a broad expanse of water
i covering the bed a little way ahead
1 always a little distance off, until lie
1 approaches Hie shore of llorax lake.
Then when he looks behind 111 id he
| sees the water apparently covering
1 the ground over v hlch he has Jn-it
coui«\ The lake occupU s a valb y
made tiy faults bleaks and slips In
the earth's crust y here a great area
has lw«n dflipped down.
The salts tire not evenly distributed
over the i.tirfaiv of the lake, llorax
whs found plentifully nv- r about three
square tulles, common salt Is every-
where, and sodium carbonate and so-
dium sulphate ate widely distributed.
Otic boring is said to have passed
through -N fis t of solid tfolia (hydrous
carbonate of soda) of great purity. At
other places there Is 2." feel of solid
| mixed sulphate and carbonate of soda,
| with smaller quantities of other stills.
Several yearn ago nit Ktr;llsh com-
pany attempted to work the soda d<
posits on an exten ive scale, but for
some reasons the project has Hot been
pushed.
CUT HIS BEARD; UNKNOWN
Povtotfice Clerk Didn't Know Hossct-
ter, Who Shaved When Vow
W.v. Fulfilled.
Hartford, Conn -llacl; in 11MX, dur-
ing the hot, dry spell, when beer
tasted better and was surely as whole-
some as the doubtful city water,
Charles Itosiietter, 11 well known busl-
; noss tuan, vowed Miat never should a
razor touch his cltceks until ilari-
tord was assured an adequate supply
of good water.
The other day he received thi.i as-
surance and, alter he had had his lirst
vysorapue and massage lu nearly four
years, lie lit a cigar and went to the
postolllce for Ills mall.
lie was politely refused and told
that If he wanted any Kossetler mall
he must present the autograph order
of Charles Itossetter hliiisnlf. In vain
lie argued with the grinning mall
clerk that he was Itossetter and hsd
only shawd his beard off.
"That's line stuff," laughed tho
clerk. "There's no heard In town In
Hossetter's el«*s, and he's never going
to tip a barber again,"
Finally, Kossettnr ^vent to his store
and got one of his clerks, who Identi-
fied tho hwss Then the mall clerk
apologized ami delivered the eve-
ning's letters
Itossetter feels attre that Hartford
will no* want for a supply of good wu-
ter again since the (list spadeful of
earth was turned In the $ii,Vt)i),tiOt)
storage reservoir system In the Ne-
paug valley.
Is the he it of nil mcdicines for th
disorders and weaknesses p culiar 10
only preparation of its kind demised h>-
otcd physician—101 experienced und
the diseases of women.
If is a safe medicirie in any coadili'ir
TH!. o;. c y w! c.. cu;. ,i
ond r.o injurious huiiit-f.irmiiiji tiro ;
create* no eruvinf lor n-ieli si11.■,
TUi . ONK K I'M I'I)V HO 4 , (.
arc noi utruiil to pri.'.t Us ev-ry
racli ontiido bottle *%vrupper r.uj
trcthfulucKi o( t!io Kiituo uiidor ont'.i.
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BOY OF 11 IS LIFE SAVER
Trenton (N. J.) Lad Jumps Into
Creek and Rescues Drown-
ing Playmate.
Trenton, N. J. Raymond Morton,
eleven years old, sou of Clarence Mor-
ton of Clay street, proved himself a
hero when lie Jumped Into the Assam
pink creek here and rescui 1 tils play-
mate Norwood Skinner, ten year, old.
from drowning
Skinner fell lu but could not swim,
and Immediately atuik. Morton, realis-
ing the ilat 'erof I.is playmi'ie, jumticd
In after hliu. and af'er a few nlnutes'
j struggle succeeded In rescuing his
j friend. Two other hoys who witnessed
Jth.j struggle carried the youug hero
I liotue oti their ..boulders.
It in sold hy medicine denlers every where, iinj imy deuler wild I" 1'' i' c^u
Hot it. Dim t take u substitute of unknown compositio.i for this i i. di.:inj •<:
snown composition. No countcrieit is as (too l as tho "iouui'v* 1 i J,
who says somethini< else is "just as f(ood as Dr. Piffrt': ••• niist ikaa
or is tryinit to deceive you tor his own selfish benefit. Sn. . n.>l u I, j
trusted, lie j, triHind with your most priceless po c i> 1, , tiji.'ch—
moy be your life itself. Set thai you fct what you uv.t /or.
For
Furniture,
Saddles,
Harness,
Paints,
Varnishes,
Repairing,
Call on
L. NELSON & CO.
Albany, Texas.
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The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, April 26, 1912, newspaper, April 26, 1912; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth393423/m1/6/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.