The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-27
EDITORIAL NOTES

The first diamond discovered in Girl
quaIand, South Africa, was found by
the children of a Dutch farmer, who
for time used it as a plaything. The
stone was sent to Cape Town, where
it's true nature as diamond was rec
ognized, and it was subsequently for
warded to the Paris exposition, where
it was sold for 81, 500. This valuable
discovery soon led to other researches
and diamonds were unearthed in vari-
GUS places in Griqualand West. with
the result that forty-two yers ago to-
day. Oct. q, 1871. the country of the
Grfquas, q mixed race sprung from
Dutch settlers and native women, was
formally annexed by Great Britain.
Diamond hunting was at first confined
to the banks of the VaaI river, but IN
the year of the British occupation
known as the dry diggings.'' which
has since received the name of KIM
berIey. In 1872 the world was startled
by the discovery of the Stewart dia-'
nlond of 2ss 80 carats. The daily out
put of the consolidated mines at Kim
Derley is now valued at 100000.
Charles William Post, the pioneer
manufactures of pre-digested break
fast foods and instead-of-coffee and
the foe of labor unions, was born in
Springfield, Ill, ffty-nine years ago
today. He attended the University of
Illinois. but left before graduation to
embark in business. He was in turn
q partner in hardware store, COM
mercial drummer and the manager of
a Springfield plow factory. At thirty
he found himself an invalid, broke
down from overwork and, as he adj
1nits, from Ignorance of the laws of
right living and proper diet. For seven
years he travelled over America and
Europe in search of health. He stud
led medicine, hygiene, psychology, die
tetics and various isms and ologies,s
spending all his substance in the quest,
and suffering many disappointmente.
with restored vigOr he set about the
making of a. fortune. He originated
prepared food, and, by liberal use of
printers ink, spread the name and
fame of his PRODUCTS all over the
world A host of imitators sprang up,
but the great majority overlooked the
principal ingredient in Posts recipe
of idle and dismant1ed factories stand
as monuments to their wisdom. For
years Mr. Post mas spent not less than
$50, 600 a year for advertising space.
and a result of this expenditure
he is now a millionaire many times
over His bitter attacks on organized
labor have made his name a by-word
among those who carry union cards.
Viola Allen. the famous actress, was
born in Huntsville, Ala, forty-four
years ago today, the daughter of z.
Leslie Allen, a famous comedian and
Character actor. Her mother was an
Englishwoman Of an excellent family.
Miss Allen became an actress by acct
dent, as it was not the purpose of her
parents to f1t her for q. stage career.
Miss Allen was educated in the schools
81 z$oston and New Xock ana at Wyck-
ham Hall in Toronto, and at an early
age took part in several amateur dra-
matte performances. It was as a sub
stitute for Miss Annie Russell in ''ES-
meralda" that Miss Allen made an
unexpected but very successful debut
on the professional stage. She was
applauded heartily by a critical New
York audience Upon Miss Russelrs
eaturn to "Esmeraida,' Miss Allen was