The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-02-28


Aii-Approve- Games OF Chance.
Andrew Carnegie talked the other
night In the Fifth Avenue Baptist
church to the Bible class OF John ID.
Rockefeller. Jr.. OF which he Is an hon.
orary member. says the New York Her.
aid. lie told the youthful audience
what amusements were best calculated
TO improve them mentally and physic.
ally. II was hardly Bible class instruc.
tlon. and many followers OF the Bap.
list faith might not regard Il as ortho-
dox, but the young men found 1t advice
after their own hearts.
MIR Carnegie took for his theme
"Amuscments For Young Men," aud
be told Of the things which in his eXpe
ricnce Doe had found to be of the most
benefit lie began with the Infants
rattle aud proceeded through the seven
ages OF man. lie said that one OF the
uses OF games was t. divert the mind
and 20 exercise the brain cells In diff.
ferent manner from that TO which they
had been accustomed during the day.
lie recalled how often he had seen
Gladstone playing backgammon. lie
played one game nearly every evening
and sometimes two. said Mr.. Carnegie.
81 am especially fond OF gaines of
chance lie continued, for in them is
an element of surprise. Cards, back
CANNON and such games exercise the
Ingenuity, and they never come out ex.
actly the same. Chess Involves n rival
~ and a competition. II j. a struggle
Billiards like best Of all, for IL is exer-
else for the body as well as recreation
! for the mind"
Mr. Carnegie was about TO proceed
10 another branch OF his subject when
he suddenly checked himself.
81 wish TO say right here" he said,
"that | do not believe in wagering and
gambling connected with games ~
chance. Gambling implies getting some
thing for nothing. Why should a man
take the valuables and the property of
his friend as the result OF game
Gambling is certainly demorali4ing.
II attach great Importance to the
theater as means OF amusement.
There are, Of course, in these days
many bad plays. but there are also
many good ones. shall never forget the
night when for the first time | heard
the strange. mysterious rhythm OF the
language OF Shakespeare. | was work
ing as n messenger boy then. and II
was a strange thing that we boys al
ways had message Tor the manager
OF a certain theater just about the time
that the curtain rose. Frequently mes
sages had been In our pockets for Q
while. but such things are bound e
happen.
I'VE were always permitted 10 60 VI
into the gallery after we had attended
to our mission. II was not long aftel
heard the words OF Shakespeare tina
bought a copy OF the works OF tn
great dramatist and studied them. as
have been doing ever since. found !
helpful In my youth to have one o
those Shakespeare calendars fron
which | could tear a leaf each dag
: When | got a thought from Shake
: speare made II my friend. There ar
many other thoughts one may hav
constantly at hand. He may know tn
: great men OF the world by turning L
the shelves OF his library. Those mel
, are never out. and they never have en-
, gagements elsewhere.
Go to the concerts which. the bes
musicians say are good. II you do no
appreciate music at first you canno
but learn.
Speaking OF the amusements whic
call for physical exercise, woul
recommend baseball and lawn tennis
( Football? do not approve Of an
= game In which men struggle with eac
other when they are down. Then
should like to mention another game o
Q Scottish origin.
h Scotland has given two great boon
: to humanity - the Shorter CatechisI
: and the game of golf. am victiI
F.. Of golf. was converted to II when
heard that Balfour had gone to III
north Of Scotland, where the opportl
mites for playing golf were good. The
u believe in the games which can l
A played In the home. | think that whii
Is no inconsiderable provision for oil
u age"
o Mr.. Carnegie said that, so far as a
sociatlon was concerned, the youn
men of today would be benefited by n
s0ciatlon with those who said IN
70 thank you" when invited TO smoke {
IS drink. lie advised his hearers to ass
Is clate with young men who did not te
.s stories which they would be ashamC
n for their mothers TO hear.
:. Mr.. Carnegie said that there WI
" rarely such a thing as friendship b
. tween men and women. "a woman
3 said he. wants ally or nothing. Ever
's young man falls in love with n woma
older than he Is. The best thing is
N fall In love with a woman 20 or
b. years your senior and then have her
al your friend"
John ID. Rockefeller, Jr., made a bri
speech. IN which he thanked the spea
ers for the interest which they bad IA
g en- In the class and In the young M
D, who composed II. The other speake
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