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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-06
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August 10 is the date set for the
beginning of the national champion
ships, singles and doubles for men, at
Newport, r. L., this year. This is q
little later than usual, but 1t will per-
init those eastern players who wish
to take part in the national amateur
golf championship to make the jour-
ney to the Glenview Golf club and'have
plenty of time to return to their
homes for some preliminary practice.
This same good fortune is not to be
vouchsafed to the few western tennis
cracks who are also golf players, for
the national body has named July 49,
as the day for the western champions
ships at Chicago. On this day the
greatest interest in golf will center
on the amateur tournament under
way at Glenview However it is taken
for granted by the men who assign
the dates for tennis that there will be
no golfers left in the national tourney
who are engaged for play in the ten
mis- championship.
May of course was the banner date
in this list of Journeys, so far as the
college boys were concerned. On that
date Harvard, Yale and Columbia in
terscholastic championships were de-
cided at Cambridge, New Haven and
New York respectively. May 26 the
annual southern championship will be
played at Washington, D. c., and the
entry list is said to be too large for
a common edition of the Congress
sional Record. The month of June,
is to be as prolific in state and divi-
sion championships as the proverbia1
cocoanut is of meat. Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, New England, gulf
states, New York, middle states.
Pacific coast champ, nships, ETC., are
going to keep a largu colony of the
racquet wielders busy that month.
But June "a the most fascinating of all
the Journeys of the yeax will be held
at Wissahiclon, Pa, when the ma
tional event for women will be decid-,
ed. There are at least eight prominent
candidates for national honors this.
year, all of whom have a fine chance,
of victory, and this struggle is bound
to be one of the best ever scheduled.
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KINGDOM OF cocos ISLAND.
The Beneficial influence of a Scotch
Family Upon an Isolated COM
munity of MnIays

So far from the madding crowd this
little island has lain since old George
Ross first CHANGED upon it that the
Scots family, whose story is surely one
of the bravest of the barely noted
romances of which the tale of the Brit
ish empire is compact, has been able
to exert upon it's people a unique and
undivided influence, fashioning the
minds and souls of men and women
sprung from an inferior race into a
nearer approximation to a higher
model. Such an experiment, aided by
many years and such complete isola-
ton, has never before been possible
in Malayan lands, and the results are
extremely curious, writes Hugh Cliff
ford, in Blackwood's Magazine. The
ability of the lower stock to rise to
higher things has been amply proved,
and it is interesting to note how many
distinctively Scots qualities have been
grated on to the orientalism of the
Cocos born Malays. They have devel-
oped much of Scottish thriftiness, of
the Scotsman's love of order, regular
lty, neatness and cleanliness-al vir-
tues foreign to the race from which
they spring. Their women folk, who
tyrannize shamelessly over the men
since George Ross has set his face like
flint against the time -honored prac-
tice of wife beating, indulge every Sat-
urday in wholesale "redding up" of
their houses, the like of which is not
to be seen in all Asia. Chairs and
tables, and knives and forks, have re-
placed the mat strewn floors and the
food creased fingers of their fellows
in other Malayan lands; and from
their spotless dress, which lacks the
national sarong, to their swept and
garnished compounds, there is
spick and span air about the people
and their surroundings which they
owe to their white rulers. More i'm
portant still, their whole attitude of
mind toward many customs of their
ancestors has undergone total revo-
luton, their Mahometanism, for in
stance, having become so much modi-
fled by contact with Scots prejudice
that polygamy is regarded among
them as an unclean thing Crime of
any serious description has been un-
known upon the atoll for years. The
able-bodied men supply their own
night police, whose chief duty it is to
see that moored boats do not break
their painters. The whole population
works solidly, regularly, cheerfullyy
and as matter of course,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-06
HUMOROUS.

"Pa," said little Willie, II wonder
why bad actor is called ham, ("
Perhaps" replied his father, cts be-
cause he's SO often served with eggs"
Philadelphia Press.
Mrs. Muggins-"Is Mrs. Wigwag ac-
tive in public life?" Mrs. Buggins-
ACTIVE! Why, that woman belongs to
16 different societies for the suppress
sion of things. "-Philadelphia Record.
Smart Dog.-Bizzer-" simpkins has
a smart dog" Buzzer-"What does he
do?" Bizzer-"He doesn't do anything
that Simpkins tells him-that's what
mean when say he's smart" -Ohio
State Journal.
Teacher-"Johnny, can you tell me
how iron was first discovered?" John
ny-"Yes, SIR" "Well! Just tell the
class what your information is on that
point" 81 heard pa say yesterday that
they smelt it, = London Spare Mo-
ments.
Three Tough Boys.-Newitt-"Yes,
old Goodman's three boys are bad lot
Two of them, at least, ought to be in
jail" Brown-"Some redeeming quail
ity about the third one, eh?" hewitt
Eyes, he's already there. "-Catholic
Standard and Times.
Cholly (dreamily)-"Oh, if we could
only go on, and on, and on riding this
way forever" Tina-"Good gracious!
Where do you suppose we ever could
get an automobile with tank large
enough to hold all the gasoline we'd
need ?"-Chelsea Gazette.
Preparing Himself-"I saw Prof.
Antique going up the street this morn
ing smoking big, black pipe-some-
thing he has never been known to do"
eyes; he's also learning to chew He
has Joined an exploring expedition
that leaves for the FIJI islands next
month, and somebody told him the can
nibals object to tobacco flavor with
their meat" Baltimore News.
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BROUGHT BACK OLD DAYS.
MT the Sight of an Old Web
ster Speller.

A. H. Porter, representing firm of
school book publishers, has been in
the business about rs years, this being
the twenty-ffth year he has exhibited
at the convention of the Wisconsin
State Teachers association, and it is
believed he knows more of the teach
ers of the state than any other man
between Illinois and the peninsula
border line, says the Milwaukee Free
Press.
twenty-five years ago, when I first
started in the book business said Mr..
Porter, the other day, 81 went into
Dane county and hunted up the pres
ident of the school board, who was an
old farmer who had come here from
Vermont.
81 drove down the road toward his
place and overlook him driving a load
OF hay from the fields. He was way
up atop of the load, and hailed him in
a loud voice, telling him wanted to
have little talk with him.
Well, said he, talk right ahead.
You're an agent of some kind. What is
it?'
81 told him I was selling school
books, and wanted him to look at nv
line.
Mop said he, you can't sell me
any OF these yere new tangled school
books. wouldn't give dern fer all
the new tangled rig-a-mer-jigs in the
world compared to one of those old
Webster spelling books
We'll, said I, the old Webster
spelling book is just exactly the book
I'm selling
"'What?' said he, that there old
book with the pictures in it? The one
with the picture of the boy up the
apple tree, an the old man throwing
stones at him, the picture of the girl
milking the cow, an the picture of the
squirrels in the tree?'
That's the one,' I said.
WELL" said Mr.. Porter, "the old
farmer couldn't get down from his
load of hay quick enough to see that
old spelling book. He had come from
Vermont IS or 40 years before, and
hadn't seen one of the books since he
lett. l opened my satchel and let him
look at the book, and as he glanced
over the old familiar pages the tears
came into his eyes.
"He insisted on my coming up to the
house SO that he could show the old
blue-backed book to his wife, and as
[ wanted dinner consented, arrang-
ing to buy dinner from him, as was the
custom of all agents when travelling
through the country.
"At the house his wife was nearly
as excited as he. She dropped her
work of getting dinner, and together
they looked through every page of the
book, spelling over few of the famil-
lar hard Ones and laughing together
as heartily as in the days gone by.
We'll, SIR" continued Mr.. Porter,
before | left the house that evening
the old gentleman had got the school
board together and bought whole
line of my books, including, YOU NAV
be sure, enough of those old blue.
backed Webster's spelling books to
last five years or more. TO this day
you'll find those books in Dane coun
ty' although to-day they are not the
up-to-date speller by any means"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-06
.TF YOU play pool and wonder
why you cannot pocket the
balls with the precision and
regularity of some acquaint-

regularity OF some acqualnt-
ance, it will pay you to
watch the bridge work of the sue
cessful player. Pool is played al
most as much now as it ever
was in this country, and nearly
all of the clubs have added pool tables
to their appointments in the billiard
halls.
Champion William H. Clearwater,
winner of the recent pool tourney for
the worlds championship" or some
other such vague title, is marvellous
player, but no one ever wrote columns
about his suppleness of wrist and his
dizziness in making bridge when play
ing difficult shots. 1have watched him
play pool In many academy games, but
have never heard any comment on his
bridge work. Clearwater wins usual
ly because he knows to hundredtb
of an inch where his cue ball will
strike the object ball. That with him
is an art. But Grant Eby, who will
play Clearwater for the championship,
never was a natural player" like
Clearwater. AN he knows about the
game he had to acquire by application
and hard practice. Possessing ex-
traordinarily long fingers, he sought
a way of bridging that would bring
the best results, and as consequence
his bridgeworl1 is one of the first
things you would notice about his
play. 1t is we'll known that in matches
it is considered a foul if the player in
attempting to strike the cue ball.
touches or moves in any way one of the
several object balls that may be
grouped mar it.
Shots come up in Journeys at contin-
uous pool where a novice would sim
ply be cat sea" if he could not bridge
for the occasion. Eby has mastered
this bridging so that Cowboy" Wes-
ton, Cuban De Orc, John Daily, jerome
Keough, Martin Foy and the other
well-known pool experts declare he is
without doubt the most accomplished
bridge artist that ever handled cue.
Ely had many bad breaks when he
made the mpetitionrecordo of pocket
ing 70 continuous balls, but his Ions
Timber and 1.-the fingers enabled him
to make bridges where another player
would have given up.
Sight the object ball for the pocket
until you know just where it should
be hit" is a rule that Martin Fey makes
for beginners. "Then try to make the
cue ball hit the exact spot. After try
ing this few weeks you will acquire
efficiency which will permit you to
make the shots simply by a quick
glance. The main feature of expert
pool, remember, is position, and that
only comes with perfect bridgework
and a minute knowledge of force and
English l have been playing pool for
rs years, and I expect to see it as pop
ular as ever this year"
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. lTH the great American Der
II by but few weeks away.
v there is reported 10 be less
vi betting in the antr-post or
winter books than FOR many
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-06

WI by but a few weeks away.
"a "A there is reported 10 be less,
R@ betting in the antv-post or
winter books than ior many
years. Bookmakers who 'if AIMED up
their odds on the 100 eligibl..s for the
classic event while lolling in luxury at
Hot Springs (Ark.) hotels are resort
ing to all sorts of ruses to make the
public think their odds are liberal
But the spectators who think it fash
ionable to make at least one wager a
year and that only on an American.
Derby choice are holding aloof. With
the exception of George c.. Bennett.
who owns Abe Frank, the favorite in
the Derby, few men have cared to,
wager important sums in the winter
books.
Mr.. Bennett thinks more of his pair.
people do of their fortunes. After the
son of Hanover, Abe Frank, won the,
Tennessee Derby by a head from the
New Orleans selling platter, Lou
Woods, proprietors of the winter
book deprecated Abe Frank as a racer,
intimated that the colt was a "miler''
and Splinter and unable to go the
long heart breaking mile and half
Derby route and raised the odds on the
animal. Naturally Mr. Bennett in de-
Tense of his good opinion of his ami.
NAL seized upon the opportunity TO.
back Abe Frank a the increased price.
AS matter of fact if these makers
of odds really had the courage of their
convictions or believed that the Han
over colt could not go the Derby route,
they would make another increase in
Abe Franks odds. Ten to one with
the Derby so many days away and
the possibility of the animal breaking
down in a race so much in evidence is
not liberal price by any means.
Sentiment governs these makers of
odds to a great extent. refer to the
price of Cruzados, "Lucky" Baldwin's
most formidable entry. This coli IS
held at Is to /. Baldwin, it will be re-,
membered, has won four Derbies with
his celebrated Santa Anita animals,
and Cruzados is feared. Returning
turfmen from California say that CRU
zados is like another Emperor of Nor
folk-that he runs freely and like q,
wild horse. Weight does not stop him
and he will go almost any route.
Small wonder therefore that the patri-
arch of $4,000 acres of California land,
old LUCKY Baldwin, says he will try
to make a trip to Washington Park
to see Cruzados carry the black, red
Maltese cross colors in the coming
Derby. Mr.. Baldwin is "A years old.
recently recovered from what was
supposed to be a fatal attack of pneu-
monia and invigorated by the delicious
climate of his ranch home, is daily
gathering more strength
e. G. WESTLAKE
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The Empress' Palace.

1t seems that the fairy palace on the
Island of Corfu, well beloved by the
murdered empress Of Austria, has
been purchased by an Italian million
aire, who, however, instead of bring
ing it up to date and living in it, has
given strict orders tina it is to be kent
precisely as though the empress were
still its occupier, special care being
taken of the rosary and of the lovely
garden generally. TO this end, and
with the true instinct of the Latin
race, the present owner has requested
sisterhood to take charge of the
house and grounds, giving special at
tention to the roses, which were the
empress favorite flower, while the
chapel, which is very beautiful, is TO
be constantly decorated with those
blossoms, and the nuns, on whom this
duty devolves, are enjoined TO pray
most fervently for the repose of her
Oul-PhiladelDhia LEDGER
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-06
The March of
Humanity "
BY BENJAMIN KIDD,
Author Of Principles Of Western Civilization,

awe thinks of the duration and Of the discipline
that has alone made the present result possible.
what, we ask, has been the agency work?
The hrst requirement that he
mated to the State This involved condition absolute ma
This condition reached its climax in the military
of Rome r
The second great requenentne second lesson man had 70
earn-was THE SACRIFICE OF THE PRESENT TO THE FIJI
iURE Only those nations have trimped have deliberately
subordlnaed the interests of the present interests the FIJI
ture.
The future belongs to the nations learned e
OF selisacrhce IT BELONGS TO THE ANGLOsAXON PEG
PIE, provided they faithful ideal which tev are ord
ualy coming perceive Almost the first sign nation is sbor
dnatng the to the future growth tolerance in its midst
tolerance broad be noeran nothing save what
destroy that tolerance example let us look at the RELIGIONS
tolerance OF tie AngoSaxon people Of to-day Of cenu
lies of fire and sword.
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.ha is the common schooof America and England you
nave the foundation of the growing dominancy of
1Aiel,ea ana England The long established and superb
schoo system OF this country with system of tape
impair its usefulness, begins with the oddr mplan him
information develops and his intelligence his udg
ent and helps to form his character of him as man
stronger and broader commercial and industrial fields
than he would have been without assistance This true whether
the man be merchant manufacturer he but the
tradesman working the bench workman for having
the higher ideals which the public schools have given him.
AMERICAS EDUCATIONAL METHODS TEND with other
factors TO PRODUCE SELF-RELIANCE THE POWER OF IN
lllVE In England do not have these qualities among the
Masses they to be found anywhere Europe But they
found the great and growing segovenng England
winch have had development similar to the United
American neo,1e
OF this country quick ideas and Innovations to replace
anquated machinery and anquated methods something
ana Detter though the former have scarcely began the
effect OF We English people, less educational
ties and methods slow to grasp new IDEAS A....
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But above all the AMERICAN WOMB
EN- ARE INTERESTING. They are inter
esting because of the qualities which I have
enumerated and many others which they pos
sess They are well posted, good conversa-
tionalists, bright and witty. They will talk
politics, discuss the new novels and maya
zines, talk knowingly of the news of the day
from all parts of the world, and are seldom, if
ever stupid.
From western standpoint the American
woman is perfection, or as near that as it
seems possible to get.
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association, show that there
will be more tournaments than for any
year before in this country. And every
one of these Journeys planned and Off
cially dated by the association will be
held. There will be no forfeited events.
The lawn tennis enthusiast who
reads the long list may well say:
"Well, the game is far from dead.
Golf, table tennis, baseball, etc, have
had their fling, but the youth of both
sexes insist upon playing the game
that has done SO much for the up
building of constitutions
Obviously it must follow that if
there are to be more scheduled
feature events under the direction of
che national body this season than
ever before, there must be a decided
increase in the vogue of the game
and more actual players. Courts that
have become dilapitated-weed grown
and weather beaten-will be put in
order this summer, and even within
mailing distance of the golf links the
white-clothed players of the racquet
will hold forth.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-06
Alfred Mosely.

When we look back to the DAYS
Of primeval man upon this earth
the days when each lived for him
self, and every mans hand was
against his neighbor - and COM
pare such a state Of things with
the vast social fabric of the TWEEN
tieth century Of our own era, the
mind loses itself in wonder and
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-06
Good Points in ~
American Women
BY WI TING FANG,
Chinese Ambassador to the United States.


Let me begin with their SELF-REIIANCE | find it mani
tested everywhere the home street. the railway
Wherever her the appears perfectly able
to take of herself.
Their QUICKNESS AT COMPREHENDING the readiness
with which they grasp subject of
good points They have perception
and decidedly pleasing.
American are busy women; THEY DO SOMETHING.
Such thing among thenE and this is
another OF their commendable traits.
Far from least their good points is their
ABILITY TO LOOK WELL. They becomngly and attrac-
lively.
THEIR SINCERITY AND STRIGHTFORWARDNEs NAV
De given prominent place their good points They go
everything they attempt with sincerity guarantee
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presumptuous CONCENTRATIONS

For sending congratulate tory teIe-
gram to the kaisar on his birthday sew.
eral sergeants of E Prussian infantry
regiment were placed under arrest
for five days.-N. Y. Sun.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-06

Should | attempt to enumerat;
all the good points OF American
women | should have to go
through all the long list of items
that make women OF every land
adorable. But the American wom-
an has some special good points
which are not to be found so gen
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-06

Americas industrial strength
MAY BE CREDITED TO THE
SUPERIOR EDUCATION OF
THE AMERICAN PEG PIE
their general desire for knowledge
along broadening lines, and the
readiness with which they assi1ni-
late new ideas and drop the worm
out ones as fast as circumstances
show them the desirability.
COmDare t1e school cvc+a,,c
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-06

Which interfere with the settled routine to which
we have been accustomed Our machines
must wear out before they are cast out Our meth
DDS go unchanged because what was good
enough for our fathers is good enough for u.s."
We have studied the industrial systems Of
Europe without finding a need for change.
We arenow going to study the American sys-
tenn, and if we build as solidly for the future as
America has builded must begin at the foun-
dation-TFIE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
The Coconino sun., 1902-05-03
LODGE DIRECTORY.
LODGE, NO. i5, K. OF P.

Meets in Masonic Hall every Wednesday night Visiting knights are cordially invited to attend
 I. F. WHEELER, c. c. R. F. BoNGBERG, K. of R. and S
The Coconino sun., 1902-05-03
JERSEYS CORK-LINED SHORE.
ysstiges of Many . Good Tfms h New York Swept Down to
 Cape May.

If we only had the wet goods that all these corks held intact at one time what glorious time we could have of it all winter!" sighed a resident of Sea Isle City, N. J., as he strol.ed along the beach at that place few days ago, according to the New York Sun.
 It was the day after the northeast storm had swept down along the coast. Whenever a storm comes from that quarter of the compass hundreds of thousands of corks invariably wash ashore on the beaches of Cape May county.
 Wind and waves drove corks of all descriptions upon the sands last week. There were the very little corks used by druggists in sealing the tiniest of vials and the large corks used as stop pers for hogsheads and barrels. There were corks that had held rare, old wines in place.
 For years the storm tides and the currents have been casting corks ashore in this fashion. They represent much of drinkables consumed by New Workers. for it is from that city that they come.
 They are collected by the garbage handlers. carted to the dumping scows and by them carried to the dumping grounds off Sandy Hook.
 In fair weather few corks come ashore on the lower Jersey coast. This is because the scows, unhampered by rough weather, go well off shore to dump their contents, while in time of storms much of the dumping is done near the Hook.
 The currents and winds then usual ly act in conjunction, and the island beaches become the resting places of the corks.
 Many bottles and even articles of discarded wearing apparel also come ashore. The native Jerseymen can form some idea of the vast amount of champagne that is consumed in Great CT New York, for thousands of these corks float ashore. There may come a time when these corks will be gath cred and by some process rejuvenated and sold to the trade, but now they go to waste.