The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-23
Ironnaster Sees a
Score of Charms
In the Game
~ HE vacation number of the In
W dependent contains a charac.
teristic article by Andrew Car

- II
teristic article by Andrew Car
negie on "Dr, Golf" The ar
ticle Is herewith reprinted in part, the
simplified spelling being Mr.. Carne-
gie's:
The first golf club in the United
States was organized at Yonkers Nov.
Ia, 1888, and named st. Andrews. Rob
ert Lockhart of Yonkers, born in Dun
fermline, Scotland, was often in his ma
tiv town as buying member of his firm.
and there he lernt the ancient and roy.
nj game He purchast several dozens
Of clubs in Dunfermline and upon ar
rival at Yonkers explained the game to
his fellow crony Dunfermlinite. Jack
Reid and few others. who began ex-
perimenting in Reid's orchard. larger
field being afterward secured. Jack
Reid was elected president of the club
uockhart declining becaus he had to
be abroad so much and John G. Ten
Eycke, of good Dutch stock. secretary.
which he still remains.
The game of golf in my young days
was the preserv of the upper classes in
Scotland, sure mark of the gentleman.
and siclSly plant south of the border.
No lady was ever seen on the links.
The charm of golf, who can analyze
and decide in what it really consists?
First, we need to use the plural. 1t
has not one but score of charms. We
are under the sky, worshipers of the
god of the open air. Every breth
seems to drive away weakness and dis
eas. securing for us longer terms of
happy days here on earth, even bring
ing something of heven here to us. No
doctor like DR.. Golf-his cures as mi
raculous as those sometimes credited
to Christian Science. minus its un-
known and mysterious agencies, which
are calculated to alarm prudent people.
Not the least Of its virtues is its power
to affect the temper and especially the
tung. We hav only to remain silent TO
produce unusual results. The preven
tiv treatment successfully applied has
its richest field upon the green.
stories OF the LINKS.
There was a pictur in Punch recent
Iva caddy following player is haild
by the other caddies, Where are
you going. Sandy" I'm going TO
hear this gentleman play golf.' Clev-
er lads. some of the caddies. A real
dutfer of noble presence was on prac-
It's game alone. Repeatedly he had
fooled in his attempts to drive ana
finally exclaimd. well. l never foo
zled like this before" Caddie. aston
isht, "Your honor has played before
A cousin of mine made his first triu
one morning on Skiboi links, and, as
is often the case when taking it ali
easily and not trying hard, he, sue
ceeded wonderfully. He could hardly
wait for the morning game. We start
ed and he fooled everything, and at
last | herd exclamations and cald our
to him. What nation Morrison?" He
replied apologetically, 81 know,
know, felt it. but didn't think I
said it,"
We hav a celebrated professor who
was lost from site for time. His
caddie at last coming in site and being
askt. Where's the professors" cald
out, Hes down among the whins
talkin' to hisser." Loud latter!
A deacon was reported as having re-
signed from his eldership in the kirk.
Being askt why by his minister he ex
plaind that he had either to resign or
quit playing golf, and he knew he
couldn't do that.