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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-24
When the Sun Was Blue.

/, A blue sun has been recorded only
once. That was in August, 1883, in
Java, says the Kansas City Star. A
Cay or two before there was a very VIC.
lent eruption OF a large volcano about
a hundred miles from Batavia. The
eruption ended with an explosion In
which range Of mountains was de-
stroyed, a vast cavity being left in ito
place, more than a thousand feet deep
at one point. Billions OF tons OF rocks,
mud and dust were thrown high In the
air and the sun was obscured over a
large area. At Batavia the darkness
became SO deep that street lamps had
to be lighted In the middle Of the after
noon. That condition prevailed until
toward sunset. Then the volcanic
cloud began to clear away, leaving the
sun visible. Instead, however, of 1t
being red. as It usually is when view
ed through a smoke cloud, It appeared
as magnificent deep blue disk, re-
naming that color until It sank be-
low the horizon. The phenomenon
was seen by everyone within 30 or Az
degrees Of the equator.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-24
Birds Hold Dances.

Many Of the birds Of South America
have the regularly formed habit of
meeting periodically in the same place
for the purpose Of dancing. Some sing
as they dance, others accompany the re-
frain by something very like instru-
mental music. The rupicola dances
alone, says the Detroit Free Press.
Birds Of this species range themselves
in circle round level, messy or soft
ground, and one Of them, bright with
orange and scarlet plumage. leaves the
circle and advances to the center OF
the space with the dignity of cour-
tier dancing a minuet. his wings
spread and tail like fan. He begins
slowly, gradually Increasing the speed
Of his gyrations until he terminates his
performance by leaping and whirling.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-24
Leadership Qualities.

The challenge Of leadership MUST be
the inner spontaneous response to an
outer opportunity or 1t will never last
over night. !, as.,
Success artists are flooding the
world with ready-made recipes for how
to win. They forget that you cant
put vision where there is no inclina-
ton to vision. And where there IL
no vision failure Is bound to result.
That's why it is that SO many people
never get beyond the point Of work
ing for the other man. They are Just
slaves Of today. They fear response
hility. Loads that bring Joy to the
heart of the. real man crush them.
But where men. see the possibilities
there Is mo; limit to. what they may
accomplish. At bottom man must
have in him something Of the soul that
sppeals and feel the self-mastery that
urges him to attempt what others have
failed in. It may seem common
thing. but it's one Of the assets Of sue.
cess. @
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-24
FAMOUS LAKE or mEaTE,.S
Historic Spot In Scotland Which Il
Inseparably Connected With Un-
fortunate Queen Mary.

The Lake Of Menteith is one Of
Scotland's most beautiful bits OF
scenery. Bordered by far.stretchine
marshes and shadowy slopes, Will
Eeather-covered hills rising beyond and
trees bending over Its curving shores
It Is a picture to encfant even tne
tourist wearied by "dolng" many Scot
fish lakes.
Out in the blue water shaded islands
stand. About one of these-1nchma
home--the interest Of the lake centers
A boat, hired at the village port ut the
held of the lake reaches the island
quickly. Here one forgets the beauty
Of the surroundings as the guide tells
the story Of the visit Of Mary, hapless
queen Of Scots. y.
AS a tiny fve-year-old maid she was
taken to the island to escape an I'M
desirable sutton, and here for five
months she and her four Marys. hdf
playmates, lived In childlike happiness
Queen Mary's bower, a little. high.
walled garden cared for by the five
children. stands Just as she left It, Va
rious trees are pointed out as espe.
c.ally beloved by the little queen.
Some Of the giant trees that shaded
the island so pleasantly were old when
Queen Mary and her maids Of honor
played beneath their branches. There
isthe nuns walk arched by lofty chest
nuts and sturdy oaks.
The ruins Of an old Augustine priory
add another touch OF beauty to the pic
ttresQue island. Inside the church Is
the grave OF the founder and the
quaint figure Of, a knight leaning on
his shield craven with the emblem Of
the Stuart clan.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-24
SIGHT WELL WORTH SEEING
Canyons 81 Southern California At
Times F urnIsh speetaeles Nothing II
80 Short ofL r remarkable. NJ

The spectacle Of rain, 6re and flood
all occurring at the same time, is not
an unusual sight in some Of the can
yons near Los Angeles, says the Scien-
tific American. The MOI notable ex-
ample is near Santa Monica. which is
or the southern coast Of California.
The precipitous sides Of the canyons
debauching into the Pacific, ocean IN
that vicinity are composed Of clay and
shale. Whenever rain falls on these
rocks, great clouds Of steam rise from
the canyons. The canyon crests and
faces are crowned by vitrified rock
burned dull red.
It is reported by the early hists-
rians that when. the Mission fathers
visited this region $50 years ago the
natives avoided these places. They
claimed that these mysterious canyons
were the abode Of evil spirits, and the
Indians could not be induced to guide
the priests to their vicinity.
Actual flame has also been reported
In one Of these canyons. Hence the
occasional newspaper accounts Of ac'
tive volcanoes" near the coast Of Cal
ifornia. The phenomena are evident
" due to fires in the petroleum-bear-
ine shales which crop out In these re-
gions. The cause Of the fires is I'm.
certain. They may be started by light
ming or they may be case Of sponta.
ne0us combustion.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-24
CAME DIRECT FROM HEAVEN
Pretty Belief Existing In India Con.
eefnlng the Origin q the Beau
5 II tlful Emerald.

Scientists say that the emerald's
lovely grass.green color Is derived from
compound Of silica. alumina, beryllia,
magnesia, soda, water and some organ.
IL matter unknown: others say that
1t Is simply compound OF carbon
and hydrogen resulting from organic
matter; but the ancient Inhabitants Of
India knew better than the modern
scientists. They believed the emerald
came from heaven. .s.tse,
Says Forbes in his Oriental Ne
moirs:" "A person was watching a
swarm of firefiies In an Indian grove
one moonlight night. After lowering
time in the moonbeams. one particu-
lar FREELY. more brilliant than the rest,
alighted on the grass and there re-
Jnained. A spectator, struck by Its
flxity and approaching to ascertain
the cause, found not an insect, but an
emerald, which he appropriated and
wore in a ring. and ever after the In
dams believed that the fireflies We're
sacred insects which upon dying on the
grass turned to emeralds for the adorn-
ment Of man and the Qualification OF
Buddha."
That is perhaps the reason why the
priests Of Ruddha regard the emerald
with such veneration. OF course no
freely can now make an emerald. but
eRleralds certainly do make the money
fly.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-24
Bulldogs Made Fsrocious.

Bull-baiting at times ranked as the
national pastiIne Of England and
countless scores of dogs met their
death to provided diversion for the
British public. Even royalty favored
the sport" although during the last
100 years Of Its existence patrons Of
the bullring comprised exclusively the
"lower classes" The bravery Of the
bulldog, cultivated during centuries Of
active service In the bullring, natural-
,ly became deeply inherited. Owing to
the dogs occupation and surroundings
he acquired savageness. Of DISPOSE
ton which prompted one authority, as
recently as fifty years ago, when bull
batting, which had long been made
illegal, was long since over, to state
that the bulldog had an intractable
temper and that he would turn on his
mastss, IL offended, as readily as on
a st<eger. &c.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-24
Must "a one Of the Crowd.

You can't crawl into yourself and
maintain wholesome social relations.
It's a mistaken notion that teaches
a fellow to think he is the only one
OF his kind in the community. He
may be a genius in some lines, but
he will have equals in others. And
what folly to begin such introspection
fiat you are perpetually busy with
your own thoughts. The effect is the
very opposite pf what you would have
on the public. Men know that the
really big man is able to leave his
burdens at the desk where they be.
long. He works when he works and
then begins storing up energy for the
next day. And here again what you
really are counts. There's something
Of telepathy that flashes from mind to
mind and warns the wary Of self-cen-
tered individuals.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-24
cicada Does Not Travel.

The real locust IS a sort Of non,adic
militant. It's hordes, like those Of
Atilla the Hun, sweep hither and yon,
always on the move, destroying as
they 60. The cicada is a home body.
The. tree from which any individual
cicada dropped as q newly Matched
larva II years ago is the exact tree
under which he will emerge on his next
appearance. up which he will crawl to
cast his pupal skin, and in which he
viii meet his mate and sing his love
song, in which he will pass his days Of
decrepitude, and from which, in few
weeks his dead body will fall, almost
upon the spot where he--as u larva---
fell Il years before and burrowed into
the ground.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-24
DATE FROM sol ONIONS TIME
Theory Of ArcheoIoeists Concerning
Ruins In Rhodeslz-eaboons Said
to Be Working Havoc.

Despite the watchmen who nowadays
guard the remarkable ruins Of Rhode
STA, where may perhaps once have
been the mines Of King Solomon, the
latest traveller. in that part Of Africa
reports that the balloons are dealing
with the ancient masonry after very
baboonish fashion. Century after CEN
fury the clearness Of the atmosphere
and the absence Of moisture have pre-
served the walls Of buildings whose
original use will probably never be
known. It may be reasonably argued,
however, that some Of them were forti-
fications built for protection against
native tribes, and that this part Of
Africa was center for the mining and
distribution Of gold, the very spot, In
fact. where Ophir obtained the pre-
clous metal that It forwarded to the
court Of Solomon. So far as can be
determined. Solomon and the struc.
lures were contemporaries. and It Il
likely enough that the new mysterious
relics Of a remote past were later in
the possession of the Phoenicians. In
the end the mines were exhausted, the
civilizations went their way sad the
spot was forgotten until Portuguese
traders found It in the sixteenth Gem
fury. An effort to work the mines was
made but abandoned as profitless, and
the spot was again forgotten llifound
By Livingstone. Now It Is chiefly In
terestlng to Psychologists, who are re-
sponsible for the watchmen. But the
baboons apparently are too lively for
the local police. Z
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-24
CAMPING IN OLD MOROCCO
Travel by Caravan, the Chief Means
Of Transportation, Has Many
Pleasant Features.

The Moroccan encampment, whether
1t is military or that Of some travelling
band, Is always picturesque, Elsie f.
We'll writes in Asia Magazine. The
tents OF persons Of distinction are Oft
en- surmounted with copper balls and
decorated with arabesques Of cloth.
Camping is a fine art in Morocco,
where the roads are almost impass.
able, and the chief means Of trans
portation Is by caravan.
All day one rides across the great
plains, prodigally covered with iris,
daffodils, daisies, buttercups and wild
lavender. Perhaps wild band Of
horsemen will gallop by, their robes,
sea green, salmon colored and blue,
streaming in the wind, their horses
richly caparisoned like those Of some
crusading king. Occasionally one skirts
little village built Of mud and waffle
and surrounded by fields Of wheat and
barley. Here and there the white
domed shrine of some saint rises Sc
renely above the plain And at sun
down the shepherds playing on their
reed flutes drive their flocks of sheep
and goats home from pasture.
Then 1t is time to pitch the tents
near a grove Of orange trees or on
a fairy carpet OF red anemones. One
dimes on roasted sheep and CONSCIOUS
and is lulled to sleep by the songs Of
the guard under the intense blue Of
the African sky. s.ss.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-24
FEW OWE FAILURE, TO FATE
Man Who Has Lost out" Generally
Unjust In Blaming the Fact on
Circumstances.

4"He who is bitter Is beaten. This 70
distilled from life" said a wise OBJ
sTver Of his kind, writer in Philadel.
phia Ledger remarks.
Often one meets the man who has
become soured by his own life through
his own fault-though he blames It all
on the chances and circumstances of
destiny.
He will not admit that the hand Of
a bad habit dragged him down or
kept him from rising; that he made a
misstep or took the wrong turn of
the road.
He prefers to charge impersonal fate
with his personal failure.
But he had the same right to struG-
gle and win that we all have. The
man whom he regards with envy had
to prove that the stuff was In him,
against odds.
The old proverb says that. fortune
favors the braye-but that saying
really means that fortune plays no IA
vorites and confers her gifts only upon
those who fight. and fight hard.
Success is not hereditary. We must
qualify on our own merit. ANY fool
can inherit money and be parted from
1t quickly. The respect Of tie com.
munity, which is LIES chief reward,
goes to him who earns it on his own
account. In that continuing effort the
fragrant memory Of a noble family ira
dition and pious and honest. par
entage is a valuable asset and great
inspiration.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-24
Social icIeIe..

Some men are social icicles. There
seems to be no reason why they should
be, but they are. They are good look
ins, dress well, have education, come
Of good family, and have money. Yet
IN spite Of these advantages they fall
to be the center Of attraction among
men. There Is something about them
that chills you as soon as you begin
a conversation with them. They are
the wall flowers at parties, the last
picked at games, and the drones at
every function that seeks to promote
fellowship. Sometimes it's hard to see
Just what is the matter with them, but
you have no difficulty in getting proof
that they are no help In the social
world. They just chill everybody and
everything that they touch.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-24
GOES BACK TO ANCIENT DAYS
Expression Concerning Fires Of Faith
and the Torch OF Religion Traced
to Fire Worshipere.

my. faith Is like a burning flame"
many a martyr has said when he was
being sOrely tried II may carry the
torch Of tile true religion forward" ID
ar expression so often used that 1t
seems almost trite. Is 1t an accident
that many of the most fervent religious
phrases are connected in one way or
another with the fire-image?
One Of the curious customs Of Lithu.
ania gives clew to the answer to
this question. Religion and faith are
expressed in fiery terms because most
OF our ancestors were fire worshipers.
Z The tradition has outlived pagan.
ism, has come into Christianity itself,
and remains most plainly evident in
the language we use when talking Of
religion.
In Lithuania, family councils are held
only in front Of the hearth. Allimpor.
tant gatherings are connected with
the fireplace. The fire is never allowed
to die out. It is the duty Of the old.
est woman In the family to tend to the
fire, to cover it with ashes ut night
and to revive It In the morning.
Why the Oldest woman rather than
the oldest man7 Because in pagan
days the attendants of the sacred fires
were always women, the vestal vir-
gins, whose lives were devoted to that
one task.
When we speak of the fires Of faith.
therefore. or of the torch of religion,
we are marking back to the ancient
days, the days when fire was faith and
religion a torch.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-24
Humanity in Art.

Pictures must not be too pictur'
esque. Nothing astonishes men so
much as conHnon sense and plain deal.
Ing. All great actions have been sim.
pie and all great pictures are. The
TRANSPORTATION by Raphael As an EN-.
.inent example Of this peculiar merit. A
calm, benignant beauty shines over
all this picture. and goes directly to
the heart. 1t seems also to call you
by name. The sweet, sublime face Of
Jesus is beyond praise; yet how It dis
appoints all fond expectations. This
familiar, simple, home-speaking coun-
tenance is as K one should meet Z
friend. Emerson.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-24
BABY Was Poor Company. 'S
While Ted was standing In front !

While Ted was standing IN front OF
the grocery store q woman friend
came along wheeling her five-months-
old son. She asked Ted If he would
watch the baby until she came out of
the store. Ted replied with "sure."
About FIVE minutes later, on coming
out Of the store. she asked: did YOU
find my son good company. Ted?'
"No, ma'am." answered Ted. why.
I had to, do all the talking and ~
would not even say one word"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-24

But some peoples theory of how to
reduce the cost Of living is to tic up
the production of the necessaries OF
life.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-24

Col ylaint is made Of the filthy con
dition Of paper money, but it does not
remain long enough in most peoples
pockets so they are exposed to much
danger of contagion.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-24

Police striking in Boston. Next
thing will be Cor, the doctors to go out
on strike 5ustoMiIen an epidemic
breaks loose. III Y b. ..a
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-24

The pupil WHO displays a very keen
interest in his school book is frequent
ay illustrating it with free hand sketch
es of the teacher.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-24

The people who boiler the loudest
about the cost of living are often the
same ones who increase that cost for
everyone else. by going on strike. a
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-09-24
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-25
TO STAY IN FIELD HEREAFTER.
Star SIugger to Showers, Team Rallies
and Substitute Fans.

Shreveport, La, July 25.-First
Baseman Swacina, of the Shreveport
club, Texas league, will stay on the
field in the future until the last out in
the ninth.
With Houston leading to when
Shreveport came to bat in the last of
the ninth yesterday, Swacina, leading
batter of the loop, went to the
showers. Shreveport staged a rally,
scoring four runs and it came Swa-
cina's turn to bat. He couldn't be
found. A pitcher substituted and
famed, ending the game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-25
SCOREDOARD FLASHES

Yesterdays hero. AL Sothoron. He passed
Joe Jackson to fill the bases and lost a
ball game to the White Sox, to o, when
Felsch whanged out a single
Walter johnson pitched. That's the rea-
son for to 0 triumph by the Senators
over the Athletics.
The Giants were victors in a base run
ming contest over the Braves, to g.
The Brooklyn and Philadelphia clubs
went II innings TO determine which was
were.
Detroit crept closer on the heels of the
fast disappearing Yankees when they wal
Hoped the Indians. to .
The Yankees riled up a three run lead
and then kicked off a ball game to the
Red SoX. 4 to B.
The Reds worried another victory out
Of the Pirates to L
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-25
Western League.

Western League.
At Omaha-Des Moincs, 3, 5, 1; Omaha.
At Wichita-oklahoma City. 5, I, l.;
Wichita. 10. is. l.
City. :. 5. l. "
At Joplin-Tulsa, 5. 10 o; Jonlin. 3. ). 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-25
SPORT NOTES
HAVE FLAG CINCHED?
Giants Arc Again Boosted Thru Trade
BY Cubs This Time.

New York. July 25.-The National
league has made another contribution
to John McGraw's struggle to win
pennant.
Yesterday Phil Douglass. one of the
best pitchers in the league, was trad
ed to the Giants by the Cubs, who
took in return Dave Robertson, OUT
fielder. Recently Branch Hickey trad
ed Frank Snyder. one of the best
catchers in baseball. for F'erd Schupp,
a useless pitcher.
Robertson will fill a hole in the
Cubs outfield very nicely. He is an
excellent outfielder. but Fred Mitchell
neglected to state what he expects to
do to plug the hole made thru the loss
of Douglass.
The deal should practically cinch
the pennant for the Giants. The weak
spot on the New York club has been
its pitching staff. Benton and Barnes
have worried along with practically
the entire burden on their shoulder.
The transfer of Robertson weakens
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-25
HUNT FOR STOLEN BOOZE.
Three Barrels of whisky Are Missing
in Leavcnworth.

Leavenworth, July 25.-Secret serv-
ice men and government internal reve-
nue. agents are in Leavenworth trying
to locate three barrels of whisky that
were stolen from a distillery at Wal
dron, Mo, last week. Burglars broke
into the warehouse at Waldron and
took away fifteen barrels of bonded
whisky.
Part of the whisky. said to be ten
barrels, has been traced to Kansas
City. and it is said that three barrels
were brought to Leavenworth. One
barrel was hid under the water at
Mud lake opposite Fort Leavenworth
and it has been recovered. The total
value of the whisky stolen is said to
be in the neighborhood of $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-25
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