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Newspaper correspondents to the number of 60 will assist the President in press-agenting Alaska. The test of their ingenuity will be the number of times " Alaska " get on the front page this summer. Four times a week would be fair work; five, good; six, very good; seven-" he's no amateur...
...Troy may well reveal historical secrets. Luxor may give up relies, and the buried city of Herculaneum may contain valuable manuscripts yet undiscovered. There is still plenty of chance for further archacologizing. But why should a man wish to dig up his supposed ancestors! If it be merely to test the efficacy of the curse to fall on the desecrator of her grave, he might well wait until Sir Conan Doyle has definitely proved the existence of real spooks and "genil loci...
...second test satisfactorily accounted for it the bending of the ray of light...
Perhaps the motto that practice makes perfect will find new application. But at least, it is certain that comparatively few of the now "modern" works will stand the test of time. Only quality survives and the classics of the past appear moderately safe even in competition with the multitude of modern books...
...Davis Cup competition will undoubtedly serve greater ends than merely a competitive test between the leading tennis players of the world. I have been told many times during my official residence in Washington by ambassadors of foreign nations that International sport competition, particularly tennis, is a wonderful factor in developing closer friendships, appreciation, and mutual understanding of national characteristics. The impression gained by foreign players in a strange country, based upon the sportsmanship, camaradarie of rival players and the attitude of spectators are carried home to serve as an index of the character of the inhabitants. It is missionary work...