Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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j ifhort c, Messrs. Clyde Davis and Ben Watson have joined the United States Navy. Dr. L. H. Trotti was anions those who attended the Red Cross meeting in Cheraw last Sunday. The Sunday School picnic of the St. Paul Sunday school is joyously in progress at Douglass Mill to-day. Miss Bertha West is home from McBee, where she taught the past school year in the McBce graded school. Mr. Bryan Moore has returned for his summer vacation from the Virginia Military Institute. Messrs. Frank H. Lee and William L. Horton, of Angelus, were in town Friday. Little William, son of Mr. W. M. Redfearn, was recently operated on in Columbia for adenoid and tonsil trouble. He is improving nicely. Mr. J. Arthur Knight, superintendent. of education elect, was in town yesterday. Mr. Knight takes office on July 1. Mrs. T. I.. Oowen and son, Mr. Richard Poston, and Eva Broadway, have joined Mr. Owen in the mountains of North Carolina. Last Friday morning a party of young people, chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Porter, had an out-door breakfast at Douglass Mill. .Mr. J. A. Welsh, treasurer-elect, has received his commission from the Govern^. Mr. Welsh will take office on July 1. Nearly every single man in Chesterfield who is within the registration ages has enlisted in either the U. S. Army or Navy. Dr. T. C. Hunloy leaves this after- ! noon for Charleston after visiting his brothers here. Tom is employed at ' Frierson's, the largest retail drug ! store in South Carolina. Mr. Kinsley Armfield has sold the ' Chesterfield Motor Co. to Messrs. W. J. Perry, C. II. White and M. M. Buchanan. The business will be operated under the new name of WhileBuchanan Motor Co. There uriw -i vnrnric. rl e f..,- Mr I Henry Douglass at the home of Mr. and Mrs. .). T. ilurst last Saturday evening. Mr. Douglass left Monday morning fur Columbia, whore he enlisted in the service. Mr. Henry Wallace, father of Jesse C., who is a prisoner of war in Germany, has had word from his son through the international Red Cross Society, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. He was informed that the Society would he able to deliver packages to his son postage free, after leaving the IJ. S. The annual convention of the county fair secretaries of South Caroline will be hehl at the Jefferson Hotel, Columbia, Friday. Among those on the program for addresses is C L. llunley, secretary of the Chesterfield County Fair. Big shipment of Big Ben alarm clocks, same old price, at the Wingate Jewelry Co. An airship is reported to have hovered over the school house last Saturday morning. No bomhs were dropped as school was not in session. An appraiser from the Federal Farm Loan Hank was in Chesterfield one day last week. The Farm Loan Bank will soon lie making loans in Chesterfield county. To date more than $75,000 hrs already keen approver! for loans in South Carolina. Satisfaction guaranteed, at Wingate Jewelry Co. Company I, of Cheraw, of the 1st Regiment South t'arolina Infantry, now stationed in Chenrleston, will be moved to Columbia in a short time. The eritire regiment will assemble in Columbia to undergo training before heim* sent to France this winter. Harry Winnate and Ed. (lulled^e are sairl to be company cooks at present. 1 hi r<l Annu. Baptist Seas WRIGHTSVILl LOW ROUNC Will Be Made for t To WILA From all Points in Norl lina, Augnsta, Ga.; Fs and Danville, Va. Children Tickets will he sold June 26, 27, 28 & 1 Limiting Returning To Reach O Inc nding Midnight For Fa res, Schedules, Tic tioi, Gal! On Ticket Agents Of Atlantic ( Ike Standard Raili ? f %cealJnterent } Columbia's Dutch weather prophet predicts a summcrless year for 1917. Mr. Cary J. Hunley spent Monday and Tuesday in Lancaster county. Mr. R. M. Myers continues seriously sick. Miss Sarah Moore entertained a number of her friends last Friday eveningTravelers from the east report that the Cheraw cotton mill structure is progressing rapidly. Mr. Purdy Bennett, of Wadesboro, was in town Tuesday looking after his property interests here. The Rev. and Mrs. P. A. Murray, of Rome, S. C., are visiting their son, P. A. Murray, Jr. Mrs. B. J. Douglass is visiting relatives in Jefferson and Angelus this week. Miss Louise Evans, of Washington, I). C., who has been the guest of Miss Mary Walsh, left Tuesday for Charlotte, N. C., enroute home. Big Ben, the sure waker; the best time keeper. At Wingate Jewelry Co. $2,000,000 will be spent by the U. S. Government in the erection of I he huge cantonment near Columbia where a division of the new national army will be trained. .'10,000 troops will be stationed in Columbia. Mr. Cole L. Blease has been to Washington the second time to protest against what he claims to be Governor Manning's discrimination against the "Bleasites" in making appointments with reference to the selective army. i here is a movement on foot to hold a Fourth of July celebration in < 'hesterfield. The Chesterfield Brass hand is now well trained and will render appropriate music for the occasion. If the big day is held a prominent orator will be selected and n hall frame arranged. The opening day, Tuesday, of the | subscription to the Ked Cross fund in Chesterfield, $338 was subscribed, ('hesterfiehl county's quota of the one hundred million dollars to be raised in the United States this week is $.1,000. It is to he hoped that at least $1,000 will he raised in Chesterfield. I>id you read the sermon in last week's issue of The Advertiser hy the Rev. Newell Dwight Ilillis? If you didn't you missed one of the most illuminating articles on Russia ever written. "Why France Is Fighting ilard," in this issue, is hy far the best article we are publishing this week Read that if you don't read anothei line in The Advertiser. Clothes and kid gloves French dry cleaned; hats cleaned and rehlocked. The two circles of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Chesterfield Baptist Church meet Friday, at 4:3(1 p.m. Circle No. 1 meets at the home of Mrs. B. S. Funderburg; Circle No J meets at the home of Mrs. W. J Perry. A large attendance at botl meetings is expected. The town is to be congratulated or the continued improvement in th< condition of its streets. The administration must have the assistance of t he people if the effort to clean up is to he thoroughly successful. Larjre recepticles have heen conveniently placed f<ir the reception of trash on Main street and these should he used Those who have acquired the careless habit of throwing papers on the street should not wait to he informed by the policeman that the act is unlawful, hut should take the hint and voluntarily lend a hand in keeping the town clean. Letters received from the four ''hestertield hoys in the ambulance corps, Isom Teal, Joe Sowell, Mart us Rivers and (ieorfje Wrijrht, encamped at Allentown, I'a., state they are tfctti?K <?n fine and receiving j?ood treatment. il Convention Me Assembly f F RFAru M r UdM?d 1^1 ! ) TRIP FARES he A! )ove Occasion 1INGT0N th Carolina, South GaroJorfolk, Suffolk, Boykins Half Fare 29; July 2, 3, & 4. rijjina! Starting Point Until Aud Of July 10, 1917. kets And Any Further Inrorm3? The 2oast Line road 0( Hi Couth. t We regret very much being unable to publish this week excellent letters from Ruby, Route 2, Patrick, Bay , Springs, Patrick, R. 2, Bethel, Chesterfield, R. 3, Luckisville, Snow Hill ( and Cheraw, R. 2. Among the teachers of the Ches- j terfield High School to take the sum- j nier course at Winthrop this summer ^ are Mrs. J. W. Hnnna and Miss Flora | Bell Stegall. I It has been learned at this office , that Mr. George D. Smith, editor of j The Carolina Argus, in 1877, like j some present day members of his calling, was not infallible. We have been s informed by the best of authority s that Mr. Smith was in error in plac- j, ing the late State Senator W. A. Ev- ( ans in the Republican column. There a were Republicans in both State v houses at that time, but Major Evans ^ had a clear record as a Democrat. It will be recalled that last week The ^ Advertiser referred to an old issue of p that paper which contained a list of the Setate senators, in which Mr. ^ Evans' name occurred, rated Repub- ^ lican. 3 Provost-General Crowder, of the () rr..a ...... ? *u..? v-.-w.. umno uiuiuuiava w.mi a regulations for the selective draft (j and appointments of exemption boards will be made soon. 1,500,000 () single men will be drafted in order .1 that (>50,000 men may be obtained for the first increment of the new national army. Only about forty per cent, of those registered in Chester- .] field county are unmarried. 1>< is es- ^ timated that one out of every three (j single men will be drafted, though c fully one half of those drafted will be turned down on the medical ex- ^ animation and a few others will be j exempted for special reasons. MIDDENDORF 1 The Rev. Baudot filled his appoint- ^ ment at the Baptist church Sunday morning. The next regular meeting of the Woman's Club will meet with Mrs. c Iv. C. Johnson Thursday, June 28th. The day will be spent in canning, each ^ member being requested to bring their own vegetables or fruit, also cans and lunch. ^ Misses Irene and Nelle Rowc spent Sumlay in Choraw with their sister, j Mrs. II. T. McManus. ( Mrs. M. K. Berry arrived home Sat- t urday after an extended visit to rela- . tives in North Carolina and is with t her daughter and son, Mr. and Mrs. , L. O." Johnson. I ; Messrs. (Ius W. Rowc and Claude Rowe Cannon have gone to Pamplico, , S. C., where they have accepted po- , sit ions, the former as agent for the , S. A. L. and the latter as clerk. Mrs. J. K. Wilhelm and children are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Johnson, at New Morket. ' YES! LIFT A CORN OFF WITHOUT PAIN! I Cincinnati authority tells how to dry I up a corn or callus so it lifts off with fingers. You corn-pestered men and women need suffer no longer. Wear the ! ( shoes that nearly killed you before, , says thisCincinnati authority, because | a few drops of freezone applied tie- t rectly on a tender, aching corn or cal- 1 lus, stops soreness at once and soon the corn or hardened callus loosens so it can bo lifted out, root and all, without pain. < A small bottle of Freezone costs very ' little at any drug store, but will posi- 1 lively take off every hard or soft corn ' or callus. This should be tried, as it ' is inexpensive and is said not to irritate the surrounding skin. If your druggist hasn't any free- ^ zone tell him to get a small bottle for you from his wholesale drug house, every time. 1-Adv. t SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE 1 EXAMINATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA The examination for the award of I vacant scholarships in University of " South Carolina and for admission of new students will he hvld at the ounty court house on Friday, .July Id, at it a.m. Applicants must not he less than sixteen years of age. When scholarships are vacant after July 1 d they will be awarded to those making the highest average at examination, provided they meet the -onditions governing the award. Applicants for scholarships should write to President Currell for scholarship examination blanks. These blanks, properly filled out by the aplicant, ihould he filed with President Currell by July Oth. Scholarships are .vorth $1(10, free tuition and fees, total $1T>X. The next session will open September I!), 1017. For further information and catalogue, address President W. S. Currell, Columbia, S. C. Great Improvement Thanking my many friend* and pairuni lor Kindness ihown me the mtny yrari I have been in the shoe* repairing business, I with to announce that I have purchased one of the best and latest model stitching machines for ell parts of harness and half* soling. Prices right and work done while you wait. Opposite Chesterfield Hotel, at the rear of Odesn Brae Co. 9 tore, j (Watt) G. W. liTTU . 1 -_i^i ? PATRICK, ROUTE 3 The prospects are goods so far for a good corn crop. It is badly needed. We have one farmer, Mr. A. P. Ployer, who has been farming for 40 years and he says this is the first time he has had to buy corn since he fias been farming. This speaks well for a sand hill farmer. He had to juy only three bushels this time and le says if that does not carry his nule to lay-by time he will hold it Bermuda grass until the crop is laid >yTobacco is growing rapidly, posibly too fast, on account the excesive rains for the past fifteen days, 'armors have done well to prevent his crop from being taken by grass, s the season has been exceedinly ret. Cotton is small but beginning o show forms and is looking healthy. It is interesting to note the enterrise of the Tomato Club girls in nv hiivn fino tnnuitnnvi orwl I can patches on every available place 1 the gardens and in addition have lanted velvet beans on the streets, onie time ago some trees were set ut for shade trees, but they died nd the girls are making use of the cad stakes by planting velvet beans u run on them. Dr. Earle has set ut some egg plants and peppers on he side walk, on the theory that egctable are more profitable than ag weeds. Mr. Murdoch Dickson killed a ratio snake in his out field the other day hat w-as 14 years, 6 months and 5 ays old. As evidenced of its age itl arried 14 rattles and a button. Not uite old enough to register for the rmy, but evidently it would make a rave fighter, as it stood its ground nd dared Mr. Dixon to advance cross the trenches. AMERICAN SOL.yH.K LEARNING OF PARIS Paris, June 17.?The American nlisted men who came to France i-ith Maj. Gen. Pershing are having xperience with foreign habits, lan;uages and rations, which indicate chat the main body of American roops will find when it arrives. The Americans are quartered at the 'epiniere barracks, a huge quadrilaliral on Place St. Augustive, one of he central locations of Paris. There ire housed troops from all the corn te allied nations, including Russians, Servians, Belgians, Roumanans, Canadians Australians and New icalunders, with GO American troopers, engineers and automobile drivers imotig the latest arrivals. The vast central court presents a strange sight in the mingling of the uniforms and (lags of the various nations. Each contingent has its own drills and its own living and eating quarters, but when the men are off duty the streets are crowded with soldiers, speaking many languages and attempting to make themselves understood with signs. The American troops are on French rations, which they like better than American or British rations, for in addition to the abundance of well cooked food they embrace the regular French allowance of wine, which, however, may be discontinued when the American rations are established. The chief novelty for the Americans is the continental breakfast, restricted to bread and coffee. Lunch and dinner are served in courses, with plenty of meat and vegetables. The meatless lays do not apply to the military. The sleeping quarters are plain and comfortable, with good beds, clean sheets and ample sanitary arrangenents. The Americans are on a regalar schedule, with reveille at G /clock in the morning, breakfast at 7, inspection at H and then a round >f duties, concluding with taps at I 0 n. m. The Hritish in Mesopotamia continue to capture places we never leard that are several miles from oth r places we never heard of, also. The amateur gardener should be .varned against that optimism born of gnorance that will plant etfjjs in the ?ack yard and expect them to ttrow. Heart Disease Almost Fatal to Young Girl "My daughter. ?L?n thirteen year* Id. was stricken with heart trouble. She was eo bad w* had to place her ___ bed noar a window jg&Bgm. ehe could get her breath. One ftp- ra doctor said. 'Poor yy? child, ahe Is likely ?2 to dead wtifcy, ?]f time." A friend TQ ,\7 told me Pr. Miles' Remedy bad cured her father, day. a fat. ro*y cheeked girl. No one can lm?Kh'* 'tie e..,.f i....... i w..... I., II. urn...' II-.rf Remedy." A. R CANON. Worth. Mo. The unbounded confidence Mr. Canon has in Dr. Miles' Heart Remedy is shared by thousands of others who know its value from experience. Many heart disorders yield to treatment, if the treatment is right. If you are bothered with short breath, fainting spells, swelling of feet or ankles, pains about the heart and shoulder blades, palpitation, weak and hungry spells, you should begin using Dr. Miles' Heart Remedy at once. Profit by the experience of others while you may. 4 Dr. Miles' Heart Remedy Is sold and guaranteed by all drugglsU. MILKS MKDICAL CO., Klkhart, Ind. ssssssssszBsaaes^^^BBMMBBHpBBBeai MT. CROGHAN James, the small son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Jackson, is very sick at this writing. Mrs. T. Hursey, of Chesterfield, is spending some time here with her duughter, Mrs. A. M. Moore. Dr. and Mrs. I. S. Funderburk and son, Stuart, spent the lutter part of last week" in Wingate. Miss Odessa Richardson, of Mon- j roe, N. C., is visiting friends and relatives here. Mr. M. P. Gale spent Friday and Saturday in Florence on business. Mrs. T. E. Redfearn and sons, Thomas and Hal, and Miss Emily Horn are visiting in Ashevillc, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Richardson, of 1 4. C 1 ?:*1- ? uiviuuc, ounujiy wiui i?ir. unci Mrs. W. H. Gibson. ' There were several cases of measles , in this place last week and glad to report that they all are doing nicely. ( Mrs. Claire Ginner, nee Miss Claire < Burch, of Florida, arrived to-day to 1 spend some time with relatives hero. Mrs. T. A. Threatt and daughter, 1 Willie, visited in Ruby last week. We are sorry to report that Mr. Fred Johnson continues seriously ill with typhoid fever. ! , The cotton and corn of this com- ( munity is growing rapidly. < There will be Sunday school at the I school house Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock and we urge that every teach- 1 er and pupil be present. There also 1 will be preaching at four by the pastor, Rev. D. A. Brown. RUBY The many friends of Capt. T. A. Davis, of Staunton Military Academy, were glad to welcome him home. He i has recently visited his sister, Mrs. L. S. Graves and Miss Davis, here. j Mr. Steve Huntley, a recent gradu- | , ate of South Carolina University, at Columbia, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Raley and lit- ' tic daughter motored to Florence Monday. They were accompanied by Mrs. R. I). McCreight and children. Miss Evans, of Washington, D. C., and Miss Mary Walsh, of Chesterfield, J were the guests of Mrs. R. M. NewI som recently. Mrs. Allen and Miss Huntley, of ; i Wadesboro, N. C., visited at the home ! of Mr. M. K. Burch last Sunday. Mrs. J. Albert Swinney and chil! dren, of Chesterfield, spent the weekend with her sister, Mrs. W. J. Griggs. | I Miss Ruth Hurst, of Chesterfield, visited her sister, Mrs. R. M. Newsum last week. I)r. R. M. Newsom was called to Florence Friday to see his mother who is ill at the Florence Infirmary, i 1 Misses Atha and Willie Threatt and I ' Myrtie Oliver, of Mt. Croghan, visited at the home of Mr. P. V. Threatt Sunday. A number of persons from neighboring towns attended the Children's Day exercises at the Presbyterian church Sunday. Miss Burlie Griggs is visiting in Patrick this week, Mr. Karl Threatt, of Monroe, N. C., spent the week-end at home here, i Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Redfearn, of 'Chesterfield, and Messrs. Funderburk and Griggs, of Cheraw, visited at Mrs. A. M. Pinkston's Sunday. i The Children's Day exercises at the < Presbyterian church Sunday were most enjoyable. Everyone taking ! part acquitted himself with credit. The evening exercises were made especially attractive by the beautiful ! solos, sung by Miss Lexie Huntley, her brother, Mr. Steve Huntley ac- 1 conipanying her on the organ. < BETHEL Miss Verdie Davis left Sunday to attend the summer school at Winthrop. Mr. Bryan Odom was the guest of Mr. Sam Campbell Sunday afternoon. Mr. C. L. Campbell, of near Hartsville is visiting friends and relatives , in this community. ) Mr. Carson Ratliff was the guest of Mr. I). A. Campbell Sunday evening. The Rev. W. V. Jerman will fill his , regular appointment at Bethel Sun| day evening at 4. ANGF.LUS The Rev. J. A. White filled his regular appointment Sunday morn| ing. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Horton spent the week-end with relatives in Kershaw county. M iuu r.luripn rltirb In ?'"? ? *\ ao YCI Jf 3ltR. Mrs. B. J. Douglass and children ' are visiting in this community. Mrs. W. I). Watkins, of JetTerson, spent Saturday night and Sunday vvith relatives here. Foster White, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Yates, is improving. ANY OLD CANES? The American dlrls' Aid society, wldeli has devoted Itself to the collection of clothing and other materials for French victims of the European wnr, asks that the Scouts endeavor to collect canes to he used by the maimed and crippled soldiers. There Is a big demand for canes Just at the present time, and there are undoubtedly thousands of canes In the United State's which are not In use. If the Scouts would collect these and forward them to the headquarters of the American Olrls' Aid, 2113 Fifth avenue, New* York city, they will he appreciated. It Is suggested also that the Scouts make canes. On their hikes Into the woods and country places they often come across materials for canes and can develop artistic ability In making up this material In serviceable form. Treason may consist not only in (giving aid and comfort to America's nemiea, but in Jfcusing and hampering America's allies. ' 'i maf?i SCOUTS! (Conducted by National Council of tha Boy Beouta of America.) ! SCOUTS TO AID RED CROSSj Dr. Ernest P. Blcknell, director gen- j ernl of the American Red Cross, and a member of the executive board of the lloy Scouts of America, has been in conference with other officials at the Boy Scout headquarters, working out definitely the plans proposed for the co-operation of the 258,000 scouts and scout Officials with the Red Cross In Its war work. - ' Doctor Bickncll Is enthusiastic about Ihe prospect of efficient aid by the Boy Scouts of Atnericu In various branches of Bed Cross work. In the first place every boy scout receives, In his regular scout training, Instruction and practice In first uld and life-saving, and mauy scoutrf have gained such high proficiency In first aid that they have obtained the Merit Badge, which the scout movement offers. The second factor making for efficient co-operation with a great relief organization like the Bed Cross, Is that the boy scouts, wherever locuted, In big cities or In hamlets, are organized In definite groups and are under responsible adult leadwshlp. This leadership can be reached quickly with the information as to ways to help, together with Instructions, from the national headquarters of the movement. Thus it Is tliut more than a quarter of a million men and boys with special training become partners of the National Bod Cross In the work It has to do to meet Its tremendous and steadily Increasing responsibilities in war time. Service of local groups of this kind ran be given more effectively In co-operation with the local chapters of the American Bed Cross. And local scout leuders everywhere have been advised ?/, " IV iiiiiucuiiut'lj U<'4|IIUIIII lllwniSCI VeS with the local Bed Cross need. BUILDING THEIR OWN CABIN. Scouts have no need of carpenters In their campa. ONE BOY'8 "WINTER GARDEN." Boy Scouts are planning to make their gardens 100 per cent efficient, by not allowing a single pea or potato to go to waste. Mr. Benson of the United States department of agriculture, strongly urges all amateur gardeners to do the same. "A little hoy, who learned canning from our department, wrote me that he had raised four gardens from one mm- [iicve ui ground," ne says. "1118 spring cmp, lie said, wus one gnrden, his Humtnor crop a second, and hia fall crop a third. Ills fourth was $ 'winter garden.' lie said the latter had 27 rows, and 18 hills to a row. Each hill, he added, was a one-quart Jar filled with preserved vegetables which his other three gardens had produced. In his 'winter garden* he had 'one row' of corn on the cob, two 'rows' of corn off the cob and one 'row' each of rnrrots, spinach, cauliflower, cabbage and other vegetables. "Canning will be Just as Important a part of the Hoy Scouts' work as raising vegetables." THINGS SCOUTS CAN DO. ( Organize gardening clubs In your school. Assist the school authorities In a planting plan for the whole school, then niuke sure of vacation Instruction and supervision of this garden. A crop cun't grow during a three months' vacation without care, any more thnn a healthy scout can take u week-end hike without food nnd wuter. Each scout should organize an emergency food conservation patrol. Secure nine others not scouts to grow some food products?men, women or children eligible. Have each of them ugrce to do something as suggesreu in this Issue. There Is no scout who cun't secure nine other people to select and do at least one thing suggested. (Jet vacant lots to use and have your scoutmuster assign tliem us requested to anyone who applies. Renl estate dealers ure glad to co-operate In ninny cities. A weed patch this year should be a disgrace to a community. A "slacker" troop Is a weed patch In scouting. Get busy. Let every patrol become a Leaders' Reserve Corps. Impress the fact of your leadership on others. The greatest need In this food emergency campaign Is for leaders. It Is of gruve Importance that everything possible be done to furnish thJs leadership. A scout never falls In an emergency. TIP8 FOR 8COUT8. Offer your services ns a lender to any organization In advancing this project. You can he of especial help , to your teacher by undertaking to care . for school and home gardens during . your school vacation. Re a leader. Learn to save your crop by home canning and drying, before the harvesting season begins. !? yon con raise poultry, do so. Ro> cure garbage food from neighbors and feed them at small cost to yourself Eliminate waste. mI "BBBgagg!gg!!=3eiii i ' THE RELIGIOUS ELEMENT ! ' _ ? "*? The Boy Scout* of America mala* tain that no boy can grow Into the best kind of citizenship without recognizing his obligation to God, according to the constitution and by-laws recently adopted by the Incorporators. In their first part of the boy scout's oath or pledge the constitution states, the boy promises, "On say honor I will do my beet to do my duty to God and my country, and to obey the scout law." The recognition of God as the ruling and leading power In the universe, and the grateful acknowledgment of his vj^j favors and blessings. Is necessary to the best type of citizenship, and Is a wholesome thing In the education of the growing boy. No matter what the boy may be?Catholic or Protestant or Jew?this fundamental need of good citizenship should be kept before him. The Boy Scouts of America therefore recognizes the religious element In the ^ training of a boy, but It Is absolutely noh-sectarlan In Its attitude toward that religious training. Its policy Is that the organization or Institution with which the boy scout Is connected shall give definite attention to his re- ^ Uglous life. BLACK BERR1E8. ^ ' ^ ^ * One of the Joye of camp life among the scouts. NOT TO DO WORK OF MEN. The Boy Scout movement does not put the Idea of killing in the mind of Boy Scouts; It does not put lnstruments of death into their hands. Uncle Sam does not want boy soldiers. Military work is a man's work. There is no reason why the nation , should ask its hoys to become soldlera. They are needed for boys' work. Col. Theodore Roosevelt, MaJ. Gen. Leonard A. Wood, the secretary of war, the secretary of the navy, the chief of staff of the United States army?these men, seriously concerned with the proper preparations of our boys for their full duty as citizens, are officers of the Boy Scouts of America. The boys' work In the Boy Scouts jfl of America does not Include strictly 9 military drill. The Scout movement J lins found a better way to train and !J| use boys In our country's service in B times like these. The eminent mill- IS tary men named nbove, the president fl[ of the United States, governors, edu- JE cators, pastors, business and profes- SB slonal men know, and have said, that' the Scout movement provides more beneficial trnintng for boys of Scout age than auy "military" course. 8COUTS KNOW HOW. Jfl A scout does not run away or call for help when an accident occurs. If gjM a person Is cut he knows how to stop 9H the flow of blood and gently and care- jB fully bind up the wound. If a person IB Is burned his knowledge tells hlra how 1H to alleviate the suffering. If anyone Is dragged from the water unconscious w n scout at once sets to work to restore w respiration und circulation. He knows! 1 that not a minute can he lost. I 8TATE ASKS SCOUTS' AID. I For the first time In the history of the state, Ohio has called upon the Boy Scouts for help to battle a plague. J The plngee Is the tussock moth, ft pest* 9 that was destroying the trees of Can- I ton, President McKlnley's home town. 1 8COUT TRAINING DOES WORK. I Major General Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff of the United States urmy, has written from the war oftlce In Washington to the natlonul headquarters of the Iloy Scouts of America, suylng: "The necessary elementary Instruction that every young American should have in order to he prepared to play his part In the national defense, may he ohtulned by his work In the Boy Scouts of America." General Scott has made a thorough study of the methods of hoy training followed by the Iloy Scouts of America. HOW 8C0UT8 CAN HELP NATION. J Offer your services to some gardener as a patrol, lie will be glad to pay 3 yon for your labor. Make his crop the test in your neighborhood. Show the world that boy scouts can rise to any emergency. No Quitters need ap* 1 piy- m Plant a garden at home. No matter how small the space. Forego the flow er garden this flruson. Plant vege> ~C tables. If you have no garden nse a ***"! window box. Tou will be delighted with the results, no matter how small the crop. Do It now. ? Offer your services to your teacher to help in securing the necessary In* formation to establish school and # fl home gardens. Don't be a slacker. ?J| Ask your city officials to organise to help conserve the food supply of our , ^ J country. Have them offer vacaot M H tisift. jWtttvaUon. Show your pa?