The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-08-31

s"o 'ooSteI puihCeS lOuuly calling for hnth I'd
and a cold bottle One of the rules of the comn
Fire Club OF America is to have no gama sorvad
AT It's banquets, and this club probably contains
more real genuine campers and big game hunt
ers than any other club of its size In the world
Since the advent OF the automobile and the tel
ephone the wild lands and the farm lands bnve
been steadily increasing In value; nevertheless
camp sites can still be purchased for sums with.
In the reach OF poor men, and | would advise
every man In every city to buy a small piece
of wild land with the determination of keeping
II wild. He Will find that when he has invested
his money and built a camp on n piece of prop
erty OF this kind that his business interests will
require him to visit It occasionally to look after
Its welfare and every time he visits the place
the few days outing will give him a new lease
life. He will come back with a clearer vision
more optimistic views of business stronger men-
tally and physically and better fitted for the
battle OF existence His outdoor vacation will
teach him that life, after ALL s worth the lv-
ing have owned such camp for twenty odd
years and really do not think would be alive
today II It not for the time spent at my little
log house In Pike county Big Tent pond.
When you plan for a camping trip remomber
that there is one kind of a man who is welcome
at every camp fire from one end of the world to
the other and he Is the cheerful man. He may
be big strapping six-footer. he may be a little
runt. he may be wealthy monopollst or a poor
clerk, he may be weak and delicate that
It is arduous labor for him TO bring a stick for
the camp hre, but ne carries with him always
something more valuable than arms and ammu-
milton something more valuable than wood. hre
shelter something that cannot be bought with
money and something that is absolutely essential
for happiness in camp or out OF It. He is a
who never sulks but, like a boy scout al.
ways has smile When the rain comes down
in torrents he laughs as he mends the leak in
the roof of the leanto or brush shelter When
the smoke blows in his eyes he declares with a
grin that II is good for them for the tears clear
out the dust. When he misses a shot he will
say; 1T would have been too bad to kill that
crtter, anyhow; glad he got away" or that the
camp is not in need OF fresh meat today The
cheerful man shows interest in everything:
looks on the bright side OF everything and camp
is but a gloomy place without him. II you can
not find cheerful man for companion go in
training for one yourself so that you may occupy
that enviable position and bring sunshine to
your comrades
In outftting for a temporary camp you must be
guided wholly by your purse and the means OF
transportation. II you TO travel In big wag
on or a house boat you can add many luxuries to
your outfit, provided, of course, that the roads OF
waters permit heavy load. have camped with
an ice chest. full set OF china, napkins and all
the luxures essentials and non-essentials of
city home. | have also camped with only the
bare necessities Of life and even necessities are
comparative and many things thought neces
sary may be omitted without serious results
remember making one meal with the late MIR
Bow-Arrow chief of the Montenais Indians ant
Mr. Rice secretary OF the Camp Fire Club o.
America, when the stock of our provisions con
sisted of so:se odd crusts Of bread two weeks
old, a handful of tea, salt no pepper no vine
gar no butter, milk, sugar, no camp kettle
no cooking utensils OF any kind. and yet we haC