The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-07-27


and cold bottle. One of the rules Of the Camn
FIRE Club OF America is to have no game served
at Its 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 have
been steadily increasing in value; nevertheless
camp sites can still be purchased for sums with
In the reach of poor men, and l would advise
every man in every city to buy small piece
of wild land with the determination of keeping
it wild. He will find that when he has invested
his money and built camp on 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
on life He will come back with 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 Is worth the lv-
Ing l have owned such a camp for twenty odd
years and really do not think would be alive
today If 1t were not for the time spent at my little
log house in Pike county on Big Tent pond.
When you plan for camping trip remember
that there is one kind of a man who is welcome
at every camp fire from end of the world to
the other, and he is the cheerful man. He may
be big, strapping sx-footer, he may be little
runt, he may be wealthy monopost, a poor
clerk, he may be weak and delicate that
1t Is arduous labor for him to bring stick for
the camp fire. but he carries with him always
something more valuable than arms and ammu
milton, something more valuable than wood, fire
or shelter, something that cannot be bought with
money and something that is absolutely essential
for our happiness in camp or out of it. He is a
man who never sulks but like boy scout, al
ways has a 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
grin that it is good for them for the tears clear
out the dust. When he misses shot he will
say: 1T would have been too bad to kill that
critter, anyhow; glad he got away" or that the
camp Is not in need of fresh meat today. The
cheerful shows an interest in everything;
looks the bright side of everything and camp
is but a gloomy place without him If you can
not find cheerful man for companion go in
training for one yourself so that you may occupy
chat enviabe 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. If you to travel in big wag-
house boat you add many luxuries to
your outfit provided, of course, that the roads or
waters permit heavy load have camped with
an ice chest full set of china napkins and all
the luxuries, essentials and non-essentals of a
city home. / have also camped with only the
bare necessities of life and even necessities are
comparative and many things thought so neces-
sary may be omitted without serious results. I
remember making one meal with the late Mr..
Bow-Arrow, chief of the Montenas Indians, and
Mr. Rice secretary of the Camp Fire Club of
America, when the stock of our provisions con-
sisted of some odd crusts Of bread two weeks
DID, handful of tea, no salt, no pepper no vine
gar, no butter, no milk, no sugar, no camp kettle,
no cooking utensils Of any kind, and yet we had