davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1913-07-20
Cheapest Summer Camp
For Boys Has Been Found

The summer camp which takes the
prize for minimum expense to the boys
is located on Hunters Island, on Pei
ham Bay, a branch of Long Island
sound. 1t is under the direction of the
New York City Boy Scout Council. Each
New York Scout is required to pay only
% cents a day for the first two weeks
and 50 cents a day thereafter.
The camp, which has about sixty
boys there all the time, opened July 7
and will continue until September l.
Sea scouting will occupy the boys a
good deal of the time. floating dock
has been provided, together with num-
of small boats. The camp is in charge
of Field Scoutmaster Clark. Scout
Commissioner Spencer and Deputy
Scout Commissioner Stewart of New
York. spend some time every week with
the boys.
The Washington times., 1913-07-20
Gossip Boy Vcini
Boy Scout Letters.
To the Scout Editor:

To the Scout Editor:
Boys Of Takoma Troop. No. q. ere
having the time Of their lives at Camp
Archibald Butt, near Chesapeake Beach
There has been a lot Of good hard
work. but we have found some time for
study and have had a good deal Of
profit out Of the outing.
Scoutmaster F. L. Harries visited
camp last week. and assistant scout
master also spent few days with the
boys. Members of this troop intend to
take examinations for number OF
merit badges while here. All the boys
are well and are holding their own
against other troops. Members OF oul
troop have won the camp pennant nve
times out of eight for neatness and
cleanliness.
A permanent Improvement has peen
made by boys of this troop IN the shape
of a rustic bench under the trees.
SCRIBE. TROOP q.
The Washington times., 1913-07-20
Quick, Easy and Positive
Cure for ALI Foot Torture

The following is said to be the sure:
and quickest cure known to science 70
all foot ailments: Dissolve two table
spoonfuls of Calocide compound in :
basin of warm water. Soak the feet
this for fully fifteen minutes. gents
rubbing the sore parts" The effect
The Washington times., 1913-07-20

ness goes instantly; the fee
feel delightful. Corns an
caliouses can be peeled righ
or. It gives immediate- relic
for sore bunions sweatI
smelly and aching feet.
twenty-five cent box OF Ca
ocide is said to be sufficier
to cure the worst feet. ]
works through the porez an
The Washington times., 1913-07-20
Boy Scouts Notes

Scoutmaster II. /. Taylor. of Troop
a. with Scout Schneider made a trip TO
summer camp at Camp Archibald Butt
yesterday to stay over the weekend.
Saturday, and, OF. arrival AT the Beach,
took the fiye-mile hike TO the camp.
They received an enthusiastic welcome
and report having the time Of their
lives.
Philadelphia scouts have a fine sum
mer camp on Whites Island. in the
Delaware river, near Yardley. Pa.
There will be more than 500 Boy Scouts
IN the camp, 1t is understood. Stephen
S. Alpin. scout executive Of MOntgom-
cry county. has charge Of the camp.
The boys are in communication with
the outside world by means CT wireless
stations, and also have stations at
each end of the island. The camp will
be open until the end Of August.
Tentative selection has been made of
a new scout master for Troop No. %, 10
take the place Of Scout Master Bear
who is about to be called away from
the city. The new scout master is said
TO be well equipped for the position and
TO be familiar with the work. An
nouncement of the selection will be
made later.
The latest Boy Scout troop to be or
ganized here is that Of boys connected
Win the Mchenuree MeInoTlal Church'
on Massachusetts, avenue, between
Ninth and Tenth streets. The new
troop will be known as Troop No. g.
Lester L. Schnare is to be scout master.
Scout Masters Clitus Killian and /. w.
Partip are now at Camp Archibald Butt
with the boys at summer camp. Scout
Master T. r. Pirtle will go down 10
camp with the boys tomorrow morning
and II IL expected that Scout Master
w. l. Simpson will go along also.
Scout Master F. l. Harries was to have
been called out Of the city on business.
The Washington times., 1913-07-20

removes the cause of the trouble. Don
waste time on uncertain remedies. An
druggist has Calocide compound Q
stock or he can get il in a few hour
from his wholesale house.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1913-07-20
To the Scout Editor:

To the Scout Editor:
The warm weather is not entirely dis
organizing our troop. although a good
many of the boys are out of the city
and others are at camp or are occupied
In ways that conflict with scout work
We manage to get in good deal Of
activity, however, and have had out the
bicycle patrol for a number Of short
runs at the end Of the week. A recent
visit to Col Charles H. Doing, at Belts
vile, was a pleasant AFFAIR. We nave
given up weekly meetings, and try to
have them only monthly.
Thus far, none Of our troop have been
to the Boy Scout summer camp, but 1t
Is expected that several will go there
later in the season Very truly yours,
SCRIBE, TROOP NO. 40.
The Washington times., 1913-07-20
To the Scout Editor:

To the Scout Editor:
Members of Troop "a are having an
active time now with outings OF various
kinds An sorts of scout activities are
being carried out by the boys; We nave
taken a number of long hikes ana
prepare our own dinner. and take care
Of ourselves in fine shape. We are very
fond of The Times, and enjoy reading
about the doings of scouts in different
places. Three members OF our troop,
No. "A. who never before took The
Times. purchase II not only on Sunday
but on week days as well.
Yours truly.
JAMES L. KIDWELL.
Assistant Scoutmaster.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-10

Some women never improve
their minds because they are too
busy improving their complex
ions.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-10
Out of Place.

The storm at sea was increas-
ing, and some of the deck fittings
had already been swept over
board, when the captain decided
to send up a distress signal. The
rocket was already lit and about
to ascend when a solemh-faced
passenger stepped up.
"Cap'n," said he, I'D be the
last man on earth to cast a dam
per on any man't patriotism, but
seems to me this here's no time
for celebratin' an lettin' off Of
fireworks"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-10

The Deacon Had Noticed.
at is all very we'll for people.
to criticize young ministers and
talk of their inexperience," said.
the rich misery man, "but I have
nothing but praise for our pas
tor-nothing but praise"
eyes" remarked the deacon
who passed the plate, SO I've no
.ticed."
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-10

GREETINGS TO A NEW CHAMPION
It be established that have champion heavy
weight prizehghe Mr. Luther McCarty ewhe of Mis-
s6uris most distinguished punchers of
However, there slight doubtshall cloud?-on Mr.
Cay title there being almost universal conviction the
of sports experience that Arthur Johnson aeconatey
called the Big Smoke because of his complexion could short
meeting pizeght Mr. McCary that the attes
would point Numerically opposite directions, habiualy
But the aforesaid ohnsos conduct has been such
the promoters pzgh have read him of his champion
ship To be Mr. Johnson private conduct has very closely
sembed that of other champions all respects that he
CROSSED the color line
love- fear of the law-the a consideration
passes for ovenduced Mr. Johnson hazard
his splendid future and his professional by marital
ISOLATION with white woman, who willing have him,
magnitude and little short of heroic
which the of the manly sport the purses of the manly
sports wouldn't stand.
With Mr. Johnson wrapt the bliss of honeymoon (econd
edition. wrapt warrants sport
largely selected through the ndputaby audaoy process weed
ing the morally unfit.
Greetings, Champion McCary! May your size grow
less may profession be dpOrted to foreign pars
Out of Place The Deacon Had Noticed
The mcreas at is all very well for people
ing the deck fittings to criticize young
already been talk of their nexpeence said
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06
ONE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE.

Frank Parker Stockbrdge. in Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
I sometimes think that the greatest
educational force in the world today Is
the film camera The picture speaks a
universal language that tells more
at a glance than the swiftest Ste
nographer could put on paper in hours.
The picture writing of primitive tribes
is the Oldest known means of recording
facts. 1t survives in the Chinese alpha
bet. every character in which represents
distinct idea, a conventionalized pic
ture-the character meaning danger,
for example. representing a girl standing
on the edge of a cliff. But while few
foreigners can master the intricate SYM
bols of Chinese writing. any Chinese In
telligent enough to press the button
can write with his camera q story that
every one in the world can read. And
the untold millions Of photographers,
made literally from pole to pole, have
done more, I believe. to educate the
people OF the present generation ana
broaden their mental horizons than any
other one modern device. Few people
can write a description Of q ship.
machine, a natural phenomenon or a
strange custom SO graphically. COM
pletely and yet concisely. that every one
who reads will see the thing described
as the author saw 1t. Still fewer can
draw a picture that will come anywhere
near conveying q correct impression. But
the hundreds Of paid end volunteer cor
Of Popular Mechanics Maya
zine, in every part Of the world, send US
descriptions that need no translation,
drawings that are as accurate as tie
processes Of nature-news written with
the camera in tho only universal langu-
are
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06
History VIII Right Him.

From the ST. Pani Dispatch
Henry watterson's tribute to Samuel J.
Tilden in the Century Magazine is inter-
e.ting. not only in itself. but as calling
attention to a man deserving Of more at
tention than he has received. Perhaps
the very fact that Tilden, with philo-
sophie serenity, acquiesced in the degree
of fate which crowned his life with a
great wrong, has caused him to be treat
ed with a neglect that a man Of more
violent resentments would have escaped.
As Mr.. watterson says. there is hardly
a man now living who has the slights st
doubt that Samuel J. Tilden was actual
w elected President Of the United States.
That is tn. calm verdict Of history after
the passion of the past have died down.
To have been deprived of that high
honor was a terrible tragedy. It could
have been nothing less to a man Of SEN
sitive honor.
But Tilden's attitude in that strenuous
and dangerous period has never been
enough appreciated.
In the state Of public temper as II then
was. Tilden had but to lift his hand to
inaugurate a new civil war. He sur
rendered the office he knew to be his
by right, peaceably and serenely. rather
than assert his rights at the cost Of the
nations peace and welfare. He con-
tinued to be a good citizen. active in
noble works and causes. He lived and
died a quiet, transformations gentleman.
whose honor was never questioned and
whose ability was greater than his sim
plicity made apparent.
Some day his story will be told with
real truth and sympathy, and the nation
will know that Tilden was q worthy son
Of this great republic.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06
THE POPULAR PEONY.

The peony Is one Of many old-tims
flowers that has experienced q decided
modern Improvement and revival of pop
ularity. This is shown by the recent
rapid growth OF its culture and by the
larger number Of varieties that are be-
ing originated and propagated by the
trade. The American Peony Society has
for several years been operating with
, the Cornell experimental station in the
study Of the nomenclature and classif-
cation Of the peony. and the station has
recently issued its fourth report on this
work. This and previous reports give
descriptions OF 6cs varieties, including
probably IS per cent of the important
commercial varieties Those in charge
Of this work have reported to the de-
partment Of agriculture that they have.
however. been strongly Impressed with
the large number Of only medium va
rieties which are being continually origi-
mated and propagated by the trade"
The Cornell experimental station has
this to say about the peony:
1t Is probably a conservative state
ment to say that the peony interests of
the country would be better OF II about
% per cent Of the varieties were de-
stroyed and future propagation made
from the remaining Is per cent Of sum-
rior varieties. 1t il not that these Is
per cent Of the varieties are positively
unattractive: far from it. But the re-
naming . per cent I'LL every purpose
and have many more virtues than the
only medium to inferior sorts. By dis
carding the mediocre or poor sorts ana
selling the more desirable varieties tbe
customers would be even more insat-
uated with this beautiful flower, and A
more extensive and high-ciass trade
would be built up. to the benefit Of an
concerned"
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06
A Neglected Art,
rom the Kansas City Star.

from the Kansas City Star.
We have all aspired and striven IN h.
the sort OF accomplished person that va
never could become. The most matter-of-
fact man In town. likely a. not, has tried
MS hand at verse making or taking L.
sons on the mandolin. or stealthiiy At
tempted an Grafton with pebbles TN III.
mouth. This. Of course. II as II should
be, since 1t IL the method of discovering
true talent as well as the lack Of n.
But Tor all our industry. not q few Of
US have missed things We miRht have
done well. How many young women.
who will faithfully practice sinein9 With
Threats never meant for song, could be.
come an everlasting Joy to their friends
II they would apply themselves With half
the zeal to the art Of reading aloud! A
lamentable constraint seizes upon other
wise gracious persons when they try to
do this simple thing. The Fifth Reader
was the last fair practice they had.
We have q hopeless time emulating the
vtvactty and wit the acquaintance Of
Burns, for example, admired In his con-
versation, but We may reflect . little Of
them II, on occasion. We know how to
read sympathetically from his books. A
sick room. evenings at home. even lovers
meetings. may be enriched and enlivened
by wise exercise Of the accomplishment
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06
WHAT EXTRAVAGANCE MEANS.

mendous burden: one heavier than that
Of almost any country in Europe. Every
family Of five in New York City contrib
utes $3.50 q year to the cost OF municipal
government. This 10 actually one-third
Of the average earnings. No wonder the
married policeman at $500 . year finds 1t
hard to make ends meet.
And IL this 10 the burden upon the
earnings of the fairly skilled artisan.
what must It be for street railway en-
ployes, those engaged in stores and fac
tories. and others whose earnings are
below the average? The burden is crush
ing. and II is the more appalling that .
substantial part OF II. certainly Is per
cent, and probably more. Is the result Of
unintelligent waste with an appreciable
proportion for common theft.
II any platform lie needed for the COM
ing municipal election. surely, here Is
one. These are plain facts. having a d.
rect and serious bearing upon all the
problems Of a great city. To this waste
in high places can be traced. as one of
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06
Items, General and Personal,
Of Interest to GPO Workers

organization. He says the entertainment,
will be fully I'D to the standard
John c. Lightcap and Charles z. Jones
conpositors have been transferred from
.ne monotype sec'ion 10 INC war ana
navy orahch.
James T. sutton. compositor' mas been
the War and Navy branch.
A letter from Pleas Wright, chairman
of the Nashville Union Committee of ar.
70, Tor, the u ,Ssr
-. 49, -. g., T.; .s.,.
forts. VIII nave the nearly co-operation
OF state ana CITY omciais ana business
men. as well as all the labor bodies, and
gives it as his prediction that the Nash
Vile convention will be second to none
in the history Of the /. T. U. in the mat
ter Of entertaining delegates and Wis
itors Mr. Wright knows something of
conventions.
Public Printer Ford left Washington
Thursday afternoon for . trip down the
river, and will return tomorrow morn
ing.
.--... .--..-.-.
Miss Helen Ramsey, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. George M, Ramsey. with a
party Of young friends, Is enjoying the
watering places in the vicinity OF Nor
folk Va.
Al. Riddle has his family located at
their cottage at North CHESAPEAKE Beach
for the summer. and VIII spend his holi-
SlnnavA there
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06

The Saturday half holidays during the
months of July. August and September
constituted the first official order Of Pub
lie Printer Ford.
OF those granted leave in the hand
section day are F. NJ. Lloyd, Tom Nc
Farlane, G. H. Birdsall. William ]. Burr.
Carroll Harbaugh, Miss LOOMS, M. A.
Maloney. Edward F. Morrison, and
George I. Woodgate.
Messrs. George p. Dowell and Assistant
Doorkeeper and Mail Distributor Charles
H. Greenachre have gone to Colonial
Beach for a few days.
Capt. Harry c. McCammon, assistant
doorkeeper at the North Capitol Street
entrance. has gone to Ohio on q brief
visit.
who has been on the sick list, returned
to the ONCE during the week.
William McEnaney, imposer. hand sec
ton might, has been granted thirty
days leave. beginning July l.
George G. Wilson. Of the hand section
might. has been on military duty the
past week. ..
Comrades o. 8. Webster and Theophilu.
Fitzgerald. Of the Specs, hand section,
were q. A. r. visitors to Gettysburg.
o. B. Bellinger. Of the day proof Sec
ton, will pass a portion of his annual
leave in the Adirondacks.
William r. Love has been transferred
from the mono to the hand section. day.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06
From thu Wan str.et Journal.


Talking to the taxpayer Of New York
City In terms of hundreds of millions
leaves him cold. He has no conception
of such sums, and for the most part
does not even know in what way he Is q
taxpayer At all. But It Is possible tu
teach him the cost Of extravaganza to
himself. He should understand what IL
means when he is told that to run this
city costs every man. woman, and child
in II 81 a week.
This is apart from Federal or State
taxes. Everybody pays; and the poor.
relatively to their means, in greater pro-
portion than the rich. They pay in their
rent, and In the rent OF the storekeepers
with whom they deal The burden is dis
tributed over food. fuel. clothing. trans
portation. and. in fact. every necessary
Of life.
For the whole United States the tax
burden OF Federal. State. and municipal
levies works out at nearly $40 a head.
But New York easily surpassed this ire
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06
The Joys of Discovery.
From Marx Twain.

From Marx Twain. .
What is it that confers the noblest de-
light? What is that which svells a mans
breast with pride above that which any
other experience can bring to him? Dis
covery! To know that you are walking
where none others have walked; that you
are beholding what human eye has not
seen before; that you are breathing
virgin atmosphere. To give birth to an
idea-to discover a great thought-an In
tellectual nugget, right under the dust of
a field that many Q brain-plow has gone
over before. To find new planet. to in
vent a new hinge, to find the way to
make the lightnings, carry your mes
sages. To be the frst-that Is the idea
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06

of last week. Mr.. Serrano recently has
been granted a patent for an invention
which may become a money maker.
Arthur Armstrong. in charge of the
plate vault at night. is OF for a three
weeks trip with his family to the East
ern watering places Hank Allen will
handle the plate business during his alb
sence.
Alton B. Carly. one of the ablest men
In the pressmen's union. and a well
known writer on trade matters and
technical subjects, has been placed In
charge Of the pressroom of the War and
Navy branch. with increase in pay to
60 cents per hour.
"Hurrah For the Man Who Dies"
written by the late Arthur F. ('rPard'D
Bloomer. set to music by the late Prof.
Bischoff. and sung by J. Walter Hum
phrey. the popular basso Of this city, has
been recently reproduced on the Column
bia records.
William F. Leatzow, Of the night proof
force. leaves this morning for Chicago,
where he will Join his parents. brothers
and sisters, and all proceed to his broth
er's a5-acre tract of land at Three Lakes,
Wisconsin for thirty days, where the
fishing Is good and the fine air beneficial
George Furbershaw. Of the monotype
section, and his family are occupying
their bungalow at North Beach.
The service of song by the G. p. o.
chorus, under the direction of BENJAMIN
A. Lineback. on Thursday last, was one
Of the most enjoyable so far rendered
by that popular organization. the pro-
gram consisting of most OF the national
anthems. exceedingly well rendered led
by Miss Kate M. Ellis. It also was the
first opportunity for the introduction Of
the new Public Printer, Cornelius Ford,
as speaker before an assemblage in
washington, and his remarks met with
approval He Is an easy and graceful
speaker, perfectly composed, with no at
tempt at effect. but plain and straight
forward. He told his audience that his
intention was to give every employe Of
the g. p. o. q square deal and he ex-
pected every one Of them also to give
the Public Printer a square deal. He
said he was union man from principle;
a thorough believer In the trade union
movement. and believed that most of the
benefits that had come to the working
people had come through the efforts Of
organized labor. A pleasing future Of
the exercises was the temperance Of
Finley s. Hayes. one Of the best Of the
G. p. o. entertainers, who recited q
poem appropriate for the occasion In his
best manner.
A. r. sovey. president Of the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Bookbinders, stop
Ped ever IN Washington couple Of days
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06
Pockets Spells Clothes.


Ffo3 tne Loodoo Stanoard
1t would be . good thing II some msn's
pockets were sewn up. One could Be-
left for q handkerchief-the hip pocket
Of the trousers Is q good place for that
but the other pockets are seldom so nee.
essary as they are thought to be. and
the average man Is apt to allow himself
to be tyfannized by his pocketsL I have
known men to carry large bundles Of
letters. to say nothing Of q large letter
case. . massive cigar case. couple Of
pipes. q box Of cigarettes. . bulky to-
bacco pouch. and q few other odd things.
These same men have come to me and
asked how II II that their coats always
seem to look shabby so soon. The an
swer, In word. has been: The pockets
have spoiled the clothes.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06

the related causes. such problems as po-
lice graft, the White slave trafic. sweat
shop labor. and numberless other evils
which We are trying to reform from the
top instead OF from the foundation.
And this is what the politicians call
popular government" How long will
1t be before the intelligent citizens Of
New York substitute honest and COM
petent government
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06
Reaasurfng.

From the st. Louis Minor
A woman hired a taxicab. The door
of the cab was hardly closed before the
engine started with a jerk. and tho cab
began to race madly along. narrowly
missing lamp posts. tramcars, policemen,
&C. Becoming frightened. tho woman
raped on the window Of the cab and
said:
please be careful. This IL the frst
time I ever rode in q taxi"
The chauffeur treasured the passenger
as follows:
That's all right ma'am. This h the
FIRST time ever drove oner'
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06
Old stud.

From the Boston Transcript.
1T seems to me that Scribbler's writ
ing has deteriorated since he became
famous"
''Oh. 1t isn't that. You see, since he
became famous he's been able to sell
all the rubbish he ever wrote.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06

Meat inspectors In Berlin are employ
Ing the moving picture camera IN their
work. enlarged photographs showing
mtcro-orsanisms In motioa v the pat
n diDeasod
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06

In the city Of Vancouver the electric
light companies buy sawdust from the
sawmills and then by using 1t for fuel
convert It into electricity and sell tbs
current to tie sawmilla.
The Washington herald., 1913-07-06

Growers Of vanilla In GuadaIoupe ret
for the dried bean 15e - 80 nes
pound.