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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19
DEAN RUSSELL ON SCOUTING

James e. Russell, dean Of the Teach
ers' college, has this to say Of the Boy
Scout program:
"Our children are In school total
of one thousand hours in the year. The
average child Of school age is awake
q total Of 5,475 hours. The normal
child is getting impressions, using
ideas, reaching conclusions, fixing hab-
its, organizing his modes Of behavior
four hours outside of school for every
hour spent in school. I would consld-
er myself a prince among school men
if I could devise a school program in
which the curriculum should appeal so
directly to a boys interests and the
courses Of study apply so serviceably
to adult needs as the Boy Scout pro-
gram. Every task in scouting is a
mans job cut down to boys size.
"The appeal to a boys interests is
not primarily because he is boy,
but particularly because he wants to
be q man. Scan the list: agriculture
and angling, blacksmithing and busi-
ness, carpentering and civics, dairying
and mining, music and plumbing, poul-
try and printing, first aid and polite
ness, life-saving and nature study, sea-
manship and campcraft, patriotism and
cooking, and scores of other accom-
plishments and activities requiring ac-
curate knowledge that Is susceptible
of direct and immediate application to
everyday life. Everyone Of these tasks
holds the boy, not only because he Is
boy and likes to do them, but also
because they are tasks which grown
men find useful. 1t is the man in the
boy that is emphasized, and the type
of manhood idealized Is that which
strives to stand for the right. against
the wrong, for truth against falsehood,
to help the weak and oppressed, and to
love and seek the best things Of life
Hence the Scout oSth taken by every
boy on becoming a tenderfoot: On my
honor, will do my best (1) to do my
duty to God and my country, and to
obey the Scout law; (2) to help other
people at oil times; (3) to keep myself
physically strong, mentally awake, and
morally straight
"Scoutcraft is not intended to be a
substitute for schooling. 1t is device
for supplementing the formal instruc-
ton Of the schools, by leading the boy
into new fields and giving him chance
to make practical use of all his powers,
intellectual, moral, and physical. The
best thing about it Is it's extraordinary
diversity, reaching out to boys of all
degrees of mental ability, in all kinds
Of social environment, and creating for
them real need to do their level best.
"But the most significant contribu-
ton of the Boy Scout movement to ed
ucation is its pedagogical methods. AS
q teacher, I take my hat off to Sir. Rob-
ert Baden-Powell, the genius who in
q bare decade has done more to vital
lie the methods Of character training
than all the school men in this country
have done since the pilgrims landed on
the New England coast"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19
ALL SCOUTS SHOULD CAMP.

Out-of-door activities are fundamen-
tai in scouting. Only in the Scout
camp can the Scout attain his high
est ambitions and the scoutmaster his
fullest influence.
Nothing but insurmountable difficult
ties should prevent any troop from
having the privilege Of spending a
week at least in the open.
The camp may be co-ordinated with
gardening or crop gathering. A few
hours a day of productive labor will
be worth while and will stimulate the
appetite for recreative activities. Cut
ting the camp out Of the Scout year Is
like leaving the yeast out Of the bread.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19
Citation.
State of South Carolina,
County of Edgefeld.

By w. T. Kinnaird, Probate
Judge:
Whereas, Wade Jennings, of
above County and State has made
suit to me to grant him Letters of
Administration of the Estate and
effects of Nathan Jennings, late of
said County and State, deceased.
These AreI Therefore to cite and
admonish all and singular the kin
dred ard creditors of the said
Nathan Jennings, deceased, that
they be and appear before NE, in
the Court of Probate, to be held at
Edgefeld, G. H., S. c., in my Of
fee on the 2lst day of Sept. (l9l7)
next, after publication thereof, at
IL o'clock in the forenoon, to show
cause, if any they have, why the
said Administration should not be
granted.
Given under my Hand, this lst
day ofSept. A. D., 1917.
W. T. KINNAIRD,
P. j., Z. G. S. G.
Sept. 5-3t.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19
HAS MEMENTO OF LAFAYETTE
Spokane Woman Possesses Pitcher
Made Nearly Century Ago When
French Visited This Country.

A memento Of the second visit OF
Lafayette to America after the close
of the Revolutionary war is the pos
session of Mrs. Alfred T. Anderson,
wife of County Auditor Anderson OF
Spokane, and q descendant of CO.
lonial family in whose home General
Washington was a guest many times
during the war, according to the Spo-
kane Chronicle.
It is q blue and white water pitch
er, bearing picture of Lafayette and
decorated with American eagles and
other patriotic emblems.
During the revolution, General
Washington and his staff were enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. Anderson's
great-grandfather near Trenton, N. j.,
several tines" said Mr.. Anderson.
"On one Of these occasions it is relat-
ed that the general was presented with
two pigs, which he placed in one of
! his wagons and took to camp.
""The visit of Lafayette to America,
of which the pitcher is a relic, was
made in 1924, on invitation of Presi-
dent Monroe, when the French mar
.shal laid the cornerstone Of the Bun
ker Hill monument. He had paid an
earlier visit to America in 1854.
Between his two visits he had par
ticipated in the French revolution, had
been made commander of the National
Guard and had been made a prisoner
by Austria when he fled the country.
Napoleon had secured his release in
1898 and wanted to make him a peer
of France, but this he refused and ac-
cepted instead seat in the chamber
Of deputies.
'sIt was as hero Of two continents
that he was hailed upon his second
visit to America, and Mrs. Anderson
prizes very highly the quaint blue
pitcher which has come down to her
from that time"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19
Paper Plates for Pets.

: Using paper plates for animal pets
will be found O good and sanitary
plan. Some people do not care to
wash the plates kept for dogs and cats,
although they should be kept scrupu-
lousy clean and used for no other
purpose. Why not, then, use paper
plates, which may be bought by the
hundreds for very little money, and
which may be burned or thrown away
after they have been used.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19
SCOUTS HELP CITY CANNING.

New York city has started a NUM-
cipal canning kitchen, to take care
Of the surplus food rejected at the
docks. The mayors committee OF
women have begun the canning OF
these foodstuffs on an immense scale
for the benefit Of the poorer people Of
that city, their output to be sold at
cost. In this work they are finding the
ever-obliging Boy Scouts invaluable
through careful sorting Of fruit and
vegetables rejected by the city food
inspectors.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19
Teachers Wanted.

(1) Men for town and country
schools SIS to 500. (2) Ladies
combining music and common
school, unprecedented demand. (3)
Grade and high school. Can place
all qualified teachers for any the
above. Special enrolment,
Southern Teachers Agency, Colum-
bia, S. G..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19
The HParakeet,D ~

A small bird of the parrot family
now rarely If ever seen in Indiana was,
half q century ago, somewhat numer-
Gus in the southern part of the state.
This bird, the paroquet, or as called
by the early settlers of this state, the
"parakeet," is the Carolina parrot and
is now scarcely known outside the
swamps of Florida.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19
Eireproof Papers.

Patents have been taken out at va
rious times for paper which is claimed
to be proof against fire, and therefore
particularly suitable for documentary
records. Most of these contain as
bestos or a similar mineral fiber, with
or without the addition Of clayS or
metallic salts.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19
Salt Held in Reverence.

The superstitions with regard to salt
are endless. That the spilling Of salt
is unlucky is perhaps the commonest
of all superstitious beliefs, and pre-
walls in the kitchen as we'll as at the
table. There are Scottish households
where salt is still held in such rever-
ence that the saltcellar used at the
family table is invariably kept stand
ing on the family Bible.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19
Ancient Eqyptians Lived Well.

! The ancient Egyptians had mansions
supplied with gardens, orchards, fish
ponds and game preserves; they were
acquainted with the benefits Of the ro-
tation of crops, and bred poultry ex-
tensively, practicing artificial Matching
as we do at the present time. AS early
as 4514 B. c., or 6,431 years ago, irri-
CATION became an object Of national
Importance to the Egyptians.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19
FILLING THE LEADERS, PLACE.

Scout troop organizations must be
continued, said the chief Scout execu-
tive in a recent statement to all
Scouts. Wherever leaders enter active
military service at the front, their
places must be filed Immediately from
the ranks Of the patriotic men who
must stay at home because of those
who are dependent upon them or be-
cause Of physical disability.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19
She Was Interested,

A child who recently moved into the
neighborhood became so interested in
a young woman that daily she would
wait for her to pass the house. One
day she walked right in the woman's
way and smiling said, "Whose NAM
ma are you?"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19
About Hobbies.

! Every lobbyist can extol his hobby
above all others and there is some
thing to be said for each one. Collec-
tors of every sort Of objects, from
shells to stamps; students of every
subject, from snakes to stars, ind
special mental reasons for interest In
their particular line. And the rea-
sons for preference would make a very
remarkable collection Of wordy argu-
mentS.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19
To Remove Wall Paper.

To remove wall paper in about half
the time it usually takes, use heap
ing tablespoonful of saltpeter to gal
lon of hot water, and apply it to the
paper freely with a whitewash brush.
Keep the water hot, and after q few
applications you can easily pull the
paper from the wall.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19
For the BUSY Man.

To remind bushes men of engage
ments, cabinet has been invented
with q pigeonhole for every fifteen
minutes, memorandum placed in hole
completing an electric circuit that
rings a bell and flashes light when
the time for that hole arrives.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19
5000 GARDENERS PARADE.

Five thousand members Of the Boy
Scouts of America took part in the
"Yake Up America" parade recently
held in Greater New York. Mary of
the boys carried hoes and rakes, some
were supplied with first-aid equipment
and others carried signal flags. In
this way the marching Scouts indicated
how they intended to do their "bit"
during the present national crisis.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19
Tropical Rains.

Tropical rains are of relatively short
duration, the reason of the small num-
ber of cyclonic storms in the tropics,
and this duration is fairly uniform
throughout the year.
The heaviest general rainfalls in
Porto Rico are associated with West
Indian hurricanes. The historic hur-
ricane OF August 8, 1899, precipitated
rainfall equivalent to lib tons per
acre.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19
Old Roman Temple Found.

An ancient temple has been discoV-
cred in Rome. 1t is supposed to date
from the time of Trajan (53-114 A. d.
The building is vaulted, and ornament
ed with columns and stucco. The
stucco work of the ceiling shows some
very fine figures, one with open arms
in the attitude Of prayer, two offering
a sacrifice, another the figure Of man
leaning on stick.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19
Many Do.

More advice is given and less fol-
lowed on the subject Of marriage than
on anything else. A woman teacher
who has preached against teachers
marrying has acted contrary to her
own advice.-Buffalo Commercial.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19
The Busy Man.

'Is Mr.. Flubdub busy?" asked the
diffident customer. "N1r. Flubdub is
always busy" replied the pompous at
tendant. "Well, let him stay busy"
And that's how Mr.. Flubdub lost big
order.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19
Elastic Horsehair,

British aviators have found that
horsehair cushions provide enough
elasticity to counteract the vibration
of airplanes and make the use of mag
netic compasseS possible.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19
When Ferns Become Yellow.

Place slices Of raw potatoes around
the ferns. The worms, which have
been feeding upon the roots, will come
out after the potato.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19
PIanTino Is Easy.

"a cornfiel6 makes me think Of good
iDtcrticns," said Uncle Eben. "De
plantin' is easy. De big job is keepin'
de weeds out"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-09-19

By w. T. Kinnaird, Probate
Judge:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-28
Senator McNary
Resigns Guardianship
of Central Committee

Senator McNary being a candidate
for reelection today forwarded to Ed
D. Baldwin, secretary of the republican
state Central Committee his resigna
tion as its chairman. In a letter address
ed to Mr.. Baldwin at Washington, D.
c., he says:
Through you as secretary. 7 here.
with present to the Republican State
Central Committee my resignation as
chairman. This course deem proper, on
account of my intention to become a
candidate in the republican primaries
for the office of United States Senator.
To occupy the position Of chairman,
while a candidate, might place me on
vantage ground, and would be unfair to
my opponents. shall take no part in
the selection Of my successor, either di-
rectly, or indirectly, and whomsoever
he may be, he viii find his work made
light by the intelligent assistance, and
loyal support Of the entire membership
of the State Committee.
May ask you to state to the com
mittee, my appreciation Of the honor
laid upon me by my selection as chair.
man."
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-28
Coach Mathews Helps
O.A.,C. Team Against Ore

The making of "Bearcats is one
Of the specialties of Robert L. Math-
ews, physical director of Willamette
University. This fall when he organic
ed the university football team, he
found but one man available who had
played. All the other men were abso.
Ilutely new to the game.
However, within q month Mr.. Math-
ews had taken this raw material and
whipped it in shape that it held down
the Oregon freshman team until within
a few minutes until the close of the
game. Then in game with the hospi.
tai corps players of Vancouver entire
ly out of the home players class, the
Bearcats went after them to the tune
of 20 to 0 in favor of willamette
Mathews named them Bearcats and if
was up to the boys to live up to the
name. They did.
Now it just happens that the 0. A.
C. and the University of Oregon teams
play in Portland tomorrow. For sew
erai days the o. A. c. boys have felt
the need of a real live Beareat coach
and they found him here at William.
ette University. For the past two days
Mr.. Mathews has been coaching the
0. A. C. team for its game tomorrow.
Among those who appreciate the work
of Mr. Mathews, there is feeling that
l. he just had time. he would make
genuine Beareats out of those 0. A. c,
plaVers
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-28
.SCANDINAVIANS TO
DECIDE WAR COURSE
AT NORWAY'SCAP|TAL
Tightening Of Allied Blockade
Brings Three Neutral
Kings Together

Christiania, Norway, Nov. 2s.-
Scandinavian kings, premiers and min
listers were assembling here today for
conference of far-reaching import
ance.
The future policy of Norway, Sweden
and Denmark is at stake in the meet
ing. Neutrality at all costs was the
decision to which the three nations
jointly pledged themselves early in the
war. An agreement was entered into
at that time the Scandinavian countries
would act in unison on all questions
arising out of the war.
The constantly tightening embargo
put in force by the allies, plus Amer
lea Is recent strict curtailment of sup
plies, has brought about serious in
.ternal conditions in the three nations.
Germany's control of the Baltic on
the one hand; and America IS insist
ence against Teutonic demands for sup
plies, have put the three nations in a
position Of great difficulty.
Added to this has bee2 an undereur-
current of distinctly pro-ally sentiment,
recently developed in Norway, through
Germany Is ruthless sinking of Norweg-
ian ships and ally suspicious of s'wed-
ems pro-Germanism, due to the revela-
tions of the Luxburg messages.
Sweden, according to well-defined re-
ports, has profitcd by her winking at
Germany's use of her diplomatic
agencies for transmission Of messages.
. 1t is declared here that a liberal sup
ply of wheat, harvested by the Germans
in the Riga region, after the Russians
had been driven out late in the sum-
mer, was shipped direct to Stockholm.
1t is to sweep away all these under
currents of feeling that the present con-
ference has been called, according to
best information here.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-28
AGREEMENT REACHED
TO CONSERVE FOOD
GrOcerymen, Bakers and
Butchers In Hearty Accord
After Meeting

The butchers and the bakers and the
grocerymen as well as those in the
restaurant business declared their
willingness to aid in the food eonser.
walton plans of the government at a
meeting held last evening in the audi.
torium of the Commercial club. The
meeting was called by President f..
~ Steusloff of the Commercial club
who stated that it was advisable that
a permanent organization be formed
whereby all interested in the food prop
osition might act IN harmony.
G. M. Roberts said that he was quite
willing to do what was right but felt
that there should be some official com
munications received from headquar-
ters as he wasn't quite satisfied with
what he read in the papers
After the grocerymen had discussed
various plans of observing meatless
and wheatless days, H. S. Poisal an
nounced that to discuss the sitIation
more fully, the grocers had effected
an organization. The chairman is IL. 5.
Poisal and the secretary, c. M. Rob
erts. This organization will figure out
some plans whereby every groceryman
will be put on record as to supporting
the food administration. A committee
consisting of Theo Roth e. Daue, viii
liam Busiek, Chas Weller and 9. M,
Eppley were appointed to draw up
these plans. This committee will meet
with the market men and bakers Fri
day evening and have ready a report
for the general meeting to be held
next Tuesday evening.
Those representing the restaurants
named w. p. George as chairman and
he reported that a committee would
be appointed to visit all the hotels and
restaurants of the city, to report at the
Tuesday evening meeting. This commit
tee viii include Mrs. Josie Farrow OF
the Elks restaurant, Miss May Oleman
of the Y. w. c. A., Gordon McGil-
christ of the Royale Cafeteria and W.
P. George Of the White House restaur-
ant.
The bakers thought they shoull
line up with the grocerymen as their
lines run together. AS their interest
was in the proposed Wednesday wheat
less day, the bakers thought this
could De done by pushing brown
grades Of bread for that day
At the meeting uesday evening, it
will be definitely known that groeers,
bakers and restaurants as well as meat
markets are in sympathy with the gov
ernment in its food conservation plans.
As President Steusloff remarked, "1f
we do not volunteer, the government
will demand that we take action
in a confectionery store spread from
building TO building until it appeared
as if the town was doomed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-28
PERSONALS
( i 4 < \ X x X 4 x !. X < X

E. J. Allen of Woodburn is in the city,
j. F. Brumbaugh of Corvallis is in
the city.
Ed Ketchum of Black Rock was in the
city yesterday.
Mrs. Henry Young of Macleay was in
the city yesterday.
Mrs. Ella Watt of Portland is in the
city over Thanksgiving.
Marjorie Moreley is in the city from
Silverton, registered at the Bligh,
Miss Cora Brown and Miss Ethel
Smith Of Silverton are in the city at
tending the teachers institute.
George Wick left this morning for
Portland to attend to tractor business
Gworge Downey was in the city Tues.
day from Silverton.
Joe Robertson returned yesterday
from an extended visit in New Orleans,
stopping over few days in Salem on
his way to his home at Clackamas.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-28
Wall Street Market
Thin and FeatureIesS

New York, Nov. 2s-The New York
Evening Sun financial review today
said:
Today's stock market was thin, dull
and featureless. Trading was under the
influence of the Thanksgiving recess.
Buying power was limited through dis
inclination of the traders to increase
their commitments over Thursday,
and, for the same reason perhaps,
stocks were somewhat more freely Of
fered. This state Of affairs resulted in
a dragging affair, with the course Of
prices somewhat below the Tuesday
closing level, although there was not
lacking consistent resistance to pres.
sure
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-28
Read what this man has to
say about Chiropractic and
what it did for him:
Salem, Or, Nov. 20, 1917.

Salem, Or, Nov. 20, 1912.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
| have been suffering with Eczema
over twenty years and my whole body
with the exception Of my face and
hands was covered with inflamed sealy
sores and the terrible itching was al
most unindurable. Have used different
Springs and also drugs enough to float
a battleship and while some of these
gave me temporary relief there was
nothing permanent. Last summer my
arms and legs began to swell and an
oxcrueiating pain in my knee and ankle
made ME nearly helpless On Nov. 70,
I consulted DIR. May, the Chirapractor,
aud the change which Dr. May effected
in such a short time is nothing short
of a miracle. The swelling in my arms
and legs disappeared and my skin is
nearly normal and l am sure that viii
be a well man again before long. l hope
this statement will be of benefit to
someone who suffers from a trouble
similar TO mine. In conclusion l win
state that DIR. May employed only Pal
mer School Chiropractic methods and
uses no drugs whatever.
j. NJ. WATSON, Sr.,
Turner, Ore.