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The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-09-11
NOTHING DOING" IN COTTON
Kitchen Maids Of Sultan of Morocco
Entitled to Neither Garments
of Expensive Stuff.

The sultan of Morocco was always
an absolute monarch, and in that ca
paclty the raUenues of the country
were his. There had never been any
distinction between public funds and
private funds-all belonged to the sui
tan. 1t was therefore no easy task
TO arrive at an agreement as to which
were state and which private debts, so
lnextricably mixed had they been in
the past. There was, for instance, a
Dill for some hundreds of yards of
very expensive and very fine crimson
cloth. Naturally the protectorate au-
thorities scheduled this among the pri-
vate debts. The sultan protested. The
cloth. he said, had been purchased for
governmental purposes-in fact for
the trousers of the imperial kitchen
maids; for there are several hundred
slave-women employed in preparing the
palace food. The protectorate govern
ment refused to be responsible for
thlS debt. The ex-Sultan drew up a
historical treatise to prove that i'm
perial kitchen maids were part and
parcel OF the state, and passed, like
the palace itself, from sultan to sui
tan. The principle was accepted, but
the debt was disallowed on the ground
that these good ladies did not require
such expensive stuff for their neither
garments. A cotton material, they ar
gued' would have equally well served
the purpose. The sultan's reply was
unanswerable and crushing. "In Eu-
rope" he said, lit may be the custom
Tor the imperial kitchen maids to wear
cotton trousers, but in Morocco we
nave more appreciation of the dignity
OF their position" There was nothing
more to be said. The debt was paid
by the protectorate government
From THE Liquidation of Sultanate,"
by w. B. Harris, in asia" magazine.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-09-11

you dave sesH sincere In yoE- Azsc:.aS
you Will be able to pass 1t on to 9TH
ers. Arts Magazine.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-09-11
Remarkable chimpanzee Dies.

A few weeks ago there died II chin
panzee who had spent the eight years
of his life defying all rules laid down
for the well being Of chmpanzees. His
name was Antony, and he was the
only one of his tribe of monkeys who
has ever managed to stand an English
climate unmitieated by artificial heat.
He came from the Congo In 1911, when
he was very young and s3aall. At that
time he weighed II pounds by last
summer he was Just six times IL,
heavy. During the whole period of his
civilized life he was kept In a brick
building facing southwest and unheat-
ed, and he slept in straw without
blankets. Chocolates and sweets-poi-
son to ordinary chmpanzees-
the special treats of Antony's dietary,
and he had less comprehensive
fancy for beans.-AIancheste Guard
ian.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-09-11
FOLLOWED PATHS OF PEACE
Aborigines of Texas Unlike the Fierce
Tribes of Other Sections Of
the Country.

Stone implements found in ancient
workshops in Texas, antedating
french, Spanish or American settlers,
prove that the original settlers of this
state were not like the fierce tribes
encountered in modern times by the
white settlers.
Little is known about the aboriginal
population of Texas, which lies be-
tween the Pueblo and mound builders
area, but DR.. J. Walter Fewkes. chief
or the American bureau of ethnology.
aided by Professor Peace of the Uni
versity of Texas. have located some
Iong-forgotten village sites. Their in
designations lead to the belief that the
original people of the middle part of
the state were hunters, while those of
the eastern part near the timber belt
were followers of agricultural pur-
suits and were skilled in the manufac-
ture of pottery. They resembled the
mound builders. The western part of
the state was Il more elevated and
less arid plateau. Here the people re-
semhied the Pueblos of New Mexico.
Some of the tribes are reported to
have been cannibals. In the opening
of the eighteenth century Apaches.
Comanches and other savage tribes
roamed over Texas, following the buf.
falo, or raiding across it into Mexico.
There seems to have been constant
hostility with these Indians, in which
many smaller tribes were extermi-
mated.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-09-11

combination. supplying "a /, ao.s.u
the elements necessary for nour,s %
ment-protein. fat. carbohydrate and
mineral salts. "'e ana
oneese and bread is a very popular
form Of food In England ana - =.
eaten by all classes. Being an eco,
nomical food, it is eaten TO a loroo,
extent by the laboring classes VII
wing to the sort of work they do re-.
qulre a good tissue builder et a MOD
crate price. = nou-
II Is well to remember that part Of
.he health Of the English race is duo
10 the fact that the English life ia ON
outdoor life, and 1t is a very good
.ning Tor us to profit by this and cnI.
uVate at all times, in ourselves and IN
our children, the habit of getting out.
uoors as much as possible.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-09-11

The manufactures of popular den
tai powder advertises that "Savages
lead different kind of life from us,
and therefore nature takes care Of
their teeth without artificial help"
Nellerburn, the wanderer in remote
places, saw this and laughed. ~ know
of at least three African tribes" he
said, that brush their teeth regularly.
Each person carries a twig of a certain
fibrous tree. They chew the end of 1t
into good bunch of bristles and
spend a quarterhour every morning
cleaning their teeth thoroughly. They
tie a string to the twig and dangle it
from the waist cord, if they have no
other clothes To- fasten 1t on. 1t is an
important thing to them"
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-09-11
Consistency.

A foolish consistency is the hobgob-
lin OF little minds, adored by little
statesmen and philosophers and divines
With consistency a great soul has sim
ply nothing to do. He may as well
concern himself with his shadow on
the wall. Speak what you think today,
In words as hard as cannon balls, and
tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks,
In hard words again, though 1t contra
dict everything you said today. All,
then, exclaim the aged ladies, you will
be sure to be misunderstood. To be
great is to be misunderstood
Waldo Emerson.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-09-11
Embroidery an Old Art

Embroidery is supposed to be one Of
the earliest domestic arts, for it is
argued that 1t must have been en-
ployed for decorative purposes very
soon after sewing was invented. This
would place 1t long before the art Of
weaving was discovered and back In
the days when the skins of animals
were the only material for clothing
that existed. The earliest known spec
linens of embroidery, however, are
some fragments discovered in Egypt,
and the earliest Of these Is supposed
to have been made about the fifteenth
century B. c. Naturally materials of
this kind disappear very rapidly, and
1t is only in a very dry climate like
Egypt, with its sandy soil, that fab
RIGS suitable for embroidery could sur
vive.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-09-11
Art for Manv.

90 not want art for a few" said
William Morris, "any more than edu-
cation for few, or freedom for n
few'-and civic art is essentially pub
lie art. 1t has been likened to "a fire
Quilt upon the market place, where
every one may light his torch; while
private art is fire built upon hearth.
stone which will blaze and die out with
the rise and fall Of fortunes.
Beauty In art is truth bathed In the
impression, the emotion that is re.
celved from nature. Seek truth and
exactitude. but with the envelope of
sentiment which you felt lat first. If
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-09-11
LIVE IN PRIMITIVE STATE
Tribes In Interior Of Venezuela Have
Had Little Contact With
Civilization.

Almost every tribe and race has
found the secret Of fire, even though
civilization has not come near them.
Needless to say, matches are unknown
except as they have been carried into
distant lands by white men, and fire is
made by rubbing sticks together. with
q sort Of flint and finder or, as In the
case of the Macaos, with drill.
These people Of the mist" as the
explorers into the interior of Venezuela
call them, keep their fires burning
steadily from one years end to an
other but If new one Is needed It ia
started by drilling into wood until it
bursts into flame.
The Macaos share the Indians love
Of painting their faces and, like them.
use bow and arrow for hunting but 20
about swathed in heavy clothing, much
like that of the Arabs, because of the
cold Of the region in which they live.
The homes Of the Macaos are all
built on hilltops, and the average alti-
tude of the settlement Is 5000 feet.
They cultivate sweet potatoes, ba-
nanas and maize, out of q combination
Of which they make very strong fer
mented drink for use at feasts, and
they are also exceedingly clever at
basketry and other weaving, but are
among the most uncleanly Of all tribes
and never, so 1t is said, take a bath
unless unexpectedly caught out in u
rain.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-09-11

FOR SALE-27 breeding ewes, 3
years old. Enquire Mt this office.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-09-11
The Higher Learning.

The schoolmaster was calling on an
indignant mother.
For my part" babbled the good
woman, II can't deceive what on earth
Qualification is comm to When was
young, If a gal only understood the
elimens Of distraction, provision. re-
plenishing, an the common DONNA
tor, an knew all about the rivers an
their obituaries. the currants, an the
dormtoories, the provinces an UNI
pires, they had Qualification enough ~
Success
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-09-11
GOOD HEALTH RULES FOR ALL
English People Have Many Ideas
Which II Would Be Well for
Americans to Copy.

One of the most popular forms Of
food in England is cheese. This sup
plies a highly concentrated protein
food which, when properly ripened and
masticated, Is usually well assimilated.
Not only does this food contain large
percentage of protein, but 1t also con-
tains fat and mineral salts. When
combined with bread, which is carbo-
hydrate food. cheese makes an ideal
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-09-11

A fervent, but unlettered, preacher
among the mountain whites of the Car
olinas was exhorting his flock to come
forward and take advantage of the
means of grace"
1T air pride that's keeping you set
tin in yore Seats" he cried. "Come to
the altar and get down on your
benders, and if they air too stiff with
pride, lie EN-, lie EN-, as it says in the
Scriptur' with lie of Patmos. New
York Evening Post.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06
Efficiency Contest

The efficiency contest closed las
 week and Troop 15 proved the winner
 over Troop TO-. These two troops have
 been fighting it out ever since tae
 contest started. first one having the
 advantage and then the next. Evi- dently they have been saving points for the last week, for each increased it's total more than 45o0 during the last week.
 These contests are held quarterly. This week marks the opening of new quarter. The slate is wiped clean again and each troop has the same chance to jump into the lead. Scouts, work hard and turn in a report card at the end of each week just 'chucs full" of well-earned and merited points.
 As a reward for her merit, Troop
 will have her number engraved on the loving cup which is the prize of the contest. Troop 10 won the last con 1 test and consequently the cup has been | in her possession, but during the nex' quarter Troop 15 will be the owner. l The following are the troops in the 1 order in which they finished and the 1 total number of points scored by each: Total paiptS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06
Wanted-A Man to Lead

From The British Headqaurters Gazette There isn't lad but wants to grow Manly and true at heart And every lad would like to know The secret we impart He doesn't desire to slack or shirk- Oh. haven't you heard him plead? He'll follow a man at play or work, If only the man will lead. Where are the men to lead today, Sparing an hour or two. Teaching the lad the game to play, Just as a man should do? Village and slrms are calling-come, Here are the boys indeed, who can tell what they might become If only the men will lead? Motor and golf and winter sport
 Fill up the time a lot, But wouldn't you like to feel you'd
 taught
 Even boy knot? Country and home depend on you,
 Character most We need; How. can lad know what to do
 If there isn't man to lead? Where are the men to lend hand?
 Echo it far and wide, Men who will rise in every land,
 Bridging the Great Divide" Nation and flag and tongue unite Joining each class and creed, Here are the boys who would do right, But where are the men to lead?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06
Camp AndretUs As Seen By An Assistant Scoutmaster

time and fully prepared for the feast which only ebonyhued Gus could pre- pare. Gus is a king when he presides over a kitchen. His meals are kingIy in themselves, and everyone is willing to confer the honor upon him. Gus is ably assisted by the kitchen squad, who serve the chow" and then clean up with sur prising efficiency. Kitchen squad, we salute thee! It is no easy job to serve lSe people as hungry as we were. After mess comes siesta the time for sweet slumber and rest Then the swim ming hour, the joy of boyhood In a short time the creek was lined with every size, shape and make of Scouts, who did stunts which caused the fish, from safe retreats, to look on in wide eyed wonder and surprise. At least, they ought to, judging by the novelty of some of the stunts pulled off.
 ''All right cries MT. Wester, and again is the slope to the camp alne with Scouts, this time climbing instead of com ing down. Immediately assembly was sounded and all went to the Hippo drome" to hear Borden Burr tell of the achievements of the Alabama boys at | Chateau Thierry. the Argonne and else where, with special reference to the work | of the Birmingham Boy Scouts, both lover there" and lover here"
 | After the last mess of the day was held, we went back to the "Hippodrome" i and held an election of officers for the ensuing week. The offices of judge, ipfosecutng attorney, chief of police and camp jester all had to be taken care of ! Orders from these officials are strictly | obeyed, a fine lesson in democracy. A Scout is obedient to all constituted au- thority.
 1 As the night was the anniversary night 1 of Mr. Wester's service as scoutmaster,
 he had a treat for the boys. He had candy for all. With characteristic mod
 esty he did not appear. but sent the candy by Sailor Eddens.
 | Soon the sweet notes of taps came
 floating over the camp and all lights went out The noise and voices of the
 camp gave way to the noise and voices l of the night The chirpng of crckets, the booming of frogs and the call of the might bird, were all mixed into a perfect symphony of noise, but strange to say. these noises never keep person awake.
 "Reveille" turned us all out for a
 quick hustling around and preparations for a quick departure to town. A hand : out by Gus prepared us for the journey which, as we thought would be foot But MT. Wester found room for us or the truck, and we were saved long hot walk. After. much grooming anc sputtering. peculiar to it's kind, the ve- hicle finally headed in the right direc-
 ton and we "flivvered" back to town
 with pleasurable recollections of a day
 wei. spent As a father of Boy Scout
 as a citizen of Birmingham, and al
 assistant sooutmaster, I am heartily glad
 that the growing citizenry of Birming
 ham is blessed in having a good Scout
 council, and such a fine camp as a melt
 ing pot of the boys, and moldng then
 rto outstanding, democratic American
 citizens.
 Too Much for the Oculist
 From the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph A woman consulted an oculist about hel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06
DOUG, CHARLIE AND
 CHINESE SCOUTS AID

Joining hands with the President, former Secretary of the Treasury w. G. McAdoo and thousands or proml- nent men and women througnout the country, Douglas Fairbanks ana Chdr- lie Chaplin, movie stars extraordlnary' oil nulled together and helped to make the Boy Scout campaign for mliiioh associate members a success
 "Doug." as everybody knows. is q kid anyway, and Charlie" we'll, he'j! never grow up-so they've both got lot in common with the red-blooded vounr Americans who are being trained for future citizenship through
 the big scouting movement.
 Hence. it was but natural. when they.
 heard of the drive for membership.
 that the two big hearted stars should have pitched in and paved the way for
 their followings by first becoming as
 sociate members themselves. and then
 filming a stunt in which they both ap- pear with National Field Scout Com missioner H. D. Cross and bunch of Scouts out in the land of films at Hol- lywood.
 Doug directed Charlie. and then the comedian directed the screen athlete, and both of them were directed by the impulse which stirs the mems hearts in the interest of boyhood.
 "We're out for a million associate members" they said in one voice as the last strip of finn was being run through the projecting machine at their studios on the coast
 And if laughs will bring dollars the Boy Scout movement ought to become the biggest in the world, for the Chaplin Fairbanks Scout film is sidesplitter.
 Besides these popular movie stars and men of the country, the little Scouts from old Chinatown in New York did their full share toward fur thering the interests of the movement. What are these little fellows but
 genuine Boy Scouts, anyway? M-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06
42 3oysEALRsAMxs cAHs cN4ezNV V077 GROUP 85t
Camp Andreus Excels All
 Previous Boy Scout Camps
xlQ(

Well, Camp Andrews of 1919 is now d thing of the past, and Camp Andrews of 1920 is the new guiding light for the Bir- mingham Boy Scouts during the coming year.
 This years camp has been by far the most successful of any ever held by the Birmingham Scout Council. Previous to Creek, about 50 miles from Birmingham. Although a fine location for a scout camp, this place had two serious draw backs. It was too far from Birmingham for the scout parents to visit at any time they chose. If scouts parents chose to visit their son at Camp Andrews, they drove out in their auto if they possessed one It takes a few hours time to visit Camp Andrews. and a day or more to visit Kelly's creek.
 Besides being too far, the land around Kelly Creek on which the camp was held was in the hands of outside parties It did not belong to the Boy Scouts. Camp Andrews Is the personal property of the Birmingham Boy Scouts, timber rights and all.
 The Birmingham Scout council ex- pected not more than 40 or 50 boys on camp each week. They planned for that number But they were agreeably sur prised when 90 registrations were turned in for the first week, about 160 for the second, and 150 for the third and final week.
 It is no easy job to care for such a large number of boys on the same camp. MT. Wester, scout executive was in full charge of the camp during the whole season, and not single accident befell any of the scouts on camp. True, the hospital tent was occupied several times, but it was as a result of the particular scouts slightly overeating. There was no real sickness on camp, and, above all, there was no discomfort whatever among any of the boys.
 The executive committee has all pulled apH ofnl fo a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06
By w. W. SAUNDERS
of rroeps as and 44


 Yeh, Boys If you failed to hike ont to Camp Andrews you have surely suffered a great loss. I'll say you have. Al though it is rather late, l feel that l must tell you of our visit to Camp An drews, where the Birmingham Scouts re- gently enjoyed a few weeks of outdoor life.
 We started in approved Scout fashion from the EdgewOod "dinkey" equipped with our blankets, etc. About the first thing we encountered was Shades noun tain, looming up straight ahead. We ne gotiated this and after hiking several miles, an obliging man with a still more obliging auto offered us a lift" Con- sidering the class of mixers that we regard ourselves, we accepted with sur prising alacrity. In the Scout languauge. with the letter 'P." We made the last leg of the journey from the Montgomery pike in regulation style.
 As we neared the place where we knew the Scout camp to be it was difficult to believe that close by in this rugged mountain were quartered over 100 of Bir- mingham's citizens in the making. It's a stiff climb to the top of Hickory ridge, where the camp proper is located, but a Scout doesn't mind working a little to get where he belongs-"on top"
 We arrived just in time to miss break fast, or mess as a Scout calls it, but were courteously invited to witness morn ing inspection. Sailor Eddens, who is assistant Scout executive, was the busi- est man ever seen at Camp Andrews It was his job to see that everything was right before the official inspection Chief Wester personally inspected every tent Every Scout mother should wit ness one of these inspections. Every bit of bedding, every piece of stray cloth ing (most all clothing is stray cloth ing at Camp Andrewsl, must be neatly arranged on the slope in front of the tents where natures greatest germicide-- the sun-can have a chance at it fol several hours. Every bit of loose straw, every scrap of paper. anything that would suggest untidiness, is taboo" al Camp Andrews. The Scouts lined up in front of their respective tents, as straight as ramrods, and saluted smartly as the chief passed down the row. A word of commendation for neatness was a sufficient reward, while a curt criti cism was sure to be the cause of reso' Iution to do better next day
 Inspection over, it being Sunday, Sun day school or church services were nex' in order for those who wished to at tend It's quite a hike there, but on thi: particular day Patton's chapel was SC lected as the church to attend. Fou miles in the hot suni Two going and tw' returning, but a Scout is reverent, so t church we went Professor Bowman dean of scoutmasters in point of age led the expedition. When we arrived tn Sunday school services were about over but with the kind permission of the goot people who worshipped there, we hel' some of our own. A Scout must be pre- pared, at least MT. Bowman was. Afte singing several songs with the usua Scout pep we were given quite tall by MT. Bowman.
 Back again to camp, and. oh joy, mes call was sounded. We were on time thi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06
PREPARING A BIKE
 FOR A LONG HIKl

Some Scouts. like some nivvor owl CTS. like to doll up their wheels vii such attached conveniences as doublI spring forks, miniature trunk rack iron stands and two-cylinder battei headlights" says the author of "Hi1 ing on a Bike" Stuart P. Walsh. | the Boys Life. the Boy Scouts magi zine. 'To me wheel minus all u1 necessary rigging appeals mol strongly for a bike hike. We are ns talking about motorcycles.
 Now there are two kinds of bill hikes. One kind is to some favoriI near-by camping spot for overnigH The other kind is trip of severI days or weeks into distant parts. "On the first. the finer details equipment don't matter so much q the second they matter a great des| No very definite advice can be give| but a lot of time spent in carefl thought as to just how much equil ment is required will be we'll repai| On the longer trip. too, the amount grub carried should be small, for theI will be plenty of opportunity to stoS| up along the way
 "As I started to say in the begil ming, bike hiking is in class by il self. It means being able to covI from 20 to 40 miles or more a dal as com pared to 10 to 20 miles on focl It means being able to go to lot fine places too far away to read otherwise. It is inexpensive If yd ride Carefully and repair wisely. makes you feel as if more of the coui | try belonged to you"