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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07

| inches in diameter and 9 inches deep.
! Build a fire of small wood and keep it
burning until there is a bed of Goals G
inches deep. Wash the potatoes. Wrap
them in three layers of wet paper.
Newspaper will do, but wrapping paper
| is better. Put them in the ashes under
| the Goals and leave them from As min
utes to one hour Test them with a
silver. If it goes in easily. they are
| done.
! 1 was reading over some of my
nephews writings in the Boys Life and
found a good little poem which he
wrote. My nephew, the Cave Scout.
! is supposed to be a pretty wise old
| duck, and this little poem contains
some pretty solid advice. The title of
| the poem is DO 1t Yourself" Here it
! is:
| out hind and fore,
| Did he call in tailor to make him some
more?
| He made 'em himself.
| When he carved up Redskin who
| threatened his life,
Did he call in a grinder to shapen his
| knife?
He did it himself.
When he knew of the haunt of a sockin'
Did he send for jitney to carry him
! there?
He hiked it himself
We're all mighty proud of our honest
A fearless, resourceful. strong wilder
| ness man
When he needed supplies and provisions
| I guess
He knew he'd go barefoot and hungry
unless
He got 'em himself.
| When you put on your socks and your
| toe punches through
Don't leave all the mending for others
4 to do;
Darn 'em yourself.
The next time your trousers are due to
| be pressed
| Just say to your mother, please sit
! down and rest;
| "Il do it myself.
!, If your basement is Uttered with rub
bish and trash
Don't send for the ashman-save your
| Dads cash
And do it yourself
| Far removed are you now from that
pioneer life.
When daily existence meant unceasing
strife,
But though you don't live on the from
tier like Dan.
You'll find-if you try-many things
| that you can
| Do for yourself
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
Choosing a Camp Site

When choosing a camp site, If pos
sible choose forest or grove Of young
trees instructs Dan Beard in Stick
because of the shade they give YOU.
second because they protect you from
storms, and third because they protect
you from lightning.
Single trees or small groups of trees
in open pastures are exceedingly dan
gerous during a thunderstorm, tall trees
on the shores OF river or lake are
particularly selected as targets for
thunder bolts by tn storm king. But
the safest place in thunder storm,
next to house. is a forset. The rea-
son of this is that each met tree is
La lightning rod silently conducting he
electric current without causing ex-
plosions. Do not camp at the foot of
very tall tree, or an old tree with
dead branches on it. for a high wind
may break off the branches and drop
them on your head with disastrous re-
suits, or the big tree itself may fall
even when there is no wind at all.
Once | pitched my camp near an i'm
mense tree on the Flathead Indian res
ervation A few days later we returned
to our old camp. AS we stopped and
looked at the site where our tents had
been pitched we looked at each other
solemnly, but ida nothing. for there.
prone upon the ground lay that veteran
tree.
But young trees. do not fall down,
the havoc caused by the immense bole
of the patriarch of the forest when 1t
comes crashing to the earth. A good
scout must BE Prepared, and to do
so must remember that safety comes
first. and too close neighborhood to a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
Scouts Will Enjoy a Week !.
OF Camping Before School

be the "chief guy" at camp Andrwes
this time, for the simple reason that
he will not be present Each group OF
boys will have to take turn at cooking,
and the others will have to eat the pro-
ducts of the particular squad. There
is one consolation however, the last
day of the camp a vote will be taken
to decide which squad has put out the
best meals. The lucky cooks will then
be treated to a fine spread, or IL the
money has not given out, to double
dessert Scouts will have chance to
| put to test the gleanings of their scout
| studies.
When everything. scouts and baggage
arrives at camp, the different squads
| and divisions of camp will be appointed.
| There will be kitchen squad appointed
! for thefirst day, a police force, and 9TH
| er squads. Every scout will have an OPP
portunity of serving on some committee
or squad.
There is not going to be such a large
| number of boys present at this camp.
so of course a better time Is insured to
each boy. The executive announces that
any scout who wishes to pass any sec
ond class or first class scout test will
be able to do so. This is one of the pur
poses of the camp, to allow scouts to
pass any outdoor tests which he is able
before the winter months set in.
There is still enough of summer left
to allow good swimming. The water Is
just about right for the average scout.
Who likes warm water anyway? In or
der to get the best out of swimming. a
fellow must swim in rather cool pdpi.
However, when the sun is beating down
on a scouts back, he will hardly think
that sumerm is waning, for it is as hot
| as ever. It's all In the days fun, scouts.
It's one of the joys of camp.
AS it is the last week before school
opens agin, undoubtedly every scout
will be out for as much fun as he Is
able to have. 'Sailor for one, is promis
! ing a bowling good time to every scout
| who is present at camp the coming
week
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
TROOP 16 PLANNING
TO COMPLETE CABIN
AT CAMP ANDREWS

After temporary suspension OF meet
ings. due to the absence of Scoutmaster
Fellows, Troop 16 again resumed meet
ngs and held the first meeting in over
a month Friday night. Mr.. Fellows has
been off on a vacation to Cook Springs,
but has now returned, and the troop is
once more under full sail.
We have decided to push activities in
cabin building to the fartherest extreme
and intend to get in some good work
before winter sets in. We are going to
go to camp and work on the cabin at a
near date.
We have hit upon a way to either
make the Scouts work on the cabin or
to prevent them from enjoying the work
of the others. Every Scout who fails
to work on our cabin will be charged
$40 for full privileges, which the others
who worked will get free. We imagine
that the troop will not collect many 80
bills from the Scouts. for everyone is
going to do his bit towards making the
cabin success
Troop 16 is carrying on an active cam
paign for new members. Any boy who
is willing to conform to the principles
and laws of scouting is cordially invited
| to apply for membership in our troop,
and If we find that he is the right sort
of boy we will vote him in. Here is a
chance for some of those fellows who
want to be Scouts.
Henry Robertson, Scout in our troop,
| is trying to organize troop at Fulton
| Springs, little place near Lewisburg.
| Henry is a resident of Birmingham. but
! his parents have summer home at
| Fulton Springs and Bob has become In
terested in the boys there and is try
/ ing to organize Scout troop among
\ them. We are backing him strong. for
we think that it would be a gcod hing
to have scouting at work among those
fellows at Fulton Springs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07

Some people are superstitious. and
others are not. but the scouts of troop
13 believe considerably in the bad omen
cast by the number 10. This troop was
organized in the year 1913 (Eirst
warning). The number selected for
the new troop was 13. (Second warn
ing) Thirteen scoutmasters have
tried to hold down the position as head
of the troop. (Third and final warn
ing).
Troop 10 has had thirteen scoutmast-
ers since the year 1913, and not single
one was able to retain his position as
leader of the troop. For one reason or
other, they have all been forced to
leave. Most of them moved out of
town. and so were forced to resign.
After the thirteenth scoutmaster re-
signed, not a single leader was in sight.
And now the troop has no scoutmaster,
but is getting along under the leader
ship OF several of the older scouts of
the troop. Three scouts in particular
have greatly aided the troop in stick
ing together Horace Ferguson. William
Ellis, and Wick Broomall by name.
These three boys are real scouts, and
are a credit to their troop.
Many good and true scouts have been
raised" in troop 10. Several OF them
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
Efficiency Contest

Although Troop 10 is still leading in the
efficiency contest. Troop is right be-
hind, only 3S6 points to the rear. Troop
20 is but AS points behind Troop 4. and
Troop So completes the group Of select
ones with a total of more than 1000
points.
Scouts are urged to settle down to
work and win points for their troops in
this contest. The boys of this troops are
expecting to take the present one, hi.
other troops arr near ENOUGH to Hake II
interesting for Troop TO- By hard work
any troop IL. The contest could forge
ahead and WIN.
Below are gwen the troops in the order
In which they stand. and the total num-
Der of points scored by each, the totals
including the points scored during the
week ending august %:
Troop 10-Total points 3271.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
CAMP MASCOT TOO
SLY FOR GRAY CAT

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ort,hs at camp petore the winter sets IN.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07

TROOP AZ ISLARGE
IN TROOP SPIRIT

Troop AZ is rather small in consdera-
tlon OF number of members. only IL
boys being registered members of this
troop, but we are large in considerati ton
or troop spirit. and all the boys return
from vacations. and the scouts settle
down to real hard work, then watch
the smoke of troop AZ.
We hold our meetings every Friday
evening at the North Highlands Metho-
dist church. A cordial welcome is ex-
tended to all to attend a meeting of
troop AZ. and see how we can conduct
a real live troop meeting
The following are the IL boys who
are registered scouts of troop Al:
Thomas Kent, Marion Glen. Hubert Hy-
dinger, Clifford Green, John Graves.
Norma Clarke, Harold Lawley, John
Seals, Randall Glen. Jack Seals, Claude
Bryan, and Jack Wise. Attend out next
meeting, you will be weleome.-By Jack
Wise, troop reporter.
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Troop 13 Scouts Are Superstitious

are now in other troops. and several
have gone out of active scouting. Jack
Cooper. who has recently returned from
trip to the northern camps with the
Birmingham scout executive is a for
mer member of troop 49,
Mrs. Trust is the troop mother OF
troop 13. and has endeared herself to
the scouts by the help which she has
extended to the scouts at the times
they needed It,
Plans are now being made to organize
an older troop 10, made up entirely OF
former members of troop 10. The mem
bers of this troop must be over scout
age, and must have seen service as a
scout of troop 10. There are many
young men who are former members
of troop 13. and will gladly join the
older troop Most of these have seen
service overseas in the army or navy
of Uncle Sam. This new proposed troop
will aid and back the younger troop
and will be a big brother to the younger
scouts in all times of need
Sailor" Eddens states that he in
tends to get new scoutmaster for the
troop at an early date. Then watch
for the smoke of troop 10, for they
claim that they will mop up in all scout
activities in the city. They say all they
lack is a ssoutmaSter
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07
ZTVDZ7W WRESIZIWG
TROOP 80 ENJOYS
WATERMELON FEAST

Troop 3S was to have had an open
meeting on the golf grounds. but the
rain ruined it all. The scouts met at
the West End Methodist church. and
forming two abreast, marched down
to the home of our good friend, Mr..
Rogers We were marched down to the
basement, where a long table was COW
cred with good ole watermelon. Then
we went to it. We had as our guests,
Sailor" Eddens. and Jack Cooper, a
former West End Scout.
After the boys had cleaned the rinds,
we marched up stairs and had our reg
ular business meeting; with Otto Civ
patrol had a fine programme planned,
the main feature of which was a game
of African Golf. in which the troop par
ticipated. Two deputies attached us
and hauled their prisoners to the base
ment, where we raided the noted Rhine.
We have two scouts, Messrs. Harris and
Liones; they were the deputies.
The scouts present were: Scoutmas-
ter Gilmore and Assistant Epson, Geo.
Rogers, Mr. A. H. Rogers Mrs. Rogers,
Leon Stevenson, Bill Thomas, John
Thomas, Glenn Bachchieves, Earl Hurry,
Rusty" Roy Fox, Nelson Fox, Carl
Morrison, Ralph Insco, Thomas Miliner,
George Rusum, oliver Newton, Henry
Rogers, Leon Billion, "Sluety," and our
guests sailor EdQenS and IfrSl CLASS
scout Jack Cooper.
Our troop made $10S off the ice cream
supper, and we are planning to buy
some boxing gloves, a wrestling mat,
and a punching bag, as well as opening
troop bank account. Talk about
good times, Otto is sure going to give
them to us.
Editors Note:-As usual Scout Scribe
Smith has a lot of good live copy" for
crt q ink IN
getting the joy out of scouting, judg-
ing from the banquets and watermelon
cuttings they are having. 1t must be
great boon to be scout of troop 3S.
We would like for you to tell us who
Otto is Everett Also tell in your next
article who "Sleuty" is. How is Otto
going to give your trop some good
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-07

All seoutdom is agog with joy, for
Camp Andrews is to open tomorrow,
and win be continued for one week.
This action was decided upon by the
Birmingham Council in order to allow
scouts, who failed to attend the session
of camp at the beginning of summer,
the opportunity of enjoying the priv
eleges of Camp Andrews before the
opening of school.
The ones who missed the first camp
are not the only ones who will attend
the camp for scouts who have already
spent one week or more at the camp
will be present in the ranks tomorrow
when sailor" Eddins gives the word
to start the long hike. This last week
of sport and pleasure will top off one
of the most successful camping seas
ons in the history of the Birmingham
Scouts.
Sailor" Eddens will have charge of
the march to camp All scouts who have
registered for the camp are to meet at
21st. street and End. avenue, North Mon
day morning at $40 O'Clock. sailor"
| requests that the scouts do not enter
the Jefferson County Bank building,
where the scout office is, for no one
will be at the office, and to enter the
building in numbers will only create
disorder and confusion, and give the
scouts a bad reputation with those in
charge of the building.
All scouts are to bring their baggage
with them. The truck will be present
and all baggage and equipment will be
sent to camp on this truck. This will
be great help in making the hike to
camp a pleasure, for it will remove the
only sagreeable feature of the jour-
ney that of Juggling a great load on
ones back in the broiling sun.
The scouts will ride to Edgewood
stump jumper" to the end of its route.
Then they will hike the rest of the way
over the mountains to the camp.
WANTED--COOkS
There have been several changes in
the organization of the camp. There
will he no regular cook Gus will not
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Well scouts, school starts next week,
and you will be so busy getting all
dolled up for this big opening and
getting your toes in next week, that l
am afraid 1 am likely to get lonely,
and won't get chance to talk to you.
So l will have little ''confab' with
you right now.
1 noticed a lot of strange scouts on
the ridge the past week, and l have
just learned that they were from Besse-
mer. l was very much impressed with
the number of big fellows in their
camp, and SO I am getting to rub that
same old sore spot bare again. l know
how often the fellow who is just going
into high school thinks he is too big
to associate with grammar school
scouts.
But are they too big? I doubt if
anyone but themselves think so. When
a fellow begins to think he is too big
to own his friends and associates of
Yesterday, merely because he has re-
ceived a promotion. just then he BEGINS
to grow smaller instead of bigger. Dill
ly don't yell like that when you hap
pen to sit on a chestnut burr; it made
me think that you were cheering at
first)
AS I was about to say, really big
man remains loyal to the good things
of his youth. and carries them where
ever he goes. What a bonehead thing
it is to throw away the great privi-
leges of scouting because slightly
younger boys also enjoy them When
fellow becomes too old to be a scout,
he makes just the one for an assistant
scoutmasters job, and then scoutmas-
ter, where his experience will enable
him to improve the organization.
We need all the scouts we can get in
this country. Why, do you know what s
needed to bring up the percentage of
boys continuing through high school?
More scouts. What's needed in our
churches and Sunday schools to give
them trained leaders? More scouts.
What's needed in our homes to improve
the discipline and lessen the burdens,
and create a more cheerful and pro-
gressive spirit? More scouts.
Before we break UP this little meet
ing. let me tell you what | saw on the
ridge last week. There were no less
than thirteen black looking balls with
a little whit spot in the center. These
proved to be potatoes, washed in at
tempts to pass the second class cook
ing test Why you fellows never would
be able to live hermit like | do, II
you couldn't cook any better than that.
Let me tell you how to do it. and then
YOU try it on your next hike, and see
how fine they will be cooked this way:
Dig a round hole in the ground IA
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where they protrude at each side OF
the raft. Fit the two remaining poles
into place and lash them in the same
manner at the other end of the raft
1t VIII be seen that the notches must
be an equal distance apart on each
log. else the second set of poles can
not be fitted into place"
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y niliner meant originally one from
Milan--a Milaner. just as "cordwain-
err" or shoemaker was a worker of
leather from cordova.
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Troop ETotal points 1885.
Troop 20-Total points 1440.
Troop 3S-Total poipts 1855
Troop 35-Total points $50.
Troop 29-Total points So
Troop 43Total points 642.
Troop 22-Total points SIS.
Troop 4S-Total points 562.
Troop 32-Total points 40.
Troop G-Total points 427.
Troop 15-Total points 395.
Troop 33-Total points $50.
Troop 30-Total points go.
Troop 16-Total points 100.
Troop 14-Total points 80.
Troop 12-Total points 50.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-08-28

cay was to motor down to Mrs.
Clen's. OF course now
Go right ahead-it1l be all right"
well, Ches, i hate to leave you
With just the servants and It wouldn't
seem right to get a trained nurse as
scarce as they are. So just phored
Miss Tulane to come out and bring
the mail and asked her 10 stay all day.
She'll make you company and 1t Will
be a little change for her from tnat
stuffy office"
sally, you are so thoughtful"
His wife patted his shoulder. Could
It be that Sallie Sterling foresaw this
slight illness when she traiIed arcunl
in the heat the day before, trying to
locate the first-the very first green
corn in market? Could It be that those
twtnkltng eyes knew how pathettcaIly
funny he looked with that little wifi
Oh gray hair standing straight ~, or
was 1t possible that she had, with
malice aforethought, got out those
SILK patamas knowing how old and
sallow he looked IN lavender?
Or when she called up her fathers
Office and asked him to let young
Jimmy Slater come out for the day
because she didn't want to leaye Chcs
alone, and later got Jimmy on the
phone and told him that a very pretty
girl was also out for the day, did she
suspect that Jimmy would show up IN
white nannels and looking as young
and handsome as handsome youth can
look?
ut was good of you to come, Jimmy.
It's Miss Tulane, she'll look after
Ches. You can make yourself at home
here on the veranda and when she
isn't busy you can entertain her. The
net is up and the court Just marked If
you two want tennis
Lord, Sally, thought you never
We're going to get back" was her hus-
bands greeting as she came into his
room late that afternoon. "My, how I
missed you, girl" He made a pa
thetic gesture to inquire If Miss Tu-
lane were within hearing.
She's out with Jimmy"
Listen, Sally, do you think YOU
could persuade that girl to leave on
that sickening perfume and drop that
1901 lisp she's been affecting. 1 know
III nave another sick spell If have To
go back to the office with that"
well, honey, I don't think we need
worry about 1t now And the plump
jolly face went down against the tired
sallow one and her gray eyes twinkrfeed,
For, as she came in hadn't she seen
something on the vine-covered porch
and hadn't her quick ears caught some
thing that sounded like:
Thank Heaven, have got the old
crank of my hands, now let's get In
that set of tennis"
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The imaginary family in the pretty
brown bungalow was getting Peter in
trouble. Even papa got mad when Pc
ter told him that Mr.. Uncle Bob was
lots better to little Bob that papa was
to him.
Who in thunder is Mr. Uncle Bob?"
papa wanted to know.
Just man l know" said Peter.
Some more of that make believe
stuff, suppose. think you're getting
too big for that sort Of thing"
But papa's anger was nothing to be
compared to that of Mary Ellen's when
she found note that Peter had writ
ten to the beautiful golden-haired Es-.
merelda. In vain Peter tried to tell
ner that Esmerelda was just make
DeiieVe sweetheart. Mary Ellen went
nome in tears and refused to speak
to him.
He sat on the front porch thinking
about It.
81 guess they'll Just have to move
out" he thought to himself. mo one
IN this neighborhood seems to like
EN-"
Just then a sure enough van did
draw up to the brown house and they
began to move some very beautiful
new furniture in the house. Perhaps
nice family with about seven chill
dren would move in. He ran in to tell
mamma about it but she was nowhere
to be found. He ran down the street
to investigate. A long grey car with
some trunks strapped to 1t drew UP
in front of the house. A man and a
woman got out of the car and ran up
the steps hand In hand. Some one
that looked very much like mamma
came out to meet them. 1t looked like
Aunt Grace. 1t WAS Aunt Grace!
Peter tore up the steps behind them.
Are you goin' to live in this
house?" he demanded.
eyes" said Aunt Grace as she laugh
ed and kissed him. aren't you glad?"
Il s'pose so, but DID want some
one with lots of kids"
Helen Carpenter Moore.