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AM ERICAN
R O Y SC O U T S P R O G R E S S IN G
T h e Boy Scouts of Am erica, an incorporated organization of boys and
young m en, is rapidly grow ing in size and im portance. C. H . L iv in g
ston, of the national council of th e organization has announced th at there
has been an increase of 46 per cent in m em bers d u rin g the past year.
T h is b rings the total enrollm ent u p to 180,000.
T h e Boy Scouts of A m erica were incorporated Feb. 8, 1910. Wood
row W ilson is honorary president and W . H . T aft and T heodore Roose
velt are honorary vice-presidents. Associated w ith these men in approv
ing and prom oting th e m ovem ent are num erous other p rom inent citzens
of the co untry. T h e organization is non-m ilitary, one of its fu n d am en
tal teachings being th at to create is better th an to destroy. T h e tra in
ing they receive does, however, give the boys sufficient know ledge and
experience to enable them to serve th eir cou n try efficiently if it should
become necessary. It is confidently asserted th at the aw ful loss of life
d u rin g th e Spanish-A m erican war would not have occurred if our v o lu n
teer soldiers had had the train in g th e Boy Scouts of today are receiving.
O ne of the chief objects of th e Boy Scouts is the stu d y of outdoor life
as a means of g ain in g practical know ledge. C ongressm an P orter, of P a .,
is u rg in g th e secretary of ag ricu ltu re to send out reports, b u lletin s, etc .,
to all scout leaders to aid in in stru c tin g th e boys in such th in g s as for
estry , etc. In cam p and on th eir " h ik e s ” the boys learn the beauties of
these th in g s to h u m an k in d , to th e enjoym ent of life, to in d u stry , econ
omics, etc. A resolution has been adopted providing th a t the o rg a n
ization will have n o th in g to do w ith politics as this would be inconsistent
with its aim and ideals.
E M A R R A S S IN G F O R T H E C A L L E R
An A m erican business m an tells th is one on him self: " I had some
business to tran sact w ith one of th e candidates for the legislature, and,
as it was som ething im p o rtan t, I was forced to go out to his house to
see him .
It was quite late w hen I got there, and I guess he had gone to bed.
At any rate, the servant who opened th e door show ed me into the p a r
lor to wait for his m aster. I was obliged to w ait some tim e, and w hile
doing this I amused m yself looking at th e pictures and o th er ornam ents
about the room.
On the center of the table, am ong books and other bric-a-brac, stood
a big fancy decanter filled w ith liquor w hich looked like w hisky. It was
a stran g e looking decanter, and on one side was some fancy le tte rin g