10 $ NEWS WHO NOTES OF THE BOY KDUTSS BIG PROGRAM FOR TROOP 15 Bovs Give Good Demonstra tion of Their Long Training The program carried out by Troop 3 5 at the meeting last Friday night to which the parents and friends of the Scouts were invited proved a •wonderful success in creating inter est in the minds of the visitors that scouting is the best thing possible for the training and development of the line qualities present in the present day American boy. Demonstrations of various lines of scout work and helpful invigorating contests brought frequent applause from the visitors who crowded the scout rooms in the Sixth Street United Brethren Church and gave the scouts of Troop 15 the full assurance that their organiza tion and troop is backed by many warm and enthusiastic supporters of scout activities. Ten prospective new members were gained among the boys who merely came as visi tors, desiring to investigate for themselves in just what manner they ■would be benefited should they join the organization. It is needless to say they went away from the dem onstration alive with the determina tion to apply for membership. The program opened with a stave drill and exercises under the direc tion of Assistant Scout Master W. L. Mehaflle and the various patrols showed excellent form in these exer cises as well as the regular drilling which followed next in order, di rected by Scoutmaster Shenk. Cock fighting with the spurs next held the attention and Scout Scribe Harold Smedley proved the cham- FREE TO ASTHMA SUFFERERS A Xcw Home Cure Tlint Anyone Can I hp Without Diiu-omfort ur Luna ot Time We have a New Method that cures Asthma, and we want you to try it at our expense. 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Send free trial of your method toi i ii! y" Less meat and sraln foods; Tree-ripenedseaid- - Tfl \ more oranges and grapefruit; |£ t y® rn^ f ,,v ® HH I L physicians and food experts of the w"t3t£teadTf } 1 Yworld agree. The United States Food Ad sugar. H I wAY/Jr ministration urges greater consumption at home ' ii of these fruits that staple foods may be conserved \ \ vJO r for shipment abroad. You help win the war for free r dom when you substitute fruits for food that may be transported across the water. Sealdsweet Oranges and Grapefruit Florida's Choicest Citrus Fruits Tree-Ripened; Heavy With Juice Marketed by Cooperative Growers , The juice content is the test Sealdsweet fruits are left on Many dealers sell Seald- Useful ways in which to of quality. You can tell a the trees until all the juice sweet oranges and grapefruit. serVeoranges and grapefruit juicy orange or grapefruit nature has stored and sealed Yours can furnish them to are described in booklet by its weight—never buy in them has become full-you—ask for them and insist "The Health Fruits of Flor these fruits for looks alone, flavored,sweet and good, on having what srou ask for. ida." Send for free copy. Florida Citrus Exchange Tampa, Florida • FRIDAY EVENING, PIONEER BOY SCOUTS MARQUIS LAFAYETTE A cardinal principle of every Boy Scout's creed, Is the desire and will ingness to help the other fellow. When Abraham Lincoln walked along: the country road, and found the pig In the mire, he pulled that pig out. When a Boy Scout finds anyone suffering, or needing assist ance, his iirst duty is to help the unfortunate. Co-operation and as sistance are cardinal principles. If Marquis Lafayette had no other virtue, this one would be sufficient to admit him as a first-class scout; he had innate desire to help the other fellow. In the dark days of the founding of this Republic, years of prayer and earnest work, just as the sun was hid behind the clouds and the night seemed to be closing in, came Lafayette with his army and finances. Lafayette's de sire was .always to help the fallen. Truly he was a savior of this coun try, to be ranked with Washington pion in this fight, a# none of the other scouts were able to contest successfully against him. Senior Patrol Leader Simons with his Eagle Patrol demonstrated the method of signaling, using the In ternational Morse code, and Scout R. Barnhart, called the baby scout on account of his smallness, gave the scout oath and law and fully ex plained each point in same. The W r olf Patrol next staged a lit tle woodland scene in which they used and explained various forms of first aid to the injured. Patrol Lead er Horst has been hard at work with his patrol and has recruited it to full membership with several names, on the waitin glist. Scout G. Dettl ing of the Bob White's, then gave an exhibition of knot tying. The Rev. Joseph Daugherty then spoke to the boys and lauded them for their attainments in scout work; also commended them because of their excellent conduct in and about the church, and the manifested change for the better in their young lives. He also spoke a word of praise to the parents and friends of the boys for their intergst shown by at tending the meetings of the troop. C. E. McCaslin, a member of the scout committee, then spoke to the boys along various scouting lines and also commended them for their splendid training, and their demean- 1 or. ;Mr. McCaslin knows some thing concerning the past records J of most of the boys as he is super-J intendent of the Sunday school to which many members of the troop attend. The meeting was closed by sing ing the "Star Spangled Banner" and the sounding of taps by Scout Bug ler M. Burd. All present voted the meeting a wonderful success and voiced their determination to be "better scouts." The merit system has been Car ried out since the organization of the troop last July and has proved a wonderful success in keeping the scouts active. 7'he honor member of the troop for the highest percen tage in merits during the month of February is Sccrut Scribe Harold Smedley of the Wolfs, who had a perfect record of 100 per cent. The Eagle Patrol had the highest patrol percentage for the month and the first four honor scouts are Sen ior Patrol Leader L. Simons, Joseph Goodyear, Russel Barnhart and. Har ry Eichelberger. HAROLD SMEDLEY, Scout Scribe. and Lincoln as a pilot of American destiny. The life of this great French statesman is familiar to every school boy. How he was actuated by a de sire to assist; how he brought his armies and ships and money to America, how he pledged his heart and soul in the fight for American freedom from a hateful servitude, and how, with his assistance, these United States were built on the solid rock of freedom—all this is not to be told here. It is a tale which every scout knows and loves. And, from the life of Lafayette, there is •a great lesson to be gained. It is the lesson of chivalry, of willing ness to help the other fellow. "Lives of great merj all remind us. We should make our lives sublime." So says Longfellow, the gentle poet of New England. The life of Lafayette should remind boy scouts to keep their lives -sublime, spotless, unstained, just as his life was. Quartet Works Hards and Is Able to Give a Good Account of Itself An entertainment was given for the amusement of the boys last Fri day evening in the meeting room of the troop at 7.15. The Glee Club sang several selections and then pic tures were shown on the life of George Washington, and scenes along the Hudson river, over the routes that he traveled. Through Mr. Manser's kindness a beautiful picture of the troop flag was given to each boy. The pic ture was taken in the church as the flag stood there in the front of the church between the big, white columns. Troop 11 was scheduled fon a game with the Shimmell Grammar school, and all the arrangements had been made concerning the game. The Shimmell team, how ever, did not show up though Troop 11 was there in full force and ready for a victory. Someone's careless-' ness on the part of Shimmell was due to not playing the game. Spar row, Shanner, Bricker, Seigliman and Crist were on hand for the game. A quartet was picked from the Glee Club some time ago. They have been practicing hard right along and some one from the Derry Street U. B. Church got wind of the fact that these boys were doing some fine singing. The quartet was. asked, as the result, to sing at the social entertainment of the Men's Bible Class of that church, and the quartet made its first public appear ance Thursday night, February 21. The meetings have been full of interest and all scouts of the troop should attend. Bring your knitting. CHARLES H. CRIST, Scout Scribe. SCOUTMASTERS TO MEET The Scoutmasters' Association will meet in the Chamber of Commerce assembly room next Tuesday even ing at 8 o'clock. These subjects will be discussed: "How to Give Ex aminations to My Troop," the Rev. Harvey Klaer; "How I Conduct a Hike With My Troop," Scoutmaster James R. Miller; "Scouting," Scout master V. L. Huntsberger. HARRISBURG I&kSli TELEGRAPH Troop Twenty-One Has Busy Time Outlined The troop has gotten very much alive on account of the brand new scoutmaster, Mr. Jenkins. He is some fellow and the boys all like him. His little daughter Doris, has been elected honorary member. Don't blush, boys, she is very young! The troop will take a hike this Saturday to parts unknown. Watch us grow! Did you fellows ever see inside of a beehive, (peaceable bees, of course) and hear the bees buzz, buzz? Well, there's a beehive in Ridge Avenue Church that has got any real beehive beaten a mile. If you don't believe it, come around some Friday night. We guarantee that you won't get stung. GLENN BOYLES, Troop Sjribe. Fathers Attend Session With Troop Members The last meeting of Troop 20 was held on February 22, the oc casion being made of special im portance by the presence of the fathers. It was the Troop's own "Father and Son" celebration and was well attended. Special music and a talk on the boyhood of George Washington by Vincent Boland were features of the program that were much enjoyed by all present. Scout master Swope gave a talk on "Scouts in Different Countries" which was very instructive and much appre ciated. This evening the Assistant Scoutmaster, G. Park Weaver, will instruct the troop in International Morse signaling. WM. F. TYSON, Scout Scribe. x Scout Honor Roll The following boys are on the Honor Roll at headquarters for ser vice during the past three weeks: Harry Carlson, John Black, Thomas Leeds, Edward Arter, Harry Fox, Harry Weimer, Theo Selig, Stanley Hosmer. John Lewis, Felix Davis. John Randibaugh, Roswell Lyons, Tom Murray, Ted Larigdon, Rus sell. Free, Howard George, Edward Hawes, Leonard Looker, Frederic Martin. Hanlon Gray, Percv Walker, Wm. Stacey, Chas. Craighead, Har old Horst, Geo. Dettling, Howard Miller, Harry Eichelberger, Lester Simons. Russell Barnhalt and Jo seph Goodyear. THESE BOYS DID * BIT AT BIG RALLY The following boys served at the Patriotic mass meeting in the Chestnut Street Auditorium on Mon day evening, February 25: Robert Keller, Ed. Harris. Jo seph Hagar, L. Krause,, Robert Hamer, Augustus Towsen, David Finney, George Horner, Edgar Bow ers, C. Moeslein, O. Bender, Paul Rosenberger, C. Krause, George Dif fenderfer, John Tress, Guido De Santis, Joseph Finney, Ross Paul. Troop 6 Loses First Gajne After a record of six straight wins, Troop 6 lost their first game when they bowed to Troop 1 of Hershey by the score of 19 to 17. The game was close throughout and was not decided until the last minute of play, when Margini shot a pretty field goal from the middle of the floor. As Troop 1 is from out of town. Troop 6 is still running for the scout championship of Harris burg. ROY REEL, Scribe. CELEBRATES ITS IST ANNIVERSARY Troop Seven Observes Initial Birthday With Appro priate Exercises The first anniversary of Troop 7 was held in the assembly room of the Central Y. M. C. A., Tuesday evening. Fathers were the guests of the scouts. A selection by the scout | orchestra, led by Joseph Goldstine, opened the evening's program. At the command of attention by the scoutmaster, the scouts stood at salute and repeated the Scout oath, followed by prayer by the Rev. George F. Schaum. Greetings to the fathers by the scoutmaster, was followed by an in teresting report concerning work done during the past year, and an outline for the coming year in which the hearty co-operation of the father is n%f3ded to make better scouts. "What a boy must do to be a scout," was given by Samuel Girvin, Samuel Freedman and Carl Ging rich. "The Growth of the Scout Work" was given by. J. H. Stine, Scout Ex ecutive. "The Value of a True Scout in the Schools," by Prof. G. Herman Goetz. His words of adyice and comenda tion of what scouts are doing in the public schools were inspiring and in teresting. He suggested how the school and scoutmaster could co operate with each other so that re sults could be obtained. F. E. Musser spoke as to the value of scouts in their respective Sunday schools and how their lives could be a great blessing to others. Rev. George F. Schaum, who was the assistant scoutmaster during the past year, spoke of the pleasant times he had during their camping trip, and how that if a scout would live up to the scout laws, his life would be a noble and helpful one. His praise of scout work and its re sults were emphasized. J. W. Dechant reviewed in a very interesting nmnner what scout teachings are doing in the home andi business circles, and how the boy scout has had so much more train ing than his father, hence a great businessman. Arch Dinsmore, Boys' Secretary of the Central Y. M. C. A. who pre vious to coming to Harrisburg served as a scout commissioner, gave ,an illustrated lecture on what a scout can do, followed by an illus trated lecture of his personal trip through Glacier National Park. It was interesting to both father, and son. At the conclusion of this ad dress the scouts were instructed to see that their fathers got home safely. From the way the Scout orchestra was entertained at the home of Charles Steiger, 1938 Green street, last Friday evening, all the scouts will soon be in the orchestra. Mrs. Steiger gave the scouts a genuine George Washington luncheon at the conclusion of their practice. "A Scout is Helpful" was obeyed to the letter, when the scouts relieved the table of its load. A rousing vote of thanks to Mrs. Geiger on her "good turn." Acting in harmony with the church council the troop will hold its weekly meeting on Wednesday evening at 7 P. M„ during the month of March. The weekly orchestra practice will be held Friday evening at 7.30 at the home of Blough Dechant, 2254 North Third street- Several new instruments have been added the past week. GEORGE REINOEHL Troop Scribe. Troop Twelve Is Making Rapid Strides Forward The meetings of Troop 12 are progressing-. A social committee is appointed every Monday evening to prepare games for the next meeting. Scout Swanson is C9nfined to his home with a sprained ankle. It is hoped he will be able to get about shortly. The scouts of the troop are wait ing for the Third Liberty Loan campaign. New members are being added. The hike that was to have been taken February 22 was postponed until later on account of the weath er. We are sorry to lose our Assist ant Scoutmaster, Wilbur Cramer, who has gone to Camp Meade to serve the United States Government. He was a faithful officer in our troop and however much we regret his absence we feel glad that he is aisle to serve our government which we know he will do as faithfully as he did our troop. We wish him suc cess and shefil await his return to our troop after the war with a great deal of pleasure. Our next meet ing will be held March 4, at 7.30 P. M. JESS MEADATH, Scout Scribe. Troop Six Claims Basketball Championship Troop G, of the Boy Scouts, wal loped Troop 14 to the tune of 57 to 7. The game lacked interest on account of Troop 14's poor showing. Troop 6 was in possession of the ball the greater pa,rt of the game, and held her opposing team scoreless the second half. Emanuel and Foland starred for Troop 6, while Dunken berger played the best game for Troop 14. Troop 6 Fellows, f. Dreece, f. Foland, c. Snyder, f. Reel, g. Dunkenberger, c. Matson, g. Koser, g. Zimmerman, g. Carson, g. Diener, g. Emanuel, f. Troop 14. Troop 6 claims the scout cham pionship of Harrisburg and will de fend it against scout teams. Hershey vs. Troop 6, Harrisburg played Shimmell Bldg. February 21. ruary 21st, 1918. HERRSHEY TROOP 6 Emanuel f. Stover, f. Diener, f. Margini, f. Foland, c. Sehlepfer, c. Mattson, g. M. Purcell, g. Zimmerman, g. S. Pursell, g. Referee—Zimmerman, State. Scorer —Davis, Tech. Timer —Flush, Central High. SERVICES OFFERED TO RED CROSS AUXILIARY Scout Scribe Fenstermacher, of Troop No. 13, Boyd Memorial Build ing, was present at the meeting of Troop No. 16 on Monday evening. An invitation was extended Troop 16 to visit Troop 13 on Friday, March 8, when indoor games will be played. Troop N<. 16 has offered their services to the Red Cross of Beth lehem Lutheran Church, we intend to do/ our bit in whatever way we can lend aid. Quite a few of our boys have qualified as Tenderfoot Scouts, and we hope to some day have a solid company of First Class Scouts. JOSEPH H. McCLINTOCK, JR., v Scout Scribe. FLAT FOOT PROJECTIONS 55 of Every 1,000 Disqualified Be cause of Tills One of the things that we have learned from the examination of men for the army is that a large number of young men of military age are handicapped because of flat foot, writes Dr. Isaac W. Brewer, major, M. R. C., U. S., in the De cember issue of "Health News," the monthly bulletin of the New York State Department of Health. In civil life, he says, this Is not always a serious matter, but a soldier is only as good as his feet, and there fore any deformity of the foot is of the greatest importance. Dr. Brew er observes: Of the white men who applied for enlistment in the United States Army during the period from 1912 to 1915, inclusive, 55 out of every 1,000 were disqualified because of flat foot. Thirteen per cent, of the men examined by him since the out break of war were rejected for this reason. A large number of the men who were so passed later appeared on the sick list because the condi tion of their feet precluded thei engaging in the strenuous exercise incident to the training of the sol dier. About 400 such men from various parts of the country were placed un der treatment by Lieutenant H. B. Perry, Medical Officers' Reserve Corps, at Fort Ethan Allen, Ver mont, and about 90 per cent, were returned to the ranks cured or so relieved that they were able to con tinue their training without discom fort. Some Foods the People I would not Once eat I Because of Prejudice I I I Just as there was once a I J&fip prejudice against the tomato. lobster, potatoes and sugar, and I almost every other good food SUGAR —just so is there a prejudice I t00 ' is founded on lack of II recognized as a valuable food, furnishing 1/nnwlpHrfp | more than 17% of the energy-constituents in o fa^ v trVy^pSce^SOnce you know "Purity" Margarine for what it really I the very same thingi j s today—ronce you taste it — 111 you will never again be in doubt || % about its good qualities. For I myou will know from your own experience that it is a pure. 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There is nothing— absolutely I nothing —in "Purity" Margarine I th a t you do not use every day on your dinner-table and in THE TOMATO kltclicni For many years, the tomato was used only rite direct tO US if yOU Can~ for ornamental purposes, and it was called the nr vf ✓*£>+ ••Pnri+ir'* Morrtorina o + "love apple." People had somehow believed U°' lUrity Margarme at the rumor thst it was poisonous, and it was Tr/viiT* Hdqldt**o ixta some time before even the true facts could yOUT UGBIGF S 311(1 WG SII3II 566 wipe out this mistaken prejudice. Have you iroii orp cimTiliDrl II a prejudice similar to this? Are you prejudiced tildt yUll dltJ Then why be prejudiced against the neutra) fat Also ask your grocer or write SmSiS" Mar * arine ' which is the very direct to us for our free book let—" Your Honor \ We Appeal cApiTALci^^! RYca i LOBSTER L Then there's the lobster—another delicacy wn W\ that many people have never tried. Many W WflA people are prejudiced against it because they I' Bay it looks like a spider—just at> they used vStu%*l\ vAA JKir ** f y' to believe all kinds of things about the oyster. ..Qy/' ' Have you a prejudice similar to this? Are Y\* ** you prejudicedagainst good, wholesome peanut w\v3\m xOv / | l oil? Then why be prejudiced against "Purity" • vA I Margarine, which contains the very same nAwWWU / ~.. _ . H thing I Philadelphia Branch, ■ j| "The Test of Taste Will Save You The Price of Prejudice" I MARCH 1", 1918. ' War Schedule of Paint Shades T oonserve tin plate and linseed oil, C 8 shades of paints and varnishes have been dropped by manufactur ers, working in harmony with the Commercial Economy Board of the Council of National Defense, and by July 1 the range of colors will be restricted to 32 for the period of the war. The following maximum num ber of shades and colors is adopted for paints and varnishes for various purposes: House paint, 32; flat paint, 16; enamels, 8; floor paint, '8; porch paint, 6; roof and barn paint, 2; shingle stains, 12; carriage paint, 8; oil stains, 8; varnish stains, 8; penetrating or spirit stains, 10; oil colors, 30. The number of con-' tainers has also been reduced by dropping the following sizes: Half gallon cans throughout the entire line of paints and varnishes; all cans smaller than half-pint throughout the entire line of paints and var nishes; pint cans In house paints, flat paints, floor paints, porch paints and enamels; all cans small er than gallons in barn and roof paint and shingle stain; all cans smaller than pints in all clear var nishes and varnish removers; all 2 and 3 pound cans in the entire line. WANTED: MEANEST HOY IN THE UNITED STATES The meanest boy in the United States is sought by the Chicago Boys' Brotherhood Republic to be used in an experiment to prove that bad boys are the product of society and en vironmental influence, i A committee of the organization plans to leave Chicago February 1 on a tour of twelve of the largeet cities In search of the 100 per cent, bad boy, who will e be brought to Chicago to live with members of the organization.—Emporia Gazette. OUCH! PI! RUB OUT RHEUM Stop suffering! Relief comes the moment you apply old "St. Jacobs Liniment" Rheumatism La "pain only." Not one case in flfty requires in ternal treatment. Stop drugging! I Rub the misery right away! Apply soothing, penetrating "St. Jacobs Liniment" directly upon the "tender spot" and relief comes instantly. "St. Jacobs Liniment" conquers pain. It is harmless rheumatism liniment which never disappoints and can not burn the skin. Limber up! Stop complaining! 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