DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA
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GOSSIP FROM STATE HOUSE
Tho prohibitory bill as nmendod b
Iho Nobrnska senate passed that body
on final reading Tuesday morning, by
. voto or 18 to 14.
The bill reorganizing tho Nobraaka
National guard on a footing to con
form with tho national defense act
went through unanimously.
Whother or not a bill of any kind to
back ud the constitutional prohibition
" Amendment is ndonted at this session
-of the legislature is now very doubtful.
Tho Ollis bill, adding penalties for
failure of county attorneys to en
force tho antlcigaret law passed tho
iowor house and has gone to tho
senate. ,
Representative J. A. Ollis of Ord,
has been appointed as appraiser of
landB for tho fodoral land bank at
Omaha, and tho appointment has been
.agreed upon by the fedoral authorities.
The proposition to advertise tho
resources of the state by a director of
publicity, who is to servo without com
pensation, has received the sanction of
tho lower house.
Tho state hotel commission was
abolished when tho senate passed
on final reading H. It. 431. Iho
measuro consolidates the duties of
that commission with tho pure 'food
department.
Establishment of a stato printing
plant has received tho overwhelming
approval of tho house and tho Bates
bill appropriating $100,000 for that
purposo went to third reading, after
.a lengthy debate.
Purchaso of fifty-seven acres of
land near tho Norfolk state hospital
is provided for In tho Regan bill
which went through the houBO on
third reading. The appropriation
carried is for $12,000.
General John Pershing has accepted
an Invitation to deliver the commence
ment address to tho senior class of
the university on June 13, conditioned
on bis ability to get relieved from
.army duties at that time.
Another effort to get a $112,000
appropriation through the house for
the benefit of national guardsmen
failed and Governor Nevlllo'a bill
to appropriate $1,000 for the pur
chase of medals was sent to third
reading in its original form.
Lioutenant Governor Howard told
-the senate, following his turn dowu
"by the senate on a ruling of the
chair that he would enforce the rule
prohibiting members from taking to
each other or reading newspapers
during transaction of business.
Both branches of tho Nebraska leg
islature threw aside partisanship and
all other considerations and adopted
resolutions pledging tho loyal support
of this state to President Wilson in
upholding the honor of the United
States and the rights of its citizens.
State Food Commissioner MurBchell
and two inspectors went to Omaha
and seized 1,000 sacks of beans, con
taining 165 pounds each, and held
them until government inspectors ar
rived. The beans were then dumped
into the Missouri river. Tho beans
wore found to be 80 Ter cent decom
posed. The bill validating the Saline land
-titles in Lancaster county, a measure
recommended by Governor Neville
after a discovery by Land Commis
sioner Shumway had indicated a
technical defect In the salo bill
pasaed by the legislature yearB and
years ago, went through the house
without material opposition.
Webster county has paid State
Auditor Smith $600 on a debt of $3,
337 due the state for the care of in
E.ino patients from that county. The
balanco will bo paid when taxes are
collected. Lincoln county now stands
nlono in refusing to settle with tho
state. Auditor Smith has furnished
tho utlorney general with Information
for tho starting of a suit against Lin
coln county. It owes the state $5,
G98.CJ2 on tho old insane account. The
auditor says tho county board will
not oven answor "his lotters asking
for payment, so suit will be insti
tuted. County prisoners committed for wife
or child desertion must hereafter be
confined In tho county jail, accord
ing to tho provisions of House Roll
No. 707. which passed tho lower
body and for which a strong senti
ment will bo exhibited in tho senate
during the next few days.
Hammond's bill to compel county
boards to publish tho personal tax list
mot with some opposition . but was
ordered passed to third reading. Tho
bill has tho endorsement of tho Btato
press association.
Steps designed to do away with fu
turo grain car shortages such as
caused so much trouble in tho moving
crops last fall have been takon by
tho lower houso. By a voto of 67
to 8 tho houso passed tho bill requir
ing railway companies to keep with
in tahe state sufficient equipment for
tho prompt movement of grain, live
stock and other Nebraska product!
and empowering tho stato railwaj
-commission to determine the numb
each company must furnish.
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N THK past seven years thousands of
town and cities In all pnrts of the Unit
ed States have used the Boy Scout
program as a menns of developing their
boys into manly men, and the success
of their efforts is shown by the fact
that today there nre over 20.00Q Boy
Scouts in this country.
The movement has been Indorsed by
educators, by churches of every de
nomination, by civic and philanthropic
organizations, by the press and by the public
generally. It is brond enough to take in every
boy who is interested In his own development,
and no matter what his social status, creed and
education may be, he will find In it a means of
attaining his proper Ideals.
A Boy Scout begins by Joining a tieop. Tho
troop may be organized in connection with a
church, neighborhood center, n boy's club, a Y.
M. C. A., or Independently. Three things are
necessary It must have a troop committee of
three or more representative men to guide Its
policies, a scoutmaster who will direct and su
pervise its activities, and from eight to thirty
two boys. In exceptional cases there may be less
than eight or more than thirty-two. Tho average
number Is twenty-flvc.
Eight Scouts make a patrol, one of them being
tho patrol leader, and tho patrol Is a unit within
the troop.
One thing Is kept constantly before every Scout
ho is training to become a man. Not a soldier,
but a man. Because Scouts wear uniforms
which somewhat resemble those worn by soldiers,
some people Imagine that they are being pre
pared for "cannon food." All wrong. The uni
form was adopted because It was the strongest,
most convenient, most serviceable suit which
could bo bought for tho money. From five to ten
dollars It costs, at the local store, and when it
goes on, mother may settlo back In her arm
chair with a sigh of relief, for there will be no
patching to do for a long time.
It is not necessary for a Scout to wear a uni
form at all. He can be just us good a Scout
without one, but It adds to his pleasure to Unvc
It, and It adds to the impression which ho creates.
The Scout Law and Oath.
A boy In becoming a Scout takes the following
oath :
On my honor I will do my best
1. To do ray duty to God and my country, and
to obey tho Scout law ;
2. To help other people at nil times;
3. To keep myself physically strong, mentally
uwake, and morally straight.
The idea of scouting, its inspiration, is em
bodied in the Scout law nnd oath. Tho Scout lnw:
1. A Scout Is trustworthy. A Scout's honor Is
to be trusted. If he were to vlolato his honor
by telling n lie, or by cheating, or by not doing
oxuetly n given task, when trusted on his honor,
lie may be directed to hund over his Scout badge.
2. A Scout is loyal. Ho Is loyal to all to whom
loyalty is due; his scoutleader, his home, nnd
parents and country. 3. A Scout Is helpful. He
must bo prepared nt nny time to save life, help
injured persons, and share the homo duties, no
must do nt least one good turn to somebody every
day. 4. A Scout Is friendly. He is a friend to
all und a brother to every other Scout. 5. A
Scout is courteous. He is polito to all, especially
to women, children, old people, and the wenk and
helpless. He must not take pay for being helpful
or courteous. 0. A Scout Is kind. Ho Is a friend
to animals. Ho will not kill nor hurt nny living
creaturo needlessly, but will strive to save and
protect all harmless life. 7. A Scout is obedient.
Ho obeys his pnrents, scoutmnster, patrol leader,
and all other duly constituted authorities. 8. A
Scout Is cheerful. He smiles whenever ho can.
His obedience to orders Is prompt and cheery.
Ho never shirks nor grumbles nt hardships. 0. A
Scout is thrifty. Ho does not wantonly destroy
property. Ho works faithfully, wastes nothing,
and makes tho best use of his opportunities, ne
saves his money so thnt ho may pay his own way,
bo generous to thoso In need, nnd helpful to
worthy objects. He niny work for pay, but must
not receive tips for courtesies or good turns. 10.
A Scout Is bravo, ne has the courage to face
danger In spite of fear, and to stand up for tho
right against the coaxings of friends or tho Jeers
or threats of enemies, and defeat does not down
him. 11. A Scout is clean. He keeps clean in
body nnd thought, stands for clean speech, clean
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crowd. 12. A Scout Is reverent. He is reverent
toward God. He is faithful In his religious du
ties, and respects the convictions of others in mat
ters of custom and religion.
The Movement Is Nonsectarian.
While Scouts are given definite Ideals and nre
taught that they must distinguish between right
nnd wrong, the teaching they receive Is absolutely
nonsectarian. Tho Boy Scout movement main
tains that the recognition of God ns the creating
and ruling power of the universe, and the grate
ful acknowledgment of his guidance, Is necessary
In directing the growing boy toward the best type
of American citizenship. It is nonsectarian, how
ever, in its nttltude toward religion. Its policy Is
that the religious organization or Institution with
which the Boy Scout is connected shall glvo tho
needed attention to his spiritual life. If ho bo a
Catholic, the Catholic church should bo the agency
for his religious training. If he be n Hebrew boy,
then the synagogue will teach him tho faith of his
fathers. If ho be n Protestant, the church of
which he Is nn ndherent Is tho proper organiza
tion to glvo him an understanding of tho things
that pertain to his nllegluncc to God.
After studying the Scout law, the next step is
to learn the history of the Stars and Stripes and
the forms of respect duo to it. Then comes tho
lying of knots. A very practical bit of knowl
edge, for n "granny" may spill the contents of tho
sugar package. When he has met these require
ments he receives the tltlo of "Tenderfoot Scout,"
and is then entitled to wear the official Inslgnln
of his rank.
After ono month's service ns n tenderfoot, he
may be promoted to second-clnss Scout ns soon as
he has learned elementary first aid and bandag
ing, the semaphore or International Morse codo
for signaling, how to follow human or animal
tracks at tho rute of at least half a milo in twenty-five
minutes, how to cover n mile In exnetly
twelve minutes by alternately running and walk
ing fifty paces; how to uso n knifo or hatchet
without cutting himself or nnybody else or dam
aging his tool or anything else, how to build
n fire in tho open, using but two matches at tho
most and no kerosene or nnything which ho
could not pick up In a virgin wilderness; how to
cook over nn open fire without kitchen utensils;
how to earn and save money, at least one dollar;
nnd how to read u compass, naming from memory
nt least the sixteen principal points.
Having earned his second-clnss badge, he finds
that his trouble or pleasure, all according to tho
point of view have Just begun. A first-class
Scout must bo able to swim fifty yards, earn and
deposit In a public bnnk nt least two dollars;
send nnd receive n message nt the rate of sixteen
letters per minute; make a trip alono or with
another Scout to a point at least soven miles
away and write nn account of tho trip; render
first nld; cook n variety of palatable dishes over
nn open fire; draw and read maps; uso nn ux
propeily; Judge distance, size, number, height and
weight within 25 per cent; describe fully from ob
servation trees and plnnts, especially thoso which
arc especially useful or especially harmful; fur
nish satisfactory evidenco that ho has put Into
practice in his dnlly life tho principles of tho
Scout onth and lnw; nnd enlist a boy trained by
himself ns a tenderfoot.
And that Is not nil. Having become a first-class
Scout, he is eligible to earn merit badges, nnd
thero nre enough of theso to keep him busy until
he lias grandchildren enough to make n troop by
themselves. Each merit badge represents a con
siderable start In some trnde, profession, voca
tion, or avocation, among them architecture, art,
astronomy, beekeeping, blncksmlthlng, business,
camping, electricity, forestry, poultry keeping, and
surveying.
The Scout Handbook.
In order to pluce In the hands of Scouts and
Scout workers a concise statement of the ideals
of the movement nnd tho activities approved of.
and encouraged by the movement, a textbook of
tho organization, the Handbook has been pre
pared. This Is now in tho fifteenth edition. It
hns been ngnln nnd ngnln revised and Improved.
Our country's most populnr juvenile is not, as
might bo supposed, "Robinson Crusoo" or "Treas
ure , Island," but the "nundbook for Boys," pub
lished by the Boy Scouts of America. Within tho
last two yenrs, there have been published more
than 800,000 copies of this book, nnd It Is a good
guess that more copies have been sold tljnn have
been sold of both "Treasure Island" nnd "Robinson
Crusoo" together during the same period. Indeed,
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James
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Chief 5coutr-Executive.
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It Is not too much to say that If the figures were
avnllable to make such n comparison possible, It
would be shown that there have been published
In tho last two years more copies of the "Hand
book for Boys" than all the stnndnrd stories foi
boys published during the same period.
Such n fact becomes more significant when It If
understood that the "Handbook for Boys" Is renl
ly a book of fncts. Scoutcraft; woodcraft, wild
life and conservation; cnmpcrnft; healjh and en
durance ; chivalry, first nld and life-saving ; patrio
tism and citizenship, nro tho subjects treated.
All are presented In a picturesque way that com
mands tho attention of the most red-blooded of
boys. TJint he takes it all seriously Is evidenced
by the fact that Increasingly thero Is appearing
among us n now kind of boy, Inured to hardship
nnd the doing of tho difficult; "nthuslnstlc In his
purpose to keep himself "physically strong,
mentally awake and morally straight;" nobly
chivalrous In his regard for others; eagerly will
ing to do Ids duty as a citizen in his community
as often ns ho has opportunity.
In n word, tho "Handbook for Boys" is n book
boys live by. In establishing such n book ns our
country's most popular Juvenile, the Boy Scouts
of America have developed a power for upbuild
ing boyhood, cs Influential for good ns In the past
tho iniquitous thriller has been influential for
evil.
Worth-Whlle Reading.
It Is tho purposo of tho Boy Scout movement to
give educational value and moral worth to tho
boy's instinctive equipment, chiof of which Is the
play Instinct. Broadly speaking, tho boy spends
ids leisure time either In outdoor diversions, or
indoors rending. In ono instance, It Is tho boy in
action, expressing himself through his manifold
play activities; in the other, a boy's body is nt
rest, but, his mind still goes An under the domina
tion of tho play Instinct, so thnt, after nil, tho
boy's recreational reading interests nre only an
other manifestation of the play Instinct and
should be reckoned with from the snmo point of
view.
In n word, If It is important to give direction to
the piny Instinct In the one Instance, it is equally
Important to glvo direction to it ns regards
the other; and It is in proportion ns this is done
thnt good Is nccompllsheU by directing tho hoy
In his play ncllvltles. This Is why the movement,
In its effort to understand nnd guide tho boy In
his hours of leisure, has Incorporated In its pinna
n reading program. And It Is tho belief of many
that In doing this the movement has mado ns
valuable a contribution ns that which alrendy
makes Its leadership the most vltnlly helpful effort
ever organized for guiding tho instincts nnd ener
gies of boys In their early teens.
A book Is, for the average boy, n good book In
proportion ns thero Is "something doing." This
demand on the part of the boy for thrill and ex
citement and "pep," ns tho boy would sny, Is
quite legitimate. What must bo Insisted upon Is
that writers of boys' books bo guided In their uso
of "pep," I. e that they cut out the red "pep.'
Tho Scout program has developed many heroes.
Every month the national court of honor awards
letters of commendation nnd honor medals to
Scouts who, in grave emergencies, hnvo saved
others nt considerable risk to themselves. Theso
enses are reported In Boys' Life, the Boy Scouts'
magazine, nnd serve to Inspire mnny youngsters
Just awakening to the meaning of altruism.
National lieudqunrterH registers every Scout nnd
protects him In tho exclusive uso of tho bndges
nnd uniforms which he works so hnrd to enrn.
It scrutinizes every application for n scout
muster's commission and every applicant must
prove himself worthy to bo n lender of boys.
Locally, tho close supervision of tho work Is
delegated to a local council, provided thero are
threo or more troops, this council being composed
of ten or more men who represent every civic,
religious nnd educational element in tho com
munity. Tho Scout program Is ndnptablo to all sorts of
conditions, and It fills those hours which nro
often wasted, and worse thnn wasted, by boys
who lack nothing hut proper leadership. It teach
es them to serve their community. Many nn un
sightly dump has been turned Into n garden spot,
mnny n mosquito incubator drnlncd nnd destroyed,
many a public occasion been mado brighter and
better by the Boy Scouts.
Economically, educationally, morally, the or
ganization of tho boys of a town into troops of
Boy Scouts pays big returns.
BILIOUS, HEADH,
SICK "BURETS"
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.
Get a 10-ccnt box.
Sick hoadachc, biliousness, dizzi
ness, coated tonguo, foul taste and foul
breath always traco them to torpid
liver; delayed, fermenting food In the
bowols or sour, gasBy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged in tho in
toBtinos, instead of bolng cast out
of tho system Is re-absorbed into the
blood. When this poison reachos tho
dolicato brain tlssuo it causes con
gostlon and that dull, throbbing, sick
ening headache
Cascarets immediately cloanso tho
stomach, romovo tho sour, undigested
food and foul gases, tako tho oxcess
bllo from tho llvor and carry out all
tho constipated waste matter and
poisons in tbo bowols.
A Cnacarot to-night will surely
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sloop a 10-cont box
from your druggist means your head
clear, stomach sweet and your llvor
and bowels regular for months. Adr.
Preparedness Unappreciated.
A city-bred child whoso knowledge
of tho wild wns very limited wns walk
ing through tho woods with her gover
ness. They chnnccd upon n porcupine.
At tho approach of two Individuals
whoso Intentions might be hostile tho
creaturo bristled aggressively, Its
wcaponlike quills rising In menace.
"Oh, look!" exclaimed tho llttlo
girl. "What a fright wo huvo given
thnt funny nnimal I Its hair Is stand
ing on end I"
CLEARS AWAY PIMPLES
Does Cutlcura Ointment Aoslsted by
Cutlcura Soap1 Trial Free.
On rising and retiring smear the nf
fected surfaces gently with Cutlcura
Ointment. Wash off in five minutes
with Cutlcura Soap and hot water.
When tho skin is clear keep it so by
using Cutlcura for ovcry-duy toilet nnd
nursery purposes.
Free sampltf each by mall with Book.
Address postcard, Cutlcura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv.
Unjust Taxes.
"Gertrude," asked tho teacher,
"wiiat were tho causes of tho Revolu
tionary war?"
"It had something to do with auto
mobiles, but I do not understand Just
what," replied Gertrude.
"Oh, nol" said tho tencher, "that
was beforo tho dnj' of automobiles."
"Well, it said it was on account of
unjust taxis," ,sald Gertrude firmly.
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without pain or soreness.
A Cincinnati man discov
ered this ether compound
and named it freezonc. Any
druggist will sell a tiny bot
tle of freezonc, llko hero
shown, for very llttlo cost.
You apply a few drops di
rectly upon a tender corn
or tallus. Instantly tho
soreness disappears, then
shortly you will find tho
corn or callus so loose that
you can lift It right off.
Freczono Is wonderful. It
dries Instantly. It doesn't
eat nwuy the corn or cal
lus, but shrivels It up with
out even irritating tho sur
rounding skin.
Hard, soft or corns be
tween the toes, as well as
painful calluses, lift right
off. Thero is no pain be
fore or afterwards. If your druggist
hasn't frcozono, tell him to order n
small bottle for you from his whole
sale drug house. adv.
Light Responsibility.
"I thought you said Dubson could bo
depended on In nn emergency. Yes
terday his house caught lire nnd he
got so excited ho couldn't turn In nn
alarm."
"I failed to explain the kind of em
ergency I meant. If you should ever
want to stoop over nnd tie your shoe
lace, Dubson could bo depended on to
hold your hat."
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Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
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