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"Cléfinirigs. From The

I Life of The

Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell by The - Chief Executive Commissioner.

Lot m6 toll you the sto of "The

richest man in tlie Worl ." People have said. and I believeit is true, that lard Baden-Powell. Chief Scout of all the world, is very rich. He is not rich in money. in fact I don't think he worries very much about money. but his life has been exceedingly rich in all those things which money can buv and many which it cannot. wouldn't you like to be able to aay that you had travelled in, hunted in and had been exploring in almost every country in the world and at the same time had lived a healthy, happy and useful life. making thousands of friends everywhere? ' Now I am going to tell you some things you may not know about the Chief Scout. Ha was born in Lon- dilll. Elllllllfl. ‘l’! years ago on George Washington's birthday, Feb- ruary 22nd. His whole name is: Robert Stephenson Bmyth Badm- Powell.

when he was a little boy they liad a party at his house one aven- lnk. after he had-been sent to bed. The noise below wakened him aml slipping out of bed in his nighty. he toddled down stairs determined to sec what vans going on. He was discovered first by a man named Thackeray, the famous author, who stopped him. talked to him. and

‘would, so back to bed. The Chief Scout says he returned to bed and still has that shilling and is very proud oi it.

He was always very fond of his mother and says: "The whole sec- ret of my getting on lay with my mother. How that wonderful wo- man managed to bring us all up . .. . and how she did not kill her- self with anxietv and strain. I do not understand." ‘Pliers were ten children; ltolasrtp-or Rob ," as ihis wife calls him-was the sixth son and when he was three years old his father died and his poor mother had to feed.‘ clothe and educate the children. The Chief says: "It was her influence that guided me through life more than any precepts or discipline that I may have learned at school."

He says himself that when he went to school he wasn't very clever and eyen fell asleep occasionally in class. Of course, we take his remark about not being clever with a grain of salt. One thing is true, and that is he was not always as obedient in school as he might have been and when he could get the opportunity he would steal out and run to the woods where he act snares for rab- bits. Hn says he didn't catch many, but when he did he used to skin them and cook them over a small fire. u- etimes the lViklsters would come hunting for him and in that case he had a trick that always worked. Ha would scramble up a tree into the high branches and ‘lie very still. None of them ever thought of looking up. and he didn't get caught. The school hefweni», to was the famous Chartarhouse and when he graduated from there he endeavoured to get into Oxford University but failed. He then tried an eimminstion-for a Commission in thp Army and was surprised to learn that he had come second out of seven hundred candidates.

Of course, it; would be quite im- possible for me to tell all about him 1n flip gpncg allowed ffie in this catalogue, so I will just relate a few hibernating r’ ‘es in his life and ‘whrsitfe 0d some of the things he liked

PLAY‘ ACITNO-He was very fond of dressing up nnd at Chart- erhouse often took part in plays. With this start he soon developed a remarkable ability in disguising himself, resulting in many mirth- provoklng incidents.

On one occasion iii India. u. regi- mental concert was in progress when in walked a General and proceeded up the aisle, calling to the men loudly‘ to sit down, at which, oi’ course. seeing their important vis- itor, they naturally stood up. Col- onel Baker Russell, sitting in thé front row, rose hurriedly, came for- wardto greet his unexlficifid E1195‘ and led him to his seat. Tile Geri- eral proved to be a i°lly "ld m" and, before sitting down. tllflled 13° the crowd and said that he Wall ready w join in the fun and would even go on the stage and sing them n song if they wished. There was a roar of approval and up to the stage he wcht and was half-will’ through the song called “The Maior General“ before the Colonel dis- covered that it was Lieutenant Baden-Powell dressed up. In somll way or other he had borrowed a Generars uniform from a neiflll- ibourln regiment, kncwingtimt his Uclorie had not yet moi’- -

Some times in India sickness would break out in the regiment. maybe cholera or typhoid, and thc men would become downhearted 5nd mghtened. It was then that an, would organize o. plaY and get them interested. so they Wllllld forget their troubles. He says: “Happifyihg others is assood a iport as any in life, especially at times when cholera or typhoid is rife and fear of death is amen!

the men." I

MUSIC-What fun he has had with his music. He began by learn-

ing to play as many different kinda

of instruments as possible and at tohool was in the orchestra. H0

m always writing home askiril

for more music, especially Gilbert

and Sullivan's comic opens <

' DhAWfffm-one does not know

Chief very long without real- thstfprhimeoliveisic

w. ifs can draw m pictures at ad "til “it? lllitfmtl

‘ a a In

pies he will lie makinl Dic- an a people who are mall»,

and after tire meeting than la

N!!! I nun to the head table l1!

cs0 who Raiititb t, the pictures. . nema- mi". ’ etahlcr Jill. he llitb tbs sauna-yours it la [u t ind thaws him the beauties an wonder-millet God has set out ice our e

u tremendous fascination because lie has to pit his ounnlni against the sunning of the thins he was stalking. Ht lavas to creep a bird or a rabbit, and

Chief Jcout

him when it fell to his lot to act as a spy in foreign countries. In Turkey, on one occasion, he spent most of a dark night crawling up a mountain. He wanted to sea a. certain fort and to be able to tell where it was. Shortly after the sun came up he was discovered, but he quickly pulled but his paints and, was busy making a‘ water-colour picture of the mountains and the sunrise when the officer came up. Bl’. told him of the terrible climb he had had to get his picture and the officer was most kind Hid even showed him some important maps, in order to make his return journey easy. On another occasion he wanted to examine a certain power- house. but as'he came near it and was about to enter the gates, he was chased by a policeman. He ran for all her was worth around a build- ing and up a ladder to the roof. By this time two policemen were chasing him, but they never thought of looking up. After the Ohief had had a good look around and had made slime measurements, so ha could tell where the power house was, he watched his chance and sliding down a pole got away before the policemen saw him again. On another occasion, in Russia, at night while walking along the road. he made the mistake of low- ering his head when the Gear's carriage went by. He did not want the lights of the carriage to show his face, but this aroused suspicion and he was quickly arrested and locked up in a hotel. However, he managed to escape and hurried down to the wharf where he got aboard an English vessel. ’ I have heard Baden-Powell tell, with some amusement, of the time he was caught and shot as a spy during the Great War. A man named Waterbury said he saw the execution with his own eyes while in the Tower of London. He even told the last words BP. said before the fatal shots were fired. To make the incident even more humourous. an‘ American newspaper cabled Baden-Powell to learn if it were true. HIS LOVE OF SPORT-Baden- Powell has been a sportsman in the truest sense of the word. l-Ie calls life a great game and claims that team games, such as football, hockey. polo, and the like promote discipline in obedience to the rule and to the Captain, and that they develop the British ideal of fair play, and playing with all one‘: might for ones side and not for selfish glory. BOATMANSHIlL-As s small boy he and his brothers secured a sail- ing boat and used it to sail up and down tlie coasts of England, hop- ing that some day they would be able to save a ship in distress and make themselves rich by collecting salvage money. Of course, they never got any money. but he claims the training in bostmanship was excellent and taught him to face danger without becoming panic- stricken. FISHING-Oh, where hasn't the Chief fished? In England, Scotland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and many other countries. One Sunday morning in Wales, while the guest of Lord Gianusk, he strolled down to the boathouse. just before going to Church. Re saw a fishing rod harislll! 011 ll"! wall and yielded to the temptation to cast a fly into the water nearby. Much ic his surprise s. twenty-five pounder grabbed the hook and proceeded to pull him into the stream. His struggles attracted the attention of passersby and soon quite a crowd collected watching him as he fought with the fish. A few days later he Rot l‘ "Wssllge from a religious conference written in Welsh and English, aaylns that no boy or girl of their congregation would be allowed to Join the BOY Scouts or the Girl Guides. elude their Leader fished on the Sab- bath Day. Moral, don't s0 "$111118 on Sunday. ,

SHOOTING-He loves to shoot. but only in get food t0 tat- 5991*- ing about elephant shooting he says: "I have always felt that. if one may say so, an elephant is too big and too sacred a thing for a puny man to slay. To kill an cle- phant seems as great an impartin- ence us to blow up part of the Tow- or or Inndon. But to stalk him Wltll a camera. oh that is a different pair of shoes-the best sport pos- sible. It implies more crafty stalk- ing, and as grent daring and skill as ever."

confessing that he has a weakness for the hippopotamus and would like to have one as a pet. Of course. the hippo isn't beautiful, but he could watch him bv the hour and love him. Once a hippo not loose from a Zoo and none of the keep- ers could coax him back to his Mme. A brilliant idea occurred to the manager, He remembered that "Obash"-that was the animal's name-had a particular dislike for one or the keepers named Scott. So he gave Scott some monsv and

Ohash and then to run to the can and crawl over the back wall. The keeper did as he was told and yell- ed, "‘Oh, you Obaahi You ugly brute, you." obash looked up from his meal with surprise ans then. ‘aeeifis who it was, dropped his mouthful cf dinner and cams after the kee at a tremendous pose. The k'_ 'r fail for dear life tlllxugh the o door of the m» an ssrainbi over tlie bask wall lust in time. Ihus obaab was safe- ly infill once more. .

a-r itmo -- He says about stalking that it has swag‘.

docularity" which prevailed in the The Ohief says he doesn't rnlndi

| A group of the cIII

told him to so and make faces at ’

had a him,

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BUYING TABLE STOCK POTA- toes and 'I‘urnlps daily at our Char- lottetown Warehouse at Market Prices. Paul A. Murray.

L-l328-10-19-3l. RECEIVED SAD NEWS-Mr ed a telegram yesterday that his brother William of Stoughton, Mass. had passed away.

POLICE CHIEFS TO MEET AT SYDNEY - Concluding a two-day lflflellll! in Ottawa, the Chief Con- stables’. Association of Canada un- animously elected BB-yelar-old c. Coulter, Hamilton, as president and selected Sydney, Nova Sootia, as the 1935 meeting place. Executive mem- bers: P. E. I., A. Birtwhistle, Char- lottetown; N. B., L. S. Hutchinson, lifoncton; Nova Scotls, W. R. Tracey, Sydney.

FUNERAL SERVICES-The fu- neral of Edna Clements Pearson who passed away at the Provincial Sanatorliun in this city, took place to St. Dunstans Basilica on Thurs- day morning. She was the only sur-

regret. I hale to see the beautiful eyes of the creature gently quea- tioning: ‘What harm have I clone to you that you should shoot me?" And then glazing in de h."

SCOUTS PACE—The Chief of- ten calls attention to the ability of the Zulus to travel long dis- tnnces, forty or fifty miles a day, by walking and Jog-trotting. That was where he got the idea of the Scout's Pace. He tells of one in- stance where a young Zulu and his

end of tlie day, " \ Lord Baden-Powell claims

war, arid the other when sick of war he resolved to do his utmost in the cause of peace. He finished life Number One shortly after he was fifty years of age and had be- come a. Major General, retiring on|

started the Boy Scouts in the fall of 1907. By the term “ScovW he had in mind such men as back- woodsmen, explorers, hunters, sea- men, airmen, pioneers and fron- tiersmen.

THE SCOUT PROMISE-In 1902, a small boy, whose initials were H. V. and who lived in Halifax, wrote a letter which led BP. to

will promise to_you with all my

to obey the Scout Law.

OUR GARTERB—'I‘ake a look at your Scout garters. They were or- iginally intended, not only to keep

the stockings fro

move at close quarters. He saya._lllfll"l 116W!‘ t0 lfllwll liffllls dfllll! "The moment for the rifle is for or smoke. And you be a. brave me the moment where the stalk-lsoldier and so will I". Yours af- ing ends. You have, it is true, the] fectionately, excitement left of seeing ,whether|N.S." It was this letter that led you hit or miss and whether your RP. to write our little promise to liit kills or only wounds. In either be loyal to God andthe King, to case, to me, the hit always, brings help other people at all times and

V, Halifax,

slipping down,

but. were made of ctual skeins of the same wool as the stockings and were supposed to supply mending

materiel for repairins holes as they cuss potato marketing problems.

occurred.

THE ECOUT BADGE-In tllflthis morning by train, Messrs. Mc- King of Neely and Wilson by plane in the Naples, owing to his French de-zaftemoon,

wife, apparently with ease covered scent, had the Heur-de-lys as his;

the same distance in one day gs he crest. It was in his reign did, although he was riding on Flavio Gioja, the navigator, madel horseback. The distances was fortylthe mariners compass into a prac- miles and they appeared to be quite‘ tlcal and reliable cheerful and not a bit tired at the‘ compass card had'the initial lettersnlottetown, Marshfield Highfield and of North, South, East and West ‘Harrington, have cyombined with that',Now, the Italian word for north he has lived two lives, one when_was “'I‘ramontana". So he put a he was a soldier and thinkitg of capital “T" to mark the north But, in compliment to the‘lllg on Wednesday afternoon and

Middle Ages,

point.

Charles,

that

instrument. Tile tions of st. James and Zion, Char-

King he made a oombniation of the letter ‘"17" with the King's fleur- de-lys crest. From that time the north point has been indicated or.

many maps, charts, and compass a pension. In life Number Two he cards by that sign. The actual

meaning read from this fleur-de- lys is' that it points in the right di-

rcction, turning neither to right or

left, since these lead backwards

again. The stars on the two sidc anns stand for the two eyes of a

Wolf Cub, having been opened be-

fore he became a Scout, when he‘ gained his Two Star Badge, The three points of the fleur-de-lys re- realizc that a boy sets some store- mind the Scouts of the three points by his promise, if he makes one.-- of the Scout Promise-Duty to God (I wonder if that man is alive to-l and the King, Helpfulness to other dayll-Jlllls is what he wrote: "Fbeople, and obedience to the Scout

Law.

llsianders Return’

From Far "North

GIVE INTERESTING ACCOUNT ‘ OF EXPERIENCES

Two interesting visitors to Sum- msrside at the present time are Mr, Ulric E. Arsenault and his brother Eddie,’ who have just returned from the Arctic on a visit to their pap, ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph I". Arsen- ault. Their father is the Proihono-

are nephews of lVIr. Justice Arsenault of Charlottetown.

Ulric has lived in the Arctic for nearly fourteen years, going there shortly after his retum from tbs Great War in 1921. He had only been home once in that time. His brother Eddie is comparativ ly new to the northland, but likes he life.

They are both very enthusiastic about the country and feel out of

Thomas Wlgmcre, M. L. A., receiv-iplaloe in the more civilized world, ‘but they do not deny that it is a

hard life. It brinss out the very best there is in a man, both in character and stamina. .

The chief thing that tlie- white man is up against is the lack of variety in food and the loneliness. It is advisable to take frequent vis- its to Edlrionton or some other city or the solitude bocomes- a. habit which grows on the white man until he longs only to be left alone.

To relate all the fascinating stor- ies that Ulric and his brother told would fill a book, but the writer will endeavour to pick out the most in- teresting parts for the benefit of Guardian readers.

When Ulric first went North, he was a forest ranger and trapper, but later joined one of the big niriing companies around Bear Lalke and did prospecting for ills company.

vivlng child of the late William T. and Annie Cullen Glenwood. P. E, I., and was adopt- ed on the death of her- parents byi her aunt, Helena M, Pearson, R.N.,,

ATTEND POTATO CONFER- ENCE-dvfessrs; J. J. ‘Prainor, rcp- rosenting the Provincial Market- inz Board, J. w. Boulter, the P. a‘. I. Potato Growers Assiciation, M. G. McNecly, the Associated Ship- pers Incorporated, and W. N. Wil- son. the Canada Packers, leave to- day for Ottawa to attend the con- ference called for Monday to d13-

Messrs. Trainor and Boulter leave

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SUPPLIES FOR THE BTRICKEN WVEST-The Presbyterian Congrega-

Mount Stewart Congregation to load a car of vegetables for despatch to the West. The car will begin load-

wlll be continued Thursday. Those intending contributing to the Ship. merit should bring their contribu- tions to Charlottetown station on the days mentioned. Other Presby_ term" Cfllldresatiohs desirous of contributing may co so on the dates mentioned. The work is being di- rested by a committee of which Rev, John A. Pritchard, Marshficld, is convenor.

MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER - A very pleasant and sociable evening W53 Spent at North River on Friday, ‘ovlilbel’ 5th. when the people of that vicinity gathered to tender a mis- cellaneous shower to Mr. and 1mg, Wilfred MMKlnlav in their beauti- ful new home. The lovely gifts were opened by Miss Mary Edwards, as- sisted by Miss Beth Ladner, and Miss Muriel Warren read the uc-

‘Agree On Wage S c a l e

(A. P. By Guardian's Speclni Wire) NEW YORK, Oct. 18.—'I'he New York Shipping Asaociatlom lepre- senting dock employers, reached an agreement with the International Longshoremens Association today for a new labor contract, calling for’ a wage scale of 95 cents an hour and overtime pay at $1.35 an hour. Joseph P. Ryan, President of the longshoremens organization said lie would recommend its adoption by the general membership in ports from Portland, Mc.. to Newport ‘News, Va.

OPPOSE RIBALDRY 1N COURT TRIALS

(By The Canadian Press) COLOMBO, Ceylon, Oct l9—Re- solutions passed at the all-Ceylon women's conference included, first, that the conference protest against "the tone of ribaldry and vulgar