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Show Influences of Good Example on Campers As the conversation was not without with-out moral value; and I am betraying no confidence, as it took place between be-tween two young men who sat in the seat in front of me in an express train last Friday, I will tell the part taken by one of them, who was evidently returninc from a camninir vacation. I change, and because it impressed me so strongly I am telling you about It. That young lieutenant from the navy you met joined us. and there was a sudden transformation. You know that those navy chaps are usually most considerate and gentlemanly, and as this lieutenant was just that way. and has a remarkably strong personality, he changed the entire atmosphere of the camp before he was In it five minutes. min-utes. "He began with 'Thank you,' offered a light before lighting his own cigar, got up and moved his camp stool to let one of the other boys pass more conveniently with a couple of pails of water, gave evident consideration to the views of each of us, and was all around so naturally gentlemanly that every rascal of us began to follow his example. "It was a different camp after his arrival, and we had more fun at that. We were all glad that he was there, and were better for it." "I remember when I wrote in my copy book, 'Evil communications corrupt cor-rupt good manners,' " he said, "and we might have written, 'Good communications com-munications correct bad manners,' for the result of the combination depends on which communications exert the greatest influence under the existing conditions. "You see, seven of us started in at the camp, and as five of us were harum scarum fellows, whose manners man-ners are not much at the best, we all sort of lapsed into barbarism and methods of selfishness that ignored the usual rules of politeness. "Well, there came a most sudden |