Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23

| enough to hide among trees. where the
deadly arrows could not reach him; OF
| other that was left in the open, one hum
dred yards away, and OF still another that
hid across a lake. The advance of Ave
PAGES may be in either direction. however,
the object always being to get good shot
This game, including hide and seek, the
Following of the trail and archery, is one OF
| the best outdoor games known. Not only
boys, but men. find 1T intensely fascinating.
Every tribe should have good deer.
Now, 1t may be thought that people who
ive the wild life of the Indian ought to be
free from law and restraint, but that is not
correct. The only things of Indians we
woodcratters initiate are the best things
OF the best Indians That is Black VOLTS
motto. The good spirit of the camp lies I'm
everybody cheerfully doing his part of the
work and following few rules. If a brave
reels either like Sinking or skulking he
would better leave the tribe until he has
the real joyous woodcraft spirit And re-
member that Woodcrafters remain good
| cltiZehs even when they go to the woods
Here are a few laws that Mr.. seton thinks
every tribe should adopt;
enforced. ways
Don't kinde a wild fire To set tho woods
anre is crime against the state as well
as the tribe. Never leave a fire in csmn
without some one to watch It.
Don inJure or brighten song birds mr. di.
turp their nests, or modest SQUIRRELS
Don't break the game laws
Don cheat in any of the games or rec
by the council. GU
Don't bring firearms into camp.
Don't make dirty camp Keen tho
woods clean by burying all garbage.
as food. ~ NC useu
If any Of these laws are broken the case
is considered by the chief and council and
punishments are declared by them
law-breaker NAV be fined and Inn
prisoned, excluded from the games for a
time. wear the black feather of disgrace,
wear the white feather of cOwardice, per-
form tasks OF drudgery and camp service
be degraded from rank or reduced TO a
lower rank. Extreme penalty is banish-
ment from the tribe.
While the rules and the pledaes re-
quire full obedience the chief must remem-
Der that his strength lies in being absolutely
fair.
Here is suggestion for braves who are
commencing to earn feathers and, there
fore. wish to start their war bonnets
Take a strip of cambria or canvas 2k
inches wide and yards long Wrap this
around the head where the hatband comes.
and pin the ends in place. Then fasten
the ends with thread and stitch the edges
of the band firmly.
Another strip of bright colored cloth.
red or blue or yellow, inches wide. is
put on outside the band, and a small loop
left every inch for the quill of a feather.
In making this loop place a good sized
quill in position and then stitch up and
down each side of it, sewing clear through
the band Directions for extending the
bonnet down the back, where the number
OF honors becomes larger. will be given
later.
knowledge of trees and of birds is
among the woodcraft exploits, and 1t IS
worth while to commence the study of
these soon you go to the woods. Even
If you will not camp out until late this
may be commenced. Mr.. Frank Chapman
says there are 100 kinds OF birds to be
found in Central Park. New York.
To know and name 80 wild birds by sight
counts coup, 100 grand coup.
To know and name 30 native birds
mounted in a museum counts coup, 100
grand coup.
something interesting about each counts
coup, 80 grand coup.
If you can't swim, learn at once.