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Evening star., 1915-06-06
THE DAILY STORY.
Stubbytoes as Mediator.
Copyright, 1915, by ". werner.)


There was coldness between Martha
and Mary Tanning which increased with
every passing day. Perhaps it could
have been explained, but neither would
take the trouble
Mary and Martha were elderly and
unmarried and the joint poesessors Of
property. They lived very comfortably
together in their gay little yellow house,
with bowling, smiling, gentlemanly-
looking maple tree in front they had
plenty Of fire In winter and plenty of
fruit and vegetables in summer; they
went to church: they crocheted lace and
read exciting serials IN the family story
papers. 1t may be said that they had
no other occupation than that Of being
comfortable and happy.
All their lives they had agreed as
sisters should until that wretched day
when they fell out. It had happened
in this wise: Martha was four years
older than Mary. and therefore a bit
more sensitive about her age. She al
ways had been told that red was be-
coming to her and she decided to get
brought it home Mary. who never wore
anything but dark colors and felt that
Martha should wear the same. was
scandalized.
"Oh, you can't wear that to church,"
she exclaimed.
why mott" Martha's tone was grim.
"A red hat! Oh, Martha, you're too
DID," pleaded Mary.
Martha was too angry to speak And
she didn't speak again for hours. When
she did her tone was very cool. 1t
became cooler as time went on and
Mary sensitively withdrew from frisfd
contact with her sister. Even their
hot tea failed to thaw out the awful
accommodating iciness between them.
However. Martha did not wear the
red hat She took it back and ex-
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Where's stubbytoes she demanded.
Martha looked grimly up from her cro-
chet esh work Why. he wanted to follow
out: I guess he hasn't got back"
Mary turned pale Martha Tanning.
you let that little tender kitten out Of
doors on day cold enough to freeze
human! Oh. how could you do anything
30 cruel? He has wandered away and
will die 80
Poor Mary began to cry. Martha
stared at her. She was beginning to feel
a little scared herself. why. he'll come
He will come back" cried Mary.
Mary. wait, Don't act so crazy
Martha pleaded. "Tll help you look for
go. and I let him. never thought
oh. dear! Oh. dear
Martha was crying. too. now. for
Mary. flinging down her packages. had
rushed out of doors in search of the
kitten. Martha hurried into her felt
shoes. flung shawl about her and
went out to aid. Over and over she
said to herself. II am a cruel woman.
l am a wicked woman. First I quarrel
with my sister and then / turn the
baby kitten out of doors to perish.
Heaven forgive me-"
Up and down they sought in the
gathering cold of the late afternoon.
dozen times they overhauled the
the neighbors. The kitten had van
ished completely.
At last when they were numb with
cold and assured that further search
was useless they crept back to the fire.
Standing there they looked at each
other. the one accusingly, the other
contritely.
II loved that kitten" Mary sobbed.
He was all I had to love after You
turned against me. And now"
Il don't blame you IL you never for.
give me-" sobbed Martha.
There was stir behind the curtain
that draped the little cupboard where
they sometimes slowed away neces-
sary but unsightly litter. and out
strolled Stubbytoes, yawning daintily.
Bumbling like fat bee he rolled to-
ward Mary. But 1t was Martha who
caught him up.
II left the door open a little SO he
could come back in if he wanted to-"
she confessed. till 1t got SO cold 1 had
to shut 1t. He must have come in. but
l didn't see him. though I thought Z
kept good watch
Marys arms were around her. oh
Martha, sister," she cried.
And they clung together while Stub
bytoes purred and purred.
(THE END.)
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iNATI9yN%ai{6N

At the last meeting of Mckinley
council one application for member
ship was received. A large attendance
was present. The entertainment COM
1nittee reported relative to the coming
National Union day excursion to Ches-
apeake Beach, After the regular order
OF business refreshments were served.
The joint committee of the National
onlon day excursion met at headauar-
ters Tuesday evening. Various sub
committees were appointed to look aft
er the athletic events and the general
entertaining of the excursionfsts
Tickets were distributed to the va
rious councils taking part
The general deputies met at head
quarters Wednesday evening. The by
laws as presented by the committee
were read and adopted The election
OF officers will be the first Wednesday
in July.
Government Printing ONCE Council
met last night at Typographical Tenn
pie Vice President Chrisue acted as
president After the meeting the
membership proceeded to a nearby
hotel where refreshments were served
The National Union headquarters will
o'clock.
Senator Herschield of New Yoro
was In the city few days last week
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W00!1l!n1E5YS,

The deputies and physicians of the
oistrict held meeting at 419 Tenth
e street northwest and formed ner
htdneht organization. to be known as
the Deputies and Physicians Associa
ton The object of the association he
ing to advance the field of work aud
TO create greater interest in wood
craft among the members of the order
The remarks by several of the m.m
oers on camp visitation were well re-.
ceiVed and acted upon II was voted
70 70, hoiu a JOINT class initiation in the
tai!, an the camps participating. The
following of1cers were elected: prest
Gent, j. G Mcconnell. vice president
% Williams; secretary, w. r
1880 treasurer L. X. German
during the summer
Sunday. June 81. the monument
erected IN Mount Olivet cemetery 70
the memory of SOVEREIGN Rrown ~
Poton,ac Camp, No g. will be unyei1ed
py the uniformed rank of the dtstrict
Clerk j W. Middleton was reported iii
Al the last meeting. A large number of
visitors was present, every camn in ths
CITY being represented Refreshments
we're served after the meeting
Four applications for membership
= were presented at the last meeting ~
GEORGETOWN Camp by Deputy w W
f-lis Visiting members were welcon,
ed by Consul Commander Bamfor,b
WIN All the honors of the camp. Mr
Martsch spoke of the strength ana
huanclal standing of the order. Ara
the meeting adjourned refreshments
were served IN the banquet hall
Maple Camp. No. 10, has accented an
invitation to attend the memorial serv-
ices 10 be held at the Baptist Church
capitol Heights, Md, this evening AZ
O'Clock The members of the camn
WIZ assemble at the hall at 7.3o and
viii attend In body.
Dr. J. Albert Potter has been grant,
ed a transfer from Mount Vernon,
Camp.
The Boys Of woodcraft have lately
studied the initiatory ceremony and
every candidate admitted in the future
Will have an opportunity ito wrestle
with the goat" 1t was tried on Howell
Grim and Oliver Brown at the last
meeting A big time is promised next
"wednesday evening and all sovereigns
are invited to attend After being
elected chaplain at the last meeting,
Adviser Dudley thanked the cadets in
brief speech. l.. Cameron Gates was
elected press representative The drill
team Is reported progressing and will
soon be able TO put on the work for the
Woodmen Of the World.
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the Sunday newspapers that they hae
with them. When they had started
for the city lunch was cooked. No one
did much Of anything during the aft.
ernoon. Between showers groups o.
two or three caught ball. Most OF thu
scouts slept. When the supper dishe.
mad been put away few OF the bunch
went down to the river.
| After these few had returned busi-
| ness meeting was held in the clearing g
The membership and organization Of
the new patrol was decided. When the
oath and law had been said In unison
We adjourned to the fun part of the
| meeting, in which the principal activ-
! ity was the toasting of marshmallows
Bed hour that night was $3.50.
| Monday morning everybody started
| 10 get his belongings together ana oJ
| noon all who were going home were
| ready to take their departure"
Troop 45.
! Friday. May %. was celebrated as the
troops annual ladies' hike day. From
| headquarters, with about fifty visitors,
the most of them being ladies and girls,
| the troop went directly through the woods
to Fort Stanton but did not stay there
long, as most of the hikers had seen the
place so often Having crossed the fort,
they took a very narrow path running
led them to Alabama avenue. little
farther on they entered another narrow
path. which led up a steep hill and
through the woods to their destination.
ing their supper After this was finished
many took walks back in the woods IN
search of wild Strawberries. which are
now ripe. About 1880 a few went home.
Darkness was welcomed by the building
of a large campfire, which afforded
on continue
the games which we're under way, up
until about 9 o'clock, when the order was
given to put out fires and start for home.
Some time last Saturday a few Of the
smaller boys went to Havemyer Park and
camped there, throughout the rain, which
practically lasted from the time they
started until Monday morning. when they
were seen to stroll back to town safe
and sound.
"The troop celebrated Monday, the 31st.
by parading with the Junior Order of
Mechanics and the troops in the vicinity
to Bradbury Heights to a flag raising"
Troop 43.
Troop 43 met at the Alliance House
Thursday evening at 1880 o'clock
Scoutmaster Kidwell and Mr.. Emanuel
were present. The minutes of the
previous meetings were read and ap-
proved. Mr.. Kidwel1 called upon each
boy to make a little speech. Mr.. Kid
well ended up by telling about an ALL
night hike he and his troop made to
Fort Foote. The boys entered Fort
Foote and were greeted by the officers
in charge of the fort. The officers
loaned the boys their barracks to camp
in.
"Mr. KidweI told the boys different
kinds of games to play on hike. The
boys then decided to make a hike dur
ing the summer vacation.
The meeting was adjourned by say
ing the scout OATH
Troop 8.
Every Friday night at our regular
meeting DIR Olendorph has been giving
us frst-aid instructions. Last Friday
night he instructed us on bandage
work.
S"Decoration day we played the
Hyattsville scouts game of base ball.
The score was 20 to Is in favor of the
team of Troop 3.
Several Of our boys are going to
take their first-class test this month"
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changed it for nifty little black one
with a white wing. which was vastly
more becoming and suitable to her
years. The fact that it was more suit
able. that Mary was right and she
wrong gnawed. Martha was set in her
forgive Mary.
from the misunderstanding. She felt
that Martha no longer loved her: and
world. Mary was the kind of little.
frail woman who must hang upon
something and must be loved. She felt
she was dying by inches with nothing to
expend her heart upon. Actually she
grew thin and pale. and one day she CALL
You look mopey, Miss Tanning. It's
this cold weather and you two old
ladies alone in that house without q sin
gle thing to liven you up. You need
OFF yourself. Why. say. know the very
thing for you. You want kitten.
There! Our old cats got two, the pref
tiest little gray codgers you ever saw.
told my boy I'd keep one for him, but
he'd have to get rid of the other. Ir
you'll take 1t I shall consider 1t a real
kindness, Miss Tanning"
Mary took the kitten. 1t was just be-
ginning to be playful. They never had
had a cat since old Tom died. and she
ten home. but when she showed him to
Martha she met fresh trouble.
For the lands sake. Mary flaming!
What do you mean by bringing that
creature home? We can't have it Cats
are a nuisance. I said when old Tom
died that we'd never have another. And
we shan't."
we SHALL" said Mary. ana she put
UP her little chin resolutely. Il want
something in this house that can talk
to-"
Tho kitten stayed. And Mary took =
great deal Of comfort with 1t, although
Martha never ceased to grumble about
the cream II drank and the bother II was.
and the wretched habit 1t had Of forever
getting in a body's way.
Thsra CANA n hittar day vhonAthn frost
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Necklace 4, 600 Years Old.
| the Boston Transcript.

The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has
Research Account tsociety) a unique
treasure in archaeological jewelry. Sc
lected by Prof. Petrie. that of an ame-
thyst necklace worn by the daughter of
Senusert ii Usertesen Id of the
twelfth dynasty in Egypt. The inscrip-
tion on the alabaster Itinerary jars
contained her royal jewels bears the
clearly cut title and name. the royal
daughter Sat-Hathorant." or. might
now be aptly transliterated. the crown
princess" For woman, certainly fe-
male royalty. held an exalted position
in old Egypt, exemplified by such sig
nal instances. far apart as Queen Nj
trocis of the sixth dynasty, Queen
Hatasu (HatshepuD of the eighteenth
dynasty (the Queen Elizabeth OF
Egypt and the enchanting Cleopatra
Dr. Petrie's letter said.
II have just sent off to the museum
in Boston the finest amethyst necklace
un Egypt 1 have ever seen" Various
museums in the United States. Great
Britain and elsewhere contribute to the
research account work. and the mu-
scum in Cairo has the prior selection
of all objects discovered in Egypt
Even special expeditions like that con-
in Boston are subject to the same rule
of distribution. Thus it is remarkable
that so f1ne q piece of the jewelers. art
should reach us here in Boston
LAhun, where the pyramid of Senu-
sert II stands, near the entrance to the
able work twenty-five years ago. There
he found a will far older than any pre-
viously known, and discovered how the
Egyptians produced fire.
Evening star., 1915-06-06

Washington has another Eagle Scout
He IL Fred Livermore of Troop ~. Ma
tional headquarters has awarded him an
Eagle Scout badge. which is to be pre-
sented some time in the near future.
Pass second-Class Examinations.
The following scouts passed the sec
ond-class examinations held Friday
night:
). Dorsey, Troop 3; Edw. Shaar. Troop
IL; F. McCathran. Troop II; W. D. De
Groot, Troop 13; J. Holiday. Troop 13;
W, B. Hunter Troop 10: g. D. Chestnut,
Green, Troop 10; Julian Sanford, Troop
u; H. Van Buren,. Troop 10; Louis
Rothschild, Troop 10; Henry Field,
Troop 10; Lewis Oliver. Troop "a: w
Nicholson, Troop "a: George Gray. Troop
-; E. Murphy. Troop AZ; E. l. Browne,
Troop IL, and G. Taliferro. Troop A.
Applications for Merit Badges.
The following applications for merit
badges have been forwarded to national
headquarters:
j. E. Keefauver, swimming handicraft.
Martin Wright, swimming.
Adna Clark. signaling.
D. E. Gates. swimming and tnternret-
ing.
p. Chaplin. camping
F. E. Swindells, Interpreting
First-Class Examinations Scheduled.
Ffrst-class examinations are to be held
Friday and Saturday. Only those scouts
VINO filed applications one week before
that time are to be examined.
Field Day Plans.
Scoutmasters have been sent letters hy
Field Executive Aplin asking their opin-
ION concerning the holding of field day
tests which were postponed because Of
rain. They are reouested 70 state
whether they prefer them to be held on
the Patterson tract June 10, or at Camp
Archibald Butt. July 4.
News From the Troops.
Communications have been received
from troop scribes as follows:
Troop 81.
AFTER month Of preparation seven
teen members of Troop 81 established
camp Friday afternoon, May %, on a
high bank overlooking the Potomac
The nrst operation in order was to
pitch the tents, Of which there were
two large and six or seven small ones.
This made no small camp, but no trou
pie was experienced in finding places
for all OF the tents. Along about s
o'clock fires were started. but supper
was not over for some time. Every
one played around camp, doing one
thing and another, until Mr. Wasch-
myer came up in his canoe. Then most
of the fellows in camp went down to
heip him up the hill with the luggage.
The next morning. when the break
fast dishes were washed, some of the
boys Clipped in and hired three boats.
After lunch we played base ball, read
and loafed around camp. At S o'clock
a small group went to Cherrydale to
purchase some good things to eat. In
the evening. when our scoutmaster
came to camp from work. he brought
two new fellows with him. That even
ing every one turned in early, on ac-
count of the rain.
Sunday morning 1t was still raining
in showers. About II am. Messrs. Nav
and Scharf visited camp. They were
very popular for a while, because of
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thfckened upon the windows and the trees
creaked and the stree.s were still Martha
had chilblains, and she always was in
bad humor when 1t was cold. but she
never had been utterly unbearable until
today.
At last. to escape from her. Mary pre-
tended that she hao an errand to do.
So she bundled UP in her warmest things
and went down town. She bought some
catnip for the kitten. and then she
thought she would please her sister. so
she bought a box of the chocolates
Martha loved. Then. because it was
really too cold to stay away from the
nre any longer. she hurried home.
AS she entered the house she paused,
disconnected, missing the soft welcoming
rush OF four little paws. the pleased little
meouw that always greeted her whom
she returned home
Evening star., 1915-06-06
A Year Without a Summer.
n the st. Louis Post -Dispa tch.

From the st. Louis POst-Dispatch.
The year 1916 was known throughout
the United States as the year without
a summer. January of that year was
30 mild that most people would have let
their furnaces go out had they pos
sessed any, and February was only oc-
casionally colder. March and April
coaxed the buds and flowers out, and
May was a winter month, with ice and
snow. BY the end of May everything
perishable had been killed by the cold,
and the young leaves had been stripped
from the trees June was as cold as
May. Both snow and ice were COM
mon throughout the month all over the
corn belt, and after having planted corn
two or three times the farmers threw
up their hands. Snow fell ten inches
deep in Vermont. The following win
ter was the hardest the people Of the
United States have ever known. One
had to have q stockade around one s
smokehlaSe.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Misft kisses are the kind women hand
to women.
People always remember the things
they should forget
Sometimes a mans bad luck is due
to his own inclinations.
An optimist is man who believes
that all eggs will hatch.
AS a comfortable seat a good rocking
chair beats a throne to a fraZzle.
The person with charitable dispo-
sition can find a lot to put up for.
But a small boy doesn't have to saw
wood in order to develop an appetite.
II a man has any good points adver-
sity is apt to bring them out by the
roots.
A married mans idea of heaven Is a
place where his wife's folks won't bother
him.
This Is a strenuous old world at best,
but the other side Of 1t seems to be a
little more strenuous than usual this
spring.
Every man gets the idea into his head
that he ought to eat little brain food
occasionally-but he can't explain why.
Evening star., 1915-06-06
Mrs. eeors. v. Hunt and Mrs. B. R.


Farrasut Council at its last meeting
appointed DR.. W. 8. Gibson chairman
CT it's committee on Royal Arcanum day
celebration. Short addresses were
made by Grand Regent Edwin A. Mess,
Grand Secretary Benjamin White. Re-
gent c. c. Haskell and John R. Cox.
Mr. Littlepage made a few remarks in
regard to the hospital bed fund.
District Council. Wednesday evening.
will give a reception and entertainment
in honor of Claude r. Zappone. a mem
her of this council who has recently
been reelected supreme sentry of the
order.
Past Grand Regent Arthur E. Cook. a
member of Kismet Council. and mem
bers of his family, seriously in
jured la st Sunday by being thrown from
an automobile which was struck by an
electric car near Phumphreys Station,
Md, are reported improving.
Fast Grand Regent William V. Chase.
who suffered from severe fall on the
ice early last winter, is reported re-
turned TO his duties in the navy yard
Julius Baumgarten. who died in this
city May 30, was one of the Oldest
members of the order here. He was a
past regent of Capital Council and
charter member of the Grand Council
of the District.
Municipal Council No. e13s. met Wed
nesdsy, and Charles D. Shacke1ford.
grand sentry elect was installed by
Supreme Grand Sentry Claude r. Zap-
pone- who made address Grand Re-
gent Edwin A. Mess spoke in relation
10 royal Arcanum day. which will be
celebrated at Chesapeake Beach June
~ Remarks were made also by Or.
.'iendie b. Young. representative to Su-
preme Grand Council. who made a par
of . 10
supreme council
Immediately following the regular
eel'ng thursday evening Of kismet
and dance were given under the ans
pices OF kismet Council Glee Club in
the nail. Pennsylvania avenue and I'D
street southeast 1t was largely at
,ehoed ana a success. for which Regent
V. l.. Gillchrest was coneratuIated
ne address of welcome was made by
Arthur E Cook. past regent of Kismet
council and past grand regent of the
Ness. grand regent, as the speaker Of
the evening. Mrs. Mess and Deputy
Grand Regent H. c. Teseler were
guests of the evening.
Glee Club Orchestra; cornet solo, c. w
faxton; bass solo. George Bulloueh:
soprano solo, Miss Annie Ackerman:
selection, Mandolin and Guitar Club;
Glee Club Orchestra, "Gavotte". tenor
SOLO, ": s. Smith: soprano solo, Mrs.
X L. Gillchrest: selection. GIee Club
luartet; Glee Club Orchestra Upon
ne ne cohcIusion OF the musical part of
the program ice cream and cake were
served; after which the floor was
cleared for dancing.
The officers of the council are. Re-
gent. l. L. Gillchrest: vice regent. r
w. Bolinger; orator Milton d Mettee:
sitting past regent, George D. Sulli,
van; collector. Thomas NJ Hayes: sec
rretary. H. G.. Brinkley; treasurer, L. L.
Marceron: chaplain. Arthur e. SuIli
van: guide. j. W. Berk1ey; warden w
L. salisbury; sentry. c. F. Hepburn.
Evening star., 1915-06-06
SCIENCE NOTES.

The time service at Antwerp, or
Bureau de rHeure, after German oc-
cupation continued it's work The OBJ
Society suffered no harm in the bonn
bardment.
The name of Curie. in honor Of the
dlscoverers of radium, has been given
to a park formed by the tearing down
of the old Rue Dauphine in Paris.
There Is now being exhibited at the
Archibald Geikie. painted by R. G.
Ewes for presentation to the Royal
Society.
The American Climatbgical and
Clinical Association will hold its thir-
ty-second annual meeting in San
Francisco June 1S and 10, under the
presidency of DR.. Henry sewall Of
Denver.
Prof. r. Newstead Of the Liverpool
School OF Tropical Medicine Is in
France. prosecuting chronological in
vestigations from the point of mill
tary sanitation.
DR. L. F. Barker of the Johns Hop
kins Medical School has been elected
president Of the American Neurological
Association.
DR.. David K. Henderson, formerly
resident physician Of the Phipps Clinic
of Johns Hopkins Hospital, has been
appointed superintendent of the Royal
Asylum of Scotland, located at Glas-
gov.
The Pereira medal of the British
Pharmaceutical Society has been
awarded to Miss Dora +. White. and
it's silver and bronze medal to A J..
Somer and r. W. Bowles. respectively.
The University OF California has
conferred honorary degrees on Chan
cellor David Starr Jordan and Presi-
dent John Cooper Brawner of STAN
ford University. and on Hon. Alfred
Deakjn of Melbourne. the first prime
minister Of the commonwealth OF Aus
tralia