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The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-27

On March 10 the Sons of the North will give a Hard Times dance which is expected 10 be one of the best .asy have given yet surpassing even the dance of last Saturday night when the hall was crowded by a happy throlg.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-27

Deputy Marshal Elmer Reed came back from Council yesterday with some prisoners who were bound over ,o the grand Jury from that place.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-27

The committee in charge of the Moose burden handicap, consisting of Messrs. Darling Downing, Seppala, Dclzene and Burger. have announced the date of the race as Friday, March 9.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-27

After the regular meeting tonight the Eagles will give a monster card party for members and lady friends.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-27

Office and Residence of J. F. McAi- lister. treiehter and transfer, Elite Baths. Phone Red 157.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-27
Danse-one FiFTy-Look fifty. No gulD bRicks. See CaPpy.
HoLT'S FIRE SALE.
Will end Saturday, 24th.

Will end Saturday, 24th.
 Boxes only damgaed.
 llipress shoe packs, white ......s4.50 Fipress low packs. ....... .. ..S2.00 U. :. Rubber boots .. .........$7.00 Eureka boots. black .... .......s7.75 Nails all sizes. per pound ........5c Ped sheets, each ..... ........ soc Butcher knives .. .... .......... 10c Tust pans ...... ..........lOc Egg beaters .. ..... .. ........ .10c Large fry pans =. ..............lO lOc Stove pipe. all sizes. joint. .t5c r. per cent off on all goods not dam
 aged. This week only.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-27

Tickets for the Barn dance will go on sale tonight.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-27

Tickets are selling well for :he Pioneer dance tomorrow night.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-02-27

CoMe see tile cHiceNs ar tile BaRn DanSe. BOTH kinDs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08
Modern Woodmen of America

Central Camp. No. 1905. at Its last
meeting welcomed State Deputy Will
liam Mccartney and State Physician
John w. Sutherin, who had just re-
Camp in Chicago. Both made addresses
touching the proceedings. District
Deputy Henry II. Willard also was
visitor and spoke of the special efforts
of the society in behalf of members
called to the colors. A special war fund
is to be created and all members EN-
rolled in any of the units will be cared
for. J. C. Mcfarland has been appoint
ed special auditor by the consul for the
fourth consecutive time. committee.
consisting of George A. Casey, James C.
Enright. DR.. John w. Sutherip. Charles
J. Beck. August H. Jaeger and Harrison
F. Shaw. was appointed to meet with
representatives of other camps to COM
plete arrangements for joint excur-
sion to Chesapeake Beach July 16. A
Remi z. Hueper, Quartermaster Officers
Reserve Corps. a member Of the camp.
Central Camps members who are now
in active military service include Capt.
RENT P. Hueper, Quartermaster Officers
Reserve Corps: Second Lieut.. E. G. AL
ley. Army Dental Corps: Second Lieut..
Leon L. Dye. United States Marine
Corps; George J. Held, Officers Train
ing Corps. Fort Myer; Walker c. By
ron and Robert E. Kirk. United States
Navy. and Robert L. Kemp, mess SER
geant, United States Marine Corps.
June S. the date on which the mem
bers of the Modern Woodmen registered
throughout the country, the board Of
directors voted to subscribe $25O,000 to
the liberty loan. June "a. 469 delegates
to the Head Camp voted to retain in
good standing members enrolled in the
army and navy. A message of COM
mendation was received from President
wilson for the action taken.
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POULTRY YARD NOTES.

their long, curved toe nails, their chief
method of defense
| The duck nests in dark corners, under
managers and boxes. in litter. secretes it
with turkeys cunning and shares the
guineas revulsion to having 1t dis
turbed. Collecting her eggs upsets her
arrangements and she promptly seeks a
new nest. She lines 1t with down and
proceeds to settle herself for n FIVE
weeks incubation. Whenever she leaves
it. she covers the eggs with a down
, Blanket, no matter how hot the weather,
Managing the young ones depends
upon the environment. Natures plan
| is easiest. Two days after Matching,
| the proud mother may be seen conduct
| ing her brood to the nearest water, ex-
| hort!ng them with sibilant but i'm
peratlve hiss. Then she hastens to the
| fields and raises her family in cheerful
! independence, or she may accept grate-
fully daily supper of some sort OF
mash.
! 1t is interesting to note that the
| youngsters hatch very leisurely, often
consuming two days in cracking the
! shell and emerging. in marked contrast
to the haste of the guinea They should
not be taken from the nest too soon
Having been accustomed for weeks to
n sustained high heat. they are sus-
ceptible to chill which will speedily end
their career. IT, as sometimes happens.
Mother Muscovy misreckons the calen-
dar and presents brood too early the
nest with its downy lining may he
transferred to coop where the mother
may be domciled. It means the saving
of the duck]ngs.
Baby Muscovies learn to know
the coop and hen with alacrity.
They must have a constant sun
ply of drinking water and grit,
with three daily meals of soft mash
and some sort of meat food such as
milk. curd or boiled egg. Denied this,
they viii develop a morbid appetite
for dead things. The first decayed ma
terial they find introduces Climber
neck" into the flock, the only disease
which troubles them. and is almost
always fatal. Young MrScovies can
he penned successfully. but their board
bill devours the profit. Fresh crab
shells are a favored and cheap addi-
ton TO duck diet in tide water counties.
Curd is usually available on farms.
Fresh meat scraps from the table,
ground IN. are excellent and contribute
to satisfying the craving OF these
meat-eaters. if they lack the opror-
tunity 20 get sufficient worms and
beetles.
At the age of three and one-half to
four months they are full-feathere;!,
weighing three to five pounds accord
ing to seX) and marketable. Kept too
long after this they gain weight at
expense of tenderness of meat
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Jr. O. u. A. M.

Liberty Bell Council, No. SIS. Tuesday
night. had the following officers in
stalled by Past Councillor Brady: Coun-
cilor, r. f. McCulloch: vice councillor
r. l.. Heironimus; recording secretary
reelected, G. w. Ackerman: assistant
recording secretary, reelected, E. G
Nash; financial secretary. reelected, H
f. Brady: treasurer. reelected, c. w
Walker: conductor. L. E. Rector; ward
en-. J. A. Poole; inside sentinel, S. S.
Boswell; outside sentinel, c. NJ. Brown
trustee. reelected. F. C. Mangum; rep
resentatives to state council, G. w.
Alderman, H. E. Brady. b. J. Brown. w.
B. Rock and f. c. Mangum. The coun-
Gil Is making preparations for the joint
excursion to Marshall Hall, August, 3.
Mount Vernon Council, No. 10, Thurs.
day night, held its installation OF off,
GERS and initiated several candidates
in the degrees of Virtue, Liberty and
Patriotism. Two applications have been
received for membership. The officers
reports for the quarter ending June %
were submitted and accepted.
Among the visitors were A. C. Mans
field of Fred Green Council. No. SO. OF
East Durham, N. C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08
B. P. o. Eks.

During the summer months Wash
ington Lodge. in accordance with
Grand Lodge laws, will meet once
month only. the regular weekly meet
ing starting again in October. The ex-
allied ruler, 1t is stated. may call an
extra meeting in August.
Edward ]. Murphy and James L.
Ward occupied officers chairs at the
meeting Wednesday. when much ousl-
ness was transacted.
W. P. Borland. chairman Of the Flag
day exercises. submitted the final re,
port for that committee. Special
quartet, as well as Mr.. Shelby. Mr.
Meyers and Ernest Gichner for num-
bers rendered by them during the
evening.
The Washington Elks are to form a
Home Defense League. to be composed
Of Elks only D. r. Nihion has been
named as chairman of the committee
OF arrangements. which held its hrst
meeting recently and elected as per-
manent officers. to serve with MT:
Nihion, e. ]. Murphy. as treasurer, ana
]. R Tavenner. as secretary. Clrcu-
lars will be sent to the entire mem
bership, advising them Of the next
meeting of this committee to be held
Wednesday evening at the Elks' Clup.
to formulate plans to carry on the
work during the war.
August Brill submitted report to
the lodge on the work being done by
the committee on Elk demonstration
and parades, and was given q vote Oh
thanks for his efforts.
The next regular meeting OF the
lodge will occur the first Wednesday In
August.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

Poultry recommends itself instantly
as a good investment nowadays. None
beside the hen has a better letter of
credit than the Muscovy duck, war
rAnted noiseless, inoffensive, adaptable
and early maturing. Though a common
fallacy believes it musky, it is unno-
ticeable Geese on good pasturage are
as economical till fa:tening time. Tur-
keys run up a big board bill after Sep
TENDER. No other fow. approaching the
weight of the Muscoyy can so salts
factorily support itself from start to
finish Though an honest member or
the duck tribe, 1t lacks many faults OF
it's kinsmen. For that reason any per
son reasonably situated can raise d
few Muscovies.
[ One drake and three to six ducks. ac-
cording to environment, are suff1c1ent
for the average barnyard flock. Thelr
health and independence recommend
form the chief feature first of cabin
scenes; of cabin feasts. later
The extra grain they eat is scarcely
missed. Their eggs may be USED, put
are saved for incubation. Their thlck''
downy plumage Is not despised as
substitute for goose feathers. The Mus
coyy on range Is practically self-feed-
er, minus the self-feeder's habit of de-
structiveness. 1t is not scaVenger,
but feeds and thrives where other fowls
would subsist meagerly. Figuratively.
it is the pig of the poultry yard. 1t
grubs assiduously for worms. beetles
and roots Flies are special dainties-
Young Muscovies soon seize the oppor-
tunity presented by sleeping cow IN
flytime, and forthwith establish them
selves as Notwithstanding Lit
tie ducks fearlessly circle calf, hop
ping up and down after flies. They re-
spond to supplementary feeding of
meal, whea. screenings, cracked corn,
mill feed, bran, rolled oats and so on.
They can and do thrive without grain,
but must have range to some degree.
Having no crop, this duck is a continu-
Gus feeder and requires much roughage.
Familiarity with Muscovy nature re-
yeals traits decidedly anomalous to
duck disposition. The warty knots at
the base of the brakes bill. his huge,
unwieldy size and numbering gait con-
fer upon him bellicose air. The duck
is gentler, timid, but responsive to adj
vances when accompanied with brides
Of corn, till she has established her
friendship. Neither has quack worth
mentioning. Fences are a favorite
perch, and there is tale of duck
that nestled in a tree. When scared
young and thin Muscovies take proiong
ed flights. They must be handled with
care else they may do damage with
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Sons and Daughters of Liberty

Hope Council No. !, met with Clara
Hauer presiding in the absence of
Councillor Goodin Osthaus on account
of illness. The election of officers for
the ensuing term resulted as follows:
Councillor, Clara Hauer; associate coun-
cilor Alice Lewis: vice councillor, John
Baker: associate vice, Elizabeth Sailing:
secretary. Jane Trunnell: A r.. secretary,
Mamie NJ. Prender: guide, f. Thorpe: In
side guard. Mr.. Thorpe: outside guard.
Mrs. Williams; trustee. Ida Mud; edi-
tress Mamie NJ. Prender.
The officers were installed by Deputy
State Councillor Charles Herbert OF
Alexandria.
A comedy sketch. entitled SISTER
Masons." will be repeated in the near
future.
A notice from the national councillor
designating Saturday. August IL. as
Sons and Daughters OF Liberty day"
was read Hope Council will celebrate
the day with an outing, the place to be
selected later.
Past State Councillor Of Virginia Mary
E. Prender. who is a member Of this
council. has left for her summer home
in Bluemont. Prior to leaving she ex-
tended an invitation to all members to
visit her. The State Council Of Wig
ginia will convene next May in this
city.
Mr.. Van Yant, one Of the council
members, Is doing service for tho coun-
| try Somewhere in France" Several
woman members are actively engaged
| in Red Cross work.
| At the last meeting not q few Of the
members wore the liberty loan button.
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Maccabees,

D. w. Gall, who has been manager of
the association in the District of CO.
lumbia and Virginia Jointly for num-
Der of years, and since October last has
been devoting his entire time to Virginia,
has concluded his work there and re-
turned to resume business in Washing
ton, where he has been officially con-
nected with the local management since
1893.
A joint Maccabee excursion by the
two branches, the knights and the
ladies. will be given at Chesapeake
Beach August IA.
DR.. B. H. Smart of National Tent is
spending the hot weather at his cot
tage at North Beach.
Brightwood Tent. No. 5. Tuesday night
had an official visit from the deputy
supreme commander.
Georgetown Tent, No. s. Thursday
night, July 10. will admit several new
members and make ARRANGEMENTS for
the tent, to which all Maccabees and
their friends will be invited
The district deputy supreme COM
mander, in the work Of upbuildipg the
local tents and increasing interest in
the work, will visit Anacostia Tent to-
morrow night. Mount Vernon Tent. No.
4, Tuesday night, and District Tent, No.
8, Thursday night. when plans for the
new term will be explained to the
members The Maccabees have made
claims of members who are killed or
die in defense Of the nag.
The next supreme session OF the Mac
cabees will be held in this city. where
representatives from every state in the
Onion and from the Dominion Of Canada
will be in attendance.
An effort is to be made to revive the
Winfield Scott Schley Division of the
Uniform Rank. No. /. by the former
members and the deputy supreme COM
mander.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

Past Grand Wilton Harvey Of Lang
don Lodge. No. rs, as special deputy
grand master. will jointly install the
oficers-elect Of Eastern Lodge. No. Z.
evening. He will be assisted by Past
Grands M. S. Fall. w. z. Randall. I. E.
King. S. W. Hawkins. F. E. Rapp, F. N.
Davis. ]. L. Knopp. T. C. Mettler and
other past grands of Langdon Ledge.
Past Grand W. F. Dement,, represent
ing the Grand Lodge on the committee
on home excursion to Chesapeake
come necessary to have several thou
sand extra tickets printed to supply the
lodges. One lodge has guaranteed the
sale Of 1000 tickets and another 500.
That this will be the largest excursion
ever given by the order in this juris-
diction is said to be evident.
The Pen Mar reunion committee met
in the Odd Fellows Temple at Hagers-
town, Md. Friday. Judge Hartman
chairman of the committee, presiding.
Representatives were present from Vir-
ginia. Pennsylvania. Maryland, West
Virginia and the District Of Columbia,
the five Jurisdictions included in the re-
will take the form Of patriotic rally
this year, and members Of the commit
tee say it Is expected the largest crowd
in the history Of Pen Mar will gather
oH tHe OCCASION. SpeeCneS Will De maze
by prominent Odd Fellows. Row. Fill
more Beal. grand master Of Maryland,
was chosen MS permanent chairman.
Music will be furnished by several
bands from Baltimore and Waynesboro.
The reunion will take place August 8
and special trains will run from this
city. Grand Secretary Frank Z. Rapp
Is the representative from this juris-
ton.
Grand Warden Victor Hammer will
GERS Of Federal City Lodge at a public
installation, which will be attended by
Dorcas Rebekah Lodge and Management
Encampment, as organisations. All Odd
Follows are invited. The new officers
are: Howard 9. Rambo. noble grand: E.
r. Reynolds, vice grand; W. n. McCon-
mel, treasurer: H. w. Weber. recording
secretary. and 8. N. Mallory, financial
secretary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-08

The Assembly Home Circle will hold
Its monthly meeting at the home OF
Mrs Roberta van H. Volland. IS @
street northwest, Tuesday evening
when officers for the ensuing year will
be elected and plans mapped out for the
years work. President Miss Mollie b.
Edmonston says the membership was
shown to have increased, at the last
session of the Rebekah Assembly, from
three to five members from each Re-
bekah lodge. 1t Is the intention of the
circle also to take UP new plans for as
sisting in maintaining the home.
Past Noble Grand Mrs. Belle NJ Chap
man. assisted by Past. Grands Olga NJ
Rogers. as secretary: Kittie Gotleib.
Alice Dove. chaplain; Ella v. Mallory.
marshal; Eme Tichnor. guardian. and
Marguerite Ison. pianist. installed the
following officers of Ruth Lodge, No. .:
Noble grand. Mrs. Mamie Old; vice
grand. Mrs. Pearl Keck; financial sec
Emma Belt; chaplain, Mrs. Eva Phil
lips; outside guardian, Capt. w. P.
Humphrey. Vice Grand Pearl Keck pre-
scented to Special Deputy President Belle
M: Chapman a cut glass basket as a
token Of the esteem Of the members OF
Ruth Lodge for her. Mrs. Chapman
thanked them for their tribute. Re
marks were made also by President
Mary NJ Dement, Of the Rebekah AS
sembly.
The officers-elect Of Fidelity Lodge
were installed Tuesday evening by Mrs
Minnie Draeger of Naomi Lodge and
her corps Of officers. as follows: Noble
grand. Miss Ruth Gundling; vice grand
Mrs. Caroline Osborne; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. Nettie r. Mettler; financial
secretary, Mrs. Grace w. Thomasson
and treasurer. Irving r. Schwinger.
Mrs. Flora o. Schwinger presented to
Fall, a past noble grand jewel, and
Mrs. Nettie r. Mettler. in behalf Of the
lodge. presented the Installing officer a
token of appreciation. Refreshments
were served.
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Improved Order of Red Men.

Mineola Tribe, No. IA. has elected the
following officers. who were installed
by Great Junior Sycamore Benner: Sa-
chem, j. C. Duke; senior sycamore. j. A.
Davis; junior sycamore. A. A. Grimes;
prophet, c. Manning; chief OF records.
Dr. H. w. Tippett twelfth term): col
lector Of wampum. George E. Baxter
ninth term): keeper OF wampum. W. c.
White (tenth terrn), the last three posi-
lions being for one year each.
7 Sachem Duke thanked the members
for the honor conferred upon him.
Seneca Tribe has elected the follow
ing officers: Sachem, C. o. Storm; Sc
Nor sycamore. J. H. Haymaker; junior
sycamore. H. H. Gamble; prophet, c. D.
Hobbs: chief OF records. j. B. Altman
of wampum. w. A. Eliason Fourth
year,; keeper of wampum, w. E. Cay
wood (tf1ird year,. Sachem Storm will
announce his appointive officers later.
committee. made report OF progress.
Great Mishinewa j. D. Bragunier in
stalled the officers.
stalled the following officers. Past
Great sachem Charles J. Fuller oficiat-
ing: Sachem, e. H. Brown: senior
sycamore. J. w. Coulter: Junior saga
more L. Lavitts: prophet, c. G. Scheirer:
chief of records. 2: r. Boyer; keeper Of
wampum. J. H. Yeabower. The tribe
reports a good increase financially.
| Frank Seiffert of Usage Tribe was a
visitor and made an address.
The officers-elect of Idaho Tribe were
duly installed by Past Great Sachem
James A. Madison, jr., as follows: Sa-
chem, w. e. Thomas: senior sycamore,
lie. F. Souder; junior sagamore T. r.
Kunxa; prophet. r. w. Thompson: chief
of records, ]. D. Bragunier; collector OF
wampum. George Vaughn; keeper of
wampum. w. J. Kolb.
Tho Chesapeake Beach excursion
committee, in the hall of Logan Tribe,
| last Sunday practiced several features
which the committee proposes to pre-
sent on the day of the outing. Prizes
| for different events win be given the
winners of athletic events.
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Knights of Columbus.

Last Sunday morning the state dep
uty met the grand knights and finan-
cial secretaries to devise ways and
means for raising the Washington pro
rata share Of the million dollar fund
for recreation camps to be established
at the different cantonments. d. j. CAL
lahan. supreme treasurer. was present
and addressed the meeting.
A letter Will be sent to each member
within the next few days urging the
necessity Of prompt payment Of an as
sessment Of So made by the supreme
board of directors. for the purpose of
raising the one million dollar fund for
the soldiers in concentration camps.
The first and second degrees of the
order will be exemplifed Friday even
ing. July 10. and the third degreen Sun
day, July Is.
Potomac council has dispensed with
Its meeting for tomorrow night; the
council Will meet but once a'month dur
ing July and August, the meeting to be
held on the fourth Monday Of each
month. Prof. Mccarthy of the Catholic
University addressed the members at
the last meeting of the council.
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MARYLAND and the Virginias

will cost approximately 100000 each
and the contract will total about ST.
100000. The steamers will be 2ss feet
wf be Of ssoG eaen They
Frederick. Md-Charles E. Keller OF
the firm of the o. J. Keller Lime Com
pany, Buckeystown. was stricken with
heart failure in his automobile. near
Feagaville. several days ago and died
instantly. When he lost control the car
skfdded and turned over. pinning him
beneath ii.
Newport News, improvements
costing 100000 are under way in the
plant OF the Newport News Shipbuild-
ing and Dry Dock Company according
to President Homer l.. Ferguson. They
include two new shipways. new shops
| new office buildings and new crane and
other apparatus. The yard also has
awarded contracts for the construction
Of fifty homes for workingmen Nearly
800 such homes will be built within the
! next year, officials OF the yard say.
Newport News. va.-Farmers through
out the peanut section OF the state who
experimental with wheat planting on
peanut land this season at the instance
OF the Department of Agriculture. re-
port that the cereal is prospecting Al
most every farmer Of standing through
| out the counties OF Surry, Southampton
Isle OF Wight and the other large pea
inut-raising counties planted few acres
OF wheat as an experiment They have
been surprised to find that land which
they had thought adapted to peanuts
| only will grow thriving crops of wheat
Cumberland. Md. farmer named
Pennypacker. near Petersburg. Grant
county, w. Va, on the South branch Of
the POTOMAC river. while plowiug re-
Gently turned up a number of Spani
gold coins of the date 1916. The coins
Ia lax haN
mlnted. They were taken to a bank at
Petersburg. The find is said to be
valued at between $500 and 800 Mr.
Pennypacker refused to reveal the point
az which the coins were found and will
make further search.
Charlottesville, WA base hospital
unit. to be known as No. Al. is being
organized at the University of Virginia
the unit will be 2ss. Sixty-hve nurses
will go. Half of this number have al
| ready been enrolled. All nurses must
| be members or eligible to become mem
bers OF the Red Cross nursing service;
service. Applications should be sent to
| Miss Cowling. University of Virginia.
StrasburS. va.-word was received
| in this vicinity recently that he had
! been shot by one or two colored men at
| Weyburn, Va.
Portsmouth. Va-Rev. " B. Beau
champ. pastor of Monumental NJ. E.
Church, Portsmouth. recently announced
to his congregation his acceptance of
a call extended to him some time ago
to become secretary Of the laymens
missionary movement, with headquar-
| ters in Nashville. Tenn. He will sever
his relations with Monumental Sep
| TENDER Is.