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Woodmen of the World.


The Boosters Club met Tuesday
night. The chairman of the memorial
committee announces that the Wood
men will hold their annual memorial
services at Old Masonic Temple. 9th
and F. streets northwest. Thursday
night. June 5, at s o'clock. Repre-
sentative David H. Kincheloe of Ken
Cornell. chairman of the entertain
ment committee, announced compile
ton of the plans for the annual ex-
curSion to Chesapeake Beach: also,
that a carnival will be staged by the
club at 18th and H streets northeast
the week of June 2. Delegations from
Maple Camp. No. IS. Capitol Heights.
Md, and Cedar Camp, Forestville,
Md. were admitted to membership.
Lieut. Col. George C. wilsher an
nounced receipt of the check for $3.50
won by the Washington team at the
Hagerstown. Md. convention. and
that it was divided among the team.
The Regimental Band. which will
rehearse at 9th and F streets north
west, Thursday night. is looking for
Woodmen who can play an instru-
ment.
National Camp, No. 10. Thursday
night initiated six candidates.
Oak Camp met Wednesday night and
Capt. c. A. Cole announced that the
Uniform Rank team is prepared for
the unwilling of monuments May 80.
AT the ceremony in Mount Olivet
cemetery at 2:30 pm. the team will
be assisted by the company from Old
Glory, No. 3, and other camps.
w. A. Fraser Camp is receiving
many congratulations on the success
of its third anniversary entertain
ment. Monday night this camp will
act on ten applications. The uniform
rank now being formed will meet at
1880 pm.
Elm Camp has rendered the Boost
ers' Club the use of it's hall for the
memorial services. June 8.
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and B streets southeast, this evening
at 1870 o'clock. Members of the coun-
Gil are requested to assemble in the
meeting Of tho council two members
were admitted by card and the other
by the degree of virtue. A letter of
coincidence has been sent to the fam
lily of the late Representative John L.
Oriental Court, No. 10, will have
class for initiation in the near future.
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Improved Order of Red Men.

A visitation Of the great chiefs to
White Eagle Tribe. No. IT. was made
Tuesday evening. The great sachem.
mores. great chief of records, great
sannap. great mishinewa and great
guard Of wigwam and others deliver
ed addresses.
Lee B. Emory, representing the
great sachem, visited Usage Tribe
Saturday evening. The third degree
was conferred on two candidates by
the team of Logan Tribe. A light
lunch and cigars were served.
Friday night Seneca Tribe had as
visitors, Great Junior Sycamore Stro-
bel and others. who made remarks.
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Catching.

Catching.
From the Boston Transcript
"Are YOU troubled with sleeplessness -
Not unless the baby is
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Royal Neighbors of America.

Myra B. Enright Camp Friday night
appointed Mrs. Florence Lyon. Mrs.
E. E. M. Orion, Mrs. Alice Duncan
and Mrs. Alwine Miller to make ar
engagements for an entertainment for
the children at the next meeting,
June 6, when also a revision Of the
bylaws will be submitted for action.
Four candidates were adopted Mrs.
Ida j. Swiggett was chosen delegate
to the Head Camp, in Chicago, June
3. Mrs. Martha McCaffery has been
notified of her appointment as chair
man of the committee on rules of the
Head Camp.
Daughters of Scotia.
Lady MacLennon, No. rs. at it's last
meeting decided to have the annual
outing Of the lodge the first Saturday
in August at Congress Heights. At the
meeting next Tuesday evening the
last reading for amending the bylaws
will occur.
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Both Robert de Bruce Council
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Henry c. Stein. master of STAINS
bury Lodge. No. "a, is again serious
1y i'll at Sibley Hospital. following an
operation performed recently.
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the page and esquire ranks for tomor-
row night by the first rank team.
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BRUNO DUKE, SOLver of Business Problems
WHITEHEAD Auhor of Peter Flint ETC.
(Copyright)

formerly coachman for the Carstairs
FAMILY, and he still looked more like a
coachman than a chauffeur.
1t amused me immensely to hear him
"chk chk," as he started the car. Miss
Benks leaned forward and whispered.
Ssh please don't laugh-Blogdett is
very touchy about his habit of treating
the car like a horse"
We kept straight faces, but II was a
JOB not TO laugh when Blodgett said
steady there" as we turned a corner,
or Now then, old gal, let's set some
pace up this hill" A cough helped to
smother laugh when he slowed up with
Whoa, lassie."
He drove carefully and expertIy,
though. and in due time we entered a
rather nan'ow, gloomy driveway. At
each side of the entrance was n high.
round post, mounted with electric lights,
which. however. were broken.
For few hundred yards the drive
way twisted through wooded patch and
II looked charming on that spring MORN
ing. When we came on into the open,
however 1t was as II chill struck us.
There was THE Barracks" stanu,ns
on slight rise. The land around IL had
been cleared, lawns laid and numerous
hover beds planted, but the years of
neglect gave II most woeful look The
mouse mad that gloomy, eerie appearance
Which unoccupied houses so soon acquire.
We all felt depressed at the sight.
DO you wonder Barbara Carsta airs
breads coming here?" sighed Miss
Benks. and Duke shook his head.
looked at him and said. Some
problem to sell this old barracks"
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They show up as plainly as pepper on
potatoes-mighty good-looking grains"
Il have even been to that new
priest, Father Horrigan, Aldrich. l
full attitude in this matter and smooth
the situation. He told me that he
had been sent up here to cut this
parish out of politics. He may be
right from his standpoint, but this
parish isn't like any other parish. It's
a regular Siamese-twins situation just
now. The whole proposition is bound
together by flesh and blood. Time and
skill and patience could separate the
elements and put us right. But this
is no time to sink the knife in. 1t
means blood. my boy-blood and no
cure!"
The officers face was grim and
his eyes grew hard.
"You told me a few weeks ago that
Blais would probably sell out to the
timber interests. / believe that he
has done so already, Mr.. Clifford. l
got some pretty straight information
while was down the border. He
went south and met the field agent Of
the syndicate"
Hes a crook. know what he'll do
| IL he carries that convention" the
patriarch burst out.
"As far as I'm concerned don't pro-
pose to see him carry 1t, sir"
I'm afraid you've got to respect
your job and take about the same po'
sition as Father Horrigan, my boy.
This is politics-all politics!"
IT'S something more, sir. The
thing came to me as 1 was crossing
the fields just now. One of the leaders
in that gang back there is Condor, and
he is subject to arrest for his attack on
me. Every one Of those plug.uglies. SO
far as 1 could see, is a smuggled with
the goods on him. DO you understand?
Each one of them has bottle OF Prov
ince liquor under his coat-tails. I am
! authorized to summon and swear in a
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case inquiry is made. 1t is time to
show the renegades of this border that
they are not running things. I'm hu.
man-pretty much so. I've got a few
debts to pay-so have other honest
men in Attegat who have been abused
in the past by these fellows from
across the line. They are over here in
our dporyard, and they've got to take
the consequences. See here, Mr.. Cliff
ford, my blood has been boiling ever
since / stepped out of the tavern this
morning! Man after man of that gang
sneaked up to me and whispered an
insult-a dirty slur that can't under.
stand. If / have good luck before night
I'll make those fellows swallow their
own dose, even if 1 have to mix their
teeth with it."
The old man surveyed this sudden
fury with frank astonishment. He
decided that his own political affairs
constituted only a portion Of the con-
trolling animus of that day.
mo, l don't understand" continued
Aldrich. "They asked me il I knew
where Vetal Beaulieu was-where I
had left him-what I had done with
him! 1t was said with sneer. Those
men have been instigated to persecute
me. It's a Dave Roi trick. That's
plain"
Clifford hesitated only a moment
II have no doubt that It is Roi's
silly work. Evangeline Beaulieu came
to me and showed me an anonymous
letter Of the same purport."
The officer spat an oath viciously
Sensible comment on that unspeakable
act was beyond him.
Don't let the thing trouble you, my
boy Evangeline treated the con.
temptible thing properly-she told me
1t would be an insult to mention the
letter to you"
Aldrichs soul came to his eyes and
softened them.
| "Beaulieu must be at home" sug
gested the patriarch.
mo. he is not at home. His place
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~ thts space Mr.. Whitehead ,otH an
sOer readers business questions M, b,,.,-
"9' Se'"n9' advertising and employment
oa,,'. "ouio you say ought TO be n fair
err .'a per month for keeping a mod
on, ,,,,n p'e ~ b. set of books, sending
srr.,,. ana other clerical work for the
q, a ,o, iess men during spare time
t ie" evenings a week, SATURDAY. &C.
moons. ETC.. for such busipe,. -
- "ouio apparently not pay TO bays n 49,.
.,' or clerk for full time. am .,..
Nhs ~ OF placing an ad in the paners o..
-, ing such work In the hone that r
W" secure enough clients who are in -,
such services TO take I'D nv fuII ,Ir,s
.ay ana any time evenings I can d.,,a..
Same as l am soon leaving nv nra....
position. paying me $50 Der we.r
,v., h obvious reasons not my fault
seyers rs 0s Years. my usYai hard luck Of
keepins sats,actory tsa | was told. and invoIved
separate lines Of business for one As r Tor Two
for the g orisiyap Gpensd hs up new set OF books
70 INDIVIDUAL. and just lately onenyoa nHyat%on ion
adSitioen, se, tor the new business taken on 'h1 IN
virtually ali az Ssso DEVELOPED into handlin.
Wnish l consider myself good. am stanoa az
kseper. "i Have espeSwriter sSyrs as well as book
ssenooi teaching and am also at present ,; at
to- more nr lessons In reading and writing
russia who wishes to improve his EnyItohn
stsnospspby efpertsnSe shan at bookkeeping and
good letter of recommendation from mv H'S ~ :
year. empioyers spa;,e with whom was for eight
| bookkeening fnat l thoroughiy understood
Eeen,naa woi now have one client for whom l am
spondence etc. and as mentioned In fars
part Ps,v & Oh this letter, believe could secure a
more tSan wnicn may net me as much or
seeYics een know owd what ought 70 ask for this
ceyTte coiS & 10 same nI than It would q the client
necessary Information In opening the hooks
WIN the result that It IL only Just recently
ma snat heSe IL down where he now keeps
MS cash account accurate. for Instance
II. NJ. B.
II AZ ID 1A..--- .---,,
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THE PROBLEM OF THE EMPTY
MANSION
a Dreary Outlook

TARLY next morning Duke ana
n made our way to the Carstairs
bouse In spite of their straitened
circumstances they still lived In rather
large. old-fashioned mansion.
"This is a splendid example OF lack
oe common sense" commented DUKE as
,ve auproached the house. These almost
ruined people, who always have had an
tho nnct1ey they wanted, go on lVlns III
tho same way as formerly and therepy
eat up their slender capital.
The door opened and we entered. MISS
ra,,,s mot lis She looked more 1orDlu-
ding than ever; her sandy mustacne
saar,ed TO bristle fighting energy, put
rat wonderful voice of hers. so deep ana
mellow. made us forget her gaunt ap-
pearance. -
A. once we were shown into high
s.,,dded room filed with some Wonuer-
fnI old-fashioned furniture. The morn
ing sunlight streaming into that spot.
leselv clean room made II appear
veritable haven of comfort ana quie'uue,
Certainly 1t was not room " 'oi''''''
in any way with troubles.
" parbara Carstairs was standing be-
hind q big easy chair in which rested
white haired old gentleman whom L
Lneyy at once to be her father.
Introductions followed after which
Duke in the usual way got right uo"ii
to business. o.,.o,rs ,,ou ara
'properIy authorized to act LOT your
father?' ..,. hos
yes" Miss Benks broke In. she mas
"A power of attorney / think US ca,-
ed. But l know she can DO anyth'ns
"Tbat's quite right-yes. that's quite
r,ght -" mined up the old man, Just until
7 GET over this breakdown. wondertui
business woman is Barbara, Mi ne
looked inuuiringly at Barbara, VINO saiu
softly. Mr.. Duke, father.
"Yes. YES, Of course. Mr.-er DUKE.
As 7 was saying--what was 1 saying
and the old man looked with chiidish
worried eyes at Barbara. 80,
"Just saying I was helping you till
YOU were better father, dear" Barbara
stroked the white hair softly. whiie her
ewes filed with sympathetic tears.
"weli, Mr.. Carstairs," Duke stood up
abruptly, I'VE must leave you now I'm
pleased to have met you, sir. It's an
honor TO know the man who does so
much for the granite industry
We left the room with Miss Benks'
Rarbara's eyes followed Duke gratefully.
In the hall we could bear the old man
saying:
"He knows about me. my dear little
girl. Just wait till your old father gets
better and I'll makeNthat young mans
future. He-what was l saying, my
dear-V
II made me feel blue to think of that
old man, once such a vigorous business
fighter, now a childish weak-memoried
burden on the simple-hearted Barbara,
What burden for such slight shoulders
to bear!
An auto was waiting for us at the
front door and into it Miss Benks,
Bruno Duke and / climbed. The chauf-
feur was a middle-aged chap, who wa:
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IHE RED LANE sy ssnas,. %o.%1s .i N. pas s.1..,

loquies with increasing interest. He
strobe away. But before he was out
Of the tangle of men and teams in
the village street he was accosted by
three other men who asked the same
question and escaped with celerity. He
was too angry to make further re.
tort
When he was beyond the houses Of
Attegat he turned off the highway and
took the path across the fields toward
the dwelling of Representative Clifford.
He was eager for news regarding the
affair of Pere Leclair He was anx-
ious to inform the patriarch Of the
presence of the sinister strangers in
the village.
Since early light the old man had
paced the creaking boards Of his mar.
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THE Riding PORCUPINES

nORCUPINES In Blrdland Here was
i peril new to Peggy. She had
never seen one OF these odd animals
and had no idea of what harm they
could do the birds. But the cries for
help were so urgent that she and the
Mysterious Knight ran as fast as they
could to the glen where the trouble
seemed to be located.
There they found dozens of birds
fluttering around in wild excitement.
whats the matter? Where are the
porcupines? What are they doing?" The
Knight shot out these questions all in
one breath.
"See them on those maples!" an
swered Reddy Woodpecker. "They are
eating the bark and killing the trees.
Unless they are stopped we will have no
nesting places left"
Sure enough, high up in the tops of
the trees were strange, blackish-brown
creatures busily stripping the bark from
the branches and gobbling 1t down. They
were innocent enough looking with their
bristly hair, snappy eyes. and wrinkly
noses, and seemed to be having the
happest kind of feast.
What harm are they doing?" asked
Peggy. "They are just making a din
ner out of bark"
But they'll eat, and eat, and eat
until the trees are stripped bare. then
the trees will die. That greedy gang will
ruin this whole forest unless you stop
them, Princess Peggy"
That's true" said the Knight grave
". 1--WE heard of porcupines doing
thousands of dollars worth Of damage to
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row porch, pausing as he made the
turns, listening, gazing off into the
glowing morning under the curve of
his palm.
His gloom lightened only momenta-
rily when Aldrich appeared; his air of
anxious expectation settled upon him
once more.
When the officer asked him for news
of Pere Leclair he walked away to
the end of the porch. He returned
presently and spread out his gaunt
hands; they were speckled with age,
and the thin flesh was stretched over
the bones as cloth is stretched upon an
umbrellas ribs.
II have been indeXlng and codifying
old age, as l have walked here, my
boy; l have been preparing digest OF
the human nature of an old man. An
old man hates to quit the game of life.
If he has had power he doesn't want
to give it up. But as an old mans
hands get weak he tries to make him.
self believe that his head is getting
stronger An old mans mind takes
wider flights, for some of the grosser
bonds of the body have been cast off.
So an old man fools himself by think
ing that he is getting wiser, when
all the time he may be incubating
lunacy in that old white-thatched nod.
die An old man is devious, artful,
goes the long way about to get a
thing, for he can no longer leap over
obstacles and climb hills of difficulty
as he could when he was a young
man. God pity the old man when he
wakes up and realizes that the long
way about in the race OF life is the
losers way"
He set his back wearily against one
of the porch supports.
II sent Billedeau away with those
petitions to the bishop. I,wanted the
bishop to see one of these fellows, one
who was fresh out of the bush-l
, wanted the bishop to realize what
children these people are, and / fig
ured that, as a fair and a keen man
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READ THIS FIRST

IN the old days smuggling thrived
o. the Maine-Canadian border. Chiet
1n1ong the smugglers was David
III Vetal Beaulieu. an innkeeper,
n<omiscs his daughter, Evangeline'
Who has been educated in a con-
vent to Roi Representative Cltt'
fnrd secures an Appropriation 10
h&1ld q school in Attegat. Evange-
line teaches there. Norman AID
rich. a Yankee" customs officer.
hated by the smugglers. fails IN
love with Evangeline and they pc
come engaged. The Acadian peas
ants live on the timbercd lands De-
longing to wealthy Yankee Jumper
dealers. Rebellion breaks out wnen
she lumber dealers begin to eject
them from their homes. An inceii'
Xfarv fire destroys the school,
C1ifford and Aldrich frame OH
which. II passed by the legislature
viii give the lands to the peasants:
Louis Blais, an attorney ana nol
are mariners in a conspiracy. Bials
eelis out to the lumber dealers
= "A To make good to them, runs loI
the Legislature, playing upon the
6Isra atisfaction OF the peasants VINO
a. not know of Cliffords pan
rather Leclair, the parish priest,
warns his people against Blais, anu
n sent away to distant post lot
interfering in political matters. Rol
and Vetal Beaulieu are thwa,.eu Ia
their plans to kidnap EVangeInle Ds
xidr,ch. Beaulieu mysteriousiy dls'
as,pears, and Rors followers mn
that Aldrich killed the olu man, ~
Tni % IA TO get Beaulieu's fortune II
Ia marries Evangeline within
wear. The election for represen,
tative draws near and Roi orinss
hts reneeades to Attegat to put
over'' Blais's election
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he would tell himself that the poor
folk Of the border should not be
judged by the hard-andfast rules he
may apply to the rest of his parish.
| sent psychological instrument. Aid.
rich! An old mans devious dodge
around by the longest way! Not a
word from Billcdeau! Not a word
from the bishop! No sign of Father
Leclair, and here is this convention
hanging like a black cloud in the sky
today ready to burst! I've got the
votes-I'm sure of that. But the other
side has got fists and uglness and I'm
afraid of what may happen"
80 am |, Mr.. Clifford" affirmed
the young man, soberly. THAT crowd
down in the village there is busted
with thugs from across the border.
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/ 40 al Soie, shlu Laura
to herself as she gazed with dis
contented air out at the muddy streets
ana listened to the bowling wind and
peating OF the rain. Aunt Sue came
INTO the room just then and heard the
words, unconsciously spoken aloud. She
iaid a gentle hand on Laura's shoulder
and said: There is never a day lost or
its beauty quite gone. Every day
comes. for purpose, and its beauty
sometimes lies in that purpose If we
would only seek for it,"
Il believe it, auntie. I guess I will
take some of that jam I'VE made yes
terday over to Mrs. Timpkifis. She
must be dreadful,y lonesome, sitting in
her room all day with no one to talk
to-"
"All right, my dear. I believe the
rain Is letting up a little now"
Two hours Later the rain had stopped,
the sky showed blue and the sun began
to peep out timidly, as If ashamed of
itself for sulking so long.
Laura decided to don her riding habit.
and If uncle would only let her ride
Dixie she felt that she might fee. fairly
happy once more. Uncle Jack was in
the library when he suddenly felt pair
Of arms around his neck and a kiss on
his cheek. Laura knew by experience
that when she did this she generally
won the day.
Uncle. may ride Dixie?"
"Ride Dixie And on such a day
He'll splash you from head to foot with
mud. II he doesn't break your neck"
"Why, uncle haven't you any more
confidence in my riding than that?"
well, he has only been ridden three
times" he replied but then II you
must go. you must. l suppose. You'll
Go and get ready while tell John to
saddle Dixie"
Laura was soon galloping Dixie brisk