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Karnak Has Successful Rodeo
Br. David Pickup
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Did You Know? -
R.W. Br. Stephen Roberts
The summers nearly over -
R.W. Br. Geoff Mook, Submitted by RW. Br. Jules Wood
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The "Fourth" Degree
T.V. Fr. Jacques Ruelland
A Guide to Cleaning Leather Aprons
Submitted by V. Wor. Bro. Richard Siteman
Le maître enseigne à son apprenti.
T.V. Fr. Richard Laframboise

The summers nearly over
by/par R.W. Br. Geoff Mook, Submitted by RW. Br. Jules Wood
The summers nearly over
The dark nights setting in
The lodge will soon be opening
And we will be meeting once again
Its funny how the time flies
And thoughts go through my head
I'm glad we have a summer break
But glad to be back again.

The elections in October
I'm thinking now of those
And who will fill the officers chairs
Will I be one of those?
I had better get out my ritual book
And start learning once again
It's funny how the time flies
And plays tricks upon the brain
The ritual book lies open
The words fixed in my head
May be just another line before I go to bed
I hope I get elected then I can do my best
The officers and members will really be impressed

Does Freemasonry make its members wiser, better and, consequently, happier?
by/par submitted by R.W. Br. Jules Wood
While Freemasonry has done that for many of its members, no promise of such a result is made anywhere in our rituals. This is another of the many things that depend upon the individual. Again, it is largely a question of how much the brethren are willing to give, rather than how much they seek to get.
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Heart Warming Reminder
by/par Unknown
Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living. When I arrived at 2:30 a.m., the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window. Under these circumstances, many drivers would just honk once or twice, wait a minute, then drive away.

But I had seen too many impoverished people who depended on taxis as their only means of transportation. Unless a situation smelled of danger, I always went to the door. This passenger might be someone who needs my assistance, I reasoned to myself. So I walked to the door and knocked. "Just a minute", answered a frail, elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged across the floor.
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Did You Know?
by/par R.W. Br. Stephen Roberts
Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
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