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the last veStiges of its long reign.
Here is a list of the places mtl-
mately connected with the govern
nent, which every visitor should
see:
THE CAPITOL.
In the heart of the city. Covers Sl7
acres. Begun in 1ISS: wings completed IN
1911; central part finished in 1877; all COM
pleted in 1859. Total height, 3Jli2 feet The
Rotunda, National Statuary Hall, senate
Chamber. Hall of Representatives. doors.
terest Armed Statue of Liberty on dome,
l9 feet . inches in height; weighs 1880
pounds. to i:5o.
CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY.
Opposite the Capitol. The finest library
in the world. Renaissance style, OF
white granite. Covers 51S acres, nearly.
Has 2pU windows: three stories nigh.
Dome 49, feet from the ground. is OF cop
Per covered with gold lea-. Total cost
Of building more than Sc, coo 900. Contains
more tnan 2,O00. 600 books. Interior decora-
tions, art and engraving collections, read
ing room. music collections, are of alb
sOrbing interest.
CONGRESS OFFICE BUILDINGS.
Diagonally fianking the Capitol are the
two buildings devoted to committee use.
The House Building contains 40 rooms.
the Senate Building has - rooms The
latter building Is connected with the Cap
hiIes These are of white marble, and
have been in use for two years relleV-
ing the congestion in the Capitol.
WHITE HOUSE.
on Pennsylvania avenue, near Sixteenth
street Built of Virginia freestone. lIt
i7s2. completed conf in i7ss. The East. Blue,
Green, Red. and state dining rooms are
of intense interest. At the west end OF
the grounds is the President once puiiu.
daily. Paintings. china, and furnishings
should be seen.
THE TREASURY.
At the corner of Pennsylvania avenue
and Fifteenth street. Length, 41O feet
granite, with coIonnades of Ionic columns
designed after those of the Temple OF
Minerva at Athens. Open TO visitors from
until ., The storing OF at least SieO.
900. 600 and the handling of over sl.UOO.o oN
every day are of the deepest interest
Vaults. guards, and the destruction o
Cancelled notes are TO be seen
STATE. WAR. AND NAVY.
ON PENNSYLVANIA avenue. just west o
the White House. \ four-storied, granite
building. with 500 rooms and two milet
of marble halls. Many relics of notableS
models OF warships Declaration of lnde
pondence. are a few of the treasure:
seal of the United States in wax replica
portraits. and the uniforms worn at diff
fcrent periods by American soldiers arr
displayed about the halls. From unit
daily.
PATENT OFFICE.
This great building of classic desig1
stands between F and G streets, and eX
tends from Seventh to Ninth streets
northwest 1t is a branch of the Depart
ment of the Interior. Its records ar
filled with joy and tragedy, with hope ant
despair. and chronicle the supremacy o
American inventiveness. The old museum
that was once its great attraction ha
been discontinued. Many of its speci
mems may be seen in the National Mu
scum. Open from . to 40.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
The largest single printing establish
ment in the world is to be seen at Nortl
CAPITOL and II streets. near the Uniol
Depot The figures that tell of the print
ing and bookmakng turned out annual!
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Fashion.

The skirts have been so very tight
But now they're wide again;
And goodness knows what next well
have
To interest the men.
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THE RESULT

Incidental with the contin-
ued better health conditions in
the District of Columbia, as re-
Gently reported by the Health
officer, is the fact that more
milk and cream than ever be-
fore is being pasteurized in
this city.
THE LESSON is OBVIOUS.
Keep away from raw milk
and cream, as they often con-
tain infe-t ions which UNDER
mine the health.
Get properly pasteurized milk
and cream, or home-pasteur-
ize the raw product by heat
ing 1t to near boiling, then
cool, and keep cold and COW
cred until used.
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FORT MYER CLERK
COMMITS SUICIDE
Charles W. Barnes Shoots Himself and
Dies in Hospital Two Hours

Alexandria. Va March l.-Charles w.
Barnes, sixty-seven years old, quarter
master clerk at Fort Myer. died at the
Fort Myer Hospital yesterday afternoon
as the result of bullet wound self
inflicted. His funeral will take place at
, o'clock tomorrow afternoon. and burial
will be in Arlington.
Barnes recently had been in i'll health
While in bed yesterday afternoon he sent
bullet into his body. II entered just
below the heart. His rooms were in the
Officers Club. Two hours afterward he
was found in his room in an unconscious
condition. Medical aid was summoned
and Barnes was taken to the hospital
dying two hours afterward.
In order TO muffie the sound of the
firing of the pistol. Barnes had carefully
placed the covers over his body. and
none of the attaches of the club heard its
report when II was discharged.
Barnes was a native of New Orleans
and had been employed as quartermasteI
clerk for the past fifteen years at the
fort. He served in the civil war. and
also served in the Spanish-Americsn war
His wife. a resident of Louisiana, sur
wives him.
The annual convention Of the virginias.
composed of ourth-degree members OF
the Knights Of Columbus Of Virginia and
tomorrow afternoon at st. Mary's Hall.
This meeting viii be presided over by
Clarence f. Martin. master and men,
Der of the national board of directors
Of the fourth-degree assembly.
At this meeting a date and place for
the next degree work will be fixed upon
and officers will be chosen for the en-
suing year. Following the transaction of
business the members will be shown the
| points OF interest around the city, and
at o'clock they will be served supper
at Lee Camp Hall.
The plans for the meeting are in the
hands of the members of Fitzgerald As
sembly. Knights of Columbus, this city
| Edward Dunn. twenty years old, living
| at Columbus and Princess Streets. while
riding a bicycle in King Street. at SO
| o'clock this afternoon. was knocked dowr
! by an automobile at King and Washing
ton Streets and rendered unconscious
He was picked up and placed in the ma
chine and driven TO the Alexandria Hos
! pital, where he was treated by DR.. s. B
| Moore. 1t is expected that he will bt
able to leave the hospital tomorrow.
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Council Fight In Court.

A case Of interest which will be argued
Tuesday next before the State Court of
Appeals is that of Urban S. Lambert
against Robert s. Barrett, being a dis
pute over a seat in the City Council
from the First Ward. which is now held
by Urban S Lambert.
This case came up in the Corporation
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AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.

on the Mall, between Fourteenth and
Twelfth streets southwest. just south oi
PENNSYLVANIA avenue. Comprises a num-
her of white marble buildings, each de
voted to one of the many activities OF
perhaps the most extensive of all depart
ments. Throughout the department Is tt
he found complete collections OF the sew.
eraI agricultural products of the coun
try. Open from 9 to daily to visitors.
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MARINE BARRACKS.

The home of this branch Of the nation s
defense is in Eighth street sOut heast,
between G and | streets, and is better
known as the home of the United States
Marine Band. which was made famous
by SouSa' s leadership. and, more re-
Gently. by its attendance upon the Presi-
dent on all state occasions. 1t Is known
as "The Presidents Band Under the
leadership OF William Santelmann, it has
sustained its reputation Plays at the
Barracks each Thursday. in summer, and
nj . each Monday in the winter.
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NATIONAL MUSEUM.

on the north side of the Mall, facins
Tenth street this new building erected al
a cost not to exceed s3,50O,Ooo. is a rict
storehouSe of an extensive collection o
natural objects displaying the natural re-
sources of this country and of others a:
we'll 1t is under the control of the
Smithsonian Institution, and is one o.
the points of greatest attraction to visit
ors. Open from 2 to 49, and on Sun
Gay afternoon
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POTOMAC RIVER FALLS.

Little Fails on the Potomac are foul
miles above the city. Great Falls art
sixteen miles up the river. Always ar
impressive sight, by reason of the Erea
volume of water tumbling down over the
rocks, the falls are well worth the trip
Especially attractive after heavy rain:
and in times of 4 freshet. A popular
resort for private picnic parties. The,
are reached by the electric line starting
from the Great Falls depot in George
town.
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CABIN JOHN BRIDGE.

On the north bank of the PotOm
River, about seven miles from Geore
town. may be seen one of the largest s.
gle stone arch spans in the world.
was constructed as part of the wa,
system of Washington, and carries I
water pipe over a creek. The bridge h
a long length of 40 feet and the sp
is DO Near it has been for many yea
weil-known resort. The original 10
was mysterious hermit.
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FORT NSER.

An army post on the Virginia side
Of the Potomac. near Arlington. Cav.
airy and artillery drill with guard
mount every day about II O'Clock are the
chief spectacular attractions offered
The signal station near il has all mod
ern facilities, including the most elab
crate system of wireless for the de
velopment of reconnotering to replace
the former system of tactics. An eN
ceIlent band is feature at the fort.
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ARMY MEDICAL MUSEUM.

An interesting and instructive collec
tion of specimens of the effects of dis
ease, wounds, and injuries. drawn from
the work of the army surgeon in camp
field, barracks, and hospital is to he seei
in this building. situated on Seventh ant
3 streets southwest, on the Mall, JUS
south of Pennsylvania avenue. 1t is opel
daily from 3 to 4:30.
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MOUNT VERNON.

The old home of Washington and the
object point of many a loyal pilgrimage
by patriotic Americans lies on the right
bank of the Potomac. sixteen miles from
Washington. 1t is reached by steamer
from Seventh street wharf southwest,
and also by electric cars from Twelfth
and c streets northwest. Open from 10
to 4 in winter and in summer. Fee, .
cents 1t is sustained by the Mount
Vernon Ladies' Association just as it
was in Washington's time, and teens
with interest 10 all
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ERATERNAL HOMES

The new Masonic Temple stands at the
intersection of Thirteenth and II Streets
is in Ninth street between X and l.
Streets The new Scottish Rite Cathedral
IL in course of erection in Sixteenth
Street, between r and Streets. 1t will
have next to it the new. handsome struc-
ture All Souls Unitarian Church. often
called President Taft's church.
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THE NAVY YARD.

Situated at the foot of Eighth stree
southeast, on the Eastern Branch of thu
Potomac. Exclusively devoted to th'
making of big guns. The gun shop will
its modern equipment of electric cranes
lathes. drills, and the collection of relic:
in the museum are points of interest tt
visitors Open from to daily. TIT
largest gun made here will carry pro
jectile of LOO pounds a distance of thir
teen miles.
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PENSION BUREAU.

This large brick building with its a
tractive friezes running around its entii
outer wall. stands on + and Fourt
streets at the northern end of Judiciar
Square 1t is the repository Of all II
records relating to pensions More tina
200 clerks are employed within il. an
it has long been used for the quadreI
NAL inauguration ball. Open from to
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This branch Of the Federal service
shares with the city post-offlce the large
granite building on Pennsylvania avenue,
between Eleventh and Twelfth streets
northwest. 1t is open to visitors from
g to > and contains also the dead-letter
museum. a branch of this department is
located at the G street station, between
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CONTINENTAL HALL.

This magnificent building in Seven
teenth street southwest, near the Cor
coran Gallery of Art, is the official home
of the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton. The building was begun in 1901
Annual conventions of the society are
held in the spacious auditorium of the
building. There are many objects oi
deep historical interest and of impor-
tance to be seen throughout the build
ing. Open to visitors from II TO ) or
week days.
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CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.

This newly founded institution
higher learning is located on spacioi
grounds on the corner of Lincoln Av,
nue. and Fourth Street. in Brookland.
Is destined to be, so its chief supporte
Cardinal Gibbons, fondly hopes. one
the foremost among learned bodies
America. Great extensions are plannt
TO enhance the beauty and imposing a.
pearance by completing the quadrang
of gray stone buildings.
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The large building in seventh street.
between + and F Streets. that was for q
long time the home of the Post office
Department, is now given over to the
Land ONCE Here are to be seen the
great filing system where all records of
land transactions are kept. By removal
of the Indian Bureau to the Pension OF
fee, accommodation was afforded in this
building for the office OF the United
States Commissioner of Education.
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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

Tho Offices OF TINS impoTtant stClIOH UI
government work are not all under one
roof The most important are in +
street. between Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth Streets In a building adjoining
known as the annex. all the work OF
drawing lithographing. and plotting OF
the numerous maps issued by this de-
partment is done by a corps of competent
craftsmen.
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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.

In the red sandstone struCture WITH lts
medieval architecture, located on the
Mall, Just south of Pennsylvania avenue
and behind the Postoffice Building, is Il
he found the marvellous display Of al
that pertains to the science Of mans de,
velupment the world over. The work OF
all of the vast army of scientists work
ing under the government is to be seer
here. systematically arranged for study
Open from 20 i:30
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CONGRESS OFFICE BUILDINGS.

Diagonany thanking the Capitol are The
two buildings devoted to committee use.
The House Building contains 40 rooms.
the Senate Building has % rooms The
latter building Is connected with the Cap
itol by a subway provided with automo-
hiles These are of white marble, and
have been in use for two years. reliev-
ing the congestion in the Capitol
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GEORGETOWN COLLEGE

At the extreme west OF Georgetown AM
near to Aqueduct Bridge stands the OLE
Georgetown University with its sight!
group of buildings devoted TO the teach
ing of all the arts, sciences, and pro
fessions II is the oldest and larges
Jesuit College in the United States. III
first building was erected in the latte
half of the eighteenth century. Sub
stantial additions have been made 4
this famous school.
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ARLINGTON CEMETERY.

In Virginia, on the south side of tn,
Potomac, and reached either through
Georgetown. via the Aqueduct Bridge o
from Twelfth and C streets, at Penn
sylvania avenue, by electric cars. Th'
Arlington House, which was the old r
Z. Lee mansion, the graves of more thai
16, 900 soldiers. the graves of the illus
trious dead, the beauty of the ground
makes this at once a hallowed spot ant
an attractive point to the visitor.
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The gift to the city of william w cor,
coran, In 1869. is housed In the beautifu
white marble building on Seventeenth
street. between New York avenue and
r street northwest, and just beyond the
White House and State building. Con
talns many art treasures In painting
sculpture. and engraving that well repay:
a close and careful study. Closed from
July / to September l. Hours are irreG
ular. Free admission except on Monday
Wednesday and Friday.
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Situated on the Mall, near Fourteenth
street, Is miles from the Capitol, sn'
behind the White House. An obelisk o
gneiss and New England granite. facet
with white marble. J55 feet SIS inche!
high, upon a base 81 feet square, and 5
feet square at the top. Has a stairway
of 900 steps Ascent is made also by al
elevator running half-hourly from $50 Il
4:3O The memorial stones in interior ar,
of deep interest. View from the top un
surpassed.
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A branch of the Treasury and situated
on Fifteenth street southwest. severa
squares south. Government bonds. post
age and revenue stamps, engraving o
plates and the printing Of bank note
are done in il. The collection there %
notes ranging from - 5-cent shin-plaste
to "A $4,000 gold certificate should h
seen From to daily. Safeguard
against counterfeiting by replica plate
Is ingenious and worthy of attention.
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The eagle weather-Vane on the top OF
the flagstaff on the Navy annex. in the
Mills Building. Seventeenth Street and
Pennsylvania Avenue is a massive effigy
Of the old bald-headed eagle that was ia
nous as the mascot OF the Eighth WIS
consin Volunteers during the civil war.
The figure is of aluminium and copper
and has stretch of eight feet between
wing tips. 1t Is more than 40 feet above
the walk.
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KEY MANSION.

The old building that was once the resi-
dence of Francis Scott Key. famed and
revered as the author of The Star Span
gIed Banner" is to be seen at Sols VI
street northwest which is an extension
into old GEORGETOWN of Pennsylvania
avenue. Open 10 visitors. excepting sun
day, from q to SO 1t is sustained by
cIation. membership to which is open Ia
ali on payment OF 10 cents and cents
for hostage.
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The lodge room of the Masonic fra
ternity. where Washington presided as
worshipful master. attracts numerous
visitors every year. Here are to be seen
regalia and pieces of lodge furniture
that are held in deep regard by MEM
bers of the craft The gavel which
Washington welded as master. while
presiding over the peetings. and other
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CENTER MARKET.

This quaint relic OF former SOuthe
domestic customs still survives, and
one of the points of chief attraction
many visitors. The market Is the gre
resort of many thrifty housewives, W
believe IN doing their own marketing
did Daniel Webster. John Marshall. a
President William Henry Harrison b
fore them. II is strictly up-to-date a,
adds to the Quaintness of the priva
huCkstcr stands of the olden time.
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NAVAL OBSERVATORY.

ZOOLOGl0AL PAhN.
Lying across Rock Greek and on Con-
necticut avenue northwest, is the ex-
celIent natural history collection of ami
mails that is part of the Smithsonian.
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OLD ALEXANDRIA.

No better landmark may be chose
from which to measure the great pro,
ress of the United States than II
recollection that old Alexandria was,
the early days, the great metropolis
this continent. This, If no other reaso
prompts, should attract visitors to tn
historic region. This section Is reple
with points of interest that were a
closely connected with the daily life
President Washington, and are dear
the hearts of all patriotic citizens.
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HOUSE IN WHICH LINCOLN DIED

Lying to the north of the compact cit!
proper, on an extension of Seventh street
II a great tract of more than 800 acre:
devoted to the care and protection o.
the old soldiers diabled by injury o.
disea So, or who have ben honorably
discharged after serving the country
twenty years. The beauty of the spo
is unrivaled. The white marble build
ings and several statues are but a few
Of its attractions. Open from until sun
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rk CREEK CEMETERY.

Not far from Soldiers Home is to
seen this resting place. which has gain
an international fame by reason OF
two celebrated statues which IL contain
The one known as Grief and by sol
called THE Peace of God" by Sa
Gaudens. is mysterious conception
gray granite that is the very epitome
calm. The other. Memory" in bron
by Partridge. is hardly less famous a
meritoriCus.
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by this government industry are almost
fabulous Visitors are taken through the
building at and $50. and the details OF
this vast industry are fully explained.
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This interesting exhibit of the Burea
of Fisheries. a branch of the Departmer
of Commerce and Labor. is to be see
in the Mall at Sixth and b streets south
west just south of Pennsylvania avenue
The collection of fish and all that pei
tains TO their culture, the stocking {
rivers and lakes, are to be seen here an
give an excellent idea Of this branch c
conservation by the Federal governmen
Omen from Q TO TO
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-12-23

dustrial exploitation of humanity en-
masse-these have a foe in the Chi
cago Association of Commerce.
Where does John D. Shoop, Chi
cago's new superintendent of public
schools, eft in" with these dollar
grabbing and Iabor-riding reaction
aries?
Chicago Commerce" their official
publication, shows where in its issue
of Nov II, 1913.
On Nov. 6 last the C. A. G. held
big ''harvest-home and fellowship
smoker and rally''-its greatest func-
ton of that kind, excepting the ''fel-
lowship supper" in the Coliseum on
March II, 1907. Nearly 1900 mem
bers and guests attended. John D.
Shops was one of the chief adj
dresses. Here is an excerpt from
his utterances:
81 don't believe that l. ever felt
more proud of the city in which 1 live
and of the great organization of
which have the honor to be mem
Der than do in facing this magnifi-
cent audience tonight. To see here
the chiVaIry of our city, to see here
gathered the men who are doing
things, in this day and age, to me is
source of unlimited inspiration. be-
ieve that am facing a body of men
who are not looking backward in the
province of history, except as they
are looking for some guiding light to
determine what the future has in
store for us. We are brought tonight
under the dispensation of this great
organization-an organization in
which, thank God, the will of the
hereto and the harangue of the
demagogue are never heard"
That is where Mr.. Shoop ''fits in
along where former Superintendent
Cooley and his Big Business "Voca-
tional education" scheme are harbor-
ed and pay-rolled.
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while Louisiana" Is Creating a stir
in the East Knockout Mars of Gin
cinnati is another who should be
heard from. There are plenty of 122
Founders f'in the making"
This brings up the weight ques-
ton. Most countries have adopted
126 pounds as the limit, while our
state commissions have made it 125
pounds. The United States alone
holds the limit at 122 pounds. Should
the weight be raised, there would be
many contenders for Kilbane's title,
but while it remains at 122 the
chances are he will hang onto his
crown, and hope he retires a cham
pion, for if ever there was a clean
living, upright boxer. with a happy
family and host of friends among
real men it is Johnny Kilbane.
1870
WANTS TO KNOW WHERESHOOP,
HARDING AND SoNSTEBY FIT
Editor of The Day Book:
The Chicago Association of Com
merce is powerful commercial and
financial Organizations league of
business interests.
1t is as reactionary as it is power
ful-when progress and welfare of
humanity en- masse are involved.
1t is Overwhelmingly dominated by
''weI-to-do" Undertaking and strike
breaking individuals and corpora
tiOns.
1t is opposed to such remedial and
life-saving legislation as the LaFol-
Iette seamen's bill
1t advocates for public schools that
species of vocational education" the
chief concerns of which would be to
train school children for service as
factory hands" The vocational
education preached by Former Su-
perintendent of Schools Cooley (pet
of Big Business) is the ideal of the c.
A. C.-the kind fought by organized
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Twas the week before Christmas
and all through the land the turkey:
were fed up to beat the band.