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st. Louis.
Totals a. 7c7l3 Totals SAIL 7lo
'Datted for Leonard in seventh.
rBsued for Ayers In ninth.

sHtOTN by InnINgn. n.
81 Louis ..........o ie:otl DO
petr9it ..u::...l oooo a.
nams. 2; Jacobson: billings. =: Gerber .:
Gohh. 2; Heach. Eias-,eau. Errorn-wll-
lila ms fiel!man. FiaSstead, . Two-bs Sc
sit-Fia rs;eNl. Three-bas hi,--Veach.
Home -uns-.J acoh,on. Gerber Sacrifices
billings. Hale. jacobson. Williams. Sis.
Ter: Aust!n. l-et on bases-st Louis. s:
Detroit; Itasn on bails-of Sothoron.
Leonard. IN Innings: on Ayers J In 2
Hlt by oltcher-by leonard twil!iamsl.
struck out-ny Sothoron. l. Wild pitches
-So'horon. Lconrrd. Passed baIj-B!Ii-
,nSS Observation-Disclosures and Evans
TING. LIZ. II -.
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Totals "a FL Totals .43I1 33I6
Two out when winning run scored
Ratted for Ne!s in ninth
ian lot RreuRer In ninth.
fBattcd for STATE In eighth
tBattcd for Benton in ninth
aBatted Tor Barnes in eleventh.
brooklyn ...... ooolo ooos 80
rev York 80. o9o 81
no1d. Elliott. Baird. Durns t1i. Lear (3l.
Kelly. Etrors-Schmandt. Fletcher (2),
STATE. Snyder. Two-bss. hlts-Burns as,
Konetchy. Three-bass hits--Lear Kelly.
Home run-l.ear. Stolen bnkcs-Doyle,
Young. .FlesshsI; JShnst%n. Sacrifices.
-Flctcher. Doyle and Kelly. Left on base
New York. 81 BROOKLYN. 10. Base on
bal!snof Ben,on. J.: of Marauard. 2:
Marauard: 8 In $ innings tnone out in
ninth: on Mitchell: in innings (none
ninS: off I'cnton. ~ in 2 Innings: on
s by Ben,on sF bS a qT,py
Passed b1ilEEl'iott Winninc pi.cher-
--lIarrlson md O'DaY. Time=2:an.
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GIANTS BEAT DODGERS
AFTER EXCITING BATTLE
New York Wins Out In Eleventh
Inning by Scoring Three
RING
Try Associated Pressl

NEW YORK. May Tho New
YORK Giants won an exciting eleven
inning game from Brooklyn here to-
day. to 9.
After Brooklyn took the lead in the
ninth by scoring throe runs on Ben
ton. a poor fielding play by Olson
half.
scoring two runs in the cisventh
only 20 have New York to come back
with three scores on triples by
Lear and Kelly. a pass to Burns.
iounSs single and Schnandts fum-
bic on Fletcher. The latter play,
coming with two out. let in the win
ming run.
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BOSTON DROPS CAME
TO PHILADELPHIA nine
PERKINS Batting Plays Important
Part in Victory OF Quakers.
Russell Hit Hard.

BOSTON. May 7.-Perkins hit time
~ and hard for Philadelphia. against
Boston today. his triple In the fourth
scoring two mates, and his single in
the eighth accounting for another
run. Philadelphia won, 3 to 4. Rus
sell was hit hard In the first four
innings. Karr replacing him. Tho
yisitors inneldcd brilliantly.
phflatrlnIi foxtnn
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Markets
OTHER MARKETS. PAGE :.

,HH!VaHV iIfE SIUCN MhTKET',n
90 few TAT lights steers and yearlngs
steady: bulk of all weights - cents lower:
butcher she stock uneven: bulk steady;
spots lower: bulls weak Mt Thursdays de-
steady: bulk. 1i53Gl25o: practical top,
1900: stoCkcrs and feeders steady.
10 to IS cents lower: light of most sizes
some strong weight late steady with Thurs
dav: top. 1876: bulk light. 1900 1875: bulk,
80 pounds and over. l3.15Mt5: pigs
mostly steady: bulk. LOO to la5-pound pigs.
Sheep: receipts. 5000: lambs. mostly Is
cents higher: sheep steady; prime shorn
lambs. 1910; bulk shorn. ls.ooIls.o9; good
Kentucky spring lambs. 300: good
wooded lambs 10 shearers and killers, Oco:
wooded ewes 50Gf1iOO
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Totals ....ss 8 u is Totals ...37 u q
.Battcd for Carlson in eighth.
fBatted for Meador IN ninth.
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Totals % s:7li Totals ill42T
'BattSd for Cantwcll In eighth
fBatted for Wheat in ninth.

Boston ..............0 ) cocoon l.s
fhsi nphia .n.:...o loo2o Ii
sullivan. liolke. 2: Iioeckc,. Maranviiie
bancroft; Williams. Msusel. j. Miller. r.
Miiter. 2. Error--J. Miller. Two ba SO
ihnittsIIMaa.anvilis Sullivan. Pick. j. Mii-
Millinms Sacriiices---o Nel!l .: Hoikc'
base on balls-on Jones. }: OF CantweiI
Ian. Il; by Can,well. 3. Hiis-:on jones'
Il In 90 innings; OF MccuiiIan. . in
In Il Left on , bssesn,Bosion; G.. Phiia;
fMann). Wild p!tcbPCaniweli: wi nninr
pltSher.,Jones Losing pitcher-cant.
well. umpires--McCormick and Hart
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Washington.
New York.
a - ~
Totals as o2t s Totals 36li27 8
'Batted for Ruei in seventh.
FRattcd for Thormahier in seventh.
fBatted for Quinn IN ninth.
Srore innings.

Nav TS5s .::ss SSS 9 ) 90 S-s
SUMMARY: Run--ward. Pratt. q;
R RSa' F Fss
base h!ts-JudEc. Thormnblen. Pratt
raasS Stolen sasno,h Pratt, saeri.
iices-Harris. .Eiicrbe. Double piay-Pratt
{, w, 5Pp Lsf or hase;MEew fsTn 4
. on Erickson. !. Hits--off shore 5 in
out nH Mhsn oI fn' s on syde2
innings Uhrce base, none out in sew
epthl: of Thormahien, In 52:s In.
Thorrna hien. !; by Erickson. 3; by Quinn.
?. Wild pitGchE;SnydeE wi1ning pitcher
pires-Moriarty and Connolly. Time.
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SPORTS
Amateur Schedule
for Games Today
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE

COMMERCIAL LEAGUE.
Tnkn-kOla vs.. Terminal, mt
broad street station diamond.
Battle AK VS.. q. IL. a. e., at Byrd
Park.
OLD DOMINION LEAGUE.
X. of T.. va. Blues, mt byrd Park.
Newton Woodward VIZ. Penn
Mutual, mt byrd Park.
RICHMOND LEAGUE.
Woodland Heights VS.. Stockton
Street, mt SOuthsidc.
Church Hill hunk VIZ. Hallway
and Power, at Fulton.
GrayS Va. American Can Co, at
Clnrke Springs.
ATHLETIC LEAGUE.
Cola vs.. Crunp, mt Byrd Park.
COttrcli w. Brauer, mt &. e.. A.
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Augusta beats stnunton.

STAUNToN. VA. May Augusta
Military Academy defeated Stanton
M ,h;n academy in baseball here
when Nugent, pitcher for Augusta
knocked home run to center in the
Ienth inning with two men on bases.
Inc victory gave A. NJ a. clean
sweep In. the annual series between
the two schools
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BROWNS BEAT TIGERS
fBy Associated Press.1

DETROIT, May 7.--Detroit lost the
third game Of the 81. Louis series to-
day. 10 TO 4. Leonard was hit freely
and WIS relieved by Ayers at the be-
ginning of the eighth. Four runs
were scored b. ST. Louis In the sixth
when Jacobson and Gerber delivered
home runs with man on the bases
in each case.
Detroit ST. Louis
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NEW YORK CUHn AIARKEr

NEW YORK. Nav IA reaction from
me strength OF tho past two days oc-
CURED today in the outside market The
declines eScept In few cases were NOT
heavy and the market Indicated 10 many
observers that the slump was one of the
logical results OF u traders market
The industrials lost more heavily Than
the oils. circumstances which distIn
CUISINES the. present movement from tho
sharp break OF the past two weeks
Carbon Steel sold or I points from ve,
teruay and General MotorA declinni
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CHAMPS WIN SUGGEST
Try Associated prnss l

ST. LOUIS. MO-, May 7.-Cincin-
natl defeated st. Louis. Is to IL. in n
weird exhibition here today. Schunp
was removed in tho first after walk
Ing five of the eight men who faced
him. Fisher was taken from the box
in the fifth after walking one man
and allowing three hits.
Scalc was ordered out Of the game
In the second for arguing with Um-
p!re Moran over a called Etrik".
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CUBS DEFEAT PIRATES
IBy Associated preas. !

PITTSBURGH. PA. May Chi
cago DEBATED Pittsburgh today, s 10 4.
In gamc featured by long hitting
early part of the game and was weak
at the bat until the last three Innings
when 1T scored all Of it's runs on SIX
hits, home run. triple two
doubles and two singles.
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WILSON WINS ANOTHER
Especial TO The rimcs-pispatch

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.1
PORTSMOUTH, VA, May Twill
son walked away in the second game
OF the series with Portsmouth today,
winning to 4.
McGloughlin pitched his first game
OF the season for the Truckers and
was touched up lively in the first in
ming, when Wilson practically cinched
the game.
Portsmouth outhit the visitors. how
ever. but the local drives were not as
timely as those of Wilson.
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BOXERS MEET TONIGHT
-Four Bouts Arc on Card Mt CamD
Eustis-Richmond Man in
Min Event.

Young Caesar" tho pride Of Rich
mond and Frank Yarchan. champion
OF the Eastern Department, Will fur
nish the main bout. n twelve round
affair. of n boxing carnival to be
staged tonight at Camp Eustis, vir-
Einia- Three bouts, AN eight round
exhibition by Abe Street, of Newport
News, and Leach Cross. OF the quar-
termaster's department.. Newport
News. and two four-round prelimi-
nary exhibitions. will be staged in
addition TO the twelvc-round go.
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WILLIAMS BEATS INDIANS
Inv Assoclnted Prcss.l

CHICAGO, May 7.-Chicago de-
fcated Cleveland today. s to 1, the
game marking the sixth straight win
OF the session for Claude Williams.
Ray Caldwell pitched effectively
scored four runs on four hits and
two errors. Chicago had only three
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C1Icnro.
CIcyrINnH.
An tt n A
Totals ....s3 724 10 Totals Isl 10 q .
Grated for Jameson In ninth.
tBaiteh for Nichaus In ninth.

Scare by innings: y
Nn,tvnl1hd -......, '...'..'..'w a n.VoS
css, I1,; :R;s:-wsovs ;:o colins %
Felsch. Scha!k. williams wanibscanss En-
rors- R,sberG. Jameson. CsidweH Two
haze hfs--rhspmrn. 2; Isiho'd Wanhs-
noms rmn-Eci.ch. stolen base-I.cibold
acrihrce-Chapman; I-eiholds I.sf; on
balls Oh Cn'd~eil. !. Hits-on Caldwell
10 IN c2-a InrIrc, Hit by nitchsr-Bv
ou,-,lsv Williams ?: caldw.ll. d; S!ebnua.
J.. Winning pitcher-Wiilinms: Losin-
80 Umptfes-ChiIl and
owens Timc-1:7.
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BRAVES TAKE THIRD GAME
IRy A.sncI.,ndp.A..

IniLADELIHiA. May Al
though outbatied by Philadelphia to-
DAY. Boston won it's third straight
victory or the series, S to =. Powell
catch. robbing Stengel OF a homo rum.
by driving the bali over the right
Held fence hlmself two minutes iatcr
Ooston PHILADELPHIA.
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SENATORS WIN EASILY
IRy As,ocinted pre.,l

WASHINGTON, May 7.-washirg-
ton taliiedeenough runs in the first
Two innings today to defeat New
York TO 4.
Judge was credited with n perfect
batting mark In nve trips 10 the
plate, getting one double and four
singles
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Livine.ton Given nclen.e.

CLEVELAND, OHIO. May Paddy
Livingston, veteran major league
catcher. has arrived at his home
herA after having secured his un-
conditional release from the Boston
Red son
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core o, the second victory over

s s,cSm"'d ::..:::.nn 81
arraPon. >. Stuart Abbott. Bacon. p:
Gartn"r. Cow. Street; R,edley. Errors-
h''s--Hoime. -: G>'tner. 4, Poole.
bradley Thre":ba.s hits-Gooch
I Poole LET, on bases-Richmona s.;
SUFFOLK 10 FI~st base on crror-Rich-
mond J.; snr",k ! Base - han..orr
1acnn Struck ou'--by Bacon. I: nv
P-adiav. Time of game. hours Um-
NV aufc
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bails-on Harris. 2: OF Handieman. ?.
Struck out-By Harris. S: by Hendlemsn.
5. Sac-ifc" hits-Downey. Smith. Hellman.
Pagan. Stolen bases-Kiein. 2; Downey. -:
Smith. /; Roth. /: Drannigan. simmons.
Champagne and Dunn. Wild pitchcs-Har-
ris. :. Ump!re-Gayon. Attendance. l.eI).
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TARs LOSE CLOSE GAME
sncci,l tn Thn Times-Disnatch.

ISpe~i,I to Tho Times Disnatch.1
ROCKY MOUNT. y. C. Nav I'm
, nitchers' battle, which furnished the
hest game Of the season and IN which
Fullenwider had considerably the bet
ter Of Samur,s the Tarhee,s nosed
ont n 1-to-n victory over the Norfolk
rn-u hero th's afternoon
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Harry L. Sparrow,
Yanks' Secretary, Dies
my A..ocInted rre...l

NEW YORK, May 7.--Iisrry l..
Sparrow. secretary of the New
York American League nasebaii
Club since 1918, died suddenly mt
his home today. lie was ID years
old. and became secrctnry OF the
club when IL WINS purchnacd by
ucsSrs. Ruppett md Houston from
Ernnk j. Farrell.
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summary: Runs--Cast!e. Roth. Schweit.
ger. sharp. Whitfield. Parker. Watt. .; Me
0louShIln. Errors-watt. Kruger. Earned
,uns-Wllson. i: Portsmouth. I. Two-basr
htts-Castle. Connors. NalIonee. NcGloush-
IN. Parker and Bangs. Struck ou,-By
Mc0louEhlin. s. Bases on balloon Nc
Slnughiin. J: on Friday. Hit by pitched
Double n!ays-HillnEer TO
Roth. Watt 10 Rooney ard Bangs. Walt TO
Rooney. Left on bascs--wilson o: Ports
mtonu'h. l. cnpire-or,h. Time OF game
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GREATEST CROWD IN HISTORY WILL WITNESS KENTUCKY DERBY

on MAY, in l. III; by pi,chcr--hy Good
Hh M rishsD, struck ont--by Saiiee. 2;
pS Sheruci. J.: by May. /. Passed bali
lemons &c Winninc pltcher-Flshcr los.
and Rigler. Time. s.ss. 'V.N"
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Moran KNOCKS Out .Journ..

I1ONUUN, My I.-'Frank Moran, OF
pittsburgh. tonight knocked out Paul
list, in the second round Of what Was
TO have been = twenty-tound bout
The. fight took place in the Holborn
stadium.
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Totals, 3til27 II

=, Hu!nmaFy; Nuns-Dyk.s. DuSnn, 2:
Grimm. perk!ns: Han,rrt Herd.y1, Foster.
Dykes. Three,base hi,sm.persins. ssh.nE.
Galloway. Burns. Hunter. Scott Double
piay-Gai!oway 10 Dugan 10 GritHn. Left
on Observation-Disclosures. s: Bosion. s. Base
Hi,s-on. Russell. 3 In : innings; on Karr.
4. by Russell :: b. Knrr. l. wild pitches
---Russcli Losing pitcher-Russell I'm
tlrcs--Dineen and Nallln. Time. 1875.
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Score by innings: n
Pi,tahurrb, - :....'..''....''SSeS 33@Sd9 ~
summary: Runs-Flack. Holiochcr. Bar
per. klllifcr. Alexander. Carey. Whit
Der Cutshaw. Nicholson. Two base hits
barber ,: Grimm. Nicholson. Three base
nlt-Eaton. Home run-Wh!tted Stolen
6asesckobertson. southworth, NIchoison
ana carey. Sacrince-Robcrtson. Left on
ealis-Aiesander. i: Carlson. g. Hits-orr
alexander. In 3; Carlson. 10 In 8; Meador
Z IN !: struck out-Aiexander s: Carlson
Winning pItcher-Alcxander. Losing
p',ehe1MiSarison. Umpires-klom and En-.
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WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
st. Louis at Detroit.
Cleveland nj Chicago.
New York at Washington.
PHILADELPHIA ut Boston.
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Norfolk,
Totals 80 & 30 . Totals 3l4xas &
zone out in tenth when winning run

'one out in tenth when winning run
scored
Score by innings: r.
Summary: Run-Sperber Errofs-
Dennis Lsathers Two-bsss hit-Bribeck.
Lief; on bases--Norfok. 2; Rocky Mount.
10. Double piays-Ee.,er TO Chariot: KEEL
Ter to Dennis to Chariot. Hit by pitcher
Chariot by Samuels Struck out.by
Fuiienwider; 2: by Samuc!s. 10 Base on
bnlls-o0 Fullenwidcr. 0: OF Samuels G.
Time OF game. 1850. Umpire-Brandon.
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PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.

90, e0tTSDU :. Y u. My ., IJ-U.
SPANlSH-Farners' stock Market weaker
No sales reported.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS stock. Market quiet.
Fancy jumbo. 9Sc per ID.
Jumbo. 9ac per Id.
Extra prime. oEc per h.
Prime. DC psr ID.
Smelling stock. sic TO SIG nor lb.
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WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY. '-''
Suffolk mt Richmond.
Petersburg mt Newport News.
Wilson MT Portsmouth.
Norfolk at Rocky Mount.
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Norfolk G. Western RI,

Leave broad street Station DAILY
s S5 sos n s.s S:ss A M Fot $40 80
P. M. 9:26 p. N. Arrive from Nor
folk. ll:45 A. NJ. 7:25 p. IL, 9:6S P.s
H.; from the West, 500 A. NJ. a:ss,
e.. III, 1885 =. NJ. a;55 r. NJ. ONCE
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international Lcurnc.

Akron, .; Jersey. City. IL.
kochestcC 8: Syracuse. 4.
Buffalo. {; Baltimore. 5.
Toronto. z; Reading. ].
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

RESULTS YESTERDAY.
CCihIs snHs. j; ri pI,s ii IsSi': II.
New York. IL brooklyn. III inninGs)
Boston. o; Philadelphia. @.
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WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Cincinnati mt st. Louis.
Chicago at Pittsburgh.
brooklyn Mt New York.
Doston mt PtilndctpI,fa
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS..
my GOODS

NEW YORK. MAY S0inouIric, for cot
ton goods were slightly better today. Prices
were somewhat ohsicr. Yarns held Arm
unsettled and wool markets were weak on
low grades.
LONDON. May 1.-Bar silver God per
ounce. Money. "A per cent. Discount
.atcs: snort, 6A per cent Three months
6n-lST% per cent.
Newark post., 1920-12-22
SANTA CLAUS

Beyond the ocean many mile,
And many a year ago
There lived a wonderful queer old MAJ
In a wonderful house of snow;
And every little boy and girl,
AS Christmas times arrive,
No doubt will be very glad to hear
The old man is still alive.
In his house upon the top of a hill,
And almost out of sight,
he keeps a great many elves at work
All working with all their might
To make million of pretty things,
Cakes, sugar-plums and toys.
TO fill the stockings, hung up, yOy
know,
BY the little girls and boys.
Sunshine Bulletin
Newark post., 1920-12-22
CHRISTMAS SHIPS
By Margaret Aliona Dole

hS margaret AlOna jOle
Over the sea of memory the Christ
mas fleet will go,
And waiting the flock of Whitening
ed ships the winds of love vii
blow;
With many a captain and many
crew and every kind of gift,
Merrlly forth on Christmas mornin!
over the waves they will drift
Some will be old and broken and fraI
with cargoes fragile and small,
And some will be large with MANI
decks and cabins wide and tall,
Some were built by wealthy hlngs Y
carry myrrh and gold,
Others made for a little child thei.
tiny wings unfold
But the ship that leads them all wa
made a long, long time ago,
Anu though the name is clear aoO'F
and its lights are bright below
Men have forgotten whence it can'
and what it's mission now,
Behold it bears the anchor of hop
across its steady prov.
over the sea of memory the Chris
mas fleet will go,
And waiting the flock of white-wlng
ed ships the winds of love w
blow;
With crystal tones of silver bells al
children's laughter sweet,
With fire and feast and evergreen VI
greet the Christmas fleet.
Newark post., 1920-12-22

his easy chair, while the children
came one by one to choose their
toys and return home.
To please Mrs. Santa, Santa
was there, but still complaining
that children were selfish, and he
was done with them.
The first to arrive was a pretty
light-haired, blue-eyed girl. She
gazed about in anIazement. "Ob
what beautiful placew she said
MAY | have any toys | wish?"
Indeed you may" said Mrs
Santa.
Then I shall take this lovely
doll"
Santa chuckled."
"But not for myself" she con.
tinued, Il wish it for little bama
Bessie, she has nothing with
which to play. And this doggie I
shall take for the poor little bow
who lives on our street, he wants
a doggie so badly. And oh, this
beautiful ring! | shall take 1T for
Jane; she never has anything
nice"
But aren't you going to take
anything for YOURSELF" said Mrs.
Santa.
ooh no." said the little girl. 81
shall wait for Santa; he ALWAYS
brings me such beautiful things
and the incest books. | take them
over and read them to the Little
blind girl who lives next door to
US. She can't run and play ike
the rest of us and never has any
fun. | can hardly wait. | have
just been counting the days until
Santa comes; and please don't tell
him, but | have made a nice warm
muffier for him this year"
Santa arose quietly from his
chair, and addressed the child in
shaky voice, "Do you still be-
lieve in Santa Claus?"
"Why of course I dol We all
do! We couldn't get along with
out him." said the child.
Mrs. Santa's face fairly beamed.
"Do you hear" she said, "they do
believe in us; they are not sell
fish,"
Santa waited to hear no more.
He bustled out of the room, CIV
ing rapid fire of orders as he
went. Helpers come, one and
all! Pack up the toys in a jify;.
get out the largest and swiftest
aeroplane, the reindeer are too
slow for me tonight"
In one-millionth of tWinkling,
dear Old Santa was off, to make
a happy Christmas morn for the
eager little children, who had
gone happily to sleep, and were
now slumbering peacefully inI
their downy beds, never once
dreaming how near they had been
that night to experiencing the
greatest possible tragedy - a
Christmas without Santa.
! edith Kelly in Women's College
Reporter.)
Newark post., 1920-12-22

had done nothing whatever in
preparation. As the Good Lady"
hustled around getting ready for
the eventful day, she would oc-
caSionally peep into the room
where Santa sat reading letter.
Finally she could stand it no
longer. She entered the room.
and placing her hand on his
shoulder said, Santa what does
this mean? Everyone in the place
is as busy as can be, and here
you sit doing nothing, and Christ
mas only one week off! How do
you suppose the children can have
merry Christmas if you sit
idle" Santa sadly rested his head
in his hand and said, Il don't
know and, | don't care" Mrs.
Santa was startled beyond de-
scription. Don't care?" she
said, "why Santa what is the
matter? Are you sick?"
Santa arose, still holding the
letter in his hand, and began
pacing the floor. "No, | am not
SICK" he said, "but | am getting
tired of this everlasting Christ
mas business. 1t gets worse and
worse every year. The children
are too selfish for anything! They
aren't as easily satisfied as they
used to be. There is a letter from
youngster demanding, notice
that will you, demanding a kodak,
a bicycle, a motor boat, a tennis
outfit, rifle, ten boxes of shells.
and ever so many other things.
All ever gave his dad when he
was small was a pa.r of mittens. a
stick of candy, and an orange. and
he was always content and happy.
| tell you times aren't what they
used to be. Children are getting
worse ever year"
Mrs. Santa could stand it no
longer, bursting into tears she
said, "Oh, Santa, you wrong the
childrenv'
Il do not" said Santa, "and
what is more, they do not believe
in us any longer. Not only do
they not believe in a fellow, but
they make his life miserable.
These up-to-date houses have no
chlmneys, and the children's
stockings are too big. Not a single
fireplace is to be found, but everv-
thing is heated by steam, and if
you think | am going crawling
through a steam-pipe like a wrig-
CLING old serpent, you are greatly
mistaken. So there! The, chill
dren will not see me this Christ
mas"
Mrs. Santa stiffened, and spoke
with all the fervor of which she
was capable. Santa, | again saw
you wrong the children, and |
Will prove it TO you. If you will
mot carry the toys to the children.
| will bring the children to the
toys; so there!" And Mrs. Santa
retired, slamming the door after
her, something that had never be-
fore happened in toyland.
She Immediately called together
all her helpers, and when Christ
mas Eve arrived all the toys were
arranged in Santa's immense
storeroom, and Santa was invited
20 sit near the large fireplace in