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his mouth, and than suspected Of having
swallowed fictitious turkey, glued a wooden
platter The immense relief of finding this q
false alarm The Joy, and gratitude and ecstasy
They are all indescrbable alike. 1t is enough that,
by degrees, the children and their emotions got
out of the parlor, and, by one stair at time, up
to the top of the house, where they went to bed,
and so Observation-Disclosures Carol, Stave 2
Oh a wonderful pudding. Bob Cratchit said,
and calmly, too that he regarded 1t as the great
est success achieved by Mrs. Cratchit since their
marriage Mrs Cratchit said that now the weight
was off her mind she would confess she had her
doubts about the quantity of -four. Everybody had
something to say about 1t, but nobody said or
thought it was at all a small pudding for large
family 1t would have been flat heresy to do so.
Any Cratchit would have blushed to hint at such
q thing.
At last the dinner was, all done, the cloth
cleared the hearth swept, and the fire made up.
The compound in the jug being tasted, and con-
sidered perfect, apples and oranges were put
upon the table, and shovel full of chestnuts
on the fire. Then all the Cratchit family drew
round the hearth in what Bob Cratchit called
circle, meaning half one; and at Bob Graf
chirs elbow stood the family display Of glass,
two tumblers and a custard-cup without a
handle.
These held the hot stuff from the Jug how
ever, as well as golden goblets would have done;
and Bob served 1t out with beaming looks, while
the chestnuts the fire sputtered and cracked
noisily Then Bob proposed
"a merry Christmas to us all, my dears God
bless u.s."
Which all the family re-echoed
"God bless us every one = said Tiny Tim the
last Of ALL Christmas Carol, Stave s.
81 don't know what day of the month 1t Is"
said Scrooge II don't know how long have been
among the spirits. don't know anything. I'm
quite baby Never mind don't care. I'd rather
be baby. Halo Whoopl Halo hereI"
He was checked In his transports by the
churches ringing out the lustiest peals he had
ever heard Clash, clash hammer; ding, dong,
bell Bell, dong, ding; hammer, clang cashl Oh,
glorious gloriousl
Running to the window, he opened 1t, and put
out his head. No fog, mist clear, bright, jovial,
stirring, cold; cold piping for the blood to dance
to; golden sunlight; heavenly sky; sweet fresh
air. merry bells Oh, glorious Gloriousl
"Whats today?" cried Scrooge calling down
ward to boy in Sunday clothes, who perhaps
had loitered in to look about him.
.sEh?" returned the boy, with all his might of
wonder
"Whats today, my fine fellow2" said scrooge.
Today" replied the boy. why, Christmas
day"
"It's Christmas dayi" said scrooge to himself.
81 haven't missed 1t. The spirits have cone 1t all
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make them feel that their opinion was
the only thing anyway and that it was
the only thing for me to take.
when l take my own advice think
to myself what good advice it is to
take.
But to get back to the way have
of getting an idea.
Several days ago, it was around
milking time. Morning milking time.
81 was coming slowly down toward
the pasture, stopping to nod at a
flower here, and smile at long blade
of grass there.
",rhe rest of you were all around.
The dog was nearby. The farmers
son was, too. But / paid little atten-
ton to anything in particular.
Il came along and l thought to my
self little bit Of the flowers that
were in the fields, the pretty wild
flowers.
"Well, that was about as much of an
idea as l had at that time.
"Then another time, little later,
was thinking, and got as far as
thinking that the flowers in the fields
were prettier than any of the flow
ers / saw on hats.
THAT was as much as l thought Of
at that time.
"Then a little later / thought to my
self that a wild-fower hat shop would
be wonderful.
There could be mushroom-shape
hats and all sorts of different shapes
we could copy that we see around
"Then we could gather the flowers
with our ever moving mouths, and we
could fix up the hats as we lie about
under the trees in the mornings and
the afternoons.
'We could meet at different parts
of the meadow and pasture and have
hat-making clubs.
"Then could open a shop with all
the hats around. / thought that part
of the pasture where there are the
trees with the low branches would be
a good place.
1--WE could hang the hats on the
branches and show them off that way
sAnd I'd be the shop keeper, and
after the business got started l would
just bow and smile and moo at my
customers while the others-the ones
who would be my assistants would
do the work.
''Then maybe could afford to have
electric lights in the barn just as the
cows down the road have in their
barn"
Goodness" said Miss Cow, "don't
think of putting yourself to all that
trouble and with us included in the
work, tool
"Wait for the farmer to put in the
electric lights. believe he will, be
fore long"
"And in the meantime" agreed Mrs
Cow quickly, 1.-THE evenings are sc
lovely and the weather so ideal,
don't believe I'll bother after all"
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in one night They can do anything they like.
OF course, they can. OF course, they can. Halo,
my fine fellow!n
"Hallow returned the boy
do you know the poulterer's in the next
street but one at the corner?' Scrooge inquired,
I should hope did," replied the lad
IAN intelligent boy!" said Scrooge "a remark
able boy! Do you know whether they've sold
the prize turkey that was hanging up there?-
Not the little prize turkey the big one?"
What, the one as big me?" returned the
boy
what delightful boy! said Scrooge Its a
pleasure to talk to him. Yes. my buck!"
tits hanging there now" replied the boy
SIS it?" said Scrooge. go and buy it."
walker 7" exclaimed the boy
mo, no." said Scrooge, Il am in earnest. Go
and buy it, and tell EN- to bring it here, that l
may give them the directions where to take it.
Come back with the man. and I'll give you a
shilling. Come back with him In less than five
minutes and I'll give half-acrownp
The boy was off like a shot. He must have had
a steady hand at trigger who could have got a
shot off half SO fast.
"pn send 1t to Bob Crachit's," whispered
Scrooge, rubbing his hands and splitting with a
laugh HE shant know who sends it. It's twice
the size of Tiny Tim. Joe Miller never made such
joke as sending it to Bob's will bel"
The hand In which he wrote the address was
not a steady one; but write it he did, somehow
and went down stairs to open the street door,
ready for the coming of the poulterers man. AS
he stood there waiting his arrival the knocker
caught his eye.
II shall love it as long as l livei" cried
Scrooge patting it with his hand 81 scarcely
ever looked at it before What an honest express
sion it has in 6ts facet It's a wonderful
knocker Here's the turkey. Hallo Whoop
How are you Merry Christmas"
1t was turkey He never could have stood
upon his legs, that bird. He would have snapped
'em short off in a minute, like sticks of sealing
wax
"Why, it's impossible to carry that to Camden
Town." said Scrooge "You must have cab"
The chuckle with which he said this. and the
chuckle with which he paid for the turkey, and
the chuckle with which he paid for the cab, and
the chuckle with which he recompensed the boy
which he sat down breathIess in his chair again.
and chncked till he cried.
Shaving was not an easy task, for his hand
continued to shake very much; and shaving re-
quires attention. even when you don't dance
while you are at 1t. But if he had cut the end
of his nose off, he would have put a piece OF
stfckingplaster over it, and been quite satisfied
He dressed himself "al in his BEST" and at
last got out into the streets. The people were
by this time pouring forth, as he had seen them
with the Ghost of Christmas Present; and walk.
ing with his hands behind him, Scrooge regarded
every one with delighted smile He looked so
irresistbly pleasant, in word, three four
goodhumored fellows said, "Good morning, sir
A merry Christmas to you'll" And Scrooge said
often afterward. that of all the blithe sounds
he had ever heard. those were the blIthest in his
ears
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time for paying bills without money; a time for
finding yourself year older, and not an hour
richer; time for balancing your books and hav-
ing every item in 'em through a round dozen of
months presented dead against you? If could
: work my WILL" said Scrooge Indignantly every
idiot who goes about with Merry Christmas on
his lips should be boiled with his own pudding,
and buried with a stake Of holly run through his
heart He should PC Christmas Carol, Stave 1.
The noise In this room was perfectly tumul-
tuous for there children there than
Scrooge, in his agitated state of mind, could
count; and, unlike the celebrated herd In the
poem, they were not forty children conducting
themselves like one, but every child was conduct
ing himself like forty. The consequences were up
roarious beyond belief; but no one seemed to
care on the contrary, the mother and daughter
laughed heartily, and enjoyed it very much; and
the latter, beginning to mingle in the sports,
got pillaged by the young brgands most ruthlessly
What would not have given to be one of them!
Though never could have been so rude no. no!
/ wouldn't for the wealth of all the world have
crushed that braided hair, and torn it down; and
for the precious little shOe / wouldn't have
plucked it off God bless my soul to save my life.
AS to measuring her waist in sport, as they did,
bold young brood, / couldn't have done 1t l
should have expected my arm to have grown
round it for punishment, and never come straight
again And yet should have dearly liked, / own,
to have touched her lips, to have questioned her,
that she might have opened them; to have looked
upon the ashes of her downcast eyes, and never
raised a blush; to have let loose waves of hair,
an inch of which would be keepsake beyond
price in short, 1 should have liked, do confess,
to have had the lightest license of child, and yet
to have been man enough to know its value
But now knocking at the door was heard, and
such a rush Immediately ensued that she, with
laughing face and plundered dress, was borne
toward it in the center Of flushed and boisterous
group, just in time to greet the father, who came
home attended by man laden with Christmas
toys and presents Then the shouting and the
struggling and the onslaught that was made on
the defenceless porter The scaling him, with
chairs for ladders to dive into his pockets, despoil
him Of brown-paper parcels, hold on tight by his
cravat, hug him round the neck, pommel his back,
and kick his legs In irrepressble affection. The
shouts Of wonder and delight with which the
development Of every package was received! The
terrible announcement that the baby had been
taken ii the act Of putting dolls frying pan into
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DdddyS
Fdny Tale
MRS. cows SHOP
~NAARY GRAtAl1 bonner

MOO, moo" said Mrs. Cow, 81 think
l have an idea"
why, Mrs. Cow, why, Mrs. Cow,
said Miss Brown Cow, don't be saying
such things unless you're sure you're
right"
Moo" said Mrs. Cow, 81 don't know
whether the idea is good one or not,
but at least, have an idea"
Well, well, moo, moo" said Miss
Brown Cow, that's pretty good.
when did you think it up? It has
seemed to me that all this time I've
been sitting here and day-dreaming
and having comfortable, restful
chew, you have been asleep"
II was asleep good deal of the
time, but I've been having this idea
a little at a time for several days now
In that way one does not get tired out
with too much thinking, and at the
same time, one gets ideas slowly.
you see l have little bit of an
idea. It hardly amounts to anything.
Well, instead of getting all tired out
trying to make it amount to something
and to work over it, just stop and
say to myself:
Mrs. Cow, rest my dear. It will
come to you in time. Don't worry,
my dear
"And then take my own advice.
After all, that is always such good adj
vice to take.
'"Then am sure I will be pleased.
If took the advice of others, l might
please them, or again / might just
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She who is ingenious with paint
and needle can make many amusing
Christmas gifts, including toys that
are more highly valued than those
the factories turn out. Turkish
toweling, lnbleached domestics, bits
of bright-cclored flannel and felt, with
a little box of water eolors, are main
ly the stock in trade of the toy maxi
er. Here is a little chick made Of
turkish toweling and wearing a red
flannel cape. A shoe button makes
his eye; bit of domestic his yellow
bill; his feet are are whitfield from
wood and his body stuffed with cotton.
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Democracy

A big car drove up to the football
field Of the private school, and a very
important-looking woman called out
to a little fellow in uniform "Will
you please call my son, Master AL
gernon 2"
In just a moment there was shout :
Hey, Skinny, your mas here r.
Christian Science Monitor.
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Santa Claus will find himself dis
tributing lot of new vanity cases this
Christmas, for nothing is more popu-
lar as a gift. Here is rich and ele-
CANT homemade one, that requires
about twelve inches of gold brocade
ribbon, six inches wide, and about
eighteen inches of rose-colored satin
ribbon for lining and pocket. The
case is bound with narrow gold lace
and two tiny brass rings are sewed
to the top. A gold cord, attached to
the bottom Of the case, slips through
these rings and serves to close and
suspend it. The little pocket carries
compact, powder, rouge and any other
desired fitting.
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"Scissar painting" is an easy new
method of decorating pottery, lamp
shades and other things so that they
look as if they were hand painted
Here is a pretty vase decorated with
designs cut from crepe paper and
pasted TO it, and glazed with thin
transparent amber sealing wax paint
The pattern is cut out. carefully and
the paste applied with the grain of
the paper, being sure to cover the
edges. 1t is then put in position and
pressed down securely. Paint over
the entire surface with the thin sealing
wax paint, and after it has dried paint
in background with thicker paint
about as thick as cream, in one color
or in shaded effects.
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ONT be cross, unclel" said the
nephew.
what else can I be-" re-
turned the uncle, when / live
in such world of fools as
this7 Merry Christmas Out
upon merry Christmas'I What's
Christmas time to you but a
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A handsome willow basket for hold
ing firewood is an ideal Christmas
gift for fortunate people who have an
open fireplace. These baskets may be
made OF heavy paper rope, woven over
wire frames. Some of them are deco
rated with painted flowers. like the
attractive rAsket pictured
Evening star., 1926-03-26
CLASSIC CREW RACE
CARDED TOMORROW
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HENLEY ON E-THAMES. March 26.-
The oxford and Cambridge crews will
take to the Thames tomorrow for
their annual eight -oared race. No
American oarsmen will be in either
shell.
The practice of the crews has re-
vealed. in the opinion of experts. that
they are evenly matched. but fall far
short of the usual varsity sta nda rds.
The lack of first-class watermen is
evident in both crews and the cha nee
for a record row over the famous AZ
mile couse. from Putney to Mortlake,
Is very slight although the race pos
siblv Will be an exciting and close one.
The oxford crew will use a new
boat 1t has slightly higher sides tina n
last years boat, being designed to
prevent another disaster by swa mp
ing. such as overlook the crew last
year.
The dark blues will have to carry a
load of about $50 pounds. heavier by
80 pounds than the Cambridge weight.
They have been able. however. TO dis.
tribute their weight more evenly than
in the Cambridge boat. This will Ne
greatly TO their advantage If the
Thames is choppy on Saturday.
Seasoned oarsmen are fewer in the
shells this year than usual Oxford
has three and Cambridge. four.
Evening star., 1926-03-26
BRITISH AMBASSADOR
SOCCER DINNER GUEST

Sir Esme Howard. British Amba ssa-
dor to the United States. is to be
the guest of honor tomorrow night
ut the first annual ba anquet and dance
of the Washington Soccer League to
he held at the Concord Club
He will be called on to present the
cup to the Walford team. which won
the series without the loss of game
and was tied on only one occasion.
Medals also will he awarded the
members of the winning eleven. while
the Fort Myer RoOterS. runners. to
the champions. likewise will he pre-.
sented with medals. Dwight r. Da :
Wis. Secretary of War. has been asked
To make the awards to the soldier
players.
Among the other nOtables expected
to attend the affair are Mrs. Susie Root
Rhodes. supervisor of Fairgrounds;
Commissioner Cuno Fl Rudolph Maj.
r. r.. .Hoyle. Lieut.. Charles ID. Pal.
mer, Lieut.. !. b. Patterson Of Fort
Myer and Capt J. II. d. Cleland, ath
letic officer AT Washington Barracks.
Evening star., 1926-03-26
n DUE TO COMPETE
IN SWIM MING MEET

BALTIMORE, Nd, March 26.-
Seventy-one swimmers representing
eight orga MIA tions will take part in
the annual South Atlantic indoor
to he decided here to-
morrow in the knights OF Columbus
pool.
The Baltimore Athletic Club leads
the entry list, with II splashers. The
Baltimore Y. NJ. G. A. has IA entries
and the Maryland Swimming Club a
dozen. Washington Canoe Club and
Central High School will try to take
honors for the DISTRICT of Columbia.
Prelimnaries will he run off at 3
o'clock. while the finals start at 8.
VIII James of the Bay Shore Swim
ming Club will act as referee. Mar.
win n. Markle of the Y. NJ. G.. A. will
he the starter and Walter Cook of
Friends School chief judge. Clarence
Stier of the Y. NJ. G. A. has been
named head timer.
Evening star., 1926-03-26
G. U. TEAM COMPLETES
IN GAMES IN TEXAS


BY the. Associated Press.
AUSTIN, Tex. March 26.-Entrants
In the Texas University relay games
to be held here today numbered 702
Many of the contesta nts worked out
yesterday on the memorial stadium
track.
Georgetown Universitys team is
star aggregation Of the games.
Color will be lent the relay carnival
by the participation Of Adrian Paulen.
Dutch sprinter. and II athletes from
the National University of Mexico.
Paulen will compete in two special
events-running the quarter mile
against Dick McNatt. captain Of the
1924 Texas University track team, and
the 220.yard dash against Cheaney.
former Howard Payne University foot
ball and track star.
Fourteen fleet duartets are entered
for the mile university relay, with
the Iowa team. which won the mile
handicap at the Western Conference
indoor meet, ruling the favorite.
Evening star., 1926-03-26

495s. After scoring six perfect tar
gets against the University Of Yer
mont the Maryla nders dropped a
match to the University of Cincin-
natl by 1pOint margin. The Col
lege Parkers totaled 495 to their Op-
ponents' 496 in this second encounter
Another 495 was fired in the third
event. in which they matched their
skill with the University of Washing
ton. last seasons intercollegiate
champion. 'fhe results from the
Western school have not yet been
received.
BY an odd coincidence. or beca use
OF the unusually evenly matched
squad at Maryla nd. the FIVE high
scores In each of the three matches
were identical. Five 99s waro cha TX ed
up against Cincinnati and Washing
ton and five zoos against Vermont.
Thelma Wink jer. Anna Dorsey
Clemencia Cause. Anita Peters and
Hazel kreider scored for Maryland
against the Ohio sharpshooters. Miss
Wink ier, Alma Essex, Betty Ames.
Miss Peters and Dorothy French were
the five whose perfect scores gave
their team an assured victory over
Vermont.
In the University of Washington
encounter the counting targets were
fired by Julia Behring. Miss Essex,
Helen Beyerie, Miss Ames and Miss
Dorsey.
Evening star., 1926-03-26

The Western lineup is pretty well:
settled with the exception Of one ot
two positions In the infield. Hageage
Hilleary and Mitchell are likely to get
the outneld positions in the opener,
while Sasher. Wolcott. Stevens and
LoOney are the leading candidates for
places at first. second. short and third,
respectively. Fred Owens is first.
string catcher, with Bob Wilson as
his right-h hand man.
Brown, Batson and Edmonston head
the list OF moundsmen available for
duty. 80,
GOnzaga's practice game scheduled
for yesterday with the TERMINAL nine
was called of because the diamond
at Union Station is not yet In condi-
tion for playing. The Purple teams
first encounter is with Eastern on
April 5.
Augie Terneak. left guard on the
Tech basket hall five during the 1928
sea son and the only member of the
quint slated to return to school next
Fall. was elected captain YESTERDAY.
Letters were awarded to Harry Coun.
cilor. Bill Werber. Raymond johnson.
Frank Ciangi. Mel koons. Capt.-elect
Terneak and Manager Burgess.
Dates selected by the board VI
faculty advisers for the 1927 interhigh
basket hall series were announced yes
terday. The list follows:
January.
S-Tech VS. Business: Western Us. Central.
1l-Eastern vs. Business: Tech vs.. Central.
le-Tech va. Western: Central Va Eastern.
.2-Western We. Business; Tech vs, Eastern.
25-Tech VS.. Business: Western vs. Central.
29-Eastern VS.. Business; Tech W Central.
February.
l-Eastern vs.. Western Central Va BuEtness.
5-Tech vs.. Western: Central vs. Easteru.
s-western VS.. Business: Tech vs. Eastern.
Evening star., 1926-03-26
COLLEGE SCRAPPERS
OPEN MEET AT NAVY
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS. Md. March 26.-Six
teams of college boxers gathered here
today to try conclusions in the squared
ring for the intercollegiate champion
ship.
Navy. Syracuse Pennsylvania. Penn
State and Yale have full complement
of glove wielders in the seven classes.
Colgate. which may not he able to
throw a full team into the ring. will
strike hard for honors on the 125, las
and 1S0 pound classes.
Navy previously has defeated Yale.
Pennsylvania and Penn State In dual
contests. The midshipmen meet Col
gate and Syracuse boxers for the first
time today, however.
Eliminate bouts comprise today's
schedule.
Semi fl nails and finals will be fought
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1926-03-26
TRACK SECRETS
-By Sol Metzger-

1t took track athletes a long
time to learn that it was impor-
tant tn tie their shoes Just one
way. Many of them had been
bothered great deal by having
their shoe laces come loose dur.
ing race. That caused some
OF them to lose when they should
have won.
Finally they discovered the rea-
son why their shoe Iaces would
unite during race. The long flap
or tongue which extends well
above the lacings would mound up
and down when running and cause
the laces to work loose.
The remedy-turn the flap for
ward and down under the laces
and then tie it fast. All expert
enced track athletes do that now,
and they are never bothered by
having a shoe lace work loose
when in competition.