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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-04
THE SPORTLICHT
Preliminary.
BY GRANTLAND RICE

PRELIMINARY.
These men of punch and body-hook
Have suffered long the resned slam
OF floor face-yet they both look
AS though they didn't care a DAMN
There is small glory and they get
Scant bay-hoo where they have known
The taste of lnament and sweat
And leather blasting tooth and bone.
Derisive cheers and catcallS fill
The mongrel crowd, with murdered sound,
But in the ring these men still
Blood-spattered from crushing Fund:
They crouch Indifferent to the Cnrong,
Thinking of comeback and of fight,
Staring at navel till the gong
Drives them more into the light &.
Clnch. Clinch-and Smash! cyclone twists
Behind each blow. Puuch-drun they reel
The gloves tattered but the fists
Have turned to thunderbolts of steel.
AZ,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-04

When you come to wall that has
no gate there are three moves left
smash through - climb over - walk
around. But don't turn back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-04

IN AUL PREHN, former president OF
- the National Boxing Associa-
ton, as chairman of the wres-
ting committee of the N. B. A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-04

To quit in the face Of tough break
is to miss the chance to ride forward
with the turning tide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-04

The entry who discoverSh can tale
it and still come back is pretty Well set.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-04

1t is the contrast of ups and downs
in any game that makes it interesting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-06

shuttle along until he had attracted at
tention. Then his nose would culver
and his whiskers would gyrate in pure
Joy as the adjutant talked to him and
petted him. 1t was the children's hour
for Adolphe. Finally would come the
offering of crumbs to seal the pact
of friendship.
So for many weeks, until one night
Adolphe found a lack of welcome. The
adjutant was buried in work. The
fighting had been heavy in his sector,
and even then the great German shells
were making the earth about him
quake. Orders, dispatches and what
not were stacked before him.
Adolphe Struggled up and tried his
best to attract attention. No good.
The adjutant didn't even see him.
Adolphes feelings were cruelty hurt,
but he was a superior chap as we have
said, and he had brains. There was no
need to sacrifice his supper, just for
pride. So he started on still hunt
for his crumbs
Adolphe nosed about the table, but
he saw no bread. He poked his head
into all the hooks and even took look
| over the edge. Not much sustenance
down below; nothing but big boxes of
Verey lights which were kept there for
| safety. Even rat couldn't eat ex-
| ploSives.
There was only one place left to look,
and that was behind the bottle with the
burning candle In 1t. Adolphe sighed
and trotted over to the light He must
have stubbed his toe. for over went the
bottle and the candle dropped squarely
into an open box of Verey lights.
Great rockets of every description
began TO go off. The little room was
| filled with 'em-green ones, blue ones,
red ones, every color under the sun.
Some were intended to signal a re-
treat, some were meant to order an at
| tack and some told of an imminent as
sault by the enemy. But big or little,
green or red, the unhappy adjutant
ultimately got them all on some por-
ton of his anatomy. Adolphe the
Rat, being superior and a thinker, dis
appeared.
The whole place was rocking with the
, explosions. The adjutant finally fought
his way through the barrage to the
door and staggered out into the run
way. His hair was burned off, his face
and hands were black and blistered, his
clothing was burning in dozen places.
As he stood swaying, dazed by the
fierce bombardment which had all but
cost his life, his shadow slid out from
behind a post. Gubbins looked his
smoking master over in sorrow for q
moment and then his face frightened.
Begin pardon, sir" he said with q
salute, but you won't be needin' that
! tunic any more, will you, Sir?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-06
OUR CHILDREN
BY ANGELO PATRI.
Helpful Habits.

| Many times parents speak of habits as
though all habits were bad. You make
habit of doing what you are told not
to do" why make a habit of eating
so fast?" But seldom do we hear a
parent say, You have a good habit of
work" You have a fine habit Of eat
| ing" Habits are associated with wrong
doing, and they ought not to be. We
are dependent upon good habits for
! good character.
But good habits are of slow growth.
Just telling child how and when to do
something, and having him do 1t that
once. will not give him working habit
in that idea. He has to wish to do this
thing. and do it under his own power
before We can say that he has formed
the habit.
A little boy or girl will not wash face
and hands every time they should be
washed although they have been taught
to wash from the time they were born,
The child must be conscious of the need
to do this or that good action and then
desire to do it, before the idea takes root
IN the habit group and forms part OF
its character.
To be sure a 10-year-old child has
some notion of the need of washing
hands and face and some desire to do
so, but there are other things he feels
the need of doing, and many more he
desires to do to a greater depth, than
the face washing. 1t will be few years
before his personal appearance is on
his mind SO keenly that the habit is
completed. For habit demands need,
desire and practice.
A mother takes great pains to teach
her little daughter to lay a table for
luncheon. She sits by and patiently
watches the process to the final polish
on the salad forks. And now you know
how, expect you to do it exactly right
the next time We have luncheon
party"
Oh. no. Some part of that experience
will stick, but not all of it. Something
will be placed wrong. something will be
left out, some detail of service or deco
ration will be spoiled or omitted alto
gether. The girl will not be able to set
that luncheon table until she has done
1t again and again. Practice alone will
make an action change from an incident
to fixed response. Practice will SO i'm
pose an action upon the mind and body
of an individual that the action is in
evitable. That power builds character.
SO the daily task is important in char
acter building. The habit of doing a
thing correctly, of making the right re-
Spouse to any situation. of being ade-
quate to the duty of the moment, be-
comes the end and aim of education.
Patiently start the line of thought and
action that is to become the good habit
that becomes the bulwark of the soul of
the child-itS character. Steadily dwell
on it. Carefully see it through and be-
yond its hard place. Remember there is
always time when the routine job, or
lesson. or duty. becomes irksome and
the child tries to escape. That is nat
ural. just be wise; say little; look and
act expectant hold on; and the hard
place is behind you both. Then you can
begin to count on the habit as func-
tioning part of character
Copyright, 1929
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Exercises for Good Posture.

The foundation for correct posture
Is in the lower part OF the trunk, in
Guiding the lower back and abdomen.
It is upon this section of the body that
the upper parts are balanced. There
fore, If you have some postural defect,
like round shoulders or hollow back,
begin correcting it by learning to hold
the lower abdomen fiat and the hips
back, then raise your chin and elevate
your chest. Do not try to hold your
shoulders back in a stiff, uncomforta-
BILE position, but let them fall into COR
rest lines.
Nothing takes the place Of daily and
hourly practice of correct posture. The
body should be held as tall as possible
without any straining. The head is
erect. with chin drawn slightly in, the
chest is high, abdomen fiat, the spinal
curves not exaggerated, knees straight.
but not stiff. In trying to correct any
sort of postural defects the general
muscular tone of the body must be
considered. This is especially true of
underweight, nervous types of girls
whose muscles are not strong enough
to hold their bodies in an erect, grace
full position. In such cases rest and
nourishing food are essential. Exercises
also have their place, but they should
be done lying down ON the back.
Below 1 am describing for you a
few corrective exercises for different
postural defects. Whenever possible
such exercises should be taken under
the personal supervision of physical
culture instructor who specialiZeS in
corrective work.
Exercise /. Lie on your back on
the floor with arms at sides, knees
together and bent up so that the
thighs and knees are almost vertical
Inhale, raising chest and keeping alb
domen fiat and back on the floor Ex-
hale, drawing abdomen in. This is a
simple exercise and easy enough for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-06
Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRED.

Mrs. r. E. H. writes: MY daughter
is II months old and just starting to
walk. We have q nice new bungalow
and new furniture. She is continually
pulling at things, banging doors, ETC.
Is there any way of correcting the child
and making her understand that she
must leave good furniture alone? I
have slapped her hands, but it doesn't
seem to do any good. I never feel at
ease, and am sure my friends don't.
when take her out. Also she acts
strange with new people. How can I
break her of this?"
Answer-You have the traditional at
titudeS toward childhood. The baby
must be prevented from touching ANY,
thing and If he does he must be pun
tshed. He must be broken" Of the habit
of feeling strange.
We cannot break the child of touch
ing things. of making use of the fllrni-
ture In order to learn all about it. He
cannot develop physically unless he
uses every motor activity Of which his
body Is capable, and some of these will
be certain TO take the form of activities
which do not please the mother. He
cannot grow mentally II he is prevented
from finding out everything he possibly
can about all the objects which are
within his vision. A child who did not
move and showed no interest in his
surroundings would be both a sick and
mentally defective child.
Because these are natural activities
engaged in by all healthy children, we
must accept them. Naturally, he can
not destroy the furniture, and we must
offer him toys that are like the things
we have in the house, and when he
shows disposition to misuse" the
furniture in way that would be truly
harmful to 1t we must tell him repeat
edly, and firmly, that these are mothers
things, and then Immediately give him
something similar that is his own. This
takes constant repetition, but the child
learns If We substitute an equally pleas
urable activity for the one that is be-
ing denied him.
Furniture is to be used in normal
ways. The home is the childs as well
as yours. Furniture isn't set in a home
as an exhibit, but to be used. Since
1t is large. child has to climb upon
it Gf he has no furniture of his OWN
and he must touch 1t and handle 1t in
a way to satisfy his curiosity. A good
reSents the mark of a small
hand, but that is only your attitude
that is making god of a piece of
wood rather than looking upon it only
as useful implement in the home.
II you respect the babys desire to be
"let alone" he will stop being strange.
Ignore him and make everyone else
ignore him. Then he will cease being
Selfconscious and crying in the pres
ence OF strangers. We demand and ex-
pect too much of small babies and
we thrust ourselves upon them. When
We stop that they cease fearing us.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-06
NOT PASSED
BY CENSOR
BY DEWITT MACKENZIE.
Adolphe the Rat.

This tale involves so many outstand-
ing personalities that one scarcely
knows how to begin.
There was Adolphe the Rat, and
there was the adiutant captain, and
there was Pvt. ,Gubbins, who acted as
squire to the captain, which is to say,
that GubbinS polished his knights Sam
Browne belt and performed other SINH
lar duties such as fall to a batman,
or personal servant.
At first glance one is inclined to make
Gubbins the hero. Gubbins was re-
markable character. His one great sin
against humanity was his face, which
bore a striking resemblance to the
melancholy visage of the Brother Stig-
gins of Pickwickian fame.
But Gubbins possessed none OF the
guile of the reverend gentleman whom
he resembled. If he had any weak
ness at all, 1t lay in a penchant for the
cast-off wearing apparel of his master.
Daily he importuned the adjutant cap
tain with such suggestions as. Begin
pardon, sir, but you won't be needin'
them boots any more, will you. STRIP
Secondhand clothing was fetish for
Gubbins, but a man can have worse
faults than that.
Undoubtedly Gubbins has claims to
the position of hero. Still 1t was
Adolphe the Rat who started the whole
thing, and had the adjutant captain
not played his part there would have
been no show. Oh. well, pick the hero
for yourself. I'm going ahead with the
story as best can. It's true account
of an event that happened in 1877.
Adolphe and the adjutant captain
and Gubbins all lived in the maze of
dugouts under the British front-line
trenches in the Lens sector in France.
Gubbins cleaned the boots and belts
and made himself generally useful, but
he was the shadow Of his master and
never was far away from the one he
served. The adjutant captain, being
all-around man for the colonel, main
tanned an Office in one of the dugouts,
and here nightly Adolphe used to visit
him.
Adolphe was a big trench rat, but
he was not like others of his breed
Adophe was superior. Even his coat
was not of the ordinary brown, but
was almost black and as sleek and
shiny as Gubbins' nose. Every night
as the adjutant sat at his desk" OF
rough boards, working by the light OF
candles stuck in bottles, Adolphe the
Rat used to come in for friendly
chat and the few bits of bread which
represented the best the adjutant's
hospitality could provide.
Always the program was the sam"
Adolphe would mount the table and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-06
SUB ROSA
BY MIMI.
Operator!

I'm thinking just now of the operator
who answers your call, and then repeats
your number the way Galli-Curci sings
the Shadow Song" from 'Dinorah."
Some coloratura, believe me! And yet,
how many people who curse the operator
when she gives them Finan Haddie
1853, instead of Columbus 1892, think OF
her marvellous voice?
Why, know q man, music lover,
who often rings up some imaginary
number just to catch the sweet notes
of the nightingale at the central office.
He reasons that some people pay $500
to hear a prima donna sing, but ne
can get all the music he wants Tor 3
cents. Yes, he can get hundred such
| solos from the operator for the price OF
admission to the opera house.
The man who trains the Soloists at
| the opera knows his business, all right.
but he isn't one-tWo-three with the
man who tells the operators how to
| modulate their voices so that fellow
thinks he must have connected with
| Heaven rather than central.
| 1t may be all right to make a few
cursory remarks now and then. when
the operator doesn't produce the party
| at the other end Of the line, but It's
| better to think OF the sweet tones you
hear as soon as your nickel begins to
| get its work in.
We live In the age of noise plus
saxophones, SO that little telephone
music heard In the quiet Of the booth
is good thing for people who get ear
ache as soon as they are out in the
street again. haven't any girl friends
who are operating, but think that the
| switchboard women are just peaches
and cream for voices.
Why don't they put them on as an
nouncers at stations WURST, WCTU
and WHIFF? Their voices sound bet
ter than the fog-horns which we have
to listen to when we want to know
who's going to sing or play.
Send your applause card to the tele-
phone company and tell them that you
like the kind OF chin music which you
get from the tonsils of the average
operator.
| (Copyright, 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-06
Your Child's Bank.

No mother can expect her child to
have any respect for the property of
others If she does not display respect
for the property of her child This may
sound far fetched, but countless thieves
have revealed that their first miSsteps
were but initiative OF those of some
adult at home.
One of the favorite subjects of car
tonistS used to be that of the parent
who, suddenly short of cash, resorts to
rifiing his child's bank when all is still.
Somehow that cartoon never seemed
funny to many Of us, and that may
explain the infrequency of its appear
ance today.
We all know that children are high
" initiative. We take few dimes from
sons bank, and think 1t humorous: why
shouldn't son see just as big joke in
stealing a few dimes from mother S
purse? We might go so far as to say,
Its all in the spirit of good, clean
fun" Only we know it Is not.
The difference between stealing and
borrowing surreptitiously is that the
former phrase is uglier. Honesty is
largely matter of respect for the prop
erty and rights of others.
A child's bank, and child's possess
sions, should be irviolate. The child
should be taught that a respect for his
rights involves a reciprocal respect for
the rights of others. Modern society
AS well as ancient. was founded on that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-06
Clear Head Helps Practical Hand
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

today. A woman's work consists of
multiplicity of tasks falling under
many different kinds of headings, and
each possible of accomplishment in its
time.
The homemaker who is an artist at
her profession has the eye to see that
perfection, while it is possible to achieve
one thing at time, 1t cannot be eX-
pected in every department of the home
at once. To expect this is to lay oneself
open to encouragement.
The diversity of duties does not pre-
vent one from having special emphasis
upon chosen bit of work, and the sat-
isfaction in the days work is to see that
bit Of work through to the end and eX-
perience the sense of completeness
which is every workers right. The
'bit of work" may be a portion only of
larger enterprise, but 1t reflects ac-
compliShment. 1t may be complete
unit in itself-perhaps the recovering
of some shabby sofa cushions, the re-
viVing sight of which will be an inspira-
ton to put further refreshing touches
to a room grown dull looking
The thing which detractS from the
Joy of finished piece of work is to
dissipate the energy unnecessarily on a
number of jobs which are left in the
halfway stage at the days end The
confusion of all of them rests heavily
upon the mind. If it is possible to
avoid this state, and it is, more often
than one gueSses. something is gained
in efficiency that would otherwise be
lost, for a clear head is almost as neces-
sary as a practiSed hand to the home
maker.
There is something so reviving in
viewing task carried through to COM
pletion that it acts as tonic to tired
body and a sedative to jagged nerves.
In house filled with disorder one cor
ner made restful and perfect through
concentration upon it will enable the
homemaker to have courage to bring
the rest of it up to the mark.
(Copyrisbt 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-06
BRAIN TESTS

Follow the directions in this test,
allowing less than one minute for each
of the numbered paragraphs and using
each set of instructions as given.
Cd Cross out every word in the fol-
lowing paragraph that contains the let
ter G or the letter T, but does not
contain both G and T.
The agent told me when I bought
my ticket to get out at the third
station, but 1 was reading a magazine
and forgot his instructions. so I was
carried past my destination"
90 Cross out every word of five let
tiers that does not contain E.
THE first time heard about Henry
was when Harry told me The news
while We were riding on the train from
Trenton to Newark"
90 Cross out every word containing
both the letters E and 1, unless the
letter A also appears in the word.
Their automobile is a straight eight
with all its cylinders in line. They
use it regularly when they go to parties,
but most of the time it remains in the
garage"
Answers.
Cross out: % The, told, ticket, to
out, at, the, third, station, but, maya
zine, instructions, past, destination.
ga First, about, Harry, train.
90 Their. eight, cylinders, line, time.
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Good Clam Chowder.

Remove the black parts from one
quart of clans. Chop the clans or
cut them into small pieces with scissors
and cook gently in one quart of water
until tender. One hour before dinner
dice three or four slices of salt pork
and in the fat fry five medium sliced
onions until lightly Drowned. Peel and
slice three good-sized potatoes Com
bine all the ingredients and cook until
the potatoes are done Add quart of
rich milk, salt and pepper to taste end
bring to q boil It Is now ready to
serve. Break six or eight crackers into
the chowder 20 minutes before serving
If liked.
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dependence upon or acknowledge allegi-
ance to higher power?"
reckon you've Stumped me again,
pard. Could you say it over once more
and say it slow?"
well, to simplify it somewhat, was
he, or rather had he ever been con-
nected with an organization sequestered
from secular concerns and devoted to
self-sacrifice in the interest of
morality?"
"All down but nine-set 'em up on the
other alley, pard."
What did understand you to say?"
why, you're most too many for me,
you know. When you get in with your
left hunt grass every time. Every
time you draw you fill. But don't seem
to have any luck. Let's have a new
deal"
How? Begin AGAIN."
That's it."
very well, he was a good man,
and"
THERE see that. Don't put up
another chip till I look at my hand.
A good man, says you? Pard, 1t amt
no name for it. He was the best man
that ever-pard, you would have dotted
on that man. For example, he never
shook his mother"
Never shook his mother?"
That's it-any of the boys will tell
you so.''
well, but why should he shake her?"
That's what say-but some people
does
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and accessories as are true of that
period. Being an adaptation of the old
butterfly table. it is truly at home with
all of these pieces. The little mirror is
removable, allowing it to be slipped
back on the window sill to provide more
roo mon the table top.
This arrangement would make an
excellent dressing table for bathroom.
On each side of the mirror a small
bracket could be installed to hold bot
ties and jars of toilet preparations.
If the mirror is removed entirely, the
table may be used in the living room
with a chair or sofa.
Copyright, 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-06
Home i'm Good Taste
BY SARA HILAND.

A small, long, narrow table which
might be put to several uses is shown
in the accompanying illustration
AS it now stands. it would make an
excellent dressing table, to be placed
before a window or centered in front of
a group of windows. The kind of room
in which it should be used is the quaint,
old-time type with Powered wall paper,
ruff1ed organdie curtains, hooked rugs,
four-poster bed; just such furniture
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-06

sides and back instead of under the
body on the return stroke. This is
an excellent exercise for fiat chests
and round shoulders.
Exercise 3. Hang by your hands
from bar. Keep chest raised, hands
about 80 inches apart on the bar.
Bend and stretch the legs alternately.
Then raise and lower legs with knees
straight. This is a splendid exercise
for the abdomen, providing a strong
foundation for correct posture.
Exercise 4. Stand erect with arms
out at shoulder level, palms up Keep
ing trunk and head quiet, describe
small circles in the air with the fingers,
moving the whole arm at the shoulder.
Start the movements in a backward
direction.
(Copyright, 1929