The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-20

served at Chamberlins, They tried to get the recipe. but to no purpose, us it was a secret.
 The plainness of the cooking at Cham berlins was what really made it so pop ular. Men and women got there home like service. The supplies came reguiar- ly from certain localities. For instance, he bought turkeys in Rhode Island, de- claring that they were the most deiicious to be found anywhere in the United States. They were especially raised for his house and cost delivered 30 cents a pound. Jowl and spinach was famous dish at Chamberlins. The Jowis ne Tn, variably got from Tennessee. Good old country sausaee was furnished him by people in Maryland. not many miles from Washington. The so-cahed Blue Point oysters Chamberlin always main tained were a humbug and he did not allow them in his house.
 Baby oysters are served up for Blue Points, he exclaimed, and l will not impose unon the public. Very lew real Blue Points can be obtained
 The Lynn Haven Bay oysters Cham berlin considered the best favored, fat test and finest that could be set before a guest He purchased them regularly m large quantities from firm at Norfolk, Va. He never permitted a slider or al- legged diamond back terrapin to get into
 ''There is but one real terrapin. he used to say. '"To call them all diamond hacks Is rot. You can get diamond backs from a dozen States The Chesa- peake terrapin is superior to any other found on the earth, and any Keeper or a public house who would palm on slider, pr inc fresh water terrapln, stewed in a lobIoIly sauce. with veal and goose liver added, ought to be, sent to the peniten- tiary for ten years .,,.
 Cold apple toddy % was the rayorite 'N eie trppie Introduced it here He bought his apple brandy in Tennessee. It was caretuliy distilled and was decidedly mellow.
 Mince pie was a delicacy that came bigh ' at Chamberlln's, but it was the best that could he had. That was another secret recipe One pie cost 2 or 50 cents a cut. At Thanksgiving and Christmas 1t was MT. Cham6erlins f,nsc31art custom anq nq the limited States and other friends among the prominent men of the capital city Rhode Island turkeys and his noted mi1ce Diss. He also sent each year to thn 4 nperiGan legation in London a lib- eraI supply of good things for Thanks giving dinner. including turkeys, oysters; Eeptunky mutton, Smithfleld hams and mince pie. ,-., ...,. , at CSsmherlin's For eighteen years pre- vious to his death he did not indulge In gambling himself. In his earlier lire ne was a noted gambler, but ne gave IL UP often remarked that 1t was foolish tbine and he wondered why men would souander everything they had at the cara table. At the game time he frankly ad- ,nitted that he had been in some ot the stiffeet games ever arranged, and he finally wound himself up tinannialty on
 ChamherIins place, was always run ss S,eu The police did liot bother him. Tba lawrnakprs of the land who were inclined to be gay and sportivee frequent- It. ed his place in such nuInoths 'rne taa ess .se tablisbment as he pleased Ffoticemen would mass Chamberlin.s on Sunday ar ternoons in summer when the windows were up and the walters served urlhks and cigars f0 customers Just as IT IL had hnan GaturlqV Pou could see Senators, Renrascntattycs. Governors and public ,,ffjriais at the tables. A merry crowd IL was. an1 the genial host was Ilttllg 1, .I oiIi n4,, and that and taking more drinks 1bon any other man in the place:
 Sb,mLflIi lin was a most hospitable man. He cared nt thing Tor money. II Ins IF @ LLt hod Ir,n $l gOO.0UD a year he would So,,a snent it all on his friends. He ts,, Ia tbat in being so generous and con- Itvial he was shortening his i!te. Ihat SiS siS Siri bcUtyrr trouble him. He would Gnt mn out of bed after a severe at tack af rheumatic gout and give a big dinnar to some prominent man, to Whlch t, g,o,,ld invite the choicest spirits to he found in tho land. He trled 10 drlnk Slstensd %ltf Ty1' Gis dtath Nothing pleased him I-e IIas tb. n to hav,. lively gathering and sIpi sit Hn nntil broad daylight
 n,p.e He was Msn 'nf 1ke6 Eim for his good hon et'1 est nature h wit his fund to of ns Hneedts SsS and because ,Tosf successful and enter lishmeht ,, tnS I,bo were in the habit of taining InGn iTl,tan. outside of railroad Ss4s of hs 5@st ths 55ana"E ieadnR go aes had more Pds',t Kan John Chamberlin. He of the counnty nnyyu@herc here he upleased without couiia go any oent one pass issued by the