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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
Quit When Pay Is Cut.

JOLIET. ILL.,, Nov. 1S.-Stone quarry
employees to the number of $50 quit work
today on receiving notice that wages
hereafter will be S1.15 a day instead Of
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Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
Queen Taitu Good Looking.

Queen Taitu, the consort Of Menelik, is
an elderly and dignified woman, good
looking according to the Ethiopian point
of view, and great stickler for eti-
Quette.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
SECRETARY TAFT
WILL HURRY HOME.
VIII Not Visit Kaiser or President Of
France on Trip West-Europe
Is Disappointed

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. IS
Secretary Taft, who arrived at Nladi-
vostok yesterday, has cabled Maj. Nc
Intyre, the acting chief of the insular
bureau, to engage accommodations for
him and his party on the steamship
President Grant which leaves Hamburg,
Germany, on December I for New
York. The secretary said nothing about
his programme for the stay III ASIA or
Europe. Mr.. Taft telegraphed that the
party We're well. 1t is understood mere
that Mrs. Taft will not come to the
United States with the Secretary but
that she will remain in Europe Tor
short time.
Paris Is Disappointed.
PARIS, Nov. 1S.-A dispatch received
at the American embassy here from Sec
rotary Taft, who is now at Nladivostok,
announces his inability TO visit Paris or
Berlin on his way home from the far
east and says that st is home important
business at home" that makes it i'm
possible for him to visit either of these
capitals.
The secretary will leave St. Peters
burg December ., direct for Hamburg,
and will sail for New York from this
port December Z.
Regret in Paris.
BERLIN, Nov. 49, Regret is ex-
pressed at the fact that Secretary Taft's
plans will not permit him to be enter
tanned here or to visit Emperor William
in England
The Emperor would have been able TO
see Mr.. Taft III England up to December
D, and as the audience was arranged at
the Secretary's request it is presumed
that some urgent reason exists requiring
him to hasten home
Arrives at VIadivostok.
NLADIVOSTOK, Nov. 1S-Secretary
Taft arrived here at noon Sunday on
board the converted cruiser Rainbow.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
Pe-ru.nn Tablets.

Some people prefer to take tablets,
rather than to take medicine in fluid
form. Such people can obtain Peruna
tablets, which represent the solid me-
dcinal ingredients of Peruna. Each
tablet is equivalent to one average dose
of Peruna
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
Death of Dr.. CONWAY.

PARIS, Nov. led Moncure D
Conway. the distinguished American au-
thor, died here last night.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-22
Barbecue Is Big Feature.

4 parade was then formed and
marched to a park in the outskirts of the
city where an immense crowd waited to
begin an Indian barbecue, Il feature sug-
gested by Gov. Haskell.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-23
Not Q "Thank You."

~ never knew a woman who wasn't
bound to have the last word with YOU"
"Unless 1t was In a street car and you
were to say. Take my seat, madam f"
philadelphia Ledger.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-23
A DOC SAVED HIN.

Asesssa 0eaial Instinct asd Kept
Rtis from suicide.
Jacob Riis, RoOsevelt's ideal citizen.
was born In Denmark. His father In.
tended him for schoolmaster. but
the son disappointed tho father BY
turning carpenter. In the broad years
that have interviewed. however. the
fathers Judgment has been shown to
b correct. 10 Riis 10 anything. he 10
Q teacher; and his school 10 the
School Of Life. In the early days OF
poverty. In New York. he tried many
ways 70 mako a livelihood. At one
time. WHOM on tho verge Of despair, he
wandered down by tho river to take
Q plunge and end all; but at that mo
nent when hs thought himself alone
In the world. a homeless cur dog came
up. wagsed Its tail and made friends
and Riis took heart.
After he became reporter he In
dustriously set himself about to let
little sunshine In. IIe was with0u'
money, put that was the smallest part
He interested men and women with
the necessary means. In the Inst 6f
teen years many millions Of doiiars
have been poured into the East Side
through the influence OF Jacob A. Riis
and the work has gone Oh and on TIL
q new day has dawned where all wal
saualor. Old Mulberry has become bu
q "Reminiscences. and bands Of Willing
workers now apply Rils' practica
teachings The luminous influences
radiated by tho former immigrant hav'
spread till the solution OF tho problem
Of poverty has received new impetus Il
America.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-23
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@s4l!(fvesSStion

~~e~~
At the international Conference on
Scientific Aeronautics, held recently In
Milan, Mons. Teisserenc de Bort pre-.
sented some interesting results Of the
expedition to the equatorial regions OF
the Atlantic organised by himself and
Lawrence Rotch. Contrary to expec'
tation, he said, they had found far
lower temperatures In the upper aii
above the equator than ut correspond
Ing elevations In temperate latitudeA
Al the equator the temperature eoes on
DECREASING up 10 the greatest elevations
attained By kites ana oal'oonA Az tne
neient OF eight to eight ana one.nah
miles temperatures were rscoroeo %
low % minus u oeerees Csn'isrsuss u
az degrees Fanrsnns's Oe'oW ITO
The Heroult electric process FOR the
production Of steel II now In practical
operation at Remscheid HHston In Ger.
many, and Il Ii reported that the steel
produced In much superior In many
ways to that made by older methods.
Steel Of great purity and homogeneous
quality Il made from ordinary scrap
iron rubbish, melted. and then subject.
ed to the action Of an electric oven. In
which the necessary carbon. manga.
ncse. nickel and other substances 10.
Qulred TO produce steel Of various quail.
tiles are added TO the liquid metal. The
oven has capacity Of from one and
Onc.half to two tons. ana Is heated by
a current OF 100 volts. The new steel
Is said to be stronger and more re-
sistant to wcnr and tear than the old.
fashioned cruciblc steel
The Petit Parisicn states that NJ.
Boudy. a French engineer. has made
a scnsa tionai discovery In the direction
OF aerial navigation. The inventor calls
his discovery an aerial torpedo boat,
and Il Is proposed to make use Of II In
warfare. N. Boudy claims that with
the aid Of the new machine he will he
able 10 remain for several days In the
mir and TO rise 10 such a height tina,
shelter will DO afforded from projcc.
tiles. II will he possible. he declares.
10 rlsc or descend mt tho will of the
oeropnut. TO travel against the wind, to
navigate perfectly. and. In addition,
N cnrry shells or grcnadcs for use In
war time. Tho minister OF war In Civ.
Ing his attention to the claims Of NJ.
Boudy. and experiments will shortly
be made In connection with the inveH
ton.
Examination Of a photograph OF the
spectrum of the brilliant star Arcturus,
made by Professor Hale and Mr.. Ad.
ANS at the Carnegie Solar Observatory
on Mount Wilson. California. shows
q very striking correspondence between
many Of the spectral lines In the light
Of that star and those observed In spots
on the sun. Tho conclusion seems to
b unavoidable. says Mr.. Adams. that
the physical conditions existing In sun.
spots and In the atmosphere Of Arc.
turus are nearly identical. A similar
study Of the spectrum Of the bright
star Betelgcuse, or Alpha Orionis
shows that sun-spot lines arc also
present. there. but even more intense
than In Arcturus. sIt 10 Inferred that
Arcturus 10 probably cooler than the
sun. and Betelgcuse cooler than Arc
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-23

Down at the bottom Of their hearts
most people believe little In fortune
telling aud splritualism and tho mys
1oyious generally.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-07-31
STOCKTON.

Mrs Cornella A. Wood has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Greene
johnson, at Sergeant Mills.
Miss Auna NORMAN has been
visiting Philadelphia friends.
Gabriel Rittenhouse and family, of
Middletown, n. T., recently visited
j. J. Rittenhonse, of SergeantsvIe.
Great excitement prevailed IN tins
place Saturday morning, when mn alarm
of fire WAS given ut the Stockton
Rubber company ut about y o'clock
The new fire engine has Just been
day it was brought here from New
Brunswick and given "A test, n small
fire company" being temporarily or
ganized. The engine was found to
work satisfactorily and was put away
to await the first call Of fire which
came sooner than was anticipated
number of men and boys responded
to the alarm and the engine was
speedily put into operation. The fire
was caused by the engine Of the plant
becoming overheated The damage,
which will reach several hundred do
lars, is fully covered by insn rance.
The work of repair will be started
Immediately aud the engine room will
be entirely Of brick.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-07-31
OLIVER r. ROBERTSON.

Oliver Il. Robertson, aged "A, died
at his home, on North Union street
Thursday night, after short Illness.
Tuesday he was striker with apoplexy
and did not regain consciousness.
Mr.. Robertson had resided here ior
several years, moving from Jersey
City lie was an exper fenced
electrician, but owing to poor health
could not follow his occupation aud
engaged with Judson Fields IN the
coal and ice business. He was IA
member of the Baptist church A
widow and one daughter survive.
Services were held Sunday even
lug at 40 by the Rev. George G. Bod
dis aud the body was taken to French
town for services and burial.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-07-31
New Jersey Editors.

The editors of New Jersey have it
il their power TO make the New Jer-
sey Editorial Association what they
will. Its annual meetings may CON
tinue to be what they are now, a
pleasant little outing for those who
attend, or they may be large annual
gatherings Of powerful organization
which may mould State policies and
influence legislation for the benefit of
the whole State. The doors of the
association are wide open for all edi,
tors and publishers to enter, and if
the associat ion is not what it ought to
be in the opinion Of the ajority. it is
entirely within the province of the
members to make it what they believe
it ought to be. The invitation is ex-
tended for all members of the craft to
lend hand. 1t is no close corpora
ton, it is open to all, and the cost of
membership is not great Freehoid
Tr0uScriDf
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-07-31
10000 Trees for the State.

At the state farm at New Brunswick
20, 600 young trees have been planted
in nursery for the purpose of eul-
ture and demonstration in connection
with the work Of the state board of
forestry. The state board of forestry
has Just concluded "A bargain whereby
the state becomes the owner of II
trihe more than 8. 900 acres Of land in
Sussex county for forest reserve.
This gives the state about 1900 acres
in forest lands under the state forest
reservation law, proposed and advoca
ted by Governor Stokes.
Forester Alfred Gaskil is actiyel !
prosecuting the work Of establishing
forestry in the state on basis that
is designed to give New Jersey the
most modern tree culture and fores
preservation policy from Sussex tt
Cape May.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-07-31
NEW HOPE AND VICINITY.

The Methodist parsonage has had
electric lights installed.
William Workman has accepted a
position i'll Trenton.
Miss Helen Dubs, of Philadelphia.
is making an extended visit with her
grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Dubs.
Wallace Hurley. of Philadelphia,
was entertained by his parents, Will
liam Hurley and wife last week.
a pet dog of A. L. Schermerhor
was struck and killed by trolley car
last week.
Mrs. Ellsworth Lippineott spralned
her ankle while spending day at
Willow Grove last week
The hall of Unity Lodge, No. 300,
/. 0. o. f., is being wired for electric
lights.
The properties of Mrs Lotto Me
Laughlin, on Bridge street, are being
repainted.
The interior of II. L. Shick's barber
shop is being painted. greatly i'm
proving its appearance.
Mr.. aud Mrs. j. Z. Borden and
children, spent last week with rela-
tives and friends at Jacobstown, y. j.
Jordan Shatfer is having new con-
crete pavement laid in front of his
properties ON North Main street.
John benson. Jr., has purchase Il
the house and lot ON Race street from
Samuel Matthews, $500 being the
price paid.
Thomas Beaumont hns retired from
farming and will devote his time to
selling machinery. His son, John,
will conduct the farm.
The Union Mills Paper Manufac-
turing Company started up their
plant after four weeks shut down
for repairs aud II shortage of orders
Miss Mary Matthews sold her
household goods at public sale last
Thursday. She will shortly leave for
Philadelphia, where she will make
her home III the future.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-07-31
RlNGOES.

Mrs. Il. II. Hill and Miss Eta Hill
were visitors in Pennington Friday.
Miss Dora Young, of Philadelphia,
is visiting Dir. and Mrs. p. G. Young,
The Rev. II. s. Van Osten was II
visitor i'll Philadelphia Friday.
Howard kutter, of Easton, is visit
ing John q. Holcombe and wife.
Mrs. Dyer and family, of Camden,
are summering at David Bonds.
John r. Trewin and O. |. Black
well visited this town on Friday.
Barton Huffman WAS n recent visit
or to Philadelphia.
Former Sheriff Jacob Dilts WAS
caller i'll the village Sunday.
Dir. Charles Dilts, Trenton, was a
Sunday visitor at the home of Mrs.
Mary f. Dilts.
Clarence Blackwell aud family, of
Jersey City, have been visiting Mr..
Blackwell's parents, the past week.
The Rev. DIR. Stinson, n prominent
clergyman of New York city, is at his
summer home. near this village.
j. J. Zimmerman and +. Hadler,
New York, spent Sunday with their
families at the Cottage.
Miss Magdalen Young has returned
home from an extended visit in Phila-
delphia
Charles Shepherd with family, of
Trenton, spent the past week at the
home of his aunt, Miss Sarah Prall.
Mrs. NJ. NJ Rounsawell. of War
wick, N. Y. is visiting her niece,
Mrs. w. NJ. Case.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Weigand and Miss
Bessie Fisher, of Pennington, were
entertained by Mrs. julia Stout, Sun
day.
The choir of kirkpatrick Memorial
church liz having very successful re-
hearsals of the cantata which will he
presented in the early fall
George Hartpence is improving the
appearance of his residence by the
building of bay window and the
enlarging of the porch.
William Cronce, employed by Clar-
ence Dalrymple, of Reaville. died ut
the home of his sister i'll Pennington
Friday MIR. CTonce was taken i'll ON
Thursday while at work in the field.
The Ladies' Missionary society met
Thursday afternoon at the parsonas e
The subject for discussion was 1.-THE
Philippines, and IL was ably handled :.
Refreshments were served and very
pleasant afternoon was passed.
The Rev. J. +. Cell of the Ringoes
Baptist church exchanged pulpits
Sunday with the Rev. Irwin f. Fisher
of stockton. The Rev. MIR. Fisher's
text was from Hebrews ll.lG. Sub
ject "Fhe Better County. Evening
service text. Acts 2;l Subject, "Pen=
ticosi. y The Rev Mr.. Geil will take
| part III the tent meetings at Stockton.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-07-31
TEN CENTS FOR SPOOL COTTON

Housewiveswho have been reluctant
to pay six cents for spool of cotton.
which they have been buying all
their lives for four, will have to learn
to pay 10 cents spool it is said. 1t
has been selling for six cents since
May |, of this year No time has
been fixed for the further raise.
Opinions differ as to why the raise
is being made. Representatives of
trusts say that il is because cotton il
higher and the spools on which she
thread Ia wrapped are higher.
independents say that while there
has been no increase iii tho cost If
spools, there lias been nm increase III
the cost of cotton and of labor, and
TINT the figures the big company has
added to it's price are more than
justified.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-07-31
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Williamson

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Williamson
and children are enjoying stay with
relatives at Shiremanstown, Pa.
Burroughs Sproat and wife of
Phillipsburg were visitors here last
week.
Sunday Miss Marie Regain enter
tanned the Misses Minnie Drake and
Margaret Hall of Pennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Lambert
have been the guest of friends III
Newark
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-07-31

1t is not enough for the business
man to simply lay in stock Of goods,
convinced that the people will dis
cover them and purchase them. Such
goods must be advertised, the people
must be told what they are, how and
by whom they are made, whore they
can be obtained, and above ali the
prices at which the goods are sold
What is true of the individual manu-
facturer aud merchant is also true Of
trade organizations, and even Of
cities and commemorative Many
prosperous American municipalities
have been largely built up i'll this
way by advertising the advantages
they offer as places Of residence, or az
locations for profitable industries.
Ask for the Best Bread = MAC
KAY's,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-07-31
FILE MlNGT0N.

Oscar NJ. Larue and wife have gone
to Budd Lake for weeks vacation.
Miss Elsie Hanson is spending two
weeks at Asbury Park.
Mrs. John H. Ewing is spending
some time with relatives at Maryland.
Miss Ruth Mcbride is visiting her
grandmother at Wilkes Barre, Pa.
Edward Green, of Amber. Pa, ~
visiting relatives at Ser geantsyille.
John krymer, of Someryille, is Wis
iting his parents, Emanuel krymer
and wife
William Hughes, of New York, is
spending some time with his mother.
Mrs. Susan Hughes.
Andrew b. Rounsavlle, formerly Of
Baptisttown. is dead Mt Chicago. He
WAS ninety-ene years old.
Miss Blanche Fulmer, of Baptist
town. is visiting Mrs. Warren Fnlmer
of Philadelphia
Miss Bertha Johnson, of Trenton,
is the guest of Miss Racine BELLS, of
Sergeant Mills.
Miss Florence Cole, of New York,
Is guest ut the home of W. O. Mer-
ri aud wife OF Sergeantsyille.
Mrs. William German aud daught-
er, of Newark, are spending some
time here.
George W. Snyder. of Franklin
township. has been appointed II mem
Der OF the Hunterdon County Flee
ton Board.
Mrs. Samuel MARTENS and dnught-
~. of Somerville. are the guests of
her mother, Mrs. Sarah Coates, of
Qnakertown.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-07-31
Get the Best, MAoKAY' Especial
avery afternoon

Get the Best, MAcKAY' Special
every afternoon.
Secure contentment through the
happy medium of a "Lambertville
Puff. " Insist on having the genuine.
Edward Service, teamster, liv-
ing in this city, was arraigned Mon
day in Central Police Court, Trenton,
and fined So on complaint of Patrol
man Mcdonald, who said he had been
drunk on Broad street.
AT a quarterly district meeting of
the various camps of the =. o. s. of A
in Hunterdon county, John Saunders
of this city was elected district pres
ident, to serve one year. He succeeds
Charles NJ. w. Lee of Baptisttown.
DR.. Louis G. Williams has pur
chased the residence of James p
Carmody on Bridge street for the
consideration of $4,000. 1t is reported
that Mr.. Carmody and family expect
to remove to Seattle, Wash.
Invitations are issued for the
marriage of Miss Mary L. Weiss
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Enos
Weiss, of Flemlngton, and William
Z. Crowley of this city The wedding
will occur next Tuesday at high noon
in ST Mary's K. c. Church Fleming
ton. Miss Lucy Crowley will act as
maid of honor aud James |. .Bumster
will be best man
When workiugmen have their be
lief III the identity of the interests of
capital and labor shattered as rudely
as they have in Lambertville recently,
the time is ripe for Socialists to tell
them the only permanent cure for the
constantly visible strife between the
two interests. And acting on this
knowledge, Socialists arranged n
meeting to he addressed by good
speakers i'll Lambertville last Satur-
day night. But AS the material want
must be satisfied first, the meeting
was postponed for one week. III order
not to conflict with an effort TO raise
cash to carry men through a critical
period.
n. c.
William Ledger, clerk of the
Hunterdon county board of freehold
ers, with four of his daughters is at
his home OH North Main street, slow
ly recovering from an attack of
ptomaine poisoning. The entire
family with the exception of Mrs
Ledger and one daughter, were seized
with severe pains and fever Sunday
night. Becoming rapidly worse, II
while the condition of each was seri-
GUS Mr.. Ledger was delirious, but
is somewhat better. Margaret Ledger
is still quite ill. 1t is thought some
thing eaten caused the poison III the
systems of the victims.
The members of the Lambertvllle
Gun Club will hold II two days shoot
on their grounds on the Commons,
Thursday and Friday. August % and
30 The club has been guaranteed
the attendance of large percentage
of the professional shooters. They
are prepared for all kinds Of weather.
aud shoot will he positive rain or
shine Professionals will shoot for
targets only. All money will he di-
vided by the Rose system. Lunch
aud loaded shells will be furnished on
the grounds. The events for Thurs
day are as follows: Nos |, :, 3, 4. 8, 6,
:, targets %, entrance. ~ 40; No. 8,
targets %. entrance, $50. Friday,
Nos. |. .. 8, A, 3, 6, :, targets 20. en-
trance, 81 40; No <, targets, %, en-
trance, 81 80. Other special events
will be pulled off.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-07-31
LUMBER FOR SALE.

Bids will be received up to August
10 by j. b Kline, Bridge street for the
Grandstand, fence, etc, of the l.. A.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-07-31
Hoarded 81 Bills for u Years.

When the new bank at Tuckahoe,
N. j., opened its doors last week
among the surprises sprung upon
Cashier Llburn M. Hess was de-
post by an elderly man of one thou
sand 81 bills, which had apparently
never been used, but were ray-tinged
with age. They were Of the Issue Of
1880 and bore the portrait of Morris.
This series had been "ealled In" some
years ago, but when he communicated
with the authorities at Washington
Mr.. Hess learned that there were just
$1,000 unredeemed.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-07-31

The Hunterdon County Pomona
Grange will hold their eighth annual
picnic i'll Hawkes. grove, at Lock
town, on Tuesday, August 20. 1t is
expected the speaking will be I'M
usually good this year, and the com
mittee have secured for this purpose
such well known Grange speakers as
o. II. Haddy. G W. i. Gaunt, james
McCracken aud others.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-07-31

The pulpits of Newark have become
aroused over the attitude of the Mayor
and aldermen in countenancing an
open Sunday liquor law, as well as
the attitude of the brewers, and are
preaching scathing sermons every
Sunday denouncing their action. 1t
looks as if the liquor element was
placing itself in position for the en-
actment of more stringent law re-
garding the sale OF intoxicants, than
the requirements of the Bishops
measure, now in force, but hagrantly
violated.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-07-31

The historic spot known as Bound
Brook, where Washington army was
twice encamped during the Revolu
ton, is to be improved and beautitied.
as IT has everything to commend it as
II site for park.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-07-31

DIR. David Kennedv's Favorite Re
medy of Rondout n. Y, cured me of
Brights disease aud Gravel. Four of
the best physicians had falcd to re
lieve me. | have recommended It to
scores of people with like success and
know it will cure all who try it,
Mrs. Il. 7. Miner, Burg Hill. o
All druggists; ~ 90, q bottles 20. 90
The real Bread-MAckAY's Spec
iuI every afternoon.