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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-28
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Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy and Betsy Bennett String ate so many cookies and cream puffs and ice cream cones and Jolly pops as they sat and talked with Granny Hoppytoad 1t made them very, very thirsty, so Betsy Bonnet String said, T know where there Is an ice cream soda tree, so let us walk to it and all have a lot of ice cream sodas so that we will not be so thirsty.
 This not only pleased the Rag gedys, but it pleased Granny Hoppytoad as well. for Granny Hoppytoad was very fond of ice cream sodas from a magic soda water tree.
 Betsy B on Il e t String knew just where the magic soda water tree grew, so it did not take them long to reach it., but just as they got to the tree, and before they even had time to get the little glasses out of a hole in the soda water tree. here
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BUTTER MARKET

CHICAGO. March 27-More liberal re- ceipts. weaker market at New York and a fight demand were the factors respon- sibie for the weaker. condition Of the but ness was done and at the close all grades were freely offered at quoted prics. The car market also was easy
 Fresh butter: s2 score BOG. s1 score 4shc, 90 score +sc. 80 score 4shc. Ss score 4sc, s7 score %7hc.
 Centralized car lots: % score %sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-28
LIVE sToCK

(BlrmiRgham racking Col
 Fad steerv: Good to choice. co 07c; medium to good. th @she; common to
 Grass cattle according to weight, auai. ity and freshness: SteeyA 6h csc: fat cows, sM @4hc; medium cows. 3@3hc: cutters. x@sci csnnsr:' h@SSi heavy bulls. 2M@Sc; liyht buiis S0sc; feg
 Hoss: Choice corn-fsd hogs. les to 26e fo AiS5 pounds, 7n 0sc; choice corn fed hogs. 90 to l3s pounds sM'@7c; light pigs, yU pounds and down. 70; best hogs. Adc5c. Soft and oily hogs from To fo 2c per pound less than the above prtcsA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-28

line of lard against short cotton seed oil has been q weakening factor. Today s4'o0o' with 150Oo0 in the west against s2.ooO a year ago. Top at yards. ss 65. Market steady to 10c up early. but lost part of 1t. Cash trade only fair.-Dore-
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CASH GRAIN

CASH GRAIN
 KANSAS CITY. March 27.-Caeh wheat: No. l hard, s1s.1s1.21; No. 2 red, sl. .2s@ yellow. 76c. Oats: No. 2 white, 47@ 471sc; No. ? mixed, 46R 447c.
 ST. LOUIS: March 27.acash wheat; No. :4Florida s27shrdi tshrdl tshrdlu - ? red. s1. s6 91. ss; No. red, s1.so q 1.s4 !: May. s1.18A; July. $1 :13h Corn; No; ? white 76@761ac; No. white, 75@75h4c c; May, 7sh @76Ac: July, .77c. Oats: No. ? white. 46Ac; No. white. 45& 046hc; May, 46c.
 MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., March 27.- Cash wheat: No. northern. s1 1,21h @ 1.29h; No. 1 dark northern fancy. S1.29 "a I.4Oh;, No. l dark northern, si1sh @ 1.a7h. Corn: No. 8 yellow, 6sA 969c. No l, ss.1sh @S.2oh.
 CHICAGO, March 27-Wheat: No. 1 hard, s1. 2ot @1. 20 4 No. hard, sl;leh No. yellow. 4@74hc. Oats; No; 2 white, 45H Gp46c; No. , white, 40 45 isc. Rye: Nc. ,. s2Ac: Barley. e2@71c. seed s5Q6.5o. Glover seed. s13@ 1s.bo. Pork nominal. Lard. s1165. Ribs. vA"V
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-28
PLAN RULES FOR DEPARTMENT

Plans for formulating set of rules for the police department were worked on at the meeting of the promotion and demotion committee Tuesday night. Members of the com mittee stated that the entire meet ing was devoted to working on the rule. and that they expected to com plete the set at their next meet ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-28
POULTRY

POULTRY
 w. w. Garrett q 6on.) Hens-Large. 27V xSc; sinall' 2o0Sec. Fryers-Larae, b0c. Broilers--60c. { Roosters-1zc. tte fft q Stags-20c. Ducks-20c. Geese-l2 Q lSc. Guineas-3bc, Turkeys--Live, 2ca. Eggs-23@2tc. Butter-x0c. No. 1 Green Salt, Hides-loc. No. Green Salt Htdes--ec. No, i Green Fresh Htdes-ec. No, 3 Green Fresh Hidse-1c. No. Dry Flint Htdes--lsc. No. 2 Dry Flint Hides-i!c. No. l Dry Salt Hides-l2e. No. 2 Dry Salt Htdes-l1c. Sheep Sklns--16 7bc. Goat Skins-lO Q 30c. Hog Skins-103lbc. Horse Hide-&l @3.bo. < Tallowx%Q c bc. .ar sT ss Hseswfx--20 e 22c. Clear Oreass Wool-so0ssc. Clear Washed Wool--3a 04oo. sGinssng-Wiid. 40S.
 CLEARING REPORT CleAriugs today. $4,966. 3t1.QS,s.s s.i..s
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Life insurance companies held nearly s1,500, 900, 900 of farm mort gages, more than any other class of investors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-28
FISH
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FISH
 (standard Fish Company Gray Snapper-Psr lb.. 1Ac. Red Snapper--Per h.. 2lc. Spanish Macksrel-Per h.. 23e. Pompano-Per h.. 36c. Salt Water Trout-Pes h.. 31c. Muilet-Per lb.. 1eo. Oysters-Chssapeaks Bay. extra select, e2. 50 per gallon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-28
MOORMAN TO SPEAK

Exchange Club Members To Hear
 About Reserve Corps.
 Col. T. s. Moorman will address the members of the Exchange club on "The officers Reserve Corps" at their luncheon at 10 o'clock Wcdnes- day afternoon at the Tutwiler hotel. Dr, W. R. Crane will make his re- mort for the civic affairs committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-28

John Mercer, calico printer of England, was tho first to mercerize cotton fibers and fabrics in 1S44.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-28
Told by Priuate Wires
uuBBARp.s LETTER

NEW YORK, March 27-(Special. )--Liv- erpool was decidedly better than due this morning under the influence of price fix ing by English spinners. As a result, our market opened some SO points over last nights close, and excepting for the usual overnight liquidation to be expected fol lowing the decline such as we have had the market has shown a much better un- dertone and apparently Ia very nearly If not liquidated. The strength of the spot cotton situation in the south. where tho basis has improved considerably In the past few days. was the underlying cause of stopping the liquidation. We would not be at all surprised to see substantial rally before the Easter holidays. Futures in Liverpool are due tomorrow: May 14.75d, July l4.6sd-Hubbard Bros. & Co.
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cHILD.s CONDITION PUZZLES

Physicians of Fairfield are as yet unable to offer an explanation of the condition of the 2S months old son of Rev. D. L. Mcdonald, pastor of the Fairfield Methodist church, who has laid in state of coma fol- lowing a fall from his fathers auto mobile 10 days ago. The child's head was in iured.
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TOLEDO. O.. March 27.-cash wheat, s1 33 .S6. Clover SIP. 40. Alsike. S1o.5o. Timothy. $3.47h.
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LOCAL MARKETS

Apples-Extra fancy wlnesap. barrels. sxra fancy Dslo19us is45 o9s fsnsx Vine ss: fancy Roman Beauty. .1ao. .51oaSoCs7s; tsncy. spitz. box. sa.2s; small Jonathan. ooh, kananas-psr pound, 7o.
 Beans-California iina regular II ho; navy firm; pound. shc; pink pink beans; onnd so; csbSaseMTeXas rssT green firm.s ks: Louis. iana, crates. s4.6o; Mobile. crates. $b.7s. Coconuts-Per sack. -Se; broken iots, S6 50.
 Cranberries-.whols barrel. $40; 2o- pates~Dromedsry. w.7s; .M s-ouncs paSskages Sxagoratea XppissssiaS brand. 1sMo pound; choice New York; so.pound OsT .,6S 6Ox' ' !sc pound; DO lS-ounee New fork stock' Evaporated Peaches-Fancy, 6o-pound boa. per pound. 2oc: choice ASdc; faney' Fsaches@rracticsiiy peeled. ss; 60 H. ounce packages, not auotsd.
 Lemons-Car .ornia. box. 3s: imported. Mackerel. 14o count. barrels. t72.to; s-s onions-Red. per pound. t%c; white. 'rS: roransesmsoo, sis. .a6o-iss te. box. ss.to; Bsans-Ers.h. s::So hamper. .. ... Eggplant-S6. 50 crate.
 Lelluce-icsperg. crate. st'
 Tomatoes-Eancy. crate. SA.1b; choicss crate, $. .
 Potatoes-colorado Irish. pound. 1Mc; Michigan. pound. %. Sweet. 1oo-pound Peanuls-Alabama, raw. pound. sMc; roasted. 7hc; Virginia. raw. %; roasted. 9hc. l6c; 2b-pound box. Ao-b0 to pound. i2Hc; sO-io to pound. lIc; 6o-So pounds bo' Rice-Txncy Blue Rose. pounds So.
 kutabagas-Ftrm; per pound. ... Saed HOeatoea and Onion, Sets-8iso srriumph potatoes, sack. S6.2b; cobblers. sack, tA.25; Rose. sack. 3t.2t: Onion sets red, per bushel. S3.7s; yellow. $2.1e; white. g.
 Strawbsrries-4So quart.
 Louisiana Vegetables-Turnips. barrel. sb 60: mustard, barrel, $G. 50; carrots. bar rel, S5; shalIots. barrel. $; bsets. barrsL S5; spinach. burrsl. $e.t0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-28

PRODUCE AND POULTRY CHICAGO, March 27.-Poultry, alive. lower: fowls, 25c; springs s1c roosters.
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PLAN EXCHANGE CLUB

Organization Of an Exchange club in Fairfield has met with the en- thusiastic approval of business men and a rapidly incr -asing membership has resulted. A meeting of the club will be held Wednesday at the Plaza hotel when Roy Lange, national ex- change president, will deliver an ad- dress. C. N. Gilley has been elected president of the local club and will preside at the meeting Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-28

The W. D. Langston Real Estate company will move to it's new home at 501O Gary avenue within the next few days. Real estate circles of Fair field are said to be booming, and the Langston company's removal was made necessary by a fast growing business.
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NEW YORK. March 27.-Live poultry unsettled; chickens by express, 27445c. Dressed poultry quiet and unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-28
FAIRFIELD CITIzENSAR PROTESTING AGAINST CRIMINALS COMING Exchange Club to Be Organ ized Wednesday With c.
 N. GiIIey Head
FAIRFIELD BUREAU ] |
 THE AGE-HERAID Eairfield Ala March 21

Citizens of Fairfield are protesting against the appearance here of carnival organization that has made application to the city council for license to show the week of April l5 under auspices of the Fairfield library. Opinion of the council is said to be divided on the question. which will be definitely settled at a meeting April 9. Many citizens have signifed their disapproval of allow ing the company to show here.
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BANK DIRECTORS MEET

Directors of the First National bank held their regular meeting at the banking rooms Tuesday. Matters of routine business were transacted.
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NEW YORK, March 27.-Lard steady middle west. SIP .16Q12.25; other articles
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ST. LOUIS, March 27.-Hens, 22c; springs, 32c; others unchanged. Eggs, 2211c. Butter, 51c.
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NEW YORK. March 27.-Butter unset
 than s extras sslp'S 5oh Sic creamery extras
 92 score, 49,4 O soc. Eggs unsettled;.. re- ceipts. 66,566; fresh gathered extra firsts. 26 F Q29hc; frsts. 24@2Sc. Cheese un- settled: receipts, 169.737 pounds: state whole milk flats, fresh specials. "A ls O 26c;
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CLEARING REPORT Clearings today. $4,sss.St!.oS,
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CHICAGO. March 27.-Butter lower; creamery extras. soc: standards. 49c: extra firsts, 4e@49hc; frsts. 4s04sisc: sec onds, 47@471sc. Eggs higher; receipts. 25,6s7 cases: firsts, 2S@23Ac; ordinary firsts, 21 E e 22c: miscellaneous, 22 22lsc.
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LIVE STOCK

NEW YORK, March 27.-Cattle receipts. 4s5; no trading. Calf receipts. 1,970; low CT; veals. ss.6oQ15; culls. s69s; little calves, S4@6.
 sheep receipts. 1920; steady: sheep. 36.60@s; culls. $3@5; lambs, $12@16; culls, $10@11. t9. 25@9 40; pigs and heavy hogs, $S.750 g: roughs, S707.b0,
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RICE MARKET

NEW ORLEANS. March 27.-Rough rice quiet; sales; millers receipts. BPS sacks. Clean rice quiet sales. 647 pock- cts Blue Rose. 3h QD4Ac; receipts. 1,4s3 pockets. Bran and polish unchanged.
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MEATS
 (Swift & Co.) eilyer Leaf Pure Lard--Per lb. 1kc. Jewel ShorteninY--Per h.. 1%hc. Butter--Per h.. b6c. Premium skinned Hams-Per h.. $50. Premium Hams. Regular-Per h., 5tc. Pork Loins-Psr h., 1601 01Sc. Bacon-1cr h.. z0U 32c.
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CHICAGO GRAIN AND. PROVISIONS
 CHICAGO, March 27,--Follo~ing the opening, high. low and closing quotations in grain and provisions:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-12
| |&1Ro%yEA{NN(:E 4 {N: |lYeER&A5ER |Il E&g3HR
CHAPTER 1o4.

The rain had stopped. That was Kenneth Lang's first thought as he awakened on the morning after his night ride from Southold.
 The persistent downpour that had continued for so many days had at last ceased. The sun was strug- gling through the clouds. Praise heaven" Kenneth exclaimed. sitting up.
 of his limbs. He would have been glad to turn over for a longer rest, but the necessity of the talk with Walsh would make sleep Impossible. Moreover, there was not time to lose. After bathing and dressing, N ate his breakfast and called up Henry Dobson on the telephone. It was too early to find him at the bank.
 Briefly, Lang asked the president to defer any action in the matter which the pair had discussed yester- day until they had conferred again.
 T may add that my expedition was successful" the younger man said. "I will see you later and explain matters. Just now I have an arrand to attend to uptown"
 All right" Dobson said 50 longw
 Having made sure that a discreet silence would be maintained at the bank, Kenneth telephoned to MT. Walsh, asking for a private inter- view.
 The rich man had just finished his breakfast and would see Lang at the house or at the office, as he pre- ferred.
 @fR Walshs cordial manner, he fancied caller wished to talk to him of Vic toria. As he did-but hardly as the parent expected.
 At 10 o'clock the office boy ush- cred MT. Kenneth Lang into the mill lionaire's office.
 Good morning." Walsh said grasping Kenneth's hand. Sit down! Have a cigar Norris''-to his secre- tary-"you may wait outside until send for you. By the way I have some accounts I want to balance this morning"
 He started to open drawer of his desk, but thought better of it.
 There will be time enough fol that after while," he said. T will explain to you about it then"
 
 meekly, then withdrew. All James Walshs employees were obsequious in their bearing towards the self-made man. Lang supposed 1t was because the employer was rich and was overbearing in his man ner
 Are you sure you won't smoke? Walsh suggested again as the door closed behind Norris.
 Thanks, mo-" Lang replied. "I sell dom smoke as early in the day as this Moreover. l have an important matter to talk to you about, and pre- fer not to smoke while doing so." James Walsh eyed him curiously He had never seen Kenneth look as grave as he did this morning. More over he was pale, and there were dark rings under his eyes. Could 1t be that Victoria had refused him Was that why she had gone off on a visit at this juncture-to escape her parents anger when they should learn that she had disregarded their wishes? And-had Lang come to ask him to intercede with Victoria? Yet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-12
Your Home and You
Suburban Train Gossip
By HELEN KENDALL

The young couple who had Just about decided to take pretty cot tage in a suburb of the city were returning to town after tour or inspection of their prospective nome. They were eager and pleased over inc ouiet charm of the village, the wide, shaded streets, the neighooriy aspect of the houses and the peopie they saw.
 They Erinned at each other con tentedly as they sat in the leisurely local train. Just in front or theill sat a couple of well-dressed youn matrons who had boarded the train at their own station and who had preceded them down the street. They wondered if these would be tnelr neighbors in the days to come. Ihen one of the young women turned to the other.
 Did you see Mrs. Wilson at church yesterday? Wasn't that the most hideous hat you ever saw? She may be a good housekeeper but she cer- tainly has very poor taste, don't you think? They say she and her nus band aren't so very happy together. I must say she has well-behaved children. though. Now, that little Taylor boy shows his poor bringing up, don't you think? I simply Will not let Archie play with him."
 The other wofnan chanted a re- sponse. :.
 "Ycs. isn't he a terror? Isn't it too bad we can't choose our neigh bors in a little town like this? l wonder who will take the Jenkins house. I saw some city people look ing at it today. They looked like awful snobs. She was a@ i
 Hush, they're right behind us!' ned her companion in low mur- mur, looking straight ahead Of her.
 The young couple sat in heartsick silence the rest of the way back to the city. Then the husband spoke.
 Perhaps we had better look out Elmwood way" But his young wife said thoughtfully:
 No, I'm sure Elmwood would Dc just the same. But back of all this idle gossip are kind hearts and req neighborliness, I know. If only the, wouldn't do it on public trains where anyone may overhear them their silly chatter would evaporatt like so much smoke. They'll soor find we aren't snobs. and will like Ill and we them. But what an unpleas' ant impression they have given us to be lived down!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-12
Is Woman Justified in Staying Husband Who Finds Fault?

for everything she does, and fails to do. He is a perpetual fault-finder. He is a critic on the hearth who never stops chirping.
 He is as silent as the grave about all the thousands of times his wife has pinched nickel until the buff falo howled with agony, but let her once spend dollar foolishly and she never hears the last of it. He may have devoured three hundred and sixty-four perfect dinners, ap parently unaware of what he was eating, but if the three hundred and sixty-fifth dinner has too much salt in the soup, and the meat is over done, aud the potatoes underdone. he howfs to heaven over it.
 I have known men whose whole conversation at home was a rakin5 fire of criticism. It began Ut the front door with Why do you let that child leave his skates in the front hall?" Why don't you dust the parlor mantel?" Why can't you keep clean towels in the bathroom?" Do you call this soup or dish wa ter?" My Lord, can't we ever have
 
 strange thing to mo that you can boil potatoes for thirty years and never learn how to get them done," in wonder that the poor, tired, over. worked, abused wife didn't take the carving knife to him.
 There are plenty of men of this type who believe that the way to keep a wife in her place is to give her kick instead of a boost. I have had such men tell me privately, and secretly, that they admired their wives very much, and thought their wives fine managers and superlative cooks. but they would have died un- der torture rather than tell their wives so. They never tell their wives that they look good to them. On the contrary. they rub in on their James about how old and faded they have grown. They never tell their wives that new dress Is becoming. They grunt out something about fool fashions, and the idioey of women who wear clothes too young for them.
 It is literally true that many a married woman would drop dead with surprise If her husband let her know that he admired her and ap- preciated her.
 The only compliment many a man pays his wife is the one he has carved on her tombstone I wonder if the ghosts of the women who have been criticised to death smile cynic- ally as they hover over the ceme- teries. DOROTHY DIX.
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M0THHERS  U Il MEN
MOTHER OF OTTO voN BISMARCK

MOTHER OF OTTO vON BISMARCK
 The kind of mother who was suffi- ciently strong minded and unsenti- mental to send her child away from her at a tender age, because she felt it was for his future good, was ex- actly the kind of mother one would expect to bear and rear such man as Otto Ven Bismarck, "The Iron Chancellor" of Germany. And Luise Mencken, mother of this great Prus- sian, was just such woman.
 From his infancy she had designed him for the diplomatic service, and went about in a thoroughly business like way to prepare him for the life she meant him to have.
 Although she was only 16 years old at the time of her marriage, and still very young when she became mo ther, she was a determined, intel ligent person. Descended from a long line of scholars, she had a mind that was naturally keen and critical, a mind which had been sharpened by contact with other good minds. She was we'll educated, considering con- ditions of the time and place, and ever ambitious for her son.
 It was from her that Bismarck in- herited his incisive intellect and ready wit, also ms ueterminduon ana strength of mind and will. She saw when he was a young child that he was meant for big things. and she was determined to get them for him. So, although she loved him dearly. and he did not want to be separated from her, she sent him, at the age of six, to a school far away from home, so that his education might be begun properly. She was willing. she said. to sacrifice, not Cnly her own moth CTS feelings, but also the present happiness of her child. for what she knew to be his future good. Small wonder that such a son came from such a mother.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-12
"One Trick q Day"
THE BRIDGE OF KNIVES

This is very interesting and cu rious experiment, the basic idea of which is regularly used by builders and architects. It is the principle according to which a roof or ceiling may be covered by pieces of wood little more than half the length that would seem to be necessary for the purpose.
 Place three glasses at the corners of an imaginary triangle the sides of which should be slightly longer than the lengths of the knives to be used. The handles of the knives are placed on top of the three glasses. one on each glass. The blades of the knives are to meet in the center of the tri- angle in this manner: The blade of the first knife goes over the blade of the second knife; the blade of the second passes across to that of the third knife, which, in turn, rests on top of the first knife.
 little practice may be needed to obtain the right amount of skill in order to balance the knives quickly.
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By Branner

very well. hoped right in and saved the little, teeny. weeny fairy baby. And when the Fairy Mamma and Daddy came. running up. they were so glad to find their fairy baby safe and sound they built us this cunning little, teeny, weeny cottage. And ever since then Granny .Fieldmouse has worked for the fairies, tending to their flower garden! Isn't 1t nice?"
 Indeed it Is, Granny Fieldmouse!" the Raggedys said. We wish we could come inside your cunning lit- tie, teeny, weeny fairy house, but we are too large!"
 And Granny Fieldmouse ran in her cunning little house and brought out a lot of Fieldmouse cookies, and while they nibbled the cookies, the Raggedys laid upon the ground and peeped into Granny Fieldmouse's pretty little fairy house, and it was prettier inside than 1t was on the outside.
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Fauorite Recipes
 of Famous Men
BURTON HOLMES, Explorer and Lecturer. 4 nvSu THAT sI.INCERSU SU

The dish that fingers most pleas antly in my gustatory memory Is one which, on special occasions of Joy or woe, is prepared for me by my life long friend and impressario. Louis Francis Brown. Of it's mysterious ingrediental I am happily in a state of admiring and greatful uncertain ty; all I know is that the walters who are so unfortunate as to be on duty when Brown begins to ask for the wherewithal to concoct the mira cle of rare and pleasing savor, in- variably wear a worried and even antagonistic look. Vaguely I recall the need of chafing dish, juice of tomato suspicion of garlic. and eggs but most sharply and clearly de- fined is the recollection of absolute inner peace that attends and follows the celebration of the rite.