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Identifier: bookofroyalblue12balt (find matches)
Title: Book of the Royal blue
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Baltimore and Ohio railroad company. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Middle Atlantic States -- Description and travel
Publisher: Baltimore
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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kingdom of Hurlyburloo,Where the imprints of little fingers And the jagged rents in the wallAre the only reminder that lingers Of the baby who made them all ? Do you see the smudge on the wall, there In the corner behind the door,—The finger-marks, cracks, and all, there, Two feet, more or less, from the floor?Oh, where are those little hands toiling, What prize in the world have they gained,That were guilty of all that soiling, In the days when my baby reigned? The naughty corner its name was, The dread of a little lad.How real his childish shame was When he had been, oh, so bad!With his face to the flowered paper, In penitence, there, he stood,To atone for some naughty caper Till he promised Now Ill be dood. Ah, dear little blue-eyed codger, He wearied of standing there.I can hear him say: Please, may Roger Rest, now, in his little red chair?Do you think you can add new splendor To this room that he tilled with joy?Oh, not while my heart is still tender With love for a little bov!
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CINCINNATI, O., THE CONVENTION CITY. THE great social, religious, educationalor political organizations holding an-nual or less frequent conventions, arecalled upon, prior to each large meeting, toconsider the claims of various cities as suit-able meeting places for large gatherings. The first necessity for the successfulhandling of large bodies of people isnecessarily transportation facilities. Thensuitable halls and auditoriums for largegatherings, and sufficient hotel, lodgingand boarding accommodation for comfort-ably caring for guests must be considered, theatres, which can be utilized for con-vention purposes. Special attention is called to SpringerMusic Hall, as but few cities can boast ofa permanent building so admirably arrangedfor the handling of large crowds. Themain auditorium has a seating capacity of4,000, while two smaller halls under thesame roof have a seating capacity of 1,200and 300 respectively. It contains one ofthe finest pipe organs in the country, builtat a cos

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