The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-06-30
SEEGER Bros. Extract teeth
without pain.
A Tigers l:cad from Cab,II.

Net long AGO Il little German boy in
Prussia was making a collection of
rare p0stage-Stam.,s. but had faileI to
obtain any of those queer-lookin@
stamps of Afyhanistan, with tigers
head roughly outlined upon them,
known as Cabul stamps of the reign of
Shere Ali. Ameer Shere Ali was the
first to introduce postage-stamps in
the city of Cabul. and when he was
dethroned by the British in 1879,
quantity of these stamps were seized
b. Sir Louis Cayagnari who was Eng
lish Resident at the court of Amrer
Yakoob Khan. Cava@nari was slain
in the same year. and Yakoob Khan
wds intrusted to the care of an Eng
lish officer; and Cabul stamps of the
reign of Shere Ali became rare. Only
limited number came into the Europ-
can and American markets, and the
little German boy of whom we write
found it impossible to procure them in
Berlin. At last he determined to write
to the eX-Ameer Yakoob Khan, who
he had heard was tender-hearted
man, and fond of children.
The German boys letter to him may
be translated as follows:
your Majesty, am little German
boy, and am making collection of
stamps. | wish very much to procure
some stamps of your Majesty's
kingdom, and shall be very much
obliged if your Majesty would send
me some"
The letter reached Bombay in due
time and was despatched by railway
to Saharampoor where the letter-bag
was placed on the back of an Indian
coolic and carried up the hills to Mas
sourie. which is hill-station of the
Himalayas, some 5000 feet above the
level of the sea. Here the eX-Ameer
Yakoob Khan was being carefully and
comfortably lodged in charge of an
English officer
Yakoob Khan does not know Ger
man, but the little boys" letter was
Translated by the interpreter into
Pushto, OF the Afghan tongue. The
ex-Ameer was pleased by the letter,
and Il selection of Cabul stamps was
sent by an early mail, with letter
written by the English officer, explain
ing that his Highness the eX-Ameer of
Cabul had great pleasure in complying
with the request of a good little Ger
man boy, rs he had heard of the great
ness of the German people.
In due course the British officer re-
ceived the following reply:
kind English Officer: The stamps
which you have so kindly sent me
have arrived and are much valued by
me in my collection. | showed them
and your letter to distinguished Ger
man officer who is staying at my
fathers house, and he is so pleased
with the kindness of an English officer
TO little German boy that | asked
him to give me his photograph to send
to you. which he has done, and he
hopes you will accept it."
To the surprise and pleasure of the
English officer, the photograph in
closed was that of the Commander-in-
Chief of the German Army, and the
autograph written under twas "Von
Moltke, Field-marshal."
Upon inquiry it appeared that the
"little German boy" was the son of a
great German manufacturer. whose
name Is well known in Prussia as one
who has provided benevolent institu-
tions for workmen His father was
entertaining Field-marshal Won Moltke
at his house when the Cabul stamps
sent by the English officer arrived. =
Thomas r. Hughes. u. d., IN st. NicA-
oidS.