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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

Csacsao. o-f, zL-rh. empty structu--s cf
the verii's Columbian exppsitien ver- d~ii-
Gated to-day 90 the rurroxes for which they
have been de-ga~d hv the psops af th. great
est. and grsn'isst and nobisst r-pahilc IL q, has
svsr existed IN ~. fs.-s % Gcd'. e.r,a. This
:. tn Nations Day. tlsy -, srsrt tyy rroc.s
rnati'a of the raisf magistrate, Proclamation
A. rixuroasiy deserved ~ were ths proruncis.
neatos % "a. msxfssfarv Of ancient Errop-.
a. brisf season - tasnksxviax sai OF
fsstvty in commsmer-ton - the man
s1d 'hs discovery of four csnturies .lac-
Chicsgo kept holtias: and not only Chicsso.
but every cook sai corner Of tn. big. bassiins.
iesrtnE. driving, sirivlag rrpshlic Joy. iabi
htion sai gi4cness were uoconfasd pstrtoi-
isEn. the safety vaivs % People salig
snd dst-ttainst 20 bs frre. hsi fuii vent. In
city sni town, in village AMI hamlet. the Pso-
pie. 20 quite the prcelsmst lon c< Priest
lent Harrison arr dsvoting than selves 20
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

sight and MT en~s ar the iett~ ones fan 10
revive an acknewlsdgusa, Of their kintiy
feeling
Tbs weather was admirable fcr the parade.
The sun shone warmly durinx the early portion
OF tire day. bat later the .ky was overcast, and
70 the many spectator. VITO stood hour sftsr
bonn watching ts- s;rrsm o. life now past tbs
tr~sh ner'h-rn brssxs vas trifs unoomforta-
bic. Bet Tor them who hor- ths burden % tbs
day the Temperature could not have been better
adjusted They dk fhrir work surprisingly
vel. aud in it, doing they honor-si themselves
the ctiy and sAs vast hori. % stssngvrs within
her x.ts-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

ANIMAL industry officials of the agri-
eaiinrai department reassert that
,aefe IS no truth in the statement from
LONDON that an American bullock was
nand to have the pleuro-pneumonia.
sEer : Investigation they say that the
Lnziish inspectors have mistaken ca
s'rnai or bronchial pneumonia 70,
fraro-pneumonia, and that the former
sni Always exist as long rs the cattle
ur shipped across the water.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

The proposal to hold an interna
t1al exhibition in 1895 in two sec.
enus-one section at Brussels and the
eaer at Antwerp. connected by an
etrtrie railway-has been adopted.
ssas putting an end to the contro-
wsy between the two cities as to the
ne Of the exhibition.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

TEE long-distance telephone lines be-
|tue-n Chicago and New York were for
|raIly opened on the 18th. Mayors
|vashburne and Grant greeted each
.ts-y over metallic circuit about I 200
his long.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

rrAyx TANNER. one of the members
! sithe Toledo to) city council indicted
b. bribery pleaded guilty on the 18th.
Il, also resigned his seat in the coun.
l. Sentence was deferred until the
|:,ose OF the term
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

The will Of the late George Fowler. a
ny wealthy provision packer and rner-
shant OF Liverpool and Kansas. was
Fohased in England. on the I.th. II
eeiAins bequests of ess. 600 tn the Sal
n'ion amy and Gas. .O0o to other chari-
t<s IN England and ireland.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

AfsrEr A. DonGE. treasurer Of the
ln:eroIoniai railway freight depart
nsni IN St Johns. y. F.. has been ar
rs'-d. char yed with embezzling abou,
n.0co belonging to the Dominion gov
sanent n, is 90 years old and very
|rspsctably Connected.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

Rev and Mrs w &. Lukemeier cele-
bratei the fiftieth anniversary of their
marriage at Louisville. Nv. the other
evening
Tier we're f~- ehlfrea sud uire xrsn~hii-
drwn - the coaBis pr~.~1t- During the even
ing crowf. of friend. called ard p-id their re-
sg,sy-ts 20 thu Old ~osr'e Floral offerings were
uumarsus Mr.. Lskem~isr went to L1uisvilis
in iSs and IN ists be was married to Miss Eix-
absfh Brrnn~raxa- Fifteen years lster he he-
csme . minister. About isss bis lungs became
affected sad he was obliged to give up active
work in th- nliaistry. Mr. sui Mrs.. Luksmeser
sr~ hale AMI h-srtY. AMI bii fair ~ live many
more years Mr.. Lnksm.ser 10 IS and his worthy
con@ort tsTJ
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

RALEIGH V. C.. is 100 wears old and.
b the 18th. celebrated its centennial
" IN elaborate street pageant. The
|s,T was gayly decorated. There wers
hireen divisions of the procession
xhich was a mile and n half in length
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

II was officially stated in Madrid, on
h. 10th, that the new commercial
trrsty between Spain and the United
|sa,eS covering trade in the Antilles, is
|hwrable to Spanish industries.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

THE celebration of Columbus Day IN
n. urincipal towns and cities, and in
.apy villages and hamlets Of the
Lmutry. on the aist, was very general.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

ycr,cr has been served by the mas.
H. cotton spinners on the cotton oper-
.,;,rs Of Darwin, Lancashire. England.
a an intended reduction in wages
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27
Georgia. rr-,s.s,l.ry statistics.

Col. George H. Jones. principal keep
er ~ the Georgia p~nitentisry. has
completed bis r~port 10 s:ov. Northen.
On n=fsssr thss~ ssTs 80 eauvt-t- IN fAs
r-eaitertlsry. as rnur- than twu y-ars ago.
Sxiv- thr-e ssrsr-f urt.ca~r- .fif 81 i.rxw
Tissre hsvr han irs ossths rnsry % tA~ru vsc-
s.ns sni aocfs~ntsl or tls eoavs~t. fps are
nai- whites. isIo eolos<i males. whiss e.
rrnsie- snd ~ eulcr-i female. Str-ty r~r
csns- q ;h- inmates % the r-nss~nstsrv are
caissr~si Tsa afths ~ thea srs unfsr a
yesrs - sxs. aud ssnxu'sr - .sy. tast ans hsis
ar~ chrreh members S,tn~thfux over iDa
Metho-its,s asd mere thza so Bspt ste
Thirty scv-a ia every la can r~sf and
vtfte. sna culv ~ every IN rvsd lot rot
write E,sht r.r cent u the-= convirt. have
.ervef ons or more t.rfns h-fure. The rrison-
ers are eistrihutri IN s~vent-eu CAMPS Th~r.
are four cs-nps IN thu Dsds eouAfv 81 vkich
there are 81 convict. ies.-t q tbs Ds1fs Cast
Co. Ta~-s are chisfv snxsx@i N niasnx coal
Nnsi hgrutug coke. Toe Chstssh.e-hss Brick
o. hs- s1t cssnvi~s-. Jarr@- " Smith hes M
ernniav-d hts farm ,ssd ia hts .w mills. r.
l=ssss= hs- ts.l =-s st=- - 49, s=sia= W. r.
Law has %. working al -sv mills; ". m Mad
f0r has all the women "A IN nrmn~r. employed
oa bis farm n Elh-Tt county
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

or,ys to the refusal Of foreign mer-
kssnts to purchase the surplus grain
|;,rm the interior Of Russia. the grain
|tnde in that country is in a critical
|erulition.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

John w. wilkerson and wife eeie-
brated their golden wedding at CiarISs-
vile. Tenn. Twentv-seven children and
grandchildren were present An old
fafhioned southern barbecued feast was
spread. Mr.. wilkerson and his wife
have lived on the same place ever since
they were ma rried
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

citv of Stamford, Conn. celc
l..rd It's two hundred and fifsieth an
L:.,-Sarv on the 18TH
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

Aunt Tena Moore. who would have
been i0T years old had she lived until
January 8. and without doubt the
oldest person in all that section. died
a. the home of Rias Jones. in Robert
son county, Tenn. She had passed
through the viciSsitude~ of two wars
and was conscious to the hour OF her
death. giving many "reminiscences of
the closing of the last and beginning of
the present century.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

r,-.sr, has published a statement Of
4. eirure by her cruisers of British
E.l,r, in Behring sea, showing her
,rr,e 10 be blameless.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

-r Worlds fair grounds and build.
At Chicago were formally dedi-
~ on the s1st, in the presence Of
e, 800 people.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

iaE trial in London Of Thomas
seA Cream. otherwise known as
~ iaonas Neill, for the murder of Ma
a'oa Clover by poisoning with strych-
me resulted, on the aist. in a verdict
suii'y OF murder, as charged in the
aa'e'ment Az under English law nc
'epsai can he taken in criminal cases.
I'D 10 the home secretary, this set
E .reams fate. He will be hanged,
'a'sss ne cheats the gallows by suicide.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

u.x vHrELAw REID, candidate for
"rr,sident ON the republican ticket
- ,ublic his letter Of acceptance on
~ 18th.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

"a. board Of ordnance, which has
~, :. 'ne duty of adjusting the smaller
u. 49, rifie sight and other "details of
g. NC" magazine gun for the United
49, army, has handed in an inter
Ss. E report Its importance may be
so oy the fact that the new
r.;pn' which is modification of the
4. ssorsensen gun. will be made at
- sprngneid Mass national armory
i. e army and marine corps. and that
r,, VIII alsocharge its rife to cor.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

r,v,x are differences in Gladstonc's
s;.-s - regarding the disposition to be
-. A the Irish dynnmiterS
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

= II H. Pilkington i slick young
man fruFn Chi~aga. now under arrest on
his way frrm Mobile To Birmingham.
Ala- lie visited Birmingham and put
mp at the best hotel lie advertised for
intelligent young men who wanted
good indoor ps~itiunS lie opened a
studio. and when his victims appeared
he put them IN coloring pictures. hut
a, hr bad to teach them hov to do the
work he required depu~it Of sio in sd-
vance ms n guarantee of good faith =
He had regular blank contracts. and
the wages promised were exc-llent-
The other day eight of his victims went
to his studio. hut he had gone lie
worked birmingham for $50
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

STATEMENT has been received at the
en s apartment from General Manager
VDeii OF the Baltimore & Ohio road.
I'sn shows that in case of an invasion
me United States the four trunk
. leading to New York FROM the
- could land $50. 900 troops within
.'y hours with horses and all neces-
equipment and at the same time
-. enough commercial supplies to
e' ue current needs of the country.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

ASSISTANT ExGISEER HARRY
n-a, A OF the navy, has recently
e.ed one Of the most brilliant ex.
q ',Ons ss;s for promotion to the grade
!, .Alei engineer in the shortest time
n, u, viz i've and q half days
Sn,ter eoster Is one of the heroes of the
e.. s4n disaster, having kept the ma
s,,;1 Y OF the Inflated vandalia going
-. -. 'ne ship had struck and further
lo~ vas useless As showing how
i promotion il in the engineer corps
p.s- T. oe mentioned that Chief Engi
~ Webster entered the navy in 1856
e'sed all through the war.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27
SOUTHERN clEAnrmcs.


~ ~f"f~m AsHf s9a> ftts &Dtn4r
The following story eomes from Milan.
Tenn
Elxhteeu ys--r. sxp tahn rsnny ant Ah~ xaw-
TIN hal sltSs~nssaa ~ . rsansry festival.
near NJ sa. II, sTssr r-sufs~t n q sa<i. IN
whsra Ma-tfa w~~ rnsfsa~f frr ne. Hs w~or~
ves<-sae-. oas sfxss several nss.sh. sfssr ths
dssf. whfi@ rpnzv wss sh~~ns fruzn krsn-. his
hoa.e wss sns~r~s snf . si-<rtnx sssszs hs~
ahstuctrt fraas th- erin Tn~ frmnsfr HrsA~r
sn< n~sxhhcr~ s~arrh-t ia nAwas Fcr trsc~- "a
th~ nis-sne tarwnt wh~a to- f.sh~r r~turx-d
he esnv~vt-t bis e~sss~ ints rusn~r sss i<st
f~r rrxss vh>rs ,. tacsf~& hevinw n fssn~
~ absstz ei~w 70 hss ns~sfas h~v rsn.fiy
sfs~r y-srs sp~rf m srsv~tanx b. r-fn~~~t ~
Bst-a- Tees. ass Furrsss~i smss r<ru- A
strsnx~r drvv- - ~ Fk~xr's gssz tk~ e<hs~
cay art af~usoans~4 wtsAssnf . wn<-s -
wslx~f srs~ ss~ hss>S sat tsr~w hfrn~sif fats
Ne zrsz- - sa sss~m4sa~f x-sy hsarwt wu-nsn.
er-s-s-nias: ~Mz<h~r. ! an vas~ tpax tsst
suns~ Astsr ths sAf w~smsn r~cww~r~4 frwm
this .hs-sk tss vssnx mas infsrsn-f h~r sf sb~
rosnansc psrs~assrs. ". seas h~r boo Martha.
On ht- 6-ssAh~d. made cuns~--ssn fnfsrut-x
ssnn a. hsw h. ass .ss'~a hfrn. ws~-~ h~ evuAa
Husf his psreut.. ssf ss>iax ss-sr fo~xiw-asss-
Tas usstpa ws@ . most n@prv sas. NNrsfn go
sttsch~i 80 sas boy sad irss hirn poss~ssscrs
snsvuntsaw 90 several fh~n~sns dollays
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27
EXPOSITION.
Formal Dedication of the Grounds
and Buildings.
fh- rsit snd the Grand Parade on tn.
Day Presiding the Dedi-atIon-rhs
Parade aud Exercises on D-d-
tcasic~ Dsy-Great Crowda

CHrcssooet 2-Chicas, has kept her word.
and made the dedication of the Worlds fair
nuiidi7gs tho greatest event ever witnessed IN
th- etfv-ve-. u will mot b too mach To say IN
the world such crowds yer. nevrr .~.u IN an
American city ~ q u.hed into Chicago Thurs
day and Friday ssd Saturday. The cshehrAtton
oss.n oa the night Of the 18th. when th. gres,
Colsmbtsn BALL
-ss giv-a AZ ths Auditorium The greatest a.
srmtly ball on the cpntiaent vss sbisrs with
hghts sad beauty. Lovely women we're there
~uuaen in toilets that pu, 70 shame the creates,
snd Iov-l'sss creations Of Worth. AMI taer-
~ere us-n-there we're statesmen and ,iiplo-
'nsts. wsrrinrs rn-a os lstt~rs % scieac. law.
snsrcesn' prinees-men WIN hsvs msds their
imprint on this ali other nations True /, /.
tnst sh- hall hal un oficisl r-coxnitfnn on fhs
cesi'iai proxrsmms bsyoni the forTnsf indsrsc-
mens of ths committee on esrVuonies hut /,
-ss p~f h-ps ths most notable event 50 far a,
soc1e'y ws- concerned. in the history OF the
e1sy. Th- vioe- pr.=si.nt was there. r-pr...at.
ing the pr~siiont who. a. all the world know.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

DIR. J. C. Bachelor. of New Orleans.
has been elected sovereign grand com
mander Of the supreme council South
ern jurisdiction. Scottish Rite. succeed
ing Albsrt Pike.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

WeS, Point. Ga.. Is To have new
t,s0o 0oo cotton mill
Nr. r. Lsai-r. the welt known snss~ssr Who
= pr-sisi~nt % the rev nsiIiing eoursnv. hes
s~less-i West Ps'int tS- site. saa M. fs~fs %
has creAtad great deal ~ sntha.is.rn. The
total STOCK. sSagn. ha. hs~a Subscribed and
the took. closed Tlfs rniii !. 10 ssnt.sn = pD
sTrlsdi.- ami an brosf ls.m.. Tbs bufsting
VII - 90 tY iB feet and fsur ssrrt~~
high. snd will require Ilsp hor~~-
power engine 20 rus H. The yesrIv
consumption % cotton will b~ about i.In
hsies Tbs -to~k Of this company 10 largely
swnel BY the West Pasnt Manufacturing 60.
--khaldcr-, ami TIRE msnsE~rnsnt ~ tn- c,r1-
panT' affairs. veil z- ths West Psias manu-
farturiax and the Galveston r.tton unflt- will 10
in sh~ hsni- "a Msssrs W c. snd 4. LAairr-
This - sufficient 20 insure ths su~r~-s Of the
NV vsutHr~. Tbs combined c.psssi of III.
fhree n1ii= viii sRgr-ss.e over sI.Go0p ans
rsprc.snts sn.foo stfnsils@ TIE factories viii
e,as1Ers $50 . ea,s- u cotton ycsriy.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

The government has begun the work
Of blasting out a channel through Col
bert shoals, in the Tennessee. II will
be temporary expedient until the
canal is finished.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

Z - injunction sought by Judge c
-; - 70 prevent the insanity com
sr,-s A OF Burt county, Neb.. from ex-
e,-t.. nlm rs an insane person. wai
i,,,.s y three Of his associate judges
~ y ne case 10 Tekamah. On ;bs
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

-rvublican and peoples party in
.;.ua have agreed upon fusion.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

A feud between Or. Alsop and Hon.
Ben Walton at Shaw. Miss, eliminated
in a duel DIR. Alsop was dangerously
wounded and Mr. Walton mortally.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

whitecaps visited Joseph Pitman'.
house, near Pnrvis. Miss, and shot him
10 death while in bel with his wife.
Several arrests have been made.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-10-27

c. y. Haslin entered the law Office OF
Wm- Eoterhower. a. Kernerxville. y.
C.. and shos hir N the neck. Essl.r
then shot a!sEsslf % death.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-25
THE FEATHER-DUSTER.
1t Has q Place in 10th Chinssc History


ard Poetry.
There is perhaps nothing for which
an educated Chinese feels keener ap-
probation than for what is called a
ku-tien, or historical allusion, in what
ever shape it may present itself One
of the commonest objects in Chinese
houses is the feather-brush. This hard
ly ornamental article has q HISTORIAN
ancestry-which inparts peculiar val
ue to it to the Chinese mind There
was a time when the fea brush had
not been put to the base use of iIaper-
fectIy busting furniture. 1t bore an
honorable part in the ancient chivalry
of the country, being 4 recognized
standard for the mastering of soldiers
to battle
An allusion IS made to it in the
writings of Chuang-tZu, an historian,
who tells US that when the great militia
ry leader, Sun, standing on an eininence
which overlooked the plain, waved on
high his plume of feathers, the men OF
the state OF Ting rushed with one ac-
cord into the field in battle array.
There is something strange in the
fact of this honorable instrument hav-
been disgraced from the battlefield to
the boudoir, but the poets of China
view the matter in quite different
way. 1t appears that once certain
empress first laid her fair hand upon
this emblem of war. and appropriated
it for her own use. receiving much praise
at the time from the court verse max
erS
But aside from ali poetic sentiment
the fact seems to be that the empress
wanted something 20 switch away the
insects which in tested her apartments
Then II became fashionable article OF
use and ornament, and lively trade In
the feather brush sprung up, foste-ed
BY the gorernmeBk Il was made gener-
ally of actual feathers, and was used
for busting furniture
Other sorts. however,. were made of
horse-hair, and these Were often placed
in the hands OF sick persons, to wave
about and prevent gnats and mosquitoes
from annoying them as they lay in bed
II IS even possible to see people at the
present day walking about their apart
ments and switching one OF these
brushes TO the right and left at their
minute assailants A traveller in China
tells as OF certain Buddhist priest who
was seldom seen without a bright green
horse-tail which he used TO keep OF the
flies Indeed, the graceful waving and
manipulation Of the feather-brush OK
borse-tail Is cultivated as an art in
China
The feather-Gsaster has also been made
use OF By Chinese writers to point q
moral on several occasions Such aphoF-
isms as The superior man renews him
self day by day The sage necessarily
shakes the dust q the world from OF
him. and many Others have been taken
from the writings Of ne encients and
used by modern authors 10 reflect grace
and dignity o. this pet ku-tein-the
feether-h zush -focths Compenion
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-25
WILLIAMS LOST KNIFE.
The German Emperor Causes a Long De
Law in Serving Dinner.

The German Emperor Causes a LoDg De-
lay in Serving Dinner.
An incident which occurred on the oc-
casion of the young German emperors
visit to Greece illustrates anew the fact,
which 10 one ever doubted, that the
etiquette of court may bring as much
discomfort to the king as the people
who surround him.
The kaiser holds the honorary rank
of admiral in the British navy. The
commander of the British squadron in
Greek waters rendered his majesty a
dinner on board his ship. OF course the
banquet was to be most elaborate and
magnificent affair.
The hour arrived, and the royal guest
and his suite of officers, all in brilliant
uniform, were assembled Then it was
discovered that an important implement
was missing. Where was the emperor's
knife and fork?
For the kaiser, having but one arm
that he can use-the left is withered-
can WELD the scepter, the sword, or the
pen; but can not use knife and fork as
other people use them. In their place
he employees an ingenious contrivance
which combines in one implement both
knife and fork, and does very well with
It.
just at the last moment it was dis
covered that the imperial knife and
fork had not been placed by the impe-
rial plate. 1t was sought for, but could
not be found. The emperor's attend
ants were inquired Of; no one knew
where it was.
Then the knife and fork might have
left CHI A
crew were put into one of the ships
boats, and brawny backs bent over the
oars, for the errand was one that called
for dispatch. The emperor's quarters
in the city were searched, but no knife
and fork could be found.
All this time the dinner was spelling.
The search had been made with all pos
sible energy. It was now two hours
since the table had lacked only the
kaiser's knife and fork But the dinner
ready to eat, and his eating implement
must surely be found.
Perhaps before this time the happy
thought had occurred to more than one
person ''the emperor may know where
it is.
But up to this time no one had volun-
teered to ask him. Would he, under
the melancholy circumstances, take it
aniss if he were questioned? Hunger
rendered the host bold. With decorous
delicacy the emperor was approached,
and the rnomentous question was put:
Gould he tell where his knife and fork
might be found?''
why, yes, here it is" replied Will
lam H.; and reaching inside his uni
form, he produced the 1nuch-sought i'm
plement from an inner pocket.
The host forthwith led the way to
the table. not only greatly relieved in
mind but deeply impressed with the
fact that the affairs OF Germany were
in safe manufactures Journal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-25
HONEST UNTIL DEATH.
Sad Plight OF Little Edinburgh Stree


Sad Plight OF a Little Edinburgh Street
In the course Of sermon to children,
In Westminster Abbey, Dean Stanley
told the following story of an Edin-
burgh street Arab: mot long ago, in
dinburgh, two gentlemen were stand
ing at the door Of hotel one very cold
day when a little boy with thin, blue
face, his feet bare and red with the
cold, and with nothing to cover him
but bundle of rags, came and said:
Please, sir, buy some matches
No; don't want any. the gentleman
said
''.But they are only penny box
the poor little fellow pleaded
'Yess but you see we don't want a
box the gentleman said again
s. Then will gle ye twa boxes for
penny the boy said at last: and so to
get rid OF him the gentleman who tells
the story says, 7 bought box; but
then found had no change, so said
will buy box tomorrow
oh. do buy them tonight, If you
please the boy pleaded again; I will
run and get We the change, for ana
vera hungry
So 1 gave him the shilling and he
started away. / waited for him, but no
boy came Then I thonght had Ios4