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WILLIAMS LosT KNIFE.
The German Emperor Causes a Long Ne
lay In serving Dlnner.

The German Emperor Causes Long Ds-
lay In serving Dinner.
An incident which occurred on the oc-
casion Of the young German eInperor's
visit to Greece illustrates anew the fact
which MO 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
"a ssiA.z. siss-- t1.e british navy The
commander Of the British squadron ~
Greek waters. rendered bis majesty q
dinner on board hfsslip.. Ofeourse The
banquet was to be a 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?
E=tort 11ae.kaiser,r having zbtttaone@arn
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 continuance
which combines in one implement both
knife and fork, and does very well with
1t
just az 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
been left ashore perhaps. A picked
boats, and brawny backs bent ever the
oars, for=the errand wns 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. 1t was now two hours
since the. table had lacked only the
saiser's knife and fork. but the dinner
could not be eaten until the kaiser was
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
1t is"
| But up to this time no one had volun-
teered to ask him. Would he, under
the melancholy circumstances take IL
amiss If he were questioned? Hunger
rendered the host bold. With decorous
delicacy the emperor was approached,
and the momentous question was put
Gould he tell where his knife and fork
might be found?'
why, yes, here 1t is" replied Will.
lam H.; and reaching. inside his uni.
form, he produced'the much-sought i'm.
plement from an inner pocket
The host forthwith lsd' the way te
the table, not only greatly relieved In
mind, but deeply impressed with the
fact that the affairs Of Germany were
in safe hands. Chicago Journal.
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.PARAoRAPHic POINTERS.

1t appears now that the republic
an campaign in the west is to he d.
rected from Chicago, with an executive
Campbell as chairman. In the words
of Senator Farwell: ''Is this the Same
Campbell" etc.-Chicago Times.
-Cleveland redeemed more bonds
than Harrison, yet Cleveland's average
annual expenditures were only $685.
6S4, 900, while Harrison's annual aver
age is $40. ass, 900. 1t is no wonder that
he is perpetuauy scrapiug the bottom
of the treasury. st. Louis Republic. i
/ For twenty years Adlai e. Stew
enson has been president of a coal COM
pany and has.never had a strike. What
a contrast to the case Of the republican
candidate for vice president, who for
| sixteen years has had his old union en-
lployes locked out. indianapolis SEN
'tinel. ~
lrts--Thc industry which has received
most encouragement from the McIzin-
| ley tariff is that of lying. In the first
place. there was the tin-plate liar;R he
was followed by the pearl-button liar.
After him in the procession came the
manufacturer of prices, and he is fol.
J lowed by the man who is disposed to
swear that. wages have been steadily
advancing under the Mckinley act. =
| Louisville 'Conrier-Journal.
---Benjamm Harrison, in order to
please the people Of the Pacific coast,
signed bill. which brands the negroes
as unreliable witnesses, and on thai
account prohibits them from testifying
| in certain cases No other president OF
any party has ever in this solemn man.
ner placed such disgraceful stigma
upon the colored citizens OF The United
\ States. Benjamin Harrison may ex,
plain the matter until doomsday, bu,
no Intelligent self-respecting negro
will ever forget his Deliberate insult. :
Atlanta Constitution.
| There Is an, old East India fable
that happily illustrates the yearning Of
the republican. party TO protect the
struggling workmen of this, country
Once upon u time n kind. sgreat-hearted
old elephant went ont for a stroll in the
jungle, and as be wandered about he
came upon a herd 81 young PARTRIDGE
left by a.heartess mother to die Of hun
ger, thirst and exposure. The Gle
plants mighty sympathy went out Il
I the wretched partridgcs, and he said
'sYou need protection. And he sal
! on them. --Detroit Free Press.
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md wolves than any other man In
Pennsylvania, thought he'd give the
game rest for a day and go chestnut
ting over on the head of Cards brook.
knew something of the lay of the
country around there, and concluded
to go chestnutting with Laroy, and
rugged upfor the nutting by picking out
one OF his guns and turning one OF his
best dogs loose. When ! joined the
old hunter with his gun over my shout
der, he wanted to know Of me:
What are you going to do with that
gun?' ,7
Il told him thought might mayb be
see. chestnut that nothing but a rifle
could reach. Just then his dog came
totting up.
."'Who united that dog?' he asked.
{ 81 did, said /.
WELL said Larov, you'll get him
all full of hedgehog quilts and spoil
him. You'll have to pay for him; that's
all, ~ 4sa
"I,tlidn't say anything and we went
on toward the place where we were tc
do our nutting. Jonathan Card and
some DOdy else were alouR. we gov uI
on the hill. near the head Of the creek
had cut down chestnut tree and has
only just nicely begun to pick the
burrs. of, when suddenly Laroys Lyman
jumped up. turned round like a fash
grabbed the gun that had set against
tree near by, aimed toward -clumI
of high bushes, and blazed away u,
hadn't heard anything and didn't see
anything but bushes where. Laroy shot
but when the gun cracked ont jumped
big buck, and went off down the hill.
He was hit, of course, and Laroy said
TO me:
Go for HIM. He's our meat
Now, in those days | thought II
wasn't much of trick for me to do tc
outrun the dogs when ] took after q
deer, and I started for this one. I.sooI
passed the dog, and chased the deer tc
the bank of the creek. The dog had
gone up over point of the hill. l dis
covered the buck in the creek lying in
a deep hole. There was pile of drift,
lumber in the creek below him and the
bank was quite high. started toward
the deer and he rose to his knees.
knew something had to be done right
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My girl Just dotes upon ice-cream;
Withnl she has heart .sssA
To help me save, she said: Nov. C4KHes.
... Do gel 1t By the quartz s----
Puck.
Enthusiastic Party-"fIer face Is
the picture of amiability. Absent
minded Party-"Who. painted it?'--
Harpcr's Bazar.
She Was Not Afraid.--Perdita
| (gushingly)--'srh moment You see nay
| fiance you will fall in love with him.
| Penelopc-.I should think you would
be awfully worried them. ".
| Herald.
/ -Theater-goer-" love scene in
your play isn't half so natural as "
nsed to be last season. The same peoa
pie do it, toos Manager--"Yes; but
the lovers were married few months
ngo" Tit Bits.
-Featherstone- Briggs tells me that
you were a winner at poker down AT
! the seashore the other day Ringway
-'1n one sense ] was, but in another
sense was not Feathcrstone--''Yhas
do you mcan?n Ringway pro-
| prietor of the hotel was in the game. -
EsClothier and Furnishcr ~
| --Iie-.,The stars are very beautiful
tonight She YES" He = "Tbn
moon, however, is more beautiful"
She ~. Yes Hc-.Bnt you--you are
far more beautiful than ~ither" Sher-
"well, when have this dress on II you
can't say anything more than that we
may as we'll break the engagement'--
N. Y. Herald
business Is business. FL tell you"
/ he said, diseonsolately,iswo women are al
together too businesslike nowAdays
li"What,s the natter II proposed "
the hciress Yesterday Did she Aac-'
| cept you?- mo. She took out her
notebook, wrote my name and address
| in it. and said she would consider my
application. ~ Washington STAR
IA man recently from Iowalsayst that
he saw farmer standing at the foot Of
an enormous cornstalkF How big Is
4 your corh?v asked the stranger. ~
/ don't know, answered the farmer; n
| sent one of my boys up TO see q littlis
4 while ago and Tn worried to death
4 about him. & nHowlso? Can't he get
back?'' s..rhat's the trouble. The corn
4 stalks growing up faster than he can
climb down. Washington Star.
| Header Of Whitecaps.W want 70
know. and we want 70 kno n mighty
sudden, why you druvA your boy from
home Victim ~ didn't drive him
i from home. lie said IL i didn't GIT him
i cornet TO lssstn on he'd run away. an
:. guess he's done It; thatsNall. Lca<lass
i OF 4 Whitecaps. IVY boys. this hers
is, n public spirited citizsn Throw
4 down them switches, git put yotss Is
i wallets an givs him a donation. In
aianapolis journal.
| The barber was addicted to habits
Of intempcrance, so that ON this oecs,.
sion his hand was worry unsteady ut his
Iwosk. In shaving the u<'q'slcr he Ing
hictcd ncut sufficiently desr >o4eovs,r
thc.loyter partsof ths flee ~ III bio NJ
u The minlstsr. tnrpsl 70 tl,e rpsr m 4
paid, III tooVA o ( koleun nsverlty3 & YOU
NJ, flsosnaA, WtsS c1,sss n <eti,<f ~
,nuoil 5drinn,n Yea III. rl1e1
( Thomas, ~ do naa'to tho ~ rFss'y ts,'e
der. ''--~N, O, Pi;pyu0s
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PERSONAL AND ,MpsRsONAL.

l
| Nero was not hsesoniy famous man
addicted 70 fiddle-playings at critical
moments Immediately after tho bat
tic Of Polotsk the great French general.
Saint iyr, shat himself mp in q Jcspit
convent and fiddled for two days Bnt
he had won the battle.
| Mrs Sadie CfRndalL Of Michigan.
| inter marrying Rev. Mr. Crandatt nine
separate and distinct timcS Swtthons
ever having divorce, now wunts1one.
Her husband u rnatrirnQniHt T. S1zl<
and insists en- being united 81 the bliss-
4 full state BY every new dencninntionak
\ rite he can hear 81
y 4 & prnp<t yn1 5u1c cext4d thcs ftlQ< 4
'!'dt464 81 > &ppet In ~ WHEN -
1 wis Ia a. drunlena slpmfkr his partner
entered his room and nIled the bed anst
his pockets with living horned tonu~
Half an hour later he.saw the topper on
his knees, PRAYING. and yowfng that no
would never touch intoxicants again.
| Mr. Gladstones maternal grand
father Provost Robertson) was at one
time chief magistrate of the burgh OF
Dingwall, and Mr.. Gladstone himself
| III idbCty VsSntu u QNutHt Vuc1 h&t-sSp
house opposite the Bank Of Scotland,
of which he grhntedsthe town the free
use as an almshouse. The building,
however, was sold and removed In 1880
to make room for new block Of shops
and offices known. as the Gladstone
buildings.
-'sThe old William, said Prince Bis.
marck recently, was not, IL is true, n
great statesman, but he was q man Of
mature and sound Judgment He would
never act without consulting one or
more of his counselors. Then he was
q perfect gentleman. was deeply at
taefIed tnzh frnz@5trf he Elm erni. Frederick
was noble man. He was not perhaps
/ a man of great strength, yet he was one
l of considerable perception, discretion
and tact He was = sharp sword with
a short blade
/ Gen. Easement lives at gainesville,
4 o., now, but Is well remembered west
4 Of the Missouri as the builder of tho
| Union Pacific railway, which he pushed
at the rate Of Ave miles q day-a pre-
viously unprecedented achievement
| The general was an intimate friend OF
tho late Sidney Dillon, whom he charac.
| terizcs as .warm-hearted, honest
/ Irisrinfan, true to his friends, plain In
his ways, and Indifferent to show.
plain, blunt. man to whom many mill
lionaires of to-day owe their fortunes
Coz. Hodgetts, who died recently In
| Canada nj patriarchal aye. was the
| last survivor of the, Mahrattn war OF
| 1st7-'1s. He was probably the oldest
| officer in the British service. for. after
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my shilling; still there was that In the
boys face trusted, and did not
like to think bad of him. Late in
the evening was told q boy wanted
to see me; when hd was brought in
r found il was d SMALLER brother
ofsthc boy that got my shilling; but II
possible, still more ragged. and poor
and thin, He stood Q moment diving
into his rags as If he was seeking some
thing, and then said: Are you the
gentleman that bought the matches
fras Sepdisy -.
"sWcel, then, here's fourpencc out q
your hillings Sandy cannet comesshe'a
very III; b caFtran over hifIa knocked
him down, and he lost his bonnet, and
his matches, and your sevenpence, and
both his legs are broken, and the doc
tor says he'll die, and that's az And
then, putting his fourpence on the
table, the poor child broke down into
sobs. So / fed the little man and went
wfth=hinf -Sandie.- found
two little things lived alone, their
father and mother being dead. Poor
Sandie was lying on a bundle OF shaw
ings. He knew me as soon us ] got in,
and said: II got the change, sir, and
was coming back; and then the horse
knocked me down and both my legs
were broken; and oh, Reuby! little
Reuby! am sure l am dying, and
who will take care of You when ! am
gone? Whatwill We do, Reuby?'
Then ] took his hand and said
would always take care of Reuby He
understood me, and had just strength
to look up at me as If to thank me, and
the light went out of his blue eyes. -
N. Y. Ledger.
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SMALL BUT cosTLY.,


Comparative Cost Of the Cievelsnd and
Harrison Administrations.
The. Harrison administration is the
costiiest the country has ever had, 1t
has cost the people Of the country ~
: head o. SIS = family annually, as
against anaverage annual cost Of only,
-. - for cleveland and Sd As for the
Garfield-Arthur Administrations Even
when compared with the Garfield
Arthur administration, which was by
no means as, economical as II might
n1xe pv~nFs, se-* - Harrison appears
in its true light sas unprecedented.
Hers sre vq6Rrixls 6gnres giving the
Total 6seraeE annual texpehditlres, NJ
cluding sinking fund and postal sery-
ice, and the average expenditure per
capita under two republican admins
trations:: K.
Garfield rthurS.....-......1 q ss!e6Il .e Ct,
Harrison -. ...s.........z OF 1888. 103
IIereis an increase for Harrison=ever
the last preceding republican adminis-
tration amounting to IS cents per capita
per year, or round 1900, 900 a year
We give the figures of increase for
every Head of population because some
republicans endeavor to evadc respon-
sibility for Harrison's extravaganza by
saying that this is a growing coun-
try" The figures per capita show that
his expenditures have increased much
above the increase in population. He
has made an increase of Q per cent.
over the per capita expenditures and of
over 80 per cent. overthe total expendi-
lures of the Garfield Arthur admins
tration. That is, he costs the people Q
per cent. head more than Garfield and
Arthur cost them, and in the total per
year this increase makes 100000, 900,
or nearly a third Of the.totaI. ex-
pended annually under Garfield and
Arthur
We have made this comparison Of
two republican administrations that
republicans may the better understand
how costly are Harrison's incompctency
and radicalism. Here is similar COM
parison for three administrations:
Per Capita. Per Fear.
Garfield Arthur ..,,.....s5 - SSfe,6ll ,OO
Cleveland ............... IL SS3, N54 ,O0
Harrison ......s............, 70l 44p, 453OOO
The reader will see here a great in
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crease in Iarrison's average annual
expenditures. over those of both the
Cleveland and the Garfield Arthur adj
ministrations. lie will notice sothat
while Arthur's per capita expenditure
is considerably above Cleveland ST lIar-
rison's is much higher than Arthur's.
The plea that thcE. Increase Of lIar-
rison's total is due toSincreasc of popu-
lation being thus disposed of, no de-
Tense remains for Harrison. He stands
confessed on his record the -costliest as
we'll as the smallest PRESIDENT the coun-
try ever had-St. Louis Republic.
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know that dared lee 90 q the buck.
for his dAnder was up 20 far that he
would have scoms eat.rmc with both
hoofs and his horns as well, / was we'll
aware and 4 was well enough ac.
quainted With deer to feel that he
would probably have me down and
spiked and punched full Of holes be-
fore 4 could get up the bank. The
reason ! didn't know that dared lei
80 q the buck was that / didn't know
that Laroy Lyman had arrived On the
scene md was peeking out from be-
hfnsi 4 big tree, enjoying himself
enough to; burst at.the> way / was
whipping the deer. OF course, II had
jumped away from the deer and the
deer had jumped after me, Laroy
would have put ball through him SO
quick that he would never have known
what hit him. But didn't know Laroy
was taking Buck and me in from be-
hind the Tree, and, consequently, held
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placed in thcisss platforua. ssand slsould
republican supremacy again Be estab.
lished they would secure <le ,passsgs
Of the. obnpxi tops rzneasuf HARRISON
favors u for be aided Davenport in
drafting il and .lent~his influence IL
having Henry Cabos, Lodge father II.
On the very day that the. Minneapolis
convention adopted its platform Dayen-
port was undergoing d crosse xaEnina-
ton conducted ut Washington By Sena.
tor David B. Hill, and there admitted
the authorship of the bill, volunteering
the information that at some future
tinne he would renew the bill and urgs
its passage. n this confession and
this sthreat is.apparept the spirit 3!
|.fedefAl agktession and pnrk inaf ont
rage. Whatever Mr.. HArrisop may sAy.
the force bill Is and will remain vital
issue. Detroit Free Press.
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In Accordance, with the recommend
alton of President Cleveland a demo
cratic congress restored othc public
domain so 600, 72o acres of land given
away by.svarious republican adininfs-
trations torailroa< corporations There
was Recommended for recovery 65, 02O,
535 acres more which hid been given
away to railroads and others, but was
forfeited for Noncompliance with the
terms of the grant. OF this amount the
present democratic house has passed
bills restoring 54,Ssa, 900 acres for the
use and occupancy o: the people, al
though the republican senate refused
10 concur in sthe passage OF che bin,
thus defeating II. President Cleveland
started this krishd work, shnsi before II
wac yhnishdd HI. uaieiM sufecr was
ended. When III h again ,nugurated
.prvsiuent hnd ~ -iaeiscJ W ui0thei
,demosrRtir houas the work thss begnn
viii 10 finished. = riuvefapd plsln
DEALER n
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ment under the democratic administra-
ton of President Cleveland with those
of the administrations Immediately
preceding and following it. The'show.
ing of these figures is certainly one out
of which the republican party can
make no campaign capital.-N. Y.
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DON'T KILL THEM.
There Is a Much Better Way OF Studying
~ Birds.

There Is a Much Better Way OF Studying
: ~ Birds.
The Worlds Column bian exposition at
Chicago has offered prize for the best
collection of native birds. This offer
has an excellent intention, as its pur-
pose is to" stimulate the interest of
Young Americans in the natural his
tory of their own country; and hardly
ANYTHING is more productive of love of
country than an intelligent interest in
its fora and fauna. But such. an offer
is liable to abuse. There is danger
that the effort to produce the "best
collection of native birds" will stimu-
late needless slaughter of ipnocents,
and tend to the DETERMINATION of~many
species, which would be mischievous
and hurtful thing. -
n Very few people are capable of maxi
ing a good scientific collection of birds
or plants. To make such a collection
a large knowledge Of the subject is
necessary, and this knowledge IS only
to be gained by long and patient study.
The professional ornithologist- may
be pardoned for collecting birds by
shooting them, for his purpose is edu-
icational. Hobs very likely adding to
the sum of human knowledge. But the
amateur should never kill. A far bet
ter Investment for him than a gun is an
opera glass and good manual of the
birds OF America. with has glass and
his book he may learn the birds; and
without good kpowledge or them
gained in this way he can never hope
to take prize with any collection OF
them that he might make.
! To the young, scientist no. better adj
vice can be given than this: Never ''col-
leet, birds, nests or eggs, for any pur-
nose. until you have gained an intimate
Wedge Of your subject; and then
YOU may not want to collect,
At any rate, If you are a lover OF your
country you will not wish to pavtieipate
in the determination Of lts most beau.
'tiful creatures. Youths Companion.
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CHANGED HIS MIND.
Dave Calkins Found Ono Deer He
Couldn't Whip.


. ever 2 man got
ayrattling up by
a deer that man
was me, = said
Dave Calkins,
q t + $ h i n K
Creek, who has
had a good deal
to do with deer
and bears in his
time. at wars
when deer were
n ii IN G + o u S
around on these
hills. One day
in the fall La
roy Lyman, who
had killed more
-deer and hear
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-.I haven't seen sole go out OF my
door to- lay. remarked the complain
ing shoemaker who didn't believe in
advertising. - oniers Statesman
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.-Itwould be odd II baseball pitcherA
tuyned strilxcrs In opposition v alsvs'
dustion Of their Saiariea-- Pittsburgh
Dispatch,
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b Mrs tjicksFs'Ps complain ol
being robbed At drug storesl they never
overchnrge ma,n Mr., Hirks7sNyhnt
DO you buy2- Mr., Hieksl- sPostAas
stamps"
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IWATER-A MINERAL.
And 1t 10 the Most Useful One Found In N
World.

And 1t 10 the Most Useful One Found In the
World. ?.
II one were to ask his friends what
mineral we are most familiar with and
most commonly used as food, the an
swers would probably be both varied
and amuIng Salt would, fancy, first
suggest, itself to many, and to those
whose training in physiology and
hygiene has not been neglected, no
doubt the claims of lime, and iron, and
carbon, which in one form or another,
we use with food to build up bone and
brawn., would be amply urged. But,
after all, il is water, for water is min
crall--a fused mineral. You will find II
described as such along with quartz
and topaz and the diamonds in Danas
NIincralogy, or in other trcatises on
stones. a8 4% ~ II ~ si8 ~
We usually think of minerals as solid
things, snch as metals and rocks and
jewels and various chemical salts. But
when we consider the matter a little
we see that all these things If melted
by strong heat are minerals still, only.
they are now in a fluid instead of solid
state The difference between these
minerals and water is that watergets
fluid at lower temperature than they
do, and, like quicksilver stays melted
ut ordinary living heat. But in those
old ice ages which, one after another,
have sweptnow over the northern and
now over the southern hemisphere,
bringing !. ruin and desolation, the
natural and common condition Of water
a.
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"a LITTLE NONSENSE.

My girl Just dotes upon ice-eream;
Withnl she has heart Ia
To help me save, she said: snow. CssKiffes.
~, cot IN hx- Tho nuarftb