Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-02-15

and follow their example. In that way
mistakes may be avoided. There are
so many new things being invented con-
stantly Tor adornment and use by the
social leaders that one must be going
into society all the time in order to keep
the run of them. A paper published
here recently printed what was claimed
10 be q true story concerning new
member of congress who had been
farmer al his life, but who managed to
get through a state dinner without
making any blunders, because he care
fully watched the others, and did ex-
actly what they did with every utensil
and with every edible. From the out
set he was very much Interested III
tiny silver hay fork a. the side of his
plate, the likeness of which he saw
the other people use for their raw oys.
ters. He did the same and was so far
all right, helping himself to salt with
very small gold spade provided for
the purpose. 1t reminded him of the
tool h, flad employed many a time to
dig potatoes with, save for the metal.
OF potatoes themselves, mashed, he was
presently helped TO portion, and he
found nat his fellow-guests utilized an
instrument, the like Of which he was
also supplied with. to push the vegetable
upon their fork. Subsequently he
learned that the instrument was called
a 'pusher," but at the time it seemed
to hil,, nothing more or less than a
diminutive hoe, in the exact shape Of
which II was undenlably constructed.
But there was one utensil that made
him eN.rs mely nervous, inasmuch as ne
could not imagine for what purpose
it was intended, and he was carefully
guarding himself against Il possible
error. For course after course he
watched his fellow guests to see when
they would bring the curious tool into
play. 1t was not, however, until the
asparag IS came on that he saw an emf
nent diplomat who sat opposite him,
PICK up the silver hay rake from beside
his pla!e and employ it to convey the
vegetable TO his mouth. 1t is said that
he afterwards remarked to a friend:
If were going into farming for din
ner table, why don't We have Il thresh
ing machine to make the beefsteak ten
der and moving machine to clear off
the crumbs ?"
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and dazzle of society at the national
capital, but it is safe to assume that
he will never destroy a dolly nor shat
ter any costly chinaware, nor mistake
u napkin for handkerchief and carry
it away from the table in his pocket.
He keeps his eyes open and kecnly Oh
serves others. When boy he probably
learned the aphorism TO do as Romans
do, when in Rome +"
Although affairs OF state are never
considered ut state dinners, very many
important national matters are dis
cussed and settled at private dinner
parties, where three or more leading
members of a great political party
gather around a table in the dining
room of Il senator or cabinet minis:er
and discuss subjects of grave moment
while they eat and drink and smoke
their cigars. 1t was in Senator Cor
mans dining-room one night IN juno.
1898, that the fare of the original W.
son bill was determined. And, In 1890.
Senator Evarts, of New York, quietly
invited lust a few senators" to dinner
one evening, cautioning each one TO say
nothing about it, as it was to he "a
strictly private and select affair."" II
was a genuine surprise party TO every
senator, for, when all were assembled,
every republican member of the senate
was present. The newspaper men knew
nothing of it. And it was then ard
there that the republican senatorial pro-
gramme was agreed upon with relation
to the Mckinley bill SMITH d Fry.
Arthur Orton. the Tichborne claim
ant, now lives on the proceeds OF di
minutive tobacconist's shop IN the
Lorth of London.