The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-02-08

10 be a true story concerning q new
member of congress who had been n
farmer oil his life, but who managed TO
get through state dinner without
making any plumbers, 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 in q
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 no far
all right, helping himself to salt with
very small gold spade provided for
the purpose. II reminded him of the
tool h nad employed many n time TO
dig potatoes with, save for the metal.
OF potatoes themselves, mashed. he was
presently helped 10 portion. and he
found that 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
'pusher," but at the time IL seemed
10 hiiu nothing more or less than n
diininutiye hoe. In the exact shape of
which IL was undeniably constructed.
But there was enc utsIssi that rnnti-
him extremely nervous, inasmuch as he
could not imagine for what purpose
Ii was intended. and he was carefully
guarding himself against a 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
asparagus came on that he saw an emf
nent diplomat who sat opposite him,
pick up the silver hay rake from beside
his plate aud employ IL to convey the
vegetable TO his mouth. IL is anid that
he afterwards remarked to a friend.
III were going into farming for din
ner table. why don't vs. have thresh-
ing machine to make the beefstealS ten
der and a moving machine to clear of
the crumbs?"
That man was new to nil OF the porlp
and dazzle cf society at the national
capital, but IL rs safe to assume that
he Will never destroy n dolly nor shat
ter any costly chinawnre. nor mistake
n napkin for q handkerchief and carry
IL away from the table In his pocket.
He keeps his eyes open and kecnly OBJ
serves others. When a boy he probably
learned the aphorism TO do as Romans
do. when IN Rome
Although affairs of state are never
considered at state dinners, very many
important national matters are dis
cussed and settled at private dinner
parties, where three or more leading
members OF great political party
gather around n table In the dining
room of a senator or cabinet minister
and discuss subjects OF grave moment
while they eat and drink and smoke
their cigars. IL was In senator Cor
mans dining-room one night IN Juno,
1923, that the fate OF the original WI
son bill was determined. And, IN 1890.
Senator Evarts, of New York. quietly
invited "just n few senators" 10 dinner
one evening, cautioning each one go say
nothing about Il. as 10 was "a he "a
strictly private and select affair" IL
was n genuine surprise party 10 every
senator. for. when all were assembled,
every republican member OF the scnnt~
was present. The newspaper men know
nothing of H. And II vas then ard
there that the republican senatorial pro-
grrmme was agreed upon with relation
10 the Mckinley bill. SMrru ID FRY.
Napoleon's first wife.
.nr~rt xxtr{tnr IN NapoI.nx. .....