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Like all the rest of us (remarks M. A. F.) the King as his peculiarities. One of the must maked of theas is that he is particular

to the verge of neverity on the subject of decorations that should be wern; how they should be worn, when they should be worn, are matters to which he was always given the closes: attention. Of this üliosyncracy nunny stories are fald. Here are a few,

SIR DIGHTON PRODYM CATUIT, NAPPING,

The first relates to that most popular henclusan of the King, Sir Dighton Froby, He has the right to wear many decorations, including the coveted Victoris Cress. Among his honours is a crous of a leading Danish Order of which he is a Koight, and ascond Danish distinction of less eminence. Ono evening at Sandringlun a year or two 30 a largo party had assembled at the bidding of the frince and Princess of Wales for diener; indeal, so many were the guests that Sir Dighton and one or two others fcand places at a small table, a avrt of over-flow' dining table, in the corner of

the room.

As they reached the first lauding, the Pruce, who had been looking attentively at my friend's cont, stopped, and much to thelitter's confusion, said, taking hold of the lapel, These ribbons sind not he placed so. That one, pointing to a “foreigil one, has no place tou at all on the present occasion, and of those two pointing to the English ribbons the order should be record Ary Iriend murmured his apo logies, and the Frince said, I know it is not always easy to understand, but I like care to be given to such matters."'

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My third story has to do with a well- known and popular English actor wlus, in a play in which he appearedwith great success, acted the part of Russian General. The Frince was presunt one evening, and notice) that across li uniforms at the actor wote

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When the curtain fell on tho first Priner sent an equorry to ask the settar to visit the Royal box. Much gratili‹ck M—— harried to obey, but upon entrance, instead of the congratulations he expected, the Prince, after a cool greeting, peinted to the row of gem gas on the many what saying with son SOTO

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was that they were hai tation jewels a and

I crosses supplied by a hae any actor would naturally velumier, such = war. Mr-very feebly auswered that they en sich Russian military were to represen and civil ontlers as a general of the Tsar's

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statistica, when 380 genes shall haun passed, the density of the earth's popuk. | in will be such that each person will have 158H

That space. only two-thirds of a nere. lifty live and one-half yards square will roads, buses, parks, railways, and so on. to suffice for all purposes-agriculture, Mr. Schooling age in an article in the Gasmopolitan for July that when the globe's population reaches this density which is

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It's happened that the date was the said the Prince ironically.

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"Really. A catinates the population of the earth in the i Birthday of the King of Denmark, although yourself an artist. Tam surprised that you 2300 is a problem that he does not

year 2260. What will become of year the dinner was not specially in honour of have not takers mora tegoblete ho exact.

Mr. Schooling estimates I think your uniform would become you attempt to solve better ifyon isjonse in the next act with the population of the earth now at 1,600, these ladiereu oriments. And the aeror000,000, and for 2250 at 52,073,00,000.

that event. Sir Dighton, ever a courtier, had remembered the aquiversary, and in dressing for dinner had allised to his cont the small star of the chief Danish Order, {

Erat either did not look for or confi bot finl

did,

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But perhaps the most scrure reprauf which the ingever give a subject in the

the insignia of the lesser in importance matter of decorations was that adminis Dinner say aunomeed, and Sir Digitared to a very pretty young girl in a ball-

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Cffect: His Royal Highness is surprised a turu or two, when the Prince noticed MARTIN, Chea, SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLANU to see that Sir Dighton Probyu is ast wear-pon her breast the small diamond star of ing the Order of Sie Digh

"well-known English order. Ind

May I ask there and then to fetels the Order, and reap you where you got that from he and Feared with it displayed in the correct posi-insating the little jewel. The girl. blush- In telling the story he said that he great dud, answered that her fine? Ca young officer of great distinction) had lent it her to wear.

tion Ws antred that his involuntary omission should have been noticed by the Prince, who was sitting at the corner of the

dining inde farthest from bimself.,

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and infem him fit arch jewels are hot intended for the cornnient of beauty, how ever great! And he led his pather to her chaperons.

A friend of raino was staying as fellow guest with the King coins time hack at a country house for a week end. The Kag had, a Prince, the custom of sending his

guests (this was A CURE FOR CHOLERA INFANTUM” eqperty or servant to tho entirely a male mrty), informing tavi what

chat | AT LAST May, anys Mis. Curtis Baker,

his wish was sy to wosting decorations. On of Buchwaltor, O., U. S. A.. Ján this evening my friend, had Terived the message: His Royal Highness desires for all of our uaighbor's was suffering

gentlemen to wear tho ribbous and buttons

from cholera infantme. The doctor had

given up all hopes of reenvozy. I tuck

ettle of Chamberlain's Onlie Cholers and Diarrhoes Lemedy to the house, telling tham I felt sure it would i do good

of their Order. He is a relies on, only be stuck to English-owler-and one

nd le foreign decoration on the lapel of his dress coat, and never headed the exact positions, according to directions. In two day's time

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A few minutes to the dinner icy he came to child bad fully recovered, and is now

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