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Show TO GET OUT OF A DILEMMA. The Boston Globe, noting tho proposition propo-sition to place the statues of Frederick the Great, Alexander tho Great, Caesar, Cae-sar, and Napoleon, on a terrace of the War Department, asks: "Is all this because of what these gentlemen have done for America or because of what they are going to do?" Neither; it is merely a graceful escape from tho bad situation caused by the understanding which Emperor William had that a statue of Frederick the Great was asked for by this country, and In pursuanco of which he had one packed and mado ready for shipment, But the Globe's query puts us In mind of an old story on Tabor of Colorado He built an opera house at Leadvlllo, so it runs, and the architect had a design de-sign of a head of Shakespeare on the drawing over the main entrance door. "What's that?" asked Tabor. "Shakespeare," "Shake-speare," said the architect. "Shakespeare?" "Shake-speare?" said Tabor. "What did he ever do for Leadvlllo? Leave him off, and put me therel" |