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Show When BismaTck Met British Beer. Ono at least of tho lately removed recesses re-cesses on London bridge was associated with BLsmarck. The following story was told to Sir Charles Dllke by tho great German Ger-man hlmsolr. During a visit to London Blflmarck was Invited to Inspect a famous brewery, and In acknowledgment o,f his reputation for beer drlnklnn, an enormous tankard of old alo was set before him. "I seized tho lankard," said tho Iron chancellor, chan-cellor, "and I thought pf my country and drank to Prussia, and tilted It till It was empty. Then I thanked my nntertalners and succeeded ln making my way as far ns London bridge, Thcro I sat down In one of the stone recesses, and for n con-olderablc con-olderablc length of time tho great bridge went round and round me." xweatmlnstor .GotattOy,' j |