Show acting paper cutter A calcutta newspaper relates an hiyi dent which illustrates the magnificent way in which the rajahn rajahs of india or at least those of them who remain opulent and powerful repay a small debt lot long ago the badah holkar of dindore indore in paying a visit to the viceroy the marquis of lansdowne at calcutta was shown by aae marquis several of the london illustrated newspapers in cutting the leaves of these journals lord lansdowne Lans iowne used an ivory paper cutter tha rajah bad never been a paper cutter before and was much interested in the little instrument if your excellency will make me a present of it he said 1 I will send you another in exchange the viceroy pi gave his the paper cutter and the rajah returned with it to his bvm dominions lord lansdowne had almost the incident when he received notice that the rajahn galt was on the way and he was presently astonished to have brought to him a young and handsome elephant each of whose tusks had been wrought into the shape of a paper cutter A servant brought some illustrated newspapers at which the elephant seized them with his trunk and proceeded very skillfully to cut the leaves with his sharply trimmed tusks he had been trained to this accomplishment under the rajahn rajahs orders the living paper cutter it is understood is still in lord Lans downes possession but it is not one of the ordinary furnishings of the viceroys vice roys library for his customary opening of books and newspapers he keeps a less bulky implement pl ement youths companion |