Show of a former r 0 r tn tater the funniest after election electia n story is told by representative hopkins of illinois in his district is the little e crossroads postoffice post office of ivanhoe over which in Clev elands administration a german democrat presided when president harrison came into power mr air hopkins had the democrat succeeded eucce eded by a teutonic republican who died about a year and a half ago his wife was thereupon appointed postmistress on the day after election the german democrat appeared at the postoffice post office cleveland has won he said with accents of the fat fatherland berlan d and of triumph delightfully mixed tho postoffice post office is if mine the widow knowing that cleveland bad been elected and unsuspectingly unsuspecting ly believing that her official career way ar ended did not object when her predecessor brought a big bi b i wagon and I 1 carted the entire conte contents as of tb the e pos post t office over to his hia store he has been acting as postmaster ever since yesterday mr hopkins reported the facts to the postoffice post office department and an inspector has been sent to the enterprising democrat of the efrim of his hia way washington post the woman enough to pos esa handsome emeralds is in great good fortune not only because the brilliant atones promise speedily to become very much used in jewelry but also because their value is liable to increase even beyond that of diamonds to celebrate the christening of 0 her only daughter and her own thirty fourth birthday the empress ermany gave sets of baby clothing to th the maternity homes tn iii the empire |