Show settled order of precedence becent allusions to the precedence of the members of the diplomatic corps at the inauguration recall says the buffalo commercial an incident connected with the visit of an eng elsh minister not many years ago incident to the visit there was a din ner and the committee having it in charge awoke the question as to whether a certain physician or a tain lawyer was to have precedence at table A dispute threatened when it was decided to leave the matter to one ot the college professors to decide classically asked to quote a classical authority on social precedence but without to whom reference was made the professor said diogenes sas let the thief go before let the executioner follow after that was satisfactory la the extreme when the dinner took place the lawyer was given precedence and the doctor came next Is that not according to your friend diogenes chairman asked the professor as indicated the places |