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Show Natural Order Reversed. William Magolsson, tho American vice consul at Bolrut, is an Inttmato friend of Najib Hashlm, who Is tho manager of a theater In Now York. "I spent a weok with Magolssen," Mr. Hashlm said tho other day, "in j tho summer of 1902. Tho young man know then that his llfo was in danger, 1 buo ho was fearless and gay. It was a pleasure to bo with him. "Ono day in Beirut ho introduced ono of his servants to mo. j '" 'Tills boy,' ho said, 'had nover seen a paved street till ho camo to this city a year ago. Tho day ho ' J reached bero, a dog, as ho was walk- I ing about sight-seeing, ran at hfm to j bito him, Ho reached down and tried to pick up a cobblostono from tho paved street, but tho stono, of course, stuck fast. To oscnpo tho dog, ho had I to tako to' his heels. "'Afterwards, in tolling mo tho story, tho boy said ho thought Beirut ! a strnngo town, since in it tho dogs ' were lot looso whilo tho Btones wore fastened down.' " 1 ! f |