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Show Paved with Good Intentions, A diplomat was talking In Washing ton about the lato Aitberon Herbert, son of the carl of Carnarvon, "He was connected with tho British embassy here," said tho diplomat, "but after ho turned Utopian he would have naught to do with diplomacy. Why, he once addressed a crowd In New York like this "'Tho mad, blind stiuggle ror tho dollar, with no thought ror tho higher lire, Is ruining your country. The hearts or )our men aio like tho rocks that iindeillne your great city It Is a great city of hard hearts ' "Mr Herbert was always original I onco heard him address a New Year's bnnquet of cleig)men. 'I'll try nnd repeat tho address In his own words It ran. "'Meeting this moinlng the gentleman gentle-man culled Mephlsto or Hcczlebub, I greeted him politely nnd said' "'How aro things down your way?' "He grinned and Bhook his head lie pointed to the mud on his hoof and tall " 'We are In a deuce of a mess down there.' ho said 'This Is the season, you know, when our pavements' are being laid ' " |