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Show Harcourt Deceived Gladstone. Gladstone hated tobacco In every form, aM while premier of England said once reproachfully to a closo personal friend, "You have been smoking smok-ing this morning." Tho reply was, "I havo been Bitting for halt an hour In tho room of Sir William Harcourt, who Is a great smoker." Mr. Gladstone said, with surprlso, "I never knew ho smoked. smok-ed. Ho must bo always very careful In changing his clothes beforo ho 'comes up to roe." Harcourt being a inomber of tho Gladstono cabinet. |