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Show Lord Roberts' Magnificent Sword. A citizen who has Just returned from a trip In Europo says that the sword presentcdto Admiral Dewey Is a beauty, but that ijk tho matter of downright gorgeousness It is rather a poor Becond to that given to Lord Roberts by the city of Portsmouth recently. re-cently. The American, who has examined ex-amined both weapons, says that the one owned by tho little English soldier sol-dier is probably the costliest thing of Its kind in the world. The hand-made blade Is of English steel Inscribed wltb all the engagements In wblch Lord Roberts has taken part The grip Is "t geld and carved ivory, the guard ol solid gold ornamented with rubies, dla-mands dla-mands and sapphires, and tho scabbard scab-bard Is splendidly decorted. |