Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1891 — A Monster Knife. [ARTICLE]

A Monster Knife.

Quite recently a wealthy young rajah of the district of Holkaa was on a visit to the iharquis of Lansdowne, the present viceroy of India at Calcutta, when he saw the latter take the London illustrated papers brought by the last mail and cut the leaves with an ivory paper-knife. On this occasion the Indian prince learned for the first time the use of the article in question. "Make me a presdnt of it,” he 6aid to the viceroy, ‘ ‘and I will offer you another in exchange.” The viceroy promptly consented and the rajah returned to his home. The other day he came again to Caloutta, bringing with him a young elophant. the tusks of which were artistically carved in the shape of paper-knives, and presented it to the viceroy. An attendant spread out on the carpet in front of the elephant some illustrated papers and uncut phamphlets; the intelligent little creature took them up with its trunk, cut the edges with its tusks and carefully replaced them on the carpet.