New-York tribune., 1902-02-24
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Judson Clayton proprietor OF the Lady Wash
| ington Inn at Huntington Valley. Penn. has a
| small marble statue OF General George Washington
on the lawn adjoining hts house that requires
constant barbering to keep II from raising beard
and mustache. Periodically a growth OF moss
| makes its appearance the upper lip. chin and
cheeks OF the stone figure. and II left untouched
for any length OF time II develops into a close
cropped beard and mustache. giving to the image
OF the Father OF His Country extremely dandi-
fed appearance. II the moss is nterfered with
IL will grow TO point resembling the approved cut
that BARRIERS give TO the boards OF men OF fashion
Every few months the action OF the weather causes
the face OF the marble statue become coated
with the velvety moss and shave is IN order The
freak whiskers have made the statue quite q curl
osity IN the vicinity.
Vanished Interest-"Charley dear said Young
Mrs Torkins, do you think that women ought TO
be prevented from voting?"
Wouldn't you try TO stop me II I wanted to go
Not Not, for AN an Instant
wanting 20 voter'-(Washington Star.
The custom OF throwing rice at the departing
bride and bridegroom is said TO be Chinese.
famous sorcerer named Chao became jealous of the
power Of another sorcerer. a woman, and, conceiv-
Ing plan to destroy her. he persuaded her parents
to bestow her upon his supposed son. The crafty
Chao chose the most unlucky day for the wedding
the day when the Golden Pheasant was in the
ascendant, that when the bride entered the red
chair the spirit bird would destroy her with his
powerful peak Eut PeaChblOSSom directions
to have rice thrown out at the door, and she passed
out unharmed while the spirit bird was devour-
ing It.
That gray, gray mystery. the world known Stone
fsag nsenge has given up portion Of its problem. viz
have been on foot, and the Druds and their wor-
snlp ee Pave been connected with it. One gentleman
modern than Druidcal and British times. and sUg-
leader has however shown Itself t6 be SS aEes
older than Hengist and HOrsa days. One OF the
stones fallen. h8S bRPu Safu
In the hole made in the earth by this operation we
temple or it was FOR there WeT dscoT gr fRe
eoGt fSns 70 mTsd with metal thus
6 GAYS when the stone age was passing into that OF
gives to stonehenge record of say 1000 years be-
fSFe S the sme OF our Lord thus making the age OF
Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
Apropos OF the marriage OF Lord stavordaIe the
other day. story about Charles James Fox is
recorded. Mr.. Hare. envoy to the Court OF Poland
occupied rooms in the statesman's "diggnss' He
was a great personal friend. and. indeed. man of
very similar tastes. They each the objects OF
continual inquiry the part of tradesmen and
others. One day Fox, looking out OF the upper
window. deserted two men watching the house and
waiting. With genial SMILE he shouted PRAY
gentlemen, will you tell me- are you hunting
or Hare-hunting to-dayT' The bailifs were so
tckled that they went away.
country convert, full OF zeal. offered himself
I'm ready to do anything the Lord asks of ns
he said. so long as it's honorable"-(Life.
The Paris Musee de rArmee has recently re-
ceived a most interesting and novel present in the
shape of unique collection of buttons selected
from the many varieties of uniforms which have
been used from the days Of the First Republic TIL
now. The collection numbers eight hundred many
Of which extremely rare. and bought from,
the owner for the nation by generous donor who
calls himself "Sabretache.'
Ethers mother told the grocer TO send her q
dressed turkey and when IL arrived the IttIa r,is
said; Mamma, the turkey isn't dressed at All. it's
perfectly nude. .'-tChicago News. ~
II costs the government of Italy about sso Ooo q
year to keep up the Coliseum. Fifty or sixty
masons are kept at work all the while repairing !
breaks and cracks for fear OF endangerinr The
lives Of the tourists who constantly visit the nIsce
They working under the direction of an arcbt
tect and engineer employed by the Minister Of |
Public Instruction.
Burt-Hendry says he has enlarged the circla o+ |
his acquaintance very much the last wear -
Styles-What does he mean by that? That he bae |
acted so that ms acquaintances keep further away
A well known London newspaper Is tn try tho
experiment or leaving out racing news of every
kind and of excluding all betting quotations A
great many people will be sufficiently interested 10
watch the effect on that daily Journals Circulation,
:. He Was the One.-"For two cents" cried the ro-
hceman angrily, I'D pull you in Good thing
you said two" replied the bad man cooIly "foss
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