The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-07-28
rs COMMON SENSE COW.
MON IN AMERICA.
FOO Questions Asked at the Worlds
Asalr Make This query Peril
rent.


ST. Louis. Mo-, July 2S.-An inspired
student Of human nature has declar-
ed that the most uncommon thing in
the world is common sense. The
questions and comments which one
hears every day at the Worlds fair
seem TO prove the truth Of the state
ment. Indeed some Of the officials
in the Anthropology and Philippine
sections Of the exposition declare that
all the savages in the world could not
ask the fool" questions that are ask.
ed by the civilized visitors at the
Worlds fair in single day
A well dressed lady one day enter
ed the German section IN the Palace
Of Varied Industries and eagerly APP
preached an attendant.
"will You kindly tell me where !
can find that piano that lay for a thou
sand years in the bed Of the Rhineg"
she asked.
81 have never heard of such a thine
Madame" was the reply
Wei, that's queer" was her dis
gusted retort Il should think when
you have anything as wonderful rs
that in your exhibit you would take
the trouble to find out about it. My
sister was here last week and saw it
ann she said must not miss it,"
Il am sure you are mistaken" thu
attendant yentured. Il am quite posi-
tive that a thousand years ago the
piano had not been invented. We have
verS beautiful inlaid piano in one
of the music rooms opening on the
court. the box Of which was made oi
an oaken heam that must have laid fo-
at least ten centuries in the Rhine
YOU know water soaked oak is the fin
est material for piano cases, and they
get great deal Of this excellent wooC
from the Rhine"
well, that was exactly what
asked for in the first place and yol
said you had never heard of it, wai
the ladys comment, as she crossed
the monumental hall in the direction
Of the court.
The following day two girls accoste'
the same attendant
where is that piano that lay 70
a thousand years in the bed Of tn
Nile?" asked one Of them.
The man smiled indulgently as b.
led them to the music room that on
ems directly from the hall. There 4
a pipe organ and also a grand pian'
In the room and all the decoration
have an Egyptian motif AS they look
ed at the handsome piano they eS
claimed in one breath;
my, but it is well preserved"
Three men were one day inspectin
the collection Of Italian sculpture d
the Palace Of Manufactures, the
went from one piece to another nor a
II thev were enjoying the display bu
as il they were performing some dis
J agreeable task. Finally one OF ther
exclaimed:
Here, Tom, is one you ought to sc
cheapl ! hear these Dagoes can men
them mp so that YOU could never tel
they had been broken"
rhe man had stopped before pur
white marble copy Of the Venus G
Melos.
The man addressed as Tom locke
obviously at the charming classic nj
urc OF the Love goddess.
Il don't suppose Nellie would min
much II they are willing to mend it,
+ he said. but don't exactly undo
2 stand what they meanby that placar'
! It says, Hands on and It looks to m
as II the whole arms we're missing.
In the Palace Of Fine Arts th
guards are asked dozen times a da
I who painted the Rembrandt an
! whether Il is not one Of those famor
Rem5-andt etchings Quite as ofte
they are asked where The originals
the PAINTINGS are kept and where tf
statuary is. evidently with the ide
Z that the fine arts section Is a displa
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