Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1906 — Masculine Curiosity. [ARTICLE]

Masculine Curiosity.

At Eaton hall in the days of the old Duke of Westminster there stood on the mantelpiece of the principal guest chamber a clock of somewhat remarkable design. Underneath hung a card bearing the legend, “Please do not touch me." This room was set apart for bachelor visitors especially. An eminent politician to whom this room had been allotted asked bis host one evening after dinner the reason for the prohibitory injunction. The duke replied: “I have often" contended with my wife that women are more curious than men. To satisfy me of the contrary fact she has placed the clock to which you refer in the bachelors’ room with the notice affixed to It. The result has been that every man, with one notable exception, who has occupied the room has asked me the reason of the notice.” “And who,” inquired the visitor, “who, may I ask, was the notable exception?” “Mr. Fawcett, the postmaster general,” was the reply, “but then, poor man, he was blhtd.”