Show he shaved off hl whither the rev T de witt talmage has at length cleared up a painful brooklyn mystery by telling a reporter why he shaved off his whiskers there kaaa vague suspicion that dr talmage had acted from some religious conviction but such he frankly explains is not the case dr talmage shaved off his whiskers solely in the cause of art he had an idea that ho would look better clean shaven than with whiskers and that was the whole secret of the mystery he also explained why he grew whiskers originally he was BO very thin when young he said that he grew a beard in order to help him cast a shadow he at that time considered it necessary to cast a shadow dr is not BO thin now he can cast a shadow now without the aid of whiskers so having accomplished its sole purpose in life the beard had 0 o go dr talmage did not shave to make himself look younger he thinks that euca artifices are in vain and that no cne is deceived dr talmage shaves himself every morning except sundays his sunday shaving he does on saturday night he has number of good razors and he says that a good razor will sharpen itself if let alone for a few daye new york herald |