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Show A Remarkable Statue. An Italian sculptor finished for a family in Logansport, Ind., a statue for the local cemetery which exemplifies exem-plifies the longing of the bereaved for an exact literal reproduction of the dead, and at the same time affords the most complete bit of realism known. In order to get the statue th family had a photograph taken of a man' exactly the size of the deceased, dressed in the latter's clothes. These include a mackintosh over an ordinary ordi-nary business suit, trousers crammed into the tops of rubber boots, loose tie, turn-down collar, and soft, broad brim hat. The photograph and a head of the deceased, were sent to Italy, and the result Is a counterfeit presentment present-ment of the father of the family in white Carrara marble standing on a tall pedestal in the cemetery. The rubber boots recall the business SJ.thS deceased; he was a coniractor.J m ditches. New York Times. , ' |