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 In Norway it is necessary for wo- man to hold a certificate of proficiency In cookery and needeworl before being allowed to marry Another law re- qulres that both bride and bridegroom must produce certificates that both of
 them have been duly vaccinated In North Dakota recent law provides for the appointment of board of physi- clans to examine the physical and men | tai condition of applicants for marriage licenses and to decide upon their fitness
 to enter into marriage relations. |
 A German doctor advises the adop-
 ton of hard bed and that children should be trained from the beginning to sleep upon no other kind It is certain ly true that as rule the hard bed con- duces to the most refreshing kind of sleep, the feather bed, 50 dearly be- loved by our grandmothers, being ener- vating in the extreme and encouraging
 weakness of mind in the matter of get
 ting up in the morning
 At Wlesbaden, well known ard at
 tractive watering place OF the Rhine, the day detachment of the Wiesoaden fire brigade is wholly composed of shoe makers. Under the guidance of the chief of the brigade, Capt JosD a re- cent visitor, after being shown the en- zine, hose carts and horses, was usher cd into large, lofty ana airy room, ! well lighted. where a dozen shoem akers were sitting busy at their lasts The chief explained that these men const-
 tuted the day detachment of the Wies-
 baden fire department. Not having an absolutely independent working force. he organized one. every man of which Is shoemaker. their trade being such
 that 1t requires little space and no ma | chinery, and these men he has put into
 the large room next to the engine house. They have their own bus.iness, and their customers call on them and
 bring their work, but they can not go out themselves. They come on duty al 6 a. m. and remain until D. m. for
 which service they are paid 3Ds per month and bonus of 60 rfenngs C1d) for every commenced hour of work at
 fire.
 | A singular fire occurred recently at ! dwelling house in Philadelphia. Under meath the parlOr window was a dresser upon which was a glass globe, which, | il is supposed, became so heated by the suns rays that it ignited the window curtains, the flames extending to the dresser, which with it's contents and the curtains were destroyed before the fire ! gIst the parlor grate nor was there any per Son in the room where the fire origin atcd
 In the rural districts of France every pupil, boy or girl. takes to school in the morning a handful of vegetables and : ruts them in a large pan of water. | They are washed by one of the old r | pupils, who take turns at performing this duty. Then the vegetables are placed in a kettle with water and a | piece of pork end are cooked while the | lessons are going on. At ll:30 each memher Of the cooperative association has bowl of hot soup To cover the cost Of fuel and meat those pupils who can afford It pay from ? to sous month
 
 An American physician, Dr. Frank $. Morris. has for three years past F. sorted 10 q novel yet pretty method of cGmmuri, ating with distant patients. This cntcrprising doctor has trained number of pigeons which he uses with marked success for delivering messages between patient and doctor
 The doctor l. in practice at the little town of NJ Cool Junction. in Nebraska. and many of his patients reside 10. 20 and even 90 miles away. Naturally 1t | Is impossible for him to visit them daily yet it is often desirable for him to know the pulse and temperature of certain patients one a day. This diffl- culty is got over by the employment of pigeons. When the doctor visits a l1anchman's houae far away from the town he takes couple or more pigeons with him.
 leaves them al the house with in- structions to the head of the family or nurse how to take the necessary symp- toms, fill up the simple form and release the bird. The physician han found, too, that the patients. be they the cooing babe or the Gecrepit old father or mother, appreciate and learn to love these little feathered pets. Before the homer is dispatched 1t is invariably brought into the sick chamber in it's little basket to take leave of the sick one. Dr. Morris has very fine loft at | McCool Junction. It is equipped with electric bob wires, bell and clock, 20 that rQon pigeons arrival the doctor Is immediately apprised of the fact. There a.e 9 fully D digreed pigeons, all. from the best strains. in this up- to-date | loft.
 Among all the interesting features in connection with Prlnceton's one hun dIed and fifty-fourth annual com mencement none was more noteworthy