New-York tribune., 1903-03-10
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

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of Frederick on the Baltimore and Ohio Hah'oAu'
1,as saved from annihaton by fire recently py the
railroad A special train took the FrederlcA rle
Denartment to Mount Airy, and the progress OF tne
flames was checked. Four freight locomotives
each holding 1900 gallons, hauled water from n0
nv stations to supply the steamer
Reason for sadness.-Harris-Walter mas peer pesn
looking pretty sad since his daughter got mafFeu'
has6 orreIYes: YOU see he had no sooner got his
daughter off his ha than he fo1no ne %9Gid and
have to put her husband on his feet'-|l0"n anu
Country.
There is an amusing story in -Fhe JEWISH
world Of London about the Shadchsn, or Jew
ssh marriage broker, who recently waited on d
Young man to urge the attractions OF Ger ~
Young woman. The Shadchan was accompanied Dy
q satellite whose business it was to re-echo MS
eulogies The changes were rung on ner beauty,
family and wealth. well, far you have described
the young woman's good qualities observer
the prospective bridegroom; mo" let me near II
she has any defect" Well aswereo tno onau-
chan 'candor impels to admit that she mas
bnrnnr "And what a hump sang the echo. The
engagement did not come on
Regrets the Unavailabflity, Etc.-'There goes
whose life is nothing pIt put one d l9ns
AN editor,"-(Life.
A Japanese newspaper asserts that If it were not
for educational works japanese publishers would
be virtually without occupation
In the F7,ture-"I had to discharge my wife to-
day" sH '"'
::'Ehat was the natter"
"sha vas horrid to the cook,"-CBrooklyn Life.
With the object of discovering cure for typhoid
fever remarkable experiment Is being conducted
at Ann Arbor University. Michigan. Six big tanks
have been constructed, with a layer OF gelaune'
and on these IA square feet of the fever germs
are grown at q time. These living germs are
scraned Off killed and bottled up. Two ounces of
them would kill seventy thousand guinea pigs.
The object is If possible to extract the poison
from the germ bodies. feed animals with II and
try to discover an antidote.
To be Congratulated-Mrs Outtown-I under
stand YOU have old retainer. 49,
Mrs Subbub-Yes. indeed! Bridget has been with
US three weeks.-(Harper's Ba1ar
An American professor. after visiting a large
chronological institute in Germany, said that the
school and its equipment were ahead OF anything
at home When this compliment repeated
afterUard to a prominent instructor in the insti-
tute he replied: why, that is exactly what said
of your technical schools after my trip to Amer
ica and that is the only way could get the money
to make ours what it is to-day.
Honeymoon and Jail-The tailkeeper at Fort Fort
Scott was astonished the other night when good
looking young couple asked for PERMISSION 70
that they had just been married over in Missouri,
and 5 gRs ho Tboy Pan e Of ony and had
no place to sleep. THE Monitor says the brtoe
upon the matter az something of q joke. But think
Of honeymoon begun In jail!-(kansas City Jour-
nal.
About the discovery Of the lair Of the mcrooe OF
the famous RoQuefort cheese the following legend
ia told; A shepherd lad having more luncheon than
he could eat laid large portion OF his bread and
cheese upon q natural shelf in one OF the caverns
near by. He forgot all about 1t until several
months later when found that the cheese instead
of being dried up or rotten, rich moist. creamy
and streaked with greenish- blue veins. He shared
his piece Of with others. and the villagers
were quick to recognize the improved texture ana
quality. Henceforth all their cheeseS were taken
to these caves to ripen. The caves are now owned
by a. company which employs six hundred women
to tend the cheese.
More 70 the Pont-The ParsonI intend to pray
that you may forgive Casey for having thrown
'"Th The Patient.Mebbe yer rivrence 'ud be saving
tonne IL ye'd Just watt till Oh git well an then
pray fer casey.-(Brooklyn Life
The official reports of the famine In Northern
Sweden are distressing. More than seventy thou-
sand people are in dire straits They are trying
10 sustain life by eating pine bark and moss and
other stun UNIT for food and disease and starva-
tior are causing many deaths 1t IL estimated thar
at least 5000 900 is needed for relief. Can 1t be
provided?
Telegram from q married man to his doctor
Mother-i law at deaths door; come at once ana
try to pull her through--Qondon King
A Philadelphia contemporary has discovered
Joke in . dictionary. other than the learned and
staid Century" It II of those unconscious
bits OF humor;
Under the word question is the following:
''To pop the queston-see pop.
Anything wrong?" asked the manager, as he en-
pSIn""@CThs TSsstFa