New-York tribune., 1906-12-22
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

curious case of polygamy was recently tried
In French court. baker, ffty-seven years old.
stood before a Versailles jury accused Of having
married five women. The wives were all alive. and
had been divorced by the baker The we'd
dings took place in the years 1876 1884, 1886. 1890 and
1904. OF these marriages four had received the
blessing Of the Church, and although the weddings
took place in churches of neghboring districts the
had no difficulty whatever in contracting
them. The trial of the pentagOmist took a hu-
morous turn. The defendant declared that he
did not marry because of love or for the sake OF
money. Indeed, he asserted that he had not
married the women. but the women had married
him. When one of them proposed marriage he had
the courage to refuse. OF the mans five wives
three appeared as witnesses. They deposed that
their mutual husband was a drunkard of whom
they wished to be free. oddly enough, he was ac-
quilted.
''Ihe trouble" said the dentist he probed
strnment. rs evidently due to dying nerve
Well" groaned the VICTIM, ITS open TO you 70
Bits. Bits '''' '''''S WIN "'''e "'O-e 'e9'''''
The famous bacterfologist Professor Robert Koch.
who in the spring of this year, went to Africa to
study the somnolency disease has established that
the plague, raging principally in British Uganda
the northern shore of the Victoria Nyanza. car
ried away more than two hundred thousand people
Not only the natives as first assumed, but also
Europeans fall victims to the disease. The germ
of the disease is transmitted by stnging fly
Prevention of the disease is, according TO Dr. KOCH
only possible through determination Of the files
Marie studholme is to star in a new piece called
Everybody's Darling. -,
''Is that so? Why was Lillian Husseu over
looked ?'-Louisville Courier Journal.
Determined to have fun out of what had
for a long time been costly experience to him, a
Columbia avenue fruit dealer the other day put a
basketful OF cayenne peppers in little open case
on his stand and labelled them Fine Guiana Cher
ries" says "The Philadelphia Record" The first
man to take the bait was q neighbortng trades
man. who had a firmly fixed fruit samplng habit
He nut one Of the pseudo cherries into his mouth
and was about 10 make remark, but left hurrfedly
to attend a customer. The lady who never buys
without first tasting came next She had her two
boys with her. MAY try One?" she asked, coyly
as she took half dozen and shared them with her
sons. AS she walked away she gave the merchant
lust one glance but it was full OF scorn, while the
Youngsters both started TO howl. The policeman
while investigating the disturbance. saw the Ia
belled cherries and. has been his CUSTOM start
ed to MUNICH a few. He just about TO draw his
club on the chuckling proprietor when he saw
nice ripe pear, and. to get rid Of the new flavor
eulped 1t down in very few bites. The fun lasted
almost as long as the cherries and was we'll worth
the price to the fruit vendor who claims to have
broken lots of people Of the fruit sampng habit
wisht was a Congressman
A-stayin up o nights;
AgeIG@ or showiR GP folks folks ee de sights hts '-
A-smllin' pleasant as de sun
An shakin' hans wifi every one
I'd like to have some work like dat
Jes talk de whole year through,
An shiny beaver hat.
Same as de parson do
Not doin' much at all. you see,
'Cep' lettin' people vote foh me! g..
Washington Star.