New-York tribune., 1907-10-17
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Professor Max IShr OF Breslau. IN a recently
published article on "1Afe in the Land OF the
Bible" says that the customs IN connection with
marriage are much as they were in the days OF
old" The women marry when they are thirteen
to fifteen years old and the men between their if-
teenth and twentieth year. The men," hc says
must first earn the price OF a wife which
varies in keeping with the comeliness of the
woman and the standing Of her family. | am
convinced that boys and girls much younger than
tho ages given are united IN marriage. because
among the peasants records OF births are kept
so loosely thai no one knows his exact age. The
price OF felIah girl is from 800 To 500 marks
but city girl costs nearly twice much" The
writer gives interesting account OF the engage
ment ceremony. at which THE most important
point seems to be TO clinch the contract the
amount 20 be paid for the bride The wedding
festivities continue for three days. When the
couple finally reach their home tho young wife IS
met at the door by an older woman. who hands
her vessel containing water and another with
yeast She puts a little yeast on her forehead and
then enters the house with the water Jug on her
head 10 show that from then on she will bake
bread and carry water for her husband.
"o5 mSSs so4f1 satf the ~ 2G Gf expansive ideas
would you Observation-Disclosures Star
Walking along country lane AT stanstead Alb
bots. Hertfordshre England. a correspondent met
a large sheepdog with a wooden leg. The animal
was apparently suffering Inconvenience. Ac-
companying the dog two women. and they
explained that the animal met with an accident
and 1t became necessary TO amputate the leg
This is not tho first artificial limb that we have
mnde for dumb animals by any means said the
manager OF Smithfield firm to a London reporter
only the other day made wooden foreleg
for the dog OF a well known London journalist and
just before that wooden hindleg for a celebrated
AldeTney COW. Not week passes without a pet
dog or cat being brought US for the insertion
OF glass eye. and for time had in our care
racehorse. which. having put its shoulder out of
joint, had to live for time with the limb in
plaster cast until the tissues had regained their
normal strength and the animal could walk with
out artificial aid"
Rich Uncle do his physlcian)-so you think there
Not only that. but l can you that you
Very we'll i wish you would inform my nephew
Inquirer
Brooklyn. having produced many things unusual
now comes forward as the homo of the latest pest
of theatregoers-the laughing club" These clubs
are composed OF a membership OF boisterOus ySung
men. who go In body the various theRtres
with the avowed intention of breaking up or at
least disturbing the performance Each one affects
especially harsh form of laughter and at in
tervals in the course or the performance one or
many of the members laugh noisily. The orrant-
Zation Of these clubs is said to be directly due to
the amateur nights in vogue at many variety
houses. While the amateurs are playing at these
performances the audience is permitted say
and even do almost anything II likes Taking mart
in the performance has caught the fancy of the
young who belong to Laughing clubs" and
many playRoers have had their enjoyment spotled
by them. The ushers seem poweress to eject mem
bers of Laughing clubs" because they plead that
they simply giving vent to their feelings and
that they at liberty TO laugh in any key
Edgar is a splendid talker. isn't hep"
'One OF the finest ever escaped from. Life.
The Bavarian government" says the ''Berliner
Tageblatt' ''decreed that monument be erected
to the memory OF Eduard Jost who incurred the
Ill will of the royal house by his democratic utter
ances. which reached the climax with his PaIati-
exists nevertheless. despite the decree II seems
that the government finally graCiously consented
allow a shaft to be erected Iimburg but the
obelisk which rises high the great mon
astery could have neither inscription nor orna-
mentatiOn. The bronze plate with the bass-reIief
portrait of the poet thrown into a corner In
the Dirkheim Town Hall. Recently two men Sc
cured the plate and in the quiet of the early morn
ing fastened II on the monument in the place for
which il was intended Now the shines on the
poets likeness and reveals the inscription: 'Eduard
JOst In 1869 wrote ''Das Pfalzer Lied few
days ago the inhabitants of the Palatinate were
still angry because of the Jos Decree to-day they
all laugh at the way In which II was overcome
and hope that what has been accomplished win
not be undone."
How long has your mother kept boarders, my
little man?'
49, Ever since she stopped being a lady."-Harper's
Weekly.