New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

st Petersburg correspondent of the Frank
furter Zeitung'' gives a description OF the mar
riage Of Sinjawsk, OF three young men who
were tried by court martial for atteu pting TO as
sassinate the Car. and Kit Purkin. The marriage
took place in the prison in the presence OF the
wardens and celebrated by a regularly or
dained priest The young mans request 10 have
the ceremony witnessed by the two men who
were executed with him a few hours later was
denied As an act of mercy the three were
allowed TO be together for uttle while and tho
newly made husband placed where he could
his wife and she could see him At 8 o'clock
the next morning tho young taken in
4 closed wagon a point on the seashors where
they were executed Tho feelings O: the people Of
this country have become blunted by horrors, but
a shudder through the whole community when
II became known that these suspects against
whom had been established. had really
paid the dreadful penalty.
What We want" said the patriotic citizen, "is
that's right answered Mr. Ward Heeler;
there's too many voters getting into the way Of
please Washington Star
More than sB.coo.ooo is to be expended by tho
French government for the construction OF a tun-
mel canal four and half miles long. seventy feet
wide and forty-1hree feet above the water level
TO tho vauted roof 70 connect the port OF Mar
se.lles more directly with the Rhone River. The
great width this tunnel will permit the passing
barges. The tunnel will be completely light
ed by electricity. ana among other novel features
there will be a small railroad running along it's
side. This great engineering feat is TO be finished
III eight years.
He-They say apple pie without cl3s,, cheese is like
She-Im not prepared to fudge; I've never had
a kiss without squeeze.-Phhopine Gossip
The ancient custom Of blessing animals on the
Feast OF St Anthony by the abbot in Guadalajara.
Mexico was observed this year at La Merced
Church. in that city, where the observance is moro
general than in any other Mexican city. Within a
period of two hours hundreds OF animals. includ-
Ing horses. oxen. cows. mules. donkeys. sheep.
goats. pigs. dogs. cats. rabbits. chickens turkeys.
parrots and singing birds were sprnkled with holy
water St. Anthony the abbot is the protector OF
dumb animals and is credited with power to guard
them from disease and to bring increase in num-
bers
Old Srnithcrs-You're a disgrace 10 your family.
sir: I'm almost ashamed 10 call you my SON
ashamed of 1t as you are-Tit Bits.
Remarkable shrinkings have been going among
the Swiss glncers. especially in the last two or
three years. According to measurements the great
Rhope glacier one of the sights of SwitzerIand-
at least It used 10 be-has lost in the last two
years no less than s250 square feet and others
have been shortened by anywhere from twenty TO
forty feet Among sixty-three instances ffty-three
recess!ons were discovered, one glacier remained
stationary and nine had slightly increased The
conspicuous gain was made by the Eger glacier.
which heightened Itself ia feet last year. but OBJ
servers say that these increases are not perma-
nent
Gr,mbling Boarder-Mrs. sandys. am going to
write to the town clerk.
Mrs Sandys-Indeed. sir, Whatever about, pray?
Grumbling Boarder-About the quality OF the
water It's disgraceful Why. detected a dis
ft'E me Up n1'O' VI o0'' '