New-York tribune., 1908-04-07
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

How, +o GUARD against disaster in schools in case
Of fire is subject which is receiving much atten-
tion in the large cities of Europe at Inls tnle-
Some of the preventive measures suggested by cor
r>spondents Of a Vienna paper make interesting
r.adins for Americans. One man writes that IN
one Of the small towns in Bohemia the school ses-
sons are held in two old buildings which were once
residences By an iron door may go from one
building to the other, and in case of fire in one
house the children have but go to this door and
find safety in the building In which there IS no
fire. This plan should he adopted he says Tor al
the city schools. They usually stand among dwell
ing houses and from each there should be an exit
10 the house next door That would make the schools
safe and prevent panics.' Another man writes
that the expense Of placing new doors on the
schools TO prevent a catastrophe would cost too
much ..AI danger could be obviated." he says.
bv leaving the doors the street wide open while
the schools, are in session No correspondent sug-
gested fire escapes
"Wha;: going dn! a MILKING ngss pretty maid
And maynt 1 come with you" said.
And help you hold the cow"
She answered curtly, pretty pet
.'Oh! go along, you chump,
I'm taking some condensed' 20 get
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The sixtieth anniversary of the Austrian March
revolution was celebrated by three citizens of New
York AT a dinner evening last month. In speak
ing of the dinner, at which the old men recalled
for benefit Of their children and grandchildren
the scenes in the revolution of 1S4S, one Of them
said. we had q gathering like this ten years
ago the hftietn anniversary of the March days
Then 1t was in q beerhouse. and over our beer we
fancied ourselves students again. but that's all
past now The few who are left must celebrate AT
home l still think with pleasure of the time when
Kaiser Ferdinand received the revolutionary dele
cation in audience That March Is, 1S4S
Metternich dismissed, a constitution was
granted religious liberty and liberty of the press
were promised and believed that the Fischhof
address in the Landhaus had accomplished some
thing and that the thirteen men who were killed
in the had not died in vain It's sixty years
since then and I'm afraid my fatherland-Austria
is much more free than it was then
Tess-Mad at him? Why, he wrote lovely poem
Jess-Yes but she never read it. When she saw
the title of it she tore the whole thing up IN fit
Face."-Philadephia Press.
Although there are now no cases of plague IN
Pacific Coast ports, there is relaxation of the
precautions against the disease The secretary
of the Washington State Board of Health recently
asked the Mayor of Seattle to order that AL YES
sells shall breast off from the dock at least six feet
by means of float by spars. and that all
lines spa-s passing from the vessel TO the dock
metal guards. at least two feet in diameter,
shall be placed in such that they will
tightly encircle the lines spars. and that the
face of such rat guards shall be at right angles
to the length of the lines spars. and that all
gang planks shall be raised guarded when not
in actual use for passengers or freight
Pedrl-Iney InOuSnl III HISl lHtN NOuiu pc mar
red in Holland.
Kuby-And what changed their minds?
Pearl-Why, they heard that old shoes in Hol
land weighed from two to six pounds each.-Chi-
cago News.
What some of the Lon Ion papers describe the
longest address ever written on an envelope was
put a letter dispatched by a Mahometan
pleader to his nephew. 1t thus: IF the AL
mighty peases, let this envelope having arrived
at the city of Calcutta. in the neighborhood OF
Kulutollah. at the counting house of sirajondn
and Alladad Khan. merchants, be offered to and
read by the happy light of my eyes, of virtuOus
manners. and beloved Of the heart. Milan Sheikh
Inayat Ali, may his life be long, Written
the 10th of the blessed RamZan In the year 1865
of the Hegra of prophet and dispatched as
bearing. Having, without loss OF time. paid the
postage and received the letter. you Will read it,
and having abstained from food drink. consid-
eriBg 1t forbidden you. you Will convey your
self to Juanpore and you viii know this to be a
strict injunction"
Sufragette-Dont you believe woman should
get the same wages MANI
Park Orator-Well, know a woman gets minei
London Opinion.