New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-28
TIE TALK or TIE DAY

circle OF world powers her Emperor surpasses all
soyereigns In the length OF his pedigree. according
to The London Chronicle" He is the 1924 mem
her IN direct. un5rokea descent of his family who
has sat on the throne OF Japan. TIE founder OF
his house was, In japanese legend. a goddess OF
tho SUM- and contemporary with Nebuehadnezza
65s years before the Christian era. on the other
hand. the RomanofTs have been royal only since
1901. when they succeeded 10 the sovereignty OF the
then extinct house OF Rurik As for other Euro
pean rulers. King Edward can go back to Certfc
fs5 A. D. the Hapsburgs TO sS2 A. D., and the
Hohenzollerns to the eighth century. but as kings
only to I7ol
SUNDAY AT THE FARM
On sunday mornings years ago. when but a little
used to como TO salt the sheep In this same field
The Little clouds that nOated round I thought were
bits OF wool;
beautiful -'1 anu
Now dad iS gone. and mother. too they lie up on
Just by that clvmp Of popple trees beyond the old
For Time has kept a-croepin on. and you and
And little Robbie thinks the thoughts that wa.
thnkin' then.
There's brown thrasher IN the tree that stand,
there on the knoll.
Just hear the little tyke s-spilln' his immortal
Our preacher says that man alons hss got a soul.
What pretty critters God has made. and loves '.m.
Know tho city pretty we'll; lived there once a
But | was the, homesickest boy you'd meet In
The very horses the street looked sad Il seenea
There 10 Want mf no colt. a.frsk,n round nor ,.mn.
as could see. ~
So when n June the breezes blew across the
packed my grip and told EN- had got enough
OF c9urse there's city folks who keep their faith
Though If they stay there ell the while don't Sc.
how they cant W 00'
We've had our troubles. wife and L we buried IT.
Upon that slOpe we made her srave-a green and
And Death win never more to me seem terr,bI.
Since havO seen my little girl a-smilin. IN O.,
And often now come out here and set me down a
"heT br F1stlin leaves and wavn' grain whis-
wish that st all who'd like to feel their dead are
c,o,,F Sa I rom harm
ct the farm 'o Sunuay
IF. L. Rose In Chicago Herald.
An odd scene took place in an English no,,c.
court the other day when Lord Brassey the British
naval expert, was summoned for riding a bicycle
without light. Lord Brassey has not bsar go,
Nicted beforeF inquired the chairman of the bench
who happened to be his son-in-law "NotbIr9
known presume?' mo, sir" said III. su1ar,
tendent. Fined shilling and costs" I'm default
OF distress asked the clerk. ANY time allowed
No
the necessary sum together and the incident ended
happily. 0u
His Fault.-Nodd-On the impulse OF III. rnoro.,,
caught. az "iio s"e
Todd-serves you right Every lie a ma, tall. HE
VIE ought to be premeditated-IAfe. am
In St. Paurs Church yard sleeps an carly Victim,
OF the code or honor"-young George J. Eaeker
VINO departed this life on the twenty-rourth day
OF January. 1894, aged twenty-six years" He was
challenged the year before by Philip Hamilton
who had died as the result of the duel Youpe
Eaeker died the following year from grief over the
AFFAIR now just one hundred years ago
Inc duel was the result OF remarks MAJ. ~,
Hamilton while Eaeker was escortinr /, D,orn
woman friend of his at place OF pullic spt.r
talnment. when they met Hamilton ana +, Co..
panion by the name Of Price. who. some sa,d ~.
in convival mood. e
The hrst duel In Boston was fought hv how. .,
twenty years Of age. Henry Phillips and Raniap,tn
Woodbridge quarreled over cards; then met ON the
Common and fought with small swords. yvocd-
bridge was wounded and died the same dav phti
lips was conveyed by his brother China, ana
Peter Faneuil in a British man-of-war IN Err,,c.
where he died within a year from xr,er ,o- ~.
friend. RE sleeps In the old hi.,or,c c-
Burying Ground with Bcston's nrst -Maxor Ioh,,
Phillips.
How He Won Her;--"You serpentr Kissed thu
Adam 'Ns WISE son OF
Then she smiled and. wemaa,iks fOrs.v. him
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