New-York tribune., 1908-06-05
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Edward BsrIand Of Norwich. has presented TO
the Connecticut State Library the original let
ters OF marQue granted TO the brfgantine 1nomas'
of Idverpool August 8. 1882. by the commission
ers fof electins the office OF Lord Hlsh Adrrsi VI
Great Britain and Ireland etc, and OF all MS
ma ,..,v.. plantations. etc" The document reads
follows:
Suffer the ship Thomas. Brigantine Of Liver
pool James Bancroft, master; burden one hundred
tons mounted with ten guns. navigated with
twenty men, all his Majesty's subjects; foreign
built made free and bound for North America TO
pass with her company. passengers goods ana
merchandise without any hinderance or SEIZURE. the
said ship appearing unto us by good testimony 10
belong to the subjects Of His Majesty and to no
foreigner Given under our hands and the seal OF
the ONCE of admiralty the fifth day Of August In
the year Of Our Lord. thousand, seven hum
dred and eighty
'T guess my father must have been pretty bad
boy" said one youngster
Because he knows exactly, what questions to
ask whsn he wants star to know what nave 0e
The Rev DR.. William r. Jenvey, who recently
celebrated the twenty-ffth anniversary OF his rec
torship Of st Paul's Episcopal Church. Hoboken.
brides himself on the fact that in the whole
Of his ministry he has missed only ono church
service which he scheduled to hold A severe
attack Of grip which confined him to his bed was
responsible for his one absence
Mr. Cannon was 1a In an automobile merr1iy
rssng es sResd csed o9 policeman. raising
warning hand c
grimy, and the Chair declines to entertain IT,
Public Ledger
BY way Of adding a new. picturesque touch to
It's beautiful Druid Hill Park Baltimores park
board has directed newly engaged shepherd to
attire himself, when duty, in real Scotch kits.
The board has appointed Peter Mackenzie. of New
afcb he sheen in nd
has sent an order to Edinburgh for supply Of
kits.
A certain Sunday school class in Philadelphia
consists for the most part Of Youngsters who live
in the o t fs of the oEt city a One nS sunday 6
and the following week she turned to Jimmie.
e''' Jimme' inn she said Il want you to tell me who
:Aint no use askn', me. teacher" replied Jim
me; II didn't even know he was dead."-Har-
per's Weekly.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers is
likely have its general a law
yer who is also working engine driver. He is
James r. Howe OF Gaiesburg, H., since 1883 an
engineer the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. on
which he has held of the fastest and best
runs. In June, 1S99 he admitted to practice
in the state and federal courts. and since then
has made special study of railroad and insurance
laws. AS general counsel of the Brotherhood Mr..
Howe would have charge of the legal interests of
a union numbering $4,000 men.
Nervous Traveller Ito seat companion)-How
should We're travelling?
Companion (who has been flirting with the girl
across the way)-About smile q minute-I4fe.
Rome seaport! This ideal which has been
long under discussion, IS according to a British
consul's report, about to be realized. Several
schemes have been brought forward. including one
for ship canal something like that which has
opened Manchester to the The royal COM
mission appointed to study the question has. how
ever, adopted the project proposed by the Italian
Board of Works which is to dredge the Tiber suf-
fcienty to allow ordinary steamers to approach
Rome from the rivers mouth at Fiumcino where
important entrance works TO be undertaken.
Thus the transfer OF cargoes from steamer TO rail
at Civita Vecchia fifty miles Of will be no longer
necessary.
Mrs Houlihan (sobbing)-I never ye till tn
day before me unforchnit marriage.
Mr.. HOulihan-An' / often wisht we hadn't seen
me till the day afteri-Pick Me Up.