New-York tribune., 1899-12-23

pery which rlumnes the land with PtSsspq 6Ss mem
hers and it's invested funds aggregate Lae bIe CON-
sOs15o II has been liberal IN ,onts ms ike those
made against some OF our large ife t., ihsu s1rS,,s
companies to compel 1t to OF lnpd Chief Justice
e,oerdge who said that the chief GUY , o. IT, has
TO commit 5ndid1GSs nsSrtv Of that bank cashier
who upon a warm day sat down ~ on sp and had to go
home - and make a change Of clothing 'sSns warn
could get his books TO balance Ah1 aod Democracy
mso censed quotation from message ca tTTn' s
OF our modern statesmen, that a Nv "Down with
PUBIC our treasurer carefully avoids hanuHIS I
United States nckes ior 1hsy pal might be with
the same attack and come INTO u'''''
pop1,IIsTs HOPELESS TASK.
In these days when The SP PSPrMtiTs Mrs. Darlington,
sweep back the ocean tide oi mos tstIy and seeking
broom clogging the whef 20 o. reverse the laws OF
nsst,,re or OF political economy wa wnvn tn them the
ss by dgne nf sn examiner Of man weG a R
nlied for admission 10 the par. ile corporation
questions upon paneS and real estate, and was
toId, So We'll" he said, won you ,beyn ey ssNe
hat's Tho use" the examiner replied when sUi''9
Swd fool Legislature may repeai an a, go1 The MAY
"rs1 .orfv-one families who came IN tiIo - -
ce anS the thousands Of English P9rtans wbo Inc
came I'm the next decade are not tY en,Y FOR there
creoat hIs d1s % Of ,beir kin In Virginia Unlike the
Beers OF the Transyaal tney EaEIe bv one people
81 country even II they the hrst 5n or TO
,nsre credUIty in It's possibility returned ''S'
eller relating his adventures saiu. ovsr had oc-
o,,red Short time ago in Russia was selenns s ,e
On the steppes. miles from my destid. ~ mack OF
INV horror found / pursued D. - a. P - ~
Wolves ired bndy into the pack Killing ston Gne 10 10
them and to my Tees TdiS bS iaw however they still
came on and | repeated the shots Ml,nart,,ntV W. TO
result and each shot gaye, me here Was only one
wolf left yet It came with It's herCe cyl Iod on
N anicipation OF ,a S90o wSo h9d o been listening by
your way OF reckoning that i9sI S,r won Vel said
had the rest of the pack - lISIGe r'i he did wabbe
the traveller. nov REMEMBER w. "
a bit" Qaughter) ,-.,.... 90 ,,elcon,e those
who like them were pioneers In the "lloeI@est @ T. -
give them equal rights and to aSslmlIae uihnb uihb We
ni ia orr pilgrim ancestors stn nger with their
descendants. though among .9VV"' VI pe0P'' '"
FOO many II is true deserve be under the sus-
peon expressed by the marSean sd eras fresh eggs
naI ana Ssed as 10 the latter Are these eggs really
1h llsiSs S,Wel madam" he replied, we call them
SATURDAY night eggs They've tried all the "eeh , 20
g., g., SSeoIipg with doubtful subjects that We follow
ire advice given 10 man who asked now u 70 '.t, =,
bad egg YOU had better break it gently" Some SOM,
have that kind Of conscience which was descrioeJ Si
sorry when you get found out and their ldea oi
commercial integrity as expressed oy tne rd ina" IN tb
said proudly: AT last can look the wOitd III ~ ~
face as an honest man. owe no one anyth,ing IN 61e
last claim against me Is outa"eo , sSle r q s5es
but from the result they must nave shlt tneli @ A.
when they fred and. although as natlon We prlGe
ourselves upon our Too so 90 tbe observer
OF men and things might say every man mas tne
raw material in him.
NO DEGENERATION.
Rut seriously speaking we abate in no degree
the claim that the best traditions or our forefaters
have not degenerated IN these moueIn ua!ni Uua t{
of the achievements Of these last pregnant years
the eye lights with enthusiasm at the sight OF me
scenes OF danger and inspired such daring deeds
and voices shout in unison OF acclaim me
Tse gallant oficers who. true to the spirit Of the
the Philippines charging heights Sssa g, tSeis
men. have shed glory upon the American
Army, and none more Dlustriously than that
Who. after disiins 1shed and brilliant service OF
nearly forty years in wo wars and continuous
on the field Of battle and given with his life his
bo S' poyeTs & Gr seeT broude n SOLDER or
more typical American,
In closing Judge Rowland proposed the health
Of the President which drunk to the chorus
OF -.The Star spangled Banner" and afterward
Queen Victoria,s name was toasted with the
company joining in the singing of God Save
the Queen"
PROFESSOR TERRETTS SPEECH.
The first regular speaker Of the evening was
Professor William r. Terrett OF Hamilton Col
lege, who took for his subject "Forefathers
Day" In an eloquent address. Professor Ter
rett said in part:
Gentlemen Of tho New England Society OF New
York: need not tell you. Mr. President that l re-
mewha as aepahe honor to abe be- nvs3 to address
thls society and may say that should have been
speak Immediately after your president. Augustus
Thomas. my friend. the distinguished playwright
Just asked me II | did not think this was rather a
frightful moment told him thought It was and
shen toId him hat had had heard Of United States
could set his mouth going and go away and leave
njer we woUid NO or Co % dI ohTS bs nov nov TSn @
DO that. Ever since receiving your invitation
which Cotton Mather had inscribed in capital let
ters over his study door visible to all visitors, the
believe that this is piece Of advice which is
largely lost on after dinner speakers Perhaps that
But what an immense theme We have presented
Ior our consideration this evening! Some years
ago We had famous astronomer at Hamilton
College His name was Dr Peters. Many of you
when on occasion a visitor to his observatory
work he said about Two hundred years Ii is more
than two hundred years since the historic move
and the Puritans MASSACHUSETTS, Bay. yet we
have only Just begun the grateful task OF sancti-
hope to DO o-right is to lay single leaf Of laurel
upon these ancient and sacred graves Now, Mr..
Chairman. think n must he conceded concerning
the Puritans and Pilgrims equally. that they were
great beginners We find their glory not much
IN what they finished as IN what they began.
THE PILGRIMS ORIGINALITY.
II is not necessary that we should assume ol
assert that their ideas right. There is ar
originality Of action fine and originality
of thought As Arthur Clark. the oxford poet ha;
said and sung concerning The originality Of Column
bus: What II wise men as far back at Ptolemy
Judged that the earth. like an orange, is round
ne OF them ever said. Come along follew me
sail 10 the west and the East shall be found" Now
the originality OF the Puritans and the Pilgrims Is
10 be seen the fact that they endeavored heroic
ay persistently in despite Of all peril and perse
oution actualize in lives and laws and in institu