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New-York tribune., 1901-06-23

There is one remarkable feature about the First
Presbyterian Church. which tomorrow is seventy
five years old; 1t has had but few pastors The
Rev. Alvah Grant Fessenden. who is at present in
charge has been there but two years, being called
from Mount Kisco.
Before him the pastor the Rev. j. Ritchie
Smith. who Is the pastor OF the Market Square
Presbyterian Church. Harrisburg. Penn. The
Rev. Mr.. Smith occupied the pulpit for twenty-five
years
The Rev. Mr. Smiths immediate predecessor was
the Rev. DR. John N Freeman. Princeton man,
taken from the graduating exercises right 10 the
First Presbyterian Church. He was ordained and
installed Iyy the Second Presbytery of New-York on
May H. 1863 receiving and accepting the call In the
preceding April. while still student In his pas
torate i49 persons were added to the church, 10
were dismissed, Y died, and there was left mem
bershp OF 30. A parsonage was built on a lot
purchased 1866 which $500. and is the hand
somest and largest parsonage in the village Inc
Rev Mr. Freeman gave up his charge here on ac-
count Of poor health January %. 1876. He went
from here TO a church at L9ckport, next 70 ~ Nh,
waukee, later to Denver, and Is now pastor or a
The Rev. DR. David NJ Halliday held the record
for long service. he being pastor OF the First
Mr. Freeman A handsome mural tablet in the wall
gard in which ne was held by his church. He was
the third pastor Of the church. and was installed
was thirty four and the pastors salary was 500
ON April 1901 The OF tne & enuTSn 6 was Ta
ceived by Or. Halliday. ,., -.-,
prospered. The building was enlarged twice. and
when re retired the membership was i6i In 1906
s. 100 was given tt found three scholarships In
Princeton University In the course OF his pastorate
S2 500 was given benevolence and $O9n for con,
grega onaI expenses. total of $S2,OO) lie vacated
his pulpit October 20, 1867. -
In addition to Or. Halliday. DIR. Freeman Mr..
smith and Mr. Fessenden. there have been only
two other pastors OF this church, which was or
ganized June 25 1926 The Rev. John IL Lesgett.
Of the presbytery of New-Iork. the first pastor.
was installed on December II. 1926. He was pastor
for three years and followed by the Rev. Will
lam Marshall. who began preaching in the spring
of 1881 and occupied the pulpit until the fall Of lSS
The Rev Mr.. Leggett died on May 81, 1873; the Rev.
William Marshall in october. 1865. and the Rev Mr.
Halliday only few years since. or the SIX pastors
three are living and in the seventy five years they
have an average service here of twelve and one-haf
years each.
None OF the original members of the church as
organized now living, although when the church
celebrated it's centennial, in 1876. Mahala Gilbert
and Maria Jones living and present
THE present officials of the church are as follows:
Elders, Uriah Hill. ir, Cornelius A. Pugsley san,
ford r. Knapp. It. M. Stewart. William Mabte and
Frank Reuua: deacons John b. Bennett and Alcnzo
Dnrrin: trustees, William l.. Dyckman. Dudley G.
Uashrouck Alonzo Durrin, Sanford r. Knapp and
Frank NJ Dain
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23
ARMY NO PLACE FOR A MAN IN LOVE.
so SAYS THE CORPORAL WHOSE CAPTAIN FOR
BIDS HIM TO MARRY

'The army is place for man who falls in
love-" muttered the corporal connected with one
Of the uptown recruiting stations the other day.
He took a picture out OF his pocket and looked
at II lOngingly. IT Of girl with short curly
hair. and her white felt hat pulled down over
white chicken feather. The corporal's eyes said
that it about the finest thing he had ever
Seen There love in them
This is picture OF my girl. Lulu is her name
and she's the finest ever! Her and me want 10
get tied up. and IL it wasn't for this blamed army
Has the army legal right keep YOU from
getting married?" asked the visitor in aTnazement
''Of course, this is supposed be a free coun-
try, but they can make it mighty uncomfortable
Tor you In the II you spliced without per-
mission" said the corporal They can't stop you
but they can take your stripes away and refuse
TO let you re-enlist i worked hard for these" He
pointed 10 his chevrons and stroked them with
eneciion. Il don't want to lose them. My cap
tain is a surly old cuss that never could get any
girl TO love him, and so he don't believe there Is
such thing as love. I asked him for permission
TO marry Lulu. Told him all about her good lob
and how we wouldn't never become charge on
the company.
/" Marriage says he. is bloomin' failure and
you'd best keep out of It. Married corporals are
g curse 10 any company, and II you become one
youll have 70 look for another job when your
lEtment runs out
What can I do? The army is my profession"
her in spite OF everything" said the visitor
Yes, and get another Job II your employer didn't
Ike IL You forget there is only army in this
country And he put the picture away.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23
THE MYSTERY OF sTREETCARs.

Railway brakemen and depot masters have long
been considered capable OF uttering the most unn-
telligible cries. the man who got off Buffalo
when he wanted Chicago testify. Trainmen
the elevated roads. with their -N'ty umph." and
'Dred s'teenl" almost bad But all of
these outdone every day in the week by the
street hucksers who cry their fruit and vegetables
in every part OF the city and at all hours
The brakeman who is jealous OF his reputation
may say:
What can YOU expect from forenersr'
But the living Of these foreigners depends en-
0Rey their successful crying" and every one
knows that brakeman calls out station names
and junction transfers simply for fun.
II VIII always remain a mystery how housewives
.GAtwiyes they should be called IN this houseless
Oty-can understand that the street vender has
strawberries TO SELL when a cry something like
this comes noating in her front window twelve
stories up in the afr:
"slabes. slublo irish 'er'ies, Cheap, cheapl
cheap r
II the yender be Italian there is more or less
melody about the cry, but II remains as unfnteli-
klole ae Italian opera 10 without training
the cheap part OF the cry is the only one that
the venoer takes care TO make plain and perhaps
there 10 method in H. after all. Many a woman
vho wanted straw berries has motioned q vender
a@o ooaght bananas or pinssoples instead
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23
SHORT STORIES ABOUT HUMAN NATURE.
ACTIC4L JOKE PLAYED BY AND
ON GENERAL CROOK, THE
INDIAN FIGHTER.

.1ro most people the late General George Crook,
the Indian fighter was a solemn man. but he loved
a practical Joke" said Colonel Joe" Her at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel last week Back in the seven
ties soon after he made brigadier-seneral
and stationed at Omaha, General Crook organized
a wildcat hunting party among lot OF US anu
one moonlight night we started across the prarie
from Omaha for the fort The plan was TO sleep al
the fort and at daylight start for the wildcats
After we were all fast asleep General Crook came
downstairs without any shoes on and took from
our rifles the ball cartridges replacing them with
blanks On the way 70 the woods the general indi-
Gated the order in which he wished us to hre on
the first wildcat in case should tree the beast
We had hardly reached the woods before General
Crook rose in his saddle and said:
".By thunder boys, there's cat right in the
crotch of that fir! Drop off your wagon ana Dag
him.
I'VE were on the ground in twinklins' ana IN
less time than it takes tell it we were blazing
away at a monstrous big wildcat which was
hugging the limb Of the tree. The cat never stirred
as the successive shots fired and the hunters
looked at one another with open mouthed aston
ishment We looked around for General crook ana
found him behind a stump laughing away 10 peas
the band. At once 1t flashed on us that we we han @
been hoaxed The general had just Strengthened up
and was beginning TO explain the joke when the
driver a hired man at the fort. pulled from under
a blanket in the wagon a double barreled shotgun,
loaded with buckshot. The general dldnt see MN
fire. but he turned around just IN tne 20 see 5 rul
of fur and hair fly from the wildcat as IL uroppeu
OF vent the general into another fit of laughter.
But this time the laugh was on himself. Tor the
hired man had poured both charges OF bucksnot
into a beautifully stuffed wildcat, completely rum
saloonkeeper from whom he had borrowed II aoout
SIS All that Crook said was: !.
see five five good marksmen miss a wildcat in broad
daylight at thirty PAGES
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23
THEY WASHED THEIR NECKs.
But THE INVITATION TO DO so GREATLY
ANGERED ONE OF THEM.

Slang that IS perfectly familiar TO the people OF
one locality is often interpreted in even Nearby
region in a totally different way from that whlch
is intended This was well illustrated last week.
when a man from Boston and a man from Nova
Scotia met in a New-York hotel and were intro
duoed by a mutual friend. After little talk the
friend left them. and. having had no time 10 dis
cover kindred interests. the conversation sagged
painfully At length. breaking long pause. the
Nova Scotian said:
Wouldn't It do you good to wash your neckT
Whats the matter with my neck?" exclaimed
the Bostonan flushing a fiery red. "and what's
the matter with you that you ask such questions ?
I'd have YOU know. sir, ! consider II an impert-
nence-an impertinence. siri' -
Gee" exclaimed the surprised Nova Scotian. i
did not mean to offend you. / had no idea you
of these teetotal temperance cTanks!-
I'm temperance crank, either retorted the
Bostonian doubly offended and surprised, also.
Amt your" queried the Blue Nose. Then why
did you get mad when ! asked you TO take
drink
ASKED me TO take a drink" almost shrieked the
man from the Hub ''You-asked me? When?"
Surely did said the Nova Scotian. Asked
you to wash your neck, YOU know. on the inside.
you understand. With good liquor. don't you see?
Not the outside, of course. My remark was not
intended TO hint that application of water TO
your skin needed. An invitation to wash the
neck is only our Nova Scotian way Of asking
irrgate the dust of travel out OF his throat.
Will you join me. now?"
Don't care if do said the Modified Bostonian.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23

cident he almost fell overheard. but all this has
very little do with the story.
They walked up South-st. from the Spanish
pier and had nearly reached Wall-st. when the
mother saw something that interested her.
For the lands sakes. Willie. here is a big office
building with flower boxes set In all the windows'
she exclaimed pointing the big brick building on
the corner.
What's wrong about that?' said the boy re-
fusing to become enthusiastic flowers
Il never see the likes of IL in this part of town.
she said. Il thought they were too busy counting
their money to try grow flowers in Wa-st
Cieranums too! They're hard plants keep alive
unless woman cares for them. What building is
II. Wile?"
The boy looked wise. tried to find sign. and
failed.
''Td Just like to trade with a firm that has time
to grow flowers in their office windows" she
tinued.
The old man who sells candy on the corner told
her that it occupied by the American Sugar
Refining Company, and the woman lost hope of
being able to throw any Staten Island trade their
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23
DEAD BEATS IN ALI. CLIMES.
WALL SIGNS PREPARED FOR THEIR Es
PECIAL BENEFIT ALL THE
WORLD OVER

Two New-Yorkers. sitting at a round table in a
combination barroom and restaurant, eating hot
roast beef sandwiches and drinking beer. had their
attention attracted to sign the bar which
read. I'm God We trust; all others cash. THAT
sign smachs too much OF sacriege" said one. tits
witty, perhaps, but ] don't like it. sign that
one sees in many English ale houses conveys the
same hint to those who desire credit and yet does
not drag I'm the sacred name. This sign I speak of
is often accompanied by the picture of a faithful
watchdog lying dead on the ground, and the legend
reads:
..rold :. rold Trust is dead; bad pay killed him. .
The difference between the two sgns,' replied
his companion, 1T TO me- Is the national
difference between British humor and Yankee wit
When / was in Europe last vacation often saw
sign in the wine shops there which / never saw
anywhere else until few days ago / sped IL
decorating the wall OF a little italian drinking
shop on the lower East Side 1t reads
:. Tomorrow We give credit but to-day"
The dead beat seems to be the especial product
OF no particular nation" said the first speaker
by the way. Bill. can you lend me a half? 1
cont like 10 hang up the house. Never do 1t, in
deed. Matter of principle with Thank you
Return II next time we meet OF course"
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23
NOT FOR SPECTACULAR EFFECT

Ihere has been much speculation concerning an
Official decision from General Butt as TO who won
the sham battle of the First Brigade on SATURDAY.
June Is. General Butt says:
There will be no official decision as to who wo,
al van Cortandt. and IL never intended thai
there should be any such decision. / did not ordsr
the brigade out for spectacular effect and waste
plahk ammunition merely TO make noise but for
praeticai work. in order that officers and men coud
pIont by mistakes made and pointed out 10 then,
after the evoutions Both the attack and the de
FENCE were admirably conducted, but In each or
,,, ssiaauoh @hlle there was some opportunity for
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23
AyNIVERs4RY OF 1sT NAVAL BATTALION

The tenth anniversary of the organization of the
,st Naval Battalion will be celebrated to-day by a
reunion and clambake at Great Neck. Long Island
A great number of the ex-members and veterans
will he present well as the active members
The steamer Idlewild will leave Pier No. l3, East
aiysr at a m and East Thrty-frst-st at $3.50
a m. reaching Great Neck at about 1O:3O The
following contests will take place about IL o'clock
owing-Interdivisional cutter race, one-half
mile battalion trophy; interdivisional cutter
for veterans. one-quarter mile. glory; intercrew
race first division, one-quarter mile; second di-
vision one-quarter mile third division, one-auarter
mile: fourth division, one-quarter mile; veterans
Swimming-Twenty- five yards. open 10 all MEM
70 ali members of the LIST Battalion; fifty yards
open 10 all veterans and guests, and goose race
open to all hands.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23
HE TOOK A MEAN REVENGE.
1ooUAcIoUs AND CoNVIvIAL FRENcHMAN
GoADED INTO HELPLESS FURY.

(SOADFD INTO FURY.
A well dressed young man was sitting in a Fifth
ave stage coach trying TO win glance OF approval
from a patrician maiden who sat opposite. In
climbed an elderly Frenchman bearing jag
NOT enough TO bother him. but just enough to bother
Others. He carried in his hand copy of maea-
zine containing instalment OF Captain Dreyfus's
heartrending story. Five Years of My Life and
he was just bursting 10 talk about it. He had
hardly settled in his seat when he leaned forward
,n.pressively and placing a hand upon the knee
OF the young man. exclaimed:
sAh zat DEVILS Island Terrible. was II not?"
The patrician maiden. observing the familiar
action thought the men must be acquainted. and
with tip-tilted nose looked scornfuy at the young
man and his boozy friend. This made the young
man angry He was weary Of the whole Dreyfus
episode anyway. and he determined on revenge.
Gazing stoldly into the eyes OF the Frenchman. he
replied:
whats the matter with the place? Cold cli-
mate?"
mo! Mo-" exclaimed the Frenchman in surprise
at has The heat-the awful heat all the year! 1t
almost burst his brain.'
why didn't he come away then?"
How could he come away?" asked the French
man. sarcastically. His jailers would not let him.
Of COURSE"
Doing time. was he? How many years did he
get?"
How many years?" almost shrieked the French
man. thoroughly excited. 1T was for all his
so bad as that. Ell? What did he do?"
What did he do?' and the Frenchman's eyes
rolled i'm his head Have YOU not learn that he
did nothing Notwithstanding at all? He iss martyr
OF France," and his voice above the
clatter of the pavement.
who is this you talking about?" asked the
young man. coldly.
''Dreyfus, Dreyfus. OF course, yelled the French
man. slapping the magazine against his knee with
SO loud report that the patrician maiden jumped.
who is Dreyfus2'
What. You know not Dreyfus2"
Never heard of him in all my life. Tell me
about him" said the young man without the CULVER
of eyelid.
But this was too much for the Frenchman. mon
Dieu!" he muttered. 1T iss incredible This man
IS sacred nneonpoop. He know nothings at all
and have passed my corner talking TO
Let me out. driver. let outf'' And casting one
look of contemptuous pity upon the young man he
descended the steps wild-eyed and indignant and
made his devious OF sight. almost frothing
st the mouth
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23

Foster. OF Bethany Church. Trenton. y J.: the
Rev Arthur Requa. OF Noroton. Conn. and the
Rev. Henry f Lee.
Tomorrow evening there will be an anniversary
reception large scale. There will be greet
ings from the Rev. James W. A. Dodge. the Rev.
r. Z. Wilson. the Rev. Or. Hugh c. Townley, the
Rev. Thomas c. Straus and the Rev. Henrt De
Vries pastors OF the PeeksklI churches. There
will he n vocal solo by Mrs. John y. Tilden and
other entertainment. The reception committee COM
prIscs these well known women Of the church and
community:
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23

ready for the cook and fruit grouped on a table
around a wine glass. These gems she turned OF NJ
the rate OF about four year and presented them
to her friends for their dining room walls she
had just completed n twin pair for 4 bride. one
represented mess Of Holsters in "A nest OF salad:
the other basket Of peaches. with down on them
like plush She pleased with both that she
asked her brother II he did not think they were
just splendid. 1t evident that the youthful
critic liked and not the other. After looking
a them minute two, he said
sis. you're peach on Holsters, but you're lob
g or
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23
THIN EXCUSE OR THIN COIN?
NEwsBoY's WIT PREVENTED A SETTLEMENT OF
THE QUESTION.

THE QUESTION
Give me ba tx my penny!" howled customer to
the manager OF the phonograph fair
What for?" asked the manager
Why. you guarantee TO refund the money II the
penny don't start the machine" was the excited
answer 'I am going TO have my rights. / put my
penny in the slot but l can't hear anything. This
is an imposition. Just because I'm from Hoooken
is no reason why you should swinde me-
Your penny too thin answered the man
ager with a suppressed cough. Had the coin been
of proper weight il would have either started the
ma chine necessitated our refunding the equiVa-
lent -. -. -
Cant understand how you make that OUT re-
piled the Hoboken man. . ,-...
because you're too thick" chmed In a newsooy
who had just spent the proceeds OF recent sale on
Il Yoye My Lou - =, -. a.,
The Hoboken at this forgot all ABOUT lne
thinness of his penny and, in pursuit or the news
bov dsappeared among the crowd in the street
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23
TWEyTr-sEcoyD REGIMENT Torp.

The Buffalo trip of the I'D Regiment aside iron,
a visit TO the Pan-American fair. will include
Niagara Falls and other places of interest there
anout The charge per man for the entire outing
VIII be $40. which. IL is said. cheapest rare
ever secured by a military organization for such
an extended tour The regiment will leave this
city on the afternoon of Sunday. July a. and will
reach home on the following Thursday morning.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23
SURPRISED AT GERANIUMs IN wALI-sT.

She was motherly looking matron and from
the way she talked about ferry companies any
one would i0Dow that she lived Staten Island
Her t"n-ycar-old son had just taken her see the
wreck OF the old ferryboat Mortified. and had
showed her In detail how he came to beins
drowned. In the excitement OF rshearsing the ac-
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23
THE BOY ART CRITIC.

HE LIKED ONE OF HIS SISTERS PICTURES.
BUT NOT THE OTHER.
Wise men say there is nothing really new in this
world and perhaps the New-York boy who passed
the following criticism upon the drawing abilities
of his big sister unconscious plagiartst but
anyway, his verdict amused the sister so much
that she tells 1t occasionally, though the joke is on
herself The young woman has a fondness for exc
cutting those works of art which consist in the
resentation of dead game birds hanging by their
heels from nail board fish on platter
New-York tribune., 1901-06-23

equal % amount , Of money from others. OF which at
curittes, or in dormitory, the income from which
6udn &c "a b sT tSg the INIT Of The
pRa.esdse 10 hold good until commencement day.
with the payments Of other contributors
.,rc, ns VIII 'eSye out OF the $4,000 after the con,
e se' b ssas Ges for pr its t nc the sum Of
ms needs of the university.
PROPOSED ALUMNI HALL
In the same address in which President schur-
man made the announcement of Mr.. Rockefellers
gift. he pressed urgently upon the attention OF
th,,o the alumni the excellent results which would
rne erection by them upon the campus Of the pro-
the alumni association at It's annual meeting on
Wednesday afternoon The c9mmittee having the
from graduates of Cornell subscriptions amount
qred for tb s epsctio on % 9 b SV Pre- re-
fessor Trowbrdge showed the plans a large
asked authS1y fro ths alumni SE nmE b0dg or the
S%rsakng pre- OF ground and eesinnins OF the work NEXT
the board of trustees for the purpose.
project but strong opposition was made to the
adoption OF the plan presented without further op-
future purposes of such structure. II was finally
any contracts for the work until much larger
subscription was secured and until further oppor-
President schurman himself in his Thursdays
address AT the banquet. took strong ground
against the adoption of the present plan. and
pointed out the fact that there the Cor
nell campus at the present time single hall
large enough 70 accommodate on festive occasion
One-ha1 OF the regular membership of the uni
versty community. which numbers about three
tnousand- He thought that the building TO be pro-
vtded by the alumni should contemplate a hall in
which all persons connected with the university
Wnether students members of the instruction
stan could gather whenever there was occasion
ana should also supply other needs of the under
graduate body well of the alumni not pro-
vided for In the plans His ideas seemed to
meet with the hearty approval of the majority oe
those present at the banquet.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-07-05
Fourth Of July
Morning Parade

At the early hour OF s o'clock yes
terday morning, the only formal and
successful Fourth of July program In
the city Of Honolulu was carried to
success. This was the parade under
the auspices Of the Hawaiian National
Guard. The First Regiment and the
members of the Fire Department. with
their engines, marched through the
principal streets Of the city. The pro-
cession left the drill shed at 8 o'clock
and was composed of delegations from
Companies A, b, C. L, F, G and II.
The music was furnished by the drum
corps.
The column marched under command
OF Col. J. w. Jones and proceeded to
Beretania street, then to Fort, thence
by Merchant to the Capitol grounds
The early hour prevented the march
being witnessed by any very large
number of people. The Fire Depart
ment showed up nicely in decoration
OF flags and bunting.
At the Capitol grounds a general re.
view was held. The regiment disbanded
ut the drill shed at & o'clock. Col.
Jones and Majors Camara and Zeigles
made short addresses.