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dedicated TO simplicity. shall yet reflect its high
has passed away. In conclusion, let us examine
ourselves churches, and it. after careful and
Thai these vested choirs viii make Us what once
TeTG eyeTVheTe My conviction however is that
such features t aTe as snade SUI, 6u
Spirituality from penetrating and guiding our
check given to march for the salvation of souls
ahip d '0"SSS 1''' 49,
Tho extreme wing of the new tendency is, I
fancy. represented by Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church in One-hundred- and-eighteenth-st.. whose
pastor is the Rev. DR.. G. Z. Strobridge. and
whose organist Chiefly responsible for the develop
roent of the musical part Of the service) is R.
Fischer Ne,,ins who alto boy chorister in
the Church st. Mary the Virgin. fell naturally
under the inference Of the High Church movement
renresented in New-York by St. Mary the Virgins
and 81 Ignatius's Mr.. Nevins has been organist
NJ Trinity for sixteen years Mr. Nevirs 5 efforts
TO advance worship music along the lines which he
h,lieves TO be good have been of long duration. and
have met with considerable opposition ESPECIALLY
a. ., the s1Irplicing of the choir. but he has had
The hearty cooperation of Dr. Strobridge and the
sanction of the music committee Drank Moss,
chair1nan) and things are now moving smoothIE.
Mr. NeviDs's first experience in church work was
,,,der the direction OF Dr. George 3. Prentice. of
The Church of St. Mary the Virgin protestant
F,D.scopaD. whose choir ne was solo alto al the
age of twelve. He was pursuing ms muslcA studies
AT the time and Al year later became orsanist OF a
,.,,-,b Thai WAS tweuty-eighL years ago. and
he has been an organist ever since, more than half
Of that time having been devoted 10 the service OF
Trinity For years the choir OF this church
cor sisted Of a mixed quartet Mr. NeNins. deeming
,,cb an organization unsatisfactory, and being
anxious TO introduce boys voices. beginning was
made with a professional and recessional hymn,
and this achieved, tho vestTnenis followed ms
was IN May 1900 The choir sings in the organ
Gallery which il enters singing from the robing
cbolr room while the congregation stands; the con-
rega ton also rises the occasional. and remains
standing for the benediction, Which follows the
-, +" the solo singers a mixed quartet,
Miss Pauline E. Crosby, soprano; Miss Isabelle
price contralto; Walter c. Mattern. tenor. and
William Horton Kennedy. bass. There is also
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"THE LONDON GAZETTE

The London Gazette" is the Oldest and least read
of any newspaper. 1t is at once the biggest and
the least of all papers. for it the only paper
in the land which changes its size from one page
to n hundred, according the pressure OF news.
II is the only newspaper whose word is law and
whose authority IS accepted in the witness box
1t can make and unmake banisrupts Il is the only
paper in which certain persons are compelled TO
advertise and in which certain other persons can
advertise for love money. II yields a profit
of 10000 Il year.
The London Gazette has become regularfzed as
part OF the British constitution now but time
when the editorship OF The Gazette was one
OF the spells of office worth 1900 a year IL was the
recognized reward of party services in the press
The government Is more economical to-day IN its
journalism. Under the old regime The Gazette
had besides its editor. staff of five clerks APP
pointed BY the Treasury but IN 1859 Treasury re-
modelled the management OF the paper found the
staff employment elsewhere and left the whole re-
slCnsioility OF The Gazette on its present pub
hers, Messrs. Harrison * Sons. of ST Martins
Lane. The printing OF the paper has been in the
Harrison family for practically $50 years
Absolute secrecy TO the contents Of any forth
coming Gazette" prevails ST. Martins Lane
and though there are thousand workers in
Messrs Harrison's Offices. no item of news has
ever leaked out before its time Every sheet OF
copy 4 private and confidential until II appears
for all the world The copy for The Ca
Zette' Is written IN the government offices often
by Cabinet ministers themselves and is Invariably
returned with the proofs. Each Secretary Initials
his "copy'-LorG Salisbury signing his with the
the services no agraph IL accepted even proof
without being initiated second time Nov and
then-on very rare occasions-a piece of copy is
received autographed BIZ the sovereign.-(W est
minister Gazette.
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growth that are overwhelming in interest The
duty OF picking here and there only those bits
Of information tucked away in voluminous and
dusty old manuscripts for the amusement and
instruction of the student devolves on the
writer. but through them other vistas of sur
passing interest will be revealed
To resume the chronology of the little city.
The principal event in Governor MOntgomerie's
administration in 1870. was the grant of an
amended city charter. By it the sole power of
establishing ferries about the island was vested
in the corporation. all the profits accruing from
them to go TO the city. The market houses.
docks slips and wharves were also granted 10
it. A Court of Common Pleas was established.
Provision made for new division of the
city into seven wards. the limits to be de-
termined by the council, each ward to choose its
officers annually and whatever number of con-
stables the council might direct. and to be the
sole judge of their election and qualifica-
ton. The justices of the peace for the
city and county to be the Mayor, Recorder
and aldermen. They were to be empowered to
hear and determine all pleas OF 70 shillings and
under to administer oaths TO freemen and
officers of the city, and to make many free
men as they saw fit. The people were not al
lowed however to elect their principal officers.
such as Mayor. Recorder. Sheriff Coroner and
Town Clerk These were the Governors so
called perquisites.
The lower part of the city began to change
after the charter went into effect. What was
known before 1870 as the Strand bounded by
Whitehall. Pearl, Moore and State SITS, and used
as a marketplace, became more valuable and
was divided into seven lots. Here is the old
manuscript record:
May 6. A great sale of Z lots Of ground. near
the Custom-hOuse, and east Of WhitehalI-st. for
the following sums, and to the persons named.
viz:
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double quartet composed Of the Misses Hawkins
and Morningstar, sopranos and Moss and Schom-
Der, contraltos. and Messrs. F. Walters and T.
woodward Cam tenors, and F. Stoneham. Robert
M Holmes and Arthur B. Moss, basses. Eleven
boys and seven girls complete the choir. They are
Boys: Lewis Hunt John Kelly. Wilbur Wing
Herbert De Saix. William Z. Nevins. Charles
Schraeder, Radclin Wilson. John McWhorter
George Goodwin Elmer Wing. Ebert Baker.
Girls: Olive King Marguerite NeVins. Marguerite
Engel Florence Clark. Zillie Eller. Lillian Stein
man, Edith r. Tagsart.
Miss Jessie Moss is the assistant organist and
helps Mr.. Nevins in the training Of the boys and
girls. The choir maintains a guild and co-operates
with Choral Society. which enables Mr.. Nevins
to give special musical service the first Sun
day of every month, at which competitions OF an
ambitious character performed. such as Men
delssOhn's 'F'orty-second Psalm" Gauls Holy
City Stainers Daughter of Jairus. etc Choir
and Choral Society combined number about eighty
voices On Good Friday Of this year there was a
Joint service at which Stainer's "Crucihxion was
sung. This looks something like an observance Of
the holy days which John Wesley omitted from the
Book of Common Prayer when he revised it for
Methodist Following is the order of service at
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church:
Organ voluntary
E-ProcessiouaI.
3-Hymn congregation.
Greed responsive.
5-Praver
6Responses vested choir staners "sevcnfold Amen')
Psalm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16
LITTLE OLD NEW YORK.
Some Odd Phases of Her March to
Greatness.
VI.

The more one delves into the manuscripts that
tell of the beginning of New-York, with four
wretched huts, up TO the time she held her head
erect and proclaimed herself the commercial
metropolis of the Western Hemisphere. the more
one wonders how the transformation was
wrought Brook and rivulet babbled where are
now large Office buildings. Grapes and straw
berries grew where at the present time men
rush TO achieve success in business. Forests
with abundance of game and ponds swarming
with fish existed where the Hariemites live The
lake over whose waters the Indian guided his
canoe is to-day the site Of a municipal build
ing One might enumerate similar changes that
would include all of the downtown district, but
the student with observing eye and persist
ence in research has field before him the till
ing of which will reveal phases Of the city's
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Lots in the same quarter of the city in 1856
sold for f35 and in 1902 for an average of $40 a
square foot.
On September H. 1892 "a small gore OF
land was given TO Rip Van Dam, upon his
petitioning for the same. at the present in
tersection Of Liberty-street and Maiden-lane. OF
1913 feet in length. for the nominal sum Of ten
shilIings as being of little value TO any
one else but him." Think Of it, For 10 shillings
because it was OF no value to any one else but
him In 1902 ground in that locality sold for
$50 square foot.
The first steps in organizing a permanent
Fire Department were taken in 1871. A few
leather buckets two fire hooks and poles and
three or four ladders constituted the equipment
of the old city for fighting fires. The corpora
ton hearing that fire engines had been success
fully introduced in the mother country. received
permission to import two and the next year
they were brought to New-York and placed in
the City Hall. a few years afterward an engine
house was built in Broad-st and in 1877 the
first Fire Department with twenty-five mem
bers was organized. Its members were excused
from performing military duty and from serving
as constables or jurors.
As facts are being chronicled it would be well
to state that in 1871 William Sharpas. town
clerk for the last forty years was allowed EDS
extra for his long and faithful services" This
is the William Sharpas who. in 1893. received
'one hundred feet OF land for his good and
faithful service. and his encoura cement TO con-
tinue so for the future" Lightning struck
William twice. with only thirty years between
the bolts. The following may have something TO
do with Williams extra tbs: "A tax was laid
on wigs this year"
Governor Montgomerie died on July l. ISL
and Rip Van Dam. the eldest member of the
m administered
government for thirteen months. until the ar
rival of Colonel William Cosby. who was testy.
despotic and rapacious." Cosby had rendered
service to the colonists while in England by op-
posing an obnoxious sugar bill and they were
grateful 10 him When he came they presented
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Horace TAYLOR, Albert Vogt. Charles Vogt. Earl
Wilson. Herman laugh and William laugh.
SENIOR CHOIR.
Sopranos: Mesdames Juliet Hyneman: Anna Lohse.
Herbert Merritt r. A. Osgood. the Misses Sarah
Berce, Lottie Brewer, May Burleigh. Julia Dessar.
Maud DIPPED, Winnie May Gorton Amelia Halifax.
Clara Halifax. Bertha Johann. Olga Kamke Emma
kostin, Amy Marsh. Hilda Olsen, Emma f. Park
inson. J. Rahsskoppf Emma Rogers. Pauline
Schneider Henrietta Smith, Frances Snyder. Hattie
Steinhart. Ethel Wood. Ella Ziemann.
COntraltos MeSdameS Emma Happener. Howard
Jackson Florence Morrison. Virginia ID. RAN the
Misses Mollie Atkinson. Salome Becker Lillian
Brey, Martha j. FeTro, Susie Wheat Annie Wittke,
Grace Wood.
Tenors: Richard Brenton. Elmer Burlington.
Louis Ferro John Mcdonald. William Mulhoand.
Arthur \. Sias. Francis Snyder, d. c. Wilkinson
Bases: George Abel c. 3. Augevine. Frank
Beck Leon ChapOurtan. j. J. McMaster, Edward
Ostrander. Charles ! OFT. Joseph Picardi George
Richardson. Frank Stambfush Eugene Magnetic,
Gilbert Walters.
OrGanist E F. Quiulan,
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have to find another haunt The Regence had
been the meeting place of devoees OF the scientific
game since the seventeenth century. The founder
was one LefeVre, whose wife. If memoirs Of the
period did not SANDER her was more fascinating
than VirtuouS His successors spouse a Nine.
I,ecerc, seems to have followed in her footsteps.
for a poem is extant. entitled ''Brevet Of Venus
for Nine Leclerc, Mistress Of the Cafe de la Re
gence" In the eighteenth century Diderot. who
mentions the cafe in the opening passage of his
''NeVeu de Rameau''; lie Sage, the author Of "Ciil
Bias" who speaks of the resort in forgotten
novel. La Nalise TrOuvee'; D Alembert. Grimm.
Franklin and VOtaiIe frequented the Regence.
Jean Jacques Rousseau's appearance at the cafe
in ITO after the publication of Emile" attracted
such an enormous crowd in the street outside that
he asked to give up showing himself there.
Phidor. author of 'LAnalyse du Jeu d'Echecs,'
the most famous chess player at the Regence,
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George A. Smons assistant pastor and D. Frank
Erwin musical director In this church there
two choirs-a junior choir, which is robed (surpced
Is scarcely the right term here), organized in
September. 1899. and now has a membership of
about sixty, and senior choir (adults not robed.
with membership of fifty. The services of Sunday
are divided between the two choirs (Which
united Tor special services the junior choir singing
IN the forenoon. the senior choir in the evening.
The service is voluntary. and it is the boast of the
church that it the first in the NewYOrk East
conference to have vested choir and the first
church in the city of New York have junior and
senior departments. All the choir work which can
be called rtualsc is performed by the junior choir
cessional and occasional marches and hymns. Re-
hearsals for the junior choir are held Tuesday
and Friday afternoons. for the senior choir
Saturday evenings. There are special classes in
sight reading harmony and voice culture at nom
inal fees, and awards Of medals and souvenirs for
good attendance, etc, from funds provided by con-
certs given by the combined choirs The works
given thus far at these not particularly
eloquent in their tribute the of the leader
or the capacity of the singers. They bark back 10
the period of country choirs and conventions Gaus
Holy City" marks high water OF attainment, and
associated with it 'Belshazzar." by Butterfeld;
David, the Shepherd Boy" by Root: Meeting Of
the Nations" Dy Macy aud ChadWick's "Josephs
Bondage. At the closing exercises June Is. this
year. the choirs raised their combined voices in
The heavens are Telling" from Haydn's "Crea-
ton Following is the membership list.
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not for many days longer.
Under the Terror Robespierre used 10 play a
peaceful game there. and the story is told Of a
youth who once challenged him and beat him
twice. Robespierre. after his defeat. asked how
nuch he owed. stakes having been previously
hXed The supposed youth. who. in reality. was
a glrI IN mans clothes. presented order for
the release Of her lover from prison. and Robe
Sphere signed ii. Napoleon Bonaparte during
ms consulship. was seen at the famous cafe. but
showed himself no tactican at chess-(Paris cor
reSpOndence, in The London Telegraph
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16
FAMOUS PARIS CAFE.

One more historic Paris cafe is being modernized
The famous Regence. at the corner of the Rue
Saint-Honore and the Place du Theatre Francais
will soon be unrecognizable 1t is becoming a beer
shop. where sauerkraut. with Munich Pilsen,
will be served. The white and gold OF its decora-
ton will be replaced by the pseudo medieval orna-
mentation of German taverns. and its tables will
longer be of marble, but of heavy wood. in
the imitation rustic style. Practically the old
Regence will exist more. and chess players will
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s-Gloria Patri (ancenO
9-Scripture lesson
10-NotCes
1l-Anthem Choir.
12-Hymn (coagregaton)
13-Sermnn
14-Colledton (offertory).
15-Hymn Congregation.
16-Recessional Cwith Amen.
17-Benedction
1S-Postlude (organ).
In this church the Protestant Episcopal hymnal Is
used for the professionals and recessionas and the
Methodist Episcopal hymnal for the congregational
hymns. Another church which makes large effort
in the way of musical culture. though different
lines is the Sxtyfrst Street Church in Sixtyfrst-
St. between Second and Third ayes. of which the
Rev. DR.. Elmer Addison Dent is pastor, the Rev.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16
JUNIOR CHOIR.

Gi3Is: Madeline Bennett. Bessie Bradiey; kthel
Erauley, Amy Bruder, Josie ChudOba, Florence
Cole, Mary Chudoba. Flossie Deadly. Grace Deadly
elsie EmHerich, Elizabeth Haas Gertrude Heas,
VIVIAN Han. Lucy Heinrich, Louisa HUM May
Johnson Val Samke Hazel McCusEey. Jeanette
Martins, Mary Mathusek, Katie Meincke, corinne
Myers, Adele Olsen Ruby Petrie. Sadie Randall.
Pearl Reed, Ellen Rockefeller. Anna Romeck, Elsie
Stewart. Carrie Stiehler. May Schwartz. Louise
wagner, Emma Weber, Leah Wilson Olive Wood
Boys; Louis Baldass. Lester Bennett, Frank
Brewer, Fred Dietrich Albert Herbert, Henry Her
pert. Jonn HONG. Fred Judson. Joseph Lewis, John
torry; Tory Madison, Charles AischleT. wendell
Mlschler. CHARLES Muiholiand. Archie Neunecker,
WIAe Neuoecker, Horken olsen. Henry PoitTas'
Joseph Poltras, Harry Reed. Emil Roth. Leo Sar-
ensen. Howard Story. John story. George SIubbA-
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-11

There has been much controversy
over the method to be employed In
fertili8lng meadows to obtain the best
results, but experience has shown that
most meadows must be treated as In
dividual plots of land; that Is, fer
tilted according to its especial needs.
A meadow that has been cropped for
a long time naturally will require some
reseeding and that the fertilizer be sup
piled at different times and be com
posed Of different ingredients. On the
other hand, a meadow In good con-
dition and not too old will require
only top dressing with stable manure
and even this must be done in accord
ance with the needs Of the particular
meadow to which it Is applied. AS
rule. ten two-horse loads Of manure
to the acre put on with a manure
spreader so as to properly and evenly
cover the ground, is the quantity that
will rive good results at the minimum
of expense. The use Of the spreader
ia urged in applying for the coat is
not only even but is fine and In the
hest condition for good results and
quick action.
Every owner of a COW welcomes the
time when the animal can be turned
out to pasture. In changing from dry
feed to grass it is well to go somewhat
slowly, especially II the flow of milk
ia large. says Dairy and Creamery. The
young. immature grass. especially in
early spring as is well known, con-
toins A large amount of water, con-
dit,on commonly called "washy."
wheat and rye pastures are Of the
same nature. The dry feed ration
should therefore be continued and be
era dually reduced for two weeks or
more after the grass is large enough
for feeding.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-11

One of the greatest difficulties the
farmer. or horticulturist meets i'll
spraying is in carrying about the pump
and barrel. The stoneboat often must
he used where the rows are narrow
hut the draft is much easier II pump
ia mounted on wheels. have arranged
A platform on pair OF wheels
which is q simple. handy rig. The
axle is shortened to about feet. MAX
ing a very compact arrangement that
vii, turn in a very small space. For
snroy wing potatoes when the rows are
to 3A feet apart, the axle should be
a feet long, so that the horse may go
betyeen two rows, while the wheels go
between rows on either side.
The barrel. when the pump Is mount
ed on the side, Is held in place by two
hands Of iron 1 inch wide and about
s.1e inches thick. fastened by the
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Attend to the feed Of the work horses
Just as carefully as to the meals Of
their drivers.
There is nothing that will turn the
wastes of the farm into money faster
than growing pigs.
of food in the dshwater containing
washing powders and kill $50 worth of
pigs by feeding such Stops?
The way to keep the work in hand
nnce can come by the use Of small
memorandum book In which can be
written the things that are most es-
sential.
country is not saved SO as to secure
the best results. If not cut too late
or too early 1t is improperly cured
1t is a difficult matter to get it just
right.
An imposition that Is often practiced
on the woman-the farmers wife espe-
cially-is II there is an old. ringboned,
spawned. crippled horse that Is stove
up generally and good for no earthly
use 1t is kept for the women to drive,
Tho solution Of the boy leaving the
farm depends on the conditions. Some
Of the inducements are not alluring for
boys to stay OH the farm. Again there
will be great Inducements for them to
MI
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10000 PEOPLE HIDING.
Turks Killing People and Burning
Forests,

Sofia, Sept. 10.-The Macedonian in.
terror organization estimates that $780,
900 women, children and old men are
hiding in the mountains and forests of
Macedonia. The Turks are burning
the forests in the districts of Leron
and kosbrea and killing fugitives who
attempt to escape to the plains. The
Vlach village of Gopesh, three hours
distant from Monastir, has been burn
ed by the Turks, who are reported to
have thrown several of the inhabitants
into the fire.
are assembled on the frontier and at
Palanka, kratovo and Gobchani, and
are pundering the surrounding vii
lagos. The people have not complained,
fearing that they may be murdered. In
the district of Debritsi, vilayet of
.Aonistar, the soldiers are reported to
be naked and starving, and to be rob-
bling all around
The general staff of the insurgents
mas issued circular ordering the
bands not to modest the peaceful
Turkish and Albanian villagers. The
order continues:
There will be always plenty Of
time to take such measures"
Famine prevails in the district of
krushevo and the population is going
into the adjacent districts.
All reports from the vilayet of Mon
istar agree in describing the situation
as appalling. Between 10000 and 50,-
900 Bulgarian inhabitants are be-
lieved to have been massacred by the
Turks, and every Bulgarian village in
the vilayet Of Krushevo has been de-
stroyed.