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The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

A delegate convention OF the Indiana courts
of the Tribe of Ben-Hur was held yesterday
afternoon at the Grand Hotel. This is the
first meeting of the kind. and not more than
half of the eighty-five courts in the State
were represented. The object was to select
a delegate to attend the second biennial
meeting of the Supreme Tribe Of Ben-Hur.
which will be held in Crawfordsville, April
A. Thomas j. Hanna, of Kokomo. was Sc
lected as representative, and w. S. Roney, of
Terre Haute, alternate.
This is the youngest Of the secret benev-
olent orders, having been organized March 1,
1894. only a little more than two years ago.
April 1t had 1855 members, which, it is
claimed by those connected with the order,
is a much greater membership than any
other similar organization ever had In the
same time. Over 2, 200 members have been
added since Jan. /. There are now eighty
five courts in this State, and the order has
courts in twelve other States.
The second biennial meeting of the Sc
preme Tribe will be held in Crawfordsyille
a week from next Tuesday. At this meeting
each State will have a right to send dele
gate, but until there is membership of five
thousand In a State there can be no Grand
Court organized When a Grand Court is or
gan.zed, which will be only a short time now,
In this State, the State will have the priv
ilege of sending accredited representa- tive
of the Grand Court 10 the meetings OF the
Supreme Tribe.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

uous everywhere. The woman who has gone
TO the top, where there Is q high salary, ap-
probation and chance to be a live factor
in the dynamic social movement, is almost
an exception. Reasons for this lack Of sue
cess are numerous. Over some Of them the
individual can have little control. Womans
under-development in the warning centuries.
when, because OF her physical inferiority she
was regarded as an appendage of the war
rior. has left her lacking in self-reliance.
Judgment, concentration. unable TO sink self
and family and to take the broad view or the
industrial field. Time and the general uplift-
ing and evolution of society alone can make
women strong-nerved. self-controlled, far
seeing individuals. Only the development OF
a strong public sentiment and of feeling
OF social responsibility among employers as
well as workmen can bring about the first
requisite for good work-good wages.
The same force which has drawn woman
into the industrial field is gradually remov-
ing her disabilities. Her long-neglected fac
ulties are being developed by her new amuse-
ments and her new interests. The bicycle
is bringing her health and concentration OF
mind. The extension of political rights and
her club are broadening her view. Her wants
are more numerous. Her standard of COM
fort is going up, and. according to the eco
nomic rule, her wages must follow and her
value as an economic factor increase.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03
nUSINEss CHANCE.
Further Of the Church Programmes
for Sunday.

Below are several Easter programmes, in
addition to- those printed in yesterdays
Journal:
Peoples Congregational Church.
Morning:
Easter anthem, P. A. Schneider.
Solo. "Plains OF Peace" o. 7. Behymer
Sunday evening praise service:
Quartet-Miss Forester, soprano; Miss
Hall: contraito; Mr. New, tenor: or: ME; Be
Joan Calderhead. Anna Sanborn and Y. NJ
Voluntary. elected. Prof George NJ Heb
tie Deum." F. Kotzschmar
Happy Easter Day." Palmer Hartsough
Y. NJ. c. A. boys choir.
Bason.
Maze quartet, selection.
Recitation, Easter Day." Joan Calder
Lift Up Your Heads" Frank NJ. Davis.
"TeIi It," E. E. Hewitt. Y NJ. c. A. boys
eSor song and recitation. Fair Lilies"
..Benedictus.' Biederman, quartet.
Recitation, I'VE Have Seen the Lord"
Anna Sanborn-
-Meridian-street NJ E. Church.
Max Leckner. director: Charles z. Han
sen, organist.
Morning:
Choral anthem. Thanks Be to Cod"
Alto solo. Easter Eve" Gounod, Miss
Grace Akass. Violin obligato by Mr.. James
baritone solo. with ladies' semi-chorus.
''Crucifix." Gounod, Mr.. Clifford Tyler.
roay Snri Mrs Is
Carr. Violin obligato by Mr.. James Curley.
Choral Choral anthem, 20 Be Joyful" stainer.
Soprano solo, 'Hosannah," Granier, Mrs.
Carroll Carr.
Third Christian Church.
Charles F. Kennedy, director; Miss Grace
Black. organist.
Francis j. Bartlett.
.sTell 1t out with Joyful Voice." fillmore
How Calm and Beautiful the Morn"
'Christ Has Risen," Frank L. Eyer.
The Angels That Watched Round the
Tomb" MCCOY.
Praise the Lord" j.. Alzamora-
GLORY Be TO God on High"
First Baptist Church.
Morning service:
organ, s.Pastoraie," Alex Guilmant.
rrss Emssm ef the IN of
arthur p. Preston.
Carol. "Alleluia, Angels Singing on This
arIus &ntSem S,eG 20 Give y Thanks Unto the Lord"
III. Watson.
9sartss: Faster Song" ., Allen, y, x c,..
Voices" Arthur p. Preston.
Organ-"Grand offertoire." Grison.
Professional, Easter Carol" Arthur p.
Preston.
Anthem. ''christ the Lord Is Risen."
Harry Rowe Shelley.
Solo. what the Flowers Say" Miss Elsie
MacGregor.
Offertory, tenor solo, GLORY to the Risen
Lord" Neidhnger.
Baptismai service:
Music by Arthur p. Preston.
Chorus, Buried with Christ by Baptism
Unto Death, We Rise In the Likeness of
His Resurrection"
Chorus, Suffer Little Children to Come
Unto Ne and Forbid Them Not"
The choir is composed of Arthur p. Pres
ton, organist and musical director: Mrs. A
w. Posey. soprano; Mr.. A. ID. Gates. basso;
Miss Kate Roger, contralto; Mr.. G. j. w.
Parker, tenor, and chorus OF fifty voices.
For Easter Sunday a children's chorus OF
fifty voices will be added
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03
FOR WOMEN'S READING
HOUsEKEEPING, AFTER ALL, THE
HIGHEST FEMININE CALLING.
Women I'm business Remain Mostly
subordinate-An Eastern Girl Has a
New Sensation-Odds and Ends.

"One of the saddest domestic features of
the day is the disrepute into which house.
keeping has fallen,"- Says the New York OBJ
server. for that is woman's first natural
duty and answers to the needs of her best
nature. 1t must be noted that this revolt of
certain women against housekeeping is not
a revolt against their husbands; 1t Is simply
a revolt against their duties. They consider
housework hard. and monotonous. and in
ferior. and confess with cynical frankness
that they prefer TO engross paper. or dabble
in art, or embroider pillow shams. or sell
goods, or in some way make money to pay
servants who will cook their husbands din
ner and nurse their babies for them. And
they believe that In this way they show
themselves to have superior minds. and ask
credit for a deed which ought to cover them
with shame. For actions speak louder than
words; and what does such action say? In
the first place, it asserts that any stranger.
even a young, uneducated peasant girl hired
for few dollars month, Is able to per-
form the duties of the house mistress and
the mother. In the second place. 1t substi-
tutes poor ambition for love. and hand
service for heart service. In the third place.
1t is a visible abasement of the loftiest
duties of womanhood to the capacity Of the
"A wife and mother cannot thus absolve
her own soul: she simply disgraces and ira
housekeeping Is hard and monotonous, Ii is
not more so than mems work in the city.
The first lesson business man has to learn
Is to do pleasantly what he does not like
to do. All regular useful work must be
monotonous, but love ought to make ii
easy; and, at any rate, the tedium OF house
work is not any greater than the tedium of
Office work As for housekeeping being de-
grading, that is the -yeriest nonsense. Home
Is little royalty. 1t Is only the weakest,
silliest women who cannot lift their work
to the. Level. Of their thoughts, and so, en-
noble hofh
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

An expert in candy-making advises the
making Of the cooked cream or foudant
best candies only on days when the at
mosphere is clear and dry. A humid day,
or even the steam from boiling kettle.
may keep the sugar from creaming as it
should.
Night parties, night study and double
beds for nervous children are al frowned
upon by many doctors. One of them says:
mo matter IN what else you economic
beds. Every person needs his own bed
more than he needs his own chair or own
plate at the table,
Combinations in dress seem to appeal
more to the general taste than self-colored
trimming and fabrics, and great scope is
given to the modiste by the introduction
of so many novel and beautiful fancy dress
goods to be used with plain fabrics, and
although very gay and brilliant spangled
garnitures, jet arabesques and bands, and
fowered. plaided and striped ribbons will
be the rage, they do not obviate the neces-
sity nor lessen the demand for a comb
nation Of materials in the gown.
Candles Of different lengths, some long.
some very short. and some of medium
were lately used instead of fagots at a
storytelling party. The hostess. whose
guests were all familiar friends. had
marked each candlestick with a name, so
that the short candle went to the man who
told anything but brief story. and the
longer candle to the woman who enjoyed
Il a
The candlesticks were given as souvenirs
Of a delightful evening.
Ladies who have old-fashioned dresses of
handsome materials are remodeling them
on very useful and available plan. The
breadths are ripped apart and between
them are set in narrow A-shaoed sections
or some contrasting material, covered with
cascades of lace fiouncing. This fashion is
strictly for dressy wear, and only hand
some materials should be worked over in
this way. The best taste does not approve
OF lace on more common dresses. If II Is
necessary to remodel more ordinary cos
TUNES, the insets should be made of shirred
or plated silk without covering.
prominent club woman says: "A
woman's club" / suppose she means some
of them that take literary studies too ex-
clusively and too seriously, fought to give
up the study of Browning, and instead of
that take natural history. If cub women
would get out of their worries and their
literary studies into the open air and the
sunshine, the nervous specialist would have
less to do" Another well-known club
woman already notices that purely liter
ary work no longer satisfies Cub women as
1t once did. Many clubs are introducing
larger and more practical work, such as
the maintenance OF kindergartens and the
study OF current events and social science.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03
Not cutie a success.

NJ. ]. Kelley, in Leslie's Weekly.
The new inventions had much to do with
womans entrance into trade and transporta-
ton, as the census bulletins phrase it. Until
business was done on an immense scale. ne
cessitating a great deal of specializing, there
was no opportunity for women. When a
salesman in a dry goods shop had to go from
counter to counter with his customer. show
ing her delicate laces here and heavy bolts
of flannel there, woman was not physically
equal TO the task of selling goods. When the
lace counter became department in great
shop. weak-backed girl was capable of at
tending il. The extension OF the railroads.
the invention of the telegraph and telephone.
the development of the means OF transporta-
ton and communication. the changes in
methods OF trade. the spread of education
have all had to do with the revolution in
womans economic position.
AS yet woman has not proved the. success
In business pursuits the advocates of unlim-
tied Industrial opportunities hoped she would
The apathetic. heartless shirker is conspic-
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

new 1OTk fOst.
We hear continually Of skirts and sleeves
reduced in size, but a study of any of the
display windows in the city, tour Of the
shops, or walk upon fashionable prone
nades where new spring costumes have al
ready appeared will reveal skirts quite as
spreading and voluniinous any we have
seen the past winter. and sleeves in many
cases-though not all-quite as full. 1t is at
private views in leading importing houses.
however, that one gains sight of the Pa
risian exponents of fashions latest moods
niably smaller, with often only a cap at the
top Of the close coat model, and the volume
of skirts reduced to a normal graceful bell
shape that may yet dwindle to the old
fourreau sheath style. But we are pro-
verbally six months at least behind the
French in our fashions, and this will bring
us to the autumn season before the great
majority of American women will follow the
now prevailing styles to the letter. Mean
while they will be handsomely dressed all
summer in fabrics more elegant and beauti-
full than they ever wore before, and content
themselves with studying the few women
who have means enough to wear Partisan
gowns and aplomb enough to thus early
ing few months TO follow in their foot
steps. In the meantime, the dressmakers
and tailors are making all sorts OF lovely
compromise gowns with sleeves and skirts
shaped about as each individual patron die
tates and there are comparatively few wom-
en- who yet order either their skirts or
sleeves cut on narrow-gauge lines.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03
Omelettes for Easter.

Pittsburg ChronicleITelegraph
Now Is the time to experiment with new
dishes in the way of egg relishes for
Easter. Many cooks have so exaggerated an
idea of the amount of work required in MAX
ing omelettes that they seldom attempt to
serve them in the most palatable of all ways
Omelette-making is easily learned. and there
Is very little chance of failure for one who
can work quickly. The whites and the yolks
should be beaten separately, the whites to a
stiff froth and the yolks until they are
foamy. The milk and the seasoning should
be added TO the yolks, stirred well, and then
the whites should be beaten in and the mix
ture cooked Immediately, No more eggs
should be prepared at time than can be
ter to cook twice.
If the omelette is to be fried, the butter
In the frying pan must be as hot as can be
well-buttered pie tin for the purpose and let
1t get hot on the top of the stove before the
omelette Is poured in. If the butter is al
lowed to burn the omelette will be dingy-
looking and less appetizing. Five eggs, two
spoonfuls OF cream or rich milk and a little
pepper or salt will make a nice omelette as
large as can be conveniently cooked in a
frying pan that fits No. 9 stove Six eggs
will make enough to fill two small pie tins
For an omelette that is easily handled and
very palatable though not so rich as these
receipts, use four eggs. two heaping table
spoonfuls of flour and half cup Of rich
milk.
Almost anything eatable can be mixed with
the omelette made after these receipts, and
thus afford another dish. Cold ham or
chicken or veal may be chopped very fine and
a little added just as the omelette Is to be
turned into the frying pan. Fresh oysters
chopped fine are very nice for it, and an
daintiest dishes for Easter serving. Some
times for change, put two small omelettes
together with fnely-chopped meat between
them. or fruit may be used for this pur-
pose, or creamed oysters. Boiled tongue
CHOPPED fine and seasoned, and heated in a lit
layer for folding in an omelette.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03
SWIFT LOCOMOTIVES
THE PENNSYLVANIA TYPE OF EN-
GINEs MEETING EXPECTATIONS.
Sales Of Local and Coupon Tickets In
crensing-President ingalls, and
Funds for School Uses.

The mechanical department Of the Penn
sylvania lines ventured the prediction that
when the 1896 passenger type Of engine.
known as Class L. should be placed in serv-
ice, the Pennsylvania would be enabled to
show the railway world some wonderful
speed records, and the predictions have been
verified. The Glass l. engine is said to be
one of the finest proportional locomotives in
service. Since the first Of the year six of
these locomotives have been completed and
are now In service, and some of them are
making great speed records. OF those built,
three have seventy-inch driving wheels.
while the other three are provided with
eighty-inch driving wheels. The smaller
wheel will be used on the mountain division,
between Altoona and Pittsburg: the larger
wheel on the more level divisions. The lat
ter, which are now In service on the middle
division, on favorable stretches, cover mile
after mile with an ordinary train, at
speed Of a mile IN fifty-five seconds. One
day last week Train 20 left Altoona forty
five miutes late. and, having a clear track,
the engineer OF one OF the new machines
concluded that he would be perfectly safe
'.in letting her out a little" He had only six
cars, and as the rail was good he was soon
leaving mile behind in every fifty Sec
onds, and when he struck slight descent
and turned on more steam the great engine
showed that fifty seconds to the mile was an
easy accomplishment, and began TO reel of
l.760 yards for every forty-five seconds. Be
fore the foot of the slope was reached the
miles were being annihilated in forty-one
seconds, but at that point safety required
that the speed should be checked for curve,
otherwise the engineer declares that one
hundred miles an hour could have been
easily accomplished. During this amazing
h1rrSf of he mi he ed lv
even with the throttle wide open. Such in
stances as these show what the new engines
are capable of accomplishing. Five Of these
fast engines will soon be sent to the Pan
handle, 1t being the purpose to have all its
fast heavy trains hauled by this type of 10
comotive.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03
An Enecttve Kennedy.

The abolition of interchangeable mileage
Is yet much talked of. and brings to light
almost daily schemes by which books were
misused d. F. Donough, general ticket
agent at the Union Station, says there has
been very large. increase in sales Of local
and coupon tickets. While the interchange
able mileage book was in use travellers
would secure a book and go as far as st.
Louis or Chicago on the book and then pur-
chase at that point ticket to their destina-
ton beyond Now these same parties come
to the ticket office and purchase straight
coupon tickets to any point they start for,
and he says men who have not, for many
months, purchased ticket to some local
point, using the interchangeable mileage,
have, since March 16, been purchasing
straight tickets, and 1t has already. in the
two weeks, benefited the roads whose tick
cts are sold at the Union Station ticket
office at least $4,000. Agents of outside Of
fees confirm Mr.. Donough's statement The
Cincinnati. Hamilton g. Dayton is selling
Detroit in numbers which make 1t genuine
surprise. and the same Is true Of the Monon
and the Big Four. Each has sold less
number Of mileage books, but has largely
increased it's revenue from sales of local and
coupon tickets, getting cents mile for
business which. prior to March is, had been
carried at cents per mile on interchange
able mileage.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03
The Western Way.
New York Tribune. 49,.

new YORK tribune.
Fancy what a shock I had last week."
said vivacious Miss B.. who had been visit
ing in a large Western city; ''and yet, it
was rather nice, you know" The people
I was stopping with are railroad kings
always travel in private car, step over to
Europe with less effort than New Workers.
make in going to Brooklyn, and all that.
Well. the day after my arrivol they gave
me tea, and the prettiest girl in the room
was red-haired creature. with a ravishing
figure and gown which fitted worlds bet
ter than mine. / was immensely taken with
her, and we chatted, and she was jolly and
clever and most fascinating. Finally. as we
We're drinking tea together, the butler Of
your-mouth concoction OF sugar and choco-
late utterly delicious. 1 said at once had
never tasted anything SO delicate. where
I'm glad you like 1t; made it.
'I thought she was joking.
why, you are not relation, are you"
no she said, with little laugh;
must have looked bewildered. No: / am
professional cook l make almost all the the
fancy desserts and cake for the swell set
here And 1t was true.
'She belonged to a poor family, good
enough as to birth, the father incapable of
came necessary to do something She liked
cooking, and began with this sugar cake,
making IL occasionally Tor rev friends.
When / met her she was on the top round,
had two rooms at the back Of the house,
with a telephone, an assistant cook and
errand boy, and bought her flour and sugar
and things at wholesale.
"The remarkable thing was that she re-
mained the intimate friend of these rich
girls with whom she had gone TO school,
dressed better thanga good many or them,
and, after making, the. cakes and, creams
for a big receptions would dress and go and
eat her own wares. tnl.f
Tt used to sound very droN. she said,
telephone: "Oh, Betty dear, can you send
me two quarts of biscuit Tortoni for. din
ner tomorrow night? and Betty. II you
up in the carriage" But, you know, it
seemed rather nice, too.'"
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

Some woman brought complaint to Post
master Sahm yesterday of what she thought
was an April fool joke played through the
mails. The woman received a letter saying
that General Harrison asked her presence
at his marriage to Mrs. Dimmick. stating
that if she could not be present her attend
ance at the reception 10 be given on the re-
turn of the General and wife is desired. The
woman had the idea that somebody Is trying
TO string her. and in evidence she COM
plains of receivins several anonymous let
ters. Mr.. Sahm has the case under consid-
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03
A Test off AcetxIene GINS.

A company has been formed in New York
for the manufacture of the new iliuminant.
acetylene gas. and IL is probable that 1t will
soon be in use in this city. Charles F. Die
terich, of the indianapolis Gas Company Is
one of the men at the head Of the new COM
pany. The new gas will be used on one floor
Of the Majestic, the gas compeny's new
vania streets.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

JUhn Mads. young colored man, arrested
for housebreaking short time ago. was dis
charged in Police Court yesterday. Mads
was accused of having broken into the gro-
cery store or Martin Dugan. OIL West Mich
igan street A coat and some pennies were
stolen An old coat was found two blocks
from the grocery store. In one pocket a pay
he testified positively that the coat was not
his. His testimony was not disproven.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03
Consumers, Gas Trust Report.

The annual report OF the Consumers Gas
Trust Company will be fled In a few days
Members OF the board of directors refuse to
give any hints as 20 what the report will
contain- The statement that the company
VII ask the city 10 render IL financial aid
for the purpose OF extendngs its mains Is
neither affirmed nor denied. 1t is said that
the company Is now considering the question
OF building pumping stations. The amount
OF stock Outstanding win probably exceed
10000. IL Is admitted
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

Several days ago Superintendent Colbert re-
ceived information that Charles Goss. one
Of the union molders who is said TO have
participated in the Chandler & Taylor riot,
had fed TO Alexandria. He atsonce commu-
nicated with the police authorities of that
town. and asked that Goss be arrested. Yes
terday he received a letter from Chief Of
Police T. VI. Huston. stating that Goss had
been located, working in the steel and iron
mills, where he was arrested. He escaped
from the officer Huston promised TO keep
a sharp lookout for the man"
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

Governor Matthews was much better yes
terday. being able to sit up part OF the
day. His strength Is returning and his
kfiends expect him at the Office by the
lime sure enough" spring Is here.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03
Quite True.

Chicago Inter Ocean.
There are a lot of fellows in politics this
year who should have stuck to the peanut
business and remained an honor to their
sex.