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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-08

New 1OTk ENedllDS EOSt.
Great is the power of the press. A young
newspaper man recently invited a young
married woman who has been more than
kind to him to accompany him to the the
determination to do the right thing the
young newspaper man bought two of the
highest priced seats. He bought them be-
cauSe-WeIl, because there was no other way
of obtaining them, all preconceived notions
as to the open sesame that newspaper peo-
PIE enjoy in all particulars, but especially
the theatrical particular, to the contrary
Notwithstanding. The appointed evening
came. Now I'm going to suggest some-
thing, said the young married woman al
most Immediately, and that is that Mr.
Blank accompany us. He hasn't seen this
play. and 1T so happens that he wants to-
so If you won't mind-and l know YOU
won t-he'll just go along. The only trou BILE
IS about his getting a seat with us. Get
ting the ticket will be easy enough, of
course for a newspaper man, but do you
think you gould fix it so we could all sit
together? You do? Oh, how perfectly
lovelyi / thought you could, though Of
course didn't dare hope too much / might
it they'd be only too glad to shove some
body along another seat-anything that a
newspaper man wanted them to do" There
was nothing for it but to accept the situa-
ton, and the young newspaper man hero
ically led the way to the theater. He in
vested in another high-priced seat which
by lucky chance, FASTENED perhaps by
tips to the box office car, the ticket-taker
and several ushers, was right beside the
hustle and hustle and caucusing that this
entailed was obviously regarded both by
husband and wife as merely the homage
the theater paid TO the newspaper man
not at ali the homage that the newspaper
man. poor fellow, was obliged to pay to the
theater The evening was most enjoyable:
both husband and wife said So Over and
over again did they refer to the fact that it
was all due to their host being a newspaper
man. Great is the power of the press-but
not half so great as those that know moth
ing about it are pleased to think it is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-08
SnIted Mith Ffre.

The chief interest of "Salted with Fire
by George Macdonald, lies in the analysis
of the motives and emotions of the actors
in the little drama which constitutes its
plot. The story treats in a realistic yet
delicate way the passion of love. 1t is the
story of a minister's sin and repentance
James Blatherwick is a young student Of
divinity who has chosen the ministry from
ambition. In his college days he wrongs
a girl of humble, station, into whose com
pany he was thrown, and then, to save his
career, refuses to marry her Compelled
to choose between naming her betrayer and
leaving her home, she shuts her lips and
becomes a wanderer. Blatherwick does not
succeed in the ministry. His sin pursues
him and his conscience lasheS him. The
knowledge that he is a hypocrite makes his
ministry ineffective and prevents him from
winning the love of his people. Finally his
conscience goads him into confession of his
fault and he resigns his pulpit and marries
the woman he has wronged. With acknowl-
edgment and atonement comes a spiritual
growth that regenerates his character. He
is saved as by fire. The story is strongly
written and full of human interest. New
York: Dodd, Mead q Co.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-08
Lnrge Flouring Mill contract.

The Nordyke & Marmon Company were
awarded the contract last week by the Eek
hart & Swan Milling Company, Of Chicago,
ILL.,, for it's new 1000 barrel, daily capacity,
spring wheat mill, and the reconstruction
of its 5O0-barrel winter wheat mill, and $50
barrel rye mill. This is the largest contract
for flour milling machinery that has been
let for some time past. 1t calls for the
entire equipment of machinery and the in
stallation of the same in the milling COM
panys building. When completed it will
be the most modern and finest equipped
mill of large capacity in the country. The
building, which is located on Carroll ave-
nue., between Elizabeth and Ada streets,
in Chicago, is nearing, completion and is
considered one of the finest mill buildings
ever erected, being built especially with
view to solidity and convenience, combined
erection of the building is being ssuperin-
tended by Mr. Hewitt, of the milling com
pany, who by experience is well fitted for
this duty. Mr.. Eckhart, of the milling
company is prominent in public affairs in
Chicago and is president of the Drainage
Canal Board. Before placing the order for
the machinery, Mr.. Eckhart, accompanied
by his head millNr. Mr.. Louis Raithel, Wis
tied number of the largest and latest I'M
proved mills erected by different milling en-
gineerS and builders, in order TO acqualnt
themselves with the different methods or
milling and makes of machinery Their
choice of Nordyke & Marmons machinery
and system is gratifying to the indianapolis
mill builders. This order will afford much
work for the Nordyke & Marmon shops
during the usually dull time this winter.
and it will be rapidly pushed 20 complexion
Resides this contract the company has
closed several smaller ones lately and pros
poets for further orders are good work on
the new mills at Danville and Plaintield,
Ind. is well under way and the mills will
soon be ready to start.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-08

The following shows the shipments over
the several lines out of Indianapolis for the
month of October, as reported to the Board
of Trade: Flour, 81, 21O barrels; corn, 1920
bushels oats, $4,000 bushels; bran, "a tons;
broom corn, 5000 pounds; cement, 4005
barrels coal, 140 cars; coke 105 cars; coop
erage, IS cars; corn meal and hominy 81
2e2, $40 pounds; cattle, 5,672 head; hogs, ,311
head; horses, 2162 head; mules, 800 head
sheep, 4,40S head; eggs, $500 cases; fruit.
93S,S55 pounds; hair and bristles 60,000
pounds; hides liza 800 pounds; ice, 20 cars; .
iron. 465 cars; lard, Abs tierces; lime, .
cars; lumber 12S cars; machinery, 176 cars;
meats (bulk), 13,114,SH pounds; oil, 5,7S3 bar
poultry, $1,000 pounds; provisions, S45, 100
pounds; salt, 10000 barrels; spirits and
liquors, 13,301 barrels; starch 2,7S2. 975
pounds; stone II cars; tallow, 534, 600
pounds; tobacco, 14,24S pounds wool, 10000
pounds; miscellaneous, $685. 20 pounds;
merchandise, 1874, 74S 622 pounds
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-08
BOOKS OF THE TIME.
Romance and Reality of the Puritan
Coast.


In this book Mr. Edmund H. Garrett has
made a suitable companion volume to his
Three Heroines of New England Ro-
nance" In Romance and Reality of the
Puritan Coast he describes the favorite
North Shore of the Massachusetts coast
as far as Cape Ann, including Lynn,
Swampscott, Nahant, Beverly, Marblehead
Manchester-by-the-S Gloucester, etc.
The journey between all these points was
made on a bicycle, and the local descrip-
tons are accompanied with passages of spe-
cial interest to bicyclsts The author has
no patience with the "scorcher" or the
century rider. whose habits of riding, he
thinks, are totally unsuited to the enjoy
ment of scenery. Besides" he says, his
mind, too intent upon the road, has no time
for contemp lation nor for vagabond wan
derlngs, no time for summer memories,
awakened by familiar sounds and odors,
memories of the hot afternoons or quiet
of katydid or cricket fresh morning rides,
and rest in shady grove or by the cool sea-
Most people," he concludes, ride too fast
The art of strolling a-wheel should be cul-
uVated. The best way to do this is to take
the mind off the cyclometer and the clock,
and put it on the landscape and its life.
That Mr. Garrett is an adept in this art is
manifested by this book. History and le.
gend are interviewer with word pictures or
the many beautiful spots which a trip along
the shore and through the country roads
discloses. The book is .prettily illustrated
from pen-and-ink drawings made by the
author. Boston: Little, Brown d Co.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-08
uoosier oDera y success.

ELKHART, Ind, Nov. THE initial per-
fo-mance of Dom Pedro" the comic opera
written by Harry S. Chester and James F.
Boyer. both of this city, was given here
Friday night with a cast of sixty persons,
an orchestra Of twenty-five pieces and full
ballet. TIE leading parts were taken by
Lillian Bernard Parsal and Harry Truax, of
Chicago: John Reidy. of Detroit and Flora
MCGOWAN and Joseph Schneider, of this city.
George Herbert, of Chicago, managed the
stage and Professor Jacobsen, OF Chicago
trained the ballet. The scenery was painted
in Chicago, and in every particular the per-
Torrance was highly gratifying success.
All the peri mers have had considerable
operate experience and acquitted them
one of the largest in the history of the city.
The opera, frcm a literary and musical
standpoint, as well as the manner In which
it was staged, was a surprise to its audi
tors. Several musical critics from
Chicago and VIII J. Davis, of the Column
bia Theater, were present and spoke en-
Enthusiastically of the performance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-08
rho Personal Equation.

Jusy why a collection of essays on social
and literary topics should be called THE
Personal Equation does not appear, but
if the title is somewhat vague the contents
of the volume are not. 1t contains twelve
essays on widely different themes, showing
vigor and versatility of treatment. The au-
thor discusses with equal facility such top
les as the literary work of MI. Howells
the public career of President Cleveland
the American Feeling Towards England,
etc. That he is thorough American may
be inferred from n passage in the essay
last named, in which he expresses his con-
tempt for chose despicable ours of native
birth who may be heard from time to time
yelping at their country in foreign clubs
and smoking rooms OF transatlantic steam
ers and who are thrilled With delight down
to the very depths of their infinitesimal lit
tie souls when some fatuous foreigner tells
them that he really would never have TAX
en- them to be Americans. " The author is
Prof. Harry T. Peek. of the Columbia Uni
versity, and the volume is published by
Harper 4, Brothers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-08

The second volume of 1.-THE Literary His
tory of the American Revolution" by Prof.
Moses Colt Tyler, of Cornell University,
has just been issued by G. p. Putnam's
Sons, of New York. The aim of the first
volume. covering the period from 1853 to
1776, was to trace the discomfort of the
American colonies which eliminated in
1776. The aim of the second volume is to
trace the development of the revolutionary
struggle under the altered conditions pro-
duced by this change in it's object and its
character, and to go on with the tale until
the year when American independence was
acknowledged by the British government.
Both volumes will give the reader a full
knowledge of the literary work of those
who wrote for both sides during that i'm
portant controversy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-08

The summer packing season. which be-
gan March /. ended on Oct. 81, and in tha
eight months Indianapolis packing houses
have killed $4,000 hogs, against 49S 900 for
the corresponding period of last year: in
crease this year, $4,000, making it the BAN
ner season with local packing houses
This seasons record of operations
exceeds in number of hogs killed
all former records and, as the hegs
have been better fatted, the actual weight
has increased even more remarkably. Gins
cinnati and st. Paul are the only points
where fewer hogs were killed than in the
season of 1896. Indianapolis packing houses
killed more cattle than in any former sea-
son. 1t is estimated at fully SO per cent.
more, but figures could be obtained to
give actual number of cattle killed. Two es-
adjustments, the indianapolis Abattoir
Company and Kingan x CO.. are now not
only killing a good many cattle for this
market but for shipment, they having built
up quite an extensive trade In the New
England States in the shipment of dressed
meats.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-08
Outlines in local color.

Brander Matthews's stories are always
good specimens of literary art, and always
interesting. A new volume of short ones by
him, entitled Outlines in Local Color"
presents studies of significant phases of New
York city life. The characters vary from
the kind of people to be seen at the horse
show, who figure in the story, Men and
Women and Horses to the servants who
give "A Glimpse of the Under World" The
opening story, AN Interview with Miss
Marlenspuyk,'' is typical of an interesting
and curious social conditions and in The
presented a picture of the darker side of
life in New York that is full of pathos. The
volume contains an even dozen of stories.
Harper & Brothers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-08
To See the Bacchante.
New York Evening Sun.

Ever since its reopening last Tuesday the
Metropolitan Museum of Art has swarmed
with women, and nearly all of them wear
ing little knot of white ribbon. They
come by the score in hustling and eager
haste. and they ask the first thing to see
the MacMonnies Bacchante. The statue
viewed, they hasten from the building.
plainly having no eyes for nor interest in
any of the other works of art 1t was some
Tune before the museums attendants real
ized that the women We're wv c. II. Uers -
intent upon seeing for themselves the
statue that we denounced The curious
part or 1t is, said one attendant, that not
one of all these women was ever here be-
fore. I'm positive of this because we learn
TO know the faces of our visitors pretty
well, while the habitues of the place. of
course, become like old friends to us No,
II Is the first time the white-ribboners have
so honored us. and from the remarks let
ran by some of them l should say it was
thelr nrst visit to any museum" If the
temperance organization has done nothing
else, 1t may well be proud of having thus
aroused an interest in the minds of so MANY
who have heretofore known nothing and
cared less about art.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-08
vioIets for winter Blooming.
How to Grow Flowers

The. violet delights in moist, cool. partly
shaded position, We find it native to inst
such surroundings, and in raising the violet
about or homes ii must ever be the aim
to procure as many of these conditions as
to place and mode of growth as possible.
Soil is a very important feature. A good
sandy, clay loan is best suited for vioIets'
Good plants for a starting point is the
first secret of success. If the violets are in
tended for pot culture, plant in three or
fourLinch pot Keep moist and in a half
shaded position. Do not allow them to dry
out. 1t hurts them The ends of the leaves
turn brown and the plant soon looks sick
The incest way to grow violets is TO dig
a pit about two or two and one-half feet
deep. I'LL six or eight inches of soil in the
bottom and plant the violets about eight
inches apart. When the plants start into
growth. mulch with about an inch of WELL
rotted manure. On bright sunny days cover
with a frame made OF common pastering
Hath. Take off at night. When cold wealth.
er sets in. cover with hot-bed sash remoy-
ing on bright days. The violets will bloom
all winter. See that your pit is drained
well.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-08
Church Music.
Washington Post.

Speaking of church music, there is Moth
ing which Is so frequent a source Of Won
der to me as the lack OF understanding
some ~ our church musicians display in
their choice of music. / have heard the
intermezzo from "Cavalliera Rusticana's
played as an organ voluntary-that inter
mezzo whose story of earthly passions is so
plain that it does not need words. have
heard the same organist play Shubert s
"Serenade" on communion Sunday but the
most glaring exhibition of bad taste have
when a certain soprano sang an old hymn
to that famous air Of Delilah's Samson ct
Dalilah," the most passionate music
know. She sang it beautifully, too and
was evidently utterly unconscious of the
fact that the meaning of music does rot
depend entirely on the words. l actually
heard the superintendent of the Sabbath
school-dear simple soul!-.congratulate her
on the success of her effort, too
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-08

New York Evening Sun.

New York Evening Sun.
10, the poor dramatisti A young Ameri-
can playwright met the wife of very we'll
known actor, who is herself an actress. on
a Broadway car the other day. According
to the playwright. the following converse
tion took place:
Look here" said the leading woman.
why don't you write a play for my hus-
Dand! don't care how bad part you give
me so long as the play is good. He needs
a goo. good play awfully. you know" ;,
asked the dramatist.
"Oh. well you'd have to talk about that
with my husband l simply won't allow
been paying It's ridiculous that the author
should get so much money when we actors
really have to do all the work. / might get
protts If it's success Sn Of co9rse OF the
But laughed the dramatist, suppose it
turned out to be a great big. whooplng
success. How much would / get then?
WELL If it's a success I'm sure my hus-
band would give you another $3.50 as well as
percentage. But have made him promise
never again TO pay playwright more than
500 a week royalty. l don't care how big
a success the play may be that's quite
enough money for any playwright to be max
ing It's my opinion that the dramatists
are paid a great deal too much Now
there's Mr. ---. My husband gave him
his first real chance last year. He wrote a
play for us which was success. and we
played ii all the season, and Just because
my husband had been rather careless about
the contract-neither of US really thought
II would be a go, don't you know-that,
young man actually made 5000 out of US on
the season. Six thousand dolarsi Just
think of it, It's prepoSterous. Why even
], who am considered iirst-class leading
woman didn't earn as much as that last
year. Bat If you like our terms" said the
actress as she started to get out lust write
a note TO me and I'll speak TO my hus-
band about IL at once"
The dramatist hasn't written yet, and only
fact that 1t was utterly impossible TO get
any good playE nowadays.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-08
Derrick.

LYDIA F. Krause is the real name of a lady
who has written several good juvenile
stories under the assumed name of Barbara
Yechton. Young readers will remember
her Little Saint Hilary and "Scara-
mouche" new story by her entitled
Derrick" relates the experiences of little
boy whose parents died in Canada leav-
ing him to the care of strangers, to whom
he endears himself by his nobility and
manliness of character. In the end he IS
discovered by rich uncle and is given
the choice whether he will make bis future
home with the uncle or his adopted parents
The difficulty he has in choosing shows his
fine character. He finally goes with the
uncle but keeps up close relations with the
others. The story is well told and has
York: Dodd, Mead & Co.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-08

The Bowen-Merrill Company has issued a
small volume of sermons by Rev. Frederic
e. Dewhurst, pastor of Plymouth Church,
Indianapolis, under the title jewellers in
Tents" Members of Mr.. Dewhursts con-
gregaton who, recognizing the literary and
ethical qualities of his discourses, have
often wished that they might be given per-
manent form, will find their predictions
that they would read Well fully con-
firrned. This is by no means invariably true
of sermons, the oratorcal and sometimes
colloquial, characteristics that make them
effective when delivered rendering them ILL
adapted TO publication. In these addresses
are combined religious feeling with the
thought and culture that are the crown of
scholarship, and admirable literary style
Twelve sermons are in the collection, all
of them inviting to quotation. This thought,
taken at random, is characteristic: 1T was
because Christ thought of religion in
way that was at once simple and broad
that he was able to see how spontaneous
it was in the life of a child how hitting
a symbol the child was of the kingdom of
God. Heaven lies about us in our IN
fancy 1t is because we have so generally
come to think of religion in a forced and
artificial way, as something of the nature
of a contagious disease which may be con-
tracted If we are properly exposed to 1t,
which keeps so many people in painfully
strained and reticent relations with their
children. 1t may seem paradoXical, but
might not that be the most religious home
where the least was said directly about re-
ligion thing in itself? For it is not
thing in. itself; it cannot be; it is spurious
and counterfeit when it becomes thing in
itself, something to be worked for and lived
for and organized for as a self-eXistent en-
tity Unless it is the atmosphere of the
home or the community where life develops
in reverence, and in a sense OF the blessed
ness and sanctity of life, then what can
possibly save it from the unreligious es-
innate and use? God is spirit and so re-
ligion is that attitude to life in which man
breathes life and quickening power.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-08

Everybody has heard of the dogs of Con-
stantinople, whose name is legion. Their
characteristics are popularity supposed to
be peculiarly odious, but in "A Dog of Con-
stantinople" attempt is made to invest
them with interest. The author, Miss
Chandler, has evolved a theory that the
Constantinople dog is suffering for want
of human affection and kindness, and she
outcasts at sight of a fine, well-fed dog
owned by an American gentleman tempo
rarily residing in Constantinople. This and
man and beautiful young Greek girl fur
nish the theme of the story 1t is light
one, but is pleasantly handled. The Incl
dental glimpses of life in the Turkish cap
ital are quite interesting The book is lib
orally and prettily illustrated New York:
DOdd Mead e. Co.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-08
A Newnpnper Abuse.
New York Evening Sun.

New YORK Evening gun.
A number of young women of the Trinity
Episcopal Church of Mount Vernon took
part some time ago in a minstrel performs
ance 1t was their purpose to repeat the
entertainment for the benefit of a church,
at New Rochelle. But the head of the
diocese interfered and the affair is or The
reason for this action is that portraits of
the amateurs were printed in an illustrated
paper. All right-minded persons will agree
that this is a sort of publicity shat ought
not to be encouraged. 1t is outrageous that
there should be no check on those who act
as if the victim had no say in the matter.
Portraits are used as illustrating this, that
or the other theory as to types Of beauty
and all the rest of it. or the snapshot hend
pounces on his prey when least expected
and there Is no redress. II is a wonder that
such enterprises do not lead TO horsewhip~
pings oftener than they do.