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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
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sentiment of tens of thousands of people
who never go to any other concert in the
whole twelvemonth. Owners of ears that
"Mastersingers" from the "Marseillaise''
consider it the finest and most spiritual
musical work ever composed
Really it is curious that even the fringe
of self-satisfied philistia will not be a little
more retrospective as to THE Messiah -
to say nothing of such musical auditors as
ought to know and to feel. THE Messiah"
is not particularly an oratorio for Christ
mas. Its references to the Advent are IN
for Passion week, for Good Friday perhaps
even more So 1t was not composed as
specifically Christmas-time English oratorio,
nor speedily became quasi such thing. IL
does duty, therefore, as venerable old
makeshift. It's text is solemnly and nobly
secular musical ideas. His saul is q far
finer oratorio in much: "The Messiah.
indeed, jigs and MARBLES and counter
marches along, full of Handelian for.
malisms and of empty and old-fashioned
musical ornaments, as If the subject were
quite of the world worldly. Its really lofty
and sacred-sounding episodes do not re-
deem its manner of musical utterance. The
birth in Bethlehem and the shepherds are
soon left behind, and thenceforward 1t pur--
sues as topics a passionistic course, and
casts dogmas and theology into rhythmS
ard part writing. No, we cannot much
longer accept THE Messiah as u substitute
for a true Christmas oratorio, and we need
one badly MendelsSohn doubtless could
have written exactly the desired Christmas
article, out the dulHOF VI I1llJdLl uiu boA
live to do so. Perhaps we shall have 1t
from of our own American composers.
There are at least two three from whose
recent work in the oratorio field we might
look for a strong effort to supply the long,
continued lack. In France Caesar Francks
remarkable Christmas tide score is taking
Ia high place; and there are other aspiring
modern compositions for the occasion that
should be better known here than they
seem to he. But the continental composer
is not to the manner born when it comes to
the English oratorio, as we wish 1t. The
contemporary British musician is duly cor
rect at it, Meantime 1.-THE Messiah" has its
usual free course and glorification, sung at
the hallowed and gracious time to the most
unmusical audiences of the year, who flock
to 1t and sit through it under musical
misapprehension. That error will only be
broken by new, really beautiful and lofty
oratorio on the most beautiful and lofty
central theme open to contemporary mu-
sician's heart and hand.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
A SERMON BY TELEPHONE
AN INVALID MEMBER OF FIRST BAP-
list CHURCH HEARD ONE.
The Funnel Transmitter on the Ros-
trum Caught Rev. MIR. EIIisOn's
WOrds-Other Services.

Bellamy The author of Locking Back
ward" said there would come a time when
people would not att nd church, but would
listen to the sermon through telephones ar
ranged in their own homes One member
of the First Baptist congregation in this
city enjoyed Rev. d. J. Ellison's remarks
yesterday and last night in this manner.
A Mrs Carr who resides at the corner of
Pennsylvania and New York streets, had
been a regular attendant at the First Bap-
fist Church until a few weeks ago, when she
was injured by a fall. Last Sunday she
felt able TO go out again, and went to church
in the morning. During the service she be-
came i'll, and was carried home in swoOn>
ing condition. Since then she has been con-
fined to her room. Mrs. Carr was partcu-
larry anxious to hear Mr.. Ellison on the
last two Sundays of his stay here. Through
the Kindness of the Advance Electric Com
pany telephone system was rugged up
last Saturday and a wire stretched from
the First Baptist Church to Mrs Carr's
home. A large funnel-shaped transmitter
was placed on the rostrum, and by this
means the pastors words and the singing
of the choir We're heard by Mrs. Carr. She
was not able to sit up, and heard the SER
non through a receiver placed on her
pillow
Yesterday morning Mr.. Ellison spoke from
the words found in / Corinthians, vii, 20:
Brethren, the time is short The pastor
referred to the closing of the year, and COM
pared this life to a steamer that is sailing
out to sea and to uncertainty. Standing
where the old and the new year seem to
join, one can clearly catch the meaning of
the grand old apostles words, Brethren.
the time is short" Mr. Ellison spoke of
the brevity of this life as compared with
the lives of men who lived in the ancient
times The people of to-day live in arti-
fetal environments, in the fervor of first
class civilization. The men of ancient times
lived calm lives, with little to disturb the
serenity of their existence. The man who
considers life long is the man who cringes
and clutches it. Life is very dear to him.
He will sell almost anything for an exist
ence. But he who considers life short in
comparison with an immortal life is the man
who puts duty first. He is like Hale the
gallant revolutionist whose dying words
were: Il regret that have but one life to
give to America" In closing, the pastor
said mans life should not only be charac-
terized by devotion to duty, but by trust
in God. Let the consciousness that life is
short lead all to resolve to make the most
Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
HALTINB. ANDL. BUSINESS
PEOPLE DROPPING OUT OF STATE
AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS.
Fourteen Have Gone Into Liquidation
in Past Year-PrOmoters Turn
ing to Other Fields.

The progress of the building and loan
business in Indiana has come to stand
still, and for the first time the compilation
of the reports made to the auditor of state
shows no increase in the business, taken
the State over. Yet there has been the
usual increase in the local associations.
However, it is entirely offset by the drop
business as state and national affairs. In
feet the bottom has dropped out of the
business of the big associations reaching out
over the State or beyond it. Nearly all
the associations of this character have their
home offices in this city. During the year
fourteen Of them have gone into liquidation
and the others are getting little or no bust
ness while most of the men who have made
a good thing out of the expense funds are
turning their attention to the organization
of new life insurance companies.
The talk about the Fidelity's Chicago real
estate year ago, the effort made from the
outside to wreck the Union National the
assessment made by the Equitable. the fias
failure of the Mechanics Mutual and the
public agitation on the subject of the ex-
pense fund all contributed to a loss of pub
lie confidence in the associations doing bust
ness on the state and national plans. One
of the largest associations here has met
such a heavy demand for Withdrawals that
it is now eleven months behind in paying
them, and others are as much as eight and
nine months in arrears.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
AT TWO MEALS.
Some Suggestions About Food to
be Used Twice Day.

Few people understand the real facts
about the Cereal Coffee that is SO widely
used nowadays Some who made trial OF
Postum in its early existence were disap-
pointed at the flavor upon trial preparation
and abandoned it, but those who learned the
secret of it's preparation for the table dis
covered that a most delicious beverage was
the result of continuous boiling fifteen or
twenty minutes after boiling commences
The food value in Postum is extraordinary
and it's continuous use will develop sturdy
and healthy adults or children where here
tofore a condition of semi-invalldism may
have existed. caused by the daily ,irugging
OF coffee.
Some are more susceptible to the effect of
coffee on the heart, stomach and nerves
than others.
But few exist who Will not find sturdy
and steady growth toward absolute and per-
feet health by the use of Postum Food Cof-
fee and entire wheat bread or wheat or oats
for at least two OF the meals each day.
test Is the surest and most satisfactory
method of obtaining the facts for each indl-
vidual.
Those who have not been successful In
making good Postum will lind the new d..
rections on package will insure perfect
work In preparation
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come into his office. He told me that he
had seen Mr.. Hayman and had arranged a
tour for Minnie Madden Fiske, but that
they refused to give him the terms he
thought were right. AT the same time he
told me that he had terms that If the re-
ceipts reached the same money that John
Drew, Maud Adams or any other big star
played to, he would receive the same as they
did. He said he would not accept these
terms, was going to make a fight. and made
proposition to Miss Davenport through
me, that she stand by Mrs. Fiske, play the
cheap theaters through 1ut the country
Where they could not get the nrst-ciass
houses; that they raise the i1es, and after
one of the acts Miss Davelip9 come before
the curtain and denounce = trust. MISS
Davenport positively refused 10 accept or
even listen to any such l'oposition, claim
ing that the people paid tier money to be
to have the troubles of any person or per-
sons aired before them in a place of amuse-
ment. 1t is for this reason that Mr.. tiske
has seen fit, with malicious intent to issue
false statements in both the Mirror and the
Mirror Supplement against Miss Davenport,
trying to injure her business l know it to
be fact that had Mr.. Hayman and Klaw
& Erlanger agreed to Mr.. Fiske's terms he
never would have taken a stand against
was playing at the Baldwin Theater. San
Francisco, last spring, both Miss Davenport
any myself received personal letter from
Mr.. Fiske asking Us to give our views,
stating that the Mirror wanted to give both
decide for itself which was right Miss
Davenport has had no trouble whatever
with any of the gentlemen connected with
the so-called syndicate; in fact. they have
treated her with every considerations we are
going through the country this season the
same as other seasons, being treated with
the utmost respect and courtesy everywhere.
She is Independent as far she has ever
been, her route is the same as before, and
in no way, shape or manner has the syndi-
cate ever tried to domneer or insist upon
her doing anything. Her policy is as it has
always been, interference of any kind
from any person having occurred.-Benja-
min Stern, Manager Fanny Davenport"
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of some kind after he has Travelled from.
say, London to Liverpool or Manchester
and back, daily Except Sundays for five
years.
Take cycling accidents. The statistician
of general accidents will tell you that out
of a hundred cyclists you may count in the
streets on a Saturday afternoon, seven Of
them will collide with passing objects three
will meet with other more serious accidents,
and one will be very seriously hurt. If you
were to stop again to count $3.50 cyclists,
by the time the last man had passed you
one of the number would have been killed.
When any great building is about to be
erected, the authorities are fully prepared
for the number of lives that will be lost in
it's construction. In the building of the
Forth bridge it was predicted that fifty men
would lose their lives during the six years
it would take to build The actual number
was fifty-six, but it was a couple of months
more than was anticipated before the
bridge was finished. so that the calculation
was practically correct
If you are an ocean traveller. it would
be better for you to pick out certain ship
and stick to it, for the chances of being
shipwrecked in vessel to which you have
chung all your scattering life are extremely
small but if you select different boat for
every voyage your chances are greatly in
creased.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
AT ROBERTS PARK CHURCH.
Rev. Mr.. Bacon Discusses the Riches
of Nations.


Rev. c. E. Bacon, pastor of Roberts Park
Church, preached yesterday morning from
the text, For We know the grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ that though He was rich,
yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye
through His poverty, might be rich" The
pastor spoke of Christ having enriched all
life all mental, social, civil and material
life as well as all moral and spiritual life
He has enriched people in all the things He
gave up. The greatest riches in painting
and sculpture which are the worlds mod
els are of Christ The Christian countries
are the richest countries on earth. Eng
land. America and Germany are the three
Christian empires on earth. Great Britain
is by far the wealthieSt nation In the old
world, and the United States, although SO
much younger, exceeds Great Britains
wealth by many millions. The growth of
wealth in the United States is phenomenal
Mr.. Bacon said it was estimated some years
ago that this wealth sufficient TO buy
the Russian and Turkish empires, the king
doms of Sweden and Norway. Denmark and
Italy, together with Australia, South At
RIGA and all South America. The wealth OF
the world is largely In the hands of pro-
Think of the Savior of men," continued
the pastor. He became poor that We
through His poverty, might be rich: Chris
tianity has bound nations together and
made possible commercial relations. Saw
ages have little commerce, no manufactur-
ing and little agriculture hence small in
crease of wealth. o student of Gods treas
ures remember Him who unlocked the
treasures of ages for mind feasts. o sing
ers. He whose life was lived amid discord
who had been used to the melodies of
heaven. He hath tuned the soul anew and
has brought back melody to its throne in
the worship of God. Put the spirit of this
humble holy Nazarene into your music;
nut in the sweet music of hearts in accord
with Him Let Gods gold flow in the chan
nels of righteous uses: let it save your good
name; let it show the genuineness of your
conversion. The cries for help are thou
sand fold but our means TO answer them
are million fold. Our. possibilities we do
not recognize. Let us who through Christ's
wealth-let us be rich in good works, ready
to distribute. willing to communicate. lay
ing up in store against the days to come
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Miss Addie J. Prahm has returned home
from Chicago.
Charles w. Scott, of Purdue will spend
the holidays with his parents in this city.
Mrs. Charles Carver is visiting her broth
er, Lee Woodward and family in Carthage,
Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. ST Clair Parry will not re-
ceive this evening. Mrs. Parry will be at
home this afternoon.
Mrs. Sallie Long has returned to her home
near jamestown, after visiting DR.. Charles
O. Durham and family.
Mrs. James A. Low has returned to her
home; after spending few days with
friends near Charlottesville.
The informal reception to Rev. d. ]. Eli
son at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. e. G. At
kins tomorrow evening has been postponed.
Mrs. Myra Goodwin Plantz. of Appleton,
Wis, is visiting her parents. DR.. T. A. Good
win and wife. at 1920 College avenue, for the
Christmas holidays.
Miss Ida c. Webster, of Parksville KY,
who has been the guest of her cousins, Mr..
and Mrs Joseph P. Durham. on East Elev-
enth street, has gone to North Salem to visit
the family of Mr.. George Long a few days.
The following is a list of ladies who have
consented to act as patronesses for the
Opera House Dec. 27: MRS. BENJAMIN Harri-
son. Mrs. Allen NJ Fletcher, Mrs. Joseph
Jameson, Mrs. i. K. Hendricks, Mrs. II. R.
Allen Mrs w. H.. H: Miller, Mrs. H. H.
Hanna, Mrs. Sewall, Mrs. Henry S. Fraser,
Boice. Mrs j. K. Sharpe, jr, Mrs John S.
Harrington. Mrs: n. A. Hyde, Mrs. Clifford
Arrick, Mrs: T.. +. Hodges, Mrs Charles Nj.
Martindale, Mrs. Fl. d. Pierce. Mrs. M. +.
Ritzinger, Mrs. T.. c. Atkins. Mrs. J. f. Wal
Mrs. Hervey Bates, jr., Mrs. J. A. I.emcke,
Mrs. ]. H. Stewart, Mrs. Noble C. Butler,
Mrs. 2; y; Wolcott, Mrs. w. P; Herod. Mrs.
G, r. Sullivan, Mrs. William NJ Taylor,
Mrs. +. M. Ayres Mrs. c. l.. Hare Mrs
r. o. Hawkins, Mrs. W. c. Haueisen, Mrs.
Theodore Potter Mrs. H. H. Rowland Mrs
Augustus Coburn, Mrs Chapman: Mrs. w.
Hord, Mrs ID. M. Ransdell, Mrs Morris
Ross, Mrs V. r. Malott. Mrs. w. l.. Elder
Mrs NJ r. Maxwell Mrs. William Scott
and Mrs. c. S. Denny.
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If you cannot get beef

If you cannot get beef
mutton will answer.
You may choose between
milk, water, coffee or tea
But there is no second choice
for SCOTS Emulsion.
1t is SCOTS Emulsion OF
nothing.
When you need the besl
cod-liver oil, the best hypo-
PhosPhiteS, and the best
glycerine, all combined ir
the best possible manner,
you have only one choice.
1t brings prompt results
in all cases of wasting, or
loss in weight
All druggists; SOC and 500.
SCOTT q BOVINE. Chemists, New York
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
IN MARION COUNTY.
The Business Has Dropped on Greatly
big AssOciatiOns Sufferers.

Separate compilation have been made of
the business of the associations in Marion
county, and here is where the heavy falling
off is noted. The membership has de-
creased from 1880 to 81 ,S65.
Last year the withdrawal of running
stock and interest amounted to $1,s26,575. 20;
this years Withdrawals of the same kind of
stock aggregated $2.761, 676.12. The with
drawals of paid-up and prepaid stock
amounted to sl,2l62O5.73; this year it was
$1,000, 1912. The total amount lent on mort
gage security at this time is $11 ,57S, $685. o.
against s12.9S7 225.77 when the statement
last year was issued. The expenses for SAL
aries decreased during the year from $780,
056.T6 to $17S,S27.1S, and the expenses for
other purposes" from $199, 055.01 to $780,
591.01. The statement shows the following
figures for the Marion county associations:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
metropolitan Advantages.
New York Evening Sun.

New YORK Evening gun.
Any doubts that any one within hearing
may have had upon the advantages of met
ropolitan life were set at rest by a CONVEX
saticn between two young women on a
Hudson river steamboat not ding ago. OBJ
viously one of the young women was New
Yorker; obviously the other young woman
was not. 1t was the New Yorker who did
the talking. Fun? Well guess So she
said. II tell you what, you dunno what
Twin is until you've lived in New York.
Newburg? Don't you say Newburg to me.
Newburg amt in it. What sort of goins-on
are there in New York? H'm-what sort OF
Johnson amt there? Dances, and socials.
an coteries, an theayters-an' what's
more elegant gentlemen to take you to
EN-. And when a. New York gentleman
takes you to the theaytre. does he let YOU
go home hungry? Not much he doesn't. He
takes you to some restaurong or caffy and
treats you---treats you well. too: the New
York gentlemen has beautiful manners;
they treats you white. The actors is the
incest, though l know lot of gentlemen
actors 1 like them; they have such good
Manners
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20

We Have 1t in Every Variety but the
OratOriOs.

We have vast deal of music at Christ
mas-tide, and we cannot have too much at
the Joyous festival. Only at Easter are the
church choirs in such fine practice and
thrown into so fine pother. the choir mas
ea ~ arIS, Eo i nd ",har ~ te
pies sweet bells are tangled in tune and out
of tune as they are not set agoing even in
Casters spring-warmed air. But all this
suitable singing and timely playing on
everything from a cabinet organ TO caril-
Ion reminds us each year more decidedly of
a lack. We need Christmas oratorio. We
have none. We have one imperfect, dearly
beloved. and far from happy substitute.
Each Christmas finds Handels The Mes
siah" brought forward like a last years
balance. Duly and laboriously is that an
cient work presented. 1t is strong in the
affection of thousands of musical people,
and firm foundation is under II in the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
YOUR CHANCE OF BEING KILLED.
Statistics Fiend Figures Out Some Az
ernges, Cheerful or Otherwise.
Tit Bits.

TT Bus.
What a thing it is TO know when you
are going TO be killed or injured in rail-
bus or knocked down by a scorcher. or to
meet with any other disagreeable expert
ence. Any one can predict these things by
merely consulting the government reports,
and making his own deductions.
Taking the average number of people
killed in train accidents in Great Britain
people who travel by train, the law says
you must be killed after you have travelled
in from twenty-five 10 thirty years, pro-
vided you travel in more than three trains
a day.
But if you wish to be present at an acct
dent without being killed you would need
to travel only 5000 miles, making ar least
two journeys day. Thus, an engine driver
or guard is bound to meet with an accident
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-20
UnIuckx Saturday.

There Is an ancient rhyme about the days Of
the week that makes out Saturday very bad
day for the celebration of the Nativity. Here
are the terrible things that may be expected this
winter
II Crystmas on Saturday fale
That wynters VS. to be dredden allie,
Hyt shall be fulle of CRATE tempeste,
That hyt shall see both man and geste,
Frute and corne shall fayle CRETE won,
And olde folk dyon many on;
And children that be borne that day,
Within half a we're they shall dye, parfays
THE somer then shall wete ryghte vile:
If thou awght STEELE, hyt shall the spylle:
Thou dyest VT sekenes take the.
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DTNNTCN DR.. A. e. BUCHANAN
OuN X1NA s2.53 When Building
ADJUSTMENTS.

May Twins Latest Soon" Song.
The latest thing in 'coon" songs has been
introduced with marked success in New
York by May Irwin. 1t is called Ma Sweet
est Girl" with words by Leander Richard
son and music by Andrew Mack. The ballad
is not the ordinary rag time" ditty, but
is plaintive love song written in the negro
dialect and a great relief in its honest SEN
timent and absence of far-fetched nonsense
so common in the so-called coon" songs.
The words are copyrighted and printed here
by permission:
When the early dawn am breakin,
An the niggers am awalSin',
In ma veins the pulse of love am beatin'
strong,
Then the day looks cold and dreary,
An ma life am dark an weary,
AN ma ears am ever ringin with the song
Chorus
I'm longin' for you, sweetest girl,
I'm longin' for you neatest girl,
I'm longin' in ma arms to hold you tight
To ma breast l want to press you, dear,
I'm yearnin' to caress you, dear,
You're ma sweetest girl, ma honey ma de-
light.
when the MONDAY suns a-quiver.
An doZe beside the river.
An the bundle bees am hlfmmin' in the
lane,
Then I'm dreimin of you only,
An the universe am lonely,
An the water sings to me the old refrain
when the cattle am a lowin',
An the night wind am BLOWN.
An the stars am blinkin gently at the
moon,
Then ma heart grows sad an tender,
Spite OF all the silv'ry splendor,
An ma soul am all a-shiver with the
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TOTALS FOR THE STATE.
Comparative Statements Compiled
from All the Reports OF Indiana.


The report compiled for the whole State
by the land department of the auditors of
flee as of Oct 81 shows that there We're
Sc, $685. 7OS of pass books and mortgage loans
repaid during the year, being $1O14,l1SO
more than during the previous year. The
withdrawals were $S,375, 1927 being $10o6,-
296 "a more than the previous year, the bulk
of this being in Marion county. The COM
missions paid agents were decreased from
$95, 1870 to SIS, 1873 The report also shows
that twenty thousand investing members
withdrew, and only four hundred borrowing
members. The latter could not get away as
easily. There We're 1O1,775 investing mem
bers in 1896 and 81, 449 in 1897 55,4S9 borrowing
members in 1896 and 55,061 in 1897. The re.
port tends to show Improvement over the
State outside of Marion county, the outside
associations gathering more members than
they lost. The comparative figures follow: