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The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18
WISDOM OF CURRENT FICTION.

IL is a popular plan OF economy-that
which begins to-morrow.-Mlle. Fouchette.
one cannot always tell at sight how much
OF a fool a man is.-With Malice Afore-
thought
If You don't want detectives 70 find cut
about a thing it's best 70 have them around
when you do it.-A Double -Barreled Detec-
tive Story.
In gatherings Of more than six there VIII
generally be one fool. and this company
must have numbered twenty men.-With
Malice and Aforethought.
The worst fault Of the country is II OBJ
literates personality so enfectuslly in time
just like boarding houses and marriage.
The Country God Forgot
When people feel embarrassed Il must be
because they know something about them
selves that they are afraid other people
will find Out.-Dorothy South.
It appears TO be law OF life that those
things against which We rail too violently
are those which the inexorable working Of
some principle compels US 10 turn about and
meet.-Hezekiah's Wives.
Women are fond of blaming the devil for
their misfortunes but after all they are
his best ministers. He can generally be
quite sure that they will do their best TO
help him.-The Story Of Eden
'Tain't ever been my way 10 swear on the
word of my relations. Everything relations
tell yes more than likely TO be a fib Take
ye 10 practice on IL it's s'cessful. spring
IL around likewise-The Country God For
got.
IL the ladies whom gallant gentlemen de-
light to serve could guess what scant touch
stones OF worth these same gentlemen
sometimes carry into the adored presence
many a handsome head would be carried
with less assurance-The Valley OF Deci-
sion
After three years Of matrimOny Carlton
still admires me, which is a fact OF sufi-
cient novelty to be worth chronicling. I
don't wish to turn his head. so I only oc-
clean and nice. and he goes OF beaming.
Confessions of a Countess.
Great emotion has its moments OF calm
and hurricane, like the sea. II may lie
CLASSY and level. though deep; again. with
the speed Of tropical storm, IL may have its
surface lashed 10 mountainous billows,
against which ship can make way. but
must run before them.-Scarlet and HySsOp.
You can climb out on a limb for some
distance all right, but If you crawl out too
far. down you drop. You can get pretty far
away from the Ten Commandments in pol
itics, but when you get clear TO the door OF
hades you're mighty likely TO get the stuff
ing knocked out Of you in the most surpriS-
ing way.-Shacklett.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18
MONUMENT DECORATION.

The committee appointed to arrange for
the decoration of the soldiers monument
followed the plan customary when streets
are to be given a gala appearance in honor
of expected visitors, and erected lines of
white pillars about the structure, with ban
ners and evergreen wreaths adorning them.
1t was an error of judgment made doubt
cepted instead of thought being taken for
the peculiar character of the occasion and
the undesirability of so decorating the
monument then or at any other time. The
unfitness of these festive accessories was
recognized by many observers as soon as
they were placed in position, and probably
the committee itself realized its error when
it was too late; but criticism seemed un-
kind when the mistake could not be reme-
died, and the Journal refrained from COM
ment. Now that the dedication is over,
however, and the unsuitability Of the cheap
pillars is fresh in mind. it is well to en-
phasize the fact that the monument never
needs adornment. 1t is complete and suf-
ficient in itself. 1t speaks for itself.
Everything added in the way of decoration
detracts from its simplicity and dignity and
breaks it's noble lines. This is true even
of the flag which for the past few months
has hung upon the staff at the entrance.
That flag is not needed there. The monu-
ment, with what it represents, is tribute
to the flag and to the sentiment of patriot
ism that speaks through it. The constant
appearance of the flag there adds no force
to this meaning. If it floats there at all
it should be on rare occasions when it may
have special significance. But certainly
it should be a fixed rule hereafter that
the great memorial pile shall not be marred
by cheap and tawdry adornments. The
eternal fitness of things as well as artistic
requirements, calls for this. 1t should
neither be strung with electric lights nor
swathed about with white muslin. 1t is a
memorial to the dead, a lasting reminder
of awful war and tragedy, of immeasur-
able sorrow and suffering. 1t should be
made safe from blundering hands.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18
ADAM AND THEOLOGY.

A few weeks ago the Journal noted the
fact that Mr.. Vincent Noll, a young grad
uate of Union Theological Seminary, New
York, had been refused a license to preach
by the New York Presbytery on the
ground that he did not accept the Biblical
story of Adam in a literal sense, but re-
garded it as allegorical. In other words,
he looked upon Adam as a myth. Ques-
toned on the point by the board Of ex-
aminers, he answered frankly, having. it
may be presumed, no doubt that his views
were in accord with those of the board.
For. he might well have argued, in this
enlightened day it was not to be expected
that a church which assumes to stand for
the greatest intelligence and the highest in
education would allow men who had not
advanced with the times to set the stand
ard of thought and belief, not to say fact,
for its ministry. But the candidate did
not reckon with the circumstance that a
tale which the veriest schoolboy now
knows is to be taken in a figurative sense,
losing none of its real significance thereby,
is still held sacred in certain ecclesiastical
circles because of a feeling that to doubt
its literal assertions would be to imperil
the very foundation of theology. The
young man forgot that his fathers had
been taught that Gin Adams fall we sinned
ALL" and that to take away Adam as an
actual parsonage would leave sin unac-
counted for in the minds of these unimag-
NATIVE progenitors, thereby disturbing
time-honored doctrines and making re-
adjustment of ideas necessary-a thing the
professional churchman very much depre-
Gates. Evidently this presbytery board
was made up of this class Of men. Mr..
Noll was. it was acknowledged at the time,
lacking in none of the other qualifications
for pulpit service. He was thoroughly well
grounded in the branches of learning espe-
cially necessary to his calling: he was
earnest, jealous, and. according to all re-
ports, of unusual spirituality. But he did
not believe that Adam was an historical
character and so was rejected.
So severe and so general was the criticism
Of this action that a great light evidently
burst upon the presbytery. 1t learned, ap-
parently. that q belief in the literal, indi-
vidua1 Adam was not essential to piety. or
fitness for ministering to souls diseased -
At all events. it reconsidered its action and
one day last week issued the license. But.
alasl this proceeding came too late. The
document was sent to Mr.. Noll's residence.
but ne had departed therefrom and from
life a few hours before. The shock of the
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18

People who read the papers, especially
those columns devoted to feminine affairs.
are familiar with the name of Mrs. William
Tod Helmuth. This lady has long figured
prominently in many public organizations,
among them the Federation of Womens
been favorably considered. But probably
majority of those who knew of her never
heard of DR.. William Tod Helmuth, her
husband; and yet, in professional circles
the country over he was known as great
surgeon. The work of the surgeon does not
so attract public attention as the doings of
clubs though it seems not unlikely-the
proposition is timidly advanced here-that ii
is of at least equal benefit to mankind. But
since ii is not what can be called public
work the surgeons name is but rarely in
the newspapers, and therefore it is that
many persons learned for the first time
that such a parsonage as William Tod Hell
muth had been living all these years when
they read of his death. which occurred last
week. If they reflect upon the circum-
stance it may be to draw the conclusion
that the prominence of a woman in club
life is really no barrier to a successful
career on her husbands part, contrary TO
the theories of certain critics of the mod
ern woman. 1t is even conceivable that her
intelligence and ambition may spur him to
increased effort
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18
of art.

The recent volcanic eruptions in the West
Indies have started serious discussion re-
garding the exposure of the isthmian canal
routes to earthquake disturbances. There
is no doubt but all of the proposed routes
are in the eruption zone. and it is equally
certain that earthquake as violent as
some that have visited Central America in
the past would cause immense damage to
canal. With locks so large as those pro-
jected and their high lifts and long side
walls very unequally supported on the two
sides, even moderate earthquake might
throw them out of plumb and entail heavy
costs for repairs. However, as the canal
seems to be imperatively demanded by
modern commerce, the risk will probably
have to be taken.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18

Within a few days there will arrive at
New York a French warship bringing a
distinguished party of French statesmen
and officers of the army and navy as rep
resentatives of the government to witness
the unveiling of the monument to Count
Rochambeau. The ceremony will take place
at Washington on Saturday next and will
be an interesting event. Count Rocham-
beau, it will be remembered, commanded
the French force sent to aid the American
colonies in the revolutionary war, and he
enjoyed the confidence and friendship of
Washington from the time of his arrival
till the end of the war. The party soon
to arrive includes the commander-in chief
of the French army, a vice admiral in the
navy and other officers and civilians of
rank
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18

Many people who should know better
base their charges of general cruelty by
American soldiers in the Philippines upon
the fact that the President has ordered a
few officers to be court-martialed because
they were reported practicing cruelties.
This general assumption upon individual
reports is as absurd and unjust as it would
be to declare that because court had
found one man guilty of petty larceny in a
given ward of Indianapolis all the other
men living therein are thieves. 1t is this
indiscriminate charge of cruelty against
the whole army against which the veterans
of the Grand Army and the men who
served in the Spanish and Philippine armies
Drotest
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18

The correspondence between Emperor
William and President Roosevelt relative
to the gift of bronze statue of Frederick
the Great to the United states forms an
interesting sequel to the visit of Prince
Henry and the friendly feelings then en-
gendered. The Emperor shows his usual
tact in making it clear that the gift is TO
the people of America and is intended to
emphasize the friendly relations which had
their beginning in the time of the great
ancestor. Just why Frederick the Great
should have been friend of the American
cause and people need not be inquired, but
the fact is unquesticned. His statue will
be the first gift of that kind by any for
eign government or ruler TO the United
States. and no doubt it will be a fine work
of art
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18

lying. This fact was Illustrated two or
three days ago by the story that the Pres
sdent had refused to permit the decoration
OF Admiral Dewey and General Miles By
the French government on the occasion OF
the unveiling Of the Rochambeau statue in
Washington. 1t was reported that the
President had told the French minister
that the decorations must not be given
those officers. and the story was published
as fresh evidence of the vindictive char
acter of the "broncho buster" and tne ex-
istence OF a conspiracy TO iniure officers
who had displeased the President Truth Is
slow about getting its boots on sometimes,
but this time il got about an even start
with this senseless lie. The President has
never said a word about the matter, nor
has the French minister said a word TO
him. The FreaeAm2n probably knows, IL
American newspapers do not that the law
Of this country is that no official can re-
eeive any present or decoration from any
foreign government without the express
consent OF Congress. SO il is a matter that
the President has nothing 10 do with.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18

A plan is on foot for the holding of an in
ventors' congress during the st. Louis
worlds fair. 1t will hardly be a success.
Inventors, rule, are men who seek
solitude, not the society Of their kind. They
need to be alone in order to study and to
work out their ideas. In the very nature
Of things other people cannot help them
much; they must depend upon themselves.
Even for those who are working along sim
liar lines toward the same end association is
of no especial benefit. Each one has his own
plans which he wishes to protect until he
tests their value, and he can develop these
plans best free from the confusion of out
side suggestion. In this respect the inventor
is like the writer. The latter if he would
succeed, must do his work without aid from
others; and, it is to be suspected, really
cares little for the society of other writers.
He can talk shop with them, it is true,
but that is a pleasure that soon pals, after
which time there is not necessarily any
sympathy or congeniality among them. In
deed, it is said upon good authority that
professional writer's flee from each other,
perhaps because each illustrates the defini-
ton of bore-'the man who wants to talk
about himself when you want to talk about
yourself" 1t is true that writers hold con-
ventions every now and then, but as they
are for the most part amateurs this does
not affect the foregoing proposition. The
fact remains that no good reason exists
why either writer's or inventors should have
much in common. Their work is too ndivid-
ual to be massed, and they themselves
are striving upon lines too independent for
union
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18

sympathy exists. They are largely fathers
and sons. In their day and gen
Grafton the Union veterans did their
work well. 1t was more arduous
than that which their sons and
grandsons were called to perform. but there
can be no doubt that If the work had been
as difficult and exhausting the sons would
have met every requirement as we'll as
outset Of the Spanish war. the victories
won at Santiago and in the harbor of Ma
Mia were so sweeping that they not only
took from Spain all courage, but impressed
the world with our warlike capacity when
once war has begun.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18

1t was scarcely necessary for any one to
deny the report OF a newspaper that the
Grand Army had tried to slight the young
er soldiers during the parade incident to the
monument dedication. In the first place
few men talking on street corners are not
the Grand Army any more than are few
OF the younger soldiers indulging in loose
talk the body OF Spanish and Philippine
soldiers. Since the world began it has been
the mission Of a few men to see things diff
ferentIy from what they are and 70 tell
many disagreeable things which are not
true. They are usually persons who have
nothing else to do but talk So far as the
veterans Of 1s61-65 and the men who en-
listed for the Spanish and Philippine war
are concerned. there should be the closest
sympathy, and il is safe to add that such
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18

A paragraph in all the papers states that
Senator Beveridge viii go to New York on
Monday to attend the Presbyterian General
Assembly, Of which he is a lay delegate.
This statement is true. and at the same
time somewhat misleading. 1t conveys the
impression that Mr.. Beveridge is a Pres
byterian. which is not the case. He is a
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church
and goes to the assembly as a fraternal
delegate from the General Conference of
that church
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18
Stirring story of the Revolution.

Or Tuesday, May 20, the Journal will begin
the publication Of Hamblen sears's new novel.
NONE But THE BRAVE" This is an excit-
ing story Of love and adventure Of the revolu-
tionary period. and turns upon the attempt to
capture Benedict Arnold after he had betrayed
his country and escaped TO the enemy, then in
possession OF New York city. The Indianapolis
News says OF this story that it "is a striking
ore. wen told. fun OF stirring action brave
fighting. hard riding through the night, and
deeds Of daring in the cause Of liberty. 1t is a
story that holds the interest Of the reader from
beginning 20 end" The story will not appear in
the Sunday issue.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18

Many Americans have proved equal to
great and difficult tasks, but none ever
made a better record or won more credit
for himself. his government and the coun-
try than General Wood has done. The
period of pacifcation and reconstruction in
Cuba was a turbulent one, and the work OF
establishing civil government was a gi-
gantic undertaking. Failure on General
Woods part would have been national
humiliation. and his splendid success af-
fords corresponding reason for rejoicing.
There IS glory enough for all.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18

Two men have testified in a ST. Louis
court that they raised the money necessary
TO bribe the City Council to sell a street.
railway franchise. Before they made the
admission of their guilt, which is as great
as that of the members of the Council who
sold their votes. they were given assurance
that they would not be prosecuted. This
should not be, since the man who ap-
preached the cOuncilmen with bribe is as
great an offender. and sometimes greater,
than the man who sells his vote
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18

When seeking the real cause of the an
thracite strike 1t will be found in the COM
bination owning the mines. and that its
members have encouraged rather than
made an attempt to prevent it. If half the
complaints made OF the mine owners have
any basis in fact they constitute a monop-
oily which the law should reach
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18

No doubt the coronation Of the young
King of Spain was accompanied by many
spectacular effects and a fine mingling Of
cence. but how shallow and tawdry it all
appears compared with the recent march,
ing in this city of several thousand old SOL
diers under the blood-stained flags they
followed in a war for freedom
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18

The realistic descriptions of the destruc-
ton of st. Pierre by survivors and eye
witnesses far surpass in vividness and i'm
pressiveness the fancy sketch in Bulwer's
Last Days Of Pompei" and it may be
eruption was many times as great as in the
ancient one
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18
Her View OF 1t.
Washington Star.

Washington Star
There is a great deal in having servants who
are accustomed TO the ways of good society,""
said the experienced housekeeper.
I'VE have been remarkably fortunate in that
respect" answered young Mrs. Torkins. "Our
girl won't do thing tell her unless
saw 'nlease-' -
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18

officer has Just brought back. That such
dispatches have been sent by the agents
Of the junto in the United States has been
known TO the War Department for some
time, and an expose of the affair may be
made soon. A portion of the Senate COM
mittee on the Philippines asked that the
agent OF this junto be summoned to testify
regarding affairs in the Philippines
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18

The St. Louis Globe-Democrat says that
the Indiana soldiers monument, costing
nearly 100000. is only one of the many
erected throughout the North. The CD.
might have said that while one of many
there is not one that approaches it in size,
cost or effectiveness.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18
Amusement. A
Washington Star.

Washington Star.
You say you making garden simply for
amusement
'Yes," answered the patient man.
''But there isn't any amusement in spading
and STOPPING for hours!'
''Yes, there is. 1t amuses my wife and chill
dren immensely"
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18

$50 great is the demand of the Americans
for Filipino independence that the Ameri-
mobilize troops at Washington to protect
the President is one of the dispatches
sent from the insurrecto junto in Hong
Kong TO the deluded Filipinos. "Our
friends in the American Congress are
championing our cause and threatening TO
recall the troops that are prosecuting the
Filipino people" is another dispatch from
the junto TO the natives which an army
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18
Not Poetry, ForsoOth!

Chicago Record Herald.
"Psnaw!' he said after having read 1t through
the second time, 'I can't any poetry in this
You can'tg' she exclaimed in surprise. why.
look there-there's adown' and here's me
seems Z"
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18

Kansas City people are advancing the re-
markable proposition that eminent respec.a-
bility is not enough in a city official, but
that he should devote some time to his Of
fetal duties. They should reflect that emf
nent respectability will lend luster to Kan
sas C.ftv
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18
Easily Answered.

Philadelphia Press.
Visitor-So you go to school now. do you?
Tommy-O yes, sir.
visitor-And what part of the exercises do you
like best?
Tommy-why the exercise we get at recess.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18
One He Could Recommend.

Chicago Tribune.
What is the best thing in oil you have to-
day?" asked the occasional patron.
''Well,'' said the dealer in art goods. heres
an excellent portrait OF Mr. Rockefeller"
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18
Books and Books.

Detroit Free Press.
Professor-Miss Penelope. what do you think
Of modern fiction?
Miss Penelope-Oh professor IT takes all
time to read it; don't have time to think about
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places;
NEW YORK-Astor House.
CHICAGO-Palmer House, p. o. News Co, III
Dearborn street. Auditorium Annex Hotel.
Dearborn Station News stand.
CINCINNATI. r. HawIey & Co.. 1s4 Vine
street
LOUISVILLE-C. T Deering northwest corner
OF Third and Jefferson streets, and Louisville
Book Co, 254 Fourth avenue.
WASHINGTON. d. C.-Riggs House, Ebbitt
House. Fairfax Hotel. Willard HoteL
DENVER COL-Louthan & Jackson Fifteenth
and Lawrence streets.
DAYTON. o.-J. V. wiIkie. 90 So. Jefferson
street.
COLUMBUS. o.-vIaduct News Stand. ss4 High
street.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18

Minneapolis Journal
When the inhabitants OF the Danish West
indies get around TO vote on the question Of
Gnnexation 70 the United States, the pro-
Americans will need only 70 point 10 Porto
Rico. which. after four years OF American
rule. is far-snd-away the most prosperous
and happy island In the West Indies.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18
Unkind.
Yonkers Statesman

Yonkers Statesman
What sort of a license will have to take out
for this new play Of miner
Have you tried it yet?'
mo"
'"Eyen, you'll have to take out a dog license,
then"
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18

These are great days for Cuba, and Amer
leans VIII unite in hoping they may be the
beginning of bright and prosperous fu-
ture.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18
Those French Decorations
Milwaukee Free Press.

VI 7
When there is a fight in progress upon
any administration, State or national. no
means that may result in scoring a point
are neglected, even to the limit Of bald
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18
PART Two.

attractive vice sugar-coated immortality.
which Is dangerous-and that fs what
young men and women fnd in the Quarter
I.ef
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18

Mr.. Croker has paid $500 for a seat for
the coronation OF King Edward. Well. a
"tagger'' may look at a King
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-05-18
THE HUMORISTS.
Defined by an Authority.

Brooklyn Lie
''Why do they call them Brookiynites9'
Because that is the only time they are In
Brooklyn