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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12

Many persons have doubtless wondered
why so many inmates of prisons die Of
consumption before their terms are ended,
and probably explain the matter to them
selves on the theory that the confinement
encourages the germs of the disease lurk-
ing within their systems. 1t is now held
that floors and walls are so thoroughly
infested that new prisoners contract the
malady and those already affected are
made worse by reinfection. A movement
is on foot in New York to have prisoners
suffering from tuberculosis removed to a
separate institution. but in view Of the
ease with which the old quarters may be
disinfected such proceeding seems hard
ly necessary. 1t should be the rule in
every prison that no cell in which a con-
sumptive man has been confined shall be
occupied again until all sanitary precau-
tons have been taken. A convict has GER
tain rights in spite of his sentence OF i'm
prisonment, and one is the right to clean
and healthful quarters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12
FIRST BAPTISTS PLANS
THE TRUSTEES GIVE AN OPTION on
THE PRESENT SITE
III n Sale In Made the Church VIII
Probably Go Farther North-Meth-
odists and Newspapers.

The trustees of the First Baptist Church
Of this city met yesterday to consider an
offer made them for the church property,
which is situated on the northeast corner
of New York and Pennsylvania streets.
The offer was not satisfactory to the trus-
tees and they refused to consider the sale
at the price rendered them. but gave the
parties an option on the property at figure
somewhat higher than the prospective buy
ers first offered.
II is rumored that the sale will be made
and the church will find location farther
north, but the trustees deny that they have
any particular site in view at present.
The membership of the church Is divided
on the proposition OF giving up the present
location. Some do not want to move, while
others, probably a majority, favor a new
site and a more commodious edifice. Before
anything is done the matter Will have to be
submitted to a vote of the full membership.
If the present property is not sold an addi-
ton may be built.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12
French Books.

There Is no better way to learn a
language than to commence to read stories
in that language directly, studying its
grammar incidentally. CHM & Co. offer
two books of value to the French student,
both of which are abundantly supplied
with notes. These books and a good
French dictionary will give one a fair
knowledge of literary French. La Belle
Nivernaise" is by Alphonse Daudet, and
COLOMBIA" is by Prosper Merimee. No
French fictionist can claim a wider pop
ularity than Daudet; and for consummate
literary art, for the distinctiveness and
picturesqueness of his characters, fer
grace and force of diction, and for deli-
cacy Of humor he fully deserves the REP
utation. The copiousness of his vocabulary
makes it difficult at times for a beginner
in French properly to appreciate his finer
shades of expression, but notes obviate
this difficulty to a large extent. COLOMBIA
is more widely read in American schools
than any other French story. The Com
mittee of Twelve" three years ago de-
clared it one of the most suitable French
texts for both high school and college use
COLOMBIA Is the story of a Corsican ven
delta. and is its authors best work The
editors are Z. w. Freeborn, of Boston and
Albert Schinz, of Bryn Mawr College
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12

Western paper publishes long list of
towns Of Indian Territory which have been
named after inconsequential white men who
have some lime or other held small public
Offices in the region Thus il is that Ben
nett and Bartie and West and soper and
Bailey and Hunter and Pike and Keller and
a host Of others have became household
words, while the musical names in the
Cherokee. Choctaw and Usage languages
which should have been perpetuated in this
Territory Of all other places. are allowed
20 lass out Of use. White men in coun-
try which does not belong to them are de-
cidedly lacking In a sense Of the fitness of
things
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12

Cyrus Townsend Brady's new book Is
rather thin soup, without entree or SIDE
dishes. 1t is a series of short stories OF
which the pioneer bishop is the connecting
link Almost all the stories leave the I'M
preston OF being stretched" and that de-
tracts from their convincing power. 1t does
not help the matter any to remember that
the author was once a clergyman, and tnat
he assures US of the actually of some Oh
the stories and says, I'm a preface. that In
these pages are depicted scenes and condl-
tions which are not likely to recur DC
cur would seem to be the better word. But
il is not bad to be fooled, IL one car De
fooled successfully. The story teller, now
ever improbable the story he tells, must
keep the reader from constantly ooupuns
and from picking out instances OF over
drawing and stretching. This Is the mos.
plebeian error a writer can commit, and IL
is the error in which Mr.. Brady Is most
momentously at fault. Lack OF materisi Is
sometimes the cause OF this class OF 1auits.
the author wishing to make the very most
of the situation, and sometimes lack OF
restraint or too much enthusiasm In teilins
the story. Whatever the cause. Mr.. Brady;
for the sake of his future reputation, shouid
find Ii and remove Ii. Is II going beyond
the reviewers sphere to suggest that from
the amount of book material he Is turning
out the author Is open TO the charge OF
overworking his imagination? Harper d
Brothers, New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12
DEP0sED RECTOR BEATEN.
Verdict for Defendants I'm the Case Of
nm Unfrocked Clergyman.

PHILADELPHIA, May 1.-THE State
Supreme Court to-day upheld the ruling of
the Huntingdon county court which render
ed a verdict in favor of the defendants in
the conspiracy and damage suit of Rev. 1.
NJ w. Irvine. the deposed rector of st.
Johns Episcopal Church. of Huntingdon.
Pa, against Bishop Ethelbert Talbot, of
the Central Pennsylvania diocese of the
Episcopal Church, and Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
ander Elliott. parishioners of ST. Johns
Church.
The case has attrcated widespread at
tention. Soon after Mr.. Irvine assumed
charge of ST. Johns Church he and Mrs
Elliott became engaged in q personal con-
troversy over church matters. The clergy
man later charged that Mrs. Elliott entered
into a conspiracy with Bishop Talbot &c
have him deposed from the rectorship. The
case was first tried by the church authori-
ties. who sustained the bishop in unfrock-
ing the pastor. Later the Rev. Irvine took
the case into court. The Supreme Court in
sustaining the lower court. among other
things said the court Is not a court of re-
view of the proceedings of ecclesiastical
courts and therefore refuses to set aside the
verdict of the court
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12
FEARS OF BRIToNs.
Manufacturers Afraid Americans VIII
Steal Ideas from Exhibits at So. Louts.

NEW YORK, May u-Apprehension that
American manufacturers will copy the new
ideas IN British exhibits OF industries and
machinery at the ST. Louis exposition and
then. by the aid of the tariff. undersell
them in America, may prevent the British
Industrial exhibit at St. Louis from being
as liberal as expected. says Colonel Wat
son. secretary OF the British commission
to the ST. Louis exposition, who arrived ~,
the Ivernia to-day on his way to ST I<1uSs
He said: II cannot say very much abos,f
our exhibit at st. Louis The req SON a.
because OF your high tariff There he . Az
position TO hold back. and II Is not only -,
in my country, but I'm Germany and FrrancS
Our art exhibit will be exceptionally fsne
and the same thing can be said OF our edu-
cauonal exhibit. but Industrial and
machinery show may not be SO excellent
we are afraid OF your tarifY. You see we
and they may be copied. Now. IL this was
the case the manufacturer on the ofhsr
side could not bring his goods IN OWNS fo
the tar1n and compete with the conv 4,
your market What Is needed is the 49, =.
age Of seine special law IKE a cooxric6f
which VIII anord protection 10 thoro 49,
ms articles over for exhibition 1ae
% consult with Qsve2pQr Ffoncia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12
METHODIST MINISTER'S.
They Discuss Sunday Newspapers in
Connection with Coming Banquet.

The Methodist ministers yesterday settled
down TO a discussion OF the Sunday paper
and as a result there was no time left for
the reading of the regular weekly paper
that had been prepared.
The discussion was all caused by Sunday
paper requesting tho Methodist ministers TO
prepare short articles an6 to send in their
photographs to be used next Sunday on
the bi-centennial celebration OF Methodism.
which will be fittingly observed on Sat-
urday. May %. Several of the ministers
were opposed to thus countenancing the
existence OF Sunday newspapers and were
in favor of ordering the paper not TO use
the article in the Sunday edition. Others.
however, were in favor of compromise.
and it was decided to request" the paper
to use the article on Saturday instead OF
ordering il not to use II on Sunday.
The Rev. H. w. Kellogg, OF the Central
avenue Methodist Church, closed his argu-
ment by saying:
1.-The Sunday newspaper is an evil that
has come to stay. All the fighting we may
do will not change that fact. While we may
not fndorse the Sunday newspaper, the
thing for us to do Is TO make IL the best
and cleanest paper possible. and II we let
the Indianapolis paper that Is going TO
write up our bi-centennial celebration in
its Sunday issue have IL IL will take the
place of someth that might be far worse
AS for my picture, / don't think II viii
hurt the Sunday newspaper"
During the discussion IL was pointed out
that the big celebration banquet was 10 be
given on Saturday night under church d.
rection, and would make Sunday work for
servants around the Denison Hotel IL was
also shown that the ministers made Sunday
work for newspaper men who worked on
Monday papers, which were not censured.
Preliminary arrangements were made and
the tickets put on sale for the Indianapolis
bi-centennial celebration of John Wesley s
birth. The banquet will be given at the
Denison on Saturday night, May q. Plates
will be laid for 500 people. Governor Dur
bin will preside as POSTMASTER and among
those who will respond are Senators Fair
banks and Beverage, Charles L. Henry,
]. E. Matson and ]. Frank Hanly. Bishop
Fowler will be present and will probably
speak.
DIR. w. r. Halstead made a report yes
terday on the progress of the canvass for
funds for the erection of the new Metho-
dist Hospital. He said that 100000 would
have to be pledged before contracts could
be let He said that $4,000 had already been
pledged, and ii was generally agreed that
$40 900 must be raised in Indianapolis. The
work of soliciting Indianapolis Methodists,
both by letter and personal appeal, viii
be taken up at once through the different
churches.
The question OF taking the Masonic Tenn
pie at Southport and establishing home
was continued indefinitely.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12

In this book John Bigelow. the veteran
publicist and author, treats a familiar
theme in an original way. There has been
much written concerning sleep. but nothing
exactly from the point of view taken by
Mr. Bigelow. Most Of the works on the
subject treat 1t from hygienic or sani-
tary point Of view, but this author treats
1t from what might be called a spiritual
standpoint. A quotation which gives the
keynote Of the book is THE nighttime of
the body Is the daytime OF the soul. !"
Applying this idea the author argues
that sleep is not merely a restoration Of
wasted physical energies, but a period in
which, and the agency through which,
mans nobler self Is made receptive for
the flow OF divine life into the spirit. He
holds that no part of our lives IL conse-
Grated to nobler or more important uses
than that usually spent in sleep: or con-
tributes more-if so much-to diferentiate
us from the beasts that perish He MAIN
tains that we are developed physically
and spiritually during our sleeping hours.
- distinctly and exclusively Al We are
during eur waking hours kccording 70
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12

Andrew Carnegie is said TO favor what he
calls the naturalization of all railways
Look at the economy that would be eff
fected," h. says. 'if all OF the railways
were under state control. Fares would be
lowered AMI the comfort of the passengers
would be better looked after" And look at
the political corruption and decentralization
that would be effected IL the management
Of all the railways of the country were to
change with the changing administrations.
Besides. where would Mr.. Carnegie find
constitutional authority for the government
70 own and operate railroads?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12
METHoDIsTs AND SUNDAY PAPERS,

Indianapolis Methodist ministers, at their
regular Monday meeting yesterday, dis
cussed the Sunday newspaper question with
the usual indeterminate but edifying
result. Publishers of and believers
in the Sunday paper are always en-
tertained by such discussions among the
ministerial brethren. For one thing, they
show the ingenious spirit of these religious
guides and they mark progress. Quite a
difference is to be noted in the attitude
now taken in regard to the Sunday press
and that formerly assumed. In the early
days of the warfare the animosity of the
pulpit toward paper published on the
first day Of the week was implacable and
there was no divergence of opinion. Such
paper was then unanimously held to be
totally Ubiquitous and without excuse for
being. Publishers. noting the opposition,
were never quite sure whether it was the
innocent word Sunday" attached to what
seemed to them a commendable enterprise
that infamed the brethren, or whether it
was that the latter recognized a rival that
would divide popular favor with them-to
ministerial as well as to popular detriment
If neither of these theories was quite COM
plimentary. at least they seemed easier to
accept than the idea that good, intelligent,
pious gentlemen could really helieve Sunday
papers to be instruments Of evil Surely
they never saw anything of a nefarious
character, anything scandalous or de-
moralizing in the columns of the Sunday
Journal. Its pages have been open to them
for twenty years more and never once
has a protest been made by them against
any specific utterance or article There
are other Sunday papers, it is true, less
! free from fault than the Journal, less
| pleasing and praiseworthy. but even the
worst of these is to be properly regarded
as frivolous rather than vicious 1t has
| happened at times that things frivolous
| have emanated from the pulpit, but the
press has not thought it worth while to
utter wholesale condemnation of the pulpit
therefor.
| AS intimated, however. the attitude Of
the brethren is changing. The Sunday
paper even finds defenders among them. IL
not actual champions. Some of them are
ready 10 admit that the question of Sun
| day work is not involved In their publica-
| ton. One even goes so far as to recon-
mend the plan OF furnishing as much re-
| ligious material to their pages as possible
| in order to insure their quality. This broth
err, however, is in a bog OF darkness on an
other point The Sunday newspaper is an
evil that has come TO STAY" he saws land
| all the fighting we may do will not change
that fact" This is truly inconsistent state
i ment for a man to make whose business it
| is ceaselessly to combat evil. Where
is his faith that iniquity will be overcome
| II the Sunday paper is really the evil he
processes to consider it. he should not
tamely give up the fight against 1t, but
continue his assaults. Surely. II 1t is an
Ubiquitous thing, device of Satan. 1t will
eventually be banished- Undoubtedly. he
10 right In his assumption that.it has come
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12

II Joaquin Miller has retained any Of the
imagination Of his youth, on which he built
his fame as a poet and writer, he now has
an opportunity to display it. He might build
himself fanciful monument by telling
how it feels to be a shade wandering in the
unknown. Several enterprising newspapers
announced yesterday that the aged Poet
Of the Sierras" had died suddenly at his
home In California. Mr.. Miller. who, by the
way. is an Indianian, is still in the land Of
living, and as hale and hearty as might
be expected after sixty odd years of varied
and strenuous life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12

The author of this work. James Harvey
Robinson, is professor of history in Column
bia University. and the book is written from
an educational point Of view rather than
from strictly historical one. 1t would be
obviously impossible within the limits OF
700 pages to give more than an outline of the
history of western Europe from the earliest
times to the present but the author has
made very intelligent summary of it's inn
portant features and salient points Tho
book Is really a history of the developmenf
of European culture rather than of dynas~
ties and wars, and the problem of propor-
ton has been kept steadily in view. az
have endeavored. says the author in 8
preface. mot only to state matters truly
and clearly, but also to bring the narrative
into harmony with the most recent concep-
tons of. the relative Importance of past
events and institutions. Trivial events and
personal anecdote are ignored but institu-
lions under which Europe has lived for cen
turies above all the church, are discussed
with good deal more fullness than is usual
in elementary histories. The book is suita-
BILE for school use. Boston: CHM & Co.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12

AT Freeport, ILL.,, where President Roose-
welt will be June 3. arrangements have been
made to have him speak from a huge gran
ite bowlder that marks the spot on which
Lincoln and Douglas stood in one Ok their
seven joint debates during their candidacy
for the Senate in 1858. The granite rock
which marks the spot where they spoke at
Freeport vas brought from wisconsin by
funds raised by a local woman's club AS
an enduring monument it possesses an adj
vantage in. that it cannot be Clipped away
by vandalLstic curiosity hunters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12

schools of the South. says the only solution
Of the Southern problem is free public
schools for all the people and laws COM
pelling the CHILDREN to attend them. Compul-
sorry education is gaining ground In the
South. though slowly OF thirty-two States
which have compulsory laws requiring at
tendance at schools, there are only two
Southern states-west Virginia and Ken
lucky. The Question is under discussion In
North Carolina and Tennessee. with some
prospect Of the passage of compulsory laws.
Although the Southern States are far be-
hind those of the North In educational facil-
tiles and legislation they are waking UP.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12

Some erterprising citizens of Louisville
started a movement for coliseum about
the same time that similar movement
was started here. The early subscriptions
were hardly as liberal as those in this city,
but the Movement has received a great i'm
petus by the offer of a wealthy citizen to
sell a vers desirable site for the coliseum,
valued by experts at 100000. for $4,000 cash
and $500 in coliseum stock, and this in
addition t. a previous cash subscription OF
$4,000 whish is to stand. Such citizens are
not encountered every day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12

The indications point to a large attend
ance at the Grand Army encampment
in Anderson. Many veterans passed through
this city yesterday, and the attendance
will be large from all directions. That the
crowd Hospitality entertained goes without
saying. 1t has been nearly thirty-seven
years since the first national encampment
was held in this city on Nov. 20, 1866. when
Gen. Stephen A. Hurlbut. of Illinois. was
elected first commander in-chief The first
state encampment was held in 1880.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12

The outlook at present Is good for fairly
cheap coal next winter. for manufacturing
and domestic purposes. There is no labor
trouble OF consequence In sight. the wage
schedules and contracts for the ensuing
year are settled In both the bituminous and
the anthracite fields. and both are being
worked 10 their full capacity. The output
OF bituminogs coal increased from pa. -. SGT
tons IN 1871 to -, 7ssSOs tons in 1902 and Is
expected to show a large increase for 1903
The production or anthracite coal fell of
considerably in 1907, but viii be more than
doubled this year over last. The present
outlook. therefore. IA good for plenty Of
coal next winter at reasonable prices.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12
A FIXTURE Life i'm Mars.

The posthumous papers of Bradford Tor
rey Dodd. edited by L. p. Gratacap. are
published by Brentano's under the title
The Certainty OF Future Life in Mars
To these is added translation of an ar
ticle on Mars by Giovanni Schiaparelli. The
story consist of messages purporting TO be
from the father of the author of the papers
who, after death, is translated to Mars
The message from the extra-terrestrial
sources were received at a wireless tele-
graph station near Christ Church. New
Zealand. The description of Mars and its
people has the interest that attaches to
the exotic and mysterious There is also a
slight love story, but it is not OF primary
Importance. Fiction and reality are so
blended as to take lively hold upon the
Imagination Of the reader.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12

The loxal sentiments expressed by the
speakers mt Bishop Chatard's jubilee meet
ing on Sunday and the national anthems
sung by the children gave the gathering
a patriotss character that was at once i'm
pressive and remarkable. Some Of the peo-
pie preserft-a considerable number OF them.
Derhaps-IIust have been comparatively re-
cent arrivals in this country. but a meet
ing like that Will go far toward instilling
in them the spirit OF American citizenship.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12
to stay. but does not that very fact prove

to stay. but does not that very fact prove
its worth?
If the Journal, in an edition not printed
a word OF advice, it is that the Methodist
brethren regard the Sunday paper with as
friendly an eye as the Sunday paper has
for them, and manifest their wisdom and
good will by offering it every facility for
getting Methodist news. when there is any.
instead of putting obstacles in its way
Certain other church organizations. with no
animosty to the Sunday press. could give
them valuable lesson in this matter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12
He Only Asked Once.

Judge
Mr.. Nextdoor Ito little Willie. who has been
invited in to dinner)-What part of the chicken
will you have, Willie?
Willie (earnsstly)-some of the white meat.
part Of q wing, piece Of the second joint. some
stafnng. the gzzard and gravy, please.
Mamma made promise not to ask to be
served more than once.