Indianapolis Journal, Volume 50, Number 356, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 December 1900 — Page 3

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1900.

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assessor. The county receives but 33 1-3 per cent of the taxes collected, and, deducting the amount paid the ferrets, it is said the county will lose $14.G7 on each $1.000 collected. 51,000 of which goes to the experts. There Is also objection raised to the aipolntment of experts, because it is said !t is the duty of the county assessor to look after the work for which they are employed. PERSONAL AND SOCIETY. Miss Mayme Gregg Nichols, of Danville, is visiting Mrs. Sterling R. Holt. Miss Gr A Correll. of Johnstown, Pa., is visiting "llss Blanche Greenen. MIsr Curtis, of Hamilton, O.. will arrive Jan. 3 to visit Mrs. Louis A. KInsey. Miss Edna Breem will arrive home today from Vassar College for the holidays. Miss Edna Stevenson, who has been at school In Washington, Is home for the holidays. Miss Florence Dunning will arrive home to-day from Vassar College to spend the holidays with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Bradbury, of New York, and Miss Lynn, of Chicago, will arrive Jan. 1 to visit Miss Hannah Erwin. Henry J. Harris, wife and baby will leave this morning for a four weeks' trip to Washington, Richmond, Va., Philadelphia, Boston and New York. Mr. and Mrs. Iouis A. KInsey and Mis3 Elliott have returned from a visit in Hamilton, O. Mr. Albert KInsey has returned from Princeton University for thi holidays. Miss May Henry entertained Thursday evening at her home, in Woodruff Place, lit honor of Miss Rogers, of Knoxvllle, Tenn., who Is the guest of Miss Rockwood. Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Graham have gone to the Hotel English until after Christmas, and their daughter Helen is with her aunt, Mrs. Taylor, on North Pennsylvania street. Mrs. Henry C. Atkins gave a second luncheon yesterday, entertaining twelve guests. Among the guests were Mrs. Benjamin Harrison and her sister, Mr-. ParKcr, of New York, and Mrs. Lucy Herod Keays, of Cornland, 111., who Is visiting h.r parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Herod. Dr. John A. Conkey and Mr. Fred C. Victor gave a box party last night at English's Opera House. The guests Included Miss Frances Woerner, Miss Blancno Greenen, Miss Grace Correll of Johnstown, Pa., Miss Mabel Raffety, Miss Mayme Gregg Nichols of Danville, Ind., Mr. L. C. Thiele. Mr. S. W. Elston and Mr. P. C. Smith. Mrs. Chauncey II. Clark gave a luncheon Thursday at her home, 2S30 North Meridian street, in honor cf her sister, Mrs. Edward W. Lewis. The guests included Mrs. Charles Paquctte, Mrs. Perry lloster, Mrs. William Callaway. Mrs. Charles Hall. Mrs. Henry Palmer, Mrn. William Arthur Cochran, Mrs. Carl Fisher of Spencer, Mrs. Thaddeus Houston. Mrs. Joseph E. lleagen, Mrs. Richard Francis, Mrs. Frank Wocher," Mrs. W. W. Carter and Mrs. William Perrin. Mrs. May Wright Sewall gave a muslcale last night to introduce Mrs. W. N. Phillips, soprano, and Mrs. Hardwlck, reader. Mrs. Phillips sang several numbers, including the "Shadow Song" from "Dinorah"; (a) "Love Song" by Meyer-Helmund. (b) selections from "Die Walkyrle," (c) "Sunshine Song" by Grieg: "Were I a Gardener," by Chamlnade; "Good-bye to Leaves," De Koven. Miss Hardwlck gave several readings and Mrs. James M. Leathers was the accompanist for Mrs. Phillips. Miss Ethel Claybourne gave an informal company last night in honor of Miss Jessie Marie Dalrymple and Mr. William Jasper Dobyne, who will be married Dec. 26. The hostess was assisted during the evening by the members of the bridal party, including Miss Bessie Bodlne. who will be maid of honor, Mr. Virgil Dalrymple, who will act as best man, and the bridesmaids, Miss Florence Moore, Miss Alfred Halton of Mooresville and Miss Claybourne, and the ushers. Mr. Frank Heiskell, Mr. Duprez of Shelbyville, and Mr. Moore. Miss Shaw gave an informal company yesterday evening from 5 to 7 o'clock, at her home, on East Michigan street. In honor of Miss Lillian Thompson, who will be married next week to Mr. Fred Bledenmelster, and Mrs. John Le May. who will leave soon for Chicago to reside permanently. The different rooms were adorned with Christmas greens and the lights were hooded with red shades. In the dining room a Christmas tree formed the decoration. Among tho guests were Mr. Le May, Instructor in physics at Lake Shore High School, Chicago, I Mr. Bledenmeister and the bridal party. Including Mr. Arnold Riegger, who will act as best man, and Miss Jennie Lowe, who will be maid of honor, and the bridesmaids. Miss May Springer and Miss Clara Lewis. Washington Post of Thursday: "Mrs. Louis T. Michener entertained at a tea yesterday, when her second daughter. Miss Helen Michener, was presented to a largo company of friends. This particular bud is one of the most attractive of the season In person and manner and looked the ideal end-of-the-century debutante in her becoming gown of white crepe de chine, with which she carried a huge bouquet of American JBeauty roses. Mrs. Michener wore a rich and becoming toilet of black chiffon. Assisting in the pleasant hospitalities of the afternoon were Miss Michener, the eldest daughter of the house; Miss Loralne Edson, Miss Mary Parker Warner, MIsa Tunstall. Miss Mannakee, all of Washington; Miss Dustln. of Boston, and Mlsj Scovill, of Waterbury, Conn. The dining room was decorated entirely in poinsettia and holly and lighted by red-capped candles. Following the reception Miss Michener entertained the receiving party at supper, for which a party of young men was also Invited." MR. AND MRS. M'CREA'S RECEPTION. Mr. and Mrs. F. F. McCrea celebrated their silver wedding anniversary last night, and in the afternoon Mrs. McCrea and Miss McCrea were hostesses for a reception. They were assisted both afternoon and evening by Mrs. Frank O. Ballard. Mrs. T. C. Day, Mrs. Henry Coe, Mrs. A. J. Risk. Mrs. A. Prahm, Mrs. A. B. Mitchell. Mn. E. Hafner. Mrs. A. J. Blddle, Mrs. C. W. Hale, Mrs. R. W. Furnas, Mrs. Frank Hamilton, Mrs. W. D. Allison, Mrs. L. Lee, Mrs. Kramer, Mrs. Jordan,. Mrs. G. W. Brown, Mrs. S. C. Dickey, Mrs A. N. Dryer, Miss Susan Clark, Miss Elsie Appel, Miss Alisa Ballard. Miss Bessie Brown, Miss Gertrude Ryan, Miss Grace Cunningham, Miss Maud Cunningham, Miss Lillian Mitchell, Miss Anna McCoy, Miss Jessie Anderson. Miss Polly Sharp, Miss Lila Anderson, Miss Maud Illxon and Miss Fannie Minor. The assisting married ladles and their husbands were entertained at dinner between the receptions. PATTEN RUDDELL. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. KOKOMO, In. Dec. 21. At the home of the bride Mr. J. C. Patten and Miss Bertha Ruth Ruddell were married last evening, the ceremony being pronounced by the Rev Charles H. Little, of Wabash. The groom! who came here recently from Indianapolis! .Is engaged in manufacturing. The bride is a daughter of Richard Ruddell, president of the Citizens National Bank. DUNBAR-FOLAND. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON, Ind., Dec. 21.-One of the prettiest home weddings seen In Anderson this sison was that of Mr. Emory Dunbar and Miss Gertrude Poland, both of this city, which was celebrated at the bride's home last night. A large number of guests Horn wood and Muncie were present Rev. J. E. Ferris, of the Methodist Church' officiated.

Greenwood. Miss Edna Van Nuys will spend the holidays with her parents in Hopewell. Mrs. Joseph Drake and her son Roswell have gone to Vevay for a short visit. Mrs. Florence Miles, of Madison. Is visiting her sister. Mrs. George Stevenson. Mrs John Jenning will leave Wednesday for New Mexico, to be absent several months. Mrs. Loidse Mackey. of Des Moines visited her uncle. Dr. T. B. Noble, and hl.i family this week. Miss Lora Heck will leave to-day for Colllnsviile. 111., where she will visit Miss Imogene Cashing. Mrs. Alexander, of Indianapolis, and Mrs Adams, of Osgood, visited Mrs. F. A Guthrie this week. Mrs Z. Carnes left yesterday for a fewweeks' visit with her daughter, Mrs. Theo Moll, In Evansvllle. Mrs. J. B. Nelson and Mrs. II. B. Lengden, of Greencastle, visited their mother Mrs. J. N. Johnson, thla week. ' Miss Elizabeth Carson, of Scotland, and Miss Helen Keating, of Indianapolis, visited W. H. Bass and family this week. Miss Jessie Bass and Ella Brewer, who are attending college at Oxford, O., came home Wednesday to spend the holidays. Mrs. C. J. Brltton and daughter, Miss Dorothy, will go to Crawfordsville to-day, where they will visit Mrs. Button's mother. Miss Mabel Whltenack, who has been attending college at Franklin, came home Wednesday for the holidays. She was accompanied by Miss Veta Honecker, of 'ihorntown. '

PROGRAMMES IN SCHOOLS

CHRISTMAS IS OBSERVED IX FIFTYPOL' II III I LIM CS. The? Exercise jf the Same General Tenor nt AH the SchoolsOther Entertainments. In each of the fifty-four city schools the approach of Christmas was celebrated yesterday with appropriate entertainments. To those who are only familiar with the school entertainment of the old regime any one of these entertainments would have proved a revelation. Since Thanksgiving the children have been singing Christmas carols and songs, and their reading lessons have dealt with Chrlstmis themes, selected from the best literature of the language; they have been decorating little Christmas cards and programmes, and the manual work has taken the form of little gifts for parents. The schoolrooms have, in fact, been full of a happy and busy Christmas spirit, which finds a natural and spontaneous expression in the observances which mark the close of the season for the schools. There is in the local schools no such function as "speaking pieces." The children are called upon quite infermally to give their little literary contributions, which they do naturally, unaffectedly, and with real feeling and understanding. The general idea of the Christmas entertainment is well illustratel by yesterday's programme at school No. 10. In the morning the pupils came together to look at and hear about the pictures which, about thirty in number, hung about the walls ,of tho assembly hall. leaned by L. S. Ayres & Co. and by B. H. Herman & Co., these pictures were large photographs from the masterpieces treating of the nativity and other themes from the life of Christ. In the afternoon the primary children gave a programme of forty minutes. Following this the grammar grades gave a programme of fifty minutes' length. A brass band of thirteen pieces, played by boys of th; grammar grades, gave two numbers, the Boys' Glee Club sang a triple number, and Feveral fragments from Lowell, Bryant, Longfellow and others were delightfully given. Alternating with these the grammar chorus gave Christmas songs, among which were "Nazareth" and "Lovely Appear," by Gounod. Adam's "Holy Night," a prayer from Meyerbeer's "Dinorah," and the wellknown "Silent Night." In the Kindergarten Schools. Christmas was celebrated In the eighteen echools of the Free Kindergarten yesterday morning. These schools are attended by more than one thousand children ranging In age from one to six years. Each school had a Christmas-tree yesterday and presents were hung on the trees for the parents of the children and also for the children. The pupils made the presents for their parents. There were appropriate exercises consisting of recitations and singing. The teachers of each school gave the pupils appropriate toys and candles. Third Anncnl Entertainment. The brothers of the Sacred Heart School and the sisters of St. John's Academy gave their third annual Christmas entertainment in the Masonic Hall yesterday afternoon. About COO of the pupils of the two schools were present, and Christmas exercises were held. At the conclusion of the programme Santa Claus made his appearance and talked to the children. Presents were then distributed to each child. STATE Y. M. C. A. AFFAIRS. Quarterly 3Ieetlngr of the Executive Committee Held Here. The quarterly meeting of the state executive committee of the Indiana Young Men's Christian Association was held at the ates House yesterday afternoon and last night. Those present were J. F. Walllck, chairman; Governor Mount, H. F. Bickell, C. S. Rhoads, S. O. Pickens and Dr. B. A. Brown, of Indianapolls; T. G. rierson, of Spencer; G. L. Reeves, of Columbus; JZ. E. Stacy, state secretary: G. M. Wells, assistant state secretary, and A. W. Hanson, of Brooklyn, N. Y., who Is to succeed Mr. Wells as assistant secretary next, September. One of,the topics discussed was the question of establishing a railroad branch of Y. M. C. A. work at the Union Station in this city. The commlttee made no definite plans along this line, but the members are hopeful of some day being able to carry out their views. The special "Committee on "state force" recommended that a special secretary be employed for six months to devote a considerable part of his time to financial work. A resolution was adopted advising that the Indiana association secure as large an attendance at the annual Volunteer Workers' Conference at Lake Geneva, Wis., next summer as possible. Indlanians will attend this conference instead of holding a state encampment. For the last two years the I.ake Geneva conference has taken the place of the Indiana state encampment. The following subcommittees were announced: Executive Committee S. O. Pickens, John F. Walllck and C. S. Rhoads. Finance Committee A. M. Glossbrenner, O. M. Gregg, John F. Walllck, H. P. Townley and Dr. B. A. Brown. College Committee Joseph Swain, Dr. C. A. Waldo and W. R. Snyder. Railroad Committee C. S. Rhoads, J. M. Llndley. A. Galloway. H. F. Bickell and S. O. Pickens. Committee on Athletics Dr. C. A. Waldo, G. L. Reeves and T. G. Pierson. Endowment Committee H. P. Townley, George Lilly snd E. II. Ferrel. SHELBYVILLE NIGHT. lr. Major's Fellow-Townsmen nt English Opera House. Last night was Shelbyville night of Marlowe week at English's Opera House. An excursion train from that place brought r omethlng like 500 people, who came to Indianapolis especially to see Miss Marlowe as Princess Mary Tudor in "When Knighthood Was in Flower," the play made from their fellow-citizen's novel. The actress visited the author at his Shelbyville home yesterday and took dinner with the Major family, the entire party returning to Indianapolis In time for the performance last night. The performance was the most brilliant of the week thus far. Curtain calls came thick and fast after the fall of the curtain on each act. Mr. Major's fellowcitizens made themselves known In vigorous style at the close of the third act. and succeeded in conveying to him their desire for a speech. Mr. Major was in much better form for speechmaklng than on Monday night, all traces of embarrassment having vanished. He said in part: "I feel that a great deal of this enthusiasm is probably prompted by citizens from that stanch home of pure Jeffersonlan Democracyold Shelbyville applause and laughter, but It is with great pleasure that I respond to the call, for I can speak to them and say exactly what I think and feel. Even. If need be. I might go to the extreme length of uttering that horrid little word concerning which Miss Marlowe and I had such a violent quarrel. Laughter. Speaking of that memorable quarrel, you must wonder how it were possible for 'me to quarrel with a person who had made such a living poem out of my modest and unpretentious creation. And, speaking of Mary, does It not strike you as a somewhat remarkable coincidence that one should evolve out of their own Imagination, from whole cloth as you might cay, a character to fit a living person so accurately as Mary Tudor fits Julia Marlowe? Some friends have asked me If the character of Mary Tudor was not drawn for and from Miss Marlowe, and It appears almost to be true

when we see with what ease and naturalness Mary Tudor, summoned from her faraway home, four hundred years back Into the past, walks before us on these boards to-night. We cannot help but feel that Miss Marlowe does not act that she is simply herself but I assure you it is acting, and if you were to ask Miss Marlowe she could tell you very easily that it Is very difficult acting at that." Several Incidents occurred last night. One young woman on the lower floor grew so interested In the play that she allowed a diamond ring to slip from her finger to the floor. The valuable rolled away In the direction of the stage, and when Its loss was discovered the owner endured a great deal of mental suffering until the fall of the curtain on the last act enabled her to make inquiries about the Jewel. A woman in the front row of the balcony felt the same profound Interest, and relaxed her hold on her pocketbook. and was dismayed at seeing It fall into the sea of humanity spread out beneath her. The ultimate recovery of the pocketbook was greatly appreciated, inasmuch as it held not merely an amount of money, but the owner's railroad ticket back to Shelbyville.

CHRISTMAS PROGRAMMES. Character of. Music Arranged for Various Churches. The services at the First Presbyterian Church to-morrow will be rendered more than usually interesting by the rendition of two fine musical programmes by the choir. The morning programme will be as follows: Male Quartet "Praise the Lord" Verdi-Dow Messrs. Van Wie. Talbot, Nell and Roberts. Soprano Solo "Shout the Glad Tidings" Brewer Miss Georgia N. Galvin. Chorus "Nativity" Haesche Soloists, Mrs. Frank Fuller, Mr. Roberts. To-morrow night the following will be given: Organ Prelude "Jerusalem the Golden" Spark Mrs. C. F. Hansen. Chorus "Nativity" Haesche Soloists. Mrs. Fuller, Mr. Roberts. Male Quartet "Praise the Lord". Verdi-Dow Messrs. Van Wie. Talbot, Nell end Roberts. Soprano Solo "Shout the Glad Tidings" . Brewer Miss Galvln. Violin Selected Mr. Rudolph Köster. Oflertory-"ln Paradise" Du Bois Mrs. Hansen. Quartet "Adore and Be Still" Gounod Miss Galvin, Mrs. Folsom. Messrs. Van Wie and Nell: violin obligate Mr. Köster. Chorus "Thro' the Still Air" Allen Soloists. Miss Hoffman, Mrs. Nell. Postlude "Gothic March" Salome Mrs. Hansen. Tabernacle Sunday School. The Christmas exercises of Tabernacle Sunday school will be given to-morrow evening with the following programc: Song "See Amid the Winter's Snow" School Invocation Pastor The Bible Story Mr. Montgomery's Class The Bible Story (Continued) ....Miss Anderson's Class Song "The Wondrous Advent".; ..........Sunday School Choir Recitation "Christmas at Crappy Shute" Miss Margie Taylor Solo-"A Christmas Carol" .....Mr. Frank N. Taylor Song "Stars of Christmas" Sunday School Choir Recitation "Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets" ..Miss Violet Barbour Solo "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" Sullivan Miss Emma Igleman. Song "Hosanna" Sunday School Choir Short address. '; Prayer .'.,. Superintendent Christmas offerings for annual Christmas dinner and Girls' IndustUal School. Song "Over the Hills" Sunday School Choir Benediction. -Holy Cross Church. The choir of Holy Cross Church will render the following musical programme tomorrow morning, and also on the morning of Tuesday (Christmas day): fMUIard'.s; Mass In B flat. "Kyrie Eleison" (alto solo). Mrs. F. O'Brien "Christie Eleison" (tenor solo) Mr. B. Hessling Trio "Qui Tollis" Mrs. John Maloney, Foprano; Mrs. F. O'Brien, alto; Mr. Hessling, tenor. "Veni Creator" Russian hymn Mr. Sellmyer and chorus. Offertory "O Cor Amoris" Iambilotte Mrs. Maloney and chorus. "Agnus Dei," (bass solo). .Mr. Henry Dipple "Dona Nobis" Miss Grace Cook "Adeste Fidelis" Mrs. Mayme O'Leary and chorus Recessional.... Miss Nora O'Leary. organist Second English Lutheran. The following programme will be given at the Second English Lutheran Church, corner Hosbrook street and Woodlawn avenue. Rev. Henry E. Simon pastor, to-morrow morning: Bass recitative, quartet and chorus v ..."Behold a Virgin" Bass recitative.....' "All the Prophets" Chorus "Arise, Shine, for the Light is Come." Unison chorus "There were Shepherds." Soprano solo.... "Prophet of the Highest." Mrs. G. F. Hawekotte. Chorus "The Day is at Hand." Baritone solo.... "Forever Thine." Mr. H. G. Hawekotte. Chorus and congregation "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name." Chorus director. II. G. Hawekotte; organist. Miss Sophia McMullen. Grace Cathedral. A special Christmas choral service will be given by the. full vested choir of Grace Cathedral, under the direction of IJugh McGlbeny, Tuesday morning, at 10 : 13 o'clock. The programme has been arranged as follows: Frocesslonal. "Welcome, Happy Morning" W. G. Willis Introlt hymn. "Kyrle" '.. Crulkshank "Credo" Crulkshank "Agnus Dei" Cruikshank Solo Master. Mardo Kaehn. "Gloria in Excelfis" Cruikshank "Nunc Dimittls" Semper Anthem, "SingvO Heavens" Clare Recessional, "Christmas Choral".... Redfer. Why Child Was Abandoned. Esther Due, a young colored girl, after unsuccessfully trying for a number of days to get her child In several of the institutions of the city and also to get a number of families to take care of it, abandoned the infant, leaving It yesterday morning on the step at the home of Mrs. Arthur Darling, 317 Temple avenue. The child was turned over to the police, who called In Matron Brumbley of the Door of Hope, who recognized the child as one which had been at the home for about a week. The mother was found and charged with the desertion of her child. She told a pitiful story of her treatment by a white man and said the abandonment was in the hope, after her efforts had failed, that some one else might find a home for It..' Will Continue the Fleht. Deputy Prosecutor Gronlnger, who Is rushing the prosecution of druggists for violating the liquor law, says he will proceed In the same aggressive manner that he is now pursuing. He denies that there was any agreement before the election that the druggists should be let alone.' Isaac N. Helms, secretary of the Druggists' Association, denies that the association will fight the cases, but says rome cf the individual druggists will. He says no such action was taken by the association to his knowledge and that no affidavits are standing against Frank Wolcott and Mr. Muhl. Caledonian Quoltlnir Clnb Officers. At a meeting of the Indianapolis Caledonian Quoltlng Club yesterday afternoon the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, John McGregor: vice president, Jonathan M. Clark; treasurer. John D. Gauld; recording secretary, George H. Masterson; financial secretary. A. C. Balfour; corresponding secretary, Gordon R. GauH; piper, R. N. Foster; standard bearer, William Yule. John Stevenson was elected trustee for a term of three years. For n Cold In the Head Laxative Bromo-Qulntne Tablets.

JOSEPH ARTHUR IN TOWN

PLAYWRIGHT HERE TO WITXESS LOST RIVER PERFOR3IA.CE. He Tells How He Came to Write the Play Mr. Arthur FormerlyLived In This City Joseph Arthur, the well-known playwright, accompanied by Mrs. Arthur, arrived in the city yesterday afternoon and registered at the Bates House. Mr. Arthur has come from New York especially to witness the first presentation of his new play of Indiana life, "Lost River," at English's Opera House Monday night. He has only recently recovered from a succession of rather severe attacks of heart trouble, which he said came near carrying him off. "I'm about all right now, though," he said last night, "but I kick on my doctor limiting, me to one cigar a das." Mr. Arthur is a former resident of Indianapolis, having resided here until the early "seventies." Naturally, he is glad to get back among his old friends once more. He recalled the fact that he and Charles Major, whose dramatized novel, "When Knighthood Was in Flower," is now being produced in this city, attended the old First Ward school in Indianapolis together when they were boys. Mr. Arthur talked freely and in an entertaining manner of his latest dramatic success. "I believe the most significant line in all the New York criticisms of my play,"- he said, "was that which said 'Tired Broadway will welcome this play with open arms.' That little line contained the highest praise I could possibly have wished to be bestowed upon my effort. It meant that the piece is unhackneyed, out of the ordinary, and that is Just what I intended to make it. "I confess that I am amazed at the ignorance I have encountered concerning Smch a beautiful and picturesque bit of country as the Lost river region is. I was never in all my life so profoundly impressed by a bit of natural scenery. It was In such charming surroundings that I first encountered Ora, who became the heroine of my play. And, by the way, the real girl's name is Ora and she is living down there yet about six or seven miles from the hotel in West Baden Springs. "Of course, every playwright Is actuated by some motive In writing a play. My moving Impulse was to portray as realistically as I might the remarkable and picturesque difference between the primitive people that are to be found so near the famous resort of West Baden Springs and the richly dressed, refined and polished cosmopolites that are drawn to the place. The contrast of the two widely divergent grades of humanity is a striking one when shown on the stage." ' LONG DELIBERATIONS. The Doard of Safety Has Contracted the Habit Municipal Affairs. The Board of Safety was In session yesterday and deliberated, then deliberated some more, after which the members gathered together in one corner and drew so closely together that their heads met. Then they whispered for several minutes. Then they jammed their hands In their trousers' pockets, looked wise and announced that they were ready to listen to the questions of the reporters. After applying the usual question the members of the board said they had met, but nothing was accomplished, and they had deliberated, but arrived at no conclusions. The momentous question was whether or not the Board of Safety had any power to act in the petition of the Indianapolis Street-car Company to place a small coop large enough- for one man at the corner of Illinois and Washington streets, where the Inhabitant thereof could be sheltered from the northerly blasts this winter while dispensing street car tickets. Chairman Hyde dusted off a copy of the city charter, and after turning from front to back and reading the preface a few times he finally landed on a page that, he believed would show him where the authority rested. That page did not answer, and the leaves rattled a merry rag-time twostep while being turned by the austere chairman. After sundry attempts he remarked that the city "Blue Book" contained nothing bearing on street car coops, and that the city attorney would have to be petitioned for an opinion. Then the members looked wise, announced an ad journment and went Into star chamber session against the northern radiator. They discussed their report to be made to Mayor Taggart's cabinet meeting this morning, but they would not divulge what It would contain other than to say that it would dwell, even linger, on the business of the year, and probably give a synopsis of a "hunch" possessed by the chairman on the fire department improvement question. The board also placed Dan Carter, of the police department, on the pension list on account of 111 health. Dlds for City Bonds. Bids for the $117,000 worth of temporary loan bonds will be opened by City Controller Johnson this morning. The money will be borrowed by the city at once, so that the city employes can have a little money for Christmas. Contract Formally Awarded. The sweeping contract for 1901 was formally awarded to Charles H. Stuckmeyer by the Board of Works yesterday. Mr. Stuckmeyer's bid was IStf cents per 10,000 square feet. BOARD OF WORKS nOL'TINE. ASSESSMENT ROLL APPROVED. For opening Orange street, from Barth to Ringgold avenue. CONTRACT AWARDED. . To Charles II. Stuckmfver for sweeping Improved streets for year 1901. APPRAISERS' REFORTS. 9 For gravel roadway, sidewalks and curbing on Market street, from Brush to Greeley street:, aggregate appraised value of property affected, J'J.MX). For grading Defrees street, from Temple avenue to first alley east: aggregate appraised value of proprty affected. 10,r00. ACTION RESCINDED. For brick roadway on first alley Lorth of Vermont street, from Pennsylvania to Alabama. PETITION FILED. For gravel roadway, cement walks anJ curbing on Palmer street, from Ringgold avenue to Leonard street. ASSESSMENT ROLLS APPROVED. For bricking the first alley south of Prospect street, from Virginia, avenue to Atwood street. For a local sewer along the first alley east of Meridian street, from Georgia street to Union Hallway tracks. CITY NEWS NOTES. W. R. McMullen Is a new clerk at the Stubbins Hotel. After the theater' last night Charles D. Tearson entertained a party of eighteen people at lunch at the Hotel English cafe. Carl Von Hake yesterday resigned as a member of the County Board of Charities and Correction, and Frank A. Fauvre was appointed in his stead. E. B. Fletcher, wanted at Martinsville for breaking jail there a few days ago, was found on the street yesterday by Detective Gerber and sent to headquarters as a fugitive. The progressive Pianoforte Ciiio. composed of the advanced pupils of J. M. Dungan. gave their holiday drawing room programme at the Indianapolis llano College last evon'ng. Charles E. Barton, of Washington, Ind., Is locked up at the police station as an insane man. He has been stopping at the Occidental Hotel and has a mania for hiring 'cabs, securing the service of as many as three at one time. The firm of R. KIrshbaum & Son will give Its second annual theater party to its two hundred employes Christmas afternoon at the Grand Opera House. The employes have the privilege of forming their own parties as to seating arrangements. Fred Titus, who formerly kept a restaurant at 321 Indiana avenue In this city, Is under arrest at Columbus. O., charged with snatching a pocketbook. He told the polic

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THE Sl'XDAY SCHOOL LCSSOX. Dec. aa, HHMlt Lake xlx, 11-27 Parable of the Pound. Strange how inveteratelr the materialistic conception of the Messianic kingdom possessed the disciples! Three years tutelage of the Prince of Teachers did not suffice to banish It. Progressive Instruction, Intimations cumulative in clearness, all failed. So. on this last approach to the civil and ecclesalstlcal capital, ea.thly ambition reasserted itself, unspiritual hoes flamed up again. The Impending conflict cast Its shadow before. They fancied that Jesus would exert to the utmost the power, partial manifestations of which had been transccndently glorious. It would compel the allegiance of the Sanhedrim. U would expel the Roman. The lowly and suffering Nazarene would suddenly become the Lion of Judah. In the splendor and power of His visible reign they would share. This utterly false notion must be banished before there would be room In mind and heart for the reception of the unworldly kingdom to be foundel In love and suffering. To this end the parable - a a etv1f An T , r n m Vi a filtmartrM finnAiinrA. mrnt nt TU nut.lnri Atft. riAth. departure I and of their own orphanlsm. The parable is set in the framework of local and familiar history. As they were leaving Jericho the marble palace of Archelaus glittered In their eyes and reminded them cf the journeys which he anl his father, the greater Herod, had taken to Rome to receive kingly Investiture. Jesus intimates Ills royal lineage whfn He compares himself to this prince, nobly born. He Is not only Son of David, but Son of God. The most brilliant genealogy fades to Insignificance when compared to the inspired heraldry which tells us that Jesus was God manifest in the flesh. Again, He intimates that Jerusalem is merely a point of departure. As lleroo Journeyed from Jericho to Rome so lie shall ascend from ZIon to heaven. As quite an Interval elapsed before Herod's return, so 'shall there be before his own reappearance. This Interval must not be spent In Idleness by those who desire Ills investiture. Not on flowery bed3 or under shade of canopy reposing are they to await His return. They are to hasten that return by the use of the talent which He has committed to them. The accounting time 1 coming, the day of reckoning, the great aslze Faithfulness or Infidelity will be manifest before the Judgment seat. That ordeal of fire will try every man's works. There will be degrees of reward, but the smallest degree will be transcendently great. Eye hath not seen, ear hath not heard, anything that will compare. The human mind Is incapable of conceiving of the rewards' of Taradlse. How desperate the strait of the unfaithful! What he has shall be taken from him; that is, it shall be revealed to himself and all the Intelligences of heaven that the faculty with which he was endowed he has lost by persistent disuse of It. The spiritual visual sense Is obliterated. The cpiritual auricular nerves are dead. There is no avenue through which the soul can be reached. The state Is remediless. The exclusion of such a soul from Paradise is a moral necessity. The taking away of the talent Is only the discovering of the fact that it is already gone, "extirpated by disuse." The binding and casting out is only the judicial affirmation of a destiny already selfinflicted. The soul goes to Its own place by a moral gravitation that Is Irresistible. Having taken the divergent ine of Inveterate neglect of the spiritual faculty, he winds up in a hell which Is eternal because the very essence of It Is tho obliteration of the powers of the soul. On the other hand, the faithful soul, having taken the right line of persistent use and development of the religious faculties, .finds himself at length in a blissful state, from which laps is Impossible, and in which there is such a phenomenal development of the soul that he Is qualified to perform functions for God the nature of which is dimly conveyed to us by the terms kingship and priesthood to God, and being over ten cities and five cities. shot through this parable, which In Its amplitude covers the the race, there Is a thread spun from the Hebrew distaff. One end of the thread is found In the expression, "His citizens hated him." Jesus had a right to command the allegiance of the Hebrew race. They were pre-eminently "Hi citizens." Iiut as they, with show of Justice, protested against the kingly Investiture of Archelaus, so Jesus prophetically intimates that they will, however wickedly and unreasonably, reject Him. He wishes, if possible, to disabuso thj mind of His disciples of their wild hopes of an Immediate - restoration of the kingdom to Israel. After the event He wants them to know that it did not take Him unawares; that He expected nothing else but death in Jerusalem, the "slaughter house of the prophets." How literal the analogy.' When Pilate displayed the thorncrowned Nazarene and piteously cried. "Shall I crucify your King?' the priestly spokesman cf the people willingly accepted loyalty to odious Caeear rather than acknowledge a Messiah that came In such lowly mien and so powerless. They could not endure the sight of that title, "King," upon His cross, and protested against It. The other end of that historic thread from the Hebrew distaff Is In the closing verse of the parable. "But those mine enemies, that would not that I should reign over them.' bring hither aud slay before me." That edict waa literally obeyed In the siege and sack of Jerusalem, the Irretrievable ruin cf the Hebrew nationality, the slaughter of a million of the race and the dispersion of the remainder to the four quarters of the globe. THE STUDY LAMP. The parables of the virgins, talents and pounds set forth the substance of religious duty and the opposite destinies of the faithful and unfaithful. They are a handbook of ethics. Fundamental principles are epitomized in them. At the same time they are powerfully Incentive to good, deterrent from evil. Jesus Christ has the right to reign. All men are Ills citizens. They are loyal or rebellious. Those who fail to cast In allegiance are practically saying, "I will (my vote Is) that He shall not reign over me. I have no king but my own desire. I will let you write it 'He said He was my king. He made the claim. 1 allow It not." Dean Trer.ch discrlmlnately says: "Undoubtedly Christ bestowed marvel dus and miraculous abilities on the apostles on the day of Pe-ntecost; but from that day to this He has ever been delivering His goods to each successive generation of Ills followers. The natural is the groundwork upon which the spiritual is superinduced. Grace does not dissolve the groundwork of Individual character. The natural gifts are as vessel which may be large or small, but in each case each !s who were chasing the thief that he Joined the chase and was arrested by mistake. Attorney General William L. Taylor ani Ernest H. Tripp have been at Scottsburg a couple of day, bunting quail, with John W. Martin. As a result of the hunt they will bring home with them three baskets filled with quail. Fred Warner, of 205 South Illinois street, and William Everly, of South Illinois street, who were arrested several weeks ago for exhibiting In their places of business obscene pictures, were each fined $25 and costs In Police Court yesterday. The pictures were exhibited. Capt. W. II. Armstrong's condition is very much Improved and he is now thought to bo on the road to recovery. His physician. Dr. Lash, said last night that all of the bad symptoms of the captain's Illness had passed away and his friends might confidently hope to hear of his complete recovery. William Fox. twenty-three years old. a Junk dealer, living at 211 Empire street.was arrested by Letectives Ascli and Morgan yesterday on a charge of stealing brass from the Central Steel Company. Brass was taken from the boxing of an engine, making it necessary to remove a dozen large bolts. Harry Whitman, forty-three years oU!, a cab driver, living at 15 South Senate avenue, was arrested by Detectives Gerber and Dugan last night on a charge of embezzling U' W. At the police station Whitman hai $2.50, which he said he had borrowed and intended to pay. the money back when arrested. Mrs. Mary A. Hoover, fifty-eight years old, is dead at her home, 142C Pleasant fctreet, where she had lived for twenty-flv years She died of an operation from which It was thought she would recover. Mrs. Hoover was identified with charitable work in the city, waa a prominent member of Edwin Hay M. E. Church, and was a member of the board of trustees for eighteen years. She leaves a husband, W. H. Hoover, and a son, II. F. Hoover, who is private secretary to General Superintendent ü rares, of the Indiana, Decatur Ct WtzU

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ovof Work. filled. Row tiresome the show of humll Ity! "So little Is committed to mr in the way ci talent that it makes no odds whether 1 employ U or not." The laggard hasn't wasted like th prodigal; len't ten thousand talents In d-bt lik the unmerciful servant. Dut here Is an Irreparable evil. The pound waa given to be employed Ir a given period (probation); the opportunity foi Itf employment gone forever. It cannot be returned. Its value consisted In Its employment and increase. Take from him the pound" Is one of the sharpest points of thU bristling parable." This Is what Horace Rjshnell aptly calls the extirpation of the religious faculty by its nonuse. Filly, Insolent and profane appear the excuses of the laggard with Ua pound; yet not more so than the stock apologle of the average sinner of to-day: "Religion Is too severe;" "Temptations too poerfudl;" "Evidences of Christianity not sufficiently plain." Such excuses criminate God; tax Ulna with austerity and reaping where He has not sown. Transcendent are the rewards of fidelity. A found would not buy a cottage, but the recompense of grace is ten cities. A city for a pound. (Stler.) In spite of hell, devils, sinners. Jisus Christ shall have Ills splendid Investiture. The kingly sword shall be girded upon Ills thigh, the key laid upon His shoulder, and He acknowledged, by all the Intelligences f heaven, earth and hell, as Lord of Lords. King of Kings. He intimates his return when he says. "Occupy until I come." In another place he affirms, "I will come again." His coming will be with transfiguration splendors,- Bllessed those who love Ills appearing! Key and Anlysls.--I. Materialistic conception of Messianic kingdom reasserts itself among disciples. II. Must be banished by the true ideal. Ac unworldly kingdom, founded in love and suffering. III. To accomplish this the motif of the parable. IV. Founded upon an event of current history; Archelaus' visit to Rome. V. The analogy drawn. MOSAIC FROM THE COMMENTARIES. Abbreviations American. A.; Alford. Alf.; Cambridge Hible. C. 11.: Dengel. R. Jamleson-Kuuiwt-Urowu, J. V. li. ; Clarke. C; Kxikh-i-tor's. E. ; International Critical. I. C; Kell and Delitzsch. K. L.; Lange. L; Matthew Henry. M. li.; Meyer. M.; Olshausen. O.: People. P.; Ml. Vlnernt Word Stu1ies. V. V. v ; t"adlrr, t.; Stier. Ft.; Trench, T.; H'hedon, W. Lives f Jesus: Edcrsheim, Ed.; Farrar. F.; Andrews, An.: Pressense. Pr.; Ellcott, Et.; Lange. La,; Neander, N. Certain nobleman: Intimation of kingly descent of our Lord. L... .Embassy: Peculiar designation taken for the political history of this period. L.... In a handkerchief: Literally, sweatcloth. ...Thou hast been faithful: Not the abundance and magnitude of what is done, but faithfulness, makes worthy of reward. lleubnT. Parable of Ten Pounds, a picture framed into the political history of that time; fitted to serve as an antidote; strong testimony for elevated sclt-consclousness of our Lord concerning his heavenly origin and high destiny; place before our eyes the life-calling- of all believers. In the concluding word. Jesus has In view the terrible fate of Jerusalem. L. The parable one cf mat -sided application Indicated near departure from world; hatred which should reject Him; duty of faithfulness; uncertainty of Ills return; certainty of solemn account on His return; condemnation of slothful; splendid reward of faithful; destruction of those who endeavored to reject Ilia power. F. e CHHISTIA.N KMJHAVOU. Topic for Dec 23i The Glory of Christ John 1 1-14. All the glory of Christmas is the glory of Christ. Indeed, all the glory of Christ may b discerned In the glories of Christmas. "For what are the Christmas glories? First The glory of humility. Christmas centers around a cradle. At Christmas time we ar all young again. We obey tiie Lord's Injunction and become as little children. An old heart la an anomaly in Christianity and an absurdity at the cdvent season. Second The g!ory of giving. A selflkh ChrUtmas Is as Impossible as a self-seeking Christ. No one In all earth's history o surrendered himself for others as our Ixrd. and appropriately the anniversary of His birth Is our festival of self-forget fulness and sacrince. Third The glory of happiness. Christ came that Ills Joy might be in us. and that our Joy might be fulfilled. No smalt part of Its eacrrdncss lies in the fact that It is a merry Christmas. It is so much easier to be good when one is happy, Just as It la so much easier to be happy when one is good. Fourth The glory of peace The angtls' aon at the first Christmas has sounded louder through every Christmas since. Grudges and enmities may poison other days, but they rnurt not Infest this day. The Lord of Christmas la the Prince of Teace. Fifth The glory of attractiveness. Angelt, shepherds, magi, representatives of betnjrs races, conditions most diverse were drawn tc celebrate the first Christmas. Ever since the throng has become greater and more widely representative. Christ's glad birthday is like Christ himself, who draws all men unto Him. Lo! once again the wise men from the East. Crossing the desert and the rolling main And the liljrh mountains, bid their eys behold The glory of the Lord! To His great feast Thronging they press, the eager, mystic train. Giving and taking wine and oil untold! But we must not speak as if Christmas wrre all glory. There la also possible an Inglorious Christmas, which, to be sure, Is not Christ ma at all. except In its stolen name. This Chri.itmas is in all ways the opposite of the Christmas just described. It Is not humble, but proud, vaunting itself In the lavlshness' of Its expenditure. It Is not generous, but greedy, grasping" rather than giving, and dissatlsfled with what it gets rather than aglow with the Joy of bestowing". Strife, therefore. Is at the heart "of It rather than peace, and instead of attracting men to it, such an anniversary is anticipated with dread and fassed with a ts;h of relief. If you do not want the inglorious Christ ma, but do want the Christmas that is the crown of glory, the way Is easy. Tou have only to open ycur heart to the Lord of Christmas. Ail the advent graces will enter with Him. and abide. Thou who didst come to Dethlehem Adown the path of stars. 'hfn heav-n to let the alory through Unbound Its crystal bas. Apain Thy dear self manifest Once more unto Thine own; Come. Lord of all th worlds confessed. With every hart Thy throne. AMOS It. WELLS.' em. The funeral will be at the residence to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. A. C. Stem, ft good-looking young man employed by Galland Uro., muslin underwear makers, with headquarters in New York, has some pronounced Ideas of his own. He is staying at the Hotel Kngllch. and has come to Indianapolis to make thU city his headquarters, hoping to some day be able to take part In Indiana illtk. He I an uncompromising Republican, and declares that the members of his rrm haw even more pronounced Ideas than his own. "The firm 1 represent employs about eleven hundred people," he said yesterday, "anl very few of them vote the Democratic ticket. However, they are nearly all women and girls," he added facetiously. Collecting Delinquent Tain. County Treasurer Armin Koehne is now busy collecting delinquent taxes and at present money Is flowing into the treasury from this source at the rate of tn to J1.2 a day. For these collections Mr. Koehne receiver 6 per cent. When he took offls two years ago there was ITl'O.Ot.O due In delinquent taxes. This is the money he is after. His per cent, of the collections Is netting him from SÖ0 to $100 a day. No criticism has leen made of these collection.except by those who have to pay. City Controller Johnson is much gratified over the amounts that are being collected as the city receives one-third and It will help H;l up the depleted city treasury. Loyal Knights of Colombia. Tho Lr.yal Knights of Columbia, Marlon Commandery. No. 1. held a meeting yesterday and elected the following officers for a term of two years: Worthy chief. Sir Knight M. J. Bhea; deputy chief. Sir Knight I. A. Kaufman: secretary. A. C. Urown: recorder. H. Mcllurnley: treasurer. It. K. Marley: guide. J. K. Harris; guard. M. H. Conners; sentinel, J. II. Mulrlne; f-ir knight commander, John Colbert; senior tir knight commander, M. L. Conners; jucicy air knight commander, J. S. Dugan.