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THE BIRTH OF THE SAVIOR.

ci:i,cnu.vTi; at mr-ruiti:-

riniions or tiiu h:il.Some of the Iiirlj C'liurrlim Held the

1't'nlHnI in 31u fir April OthersComiiiciiiinitid It lu

Jutiuur.

Tho title of Rev. Jlr. W. II. Priesfs;Sun-da- y

morning bermon at the South ProspectChristian churUi was. "What of the ChildChrist Jcyus? or, the of Christ'sIllusion to Men." Sicaklng from tho text,"I camo that thej may hac life and may

liae it ahundantij," John, x:10, tlie min-

ister bald:"To many persons the Christmas time is

the inj)!est of all the j ear. I'artly le-ca-

of the innocent raptures of childhoodliut more especially because, at the Chrlst-mastid- e,

the whole earth i tilled with theloud hosann is of God's redeemed people,the older persons are filled with a. morequiet ideaure that tint which tirs theheirts of the little children. It Is to pro-

mote tills feeling that I call our atten-tion to the subject of this morning's! ser-

mon."The celebration of Christ's natlwty has

been an annual custom for many centuriesIn nearly all parts of the world. Therewas formerly no uniformity, however, inthe time of the celebrations: some of y

churches held the festival in themonth of May or April, and others inJanuary: it It, n!mo"t certain that the 2T.thof Deeemlier cannot be the date of theSavior's birth, for It is then the height ofthe rainy season in Judca and shepherdscould hardly be watching their Hocks bynicht on the plains. The Illhle nowhere,either by command or precedent. n.'olnsupon Christians the celebrating of Christ'sblrthda), bHit it does bid us rt member HisFUfferinp and death. But y, thoughit is not Christmas, and though we are mettogether with the primary object of cele-brating our Savior's death, I want also todirect jour thoughts to the cradle and themanger and the babe, and to call your at-tention to the essentials of Christ's missionon earth, as being pertinent to the occasion, j ne wnoie object ot Jesus presenceon earth. His death as well as His birthand life, is summed up in the --vords of mvtext, I came thit the--j mav have life andmay have It abundamlj." Kor this reasonwe hhoulj never during our Christmas cele-brations be forgetful of the often an-nounced reason for our Savior's short so-journ on earth. H was an ambassador ofGod and very earlv In life it was that Hetold His wondering pirents "Know e notthat I must lie about my Father's busi-ness?' and He kept this fact before Hisfollowers, saving unto them, 'my meat isto do tho will of Him who sent me, and toaccomplish His work;' and His last wordson the cross weroi'It is finished," referringdoubtless to the work that had been com-mitted into His hind"!. So the IJibe ofBethlehem came into this worldof ours to "preach good tidings unto themeek, to bind up the broken hearted, toproclaim liberty to the captives and theopening of tho prison to them that arebound." What wonder, then, that the an-gelic roessencer should declare to the si-

lent watchers on the Judenn hills, 'Behold,J bring vou good tidings of a, gre-i-t joywhich shall be to all the people, for thereis born to jou this dav in tho city ofDavid a Savior which is Christ the Lord." "

CHRISTMAS AT BETHLEHEM.

Rev. Mr. Sclineler Tell of tbe Annl- -loriury of I lie IllrtU of tbe

Snv lor."Keeping Christmas at Bethlehem" was

the subject of Rev. Jlr. Edward P. Schue-ler- 's

morning sermon at the Tracy AvenueEnglish Lutheran Memorial church yester--d

ly. "Year by J ear," he said, "the worldlias celebrated the birth of the babe ofBethlehem, announced by the angels tothe shepherds. Year by jear. as the anni-versary has approached, it has been her-alded by signs which, stealing over thisdull, hard working worJd, have seemedlike angels singing in the night time. Oncemore the d ly draws near, and even nowthe signs are upon and about us. Not up-on linrpstrlngs of angels, but upon heart-strings of men. is the strain attuned, asselfishness melts away and generous Im-pulses are stirred.

"There is much Christmas festivity thatis out of all accord with the meaning andspirit of tlir day. Much that is beautifulin our customs has sprung out of a trueChristian Impulse, but has liecn debasedinto a mere form and now serves to ob-scure. Instead of express, the great thoughtof the festival. It would be in vain, how-ever, to xpect that the world as it goeswill come soon to such an appreciationnnd use of Christmas as the thought of themorning suggests, and no one would thinkfor a moment of abolishing tho day be-cause It is misused."

That the church was expected to proper-ly observ e the d ly. how ev er. was, he said,to be expected, for "In the little babe con-ceived by the Holy Ghost, born of theVirgin Mary, we see the one in whomheaven and earth are to bo united. As InHim heaven was linked to earth, so all ofheaven to enter the lives of men has comebj Him.

"These are thoughts which seem a littlecarl. but before we shall assemble againthe day will have come and gone and theopiortunlty for that true joy which Christ-mas should bring will be postponed foranother jear. Let us not permit Christmasto piss without garnering the blessing

Joseph Ladne. of Dawson City, Alaska,was manied to Miss Katharine Mason, ofSchuvlcr Talis. Clinton county, N. Y., onWednesday last.

About sixteen jeirs ago, the neighborssay. Lidue, then a poor joung man, soughtthe hand of Miss Mason, but her p irentsobjected, because of Indue'" poor worldlvproppcth. Thereupon Ladue packed up hisllttln belongings and went West. He tried.i number of mining camps and met with

arj ing success. At last he w ent to Alas.

which it is calculated to bring. In all ourpreparation and anticipation let the textof the morning be written upon our facesas we greet our friends and fellows; let itbe exemplified in all tint we plan and do;let us link Chrinmas No. liSt with Christ-mas Xo 1. Let us go even unto Bethle-hem and see the meaning of all this whichis eoming to piss in the world AVe "hillfind in that little bibe. wrapped in swad-dling clothes and ljing in a manger, heav-en's best gift to earth."

In closing he described at length theChurch of the NitiUtv. with the grotto,hung with silks its niches lined with mar-ble and lighted bj perpetually burninglimps "Tint." said he, "mav all be adeluion. but in the heart Bethlehem Isthus adorned and kept bright. In thisBethlehem of the heart we1 are to keepChristmas Thnn let every heart keep ItsChristmis within: Christmas pity for sor-row; hatred for sin. care for the weakest,courage and love for right: dread of thelarknes; love for the light. Oh, littleli ibe of Bethlehem, descend to us, wepraj."

DEATH INTHE BODY.

Ret. Dr. llopklnn UlHcmmea tbe Loisof Life, nt tbe 1'lrat Conirrc- -

Klttiounl Cburcb."We are all alive, more or less," was the

opening sentence of Rev. Dr. Henry Hop-kins' morning sermon at the First Congre-gational church vesterday. He was talkingof "The Ixiss of Life," and he took his textfrom viii 25, Mark. Continuing, he said:

"In the body may be life when the ejeor ear Is dead. Certain faculties of themind may be dead and life still exist Inthe body. The scientific man may lose hisesthetic fatuity. Darwin said he had lostall lovo for poetrj , it nauseated him. Manmay have lively sensibility in his moralnature and a v ery weak will. There may bea vigorous bodily exLstence in an idiot, anda gigantic intellect in a shaken frame.Blind Tom was a musical genius, repeatedlvplajing the compositions of the great mas-ters, and jet he was an imbecile in mostof his faculties. As each of us is alivemore or less It is only stating the samefact in another form to say that most ofus are dead more or les "We see thatdeath does not mean, in its deeiest andstripturil sense, the extinction of being.The Scripture speaks of the sinful womanas dead while she lives, and of u man asdead in trespasses and sin."

An exposition of the text and contextwas given to show that "tho control byme evil ana seitisli life must necessarilyresult in the loss of divine and higher life.This fact was the busts of the experiencePaul gave us in the latter part of the sev-enth chapter of Romans, where he finds alaw In his members warring against thelaw of his mind. This experience finds ananswering eeno in mat ot almost everylife. Win u Racine read before Louis XIV.,his grand Stropes, beginning 'My God,what cruel war I find two men wagingwithin, etc." Louis exclaimed. "Ah, theyare two men that I know well.' AVe comein this way to understand w hat the Sav iormeant when He said. 'Whosoever shallsave his life must lose it." We ore broughtface to face with such a thing as the lossof life which mav not be the extinction ofbeing. The person who has forsaken Illsold and evil self and laid hold upon Godis constantly drawing and gaining moreand fuller life; so also the person cut offfrom these correspondencies is constantlygrowing less alive, and death is slowlycreeping up to the heart. The fact seemsto be that the lower nature will prevailunless the higher nature Is reinforced. Thearm cut from the body Is seized upon bythe chemistries, which dissolve it back toits elements. The only way to prevent cor-ruption is to keep in touch with the sourceof life. God is the source of all life, andChrist is His method of imparting spirituallife."

The sermon closed with a survey of thewhole passage from which the text wastaken.

"Death of tho body," he said, "theremust be, but not of the man: for thiscause wo faint not: though the outwardman perish the Inward man is renewedday bj-- day. It is tho unseen things weshould look for. Things seen are temporaland things not een are eternal. We knowthat our earthly home will crumble, butwe have one with God in the heavens notmado with hands which is eternal. "Who-soever, therefore, shall lose his life forMy sake, shall s iv e It," is the blessed prom-ise of the Lord."

SOUL OF A HANGED MURDERER.

Rev. Mr. Hunt DIft?nnne tbe FutureLife of Willlum Cnrr, Who 1Vn

Executeil nt Liberty."What "Will God Do With Murderer

Carr?" was the theme of a prelude to themorning sermon by Rev. Mr. Charles R.East, of the Universalis! church, at Ninthstreet and Michigan avenue, vesterdaymorning. Mr. East said:

"According to the accepted orthodoxstandards this man, hiving conformed totho requirements of the faith and beenconverted, is this day lnppv among thoredeemed in heaven. Notwithstanding thisarbitrary guarantee of salvation, I'll war-rant there are plenty of ministers who aieto-d- holding this man up as a horribleexample of the lost in hell But this hu-man condemnation docs not decide the fateor destiny of the wicked. The destiny ofthe wicked is not decided by what a mannow is. or what he Is at the time of hisdeath but uion the nature .and intentionof God. If it Is true th it God In the full-ness of time Intended to porfect Ills crea-tion, then the only questions that remainare, has He changed His mind or has Hethe power to cirrj out His intention.

"The Scriptures! siy, 'God wills that allmen shall lie sued and come unto aknowledge of the truth.' Nature corrobor-ates this testlmonj of the Intention ofGod. Never since the world began hastin re been any change in the course ofn iture. It has aluajs moved on with re-sistless tread. The mineral kingdom giveslife to the vegetable kingdom, the vegeta- -

ko, where, it Is said, his property to-d- Isworth millions.

Lidue came back to his old home inClinton county last summer to claim MissMason's hand It is said that she will ac-company her husband when he returns toDiwson Cltv next MarchThe wedding was a very quiet affair.Mr. and Mrs. Ladue left for New Yorkon the evening train to spend theirat the Waldorf-Astorl- i. Later atrip will bo made to Washington andSouthern cities.

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ble sustains tho animal kingdom, and thophjsical life of man gives t xpresslon toand helps to develop the spiritual forceswithin us. The intention of God is thusdoubly plain. There has seldom been anydoubt that God 'intended to make menperfect. Tho question h is nlvv a s been. IsHe able, is He willing' If God is good Homust do good, that is, if Ho is able andhas the power. All men will agree tintGod is Almighty. Desiring therefore to dogood and having tho power to do it, therecan be no other outcome of the unlversothan "that good will fall at last far off atlast to all." But how is this good end to bebrought about? Tavorable surroundingswill do much to change the character ofthe soul The plant ch urges with thoehange of location. The child of the slumsImproves und r the more elevating atmos-phere of good societv. And so it will liowith the soul. From its very u iture it willbe influenced liv its surroundings whetheror not it h is a lod. If it exists it cannotremain dormant. As long as a soul is asoul it must act, no m itter where It isFrom the very n iture of the ci-- o therecannot be an such thing as the cessationof opportunity to do and become goodIf this is true, nnd it has the authorityof the Bible, then a man is open to thoInfluences of God's love. Who will sav,therefore, that God with His infinite re-sources and His boundlc-s-s love cannotwarm to righteousness the hardest heartsand turn to praise the blasphemy of thelost soul? If lie cannot, then the manthat withstands Him is mightier than Heis Hut the Scriptures sa tint 'love neverfaileth." and, then fore, God will not failto sive ever soul

"God's hell mav have to burn .a long timeto consume the dross out of the lues ofsome men. but finally thej will rle purifiedand transformed in w men What, there-fore, will God do with the man whom thestate so barbarouslv ushi red Into the oth-er life on Inst Fridav morning.' Commonsense tells us tint his professions of re-ligion count for little or n iug!it in ills s

Salvation is something more thantalk or song. In short, it is ch iracterStripped by death of ill motives of world-lines- s,

God will work in and upon his souluntil ever trace of the murderer has dis-appeared and he stands forth a perfectman."

FOREFATHERS' DAY.

Dr. JenkinH Unpen to See It Observedan Unlierxiillj as the Fourth

of Jul."Forefathers' Da" was the subject of

Rev. Dr. Jenkins' evening sermon. He saidhe lookeel to see the time when it would bekept as universally as the Fourth of July."Not the daj when Romulus drew his oxfurrow about the edge of the Palatine wasso fraught with moment to the world asthat day when, amid tho Icy waves, thePilgrim set foot upon the granite strewnshores of the New World," ho said.

'There have been greater empires thanour own, but tiny were builded by thesword, and inherited those seeds of decaywhich He, dormant or germlmnt, in evenstate founded upon violence. There hadbeen democracies before, but never onelike theirs, founded uion good conscienceand the consent of all the governed Therehad been explorers and colonists aplentvupon this continent before, but each dieddown or fell into inactivitj. while the Pur-itan state throve apace. The Puritan wasone who believed .in reformation withinthe church Itself: the Pilgrim wa3 one whoin despair of that reformation, went offto begin 'de novo' a church upon the NewTestament tjpe.

"Historicallj, the Puritan was known bythe three tests which Laud the pr'miteof England, established, when he said hewould either subdue Puritanism or hirrj"the Puritan himself out of the realm Thejwere: Prelatical ordination for every min-ister, the disuse of all free praver in publicworship and unqualified submission to thespiritual authority of the reigning sover-eign. How far the Purit.in principles havewon may be Inferred from the fict thatthere is not a church, outside of Russia,

which would submit to these de-

crees. Even then there were 2 000 of thebest men of old England who left theirpulpits and their l arson igcs and their sti-pends to be trui to their consciences andtho Word of God.

"It was from this revolt New Englandsprang. The little company of 100 soulsthat began life anew, from the bottom up,in this wilderness cameneardj ing out in thefirst fierce struggle, but God preserved thesped and added reinforcements, driven outlike themselves bv religious fanaticism athome. The principles of civil governmentwhich they had adopted In the cabin of theMav flower have prevailed nnd become theaccepted theories of old England as wellas New. They have molded the Ideas of

progressive state upon the continentof Europe, and set up a constitutional gov-

ernment even in Japan The d ly of theirentrance upon this desper ite experiment,at cost of home nnd at peril of life, is ed

by sumptuous banquets In nearlyeverv city of the globe this jear; and theirlojaltv to conscience, devotion to principlennd wisdom in legislation nre celebrated bthe masters ot orator at the same hourIn Boston and San Francisco; in London,Paris and Yokohama.

"The Puritan was a product, not a prod-Ig- v.

He was not a sudden creation of en-thusiasm, but the slow development of theevangelical spirit, come to sta. And inthe great parliament houses of the worldhis portrait takes precedence of kings "

In closing, tho choir ing a hvmn whichthe pastor had composed for use at theevening service. It is as given below:"What made tho Pilgrim great'

Not lineage of renown.Not broad possessions, princely state.

Not coronet or crown.

The greatness his that livesIn constancy of soul;

Nor all the favors fortune givesHis conscience could control.

What made the PlIgTim free?His lojalty to God:

To heaven, not man, he bent tho knee.Nor owned a master's rod.

No bishop on his throneCould make him cringe or cower;

No king who called a realm his own,Could bend him by his power.

Such were the sires who gaveThe freedom we enjov ;

Their faith was strong; their spirits brave;iet naugnt ineir vvorK ctestro.

Mav God enrich their sons.With these simo virtues still.

And while the course of nature runsPreserve their land from ill."

KANSAS CITY'S PAST.

Rev. Dr. Aorthrop DtKCumioi tbe RHndFollowers of nilnkincJWill- -

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Dr. Stephen A. Northrop preached at theFirst 15 iptist church last night on thesubject of "Gifts of Genius at the Feet ofJesus." He took as his text Matthew11:1-- 2: "When Jesus was born in Bethle-hem . . . there came wise men from theE ist ... to worship Him. . . . Whenthev had opened their treisures, they pre-sented unto Him gold, frankincense andmvrrh "

' Our literature from first to last Is ten-der- lj

interwoven about the birth and child-lif- eof tho Christ," lie said "Who were

these who followed the star night afternight7 Not the priests of Jerusalem, nottlfe leading politicians, but the astronomers

the wise men. who bowed down with theirgifts to laud Him for whom the world hidlong leen w. itching and waiting This wasonl the commencement of a long lino ofscientists who have brought horn ige tothe Savior of men in one way or another.

"Oh, Kansas Cltj, I am sorry for vourpast: sorry for those who follow the blink-ing that come and go likeshooting stirs every voir or so md thensink Into oblivion, follow ing blind leadersof the blind, I am sorry for those who fol-low every one and any one who teach th itChrist was nothing more thin a man like

ou or I. The power of religion to-- d iv thatIs grandest and permanent is th it whiclibows at the feet of the Son of Man andthe Son of God A thousand witnessesamong the gre itest of earth have testifiedIn this series of sermons, but there is agre iter witness than all. It Is Revela-tion's Savior' He Himself Is His ownstrongest evidence: 'I am one who bear-et- h

witness of Msclf." 'Behold My handsand feet, handle Me and see'" 'Christ isGod and Christ is man! He is EmanuelGod with us He is the one unique, colossalfigure, for all time Ills enthronement willbe universal. The babe of the manger willjet occupj- - the throne of the world. Thomagnetism of the lowlj-- cradle and of theuplifted cross will draw all nations into onebond of Christian unit-- , human libertj anduniversal fratcrnitj."

Annual Reeeptlon nnd Supper.The annual reception and supper

given by tho Y. M. C A. to the min-isters of the cltj" will occur at6 o'clock. Toasts will be responded to bj-D-

S A. Northrop Dr Henrv Hopkins,D- -. H. D. Jenkins, Dr. W. I Richardsonand Rev. S. B Warner. The reception isgiven under the auspices of the Ladies'auxlliarj of the association.

I'enlc to Spenk.Hon. J. L Peak, to Switz-

erland, will deliver ht at the loungf,'ts (ShTlatliri IqcnHitlnn'ii lioll l...eleventh lecture in the hlstorj" and civil'government series ins suuject is. "nowthe Interests of Our People Are Repre-sented In Toreign Lands."

WHAT HE SEES IN YDLETIDE

rev. dr. nonnitTs sns ChristmasHAS HIT OVi: SIGMriCAM'E.

Old or Xew, He Says, It Refer to thelllrth of tbe Sun Ortlinnrllj It T

Called the I'eiiMt of SolumAdopted by CMrltluna.

Rev. Dr. J. E. Roberts, of the Church ofThis World, preached "a Christmas ser-mon" at the Coates opera house to its fullseating capacity jesterday morning. Hesaid in part:

'Christmas, oldior new. Pagan or Chris-tian, has reference to one thing and al-

ways one the birth of the sun, its reach-ing the winter solstice and Its return.Christmas was called bj-- another name,celebrated in about the same waj ordi-naril- j-

called the feast of Saturn, known inliterature as the feast of Saturnalia. Thefestival occupied a period of seven dijs,during which time all classes were equilMasters and servants ate at the same table,and sometimes tho masters served whiletho servants ate. Christmas, or tho mod-ern feast of Saturn, wa& the adoption byiChristianity of the ancient p igan festival,a festival old and venerable, when theflush of jouth was on the check of Chns-tianit- j'.

Chrlstianitj simply adopted theold festival, changed its name from

to Christmas, and mado the festivalits own.

"Nobody knows when Christ was born.All the popes, all the priests, and not evenI mvself know when Christ vvns hnrn Tlipvwould like to know, though I mjself do notcare, it rn.ii.es no cllllerenee to me what-ever. The thing we cilebrate is the returnof tho sun, tho new' biith of spung, which,from tho fields of ice and the realm ofsnow, we hail. Thev mav irive it whatevername they please, assign to it whateversigniuc.ance they see lit, but we know thispagan festival, altered and changed byChrlstianitj-- , has a universal Interest be-cause it is the symbolism, of a. unlvers.ilfact. The adoption of it by Christianitywas characteristic. The tluologlans tookawaj its wider meaning and made iti nai-row-

They took awaj- - its universality-an- d

made it local nnd particular. Thej-too- k

awav the great fact of Na-ture and with their passion and fatuity,for anthropomorphic conceptions, thej- - rerduced to the eoneiption of a babe, born ofwoman, the astrologer's ampler conceptionof the king of heavens, the ruler of life,born out of the stellar vastness of space.The Christ! in theologians ri duced the uni-versal amplitude to Bethlehem's manger.Thej- - changed the wideness of a zodiac toa stable. A great manv people do not knowthese things about Christmas, simplv be-cause thej- - have not looked Into thefmatter.They do not want to know it. They wouldrather know things that aro not so thanto know tilings tint are true, when thingsthat are trim retiuire for intellectual consistency a readjustment of men's opinions.

"So thousands upon thousands of peopleto day, of this week, will celebrate the davwhich they think means tint ahumanitj- - hung up its stocking in a man-ger and God put a bibj-- into It. Hut

interpretation, with whateversignificance, called bj whatever name, ithis one thing that can never escape fromits heart It svmbotizes the world's in-

stinct of hope, that insight without whichtl is life of ours could not be, withoutwhich the struggle would bring madnessand ilesp ilr. B nature we hope and na-ture bv her processes encourages and ap-proves the human habit when In the midstof winter the soul dreams of spring. Theworld puts it ear to tho crvstal silence oltho ice and hears the stirring throb of(lowers that are vet to be. tho slave bear-ing his chains sings songs of liberty. Inthe struggle and conflict of to-d- longingeves catch gleam of triumphIn tho midst of the world's iniustice andman's cruelty to man, rapt and propheticsouls have foresight of the coming dayv hen ever where there shall be brother-hood between men and no human bejngshall do wrong or work Injustice to hisfellows. That timo is not now but In themidst of suffering and bitter defeat, theheartache and nlTliction ministering as wemust to present immediate needs, everysoul inflamed with the dream ot tho futuresees tho dawn of some dav-- vet to be. w henin all the earth no man shall suffer by an-other man's injustice, when no man shallknow- - the strain and stress of poverty northe oppression of man or societies of men.w hen tho unseen sun of the dav that Is v etto be, when the unseen hope that will notdie in the human heart, when the futuretint is to be is ushered in. the future inwhich men shall be religious by being trueand just. Hope, divine visitant of theheart of men toiling in the midst of bleikdesolation, of the songs of birds and thefragrance of flowers, divine visitor of thehuman heart whispering to mothers ofbabes bereft, to lovers walking alone thedeath-shadow- way. to stricken, heartsupon whom has fallen the shade of thecv press trees, within whose memory soundsstill tho fall of clods upon the coffin's lid.divine visitor of the human heart tellingthe sweet. Sweet story in the presence ofuniversal death tho story of universallife."

HAS AN AMMAL A SOUL?

Dr. Knocbe Undertakes to AnswerTbls Question at a McctliiR of

Thcosonhists."Has an Animal a Soul7" was one of the

queries propounded at the meeting of thoKansas City branch of the American

Society last night by somo seekerafter greater light. Dr. Knoche. In an-

swering, stated that ho wishedthat what was said was not binding

upon an one, but was simply the opinionof the speaker. Proceeding, ho asked."What aro tho attributes of man not ikjs-sess-

in some degree bv anim lis? Theyarc, when wo come to ininK oi n, vcryfew. Like the human being, they have thoiinwer of recocnition. comprehension andalso reasoning faculties. They readily rec-ognize their kind, and aro ever on the

for their protection. Y'ou wound acrow and let one of its associates be inhearing distance of Its cries for succor andIt promptly comes to the rescue. Iet twoanimals be together and if one is attackedthe other1 will aid In tho defense Let twoindividuals be assailed by the hlghwajmanand In most instances the disengaged onewill run. The parrot exhibits an extraor-dinarydegr-

of intelligence In approachingtho cornfield of man with predatory intentit invariably places its mate upon somecommanding eminenco where al irm can begiven at the approach of d inger. Takethe chimpanzee .md there we find a degreoof intelligence manifested littlo short ofhuman.

"Man " continued the speaker, "Is thochild of evolution; he is a soul and so iscerj thing else In this universe. He isabsolutelj Incapable of directing ono mole- -,

cule of nerve matter. In taking food intohis bodv eich part of his organism takersup whit it needs for nourishment andwhile this process goes on he himself iswholly oblivious to it. Tho action of eachcomponent part or his anatomy is as Intel-ligent as is that of the man himself. Ex-perience is tho onlj difference I can find inanimal life. Man bj the exercise of hisbrain makes conditions cssenti il to hisprogress, nnd so it is with all animal life"

Another seeker who wanted to know whyIt was that some children showed no apti-tude for certain things if there were poten-tiiliti- cs

for all things, was told that manwas In a certain sense a specialist and thatheredltj-- also had much to do with ill ani-mal life Even tho idiot was gifted insomo wajs

Dr. Knoche, in closing the query answer-ing, gavo it as his opinion that many civ-

ilizations li id existed upon the earth, someof which were even more intelligent thanis this. Man had within himself thofacultji for all that was, but developmentwas necessary.

Terrible Volcanic Eruption.Mount Popocatapetl, In Mexico, a vol-

cano which was supposed to bo extinct,has broken out ng.ain with tenfom violence.Milages in the vicinitj- - havo been utterlydestrojed and thousands of lives annihil-ated. There have been no direct advicesfrom the City of Mexico, but private tele-grams Intimate that the government is tak-ing active measures for the relief of fami-lies made destitute by the appalling catas-trophe Cataclj sms of this sort remind usof eruptions of that atrocious endemic,malarial fever, curable bv Hostetter'sStomach Bitters. Though not instantane-ously destructive of human life, neverthe-less malaria destrojs the constitution ofhosts of people. For this maladj- - the Bit-ters Is a thorough rcmedj- - and sure pre-ventive. Experience has proved this where-ev- er

malaria is most virulent in Mexico,cp the Pacific coast of Guatemala In theWest Indies and South America. Nor is itless efllcablous in cases of constipation, liv-er complaint, djspepsia, kidnej- - and blad-der trouble, rheumatism, nervousness andneuralgia.

He Followed Ills Prodlgnl Son.J. A. Uhl, a merchant from Denver, Col.,

whose son was arrested hero Friday afterrunning awaj from home, arriveel in thecity last night and will leave for homethis morning with his boy.

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Emery, Bird, Thayer b Co.'sCHRISTMAS GIFT

To Cultured and Appreciative Kansas City (andvicinity) households. g

Cash Present for Each . nn 8Negotiated Loan Payable $5.00

;

This isr what we really do for each2 our Century Club with a set of Theg pediain Halt Morocco bindinjr.O which commanded the services of0 and cost the publishers to edit and

8 In This Way We Presented on Saturdayg Cabh, or Amount saved to 31 people at $55 each $1,705.00A Loaned, or the future monthly payments 2.015.008

$3,720.00 1O For all this we only received $124.00, whitjh represents the gg club membership fees of 31 members enrolled in our Century Club oO Saturday; uarely enough to cover the expenses of freight, delivery,getc., on the 31 sets of the great Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia0 which went out to b'ess many homes. But we are satisfied; we5 did not expect to get any direct profit from this enterprise, and theggood will and friendships that are being created and cemented areO all that we could have hoped for.

We Thought of Christmas Z

ALSO OF CHRISTMAS EXPENDITURESWhen we arranged with The Century Co. to distribute the intro-- gductory sets of the fully completed issue of the great Century 8Dictionary and Cyclopedia at wholesale prices and on easy termswe saw the splendid opportunity of making the proposition a great QChristmas offer. WHY NOT? Nothing could have been mnn nappreciated by those customersaui.ii 111 upponunuy. ny ennstmas morning this olfer will have Qresulted in a saving of thousands of dollars, for in no other way 8than by gigantic enterprise could our friends have obtained such Sremarkable terms. The burden of Christmas expenditures was alsothought of and provided for, and it has proved a great convenienceto our club members to be able to present to their families nr tnsome cherished friend such an. .T.. ,-- ...ine century ana bookcase,

? fuu anu me privilege 01 paying........ ...w .uw,. m vuiiaiuiaa nascApeuuiiures passea away.

This is a great offer, however, not only on account of the lowprice and easy terms, but because The Century Dictionary and Cy-clopedia is the product of the highest American scholarship is the

I most comprehensive, practical and authentic work of referencej ever published, and is probably the most perfect specimen of theJ printer's, engraver's and bookmaker's art ever produced. This

great wont is used all the departments of the United StatesGovernment, quoted as the highest authority in the United StatesSupreme Court and all our state courts, as well as the courts ofEngland. Indorsed by all our leading educational institutions.What could make the home brighter on Christmas mornintr than aset of this peerless work? What plan coufd ever make its present- - 8ation easier than our Century Club? '8

For further particulars see our advertisement on 5th page.Applications will still be received and sets delivered tn nil nrrmtnhlr r--

sons nnttl Dec 2ilh (Xmasevc), after which the offer will he withdrawn fromthe general public. Any remaining sets will be allotted to certain classes as im-posed by our agreement with The Century Co. Call at Century Club Booth,2nd floor.

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Served from 5:30 P. Al. to 0:30 P. M.Tea, per cup, "O. It. S." Blend 10cTea. Ulscult 15c

per cup, "O. R. S."No. lCc

l"c"O. S." 10c

SHlk,per glass 10c

Hot 10cLemonade, to order 10cCoffee or Tea, 10c

Scramhled Epga 15cnsss. on 9)c

Omelet ;0cHam 20c

Blue on half shell 35cOv&tcr 00cFried 35c

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CHILD TAKEN

Albert (ortbe of

ot the Law.Albert S. the tho trio of

stole the younir son of Johnat Y last and

him for left Cityin the Oflicer Wood who

withpapers for the

"Wood btated that the police ofsuch strong case thethat they expect to him sent to prisonfor at least fifteen years.

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$120.00we through

Centurv Dictionarv andbesides Drovidmir with a work n

the ripest scholars of the 9manufacture over $1,000,000.00. O

who waiting for S

elesrant cift as the r--t nfwith an immediate outlay of but o

the balance in monthly payments

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MISCELLANEOUS.Home Made Bread s

uttered Toa.stilcken Sandwiches 5,Ham Sandwiches in.

HamTried fCold BiKed Him ZZ

Roast BeefCold?.aF't,!fl 1ot i,oe' V".'.'.'.'.'.'".A0a

Tot itoes i;cCakes.ICE

Chocolate Ice Cream jncCreamIce.

Ice. II!"lOcBouillon, with Bread ...lZa

FRUITS.Oranges, Sliced or Plain lOcBananas, with Cream ...10c

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TO CURE A COLD I 0E DATTakeLaxatlveBromoQuInineTablets. Drug-gists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c.The has L. B. Q. on each tablet.

F're Yesterday.3.05 a. m 573 Grand avenue: one story

frame dwelling; by TV., TV. Rey-nolds; loss. $5: cause, flue.

0 10 p m 151G onestory frame house: owned byMrs. loss W, cause unknown.

Opened

Every EveningTill Christmas.

All during; the week Christmas Storeopened every evening- - for business. This

is that those are employed or otherwiseoccupied during day have an opportu-nity to their Christmas shopping without tak--ing time away from their duties.

Come, if possible, the morning avoidthe Big Crowds are out later day.

THE TEA ROOM MENU.This the ITnliilnir T?na!i t 1.v ,

D.ircd rppvoi!

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-'.will keep the Tea Room open evening during '

SO th.it. thnsn An nr. fir.1-- 1, !... A ' -- 1 B IUU niu,auuppmg may not be obligedto the building. Th.s be especially convenient for the ladTescan do their shonniner nn,? !. '

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STEALERjS AWAY

Leavei Albany inCnatody Officers

Warner, last ofkidnapers whoConway Albany, N. Augustheld ransom, Kansas lastnight otarrived here yesterday requi-sition prisoner. Officer

Albany havea against prisoner

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nnSpecial

Holiday Rates!To St. Louis and return,

$9.00To Omaha and return,

$5.80Reduced rates to All Points

within 200 miles. Tickets onsale December 24th, 25th, 31stand January ist. Good to re-

turn January 4th, 1S98.

TICKET OFFICES:823 Main St. 1044 Union Ave.

Mine. Nordica!AMERICA'S GREATEST SOPRANO.

Coates Opera House,December 20.

Reserved Seats on Sale at Burling-ton Ticket OJice.

Prices,!!, $1.50, $2 and $2.50

AUDITORIUM, .t. A. raxtoo.Jr.. Leasee. W.J. liarjesj. Mzr.

THE WOODWARD STOCK CO.Nothing Cheap but the Prices.

Slatlnaa Wednesday at 2 li. t 3.

Tbe Bis Melodrama brAMELIA GLOVER.Harry Arthur Jones. The Ollfons,

JosephineSILVER KING. Gassmnn,

A. O. Duncan.NextWeek-lO-ST PARADISE.

COATES1fhr,Stf7lQrfnK.Tho Famous and Original

BOSTONIANS!Thursday. Fridav and Christmas nlshts,

"THE SERHXADE."Christina!, Jlatlnce. "KOIilX HOOD."Scatb now on sale at Box Office.New Year's Week. "SECRET SERV-

ICE."

GRAND!A flood Thins: Don't Mm It:NIGHT8:15-POPULA- R TOjVE IT.A.'WTSrMATINEE In the (I real Laugh maker.THURSDAY. SHANTY TOWNNextVTeeK-"- IS OLD KENTUCKY."

TH STREET.9 THB8:15 White Squadron.

MaltneesUNCLE SAM'S PRIDE.

Wed. and SaLPrices 15. 25. 35 and 50c.

Next Week GTIS HILL'S NOVELTIES.

THE LATESTHOLIDAY BOOKS.

Old Santa Fe Trail (nrnan)A Reporter's Note Book ( A' Datu). Sl.JOGrey Lady 31'mman). ... Ji.io

In (act all the Latest Books canbe found here. Also

CALENDARS. CHRISTMAS CARDS,WATERAIAN'S FOUNTAIN PENS.

GLOBES, BIBLES.PKAYbK BUOKS.

Our stock Is clean. e have no dim-ag- ed

goods. Our prices are right.

Bryant & Douglas,looa Walnut Street.

O0O0O G0000CHRISTMAS TREES. HOLLY,A11STLETOE, WILD SMILAX,WREATHING, HOLLY WREATHS i

And all kinds of green forHoliday decoration.

THE HARNDEN SEED CO.,50S Walnut SlreeL

X Telephone 6S. Kansas City, Mo.

oockk ooeooChristmas time,

of all others, is a timo for re-

joicing, l'erpetuate this bless-ing to your family, in event ofdeath, liy giving them a, policyof life insurance in the old re-

liable NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL onyour life. Send dato of birthfor specimen poliey.

CHAS. D. MILL. General Agent.New England Life Building.

TENTS andFLAGS AWNINGS.BUNTING. SILK AND MUSLIN FLAG3and flau poles cheap: Chlncto lanterns anddecorations at a sacrifice price: Hags, tentsand camp furniture for rent; also canopies,carpets and carpet covers.

C. J. BAKER,TeL 77. 1M West Third st.

MISSOURI

KEELEY INSTITUTE1815 Independence Ave.

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

aitxefl ready for no. Glowblack, finish. Ono gallon willcoTerii9(aare feet ot c.

One coat wilt lait Htojears. Write for prices. Tb'I U Kansas CItr Kooflnir CorCo., 4W lieliware streetkanaaacttr. Mo,

THE JOURNAL, 10c A WEEK.