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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-26
"ONTOLOGlCAL EVIDENCE. :
The Rev. Mr.. Vail Explains 1t
to His Congregation.

At the First Universalist Church. Sun
day evening, the Rev. Charles Vail
preached on Rational Theisrn, the Onto-
logical Evidence" Mr.. Vail said in part
"The ontologioal evidence is an appli-
cation of the priori method of proof,
which consists in the study Of the reality,
nature and relations of being. This argu-
ment starts with the ideas which are held
as intuitive and necessary in the minds
own insight and with the laws of thought.
Being. an Absolute.
sIt reveals to us the necessary ideas Of
the mind those of being, space, time, re-
lations, substance and attribute These
are necessarily assumed in all processes
Of inductive and deductive reasoning.
without them logic loses its fundamental
principles and moves in space
Mr. Vail took up various alleged PROOFS
often put forth which he said must be re-
GREETED as they can only lead to confusion
and ought at once to be rejected He said:
s~The first is the claim that the soul is
Immediately conscious of God. The second
is that we have an immediate intuition of
God. The third is that the divine exist
ence is. wholly a matter of faith. :
Each of these false conceptions were
discussed at some length. He declared
that these false conceptions was the cause
of much of the scepticism in the world.
Continuing he said THE idea of God be-
longs to mankind in the same way as the
ideas of truth, duty, right, goodness. These
ideas exist as germs in the human soul,
which are capable of cultivation and de-
yelopment. They are native, Indigenous,
but not necessary 1t may strike you at
first as disadvantageous that we have not
the same kind of certainty for the ideas
of good. truth, virtue, God, that we have
for being time space, number. But We
need to remember that things are not i'm
portant in proportion to their certainty,
and it does not follow that ideas that do
not bear their own imperatives are none
the less true These ideas of good. truth.
right. God. are not necessary ideas, they
can be and are often denied. stin they are
none the less true and real. The idea of
God arises in the mind, when developed
and exercised in contact with the phe-
nomena of the world and experiences Of
life That we are not directly conscious
of God is necessitated by the fact of the
relativity of knowledge.
ut is called in question by none, that
the conceptions of part and whole, equal
and unequal. singular and plural, are
necessarily conceived as co-relativeS. The
conception of a part is impossible with
out the conception Of a whole. There can
be no idea of equality without one OF in
equality, and so Of the finite, the necss-
sary correlative is the innuite ana the
relative is itself conceivable as such only
by opposition to the absolute. We thus
see that there is involved in the very as
sertion Of relative. the existence of a
non-relative. This non-relative or abso-
lutte is a necessary datum of conscious
ness The ontological evidence establishes
beyond a question the existence of an IN
finite and Absolute as correlative of the
finite and relative
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-26
ARI0A CHlLDREN'S FESTIVAL.
Interesting Christmas Entertain-
mont Given Yesterday.

The children Of the members of the
Arion Singing Society were yesterday
treated to their annual Christmas festival
A huge tree. beautifully dressed and laden
with presents, gladdened the eyes of all
present and ice cream, cake, fruits, nuts
and candies were served in abundance.
The children also enjoyed a fairy play in
which many of them participated 1t
was produced under the direction of Mr.
William Kaestner.
Those who took part in 1t were:-Ella
Clauberg, Lille Lieber, Margaret Kaest-
ner, Walter Clauberg, John Mehl, Carl
Hansen Carl Schulken. Fritz Armbruster
ella Schulken, Adele Barische Amaiie
Endler, Henry Krusius Willie Meyer. Ro-
land Wirths, Rene Piperoux, Albert He m,
Otto Zeime, Hans Gosel, Lille Boriscne,
Alice krusius, Werner Albrecht, Eric
Jentz, Edwin Schmidt Rude Zeifne G.
Louis, Hans Friedericks, Hugo Frieder-
icks, Clara Holsteln, Ella Holstein, Clara
st. George. Alwine Dieffenbach and Mar
tha KaeStenT
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-26
MR.. YoUNG's TERRaPlN
Carteres Club Members Were Given
G Christmas Treat.

Through the courtesy of Mr.. E. F. C.
Young, two hundred members Of the
Carteret Club and their friends enjoyed
an excellent terrapin dinner Saturday
night at the handsome clubhouse on Ber-
ben avenue and Church street. 1t was an
@open house, to the guests. Every nook
and corner was filed with little parties
chatting away over their dinners. This
continued for several hours and in the
meantime, games were going on. The
participants enjoyed themselves i'm
mensely. During the entire evening mem
bers and their friends came and went,
wished each other a merry Christmas
ard partook of the delicacies provided
An orchestra discoursed pleasing music
while the festivities lasted.
The Entertainment Committee under
Chairman Henry w. Dewitt managed the
successful event admirably. Every guest
termed the dinner excellent in every re-
SDe0t
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-26
OUTRAGEOUS MERCY.
Cold Blooded Murderess Let
OFF With Six Months
in Jail.

soMERvILLE, Dec. 2s. 1Sss.-Mrs-
Henrietta Fingerhut, who was convicted
of manslaughter on Saturday, was ar
raigned here today before Chief Justice
Magic for sentence. Her lawyer plead for
clemency. He said she had no intention
of killing her landlord. Paul Roehricht,
and that the pistol was discharged only
to frighten Roehricht and the others who
were endeayoring to eject her from her
house.
Judge Magic then announced his de-
cision. He ordered that Mrs. Fingerhut
be committed to the Somerset county jail
for six months less one day, and he also
directed that she pay 6ne of $500
Mrs. Fingerhut burst into tears after
sentence was pronounced. Her family ID
unable to pay the fine, but subscription
paper has already been put in circulation
In order to raise SUFFICIENT funds. The
father and son were tried as accessories
at the same time Mrs. Fingerhuts case
was on, but they were .caquitted.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-26
TURN SCHOOLS ENTERTAINMENT.
The Hen With Golden Eggs'' at
Coluna bia HALL Last Night.

The Christmas entertainment of the
Greenville Turn Verin held last night at
Turn Hall. Danforth avenue, was the
most successful given in years. A COM
edy, entitled 'grhe Hen with the Golden
Egg" was produced by the children of the
Turn School with Mr. Otto Weisz-Haln-
burger as director. Amelia Moser,
Mathilde Beckstaedt Frieda Woelker, An
ME Collins, Kate SPAIN. Lulu Schmidt,
Elsie Fleck, Elsie Hamburger, Walter
Muhlburg, Henry Standinger, Walter
Tourelle Otto Munlseen, G. Becker, Eliza
beth, Leono Ferger, Arim Binder, Ottelle
Hamburger, Otto Mumseen, Carl Moser,
Hans Binder, Katie Klose, Mamie Bender
Walter Stiller George Thau, Eta Spahn
Wilhelnaine Hednecker, Lulu Brinckman,
Mamie SPAIN, Johanna Hamburger,
Adolph Becker. Elsie Hamburger, Minnie
Mayer, Harry Hornung and Frank White
hill participated.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-26

Lamps and Trees Help Start Small
Fires.

| Mrs Catherine Shea, thirty-eight years
| old, of No 30S Clinton street, Hoboken,
| lighted lamp in her par1or last evening
preparatory to entertaining some expected
| Christmas visitors The lighted match set
her dress afire, burning her face and
hands. Tenants heard her screams and
extinguished the flames. She was taken
to st. Mary's Hospital in the city am
bulance.
A small fire caused by a Christmas tree
becoming ignited from a gas jet damaged
the saloon of Bienstack & Sherman, No.
AL Newark street, Hoboken, last evening,
to the extent OF $25. Engine Company
No. 2 extinguished the blaze.
An unknown man about thirty years
old, five feet seven inches tall, Weighing
about $50 pounds, with black moustache
and dressed in workman's clothes, fell
overheard from a pier at the foot of Sixth
street yesterday. He was fshed >out of
the water by workrnen on the pier and
sent to Christ Hospital in an unconscious
condition.
Richard Mooney, thirty-two years old
of No. 145 Eighth street, Sunday morning
fell through a show window at Broa's
drug store, No. 131 Pavonia avenue. and
was badly cut about the face and body
He was taken to the City Hospital
A small fire occurred in the top floor
of the frame house, corner Ocean and
Danforth avenues, early Sunday morning
The blaze was caused by a lighted match
being carelessly thrown on a straw mat
tress Members of Engine Company Me-
13 extinguished the fire before much
damage could be DONE
A slight fire occurred in a tenemenr
house owned BY Frank MeKenna, at No.
2S2 Henderson street, about $3.50 o'clock
Sunday morning. The building is occu-
pied by. several families. The blaze was
caused by defective flue and was ex-
tinguished by the members of Engine
Company No. 8, without sending in an
alarm
John Everet. thirty-five years old, of No.
u Woodward street, a brakeman in the
employ OF the Lehigh Valley Railroad
company, had his left hand crushed while
coupling cars in the yards, about 1896
@ clock last night Everett was removed to
ST. Francis Hospital in the ambulance
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-26
MR. sToDDARDs NEW yEsTaENTs
Thsy Are So Elegant He Is Afraid to
Wear Them.

These interesting items appears this
week in ST. Johns Church tBulletin:''-
The Rev. Mr.. Forbes reports that at the
Altar Guild meeting on Wednesday Mrs.
Held presented a beautiful fair linen, cor
poral and two squares for the vases,
which were presented and used on
Christmas morning at the early service.
IN addition to the Holy Communion yes
sells already spoken of, Mrs. F. F. g.
Young, has given the rector a very ele-
CANT set of yestnaents, SO elegant that lie
is almost afraid to wear them lest he be
guilty of the sin of pride, but which he
wore Sunday morning. So the tame Of
love burns here as wei as abroad
The institute has no meeting this weeh.
The Sunday School entertainment will be
held tomorrow night.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-26

shells with good advantage in the midst
of groups of Beers
The Burghers are reported to be re-
turning home for Christmas.
Recent arrivals from Jacobsdal report
lnat notwlf hstanding the Boer successes
victory They. complain Of the overbear-
ing conduct of General Comics men zg{o
are alleged to be better fed and posted IN
the safest positions.
The Transvaalers do not conceal their
suspicions of the possible detection Of the
Free Staters and threaten to shoot them
at the least sign of wayering
The Free Staters are declared to re-
gard subjection to the Transvaai as more
to be feared than subsection to Great
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-26
FREE REFORMED ENTERTAINMENT

Reformed Church, on Grand street. held
their Christmas entertainment last even
ing in the basement of the church. The
programme consisted Of recitations. carols,
drills and tableaux, and 1t was given in
admirable style by the little ones. At the
conclusion of the entertainment candy and
many other good things were distributed
among the young people by the pastor,
the Rev. II. G. Cussler. assisted by the
ladies' of the church.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-26
CITY HOSPITALS TREAT.

The inmates of the City Hospital were
treated in royal style yesterday by War
den George Osborne and his corps OF
nurses. Lots Of good things were sup
piled to the patients The dinner was a
good one, and those who could not partake
of the more substantial food received
other delcacies.
The grave Of Father Hennessy In the
plot facing Grand street. which is situated
directly IN front or st. Patrick's handsome
edifjce, was prettiiy decorated with Christ
mas green's yesterday One wreath con-
tanned a cross of red flowers with an ever
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-26
soER WAR FOUGHT HERE.

John Regan called at the home of Mrs.
Lynch at the corner of Jersey avenue and
Sixteenth street, yesterday morning. A
number of Mrs Lynch's friends were
present Regan was introduced. The Bosr
war finally came up for discussion. Regan
took sides with the Beers. He was alone
in this stand. The argument waxed
warm. A fight ensued. Regan seemed to
be master of the ARRAY, for when he got
through pummeling Morris OsConnor the
latter was a sight. O'Connor had Regain
arrested. Justice Potts found the prisoner
not guilty, as the evidence showed that
discharged.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-26
ORPHANS HAVE Al GOOD TIME.

The children of both ST. Josephs and
st. Mary's Orphan Asylnms held their an
nual Christmas exercises yesterday, and
it was one of the happiest days of their
lives. They attended mass in the morn
ing and after turkey dinner enjoyed
themselves with the many gifts that had
been sent to them by generous people who
never forget them. Entertainments were
given in both of the homes and the good
Sisters in charge helped make the little
ones happy and joyous.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-26
mAHcLED BODY IDENTIFIED.

The body Of the man struck and man-
gled by an engine at the Claremont sta
tion Of the Central Railroad, on Friday
hast. was Identified and taken to Eliza
~ Smith. q iaborer J. C. Ogden fell
low workman. took charge Of the body.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-26
NORWEGIAN BARK CAPTURED.

by Gable to The Associated Press.7
DURBAH, Tuesday, Dec. 19. 1sssEThe
Norwegian bark Regina, from Java. load
ed with stretchers and railway-sIeepers.
brought here by the British second class
cruiser Forte
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-26
KITCHENER AT GIBRALTAR.

fBy Gable to The Associated Press.1
GIBRALTAR, Dec. 26 1S99-Genera1
Lord Kitchener has arrived hsse from
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-26

ing of the golden rule. He held that if a
- ,zss ,,.ot 1ox,e b;s fellaw man. not only
iiiaii oia 1aoe ~ .,.,,rr,,o,,+ ts,e
on Christmas eve, but tnroughout w
wear. he could not properly love his wife
- sa,,,s,,,
e.iiu Aot-.iiy 49, ,,sae
Mr.. McEwan also dllateu upon ing uses
of the windmill and referred to his re-
aax+ ,,;S;+ ~ tho x.ry,aa+ belt in Minnesota
and other parts OF the Nortnwest' 3'i
showed to what uses the windmill Was
80 +tara 14a sajd tbe men while at
put 49, i, +ra sactorv should
work making them IN the idcuois
remember that they are building ma
chimes that actually cheaper grain and
-, ,,o;,g their food. He
We're therefore, chea peiiiii5 s-ie'i -
alluded to the fact that Mr. Coreoran )
xv;,,.7r,,ijls were shinped to all parts of the
.s.as +,.,s ta ,,.,d s.,rlarted a
army Of bcres all over the world, even III
+bs distant fsoerland Of South Africa
~ - r,,,,-rrass,,,.,, was followed by
ine A-eons es'i.isii -, tbo
Mr.. James Luby, who impressed upon ens
xvorx,oen of the factory their relations
III. - 4,,l,r a~,,r,oxrer b,,t TO society
iioe oiis ~ 49, e''-p-o' ,r,a,,,. at
at large. With an apologeuc sianeo g
the Mayor and the ex-Congressman, he
Ia 49, ~ voc not loolsing for office
Sa4u '"e - ~ ~, x,,,,,a,,,, a.,
assembled came straight from his heart.
He said he was happy to be with them
on such an occasion; that he had read
they had greatly Interested him.
II have great sympathy for the work
ingman.' he said Il am one myself. |
have only regard for men who work. l
include all whether the man works with
his head or his hand, so long as he works
for the progress of his race of fellowmen.
The minister, the actor, even the lawyer
and the politician, (srniling at Counsellor
Sheer, the Mayor and Mr.. McEwan) are
working earnestly for progress why
should there be any dissatisfaction with
a man simply because he is workman
so long as he does the best he can doE
All of US are on a plane there. All man
can do is to do his best. II that IS done
conscientiously he stands as high as any
one else in the eyes of his felioWman
Mr.. Luby alluded to his. visit below
stairs, inspecting the machinery OF the
factory. He said every workman had nus
place in the factory, the same as the
machinery. He compared them TO tne
boilers, the engine, the fuel, the orlglnai
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-26

green background. The piece was placed
on the grave by the societies.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-06
BRYAN is COMING.

William Jennings Bryan will receive
an ovation when he reaches Utah next
Saturday that will eclipse any dem
onetration ever given a great political
leader in this section. Arrangements
have been made with the Salt Palace
management to open its gates to the
public Saturday evening and permit
the thousands from al parts of the
state who desire to hear and honor the
next president an opportunity to do SO.
AS the leading exponent of independ-
ent bimetallism in this country, one
whose abilities are unQuestioned and
whose popularity is founded on the
rock OF steadfastness, William ].
Bryan is entitled TO a rousing reception.
Everywhere he goes in the gold
pound east his audiences are measured
by the acre and his converts are num-
bered by the thousands. Let the greet
Jag be all that it should be in this home
of free coinage sentiment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-06
COAL FIELDS OF THE UNITED STATES

made from plants. The evidence of its
vegetable origin lies on the surface of
many piece of bituminous coal. Es-
pecially is it true that on the soft
Goals of such regions as Illinois and
Iowa-regions which have suffered little
disturbance in the matter of crushing
and folding of the strata, and in which
the material forming the coal has I'M
dergone least change since it was de-
posited-the casual observer, even, may
note the outward form and fbrous
structure of flattened plant stems re-
duced to a condition somewhat resem-
bling charcoal. While much of the coal
is compact, yitreous in appearance,
nevertheless, there are planes and thin
seams along which the original plant
tissues are we'll preserved. Here there
is the clearest evidence of stems crossed
and recroesed and packed together in
all the disorderly confusion that OBJ
tains among the stems and leaves of
meadow plants in bales of pressed hay.
The car'bonized bark, or corteX, of car.
boniferouSa plants, still bearing the
characteristic scars or markings, may
often be recognized as constituent parts
of Jumps of soft coal. Under the micro
scope the evidence is even more salts
factory, for the soft, fibrous, charcoal
like portions require but very simple
" SHOW the CGllQldT ST.
ture-particularly the .fibro-vascular
bundles-of the higher spore-bearing
plants. Scalariform ducts and other pc
culiarly marked vessels lie beneath the
lens, mingled with Opaque, coal-black
fbers, but retaining perfectly-notwith-
standing the measureless reaches of
time since that far-off carboniferous,
and in spite of the changes that chem
ical and physical forces have constant
ly been bringing about in the materials
forming the earth's crust-the minute,
microscopic characteristics which dis
tinguished them when they were es-
sential parts of the living plants, that
gave charm and beauty to the late pale
ozoic landscapes. With more refined
methods of preparation the cellular
structure of much of the coal is better
revealed, and the fact that some beds,
or portions Of beds, are largely made
up of the dust-like spores of -Dterido-
phytes-fern plants-becomes suscep-
tible of demonstration.
Coal is usually overlaid by dark-col
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-06

west, and tfAt no matter what platform
Is offered in Democratic convention,
before it is adopted it must bear the
impress of Mr.. Bryan's personality
The platform upon which Mclean
was nominated for governor was not his
own. To quote MI. Creelman further:
This platform is not a machine-made
thing It is the practically unanimous
expression of Ohio Democracy. an out
surging OF the native feeling meeting a
thousand political currents flowing in
from the surrounding states
And. in conclusion, he sounds this
warning, which may as well be needed
by ex-silver champions of the west and
by widely known editors who hug
the delusion that Brvans influence is
waning: 1T is important that the peo-
pie in the eastern states should under
stand clearly that no power on earth
can now prevent Mr.. Bryan from be-
ing the candidate of his party for pres
ident next year. and that no change
can be made in the financial plank Of
the party's national platform. What
ever the effect of this struggle may
have upon business next year, much
can be gained by having the facts I'M
derstood in advance"
Silver is dead, is it? Nobody is talk
ing silver any more, Ell?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-06
THE LIVING 6oNAPARTEs.

We are under obligations to Mrs. l..
Cunningham for calling attention to an
inaccuracy which crept into a brief
mention of Bonaparte genealogy which
appeared in a recent article on Freach
pretenders. Prince Victor, who was
named by the prince imperial
as successor to his claims, was
the son of Prince Napoleon and the
Princess. Clotilde. and the grandson of
King Jerome of Westphalia, Napo-
leon Bonaparte's youngest brother.
When the prince imperial died in
Zululand June /, 1879, as a result of
wounds inflicted by the savages. the
head of the line was Joseph Charles
Paul, known to the world as Prince Ma
poleon. His two sons survive him and
represent the claims of the house of
Bonaparte to the throne of France.
There is a curious bit of romance
connected with Jerome. the grandfath-
er Of Prince Victor, the pretender. In
1890 he entered the French navy. Three
years later found him penned up in a
West Indian harbor by an English
fleet. He managed to escape to the
United States and went to Boston, in
tending to ship at once for France.
Owing TO the bond of friendship which
had been established between this
country and his own by Lafayette, Je-
rome was social lion wherever he
went. He fell violently in love
with a Miss Elizabeth Patterson.
daughter Of Baltimore merchant,
and they were married on Christmas
eve in 1903. This marriage displeased
Napoleon, who had made other ar
engagements for his brother. The con-
queror believed in holding by marriage
ties what he won by the sword. He is
sued an edict forbidding Jerome's Am
erican wife to enter France. He an
nulled the marriage and ordered the
young man home. In 1905 he went, and
| in the following year he married the
daughter of Frederick, king of Wur-
temburg. But his star, like that of
Napoleon, began to decline after his
desertion of the wife of his heart.