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PROF. HOIK- . AID IDEALISM

THE GREAT HARVARD SCHOLAR WHO IS TO LECTURE. AT EARLHAM TOMORROW Evening at 8 O' Clock President Kelly Considers Him Emerson's Superior. Prof. Royce, of Harvard University Avill lecture tomorrow night at S lock at Lindley hall, Earlham. o e There will be a large attendance to hear the distinguished scholar. President Kelly states that large delegations besides the various clubs in this city Avill come from neighboring towns Dr. Royce says that many people say that they are idealists, but probably they would not "say so, if they understood just for what an idealist stands. To the idealist the world is through . and through an ideal, a spiritual mystery. This great 'order is once" f or all divine. Idealism has taught us, namely, (1) by showing us that, except for the world of ideas, except for the phenomena that appear as outer to beings with minds, or that have their place in the inner life of such beings, there is no reality at all; (2) by showing us. as Kant has shown, that there can be no rational order in nature unless the thought of some rational being introduces such order, and (3) by leading us to postulate, as all the post-Kantian constructive idealists have postulated, that beneath the nature of our conscious self, which finds itself forced to recognize this or that as outer, there must lie a complete, an infinite self, which somehow, whether by a divine caprice or by a divine rationality, or by both combined, is actually and of its own nature not outwardly forced, but inwardly minded to express itself in this whole vast world of ours. Prof. Royce says: "That until the nineteenth century, or through the entire romantic period of philosophy, idealism lived and thought, is a world of itself. All science and historical research had been excluded from this spiritual world of ideals. But if Ave as idealists return to the outer order, it is because Ave desire our idealism to remain no longer barren, abstract, afraid of experience, capricious, wayward, sentimental, or fantastic. We want our idealism to do a manly worlc. We want it to enter upon its true tasks, not of dreaming of a possible perfection, but of transforming, or eidi veiling, of spiritualizing the concrete life of humanity. In its most fantastic moments idealism, unless it were perchance the roman tic irony of some young Friedrich Schlegel, has been sincerely anxious to embody, experience and get at the truth of life. "Science, on the other hand, in the person and work of any earnest and sensible investigator, however, narrow his specialty, however nnspiritual seemed his facts, has been through and through spiritual in its inmost conception of reality. Divorced from speculation, as it has usually chosen to be, it still has never lost sight of its task, namely, to elaborate the facts of experience in such wise as to find and to make apparent in them the laws, the essential truths, the ideas of things. "The return to the outer order in our century has therefore in its presupposition not been a return to the old outer order of the seventeenth century. It has been a return to a world pervaded, as it were, with the spirit of idealism. Those who have believed that the spirit of the age of evolution removed ideals, removed teleology from the world, have, then, failed to see that the presupposition of our historical age, ever since Rousseau and the romantic period, has been that history is worth stduying for its own sake, and that, therefore, .ideals are responsible for nature's mechanism:" . . "But just herein lies the deepest

problem of recent philosophy. It used to be said, there are -rigid and necessary laws of nature's median ism; and, as all is necessary, therefore the historical is insignificant. But our age, returning to a seemingly rigid outer order, returns with idealism in its reflective thought, with spiritual passion as its deepest presupposition, and insists that, whatever nature's mechanism, there is still no knowledge so profound as the knowledge of the history of things. Yet how can this existence be defend ed? The doctrine of evolution, I assert, is in heart and essence the child of the romantic movement itself. Can the child, inheriting its mother's depth and longing for wisdom, defend this inheritance in this vast outer universe of rigid order and absolute law? "That is the true problem of the philosophy of evolution. For my part there lies in all this discovery of our day the deeply important presupposition that the transition from animal to man is in fact really an evolution, that is, a real history, a pro cess having significance. If this is in truth the real interpretation of nature, then the romantie philosophy has not dreamed in vain, and the outer order of nature will ernbody once more the life of a divine self. "Reflection is not a man's whole business. Our modern word is indeer vast. Many of us are better men without philosophy. Let such as arc so cling to experience. I object to this way of looking at the modern situation of human thought only when those who assume it declare that the history of thought teaches this sort of resignation, or that the problems and results of modern science demand it of us in any novel or peculiar sense. Our own age demands an industry in philosophy. The wondrous suggestiveness of Kant, the marvelous analysis of self-conscious

ness, and or its relation to truth i ns new problem suggested by the trine of evolution all are a d ocean Ilenge to our time. Shall reflection, frightened by the diversity of opinions, refuse to attempt their synthe sis? It is for us to see how well, meehanism and teleology, nature and evolution, experience and reason, be long together. Mr. Royce is no dreamy i.lealisr, but believes that idealism ?n returning to the outer order does not havo to forsake philosophic theory f 5r experience; but both should work together harmoniously in order to solve the truths of which we a-e ignorant. NEW FUEL THIS TIME THE PRODUCT OF A RICHMOND MAN J. M. DENNIS' PATENT On Exhibition Yesterday at the Office Of Jessup and Jessup. Mr. James M. Dennis of this city is the inventor of a new fuel that from tests made seems to be satisfactory. The fuel is composed of earth and oil and chemicals, and is a sort of bituminous coal. The fuel is formed in small cakes and when ignited makes a gas that soon produces a heat that is intense. Common adhesive dirt is used as a basis, and the other component parts are made up of oil and chemicals. A test was made yesterday afternoon at the office of Jessup and Jessup in the presence of several interested parties and it proved most successful. Mr. Dennis' purpose is to organize a stock company and manufacture this fuel. It is the cheapest fuel manufactured.only costing about $2.00 a ton. From present indications a company will be organized here. PRAYER MEETING. The pra-er meeting of the First M. E. church will be held thi sevening at 7:30 ins tend of tomorrow evening. ' Official board meeting at the close of the prayer meeting.

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CICIIATI BLAZE FIRE OCCURRED LAST NIGHT ON FRONT AND VINE STREETS. 80 PER CENT INSURANCE The Principal Losers and Their Amounts Origin of Fire Not Given. Cincinnati, O., Feb. 3. Last night' fire on Front and Vine streets caused a total loss of nearly half a million with about eighty per cent insured. The principal losers are the" Great China Tea Company, $150,000; Lowery and Goebel, carpet warehouses, $100,000; Herman Goepper Company, $100,000; Buildings, $100,000. The other losers, Ilites & Co., tobacco warehouse, J. C. Kerr, wholesale grocers, Gale Bros., flour; McIIale Broom Company, Louis Salinger, Joseph Deeken. L. B FOXWORTHY IS THE ENGINEER INJURED CAMBRIDGE CITY AT ON LAST THURSDAY The Accident Cost Him His Life at St. Vincent's Hospital. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 3. As the result of injuries received in the yards of the Pennsylvania Railroad company at Cambridge City, L. B. Foxworthy, who was an engineer in the employ of the road, died at St. Vincent's hospital yesterday evening at 5 o'clock. Foxworthy never rallied from the effects of his injuries and his death was expected. The accident which cost his his life occurred last Thursday. Leaving his engine, Foxworthy walked down the tracks to the telegraph office, where he reported and received orders. Leaving the office, he boarded a switch engine, intending to ride back to his train. He was standing on the step of the engine when another engine, going in a nopposite direction, passed. Foxworthy was leaning out from the step on which he was standing, and the cylinder head of the passing engine his him, knocking him from the step and terribly injuring him. The man was hurriedly brought to this city and taken to St. Vincent's hospital, where he died. C. C. & L. SERTICE WiU Begin Regularly on the 8th of February. . Cincinnati, O., Feb. 3. Regular trains will begin running into Cincinnati over the new Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville railroad by Monday, February 8, 1904. So declared Engineer J. K. Strouft yesterday in applying to the board of public service for permission to construct a temporary stairway from the south side of eighth street to a point ou the viaduct near Garrard avenue to accommodate travelers arriving at or departing from the temjporary depot. A permanent passenger station will be, erected in the near future, Engineer, fStroufe stated, on the north side,,, oft eighth street, and the stairway will then be removed.' :

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ALLOTS HE SIGHATIOH AS GENERAL MANAGEROF THE C, C. & L. RAILROAD PRESENTED TO COMPANY Such is the Word Sent Out From This City Morning. Word has been sent out from this city that W. I. Allen had resigned as general manager of the C, C. & L. railroad. As to the truth of this the men in the office here could not say, awaiting the arival of Mr. Allen here tomorrow. The news does not come from the office here, and they did not substantiate ' it, but, as the report will be printed in all the morning papers, we give it. PUTS A STOP TO THE DELIVERY OF CLARENCE TATE TO PREBLE COUNTY'S SHERIFF Requisition Papers on Hand Eaton's Sheriff Here. A. L. Bardale, sheriff of Preble county, Ohio, is in the city today, having with him the requisition "papers from the governor of Ohio for the arrest of Clarence Tate, charged with being an accomplice of Fred Ellis in the highway robbery and burglary writh which he was charged. The sheriff brought the papers here today and presented them to Judge Fox. He also had a writ for the arrest of Tate. The matter was brought before Judge Fox. John F. Robbins, attorney for Tate, instituted habeas corpus proceedings and the case was continued until tomorroAv. Tate was bound over to court until tomorrow and he is out on bond. Showing What the Palladium , Recently. Did Speaking of candidates, there is one interesting feature that hasn't been mentioned yet, and that is th number of candidate cards printed and distributed. The Palladium can only account for about 75,000 of them that were printed in this office. This number of cards, if stretched out in a straight line, would be about three miles in length, and, put lengtliT wise, would make about three and a half miles. This is only the work done at this office, saying nothing of the thousands of cards printed elsewhere. the Told Weather Was With Us Last Night and Today. Yesterday the Aveather began growing colder just as soon as the ground hog saAv his shadoAv. This morning at 0 o'clock the thermometer registered five degrees below zero, the coldest point of the morning.

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GOT TEN YEARS.' (By Associated Press.) Cleveland, O., Feb. 3. George A. Rose, late cashier of the Produce Exchange bank, who recently confessed to embezzling $187,000 of the bank's funds, was today sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary.

STILL APART. (By Associated Press.) Indiana jol is, Ind., Feb. 3. The scale committee of miners and operators is still apart. They will call an open meeting of miners and operators to be held this afternoon. ONE DOLLAR AND COSTS. P. J. O'Connell was fined $1 and costs in 'Squire Lamar's court this morning for assault on Mr. W. C. Walker. .. PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSED. (By Associated Press.) Normal, 111., Feb. 3. The public schools are closed for two weeks or longer on account of smallpox. All public gatherings are prohibited. At the Bedstead Factory on the West Side. The Richmond bedstead factory is one of our best institutions and is doing a big business. Yesterday, what some of the help term a trick, was played on one of the girls, but it turned out to be a serious trick. A few of the girl employes put some muriatic acid in a dipper of water and gave it to a Miss White to drink, which she did and became deathly sick. A doctor was called and administered emetics, getting the poison removed with difficulty. It is a very peculiar sort of a trick to play, and there is little excuse for such foolishness. BEST GLUE YET As to Who Murdered Miss Schaefer. (Bv Associated Press.) Bedford, Ind., Feb. 3. Detectives today claim to have the most promising clue yet offered as to the murderer of Miss Shaefer. They have not disclosed it except to Sheriff Smith, who left town today without revealing his destination. I TO CELEBRATE THE NINTH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS EXISTENCE" NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT The Lodge Has Grown Very Strong Since Its Inception Three Hundred and Fifty Members. llokendauqua tribe of Red Men will ceelbrate their ninth anniversary on Friday evening, February 5th, at 7 :30 p. in. The lodge will convene at 7 p. m for a short business meeting. The year has been a most pros perous one for the lodge. They noAV have over 350 members. At the meeting Friday night the Hon. C. A. Rob inson, past sachem, of Greenfield, will deliver an address on Redmanship. Dr. Coffman, of Muncie, great junior sagamore of the state, Avill be present and speak on the tribe. Hartzler's orchestra will furnish the music. There will be dancing and a social good time. ' All Red Men and their families and the public are invited. GRAIN MARKET. Chicago, Feb. 3. May wheat sold early at 93 1-Sc, an advance of 1 1-2 cents over yesterday's closing quotation. " . r

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THE BUSINESS DONE FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY. RURAL ROUTE REPORTS And Other Matters Pertaining to the Conduct of the Office. Business at the Richmond postoffice Avas good for January, as the follovsring reports of Postmaster Surface Avill shoAv: Receipts $4,948.9C Expenditures 3,233.28 Sent to Cincinnati . ..$1,715.62 FolloAving is the report of the rural routes: . Route No. 1 Henry Weisbrodt, carrier. Delivered Registered letters, 1; letters, S32; postal cards, ' 152; neAA-spapers, 3,550; circulars, 371; packages, 73; total number of articles delivered, 4,985. CollectedRegistered letters and packages, 2; applications for money orders, 20; letters, 43S; postal cards, 8G; newspapers, 3; circulars, 54; packages, 1G; total number of articles collected, G15; -alue of stamps cancelled, $11.30. Route No. 2 Jesse B. Thomas, carrier. Delivered Registered letters, 1; letters, 1,230; postal cards, 187; newspapers, 3,509; circulars, 440; packages, 121; total, 5,533. Collected Letters, 40G; posta Icards, G6; neAA-spapers, 1; packages, 4; total, 477. Route No. 3 William L. Morgan, carrier. Delivered Registered letters, 1,155; postal cards, 192; nevspapers, 3,646; circulars, 524; packages, 123; total, '5,643. CollectedRegistered letters, 3; ainplications for money orders, 9; letters, 447; postal cards, G2; neAvspapers, 3; packages, 7; circulars, 5; total, 5GG; value of stamps cancelled, $11.41. Route No. 4 Alex W. Martin, carrier. DeliA-ered Registered letters, 5; letters, G51; postal cards, 112; neAvspapers, 2,810; circulars, 392; package, 29; total, 3,979. Collected Registered letters, 17; applications for money orders, 9; letters, 3S9; postal cards, GS; newspapers, 1; circulars, 13; packages, 10; total, 507; value of stamps cancelled, $9.34. Route No. 5 Wm. R. Young, carrier. Delivered Registered letters, G; ters, 827; postal cards, 168; neAvspa pers, 4,UUL; circulars, 4o.i; packages, 45; total, 5,508. Collected Registered letters, 1; applications for money orders, 3; letters, 325; postal cards; 63; neAvspapers, 6; circulars, 30; packages, 9; total, 437; value of stamps cancelled, $7.99. Route No. 6 Harry E. Martin, carrier. DeliA'ered Letters, 919; postal cards, 204; neAvspapers, 4.339; circu lars, 474; packages, 37; total, 5,990. Collected Registered letters, 2; applications for money orders, 8; letters, 528; postal cards, 95; neAvspapers, 4; circulars, 5; packages, 12; total, G54; A-alue of stamps cancelled, $12.30. Route No. 7 Harry T. Fisher, carrier. Deliered Registered letters. 1; letters, 796; postal cards, 137; neAvspapers, 2,923; circulars, 191; packages, 40; total, 4,0SS. Collected, Applications for money orders, G; letters, 3S7; postal cards, 75; neAvspapers, 2; packages, 5; total, 475; value of stamps cancelled, $8.86. Route No. 8 R. J. Cadwallader, carrier. DeliA'ered Letters, 1,1412; postal cards, 373; newspapers, 4,328; circulars, 647; packages, SO; total, '6,839. Collected Applications for money orders, 5; letters, 350; postal cards, "54; neAvspapers, 4; packages, 9; total, 432; value of stamps cancelled, $7.95. Totals DeliA-ered Registered letters, 17; letters, 7,822; postal cards, 1,525; neAvspapers, 29,120; circulars, 3,492; packages, 54S; total, 42,565. Collected Registered letters, 25; applications for money orders, GO; letters, 3,309;; postal cards, 5G9; neAA-spapers, 24; circulars, 107; packages, 72; total, 4,167;. Value of stamps cancelled, $69.15.