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The Afro-American., 1895-08-10
RELIGIOUS READING.
GOD s. WORK.

When God strengthens the soul or intensl.
fies its life. He does a higher, more tremen-
dous work than if lie merely wrought some
change in the outward things to accomodate
them to our weakness Take the EXTREMIST
case-say such case as that of old BISHOP
Hooper, who. in Queen Mary's time IN 1903,
was burned at Gloucester for his Protestant
ism. All the time he was burning at the
stake there was box before him with his
pardon in it if he would recant. Now, When
he cried out to God for help, what
would have been the mob est answer!
He'd the Lord put cut the lire by
proyidential interposition, every one WouLd
say that was e good, real answer. Or II the
Lord haG suspended the law by which lire
burns, and made it that it had climbed and
Wreathed about him without scorchinG him,
that, too. would be reckoned a good, real
answer. But tell you that when that old
man, by his praying, was strengthened SO
that through the long three-quarters OF an
hour that his torture lasted he never Hinched,
never stretched out his hand to the box With
the pardon in it and that when the shrlveled
life at last ebbed out of him, it vent not out IN
mad shreiks of incoAeFent agony, but IN
broken casps of faith and trus.-I tell you
that there was q more tremendous mani
festation of the power Of prayer than there
would have been in any outward help against
the flames That is just how the answer to
PauPs prayer came in. Not the ''thorn in the
flesh" removed, but his heart strengthened,
Paul came to feNl at last that that answer to
his prayer was the noblest answer. He came
to glory in it at last, even as he gloried il his
revelations and exalted spiritual experiences.
Instead of his faith in prayer being weak
ened, it was strengthened. And so it has
been all life through. The strongest believers
in prayer have not been those to whom it has
seemed to bring a loaf in their want, or de-
liverance in some danger. No The
strongest believers in prayer have been those
who though they have asked a score OF out
ward gifts in vain. have yet felt its power as
the sweetaner and strengthener Of life
Brooke Hereford, D. D., in Sermons Of
Courage and Cheer"
The Afro-American., 1895-08-10
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES.

Two unknown boys travelling in care Of
stock were killed by collision of two trains
on a siding at Sullivan, Mo.
The teamer Baunmore, ashore near Ban
don, Oregon, is fast breaking up, AMI will
be total loss. All on board were taken off
safely.
Thirteen miners employed in the 'BobtaiI
Tunnel property near Central City, Col,
were caught in an overflow, and all are
thought to have perished.
By the txpiosion of boiler Of threshing
machine at Owassa, ILL.,, Monroe Babcock
and Anua Hoffman " ere kt.leu AMI a mum.
Der OF others injured, seye. al, it is feared
fatally.
Frank Denish. Mrs. Michael Denish, Miss
Edith Conner and Miss Celia schiinskaie
were drowned by the upsetting of rowOoat
in the st. Claire river, near Maryville,
Mich.
Fr derrick Brown, William Rathline and
Harvey Falk were killed by prematur ex-
plosion of dynamite in the Thomas Iron
Company's quarry, near Ironton, Lehigh
county.
-Four earthquake shocks are reported from
Pinotepa and Nacional, Mexico. Buildings
were damaged. The people have fed tc the
open country. They believe subSerranean
volcano is on the point + erup ion.
The house OF Judge W. W. Bytrgton, ten
miles from Spring View, Nebraska has been
burned to the ground, and tn, family are
missing. Opinion is divided as to whether
the house was consumed by H. shtning during
a storm, or whether there was foul play.
An express train on the Colorado Midland
Railroad was struck by large rock VIII ch
rolled down a mountain between Leadville
and Granite. The baggage car and one end
to the smoker were teescoFed. three per-
sons we're injured, one of whom, F. J.
O'Connor, ppose1 to be New York bank
er, has since died. The others may not re-
cover.
The Afro-American., 1895-08-10
CABLE SPARKS.

Hlppolyte Raman, the playwright, corn-
mitted suicide at Paris by shootin himself
with revolver.
The Porte gives emphatic assurances OF
protection for Americans at Tarsus," Minis
ter Terrell cabled from Constantinople
seismatic disturbances in the State Of
Oaxaea, Southern Mexico, make it seem
probable that another volcano is forming
there.
The London Times reports rumor OF dis
sensions among the Cuban insurgeut leaders
several Of them obiecting to the policy OF
destroying property.
The American ship Henrietta Captain
Ross, from New York, December II, a
Yokohama, is ashore in Kee channel, Japan,
with nine feet Of water in her hold.
The Sultan Of Turkey has complained to
Russia and France concerning Great Britain's
attitude on the Armenian question, which Is
said to be derogatory to Inrkey's prestige.
1t is announced ID akis that the Duke of
Orleans has decidee gandon the royalist
propaganda ia being convinced q
the utility OF fuxth hting the republic
The teams Of Tbs Loud Athletic Club
and Cambridge Uniye ch are to CON-
pete with the New Yor hletio Club and
Yale University teams tbs fall left London
for the United States.
An order in council has been issued in
England prohibiting British vessels catching
seals on the Russian Bring sea coasts and
authorizing Russian warships to sta arch sus-
pected Brit sh vessels.
turkish soldiers are reported to have re-
Gently attacked Armenian villages and
monasteries in retaliation for an attack made
by brigands upon a turkish colonel, the
latter declaring that his assalIants were Ar
menans.
George S. Morris, mining engineer from
Pennsylvania, was recently dangerously
wounded in a duel with a Mexican near
Guadaiajara The men quarreIed over busI-
ness, tne American wa, challenged and re-
ceIved bullet in the breast
The Afro-American., 1895-08-10
A Cooling suhiecr.

The story of Arctic explorations is,
that earth nor sky nor ocean Gun haze
a terror that will be allowed to battle
mans fixed and intense desire to know
He is determined to tear from the heart
of this world Its every secret, and no
wave so tumultuous and no cloud SO
black and no ice gulf so wide but he
will make his way. Amid all the loss
and distress, and cold and hunger, and
frightful danger and awful death, man
has, year by year, worked at the solu-
ton of the problem of the north. How
since Franklin's time has the map
grown. Cuffs, capes, islands, conti-
nents, have been traced The blank
space around the end of the earth grows
smallce, perhaps the man lives who,
solitary and alone, shall stand Ahere
never man stood before, to say
is the pole. kansas City Stag
The Afro-American., 1895-08-10
MUSIC IN OUR LIVES.

A visitor to Amsterdam wished to hear the
wonderful music of the chimes of St. NichO-
las, and went up into the tower of the church
to hear it. There he found a man with
wooden gloves on his hands, pounding on a
keyboard. All he could hear was the clang-
ing Of the keys when struck by ths wooden
gloves, and the harsh. deafening noise Of the
bells close over his head. He wondered why
the people talked cf the marvellous chimes OF
St. Nicholas To his ear there was no music
in them, nothing but terrible clatter AID
changing. Yet, all the while, there foated
out over and beyond the city the most en-
trancing music. Men in the fields paused
in their work to listen, and were made
glad. People in their homes and travel
ers on the highway. were thrilled
by the marvellous bel!-nOtes that fell from the
tower. There are many lives which to those
who dwell close beside them Sc e9m to make
no music. They pour out their strength in
hard toll. They are shut up in narrow
spheres. They dwell amid the noise and
clatter cf common task-Work. They think
themselves that they are not of any use, thai
no blessing goes out from their life They
never dream that sweet music is made any,
where in the world by their noisy hammering.
But out over the world, where the influence
goes from their work and character, human
lives arc blessed, and weary one hear, with
gladness, sweet comforting music. Then
away off in heaven, where angels listen TO
earth's melody, enhancing strains are heard.
j. l.. Miller, D. D.
The Afro-American., 1895-08-10
High Postage.

The following were the rates Of post
age IN this country in the year 1900:
livery letter composed Of a single sheet
Of paper conveyed not exceeding 40
miles, 8 cents; over 40 miles and not ex-
ceding 80 miles, 121a cents; over $50
and not exceeding 300 miles, II cents;
over 200 miles and not exceeding 500
miles, 20 cents; over 500 miles, % cents
Every letter composed Of two pieces
of paper, double those rates; every let
ter composed of three pieces of paper,
triple those rates; every letter COM
posed of four pieces of paper weighing
one ounce, quadruple those rates, and
at the rate Of four single letters for
each ounce any letter or packet may
weigh, every ship letter originally re-
cetved at an Office for delivery, with 9
cents.-New York Tribune.
The Afro-American., 1895-08-10
Made Good His Statement

IN his class at Yale, says DR.. Snipe,
was a student who climbed street lamp
sogts and removed street signs for his
room ornamentation. The chief Of po-
lice at New Haven happened by acct
dent one day to see the signs in his
room, and after informing him that the
fine for thus removing such articles
was SIS per sign, inquired how many he
had. The youth replied, TForty." The
chief said If he would return them the
mischief would be overlooked. On
hunting up the signs the student discov-
cred that he had but thirty-two, and
that night he stole eight more in order
to return, as ne did next day, precisely
forty signs.
The Afro-American., 1895-08-10
THE NEW CUBAN REPUBLIC.
Constitution Proclaimed by the Delegate
Convention.

Havana dispatch to the London Times
says that the meeting of insurgent delegate:
at Najasa proclaimed constitution for the
republic on a federal oasis of five states.
They also elected the Marquis of Santa Lucia
president, and appointed various officers, as
we'll as confirming the nominations of An
tonic Maceo to b9 general commanding in
Santiago de Cuba, Maxine Gomez in Puerto
Principe, and Roloff in Santa Clara. Najasa
was proclaimed as the provisional federal
capital A resolution was adopted permit
ting farmers to seIl their producein the towns
On the paymeut OF 25 per cent. ad vatorum
duty.
A proposal to proclaim Maceo dictator Of
Cuba was discussed for six days, and was
finally Withdrawn.
The autonomist party intend to petition
Spain for selI-government on Canadian lines.
1t is stated that Gomez S Inclined to accept
conditional autonomy, but Maceo dec iues
auy compromi.e.
The Afro-American., 1895-08-10
POWER TO THINK.

Among the most important furnishings OF
the mind are capacity to observe and power
to think. In some sense every person is able
to observe and think but, in reality small
part only of mankind is accomplished in
such exercises 70 attain this grand end, the
original endowments of nature must be sup
plemented by the generous Offices Of educa-
zion. According to Emerson, few grown
people see nature. even though her handi-
works lie everywhere about them. They
have eyes, which see not because they were
never opened to the marveIs of the great
" orld in which they live. 70 see to any pur-
pose is the result OF education. occasionally
secured by the person himself. but more gen.
orally by the Intervention of gifted teacher
found possibly in the school, Or may be in the
parent or friend. To see the world about US
is even more important than to see what some
man centuries ago wrote down In book. the
printed book is a matter of the past while
the cOlors are being constantly renewed on
the pages of Natures great volume.
The Afro-American., 1895-08-10
TEMPLE OF GOD.


Slowly through all the universe, that TEN
Pile of God is being built. Wherever, in any
world, q soul, by free-wiled obedience.
catches the fire of Gods likeness, it is set
into the growing walls. a living stone. .....
In what strange quarries and stone-yards the
stones for that celestial wall are being hewn!
Out of the hillsides of Inundated pride +;
deep in the darkness of crushed despair; in
the fretting and dusty atmosphere Of little
cares. in the hard, cruel contacts that man
has with man; wherever souls are being tried
and ripened, in whatever commonplace and
homely ways-there God is hewing out the
pillars for His temple. oh, if the stone can
only have some vision of the temple of which
it is to be a part forever. what patience must
fill it as it feels the blows of the hammer and
knows that success for it is simply to let it.
self be wrought into what shape the MastsG
wills = Phillips BROOKS.
The Afro-American., 1895-08-10
TEMPLE OF THE uoLY GHOST.

"Know ye not that your body is the temple
Of the Holy Ghost?" This body which we
dress and cherish with such care and which
we are prone to treat as something apart
from our soul life. As soon as we have
asked and received that new, eternal life
which is to make US like the risen Lord, the
Holy Spirit rejoices over a new medium OF
touch with other lives and is eager to
bring in new revelations from the Word and
from riches in glory. He has conveyed to
the sin-crushed world his uplifting and ra-
diant teachings through such as were
his own especially annointed ones, in
whom he dwelt and whom he could trust to
receive and then to give. How he cherishes
and adorns and honors such rs know his ra-
diant indwellfng presence and are ready on
the instant for His use, by step, hand, word
or unconscious influence What q loss is
ours when we thwart Him and grieva Hin
AMI at best ea tbe seldom used Is. B. Z
The Afro-American., 1895-08-10
REVEALED IN A DREAM.
How q Doctor Diagnosed Case and
Cured HE Patient.

Cured His Pae1ents
One OF the. most unaccountable ad-
ventures In the phenomena Of the lives
of the physicians ever recorded was re-
lated by DR.. Charles Bockman, Of A.
torla, L. l., at meeting Of the Ameri-
can Medical Society In this city Tues
day afternoon. The scientific men pres
ent were much interested in the strange
freak Of nature the practitioner dis
closed. They believe it new and valua-
BILE evidence regarding the much-dis-
cussed opinions on the conditions Of the
mind or brain in sleep, which Is also
subject Of strong human interest.
''It seems to me-" said DR.. Bockman,
after introducing the subject to his lis
teners in a formal manner, that 1t is
truly remarkable occurrence when q.
physician makes a clear diagnosis of
mysterious ma1ady Ia dreamland.
1 have done so-and done so to my utter
amazement. When. purely chars
tic instinct, I examined into ~ dream
and found It as a spokesman q fact
was stricken speeches, but since
have come to the conclusion that To-
phenomenon is rot mysterious OF even
strange. l was called to attend a little
baby suffering the most rigid spas
modic convulsions, the cause for which
l found impossible to discover. l first
saw the poor little infant on Sunday
and by Tuesday had become perfectly
nOnpluSed as to what to do for it, fur
ther than to administer temporary re-
lief. l thought of nothing else than the
poor little ones sufferings all day Mon
day, and retired that night with the
2hild's remarkable symptoms mentally
photographed ON my mind
Tuesday morning when arose had
been to see the little patient in a dream;
had discovered the trouble and con-
ceived a simple treatment for it's cure,
which / had administered with entire
success. Upon calling at Mrs. Lock-
woods, the child's mother, this morn
ing, l stepped to the corner of the room
in which the cradle stood, and raising
the infants foot observed the little rose
colOred spot had seen in my dream.
In an instant, almost before l knew
what l was doing, l drew a slender
pointed lancet from my pocket and
quickly punctured the spot, when out
came a needle three-fOurths of an inch
long, head first New York Morning
Journal.
The Afro-American., 1895-08-10
RUNNIN0-FOR BOYS.
Every Boy Can Become Runner if He
Tries.

Every Boy Can Become Runner if He
Tries.
Every American boy should learn to
run. In Greece, in the days when men
and women took better care OF their
bodies than they ever have since, every
boy, and girl, too, was taught to run,
just as the American child is taught to
read. And as far as we can judge by
the statues they have left behind them,
there were very few hOllOW-chested,
spindle-legged boys among the Greeks.
The Persian boy was taught to speak
the truth, run, ride and shoot the bow.
The English boy is encouraged to run.
In fact, at some of the great English
public schools boys of thirteen and
fourteen years of age, like Tom Brown
and East at Rugby, can cover six and
eight miles cross-country in the great
hare-and-hound runs. Every boy is
turned out twice q week, out of doors,
and made to run, and fill himself full Of
pure fresh air and sunshine, and gain
more strength and life than any amount
of weight-pulling or dumb-bell work
in stuffy gymnasiums would give him.
See the result-the English boys, as
whole, are a stronger set than we
American boys. Every English school
boy is to some extent an athlete. And
that is what American boys should be.
Not because football, baseball and ten
mis- are valuable in themselves, but for
the good they do in strengthening boys
bodies.
By playing ball every day for hours
In the open air; by exercising his arms,
back and leg muscles in throwing, bat
ting, running and sliding; by going to
bed early and giving up al bad habits
In preparation for the games, a boy
stores up strength, which he can draw
on all his life long-thaf IS why every
boy should be an athlete. But not
every boy can play football or baseball.
He may not be heavy or strong enough;
he may never be able to acquire the
knack Of catching or batting the ball.
Every boy can become a runner-St
Nicholas.
The Afro-American., 1895-08-10
MID-AIR BATTLE FOR LIFE.
Three Men Fall From scafold and One Il
Killed.

BY the slipping OF ropes supporting a
swinging scatfold James BeckmeisteF, who
was engaged with two men In placing large
sign on the ''World'' Building, Cleveland. o.,
fell five s'orles to the sidewalk, and was in
stantly killed. The body of the falling man
struck John Nickson, who was walking along
the Ssidswalk, with terrific force. breaking
the back and both legs Of the latter, and he
is dying.
Lewis and Confer, who were on the SCAT
fold with Beckmeister, had desperate strug-
gle for their lives. which was Witnessed by a
number OF Mortified spectators In the street.
Lewis was thrown from the scaffold and
caught with his hands thenarrow coping un .
der the windows. He managed to work along
till he reached the fire escape and was then
easily rescued. Cormier clung to the rope
for some time and was finally rescued by 3
man in the building, who stepped on the
window lege ands7wung him into the room
With one hand.
The Afro-American., 1895-08-10
al PARALYTTD CURED
His GEandfathsrs : RcvoEationazy gal-
diers and His Father Both Died *
Paralyats, Yet the Third Gener-
alton 10 Cured---Tlee Method.

His Grandfather K0woRakaonnasw Ea1s
diers and His Father Both Died 0g
Paralysis, Yet the Third Gener-
alton 10 Cured---Taee Net1aoa
From the Herald, Boston, Mass.
Like thunderbolt from clear skv. !
stroke Of paralysis came to Mr.. Frank Z.
Ware, the well known Boston auotioneer and
appraiser, at 235 Washington street. he
went to bed one night about SIX years ago,
seemingly in robust health. When he awoke
hts left side was atiffened BY the deadenine
Of the nerves.
The interyieWer sought ont Mr.. Ware To
get the facts He gave the interesting par
ticuars In his own way
ssThe first shock came very suddenly while
was asleep, but 1t was not lasting it its eff
fects and In few weeks was able to be-
about. A few months after, when exhausted
bg work and drenched with rain, went home
Ia very nervous state. The result was @
second and more severe shock. after which
xnpIafk arm and leg were practically helpless
100 grandfather. who was soldier in the
Revolutionary War, and lost an arm in the
struggle for American independence, died
1nnllF of paralysis. MY father also died of
paralysis, although il was complicated with
ether troubles, and 80 had some knowledge
OF the fatal character OF the disease Wnion is
shock took varying, for, in all probability
q third would carry me of.
"Almost everything under the sun was
recommended to me and tried all the reine-
dies that seemed likely to do any good
electricity. massage and specialists, but 70
no effect.
s"rhe only thing found that helped me
was Dr.. Williams Pink pills, and verify be-
l1eve that ii it hadn't been for those pills
would have been dead years ago.
''Yes, still have slight reminder OF the
last attack six years ago. My left arm Is not
as strong as the other and my left foot 1ragg
a little, as the paralysis had the effect or
deadening the nerves But can still walk
a good distance, talk as easily rs ever, and ]
nv general health is spIendid. am reails
erseyenty years old, although am gener
ally taken to be twenty years younger thai
that.
"The Pink Pills kept my blood in gooS
condition and believe that is why am 8 q
well. although cheerfu4ness may help.
81 have thought OF it grcatm maaY times
and I honestly believe that the Pink Pills
have saved my life.'
Mr.. Ware has every appearance OF per-
fectly healthy man, and arrives at his oltlce
promptly Mt eight O'eloct -eVaFy morn
although he has TeaShed an age When many
retire from active life His experience 10
we'll known to o great many people IN Bos~
ton, where his constant cheerfulness has won.
him hosts Of friends. He says that In ms
opinion both his father and his grandfather
could have been saved il Pink Pills had been
obtainable at that time.
DR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
contain all the elements necessary to give
new life and richness to tho blood ana re-
store shattered nerves. They may be had ot
all druggists or direct by mail from the Dr.
Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady. n. rs
| at so cents per box, or SIX boxes for $3.50.
The Afro-American., 1895-08-10
A WHOLE PARTY POISONED.
Loaded" Watermeiaa Believed to Have
Been thaesuse,

The entire family Of tfas Reed, of Lou
don, Tenn, and number Of others who
were attending birthaay party at Reeds
house, are suffering Rom tue effects Of
poison Probably Several persons will die.
Soon after they had AIKEN of dinner, sew
eral began complaining 81 violent pains and
became iii.
Two doctors were summoned. They found
that the trouble was caused by poison, and
antidotes we're applied. The physicians were
hampered in their work because It was i'm
possible to tell whether the poisoning was
verdigris or caused by the eating of water
melon, which had been poisoned to catch
thieves who had been FabbIng the patch.
The Afro-American., 1895-08-10

When man conqhars his aarersar!es Ent
his difficulties, it is not as II he nev:" had
encountered them. Their power, still kept,
is in all his future life. They are not only
events in his past history. they are elements
in all his present character. His victory is
colored with the hard struggle that won it.
His sea of glass is always mingled with fire,
just as this peaceful crust.
The Afro-American., 1895-08-10
CHOLERA AT HONOLULU.
The MOnowai Passes the Island Without
Stopping to Leave Her Passenger

The steamer Menowai, just arrived at San
Francisco from Australian ports, did not stop
at Honolulu as usual. When of that port the
steamer was hailed by the American Consul.
In small boat, who announced that cholera
had broken out In Hoaolulu. Among the
natives and Chinese the cholera broke out
aeon after the steamer Belgic left on her last
trip. It is presumed ths disease was brought
~ that vessel
The Monnuvas 5ss i j xEs.s.u
The Afro-American., 1895-08-10
Beware OF Olntments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whOlesystcm
when entering it through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputa ble physicians. as the
Iamage they will do ls ten fold to the good you
IAN possib derive from them. Hail. Ca tarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. j. Cheney 81 Co,
Toledo, o., contains no mercury and is taken
Internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure to get the genuine
1t is taken internally, and is made in Toledo,
Ohio, BY +. J. Cheney q Go, Testimonials free.
~ Sold BY Druggists, price &c. per bottle.