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The age-herald., 1897-08-07
FIFTEEN THOUSAND PEOPLE
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 of parade reached along the old road for four miles from htadquaTters and yet there were many who had nos mounted their wheels
 At the track there was bustle among the racing men. Johnny Johnson, who was hurt on Wednesday. was unable 10 ride today. but will probably make an effort to start tomorrow. The other men were being rubbed down or were taking preliminary spins on the track It Is of wood. entirely surrounded by seats, with capacity of 25,OOO.
 The trials began promptly at o'clock with several thousand spectators.
 At 12:3o there was recess for lunch Meanwhile the ss5its were rapidly fill- ing, and long before the hour for re- suming it was evident that the crowd would be enormous. At o'clock the track was cleared and racing bcgan again, continuing until 6 o'clock without the slightest hitch. During the entire day there were but two or three spills, and nobody was hurt by these. Tonight Willow Grove park was given over to the whe5lmen and the visitors saw exhlbi- tions of trick and fancy riding. a display of fireworks and a general good time
 Tomorrow promises to be the banner day, and the seating capacity of the track will be taxed to the utmost.
 Following are the summaries of the finals:
 One Mile Championship. Professional Babd had the pole with Riser, Loughhcad. Mosher Callahan, Taylor (co,ors d) New- ton and Sanger, in the olcll'r named Sea ton and Weinig were uhe pacemakers. At the crack of a pistol the men got away we'll together. A the end of the first lap Callahan ard Maj. 'na ylor were behind the pacemakers and going at a good clip. At the end of the second lap the major took the lead. with Bald ciosa be- hind Then the race commenced in earn est. Riser. Bad, Callahan and Sanger began to gather around the colored boy and .hey came down the stretch riding free and fast. Loug ughhtad, the Or.ario crack, came like Q flash when near the fDTish an1 crossed the tape wheel atiad of Bald, with Riser close third Hime. 2:03 3-5-braaking the state oon- petition record of 2:04 4-5
 m Final heat in the mile 2:05 c,ass profes- sional-The starters were Mertens, Me- F'arland. Nat Butler, Titus. Sims Calla- ,han and Oldfield. Msr.en;s had the pole There was one false snrt. At the sec end attempt they were gotten off. Old field jumped from the outside 10 the pole, Hirectly following the pace maker al a rapid pace. Iii us fell out in the first lap. 'Oldfe1d held the lead into the strtch. when MeItens and Butler oaIne up The three men raced abreast to the tape, Mertens crossing the tape a winner about three fee,. Butler was second and Sims
The age-herald., 1897-08-07
BIG ELECTRICAL STORM r.. aIfI In and Around the City Yester-
 day Afternoon. HE DAMAGE CONSIDERABLE LE Especially at BoyIe's Station, on the |. & NJ County Court House Struck by Light
 hing and Clerks Shocked.

Yesterday afternoons storm was a very severe one, and did much damage.
 The air was filled with electricity, thls display of which was sublinlely beautiful.
 Two two-stocy brick houses, own by Mir Revis Terry, on Eighth avenue an1 Sixteenth stree. were struck b. lightning and the chimneys torn away. No on- was injured.
 The coully court house was hit shoIItly afterwaed. The electric wires were burnt ou,. The lightning struck the roof on the eastern end cf the building and quite a hole was torn in it. Several of the clerks in the different offices were more or le 5 shocked, bul none C. riously. When the building was struck he clerks made general rush for Lhe exits
 II. A. Christian, a motorman on .he East Lake. lns. and Mrs. Giles We're standing on th,. lax'ter's porch talking wben wire clothes line near by Was struck. They w re both severely shocked.
 Several q her hous were rep5r ed struck by the lightning. bu; no one in- jured
 The fire bell was set to ringing when oae of the wires on Eighta nth str5 ct, near Avenue F, was struck. Tn order to save the instruments on lhe circui: Elec- 'tlician Tom Miles went up to this battery room ard crt out the wires The circuit was known as No. ?.
 frhe Gamewell alarm system at police headqua .ers, suffered sligtl ly Sev:ra1 fuses in the fuse box were burnt out and the lightning played around the switches.
 Many tel phones suffered and the ST vice wals greatly impaired.
 The heaviest damage :eported was at Boylss station abou, four miles ab5vs .he city Lightning struck the wit and de- stroyed the office of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company. The fele- graph operator was badly frightened ana iio communication could be had, as the fuses on the swi-ch board were en irely burnt out.
 Al aforg the r1!lroad Enes reported great damage to wires. The wind and lightning -interferei with business for several hours. Sn IH
 Tiafc on th elctric lines was not sa- rieusls iraterferrei with. and no sefious damage has been repotN ed as a restl; of ;he storm.
The age-herald., 1897-08-07
The Struggle of the Negro.

The history of tho American negro, says W. F. B. Du Bois in August Atlantic, is the history of strife this longing to oattain self conscious manhood, to merge his dou- ble solf into a better and tr.er self. Tn this merging ho wishes neither of the older selves to be lost. He does not wish to Africanize America, for America has too much to teach the world and Africa. Ho does not wish to bleach his negro blood in n flood of white Americanisln, for he Ee- lievcs-foolishly perhaps, but faryently- that negro blood has yet message for the world. He simply wishes tomako it ros- siblc for a man to be both negro and an American without being cursed and spit upon by his fellows, without losing the op- portunity of self development
The age-herald., 1897-08-07
Reading as a Mental Stimulus.

An eminent French critic said in leo- ture recently in New York that "to dis trust what we like is the first requisite of progress in art and in life" He did not mean that books that are disagreeable are the only books worth reading, but he did mean that beck which opens up new field of knowledge, a new outlook upon literature or life, is not at first likely to give the pleasure that comes from one which simply reflects the old familiar ideas of which we say complacently, How good and true that is, for I've felt it or said it myself" A book that pats you on the head or heart all the time is apt to be little more than a reflection of your own narrow experience, and you will not learn anything from it. A book that makes one feel igncsant is as mortifying to one's pride as superior Ierson. = Droch in August Ladies' Hone Journal tsse n aa
The age-herald., 1897-08-07
ALASKAN NATIVES.
They Are Proud and Intelligent Tn Spite
 of RaRgedEess nnd squaior.

They Are Proud and Intelligent In Spite
 of Raggedress nnd sduaior.
 John Muir, the California naturalist and discoYerer of the great Muir glacier, writes of "The Alaska Trip" in the An gust Century. Of Fort Wrangel Mir. Muir writes; -s.-,l. -g@a
 On tho arrival of the steamer most of the passengers make haste to 20 ashore to lee the curious totem poles in front of tho massive timber houses of the Indians and to buy curiositios, chiefly silver bracelets hammered from dollars and half dollars and tastefully engraved by Indian work men; blankets better than those of oivili- zation, woven from the wool of the wild goats and sheep; carved spoons from tho horns of these animals; Shnman rattles, miniature totem poles canoes, paddles, stone hatchets, pipCs baskets, etc. The traders In these curious wares arc mostly women and children, who gather on tho front platforms of tho half dozen stores sitting on their blankets, seemingly care- less whether they sell anything CT not every other faee blackenod hideously, naked circle about the eyes and on the tip of tho nose, where the smut has been weathercd off. The larger girls and the young women are brilliantly arrayed in
 
 blaekened and blankotcd old crones like scarlet ianagers in flock of blnckbirds. Besides ouriosities, most of them have ber- ries to sell, rcd yellow ard blue, fresh and dewy, and looking wondrous clean as com pared with the people, These Indians arc proud and intelligent, nevertheless, and maintain an air of self respect which no amount of squalor can wholly subdue
 Many canoes may bo seen along the shore, all fashioned alike, with long, beak- like stcrns ard prows, the largest carrying 20 or 30 persons. What the mustang is to the Mexican yaquero the canoe is to the Indian of the Alaska coast. They skim over the Rlassy, sheltered waters far and near to fish and hunt and trade, or merely to visit their neighbo.s Yonder goes q whole family, grandparents and all the prow of their canoe blithely decorated with handfuls of tho purple epilobium. They nre going to gather berries, as the baskets show. Nowhere else in my travels, north or south, have 1 seen so many berries. The woods and meadows and open spaces along the shores are full of theIn--huckleberTie of many species, salmon berries, raspber ries, blackberries, entrants and gooEeber rles, with fragrant strawberries and sery- ice berries on the drier grounds and oran- berries in the bogs sufficient for every worm, bird and human being in the terri tory, and thousands of tons to spare. Tho Indians at certain seasons, rowing in merry bands, gather large quantities, beat them into paste and then press the paste into square cakes and dry them for winter use, to be eaten as Il kind of bread with their oily salmon. Berries alono, with the lay ish bloom that belongs to them, arc enough to show how nno and rich this northern wilderness must be.
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third. with Mcfarland fourth 1ime 2:1i.
 The final in lhc one-mlle championship aTateur was called. There were six sta rters. Ertz led. the bunch on ihe first lap. with Howard second. On tn. last lap began beautiful run, in which all hands made play for q place. Stevens caught Ertz in the stretch, md shoulder to shoulder they canle home, llrtz vim ming by an inch from Stev0. ms, Midden- dorff taking third place. Time, 2.l6 2-5.
 The final one-quarter- mile champion ship professional was the fnsxt vent called. There were five starters, Gardner Cooper Randall. Bald and Lougraead. Cooper jumped off in the lead. After they. had gone forty-tlve yards Randall took Ghe lead and was S ltting a terrific clip. In tihe stretch Cooper, Loughhead and the others came with a rlb-h all abreast 'rlie pace was kept up to the tape. Goughhtad won, Cooper etss3nd Randall third. riIre 32 seconds.
 Final, one-third of mile,- opeil, anna teur-Nine starters--'rhe men got away in a bunch. They were all together on the turn and they turned tntu the home stretch scarcely six inclm's sspar- ated ther. At the tape it WAS Il pnzzl. tes pick the winners The race was fin- ally given to Ed Lewellyny of Chicago, with II. Fearing New York, stSond, t,hub Nelson, Springfield Thtd Time, :333 S-5
 r. A. Mcfarland. scratch nian In the two miles, heat handicap professional was allowed to start in the final 1t being eladmed that he ran q de4d heat for third place.
 Si Final heat two miles. handicap, pro- fessional fourteen starters on the first lap there was q spul aud two men stopped. The rest of the push prdtllcd hard and at the first mile. the men crossed all in bunch. Al the last lap all were together and in danger of q spill. In the turn Into the stretch three riders drew away up the hill and made tlie opening for the spult home. McF'ar- land. scratch. crossed winner: Fred loughhead (scratch) second; l. A. New house (2b yards) third; O. l.. Stevens (70 yards) fourth: Charles A Church (40 yards) fifth; w. l.. Sanger (Scratcn sixth. Time. 4:44 2-5.
 Final heat. two mile handicap anna teurs, eighteen starters Schade Goeh- Ter and Miller were on scratch line riders set a hot pace the entire distance. E. c. Hausman (2u yards). won; R. A. Miller (scratch), second; c. w Krick 40 yards). third; II. w. MHddendorff t5o yardsl. fourth; C. NJ Slick (i0 yards) firth. w. A. Ladue t7O yards) sixth. Time. 4.40 .s.
The age-herald., 1897-08-07
THIRD ANNUAL SESSION
Of the Southern Biblical Assembly Begins - at Asheville, N. O..

H Of the Southern Biblical Assembly Begins
 at Asheville, N. O.,
 Ashevilla, N. C., Aug. 6-The third an nual session of the Southern Biblical as- ssmbly. under the auspices of he Ameri- can-.-Sociefy Religious cduca lion, opened in this city las. evening. /A p Dr. J. F; Gilbert, of Washington, D. C., Is in charge.
 lille fiet ectue e was delivered by Rsh- op Roudthaler of The Moravuan church. Subj.c ct. Jesus, the Gcd Man"
 Today the school of the English Bible began in the First Presbyterian church, with Rev J. B. Sheal'er. of Davidson col lege, presiding.
 The Juv.nile school is under the direc- fion of Mrs. C. H. Bell, of Sheffield. Ala. A school of primary methods is con- ducted lby Miss Leila Nowiin, of Wash ington, D. c.
 Tnese are the regular features of the asy1 mbly, a night lecture and three schools in dieffrent olarcha,s during the day to meet the needs of the various classes of persons.
 Bishop Wil50n, Of the M thcdis. church, south. will lecture tonigt,. on Jesus, tn. Pattern Man
The age-herald., 1897-08-07
FIFTY YEARS AGO.
Description of the Boats on the Fall River
 Line In 1347.

In 1S47 the steamboat Bay Stnte was built for the Fall River line fer Long Is- land Gound traffic, and in this craft were carried out ideas which had not prevailed up to that time.
 When the huh was being built, there were serious discussions as to the weight of timber that was being put into her, and she was called "lumber yard" but the many years of successful operation settled the question of strength, and the first trip she made from New York to Fall River as well determined the question of speed as compared with other steamboats of that time, and yet, compared with the steam boats of today, she would look poor indeed.
 In that day however, the Bay State at tracted universal attention. She had 48 staterooms, but no one except u reckless spendthrift-some young fellow who had more money than brains-would think of paying $l fer nights rest in room when he could have berth without extra charge
 There were no such things as continuous tickets. Those that existed were bought in New York or Boston and simply took the bearer from one place to another. The heating was done by stoves in the saloons, and the rooms in winter were too cold to permit of having water for ablution until morning. Boots to be blacked were put outsid, the room doors on retiring and re- turned in the morning If there were too many to be blacked during tho night, slip pers were left to Do worn until the boots were returned tda
 The lighting was done with oil lamps, hung on pivot in each room or in tho hall, while in the dining room in tho for ward cabin the tables were as brilliantly lighted as wax candles could dc it. The supper was table d hote, DO cents for each passenger, and the luxury of this feature was renowned not only nt homo but abroad. The long tables were loaded with all that the season could afford. The pas sengcrs were rot permitted to reach thcm until the captain, with whatever guests he might have, had taken his rent. Great efforts were made to obtain for these taulos tho first ill the market of whatever might bo procured, and the fact wns duly and amply announced in the ncwspapers.- Il. N. Lowell For August Cassier's Magazine.
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woman herself to help herself No one else can do it. She can help herself if she will If a woman will take proper care of her wonanly self; if she will use the right rem edy for weakness and disease of the organs that bear the burdens of maternity she will soon be healthy, vigorous and ainiable She will be able to help baby, instead of leaving baby to try and help her.
 A wonderful remedy for weakness and disease of the organs that make wifehoo and motherhood possible is found in Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription It acts di- rectly on these organs It makes them strong and healthy. It has transformed tthousands-of suffering pain rackcd women into healthy, happy wives and mothers. It allays inflammation, soothes pain, and steadies and invigorates tie nerves. It pre- pares for wifehood and motherhood It in sures inherently healthy children All good druggists sell it. There is nothing "just the samep or just as good" The druggist who tells you there is, is either mistaken or dishonest
 Mrs. Joseph smmous, of Hazclgreer, Grant Co.,, Wis, writes: Enclosed find 3f cents in Medical Adviser in cloth cover. have used your Dr. Perce's Favori.e Prescription and his Golden Medical Discovery and Pellets and have received great deal of benefit from them" "
 When story writer puts in doctor he is always said to Look wise Over one million people have looked wise and acted wisely, They have bought Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser Of these wise folks. 68o, 900 of them paid sI 50 copy for the book. It,was cheap, al that It issai book of 1908 pages, with' zoo illustrations. Think ofthat A medical book too. Every- body knows how expensjye.A medical etip cation is. Now there issh great edition of. this book, that Is being given away. Ypu pay the cost of mailing, fhat'sail. You send q one-cent stamps for the book in strong rnariifa covers If yoti 'tesife fine etfi bossed French cf6tf cover sfrd ,I onelttsiift stamps. Address, Worlds Dispensary Med. ical Association, Buffalo, N. \.
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By MRS. GEORGE c. BALL. Z
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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 While Newport society is entertaining vice-Presidznt and Mrs. Hobart in great style, 1t is enjoying unique pleasure in watching the movements of the first tor pedo fleet ever gathered in the waters of the United States. There have b en drills of the queer little crafts which are about the size of an ordinary plea SUI e yacht, and each boat is warranted to be able to destroy tn most formidable bat tleship that foats.
 After I.ayilg Newp-rt the fleet will come south. fiIst to New Orleans, then Up the Mississippi to St. Louis
 The crew of each boat is limited to two officers and not more than twenty-five men. Naval officers are always esteemed peculiarly fascinating by womankin1. and as service on torpa does is especially dangerous. it is predicted that torpedo officers will be the most popular of the navy because of "the day gers they hlve passsd'
 Table tipping, CT old fla shiored "spir'tu alism" is again the fad in Paris. and threatens to invade our country, with it's former violence. This was once, many years ago, a very fashionable fOrm<ef [ amussment amoeg the lawyers, states men, ard the brilliant women of Mont gomery. anl1 marvellous revelations were made, which were beyond all human ex- planation. For conscience sake" it was abandoned by many, but the stories of wonderful. unexpla nable dances, are sti l told of those times.
 The following letter from Blrmirss- ffsfa Ia, F., has been received. It was net W.. it Il for publication, but is of interest not withstanding:
 "Sa.l Francisco. Aug. 3.-I have ofse wished fer you on this trip We have seen so much that I am sure you w5u,d have enjoyed. What will you think when I tell you we wEre eleven days and nights on the sleeper between Birmingham and San Francisco? We stoppJl over at Salt Lake, Colorado Springs. Monitor and Denver. From AIoniton we wsnt through the Garden of the Gods, which is wonderful, but the Royal Gorge is the most sublime to me. We reached San Francisco this morning. From Los An ga.es, we wert out to Santa Ana, then to New Port, and spent two days and nights. I saw fish caught that I did not
 
 among them. We saw a laige ocaan steamer ladened with passengers come in at o'clock at night. Everybody made a rush for the pier We saw the st.amer more than an hour before she came in. Her lights were beautiful. Two large sa l. ing vessels were waiting for orders to leave. The people here are wild over rhe great gold mires in the IIlpndylle You hear nothing else. I must not forget To tell you that had the pleasure of seeing Margaret Pierce, the third wife of Big ham Young. While at Salt Lake CIfy we went to where some of these ladies lived, and asked if they would receive visitors. They said they could not that day, but after that Margaret Pierce came out and recived us. She was 73 years o!d. and had a very sweet faoa. Five of these wives live in the same house. Liar garet married Brigham Young in 1S45.
 San Francisco Is a very interesting ci y. with grand buildings. There are q great many wealthy people here. worth mil
The age-herald., 1897-08-07
THE TRANSVAAL.
The Claim That Only Great Britian Can
 Maintain a Good Government.


 Maintain a Good Government.
 England's faults are focused in tho Jameson raid. Against the individuals who fought in that raid the. Bocrs feel no anger, but they are sInarting under the injustice dono hem in London. They hear that he money for thisra was subscribed in England, that tho man chiefly rcspon- sible was Cecil Rhodes; that instead of be- ing punished 7i6 Nvas received as a hero The iEcddling of tho English Governmen; at all was a bad thing, for it. drew upon the queens cabinet all the odium which might otherwise hayo dissipated itself in charges Inatio at Cape Town against the chartered comrany. The orimo was com mittcd in South Africa. Al the witnesses to the crime were there; plaintiff and dc fendant were on the spot. A competent tribunal was not wanting. To drag this local matter to a point COCO miles away, before tho Ear of judgment seat Thicl the Boers could not regard as impartial was unfortunate. o 's.,e tt
 Time can do wonders, and Q wonder is needed to once more bring together the conflicting faces that are now wasting their energies in recririn inGtion. There must be liberty and peace throughout that country if it is to realize the future which only the other day seemed within its grasp. There must Ee no question of Dutch, oi English, German OF French If that conn try is to prosper All must unite, and there is none too many. The flag of Great Britain represents freedom of trade, free dom of thought, Lsyond that of any fi.R on tho high scGs, rrd in Africa ct leest it is tho cnly Cag strong enough and gcner GUS enough fer cur purposes. It guaran tees life, liberty and the pursuit of happi ness tt ell within tho sphere of its inhu enco. It is, in short, the only flag whci. today makes possible our dream of Il white mans Africa. British iind Bocl Government ty Pcuitnoy Bigclow, il. Harrcr's Magazine For, August.