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D HE above picture was taken of
 Jack Prince when he was cham pion bicycle rider of the world in 1884. and "a comparison with his wheel and those of today will show the won derful evolution of the "poor mans au- tomobile.'
 Princes time when he was champion was about three minutes to the mile, but today a mile has been ridden in less than minute behind an express train for the pacer, and in 1;07 behind an orr
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Cincinnati 5, Philadelphia 2.

Philadelphia, August 5.-In the eleventh Cincinnati scored three runs on two hits and two errors, winning the game Att tendance 1914 Score: R.H E. Cincinnati ..... ...... .0O1 010 900 03-5 13 1 Philadelphia .... ,...0 GOO GOO 020 00-2 F g
 Batteries: Walker and Schlei; Duggleby and Roth. Time, 2:17.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 5, Cleveland 0.

Cleveland, August 5.--New York knock ed Bernhard out in four innings Powell was a complete mystery to Cleveland. Attendance, 346l. Score: RH.E. Cleveland .............., 900 900 000-0 s 1 New York ............ .012 100 OO1-5 13
 Batteries: Bernhard, Moore and Bue- low; Powell and Mcclure. Time, 1:35.
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Meridian 7-6, Landry 4-a.

Meridian, Miss, August 5--(special)- Meridian won both games from the Ilan- dry team of New Orleans this afternoon principally on errors.
 First game R.H E.. .Meridian. ... .010 102 12*-7 3 New Orleans... .000 010 30O-4 10 '
 Batteries-Francis and Braun; Foster and Kearney.
 Second game R.H. E.. Meridian. .... ..........0 .030 102 00"-6 New Orleans. ..........0 900 100 OQ2--3 8 5
 Batteries-Cox and Braun; Kearney and Bornefield
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DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY, ,
 SPECIALIST PRIVATE DISEASES, {
guarantlM

you a permA~ nent cure of private troubles and that you may know my guarantee Ia res liable I refsB you with per-
 mission. to the First National oank, Alabama National bank, Steiner Broth CTS, bankers. Jefferson Coun- ty s a win ga bank and the
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Memphis 5, Nashville 2.

Nashville, August 5.-Memphis hit op- portunely today and won. Nashville could not hit the ball when a hit meant runs. The game was a wrangle throughout. Att tendance 800. Score: R.H.E. Nashyille...... .... .... .000 O01 001-2 Il 0 Memphis. .... ...... .. .000 120 110--5 13 ?
 Batteries-Hermann and Accorsinl i; Stockdale, Brown and Hulburt. Time, 1:47 Umpire Mullane.
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Husband and Wife Killed.

Philadelphia, August 5.-Joseph Sheron and his wife, Elizabeth, who were married about month ago, were shot and killed by Harry Fisher, aged 30 years, the woman's brother, in their home today Fisher also shot himself and is in critical condition at hos pital. The purpose or the crime is said to have been robbery. MT. and Mrs. Sheron had 5000 in the house, with which they intended to purchase a home. The money was stolen. Fisher admitted his guilt.
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Decatur 4. Columbia 3.

Decatur August 5.--(special)-Colum- bia lost to Decatur in a fast game today Hard hitting and good fielding on both sides was the feature of the game. Score:
 R.H. E. Decatur..- ''.''' .'...,., ..........4 1 Columpla.... ..'' '...'... ..............3 9 2 Batteries-Cameron and Dunlap; Collins and James.
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New York. August 5.-New York-Chi- cago and Pittsburg- Brooklyn National league games were postponed today on account of rain.
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LoNeiid Y iiiiii iiiii Joseph s Loeb The August Shoe Sale

Ihls August Shoe Sale has all the qual- ties that go. to make up great sale. In it is the medium and best quality and styles of shoes, and at very much less than is asked. There are shoes alike for men, women and children. Besides the shoes told of in the sale last week here are some new lots:
 Ladies' $500 Patent Wci Ladies s3 50 oxfords, 2.65 Tan Russia Calf and Black Kid Mems $500 oxfords 35O Oxford lies nearly all sIles os Mems s35O Oxords 250 ana Wioas ~ ,.'s a Infants S1OO Tan Ankle
 Laaes SzoO ana SzVV ra Strap and Black Kid one-strap ent Vlci and BlacK No ouaP Slippers, sizes to A. 48c
 Slippers, ll9 Chids S2 co and S1 so Strap
 Ladies $500 Oxords 5.oU Slippers and Oxford Ties $50
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DOUBLE HEADER AT
 SLAGTOWN TODAY Rain Postponed the Game Yes-.
 terday Afternoon DUNHAM AND STREET PITCH Breltensteln and French Will Work for New Orleans and Some Good Sport Is Expected-Vauehan
 Feels Confident.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING.
Games ' Nesterday.

Birmingham New Orleans; wet grounds Montgomery Litt4e Rock; rain Atlanta 19 Shreveport 0. Memphis D. Nashville ?.
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Al st. Louis.

St. Louis. August 5.-Five favorites won at the Fair Grounds today Floral Wreath got the verdict by a head from Frank Bell in the feature event; Yada was given first money because Willodene which ran nrss, fouled him a hundred yards from the wire. Track muddy Summary:
 First race, six furlongs-Lady Charles. 104 (W Watson). ? to 1, won; Codex. 107 Troxler), to 1. second; Fannette, 102 (D. Austin), 20 to 1, third. Time. 1:20 3-5.
 Second race. five furlongs. selling-Y ada, 106 (Troxler), 10 to g. won; Fay Templeton 95 q. Conway, F to 1, second; Picture Hat 10S (J. Booker), b to l. third Time, 1:041a
 Third race, mile and an eighth selling Never Such. 106 CW. Davis), 6 to 5. won; Albany Girl. 105 q. Booker, 25 to 1. second; ; Brooklyn. 95 q. Conway. 12 to 1. third. Time 2:02.
 Fourth race, six furlongs handicap Floral Wreath, 104 CD. Austin), to 5. won; Frank Bell, 109 (Rice), to l, second; Commodore, 96 ". Davis), to l, third. Time, IT.
 Fifth race, five and a half furlongs, purse Woodlands, no c. Conley). to ,, won; Darthula, 102 CD. Anderson). to ,. second; Princess Orna. 102 CD. Austin), to 1. third. Time. Ill.
 Sixth race, mile and sixteenth-Pour- quoi Pas. 9S (W. Davis) 4 to l, won; Flyer. 97 (PIunkett). 8 to 1. second; Imboden, e5 q. Conway), 10 to l. third Time, l:46.
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Detroit 4. aoston 3.

Detroit, August 5.-For the first time
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dinary single motor pacing bicycle. To those who have visited the track at the stadium and seen Walthour race the evolution in wheels and in time will be remarkable when compared with the above picture and time. Jack Prince has followed the racing game longer than any other man in America, and is now considered the best builder of race tracks in the world He built the stadium, and it was completed just twenty years after he won the worlds championship.
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St. Louis 5. Washington 4.
Philadelphia 4, Chicago 8.

Chicago, August 5.-Chicago's errors were very costly today and gave the vis- itors three of their four runs. Attendance. S450. Score: R.H.E. Chicago ...................20 Uo0 0l0-3 3 Philadelphia ........ .0l0 900 O0S-4 5 0
 Batteries: Owen and Sullivan; Plank and Powers Time, 1:40.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Boston 3, St. Louis 2.

Boston, August 5.-McNichols, though lacking control, was effective today. At tendance 175O. Score: R.H.E. Boston .......... .... 200 OO1 00*-3 10 l St Louis ......... ......OO1 OOO 0Ol-2 l
 Batteries: McNichols and Needham;
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sourH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.

Charleston, August 5.-score: R.H.E. Savannah ......... ..... 100 GOO 10-2 g 0 Charleston . .. ..... eco GOO 0O-0 1
 Batteries: Savdge and Roth; Herr and smith Game called on account of rain.
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\ The Age.Herald Engraving Depart
 \ent makes good cuts. ..
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

At Macon: Macon-Jacksonville, wet grounds
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At sunaIo.

most successful grand circuit meeting at Wentworth park this afternoon. The Electric City purse of 5000 for the 2:11 trotters was a stirring event. Sweet Marie was first in the summary, but three horses had each won heat and every victory had been hard fought. Summary:
 2:10 pace. purse s1o00-
 Ben F, b. g., by Bradt Mire.......... 1 Miss Ophelia b. m. (Judson) .......... 2 John F, gr. m. CWalker) .............. |
 Time, 2:09A. 2:11%. M
 The Iroquois Hotel stakes for 2:i4 pac- CTS. purse 5000 .
 Black Heal. b. g.. by Star Hal
 (Snow) .......... ................. ]
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Columbia. August 5.-score: R.H.E. Augusta .. . 010 0o0 000-1 g s Columbia .. .. 100 o03 02*-6 5 1
 Batteries: Mclaughlin and Lee; Key holds and Shea
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-20
"A Diplomatic Stroke.

Secretary Hay seems to be playing,
an Important part in the controversy
between Russia and Japan. He has
not called out any troops or made
any motions toward war, but his ne
COLLATION. Of q treaty for commercial
privileges in Manchuria. under which
China guarantees open ports and free
dom Of trade, and an abolition OF
taxes in the interior at boundary
lines. seriously enlbarrasses Russia.
Russia does not wish to incur the
hostility of the United States, and at
the same time finds her plans with
regard to- Manchuria seriously inter-
fered with by this Chinese treaty. The
United States declines to recognize
Russia as the power to be treated with
in Manchuria. but, regarding the Pc
king government as sovereign over the
entire Chinese empire, negotiates with
the Chinese government and looks to
it for fulfilment of treaty obligations.
This does not suit the plans OF Rus
STA, who wishes to be regarded not
only as the controlling power in Nam
churia, but the dominating influence
In Picking. Russia is unable to guess
just how far the United States, in
view Of her treaty rights recently ac-
quired, may be disposed to take a
hand in the pending controversy. The
negotiation Of that treaty seems to
be influencing the tendency toward
peace more than anything else which
has happened.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-20

thing like four pages and a half to mu-
sings on the above subject, at times wax
Ing quite serious, as where he says: IF
only, we could be granted a new trial!
Life has been teaching US the values OF
things! Il only we might apply our new
wisdom to those old opportunities Of hap
piness SO eagerly offered u.s." "A much
more general observation is this conclud-
ing paragraph:
Yes, one can bear to think of the beauty OF
women, but the thought II the goodness Of some
women breaks ones heart.
The contents Of the number are as wide
" varied and interesting as usual. APP
spropriate to the month Is "a Lovers VAL
sentine, !" which begins thus:
How shall shape a lyric meet for her
8 Who doth my heart Sensnare? &
Give me the rillet's first ecstatic stir
While yet the dales are bare,
The liquid note some feathery worshiper
Breathes on the twilight air.
Counting and the courts-Lnder that
heading in The Green Bag for January
cases are cited to show that it is wise to
beware the widows and others If ones in
tentions are not serious. In other words,
eff "a party does not want to find himself
in the eyes Of the law an engaged man,
he must look well to his daily walk and
conversation; for II he has SO conducted
himself as to be estopped from denying
problem to convince Judge and jury that
the lady has duly released him. = The Green
Bag for January keeps well to its stand
ard and purpose in covering the higher
and lighter literature pertaining to the
law"
The Red Book-This magazine of fiction
announces very rapid growth and the ne
cessity OF an increased plant. The Febru-
airy number contains an unusual number
Of Photographic art studies and long list
Of short stories.
Annals Of lowa-The January number
Of the historical quarterly Of the historical
department Of. Iowa: is out. Among its
features are portraits of William G.. Don
nan, DR.. J. F. Kennedy, and John Plumbe
Originator Of the Pacific railroad and ar
ticles on "The Last Battle Of the REQ
River Campaign Frontier Church going
1881" "Blockhouses in the Civil War
Iowa in the Territory Of Missouri - Vita
Statistics IAN Iowa Pioneer" and Others
Of equal interest.
Stories for Little Folks-LittIe Folks fol
January has it's usual quota Of stories
verses and pictures especially adapted fol
youngest readers. What Betsey's Father
Found is an amusing story of common
mistake in natural history. The initia
chapters appear Of two promising serials
| 1.-THE Lazy Little Princess and 'tDelia's
Nature Studies, - the latter illustrated
| with Delia's pictures. With the closing
chapters of two serials, and a number O
poems and short stories, this issue o
Little Folks is one Of unusual interest tt
young readers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-20

The enforcement Of the anti-spitting
ordinance has accomplished good results,
but the time has not yet come to let up. It
won't come until men are thoroly aware
that violation means sure penalty. Not
even the police officers have learned yet
that violators are to be punished promptly
and without discrimination Monday night
a police officer stood in front of the
Brunswick hotel at 6 o'clock conversing
with a man who repeatedly violated the
ordinance. If the officer did not wish to
arrest him he could doubtless have called
the attention of the offender to the fact
that he was at least laying himself liable
to arrest and could have impressed les
son there which would probably have been
sufficient in the future to prevent fur
Their violation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-20
The Canal and the Railways.

Railroad men are giving much at
tention these days to. the question Of
the effect the construction of the
isthmian canal will have on their prop
critics. The only lines that are in any.
danger of suffering from the compe-
tition the canal will afford are the
transcontinentals. OF these the south
ern roads will suffer most, because
they are nearer the canal and because
they do not run thru SO productive a
region as the northern roads.
Writing in the Railway World, Mr..
Emory r. Johnson quotes one rail-.
road official as saying that the COM
petition offered by the canal will
necessitate a reduction in the rates;
such a reduction as may throw the
transcontinental railways into insol-
vency and require a scaling down Of
capital" It is not certain that even
such a hard fate for the railroads
would be bad for general interests. AS
a rule, western railroads are CAPT.
talized too high, with the result that
their arrangements are forced to en-
deavor to wiring an excessive income
out Of the business in the hope of pay
ing not only interest on bonds and
dividends onSpreferred stock, but also
dividends on common. It would be
hard on their present owners to have
their capital scaled down thru re-
ownership, but in the long run it would
be good for the public.
A traffic manager of another south
er1y transcontinental told Mr.. john
son, however, that as a result Of the
Econstruction Of the canal the business
of the country as a whole would be
so greatly stimulated that there would
be plenty of business for both rail-
roads and canals, and that ultimately
the canal would be indispensable.
There may be, he thinks, some tenn
porary suffering by the transcontin-
entail roads, but the general result of
the canal will be a benefit to the
nation.
| Railroads have driven inefficient
canals out Of business, but there is no
| record of canals driving railroads out
Of business or even Of seriously in
Turing them. Notwithstanding pres
ent misgivings, it will be found in the
end that the isthmian canal will be of
Ibenefts even to the transcontinental
railways.
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WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK
The Reason Wh,,.

To the Editor of The Journal.
Reading not long since some news items
relative to the mum Der Of arrests in your
city during the past year, and the per
cent Of this number which confessed that
they could not read and write-5,29 out of
which it is reported that but five con-
fessed to this ignorance-the thought was
awakened that not alone are our public
schools to be inquired Of in the matter Of
caste education to which Miss Shaw SO
sensibly refers in the recently reviewed
article from her pen.
The statement in the editorial column
Of your neighboring paper relative to the
number of arrests is followed by the fol-
lowing: "Of course. the vast majority Of
these arrests were for drunkenness and
disorderly conduct, offenses requiring no
great erudition, etc. In another item
referring to the same matter the state
ment is made THAI out of all this great
number native born lead with a total Of
3,0s4' and 1.-The greatest number were be-
tween 20 and 80 years Of age"
Is there not something deeply alarming
and truly terrible in this presentation Of
facts? Are our public schools accomplish
ing what they should? Is family life what
it should be in this matter Of building
into the character of the young such ma
terial as will prevent this drifting into
such conditions and deplorable records?
IS We judge that neither schools nor FAM
lily life are altogether chargeable, tho
it may be that much could be done in
both to prevent that is not now thought
Of. We believe that one popularity OF
boys is clargeable with much Of this de-
Election Of the lads, after the public enor-
nifty of drinking places and dens OF
yileness.
They are gregarious, and if you will
take the trouble to quietly learn the pow
ers that move in such assemblies you may
be astounded to learn the popularity Of
vicious ideas, and Of the freedom with
which these are discussed by a crowd Of
youngsters, no matter what families they
are out Of or to what schools they go.
It would be a good plan for parents, and
especially fathers, to know more about
these matters. BY these instrumental
ties lads become indoctrinated, and well
on the way to choose the evil before any
sign is given of what has been going
, on In the heart and life. The companions
ship Of the boy determines more than any
other factor. &c. ". u,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-20

1t seems that the president has done it
again. He has appointed another Mime
sofa man without asking anybody from
Minnesota about it. At the same time
everybody acknowledges that, as usual, he
merly of Austin. who lis selected for the
new consul at Antung, is conceded to be
just the man for the place. He has been
a long time in that place and understands
the conditions and situation there thoro-
~. Furthermore there is no political deal
about 1t.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-20
The Roosevelt Opposition.

It looks like Roosevelt, or nobody.
The defeat Of the president in the
convention would but prepare the way
for the defeat Of the republican can
didate in November. s
That is the way the situation looks
to republicans in this part of the
world. and that explains why the OPP
position to the president within his
own party is not able to induce any
candidate to get into the field against
him.
Senator Hanna knows better, and
this talk about Judge Taft is waste
Of words.
There will be lot Of buster and
noise by the Roosevelt element Of
the republican and democratic parties
until the convention, . but it will
ampuntato nothing because the lead
ers Of the republican party will not
dare to ignore the overwhelming SEN
timent Of the republican masses. They
did that in '92 and got badly whipped
for it. Whom the republican masses
want for president they must have for
their candidate or they cannot be re-
lied upon to support the ticket.
To trif1e with this sentiment will
be particularly dangerous at this time
because the issue is SO clearly drawn.
The oppositioIl;to Mr.. Roosevelt is SO
Enthusiastically that Of special and cor
porate interests and the confidence of
the people in his integrity and his
courage and his fairness is so deeply
rooted that the defeat of the popular
will in the convention is something
that the republican managers will not
dare to undertake. e
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-20


States to the high level 1t occupies in
Great Britain, and SO the relations
between capital and labor in this
country are not so cordial as in Eng
land, and there the antagonism be-
tween union and nonunion men is far
less strongly marked than with us.
There is in England growing ten
dency among the unions to admit only
the most competent workmen, on the
ground that non-competents are liable
to- be discharged, SO generating COM
fictst between employer and the
union to which the discharged man
belongs. The walking delegate is
practically unknown in England, the
responsibility being concentrated in
the hands Of the executive committee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-20
NEWS or THE BOOK WORLD
What Constitutes Style In LIterature7 p
81 Some Answers aGthered by the Liter
( airy Digest-centenniaI OF Hawthorne,s
u. '5lt7g - ~ Z =
Helen Keller to Be Translated Into
Japanese,

= 4
Japanese.
In these days when books are as ntmer-
GUS as bookleayes were not SO very long
ago, there is a great deal more talk of
literary style than there was formerly.
The y Y iterary Digest, appreciating the
mlstinsss Of the quality called style in
literature, to the average reader. has
given In its Jan. 16 number a sympo-
stun as to what constitutes true liter
airy STYLE
At the outset William Dean .HoWells is
quoted to the effect that style is not
something which is, with great pains
and expense, put into a man, by the stud
led imitation of master -stylists,'' but is a
mans peculiar way Of saying things, as
personal to him as his voice or his walk
I Mr.. Howells' definition is excellent as a
basis on which to build. And onto that
the remarks Of Stephen McKenna in the
January Criterion fit admirably. He says
that there can be no such thing as a
school Of style, since style is individuality
or the perfect expression Of the persona
temperamentEby means of an entirely per-
sonalsuse Of words and phrases interviewer
In theabeauty Of freshness. and the beauty
of cadence and the grave beauty Of pre-:
.cls1on. = 81 Farther on he says: but al
ways there must be distinction, something
that gives the joy Of the sense Of a brair
and a personality driving the pen, MOI
merely in what is to say, but in the way
lit is said. "A writer mentioned abounds II
THE quotation Of a dictum Of Lord Bacon's
Ito the effect that every thing beautiful has
something strange in it; one might almost
say that the excellence of style is in this
something strange emerging from perfec
lucidity.
/ Emphasis is laid upon the. expression
| perfect lucidity. and caution should be
given to the effect that mannerisms are
affectation, imitation, and not really ones
I own peculiar way The London Specta.
tor emphasizes this need Of lucidity ant
avoidance of nlannerisms in saying:
Great genius has nearly always united
profound ideas with very simple SPEECH
Here, then, is rule, which might b.
! made from the Digest's digest. for &C
curing a good literary style: Say thing.
in your own peculiar way 5 (Which, O
course, implies having things to say, We
say them lucidly and simply.