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, 1891-02-24
MOI A NAN ESCAPED.
a PennsyivanIR Mine Horror OF Appal
Ing p%roportIona.

a Pennsylvania Mine Horror of AppaII-
ing Proportions
milne explosion Over 100 men instant
ly killedl' Such was the appalling dis
patch flashed over the country the other
day from Greepsburg, Pa And further
research has but increRsedthe magnitude
OF the calamity, for ninety seven victims
have been identified, and ten more recovered
in state which forbids Identification.
The whole region seems to have gone
Wild is the report of the operators; and no
wonder, for there Is reason to believe that
the accident was the result Of negligence.
The officials nt first asserted that the mine
was carefully inspected by the FIRE boss,
workings, and in proof thereof produced
the usual certificate in printed form that
"the working places in the Mammoth mine
are in fit condition for the workers therein. "
Although this certificate begins. I'VE,
the Undersigned il has but one ma me AT.
fixed, that of william Sheath. He at
tended a ball the night before, and left IL at
2;35 a m. to make his examination. The
men went to work Mt 3 a, m, and at 9 the
explosion occurred. There are comments
us TO the condition OF the fire boss at the
time he left the ballroom, and regret is *
pressed that in order to lessen expenses
the company had lately dismissed Pete
Lowry, the assistant mine boss, leaving
butone man TO do the work OF two.
Superintendent Keighly, OF the Nam.
moth shaft, is In a peculiarly unfortunate
condition, as it was under his s~uperiutend,
, 1891-02-24
WOMANS WORLD.
A GREAT MANS DlcTUM WHICH
DOESN'T SUIT THESE TIMES.

A Maiden womGn's Regret-A Craze for
Pink and Frey's DIscov-
ery-Late Wrinkle in Dresses-A Woman
Theatrical Director.
Forty years ago the first national
woman's rights convention was held in
this country, and recently a two days
convention in Boston commemorated its
anniversary. 1t was a notable and well
improved occasion for reviewing the
work that has been accomplished within
less than half a century in ~uprooting the
prejudices Of ages.
II the great man who uttered the
dictum reiterated for years by innumer-
able little mem that all the literature q
woman needed vas r Bible and an al
manac-if he were alive now he would
probably modify his opinion, or else
would have the grace to hold his tongue.
Even in those old times, with all the
odds against them, women sometimes
turned things topsy turvy, and the brains
Of a family occasionally refused to run
in the proper masculine channel.
Many n good man, welded to a meek
woman and holding all the orthodox be
III IA AtAAAAAAAAC AAAAtA III hl1NONtltd "
his dismAy, rs the elder Thomas TalliyeF
did, that his daughters had appropriated
the lions share of the parental intellect,
and that he had a family of stupid boys
and bright girls to account for. so
much the worse for the girls, when the
height of knowledge and achievement
for them was limited to the range of the
almanac andcook book.
Middle aged people can well remember
when the name of the first and pluckiest
of the women's rights CHAMPIONSHIPS
sonally a pure and upright woman-was
seldom heard except as coupled with
coarse jests and ribald rhymes. All that
is vastly different now. Woman suf-
frage has not yet won the whole battle,
but its leaders have gained a good many
rights and a vast amoun Of respect.
More than 300 honorable and lucrative
occupations are open to woman now
which forty years ago were to her closed
and doubly barred doors. Few are the
positions-except political ones-which
= woman is not allowed to fill, If she has
ability and courage and strength enough.
1t is almost a foregone conclusion that
the girls of a family shall have as gener-
Gus an opportunity for education as the
boys; in many families their educational
chances are longer and better.
The woman's rights agitation may not
have been the sole agent in bringing
about the great change in the condition
of women in this country but it would
be idle to claim that this once con-
temned movement has not battered
down a host of ancient wrongs and hur-
ried up the brighter times. There are
some battles yet to be won, for legal
rights and political rights, but no one
can look backward over the past forty
years and see the change in the condi-
ton and privileges and opportunities Of
women without acknowledging the vast
ness o: this peaceful and bloodless revo-
luton. Springfield Homestead.
, 1891-02-24

Il would never AVE been an old
maid" said a lady of 40, eff | had
known as much twenty years ago as |
know now. When / was at n marriage
able time of life 1 heard SO much about
unhappy couples that l was afraid to be-
come a wife. But | have looked around
in later times and have changed my
mind OF the subject. Last year l took
up a list of twenty wives of my acquaint-
ance whom 1 had known before their
wedlock, and to whom l spoke about
their experiences in life. | found that
fifteen Of the twenty were happily mar
ried, that four of them got along toler-
ably well with their husbands, and that
only one Of them bewailed her matrimo-
nial lot. The fifteen happy wives are
amiable women, fond of their children
and helpful to their husbands. About
the unhappy M of them | can only say
that she is a grumbler married to a
growler, and would be unhappy anyhow,
and as to the other four the fault is not
all on n side. l suspect hat the
twenty married women / have spoken Of
are fair specimens of wives in general,
most Of whom find by experience hat it
Is marriage hat makes life worth living.
AS l myself am the soul of amiability, l
believe that l would have made a happy
marriagei if l had not been frightened by
the stories that l heard twenty years
ago."-New York Sun.
, 1891-02-24
ABSOLUTELY PURE

truly feminine It is lovely and simple.
1t is something every male potter has
been trying to discover for years. lost
art, in fact-snd every blessed man VIC
has seen it has, man like, exclaimed,
"What a blsnkety idiot l was not Il
ave thought of it." You see, the only
thing to do was to think of it; the bal
ance was easy enough. However, no
body ever thought of it until Miss Frye
had the patent safe in her pocket, and
along with it a handsome fortune in
prospect and a competency for the pres
emit. Like all really studious and think
ing women Miss Frye is modest to a de-
gree, and reticent as to herself and her
discovery.
There is also a fortune awaiting the
man who will rediscoyer the lost art of
producing the green, blue and red of the
ancients from copper. The first two col
ors can be got easily enough, but the last
is elusive. VIII the imam" who finds
this be a woman also?-New York
World.
, 1891-02-24

II was no fault of his own that he did not
succeed, but in this, as in his previous
speculative efforts, he made n failure, and
with his ability, enterprise and connections
he may be expected in the future to re-
trieve his financial losses. He had a prece-
dent, however, for his rash act, as it Is not
so very long z that his nephew, the
Baron James de Rothschild, crAzed by i'll
luck in business affairs, blew out his brains
in the presence of his Mortified mother.
Occasionally monetary trouble unsettle
a citizen OF America as much as they do a
European nobleman. This Gems to be the
case with Henry ThumpsoI, an eccentric
tradesman of New YORK city, who has not
been heard Of for two years, and who it is
now supposed committed suicide at Yonk-
ers and received Identification, afterward
disproved, as a person named Edgar.
Twenty years ago Mr.. Thompson was 3
man OF wealth and standing in the com
muuity where he lived. He failed in 1873,
built up anew fortune, failed again In 1879.
and thereafter went steadily down hill.
When last heard OF he was practically q
pauper, whose family had been scattered
and whose friends had forgotten him. One
day he left his humble lodgings and never
returned.
Soon after his departure intelligence ar.
rived that through the death of English
relatives he had fallen heir To an estate
valued at 100000. The question now to
be decided is whether he is the man who
took his own life at the Getty house in
Youkers, or whether he is still alive, y
wanderer upon the face Of the earth and
not cogniZant OF the wealth that awaits
him.
II there Il any moral to be drawn from
the stories here set down IL is that suicide
j. cOwardice; that the man who doesn't
know when he is whipped in the battle of
life generally wins. and that II one will
, 1891-02-24

Mrs. Eleanor J.. W. Baker, whose hus-
band was Walter Baker, the chocolate
manufacturer, has just died. She left
legacies to many benevolent societies
and institutions, among which we are
glad to see that those for women are not
forgotten. The Woman's Union Mis-
sionary society, New York, receives 49,
600; Wellesley college, S 5000; the Wom-
ans Board of Missions, 5000; the New
England Hospital for Women and Chill
dren, $4,000; the Boston Young Wom-
ems Christian association, $1,000; the
Boston Free Hospital for Women, 50, 900,
and the Massachusetts Home for In
temperate Women, 5000. Much money
is also left to c~o-educational institutions.
-Woman's Journal.
, 1891-02-24

Mighty are the mysteries ot existence.
but miEhtier still are the mysteries OF
mans taking of Death calls a halt 10
human activity, As iu the case Of Secre
tary Window nc the banquet table the
captain, cheering ON his troops in the full
flush Of victory and health, receives "a lead
en- messenger and b. no more, the hidden
guest. who hastes 70 the wedding feast,
sucCumbs to the accident OF a railway col
lision, and finds for his host not the smil
ing bridegroom, but the dark angel whom
all must meet. Iu a thousand and one
ways the summons comes. but when 10 e.,
not only welcome buf self invited 10y Those
who can command the Of the
world 10 satisfy their desires, the ordinary
mortal pauses la wonder and puts to him
self the query: II the great and powerful
Of earth disdaiu existence, why should the
average mortal cling 10 a life in which the
elements OF toll and sorrow dominate those
Of happiness and comfortf"
Who, for instance, would haye thought
that the wealthiest noble OF England, the
premier landlord of Great Britain. could
find this world Of so little value "a 90 has
ten his exit by the aid Of the pistol2 Yet
the famous Duke Of Bedford courtcd death
and won il through suicide. lie WINS ~
year. OF age aud the ninth OF his line. He
had been "A soldier n a statesman. aud
, 1891-02-24
The Pulpit aud the STAGE

Rev. f. NJ. Shrout, pastor United
Brethren church, Blue Mound. Kan,
says: Il feel it my duty to tell what won
ders DIR. Kings New Discovery has done
for me-. Ny lungs were badly diseased,
and my parishioners thought | could live
only a few weeks. l took Eve bottles Of
DR.. Kings New Discovery and AN sound
aud well, gaining &c lbs. in weight"
Arthur Love. manager of loves Funny
Folks Combination, writes: After a
thorough trial and convincing evidence, l
for Consumption, beats EN- all and cures
when everything else fails. The greatest
kindness l can do my many thousand
friends is to urge them to try it" Free
trial bottles at B. b. David's drug store.
Regular sizes SOC. and LOO.
, 1891-02-24

For the spring, skirts will retain the
close sheath shape which has won its
way to popularity in the face of much
opposition. The skirt is a trifie too long
for convenience for street toilets.
When needful, a tiny cushion hustle is
sewed in the waist, but it must not be
apparent; in many skirts q short steel is
run in about half way down, to support
and spread the fan plaits. Petticoats Of
very light flexible horse hair are an
nounced for the summer. With the
frightening of skirts has come the ne
cessity for devising some mean of lift
ing a house skirt for comfortable walk
ing on the street. One device is a metal
chain or silk cord which encircles the
waist, and which, passing through q
sliding knot. has a clamp to hold the
ski-t at each end, the clamp being lined
with rubber SO as not to mar the fabric.
-Emmeline Raymond's Paris Letter.
, 1891-02-24

cuce that the recent Dunbar disaster oc.
Cured. The popular frenzy was SO great
that District Master Workman Robert w.
Watchorn issued a special address to the
miners against violence, and other labor
leaders have been appealed to. Superin-
tendent Keighly is the man who shot
Michael Kane, the Molly Mcguire leader,
ut Youngstown. o., some years since.
The legal authorities declare that Mr..
Keighly is not 10 blame for this accident.
and there is a general demand upon the
legislature for more stringent laws on in.
spection. OF the identified dead thirty two
leave families. There is a large proportion
of Polish and Hungarian names in the list,
and Of most of the single men nothing
whatever is known. Eighty-nine have
been buried In the Catholic cemetery ut
S%cottdRle, the others being taken else.
where by friends. Not one mar In the
mine at the time escaped.
, 1891-02-24

Ia the Church Of England he was a power,
for M his disposal were thirty-two liv-
ings. Able sons aud beautiful daughters
had been born Of a happy marriage. Rndthe
dght Of prosperity seemed to shine un-
Swallowed on his pathway. His long and
active career had evoked but one criticism,
that Of hArshncss toward tenants who
failed 70 meet their financial obligations.
He was one Of the few mobiles OF Great
Britain who retained feudal privileges.
Under "a grant continued to him from a
medipval ancestor be exercised the right
Of collecting toll from every vehicle com
ing within n quarter OF "A mile Of COvent
garden, Of which great market he was the
sole proprietor. Yet, in his old age, this
iuheritor Of the titles and fame OF the
house Of Russell proved rccreant in the
presence Of pain, and rather than endure
the evils to which he was subjected faced
those Of which he had no knowledge, Lying
on a sick bed, from which he had promise
OF present recovery, he succumbcd TO the
agony Of the moment aud sought relief Ia
suicide. He had nothing with which to re
proach himself beyond his severity toward
tenants; yet, despite his power, influence
and prospects, he preferred the tomb to the
palace.
II rumors which are yet 10 be established
rs facts are taken into consideration there
is more Of romance and Of tragedy about
the demise Of Prince Baudouin than of the
Duke Of Bedford. The prince, SO the story
goes, had loved beneath his station. and
, 1891-02-24

In appointing Miss Ryckman, the tai
ented daughter of the Rev. DR.. Ryck-
man. to the position of English master"
of the London Collegiate institute the
trustees have taken a noteworthy depart
ure. Miss Ryckman has the indorsa-
ton of Principal Merchant, who assured
the board that She was the best availa-
BILE teacher. She receives the same COM
p%ensation as a man would have obtained
for performing the same task, and there
was no suggestion that because she was
a woman she should be Disseminated
against. 1t will be well if the precedent
now established is not departed from.
By no construction of justice that we
know of a it be affirmed that a woman
doing as good work as a man should not
be awarded equal remuneration. The
day has surely gone by when sex should
be a barrier to preferment, all things be-
ing equal.-London (Ont.) Advertiser.
, 1891-02-24

Ladies' day at the New York Athletic
club brings out such a bevy of pretty
girls that all the clubs are declaring that
they, too, must inaugurate a series of
ladies' days. The Racquet club, which
is among the q%uietest and most exclusive,
will soon admit ladies to its new tennis
quarters. The Lotus club does not de-
bar fair visitors. They have found their
way from time to time into the Knick-
erbocker, the Fellowcraft and the Man
haitian Athletic clubs. And now staid,
quiet, exclusive old Union is talking of
admitting women some afternoon, if
they go in their Sunday best and don't
ask to stay to tea.-New York World.
, 1891-02-24

An anti-slang society was formed by
a company of young ladies in this city
about a fortnight ago. The fine for each
slang word used is one cent, and the
funds raised are given to the South End
mission school. The cost to the members
at first averaged about twenty-five cents
a day. "Awfulr" "Good graciousl'
"Shoot itl' and You make me tired"
were samples of the chief pitfalls. A
part Of the young ladies have withdrawn
from the society to avert bankruptcy.
The others don't talk as much slang as
they used to.-Springfeld (Mass.) Home
stead.
, 1891-02-24

dearly evinced by the fact that they
slected Mrs. w. D. House a. city super
intendent of their public schools. There
dpon SOM Of the gentleman professors
resigned. 1t is said, however, to the honor
Of Mrs. House, that she fills the position
In a highly satisfactory manner, and re-
fleets credit upon the action of the board
whose Judgment placed her in this Of
fetal position. All who have taught
under her regime regard her as an eff
fcient superintendent, kind and helpful
to the teachers, by whom she is greatly
beloved. -Woman's Chronicle.
, 1891-02-24

The MO proprietor OF this paper has
been subject to frequent colds for some
years, which were sure u lay him up If
not doctored at once. He finds that
Chanberlaiu'z Cough Remedy is reliable.
il opens the seereuons, relieves the lungs
and restores the system to a healthy con-
dition. If freely used as soon as the cold
has been contracted, aud before it has be-.
come settled IN the system, it greatly
been a severe coli.-Norfhuestern Hotel
Register, Dss Moiues. Iowa. 50 cent
bottles for sale by A. 4. Roedel.
, 1891-02-24
A FEW REASONS

Why you should try the celebrated DR.. IL.
Wagner's methods OF cure:
l. ID h Wagner Is = natural physician"
- r o. s. FowLER,
- The Great Phrenologist-
2 you are wonderfully proficient in your
knowledge Of diseases and medicines"
DIR J. H
Few can excel you as a Doctor"
4 "The AFFLICTED ind ready relief In your
presence" DR. ]. SIMMs-
s. "Dr. H Wagner is a regular graduate
nom Bellevue Hospital, New York City; has
had very extensive hospital practice and Is
thoroughly posted on all branches OF his be
loved science, especially on chronic diseases
HDr- h Wagner has immortaliLed himself
by his wonderful discovery Of specific RENE
dies for private and sexual diseases. "-Vlr-
Kinia City Chronicle.
Thousand of invahds flock to see him"
San Francisco Chronicle.
D. THE doctors long experience as q spe-
cialist should render him very successful.h-
Rocky Mountain News.
, 1891-02-24

Miss Pinckney. the lady who is at the
head of Margaret Winthrop hall, the
home where a number of girls of the
Cambridge school live, is working out
an interesting experiment successfully,
under the direction of Mr.. Arthur Gil
a She is making a real home for
girls away from home Mt school. A visit
to Margaret Winthrop hall shows how
completely the pleasant life of the home
is kept separate from the pleasant life of
the school.-New York Telegram.
, 1891-02-24
ARE you GOING EAsTt

II so you will ask for tickets via
WABASH LINE.
WHY? Because in the fret place it is
tn many Of the principal cities of the East
the
SHORT LINE, and because on all
trains there arc, free to all, new and ele-
giant
RECLINING CHAIRS and. from
points in the Rocky Mountain region, on
all through trains,
THROUGH PULLMANS, and, to cap
the climax Of luxury, all trains are fed on
DINING CARS.
G. NJ. HAMPsoN.
Commercial Agent Denver, Col.
1927 Seventeenth Street.
, 1891-02-24

One of the most valuable discoveries
ever patented for making patent tiles is
the property Of a bright young woman,
Miss Frye, a school teacher, who will
soon be able to desert the school room
and live on the royalty of her patent.
Just what this patsnt is the writer is not
at liberty to tell but like everything
, 1891-02-24

A gentleman in Union county. No.,
who is too modest a man to have his name
mentioned IN the newspaper, was cured
of rheumatism by Chamberlain's Pain
Balm, after trying other medicines and
treatments for thirteen years. so cent
bottles for sale by A. L. Roedel.
, 1891-02-24

'fHf' 20" "" .. Ah AhRA lN"'AAARhF
finding that that love could never be real
lied soGgat peace in the eternal silence OF
the grave. Opposed. however. 10 the tale
Of suicide, is the ~Huthoritativ statement
that his career was cut short by disease
Whichever version OF the event is true, the
fact remains that the young heir 10 the
throne Of Belgium has gone so his last nc
count, and that about his Iunl hours hangs
as great e mystery as that which pertRinei
TO the taking of Of the Austrian arch
duke who was expected to succeed the
present emperor upon he.throue.
Neither painful disease nor unqualified
passion had anything TO do with the recent
attempt Of Baron Gustave de Rothschild
10 end san uulucky existence. The harou's
trouble wis solely financial. lie belongs
10 a fI'uly which never forEipes CONNER.
c.sl 30 rsirr, aud bis endeavOr 70 Kill him
self i.. Slowed close upon his los. Of 1000.
Gsl f-. 90 fhp Hnn1uu ss0aN r-ah--a.a
, 1891-02-24

Many people will remember the recent
hanging OF Tom Voolfolk, "a Georgian,
who committed Wholesale butchery. No
one ever thought that Toms hideous deeds
would form the basis of a religious attrac-
tion, yet such is the case. a colored church
in Albany, Ga, several nights since, says
the Macon News, was the scene of a theat-
rical presentation Of that terrible tragedy.
The presentation was IA rare and roaring
success, and the p~antomime AK was not
long in crushing the life out OF nine panto-
mime bodies; and then came the gallows
scene, when Che life OF the bloody axman
was given up in %expiatiou Of the terrible
crime.
II the presentation OF the tragedy within
the confines of n building devoted and CON
secrated to divine worship is a little out Of
the ordinary run of things, 1t nevertheless
shows that the competition for increased
membership among the colored churches
OF Albany is warm enough to exact a cast
ing about for new aud original features of
attraction in order 20 maintain the hold
upon members, Inc the church which
presented the Voolfolk tragedy in panto-
mime seems to have found the kind of at.
traction necessary
, 1891-02-24

A Good Record. Il have sold Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy for ten years
avs druggist L, b. Legg, of Vail, la.
and have always warranted it and neve
mad a bottle returned. During the pas
ninety days have sold twelve dozen anc
t has given perfect satisfaction in every
Instance. 1t does not dry up a cough
nut looscns and relieves it, 1t will cure ;
severe cold in less time than any other
treatment. so cent and 81 bottles for
sale nv A. L. Roedel.
, 1891-02-24

Ed Knapp IS receiUing
fresh oysters and CLAIMS ia
the SheH direct from " elU
York eDery other day. at
his rest aHrGnt ora Sir
teefttH street. Supplying
of families @ specially.
, 1891-02-24

Maud Howe Elliott and Florence Howe
Hall, daughters of Julia Ward Howe,
are meeting with gratifying success as
readers and lecturers. How to talk in
public is an art the Howe family seem
to have thoroughly mastered.
, 1891-02-24
PLAIN FACTS Plainly SPOKEN

AT one time a discussion of the secret vice
was entirely avoided by the profession. and
medical workso OF but a few years ago would
hardly mention IL.
To-day the physician is of a different opin-
lon; he is aware that 1t is his duty-disagree-
able as IL may be-to handle this matter with
out gloves, and speak plainly about 1t and
intelligent parents and guardians will thauk
, 1891-02-24

We have some very desirable lots in
all parts of the city that we will sell as
cheap as can be had and on the most fav-
orable terms. monthly payments il de-
sired. Call and get prices before buying
elsewhere. RINER & JOHNSON,
1921 Ferguson st.
, 1891-02-24
CHRONIC COMPLAINTS REQUIRE
TIME FOB CURE.

Parsons at a distance who wish to be treated
by lE Wagner need not feel be-
cause-of inability to visit him II they will
write TO the Doctor he will send them a list OF
questions which enables him to send medi-
cines, counsel and advice to thousands he has
never seen He has patients In every city,
town and station throughout Colorado, as well
As All over the United States. See his address
In MS adNertlsement-DenYer Tribune.