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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04
Three Tariff Items.
National Democrat,

Il 3 .
The London Times says that
the expectation of pocket cut
lery to the United States has
been seriously interfered with
by the Mckinley bill, which is,
perhaps, a good thing so far as
the American makers Of cutlery
are concerned, but the Times
also says that the English man
ufacturers are proposing to cut
down wages. This will affect
us two ways. These English
workmen are large consumers
of American produce, and the
reduction of their wages will
be the reverse of q benefit to the
American farmers. IL q few Of
these English workmen come to
this country the American cut
lery manufacturers will shave
wages down, and the American
workman will get beautifully
left.
A short time ago an announce
ment was made to the effect
that tin plate was being manu-
factured in Chicago, specimens
being displayed in various show
windows throughout the city.
A careful examination shows,
however, that the new industry
is of exceedingly limited proper
tions. The black iron plates
forming the basis of tin plates
were imported from Europe.
The pig tin was also imported,
and even the laborers who did
the dipping were imported. The
only manufacturing process per-
formed in Chicago was the
melting of the tin and dipping
of the sheets into it. This sim
pie and inexpensive work was
done by imported labor Of the
cheapest kind. There are no
works now in operation and
there is not likely to be any for
some time.
Mckinley prices are as dura-
BILE as the Mckinley bill, and
show as marked a tendency to
rise as the whole Republican
protection scheme does. A
Chicago dispatch of last Satur-
day says: "The price of paints
in small packages will be adj
vanced next week Is per cent.
as a result of the increased duty
on tin plate put into effect by.
the Mckinley bill. The advance
will be general throughout the
country. The paint dealers
have themselves borne the extra
cost since the law went into eff
feet, but as, in addition to the
duty, the zinc men have in
creased the standard prices, an
advance on the part of the paint
trade has become a necessity"
We begin to think the -Republi-
cans were right when they said
it would take a year or two to
understand the Mckinley bill.
The goats hair fraud was dis
covered last month; the retail
price OF paints has just felt the
effects Of the bill, and We pre-
sumo that for a year or two the
bill will from time to timeget in
its work in new and unexpect-
ed directions. rETi
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04
INGALLS, SUCCESSOR.
sketch OF the New Senator From
i. Kansas.

]. Kansas.
Judge William A. PETER was
born in Cumberland county,
Pa, in 1881, and will be sixty
years old next September. He
went to California in 1850, and
worked in the mines for two
years. Returning to Pennsyl.
vania he married and removed
to Indiana, where for six years
he titled a farm in st. Joseph
county. In 1869 he removed to
Morgan county, Mo-, where he
farmed and taught school until
the war broke out. Then he re-
moved to Illinois and enlisted
in the Eighty-third Illinois In
fantry. He was soon made a
lieutenant, and acted as a judge
advocate, and then as a 'subor-
dinate quartermaster for the
forwarding of supplies to Gen.
Sherman. After the war he
opened a law office at Clarks-
vile, Tenn, where he remained
until 1870, when he settled in
Wilson county, Kansas. He
edited the Wilson county Couri-
or for several years, and the
Coffeyville Courier. He was a
State Senator in 1S74-'6, and
was a delegate to the National
Republican Convention of 1880.
He has always been a Republi-
can, until quite recently, when
his paper, the Kansas Farmer,
a widely circulated and infiuen-
tial journal, espoused the Far
mers' Alliance cause. In the
spring Of last year he began q
bitter warefare against Mr.. In
galPs reelection. The Kansas
Farmer each week urged the re-
tirement of Mr.. Ingalls,, and
when the late campaign was in
its inception he SO directed it as
to make Mr.. Ingalls, the princi-
pal object of attack. The result
was the election Of an Alliance
House of Representatives, and
Mr.. Peffer's selection by the
Alliance caucus as the Senator
ial nominee. 81
Judge PETER is even six feet
tall; he is quite as slim as Mr..
Ingalls,, being unusuall narrow
chested and lank of limb. Thick
black hair grows over his low
retreating forehead. His black
eyes shine deep under a heavy
brow. The lower featuresof his
face are concealed by a heavy
black heard, which reaches
quite to his waist. His voice is
deep and cultural, but he has a
pleasant timbre. His manner
Of speaking is slow and deliber-
ate, but not hesitating. Mr..
PETER has always been a tenn
perate man, and he is now a
prohibitionist. He is a mem
Der Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. He is a Master Mason
and belongs to the Knights Of
Labor.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04
Government BY a Minority.
o. Atlanta Journal,

The election of Orville II.
Platt to succeed himself as Sem
ator from Connecticutis a strik-
ing commentary or the system
of popular government which is
supposed TO exist in that State.
Mr.. Platt received 14l votes to
134 for his Democratic opponent.
In the popular branch Of the
Legislatureithere are liz Demo-
Gratis and l33 Republicans. The
III Democrats were elected by
towns which cast 92,235 votes
at the last election; the 1888 Re-
publicans p come from towns
which cast 42,01s votes. The
Democratic towns had 0,216
more votes than the Republican
towns, and yet the Republicans
have a majority Of sixteen in the
lower house Of the Legislature.
Mr.. Platt's election lisa vindica-
tion of the right of IA, people
in Connecticut TO govern %, ,235.
The rotten borough system
which keeps two Republicans
in the Senate from Connecticut
is in vogue in several other New
England States. II is in conflict
with the American idea Of pop
ular government, and the Re-
publican Congressmen who rant
about the suppressed negro vote
in the South maintain a stolid
silence in reference to the enor-
nous white vote in New Eng
land which counts for nothing.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04

You are IN Il Bad Fix

But we Will cure yon II you will
nav us. Our message is to the weak,
nervous and debilitaled, who, by
early evil habits, or later iDdiscres
tions, have trihed away their vigoi
of body, mind and manhood, and who
suffer all those effects which lead TO
premature decay, consumption or in
sanity. Ifthis means you, send for
and read our Book OF LIFE, written
by the greatest Specialist of the day,
and sent (sealed) for 0 cents in stamps.
Address DR.. Parker's Medical and
Surgical Institute. 15l North Spruce
ST., Nashville, Tenn. Aug. Ally.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04

Greensboro Patriot: Deputy
Collector Fields has Just return.
ed from a raid up In the county
Of Yadkin. He destroyed one
Illicit distillery inside the cor.
porate limits Of East Bend,
which run two stills and had
twenty-five beer stands--ths
largest he has ever found. Three
others were seized near there,
Much beer was destroyed, but
mo liquor found, or any arrests
made,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04
Columbian ErpusitIon.

The buildings to be erected
for the international exposition
at Chicago will be on q scale Of
almost unparalleled magnifi-
cence. The following from the
Chicago Herald will give the
reader some idea of the extent
Of thepreparations: "The build
ings that will be erected on the
lake front are an art palace 275 Z
.675 feet, two stories, TO cost from
81 ,0o0, 900 to 81 zoo, 900; a. build
ing for the decorative art dis
play, 275 600 feet, two stories,
estimated to cost $3.50, 900; o
water palace, six stories, about
$50 by $50 feet, that will cost
from 100000 to $500, 900; a
building for an electrical dis
play, $50 by 800 feet, which will
probably cost SIS, 900 and a tenn
pie Of music extending 400 feet
along Michigan avenue. The
latter building will cost $3.50, 900.
The total amount to be expend-
ed on the lake front buildings,
excluding the stone arcade that
will stretch from Randolph
street TO Park row, is from $2,.
250, 900 TO 81, ,650,000. This does
not include the two towers that
will flank either side of the
water palace. Chief of Con.
struction Burnham has been
authorized 10 take possession Of
the lake front next Tuesday and
begin the erection Of q temper.
airy building to be used by the
construction bureau"
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04
Hats that win I,e n,lrss,l.

One of the notable changes at
Washington shortly will be the
disappearanceo Of Senator Evhrts
famous old hat, which will be
displaced by the glossy Broad.
way tile Of Senator Hill. "9rand-
fathers hat will disappear
somewhat later.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04
COAL MINE HORROR.
Over a Hundred Men Killed by
an Explosion.


A special telegram from Scott
dale, Pa. to the Philadelphia
Times gives the following par
ticulars of a terrible coal mine
explosion:
An explosion Of fire-damp oc.
Cured this morning shortly af'
ter 8, in the Mammoth shaft by
which ITO miners were instant.
ly killed and a large number in
jured. The explosion is suppos.
ed to be the result Of the igni-
tion of a miners oil lamp, but
whether this is true or not will
never be known, as not a man
is left alive of those who were
working in the immediate vicin.
ity of the explosion. Those who
were not killed are in a critical
condition and many deaths are
momentarily expected.
FIRE ADDS TO THE HORROR.
To add to the horror Of the oc.
casion fire broke out immediate.
ly in the workings. Starting
from the place where the ex.
plosion occurred it passed along
the tunnel into the larger work.
ings the flame increasing in vol.
ume about every hundred yards,
or wherever the gas had accu-
mulated. Those on the bank
were quickly alive to this new
calamity, for the hot air rushed
up the main shaft forcing them
back to a more retired position.
As the fire passed into the
Older workings the gas would
ignite and a series OF light re-
ports were heard, giving warn
ing that the fire was spreading.
The machinery by which the
huge fans used to force air in the
mine are worked was uninjured
by the explosion, and as soon
as the fumes of the escaping
gas moderated sufficiently to
permit it they were called into
requisition, and air was rapidly
forced into the mine. 1t was
thought that.that would enable
search parties to enter and be-
gin at once the work of rescue.
In this, however, a failure was
evident for q time, and the fire
burned fiercer than ever in the
farther portions of the mine.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04

Mark Twain is not, as is GEN.
orally supposed, doing less lit
erary work than formerly. It
Is only because he puts such q
high Mckinley tariff price on
his fun that the papers are not
able to use 1t, except upon
State occasions, when q little
extravaganza may be safely in.
dulged in.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04
Saw Hill For Sale.

The undersigned will offer for sale
at public auction, on Saturday, Feb
ruary 14th, 1891, on the premises,
one 25 horse power engine and boil
er, with saw mill complete; also Two
log carts, tosettie She business oi The
frn ofG. w. Lynn & Bros. The
mill is now in operation on our land
i've miles south of Durham. Terms
Of sale, cash.
@. w. & T. S. LYNN
ial-2l Nv Surviving Pertners
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04
PIle. 4 pIIe.. Ifching plles.

SYMPTOMS Moisture. intent itehsngA "a siIng
Ing most 81 night: worse BY scratching. II allow
"a % ocutInue tnmors form. Which often bleed
snd ulesrate. b-euming very sore. swArEE
ofsIMkNI si0ps The itching and biesdlHg. heal
nlcerAiion. and IN most eAsss Telaefes IN tum
ois. AZ druggists. or By lHAsl iof 81 eenta. DF
sssynek sou Philadeiphis.
.mew To Cure AIS skin Diseases"
Simply apply "svAYne's Ointment No inter
nal medicine required. Ceres tttler. eckstna
iich all eruptio8s on The face hands. nQae. etc.
leaving The sEin elHaF white and healthy. ~
gtcAs healing and caratlye poNNrs are posasnsed
~ no other raedy. AK ygnr drugaist foi
saayns's Ointment.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04
= 4, i Ieavenur Powe S Govt Report Aug IL 1885,
Roe! g! Rssias BsMas'
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE
advice 10 nI0tner i.

srs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
should always be used for children
teething. II soothes the child, scftens
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie,
and Is the best remedy for diarrhoea.
Twenty-Five cents bottle,
sep 27-d-w-1v.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04

The silver Senators are in "a.
vor Of free coinage because they
want the country to adopt bny.
metallisn.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04

Woman her Diseases ana their
treatment.
y pages, illustrated, price Doc
Sent upon receipt OF l0c., cost q
mailing, etc. Address Prof r. II
KLlSE, nj. d.. 93l Arch s., Phlis
Pa.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04

lorItch, Mango, and Scratches on
human or ANIMALS cured in 30 minr-
tes by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion.
This never fails. Sold by
N. N. JOHNSON & Co, Druggist
Durham, N q
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04
RELIEF PARTIES AT WORK.

An entry was effected and a
relief party at once descended
TO do its work. The scene in
the mine was in every sense a
horrible one. The props in the
tunnels were bodily torn away
and in many places blocked the
passage and had TO be cut away.
Penetrating as near as possible
in the direction of the fire a
large number of bodies were dis
covered.
Their faces were swollen and
distorted and their hands cIinch-
ed, showing plainly the desper-
ate fight they had made for life.
The fire had by this time passed
on TO the further workings and
the relief party pressed forward
to the spot where the explosion
took place. A number of bodies,
or rather portions Of them, were
found lying in every direction.
The Hire had done its work.
The bodies were charred and
blackened and in some cases
burned to a crisp, crumbling to
dust at the touch of the res
cuers.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04
for Infants and Children.

cantoria c,IFrs Cole, oon~lpAiion.
B0ur Stomach, Diafthma. Efiictati0n,
Kills Ngrns, gives alcep, and pfomCta~ d.
wI.s0ul injurious mcdlcalloa.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04
SIXTY BODIES RECOVERED.

II SN@@A-e ANA@N~ ANAAe&sNs
Sixty bodies were qnickly re.
moved to the surface by the
several relief relays and then
the work had to be stopped, the
fire driving the workers back
TO the main shaft. The injured
were all near the entrance TO the
workings and had thus managed
to escape the after-damp. They
were quickly given assistance,
THE SCENE ON THE BANK.
The scene at this writing
about the mouth of the shaft
battles description. Following
the roar Of the explosion there
was q sharp conclusion felt fol
at least a mile around. TIL,
frame shanties Of the miners
shook like reeds and il needed
no messenger to inform th,
women and children Of the aw
full calamity which had befaller
them. The entire population
rushed to the scene Of the dis
aster, screaming and callinI
upon heaven for aid. Mother
took their children in their arm
and, regardless Of the cold, rar
TO the mouth Of the mine. Ono,
there they were helpless, an,
covered on the coal bank
wringing their hands and tryin,
as best they could TO comfor
each other. Several womei
tainted on the bank ana ,yer,
left to lie there unattended ex
cept by their weeping children
Each seemed absorbed, alinos
dazed with trouble. SO far O.
can be learned sixty wives an,
families are left penniless by th,
catastrophe, and in some case
absolutely breadless, for th,
mine has not been working IL
lfull force for some time.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-02-04

sThs use n .Csstoris 9 10 universal and
~ merits % well known that y SONS . work
iuieIIigsBt families uho DO not keep csstoria
c.atos HlsrSs, DID.
rA,s raso, p,oominsaal. s;,snss s;s sSss cSslsA S
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18

1t is remarkable that nearly thirty
per cent of the total female population
is employed in remunerative occupa-
tons In the last decade the percent
age was only 21S 81 per cent OF the
whole. Out of the eleven classes of oc-
equations women have increased com
paratively in nine, viz; Government
service, professional and domestic ser
vice, trade, agriculture, fisheries. man
ufactures and as apprentices; while
they have decreased comparatively as
laborers and in personal service. IN
1915 there were nineteen branches Qi
industry in which women were not en-
ployed: in 1885 the number was reduced
to seventh. Y. Ledger.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18
Personal.

Rev. Il. j. Merritt, went to X. C. Tues.
day.
,. Fl. Smith, Of the TINES, was in To.
peka Sunday.
Mr.. Dudley. Of the CITIZEN, was in our
midst Monday.
Lawyer Guy, Of Topeka, was again
with rs Monday.
Mr.. T. Gray left Monday for his home
in Burlington, Kan.
Mr.. jesse billiard made this office a
pleasant visit Friday.
Rev. Smothers Of Atchison, KAN, Wis
tied Lawrence Monday.
Misses D. Phillips and M. Harvey
spent few days in X. Q. this week.
Prof. S. Watkins, wife and daughter.
OF Topeka, are visiting friends in the city
Miss Carrie Tangston returned Sunday
from Topeka, after pleasant stay of two
weeks.
Mrs. James Gross and Mrs. J. II Smith
made the TINES Office pleasant cal
Thursday.
Lawyer Bell, Of Leavenworth, was here
this week in the interest Of 1st of August
celebration.
Mrs. Mollie Langston, Of Topeka, is il
the city and will spend few weeks
among friends.
Mrs. Nj. Fantroy returned Sunday from
Leavenworth, after an extended visi
among friends.
Rev. A. A. Whitman preached at TIT
Nj. E. church. (white) last Sunday at
p. m. A large crowd was present.
Miss Emma Hughes, of Denver, ant
Mrs. /. Drake, or Kansas City, are tn
guests OF their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. L
Drake.
Rev. G. w. Brown, Of San Diago, Cal.
preached an interesting sermon at til
First Baptist church, n. Lawrence, las
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Chas. johnson, called at the TIME
Office yesterday morning to bid US adie
preparatory to taking his departure 70
Chicago where he will join his troupe
Mr.. johnson is a genial young gentlema
or pluck and ability. May he be success
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18
The Rishon Was a wit.

A capital story is told of one of our
living bishops, we1l-known for his good
sense and rare wit. He was staying at
the house of a country gentleman who
posed as an ardent total abstainer'
During dinner on the first day of the
bishops visit, there being nothing to
drink on the table besides sirups and
mineral waters, the host, turning to-
ward his reverend guest, said in an I'M
dertone: MY lord, you will find some
wine in your bedroom. The bishop
with characteristic taste, briefly &C
knowledged this curious concession.
and partook of the refreshment placed
before him. Some short while after
this the bishop received his teetotaler
friend with becoming hospitality at the
palace on return visit During dinner
his lordship quietly remarked to has
guest: mir So-and-so, you will ind
some water in your bedroom Lon
don Spectator.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18
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WIT AND WISDOM.

No man is brave who is afraid of
the truth.
A widow is the sandwich between
a tear and smile.
The love that is not continually
planning and building, dies in its sleep
Rams Horn
When an ass kicks at you he does so
because he recognizes that you are I'M
like him.-Danville Breeze.
Whenever you SOW good seed You
can depend upon it that some OF IL will
reach good ground Rams Horn.
The man who wants success any
where, should make up his mind that
he will work for it-Ram's Horn.
-Satan-Ahl Glad to meet you Co
ing to stay with us long? New Arrival
Only for the heated term, ! guess -
indianapolis Journal.
There is something radically wrong
about the man who does not love his
country, and who takes no interest in
baseball. -Somerville Journal
Traveller (entering dining-room
car)-'1s this the smoking car. my good
MANI" Porter. NO, sab. this Is the
chewing car, sab. "-Yonkers States
man
but what satisfaction can you get
from kissing another women that you
hate?" "Why. the satisfaction Of max.
ing her submit to 1t, stupidr
apolis Journal
What terrific Thunderstorm we
had the other EVENING"" Il didn't
know anything about II until II was all
over. was at Wagner concert =
Hartford Times.
| We experience, as we go on learn
ing and llnowing-the vast majority OF
us experience-the need of relating
what we have learnt and know 10 the
sense which we have in Us for conduct.
10 the sense which we have in US for
beauty Matthew Arnold.
Just What She Wanted-The Doc
tor-s'My dear Miss Palisade, In your
condition. it won't do To go TO the ball
tonight with thin dress on You will
be almost certain to catch something.
Miss Palisade-''That what ] am
going for. Cloak Review.
An Emphatic" Caution Should
| we pronounce II
asked choir singer. rather given u
filtration. of a witty Detroit pastor.
Just which you please, my dear" h
said, provided you do not let yourself
get too much taken mp with the men ="
Detroit Free Press
Rising in His Profession Serb
bler-''What are you doing just now
Pencille?" Pencille-'Oh. am work
ing for different papers" scribbler-
'Then you are doing better than tn
last time met you You were work
ing for Indifferent papers then Sat
urday Evening Herald
Charlie isn't home just now" sal
Young Mrs locker 20 q neighbor wha
had dropped in To spend the evening
"He said he was going down % the eiul
for a little freeze-out don't knoV
exactly what that is, but I'm glad !
be can fnd any cooling beverage dur
ing this awful weather. "-Washingto'
Post
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18
A Rare Plant.

A year or two ago there were, among
the boarders at mountain summer
hotel, celebrated botanist and a GER
tain pretentious rich woman, who liked
to make it appear to the guests that
she was very well informed on all sub
iects. The rich woman affected to take
an interest in the researches of the
botanist amongst the fora of the
mountains.
81 suppose, Mr.. Caylix," said the lady,
s'you find almost all the mountain flow
ers around here?"
Il have found great many, ma'am, "
said the botanist
"WeIl, there's one kind of flower that
I've read great deal of as being al
WAYS on the hills, and I've always
wanted to see it Perhaps you could
pick me some"
What is it?"
THE purple cleaning you know
Youths Companion.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18

Mes,lames Loise Alexander and j. john
son, entertained number Of friends,
Tuesday eve, at the residence Of the lat
ter, 726 Alabama ST., in honor Of Prof. s.
Watkins and wife and Mrs +. Bnckner,
teachers Of the Topeka public schools,
Prof D. d. Porter graduate Of Fisk Uni
versity, OF Nashville, and Mr. Chas. John
son, and old Lawrence boy now visiting
in the city. A snort program was one Of
the features Of the evening TO which
nearly all responded with toast, declam-
alton or quotation.
After lunch and refreshments were
served the remaining hours OF the evening
were spent In games an social chat and
ut Q late hour all departed feeling well
pleased.
The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-07-18

: Last evening at the St. Lake a. M. =.
church, the Lawrence Progressive Club"
held public meeting according to the
usual practice. An unusual large crowd
had assembled at 5 pm. The program
consisted Of lecture BY Prof. G. D..
Porter, of Nashville, Tenn, the subject
was "The Safe Guards Of Nation"
Suffice it to say that 1t was rich pro
duction gracefully delivered.
Mr.. Porter IL graduate OF Fisk Uni
yersity and has had the advantage q
travel, experience 10 teaching and sight
seeing and il, therefore, amply supplied
with historanic date concerning the Afro
American. Prof. S. Ell. johnson and the
club deserve special mention for the In.
terest ihey manifest in literary affairs.