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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-16
sCHLoss BROS. a. co
The Great Clothes Makers of
Baltimore, Md.

This house has adopted as their motto,
and they practice its teachings, The first
verse of the 22d chapter of Proverbs "a
good name is better than great riches;
And good favor is above silver and gold" "
For twenty years they have worked to
secure the confidence and respect Of the
trade and the public generally. They
are the proud possessors of that "good
name" that is most valued In every busi>
ness by honest and upright tradesman.
They have won ii by producing only
The best. Being made under their per-
sonal supervision, on their own premises
they are careful to use only the best MAJ
terial and employ only the best skilled
labor any where 10 be had They base
their reputation upon the quality of their
goods. Thus when you buy their cloths
ing, you may be sure Of getting goods
that blend character, service and the best
value.
The copyrighted brand Of Sch.oss Bros
& Co. upon their clothing is all the Sc
curity one may ask that he is getting the
full value for his purchase money. Then
there is no good reason why you should
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-16

bors, and 1t is believed that it is only a
question of little while before they will
be included under that municipality.
This question, however, will he decided
by the residents of now CONSIDERS
Wo'k has begun and is being vigor.
ously prosecuted on the large cotton
Mills, electric light and other industrial
plants 10 East Durham r..
No safer investment eau be found, few
more desirable localities for homes than
those offered by Mr.. Rogers, in East
Durham and Albright Il is safe to say,
that the value OF these lots will be vastly
increased within the next few months,
Now is the time to buy.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-16
BROWN n NORRIS
The eading Undertakers of the
City of Durham.

In few things has modern de,
mand been more respected than
in the requirements for improves
ment in the interments of past
ages. The mere mechanical labor
of getting a corpse to the grave
and then depositing the remains
has ceased to be the sole qualifi-
cations in an undertaken. The
proper preservation of the body
by scientific processes, the decent
direction Of the last rights, the
furnishing of everything to that
end are all absolute essentials IN
the mortician of the day, aud i'm
plies a knowledge, tact, skill and
consideration unknown To the un-
dertaker OF even few Years ago,
and tor that reas0I the word Nor.
tician was coiued, to take the
place Of the clumsy and ignorant
undertaken. The gentlemen COM
posing this firm are Morticians in
the broadest meaning of the term.
They supply everything required
for a funeral and burial, conduct
them with delicate regard for the
wishesand feelings ofthe bereaved.
Immediate attention is given to
all calls for their services, by day
or night
Their funeral services embrace
all the latest and most approved
features. They own one of the
handsomest funeral cars in the
State, with a beautiful pair Of
black horses. Their large grave
tent, white and black rugs with
brass pedestals, church trucks,
cooling boards and other modern
appliances and the marked pro-
priety with which their duties are
conducted, has secured for them
The distinction of experts in their
profession.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-16
@. II. NORTON.
Architect Contractor and Build,

Architect Contractor and Build.
der.
Ranking as one Of the most progressive
inland cities Of the South 1t requires no
extraordinary amount of prophetic ken
to predict for Durham magnificent
future. All the conditions that bespeak
progress are present, and the opportuni,
ties we're never !Lore favorable The
march of improvement is manifest In
every direction.
In Durham, and throughout a wide
spread connection elsewhere, the name
of Mr.. c. Fl. Norton has become justly
popular for his reliability and skill as an
Architect. Builder and Contractor.
Mr.. Norton has made his profession q
life study. He draws his own designs,
plans and specifications with degree OF
exactness and taste unexcelled by any
archiiect--not excepting the finest any
where to be found. He will contract
for and erect any kind Of building. His
business Is to "build up" and he has been
among the foremost, literally, as well as
fguratively, to build up Durham. The
study of the architectural art by Mr..
Norton and Its constant application has
secured for him the reputation Of practi-
cal builder OF marked ability, as well as
as a business man of the highest integ'
rity. In Durham, merit of any kind
meets with ready and cordial apprecia~
ton, consequently Mr.. Norton stands In
the front rank among the successful men
of Durham. He can point with justi-
fable pride to many Of the handsomest
buildings in our city as the result Of bis
1
architectural skill and labor.
Mr.. Norton moved from Danyiile, Va,
to Durham, some twelve years ego. His
first contract here WAS the building
of the handsome Parrish Building, on
Mangun. street. Since then his skill aud
lab has been in constant demand. lie
built the large annex TO the Duke factory,
the Presbyterian church, the First Ma
tional Bank, the Pearl and other cotton
mills, the main building of Trinity Col
lege, the elegant residence OF Mr.. Geo,
W. Watis-one Of the handsomrst my
where to be seen In the South He has
lately contracted to build the large cot
ton mills at EdgemOpL at a cost OF some
$4,000.
SIR. Noron is very popular both among
the members Of his profession and the
pubic.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-16
w. sHELBURN.
One of Durham's Leading and
Oldest Photographers.

oiuCsp AhOpVSaapnUA %
The art Of photography Is practically
young. Half century ego 1t was un"
known. Many people now living can
look backward beyond Its birth. and the
old daguerreolype period, that style Of
picture as much treasure 10 lite day as
Is now curiosity. +.... ~s
Mr.. Shelburn has made this art life
time study and consequently has attain
ed very high degree Of excellency In his
profession. Whatever may be second In
the line Of progressive photography In
this section, Il Is safe TO count on Mr..
Shelburn's Studio being first. The high.
est point Of excellence reached In the
Photographic art are always To be seer
at bis handsomely furnished parlors,
productions OF bis own skill. The peo.
pies knowledge OF this fact, doubtless
accounts for The extensive and select
patronage he receives
Mr. Shelbnrn has resided In Durham
II years. lie has witnessed the city's
growth from small railroad station OF
a few hundred inhabitants TO iis present
importance. He aud his business NAV be
said to have grown up With The city.
And Durham justly feels high degree
of pride In the fact that she Is the home
OF so renowned an artist In photography
combining 10 that proficiency al the
elements Of q most worthy aud highly
esteemed citizen, commanding the conf
deDce and hiLh regard Of all classes Of
Durham's population.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-16
j. T. KERR
Durham Foundry and Machine
Works

The captains Of industry who
are aiding to deveIope and push
Durham to a foremost place
that are making a history that
in its relations TO the future il
second only to the great record
of the last decade. Upon whose
talents, labor, energy and in
tegrity, the development Of the
city rests; and in tbehands Of her
manufacturers, her fnancIers
and the great army Of business
men and honest laborers her
future is secure. Nothing adds
more TO the material interests
Of the city than her maDufac-
turtles. In Durham these are
varied and well represented.
The Foundry and Machine
Works Of Mr.. J. I. Kerr have
done much to establish the 50 .
periority Of Durham products
workmanship.
Mr.. J. r. Kerr came to Dur
ham and engaged In his present
business in 1899. He is a ma.
tive Of Alamance Co.
A mechanical turn Of mind was
early developed, and with the
view Of exercising bis fJndness
for machinery, be served an
apprenticeship at the institute
Of Technology, in Boston, Mass.
After graduating in this me =
cbanical school he secured EN-.
ployment 10 machine shops at
Lawrence, Mass, where his
proficiency in the profession he
had chosen, soon won for him
the reputation he has ever since
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-16

The most notable and import.
ant feature in the development
of Durham has been its remark
able growth as a manufacturing
center. No articles manufac-
tured enter more directly into
the uses Of all branches Of bust.
ness than paper boxes. DUR
ham Is a large consumer Of
paper boxes.
The products Of this house In.
clude all kinds of boxes, any
desired style and shape being
made to order at short notice
and at most reasonable prices
The reputation Of this house for
first-class workmanship and
substantial material Is absolute.
ly unexcelled.
The firm is composed Of young
men Of energy, and sobriety ;
they are thoroughly familiar
with the business in all les de-
tails, prompt and reliable.
Write for what you need and
get estimates.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-16
III. STEINMETZ.
The Largest Green House in the
state.

state.
Mr.. Sleinme has lived in Ra'e'gh
since 1880. His first venture 10 the floral
business in that city was to rent from the
city authorities the whole of Nash Square
which he heaulitied aud utilized for hot
house aud garden purposes. He con
Quoted successful business, but his
lease expired in 1898. when his business
had assumed such proportions that he
found Nash Square altogether too cir
cumscribed for his growing business.
No pun intended.)
He looked around for an advantageous
location of his floral belongings, which
resulted in the selection of his present
ocation on North Halifax street, (rear of
Peace lnstitute.)
Shortly after his removal, the write;
visited these grounds add was courteous
ly taken over the premises and shown
the improvements then begun, and 9TH
ers contemplated Recently We have re.
visited this place of fiowers-Cal violets,
hyacinths, roses, carnations, Narcissus,
lilies of the valleys, pansies, evergreeus
palms and ferns
The transition, from almost barren
fields to lanI of flowers, embosomed
as 1t were In enchanting beauty and
dewy freshness amid amaranlhine bow,
ers of fragrant perfumes and perpetual
loVeliness. was more than we were ex-
pecting to witness in so short q time
and goes to establish the fact of his
thorough familiarity with all the delicate
details Of his profession The love and
study OF plants and flowers has been ia
him life time study m 'st intel iIently
directed Consequently his success has
been commensurate with his knowledge
of and fondness for the rare and beauti'
ful in nature
Mr. Steinmetz gives much attention 10
the demand for cut flowers. floral designs
of every description and wedding deco
rations.
He will have ready for Easter decura
tons, many of those above enumerated
a great collection Of freezias, lilies anC
azalias
Plant. of all kinds are always ready al
the seasons demand
Everything embraced In firs,-clas'
floral plant mo pun iDtendedl my b,
had here His all-the-yrar round earl,
and late pIaut beds embrace every yege'
table grown 10 our section His price:
are very reasonable and his goods will
be found true to name and description
Our acquaintance with Mr. steinmetz
runs back to the time he settled In Rail
eigh. We have very often had business
relations with him. and II affords US
pleasure TO say that We have ever found
him to be honorable and pleasing to
deal with. To a thorough familiarity
with his business he gracefully blends all
the refinement and elegance Of an edu.
Gated gentleman, and we most heartily
recommend bin and bis stock to our
readers.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-16
RESIDENCE OF MRS. T. D. JONES
S. Nj. SNYDER
Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry,

Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry,
Silyerware, Etc.
Novelty has charms that our Llinds can
hardly withstand,-Thackeray.
This is comparatively a new
enterprise in Durham, owned
and managed by a gentleman of
large experience in the jewelry
business. IL was only last fall
that Mr.. Snider came here from
Greenville, S. c., where he had
resided for thirty years, and
where he was recognized as an
expert in his line of business.
During the few months that
Mr.. Snider has resided in Dur
ham, he has succeeded in estab'
fishing a business that would
haze required years of hard
work on the part of any one less
familiar with the demands of a
first class jewelry establish
ment.
His gentlemanly and obliging
manners, coupled with the high
est sense of honor, his familiar.
ity with the every detail of this
business, the elegant line of
goods he carries and the reason
able prices at which he disposes
of them, are the main factors
that have secured for him the
enviable reputation he has so
soon established in Durham.
Under its artistic arrange
ments, his store is simply of
superb ensemble ; and its
shelves, tables, and glass cases
are loaded with the finest dIa
monds, gold watches, solid gold
chains, sterling silverware, sill
yer plated ware, clocks, bronzes
and novelties of the latest and
most attractive designs.
His stock is first-class, of best
quality, and he keeps his prices
down as low as is consistent
with the quality of his goods
His store is fitted up in first
class style, and stocked in met
ropolitan fashion and varied as
sortment of every line of goods
lsgitimately belonging to the
jewelry business.
Skilled workmen preside over
the repair department, and ali
work turned out is not only
warranted as to durability, but
for neatness and taste displayed
in workmanship.
Rating watches and chrOnom
eters is done with required pre-
cision,
Consult Mr.. Snider, and you
may be sure of best results
either for purchase or repair.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1900-04-16

Reports received al the State
Auditors office show thai in Dur.
ham county the taxation for 1900
is 81, 100000 in excess Of last year.
These figures include real and
personal property. In this Dur.
ham leads all the counties in the
State.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-10
NEEDED HIS MEMoRY TRAINED.
Took Peace ORering Home to HIS
Wife who Had been Visiting.

I'm looking for book on memory
training" remarked red-eyed man with
a reminiscent breath as he approached
one OF the statesmen in a Ninth street
secondhand book shop yesterday after
noon. You see. it's just this way" he
continued. without giving the salesman a
chance to answer. 'T met some old friends
of mine last evening and we started out
to make a night of 1t. We whooped things
up at a pretty lively clip, and when
started for home, about 3 o'clock, knew
there would be trouble ahead for me
when got ...ere You see, my wife
hasn't any sporting blood. Well. was
carrying my load pretty well when I
passed an all-night oyster saloon, and
l was seized with brilliant idea. TIL
just take her a couple of deviled crabs
as a peace Offering I says to myself.
You know, my wife thinks there's moth
ing like a deviled crab.
SIT took about a quarter of an hour to
get the stuff ready, and I was chucklirg
to myself when I got Nhome. The key
hole was there all right. and I crept up
stairs as softly as possible, because I
didn't want to take any chances If she
was asleep. She usually keeps the light
burning in our bedroom until get home,
hut 1t was as dark as pitch. I stumbled
over a chair trying to light the gas, but
there was never a sound from the bed
I finally got a light and discovered that
the bed was empty and hadn't been dis
turbed. I didn't know what to make of
1t at first. but 1t gradually dswned on
me that my wife had been down in Jer-
sey visiting her mother for three days,
and / had forgotten all about IT, That's
the reason ! want to get treatise on
memory training. "-Philadelphia Record
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-10
MODERN GUNS IN CHINA.
A Mandarin Unruffed ut Death Of
Soldiers Through Ignorance.

How much room still remains in China
for the exercise Of educational effort was
illustrated recently in an interesting man.
ner by Lord Charles Beresford In an adj
dress before the Institution OF Mechanical
Engineers. Lord Beresford. almost fresh
from Chinese tour of inspection which
had for it's immediate object the study
of possible British trade extension In
the far East. had enjoyed exceptional
opportunities for collecting experiences,
and one of these was the following: In
the arsenal at Shanghai he happened to
notice a Krupp gun fitted with an Arm
strong breech-piece. He was told that
this had been rendered necessary be-
cause the Chinese had blown off the or
iginal breech-piece, and on going to a fort
upon the river, in charge Of a mandarin.
he found out how the accident happened.
They were using for the 67-ton guns
powder which was quite unsuitable. and
he said: THAT powder will blow the
breech-piece off," The mandarin nodded,
smiled and answered: Eyes. 1t does"
The last time the gun was fired, he said,
II killed fourteen men; so then they load
ed another gun and fired 1t. and that
time twenty-four men were killed. These
guns must have cost in mounting and
breeching at least E50.0O0
In another place there was Q battery Of
five 6o-ton Misunderstanding guns. He
asked where the front OF the battery was.
The mandarin pointed in one direction,
but the guns pointed in another. On
this being mentioned to him the mandarin
replied: Yes, I think there has been a
mistake The guns were arranged in
echelon. so that the men working one
gun would have infallib1y been killed by
the discharge of the next. He demon
strated this to the mandarin. who replied:
Eyes, some men would no doubt be killed,
but the shot would reach the enemy"
At another place he found that the gun
was actually loaded in the magazine, and
he said: IF there were any carelessness
in sponging the gun after firing, the
magazine would be blown up" The man.
DARN in charge gave him a slap on the
back and replied You are one of the
cleverest men have ever met. The year
before last we did fire these guns, and
we blew up the magazine just as you
have said. / will show you where it
was
The mandarin added that he did not
remember how many men were killed,
but he believed that 1t was fifty.-Cas-
sier's Magazine for January.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-10
tlR Gl|ES STORY,
-,xpenrnNCE IN LEARNING TIin
unrAT AMERICAN GAME.
- ~ reseA - Siso . Nay to A. a.
s..wrave According to Bill OF
p.rticpIars-First Lesson I'm Po-
8, Cost Him S42-PIayed July 4.

a ~. most interesting bill OF particulars
- Nled In the superior court In civil
IN vas dropped into the cashiers basket
~ Nv clerks Office yesterday afternoon.
aS.ryis cain, formerly well known tnsur-
ence agsut and real estate dealer, WHO .
80 prisoner in the county jan charged
~ forging mortgages. Is = signer OF the
s.cnment. In It he attempts to explain
~ Z moor poker player he Is, and depicts
~ eeaeraye, whom no Is suing to re-
- aIIsred gambling losses, as a past
-,snd master at the game.
rcor6int TO Gains itemized statement,
! ~ MN &, 3O6 50 to play poker with Mr..
Sssysve al various times from March 10.
rS "a gsptember 8. 1879. The cards were
1ss-t; inuy good share OF the time, and
,Szss = 4 while, he says. there were three
~1Slons day. II Cain won at all ne rails
n ,nantion It. From his own statemeut 1t
%.nid appear that he was a decided novice
( y nv efeat American game.
~ snys that Mr. Seagraye introduced
", 4 the mysteries Of Jack pots, full
'ssras ana flushes on March 10. 1888 The
- lsason cost him ~. He rested for
,c,r DAYS and then tried 1t again. This
,lre he got OF, he says, with payment Of
n "A The game was continued at inter-
- month after month and on one or two
{ sions three sessions II appears were
ssld II a single day. His largest losing he
= s ~ fo,Iowins il list Of the sums Cain
~ he lost and paid to A. A. Seagrave
svef ~ gambling table:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-10
HIS WIT SECURED HIsl A FEE.
London Urchfns Are a. Astute M
Their American Prototypes.

LONDON UfCnlmD are ~ lAAtute M
Their American Prototypes.
The persistency of a street urehfn who
wishes to earn money is sometimes annoy
Ing, but generally excusable. Now and
then 1t becomes amusing and almost ir-
resistible.
Say, mister, do you want your bag car
ried?" asked such a boy, running after a
man who was hurrying along the street.
evidently bound for the railway station.
mo. 1 don't" answered the man. a
little sharply.
"I'n carry 1t all the way for penny"
persisted the boy.
81 tell you, don't want 1t carried
said the man. quickening his pace.
Don't your said the boy. breaking into
a trot to keep abreast of his victim.
mo. don'tv' said the man. giancfng
fiercely at his small tormentor.
"Well then, MISTER said the urchin.
with an expression of anxious and inno-
cent injury on his round, dirty face, what
are you carrying It for? Why don't you
set II DOWN.
In spite of himself the mans mouth
twitched, and with a There, take. it.'
he passed over the bag to his persistent
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Tt-Bits.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-10
LATEST THING IN ADVERTISING.
How q Junior Member of n Firm At
tracted Trade to the Store.

A new scheme of advertising was re-
sorted to by progressive business firm
in prosperous city in the South. The
junior partner of the firm swore out a
warrant for the arrest of the senior part
ner on the ground that he was selling
goods below cost and that the firm was
constantly losing money thereby. The
case came up in court and the counsel for
the senior partner asked for postpone
ment in order to have more time to pre-
pare his case. The judge granted the re-
quest, bail was fixed and the senior men,
Der released. AS he left the court room
the junior partner arose and exclaimed:
"If he is released the sacrifice will go on"
The news soon spread and the firm did
a better business. When the case was
again called no plaintiff appeared and the
charge was dismissed. The firm had sue
eeeded in their object-advertiseme
Philadelphia Call
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-10
ACTRESS SEEKS DIVORCE.



hushand of Beating Her and Of
BEING Idle and PREDICATE.
ldlensss, profiigacy. dissipation and fail
w TO provide are the reasons ascribed
by Catherine II. Rosskoph, an actress,
WY she shuuld be granted a divorce from
John W. Rosskoph.
Mr. ResskePh,s maiden name was
catherine II. Willis. She was married at
ssnohomish February IA, 1893. but has lived
n seattle over two years. She says that
ner husband has not provided her with
me common necessities OF life since the
month OF their wedding, and that owing
q MS idleness, profiigacy and dissipation,
sne has been compelled to earn her own
living as an actress.
July 81, 1899, at the Metropolis house,
y seattle. according to her complaint,
nosskoph knocked her down with his fists
and orutally kicked her. Her clothes were
torn and destroyed.
-, a similar occurrence, IL 10 alleged, took
!sao at Victoria. B. c., In December,
~ ~ MRS. Rosskoph says her husband on
W. occasion used an umbrella instead of
~ ne court is asked to restrain the de-
iisSsnaant from interfering with the plaint-
" curing the tendency of the action.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-10
CHINAMAN FOUND GUILTY.
convicted Of Uttering q Forged Ger
ttncate Of RegistratfOu

~ ahree Chinese cases occupied the atten-
u veit o. Judge Hanford in the Federal court
3Wu ans The defendants in each case
~ forged certificates, and uttering the
S rdi,as. Ju Hi, who. when first arraigned,
XVI not guilty. changed his plea before
s say ease was called for trial. and was
ss e...sd to pay fine of 500 and to
S esse I'VE months in the United States
Peah1entfary at McNeirs island.
,rniaaa Ne and Ching Fung both went to
y u The juries found both of them gull
,i v raey VIII probably be sentenced Sat-