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Catoctin clarion., 1900-09-13
RADlUM
A New Chemical Which 10 Better
Than the x-Ray.

man tnc N-ndy.
Prof. George f. Barker Of the ply
steal laboratory Of the University Of
Pennsylvania, exhibited last week for
the first time in America, the newly
discovered chemical element fadiuW.
which seems destined to create a great
stir in the scientific world. Years ago
Beuuerel found that salts of the rare
metal uranium possessed the power Of
throwing off a feeble and invisible ra-
dance, like the X rays. Nine. Curie in
Paris, last year isolated from the Bo
hemian mineral pitchblend two other
elements that behave in the same man.
ner, but are far more active. One Of
them she called "polonium' and the
other "radium." The latter is said to
be 100000 times as intense as uranium
I'm its Photographic effect
Prof. Barker has been experimenting
with all three of these elements and
with the mineral (pitchblend or ura-
nite) from which the two new ele-
mcntS are derived. He showed to the
photographed Club here this week
series Of Photographic plates on which
impressions had been produced by
these substances. His procedure has
been as follows:
"a Photographic plate was inclosed
in black paper and then covered with
yellow paper. After one whole days
exposure to the sunlight no effect was
produced. This preeaution proved the
thoroughness of the protection. Then
the various metals and salts were
placed upon the paper-cOverd plate
and they produced dark stains.
"In order to take photographs OF OBJ
jects such as n hand or foot these OBJ
jects would be placed between the met
al and the plate, and the result would
be similar to those obtained by the
X rays such substances as bone would
show clearly through the flesh and sur
rounding tissue. A photograph can be
taken by means Of radium in half
minute.
1.-The importance Of this discovery
can hardly he overeStimatcd. The Won
derful results of the Y rays now so
useful in surgical diagnosis can be du-
plicated by method much cheaper.
Moreover radium seems to suffer no
diminution of energy OF loss Of weight
during the process. In addition to pro.
ducing an impression on the photo.
graphic plate, radium produces phos-
phorescence, and discharges electrified
bodies. Thus 1t will be seen that it
possesses all the qualities Of the Ro.
entgen rays.
"Radium apparently violates one Of
the fundamental laws of physics,
namely, that Of the conservation of en-
ergy. 1t does not derive its photograph.
n power from the sunlight nor lose 1t
by eXpenditue."-N. Y. Tribune.
Catoctin clarion., 1900-09-13
Skyscrapers in Paris.

. A new departure in the building
trade is being made in Paris Hitherto
houses of a dozen and more stories
have been rarely erected outside the
United States. The French capital,
however is soon to have one of four
teen. A correspondent states that it
is being built in the Rue Mont Thaber,
and will he tircproof throughout, being
constructed entirely of cement and
steel. When completed the archives of
the Ministry of Finance will find a
resting place within its walls.-Bir-
mingham Post.
Catoctin clarion., 1900-09-13
TIE ANGLER FISH.
His Mammoth Mouth Snaps on What.
ever Touches the Projecting Fin.

His Mammoth Mouth Snaps on What.
ever Touches the Projecting Fin.
Most remarkable of strange fishes
Is the anglor-fsh, whose very name
reems paradox. The fishing fish,
nevertheless, is q reality, and stern
"ne to all who approach those awful
Jaws of his. With u body the color of
mud he g"nrally lies in the shadow Of
ZONE rock on the bottom of the sea,
waiting mOtionless for the approach
of his prey He is provided with an
Cdd, kind of fin just over the mouth,
ind this is held out in front of him -
give warning of the coming of some
thing to be swallowed. One taken
alive was experimental on, and it
was found that il this projecting fin
was touched with a stick, even though
the stick did not come near the
mouth the Jaws closed convulsvely
This shows that the fin by some pro
vision of nature closes the jaw as
soon as II is touched. The mouth is
lremfudOus, growing to the width of
n foot when the whole fish is only
three feet long. One of these anglers
was caught not long since, and though
It was only tweny five inches long, a
fish fften INCHES long was found stick
ing in it's throat The angler is pro
vded with peculiar teeth set in dou-
h;e or treble rows along the Jaws and
at the entrance Of the throat. Some
OF these teeth are a foot long. He is
not nIctry fish to look at, but he
pttends strictly to business and will
swallow anything that touches his
warning fin, whether 1t is meant for
food or not. All kinds of things have
been found in the stomachs of anglers,
from bits Of lead and stone to fish al
most as large as the angler Itself.
This is without doubt one OF the most
peculiar and interesting fish in the
whole ocean.-N. Y Sun.
Catoctin clarion., 1900-09-13
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ThouQht All Dods Barked.

"Are you an old sea dogT asked
four-year Bobby of his sailor un-
Gle, whom he had just met for the
first time.
"Yes, that's what they call me-"
was the reply.
"Well, then" continued Bobby, "let
me hear you bark"
Catoctin clarion., 1900-09-13

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Catoctin clarion., 1900-09-13

The late President of Santo Domin.
go was soap maker, which proves
that a mistake was made when he
was assassinated. country which
has plenty Of soap must be all right.
Catoctin clarion., 1900-09-13
Golden Hours
For 1900.

This is the brightest AMI best boys amt
girls paper published in this country In
Typographical appearance and artistic beauty
of its illustrations it ranks second to none.
Those who write for it, and some of them
exclusively, are John De Morgan, llarrie
Irving Hancock, Cornelius Shea, Matt Royal,
Weldon Cobb, W .Ber; Foster, Kirk Falconer,
T. G. Harhaugh, "Scriptus," &c, DC.
Among i's special departments are SCRIP
tus Talks" Golden Hours Club" stamp
Talks" "Puzzels, '"Manly Sports" NC
Golden Hours is for sale everywhere,
MUNRO'S PUB'G HOUSE,
II & 26 NtNpEwATER-Sr.,
NewY ork
Catoctin clarion., 1900-09-13
The New York Family Story Paper
FOR 1900.

The New York Family Story Paper ranks
highest IN circulation and general esteem OF
ali similar papers published in this county.
Among its contributors, most of whom write
exclusively for its columns are: Misses aura
Jean Libbey, Evelyn Malcolm, Abb 5. Jack
man, Lucy NJ Russell, Geraldine Fleming,
Helene Hicks, Mrs. Alex, McV. Miller, Mrs.
f. Burke Collins, Charlotte Stanley, Mary
A. Kidder, Charlotte Kingsley, Lillian X.
Drayton, Mr.. Il. W. llanshew, and others.
Family Story Paper is sold every where.
Catoctin clarion., 1900-09-13

Rapid Increase Of the Industry IN
Southern CaIifornia-Cost and Prof.
its of an Orange Grove--The Fear
of Jack Frost.
Catoctin clarion., 1900-09-13
NEW - YORK
WEEKLY TRIBUNE.

An old and true friend of the American People from the Atlantic the
the people Sta,c in Union
century their
n
short vii entertain old and Fashion articles VIII catch The fancy
he
peoples United States
contai the Nation and World
subscription price 81 but we furnish lit
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-10
CONSUMPTIYE COMPETITION.
A Question Of Cheap Labor That Is Being
Discussed at Present.


The disastrous effect of invalid labor
in cities and localities making claim to
health features has often been COM
mented upon, but it remains for the
SEM the matter in a manner that is es-
pecially appealing. That journal thus
treats Of a strange serious labor COM
plication on the coast:
What they call 'consumptive COM
petition out on the Pacific coast has
certainly become a grave problem
said a visitor from California at one of
the New Orleans hotels. From Los
Angeles to San Francisco the country is
simply overrun with %one-lunged indi-
viduals who have emigrated from the
east to save funeral expenses, and are
willing to work for anything to keep
them alive. The. trouble is that most
of them are so Interestingly competent.
I know men who held positions at their
old home that paid them 5000 a year
who are willing and anxious to go to
work for SIS a week. OF course, the
services of such chaps are in demand,
and they are rapidly filling all the good
jobs, to the exclusion of healthy natives.
I was talking to the proprietor OF one
of the largest hotels in Frisco the 9TH
err day, and he was boasting abou. his
crack office force. There's my head
bookkeeper,' he said; he used 20 be
general secretary of the 'Steenth Ave-
nue. Street Railway, in New York. and
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-10
A New Power.

For over a century scientists have ex-
perimented with various methods to
turn the suns heat and rays directly
into power. If the press reports are
correct, the problem has been solved by
a French engineer now in the United
States. He has invented an apparatus,
simple and economical, consisting of a
number Of glass lenses arranged in a
certain way, that will focus the enor-
nous power of the sun so cheaply that
it will supplant all kinds of steam, cleo
trio and other power machinery. The
power Is to be used not only for indus
trial, but also for scientific and mill
tary purposes. With a simple machine
the inventor claims to be able to melt
the armor of the best war vessel at a
distance of nine miles. In a battle ev-
erything within a radius of nine miles
can be burned to cinders, and a large
army could be completely annihilated
in less time than it takes to tell it. The
authorities at Washington have been
interested, and if the scientist has real
ly solved the great problem the world
at the door of a new epoch, the
possibilities of which transcend the
dreams Of the Imagination.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-10
IFawning and Sycophancy.

The Democratic Peoples party gang
that robbed the taxpayers of San Mi
guel county for years and piled up an
enormous county debt for the benefit of
it's members and to the detriment Of the
taxpayers, and looted the county treas
ury at every conceivable opportunity,
is fawning on Hon. Eugenio Romero
and prostrating itself before him in the
columns of it's organ, the daily Pop. pa
per in Las Vegas. Here is a sample of
this sycophantic and cowardly work
from the columns Of the gang organ:
1.-The Republican bosses in this coun-
ty are said to have agreed upon Cleofes
Romero for sheriff and Charles Spiess
and James S. Duncan for the territorial
council. And the Santa Fee New Mex
lean, the mouthpiece for the short lived
bosses, says 1T is very possible that
margarine Romero will be renominated
for collector and treasurer. The Re-
publican colts have seemingly not yet
provided for Don Eugenio Romero, but
he is abundantly able to provide for
himself. He is very likely to be a thorn
in somebody's flesh before the fall cam
paign draws to a close"
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-10
A Party Of Infamy.

Governor Roosevelt has been bitterly
attacked because he said in a speech at
st. Paul, Mimi, that "the Democrats
stand for lawlessness and disorder, for
dishonesty and dishonor, for license
and disaster at home and cowardly
shrinking from duty abroad" Many
Democrats have taken this as a person.
al structure upon themselves, as a re-
Election upon Democrats like Lawton,
Wheeler, Schley and Dewey. Yet, the
Democratic party, Judged by it's Chica-
go and Kansas City platforms, the lat
ter indorsing the former, stands con
victed of all and more than Governor
Roosevelt charges against it. There are
honest, brave, misguided individuals in
the Democratic party, but as a whole
the party must plead guilty of the terri
BILE indictment against it. The Demo-
cratic platforms attack pom the SUI
preme court, its approval of Filipino
arson, murder and rebellion, prove the
party guilty of lawlessness, disorder
and license.
l duNOCdCy VI 10 10 l. Tree silver
amounts to a reputation of more than
so per cent of all public and private
debts, and convicts it of dishonesty and
dishonor.
The Democratic denunciation of the
Dingley tariff law under which this ma
ton has prospered portends the party's
adherence to the disastrous doctrine of
a tariff for revenue only, which means
disaster at home.
The policy of scuttle in the Philip
pines and the opposition now manifest
ed by many Democrats against the
governments efforts to protect Ameri-
lives and property in China proves
the Democratic party guilty of a cow
ardly shrinking from duty abroad.
Lawton, Wheeler, Dewey, Schley and
other brave men may have been Demo-
at one time, but they belong to
that brave minority which was insult
ed, kicked and throttled at Kansas
city, because 1t believed in expansion,
an honest dollar and honor at home
Ind abroad.
1t is only too true what Governor
Roosevelt said, that after studying "the
Kansas City platform you cannot help !
ealizing that the Democratic policy Is
ne of infamy." ,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-10

is n of the finest %actuaries in the
United States. My chief clerk was for
merly manager of the Victoria, in Lon
don. He speaks four languages You
must have to pay them fancy salaries
I remarked. oh, T don't know he
said; the bookeeper gets SIS a month
and the clerk $40. OF course, that in
cludes board
without exaggeration, that is a fair
sample. To be sure, the average con-
sumptive doesn't last very long, but an
and the way those who are unemployed
size up the present incumbents Of good
positions and calculate their chances of
holding on is somewhat horrifying to
other about it. too. I was in a big dry
goods store recently, when a hollow
checked gentleman sauntered up to one
of the department managers and asked
him how he was feeling. Having night
sweats, eh?' he said. Then l suppose I
a take hold here about October. But
don't hurry on my account. Take your
time, old man; take your own time!'
~"Consumptive competition was really
behind the late effort to have a bill
passed restricting cases of tuberculosis
from entering the state. The talk about
infection was all a bluff. 1t was a mat
ter of cheap labor-same as the Chi
nese." ay'
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-10
SOUTHEASTERN new MEXICO.
A Section of ths Territory That Is Attract.
ing Wide Attention.
Denver Republican.)

Denver Republican,
The southeastern part of New Mexi-
co will attract wide attention in the
heal future, and it will probably under
go rapid development. The Rock Island
Railroad Company is surveying a line
from the eastern boundary of New
| Mexico to the vicinity of White Oaks,
where it will meet the survey being ex-
| tended toward the northeast by the Ell
Paso & Northeastern road. The latter
| company is supposed to be, practically,
a part of the Rock Island system.
Thus in the course of time the Rock
Island will have a direct line from the
Missouri river to Ell Paso, passing
through the heart of the southeastern
half of New Mexico. The construction
and operation of this road will open up
hat part of the territory and stimulate
the development of it's many and varied
| resources.
The region of which White Oaks is
| the center is very rich in minerals of
| different kinds. 1t has long been known
for it's wealth in gold, and n OF the
! best known mines in the southwest is
situated there. Building stone of va
rious kinds is found near White Oaks,
and there are hundreds if not thousands
/ of acres of coal land in the vicinity. The
/ people of Ell Paso appreciate this. and
are making their connection as close as
possible.
The opening of that region will be of
advantage to Denver, for the connection
will be almost direct as soon as the
Rock Islands extension is completed.
The Colorado & Southern will form part
of the Denver route. Denver merchants
and manufacturers should be able to
secure a considerable share of the
trade, which will increase far beyond
what it is now as o as the country
is opened up.
The climate of that section of New
Mexico is almost ideal, and wherever
there is sufficient water for irrigation
bountiful crops are grown. The Pecos
valley has been in part reclaimed by an
extensive ditch system, n in the
course of time bitches will be taken out
of other streams flowing through the
country. 1t is an unknown region to
most persons, but those who have trav-
ersed ii recognize that it will have a
great future in consequence Of its nat
ural resources.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-10
The POCKET GOPHER.
1t Is One of the Worst Enemies of the Al
falfa Fields,

falfa Fields.
One of the worst enemies of alfalfa is
the pocket gopher, which digs it's runs
off the roots hat happen to lie in it's
path, but worst of all it throws up a
chain of mounds along the run, which
renders moving very difficult. If unmo-
Tested this pest will carry on it's dep
relations to such an extent that the
field will have to be plowed up. No pre-
ventive has been found. Trapping may
be employed, but it is tedious and un-
satisfactory. Poisoning is, perhaps, the
easiest method of destroying the go
pher, and if properly lone the pests
may be almost entirely exterminated.
To poison them, as soon as a fresh
mound is seen, get some potatoes and
cut them as for seed and procure a bot
tie of c~rystallized strychnine. With a
knife slit the pieces and put a crystal
of strychnine not larger than a wheat
grain in the slit, so it will lodge near
the middle of the potato. The potato
being moist, the %strychnine will soon be
dissolved and carried all through it, and
it should be used as soon as poisoned.
With an iron rod poke into the ground
around the fresh hill until the run is
located, and open it with a spade. Drop
in a potato and up. Gophers are
very fond of potatoes, and one dose is
usually fatal. If too much strychnine
is used or the potatoes are not used
when freshly prepared, the poison is
not so effective. If the field is gone over
once a week the old hills leveled down
and the new mes given a potato, the
gophers' work will soon lessen.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-10

Free silver Is dead; we will fight it
out on the anti-imperialism and ex-
pansion line, says Mr.. Bryan, and
Chairman James X. Jones says me
too" The question now arises, except
for the hope of office, why should any
New Mexican vote the Democratic
Pop. ticket? The silver question has
been dropped by the Democracy, i'm
perialism is a humbug and a fake, there
is nothing to expansion, and the rest
of the Democratic platform is mere
buncombe. On the other hand, Rnpub-
lican policy stands for the protection of
every vital New Mexico interest. To be
sure. there are some men who will not
see, and there are others who hope for
Office under a Democratic administra-
ton; to these claims it is useless to ap-
peal or to reason with. But the average
New Mexico voter can certainly not
benefit himself in any nj by vot-
ing for Democratic candidates for Of
fee.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-10
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10.
Republican Central Committee.

Headquarters Republican Territorial
Committee, Santa Fe, N. NJ, July q,
19OO.-A meeting of the Republican CEN
trail committee Of New Mexico is here
by called to meet at Santa Fe, at the
office of the secretary of said commit
tee, on Wednesday, August Is, 1900, at
II o'clock in the forenoon, for the pur-
pose Of fixing a time and place fol- the
holding of a territorial convention for
the purpose of placing in nomination
by the Republican party Of New Mexi-
co a candidate for delegate to the fifty
seventh congress, to arrange foc the
representation of the several counties
at said convention, and to transact such
other business as may be brought be-
fore the said committee.
A full attendance Of the members of
the committee is earnestly requested.
JOHN S. CLARK, Chairman.
MAX. FROST, Secretary.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-10
CALIENTE
(IiOT SPRINGS.)

These Celebrated Hot Springs are To-
Gated in the midst Of the Ancient Cliff
DWellers, twenty-five miles west of
Taos, and fifty miles north of Santa Fe,
and about twelve miles from Barranca
station, on the Denver & Rio Grande
Railway, from which point a daily line
of stages run to the Springs. The tenn
p%erature Of these waters is from 80 to
l22 degrees. The gases are carbonic. AL
titude, 5000 feet. Climate very dry and
delightful the year round. There is now
a commodious hotel for the convenience
of invalids and tourists. These waters
contain 1,686.A grains OF alkaline salts
to the gallon, being the richest alkaline
Hot Springs in the world. The efficacy
of these waters has been thoroughly
tested by the miraculous cures attested
to in the following diseases: Paralysis,
rheumatism, Neuralgia, Consumption,
Malaria, Bright's Disease Of the Kid
neys, Syphilitic and Mercurial Affec-
tons, Scrofula, Catarrh, La Grippe, all
Female Complaints, ETC., etc. Board,
Lodging and Bathing, $3.50 per day; $14
per week; $50 per month. Stage meets
Denver trains and waits for Santa Fe
train upon request. This resort is at
tractive at all seasons, and is open all
winter. Passengers for Ojo Caliente car
leave Santa Fe at 10:0S a. m. and reach
Ojo Caliente at s p. m. the same day.
Fare for the round trip from Santa Fe
to Ojo Caliente, 81. For further partic-
ulars, address
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-10

A professor Of one of the colleges en-
dowed by Standard Oil funds has come
out with a declaration that any man
can support himself with Is cents worth
Of raw material a day. The Standard
OIL Company, which thus far this year
has declared dividends to the amount
Of $3s, 200, 900, undoubtedly believes. too,
that every man except a Standard OIL
magnate should be satisfied with Is
cents a day, with an occasional nickle
for a holiday thrown in.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-10
ADVERTISING RATES.

Wanted-One cent a word each inser-
ton.
Local-Ten cents per line each inser-
ton.
Reading local-Preferred position
twenty-five cents per line each inser-
ton.
Displayed-Two dollars an inch, sin
Gle column, per month in Daily. One
COLLAR an inch. single column, in either
English or Spanish Weekly.
Additional prices and particulars CIV
en- on receipt of a copy Of matter to be
inserted.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-10

The suggestion of some wiseacres in
Colorado that the state printing be done
by the penitentiary inmates has not
met with any enthusiastic response, es-
pecially since the printers in return
suggested that the state might as well
elect its governor, it's Legislature and
other state officials from the inmates
of the penitentiary and be governed
from Canon City, as that would ave a
handsome sum on salaries and current
expenses, and the job might be done as
well as it is by the present Democratic
Populistic combination.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-10

Fifty residents Of Masillon, O., have
gone to Oklahoma to set up a socialistic
colony. A good many experiments in
that line have been made, but thus far
ony that managed to prosper and to ad-
here to socialism at the same time.
New Mr"ico. however, offers a field for
socialistic colonies to try their expert
ments. and even If they result merely
in retaining several thousand acres of
arid land they will have accomplished
some good,