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Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-07

An extraordinary case Of smuggling
was detected at Dover recently. On
the passengers landing from the os-
tend boat the custom house officers
noticed that a lady looked s%uspiciously
bulky about the skirts. Upon being
questioned It was found that she had
concealed under her dress a fox ter
rier, which she was endeaVoring to
smuggle into the country TO evade Che
prohibition law in regard to dogs. The
incident caused much amusement, the
dog being taken possession Of and
sent back to Ostend.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-07
SuIfan HonorS Webb.

The sultan Of Turkey has appointed
Alexander r. Webb honorary consul
general Of the Ottoman empire at New
York. It is a permanent appointment.
The sultan has also honored Mr.. Webb
with a decoration. Besides the Medji-
die decoration, as It is called, he has
given him what is known as the medal
Of inertia great holor in Turkey.
These decorations carry with them the
title Of Bey, and, instead Of being
Webb Enendi, he will hereafter be
known as Webb Bey.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-07

A penitent burglar has just made
restitution Of jewels to the amount Of
$4,000, which he had stolen two months
ago from the jewelry house of William
WashbIrn & Co., in Anderson, Ind.
They were returned through Father q.
A. Murphy Of st. Mary's Church, Chi
cago. AS the admission Of guilt was
made under the seal of confession, the
clergyman, of course, did not reveal
the burglars name.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-07

According to the return prepared by
the Ministry of Agriculture the num-
Der Of wolves killed in France last
year was rs, and the amount paid in
premiums for their destruction was
s314. Since the passing Of the law
Of 1882 instituting these premiums
1881 wolves of all sorts have been
killed, and a sum Of e26,12 has been
paid in rewards.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-07

F. Abreu, a Filipino merchant from
Manila. travelling in this country to
gain a knowledge Of American meth
DDS, has presented President Roosevelt
with a handsome cane and several
pieces OF cloth Of insular manufacture.
The stick was mounted in gold mined
In Luzon and was the work Of native
artisans.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-07
Mrs. RooSeUeIf'S Church.

Mrs. Ro~osevelt's determination to at
tend st. Johns Episcopal Church while
the President is faithful to the little
chapel of the Dutch Reform Church
has given rise to some misconception,
and people who do not understand the
facts have assumed there was some
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-07

One Of the %curiosities Of an English
residence of nobility is a weeping will
low made Of copper, and so dexter
ously fashioned that at a distance it
resembles a real tree. 1t is actually
a shower bath, for, by pressing a secret
button, a tiny spray of water can be
made to burst forth from every branch
and twig, to the discomfort of any
who may be under it.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-07

Church, as his ancestors had done, and
he has kept up the connection as a
matter of course. Mrs. Roosevelt was
a Carew, and she is an Episcopalian
by birth and training. She has always
contributed literally to the church of
that faith in New York, Washington
and Albany. The President and Mrs.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-07

In Hungary, where dueling is very
frequent, a duel between two school
boys has just taken place, with serious
results. Ludwig Krusecz, Is years old,
a scholar of the Zborow grammar
school, was in love with a girl one
year younger than himself, but had a
rival in her affections in his school
One day they quarreled in the girls
presence, and LiJka struck the other
in the face. Krusecz sent two seconds,
chosen from his schoolfellows, with a
challenge to his rival, and a duel with
revolvers in regular form took place.
Krusecz was shot in the abdomen, and
is now lying between life and death.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-07
Fesg PecaIiar Manned.

English proper names are often a
snare to the unwary. In Germany and
on the continent generally a business
education is not complete without a
training in their pronunciation. It
was from a German officer that the
writer first learned the correct sound
Of many of the names which follow.
AS all Of them occur in English his
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-07

It is no proof Of a mans understand
ing to be able TO confirm whatever he
pleases; but to be able to discern
what is true is true, and that what is
false is false, this is the mark and
character of intelligence.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-07

ious matters between the President
and his wife. They do belong to diff
ferent churches, but that is a matter
of hereditary association, writes a
Washington correspondent. The Pres
ident belonged to the Dutch Reformed
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-07

Sir Henry Irving has always about
hin both at the theater n at home
a great number of pairs of s~pectacles.
He is always losing or mislaying a
pair and so believes that he should
have another pair at hand. Conse-
quently he has at his theater some
sixty Of them.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-07
Little Boy-What's preachin' for. AL
way? Little Girl-Why, to give the sing
erB a rest, Of course
MRS. IDA |. ROSER
Grand-Niece Of Ex-President
James X. Polk, Writes to
Mrs. Pinkham Saying;

"DEAR MRS. PNKHAM II have been
married for nearly two years, and 50
far have not been blessed with a child.
/ have, however, suffered with a COM
plicssiou of female troubles and pain
ful me~nstruation, until very recently.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-07

tory and English literature, they are
here offered to the American school
girl for her study and observance:
Abergavenny, A~bergen'ny; Acheson,
Atch'eson; Adye, Ay'dy; Alcester,
Awister; Abingdon, Arlington; Ays-
cough, Ask'ew; Bagehot, Bag'got;
Beauchamp, Bee'cham; Beaulieu, Bew-
'ly; B~ellingham, B%el'lingjam; Belvoir,
Bee'ver: BERTHE, Barty; Bethune, Bee
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-07

ton; Blount, Blunt; Boisragen, Bor'ra-
gon; Boulger, Boaljer, Bolejer; Bour-
CHER, Bow'cher; Bourke, Burk; Call
lard Ky'ar; Cassalis, Cassels; Cheyne,
Chay'ney; C~holmondeley, CHUNKY;
Claverhouse, ~Clay'verse; Colquhoun,
Cohoon; Creighton, Cry'ton; Crichton,
Cry'ton: De L'Isle and Dudley, De
Lyle; De Moleyns, Demmoleens; De
Sails, De Sallia; Dumares, Doo'mer'-
rick; Dymoke, Dim'muk; Farquhar,
Farkwer, Parker; Farquharson, Fark'-
erson, Fark'werson; Foljambe, Fool
jam; FOULS, Fowls; Pontefract, Pom
fret; Marylebone, Marlbun; Pail Mall,
Pei Mel.-Chicago News.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-07

Never a magnanimity fell to the
ground but there is some heart to
greet and accept it Unexpectedly.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-07

A mans growth is seen in the sue
cessive choirs Of his friends. For
every friend whom he loses for truth.
he gains a better.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-07

The western mosquitoes don't APP
pear to have heard Of kerosene. They
bite oil magnates as freely as anybody
else.-Kansas City journal.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-07
Red River ~PrOspeCtOr.

RED RIVER, NEW MEXICO.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-07

valuable, repacked everything neatly
and quietly went their way, expressing
their regret at giving us any trouble"
While the bandits were searching
her luggage she told them that she was
a missionary and, to her great surprise,
they at once became less boisterous in
their manner.
Another experience she had was
rather alarming. This, too, was in the
mountains. After a long journey she
reached a little hut, in which she took
refuge. During the night she was
aroused out of a sound sleep. Foot
steps were heard on the floor and a
hand passed over her face. Evidently
she was not the person for whom the
brigand was seeking, and he left with
out giving her any further annoyance.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-07

Roosevelt are not at all apart in their
general religious views, and they fire.
quently attend church together. AS
the result of early training they have
retained their original church member
ship.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-07

Miss Stone of the Woman's Board Of
Missions, lately abducted by Bulgarian
brigands, had two very similar excit-
ing experiences some a ago with
bandits in the mountainous region of
Turkey. She never before was cap
tured and held for ransom, but she
knew not how to account for one es-
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-11-07

cape she had on any other ground than
she was considered too poor to be a
good catch"
1T was in a wild mountain pass"
she said, in speaking of it afterward.
Il was halted by a band who offered
me no violence. They ransacked our
baggage. but finding we hai nothing
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-15
cHINA,s ANSWER.
Foreign Ministers Will Not Allow
 Themselves to be Quoted.

Themselves 10 De Quoteu.
 Pekin, May 15.-The foreign minis ters refuse to allow themselves to De quoted for publication regarding tne Chinese governments answer to tne indemnity demand, but three or them have given expression to their personai views of the matter.
 One of these said he never expected the Chinese to agree to the demand without arguing, even had the total been only ten millions. he considers the Chinese offer of 15,o0o,ooo teals annu- ally for thirty years absurd and ridicu- lous. and thinks the request that C COG. GOO be given them from the rorelgn customs borders upon insolence. The powers, he believes, will make mls- take if they do not exact the utmost centime.
 Another says no matter what Chlila says, whatever the powers decide upon will have to be agreed to eventually.
 A third expresses himself as satisnea that a majority of the powers VIII agree to reduce the demands Ill accora- ance with China's ability to pay.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-15
Consolidation

Of our city and town has been deciueu mon. and after January 1. 1902, We Hill be one big city, all by our lone some. Say, Senator Kennedy must have felt lonesome when he found he vas the only one in the senate wno dare vote conscientiously and for the people who sent him there, but didn't he slash those fellows right and leIt who had the impotence to say harsn things about Waterbury citizens, anu who misrepresented us in the manner they did. Why, outsiders would nave thought we were pack or numDsKuils If our courageous senator didn't get up and tell them thing or two. Say, if We only had a whole lot of fellows like him sent up to Hartford every year tlsere wouldbe no labor troubles, no strikes. nothing but harmony be- tween capital and labor, because the laws would govern both. Harmony IS n great thing in a community. but har- lnony ir(each family is also necessary: and y6u have never yet seen q real fan,1v ssjar'' spring up when good tea aud coffee is served at each collation.. fine ouaIfty we sell caps the climax every time; it brings good cheer, healthfuIness and happiness where It fs used. Try a pound next time you buy and mark the difference if you afe using tea or coffee from the other fallow. We arenot saying anything about butter this week; the quaity IS speaking for itself. 23c per pound. We are giving very useful articles with each pound of our warranted good Baking Powder at
 Phelan's Store,
 DpoAnwAy Tslenhone.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-15
NOTED PASSENGERS ARRIVE.

New York, May 15.-Among the pas. sengers arriving here to-day on the steamer Oceanic from Liverpool were Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, president or the Grand Trunk railway of S'anaua, and Lady Wilson; also yiee-Admlrai se Sir Cyprian Bridge, K. Q. B., ana ssan, en route to the China station to relieve Admiral Seymour.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-15

4l BROADWAY. Telephone.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-15
TWO FoRGERs SENTENCED.

London. May 15-Fry and Everett, the two men charged with defraudlng Barclay & Go. bankers of about 43.- GOO by forging documents purportlng to represent large shipments of gola ore which never existed, having been convicted. were sentenced to-day 10 five years Imprisonment at hard lapor.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-15
NOW
NOW
 FLOWS!

Flowing time will be here sooner that we realize, then you will want a blow and want IL right away.
 We're prepared for these evant-it-right-away" orders. Plow selling Is not a side line with us; it's one of our special ties. More than, 100 blows ID stock now-eIght different makes, thirty-seyen different styles and patterns. from the small one-horse blow to the la- Dor saving sulky blows.
 Such leading makes as Syra- cuse, Arlington, Oliver. Rox- bury. Southbury, Excelsior and Belcher & Taylor make up this complete stock. Prices start at $5 and run to S45.
 'Twould be hard 10 find an- other stock its equal, for variety and completeness, hereabouts. This large stock means large buying. large selling, means low selling, means lower prices to you. not on blows alone but on any article in the implement line. Come to blow headquarters this year. A postal brings a blow catalogue.
 P. J. BOL AN,
 S0-93 Bank Street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-23
SOME EXPECTED TO DIE.
Number of Persons Injured in Col
lision on Mexican Central.

FL PasO, Tex, July pa serious ac-
cident occurred on the line of the Mex
lean Central near MOntezuma about
1l:3O a. m. today, several passengers
on the southbOund train being severely
injured, some of whom are expected to
die
A Pullman palace car which had been
sidetracked to allow another car to be
coupled to the train, got beyond con
troll of the brakeman and started down
steep grade The train backed uD
to catch the fleeing car, and on reach
ing 1t a collision occurred. Although
the car was not derailed. the passen-
gers within received a terrific shock
and the car was considerably dam
aged. A nOTthbOUnd train arriving here
at SIS this evening brought in the in
JureG, who were taken TO d hospital
They were:
Miss Edith Pearson, Kansas City.
Mrs. Jessie Gatlin. Kansas City.
Mrs. Lucy Mccormack Carnes. Oak
Cliff. Tex
Mrs. Jane Mckinney Oklahoma.
Juan Camargo, City of Mexico.
John NJ. Duthie. FL Paso.
Mrs. John N. Duthie.
Tom HOllahan.
Tom Brock.
A. T. Parker. FL Paso.
Mrs. Flores, Durango.
A. G. Keeran, San Antonio.
JEFF MCLamOre. Austin.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-23
SCENES o. THE MIDWAY.
All Kinds Of -. tiles to Please the
Crowd

All Kinds Of - lties to Please the
Crowd.
You'll have TO hurry" was the cry
along the giddy Midway last evening,
as the various boosters for the many
attractions endeavored to steer the per
spring thTOng up against their own
individual SHOW.
The first thing to meet the eye was
the vaudeville show, where an enter
tainment was given by Dutch and
black-face comedians. who introduced
several of the latest songs. Then came
the Turkish village, where the Midway
dancers held forth. a couple of cameIs
gave an Oriental aspect to the scene.
and were ridden about the grounds at
10 cents a throw.
Have you seen George? He will
make you laugh" was an alluring an
nOUnCement across the way. where
George" proved to be a clever mono
logue artist and character singer who
pleased the crowd.
lie ListO, the FIRE dancer. in flowing
robes Of white, gave an intricate tern
sichorean act, surrounded by zone of
hre, and the knife-thrOwing, fancy
shooting and 'koOtohey- kOOtchey''
dancing at the Oriental theatre brought
in a packed house.
The ferris wheel was, perhaps, the
best patrOnized attraction on the
grounds, OLD and young taking a whirI
OF two through the ar, with equal
pleasure.
ORa Of the best entertainments on the
Midway was the act Of Lunette, the
hypnotic marvel, who drew the largest
crowd Of the evening, 1,126 persons
crossing the threshold Of the tent The
queen of the carnival and all her court
paid visit TO Lunette, and went away
marveling. She is a handsome girl. a
finished artist and was brought from
London by B. F. Keith of Boston to
play his circuit.
Burns coon town 400 gave a splendid
reproduction of plantation life along
the levee; BOsco. the snake-eater-"II e
eats EN- alive"-cOnsUmed the reptiles
till he got black in the face; and other
attractions such as Colorado Charles
Wild west, JunO's Roses PIastique. 3"
gypsy village, palace of illusions. Harry
G. Wilbur's idols of art and La Belle
Fatma, drew an appreciative audience
Meader's marionettes and several other
novelties, including the fish pond, will
open today.
A special word Of praise should be
given the Edison biOgraph exhibition.
the scenes from the Oberammergau be-
ing exceedingly good. Olga Nethersole
in bits from her play of "Sapho" were
reproduced on the canvas, as were the
Niagara Falls. Limited Express
and other well known Dictures.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-23

parade last night. The two are old stage
coach drivers. and since the overland
coach has become a thing of the past
they have put in their time driving
buses for the Salt Lake Livery &
Transfer company Last night they
were so disguised that many of their
intimate friends did not know them
Wright was the first to be observed.
driving the four white horses which
pulled the carriage occupied by Quee 4
Ethelyn. Amid the bOunteOuS array OF
nOdding plumes sat the well known J.
Rudy in magnificent costume of satin
trousers, silk jacket. knee buckles
white hosiery and plumed chapeau. He
handled the ribbons deity. and looked
straight ahead, smiling not to any of
his friends who lined the route of pa
Tade.
J. Rudy was not the only one to be
admired Harmon, the other old stager,
came next, driving the big Raymond
coach, holding the que ems maids of
honor. Harmon sat out his part to per-
lection. He was also costumed as a
French nObleman in the time of Louis
XIV. Even the tan on his face was
covered with white rouge.
It all looked very pretty in the pa
rade, but it was said that over at the
barn, when the old coach drivers were
making up their tOggery and when they
came back to take of their DISCUSSES.
they were the subject of a whole lot
of fun by the other drivers and stable
men.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-23
PLAN PAYMENT OF
CHINESE INDEMNITY

Washington, July 22.-The state de-
partment received a dispatch TODAY
from Commissioner RockhiH at PelSin
announcing that q plan for the paw
ment of the indemnity to the powers
by the Chinese government finally had
been adopted The amortization OF the
bonds to be issued will begin in 1902
and the plan cOntemplates the entire
liquidation of both principal and inter-
est by 1910. Il is expected that China
will raise % 1000, 900 taels annually. This
sum is to be used to pay the interest IN
the bonds and to form a sinking fund
for the ultimate liquidation Of the
nrinciral
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-23
COPPER SMELLING LEADS.
Report on Manufacturing Industries
of Arizona and New Mexico.

Washington. July .22.-The census Of
flee today issued a bulletin on the
manufacturing industries Of the terri
tories of Arizona and New Mexico.
Arizona has a product of 81. 315. 1s9, Of
which amount 17,2S6511 was the out
put of the copper smeIters The total
product for New Mexico is 81. $50. 795.
In Arizona there were 314 estab Iish-
ments in 1900, and 3,266 employees, who
received S2,36S,065 in wages. In copper
smelling there were !, 64S persons en-
plcyed- Next to copper. the other two
industries are lumber and timber AMI
the construction and repair shop work
of steam railroads.
There were 420 manufacturing estab-
hshments reported for New Mexico in
1900, with $500 employees, who received
81, 35c, 9O6 in wages The most import
ant industries in New Mexico are the
smelling and refining OF copper and
lead, with product valued at nearly
81, O0C, 900; flour milling, with a product
valued at S551 ,10S and the securing of
wool, with SI7.S75 reported as received
for the work done
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-23

"Once while Booth, Barrett and 1
were talking" said Robson, the con-
versation turned on 'deadheads' I had
just finished.
Booth fixed his sombre eyes on the
sunset and began; It was during the
first visit that 1 made to the south
after the close of the civil war. We
were playing in a little town in Ala
bama In my mail one morning L
found letter which ran something
like this
% Dear Sir: Ny wife and self have
always been great admirers of you We
want to see you play very much. but
cannot afford to buy tickets. VIII you
please send US q couple OF seats? I am
sure you viii not refuse this request
when l tell you that I am the United
States soldier who shot and killed your
brother. who assassinated President
Lincoln
4" 7 investigated and found that the
mans statement was correct.
What did YOU do. Edwin
I sent him the tickets. answered
the actor. his eyes fixed on the glow
ing western horizon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-23

the streets towards the city park. When
the park was reached the men who wers
leading Brooks told him 70 walk up u0-
der a big shade tree in-t the center Of H.,
park and prepare TO die The negro
could not speak and seemed almost in
sensible to what was going on Tho
rope was drawn UP and in a few minutes
the BODY swung from the tree Hfeless
Then the mob dispersed Hundreds III
men and women came later and viewed
the body.
The body of Brooks late tonight was
stin hanging in the park
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-23
BROWN MAN.
Made Hermitage of Luxurious Hotel
and Wines Much.
(Cincinnati Enquirer.l

20
ChicagC-R. Clarke FOrsythe regis
tered at the Auditorium Annex one day
about year ago and took a little room
until he could get one with a bath He
has never slept outside that room d
single night since. The cashier has
never seen check of his. He paws his
bill each week in crisp greenbacks. and
never signs restaurant or bar bill.
He begins each morning with a pint Of
champagne before brea kfast. The
waiter brings it without a word He
has drunk as many as twenty pints of
champagne a day.
He never speaks: he has no CrOnies.
he orders his meals with his finger.
and he sits for hours by himself. rum
maging or taking in the human show
He Is deaf as a post.
He is q tall, brown man. always
dressed in brown clothes, and a soft
brown hat, whose brim he turns uD or
down all the way around as suits his
fancy. He wears a ban-shaped yellow
brown beard. His alleged broth
called one day, but the taciturn herm T.
Of the luxurious Annex brushed hiIv
away as he would an obnoxious fly
Some say he owns a mine. either a
silver or a gold one out in either Sill
verdale, Cripple Creek or LeadvilI5
But no one knows
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-23
LYNCHED 4 NEGRO.
He Had Fatally Wounded Chief of
Police Of Eikins, W. Va.

Elkins W. Va. July 22-Wiiliam
Brooks. a negro, was lynehed tonight.
being hanged from the limb of a tree in
the city park Brooks shot and fatally
wounded Chief Of Police Lilly. whe
sought TO arrest him for creating a dis
turbance- The negro was chased half a
mile by a crowd and captured. lie Tough :
despera tely but could not get away
Brooks was handed over to the sheriff
TO be taken to the county jail Just as
the sheriff and the negro reached the
prison doors a mob Of men. at least za3
strong. surrounded the officers ard de-
rnanded the prisoner The sheriff and
guards refused and made resistance. but
10 no avail
Brooks was seized and rushed through