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Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05
JANE TAPPAN.

rarently unmoVed as If she were spend
ing pleasure holidays at the quaint old
town by the sea instead of being a pris-
oner accused of a crime so deep and
black it has few parallels in history.
The only thing that breaks the monot.
ony is visits from her lawyer.
Cataumet, which was the scene OF
the crime of which Miss Tappan is ac-
cused, is one of the most picturesque
little summer villages on the coast OF
Bukzard's Bay.
Talking of her the other day, one OF
her neighbors said:
Under a charge of numbering Mrs.
Mary Gibbs by poisoning she was ar
rested at Amherst, N. H., and after
appearing in the police court at Nash
VA. N. H., where she protested heI
innocence, she decided to return t.
Massachusetts without requisition pa
pers.
Miss Tappan nursed four members
of the Davis family at Cataumet
Mass, last summer, and all four died
Her arrest followed a report made by
Prof. Wood, an analytical chemist
who examined the stOmachs of two o,
the supposed victims, that he found
traces Of poison. The persons nurset
by Miss Tappan whose illness proved
fatal were Mr.. and Mrs. Alden P. Da.
Wis, of Cataumet, and their daughters
Mrs. Henry Gordon. Of Chicago ant
Mrs. Gibbs of Cataumet. The fornta
charge against Miss Tappan is baseC
on the last named case.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05

The Green Bag, an English legal
journal, tells the following story: On
me occasion a junior counsel on their
lorships giving judgment against his
client, exclaimed that he was surprised
at their decision. This was construed
into a contempt of court and the young
barrister was ordered to attend at the
bar next morning. Fearful Of the con
sequences, he consulted his friend.
John Scott (afterward Lord Eldon).
who told him to be perfectly at ease,
for he would apologize for him in a
way that would avert any unpleasant
result, Accordingly, when the name OF
the delinquent was called, Scott rose
and coolly addressed the judges: 81
am very sorry, my lords" he said,
that my young friend has so far for
gotten himself as to treat your lord
ships with disrespect; he is extremely
penitent, and you will kindly ascribe
his unintentional insult to his ignor-
ance. You must see at once that it did
originate in that. He said he was sur
prised at the decision of your ~lordships.
Now, II he had not been ignorant OF
what takes place in this court every
day-had he known you but half SO
long as l have done-he would not be
surprised at anything you did"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05

A young lady of small stature re-
Gently tainted at a dinner given in her
honor. 1t was then found that she had
not been able to touch either her feet
20 the floor or her back to the chair;
and the restricted circulation and
prolonged discomfort had finally over
come her. An antiquarian traces the
present mania for high seats to the
fact that at the old French court sets
OF handsome furniture were ranged
along the walls for effect, but never
occupied. The chairs and sofas actually
used were much lower. Furniture
makers Of today copy the more snowy
spring cushions. The dictum of a IA
nous cabinet maker is that in choos-
ing chairs the knee of a person standing
should come clear above the seat he
intends to occupy. More even than
homes, churches and assembly rooms
the great INTERPRETATIONS, in spite OF
their sumptuousness, offend against
the comfort Of nine-tenths of their oc-
cupants.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05
the World
ReOOIOeG
THE PERILs OF BALLooNlNo.

THE PERlLs OF BALLo0NlNG.
The perilous journey Of seven men
and one woman in Professor Baldwin's
air ship, near San Francisco the other
day merely emphasizes what has al
ready been demonstrated by NJ. Santos
Dumont in his experiment at Paris,
and by other %aeronauts, that man Will
be able to successfully steer
through the air In a balloon.
In that incompatible calm thct rests
upon the French capital in the au-
tumn days Santos-Dumont was able
to steer his dirigible balloon in a fixed
circle upon several occasions, but it
was noted that when he encountered
atmospheric disturbances he lost con-
troll of his air ship to such an extent
as to place his life in great peril and
upon One or two occasions was res
cued with much difficulty.
In the thrilling ride at San Francis
co, in which the occupants Of the bal
loon were swept over a distance of a
hundred miles in less than two hours,
a mile above the earth. the machine
was completely at the mercy of the
breezes. At n time they were swept
out over the ocean, dipping at times
60 close to the surface of the water
that all occupants expected to be
drowned. and hen rising to great al
titudes, finally being carried back o7er
the land by a breeze from the sea.
dragged through the tops of a forest
and dropped on a hillside near Pesca-
deero.
The most powerful motor and steer
ing mechanism that can be devised
cannot resist the elements when at
tached to a balloon. 1t is not possible
to propel a great bag Of air against
the upper currents or to control its
course when opposed by the slightest
breezes. The problem of navigating
the air must be solved without bal
looms. How? With wings-if ever.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05

Three hundred young women OF
Chicago who are all to become public
school teachers, were recently pro-
nounced physically perfect, including
nerves and eyesight. Never before
has so large a proportion of the mum
Der to be examined passed tho re-
quired tests. At the New York Nor
NAL school inquiries recently elected
the fact that Observation-Disclosures of
the girl pupils were taller than their
mothers. The heroines of the English
novels of a century ago were as weak
physically as they were mentally. The
modern girl is wholesome and strong
in body and in mind.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05

minister to Athens, and his wife, and
is the elimination Of an open scandal
which has been a topic Of conversation
for some time in every court in Eu-
rope
Great as is the excitement over the
impending combat. the society, royal
and titled, Of southern Europe is sad
dened by the thought that the Duchess
d'Avarna will never be able to return
to her former prestige, and even the
name of her youngest daughter is to be
stricken from the register Of legitimate
births and the child will be rebaptized
IN her mothers maiden name.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05
PETROLEUM ~BRIoUETTEs.
New Form Of Fuel That Looks Like Toilet
Soap.

Wv - ~ a 1EN 1880
Soap.
A strange sight was presented in
Oakland last week as a train drew in
from Stockton. 1t consisted of a loco
motive and ten cars. Piled up i'm the
cars were objects that at first sight ap-
peared designed for the toilet, whereas
in fact the freight consisted OF 4 new
species of fuel. There were about $50
tons in all of what were termed
briquettes. a compound of pulverized
coal and refined petroleum. pressed into
cake-like forms, which anne from the
briquette works of the Tesla Coal Com
pany in Stockton. These b%riquettes
were intended for sale and distribution
I'm Oakland. and as other trains arrive
their contents will be similarly dis
posed of in San Francisco. The
briquettes aroused as much interest
and excited as much establishment in
the community across the bay as they
have among the visitors to the Pan
American Exposition in Buffalo, where
they have been mistaken for cakes of
tar soap. The error is eXcusable, as
they closely resemble that article. I'm
like crude coal, the %briquettes can be
handled with kid gloves without soil
ing.-Paciic Oil Reporter.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05

The announcement has been made
that the Cleveland Steam Canal Boat
Company has sold the steam canal
boats and their consorts, which for
several years past have been making
trips between Cleveland and New York
city, via Lake Erie and the Erie canal,
to a new corporation that has been
formed to carry on the lighterage bust
ness in the Philippine islands, and the
vessels of it's feet are to be cut into
sections for the purpose Of carrying
them in this form to Manila. The rea-
son for this change, given by the gem
eral manager of the line, is that 1t is
impossible to compete with the facili-
ties offered by the competing steam
railway companies.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05

Talk of Sympathetic strikes" re-
minds Grand Chief Arthur. of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
of one hat he conducted when only a
boy working on a farm. THE force
of hands had dwindled to two, a fellow
named Joe and me. The farmer decid-
ed to discharge the other fellow,
whereupon Joe suggested that 1 should
stop work also, leaving the farmer in
a fix. This / did. l went out on a
sympathetic strike; but the result was
that the farmer hired Joe back again,
and l was left out in the cold" 1t
would not be safe to generalize too
broadly on his unhappy experience. If
It carries any moral with it, we need
moi point 1t out.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05

that he should, in addition to carrying
out his politics on public questions, re-
tain each member of the Cabinet"
This is not by any means the view
taken by other Republicans, who think
they are pretty well posted on what is
going on in the Presidents mind these
days, writes the Washington corre-
spondent of the Chicago Inter Ocean.
The more general opinion is that, no
matter how sincerely President Roose-
velt's announcement was made, cir
cumstances will so shape themselves
after Congress has been made acquaint-
ed with the new Presidents plans and
purposes through his first annual mes
sage, thai Cabinet changes will be in
evitable.
Among the new ame most frequent
ly suggested for the Cabinet is ex-Sen-
ator Edward o. Wolcott of Colorado.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05
Cbe 6OeeUY
Panorama.
AN INFECTED ANTIToxIN.

~ ~ ~
II is unfortunate that the spread OF
new methods of lighting disease should
be attended by such incidents as are
reported from st. Louis. Eleven chill
dren, it is said, have died of lockjaw
after being inoculated with an antitox-
In for d%iphtheria, and other children
are in danger OF death from the same
cause. Investigation has shown, Of.
course, that there is nothing inherent
in the pure %antitoxin that could be
held responsible for the lamentable re-
suits which in this case followed its
use. The fault lies not with the anti
toxin itself, which has been proved to
have great value, but probably with the
persons who were so careless, or so
from a horse which shortly afterwards
died of lockjaw and which was, there
fore, infected with the disease when 1t
furnished the serum.
Many parents will now conceive q
prejudice against the use Of the anti
toxin for ~diphtheria. If the child is to
be s~afeguarded from one disease only
to die at once of another, the inocula-
ton cannot be said to be of much val
ne. The proceeding is too much like
jumping out of a predetermined frying
pan into an indubitable fire. But oc-
casional accidents do not disprove the
worth of the remedy. The diphtheria
antitoxin will save ten times more
lives than it destroys. A reasonable
view of the matter will lead TO its con-
tinued use with greater precautions.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05
SIGNS ON WAGON ROOFS.
wrinkle That Has Come in with the
Building of Flats.

Building of Flats.
when flats began to multiply" said
a man who lives in one and so, natur-
ally, takes notice of things associated
with them. 1.-THE owners of delivery
wagons and so on began having signs
painted on the roofs of their wagons,
to catch the eye of those who dwelt
in homes above the street level. They
painted these signs first with the name
one letter under the othe, like a spine,
straight down the middle of the wag-
on top from end to end. Sometimes
they painted the name in the same
location, but with the letters arranged
in the ordinary way, this making a
sign that could be easily read from
one side of the street only. Then
they took to painting the name On the
wagon roof in two places along either
side of the top near the edge. Thus
painted, one or the other, of course,
could be easily read from either side
of the street. In wagon roof lettering
the latest thing I have seen was on
the top of a moving van, whose entire
roof was covered with lettering, in
lines placed crosswise to the top and
beginning at the forward end and
running, line under line, clean back to
the rear end, so that the vans extern
sive roof, as you looked down upon it,
was lettered like a great poster. And
of this was not lone idly, for
the van is a vehicle that may stand
backed up an hour or two in front of
a house and the poster on it's roof
is then brought where 1t can be easily
read by anybody in the air along that
side of the street way.-New York
Sun.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05
ARTHUR A.

young Afro-American was sent to the
interior of the dark continent, where
he was highly successful in extending
the sphere of French influence among
the tribes near the great Sahara. Mr..
Anderson is convinced that Africa Is
the most promising field in the world
for the American negro of resource
and ability. He is on a l%ecturing tour
through the principal cities of the
United States and expects to return to
Europe in the spring. His wife, an
Englishwoman of good family. ac-
companies him.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05
Auersd wholesale poisoning,

A few weeks ago Mary Belle Witwer
OF Dayton, o., was arrested upon sus-
picion of poisoning her sister, and Is
now held pending the police investiga-
ton. Since her arrest neighbors and
acquaintances of the woman have re-
ported the sudden death of twelve
persons who have been associated with
her. including three husbands, five
persons in whose families she had
served as housekeeper, and four chill
dren. 1t is due to Mrs. Witwer, how
ever, to say that she stoutly protests
her innocence, and that discriminating
evidence has not yet been found
though, if she is innocent, supersti-
tious persons will shun making her ac-
quaintance, which they will regard as
dangerous to personal safety.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05

Atlanta Constitution: The history
of civilization is but a detailed narra-
tive of the efforts Of nen to get away
from hard work. The derrick is a de-
vice to escape from heavy lifting. The
steam hammer saves the labor Of a
thousand men. The reaping machine
allows the operative to ride. The sew.
ing machine is a electromagnetic" ar
rangement. The railroad train saves
walking. War itself is waged hat one
nation may appropriate the profits Of
another, in order that living may b
easier.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05
SAW M'xlNlEY G
one Occasion when the Late President
Maa RlRhteonaIy %IndIenant.

was RighteouaIy Indignant.
One remarkable characteristic Of
President Mckinley was that he very
seldom lost his temper. Very few Of
his friends, even those who we're most
intimate with him, had seen him in
an angry mood, but he had shown his
temper in the presence OF statesmen
once or twice In a way to surprise
them. Just before he was nominated
for President, Mckinley was cam
%paigning in the West. He had a pri-
vate car. and Mrs. Mckinley and her
colored maid were with him. At Dan
Vile, Ill, he made a speech, and while
the train stopped the maid went to
find a drug store and secure some
medicine for Mrs. Mckinley. After the
speech the car was attached to the
limited train. and. amid the wild ex-
element Of the enthusiastic thousands,
the train pulled out for Terre Haute
for an evening meeting. Soon after
the train started the co ored maid was
missed and Mckinley requested the
committee to stop the train until she
could be found. They assured him
that the train could not be stopped.
as 1t was limited on its run, and some
n remarked that such a train could
not wait anyway for only a colored
girl. That remark made Mckinley
mad. He seized the bell rope and
gave It a vigorous jerk, remarking
with emphasis that the train would
stop and that he would not leave Dan
vile until the girl was found. He
did not propose to leave a strange
colored girl there in a city filled with
excited crowds to possibly meet in
suit because OF her color. She was
under his protection and he would not
go. until she could be found. Tive
train came to a sudden stop and the
dignifed committeeman. now meek in
the presence of their indignant leader,
turned out to institute a search for
the missing colored maid. She was
found, the train moved on. but it was
some time before McKinley's good
nature could relieve the embarrass-
ment of the commit ee. They had seen
Mckinley mad, and it took them a
good while to get over the sensation.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05
SAYINGS and DOINGS
A BLACK EXPLORER.

Arthur A. Anderson. the well-known
colored African explorer, now on a Wis
It to the United States, was born in
Georgia shortly after the close OF the
civil war. About fifteen years ago he
emigrated to France, and settling in
Paris, devoted himself to a study OF
the French language, which he soon
mastered. He made a good success on
the stage in the part Of Othello and
was summoned to the court Of the
Sultan of Morocco. The French gov
cardinal Is one Of the members of the
to join its diplomatic corps, and the
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05

The Rawhide and App gold mines
in Tuolumne county, Cal, have been
sold by John Ballard and NJ. H. Mar
tin to Captain William A. Neville for
$1,5O0,0 900. The mines have been in
litigation for ten years, each partner
striving to gain control. When Neville
was manager of the Rawhide mine it
paid 2,O00, 900 in dividends, but since
tEen it has paid nothing. Under Ne
vile both mines will be made good
producers.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05
woLoorT AND THE CABINET.

A Republican from a western state,
who has long been a warm personal
friend of President Roosevelt, after
spending an hour with him the other
day. said to the newspaper correspond
ents:
DO you know, I believe that the
President meant to be taken literally
when he announced to the country, i'm
mediately after McKinley's death,
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05

The Church of the Holy Sepulcher
at Jerusalem, surrounding Christ's
tomb, was the scene of a sanguinary
ARRAY a few days ago between Fran
ciscans and Greeks, during which there
were a number of casualties on both
sides. The dispute arose on the ques-
ton as to which community had the
right to sweep the church.
Troops had been posted in the vicin-
ity for several days previous to the
outbreak, in order to prevent the an
ticipated collision, but they were sud-
denly o~utnumbered and overpOwered
by the contending parties,
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05
LIE FooLIsH aAAIL SHOOTERS"

Man might as well initiate the habit
of the foolish canine and bay at the
moon as to ATTEMPT to prevent hail
storms by the use of explosives or by
any agencies that are now under his
control.
This is the substance of the advice
embodied in a recent statement issued
by Professor Willis L. Moore, acting
secretary of agriculture. The state
ment was called out by manifestations
of renewed interest in the subject in
various parts of the world, particular
ly in France and Italy. Attempts have
lately been made to prevent hail
storms by the use of explosives from
especially designed cannon, but all
have ended in failure. Professor
Moore calls attention to the fact that
scientists in both Europe and America
have g. own tie impossibility of inter
fering with the great processes of ma
ture that are going on in the atnos-
pbere. Basing their belief or such
knowledge Of the forces of nature as
science has revealed, they affirm that
no explosive that can eve be invented
by man will be powerful enough TO pre-
vent hailstorms.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05

This country is not the only one
where unconsidered trifes are snapped
up by manufacturers and put to prac-
teal use. In China the down of the
thistle is gathered and mixed with raw
silk SO ingeniously that even experts
are deceived when the fabric is woven.
It is also used to stuff cushions as a
substitute for eiderdown, and a very
good substitute it makes.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05

p. ]. Mandura, representative of the
Hawaiian sugar planters. who has ar
rived at New Orleans to take charge
of the shipment OF Porto Ricans to
Honolulu to work on the sugar plan
%tations, says that they have proved
such satisfactory laborers that the
order has been increased to %, 900
Porto Ricans. There are already 1000
OF them in Hawaii. II the total num-
Der Of emigrants desired cannot be OBJ
tained from Porto Rico. the planters
have decided to try Filipinos instead,
and will begin importing them in
large numbers
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05

"Having found by personal expert
ence that Lydia IL. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound is a medi-
cine of rare virtue, and having seen
dozens of cures where my suffering
sisters have been dragged back to life
and usefulness from an untimely grave
simply by the use of a few bottles of
that Compound, 1 must proclaini it's
virtues, or 1 should not be doing my
duty to suffering mothers and dragged
out housekeepers.
Dear Sister, is your health poor,
do you feel worn out and used up,
especially do you have any of the
troubles which beset our sex, take my
advice let the doctors alone, try
Lydia IL. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound; it is better than any
and all doctors, for it cures and they
do not. "-MRs. Z. @. SMITH, 1912 Oak
st., Treasurer w. c. T. u, Kansas
City, Mo.-s5Ooo forfeit Il aboOo testimonial r
not genuine.
Mrs. Pinkham advises sick wO-
men free. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05

Every package of cocoa or chocolate
put out by Walter Baker & Co., bears
The well-known trademark Of the
chocolate girl. and the place OF manu-
facture, Dorchester, Mass" House
keepers are advised to examine their
purchases, and make sure that other
goods have not been substituted. They
received three gold medals from the
Pan-American exposition.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05

late Car Alexan-
der II, and Prince
Colonna, known as
the premier aristo-
crat of Europe.
The duel is conse-
quent upon the an
nouncement of the
granting of a sep
aration between
the Duke d'Avar-
ma, the Italian
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05

Ground fleas and mosquitoes are
blamed for the epidemic Of malaria
which has broken out on Second ave-
nue., New York, along the line Of ex,
eavation by the Manhattan elevated
railway company. UNLESS action is
taken" said DR.. Stewart, "the epidemic
will become the worst seen in this
city in many a day"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05

A little space In the wrong place may
mark the difference between grace and
disgrace. For instance, it makes con
siderable difference whether we speak
Of a performance as notable or not
able,
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-12-05

A Boston capitalist, who has recent
ly completed a tour of the Siberian
gold fields. says that the country is a
second California. The mines in the
Nertchinsky district, he says, are, per-
haDs, the richest in the world, but are
worked in the most primitive way.