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Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-06-27
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

The man who is lazy never has
time to do anything,
The wise man makes money from
FOOLS want.of sense.
Too many people in this world
talk wisely and.act ~foollshly.
It would probably be considered
out of place to refer to the doctors
as microbe chasers.
IF rich, the man who is a little
queer is called eccentric; if poor,
he s1simply called a crank.
The thirJl,5erm ifoolishliess last
ed just long enough to lnjure the
reputation Of some persons who
talk frequently, but not always
wisely.
That girl who wanted to commit
because she couldn't sit up
after midnight with her sweet
heart, shanld marry him. Then
she might have a chance of sitting
up long after Midnight for him.
The men who composed the army
Of the Cumberland have had a re-
markable record since the war,
Three of the army's generals have
become presidents-Grant Gar
field and Harrison. Every com
mandar in chief Of the u. S. army,
with the exception Of Gen. Miles,
served in the army Of the Cumber-
land. Seventeen members have
been in cahtnet, thirty eight have
,b'aa esun'rrs md 'hree hundred
have Aren in ,0ngrAss.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-06-27
To the People OF
Red River.

Any orders sent me for goods
through S. w. Thomson, will
have my best attention. Will
guarantee you the lowest posi- IL
prices. With thanks to yon foi
past favoEs and solicite your
future orders. l am sincerely
yours, L. F. Hamblen,
Questa, N. N.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-06-27
LOCAL.

Mrs. V. Scruggs left last week
eon a visit to her parents at Pueblo.
j. j, Vigil, one of tho oldest
citizens of Questa, died last Sun
day.
Couveyancer aud Notary Public,
Lorfn w. Brown, opposite post
office. Legal Blanks.
Douglas Putnam, G.. Z. Smith
and s. r. Staith of Catskill arrived
ein camp last week on a prospecting
"trip.
Mrs. Annie Seyre and children
are over from Elizabethtown visit
ing their many friends in Red
River,
Mrs. Everett Burns has been
very dangerously iii the past week
but we are ldeased TO report she is
improving.
j, Il, Beam of She juno Bug
mill len last Monday for Denver.
tie expects to 10 gone three or
-four weeks.
V. Scrugg, j. Wilt, Charles
BrAndenhurg, and Il. Z. Enbanka
of Columbina attended the dane,
Tuesday evening.
Preaching next Sunday morn
ing and evening by the pastor
Rev. w. j. Wright. All are cor
daily invited to attend.
While passing through COstilla
New Mexico, to Fort Garland, d,
not forget to stop at ?. Lope:
store, opposite BernaIs store,
p. Lopez, the popular manage
oof Henry Youug's store at Quest'
was a pleasant caller at Red Rive
last Tuesday aud attended tn,
dance.
The dance Tuesday evening wa
IAN enjoyable affair. All reportec
having had a fine time, The onl,
fault 10 find was that the hall wa
too small to accommodate tn.
ecrowd.
Fred Hatton and wife and Mrs
A W. Phipps aud family left TO
Box canon at the mouth of Rec
River the fast of tho week on
fishing trip. Poor AL.now sYmpa
,thizes with as old Bachelors.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-06-27
Territorial Topics

Ralph Whistler died at Raton a
few days ago of consumption.
Aztec will soon have a bank
whose capital stock will be $4,000.
The Dawson Fuel company is a
new company that will build a rail-
sroad to Santa Rosa and then mine
coal.
M. R. Mendelson of Ration ex-
pect soon to build a two story
building with pressed brick front.
1t will be 90xI0G feet.
Fruitland, San Juau county, is
coming to the front. Mr.. Bryan
has ordered 10000 brick for the
purpose of building a large store
loom and a dance hall.
Hon. T. d. Burns has been APP
pointed one of the delegates to tue
Trans Mississippi commercial con.
gress, which meets at Cripple
Greek on July 16 to 10.
The Ell Paso & Northeastern
+ ilroad will soon put in large
shops 1T Alamogordo. The COM
t,suv will then employ double the
number Of me now employed at
hat place.
Physicians who gave expert tes-
timony in the investigation OF muir
derer Jose Sanchez sanity at silver
Uiy, are.unanimously Of the opin-
on that he is perfectly sane and
vas So at the time the crime was
committed, He Will be hanged
July 8 b. /.
The bulrd of regents Of the UIi-
y~ersity OF New Mexico at Albuv
lnerque has appointed Miss Ethel
Hickey, teueher Of languages at
The AioN otha. Hans, high school,
~ professor Of literature at u g
university to succeed Miss Gather
iue Fields, resigned. Miss Hickey
is a graduate Of the University Of
Kansas.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-06-27
TO the People CT
"a cd River.

From now on, ! will sell for cash
on hand any thing [ carry OF my
istock of goods, CHEAPER than any
body else here at Questa, New
Mexico. Come and see for your
selves. Thanking you for past
%favors, and soliciting your patron
age, l remain yours truly,
Henry j. Young,
By, P. Lopez, ManareI;
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-06-27
Beautiful, beautiful weather.

town the FIRST Of the week.
james Fowler made a business
trip to Trinidad the past week.
DR.. W. E. DrisdaIe was down
sick with rheumatism last week.
Mrs. W. j. Wright has been
qute sick the past few days with
.nearalgia.
S. w. Wolcott and j. w. Clif-
ford of Catekill expect soon to
make Red River a visit.
A. j. Gomez, postmaster at
Qaesta, made Red River a visit last
Tuesday.
Charles Clelard and Mrs. Susie
Clelend visited in Ellzabethtown
last Tuesday.
Albert Abbott left last Saturday
for Trinidad to spend the summer
with his parents.
MI. and Mrs. r. L. Pooler and
Mrs. Charles Brink returned from
Taos last Friday.
j, M. Phipps, ". N. Lindsay,
and their wives wore visitors in
Questa hast Tuesday,
Rev. w, }. Wright preached at
Elizabethtown last Sunday morn
ing and evening,
Charles A. Fowler has bought
Philip Prltchett's interest on Bob
Cat and has taken possession.
VIM Knshn-r and w. H. Hughes
of Ration have been visiting Robt.
Pooler of the Memphis a few
days.
Master Wolford McCollum while
playing last sunday fell and bruis-
ed and sprained his arm and is un-
ohio to use it.
Dir. II. Black and Ed. Hatton OF
the June Bug Mill and Milling
company left today on a business
and pleasure trip to Taos
wm Bell of upper Costlla, was
a vislter in camp yesterday. Ht
ana his brother have had bad luck
They were burned out last week.
e. @. van Diest ard FL. H. Ford
have bought the Costilla grant ant
now they will not honor any min
eral locations made after the 10tl
of this month.
Antonio Joseph, Jr,, son of Elk
Delegate Joseph, OF Oio Caliente
this county, was married a weel
ago Tuesday at Denver, to Mis-
Hulda Markham.
A fine line of girls andlladieI
summer hats Just received a
Yung's store at Questa that will b.
sold very cheap. Also a fine lin
Of boys and gents clothing.
Philip P-itohett, VIII Pritcaet
and their wives lsft Saturday 70.
Trinidad, whre they will spend
few weeks looking after their in
%terests at that place.
DR.. r. L. Cahill and Miss Pawn,
,of Elizabethtown, were marrieC
last week in Las Vegas. The Doc
tors Red River friends joins with
the Prospector in wishing him anC
bride a long and happy life.
DIR. Fl. G. Black has a ine.eoIC
button taken from the first concen
trates of the June Bug mill. II,
would not take a thousand dollar
flor 1t as he expects to have a pir
made for his wife out of it. Ah,
can then say she has a pin out O
the first gold extracted from tn.
ore Of the Red River camp.
The following persons made nj
a happy fishing party that visifo,
the Cabresta lakes the past week
MRS. M. Il. Scott, the Mise
Mosse and Mable Weeden an.
James Cleland Of Trinidad an,
Miss Maud and Chas. Cleland d
this place. The fish stories the
related sounded as ii this was no
their first attempt to be students q
SirIsaac Waltop.
To the People OF
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ercised the priceless privileges Of
thoughtlessness and swapping now
and then. as girls. and other than
girls. have always done; but
think II cannot be denied that
the girl OF a generation ago had a
conscience on the subject Of debts Of
gratitude such as few have had since
her day
have said that am afraid that
with many Of as today It Is a lost art
am sure that II is not given that
prominence which Il once had. and
that it Is not cultivated with the en-
thusiasm with which II once vas
Girls are taught what etiquette says
about It. but etiquette deals only from
the lips outward, and the result Is
that even our language tells the story
Of the decadence OF thanksgiving A
traveller from Mars might hear our
'Thanksl a million times and never
suspect that Il was meant a. an ack-
nowledgment OF a favor. am sure
that up 70. say. a dozen years ago. in
those parts Of our country where gal
lantry has held out longest. one could
not give up a seat IN a car without
being sure OF a full return IN an ao-
knowledgment that meant to ac-
knowledge something. and that TO-
day the average man is utterly upset
and undone when his ears catch the
old sweet sound.
OF course this does not justify or
account for the current lack Of gal
lantry among men. but ] am not en-
Gagged ia the hopeles task OF restoring
men to the old paths. but in the hope
fal one OF pointing out q neglected
talent which the most charming Of
girls may cultivate with good results.
am not grumblins I do not mean 10
say that the girl OF the period Is one
whit behind the girl OF the past do
not believe IN the decadencs Of women.
believe that the girl OF today ls equal
TO the girl her mother used 70 be. but
do not believe that Il IS enough 70
say Of our girls that they are equal
to the girls Of the past any more than
Il Is enough TO say Of flower that has
had the best attention of the best
florists for a generation that it Is as
beautiful today as Il was thirty years
ago.
II We have done wisely. the girl Of
today ought to have not only some
thing which her mother lacked but
she ought 20 have an her mothers
graces as we'll But a isa serious
question whether IN pressing her de-
velopment we have rot cultivated
some qualities az the expense or
others. lass Is Ia pressing the devai-
Of d .rtaln EvTer We have
Increased IT'S size and beauty a. The
sxpense ef its fragrance
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ent speech, she laid her head on his
shoulder and found refuge IN tears
Never mind, Dear; the Lord will
provide; then he slowly added, as
Il In an afterthought, some way"
A few minutes later Pastor Norwood
was bowling to the organist, who slip
ped a check in his hand and said prop
erly with the compliments Of the
choir" Just as they were seated, the
door bell rang again, and this time the
Junior League marched en- masse and
the astonished minister stood speech
less with a check in either hand. Then
the older League came, and pres
emily the Ladies' Aid, and last Of all
the trustees. all adding their offerings
and crowding the small rooms. Each
party looked stidiy askance at the
others wondering by what trickery
their secret had become known.
After an hour Of discourse and song,
the treasurer arose and said:
"A few days since our pastor had
received but a mere pittance for many
months Of faithful labor. While he
had wrought earnestly fo9 the church
and its societies. so that. for the first
time in years, all were in a prosperous
condition, he unselhshly forgot his
own needs. No, nol Brother Nor
wood, you must permit me to finish.
Then one society and another,by some
strange coincidence conceived the
thought Of giving the pastor a pleas
ant Thanksgiving surprise. It Is need
less to say that we have surprised each
other quite as we'll But best OF all,
lind that in the few days Of uncon-
scious cooperation. we have increased
the amount paid on salary to just five
hundred dollars This shows what we
can do If we all work together. /
move you as a congregation, that we
increase our pastors salary from six
hundred to eight hundred dollars a
year
lt was carried with a rush, even
Brother Cook asserting Pastor Nor
wood arose. and with tears Of Joy
irickling down his cheeks, thanked
them simply Some said they sung
the doxology as never before; at least
there We're two voices that rang out
with new Inspiration Of faith.
When they were once more at home,
and the children In bed. Wesley Nor
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The PUMPKIN.

Oh. greenly and fair IN the lands OF the
sun.
Tho who's OF the gourd and the rich mel
on run,
And the rock and the tree and the cot
tage enfold.
With broad leaves am grcenness and bios
SONS all gold.
Like that which DER Nineveh's prophet
once grew.
While We waited to know that his warm
ing was true.
And longed for the storm-oloud, and
listened la vain
For the rush OF the whiriwind and red
flre-rain.
on the banks OF the Xenn the dark
Spanish maiden
Comes up with the fruit Of the tangled
vine laden
And the Creole OF Cuba laughs out to be-
hold
Through the orange leaves shining the
broad spheres Of gold
Yet with dearer delight from bis home IN
the north,
on tho fields OF bis harvest the Yankee
looks forth.
Where the cr9ols-necks are coiling and
yellow fruit shines.
And the sun OF September melts down
on his vines.
All on Thanksgiving Day when from
east and from west
From north and from south come the pill
grim and guest.
When the gfay-haircd New-Englander
sees round his board
The old broken links of affection restor-
ed.
When the eare-wearied man seeks his
mother once more
And the worn matrou smiles where the
girl smiled before.
What moistens the lip and what bright
ems the eye3
What calls back the past like the rich
pumpkin-piel
on. fruit loved Of boyhoodl the old days
recalling:
When wQod-grapes we're purpling and
brown nuts were faliingi
When Wild. ugly faces we carved Ia it's
skin.
Claring out through tho dark with a
candle withnl
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-10
.NCIDENTAI.LY.' sAID THE ~.

point Thursdsgs tho Third Day OF De-
cember next. ta be a day Of public
Thanksgiving. that we may thereupon
with one Heart and Voice return our
most Humble Thanks to Almighty God
for the gracious Dispensations Of His
Providence since the last religious An
niversary OF this kind, and especially
for-that He has been pleased to pre-
serve and maintain our most gracious
Sovereign, King George. in Health and
Wealth. in Peace and Honor, and to
extend the Blessings OF his Govern
ment to the remotest part OF his Do
minions; that He hath been pleased TO
bless and preserve our gracious Queen
Charlotte. their Royal Highnesses the
Prince OF Wales. the Princess Dowager
OF Wales, and all the Royal family. and
by the frequent increase OF the Royal
Issue TO assure us the Continuation Of
the Blessings which we derive from
thar Ilustrious House; that He hath
been pleased to prosper the whole Brit
ish Empire by the Preservation OF
Peac9. the Encrease Of Trade, and the
opening Of new Sources OF National
Wealth; and now particularly that He
hath been pleased to favor the people
OF this Province with healthy and kind
ly Seasons, and TO bless the Labour OF
their Hands with a suflciency Of the
Produce Of the Earth and Of the Sea.
And I do exhort all Ministers OF
the Gospel with their several COngre-
cations. within this Province, that they
assemble on the said Day In a Solemn
manner 70 return their most humble
thanks to Almighty God FOR these and
all other o. Her Mercies rouchsafed
unto MS. and to beseech Him notwith-
standing our unworthiness. to continue
His gracious Providence over us. And
command and enioin all Magistrates
and Civil officers to see that the said
Day be observed as a Day set apart
for religious worship, and that no SER I
vile Labour be performed thereon.
Given at the Council Chamber n I
Boston the Fourth Day OF November
1857. In the Eighth Year OF the Reign
n our Sovereign Lord George the
Third. by the Grace OF God. OF Great
France. and Ireland, King. De-
'ender Of the Faith. &C.
Fra Bernard.
By His Excellency's Command.
A. Oliver. sec'ry.
God Save the King
Remember what / told you about
he pl@ce for Thanksgiving turkeys"
aid the turkey man. laying the paper
~ the desk and walking our. New
fork Sun
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not entirely clear. inasmuch as she
was one OF the officers.
II no one else win do anything. We
must, rejoined Mrs. Allen; the yari-
GUS members nodded approval.
It was soon planned The pastor
had received $5175 they would pay
him s9s25-make 1t even s150-and
have enough left in the treasury for
Incidental matters. On Thursday
evening Of next week. which was
Thanksgiving. they would invite them
selves to the parsonage. and have a
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-10

Days of festival thanksgiving have
been celebrated for many centuries.
Under the old Mosaic law the Hebrews
held an annual harvest festival under
the trees and I'm tents Of palm. The
German Protestants have an annual
Harvest Home" festival. accompanied
By religious services. and this custom
was brought to America By the early
Dutch immigrants
Thanksgiving for us today IS a time
Tor rejoicing that life has been spared
70 us and that we have escaped many
dangers. overcome many trials and en-
ioyed many pleasures during the last
year. 2 is also q time when We
should remember kindly those who
have been less fortunate and should
put forth some special eforf % make
fhem hanpier.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-10

'cindy. reach dah 'hins 30 hack
n han me date al almanac.
w. I.andi e morrcra Thantnrlfln
Cot g Fif out an make hay
Don keer what do rrcach1h nar.
We mus eat IhluEarIrIn dnr.
y aho' u1 you'a a-iibbin'-
Yon knou whah Maha Hudson nbsf
Dess q turkey Dab DAT rIbs
Me q heap o. trouble
Some day Hudson nirt 10 miss
Dat owdahhns fowl n hia.
Us Nfne oher dnh an fuir
al gottlah'n make plumb double
ooia' Pas dan e. ofhah fay
Turkey struficl ur an' nart
a Eohh|e rol1'e rotbler
Much ~ ~ mont rnmahf.
Don sea wish a. lf uur dahkf
Ain-t ] ffmriln'r s. you hahr
p else deyn De a squatbie.~
Take an wiring 30 make rfrhf ou.ss
Light on fu1 lnE a thousand trIck
u Ycn ecnt fnnn Nhaf hafrn rns
~ I Hent or. fIi. eVnh day
Agnsn 9 Reea hT ihat-a-unv.
- fowl lad too much io saw
y I'm iiahd ut it Z itA you.
r'inc 10 rs as tresrd nirtt
All pat oat dnl TURKEYS Nrhf
~ IH Iau am lak a c0htirh
Ta TaEe kccf. cillF. Iemua r....
Cos 90 90 ma uok ur fas'
Ain't a-1 Inc i0 take no 'riss
oa Q 20 maht turkcy-eohhah.
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The good peopis Of the church AZ
Elmrille had decided that something
must be done. ahd at once. The
treasurer, a young man. who had re
Gently come % the village. had made
a financial statement that October
Sunday morning. upon which certain
persons felt very much scandalized
Such a thing. had never been done be-
fore-not even thought Of: then it re-
vca.ed the fact that the Reverend Wes-
ley Norwood had received but S5175
for six months OF faithful service.
7 don't believe In bringing up such
matters IN the religious services Of
The church. grovled Brother Cook.
who aiways protested that Il was a
waste Of money TO pay the minister 50
much salary.
n quite agree with you" responded
hr. Barnes He was not a member Of
the church. but attended because It
was a respectable thing 10 do-gavs
you standing. II these things must
come up every Sunday. ! shall attend
church eiseuhere."
Notwithstanding this. it was gener-
ally agreed that if was a shame. and
roufthing mrst BE- done But when
t1ines had gone IN q haDhazard way
90 long 4 was no easy matter 10 face
right about After several weeks q
tehberatlon. the necessary something
seemed as far from accomplishment as
ever
.it is toe bad that they do not c0i-
iec the pastors salary" remarked
Nrs Hunier st the ladies' Aid meet
Ing W1c she meant ty they vas
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-12-10

N'"N+"-
II, but that IS not what I am
here for. I came IN to bring you
an item OF interest You may not
know. Notwithstanding an editor knows
more than anybody else on earth. that
the first proclamation Of THANKSGIVING
Day that is to be found IN printed form
is the one issued by Francis Bernard
Captain General and Governor-in-C chief
In and over his Maiesty's province Of
the Massachusetts, Bay in New Eng
land, and Vice Admiral Of the same.
in 1867"
The editor admitted that it had not
occurred TO him previously.
I'm glad I'm giving you something
new" continued the turkey man. "and
now let me read it to you. so you may
compare it with the modern style. It
is headed A Proclamation for a Public
Thanksgiving:
AS the business Of the year is now
drawing toward a conclusion, we are
reminded. according to the laudable
usage Of the Providence, to Join to-
gether in a grateful acknowledgment OF
the manifold mercies Of the Divine
Providence conferred upon Us IN the
passing Year; Wherefore. I have
thought fit to appoint. and / do. with
the advice Of his Majesty's Council, ap-
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coed time while making the pastor
happy It would be easy 10 prepare
something extra while getting ready
for Thanksgiving II was to be a
grand secret; not a soul but members
OF the society should know a word Of
IT,
AL the close Of the business meet
ing Of the Young Peoples League, the
president made a close scrutiny to as
sure himself that all present were
members; he then proposed that, as
"They would not do anything the
Leagne take up the matter
i understand that we have nearly
sixty dollars IN the treasury; we could
pay the pastor SiS.50-bring the sal
airy up TO sl0O-and have enough left
70 pay an bills and begin tho new year
out Of debt II we do this I suggest
that we observe the utmost secrecy
and make II a complete surprise" All
readily agreed to the plan and pledged
the proper reticence in the matter
Four OF the most faithful met after
prayer meeting 70 discuss the situa-
ton, and decided that they must at
once collect S24S.25. the balance nee
essary to pay the six months salary
due. This they proceeded to do so
quietly that no one surmised a gem
eral canvass was being made. Before
Sunday the entire amount was secured
Friday. after school the Junior
Leaguers met and decided that mas
much as the grown up folks would
not help IN the matter, they would do
what they could; so they voted to pay
over every BIT there was in the
treasury. Upon counting t2325 was
found to be the correct amount
"0h, girlsi" cried Lottie Newman.
IS she made some figures 10 the treas
ureT's book, 1T viii make just even
SIS and / hope we can get enough to
make Il a hundred"
After the choir had run over the
Sunday hymns. someone proposed that
they pay the proceeds of the last con-
cert on the salary The sum o. s3o25:
after referring 20 the margin Of his
anthem book. the choristcr reported
that # would make So al told. On
Thanksgiving morning they would
call at the parsonage and surprise the
pastor with a check Tor this amount.
Perhaps Il would somewhat atone for
the sin Of whispering during the SER
mon.
Thanksgiving day was a trying time
for the Norwo0ds The baby was sick
the night before and kept them
awake. and when they ara get 20
rest. they overslcpt What with rush /
Ing 70 get breakfast over and make /
ready for the service at church. pray /
srs were shortened and the chapter /
omitted altogether.
rOh. Wesley. J am So tired. Every /
hing has gone wrong today said 4
Mrs. Norwood that afternoon. The i
children never were so naughty before i
what VIII people say about Robbie
1ghuns7 The four-harrel Be- empty.
.he potatoes are an gone. and We have
DOT d thing in the house for breakfast.
lnlY bread and butter. end the grocer
'ent us word yesterday that We could
iot have another thing until ne paid
lin WHAT shall we doe7 After
Thich lengthy and somewhat incoher-