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Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31
American Known by His French.


When Judge Ashman of Philadet-
phia was last in Paris, he determined
to try life in a pension. He had been
told OF a nice house, but had also been
told that the hostess spoke very lit
tie English. Consequently, as he
walked there from the hotel where
he was temporarily stopping the judge
carefully prepared a neat little speech
of introduction, composed in what he
presumed was classic French. He ar
rived, he rang the bell, the hostess
appeared, and the judge began, "Je
suis un American" q am an Ameri-
CAM, and so down to a graceful close.
The lady had listened politely to
every syllable, and then she said in
the purest English, Pardon me, sir,
but will you please tell me again just
what sort Of lodgings you are look
ing for?"
my own opinion is" adds the
Judge, as he tells the story, that she
doubted, from that ambitious effort of
mine, whether 1 could talk any Ian
guage so as to make myself under,
stood."-Philadelphia Press.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31
The VIRTUES OF rAR.wArgR.
F0d That Once Had Great Hold on
Physicians Faith.

F0d That Once Had Great Hold on
Physicians Faith.
The Curies, according to an Ameri-
can resident Of raris, put small faith
in the curative properties OF drugs.
To their little daughter when she is
i'll, medicine is rarely given.
m. Curie." the American said,
laughs at the fads that seize upon
physicians from time to time. He
told me once about the tar-water fad
"a thing that agitated France and
England and Germany in the eight
zenith century.
1T seems that tar-w 4ter was sud
denly declared to Sossess almost mir.
aculous virtues. Doctors used It for
everything. 1t was as popular among
them as radium now.
ITO one of the French medical 80.
cieties a surgeon, noted usually for
skepticlsm, wrote that tar-water was
good in surgery.
"a sailor broke his leg and applied
to me for help the surgeons letter
ran. I bound together the broken por.
lions, and washed them with the cele.
brated tar-water. Almost Immediately
the sailor felt the beneficial effects OF
this remedy, and It was not long be.
fore the leg was completely healed.
This letter was highly a%pplauded
by the society, and resolutions were
passed advocating tar-water for frac,
lures. But the organization was pretty
well Disguised at it's next meeting
when the surgeon. in another letter.
said:
In my last communication | for
got to mention that the broken leg to
which l referred was a wooden one =
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

A little while I said I'd stay,
When on that frosty Winter day
She asked me in, all fancy free.
J. felt she'd set her cap at me.
But who avoids loves potent sway2
We sat before the emhers' ray
And talked, while hour passed away,
And. passing, only seemed to be
A little while.
Twas thus she lured me on to say
The fateful words, Regret them2-
Nay,
A maid must charm. you'll all agree;
And so it's only right that she
Should practice IN her WOman's way
A little vile.
-Franels II. Lee.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

II is not generally known that.
thanks to the thoughtfulness of poetic
contributors who send in manu-
scripts, the poetry editor of a large
daily paper never has to buy any lair
ribbons for his seven little girls.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

AAKA0 AoAlht
Can't be restored to health until the
kidneys are cured. Read how ono
woman was restored by using Doan's
Kidney Pills:
Mrs. H. A. Var Sickle, S11 9Th Ave-,
s. w. Roanoke, Va, says: kidney
trouble was hereditary in our family
and l had been SO continually afflicted
with the disease that l began to des-
pair Of even temporary relief. Some
times I suffered so severely chat l was
confnd to my bed. The aching in my
back was intense and the kidney dis
order caused an excess of uric acid
in my blood which impaired my digea(
ton. l was compelled to deny myself
OF many of the little d~elicacies Of diet.
The doctors diagnosed my case as
congestion of the kidneys. had
about given up hope when l began
using Doan's Kidney Pills, but ! took
only a few doses when their curative
powers were proven to my satisfac-
ton. l have been without them
in the house since"
Doan's Kidney Pills are sold by all
dealers; price 80 cents; or mailed on
receipt of price by Foster-Milburn
Co., Buffalo, N, Y. Write for free
trial.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31
FreakIsh Massaehusetts weather.

A freakish incident in connection
with the cold weather was reported
from Hampton. Mass, where the tenn.
perature on Hampton hill. which is
10 of the highest points whereabouts,
was 2 above zero. while in the valley
below. around Bigelow pond. Their
mometors registered 80 below.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

to ask you to explain your last SEN
tence."
= ooh, we'll, l am in earnest, too, !
assure you. AS to my sentence, let
me illustrate, and perhaps you will
catch my meaning. AS soon after our
marriage as I began to go regularly to
the meetings Of the bank directors.
you began to tell me that did not
need to go, and that did it just to get
rid OF your society for the evening,
and that / did not love you as / ought
to, or j would not go. Now, l had
never known you to preyarieate In the
slightest degree. and Of course / was
bound 10 believe you. When ] re-
sumed my attendance at lodge, you
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31
Navles Of the World.

OF vessels, battleships, cruisers and
scouts Of over 1000 tons, now in com
mission in the worlds navies, Great
Britain has 201, a~ggregating $4,000
tons displacement; France, SO, aggre-
eating $4,000 tons displacement; Ger
many, 70, aggregating 1888 900 tons;
Russia 43. aggregating $4,000 tons;
United States S5, ~aggregating 295, 900
tons; Italy. SS. aggregating 295 900
tons; Japan 81, a%ggregating zoe, 600
tons. But, If the naval vessels now in
course Of building in the worlds ship
yards we're completed, the tonnage of
the United States would be more than
doubld, and she would occupy third
place instead Of fifth, with France
sctir second. and with England's pow
err only three times as great as ours.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

A scientist comes forward with the
statement that calves really prefer
milk treated with formalin to the pure
article. Scientists and calves are well
come to their opinions, so long as
they don't NEEDLE with the babies.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

Edward v. Jochem Of wellington.
n. j., has found s475 in an old black
smiths bellows that had lain In the
loft Of an old building he owns for
at least a quarter of a century. Mr..
Jochem no doubt realizes now that
an old pair Of bellows is just the thing
with which to raise the wind.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

The Iowa supreme court has decid-
ed that the tramp has rights which
the trainman is bound to respect.
Happy Hooligan Is happier than ever
and Gloomy Gus begins to feel that
life is not all sombre.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

Edmund Russelps declaration that
gloves wrinkle the face is nothing
new, the same truth having been OBJ
served by such eminent aesthetics as
Mr.. Fitzsimmons, Mr.. Sharkey and
Mr.. Corbett
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

If the criminal novels which leads
boys into burglary and robbery end
ed up with the hanging OF the hero.
they wouldn't be so dangerous. There
should be more realism In the scent
novel.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

If the Chinese had only adopted Gre
nation when they invented gunpow-
der they wouldn't be bothered so
much now about the possible desecra-
ton of the sacred tombs Of their an
Gestors.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

"A Chicago paper claims that the
horse views the automobile as his
natural enemy. He occasionally
throws a fit at sight Of a wheelbarrow
or a baby carriage also.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

The Korean gentleman in full cos
tune should take a few stories off his
hat. 1t is too conspicuous a mark
when his neighbors are shooting reck-
lessly at each other.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

In his rules for training Mr.. James
J.. Jeffries advises the prizefghters
eve to go thirsty. That's one in
junction they all show a disposition
to heed.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

In Massachusetts last year 453 per.
sons had the courts change their
ames OF course they were nearly
all men, for the girls know a better
way.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

Let us hope the English will not be-
come SO enthusiastic in their support
of Japan as to induce Alfred Austin to
write any anti-Russian poetry.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

Prince Karageorgevitch, brother to
the King of Servia, is going to fight
for Russia. The KarageOrgevitches
seem to be determined to go hunting
for trouble.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

A Louisville woman died from the
effects of swallowing a small electric
light bulb. That should keep these
advocates Of a light diet quiet for a
few days.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

These pr~otracted squabblings OF the
baseball magnates make it appear
that the umpires have ! comparative
ly easy time of it after all.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

An Englishman who has arrived
from the old country says he is going
to live to be 400 years old. We would
like to see him do it.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

Mrs. Emmons Blaine tells the Chi
cago assessors that they sought to in
e a her taxes, and all Chicago is
Rxclaiming, How e~ccentric!"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

Patti refused to sing at Syracuse
because there wasn't $1,000 in the box
Office" Is the joke on Patti or on
Syracuse?
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31
Teoslnte and Billion Dollar Grass.

TeO1Inte and Billion Dollar 0rns1.
The two greatest fodder plants on
earth, one good for IA tons hay and the
other so tons green fodder per acre.
Grows everywhere, so does Victoria
Rape, yielding 10000 lbs. sheep and
swine food per acre.
JJsF SEND loo IN STAMPS TO THE
John A. Salzer Seed Co, La Crosse,
Wis, n receive in return their big
GW. N. u
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

It's all very well to poke fun at
those Russian and Japanese names.
But just think how our names must
look to them.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

When people say they have reached
30 without falling in love, why, they
lie, and that's all there is to it.-At-
Gibson Globe.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31
immense California Grapevine.


The largest grapevine in the world
is growing in the Carpinteria Valley,
twelve miles east of Santa Barbara,
Cal, and is called La Para Grande. It
was started from a cutting sixty-one
years ago by a Spanish woman, Dona
Ayala. 1t is eight feet four inches in
circumference at its base, and one of
the horizontal branches measures
more than three feet in circumference.
The trellis covers about a third Of
an acre and sixty heavy posts support
it. The vine produces as many as
5000 lunches annually It a conserva-
tive estimate, and in good years many
clusters measure twelve to fifteen
inches in length and weigh six to eight
pounds. Its owner estimates that in
1895 the vine yielded ten tons Of
grapes.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

The Japanese have no swear words
in their language, but the Russians,
luckily, are wen provided.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

alcohol kills only the unfit" says
an Oregon doctor. Does it never first
make unfit those whom it would de-
stroy?
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

Talking back to your wife is just
as sensible as to keep winding the
alarm clock while it is going of.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

The monkey who earned $1,000 a
week is dead. Such prosperity would
kin some other people.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

The names of Russian warships are
often changed. but Japan is able to
tell witch Is witch.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

Is food ~contraband Of war; Well, II
Is what most of humanity Is constant
ly fighting for.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31
WiqaIesStick LAUNDRY BLUE

Won't spill, break, freeze nor spot clothes.
Costs 10 cents and equals 20 cents worth Of
any other bluing. If your grocer does not
keep it send Zoe for sample to The laundry
Blue Co, IA Michigan Street. ChicaRn.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

O praying ones. who long have prayed.
And yet no answe hcaro,
Have he been sometimes half afraid
God might not keep His word2
Seems prayer TO fall on deafened ears?
Does Heaven seem blind and dumb?
is hope deferred2 Believed believed
The answering time will come.
ASK what We will" His word is true,
HIS power Is all divine;
Ae cannot test His love too far.
His uttermost Is thine.
God ooes not mock believing prayer.
shall not go unfed:
re gives no serpent for a fish,
Nor gives He stones for bread.
Thine inmost longings may be told,
n hopes that turned to shame.
The empty life. the thwarted plan,
The good that never came.
say not. The promise Is not mine,
God did not e me pray:
/ prayed-I trusted fuily-but
The grave hath barred the way"
God heard thee-He hath not forgot.
Faith shall at length prevail.
Yea, know thou, not the smallest lot
or an His word can fail;
Oh, II We truly have believed.
Not vain hath been thy prayer.
AS God is true. thy hope shall come,
Some time-some way-somewhere.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

Radium is not so much. Used on a
dogs cancer it merely cured the can
Ger and did not kill the dog.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31
To HEALrH.

Many weak. sur
fering women do
not know that their
kidneys are sick.
Backache tells Of
sick Kidneys, and
so do urinary disor-
ders. Sick kid
neys mako bad
blood. and bad
blood makes bad
digestion, h a
p%alpitation, dizzy
headaches,
e sleeplessness,
sciatica, rheumatic
pains and constant
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31

Mrs. Green-I wonder if Mrs. But
ler's hair is her own? Mrs. Gray
Well, that's a nice question. You see,
she had 1t sen on approval, so, Of
course, she hasn't paid for 1t yet.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-31
Red River P~rOSpectOr

RED RIVER, NEW MEXICO.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-08-09


Special trains rom Chicago to San
francisco without change, via the Chica-
go, Union Pacific and North Western
Line leave Chicago August 18th and
August 25th. Itinerary includes stop
overs at Denver, Colorado Springs and
Salt Lake City. low rates, choice Of
returning. Tickets on sale daily
August 18th to Sept. 10tE. Two fast
trains daily over the only double track
railway between chicago and the Mis-
souri, River, and via the mostdirect route
across the american continent. The
Overland Limited, solid through train
every day in the year. Less than three
enroute. Low rates from all points.
Write for itineraries of special trains and
full Information to W. A. Cox, 601 Chest
nut street, Philadelphia, Pa.
7155-T-9 til S-15
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-08-09
TUESDAY, AUGUST 8. 1904.

argument for getting to work on the
paving of that thoroughfaro. 1t is
covered with mud. full of holes
whore, during this wet weather, great
puddles collect, and is worse than
many country roads. The pavement
ia needed badly. 1t is understood that
the contractors for the block between
State and High streets are about ready
to commence. The block needs 1t.
From State street to tho railroad is
also in horrible condition, there
should BIO no delay in pushing the
pavement there II there is anything
that gives a city a black eye, it is the
d~isgraceful condition of hsr main
thoroughfare. 1t is up to the city
fathers to give the Smith sir set paving
their earnest attention and wipo out
the stain.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-08-09
CouIds win victory at Law.

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. o.-Miss Hell
en- Gould and her brother, Frank Jay
Gould, have won Il second victory in
their struggle with George Il. Fisher
OF New York for possession of the cleo
tric lines of Richmond, Manchester, Pc
tersburg and the adjacent country, val
ued at millions of dollars. Judge Card
well of the court of appeals of Virginia
has granted the appeal of the Goulds
and the Virginia Passenger and Power
company from the action of Judge Null
len in Petersburg in appointing a re-
cclver on tho application of Fisher and
others.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-08-09
COMMENT.

In resigning his position the New
York Court of Appeals, in order to
better found his candidacy for a poll
ical office. Judge Parker has shown a
perfect respect alike to his candidacy
and his judicial position. OF him it
cannot be said that he sought to us
the power of one office 10 aid in his
election to another. In this respe ct
he stands in violent contrast TO his
opponent, whose every word end act
has been, aud is, to make strength for
a reelection. Trenton True Ameri-
can.
Although the weather has not been
unusually warm, nc less than a score
of persons have been bitten by dogs in
this city this summer II the offend
ing animals had been muzzled in nc-
cordance with the provisions of the
city ordinance these accident would
not. of course, have occurred. The
town is at the present time overrun
withEmonRrels of every degree of
~vicionsness, and it is almost time that
the city authorities fall back upon the
municipalty's regulations in this mat
ter to protect pedestrians from the
attacks of these canine nuisances. -
Elizabeth Times.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-08-09

LONDON, Aug. 9.-Captain Thomas
Allnutt Brassey, editor of the Naval
Annual, speaking at Garfield, said he
was convinced that within ten years
the command of the seas would have
passed from Great Britain to the Unit
ed States. The latter country, he de
clared, is now building more battle
ships than England is, and its re-
sources are greater than are those of
Great Britain, whose only hope OF
maintaining her supremacy. on the sea
was n federation through which the
colonies would MD IN the building vi
and maintenance of the navy of the
mother country.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-08-09
HAIL osTHE BRIDGET

All HAL toubhe Bridget Let the
bands playiandf the elephant march;
let the merry tune be; "Ali Hail to
the Bridget"
The War Department has decided to
stand by the original plans and allow
the completion Of the structure. If
there ever was All obstruction to navi-
cation in the r Titan river, the bridgs
as it now stands. is col tainly one, but
this is soon to be changed. The War
Department has said. Ego ahead"
and the fr~eei,olders. 1t is undert TODD,
will loss no time, Good enoughl
Mpsrs.Int brfige cumple ell and csrs
running across ii, Perth Amboy's
boom will take y fresh start and welt
60 soaring along under the momentum
thus gninod. for years to come. All
Hail to the Bridget May the work
OF its completion be pushedl May it
be started at oncei Perth Amboy
needs it, the county needs it and the
State needs it as much as anyone.
But, let MS pause n moment and
consider. Tho War Department saws
"go ahoaidm Tho f%reeholders intend
to go ahead. 5The contractors say the
structure a bB completed in about
two months ralhe question arises, can
Perth Amboy get Sheridan street in
condition by that time? The street is
needed and. as everyone has been cry
ing for the completion of the bridge,
1t will be a sad disgrace to tho city to
have the structure ready for use and
no street leading to it. No time
should he lost in getting the local end
Of the stFuCtute in readiness for Perth
Amboy wants the bridge and after
such long delays, it should not be said
that this city held it up still longer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-08-09
AUDIENCE IN PANIl
Buffalo Academy Theater
Has Marrow Escape.
FIRE ADJOINING COST SSoO,Oga.
Glenhy AniIdink In Ffames Caused.
Big scare In Playhouse. and
Wild Scramble F6r Ecx- F.
fts Ensucd.

BUFFALO, Aug. 0.-While a matt
nee was in progress yesterday after
noon In the academy theater a fierce
fire, which caused damage estimated Al
$500, 900, started In an adjoining build
ing. Patrons of the playhouse were
thrown into d panic, and so rapidly die
the flames spread that $50 of them, the
majority of them women and children
were forced to make their way out W.
the fire escapes.
In the Glenny building. where the
fire started, the flames gained Roadway
rapidly, and despite the fact that al
the available fire fighting apparatus ir
the city was called out by extra afarms
the firemen could not gain the mas
terry.
1t was in this structure that, Chief
Murphy fears, lives may have been lost
From the stage of the Academy thea
ter it was announced that there was a
fire in the vicinity and that, although
there was no danger, it was advisable
that the audience leave the building.
The remembrance of the terrible Iro
quois fire, however, threw the more
timid in Il panic, and fora time 1t seem.
ed that there would be a repetition OF
the awful scenes enacted at the Iro-
quois.
Men, women and children began a
rush for the doors and exits, but the
police and firemen on duty partially
succeeded in calming them. Many We're
persuaded to file out of the fire escapes,
but many women were panic stricken.
Women tainted, and children scream
ed in fright. In the street so great a
crowd, made up of persons who had
fed out of buildings in the neighbor.
hood, blocked the exits that there was
a wild struggle ut the doors.
When Chief Murphy saw that the fire
in the Glenny building was beyond
control, he devoted all his energies to
keeping the flames from communicate
ing to the adjoining structures. At one
time 1t seemed that two other buildings
were doomed. but at 5 o'clock the chief
announced that the fire was under con-
troll.
Chief Murphy said at thnt time that
he had been unable to ascertain wheth-
er there was any loss of life.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-08-09
Igorrotes win wear clothes.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The fol
lowing statement is made at the war
department: ''The visit OF the chiefs of
the Moros and chiefs of the Igorrotes
ito the president is made at therequest
of these chiefs. The department has
advised the president to receive them
on the ground that there were in the
Philippines about 100000 Moros and
about $4,000 ~Igorrotes. The Igorrotes
in their natural state wear very little
clothing, but whenever they visit the
governor in Manila or attend upon the
governor when he visits them in their
own province they wear ordinary cloth
ing. and they will do SC when they
visit the White House."