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Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
pERruMsp LAMPS AND RINos.
They May De Used as Means Of Dis
injecting Rooms or Cars.


They May Re Used as Meant Of Dis.
injecting Rooms or Cars.
The use Of I1rfume as a disinfectant
is well known, and the scented
dandy" has perhaps more hygienic
wisdom than his detractors give him
credit for. II is he who is trying to
revive the use Of the perfumed foun.
tain ring, an article de luxe which
may either be used as an ornament
OF as a means of a pleasant disinfect.
ant in stuffy underground trains or in
insalubrious districts.
The ring is an ordinary gold one
fitted with a ball at the back. Il IS
filled by pressing the ball nearly fiat,
and dipping the ring into a cup Of
scent, when the elasticity of the ball
draws the perfume into the interior
till quite full. BY the least pressure
the wearer Of the ring can cause a
Jet of scent to shed its refreshing
aroma any moment he pleases, and he
may thus act as a benefactor or a
nuisance to those in his vicinity.
The perfume lamp may also be
used as another pleasant method Of
disinfecting a room. A ball of spongy
platinum is placed over the center OF
the wick, and is fixed in its position
by a thin glass rod, which is inserted
into the wick. The lamp is then filed
with any scented spirit, and when
lighted is allowed to burn until the
platinum gets red hot. The flame is
then blown out, and a peasant odor
fills the atmosphere.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
Status Of the Tortoise.

It is announced that the treasury
ruling that frogs legs are fowl for
tariff purposes viii be appealed. stin,
the presidents for queer rulings are
in the treasury's favor. You see
num-" said the railway porter in
Punch, explaining the company's tar
IN to a lady travelling with her domes-
tic m%enagerie, cats is dogs, and par
rots is dogs, but a tortoise, mum, is a
h~insect."
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
me rrnth Ahout Mount sinai

Was Mount Sinai a volcano? Prof.
Hermann Gunkel of Berlin answers in
the affirmative. He bases his argu.
ment on various incidents set out in
the Old Testament. Thus. Sodom
and Gomorrah were destroyed by a
rain of fire and ashes. Again, in
Exodus we are told that a black cloud
hung over the mountain; thunder and
lightning appeared, and the old
mountain stirred. Taking them to-
gether, the professor considers that
Sinai was an active volcano, toward
which Moses led his people, who saw
in the fury Of an eruption the express
sion of the wrath OF heaven.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
Paper Car Wheels.

Every wheel on a Pullman car is
made of paper covered with iron and
steel. The body Of the wheel is a
block Of paper about four inches
thick. Around this is a rim Of steel
from two inches to three inches thick.
which comes in contact with the rails.
The sides are covered with circular
iron plates bolted on.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
Praise for American Bacon.

Nothing" says the Berlin Cham
Der Of Commerce. In its last annual
report, "can take the place of Ameri'
can bacon as a cheap and nutritious
article of food for the masses of our
population. Therefore it would be a
matter of deep regret If the high i'm.
port duties of the new tariff law we're
not reduced to a reasonable degree"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

The clock in a Welsh chapel sudden.
ly ran down with a loud whir. Accord
ing to the leader there was a series of
a and a hurried exit from the
chapel. The preacher was left to con.
clude the service co~untenanced only
by a few staid spirits not easily awak,
ened.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
ARE NOT OF EQUAL VALUE.
Distinction Made Between Lives Of
Millionaire and Laborer.

distinction Made Between Lives OF
Millionaire and Laborer.
THE life Of a rich man is worth
more than the life of a poor man,
and the physician has a right to charge
the millionaire more for his services
than he does the laborer," is the opin.
ion recently handed down by a Phila-
delphia judge. who went on to say;
The physician is unlike the mer-
chant who has goods of different quail.
ity to sell at various prices. He
must give his best service in every
case. But 1t does not follow that the
service is worth the same in every
case.
Human life has a pecuniary value
Of variable quantity, greater in the
millionaire than in the laborer. Thus
the practitioner of common sense
makes out his bills to suit the pecuni.
airy circumstances of his patients"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
The Plain difference.

In a certain school in the north
of England the head master has taken
to teaching natural history. The other
day, when expounding some of the
mysteries of creation, the master
asked n of his boys If he could tell
him the difference between himself
and a tiger, meaning, of course. the
difference in the scale of nature After
some hard thinking the boy replied:
please, sir, a tiger is an imperfect
beast, but you are a perfect beast"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

Norway has established a working
mems bank, the object Of which is to
loan money at a low rate Of interest
to workingmen with which to purchase
homes. The plot of ground to be
bought is not to exceed FIVE acres.
and the erection Of the home thereon
is not to exceed a total cost Of $500.
The interest charged is three and ne-
half or four per cent. Forty-two years
are allowed in which to refund the
money.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
Arouse Thee. SOUL


Arouse thee, soul
God made not thee to sleep
Thy hour Of earth, in doing naught,
away;
He gave thee power to keep.
OH use It for His glory while you may.
Arouse thee. SOUL
Arouse thee. SOUL
OH there is much to do
For thee, If thou would'st work for hu-
man kind:
The misty future through
A greatness looms,-'tis mind, awakened
mind!
Arouse thee. soul!
Arouse thee, soul
And let the body do
Some worthy deed for human happiness,
To join, when life is through,
Unto thy name, that angels both may
bless!
Arouse thee, soul!
Arouse thee, soull
Leave nothing of the earth;
And. IL the body be not strong to dare,
To blessed thoughts give birth
High as yon heaven, pure as heavens
air;
Arouse thee, soul!
Robert Nicoll.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
Worries Oldest Tree.

It is said that the Oldest tree in the
world is a DO tree at Adnuradhapura.
Ceylon, which was planted close to a
Buddhist shrine in 245 B, c., and is
therefore 2,14S years old. Legend has
it that this tree sprang from a branch
which severed itself by miraculous
power from the sacred tree under
which Gautama became Buddha, the
enlightened one.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
OF Two Evlln. Nh. ls...r.

The Manchester Guardian tells q
story Of a North Of England magis-
trate who was in the habit of giving
good and m~uch-needed advice to those
who came before him In the course Of
his magisterial duties. On one coca
sion a defendant who was about to
receive his admonition interrupted
him. Look here, your worship" he
said, please don't give me no good
advice. Just double the sentence in.
stead"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
WAGES in Germany.

In a German factory, which EN-.
ploys 2,107 men, making agricultural
implements and traction engines, rs
per cen get II to So cents a day. SO
per cent get So cents to s1.31 and 10
per cent get above $1.31. This does
not include boys or apprentices, and
is for a nine-and-a-half-hour day.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
Russian Pres censorshln.

Newspaper work in Russia is not
pleasant. The government spends
more money on Its press censors than
on its schools. Last year eighty-three
papers were suspended for various pc
RODS and twenty-six were forbidden.
TO accept all advertisements, while,
259 editors were told they could have
a short vacation in Siberia If they con-
tinued their methods of reviving va
rious public questions.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
chInese Eastern RAILWAY.

The Chinese Eastern railway, the
southeastern terminus Of the great ST.
berian railway. in its course through
Manchuria to its end, at Port Ar
thur, passes through 1000 miles of
as continuously rich agricultural
country as car be found anywhere in
the world. Every acre is cultivated.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

Among many curious laws concern
ing capital punishment, none perhaps
is o curious than one which pre-,
walls in Greece. 1t enacts that a man,
being sentenced to death, shall await
his execution for two years. Thus for
twenty-four miserable months he lives
with that terrible vision of doom be.
fore his eyes.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

The Russian ministry of marine are
said 70 be much annoyed that the Rus
sian Pacific squadron allowed itself to
be surprised. Much annoyed is good.
We bet they are blank mad.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

A primeval forest, containing 800.
600 camphor trees. measuring from
seven feet to eighteen feet in cir.
conference, has recently been discov-
cred in Formosa. The value Of this
discovery is, however, greatly dimin.
ished by the fact that German chem.
ical factories are making artificial
camphor.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

An estate consisting of twelve mes,
sages and freehold land, in Holborn
England. was purchased by the church,
wardens of st. Clement Danes in 1861
for EGO. The annual income now ex
ceeds $1,000. This is devoted to the
provision of almshouses, pensions and
schools.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
Last. Vet First.

Japan vas the last nation to enter
the circle of world powers, but her
emperor's pedigree makes the pedi-
grees of other sovereigns look shabby.
He is the 1920 in unbroken, direct des-
cent, the founder Of his house being
contemporary with Nebuchadnezzar,
SOC B. C.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

4 bride in Korea begins her mar
ried life in silence. During the first
day she must not speak, even to her
husband. 1t is considered a breach
Of etiquette. But the next morning
she is permitted to give free rein to
her tongue, and may talk thereafter
to her hearts content.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

A London physician is now making
remarkable lures by means of a glass
button. After a while people win be-
come so gullible that they will be
willing to pay quacks to be insured
from sickness.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

The gentlemen who have found out
how to turn baser metals into gold
aren't going to do it. This decision Is
not altogether altruistic. however.
The process costs more than It does
e diG. Besides. there may be some
lingering doubts as e results.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

The United States and the United
Kingdom together produce between
two-thirds and three-fourths of the
worlds cereal; the United States pro.
duces " one-third and the United
Kingdom produces a little under one.
third of the total.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
Dominion cnstoms.

The Dominion customs receipts for
the first eve months of the present
fiscal year are reported as $23, 62S, 5O4.
For the corresponding period of the
preceding year they were $50, 1852. 1856.
The increase is therefore nearly "a
per cent.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

A German physician recommends
soap as a cure for sleeplessness. The
soap lather must be allowed to dry
on the skin before the patient goes
to bed.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
Civil Pollosmsn.

In future the police of Zurich,
Switzerland, are to receive regular
lessons in ''civility and department"
so as to bear themselves on all &C.
casions with dignity and grace"
The lessons in civility are to be Civ
en- by the chief himself.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

A New York heiress was married
the other day to a Hungarian count.
without causing a riot among the
ladies who desired to see the simple
but impressive ceremony. New York
is really becoming quite reserved.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
Love Before Money.

What every right-minded woman
needs is her husbands love, and not
the whole of his money. If she gets
that the problems of life will be less
difficult to solve and the divorce court
only to be met with in fiction.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

The New York man who has sued an
undertaken for a commission on the
price of the coffin in which his step
father was buried seems to have a
head for business.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

Notwithstanding the havoc Of the
Boer war the people of the United
States have now on hand mules to
the value Of S217, 1872 1872. which they
would be pleased to sell TO any war
like nation needing a good. service
able article of mule.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
Manv Ennllsh Potatoea.

Over 700 kinds of potatoes are
known in England. The latest vari-
ETY., known as Eldorado, which is said'
to be remarkably prolific, and is very
scarce, has fetched as much as $40
apiece.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

Many wealthy Americans are re-
ported to have been robbed during the
past few days on the Riviera. They
have probably been over at Monte
Carlo and cooked up the robbery story
TO tell to their wives.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

What is the use of poetry" asks
Richard lie Gallienne. Well, some of
It serves to increase ones liking for
good plain prose.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

The roses which the cold weather
puts into the cheeks of a pretty girl
tend to make a young nan ignore
more than ever the scientific notion
that kissing is unsanitary.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

No matter how humble the abode, If
it be sweetened with kindness, and
smiles the heart will turn longingly to-
ward it; and home, if it be ever so
homely, will be the dearest spot be-
meath the circuit of the sun.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

The exact number of cigars manu-
featured in this country last year is
said to be 7,4sS, 7S9, 1857. But the
amount of trouble they made between
men and women can never be com
puted.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

Physicians are constantly discover
ing some popular pastime or mode of
attire that Injuries health. But the
average of human life remains about
the same.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
Tlnts In the Spectrum.

An experiment made some time ago
by a professor in one of our big uni
versities, proves that 1876 separate
tints are discernible to the normal hu.
man eye In the spectrum.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
Hospitals IN Eovnt.

Within the last few years the vari-
our colonies of Europeans in Egypt
have built their own hospitals. There
are now in Cairo French, German,
Austrian, Anglo-American and Italian
hospitals.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

Honest Ed Geers, famous in the har-
ness horse world as the man who never
uttered an oath, has taken to golf.
Alas for the record Of a lifetime!
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
still Work for Wood carvers.

Still Work for Wood carvers.
The work of the independent wood
carver has greatly changed since the
days when the wooden h~gurehead was
a necessary part of every ship that
sailed the seas, yet work for the wood
carver has not decreased in quantity
as much as might be imagined, for
with the disappearance of the ships
%igurehead has come a great increase
in architectural carving, the making
of newell posts for stairways, decora-
tive panels and the like. Many wood
carvers are now engaged in making
animals for carrousels, and this work
is very similar to hat of making fig
ureheads, about the same degree Of
art being required and the two prod
ucts being somewhat comparable as
to size.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
Prsttv nlrthdav Eavora.

Pretty favors for a child's birthday
party are miniature wash tubs pyro-
graphed in colors. They are filled with
white sugar almonds to represent the
suds.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
chInese Troops Cannot shoot

Chinese Troops Cannot Shoot.
Chuank Kuei I'll, the leader of the
guard Of the court at Pekin, has stat
ed that his troops are unable to shoot
because they have never been sup
piled with ammunition, and SO are
quite unaccustomed to the sound Of
the rife.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

An Austrian archduke has eloped
with the daughter Of a restaurant
keeper, perhaps under the impression
that she can make pies like those her
father used to make.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
Aoe Of the World.

An eminent authority estimates that
life first appeared Oh the earth 45O,-
10000 years ago; a computation that
is receiving much support from the
best biologists In the world.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

One hundred and sixty dollars was
paid recently for the pen used by the
emperors of Prussia, Austria and Rus
STA in signing the holy alliance treaty.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

A captious Harvard professor COM
plains that football breaks up study.
Well, he wouldn't have study break
up football, would he?
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

Among 5000 street car drivers in
Vienna a recent ensus showed that
there are 400 knights, about fifty bar.
ons and four counts.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

A New Jersey peach grower with
an orchard of 400 trees offers to sell
his crop for this aso for So. No
takers.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

Korea probably feels that, compared
to her own situation, the fellow who
was between the devil and the deep
sea-, simply had things coming his
way.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
Mortality Almond Rarmalds.

It is found that the death rate
among British barmaids is twice as
high as the average. It is higher
than the rate among lead workers.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

The Washington Post intimates that
John L. Sullivan is figuring on an en-.
gagement in "Parsifsl." So Frau Wag.
ner may as well prepare for the worst,
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
London Cab prlvsrs.

London cabmen pay from about
$3.50 to SO a day for a hanson, c
ing to the season. A drivers profits
average nearly SO a day.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

Ask Your Dealer For Aliens Foot-Easo,
A powder. It rests the feet. Cures Corns,
Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching
Sweating Feet and %IngrowingN Nails. Aliens
Foot-Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. At
all Druggists and Shoe stores, Is cents. Ac-
eept no substitute. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, NY.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

A record-breaking maple sugar out
put is promised from Vermont. Sweet
tidingsi
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

The assertion that a quart of
whisky weighs two pounds will sur
prise some men whose experience has
been that six glasses weighed a half
q ton.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

John D. Rockefeller is to retire
from business now, according to the
m mongers. They always get the
news ahead of anybody else.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

Another evidence of the slowness
Of the Chinese is that it takes them
two weeks to celebrate one New
Years day.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

A student at Missouri university has
succeeded in saving twelve cords of
wood in three days. A new mark set
in college athletics.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
Special Pyroqraphy Varnish

made especially for finishing burnt wood
work. Ask your dealer or write us. The
Humphrey-Jones. Mere. Co.. 1921 Arapa-
hoe ST., Denver, Colo,
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

Sympathize with the smaller man
in a fight, If you like, but think twice
before you place your simoleons on
him.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

PUTNAM FADELEsS DYES do not
stain the hands or spot the kettle, ex-
cept green and purple.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

That Chicago waiter who inherited
81, 600, 200 now knows how 1t feels to
be at the wrong end Of a tip.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

A medical journal gives instructions
as to how to cough right. The best
way Is not to catch cold.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

A darky chauffeur on a gasoline
auto makes an unquestionably strong
combination.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

The fashion editor describes a IRE
ception frock with 1880 touches. WHAT
= mean man he must have beenl
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
Independent states In AfrIoa.

The only important independent
states now remaining in Africa are
Abyssinia and Liberia.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

More poisonous snakes are found ia
Arizona than in any other part OF the
United States.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
More vIews for sIahtsesrs.

T~hree-fourths Of the famous old
buildings in Itayy are said to be on
the verge Of collapse.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

The fellow who sings his own
praises is always a soloist.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
Avsraoe weloht Of Manklnd.

The weight of the a~verage.sized mar
is 40 pounds; OF the woman, l25
pounds.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

Age Of Criminals.
OF all criminals in prison IS per
cent are between the ages OF twenty.
one and forty.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

The continual changing of ones
mind is apt to wear 1t out.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24

italian and Greek Immigrants.
Only 20 per cent Of Italian and 4
per cent Of the Greek immigrants are
iemales.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-03-24
Red River P~rOspectOr

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