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Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-08-04
no Save lhe autta.pereha rre..

On account of the extreme usefulness
of guttapercha in constructing sub
marine cables, every effort is being
made to save the tree that yields the
valuable gum from destruction. No
satisfactory substitute for the gutta-
percha found in the forests of the
Malay Peninsula and in Malacca has
been discovered, but the natives, in
order to get quick returns, are destroy
ing the trees so rapidly that a gutta-
percha famine is feared. To prevent
this, the French, Dutch and British
governments are striving not only to
prevent waste of the trees already ex-
listing, but to increase their number
by transplantation and cultivation. Elk
periments with transplanted trees are
being made in Reunion and Madagas-
car. At present it is said to be almost
impossible to find a full-grown gutta-
percha tree.-Youth's Companion.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-08-04
Red River PrOspectOr.
RED RIVER, NEW MEXICO.
HAD NO MONKEY RANCH.

swsde Had Goo Idea OF the limitations
OF the Country.
A story told is illustrative Of the
Swedish dialect and the possibilities
thereof anent the recent visit here of
a clever travelling man who fooled the
members Of the Board of Trads and
the representative OF a newspaper so
completely that the reporter took him
to a photograph gallery and had his
picture taken for the paper, wrote q
column story about the advent on the
board of Senator Swanson OF Mime
sofa, who had come here in the inter
est OF the aRti-option bill.
Mr.. Keene's story was OF a man who
was riding on bis bicycle through a
thinly settled section of Minnesota.
Something went wrong with his wheel
and he had to dismount and trundle
1t along FOR several miles before he
came to a house. He hastensd up and
raped at the front door, A tall. raw
boned Swede appeared.
YOU got a monkey wrench?'
asked the wAeelman.
No" said the Swede, LAY not have
monkey ranch"
DO you know where 1 can md
ore?"
Vel, ky don't know. Nels Nelson,
seven, eight miles up t6e road, he got
cattle ranch; Ay got sheep ranch; Az
tank a man must ibe a dam fool to
nav monkey ranch sn'dees country"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-08-04

During a storm in which the wind
velocity varied from so to $50 kilo-
meters per hour 600 to SO miles, the
heights of waves were observed at the
Peterhead breakwater in Scotland. The
results showed the height from crest
to hollow was 1872 meters (about 40
feet. the period from 10 to II econds,
and the length of the waves from 49,
to 21S meters (from 500 to 700 feetl.
These figures are larger than those
usually accepted for ocean waves.
which are approximately: Waves in a
strong breeze. about 9s feet; in a gale,
about 14k feet; waves in a strong gale,
about 20 feet; waves in a hurricane,
about q feet.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-08-04

weight or anchored to piles driven in
the earth, with a shaft poised at an
angle of As degrees to support a series
of buckets, revolving between the
stream and the discharge trough on the
frame. The buckets are mounted on
arms %radiating from the shaft, and be-
sides each bucket is a broad paddle
blade which dips into the water as the
lowest point is neared, the action Of
the current revolving the shaft and
elevating tho buckets in turn to the
highest point of revolution, where they
are tilted automatically to discharge
their contents into the trough. Though
the strength of the current be small.
the quantity Of water elevated will yet
be large, as the flow is regular and
u%nceasing.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-08-04

Mate, OF Paraguay tea, which is the
favorlte beverage among a population
of some 20, 0OO, 900, grows wild in the
woods of the southern half of South
America. For many years it's cultiva-
ton was a lost art. Although large
plantations were planted by Jesuit
missionaries more than a century ago,
later attempts to raise the plant were
fruitless, and not unit, recently have
new plantations been established in
Paraguay. The secret of cultivation, it
is alleged, is that the seeds will not
terminate until treated with a potas-
SUM salt. The leaves are usually pre-
pared for market by roasting over a
brushwood fire, grinding to powder,
and ramming into rawhide bags; but
the dried leaves are sometimes merely
broken, With a liberal supply of mate,
native P~araguayans are said to do hard
work for days at a time with scarcely
any food.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-08-04
An mumlnatlnr surrestIon.

In illustration of the value of Edi-
sons new storage battery, Franklin H.
Head, in a lecture recently delivered
before the students of the College of
Commerce and Administration at the
University of Chicago, suggested as a
possibility of future Illuminating meth
DDS the use of a belt of windmills to
run dynamos for the storage of bat
teries with electricity. Such a series
of windmills, he said, would be able to
supply enough storage batteries with
electricity to light a whole city contin-
uOusly, and perhaps to heat it also.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-08-04

Birds are famous for 'womenss
rights" strikes-that Is, the females
somstimes flock together, abandoning
or driving away the maleR, and refuse
to do any '~housework" whatever They
desert their nests and will not finish
building. They leave their eggs to
grow cold and ~unhatehable, and moth
ing will induce them TO return. The
male birds grow extremely concerned
at such times, but they have no rem
edy. for throughout the beast and bird
creation the male viii never attack a
female, though the opposite often hap
pens. Warblers and starlings espeei-
ally are given to these female work
ers' strikes"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-08-04

It is becoming more and more APP
parent that irrigation is destined to
have a larger place in the agriculture
Of the humid portion Of the United
States than a few years ago was
thought possible. The solution Of the
problem Of irrigation rests largely in
the quantity of water available and
ability to direct It about the land at
low cost. David Hutton of Quartette,
New, has designed a novel machine for
elevating water from streams and dis
charging it. on higher land, the ap-
paratus working automatically and
without cost, after the installation Of
the plant, which is in itself inexpen-
sive. In the illustration Is shown a ma
chine in operation. It consists Of a
frame resting on the bank of the
stream. supported either by its own
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-08-04
OBS PsIzE.
Proved n Source OF much Embarrass-
mens TO rs winner.

Proved n Source OF much EmpAFrAAt
ment 70 rs winner.
At Dieppe a 'tombola" was drawn at
the Menagarie Pezon-the prize, a hv
ing lion. Immediately the winning
number was announced the holder
cried out. This wayl" and held up the
lucky ticket. "All right said the
manager. the lion is yours" There
upoa the winner approached the cage a
pair Of scissors in hand. and stretched
forth his hand, evidently to mark
the right lion, but was stepped by an
employe. who cautioned him to be care
full or he might smart for his haste
VERY we'll" said the winner; 7 Will
sleep over It. and let you know tormor-
row how l have arranged for the de-
livery" mo. no. said the manager,
the lion must be taken away seance
tanante." We'll replied the winner;
you have kept your word in Offering
me a live lion, but ] would rather have
a dead onel Give me five minutes to
get a gun and / will coon settle the
matter"
The manager said he had no obfec-
ton to that plan. but added: What
will you do with a dead lionZ You
will only get the skin. Now, have
the skin Of a dead lion, which I Will
give you and you can let me keep the
live lion" This arrangement, which
saved much trouble to everybody, was
joyfully accepted by both parties.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-08-04
SHE E P HER WORD.
Mr.. Martin Is Not as AuSIOus'as He was
DOR His Wires Endorsement

MIR. Martin Is Not as AuSIOus'as He was
fGor His Wires Endorsement
A few days g the usually clever
Mr.. Martin was talking at the dinner
tabletin his usual clever manner about
the inconsistency of women.
These young ladies ,WhoIprotest that
they are never going TO marry" he
broke out. Everybody knows they
will belle their own words at vhe very
first opportunity"
He paused and evidently hoped that
Mrs. Martin would come 100 the rescue
of her sex, but that discreet woman
held her tongue.
why, Mary" he continued, you
remember how it was with yourself. /
have heard you say more than once
you wouldn't marry the hest man
aalive."
well, | didn't said Mrs. Martin.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-08-04

The French traveller, Charles Endes
BONN, who is now exploring the very
heart of Western China, reports from
HANSON that not only gold, but also
petroleum occurs in extensive deposits
in that part Of the Chinese empire. Pc
troleum wells are especially numerous
in the Nan-Shan mountains, where the
Chinese authorities have entrusted four
wealthy families with the exploitation
OF the deposits. These people have to
deliver a certain part OF the output to
the government. while the rest is sold
to consumers. either in the form Of lu-
b~ricuting or burning oil. Mr.. BONN
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-08-04
Bait Gun suspended from a Tree.

bAit Gun suspended from n Tree.
ture them twin automatic traps, which
have only to be set in their path to
tempt them with the bait and take
them unawares. Below will be found a
new continuance for this work, de-
signed especially for the killing Of
wolves and other large game. AS will
be seen, the implement is a sort OF
gun. designed to be suspended from
the limb of a tree or other convenient
support. 1t has a barrel adapted to
carry a cartridge, the tube proper be-
ing inserted in a larger wooden case
for weight and protection. A breech-
block is mounted on one side Of the
barrel, and an opening is made
through the case for the insertion Of
the cartridge in its chamber, The firing
pin is mounted in the end of the
breech block, and Is actuated by a
coiled spring, At the muzzle of the
gun will be seen a bait fixed on a
curved hook attached to a sliding rod,
the latter connecting with a trip-lever
which releases the firing pin n dis
charges the gun. To put the weapon
in operation a cartridge is inserted and
the firing pin drawn back, when the
gun is suspended from overhead at a
height which compels the animal to
strain its head upward to reach it,
thus bringing its head in line with the
direction of the bullet. Oliver ]. De
Roshey of Iron Mountain, Mich, is the
inventor.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-08-04
GOV. Shaw Answers 1nterrupten

A story is told of Governor Shaw
Of Iowa in last years campaign. Popu-
lists in the audience we're asking a
good many questions, especially one
h~alf-drunken fellow. Gov. Shaw an
swered patiently and bided his time.
A man we'll down in front insisted on
asking a question every five minutes.
on an average. He usually prefaced
them by such remarks as, Just a
minute, please" or Let me interrupt
for a minute" In an unhappy moment
he broke in with, Pardon me, but"
Before he could finish, the Governor, a
rather ~self-satisied look spreading
over his face, replied: We'll, I've par
doned lots worse fellows than you in
my time, and I suppose it would be n
just to draw the line here"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-08-04

into that big voice of his when he
thanked her for having given him such
a happy two hours. How strong and
tender he was always, always. =.
@Oh, bother, I'd rather wait for Max
half a lifetime than marry anybody
else, / shall learn telegraphy or some
thing and turn bachelor girl. III write
TO Gus Holden and tell him so. And
I'll send back" The exquisitely cut
stone flashed up at her from it's purple
cushion Molly just had to stop and
look AT 1t and while she looked the
resolution died out OF her face.
You pretty thing" she said softly.
II wonder II you would At. Just ex-
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-08-04

One OF the strange rats of little
children is their utter misunderstand-
ing Of many simple things, and the en-
durance OF this misunderstanding with
them through years and years. Thus,
there is a lawyer of Philadelphia who
thought, until he was twenty or TWEEN
ty-one years old. that there was such
a word as "pard-narsens" in the lang
uage. His father, a religious man,
had said grace always at the table,
and the boy had heard, incuriously,
three times a day. "p%ard-narsens" in
the grace, without comprehending in
the least that pardon our sins" were
the words his father actually had
spoken.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-08-04

It was not a precise middle-aged man.
knowingly. Presently Mr.. Holden
would come in with his eyeglasses. She
wondered a trife drearily what kind Of
a figure he would cut as one of the
happiest of men. But she knew she
would be glad when he did come and it
was all over.
There was a step outside and Molly
felt had she was quite equal to the oc-
casion. 1t wal not a precise middle
aged man, however, that came through
the open window. Nothing but a bass
voice TROLLING out a vaudeville song:
''Oh my Mexican Juanita,
In the moonlight l will meet her,
Way down upon the silver Rio
Grande."
Max. my splendid Max. No, I'm"
Molly clenehed the ring in her palm
and started upstairs on a run.
Why, Molly"
beg pardon, Max. l was in a hur-
ry-1 didn't see
"Al right, but see here. I've been
made editor and I'm going to get
married"
"Who toy
why TO you"
"Oh, Max. I'm so glad!'
Are you, dear? l know l am"
Max, you silly. didn't mean that.
OF course, / am glad, too. But what l
meant was-let me go just a minute
want to get rid Of this miserable
thing
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-08-04
Rich DIscovsrr In Finland.

It is reported from st. Petersburg
that a Russian engineer, M. Berislow-
ski, has recently discovered extensive
deposits of ozokerlte mineral wax in
the extreme north of Finland. The de-
poslts are located On the Kemiokl river
and are said to be very rich in parafin.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-08-04

On every farm there should be glm-
lets, augsrs and bits, chisels, files,
hammers. avis for mending harness,
etc. Then there should be a full supply
of nails, screws, bolts and nuts. To
make a chest for these things. select
-four boxes Of the proper size and
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-08-04

AS many wild animals prowl at night
and remain in their lairs all day,
many schemes are devised by the hun
ter and trapper to Stay them or cap
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-08-04

Married constables of the London po-
lice force receive forty pounds Of coal
a week all the year around.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-08-04

AZ any postman viii tell you. sons
people expect too much.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-08-04

Pretty girls can see no reason why
other people should not judge by ap-
pearances.
More people have died from colds
taan were ever killed in battle.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-08-04

IL is easy enough to love your neigh
bors Il they are far enough away.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-08-04

says that the methods OF working the
wells are extremely primitive.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-08-04

shape and with some half-inch lum-
Der build a frame for them to work
In; over them arrange a top. and thcp
build on a small box. Ringing It and
placing a hasp, or If necessary a lock
on 1t. This small box should he divided
into small compartments with spaces
at the back for small tools. The draw
ers may be arranged to suit the tools
or the nails and screws that are to 60
into them.
The Imperial press., 1904-05-07
Noncn OF AssussNrNr
IMPERIAL WATER COMrAN

IMPERIAL WATER COMPANY NO.
 :, location ot principal place ol husi-
 ness. Hol,villr, County oi san Diego,
 California.
 Notice Is hcrvby given that at a meet ing oi the bArd ot directors of Imperial Water Company No. :. held on the third day oi May, lgu4, an assessment No. 2l oi forty cents (4ocl pcr share was levied u,son the subscribed capital stock Oi ,h. corporation, payable immediately tn W. r. Holt, treasurer ot said c"rpor- ation. at the First National Rank ot lm- p,.rial. town of Imperial, County ot san Diego. State oi California. Any stock uton which this assessment shall IT. main unpaid ou the ninth day of June lgol, shall t,' delinquent and advertised for sale at public auction, and unless yavmcui is made before. will b' sold on the 30,h day oi June, lpn4, at the hour oi lO :sO o'clock a. m, to pay the delIn- QneI.t assessment together with costs oi advertising and expenses of sale.
 J. N. PATTON, Secretary,
 S-6 Hnltvillr, Cal.
The Imperial press., 1904-05-07
NEW WATER SYSTEM
Pipes Now Being Laid Electric
 Plant Coming

The Imperial Light, Water and Power Company is busy laying new pilc linc through town io provide domestic water. \ six inch wocl pipe leads from the pump ai ihc icc plant to Imperial ave nuc, from which smaller pirc will take the water through town. \ M.ool-gal. lon tank will le us,,i from which tn draw water, and will stand Ss feet above ground.
 The electric plant which has hycn or. dcrel for ihc plan, Ca furnish lights Tor the town will lc shipped from l.os An eelcs in the course oi a few days.
The Imperial press., 1904-05-07
Cured fiis Mother OG Rheumatism

My mother has heen sufferer for many years with rheumatism" says W. H. Howard oi Husband. Pa. At times she was unable la move al all, while ai all times walking was painful. presented her with bottle oi Cham berlain's Pain Balm and after few ap- plicaiions she decided tha, il was the
The Imperial press., 1904-05-07

tried. iu fact, shr i- never without it now and Is at all times able Co walk. An oc,asiunal application ot Tain Balm kccr. away the Iain which she was for. mrrly troubled with" For sale by In. ,,-rial Drug Co, nr. F. \. Anderson, proprietor. Phone 5S.
The Imperial press., 1904-05-07
BANTA X PARAZETTE

These lands are distinctly
 in a bargain class. 32O acres at $35,--I6O fenced, 22O acres in cultivation, situated on the main canal. I2O acres near Heber at $3O,-5O acres in cultivation. 100 acres at $28,--1OO acres of grow ing grain. Three miles from the center of town. Imperial is the place where
 things are DONE.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-14

Mouthing Nb.2 Of the Democratic
party Is just as much against the Re
publican ticket because it Is Republican
As tie ether mouthing and is just as
much viatrolied BY tho scaeming Demo-
cratic politicians, a. the other one.
There is no difference in their line of
thought or desire. They both declared
through some of their officials that they
intended 10 do their utmost to elect a
Democratic sheriff this fall and now
mou.thing No. 9 has actually cune out
fer D,moeratie judge, just because
he is Democrat and not because Of
any special fitness. Actions speak
louder than words and both have been
heard land seen in their course. They
are not Republicans nor do they recog-
nize the Republican party. To the con.
trary they nave but one fixed purpose
and that is to defeat the Republican
party. Then, they are Democrats. No
man can serve God and Mammon, no
man can serve the Republican party and
the Demorcatic party at the same time.
No man can be Republican and work
all the time with Democrats TO defeat
a regular Republican ticket. Thousands
Of men nominated the present Repub-
lican ticker and those thousands Of men
are to be considered, when 1t comes to
Republicanism, rather than the few
who either did not vote or scratched off
the ticket every man except one or two
.ithey thought were their men rather
than Republicans. For this little set
to enter into collision with Democratic
schsmers and undertake to say that
the Republicans of the county shall not
elect their ticket is mot only gall but
it is an infringement ON the rights Of
the party that should be officially re.
scented and they should no longer be al.
lowed to issue sheet under the hypo.
critical pretense of being Republican.
There is a time to speak plainly and
this is one of them. 1t is noticed that
they are always afiiliating and asso.
eating with the Democratic schemer,
and there has not been a time within
the past several years that they have
not done 50. They get their counsel
from these Democrats. They get their
inspiration from them also. The fact
Is they Get TIE stuff they nnf n t,,o;r
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-14


election. They named the aglount and
then they got him here, as they thought
FOR the purpose OF handing it over to
them, but when he arrived BE was here
FOR an entirely different purpose as the
results Of the conference he had show.
When he left he had half Of the Har.
risou county allegation, but that crowd
did not give it to him. He did not have
to spend those thousands OF dollars they
we're demanding Of him either. Then
it was that Harmer accused them Of
selling him out. Then it was that Har-
mer charged him with throwing him
down. These are facts, and, yet they
refuse to support the county ticket up
on the hypothesis that a little money
was used in the primary election. The
truth Is they never intended TO support
the Republican ticket, anu, as matter
Of fact, Dawson himself no doubt con.
eludcd that it was not safe to leave any
money FOR campaign purposes around
here, unless it was what some Of them
was charged with receiving for that al
legged selling out Of Harmer by them.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-14

The insinuations against the honesty
asrd integrity Of the Republican candi-
dates for Office in tais county, made by
people who kHdw better. will fall back
On these fellows so heavily they will
not know what struck them. The peo.
pie Of this county are not the sort that
viii suffer such outrages upon its rep
preventative citizenship and that is
exactly lwnelt the Republican ticket is
made up Of. It is ticket against
which not y word of reproach can be
truthfully uttered. IT Is composed Of
men, high up in citizenship, and of I'M
questioned standing with society. 4
better set OF men could not be select.
ed any where. They are capable, they
are morally strong. they are representa-
tive Of the besa citizenship, they are
loyal. they are patriotic, they are fair.
they are just.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-14

Should Dawson get tho nomination
for governor in this state, 1t win be BY
methods that no one would think Of Us.
ing in Harrison county, such as the i'm
Portation Of people from other counties
for primary purposes. And yet the Har-
rison County Herald says he is the real
stuff and it fully approves Of hi. meth
DDS and has made appeal after appeal to
The people to support him. Some Of the
fellows in control Of the policy of that
paper went so far as to let it be known
10 Mr. Dawson Just how many thousand
dollars they would need OF his money 10
carry the county for him at the primary