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Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04
UNCLE MATS" GREAT SECRET


Did Visiting Minister Little Good to
Find It out.
Having accumulated a considerable
property, the late Nathaniel Whitmore
of Gardiner, Mass, more Familiarity
known by people of the Kennebec val
ley as Uncle Nat Whitmore, received
naturally enough, numerous requests
from various organizations to contrib
ute toward the work in which these
organizations we're interested. Sci
dom, however, did he respond to the
appeals.
On one occasion the minister o. a
certain church in Gardiner approached
him, only to be politely turned away,
as many others before him had BEEN
on the plea of poverty.
But, Mr.. Whitmore," said the di-
vine, you are reputed to be very rich.
What, pray, since you have no chill
dren, do you intend to do with your
money when you die?"
Uncle Nat" rubbed his long, bony
hands together. and with a sinister
smile on his face. replied:
my good sir, that is a secret have
never confded to anyone, but as you
are a minister of the gospel, and will,
presumably, hold lnviolable anything l
may say, I'm going to tell you"
The clergyman assured Mr.. Whit
more hat the secret would be well
kept, %whereupon the latter drew close
and, in a zone of the greatest conf
dence, said:
When l die I'm either going to
take my money with me or leave it
behind"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04
Economical suoaestlon.

Speaker Cannon is a great lover of
green corn. He boards at the Arlington
and one day took one of his Illinois
farmer constituent to dinner with him.
Cannon made his dinner on green
corn, eating w ears. The farmer
asked him how much he paid for
board at the Arlington and Cannon re,
Piled: six dollars a day" "Well D
said the farmer constituent. Joe,
don't you think it would be cheaper
for you t. board at a livery stable
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

Addressing a Church House meet
ing, the Bishop of Chichester alluded
to the prospects of Rhodesia, and told
a good story of the Bishop OF Mashon-
aland. His lordship. it appeared, once
vanQuished three lions by reading
aloud to them the Thirty-nine Articles.
On the bishop reaching the Article
concerning justification by faith the
lions turned and hed.-English ex-
change.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

Down at the Dyker Meadow Golf
club n day this week was told a
story of an old time candle. A certain
member remarked to the carrier:
Sandy, l am playing against --.
How does he play?" Gamma play for
nits," stolidly answered Sandy. How
many strokes can I give him?" cheer
fully persisted the player. "Ye Gamma
gle him onyl" was the laconic re.
sponse.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

f. H. Doughton of Barre, VT, has
a surveyors compass which may be
the first ever made in America. 1t
was built by Peregrine White. who
was born on the Mayfower as the
vessel lay off the coast waiting for
a chance to make a landing. The
compass is encased in hand hammer
ed brass and the needle is said to
point as true to-day as in the day of
its maker.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04
Good Artist We. Bad Man.

Alfred Gilbert, the artist, told his
Royal Academy misunderstanding
to the report in the London Pail Mall
Gazette-that the good artist never
was a bad man, and the bad man new
er was a good artist. And what does
Mr.. Gilbert think of the artistic abil-
ity of that champion all-round bad
man, Benvenuto Cellini?
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04
plsIIkea 10 Pasn under Lnddnr.

Dislikes to Pass Under Ladder,
Several a ago a San Francisco
newspaper made a test of popular su.
perstition by placing a high ladder di.
rectly across the sidewalk in such a
manner that the multitude could
easily pass under It. Four out Of
every ten walked out in the street
rather than pass beneath it. An av-
erage Of two out of the remaining six
walked under it only through over
sight, persuasion or after much con.
sideration.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04
Musicians Must Work Hard.

Rubenstein-that %thunderer of the
keyboard-is credited with the follow
ing dictum: IF / do not practice for
a day l know it; if 1 miss two days
my friends know it; and if l miss
three days the public knows it,"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04
A MonderfuI pinooverY.

Broadland, s. Oak, April 17.-Quite
a sensation has been created here by
the publication of the story of G. w.
Gray, who after a special treatment
for three months was PROSTATE and
helpless and given up to die with
Bright's Disease. Bright's Disease has
always been considered incurable, but
evidently from the story told by Mr..
Gray, there is a remedy which Will
cure it even in the most advanced
stages. This is what he says;
81 was helpless as a little babe. My
wife and l searched everything and
read everything we could find about
Bright's Disease, hoping that l would
be able to find a remedy. After many
failures my wife insisted that should
try Dodd's Kidney Pills. l praise God
for the day when l decided to do so,
for this remedy met every phase of
my case and in a short time l was
able to get out of bed and after a few
weeks treatment l was a strong, well
man. Dodd's Kidney Pills saved my
life"
A remedy that will cure Bright's
Disease will cure any lesser Kidney
Disease. Dodd's Kidney Pills are GER
tainly the most wonderful discovery
which modern medical research has
given to the world.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04
Small Men intellectual.

Canon Kingsley, not long before his
death, drew attention to the number
of short men who could be seen in
a London crowd. He looked on it as
a sign of the deterioration of the race.
But there are those who look at it as
an indication of progress in intellec-
tual lines at least, for many if not
most of the great men of history have
been men below the medium height.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04
Landlords Absurd Preroeatives.

The duke of Portland has the right
of taking up bis abode in any of the
tenants houses on the Welbeck estate,
and Lord Balfour of Burleigh can
make the tenants on his property as
semble once a year bareheaded and
barefooted, and acknowledge him pub,
licly to be their lord and master.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

A Pennsylvania town of 5000 inhab-
itants has just erected its first church,
though it has been in existence for 100
years. Evidently it has had no occa-
sion to pray for it's mayors and alder
men in public.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04
His Wealth in Grasses.

zone of the greatest destinations Of
saving money" said the man who had
just treated, lies in the fact that what
you put aside is bound to develop your
resources. For instance, take this
dollar bill; it's doubled when l place
it in my pocket and in creases when
l take it out"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04
MlehIaan and Minnesota.

Michigan is the lake" state and the
people are wolverines" Minnesota,
the north star, on account of the in
sigma of it's seal. Its people are
"%gophers," the allusion being to the
honey-combed condition of the state
due to the small bodies Of water.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

The esteemed Boston Herald de-
clares that few of us realize what a
vast amount of poverty there is in
this country" The Herald must have
been looking over the newspaper
bunch pretty closely.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

An English actress has recently
made 100000 specializing in stocks.
She says she did it all without the aid
of tips" Moral: Always beware of
tips" on stocks.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

The father of triplets was on a fish
ing trip when they were born, twelve
days ago, and it is said that when he
reached home the other day and learn
&c the news he was quite surprised.
That seems quite plausible.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04
Good Work Of PostoffIce Men.

A postcard from New Zealand. ad-
dressed to Thomas r. Clemas, Eng
land, via Frisco" has been delivered
to a Teignmouth town o%ficlai, for
whom It was Intended.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

The princess who has been selected
for King Alfonso is several months
older than he, and the records can't be
doctored. Being a princess has draw
backs, too.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04
Naturally.

Miss Angelina Ito Capt. Brown, who
has been cruising in Alaskan waters)
u suppose, captain, that in those
northern ATTITUDES during a part Of
the year the sun doesn't set till quite
a while after dark?-Woman's Home
COMPANION.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04
Primitive corn.er!ndIna Methods.

In the old Babylonian days, the
wheat and corn were crushed by hand
mills made from two circular fiat
stones, the upper stone moving on a
fiat wooden pivot, and turned with a
wooden handle.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04
STEER DRIVEN IN HARNESS.
Young Freneh-c Canadian Has Succeed
ed in EDUCATING Animal.

Young French-Canadian Has Succeed
ed in Educating Animal.
John FORMER, a young French-Cana-
dian, who lives at Molunkus Lake,
Me-, is turning a pretty penny for
himself with his educated steer, John
Henry. rhis steer is a most amiable
beast, and has been trained to har-
ness so well that he can be driven as
easily as a horse, and easier than
some horses.
A harness has been made for him
with reins, which he minds at the
slightest pull, and is Sound and kind
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

The Chicago Journal devotes about
a column to a communication seeking
to prove that love is a magician
which reveals hidden beauties" Any
mar who has been in love knows all
about that trick. Tell us something
new.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

Boston, according to the Herald, "is
getting exceptionally healthy" People
who can survive a steady diet of
beans. brown bread and Goldfish must
be painfully healthy.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

A Chicago physician says that
d~runk4rds are diseased and suggests
means for curing them. The trouble
is that a good many Of them have
no desire to be cured.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

The New York Sun says: "A poet
n to us now and then. We mean
a real poet who has the stun" But
even real poets have become so used
TO hearing their productions referred
to as "stun" that this will not discour-
age them.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

T%hirty-two babies were born in two
days to families of working men en-
ployed at the Carnegie steel plant at
Homestead, Pa. The stork was work
ing over time.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04
Many Towns Named Washington

Almost every state has a Washing
ton. Washington, KY, is one of the
oldest towns in the state and almost
contemporaneous with Washington. D.
c. Its old courthouse was erected in
1894.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

Lille Devereux Blake has discov-
cred that it was a ounce instead Of
an apple which Eve gave Adam. No
wonder trouble followed.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

Customs officials might find Difficult
ty in proving that frogs legs are "a
nonessential article" They are GER
tainly essential to the frogs.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04
Demand for Plows in Greece.

There are now some 10000 modern
plows in use in Greece, against $4,000
antiquated mes. Greece is said to Of.
fer a very good market at present for
the sale of agricultural implements.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

An Alabama editor has been APP
pointed convict inspector in that
state. Glad to see the profession rec
ognized on any terms.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

It cost the town Of Ware, Mass,
$4,000 to support nine paupers last
year. and economical citizens are sug,
costing that they be boarded at a
irst-class hotel.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04
Ennllsh Hotel Menus.

In spite of the Gordon rouge, in
spite of the universal cookery ex-
hibition, the best hotel in England is
not as good as any second-class French
one, says Food and Cookery.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

The New York World says paint
is a sure sign of prosperity" But so
many girls will put out the sign, re-
gardless.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04
Price of Old vIolins.

At a recent auction in London an old
violin was sold at a price of $4,000. A
Stradivarius brought $4,000, while a
violin of Hieroynmus Amati was sold
at 1875.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

President Roosevelt might find quite
a number Of 100000 men" if he were
to take them at the estimate of their
wives.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

King Edward has given up the
white vest habit, and this country
may now be expected to hew to his
clothes line.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

French undertakers prey on dead
Americans. Well. unlike hotel keepers
and others, they lave no chance at
live ones.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

Mems pockets are to be made deep
er and wider this season. This looks
like a neat stroke of arcasm on the
part of the tailors.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

Two New York detectives are
rumored to have "spurned brides"
Evidently misprint for turned"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04
FoR CARRYING THE sAeY.
Mechanical Device Designed to Dis
tribute the Weight.

tribute the Weight.
Nearly all the civilized nations as
well as the savage tribes have some
characteristic manner of carrying the
infant which is far superior to that
which is generally followed in this
country, namely, Of embracing the
child in such a name that its weight
falls principally on the hands and
arms of the nurse or parent. The
Japanese woman makes a sort of sling,
which is thrown over the back and
supported from the shoulders, and
with this bit Of apparatus tiny children
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04
Highest of Rridqes.

The highest bridge in the world be-
yond any question will be the steel
structure 10Y planned for the Zambesi
Falls, Africa. 1t will be somewhat
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

The New York Evening Post con-
fesses to atrabiliarity. Only those
have it who own dictionaries.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

It now costs $3.50 to get into the
New York Stock Exchange. Often
costs more than that to get out again.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04
Proof of Popularity.

"And is jeanette really such a pop
ular girl with the young menu"
Popular? Why, when she bought
a new automobile all of the chappies
tried to be the first she'd run over"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

Unfortunately for Sir Thomas, the
British cannot build yachts as well
as they can play checkers.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

Acid plus salt makes life, according
to Prof. Loeb. But you have to know
the recipe.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04
The WorIdIs Wanderere

Tell me. thou star. whose wings Of light
Speed thee in thy fiery flight.
In what cavern Of the night
VIII thy pinions close now?
Tell me, moon, thou pale and gray
Pilgrim of heavens homeless way,
In what depth of night or day
Seekest thou repose now2
Weary wind. who Wanderest
Like the worlds rejected guest,
Hast thou still some secret nest
On the tree or billow?
Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

Chicago has a whistling choir. How
does the tenor ever resist the tempta-
ton, when the soprano Fuckers?
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04
How She Did II.

said naughty Miss Katherine Wing;
"A title for me-that's the thing"
But titles were few,
The best she could do
Was marry a fellow named King.
Kansas City Times.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

The Berliners are playing poker to
beat the band. Another American in
vasion, no doubt.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

Counting the four-legged variety
only, the census bureau found in this
country 47,329,517 hogs.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

Massachusetts, now proposes to tax
cats. This bill should include the sort
that play in our back yard.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

Commander Peary has a 100000
ship, and hopes he is a man of the
proper figure to sail it.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

similar to the bridge at Niagara Falls,
and will span the great rapids much
as does the structure in America. The
African bridge. however, will not only
be much longer, but much higher han
that at Niagara.-New York Herald.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-04

Henry James says the American girl
Ia elusive. Not if the boy comes with
theater tickets.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-02-24
PREPARING. Il
cATEcnlSM


CINCINNATI, O., Feb. PA
number of the most prominent
Methodists, North and South, are
in Cincinnati today attending Q
meeting of the catechism commits
sion of the two M. E. churches.
The work of the commission is
the creation of Junior and q SEN
dor catechism and an order of wor-
ship to be used in common by the
Methodist churcnes, North and
South.
The northern members of the
commission are Bishop John M.
Walden of Cincinnati, Bishop 8. M.
Merrill, Rev. DR.. J. w. Jennings
of Omaha, Rev. DIR. w. v. Kelley,
editor Of the Methodist Review,
o. w. Harris, superintendent Of
the Jacob Tome Institute, and
Frank Brown, Of Brooklyn. The
southern Methodists of the com.
mission are: Bishop w. w. Dun
can and A. Coke Smith, DR.. J. J.
Tigert of Nashville, Rev. J. o.
Wilson Of Greenfield, 8. c.; Rev. ].
E. Cooley, Of Arkansas, Professor
o. E. Brown of Vanderbilt Univer-
sity, and President r. e. Blackwell
of Randolph-Macon college.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-02-24

JeannotBros.'
Great Closing Out Sale. Riverside Az.
HOUSTON SCHOOL
Cannon Hill. Gpokane. wauh

select nay ana BOARDING School
Consolidation Of Holsel acadsmy
and st. Stephens school.
Healthy location. Dormitory equip.
ped with all sanitary appliances. Uni
.versity trained faculty. Academic,
preparatory and special courses.
Manual training 10 = prominent
feature.
Best equipped gymnasium. Large
campus.
A regular course In physical train,
ing. including military training, both
infantry and cavalry.
1al Terms Opens ssptsmber IL, 1soA,
For full particulars address G. O.
Holzel, Eleventh and Jefferson street,
Spokane. Wash. Tel. n. 1859.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-02-24

all of the oyster lands of the state,
as well as all tide lands. were re-
served TO the sovereignty of the
At this time there existed on oy-
ster bay in this county, and there
now exist, several thousand of acres
tpossibly 20oo)- of natural oyster
various individuals who held them by
souatters' right and gathered the oy-
sters from them.
Shortly before the state was adj
mftted to the Union the territorial
legislature passed acts granting such
exclusive possessory rights to such
squatters a they could.
When the territory wa merged into
a state one of the first things the
state did was to reserve it's natural
oyster beds.
In 1895 these parties on Oyster bay
in possession of these natural beds
had passed through the Legislature
so-called "Callow Act" found on
page 80 of the Session Laws of 1895.
and which is the act referred to in
this bill. Under its provisions they
were enabled to hold these grounds
out Of the state reserve,
In those days oysters were worth
$3.50 per sack, and the grounds
valued at from 500 to $500 per acre.
Today oysters are worth $3.50 per
sack and the same grounds are
valued at from $1,000 to $4,000 per
acre These grounds today would
| lease at an annual rental Of from
! 400 to $30e an acre, and each 40
\ acres of them as held under the Cal
low act' are worth from $4,000 to
! $50. 600
No improvements have been made
upon them since they were taken
under the Callow act except to
gather the oysters and spread the
spat. These parties fear that the
state will repossess itself of the beds
under the provision of the Callow act
and take back into it's possession
property that is sold under the re-
strictions Of the act at s1.25 per
acre, which is now worth on a con-
servative estimate 100000; that
is, 1000 acres at $1,000 an acre, much
of which is worth a great deal more,
and there is probably nearer 1000
acres than 1000.
| A reading of the Callow act in con-
nection with these facts will show
the viciousness of this bill.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-02-24
fspecial to The Press.l

ESPECIAL 10 Inc tresS-)
OLYMPIA, Feb. sl.-Spokane low
ers of oysters should he much inter-
ested In measure nov betor,
legislature which. IL IL becomes a
law. viii practically give away for
n song sl.ooo.oeo worth OF oyster
beds. Senator Ruth OF Olympia in
troduced a harmless appearing bill
which provides: That any person,
firm or corporation now owning or
hereafter acquiring any tide lands
heretofore sold by the state of Wash
ington under the provisions of an act
of the legislature Of the state of
Washington, entitled. An act relat-
ing to the purchase and sale of oyster
land. and declaring an emergency, ap-
proved March I. 1895, shall be en-
titled, upon the payment Of the sum
OF $40 unto the state land commits
sioner for the use OF the state, and
such further additional sum as may
be required by said commissioner for
payment of the necessary clerical
work and expenses in the making OF
said conveyance, receive from the
state Of Washington a deed absolute
to said lands as described in the orig
inal granted application to purchas sc
the same"
Now, Representative Crane of Spo-
kane is a man very deeply interested
In the preservation to the state of
all which is the due of the state. He
keeps q close watch on what goes on
in the state senate and goes so far
as to have furnished him a digest OF
the bills introduced each day into
the upper house. In the course of
time he pounced upon the bill above
referred to. and then he got busy try
ing to find out why the state should
get rid of oyster lands for the small
fee of $40. On an array of facts
Representative Crane prevailed upon
the house, where a similar bill had
been introduced, to hold up passage
for short time Having succeeded
in the first skirmish with the oyster
land grabbers, the Spokane man is
putting forth every effort 70 have the
proposed measure killed and allow
the state. not any coterie OF oyster
sharks, to reap the benefit from the
natural situation. The string OF
facts which Representative Crane
possesses in reference to these oyster
lands includes the following:
Prior to the admission Of this state
into the Union and In territorial days