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Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

Americans Objection to Oscillation
Astonished Foreigners.

Astonished Foreigners.
This is the true story of how a GER
tain pianist, who has been amusing
New York with his music and his
manners, got possession Of his muf-
fer. He saw it frst-the muller that
became his own-o the neck of a
man to whom he had just been intro
duced.
81 like your muller he said, by
way of conversation. Il give you a
dollar for your muller"
Extremely hattered, I'm sure; but
| don't care to sell out just at pres
emit replied the American.
81 give you a dollar" reiterated the
pianist serenely. The muller will be
second hand. A dollar is a good
price"
The American pulled the mufler
from his neck. Accept It with my
compliments" he said, YEARLY.
Keep your money, and be-so good
as to accept the mufier."
The pianist was overjoyed. Gen
man." he exclaimed with tears
in his voice. az kiss you for that"
Spreading out his arms he rushed on
the American.
an be hanged if you dol" cried the
intended victim, who proceeded to
grasp the piano FOUNDER by the Shout
ders and shake him until his teeth rat
tied.
The musician recovering his breath
as the American was vanishing out
Of the door.
"Men of your country are so cold,
so very cold" he remarked to a by
stander.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
E GIRLS IN ONE.
Curious Case Of Abnormal Personality
Reported in Enuland.

Curious Case Of Abnormal Personality
Reported in England.
The London Lancet gives particu-
lars of an extraordinary case of multi
pie personality. The patient is a girl
between twelve and thirteen years
of age, who has developed ten varie-
ties of abnormal personality.
She Of healthy parents and
was herself healthy in mind and body
until she was attacked with influenza.
Then the changes of personality mani
plete, some sudden and others grad
ual in appearance. In some cases the
patient was totally and in all partial
ly ignorant of her life during other
states. Requirements such as draw
ing and writing and also the normal
faculties were present in certain
states. but lost in others. While in a
blind condition she developed the fac
ulty of drawing with the aid of touch
alone, this sense being enormously in
creased in delicacy,
Her character and behavior in some
states differed widely from what they
were in others. The phases varied
from a few minutes to ten weeks. The
normal state grew gradually less fire.
quent and of shorter duration, until it
finally disappeared.
The various stages lasted about
three years altogether, until ultimate
ly a particular, abnormal stage was
reached, in which she remained at the
date of the report. In this stage she
was intelligent and able to work.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
India Hunters Marry Dead Game.

A curious custom obtains among the
Goorgs of India. When one Of them
kills a tiger or a panther he is married
to the dead animal. Propped upon a
framework of wood or bamboo, the
animal is carried in procession, and
the marriage ritual is strictly observ-
ed, while lavish hospitality is dis
Iensed.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

"The real test of precious stones"
n expert quantity put it, lis that
they scratch each other all the way
down the list" The diamond scratches
the emerald, and the emerald
scratches the ruby and sapphire, and
so down to the semi-precious stones
jargoons, olivines, h~iddenites, zipcons
and innumerable others.-Chicago
American.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
nutv on Josephlnels Harp.

The harp of the Empress Josephine,
which was in possession of the En-
press Eugene and which she offered
to restore to La Malmaison, where it
will hereafter be kept as a historic
souvenir, has arrived from Arenberg.
A curious incident connected with
the arrival was the fact that the Gus
toms officials insisted that the usual
duty on musical instruments should
be paid.
The harp is a beautiful work of
art, surmounted by the imperial eagle,
and is in good condition.-New York
Herald.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
FULTON
One Hundred Years Since First Steam
boat Trip.

It seems hardly possible that It is
less than a hundred years since Rob
ert Fulton sent his pioneer steamboat
up the waters of the Hudson. But the
announcement of a proposed Fulton
centennial has sent the newspaper
men to their cyclopedias, and there is
no doubt about the facts.
That was not the first steamboat. to
be sure. for four years before the Cler-
mont was launched Fulton himself
had experimental with a small steam
boat in the Seine in France, and other
experiments dated back to 1896. But
the trip of the Clermont is justly re-
garded as the beginning Of successful
steam navigation, and the name Of
Fulton justly heads the list of invent
ors in this department of human prog
ress.
It was Fulton, too. in 1915, who con
structed the first steam war vessel, a
majestic craft of %thirty-eight tons
displacement, yet hardly capable of
meeting on equal terms such a pres
ent-day battleship as the Connecticut
or Louisiana of 10000 tons each.
And it was not until 1919 that the
first steamer crossed the Atlantic, sail
ing from Savannah, Georgia, to Liv-
erpool in t%wenty-six days, during eigh-
teen of which the paddlewheels were
in use.
The proposed centennial OF the Cler-
mont's trip is a proper observance Of
an important historical occasion, and
the honor paid to Robert Fulton is
worthily bestowed upon an American
whose ingenuity and energy wrought
most powerfully and b%eneficially for
the benefit of mankind and the prog
ress of the American continent that
gave him birth.-Pueblo C%hieftain.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
Wash Your Ink wslIs.

Keep your ink wells clean. Pour
out the ink once a week and thor
ougbly wash the bottle in hot water.
Then rub perfectly dry. If this is
carefully attended to, the pens well
wiped with a bit of chamois after
being used, you will cease to be
peevish at your desk when you have
a hurried note to write and find no
worthy material to S
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
Canadian War Report.

A police report was recently receiv-
ed at the government headquarters in
Canada from Herschell island, in the
Arctic ocean. 1t was sent by some
of the members of the northwestern
mounted police, and travelled 1000
miles by sled, 1000 miles by water,
and 1900 miles by rail. It took over
two months for the journey.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

A British judge on one occasion had
to try the case of "Alabaster VS..
White" A little time later he was
called upon to adiudicate in the suit
High VS.. Low" and very shortly after
in that of "Halfpenny VS.. Penny" in
which the sum at stake was greatly
in excess of that which at first sight
would appear likely to be the case.-
Philadelphia Ledger.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
RemorseIess Progress.

In every great business the chief
trouble is to find a powerful and pion-
eering staff. 1t is frequently achieved
in these days, and especially in Am
erica, by a series of remorseless ex-
periments. One person after another
gets his chance, and nine-tenths Of
the number are flung upon the street.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

No. 1853.
In the District Court of Taos county, in
the First Judicial District, in the
Territory of New Mexico.
Lulu Sewer, plaintiff, VS.. Wills e.
Sewer, defendant.
To the above named defendant:
You are hereby notified that the
above named plaintin has brought
suit against you in the District Court
for Taos county, New Mexico. the OBJ
ject OF said suit being to obtain a de-
cree Of divorce from you on the
port, and for alimOny. And you are
hereby notified that unless you enter
your appearance in said cause on or
before the 10th day of May, A. D.. 1905,
Judgment will be rendered In said
cause against you by default and the
allegations in said complaint be taken
as true. and judgment rendered thereon.
A. M. BERGERE,
Clerk of the District Court.
(Seal)
william Mexican. attorney for plain
tin, Post office address, Taos, N. M
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
Values in Food Material.

AS a rule the increased amount of
soluble or extractive matters in a
food is in direct relation to its diges-
tibility and nourlshing value, not that
the ~extractive principles are in
themselves nourishing, but because
they Rre appetizing and promote tie
flow of digestive Juices.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
No Age Limit for Soldiers.

Soldiers have become famous at
varying ages. Our own Gen. Winfield
Scott was 81 in the Mexican war, and
the famous Won Moltke, in the Fran
co-Prussian war, scored his greatest
triumphs when seventy. wellington
and Napoleon were only forty-fve at
Waterloo.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
Count Your BLESSINGS.

Let us count up the many blessings
we nave, which so many others have
not. Even in what seems to US the
'hcpp'est lot, there is always some hid
den sorrow or care, which, if we only
knew it, might counterbalance all the
ease and comfort which we are tempt
ed to enYy,-Lilian Whiting.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
New York,s Munlolpal Rudnst

The city of New York spends more
money every year than the govern
ment of the United States before the
civil war. The municipal budget is
four times the whole cost of the state
government. 1t amounts to over $2S
a year for every man, woman and
child, or an average of $3.50 for ench
family.-New York World.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
Bullet Works Way Out.

Mr.. r. c. Macon of Orange Court
house, a Confederate soldier, was
severely wounded in the battle of the
Wilderness, neal this city, in 1864,
and carried the bullet until a few days
ago, when it worked its way out. Mr..
Macon suffered no pain from the bull
let.-Baltimore Sun.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

To a a conductor who has been
summoned for allowing in his car a
woman in excess of the seating capaci-
ty and who had pleaded that he had
done so out of kindness, Judge Plow-
den, a London magistrate. said: The
first thing a man should learn is to re-
sent the Establishments of women. BY
way of fortifying you I'll fine you rs
Cd and rs COSTS"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

The largest library in the world is
that of Paris. 1t contains upward Of
1900, 900 printed books and 100, 900
manuscripts. The British Museum
contains about 1,5OO,O 900 volumes and
the imperial library of st. Petersburg
about the same number.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
Real Meaning Of Old Saving.

The proverb, "All roads lead to
Rome" seems 20 come from the
French. Nine. de Sevigne and La
Fontaine both use it: "Tous chemins
wont a Rome" Tout Chemin meme a
Rome" The meaning these writer's
gave to the phrase was that there is
more than one way of doing a thing.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
pream Is Verified.

The ameer OF A%fghanistan, recently.
in public durbSr in Cabul, related a
dream he had, in which the Hadda
Mullah had appeared to him and given
him permission to act as his deputy.
All present %thereupon congratulated
the ameer on his appointment as spir
itual as well as temporal head.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
Painted Picture in One pav.

Sir Edwin Landseer had promised
to send a picture in time for the
spring exhibition of 1S45 at the Brit
ish institution, and did not commence
until the day previous to the opening.
In twenty-four hours he painted The
Cavaliers Pets"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

An Irish postboy, having driven a
gentleman a long journey during tor
rents of rain, was asked if he was
not very wet. "Arrahi / would not
care about being very wet if / was
% so very dry, your honor"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

Noting the tendency of the British
nobility, King Alfonso of Spain rath-
er thinks he will look to this country
for a bride. Alfonso seems to be a
bit of an Anglomaniac.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

Sir Thomas Upton writes from the
Indian ocean that he is determined
TO have n more try for the America
cup. He has money enough. All he
needs Is a designer who can make a
winning yacht.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
Inc aRoarlna EortIes.u

Roaring forties" is a term used in
nautical ~parlance, to denote a stormy
region of the Atlantic, Pacific and In
dian oceans, lying between forty de-
grees and fifty degrees south latitude.
It is characterized by strong north
nor'west winds.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
GOOD Advice as to Borrowing

The advice Of a great American
millionaire on the subject of borrow
ing is to the point. He says: Never
borrow unless you can see your way
to make the principal, the interest,
and an excellent profit"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

Earl Carr, of Mountain View,
Wash, fourteen years old, is the
champion wildcat killer. He found
six cats in a tree the other day and
easily killed FIVE of them with his
rife. The sixth had to be shot six
times and dubbed, and it killed Cars
dog in the fight. 1t weighed t~hirty-one
pounds.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

! Will that Philadelphia woman be
good enough to explain how a man
can ~osculate a la Nethersole without
the hearty cooperation of the party
of the second part?
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

Under the Elkins law, any railroad
company which pays rebates in any
form. or any shipper who accepts
them. is liable to a fine of from $1,000
to $40, 1000, upon conviction. 1t also
prohibits the carrying of freight at
less than the published tariffs. The
Interstate Commerce Commission is
empowered to detect and prosecute
v~ioiators Of this statute. President
Knapp of the Commission states that
since this law was passed, rebate pay
ing has been as rare as forgery.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
Americas First Rrewhouse.

The first brewhouse in this country
was set up about 1888 by Gov. Wouter
van Twiller of the New Netherlands;
but the first lager beer brewery was
started by a Mr.. Wagner in Philadel-
phia in 1912.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

The fashion editor says the wedding
gown has n great advantage over all
other costumes. This must be that it
generally doesn't have to be bought
but once.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

One Of Boston's fair girl authors IS
Of the opinion that men are much
more beautiful than women What a
.mother-in-iaw that woman would
makei
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

Admiral Lord Charles Beresford
thinks the last of the worlds great
wars is being fought. He evidently
forgets that there is to be a big fight
for the pennant this year.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

One of the great pyramids Of Egypt
has been struck by lightning, and by
all accounts the lightning got consid-
erably the worst of it. They were no
Jerry builders, those ancient Egyp-
tiaus.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

A Chicago college professor thinks
that students should do their studying
at night. When does he expect them
to do their mischief?
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
Addlna InsuIt 70 InIury.

Some joker stole the billy from the
pocket of one Of the special officers
at Taunton. Mass, the other night,
and then made him pay the express
on a neat package the next day IN
order to get it back.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

~VTTFWT -VTTo
The house that's built upon the sands
Perhaps may not endure;
The house that's built upon a rock
Perhaps may be more sure.
Yet small are the advantages
That either sic can claim,
For after all, you have to dodge
The X just the same.
New York Sun.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

Cadets at West Point and A%nnSqolis
are to be taught jui-jitsu. 1t may not
do them much good in war, but per-
haps it will enable them to improve
their football records.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
Care Needed to Preserve Beauty.

Society women says a doctor,
devote an enormous amount Of time
to the cultivation of health and
beauty; but If they aid not take all
this care they would look old at
thirty"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

on thinking it over you will per
ceive that "the natural actor, Mr..
Robert Fitzsimmons," is none other
than the accomplished artist who rose
10 fame by punching Jim Corbett in
solar plexus.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

The man who always does cheer
fully everything that is expected of
him will find pretty soon hat a heap
of things are expected Of him.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

Because a man is supposed to eat
a peck of dirt" is no reason he
should gobble up a whole section Of
land.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

The Eastern man who tried to force
a mule to drink, with disastrous re
suits, has evidently never spent much
time in the south.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
ADVICE 10 a

Don't hide your light under a
bushel. A quart measure may be
plenty big enough.-Somerville Jour.
nal.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

A Pennsylvania truck farmer is 60
ing to plant $4,000 cabbages, so that
all will not be lost, even if the Con
necticut tobacco crop falls short.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

A Pennsylvania court has decided
that "a man is master in his own
home" He is legally entitled to feel
that way.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

Widows are said to live longer than
any other human beings, but you
wouldn't think it when they tell their
ages.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

New York has a man without n
brains. He ought to shine brilliantly
at the monkey dinners and other func-
tons of the 400.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

That New Jersey preacher who
eloped because "he was short in his
cash" could hardly have been long on
religion, either.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

Kyrle Bellew says actors are born
and not made. 1t is painful to think
that all the persons who are trying to
act were born that way.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

A French scientist predicts the loss
of the nose. the nerve of which has al
ready lost its former keenness Of
scent.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
wnrld,s Hardest MOOD.

The hardest wood is not ebony, but
cocos. 1t grows in the West Indies,
and is used for making flutes and sim
liar instruments.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

He kissed her hand and then her lips;
She bade him go ava
Said he: II live from hand to mouth.
So don't be angry, pray"
"Oh, we'll" she said. iii that's the case,
III let you live to-day"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

Uncle Russell Sage has recovered
from his severe illness But it was
terribly expensive.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

A dispatch says a hostler was
kicked by a horse he had been groom
ing for nearly two years. Probably
the horse got tired and ervou
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

A Chicago university professor sue
ceeds DR.. Osler at Johns Hopkins. So
the fun may not be all over yet.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

Another reason for the popularity
of the short skirt is the necessity it
involves Of wearing 81 shoes.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
P~reoIpltate Action.

Silence reigned inside the street
car, but on the next corner a man
stood hailing-Baltimore American.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

The best way Of preventing a quar-
rel is to let the other fellow believe
he is having his own way.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

The cost of building electric rail-
ways in England a mile, single line,
ranges from $19,4G7 to $29. 2O9.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

And now George Meredith has In.
dited an ode to the car. 1t never
rains but It pours.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
Electric Line Investment.

The capital invested in electric
lines of the United States, including
street railways, is $2,167. 6S4. 900.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

Says DR.. Patton, Language is
thoughts pottery" And the doctor
seems to have a good glaze on it, too.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
EnnIand and WaIea Liam.

The number of public lamps lighted
nightly in England and Wales is aOO.-
600.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
Don't Forget That

The things we get for nothing are
generally worth exactly what they
cost.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

There is the martyr, and then there
is the fellow who takes cold baths.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
she's Changed.

This is the way Minerva, goddess
of wisdom, appears to the students Of
Heidelberg, according to a German
caricaturist.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

A girls waist is very elastic to fit
any length of arm 50 snugly.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

! the English novelist,
3 unfit 10 sit on juries
nature does not contain
justice. Every man
/ caught in wickedness
Aindorse Mrs. Craigie's
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

b%ncerning which
ing a great deal
as a genus of
h~racterized by a
iii had a strong
int dare call 1t
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18
Red River PrOSpeCtOr

RED RIVER. NEW MEXICO.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-05-18

century scientists we're ac-
with g. different kinds Of
Is. New Jersey people who
ldoctrine of the survival Of
pust be glad they didn't
,fXth century.