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Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

Maxim Gorky went to the theater at
Moscow n evening to see a play by a
popular writer. Instead of paying at
tention to the stage the entire audi
ence rose and greeted Gorky with pro-
dlgious reclamation. Then he deliv-
cred this address: What ON earth
are you staring at me for? l am not a
dancing girl nor the Venus of Milo nor
a drunkard just picked out of the riv-
er. write stories; they have the luck
to please you, and / am glad of it. But
that is no reason that you should keep
on staring. We have come here to see
a charming play. Be good enough to
attend to that and leave me alone
More delighted than ever, the audi
ence shouted with joy. GOr!5y jumped
out of his seat and left the theater in
disgust.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06
f THROWING THE MAIL" s
On Night Watch in the Registry Division
I of the Chicago Postoffice s


'Tis the snnguine %springtime season,
When they swamp us hip and thigh,
The publics sweet unreason--
Connect those letters is their cry.
Yes. the April rush is coming.
And IL sweeps with thunderous roar,
How the stamp machines are humming-
Purring soft as kettles snore.
Look alive. there. Rough and Ready.
Jerk those pouches through the door,
Cluster round there, strong and steady,
Twist those chunks llong the floor.
Hurry up-the Main Guys calling
Gear the decks and start anew,
While ten tons of mail are spraying,
J~iggers, Rondy, shove her through"
Then the Pouch Rooms all commotion,
Fraught with keen and msty life.
Tons OF mail sweep like the ocean,
Swapping all in stubborn strife.
Loosen up there. quit your dreaming,
Rouse up from your studious trance,
Keep your eve ON Rondy teaming.
Jiggers' stop your song and dancer
The mail is the pulse Of the nation,
And gauges the state of the times,
And measures Trades fierce eXultation,
When Commerce grows big or declines.
The Postal Clerks are deserving more
money,
They are working like beavers all night.
They're as busy as bees hiving honey,
They are hustling in thick of the fight.
You are young and you're life's work be-
ginning,
You are keen for the joy Of the fight.
You are eager for striving and winning.
You exult in the pride of your might.
a word in your ear ere you wander
To plunge in the thick of the fray.
Have a care ere your treasure you squan-
der.
And waste all your gifts by the way.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

The late l.. Clarke Davis, Phila-
delphia's distinguished journalist, has
a broad knowledge of the American
stage, together with a great number
Of theatrical anecdotes.
Mr.. Davis would often tell a story
that had been narrated to him by
Edwin Booth.
Booth" he would begin, once
played at the old Arch street theater
Of Philadelphia, the hero's part in an
~old-fashioned drama. These were his
early days, when his weight was not
much more than a birds. The hero
was supposed to be robust, but Booth
was unable TO give him that appear
arce.
well. one Saturday night, the old
fashioned drama progressed very
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06
SENTENCE


Little sins are never alone.
Nothing is holy unless it is helpful.
A stin man is not always a straight
one.
Good cheer is often better than cold
cash.
There are no promises without pre-
eepts.
You cannot teach where you do not
touch.
Tombstones always behave them
selves.
Brooding over troubles only matches
out new ones.
Folks who often burn out a fuse sit
often in the dark.
All honest doubt has its destination
IN some great truth.
The best amen 20 a sermon is the
enc that on Monday.
Take care of your living, and your
dying will take care Of itself.
No mar who is doing good work is
sorry to hear the Master coming.
It is a noble thing to die, but it Is
usually harder and more noble to live.
It gives a man a moral squint to
look more at condition than at char
acter.
When all creeds can be put in one
casket it will be because they are no
longer alive.
Many men do nothing because they
cespise the little things and despair
Of the great ones.
Some people think they are lodging
the devil when they are only playing
peek-a-boo with him.
Few better serve Satan than those
who are always watching for a chance
to scold the boys and girls.
There is something wrong with the
religion that cannot stand transplant
ing from the cathedral to the kitchen.
Henry f. Cope in Chicago Tribune.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06
SAYS ANIMALS SPREAD MS.
Physician Declares There is Peril In
Playing With Pets.

Physician Declares There Is Peril In
Playing With Pets.
"The utmost care should be exer-.
ciseH in mingling with animals Of all
species. Under no circumstances
should one allow a dog to lick his
hand. as the tongue Of the animal is
infested with innumerable parasites
and hydrophobia and other diseases
may be transmitted in this manner
Dr.. John NJ. Dodson of Rush Medical
college gave this warning in the
course Of a lecture on animal Para
sites" before the Chicago Medical So
ciety.
The lecturer has made an exhaus-
tive study of his subject. He made
tho statement that trichina was found
fl 2 per cent of the hogs. It is due.
to the -carelessness with which they
we're raistd, he said, and even cook
ing does not always kill the parasite.
It was decl ired that a ham that vas
infected and bottled for ten or twelve
hours would still be unfit to eat, as
the heat at the bone would not be
greater than $50 Fahrenheit, which
was not sufficient to destroy the
germ.
"The mosquito must be guarded
against" continued the lecturer, "as
It has been shown that they spread
the germ of malaria end yellow
fever" In conclusion, the lecturer
advised cleanliness in all things as a
preventive of disease from animal
parasites.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06
Knew Her Cook Book, Anyway.

An East Side settlement teacher
was trying to develop the idea of the
fraction p with a primary class.
Now, children" she said, IF "a.
woman has six eggs and takes three.
of them to make a cake, what part
does she use?"
There was a puzzled silence on the.
cart of the little class. Finally, a
small, girl, with a look of %half-convic-
ton, raised a timid hand.
"Ah, l thought Jennie would know, -
said the teacher. We'll, what part
would she use, Jennie?"
81 think she would use the yolks, ,"
ventured the young hopeful. NY
York Tribune.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06
FEW LITTLE TRAlLERs.

The habit of borrowing grows with
out very much effort.
Arrogance leaves behind 4 trail Of
Ill feeling and enmity.
Acting a part possesses the danger
Of being carried too far.
Prosperity is not entirely free from
serious heartaches and i'll feeling.
Never put entire faith in the friend
who derides ali your other friends.
Don't undertake to bluff" unless
you know your opponent thoroughly.
The charity which I've a multi
tude Of sins often is a %terrihcally bad
fit.
1t is better to take time by the
forelock than to hold on to his coat
tails.
One may be sensitive to a degree
that gives it the appearance of jeal-
ousy.
Very often the less a mar has to
say the greater reputation he gains
for wisdom.
A show of confidence inspires q feel
ing of f~riendliness even in a disposed
to-be enemy.
It Is not safe to presume that no
one can find anything in YOU dOings
to gossip over.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06
THE VALUE OF EXAMPLE.

To have your child truthful. be
truthful.
To have him temperate. be temper.
ate in all things.
To have him kind to others, be
yourself kind to others.
To have him honest, present to him
II yourself a living example of hon
esty. The chief part Of a ehild's
knowledge comes through observation.
Acts mean more 10 him than speech.
Prescribe h%ealthful. amusements
and so far as you can, take part in
them.
Prove to him by your life that n
good name is TO be chosen before
great riches.
Teach him that riches are not TO be
despised, but should never be got BY
doing harm TO others; III, when ac.
oulred should he treated as a trust
not as a hoard.-Philadelphia En-.
qnirer.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06
In a PerilOus Position

smoothly up to the middle Of the
third act. Booth, as Maltravers, the
hero. sat. then. in his daughters sit
ting-room, his head bowed in hrs
hands. The wife of MaltravSrs was
very i'll. The poor fellow feared that
she was nigh deaths door.
His daughter, to comfort him, Of
fered him some refreshment, but he
refused the offer.
mo, no. dear child, / cannot eat
he said.
The play had gone well up to this
point. But now. when the gaunt
Booth said, No, no, dear child, | can.
not eat a young Irishman up in the
gallery sang out:
Cant eat? You cant eat? The
saints forbid l was a mutton chop
before ye.'"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

NO. futt |
In the District Court of Taos county. in
the First Judicial District, In the
Territory of New Mexico.
SoWer. defendant.
TO the above named defendant:
Won are hereby notified that the
above named plaintiff has broueht
suit against you in the District Court
Tor Taos county, New Mexico, the OBJ
5vet % salu sun being 10 obtain a de-
cree Of divorce from you on the
grounds Of abandonment and non-slp-
port, and for alimOny. And Won are
hereby notified that unless you enter
your appearance in said cause on or
bu4Ore ...u 4vLn Jay oil May A. D.. 1905
judgment viii be rendered in said
ca"ea e"ainst WOW by default ana Ire
allegations in said complaint be faten
as true, and judgment rendered thereop
A. M. BHRGERH
Clerk Of the District Court.
William Mexican, attorney for plain
tin, Post Office address, Taos, N. IA.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06
Has stevenson,s hooka.

Lieut.. w. E. Safe. recently OF
the navy. but now Of the Department
of Agriculture, has about two hun
bred books from the library of Robert
Louis Stevenson. Among them is the.
Bible which belonged to Stevenson's
father. Lieut.. Stafford bought the
books in Samoa and took them to
Guam and Manila with him when he
was Cd duty in those places.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06
BROTHER DIckEYe SAYINGS.

Fer all de singin' err de saints in
dis worl, mighty few er dem wants
ter swap real estate wild heaven.
Rent day comes roun' so frequent
ter de po' man, it's no wonder he
cast a wishful y to dem mansions
in de sky!
Oars huff Joy in dis worl' ter set de
stars a-dancin'; an l reckon dey
would dance-ef dey didn't have a
idee dat SIGH high capers would shock
de angels.
1t nay be true dat de Gospel
fetched a sword into de worl', but
wen l thinks bout de ~wickedness
roun' us, de pity is it didn't fetch
one er desc guns what throws a IL.
inch shell.
After a powerful long experience,
Solomon, lookin' over his whole life.
said de whole business wuz vanity
ar wexation er sperrit. But reckon
dat wuz kaze dey warn't no divorce
courts in his day an time.-Atlanta
Constitution.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06
FRAGMENTS.

Don't you know? Why, his collec-
ton of returned with thanks slips Is
said to be the largest in the country"
The trouble with some men who
never get ahead is that when they get
$11 in their pockets they become
naughty.
When a woman becomes desperate
for some one to love" she is likely
to think she loves the first man who
happens along.
what is scribbleton distinguished
for?"
One thing is certain; The woman.
who wears glasses is never taken to
be a frivolous person.
It would he interesting to know If
the early presidents and other great
men of the nation even speculated as
to whether there would be more
streets tEan rye WHISTLES named after
them.
Why protest against the complex
ties of modern civilization? The I'M
tutored savage would have thought
the artifcialities of an up-to-date vii
lage deteriorating and Of baneful in
iuence. It is Il matter only OF degree.
Chicago Record-Iierald.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

A New York surgeon the other day
operated on the wrong woman. He
might have explained to the students
before whom the operation was per-
formed that no harm had been done,
as he had had the practice and the
students had seen him perform.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

Cupid Hoch frankly admits that he
married for money What the Mrs.
Hoch aggregation married him for is
a mystery. AS Hoch is as homely as
q gargoyle it must have been his
winning ways.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

wen now that IL has been shown
THAT paper bills carry many germs,
while dimes and nickels have few,
some people will persist in preferring
the bills.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

A Chicago mar threatens to go into
court for the purpose OF having twins
condemned as public nuisances. If
Fate has any irony still on hand she
should condemn him to become the
father Of triplets.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

News comes from Madrid that King
Alfonso himself is in no hurry to get
married and thinks that two years
from nov will be plenty SOC enough.
This must be d~iscouraging to the fair
candidates. n
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

Miss Mary Anabelle Fanton says a
woman can thoroughly enjoy her
house-cleaning if she goes at it right.
This doesn't appear to help the man
of the house any.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

Isn't the fashion editor mistaken in
saying th1t leaf green is one of the
newest shades for gowns? Our UNI
derstanding is that Mother Eve wore
that shade exclusively.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

The Boston Herald reports the re.
cent production of a comic opera
without horse play or a topical song"
We earnestly recommend that a Car
negie medal be forwarded to the pro
Queer.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

An American girl has refused TO be-
come the BRIDE Of a titled foreigner.
She is a relative Of the Vanderbilts
md an heiress. In the absence Of
full particulars we are unable 20 de-
eide whether this is a miracle or the
result of a wild desire for notoriety.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

A man defends a suit for separate
maintenance brought by his wife on
the ground that she held hands"
while playing cards. But what else
would she hold at such a game?
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

The New York Press discusses the
origin of the honeymoon, and for once
in its life is not very angry in large
black type.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

=. P. Morgan is going to cruise in
tho Mediterranean. Il is a bood
deal of a relic, and Mr.. Morgan. hav-
ing a taste for such things, may de-
eide to buy it.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

Gen. Funston says dejectedly,
There's nothing new in anything"
Funston should quit reading maya
zines.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

The news that Chicago is trying to
revise Now I lay me-" with a view
to its improvement, will astonish peo-
pie who hadn't supposed that Chicago
ever knew it.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

Scotland has Kansas beaten. Alex,
arder Wilkie, of Upper Craigie, Perth,
boasts a beard more than eight feet
long. 1t is still growing.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

Sir Thomas Upton is to build three
yachts for the next cup race. Three
is supposed to be a lucky number.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

A California astronomer has found
another moo for Jupiter, which the
latter may have if he will call and
identify his property.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06
THE PlTH OF 1T.

A straight party man frequently
leaves a crooked trail.
The genius works because he must:
other people because they must eat.
Once the %sheepskin was the symbol
of the student; now it is the pigskin.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

Lillian Russell is l%ecturing on beau
ty in New York. Some Of her dis
carded husbands are said to regard
her rs 2 regular 'bute indeed.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

II you think of writing a letter that
you will want burned when read by
the intended recipient, don't write it.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

A judicious baking of your old and
ragged paper money might destroy
the microbes. There are reasons why
It wouldn't do to boil it.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

The queen ant Of a colony some
times lays eggs at the rate of $4,000
a day. 1t is a great pity that there
are not queen hens.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

No royal family has ever yet found
an umbrella that was a perfect pro-
lection In a reign Of terror.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

London dispatches say Ball dresses
are very low in the back" but they
are still very high on the bill.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

A New York man says he has lost
$4,000 at pinochle. Must have lost
a heap Of time, too.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

Niver say anything UNNECESSARY un-
less ut's something koind. An if ut's
kOind ut's Observation-Disclosures Amer
ican.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

Jupiter is said to have another
moon. Hope it isn't FULL"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

King Peter is said to be losing his
mind. Might be worse-might be his
crown.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06

A New York germ expert holds bank
notes responsible for much disease.
CG W health is good.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06
WHY HE FAILED AS A MAN,

He stopped growing.
He was not greater than his occu,
patton.
He never learned to look on the
sunny side.
He stuffed his pockettook, but
starved his brain.
He never learned to take the drudg-
cry out of his work.
He had no use for sentiment which
could not be cashed.
He did not live in his upper stories,
but in the basement of his being.
He lost his early friends by neglect
and had no time to cultivate new
ones.
He regarded his business as a
means of making a living instead Of
a life.
he never learned to enjoy little
things, to see the in the
common.
He made life a grind, out of which
he got neither pleasure, profit nor in.
struction.
He never learned to Intricate his
life's machinery with laughter a2d
good cheer.
There was only n side of his ma
tUre developed, and that was the
money-making side.-O. S. Marden iu
Success Magazine"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-04-06
OBSERVATIONS BY THE cyNlo.

OBSERVATIONS BY THE cYNlc.
The truth generally has a sting in
it's tail.
Flattery either makes friends or
breaks them.
Some people drop out of a social set
and others climb out.
No sane man ever forgets those
who W him money.
You can't dodge the collector when
there's the devil to pay.
Trolley cars. as well as hats, may
be blocked while you wait.
Silence may be golden, but money
often talks in silvery tones.
A maiden's blush doesn't always
symbolic the pink of %propriety.
Don't be fooled by the girl with
dreamy eyes. She is generally wide
awake.
1t is the hardest thing in the world
to understand why other people are
not satisfied.
The average man says it's hard to
lose his friends; the good thing" says
it's impossible.
When adversely comes around ask
ing where we live, some kind friend
is always ready to point the way, and
even to do the knocking.
This is an illustration of English
as she is spoke: / once said to a
girl: will you not marry me?" And
she said: Yes, l will not marry yes"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-19

The annual church fair of the Union
Ladies' Aid society of Zimmerman
will be held in the Union church at
that place on November 9. A short
program will be given, after which
Schuyler Hoyt, auctioneer, will dis
pose OF the goods which the ladies
have prepared for the sale. A hot
supper with coffee will be served at
the close OF the sale. Everybody is
cordially invited to attend. whether
they become purchasers or not.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-19

4 game of football will be played,
weather permitting, at the fair grounds
on Saturday afternoon next, between
the Princeton and Elk River high
school elevens. The teams are Of
about equal weight.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-19

Mr.. John Brown of Grand Ranids
came IN on Tuesday evenings train
and remained until Wednesday after
noon visiting relatives and old-time
friends. John farmed in Blue Hill
and worked on the Rum river pineries
until about sixteen years ago, when
ne removed to the Itasca county capt.
tai where he has remained ever since.
MI. brown is county surveyor of
l5asca county, position he has held
1or many years. He is one of the best
timber and land experts in northern
Minnesota, his services are always in
demand and it is hardly necessary to
add that he is prosperous, fat and
happy.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-19

Thos. Kelly, representing the J. H.
Conrad Coffee company, was here this
week. Mr.. Kelly owns the old Car
ter place near Battle brook and has
recently made extensive Improvements
to his premises. He has built a new
barn and fixed up his possessions
generally.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-19

Next Sunday will be the last Sun
day this year that Nelson's photo
studio will be open for sittings on a
Sunday. It will be open as usual the
first and third Saturdays of every
month. Remember, next Sunday it
will be open.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-19

At the annual meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society of the Methodist church
held at Mrs. E. NJ. Chapman's the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. E. B.
Anderson; first vice president, Mrs.
l. c. Patterson; second vice presi-
dent, Mrs. M. c.. Libby; secretary,
Mrs. A. W. Woodcock: treasurer,
Mrs. w. P. Chase. rs
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-19

What sort of pencil do you use?
Try the Eagle Draughting No. 2, the
pencil that makes blacker mark
than any other and is more lasting.
Will write on any old paper. For sale
at the Home Drug Store.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-19

Nelson. the expert photographer of
Anoka, attends his branch studio at
Princeton the first and third Saturday
of each and every month. Please bear
this in mind when you wish to have
any Photographic work done. If
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-19

Remember the Halloween frolic
which will be given at the Armory
hall on Tuesday evening, Oct. 31st, by
the Congregational choir. Admission
Is cents.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-19

John Moore, who had followed the
blacksmithing business in Milaca for
10 years, passed through Princeton
on Tuesday for California, where he
has two sons and daughter residing
and where he will in future make his
home. Mr.. Moore has sold his prop
erty in Milaca to Mrs. Kimball.