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Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15
SIMPLE WALL DECORATIONS.
New Material and New Ideas for the
Decoration of Homes.

New Material ana New loeaS TOT tnS
Decoration of Homes.
The styles of home decorations have
completely changed in the last few
years, and it is pleasant to say that
they have changed for the better.
Time was when we hung monstrous
patterns printed on paper against our
walls, and considered them more or
less pleasantly. 1t would hardly be fair
to say that we considered them beau
tiful or artistic. But they were the
vogue and were put n The time
has come when, with our better meth
DDS for interior decoration, better eff
feets a be secured.
In wall coverings, whether they be
Of paint, or of kalsomine, or of Ala
bastine-whatever the material used
to cover the wall-the thing desired is
that which has the greatest covering
power, as well as permanency and
beauty Of color. Alabastine, a wall
covering ground from Alabaster rock
which means a hard white rocks
the ideal covering for a wall.
The most beautiful wall decorations
IN the world are those which are laid
on with the brush. The mural designs
in our large public buildings, and the
frescoed designs in the large cathe-
drals and churches, have a perma-
nency and an art Of which wall paper
is but a cheap imitation. These mural
schemes and frescoed designs "a be
brought within the reach of the every
day home. They can be done with
Alabastine, which is permanent in its
coloring. 1t does not rub on, and 1t
has the soft effect Of pastelle.
A great many people defer the re-
decorating of their rooms not only
because of the expense but because
Of the discomfort Of II. With Alabas.
tine there need be no discomfort and
there can be no muss, for all that if
needed is to lay a sheet or canvas on
the floor, have your man come in with
a pail, make the solution and simply
brush It on the wall. That is all there
is to 1t, and the room is perfectly
clean and thoroughly renovated.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

Not half so many divorces ara
caused by cold coffee as by a cold dis
position. Whoever heard of a man
seeking a separation because his wife
let he biscuits burn while she kissed
him in the morning2 Nobody But
there are dozens of good cooks sigh.
ing for the husbands they forgot to
kiss while they were busy with max.
ing the battercakes.-Helen Row
lands "Digressions of Polly"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15
Az evIpENcr AoAINsr AIM
Prisoner stops Trial by Chewing and
Swallowing a Forged Check.

Prisoner stops Trial by Chewing and
Swallowing a Forged Check.
The Kings county court was thrown
into disorder and dismay, says a Seat
tie special to the st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch, when the prisoner at the bar,
H. r. McTavish, ate all the evidence
in the cas- on trial. McTavish was
being tried on a charge Of forging a
SIS check. The check lay on the trial
table. marked exhibit A." McTavish
sat beside his counsel, who was en-
gagged in cross-examining a witness
for the prosecution.
The case was going against Nc
lavish when his eye fell on the check
which was about to be introduced in
evidence. Like a ha~lf-starved man
and with a look of hunger In his eye,
the prisoner pounced upon exhibit A"
and chewed it to pulp.
With soulful satisfaction he gulped
it down. The prosecution was in con
sternation, for its main piece of evil
dence was gone, and demanded that a
stomach pump be used forthwith
While the lawyers argued pro n con-
the prisoner calmly picked his teeth
with a whitfield match, plainly the
master of the situation. The defense
argued that the ball of paper in the
defendants stomach could in no wise
be construed as documentary evil
dence, and that a dismissal was prop
er.
The case of the state of Washing
ton against H. r. McTavish is now in
statu quo pending the untangling OF
the legal question involved from the
defendants impromptu luncheon.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15
Torture of the Boot"

AS late as in the seventeenth cen
fury and in such civilized and ad-
vanced countries as Scotland, Spain,
Germany and France, the barbarous
instrument known as the boot" was
commonly used to extract information
from reluctant witnesses, or to ex-
tort confessions from accused persons.
Sometimes the boot was made Of iron
and heated to an %unbearable degree
on the foot of the helpless victim. In
his novel, "Old Mortality" Sir Walter
Scott alludes to it as made of this
metal. But in those rough times four
stout planks hastily nailed together
often suficed for the purpose. Be-
tween the side of the case and the leg
of the person it was desired to tor
tur5 wedges were inserted and ham
mered in. The result was e~xcruciat-
ing agony.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

The color Of the eyes is said to de-
pend upon a pigment which supplies
them with color. But this coloring
pigment is not always reliable. Deep
blue eyes will look faded if one is
tired. The color pigment does not
flow freely. If agitated they will
darken and deepen in hue.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15
lmnrovlnn an Old phrane.

An English instructor in a rather
comprehensive talk to the wise young
women referred to the period that ex.
tends from the cradle to the grave"
Then he stopped abruptly. NO" he
went on, that is an obsolete phrase.
There are no more cradles and soon
there will be no mor graves. The
modern form should be from the bas.
sinet to the crematory. New York
Sun.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

I found them in a book last night,
These withered ViOlets,
A token of that early love
That no man e'er forgets.
Pressed carefully between the leaves,
They keep their color still;
1 can not look at them to-day
Without an old-time thrill.
All. me! what tricks does memory play!
The passing years "a fed,
And hopes that lived in vigor once,
Alas have lon been dead.
And this is all that / can say
When all is said and done;
Those flowers remind me Of some girl
! wish 1 knew which one.
Sunset Magazine.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15
The Use for Rabbit Eur.

One of the strangest of modern in
dustries is that carried on by M. Pa
ard-Chatelain, at Lonsle-Saunier, in
the Jura district in France. 1t con
sists in taking the fur from live rab-
bits and weaving it into a textile fab
ric which makes the warmest kisd of
clothing material known. The species
of rabbits which furnish the raw"
material for the manufacturing pro-
cess is the Angora rabbit, which has
received the name of the silk rabbit.
livery three months the rabbit sheds
it's fur and several days before this
takes place nature is anticipated by
female hands, which remove the
long silken hairs by gentle fric-
ton. The skin is already ripe" and
the fur m off easily and without
the RABBIT suffering the slightest pain
from the operation. In fact, bunny"
appears to enjoy it, lying quietly in
the lap of the operator during the man.
ipulation.-London Globe.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15
undreamed.of Extravanance.

we asked our wife the other day."
writes the editor of the Hickory Ridge
Missourian, "if she thought she could
dress herself on $50 a year, and she
turned pale and asked us if some rich
uncle had died and left us al immense
fortune.,'
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15
Brother Whips sisters Lover.

Giovanni Robena, a Genoese who
climbed to the roof of his sweetheart's
house to speak to her, fell half way
through the tiles and remained
jammed there till morning, when he
was soaked with cold water and horse
whipped by the girls brother. =
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15
Does Tobacco Cause Blindness?

A doctor stated in an English coun.
ty court recently that he considered
one and a half unces of tobacco quite
sufficient to impair the eyesight, and
that he had known a case where a
man of middle age was a sufferer
from the effects of half an ounce q
week.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15
AS to Love and War.

A fine old soldier passed by. There
goes Gen. --," said a man about
town who knows everybody by sight
The visitor stared at the veteran.
Great fighter" he remarked. YES"
returned the other, but they say his
daughter has been through more en-
gagements than the old man."--New
York Press.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15
Mans First Weapon.

Mans first weapon seems to have
been the sword. When the Spaniards
came to Mexico they found the native
Indians armed with wooden swords,
and this was probably the most print
tive form of the weapon, but, after the
discovery of medals, bronze swords
were introduced, of which many have
at different times have been found.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

To the suggestion from Portsmouth
that the body Of John Paul Jones
ought finally to be buried there by the
side of an old sweetheart it seems nee
essary only to reply that John Paul
was a sailor.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

For the never-vacant post of cham.
pion mean man" the Chicago husband
who shot at his wife because the train
she was on was fifteen minutes late is
an easy winner. And he blames 1t on
dyspepsia. A dynamite tablet should
be prescribed.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

Science has made gigantic strides
of late years, but the return of sum
mer reminds us that as yet it has
been able to find no way to insert any
fruit into the restaurant strawberry
shortcake.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

A Pittsburg policeman recently ar
rested a man whose name is Dam.
~skieselhabet Kjoebenhaven. The re.
corder refused to enter his name on
the minutes of the court, and turned
him loose.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15
reason for Extra ROYAL Tomb.

Because certain mobiles of ancient
Egypt were jealous Of a queen of that
land on account of her bourgeois ex-
traction the twentieth century has
been enriched with increased knowl-
edge Of that ancient time. Queen
Teie was the wife Of King Amenhotep
III of the tenth dynasty. The parents
of Queen Teie were Yua and Thua,
common people. Queen Teie was I'M
able to establish her parents as no.
bles in the face of the opposition OF
the Egyptian a~ristocrats, so she gave
them a more than noble funeral when
they died. She provided for them a
royal tomb and royal furnishings to
the same. This tomb was hidden so
effectually that it was never discov-
cred until Theodore Davis discovered
it and all its undisturbed treasures.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

An art critic prophesies that the
next movement of European art
which he thinks has exhausted, the
possibilities of realism-may take the
form of a return to the principles
enunciated by the Chinese 1000 years
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

Kingdom Gould was badly injured in
a polo game a few days ago. One Of
the incest things about polo is the fact
that only people who play are ever
hurt by it.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15
Processes We'll Taught.

The p~rincesses of Siam are taught
to cook, wash and iron, bake, and per-
form other household duties. At the
age of fifteen they have completed
their studies in the lines indicated,
and are ready for matrimony.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

The fat mar who tried to commit sui.
eide by drowning and found that his fat
kept him afloat probably hoped that
water would cause his too solid flesh
to melt.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

When Nine. Modjeska babe farewell
to New York the box office receipts
for the performance aggregated So.
600. There are times when parting is
indeed sweet sorrow.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15
No. 759.

No. 759.
In the District Court of Taos county, in
the First Judicial District, in the
Territory Of New Mexico.
Lulu Solver, plaintiff. vs.. Willis Il.
SOWer. defendant.
To the above named defendant:
You are hereby notified that the
above named plaintiff 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
grounds of abandonment and nOn-sup-
port, and for alimony. And you are
hereby notified that unless you enter
your appearance in said aus on or
before the 10th day of May, A. d. 1905,
judgment will be rendered In said
cause against o by default and the
allegations in said complaint be taken
as true and judgment rendered thereon.
A. M. BERGERE,
Clerk OF h District Court
(Seal)
william Mexican. attorney for plain
tin, Post ONCE address, Taos, N. M
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15
inspiration Of Value.

Have faith in your golden moods.
Train yourself to expect them. Look
upon inspiration as something to
which you have a right, just as you
have a right to oxygen and sunshine.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15
Oklahoma Prisoners.

Governor Ferguson of Oklahoma can
not go outside of the territory without
permission from Washington. There
are a good many prisoners in the ter
ritory, including old Geronimo and my.
self"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15
Arabia's Climate.

Arabia has the reputation Of being
one of the hottest and unhealthiest
regions on the globe, but all northern
Arabia has a winter season, with cold
rains and occasional frosts.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

The Portland Telegram is of opin-
ion that If it cost a dollar an hour for
the privilege Of hoeing potatoes, end
there were a special costume to be
worn, golf would soon be forgotten.
Tickling a potato patch with a hoe Is
certainly great exercise.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

Consul Uchida says that there are
10 old maids in Japan. The formula,
whatever it is, ought to be added to
Japan's exports. New England would
place a large order.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15
FLING OUT YOUR SUNSHINE.
More Satisfaction in Radiatins Hope
Than Despair.

More Satisfaction in Radiatins Hope
Than Despair.
What a satisfaction it is to go
through life radiating sunshine and
hope instead of despair. encourage
ment instead of Encouragement, and
to feel conscious that even the news
boy or the bootblack, the car con
ductor, the office boy, the elevator boy,
or anybody else with whom one comes
in contact, gets a little dash Of u
shine. 1t costs nothing when you buy
a paper of a boy, or get your shoes
shined, or pass into an elevator, or
give your fare to a conductor, to give
a smile with it, to make these people
feel that you have a warm heart and
good will. Such sa~lutations will NEAR
more to us thar many of the so-called
great things. 1t is tie small change
Of life. Give it out freely. The more
you give, the richer you will grow
Orison SWEET Marden in Success Mag
azine.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15
preferences I'd 10 Wreaths.

Men and women spend their little
lives struggling for wreaths. A man
would have his woven Of laurel
leaves; a woman dreams only OF
orange blossoms in hers.-New Or
leans Picayune.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

Women's trailing skirts spread tu-
berculosis germs. New York physi-
clans say so, and that settles it.
Blame bound to get around to Eve
in the end.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

Another Pittsburg heiress is to mar
ry IN English %"nobleman." Life would
be a rather tough proposition for the
nobility if Pittsburg were not on the
map.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

DR.. Osler has come out in favor of
taxing bachelors. The bachelors ought
to get together now and give the doc
tor a vote of thanks. He might have
advocated chloroform for them.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

London statistics show that wealth
prolongs life. The good die young
the poet assures us. Would you rath-
er be rich or die young?
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

The inventor of the rubber collar
must have reasoned that a great many
necks were waiting for something of
that kind.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

DR.. GLADDEN. declares that Adam
could not have become a millionaire.
We must therefore conclude that
Adam lacked executive ability.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

Charles NJ, Schwab has paid $780,,
900 for a silver and gold dinner set.
He must have unloaded some of his
steel stock at the top notch.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

A statistician figures that artists
present" 81, SOC, 900 worth of work to
the world annually. We should have
said "inhict."
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

Scientists say the human being is
losing the sense of smell. Luther Bur
bank wastes effort in giving scents to
scentless flowers.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

Ice cream is said to be a cure for
%hiccoughs. Don't have %hiccoughs
when you're walking with your best
girl"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

NJ. Santos-D umont is not supersti.
tious. He is at work now on airship
No. 10.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

A New York woman complains be-
her husband offered to sell her
for five cents. He might at least have
made it thirty.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

A California woman committed sui
ode because she was fat. She has
discovered the only certain cure for
obesity.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

A marked decrease in the consump-
ton of beer is noted in Great Britain.
Merely changing their tipple?
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

The puzzle is why we work when
100 to 1 shots win. and bookmakers
are willing to have their money taken
away.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

Georgia is said to have planted the
largest peanut crop in her history.
This ought to be a good year for the
circus and baseball.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

The boarder who blew up a board
ing house at Luzerne, Pa, meant to
try the dynamite on the beefsteak.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15
WINE.

While saw some dynamite.
Couldn't understand 1t quite.
Curiosity never pays;
It rained While seven days.
-Princet-a Tiger.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

Water is 4 cents a gallon in Pana-
ma. The Americans there will soon
have it cornered.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

The lieutenant-gOvernor Of South
Carolina wears a purple robe Of office
when presiding over the senate.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

No, Alonzo. it isn't proper to ash
a girl for a kiss until after you have
takeR It.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15
IN Iapan.

Japan has very few m%illionaires and
practically no multi-millionaires.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15
Old A-eauaIntanees.

They met-two pairs Of lips
Behind a friendly door;
In unison they both exclaimed:
"Oh, we have met beforel'
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1905-06-15

Waves Of Old Age.
Wrinkles are POLITICALLY termed By
the Japanese waves of old age"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-05-27

time 10 this country has been spent
as director OF music 10 conservatOTies,
as concert pianist on the stage aud as
teacher Of piano aud voice. He is also
a composer Of distinguished merit -
Miss Edna j. Han, Ct Delaware,
Ohio, a noted teacher and concert
singer, succeeds Mrs. Leighton, who
has done excellent work during her
connection with the college.
The friends Of the school and Lex
ington people in general win rejoice
in the announcement that Miss
Livlnia Warren will resume her place
in the art studio after an absence Of
two years. Miss Warren has studied
in Chicago and New York since her
former connection with the college.
VISITORS AT COMMENCEMENT.
Mrs. Ethel Brandon Morris, Car
rolltou, Mo-; Miss Edith Leonard.
Marshall, Mo, Mrs. Clara Ward
Wilson, Kansas City, Mo Mrs.
Maude Hardwicke Rothwell, Liberty,
Mo-. Miss Mollie McMlnu, Kewoma,
Mo-; Miss Elizabeth Chlles, Buckner,
Mo; Mrs. Boxie Chiles Comstock,
Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. Emma Petty
Wornall, Liberty, Mo-; Mrs Lee
Slusher, Lexington, Mo. Miss Edith
Rhodas, Las Animas, Mo-; Mrs. Agnes
Smith Tussey, Wauamaker, Mo-. Mrs.
May Cox Montague, Marshall, Mo,
Mrs. Rowena Taylor Campbell,
Odessa, Mo-; Miss Margaret Lewis.
Dawn, Mo; Miss Victoria Tyler
Portland, Oregon; Miss Laura Hyde
Kansas City, Mo-; Miss Irene Ander
son, Platte City, Mo: Miss Min;
Martin, Lees Summit, Mo-; Mrs
Emma Farmhouse Galloway, Lafayette
county; Mr., Ellis Campbell, Odessa
Mo. Mr.. Tom Campbell, Odessa, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Barton, Odessa
Mo. Mrs. Garvey and her daughter
Lucy, Independence, Mo-; Mr.. Lucas
Kansas City; Rev W. L. Tucker
Kansas City, Mo-; Mr.. Jas. T, Jack
sou, Independence, Mo-; Miss Bessi
Franklin, Atchison, Kansas; Mis-
Frances Hoagland, Golden, Colo.
Miss Alma Whitaker, Bunceton, Mo
Mss Virginia Beraud, Muscogee, l T.
Mrs. Q. L Bliss, Muscogee, 1. T,
Mr.. and Mrs. j B Robinson, Kansa
City, Mo Mrs. Josie Elmer, Kansa
City, Mo; Or r T.. Moore, Tucum
can, N. M; Mrs. j. II. Powell, Lee
summit, Mo-; Mrs. Lora Moore
Mexico, Mo-; Miss S%ullinger, Fruit
, land, N. c.; Miss Ada Barnes, Bard.
town, KY; Miss Ethel TableI
Hughesville, Mo Mr.. J. M. Fitch
, Centerview, Mo. Mrs. Luther Phi
lips, C%enterview, Mo-; Mr.. Ken
Chambers, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-05-27
~MINISTRATOR NOTICR.

Letters of administration on the estate
of Henry q. Ewing. deceased, were granted
TO the undersigned on the list day OF May
1905, by the probate u Of Lafayette coun.
ty, Missouri. All persons having claims
against said estate are required to exhibit
them for allowance to the administratoT
within one year after the date of said letters
or they may be precluded from any benefit
Of such estate; and If such claims be not
exhibited within two years from the date OF
said letter, they will be forever barred.
This LIST day OF May, 1905.
CHATHAM NJ. EWING,
5-6t5 Administrator.