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Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13
RICHES REVEALED BY DEATH
Reeluse Dies a Millionaire While Chill.
dren Were Ignorant of Wealth.

Omaha, Neb.-By the filing of his
will here, it came to light that Joseph
A. Bent, the eccentric recluse of Oma-
ha, who died in Los Angeles. Cal, last
February, was one of the richest men
in Nebraska. His estate is valued at
$1,000, 900. So eccentric was Bent in
his habits, so quietly did he amass his
fortune, and so little did he talk
about his affairs, that his own chill
dren did not ven suspect that he was
wealthy.
One-half of his fortune is given to
various charities and religious insti-
tutions, and the rest to his children,
grandchildren and other heirs. His
eldest daughter, Mrs. Mary c. Lane.
of Denver, is made sole executrix of
the estate. Bent lived the life of a
recluse for years, and his personal ex-
penses were less than those of an or
binary day laborer. He carried 81, 900
insurance on his life. and he had on
deposit in banks in Nebraska 100000.
He had outstanding on loans more
than $780, OO, and he owned 10000
acres of valuable farm lands In nine
states, besides much other property.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13
POLISH FoR The FLOOR.
Mixture That is Guaranteed to Pro
duce Goo6 Results.

A good mixture for polishing a hard
wood floor may be made from one
third raw linseed oil and tEo-thirds
parafin. 1t should be used sparingly
or the polishing afterward will take a
long time. In cleaning such a floor it
is better to use a soft hair brush
rather than a stiff one. After being
well swept, the floor should be wiped
with a dry. soft cloth, in order to take
up all dust. If there are any spots
they may be removed with a cloth
wet with turpentine or they may be
rubbed with a cloth wrung dry out Of
warm water.
This will take off the polish, but it
may be restored by using a weighted
brush. This brush has a long handle
and is pushed back and forth till the
polish is again restored. Wooden
cloths may be used, but, of course, it
will take longer and the work win be
tedious. The weighted brush, as nell
as others, should be thoroughly
cleansed two or three times a year by
washing in warm water, to which a
few drops of ammonia has been added.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13
MUCH DANCER IN puvr.


The use Of the clothes brush in the
living rooms of a house is emphatic
ally denounced in the Lancet as a dan
gerous practice. likely to lead to dis
ease and death. THE imagination
does not require to be stretched very
far to realize that the clothes brush
might be easily responsible for the
dissemination of disease" says the ex-
pert journal. Dust is rarely, If ever,
free from heterogeneous, and among
them pathogenic entities have been
recognized. Dust is In fact an enemy
Of the human race, a vehicle of dis
ease, and should everywhere and on
ever occasion, however trifing, be
prevented as far as means can be en-
ployed to that end. Clothes, of course
must be brushed just as carpets must
be beaten, but both processes create
a nuisance which is different not in
kind, but only in degree. Just, there.
fore, as there are grounds reserved
for the beating of carpets, remote as
they should be, from human nabita.
ton, SO also ought there to be in a
household conducted on hygienic lines
a special room relegated to the brush.
ing of clothes. The daily clothes have
a large capacity and a singular afin.
ity for dust which contain the seeds OF
a common cold or a sore throat, or
even of blood poisoning and tetanus,
so that the suggestion that the clothes
brush should be handled in a less In
discriminate way than is usually the
case can hardly be regarded as Chi
marica1n
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13

One OF the striking features of the
moment is the Venetian embroidered
bands seen on several PAWS models
As the word Venetian might imply,
these trimmings are not in gold and
silver, but the designs Of the sixteenth
century simply copied in silks and
woods of neutral shades to suit the
taste of the day. A dainty visiting
gown in silver gray crepe de chine has
an antique pattern of silk roses and
foliage resting upon a band of dark
gray velvet. This trimming is also
used extensively in ball and dinner
dresses.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13

into a pint Of scalding water stir a
half teaspoonful OF salt and enough
-four to make a soft dough. Beat
hard for Is minutes. cover and set in
a warm place to rise over night. In
the morning stir a teaspoonful Of salt
into a pint OF luke warm milk, with
bumcient -four to make a stin batter.
Work this into the risen dough, mix.
ing thoroughly; cover again and set
TO raise until very light; then knead
On enough flour to make the batter the
consistency Of ordinary bread dough.
Make into loaves, and set these to
raise until light, then bake.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13

One pint boiling water, two table
spoonfuls cornstarch, mixed in a little
cold water; boil until as thick as a
custard; add a little salt, also butter
size of a nut; take from stove, add
yolks of three eggs beaten with a cup
of sugar, juice and rind of one large
lemon mix we'll; bake Is minutes;
take from oven. put on white Of eggs;
beat with three teaspoonfuls pow
dered sugar. Brown and serve cold.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13
Ventilation In Winter.


II is beginning to be more generally
realized that the %overheating and
faulty VENTILATION of dwellings is an
important factor in p%redisposing to
many forms Of illness. The custom
Of living in rooms habitually kept at
a temperature above 70 degrees Fab
renheit, and with the atmosphere sur
charged with noxious gases and def
cient in the moisture necessary for
the health Of the delicate Innings OF
the air passages, renders the body
much less able to resist the effects OF
exposure to cold and wet, and is n
of the most important reasons why, in
some families, coughs and colds are
matters Of everyday occurrence. The
STIFFNESS of the air produced by the
presence of numerous people in small
rooms Is due not only to the consump-
ton of oxygen and the accumulation
OF carbon dioxid gas, but also to the
formation in small quantities of a
highly poisonous substance called
'crowd-poison.' In addition, noxious
gases arise from the imperfect com
bustion Of coal in stoves or furnaces
and of gas or oil in other forms Of
heaters, while the air in steam-heated
apartments is always abnormally dry
unless special pains are taken to sup
ply the necessary moisture. Living in
such rooms is productive Of general
depression, headache, inability to con.
centrate the thoughts and bad TEN.
per, and is particularly harmful for
children, whose bodily and mental de-
velopment is interfered with, and who
r rendered very susceptible to dis
eases of tibet nose, throat and lungs.
Owing to the means of heating and
the increased amount of artificial il.
Elimination, says the Youths Compan.
ION, the frequent airing of rooms is
even more essential in winter than in
summer, and at least IN A day fresh
air from outdoors should be allowed
TO circulate through each room. II
the apartment must be occupied while
this is done, thorough ventilation is
possible without danger by resort to
an old Ind simple, but very effective,
plan. A board about six inches wide
is cut so that it's length equals the
width of the window, and is placed on
the edge under the lower sash, which
is shut down upon it. In this way air
enters freely through the space be.
tween the two sashes, but the current
is directed upward, and no draft is
felt in the room. 1t should not be for.
gotten that the ideal plan permits the
escape of the stale air at the same
time that fresh air is being admitted,
and that an open fireplace in opera.
ltion forms n of the most satisfac.
tory means of household ventilation.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13

Announcement from Berlin that the
s%laughtering of dogs for food in Prus.
sta Increased 9S per cent. and that
iof horses 10 per cent. during the last
year goes to show hat the hunger for
the natural meat food is more intense
than ever before. These statistics
win be used by those who are agitat-
Ding for the opening of the frontiers
10 the importation of foreign cattle as
indicating the necessity for immedi-
ate government action toward giving
the working people cheaper food. and
well they may.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13
To clean Glass.

Place pulverized pumlce stone be.
tween the layers of a folded piece Of
soft muslin and stitch around the
edge to prevent the powder from spill.
ing. Wipe lamp globes or window
panes with this dry cloth and they
will be clean and sparkle almost in.
stantly. Enough powder will remain
on the cloth to be used many times.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13
Eor the Kitchen Wlndow.

Have a bunch of chives and parsley
growing in pots in the kitchen win.
dow during the winter. Chives are
more delicate than onions and are a
delicious addition to the potato or let.
tuce salad and fine for fiavoring soup
OF hash. 1t must be chopped fine. A
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13
Steamed Apples.

The following is a delicious way TO
prepare winter apples. Peel. quarter
and core six or eight apples. Steam
or boil until about half cooked. Take
from the fire and let it cool. Make
a strip of two cups of sugar and half
a cup of water. Drop the apples into
the boiling strip for a few minutes,
OF until they become clear. Let cool
and serve with cream.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13
Girl Makes Cotton Picking Record

Girl Makes Cotton Picking Record.
Lawton. Okla.-Mabel Jackson, a ne.
gro girl from Hill county. Texas, re-
Gently picked 7O5 pounds of cotton in
one day on a farm near the town of
Temple. She is but 10 years old and
weighs 115 pounds. It is claimed mat
this is a worlds record for cotton pick
ing. considering age, size and sex. A
Boston society that gathers up curl
osities and employs people who ex-
eel in certain lines. is making an eff
fort to have the girl go to Coney
Island for exhibition.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13
Bacteria.

The discovery of bacterial life, and
the reduction of it's activity to order
and a place in our industrial systems,
is a romantic chapter in Applied Sci.
ence. One of the tasks to which these
Woodworking little cells have been
most lately set is connected with that
urgent problem of urban life, the dis.
lposal of sewage. Sewage not only
teens with disease-producing germs,
but its solid part is composed largely
of organic matter. The natural
breaking down of organic matter is
Through ~putrefaction, a process both
~disagreeable and dangerous to health.
by the aid of bacteria this process OF
organic chemistry is now replaced by
a process of inorganic chemistry. In
loose terms, the sewage rusts instead
OF rotting, is nitrified instead of putre,
fled. The existence of bacteria which
have the power of converting organic
matter into inorganic n~itrates havs
been known for some time, and with.
in a few years they have been used
Ito revolutionize one side Of the sci,
ence Of sanitary engineering. The
modern sewage-disposal plant con.
sists, essentially, Of a heap of rocks
covered with a film of these bacteria.
The sewage flows on to it a stream of
mnimagiuable immunity. The bacfaria
iseize upon the filth and cleanse the
liquid. and from beneath the heap
flows pure water laden with harmless
salts.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13

Whesl q pompous individual draws
himself up to his full height and says:
You don't seem to know who am"
he imagines that it is wholly your
fault that he isn't as well known as
Douglass the shoe man or Beeman
the chewing gum king.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13
DIG UP SKULL or AN AuRocHs.
Bones of P%rogenitor of Buffalo Found
Beneath Bed of Missouri River.

SSNNE9 - N0ANiNAN0N VI SaAAal ' WIN
Beneath Bed of Missouri River.
Pierre, S. DAT a depth of more
than 20 feet the workers in caisson
No. 1, on the new bridge, found a
number of bones and an immense
skull of a buffalo. The skull was per-
feet, but the outside horn had disap-
peared, leaving It to measure "a
inches from stub to stub of the inside
horn formation.
The find was in a bed of gravel and
powders, and the bones must have
lain there for years, as the river bank
has long extended far out beyond
where the sinking is going on. In
years gone by the channel of the
stream was probably at that point,
and the bones were swept to the bot
tom with the gravel and stones, re-
naming there to be covered by the
accretion with a change in the chan
mel.
The skull is a peculiar one, showing
a dome between the horns, while the
average buffalo skull is almost straight.
The specimen has been placed on
exhibition where it is attracting a
great deal of attention. 1t is claimed
by some that, on account of its size
and shape, it is a skull of an aurochs,
a larger animal and a %progenitor of
the buffalo, instead of the buffalo
itself, in which case it has been buried
in the sands of the Missouri for many
hundreds of years.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13
JAPAN is BUYING RAILROADS.
Government Paying High Prices for
Naturalization of Highways.

Washington.-Now that the Japan
csc government has undertaken to ma
tionalize II private railways, having a
total of 1857 miles of line at a COST
of AL 900 yen ($21O, 00O, OO0), or
about $73, 900 a mile, the latest annual
report of Ichiji ~Yamanouchi, director
of the imperial bureau of railways of
Japan, for the fiscal year ended March
81, 1905, becomes of the highest his
torical and comparative value.
The total mileage open for traffic
in 1905 was 4,693, divided as follows:
Government railways, 1,461 miles; pri-
vate railways, 3,232 miles. This
showed an increase of nearly 1913
miles over 1904.
Calculating the Japanese yen at so
cents Commercially 49.8 cents), the
cost of construction of the mileage
was:
Cost. Per mile.
Government r~ailways....$ 76,O5l, $40 $52,O54
Private ailways......... l2O, 5O2,452 1924
Totals ...................s1 1886, 554,1 Ol l 1852
1t will be perceived hat the Japan
csc government 10Y pays almost
double the original cost of construct
ing the private railways and there is
no suggestion of graft or excessive
valuation in the transaction. The
price paid was 20 times the average
of the net earnings from operation for
1902, 1903 and 1904, divided by the
cost of construction and multiplied by
the paid-up capital.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13

oh, horrorl Uncineriasis, or anky-
losttomiasis. is due to a distinct spe-
cies Of the ankylostumum duodenale.
"A mar with anne like that in him
might as well give up. first as last
He will have to give up to the doctor
who discovers them In his system.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13
Restoring Flowers.

Good flowers. If not very faded and
very dirty. may have some Of their
pristine freshness restored by steam.
ing and cutting the crumpled edgeA
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13

Considering the allowance Of $500.
900 a year the duke OF Marlborough
got for refusing to be decent, Count
Bopi de castellanq probably wishesJ
now that he had married a Yandef
tans
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13

$50 you take me for twenty-six?'
glggled the fair widow. NO" said
the bad bachelor, but your daughter
may be that old"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13

Spilled milk of human kindness is
the only kind worth trying over.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13
ASIA CIGARS

VIII not make yod nervous. Ask your dealer
or The NJ Hyman Cigar Co. $40 nth Street.
Denver. Colo.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-13

eliot milk is much more effective
than hot water to take out stains.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
SAYS HIS SPOUSE
TRIED MURDER.
Patrick Land Makes a
Startling Reply to His
Wife'SCruelty Charges
FEARS FOR MONEY

OAKLAND. July 27.-with the claim
that his wife pointed a loaded revolver
at his head on May il and threatened
10 take his life, Patrick J. Land today
nled an affidavit denying the charges
which she made against him when she
filed suit for divorce, and stated that
he intended putting in a cross com
plant for divorce on the ground OF eX-
treme cruelty.
In the affidavit Land further alleges
that his wife, after threatening to
murder him. caused his arrest out Of
pure spite and forced him to remain in
the City Jail until he was able TO Sc
cure his release through friends
The statements Of the aged man, who
IS past the four-scOre mark, are made
mostly in the defense Of his property,
OF which Mrs. Land is making an en-
deavor TO secure to insure her a suffi-
cient means of support.
Claiming that he has but S2500 in
his possession as against $4,000 as
claimed by his wife. Land is making
an endeavor TO retain his property in
order that he may have something for
hospital fees during the remainder Of
his life.
He closes the affidavit with the peti-
tion that his Wife's application for ali
mony be denied on the ground that he
has not sufficient means to give him
self proper care and to support his
wife, should the divorce be granted.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
NOVICES and STUDENTS
TO TAKE SOLEMN VOWS
Impressive Rituahstic Ceremonies
viii Take Place Tomorrow
Morning at Fruitvale.

OAKLAND, July 27.-Impressive rit-
ualistic ceremonies and solemn high
mass will mark the services at ST. Eliz-
abeth's Catholic Church in Fruitvale
next Sunday morning. when the novices
Of the last year will take their final
vows in the Order of the Seraphic
Saint and the students of the Santa
Barbara Seraphic College who have
completed the classical course of that
institution will don the habit of the
Franciscan order.
The ceremony of the admission of the
novices and students to their respective
chosen orders will begin at 10 o'clock
with solemn high mass, celebrated by
the Very Rev. P. Wallischeck. rector of
the Santa Barbara College and commits
sary of the Pacific Coast. He will be
assisted by the Rev. Father Vitalis,
head of the Franciscan monastery of
Fruitvale, and other members of the
two orders.
At the close of the mass Father Wal
lischeck will address the novices and
students, and then will follow the TAX
ing of the final vows by the novices of
the Order of the Seraphic Saint and the
taking of the habit of the Franciscan
order by the students of the Santa
Barbara College. The latter ceremo-
MES are of the most impressive char
acter, and 1t is expected that a large
congregation will witness the services,
in which many members of the various
religious orders of the Catholic church
on the Pacific Coast will participate.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
ROWS AGAINST TIDE
To SEE SPOUSE.
Plucky Alameda Wife
Risks Life and Fails
in Perilous Mission

OAKLAND, July 27.-Bent upon bid
ding her husband good-by before his
departure for the East on a business
trip, Mrs. Morton French risked her life
this morning by rowing a small boat
from the Alameda mole to the Oakland
mole against strong tide that con-
stantly rocked her little craft to the
point of capsizing. When she finally
pulled near the wall of the Oakland
mole the plucky woman was in a weak
and fainttng condition.
The train on which her spouse was
scheduled to depart had already left
the depot. Mrs. French was recognized
by friends while she was attempting to
climb the wall and taken to her home,
S04 Chestnut street, Alameda.
The perilous voyage made by Mrs
French was the result of a mistake she
made in boarding a train. She had been
rotified in a dispatch from her husband
to meet him at the Oakland mole, but
through an error she took a train that
conveyed her to the Alameda mole.
When Mrs. French learned that she
could not reach the Oakland mole by
any train from the Alameda mole in
time to see her husband she decided to
row across to the Oakland mole.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
BENIcIA wHARFrNGER SUED.

MARTINEZ, July 27.-The city of
Benicia has instituted suit against
James p Bolton, the deposed City
Wharhnge and John Jurgensen, Jo-
seph H Guibbini. J. H Lynch and Gus
tav Gnauck. sureties on Bottoms bond,
10 collect the sum Of S621.76 due for
tolls.
This action is the outcome of exam
3nstion Of the books of the city recently
by Expert Z. W. Gabriel of Suisun
Gabriel is reported to have found things
in bad shape. The town had run along
for years and no financial reports had
been received from any sources, while
the system of keeping the records was
such that no officer kept tab on another.
Bolton was wharfnger from May 3,
1S94, until he was deposed on the 1st of
June Of this year From the records it
was found that Bolton had collected
S62I76 for wharf tolls for which he
gave no accounting. Demand was made
for the money, but he refused TO refund
II. and action was Immediately brought
against him and his sureties
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
WOMAN MAKES STARTLING
Charge AGAINST SPOUSE
Mrs. Kunz Says Husband
Threatened 10 Turn Her Out
if She Contested Divorce.

OAKLAND, July 27.-Startling rev.
elauOns were made before Superior
Judge Ellsworth this morning by Mrs.
Charlotte kunz when her suit to Set
aside decree of divorce granted her
husband some time ago was heard.
In her complaint Mrs. Kunz alleges
that her husband threatened to kick
hel out Of the house to starve on the
streets and TO smirch her character If
she dared to contest his suit for di-
vcrce. With the further claim that she
had sufficient cause Of defense in his
actions agaist her, she states that she
was intimidated by his threats and for
that reason did not dare to appear
against her husband, allowing the case
10 go by default.
Kunz, however. states that his wife
waited too long after he secured his
decree, and that it is too late TO begin
action to set aside the verdict. The
demurrer to the complaint was sub
nitted on briefs TO Judge Ellsworth to-
day.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-28
GRAD" To HOLD
COMMENCEMENT.
Seniors of 1906 Will Get
Their Diplomas When
the University Opens
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. July 27.-
The chain of commencement exercises
of Stanford University will not be
broken by the recent abrupt ending
of the term DR. Jordan has signiied
his willingness to hold the exercises
in September for all graduates who
desire to attend Such a plan has
been championed by many seniors who
wish to return and take post graduate
work. Professor Duniway of the his
tory department has been appointed to
make necessary arrangements as the
representative of the faculty. Definite
dates cannot be set until Dudley ID.
Sales, the senior president of the class
of 1906. is communicated with. Sales
is at his home in Denver.
AS yet no diplomas have been given.
as the consignment at the engraver's
was lost in San Francisco. The grail
yates received promissory certificates.