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Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
GOTHAM GRIST.

In New York city there is one police
man to each 459 persons.
New York's cemeteries, with their
1855 acres of land, are sufficient {ar
the burial of the city's dead, at the
present death rate, for $50 years.
Since Peter Minuit, in 1926, bought
Manhattan island from the Indians
for $24 in merchandise, there has been
a daily average of 80 persons arriv.
ing in the territory now known as New
York city.
If the sewers of New York city were
placed end to end in a straight line
they would reach from here to Pixies
Peak, LILO miles, and the paved
streets of the city would make a road
along one side of them all the way.
If the wind that blew over New
York city in one week recently should
continue its way, at its average We
locity, it would make the circuit of
the earth and be back there the last
week in August. for 1t moved at the
rate Of nine miles an hour.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
Diving for a Wife.

In many of the Greek islands diving
for sponges forms a considerable part
of the occupation of the inhabitants.
The natives make it a trade to gather
these, and their income from this
source is far from contemplate. In
ons of the islands a girl is not PER-
mitted to marry until she has brought
UP a certain number of sponges, and
given proof of her skill by taxing
them from a certain depth, But in
sOne of the islands this custom is
reversed. The father of a marriage
able daughter bestows her on the best
diver among her suitors. He who
can stay longest in the water and
brirg up the biggest cargo of sponges
mg1ries the maid.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
Not Himself.

Your honor" says the defendant
In the assault and battery ase Il do
not deny having struck this man and
having thrown him down the steps
aad chased him four blocks from my
house, and then having thrown stones
az him as long as he was in sight, but
! plead eXtenuating circumstances"
"Extenuating circumstances ?" asks
HIS honor. How do you make them
Out2"
HE is a collector for a piano house
and he called to demand an Install
nsent on the piano just while my
daughter was practicing and l was
trying to read the paper. Cleveland
Leader.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
Quaint Island

Jethou island, OFF which the steamer
Courier %foundered, is by far the small
est Of the Channel islands, and BOASTS
the distinction of being the smallest
Inhabited island in Europe, having,
indeed. only n dwelling house upon
1t, 1t has a population of about seven
souls. 1t has no road or pathway or
post. At the last census more than
half the population of the island was
absent, having gone into Guernsey
market with the butter and cream
from the Jethou COWS. The weather
became bad, and the visitors had per-
fore to remain at Guernsey during
the census time.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
KNOWS NOW
Doctor Was Fooled by His Own Case
for a Time.

It's easy to understand how ordi-
nary people get fooled by coffee when
doctors themselves sometimes forget
the facts.
A physician speaks of his own ex-
p~erience:
Il had used coffee for years and
really did NOT exactly believe it was
~injuring me although l had palpita-
tion of the heart every day.
Finally n day a severe and al
most fatal attack Of heart trouble
frightened me and l gave up both
tea and coffee, using Postum instead
and since that time I have had alb
solutely no heart palpitation except
on one or two occasions when l tried
a small quantity OF coffee which
caused severe irritation and proved
to me l must let it alone.
When we began using Postum it
seemed weak-that was because we
did not make it according to direc-
tions-but now we put a little bit of
butter in the pot when boiling and
allow the Postum to boil full Is min
utes which gives 1t the proper rich
favor and the deep brown color.
Il have advised a great many of
my friends and patients to leave on
coffee and drink Postum, in fact l
daily give this advice" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Many thousands Of physicians use
Postum in place Of tea and coffee in
their own homes and prescribe it to
patients. There's a reason"
A remarkable little book. THE
Road to Wellville," can be found in
pkgs.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
Marconi Anticipated.

An Psychologist and an Assyriologist
were %dlsputing about the relative ad-
vancement Of the two ancient peoples
whom they we're studying.
why, sir" cried the Egyptologist,
I'VE find remains of wires in Egypt,
which prove they understood electric
ity!"
"Pshaw!" answered the Assyriolo-
gist, I'VE don't find any wires in Assy-
ria, and that shows that they under
stood wireless %telegraphyl' - Stray
Stories.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
Cow-Milkinr Rsonrd

In a paper read before a meeting
of sanitary inspectors at Sheffield. Mr..
j. 8. Lloyd, F. R. c. v. s., advocated
the milking Of cows by machinery.
He described one or two types Of ap-
paralus in use, and mentioned that by
n Of them a girl Of II. in Glasgow,
milked "a COWS in an hour and a
quarter, with the assistance Of a boy
to carry the milk pals away.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
Making Flowers Paw.

For lilies of the valley a vicar in
Carmarthen draws $500 a year from
a London dealer; while an old lady
in Berkshire is said to make nearly
1900 yearly out Of Marechal Mel
roses.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
Still snitefnl.

Her-Yes, she married him to spite
another girl.
Him-But why did she divorce him?
$50 he could marry the other girl,
and thus spite her some more."-Chi-
cage Daily News.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05

why do you call that ferocious bull
dog Of your 'Icy?'"
Because when he once attaches
himself to a person he clings to one
so."-Baltimore American.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05

~ 49, hMANNAI hH
Thousands tell Of
cures made by
Doan's Kidney Pills.
John c. Coleman, a
prominent merchant
of s%wainsboro, Ca,
a y For several
years my kidneys
we're affected, and
my back ached day
and 2 I was
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
suggesting sac Course.

McFibb-That fellow Huskie called
me a liar!
Newitt-Yes?
Eyes. What would you do about
it?"
well, if l were YOU, I'd make it a
point always to tell the truth when
he's around.-Catholic Standard.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
Enoneh for Him.

Theorist-Do you worry much about
the next world?
Practical man-Thunderation, no!
It's ali a do to make both ends
meet in this one!-Detroit Free Press.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
Best he Could Saw.

"What do you think Of these peek
s-boo shirtwaists the girls are YEAR
ing?"
well, they're almost clothes
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05

languid, nervous and lame in the
morning. Doan's Kidney Pills helped
me right away, and the great relief
that followed has been permanent"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05

Some ~palefaces recently from the
east have been putting up fly screen
doors to their houses. The next thing
we know we will be having flies on the
bay.-North Bend Harhor.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05

Mrs. Rinslow's Soothing Syrup,
For children %teething, softens the gums, reduces In
Illumination, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c a bottle.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05

The seat OF conscience often seems
to be in the liver.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05

Idleness is the incubator of a lot of
industrious iniquity.-Chicago Tribune.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
Important 20 Mothers.

Examine carefully every bottle Of CAsToR1A,
a safe and sure remedy for infants and children,
and see that 1t
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05

WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTIsEEs
please state that you saw the AcVebtlsur
ment In this paper
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05

Civilization consists largely in court
ing By mail and contracting debts. The
happy savages do neither.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05

WUMREm Wheat, 90 bushels peracre.
Catalogue and samples FREE,
w laH &bH saIrsrsssdCo 10. Bon ~. LsCrosss, VIE.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
DOES YoUR BACK AcHs2
Cure the Kidneys and the Pain VIII
Never Return.

Only one way to cure an aching
back. Cure the cause, the kidneys.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05

W. N. u, DENVER, NO 25, 1905.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-07-27

son been in Castle Twynham-months
which were, fated to turn the whole
that dark and lonely bourne toward
which It tended, and to guide 1T into
ready he had learned to bless his father
for that wise provision which had made
him seek to know the world ere he had
ventured to renounce 1T.
For 1t was different place from
that which he had picturedIvery diff,
fees held forth to his charges upon the
ravening wolves who lurked for them
There was cruelty in it. doubtless. and
lust and sin and sorrow; but were there
not virtues to atone. robust; positive
temptation, which held their own in all
the rough blasts of the workaday
peared TS the % siniessness % witch III i came from S
was attained BY inying from the enemyi
how was he better than this kindly
held as lofty and intiexible an ideal Of
whatever came to his hand to do? In
turning from the service OF the one to
that of the other. Alleyne could not feel
that he was lowering his aims in life
strove in the tiit-yard to qualify him
knight. Young. supple. and active
of pure and healthy living. It was not
long before he could manage his horse
and his weapon well enough to earn
an approving nod from critical men-at
arms, or to hold his own against Ter
lake and Ford. his fellow-squires.
But were there no other considera-
tions which swayed him from the
cloisters toward the world? Here, day
after day, for an hour after drones,
and for an hour before vespers, he
found himself in close communion with
three maidens. all young. all fair. and
all therefore doub1y dangerous from
the monkish standpoint. Yet he found
that In their presence he was conscious
Of &. quick sympathy. a pleasant ease.
seentle and best in himself. which filled
joy.
And yet the Lady Maude Loring was
no easv pupil to handle. An older and
more world man might have been
pnzzled bv her varying moods, her sud-
den prejudices, her quick resentment
OF all constraints and authority. Did n
subject interest her. was there space
in 1t for either romance or imagina-
tion. she would nv through II with her
subtle active mind, leaving her two fell
low-students and even her teacher toll
ing behind her. On the other hand.
were there dull patience needed with
steady toll and strain OF memory, no
fxed in her mind. Allevne might talk
to her Of the stories Of old gods and
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-07-27

the rattle of chamfron against neck
plates as they tossed and strained
the spare and long-limbed figure OF
Black Simon. the Norwich fighting man,
his fierce. deep lined face framed in
the five scarlet roses. slanting over
his broad right shoulder.
The young squire was leaning for
ward gazing at the stirring and martial
scene, when he heard short quick
gasp at his shoulder. and there was
the Lady Muude with her hand to her
heart, leaning up against the wall.
slender and fair, like a half-plucked
lily. Her face was turned away from
him, but he could see, by the sharp
weeping bitterly.
"Alas! alas!" he cried, all unnerved
at the sight, why is it that you are
'It is the sight of these brave men"
she answered. ''and to think how many
of them. go and how few. are like to
llnd their way back ] have seen II II
the year of the Princes great battle
| remember then how they mustered
and my lady-mother holding me in
her arms at this very window that
might see the show"
;, please God. you will see them all all
She shook her head. looking round
at him with flushed cheeks and eyes eye,
which Sparkled in the lamp-Hgnt. "on,
but hate myself for being a womanr
she cried. with a stamp of her little
foot. "What can / do that is good?
Here must bide and talk and sew
and spin, and spin and sew and talk.
Ever the same dull round, with nothing
at the end of 1t. And now you are
going, too, who could carry my
thoughts out of these gray walls. and
raise my mind above tapestry and
distaffs. What can ! do? ] am of no
more use or value than that broken
bow w-stave."
"You are of such value to me" ne
cried. in a whirl of hot, passionate
words, "that all else has BECOME
nausRt. You are my heart, my life
my one and only thought. oh; Maude
I cannot live without you! came!
leave you without a word OF love. Al.
is changed to me since ! have KNOWN
vou am poor and lowly ana az
unworthy; but If great love may weign
down such defects then mine may 90
IT. Give me but one word OF nope 10
take to the wars with me: but one
All YOU shrink. YOU shudder! My wiiu
words have frightened you"
Twice she opened her lips, ana twice
no sound came from them. At last
she spoke in a hard and measured voice.
as one who dare not trust herself to
sThis is over-spdden,.., she said; "It is
nothing to you. You have changed
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-07-27

fully and sagaciously the veteran
knight chose out his men from the
consultation he held with Black Simon.
Sam Aylward. and others of his more
s'enSs' come and wRo H0ss should Is stay. 70 ~ By All
Saints Day. however. he had filled up
his full numbers. and mustered under
Hampshire. foresters as ever twanged
their war-bows. Twenty men-at-arms,
Peter Terlake of Fareham, and Walter
Ford of Botley. the martial sons of
to walt upon Sir Nigel and to share
with Alleyne Edricson the duties OF
Yet. even after the enrolment. there
could proceed upon its way. For arr
need to take much forethought, for
they were to be had better and cheaper
IN bordeaux than in England. With
ent. Yew-stavCs indeed might be got
in Spain. but it was well to take enough
and to spare with him. Then three
spare cords should be carried for each
bow. with great store OF arrow w-heads,
the, wadded steel caps. and the bras
sarts or arm-Euards, which were the
proper equipment of the archer. Above
hard at work cutting the white sur
coats which were the badge Of the
red on Of st. the @sa eentre te
Of the breast. When all was completed
and the muster called in the CASTLE
yard, the Oldest soldier of the French
wars was fain to confess that he had
never looked upon n better equipped or
more warlike body OF men, from the
knight with his silk jupon. sitting his
great black warehouse in the front of
them. to Horde John. the. giant re-
huge black bow-stave in the rear. OF
the six score. fully half had seen ser
vice before, while n fair sprinklinE
were men who had followed the wars
I'll their lives, and had a hand in those
battles which had made the whole
world ring with the fame and the won-
der of the English infantry.
Six long weeks were taken in these
preparations, and ii was close on Mar
tinmas ere all was ready for a start.
Nigh two months had Alleyne Edric-
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-07-27

sure am Gp' that al s Sir seiaSWa kigei Would H; be-
mine at such match.
with dry lips.
.Ah. Iadi there lies my trouble. 1t is
a toss OF the head and a droop OF the
eyes II | say one word OF what Is in my
gnlhd. did but ask her yester-niSht
fvr her green veil, that i might bear
helm' but she flashed out at me that
shc shc kept IT for better man. and then
s,i sa. IN a breath asked pardon for that
would not take back the words either,
nor would she grant the veil. Has
IT, seemed 10 thee Alieyne' that she
Nay. cannot say" said Alleyne,
WIN Wild tnrob OF sudden hope in
Ais heart.
4 nave thought SO. and yet I cam
Igt name the man. indeed, save my
s-it' and Walter Ford. and you, who
aFs r5 half clerk. and Father Christo-
f"ef OF the Prlory, and Bertrand the
i4Ie, who is there whom she sees?'
l cannot tell" quoth Alleyne shortly;
Sh ha 'hs ntept Iwo uSSS s91iFes res rode gain
NGNt day at morning lesson the
te9eher observed that his pupil was
ihdyed looking pale and jaded, with
In her.
re said to the tire-woman, when the
LADY Maude had sought her chamber.
me maid locker aSlant at him with
.i--tt hlhS hil,hiS eyes. 1t is not an illness
Pray God noti'' he cried. But tell
me- Agatha. what is it that ails her?"
Upon another who is smitten with the
slilS trouble" said she, with the same
la.lonS look. "Canst not give n name
10 L, and thou SO skilled in leechcraft?"
Nay, save that she seems aweary."
.rr Vel. bethink you that it is but
lwVnhnrD pc hn
e.?qd lady's brow?,
haI forgot, that she is about to lose
Her fatherg cried the tire-woman,
mple, simpler And She was on down
Al'eyne stood gazing. after her. be-
r. put faith in the meaning which
seemed TO underlle her words.
CHAPTER X.
81. Luke's day had come and had
vas ready for its journey. Loud
FlT.eked the brazen bugles from keep
snd from gateway. and merry was
r5sred in in the . outer bailey. II SA' With With
torches to light them. for the morn
l-l not yet broken. Alleyne. from the
EIndow Of the armory. looked down
ya.low hickering light. the lines of
.lmmer of arms. and the lean heads
~ the horses. In front stood tn bow
fHgn, ten deep. with a fringe of UNDER
g.'cers,, who paced hither and thither,
mlrshalling the ranks with curt pre-
',Ht or sharp rebuke. Behind were
'he little. clump of steel-clad horse
rL-ni their lances raised, with long
rensils dropping down the oaken shafts
'H silent and still We're they that they
night have been metal-sheethed stat
lcs, were 1t not for the occasional quick
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-07-27

words have done me no scath. 1t is
you yourself who have erred"
wicked woman. But it is bad enough
that one should misuse you. 1 win sec
thaS there re-, Is not a second one" j,
he answered: But the fault lies in
your hot and bitter words. You have
and I know not what"
snsaR And .SS you ARE are he who taught me 20
have spoken it, and Yet cannot pleas
you; Lack-brain she is, and iack-brain
janglings which marred the, peace Of
that little class. And yet, there werc
times when Alleyne had to ask himself
who was gaining sway and influence
over him. If she were changing, so
with himself as to the madness of lot
ting his mind rest upon Sir Nigel's
dnuFhter sttrSnger st9ss,gg than reason, stronE-
than all that might hold him back. was
that, old. old, tyrant who will brook no
rival in the kingdom of youth.
He had scarce dared to face the
change which had come upon him. when
few sudden anS shanee nnse WSrdS shqwea II
the darkness.
He had ridden over to Poole. one
november day. with his fellow-squire,
slaves from wat swathiing. the Dor
setshire armorer. Peter was a hard
"lry Drown-faced country-bred lao
who looked on the coming war as the
-chool-boy looks on his holidays. This
day. however, he had been sombre and
mute. with scarce a word a mile to be-
stow upon his comrade
IeI me, Aiieyne Edricson." he broke
out suddenly ..has it not seemed to you
ana more silent than is her wont?"
1T may be So" the other answered
And would rather sit distrait by her
oriel than ride gavlv to the chase as OF
"ld. Methinks A1levne II Is this learn
ing which you have taught her that
has taken all the life and sap from
Her ,ady-mother has so ordered it."
"Bv our Lady. and withouten d,sro-
snect" ouoth Ter1ake. at is in nv mind
49, her ladv-mother is more fitted to
lead company to storming than to
have the upbringing of this tender and
'-ilk-white maid Hnrk We. lad
Alleyne, to what ] never told man or
woman vet. love the fair LADY Maude
and would give the last drop of nv
h.arts blood to serve her" He spoke
with a gasping voice, and his face
flushed crimson in the moonlight
Anevne said nothing but his he,rt
seemed to turn to a lump of ice in his
bosom.
MY father has broad scres." the
other continued. from Fareham Creek
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-07-27

die; bow; but Terlake Carried in front
net. Ford the heavy ash spear with
was peRn9n' while Aileghs
palfrey at her lords brIdle-arm, for
she would see him far as the edge
OF the forest, and ever and anon she
turned her hardlined face up wistfully
to him and ran y questioning eye over
MS apparel and appointments.
49,, 7 trust that there is nothing forgot"
her aPSsT side tryst Tim sG 1ids as
you. Edricson. Hosen. shirts. cycias,
bhsket an tSe Ief, are SIDE in the brown
His wine lie takes hot when the nights
are cold, malyoise or yernage. with
Il he comes back hot from the fitting.
old scars ache at the m t turn A' Of the the
weather. The purse 1 have already
ady Tiere afe In It ias
marks. one noble, three shillings and
Tor one man to carry. And i pray you
hath two pair OF shoes. those OF RED
leather for common use. and the others
wear Should he chance to drink Wine
with the Prince or with Chandos."
MY sweet bird" said. Sir Nigel, II
am am, right l9ath Sa to part but we are
it is not right that / should take the
chatelaine too far from her trust"
WITH aBut; oh; my dear lord" she cried
with you for one furlong further-or
one and a half. perhaps. You may
that you Will Journey alone"
Come then, my hearts comfort" he
answered But 1 must crave gage
from bnd /, thee; Ill 1t Is my custom, darling.
camps; townships or, fortaiiees as
being beyond compare the fairest and
sweetest in ChristendOm, ] should
three courses against me with shar-
pened lances, should he, chance to have
to advance. l pray you then, my fair
dove. that you will vouchsafe to me
servant 1 shall ever be-"
svsatast,, "Aiask and nd alas for the fairest and
E9Tid, nia,t but old ana am and ugly, and the
lance in rest in such cause"
, "Edricson." quoth Sir. Nigel, you
nave young eyes. and mine are some
what bedimmed. should you chance
even look. arch his brows, l' or purse
his mouth, or in any way show sur
Prise that ] should uphold the Lady
Of his name. his oat-armor, and mis-
lodging. Your love, my LIES desirew
The. Lady Mary. Loring. slipped her
and he, lifting II with dainty rever-
ence, bound it TO the front of his velvet
cap.
'Tt is with mine other guardian
angels, quoth he. pointing at the
saints medals which hung beside 1t.
And now, my dearest. you have come
far enough. May the Virgin guard and
prosper thee! One kiss!" he bent down
from his saddle and then, striking
spurs into his horses sides, he gaIloped
at top speed after his men, with his
three squires at his heels. Half a mile
further, where the road topped a hill,
they looked back, and the Lady Mary,
on her white palfrey, WAS still where
iheN had left her. A moment later they
were on the downward slope, and she
had vanished from their view.
Ito be Continued Merit Week.