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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14

RN all probability the present session
of congress will confer American
citizenship upon the inhabitants
of Porto Rico. 1t is therefore
worth while 10 glance at this island
and see what Uncle Sam has done for
it in his eight years of guardianship
Porto Rico became absolutely Ameri
can territory at the close of the wal
with Spain. 1t behooved the United
States government to do its level best
in bringing cosmos out of chaos in that
island. Porto Rico was to be test
Success or failure there meant much
This fact was properly appreciated by
the administration ut Washington, and
that administration put its best foot
foremost right ut the outset.
Porto Rico in 1898 was sorry af-
fair For 400 years Spain had mis-
ruled the island. The people were for
the most part only Semiciviized. This
little island. only hundred miles long
and scarcely forty miles wide, had a
population of nearly million people
only about IL per cent of them could
read or write. The rest were densely
ignorant. They We're also an exceed
ingly filthy lot. Modern sanitation had
not touched the eaSternmoSt Pearl of
the Antilles. In the cities the people
We're housed together like rabbits in a
warren or pigs in a sty. In some in
stances three or four families lived in
one room. and some of the families
took hoarderS. Hundreds of districts
had no schools whatever, and such
Spanish schools as did exist were
chiefly for the rich or the well to do.
Porto Rico was dark spot on our map
The United States began work at
once. The first thing necessary was to
clean up the island towns and teach
the inhabitants that filth meant dis
ease and if they would live long they
must keep clean. The next thing was
to build roads. Practically all of the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14
Testing Eggs For Freshness.

Dissolve two ounces of salt in pint
Of water and then place the egg to be
tested in this liquid A new laid egg
will at once sink TO the bottom; a eTg
three days old will remain suspended
about midway, and an egg that is five
days old or more will float on the top
of the solution. The vacuum n the
shell is the explanation of the ar
actions of the egg The la b.
comes owing to the evaporat @ the
con ents through the shell more
easily the egg floats
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14
Frank c. Wachter of Baltimore, who
the Third district of Mary

land in the present
congress, will give
place to a young
man named Harry
r. Wolf when the
Sixtieth congress
assem- bles. w off
was not long since
a ne W S boy. He
graduated from sell
ing papers into the
legal profession and
quickly rose to
prominence in it
Then he started out
to go to congress
and has won q seat
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14

efforts of certain politicians of shady
associations TO secure his removal. The
land aod timber thieves of the west
were against him from the first, but it
was not known at that time that so
much thieving had been done. These
plunderers had many influential friends
at Washington. and indeed. some of
thPm were themselves in congress-
The Influence of prominent politicians
in several states of the west was there
fore brought to bear against Mr.. Hitch
cock. but fortunately. as the event
proved Mr.. Roosevelt's mind was not
poisoned against him Mr.. Hitchcock
remained, and in the course of time he
got the land thieves OH the hip. His
inv estigation and search for evidence
bore fruit, and prison doors opened for
various eminent citizens. Some who
escaped jail were pretty badly fright
ened and thus. largely in consequence
of MIR. Hitchcock's efforts, another get
rich-quick industry has been mostly
broken up.
Wilbur Dick Nesbit. the poet and
journalist. whose first novel, ''The Gen
tleman Ragman, has just beea g,s3as
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14

received at the vii
LACE telegraph of
flee. II read:
What are you
going to do about
Annie Davis and
Pinkney s .nger?"
Annie is the hero
inc of The Gentle
man r a z m Il n;
Pinkney is the vii
lain. if there is one
in the book. The
local telegraph OPP
orator personally
delivered tlp mes
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14

.HE governor of
Kentucky, John
Crops Wickliff
Beckham. VIII o 5 e
victory at the Dem
ocratic primaries in
dicates his choice
as tine next senator
from Kentucky. is
b ut thirty seven
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14

in that body from an old campaigner,
w. W. johnson. man who was post
an urchin yelling: Extra! Buy a pa
per. mister?" Wolf was elected too.
in a district that had not gone Demo
cratic before in years. All this he has
accomplished before reaching the age
of twenty-seven, and. it is said, he will
be the youngest man who ever sat ir
the house of representatives at Wash
lngtOn
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14

secretary, and the
grafters who sup
posed that he was
growing sleepy as
well as old found
that they had made
a mistake in their
reckoning. Mr.. Nc
Kinley in 1898 pro-
noted him from
the Russian am
bassadorship to his
present post, and
Mr.. Roosevelt con-
tinued him in Of
fioa I'm cpitn of thn
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14

dramas in his roper
tory after a week or
two of Peer Gynt."
but he was compel
led by the demand to
devote all six weeks
of the engagement
TO IbSen'S work.
1t is notorious that
theatrical pc op | e,
wbpthpr actors or
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14

four hours won an SAMUEL MMILLAN
election to tine house. He is Repub-
lican and has for his constituents the
residents of four counties in New
York's southern tier" His predeces-
sor. Mr.. Ketcham, was veteran Of
both war and politics and was serving
his seventeenth term in the house
when he died.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14

America just at this time, when complete revision of
~ entire copyright legislation before congress, in the hands
of the committee patents.
The provision fora CRIMINAL penalty has existed in the United
States for about the passage the famous
ton 496Ggned by President Cleveland in But this penalty
applies only to infringement Of DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL
copyright by illegal production the stage desired
tend this production the printed book and the printed sheet of
1t evident that legislators will have before them this proposition
The United States has led English speaking world making
tain kind of infringement other of theft but Great
Britain has taken long step ahead by broadening and
EXTENDING THAT PROTECTION Shall we lag behind Great
Britain advance still another STEP again putting ourselves the
position Of LEADER If the proposed bill stands before the
committee patents becomes law shall take that step in the
worlds leadership.
SLIGHT MODIFICATION WOULD
PUT US BRITAIN, BUT IF THE
CRIMINAL CLAUSE IS OMITTED ENTIRELY,
SIRE WE SHALL FALL BACK TO THE REAR IN THE
NATIONS.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14
The Labor Trust Others
81 the cOmmittee 0n patents.
*. Mich. President National Citizens Industrial
Association

onaC iizens'I
Association
TRUST organized for the production and sale of its COM
modify and to force INCREASED PRICE for what it
= seeks to sell Apply this the OIL beef harvester paper or
LABOR trust
The labor trust like all Others seeks first production
keep down the number apprentices prevent but TRUST
MEMBERS from selling their labor
when great demand the attempted rebuilding of San
Francisco this sends word the world to keep awav-ta the
situation is controlled by the labor outsider will be per
mted to work.
Competition in the sale Of labor price run up
to So and so day and PROGRESS HELD BACK until the cit
zens despair
Given further and complete CONTROL there why this
trust will not run the price S2 SIS ANY PRICE decided
on by the managers.
AT this time threats openly made by members of the labor
that strike will be ordered in the government printing and the
government work tied up until the order of the
trust obeyed
This is insult the people which deepest feeling of
PATRIOTIC RESENTMENT and is defiance which must be mel
by the most thorough house cleaning possible bring about
IF CAPITAL PERMITTED TO EXIST LABOR
TRUSTS MUST ALSO PLACE. BOTH ARE ORGANIZED
TO FATTEN OFF THE BE REcu-
LATED AND RESTRAINED PUBLIC
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14
Politics Is Inseparable
From Public Ownership
~ T>sorl NJ hEAIl Member of the British Parliament


~ Tl>soThl oft .ianen
ZT T-LE fA- from posing authority the subject
Is nv observation leads believe that municipal
~ sr Chaso viii not be q 1t Is that has
b5- successful in Glasgow. but it By no MEANS
FOLLOWS taat II viii be equally successful in Chicago. Politics
,z75v municipal affairs in Chicago that it
It would WRECK any such prop .-tion
Glasgow AID Liverpool present phases Of in the
rc2a, operation II t-aaways but they ISOLATED IN
STANCES am certain the system which in in these cities
would lie utterly IlIPRACTICABLE in city like Chicago
Governe1; ownership it utterly foolish although
have made close study # tie burensome GOV
ERNAENT debt. il would would quickly become much
Of than series o. heavy MUNICIPAL STATE
debts
Tie question Of municipal debt fast becoming the greatest prob
lem in the United Kingdom. Cities have sunk themselves SEA
OF DEBT Tor public utilities and other municipal
p an there solution II the problem Of how get them
THEORETICALLY municipal ownership is a good thing but
does follow ha, municipal ownership in city like Chicago would
be a success
SUCH PROPOSAL is ALWAYS HAMPERED BY POLITICS.
HAS BEEN PROVED IN TIE UNITED KINGDOM.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14
Famous Folk

BeckhaIn of Kentucky and the Sem
AtorShip Cons essman Elect
HcMillan-Hitchcock. Foe q Grafters.
Wilbur D. Nesbit-Mansfield'S Latest
Hit Wolf. the Baby Congressman
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14

Next to collecting paintings (only the
old masters have any interest for HIM
Pat Sheedy likes to make epigrams.
He keeps on hand large stock of
epigrams, some of which also are said
to be by the old masters. though many
are his own. These he utters to fit oc-
casiOns He is witty and a wide
reader. One of his favorite books is
THE Simple Life" which he carries
around in his hip pocket. where most
gamblers are supposed to carry an i'm
plement containing six capsule doses
of the strenuous life.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14

sage. and Neshit wrote this reply:
"Will marry Annie Davis and shoot
Pinkney Sanger as soon as | return to
Chicago
The operator stared at Nesbit won
deringly when he read the message.
but Nesbit did not fathom that stare
until the morning when he took the
train for home when the village mar
shal stepped up and said meanngly:
"NIr. Neshit | would advise you, as
an officer of the law. sir not to do any
thing rash when You get to Chicago"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14

Secretary Ethan Allen Hitchcock of
the interior department, who is sched-
uled to retire from the cabinet ere
long, is one of the oldest members of
President Roosevelt's circle of advis-
ers, He and Secretary Wilson of the
agriculture department are the last of
the Mckinley cabinet Though in his
seventy-second year Mr.. Hitchcock
has been very able and aggressive
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14

RICHARD MANS whether actors or
FIELD. managers. find it
hard to get on with Mansfield.
"Come. he my manager" this prince
of American actors is said to have eX-
claimed to friend who was having
supper with him one night at a Chica-
go hotel. Manage me and make our
fortunes
"Nlr Mansfield" was the frank re-
ply, I'll take the job when you bring
me an affidavit that we will not quar-
rel in ten days
"Then | must manage myself"
excuse me, my friend, but the task
is beyond you entirely. You have not
even the satisfaction of crying with
Byron's hero, Lord of myself, that her
ltage of Woe"
Mark Twain was talking of war and
Of the hardships and privations of
sieges, says Harper's Weekly.
"A Frenchman" he said, called one
day on woman who had two dogs.
They were ugly little brutes, and when
they came near him the man pushed
them out of the way with his foot.
81 perceive. sir, you are not very
fond of dogs
1.-The man started in surprise
"T'm not fond of dogs! he exclaim-
ed. Why, madam, ate more than
twenty of them during the siege of
Parisr"
The governor elect of Nebraska,
George l.. Sheldon, was the Repub-
lican nominee and he was born in the
state in 1870. He graduated from the
University Of Nebraska in 1892 and
from Harvard university in 1893. He
has served two terms in the state
senate and has been prominent in the
Republican party organization of the
state for some years.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14
Chesapeake Steamship conP3ll
Chesapeake Line. s a.f5 :I5s 1 |

AUGUSTA" and "ATLANTA,'
For OLD POM COMFORT ana NORFO
VIRGINIA.
Steamers leave Baltimore dai (e'
Sunday at $50 p. M, and arrive Ola
Comfort at 6 a. IN. and Norfolk al1 %
where connection made with the rail
for all points south and Southwest
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14
Enough 40 KIN 10.

The Greek room is usually not
place for humor, nor Is the professor
of Greek at the College Of the City of
New York a very humorous person.
Nevertheless the following joke was
sprung ON him. The class had just re-
turned from the chemistry room, where
they had bravely listened to a dis
course on the elements. The Greek
lesson was commenced with a history
of 10 and her endless wanderings. FL
nalIy Professor Tisdall asked, what
did 10 die of?" A student who had been
awakened by the question gasped out.
"Iodide of potassium
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14

Richard Mansfcld's success in ID
sens Peer Gynt" is one of the lead
ing topics in dramatic circles, He has
scored one of the greatest hits of his
remarkably successful career in this
production. Originally he planned in
bis Chicago enragenIent 10 nlnv various
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14
Porte Rico

WI at Uncle Sam Has Done For the
Island - People May Be Citizens
Soon New Schoolhouses and
Good Roads Eight Years Versus
Four Centuries - ~ ~
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14
Criminal Penalties For
Violations of Copyright
By BRONSON HOWARD. Veteran Playwright

- HE new British copyright law has peculiar sgnfc
America just at this time, when complete revision
~ entire copyright legislation is before congress, in tn
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14
A F0rtune In a SONG.

Song writing is one of the most lu-
crative of occupations, provided ono
has the knack OF appealing to the pop.
ular taste. The average writer stands
n better chance of making money by
producing pathetic rather than SO called
"coDic' sen $. THE Lost Chord has
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14
"YORK RIVER LINE,1
ELEGANT PASSE NIGER STEAMERS
CHARLOTTE" and "BALIlMo

For WEST POINT and RICHMOND
STEAMERS LEAVE BALTIMORE 81
PIERS IS AND 10 LIGHT STREET
WHARF.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14

On and after SAT- r"emoer -huI
the daily service 90 York F'cef L,,'
tween BALTIMORE. 'olNl anu y
MOND, VA. vii nned' an"
uriher notice, 81 OF ei"'e"
tri-weekly servi,, " ins IA Luz inUi'
Tues lays. Thursdays an SaiGmIiyaSS r
O'CLOCK p. M. and leaving WEST fG I,.id !,
on Mondays, Wednesdays and fr'u"l
$50 O'Clock p. NJ.
Under this service landings on on, i y I'd
River will be made at GLOW 81 .l ~ n
CLAY BANK and ALMONDS every u
each direction (wea.her perm INN.
The landing Mt YORKToAN VIII '7
continued until further notice
Through Tickets to all points may Ue ess y
ed, baggage checked and staterooiiisS d Mi
from the City Ticket Offices. " T.. ba''i
street, ARTHUR w. ROBSON, AgtG,,e5i;c ~
Baltimore street, or the General o''''~
Light street, Baltimore Md,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14

While the recent political campaign
was in progress death removed from
the ranks of the contestants for Office
the congressman who represented the
Twenty-iirst New York district in the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-12-14

IN all probability the present session
q of congress will confer American
citizenship upon the inhabitants
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-09-06
TO REPUBLICANS:

We are anxious to have every
Republican in close touch, and work.
ing in harmony with the Republican
National Congressional Committee in
favor of the election of Republican
Congress.
The Congressional campaign must
be based on the administrative and
legislative record of the party, and,
that being so, Theodore Roosevelt's
personality must be a central figure
and his achievements a central
thought in the campaign.
We desire to maintain the work of
this campaign with popular subscrip-
tions of One Dollar each from Repub-
licans. To each subscriber we will
send the Republican National Cam
paign Text Book and all documents
issued by the Committee.
Help US achieve great victory.
JAMES S, SHERMAN, Chairman.
P O, Box ao6s, New York.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-09-06
Circular E0ttcF from Surveyor General
DEPARTMENT OF
THE INTERIOR
us. Surveyor Generals Office.
For the District of New Mexico.

vi tio OteOIlCJ Ol VIEW Mexico.
Santa Fe, N. NJ, August T. 1906.
The following Ia an estimate of the
amounts which will hereafter he reqnir-
ed to be deposited to the credit Of the
Treasuruer of the United states to rov
or the cost of office work in this office
for the survey Of mining claims.
One mining claim, one location, tote
or placer $1,000
Lode and milsite embraced in "ne
survey $50 90.
Millsite in connection with groun Of
claims S2O.o0.
Millsite, seperato $1,000
Two contiguous lode clrims, or Tess than
II contiguous lode claims, each
location. s25 go
Eleven or more contiguous claims in
cluded in one survey, each location,
$1,000;
AfidavitS of 500 expenditure of i'm
provements, after approval of cur
vey $500.
Each lode claim within and included
in survey OF a placer claim. $4,000.
Amended surveys same as single CLAIMS
and groups, as quoted 6ove.
II an amended order shall be issued by
fling An amended location notiop,
or other eanse, adGiti1ns deposit
OF S5.9e'wil be required
The amounts quoted above ara esti-
mates, aud if up0p conpletiOn Of thu
work the actual costs are found to OK
Ceed the deposit made, additional 20
posit to cover snch excess will be- reqnlr
ed before the survey will be approved
Make deposit in NAME OF CLAIM
ANT in b. 5. DEPOSITORY 10 the cred
il of the Treasurer Of the United Statrs
The depository will issue duplicate anC
triplicate certificates Of deposit, the bu
plicate Of which must be transmitteC
20 this office.
United State repositories IN Npv
Mexico are as follows: First Nationa
Bank of Santa Fe~ Santa Fe, New Mex
ico- First National Bank of Albu
querque, Albuquerque, New Mrxic'
First National Bank of Clayton, Clay
ton, New Mexico.
NJ. .. LLEWELLYN,
L. :. Surveyor General f,
New Mexico.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-09-06
Official Directory.
NEW MEXICO.

w Il. Andrews Delegate to Congress
Herhert j. Hagerman Governor
J. W. Raynold Secretary
". z. Bradshar Internal Revenue Co
NJ o. Llewellyn- Surveyor General.
George w. Pritcbard Atty General.
G NJ, Foraker u. S. Marshal.
" q Otero Register Land Office
Fred Muller Receiver Land Office.
VIII. n. Llewellyn u. s. District Atty
Hiram Hadley Sup't Public instruction.
j VI, Vaughn Treasure
w. G. Sargent Auditor
Chas V. Stafford Travelling Auditor
Page b. Otero Game and Fish Warden
A. A Keen Commissioner of Public
lands.
II O. BuTsum Superintendent of
Penitentiarv.
w. ]. Mills Chief Justice Supreme
@"
John h. McFie District Judge.
r. g. Abbott District Attornt -.
A. VI. I}ergere District Clerk
TAOS COUNTY.
AUPx. Gusdu
Manuel Chdcon Commissioners.
lose A. Lopez
.IOee VI. Medina Treasurer
Enrique Gonzales Recorder
Dt1lnl Ssnern7 Supt Of School
Mannpl Garcia Probate Judge
T'mas Rivera Assessor
| SilviauO LucsrO Sheriff
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-09-06

The editor of this paper received
IA kind invitation to attenda dinner
given by the Pennington Fair
Committee on September 49,, the
sec md day Of the fair. Many
thanks gentlemen, nothing would
give us more pleasure than to be
on hand and feast upon those
choice fruits that that section of
our territory produces.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-09-06
All that Red River needs is a
few thousand residents with a few
million dollars.

Poor Bryan. There wasn't any
thing left.for him to reform but the
dictionary and now just as he has
landed in New York. he is met
with the startling announcement
that the preident has already at
tended to that. Poor Bryan.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-09-06

We are still anxious to see the
railroad finished to Ute Greek so
that some of our people can ship
their ore and by so doing demon
strate to the outside world that
tins Is real mining camp.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-09-06

hsi3 Comedies more than one-half ct
tehe total population Of the earth, and
europe nearly eBe-fourth.
The finest cptton IS that grown ON
gthe low sandy islands, lyihg On the coasts
. of South Carolina and Georgia.
Small farms are ihc rule Ia Japan, and
svery loot Of land is put 70 use. 1ht
far1 sr who has lore than ten acres Is
considered a lnRnOpolist
Probably the youngest general in tho
world is nephew of the late snah Jf
Persia. boy not Yet IA Years Old ne
holds the rank OF full general in the
Persian army.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-09-06

Edward Rosewater, editor OF
the Omaha Bee, was found dead
in the district court room Angus t
81. He was prominent politi-
ton ana was a republican candi-
date for senator from Nebraska.
lie was born at Bukvon, Bohemia
and came to America in 1884.