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Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-20
TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN eoY.
lie Has improved Markedly CT LGta
Declares a Casual Observer.

It seems to re that the qualify
of the boy now growing up in this
country is peculiarly FIRE. He is not
only less obstreperous and egotisticsl,
but clearer and cleaner minded than
the lad of twenty years ago. His ad'
vance physically will be manifest to
anyone who will compare the figures
in a. class photograph of to-day with
those of yesterday. He is taller,
s%traighter, better featured, finer
haired, handsomer and more like q
thoroughbred in every way, writes
George Harvey in the North Ameri-
can Review.
The exercise to which much of this
improvement is attributable may he
no more jealous, but 1t seems to re
less spasmodic, more consistent aud
better adapted to its true purpose.
AS an inevitable sequence, his habits
have become more regular, improving
in turn his
Altogether he has become attractive,
partially in what he might resent
being called a girlish sense, as the
effect of his greater delicacy, but
chiefly in a purely masculine way,
since in point of reality he was nevir
before so manly or so scrupulous IL
his personal honor.
His mother is the one chiefly re.
sponsible for this happy evolution,
Thirty years ago her prototype donned
a cap and became frankly middle
aged at marriage. From that day the
principal feature of her personal APP
p~earance-her fgure-ceased to inter
est her especially, and at forty she
was satisfactory to a degree as a
mother. but utterly worthless as a
comrade and as a helper. To-day at
forty-five she is her daughters equal
in appearance, and usually, we be-
lieve, her superior in the possession of
that mysterious, in|defnable. yet pc.
culiarly fascinating quality known as
charm" She has not only main
tanned, but enhanced. her attractive
ness by growing with, as well as for,
her children.
1t is this daily association from
babyhood with her to whom instinct
accords earliest reverence that has
refined the boy. The rather may have
been no less congenial as a comraGe.
but circumstances have minimized in
a comparative sense his h|elpfulness
as a friend. Himself the product of
a generation less carefully trained,
and possessing the dissatisfaction of
personal success, he is unable to per
ceive the desirability of a change in
method tending to broaden develop
ment. Hence his p%atronizing atti-
tude, his disposition to continue TO
treat as a child the son rapidly APP
preaching manhood.
II is the mother, persfsting in being
a girl, who is glad to be regarded and
treated by the boy as an intellectual
equal. To her, therefore, belongs the
credit of a transformation which we
believe to be clearly perceivable, and
which BODIES the greatest good to this
vast American organism which soon
will require the finest mental and
moral fiber yet demanded by civiliza-
ton.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-20
LIKE A FAIRY TALE.
The Story Of Postum Cereal In Words
and Pictures.

The growth of the Postum Cereal
Co. is like a fairy tale, but it is true,
every word Of It.
THE Door Unbolted' is the title Of
a charming little booklet just issued
by the Company which tells, and IL
Illustrates, the story Of this remark
able growth. 1t takes the reader from
the little white barn in which the
business was started Jan. 1, 1895,
through the palatial offices and great
factory buildings Of the white City"
that comprise Postumville, Battle
Creek, Mich.
The little white barn, so carefully
preserved, is a most interesting build
ing, for it represents the humble be-
ginning Of n Of the country's great
est manufacturing enterprises Of to-
day, an enterprise that has grown
from this little barn to a whole city
of factory buildings within but little
more than ten years.
No less interesting is the quaint of
fetal home of the Postum Cereal Co.
The general office building of Mr.. Post
and his associates Is a reproduction OF
the Shakespeare house at Stratford-
on-Avon, and upon the house and its
furnishings has been expended vast
sums of money, until the rooms are
more like the drawing rooms Of the
mansions Of our multi-millionaires
than like offices.
That Mr.. Post has believed thor
oughly in the idea of giving to his
employees attractive and healthful
work rooms is proven not only by the
general office building of the Company
and it's furnishings, but by his fac
tories as well, and of all of these
things this beautiful little booklet tells
the interesting story. 1t will be sent
to anyone on request.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-20
Has the Wasp Affeetlon7

A colony of wasps made a nest in
the dark room of a studio last sum
.mer, says a writer n the Outing mag,
iazine. At first the party who used
the room did not relish their COM
,pany-but for certain reasons he did
mot modest them. He paid no atten-
,tion to the little buzzers, and they
came and went at their own sweet
will.
After a time he began to study
them and soon came to the conclu-
sion that they were gradually becom.
ing acquainted with him, his ways and
his dark room. One day a stranger
was seated on the window sill. The
first wasp entering the room paid no
attention to him, but made for the
old crack in the wall. Then out came
a big fat fellow who darted through
the open window like a bullet. With
in five minutes half a dozen wasps
came with a rush at the stranger and
two of them located him. But the
writer has never been touched by
his wasp colony.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-20
RIbIe HIstory up to pate.

Miller Reese Hutchinson, the inven-
tor, is a great motor enthusiast, and
he has for many years been interest
ed in their development. He sold out
his stable when he took to motoring,
and in consequence his son. Reese,
Jr,, a bright little chap of three,
knows little of anything in the vehi-
Gle line save the automobile.
Before his return from his country
place in Bay Shore recently the lads
mother was telling him several Bibli-
cal stories, and among others told of
the birth of the Saviour of the world
in a stable in Bethlehem. The lad
was much interested, and later in the
evening he awoke from his sleep and
insisted on more stories. Asked What
stories he especially desired, he re-
piled, seriously:
"Oh, 1 don't know. l think 1 like
that one about the garage in Bethle-
hem"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-20
ONE HUNDRED YEARS.
Thanksgiving Day Near Pixies Peak
hin 1906.

IN 1910.
Wo wonder how many OF our readers
noticed the quotation from Lieutenant
Pixies diary of one hundred years ago,
which was printed on Tuesday, says
the Colorado Springs Gazette Thanks
giving day. That was Thursday In
1906. He and three of his men had
come up the Fountain valley, lured or
by the sight of the Grand Peak, as h9
calls it, and hopeful of being able =
ascend it. The winter was bitterly
cold. Their clothing was nearly worn
out. His men, he writes, had only
light overalls on, and no stockings"
They found no game, and were without
any food at all for forty-eight hours.
The thermometer fell to four degrees
below zero. They we're m%iddle-deep in
snow. When on this day they reached
the TOP of this chain" they saw the
summit of the Grand Peak apparently
at fifteen or sixteen miles distance,
entirely bare of vegetation and covered
with eternal snow. 1t would have taken
a whole days march to have arrived az
its base, and it is no wonder that he
went on to say, II believe that no hG
man being could have assembled to. its
summit" It is no wonder that they
luIuSu DdChs anu were uduhlui dlleI
their ~forty-eight hours fast, to make
a meal-the four of them-"on one
partridge and a pair of deer ribs which
the ravens had left us"
Ruxton had much the same expert
ence when he travelled in these parts
four decades later. The winter he
came over the Greenhorn range and
up the Fountain valley from the Pu-
eblo" was also bitterly cold. He was
caught in a snowslide and barely es-
capped with life, and many a time he
had his hands and feet and parts of his
face frost-bitten; and the region, even
in better weather, was full of wild In
dams and wolves.
1t was through such trials and trou-
bles that this region was won for civili-
cation. Doubtless the settlers of thirty
five Years ago, when the city was first
founded, can also tell of trials and
tribulations. Whether the weather has
mitigated, along with the other discom-
forts, as the years have passed, we can
hardly tell; but we can certainly give
thanks to-day that this day is not like
the one a hundred years ago when Pike
despaired Of reaching the Peak tina.
now bears his name and will carry his
fame to the end of time.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-20
R SIGNS OF LOVE-.
Man Recalls an Event o. che
Long Ago.

Speaking Of boys said an elderly
mar whose son was walking briskly
down the path, Il remember the first
social call / ever made on a young
lady. l guess 1 didn't look quite as
slick as my son does this evening,
but I know 1 felt fun as uncomfort-
able"
1T was about two hours before the
usual time for giving up work when
I jerked the pillow out Of the furyow
and drove the old mule toward the
house. Mother was at the ~woodpile
gathering chips into her apron. My
land! she exclaimed, in amazement.
What's the matter. Henry?'
Nothing I answered, and start.
ed the mule for the barn, filed his
manger with hay and walked reso.
lutely toward the house. Mother was
inside now and l was thankful. At
the sink l secured a bar of yellow
soap and a towel. I filed the tin
basin with water and carried it up
to my room: Usually 1 made my
toilet at the bench in the yard,
Il struggled into a stifly starched
shirt and assumed my Sunday dag.
onals. 1 had trouble with my shoes,
for they were tight at the best OF
times. By this time 1 heard my
fathers voice, and in a moment my
mother called, Supper, Henry
Il wasn't hungry. My father was
seated at the table. Both he and
mother looked at me. There was an
awful silence. l tried several times,
and at last managed to say, You don't
care if l take the sorrel mare and
the buggy, do your
Certainly not, my son., said faith.
er. Presently he coughed.
Going to a political meeting,
Henry?'
Now, father said mother.
81 got up and pushed my chair
back.
II was just asking said father,
I didn't mean any harm
81 shook my head and hurried out
to harness the sorrel And. dear me!
Here's my own boy beginning to get
notions into his head"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-20
What TubereuIIn Is.

T|uberculin is the result Of many
experiments to obtain a curative anti
toxin, or serum, for tuberculosis. It is
a product Of the growth of the tuber-
lie organism in artificial cultures, says
Farming, but it is a perfectly harmless
product when properly used. It will
neither cure o cause the disease to
spread in an affected animal; neither
will it injure a healthy one in any
way. In skilled hands it is almost in
fallible and with ordinary judgment
the errors are only a few per cent. In
Pennsylvania 1000 animals that had
given characteristic reactions were
slaughtered and examined and the
presence of the disease was demon
strated in all but eight.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-20
HIS TROUBLE WAS INTERNAL.
Indian Chief Had Peculiar Ideas About
Hydrophobia.

Mayor stoy of Atlantic City was
describing the cosmopolitan throngs
that visit his famous and gay resort.
Every nationality ONE here" he
said. Greeks, Turks, Hindoos, Chi
nese, Moors-they all come.
81 was talking the other day to one
of the physicians of the Pasteur In
stitute-the hospital, you know, for
the prevention and cure of %hydropho-
bia. The Pasteur Institute reminded
me of Atlantic City, it's visitors seemed
to be of such a diversified character.
1.-The physician told me about an In.
dian chief who had come to him for
treatment last year.
MY name said the chief, is War
Eagle. Please take me in hand. /
fear ! am getting hydrophobia.'
Have you been bitten the physic-
ian asked, by a mad dog?'
"Not exactly bitten War Eagle
answered, but l have the %gravest sus-
picions about a black poodle that was
served to me in a ragout last FRIDAY
afternoon"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-20
Increasing Ace of Herolnss.

THE age Of the heroine in novels"
we are told, has been steadily going
up. There was a time when the young
girl of II or 20 was the only possible
heroine of a romance. Now she may
figure in a story, but it will be more
as a side character than as the lead
ing lady" There are doubtless fash
ions in these things. The ugly he.
roine anne in about the middle of the
asst century. She is now, poor girl,
no more. She nourished with the
ugly hero, which was surely rather
hard fortune for both of them. The
thought Of a procession of aged her.
Dimes seems to suggest a deeper seri-
BUSINESS than we have been used to.
That, however, may do us no harm.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-20
senaIhle Woman Hunters.

Big game hunting in the Rockies is
NO ~divided-skirt proposition. Not
many women" said the guide. have
the strength or desire to pack a gun
and follow a guide all day over as
rough a country as God ever made"
Which is a truism. But If she has
the strength and the desire, then she
must discard all pretense of skirts
both FOR comfort as well as for safety.
Dress the part or keep out Of the
game. There are horseback trips
where the underbrush and timber
would make short work of any kind
OF a skirt. Nothing but across-saddle
riding and knickerbockers or riding
breeches are to be considered. Heavy
climbing boots with hob nails and leg
gings are necessities; a flannel shirt
is most comfortable, and it is well to
have along a heavy wooden sweater
and a waterproof coat,-Outing Maya.
zine.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-20
Wife pesertlon Alarms.

So many Cincinnati wives have been
deserted by their husbands of late that
the city council has taken steps to-
ward putting a check IN such run
Always. 1t has been found that mort
gage loan sharks are contributing fac
tors in a great many cases. A mans
ability to mortgage his furniture with
out the knowledge of his wife is a
strong temptation to husbands of weak
will. An ordinance has been intro
duced making such mortgage of no
avail unless they bear the signature OF
both husband and wife.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-20


Noh Account Of the scarcity
lfnes. What becomes OF the
dimes? An official in Washington sug-
gests that because the country is pros
porous people keep dimes in their
pockets to hear them Jingle. This po-
sition is not tenable. because any other
coin would jingle just as well, and IL
people are 80 prosperous as to find
pleasure in iingling coins in their peck
cts they would be likely to use larger
ones for the purpose. The penny-in.
the slot machines are held responsible
for a scarcity of pennies. Street car
lines and automatic telephones accu-
mulate nickel tive-cent pieces, but
there is no particular use for dimes
that would cause them to be concen-
trated in the hands of a few corpora.
tons. It is not likely that they are
boarded in children's savings banks
to the extent that pennies and nickels
are, because 1t does not take many
dimes to make a dollar, and dollars
are deposited in banks where they
draw interest and then the coins are
released to go back into circulation.
Estimating the coinage of dimes since
the publication of the last report of
the director of the mint as averaging
the same as in the last few years re-
ported, there have been coined from
1892 to the present day, says the Chi
cago Tribune, about $780, OO, 900 dimes.
More than half of these. however. have
been coined in the last 20 years, and
the older ones have largely disap-
peared from circulation. In the year
1908 the different minis of the United
States received nearly 5000, 900 dimes
which were retired as uncurrent, a
number almost exactly equal to one
third the coinage for the year. It is
probable that there are not in clrcula-
tion more than three dimes for each
inhabitant of the United States. The
slight relation which the total coinage,
or even the amount outstanding, bears
to the amount in circulation Is shown
by the fact that there are still out
standing about 100000 half cents, 2S,-
100000 two-cent pieces, and $1,000, 900
nickel %three-cent pieces which no one
ever sees, and which may have been
lost or melted long ago, but are still
on the treasury books as outstanding.
In view of the statistics the scarcity
of dimes need not be wondered at.
The only extraordinary thing is that
anyone should complain. There is
nothing a dime will buy that cannot
be paid for in other coins with almost
equal convenience. Any kind of mon
ey is good if there is plenty alto
gether.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-20

Sheer white goods, in fact, any fine
wash goods when new, owe much OF
their attractiveness to the way they
are Numbered, this being done in a
manner to enhance their textile beau-
ty. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory if proper attention was
given to starching. the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-20
Widows,

Widows exist in all countries, thus
counterbalancing the matrimonial de-
cadence which might otherwise result
from timid men. Widows are clinging
by temperament and attach them
selves readily to any object that can't
help itself. 1t is generally consid-
cred uDlucky to meet a widow on a
dark piazza by the light of the moon.
In many countries to be kissed by a
widow means endless trouble. Wild
ows are frequently accompanied by
children, whose number is constantly
liable to increase. They at large
,over the principal sections, and no
man is safe when they are near. All
the perfect men now dead have mar
ried widows, thus forming a con-
%tinuous contrast to the miserable
specimens who still live. 1t has been
jsaid Beware of widows" but this is
unnecessary, for no man can really
help himself-Life.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-20

1.-THE obstacle to salvage at great
depths is pressure" says the Marine
Review. Little is attempted beyond
"a depth of so feet, by reason of it.
with his new diving suit NJ. de Pluvy,
the French hydraulic engineer, has,
however, made considerably more
than 100 d~escents, reaching depths of
$50 to goo feet-much below the limits
iof ordinary diving. No air is received
from the outside. The dress consists
of an armor of sheet metal from one
fifth to one-third of an inch thick, with
joints and coupling points of pressed
feather and rubber, and a helmet with
two cylindrical regenerating chambers
The air circulating through
the helmet has its Oxygen continually
renewed by chemicals in these cham
beers, regulating valves keeping the
pressure In the helmet constant at all
depths. Mounting and descending are
effected by a cable carried on a drum
driven by an electric motor, and this
able also carries the current needed
for the respiratory apparatus. The
diver communicates with the surface
by telephone, while wires run from
the m to electric lights that show
tie working of the different parts of
this complicated dress"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-20
The Eve Game.

Captivating shades are coming in"
with the liking for candle light at din
ner parties. One of the prettiest
shades is of white satin, embroidered
with silver thread. Candle-shade
games will be popular. One is called
the eye game" Every shade bears
a reproduction of the eye of a dis
tinguished man OF woman, painted ON
mica, which lights up. Pencils and
cards are passed around at desert,
and guesses as to the owners Of the
original eyes are written down. The
diner who makes the largest number
of correct guesses gets a prize.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-20

fore, Gne. and l had dizzy spells. For
ten years l could not do homework,
and for two years did not get out of
the house. Ths kidney s%ecretions
were irregular, and doctors were not
helping me. Doan's Kidney Pills
brought me quick relief, and finally
cured me. They saved my life"
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?, 1906-12-20
Sixtv.Horse reams.

Travelling ON the Argentine pampas
is interesting, if not entirely comfort
able. Men there are scarce, but
horses are plentiful. Often sixty
horses are driven in the same team.
The driver is perched thirty feet from
the ground. The wagons are some
times fifty feet long and fifteen wide,
while the back wheels are fourteen
feet or so high.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-20
chIekens FOaaht an owl.

An unusual three-cornered battle
vas fought at Bssin, Wyoming, when
an owl visited . barnyard and at
tackled the chichAns. No one saw the
conflict, or heard the noises that must
have &C eompanied 1t, but the next
morning the owner of the barn found
a dead owl, one dead pullet and one
dead fst hen in the yard. The ground
was covered with feathers, and the in
dicatlons were that the chicken and
hen had battled with the owl until
both fell, the owl being unable to leave
the scene OF the conflict. and later dy-
ing beside the bodies of its foes.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-20
Above Worldly Cares.

BlIionaire's Daughter-You wrong
him, papa. He does not love me for
my money. He SCOTS at the worlds
sordid eagerness for wealth
Papa-What proof have you, child?
Bnllonaire's Daughter-Why, only
last night, he told me he didn't care II
he was never able to make a penny ia
his life if he only had me.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-20

'I gave you a dime yesterday" re-
marked the philanthropic female, land
/ saw you go into one Of those low
saloons" Yes, num-" replied the
weary wayfarer, "a fellow wild on'y a
dime amt got no call to 90 into dem
heightened ones."-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-20

Speak Of me-" quoth tho novelist,
magnanimously, "as frankly as If
had been dead 100 years"
IF you had been dead 100 years
shouldn't be speaking Of you at ALL
replied the critic, taking prompt a6
vantage Of the dispensaton.-Pucb
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-20

When Emperor William was in
Budapest a young waiter employed in
"a cafe knocked over a pile of plates.
breaking 80. The proprietor ordered
him to pay for the dishes or be dis
missed. The waiter was puzzled how
ito find the money. He finally decided
that the Emperor was the n man in
budapest who had a superabundance
of money, and so he indicted the fol-
flowing letter: Very Honored Mr.. EN-
iperor-I have broken SO plates belong
ing to my employer. l must pay, but
II am a poor boy, and have not the
money. 1 beg you, therefore. to send
me five gulden ($2.4Ol. I send you my
thanks in advance and also greet your
wife and children" The next day
there came from the German consulate
an envelope which inclosed five gulden
from Mr.. Emperor"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-20

teen years l was a
great sufferer from
kidney troubles. My
back panied me ter
ribly. Every turn
or move caused
sharp S h g
pains. My eyesight
was poor, dar k
spots appeared be-
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-20

Thomas Dixon does not care how
many times they suppress his play,
1.-THE Clansman," says the Champaign
Daily News, as long as they do not
suppress the newspaper accounts of it.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-12-20

Large numbers Of artisans and la
borers are reported to be leaving New
Zealand for San Francisco, being at
fraeted by reports Of high wages.