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Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
WHAT FISH SEE OF WORLD
College Professor Gets the Results
with a Camera Under
Water.


That a FISH in an aquarium has an
entirely different view of the external
world than we whose vision is unhin-
dered by glass or water is a thought
that perhaps has come to but few.
One of these few is Prof. Robert w.
Wood, of Johns Hopkins university.
who has succeeded in obtaining photo
graphs Of Mount Vernon Place. and a
view looking west down Monument,
and north and south down Eutaw
streets, as they would appear to a fish
submerged near those localities.
AS is well known, an eye below the
surface of the water sees the sky
compressed into a comparatively
small circle of light. the center Of
which Is always Immediately above
the observer. the appearance being as
If the pond were covered with an
Opaque roof with a circular window
cut in it. The objects surrounding
the pond, such as trees, houses or
people, must appear around the rim of
the circle of light, but the human be-
ing is unable to get a clear notion of
their appearance, since his eyes are
not adapted to distinct vision under
water.
Reasoning from this fact. it occur
ed to Mr., Wood that a very good
action of how these things appear to
the fish would be obtained by miners
ing a camera in water n photo
graphing the circle of light. His ap-
0aratus was constructed out of a lard
pail, a short focus lens provided with
a very small diaphragm being ce-
mented over a hole perforated in a
metal disk which rested on a rim
soldered around the inside of the pail.
The plate was placed on the bottom
of the pail and the whole filled with
clean water in a dark room. The lens
was covered by a metal cap. operated
by a handle on the outside of the pail.
The apparatus was set on the ground,
and the surface of the water covered
with a sheet of glass to prevent rip
pies, the pail being so full that the
glass was in contact with the water.
This arrangement obviated the neces-
sity Of immersing the affair in a pond,
since the function of the latter was
performed by the water in the pail
above the lens.
A number of interesting pictures
were taken, among them being Mount
Vernon Place as it would appear to a
fish submerged in a pond zeal the
base of the lion. The monument is
plainly shown, and the adjacent build
ings can be plainly made out around
the rim of the circle of light.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
HARD LESSON IN SPELLING
Exercise in Dictation Submitted to
London School Is Some
what Difficult.

Students in a London school were
recently asked to write this from die
tation: "A gluttonous sibyl with her
%gluttaous hand complacently seized a
sieve, a phthiscal ichneumon, a no
ticeable supercilious irascible and Gym
ical sergeant, an embarrassed and ha-
raised chrysalis, a shrieking sheik, a
complaisant proselyte and an anony-
nous %chroysolite. These all suddenly
disappeared down her receptive ESQ
phagus. She simply said: Pugh! not
saccharine!
she then transferred a billion Of
bilious mosquitoes, an unstable bou-
quet Of fuchsias, lilies, dahiias, hya-
clnths and phlox, a liqueied bdellium,
an indelible defamatory infammatory
synchronism and a debatable syllogism
to the anne capacious receptacle.
Peacefully surrendering her daguer-
reotype to the ecstatic aeronaut, she
descended with her parachute
synonym for barouche-and griev-
ously terrified the stolid, squalid yeo-
many already torrefed by the heat.
lO1 Fahrenheit"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
YELLOW JACKET OF CHINA.
Not an Article of Dress, But an HE,-
or, Like the Garter in
England.

Much amusement was ca ed IN
that Ii Hung Chang had been de-
prived of his yellow riding jacket for
presuming to wander in the empress
of China's private garden. But in
reality, says the author of Round
About My Picking Garden" a yellow
riding jacket Is not an article of dress
but an honor, like the garter in Eng
land, and all the insignia of rank, like
the peacOck's feather, the button, the
necklace and the breastplate, are re-
movable at the sovereign's pleasure In
deed, the whole of a Chinese officials
salary is so real or imaginary, that 70
save trouble many officials never draw
their salary till the year is ended.
when they get what is left.
All through China dress is changed
as by order. There are six changes
of attire which every self-respecting
man must make according to the sea
son-heavy furs in the depth of yinter,
then light furs, then wadded garments,
then lined clothes, unlined and finally
what they call summer clothes, made
out of China grass. It is made in
white and blue and its one drawback
for the English market is hat it never
wears out.
There are caps made of plated bam-
boo, lightly covered with silk outside.
In the height of the summer none but
officials wear caps, and there are fur
trimmed hats and fur caps.
On the same day all through the
vast empire, stretching over nearly as
many degrees of latitude as Europe,
men change from one cap to another,
from one style of clothes to another.
Before the day for changing al the
tailors may be seen hard at work cut
ting ont and FASTING the edges Of the
new suits.
The Chinese cut for jackets may be
considered perfect, so far as convent
ence goes, and many persons think
that they are also peculiarly elegant.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
cHlLD's AWFUL SKIN HUMoR
Screamed with Pain-sufering Near
ly Broke Parents Heart-speed-
fly Cured by C~uticura.

II wish TO inform you that the
Cuticura Remedies have put a stop to
twelve years Of misery / passed with
my SON. AS an infant / noticed on his
body a red spot. and treated same
with different remedies for about Ave
years, but when the spot began to
get larger l put him under the care Of
doctors. Under their treatment the
disease spread to four different parts
Of his body. The longer the doctors
treated him the worse it grew. Dur
ing the day it would get rough and
form like scales. At night it would
be cracked, inflamed and badly swol-
len, with terrible burning and itching.
When I think of his suffering it near
ly breaks my heart. His screams
could be heard down stairs. The suf-
fering Of my son made me full of
misery. l had no ambition to work.
to eat, nor could I sleep. One doctor
told me that my sons eczema was
incurable, and gave it up for a bad
job. One evening / saw an article in
the paper about the wonderful Cuti-
cura and decided to give it a trial.
| tell you that Cuticura Ointment is
worth its weight in gold; and when
had used the first box of Ointment
there was a great improvement, and
by the time I had used the second set
Of Cuticura Soap, Ointment ard Resell
vent, my child was cured. He is Aow
twelve years old, and his skin is as
fine and smooth as silk. Michael
Steinman. Z Sumner Avenue. Brook
lyn, N. Y, April 16. 1906"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05

NEW MEXICO.
NoraerS and dnesa

Thousands of girls are sent out into
the world with what is called finished
educations, who cannot even give a
proper recipe for money, to say moth
ing of drawing a promissory note, a
draft or a bill. or understanding the
significance and Importance Of bust
ness contracts. Such a woman, writes
. S Marden, in Success Magazine,
presented a check for payment "a" the
paying teller of her bank. He passed
d, back TO her with the request that
she be kind enough to indorse It. The
lady wrote on the back Of the check.
II have done bushes with this bank
Tor many years, and / believe it to be
al right. Mrs. James B.. Brown" An
other society woman in New York
presented a check for payment at the
bank. and the teller told her that it
vas not signed. "Oh, do they have to
be signed?" she responded. What an
awful lot of red tape there Is about
the banking business | know of a
lazy whose husband made a deposit
fer her in a bank and gave her a
, neck book so that she could pay her
ills without annoying lin. One day
Ihc received a notice from the bank
that her account was overdrawn. she
went to the bank and told the teller
that there must be a mistake about it,
because she still had a lot of checks
left in her book. She knew so little
about business hat she thought that
she could keep drawing any mount
until the checks we're all gone. This
sounds ridiculous and almost incredi
bic, yet the very girl who laughs at Il
may make even more absurd blundeTs.
Many sn accomplished woman, when
given a pen and asked to sign an i'm
pOrtant document drawn up by an at
torney or a long-headed business man,
will sign it without reading it or even
asking to be informed of it's contents,
only to learn afterwards by disastrous
results that she has signed away her
property and turned herself out of
home. Only a short time ago 1 read
of a lady who had won a suit involving
about $4,000. New evidence, however,
was brought forward, which caused the
court Immediately to reverse its decis-
ion. 1t was proved that the lady had
sworn falsely. She was perfectly inno-
cent Of any such intention, but she had
worn hat she had never signed her
name to a certain document. The loo
ument was produced, and, to her utter
astonishment, she saw her signature
affixed to it. She acknowledged at
once that the signature was hers, al
though she had just sworn that she
had never signed the paper in ques-
ton. 1t appeared that, during her hus-
bands lifetime, whenever pc pers we're
signed, he told her where to write her
name, and she did as she was told,
without having the slightest idea of
me contents of NJ papers.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
Great Inkslinger.

James B. Reynolds, of Boston. has
Oeen assistant secretary Of the United
States treasury for Is months and in
all that time has signed his name
somewhere close to 100000 times. His
signature is a rather fanciful charac-
.er and consequently he uses ink by
he gallon. AS a rule, he uses up
.hree fountain pens in a day. During
A hot spell Of weather at one time H.
900 Indian warrants came in. They
bad to be signed. The other assistant
secretaries we're on their vacations
and Jimmie" signed them, the whole
q, 0Oo. He lost p pounds aud soured
bis disposition.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
Some DOGS Are Lucky.

A big touring car rolled up TO the
entrance of a roadside hotel" over in
Jersey one day lately with two men
IN the front seat and two women and
4 beautiful cocker spaniel in the ton
neau. One of the men ordered some
drinks for the party, and as they sat
ref eshing themselves, relates the New
Yak Press, the spaniel made 1t known
Ut he also was thirsty. He wants
. drink" coOed II of the women.
Nell, how about it?' remarked the
han who was driving the machine to
She German waiter. wait a minute"
replied hat functionary, and be dis
appeared behind the swinging doors
leading to the barroom. Presently he
emerged carrying a tin drink shaker
filed with water. The cocker harked
his appreciation and scrambled up on
the seat nearest to the point where
the waiter was holding the tin vessel.
When the dog had finished di.nAing
one of the women opened her purse
and handed the waiter a half dollar.
he made more out of that order thar
his employer had for the other drinks.
Not so bad to be a waiter sometimes.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
Famous Justice.

Thomas b. Youngblood, of Boon
Vile, the oldest justice of the peace in
Indiana, will soon celebrate his eight
ieth birthday. The justice has made
himself famous for marrying couples
in queer places, and he has even mar
ried a couple having the smallpox,
which required that the justice stand
across the road and pronounce them
man and wife. United States Senator
James A. Heminway has had many
cases before Justice Y~oungblood and
when he was prosecuting attorney Of
the Second judicial district he prose-
cuted many cases In the Justices court.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
1 Reward. 500.

The readers Of this paper win be pleased to learn
that there is at least one dreaded disease that science
has been able TO cure in all It's stages, and that ts
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure Is the only positive
being a constitutional disease, requires a cOnstltu-
tional retainer Halls Catarrh Cure 10 taken In
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist
ing nature In doing It's work. The proprietors have
90 much faith In It's curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that It falls to
cure. Send for list OF testimonials.
Address f. ]. 4 N & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
Ancient Headstone.

The London county council has re-
paired an old tombstone recently dis
covered In an obscure corner OF the
churchyard Of st. George the Martyr.
Southwark. The inscription on It Isl:
Near this place lies Richard Griffin.
Born at White Church, salop. the II
of May, 1920; interr'd the IS May.
1876. His corp was accompanied from
the Kings Armes Tavern on ST. Mar
garet's' Hill to the grave by 116 an
tient people; the oldest pail bearer
95."
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05

Now, Mr.. Sausage" said the fash
ionable lady to the butcher, won't
o take a ticket for III concerto"
II don't think So" replied Mr.. Sau-
sage.
TITS to be quite a fashionable af-
fair, l assure you All the best peo-
pie of the town will be there"
Il know replied the butcher; but,
you see. if l went | would see SO
many people owing me money for
meat that | wouldn't enjoy the thing
Ar-Stray Stories.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
Care of Oilcloth.

Oilcloth should never be scrubbed with
a stiff brush or washed with strong soap.
Remove all dirt by carefully sweeping with
a soft hair brush. Then wash until clean
with tepid water and Ivory Soap. Rinse
with clear water to which has been added
n teaspoonful of kerosene. Polish with a
dry cloth. ELEANOR r. PARKER.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
Bad Effect Of Athletics.

This man." explained the hospital
doctor, lis the victim of athletics"
"Ah, overturned, l suppose"
mo, he never trained a bit. The
fellow who hit him had, though
Philadelphia Ledger.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05

Intense agony and
great mental depression. l was unable to at
tend tony house work, and life became a bur
den to me. Twas confined for days to my bed,
lost my appetite, my courage and all hope.
~ could not bear to think of an operation,
and in my distress tried every remedy which
/ thought would be of any use to me, and
reading of the value of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to sick women decided
to give it a trial. / felt so discouraged that l
had little hope of recovery, andwhen / began
TO feel better, after the second week, thought
II only meant temporary relief; but to my
great surprise / found that / kept gaining,
while the tumOr lessened in size.
1.-THE Compound continued to build up my
general health and the tumor seemed to be
absorbed, until, in seven months, the tumor
was entirely gone n / well woman. / am
30 thankful for my recovery that / ask you
TO publish my letter in newspapers, so other
women may know of the wonderful curative
powers of Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound"
When women are troubled with irreg-
ular or painful periods, weakness, dis
placement or liberation of the female
organs, that bearing-down feeling, in
hammation, backache, fatulence, gen
eral debility, indigestion or nervous
prostration, they should remember
there is one tried and true remedy.
AyuAd ~. AhhhamS FeBethplo SOH-
pound at nee removes such troubles.
No other medicine in the world has
received such widespread and unquali-
fed endorsement. No other medicine
has such a record of cures of female
ills.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women
TO write her for advice. She Is daughter
in-law of Lydia E. Pinkham and for
twenty-five years under her direction
and since her decease haa been
advising sick women free of charge.
She has guided thousands TO health.
Address, Lynn, Mass.
Remember that It is Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound that Is cur
70 nen you anything elan In its place.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
Music for

i've got to practice on the piano Ave
hours a day." said the disconsolate
small girl.
What for?"
"'Cause mother and father don't like
our rev neighbors," - Washington
Star.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05

A straight life is the shortest dis
lance between honesty and honor
Saturday Evening Post.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05

For fexibility, smooth finish, stiff
ness and durability, Defiance Starch
has no equal-10c for 16 OF.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05

A tennis suit should be tried in open
court
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05

A wise man treats his friends as
though he expected them to become
enemies some day.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
worlds Oldest Tree.

he ola 81 rec in the world is said
be the Nus dragon tree of Ten
he, viii estimated to be from
DO to sd & OF age. This won
Of the world was 70 feet or
re IN b until the year 1919.
en-, duri lerrlne storm. one of
large Is was broken on.
similar in 1867 stripped the
pk manning branches, and
8 alone.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
Line ID Renlize.

Is Your daughter. sir. is
ght Ia gold!
Would YOU mind lend.
liars and taking her Nc
Angeles Herald
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05

ASIA CIGARS.
WIN not make You nervous. Ask your dealer or Tho
N. Lyman Cigar Co., SO 18th Street. Denver.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05
INTERESTING LETTER
WRITTEN BYANOTABLEWOMAN
Mrs. Sarah Kellogg Of Denver. Color
Bearer OF the Woman's Relief Corps,
Sends Thanks to Mrs. Pinkham.

The following
letter was written
by Mrs. Kellogg,
of 1923 Lincoln
Ave-, ID e nver,
to Mrs. Pink
ham,Lynn. Mass. :
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:
For five years 1
was troubled with a
tunor, which kept
growing, causing me
intense o and
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1906-07-05

PALACE HOTEL ANS ss.SsSSs
European Plan. s1.5O and Upward.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-17

There is nothing so pleasant as that
bright, cheerful, at peace-with-the-
world feeling when you sit down to
your breakfast. There is nothing so
conductive to good work and good
results. The healthy man with
healthy mind and body is a better
fellow, a better workman, a better
citizen than the man or woman who
is handicapped by some disability,
however slight. A slight disorder Of
the stomach viii derange your body
your thoughts and your disposition.
Get away from the morbidness and
and the blues. Keep your stomach in
tune and both your brain and body
viii respond. Little indiscretions Of
overeating can be easily corrected and
you viii be surprised to see how much |
better man you are. Try a little |
kod0i For Dyspe psia after your meals. /
Sold by Peoples Drug Store.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-17

Cramp collie, Cholera morbus. dysen-
terry summer complaint and especially
for children teething. Mothers, there
is nothing better to supply the gas
tric juice in the stomach. Every bot
tie guaranteed if properly given Full
direction on every bottle Sold only
By Winner Drug ca.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-17

For ten years l was confined in bed
with disease Of my kidneys" " writes
r. A. Gray, J. P. of 0akville, Ind. ct
was so severe that / could not move
part Of the time. / consulted the
very best medical skill available, but
could get no relief until Foley's Kid
ney Cure was recommended to me. It
has been a Godsend to me- A.P.
Owens.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-08-17

Constitutional district voting map
of the Indian Territory now ready.
Map shows all towns, railroads.
streams and township lines with cons
titutional districts outlined in colors.
Price 25 cents T. X. Simmons, Iowa
building, Muskogee, 1 7. 243.3t
Dr. +. L. Hughson Of Centralia was
in this morning to meet his wife, who
returned on the Katy from visit in
Kansas City. The doctor, who is
staunch Republican, says the Centra-
liza Republicans held an enthusiastic
meeting yesterday afternoon, electing
five delegates to the convention to
morrow.
Mr.. Geo. Blakney one of Vinitas
most popular young men, for the past
year connected with the post office,
left for Memphis, Tenn, where he
will visit for a month or so with
After that time he will be
with Ridenhour Baker Of Kansas City
Mo.
Mr.. William Shipman, stepfather Of /
J. H. Johns, died this morning at
o'clock. Mr.. Shipman suffered a se-
we're stroke Of paralysis yesterday af-
bernoon from which he never recover
ID. He was very old man, nearly
sighty-fve years Of age. The funeral
was held this afternoon at the city
at 4 O'Clock.