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Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-03-21
Red River PrOSpectOr
AND RIVER NEW MEXICO.
Manner Mavketh Men.n

Manners Mayketh Men,"
The North American Review dis.
courses upon the improvement in
American manners, declaring that
though the change is not marked, it
Is Of the gradual character that makes
Tor permanence. The Review says:
1T is not true, as declared in the
form of notices upon the walls OF
a famous boys school in England,
that manners make the man. but
they help; and, much as we may de-
spise them as a mere outer garment
and superficial so%ul-covering, we can
mot ignore the fact that they are
still vital conditions Of social inter
course, and afford much of the charm
without which exist1nce would be
uncomfortable. Beautiful manners are
as captivating -as beautiful face or
hand or form. and, unlike these, may
be acquired. To be born and bred
well is a great blessing. but it is not
necessary 10 chide Fortune, as Shake.
speare did, for not having provided
better for his life
Than public means which public manners
breed.
Sauvity and gentleness cost only a
little s~elf-restraint and a little
thought now n then, n yet they
mot only occasion much pleasure to
others, but save ourselves much of
the tumult and ugliness and embroil-
ment of life. Lucky, indeed, is that
deservedly popular woman, American
born and English bred, who once
said to US, I am always polite be.
cause 1t is so much trouble to be
rude After all, we cannot be very
much better than u manners, any
more than our clothes can surpass
our taste, but 1t may be that good.
mess can be developed in the inner
consciousness by outer conditions.
lat any rate, we know one woman
who smiles continuously because she
firmly believes that, if she persist.
emily wears the expression Of har-
mony, the inner mood will respond.
We are unable to perceive a very
considerable change as yet, and we
must admit frankly that we could not
endure for long a unyielding smile;
and yet we have no doubt that con.
siderate manner would in time tend
to the development Of a suavity and
g%entleness of which some Of us still
stand somewhat in need"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-03-21
onIy Millionaire Wanted.

Unfortunately, under present condt
lions the highest appointments in our
diplomatic service are of necessity al
most restricted to millionaires, simply
because men of moderate means can
not afford to accept them. 1t is a fact
well known, says Rene Bache in Lip.
%pincott's, that John G. New refused
the English mission a few years ago,
on the ground that it would ruin him
financially. accepting instead the
place of consul general in London.
which paid him $4,000 a year, with
mo incidental obligation to entertain
expensively. To show honor to Alice
Roosevelt Longworth n her husband
a few months ago. Whitelaw Reid
spent a sum equal to his salary for a
hwelvemonth (s17,5OO) on festivities
covering two days. 1t was an excep.
tional case, of course, but even the
ordinary social demands upon an
ambassador make a frlghtful drain
upon his purse.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-03-21
Puzzled bN eIass RaIIs.

According to a foreign correspond
emit of the geological survey at Wash
ington, among the most interesting
features of the small islands of Bill
ton, between Sumatra and Borneo, an
island long famous for its rich tin
mines, controlled by the Dutch gov
eminent. are the glass balls of Bill
ton" found among the tin ore depos-
its. The natural glass balls are round
with grooved surfaces. Similar phe-
nomena are occasionally found in Bor-
neo and Java, as well IS in Australia.
The correspondent quoted thinks they
can not be artificial, and there are no
volcanoes near enough to support the
theory that they are volcanic bombs.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-03-21
Unearthsd in Old House and Made OH
, With by Workman.

MiIlville, N. IA strong box be-
lieved to contain a large sum of money
was unearthed by Dominick Lascolzo,
a member of a gang of workmen en-
gagged in razing an old stone building
on Columbia avenue here. Lascolzo
has disappeared with the box, and the
authorities are anxiously seeking him.
The building was built in 1858 by
the owners Of the old iron foundry and
cotton mill, and for almost a century
and a quarter was used as the com
pany's store. Lascolzo was using a
crowbar against the side of an old
vault and threw aside a number of rec
ords dated 1910. Striking deeper, his
bar struck a heavy box of hardwood
Withdrawing it from its hiding place,
he seized 1t, and was last seen hurry
ing toward his home on Foundry
street.
The managers of the Millville Man
ufacturing company, which owns the
old property, at nee sent men in pur-
suit of Lascolzo, but he succeeded in
eluding them. His wife said he was
not at home, and, standing in the door
of their home, defed anyone to enter.
The hunt for the man was continued
through the night without success,
and an officer with a search warrant
discovered that LascOlzo and his wife
had hed. 1t was learned that Lascol-
20 and his wife went to Vineland on a
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-03-21

Washington.-The famous %battleship
Oregon is to be modernized and Secre-
tary Metcalf has announced that he
had authorized the expenditure Of
1000. 900 out of the naval repair fund
for that purpose.
OF the best type Of warship when
she was launched, the Oregon is al
most already obsolete and to make
her equal to modern men-of-war she
must be extensively overhauled.
The changes to be made will be
similar to those ordered for her sister
ship Indiana, the most important be-
ing the substitution of balanced clip
teal turreS for the present round
turrets, which cause the ship to heel
heavily when all four of the big 10
inch guns are pointed over the same
side of the ship. The alterations will
be made at the Puget sound naval sta
ton, where the Oregon has been lying
s!Ece her return from the Chinese sta
ton, and will consume n year.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-03-21
CARRY FREIGHT INTO THE IN
TERROR OF AFRICA.
Roads Hundreds Of Miles Long Built
or Planned-Steam Railroads TO
Come Later-Lines Are
Profitable.

New York-King Leopold of Bel
GUM, sovereign of the Congo Free
State, said in an interview the other
day that the state is now sending out
motor cars to run on the automobile
freight roads hat are being extended
from the Congo river into parts of the
interior not likely to be penetrated by
railroads for some time to come.
The building of these roads has been
in progress two years and two of them
have Already been partly equipped
with rolling stock.
One of the automobile roads has
been extended from Leopoldville to
the southeast to connect the Congo at
its chief port on the inner plateau
with the Kwango in the south. The
distance is 300 miles.
This is a finely built, rock ballasted
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-03-21
RAIL ACCIDENTS ON INCREASE.
Total Casualties Of 1880 in Quarter
Ending Sept. 80, 1906.

Washington.-Railroad accidents in
the United States are rapidly increas,
ing, according to accident bulletin No.
81, issued by the interstate commerce
commission, covering the three
months ending September 80, 1906. In
view of the known accidents during
the last three months, when more
than 100 passengers were killed with.
in a week, the commission expects
that the figures of the next quarter
will be still larger.
The bulletin gives the total number
of casualties to passengers and EN-.
ployes on duty as 1880, against 49,.
937 in the preceding three months.
The number of passengers and EN-,
ployes killed in train accidents was
267, against 1914 in the preceding three
months. There were 1891 collisions
and 1871 derailments, of which 26s
collisions and 201 derailments affect.
ed passenger trains. The damage to
cars, engines and roadway amounted
to 50, 1892, 76O.
The number of passengers killed
was 50 in the quarter. The number Of
employees killed in coupling and un.
coupling cars and engines vas 81, an
Increase of 10 I'VE the last quarter.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-03-21
TROUT STORY DRAWS TEARS.
Dinner Speaker Tells of Great Love
for Michigan Stream.

New York.-Many of the hundred
or more diners at the annual dinner OF
the Michigan society of New York city
at the Hotel Astor were moved to
tears by the speech of Levant F.
Brown, who told of his love for a Ger.
tain trout stream deep in the woods
of the wolverine state. Mr.. Brown is
almost 70 years old n he has fished
in the stream for 40 years.
He told the diners that the chimes
of old Trinity church here rang daily
for him that there were just so many
hours less for him to suffer the panga
of civilization in this city and that
every deep note of the bells accentu-
ated the call of the crystal voice OF
that trout stream in his native state
Next summer, he said, an iron rail.
ing will be placed by his direction
around a bit of ground on the bank
of his beloved stream and it will in
close a space for his grave and those
of two fellow fishermen who have kept
him company many summers at the
brook and are as fond Of 1t as he.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-03-21
Revival In Mural Palntlnn,

In u revival of mural painting we
have had much to learn. The larger
number of our painters we're not
otherwise equipped for the work than
by the possession Of technical ability
to draw and paint the human figure
on the scale of life or larger, and all
the other manifold conditions of g
cutting an acceptable decoration they
were obliged to acquire. Small won
der is it, therefore, remarks VIII H.
Low in Scribner's Magazine, that in
these few years the expressional
quality of our painters work should
have suffered in their effort to meet
these new technical conditions. Nor
has the fault been entirely that Of
the painters, for all others concerned,
the architects and building commit
tees, have shown equal Indifference.
and in none of the public buildings
thus far decorated has there been
drawn up a definite scheme of themes
to be treated, nor any allotment made
of their various parts to different art
lists. In ONE cases the painters have
organized themselves into a sem
blance of such a committee, but if a
definite project has ever been devised
ut has neve been carried out to the
avoidance Of repetition of subject,
within the building. or. as in one
case. on the walls of the same room.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-03-21
Lincoln on Duty of Citizenship.

jeremiah c. Lott, who enjoys the
distinction of being the Oldest of the
Hoosiers employed in the department,
whether that honor be conferred for
age or years of continuous service,
was thrown into close association with
Lincoln during the civil war, and he
tells a story of the great president.
On July 4, 1868, there was a gathering
on the vacant lot at the south end
of the treasury building to witness
the unfurllng Of a flag presented to a
New England regiment. Lincoln was
there to pull the rope that would run
the flag up to the top of the pole. The
colonel of the regiment also was there,
N spick and span uniform, and his
e%sentation address could almost be
d q whole conservatory of flowers
peech. Seldom. if ever. had the
English language been employed to
say so many grandiloquent things.
When the colonel had concluded, Lin
coin stepped forward, pulled the rope
and said:
Il will pull this flag up If there is
no fault in the machinery, but the peo-
pie must keep it there"
The contrast Of the two speeches
impressed everybody with the great
ness of Lincoln" said Mr., Lott. THE
colonel had spoken long and said lit
tie, while the president in one sen.
tence had epitomized the duty Of all
Observation-Disclosures Star.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-03-21

road with perfect drainage. 1t would
not be possible in a country where
rains are so copious to run automo-
biles on a common dirt road. The
automobile roads of the Congo will
compare favorably with the best high
ways in any land.
The accompanying picture shows
the two types of auto motors that are
being introduced for freight purposes.
The motive power in both of them is
steam.
In II the motor is a part of the
freight wagon. The other machine is
a steam engine of much greater pow
er, intended to haul a train of from
10 to Is freight wagons
The Congo State has reached the
rich mining region of Katanga with
this automobile freight transport be-
fore it has completed it's system of
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-03-21
r. A. 5alllnger, Well-Known Lawyer
Appointed to Office.

Seattle, Wash.-Richard Achilles
Ballinger, who has been appointed
commissioner of the general land Of
fee, is a well known lawyer, who re-
Gently served as mayor Of this city.
He is an Hinoisan by birth, 48 years
of age, and came to this state in 1898.
His father, Richard Henry Ballinger,
studied law with Abraham Lincoln.
At the age of II Mr.. Ballinger started
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-03-21

That New York woman who con.
fessed that she lived partly on the
sum Of money allowed her by her hus-
band and partly by borrowing from
her friends was unique only in the re-
epect that she was frank enough to
admit the truth.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-03-21
Finds a Mysterious Box.

trolley, the mar carrying a heavy sack
and his wife having a heavy bundle.
The managers of the mills are GER
tain that the box contained a large
sum of money, and they will make a
thorough search for Lascolzo.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-03-21

in the cattle business in Kansas, and
when % years of age he entered VIII
liams college and was graduated in
1886. He practiced law at Boonsbor-
ough, H., for a while, and then went
south and became prosecuting attor-
ney in an Alabama county. In 1880
he went to Chicago and pra5ticed law
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-03-21
Not Forced 10 Work.

HAS your daughter made her SO.
eiety debut yet. Mrs. Comeup?"
mo, she hasn't, and she don't have
to. neither. We can get all our so.
siety 1xens from them Paris dress,
makers now.-Baltimore American.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-03-21
A New Land Commissioner

there for two years. Coming West,
from 1898 until 1897, he was judge of
the superior court of the district com
prising Jefferson, Island, San Juan,
Callam and Skagit counties, Washing
ton.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-03-21
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WEIGHS A TON

ey's squadron at the battle of Ma.
Mia Bay. This piece has for some
time been on exhibition in the muse.
um in the corridor of the main office
building of the department of con.
struction and repair.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-03-21
Wand Men 10 oo HatIeaa.

Baltimore, Md.-Dr. Thomas Shear
err, a leading Baltimore physician. has
started a hatless fashion for men He
wears no hat In making either social
or professional calls.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-03-21

It is cabled oVer hat the Berlin
newspapers actually bulletined the
election returns and got out extras
on the night OF the election. Ger
many is gradually getting American
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-03-21

A man takes a vast amount Of sat.
isfaction in the success of other lsin
who accepted his advice.
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Hints Things to

ML9ZL-S

Cnrc wraps have become such
featnre Of present day fashions that no
midsummer wardrobe Is quite complete
without one OF these artistic novelties.
The beauty OF these garments lies In tho
cut. the long, graceful lines and the gen.
cral simplicity, for the trimming used In
their establishment Is limited to BIT
Of hne braid artistically posed, a collar,
OF exquisite lace, or come hand embroid.
cry alone or In combination with braid OF
lace.
new veil which promises to be very
popular for street wear this fall Is tho
circular type. 1t Is OF chiffon in white
and NIL the darker colors Of fall dress
fabric. and finished with n pleating on
the lower edge and ends. 1t is arranged
from tiny hoop OF wire at the top. over
which It is shrred. and in this way made
to ut neatly over the crown and bat
trimmings, ripping quite full all around,
especially on the sides, to the shoulders.
Brnidr which have been factor In
summer dress trimmings are to be used
abnndantly the coming fall and winter
Scarcely n garment, dress or coat-plain
or dressy-which does not carry some bit
OF braid and in many OF the tailored
suits which have recently come from
abroad the Jacket is almost entirely COW
cred with elaborate braidlngs OF soutache
in darker tone than the suit fabric, or
black, where the suit Is dark brown,
green or blue. Chldren's dresses also
are trimmed with this inexpensive braid
which works up so effectively In all sorts
of novel designs. Where the design Is
ia ~ e, toko nd m
the material or II the material Is too
dark for stamping 1t ls chalked on and
then the applica ton OF this narrow trim.
ming is but the matter OF time and a lit.
tie patience.
Combinations of material In cos.
tune are to be featured strongly In dressy
clothes for the ensuing fall and winter.
Velvcts and chiffons are combined so effec-
lively that the velvet does not seem to
overweight the sheer, chiffon. In one
| dress of rose colored chiffon velvet tho
| skirt Is laid In deep plaits. and instead OF
being made entirely Of the velvet the In.
| side OF the plent is OF chiffon In the same
! shade. In this way the dress is much
| lighter In weight and not so bulky as II
| made entirely Of the velvet, aud the effect
of the chiffon and velvet together-when
| the pleats are spread out In walkipg-is un.
| usually attractive. Lace Is also combined
| with velvet, and In every instance dyed
| to the same shade, 80 that the garment
| is monotone In colorlng. Ench material
| that is dyed of the same color takes on
| different tone and finish by reason OF
| the nature OF the fabric. and In this way
! move! effect Is created In costume OF
one color. by reason Of the shading OF
the different fabrics.
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of light brown brpadcloth trimmed with
q golden brown velvet, and one with shoeH
and hosiery OF the fashionable golden
brown shade.
Chtldrep'S millinery IL rnt Their iDtercating
this season. from the fact that 1t is ex.
treiney becoming. Large shapes predomi.
nate and full crowns and wide hoppy
brims make coqucttiBh hat gear for eycry
day M we'll as for dreasy wear.
The idea of the all silk hut In womcn'a
millinery has found q place In chilhren's
aud some very Berylcenble, AS well an
smart hats of taireta silk, the brim md
crown severely taiior,btitched nro Alto,
grtner practical additions to tho every
day wardroDe Bow and hugo rosctto
effects are favored trimmings and liked
In womena millinery; these spread them
selves wiAo across and around tho front
brn, Ribbons arc used extensively ~
well ms place silks cut on the bias and
stitched and wired ut tho edges. The
first hats are IN darker tones, for the
first purchases In millinery for the fIll
season M u usual tting nre Cor every
day wear and light colored and white ants
would not be practical for this use, BoiDo
few white hats are shown and these are
Sery attractive hut simply trimmed win
ribbons In the same manEcr al those VI
darker colocD "a
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Description Of Illustrations.

Is finished with a deep hem for future
alterations. The bnck OF the dress Is
made the same as the front, and there Is
tailored belt which fastcns In the front
through strap like TINT on the under
arm scam, through which the belt IS run.
A yoke effect Is created In this model with
light blue cloth braided with black SOU
tache and the neck is cut rounding. The
material OF the dress Ia a navy blue serge.
Full sleeves. puffed to the elbow, arc
gathered Into wide stitched cum OF tho
serge trimmed with two bands Of hercules
braid.
The New PInids Make Attractive
Drcsscs.
Plaid materials nave always found
their grentest use In children'a dresses
and this season is no exception To the
rule, II We may judge by the number or
plaid frocks ia the fall lines OF children's
wear. While there are some very ut
tractiye dresses, especially In tho jumper
Style lnnde OF the larger plalds, the
small. unobtrusiyc patterns, miniature
Scotch effects designeT are wont TO call
them, hrs more often seen. Tho pictured
drean is a splendid model for a growing
shoulder to hem, being laid In deep
plaita at tho shoulder to give a fullness
to the skirt and confined ut the waist
line by II stitched tailored belt 1t may
be made with or without an inner lining.
but ID usually constructed without II.
for In shln way tho dress IN no wise con-
hneB the ngure OF tho faut.growing school
girl Iiis neck OF .i,ls froc. IL cut out
| IN n and shows n chemiactte OK white
| cloth braided 10 blue houtacle of the
| same color NJ that in tho blue and brown
| plnid pcrps. The sleeves are full lishoI
| pattern, peyen.eightha In length and
gathered into . turn,baek eair q =, inc
white cloth With blue brnidings. Tiny
brass butt0nn ornament this front OF thu
wuist aud u arge bizs 10 used 10 faster
| The belt inYliopt
1nk nnd ran G"os Tor General
\ sVear.
IL w truo ihnt dark blpes black ane
browns mny gpe moro sopylcGable thu
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Household Hints.

Nearly every household has some yalu-
able china, and the washing OF It Is
very delicate operation. 1t Will be found
that wooden bowls are the best recepta.
clcs for tho necessary water. The bowl
should contain warm water, not boiling,
and m abundance OF soapsuds. to which
;hns been added little household am-
monia. md each piece OF china should be
washed separately In this. A square Of
old flannel may be used for the plain
plates, ETC.. but the more elaborately deco
rated pieces are better treated with q
broad soft brush such ns painters use.
The different, articles should DO rinsed 10
another wooden bowl filled with warm
clean water, then dried carefully with
linen cloths Use no soap in washing
glass, but simply lukewarm water to
which has been added some ammonia.
Then rinse In clear cold water. Cut
glass should be washed with brush,
but II very dirty, It is better not to
wash 1t with water at all, but use a
paste of whiting In the water, and after
rubbing 1t In well, allow 1t to dry and
then remove 1t with brush. After
this the glass should BIO rubbed with an
old silk handkerchief. aud the surface
will take on high polish.
no clean ivory hair brushes dip hale
n lemon, from which the Juice has been
squeezed into flne salt, and rub thu spots
with this, then dry Immediately. or other
wise the dampnesB will discolor the Ivory.
Kerosene IL the best thing to clean
articlel OF zinc. Dip a piece of cotton
In the Kerosene ond rub the article to
be cleansel with 1t until all traces Of
dirt are removed. Rinee WITH hot water
and dry with a clean cloth,