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his St0dlo and nearly ran into my
friend and art editor No. |, They were
| going out 10 luncheon together on the
A. Els treat, which he would subse.
quently work into an expensive bill,
lodged behind the elevator shaft and
/ then followed cautiously. When had
traled them to n restaurant. ran over
to get art editor No, and brought him
! 10 that same chophouse,
by jingo" whispered US we came
In. THAT accounts for IT,"
He looked across 10 where Austen
and art editor No were sitting. and
then he drew Il long breath,
I'm glad you put me on 10 this" be
said. Austen must be right In II.
This Is the first time iu u year that
I've seen him with his trousers press.
ell" blessed myself for my visit to
the pawnbroker and the little tailor
and also thanked Providence that l
had put two dollar bin into the pock.
ct OF the trousers. Otherwise Austen
might have pawnel the suit again
when the tailor brought Il around TO
the studio,
About ! o'clock that afternoon
dropped in upon Austen. He was
smoking good cigar and sketchng Il
design In charcoal on canvas.
He shut his teeth hard upon tho
cigar and looked at me with half shut
eyes.
well. blast your bloomin' top lights.
they didn't get It" said he.
who didn't get what?" said |.
I've had three OF 'em here today"
he responded. Went to lunch with
Harrison, Yes, yes: you were there,
forgot, Well, after lunch we came
back here. and Harrison made another
play for my valentine. Actually OF.
fered me cash. and he tried TO find out
what was going 10 do with t. Didn't
recognize the portrait. Thought I'd
got new model confound him. After
he was gone Jarbeau appeared.
think he'd been waiting around ont.
side"
Jarbeau was the art editor whom
had taken TO luncheon
Il had similar circus with him. er.
cept that he was sure that my pic.
was for Harrison" he continued.
"Well-a-well He offered cash too.
II hadn't Just eaten full meal tho
temptation would have killed me-"
Good clothes sustain man, too"
said |, and he grlnned at me.
Markham was In later" said he.
"He was very easy"
Markham was one of the men whom
my emssary had seen.
"And you didn't sell?" | asked.
Not for n million dollars, Sell herr
| guess not agreed after consIdera-
Bile persuasion" and he grlnued with
great enjoyment-"to do something else
for the gentlemen. They agreed to pay
cash because they thought didn't
need 1t, shiver their blasted timbers.
But the valentine goes" he added.
Nothing can stop that now. Heart OF
gold. The dross Of this world cannot
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ther-when your head nearly bursts
from neuralgia-try Ballard's Snow
Liniment. It will cure you. A prom
inent business man Of Hampstead
Texas, writes: II nave used your lin
iment Previous to using 1t was a
great sufferer from rheumatism and
neuralgia. am pleased to say that
now I am free from these complaints.
I am sure owe this to your liniment,"
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MALE HELP WANTED-MEN AND
women to learn matchmaking. en-
craving, jeweler work. optics: easy
terms; positions guaranteed: money
made learning. Matchmaking Engrav-
Ing School. i426 Fourth avenue. Seat
tie. Il
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" PAUSED outside the door OF Aus
tens studio and fixed dollaI
bill SO that a corner Of II woult
stick out Of my waistcoat pocket
There was no use asking him whether
be needed money. he would alway.
repel the insinuation. even when b,
hadn't had any luncheon and was tierc,
eyed with hunger. Neither could he b.
caught by an open display Of coin oI
bills, but II a bit Of money was Ii
sight and Austen didn't know that tht
owner thereof was aware Of II ht
would betray his need by occasiona
giances full OF gentle and path lie long
ing.
Let me hasten to say that Austen
was not a failure In the ordinary, old
fashioned way. He used to make a
good living from illustrations, cover
designs and the better kind of potboil-
ing in general. but he had serious Ill
ness, and while he lay unconscious
some OF his friends became overanx-
ious and called In too much medical
talent In the present state Of the
world Austen might better have died,
perhaps, than have contracted such u
heavy debt, lie paid II and hadn't a
penny with which to begin work.
Conditions have changed in the last
tan or flftsn years, and capital is es-
sential TO the artist. Life presses him
10 hard that he can't both work and
live unless he has money in the bank
or enjoys some form of special favor
from those who have. Otherwise he
will be like a swimmer in an undertow
the best that he can hope for Is to
keep his nose above water.
When ! entered the studio, Austen
was admiring the last fruit of his own
toll. II was q little thing In OIL a girl
looking at shield which bore device
OF heart OF gold and scroll in which
one could discover the date Feb. IA.
/ took II to be cover design for
February issue of magazine or for
some speciai purpose Incident t2 st.
Valentines day, and | deplored the
waste of time. Ii was then the tenth
day OK the shortest month, and this
thing could not be used by anybody
until next year.
What do you think of it?" be asked.
Its a beauty" | replied. You'll
sell it-if You live"
mo, won't" said he, with decision.
Il didn't make 1t to SELL"
My mouth was open to reply that he
shouldn't make anything for any other
purpose when the picture itself check
ed me- A fash of memory illumined
my understanding.
"Isn't that the girl saw her only
once-the girl who
"Yes." said he, interrupting. 1T is
the girl who makes all other girls look
nke-like the crude and meaningless
objects which | usually draw when
Try to draw girls. But this is different,
isn't itr'
my boy, You are right" said l. This
b the only genuine, and all others are
base limitations. What are you going
to do with itT'
Il shall commit the gross absurdity
Of sending 1t to her as a valentine"
said he "Wish could afford frame.
but can't The express charges will
wind me up. In fact His eye at
that moment lighted upon the green
bait protruding from my waistcoat
pocket and he gave little gasp as a
man sometimes will when his stomach
Is empty.
However" he continued, "she won't
be bound to 60 to the expense of franz
ing it. SIZE can ask the butler to set
1t In the back cellar just as it Is and
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know that my feelings are safe, be-
cause l shall never find out what be-
comes Of It." ...
"Isn't she In the city,
NO" said he. - gees the fani r
will live In Morristown all winter I'M
less they go abroad I've been asked
to 60 out, but l haven't any clothes
and the round trip costs S1.2O. The
chances are, old man, that hai. Dsy,..
see her again, and so thought I'd BE-,
ter paint this portrait from Iemorr
right now. I'm In danger Of for%c"t'Ar
her." he added, with a m0Tnful smBe
On the contrary, it had been M
opinion that Austen was ye2y greati'
In danger Of not Forgetting her-- SbC
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WANTED-MANAGER FOR CLAT-
sop, Columbia and Tillamook Coun-
ties. Must have $4,000 which will
soon be refunded. Agents make $500
to $1,000 per day. Sano Mercantile
Co. Portland. oregon.
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WANTm-TWo GOOD sUBSCRIP-
ton solicitors to work. First class
proposition. good pay. Apply Astorian
once.
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wANTED-CoMPETENT GIRL TO
do neusework. Call at Ne. 4se
Seventeenth ST.
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HEARTo Of
GOLD
A St. Valentines Day Story
BY HOWARD FIELDING.
Copyright, 1905, by Charles W. Hookc.

PAUSED outside the door OF Aus
tens studio and fixed a dollar
bill SO that corner Of II would
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Nothing better afloat than our new
express steamers, empress OF Brit.
ain" and Empress Of Ireland"
I4soo tons), Quebec to Liverpool
in six days; less than four days at
sea, Superior accommodations
available. Comfort, elegance and
safety. Send for illustred booklet
and sailing list
James RI alyson. Agent Astoria Ora
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LOST AND FOUND.
FOR SALE.
PROPOSALS.

OFFICE OF G. Q. NJ, VANCOUVER
Barracks. Wash, March 1. 1907.
Sealed proposals. In trlplicate, will be
received here until II o'clock. q. m.
April /. 1907. for furnishing fuel, fuel
oil, dogfood and mineral oil. at posts
in this Department for the year end
ing June 80. 1908. Information fur.
nished here or by quartermasters at
post U. s. reserves the right to reject
or accept any or all proposals, or any
part thereof. Envelopes containing
proposals should be marked: "Propo-
sails for--at--," addressed Sam.
r. Jones, C. q. M.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-01-03

81 had just returned from Reading,
where I attended the wedding of my
sister. 1 set down my grip while wait
ing for a trolley car. Upon my arrival
home I opened the grip to share the
wedding cake with my relatives, when,
lol 1 found trousers and things.
81 FASTENED back to the station and
found a young man tearing his hair
out by the roots searching for the very
grip 1 had. 1 had become so sick Of
it 1 turned it over to him, when he
proved his property. but l was unable
to find mine. / notified the railroad
authorities and they have had detec-
tives on the case, I guess"
It has transpired, upon further In
vestigation, that mischievous boys,
with %far-seeing eyes and a scent for
the g%rotesque, had substituted the
male for the female belongings at the
station, moving the latter to the
watchman's box. They are probably
laughing yet.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-01-03
eIrI spends Miami In Ice Boz.


New Worthwhile policemen hunted
high and low all night for her, 12-year-
old Helen Cobb lay imprisoned in an
ice box in the cellar Of her home on
Freeman street. She was liberated
next day by her father, Patrick Cobb.
He feared she had been abducted. Cobb
is a widower and Helen kept house and
looked after three smaller children.
Wednesday night he SEM Helen to a
grocery store with three cents to buy
kerosene and she stopped to play and
lost the money. Afraid to go home,
she said she had crept into the cellar
and then into the ice box and closed
the door when she heard her father
call her. The door had a spring lock
and closed her in. Cobb became
alarmed toward midnight and reported
Helen's disappearance to Captain Nc
Glynn. Then he and policemen
searched for his daughter. He made
several trips to the cellar of his home
and called, but in vain. He did not
go to work yesterday, but continued
the search, and neal noon he got a
faint response to his call and traced
the voice to the ice box.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-01-03

had long been in love with n an
other. Nothing had stood in the way
of the union Of the happy hearts but
the bitter hostility and determined
opposition of the naughty father of
Sallie Baron.
The trembling old father, standing
by his daughters horse, breathing
hard, with his head against her
bosom, realized that the time had
come for equalization. Making a des-
perate effort to master his feelings,
he raised his eyes, swimming in tears,
and taking his daughters hand. he
placed it within the clasp of the he
roic youth who had saved her lifO at
the risk of losing his own.
Here, my brave boy, not one man
in a million would have deared to do
what you have done. My daughter is
a better judge of young men than I
am"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-01-03
EVERYBODY WILL SOON FLY
BY AID OF THE AEROPLANE
San 'os- DumOnt Declares H. New Invention Is Destined
to Become the Poor Mans Automobile and
viii DtspLace Bicycle.

Paris.-Santos- Dumont, since the
successful fight of his aeroplane, The
Bird Of Prey, talks enthusiastically of
TIE early approach of the day when
ial mankind will be navigating the air
and when flying machines Will be
more common than automobiles. In
deed, he thinks that the flying ma
chine will eventually become the poor
mSn's" autoombile, be safer, faster
amt cheaper. In an interview recent
ly he said; THE machine l am ex-
perimenting with is large, having a
surface of so square meters, but the
practical aeroplane, which will be for
the air what the democratical bicycle
is for the earth, will be much smaller.
With ordinary flying machines 1t
is necessary to increase the size in
order to increase the power With
the aeroplane, on the contrary, speed
will be increased in direct proportion
"a the diminution of the resistance
surface. My present ~aeroplane was in
te~ntionally built large to overcome
main obstacles rs to principles. But
with increased power, which means
speed, the size can be reduced. At
the same time increased speed adds
to the safety, as a powerful motor is
more easily manipulated. We may,
therefore, look forward to a prac-
teal aeroplane which can be com
fortably housed in every home.
From the standpoint of mainten-
ance, the cost both of petroleum and
repairs, the a~eroplane will be much
less expensive than the automobile
car There will be no expensive tires
to burst and no bad roads to jolt them
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-01-03
American Expert Leads World,

Gardner F. Williams, the American
mining engineer who directs the dia-
mond output of the world, was born in
Michigan, but became a resident of
California at Is and a student at Cali
fornia college in Oakland, afterward
the state university. He perfected
his education at the mining Academy
of Freiberg, among the lead mines of
Saxony. He was assayer in the mint
at San Francisco two years and spent
some time in practical work in the
mines of Nevada and northern Cali
fornia. He then went on an exploring
expedition for the Rothschilds to Ma
SECONDHAND and made the %acquaint-
ance of Cecil Rhodes. He took charge
of the mines of the De Beers company
In 1886, through the influence of
Rhodes and has been at their head I'M
til recently, when he returned to
America, leaving his son, Alpheus VIII
liams in his place.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-01-03
Old Cheese stIII EatabIe.

Winsted, Gonna quarter of a cen.
fury ago Mrs. George Bushnell of
Lakeville made a cheese, and put il
carefully away. The other day Mr.
Bushnell proposed cutting the cheese
Its flavor was found to be excellent
Although somewhat stronger than the
cheese of the present day, it is perfect.
ly eatable. Mr.. Bushnell says he
thinks the cheese would have kept for,
ever, and that in the future 1t might
have been found by some exploring
geologist, who would have pronounced
it a relic of prehistoric ages. To save
all this trouble and keep posterity
from wondering whether it had found
an old-fashioned grindstone or a pre-
historic car wheel, the cheese has
been cut and eaten.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-01-03

dollars, imperatively demanded more
room and better business facilities.
The new building is a landmark, not
only in the progress of the company
but IN the growth of Denver and the
expansion of it's wholesale trade. The
company's business, which is inereas-
ing all the time, covers all the states
and territories west of the eastern inc
Of Colorado and Wyoming, and Old
Mexico and British Columbia as weHs
employing FIVE active commercial trav-
elers. The business has quadrupled in
the last six years.
G. II. Root, the manager, under whom
this increase has been accomplished,
has beer with the house for sixteen
years, and has every detail of the bust
ness thoroughly in hand. What IL
more, he has the confidence of his
customers and the respect of his en-
ployes. But Herman Warnecke liz the
Nestor of the company, having been
with it for twenty-six years as asso-
ciate manager and cashier. Although
past the allotted three-score years and
ten, he has lost no jot of his efficiency
and has a strong hold on the old
patrons of the house.
The new building, which is devoted
to wholesale seeds only, has about one
third of an acre of floor space in its
five stories. 1t is thoroughly up to
date in it's elevators and chutes for
handling goods, which are unloaded
and loaded directly from and into the
freight cars. It's facilities for loading
into wagons and drays are equally
good.
On the fifth floor, which has an al
most perfect system of ventilation,
there are now seven carloads of onion
sets. On the fourth foor are many
carloads Of grain and grass seeds, and
among the stock on the third floor is a
carload Of Kentucky bluegrass seed
Provision is made for recleaning seeds
by the latest and best styles of clean
ing mills.
On the second floor are the almost
numberless varieties of vegetable and
flower seeds. On this floor are the
large and well-appointed offices of the
company.
The retail branch, familiar to an
Coloradans, is a little more than q
block away, on Fifteenth street, coA-
nected by private telephone system
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-01-03
Lone Oyster In Their Soup Strains
Endurance to Breaking Point.

Cleveland, O.-The girls at Guildford
House College for Women are on a
strike because, as they claim, they do
not get enough to eat.
"The dOrmitorles have not been pay
ing expenses for several years" an
nOunoed Miss Bissell, the matron.
You eat too much, so we are going
to curtail expenses in that depart
ment."
In pursuance of this policy, the girls
say, the menu has been gradually
dwindllng. For a time the girls sui.
fered In silence. Then the storm
came. The first course was oyster
soup, in which a solitary bivalve
aOated. The soup was dispatched
with as much expedition aa etiquette
allowed and so pairs Of eyes gazed
e~xpectantly toward the kitchen door.
Nothing was forthcoming.
Lunch is over" announced the
matron-
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-01-03
RHEUMATISM STAYS CURED
Mrs. Gotta, Confined to Bed and In
Constant Pain, Cured by Or.
Williams Pink Pills.

Rheumatism can be inherited and that
fact proves it to be a disease of the blood.
II is necessary, therefore, to treat it
through the blood if a permanent cure
is expected. External applications may
give temporary relief from pain but as
long as the poisonous acid is in the blood
the pain will return, perhaps in n new
place, but it will surely return. DR.. VIII
liams' Pink Pills cure rheumatism be-
cause they go directly to the seat of the
disorder, purifying and enriohing the
blood.
Mrs. Henry Gotta, Of West Cheshire,
Conn, is the wife Of the village ma
chinist. "Several years ago." she says,
81 was laid up with rheumatism in my
feet, ankles and knees. 1 was in con-
| slant pain and sometimes the affected
parts would swell so badly that 1 could
not get about at all to attend to my
household duties. There was one period
of three weeks during which 1 was con-
fined to the bed. My sufferings were
awful and the doctors medicine did not
help me.
Zone day a neighbor told me about
DIR. Williams Pink Pills and 1 decided to
try them. After / had taken them a
short time I was decidedly better and a
few more boxes cured me. What is
better, the cure was permanent"
Remember DIR. Williams Pink Pills do
not act on the bowels. They make new
blood and restore shattered nerves. They
tone up the stomach aud restore impaired
digestion, bring healthful, refreshing
, sleep, give strength to the weakan make
! miserable, complaining people strong,
hungry and energetic, They are sold by
all druggists, or will be sent postpaid, on
receipt of price, 90 cents per box, six
boxes 50. 90, by the DR.. Williams Medi-
cir 9 Co., Schenectady, NY.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-01-03
Has Loek Of WashInatonIs HaIr.

Norristown, Pa.-The Washington
Memorial chapel at Valley Forge has
come into possession of a highly priced
relic for exhibition in the patriots
hall. 1t is a lock Of hair from the head
Of George Washington. The gift is
from Mrs. Pechin Of Philadelphia, to
whom 1t was presented "a years ago
by James Hamilton, then "a years
old. who had received 1t from his
father. Alexander Hamilton, an aid.
de-camp to Gen. Washington, to whom
It had been given by the general as a
token Of esteem.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-01-03
oUIcK.WIrTED ACT OF A TEXAS
COWBOY.
GIRL BITTEN BY A SNAKE
Young Man Immediately Sucks Poison
from Wound n Wins Naughty
Fathers Consent to Their
Marriage.

Houston, Tex.-A dozen or more
cowboys in the employ Of old blum
derbuss' Baron on the famous Los
Floritas ranch, in southwestern Texas,
witnessed a few days since a remark
able scene and the display of des-
perate devotion on the part Of a COM
rade that has few parallels either in
fact or fiction.
Miss Sallie Baron was galloping
across the plains in company with
her father and a bunch of cowboys
when she accidentally saw a pretty
flower blooming near a large cactus.
This famous belle Of the Rio Grande
is an accomplished and spirited rider,
capable of performing many feats on
horseback that astound even the most
daring broncho buster. Without slack
ening the speed of her fine racer she
swung her 1.-THE body towards the
ground in order to seize the fragrant
bloom that had attracted her at
tention.
Her hand had no sooner touched the
flower than there was a warning rat
tie so familiar to the ears of Texans,
and the next instant the fangs of a
monster rattlesnake were driven into
the white arm of the venturesome
girl.
Old nan Baron saw the glitter of
the mad serpent's eyes and the flash
Of the forked tongue and the murder
GUS fangs sinking into the arm Of his
adored daughter. She is his only
child, and one for whom he has hoard
ed a million. He loves her better than
his own life. Realizing that death
usually follows the bite of such a
monster, the terrified father threw up
his arms with a moan of despair.
Jack Garland, a quick-witted valor-
GUS ex-ranger, happened to be close
enough to seize the frightened young
woman's arm as she threw it up, and
he grasped it above the wound, en-
circling it with his thumbs and fore
fingers with sinews of steel that pre-
vented the poison from reaching be-
yond his grip.
AS other comrades sprang to his as
sistance Jack pressed his lips to the
wound and began to suck the deadly
venom from the white arm with all
the strength he possessed.
Old man Baron had fallen from his
saddle in helpless terror. While some
Of the boys were dispatching the big
rattler others were helping the dis
tressed father to reach the side of
his daughter. He is an old Texan, and,
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-01-03

wedding cake, lingerie. etc, upon re-
turning from her sisters wedding at
Reading.
Thereby hangs an interesting story,
which was brought out at a county
commissioners meeting.
A suit case, containing wedding
cake, woman's finery, etc, had been
turned over to the commissioners by
William Webster. Waterman on the
bridge between here and Bridgeport.
He explained that 1t had been depos-
tied In his watch box while he was
absent and he couldn't conceive why.
In the suit case. when the commits
sioners opened it, however, was e let
ter addressed to Miss Lillian Bergey,
Bridgeport, Pa, and, complying with
official instructions, the commisaion-
ers' clerk called up Bridgeport by
phone and finally got Miss Bergey at
the wire. He explained the suit case
and the letter whereupon the sweet
voice at the other end Of the wire
said: