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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-16

Failure is often the forerunner o
success, but sometimes it runs a lon.
way before.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-10-16

Tomorrow is Elusive. exclusive and
iery often abusive.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-05-23

That this is a world of disappoint-
ments Mrs. Green had long ago learn
ed; but she found one more disap-
pointment to add to her list during
her visit to her daughterin-law.
Il declare, you never can count on
what folks will do, and you might
just as well give up first as last" she
said, dejectedly, to MI. Green on her
return, There ! c~ounseled them to
name the baby Emma Louisa. for
aunt: and what do you suppose aunt
has done already?"
Mr.. Green ~professed himself unable
to conjecture.
She's willed away the Bunker Hill
teapot and the Paul Revere sugar
tongs to the historical folks" said
Mrs. Green bitterly; and / expect
nothing but what the blue and white
counterpane win go next, and theren
be that poor, helpless baby without
& single inheritance to her naRloi"-
Youths Companion
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-05-23
W BIG QUESTIONS
THE MORAL OBLIGATION" AND
"poEs IT PAY7"
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
An Honest Answer to These viii
Keep the Trade with the
Home Merchant Every
Time.

copyrighted. 1906, by Alfred c. CLARKE
When the thrifty person or his wife
sits down for the first time-or any
time-with the mail order catalogue
and its temptations, there are two,
and only two, points to be taken into
consideration.
One of these is moral obligation,
and the chances are that that will be
dismissed as sentimental nonsense.
The other s-Will it pay? and to
that the thrifty person will be in
clined to interpret an answer from the
prices quoted in black-faced figures in
the catalogue.
Neither of these questions should
be lightly dismissed, Moral obliga,
ton is not sentimental nonsense, and
b%iack-faced figures sometimes lie.
The duty a man owes to his owr
community and his obligation to trade
at home are so often reiterated in til,
country press that, possibly like som,
of the preaching, it has a tendenc.
to harden the hearts of the sinners.
What has your neighboring tow
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-05-23

Even the wolves are enjoying tne
present era of prosperity. The gov
eminent has issued a bulletin in
which is shown the hourishing condi-
ton Of the coyotes on the western
cattle ranges and of the larger wolves
known as 'loafers," or "lobos." The
natural food Of these beasts of prey
was the buffalo, but they find cattle
and horses a satisfactory substitute.
Cattle are preferred; not that the
wolves have n prejudice against
eating horse-fiesh, but because the old
method Of attack from the rea
which they practised on the buffalo,
is equally successful with range
steers. When they try it on horses,
however, they meet with a painful
surprise. How serious is the pest of
wolves, remarks Youths Companion,
may be gathered from the fact that
Wyoming alone has paid out $65,00O
in bounties in the last ten years, and
this makes no account of the sums
paio by counties and stockmen's as
sociations. The cattlemen reckon
their losses to be about ten per cent.
of the herds. Great organized neigh
borhood wolf-hunts on the western
ranges have been advertised all over
the east during the past winter.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-05-23

household, and that among the duties
to his family and to the heirs Of his
estate is that of practicing iudicious
ecohomy-buying where he can buy
the cheapest and to the best advan-
tage. And this brings us to the sec
ond point in the argument-the para
mount question in this commercial
age-"Wm it pay?'
BY most people an Affirmative an
swer to that question is accepted as
the call of duty. AS a matter Of fact,
win it pay2' is a good test to apply
to any project or proposition. There
are commercial, as well as political
demagogues, and the man who is sp
pealed to on the score of patriotism
or profit, duty or dollars, can scarcely
do better than to sit down by himself
and submit that question-"Will IL
pay ?"-to his own best judgment
Provided always, that he goes to the
very bottom of it.
What are the relative advantages Of
huying at the local store and ordering
from a catalogue house? Advantages
understand, that figure in the ques
ton. VIII it pay?" Don't get away
from that question. 1t certainly is
very comfortable to sit down by YOU
own Preside and select a dress patterr
or a sulky pillow from a printed des
cription and a picture of the article
much more comfortable, in fact, thar
hitehing up and driving to town on
raw day.
A consideration more important
perhaps, is that the printed price IL
the catalogue seems, in some cases a
least, to be lower than the price
quoted at the local store. Isn't tina
conclusive? Let's see. The catalogu,
> describes the goods and quotes
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-05-23
sleep and Old AGE.

There is no question that the
quantity of sleep required steadily dim
inishes from infancy to old age. This
is a rather interesting exception to
the general rule that, as in so many
matters, old age returns to the needs
of infancy. AS regards sleep, says
London Pail Mall Gazette, old age is
more remote in its needs from infancy
than is any other period of life. II
elderly people obtain good sleep dur.
ing the first few hours, and if they
have not lost that delight in reading
which we all had in youth, but which
so many of us curiously lose, their
case is not to be grieved over. The
special value Of the earliest hours OF
sleep, by the way, has been proved by
psychological experiment. The popu.
lar phrase beauty sleep" is well war.
ranted. It is the early (the deepest)
hours Of sleep that make for health
and beauty.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-05-23

"Wfthout hesitation I zvyite to thank
you for the great relief haze Jound in
your valuabze medicine, Peyuna, and
z0iU call the attention Of all my friends
suffering s0itA cata,,-h to that fact. Be-
sides / chceyfuRy recommend ii to aH sif-
fering svilh eatayyh in any To,m."-
Mss Dora Hayden, 8I9 9th ST., S. H..
Washington, d. c.
A Case of Spring Catarrh.
Mrs. N. P. Lawler, 423% N. Broadw way,
P%ittsburg, Kas., writes: Last spring 1
caught a severe cold, which developed
into a serious case of catarrh. L felt
weak and sick, and could neither eat
nor sleep well.
"a member of our club who had been
cured of catarrh through the use of Pc
runa advised me to try it, and l did so
at once. / expected help, but nothing
like the wonderful change for the better
l observed almost as soon as 1 started
taking it. In three days l felt much
better, and within two weeks 1 was in
fine health. Peruna is a wonderful
medicine,
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-05-23

Camels, the old ships of the desert.
will soon give way to the new ships
of the desert, automobiles. The sue
cession, like that of steam g~reyhounds
to clipper-ships at sea, has to meet
prejudice and conservative habit, but
the conquest by the automobile of
the sand wastes Of Nevada is an ac-
eomplished fact. Here, to be sure, it
was not the camel, but the burro and
the stage coach that had to yield.
Under the heavy cars the sand hard.
ems into smooth tracks, and with a
little work good motor a roads can
be made. Several toll roads have been
built and mor are promised. Rich
miners and others who use motor
cars for business and pleasure are he.
hind the movement to construct roads
TO connect all important points; and
the commercial development Of south
ern Nevada is assured.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-05-23

During the next few weeks sew
eral more of the men asked Oliphant 8
advice and each time he gave It to
them freely and it was always the
same.
Within a month FIVE fellows had re-
signed from the club. The old rivalry
between Binks and Conklin was
thought by the men to be the reason
for their resigning, neither Of them
stated the ause. Young Spears said
he vas going to England and did not
intend to return, that the club-life
palled on him. The other two gave
different reasons.
The five designations made some
what o. a stir in the club, and It was
looked upon as a singular fact that
each of the fellows who resigned mar
ried shortly afterward. They all made
good matches, but no one could &C
use them of having married for mon
ey, although their wives we're well-to-
do women, and three we're widows,
another a grass-widow; the last. young
Spears wife, a maiden lady of five and
forty.
Oliphant laughed when he thought
of the matches and eagerly watched
for signs and symptoms among the re-
naming men.
One by one, at intervals, throughout
the year, nine men resigned and mar
ried.
A year after Binks had received that
dainty missive there were but five
"old-stagers'' left in the once-thriving
Roxmore club. There were no more
eligible men to be voted in. the ex-
penses became too heavy for the five
loyal men and, accordingly, the Rox-
more club was disrupted.
The 'old-stagers" were lonesome,
lost without their club-life, all but Oil
plant. AS the old club house was
shut uD for the last time. he rubbed
mis- hands gleefully and hurried off to
his little city office.
Opening his desk he hunted through
a file until he came upon the following
memorandum:
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-05-23

price; maybe it gives a picture Of the
article also, but you don't see the
goods, The local merchant shows you
the goods; you may examine them
critically; he may allow you to test
them or to call in an expert to advise
you. Is it fair to conclude that the
catalogue article is the cheaper just
because the price is lower?
An element that must enter into the
comparison of goods and prices is,
that in any attempt to fool the GUS
toner, the local merchant is decided
ly at a disadvantage. He must show
the goods, not merely describe them.
His business depends wholly upon the
limited trading area OF his town and
his ability to inspire confidence within
that circle. He cannot afford to make
a practice of disappearing his
goods.
The mail order house is not so tied
down to the maxim that Honesty is
the best policy" 1t has no ~neighbors.
no fellow citizens, no mutual interests
with its patrons. It's trade area is
wide and always shifting, Naturally
these conditions do not demand extra
ordinary vigilance in supplying hon
est-made goods. And where Vigilance
is not a needed employe in the bust
ness he is generally taken OFF the pay
roll, which makes a saving in expense.
as well as in the cost of the goods. If
lower prices are quoted by the cata-
logue house, may not this account for
Et@
WI it pay?" Is it a matter OF
economy to buy inferior and damaged
goods when the same money, or ever
a little more, will pay for goods of the
best quality? Which course does a
mans first duty to his own household
dictate?
But to get at the bottom Of that
question, we must consider the far,
reaching general effect of mail order
trading. If single catalogue houses
are to be capitalized at $40, 600, 600
they must be reckoned with alone
with Standard Oil, the beef trust and
railroad mergers. If they are allowed
to suck the blod from our country
towns, your grandchildren will find
conditions much the same as those OF
your grandfather's time. Their mar
kets will be 30, 90 or rs miles away
The towns and villages viii be de
serted, and the hubs" win be too dis
tant to send the radiating spokes OF
rural mail, telephone lines and other
modern conyeniences far into th-
country.
CHARLES BRADSHAW
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-05-23
ROXMoRE CLUB.

There were about a dozen more
items noted on the memo-slip. Oil
plant footed them up carefully; a
bland, genial expression of good-na-
ture on his face.
Twenty thousand" he smiled, APP
provingly, to himself. Twenty thou
sand in commissions; that Roxmore
club venture was a pretty good thing.
l thought l had those young fellows
sized up right and l certainly matched
them well. They had the good family
and prominent names, the girls had
the money. Alls fair in love and war,
but there isn't much war at present in
The Heart and Home Association for
the Promotion of -
Why, how are you, Spears. old
man." broke off oliphant, as the bash
full young man entered the office,
"What-back from the honeymoon al
rSady?"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-05-23
The Wav He Proposed.

did you ever hear about Flossie be,
ing engaged?" asked the first yDung
ling.
mo. Is it true?"
YES; and it's the most romantic
thing you ever heard Of. You know
Egbert Tigsmore has been paying at
tention to her for more than a year?'
YES"
Well, yesterday morning Flossie
was helping her mother to clean
house, and she had on an old skirt that
she has tried to give to every cook
they have had for two years. And she
had on an old blouse that had those
great big balloon sleeves. you know
Yes, yes
And her hair was all dragging down
into her eyes; and she had been taking
down pictures and busting them, and
there were smears of dirt every way
across her face; and her hands were
in horrible great big gloves; and she
was wearing an old pair Of carpet slip
pers that belonged to her father. And
Of all thingsl"
Yes, yes. What them"
"Egbert proposed to her while she
was looking like that"
He did?"
He did, and, Of course, she accepted
him"
We'll, a man who is so deeply in
love that he will propose to a cir.
when she looks that way deserves t.
be accepted"
Yes; but Egbert proposed over the
telephone. London Tit-Bits.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-05-23
NEW MEXIco.
The Lanauaae lad he Roy.


A child, with its meager store Of
Language, is somewhat in the position
Of the tabled woodchuck, which was
simply obliged to climb a tree,
whether it could do so in harmony
with the facts Of natural history or
not. He must express himself with
what language is Immediately at his
command, or fai2in more or less seri.
Gus degree to express himself at all;
and so his little store must be treated
as thoroughly plastic, just as the Ian.
guage of his race, in its earlier
stages, was plastic, says Atlantic.
The existence of whiten, ito make
white is all the justification he
needs for smaller, Ito make small"
or lowen, ito make low" Jimmie
Jones hasn't grown much since he
was here before says some one
"Why, 1 believe he's %ungrowed some
answers my younger, expressing his
thought clearly and fully, and delight
fully unconscious of the fact that lin.
guistic authorities do not recognize
the right of this handy prefix to at
tach itself to this particular verb
Ought I to have stopped him right
there and loaded his %undevelopet
memory with parallel columns Of
words which do and do o admit the
prefix I'M? If / had done so his bro
Their would probably not have ven
tured to ask, a little later, how peopl,
make un-hand-painted china, and his
knowledge would have been less to
day by the small amount of informa
ton which I was able to give him OF
that subject.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-05-23

given you, Mr.. Farmer? A m Iket for
your produce. What has mae 25 to
so per cent. of the present Ialue of
your farm? The accessibility of a
market. You know what you grand
father did on that same farm Drove
his hogs and hauled his graz 80, so,
maybe rs miles to the neares market
town, and received prices fir them
that would make you howl bout the
trusts. And he hauled back the fam
lily supplies for which he Iaid what
you would consider mmopolistic
prices. Do you happen to know what
the old farm was worth then? Well,
it lacked a good deal of being SIS or
500 an acre.
Yes, the home town, with its handy
market, has advanced the value of
your property and made you worth
several thousand dollars more than
your grandfather was worth. The
home town affords schooling for your
children, and perhaps social and
church privileges which Bour family
would not otherwise GRinEt The rural
mail routes and tel systems,
radiating from the town, as
spokes from a hui ag TO your
home the greatev %geniences of
modern times.
Have you ever No hat the first
thing the settlers heWly-opened
reservation do for a. wagon
load of mail OIL pes 3Wen
haven't. They I'm site
every six 9 c OF
three gene
house, a G 2
grain elei en-
ment for ava start a
newspal ron former
experienS aese things
close by. ~ uirable, what.
ever hardship Yome They know.
also, that wit m they must live
lives Of isolaV ~ endure an exist
ence that is hry to all natural
human instin
On the 9th hand, it goes without
saying, thaV,le average country town
cannot exist without the support OF
its tributary territory. Then, if that
town affords the advantages for the
rural citizen that have been enumerat
ed, there exists what we may call an
interdependence and a moral obliga.
ton between the two. Are you, Mr.
Thrifty Farmer, liIing up to that OBJ.
LEGATION when YOU do your trading
with the mail ordeE houseY
To this line snmnt the farmer
ma aanswer Greatest obliga-
us hrsd IS TO his immediate
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-05-23

The German piano manufacturer
sell many extremely cheap instru.
nents in Constantinople on nine
months time. Think Of paying for a
fourth-rate piano after living with II
the greater part Of a yearl
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-05-23

The fire Of publicity is tb medium the maiLorder houses are using to
destroy this community. It hhp t. you, Mr.. Merchant, to fight the devil
with fire. BY the aid of the Bal press you cal hold him over the scorching
flames, and put a stop to his devastating competition so far as this con
munlty is concerned. Will sd not assist in the good fight?
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-05-23

A man has been discovered in Phil
adelphia by the name Of Antonio
Whatawad. AS the contents Of his
pocketbook harmonic with the name
his friends should lose no time in ad-
vising him to keep away from Wall
street.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-31

an oil man came along and offered
TO make a lease on his land. Berry.
hill accepted the offer and an oil well
was drilled and the great Glenn Pool
discovered. Berryhill was a poor far
mer then. He Is farmer still but
he does not farm. All he does is to sit
by and watch the oil flow. Once a
month he comes down to Mlskogee,
presents his certificate OF oil runs
and draws his money. At this rate
he viii draw nearly 100000 per year
royalty and will continue 20 draw IT
as long as the wells hold out Berry
hill is one Of the men who a couple
OF years ago wanted his Indian
friends to sell their land and move
to Mexico. He is not so anxious to
go now.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-31
Editor Criticised Roosevelt.
t,pnrag,a Gpa-r{s1

indianapolis. Ind. Oct. 31.-Charg.
ed with sending defamatory and
libelous matter through the mails
in that he addressed letter to
TEDDY Bombastes Furiose, Executive
Mansion, Washington" Charles X.
Dyer. editor OF the Mirror. will ap-
pear before a United States grand
jury early next month.
The journal published by Dyer IS
IN advocacy Of scientific eugenics,
or Improvement OF the race by
methods similar to those advocated
by adherents Of the free love cut.
Dyer Is also a socialist. The letter
has not been opened. the offense
being in the address itself Dyer
declares he wiz rot in Jail" rather
than recant his opihion Of the
president.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-31

The headaches and dizzy feelings
that trouble SO many persons. are
often out symptoms Of kidney com
paint.
K,1ne- diseases are very treaeher.
Gus. They come on silently, gain
ground rapidly. and cause thousands
OF deaths that could have been pre-
vented 3y tr. atment IN the beginning.
.,ature gives early warnings OF
every disease. II you would but note
and heed them. Backache. tWinges
Of pain when stooFng or liftins. hesd'
aches. faint spells and urinary dis
orders are among the FIRST warnings
OF kidney trouole.
II these signals are unheeded there
comes a steady. dun. heavy aching
in the back and 'oins. a noticeable
weakness and loss OF flesh. rheumatic
attacks. weakening OF the sight. ir.
regular heart action. languor. attacks
OF gravel. irregular passages OF the
kidney scCretions. sediment painful
scalding sensation. dropsical bloatins.
etc.
But there Is nc need 20 suffer long.
Doans kidney Pills cure all kidney
troubles. This remedy has made a
reputation FOR quick relief and lasting
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-31
WHY LAWTON WAS RECON-.
MENDED FOR UNIVERSITY

westward, Medicine creek and can
yons northward. Dunbar Shprings
northwest. and White sulphur arte-
sian wells 20 the east, and abundant
supply OF pure water within a few
feet OF the surface at the campus
grounds. besides the large water
mala from the mountain lake, will
flow near the campus to Iawtcn.
The University location from a
health standpoint, is even superior
TO that at Fort sill. which has been
known as the Health Resort Post.
These attractive conditions were
considered by the committee and are
presented to the honorable delegates
at the Ardmore convention.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-31
4 ATREACHEROUS TROUBLE

the secret 76 years ago OF an old
Quaker lady. 1t was given to the
public by James Doan a druggist.
and is now known and recommended
the whole world over.
Home cures prove the value OF
Doans Kidney Pills to our readers.
Aremore Proof.
A. p. whiten. machinist living at
the whi''inston Hotel. Ardmore. |.
T. says: 1T VAS about two years
ago that | FIRST used Doan's Kidney
Pills. They were recommended to me
by an old army surgeon in Fort Worth,
Texas. as at that time was suffering
considerably from a retention Of the
.dney secretions and would often go
twentyfour hours withou. passing
them. and when they did pass they
were accompanied by burning pain
which was very acute. On using
Deans Kidney Pills | found them 8
most excellent medicine and the re-
suits OF their use were most satisiac-
tory. In fact, they cured me com
pletely. have often advised others
% get Doan's Kidney Pills at W. b
Frames drug store and give them q
trial. They are the best kidney rem
edy there Is"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-31

j, is an educational city and sup
ported by many educational insutu-
lions.
The National Park and Game Pre-
serve. part OF which is now stocked
with buffalo from the New York
Geological Garden. and being prepared
for other American animals and game
birds. offer special interest 10 the
students OF zoology.
The Fort sill military reserve and
post is attractive 10 students along
this line.
The Wichita mountain ranges with
their minerals. canyons, hills and
valleys conceded 70 be the oldest in
America. purported to have been dis
covered and Inhabited by the Aztecs
and Spaniards centuries ago. offer
the student OF geology and meineral-
ogy help OF great value.
The oil and gas wells near Law
ton. with gas piped to the city and
helnE uScd bN HuHul'HS VI 4"-''''' -
one rextra inducements FOR stduents
in thih line OF modern development
To the student OF botany Lawton
ofer extra Inducements for students
leys. hills and prliries. and from the
woods in all their great varieties.
To the students OF economics and
political science. Lawton offers the
advantages OF the L. ;. government
work through the war department
at Fort sill, through its work In
dealing with American Indians, their
government, agencies and schools
through .,, work iu the seo.os'ca'
survey division, and &c do" SUDDEN,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-31

TIE salvstisa amy ctfieers Request
Aat all persons who have any east
OF Or sssp worn clothing which they
desire 10 sivs 70 the poor fer winter
war would Do Q faver ~ sending the
sams to tSe army barracks or sAllins
- ne headquarters phone ss4 Red.
Every year the Salvation Army d.
mates q nrgs ssotity Of clothing to
~ posr that Il collected In this
manner.