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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

We have all heard the old wheeze
of tanning a lion or tiger by steadily
keeping your eye fixed on him. Ac-
cording to one Of the keepers at Bar
NUNS a more effective method is a
cigar or cigarette.
Nearly every wild beast that ! have
ever come across" said this official
to the writer the other day, lis fond
OF tobacco In some shape or form. I
made this discovery quite accidentally.
Once, when / was in America with this
show, one OF the visitors who was
smoking a cigar pulled some Of the
smoke into the lions face as he lay
asleep in the cage. / expected to see
a real riot. but instead Of that the lion.
after giving q couple Of sneezes, moved
quietly up to the bars and raised his
nose snimngly as II asking for q sec
ond dose. I have tried the experiment.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

than 215,0 OO,O 900 gallons Of water find
their way annually down the threats
OF Londoners. But Londoners don't
drink Of water only. The beer con-
sumed amounts to 1853, 900, 900 gallons
every year-a quantity which is placed
in four and one-half gallon casks end
to end would make a line long enough
to go more than a third of the way
round the equator. If this beer we're
put into a colossal barrel, 100 yards
in diameter, the top of our barrel df
cylindricalD would be on a level with
the top Of Nelson's hat, if the Nelson
column were perched on the ton of
the monument, while $50 lifeguards-
men could not join hands around its
base. In fact, our sea of beer would
float the ebtire feet of the United
States, an you'd allow a distribution
e-dRes eesverym man, woman.
and child ia 1.-THE world. OF neat spirits
London demands about 4,4OO, 900 GAL
Ions a year, or sufficient bottles C26.-
100000, il placed five feet apart n
throw a spirituous girdle round the
earth at the equator. II we add water
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

The burdens of taxation laid upon
liquor saloons are regarded with
eqdaHimity by the average citizen. The
decision Of the commissioner Of inter-
nal revenue requiring the payment of
a special tax by proprietors Of rum sa-
looms who may employ an orchestra
TO attract customers will be accepted
as justihable and exemplary. The per-
Torrance is held to be a musical enter
tainment liable to taxation. A source
Of misery may be protected by law, but
its maintenance ought to be discour-
aged in all legal ways.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

Careful estimates Of the force Of a
Cyclone and the energy required to
keep a full fedged hurricane in active
operation reveal the presence of a
power that makes the mightiest efforts
OF mar appear as nothing IN compari-
son. A force fully equal to four hum
dred and s%eventy-three million horse
power wal estimated as developed in
a West Indian cyclone, This is about
fifteen times the power that is Great
able by all means within the range OF
msn's capabilities during the same
Were steam, water, windmills and the
strength Of all men and all animals
combined they could not at all APP
preach the tremendous force exerted
by this terrible storm.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

Embassy, whereas the ordinary French
or German citizen who happens to
be in London would think no more Of
calling on his Ambassador except on
business than one would think of Of
fering to shake hands with Kaiser
Wilhelm.
Busted" Americans.
Sad to say, a fair proportion Of the
visiting Americans have about them,
as an employee Of the Embassy put it,
1.-The outward and visible sign Of an
inward want Of money"-unlucky
folk who have received from home
checks on some American bank in
stead Of sterling drafts on London
which should have been sent, and who
want to know IL the Ambassador won't
please cash those checks; women
whose husbands have left them penni-
less, travellers, who haven't even
enough money to cable home for
funds, and citizens who have been
robbed.
Usually The visitor Of this sort says
he wants to see the Ambassador on
business of a private nature, but he
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

The style Of a writer is the faithful
production Of his mind; therefore, If
any man wishes to write a clear style,
let him first be clear in his thoughts;
and If any would write in a noble style.
let him first possess a noble soul and
live a noble life.
Very few Of our recent young poets
write good prose. This is very easily
explained. To write good arose one
must have something to say, but he
who has nothing to say can still twirl
verses and find rhymes, where one
word suggests the other, and at last
something comes out, which in fact is
nothing. but which looks as II It were
something.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

On all sorts Of wild animals since, and
/ have found that most Of them enjoy
thoroughly a big snin Of tobacco. We
had q bear here once that used 70 rub
his nose and back against the bars OF
his cage, just like a cat asking to be
stroked, whenever any one smoking a
cigar came near him. Antelcpes and
wild goats aren't satisfied with the
mere Whit. II you give them a cigar
or cigarette they will swallow Il
eagerly, and, what is more. seem to
suffer no bad effects from their meal. +"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

According to a British foreign Of
fee reported QUOTED in the Board Of
Trade Journal for January, 1899, it
appears that a potential commercial
feature has at length arisen for the
Samoa group, after years of depression,
owing to the fall in price of copra, and
the apparent unsuitability of the eli
mate for other civilizations, such as
rice, sugar, tea, or cotton.
Small capitalists (S2, 500 to 10000
going to Samoa and purchasing or
leasing land for the purpose Of cocoa
planting, would stand a good chance
Of naking a fair income after the first
thfee or four years, provided they pos
sess a practical knowledge of tropical
planting or will take advice from those
in Samoa who have experience in the
matter. The number of small planta-
tions is rapidly increasing, and it is
estimated that rs acres are now plant
ed with cocoa trees. The tree is ro-
bust and hardy, growing luxuriantly in
Samoa, and yielding abundant crops
after trihing cultivation. The quality
is considered good, the price varying,
according to reports from Hamburg,
San Francisco, and Sydney, bet ~cen
1896 and $500 per ton. A small PAN
tation of six acres holds about 1.20O
trees, and these in the third year Pm
duce some 100000 pods; and it is ap-
parent that, even with the liberia: al
lowance of Is pods to the pound Of
marketable bean, each tree would pro-
duce from six to eight pounds of pre-
pared cocoa bean per annum. The trees
are IN tfuil yield ~afterhthe afth year.
and there is apparently no age limit to
tn cir bearing.
The cost of land near Apia, contin-
ues the British consul, is from 81 to
$14 per acre If purchased from whites,
and from 81 to 81 per acre if leased
from the natives on a 20 or 40 years
lease. The soil is rocky and volcanic.
Although labor in large masses is
practically unobtainable and the ma
tive Samoan is by no means energetic,
sufficient floating labor for small plan
tations is to be had. The price is from
Sc to IS per month for a laborer, his
food costing about $4 per month. One
man ought to look after six acres OF
well-grown cocoa in The dry season.
but two are required during the wet
season-from December to May.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

One or two bows to the Queen. a
public dinner or two. an occasional
h%obnobbing with Lord Salisbury and
an occasional communication to the
Secretary Of State-that to the minds
Of many persons is the chief end Of
the United States Ambassador to the
Court Of st. James; and they picture
Joseph Hodges Choate as browning
his long years Of hard work with a
nice little period Of recreation in Lon
don.
And you couldn't get much further
from the truth. Mr.. Choate has about
as hard a job ahead OF him as he had
when he came to New York to make
his fortune, with nothing but a let
ter from Rufus Choate to William N.
Evarts as a starter.
More calls are made upon the Amer
lean Ambassador in London than upon
all the other Ambassadors here put
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

Our British cousins have some queer
notions about our customs and man
ners. Here Is a sample. clipped from
a recent issue Of a London paper; "The
Americans, business-like and practi-
cal, have reduced present-giving to
the minimum Of simplicity. On birth
days and other festive occasions the
heads Of rich families merely hand to
each Of their relations a slip Of paper
In which you read Good for a hat Cor a
dress, or any other article the recipient
wants., at such and such q place. This
Is signed lie a check, and there the
trouble ends until the bill comes In
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21
AMBASSADORS PRIVATE OFFICE.

rarely gets past the second secretary
for whenever the Ambassador does eX-
tend such aid, the money comes out
Of his own pocket, or the pockets OF
his friends, and II he contributed ever
a moderate amount to each applicant
for charity he would spend more than
his salary twice over every year.
The Ambassadors correspondence Is
almost overwhelming. and II MI.
Choate follows the rule OF the others
he will get some idea OF the contents
OF every letter addressed to him, and
will answer a good many more OF
them himself than he would IL he we're
at the head Of 4 private firm. IL will
seem to him on some days that the
whole population Of the United States
has relatives in England who are i'm
prisoned wrongfully. who have run
away to Join the British army, or who
have died in years gone by, and left
vast estates Of which the correspond
ent has Just heard-and would the
Ambassador please step out and attend
to the matter?
Requests OF the last-named sort
usually come from the victims OF seal
lawags, who make a business OF dis
covering vast estates and wrlnging
money out OF imagined heirs across
the Atlantic. The nuisance became so
great a while ago thPt the Embassy
collected evidence against some OF
these solicitors and made an example
OF them. but the mythical estate and
the hungry heirs seem 10 be about as
plentiful as ever. Most Of the victims
kindly OFFER the Ambassador a COM
mission on the sums he shall recover
for them. but this fact does not add
materially 70 the allurements Of the
once.
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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

Doctors In their fight against disease
have had their attention called to a
common, but hitherto unnoticed me-
dium for carrying Infection It Is the
VIVID Examination shows that germs
have been carried immense distances
by the breeze and deposited IN places
where all the circumstances were IA
vorahle for their growth and spread
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

An application has been made by S.
J.. Hutchins. John Z. Patton and other
leading colored citizens Of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, for a charter for the Ma
tional American Colonization Associa-
ton. the object being to organize
branches in the southern states. The
association is formed with a view to
~colonizing negroes in the west and Sc
curing from congress a concession to
allow the colonies so formed the right
of state government and representa-
tives in congress, etc. The plan was
organized by S. l.. Hutchins. a negro
lawyer. who has given the question Of
What to do with the negro?' a great
deal of study. Hutchins was a circuit
Judge in North Carolina during the
reconstruction days, and it is said of
him that he came nearer to giving sat
isfaction TO the whites in his circuit
than any negro who ever held a ike
office. Hutchins gives a reason for
his proposed colony that "the people
Of the United States should be given
an opportunity to see whether the ne
gro IS capable Of governing and hold
ing Office" The application for char
ter says that 1T is not sair to Judge
Of the negro's ability to conduct pub
lie AFFAIRS, to judge him by the fail
ures he has made in Office in the
south. Given an opportunity when
they are altogether dependent upon
themselves. the negro will solve the
question speedily as to whether he Is
worthy of citizenship and to be an in
tegral part Of the governing people"
Hutchins claims that a number Of the
leading negroes of the south are in
sympathy with him in the movement.
Al the dedication OF an immense
convention hall in KANSAS City the
other afternoon. somebody uttered a
loud call for Pryor" one OF the solo
lists with the sousa band. which had
been engaged for the occasion. The
crowd Of people present mlstook the
enthusiasts call for an alarm OF hre
and II was with great difficulty that a
panic was prevented. AS our civillza-
ton advances and things become sys-
tematized It will. no doubt. be neces-
sary even to suppress old and honor
able family names in the interests OF
public safety.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

You need not have a back yard;
neither will you need to mount to the
roof to hang out your weeks wash Il
you provide yourself with one Of these
convenient clothes-driers, which may
be used indoors or out, It may be
suspended outside any window. where
It will easily take any ordinary wash.
These driers weigh. according to their
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

or aerated waters
in the ratio Of two
to one, who have
diluted spirits suffi-
Client to allow ten
gills to every man.
woman and child
in the united king
dom. But we are
still far o OK
hausting London's
drinking capacity.
Our tea drinkers
are an army of mil
lions, and call for
~25.OOO,OOO pounds
OF tea, which ,when
reduced to liquid
c y,
means something
like %1.25O.OOO,OOO
pints, or nearly a
pint for every in
habitant of the
world. Our teapot.
If properly shaped
would comfortably
take in the whole
IF st. Paul's ca
thedral, for it con-
tains over 928, 900
cubic yards. To
convey the cot
hnnn- L.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

together, and a
large proportion OF
these calls be has
to attend to in per-
son. The chief rea-
son for this extra
ordinary demand
on his time Is that
the average Amer
lean citizen who
comes along feels
called upon to drop
In at the Embassy
and see how his
c%ountry's business
IS being done there.
The chances are
that he is a little
h o m esick and
wants to set foot
again on American
soil. He may not
have anything in
particular to say,
but he Just wants
to shake hands
with the represen-
tative of the stars
and stripes. And so
for FIVE or six
months in each
year there is a
constant succession
| OF callpre of the
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

yearly consumption would require
a train half a mile long for a
burden Of nearly 1870 tons; and
the canister would be IA yards in diam
eter, and as high as the monument.
or aerated waters London drinks So
100000 gallons every year.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

Arthur Balfour is the latest English
man to hint that John Bull is looking
for a partner, preferably a tall man
with a goatee and straps to his trou-
sers.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

The sultan Of Sulu is to be offered
home rule under the American flag,
but he will never be able to realize the
full extent Of his good luck until he
hears from the dime museum man
ayers.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21
wHAr loNpoN pRINKs.

Hair as Much Beer as water Is Con-
aumed.
Some curious particulars are given
in the Home Magazine concerning what
London drinks every year. No less
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

Reading PENN Cor. New York
sun. Mrs. Michael Marsunek was TAX
en- into custody today by Constable
Wise on the charge Of freezing in her
neighbor. Mrs. John Nestle. The al
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

One OF the dogs entered for the Chi
Gag bench show is the possessor Of
gold-hlled teeth, and therefore has an
intrinsic value which will remain even
II he doesn't draw a prize.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

It did not, however, require an Of
fetal note from Sampson to tell the
world that Schley was there during
the d~enavyizing Of Spain.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

What helped you over The great
trials of life?" a successful man was
once asked. THE other trials gave me
a lift" he answered.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

Washington, 1t may be remarked
was enough OF an exp%ansionist to
crowd the British invaders off the
United States. We need a Washing
ton right now.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

Gen. Miles is acting in a way that
iustihes the national honor in regard
ing him as a bold, horrid man
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

When Senator Billy Mason talks Of a
Lafayette for the Philippines he for
gets that Lafayette was a friend Of this
country.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

A prisoner escaped from the Toledo
wOrkhouse and took the bloodhound
along with him. That mar ought to
be at the head Of some trust.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

The name OF the new president Of
France is pronounced as though It
were spelled "Loobay."
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

Meat is worth 81 a pound in Manila.
This is probably due largely to the fact
that most Of the Manila butchers have
recently gone into the saloon business.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

Pisek. Bohemia, is probably the only
doeless town In the world. In eonse-
quence of a death from hydrophobia,
the authorities ordered every dog In
the place killed.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

Beauty IS but skin deep. but home
illness measures twelve incnes to tho
foot.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

The individual who stands still Is
sure to lose ground.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

II the car means business why does
he not incorporate his disarmament
scheme under the laws OF New Jersey?
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

Hobson has kissed a bride in Japan.
The young man simply can't resist the
temptation.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

When a man loses taith in humanity
he hits himself a solar-piexis blow.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

size, two, four or six .pounds, carry
ing, respectively. twenty, forty and
sixty feet OF line.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

England, Germany and the United
States constitute perhaps the greatest
trio Of nations that could be formed
greatest I'm power. greatest In wealth
and greatest In enlightenment. But Il
seems impossible for them 70 get to-
gether even when such a little dough-
nut as Samoa Is under consideration.
Il Is reported that the people on the
island Of Negros, which belongs 10 the
Philippine group, have accepted Amer
lean rule. They may prepare 10 be-
read out Of the Malay party az soon as
Aguinaldo hears about H.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21
THE INDEX

AZTEC. NEW MEXICO.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-04-21

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lean dollar is on par with the Spanish
coin. The Spanish money used here is
a currency coined especially for these
islands, and, although it is quite a
crude piece of money compared with
our currency, it is superior in this re-
spect to the Mexican coin. Our gold
and silver are now accepted in nearly
all the stores and shops at twice the
face value in Spanish or Mexican coin.
The Spanish coin is easily counterfeit
ed, and the skillful natives can readily
make good counterfeit of peso or
media peso.
Trade in Manila is largely in the
hands Of the Chinese. They are every
where and handle everything from
ships anchor to a paper Of pins. They
manufacture sugar and soap in large
quantities. We find them engaged in
the cultivation and cleaning Of rice, in
tanning and in varied other industries.
They are blacksmiths, carpenters, tink-
ers, chairmakers and indeed are en-
gagged in myriad of other callings.
Binondo is full of Chinese, and the
Rosario is lined with their diminutive,
space saving shops. They are up to all
the tricks of trade and can live on an
economic plan which no other people can
approach. AS yet the Chinese have not
invaded the Escolta, where the fine
shops and stores are located.
The native shop districts Of Manila
are the queerest places in the world In
Honolulu there is to be seen on very
small scale what we see here in Manila
in hundreds Of streets The quaint ma
tive shops are really but little inches
in the walls that line the streets, which
are so narrow that they would not make
an alley in an American town or city.
They, however. contain quite an assort-
ment of native goods. such as pima cloth,
rude shoes or sandals, and coarse cloths
There are many native eating houses,
where the customers are served like
horses in stall. and often many eat
from the same dirty platter. All these
native places have peculiar odors, which
are entirely too strong for the nostrils
of an American.
But then there are other shops about
Manila in which one forgets all about
those foul holes Out on the Gala de
Iris, in the San Sebastian district, are
to be seen some most interesting sights
end here are many palatial residences
built in that picturesque style peculiar
to Manila. There are fine courts, and
the upper stories, projecting over them,
give the structures decidedly oriental
appearance This district is not without
its flowers, for, while the Philippines are
not noted for their floral products, there
are some very brilliant and beautiful
specimens to be seen here. If the visitor
to Manila wishes to see typical trop-
ical place. he must not fail to visit the
San Miguel district, which lies along
the Pasig. adjoining San Sebastian.
Probably the principal industry OF
Manila and the Philippines is the pro-
duction of hemp. It is doubtful whether
many know that the famous Manila
hemp is nothing else than the fiber Of q
species of banana Over 100, 600 tons Of
this hemp are exported every year. It is
needless to say that the methods Of cul-
tivation and preparation are still ex-
tremely primitive.
The sugar industry is considerable