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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

rise again from the ashes to which It
was reduced by the confagration that
destroyed it. But the grand result GER
tainly justifes the period spent in its
construction.
Omitting description Of the exterior,
which represents the highest perfec-
ton of the architects and sculptor's
art, let us just glance inside, penetrat-
ing to the interior of the building by
one of the doors of the Place Boiel-
dieu. We pass through the principal
vestibule, a passage Of very ample di-
mansions; then by some steps we reach
a platform Of about eighteen metres
square. Here are arranged a dozen
columns Of red granite with bronze
capitals, a statue of the Lyric Drama
By Falguiere,a statue Of Opera Comique
by Merci, as well as a number Of other
highly appropriate ornaments.
At the extremity of this platform to
the right and to the left the stairs of
honor lead to the foyer and to the
lobby of the first boxes. A third stairs
in front conducts to the orchestra
chairs. On each side of that a fourth
and a fifth flight lead down to a cen
tral vestibule. Entering the audito-
rum the effect is most dazzling. The
general tone of the color is ivory white
red marking the depth Of the boxes
Pillars of nine arcades support the
vault, elevated seventeen metres above
the floor of the orchestra. OF each
pendant of these pillars the field is
in gold mosaic branched with green.
leaf tracery. On the balustrade Of the
first gallery the modelling is all in gold
This is succeeded by a row of pillars
bearing caryatides who sustain on up
lifted arms the edge Of the second gal
lery. The third and fourth galleries
are likewise distinguished by a higl
degree Of art in their sculpture anC
! general color and figure scheme.
Some of the subjects of the painting
that decorate the various panels Of thu
interior Of the building represent Pc
esy, Song and Harmony. There ar
pictures of the favorite and representa-
tive characters prominent as connected
with the Opera Comique in time pas
and present. Among them we recog
nize Manon, Carmen and other famou.
figures of the song world.
Mounting the stairs of honor, that (,
the right takes US to the side Of tn
Rue Favart. AS we descend we will
take the other side. Both sides ar
bordered with a magnificent balus
trade Of worked bronze and copper
and here, too, our attention is attract
ed by the various grandly painted pan
els. notably those of Tragedy and tn
Dance. We see there, too, in the bold
est of attitudes, Truth, a mirror in he
hand, coming out of her well. We Sc
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17
THE MISADVENTURE

II Is said that Arnold Preston and
Mary Culliford, though the happiest
and most devoted Of married couples.
became engaged by m~isadventure, I
have the story on the excellent author
ity Of one Of Preston's most intimate
friends, to whom It was related as a
special secret. Il came to my ears,
though-but that is the way OF secrets'
From his earliest days Preston was a
favorite with the ladies. There must
have been something feminine In his
nature that made him a completer man
than most Of us. AS a girl, from whom
1 sought IN explanation Of the mys-
terry, once said to me: He seems to
understand you So"
Living very much with his emotions,
he was destined to reap considerable
trouble from affairs Of the heart. At
the period Of life when calf-love at
tacks n boy. or the man he imagines
himself to be, Preston was nev in
love with the same girl for more than
a week at a time. There were no
Quests OF Golden Curls or Pursuits
Of Well-Beloveds in those days to hold
up the mirror to his state Of mind or
furnish him with %palliation or excuse.
His sole desire was to cling for life
to the rock Of a single stable affection,
and be all that a steadfast lover should
be. Alasl the shifting sands Of in
terest we're ever hurrying him in a new
direction. A look from a pair OF bluer
eyes, a smile from roster lips, and he
was again adrift at the mercy Of those
shifting currents, his inconstant feel
ings. It was a serious trouble to him.
But one day the star Of his destined
love did appear to him. He had not
read Maeterlinck, but that is how, de-
riding plagiarism, he would have phras-
ed 1t. Fixed in the heaven of his love
she shone for three whole months with
unvarying brilliancy; the duration OF
time was alone quite sufficient to prove
the success of his quest.
But that was not the only proof.
Never had his feelings known such
disturbance. He was stirred to the
center of his being, her mere presence
reducing him to a condition of palpi-
tatlng nerves. He lost all OF
humor, which was serious, and preach
ed the gospel of intensity as the one
means Of converting existence into life.
He knew nothing, morning, noon, or
night, but that one fact Of his love
his private, personal love, blazoned
across heaven and earth. Men and an
gels were called upon to listen to the
story Of Arnold Preston's passion for
Agnes Simpson.
There was one drawback, however.
He had %sorrowfully to admit that his
love was not reciprocated. The direct
question had not been put, but intui-
ton told him So. There was no fame
in her eyes like unto his. and she was
still able to start the most ordinary
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

So injurious is life on a torpedo boat
that a years continuous service will
mentally and physically i~neapaeitate a
man. This assertion is made or the
authority Of Lord Charles Beresford,
but that the strain on any one serving
on these craft is very great Is shown by
the fact that to one months service
the British naval regulations allow one
week of. Austria is endeavoring to
mitigate the hardship Of service on
these boats, and life on one built for
the Austrian navy and tried on the
Thames recently was demonstrated to
be pleasanter than pm those Of the
English navy.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

49, ~ 49, 49,
representing the emperor's ancestors,
contemporaries or others. That Of
King Arthur and two others are at
tributed to the famous Peter Vischer
of Nuremberg, and in Arthur we see
the most noble and majestic figure of
the series. The faces and forms of
these august personages are said to be
exact representations, and one could
not fail to be impressed with this idea
from the strongly marked and peculiar
cast Of features, the expression and the
attitude, which give a striking individ-
uality to so many among them.
King Arthur is given a place Of spe-
cial distinction, standing at the head
of the fourteen statues to the left, as
the spectator faces the high altar.
This wonderful group-including the
emperor himself, in bronze, kneeline
on a large marble sarcophagus in the
center-was not completed till the year
1893, under the Archduke Ferdinand,
although it was commenced in 1909.
Round the s%arcophagus there are
t%wenty-four reliefs in marble, in which
the chief events of the emperor's life
are recorded. With reference to these,
Thorwaldsen stated that they were the
most perfect works Of their kind.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17
LIVING IN PARIs Nor oHEAp.
Costs Just rs Much as 1t Does in New
York.

Costs just rs Much as 1t Does in New
York.
An American resident in Paris has a
page of plants under the head of
Paris VS.. New York" in n of the cur
rent magazines. PROUD be interest
ing to know in ~ bart Of Paris and
in what way thfs american lives to
have acquired so much misinforma-
ton, says the New York Commercial
Advertiser. For instance, he can get
a cheerful, airy apartment in Paris
for SIS a month" Where? On the
outskirts or in the slums of the city,
in a tenement house, up five flights of
stairs? It can be done in New York,
too. He "can get a good cook for IS
a month" and Live well for 81 per
day" The good cook who would con
sent to exercise her art for forty francs
a month would simply refuse to mar
ket Tor a person who spent only five
francs a day on his food. Where
would be the profit of her pet trades
men and her own Commissions"
This resident likes New York because
he "can give a BAH when l like; in
Paris must get permission from the
other tenants" Where did he live in
New York, pray? Much nonsense is
written about how cheaply one can
live in Paris. One can live cheaply in
New York, too, if one is content to put
up with the same discomforts and inc
/ nnnwnnfan0ou Th0 A waawfa1no 10
talk in this strain are usually to be
found in Paris shivering over a hand
full Of sticks, away up in some rickety
apartment house in some forgotten
quarter of the city. They could COM
mand the same diseomforts at the
same price in New York. The Paris
apartment which rents for $40 and $50
a month has no bathroom, running
water, except in the kitchen, heat or
gas. Gas ranges are furnished free by
the gas companies, who run a pipe
into the kitchen on the outside Of the
wall and ceiling. In the more expen-
sive apartments one has the water
taxes as well as the rent to pay. In
the hotels, which are not furnished
with electricity-the majority-the
rooms are lighted by candles, for
which one has to pay extra, and a
lamp costs a franc a night. Steam
heat is a chimera and a tiny CRATE fire
costs as much as a yule log. Paris is
a beautiful city and the cabs and
shops and theaters and streets are
alone inducements enough to attract
the nations Of the earth to its gates
But it is no cheaper to live than New
YOrk-if one lives as we'll.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17
paris Letter.N


The opening Of the new Opera
Comique a fortnight g here was at
tended by circumstances which rem
dered a full appreciation Of the highly
meritorious character OF the house diff
hcult According to criticisms which
were dispatched the world over, while
they praised the construction and dec
grafton, deprecated them by the state
ment that they hardly realized the ex-
pectation Of the Paris public. How
ever, a more careful judgment, after a
sufficiently minute inspection, has led
to a general withdrawal of that Opin-
ion n the growing belief that the
house is fully up to the promised
standard and altogether the finest Gre
alton builder and decorator has ever
devised.
There had also been some criticism
called forth by the time expended in
construction. It has taken the thea
ter a little more than eleven years to
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17
Fifty Year. in One Choir.

After having sung for fifty years in
the same church choir continuously
missing very few services, Messrs.
Daniel Shaaber, Jacob shaaber and
James Hin Of Reading. Pa, sent In
their designations because their voices
were possibly not as good as the large
congregation had a reasonable right "a
expect. The singers are o nearly 20
years old, but are still young and &C
tive in body and mind, and they can
still sing In a manner that Is wonder
full to those who hear them. The
brothers Shaaber say that the vocal
organs Of the throat hold out as we'll,
possibly better, than the eyes, ears
arms, or limbs Of the human body. II
they are properly exercised and taken
car Of. They experience no difficulty
in singing right along with the young
er folks in the choir. but they now de.
sire to quit because they imagine the
congregation may want to hear new
voices.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17
A MIsFIT
Falstaman CHIEF Engineer Ordered to a
vessel with small Doors.

Falstaman Chief Engineer Ordered to a
Vessel with Small Doors.
A well-known chief engineer Of the
navy, who does o care to take any
dust from Gen. Shafter in the matter
Of a~voirdupois, tipping the scales, as
he does, at a trihe more than 300
pounds, was recently ordered to take
charge OF the mechanical department
Of one of the smaller gunboats on the
Pacific station. The engineer did not
particularly like the assignment, but 1t
did not worry him to the point Of sui
eide. He simply sat down and made
a sketch of the exceedingly narrow
doors that led into the engine-rooms
OF the gunboat to which he was or
dered, marking the dimensions of the
doors in figures on the sketch. Below
his drawing Of one Of the engine-room
doors this jolly chief engineer made a
neat sketch of himself, full figure, not
exaggerating his F"alstafian paunch a
trihe. He attached his own dimensions
in feet and inches, circumferentially
to this sketch Of himself. Then he put
the sketch in an envelope and re
specially submitted" them to the Blu
reau OF Navigation. It was the sort OF
document that occasionally makes a
hit.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

The seeds purchased IN Russia by
Prof. N. e. Hansen. special agent Of the
department, for introduction into the
United States, upon their receipt in
Washington were found to contain a
large amount Of weed seed. in many
cases Of kinds not yet known in the
United States. On account Of the lack
Of se~ed-cleaning machinery in the dis
tricts in which the seed was purchased
Il was impossible to get clean seed. Ev-
cry package, therefore, was carefully
tested In Washington city for purity,
and II found to contain weed seeds was
carefully cleaned. either by machinery
or by hand. Furthermore. the seeds
when distributed we're accompanied by
8 memorandum calling attention to the
danger from foreign weeds and direct
ing their determination should any APP
pear.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

The eyes OF the world are now cen-
tered on Washington. The best y
between Chicago and the national cap
itai is the Monon Route. Q III. y D.
Ry., b. g. o. s.. w. and b. & o. Through
sleepers leave Chicago daily at 240
a. m. (ready in Dearborn station at
0:80 D.. M, arriving at CINCINNATI az
1920 a. M, Washington at 6;41 a. M
and Baltimore 1850 q. M. This is the
most comfortable and convenient train
for the east running out Of Chicago.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

The list Of experts, clerks, messen-
gers, pages and janitors who will help
Commissioner Peck to look after Am
erica's exhibit at the exposition Of 1900
shows that emoluments have been
pretty evenly divided between Paris,
New York and Chicago. The Parisians
are probably put on to explain to visi-
tors what the Americans are trying to
do
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

Prof. Charles Eliot Norton accepts
the expansion policy as inevitable and
thinks this country will succeed as a
colonial power after making some
blunders and paying for them" Prof.
Norton, II may be remarked has also
made some blunders. especially during
the past suraner and is still paying for
them, and IS therefore competent to
speak on this phase Of the subject,
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
ease OF Catarrh that cannot be cured By Halls
Catarrh Cure
We. che undersigned, have known =. J.
Cheney for the last IS years and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business trunsactiona
and financially able 20 carry out anJ oDAgaT
lions made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
o.; Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, WHOLESALE
Druggists. Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure IS taken Internally act
ing directly upon the blood nndmucous surfaces
OF the system. testimonials sent free FEtoe
10 per bottle. Sold by all druggists
Halls Family pills are the best
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

you know" said the collector
rather plaintlvely, you said that YOU
would pay me II 1 came today"
"Well," said Mr.. Bildew, you mus
bear in mind that human nature /.
human nature. The best OF us some
times say things that we are sorry
for"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

Blibberton-Oh. well. the world owes
me a living. The Rev. Mr.. Goodmen-
That may be so. but the world, like a
good many individuals. doesn't 90
hunting around after creditors in or
der 70 pay ITS debts.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

A Just knowledge Of the maxims we
ought to follow in the course Of life is
the principal object Of wisdom; and
virtue consists in putting them con-
stantly in practice.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

Hanna's vehement assertion that he
isn't a boss is interesting as well as
encouraging. 1t seems to indicate chat
his exterior is growing less pachyder-
matous.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

Education begins at the mothers
knee, and every word spoken within
the hearing Of little children tends to-
wards the formation Of their charac-
ter.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

Glass eyes are now made for pug
dogs so deceiving that it's impossible
for even the beast itself to see through
the Observation-Disclosures Times.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

'rWhy do the roses fade slowly awayf
nhe inquired, POLITICALLY.
man with wide ears. when you think q
over it's an FOR the best. It's more COM
Portable to nave them fade slowly away
than to 20 on AN of a sudden ike q tor
podo. "-WashinEton Star.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

A good life is far more eloquent than
q good sermon.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

Eleanor, when we are married, will
you love me wen enough TO cook for
me?" Eyes, dear Henry but you viii
have to hire somebody else to do my
cooking. Detroit Free Press.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

rs Il true that you had Barker ar
rested for threatening your" Yves; /
found that he had Il in for me, and 30
I had II iB for him -Exchange.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

Capt. Sigsbee's statement that the
signal Remember the Maine" was
never displayed in u navy does not
change the fact that the Maine was re-
membered.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

Senator Quay Is not exactly fighting
TO get a reputation, but rather to get
rid Of the one he has.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

Nothing engages our interest and at
tention more than some Of the things
that neve happen.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

Mr.. Beyeridge, Indiana's new sena-
tor, was once a logger. He will find
several men in the senate who know
a whole lot about log-rolling, too.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

The California fruit growers think a
Nicaragua canal would save them 49,
5000 a year. Well, how much stock
would they take in it?
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

A girl thinks the wisdom Of Solomon
insignificant when compared with the
smart sayings of her first beau.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

The more intelligent man becomes
the less he thinks of himself and the
more he thinks Of others.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

Men censure women for painting. yet
they never saw an angel that wasn't
painted.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

Col. Ingersoll calls Senator Hoar "a
m~udhead" and "a timid old granny
The colonel has a choice variety Of
epilhets al his command, but most Of
them are somewhat battered from con
tact with Mr.. lngersoll's oWn rotund
person.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

Comedy with her whip routing the
Vices. The pictorial personihcation Of
Tragedy represents Sophocles rehears-
ing a scene Of Oedipus. The Dance
shows a group of modern ballerlnas
surrounding the personages OF the an
Client Italian comedy. In the front
foyer are three particularly interesting
mosaic compositions on the ceiling. On
the walls W. observe Song. Comedy,
Music and the Dance. These are por-
trayed by young girls. each isolated
under an arcade, In the attitude and
with the gestures appropriate to the
ideas they personify. On the ceiling
are the figures Of seven young women,
indicating the seven notes OF the mu-
Rical gamut- But half concealed with
floating draperies. they are In the act
Of ringing bells and circling madly
around In the spirit OF the dance. Tor
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

There are a good many high flyers"
in this country. but the inventors Of
flying machines are not in that cate
gerry. q
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

knowledge may be power. but it's
seldom powerful enough to move a
stubborn man.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

Too many marriages are for publ
cation only and not as a guaranty Of
good faith.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

We do nothing well till we learn
our worth, nothing best till we for
get It.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

"A man came In here just now who had
forgotten the name of a book his wife
wanted" what did ne do about it2'
zone of the girl clerks suggested that
maybe he had a memorandum of the
name in his pocket" HAD hep "Of
course"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

Some men adore their wives because
a Is either that OF starvation.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

"There is nothing more uncertain than
a horse racel" exclaimed the man with a
ehoIv friend responded: You never
worked in a weather bureau, did your"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

a small rent in a reputation soon
becomes a large hole.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

ct can't understand Professor Whack-
ms great popularity as a lecturer
That's easy; the women enjoy, his hits
the women"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

what do you think about this univer-
sal peace movement2' 1t Will do to
quarrel about as well as anything"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

Whenever a young man goes to court
and pleads guilty 10 being 10 love Re
ought TO get a life sentence.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

FITS FermanentlyCurcd Nohts or nervousness after
first days use OF DR.. kliueis Great Nerve Restorer.
send for FREE $1,000 trial bottle and treatise
Dr.. r. II. NLNE. Ltd. 93l Arch St.. Philadelphia, Pa
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

know that my life was saved by Piso's
Cure for Consumption.-John A. Miller,
Au Sable, Michigan, April 81, 1895.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

The poor man never troubles himself
about the troubles Of the millionaire.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17
OMIQUE,PAR
HANDsoMEsT Am
PALACE IN THE WORLD.

The stairs Of monor-rhe Sculpture,
Paintings and Other Art Features-A
Description Of the Auditorium-some
Fine Mural work.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

Richards Magic Catarrh Expellant Co.
Omaha, Neb. Write for particulars.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

1.-THE Judge c-anged his mind and de-
clared her insane" ANY new evidence2"
had on was three years behind the
styles.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

"Wife. what a lot of grammatical errors
you makel' what of it? Aren't they as
good as those YOU mother used TO
make?'
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

Mrs. WinsioW's Soothing syrup
For children teething,% softens the innam-
nation, allays PAIN cures wind collie, 70 cents q bottle
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-17

Richards Magic Catarrh Expellant Co.,
Omaha, Neb. Write for particulars.