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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10
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Baltimore, Jan. 23.-One of the largest
bridge contracts that has been award
ed in many a has been let by the
receivers Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. In order to place the lines
west of the Ohio river in proper shape
to handle the heavy freight equipment
that is being used east of tho river
the receivers found 1t necessary to re-
build 81 bridges between Benwood, w.
Va, and Chicago. That the structures
might be rapidly pushed to compile
ton 1t was decided to divide the work
among three companies, The Youngs-
town Bridge Company OF Youngstown
will erect 81 bridges on the Central
Ohio division between the Ohio river
and Newark, Ohio; the Pencoyd Bridge
Works was awarded the IL bridges on
the Lake Erie division, Newark to
Sandusky, and the Edge Moor Bridge
Company OF Wilmington, Del, will
erect the 9 bridges needed on the Chi
a & division. The total cost Of these
bridges is in the neighborhOod Of $780,
600 and 1t is expected that all will be
In place by September. Nearly six
thousand tons Of steel will be needed
for the structures.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

The new Hotel Great Central, con-
nected with the new railroad entering
London on the north, is approaching
completion and will be ready to receive
the summer influx of visitors. One nov
city that seems to be worthy Of COM
ment is the large cycle track which Oc-
cupies the greater portion of the fiat.
This innovation, it Is hoped, will allow
guests to take their usual exercise in
comfort and safety when the streets,
as is generally the case, are impass-
able, owing to mud. This is said to be
the first arrangement of the sort ever
seen in any hotel in the world.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10
RAILRoAplNo Is Jill w9RK


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Advent OF the Iron Horse In china and
How it Il Received.
From the London News. Mr.. Cox,
who was recently assaulted near Pekin,
has had many similar experiences dur
Ing the dozen years he has been rail-
road building in the Chilli province
and has only e%xtricated himself by
dint Of tact, pluck and good humor.
He has practically for years carried
his life in his hand. In 1890, for In
stance, during the floods, a mob, led
By the soldiery Of Lutai, a military
camp near Tien-Tsin, cut the railway
embankment and destroyed seven
miles Of their line, their officers en-
%couraging them and enlightened Vice
roy II Hung Chang, in his yamen a
few miles off, "layin' low and sayin'
muffin" The cause alleged was that
the embankment prevented the food
water from running off, which, as
there were frequent outlets, was utter
nonsense. Previous to that attempts
had been made to wreck trains, and
the lives Of the foreign employees were
constantly threatened. The life, too,
Of the foreign guard on a train is not
always a happy one. Mandarins' SER
wants, without tickets, take possession
Of a drst-class carriage; eat, drink
sleep and perform other functions OF
nature in 1t. Perhaps they light a pan
Of charcoal to warm themselves II the
weather is cold. Charcoal has certain
asphyxiating effects; the other passen-
gers complain and the servants have to
be elected. Too much violence might
lead to a general attack on foreigners
and another Tien-Tsin massacre
while too little would not be effective
The unhappy guard has to follow the
happy" mean between a good hard
push and a mild knock-down blow
There have, Of course, been many lu-
dicrous as well as dangerous incidents
on the North China line. When 1t was
first opened, Chinese would come t
the booking Office and try to bargain
for tickets. When told the fare they
would offer half and gradually raise
their bid, much disguised that they
should not, in a business spirit, be me-
half way. One day a country gentle.
man on his first ride in a train seeing
his house midway between two sta.
tions flying past, deliberately opene6
the door and stepped out into space
At the pace the train was going 8
European would certainly have beer
killed, but the supple celestial, after
prolonged series of somersaults, was
seen to pick himself and bundle up
dust his clothes and set off for home
across the ields-much pleased Will
his short cut and the convenience o.
the fire wheel carriage" An unfor
tunate railway coolie, equally ignorant
of the laws Of mechanics, did not &c.
off so we'll. Seeing two trucks coming
at a snail's pace down a siding az
placed his foot on the rail to stoI
them. To his establishment it was Gu.
of and he learned, like Stephenson
COW, that momentum is made Of mas
as we'll as velocity. But, in spite o
everything, railways are bound Il
prosper in a country where travelling
is otherwise SO slow and difficult, cart
and ponies in the north and boats il
the south never doing than thirt!
or forty miles between dawn and dark
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

The widespread public interest in
the contest for the fast mail contract
between Chicago and Omaha has
caused temporarily to overlook
the similar achievement of the Great
Northern railway in establishing
quick mail communication from New
York, via Chicago and st. Paul, to
Seattle, and thence to the Orient, The
fast Pacific mail service by way Of
st. Paul to the Puget Sound country
is now quite as remarkable as that via
Omaha to San Francisco. On January
3 the Great Northern placed in serv-
ice a fast through mail and passen-
ger train from Chicago to Seattle, on
which the mail pouches once
leave the car after the transfer at
st. Paul.
From New York to Seattle the time
by this Northern route is just four
days. East of St. Paul the mails are
carried on several roads, but west of
that city-on a run exceeding the
eastern portion by 500 miles-the
mail goes through without change
? o FIVE great States IN the tracks
OF the Great Northern. Forty-hVe
minutes are consumed in transferring
the mails in Chicago, and thirty min
utes in st. Paul. After that the
Northern Oriental flyer does the rest
without a pause until the Asiatic
mails 90 on board the steamers OF
the Japan Mail Steamship Company.
Both the Importance Of Seattle as an
Oriental shipping point and the speed
OF the Great Northern transcontt
mental mail service make the achieys-
ment a noteworthy feature Of AMER
lean railway progress.
The Puget Sound cities have al
ready become formidable rivals Of
San Francisco as regards the freight
and passenger traffic for Japan, China
and Aslatic ports. The steamer route
from Seattle to the Orient seems to
be more free from storms than that
from San Francisco, and as a large
proportion Of the Oriental exports are
products Of the Northwest the freight
traffic has naturally taken this course
The fact that the fun capacity Of the
Japan Mail Steamship COmpany's
boats is engaged as far ahead as next
August is In itself a striking proof Of
the growing Importance of the
Oriental trade that has It's outlet at
: Seattle.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they cannot
reach the seat Of the disease. Catarrh Is q
blood or constitutional disease, and IN order 70
Catnrrh Cure Is taken Internally, and ncta
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Halls Catarrh Cure is not q quack medicine.
in this country for years, and Is q regular pre-
Fcription. II IS composed OF the best tonica
known, combined with the best blood puriheIsi
acting directly on the mucous surfaces. Ihe
perfect combination Of the two ingredients IL
what produces such wonderfulresults In curing
Cathrrh. Send for testimonials. Tree
II. J.. CHENEY &CO., Props, Toledo u
Sold by druggists, price Ioc..
Halls Family pills are the best
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10
The Point Of view.

When General Leonard Wood was
asked to explain the discrepancies be-
tween his testimony regarding rations
before the war board and the letter
which his late lieutenant colonel of
the Rough Riders, Governor Roosevelt,
wrote to General Miles on the subject,
he smiled and remarked: Are you
trying to get me into trouble with
TeddyP'
"No; but you say the rations were
good and he says they were bad, and
you both were there together"
1T entirely depends upon the point Of
view" remarked the governor general
of Santiago. Governor Roosevelt has
been accustomed to dine at Delmoni7
co.'s. l have spent most Of my life at
army posts upon the plains. 1 speak
from the standpoint Of a regular army
officer. He speaks from the standpoint
Of a volunteer"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

The CHIEF Part In bringing Up q Child Il
20 Make Him industrious.

.EAA I""M. - GHM "A
20 Make Him industrious.
IF, instead OF giving the young hom-
lilies on vice, and thus directing their
attention constantly to It, they were
simply kept busy at some wholesome
work or play every minute, they would
be far more thoroughly helped and
cleansed than would be possible in any
other manner" is the opinion expressed
by Kate Upson Clark in the January
WOman's Home Companion, who
claims that most parents either do
not realize the gravity Of this task or
are too lazy or incapable to attend to
It. For young people work is worth
all the white ribbon eXhOrtatiOns In
the world, useful as they may some
times be. The first duty Of the rich Is
to be industrious and to inculcate hab-
It's Of industry in their children. If
they are only taught to keep constant
" busy in some useful and ennObling
employment, the chances of their evO-
luton into honorable men and women
are a million times increased. Awaken
their intellectual curiosity. 1t is the
parent who is usually best fitted to
form the early habits of the child, II
he will only take the trouble to do It.
The making Of collections and the
hard study of almost any branch Of
natural history are likely to interest
children. The making Of machines,
the miracles of music, the manage
ment Of a printing press, may be used
70 busy children"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

eo0, which Exceeds the Expenditure In
any Other Country by s1O,COO,OOO.
We spend more money by S16.OOO!OOO
a year than any other nation for II
postal service, the total last year be
ing S00,626, 296; Germany is second.
with $~74,337,430, and Great Britain
third, with $40, 130,S35. We stand sec
Ond IN the amount of mail matter
handled per capita. New South
Wales Is just a little ahead, with 92.9
packages a year an %inhabitant. while
we handle 924 packages. Great Brit
ain is third, with IT'S. Germany han
dies more foreign letters, received and
sent, than any other nation. Austria
handles the largest number OF foreign
postal cards and the United states the
largest number Of newspapers. sent
and received, in the foreign mails. We
are fourth In the number Of letters
handled.
The United States has nearly twice
as many %postofices as my other couu,
try, the total being 71,46S. and the
largest number Of employees. 10S.6O5.
Germany Is second, with 30.3S0 Of
fees and 1922 employees, and Great
Britain is third, with 90 50 offices and
144,700 employees. In proportion to
area we are away behind on the list.
having only one pOstOfice to every
hfty-six square miles of territory. but
we count all the mountains and the
plains. Switzerland is first. having
one postofice to every Al square
miles; Great Britain second, and then
come Germany, Belgium, Portugal,
Holland, Luxembourg, Italy, Rouma-
mia, Denmark, Austria, France, Hun
gary and Japan, ali ahead of the
United States. New Zealand has a
p%ostofice for every $40 Inhabitants,
Canada n for every 531, New South
Wales for every 647, Switzerland for
every $50, and the United States for
every S97 inhabitants.
In the length Of mail routes we are
away ahead, because of our enormous
territory. We send our mails over
1T2,696 miles of railway and 2s8,451
miles Of what we call star routes, en-
bracing steamship lines, stages and
other methods of carrying mail. Ger
many comes next, with 29,634 railway
miles and 67,O66 miles of other ser
vice. Our postal cars last year ran
264,654,90S miles, those of Germany
124,550,525 miles and those Of France
1922, 165.-ChicagO Record.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

A third Of the money now flowing
into the Connecticut state treasury Is
contributed by the New Haven railroad
company. and from street railways, the
state now derives $133,OOO in taxes,
where ten years ago only about $751; 0
was yearly obtained. These last hg-
ures strikingly indicate the extent to
which trolly line enterprises have been
carried in that state.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

II lakes have no overflow to the sea
the water always becomes salty, par
ticularly II there is small rainfall and
much evaporation. The Caspian sea
is properly a salt lake. So Is the Dead
sea. There are several lakes Of con-
siderable size in Canada which have
no visible inlets, being fed entirely
from subterranean sources.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

Greene-"Good morning, Mrs. Brown.
Where is Tom today?" Mrs. Brown
TON Is out in the kitchen killing
c~ockroaches. He was going a-hunting.
but his gun didn't come home as he
had ordered. He had set upon hav-
ing a day Of sport, but rather than be
wholly disappointed lac has gone to
killing c~ockroaches. When a man Is
IN the humor for sport, he must muir
der something you know. Boston
Transcript.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

It IS seriously proposed IN a London
newspaper that man should take a
wife pa the same principle as he en-
cages a house-for three, five or seven
years, renewable al the husbands
pleasure, This idea was once discussed
Ia parliament.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

Our public men are trying to decide
what action should be taken regarding
the status Of Porto Rico. We have
never before had to deal with a SINH
lar condition. Neither have we ever
had such a reliable medicine for dys-
pepsia, indigestion and nervousness as
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. 1t makes
strength to resist future attacks.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

The Stora Kopparberg company Of
Falun, which utilities the immense
water power at Domnarfvet, in the
province of Dalecarlia, southern Swe-
den, for its Bessemer steel works there,
has just started the largest paper mill
In Europe. The mill begins with an
output of 100 tons daily.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

The military court at Darmstadt has
just given a remarkably severe sen.
tence. Three reserves, named Wagner,
Wesp and Mischlich, who were return.
ing to their wives from a control meet
ing, made a disturbance and had an al.
tercation with a lieutenant, who re
ported them. They were sentenced to
six, five and fOur years hard labor, re
spectively.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

Returns just issued show that last
year n English ship-building firm
made the record of launching 761 COM
mercial vessels of 1,367,47O tons dis
placement, and %fOrty-one warshlps of
1880 tons. These figures never were
equaled before in a single year.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

Poor swickles thoroughly enjoyed
life" Eyes. he enjoyed it so much that
people are getting up a fund for his
widow and children"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

What makes you say Mabel's husband
Is weak-minded?' We'll, they've been
married two years and he would rather
stay at home with her in the evening
han 10 anything else on earth"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10
smERIA, PFRRY Co, IND,, Nv, 99

SWANSON RHEUMATIC CURE COMPANY;L would like to thank you for
you great remedy, 90 DROPS", and tell you whatit has done for me-. IhadRheuma.
hm m every Joint ant in the hearta and had CataThO o the Head forSO years Twas
8 poorly that Ilostthe use Of my legs and arms an could notmove without pain. 1
physician, . good Doctor told me that my Rheumatism and CataTh were incurab6
and Ibeievsdhhm ButnoW, after using go Drops" only two months, can truly
say havenOt felt so well for seven years. This medcned does more than is claimed
bofit At this time my Catarrh is much better and have scarcely any Rheumatism
at ALL and the heart weakness and pain re gone. My hearing snow good and my
eyedght is much better lhaye gained more than 10 pounds OF heh ant car DO q full
dayASwork. Wis the best medicine ever sow to efvea mother who has q young child,
fOri has the same effect nthe ohnd as o. the mother: 1t Wardso IL Group and cures
the Hives ot the child and causes sweet and refreshing sleep e both young and old
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

A catalogue Of 300 prizes, suitable to
every taste and condition, mailed on
inquiry. Prizes given for saving Dia-
mond &c" Soap wrappers. Address
Cudahy Soap Works, South Omaha,
Nebraska.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

Cascnrets make bowels and kidneys acl
naturally, destroy microbes, cure headache
%biniousness and constipation. All druggists
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

1--WE are terribly cramped for space in
our fiat" That sop yes; we even
have to use the family skeleton for a hat
rack
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

Dropsy treated free by DR.. II. H.
Green's Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The great
est dropsy specialists in the world. Read
their advertisement in another column
of this paper.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

your portrait was a failure2' yes.
but I told the artist TO paint an old-fash-
Toned frock on it 50 1 could hang i up
as an ancestor.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

"rho book Of the yearr' that's easy
enough
No "Fadny' or ~"itnighthood" contains the
real stuff:
lack
The book Of the year is the old almanac.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

care you much rushed now, Foozer?'
Rushed? If / were to die tonight my
employer would expect me to come down
town tomorrow and work until the hour
set for the funeral"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

Hopkins Is the meanest man on earth
"Why2f II rode down town with him
this morning and let him tell me all about
his sumerings with the grip, but when ]
began to tell mine he got of the car"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

II have received strange news from
my son I'm the Klondike." HAS he got
rich?' mo. but a man who saw him up
there said he was working
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

A drop of ink, the poet writes, makes
millions think
A drop Of ink, l here declare, makes mill
lions swear.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been
a God-send to me.-Wm. b. Mcclellan,
Chester, Florida, Sept. IL, 1895.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

Richards Magic Catarrh Expellant co.
Omaha, Neb. Write for particulars.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

THE malls are always heaviest early
sending duns to everybody"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

MY wife locks the front door and
then 1 lock t." whats that for?' u
don't propose to ave her get me out OF
a warm ped to go Town and see If she has
locked It."
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

You use soap in the laundry every
week. Try Diamond &C" Soap next
week.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

Six fine silver plated knives free to
users of Diamond &c" Soap. Ask your
grocer.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

Richards Magic Catarrh Expellant Co.
Omaha, Neb. Write for particulars.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

Mrs. Winslow'ss Soothing syrup
For children teething, %softenB the s.reducesi nhamr
matton ,allays pain, cures wind collie. 20 cents a bottle
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10
To CURE A GOLD IN ONE DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money II it fails to cure.
25c. The genuine has L. b @ on each tablet
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

Richards Magic Catarrh Expellant Co
Omaha, Neb. Write for particulars.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-03-10

The official Inauguration of the new
telephone line between Moscow and ST..
Petersburg took place recently. The
line alone cost GO,O0O ruhles (S20,4O0l.
IN the exchanges at an stations Ameri-
can telephone apparatus Is used exc
clusiYely.
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BIZ TEsTlFY ID ITa TRuTH.

In alettM Il Oct TO- 1893, from Mr. Kenems he says; II feel t q duty that i
Nv TO God and suffering humanity to announce to you and all the world that am yet
In th8rnR with untold thousands Of others to testify to the great merits Of your vau-
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OUR POSTAL SERVICE.
a ~ ExpENswE LuxuaY

Total Cost Last Year Was over soO,0ao,
eo0, which Exceeds the Expenditure In
any other Country by s1O,OOO,oOO.