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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-01-26

We have arranged to make Il
few loans Oh high grade farms
for the next 30 days at ; per
cent interest and u small eX-
npnSR
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-01-26

Miss Belle Johnson made a
business trip to the Gem City,
Monday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-01-26

Ferd Wood, of Lentner, was
in the city with friends Mon,
day
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-01-26

John Carr, of Hunnewell, was
trausacticg business in this
city Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-01-26

Wanted: A trustworthy farm
hand who is married. Apply
at this office.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-01-26

L. G. Saunders spent Sunday
with the homefoik at Lakenan.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-01-26

G. Il. Payne, Of Kirksville,
was circulating among old
friends in the city the first Of
the week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-01-26

w. 6. Barger was attending
to business at Woodl and
Thursday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-01-26

A strong sieismic wave 'des-
troyed three villages in Greece
Sun day morning.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01
Miss ~LOckheart's
LETTER 10 MRS. PENKHAM.
TlFIIIa 70 ~. FIHEHAH 70. F'Iali

rLrIrEa 70 MAS. FrrKuAw no. f7,Iotl
81 cannot express my gratitude 70
you for the good that Lydia y Pink-
hams Vegetable Compound has done
for me. / have taken Eve bottles Of
the Compound and two boxes Of Liver
Pills and feel better IN every respect.
/ had suffered for years with dropsy;
the veins IN my limbs burst, caused
from the pressure of the water. had
the worstkind Of kidney trouble, faint
ing spells, and I could not stand long
at a time.C / also had female weakness
and the doctor said there was q tumor
in my left side. The pains I had 70
stand were something dreadful. A
friend handed me a little book ofyours,
so / got your medicine and It has saved
my life. / felt better from the first
bottle. The bloating and the tumors
have all gone and I do not suffer any
pain. 1 am still using Che Vegetable
Compound and hope others may find
relief as I have done from its use. ~
Miss N. J. LoCKHEART, Box 16, ELIZA
BETH, PA.
Only the women who have suffered
with female troubles can fully appre-
ciate the gratitude of those who have
been restored to health.
Mrs. Pinkham responds quickly and
withoutcharge to all letters romsuffer
ing women. Her address is Lynn, Mass.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01
PRIMITIVE
In Mexico Months Are Named After tn
Arrival of Birds.

In Mexico Months Are Named After the
Arrival of Birds.
The most primitive method in chro.
nology is that which enables man to
orient himself in the world Of time by
associating particular lurations with
vicissitudes of weather, with seasonal
aspects Of vegetation, and with the
constantly changing sights and sounds
Of the animal world, says Popular Sci.
ence Monthly. In the calendar Of the
Crees, for example, we find such desig.
nations as "duck-month," frog,
moon" "leaf-moon," "~berries-ripe
month" Collaborating moon"
leaves entirely changed" leaves in
the trees" "hsh-catching moon, "
moon that strikes the earth cold"
coolest moon" "ice-thawing moon"
"eagles-seen moon" So in the calen.
dars Of Central America and Mexico
the months are named variously after
the arrival Of birds, the poisoning OF
flowers, the blowing OF winds, the re-
turn of mosquitoes and the appearance
of fishes. The Greeks constantly used
the movements Of birds to mark the
seasons; the arrival Of the swallow and
kite were thus noted. Hesiod tells us
how the cry OF the crane signaled the
departure Of winter, while the sitting
Of the pleiades gave notice tosthe plow-
man when to begin his work. The In
cas- called Venus "the hairy" on &C
count Of the brightness Of her rays,
Just as the Peruvians named her the
"elght-hour torch" or "the twilight
lamp" from the time OF her shining.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01
rWo FAMous REsoRrs.

An Outing Hint from Outing"
Fast, safe, superbly equipped and
most carefully governed, one need not
wonder at the great popularity OF the
New York Central. No other line af-
fords such facilities for through travel
between the East and the West as this
wonder fouT-track system. In the
Uq5NGd5n-o % Grand Centrel Station,
49, led Ia the heart OF New York City,
and within trihing distances Of all
hrst-class hotels, this railway offers
greater advantages than competing
lines. Spring. summer, autumn and
winter, It has attractions irresistible.
The great Northern Wilderness, the
playground of the State, now beckons
its thousands. AS autumn falls, Amer
ica's scenic masterpiece, far-famed
Niagara, will claim its annual host OF
pilgrims with its majestic power, the
fierce turmoil Of the Whirlpool and all
OF the picturesque surroundings, the
awesome Cave of the Winds and the
several other minor attractions Of the
vicinity. And when winter comes,
then the entire scene transformed to
what seems a ~fairyland of marvellous
frost dressings, Of icy forts and SNOWY
palaces; Of cleaning. crystal prison
barriers vainly striving to bind the
roaring, foaming plunge Of water-will
present a spectacle Of weird, mys-
terious beauty which is not duplicated
In the world.-0uting.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01
EzperIments Wlth sewers

The experiment which Paris is making
in disposing Of her sewerage will be
watched with a great deal of interest by
many cities in the United States where
the sewage question and pollution of
streams has become a serious problem.
In Paris, the river Seine has heretofore
received the waste matter from the city,
bat now 1t will all our into one great
central drain and be carried off to two
large suburban sewage farms. One of
these so-called farms is a high, sandy
plain, known as the Sahara of Paris. It
Is predicted that the sewage of the city
viii soon change these wastes into fer
tile lands whose products will find a
ready market in the great city. Sewage
farms have already been tried on a small
scale in France, and with such phe-
nOmeNal success. as far as enriching the
land Is concerned, b a the experiment
will now be made with the metropolis.
Millions of dollars worth of sewage n
manures are wasted annually I'm our great
cities, and 1t seems as though some plan
Of this character SHOULD be made practi-
cable to take care of the thousands Of
tons OF valuable but dangerous matter
which accumulates as a result Of people
living in great communities.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01
THEHORRORSOF WAR
wIrH LAwroN FL Il oANEY.
Moving Recital Of Incidents IN the santi-
ago Campaign - Capture q BLOCK
House.

"ANNANN MNNAAAA OF AnNAueAA ~ tna AAMN
3 Camrnign = Capture q Bloch
House.
Some OF the horrors Of war appear
very WILDLY In with LawtOn al lei
Caney," by Frank Norris, author Of
"McTeague," Ia the June Century:
The blOckhOuse was taken by the as
sault, but the town still held on, and
far to the left the rifles were yet talk
ing. At ace the battery moved for
ward, followed by It's supporting regi-
ment. But I went on ahead as fast as
my little horse could carry me. left him
with my Cuban guide In n grove Of
cOcOanut-palms, and following In the
wake of the charge, climbed the sugar
loaf Hill and gained the %blockhouse
and It's line OF rihe-pits. The block
house was a horror, the trenches be
yond description. The first Spaniard I
saw was lying at the bottom Of a
trench. He was n young fellow-they
were all young fellOws-his face the
color Of wax; n poor, dirty hand
hooked like a buzzard's claw; his arm
was doubled under him, and-but the
rest is not for words. A bullet wound
is one thing, but shrapnel smashes its
man, filings him down, and drives and
NAAANn AAAAAA NAANA AAA NaNNH III AEMA MNNE
everywhere; they were IN the trenches.
In the fields of pineapple. in corners Of
the blockhOuse, and in grisly pastures
half way down the slope Of the hill.
The air was full of smells-the smell
Of stale powder, ~ smoke, of a
horses carcass W. days unburied. Of
shattered lime and plaster In the
bl0ckhouse, and the strange acrid. salty
smell or blood. Our soldiers set about
hurying the dead and carrying of the
wounded, and we turned our attention
to the town.
We hurried on, crossed the gully and
stream, and entered the town. The
corporal was under orders to look for
Spanish soldiers. wounded and other.
wise. who might still be in hiding. 1t
was not work that six men should have
been detailed to do, and looking back
upon the affair, l see that we CORE
spOndents were foolhardy in going
along. We found the houses still in
tact; u batteries had shelled the
trenches, but not the village. We
cooked revOlvers and went through
the narrow, deserted lanes and streets
and into the larger houses, the Jail, the
hospital, the church, the mayors resi-.
dence, and into most of the houses on
the plaza. 1t was uncanny work to
let ones self unbidden into these
houses, pushing open the street dOor
and entering dark and silent interiors.
with unfamiliar furnishings and
strange smells, never knowing what
we should find across the next TIRES
hold. In the mayors house I came sud
denly upon the body of a plain-looking
girl, lying on the floor, her hair across
her face like a drift of seaweed. She
had not been shot; she had been
stabbed! Some dead we found. men
who had crawled away in corners to
die. In one of the larger buildings on
the plaza we found some forty wound
ed men with no fight left in them, one
of them a most pitiable object.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

ing than at the time of the democratic
national convention in 1896. AS every
one knows he was a strong figure be-
fore the convention. At one time there
was a belief that he stood a strong
chance to become the nominee. At
that time Mr.. Bland was at his home,
two miles away from the town Of Le-
banon. He had no telegraphic or tele-
phonic connection from his comfort
able home to the town near which he
lived. Instead Of remaining close to
means Of direct communication with
the exciting scenes in Chicago, he con-
tinued to pursue his daily habits on
the farm. Along toward the evening
of one of the most exciting days of the
convention there were signs that there
would be a Bland landslide. In the
minds Of the knowing ones IN the N
vention 1t may be that this was not
so but this impression got abroad and
was felt in most parts Of the country.
Every telegram that reached Lebanon
said something about II. The same
thing, in a moderate way, had hap
DEnEu a nuAlUEL VI AAAAEo IL NAS WV
or three days proceedings. Each
time there had been a rush for Bland,
and each time he astonished the rush
ers by showing them that his concern
was much less manifest than theirs.
On this particular evening an effort
was made to make Mr.. Bland CONS to
town. He had been in for the mai in
the afternoon and had purchased some
groceries, but he announced to his
friends, before starting for home, that
he would not come back except under
extraordinary conditions. Some n
told him that the conditions were ex-
t%raordinary. and that his nomination
was imminent. Mr.. Bland shook his
head and smiled. IF am nominated
tonight" he said, Il will hear about 1t
in the morning"
Accompanied by two or three Of the
children he climbed slowly into his
moi too gorgeous equippage and drove
out the dusty street In the direction Of
his home.
MI. Bland had another reaso at
this time for sticking close to the
farm. Help" is scarce down that
way, and at that time Mrs. BANDS
hired girl" had left her, leaving only
a mere slip OF a child to assist in the
large amount Of general work and the
care Of the children. So 1t became a
part of Mr.. BANDS duty to assist about
the house when he could, and this
duty he performed.
About that time some friendly biog-
rapher wrote to him thus:
Though he wears socks, he does not
wear a collar except on Sunday. He
wears knee-high boots, and his trous-
ers are two or three inches too short.
He chews a quarter Of a pound OF to-
bacco q day. He is poor, honest and In
dependent. He lives on a farm near
Lebanon, which, he says, be would sell
for the value OF the improvements. HIS
house Is built Of red brick and Is two
stories high. His family consists Of a
wife and six children. His Oldest child,
a girl Of 20. is at school In Washing
ton. The younger children run around
b~arefooted n are healthy and happy.
Mr.. Bland Is 81, and his wife, who Is 43,
has the placid. quiet face OF a Madon-
ma. She believes that her husbands
chances OF landing IN the white house
are slim. and 30 far as she 10 concerned
she would rather continue to live on
the farm. She does all the homework
herself. One hired man q kept, and be
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01
erArun oE oEN. ARrHuR.

The statue Of the late President
Chester A. Arthur, which has just been
unveiled in New York. Is Ono Of the
best creations OF Sculptor George p.
Bissell. The monument Is, In IT'S ex-
IRENE measurement, seventeen feet
eight inches high. The bronze figure
itself is nine feet high. Mr.. Bissell
portrays Arthur standing and IN IN at
tltude as II he we're about to begin a
speech. Behind the figure Is a Greek
chair, from which the president has
apparently just arisen. Over one arm
Of the chair is a drapery suggesting
the toga which. as president OF the
senate, Mr.. Arthur might have worn.
The pedestal is Of gray marble highly
polished and devoid Of ornament ave
for bronze wreaths on the sides. On
the front block is this inscription:
Chester Alan Arthur, T~Wskty-hrst
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01
A reminder Of RobInson Crdsoe.

Those who wish to take an interest
in anything referring to the scene of
the life Of Robinson Crusoe," will be
interested to learn that the Chilean
government has decided to rent to the
highest bidder for fifteen years the
land of Mas Afuera, one of the group
of islands adjoining Juan Fernandez.
1t win be offered at the minimum an
nual rent of $1,000, to be paid to the
government treasurer at Valparaiso.
Whoever rents the island must make
trips at least once a month, by steamer
or sailing vessel, between Mas Afuera
and Valparaiso.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01
N. Mathilde Rlchter.

advise all people to try Pe-ru-na. AZ I
used Pe-ru-na and Man-a-lin while I
was passing through the change Of
life, I am positively convinced your
beneficial remedies have relieved me
from all my Ills"
Pe-ru-na has raised more women
from beds Of sickness and set them TO
work again than any other remedy.
Pelvic catarrh is the bane OF roman
kind. Pe-ru-na is the bane Of catarrh
in all forms and stages. Mrs. Col.
Hamilton, Columbus, o., says: Il rec
ommend Pe-ru-na to women, believing
It to be especially beneficial to them. "
Send for a free book written by Dr..
Hartman. entitled Health and Beau
IT," Address Dr.. Herman, Columbus,
Ohio
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is
about to make a radical change in its
method Of running dining cars and it
is expected that the new plan will meet
with popular approval. On and after
the first Of June, all meals, except din
ners, will be served on the "a la carte"
plan. Hitherto on the main line, all
service was at the uniform rate of one
dollar per meal. Two new dining cars
are being built and will be in service
by July 1, so that all through trains
will be provided with irst-class din
ing cars.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01
UNIVERSITY or NorRE DAMP

-
We call attention Of our readers 70
the advertisement Of Notre Dame Uni
versity, Notro Dame, Indiana n Of
the great educational institutions Of
tho West, which appears in another
column Of this paper Those Of our
readers who may have occasion 10 look
up q college for their sons during the
coming year would do we'll TO CORE
spond with the President who will
send them = catalogue free Of charge,
as we'll as ali particulars regarding
terms, courses Of studies, etc.
There is q thorough preparatory
school In connection with the Univer-
sity In which students Of all grades
will have every opportunity Of prepar-
Ing themselves for higher studies.
The Commercial Course Intended for
young men preparing for business may
be finished IN one or two yeara accord
ing to the ability Of the student. st.
Edwards hall, for boys under thir-
teen, is an unique department Of the
institution. The higher courses are
thorough In every respect and stu
dents will md every opportunity OF
perfecting themselves in any line OF
work they may choose to select.
Thoroughness in class-work, exactness
in the care of students, and devotion to
the best interests Of all, are the dis
tinguishing characteristics OF Notre
Dame University.
Fifty-hve years OF active work In the
cause Of education have made this in
stitution famous all over the country,
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

st. Mary's Academy at Notre Dame,
Indiana, ranks first among the educa-
tional institutions for girls. Young
women from all parts Of the United
States are found in its classes. The
faculty have just issued a catalogue
thai contatRs much valuable data.
Parents DESTROYS Of sending their
daughters to the best institution should
send for this catalogue before decid-
ing on sending them elsewhere. 1t is
under the supervision Of the Sisters
Of the Holy Cross and is located at
Notre Dame, far from the excitement
Of even village life, and right among
the beautiful scenes of the Creators
handiwork.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

Remember that cholera morbus.
cholera infantum, summer COM
plant, bilious collie, d~iarrhoea and
~dysentery are each and all catarrh
OF the bowels. Catarrh is the only
correct name for these affections.
Pe-ru-na is an absolute specific for
these ailments, which are so cOm-
mon In summer. DR.. Hartman, in
a practice Of over forty years, never
lost a single case Of cholera infan-
tum, dysentary, diarrhoea, OF chol-
era morbus. and his only remedy
was Pe-ru-na. Those desiring fur
Their particulars should send for a
free copy Of Summer Catarrh."
Address DR.. Hartman, Columbus, o.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

1. Never put OFF till tomorrow what
you can do today.
2. Never trouble another for what
you can do yourself.
3. Never spend your money before
you have II
4. Never buy what you don't want
because It q cheap.
5. Pride costs more than hunger.
thirst. or cold.
G.. We seldom repent Of having eaten
too little.
2. Nothing is troublesome that we do
willingly.
8. How much pain the evils have
cost us that have eve happened.
9. lake things always by the smooth
handle.
10. When angry count ten before
you speak; II very angry, a hundred.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01
aALvE lie FoR Pills.

~ Kindly inform your readers
that for the next thirty days
Nllitlk we win send free of charge a
sample box of our wonder
full 70 Drops" Salve, which is
s"A'- H" a quick and positive cure for
Piles, regardless Of how severe or how
long standing. 1t is the greatest spe-
cihc known to the medical world to-day
for this terrible malady. This is ae-
knowledged by thousands of grateful
individuals who have been completely
cured by its use. Do not continue to
suffer, write at once and secure a free
sample box Of '5 Drops" Salve. Price
25c and SOC per box, prepaid. Swanson
Rheumatic Cure Company, 160-164 East
Lake Street, Chicago, III.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

eats with the family. The great silver
agitator is p.ain-lookine. Ho has a
plain, sallow face, with q square fore.
head, running into a baldiah expanso
surrounded by blonde hair. He has q
rough, brown beard, sliehtiy touched
with gray, cut IN the piaineet way, and
the hoarse voice which comes over Il
has a sort Of twans IN e which car
ries out the plainness Of It's owner.
Bland dresses plainly, and be prldes
himself on being one Of the plain peo-
pie. He Is n Of the few Congress-
men who make farming pay. He has
one OF the largest apple orchards In
this country, and for some years has
been making more out Of his apples
than his congressional salary"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

One Of those positive men who are
prolific In mazims for the general
guidance Of mankind was holding
forth to a group Of listeners Never
tell your dreams" be said. They In
terest nobody but yourself, and II they
have any Significance at all they mere
ly indicate some mental weakness on
the part Of the dreamer" yes" re-
piled one Of the listeners after a pause.
what a fool old John Bunyan was 10
tell that long dream OF his about the
p~ilgrimai" After this there wa ans
other and longer pause.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

The late Richard Parks Bland was
born near Hartford, Ky, Aug. 10, 1886.
He received an academic education.
He moved to Missouri in 1855, thence
to California, and thence to that por-
ton Of Utah now Nevada. He located
at Virginia City and practiced law.
He was interested in mining opera
lions in California and Nevada. He
vas county treasurer OF Carson county,
Utah territory, from 1860 until the or
%ganlzation Of the state government Of
Nevada. He returned to Missouri in
1866, and located in Rolla, where he
practiced law with his brother. c. c.
Bland, until he removed to Lebanon,
in August, 1869. He continued his
practice there. He was elected in the
Forty-third, Forty-fourth, Forty-hfth,
Forty-sixth. Forty-seventh, Forty
eighth. Forty-ninth, Fiftieth, Fifty
first, Fifty-second and Fifty-third con-
crosses. He was elected to the Fifty
fifth congress as a silver democrat. re-
ceiving 24,6O5 votes, against 1874
votes for T. d. Hubbard, republican.
and 1.467 votes for J. II. S%teincipher,
populist. He was elected to the Fiji
ty-sixth congress by a handsome mar
gin.
Mr.. Bland was never more interest
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

AETA -"
President Of The UnitedN Cs Of
America" The donors Of the monu-
ment are eminent New York citizens,
among whom are Cornelius Bliss and
Levi p. Morton. The statue is at the
northeast corner Of Madison Square,
and faces south. The pedestal was de-
signed by James Brown Lord. The
dedication Tuesday was attended by a
large number Of persons, including
Mrs. John r. McElroy, a sister Of
President Arthur, who presided at the
White House during his term; Gen.
and Mrs. Howard Carroll, Miss Masten,
President Arthur's niece; former
Mayor William L. Strong, Gen. G. H.
Sharpe, Charles b. Tiffany, Warner
Miller. Elihu Root, Cornelius N. Bliss
and George w. Lyons. Mr.. Bliss pre-
sided. The statue was formally pre-
scented to the city by Mr.. Root, who
made an eloquent address eulogistic OF
President Arthur. At the conclusion
Of the address all in the ~inclosure
arose, McElroy unveiled the statue by
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

It is the only cure for Swollen,
smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet
Corps and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and shoe
Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen s.. Olmsted, Leroy, N. x
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

I'VE ought to have some new furniture,
but"
But what, Carolyn"
Il don't know whether to get an ice
chest that looks like a folding bed, or a
folding bed that looks like an ice-chest"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01
Rnn.eh hi Renntntlnn.

The Union Pacific has added new. mod
ern equipment to its service both east
and west from Denver, and gives even
better satisfaction to its patrons h in
the past. 1t stands without a rival as the
quickest and most elegant route, With
accommodations to accommodate all
classes Of passengers. Only one night to
Chicago. st. Louis and st. Paul, and oVer
ten hours saved between Denver and the
Pacific coast. Ticket office 91 18th street.