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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

and caught by the breeze, again reach
ing away in long steamers. They
are among the most striking and beau
tiful objects Of the submarine world.
When in shore the huge plants assume
a vertical position and become float
ing gardens in reality.
In the bay of Avalon they present
so many attractions that boats have
been constructed especially to float
over them and afford the occupants an
opportunity to observe the wonders of
the ocean world. These boats are pro-
vided with large plate glass windows
set into the bottom, so that the obser-
yer can sit in the boat and gaze down
through the window and see intensified
small animals. Some OF these boats
are propelled by oars. Others are dou-
BILE catamarans, which bear a sort Of
house and hold about twenty people,
and are propelled over the floating gar
dens by an engine. The glass, as sug-
gested. magnifes objects, and in float
ing along one can almost imagine him
self under the water and roaming at
will in these gardens of the sea. With
the face bent down over the window
a series of marine wonders meet the
eye.
Darling through the tangled branches
are fishes of the rarest sort, radiant In
color and graceful in movement. 1t
Is the home Of the gold perch, which
plays together in glittering schools; OF
the emerald fish, which vies with the
Jewel in perfection Of coloring; Of the
long-spined Echinous, so curious TO
look upon: Of giant star fishes, as large
as the top of a barrel; of sea cucum-
bers. that do not belle their name in
looks; Of the sluggish abalones and Of
the Misunderstanding octopi, with
their horrible arms and still more ter
rible eye. Mingling with these are the
Jelly fishes of all sizes, shapes and col
ors: fairy ships that captiyate the eye
at day or night, for when darkness
comes they light up the water with
their phosphorescence and become the
lanterns by which the big fish chase
tho little fellows. Nowhere else in the
world is such a sight as this 10 be
seen.
II, however. the traveller Is in search
OF sport, he viii find in the bay Of Ava
lon the finest fishing in many a long
day. Two things are especially sought
after in the bay Of Avalon. One OF the
giant black bass and the others Is the
flying tuna. Think Of capturing with
rod and line a black bass weighing
827 pounds and taking hfty-hye min
utes to landi Surely Il is a record
breaker OF no mean size, yet the figures
show that It has been Appropriated,
Here are some OF the famous rod and
reel black sea bass catches at Avalon
#. v. Rider. Pasadena. Cal, 800
pounds; Dr. II. IT. Pease. Tucson, Arlz.,
800; DR.. II. X. Macomher. Pasadena,
Cal. $50; Major Charles Viele. u. $. A.,
lls; C. j. N. Beard. New York. 200;
George only. New York. 237; Gail
Borden, Los Angeles, 20si ~ b.. Mead,
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

"sunken Garden OF Avalon" Does
the name sound romantic and poetical?
Do visions Of Awalh. bathing over her
white feet in the tideless summer sea, e"
return to haunt the reader? They
should, even n they do not. for sunken
Gardens Of Avalon are the pleas
ure ground OF Neptune and the mer-
maids and the most beautiful life 10
which the sea has ever given birth.
Only a few miles distant form Los
Angeles, Southern California. is the
Island Of Santa Cataline. Il is a world
In Itself with mountains. hills. and
valleys, rivers and creeks. inlets and
bays, and n Of these Is the Bay of
Avalon. Surrounded on three sides by
towering mountains, deep gorges and
~stupendous rocks, Avalon nestles down
with her face to the setting sun. There
Is never any winter there. and IN sum
mer the trade winds blow all dav and
all night, SO that It is never hot. 1t
Is this same tropic spot that takes
the mind back to Avail and the blue
Mediterranean.
For the waters here are az blue az
sapphire. Not the dirty blue that one
associates with the Atlantic ocean. but
the deep, crystalline n vivid blue of
the Pacific. which lends a new color
to everything Of nature. And in tbis
blue water lie the Sunken Gardens Of
Avalon, so beautiful that to describe
them seems almost as futile as To naint
the beauty Of a blush upon the maid
ems cheek.
Deep down below the surface OF the
wave there is a forest Of tangled sea-
weed, variegated like a bird of para
disc, brilliant in color as a rainbow
swaying with the life and motion If
the sea. Long streams Of red. blue
green and yellow float up from the bot
tom Of the sea floor and stretch away
through the waters for $50 feet to min
gle with other streamers of different
shades and lines. The color scheme is
green, of a rich and deep beauty. and
upon this is embroidered the vivid col
oring Of the h 'ubow.
The effect is to give a perfect forest
Of broad, green leaves, rising upward
and presenting a sharp contrast to the
blue water in which they grow. Grace
full in appearance, they turn ct every
within of the tide; now floating directly
upward, their leaves high above water
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

next day the taxes were paid. The
money, it is said, was advanced by the
elderly Brooklyn admirer of Mrs.
Seeley. Mrs. seeley went to Illinois
a year ago and acquired a legal resi-
dence there for the purpose of bring
ing the suit. The ground Of her action
was that her husband had been con-
victed of a felony. Under the Illinois
law, as in New York, this was ground
for an absolute divorce. Just how
long she remained deaf to the suit Of
the Brooklyn gentleman, or just how
soon after her husbands conviction
the latter began his attentions, is the
private business of the couple. mrs.
seeley says she did not listen to the
millionaire until the latter brought her
positive proof that her husband had
beer unfaithful. At any rate, a speedy
denouement to the romance is prom
ised, as the divorce will soon be
granted. The lady has written to some
New York friends that she hopes soon
to return to the Rast a safe and happy
woman.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

The people of Japan have shown
such adaptability to European ideas
that particular interest attaches to the
conclusion Of a writer in the "Transac-
tions" Of the japan Society that the
ancestors of the present inhabitants Of
Japan built the sepulchral chambers
called dolmens in that country. No
similar dolmens are found anywhere in.
Asia until the search comes westward
10 the shores Of the Caspian sea. land
Tor more closely allied forms It is nee
lssary to 30 yet farther to Western
Europe" Il is shown that the orig
lnal Inhabitants OF Japan, the Amos.
we're driven out by invaders from
whom the present inhabitants are de-
Ieendsd.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01
DEATH OF AN AUSTRIAN ACTOR

The Vienna Imperial Court theater
laments the loss of one of its most fas-
cinating members-Emerich Robert,
second in popularity only to Adolf Won
Sonnenthal, who has Just visited the
United States. Like Won SonnenthaI.
Robert was by birth a Hungarian and
native Of Budapest, his real surname
being Magyar. Born in 1847, Emerich
Magyar came to Vienna at the age of
8 to pursue his studies at the Acade-
mical Gymnasium. Here he soon dis
tinguished himself in the German
classics and for his extraordinary
declamatory talent. On the sly he
would attend, unknown to his teachers
and parents, a small suburban theater
Prince Sulkowsky-and here, taking
the name of Robert, while still a boy,
he was engaged to act in minor parts.
Persuaded at II that the stage was to
be the field of his career, he became a
pupil of the eminent court actor, Lew
insky, famed as one of the most emf
nent Of Austrian reciters. 1t is I'M
qu%estionably Lewinsky that Robert
owed much of his early success, and,
encouraged by his master, Robert pre-
sented himself as a candidate for the
Stadt theater to the famous intendant,
Laube. you seem to have a deal of
talent" said Laube, at the end of a
rigorous examination, but as to en-
gaging you, no, 1 could neve do that.
for o are far too ugly. You blink
with your eyes, and, besides, your
face iss too board" Although Robert
subsequently developed into a hand
some man, in his hobbledehoyhood his
appearance was not prepossessing.
After much hard study he next tried
his fortune in 1865 at Zurich, where
he met with defeat, but on May /,
9 fe-Laa,~ u Apno-A IN
william Tell" Elated with the thun-
dering plaudits Of the audience he had
infatuated ringing in his ears, he re-
turned to the boarding house where
he was staying. Herr Robert" said
the Swiss householder, his landlord,
~sternly, Il visit the playhouse once a
year, on Schiller's birthday. to attend
the performance of William Tell.
Annually this visit has been a source
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

Professor Worcester, one Of our
commissioners to the Philippines. con-
vinelngly disposes of the stories re-
iecting upon the humanity Of our SOL
diers. Women and children were not
ruthlessly slaughtered at Malabon aft
err its observation-disclosures there
was no b~ombardment. The town was
abandoned before our approach, and
there were no women and children
there to be killed" Furthermore. Pro-
fessor WORCESTER has personally exam
ined every battlefield from Caloocan to
Malolos-once before the wounded
were removed. and often before the
dead we're buried-and women or
children, whether wounded. dead or
living, he never discovered. No prjs-
oners were ever killed, whether by or
ders Of officers or otherwise; wounded
Insurgents have been tenderly cared
for and removed to our hospitals. In
short. the American soldier has shown
humanity, discretion and self-control
as his friends at home would have ex-
pected. IL seems to us that a serious
responsibility rests upon the persons
and papers that have been so prompt
TO picture him as delighting in meth
DDS Of warfare which only savages pur-
sue
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

1t is one of the p%eculiarities Of the
audiences in the lower class English
theaters that they not only show sym
pathy with the hero but vigorously
hiss the villain. In n melodrama last
night Mt n suburban theater one gallery
god went a step further and threw a
knife at the villain while perpetrat-
ing a b~lood-curdling crime. But vice
was still triumphant. The knife miss
ed the villain but hit the conductor Of
the orchestra, inficting a severe but
not a mortal wound. The knife was
captured, but the enthusiastic play
gOer escaped.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

Among the means OF protecting fruit
trees against frost, practiced In Cali
~fornia, is the production Of fog by a
generator In the form of a wagon, in
vented by Mr.. George +. Ditzler. The
wagon carries a sheet-iron tank. the
upper part Of which is filled with wet
straw. or similar material, kept moist
by the automatic injection Of water
from a cask, while near the bottom is
a CRATE upon which tar is burned, a
blast. operating by a revolving fan.
serving to maintain the combustion.
All the heat is compelled to pass
through the wet straw before reaching
the air, and in consequence the wagon
is buried in a dense fog, and as It pass
es between the rows Of low trees. ii
envelopes them in a mist so thick that
the driver is frequently compelled to
lead the horses.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01
No Authority for Her.

A dispute as to the words lunch
and luncheon recently arose between
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dean HowelIs
Mr.. Howells championed "Iuneh" as
the proper term. while his wife de-
Tended luncheon" At last, at Mr..
Howells' suggestion, they appealed 10
the Century dictionary to settle the
question. well, / was right, after all. "
he exclaimed in triumph, and he read
aloud the following extract quoted as
showing correct usage. eve Iunched
fairly upon little dishes of rose-leaves
deiieately preserved" From what
author is that sentence taken?" in
quired Mrs, Howells. why. / declare.
from w d. Howells." "Pshaww was
the retort; Ines no authority"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01
Not Mere obstlnacv.

An amusing story of amateur sport
comes to the London Academy from
the far east, all the way from Perak
in the Malay Peninsula. The sun
was blazing down on "a field of hot.
excited horses and men,all waiting for
a tall raw-bone0peast to yield to the
opportunities Of the starter and get
INTO line. The patience Of the latter
was nearly exhausted. Bring up that
horse!' he shouted. Bring up that
beast! You'll get into trouble owe
this, tell you that" The rider of the
refractory beast, a youthful light
weight, replied. patiently: I'm as
tired OF it as you are, sir, but I can't
help 1t. This is a cab-ho-se, this horse
is. He won't start tin the door shuts.
and / haven't got a door"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

The Chicago Evening Post prints, as
a humorous paragraph. the following:
County CInd) Republican: George.
Smiths house, In West Arch street. is
moving along nicely" The Post should
rather point with pride" to the item,
for 4 indicates n OF the many advan-
tages that an Indiana town has over
Chicago. How many people there are
ir Chicago who would like to see their
houses moving along nicely" way
from the efluvium of the river; away
from some Of the grotesque statues
which in Chicago pass for works Of
art. and away from many Of the ills,
and %immovable, they have to endure
as best they may. The Post evidently
does not understand that Mr.. George
Smith mas found West Arch street I'M
comfortable or not to his liking, and
so is moving along to a more c~onSenial
neighborhood.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

Of enjoyment to me, but tonight 1t was
no such thing, for whom should l dis
cover on the stage but you, Herr Rob-
ert, whom 1 have always regarded as
a respectable a l admit to my
house only men Of the highest respect
ability, and little did l imagine that /
harbored an actor. Go and seek ac-
commodations elsewhere, for I cannot
and will not give you shelter, even for
a single night"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

CHARLES r. LITTLEFIELD.
and his rec in this line began with
a term in the common council. In 1885
Mr.. Lttleheld was chosen to represent
his district in the state legislature, and
upon his reelection two years later he
was unanimously chosen speaker Of
the house. The hardest political battle
he has fought resulted in his election
as attorney general Of the state. In
the caucus preceding it he defeated F.
A. Powers, of HOulton, by thirty votes.
With the exception Of Thomas B. Reed,
Mr.. L%ittleheid was the youngest attor-
ney general the state had ever had,
and during his term he carried to a
successful conclusion much litigation
of Importance to the state. Among
the most important cases was that of
the state against the Grand Trunk
road for taxes, which the lower courts
had decided adversely to the state
Mr.. Littleheld gained the victory in the
Supreme court of the United States
and secured oyer $500, 600 for Maine.
lgs ~ chairman o. the Maine
ruelegatiOn 10 u -s4pu0lrCan~e0n 80
ton Of 1896. In the latter assembly he
seconded Thomas B. Reeds nomina-
ton, and by refusing to abandon his
candidate he alienated some Of the
political powers of his state.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01
PERSONALITIES.

Fridtjof Nansen's sharp eye for the
money side Of his ventures has won
him the nickname of "Finanzen Nam
SEN in Norway. He has bought a
number Of farms in the Numedal, near
the Tedemarken in the Christiana dis
trict, which he Is making into a larger
estate, and has purchased a summer
hotel for his manor house.
Joseph Chamberlain. the English
politician. is a man who believes in
taking no exercise and acts up to his
belief. He walks as little as possible,
and an occasional tour of his orchid
houses is a big exertion for him, his
usual peregrlnations being merely
from room to room. Yet he is a spare
man and apparently in excellent con
dition. AS for his mind, that certain
" needs no Frightening. Other people
may want outdoor exercise to sharpen
their wits, out not so Mr.. Chamberlain.
He has been described as being mar
velously cute" and though the descrip-
ton seems hardly the right one for a
great man. still +. certainly fits.
The story IS told Of Gen, William
Ludlow, now military governor Of Ha-
vana, that when he was stationed at
Detroit, some years ago, in charge Of
river and harbor work, he was visited
by a contractor who wanted to do some
government work. With his visiting
card. by way Of further introduction,
the contractor put down on the table
a crisp $50 bill. Ludlow made no sign
as to whether he had noticed this or
not; but saying they had better smoke
while talking drew forth two cigars,
and gave the contractor "A Of them.
Then. turning to the table and not
seeing a match. he took the $50 note,
twisted 1t into a lighter set 4 ahame
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

Little surprise was expressed at ,Ae
wording in English, instead Of French,
Of the invitations issued by the Brit
ish ambassador at Paris to his ban
quet in commemoration Of the queens
eightieth birthdaE anniversary. Yet
there was a time when such a pro-
ceeding would have been tantamount
to a rupture Of diplomatic relations.
In these days there is no longer any
n court or diplomatic language,
while the English language is stead
lily and swiftly moving forward toward
universal usage.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01
z "rDrN.,,
American village he Hed IN Mind IN
"Martln Ohuanlauit."

American village he Had IN Mind On
MARTIN Chuaslawit."
The place Dickens had IN mind when
he sent young Martin Chuzzlewit 10
the highiy-advertised city Of Eden,
and where his chief character. az wen
as hundreds Of other mon whose names
are not celebrated in story, met vita
such great disappointment, was a
scattered settlement situated on the
Mississippi river. called Marion City. a
village which, IL 1t had attained to the
Importance designed by those who
urged the project, would have been the
greatest city known to the ancient or
modern world. Lots In Marion Cly
were disposed Of at a premium. and
many esteemed themselves very for
tunate II able to obtain ground there.
In the spring Of 1886 the first event
occurred which was destined to event
ually aus the total abandonment and
destruction of Marion City. The great
Mississippi, swelled by heavy rains and
melting snow, rose to an unusual
height. and completely flooded the
town. People became disgusted with
the place and began to leave. Several
years later the village was almost de-
stroyed by a great fire. A terrible
wind storm visited it and unroofed
many houses and completely tore otn-
ers to pieces, and when, in addition to
this, the river again rose to a great
height-higher, in fact, than ever be-
fore or since-people hurried from it
In precipitate haste, and today the site
looks exactly as the great novelist de-
pieted it.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

OF the expected influx Of American
capital into Japan when the new treaty
goes into effect this month, a native
Japanese paper says: Japan may be
overreaching herself in inviting Amer
lean capital to invest in III fair coun-
try. The inanciers in the United States
are far too clever for the Japanese
with his slack business methods and
scanty experience. Then the Ameri-
can moneyed men are consolidating
their various interests into trusts"
After commenting on the evils of
trusts, the editorial says: Japan can
not be too careful about keeping out
foreign capital that places her thor
oughly under control"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01
TSUNKEN GARDENS OF AVALON.

at the open graz Ore. and ne his cigar
With It slowly carefully. Then he
handed the bur sns stump OF the bill
to tho contractor
Apropos Of tie duke OF York IS a
curious story from an indian source.
A prisoner in Bhagalpore central jail
received a letter from his father tell
ing him that the grandson Of the
queen-empress vHlld SHORTLY visit the
Jail, and warmth him to stand near
the gates, as during the visit the gates
would remain oeen for two minutes
and any prisoner who could manage to
escape would be allowed to do so. It
Is a curious ruil or. n this sort Of
thing followed a loyal visit they would
be extremely 9opular-among the
criminal c~lasses.C
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

The Secret Service has just un-
earthed another band Of counterfeit
ers, and secured a quantity of bogus
bills. which are very c~leverly executed.
Things of great value are always Sc
lected for imitation, notably Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters, which has many
imitators but no equals for disorders
like Indigestion, dyspepsia and consti-
patton.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01
FELoM.s VIE
MARBLES the Man Ter Helped
to Rob.

A plea Of dlyolte recently entered in
an Illinois cor 1by Mrs. Samuel c.
seeley, wife of famous embezzler,
whose m%agnihcd coup once put his
name on everyq b's lips, brings to
light a most peculiar romance. Seeley
was, in 1894, thd head of the Watson
Shoe and Leathdi Bank of New York
city. In conf aen with his partner,
Frederick Bai schnd his brother-in-
law, Samuel yghar, he robbed the
bank Of over $S 1000. He was caught,
tried, convicted lind sentenced to ten
years in Sing itng-~Barker suicided
and Aymar escaAed. One of the heav-
lest losers by Ne failure Of the Ma
tional Shoe and Leather Bank was a
certain Brooklyn millionaire. He had
been n Of the frst to suspect Seeley,
and 1t was mainly through his in
huence that the trial ended as it did.
Mrs. Seeley borS a prominent part in
the case and gaiAed the admiration and
respect Of all " the faithful manner
in which sh1 lung to her husband.
The Brooklyn Aillionaire, who had
lived several decades a bachelor, was
struck with ADMIRATION for Mrs.
seeley. He lighf3ned her load as much
as might be aftf her husband went to
Sing Sing and AIDED her, it is said, to a
start in life. Ibis was five years ago.
Some time ago property in Brooklyn,
which formerlyhad belonged to Mrs.
-
Seeley and had stood in her name, but
had been transferred. was decided back
to her on the s4tement that a friend
of the family" was ready to pay the
taxes and cleariom the other indebted
ness. The %tranlfer was made, and the
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01
Racked by Reputatlon.

The Union Pacific has added new. mod
ern equipment to it's service both east
and west from Denver, n gives even
satisfaction to its patrons than in
the past. 1t stands without a rival as the
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 nth street.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

II Is not paradoxical, as It might
seem, to call the ending OF the college
or school course mmencemen
Every ending Is also a beginning
Theory ends, practice begins. war
ends peace begins. Life In one form
ends life in another form begins
Night ends day begins. So study OF
books ends, and the application OF that
study TO the wider study OF the world
and to the tasks Of life begins. The
sehoolDoy ends, the scholarly man be-
gins. That Is the purDort OF com
meneement and for It no litter name
could be devised.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

Miss S. L. Kendall has set about to
evangelize the New York police force.
When converted, the force should start
In on the town.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

Flies seem to know that a red-no-eJ
mar is liable to make something with
sugar in 1t at any moment.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

The automobile never gets its tail
over The relns In ny time.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01
CaIculat,nr Eve.

II believe Madge has designs on Mr.
Robinson"
t1Wfa-@' ~
I've noticed her 1ookingf al MIN with
her bargain-counter expression on"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-01

The luck Of the fool IS p~roverblal,
but you v hear a lucky man speak
Of it.