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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-03-31
Too Nang ladies' Shoes

Twenty pairs ladies Shoes,
heavy sole. lace and but
ton, siz : 21a to 6. Price
was ~ w, now ............(
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-12-15

evaporation Of moisture from the up
per stratum of soil. Thus a gain Of
moisture equivalent to a fall Of ten or
fifteen inches Of rain is secured.
This, although largely a step in over
coming the lack of moisture, has had
the attention of the department Of ag-
riculture and from experiments made
in irrigation by Elwood Mead, expert
in charge of such experiments, has
been further enhanced. Conducted on
the scale of DR.. Shepard's experiments,
the tea gardens net a profit OF ten
cents per pound, or about $40 an acre
may be realized.
In all considerations relating to the
profitable culture of tea in this country
the labor question is another dominant
factor. It has seemed impracticable to
compete with the cheap labor Of ORR
entail peoples, and while some Of the
process Of manufacture have been
delegated 80 maehinarg, the picking Of
the leaves, requiring discrimination IL
selection, has to be done by hand. Al
the lowest estimate, it costs about
eight times more to pick n pound Of
tea in South Carolina than the prices
paid for the same service in Asia. This
is the most serious consideration thai
presents itself to the tea growers.
DR.. Shepard soon found himself facI
to face with this problem. His tes
! gardens not being Of sufficient area Il
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-12-15
First One to Be Killed in 4 Quarter Of 4 Century
May Be Sent to Washington.

What Is the first specimen OF the
true sea elephant to be killed In
twenty-five years has just been bagged
on the Falkland islands. Its conquer
or photographed the rare beast, and the
picture with this article is a r%eproduc-
tion Of It. These huge and strange
sea beasts once were extraordinarily
plentiful in the South Pacific. but per
sistent and RELENTLESS hunting has prac-
tically exterminated them and they al
ready are among the rarest Of beasts.
The sea elephant IS much larger than
the sea lion and gets his came on ac-
count Of the curious %proboscis, which
resemble an elephants trunk in every
thing except In length. The man who
killed this monster IS james Smith Of
Stanley in the port Of Stanley in the
islands. He describes the successful
hunt as follows:
THE animal now Is very scarce, this
being, I believe. the only grown one
that has been killed on the island in
twenty-five years. One was seen on
the north coast about a year ago, but
It has not been seen or heard Of since.
MlAAe uuuAAuA oHa Auub uu a small
island about fourteen miles southeast
OF Stanley, a few months ago, 1 killed
what 1 thought we're two seals. They
we're about seven feet long and looked
peculiar. Now 1 know that they we're
young sea elephants. The fellow that
1 killed first appeared about one hun
dred yards east Of the settlement
Later he hauled mp on the beach and
Topped around above high-water mark.
He made no attempt to leave the
beach until he had been disturbed sew
eral times by my tapping him on the
trunk. At first he only opened his
mouth to the full extent; l~atterly he
raised himself on his four aippers and
swung his afterpart round, thus turn
ing his head toward the water;
after this. by placing his fore
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-12-15

One Of the results Of the rapid
growth Of ~seismology is the suggestion
Of DR.. Mario Baratta that provision
should be made by insurance against
damage to buildings caused by earth
quakes IN certain countries. He shows
that since the beginning Of the seven
tenth century less than forty earth
quakes have been responsible for the
death of more than 10000 persons in
Italy alone. Moreover, to take but one
example, the great loss Of life during
the Ischian earthquake OF 1888 was due
to the fact that the buildings had al
ready been damaged by the earth
quakes OF 1928 and 1881. DR.. Baratta
points out some Of the conditions that
must determine the amount Of pre-
MUM that should be demanded By in
suranee societies. The most Important
is the degree Of seismicity Of the dis
trict, but this would be modified by
others, such as the nature Of the sur
face rocks and the character OF the
buildings.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-12-15

furnish from fifteen to twenty pickings
yearly. In some parts Of China the
plants are picked four times only. OF
course something depends upon the
soil. II Il Is poor, the growths viii be
limited compared to what Will be real
lied il It Is rich. although the rainfall
may be the same in both cases. The
condition Of the soil is specially i'm
portant where there is a lack Of rain,
as then the richest soil will support
the best growth.
To establish a system Of soil treat
ment that would. as far as practicable,
compensate for the scarcity and UNI
equal distribution Of rainfall. DR.. Shep-
ard concluded to pay particular atten-
ton TO its physical condition and IT'S
relation to air and moisture. He
therefore. as a first step toward inn
provement. UNDETERMINED his land; At
was afterward plowed deeply, followed
with a subsoil pillow. stirring up and
pulverizing to a depth Of eighteen
inches OF more. This system Of soil
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-12-15

employ a constant force, in the gather
ing Of the first flush, he would obtain
any week all the pickers required, but
when the next flush became due he
would find his former pickers scattered
and unobtainable just when most need
ed. In this way his operations were so
embarrassed as to entail loss, for II
Is ali important to pick leaves when
at their best condition, which Is Of
short duration. They rapidly develop
beyond the requisite tenderness, after
which they are not At for use.
After %bestowing much thought upon
methods for the betterment Of this
state Of affairs. DR.. Shepard matured
plans and put them into execution. and
Is SO far wen pleased with the result.
He built a schOolhouse, a comfortable.
home-like cottage building having ann
pie. well-furnished rooms. containing
ain the requisites for teaching. After
engaging a competent teacher, be in-
vited the colored families of the noiEh.
borhood 20 send their children 20 BIS
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-12-15

Isthmus of Panama. We have already
a naval station upon it, and have set
aside a large territory on the Bay Of
San Juan for a navy yard. AS a sta
ton of this kind it is important that
the island should be essentially Amer
lean in all Of its interest. It's people
should be made American as far as
heart, head and pocket are concerned.
The heart and pocket will go some
what together, but the head will have
to be a matter Of education. Before
we a make the Porto Ricans Ameri-
ans in u sense of the word we have
got to give them our language and
ideas. They must be taught English.
The only way way to do this viii be
through the next generation, ana that
hv Nmericap educqttou A. ---~~a o.
per cent Of the Porto Ricans cannot
read and write. They are dsnsely ig-
norant, and having been So oppressed
by the %Spaniards they have an an
tipathy to everything Spanish, and
from now on will naturally lean to-
ward everything American. These 80
per cent form the working classes. The
other 10 per cent are the property own
ers and the governing class. They are
Spanish in feeling and education, and
1t is they who wish TO keep the Span
ish language in the schools. I think
this is a mistake. The Spanish Ian
guage and literature are the key to
Spanish thought and ideas, the very
things we want to get rid Of. Nothing
but English should be taught, and
English should be made the language
Of the people just as oon as possible.
If Spanish we're kept out Of the schools
this would be accomplished in a very
few years. The young Porto Ricans
would become Americans in spirit and
ideas; they would probably be the
most intensely patriotic Of our people.
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Government Industry in South Carolina
a BIG Success.

preparation is not confined to low
grounds or those seemingly wet. but
Il is applied to high and rolling lands,
IN order to prevent the rapid now Of
rainfall from the surface and washing
Of the soil. It is nov recognized That
draining, In connection with deep cul-
tivation, secures a more ample and
lasting supply Of moisture In dry
times, and maintains the continuous
growth Of vegetation during even Sc
vero droughts. This Is well exempli-
fed IN these tea gardens, those on roll
ing grounds showing a verdant color
Of leaf equally with those on lower and
richer-looking spots. This conversation
Of moisture Is further enhanced by a
careful system Of surface culture,
which prevents in a great degree the
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-12-15

In salaries alone sos. 700 IN Porto Rican
currency, the courts and department
Of justice have been receiving $3.50, 900,
and other things In proportion. The
priests up to the beginning Of the
American occupation were paid out Of
the government treasury, annually re-
ceiving 500, 900 from that source, and
this Notwithstanding they charged
such high fees for marriages that
many people were unable TO afford the
ceremony.
1 am surprised at the hazy ideas
which many hold az to our possession
Of Porto Rico. Some do not realize
that II Is now and for all tune a part
Of the United States. II Ia as much
a part OF the Union as Massachusetts,
or California, "a the time may come
when Il win be one Of the most Inn
poriant parts Of the country. We
should consider the island az an OUT
lying defense or fertilization. II viii
be one OF our chief military and naval
stations. and win be one OF the bases
OF operations in the defense OF the Gulf
OF Mexico and Of any canal across the
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-12-15
The Porto RiCans Must Be Taught Our
Language.


There is one thing very evident, and
that is that Americans should handle
all public funds and hold the chief
offices OF trust for some years to come
in Porto Rico, writes Frank G.. Car
penter. The Porto Ricans have been
educated according to Spanish ideas of
honor aud financial responsibility.
They have been taught that every pub
lie omcial can he bribed and can be
fed by brides. with them in the
fthuce hHs aiNa5s been Dougkt
and sold. Judges and justices are stu
considered open 80 purchase, and the
courts cannot be respected as long as
natives are at the head of them. 1t is
so with the other native officials. Near
" every one Of them expects to charge
for doing his duty when the doing II
benefits anyone out Of whom he can
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-12-15
coNSuMPrIoN
zoo oath Rate Gives Some Valuable
Pointers of This Disease.

Zoo oath Rate Gives some Valuable
POINTERS of This Disease.
Nearly one fourth Of the deaths
among the animals at the British Zoo
logical Gardens last winter were due
TO tuberculosis. This is nearly double
the human average, and confirms the
rapidly growing belief that the dis
ease is emphatically n Of conhne>
ment and overcrowding, for this so
cioty's superb menagerie is very much
cramped for room. The difference in
the distribution Of the disease between
the various classes of animals at the
Zoo are marked. Reptiles Of all sorts
are almost exempt, probably because
the tubercle bacillus cannot live at the
low temperature Of their bodies, al
though two or three suspicious cases
were found in t~ortOises and pythOns.
Animals suffer nearly 80 per cent more
severely than birds. But the most
striking difference is that between the
m~eat-eaters and vegetable feeders
Among y%egetarians monkeys, ante
lopes, deer and k%angaroos) it causes
26 per cent of all deaths; among meat
caters lions, wolves, small cats, civ
ets) barely 3 per cent. Among grain
eating birds (pheasants, pea-fowl,
grouse, ostriohs) tubercle is RESPONSE
bic for 30 per cent Of all deaths.
Among flesh eaters eagles, vultures,
owls, crows) IL per cent. Comment is
s%uperhuous. An open-air life and a
meat diet are clearly the best protec-
ton against consumption.
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lamp, It is possible to render objects
visible, even though concealed by
Opaque c~overings-in fact, to realize the
marvels of the x rays by a simple ap-
paratus. A lamp gives on two sorts
Of light. One is clear and luminous.
The other Is non-luminous and invis-
ible, which he terms dark light, and
which, like the X rays, is capable OF
piercing Opaque substances. Accord
Ing to M. Lo Bon, there are really no
Opaque bodies; all substances r trans
parent; but our being blind 10 the
lumiere noire, or dark light, we fail to
recognize this t~ranslucency. He de-
scribes an experiment by which a news
paper Is read by e OF light which
has passed through sheet-iron.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-12-15

fouf necimcns were found at Ker-
eooIthf land by the Challenger. and
on If|ri island there were strewn
ltonsni of skeletons. "The bones
Iay ~ curved lines. looking like tide
Nnna3 5u either side OF the plain above
he bechts. marking the rookerieB Of
old tines and tracks Of slaughter Of
the feiers," says the report. Spoci-
mems which we're preserved on board
the Challenger were found to have
only ~aEreenish slime In their stomacha
and Hsof. Moseley says that tho sea
elephants do not feed during the breed
ing eeson, but live on their fat, grad
ually becoming thinner and thinner.
The Rv. A. r.. Eaton, on his visit to
Kergulan island, frequently saw
young sea elephants IN SWANS bay.
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tice that the setting was inordinately
thick, and I bought the thing on sus-
picion,' as the saying goes. When I
got outside 1 put my knifeblade to the
edge OF the little band around the
stone and this is what happened-see!"
The dull red setting opened like a lid,
disclosing a tiny portrait Of a woman,
the smallest and most perfect minia-
ture any Of the admiring group had
ever seen. The face was strangely
sweet and p%ensive; it was that Of y
woman apparently about % years old,
and the arrangement Of the hair, as
we'll as what could be seen of the dress,
indicated a period somewhere In the
forties. On the edge Of the setting
were some curious angular marks, but
whether they were intended for a name
or a date nobody could determine. Il
first thought the picture was a da9uef-
reotype," aaid the owner Of the ring.
'but closer inspection enoWetrhat s.
was pointed, either On enamel or ivo-
ry. You win notice that the cheeks
are tinted, after the old style, while
the rest is in black and white. IT Is
certainly a wonderfully fine piece of
work, and that there is a romance
connected with it goes without saying.
Look at the hoop-hOw it is worn. The
miniature must have been painted
more than half a century ago, and
dare say this woman is sleeping now
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-12-15
RoMANcE

Concealed In q Ring Bought n as Ola
Curiosity shoB,
New Orleans Times-D emocrati II
picked up this ring in a Royal street
curio shop" said a visitor from New
York to some friends the other even
ing, extending his forehnger As he
spoke and exhibiting an antique gold
hooop. set with a veined red stone, not
over half an inch across. You think
It Is rather ugly, / suppose, he con-
tinued, 'and SO do I, but while exam
ming It at the shop I happened TO no
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-12-15

for the rations they have given the
prisoners, whereas, it is known that
the rations thus itemized have cost
each Is cents or less. School teachers
have been allowed to charge certain
classes of pupils, and they have, as a
usual thing, sublet their living rooms,
making, in some cases, as much out
OF their rent as their salaries. The
normal school &C San Juan. which has
chiefly small chil5ren and which ia
not a normal school In q sense Of
the word. has seventeen professors,
who have been drawing 4 5000 a year
from the government, and the host Of
government officials at the capital
have, until lately, been doing little
more than fleece the people and draw
their salaries. The department Of pub.
] lie works has been costing Porto Rice
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-12-15
THE DISTRIBUTION OF PONG.
ETC.


squeeze money. The notaries public.
for instance. so managed their offices
in times past that many of them made
as much as $4,000 a year. Gen. Ken
nedy tells of one who made more than
$4,000 per annum. and says he heard
OF some who made more. According
TO law. the notaries have to draw up
an real estate papers. They charge
not only for their services, but also
a percentage on the amount Of the
sales. Having made q deed, they will
not deliver the original to the pur-
chaser, but make him pay for a GER
tiled copy. They then hand the or
fdnal deed over to the recorder, who
charges for entering it, but who viii
not let anyone look at the entry, but
will charge for telling whether It Is
there and just what 1t is. Fees OF this
kind are common I'm an such transac-
lions. A recent transfer of real estate
cost the purchaser over $1,000 for no
tarial and recorder fees. Another
transfer, the amount Of which was
only $1,000, cost I'm fees alone over
$500. The recorders charge proper
tionate fees for an kinds OF work, one
recently demanding more than $1,000
for recording a win In fact, until
Uncle Sam took possession of the gov
eminent It Is doubtful whether there
was an omcial IN Porto Rico who was
not making more or less money out
side Of his regular salary. The steal
ings extended 10 an branches and the
people were worked in every possible
way. In some Of the TOWNS ] found
the policemen going about the mar
kots and laying assessments OF their
own or the mayor 2 suppose. on the
amount of vegetables and fruit which
the poems had brougkt in for sale. The
iailers ga many Of the towns have been
found 10 have charged 20 cents apiece
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-12-15

the animal lives. Some say that It Is
h%erbivorous, like the manatee, while
others believe that It feeds on mol
lusca and crustacea, like the walrus.
In the case Of the one described here,
the stomach was empty, with the ex-
ception of many marine worms. While
it is believed possible that herds Of
sea elephants may still exist on some
island hat is not visited by ships, It
is certain that the beasts have desert
ed all their old haunts. Thus they
have disappeared from the island Of
Tristan da Cunha almost entirely.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-12-15

standard Of right and wrong, and Judge
people accordingly; to measure the en-
joyme3t Of others by u own; to ex-
pect Uniformity of opinion in this
world to look for judgment and ex-
perienee IN youth; to endeavor to mold
all DISPOSITIONS alike; to look for per-
fection In own actions; to worry
ourselves and others with what can
not be %remedied; not to yield in i'm
material matters; not to alleviate all
that needs alienation as far as lies in
our power; not to make allowances
fOs the inhrmities Of others; to con-
slider everything impossible that we
cannot perform; to believe only what
our nrite minds a grasp; to expect
to beyable to understand everything.
And TIE last and greatest mistake OF
ala IS 3 live for time alone, when any
momel may launch us into eternity.
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over his head, and fastened to a rock
to prevent his getting away. On be-
ing lanced behind the fore nippers the
blood al freely, but the animal
pressed his ripper several times
against the wound and stopped the
bleeding until the dipper was forced
from his side. At a low estimate there
we're 300 gallons Of blood. The length
from the tip Of the trunk 20 the end
OF the hinder hippers was II feet 8
inches; the skin, when spread, meas
ured IS feet by - feet. He was in low
condition as regards blubber, there be-
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-12-15

Dispatches announce that the Rus
sian naval credit Cor 1900 viii be ST.
10000 rubles. This Is a subBtan-
tial increase oyer last year, when the
outlay was $1,000, 900, but It IS merely
part Of the general plan adopted two
years ago, when Il was decided 20
spend $4,000 900 IN a period OF seven
years. Russia aims 10 increase IL
navy greatly during the next few
years. All Of the shipbuilding firms 10
Russia are busy; while two yards in
France and two I'm Germany are AZ
work upon m~en-oi-war for the czar.
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school free OF charge. They would be
taught reading and writing and such
other accomplishments as are oriinar-
lily taught IN primary schools; they
would also be taught to pick tee, and
thus earn to help buy them iooA and
clothing. This offer was ~favorally re-
ceived and acted upon, so that Or. Shep-
ard has a goodly list Of scholars. from
which he draws his pickers in nu ubera
az reuuired.
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'SFA FIEPHANT NOW NEARLY EXFINd.

ing only forty gallons. The hide re-
sembles that Of the land elephant in
color, and Is covered with deep scars
from che head TO one-half Of his
length. The skin and skeleton are
still here. I intend to give the Smith
sonian Institution the FIRST refusal"
The trunk Of this queer animal is
found only on the male. Il Is about
a foot long and Is a loose tubular sac
OF skin just above the nostrils. Nat
uralists differ as to the food on which
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Moth and ne Flam..

Moths ay against the candle fame
because their eyes a bear only a
small amount Of light. When, there
fore, they come within the light OF the
candle, their sight is overpoWered and
their vision confused, and as they can
not distinguish objects, they pursue
the light itself and fly against the
fame.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-12-15

Watts-What we want 10 someone
who viii make the Filipinos under
stand that American promises are not
like Spanish promises" POttsZ'Good
idea. WY not send a few American
Indians to make the necessary explain
atoms ~ Indianapolis Journal.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-12-15

some examples are uniformly red
dish bown. others are pale, blotched
with darker gray" he said. They
usuallg lie just above the beach, sep
aratel ir hollows, where they are
sheltaed from the wind. They take
particular delight in covering them
selves with great quantities Of sand,
moisan ped by the sea water, which
they throw over them with their paws
tin tley are entirely enveloped in it.
In thise circumstances it is easy to
misiale Them for so many enormous
rocks9
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An English paper gives a list Of
what It terms "the fourteen mistakes
OF life" while there are undoubtedly
other mistakes than those mentioned,
the list Is a fairly comprehensive one.
Il Is a great mistake 20 SGT up our own
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-12-15

clippers a little forward and draw
ing his body forward, somewhat
like a snail, he wac making for
the water. A rope was then passed
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in nj Of the old cemeteries here In
town. I would give a good deal 10
know the history Of this trinket, but 1t
seems to be lost-hopelessly lost"
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Dark Light.

In Science Franchise NJ. lie Bon
shows how, by the aid Of a petroleum
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1899-12-15

More herrings are eaten than any
other kind Of aah.