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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-11
A WORD AS TO MIR. WHITEHEAD.

There e wise injunction in the Bible on
That We should love our neighbor even as
But when he runs paper and puts crazy
It's mighty hard to do it, Lord, it's mighty
'1 " w ~ ~
The town of Pennington has a
newspaper and that newspaper, very
luckily, has an editor-a bran new
editor, you understand. Being
very new and consequently not an
old 'un at the business, and having
in a slight degree that annoying
tendency to 'slop over so common
to beginners in all lines of effort,
this editor starts out on the editor
iai career under the erroneous inn
preston that the whole burden of
the world is on his shoulders. And
apparently not fully realizing
that there were such things as edi-
tors before him, nor admitting that
there was ever an occasion when he
was not essential, nor even missed,
he essays at once the four-ply role
of solon, critic, sage and-scold.
Ye editor, be it further written, is
at one and the same time an editor
and a lawyer-otherwise an attor-
ney, Ergo: In late issues of his
sheet he "slops over awfully and
proposes amendments and changes
to nearly all the laws on the statute
book and by inference demonstrates
that all the lawyers other than he
are very much bum and that law
makers in general are bum, bum
and utterly bum.
Grant said that the reason Charles
Sumner didn't believe in the Bible
was because he didn't write it.
Same way with Whitehead-that' S
the Bran New Editor name. While
laws are no good, the lawmakers
are worse: they didn't consult the
Bran New Editor. Moral Buy
legal advice of Whitehead and be
happy. His newspaper advice you
won't need to buy. He scatters it
anywhere, everywhere. Advice on
law, advice on courts and Judges;
advice on politics, local, territorial
and national; advice on paying
taxes; advice on rebating taxes;
advice on gold mining at the en-
bryo city of glacial gold d'-Ohl ye
gentle San Juan zephyrsl advice on
ice, on tap and always Bran New
Br' er Whitehead, attorney at law,
makes one mistake which we think
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smelter city Papers.

From the Durango Democrat.
June Roberts is up from Pennington
with blood in both eyes, he is after the
~! Ill I'LL who sold him them
groceries" His bill was SJ35 short and
the stuff he received was simply "bum."
San Juan county, New Mexico, seems to
have been skinned for about So, 200 The
fakir was to have been in on last nights
train bat we are not advised as to his
arrival. Next season there will be a
fresh fakir and the same old line Of
suckers.
b. @. Condit Of Denver arrived in the
city Sunday and iourneyed to SIlverton
yesterday where he will put In the sum-
mer assisting his father in working some
mining property they ewn in that camp.
Henry j. Arnold, having practically
disposed Of his business at Bayfield,, will
no dOubt leave for Denver Or the Pacific
coast in the near future.
The Anlmas valley ana New Mexico
fruit crops are NOV practically past all
dagger, and will doubtless bB the largest
for years.
Dolores has had a dose Of the grocery
fakirs also. Who was It said there waB
sucker born every hinutef
O. w. Cameron, OF Flora Vista, New
Mexico, leaves today for Illinois with
three cars Of native horses.
Farmer Shidler and DR., o. o. Nc
Even came up frorn the New Mexico
fruit belt laet night. They say their
people are in great spirits over the surety
Of fruit crop.
From tie Durango Herald.
Tom Henderson has brought iscattle
up from their winter mOorings ia New
Mexico, and anchored them above Rock
wood.
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The condition OF affairs throughout
the territory this year calls for the elec-
tion Of a delegate to congress who shall
posssss two qusli'icatlons-tbs htst Of
which is ability to represent the people,
and the second, simon-pure Democracy.
By vote surprisingly large Pedro
Porea Of Bernalillo Wns chosen two years
ago as against that able and answering
servant Of the masseB-H. B. Ferguson.
In spite of the fact that Ferguson car.
ried all the cities and railroad towns,
the enormous Republican uaiorities
polled in the sheep-growing counties
elected Perea by a handsome margin.
Having the Office and the honer, what
has Perea done? His name has appeared
in the Congressional Record occasion
ally when he arose to introduce a bill
and on the congressional payroll when
ever pay day has arrived. But nothing
beneficial or needful to the territory's
welfare has been accomplished. Going
into a congress strongly Republican,
with the record Of unprecedented Re
publican maioFities in New Mexico to
point to, if Perea had been any good on
earth he would have secured the terri
lory's admission to statehood and We
might today be in fall enjoyment of citi-
Eenship. 1t was the first time since the
territory has been big enough to deserve
statehood, that it's delegate had been Of
the same political persuasion as the ad-
ministration and both houses of con
grsss. But Psrea has been too busy
doing nothing, apparently, to look after
90 unimportanta a matter as this and the
chance has gone giimmering for the
present.
OF the Democratic possibilities, the
names Of II. b. Ferguson, o. A. LARA
aoa and r. A. Manzanares are often
mentioned. Mr.. Fe.gusaon's splendid
record will be distinct advantage to
him if he desires to run. Mr. Larrazola
is splendid speaker, Mr.. Manzanares
would make a magnificent race. and in
fact any Of them could give Don Pedro
odds and beat him easily,
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D. 3 R. G. kxeatslOn Rates.

The D. q r. G. railroad Announces e1
cursion rates as follows:
Annual meeting general assembly Of
the Prssbyterian church, U. s. A., st..
Louis, May 17th 70 8lst. An open rate
-ot one standard faro plus $500 is author
ized from all stations to st. Louis ana
return. Selling htes May 14th and
18th
National BabiiSt anniversaries, De-
troit, Mich. May oath to 29th, 1900. One
regular fret class normal tsrif fare plus
$500 for the r0bhd trip 20 Detroit. Mich.
and return. Iickets-to be sold May 2Oth
and 2lst
Colorado Spriugs Driving Aasociation.
Colorado Syringe May 30th to June 2d.
rate Of one lowest lirst class fare i
authorized from Denver and Salida aud
intermediate points'to Colorado Syringe
and return. Selling dates h,om Salida,
May 30tb and June "a.
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he will allow us to direct attention
to. He takes himself too seriously.
Having practiced law in San Juan
county some few years and, prior to
that, in Durango and other places
the devil knows how long. the fact
finally dawned on him that as a
lawyer he was not the hot thing he
would like to be. He had had cases
in court, but the memory of man
ran not to the time when he won
one. Discovering, then that his
chances for glory winning in other
avenues were gone, he jumped into
journalism and the fond hope lin
gers Of "makin' an editor outen
himself" Good enough. The
axiom that Fools rush in where
angels fear to tread" he has claimed
for his own and There's only one
job left in this world for me is the
gentleman S song of battle.
Not only in legal but in political
matters does Editor Whitehead pose
as an iconoclast. The times are
sadly out of joint, as Whitehead
sees 'em. Things don't look good
to him, in the county administra-
ton. He sets u0 a fusion man Of
straw and then knocks him down,
and promptly sets him up again.
He cries from the house-tops that
he is a Democrat. True, he ran for
Office on the Populist ticket in Du-
range not many years since, and got
soundly beaten for his pains. True,
/ as a Democrat he fought fusion at the
start two years ago, then as a Dem
ocrat agreed or pretended to agree
to support it, and finally made a
skulking attempt to beat it, like a
renegade.
The truth of the matter is that
Editor Whitehead, attorney at
law, is political eel, with about as
much back bone as a chocolate drop
and scarcely more political sagacity
than a burro. Politically, always
in sight like a wart on the nose, he S
harder to find than a flea on a dog.
The fusion ticket was elected two
years ago in spite of, or rather be-
cause of, his opposition. And the
ticket which will be elected this
fall-whatever ticket it may be-
will be elected the same way.
Whitehead is constitutionally and
habitually a kicker" Other than
passively negative on all questions,
he is nothing except Bran New
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-11

Mr.. and Mra. Rugh Currie, Mra. M. A.
sullivan, Lew Miller, James Jarvis and
Giles Masters went through Aztec one
day this week, forming a party bound
for the bills, the ladies on pleasure bent
and the gentlemen as "cowmen, a large
bunch Of cattle being in charge Of the
latter, which they will place on the sum
mer range.
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Not 4 Good uesser.

The general opinion tha De editor Of
the Times made an efror'n not hiring
out at wages iuatead eoiue into
the editorial business when ha found
the practice Of law grew luproalable,
meets confirmation 10 the STARRED and
far-fotehed attempt lhe Yefloornal
list recently made to ne0r point against
the San Juan county hr Of commis-
Bionors aud the proua. k
The matter taken op be journalist
whore the lawyer deHofie {, is the mat
ter Of q claim for reba0 Of taxes Tor
Mr.. N. B. Johnson a for from Mr..
Whitehead dated Marct is on hle in
the clerks office and con. De Just about
as many inaccuracies ss erlions
Mr.. Whitehsad'a letter said that his
clients property, locates ID Huuter's
addition, Pennington ght not to be
taxed at $3.50, the amour sssessea. May
be not. But in 1893 M Johnaon him
self returned the proper at sfOO valu-
alton, on improvemeOtat 5ne.
Mr.. Whitehead sayst his client was
not allowed exemption bead Of house
hold. The records show BE was.
Mr. whitehead says as client had no
other property than tl ono lot men
toned. The real estate record shows
other property owned 4 Sim.
AS matter Of fact lt Johuaon may
have paid too much ta1as, Or too little,
or just enough. Ita two to one bet
that whitehead d0es know which
proposition is correct IA as q guesser
he has made failure The case.
Washington dispatet Of May an
nounced that Presidon Mckinley on
that day vetoed the Si passed by con
gress opening the Na reservation in
part in New Mexica ind Arizona tc
mineral entries, Ehe resident in hia
veto enumerates the dmber Of stock
the acres cultivated, products Of the
reservation and thor points to the in
sufieieney Of water onit and the mad
visibility on that aecpaht Of prospecting
for mineralby sutsid The bill wal
vetoed upon the advia q the secretary
of the interior
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-11

The territorial agricultural college an
nonnces that Bulletin No. 81, "A Study
Of Soil Moistare,g by Professors O. Al
Keifer and j D. Tinslsy Of the expert
ment station, is now being mailed. The
bulletin gives the RESULTS Of investiga-
tiona made during tie summer Of 1899
to determines the moisture content Of
various soils. Forthcoming bulletins,
BOW ia the press. are No. 81 on forage
crops, by Prof. Kefier, and No. 50, on
experiments at tho Aztec sub-station
by @. e. Mead, supsrinteudent'a at Aztse
An item on the local pace noticing
the return Of the sheriffs party, ah0ald
have read Deputy Sheriff "stewart in.
uead of "Dean." Our mistAko.
fry lhie office for job printing. Qucs
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rry hie olioe for iob printing Qucs'
~ofk lsw pricea
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-11

For making Bordeaux mixture there seems
which has its able supporters. That which in
the opinion of the writer is preferable for this
country is that recommended by the New
York State experiment station, which is;
Copper sulphate tBluestonel ............4l lbs.
Lime lunslackedl ... lbs.
The method Of preparing this solution is
explained in the following paragraph taken
from page 227 Of the sixteenth annual report
of the above station, which reads
Dissolve the copper sulphate in hot water
OF by susP ending it in coarse cloth or bag in a
considerable amount of cold water so that the
sulphate is just covered. II will not all dis
solve If placed in the bottom of a vessel of cold
water When dissolved dilute the solution to
two-thirds Of the required amount Next slack
the lime and add it to the solution in the form
OF a thin white wash-the thinner the better
Strain it il necessary to keep out particles that
would clog the nO2zle. The mixture should be
thoroughly stirred while the lime is being
should be quite diluted before the lime Is
added, otherwise a heavy precipitate is
formed"
Wooden, glass or earthenware vessels should
be used for dis5olving the copper sulphate, as
precipitate Of metallic copper is formed when
tin vessels are used. The use of a good quality
Of unslaeked lime is also essential, as that
which is Stacked by exposure to tho air is bfac
ticaly worthless.
c. b. MEAD,
Supt. sub-Experiment Station, Aztec, N. NJ,
May 3, 1900
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Publication Notice.
TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO, lNo 9,A
County Of San Juan. W. ~''

TERR1ToRY OF NEW MEXICO, mo. 2i4
County Of San Juan.
Emilia Trujillo vs.. Julian TrujillO.
In the District Court of the First Judicial Dist
riot of New Mexico for the County Of pan
The said defendant Julian Trujilo Is hereby
notified that a complaint has been filed against
him iD the District Court for the county OF San
Juan, territory aforesaid that being the court
in which said case is pending, by said plaintiff
Emilia TrujillO, the genera object OF said ac-
ction being divorce, as will more fully appear
by reference to the complaint filed in said cause
And that unless you enter your appearance in
said cause on or before June TO- 1900, Judgment
will be rendered against you in said cause BY
default.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand and seal of said court at Santa Fe, New
Mexico, this 2tst day of April, A. ID. 1900
A. M. BERGERE, Clerk.
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Archaeologists Abroad

A party Of scientists from Denver ar
rived ln Aztec Saturday and left Monday
for the Chaco. The party is composed
Of Rev. DIR. Q. N. Cobern, Rev. J. @.
Gullett, Prof. I. p Cutler and Capt. Q.
A. Deane, all Of Denver. Dr. Cobsrn is
8 scientist Of note, is pastor Of TrinitY'
NJ. =. church in Denver has travelled *
tensively in Egypt and Palestine, and is
= corresponding secretary Of the British
museum. bir Gullotte lie the photog-
rapher and ia prepared to take fash
light views Of underground rooms. Prof.
Cutler ia the party sgeologist, and is one
Of the faculty Of the Denver university
Capt. Doane during the past thirty y-lour
years has explored much Of the region IN
New Mexico and Arizona and is the gen
sral director and typogrspher for the
party.
While relies Of the cliff end mesa
dwOllers will not be rejected if found,
the principal object Of the trip is to as
certain definitely the condition Of the
stone pueblo ruins found underneath
the lava overflow, and If possible, the
geological age in which the overflow Oc-
CURED. A report OF their investigation
Of this interesting question will be fur
nisbed TO the Bureau Of Ethnology, at
Washington.
From this valley the party will pro-
ceed to Gallup, on the Atlantic & Pacific
railroad, yisit the Grand canon Of the
Rio Colorado and the sky city Of Acoma,
make Investigations near Grant, Laguna,
Albuquerque, and the region around
Bland, Cochiti, and the country west Of
Santa Fe.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-11

The newspaper squabble in which
The INDEX engages this week was not
Of it's own seeking. its readers and the
people generally are witnesses to the fact
that policy Of "pesce at any price" has
been the course Of this paper for the
last two years. Since the opposition
organ has gone into the hands Of the
"caiamity clique" the western skyline
has grown lurid, the political sky has
gradually been overcast and season Of
strife seems unavoidable. Without
claiming any accomplishments as
"scrapPer," TEE INDEX will uphold in
its humble way the interests Of it's
friends and have as much fun as pos
sible with it's foes.
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aoMEsrpAp ENTRY NO. s911 .

HOMESTEAD ENTRY NO. 1911.
Department OF the Interior, Land Office at
Santa Fe, n NJ, May Z, 1900
Notice is hereby given that tho following
named settler has filed notice Of his intention to
commute TO cash and make hnal proof IN sup
made before the Probate Clerk Of San Juan
.o,.at b, 81 saiac, ~ M ~ lgne % 1900 viz;
JUAN A. MANZANAREs,
Fer the NWA NW14 Sec. 9, I, % N, ROW,
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said land, viz;
David K. Lobato Martin PachecO, Of Aztec,
New MexiCo Baltazar Montana, CrisOstamO
Dominguez, of Largo, New Mexico
IA MANUEL r. OTERo, Register.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

HOMESTEAD ENTRY NO, 1883.
Notice for Publication.
Department Of the Interior, Land Office at
Santa Fe, n NJ, April 8 , 1900
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his inteation to
make final proof in support of mis- claim and
that said prsof will be made before Probate
Clerk Of San Juan county, at Aztec, NJ, on
May q, 1900 viz;
REESE MAMMA,
For the WY NEll, Wa, sEl4, Sec. IS. 80 NJ,
K. W.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said land, viz;
Louis f. Winners Walter Won Buddenbrock,
Ramon Lovato, BenitO UlibarrY, Of lBhaclO,
MANUEL r oTERo, Register.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-26
The Half-Ceut.

A report has gained currency of late that
the Treasury Department is contemplating
the renewed issue of the haif-cent piece
discontinued as part of the metal money
output about fifty years ago. This project
IS in response to a demand by both the
offerers end the purchasers Of the bar
gains which form 80 large part of the
retail trade in large cities at present So
keen is competition in some lines that it is
found desirable TO tempt the buyer with
the fraction Of a cent in the price, and IL Is
felt that with suitable coin for such
purposes trade would be stimulated along
some lines and the poor would be enabled
10 effect saving of comparative conse-
quence to them For many years the dis
position in the far west. especially on the
Pacific coast, has been to force the minor
coins out of circulation and to establish the
ten-cent piece as the minimum of change
This operated harshly upon the poor, and
Of late the penny has been brought back
into use and is now circulating In increased
volume 1t would be in line with this re-
action for the government to resume the
half-cent coinage. and TO give the humble
buyer every fraction of advantage afforded
by the rivalry Of the retail dealers In
many European countries these small frac-
uonal coins are In wide circulation among
the lower classes. some of them very arts
tic in design Among these of current use
are the bagattino, Venetian, worth ONE
eighth OF g. cent Of our money: the Italian
csntssimo, worth one-ffth of a cent: the
deneshka. Russian. worth one-third of a
cent; the Russian copek. worth two-thirds
Of a cent: the polushka, also Russian,
worth ons-sixth Of cent; the maravedI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-26

and cuarto, Spanish. worth, respectively,
two-fifths and three-fourths of a cent: the
ore. Danish, worth one-quarter Of a cent;
the Moorish foos. worth one-sixth Of
cent; the grano of Malta, worth one-sixth
OF cent; the heller and the kreutzer of
Austria, worth one-quarter and one-half
cent, and a large number of tiny Persian
coins Of varying denominations. There might
be difficulties in the way of re-establishing
the American half-cent as a practical coin
which are not presented in the currency
systems of the older countries. The pres
ent penny is considered by many as small
as a coin should be. and a coin half as
large would be Of inconvenient size. The
manufacture of the penny of different
metal than bronze and the half-cent Of
baser metal. with a slight difference in
their Sizes might suffice If the colors of
the two were sufficiently distinct to prevent
confusion. There need be no argument
against the introduction of this small bit
of money on the ground that it would en-
cumber the pockets. for it would probably
never find it's way into the pockets that
would not welcome 1t as an evidence of
economy. The subject is clearly worthy of
study and a solution which would place
practicable half-cent In circulation would
unquestionably be heartily applauded by
those to whom the cent may mean the diff
ference between profit and loss, between
hunger and plenty
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Mr., Bryan's sincerity.

Some of Mr.. Bryan's admirers are far
from pleased with his Nebraska platform,
and some of their comment about 1t is, I'M
Intentionally, far from complim ,ntary to
him. Democrats who swallowed without
hesitation and with apparent relish the Chi
cago platform, which was full of populism.
stick now at the initiative and referendum.
But they explain and excuse Mr.. Bryans
acceptance of it by saying that the inser-
ton of that plank at Lincoln was necessary
to fusion success in Nebraska. Mr.. Bryan,
as they conceive the situation, is in such
need of the populiSts at home that he is
forced to accept tenets of their faith to
which he does not really subscribe. Hs is
not at this time strong enough to control
them, and So for the moment. and while
the emergency lasts, he permits them to
control him.
Is this not an Indictment of Mr. Bryans
sincerity? Does it not accuse him of play
ing a part, like any machine boss, simply
for success? May he be classed with those
politicians who are all things to all men
in an effort to form a coalition strong
enough to win at the polls? And If he is
playing the populists on this initiative
and referendum issue, may he not be "play-
ing the democrats on some other issue.
and the anti-expanSionistS on their issue?
In other words, if Mr.. Bryan is yielding in
one quarter against his convictions, may
he not be yielding in other quarters? And
what would inevitably be the fate of such
a man if elected President by such a COM
bination when those who composed it be-
gan to press for redemption of the differ
ent and conflicting promises which had
brought them together? Failure and con-
fusion would be certain.
But the probability is that this interpre-
tation of Mr. Bryan's attitude does him an
injustice. OF course he needs the assistance
OF the populists in Nebraska. He needs
pcpuiistic assistance elsewhere as we'll, and
as badly. But why should he be accused of
seeking it insincerely? What makes it likely
that Mr.. Bryan does not cordially indorse
the initiative and referendum? Who is at
liberty to measure the extent of his popu-
hsm? The general belief is, indeed, that he
Is more of a populist than democrat, and
certain 1t is that populIst leaders who are
nearest to him. like Senator Allen of his
own state. have the supremest confidence in
his sympathy with all of their party's prin-
ciples and purposes
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The Car-seat sIasher.

The goods-cutting mania seems to be diff
Terminating. Scarcely has the local dress
slasher been caught and deported ere evil
dences appear that some person is abroad
with a disposition to destroy the fabric of
street railway seats. There is ample oppor-
tunity for such a miscreaut to work unde-
tected. 1t is most desirable that by some
chance or the exercise of shrewd detective
work this rascal may be caught as was
Max Krebs, for there is no telling where
his morbid temperament may carry him.
although now it may be confined to the de-
struction of property. These peculiar cases
require the greatest vigilance and the
promptest punishment in order to check an
evil which, apparently, is beyond measure
ment or forecasting, and which may as
sumo the most dangerous forms without
warning.