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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-11-30

Then Rockefeller turned. Right by
his side vas a company Of veteran
fighters and these he selected to bear
the shock Of the coming onslaught
Himself in the lead, the little band
rushed forward, firing, yelling and fu-
rious. Rockefeller looked ahead at
the young officer leading the foe, and
the young man looked, almost smiling
at the veteran officer before him. They
were father and son, but the lads
smiles did not tell 1t. Neither man
seemed 30 know the other. But the
rush thickened-it even looked, for a
moment, as If the American skirmish
line would be Overborne.
Then the old man. shouting "steadv
there, steady" drew his revolver and
fired. The young ~insurgent stiRened.
threw up his arms and tumbled to the
ground. There was a pause Of a mo-
ment, a volley from the PROSTATE men
behind, and the insurgents broke IN
confusion and fed, leaving the body Of
their young leader and their other
dead upon the field.
When the body was searched for
evidences OF identity a diary was
little what happens. She says she
may visit India and Japan before re-
turning to her native land.
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usw Method o. studying River nov
Problems.
At Dresden an experiment station
has been established called "Flussbau
Laborstorium" for the study OF river
lows, a subject which Is now attract
ing great attention In Germany. The
station is located in the basement OF
the Dresden Technical school and ~
under government supervision. In a
large room extending its whole length
there Is an iron trough seven feet wide
and two feet deep. at one end OF which
there is a large tank so placed and
arranged that the water Il contains
can be regulated to now into the
trough IN any desired volume. The
trough Is filled with sand, and in It
the course Of any river or section
thereof that II Is desired to expert
ment with is accurately mapped to a
scale. The sand Is ~variously colored
10 represent the different formations
through which the river flows, and
dams, piers, breakwaters, docks,
bridges, etc, are built so that an exact
miniature representation Of the stream
Is obtained. The water is then turned
on and regulated to flow precisely as
II does In the real river. Certain other
devices are also provided to catch the
sand washed out of the trough. which
can then be gathered up and measured
and the amount Of sand carried per
cubic foot calculated. The operator,
who in this case is Professor Hngels.
watches the effects OF the flowing
water on the banks and bottom OF the
stream, noting how the bars are be-
ing built up, where the channel is be-
ing deepened, where hollows ara be-
ing filled, etc. He is thus enabled to
determine from actual observation
where engineering work should be
done either for the advantage of navs-
cation or for the benefit Of shore prom
erty. In cases where any structure in
the river may be under consideration
it is first built in miniature in the
model and its effects in the way OF
causing washouts OF sitting up OF
other parts of the stream noted. In
addition to the saving Of expenditure
in the erection in rivers Of what, from
want OF accurate knowledge, too often
prove TO be utterly futile structures for
the purposes for which they were in
tended, the special aim of the expert
meAs is to ascertain how to regulate
river dows to the end that they will
keep their own channels clear and
deep enough without dredging. It is
thought that there is a great future
for the work and that the time is not
far distant when all rivers will be reg
ulated by the advice Of river experts
have taken a course in one Of
these laboratories.
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topic Il VIII itself suggest any aubdl-
visions pertaining to It. Certain poo-
pie possess what may be called the
bump Of location. II they remember
q passage IN a book. they can tell you
which side OF the page It is on and
what part Of the page. There are stu
dents with that kind Of a memoir who
prepare their Rotations by taking a
large sheet OF paper and writing diff
ferent parts Of the lesson in different
places on the paper. Then they rely
on their sense OF location to call to
mind whatever they may wish to re-
member.
Some persons who can remember
words and phrases ind dificulty in re-
memberirg figures or numbers. In
such cases a curious expedient has
sometimes been resorted to. A phrase
will be devised. the initial letters Of
which suggest the figures sought to be
remembered Tor example, suppose
some ones street number to be 1872,
The suggestive phrase might be, II.
seek him. The letter I will sug-
gest the figure I; the letter s some
what resembles an 8, and the two per-
pendicular strokes 81 the H suggest
the Roman mineral II. A round
about method this may be, but it has
served 70 fasten figures in the mem
DRY Of people who had previously found
them troublesome. But perhaps the
most wholesome way in the long run
is simply By repetition and effort to
fix the thing IA the memory directly
without tricks Of memory or artificial
methods. BY memorizing one sentence
or verse a day from the best lltera-
ture, the mind win soon have a fine
treasure Of beautiful thoughts, and an
enriched vocabulary. DR.. William
Punshion, a great English preacher, did
this, and his me prose may have been
largely due to his familiar acquaint-
ance with the best literature. For
quotation purposes It is necessary to
remember verbatim and though this is
the hardest task Of memory, it well
repays the effort.
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TRAINING MEMORY.
PUBLIC sPEAKRRs DO THEIR
OWN COACHING.


Many people complain Of having a
poor memory and yet that faculty can
be developed as easily as can the BIZ
cops muscle. Nor Is Il necessary to
80 to any professor Of memory or to
master any elaborate system In order
to accomplish this result. One does
not have to go to a gymnasium to
strengthen one's arm or back. Saving
Wooa or rowing a boat will do It.
Similarly memory may be cultivated
by ones own efforts and amid ones
ordinary pursuits. Famous speakers
who have memorized their speeches
have adopted various simple devices to
aid them. The late Hon. John Bright
fixed In mind the different points in
HE speeches by first drawing little ag-
ures or pictorial representations. II
part Of his speech had to do with a
bridge, he would make q little sketch
Of such structure, or II with ireland or
Scotland, he would sketch q small
map Of the country or the district. He
could remember these figures or pic
lures. When he arose. to his feet he
could see them in Imagination, and Sc
lect them n by one as he proceeded
from point to point in the address
not having any note or manuscript by
him at all. That was. the method best
suited to him. Another way Of memo
rizing the points of an address to be
delivered, one which the writer has
frequently used, is by means Of ana
grams. It Is very simple. Suppose
were called upon to deliver a
Fourth Of July grafton, and wished to
speak on these three points: % his
toric origin of the day, (2) the sue
cess of the experiment in government
then i~naugurated, and (3) the destiny
Of the republic. A very suitable ana
gram to recall these points to mind
would be the letters U. S. A. He could
set his topics down in this way:
Union proclaimed by Declaration of
Independence.
Success Of experiment in govern
ment.
After the present, what?
He does not need to take any notes
with him to the platform. He can
easily remember these letters. Re
Numbering them, they recall his top
les. And remembering the general
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OLA MONSTERS POISON.


There Are People who Claim It's Bite
Is Harmless.
]. Van Denburgh and o. B. Wright
give an ccount in the September num-
Der Of the American Journal of Physi-
ology OF their experiments ION the
physiological action of the poisonous
secretion of the ella monster (Helo-
derma suspectum). According to them
the poison is in its effects similar TO
the venoms Of snakes, respiration.
heart activity, sensory ~irritability and
rapidity Of blood coagulation are all AZ
first increased, then retarded, with a
gradual total loss OF function. The
vaso-motor center is, however, moi in
volved In this quickening and subse-
quent paralysis. On the contrary, the
poison produces Immediately a fail in
blood pressure owing to vascular dila-
tation. The motor nerves are not af-
fected. The red blood c~orpuscIes fire.
quently become spherical as the result
Of the poison and the blood may be
Taxed. The secretion Of urine is stop
ped. Respiratory paralysis is the
usual cause of death. but If artificial
respiration is maintained death ensues
from heart failure. The poisonous
character Of the bite of these reptiles
has for a long time been a matter of
dispute. Accounts Of death resulting
to man from their wounds have been
reported. but 1t has also been claimed
by those who have looked into the
matter that these stories were mostly
Of doubtful authenticity and that 9TH
ers quite as trustworthy showed the
contrary to the truth-namely. that
the animal was harmless. These ex-
p~erimenters, however, did not use man
a. 4 subject, and it may be that not
withstanding the effect OF the poison
on other animals man may for some
reason be immune. Still. it is not ad-
vlsable to indulge in any ~frivolities
with the creature. at least until more
is known regarding it. The late Prof.
q. d. Cope had one for some time as a
pet In his study on Pine street. He
allowed It to run around among the
fossils and papers seemingly without
any thought Of its being dangerous.
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'b0T hts OtOn Son IN Battle.

Heart THRILLING TRAGEDY IN fbe
Philippines.
The great mystery Of the war in the
Philippines-the disappearance OF Ma
tor Charles N. Rockefeller Of the Fifth
Infantry, has been solved, and its so
luton brings with 1t the "reminiscences
Of the most tragic mystery Of a life
Of sorrow-the theft Of a child from
It's parents. the death Of the mother.
and then the death Of the son at the
hands Of the father, while the two
were soldiers in opposing armies in
the Philippines. Then follows the
desertion Of the grief-stricken father.
who has sought oblivion in an OBJ
scure part OF Central America
War in the Philippines has had its
tragedies that sound supreme. There
was the death Of Egbert, veteran OF
the civil war, survivor OF wounds at
San Juan, killed in the outskirts Of
Manila; there was the peerless Law
tln, bearer Of a charmed life. who
calmly whistled as he sat on q box
under a tree at FL Caney with the
Gauser bullets singing about his ears.
But these we're the deaths Of soldiers
6eath only, the end of all things, sud
(l1n, sure and soothing.
ROckafeller's fate is worse than q
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found. showing that the possessor was
Paul stanhope OF Hong Kong. Il
recounted his adventures IA the war.
sometimes even jocularly alluding to
severe engagements ia which he had
barely escaped with his life.
The report Of the engagement was
sent to headquarters, but for some
reason Major R~ockafeller retained the
diary. Events followed fast, engage
ment succeeding engagement, Skin
mishes, attacks and the capture OF
villages being OF daily occurrence.
. .
The guard noticed that the majors
light burned late n night and that
there were low queries as to what the
"old man" was likely TO do next.
Instantly there was an alarm. Tho
guard Of the night before was arous-
ed, but they knew nothing. Every
inch Of the camp was examined.
Searching parties were sent out in
every direction-no trace Of the ma
jor was found. Old scouts examined
every blade OF grass. The major was
gonel
The day passed, and a night, Major
Rockefeller was missing. The senior
captain took command and ordered
the majors effects sealed up Every
thing was in order, down to the last
detail, and the orderly at the majors
headquarters declared that practical
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to 90 home. Hence It was a liberal
handful Of money which they offered
him IN payment-more than he could
earn by two years Of labor, for wages
in China are almost incredibly low.
TO their establishment, he refused to
accept any reward whatever. The
reason he gave was that Confucius had
ordered his followers to show kindness
to their brother men. I'VE are so
poor, he said, chat the chance rarely
comes to us to obey him. No such
chance as this has ever before come to
me. / viii not lose it," Nor was
this a solitary case" says Mr.. Briggs.
1T Is the habitual temper Of the peo-
pie" Such Incidents as this lend
weight to the statement so often made
by those most familiar with China,
that continued seizure Of territory by
foreigners and the interference with
domestic laws and customs have rouB-
ed the Chinese to fury quite AZ varl-
ance with their usual temper-Youths'
Companion.
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A wonderful Map

Among the wonderful treasures
which are gathered together at the
Paris exposition is a map which rivals
in its intrinsic value the contents Of
many notable Jewel cases. It Is a
map Of France. not printed or drawn
like ordinary maps, but made up OF
the noble metals and studded with
precious stones. The chief toWas OF
France. TO the number OF 106, are rep
resented by costly gems, set in gold,
Paris naturally taking the premier DO
sitiOn with a fine rubellite. The COL
ors Of the mineral kingdom are as
rich and diversified as those found In
flowers. and thus II Is not difficult,
when expense Is no object. to find in
stones tipts Of all hues. in this unique
may Of France variety is secured by
employment Of such minerals as the
emeralds its paler sister, the beryl
the sapphire. t%ourmaline, amethyst
chrysolite. chrysoberyl, and many
more whose names are less familiar.
In this wonderful map the rivers are
made Of platinum.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-11-30
"A We ~
WESTERN
* GIRL

Old John Diorn owns a ranch and
several thousand head Of cattle. The
ranch Is on the western plains Of Tex
as, about the heaGwatersN OF the trib-
utaries Of the Guadalupe. He has
three daughters, who have been look
ing after. his herd for several years.
1t is the boast Of these girls that no
mustang has ever been able to shake
one Of them from its back. They are
fearless riders, and can hurl a lariat
with a precision that many a cowboy
envies. Since the death of their only
brother, who was killed by cattle
thieves a few years ago, these young
women have ridden after cattle, re-
paired windmills, killed wolves and
frequently branded calves. One Sum
day morning, not long ago, Norma,
who is the Oldest Of the three, started
out on her pony to ride" the wire
fence of a small pasture, about two
miles from the house. Riding a wire
fence" is making a tour of inspection
to see that the wires are all up and the
posts solid. AS the girl started out
she swung the belt of her Winchester
over the gate-post, remarking that she
was not going far and would not need
a gun. She was hardly out Of sight
before an immense Mexican lion
sprung out in the road in front Of the
pony. The beast gave a few loud
roars and then disappeared in the
direction Of a small bunch of cows and
calves. Starting her pony at full speed
and yelling at the lion as II she pos
sessed the power of her voice to para
lyze all wild beasts, she rode straight
toward the terror stricken cattle, COM
ing up with them just as the lion
sprung upon the neck of a calf, crush
ing II to the earth. The old COWS in
stantly charged the lion, and the
mother Of the calf gave him such a
thrust with her sharp horns that he
was forced to relinquish his hold On
his prey. The sight Of the trembling,
frightened little calf, aroused the girls
ire, and, swinging her rope over her
head, she rode at the lion. The beast
frequently looked back and snarled
threateningly, but he failed to hnd
courage enough to offer battle. Sud
denly It occurred to the girl that there
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THRILLING AD>
VENT
WITH
A MEXICAN
LION

was no reason why she could not
choke the lion to death. She swung
her lariat over her head, and as the
trained pony sWnhg forward dropped
the 400 about the lions neck. The
pony instantly braced himself on his
launches, digging his fore feet into
the ground, and the lion turned a
somersault, striking the earth with
his head toward his p~ursuers. The
girl hoped that she had broken the
beasts neck, but he was only badly
stunned, and the pain that he suffered
seemed to increase his rage and cou-
rage. C%rouching and emitting a roar,
he sprung into the air with all his
strength, expecting to land on the
pOny's neck and tear his pursuers to
fragments. The agile little horse
turned just in time to feel the claws
Of the lion grazing his launches. All
western horses entertain a horror OF
these lions, for one Of their tricks is
to lie in ambush on the limb Of a
tree near where the horses are in the
habit Of drinking. From these hiding
places they fall upon young colts and
devour them. The Texas pony knows
the Mexican lion, and he fears him
more than all other enemies. So, in
~stantly, as the lion sprung forward,
the pony began to run. The rope was
tense, and If she had wished to do It
the girl could not have unfastened the
lariat from the saddle horn. More
over, she knew the chances were that
II the lion were released in his state
of rage, he would tear the pom and
herself to pieces. She leaned forward
and urged her frightened mustang to
do his best. She reached the ranch
gates just as her sisters, accompanied
by two young men Of the neighbor-
hood, we're about to pass through on
their way to church. There nowl'
she shouted. II have roped and drag
ged a lion to death"
Her speech Of triumph was cut short
by a warning scream from n Of her
sisters, who noticed that the lion was
about to regain his feet and renew
the battle. One Of the Texans sent a
bullet through the monsters brain
and ended his career.-st. Louis Re
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-11-30

Duke Henry, who DUKE Henry.
Win probably be entitled the prince
oonSort in the Netherlands. Is the
youngest child Of the third marriage.
Hike his brother, Duke Adolph. who is
a dashing cavalry oncer OF the prus-
san guard at Berlin. Duke Henry is
Vloseiy attached to the German court
nolulng me commission Of a lieuten-
rnt IN the Chasseur battalion Of the
uiuAsi@n guard stationed at Potsdam.
~ was born at schwerin April 10.
ls'e. aud ia thus four years me an'8
=" 'he young queen.
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child he had not seen since its in
fancy, registered a victory for his
men.
The story goes back nearly twenty
years. At that time Rockefeller, yet
a young man, only a few years mar
ried, was stationed at Hong Kong
upon official duty. With him was his
young wife and their little child.
Lieutenant Rockefeller, as he then
was. lived at one Of the principal ho-
tells Of the city and was one Of the
most popular of the official set. His
wife, a lovely representative Of the
west had won admiration by her
frankness and cordiality. A Chinese
nurse woman had charge Of the little
boy, and her devotion to it was re-
marked by all who saw her.
Thus passed the two years that
marked Lieutenant Rockafeller's term
Of duty at Hong Kong. Then he ar
ranged to return home, engaging pas
sage by the Pacific Mail steamer for
San Francisco. There were the usual
rareweils, the little social festivities
that speed the parting guests, the 10
vial, hearty handshakes and good
Cai0e 10 Ride CameEf.
Nine. Calve has just left Paris for
an extended roaming expedition
through strange lands. She goes &C
oOmpanied only by n companion,
who is Of the same romantic DISPOSE
ton, besides three serVants-viz.. a
maid. a valet, and baggage attendant.
No1yofo rorfv o,n
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ON THE OTHER ! D
n utterly hare Life of the Chinese
Itlee-PIoker

AANH~AADhGEa
The well-fed American. says Mr..
Henry Briggs. who was a trader in
China for twenty years, can have no
idea OF the utterly bare life Of the Chi
nese rice picker. It is, at the best.
perpetual semi-starvation. In years
when the crop is short these men grow
int0 the likeness Of skeletons. Infant
female children are smothered as a
religious duty, to save them from the
pangs Of death by famine. Yet In the
midst OF this hardship and want they
are cheerful and kind and c~onsiderata
neighbors. helping and nursing each
other with much tenderness Mr..
Briggs says that one autumn, In a year
OF famine. he went with two English
travellers to shoot ducks IN the vast
rice swamps. They lost their way,
and after wandering for hours. met a
Chinese Of the lowest class, who Goa
Quoted them after two hours OF hard
blowing through the mud Of the
swamps. back 10 their starting place.
The man vas thin and weak. and was
pale with exhaustion when be turned
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Author Pophlar uIth Ner.borr.

The author CMr. Ford) is very popu-
lar with the newsboys. He has given
some lifelike pictures of their strug-
giles in the street in his latest book, and
in token Of their good wishes a dozen
of the smallest and most ragged urch-
ms in Park Row presented him and
his wife with huge bunch Of flow
ers on their wedding day. A grave
question arose as to whether 1t should
be sent to Mr.. Ford or to his bride.
Matters we're finally compromised by
sending it to both. They can divide"
so explained the spokesman.-New
New York Letter.
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wishes, and the merry laugh Of Mrs.
Rockefeller, who was overjoyed at
the prospect Of once again seeing her
native land. Only the nurse woman.
Yen, seemed sad. She dreaded part
ing with her little charge.
Two days before the date OF the
sailing Of the steamer Yen disappeared
and the child disappeared with her.
The Rockafeller's were frantic. The
whole foreign, OF white, city was
aroused. Tremendous rewards were
offered. The English governor Of
Hong Kong caused the city to be
secured. Police and troops invaded
the native city and made a house-to-
house search. It was all in vain.
Neither Yen nor the child could be
found.
.
Years have since passed away.
Lieut. Lawton is now a major general
in the war against the Filipinos. He
has Just lead a successful charge on
a band that had surprised the Ameri-
can bivouac. It's leader was a
white man, clad in immaculate white,
young, tall and handsome, and he
rushed forward ahead Of his men with
tho genius Of command Of courage
coupled with power.
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$50
nese woman placed a white child
named by her Paul Yet in the Jesuit
college at Hong Kong the boy being
about nine years old. Her W name
she gave as Yen Lai.
About two years later the bow.
then a bright lad of eleven years. was
adopted by Walter stanhope, and was
thereafter known as Paul stanhope.
His education was completed here ana
ne entered his foster fathers counting
house to learn the business. However
When the Filipinos rebelled against
the Spaniards a few years ago he
sought and secured Mr.. Stanhope,s
permission TO go to the scene Of the
nghting and later on wrote that ne
a accepted the commission OF colo
mel In the Filipino ranks. Since then
ms communications have been infre-
quent' but he is believed to be sdu In
MS position in the Filipino army.
If you deem these facts Of mmeient
Importance l am at your service to
make any other Inquiries you NAV
ueem necessary. Very respectfully.
"E. WILDMAN."
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has always been Calves ambition since
she read Pierre Lob's book on the
Holy Land. Calve says she may never
sing publicly again. certainly not this
year. unless requested 20 sing before
the sultan when Ia Consbantinople.
she expects 10 spend January.
Beyond this Calves program is unset
TEA The prima donna appears % care