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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04
TEACHING
Even Mere Babes Can BE Encouraged In
the Habit Of Trying Again.

Even Mere Babea Can BE Encouraged In
the Habit Of Trying Again.
Few little children, Of course, volun-
tarily set themselves to overcome diff
hculties, yet more would do so IL par
ents and nurses we're not in the habit
Of catering to that nightiness charac-
t~eristic of all young things, which
leads them to follow up whatever mo-
mentarily attracts their attention. The
capacity to dwell for a long time OF
n thought Involves both intensity
Of desire and innate ambition to reach
right results. I have seen this strug-
gle for perfection in an incipient form
show itself in little child but Is
months old. And how sincerely I
respected that little one. He was sit
ting in his mothers lap beside the Ii
brary table one evening, when in an
idle mood she took up a penny and set
it On the head o. a small gilt image
three or four inches high and with a
head scarcely larger than the head Of
the coin. Seeing that the baby watch
ed her, she said pasyfully: Baby can't
do that!" The little ones brown eyes
sparkled with 1ok that seemed to
say, lon, Cant f And taking chs
penny in his fingers he essayed to bal
nee it as she had done. It fell. oh"
said the baby, quietly, and picking it
up tried again, with the same result.
without the least sign of discourage
ment Of Impotence the little thing
tried over and over again for a score of
times, until at last he succeeded in
balancing the coin on the head Of the
image. The brave baby! We gave him
a round Of applause, and he looked
from to the other of us with a curl
GUS little glance OF satisfaction. The
next day he could not be prevailed
upon to undertake the same feat again.
Once having demonstrated that he
could do 1t the act lost it's interest.
Here was a tiny hero in want Of diff
fculties to conquer; an infant Newton,
excelling in the ability to concentrate
his whole mind upon a single object
so long as it was necessary for that
object to engross his attention.-Wom-
ans Home Companion.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

Picking Up a stflne u nareea Requires
More ma n LITTLE G~ensrniship
eft Is all very well to talk about the
captains and pilots Of the large sound
steamers having hard times" said an
old-time sailor at the custom house,
but for real good seamanship you
must 90 to the captain Of a tug. he
has to be able TO handle his boat as
II It we're about six inches long. and
that Is no easy matter" Look at
that" he continued, calling the atten-
ton Of the assembled listeners, and
pointing to a tug slowly steaming out
into the harbor. Just watch him and
see the way he has to maneuver II you
think handling a tug is an easy job.
Then all watched, and truly Il did take
more than a little skill to handle tho
tug. First, she steamed to the nearest
pair Of barges, and taking a position
at the side, was made fast. A minute
afterward the two barges and the tug
began to move slowly toward another
barge. Then there was considerable
lacking and moving about. The people
watching, with the exception Of the old
salt, could not understand what 1t was
all about, but that very soon became
evident, even to the uninitiated. The
checker board moves completed, 1t was
seen that the tug with the barges were
in such a position that throwing a tow
line from the stern Of one barge to
the bow Of the other was easy. The
hawser was paid out until the bargts
were far enough apart to be safe and
the crab-like %evolutions we're repeated.
These were gone through with several
times and each time another barge or
pair Of them was added to the tow, and
scarcely an hour after the first barge
was picked up, tho tug with six barges
in tow was steamjng slowly out Of the
harbor, taking an easterly direction.
There, now said the sailor, what
do you think OF that bit Of pilOting?"
and all who had Watched the operation
Of picking up the, tow we're obliged to
acknowledge that easy as it had looked
it would require more than a little sea
knowledge to do the trick without in
juring M or more of the barges and
in anything like the time.-New Lon
don Telegraph.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04
pREcIous oEMs 40 ouARpE1


Dealers Make Careful Note OF Am
Changes IN Their Ownership,
The dealer In precious stones keeps
remarkable account Of the valuable
gems which come into this country.
His business does not end when he
succeeds In d~lsposing OF a precious
stone or mounted piece at a good
round figure. He can tell how many
times It has changed hands since It has
reached these shores and usually he
can tell every person in the country
who owns anything in gems worth
knowing about. This city Is the great
center Of these dealers, as It is through
this port that practically all gems en-
ter. The American m buys the
finest diamonds that can be had In
the medium sizes, in which the purest
stone comes. The mine from which
the most beautiful stones are taken, at
Jaegersfontein, in the Orange Free
State, has been shut up, as a great reef
encountered made It Improbable to
mine further. The next best diamonds
come from Wesselton, about hfty-two
miles from Kimberley, and that, too, is
shut up on account Of the war. The
finest large diamond which ever came
into this country belonged to the Nor
gan collection. 1t weighed twenty-five
carats and sold for about 100000.
There was one diamond Of 1913 carats
sold in this city and another Kimber-
ley stone Of s~eventy-six carats, but
both we're tinged with color and not
nearly so valuable as the Morgan gem.
Another single diamond sold in this
city less than three years ago for $42,-
900 and it is now owned by a western
woman. The American woman likes
her diamonds, not by ones or twos,
but by dozens and hundreds, and these
are formed into tiaras, necklaces, cor
selets, corsages and hair bouquets and
sprays, all arranged with or without
other stones, and so that they can
be easily detached and worn in sep
arate pieces. AS the wealthy families
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04
FIGHTING Fon \ ZOO.

Prof Lanrley's Porsistent Efforts fof
Preservation 90 WA Animal.
in an illustrated article on "The Ma
tional zoo at Washington" Ernest
seton-Thompson, the %author-artist
tells what hard work Prof Langley
had to do before congress would pas
a bill to establish such an institution
In 1887, when the newly appointed Sec
rotary Of the Smithsonian Institution
Mrs. S. p. Langley, who, though an
astronomer and a physicist, had been
very strongly impressed by the fact
that all our largest and most interest
ing native animals we're rapidly ap
preaching extinction, conceived the
idea of securing a tract Of country, as
primitive as possible. that might be
made a lasting city Of refuge for the
vanishing races. This was the main
idea when first Mr.. Langley went be
fore congress to urge the establish
ment of a National Geological Park. In
all ages it has been the custom of po-
~tentates to keep a collection Of wild
animals for their amusement, and the
American people, being their W
ruler, had %numberless presidents be-
fore them when urged to make this
m~uch-needed collection of animals. In
such a case the advantage Of a mon
archy is that only one man must be
convinced, whereas in the republic the
consent Of a majority of seventy mill
lions had to be obtained. This took
time. Fierce battles had to be fought
with ignorant and captious politicians.
One objected that he did not see why
people should pay ito have the Ne
braska elk and Florida ~alligators
cooped up" If they had to spend
money for it they would want things
they could not see at home-dog-faced
balloons, kangaroos, m~an-eatlng tigers,
etc. Another, a fervent patriot, object
ed to any money being spent on exotic
species, as 1t was contrary to the spirit
of the constitution to encourage or i'm
port foreigners! Altogether the sec
rotary of the Smithsonian found it no
easy bill to carry, though it was in
dorsed by nearly every scientist and
educator in the country. After three
years of persistent effort, involving
vastly more worry than the manage
ment of the whole Smithsonian Insti-
tuition for three times that period, Mr..
Langley succeeded in carrying both
houses of congress over the successive
stages of ridicule, federation, and
favorable consideration, to the point
Of accepting and providing for the
scheme. An appropriation was made
for a National Geological Park to oe
established in the District of Column
bia for the Advancement of Science
and the Instruction and Amusement OF
the People" as well as a city of refuge
where those native animals that were
threatened with extinction might live
and perpetuate their species in peace.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

II you cannot sleep at night, get up
and walk around your ROOF a few
times. A long drink Of cold water
will effect a cure, and taking a bit to
eat-half an orange or apple OF small
eracker-often win result in the de-
sired sleep. Try to compose your face
when you 90 to sleep and practice to
keep It that way. More wrinkles are
bred in slumber than the average per-
son a any idea Of. The short. stout
woman win ind too, hat II helps her
to lie at full length. rather than curl
up. On awakening In the morning she
should push her feet down and hands
up az far as possible, II she would in
CREASE her height.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

A curious souvenir is preserved in
the Bank Of England. in the shape OF
4 note for $1,000. with which Admiral
Lord C~ochrane, the grandfather OF the
present earl Of Dundonald, paid his
One when he was falsely accused Of
spreading. with an interested object.
a rumor that Bonaparte was dead, in
1914, so as to cause a rise in the price
bf stocks. The sum mentioned was
raised in subscriptions Of a penny by
bis Westminster constituents. The
aote Is Endorsed with the name Of the
intrepid but Infused salt, and has in
Icribed on II a sentence in which he eX-
presses the hope that one day he will
prove his innocence and triumph over
be accusers. That contamination was
lot affected until eighteen years later,
when be was reinstated by William III.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

Human science owes many a debt,
especially on the practical side, to the
instinct Of the lower animals. One Of
these obligations is intimated in a re-
cent scientific review Of the subject Of
dams. Engineers frequently build
dams straight across streams, the OBJ
ject being, in some cases, to save ex-
pense by sparing material. But the
beaver arches his dam against the cur
rent, and experience has shown that
this form Of dam is best to resist floods
and the impact of floating ice. Acting
upon the knowledge which is instinc-
tive with the beaver. and which hui
man calculation approves, the grea,
Bear Valley dam in California and
some other recently constructed dams
have been so made that their stability
largely depends upon the resistance
which their arched form presents.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04
JOKE PLAYED.
Upon a Passenger Agent with e Big
TarDon and COnn.

gRpA - AoaoHAkgA Ak3ng WITH = hlk
TarDon and CONN.
A crowd of railroad men were seated
in one OF the passenger offices the
other afternoon spinning yarns and
relating "reminiscences. well you
talk about hustlers for business" said
one Of them, "old Jim B. was the best
that ever stamped a ticket. But he
ran against a hard bargain shortly
after he left here. He was stationed
in Louisville as agent for a line which
ran to Florida. One day a man came
in the Office by mistake to buy a ticket
to California. He was a consumptive
and had one foot in the grave already.
Jim told him about the balmy atmos-
phere Of Florida, and tried to persuade
him to go there instead, but the con-
Eumptive and his friends insisted on
his going to California. Finally Jim
as a last resort said to the consump-
tive's friend: You take him down to
Florida, and if he dies 1 will agree
to pay all funeral expenses. Just ship
him back in my care OF course he
didn't have any idea he would ever
be called on. The consumptiVe finally
agreed to go to Florida, where he re,
gained his health and is now able t.
do a hard days work. Jim did moi
hear from him for about six months
Several Of his railroad friends were
down in Florida on a fishing trip, anC
having known of Jim's promise, thsy
decided to play a joke o. him. They
caught a large tarpon fish, and secur,
ing a coffin, put the fish into 1t an(
sent 1t to Jim. AS soon as he saw thu
express tag on it the promise he haC
made to the consumptive came across
his mind. He had the coffin sent owe
to another agent who was in on thu
promise with him. It was bidder
away in a back room until the mex
day, when one Of the clerks who weI
not as timid as the rest opened tho liz
and discovered that it was only a Dish
It taught Jim a lesson, and since cha
he has not held out a funeral as al
inducement to any n to go oyer hi
line. Memphis Scimitar.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

her cheeks, the flashes Of mirth and
fire from her eyes were disappearing,
and that her wonderful neck was grow
ing thin. 1t was whispered that she
had loved Sir Frederick and had hoped
to become his wife. The physicians
who were called from time to time
said that she was dying from consump-
ton, a victim of her work, in spend
ing long hours, ~scantily draped, in the
not too comfortable studio. Slowly
her beautiful form and features vast
ed away and finally she died. The last
four years she was practically a recluse
and at her death was almost forgotten.
1t remains for the searcher Of the
misty volumes Of the past to find the
key to the secrets and mysteries of her
life.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

Louuu LellefsJ
The most beautiful model that the
world has ever known Is dead. In the
masterpieces Of the great English art
ist, Sir Frederick Leighton, the per-
fection Of her form, face. coloring, car
riage and bearing are portrayed. Who
her ancestors we're aud whence she
came are mysteries yet ~unsolved. For
twenty years the world has worshiped
this practically unknown woman and
t2r generations to come people will
a v over the matchless beauty OF
Dorothy Dene, as represented on the
~canvasses of Sir Frederick. It is said
that the great artist was intensely
Jealous Of her rich beauty, and paid
her handsomely to keep out OF the
glare Of publicity, and that she willing
y made the sacrifice because Of her
unconfessed love for him. During the
last few years of the artists life she
always arrived at the door Of his
gtudio soon after sunrise, and never
departed until twilight. He declared
that she was the most perfectly mod
eled and most intelligent and versatile
woman who had ever sat for him. In
his paintings Sir Frederick has given
to the world more than a hundred
Dorothy Denes.
When Sir Frederick died in 1896
shere was great rivalry among artists
% secure the services Of Dorothy Dene,
but she declined all offers and refused
60 ever pose again as a model. Then
II was noted by those who knew her
we'll that the roses were fading from
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04
THE EVIL OF FRIED FOOD.
what Can BE Done TO Lessen THU

what Can BE Done to Lessen This
NuisanceR
No one who has taken the trouble to
scan the average American bill Of fare
can fail to recognize the importance Of
the frying pan with us; fried ham or
bacon and eggs, fried oysters, fried po-
tatoes, fried steaks, and so on, ad
nauseum, seem to be staple articles Of
food. says the Philadelphia Medical
Journal. What can be done to lessen
the fried-food nuisance? Perhaps moth
ing so long as present conditions exist;
so long as the highest ideal Of the peo-
pie is to accumulate dollars rather than
10 develop and preserve healthy bodies
which shall be the servants Of healthy
minds. Yet II those who teach physi-
ology in our public and other schools
understand their subject and its prac-
teal application as they should; II
there were more schools in which
wholesome, economical cookery were
taught as 1t should be; II physicians
took every opportunity to impress such
facts Of practical h%ygienio Importance
as they should. there can be no doubt
that by some sensible and well-inform-
ed people, the fried denominations
would be avoided.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04
nnfnntlva AIlrrnra.

A mirror may now be regarded as
something more than a promoter Of
vanity. since it is often set to do the
work Of a detective. By w%ell-arranged
mirrors shopkeepers a watch their
customers, even when they turn their
backs on them. Thus they save their
costly stock. and avoid giving offence
to honest buyers. One jeweler in the
west end Of London has caught several
we'll dressed culprits simply by the
aid Of the looking glass. Owners Of
street corner coffee stalls find the de-
tectiVe mirror very useful. Petty pill
fering goes on briskly around such
stalls. One London coffee stall owner
declared that he used to lose a dollar
a week in this way. Now he has mir
rors fixed to the back and sides Of his
stall, and when his back is turned he
can stnl watch his customers and pro-
tect his interests. A book stall clerk
told a similar tale. The theft Of maya
zines and books represented a serious
loss TO the firm until adroitly placed
mirrors proved an effective check.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

The world, wholly immersed in the
South African conflict and its moment
Gus issues, seems to have forgotten
the threatening conditions which the
thinned British garrisons in India are
called upon to face at this juncture,
and the harassing anxieties which be-
set them. Private correspondents de-
scribe the natives as following the
progress Of the war in South Africa
with keenest MISUNDERSTANDING like
tigers crouching for a spring" What
wonder then. few and scattered as they
are, that the minds of English officers
and soldiers alike should be a prey
10 ceaseless apprehensions? An Off
Ger writes: Murders and raids are
becoming common. We are hurried
from station to station, just to demon
strate that we are still here. 1 sleep
with six hundred rounds Of ammuni-
tion under my bed. You at home do
not realize these things"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

A worthy young Scotchman, residing
in the old land, was about to be mar
ried. The bride-elect lived at a vii
lage some distance from her future
spouse and the marriage was to take
place at her home. The eventful day
having arrived the prospective BRIDE
groom started for the station. On the
way, however, he was hailed by the
village grocer, who entertained him SO
heartily that the end Of 1t was William
missed his train. The grocer suggested
sending a telegram, and at the young
mans dietation wired as follows:
Don't marry till l come.-William."
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04
HARD woRK Ar rHE VATICAN.
It's UnOeasing Grind vOuohed for by a
Busy Prelate.

It's UnOeasing Grind VOuched for by a
Busy Prelato.
I met a prelate employed in the VatI-
can the other day. and in the course
Of u conversation began to deplore
my hard lot in having to stay in Rome
during the heat Of the summer and
work, says Pail Mall Gazette. "Oh.
well" he said, you are not worse than
we are in the Vatican. Now that most
Of the employees are away we who are
left have to work hard" Work" l
exclaimed. Yes, walk in the Vatican
gardens and count the grapes of the
pope's vineyard" DO you know that
every evening the mail brings to the
bronze doors Of the Vatican an average
Of 10000 letters and newspapers, to say
nothing of kilograms? All the letters
have 70 be opened, sorted and CLASH
fed, while the newspapers are read
and selections cut or extracts made
during the night to be ready for pc
rusal by the officers of state early next
morning" And where does the pope
come int" I interrupted. They say
he works so hard Much of this
work is submitted to him, aEd he
should read all the letters addressed
'Sanctitati suae Leoni Papae XIII,
feliciter regnanti.' However, as the
whole t%wenty-four hours OF the day
would not be enough for the pontin
to even glance over them, he only sees
what Cardinal Rampolla thinks neces-
sary for his inspection
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

Through the efforts of Prof. John
Mine and Prof. George Davidson, an
earthquake pendulum" costing $3.50,
has recently been sent to Hawaii,
where it will be employed to study the
tremors to which our newly annexed
island group is subject. This under
taking forms part Of a great seismic
survey Of the world, through which It
is hoped to obtain a fairly complete
knowledge Of the location Of the earth
quake centers Of the globe, and OF the
direction and intensity Of the earth
quake waves which radiate from them.
The station at Hawaii will be among
the most important.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04
Ana 81 Wa. ) aIaa.a ThEouI

At the Meadville opera house the
other night a spectator in the gallery
became so enthusiastic over the dan
cling of a couple Of soubrettes that he
wildly drew a silver dollar from his
pocket and attempted to throw It to
the stage. In his excitement, however,
his aim was poor, and the dollar,
which was hurled through the air with
terrific force, struck the head OF a lady
who occupied a seat in the balcony,
cutting a cash which required treat
ment at a neighboring drug store.-oil
City Blizzard.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

Of this country come into possession
Of a large number of diamonds their
taste turns toward colored stones. The
ruby is prominently the next in IA
vor, and prices higher than those paid
for diamonds are given for it. Two
years ago a firm in this city sold a
single ruby for $25, 900. Last year there
anne a demand for the emerald and a
single beautiful stone in the autumn
brought a dealer $40, OOO.-New York
Evening Post.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

Everything thFt %appertains to the
preservation Of food products in a
pure and uncontaminated state is
Of very great advantage to the world.
at large. Within the past few years
there has been no little complaint
about the EMBELLISHMENTS Of fish.
To be a suitable article Of food, fish
should be used within a few hours
after they have been caught, as they
deteriorate and decompose with very
great rapidity, producing ptomaines Of
a most dangerous character. The new
idea Is the preservation Of fish In a
tank OF sea water, which Is continually
agitated and kept in circulation by a
pump. So strong Is the current made
by the pumping engine that the fish
must swim almost constantly to keep
from being drawn upward by It. Some
OF these tanks hold 1000 pounds Of
fish, and the water Is furnished in
such quantity that It entirely changes
hve times an hour, and Is, In the
course Of the change, re-oxygenized
and made wholesome. Sixteen hum
dred pounds Of FISH were kept for eight
days In one Of these tanks In perfect
condition. 1t Is claimed that the cost
OF preserving them in this way Is less
bhan half a cent a pound per day.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

At a dinner party recently a dude
found himself seated between two
young men who had just started a
merchant tailoring establishment. 81
-aw-have been placed between two
-aw-tailOrs, It seems" said his dude
let's. Eyes" replied one OF the young
men; you see, we are beginners and
at present can only afford one goose
between us. "-Chicago News.