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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

1t is quite time that everybody who
is disposed to be eloquent over the new
century should realize that 1t does not
begin on Jan. /. 1900. The first cen
fury began with the year 1 and ended
with the year 100. Unless there has
been a year inserted somewhere, there
Is, therefore, no escape from the CON
clusion that the nineteenth century
does not end until the close Of the year
1900. A curious fact IN reference 10
the new century Is that It will have
t%wenty-four leap years. the greatest
number that can possibly occur in a
century. The same yearly calendar
that did service In 1895 can be used
again In 1901. and may be used again
at successive Intervals Of six. eleven
and every eleven years throughout the
century.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16
AFTERNOON TEA.
Accompanied by Bread and Butter,
Plum Cake or Scenes.

Accompanied by Bread and Butter,
Plum Cake or Scenes.
Our English cousins, who under
stand some things better than we do.
never fail to have their cup of after
noon tea, with its accompaniment OF
thin bread and butter, OF plum cake.
or scenes, at 5 o'clock, says Golfers
Weekly. This is an everyday fune-
ton, prepared for and enjoyed by the
family as a matter Of course, and
shared with friends who happen in.
people knowing that 8 o'clock is a con-
venient hour for finding their intimate
acquaintance at home and at leisure.
over the teacups friends may enjoy
the latest gossip, chat about a play or
a program, discuss whatever is upper
most in popular regard, and. having
touched hands in the game, separate
and go on, the better for the contact.
Nothing can be imagined more infor-
NAL, less exaeting, than the ideal aft
ernoon tea. It may be poured by the
mistress Of the hour or by her
daughter, and handed about by a child,
or a man who has dropped in, or, If
preferred, by a white-capped and
w~hite-aproned maid, whose black frock
Is set off by linen cuffs and collar. The
tea in every case must be always
freshly made, with water freshly
boiled, poured owe the tea leaves and
allowed to steep two minutes and no
more. A tea coy to keep the pot hot,
a spirit lamp under the copper kettle,
sugar in even Jumps. cream or sliced
lemon, as preferred, a pretty girl OF
two, a gracious matron, and friends
who know n another-these are the
requisites for afternoon tea.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16
An ELoouENr oLEnoYMAN.

One or the most eloquent %clergymen
in New York city at the present time
Is Rev. Thos. r. silcer, pastor OF III
Souls church. Although a compera-
lively newcomer in the metropolis aav-
ing removed there from Buffalo three
or four years ago. Mr.. slicer has all
ready made a large place for himself
In the religious. political and civic life
OF the city. He Is one Of our best after
dinner speakers. and Is in constant de-
mand for functions Of this kind. An
excellent example OF his style and
trend Of thought Is furnished in the
following paragraph from his sermon
IN Thanksgiving day. The first busl-
ness Of every Asperican." said Mt.
slicer, lis to be dt for America. He
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

IL am ready to die a soldiers death
II any time. / have no fears for my
self. But 1 am sorely troubled when
/ think Of what would become of my
wife and children in such an event"
Thus spoke Gen. Henry w. Lawton
to a friend last summer. He died as
heroes die-at the head of his men in
a warm engagement and while aiding
a wounded subordinate. He left no
fortune. Forty years Of his life we're
given to his country, but his pay was
inadequate to do more than support
himself and his family. But a CRATE
full country will care for them. The
fund which is to be presented to Mrs.
Lawton as a testimonial OF Americans
admiration for her gallant husband
will probably reach $4,000. 1t is
growing fast.
Mrs. Lawton was Miss Craig. of Red
lanOs, Cal, and the generals happiest
days were spent on their fruit farm in
California, when the great soldier was
stationed at Los Angeles. The orange
groves and the residence at Redlands
are heavily m%ortgaged, but the fund
will provide for this and for her future
comfort. Mrs. Lawton and the chill
dren are at Manila.
The marriage of the general and
Mrs. Lawton was unusual. At the
Craig homestead, near Louisville. KY,
lives a favorite and invalid cousin Of
Mrs. Lawton, who was anxious to
witness the marriage ceremony. A
few days before the date set for the
wedding the cousin began to fail. It
was seen that she was dying. She
realized it and asked that Gen. (then
maior) Lawton and his bride-to-be be
summoned to her bedside and there
dhe day before the appointed date)
Miss Crnir hanamn Mrs. Iawfnn
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

may regard it as a good stand for bust
ness to enrich himself, but being en-
riched he is the trustee of those riches,
and not their owper. He may regard
1t as a great opportunity in which to
be free, but the Only purpose Of free
dom is to live the higher life. l be-
lieve in the sovereignty OF
the reople in the great de-
mocracy, which rs working out its
salvation and the salvation OF the
world" DR.. Slieer is actively engaged
in aiding the movement in favor of
municipal REFORM and is one of the
closest and most confidential friends
Of Gov. Roosevelt.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

sooner was he through than up sprang
a hurley member from what was then
a frontier state Of the west. He had
once been an Indian agent, and no
sooner was he on his legs than he be-
gan to pour out a vehement harangue
IN ChOctaw. After a while the speak
err called him to order. Il don't see
why my freedom Of speech should be
abridged" he cried. you let the
gentleman from Massachusetts run on,
and / didn't understand the first word
Of his lingo any better than he does
mine" The scene was described as
very comical, but 1t struck the death
knell Of further classical quotations
in a congress that had not the ray Of
an idea what the unintelligible lingo
Of Cicero and Tacitus was driving at.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16
AFTER THE GOLD nooMs
Importance of Reactions in Determln-
Ing Population.

Importance of Reactions in Determln-
Ing Population.
The law that settlers follow the line
Of least resistance suffers an exception
when men are seeking gold. In the
natural order Of things, population
would have worked itself in a continu-
GUS progression toward the Rocky
Mountains, crossing them only by
compulsion, as the Alleghanies were
crossed and the Mississippi and the
Missouri rivers. But where there is
gold in sight there is no law. Human
ity goes into Alaska with the same
blind avidity hat it went into Califor-
MIA fifty years ago, with the same fatu-
ousnes that it swept to Pixies Peak
in 1853. Population forsook all its
domiciles, its patronages and its pros
perity, in the Argonaut period. and,
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

Bronoho and Locomotive In Collision
A balky broncho tried to dispute the
right Of way on the Santa Fe tracks
with a locomotive, or rather with two
locomotives. for there were two Of
them coming into town together from
Palmer Lake. The broncho had
crossed the track, but considering the
railroad more to his liking returned
to the track and took up a position be-
tween the rails. This position was as
sauiCed oy the two locomotives, but
the broncho bravely stuck to his post
until It was too late to retreat. He
was knocked out Of this world in about
half a jlny.-Colorado Springs Ga
zette.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

An inventor has perfected an cleo
trical appliance, which he claims win
enable the blind 70 see. This win bring
much happiness to those who have de-
fective eyesight. Another great disc0v-
cry which will bring happiness to those
whose stOmachs have become deranged
is Hostetter's stomach Bitters. 1T is
a certain cure for Indigestion, dyspep-
sia. malaria, fever and ngue.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

It Il estimated that there are now
1000, 600, 900 feet OF white pine stnl
standing within the borders Of Mime
sofa. II is stated further that this pine
is melting away at the rate OF 1,5OO.-
OOO. 900 feet every year, and that in an
other five years, II the present rate Of
consumption continues, an end will
have been reached to the lumber bust
ness Of the state. This, however, is a
prospect that oauses no particular
alarm among business men, for, ac-
Icording to Minneapolis reports. they
are confident that with the passing Of
the lumberman there will be a great
addition to the agricultural population,
and that the added trade which viii
naturally come as the result Of the de-
velOpment Of the rich farming lands OF
the northern part OF the state viii
more than compensate them for any
loss they may sustain by the closing
down Of the saw mills.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16
CIasaIeal ouotatIon. In oonrres..

In tracing the decline of the use Of
classical quotations in legislative
bodies, the Boston Herald cites the
case of Edward Everett, who once con-
cluded a stately speech in congress
with a long. sonorous and superbly
modulated citation Of a passage from
Tacitus, and thea took his seat. No
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

Sophisticated Water ~ = Motive Power.
While one group OF inventors is at
work on liquid air as a motive power,
with a temperature enormously below
zero, another makes a claim Of re-
markable merits for a s%uperheated
water In light and heavy %transporta-
ton. The water Is heated In upright
steel tubes to $50 degrees above the
temperature Of steam in a locomotive.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

The situation in Canada IL regard
to the scarcity Of white paper is be-
coming serious. All Canadian mill
owners and large dealers have sent out
circulars withdrawing prices for the
present and for the first time in years
orders are being rejected or half filed.
American manufacturers have been
vainly seeking shipments Of wood pulp
from Canadian millers. English deal
ers also have made inquiries in
Canada.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

The blowing up Of a mountain by
dynamite was witnessed by several
hundred guests Of the Pixies Peak
Powder company. A dam was con-
structed across Beaver creek, near
Cameron. Col, and a novel plan Of re-
duoing Vesuvius Butte to building
stone was hit upon. A tunnel. 100 feet
long was run into the blum and 80. 900
pounds Of dynamite were planted at
the terminus. The shock OF the ex-
ploslon shooR the hills Of the great
gold camp. It was a novel sight,
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

The practical management OF the
New York Evening Post has fallen into
the hands Of Horace White. The re-
cent retirement, owing to ~ health.
Of q. L. Godkin has given to Mr.. White
what is equivalent to supreme control
OF all the departments. Mr.. White
was born in Colebrook, Coos county,
New Hampshire, Aug. 10, 1884. His
father, like Dewey's, was a prominent
physician, having a practice which ex-
tended far beyond the limits Of the
small community in which he lived.
But ven prominence in medical prac-
tice In those days did not bring hnan-
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

little fellow of four years went 60 q
blacksmith shop in a neighboring town
10 nee hie fathers horse shod and was
watching closely the work Of shooting.
The blacksmith began TO pare the
horses hoofs, and thinking this was
wrong. the little fellow said, earnest
iv. my pa don't want his horse made
any smaller. "-OhiO State Journal.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

Boston has an Authors club, every
member Of which must have written
something worthy to be called iitera-
ture." With the club itself sitting in
judgment, the modesty Of the orgarz-
Eatlon is something significant.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

The raising of g fund to preserve the
house in Philadelphia in which the
first American flag was made and in
the erection Of a monument over the
grave Of Betsy Ross, the maker, has
been successfully carried out.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

The fact that in two instances man
has found it necessary to disguise
himself in woman's clothes in order to
swindle successfully is a high tribute
TO woman's general reputation for hon
esty and conscientiousness.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

Owing to the overcrowding Of the
western cattle ranges Secretary OF Az
%riculture Wilson will, it is said, rsc-
ommend that congress allow the west
ern states to lease these public graz
ing lands, and that the rentals de-
rived be applied to irrigating and edu-
cational improvements within the
states. This will warrant each renter
in fencing and improving his holding.
sinking wells and resting his grass
lands, which will result in a greater
grazing capacity for the land.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16
Prslsrrsa 70 stleE 70 rnot.-

Householder-Do you pretend to
say that this meter measures the
amount Of gas we burnY Inspector
/ will enter into no controversy, sir,
but I viii say that the meter measures
the amount Of a you have TO pay
for."-stray Stories.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

Frt1n the New York World-Teach-
er-What animal contents itself with
the least amount Of food? Pupil-The
moth. Teacher-Wrong. On the con-
trary, the moth is a very greedy ami
mai. Pupil-But it eats nothing but
holes.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

A New York lawyer, delivering an
address before a prominent club Of
Manhattan, deliberately asserted that
the aldermen Of New York were thieves
and boodlers. This declaration will be
a sever shock to the conhding thou
sands who have always maintaiaed
that all aldermen. those OF Chicago and
New York included, were paragons OF
Spartan virtue and rigid honesty.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

1t must have been a curious compli-
cation Of ancestral circumstances that
could produce that New Jersey Judge
who values a child's life at 81.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

Browne-Is that doctors son as
strong as Is reported? Towne-Oh.
yes. Why, 1 saw him lift one OF his
fathers bills.-New York World.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

When the cruel war is over the vet
will have a mighty different time
OF it in trying to vote the way they
shot"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

Major Nolan has captured Naic. It
was felt all along that some n would
get the worst Of It in that quarter.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

traders and adventures that went Into
them az tho candy soil Of their great
areas drink IN the freshets from tho
mountains. '-Ainslec's Magazine.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

Says a rural editor in speaking Of an
explosion: "One man was killed and
another had his head severed from his
body"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

Napoleon said that the Lord IS az
ways on the side of the heaviest ar
tillery. but the Beers seem to be doing
very well.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

The work Of saving the country will
soon be In progress again; but who is
going to la the fellows that are re-
sponsible for the job?
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

Visitor tat prison)-Why are you
here, my man? Convict-same rea-
son you are mum. I'm a poor, sloppy.
morbid, neurouc, h~aif-baked degener-
ate.-Judge.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

A great nation is made up Of great
individuals. The man who is the
architect Of his own character builds
for the republic.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16
WIDOW
CHARMING WOMAN TO WHOM
HE WAS DEVOTED.

A Grateful Country win see That the
object OF mis- Affections Shall Not
want FOR the Comforts Of Life-As
Heroes Die.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

Il is but natural that a breach OF
promise case should be heard In a
court house.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

Muncie. Ind. has managed to round
mp eighteen boy thieves. Such Is life
In a great city.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

Every man imaglnes himself honest
until his sins have found him out.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

Two men were killed and four
wounded over q game Of cards IN a
Kentucky blind tiger. That Is the
result Of c~ulfivatng the fefoci0us
striped beast instead Of the more gem
fle and donestieated blind pie.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

II marriage is sometimes a failure it
is probably because so many people
marry without experience.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

China seems to have remarkably ut
tie to do with the open door.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

,vvhv do most men prefer a clever
woman like Becky sharp to take out to
dinnerYi because Becky would do all
the talking and let the men eat
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

An honestly taxed nation is a wisely
governed nation.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16
MR.. HORACE WHITE.
REACHES THE TOP AFTER
MANY YEARS.

Real Success In journalism IL Hard 90
Attain-A FORMER wssterner IN the
Chair Of Authority on New York
Post
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

Style on the street sometimes means
a meager bill Of fare at home.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

The man with a cork limb Is more Of
q stopper than a goer.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

Il Is generally the girl that one
thinks win die an old maid who mar
ri8a the hest.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

ant Of Zacharlah Nudge. prebendary OF
Exeter and vicar OF Plymouth, born
1880; and Of Admiral zachariah Nudge
Of the English navy, and is the daugh-
ter Of Mr.. R. C. Nudge, prominent in
the Locomobile company Of America.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

The editor OF the Cubano a y the
fine Of IS imposed upon him by Gen.
Ludlow for making a false statement
81 his paper has passed the bounds OF
what Is reasonable. Just aud civilized"
Probably q little thing like that
wouldn't have cost more than a dollar
under spanish regime.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

The winter draperies of a house
convert ugllness into beauty.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-16

Judge. the comic publication. has
trained It's guns on John Bull, aud Is
out for the Beers. Mr.. Bull had now
better retire from the field az once
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-23
Fousf,ee ard Broad.

Every one held his breath as an impress
sive looking individual, weighing fully two
hundred pounds. presented himself, ana
stepping TO the fore took three of the
hardest balls in his ample hand. Grim
determination marked his Countenhnce,
and the sinister expression BODIED no good
to the wonderful Niger whose head
can't be broke
The first, a high ball, few wide of tho
mark The second. a straight. had no
effect, and the fat man seeing MS nickel
vanishing in the air, was about TO give
tro the struggle with last feeble effort
when he was halted for moment by
the action OF the, negro. The latter had
spied a friend, and. poiSiuS mis- head
rather far through the hole, was DUSTY
engaged talking With him
Now the fat man saw his opportunity
He smiled He motioned silence to tho
bystanders and made ready for tho
charge. He gave three awful swings OF
MS great arm. and hurled the ball at the
head of the unsuspcctiEg wonder as
from a catapuIt The people began 20
trembIe They knew that something would
soon happen. and it did.
True TO its aim the ball flew. and strik-
ing the head OF the negro sGuarely in
the center of the crown rebounded. struck
large French plate glass window In
smithdeaPs Business College and shatter-
ed it. Then the ball rolled on in 4 coz
ner, well satisfied with its work
And the wonder kept on talking.
When he had completed his conversation
he turned TO mis- astouuded audience and
said: Keep it up. gen'men: the harder
they come the more I likes. 'em.
Meanwhile the band played on and the
crowd went horne and went 10 bed
As a sequel the Carnival Association
is the proud possassor of a letter and bull
from Prof. smlrhdeal. politely requesting
that the glass be restored. or its eduivs-
lent. slcfS5 be forthcoming The matter
is under consideration
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-23
CONFEDERATE
MEMORIAL DAY
Veterans Shed Tears at the Reading
of Father Ryan's Poem.
TRAIN INTO AN OPEN SWITCH.
The Virginia Hosiery Mills Chartered
With Capital of Fifty Thousand
DoIIars-Suit Brought by an Ohio
Lady for Twenty Thousand.

NORFOLK, VA, May 22.-Special.-To-
day was Confederate Memorial Day, and
at Elmwood Cemetery. where the graves
of dead Confederntes were decorated, and
the memorial to Father Ryan was I'M
yelled. the largest assemblage probably
ever gathered here on any similar occasion
reserves, Spanish war veterans, and other
which many ex-Confedsrates marched
THE CONQUERED BANNER.
Judge Leigh r. Watts was the ora
tor of the day. At Elmwood. when
the memorial was unveiled, and Com
monwealth,s Attorney Vena5le read
Father Ryan's The Conquered Banner,
the old Confederates broke down and
cried without restraint All Norfolk is
talking about the incident.
a train of the Ocean View Railway
ran into an open switch to-day. battertns
the combination car and oruisins conductor
ana rnotor1r1an. OF the passengers none
were hurt
HOSIERY MILLS.
The Virginia Hosiery Mills. which will
manufacture hosiery here. was chartered
to-day. maximum capital. $4,000 a. VI
Bowling, president; r. p Ritter, secre-
tary. and William F. Bowling. treasurer.
are BaItinoreans D. Lowenberg and
Caldwell Hardy, Of Norfolk, are OF the
directors.
Mss Charlotte Johnson. of Granville,
Ohio. sued the. Old Dominion Steamship
Company to-day for $4,000 damages. al
lesing that she fell down an open man
hole aboard the steamer Guyandotte last
year, and was badly Injured.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-23
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
May %, 1900.
PORT OF RICHMOND, MAY 90, 1900.
ARRIVED.

ARR WE'D.
Steamer Pocahontas, Graves. James
River landings and Norfolk, merchandise
and passengers, Virginia Navigation
Company.
Steamer Rosa Lee, Glover, Norfolk, mer-
chandise and passengers, Old Dominion
Line.
Barge dorchester. shenton, Baltimore,
coal, Wake & Ballauf.
Barge f. w. Cumminsky. Jr., Egan,
Baltimore, coal, S. II. Halves & Co
SAILED.
phia, Pa, merchandise and passengers,
Clyde Line.
Steamer Rosa Lee. Glover, Norfolk, mer-
chandise and passengers, Old Dominion
Line.
East Newark, railroad ties.
PORT NEWPORT NEWS, MAY 30, 1900.
ARRIVED
Steamer Rio Jaro. New Orleans.
Steamer MontZuma, CapetoWn-
Steamer S. j. Murphy, Boston.
SAILED
Barge Hamilton Fish, Boston.
Barge General Knox, Boston.
Schooner Clara Goodwin, Portland.
Steamer Hestfa. Glasgow.
Steamer Rio Jaro, Havre-
PORT OF WEST POINT, MAY %, 1900.
ARRIVED.
Steamship Accomac, Thompson. Nor
folk, passengers and general cargo.
SAILED.
Steamship Accomac. Thompson, Nor
folk, passengers and general cargo.