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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23
REVIVAL OF

This Long Neglected Form OF sport
Again Becoming Popular IN Europe.
Few people have any idea OF tho
sport which the hunters OF Europe de-
rived. two-or three centuries ago, from
hunting with birds, It is not easy to
account Tor the long neglect Of this
form Of hunting. The only part Of the
continent where It survived as a nor
mai national sport was in Bosnia,
where the landowners have eve
ceased to hy their falcons at p%artridges
that are found for them by pointers.
Nov that %falconry has begun to re-
vive, the Dutch hawk catchers are I'M
able to take enough falcons to meet the
orders Of their English and French
patrona.rf Bhese Dutch falcons. taken
when following the flights Of all kinds
Of birds, are the pick Of the catch, but
far more ARE taken from nests when
very young. In France the goshawk Is
much in-ttvor and high-fying falcons
are less in demand than In England
and Scotland. Today the best estab-
lishments of hawks and the most en-
thusiastic followers Of the sport are
found in England and Scotland. The
Hawking club meets every spring on
Salisbury Plain to fly falcons at rocks.
Everything is as well done as in the
days OF James l.. There may be from
twelve to twenty falcons, with the fall
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23


customs aud Ceremonies That rnausn-
rate the Oriental Annivaraary.
The New Years festival OF the Chi
nese, said to be the most complete hoi-
iday season kept by any nation Of the
earth. Is celebrated wherever a single
Chinaman is found, whether in Pekin
or New York, whites Belle N. Brain in
January Woman's Home Companion,
discussing New Years Customs in the
Orient" Il Is a movable festival, fan
ing on any date between Jan. n and
Feb. 10. Preparations for the great
holiday begin weeks beforehand. the
accumulated dirt Of many months as
appears as If by magic. Even the
Chinaman himself passes through the
cleaning process, washing his clothes
and bathing his person-the latter be
ing a great event In the lives Of a Few,
since Il occurs but ~ a yearl Build
ings Of every descriptions are elabo-
rately decorated. Flowers are in great
demand, the favorite being the Chinese
narcissus. The prospect Of happiness
for the year is believed to be in pro
portion to the number Of flower stalks
produced from a single bulb. During
the closing days Of the old year Chi
nese streets present a busy and AMI
mated scene. Shops are thronged with
customers eagerly laying In large
quantities Of food, clothing and New
Years gifts. Debtors and creditors are
seen h%urrying to and fro, endeavorlns
to settle their accounts, for according
to a most -commendable custom all
debts must be paid or settled in some
satisfactory manner before the new
year dawns. To meet these liabilities
shopkeepers offer their goods at IN
heard-of-prices and families frequent
ly part with odd bits Of ~bric-a-Drac'
curious relics and valuable ornaments
for a sum pitifully small. No disgrace
is equal to being found on New Years
morning with an unpaid debt. on
the other hand the creditor who fails
to collect his debts at this time may
press them again for many months.
He therefore pursues his debtor far IN
to the night, continuing his search IN
to the New Years day il necessary
This he may do If he carries a lighted
lantern to indicate that he is still en-
gagged in last nights business and haa
not discovered that the day has
dawned!
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23

The Italian city of Artena, situated
about forty miles from Rome, is known
as the City Of Crime. Ever since the.
sixteenth century every criminal who
has escaped from prison or done his
time has emigrated to Artena, and to-
day practically every inhabitant Is a
criminal or the child Of criminals. Hv-
cry family takes the law into its "
hands, and 1t is reported not q day
passes without many murders being
committed In the streets, The Italian
authorities have now come to look
upon Artena as hopeless. and remark
that It Is far better that criminals
should kill criminals than that inno-
cent persons should be their victims.
It is said that on one occasion. when
% murders had been committed in
that city in one day, the fact was re-
ported in one of the Italian papers in
the following terms: Since our last
issue GA hours before) there have been
23 sudden deaths In Artena." And no
further notice Of the murders was
taken or expected.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23
SOL SMITH RUSSELL.
BRIEF SKETCH or THE GREAT
ACTORS LIFE.
Quaint and Popular Comedian-wont
20 war ~ = Drummer hoy and Made
his Debut Ia an Army Tent-won
Great wealth..

Few actors have so warm a place In
the hearts Of their admirers as Sol
Smith Russell, whose portrayal Of sim
pie, quaint characters Is an art In
which he has no rivals. The news Of his
recent illness therefore was received
with sorrow everywhere. Mr.. Russell
Is mentally exhausted and in such a
serious condition that it may be a long
time before he returns to the stage.
He broke down in Chicago in the first
act Of the play.
Russell was born in Brunswick Mo,
IN 184s. When the war broke out he
was 13 years old. He ran away from
home and shortly thereafter appeared
as a drummer boy in the camp at
Cairo, III. He chung to the army sew
eral years, making his first appearance
in a theatrical role on a canvas COW
cred stage which the soldiers had
erected for their own amusement.
After the war his talent as a singer
and low comedian gained him a place
In travelling companies. At one time
he gay slack wire performances. As
he grew older he studied character
portrayal and soon was recognized by
managers as a man with a future. In
1907 he starred In "Edgewood Folks"
and for five years reaped a rich har-
vest in this play. Then followed
Peaceful Valley" and "A Poor Rela-
tion," the latter being his master
piece. Latterly he has attempted
more serious roles. He is one Of the
richest Of actors. a man OF sound
morals and upright living. He mar
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23

Inventors Can roii Of Some Strange
Experiences.
1T Is remarkable how ideas OF an
inventive nature occur TO me-" re-
marked Henry Hollingsworth TO a
Cleveland inventor. Frequently when
engaged In problems upon mechanics
I have gone 10 bed and dreamed what
seemed 70 be a perfect solution Of that
which had been uppermost in my mind
during the day. But the trouble is that
upon awaking. while r%ecollecting per-
fectly that I had dreamed the solution,
II was impossible to recall the details
necessary to a practical application Of
my idea. You know. It Is said Of the
automatic car-coupler OF the double
jaw type, that the originator Of the
idea was a telegraph operator who,
while leaning back in his chair, with
his hands clasped behind his head,
DOING, was brought to his senses by
the blowing Of a locomotive whistle.
That noise served as a connecting link
for his thoughts. With his hands still
clasped, sailor fashion, he slowly
brought them In front Of him, and
wondered Why the cars Of that train
could not be connected with one an
other In the same way his hands we're
hooked together. AS a result Of this
curiously suggested idea we have the
the two jaws Of which ft into each
other and clasp after the same manner
OF the human hands. There is a vest
ern inventor who tells of dreaming Of
railroad spikes n night last summer.
He saw around him nothing but spikes,
hundreds and thousands of them, and
toni and tons piled up in front OF him.
But these spikes differed from any 9TH
er he had ever seen, in that the four
faces we're grooved. He thought about
these spikes when he woke up, and
mex night saw more spikes than ever
in his dream. Then he became con-
WINGED that those spikes we're intended
as the foundation for the fortune that
he had been striving for. AS a result
the western man has applied for a
patent upon the invention, which, 1t
is claimed, effects a saving Of 20 per
cent in the steel used. and makes a
cheaper and better means Of holding
the rail to the tie than heretofore en-
ployed. "-Washington Post.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23
PIRACY IS NOT PROFITABLE.
No Cargoes of Gold Now Tempt the
Cupidity of Mariners.

No Cargoes Of Gold Now Tempt the
Cupidity OF Mariners.
New York Sun: A son of the old
time yachting captain. Jack White Of
Red Bank, picked up a Mexican silver
dollar Of 1884 on Sandy hook the other
day. Capt. Jack said it reminded him
of many a dollar he had seen that had
been picked up along the Jersey coast
and on Long Island shores. Mexican
silver dollars" he said, were the
money of the commercial world during
all the early part of this century, and
you could find them whenever there
were wrecks. Nowadays pirating would
not pay, but in those days every ship
had to carry a lot Of money every time
she went on a voyage. Nowadays a
captain doesn't have to have anything
but a bit Of pocket money, and it is a
TACT that many a ship goes III on a
voyage with hardly a dollar on board.
II the captain needs anything, he can
either draw money al any port he en-
ters or else find credit there, 1t was
very different q generation age. In
-tB0 fafs q captain had to take
out with him money enough to
last him for the whole voyage and
sometimes for emergencies besides. He
often had big sums aboard also that
we're used in trading, or that repre-
sented a cargo sold. 1t was not un-
common in those days for a ship to
start out with a full cargo. bound for
some foreign port, where the captain
would have to hunt his own market.
If the cargo wouldn't sell we'll there,
he had power to go to any other port
to hunt a profitable market. Then
when he had sold out he was expected
to buy new cargo, either for a home
port, OF. perhaps. some other port Of
the world. 1t vas not unusual for a
captain to handle half a dozen cargoes
on \ long trading voyage and come
home in ballast with a big box of sill
yer dollars to help keep his ship up
to the wind. Even the little vessels
carried a lot Of money aboard. l guess
that dollar was wrecked there fifty
years or Sc ago. and 1t has been drift
ing around in the sands ever since"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23
ried a daughter of oliver Optic, tn,
boys writer.
A QUAKER CONGRESSMAN.

There are two members of congress
whose installation into office differs
in form from that of all others. These
are Marriott Brossius and Charles But
Ter, both Pennsylvanians and Quakers.
Instead of making an oath to do their
duty, viz, placing their hands upon
the Bible and making a solemn appeal
to God, as they promise to fulfill all
their obligations, which Is the estab-
lished custom of congress, these men
in accordance with their religious
views merely arise in their seats and
affirm" That is, they make their
promise solemnly. but not In the form
Of an oath. One Of the men thus pc
culiarly distinguished occupies a com
handing position in congress. Mar
riot Brosius has represented the Ian
caster district ten years. and by rea-
son Of his ability and long service has
just been placed at the head Of the
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23

FROM Golfers Weekly: A we'll
EnnFn divinity professor. a grave and
learned man. had Eve daughters, whom
bis students i%rreverently named Cen
esis." Exodus" Numbers" Levitt
sus," and deuteronomy" Beginning
ais lecture one day, the professor said:
Gentlemen, ! wish 70 speak 70 you
about the age Of Genesis" Roars OF
laughter came from the students.
Nemesis is not 80 old as you suppose.
continued the professor. More roars
90 long continued. indeed. that the
worthy man had time 10 think be-
fore he made the next remark. He
said timidly-and he managed 20 hit
the mark this time: II may not be
thinking Of the same Genesis az you
areFh
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23
A COYOTE.

Eskimo dog produces a very fair coy-
ote, so far as appearances go.
Don Coyote" is essentially a night
animal. On the outskirts Of Pasa-
dena, Cal, a city Of $4,000 inhabitants,
he comes boldly up the bordering
streets. evading the dogs the best he
an; now giving them a wild chase,
then stopping in some vacant lot and
defying the town, and with head aloft
yelping to the Don. At such time the
yelps come in such quick succession
that they fairly overrun n another,
and seem echoed back and repeated
from every hill, rock and bluff. One
must give Don Coyote credit for much
intelligence, as on n occasion at
least he led hounds and horses out Of
the way t o a barbed wire fence, passing
under it himself but witnessing the
complete Generalization of the hunt as
he bounded away. While the coyote
hunts singly in towns or villages, he
rum in packs in the open, and it is
here that he demonstrates his skill and
cunning. A naturalist once observed
a pack Of coyotes on the edge Of the
desert manipulating a jack rabbit
They swept across the country in a
line, o starting a hare, then formed
In two parallel lines about 200 feet
apart. There was a regular plan OF
action, and none Of the coyotes seemed
over-excited, but when the hare was
started they wheeled into columns,
like soldiers, the leading coyote run
ming at the top Of his speed. After a
few moments he dropped to the rear
and a fresh coyote took the lead; and
this was kept up until the hare was
run down. The chase was a silent one.
This method recalls the wild dogs OF
Australia, or dingo.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23

coner and his cart, and the members on
horseback. There is plenty of dash
and excitement in the business. Some
times an old and keen falcon is flown
at a rock within easy reach, but she
does not want the prey so near at
hand, and SO mounts to the very
clouds, till she spies another flock, into
which she darts like a shooting star.
Riders dash off across the down, their
eyes fixed upon the hawk, and the fall
coner shouts. HShe has killed" when he
sees something fall from the flock. on
dash the riders who have marked the
descent Of the victim, and soon the
bird is taken up. Later in the year the
members will be flying their falcons al
grouse OF the Scotch and Northum-
berland moors. Not a few hawks and
falcons are now kept in and about Lon
don, and taken into the country by
train when they are wanted in the
field. The reason why the goshaWk has
become a general favorite in France
is because of its superiority to the fall
con for hawking in a closed country
among hedges, trees, plantations ant
gardens. It seizes its prey in the air
on the ground, or even on a tree OF
bush. without hesitation, and its
a%droitness, speed, courage and quick
ness OF eye are astonishing. It is nc
exaggeration to say that the owner OF
a property Of i've or six hundred acres
would take as much game on II with
the single goshawk as he could kill
with a gun.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23

Most people have doubted their eyes
when at some conjuring performance
they have seen a man run needles and
pins through both cheeks. evincing no
pain. as he does so. In reality every
person has hundreds Of ~senseless
speclss Of skin all owe his body
through which he could run pins, or
even cut them out, without feeling any
pain. II some one else we're to do SO
when he was blindfolded, he would not
be even ware of the fact. Physicians
call them dead spots. and the reason
that one man can sew his cheeks up
while another could not Is simply be-
cause the former happens to have
many hundreds Of these spots In one
place. These dead spots are caused
BY the minute nerves which convey
every sensation to the brain being
either absent IN these particular places
or dead and senseless. But should
any one Of our readers allow himself
10 be blindfolded. and then get one OF
his friends to prod him very gently
with a clean needle, say all on n arm.
out OF every hundred pricks he VIII
soel only about sixty pr seventy at the
most. In the other cases the needle
viii have touched dead spots.-Cincin-
uau Enqulrer.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23

A plan fs under consideration in Cni-
caao to- attach buffet cars as uailera "a
ordinary street cnrs. Inc cars VIII
seat twenty persons and the fare win
be B cents extra for ordinary trips The
crew viii consist OF a conductor and
the porter. who Is also TO nave charge
OF the Kitchen" 30 called, but which.
viii consist of the small range ana.
urns as an railroad Bullets. Under the
system a man may take his friends and
customers to luncheon and show them
the city at the same time, OF he may
take his breakfast while riding to the
Office.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23
Yankee Enterprlse In south Africa.

~ 1AAAA - 81 80 IS
Not necessarily the strangest, but
undoubtedly the most astonishing
revelation to an American travelling in
South Africa is the extent and nature
Of American works and enterprises,
says a traveller. Everywhere the
hands of the Yankee-as all Ameri-
cans are called In that country-are
visible. On the farms American inn
Dlements are used almost exclusively;
in the mines American machinery Is
the best; American electric cars and
lights are In all the cities, and On the
railroads they have American loco
motives and palace cars. Americans
are at the head Of all the gold and
diamond mines, and a regiment Of
Yankees is assisting Kruger's army
In lighting fo- a cause which they be-
lieve Is as Just as that for which
their forefathers fought so valiantly
al Bunker Hill.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23

Nathan Hale, when led to execution,
mourned because he had but one life
which he could sacrifice for his coun-
try. The Chicago employee who is dis
charged to reduce expenses cannot see
things as Hale saw them. He not only
regrets that he has to sacrifice his one
job for the sake Of the city, but ferv-
emily wishes that he might hold two
positions and never be removed from
either.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23

Michael. Vladimir. Alexis. Serge ano
Paul A~lexandrovitch. as the sons OF
emperor8 of Russia. receive from the
head Of the house an annual sum OF
1856. 900 roubles (e26. 200 each, which.
added 10 private means. makes them
very rich. The wives and widows Of
Russian grand dukes receive 10000
roubles each; their sons 100. 900
roubles. It was the Gar Alexander III.
who decreed that every member OF the
imperial family must spend a part Of
the yea IN Russia. or else lose a third
Of his or der allowance.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23


One Of the interesting and typical
animals Of the far west Is the Amerl-
can wild dog, iowland wolf or coyote.
Il being known under these and other
titles. While a very ommon animal,
IL ig rarely well figured in the books.
and 10 made to look more foxlike than
wolnsh. The accompanying illustra-
ton gives a correct idea Of a young
male two-thirds grown. In general
appearance It resembles the typical
wolf, the fur being a dun yellowish
gray, with dark, even black, clouded
spots; beneath it is sometimes reddish
and white.
The coyote is virtually a wild dog
and breeds with the domestic dog,and
dogs will often refuse to injure the fe-
male coyote. Huxley contends that
there is no material difference between
the skull OF a coyote and that Of a dog.
and a o between a collie and an
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23

Paris has provided a fine site m the
American quarter, near the Trocadero
and the Arch of Triumph, for the
equestrian status OI washington. Inc
statue Is to be unveiled July 3, on the
anniversary OF Washington's accept
ance Of his commission as a general.
and the occasion will probably be taxi
ensto make a demonstration Of friend
shp for AneEiaG 5ne-EHOpean
nation that is u true friend, and at
all times.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23
COOKING.

Second only to the French are the
Chinese when it ome to culinary
skill, and with simple materials they
will contrive to put together a meal
which would shame an ordinary Amer
ican cook. In peasant families the wife
or daughter does the cooking, but in
all large establishments the cooks are
invariably men.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23

Considering the warlike results
which followed so soon upon The
Hague peace conference Europe will
view with alarm" the issuance by the
car OF another rescript, on marine dis
armament.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23

It may. Of course have been only a
coincidence. but it was still rather
curious hat William Armstrong.
charged with bribery in a Chicago rail-
road suit, should be defended in Wash
ingtOn by one Of the most prominent
of western railroad lawyers. and 1t was
also curious that the eX-baTtender Of
Chicago, a man Of presumably but
little ready capital, should be able to
employ so expensive an, attorney. Who
is putting up" for him?
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23

Has lately attracted a great deal Of at
tentiOn. The ~ Of them seems to be
increasing. This clearly shows an ex-
hausted condition Of the nerves and
blood, which may be remedied only by
strengthening the stomach. Hostetter's
stomach Bitters viii do this FOR you.
IT cures dyspepsia, constipation aud
nervousness.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23

Foreign residents in China are ac-
customed TO seeing their ~half-dozen
coolies taking a meal together, sitting
around a bucket Of rice and from four
to six small savory dishes Of fish,
pork, cabbage or onions. They MI
their bowls from the bucket and help
themselves to the various relishes with
their chopsticks. Even a wealthy
Chinaman will on ordinary occasions
sit down to some such fare served on a
table instead Of the ground, but in al
most equally simple style.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23

How to exterminate the mosquito has
been a problem for q long time until
n resident Of Sydney, Australia, tried
pouring kerosene on the water In a
pool, with the happy result that the
larvae whence mosquitoes spring were
killed. A local municipal body has
tried the kerosene cure on the water
holes in its district, and so cOnspicu-
ously has been the success Of the ex-
pertinent that steps have been taken
to distribute a circular among residents
exhorting them to use kerosene on the
water holes that belong TO them.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23

Cannibalism has broken out in the
Congo Free State. The Zappo Zap
tribe, employed as revenue officers OF
that country. having been sent out on
a somewhat questionable expedition to
collect rubber, ivory, slaves and goats,
as tribute to the sovereign authority,
burned fourteen villages, killed eighty
people and crowned their rapacious
proceedings by eating five of their
prisoners. The Congo Free State rul-
ers might find 1t to their advantage TO
take lessons in revenue raising from
American municipal experts and learn
the civilized art of plucking but not
killing the goose that lays the golden
eggs.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23

Happy is the man who knows that
the whole structure of society is build
ed upon a foundation Of individual re-
s~pOnsibility. and that a weak nature in
n contributes to a weak foundation
for all.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-23

The Father-You say that your eat
ing club is only s~econd-rate. sup
pose then, that such members OF your
class as belong are of the rank ana
nlel The son-Yes. and the food IS
rank and vile. too.-PrincetOn Tiger.