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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20
Drlest spot on Earth.

Payta. in Peru, is said 70 be the dri-
est spot on the face Of the earth, rs
the average interval between two
showers Of rain Is seven years. The
fora of Payta consists of about nine
species-of these seven are ANNALS,
the seeds OF which must remain DOR
mant In the ground for eight years.
Notwithstanding the scarcity OF rain.
the natives subsist by the growth OF
the long-rooted Peruvian cotton, which
is able to maintain itself without rain
for seven years in the dried-up river
bed. and yields profitable crops Of col
ored short staple cotton.-Cineinnati
Enquirer.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

WIN ne Very Valuable ~ Ausisting
Metooroioeioa Observations

WIN be Very vaIuabie ~ Ausisting
meteorological Observations.
The projected Geographic communi-
cation with iceland is made the subject
OF a report to the state department by
Victor p. Nelson, American consul at
Bergen. The cable will be valuable in
assisting meteorological observations,
the various observatorles thus being
able to obtain daily kilograms concern
ing the state OF weather In Iceland. It
often happens that storms from the
north sweep i've Europe, without pre-
vious atmospheric Indication OF their
approach. The main question at is
sue, says Mr.. Nelson, Is laying the
cable. Il will be $50 kilometers
(4O3.S9) miles in length, extending be-
tween Iceland and the Shetlands. The
Northern Telegraph company Of Co
penhagen, Denmark, has offered to lay
this cable under the following peculiar
contract: The Icelanders shall pay the
company a yearly subsidy Of $3.50 for
twenty years; Denmark Is also to pay
a yearly subsidy of S13,4OO, and the
neighboring countries are requested to
contribute an aggregate sum Of $sl,-
$50; thus, together, the interest includ-
ed, an amount Of S1,4O7, 900 Is desired
by the country. Undoubtedly the busi-
ness would yield a fair profit, as the
usual price Of laying a submarine cable
is not higher than 1920 a sea mile,
and, according to this figure, the cost
of laying the proposed line would not
exceed SS50,O00. Another Geographic
company has offered to lay the cable
between Iceland and Orkney islands "a
greater distance than the proposed
line) for about $3.50, 900, thus showing
that the amount asked for by the
Danish company exceeds by more than
90 per cent the expenses involved In
laying the cable.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

A German scientist says that people
who habitually use onions are much
less liable to diseases than
those who affect to desplse them
They tone UP systems that are run
down and assist ne digestion and as.
similatlon Of food. As an interesting
item in this connection. the same sci.
enlist says that If a sprig of parsley
is chopped fine, sprinkled with vine.
gar and eaten after onions, there will
be no trace Of this vegetable on the
breath. This is well worth knowing.
If true, and certainly it is not difficult
to try the experiment. AS a further
item of interest in regard to onions, ii
is claimed that they are n Of the
best %cleansers of the skin, and that
onion eaters, all other things being
equal, will have the finest Of complex
ions. This being the case, the market
value of onions and parsley ought tc
increase with great rapidity.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

A farmer named s~tevenage, IN Hert-
fordshire. England, who died about
1870, was possessed Of q notion that he
was to take a thirty years nap, 50 he
directed his coffin to be placed upon a
beam in his barn with a lid that locked,
and that the key should be pushed
through a hole IN the coffin In order
that he might let himself out when he
awOke. At the expiration Of thirty
years, as the old fellow showed no
signs OF coming back to re-enjoy life,
hts friends put him under the turf to
make sure of him.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

Modern science has brought to light
nothing more curiously interesting
than the fact that worry will kill.
More remarkable still, It has been abIo
to determine. from recent discoveries,
just how worry does kill. It is be-
lieved by many scientists who have
followed most carefully the growth Of
the science Of brain diseases that
cores of the deaths set down to other
causes are due to worry, and that
alone. says the Journal Of Health. Tho
theory is a simple ne-so simple that
any one can readily understand It.
Briefly put, 1t amounts to this: Worry
Injuries beyond repair certain cells of
the brain, and the brain being the
nutritiye center Of the body, the other
osBous become groduallv injured, and
when some diseases Of these organs, or
a combination Of them. arises, death
finally ensues.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

COL. HlCoiNsON FLAWS THE
NOVEL WRITER.
ne mas Been a Political Figure for
More rhan Half q Century-Com-
manded a south Carolina Regiment
During the War.

Col. Thomas Wentworth Hlgginson.
in his address before the Twentieth
Century club, in Boston, recently, de-
livered a bitter attack on Capt. Alfred
T. Mahan, the celebrated American
writer upon naval affairs. Col. Hig-
ginsOn's address was entitled, Free
DOM, and some Of his remarks about
Capt. Mahan we're OF a rather personal
character. Among other things he
said that "a rawhide in the hands Of a
Boer farmer might teach him (Mahan)
a lesson in the right Of self-govern-
ment."
In criticising Capt Mahan's late
article in the Independent. Col. Higgin-
son said: Capt. Mahan's idea is the
naval board of prize money theory. It
disposes Of every mans right to his
own child. Not a farm in New Eng
land, not a set of carpenter tools, not a
block Of telephone stock, could be held
by its owner under this theory, unless
he used Il with propriety. How SUI
perbly would President Eliot provide
for Harvard should he take possession
Of all the property even Of Cambridge
people who we're using It injudlclously.
The result would be a final swallowing
up Of nations, until only two English
speaking nations remained. with the
necessity Of one swallowing the other.
When a truth is well stated It is
well to have the opposite side brought
out as forcibly as possible. 1t is un-
fortunate that we have a man, hon
ored In literature and naval service,
who will state an absolute falsehood
as though it were the truth. Capt.
Mahan, in a recent letter to the New
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

Official and social preparations Tor
the Paris exposition are causing much
solicitude in government circles. Re
publican Paris will have to receive
something like a throng OF royal and
imperial personages, without counting
the crowned heads themselves who will
visit the sections OF their subjects and
accept the state hospitality of Presi-
dent Loubet. Each minister or high
functionary will utilize the extra sum
allowed for entertaining the guests Of
France, and it is just likely that his
expenditure may go beyond that mar
gin-an unpleasant prospect for aus
tere republican statesmen who are not
endowed with private means. The COR
geous upholstery and decorations OF
the restoration and empire periods are
being classified for distribution at the
various ministerial residences, the
finest being allotted to NJ. Delcasse,
who, after the chief Of the state. will
be the chief host Of the country.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20
-AoRIoULruRE on DE YUKoN.
Wheat, Vegetables and Small Fruits
VIII Grow There.

Will Grow There.
Vice Consul Morrison Of Dawson
City, sends to Washington a report on
the results Of agricultural experiments,
written by a resident Of that day,
which reads in part, as follows: Grain
has done exceptionally well, being well
filled, and I see no reason why it
should not be extensively and success
fully grown here. AS far as my obser-
vations go, the climate here is as suit
able for raising winter wheat as in any
place in the northwestern or the north
ern states of America. From my ex-
%perience of the last two years, I see no
reason why this country should not be
able to produce it's own vegetables and
grains. AS for flowers, the success ]
have had proves that all hardy ANIMALS
will do we'll. The coming year 1 in
tend planting several hundred hybrid
roses. also summer Towering bulbs, a
large variety Of other hardy and half
hardy ANIMALS, and some Of the hardy
perennials. Small fruit, such as straw
berries, %currants, blackberries and
raspberries should do well. Currants,
raspberries. cranberries, Strawberries
and blueberries grow wild here"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20
EDoUARD DRUMoNr.

The leader of the anti-semite party
in France, Edouard Drumont, strange
as it may seem, is a Jew himself. His
career seem to have been one of in
consistencles. At one time he was in
the service Of the imperial police and
employed to shadow and draw up re-
ports against such people as the Mar
quis de Rochefort and others, who are
now his friends, Some time later he
acquired the confidence Of the great
Jewish banker, Isaac Percire, who at
tached him to his newspaper, the Lib.
erte. When the old banker died, Dru-
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

mont wrote the most fulsome eulogies
Of him, but when the heirs of the old
banker dismissed him from the paper
and he learned that he had been left
nothing in the will he became the most
bitter enemy of the family and like
wise Of all members Of theJewish race.
Since then his time and effort have
been devoted to opposing the interest
and advancement Of the Jews in
France. He Is considered a fanatic by
his co%untrymen and is seldom seriously
taken. Despite his peculiar actions and
apparent ingratitude he is not a COW.
ard and has fought several duels. He
is undoubtedly one OF the most unique
characters now before the eyes Of the
French public.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

The need Of attending closely to de-
tails, ever to the smallest, was en-
forced by Sir James Paget, the great
physician who recently died, in an in
cident Of his career. After operating
upon a patients heart-a most delicate
Operation-he gave orders that he
should be kept perfectly quiet, and sub
jected to not the slightest disturbance,
since his recovery depended upon per-
feet rest OF the body. A few hours
later a nurse, disregarding the order,
complied with the patients request for
a biscuit. The patient ate It, and in
doing so scattered a few crumbs in the
bed. One Of the crumbs presently tick
eled his back. He moved his body to
escape it, the movement caused a liga-
ture to slip. and the man died. THAT
crumb killed him, said the physician;
and his judgment is not to be disputed.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

When a woman finds that the instep
Of the foot Is tired, she should change
her stockings for thin ones, and put
on slippers with a totally different
heel from that Of the shoes she took
of, either higher or lower, as the case
may be. Then she should lie down,
and place a pillow under the
insteps Of both feet, so that
every inch of the breadth OF her feet
should rest upon the pillow. When
this is done. the foot is at ease. The
muscles rest and strengthen. and the
beautiful arch of the instep is pre-
served. Possibly some may think this
Is nonsense. but let them try the above
plan Of resting when very tired, and
they will be surprised TO find out how
successful Il really Is.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

The prize offered by the late al
fred Nobel the inventor who made q
fortune by the manufacture OF dyna-
mite. IS awarded by an international
committee for the most important In
veufion In science or industrial art,
without limitations. It is open TO oil
the world and embraces all subjects Of
human inquiry. The time for receiving
applications for last year closed jan
nary list. and the committee Of award
ig now I'm session at Stockholm. Il Is
expected that the contest this year will
lie between Dewar for his liquefaction
az gases, Rontgen for Improvement on
Ne X-ray and Marconi for wireless
teIegraphy.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

II may strike the average observer
that the United States senate is an. odd
place to read Washington's farewell
address. We know by report that It is
read there every year, and they say the
senator's usually listen to It. Senator
Foraker read It this year, and the eff
fort is spoken Of as "a fine bit of elo-
cution." Probably the senators. or
certain Of them, have fallen into the
habit Of regarding the reading only as
a matter of elocution. At any rate it
seems that the effect upon themselves
would be much the same II a member
were delegated to read the Charge Of
the Light Brigade" or "The Boy Stood
on the Burning Deck"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

The material wealth and strength Of
u nation is in iron, the most useful
Of all metals, just as the wealth Of a
human being lies in a useful stomach.
II you have o~verwOrked yours, try Hos
letters Stomach Bitters. It viii relieve
the clogged bowels, improve the appe-
lite and cure constipation, dyspepsia
md ~billousness.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

The method Of making sheet lead for
tea packing In Formosa Is most In
teresting. The lead is from Australia
in pigs, and after being melted Is
poured between two large tiles. the
required degree Of thickness for the
sheet being obtained by pressure by
the feet, The sheet Is afterwards
trimmed to suitable sizes and shapes
for soldering and Is used for paokina
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20
r1rlnr Hospltal 10 eoulh AfrIea.

The latest development in military
hospitals is called the imperial yeo-
manry flying hospital, and consists Of
two c%urricles, or broad two-wheeled
carts, each drawn by two horses,
which keep pace with the cavalry.
One contains a cupboard full Of splints,
bandages, medicines; the other Is con
structed to accommodate eight patients
in stretchers.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20
where Cooks Get Credit

At Queen Victoria's table an odd
custom, which originated at the time
Of George II, is preserved. AS each
dish is placed upon the table the name
Of the cook who prepared 1t is an
nounced.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

8iamese people have so superstitious
3 dislike for odd numbers that they
strive always 10 have an even number
of rooms. doors. windows, closets. etc..
Ga their houses.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

In 1865 only three bodies we're dis
posed Of by the London Cremation So
ciety. In 1898 the number had risen
TO 24O.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

France makes nearly 26. 600. 900 pairs
OF gloves yearly, and Of these 18.0OO,-
600 pairs are exported.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

Judgs-"What explanations have you
to oner for stealing this dress suit?"
Prisoner-"Your honor, / was Invited
to a ball. "-Chicago Record.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

A doctor with cavalry experience
has invented a patent galloplng hos
pital. drawn by two horses. and capa-
BILE Of accommodating slx wounded.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

Everett Wrest-"Never mind, old fell
Ter. The sun is shinin' sommers all the
time" Dismal D~awson-"Yes, an Whurr-
ever they Is sunshine they is somebody
got to work.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

II has usually been assumed that the
atoms Of which all matter consists are
indivisible, but Prof. J.. j.. Thompson
Of the Royal Society Of Great Britain
thinks that he has found evidence OF
the divislbIlity Of atoms. Experiments
with cathode rays indicate, he says,
that the stream Of electrified particles
projected from the negative plate con-
sists Of ccrpuscles torn from the atoms
composing the e~lectrode. and not Of
the whole atoms themselves. These
c~orpuscles are very small portions Of
the atoms from which they come.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

Even the politicians agree that hon
esty is the best policy for everybody
elte.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20
9 81 - S.. E 6. T~hompsoa's DO WalaT.

DROPSYIss sIEE r ].lsGo oygsn,.. g ss,.,
cases. Book Of testimonials and 10 DAYS treatment
HhAH. Dh. n. H. GREEN'S SONS. Boz h, Atiaatas Ga
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

Our pension bureau estimates that
there are 1.O32. AIS surviving soldiers Of
the civil war, excluding ~deserte2s.
About $4,000 Of these are unpensioned.
The average age Of the survivors IS so
years. Il Is estimated that In 1910
there viii be 600. 900 survivors, not in
GLIDING militia organizations called on
for temporary service.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

Public school Expenses IN minois.
Illinois expended SIS, 299, SO8 on its
plblic schools ia 1899.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

Be sure you are right then let the
girl 90 ahead.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

from one blossom to another. It does.
MT take long for a few hundred bees
to make the necessary mixture in a
big field Of clover"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

Dan Rice. the old-time circus clown,
Is dead. No conquered nations, no
mighty deeds Of war or statecraft, have
served to mark his name or give It
luster on the pages Of history. His
name, In fact. will not survive be-
yond the memories OF those who knew
him, Of the millions who in their
younger days we're pleased by his
quaint drolleries. None the less, how
ever, was Dan Rice a public benefac-
tor. for his mission was to make men
laugh.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20
THE INDEX.
AzHrO NOW MEz1oo.

whales live to a great age. and they
are sometimes found TO be from 200
TO 400 years old. Their age Is ascer-
tained by the size and number OF the
layers Of the whalebone. which in
crease every year.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20

A Connecticut man is building an
ark in anticipation Of another food.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-04-20
SHEEPMEN,

Write ne for market rsporta On aheen and w..
5on.llnmenta solicited by ENOLLm 4 Boom. ~ Caiv
5aole.lte sheep ,Commllaiou Company AZ - bsst
the world. Kansas CITY Stock Karda
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-26

ago and erected temples In Mexico has
aroused the greatest interest among the
scientific men of Monterey and through
out THIS country. The Chinese temples
alluded TO ara In the State OF Sonora, on
the Pacific Coast The ruin OF one OF the
temples was. discovered near the town OF
ures, In that state. about two years ago.
one of the large stone tablets found
IN the ruins was covered with carved
chinese characters. which were partly
deciphercd by learned Chinese who
visited the ruins at the request of the
Mexican Government The Chinese
made the assertion. at the time that the
ruins were those of a temple which had
been erected many centuries ago by
by Chinese. but his statement was not
received with credence. 10 has long been
claimed that the Indians OF the State OF
sonora are the descendants OF these early
Chinese settlers. They possess many ira
ditions and characteristics OF the Chi
nese. If the report OF the finding OF these
records In Peking II verified an expedi-
ton will go from here TO explore further
the ancient temples of Sonora.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-26
WHAT IS NEEDED
MOST AT MANILA
The Place Wants New Banks
and. Better harbor
Facilities.

CINCINNATI. Nov. i6.-A manufacturer
of this city who has been In correspond
ence on the subject Of tariffs In the Phil
ippines with the Hon. VIM. II. Taft. OF the
Philippine Commission. has received a
letter from Judge Taft. dated Manila.
september "a. In which he says: II was
very interested 90 hear your letter. and
am glad you took the trouble TO send a
paper on the tariff. which we are about
to make up. We have just passed civil
service law which II on the whole. think.
the strictest law that has been passed
under American auspices.
n have no doubt we shall be able TO
work out successfully the problem before
us N Mckinley ls elected. ] do not mean
20 say there are not great many difficult
ties with the policy OF the Government to-
ward these islands 90 be settled. but I do
mean tosay there are none Of them insu-
perable. We certainly need new banking
facilities here and we need better harbor
facilities. We shall appropriate S2.@oOO
tNfexican) this week for the completion of
the harbor. n work much of which was
done by the Spaniards. but which re-
mains useless without its completion.
when the harbor facilities are better
doubtless direct American lines viii be
established TO Manila. I feel confident
Manila viii become one Of the great
ports OF the Orient. Only the surface OF
the possible prospective AMI business OF
these Islands has been scratched.
when you speak OF letting Cinnamon
into these Islands you touch n question
that has n great many dangers connect
ed with n and could not now express an
opinion on the subject.
/ II hope there IL no doubt about Mckin-
ley's election.
with warm regards. believe me. sin
cerely yours. wM. II. TAFT"
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-11-26
NOBRIGGA AGAIN.
Enterprise Dairy Waters Its Milk
and Must Answer.

Silvano Nobrigga, of the Enterprise
Dairy Company, had been arrested on
charges preferred against him by DR..
Shorey, Food Commissioner. who alleges
that Nobrigga has been selling milk
adulterated with foreign substance, to-
wit. water" Upon filing a bond in the
sum of $50 he was released to appear be-
fore Judge Wilcox this morning.
DIR. Shorey short time since caused
the arrest of one of the Enterprise Dairy's
drivers, but as Judge Wilcox took the
view that the man merely delivered milk
furnished him by some one else. he was
discharged.