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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
Legal Spelling.

Under the heading What the
Puerto Rican Bill Provides a :Repub-
lican newspaper says: .Misunder-
standing and misconception Of the
Puerto Rican tariff measure, which
has just become a law, are prevalent
to a most unfortunate extent. ? That
is SO, and this newspaper is an ex-
ample of the fact. The bill referred
to provides that the name Of our in
sular, colony--as it is made by the
act Of Congress shall be spelled Porto
Rico, and not Puerto Rico There
never was any reason why the Spanish
spelling Of the name should have been
preserved. It was a mere affectation
and fad of the class of, Intellectual
dudes who persist in pronouncing
Paris Paree" and fail to understand
that all geographical and other proper
names are anglcized in our daily con-
versation and in the official papers Of
the government. It would he just as
proper for us to speak Of Spain as
"Espana'' or Vienna as Wien or
Brunswick as schWeig'' as to
retain the Spanish spelling and pro-
nunciation of Puerto Rico. Through
out the Puerto Rico bill the anglicized
spelling is retained. Chicago Chroni,
Gle. %. "a 4. If. 55.
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] amusing TRICK
Played on . Big Crowd by d Patent
s3f3 s{ Medicine Faker. 8sSs


never hear that expression got
'em on a string + & z said guest Of the
GruneWald last evening wi ithout re-
calling an incident that occurred q.
number Of years ago In a town out In
I Kansas, I was pending few days in.
the place looking after a cattle deal.
and early one evening a patent medi-
cine fakir put in an appearance on the
Court House square. He was in a fine:
Two horse rig and had a partner with a
banjo, who soon drew a big crowd.
Then the fakir proceeded to hawk al
cure-all llnlment at a, dollar bottle.
'Ihe price was steep and the stuff went.
slowly, and noticed that at each
sale ne wrapped up the bottle in
sheet OF white paper, upon which he
Iostentatiously penciled a large cross.
When four or five were disposed Of.
| ne called on the purchasers to bring
up their wrappers and handed over
crisp dollar bill in exchange for each
I ann doing this simply to introduce
our wonderful pain specifc!' he shout
ed, who's the next lucky man to take
bottle in marked wrapper At that
the sale picked up and when he re-
peated the little comedy Of selling the
lnostrum and redeeming the wrappers
! couple more times, the stuff was go
Ing, like hot cakes. Men fairly fell
over each other to get to the buggy
and every now and then the fakir
would baWl out, 'Hain't time to stop,
just now, gentlemen, but be sure to.
preserve your wrappers!' When he had
sold perhaps 400 bottles, and the crown
was about cleaned out, he stopped sud-
denly and held up his hand for atten-
tion. Now, gentlemen he said, pro-
ducing a ball of narrow pink tape, 2
want all Of you who have a marked
wrapper to take hold of this ribbon.
Get in line, please!' The crowd obeyed
with rush, and presently 400 men
were strung out along the curb, hold
ling to the tape and wondering what
was going to happen next The fakr
drove slowly up the street, paying out
the tape as he went. Hold on to the.
magic bbon,' he yelled. Don't let go
of the magic band The tape was five
| blocks long, and when he paid out the
last Of it he: whipped up his team and
vanished in the gathering night, leav-
ing 400 large, able-bodied chumps
!. hanging patiently to his Internal
string. When the trick dawned on
them he was half way to the next
township. as. I. in line, did you ask?,
Yes, -.--5-- lew Orleans
Times Democrat.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
Politics and Long Life,

Lady Georgiana Grey, who justScele-
brated her Tooth birthday, attributes
the wonderful preservation af het fac
ulties, says an English exchan Sc, to
the calm which she has always been
careful to practice. She considers agi-
tation the great consumer of health.
e :LsJ 2 young kinsnaan OF hers who Yiis- u i
tied tied her the other day she expressed ssss q
ner earnest hope that he would mot
/ enter 1 upon a career OF politics. t''Itis tItZis
!. SC 50 agitating my dear she said. s. i q
w hy, II my poor brother had kept
clear Of politics I firmly believe he
+ would have been alive today M f[' The
brother referred to- was the famous far po
third Earl Grey, who was long az prom On
inent member of Vhig cabinet ets. he
was 81 when he died. NJ.
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Not Superssitfous.

Even ancient superstitions are not
respected by the modern woman OF
fashion. She has herself photographed
in her wedding dress before she is mar
ried, has her trousseaus marked with
her new initials instead Of her maiden
name, and otherwise flies IN the face
of tradit tions which, to her grand dmoth-
5er, We're sacred because of their very
antiquity says the Pittsburg Dispatch.
at the present: moment the most ia
5vored gem for mounting as charm
is the opal, the stone banned for years
as an omen Of bad fortune to the wear
5er. low you find opals in the rough,
as we'll as polished & being mounted in
almost every style for wear on neck
chains or on bans les, here is only
one other tone which can rival them
in opularity and that is the pale
green Jade
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Of orange velvet, that suggested gold to,
her. II wish, I wish for money good,
to buy us each some hearty food. ''es
AS her fingers pressed the block she
felt lying snugy in the cotton wadding
several coins. In a moment she had:
seized the scissors to rip the block
open, when out there rolled from it a.
dozen gold pieces, while the block it
self became detached from the rest of
the quilt and few up the chimney.
Elsie laughed and clapped her hands
again at this queer sight, and Rosalie,
her face flushed with delight, gathered
up the coins and tried to count their
value. This was impossible, for she
had never seen SO much money before,
so she hid it, all but one coin, folded
the quilt most carefully and put it into
the chest that had been her mothers
most valued piece of furniture. Then
tying on Elsie:s bonnet, she started
with her to the village to buy some
food. :, <& .si4 j. 81 r. T ! 5. i. .$-
'*f guess maybe you've heard from
your father?" said the baker, Of whom
they bought some. bread ,and cakes.
when is, he coming homer 4..
II don't KNOW said Rosalie, and the
coin went into his till, without his
having amy idea of it's origin. Il.
The basket filled with food was
heavy, and Elsie walked very slowly,
SO that it was nearly dark when they
reached their lonely home. Elsie was
! heartily fed and tucked into her cradle
| with a plum-jumble to MUNICH upon,
while RDsalie put away her new stock
of eatables and tried to decide what
next to wish for. .-->>~s e -
II think i had better wait till morn
! ing and take all night to choose what
it shall be- she said to her sister, who
was already asleep. "How nice it
would be to wish for new house,
made of stone with tight -shingle roof
and a vine growing over the r front
porch" @1 *$
RosaIie, by the light of the still
cracking fire, drew the quilt from the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
OF the magic quilt again into the chest a
and began at once to get every hing
roadv fnr sI,nrs fa An Az, g

OF the magic guilt again into the chests
and began at once to get everyt hing
ready fort her fathers return.
During the day no one came, but to-
ward nightfall there was q heavy step.
upon the new front porch. Rosalie,
watching, knew it was her father and
ahurriedly opened the door to find him
standing there, his hand covering his
eyes.
oh, father" she cried, S"I knew you
would come; the quilt never fails. Why
do you cover your eyes q
''I am just of the battlefield, Rosa
lie,," he said, where a shot destroyed
my sight. The rest 4 cannot tell you
about, only that am here. If / could
only see you and Elsie, we would never
complain. " I. 55
.=@s.. You shall see us, father, : said Rosa
lie, taking his hand and leading him
across the room to the chest Feel
this, father, it is all that is left OF the
, quilt. Now I shall wish that you get
back your sight, ,''' and she. pressed her
hand upon the fifth block. - y
rs In twinkling it had separated from
the last block and Whirled up the
chimney, and Rosalie's fathers sight
had been perfectly restored.
q. What magic is this q: he cried Il
can see as well as ever!", =.Isl 5s &
"It lis the precious quilt, as + told
you, father" she answered, putting the
last block into his hand.
Seeing is believing hesaid, looking
at the block curiously. Put it away,
Rosalie, to wish by when you are mar
ried.' H. L %.@ ST:
Rosalie took it from him.
st wish for nothing more, now that
you are home, but that we shall live
long and be happy" *siS#55s. ;s#5
This was enough! The block flutter-
ed from his fingers, drifted across the
room, up the chimney, leaving the gift
Of long life and happiness in the pretty
home on the edge of the wood. De,
troit Free Press. *se5
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30

e. !, ).
cnest' PRESSED .Her. myers upon /. the the.
second 'olook E.. ana Wished s'ilt'l. lot a new
nome suppl1eesd es4d with every oll comfort IN
sloe ana pu1' 20 say notnlng OF the
vine over lne front porcn. Like the
nrst' tne SECOND t'' .DlocK ripped ltselt 1ree
lroh the resI or Tue qullt ana new up
tne enlhney: Even as hosalles re1olaeo
Tue gun ana put II IN the cnest, 1lF' tnere ere
seemed >somelnlng eoles. unusual gong on
aoout ner'' :Dut sne Went 70 ped Wltnout 'tf'
trylng U see what, 1t Was, and strange
TO say, was at once asleep, not to
waKen ILL the sun an hour hlgn, looked
IN through the windows ll1sd OF her pretty
new nome and Ind al aroused .1f. her her.
hisle' TOO, was vas ava .aWakened er@ Dy the
orlgn SUM- and, sitting t:l[gg up IN her bed
craole' laugned 10 see s. -herself In "a: a hne
new room. Her cradle and and the chest
IN winch hosale kept the quilt We're
Tue only Lhlngs LII unchanged. 2 a.
lsn II beanIlful here, noW?' I ex-
claimed al led Rosalle- ll- wish father her We're
mere 70 :1le' nelp US enjoy 1t. am am going to
ask the quilt TO write him a letter for
me-, pee because DON'T tI1Ia KNOW just Where
ne IS, and tell MIN i'm. to come com home this
very DAY, II s. ne ca can. = b ..s. s=, ..ss
sne opened 1ne cnesI, Grew out the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
CAT DISPLAYS STRATEGY.
Feline ingenuity worthy 1Ii1itaSi;

Feline 1nssnuity worthy a 1li1itas,yIi
q q s5s Expert. $48s
It was not his size or his beauty
which made him remarkable, though
his possession Of these attri ibutes Of
feline superiority easily made him
prominent among the cats OF Il the
neigh hborhood, with whom he waged
unre 1n lentless warfare. but the fact Is
that he possessed a controlling mind
and strategetic ability that would
have made him a great commander
had he been born in a more exalted
sphere of life. For this cat. with true
diplomacy, made friends with the dogs
of his particular domain and went
forth to battle attended by a body
guard whose appearance inspired re-
spect and assisted him in his COM
bats. An English mastiff, a bird dog,
and a small cocker spaniel shared his
meals, and later enabled him to gain
victories over his hated rival, the gray
cat across the street. This cat had
had many a contest with that gray
cat, but the combat always resulted
in a draw. because of the guerilla
tactics Of his wary opponent, who pre-
ferred a short fight and rapid dash
to safety to a prolonged conflict where
the superior weight and fighting abil-
ity of the cat with the controlling
mind would have decided advantage.
The thought that victory, undisputed,
had never yet perched upon ! 4. ban
ners, vexed the soul of the diplomatic
feline and embittered his milk and
beefsteak with the wormwood Of ven
geance long delayed. But at last di-
plomacy triumphed and retribution
overlook the gray prowler and dis
turber Of midnight slumber. One day
in a fatal hour the gray cat invaded
the precincts of the feline Bismarck
when the allies Of the latter were at
hand. When he struck a sudden
blow and ran, a smile of Joy parted
the whiskers of the cat with the con-
trolling mind, and with him the three
dogs Joined the chase. < .ss ss.s &5&z. s.,
Because of their superior numbers
the dogs easily caught and brought
to bay the gray cat and then formed
a. ring about him while the avenger
entered the arena and began the bat
tie. Continually driven back into the
ring by the three dogs, the gray cat
was unable to pursue his favorite tao
tics, and the result. after one Of the
prettiest "cat scraps that that ward
had b: st ever seen, was complete viet6ry
for the cat with the lomatic incli-
nations. onl lys hen the gray cal, by
Sa fying leap over ne heads of tie
dogs, escaped did ne let up ID the work
of righteous retrib Ion. Then III the
mconsci con iousness Of victory, the conquer
or returned, accompanied by his al
lies, to his repast OF milk and beef
esteak. lord Of his own domain. And
the surrounding neighborhood as far
as three blocks owned his undisput-
ed sway.-Grand Rapids Herald.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
a sStraw-Vo ote Test.

SIS A man has obtained permit to.
erect q temporary shed lin Park Row,
New York, in hiich he win place a.
Svoting mach hine to be tested. Every
,ne who may pass will be invited to go
5in and try the machine BY depositing
Hot for his choice for the presi-
lency of the United States. This viii
est the machine and at the same
line yield q straw vote on, the presi-
slency
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
The Eject.

lot Of brio brac Mrs
Knolly has in her parlo Il! Il Yes.
Looks exactly as though she were GO
Ing TO have arl auction, doesn't It It ?',L ?,.z-5
Puck
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
"a Dry sermon.

How was the temp ser?
mon yesterday Dry. hilade delphias
Bulletin
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04
smelter city Papers.

From the Durango Democrat.
Joe Prewitt writes that all in way Of
fruit is safe, his tomatoes have pin
feathers and his watermelons ares prout-
ing May he continue to boom.
Judge Granville Pendleton arrived
from Aztec yesterday and reports the
farmers and stockmen as active and the
fruit crop az safe, so far. He thinks IL
one-lourth to one-third Of the bloom
would fall prey 10 frost it would knocl,
out the expense of thinning and render
the entire yield OF merchantable eize.
Judge Pendleton has been quite active
In inducing homeseekers to locate ia the
San Juan valley in New Mexico.
70. O. Arnold and his son in law, Mr.
Meacham, are 10 the city. The latter
win 60 on 10 Pennington to visit bic
wife and Mr. Arnold. who will no doubt
remain indefinitely.
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Restoring the Range.


There's food ior earnest thought in
the lens and ideaa advanced ia the
matter Of restoring and Improving The
cattle range Of Agtaiu sections Of the
country. The ID Dnver Field and Farm
says:
Promising experiments are being
conducted IN Texas in an effort TO find a
way OF restoring The cattle ranges al-
most destroyed b. overstOckiug. When
The land Was sbOen p 20 "a committee Of
experienced atOckmen Ia March, 1898,
they decided that { would require six
teen acres OF 10 to uppOrt a COW through
the eeason aud eynFssaed some doubt as
to whether the yield of grass would be
sufficient tor thar and this season the
agent in charge hos been pasturing cat
tie on this land st he rate Of one head
Tor every eight ac as There Is now an
unbroken turf optr the entire land and
q fine carpet OF gr se Before the expert
ments we're comuencod one-half Of the
land was devon Of vegetation and
almost as hard a q barren as pave.
ment Several ollthe experiments with
the introduction i foreign grasses and
plants have pro- IA successful Chief
among these is q - experiment with the
oasis alfalfa. rh is a variety that was
found growing vi host irrigation on the
hign plainH Of lrlia. lt grew iapidly
aud reached hoit nt of some two feet.
In July the drottl set ia and by Sep
tember /, this alalia was reported all
dead and TO every appearance it was. On
October %, the rains came. Green
shoots started fro the roots and subse.
quently alfalfa ght inches tall was
cut"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

The appended notice Issued by Regia-
tor Perkins Of the Durango land Office
marks the actual opening to the provis-
ions Of the land laws Of those townships
on the La Plata river withdrawn seme
yeara ego. The notice applies only to
Colorado lands Probate Clerk Stafford
Who has been in touch with the move
nents to secure this action, expects
similar word from Santa Fe soon, apply
ing to the New Mexico section, though
the date given for opening may differ
from that below:
Notice ia hereby given that by Com
missioner's letter Of April 26, 1900, town
ship 80 north OF range l3 west of the
New Mexico principal meridian in Col
Grade. has been relieved from suspen
sion excepting the west range or sections
and that the amended plat OF said
township will be Rled in the United
States land Office at Durango on Satur-
day, June 2, 1900, and that on and after
said day the undersigned will be pre-
pared to receive applications for the
entry Of lands in said township, except
ing said sections.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04
Base BAN.

Rico will be in it the coming summer
with base ball club that will make it
interesting for Mancos, Telluride, Du-
range or any other "old San Juan club"
which may cross bats with them. The
club was organized with Thursday, with
the following members: Anglim, Her
reu, Fitzgarrald, Brown, McNeill, Whip
pie, Muncastor, Goodykoontz and Lee
Next thing in order is the grounds. How
about itG
The above is frOm the Rico News-Sun
Of late date and is the opening gun Of
the base ball season of 1900 in the San
Juan. Durango is also organizing Ditto
Silverton. Cedar Hill, Aztec and Farm
ington are the next out.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

A crew Ct preachers, relic-hunters and
other experts is rumored to be about to
,eaye Denver, headed for the Mancos
cliff-dweller region and the Aztec ruins
at Aztec-to dive and delve and dig for
petrifod pieces Of prehistoric peoples.
We hope th0y will be very suocessful in
their search; and as it is the custom
pow to determine great questions by the
opinions Of dead celebrities. it would be
a great relief to know whether our pre-
decessors in this valley were committed
to expansion or imperialism; whether
they we're fond Of bicycling; how they
stacked up on the automobile question;
whether they esaayed golf OF lawn
tennis; what was their opinion Of
Dewey and if they we're in favor Of
fusion.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

At the terr itorlal Populist convention
at Las Vegas last week, the following
persons we're selected to constitute the
delegation from New Mexico to the ma.
tional convention at Sioux Falls, South
Dakota; Jacob S. Lindauer, Deming;
Col T, B. Mills, Las Vegas; M. P.
Stamm, Albuquerque; DR.. Nj. M. Milh-
gan, Las Vegas; P. H. Smith, Ration;
Peter Mackel, San Hsdro; altsrnates, DR..
Chas. Bowmer, Mora; VIM. Wills, Las
Vegas; j. H. Kelleher, Albuquerque;
James Mclaughlin, Bland; FL Croa.
son, Ratoni Col. A. F. Jones, Roswell.
The delegation was not instructed, hut
Bryan 10 the favorite candidate.
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FARMINGTON.

Jay Fulcher has been dangerously i'll
with pneumonia but 10 reported much
improved at the present time.
The frequent rains Of the last few
weeks will make excellent grass for tho
large number of cattle on the range, and
eur stockmen are jubilant.
Mark Currie, who was confined to
his bed with rheumatism for some time,
is again able to be around.
Nal Milligan was taken seriously i'll
very suddenly last Saturday with paral-
ysis in the left side. His physician re-
ports a great improvement 10 his cOhdi-
ton at the present time.
The Epworth League, which was or
ganized here several months ago, is
meeting with a success worthy of lis
purpose. Enthusiastic meetings are
held at the Methodist church each FRI
day evening and cordial invitation is
sgtas de- E 5 ~ 70 att u
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04
LEGAL NOTICES.
ENTRY NO. 1868.
Notice for Publication.

HOMESTEAD ENTRY NO. 1868.
Notice for Publication.
Department Of the Interior, Land Office at I
Santa Fe, n. NJ, April 8, 1900.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice Of his intention to
make final proof In support Of mis- claim, and
that said preof will be made before Proba tC
Clerk of San Juan county, at Aztec, n NJ, on
May 2l 1900, viz;
REESE MAMMA,
For the W1f NEh, Wa, SEA, Sec. Is, T 30 NJ,
r. 7W.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said land, viz:
Louis +. Winners Walter Won Buddenbr0ck
Ramon Lovato, BenitO Uhbarry, Of Ighacio
Colorado.
MANUEL R OrERo. Register
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04
Pubiication Notice.
publication Notices
TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO, lNo 9,a
COnnty Of San Juan. W. -f

IEHBITOUY OF NEW MENIUO, n 01I
Connty Of Sah Juan. W. -
Emilia Truiillo VS.. Julian Tuiillo.
In the District Court of the First Judicial Dist.
riot of New Mexico for the County Of San
Juan Granville Pendleton, Atty Aztec, N M,
The said defendant Julian Truiillo Is hereby
notified that a complaint has been fled against
him in the District Court for the county OF San
Juan, territory aforesaid that heing this court
i-a i ~ al4..at Il. a4.a f,l4aItIs.
Emilia Truiillo, the general object Of said ac-
ction being divorce. as will more fully appear
by reference to the complaint filed in said cause
And that unless you enter your appearance in
said cause on or before June 10, 1900. Judgment
will be rendered against you in said cause by
default.
In witness whereof, / have hereunto set my
hand and seal of said court at Santa Fe, New
Mexico, this 2ist day Of April, A. d. 1900
A. NJ BERGERE, Clerk.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

The name of E. S. Whitehead, editor,
appeared last week in the columns Of
our esteemed contemporary the Times
We're expecting to see those bloody
Beers catch all kinds Of -, now, but
we welcome the brother in the hope
that his trenchant pen will be welded
in the interest Of the progress Of San
Juan county, ordinarily.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04
Financial Statement.

Following is a statement Of the
finances Of San Juan county May 1.
1900, as shown by trial balance taken
from the treasurer's edger
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

II is said the rust planting Of fruit
tress going on in ne district OF Colorado
this year lie on Il North Fork Of the
Gunnison in Delt county and the esti-
mated totality Of trees to be set will
aggregate 100000 The North Fork or
chafd company last year cleared 100 acres
and is now cleariss fifty acres more for
the planting Of 'OOOO Winesap, Jona-
than Ben Davis and Missouri Pippin
trees which are now being set out.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

I. W. Collier now postmaster at
Ration. has sold ais newspaper, the
Range, to Judge F. D. Morse, Of the
Miner
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-05-04

This table shows uae number Of days Of
sunshine as recorded at the Territorial Ag-
rloultural Experiment Station at Aztec, New
Mexico, for the years