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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-01
An ocean Of LIQUID Air.

Sir John Murray. the well-known
naturalist. in a recent address, drew a
vivid picture Of the time, in the re-
mote future, when temperatures as low
as those which Professor Dewar pro-
duces in his experiments at the Royal
Institution will prevail all over the
earth. The atmosphere and the oceans
will then have disappeared within the
rocky crust Of the globe, their elements
having entered into new combinations.
In other words. to use Sir John Muir
rays expression. the waters Of the
ocean will have become solid rock. a"
But over their surface will roll the
waters Of a new and most wonderful
sea, IAN ocean Of liquid air about 40
feet In depth" At that time. Of course.
life as we know 1t will have vanished
from the earth.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-01
TO coRREcr BAsHFULNEss.
Think Not Of Yourself, but Of what You
Doing.

Think Not OF Kourself, hut OF You
Doing.
"The bashful young girl must stop
thinking about herself" writes Mar
garet E. Sangster in the April Ladies'
Home Journal. Il heard the other
day Of a man, a college student, who
went to visit his sister, a college
student also. He was the one man, as
It happened, in the dining-room with
500 girls, and he had occasion to- cross
the room with their bright eyes beam
ing on him with curiosity and interest.
Said my informant: The boy was
completely at his ease. You would
have thought his sister the only girl
present. Evidently the young mans
mother had brought him up in a SEN
sible way and he was free from that
bane of comfort, self-cOnsciOusness. 1t
Is hard for a very difident person
to be free from a~wkwardness, and
very acute distress and much humilia-
ton may be the results of an extreme
Bhyness. Try not to think how you
look. what impression you are making,
what sort of gown you have on. Dc
not let your mind dwell on yourself,
but think of what you are to do, and Of
making others pleased and happy.
Once you are free from self-cOnsciOus-
ness, b~ashfulness will trouble you no
more"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-01

Considerable importance is attached
to the distance measuring field glass
invented by Mr.. Zeiss Of Jena. 1t is
simply an extension of the natural
power Of the eyes to estimate the dis
lance Of nearby objects. This power
depends upon the fact that the space
between the eyes serve like a base
line in surveying. the lines of sight
eonverging upon a selected object from
the ends of the base. In the telemeter
the effective distance between the eyes
is increased by means Of prisms, and
double images Of the objects looked at
are formed. The distance between the
images varies with the remoteness of
the objects, and a scale shows what
the real distance is. Up to about two
miles the results are said to be fairly
accurate.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-01

II Is curious to note that the last
three theaters burned in Paris have
ell been state or. as they are called in
France, Subsidized" houses-the
Opera Qs7s), the Opera Comique
t1SSD and now the Francois. But
whereas twelve years elapsed between
the burning Of the Opera Comique and
the rebuilding, the Francois will, it is
said, be reopened by the middle OF
July.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-01
SAM HousroN.s SECRET.
why He Left HIs wife and Joined the
CherOkees Is stul a Mystery.

why ~ Lett MS VII Az EoAAN1 nv
CherOkees Is stuu a Mystery.
= mystery in which the American
people were once deeply concerned was
that which Swallowed the life of one of
the most remarkable characters Of the
country. In 1929 Samuel Houston, or,
as he called and signed himself, Sam"
Houston, was governor of Tennessee.
1t was in the midst Of a campaign for
reelection to the gubernatorial chair
that Tennessee was startled by a re-
port that he had resigned his Office.
He had been married to the daughter
Of an influential family; three months
afterward she returned to her fathers
house, and her husband resolved to
pass the rest of his life in the wilder
ness. Houston betook himself to the
tribe of CherOkees in the Indian terri
tory; he adopted their costume, ap-
pearing in all the trappings of an In
dian brave, letting his hair grow down
his back, and visiting Washington
with a buckskin hunting shirt, yellow
l~eggings, a huge blanket, and turkey
feathers around his head. No one could
induce him to reveal the secret Of his
metamorphosis and his abandonment:
of the ways and habits of civilization.
He married again after he emerged
from his Indian life, and he lived to be
an old man, dying in the midst of the
civil war, but no one was ever able
to persuade him to unlock the mystery
of his life. Nor would his first wife,
who also married again, throw any
light on the Undergraduates Home
Journal.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-01

Chicago papers are still telling what
a great failure Rev. Sheldon made in
trying to run a newspaper as Christ
probably would. The Kansas preacher
may not have come up to the standard
but II their columns are to be judged
as a standard It would be difficult to
edit papers as the devil probably would
more perfectly than the editors Of Chi
Cages dailies are doing.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-01

In his System of Ethics" Mr.. Paul
sen says that acts are called good
when they tend to promote human well
fare; bad when they tend to disturb
and destroy it. The highest good Of
an individual as well as Of a society
consists in the perfect development
and exercise Of life. He also says phil
Osophical pessimism is not a proved
theory whose propositions can lay
claim to universal validity, but the ex-
preston Of individual feelings, and as
such can be merely subjectively true.
Inasmuch as we have no statistics on
the happy and unhappy lives, the sue
cesses and failures, the author says he
is for the present inclined to put as
much faith in the judgment Of a plain
MAJ of the people as in the ~eloquence
OF a pessimistic philosopher.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-01

Among the as yet unexplored spots
on the earth which are to be scientih-
cally attacked during the coming year
Is Sannikoh Land. lying north Of the
New Siberia Islands, about 300 miles
from the nearest point on the Siberian
coast. A Norwegian party will try to
reach the place in 1901 from the
mouth Of the Lena River. where they
propose to spend next winter. The
coming summer will be consumed in
fixing the camp on the Lena.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-01

A Kansas paper says: Judge Ny
ers pronounced staynczstraw Baczyn-
ski a citizen last week" II the judge
pronounced Staynczstraw's name at
the same time he ought to 90 out lee
turing.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-01

Population of the four greatest cit
les Of the Russian empire is given as
follows in the figures of the recent
census: st. Petersburg. 1872 ,677;
Moscow, with its two suburbs, 9sS ,614;
Odessa, 4O5,O41 Ia great increase since
1922, and Warsaw, 626,O72. Contrary
to what Is observed almost universally
throughout Europe, the men outnum-
Der the women in the three irst-nam-
ed communities. while in the last,
Warsaw. the proportion Of women is
but slightly superior to that of men.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-01

He-"To prove the sincerity Of my
Intentions. / have bought this solitaire
adornment for your engagement hn-
ser" she-'I must say, my friend,
that you speech has the true ring
Boston Courier.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-01

A paper on the blue fox CVulpes lago-
pus) OF the PrlbiloH islands, Boring
sea. by Mr.. Lucas. is timely now that
furs are in season. Fox farms or
ranches" for breeding the animals ex-
list not only in the Aluetian islands,
but in islands on the coast of Maine.
The foxes of Pribilof feed on sea
birds. seal pups, and dead seals, for
which they go out on the ice foes in
spring. "Dead-fall" traps have been
superseded by box traps" which do
not kill the animal. and the blue fe-
male Is set free. White females, how
ever, are killed In order TO produce a
breed which does not blanch Ia win
ter. Male foxes are spared II the sup
ply Is likely to fail, and all foxes let
loose are marked by clipping a ring
from their tails. Il is hoped to turn
the blue fox from a monogamus to a
pOlygamous animal In order to in
crease the supply Of fur. This fox is
not crafty or wary OF man and Is taken
everywhere with bait.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-01
THE INDEX.
AzmDo raw MEXICO.

Count de Castellane says the future
OF this country Is perilous. The re-
auction Of the counts income has hll-
ed him with an alarm that is hardly
justified.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-01
Steamships May Propel themselves.

Interesting and important expert
ments are now being conducted by one
Of the largest manufacturing corpora
tons in the country to demonstrate the
feasibility and advantage of propelling
a ship through power derived from gas
engines supplied by gas generated on
the vessel itself. Thus the coal, in
stead of being consumed under the boil
ers to make steam, would be roasted in
retorts aboard ship to drive off the gas
which would supply the engines. The
coke thus produced, it is estimated,
would furnish all the fuel needed to
roast the coal.
The purpose of the experiment is to
ascertain whether the weight OF the
gas-producing plant and gas cOnsum-
Ing engines are so much less than the
ordinary plant of steam boilers and en-
gines and the saving of space sufficient
to warrant the adoption Of the new
system.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-01

Ladysmith is the third town OF i'm
portance in Natal. is 1s9 miles north
OF Durham, has thirteen streets, a town
hall and a public library.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-01
HOODS


The best stomach and blood remedies
known to the medical profession are
combinedinthe medicine, and thousands
OF grateful letters telling its cures prove
It to be the greatest medicine for an
Vomac troubles ever yet discovered.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-01

All that ! ann. or hope to be, I owe
70 my angel mother.-Lncoln.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-01

What is a library, pa?" "a library,
Jimmy, IS what a mar has when he
gets together an awful lot Of books
that he never has tire to read.D
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-01

The name Of Timothy Bennett, shoe
maker Of Hampton Wick, is little
known to popular fame. Yet II was
he who resisted successfully, at his
own expense. an attempt Of the Brit
ish government. or OF the crown. In
1850. 70 close Bushey Park, lear Lon
don. against the common people. His
victory set a precedent which has
ever since been OF great value ia
maintaining popular rights on iands
belonging 70 the realm. A monument
10 his memory i now being erected.
and Worthily.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-01

The director Of the Geological Sur
vey has had an appraisement made
by experts to determine the value Of
the specimens Of fossil dinosaurs be-
longing TO the collection of the late
Prof. &C. Marsh. which have been
turned over to the National Museum
IN Washington. According 70 this
estimate the skulls Of tho monster
~triceratops. or "three-horned beast"
are worth at least 5000 apiece, while
other skulls vary in value from $50 to
$3.50. The head and neck Of the tri-
ceratops we're covered by an enormous
bony helmet seven or eight feet long.
Mohave County miner., 1900-09-01
NOTICE TO VOTERS.

Notice il hereby given, that at reg
uIar meeting of the board of super
yisors of Mohave county, Arizona, held
at their office on the 9TH day of April,
1900, it was ordered that re registra-
ton of all the voters of Mohave county,
Arizona, be made. Register closes Oc-
tober II, 1900.
Act No. 81, twentieth Legislative as
sembly.
Sec. J.. "No recorder, justice of the
peace. or any other officer authorized
to register electors in any of the coun-
ties of the territory of Arizona, shall
register or take the affidavit for the
purpose of re-registration Of any cleo
tor within this territory, unless such
person desiring to be registered shall
produce and exhibit to the registering
officer receipt showing that he has
! paid a poll tax for the year in which he
| is registering.
! Sec. .. This act shall not apply to
any person who is by law exempt from
the payment of poll tax. But in this
event, the person desiring to register
must make affidavit to the facts that
entitle him under the law to an ex'
emption from the payment of a poll
tax.
Sec. 3. Any of the registering officers
enumerated in section ! Of this act, oi
any that may hereafter he qualified tc
register electors, who enters the name
of any person upon the great register
of the county in which he is an officer
without requiring the person seeking
to be registered to exhibit poll ta'
receipt for the year in which he is be
ing registered, or taking the affidavit o
such person showing he is exempt
from the payment of poll tax, shall b'
puilty of a misdemeanor and subjec
to fine upon conviction therefor, of no
more than one hundred dollars (lOOS
or Imprisonment in the county Jal
not less than 30 days, nor more thai
sixty days, or by both such fine an'
Imprisonment" JNo. L. tEENY'
Clerk of the Board of Supervisor
, of Mohave county, A. L.
First publication May 8, 1900.
Mohave County miner., 1900-09-01
Gold Production.

The phenomenal commercial record
of the year ended June 30, as shown in
the annual report of the chief OF the
treasury bureau of statistics Just
issued, has been accompanied by an
equally striking record with reference
to gold production. The gold mined
in the United States during the year
ending Decem Der 81, 1899, exceeds that
of any year in our history, and for the
first time surpasses the record estab-
lisbed in 1853, when the mines of Cal
ifornia made their highest record OF
g.. 900, ,OOOs. The gold production of
the United States was in 1899 accord
ing to the estimate of the mint, 75,5O0'-
OoOs. while no prior year had shown 50
high total az that of 1853, 6j,00O,OO0S,
though the total for 1893 was 64,463,-
000s. The very rapid increase, both in
the United States and elsewhere, dur
| ing the past few years brings the gold
product Of the half century now end
ing to the enormous total of 6,665,63l,' :
COOS or more than twice as much as
during the 35J years preceding that
period. The gold production of the
world from 1892 to 1850 announced to
3,l29, ,7so,O0Js, while that of the period
1851. 1899 was $685. ,63l ,000S. The rapid
increase in production In this country
aud the large excess of exports over i'm
ports have been accompanied by cor
responding increase in money in Cir
culation in the United States, which, OF
July |, 1900, stood at 26.50s per capita
as compared with 25.3SS in July, 1899
Mohave County miner., 1900-09-01

You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to appear in an action brought
against you by the above named plain
tiffs in the Justices Court of Kingman
Precinct. in and for the County of Mo-
have, in the Territory of Arizona, and
answer the complaint filed in said JUS
tice's Court, at n ingman, in said COun-
ty, within five days, exclusive of the
day of service, after the service upon
you of this Summons, il served within
this precinct; but if served without
this precinct. but within the County,
ten days; if served out of the County
fifteen days; in all other cases twenty
days, or judgment by default will be
taken against you.
Given under my hand at kingman
this 18th day of August, 1900.
p. +. COLLINGS,
Justice of the Peace of aid Precinct
Mohave County miner., 1900-09-01
Talk Of Santa Fe and S. P. Combining.

1t Is not unlikely consolidation of
the AtchiSon, Topeka q Santa Fe and
Southern Pacific railroads will be eff
fected says the Chicago Times Herald.
The late Coils p. Huntington, presi-
dent of the latter company, favored
combination of the two great systems,
and it is said he made several PROPOSE
tions to the directors of the Santa Fe
system looking to this end. 1t is
further reported that before his death
he recommended 10 the directors and
large stakeholder of the Southern
Pacific road an amaigamatiOn of the
two systems be effected if possible.
If a consolidation was entered it
would place California where it was
before the Santa Fe entered the state
that is at the hands of the Southern
Pacific.
The deal would bring together two
systems with total mileage of nearly
] ll0OI miles. and would make the
amalgamated company master of the
transportation situation in California
Mohave County miner., 1900-09-01
SUMMONS.

IN THE JUSTICES COURT KING
| man Precinct, Mohave County, Ari-
zona Territory.
Gaddis & Perry Company, a corpora
ton, plaintiffs,
VS..
A. ]. Laswell and Ben. Cross, partners.
doing business under the firm
name of Laswell & Cross, defend
ant.
Action brought in the Justices Court
of Kingman Precinct, in and for the
County of Mohave, in the Territory oil
Arizona.
In the name of the Territory of Ari'
zona: To A. j. Laswell and Ben. Cross
partners, doing business under the
firm name of Laswell Il Cross, defend
ants, Greeting:
Mohave County miner., 1900-09-01

The Bradford mine, about one mile
from Bloxton's on the N. NJ. 4 A. rail
way, in Sonoita Canon, is producing
handsomely, shipping to smelter fire.
quently carload of high grade copper
and silver ore. Upon twenty foot
ledge an incline has been sunk l67 feet.
but further development in that
direction has been stopped by water.
At depth of 100 feet a level has been
run both ways from the incline, and
from slopes upon this level the ore
shipped is taken. A pumping plant
has been ordered and will be installed
shortly, the water drawn out and sink
ing resumed. The property is owned
by Professor w. T. Blake, of the
University of Arizona, and a number
of friends. Mr.. Fred W. Meade i:
Observation-Disclosures.
Mohave County miner., 1900-09-01
Arizona Coal and Gold.

A Solomonville, Arizona, telegram
says that news from the San Carlos
strip is to the effect that work at the
coal camp is being vigorously pushed
by the thirteen men employed. just
now DIR. Phillips, superintendent Of
the coal development company is
absent in the east to consult with the
stockholders of the company. The
shaft is down at the present time to a
depth of 65 feet, nearly vertical, and
five stratas of coal have been penetrat-
ed, the thickest being six and half
feet. A diamond drill is also being
worked, but with what result is not yet
known.
Eleven men are reported at work on
the Homestead group of copper claims
in Kelley gulch on the San Carlos
strip; five men are at work on the Nc
Bullock Il Allbritton and the Allbrit
ton claims, respectively, and sever
men on the Frienc mine owned b,
John Blake aud others. On the Home
stead group from six to eight tons o
low grade ore are being taken out daily
Mohave County miner., 1900-09-01

Have you a sense of fullness in the
region of your stomach after eating.
If so you will be benefited by using
hamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. They also cure belching and
sour stomach They regulate the
bowels too. Price, % cents. Sold by
II. II. Watkins.
Mohave County miner., 1900-09-01
SUMMONS.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT, OF THE
Fourth Judicial District, Territory Of Ari
zona, in and for Mohave County.
Cyrus d. Childers, plaintin,
VS.
Clara Childers, defendant.
Action brought in the District Court OF the
Fourth Judicial District Of the Territory Of
Arizona, in and for the County OF MOhaye. and
the complaint filed in said County of Mohave,
IN the Office Of the Clerk Of said District Court.
In the name of the Territory Of Arizona. to
CLARA CHILDERS,
Defendant, greeting:
You are hereby summoned and required 70
appear In an action brought against you by the
above named plaintifI in the District Court Of
the Fourth Judicial District OF the Territory
Of Arizona, in and for Mohave County, and an
swer the complaint therein filed with the
Clerk Of this said court at Kingman, in said
county, within ten days after the service upon
YOU of this summons. IL served in this said
County, or If served out OF this said County and
within this said Judicial District, then within
twenty days thereafter, or In all other cases
within thirty days thereafter, the time above
mentioned being exclusive Of the day OF
service, OF judgment by default viii be taken
| against you.
! Given under my hand and the seal OF the
District Court Of the Fourth Judicia
District Territory OF Arizona, in and FOL
the County Of Mohave this 25th day o
August, 1900. ROSS II. BLAKELY,
TsEALI Clerk Of said District Court.
First insertion August 25 1900.
Mohave County miner., 1900-09-01

worth of specimen rock was sold direct
to jewelers. to be worked into watch
chains, rings, settings, etc, II being too
full OF gold to work in mill. The
specimen shown looked like old times
and prove there is plenty of gold yet
in this great mine.-San Andreas Pros
pect.
Mohave County miner., 1900-09-01

"rhe stonework on the new Hotel
Burke, says the Journal Miner, was
awarded to l.. w. Myers, first class
artisan in his line, and the new con
tractor is preparing to fulfill it. The
foundation will have frontage on
Montezuma street. About 551 perch
of stone Is being used. 1t will be one
of the heaviest foundations ever laid
in Arizona, and will cover an area of
more space also, AMI in addition will
readily support four-story brick.
The excavation for the new hotel is
nearing com pletion, and but a short
time will elapse before the structure
will be under headway. Mcssrs. Burke
and Hickey are indomitable in their
zeal, and have the we'll wishes or all to
succeed"
Mohave County miner., 1900-09-01

Through the courtesy of Mr.. Gutman
we we're shown some beautiful speci.
mems of r. ok from the Sheep Ranch
There we're some 20 pieces, ranging IN
size from few ounces weight to sever
al pounds, but averaging about the
size Of mans two fists, and all we're
literally filled with gold. The rock
came from the middle stope OF the
1900 foot level, and has the weli'knowp
characteristics IL that famous mine'
During the former working OF that
mine. tens of thousands of dollars
Mohave County miner., 1900-09-01

More men have become rich from
buying "pros poets" than from the pur-
chase of mines, and there are good rea-
sons why it should be so. There are
vastly more prospects" than there are
producing mines, and hence more OPP
por.unities. Besides, while there are
more chances to take in the case OF
prospect, the price is usually very
much less than that of a producing
mine. and in the event of success the
profit Is greater.
Comparatively few producing mines
are bought outright. OF course, where
they are owned 10y interpretations or
joint stock companies, the stock fire.
auently changes hands, but this is
largely as a matter OF speculation.
Where a mine is individual or partner
ship property, the owners, as rule
either want to keep it themselves or
they want higher price than they can
pet.-The Chicago Mining Review.