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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-01-19
manila Letter.)

Mania L4llef.l
The news Of the death Of Capt. FL
dredge Of the Fourteenth infantry in
the fight at Bacoor has been a shock
to his many friends here. Capt. Ell
dredge came out on the Sheridan In
July after a year In Alaska, during
which time he was separated from his
family. He was a man OF cheerful dis
position and unfailing humor, though
in the prime Of life, an army man OF
the old school. He won the regard Of
all with whom he was brought In con-
tact and viii be sadly missed by his
brother officers Of the Fourteenth.
The rebel bullets are derided because
most Of them Fly wide OF the mark, but
occasionally one finds its mark, as in
his case, and everybody here feels a
sudden shock and sudden realization
hat Filipino bullets can kill and can
send a heartache to America, more
than ten thousand miles away.
AS an escort for fourteen American
prisoners, all p~rivates and most OF
them deserters, several i%nsurgent gem
erals, %gorgeously caparisoned, have
had the freedom Of the city" for the
last few days. They resided at the
Oriente, and took numerous drives
with our officers on the Luneta and
elsewhere, and proved co%nclusively
that, as far as gold lace was con-
cerned, the American army wasn't "in
It." If anything has come of their
conferences with Gen. Otis the public
here is unaware OF it, and every n
Is unanimous In wishing that they had
remained at their own headquarters,
wherever they may be. They have
doubtless done some good work for
their cause while they have been In
the city, and have found out all that
they wanted to know concerning our
position. In addition to this they
have been able to pose and create a
sensation. and nothing is dearer to
the heart OF the "mestizo." It was a
pleasant break in the monotOny Of
their existence, for the rebels must
be having a more stupid time than the
Americans, even, and that is saying a
good deal. The prisoners which they
bAoubub Win Nuem dS hu eACuBe AoA
their being here were selected with
care, only the plumpest being allowed
the privilege Of a return to friends and
liberty. One Of the men with whom
they started was sent back because he
showed too many signs Of weakness,
and was likely to convey the idea to
us that the "-insurrectos" were not
carrying On the war under civilized
principles. It would seem that only
those American prisoners who are en-
dowed with cast-iron constitutions
have much chance of being returned
alive-to demonstrate, by an object
lesson, the humanity of those who
have been holding them captive. The
other poor fellows had better fatten
up or die.
II accounts Of Manila differ in some
particulars there is one upon which
there, Is no possibility sof a difference
OF opinion-the ubiquitous dirt and
filth. It will be readily understood
that the board Of health has had more
difficulties to contend with thar most
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THE oHINEsE oAPIrAL-

Peking h Most Anomalous and sur
Prising Place In the World.
Peking is the most incredible, Inn
possible, anomalous and surprising
place in the world; the most splendid,
spectacular, picturesque and interest
ing city in China; a central Asian city
Of the far past; a fortified capital OF
the thirteenth century handed down
intact, lays the Century. Picking is
the capital Of all China, yet what inter
ests and piques n most, gives Picking
its own individual character and dis
tinguishes It from the other cities OF
the empire are the things that are not
Chinese, the contrasts and the contra
dictions. Picking Is by FIRST intention a
permanent Tartar enoampment; a for
titled garrison OF nomad bannermen
surrounding Patching. the northern
palace Of the conQuerlng khan OF
khans. The Tartar ruler OF 400. 900. 900
OF subject Chinese Is closely surround
cd by his faithful Manchu olansmen
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LIvINo oN - wArEn.
Some Families spend Thslr Zine o.
Their Anchored Yachts.


Their Anchored Yachts.
A wet sheet and a lowing sea has
nothing whatever to do with life
aboard a yacht, as exemplined in the
Bay Ridge Yacht Basin, in South
Brooklyn. says the New York Herald.
There are Eve OF six yachts there, n
Of them a roomy schooner craft, which
for various reasons are not In commits
sion this summer. Nevertheless the
owners and their families OF their
friends live and sleep on board. On
one sloop are five young men, who 90
to q skyscraper building In Nassau
street every morning and take out
two or three %vivacious typewriter
girls when work is e to make
the evenings merry. They rented
the boat on condition that they
would not take her outside the
basin, and hired a retired sea cap
tain, who lives near the basin, to
look after the boat during the day
and to mess" for them. They find It
cheaper than paying board In the city,
and ever 30 much ~pleasanter. Three
families wintered on yachts in TIE Bay
Ridge basin last winter, and they en-
ioyed the experiment so much that
they talk Of trying It again. The bliz-
card and the rough weather had no
terrors for them. One sloop, the PERI,
was housed above decks very much like
those in the tales we read about Arc
tic expeditions. The families who lived
in this way we're on terms of sociabil-
ity and visited every night for games
and cards. They gave a boat party
In January, and their friends in
Brooklyn who are given to assisting
at social entertainments, Joined them
in a modest little vaudeville. When
the basin was frozen solid one night
they gave a skating party, with a pip
ing hot supper below decks as a wind
up. There are still novelties about for
persons who know where to look for
them.
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at the same time, the various members
Of the family often lending a hand to
the materfamilias. There are wayside
fountains throughout the city, and
these are universally used for bathing
purposes, modesty being often sacri-
fced-it must be admitted-on the al
tar Of cleanliness. The natives that
you meet in the street always look
clean, and this includes the clothes
that they wear. No matter how low
the grade Of society to which they be-
long, It is rule to see the men with
clean shirts and the women with fresh
camisas and panuelos, generally OF
much-washed and much-mended ce-
nemi. Unfortunately this personal
cleanliness-which has no connection
with the hot water OF civilization
does not extend to the proper care OF
dwellings or to the disposition Of re-
fuse. 1t will take years to educate the
natives so that any intelligent coop
GRAFTON can be hoped for and probably
little can be done with this generation.
The large population is crowded into
a comparatively small district, large
families dwelling contentedly under a
roof tree Of very small dimensions.
This will have to be changed before
Manila can be healthy. Smallpox
which has always been prevalent here
is never epidemic because there are so
many immunes, and owing to the ef-
forts OF the health officers, It has been
pretty we'll stamped oHt4aMaana The
natives do not dread the disease, and
object to having It isolated. Leprosy
is found all through the islands and
the people pay no more attention t. it
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Time was when the word plague
filed every heart with horror. Amer
ica has never been devastated by the
fell disease and now when a vessel
from Brazil has arrived at New York
with several cases on board there IL
nothing to fear, for they have been
promptly quarantined. The black
death" as the plague has been appro-
priately named. is always present in
Asia, where native ignorance and dis
regard of cleanliness have rendered
it epidemic. Europe, which was peri
odically decimated by this fatal putrid
fever, has got rid Of 1t by proper at
tention to sanitation. The United
States with its good drainage, good
living and the accompanying Increased
vitality has nothing to fear from the
presence of a few isolated cases at the
New York quarantine.
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know the history Of the moat Il too
ear
The most serious problem which
c%onironts the board Of health IN Ma
Mia, Is the seeming inability Of the
citizens to grasp the hrst principles Of
sanitary living. AS regards personal
cleanliness there Is much to be said In
praise Of the natives. It is safe TO say
that you never pass by a canal or a
river without being able to count a
number Of native bathers. The small
children dispense with any garment
whatever, while the women wear one
that Is destined for the wash. The
men dress or not according to indi-
vidual taste. The family wash Is done
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LoNpoN.s WOMAN BARBER.
She Is Learned In the Mysteries OF
HypnOtlC Influence.

h Is Learned In the Mysteries OF
Hypnotic Influence.
The Lady BARRIERS association-the
original one, mark you-has existed
eleven years, says the Pail Mall Ga
zette. Its present address is sos Chan
Gerry lane. and it's latest proprietor
Nine. st. Quentin, who has been in
possession since June last. She is a
charming and accomplished LADY
learned in the mysteries Of hypnotic
influence and has even views on Budd-
ha. In response to the invitation con-
tanned in the announcement that ma
dame was at home, coupled with the
p-arenthetical promise Of tea, the writer
descended to the pleasant basement
room, with the electric lamps diffus-
ing brightly warm color through the
crimson shades, and beheld the priest
esses of the razor performing the Gus
tomary rites upon various stubbly and
upturned masculine ehins. 1t seemed
so entirely pleasant a process that the
writer remembered with a secret Joy
that he had not shaved that morning.
Presently 1t was his turn, and, plac-
ing his head upon the pad, he suffered
himself to be lathered and prepared
for sacrifice. To be shaved by a deft-
handed woman is almost a magical
process. There is none of the 'slish-
siashing' or the gentleman whom a
bountiful nature intended to be a
hedge carpenter. No, no. There is
something smooth and gliding over
ones cheek, with here and there the
light pressure Of delicate fingers, and,
presto! n energies with a chin that
is equal without a shadow of depreca-
ton to every domestic and ante-mari-
tai demand upon It.
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The I'm ID Alrodones.

Don Felipe Garcia at the village OF
Algodones has a gristmill in operation
that probably has no fellow in the
world. An immense circular platform
slipping downward, through which
passes a huge, slightly inclined tree
trunk set on a swivel, constitutes q
unique but very ~eficaciouS treadmill.
Five burrOs walk lazily uphill all day
long. A huge homemade rope of cow
hide connects the treadmill with 0
small gristmill. Both corn and wheat
are ground. By mea of a small bolt
the product from the wheat is divided
into three grades. The best quality
Of flour is surprisingly fine and white.
Albuquerque Journal ID Democrat.
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WHICH DESERVED THE MONEY!
A queer Outcome to a "KeepIng-Awake'
Wager.

a queer outcome TO q heeplng-AWake'
Wager.
Lazarus Kildooley and Jeremiah
O'Hare are both retired night watch.
men, spending the twilight Of their
lives amid the peaceful surroundings
OF Conshohocken. Kildooley, to use
his own words, is the "wide-awakest
man in the borough" a statement
which O'Hare has strenuously dis
puted, says the Philadelphia Record.
AS a result OF this rivalry O'Hare re-
Gently challenged Kildooley to a
"keeping-awake" contest. By the
terms Of the agreement Dan NEGRO
gan was chosen referee, each contest
ant was to post IS, and the stakes were
to go to the One staying awake the
longest. Accordingly, at 8 o'clock last
Wednesday evening both contestants
and the referee repaired 10 a top rccm
In the latter's house, and after the
money had been put up 1t was decided
to play a friendly game OF three
handed euchre TO pass the time away.
The next morning at z o'clock Mrs.
McGrogan went to sec how the match
was progressing, and was astonished
to find the trio fast asleep, their heads
resting on q card-littered table. The
referee was awakened without much
dimeulty, but the two ex-night-watch-
men were dead to the world, and were
even put to bed without arousing from
their slumbers. It was well on toward
noon before they finally woke up, and
now everybody In Conshohocken is
wondering who got the money.
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re FIND JONES' GRAVE.

Perhaps few people know that the
ashes Of John Paul Jones, one OF the
most distinguished heroes Of the Amer
lean revolution, are buried somewhere
in Paris. Exactly where nobody knows.
After leaving the American service be-
cause Of some alleged grievance, Jones
enlisted in the French service, and dy-
ing shortly afterwards, was buried in
the French capital. Efforts to locate
the tomb Of the great nava officer have
failed up to date, but with increased
vigilance it is through that the dis
covery can be made in the course Of
time by carefully inspecting the rave
yards Of Paris. Recently a Philadel-
phia paper has commenced to Agate
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from beyond the 81. uail. wfo scorn
and hate and 8eort fear the masses
Of Chinese lore THAN any other en-
envy; who have thrown themselves into
the arms OF Hoasia through fear Of the
Chinese; who hatf bargalned that
Russia shall send fsdldicrs to their aid
when needed; who have held back
and turned back che wheels Of progress
with a certain rre1cionce that the new
order would roieeatt them to poverty
and extinction Every Manchu is borne
on the rolls De- a bdnnerman, and re-
ceives his stipend. even II he never
bends a bow or hurls a stone In mill
tary drill. But the Manchu banner
men are no longer the fierce warriors
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than II It were an ordinary skin dis
ease. / have often seen lepers-though
not In Manila-in the midst Of a crowd
Of people, who pushed up against them
Familiarity, seeming to have no dread
Of contagion.
Perhaps n reason for the general
ignorance Of and indifference to sani-
tary laws is the pervading super
stition. Whatever is not understood is
put under the head Of the miraculous.
II a plague or epidemic RACES, a nat
ural cause Is not thought Of; It Is a
manifestation Of the wrath Of God, and
Precipitation is necessary. A number
Of sacred images serve as religious
buffers or go-betweens, and instead Of
finding a remedy in the cleaning OF
the city, these holy relics are appealed
to. ANNA N. BENJAMIN.
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on the death Of the late Prof. Marsh,
whoJe name in the scientific world
ranks closely with that Of Agassiz,
the splendid collection Of minerals Of
which he was the owner fell to the
share Of Yale university under the
terms Of the will. Prof. Marsh had
been Identified for many years with
the chair Of mineralogy in that insti-
tuition, and he felt justified In the
course which he took. But serious
trouble has since arisen. On account
Of the monetary value of the collec-
ton which is estimated to be worth
several millions OF dollars, the heirs
Of the late Prof. Marsh are bent upon
contesting the will with the view to
obtaining possession Of the collection
OF the monetary equivalent, to be d.
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Track ranks for Freight Engines.

The use of track tanks by which To-
cOmotives Of high speed passenger
trains may take water without stop
ping is almost universal on the larger
Eastern roads, where fast expresses are
the rule. The B. & o. r. R. has a
number between Washington and Phil
adelphia and intends to equip the en-
tire Main Line in the future. This de-
cision was recently arrived at through
the use of passenger locomotives,
equipped with water scoops, on fast
freight trains. It was found that much
time was saved, danger from stopping,
being reduced to a minimum and cost
of running lessened. The extra stops
for water take much time and the wear
and tear on equipment is no smalf
matter. II the experiment on this part
Of the road proves successful, track
tanks will be installed on every divi-
sion between Baltimore and Chicago.
AS a starter, the so new Vauclain COM
pound engines recently ordered will be
fitted with water scoops.
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From the London News: In Den
mark a campaign against rats is being
prosecuted with rigor. II was origin
ally started in Copenhagen, where the
alarming multiplication Of rats in
duced the municipal authorities to pay
a certain sum for each dead rat. An
official report OF the statistics OF rat
slaughter has been issued every week
since the opening Of the campaign. In
the first week the rat catchers, pro-
f%essionals and amateurs, gave in the
heads Of 5000 rats, In the second week
6.616, in the third week 6,7SO. We are
told that the average weekly bill OF
mortality among the rat population OF
Copenhagen has now risen to about
10000. Other towns and communes
followed the example Of the capital,
and the Danes are making a patriotic
attempt to exterminate the petty
wolf" as Hendrix not inaptly named
the rat.
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California claims to have the small
est postofice in the United States. It
is located at Virginia, on a beautiful
stretch of road between Escondido and
San Diego. and consists Of an old plano
packing case, In size about seven feet
high, six feet long and I'VE feet wide.
In its front are the locked doors to
1--WE private boxes, in addition to tho
general delivery window. No money
order business is transacted there, but
the office has the monopoly OF Viz
ginia's stamp trade.
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rt mas Proved 10 ne q or ~ suooea
M Brdotlyn.

no Has Proved 60 ne n or at sucolai
an brooklyn.
One Of the Incidents Of the recent
elections that deserves notice Is the
employment Of voting machines IN
Brooklyn. The New York Evening
Post chronicles the statement that they
proved q complete and satisfying sue
cess.
BrOOklyn's vote was very full and u
was recorded without friction or de-
lay, enabling the full totals for the en-
tire city to be accurately known with
In al hour after the closing Of the
polls.
Machines broke down IN two or three
cases, owing to malicious injuries in
dicted, Il is charged, by enemies Of the
system, but within a few minutes they
were replaced by others, and nobody
lost his vote In consequence.
The result Is said to have proved
entirely satisfactory to all honest
BrOOklynites and Is calculated to
greatly strengthen the faith of all sin.
cere seekers after ballot reform in ma
chine voting.
Voting machines have been tried be-
fore in a limited way. That they can
secure an absolutely accurate count
which nobody can tamper with has
been demonstrated, but never so COM
pletely as in the Brooklyn election.
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RIcE 81 LION JAPAN.
Found to BE Much superior to the NatIv
Variety.

Found to BE Much Superior to the Nativ
Variety.
Last year Secretary Wilson sent to
Japan for ten tons Of rice seed Of the
best quality grown in that country,
which is supposed to be the finest in
the world. This seed was distributed
among the rice growers of the southern
states free of charge, particularly
Louisiana, South Carolina and Georgia.
The first crop in Louisiana has been
harvested and the berry from the
japanese seed is superior to any that
has ever been produced there. Samples
were received at the Agricultural De
partment yesterday for comparison
with that grown from the ordinary
American seed. The yield is not only
much larger, but in thrashing it is
found that the Japanese rice turns out
much better and the waste by cracking
was only II per cent. in Louisiana.
Secretary Wilson is much gratified ut
the result of the experiment, and ex-
poets that the ordinary American rice
will be entirely supplanted by the
Japanese variety. The planters In
Louisiana are so well satisfied that one
of them has already sent to Japan for
ten tons Of seed on his own account.
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Pig sticking and horse racing are com
mon amusements in the country back OF
Jolo, but, although w tried hard to ar.
range Tor the former, we were unable "a
90 so. Coral diving proved to be a splen-
uld ana interesting diversion. out on the
plainly see a coin lying on the sands
twenty feet below the surface. The div
ers brought up all sorts Of wonderful sea
owing these natives frequently use pieces
or bamboo which are fun of air and from
winch they can catch a few breaths while
unqer. the water, thus being able to re-
main below for three or four minutes.
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The Health and pleasure Resorts

AM9 - anu = AHAauNG AeUuLUa
OF Texas, Mexico, Arizona and Cali
fornia are quickly and comfortably
reached via the Southern Pacific Com
pany's Sunset Route. Daily through
service from New Orleans to San
Francisco via Houston, San Antonio,
FL Paso and Los Angeles. Special
s~emi-weekly service, Sunset Limited
from New Orleans Mondays and
Thursdays, composed of Buffet Smok-
ing Car, containing Bath Room and
Barber Shop, Drawing Room Compart-
ment Car. regular Pullman Sleepers,
and Dining Car meals a la cartel, ali
Of the latest design and most luxuri-
ously appointed. Direct connections
made at New Orleans from all points
North and East. Detailed informa-
ton ~cheerfully furnished by W. @.
Neimyer, G.. w. A., So. Pac. Co., 23s
Clark st., Chicago; W. H. Conner,
Coml Agt., Chamber Commerce Bldg.
Cincinnati, o., w. j. Berg, TRAY. Pass.
Agt., 22O Ellicott Square, Buffalo,
N. Y.
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aappIIs. lar EagIaaa.. salaI.r-.

England always keeps on hand a
large supply Of army stores at the
Woolwich and Deptford stockyards.
When the fitting out Of the South Az
rican expedition began there was on
hand at these two depots 1000, 900
pounds Of ships bread or biscuits.
1.OO0.O 900 pounds Of chocolate-the use
Of which 1t did not require Bernard
shaw's German soldier to tell us-lOO.
900 pounds Of tea 1000. 900 pounds Of
sugar, 100000 bottles Of lime juice and
tins OF condensed milk. a quarter OF a
million barrels Of beef and pork ald
millions Of tlna OF meat
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the matter by suggesting that close
search be Instituted for the grave of
John Paul Jones, and in the event the
quest is successful, that the body be
brought back to this country and
buried in Washington, d. C. Twelve
governors and many other dlstin-
guished public men have Endorsed the
enterprise.
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THE MosT cFaTLY CRADLE.

THE MOST C6RTLY CRADLE.
Tho Marlborough hildren Are Rocked
It
In the drawing roo at Blenheim is
exhibited the wonderful golden cradle
in which each hrst-born son Of the
house of Marlborough is rocked during
his infancy. In this cradle, which is
perhaps the most BEAUTIFUL and costly
thing Of its kind The world,th pres.
emit little Marqui OF Blandford was
placed on his chri ming day. when b,
had been given name Of John AL.
bert Edward w Churchill, The
little heir, By tht way, Is named foi
three Well-knownl persons. John, foI
the great duke; Albert Edward for th,
prince of Wales, n Of his godfathers
and William for his grandfather and
godfather, William X. Vanderbilt. Tn!
two children are very closely guarded
in the nursery, which consists Of the
most charming suite of rooms in the
palace. Here the young duchess, who
is a most proud and devoted mother
spends most of her time, with her ba.
bies. When they go out In their blue
and white perambulators for exercise
they are wheeled about in what is
known as the Kitchen gardens"
among the fruits and vegetables, fol
on show days the kitchen gardens are
not delivered over to tourists for in.
spection. Thus the two little lords may
hold high carnival without fear Of pub.
lie intrusion and snapshooters. On
other days they are wheeled about
where their nurses viii, within the $50
acres of private grounds, which are
walled of from Blenheim Park.-Ains.
lees Magazine for December.