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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09
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Hew Standard Time ne goourud@Khe
Fraction Of Time Test
I read an interesting article the
other day on how standard time Is
secured" said a New Orleans college
professor, "but It omitted one import
ant point which was explained to me
by a member Of the Smithsonian stan
the last time / was in Washington.
The time observations at the different
observatories, by which the standard
Is established, are taken by noting the
exact instant at which some certain
designated star crosses a line on the
object glass Of the telescope. The in
strument is pointed at the star, and
as o o as It touches the line the OBJ
server presses a button that makes a
mark on the slowly revolving cylinder.
The cylinder is divided into spaces
corresponding to minutes and seconds,
and the mark consequently indicates
the precise fraction Of time at which
the star arrived at a given place in the
sky. How that Is checked against
other observations, taken at different
localities in exactly the same way, and
forms the basis Of a calculation by
which the chronometers Of the world
are adjusted, is something I won't at
tempt to explain. The point I had in
mind is this: The pressing Of the but
ton and making the mark on the cylin-
der is theoretically instantaneous, but
really it isn't. Between the instant
that the observer sees the star touch
the line and the instant that his I'm
ger pushes the button is a brief lapse
OF time consumed by the transit Of
the impulse from his brain to his hand.
To the non-scientifc man it would
seem absurd to take account Of such
intinitesimal intervals, but in delicate
calculations they are highly import
ant. Not long ago an instrument was
built that records the exact speed Of
brain impulse in different people. The
subject is told to press a button as
soon as a figure appears on a dial, and
1t takes the average person nearly half
a second to do so. That interval, re-
quired by the nerves to do their tele-
graphing from the eye to the finger tip
is now taken into consideration in
making the computations for standard
time. By failing to allow for it in the
past, the chronometers have been in
error from five to ten seconds a year.
The detail is curiously impressive, be-
cause it shows what extraordinary
pains are taken to secure absolute ac-
curacy.-NeW Orleans Times-De Demo-
crat.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09
An old-rIme Automobile.

Fifty years ago a steam carriage
might have been seen on the streets Of
New York. 1t vas the invention OF
Robert Dudgeon, who is w%ell-known
by reason OF his many inventions. He
used this carriage to go from his bust
ness to his residence in Harlem. Two
bushels of coal we're used on every trip,
so it will be seen 1t was not a partlcu-
larly economical means Of conveyance.
The water tanks carried sixty gallons.
Finally, after being used for about ten
years, the city authorities forbade its
use on the streets Of the city. and It
was taken to Long Island, where It
ran for ONE time on country roads.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

Flash-light powders are made to
burn with a rapid, intense flame by a
new discharge apparatus which has a
small lamp burning with a round
flame, the powder being placed in a
bulb and thrown vertically past the
fame to Ign e 1t as It ascends.
To announce the arrival of carrier
pigeons at the home nest a whistle has
been patented for attachment to the
bird, comprising a hollow ball OF light
material, with a clamp to secure 1t to
the tail feather, an opening being cut
in the front to let air into the whistle.
An Ohio man has patented a street
car floor which will prevent people
treading or sitting on passengers toes,
the edges of the n06r being double,
with the upper thickness supported at
intervals on brackets to lift It high
enough to allow the passengers toes
to slip under.
Distribution Of germs through the
use OF telephones IS prevented by a
new attachment which has a metallic
ring to TT over the mouthpiece, with a
cover hinged on one side, having a
bracket on It's inner face for the sup
port Of a small bottle containing an
a%ntiseptic or germicide.
In New York a company has been
formed for the manufacture Of an ar
NOR for pneumatic tires, using an UNI
woven, hbrous material, which Is fat
tened out into a Wide sheet and COW
cred on one side with a loose woven
fabric to keep it in place, being then
folded over until It attains the proper.
width.
An improved feed box for animals
has a small trough piyoted at the rear
Of the Manager, with a narrow, round
hopper depending from the ceiling
overhead to at over a cone-shaped pro-
lection in the bottom of the box, q
weighted lever closing the one over
the hopper outlet until the animal
presses the box down
A perpetual calendar has been con-
struoted by a Frenchman named Jagot
II consists OF I'VE wheels having a total
OF ninety-six teeth and Of nine levers
or catches. 70 indicates automatically,
without any attention save winding.
the day Of the week. the date and tho
month, and shows the 20th Of Bobru-
airy every four years. besides suppress
ing q "a the centenary years that are
not leap years and showing a IA those
that are.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09
A New KIND Of Rrlck.

In Germany the graduated Stag from
blast furnaces is being utilized for the
manufacture Of brick. The making Of
Stag brick is not a new thing, but here
tofore fluid Stag has been employed for
the purpose, and the brick thus pro-
duced has been found unsuitable for
building purposes because 1t is imper-
meable to air and steam. But the
Stag bricks made in Germany are, it
is said. not open to this objection. On
the contrary, while exceeding the
strength Of ordinary bricks, and pos
sessing an extraordinary resistance to
heat, they are more permeable to air,
and consequently are well suited for
the building of houses. They do not
absorb water as rapidly as ordinary
bricks.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOVERY
AND INVENTION.
Realistic Snow Bcenes-Hoat vaIvo for
Wetho-Harnossing the Tides-seif-
Protection In Plnnta-A New Photo.
grnphio Tsissoope-Roosnt Inventions.


The efforts now making in Europe
to produce electrical energy by utiliz-
ing the tides, are thought to be prac-
tical, and complete success Is expect
ed. The idea Of generating power by
means Of the tides is old. Ia fact, the
method now being applied on the
coasts Of France and England to run
dynamos by utilizing the rise and fall
Of the short waters IL the same that
wal long employed at a few points on
the shores Of Long Island sound and
elsewhere to grind -four in tide mills"
The English are treating the problem
as though It's ~practicability for the gem
Grafton Of electricity on a large scale
was fully demonstrated. It is said
that the sea wall and works that are
to be erected at Southend, on the north
side Of the Thames mouth, will cost
$4,000, 900. The purpose is to supply
electricity to London, and the advan-
tage of the site selected is that there
the rise and fall Of the tide is very
great. This enterprise will be by far
the most ambitious and costly attempt
yet made to harness the tides for In
dustrial purposes. II It proves success
ful the new source of power is sure to
be largely utilized.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

A notable feature of this annual
statement is Mr.. Cages decidedly
favorable attitude toward a complete
metric system. The people of the
United States are already well ahead
of ourselves in this respect. They have
a decimal coinage, metric tables and
reckonings are taught in all their
schools and Americans were virtually
pledged to the general adoption of the
system by the conference of American
nations held nine years ago. Mr.. Gage
is probably right in saying that Great
Britain and Russia would follow the
initiative Of the states in making a new
departure. The commercial Importance
Of International unanimity in this re-
spect has more than once been urged,
and ably urged, in the House Of Com
mons, and the would-be %innovator has
been promptly talked down Is a fad
dist. 1t was equally so in Germany
before the present mark coinage was
introduced. That is the usual way,
but we could not afford TO be the very
last great nation in the world to adopt
the rational system.-LOndon Chroni-
Gle.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

From the AFgonaut: A grand we'd
ding was being solemnized at st. Pc
ter's, Eaton square, London. On each
side Of the strip Of carpet that ex-
tended from the church door to the
curb was a crowd Of people watching
the guests arrive. IN the wake Of a
procession Of equipages Of the most
a%ristocratic and we'll appointed char
acter came a four-wheeled cab, dingy
and disreputable beyond belief. Here,
herel" shouted the policeman in
charge, you can't stop herel We're
waiting for the bishop Of -" The
cabman regarded the officer with a trl-
umphant leer, as he climbed down from
his seat and threw a ragged blanket
over his skeleton steed. tits all right,
guv'nor," he said. I've got the old
buffer insidel"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09
Il Porte. Texas.

The progress Of the construction
work at La Porte, Texas, the future
great deep-water shipping point at the
head Of navigation on Galveston Bay
on the Gulf of Mexico, is progressing
favorably. The wharves and switch
ing tracks are nearing completion and
the work on the streets and on the
sewerage and water systems is now
under way. Mr.. l.. r. Holmes, the gem
eral manager of the La Porte Improve
ment Company and the La Porte
Wharf and Channel Company, is per-
sonally experimenting the improve
ments. Mr.. Holmes makes his head
quarters at the Sylvan Hotel and Wis
itors to La Porte during the next six
weeks and before the time Of the first
general La Porte sale, which will be
held in February, 1900, should intro
duce themselves to Mr.. Holmes and al
low him to extend to them facilities
for getting a thorough understanding
Of the conditions surrounding the La
Porte enterprises.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09
AMERICA SAYS so.
The Entire Country is
on the Move.
Cascarets Candy Cathartle Did Il, ana Record
Phenomenal Victory. Five mlilion
Eoxes Sold Last Year.

From every part OF America ome the
news that sufferers from
have found relief in Cascarets Candy Ca
thartie, the wonderful modern scientific
laxative and intestinal tonic. Cascareta
are hgurattyely and htefaily IN every
body's mouth. Ihousande nave tried CAS-
carets with the most pleasant and et-
fective results. and voluntarily TESTIFY 70
their experiences. Here are a rev eA-
tracts from some OF the letters:
II have been using Caacarets Tor mead
ache and constipation and have received
great benefit from them" Mrs. M, Cab
Ter, 512 Larrabee st., Chicago.
~ have been taking Caacareta for owe
a month and find them just the thing for
constipation" Albert b.. Burt, 70 Main
st., Andover, Mass.
II am using Cascarets and have never
foWnd anything so satisfactory" Mrs. @.
w. Durrant, 81 Emerson st., Bunaio N
II have taken Casoarets and oheerfully
recommend them TO all my friends" Mr8.
q. J. GradWell. Frugality, Pa.
"Caacarets are fine for b~iliou6negg and
Mary Cummings. Maud, Okiahoma.
II use Cascarets ia my family and and
them all you recommend them 70 be- -.
l. irwin, Cor. Mead and Railroad. Mead
you can safely add appendicitis to the
list Of diseases that Cascaretg viii benoht
Or cure Bunice J. Smith, Rich Valley,
Il have used Cascaretsi there is moth
ing better for constipation" Benz. Pas
sage ANlMMlaNNMN AMAs
"Caacarotg are all right. They have
cured me OF constipation, and never eN-
nected anything would" Charles III. Nye,
Lock BOX 15, Cincinnati, Ohio.
II Am 20 thankful for our Caacareta.
They are better than any medicine / ever
used" Mrs. ~. Rev. Lacelle, Iowa.
Il do not hesitate to say that Casoa-
rota a. the very best medicine ever placed
before the people" Andrew Woodruff.
Dayeville. N. y.
"Cancarets are the best cathRrtic / ever
used Tom holt, Wildwood, Manitoba.
~ have tried you Cascafets and I want
20 tell you they are just splendid" John
Wiagrnink. Box 96l, Aliegan, Mich,
We could All the whole paper with OK.
pressi0na like the above. Thousands 81
similar Fec0gnitiona Of the merits Of Cas-.
caFotg BAY been volunteered nud prove
that this delightful laxative, 90 pleasant
Of taste. ae mild and YET effective, has
secured 9 nrmiy established place An the
hoqfte Of the people.
Go buy and try Cagcnrsts yourself 20.
day. All druggiate. zoe, &c, Soc Booklet
ano sample free. Address Sterling Rom.
SdY Company, Chicago or New York.
- This Do the CAHCAHHT tab
IMN let. Every tablet Of the onl,
genuine C~agcaretg hears th.
y wv magic letters &c q CT" Looi
AZ the tablet before you Buy
NJ p beware Of frauds. imlta.
tons ana 4unaututeA
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

Young long-leaf pines, according to
Mr.. Pinchot Of the department of agri-
culture, protect themselves against for
est fires in a most interesting and re-.
markable manner For four or five
years the stems of the infant trees at
tain a height of only as many inches
above the soil. During this time their
bark is extraordinarily thick, and that
alone gives some protection. But in
addition the long needles spring up
above the stem, and then bend over on
all sides lin a green cascade which
falls to the ground in a circle about
the Seeding" This green barrier
car with difficulty be made to burn,
while the shade that 1t casts prevents
infiammable grass from growing near
the protected stem. Mr.. Pinchot thinks
that it is owing to this peculiar sys-
tenn Of s~elf-protection which the pine
seedlings have developed that the
growth Of evergreen oaks in Florida
has been restricted in regions where
fires have ragged while pure pine for
ests have taken their place.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

A heat-controlling mechanism for
use in adjusting 9e supply Of gas
from a gas stovel so that 1t Will
maintain any given temperature, such
as that required fpr the heating Of
milk. the boiling 81 water or for use
in turning on water sprays when
adapted for fire aldrm purposes is the
invention Of two Hnglishmen, Ernest
Grimths and William Dampier, OF
Cambridge. The essential feature OF
the invention is az easily usible al
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09
IA pnhIIo Pnwn shnn.

The imperial pawnshop at Vienna
has just been reOpened to the public af-
ter a considerable enlargement. Be
sides advancing loans on pledged artt-
cles the managers OF the institution un-
dertake the sale by auction of any
goods or stock Of merchandise submit
ted. Those DESTROYS of disposing OF
their effects must notify the managers
three days previous to the sale. The
new metropolitan institution when
complete will contain no fewer than
twelve auction halls. The authorities
claim no more than 8 per cent. Of the
sum realized at an auction, which
charge includes all auctioneering ex-
penses.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

AS there is considerable typhoid fe-
yer in Natal, all the British troops
which have been transported to South
Africa have been given the option Of
being %inoculated with the anti-typhoid
serum, and, according to the London
Lancet, 70 per cent have availed them
selves Of the opportunity. The inoc-
ulation with serum has worked most
successfully at the Indian posts where
It has been tried, and the present op-
erations in South Africa, which are
bei1g conducted on so large a scale
will demonstrate the availability Of the
serum treatment in the prevention of
enteric fever so often prevalent with
armies in the field.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

tering pieces of paper meets the re-
quirements. When a more ambitious
attempt at a snow scene is made sew
eral small machines concealed in the
flies and distributed so as to cover the
stage front with the imitation falling
crystals are employed. An inventor
Of New York city has just been
granted a patent on an appliance for
producing realistic snow scenes In
which the paper Is fed into a hopper
and scattered broadcast over the stage,
a strong blowing motion being inn
parted to the falling particles to sim
ulate the effect of the wind. This de-
vice. It Is asserted. win place the snow
cen on a par with storm scenes Of
thunder and lightning which ia mod
ern stagecraft have been brought to a
high stage OF perfection.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

10y, contained in a tube, the expan-
sion of which, on melting, acts on a
rod or level which in its turn oper-
ates a ratchet OF star wheel. thereby
turning off the gas o turning on the
water sprays, according to the use to
which it has been put. It is most i'm
portant that such a device be capable
of being readily reset for use again
and again, and that, too, without re-
newal Of the fusible alloy or other
parts, features possessed by this ar
rangement. In the illustration the de-
vice is shown attached to an ordinary
saucepan, while being utilized to con-
troll the supply Of gas from a gas stove.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

mere is more Catnrrh M this section Of the
country than all other diseases put together.
n until the last few years was supposed TO be
i~ncurnble For q great many years doctors pro-
remedies, and by constantly failing 70 cure
with local treatment, pronounced 40 iucurnhlo.
Science has proven cntnrrh to be a c0nstitu-
tutional treatment. Halls Catarfh Cure, man-
ufactured hy n, J. Cheney e. Co.. Toledo. Ohio
Is the only constitutional cure on the market
10 Is taken internally In doses from 10 drops 10
q teaspOonfuL 10 acts directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any caseit ailatocure
for circulars and testimonials. Address
r. J. CHENEY & co, Toledo, Ohio
Sold by Druggists, TO
Halls Family Pills are the best
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

In the Batignolles tunnel, near Paris.
in~candescent electric lamps, arranged
iu rows along the tunnel walls, are
to be automatically Illuminated and
extinguished by passing trains. the
rims of the a wheels operating the
electric switches, The lamps, being
each Of ten candle power. and placed
at the height Of the car windows, Will
serve to illuminate the interior of the
passing coaches, thus s%uperseding the
use Of lights in the train.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09
nan. .as wan J. Fl Iaslrae.loa.

Built the WAA ~ Fef INSTRUCTION.
Anxious to preserve the famous
castle Of the O'Neills, on the Cas-
tlereagh hills, near Belfast. the late
Marquis Of Downshire directed his land
steward to have a wall built around the
ancient and historic fortress. The
order was carried out and a large cir
cular wall was built around the apex
Of the hill. The marquis was informed
that the work was done, and he rode
out to see how the ruins looked, He
found the wall, but no castle. The
contractor had utilized the ruins Of the
castle TO build the preserving wall.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

friends Of science. aud that q telescope
OF the desired kind, having an aperture
Of 10 inches and a length Of at least
100 feet, viii probably be ready within
a few weeks for trial at Cambridge.
The instrument Is to be placed in a
horizontal position and a movable mir
ror win reflect tie light Of the stars
into the obiect-glass.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09
Relation Of Fauna to bottom Deposits

Relation OF Fauna to Bottom Deposits
In an article ION the Fauna and Bot
tom-Deposits Near the Thirty-Fathom
Line from the Eddystone Grounds to
Start Point" Mr.. Allen, the director Of
the Plymouth laboratory, shows how
the organisms are adapted to the pc
culiarities of their environment. The
causes which influence the distribution
of life on the sea bottom are % physi-
cal: the constitution of the sea water,
tho nature Of the o~m-deposit, the
movements Of the wtter, the temDera-
ture, the pressure, and the light; and
(2) biological; the advantageous and
disadyantageous influences of animals
upon another. The article helps
to an understanding of the local dis
tribution Of food fishes.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

Recent experiments by the experts OF
the fish commission in Washington ave
demonstrated that genuine pearls of high
quality may be grown in IN aquarium,
fountains, fish ponds and in any other
pools Of water which can sustain mussels,
oysters and other mollusks hat emit
nacre, the beautiful iridescent secretion
Of which pearls are made. Therefore
there is no reason why every family can
not nave its own pearl fishery.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09
RsalIstlc SNOW soenss.

Snow scenes in theaters may really
be made quite realistic, even though
the spectators are quite assured that
the falling flakes are only bits Of pa
per. When it is only makeshift snow
scene, where the drawback draper
les Of a window show the falling fakes.
a man On a plank in the flies scat
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

Prof n. @. Pickering Of the Harvard
observatory suggested a few months
ago the desirabllity OF constructing a.
extremely long telescope for the pur-
pose OF photographing stars and plan
cts. He now announces that the money
needed has been given by anonymous
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

1--WE keep three servants" said Mrs.
Newly-wed, Zone coming, one going.
and one here."-Life.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

II have five invitations TO Christmas
dinner. Where are o going2' That's
a puzzling question. I him n menu
ton"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

To cure your Catarrh or Cold in Head,
use London Balm. All druggists refund
money II Il fails to relieve. 25c and SOC.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

For once I'm going to let the children
eat all the candy they want" They'll
care Of them mo. L won't; I'm going
to eat all 1 want, and be sick, too"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

The report that the Beers have a large
reserve force is not so surprising as the
fact that the news got past the censor.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

with $4,000 American soldiers applying
for pensions for injuries In the late war
the Spanish government Is probably Won
dering how they got injured.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

either sexl The Humanitarian Home and sanitar-
ium for Invalids and Health Seekers, Incorporated
Send 12c 10 stamps for fun Information. Address
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

To cure your Catarrh or Cold in Head,
use London Balm. All druggists refund
money, If it fails to relieve. 25c and Soc.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

Aguinaldo was discovered yesterday In
Mexico, but no doubt that is only the be-
ginning. Every seaport in the world
week or two.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

what are those Queer-looking things
selling on the corner?' Those? Oh.
those are pressed Christmas trees for
flats"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

Bakers Breakfast Cocoa
% delicious. Costs less than one cent a cup. Made
emily BY Walter Baker a Co. Ltd, Dorchester, Mass.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved
me large doctor bills.-C. J.. Baker, 1923
Regent So, Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. s, '95.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

"Hazing Is almost abolished In our coll
leges." ''Yes; since football became pop
ular hazing has seemed too tame and la
dylike."