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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20
ounA-ouR NArloN.s sHAME.

CUBA-OUR NATIONS SHAME.
o.
It Is not surprising that the people
and newspapers Of Cuba are protest.
ing theoretically against the efforts Of
the administration at Washington to
establish a stable government" in
that island according to Republican
ideals. The matter of stealing n or
two millions OF postofice funds, and
Of otherwise draining the island of any
wealth which the hawk eye Of Captain
General Weyler had been unable to
detect; the grabbing and giving away
to Republican ring politicians Of
franchises which may prove valuable;
the seizure OF every good thing in
sight by s~yndicates representing Am
erican trusts-in brief, the general
process Of preparing the Cuban people
for a reign Of monopoly and industrial
slavery-is right In line with Repub-
llcan policy in the United States, and
therefore all that Cuba can expect
while Mckinley remains In the white
house.
Americans, on the other hand, are
having an Illustration in Cuba of the
conditions that would prevail here
should the American people surrender
their rights 70 the trusts and permit
them 10 usurp the functions Of gov
| eminent, as they seek to do in the
United States through the agency Of a
Republican president and congress,
and as they have already done in Cuba
under the aegis OF Republican military
rule. The only hope for the Cubans-
as for A~mericans--is in the election Of
a Democratic president. who would
punish the thieves that have been loot
ing the island, free the Cubans from
the franchise %grabbers and syndicates
who want something for nothing, and
establish a free government on the
Democratic plan OF Thomas Jefferson
and Andrew Jackson, and thereby re-
deem the pledge given by congress in
the name and behalf OF the American
people.-New York News.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

The scandal in the Cuban ~postofice
is the direct result Of the application
of the spoiis system in parceling out
the Offices.
Il is a bad beginning. The revela-
ton of incompetency or corruption in
the administration of the colonies" at
this early day Is not r%eassuring. Amer
leans had much to say before the Span
ish war concerning the corruption Of
Spanish officials. If we cannot do bet
ter than the S%paniards what will our
new subjects" think of us. 1t is all
one to them whether they are robbed
by Spaniards or Americans. They do
not like to be robbed by anybody.
But-imperialism is Imperialism.
The %proconsul is always attended by a
swarm Of buzzards even though he is
not a buzzard himself. If we adopt
conquest and the rule of force as a ma
tional policy we must expect the cor
ruption that naturally flows from it,
st. Louis Post-D Dispatch
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

A good sample of what colonial gov
eminent by corrupt politicians means
is coming out in Cuba like an eruption
Of Vesuvius. The new postofice sys-
tenn %inaugurated by the United States
has become a robbers roost. Politi-
clans who maintained a show OF re-
s~pectability at home sem to have be-
come thieves when turned loose to
prey upon our new subjects. A cable
from Havana says: Every additional
revelation increases the amazement OF
the Americans here. The Cubans seem
to be immensely pleased. They declare
that the Americans can no longer
boast in Cuba of their superior hon
esty when in government employ
Bloomington Qll.) Bulletin.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20
quite a plnerenoe.

Senator Penrose OF Pennsylvania, IN
the senate last week said that armof
manufacturers had received less than s
per cent on their investments. You
should have said holdings, Senator.
There is a difference between holdings
and investment. 1t is the custom to
multiply the stock indefinitely that
the dividends may not become alarm
ing. Many a man Is holding a thou
sand dollars in paying stocks today
where only an hundred or less in cash
was paid in. This is the usual way OF
robbing the laboring man and con
sumer.-Troy co. Democrat.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

A story OF Kitchener was told by a
distinguished officer. Before Kitch-
ener had made his fame he said to
this omcer, who was starting with
some message for Roberts during one
Of the Indian campaign, Tell Roberts
! want a billet under him, and II there
10 nothing else open, III black his
boots" Long a~fterward, when the vic
tor Of Khartoum was the idol Of the
British people. the officer met him
agajz and reminded him Of his mes
sage. Il remember it, said Lord
Kitchener, "and It still stands. You
can take II to him again. Household
Words.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20
nov Animals Rest TheIr Muscles.

When a man isstired he stretches
his arms and legs and yawns. Birds
and animals, so far as possible, follow
his example. Birds spread their feath-
ers and also yawn or cape. Fowls
often do this. Fish yawn; they open
their mouths slowly till they are
round, the bones of the head seem to
loosen and the gills open. Dogs are
inveterate yawners and stretchers, but
seldom sneeze unless they have a cold.
Cats are always stretching their bod
les, legs and claws. as every one knows
who has had a cat for a pet. Most
ruminant animals stretch when they
rise up after lying down. Deer do 1t
regularly; so do cows. This fact is
so well known hat II a COW, when
arising from lying down, does not
stretch herself, 1t Is a sign she is III.
The reason for this is plain-the
stretch moves every muscle OF the
body, and II there Is any injury any
where it hurts-Detroit Free Press.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

Charles F. w. Nicely, late financial
agents OF posts at Havana, seems to
have taken Congressman G~rosvenor
literally and personally and to have
OF his own account decided to make
out Of M colonies all the money pos
sible." He was sent to Cuba to show
them how to govern themselves and
to inculeate principles OF honesty
and efficiency while setting up a sta
BILE government.-Terre Haute Ga
zette.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

And now ONE a scandal from Ma
Mia. It Is said that the American au-
thorities we're Obliged to continue
Alcalde Benito." and other Spanish
oncials in office, and they have been
stealing and boodling right and left.
why was It necessary to continue
them? The purpose of the war was TO
relieve from Spanish oppression, but
the same gang Of blood-suckers was
continued in office. 1t is noted that
the Spanish both In Cuba and in the
Philippines sympathize with MeKin-
ley and against ndependence.-Indian
apolis Sentinel.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

A writer in the Revue Socialiste as
serts that the chief bar to woman's
advancement is her lack Of will. The
statement is made that a woman
spends all Of her life yielding to the
wishes Of some man. When a child
she is forced to make sacrifices for the
benefit Of her brothers. and she learns
to wait on them and concede every
point to the masculine usurper. She
Il is who nurses the sick man and
humors his uncertain moods. This is
good training for wifehood, and as
wife she learns that she has married
her husbands family and must defer
90 all Of the relatives she has acquired.
Her husband expects obedience, and
she must wear a smiling face when
she is in pain. and must always suit
herself to his humors.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

An investigation Of the watershed Of
Rock River, ILL.,, will 500 be made by
the Division of Forestry of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture to determine the
cause Of the diminution Of the volume
Of that stream. This iS supposed to
be due to the %denudation of the forests
along the head waters Of the river and
to excessive artificial drainage for
commercial and agricultural purposes.
The decrease in the volume Of the wa
ter has become alarming, and in re-
Spouse to the agitation Of citizens OF
thaUt1oc6uty tRebres6ntatf9e Hit o.
piled to the Secretary Of Agriculture
for an investigation. G. f. Schwartz
field assistant Of the Division of For
estry, will visit Illinois to investigate.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

Mckinley is a "a without a pgin-
ciple."-Dallas Gazette.
This is an erroneous impression.
McKinley's principle Is a check signed
in blank, payable in legislation and
stock market tips. to every friend who
turns IN his check for campaign funds.
Newark IN. j. Ledger.
The principle Of Mr.. Mckinley Hes
in the capitalization OF trusts. II Is
the interest" and not the principle
which troubles Mr.. Mckinley.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

Besides water and gas works, two
ferries, a street-car line. an abattoir
and a factory for making the uni
forms Of municipal employees, Amster-
dam also operates it's local telephone
system. Municipal operation began in
1886, at the expiration Of a sixteen
years franchise granted by the city to
the Bell interests. and the long-dfs-
lance lines we're assumed about the
same time by the general government
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

Satisfaction must be expressed at
the present activity of the historical
societies in the middle west. They
realize that the earlier the work Of col
lecting and preserving the early rec
Ords Of the states is begun the better
It will be done, and that each year It
Is postponed valuable material is lost
The German-American Historical so
ciety OF Illinois win appreciate this in
the work It is about to undertake in
the collection of information relative
to early settlers Of German ancestry.
The data which It has decided to
gather will throw an interesting light
upon these sturdy pioneers who did so
much to build up the middle west.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

Ambassador Choate assures our Brit
ish friends that the United STAGES and
Great Britain are pursuing the same
ends. We r certainly initiating Great
Britain's policy, but many Americans
DO not rejoice IN seeing the fact %
oonspicuously advertised.-st. Lcas
Post-Dispatch.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

Jules Verne does not care for mo-
toriety and lion-bunters, and that Is
one reason why he does not live in
Paris. but at Amiens. There he has a
fine villa. with a large garden, ia the
quietest street He Is 70 years old,
and his chief amusements are going
10 The theater and taking on ocea-
aional walk.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

II seems strange that with all the
bcasted scientific achievements Of
the age" man is still at the mercy OF
some Of natures most petty creatures.
Take * small a thing as a mosquito.
The greatest philosopher that has ever
lived has not been able to frown down
this insect, and no invention Of science
has deprived It OF it's sting. Country
life is robbed Of half it's Joy by this
pest, and s~uburbanites over winter
fires tell hideous tales Of devastation
and woe that it has caused.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

The average annual production or
~cottonseed oil In Mexico during \
last few years has been about 5lbOJsOOO
pounds, and the consumption in 1870
was 31,OOO,OOO. The price averaged
about 10 cents per pound. Juan Brit
tingham has erected a plant near Du-
range to handle the oil from he Du-
range belt.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

The South African war is now in it's
final stage, and there is no doubt
about the outcome. II the Beers we're
still 10 meet with occasional successes,
like the capture Of Bethune's troopers,
their ultimate surrender would be
none the less inevitable. Continued
fighting does not serve their great and
noble cause. which is lost already, but
simply prolongs a period Of unneces-
sary, unavailing bloodshed. Many OF
their foreign sympathizers who feel
for them in the bitter defeat Of their
hopes must %deprecate this costly,
fruitless struggle. and there have been
rumors that the Beers themselves
have begun to question its wisdom.
No one will. however. question its
business. There are those among
them who would sue for peace. even
though Kruger has declared with char
aeteristic obstinacy hat his people
viii resist until they are destroyed.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20
Corrupt by Association.

The presidents apologists. who say
Of him that he is a good man, but IS
ruled by bad advisors, present a very
poor case in his behalf A man who Is
so weak as to be led astray by evil as
s~ociations is as bad as the sum Of their
badness.-Fort Worth (Tex.) Register.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

Experiments have proven that yes
neIr. fitted with %propellers which imi-
tate the 8sb's fin, develop remarkanle
power. 1t viii a revolution IN
water travel Men gradually learn
that natures ways are best. One cause
OF Che remarkable success OF Hostel
ters stomach Bitters is the fact that
Il Is a sure cure for constipation mol
gestion, dyspepsia and biliousness.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

What power IL more supreme than
that which controls the prices at which
the people may obtain bread 10 eat
clothes 70 wear and shelter from
atorm-gueh power as the trust mag
mates are gradually acquiringg-Pattr-
son IN. - Guardian
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20
Il AmarIean rrs.lasal Wanlsa.

The next congress may be anti-im-
perialistic, but with an imperialist IN
the white house It would not be able
to do much toward the restoration Of
the constitution. An American presi-
dent is the first necessity.-st Louis
Post Dispatch.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

Mr.. McNeally's Long island hen has
a lively rival for the incubator purse
in that Rhode Island biddy that lays
a dozen eggs a day. Prosperity has
evidently struck the hen coops.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20
a.. ron u.lnr An.a.. FsoI-Ea.sl

Il is the only cure for Swollen
smarting. Burning, Sweating Feet
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists n shoe
Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Al
dress Allen s.. Olmsted, Leroy, N. T..
81 don't see what you like about this
fat. Clara" well, Clarence, It is the
only one we've looked at that fits our
Navajo rug"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

Chicago detectives are much puzzled
10 discover that Bertilion measure
ments taken some years ago when a
criminal was a boy do not At him now
as a man.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

SAMMY where ala you get chat
Ice"
l,Thi iccman gimme IT,
i'Isn't It too cool q day TOT you % %
eating icef'
Hp'raps; but mebbe nell come Aonh
some hot day an won't gimme 'ny'
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

The scheme Isl a subterfuge. It
proves that the trusts own the Repub-
lican party, fromMcKinley down, and
that the Republicans cannot be TX
pected to deal honestly and effectively
with the great, overmastering issue Of
this closing year OF the nineteenth cen
fury. The very fact that the trusts
fear to see the Democracy in power at
Washington, and are willing to spend
their wealth, wrung from the needs Of
the people, in preventing Democratic
success, is proof sufficient that the
m%onopolists know and feel that a
Democratic president and congress
would do their duty, and that a Demo-
cratic triumph in November would
sound the knell Of the trusts.-New
York News.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

In Japan fashion compels married
women to blacken their teeth. not as
an ornament, but { o make them ugly
and save them from temptation.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

In Paraguay. a gentleman is en-
Joined by the laws OF good society to
kiss every lady to whom he is intro
duced.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

That ships cargo Of beer said 70
have been lost IN Philippine waters Is
suspected Of having run upon a bar.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

Canadian school children have sent
their sympathy 10 Aguinaldo. But
how will they get It 10 him9-Louis-
vie Courier Iournal.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

There is considerable interest in the
Belgian hare. From Kansas City
where. at least as a fad. the breeding
OF these animals began, It extended to
Los Angeles, Cal, where the craze
spread over the whole southern part
Of that state. Gradually the boom
spread to San Francisco where Bel
CLAN hare clubs were formed and the
propagation Of the rabbit was given
further Impetus. AS fine breeding sup
piled good eating the lad evolved into
a business which. as hares brought 81
10 "a. became very profitable.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20
uuoa-w. J.. Bryan A. Omaha bsfprs
Peter Cooper Club.


Lord George Hamilton. secretary Of
state for India, presided at q meeting
In London recently, at which mea
for the relief Of the Indian famine
were considered. Lord Hamilton, IN
referring to the devastating effects Of
the famine, said that 1T must not be
forgotten that II is a wage famine as
well as a food famine"
In other words, India is suffering
more from a panic" than from a
shortage Of crops. The closing Of the
Indian mlnts to the coinage Of silver is
having the effect that was freely pre-
dicted when the move was being con
sidered. The boarded silver bullion,
which in times OF financial stringency,
were the mints open, could be coined
into money and turned into the chan
nels Of trade and commerce, Is abso-
lutely useless as a medium Of OK
change.
The American people are not unac-
quainted with these conditions. While
starvation Of thousands is unknown
here, in times Of monetary stringency,
following contraction Of the circulat-
ing medium, thousands have suffered
for the necessities Of life, with plenty
on every hand.
In fact, there would be no such
thing as famine were the products Of
labor equitably distributed. and were
every nan given opportunity to labor,
by free access to the soil.
Undoubtedly there would be some
famine in India were the Indian
minis open to the coinage Of silver,
as the conditions existing there are
also due to l%andlordism and other evils
OF a worldwide industrial system, but
that the contraction Of the circulating
medium by the closing Of the mintH
to the coinage of silver has greatly
aggravated the situation is shown by
Lord Hamilton's confession that 1t is a
wage famine as well as a food fam
inc" that is responsible for the appall-
ing conditions existing in famine
stricken India. Give India 16 to ]
again and there will be no more wage
famines over there.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20
CAUSE OF THE BOERs
FRowNED UPON BY THE RE
PUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION.

Mckinley nnd Ills Pro-BriHsh Cabinet
Eies IN the Face Of scored American
Sentiment ~ Helping 70 Destroy Two
Sister Republics
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

James j. Corbett, speaking Of his
congressional prospects. says: Ger
tain contingencies may arise which
yin put Representative Mcclellan out
Of the race. IL that is the situation. L
shall ask for the nomination in the
18th district" Does Mr.. Corbett refer
10 contingencies" Of the solar plexus
variety? II SO. Representative Nc
Clellan should be on his guard.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

Mra. Langtry win doubtless cite her
American critics 30 the handsome
manner ia which the Prince OF Wales
treated Mr8. Leslie Carter.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

It would probably take three or four
years to bring about the adoption OF
an amendment to the federal constl-
tuition adverse to trusts. even II the
friends and benehciaries Of monopoly
did not throw every obstacle possible
in the way, which they certainly would,
and In the meantime the trusts would
be growing more and more powerful,
and Industrial conditions more and
more intolerable. The men who now
monopolize n%ecessaries Of life would
grasp the people by the throat more
firmly than before, and by the time
II ever-that the remedy would be 40
hand, the t%rusts1would have accOaa-
plished their fatal work and liberty
would be Frustrated, never again to
rise.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

The Republicans propose 20 deal
With the trust evil. now face 70 face
with American froemen ready for a
duel TO the death. by Withdrawing the
issue for the present and asking con-
gresa and the states 20 adopt an
amendment to the constitution confer
ring new powers on the national leg
%islature. The Republican claim ls that
under existing constitutional limita-
tons the country Is powerless to strike
down the monster which is destroying
competition and substituting a system
Of Industrial slavery for free Ameri-
can labor. Instead OF meeting the
Issue now" say the Republicans, "let
as endeavor to secure a constitutional
amendment, and then we viii bring
the ~monopolies to terms"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-20

In fact, there would be no such
thing as famine we're the products Of
labor equitably distributed, and were
every man given opportunity to labor,
by free access to the soil.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-22
A Meagre Salary.

The action of congress increasing the
salary of territorial governors is COM
mendable, although the increase is not
as great as it should have been. Some
stenographers at Washington receive
almost as much as does the governor of
a large territory like New Mexico and
Arizona. The social duties and the
travelling expenses Of a chief executive
of a territory often alone eat up his
meager salary, and a governor never
leaves his Office as wealthy as he went
into 1t. 1t is not fair that people should
expect a governor to give his time,
means, energy and often his health to
the service of the public without receiv-
ing adequate recompense. Even at $4,000
a year, the new rate of salary, the com
pensation looks ridiculously small when
| compared with the salaries of persons
in much less responsible positions,
/ whose duties are less exacting and
| whose obligations are trifling compared
with those of the governor of New Mex
leo or Arizona.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-22
A National Sanitarjum.

A national sanitarium for consump-
tives is to be founded at or near Den
Yer. The business men of hat city have
leagued themselves together to start a
colony for consumptives in the suburbs
Of Denver. A large tract of land will be
purchased, and suitable buildings erect
ed thereon. 1t is proposed to build small
cottages rather than a large building.
Meals will be served from a central
building, but the patients will be kept
separated as far as possible. Outdoor
occupation will be furnished, and from
that will come the income of the insti-
tuition, for the patients will be charged
merely q nominal sum, and are expect
ed to make themselves elf-supporting.
Some Of the patients are to raise beets,
others onions, others celery, and
other vegetables that can be readily
disposed OF in the Denver market. New
Mexico, with her vast stretches of un-
cultivated lands situated rel rear the
large cities, would offer a good field for
such colony experiments. which should
pay their way from the beginning. and
could be started at a small outlay OF
cash,