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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-08-16
MErRosE pREcINcr.

Commencing at northwest corner OF
sec 9, tip 80, W; west to range line be-
tween l and 2, south on range line to
southwest corner Of tip. IS, I W; east to
Big Canyon; down said canyon to where
section line between secs "a and 10, tip
SO, Nv, crosses Big Canyon; west to north
east corner of 20; north to place of be-
ginning Registrar, Mrs. Hattie A Bills.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05
MISS FANNIE HOOK.
A Young Girl who Manages a Traction
Railway.

A Young Girl who Manages a Traction
Railway.
Miss Fannie Hook, who has been at
Jacksonville. H.. and resided there
until a few years ago, is a leading fac
tor in the management Of the street
railway system OF Los Angeles, Cal.
Not only does she " a large block
Of the stock OF the company, but she
Is a power IN the councils OF the board
Of directors. and her wishes always
receive respectful attention and her
plans are generally adopted. It is no
exaggeratiOn Of the facts to represent
Miss Hook as having her hand on the
wires that nov the men and women
and machines in the various depart
ments Of the traction system. She is a
force, and a potent force. in the third
largest railroad system of the west. a
system that has millions invested and
millions more to invest. Yet it is
doubtful il a hundred persons in Los
Angeles, where the traction lines have
been running for many years, know Of
Miss Fanny Hooks share in the Won
derful development of the traction
company and it's great prosperity. The
politicians at the city hall undertook
not long ago to levy tribute upon the
traction company. but Miss Hook re-
fused to disgorge a cent. They threat
ened a revocation of the franchise Of
the company, and Miss Hook told them
to so ahead. At the same time she
took good are to accommodate the
patrons of the road. and to extend the
lines to parts of the town in need of
rapid transit. AS a result public feel
ing was aroused when the council UNI
dertook to annul the franchise, and
the aldermen took back water. 1t is
not known how much Miss Hook is
worth. but she is classed among the
richest residents of Los Angeles. She
has three brothers. Marcus. Thomas
and William The last is associated
with her in the management of the
traction properties. He operated the
street car lines of Jacksonville. owned
an interest in the. Southeastern railway
that ran out of Jacksonville, had an
interest in the Pekin. Peoria and Jack
sonville railway. His wife is very
wealthy. Her money. 1t is said, is in
vested largely In the Traction COM
pany's lines, There are about thirty
Jacksonville people employed by Miss
Hook and her BkAher.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05
a Remnrknble Nreteorlte.

The Academic des Sciences has late
ly received a communication from La
Par, Bolivia, relating to a remarkable
meteorite which fell near that city.
1t was observed Nov. 20, 1899, at z h.
"a m, by a clear and starry night, the
moor not being visible. According 10
the observers who we're stationed on
the hill of st. Sebastian, a short dis
lance from the town Of Coronilla. the
meteor passed in a straight line from
southwest to southeast during five or
six seconds, over one-third Of the Visi-
BILE horizon. 1t had the form of an i'm
mense disk Of a reddish white color,
with a train Of blush light. It ex-
ploded near the town Of Pazedon and
projected a number of m~eteorites upon
the ground.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05
TIE nouoLAs SHOE.

The best advertised and consequent
ly the best known shoe in the world
today is undoubtedly made by the W.
L. Douglas Shoe Co., OF B%rockton,
Mass. The one idea of this company
has always been to sell a shoe for
$3.50 which equals in every way the So
shoes Of any other concern. They are
able to do this on account of there be-
ing no middle mans profit, as the
goods are sold direct from the factory
to the wearer. In 60 OF tho principal
cities Of the country they have their
own retail stores. The goods are made
in all sizes ard widths, and few shoes
equal them for style and durability.
The factory at Brockton employs
over LOO hands, and all labor trou-
bles are settled by the state board Of
arbitration. Nothing but union labor
is employed, and pay about the best
average wages OF any shoe workers In
the United States. The factory pay
roll amounts to ST. 8 per week. This
company makes shoes for men only,
and 1t is their proud boast that over
one million men wear them.-Denver
(Colo.) Post.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05

communication between the members
Of the society Is easily carried on and
impossible Of detection by an outsider.
During the worst riots houses we're
mysteriously protected by signs that
the ordinary mortal could not discover.
and information Of the societv's doings
simply hies from one end Of China to
the other. In fact. It Is impossible to
exaggerate the extent and mystery OF
the Triads' power. 1t Is said n good
authority that a part Of the initiation
ceremony consists in the cutting off Of
the queue. Il must be borne in mind
that the queue is the badge OF submits
sion to the Manchu conqueror; hence
the daring Of the act and its deep sig
niicance. The deed Is, in fact. so rash
that 1t IS often omitted. and when the
ceremony IS carried out the new mem
Der wears a false queue. and in other
ways disguises the fact that the out
ward and visible sign Of his loyalty is
no more.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05

stimy, Il don't see why we need dis
cuss the probability Of such a thing
do your"
The woman iaughed-a funny, little,
forced laugh. I'VE are very silly
that Is, I am B" she corrected. "I find
myself wondering what you would do
OF what / would II such and such we're
the case. It is very absurd. even to
think about, isn't it?"
Very" he agreed promptly. There
being nothing to forgive. how could I
forgive, and how do you know wheth-
err I would or not II there were?"
She did not answer. BY and by she
said a little timldly. "I almost wish,
dear, there was something 1 could for
give you"
He reached over, a little impatiently.
and poked the crate. Then he stood
up and faced her with a dark flush on
his face. Il heard" he said, chat a
woman was never satisfied unless a
man had some blot on his life. 1 new
err expected, however, that you would
find fault with a clean e%scutcheon."
The tone was as cutting as the words.
It was the first tone she had ever heard
him address to her that had not a ca
ress. She grew pale and dropped over
the chair back like some suddenly
stricken creature.
In an instant he was beside her. all
repentance. Il was a brute. dear. Now
you have something to forgive"
An hour later, after the gas was
lighted and they had read a little and
talked a little upon Indifferent sub
iects. she, with her mental equipoise
fully restored. quoted softly. Let him
that thinketh he standeth take heed
lest he fall Dear. 1 am afraid we
came dangerously near to our 'pasts'
tonight"
The man looked sober and said,
That's enough" but when the woman.
now thoroughly mistress OF the situa-
ton, laughed and teasingly asked.
Who was the woman dear?" he was
wise enough simply to kiss her up
turned face, and since then they have
both been wise enough to let sleeping
ghosts lie.-Chicago American.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05

drew her closer. Sweetheart" he said
in a low voice, I'VE have no question to
ask, no ghosts to walk about. We can
safely take each others 'pasts.' so let's
be happy in u present"
They had been married a month or
two, and no day that passed had flown
by burdened with a record Of "ques-
tions."
Tonight they we're both very quiet;
he, looking over her head into the
Goals that glowed and flashed and
hickered like the moods Of a human
soul; she, with her elbow on his knee
ana her eyes half shut behind her open
palm.
You are so still. dear" ne said.
What is it?"
Nothing" said she, without moving.
II must have been far away, for l can
not recall Of what was thinking. 1
dare say l wasn't thinking at ALL"
Il do not accept that" he retorted.
half laughing. "A person always
thinks, and 1t is no compliment to me
II gou are close enough to touch me
NAN ~ yNN AaA DuL VI NY hCus 4 huOW
o were not asleep"
mo-" she said, resting her chin on
her hand and opening wide her eyes;
mo, I wasn't asleep. But you-of what
were you thinking? You were just as
still as l."
Il was not far away" he answered,
rae all odds. I was just wondering
how I could ever be good enough for
you" And he lifted her up to his knee
and smoothed back the soft curls Of
her hair.
She turned her face down on his
shoulder. Don't" she said. It pray
really I do-every day, that you will
always believe l am good. l am not
half the I ought to be, no, not
half" And then she began to cry.
"You foolish little woman" he said,
patting her shoulder as If she were u
fretful baby, "as If there were an hour
Of your life that you need to live over
for repentance sake"
1T there were you would never for
give me" she said, drying her eyes and
lifting her head to look into his face.
The bare shadow OF a frown passed
over the brow Of the man. Knowing
there is no possibility that I shall ever
be called on to forgive" he said,
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05


There is a type Of good fellow, evilly
generous, whose only salvation lies in
keeping in debt-not borrowing a
quarter here and there, or IS, or $40,
or S25 from friends who cannot spare
it, but buying property on the install
ment plan, so much down each week
or forfeiture. This keeps him up to
the scratch" as the phrase goes. 1t
keeps his nose to the %grindstone where
as otherwise it would be in the mint.
1 have in mind a man who never earn
ed more than $50 a week in his life,
but who has bought no less than three
large farms in the last twenty years
out Of his savings. These savings were
like the average cotton crop in the
south-mortgaged long before planted.
He dared not %squander a cent, and the
habit of paying a certain sum each
month to retain possession of his es-
tates made him Sc abstemious that his
appetite was reduced to one glass of
beer a week and a piece Of pie for din
ner. But he can buy all his old pals
today.-New York Press.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05

They had been discussing a new nov
Ell which dealt With a hero with a
past.
Il think II she had really loved him
she would have been willing to accent
his past without n question" she
said.
Would your" he asked.
Why, yes-if / loved him. What's
the good Of prying into all the hooks
and corners Of the years that have
gone in a mans life? They are gone,
and o can't help them or undo them
or-or-anything, and # ghosts can
sleep. where is the comfort in starting
them to walking about? But"-sud-
denly facing about don't believe in
one privilege for a man and none for a
woman. II a oma takes a mans
past without a question, then he has
no right to stir up her ghosts, you
know. / believe in fair play at any
rate"
But you know" he said, good
women have no pasts."
But good men may have, eh?" she
asked. well. 1t Is the same old
story-a man may be a fool in his
folly and yet be good. but let a woman
be never so little a fool in her folly,
and. 10, she isn't good a bit"
Il didn't say that" he answered,
looking Indignantly down at her
flushed cheeks. "and l believe I like
you best when you champion your sex.
Go on, dear. You are very pretty to-
day" But she only looked down at
the toe Of her shoe and said nothing.
After a moment he reached out and
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05

The Sultan is terribly alarmed over
the assassination of King Humbert and
is increasing his usual precautions
against danger. All Italians belonging
to his private orchestra have been dis
missed, as well as any employed about
the palace. No tourist is allowed now
to watch the Sultan going to mosque on
Fridays without a card signed by his
ambassador or minister stating that he
is known to him personally. Until re-
Gently a card from the legation was
sufficient, and travellers were received
by the aide-de-camps and placed in n
kiosk facing the mosque, whence they
could have a splendid view of the ar
rival or departure of the Sultan, and
while he was engaged with his devo-
tiOns were RECALLED on tea. coffee and
cigarettes. All this is at an end for the
present.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05

Men love women; women only love
lnun MN LIZ
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05

There was probably no European
more qualified to express an opinion
on the Chinese than Col. Gordon, more
commonly called Chinese Gordon
whose strange career closed at Khar-
boum in January, 1885. His military
association with them during the two
years from 1868 to 1865, when he COM
manded the Ever Victorious Army,
as It was styled, gave him a unique ex-
p~erience Of the Chinese and an In
sight into their somewhat complex
character.
In 1880 Gordon said Of the Chinese
that they had no fear Of death, though
he had seen them at times fleeing like
sheep. But what Europeans would
have to consider in future dealings
with that people was. he added, the
awful consequences Of a general move
ment. when least expected, in the vast
inert masses OF hundreds Of millions
OF men TO overwhelm the foreign dew
lis. whom they hate like poison.
The danger Of such an outburst
Gordon said, became greater every
wear on account Of the way the Chi
nese were being harassed by the Eu-
ropean states with demands for com
p~ensations. In some cases Just, In
others quite frivolous. When they
~ mat their only means Of meeting
the aqrressions was to organize an
army with improved weapons, then
tbev would buy guns and rifles and
ahipa. and with the aid Of Europeans.
n would always be found ready to
arm and organize them, they would
create q formidable army.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05
cHAsEo ~ cINNAMoN -.
Thrilling Tale Of a Ride on a Han,
rmF.

Thrilling Tale Of a Ride on a Hand
car.
Robert Martin, q ~well-knOwn hunter
and cattleman OF Archuleta county, re-
Gently related an experience that he
had just passed through with a big
cinnamon bear. Martin was with q Rio
Grande section gang I'm Cumbres pass
repairing ties and travelling by means
Of a handcar. Work had hardly com
menced before n little cinnamon bear
approached i'm search Of It's mother.
The men captured the cub after
strategic moves and tied him to the
handcar, which was put on the track.
He Immediately commenced to howl
for the dam, and I'm n few minutes a
big, lean, lank mother made her ap-
pearance and started for her cub with
blood I'm her eye. The men immediate
ly rushed the car toward the down
grade and started to work, with the
bear ten feet behind. The harder the
men worked the faster the bear ran,
and Martin, who was sitting with his
feet hanging owe the rea Of the car,
had one shoe torn Off by her claws I'm
n sudden squirt. Another jump and the
dam almost made the car, but fell, but
was on her feet I'm n moment. For
three miles the bear chased the 8 on
a down grade and was only stopped by
a gulch trestle. The cub remained the
section mems trophy.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05
Chinese Gordon's Prophesy,
Remarkable Forecast 20 Years Ago of
Present Events IN China.

OF one thing Gordon felt quite
sure. The days when Europeans could
march up to Chinese troops in posi-
ton, or in defense Of a position. and
sweep them away like flies, would
soon be over. There would be no
more military promenades by a few
hundred British and French troops
through the country. driving thousands
Of Chinese before them.
Speaking Of the authorities. Gordon
said a Mandarin was never to be
trusted. and he was only too glad
when he left their service. The Eng
lish, in his opinion, made the mis-
take Of thinking they were welcome
wherever they went, but In Is or 20
years they would find proof to the
contrary. With all their supersti-
lions, their vices and their Ignorance
the Chinese we're, In Gordon's estima-
ton, far too good to be ruled by the
class that governed them. The gov
ernments Of France, Russia ana Eng
land, he emphatieally declared. had
for the 40 years before the time he
spoke treated the Chinese most scan
dalously.
Current events are proving how ac-
~curately Chinese Gordon judged the
situation, and the regret Is that GER
tain defects Of character and temper
ament should have caused him to
abandon a position Ia which he could
have rendered great service to China
and civilization. In the light Of what
Is passing 10 China to-day, Gordon's
words Of 20 years ago have a prophet
ic ring.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05

No matter what ails you, headache
30 a cancer, you will never get well
until your bowels are put right
CASCARETS help nature, cure you
without a grippe or pain, produce easy
natural movements, cost you Just 10
cents to start getting your health back.
CASCARETS Candy Cathartic, the
genuine, put up in metal boxes, every
tablet has G. c. G. stamped on It. Be-
ware of limitations.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05
Honorea Me.Iean MeehanIe.

A poor Mexican mechanic Of Toluca
has received an appointment Of hon
orary member Of the National Acac-
envy of Agriculture, Commerce and
Manufactures of Paris. because Of the
invention Of an air compressor OF
great economic value which he sent
to the exposition. It can be used for
the transmission of all kinds Of motor
force. Mexico doesn't know of his ex-
istence..
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05
Hanrna b La 49,.

Robert r. Wyatt. who wa hanged
for murder at Annapolis recently, was
a very particular man. and this pecu-
liarity was shown even to the last min
ute he spent on the scadold. He was
carefully dressed, had been shaved and
had his shoes polished. Then he drew
on a pair OF yellow kid gloves. They
were not an exact ht and he sent out
for others. When he had buttoned
them he nicked OF some dust from
his clothes. gave the signal and was
launched into eternity.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05

Speaking Of horses, there is a not
able law in effect in most OF the
large Russian towns concerning them
that deserves special mention, say a
traveller who has spent some time in
Russia. Among the curious things
that arrest the attention on arriving
at Moscow is the entire absence Of
whips among the drivers of cabs, car
riages, and all sorts Of vehicles. On
inquiry / was informed that there was
a law prohibiting their use. 1 don't
believe there is a single whip in use
in Moscow. The excellent condition
Of the horses attests the benefit Of this
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05

Two cannon from the Civil War are
to be melted and cast into a statue
representing peace. What a contrast
as great In a way as the change Hos
letters Stomach Bitters win bring
about In the health of any who use it.
It cures constipation, dyspepsia or
weak kidneys. Try It.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05

The elevatlng enect Of residence IN
Chicago finds a warm admiration on
the part Of a dentist Of Wichita. Kan.
Last week a former patient, now a
resident OF Chicago, called upon him
and settled a bill OF :i8 contrac-d
thirteen years ago.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05
First YlsItor from AmerIcn.

At the dinner of Oriel college, OK
ford, after the commencement exer-
cises, the POSTMASTER. in speaking of
Professor Charles Eliot Norton, one Of
the guests, referred to the first visitor
from America to England, a ~cocoanut
washed up on the Irish coast long be-
fore America was discovered. The nut
was then richly mounted In silver and
has ever since, every year for cen
turtles, stood on the table at the oriel
dinner before the provost of the col
lege.
Men love women; women only love
to love men.-Ex.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05
FlckIeness of woman.

women beat the world"
whats the matter now
"When my wife wants anything
pretty to wear she hSnts around until
l persuade her to buy it; then after she
has worn it out she pitches into me
for encouraging her to be so eXtrava-
CANT"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05
stnr. plrtlnetlr Visible.

The number of stars distinct Wis
ible without the aid of a glass is put by
Gould at 1888. Prof. Newcomb says
their number is near 7,647. These are
up to the sixth magnitude. Prof. New
comb estimates the number up to the
14.5 magnitude at 2OO.O OO. 900.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05
A RosroN INsrIrurIoN.

Among the unique institutions Of Boston
is the Peabody Medical lnstitu g, No. 4 Bull
finch ST. established nine years before the
death OF the great philnnthropist, the late
Mr.. George Peabody, ron whom it takes
its name. During the past 80 years it has
The medical publications of this Institute
have millions Of readers, and are as stand
ard as gold Their last pamphlet for men
only, 04 pages, entitled know Thyself, - Is
sent free by mail, sealed, on receipt Of 9
cents for postage.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05
10 FrlendshIps DIN 0at.

True Friendships Dying NuN
Friendship is said to be out Of date.
We certainly have not much time to
spare nowadays. even to reflect on
what the rush and hurry and hustle
of modern life are costing us. Now
and again, however, there is borne in
upon us the sad realization Of the
losses we sustain az we tear and
scramble through what W. now call
life. And is not one Of these the power
Of establishing close friendships? 1t is
a sad reflection, but the more we think
of It the truer we shall find It to be.
that we no longer have time to knit
together those bonds Of true friend
ship and affection which bound our
predecessors together and made life
sweet to them. We are always In a
hurry, rushing here and there; we
meet and know many people In crowds,
and yet never have time to under
stand them, to give them or gain from
them sympathy; We can scarcely
spare an hour that Is unconnected
with sOme form of entertainment or
some business matter 10 those we call
our closest friends. Letter writing
has been reduced TO its least common
denominator, as time presses on us 70
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05
His Exhaustlng Pose

Henry had to go to bed after that
visiting clergyman went away"
what was the matterT'
"He Frustrated himself trying to
give the clergyman the impression that
he was a pillar I'm church"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05
Ten
Years
Pain

az ann a school foachOr,
have suffered agOny
monthly for Zen years.
"My nervous system
was q WreoiCs Z suffered
with pain IN my side and
had almost every M
known Ghad taken treat
HlGHf from a number Of
physicians who gave mo
no relief
Zone specialist said no
medicine could help me-
3 must submit 20 an
operation
al wrote 20 Mrs. Pink
ham, stating my ease, and
received a prompt reply
Z took Lydia e. PinEdhaniSS
Vegetable Compound and
followed the advice given
me and now Z suffer no
EspOrez IF any one cares
20 Know moro about my
case . will ~CheeFfWlIY
answer all -
MISS EDNA ELLIS Mlg-
ginsPOTy Ohio
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05

81 believe in taking some things for
granted" eyes; when You lent me the
novel you said was so delightful 1
noticed that the leaves were not cut. "
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05

The Burlington will on June nth and
18th put on sale tickets from Denver TO
Chicago, ST. Louis. Peoria and all Mis-
souri, river points at rate Of one faro plus
y for the round trip. Tickets good for
return TIL October 3lst. This rate open
to everybody. G. w. VALLERY.
General Agent.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-10-05
Are You using ALIENS Foot-Ea.oF

It is the only cure for Swollen.
smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
F0ot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes, At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample semi FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy. N. Y.