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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

ZIZHNAaHNNa
What may be called a minor degree
Of neurasthenia Is the indefinite CON
dition called nervousness. Sufferers
from It are not incapacitated for bust
ness or social duties. nor are they
seriously in, like the confirmed neuras-
thenic. yet their existence is often a
pitiable one. They are restless and un-
able to fix the mind on any subject.
sleep IS disturbed, and often there is
an indeanable nuttering sensation
within the chest.
They may have a good appetite and
not feel IN physically. And herein lies
their greatest danger, Tor they per-
suade themselves that all they need
Is a nerve tonic Of some sort, or a lit
tie stimulant, and they dose themselves
with various advertised remedies, one
after another, or begin to drink a lit
tie wine or spirits.
The stimulation makes them feel
better for a time, but the inevitable
reaction comes, when they feel worse
than before, and run again and again
to the bottle of tonic" or drink un-
til they become confirmed d%rug-takers
or dram-drinkers-and which is worse
it would be hard to say.
The fatal mistake which these per-
sons make is in assuming that they
are not Ill physically, but only "ner-
vous." In almost every such case a
careful examination by a physician
will bring to light disorger of some or
gan, and show that the patient is
physically Ill and should be treated
accordingly. 1t is not nerve tonics or
stimulants that he needs. but a course
Of medical treatment-dietetic, ny
gienic, and perhaps medicinal.
In the majority Of cases it will be
found that the digestion IS at fault.
There may be no evident symptoms Of
dyspepsia-no nausea, distress after
eating, or eructations-yet the food
may be scarcely digested at all. The
stomach does its work. perhaps, in
the preliminary digestion of the food
but the intestines. where the assim-
ilation Of nutr'ment is, or should be,
effected. are al fault.
The food Is not elaborated into such
shape that I, can be taken up by the
lacteal vessels and carried to the nerve
and other structures that need con-
slant renewing, and so the tissues suf-
fer from partial starvation.
Furthermore, the imperfect intes-
inal digestion results in the manufac-
ture Of various poisons, which are alb
sorbed and aus a morbid condition
Of the nervous system.
Treatment should be directed to the
intestinal trouble and not to the "ner-
v~ousness," which will speedily disap-
peer when once the causaI condition
has been cured.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

expense to the department for fuel ana
wear and tear Of the apparatus esti-
mated at u hundred dollars.
The turning IN of a false alarm.
therefore, is no trihing matter. A Lon
aon paper says that Miss Ellen Tyn-
dale, a resident Of that city. has pat
ented an invention which IS meant to
check the false alarmist.
The contriyance takes the form OF
an automatic aiarm-post, which not
only rings up the fire station. but also
grips the wrist Of the alarmist with a
steel bracelet, blows a police whistle
and p%resentsthe man with a shilling for
his trouble. The prisoner cannot be
released until the policeman arrives
and the authenticity Of the alarm can
be verified.
The invention is not likely to be-
come popular either in England or any
other country. Few men would be
willing to be chained to a post for the
magnificent compensation Of a shilling.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

held his hand under It about two feet
away. Instantly a marvellous spectacle
burst into view. 1t seemed as If the
great disk had become a living volcano,
squirting forth jets Of flame. The dis
play was dazzling. Waving, leaping.
dancing. the countless tongues of light
cleaned and vibrated. Then, itfully.
reluctantly, they died away, leaving
the lens rejecting only a pure, I'M
troubled light.
what is it? How do you account
for the wonder?' were the eager ques-
tions.
1T Is only the radiation Of heat al
ternateiy expanding and contracting
the glass. If l had put my hand upon
the lens, the phenomenon would have
been even more violent"
To a person ignorant Of lenses the
almost supernatural s-ensitiveness OF a
mass Of glass weighing several hun
dreds of pounds was astonishing. But
to the scientist it is an everyday mat
ter, for he has instruments that will
register with unfailing nicely the ap-
proach Of a person fifty or a hundred
feet away.
The human heart is not unlike the
great lens. It is similarly sensitive,
and so cannot afford to surround itself
evil. The radiations of influence
are infinitely fine. Inevitably we Vi
brate to "the company we keep" Be
fore we know it we have taken the coll
or and tone Of our n~eighborhood.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

IN India a simple yet effective
method Of irrigation has long been in
~osa9 hut Vulg ~ruVvng5 NJ
tracted the attention of foreigners.
The apparatus consists of a long,
clumsily fashioned balancing pole,
which is fastened at the middle to the
fork Of a tree. At one end of this prim-
tive balance, which is as stout as an
ordinary beam, is fixed another long
pole, the lower end of which is sunk
into a well and carries a large yes
sci made of baked clay. At the oppo-
site end Of this pole are two coolies,
who are constantly in motion and thus
form a living counter balance.
One after another, they walk with
great strides over this narrow path
way, passing with a mechanical yet a
rhythmical and supple movement
from one end Of the pole to the other
and hardly touching a slender bam-
boo balustrade. which is within their
reach and which is intended to serve
as a guide. When they arrive at one
end and are bowed down beneath the
weight they know that at the other
end the enormous vessel has been fllee
with water and raised to the surface
Of the ground.
Large notches cut in the trees serve
as a ladder for the barefooted Indi-
ans. and render it easy for them to
reach the tip of the pole at the mo-
ment, when, having arrived at the end
Of its course, it is almost vertical.
While they are making this ascent
with incompatible agility another man
enpties the water from the enormous
vessel into trenches by simply oscilat-
ing the vessel, after which the ma
neuvers is repeated.
The work OF the coolies is by no
means so onerous as It seems, for pains
are always taken to have the pole bal
anced correctly and Of the proper
weight, and in this way the task is
much simplihed. The weight Of the
coolies themselves is also taken into
account. and there are cogs by near
Of which the balancing pole can be
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

an unhappy one, she said, although the
drawn face. the %lack-luster eyes. the
STOPPING shoulders and the dragging
footsteps told a story of toll beyond
her strength and OF devotion forced
beyond the promptings OF her spirit
Her husband was dead. He had been
buried but three days ago. Her only
son also was dead, and her sons wife
and she we're not In sympathy. The
child che held by the hand was her
grandehild, her one comfort. She had
come to see the soldier who had been
faithful to the dag OF victory She had
known where be was throughout an
the years. She had saved q little mon-
ey-enough. II eked out by a small PEN
sion, to carry two people Of sixty 70
the end Of their lives. Would the Of
fetal be so kind as 10 call the soldier
AZ oncef
The omcial cleared his throat vigor.
oualy and ncowled. He always scowled
When he had a painful duty 70 perform.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01
MAKING oRnP REPORTS.
Painstaking Effort Of Government to
Serve the People.

Serve the People.
Once each month in the year except
February a p~rinted>card is tackled up
in rural p%ostohices all over the coun-
try, on which appears a statement Of
the conditions and prospects of the inn
portant crops Of the United States. The
method by which these crop statistics
are gathered is a good example of the
w~ide-reacLing activity and painstaking
effort of the government to serve the
people. Three main sources, each in
dependent Of the others, furnish the
information and insure the greatest
possible accuracy. First come the
county correspondents, Of whom there
are about twenty-seven hundred, one
in each county Of considerable agrieul-
tural Importance. These men, with
their assistants. form the best estimate
they can Of the conditions in their own
fields and forward their conclusions
to the state statistical agent. Next are
the township correspondents, Of whom
there are from six to fifteen in each
county. These men send their own in
dependent estimates direct to the state
statistician. Lastly, there is the spe-
cial force employed by the statistician
himself, numbering from twenty to
six hundred men. according to the
agricultural conditions of the state,
aud a supplementary body Of special
field agents who Systematically ira
verse the producing portions Of the
country, procure am the data possible
and analyze the situation. Informa-
ton IN regard to the final yield per
acre is further obtained from reports
regularly received from a very large
number OF Individual producers, each
Of whom reports for his own farm
only. The whole nunbee those who
help to make the government crop re-
ports what they are thus reaches the
enormous total Of two hundred and
atty thousand. The frequency, the at
tention to details and the accuracy Of
these reports make them Of immense
Importance. To the Intelligent pro-
Queer of wheat or cotton or livestock
they are a barometer of probable prices
an a gage OF his income. To the
trader they furnish data on which to
buy or sell. and TO banks. railroads and
indeed to all sorts OF interests they
serve as heralds Of general prosperity
OF of hard times -Youth's Companion.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

The reported marriage Of sixty
teachers on the way to Manila is af-
fording fun for the photographers. A
Chicago DaHer says;
'The federal matrimonial bureau
known as the agency to secure teach
ers to go TO Manila under the Taft
Commission wants some more for
early shipment. Already there are
rumOrs that some of those who mar
ried in haste on arriving IN the trans
port at Honolulu on their way to the
Philippines are repenting at .cisure.
The next batch should secure anti
marriage insurance in advance of sail
ing or divorce certificates in blank for
use afterward."
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

heightened or shortened, as may be de-
sired.
fThis method Of irrigation, says Or.
II. socard. a traveller, lis not APP
plicable everywhere, since 1t is essen
tiaI that the subsoil should be moist
ahd doubtless It is inferior 70 the
methods employed IN Europe. On the
other hand. II has the advantage OF
being entirely appropriate to the econ
omic and social conditions Of India. fol
machinery there Is scarce and expen'
aive. the man. though poorly paid, Il
stlll the MOST useful beast Of burden.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

Otojiro, the Henry Irving Of Japan,
who IS now playing with much sue
cess in london, was originally o dip
lomatist attached to the Japanese cm-
bassy I'm Paris. On returning to his
native country, having meantime be-
come fascinated with the French the
alter, he began applying the lessons he
had learned in Europe and now has
completely revolutionized the stage in
Japan. He has made many excellent
adaptations Of European plays.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

The best of farm lands can be OBJ
tained now in Marinette County, Wis
consin, on the Chicago, Milwaukee G.
st. Paul Railway at a low price and on
very favorable terms. Wisconsin Is
noted for its fine crops, excellent
markets and healthful climate. Why
rent a farm when you can buy one
much cheaper than you can rent and
in a few years It Will be your own
property. For particulars address
+. A. Miller, General Passenger Agent.
Chicago, Milwaukee & 81. Paul Rail-
way, Chicago.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

Some years ago the writer paid a
visit to Alvan Clark, at Cambridge
port, to witness the testing Of the huge
lens for the famous Lick telescope. At
the end Of the long, dark room the
largest flint glass then in the world
was set up on edge. From a distance
Of about fifty feet a pencil Of light was
flashed into the heart of the disk and
reflected back into the observers eye.
The slightest imperfections, if any, in
the glass, would then be revealed by
the curves of light and the lines Of
polarization.
Now" said Mr.. Clark. y will show
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

"New York City, Juno 18th. 1o0f.-Thaart
fly recommend Garfield Tea for liver trouble.
Our family physician prescribed your Tea.
and after taking four packages my system
Is in perfect condition and my complexion
has become clenrn 1T has been demonstrnt.
ed by years of use throughout the world thni
Garfield Tea %cleanscs the system and purifes
the blood from all reports It would seem
that nothing can equal this simple herbmed
icine that cures in Natures way.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01
A NEW TOY.

link is limited, a cross pin and loop
near the lower end of the stick pre-
venting it from descending too far.
Those who know how a parachute
works will readily see that much fun
can be obtained from a toy Of this
kind. The device, too, is so constructed
that 1t cannot easily get out Of order,
and hence, if only ordinary care be
taken of them, the parachute and the
cunning little figure below it will do
good service for a long time.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01
noll..l 10 81 narlh.

The hottest place on earth is appar-
emily to be found on the southwestern
coast Of Persia, on the Gulf Of Persia.
There during forty consecutive days
IN July and August the mercury has
been known 10 stanh above 100 degrees
in the shade day and might and 70 run
up 10 100 degrees fn the afternoon In
Bahrein Island. which Is situated ga
the center OF this most torrld part OF
the tOrrid zone, water is unknown.
shafts have been sunk 20 the depth OF
500 feet 90 search Of *, out ln vain.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

a statistician has proved that the in-
venti0n of the typewriter has given em-
ployment to 100000 people. but ne fails to
state how many cases Of weak stomachs
Of scdcntary occupation need HOstetter's
stomach Blttors. IL is a wonderful med
icine n helps nature bear the strain
which onsues from confinement IL also
cures dyspepsia, Indigestion. constipation
and hatulcncy. Be sure to try It and you
viii not be disappointed.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

DR. louis Knapp Of So. Louis has
undertaken the sole care of o Chinese
lcper in that city. and win be isolated
with his patient until the death OF the
latter releases him. The doctor parts
with his wife and four children inden-
nitely, and assume his charge in the
hope of discovering "a remedy for the
disease.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

In the accompanying picture is rep
resented a new toy, the component
parts Of which are a parachute. a
stick and a weighted figure. On the
stick is a movable link and from this
link the weighted figure is suspended
by means Of a socket which holds It In
correct position when the parachute
is projected. The movement Of the
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

Little Elsie referring TO grandma
with ear-tIumpeD-I wonder how poor
gran'mau ever get along In heaven
without her trumpet. Little Tommy
Why ! s'pose she'l have TO borrow Ca
briefs when anybody wants 10 talk TO
her
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01
me- OF PRESIDENT MKINLEY.

BY Murat Halstead; large book.
only s1.50; big profits to agents;
freight paid; credit given; agents max
ing SIS daily, Send 10 cts for mailing
free outfit at once.
KNAPP PUBLISHING co,
Kansas City, Mo.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01
AZ Yoa usInr Anen,a -

It is the only cure for Swollen,
smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and BuniOns. Ask for Aliens
Foot-EaBe, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy. N. Y.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

The Empress of Japan, Haru-ko, is
slight, not five feet in height, nearly
fifty years old, beautiful, charitable,
progressive, an accomplished scholar,
a talented musician, and one Of the
greatest poets in the empire.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

One size smaller after usinRAllen Foot
Ease, "a powder. 10 makes tight or new
shoes easy. Cures swoI len. hot. sweating,
aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and
Csc. Trial package FREE by mail. adj
dress Allen s Olmsted. lie Roy, NY.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

you the WUuucrfui
s-ensitiveness o +
the lens to outside
influences. Every
human body gives
out heat and when
brought near to ex-
tremely sensitive
substances, affects
them to a greater
or less extent. Now
watch"
He walked down
to the lens, and
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

What is the e of employing some one
TO do your dyeing for you. If you use
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES you can
do it just as well as a professional
Sold by druggists, Toe. per package.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01
VOTES
rho Larrsst Of peer tribe.

Tho Largest OF Deer Tribe.
The American Museum Of Natural
History IN New York has recently Sc
cured specimens of the huge Alaskan
moose, which Is described as the larg-
est representative Of the deer tribe. It
Is larger than the moose Of Maine and
Canada, darker IN color, and possessed
Of much larger antlers.
Russian wheat the best.
Mr.. Carlton, OF the United States
Department Of Agriculture, has devoted
several years to the study Of wheat.
with special reference to its growth IN
different parts OF this country. In dis
cussing the question Of the best yari-
cites for cultivation here, he says.
considering an qualities, the best
wheats ia the world are OF Russian
origin, coming particularly from east.
ern and southern Russia" These varle.
ties, he adds, resist cold and drought
are more or less resistant to le~af-rust
and have the best quality OF grain.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

Il was a wicked, wicked tramp who
told the lady of the house he was sure
her husband was not in because "a man
who has married a woman with q face
like that Is only home at meal times"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

The telephone which extends over
the longest route Is that between Bos-
ton and st. Louis, a distance Of 1,40O
miles.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01
Hairs Catarrh Cure
Is a constitutional cure. Price, 75c.

People are queer. They wonder at the
daring OF a man who goes through the
Niagara rapids In a barrel, but pay no
baseball umpire.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

A fluent speaker In the course OF an
hours speech win utter from 1000 to
5000 words, an amount which win fiji
nearly a page Of q fair-slzed newspa-
per.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

scribbler-I sign my name 10 every
thing I write now What do you think
Of the ideaf Wabble-Tbat's an right.
old man as long as you don't give
your address.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

'Experience," said Uncle Eben. 'Is a
ve'y pow'ful teacher but you wants TO
look out ION her 10 doesn' do de sailor
no good 90 know whah de rock is aftuh
he has done run into IT,"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

Within twenty miles of City Han
park, New York City, there are more
than 100000 people, or more than
one-twentieth Of The worlds popula-
ton.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

what made you cali the spectators
at the BAN game cannibalsl "rhe
way they roasted the umpire, Of
course
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

We thank you for trying Wizard oil
for rheumatism or neuralgia, then you
VIII thank us. Ask your druggist.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01
NOTES ON SCIENCE.
CURRENT NOTES or DISCOVERY
AND INVENTION.

Tho Cause and Cure or Nervousness-
The Invention Of Toys The Prime
tive Mode Of Irrigation practioed
ia India.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

When fortune knocks at the door Of
a lazy man the chances are he is
somewhere trying 10 borrow a chew Of
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

tt Is said that kissing Is a cure for
freckles. Il will not be difficult to nnd
martyrs who will offer themselves as n
rrf WOO ~ course
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01
AnArNar EAIan ALARMa

Ia am our large cities, when az alarm
Of are Is rung and the engines of but
b district are called out, there q an
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

81 I'M awfully disappointed IN my SON.
said the fond father. How SOP" "Why,
I've used. / suppose, fifty bottles Of diff.
ferent hair producers IN my efforts ia
make him a professional pianist"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

August Is vacation month FOR nag.
ors Of Amegican cities.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

France seems to be just aching to
knock the stuiing out Of turkey.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

For children %toething, softens the gums, reduces IN
Illumination, allays pain. cures wind colic Csc q bottle
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-01

named the place. III you wish. you
may take his things to her.
She readily accepted the commission;
but Of the meeting between the two
women only themselves know.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-16
SUICIDE BY DECAPIrATIoN.
4 Marines Body Found on Quaker
City Railroad Track

PHILADELPHIA. March 16--After Sc
lecting a secluded spot on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. several hundred yards
below East Side station. NJ. j Sheridan
marine from the cruiser Yankee, now at
League Island committed suicide yester-
day by permitting a train 10 decapitate
him The body was found shortly before
o'clock by an Italian labCrer, who cOmmu-
nicated the news 10 the yardmaster- The
police Of the Seventeenth district were no
tilted and the body taken 10 the morgue-
Sheridan left the League Island yard
week ago yesterday, after drawing his
pay, and until Thursday morning no rec
ord Of his Wanderings can be ascertaiued.
At that time he made his appearance at
the East Side station and chatted with
several Of the men.
Iardmaster Rupp said yesterday that
Sheridan. IN answer to their enquiries,
had told them he was from the Brooklyn
Navy Yard He said that he had been
drinking heavily for the past week and
that as soon as he felt able would re-
turn TO his post. Sheridan hung around
the yard all day. making enquiries about
the different freight trains He vas es-
pecialiy persistent in asking whether the
track upon which he was afterwaTd
found was much used
The position of Sheridan's body to-
gether with his interest In the movements
of the freight trains, indicate beyond
doubt that he had premeditated death.
his rat was found beside him. where he
had evidently placed il before lying on
! the track His head was almost se--arzsf
/ from his body, the wheels having pas, d
over his neck
Sheridan was probably twenty-three
years old His home was IN Bolivar n
Y, and he had been on the Yankee for
several months He was identified bv
the initials NJ s ! on his clothing and
a scrap OF paper bearing the words M
Z "a Fs-f-g -
4 pawn ticket was found in pocket for
a IiItLary oTercOat. for which 81 had
been received The ticket was made out
IN the name of Foley. Besides these
nothing except a few bUttOLs and Il shoe
string were found IN the dead mans
pockets II Is Jhcaght that Sheridan was
tthlporaTliy insane The men about the
East Side station say that he acted
strangely.