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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18
USING JACK FROST.
Turning to Account the Expansion Of
Freezing water.

Turning to Account the Expansion Of
Freezing water.
It is related that when the great
Egyptian obelisk, which stands before
st. Peters in Rome, was set up, the
tackle got the big stone into nearly
the proper position and then was in
capable Of completing its work. The
engineers who we're directing the op-
Grafton we're p~aralyzed with dismay,
but suddenly a sailor in the crowd
shouted, WET the ropesl" This ad-
vice was acted upon, the ropes shrank
in consequence, and the obelisk was
raised into place. A somewhat SINH
lar, though much less thrilling story
Is related by a steamship engineer in
the American Machinist. A steamship
from the Argentine Republic for Ant
werp had called at Dunkirk, France,
In the wintering season, to leave some
freight, and on starting to sea again
struck her propeller against a stone
FRlfaR bEOiEe~o1 one blade. close to
the boss or central knob and lost part
Of another blade. On reaching Ant
werp the vessel was put info dry dock,
so as to substitute a new propeller for
the broken me-. All four blades were
cast with the boss, and, therefore, 1t
was necessary to remove the whole
thing from the shaft before the new
propeller could be put on. But the
boss stuck to the shaft so snugly that
1t could not be started. After two
days delay the first assistant engineer,
who was a Yankee, adopted the follow
ing plan: He undertook to split the
boss in two. First, he made his men
chisel out a gutter IN the under side,
reaching fore and aft, so as to favor
cracking along that lire. Then he
had them make a similar one on top.
In the meantime a hole was drilled in
from the outside to the center. The
boss was not solid all the way down,
but was hollow, and fitted the shaft
only at front and rear. The chamber
thus left was now filled with water,
and the hole closed by a screw plug.
Ropes were attached to the right and
left hand sides Of the propeller to hold
them in case they should fall, and the
job was left for the night. Next morn
ing the halves were separate, the boss
having split along the two lines cut
in its outer surface. The expansion OF
the confined water, freezing, did the
business; and the assistant engineer
got a good deal of glory.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

termination, although there are minis
ters in Pekin who chung to belief in
official assurances well into the siege,
and when convinced against their will
clutched at the ghost of the same opin-
ion still. But the Boxers did not have
to blow down or force the gates Of the
imperial city when they marched
against the Pei Tang. The gates we're
opened for them and this could have
been done only by direct order Of the
imperial government. This evidence
is written in the wreck Of the mission
settlement and the graves Of $50 men,
women and children who persisted in
the siege.
When the Boxer hordes were loosed
against the foreigners in north China
5000 residents and refugees, including
native Christians, were sheltered in
the buildings OF the Pei Tans-thama.
jority Of them women and children.
Archbishop FEWER, far-sighted in
things militant, had judged Alright the
signs Of gathering danger, and with
long experience and a rarely intimate
knowledge Of the Chinese he placed no
faith in the perfervid promises Of gov
eminent protection, and realized the
magnitude Of that which wal about to
happen. He sent repeated warnings to
the legations, urging the ministers to
withdraw, or to persuade their gov
ernments to protect them with armies,
rather than guards, before It should
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18
APPLES IN
and American Fruit Compared
Shipping Apples.

and American Fruit Compared
Shipping Apples.
The American Cultivator gives IT'S
readers a word OF advice regarding the
packing Of apples and incidentally has
a good word to say for Canadian fruit
1t is claimed, says the Cultivator. that
much Of the rapid increase in the de-
mand for Canadian apples for export
Is u more to careful asserting and
packing than to quality Of fruit. While
our fruit from the United States
often brings the highest prices, the
average price for the Canadian shIo-
ments have often been better than our
own. This is all wrong, and we should
not suffer It to continue. The fruit
grower must take his chances Of the
a and the insects so far as he can
not control them by spraying. But
AFTER the fruit has grown he can con-
troll the conditions OF preparing It and
putting 1t on the market. He should
see that It is picked from the tree
without being pinched or bruised by
tossing into the basket or emptyinF IL
out OF them He should assert It hon
estly and pack It carefully, so that It
may be transported safely. He should
send 1t to market only in clean and
neat packages, whether boxes or bar
rels, and he should try to find the
market where consumers are willing
to pay a fair price for goods OF hand
some appearance and prime quality.
Having done this he may expect TO be
well repaid for his labor.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

In New Zealand there exists a brass
band whose members are wholly
mounted on bicycles. This band,
which is located at Cbristchurch, con-.
sists Of ten players, and these not
merely ride their bicycles to practice,
but fulfill all their engagements on
the wheel. At first the band In ita
perambulations through the town at
traeted universal attention, but It has
now become a common sight and the
people take it as a matter OF course.
To strangers visiting the town the
band is a source Of wonder and amaze
ment, while the music they discourse
quickly places them in high favor.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

perceive any sounds that are audible
to human ears. Prof. Weld of the
Iowa state university c%ontroverts this
opinion. He describes in Science care
full experiments made by him with
four species Of American ants, from
which he deduces the conclusion that
these species at least are able to
perceive sound, but whether they do 1t
by means Of organs of hearing or
through the Of touch being ex-
cited by atmospheric vibrations he is
unable to say with certainty. He in
clines to the opinion that they do
really hear, as some individuals
showed a perception of the direction
of the sound, such as that of a shrin
whistle, and others, which were not
disturbed when violently shaken in
their glass prisons, seemed to be "driv-
en- nearly frantic by shrill sounds"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

In London a beautiful collection Is
being exhibited, made up Of vacuum
tubes charged respectively with SAM
pies Of the various new gases which
scientists have succeeded in obtaining
from u atmosphere. When the cleo
trio spark is passed through the tubes
some very beautiful color effects, re-
markedly rich and pure, are obtained.
Especially noticeable In effect Is
that obtained In passing the
spark through the gas neon, when a
magnificent crimson glow is yielded.
The scientists also exhibited the ap-
paratus by which they succeeded In
separating these gases from the at
mosphere and from one another. The
process consists Of fractional distilla-
ton.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

oms rhoueb,sui susrsstions a. 60 To
uaa.

ome rhouRhtfui su8eeations ns 60 1n
Use
What, after all, doos money meanY
Merely golden ~soversigns DO we. II
We have Il. sit all the time In our cellar
unning our skinny hands through the
g~littering pile? No. that is not what
money means. II does not, TO be sure,
mean. either, the biggest things in life.
for only inward grace can give those.
bpt It can supplement the biggest, in
that it may give us the means Of using
them to the best advantage.
Money canno give the gift Of max
ing the friends worth having, OF Of
deserving those friends: but It means
greater aud more agreeable possibili-
ties Of f%requenting them. It cannot
give the power OF understanding books,
but to those who can understand, It
gives the power Of buying books to
read, without stint. II cannot give
the h~eaven-sent rapture IN pictorial
or musical art, but It gives the possi-
bility Of enjoying It more often. II
cannot give us good and gifted chill
dren. but It may help us to train them
to advantage.
The best is not to be bought with
money, but the setting Of the best is.
For this eason Is the possession Of
It a crucial test, especially when new
ly acquired; and for those who have
no gentle tastes to crafty. a dazzling
light suddenly shed on their barren
existence, revealing with unsparing
conspicuousness the vulgar channels In
which alone It occurs to them that
wealth should run.
1t Is no doubt good that wealth
should be spent and not boarded; the
purpose OF any currency is that it
should ultimately be- exchanged for
something that 1t will buy. That the
something should be worth having is
Of course essential. But what people
spend their money on generally does,
at the moment, appear to themselves
to be worth buying. 1t is other people
who feel it is not. What money brings
us should add to the adornment, the
beauty, the seemliness of life, whether
we buy with it things or ideas. That
is the thing to grasp. Let us recog-
nize as sanely and wisely as we can
that the defects incidental to the pos
session of wealth need not be newt
able, II we are on our guard against
them.-Nineteenth Century.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

Austria is the one country In the
world which never puts a woman in
prison. Instead Of giving the female
criminal so many months in jail she
Is sent. no matter how terrible Is her
record. to one or other Of the con-
vents devoted for the purpose, and
there kept during the time for which
she Is sentenced. The convent is not
a mere prison in disguise, for IT'S court
yard stands open all day long, the ONLY
bar 20 egress being a nun who acts q
FORTRESS. just as IN other converts.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18
Portrall. o. vletorla,. d..

In a room specially set apart foI
royal use at Windsor are hung por-
traits Of royal pets past and present
and. as often as not. a lock Of the
sitter's hair is placed below its coun-
terfeit presentment. Queen Victoria
has always named all her dogs herself
and her majesty's record as a dog fan.
cier goes back a long way. A good
many OF the dogs bred at the royal
kennels are given away by their mis-.
tress and splendid canine specimens
hailing from Windsor are to be found
In every court in Europe. Curlously
enough, the queen has never cared to
exhibit her pets and, as long as a dog
is handsome and healthy, she is quite
Indifferent to its points.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

The st. Louis post ONCE is to be
equipped with a bowling alley. A
sectional double alley is to be laid in
the gymnasium for the accommoda-
ton Of the clerks and carriers, the
present intention being to partition on
a section Of the basement reading
room, although this may be changed.
The carriers and clerks lounging
place is at the Eighth and Olive street
corner. The carriers association and
the brass band use the for meet
ing ard rehearsal purposes, the local
and railway mail clerks between runs
and watches while away their time
there, and the extra carriers also for
rest repair to the basement rendezvous.
Correspondence tables, reading tables.
and an athletic equipment, including
trapeEe, horizontal bars, bucks, poles,
rings, dumbbells. footballs and exer-
cisers are installed there.-st. Louis
Globe-D Democrat.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18
How to AIaks an ottomnn.

An ottoman. If space win allow. Is
a very useful thing to have is a bed
room. and would look well at the foot
Of the bed. This is easy to make at a
very small cost, as an ordinary wood
en- box can be made to do duty. Line
inside, not forgetting the lid, with
glazed lining, or anything you may
have by you viii do so long as 1t is
clean and tidy. Il the box you are
using possesses hinges so much the
better, but n not you must get some,
for II would be useless without ex-
cept for a seat. The outside should
next be enameled (the 5ox part. not
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

Frouessart relates the discovery Of
an acarus inhabiting blacking. On
opening an ordinary tin box, simply
fastened by a band OF paper pasted
around the edge. the appearance Of
the contents was curious, and instead
Of the ordinary paste there was a fiji
able mass resembling charcoal on
which wal p%asturing an innumerable
host Of whitish acari, grouped together
like a flock OF sheep. Backing paste
Is usually composed OF molasses heated
to 212 degrees Of vegetable oil, super
phosphate, gypsum and carbon, the
last three being the result Of the ac-
ton Of vitrlol on bone ash. Further,
the mass may be sterilizad with subli-
mate. The mixture contains at least
three substances on which the aoarus
(Tyroglyphus siro) might feed-mo-
l~asses, oil and phosphate Of lime.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

A frank and somewhat artless state
ment Of what is being done in the line
Of burning the farms Of the Beers is
made by a correspondent Of the Pail
Mall Gazette at johannesburg. This
enterprising person wishes to form a
company to buy up the farms Of the
Beers and sell them to English settlers.
The properties can be bought for a
mere trife. The reason why, as given
by this speculative correspondent, is
instructive. When the Boer prisoners
OF war return they will find in nine
cases out Of ten that their homesteads
have been burned down and scarcely a
head Of stock left" They will be des-
titute and their only hope Of subsis-
tence will be in the sale Of their land
for whatever a speculative company
may choose to give.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

The castle in which Oswald d'Aur-
meme, a Belgian artist, has offered Mr..
Kruger a home was built by monks 300
years ago as a convent. Il has had a
varied career. a former owner having
entertained royalty in It, and was
bought only a few years ago by NJ.
d'Aurmene. who is wealthy, and re-
stored all the old splendor, besides In
s%tituting all modern conveniences and
comforts.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

Workman digging a ditch near
Round Prairie. in Logan county, O.,
have Just uncovered one Of the finest
and best preserved mastodon skele-
tons yet found in that state. Unfor-
tunately they damaged one Of the en-
ormous tusks before they knew what
It was. The tusk is nine feet in diam
eter at the socket end.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

be too late. His w preparations
for defense could be pitifully small at
the best He would not desert his
native converts who sought protection
At the Pei Tang.
After urgent appeals there was sent
him a mixed handful Of French and
Italian soldiers, forty-two In all, from
the little international force sent to
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

Mr.. ar1 Mrs. Paul Reicke Of Califor-
MIA are in charge Of a signal station on
the brow Of a lofty peak in the Sierra
Nevada mountains, where they keep a
sharp iookoUc, Hefu grass in hand, fUf
fires which might break out in the
snowsheds that skirt the railroad
through the rocky wilds. If a small
flame should pass unnoticed for an
hour the whole chain Of sheds might
be consumed and the tracks endan-
gered. The woman watches by day
and the husband by night.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

Lorney L. salley, a ~7O-year-old vet
eran OF the civil war living at Free
port, Ind, received a pension OF S25
per month and applied for an increase
to $40. There was some irregularity
in his affairs, and these we're discovered
when his application was considered.
The result was that his entire pension
was taken away. The old man brood
ed over the matter and began to fail
rapidly. He absolutely refused all food
for weeks, and died on Thanksgiving
day.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

II there we're no such things as time
locks a Presbyterian church al Mount
Joy, Pa. would be IS, 700 richer than it
a. Rev. David Conway, while pastor,
was thrown from his carriage last year
and fatally injured. Knowing that
death was ear he made a will leav-
ing $4,000 to the church, but learning
that under state law requests must be
made thirty days before death he
signed an order on a local bank giving
10 the church IS, 700 worth OF bonds he
had on deposit. This was in the even
ing. and as the bank vaults were pro-
tected by a time lock the bonds could
not be delivered till next morning. Be
fore that time Mr.. Conway was dead.
The banker held the securities pending
a legal decision, which has just been
given. to the effect that the bonds must
De added to the estate and divided
among Mr.. Conway's relatives.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

Don Luis T%errazas. son Of the ex.
governor OF Chihuahua, Mexico. visited
El Paso, Tex, recently. and In one
night lost $50. 900 al the roulette wheel
The father Of Don Luis is enormously
rich. owning aln9Bt the entire state Of
Chihuahua. He lives IN a palace and
has 10000 workmen ia his mines and
on cattle ranches.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

Fresh excavations on the eastern
slopes Of Vesuvius have brought to
light a vast edihce, "a rooms of which
have been disinterred, and the walls OF
which are covered with frescoes OF a
date anterior to Pompeii and Of great
beauty. The director Of the Berlin
Museum is on the spot, and Il is re-
ported that the Kaiser has offered
100000 for the find"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

sTORY oF a BRAvH DHFHNsH.

the home Of the archbishop, and a SUR
rounding settlement Just inside the
wall Of the imperial city and In the
shadow Of the massive barriers Of the
forbidden or sacred city.
Proof has been heaped mountain
high that the imperial government
was In active cooperation with the
Boxers in the anti-foreign war OF ox-
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

Several Of the European general
0taffs are studying the feasibility Of or
ganizing special corps something after
the Boer model. The principal dimcul-
" lies in the limited supply Of horses
at the command Of the various govern
ments, with the exception OF Russia
The last equine Ems in that country
Is stated to have shown considerably
more than 10, 900 horses At for war
purposes.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

OF the l6.sSs deaths which occurred
IN Paris for the year 1890. no less than
1854, hence about o~ne-fourth, were
due TO consumption; 37.2 per cent Of
these persons died between the ages Of
! and 20, 6O.2 per cent between those
OF 20 and 40.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

With regard to the choice Of friends
there is little to say; for a friend 10
never chosen. A secret sympathy, the
attraction OF a thousand nam6leas
qualities, a charm In the expression OF
the c~ountenance, wen 10 the voice OF
manner, a similarity OF circumstances
these are the things that begin att
taehment-Mrs. Barbauld.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

An Alabama geologist who has been
prospecting In the neighborhood Of
Decatur says he has found unmistak-
able traces Of gold and phosphate
within fifteen miles OF the city named.
He refuses to divulge the exact loca-
ton, as he is operating for the pur-
chase Of the lands and the organization
OF a stock company.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18
Georgia Women Aroused.

The women Of Georgia are greatly
wrought up over the refusal OF the
legislature to amend the age OF con-
SEM law. As the law now stands that
age Is only ten years. and the amend
ment asked for was but little better,
being to make the age ~. The meas
ure was violently attacked on the
ground that 1t would be used a. 4
blaekmail club by negroes. The wom-
en- Of the state are organizing to force
the measure to another vote.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

the lid, and a hounce made long
enough to reach the ground. The best
way to fix this is to sew it on a tape
which, in its turn is sewn to the lin
ing Of the box. The lid must be meag-
ured, and a cushion the exact size
be made. The stumng might be Of ex-
celsior but it must be very full, and be
finished of with a frill about four
inches wide to cover the joint. A
piece Of webbing or a strip Of the ma
terial neatly doubled, about eighteen
inches long, should be nailed to either
side to prevent the lid falling back too
far when opened.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18
Especial Pekln Correspondence.)

Especial Pekin Correapondence.)
Through the months Of tragic mys-
terry which ourtained the fate Of the
besieged legations. the anxious world
beyond China heard almost nothing
Of the story Of Pei Tang, nor knew
that this other and even more desper-
ate battle against odds was being
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18
Six of the Is Whose
Terms Expire in
March.

Carolina, Warren Of Wyoming and
Wetmore Of Rhode Island either have
been or are sure to be reelected. The
Globe published pictures of six of the
retiring members. OF these Wolcott Of
Colorado and Thurston Of Nebraska
are easily the most distinguished.
They have been counted among the
most brilliant and eloquent members
of the upper house, and their retire.
ment is a loss to the republicans. Tom
Carter of Montana has not added to
his reputation in the senate. His abili-
ty is mediocre and he gained his seat
as a reward for clever campaign work
for the republicans. But he is genial
and popular. Butler Of North Caro-
ffna is the youngest menbar nf-tha
senate. He was a popular leader and
has made a name for himself at Wash
ington as a debater. Donelson Caffery,
the Louisiana sugar planter, was one
of Grover %Cleveland's most ardent sup
pOrters and forfeits the s~enatorship be-
he is a gold democrat. Shoup of
Idaho is a notable figure from the fact
that, although he has served two
terms, he has done nothing that has
made his name familiar to any except
the most critical students Of congress
sional life. He Is a republican, was a
stock raiser and mine owner and
helped establish Idaho in statehood.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

The most sensible woman in the
world viii talk baby talk TO her hus-
band and say "Bess his ole hearth"
long after he has got boldheaded.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

There are Glimpses Of heaven to us
In every act. oT thought, or word. that
raises ua above oursolveg.-A. p. Stan
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

The melancholy end Of Count Anton
PBrln-G radenstein I'm Vienna has ex-
cited much sympathy there. Count
Gradenstein was in his younger days a
popular society ~favorite. and guam
dered a princely fortune. His creditors
worried bin 60 that he Joined a travel
ing circus as groom and horse trainer.
subsequently he sold cigarettes in the
streets Of Vienna. He was buried as
D uauper. Two days after his death
q distant relative residing 10 Germany
died and left him a legacy OF $50, 900.
nv count was only forty years Of
aEe.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

A market woman named Jacques, in
trying TO entrap a mouse in the FIRE
place OF her lodgings in Paris, pulled
put a loose brick behind which the
mouse had sought refuge. and was as
t0nished 70 find a parcel consisting Of
notes, cash and securities to the value
Of 10000 francs. She at once took her
ind to the police station. and will be
entitled to claim It in a years time
unless the wner comes forward and
proves his right to the fortune in the
meantime. Within half an hour OF
her discovery becoming known the
finder had an OFFER OF marriage.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-18

Naturalisia have generally accepted
tho opinion mat ants are not abio 70