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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05
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rocks on which l lay, were all changed
TO snow-there was nothing left but
whiteness and stiffness and coldness-
snow! snow! snow!
My soul came back to me with a.
throb of terror, for l suddenly realized
that the peep-hole, my egress into the
world, was filed up by this maddening
snow.
Ny first feeling was n Of p~erplexity
on that side Of the rock last night
there had been but twelve inches OF
snow; now there must be over six feet
of it. On the northeast sides of the
rock the wind had banked up great
drifts but here-it was preposterous!
Six feet in one night in so sheltered a
place!
Like a flash it came to me that the
wind had changed in the night-it had
swept around from northeast to north
west, sending vagrant flakes to cover
me in my stone bed and shutting my
little door with an immense drift.
My next feeling came quickly-de-
spair! I had no pick, no shovel, only
half-frozen hands. l took my pistol
and fired but the ball made not the
slightest impression on the round.
white target-it was merely lost In It's
soft depths. l emptied my pockets in
a kind of senseless hope that 1 might
find something there which might help
me-a matchsafe with four matches,
three cigars, some quinine capsules
and, most useless and ex~asperating Of
all, l thought-a number OF small
sticks OF dynamite. Dynamite! Why.
l held in my hand the power to blow
the great rock into atoms and / was
Gagged by a snow-drift!
/ sat down to smoke and to think.
/ thought Of the boys In camp, with
books, food and fuel all ready for win
ter; l thought of my claim some three
miles below and wondered who would
work It; / thought OF the woman l
loved and Of how the sun shone bright
ly on her in my old Kentucky home.
The day passed and night came
again. The storm had ceased, the wind
had lulled. / slept hoping that / would
not wake to the horrors Of another day.
! dreamed such a dream as might have
come to me in my bunk at eamp-of
blasting rocks in the mine with the
powder in my pocket.
Morning dawned and a dazzling sun
with It. A fierce determination to live
came to me-to get back to camp, 10
work again at that rich lode Of silver.
Certainly It was In obedience to the
laws Of association that my dream OF
last night came back to me and with
1t, a thought which made my weak
heart throb.
II people blew away rocks With dyna-
mite, why not blow away snowl The
risk Of 1t would be great-but-
With poor stin hands dug into the
blockade and finally by dint OF press
ing aud moulding. 1 made an excava-
ton OF about an arms length, tunnel
shaped and with an arched roof.
folded my handkerchief and placed one
stick OF dynamite on It, 80 that the
fuse might not touch the ]
opened my MATCHBOX 20 ind
/ clutched my hands 10 misery a.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05

nnding myself so ~baiked-not q mntdRl
was therei /. poor fool, had wasted
them on cigars yesterday Then I de-
cided, IN my desperation, to do one Of
two things. I could risk death from
the explosion without a tromor. but I
felt that j could not die that slow
death Of starvation-it must be either
a leap into the canon OF a bullet
through my brain.
But again something put a saving
thought into my head. Why not fire
my mine with a pistol shot; certainly
a shell tearing into the magazine Of a
vessel had such an effect as I desired.
For the sweetness of living, for the
woman I loved, for all Of work and
achievement that might lie before me,
1 steadied myself and took aim care
fully at the long gray stick.
Heavensl the shock Of IT. ] fell
prone on the rock, my head wounded
by a fragment Of stone, but when 1
looked up. there where the white snow
had been, was the blessed blue sky
shining through my peeD-hole.
Some FIVE hours later / fell on the
Threshold Of our rough house at the
foot OF the mountain. How good the
food vast How warm the frel How
soft the bedi
Lost Mountain is now, and always
will be, my happy hunting ground; but,
though I've spent many night Of late
years on its bosom, ! have never had
the desire to sleep again IN that queer,
stona bunk on the edge Of the canon.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05
RESULTS OF sHooTINow WELL.
Fully zoo Feet of Pipe Crashes Through
Derrlckss Top.


Fully coo Feet Of pipe Crashes Through
Derrlok's Top.
A remarkable accident ccurred dur
ing the Shooting" Of an oil well five
miles west Of this city, on the Rem
ringer farm, says a Findlay, o., CORE
spondent Of the Cleveland Plain
Dealer. A 2Oo-quart shot Of nitroglyc-
crime had been put into the well and
Contractor Craig himself dropped the
"go-devil."-Tbe effects Of the shot
were most startling. The column Of
oil as usual mounted to the top OF the
derrick and several o OF feet in the
air. But there was a long black line
that extended still farther into the
ether and continued to project after
the flow OF oil had subsidized. 1t was
what is known as the casing Of the
well, several hundred feet Of iron pipe
abo9t FIVE inches in diameter that is
sunk into the we'll, while being drilled
to keep out the surface fluids. Fully
200 feet Of the pipe had been shot
into the air crashing through the top
Of the derrick. AS the men surged
forward around the well the sections
Of pipe began to break of and fell
crashing down on the derrick, smash
ing oak timbers and falling into the
crowd. AFFIXED for their lives. Eight
or ten sections broke of and then an
other unexpected event happened, the
balance Of the pipe slid back into the
well. The men are at present at work
trying to fish the pipe out Of the well,
as the howpis partly obstructed. The
derrick is a total wreck.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05

During n Of the great riots in Bel
fast an old man and his wife were
driving a donkey with a cartful of
vegetables along a road leading to the
markets. Seeing a mob Of reckless
men and boys approaching. and no
means Of escape visible, the old fellow
handed to his wife five sovereigns.
which she slowed away in her mouth
for safety. The crowd took possession
Of the donkey and cart, scattered the
greens, and roughly searched the old
pair for cash. When the mob had gone
the old woman opened her mouth and
allowed the gold to roll into her hand.
All" said the old fellow, as he glane-
ed regretfully after the disappearing
donkey and cart, what a pity Won
didn't put the moke an all there!"-
Pick-Me-Up.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05

The old scotchwoman who liked her
minister because "he joombles the
joodment an ~confoonds the sense"
would have appreciated a bit Of British
legislation which the premier seems to
view with sardonic amusement. In
an act Of Parliament" says Lord
Salisbury, which authorizes us to
press forward technical instruction. II
is distinctly said that technical in
.struction does not mean instruction in
any art, or craft. or livelihood. OF
course it IS rather difficult under those
circumstances to know what il does
mean, but II you will go forward in the
act OF Parliament you will find that it
means the cultivation Of foreign lam
guages." This is diverting indeed, but
the humor Of the thing does not limit
its significance. Probably the British
legislator did not know exactly what
he did want. Assuredly he is not the
first man who has found It hard to
draw a clear distinction betwixt you
may, you must, you cannot, and you
should"
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Unkind Trick Played
Upon an Unsuspect-
ing and AVorAc ious
Woman. x x x x

corners plays to the crowd classical Sc
lections usually, and sends around the
hat afterward. His dream is to have
a studio Of his own and give lessons.
Then he will give up the street play
ing; but that can't be yet. Il don't
care what people think of me-" he told
a reporter who asked him about his
aspirations. I'm not ashamed Of play
ing in the streets. 1t is nearly the same
as playing in a concert hall for a fee.
But all the same ! shall be glad when
/ don't have to do 1t any longer" The
police don't bother the young musician.
and his teachers rather admire him
for his courage than condemn him.
Some day, he hopes to go to Europe
to study.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05
Our oldest City.

Arizona now claims the Oldest set
Element in the United States and is
telling st. Augustine and Santa Fe
that they are at least a half Of a cen
fury behind her little town Of Tucson,
the county seat Of Pima county, where
there are about 5000 inhabitants on
the identical spot settled by s~paniards
in the middle Of the sixteenth century.
This claim Is based on 4 5cently discov-
cred d0cumehts In the old mission Of
San Xavier, dated 1862, which tell Of
a settlement being authorized by the
church, and other parchments which
place the founding OF Tucson in 1885,
San Francisco Post.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05

asleep, but I was worn with my seven
hours struggle in the storm and before
l knew it, l was drifting into dreams.
The wind came from the northeast,
the exposure from the canon side was
from the south, the exposure from the
large peep-hole was from the west,
therefore / was we'll protected. My
berth was more than ten feet wide
and sloped inward, away from the
canon, so that there was comparatively
little danger of rolling off in the night.
l slept as soundly in that queer rock
bunk as l had ever slept In all my life
before.
When at last I woke it was morning
and the world had changed and l had
changed with it. All the universe was
made Of snOw-my head was heavy
with snow, my limbs, my clothes, the
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05

A remarkable flint bowlder has been
discovered in England. In a cavity
within the bowlder was found a full
grown toad, which must. when young,
have entered the hole in the stone by
q small aperture. There the ~unfortu
nate prisoner waxed 10 adolescence.
and probably may have died Of chag-
rim that he had delayed his exit too
long, for the hole afterward became
silted up. The bowlder was exhibited
recently before the Linnean society,
and is eventually to be placed in the
Brighton museum.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05

Among the street musicians Of Chi
cago is a young man who plays to
earn his living while he pursues his
studies IN a musical college. He holds
a scholarship in the college and Is con
sidered a promising student there, but
the problem for him Is how to main
tain himself In a city far away from
his little home town In Michigan while
he studies In the school, He has no
private resources, Each evening he
takes his violin and on likely street
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05

Exercise cannot with impunity be
neglected, and should be taken reg
ularly and In moderation. Most wo-
men would be all the better for walk
ing four Of FIVE miles each day, and,
were they TO do so, instead Of de-
pending so much on street cars, good
compilations and trim figures would
be nr common than they are
among those who are no longer in
their first youth.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05

The o%mnigraph, as a new instrument
designed to teach the art Of telegraphy
Is called, consists of a Dashboard on
which are secured an ordinary key
and sounder, between which a disk is
mounted, formed on its periphery with.
teeth. A spring contact adjacent to.
the wheel engages the peripheral teeth
of the disk. Although irregular. the
arrangement OF the teeth Is arbitrary.
For If the disk be rotated by means Of
a small crank shaft geared with
the disk shaft, the spring contact is
forced outwardly by the teeth. but
drops back BY its cyp elasticity and
thus makes apd breaks the circuit The
experienced telegraph operator detect
ing these makes and breaks at the
sounder recognizes them as the dots
n dashes Of the Morse alphabet.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05

omitting the cost Of water and the
products Of the soda fountains. the
American Grocer estimates that the
national drink bill' for beverages of
all kinds amounted last year to more
than twelve hundred and twenty
eight million dollars. Alcoholic lio-
uors account for more than a billion
dollars; coffee, for one hundred and
twenty-five millions; tea for thirty
seven millions, and cocoa for six mil
lions. Statistics are given to show
that our consumption Of alcohol is not
increasing, and this, of course. Is a
thing to be thankful for; but the seri-
Gus fact remains, that for these bever-
ages-some Of which are unnecessary.
and others distinctly harmful-tnere is
squandered every year money enough
to provide the comforts Of life for all
who are in misery.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05

A bill in the New York legislature
proposes to give electric railway com
panies the same rights Of condemna-
ton as steam railways, with a view 10
promoting general competition with
existing roads. The propriety Of put
ting electric roads under regulations
similar to those placed upon the steam
roads with which they are expected to
compete has taken form in some Of the
legislatures, and the Michigan house
has passed a bill requiring owners and
managers Of interurban electric lines
10 equip their cars with lavatories,
drinking water, axes. fire shovels and
other appliances, the same as are re-
quired on steam railroad cars.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05

The origin OF the tiger as an emblem
of Tammany is said by w. c. Mont
anye, a coffee and spice dealer. in
New York, to date from the time when
William NJ. Tweed, then foreman Of
big Six" fire company, took a fancy
to a picture Of a royal Bengal tiger
in the elder M~ontayne's store in the
sos. Tweed adopted the emblem for
the American club, and It soon was
accepted by all Tammany.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05

An Ohio Spectator tainted when he
saw that stocks in which he was in
%terested were going down, and when
he anne to he found that he was many
thousands Of dollars richer than when
he lost consciousness. Yet q few years
from now he will tell his g%randchild-
rem that he made his money by econ
omy, industry, and the exercise Of his
superior ability.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05
ohIaess ~ DINO oralor.

WI Ting Fang, Chinese representa-
tive In this country. is now REGARDED
as a rival OF Senator Depew in AFTER
dinner oratory. No other foreign min
lister 10 America has ever won snch
success IN this way as the eloquent
and witty oriental.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05

Uncle Russell Sage, with character
istic shrewdness. has been able to play
Caasandra and yet pull out 81. 900, COO
profit on his prophecies. But It IS
safe to predict that he viii not be re-
membered as many thousands years
az Cassandra.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05

Casteliano Would Absorb the Surplus.
A partnership between Mr.. Carnegie
and Count Boni de Castellane would
enable the former to die much poorer
and TO anticipate the date a few years.
st. Louis Globe-D Democrat.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05

According to a recent regulation,
pupils in the schools OF saxony will
hereafter be required to commit to
memory 291 Biblical verses and 1893
verses Of hymns in addition to the
catechism.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05

The average man can hear the whis-
per Of a pretty woman farther than he
can the loudest call of duty.-Penn-
sylvania Grit.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05

The fact that a copy az the first edi-
lion Of Paradise Lost" brought $3.50
In London Indicates that everybody
does not agree with those who think
that John oughf 10 have got six
months instead of R5 for the original
manuscriDt
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05
Whlts oblsal. Il. 80 ID.

A white object can be seen at a dis
lance Of 1880 times lis own diameter
10 strong sunlight-that Is to say q
white disc a foot across can be Bom
1890 feet away.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05

Mary owens or Chicago IS said to be
the only In the world who does
regular police duty. Every husband
can testify that this is incorrect.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05

which has been going on at It's base,
and a great ledge hangs above the lit
tie cavern, as II 1t would protect the
space which II once held. SO insidious
has been the work Of wind and rain
and frost, that on n side there Is
no entrance to the cavern, but on the
other a small round hole has been
worn IN the rock shell about three feet
above the ground, 80 that a man may
easily climb through. On one side WIS
the awful canon. everywhere else ave
where the round peep-hole looked out
on the sloping mo~untain-side, was the
unyielding, solid rock, but ! climbed
into the nest-like cavern and laid
myself down with an at-home kind
Of feeling. ] did not mean 70 fall
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05

nHoratius may have held the
BRIDGE said the discounted house
keeper. 'but be couldn't have held
Bridget one minute after she made up
her mind TO go.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-05

i lie at case in the valley,
More blessed than song can say,
BehddnR the skies bend over
The beautiful hills of May
They ire pink where the orchards flower,
They are white where the dogwoods way,
Or blue where the vdets cover
The beautiful hills of May.
They are low that the heart may love them, Il.
They are far that the thought nay stray, 4.
They are near that the feet may climb them,
The beautiful hills OF May.
Though better than song be silence,
Yet ahl that song could convey
4 To December new of the beauty
That blooms on the hills of May
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Denver Directory.

TRUNKS, TRUNKS, TRUNKS. Hs5Ess. I %so, %
sale and retail. Ar. Meek Trunk 8 Bag Co, Denver
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-27
Christmas Buying.

w HEN the curtain has been runs
down on Thanksgiving Day, you will,
of course, begin preparations for rails
ing the curtain on the good scenes of
the Christmas tide. One Of the essen
tial things for full enjoyment Of the
Christmas holidays Is q plenty Of the
choicest viands which the appetite can
crave. When you begin your shopping
for Christmas edibles, we invite you to
come and see what we have to offer
you. Among other things you will find
here are: FRESH NUTS Of all kinds,
CITRONs, CLEANED CURRANTs,
SEEDLESS and LAYER RAISINS,
all kinds Of SPICES, GELATINEs.
CORN STARCH, the most popular Of
the CEREAL PRODUCTS. including
the delicious products of the Ralston
Purina Mills, the makers Of choice ce-
real products, APPLES, DRIED FIGS.
the choicest CANNED MEATS, VEG
ETABLES and FRUITS, choice bottled
PICKLES. including Chow Chow, On
ions, Cucumbers, Celery, etc., and then
we have extra choice Barrel Pickles,
that are elegant. Then too we have
the choicest Of Hams, Maccaroni and
FULL CREAM CHEESE. You will
also find here nice line Of Stick and
Box Candles. When you buy, see US
before you buy.
c. P. LOWRANCE & co.
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s1 TAKE COUGH EASE. 1t Cures.
YORK DRUG STORE.
PLANTATIONS FOR SALE.

T OFFER the following three Planta-
l. tions for sale on reasonable terms:
1874 ACRES, adjoining lands Of T. L.
Carroll and County Home.
KELL PLACE, containing 10Sa
ACRES, located in Bullocks Creek
township and adjoining lands Of Elias
Ramsey and Mrs. Wylie.
ROSEBOROUGH PLACE, situated
on Turkey creek, containing 1923 acres
and adjoining lands Of C.. E. Spencer
and others.
All Of the above lands are we'll adapt
ed to the production of corn, wheat,
cotton and family supplies, and they
are also adapted to stock raising.
For further information call upon or
write to j. W. P. HOPE,
Yorkville, s. c.
Sept. 25 W If
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-27
Repair Work.

VIZ ATCH, CLOCK and JEWELRY
w REPAIRING is a speciality with
me. l do lots of it and do it at reason
able prices. Right now is good time
to have your Watches, Clocks and
Jewelry repaired. Do not wait until
the busy Christmas trade begins-you
might want your repair work done i'm
mediately and I might not be- able to
give it to you as promptly as l could
ii you would bring your work In now.
Before you buy anything In the line
of Sterling Silverware, Plated Ware,
Bric-a-brac, Chinaware, Porcelain, or
Lamps, come and see what l have to
offer you. l am sure that l can show
you as nice goous as can be had any
where, and that my prices are a little
LOWER than you can find In sur
rounding towns.
T. w. SPECK, The Jeweler.
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CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER II.
CoRoNAcA, s. c., Nov. 9, 1901.
To p. S. Dew, Agent,
!. Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co.:
Dear Sir: You will please accept my
thanks for check for $20,147.80 on Ma
tional State Bank Of Newark, N. j., ir
settlement Of Policy No. 2OS,721, issued
to- my brother, w. W. Klugh, by Mu-
tual Benefit Life Insurance Co., on Oc-
tober 23d, 1884. This prompt and full
settlement, just eleven days from mail
ing of proofs Of death, proves conclu-
sively that the interest Of widows and
orphans are safe in the Grand Old
Company you represent; besides I find
on investigation that your rates, COUP
led with your annual dividend plan, are
much more favorable to the policy
holder than the other old companies,
and I take this opportunity Of recon-
mending Internationally your Company
to anyone desiring insurance.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) J. S. KLUGH, Executor.
SAM M. GRIST, Special Agent.
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LOCKHART LINKLETS.
Mrs. higgins Returns to Her Farm
Mr.. VIM. Ross Becomes an Over

Mrs. higgins Returns to Her Farm
Mr.. VIM. Ross Becomes an Over
seer.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville ENQUIRER.
LocKHART, November 2O.-These au-
tumnal days are certainly beautiful.
Each succeeding day seems to vie with
the day preceding in that respect.
Mrs. r. ]. higgins. who has been
with us for sometime, has moved back
to her plantation in the Blairsville Sec
tion. She will be accompanied by all
of her children except Miss Alice and
Mr.. Meek Higgins. Miss Alice will
continue to hold her position as inspec-
tor in. the cloth-room. and Mr.. Meek
will continue as flagman on the Lock-
hart branch of the Southern railway.
Mr.. William Ross is now full-fedg-
ed overseer, having been assigned to
that position in the cloth-room on the
resignation Of Mr.. T. I. Barber.
Rev. J. S. Grier filled his appoint
ment here yesterday, preaching two
very interesting sermons from the
same text.
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Wednesday, November 81, 1901.

with the end OF his captive seems to
have been this, that when the mob pro-
posed to burn him, Koester and others
declared they would shoot him at the
striking of the first match. That Is
all. Koester seems to be an active and
resolute man, and a person Of taste.
Having arrested a vile criminal, he
helped to avert cruel and disgusting
show. The opposition to his appoint
ment as collector seems 70 have been
based on personal spite. Report says
that the president will noS withdraw
the appointment"
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FOR SALE.

T HAVE for sale at bargains, the fol-
l. lowing: l Avery Stalk Cutter, for 1
horse; l lot of Betting; 1 Portable
Forge; l Steel Anvil; 1 Woodworker's
Wise; l Blacksmith's Wise; lot Wire
Netting, feet wide; l Water
Elevator; l Meyers Pump; lot Wrought
Iron Pipe, to 4 inch; lot Of Shafting,
: to 3 inch; lot Cast and Wood Pulleys;
l Wood Saw and Frame, all new, never
used a day; lot Harness,
T. BAXTER McCLAIN.