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

tail, says a writer IN the London
rphere. The conclusion is a startling
one, when It IS ~recoilected that the
last OF these giant v%egetarians vas
supposed to have been dead and buried
by nature thousands years ago. In
every scientific har--ook the giant
sloth is c~atalogued as extinct, and In
every museum his great fossilized
skeleton is labe,ed az that Of an ex-
tinct megatherium, mylod6n, calido-
therium, or grypotherium, according to
the particular branch Of the edentate
or semi-toothless family to which he
belongs. In the grounds OF the Crys
tai Palace he can be seen among Mr..
Warehouse Hawkins reservations Of
extinct monsters, ~grasping a tree In
the way which was peculiar to him.
Yet here Is this skull-the brain cavity
Of which Is practically identical with a
fossil grypotherium-with blood stain
ed tissues still adhering to It, and with
undOubted evidence Of having been cut
from the animals neck by man. a
strange thing in an animal which was
held to have become extinct before
dawning manhood had learned to
make even a stone ak. And these
skins. too, with their well-preserved
greenish-brown hair. must have been
protected by a miracle Of fortunate
conditions to preserve thus their per-
ishable gelatin; or is the alternative
possible, that the skins have been
comparatively recently-within this
generation-cut from the neck and
arm Of a mylodon or grypotherium and
that one Of these prehistoric bruteS
may yet be living? Does the neomylO-
don still live? That is debatable ques-
ton. SO much interest has gathered
round this question that an expedition
has been sent out by c. Arthur Pear
son to South America, and it is now
nearing the region which holds the
answer to the question. 1t is a region
little if ever frequented by the Indians
on account Of the lack Of ordinary
game. 1t is an uninhabited, uneN-
plored district of considerable extent
Hesketh Pritchard, leader Of the expe-
dition, with J. B. %Schivenor as second
in command, intends to strike straight
across from Santa Cruz to the lakes,
and explore all the country which sur
rounds them.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-11

but 1t was pretty well known, even to
the oldest professor and the youngest
sub-freshman. that the leaders in the
race for her favor were Charlie Dana,
handsome, graceful and daring. glee
club leader and amateur actor, and
John Clarkson, strong, sensible and
substantial. class leader and putter OF
the shot.
The contest had been on since they
came back as sophomores to hnd her
home from boarding school, ready TO
become the leader and the life Of all
the gaiety possible In a fresh-water
college town. The boys were seniors
now and Miss Kitty had grown to the
stature Of q dignihed young lady. In a
few months the final test must come
and no one. Dana or ClarkBon or the
girl. felt quite sure as 70 the outcome.
IF she only knew the game" groan-
ed ClarkBon inWardiy. "she could SEE
that II ! didn't make a hole Dana's
run wouldn't amount 10 shucks. But
Of curse she don't No girl does.
She'll see Dana tearing down the held
for a touchdown and me back AZ the
rGck. most likely with q bloody nose.
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MEN MAKE

Line Between EmpiOyments Open to Hen
and Women Vanishing.
It is said that dressmakers are be-
ginning to realize that the rivalry of
men in their own particular line Of
business is gradually but surely as
Stunning larger proportions. 1t is GER
tainly a fact that when men evince
any talent in this line they generally
excel and display more originality and
more perfect taste than the majority
Of women. Many women, it is known,
realizing that their taste is not above
reprOacb, place themselves entirely in
the hands Of the artist in clothes, and
the result Is nearly always entirely
satisfactory. 1t stands to reason that
a man whose life is spent in the devils
ing Of gowns and the blending of coll
ors must know far more about effects
than many of his customers. The first
step toward the employment Of men
in d~ressmaking was taken with the
advent Of tailor-made costumes and
in this particular branch no woman
can touch them. Although women are
NAABACyN0 ~ MOob NaAAoAo bnulo do ma
chinists, still the actual cutting, which
is, after all, the crucial stage, and the
pressing is done by men, and here, Of
course, physical strength tells. It
seems to be a truth unpalatable to
some that wherever a mar has taken
up woman's work he has, with few ex-
ceptions, equaled and often outstripped
her. Take dressmaking, cookery, hair
dressing or laundry work; men excel
in all these different branches, where
n would expect woman to be their
superiors. The reason Of this is, may
be, due in a great measure to the diff
ferent youthful training of the sexes,
more noticeable in the earlier part Of
the century than at the present date.
Boys, from the beginning Of their
school days, are taught to be moro
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She'll hurrah for Dana with the resi-
and laugh at me. II she thinks Of me
at all"
That wicked little devil called
Tempter, who is found on football
fields just as he Is everywhere else,
seized this moment TO come whisper
ing in Clarkson's ear and said: What
II you don't make that hole7 You
have done work enough already in this
game 30 that no one will blame you.
It will not lose the game. Wllhurst
can't score. anyway. Il win be a tie.
II there Is no place for Dana to get
through he'll likely be thrown for a
loss and then She will laugh at him
instead Of at you"
Just then a tremendous roar from
the stands drove the Tempter and all
else out Of Clarkson's ears. Stone
henge, realizing that the crucial mo-
ment in the game had come, was rails
ing a cheer that dwarfed all the other
cries Of that noisy afternoon. First
the old college yell was given and then
came "stone-hengei" three times,
long-drawn-out and sharply accented,
followed by a players name.
The. leaders OF the cheering began
with the center rush and the right
guard came next. "Stone-hengel"
stone - hengei' "stone - hengel"
"~Clarksonl" rang the shout from a
thousand threats. The boy straight
ened proudly at the sound and turned
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-11

: saw two vuitures. gray they were and
EorEcd;
one on q mosque sat high. asleep be
seemed,
Ciaw-steid within the silver cresoeut's
urve
Not far away. another. gray as he.
AZ fun content and somnolent with food,
Clutched with Instructive grip the golden
cross
High IN tho church an allen creed had
built.
Ton In the museum mighty Rameses
sleeps,
For some new childhood swaddied like a
babe.
Osiris and Jehovah. Allah. Christ.
This land hath known, and. IN the dawn
Of time,
The brute-god-creatur crouching in the
sand,
Ere Rameses worshiped and ere seti
How much OF truth to each new faith he
CAV
Who is the very father Of all creeds,
/ know not now-nor shall know. Ever
stlll
Past temple, palace. tomb. the great Nile
flows.
Free and more free Of bounty as men
learn
To use his values. Only this / know.
Cairo. 1899.
DIR. s. w. Mitchen. in "Tho Wager and
Other Poems"
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There is among the city statutes Of
Milan a law vigorously prohibiting all
kisses or other amatory demonstra-
tions in public places, as being con-
trary to morals. This precious statute,
though dating from the days of the
Sforzas. is still so strictly enforced
that only recently a pair of perfectly
respectable lovers were hauled before
the tribunal for merely exchanging
an embrace in a quiet corner Of the
park when they thought nobody was
looking. Upon this case a city Solo
mon adjudged that, though kissing I'M
der such circumstances could not be
considered contrary to morals, it was
not consistent with the ideals of ad-
vanced civilization as to decorum. A
fine OF a few dollars was inflicted.
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She Knew the Game.

DA HARLAN e..
Ccopyrighted, 1900: Daily Story Pub. Co)
"OneTwo-Eleven-A." shouted the
%Stonehenge quarterback, and paused.
The two e%levens, iercely in haste, had
lined up for another scrimmage before
It was noticed hat the wilhurst right
end had not risen from his place at the
bottom Of the last heap.
So the quarterback was stopped in
the middle Of his signal by the ref
eree's call Of Time" and there was a
three-minute wait for m-inistrations to
the injured player.
That gave Clarkson. right guard, a
somewhat unwelcome opportunity to
do a lot of thinking.
That part of the signal given by the
quarterback before the call Of time
told all that was vital Of the next
play. To Clarkson. and to every other
member Of the Stonehenge eleven, it
indicated that Dana, the full-back, was
to take the ball and buck the center.
Maynard, the center rush, and Clark
son. the right guard, we're to open a
hole between them through which
Dana was to plunge for a gain Of as
many yards as possible. If the end
rushes got through in time to aid him
by interference he might ven o a
touchdown, though the Wilhurst goal
was forty yards away.
1t was just the right play for the
moment and Clarkson knew it. 1t was
the second half of the game and but
ten minutes Of playing time remained.
Neither side had scored; each was
stronger in defensive thar in offensive
work.
But Dana, plucky and strong and
swift. had been saved by Stonehenge
for the emergency. All through the
first half his accurate kicking had fire.
quently been needed to send the ball
far down the field on three downs or
to return with interest the punts Of the
Wilhurst full-back. But when it came
to running with the ball. the signals
were not for Dana. One batch of half
backs had been used up and had re-
tired in favor OF eager substitutes.
Tackles. guards and ends had all been
used to advance the ball, but not once
had the quarter-back's pass been to
Dana.
The Wilhurst players and coaches
noticed the omission and wondered if
Dana had sustained some injury in
practice of which they were ignorant.
The Stonehenge alumni in the grand
stands swore under their breaths that
the captain and the quarterback had
lost their senses. Only the undergrad
yates, %unwavering in their confidence,
told each other that WiIhurst would
be "jarred" in the last quarter Of an
hour.
Now that time had com Dana
hardly could contain his eagerness. He
felt in his bones that he was going to
win the game for Stonehenge and he
knew that She was on the center
stand. watching to see him do it.
Clarkson knew it, too, and that was
why he was gritting his teeth and
kicking sayagely at the half-frozen
earth.
They both could see her, a-lutter
with ribbons, her gray eyes wide and
bright with excitement, the vagrant
wind blowing her brown curls all
about her face. Not a girl in the Will
hurst thousand could equal her, the
pride and the belle Of Stonehenge.
The whole university worshiped her,
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Il is not generally to obituary no
tees that one looks as a source Of
mirth but a considerable fund Of hui
NOR a be conjured up by the use Of
such unpromising material as the fol-
lowing instances will show: Newspa-
per editors are responsible for the
publication Of not a few humorous
obituary notices, but there are few
who thus show so much enterprise as
the editor Of a Kansas paper, who,
when On his deathbed, and aware that
his demise was only the question Of a
few hours, wrote out his own obituary
notice. He then handed it to his prin-
ter, with Instructions to insert the hour
and date of his death as soon as It
occurred, and to lose no time in having
It printed before the rival paper over
the way would have any chance Of
forestalling him. A subscriber to an
American weekly newspaper, havink
read an intimation Of his own death
in the obituary column, called on the
editor, and in vehement language in
sisted that the report should be con.
tradicted. The editor a~pologized, add
Ing, However, we never retract any
thing that appears in our column, but
l will tell you what we will do. When
our bookkeeper makes a mistake In
his accounts, he, to avoid unseemly
erasure in his ledger, cancels OF cor
reefs the error by making a new entry;
and we will treat you in the same way.
Next week we will put you among the
births" Another enterprising Ameri-
can paper makes the announcement
that every subscriber who pays a quar-
ter in advance will be entitled to an
obituary notice of one hundred lines
If he died during that period. The fol-
lowing obituary notice culled from a
Spanish newspaper is decidedly orig
inal: I'VE regret to announce the
death Of Sonora Gonzales, the wife OF
esteemed townsman, Senior Juan
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Seaweed as a test for sewage-this is
the discovery made by DR.. Let's, pro-
fessor Of chemistry in the Belfast col
lege, and his coadjutor. Mr.. Hawthorne
Of the same college, says a London
newspaper. Their attention had been
called to large quantities Of putrefying
seaweed outside Belfast and Dublin.
Investigation proved that the growth
of the weed depended largely on the
sewage pollution Of the water, and that
in fact it only hourished in localities
where such pollution existed. The re-
suits Of Prof. Let's experiments were
recently communicated to the chemi-
cal section Of the British Association.
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BrazilianS Like Games of Chance

Brazilians are ~passionately fond of
games Of chance, especially lotteries.
In reply to an inquiry from a deputy,
the minister of finance of this country
states that 299 lotteries we're drawn
IN the city of Rio de Janerio last year.
The aggregate capital amounted to g.
100000 milreis-about $7,000,O 900 in
United States money. The beneficial
ries of these lotteries, various ehsrit-
able institutions, received about $780,
300 from them. It is not said how
many of the prizes were won and paid.
In fact, there is a general belief that,
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rRApR Of R~EE-rRAoKER.


Native Mexican Follows one Bee All
Day Long.
OF all the trades that require quick
sight and patience, the calling of the
bee tracker is not the least exacting.
1t would seem more like amusement
than a rs business, but in Texas,
California and in parts of Mexico boys
are trained for it from the time they
can ride a broncho, the knack Of it
being handed down from father to
son.. It is in Bee county, Texas, that
the industry fourishes most. There
are some Of the greatest apiaries Of
the world, farms and ranches devoted
to the production Of honey, which is
shipped to the east and even across the
ocean. And honey-raising there has
come to be a fine art. Dealers will
sell you your zee Of wild clover,
cotton blossoms, -Jrse mint and other
brands. and each you will find has a
distinct flavor. This from the
fact that the bees in each hive or clus-
ter Of hives will follow certain well-de-
fined tastes and feed only on a certain
flower. Out of this has sprung the
work Of the bee tracker. He is al
ways a full-blooded Mexican who
works in the summer and rests in the
winter, living off the good fees he gets
for his work. He always appears
around the apiaries at the beginning Of
the honey-making season, when the
owners wish to learn of what variety
their product is to be, so that they can
make their contracts. The tracker has
a hardy little plains mustang that is
afraid of no test of speed or strength,
and mounted on this he begins a tour
of the hives. He will go to one and
patiently wait until a bee energies that
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Measurement of aLlre..

The Wichita (Kas.) Eagle says that
at a recent spiritualistic meeting, the
spirit of Elijah Crosser was called for.
Elijah Crosser had died there in an
early day, but was remembered for
his immense stature, six feet five
inches. A voice in the darkness said
he was Elijah. Are you in heaven?'
asked an old-timer. YES" came the
answer. Are you an angel, Lige?'
Yes" The questioner paused, evil
IDENTIFY having exhausted his fund OF
questions, and then suddenly inquired.
What do you measure from tip to tip,
Lige?"
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Broomhall says that reports from
Argentina are becoming mor positive
each day that the wheat crop is not
doing well. There has, no doubt, been
a danger this season In observers reck-
Oning upon a repetition Of the remark
able yield Of December, 1898. The yield
per acre in Argentina IN 1898 must
have been phenomenal indeed, for,
had not storms Of wind and rain de-
strOyed 800. 900 tons after harvest, the
total available for expectation during
1893 would have been about 1000, 900
quarters and the total crop about 49,
Co., 600 quarters, which, being grown
on an area Of 500. 900 acres, indicates
a yield Of % bushels per acre. This
figure may not be reached again for
years TO come, and consequently, al
though the acreage is now In the
n%eighborhood OF 5000. 900, It is quite
on tho cards that the total outturn
may fall to 10000. 900 quarters.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-01-11

IN ran Dana, yard after yard.
to his place In the line. Dana and the
girl were for the moment forgotten;
the honor of the old college filled his
head and his heart.
In the very midst of the uproar play
was resumed and once more the quar-
terIback gave the signal "One-Two-
Eleven-A-Z-Y-Q-44." The words
flung twenty-five human catapults
into action. Dana, dashing forward,
caught the ball, passed clean and
straight by the quarter and dove blind
ly forward. The thought that Clark
son might not be able to make a hole
never occurred to him, and his conf
dence was rewarded.
Clarkson, using all his strength and
all his science for the glory of Stone
henge, had brushed aside the Wilhurst
guard like a fly, and the broken line
CAPPED wide. Through like a flash went
Dana, lodged the opposing quarter and
hurdled a waiting half. The Wilhurst
full-back was still to be met, but now a
Stonehenge end came out of the melee
and blocked off the enemy. On ran
Dana, yard after yard. Chalk line
after chalk line was crossed and the
ball placed squarely between the goal
posts.
It was just in time, for through the
shouts Of victory shrilled the whistle
Of the referee, telling that the game
was done and won.
Wasn't it g~lorious?" exclaimed a
girl in Stonehenge colors, one Of the
gay myriad swarming from the stands.
Dana went through them all like a
bullet from a gun"
YES" said She, o%verhearing, "but
Mr.. Clarkson was the man behind the
gun"
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cURroUs
ONES FROM NEWS
PAPERS

Gonzales. who has long dono good
service among us as boot and sn5e re-
palrer. The deceased lady Leaves two
daughters to mourn her loss. The elder
is married, and the younger, who f.
unmarried, is open to an offer. Tho.
bereavement will not affect the busi-
ness. which is carried on az usual in
the old shop at No. is Gale Eotfecha.
Boots and shoes repaired o. moderate.
terms. Satisfaction guaranteed.
These are not the only cases, however.
where the obituary notice is utilized
from a business standpoint. When one
Of the partners OF an English provin-
cial firm died not long ago the surviv-
ing partner hit on the idea Of sending
out a funeral card with an advertise
ment on the reverse side. specifying
the various kinds Of goods they dealt
in, and quoting the prices at which
they we're sold. Lord Brougham was
the author of a rather sharp practical
Joke, the victim being the London
Times. The editor Of that paper was.
a particular enemy Of the great states
UlhMr anu a. NNNAAANA " AAD ANAkHA AAIA
It would be a good joke to give out
that he was dead. and see what kind
of an obituary notice the great Lon
don newspaper would give. Lord
Brougham was travelling in the pro
vinces at the time. and the report Of
his death was soon circulated. A rep
resentative of the Times called at his
lordship's residence to verify the ru-
NOR. There he was assured the report
was indeed true, and, in proof, was
shown the coffin and pail, which had
already been laid out. The next day
the Times appeared with a notice Of
Brougham's death, in which the states
mans life and character we're depicted
in the most virulent terms. It was
very small satisfaction to Lord
Brougham when, a few days later, he
exacted an abject apology from the
editor.
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CHILD BATS EAGLE.
Nan Uses Daughter to Bring Big BIRD
within Range.

Nan Uses Daughter to Bring Big Bird
within Range.
The good old drama Of william
Telr' was enacted near Hartford,
Conn, a few days ago. The tyrant
Gessler in this instance, however, was
a wicked bald eagle. and the part Of
William Tell was enacted by F.. H.
Woodwork. Mr.. Woodwork and his
nine-year-old daughter Helen, who is
his inseparable companion. started to-
gether on a fishing trip. There had
been some talk OF the marauding OF
his eagleship for some time, says the
81. Louis Republic, and this inspired
Mr.. Woodwork to fetch his rife along.
The two fishers had not proceeded far
when the bird appeared. Secreting
himself behind some shrubbery, MI.
Woodworth's rife cracked, and feath-
ward, telling her not to be afraid, but
to sit down. The bait tempted the
bird. and With a swoop he descended.
Just as he was nearing the child
WCodWorth's rife cracked, and feath-
ers few. The bird again spread his
wings and attempted to soar. when
another shot rang out and down he
came in a heap. The eagle measured
six feet three inches from tip to tip
It Is the largest seen in this part Of
the country in many years. mo, /
had no fear" said the modern William
Tell today with a smile; / just sent
the gal out for a bait. while / hid In
the brush and popped him. I had no
doubt about hitting him. All / was
aieared Of was that he might get near
and claw her before he died. That's
why ! put a second bullet IN his wing.
The one IN the neck was sufficient It's
what ] aimed az"
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Yale's Young President

Prof. Arthur Twining Hadley, the
new president Of Yale, is young. He
was graduated from Yale in 1876, and
has been connected with the univer-
sity ever since. He received the de-
gree of M. A. from Yale in 1881. He
was first tutor, then instructor in
political science, and later a professor
in this branch. Before he was elected
president he was professor of political
science and political economy. His
father was the late Prof. Hadley, an
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sPANIsH cHILp PIANIsr.
Remarkable Boy Prodigy Accusing Much
Interest in Europe.

Remarkable Boy Prodigy Accusing Much
Interest In Europe.
A remarkable boy prodigy has been
%arousing great interest in Europe. He
has just appeared before the congress
Of psychology in Paris. His name is
Pepito Airola. and he came from
northern Spain. The accounts Of this
prodigy are marvellous. He Is deserib-
ed as a pretty, curly head, a little over
three years old. who, at the tender
age Of 30 months. amazed his mother
by playing on the piano Immediately
after her a piece Of classical music OF
very difficult composition. He natur-
ally does not know a note, but impro-
Yises in a way to amaze an audience
OF musicians. He throWs into his
modulations an intensity and a quality
Of expression Of which it seems impos-
sible that this baby soul should appre-
ciate the meaning. AS he plays IN this
way his eyes assume a rapt and
dreamy look, as though he were inspir-
cd, or under the influence OF something
outside Of himself. Then he hops
down from his stool and bows to the
audience with the laugh Of a real
child, which gives n to understand
that he looks upon the whole thing as
a huge joke. Unnecessary TO say that
he is the living proof Of a number Of
theories according 10 the ~preconooivea
idea with which people listen to him.
To those who have no theories he is
simply a wonder. doubly wonderful
because there 81 nothing unoanny
about him. and because ho looks like
such a normal baby-iolly and hug
able