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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23
STRANGE lMPs in THE SEA.
Capt. Moody Caught One on Cape
Charles Light,hIp.

Capt. Moody Caught One on Cape
Charles Light.hIp.
Capt. William Moody Of Baltimore
believes there are strange imps in the
sea, because he caught one recently
while fishing off Cape Charles light
ship. Capt. Moody is commander Of
the lightship, and 1t is his habit to
keep a baited hook, attached to an ex-
tremely long line in the water at all
times. Occasionally this perslstency
is rewarded with cod or other tooth
some fish Of deep water. The captain
happened to be near the line when the
imp" fish was hooked. He started to
pull it in, and then ensued as pretty
a battle as ever warmed the heart Of
fisherman. Several times the creature
was brought to the surface, and on one
occasion it leaped ten feet in the air.
After a battle lasting fully an hour the
monster was %harpopned and pulled on
deck. The fish weighed about eighty
pounds. The Ina has wings, which
are Of the tRi asailcloth, and
are mott1ed With JbIue checks or
squares. The mouth is filled with par
alleI rows of coqical teeth, the row
varying from two, in the back part Of
the upper jaw, to eight in front with
twice these numbers in the lower Jaw.
The tail has three rows Of spines, re-
sembling the teeth running its whole
length. The imp has no scales.
creature has been shown to govern
ment experts, but as yet remains un-
classified.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23
aaRLIN 10 VICE pooroRs.
They Claim to Drive Diseases OF NIen and
Beasts Into Trees.

They Claim 20 Drive Diseases Of Men and
Beasts Into Trees.
A curious superstition begins to gain
a large number OF supporters in Ber-
lin, the capital Of the enlightened Ger
man empire.
The witch doctors, named Grau,
Freiberg and Hermann. have estab-
lished a reputation for ~eradicnting dis
ease from men and beasts by driving
It into trees. The cures are effected
at night on Tuesdays and Fridays of
the week OF full noon and there must
be trees In the neighborhOOd to receive
the castout diseases. A condition Is
that the moon must be visible.
A needle is stuck into the skin COW
ering the affected part Of the body and
remains there until a few drops of
blood appear. The blood Is collected
on a sheet Of paper and the paper is
rolled into the shape Of a pin.
The doctor" then goes into n wood
alone carrying this pill, selects a tree
and in%Oculates the bark with the pill.
The process Of blOOd-letting and inOcu-
lation is repeated three times. "Drs."
Grau, Frelberg and Hermann tell the
police they did not invent their pro-
cedure, but inherit It from their
parents.
The ancient Germans i'm the second
and third centuries practiced exactly
the same hOcus-pOcus. although Grau
and his friends don't know it. Grau,
Freiberg and Hermann have had hun
dreds Of patients and the attentions
Of the police are deeply resented by q
large number Of their adherents.
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Washinrton mas Many That Wsrs
Planned ~ Famous Americans
IA 80. tho 0Uot,r, ~ Al. Ia. rn

Waahinrton mas Many That wsrs
Planned 81 Famous American.
Il was the custom Of the late Charles
A. Dana to visit this city occasionally.
writes a washington correspondent Of
the New York Times, and to spend the
entire day that ne gave to sight-see-
ing in looking over the trees OF the
city with William r. Smith. in charge
Of the botanical gardens. Mr.. Dana
said Of Mr.. Smith that he knew more
about trees than any half-dozen men
OF Mr.. Dana's acquaintance. Mr.. Smith
has in his gardens a number Of his
torically interesting trees. There is a
Kentucky oak grown from an acorn
planted by John J. C%rittenden, and q
story goes with this information about
the intimacy that existed between
Crittenden, Robert Mallory and John
A. Bingham Of Ohio. Not far from
the elm grown from one planted by
George Washington at the time he laid
the cornerstone Of the capitol. Work
men killed the tree while e%xcavating
for the architectural terrace at the
west front. Mr.. Smith propagated the
new elm from the old roots, and the
new tree was planted where It Is by
Senator James B. Beck Of Kentucky.
While Jefferson Davis was secretary
Of war his wife gave Mr.. Smith some
seed Of the Monterey cypress, from
which was produced a fine specimen
near the end Of the greenhouse. Two
specimens Of the bald variety Of cyp-
ress are named "Forney" aad For
rest" one planted by John W. Forney,
an editor, and the other by Edwin For
rest, the actor, IS years ago. A Chin
csc tree was grown from seed obtained
at the grave OF Confucius, and was pre-
sented to the garden by Charles A.
Dana and planted by Representative
Amos ]. Cummings fifteen years ago.
Among other well known tree planters
who have left their names are Thad-
deus Stevens, the late Senator Bayard,
who planted an English oak; Proctor
Knott, Daniel W. Voorhees,, j.. s. c..
Blackburn, Lot M. Morrill, and Justin
s. Morrill,, who planted winged elms
thirty years ago; Senator Hoar and
Senator Evarts, and some recent
arrivals in Washington. There Is a
Carolina poplar that is interesting as
the parent Of $4,000 other poplars, liv-
ing in many states Of the Union.
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John Crompton!' she exclaimed.
FOR life begin. Where now was the
dashing tenor whose burning eyes had
so lately pursued her own? Where now
the tickle admirers Of the past and
present? She stood alone and the fire
demon a above her and dropped
down upon her gauze draperies, burn
ing gegaws which had glittered and
shone but a moment before. She in
Vited destruction, she stood alone.
l that desperate moment, a deep
voice said:
Come with meat once!,
A heavy wrapping, the curtain OF one
OF the boxes, was twined about her.
n was fairly whirled OF her feet by
the impetuosity of a race across the
stage and a plunge and jump into the
orchestra box. Half dragged, half run
ming, the singer was urged on until she
stood in the alleyway back of the the
ater, and knew she was safe.
But 1t was dark and she heard the
rattle Of the engines coming. Holding
to her rescuer's arm, they ran to a
side street and at last sank down on
the stone steps Of a church. AS they
lay there painting the very heavens lit
up. The theater was doomed.
In the lurid light Milly Ellis looked
at her rescuer. He was tall and broad
and she knew his strength. AS he sat
still, breathing heavily, memory strug-
gled within her to formulate a name. a
remembrance. She leaned forward and
when the heavy drapery fell away, she
smelled the white lilacs.
John Cromptonl" she exclaimed
John Crompton! And you have saved
me?"
Everyone else deserted you" he
said, 80 1 came to you"
She deserved the words. Years be-
fore she had despised his friendship
and e-xpostulations against her career.
1T vas death" she whispered fear
fully, 1T was DEATH"
"A short enough triumph for you.
he said, more kindly, the triumph Of a
few moments. Still, It may satisfy
you-your art may still be more to
you than friendship, love, and even
life"
But she caught his arm and chung
to him.
After this? After 1 have learned
what art means-how cruel it is-how
art is nothing to life9 o John, my
heart has been aching all day for the
old time when l could be happy"
For answer he wrapped the red dra-
perry about her and over her fallen
hair.
You are not SC changed" he said.
There was a note Of tenderness In
his voice.
But you? What has come to you,
John? You are different"
Il am a man." he said, and az he
spoke the lurid light fell upon his
face, 81 am a nan now, and l claim a
mans heritage. l would share no one
with art. / must have all or nothing.
You know me of old"
She knew him. He had not ap-
preached her or written her for years.
And you have waited all this timer"
Il cared for no one else"
The immensely Of the feeling she
had long g awakened struck at the
door Of her heart. She clutched at his
hand. She wet 1t with her tears.
1T was art or life, she said, broken
ly, "and life won, John, life has won"
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"odd isn't it." said an old horseman.
but a piece Of white paper blowing
under a horses feet will scare him
when nothing else under the sun will
make him bat an eye.
There are old dray horses in this
town that would go on eating out Of
a nosebag II the crack Of doom should
sound in the street. There are hun
dreds of them that would not wink
If a circus procession and seven bands
came by. A tugboat might pillow up in
the river not so feet away and they
wouldn't try to dodge the boiler-plate.
But you can't trust one team in a
thousand to stand for the half of a
newspaper to come blowing under
their feet.
why is it? 1 don't know. II a
horse has any bolt left in him he will
go at that, The automobile and the
trolley that are new to him don't feaze
him, but the seraPTof paper, which has
been with us for generations, will
brighten him into a it,"
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place among living American histori-
ans. His fame grew steadily as each
succeeding year added a new link to
the elaborate series of American his
tories which he had planned and part
leaves that enterprise unfinished, but
the portions completed are still suf-
fcient to give him a permanent place
by the side of Parkman, whose success
sor in many respects he was. In artis-
tic beauty of diction he was not Park
mans equal, but in breadth of knowl-
edge, Of sympathy, and Of outlook he
had no superior among all the his
torians the nation has produced. Pro-
lessor Ffske was familiarizing Amer
leans with the history of their coun-
try from the date Of its discovery. He
had the faculty of ~infusing interest
into the driest periods. His historical
knowledge was encyclopedia, yet with
his great powers of memory he also
had a rare judgment that enabled him
to tell the interesting things and leave
out the rest. He wrote history as a
good novelist writes stories. While his
work was not always free from error,
it was in the main remarkably re-
liable. He did not aim at the bril-
liancy of Macaulay or Froude, but he
was more just and more accurate. He
did not describe the manners, customs,
and conditions of the people as Nc
Master does, for the longer period of
time he covered would not allow Of 1t.
His tolerant spirit, his kindly but
judicial attitude, and his clear and
natural English make his books de-
lightful reading.
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An Effect In Rosemary.
BY ELIZABETH CHERRY Waltz.

RA 1LA4ADnA kE1GEAENA D.
Author "The Spread Of Fire"
Copyright. 1901. by Daily Story Pub. COD
The maid tied the last knot Of rib
bon and adjusted the last fold Of gauze.
Contrary to custom they were a quar-
ter Of an hour too early.
Milly Ellis, on the programs Miss
Millicent Devereaux, laughed a little
sarcastlcally.
mo flowers? We are, indeed, In a
strange land. Run out the call boy
anybody-there is yet time. There
should be a florist near
And the flowers, madame, what
shall they BET"
A seconds thought, then a rush Of
memory. For the sake Of the past,
Milly Ellis said, hastily:
"Lilacs-White or purple. There will
be plenty this time Of the year. See,
they viii suit my gown!"
The maid snatched a cloak from the
wall.
Il will go myself, 1 will not trust a
youth. 1t Is a matter of taste"
Then Miss Devereaux went up the
steps that led to the green o and
to the stage in front. She wished to
see the audience before the play be-
gan. She walked slowly and haughtily
through the laughing, impatient throng
Of chorus girls and villagers and took
refuge in the wings until she saw an
opening in the curtains through which
she could look. There was a sea OF
faces, a great audience, but nowhere
one familiar face, although Milly Ellis
had been born and grew up in this
great city and now returned to 1t, the
star of an opera troupe.
The bran new chandelier Of electric
lights threw its beams over the clean
paint and gay draperies Of the sum
mer theater. There were rows upon
rows Of heads and faces, but nothing
familiar to respond to the fond long
ing in her heart.
A voice sounded beside her.
"a great audience real triumph
and you are quite at your best to-
night, Miss D~evereaux."
Beside her, bowling low enough, was
the new tenor.
Surely a success-but perhaps Miss
Devereaux will accept the flowers she
can so we'll carry in the ballroom
scene"
He held a splendid armful Of hot
house roses, red and glowing. Miss
Devereaux flushed somewhat angrily.
1t would not be polite to refuse.
Il will carry them in the n scene"
she said coldly," but they are too
sumptuous for the village maid. l must
wear or carry a simpler flower with
this gown"
In the wings Felice waited with an
odorous bunch, white lilacs with the
most delicate perfume, with the subtle
wood scent, with the message Of eter-
nal hope of springtime.
Thank God, there is something
left" whispered the woman's heart,
something sweet and unchanged"
She stood apart with the flowers on
her breast until her call, stood abb
sorbed in the dreams Of an old house
in the grove, Of flashing waters, Of old
and gnarly lilac bushes, Of silent
stretches Of field and meadow, of peace
for Milly Ellis, with her clear bird
voice, had been only a simple country
maiden ere she went away to learn to
sing.
Gone were the days of her training,
her struggle in grim New York; van
ished the Paris life where her voice
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Negro ana white Marrl.r...

During the past five years there has
been a decided increase in the number
OF marriages In New York between
white and colored people In 1895 there
we're 729 such marriages, 800 negroes
having married white women and 800
colored women having married to
white men. Last year there were l.
SAC, in which 900 negro women were
married to white men and 926 negroes
married white women.
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had been perfected; like a dream were
the tours In small Italian towns to test
her powers and to become confident in
her work. Gone. gone, nothing LETT
nothing worth while save the spring
mornings in front Of an old wooden
house In a grove, the odor OF hlacs, the
calls Of birds answering her own clear
notes. mild and sweet beyond belief.
No one knew-for she Was ever re-
served as to her personality. No one
knew that tonight she sang before her
home audience. It was twelve years
and a girl is forgotten in twelve years
when her friends have passed away
into the silence Of the hereafter.
She went onto the stage with a pen
sive loneliness in her face and Wnen
she sang there were those tears In her
voice that she dared not shed' the
tears of the heart for the days that
we're gone.
A girl again IN her simple gauze
gown and hanging hair she carried
away her audience because she seemed
one with them. In the ballroom scene
ne was alien 70 the time and place.
Thev resented the attitude, the hour
TIE glowing crimson roses GREATNESS
" they watched the mimic escape as q
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

The Empress Of Japan is Just about
a year older than the emperor, al
though she seoms younger. She is
rather fine looking from a japanese
standpoint, being short and petite. She
now dresses in European style, al
though when first married she wore
japanese clothes and blacked her teeth,
as did all good Japanese wives thirty
years ago Today her teeth are as
white as those Of any American
beauty and her clothes are Of the lat
est Paris fashion.
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BUFFALO Bn,s" Amlablo woaknsss.

Buffalo Bill" once allowed himself
to be put to shame by falling to shoot
a couple Of deer at an easy distance.
Every one has his little weakness, "
he exclaimed; mine is a deer's eye.
/ don't want you to say anything about
It to your friends, for they would laugh
more than ever, but the fact Is / have
never yet been able to shoot a deer II
1t looked me in the eye. With a buff
falo or a bear Of a. Indian It Is differ
ent. But the deer has the eye OF a
trusting child-soft. gentle and conhd-
ing. No one but a brute could shoot
a deer II he caught that 'ook."
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n.ars. d ths soa.h ana w..t.

It is not difficult to tell by their
clothes from which section Of the
country senators hail. Perhaps not SO
much by their clothes as the way they
wear them, one should say, to be ac-
curate. All the string ties, for in
stance, come from the west and south.
Eastern senators wear stylish scarfs
almost without exception. Eastern
senators button their frocks and cut
Always; westerners and s%outherners
leave them open. The western and
southern members have low-cut vests,
usually with one or two buttons un-
buttoned. Two finely groomed sena-
tors are Plat and Depew, whose
clothes are made by the best tailOrs
In New York and London. Where will
you ind a more neatly dressed nan
than Aldrich of Rhode Island? And
Wetmore-one Of the 4002 His
clothes cost him the larger part OF
his salary.-New York Press.
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DID he leave his family anything? II
badly hurt or sick, are they provided
for? These are vital questions. The
Western Life and Accident Co. writes
the best policy In the world-Life. Acct
dent. Health, separately or all cOmbin-
ed. No man or woman car afford 10
take chances. a policy for either sex
from eighteen to sixty. Send age and oc-
cupatiOn for particulars. Agents wanted
in every town. No experience required.
Write to-day. WESTERN LIFE. AND
ACCIDENT CO., Denver, Colo.
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Geo. L. Gouldlng has interested himself
In the manufacture of hay presses and
has the exclusive sale Of one Of the best
presses on the market. Mr.. Goulding has
done a great deal to improve the live
stock interests Of the West and we wish
him success In this new branch Of his
business.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

Ihouaands Of beautiful rosy stars
Csme tumbling down from M sky,
up
In a clustering family.
The sun fell hot. and the world was
strange
To the little frightened things,
Until August came TO enfold them
with a pair OF sheltering wings.
You VIII shine again with brighter rays,
Sweet wanderers from the skiess
Ahe days are bringing you sure reward
In a wonderful surprise.
For Autumn carries the magic key
To unlock a milkWeed pod,
And Thousands Of starry angels viii
Ely back to their home with God.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23
The Trust roble

To a thoughtful mind the trust problem
Is one OF serious import. It must be firm
" grappled with, for It creeps upon socie-
~ before you are aware OF it's existence,
in this respect much resembling the vart-
GUS disorders which attack the stomach
such as constipation. indigestion. dyspep-
STA, b~iliOusnegg, liver and kidney trou-
bles. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is the
one reliable remedy for all such ailments
Be sure to give Il a trial.
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al. rar r.Inr An.n.. -

II r. the only sure for Swollen.
smarting. Burning, Sweating Feet.
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, 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??, 1901-08-23
expedition to STUDY Flsh.

The German Antarctic expedition,
which will start for Kerguelen island
In a few months, viii give special at
tention to the study Of sea life and its
economic aspects. None OF the useful
varieties OF fish is yet known to exist
IN Antarctic waters.
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Nine. Lehman Is said 10 be anxious
TO make a concert tour OF this country
next season. At her recent appearance
ia Germany her voice waa unusually
fresh and mellow.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

cut state a OF
agriculture after a
continuous service
Of thirty -f o r
years. Mr.. Gold
claims that the
Seckel pear Is the
acme of perfection
in fruit, thereby
challenging h e
old saying that
doubtless G o d
might have made
a better berry
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

One size smaller after usingAllen's Foot
Ease, a powder. 1t makes tight or new
shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweating,
aching feet, %ingrowing nails, corns and
bunions. All dir ggists and shce stores,
Csc. Trial package FREE by mail. Ad-
dress Allen S Olmsted. lie Roy, NY.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

To launder the exquisite creations OF mus
lin and lace in which this season Rbounds
has become quite a problem, yet the most
delicate materials will not be injured II
washed with Ivory Soap and then dried
In the shade. But little starch need be
USED ELIZA r. PARKER
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

The Geyserite Soap Company. manufac-
turers Of Denver Best Soap. have re-
Gently issued an entirely new premium
list of silverware. novelties and jewelry.
Before sending in any wrappers you may
have, send for this new list. Address the
Geyserite Soap Mfg. Co.. Denver, Colo.
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Hairs Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, 75c.

When the farmers wife makes out a
list of articles for her husband to buy
when he goes to town she should pin It
into his pocket so that the pin will prick
him occasionally.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

We take pleasure in calling the at,
tentiOn of our readers to the list OF
Denver advertisers in another column.
When you call or write, please men
ton this paper.
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John-The Boston girl I was engaged
to picked me up on grammar before a
week had passed over our heads. James
You got off easy. The one / knew cor
rected my English while l was proposing
to her.
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A little girl read a composition before
the minister. The subject was "A Cow. q"
She wove I'm this complimentary sem
tence: "A COW is the most useful animal
In the world. except religion.n
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J.. W. Bell, member Of the Canadian
lower house Of parliament. suffered a
paralytic stroke on July /, and Is now
at deaths door. He was elected TO a
seat in parliament from Addington IN
1882, and with the exception OF the
term Of 1916 has served ever since.
He is considered M Of the most en-
ergetic and popular members OF the
commons.
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"Arabella doesn't look at all happy
mo: she married a man younger than
herself under the impression that he
er one.I
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No doubt there are Cubans who are
anxious to have the United States troops
get on the island so they can start a
revolution and make the place seem like
home nee more.
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The transportation companies are eau
tiOusly opening their spring campaign by
finding a few mountains Of solid gold
scattered over Alaska.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

my life three years ago.-Mrs. THos. ROBBINS,
Maple Street, Norwich, n T., Feb. II, 1900,
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

No family, shop, ship. camp or per-
son should be without Wizard Oil for
every painful accident or emergency.
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Daughter. perhaps II you take more
time with your hair il wouldn't look so
rough and haggy over your left eye. "
Time? Why. pa, Il took me two solid
hours TO make Il look that way"
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She'd never rave married you n ia
have Known you would have become
deaf. He-I should have never become
deaf If / hadn't married you
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II the West Point cadets will sedulous,
~ cultivate football they may be able
to mutilate each other sufficiently with
out the practice Of hazing.