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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-28
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BY the recent renting of 600, 900 acres
of grazing land the Usage Indians of
Oklahoma Territory have secured an
additional income of 100000. Already
they are the richest people on earth.
Several years ago the lands of the
Osages in Kansas were sold, the sale
realizing IS, 200, 900. This money was
placed In the treasury of the United
States. 2RdF frou. It the Usage indians
derive az annual income Of 100000. In
addition to this, they own 1~,57O,l95
acres of land, which is fairly worth So
an acre, making the value of their land
holdings S7,S5O,8 There are 1872 In
dams in the tribe, counting men, wo-
men and children. They all share
alike in the tribal wealth, and when a
child is born it becomes a
joint property owner with all
the other Indians in the tribe.
The profits from the $4,000, 900 held in
the treasury, the recent rental Of
pasture lands, and other sources Of
revenue, give the Osages an annual in
come approximating 100000 a per
capita income of $3O4.25 for each man,
woman and child. When a family con-
sists OF man and wife and eight child
rem, as often happens, the family re-
ceives each year in cash ~$S,O42.5O, and
on their lands they raise all their food
stuffs, and considerable grain for the
market.
The realty holdings Of the tribe have
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-28

CROOKED Pane % Glass Started Csuuiois
Collar Into q Base.

Crooked Pane % Glass Started Csuuioid
Cellar late q Base.
Fires that start themselves are much
more common than people generally
suppose. There is a mysterious prop
erty In dust which, under certain con-
d%itions, produces violent explosions.
There have been Instances in postof-
ices where the dust from the mail
bags, suspended in the AIR OF a closed
room, has exploded with terrific force.
the explosion being followed by flames.
Dust explosions and FIRE are Of frequent
occurrence in drug stores and flour
mills. The origin Of many fires IN
tailor shops may be traced to the So
called dry cleaning Of clothes. A rag
that has been dipped in any one OF
the fluids commonly used by cleaners
is thrown in a corner and when the
shop Is cleaned up and closed, thus
combining the air, the rag will fire.
quently Of itself generate fire. Not
long ago there passed along Eastern
avenue, in this city, a load OF hay,
which suddenly became enveloped In
flame. The driver was about to horse
whip a boy whom he saw near by
smoking a cigarette. People who had
been watching the load Of hay driven
along we're certain that the boy was
no time within % feet of the hay. The
fire was clearly shown to have been
caused by the tire Of the wheel rub
bling against an iron on the side OF
the wagon, thus producing sparks. In
all manufacturing establishments a
frequent cause Of fire is the rubbing OF
leather betting against the edges OF
the opening through which It passes
form place to place. One OF the most
stubborn fires that ever occurred in
New York city was started by a plate
glass window focusing the rays of the
winter sun upon a celluloid collar,
which burst into a blaze. Metal goods
had been shown in the window before,
and therefore the peculiar formation
OF this particular pane of glass never
hac been discovered. 1t was on Sun
day, and almost before the fire waa
noticed half the block was in hameA
Defective electric wiring has mann
sins to answer for in. these days. Eleo
tricians who are supposed to be com.
petent will cross wires and violate
every principle Of common sense, to
say nothing OF electrical science. Some
Of them lead strands Of wire through
wooden boxes, which, in the event Of
fire, become roaring fues. Many OF
our most destructive fires have been
due to c~arelessness in electric wiring.
Chicago News.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-28


same uniform, provided at their own
cost, and each has furnished himself
with a special delivery wagon with
Postal Wagon-U. S. Mail" printed
on the front and sides. Each wagon
has a sliding door at the sides. with
a glass front, and is fitted up with
p%igeonholes, in which the carrier sorts
his mail as he goes along. There is
also a contrivance for heating the
wagon in cold weather. All the boxes
along the routes are Of galvanized
iron, Of uniform size, painted and
closely resembling the regulation box
es used in cities, and are nailed on
posts OF such height as to bring them
to a level with the postal wagon. AS
he drives up alongside the box the
carrier opens his sliding door and
drops the mail in the box, at the same
time raising a zinc signal which is
riveted in the box. II there Is any
mail for him to collect he finds this
signal raised: II he has none to de-
liver In return he turns the signal
down. II the signal is not raised, aud
he has no mail to deliver at the box,
he drives by without stopping-Pear-
sons Magazine.
A man cannot be honest with men
when he is endeavoring 70 cheat God.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-28
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The house OF Walter Baker a Co.
whose manufactures Of cocoa and
chocolate have become familiar In the
mouth as household words. was estab-
lished one hundred and t%wenty-one
years ago (17S0) on the Neponset river
In the old town of Dorchester, a suburb
OF Boston. From the little wooden
mill, by the rude bridge that arched
the food" where the enterprise was
first started, there has grown up the
largest industrial establishment Of the
kind in the world. II might be said
that, while other manufacturer come
and go, Walter Baker & Co., go on for
ever.
What is the secret Of their great sue
cess? Il is a very simple one. They
have won and held the confidence OF
the great and constantly increasing
body Of consumers by always main
tanning the highest standard in the
quality Of their cocoa and chocolate
preparations, and selling them at the
lowest price for which unadulterated
articles Of good quality can be put
upon the market. They welcome hon
est competition; but they feel justified
In denouncing in the strongest terms
the fraudulent methods by which In
ferior preparations are palmed OF on
customers who ask for and suppose
they are getting the genuine articles.
The best grocers refuse to handle such
goods, not alone for the reason that,
in the long run, It doesn't pay to do It,
but because their sense Of fair dealing
will not permit them to aid in the sale
Of goods that defraud their customers
and injure honest manufacturers.
Every package Of the goods made by
the Walter Baker Company bears the
well-known trade mark La Belle
Chocolatiere, and their place Of manu-
facture Dorchester, Mass" House
keepers are advised to examine their
purchases, and make sure that other
goods have not been substituted.
An attractive little book Of Choice
Recipes" will be mailed free to any
housekeeper who sends her name and
address to Walter Baker & Co, Ltd,
1853 State Street. Boston. Mass
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-28
Refining
Petroleum

The development Of our manufac-
lures IN the past decade Is as inter
esting as u growth in population.
The information on this subject, col
lected for the twelfth census, is Just
beginning to be distributed. For the
next two years or so the results Of
these Investigations win be continual
ly coming from the census omce. The
third bulletin on the manufacturing
industries relates to the refining Of
petroleum. The fact is we'll known
that while we sell a larger value Of
some other commodities to the rest Of
the world our refined petroleum has a
wider distribution than any other
commodity we sell, for It is sent to
nearly every corner Of the earth.
One Of the most striking facts in this
report is that to produce refined pc
troleum in 1899 to the value Of $123,-
929, 3S4 raw materials to the value Of
S102, S59, 341 were consumed. The diff
ference between these amounts by
no means represents the profits Of the
industry, for no account is made Of
interest on the capital invested, the
cost Of selling products or other
charges. It is evident that the differ
ence In value between the raw ma
terial and the finished product is much
smaller than is common in industries
Of a more complicated character. The
report elso shows that we sell to for
eign lands a larger proportion Of the
refined petroleum we produce than Of
any other commodity we turn out. OF
the 40, 284,6 64 barrels Of refined pc
troleum produced in 1899 not less than
1856, 800, OF nearly 40 per cent, were
exported to foreign markets. 1t is also
interesting to note that the cost Of
crude petroleum has been increasing,
while at the same time the price Of
refined petroleum has been decreasing.
The value of the crude oil used in 1880
was a little less than 81 a barrel; in
1889 it was worth STAG a barrel, and
in 1899 it was worth $1.55 a barrel.
But in 1899 the value Of the refined
products, and particularly of illumi-
mating oils, was generally lower. This
shows that the large economies intro
duced into the business, such as pipe
lines, and so on, have made it possible
to sell the manufactures from crude
oil at lower prices than formerly,
though the cost of the raw material
has advanced. The process Of consoli-
dating the interests Of this industry
under one management has gone on
during the past decade, as is shown by
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-28
NEcKwEAR NOTES.
Gold is still prominent.

Gold is still prominent.
1t takes the form OF studding but
tons.
Also Of spikes.
The latest device is an art nouveau
clasp.
1t shadows forth a beautiful prohle
on a dull gold surface.
Another late novelty is the gold
rope.
This fastens four-in-hands in front.
the odd twist Of the gold rope taking
the place of the knot in the scarf.
But gold has other forms-the lat
ttce-work. hemstitching, or herring
bone, whatever you may call it, is
everywhere.
So is stitching.
Stitched taffeta neckwear is seen on
all sides.
It has a tailor-made look that har-
monies nicely with flannel shirt
waists.
Stitched tabs Of the tafeta finish
many OF these stitched chokers.
Black velvet is as much liked az
ever.
Narrow bands OF It are run around
chiffon collars, caught through thhe
knot in front and fall amid the lace
and chiffon at the throat.
Narrow black velvet ribbons are
edged with tiny gold lace braid and
finished of with gold spikes.
Narrow panne ribbons are treated
the same way.
Either quite transforms a plain
somber velvet collar.
NockWear is a sort Of go-as-you-
please scramble for something pretty.
so it's pretty, it's all right.
Add a bright, becoming note at the
throat, and a plain, commonplace
waist is quite transformed-MilWRu
kee Wisconsin.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-28

How Peruna Quickly Cures Backache,
the Bane of WOmRnkind
IA RS. G. W. HEARD, Hampstead,
IVA Texas, writes:
we have moved recently, and l
must have lifted something that was
too heavy for me in Strengthening
things up, for / had such a backache
and could hardly stand on my feet at
all. Beside, l was so tired all the
time. My face was spotted and l was
very thin. 1 took one bottle Of Pc
runa and was soon real well. When
I feel tired and all run down I take
Peruna and feel all right before / in-
ish one bottle. 1 know 1t is a won
derful medicine, and both myself and
husband praise Peruna.
There has been a great deal of
sickness through this part Of the coun-
try, but, thanks to Peruna, which we
s freely, u own family has escaped
with almost no sickness at all.
Gould you but see our baby Ruby,
Ito whom we gave Peruna for bowel
TROUBLED, you would see from her TO
bust looks that you need no better ad-
vertisement in this little town. She
Is so fat and rosy, Is nearly FIVE years
old now, and is a great believer in Pc
runa."-Mrs. G. w. Heard.
Given Up to Die-Au Doctors FaIled-Ii
Proved to be CRtarrh of stomach
and Was Cured by Peruna.
w. A. Mitchell, dealer in general
merchandise, of Martin, Ca, writes:
II wrote you some time ago con-
corning my wife's case. She had tried
all OF the best doctors, and we got to
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-28

For the benefit Of students Of com
parative magic we take pleasure in
registering such college "yells" as dis
turb the peace from time to time. The
Phi Lambda Epsilon fraternity of the
Kansas City Central High School loves
to stir the ether with these awful
words:
Fiz! Boomi Alli-ca-raxl
Rah! Hool Rahl
Phi lambda Epsilon,
Raw! Rahi Rah!
Chingl Chingl Ching!
Chowl Chow Chowl
Boom! a-lack-a! Boom! a-lack-a!
Bow! Wow! Wow!
This college "yelr' brings out a pc
c~uliarity of the best "yells" which has
been too little noticed by scholars. II
ever a common medium speech for man
and the so-called lower animals is
found, it will be an extension and ap-
~plication of the rich intellectual re-
sources of the college "yell."-New
York Sun.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-28

same purpose, 191, sos pounds Of sold
er, 5,SOl, 287 pounds of sugar, 40, 46s,-
400 car and 1,94s cases, while $500
hands were employed at the height OF
the season, and 1854, 412.25 was paid in
wages. Those in the business state
that If the amount Of money paid out
for labor for the picking Of the fruit
and vegetables and for the making Of
cans, labels, boxes and nails and for
the handling Of coal and oil and the
making Of sugar could be ascertained
it would probably be found that the
amount Of labor employed would be
almost double.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-28
Fonowsa Hat from 80 rrnln.

Thomas Fleming Of Delavan. Wis.,
walked OF a Chicago. Milwaukee 4
st. Paul express train going at the ratio
Of forty-seven miles an hour and "a
capped with a split head, broken nose.
bruised eyes and sore body. He board
ed the train for Milwaukee. At Kan
sasville, west Of Racine. he stood on
the platform Of a coach and his hat
blew on. and he followed after Il. A
posse OF nifty citizens went In search
Of Fleming, expecting TO hnd his
mangled body, but he had struck In a
anoWdrift, Was rendered unconscious.
revived and walked to Ka~nsaSville.
where he was found.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-28

where we thought all they did was
against her. She weighed about 100
pounds when she was in good health.
When she commenced with our family
physician in April, 1898, she weighed
about 100, but kept going down all the
time. She went to Atlanta, Ca, and
took treatment, but it did her no good.
Then she went to Harmony Grove, Ca,
and took treatment from the best ply
stefan there for three months. She
kept going down under his treatment,
although he was considered the best
physician In the county. She went
down from 100 pounds to Sc, and we
saw she could not live long, She vas
a skeleton. We consulted an old ply
stefan who told her to use Peruna. She
gradually improved and got stronger.
She has gained 8S pounds since she
has taken Peruna, and is gaining ev-
cry day, and does her own homework.
"She was well known when she was
so low, and now everybody wants to
know what cured her. She had indiges-
ton and catarrh Of the stomach. 1t Is
as good for children as for grown peo-
pie. We haven't had to have a doctor
for one Of our children since 1889
w. A. Mitchell.
II you do not derive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use Of Peru
ma, write at once to DR.. Hartman, Civ
ing a full statement Of your case and
he will be pleased to give you his VAL
liable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-28

Every day for eleven years George
s%teinson, a teacher living in poverty,
reported for duty at an east side
grammar school in New York city,
from which he had been discharged,
as he alleged, unjustly, but was not
permitted to teach. For twelve years
he kept up a fight in the courts, his
suit being the subject Of comment by
many eminent lawyers, and now he
has won a judgment for $4,000 in pay
for eleven years OF service. steinson's
pilgrimages to grammar school No.
20 were a matter OF daily interest and
the supreme court verdict caused re-
joiclng throughout the east side.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-28
Canning Industry in California.

During the season Of 1900 in Cali
fornia fruits and vegetables were can
ned to the amount Of 50,86S tons, or
1O1, $50, 900 pounds, producing a pack
Of 3,87O,157 dozen and 1.949, 1858 cases.
on which 5000, 900 labels we're placed,
In order to accomplish these results
a large amount Of side material vas
used, many hands were employed and
a vast amount of money was paid out
in wages.
The principal items were 7O,4S9
pounds Of hux for Gaping purposes,
1858 tons Of coal for fuel, 3,544 cords
Of wood and $500 gallons Of oil for
fuel, 5,121,47O cubic feet Of gas for
heating, with 1881 gallons Of gaso-
line and 8.O35 gallons Of oil for the
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-28


The mountain dweller lives apart
from the world. The present is the
past when it reaches him. For centu-
ries the Highlander has had his plaid
and kilt; the peasant Of Norway and
the m%ountaineer Of the German and
Austrian Alps each a habit Of his
own, and every Swiss canton a dis
tinctive dress. Mountains preserve the
Gaelic tongue in which the scholar
may read the refuge Of Celt from
Saxon, and in turn Saxon from the
Norman French, just as they keep
alive remnants like the Rhaeto-Roman
the Basque and a number Of Caucasian
dialects. The C%arpathians protected
Christianity against the Moors, and in
Java the Brahmin faith took refuge
on the sides Of the volcano Cunning
Lava and there outlived the ban of
Buddha.-scri5ner's Magazine.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-28

Let 1t not be forgotten, however. that
the exquisite humor' displayed in the
name Tommy Atkins belongs rather TO
the war ONCE than to the public. That
institution used to issue little pocket
manuals, In which each soldiers name,
age, date OF enlistment. length OF SER
vice, etc, were entered, and the meth
cd OF filling in the form was explained
by the use Of a Hypothetical name, not
the John Doe OF the legal profession.
but-Thomas Atkins. The books were
hrst so called, and then the soldiers
The Academy.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-28

Capt. John r. Lynch, who has re-
Gently been made an assistant pay
master in the regular army, is a col
Ored man from Mississippi. He was a
member OF congress from that state
many years ago and was an auditor IN
the navy department during the Harri-
o administration. He was appointed
a major and paymaster of volunteers
st the outbreak OF the war with Spain.
BY his transfer to the regular service
he gains the distinction Of being the
first colored nan appointed to a stan
position in the regular army, with the
exception Of a few colorsd chaplains.
Capt. Lynch and Lieut.. Young of the
10th cavalry are the only colored Of
fcers in the regular army. Lieut..
Young is a graduate Of the military
academy.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-28

Duke Peter, who through his mar
riage to Grand Duchess Olga Of Rus
STA, youngest daughter of the late en-
peror Of Russia, is about to become a
brother-in-law of the Car, is d de-
scendant Of Empress Josephine Of
France, and may therefore be said to
have Creole blood in his veins. His
mother, who was born as Princess
Eugene R~omanpwsky, is a grand
daughter or Eugene de B%eauharnals,
son Of Empress Josephine by her first
marriage with the Vicomte Alexander
de Beauharnais, who was g~uillotined
as an %aristocrat during the days Of the
terror at the time of the great reYolu-
ton.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-28

The new Norwood Avenue Church Of
Christ, OF Toledo. will have on the
ground floor a free reading room,
amusement parlor. in which will be all
kinds OF games: a gymnasium fully
equipped, bathrooms and a swimming
pool. besides a commodious kitchen
and dining room. Another feature will
be the roof garden. which will be used
for holding services during the sum
mel months. This will be arranged to
seat between 500 and 900 persons, and
will be reached by three stairways.
which will be so constructed that ele-
vators may be added at any time they
may be required or desired. On the
second floor will be the main audito
rum and the Sunday school room,
which will be connected by sliding
doors, and will be so arranged that
they may be thrown together and seat
1900 persons.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-28
P|URrFIcArroN OF WATER.
Nlkola Tesla Believes 1t Can BE Don,
by an Electrical Process.

Nikoia Tesla Believes 1t Can Be Done
by an Electrical Process.
Nikola Tesla, who is here arranging
for the manufacture of apparatus for
his wireless telegraph system, has in
teresting ideas about many things. I'm
%doubtedly he is a brilliant electrician,
capable of much useful achievement.
He is highly imaginative as all original
Investigators are of necessity, for there
could be no creation without the crea-
tive mind. 1t does not follow that his
imaginings are all vain, not by any
means, though 1t Is natural that his
fancy might take unwarranted flights
to Mars or other objects in remote
space. Mr.. Tesla is especially interest
ed in an electrical process for purify
ing water, says the Pittsburg Dispatch.
The project is feasible-at least from a
scientific point of view-and 1t is to be
hoped he will be able TO make it prac-
ticable in both the mechanical and eco
nomical senses. II the thing can be
done on a large scale as eiaaply as
water can be filtered 1t viii prove a
boon to all mankind. In respect to the
water supply of Pittsburg, however,
Mr.. Tesla's idea is not of immediate
import. He is ~engrossed in perfecting
the wireless telegraph-an undertaking
that will tax his resources, material
and mental, for some time. Pittsburg
must be content with filtration for the
present. It will be glad to get rid of 9S
per cent Of impurities after a long ex-
perience in taking it's water unrefned,
though the people will live in the hope
that some day Mr.. Tesla will take
way the other 2 per cent Of microbes
and give them water pure and vivihed
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-28

In geing up to Windsor recently to
be counted by the census enumerators
along with the other residents in the
castle. King Edward Of England en-
phasized the fact that although he is
the seventh royal Edward. he is, new
ertheless, among nearly four hundred
million people OF his empire, but one
man FOR a. that"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-06-28

The budget speech" in the New
Brunswick legislature disclosed the in
teresting estimate that the average
cost OF capturing a bull moose, taking
into account. Of course, the money the
hunter expends while he Is In the
province. is $500. Bull moose come
high"-but sportsmen willingly stand
a-tiptoe to hang pocketbooks on their
antlers.
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ooaess. Hall slassr.. TrloE.


In one or two Of the concert and
dance halls now so common on both
sides OF the city there prevails a Gus
tom that has heretofore been consid-
cred peculiar to the west, that Of
throwing coins to the singers. The
singers are in most cases young men,
and they occupy the center Of the floor
between the dances. When the audi
ence, through ignorance Of the custom
or other cause. fails to send the ex-
pected shower OF silver the singer lends
encouragement in a way that shows
%cleverness through long practice. One
hand is carelessly thrust into a side
pocket and soon the ring Of a silver
coin on the floor Is heard. The singers
hand Is stIl in his pocket, and II there
Is no response to the first fall Of silver,
another coin Is heard striking the hoor
The singer himself is dipping the coin
out OF his pocket, but you couldn't
guess it unless you knew the trick
Usually two or three such bids brings
a generous response, epec'ally II the
song is pleasing Nos York Sun.