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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18
Battle of rsl-sl-keblr.

On September 9 the British under
Sir Garnet Wolseley was attacked by
Arab Pasha's forces at K-assassin and
the latter were repulsed and fell back
to the Entertainments at Tel-el-Kebir.
On the night of September - the Brit
ish broke camp at K~assassin. removed
their baggage to the railway n with
an army of Il, 1000 marched silently and
In the dark toward Tel-el-Kebir. The
army halted before dawn within 1000
yards OF the fertilization without hay
ing been discovered. There the lines
we're formed and the battle began. The
English carried the intrenchments and
completely routed the Egyptians.
Thousands of the latter were killed
and about 5000 taken prisoners. Ara
bi Pasha was taken prisoner two days
later at Cairo and his power complete
ly crushed. In the negotiations which
followed Great Britain practically
gained control Of Egypt.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18
BAFFIN LAND RANKS
SECOND IN SIZE m
THE WORLD

fifty or sixty miles long. that has a
descent Of about FIVE feet to the mile.
The conspicuous honor Of being the
largest island IN the world has been
held by quite a number Of islands at
various stages Of geographical knowl-
edge. School children were taught for
many years that Australia was the
largest island Then Australia came
properly to be regarded as one Of the
continental masses and Borneo took It's
place rs the largest island. Less than
twenty years ago IL was discovered
that New Guinea was larger than Bor-
e and so the latter island took sec
ond place. When Peary practically
outlined the northern coast Of Green
land, early in the last decade
geographers began to think that they
had overlooked an important section
Of the earth's surface and so they
placed Greenland at the head Of the
list Of islands. At last Bafnn Land
looms up as an island zoos statute
miles in length, with a breadth vary
ing from 200 to 500 miles, the aver
age being SO5 miles. Its area is there
fore about 5000 square miles, In
other words, the island is larger than
the state Of Texas by about 10000
square miles or about ten times as
large as either Scotland or Ireland.
Though it takes its place as second in
the list Of islands, Bafin Land APP
pears to DE Of no great value, since 1t
is composed, as far as we know, Of
barren rocks, partly covered with ice.
The twelve largest islands in the
world in order Of size, are: Green
land, Bafin Land, New Guinea, Bor-
neo, Madagascar, Sumatra, Nippon
(the largest island Of Japan, Great
Britain, Celebes, New Zealand (South
island), Java and Cuba.-Chicago
Chronicle.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

Vacation does not mean vacancy,
and is ever the more effective for a
thin stratum Of work running through
H. A notable example Of vacation
courses and summer classes is the free
normal school at Manila. which held
its preliminary term last May. It's
purpose is to teach modern methods of
instruction to the native school teach
ers, who without exception, wish to
prepare themselves 10 educate their
race. FOrty-fve resident American
teachers, under the direction Of DR..
David Barrows of California. consti-
tuted the faculty, and by the middle
OF the first week over six hundred Fill
ipino men and women teachers, mostly
OF mature age. had gathered from the
various Islands. One American, in
charge Of Zambales Province, Captain
ONeill. learning that twenty teachers
of his district could not reach Manila
for lack OF funds. generously sent them
thither at his own expense. For the
month In which the school was open,
fhirty-three classes were held daily, In
which the attendance averaged ninety
eight per cent. Surely the American
occupation OF the Philippine Islands
presents, even TO the warmest oppon-
ent Of the movement, some bright
sides.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

An old colored woman selling snails
occasionally makes her appearance in
certain streets here, says a Philadel-
phia paper. She carries an old basket,
in which the snails repose on freshly
sprinkled leaves. These are NOT sold
as food, but for cleaning the outside
of window panes-an old practice still
in vogue in K%ensington. The snail is
dampened and placed upon the glass,
where 1t at once moves around and
devours all insects and foreign matter,
leaving the pane as bright and clear
as crystal. There are old-establlshed
business places in Kensington where
the upper windows, when cleaned at
all, are always cleaned by snai.s. There
is also a fine market for snails among
the owners OF %aquariums, as they keep
the glass clean and bright.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18
ITS OUTLET IS MORE
THAN CSC FEET
G

from the hill upon which the chimney
is built, thereby reducing to a rational
amount the cost Of the construction,
the outlet Of the said chimney being
300 feet above the adjoining plane.
Notwithstanding this great saving by
the construction Of the hue and utiliz-
ing nature for the additional height
the chimney alone cost over t~hirty-one
thousand dollars: the construction of
the 1,64O feet Of nue $4,000. hence the
total cost Is about hfty-six thousand
dollars, Including excavations, founda-
tions and the necessary iron rings; the
two latter items cost $3.50. But even
this tremendous cost has been a good
investment SO far, as the company has
not been compelled to pay any dam
ages to the surrounding property hold
ers since the erection Of this big chin
ney; whereas before divers claims had
to be satisfied to the extent Of 40 per
cent, according to governmental de-
cisions. The chimney was erected ac-
cording TO the design of Master Me-
chanic o. Huppner, in Freiburg, in
Saxony, by the largest and most prom
inent firm of German chimney build
ers, H. r. Heinecke, and was begun
upon Sept. 25, 1888, and completed on
Oct. %, 1889. The system employed
was the perforated radial brick, in the
same method as was pursued in the
erection Of the two chlmneys at the
works of Adam Weber Sons, at Weber,
N. j., on the Raritan river, which sys-
tenn this firm is now introducing in
America. Judging by results and the
general demands in this line it will not
be long before America will surpass
this big construction with a still taller
chimney. The following data will be
of interest, showing the immensely OF
this construction: The base of the
chimney lies 80 feet under the level,
and is 10 feet 8 inches square, cover
ing an area Of 1850 square feet. The
following quantity of material was
used. viz: Thirteen thousand eight
hundred and eighty-three cubic feet for
foundation work; 1876 cubic feet for
pedestal, GO, 666 cubic feet for the col
umn, giving a total Of 95,2S5 cubic feet
Of mason work. The mason work had
a special weight of 124.8 pounds per
cubic foot; the entire lot then to be
carried was 5,3O8A gross tons, and the
weight to be sustained by the founda-
lions. at a dead calm. was 3.45 tons per
a foot. In consideration Of the
normal wind pressure Of 1852 pounds
per square foot, which is officially ac-
cepted in Germany as a statical calm
for chimneys, the weight to be sus-
tanned by the foundations is increased
to Az tons per square foot. There is
no doubt that this chimney with all its
details and p%eculiarities, is oie Of the
greatest works ever erected in this
particular line, and is accepted to-day
b. the official organs Of Germany as a
standard Of chimney construction
Power.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18
The British
Soldier.

Much has been said about the hardi-
hood and bravery of the British sol
der, writes Bradford Daniels, who
served 10 months in South Africa dur
ing the present war, but as l saw him
both on the veldt and in the hospital
his robustness may be seriously ques-
toned. Often the regular, when he
arrived at Cape Town, was not in a fit
condition for an arduous campaign.
Excuses had sapped his strength to
such an extent thsta hodxp tragpa
lars. trained as they we're to carry a
heavy kit and to march, could not fol-
low any Of the colonial corps for even
two hours of hard marching. Many a
regular died in the hospital from COM
paratively slight wounds because his
blood was tainted while beside some
dangerously wounded colonial who had
lived a clean life, recovered.
The regulars bravery cannot be
questioned, however. He simply laughs
at death; and, all through the war,
the English infantry would attack inn
pregnable positions which the more
wary colonial troops would never think
of attacking. But this courage is large
" the courage of the brute which does
not realize what death is. To live in
a hospital filled with regulars after a
big engagement and hear them, even
before their wounds are closed, fill the
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

Excluding Australia. Bamn Land.
situated near the east coast OF the
American continent. a short distance
north Of Hudson strait. Is the second
island Of the world in point of size and
stlll little Is known about It. It has
long been represented on the maps as
composed OF a number Of islands. IL
Is still shown in this way on a mum
Der Of maps now in use. One by one
these supposed islands, Cumberland
island, Fox Land, Meta Incognita. Sus-
sex island and others have been found
to be a part OF the main island; thus
Bamn Land has been gradually in
~creasing in size on the maps until to-
day II Is known to be inferior only to
Greenland In size. The latest edition
Of the best map of the polar regions
published In any American atlas. how
ever, still shows Cockburn island.
which Is separated from Bafin Land
by a wide channel. though a number
OF foreign maps show that It is a part
Of Bafin Land. DR.. Robert Bell. the
new director OF the geological survey
Of Canada. who mapped a long stretch
Of the west coast in 1897, has just pub
lished in the Geographical Journal a
report Of his explorations. He says
that it is 'the third largest island in
the world, being only exceeded by Aus
tralia and Greenland" AS Australia
is now ranked by nearly all g~eograph-
ers as the smallest Of the continents,
Bafin Land will undoubtedly take it's
place among the islands as the second
In area. All the best maps Of Bafin
Land now show a great lake region in
the central part of the southern por-
ton OF the island. These lakes lie be-
tween mountain ranges. DR.. Bell says
that the two greatest bodies Of water
are larger than any of the lakes in the
whole peninsula Of Labrador and that
they may almost be compared to
Lake Ontario in extent. He visited the
southernmost. Lake Amadjuak. which
may be 100 miles in length by forty in
breadth in the middle. According to
Eskimo accounts, Lake Amadjuak dis
charges %northward into Lake Mettill-
ing by a short river, without rapids.
the natives passing from one lake to
another in their kayaks. Lake Mettill-
ing is perhaps 40 miles long and sixty
miles wide and its waters reach the
sea through a large a1d rapid river,
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18
X
* CHIMNEY

Experience has shown that the
height Of factory chimneys Is not alone
dependent on how much smoke or
other special poisonous gases" have
TO be removed by it. On the contrary
L is essential that a chimney. especial
" when It has to emove poisonous
and other detritus products Of com-
bustion containing dangerous and un-
healthy poison, not alone for human
beings, but for plants as well, is to be
constructed to such a height that the
escaping gases produce no harm, es-
peoially at chemical factories and gas
works, where, In most cases, the poi
sonous and dangerous products Of
con bustion escape before they enter
The aue, thus demanding frequently
End costly construction, which is Of
ten found impossible to carry out.
After the experience of today, an out
let height of about 300 feet above the
level is considered sufficient to pre-
vent harmful action to plant life, as
wellas the interference with the health
Of people living in the vicinity Of the
chimney. Should this territory be sur
rounded with wooded heights, Il Is
well to increase in the same ratio the
height of the chimney. In rolling or
billy country the outlet of the CHM
ney must be placed at least 300 feet
above the highest point Of the sur
rounding hills; a chimney in the val
ley would, in consequence Of this great
height, cost so much that it is cheaper
to build the iue of the chimney on this
highest point, and erect the chimney
proper on the already existing higher
rlane supplied by nature. On account
Of this aforesaid condition the Royal
Saxon Smelling works at H%alsbrucke,
in Freiberg, were compelled to build a
high chimney, which can safely be con-
sidered to be the highest and most
prominent chimney of this century.
This chimney has a height above the
surrounding plane Of 459 feet. The
height Of the chimney itself is 429 feet
6 inches, and at the square base it is
% feet 6 inches, and, therefore. at the
time of its completion, in 1889, was the
highest chimney in the world. The top
internal diameter is over 8 feet. This
enormous height did not suffice to sup
ply sufficient security for the surround
ing neighborhood against the outgo-
ing gases, and, therefore, this chimney
was erected upon one Of the adjoining
highest hills, which is 1877 feet higher
than the smelling works, situated in
the valley. in consequence of this po-
sition the chimney obtains an addi-
tional height, an increased efficiency
equivalent to a height of over 656 feet.
AS this chimney could not be placed
next to the factory but was built, as
before mentioned, upon the highest
hill, a aue of over 1,64O feet was con-
structed, which runs part Of the dis
lance ver a bridge, especially built to
hold the construction over the River
Nude, which separates the factory
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18
Regarded as a Brute by
His AristOcratic
Officers.

air with jibes and curses and all the
old obscene language of the barrack-
room, strips them of all the romano in
which fiction has clothed them and
leaves them in the light of men who
do not value life because they do not
know its significance.
But there is every excuse to be made
for Tommy Adkins. The army takes
him in his ignorance and, Instead of
attempting to make a man Of him, tries
tegcspsshAdhtT the seff-assertfTe element
that might make him insubordinate
when i~ll-treated, and leaves him sim
ply a machine to execute military rla-
neuyers. So long as he keeps out of
trouble and is present at roll call no
further notice is taken of him. Usu-
ally the officers owe him are rich aud
aristocratic and absorbed in social
life. According to their standards a
soldier IS little better than a brute.
That he is young, ignorant, among
strangers and surrounded with temp
tations that would corrupt any but the
strongest characters is all ignored by
those who profess to have him in
charge. II he breaks the law the ex-
tenuating circumstances OF the case
are not considered.
A woman always has her suspicious
OF a mar who never lies to her.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

who is It that does not wish to be
out IN the open air or alive in some
field Of sport, whether Il be with the
bat. rod or gun; whethtr we 80 coast
ing over the hills and wales on the
wheel Or sailing over rough waves or
into serene coyes. It is all sport, and
the springing muscles seem to need IT,
Il Is bound to happen that some mis-
hap will occur. Thus It Is that we
have sprains in abundance. Light
sprains. sprains that cripple. sprains
that give great pain, sprains that rob
us Of sleep. but sportsmen Of all kinds
have come to know that there is moth
ing better than the old reliable st.
Jacobs Oil. Have It with you for use;
you may rely on it's cure Of the worst
sprain and restoration to the com
forts OF life.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18
CLERICS
HIS VICTIMS

One morning a man came to me with
a letter written on stamped paper and
signed with the name of a clergyman
Of my church in a town in Massachu-
sets. says a writer in the Ladies'
Home Journal. Ills story, told In great
embarrassment, was that he had u
away from home. According to the
letter his aged mother was dying with
grief, and the appeal Of the rector
was to the man to come back at once.
The minister's check for IS, drawn on
a bank in the same town was inclosed
with which to pay car fare. He was
distressed and was anxious to go, but
the dimculty was that he had been in
New York only FIVE days, knew no one
and could not be identified at any
bank. Would / cash the check? / told
him to come back in a couple Of hours,
and meantime l ~telegraphed Inquiries
to Rev. c.. The answer came back;
do not know any such man." When
the fellow returned he was arrested,
and in his pocket a neatly kept mem
orandum book was found containing
the names of nearly every clergyman
in Chicago, Cincinnati. Cleveland,
Pittsburg and Philadelphia. This had
been his route. On each page Of the
book were -four columns. headed,
Name. date, amount and remarks,
and in these were such entries rs:
REV. R., S4. Got after an hours
work" REV. s.. No good. Can't
work" REV. T.. Sc. An easy
mark" The dates ran back through
three years. When he had completed
his tour he would probably either have
sold his book for some one else to use.
or ne would have changed his appear
ance, invented a new story and APP
preached a second time the people who
we're worth ~.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

The farmer has found petroleum his
best friend in dealing with other pests
and the mosquito. 1t is the only thing
that will kill the tree scales, includ-
ing the famous San Jose scale, and it
is the sovereign remedy for a line OF
bacterial ills In vegetation. Not mere
ly the invisible parasites are COM
bated with oil, but the visible insects
as we'll. Kerosene emulsion goes far
to compensate for the loss OF insect
ivorous birds out Of doors, and is abb
solutely indispensable in dealing with
the pests in poultry houses and stables.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

The rising Of the star Sirius, known
as the dog star to the ancients. Dog
days are the 20 days Immediately pre-
ceding the 90 days following the rls-
ing Of this star, The date now falls
betwG n July 3 and August IL. The
star rose during the greatest heat Of
summer and the Romans attributed the
heat and many Of the diseases attend
ing a heateH term of weather to the in
huence Of this star. They sacrificed
dogs to offset the supposed malign
powers. thu star. Many Of the old.
time beliefA have endured to the pres
emit day. Owing to astronomical
changes tho time viii eventually come
when siriu# win rise during the winter
months.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18
Arrangement b. Which
Pass Engsrs Cin't Be
Chta.ed.

efficacy of faith that he believed him
self able to take poison without any
ill-enects. So he took "a grains of
morphine the other day. The next
morning he appeared sick, but
triumphant, and told of his feat. He
said he had vomited up the morphine
and felt no serious i'll effects from TAX
ing it. The success of this test prob
ably encouraged him to go further
with his experiments, for he bought a
revolver and declared his intention OF
proving that he could shoot himself
without fatal results. He then went to
the front yard of his house, and, plac-
ing the revolver to his temple, fired.
Death was instantaneous.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

England is initiating the pension
system in the United States. There is
a bill in parliament providing for a
scheme for pensioning the widows and
orphans of soldiers who have died in
the South African war;. This measure
is being FASTENED by the officials of the
war Office in order to stimulate enlist
ments in the army, which are now
very slow.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

Most extraordinary children exist IN
Porto Rico, II a letter from San Juan
may be accepted as authority. On the
last day Of the spring term the pupils
In the public schools departed with the
greatest reluctance, and such a de-
mand was made for summer schools
that arrangements have been made to
open them In several towns on the
island. This Is pleasant in every way.
II indicates grateful appreciation Of
che new educational system In Porto
Rico. and speaks we'll for the efforts OF
the government and the temper Of the
people.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18
a nnnE for ona nnndInr-

A new bank has been chartered and
will presently open for business in the
arcade Of the Empire Building, at
Broadway and Rector street, New
York city, which will %innovate by hay
ing It's hours from 9 a. m. to G D. m.
continuously. This industry has an
other peculiarity-the banking will be
for the tenants Of that one building.
who, from top to bottom. are big steel
and iron companies. Of recent forma-
ton. with billions of capital and no
permanent connection with banks.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18
A Slick Swindler Who
Made His Living on
That Class.

undertaken a long journey into I'M
known cas- The expedition was un-
der the command Of Jason and its pur-
ported object was to fetch from Colchis
the golden fleece of a ram which was
suspended on an oak and guarded by
a sleepless dragon. The adventurous
spirit Of the "Forty-niners" may be
compared to that Of the early Argo-
nauts, hence the application Of the
name.-Ed.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18
EDUCATIONAL,
IT,MARY'S ACADEMY
Motre Dame. indiana.

Conducted by the Sisters of the Holy
Cross. Chartered 1855. Thorough
English and Classical education. Reg
ular Collegiate Degrees
In Preparatory Department students
carefully preparation Collegiate course.
Physical and Chemical Laboratories
well equipped. Conservatory Of Music
and School of Art. Gymnasium under
direction of graduate of Boston Normal
School of Gymnastics. Catalogue free.
The 47th year will open Sept. 5, 1901.
address D~lREcTREss OF THE ACADEMY,
ST. Mary's Academy, Notre Dame. Indiana
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

There are now in London and its i'm
mediate neighbOrhood $50 public recre-
alton grounds, varying in size from
Epping Forst, which, with Wanstead
Flats, is over 5000 acres in extent, to
little city gardens and Fairgrounds
measuring an eighth or a tenth of an
acre. These include 100 plots Of
ground which have been used for in
terment, parish churchyards, and other
disused burial grounds, Of which the
largest is eleven acres and the small
est a few yards square.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

+. L. b. asks; Why were the people
who crossed the plains in 1S49 to seek
gold in California called American
Argonauts." as well as Forty ?
Answer-The name was applied to
them by Bret Harte In HIS ballads Of
the "Forty-niners." The similarity OF
their conditions suggested the quest Of
the Argonauts Of Greek antiquity. The
original Argonauts are reputed 70 have
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

A machine that viii do the work Of
thirty expert mathematician is being
constructed by the government in its
scientific instrument shop on Capitol
Hill in Washington. It is to be an i'm
provement on an instrument in use in
the bureau Of the coast survey, which
has charge Of calculating the tides.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

The council Of the University Of Bir-
mingham, recently founded, with Jo-
seph Chamberlain as its chancellor,
appointed William James Ashley, pro-
lessor Of economies at Harvard Uni
versity. to the first organized chair Of
the faculty Of commerce, which is to
be one Of the chief features of the uni
versity.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18
The ohamparns W. Drink.

The American market for cham
payne varies less than in the case OF
other foreign wines. though the inn
portations Of last year We're 200. 600
dozens as against $4,000 ten years
ago. The figure was exceptionally
high; last years lm~portations we're
below the average. The fluctuations
which carried the importations down
to 10000 dozen ia 1897 carried them
up 70 2l5,00O dozen two years later.