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Sharp County record., 1901-03-08
ROYALTY OF EUROPE.

The duke Of Connaught is to-day,
next TO the queen, the most popular
member Of the royal family. His pop
ularity among the soldiers is only
equaled by that of Lord Roberts.
Queen, WiIhelmina has spent much
time of late painting from life. She
uses as her models the guards on SEN
try at her own palace They arc
easily sketchcd from the windows
while at their posts.
Sharp County record., 1901-03-08

When the police in Denmark
find a man helplessly drunk in
the streets, they drive the patient
in a cab to station, where he
sobers off. Then they take him
home. The cabman makes his
charge, the police doctor makes
his, the agents make their claim
for special duty; and this bill is
presented to the landlord OF the
establishment where the drunk
ard took the last Of the drinks
that caused his intoxication. The
Rams Horn.
Sharp County record., 1901-03-08
THIS, THAT AND TIE OTHER.

The worlds births amount to &c.
$4,000 ever year.
~ niue-ycar-old child has been ar
rested IN philadclphi@ for shopIifting.
She is the youngest prisoner ever held
in the city Jail.
The average number Of children per
family in European countries is low
est in France, with 3.03; switzerland,
3.94; Austria and Belgium, 4,0j; Eng
land, 4.Cs; Germany 40; Holland,
4.22; Scotland, Aa6; Ita.y, 4.56; Spain,
4.65; Eussia, 483; while Ireland is
higaes., with an average Of $40 chill
Gren in each family.
Cyclones or general storms may be
1000 miles in diameter. Hurricanes
operate on a path averaging COO TO 800
miles wide. TOrnadoes are much
smaller. They may he only a mile
wide at the top, and but a few feet at
the bottom, but they are much more
dangerous than either cyclone or a
hurricane.
Pawnbrokers take some curious
pledges, but it is not often that they
are offered one from another world
A. London suburban pawnshop, how.
ever, exhibits in its window as an un-
redeemed pledge a magnificent aero
lite, a mass of fused metal that fell
as it were from Heaven to provide a
poor man with his beer. 4 ticket
bears the statement. THAI it was
brought from the Arctic regions by a
sailor.
Sharp County record., 1901-03-08
A special from Washingto

A special from Washington
says that congress is endeavor-
ing to amend the immigration
laws of the United States so as
to exclude the insane, idiotic or
epileptic people, who now form
SO large a percentage Of the
foreign-born population Of this
country.
Sharp County record., 1901-03-08

. The Pocahontas Herald talks
about the squirrel headed" ed
itors just as though that paper
was anything else but an editor
ial and typographical freak.
Sharp County record., 1901-03-08
POUGHKEEPSlE POINTS,


Health much better than it has
been.
Joe Willett and wife have &
fine new boy at their home.
Joe Medlock moved down and
took possession OF the distillery
this week.
Some line fish have been GIG
ged this week. The river is low
and clear.
Cattle men and corn buyers are
almost as bad this year as the
candidates were last year.
r. H. Roberts is teaching a
writing school at this place and
the boys all seem to be improv-
ing right along.
The smoke is rising from al
most every field, and cat sowing
and general preparations for the
next crop is the general run oil
business.
Try Smith and James Hover
ton take the cake in the way of.
rock fence builders. They have.
put up to the rise OF a hundred
2O-foot panels this winter.
We are sorry to report John
Curtis still no better. He took
grippe, then pneumonia, then
typhoid fever, and now has rheu-
matism in his back and hips. He
has been on his bed about forty
days.
Born, to Joseph Kelley ami
wife, on February 26, twins-a
boy and a girl. They did not
live but a short time and were
buried at the Spots graveyard
on the q. The parents have the
sympathy Of all.
Since the grippe has let up on
the people in this part the Texas
fever has taken fresh mold, and
in some instances it is assuming
a very malignant form. If there
is no change by the time crops
are "laid BY" there will be a
long string Of wagons startin that
direction.
Of all all the moonshine pro-
posed legislation and disgusting
things was the bill in the senate
to hire a man to pray for the old
soldiers home inmates. Now,
we are sure they are visited at
least once a year by some minis
ter. 1t may be like it is here.
During the warm season OF the
year we are admonished to pray
a good deal, and have plenty Of
men to pray with and for US, and
in extreme cases we have a few
men who advise prayer on a
small scale in the winter months.
As the old soldiers have nothing
else to DO, we are persuaded that
they could and do do their own
praying, and we are persuaded
that their prayers are much more
effective than those of any man
they could hire, and if the Old
soldiers minds were consulted
they would not have such an
arrangement. Don't cuss the
Catholics any more.
Sharp County record., 1901-03-08

The legislature doesn't want
the ladies to act as notaries pub
lie, but is willing that they may
hold positions in the general as
sembly.
Sharp County record., 1901-03-08
ssc s'OOied The Surgeons

All doctors told Renlck HamT'i
of West Jefferson, O., after 'Hi5
INC Is months from rectal tIslNS |
would die unless a costly oPenH
was performed; but he cured dn'I
with Bucklen'S ArnIcs SalSe'
best IN the world. Sdrest PlIe q
on earth. 25c a box, at '1"|
drug store.
Don't % downstairs in the az
to hurt burglars.
Cont stay to find out vh'"I
the other FOOLS gun is reallyN'l
ed or not.
Save 25c by Buying
.McGee's 25c Chill Cure is q pG,I
tive; you need no ether. Largssss
tie for tho molGy Id is gualSIr n
to cure or money r9fdpded, AnGEI A. GJ
druggist for MCGee's SVc ohlA v
Tasteless.
Don't slap a large peFs,n
the shoulder and yell M
Bill" until you are sure it l'' \
case of mistaken identity |
vaccination may be working
Sharp County record., 1901-03-08
LEGAL ADVERTISBNSS7|
Settlement Notices.

Notice is hereby given that tue 'V ~d
named administrators and guardlsn'
counts current at the December term '~ S,r.
sharp county probate court for 'a' ..,,n
Di,trict for settlement with thsir r'''
tateS. t0-wlt:
ANNUAL
w, II. Shirley, guarnian AlmH p 49,. d 4
John Johnston, administrator '''
Z. wilkes. ,.,s VIM
J.T. wilkins, administrator e''"
MObley. r,.o j. W
J.T. wilkins. administrator lnO''
estate. n.niel M
Calvin Mobley, administrator p"
estate ,i..,on.
RIM. wnlett, guardian ola Mar'ep'
FINAL i. Al
Dettie nigglnbottom, guardian n.,,,l N. 4
Mack Higginbottoin. and ha"f'
crly Laura lIigglnbottom wm u
G. W, shaver, administrator
estate. ,.s setlep']
And all parties interested in 10, ,,S,d 70 I
any of said estateS are hereby n' 'a s.cSp']
forward and illecxceplion' to Sp'" land dG \
any th,v have. on or before the SeO' ,n,s n
ney, No. March term of said court or .I .y' ~
forever barred from excepting 10
or any item thereof II y. lni''''
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22
FOR WOMEN ANDHOME
ITEMS or INTEREST FOR. MAIDS
AND NATIONS.
The wires Anowanoo-How Some Girls
Get Through Couere-Heaith and
Beauty-soms Notes Of the Modes for
Our Fair
- w1rr,s ALLowANor.

Experience and observation have led
me to believe that a wife is not apt
to be happy or contented without an
allowance. She will rarely use It for
any purpose save that which will bene-
At herself and her family. Frequent
~ she Will use the most Of It for the
good Of those whom she loves.
It does not seem fair OF just to place
a wife In a position where she is com
PEELED to ask her husband for every
cent she needs. For, II the husband is
the bread-winner, is she not the bread
saver.
No good wife Is unreasonable about
money matters. She will often deny
herself comforts and n~ecessaries in
order to assist her husband in his
career. More than one wlfe's allow
ance, boarded for some cherished pur-
pose, has been sacrificed to tide her
husband over a financial crisis.
Few wives hold the same opinion as
their husbands in all things, One may,
some time, wish to use money for
some good and legitimate purpose,
with which the husband wou d have nc
sympathy. And the wife having nc
allowance, he may refuse money for
that purpose. Yet he would hardly
stop to ask his wlfe's opinion in using
money for any purpose which he might
approve.
Most wives are true helpmates. and
husbands ought to be Just and gener-
GUS enough to share the income with
them, no matter how small.
l hope the time will come when
parents will insist that the "wife's al
lowance" be properly adjusted before
the daughters marriage, and thus in.
sure the comfort and happiness oil
their child, in regard to money mat.
ters. ELIZABETH T. REED.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

"The average horse is very fond Of
sugar" said a New Orleans citizen
yesterday, 'and recently I have had
occasion to observe a case where a pet
horse is very badly spoiled on account
Of the practice Of giving him sugar.
The thing was called to my attention
under rather peculiar circumstances.
but have been able since that time
to observe the matter under oalmer
and more favorable conditions. The
horse is q family pet and is a fine
looking fellow. He belongs to a we'll
known citizen Of New Orleans, a man
who keeps one Of the most celebrated
restaurants in the country. Some
time ago l was in the restaurant. and
! heard the most distressing sound i'm
aginable on the outside in n Of the
streets running along the restaurant.
At first l paid but little attention to
the matter as l thought it was Of the
ordinary spats between horses. IL was
merely the usual neighing sound made
when strange horses find themselves
tied to the same hitching post. a
rather curious and noisy way thew
have Of getting acquainted with each
other. But 1 soon learneu that there
was only one horse hitched at the
post, and hat he was extending no
greeting to a member of his kind. He
was conducting a little quarrel with
a man who was slipping around be-
tween the tables in the dining room.
a fellow with a white jacket on. who
was serving what the guests at the
restaurant might order. I became in
terested in the horse and made some
inquiries about him. It had been a
practice for some time for some mem
Der Of the family to drive the animal
down to the restaurant in the after
noon. While he was hitched at the
post n Of the walters was in the
habit of feeding him sugar. This was
the cause of all the trouble. The
waiter had failed to go out with his
usual promptness, and the animal had
become a trihe uneasy about the mat
ter, and hence he set up a fearful
howl. AS soon as he got the sugar he
lapsed into silence, and I have OBJ
served the same thing many times
since then."-Now Orleans Times
Democrat
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

But one scornful look from Casey and
the audience was awed;
They saw his face grow stern and
cold, they saw his muscles strain,
And they knew that Casey wouldn't
let the ball go by again.
The sneer is gone from Casey's lips.
his teeth are clenched in hate.
He pounds with cruel vengeance his
bat upon the plate;
And now the pitcher holds the iall,
and nov he let's Il 60,
And now the air Is shattered By the
force Of Casey's blow.
Oh, somewhere in this favored Ind
the sun Is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and
somewhere hearts are light;
And somewhere men are laughing. and
somewhere children shout,
But there is no joy In Boston; mighty
Casey has struck out
"Phinney" Thayer.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22
A Fox.s REVENGE.

A gentleman out shooting one day
came 10 a river whore he saw six
geese beyond shot. He determined
to wait for them to approach the
shore. While sitting there he saw a
fox come down to the shore and
stand some time and observe the
geese. AT length he turned and went
into the woods and came out with a
very large bunch of moss in his
mouth. He then entered the water
very silently, sank himself, and then
keeping the moss above the water.
himself concealed, he hoated among
the geese. Suddenly one Of them was
drawn under the water, and the fox
soon appeared on the shore with the
goose on his back. He assembled the
bank and found a hole made by the
tearing Of a tree. This hole he
cleared, placed in it the goose. and
covered it with great care, strewing
leaves over it. The fox then left, and
while he was away the hunter unbur-
led the goose. closed the hole, and re-
solved to wait the issue. In about
half an hour the fox returned with an
other fox in company. They went di-
rectly to the place where the goose
had been buried and threw out the
earth. The goose could not be found.
They stood regarding each other for
some time, when suddenly the second
fox attacked the other most %furiously,
as If offended by the trick Of his
friend. During the battle the hunter
sho5 them both.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

During his explorations in the
mountains Of East Africa, Sir Henry
Johnston, with 100 Zanzibars, was at
tackled by a very much larger body Of
Nasal. The enemy made d~espefate
charges and were beaten back with
great difficulty. Toward evening, A"
said Johnston, telling the story, my
men were losing heart, and it looked
very black for us. when 1 had a brill
liant idea. I remembered / had a box
Of Tom Smiths crackers and fire.
works. I really don't know what made
me buy them, but l added them to MY
other stores in London. l told my fell
lows to go on fighting and all would
be well, and when night fell l climbed
a mountain side. unseen by tHc
Nasal, with a Zanzabari to carry the
box, and half way up l let of the
various squibs; and when the enemy,
who are very superstitious, saw the
streams Of blue and red light blaze in
to the black sky from the mountains
they instantly fed. It was, they said,
the mountain devil fighting on our
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22
A BOY's ESSAY ON wArrR.

The following highly original com
position on the subject o fwater was re-
Gently credited to an American boy in
an English newspaper: Water is
found everywhere. especially when IL
rains as It did the other day. when
cellar was half full. Jane had to
wear her fathers rubber boots to get
onions for dinner. Onions make your
eyes water and so does h-orseradisb
When you a too much. There are a
good many kinds Of water In the
world-rain water, soda water, Ere
water and brine. Water is used for
a good many things. Sailors use wa
ter to 90 to sea on. Water Is a good
thing to fire at boys with a SQUIRT
gun and to catch fishes in. My father
caught a big ~ the other day. and
when he pulled it out it was an ell.
Nobody could be saved from drown
ing If there wasn't any water to pull
them out of. Water is nrst-rate to
put fires out with. / love to 20 to a
ire-see the men work at the engines.
This is all / can think Of about water
except the food"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22


The river. undoubtedly, stands ia
oile p%rinceps at the head Of ali re-
sources in the way Of outdoor amuse-
ment at oxford; nor is the reason far
to seek, when one takes into consid-
Grafton the almost endless variety OF
its charms. For those who seek cool
shade or the peace which a pipe and
a yellow-back alone can procure, the,
narrow Cherwell steals softly under Us
arch Of green trees. The broad shall
lows Of the upper river AFFORD bound
less scope for the eccentricities Of the
tyro, whether he disport himself III a
skin, a punt, or a sailing boat; while
grim slaughter may be perpetrated by
the wary saloon gunner among the
water rats which abound In any Of
the numerous backwaters. Little won-
der, then, that readingman. crickeber,
~footballer and all the other 'ers" TAT
times forsake their household goods 20
pay their homage to the great pres}d-
ing diety Of oxford. To the boating
man proper who seeks fame in the
broad reach from Salter's boathopse
to Ifiey lock, they may, indeed, appear
as so many trihing interlopers, to be
assailed with fierce shouts Of Look
ahead" "Confound you, sir!" ETC.
Good Words.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

draft Is made Upon energy. business
tact. good health and common sense
A large proportion OF the girls OF
chat college are wholly or partly seli-
supporting. but most of them receive
some help from home. These girls
usually begin college with a small sun
Of money. although some start without
any OF but little ahead But In or
binary cases a girl who has the quail
tiles requisite for successful s%eif-sup-
port at college can earn or save 500,
$500 or $500 before she comes.
As TO methods, domestic work in
some form is the only sure way. Some
90 into families and work for board.
Others board themselves and work BY
the hour at sewing, ironing. caring for
rooms. etc. A good compromise Is to
take a room at the college home fitted
for collaborating and then find a place
to wash dishes to pay for dinners.
The time is less broken than when In
a family. In the long vacation girls
can sew, work in kitchens, walt on
table at summer hotels or canvass for
hooks, pictures, etc. OF course a girl
who can furnish any kind Of skilled
labor has a great advantage.
II a girl succeeds in getting through
her freshmen year in this way, she
generally gets through the whole course
unless through failure Of health or
family trouble. It Is a misfortune for
a girl to involve herself In heavy in
d%ebtedness. It should not be recon-
mended.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

come back, the hens began 10 loon
very sober. His crow did not sound
at daybreak next morning as usual
and o after breakfast the farmer
started out to hunt for him. II was
almost noon when he returned, and IN
his hand he had three or four black
tell feathers belonging to our missing
friend As the wife came out the hus-
band showed her the feathers and
said.
Mary. here's all that's left Of our
big. black rooster"
What has happened to him?" she
asked.
Why, he went off to the back field
by himself yesterday and a fox must
have got hold Of him. and eaten him
up. He was a hn~e-looking fowl, but
he didn't know half as much as a
goose.-Indianapolis News.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

There was a very rich man Who
went about enjoying himself. He pos
sessed magnificent palaces. and his
stud costs him hundreds Of thousands
Of dollars a year. One day. after his
horses had made a particularly fine
showing on the track. this man threw
$40 to people In the street who were
soliciting for charity. Then there was
a furore. Long reports Of the oct were
~telegraphed to all parts Of the coun-
try. The mans portrait was hunted
mp for publication Ia a hundred pa
pers. Editorials were written in his
praise. and be was referred 10 az zone
Of natures noblemen. Meanwhile.
after giving TO charity, he entertained
a few friends at a little dinner, which
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22
AIusIe From the Electric Arr.

A London electrician, Mr.. ". Dud-
dell, recently exhibited a novel musical
instrument. composed OF a series OF
electric arc lights. which played a pop
ular air. When the current Is pass
ing through solid carbons they give
of a musical sound. n by placing a
shunt across the carbons, connected
with a keyboard, Mr.. Duddeil was able
to vary the sounds through the scale
OF two octaves. The keyboard served
to vary the s~elf-induction and capacity
in the shunt circuit, and by employing
four arcs the Intensity OF the sounds
was made sumciently great.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22
HEALTH Ann BEAUTY.

This is the very best time Of the
year for massage and beauty treat
ments. All this c%url-wilting heat and
humidity may seem destructive TO any
appearance Of neatness and trimness,
but they soften the skin say the
beauty doctors. and make it more
amenable to reason, more responsive
to treatment.
Space is annihilated by the makers
Of aids to beauty. Powder boxes nc
bigger than a thimble car be bought,
and each n contains powder, a pun
and a mirror. Rouge boxes Of the
same dimensions come also, but it is
sad to reflect that most women who
rouge think the lilliputian rOse-jar Of
very small use.
The woman who would fill all hol-
lows and round all angles with heal
thy adipose tissue must resolutely re-
fuse to harbor worry. Even If there
are things to worry about, everybody
knows that fretting does not remedy
or soften them, and It emphatically
does cause wrinkles and loss Of flesh.
1t may seem difficult to avoid it, but
a determination to do so, steadily kept
in mind, will conquer in the end.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22
CASEY AT H BAT

It looked extremely rocky for the
Boston nine that day;
The score stood two to four. with but
an inning left to play.
30 when Cooney died at second. and
Burrows did the same,
A pallor wreathed the features OF the
patrons Of the game,
A struggling few got up to go, leaving
there the rest.
With that hope which springs eternal
within the human breast;
For they thought, IF only Casey could
get a whack at that"
They'd put up even money now with
Casey at the bat.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

Five thousand tongues appiauded
when he wiped them on his
shirt;
Then when the writhing pitcher
ground the ball into his hip
Defiance glanced In Casey's eye, a
sneer curied Casey's lip.
And now the leather-covered sphere
came hurtling through the air.
An Casey stood a-watching It in
naughty grandeur there;
Close by the sturdy batsman the ball
unheeded sped;
THAT amt my style" said Casey.
Strike one" the umpire said.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

troubled with the deposit Of flesh about
the neck and chin. This can be pre-
vented. or at least decreased, by OK
ercise with the head, especially with
the backward motion, which stretches
the neck muscles. After repeating
these a number Of times. tn, motions
from side TO side can be used. ana also
the roation Of the head. These muscles
are seldom put into action by women.
so that they become aaccid and the
fat Is deposited 10 them. A small
amount Of exercise daily regularly per-
sisted In will accomplish much more
than one would believe. II unable TO.
take as much general exercise as IS
necessary 10 keep IN good bodily con-
dition have massage twice a week. II
not more Il would be better 10 deny
ones self some other things In order
70 have this great aid 70 the main-
tenance Of health. not 70 mention
looks.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

A WNM LANE
There's a little gray bird in the apple
tree,
And every day
When I go to play
7 stand for a minute to hear him
sing.
And 1 peek for the nest where the
apples cling.
And look for his home that he's hid
from me
Where the big, red apples cling.
And early, cary, wh-n daylight comes,
/ watch the sun
F1ecks one by one.
lie for moment and think how
sweet
It is to live in this little street,
With a prttto bird to feed with
crumbk
And a BOY next door, and things to
eat
Once mother said: who loves you
true?'
I didn't say
Just right away,
Put stood for a minute. then said:
~ "Oh, yes.
Tms cunning little gray bird,
guessF
But I don'tkhink mother meant that;
do yo?
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22
in THE PHILIPPINES.
native BUNS for Hauling vehicles-Boy
as Soldiers.

as buluAefb'
Mai. r. r. Stevens. chief quarter
master In the Philippines, thinks well
~ me- native bull, or carabao, for
tranaportation purposes. A cart with
! angle bull and driver costs $3.50 to
AZ 4 day. Mexican. It transports about
one-third or o%ne-fourth as much as an
esoort wagon. Australian or trotting
burls are used on expedited lines. The
svstem OF these expedited lines for the
snnplv Of fresh beef and vegetables
throughout the department has been
brought to a great state OF efficiency
for lie interior Of Luzon. The chlei
sureeon in the Philippines oolectS
strongly to the enlistment OF youths
nnder Ri for service there, as he a
sound such boys particularly prone to
,vnboid ever. When the hrst sense
az novelty and adventure wears oh
the boy loses heart and becomes home-
slck The chief surgeons ideal army
for the tropics would consist Of men
between rs and 40. Contrary to the
general disability from alcoholism
n h the native drink that produces
insanity among soldiers. Capt