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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22
pemnna for Apartment .Honse..

In view Of the enormously increased
activity in building apartment houses
in New York in the last three years,
the statement OF real estate dealers
that the supply is still inadequate to
the demand is significant. Moreover,
prices of apartments have increased
very materially. An average apart
ment, as the average was five years
ago, might have rented for from $500
to $1,000. Apartments that are now
merely average apartments rent for
nearly twice as much. OF course, they
are much more attractive and conven-
lent Not only is better taste shown
In designing them, but more money is
spent in finishing them. For the best
apartments Ia New York a must pay
six or eight times that mount OF rent.
New York Sun.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

Anew process Of preparing wood for
building IS in use IN Austria. Green
wood is placed In a large wooden
trough whose bottom is covered with
a lead plate. This is connected with
the positive pole of a battery. Cover
ing the wood is a second lead plate
which forms the negative pole. The
wood is then subjected to a bath in a
solution composed of 10 per cent. resin
and rs per cent. soda. Under the in
iuence Of THE electric current the sap
is drawn out OF the wood and rises to
the surface. the solution being abb
sorbed by the wood. The operation re-
quires from Ave 10 eight hours. The
treated wood is allowed to dry for
about two weeks, when 1t is ready for
use. The drying can be FASTENED arti
heially if desired.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

The problem OF the Western town
now is to make amends for the past
and to build up a substantial and per-
manent prosperity that shall make val
ues steady and the future assured. A
few years ago the rivalry was for a
surplus; now it is for a mere sutti-
cheney. In the early days were started
too many lodges, too many churches,
too many stores, too many newspapers.
Now it is not difficult and indeed it is
common, for the merchants to agree to
support only two of three papers to a
town Of 5000 population or more,
where formerly there were five or six.
The problem Of church consolidation is
receiving attention.-New York Post.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22
In The Forest.
BY o T.

Copyright, 1901. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
Phil Paquette, w~oOdsman, never
loved any girl until he saw Annette,
the brown-eyed daughter Of the boss
Of the Michigan lumber camp in which
he and a hundred others worked all
winter.
He came upon her in a clearing one
day where she was spreading a feast
of grain before a flock Of birds. With
her was Hammond, the only man in
the world that %Faquette had time
enough to hate.
Hammond was tall and fair and per-
fectly familiar with the English Ian
guage Phil was big, with broad
shoulders and clear eyes, and to the
strong mans contempt of the weak he
added the hate of a man who thinks
he should have the something that
another has.
So he stood with folded arms and
watched the girls snugly fitting jacket
brush close to Hammond's arm and
saw her laugh into Hammond's face,
and he vowed that he would save the
girl from Hammond. Paquette had
let into his wild brain the idea that the
girl was as far above the assistant boss
l,of tue camp as thA stars Gre above NE
Saginaw river, by whose banks he and
the rest labored. So he watched Ham
mOnd.
He saw that the girl talked to him
often and %carelessly he listened once
or twice. The talk was about books
Of which he had heard but dimly, and
Of plays Of which until then he had
never heard at all. One day he said
to Annette's father:
"Tll want to go to town today"
He wanted to tell him his errand.
but refrained.
In his pocket he had the savings Of
the winter, and he meant to spend 1t in
books that he, too, might read and be
worthy Of talking to the boss daugh-
ter. But he had never bought books
before and he had often bought whis-
ky. So to get courage enough to go
into a shop and ask for a book he spent
some of his money for drink. Then he
postponed buying the books for an
hour or two and drank more.
He went into a gambling place that
he knew. He wanted to see, he told
himself, If any Of his friends were
there, but he knew that the truth was
that he wanted to play long enough to
increase his savings till he was able
to buy the girl a fine gown he had seen
in a window down Tie street. He did
not intend to give it to her himself.
He meant to slip it into the house and
ask n Of the women to put it in her
oom and she would come in and find
It and not know who had sent Il. Then
he could look at her when she wore it
and say to himself that she was wear
ing something that he had given her
and then he knew that in his mind he
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22
Scientific and
Safe Duel

There is little danger to be feared
now in accepting a challenge to fight
a duel. According to statistics which
have been gathered at considerable
trouble, it would appear that dueling,
though a barbarous and stupid prac-
tice. is less dangerous than bicycling
or ordinary railroad travelling. Only
1855 out OF 3,914 duels in twenty years
in Italy were fought with rapier or
foils. 3.501 were fought with the sabre,
244 with pistols. and IA with rifles or
other arms. OF the 1928 duelists 5000
we're wounded, and only 20, OF one per
annum died. The person who compiled
these figures further says that the tenn
perature has considerable to do with
the frequency of duels, perhaps be-
cause intending duelists are afraid Of
catching cold. In france, where "the
code is resorted to more frequently
than anywhere else, the duel has al
most reached the altruistic stage. Par
is duelists of late have taken to the
sterilizing Of their swords, and now 1t
would be considered as r~eprehensible
LOT a uueAi9b 40 ~ 40 All q W
omit 'the usual antiseptic precau-
tons" In a newspaper story of a re-
cent duel between young Daudet, the
son OF the novelist, and a journalist
OF Paris named Richard, it is said that
after the first attack the point Of Dau-
det's sword accidentally touched the
ground, when the seconds interviewed
and stopped the contest until the blade
could be disinfected. II this practice
should spread to the armies Of the
world we might be treated to the spec
tacle Of two great opposing bodies Of
troops engaged in sterilizing their
weapons before beginning a battle.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

Frette-Do you know, it's got so
with me now that when / start out in
the morning to go down to business /
have to stop at the corner to study
which route will be the least apt to
confront me with a creditor? Callous-
Thank goodness, 1 am no longer a
victim Of any such sensation as that.
Frette-Whatl You surely don't mean
to say by that you don't owe any one?
Callous-Far from It. I simply mean
that there Is no direction I can take
that win insure any such exemption,
and as a consequence It doesn't pay to
hesltate.-New York Press. :
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

1.-THE value Of Lydia r. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound was
called to my attention by an intimate
friend, whose life had simply been a
torture with Inflammation aud ulcer
alton, and a few bottles of your Com
pound cured her; she can hardly
believe it herself to-day, she enjoys
such blessed health. / took four
bottles Of your Compound and consider
myself cured. ] am once more in fine
health and spirits; my domestic and
official duties all seem easy now, for I
feel so strong 1 ear do three times
what 1 used to do. You have a host Of
friends in Denver, and among the best
count, Yours very gratefully Mrs.
IDA L. RosER, 326 18th Ave, Denver,
Col. 5000 forfeit n above testimonial Is not
genuine.
If you are i'll, don't hesitate to
get a bOttleOfLy e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound at once,
and write to Mrs. Pinkham,
Lynn, Mass, for special advice
It is free.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

might nnd Richmond some place IN
town and the money he gave her was
more than she had seen IN months.
When the rear lights OF the train
were swallowed up In the shadows
toward town Paquette walked slowly
back TO camp. As he passed the Light
ed windows of the front room he
looked in shamefacedly Annette with
flushed cheeks was talking to Ham
mond and her hand was In his.
Paquette wore under HIS breath and
then walked fast to the river bank.
He flung 1his precious copy Of Mon
taigne far out into the black river and
then turned back to his cabin.
Annette loves him." he said dog
gedly. Il did right"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

would feel much superior to Hammond,
who had never given Annette any
II 'nG.
He found no friends In the gambling
place, but he stayed and put his money
on the roulette wheel and in exactly
twenty minutes ne had only enough
left TO buy a very little book. When
he walked out into the frosty air and
saw the sleighs cut through the snow
his mind cleared itself Of the fumes OF
the drink and his conscience re-
preached him.
III che knew what an unworthy man
] am" be said TO himself sitterly, she
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22
Odd Plan Being Carried
Out In Nurseries OF
England.

ton and enthusiasm with which they
were received opened her eyes to the
fact that they are one Of the greatest
needs in the nurseries of young
mothers. In the city where a doctor
a be called on very short notice,
they are not so important, but in sub
urban and country homes such a nur-
sery card may prove of the greatest
value many times in the course Of a
year.-Philadelphia Times.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

One Of the newcomers writes TO m.
home paper from Romeo, Conoios
county. M the sunny San Luis valley
ne follows. "Some very large cron9
are belng harvested in this section ana
everything indicates success. Land.
around Romeo has advanced from af.
~ to 200 per cent. in value IN the past
eiobteen months. Stni I think snlen
did opportunities are open for those
who wish TO better themselves In fho
wav of farms and homes. There are
rood ranges for stock raising and Tho
mountains are full Of timber. Sawed
lumber is laid down al this point for
g12 per thousand" For further mar.
f~iculars address Zeph. Chas. Felt. G09
Boston building, Denver, Colorado.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

Boys who sell peanuts In the grand
stands at the baseball grounds are
never discouraged If there is nothing
doing" in their line until after the
fifth inning. Patrons Of the game do
not begin to feel "peekish" until after
s o'clock. and then the peanut boy be-
gins to work automatically. II he
sells one bag in a row Of men he does
not pass on 10 the next isle, but waits
10 the back seats until his FIRST GUS
toner begins to eat peanuts. In a
minute or two men who new had any
thought Of buying peanuts beckoR to
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

Mrs. Catherine Babcock OF Washing
ton d. C., widow Of Colonel Babcock,
who was a member Of General Grants
stan, was committed to the Govern
ment insane Asylum recently, to
await an investigation by the court as
to her sanity. Mrs. Babcock has the
idea that some n is going to steal
the body Of her daughter, buried in
Baltimore, Nd, and hold 1t for ram
som.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22
Writer Says Duelins Is
Less Dangerous Than
Bicycling.
bicycling

him to come forward. Usually his
basket is empty before he reaches the
next aisle and he goes back for a fresh
supply. One bag of freshly roasted
peanuts in the hands of a. man who
eats them as though he enjoys them
Is sure to create an appetite for a
dozen more bags among his n~eighbors.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

would not care If I never bought a
book"
He purchased a copy in English Of
Montague, that poet of whom he re-
membered that his father in France
had often spoken, and all the way to
the camp he tried 10 read by the un-
steady kerosene lamp in the smoking
car.
He looked about for Annette as soon
as he reached the camp, but she had
gone to town, they told him. Then he
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22
s%ettlement of Frnnco-PrussInn VA.

settlement or War
The indemnity exacted of France in
settlement of the war between that
country and Germany in 1870, amount
ed to five milliards of francs-about
$1,000. 000, 900. One-tenth of this sum
was paid on July IA, 1871; two mil
lizards were paid on March 7, 1872; two
milliards more on May 5, 1873, ten
months in advance of the time fixed;
and the last installment was paid on
Sept. 5 of the same year.-New York
Weekly.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22
FInIandera In MInnesotn Nine.

About 40 per cent Of the men en-
ployed in the Minnesota mines are
Finlanders, another 40 per cent Hun
garians, about 8 per cent Italians, and
the rest are divided among Americans,
Germans, French, Scotch and Welsh.
The mainstay of the mines are the
Cornishmen.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

Show me the man you honor. 1
know ny that symptom better than
any other what kind Of a man you
yourself are; for you show me there
what your ideal OF manhood is, what
kind Of a man you long inexpressibly
to be.-Ben Johnson.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22
MRS. IDA |. ROSER
Grand-Niece of Ex-President
James X. Polk, Writes 20
Mrs. Pinkham Saying;

WDEARM MRS. PINKHAM II have been
married for nearly two years, and 80
Far have not been blessed with a child.
T have. however, suffered with a com
plication Of female troubles and pain
tni menstruation, until very recently.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

Niblack (soulfully)-oh, darling, do
name the day and let it be soon. Miss
Koy. How impatient you are! Wen
then, let us say the first week in Oo-
tober. Niblack. O-er-really Ter
I'm entered for our club tournament
at the Hootmon links that week.
Philadelphia Press.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

At a demonstration held on Lam
bourne Common a resolution was pass
ed calling upon Colonel Lockwood and
others TO remove the distractions to
the public right Of way on about 100
acres Of forest land. A procession
numbering about 500 persons was
afterwards formed and the fences on
Colonel LOckwood's land were fore
ibly removed. About thirty OF the Es-
sex police, under supt. Womack, were
present. but showed great f|orbearance,
and the object Of the demonstration
was accomplished. Proceedings will
be taken for damages and trespass.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

The Marconi station on the Nan
tucket h%ghtship, 1t is reported, has
proved a great success. A number OF
TRANSATLANTIC steamers have con-.
municated with II.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

He's n OF these idiotic funny meu
who are continually making puns, isn't
he2' Yes, that's his style" How 4
It he's so popular with the ladies, then
/ wonder?" He is only popular with
the ladies who have prett. teeth
Philadelphia Press.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

Some Austrians living in Geneva
conceived the project Of placing a
memorial tablet in the Quai du Leman,
where the Empress Elizabeth was as
sa~sslnated. The authorities. however.
refused their permission on the ground
that Il would be improper to commem-
crate the deed Of a mailman and help
20 preserve his name. In place Of the
tablet, IT is now proposed to erect a
chapel Ia honor Of the Empress.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

DR.. e. w Allen, assistant superin-
tendent Of experiment stations, con-
Quoted by the Agricultural Depart
ment, has returned to Washington,
after a ten weeks tour of inspection
OF the stations in Alaska. DR.. Allen
reports that all the hardy vegetables
are being grown there and he predicts
that the time Will come when Alaska
will grow a sufficient supply of them.
He also says that wheat, oats, barley
and rye have been matured at the sta
lions, and he thinks 1t practicable to
raise beef for the home market. He
says there is considerable inquiry for
land along the coast from people liv-
ing in Northern Europe, and thinks
the time viii come when many of
them will find more comfortable
homes there than they now have.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22
Brlaeees Company.

Bridget. were you entertaining
company IN the kitchen last nlghtg"
"Well, mum. that's fer thin & cay.
OF was afther doin' me Dist -Phiia-
delDhia Bulletin.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

There Is a terrible coercion in our
deeds which may first turn the honest
man into a d~eceiver. and then recon
ellie him to the change.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

According to DR.. Rijnhart, the med
ical attentions lavished on invalids in
Thibet are of a very primitive char
acter. For headache, large sticking
plasters are applied to the patients
head and forehead; for rheumatism, a
needle Is often buried in the arm or
shoulder; a tooth is extracted by ty-
ing a string to It and Jerking it out.
sometimes bringing out a part Of the
jaw at the same time; a sufferer with
stomach ache may be subjected to a
good pounding. or 10 the application
OF a piece Of wick soaked in burning
butter grease, or, II medicine is to be
taken internally. 1t will consist prob
ably Of a piece Of paper on which a
prayer Is written. rolled IN the form OF
a pellet; and, II this fails to produce
the desired effect, another pellet Is ad-
ministered composed Of the bones Of
some pious priest.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22
THE INDHx.
Afro Nnw MEXICO

There are more newspapers published
IN Iowa, In proportion to its population
ina IN % other state Of the Union.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

To an the hour-that Is happiness
20 M the hour and leave no crevice
for a repentance or an approval. We
live amid surfaces. and the true ART
Of life d 70 skate ven on them.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

Lieutenant e. p. Bertholf, Of the
United States evenu cutter service.
has purchased $50 doe and 81 buck
reindeer in Siberia for the Department
Of the Interior. Lieutenant Bertholf
expresses some doubt as to the ex-
pertinent. The total cost Of the AMI
mails landed in Alaska Is about $50
each.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

Although without knowledge OF sur
gerry, Theodore Austin, aged sixteen,
probably saved his own life the other
day by the application of a little prac-
teal knowledge. The boy was work
ing at home in Philadelphia, when he
ran his hand through a pane Of glass
and severed an artery in his wrist He
started for the hospital, but had not
gone far before he realized that it
would not do TO wait to have the flow
of blood stopped. He bound his hand
kerchief tightly around his wrist,
above the cut. and by sticking 4 pen
eli through the knot, improvised a
%tourniquet by which he succeeded in
twisting the handkerchief until the end
of the severed artery was closed.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

It Is 4 familiar example of irony in
the degradation of words that what
a man is worth" has come to mean
how much money he possesses; but
there seems a deeper and more mel
ancholy irony in the shrunken mean
ing that popular or polite speech as
signs to morality and morals" The
poor part these words are made to
play recalls the fates Of those pagan
d~ivinities who, after being understood
to rule the powers of the air and the
destinies Of men, came down to the
level Of insignificant demons, or were
even made the farcical show for
amusement of the multitude.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-11-22

Seventy-six vacancies exist in the
Medical Department of the United
States Army, for which there are
comparatively few candidates. Young
doctors on entering have the rank and
pay Of a first lieutenant and generally
promotion is more rapid than in the
line of the service. 1t is surprising
that o applications should not be
received, considering the salary and
rank attaching to the places. The same
trouble is experienced with vacancies
in the medical corps of the navy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-12-05
CHRISTMAS IS COMING !!
We're Ready. Are You?

Examine our goods and ask our prices
Bring the children to see our Toy Display in the
Basement
Never better prepared to supply the wants
of Man, Woman or Child with every kind OF
goods.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-12-05
Great Ice Boat Race and Polo Game.

An entertainment that never disap-
points, always presents something en-
tirely new, and fascinates from start
to finish is one tnat holds the public
eye. Such is Lyman H. Howe's
Moving Pictures. This season he
has secured, at great expense, many
delightful scenes OF varied degrees OF
beauty. Among the most thrilling
ever exhibited are an ice boat race
and polo game, the former a true
representation Of one occurring at
Redbank, N. J., in which no less than
twenty feet-winged ice yachts fly like
the wind over a broad field of ice.
One seems to feel the exhilaration
and the chill of the winter breeze that
bends the snowy canvass. The polo
contest presents company of skilled
players, belonging to an aristocratic
club of athletes, all mounted on thor
oughbred horses. The marvellous
grouping of fearless riders, the jockies
and the fashionable assemblage, in it.
self makes an impressive picture, but
when is added the daring movements,
the rushes and clashes of the flying
steeds, the scene is one OF thrilling de-
light. The entertainment will be at
Bloomsbury in the Opera House on
December I3. Diagram at Bidle-
mans. Prices IS and 35c.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-12-05
Reiuvenated Potato.

The supercilious vegetarian, sneer-
ing at the ease with which mutton
for lamb and horse for beef can be
palmed off on persons whose intel
lect is dulled by long course of
iesh-eating, may now be retorted
upon with the imitation new potato.
Late in the season the gardener
plants his crop, digs them up Just
before winter, and buries them.
When the potato season arrives the
tuber is dug up and renews it's youth
in bath of boiling lye appropriate
namely solution. Their appearance
is hereafter faultless, but lye solu-
tion somehow does not impart the
flavor of new potatoes.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-12-05

The Nina Repertoire company is
the attraction at the Opera House
this week. Specialties Of pleas
ing nature are introduced between
the acts by different members of the
company, consisting of the wonder
ful Nina and Bruins, fancy paper
tearers, illustrated songs and nov
ing pictures. The company opened
their engagement with "The Out
law of '9S." This piece had been
given here so many times before
under different titles, that it lacked
interest. However, the perform
ance on the whole, was a pleasing
one. The electric dance by Miss
Nina was we'll executed and called
forth considerable applause. The
plays and specialties will be chang
ed nightly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-12-05

The following letters are held at
the Bloomsbury, Pa, postoffice, and
will be sent to the dead letter Office
Dec. II, 1901. Persons calling for
these letters will please say "that they
were advertised Dec. 3, 1907:
Mr.. E. w. Ash, Miss Minnie Gross,
Miss Hattie Berdianer, Mrs. Maize
News, VIM. B. Given, Charles Hall,
Miss Anna J. Hall. Cards, R. c.
Hermann.
One cent will be charged on each
letter advertised.
0. B. MELLlCK, P. M.