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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23
1T is NOT A
FAILURE.


auburn. Ind, Lottery
One thousand I'VE hundred couples
In thirty years is the proud record Of
the Rev William l. Meese. the marry
Ing parson Of De Kalb county, Ind.
Last week at his behest many hun
dreds Of people who had been Joined
by him In matrimony, left their labors
In various parts OF the state, and
iourneyed to Waterloo to testify their
friendship for and devotion to the
aged parson. Not many other minis
ters could do what Mr.. Meese has done
during the seventy-three years of his
life. The father Of eleven children,
he has seen the earth close owe all
but three Of them,a we'll as over their
mother. Yet he is as earnest and I'M
firing In his work as he ever was.
Turns Many Away.
The great fame that has come TO
Mr.. Meese rests not alone on the num-
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

It has long been supposed that
France, or a Frenchman, is necessary
for the acquisition Of a proper French
accent. This is no longer so now
that an economical substitute for the
Frenchman has been found in the
photograph. 1t is understood that a
corps of distinguished French profess
sors are spending their whole time in
conversing into monographs. A pro-
fessor's days work is to hll thirty
Photographic cylinders. These cylin-
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

There are in the United States TOO
900 acres Of land devoted to tobacco.
of which II, 900 acres are in New Eng
land. The annual yield Of all kinds
In the country Is about 500, 900, 900
pounds. Of which New England raises
about Is, 600. 900. The average yield
per acre throughout the country is ZOO
pounds, but in New England It Is LOO
pounds. II is interesting that all the
tobacco raised in the country belongs
to two or three botanical species, yet
there are more than so varieties grown
cOmmercially-all Of them quite dis
tinct in shape. color. and quality Of
leaf.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23
May Eventually be En-
tered by DR.. Berthold
LAufer of New York City.

ders are destined to go forth bearing
precious French accents into thou
sands of happy English homes. A
book has now been prepared, called
THE Pictorial French Course" It
contains thirty lessons Meaoh pliSS
trated by a picture inge por-
traying the objects aH6Aed TO in the
lesson. Each lesson corresponds
word for word with one of the phono-
graphic |discourses. All that the stu
dent has to do, therefore, is to set
his photograph going. The book will
tell him what it is saying. It will
be seen that the new system is pictor-
ial-oral.-London Daily Mail.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

II Mr.. Edison's recently developed
improvements In electric storage bat
teries, by which the weight and the
cost Of operating them are reduced more
than one-half. should turn out as we'll
as is now believed, the automobile
business may be expected to grow rap
idly. 1t is probable hat in the cities
motors will displace horses for heavy
trucking. In the country, where the
keeping Of horses costs less. the change
will be longer in coming.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23
psalh, Of Pr..lasnt,. Wlre..

The wives Of only two presidents
have died while their husbands were
In the high office. The first death was
that OF Mrs. John Tyler. She died In
September, 1912, and her husband re-
married before the expiration OF his
term in 1916. Mrs. Benjamin Harri-
son died in the White House in Dc
tober, 1892, a little over four months
before the expiration Of her husbands
term.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23
lnrsntor. Of Wool PUN Paper.

A writer in a London newspaper.
speaking Of the ingenuity Of wasps in
building their nests, says: Like a
trained spaniel, she finds at last some
old stump or sill of wood, some fallen
trunk or ~weatherworn wound in grow
ing timber wherein she settles and
proceeds to bite off bits Of wood and
chew them into paste. With this she
flies to the hole again, and with jaws,
and head and feet, molds the thin,
drawn paste into fine gray paper, silky
strong and waterproof. Here is an
invention-"paper from wood-pulpY
which has been Uttered before the
blind eyes of man ever since in pre-
historic ages he first destroyed wasps,
nests, but was reserved to be his "tri-
umph" at the end Of the Nineteenth
century of our modern era!
II you are not a friend to labor, you
are no friend to God or man.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

A literary discovery Of interest, II
not Of moment, is reported from the
Bodleian Library It oxford. Some
poems Of James l.. in the kings own
hand, have been found in the collec-
ton and are to be duly edited. It Is
not expected that the monarch's poeti-
cal reputation viii be greatly enhanced
by the newly found manuscripts. The
right to refrain from reading them is a
part Of the freedom which E%nglishmen
enjoy.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

The Bushmen, Dr. low-grade Hotten-
tots. on the plains Of South Africa
have a language which has been prov
cd BY GARNER to be a Gloss approxima-
ton to that Of the higher apes. It
consists Of Kissing, clicking and grunt-
ing aannda.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

HOW LEDFORD MADE LOVE.
on the floor. shoeting up the mirror
or smashing lid were beneath his
dignity.
South Of p an =unsHDlored
n~egion-wasa TehdsS Ass-aftha~ked--
ford bandits.A After robbing stage
coaches until they almost quit carry
ing money, Jack organized a band Of
horsethieves and acted as leader. The
man who owned a valuable horse could
not keep it long after Ledford's band
learned where he stabbed. The gang
rode fine Kentucky-bred horses and
lived on the fat of the land, as it were.
The surrounding country was then in
such a wild state that the gang felt
perfectly safe in visiting Wichita
whenever they chose. Horse stealing
was not considered such a crime in
those days.
Ledford's -LOve-MakinE.
At that time in Wichita a German
doctor named Vigus owned the leading
hotel. He was also the father Of a
pretty girl, named Agnes. She was a
buxom lass, with a wealth Of long
brown hair, a full face, and sunny blue
eyes. She fell in love with Ledford,
the bandit king as he was pleased to
style himself.
The Hotel Vigns was the scene Of
many gay revelries, the dancing lasting
until daylight Ledford was a star fig
ure at these dances, and he made no at
tempt to conceal his love for the little
German girl. Her father was furious,
but it could not be stopped. One day
the girl was by Encouragement stand
ing in front Of her fathers hotel, when
Ledford came riding down Douglas
avenue like the wind. He drew near
the platform, but did not stop. AS he
reached the girl he swung partially
from his saddle, caught her around the
waist and raised her into the saddle.
For half an hour they galloped about
town, she sitting on the great Ken
lucky horse in front of her sweetheart,
the picture Of %contentment and happi-
ness. After they had enjoyed them
selves to their own notion he rode by
again and sat her lightly on the plat
form. This was what he called buggy
riding.
The old German objected to it, sut
his daughter insisted on standing near
the sidewalk on certain days. Once
when Ledford came riding down 20
his sweetheart he found her on the
walk, but back OF her was the father
with a shotgun drawn and ready for
action.
IF you take her, I shoot" he yelled.
"WeTl, old man, you'll have to
shoot" Ledford reached down and
grabbed the girl from the arms Of her
father. as it were, and they took their
ride as though nothing had occurred.
In a fight between a stage coach
driver and Ledford in 1870 the latter
was injured. He was taken to the rem
devious. and a doctor was kidnapped
from Wichita, blindfolded, and taken
in a roundabout way to the OUTLAW
camp. There he was commanded to at
tend to Ledford's wounds.
Reformed BY a'Oih.
When It was thought the man-killer
was going to die he sent for his sweet
heart. She came, and Dr.. Holland. Of
the regular army corps, who witnessed
the scene, thus describes Il:
Jack wanted her 10 marry him. but
she refused. She cried a great deal Of
the time. and told Jack that she loved
him. but that she had promised her
mother never to marry him as long as
he was an outlaw. He remained silent
a while. and then announced that he
weald dVs up the outlaw business n
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

The biggest man living Is said to be
Lewis wilkins. who was born near st.
Paul Mimi, I'm 1874. When but ten
years old he measured 6 feet in height,
and now has grown to 1O7h inches
just three-quarters OF an inch less
than nine feet-and weighs 364
pounds.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23
Rubbsr Tlrs. On Dc rnrIns..

A set Of rubber tireg suitable for use.
on a FIRE engine cost from $3.50 to $3.50.
There is nc question about the advan-
tages Of their use. With rubber tires
an engine goes less often to the repair
shop and 80 is more continuously in
commission. And II you should happen
to see a rubber tired engine go around
a corner OF get into or out Of the tracks
OF a street railroad. you'd think the ad7
vantage gained there was enough TO
pay for the tires. The engine doesn't
swing or slide, but It follows true
and the driver knows just where he
can 80 and what he can do with the
machine when he's under way.
Birds wings and breasts now vary
both quills n flowers IN the d9cora.
ton OF outing hats.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

The state Of Montana owns more
than on~e-eighth Of It's area. for the
government granted to the state two
sections In each township for the bene-
NJ Of the public schools and an aggre-
gate OF 66S, 900 acres for the various
state institutions.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

There are some faces that We can
discern even at a distance that render
the features totally indistinct. as II the
expression OF c~ountenance reached us
by some magnetic process independent
o. Figinn
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23
THE INDEX.
AZTEC NEW MEXICO

At least one-third Of the 5000 in
habitants Of Buenos Ayres are Italians.
They own nearly half the commercial
firms Of the city, with a capital Of
$3.50. 600, 900.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

Over 1000. 900 miners are required 10
produce the worlds supply OF coal. OF
this number 695.660 are employed IN
Great Britain and 4ol go are employed
in the United States
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23
TO HONOR A BANDIT.
BAD MAN WHO WAS The TER
ROB OF KANSAS

Who sent Ufg-Two Men 20 Win
Private Graveyard 70 Have . Monu-
meat Erected - His Memory at
Wioaifa-Hou He Died.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

The total annual production OF tim
her and hrewood OF the German for
ests is estimated at 38. 900, 90 tons, and
this is supplemented by an import OF
1900. 900 tons. The material progress
OF the country would not be possible
had It not the large home production
20 fan back upon.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

In the recent Austrian census the
Emperor Francis Joseph filled in the
form IN his own hand, and answered
every point with great care. including
residence contains, and mentioning the
fhe number Of windows which his
residence contains. and mentioning
the fact that he can both read and
write.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

A man in Tennessee got four cords
Of wood, three gallons Of honey and
hve o from a single tree. Take
care Of the forests II you want TO get
rich" comments the local paper which
announces the mans good luck.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

Roruiar PodioPrins 70
Keep Them 81 condi-
lion. - - - - ~
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

Hiven ana commsrcs.
In a recent issue the New York
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-08-23

If you are not a friend to labor, you
are no friend to God or man.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-31
COOP nil.

Delegate Lewis, OF Fanauier, has In
troduced into the House a bill providing
that IL. shall be unlawful for any .1semper
OF either branch OF the General Assembly
to become a candidate for any Office TO
be flied by the legislature
The General Assembly ought not TO take
snap judgment on, any candidate, but We
heartily approve ar. Lewis's bill and
hope that it win become a law, to take
effect some time after this session of the
General Assembly shall have come TO a
close The Legislature should take this
action, II for no better purpose than its
own protection. It is embarrassing to
members 30 refuse to support "a brother
member for an Office, and sometimes they
do not know just how to ..get around 1t,
as the saying goes, even though, they may
prefer some outside candidate.
And SO it happens that the candidate
on the inside has great advantage over
candidate from the outside in any con-
test before that body. These contests
have almost become a public scandal, ana
the Legislature should put an end 10 the
practice. II a man wants an Office from
the Legislature, he ought not to become
a member Of the body. II already a mem
Der and he decides 10 offer for some office
in the gift Of the Legislature, he ought
TO resign before announcing his candidacy.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-31
THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE.

A North Caroiiniiln Comes Rack After
His Sweetheart OF Thirty Years ago.
Over thirty years ago, beneath the warm
sunshine of the Old North State, a man
and a girl discovered in their hearts the
dew of youth. That strange, fragrant
flower that has ever made sweet the sum
of human existence since i'll the Garden,
long ago, Adam concluded that IL was
not good for man to lee alone, gaddened
their hearts with its wonderful beauty,
and the sweetness and stranGeness of its
Intoxicating perfume They loved, these
two, ana the world grew brighter as the
mystical meaning OF this new Sladness
lighted their paths as with a halo But
the dark wolf OF poverty howled III the
distance. They read life's meaning in
the long line that stretched into the flu
! ture, and would not. The man said he
would 90 out and carve a fortune for
himself in the lives Of his feilowmen. The
girl said she would wait for him And SO
they parted.
not many days ago this n1;:n stood in
his doorway in the wild and WOODY West
and gazed over the wide area OF his ara
bic lands He heard the champ of many
horses from his stables. He heard the
low of numerous cattle from the mead
ovs. The hillsides in front of him were
white like snow with his herds of sheep.
In his hands he held a4iettef SAYING tnat
his sweetheart Of the long ago still wait
ed for him in the Old North State. He
filled his pockets with a roll that would
make ones wish bone CULVER and started
for the East.
In Denville he met an old school friend
and to him he told the tale. He showed
a photograph of a woman as young and
fresh-lookfng as when the dews of youth
nolrished the blossom Of love in her
heart He did not tarry long. but took
the first train for the South anxious to
whisper into the woman's ear the same
tale that she listened to as a maiden
thirty years ago
He promised to stop for two days on
his way back to the West, and let his
friend here see the woman who knows
how to wait.--Danviile Bee.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-31

theme of the Hundred Year Club last eve
ming at its meeting in the Hotel Mai site
The mark was set at TWO hundre1 year:
for the coming century, and the rlenber'
settled down 70 live to a hale cid age
The treasury had been founG to DC lack.
ing in the 500 and more necessary to
make the books balance for the yeir but
a kind friend had made up the deficiency.
and the club now has new lease of life.
DR. Carleton Simon was indu@tesi ito
his office as president. His inaugural add
dress consisted OF a scholarly paoar which
established the fact that generally speak.
ing the taller YOU are the longer YOU % II
live There will be henceforth I general
demand for high heels in the .lua- lreti
Year Club
DR. Simon also declared that nirnstls
which attained their growth late in life
generally lived the longer. He mentioned
81 very estimabIe elephant who lived to
the advanced age of 30 years. and an
eminent frog who was found in Il rock
in Sullivan county, where he mad hal his
abode for 10000 years, more or less
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-31

plenty, and that of the very best quality
when she took kioau-chioau Bay and
the Shan Tung Province behind 1t.
But the most Interesting coup etat is
the warm friendship existing between.
the Emperor of Germany4and the Sultan
of Turkey, which has been cemented by
the mutual forbearance which they have
shown each other, the Emperor agreeing
to close his eyes while the Sultan butch
ers some few thousand, more or less, OF
Armenians, and the Sultan agreeing to
allow the infidels to return in ever-in-
creasing numbers to the Holy Land.
There is ct present under construction
a railroad from Constantinople to Antioch,
Damascus, Bagdad and thence by way
of Persia and Afghanistan to India, Bur-
nah and China. This will be a trans
continental line, whose strategic impor-
lance will far exceed that of the Sibe-
rian Railroad, and one which will enable
the German Emperor. if he makes good
his foothold in Syria, to threaten the
British control of the Suez Canal and to
transport any quantity of troops to In
dia and China. at will.
In addition to this the Power that con-
trolls Palestine will have one Of the most
important footholds of any Power on the
Mediterranean Sea.
The effect of modern methods of farm
ing with new railroad facilities in what
was once the garden spot of the world, if
not the Garden of Eden, will make those
barren waste places literally blossom like
the rose. and the glories of Ninevah and
Babylon will be more than revived under
the impetus of modern civilization in
land which was once the center of the
civilization of the world, and seems to
be about to become again as important,
commercially, as it was in the days OF
the Phoenicians. We may yet live to
see the Emperor Of Germany installing
himself with every time-honored formali-
ty as the Caliph of Bagdad and travel
through the great Syrian Desert in Pull
man cars at the rate of forty miles an
hour.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-31
GERMANY AND PALESTINE.

The problem that lies before the states
men Of the world to-day is TO furnish the
greatest possible field in which the ener-
gies of their people may IND return
for their labors. The success of Great
Britain has been due in a large measure
to the fact that she has for years found
markets abroad which enabled her peo-
ple at home to get a large income from
their daily labor. Without discussing the
question OF how much benefit the opera
tiyes in the cotton factories derived from
the demand in India and China for cheap
cotton goods. it is certain that England
as nation has prospered beyond meas
ure as a result of being able to produce
goods that other people wanted and then
finding the people to whom she could
sell them.
This question has never affected us in
America seriously. because we have such
enormous undeveloped resources and so
many people OF our own with whom We
can trade. that the need for finding u
foreign market has never been as urgent
as it is for less favorably situated coun-
tries.
The fixed population of France mas
somewhat relieved the French OF the
necessity that is now driving the in
creasing German population into all the
unappropriated parts of the world. Ger
many was the first European Power to
seize large slice of China. and under the
old maxim that .it is better TO be hung
for sheep than a lamb she seized a
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-31

ness of the present condition of its police
projections and with the object of helping
the local department in experimenting
criminals, a number have volunteered to
contril1te toward the purchase OF
pair of bloodhounds.
The county police have been correspond
ing with the American Kennel Company
with the object of purchasing pair of
dogs, and Sheriff Curtis received infor-
nation from the firm in reference to the
matter several days ago, which was in
substance that dogs from four to five
years old, expert man-hunters, guaran-
teed to follow a forty-hour trail success
fully and make no mistake, could be pur-
chased for $500
The matter has been submitted to seve-
raj of the leading citizens, and contribu-
lions have been pledged assuring a sub
stantial fund for the purchase of the
dogS.-Evening Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-31
Officers of Richmond Hive.

Richmond Hive. No. 5, Lady Maccabees,
had a large and interesting meeting at
the installation Of officers, after which
refreshments were served and a social
hour spent The following are the pres
ent ro! of officers: Past-Commauder.
Carrie C. EeberIe; Lady-Commander.
Maud S. West; Lady determinations
nander Mary E. Robinson; Lady Record
Keeper, Minnie c. Messerschmidt; Lady
Finance Keeper. Ondie c. Schonberseri
Lady Chaplain Ethel j. Blunt; Lady
Sergeant. Marian L. Robinson: Lady Nils
tress-at-Arms. Cattle NJ. Smith: Lad.
Sentinel, Lucy w. Williams; Lady Picket,
Lille E. Montague.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-31

for killing another negro on election DAY.
The negro was shot because he hurrahed
for Bryan on election day.
The death of Isabella Taft, Of Norris
town. Pa, widow of Rev. John d. TAFT,
suggests in many ways the demise OF
England's late Queen Mrs. Taft nnd the
Queen We're born in the same year, NV
and married at the same time Mrs 1alit
suffered like her, also. from IN eye weak
ness. On hearing of Victoria s death Mrs
Taft expressed the belief that she. too
would soon e.-Pllladelph:a Record
Mr.. Bryan's paper has now circulation
of $1,000.
It is said that Ogden Armour, heir CT
the late z. D. Armour, will retire from
active business.
The Council of Chattanooga has nccept-
ed a gift OF $4,000 from Mr.. Carnegie, to
be used in establishing u public horarS.
The city is to appropriate $4,000 annually
to maintain the library.
Attorney General Grisgs, says The
Washington Post is the only member
of the Cabinet thus far to succumb to the
golf disease, nrd he plays at the WASH
ington Club under the name OF William
Paterson director of the Mint Roberts
has a bagful of clubs, which he mas select
ed with care, and handles with srent de&-
teritv. While Chief N2llkie, OF the Secret
Service is another excellent player Judge
Willis Van Deyanter, the Assistant At
torney-General for the interior depart
nent, belongs to the Columbia Club, nnd
is frequently on the links. lie is an all
around sportsman. and can hanole a rifle
with unerring skill Even Dennis Flynn,
the delegate from Olllahomn, likes the
game immensely. Out in our country
he says, we have SO much room mat the
links stretch ali over creation. Iney are
bounded only by the North and South
poles and the rising and the setting OF
the sun ;"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-31
AN ITEsI OF INTEREST.

Don't forget that the purchase OF a
piano means that you buy something that
vou Will have with you for lifetime,
therefore you should consider that a
uiano that has been Manufactured for
many years. and is universally acknowl-
edged as being really high grade piano
is the only piano you are positively safe
in buying. For such pianos come to US.
for our aim is to sell that kind and in
the STEINWAY. kNABE. HARDMAN.
KIMBALL.. STANARD and HAINES, We
can certainly please you. WALTER d.
MOSES & CO.. 1o3 E. Broad st.