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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-12-27
The Ghost Of the AIOhO.
~ @. p. GREENLEY.

BY Z. T.. GhEENLE1.
Copyright, 1901. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
The scorching summer had passed,
and the October winds shrilled yer
the wastes Of brown sage grass,
where the prairie chickens huttered
from every knoll, and the sharp, in
sistant
Bob White" peas ripe?" mot
quite" rang to and fro on the nipping
frost-laden air.
There was a vague hint Of uneasi-
ness among the men and cattle. Twice,
there had been a barely averted STAN
pede, and the cause-there lay the crux
of the matter.
You have heard, how in the first
days Of the Alaho, it was owned by an
Englishman who set his traditions at
naught, and took to wife the daugh-
ter of Jose, the Mexican, whose ranch
lay to the south, touching the Alaho
for miles? Then you have also heard
the tale Of the glass-eyed broncho, who
galloped from the Red death, straight
into the cyclones heart?
Many years have come and gone
since then. The black-eyed Nita sleeps
in the old Spanish cemetery where the
white trail Of the mesa ends; and the
Englishman has gone to his own place
oversee.
In the old hacienda, a young Jose
reigns in the old mans stead; but
when the autumn comes ,.and the Darh
Gods ride owe the mountain crest and
mesa, men say that the glass-eyed
broncho gallops out to the West-woe
to the herd, and woe to the man that
meets him along the ride, for death
and ruin ride in the wake Of the fire.
shod heels, and the cattle culver with
fear, a the long-drawn neigh shrills
out Of the dark.
White man, red man, cowboy and
greaser, when the night comes, and
they gather at the gate Of the corral,
whisper omniously, and there is a ST.
lence that means trouble.
John had laughed much and argued
more, but against a dead wall of
shrugs, and |sullenness that grew with
each day.
The cattle had been restless and I'M
easy for days, the men not much bet
ter. No longer at dusk, the songs rang
up from the corral, for the rumor had
gone among them:
Rusty Pete had seen the glass-eye.
Pete drank deeper and swore louder
than eve before. Even Miguel fat
ly refused to ride the South trail. and
on John expressing his opinion Of men,
women and things, including Miguel
and the glass-eye, which was not a
thing, he failed to answer to call.
Neither were Bright-eyes or the pap
pOose to be found.
John came in that night, seemingly
having caught the mood Of the men. 1
stood it as long as nomenclature could
be expected to, and then began to ques-
ton him.
Two or three turns up and down the
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irons, and every now and then a police
inspector calls to see if any Of them
has escaped taxation.
RooseveIt's PlaIn Speech.


''The FIRST time I ever saw President
Roosevelt" said a Washington news
paper man, was when he was a civil
service commissioner. 1 was carrying
the hod for a morning newspaper, and
was given an assignment to see Mr..
Roosevelt touching some civil-service
question. When 1 reached the gem
tleman's home l was shown to the IL
brary, and pretty soon Mr.. Roosevelt.
walked in. He came to me and gave.
me a warm handshake, and went right
to business by saying: I'm glad to
see you, but sorry, my young friend,
you represent the paper you do. The
editor Of your paper is an infamous
scoundrel and unmitigsted liar. Yes,
sir, that's just what he Is; but 1 know
you can't help 1t. All heaven and
earth couldn't keep him from being
just what he is. Be good enough to
tell him 1 said this. Now blaze away,
and tell me what you wish to know,
and I'll do the best I can by you
And then after delivering himself Of
his private opinion OF my boss, MI.
Roosevelt gave me all the facts I
wished, and the last word he said to
me was, to not forget to tell the edi-
tor his opinion of him. Troy Press.
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ne glass-eved hroncho.

9-1I @aE1
keen wind died down. We talked Of
many things, but, somehow, could not
keep off the subject of the two that
had once ridden this trail in the long
ago. Two. young and full Of life as
we, and now-that Alaho was ours, and
they we're passed beyond. John told me
old tales that he had heard from the
rangers, of the early days when men
and women faced the red death day
by day, and the song of the bullet
shrilled above the cradles of the will
derness-stories Of the old graves in
the cemetery, where Nita lies, of the
Spanish rancheros, and the passing Of
priest and don before the hardy men
from the East.
The heat grew more intense. The
cattle were very quiet at first, but as
the day declined, they began to wan
der restlessly, and in the paving hoofs
and lifted horns, John woke up to
the danger, In the North, the haze
resolved itself into a heavy bank that
grew every moment. We were miles
from home when we turned. The herd
before us began to circle back. Johns
face grew graver with every glance at
the darkening North. Little gusts Of
wind came and went, now whirling the
sand In small columns, then dropping.
like a live creature toying with It's
prey. 1t grew so dark that could
hardly see Johns face as he rode along
side me.
Margaret, my Margaret, we must
ride for our lives. Never mind the cat
tie" AS these words left his lips there
was a prolonged roar, a binding crash,
and the world was shrouded in a fire.
veined void Of night, and the crash Of
Gods artillery filled all space.
Red Bess trembled and stood still
with a low whinny Of fear. The horse
that John rode sunk to his launches,
as out Of the night, over the thunder
voices, rang the shrill sharp neigh Of a
horse, and the sharp, keen ring Of gal
Looping hoofs--so near, that as he
passed, the blare Of the lightning
shone on the white e~ye-balls. With
bride and empty saddle, passed the
glass-eyed broneho.
Red Bess screamed, and lunged out
with her hoofs, and then like a mad
thing. few for home. / can fell it yet.
the cut Of the wind and the drenching
rain. with the awful c~annonade, and
behind us a new sound, the like Of
which had never yet been heard-the
rush of a thousand maddened cattle.
John gave Red Bess a cut with the
quirt and digging his spurs deep, we
made the race for our lives. / could
see his face, as the green glare OF the
lightning flashed between us, but /
could not hear a word. II was a silent
goodbye. that each thought to be the
last, and stll we rode on.
Just out from the corral. came Nj
guel and Pete, heading a searching
party. It was home and safety, and
there were no questions asked, but
Miguel crossed his breast as he barred
his head in a mutterd prayer 10 "Oul
Lady Of Guadalupe"
OF that nights work. and the ruin
that lay In the track Of the glass
eyed broncho, Il would be weary tell
ing, but when the pitliul remnants Of
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RoOslvELT's DINNER GUEST.
Something About the Work Booker t.
Washington Has Done.

Washington Has Done.
Booker T. Washington is carrying
out a work at Tuskegee of more prac-
tics benefit to the white men of the
South than any other work which has
yet been undertaken along the same
line. He is solving the race problem
by a practical plan. The southern peo-
pie admit that they need the negro.
He is there among them because he
serves a purpose, and If he is to be
there he must be made industrious
and self-reliant, and all educational
experts agree that it is precisely these
qualities which are being instilled in
to young negro men and women at the
Tuskegee institute. Its value is in
eontestable. and under Mr.. Washing
toms direction 1t has become the fore
NEST influence in the South for i'm
proSing the negro character by prac-
teal education. The head Of the school
has built up by the force Of his own
personality, having secured general
recognition for his work in philan-
thropic anu educational circles in this
country and Europe. President Nc
Kinley once visited his school, clasped
his hand, and stood at his elbow, He
was for days TIE guest of the Atlanta
fair in the capital of Georgia, where
he delivered an address which made
him famous the world over. He has
received a degree from Harvard uni
versity, which is net lavish Of such
honors. He is an earnest, honorable,
upright man of rare attainments and
exceptional ability, in every manly at
tribute the superior of hundreds of
men in public life. Mr.. Roosevelt is
President not of a party, or a section,
or OF any race or sect, but of all the
people of the nation. Of every color
and condition. We assume that the
President did not entertain Booker
Washington to recognize him as his
social equal, but merely as the chief
executive to pay tribute to genius,
which so glows in this man of lowly
origin that it's rays have penetrated to
all civilized peoples of the world
Philadelphia Times (Ind. Dem.).
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always served at the table Of the cleo.
tor Of Cologne.


0Aa 1MA
A physician had to wait the other
day for two hours In an office building.
AS he sat in idleness a man with a
fresh but unlighted cigar in his mouth
came into the room and began to talk.
He talked a long while. and then he
went out again. He returned al the
end Of N hour, and the cigar, still un-
lighted, was still In his mouth. The
physician said afterward to the man
in whose Office he was waiting:
Does your friend often 90 about with
an unlighted cigar In his mouth as he
has been doing this afternoon?" The
other answered: often? Oh, always.
He is eve without that ornament +"
Well" said tho physician, thoughtful
ly, ITS a strange thing to say, but I
wouldn't bet on your friends sanity q
year hence" Why not?" asked the
other. Because ] have seen so many
paretlcs who had this habit OF dry
smoking, as the thing Is called, that
! have come to regard the habit almost
90 a sign Of incipient paresis. Lom-
broso regards 1t as such q sign. and
30 does the English a~lienist. Maudsley
Look cut for your friend. watch him
very closely. Philadelphia Reosrd.
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DISEASE THEIR uNDolNe.

PestIence Made Degenerates o. me
People in the Middle Ages.
In 134s a pestilence,tb thai swept over
the greater part Of Europe well-nigh
destroyed the moral sens:bilities of
the human race. During the preva-
lence of the plague there seemed to be
no sense OF honor, no realization of
duty to God or man in many parts Of
the continent. A physician Of Avig-
non. France, writes Of the conditions
that then existed: 1.-The father did not
visit his son, nor the son his father.
Charity vas dead" Villant says Of
his neigI lors at Florence that they
behaved d might perhaps be expect
ed from nfdels and savages. Men
gave Themselves up to the enjoyment
Of the wtfldly riches to which they
had spcot led" The English manor
court rol ,record more than n case
which a 1Use bereft Of its occupants
by the pNgue was ~plundered by the
nelghbors and bodies Of the dead
stripped by their own fellow villagers.
The wealthy, in the months following
the plagut gambled, reveled, stepped
themselves in gluttony and lechery;
the poor idled, brawled, took advan-
tage Of the necessities Of their lords
and became irreligious and rebellious.
Scarcely a writer fails to record the ut
ter selfshhess of the period of the Wis
itation ami the dis%soluteness and low
cred morals which followed in its
wake. The surviving laborers insisted
on higher wages and employers used
their influence with the government to
pass laws to compel the acceptance of
the old rates. Contention ragged be-
tween rich and poor, and the seeds
were sown for Jacqueries and peas
ants rebellions. The building of
churches ceased for a time. The new
ly laid foundations of the vast nave
and choir of the cathedral at Siena
were left as they were, and have new
er been built upon to this day.-Chi-
cago Chronicle.
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Keepin8 TabS on AnarcbiSfS.

Foreigners who profess -anarchistic
principles are expelled from Germany,
writes an American from Berlin. Ma
tives are watched and let alone unless
they do something in violation Of law
or order. II they make a speech or
write an article, or utter a threat. or
commit an overt act. they are sent to
Jail, and this imprisonment is repeat
ed for a longer term each time that an
offense is committed until the country
Is too hot for them. Every man Of
anarchistic tendencies Is known to the
police except those who keep their
opinions to themselves, and it is
scarcely worth while for anyone to
profess the doctrines of disorder and
advocate tho destruction o. govern
ments and society without expressing
his views to the public or at least to
his friends.
1t is easy enough for the police to
keep track Of anarchists. because ev-
cry citizen of Germany is under con
slant surveillance, and the police have
a record Of his career from his cradle
to his grave. Every citizen has to be
registered at police headquarters of the
district in which he lives-his name,
age, place of birth, occupation and in
come. When he moves or changes his
occupation or leaves the city he must
give due notice. Every arrival should
be reported in the same manner, for
the regulations require 1t; even visi-
tors of the family, although that is not
always done. Neglect If discovered
makes the head of the family liable to
a fine. Every foreigner who comes
here for a little while is reported to
the police, both upon his arrival and
his departure. A party of young girls
came from America the other day to
attend a school and the day after their
arrival notice was sent to police head
quarters, with their names, ages and
other information required. Boarding
house keepers and hotels are required
to report the movements Of their pa
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Fsss8g

dered Red Bess saddled, and insisted
on riding that trail with him.
Let me go, It will do more to quiet
them than anything else" 1 said, and
after a show Of argument, he agreed
with me.
The boys crowded to the gate as we
rode out, and there was a faint cheer
as they caught sight Of me. 1 saw
an anxious look on old Pete's face, as
he stood, the last one gazing after me,
for the trail that led to Jose's was the
trail the glass-eye rode. Johns spirits
went up as we cantered along, and the
day passed swiftly. The cattle we're
scattered here and Hereunder our
feet the dried grass rustled, and the
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There are many workingmen In all
large cities who cannot remove to the
suburbs, who must remain in longest
ed districts because they need to be
near their work. Thus there is force
in a recent suggestion that some i'm
mense apartment houses be erected
where tenements now stand. Such a
building, sheltering a thousand per-
sons, perhaps, might be from twelve to
eighteen stories high, supplied with
elevators, steam-heated. fire proof and
sanitary. In the basement would be
a general laundry. on an upper floor a
hall for concerts. lectures and unsec-
tartan religious services, and there
would be a roof-garden which would
be also a playground for the children.
The Mills Hotels in New York City en-
able single men 10 live in decency and
comfort at prices working men can
afford 10 pay. The big family hotel
would serve the same purpose to mar
ried men who cannot leave a neighbor-
hood OF tenements. but would like
themselves and their families to be
farther from sidewalk sounds and
Genes and nearer to the sky.
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W. X. Vanderbilt, Jr., the other day
got out Of his $751; 900 Mercedes racer
with a queer expression on his face.
Run into anybody" queried a friend
casually. Mr.. Vanderbilt's expression
expanded into a slow, full smile.
'Well, ye-es-in a way" he said.
THE other day at a dinner I a across
an old bore of a fellow, who expressed
the most ardent ambition to have a
ride in my racer. AS / didn't take any
notice OF his hints, my gentleman de-
iberately asked to be allowed to have
a ride, to which / had to consent, as he
was a friend Of the family, you know,
though I made an inward vow to shake
him up a bit. You see, he had never
before been on an automobile. Well.
I took him along today. 1 started at
a quiet little gait, taking care not to
increase the speed gradually, as OF
course he would not then have felt It,
but just when he was in the midst Of
IN e~cstatic eulogy on the calm, even
floating motion Of automobiling' 1
turned on full speed and let the thing
fly. He chung to his seat with his two
hands, his eyes fairly shining and
bullying with fear and excitement.
How DO you like it?' 1 asked, as the
wind whirled MS hat on. Wh-hy,' he
stammered between his gasps for
breath, my lad, I've just solved the
problem Of how to be happy though
m~iserablel' THE Motor World.
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In the Victoria History of the CoUn-
ty Of Norfolk, England. the author
quotes a note concerning the cod. from
an old work on British fishes. which
says that on a midsummer eve n was
captured in Lynn Deeps and brought to
the vice-chancellor Of Cambridge. In
its stomach was found "a book in three
treatises." The date OF the discovery
was 1926. Can it be that the scarcity
Of cod in the present year is to be ex-
planned by the fact that the fish have
been indulging in a literary diet, as
did their esteemed predecessor, and
with fatal effect? A few yellow
journals may have been eaten by mis-
take.
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President R~oosevelt's Independence
OF thought and action was illustrated
recently In a n pleasant to re-
cord. He bought three fine. high-step-
ping horses for use in his carriage at
Washington. "He was particular about
having long-tailed horses" said the
man OF whom he bought them. He
insisted that they should not be dock
ed. It made no difference to him that
short-tailed horses are considered more
fashionable"
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An ancient ship was recently discov-
cred in the bed Of the old River Lea.
in England. The vessel, found at a
depth Of seven feet below the surface.
Is about fifty feet long and Is con-
structed OF oak throughout, with the
exception OF the keel, which is of elm.
The ribs Of the boat are secured to
.he sides by tree-nails. while the tim
Ders are secured with crude iron nails.
The floor boards are fastened together
with nails and the calking Is done with
felt. Antiquarians think II belonged to
the feet with which King Alfred the
Great fought the Danes.
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the herd was rounded ND. and We faced
the worst. relief was written on every
face. We had "Droed the weird" and
over the FIRE. the men sang the border
songs once more. and told even darker
tales Of the Ghost Of the Glass-Eyed
BronchoaH
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The advance OF civilization is noted
in the Holy Land, where American
beer has become a popular beverage.
Jerusalem now has electric lights, tele-
phones and monographs, and trolley
lines are talked OF to connect that cele-
brated city with Bethany, Bethlehem,
the Lake OF Galilee and other places
famous in Bible history.
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Once a distinguished Russian grand
duke found himself charged 20 francs
apiece for dollhouse peaches at a cafe
in Paris. Are dollhouse peaches so
scarce, then, even in mid-winter?' he
asked. NO" replied the maitre d'ho-
eel, "but grand dukes are"
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For the last two years members of
the Baptist church Of Saco. Me, have
been annoyed by a sound OF the
church building. While it was not
especially troublesome, It was annoy
ing from the fact that It was constant
and could not be located. The sexton
hunted everywhere for it, but with
out success until the latter part of last
week. In making a mor thorough
search than usual he found tucked
away In a gable end a swarm Of bees
and about fifty pounds Of honey.
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The English home office is reported
to be considering the abolition Of
Black Maria. The origin Of the term
BLACK Maria" is curious. When New
England vas filling with e~migrants
from the mother country a negress,
named Maria Lee. kept a sailors
boarding house in Boston. She was
a woman of great strength. and help
ed the authorities to keep the peace.
Frequently the police invoked her aid,
and the saying, Send for Black Maria"
anne to mean Take him TO Jail" Brit
ish seamen were often taken to the
lookup by this amazon, and the sto-
Ties they spread of her achievements
led to the name of Black Maria being
given to the English prison van.
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Eyes, it suddenly dawned on her that
she loved me-" When did the revela-
ton come to herr" when she first
noticed that I refrained from smiling
the first time l saw her on the street
in her new automobile coat. "-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
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your candidate was quite a prom
lnent circus nan before he went into
politics, 1 believer yes, and / think
his circus deals viii help him materi-
ally toward his election" "Ahi ex-
cept possibly the idea that he's got
the greatest show on earth. Phil
adelphia Press.
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Flat dweller-say, we had a robbery
in our hotel last night. Detect;ve-so
I've been told. I am working on It
now. Flat dweller-sayi I'll give you
$40 II you'u arrest the ianitor-som-
ervilio Journal.
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The law which is driving religious
orders out of France. has two very
simple provisions. The first is a
declaration that all religious ~associa-
tions Of whatever kind must submit to
the general law OF the republic and
obey the prescriptions laid down fer
the formation Of all corporate socie-
ties; secondly. 1t ordains that all re-
ligious institutions ia the country
must submit to the inspection, approx
al and control of the bishop in whose
diocese they are established, and it
provides that. no religious association
which professes obedience toAa sppe-
flor residing cut Of France shall be au-
thorized to exist In the country.
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Railroads Take Up Tramp Nuisanoo.

The railroads have taken up the
tramp nuisance. It has been decided
by the Milwaukee, Wisconsin Central
and Northwestern officials to issue
orders to conductors forbidding them
to allow Migrants to steal rides on
class trains.
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The per capita consumption Of beer
in the United Kingdom is greater by
about A per cent than in Germany,
while it exceeds that of France by
about 25 per cent and that Of the
United States by IS per cent. Belgium
and Bavaria, It seems, are the only
countries in the world hat exceed the
United Kingdom in the per capita On
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A very large insurance has been
placed on the life Of King Edward Of
England by a syndicate OF people,
tradesmen principally. who would lose
large sums Of money II the coronation
were not 10 take place next year. The
insurance IS only 10 cover a period Of
twelve months from the present date.
The rate Is about ISL for each $500.
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room, and then he faced around in his
favorlte position on the hearthrug.
1T amounts to this. little woman;
The entire layout OF the AlahO have
gone ghost crazy, and there will be Sc
fous trouble II / cannot find some way
B stop II. Some have actually refused
10 ride the trail that leads from Jose's.
/ will ride It myself In the morning.
Al the present stage Of the game. Il
will never do 10 force an issue. Pete
and Miguel together have set the whole
force by the ears, and the cattle seem
to have caught II, too, They are row
ing all the time. and It Is hard enough
10 keep up with them as II is. without
this additional nonsense.
The morrow daWned-a perfect Oo-
tober day, and 10 Johns diamay, / or