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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18
FAST TRAVEL.
The Possibilities in This Direction Dis
cussed.

The Possibilities in This Direction Dis
cussed.
The announcement that a company
has been formed i'm Germany to build
a system Of electric railways on which
It Is expected that passenger trains
will be run at a speed Of from 40 to
100 miles an hour suggests the marvel
u possibilities Of the immediate fu-
ture in the way Of rapid transit.
Even at the rate of transit to be
achieved under tine German system, a
remarkable transformation will be eff
fected in the methods and customs of
civilized life. With trains moving at
the rate of $50 miles an hour, all the
region about New York within a IA
dius extending to Albany would be
brought within the range Of suburban
residence. Boston would be brought
within less than an hour and a half of
New York. Washington within a lit
tie more than that time. Buffalo less
than three hours. Chicago six hours
and San Francisco less than a day.
What such marvellous achievements in
passenger transportation mean for the
industrial and commercial interests Of
the country can be family imagined.
When it becomes possible, for exam
pie, for a New York mar to make the
round trip to Chicago within twenty
four hours, and have a considerable
period Of time for business included, 1t
may be readily ~cOnjectured that the
commercial interests Of the country
will be affected by the change to a
very large and serious degree.-Les-
lies Weekly.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18
A METHODIST BISHOP
GIVES PE-RU-NA GREAT CREDIT.
Writes His Recommendation
for the Famous Catarrh
Remedy, Pe-ru-na.

The day was when men Of promi-
hence hesitated TO give their testimOn-
ials to proprietary medicines for pub
lication. This remains true today Of
most proprietary medicines. But Pc
runa has become so Justly famous. ita
merits are Known to 80 many people Of
high and low station that none hesi-
tates to see his name in print recom-
mending Peruna.
The following letters from pastors
who use Peruna speak for themselves.
Rev. E. G. Smith, pastor Of the Pres
byterian Church, OF Greensboro, Ca,
writes:
MY little boy had been suffering for
some time with catarrh Of the lower
bowels. Other remedies had failed. but
after taking two bottles Of Peruna the
trouble almost entirely disappeared. For
this special malady / consider Il we'll
nigh a specific. Rev. 3. G.. Smith.
Rev. A. S. Vaughn, Eureka Springs,
Ark, says: 81 had been Frustrated By
congestive chills and was almost dead;l
as Don as able to be about, l COM
menced the use Of Peruna. I took 1--WE
bottles; my strength returned rapidly
and I am now enjoying my usual
health. Rev. A. S. Vauhgn.
If you do not derive prompt and sat@
isfactory results from the use Of PEI
runa, write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving a full statement of your case
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

The man who creeps along bent
over. with his spinal column feeling in
a condition to snap like a pipestem at
any minute, would readily give a great
deal TO get ont Of his dilemma, and vet
this is only the commonest form by
which lumbago seizes on and twists
out of shape the muscles of the back.
This is commonly known as backache,
a crick in the back, but by whatever
name 1t may be known. and however
bad it may be. 10 minutes vigorous
rubbing with St. Jacobs Oil on the af-
ficted part will drive out the trouble
and completely restore. It is a thing
so easily caught, It may be wondered
at why there is not more Of It, but
because 1t is so easily cured by st. ia
cobs Oil may be the very reason that
W. hear so little Of it.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18
Sheep Raising
ION Ranches

Sheep raising, while it may seem
simple to the inexperienced, is a most
difficult business to successfully con-
duct, says the Anaconda Standard.
The sheep must be carefully herded,
and one day Of neglect will scatter the
herd for miles and entail a loss OF hun
dreds of dollars. Then there is the
feeding and watering during the win
ter months, which must not be neglect
ed; and the worst work Of all comes
with the spring time, when 'lambing''
begins, and for weeks neither day nor
night is there rest for the men who
work in the lambing herds. A lamb
does not look large, but let a cold
storm come on when several hundred
OF them are dropping daily and the
pens are crowded to s~uffocation, and
II the men rest for an hour it means
hundreds Of dollars gone to the bad.
Then there is the shearing, which
must be looked after and done in such
a manner that every ounce of wool on
the sheep will add to the dollars Of the
wool sale. which goes to pay the run
ming expenses of the herd for the year.
1t is net enough in the sheep business
that you have good men to do the
work, but you must see that the work
is done every hour out of the "a.
Sheep are without reason in many
things, and the slightest thing out Of
the ordinary in their everyday life
may mean a loss OF thousands Of dol
lars to the owner. In the winter time
a blizzad may come up and dive them
before it for miles, until at last hun
dreds Of them are piled up in some
ravine and are lost. Two years ago
last October the storm which visited
northern Montana meant a loss of
thousands of dollars to the sheep own
ers. and also it meant death to seven
sheepherders on the range, who were
caught out and e%ndeavored to be faith
full to their charges. In a corral it
sometimes happens in the winter time
that the sheep get cold and crowd to-
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

statement that m. lie Col. Bryan first
came into fame as one Of the strange,
half-savage bands Of cowboys who
roamed over the far west fighting the
Indians and wild beasts. Initiating,
perhaps, the custom Of the Indian
chiefs, each Of the cowboys bore a
nickname based on some Of his ex-
ploits as a hunter or fighter. Thus M.
lie Col. Bryan's title among his rough
but brave and sturdy comrades was
Silver Bill, the Dead Shot. After the
treaty Of peace was signed with the
Indians at Chicago in 1896 Col. Bryan
went out Of the cattle business and
became one of the bonanza farmers Of
the west. He can now sit on his back
stoop, as the rear veranda is called In
America, and look over his fields OF
corn stretching farther than the eye
can reach in every direction. AS a re-
suit Of his early training on the plains,
where he spent months at a time with
out IN opportunity Of talking to an
other human being, the candidate for
president (the article was published
during the 1900 campaign) is extreme
ly taciturn and can hardly be per-
suaded to express an opinion on the
issues Of the campaign. He is the au-
thor Of a book of adventure called
The First Battle in which some Of
his encounters with the Indians Of the
Tammany and other tribes are de-
scribed at length.
I'm the effort to partially neutralize
the strength Of NJ. le Colonel among
the cowboys and Indians who make
up the largest part Of the voting pop
ulation west OF the Allegheny noun
tains, the Republicans have nominated
IA. lie Roosevelt for vice-president. M,
lie Roosevelt is one Of the leading cow
boys In America, and Is especially
famous for once having vaDquished a
grizzly bear in a single combat. Dur
ing the present campaign M. lie Col.
Roosevelt has ridden a series OF horses
all over the country. giving exhibitions
Of rough riding such as were seen IN
Paris q year or more g under the
direction Of another American states
man
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18
The Many Difficulties
That Beset the Path
of the Owner.

gether to such an extent that when the
morning comes there are several hun
dred dead. Sometimes it is a wolf or
some animal passing suddenly in the
night that will cause a stampede in
the corral and several hundred sheep
will be crushed in the jam. Then there
are the poisonous grasses which sre
found on the ranges in the spring time.
Last spring a sheep owner drove a
fresh band in upon the same range
which his other sheep were grazing
upon, and in less than a week there
were $500 dead. Then there are the
wild animals; a moments ~inattention
and the wolf has rushed in, and a few
more dollars are added to the loss side
of the account.
A mar is pointed out on the street
VINO has $685. o. lLDre sheep. land per
haps the stranger wonders tlhat he is
Roughly dressed and covered With mud
and dirt from hard riding OF hard
work. It is because Of the hard riding
and harder work that he can point to
his herds of thousands, and it is the
Woodworking man and the man who
puts intelligence into his work that
wins out-more so than in any other
business.
But always in the sheep herd there
is n who is more faithful than the
herder, o conscientious than the
owner, whose work is more thoL al.
and without whom there would be no
successful sheep raising upon the
ranges-it is the meek little shepherd
dog. Others there are who work
among the bands, but none like the
little four-legged bundle Of intelligence
who goes way round 'em" during
every hour of the day, and whose vigil
lance never relaxes for a moment win
ter or summer; n who has not seen
the almost human intelligence of the
little dumb brutes of the plains can
never realize how much the sheep rails
er owes to them, and cannot under
stand the affection with which he
views them.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18
KILL OR
BE KILLED

It Is said that the law of the insect
world is "lill or be killed" II Is a
vengeful law but we're one acquainted
with insect life he might see the force
Of the statement. 1t seems that ma
ture Is somewhat partial to the in
sect world when we compare its exis-
tence to that Of ours. Man has to learn
all the methods Of sustaining life I'm
order that he may fight for an ex-
istence in this tumultuous world.
whereas the insect e to spring
into existence like Jason's ~tooth-born
warrior, fully armed and prepared to
battle for the safety Of it's cupidity,
n a livelihood gained by preying on
its weaker brethren. After the mother
has deposited the egg in a most ad-
Vantageous place and the young insect
has broken its shell, ever in its most
incipient stages Of development It
manifests its heredity and begins It's
work as a destroyer. Nature is full OF
resources and a marvellous mother OF
invention. If all insects are destroy
ers, II is just as true that some are
much less able to protect themselves
than others, consequently. nature has
u provide some means by which they
are enabled to escape the clutches OF
their stronger brethren. Some insects
which could not successfully hold their
W in combat are given swlftness OF
wing by which means they generally
are able to elude their pursuers.
Others, instead Of possessing either
swiftness Of wing or the ability Of hold
ingtheirown, are given a foreclosures
of appearance which, in the case
Of insects, in most cases is an efectual
protection against marauders. What Is
known as the tree hopper or brownie
bug is a queer insect. It's harmless
ness is in sharp contrast to its intimi-
dating appearance. It gains its live
lihood by extracting juices from plants.
1t is therefore a toothsome bit for
preying insects. The ant evidences it's
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18
THE LAW IN THE
%BOUNDLESs IN SECT
r

%proverbial wisdom in the capture Of
the hopper from which It takes honey.
Birds presumably know certain poison
GUS insects by instinct. At the sight
Of some caterpllars would be re-
PEELED and naturally think Of these OBJ
noxious insects as most poisonous.
There Is where one Is mistaken, for.
as a general rule. this f%erocious APP
pearance is simply for the purpose Of
throwing dust" in the eyes Of their
preying brethren. The birds, however,
as soon as they sight one Of these gor-
g~eously-attired caterpillars, are all a
hutter, and eagerly pouncing upon
him, they forthwith devour him with
avidity. AS soon as he is Matched.
sometimes before, the caterpillar has
enemies lying in wait for him. While
the butterfly is depositing her z
another insect comes along and as soon
as the former gets out Of sight the lat
ter proceeds to lay her eggs among
those Of the butterfly. This insects
young are similar to human parasites.
and rapidly developing, they hatch
before their unfortunate neighbors and
as the butterly's young appear they
are speedily %devoured. It is piuful to
note the tragedy that occurs when
the handsome butterhy's hereditary
enemy, the ichneumon fly, discovers
them. This winged economist lays her
eggs on the back Of the caterpillar, just
previous to the latter's going into Sc
clusion, preparatory to metamorphos-
ing into a butterfly. After the cater
pillar has spun its cocoon and costly
%ensconced itself in its shell, the hy's
eggs hatch and the young insect preys
on the poor caterpillar until strong
enough, when it eats its way into the
outer world, there to still further our
sue its work of destruction. Thus it
may be demonstrated that an insect
must kill or be killed" for the laws
Of destruction among insects are i'm
mutable.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

that members Of the Booth family
were following him with the intent to
murder him. and it was almost worth
a strangers life to set foot on his
claim, or to walk across the street
directly toward him.
Corbett was sent to the asylum as
the direct result Of cleaning out the
house Of representatives Of the Kansas
legislature during the session Of 1873.
He was serving as assistant sergeant
alarms Of the house and had charge
Of the ladies' gallery. One morning
shortly after roll call he appeared in
the gallery with a revolver In his
hand. He began shouting and gestic-
ulatins and the house Immediately ad-
members crawling under the seats, and
others boiling through the doors and
into the committee rooms. A detail
Of police was called, and after some
m%aReuvering. Corbett was surrounded
and captured. His trial on the charge
Of insanity followed. He was given
considerable freedom at the institution
and was allowed to circulate at iberay
about the grounds. One day the son
Of Superintendent Eastman rode out
on horseback from Topeka to the
asylum. Corbett was observed shortly
after standing near the horse. but no
especial notice was taken Of him. A
little later an attendant saw him
mount the animal and disappear down
the road. burning the wind as he went
The oficials and attendants who
chased him never caught sight Of him
afterWard. Three weeks later Super
intendent Eastman received a letter
stating that the horse was at Neve-
deEba awaiting orders. Corbett was
reported to have gone to Mexico, from
which country apparently reliable
news Of his death came back to the
Kansas officials.
ENLISTED In Boston.
The slayer Of John Wilkes Booth
served during the war IN a Massachu-
sets regiment. enlisting In Boston. He
was a halter by trade. His real name
was John Corbett, but a year or two
before the war he was converted at a
big revival meeting in Boston. and to
commemorate the event took the name
Of the town In which it occurred. The
winter he spent in Topeka he was the
lOudest Bhouter at the Salvation Army
meetings and never failed to take part
In the street exhibitions Of the organ
lzation. For ONE years after he left
the asylum he Travelled under the nam
Of John Corbett. Recently he has
again assumed the name Of Boston"
He worked for She Gavitts a long time
before they associated him with the
man who shot Booth. Finally they
suspected HIS identity and he acknowl-
edged tint he was Boston" Corbett I'm
a letter written TO the arm some
months since, w. W. Gavitt says he
Is an excellent salesman and that he
has always made money for himself
and the firm. Many Texas towns bar
patent medicine peddlers by ordinance.
but Corbett pays no attention 10 ordi-
nauces and has worked practically eV-
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

The breeding Of %ladyAugs has 10
come an important New England an
dustry, and not one Of these useful In
sects can be spared for expectation at
present. The production Of iruit would
be sadly curtailed ii these dlminutive
but energetic and diligent creatures
fell on I'm numbers. Few eaters Of
peaches. plums and pears are fully
aware Of the debt OF gratitude they
owe to the atomies which slay count
less hosts Of the parasites that work
mischief In the orchards.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18
FRENCH views OF BRYAN.

How q Provincial Paper Dramatically
Pictures His Career.
In a paper published in the south OF
France Is found an amusing account
Of the early life and exploits Of VIII
liam j.. Bryan. The story, It appears.
was written by the Paris correspond
emit Of the provincial paper, and is
based, so the Writer AYERS, on in
formation furnished by friends Of the
candidate who have been prominent at
the French capital.
The western wag who filled Che
Fronchman 90 fun of new and start
ling information must have smiled to
himself as he read IN cold print the
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

The country is becoming agitated over
the statement that religion IS losing
ground. This results In countless discus
sions until the agitation runs It's course,
and still religion hourishes. It 10 only
useless things hat deteriorate. The finest
recommendation Of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, the great stomach strengthened,
lies In the fact that II has lived for fifty
years In spite OF hundreds o. limitations,
and is renowned for its cure Of dyspepsia.
Indigestion, biliousness, nervousness and
malaria, fever and ague.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

A woman conspicuous "a the ranks
OF temperance workers Ara England.
Mrs. Arthur Bertrand Russell has head
ed a movement TO raise funds for the
establishment OF a chair d temperance
Ia London University. as 3 set-of 10
the brewing professionally AZ Blrming
ham University.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18
Indianapolis, Indians,

Indianapolis, Indiana,
5349 N. Pennsylvania Street
Peruna Medicine Co, Columbus, o.:
0enhemen-"I have been using Pc
una for cRfarrh and can ~cheerfuly rec
Ommend your remedy 10 anyone who
wants q good medicine. ~. Grant
Prominent members Of the clergy are
giving Peruna their unqualified en-
dorsement. These men find Peruna es-
pecially adapted to preserve them from
catarrh Of the vocal organs which has
always been the bane OF public speak
ers, and general catarrhal debility in
cident to the s~edentary life Of the
clergyman. Among the recent utter
ances Of noted clergymen on the cura-
tive virtues Of Peruna is the above one
from Bishop Grant.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

~" - lN""MMNL ALN.N".MMLM ~ ANMNW|N.M.M
AdFucnteas
Buttermilk drinking, says the Chica-
60 Chronicle, cannot properly be called
n Craze which signifies n fashion
transitory and irrational. Milk is the
natural diet Of mammals. After the
digestive powers attain maturity sweet
milk, while always wholesome, en-
forces a slower process OF assimila-
ton than in infancy. Before It is com
pletely ready to give human blood nu-
triton Il must undergo changes which
may be wrought in the laboratory Of
the stomach or can be performed in
the churn. It Is more economical to let
the churn do the preliminary work.
In hot weather especially buttermilk Is
grateful on account Of its cooling acid.
But it ought not TO be drank too cold
at any time
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18
Are You uslnr Anen,s Foot.Ense2

II is the only cure for Swollen,
smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress. Allen s. Olmsted. Leroy. N. 7.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

Experienced lumbermen say that IN
the process of seasoning wood should
be occasionally replied and decayed or
defective pieces removed, lest they in
feet the others.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

Denver Dry Goods Company IN this is
sue. This firm has grown to be one Of
the largest retail establishments west Of
show places Of Denver. The stock ia new
DO selected from am over the world.
Purchases may be made by mail with the
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

Wuggins IS not handsome, and he
knows II. When his first baby was born
he asked. Does II look like me2" OF
course they replied In the affirmative.
"Well," said he with a sigh. break e
10 my wife gently"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18
Hairs Catarrh Cure
Is a constitutional cure. Price, go.

A little girl from New York who was
in the country for the first time was
surprised to see a horse without a har-
ness on. "Oh, mammal mammal she
shouted, pulling at her mothers skirt.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

1t is said that Canada, with less than
100000 people, buys more from the
United States than the 60,OOO,OOO peO-
pie of Mexico, Central and SC-.th
America and the West Indies.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

Dropsy treated free by DR.. II. H. Green's
Sons, OF Atlanta, Ia. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Read their adver-
tisement in another column Of this paper
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

Don't ache, use Hamlin's Wizard Oil.
Rheumatism, neuralgia aud all pain
banished by it. See your druggist.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

Smith bent on a little nirtation)-Ah.
excuse me. but Is this seat engaged
Female Occupant (coldly-No. sir; but i
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

Pis0's Cure cannot be 100 highly spoken ~ a.
q cough cure.-J. W. O'bRrEN, 81 rhirc Ave-,
b., Minneapolis M'un, Jan q ipoo
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

"A Kansas farmer declares hat if the
had continued "a little longer his
crops would nave been so far gone that
hc couldn't have laid mp anything for "a
rainy day.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

The largest wrought iron pillar is at
Delhi, in India. 1t is sixty feet high
and weighs seventeen tons,
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

Merchandise new boy)-Haa the book
keeper told you what 90 do ln the after
noOnt AQuth-les, flri 4 am 10 wake
him up when J see you coming.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1901-10-18

Mothcr-I am surprised, my dear. that
you suIer a man 20 kiss you. Daughter
But. mamma, / don't call It suffering.