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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-07-11
Hou ,ha nanan. wa. Namsa.

The banana was named musa. after
Antonius Musa, the freedman and
physician Of the great Augustus of the
Romans, says Linnaeus. The sapien-
tums-the wiseness-in it's name is a
graceful tribute to it as the wise
mans food, for, incredible as it may
seem, IL is perhaps the best food prod
uct Of the earth. being far more pro
ductive than either wheat or potatoes
the staple food Of the other nations.
Long ago it was calculated that 1t
Is 1913 times as productive as wheat
and forty-four times as productive as
the potato; in other words, that the
ground that would give thirty-three
pounds Of wheat or n%inety-nine pounds
OF potatoes would. as far as mere
space is concerned, give 1000 pounds
Of bananas, and with a fractional
amount Of the same trouble.
1t has been called the prince of the
tropics, says the Longman's Maya.
kline. because q takes the same place,
only to an even greater degree, In
these hot countries than wheat. rye
and barley take in west Asia and Eu-
rope and that rice takes in India and
China.
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stead Of ham sandwich and beer. wen.

stead Of ham sandwich and beer. Well.
l guess"
Can right" responded "Jen:"
they'll be around on the stage after
it's over. Freddie's a friend Of the
press agent"
Fannie had only n scene on,
the last, and her disguise was more
complete in that. She eyed Tom mar
rowly and decided that he had not
recognized her, He was laughing and
chatting with a companion sporty
looking character, and looked not at
all %perturbed.
After the last scene she gave the
other two girls the right Of way in
the dressing room, as they we're in a
hurry to keep their engagement She
heard the introductions on the outside
and overheard the discussion between
"Jen" and Freddie" as to which res
taurant they would 60 to. While II
was still going IN she completed her
dressing. opened the door and walked
out-and directly into Tom.
"Fanniel"
"Tom!"
The ordinations we're Identical as
to time and infection. Which was the
most surprised is a matter Of conjec-
ture to this day. Yes, there was Tom
talking with that horrible Mag" and
evidently was the friend Of "Freddie's'
who wal to take her to the little wine
supper.
It was a case for mutual explana-
lions and they withdrew to an obscure
corner and had them. AS a result Ton
withdrew from the supper party ant
Fannie finally and forever gave up hel
histrionic ambition. Both swore t.
eternal secrecy regarding the entir,
affair and fully forgave each other.
Which was about the best way out o
it-Wasn't it2
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rhourht. Of Knnr nror.lI.t.

The following is an extract from a
letter signed ~. G. Mohan". Proper
Kahr beer is own food. and tile
beer that makes the black people
drunk is stun that is mixed with spir-
its Of wine and other kinds Of rubbish
How can we walk in the narrow pa-h
If some dishonest brothers spoil.
"sir, If you drink proper Kahr beer
you viii never get drunk. No, not
even If you drink TIL you Dusty. /
have before written in the Post ard
pointed out to my brothers that thoy
must not drink rubbish, otherwise
they win go of the narrow path and
land in the prison cells; ] nearly wns
in the broad path not to clean my
yard once a timer and my advice Is
still the same. viz, drink good beer
and keep your back yard clean; I am
an education native, and am a teacher
IN my spare time, and / do my duty
by teaching the young to drink pure
unmixed beer even at my tea parties.
i use my influence. -Bloemfonteln
Post.
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Oabman Not satI.ned.

When d. M. Osborne, the Auburn
manufacturer, and one Of the mos
last campaign, was visiting in Lon
don an English friend remarked that
it was impossible to satisfy a London
"cabby," nomatter what n gave him.
Il think l can do it." said Mr.. Os-
borne, and they took a hanson driv-
en- by an Irishman. After riding three
or four blocks they got out, and Mr..
Osborne handed the driver a sover-
eign. He was walking away, when
the driver called him back. The driver
was lingering the gold piece lovingly.
The possibility that he vas going to
protest against being paid so much
entered the Americans head. It van
ished when the @eabby" said:
II say, sir, an don't you think Il O.
bloomin' shame to break this for a
drink?"
Mr.. Osborne handed over a shilling.
Il was wrong he said, when he re-
Joined his English friend. You can
not satisfy a London cabman. New
York Tribune.
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Russian military circles are troubled
by a mystery akin TO that Of the miss
ing Austrian Archduke Johann. alias
Orth. Al well-known general, who
played a prominent part IN the "pacih-
cation" Of the district OF Kars. ceded to
the Tsar after the Russo-rurkiHh war,
has been missing for a year without
any clue being obtained as to the cause
OF his disappearance The missing ON
Ger is Maj.-Gen. stepan IVanovich Fill
o He was In Warsaw on April H.
1901. and thence proceeded b Brest.
Litovsky, whence he wrote his wife on
the following day. Since then nothing
has been seen or heard Of him.
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The young women at the University
Of indianapolis c%ontended in a debate
with the young men that pie is not
Of greater service to mankind than
Ice cream" When these young wo-
men become experienced wives they
win feel shame that they should have
decried the value Of pie. When there
are big bills for spring hats and spring
dresses to be paid, they viii ill their
husbands with pie, knowing that un-
der It's benign influence all the genial
and generous impulses will be awak-
ened. The fancy for ice cream Is a
mere passing characteristic Of young
womanhood; but the passion for pie
which fills the breast Of every normal
man is an enduring source OF happi-
ness to the taotful wife.
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sHAErER.s FAMOUS poLLAR wAToH
It Furnished "OmciaI" Time at his
-Headquarters.

Headquarters
During the action before Santiago
Gen. Shafter carried a s~o-called IDOL p
lar watch, O. timepiece upon which he
placed great stress as to its infalli-
bility, although many of his immedi-
ate associates were skeptical about it's
accuracy.
One sultry day, preparatory to the
MONDAY meal. a group of officers were
trying to settle a dispute as to the ex-
act time of day. The discussion be-
came heated, as each championed the
reliability of his particular '~infalli-
BILE" and personalities seemed immi-
nent as Gen. Shafter made his appear
ance.
He was appealed to to settle the
controversy. The general slowly drew
his watch from his pocket and said
with marked elaboration: Gentle
men, the Official time of this post is
11:47."
The emphasis on "ofhcial," says the
New York Times, left no doubt as TO
the result of further discussion, and
although all INDUCED in a hearty
laugh at the speakers expense Gen
Skaters confidence in his Chrome
meter" was mistaken.
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Musical Method.

aDo you play by noteg" inquired one
Of the ~passers-by Of the violinist Of
the street orchestra which had been
discoursing ear-piercing strains 10 a
small audience.
Never a note do OF play by, sorr, p
replied the Irish musician, hopping
his heated brow with a handkerchief
OF many colors and gazing curiously at
HIS %Questoner.
"Ahl BY ear. then?' said the Ia.
quisitve one. with a smile Of gracious
interest.
Never an ear Hips me. yer honor. q
indeed May / ask how you-whal
you do play by. then2'
"Ry main stringth. be iabbersi'
said the violinist with a weary air. az
he plunged his ancient instrument in.
10 its green bag. "An rs mighty dry
work. AM that's the real blessed
thruth. eorri'
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But ms Chances Arc ne was nirht n
uia Diagnosis.
It was down on Gest street where
"shavings' Mannix saved the lives Of
four people that q crowd Of young fell
lows were standing IN front of a sa-
loon. One owned a bulldog Of the
ro~ugh-necked and low-browed variety.
The teeth OF this dog %protrude, and
there is q fierce CLEAN in his little red
eyes. The owner Of the canine was
holding It by the collar as it was vainly
trying TO break loose and gnaw some
ones leg or.
A little old Irishman named Finner-
ty came down the street. His clay pipe,
the bowl Of which was turned ups
side down. was in the corner Of his
mouth and his dinner pail vas I'm his
hand. Just as he came opposite the
gang the dog gave a sudden jerk and
broke loose. He made n leap and the
teeth OF the canine were fastened In
the seat Of the ed mans trousers.
Three shakes Of the head, a series Of
growls, a lot Of profanity, and It was
an over. The owner grabbed the dog
and pulled him on. With him came
half Of the trousers.
The only unconcerned mar In the
crowd was Finnerty. He looked at the
dog quizzically, shifted the pipe to the
other corner Of his mouth and said:
"Begorrah, OF tink dat dom dog
would boite."
Then he skirted fences in getting
home, and he had to walk Sideways
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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London. breezy enough 10 this April,
Il made still more 80 by the presence
OF q large army of American ladies'.
They come Ia battaiions by every liner,
and may be recognized by their steamer
coats, their bright gowns. their modu-
lated voices. their calm self-poasessicn,
their assemblagea in groups at busy
rne and a certain crowded feeling
they inspire. They come from a vast
continent 70 a small island. with the
consequence that when one American
airl sweeps into M omnibus whose
only occupant IS an Hngliahvoman
that Englishwoman feels "sorousod' "a
onceLondQn Leader.
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Robinson Crusoe. the pattern Of ali
the ages on making the best Of his cir.
cumstances, helped himself to achieve
that desirable result by stating his
case ike debtor and creditor. One OF
our spinster friends has been follow.
ing his example, to her own surprise
end profit,
i am no longer young.
But I'm that respect I am no worse
on tnan my contemporaries, both mar
ried and single men and women.
/ cannot takQ the twenty-mile walks
I used to enjoy
But / can cover the same distance
easily on my bicycle. and by the time I
am too old for taat exertion automo-
biles win be cheaper.
/ have not the same interest in life
as married folks.
But neither have I the same worries
nor responsibilities,
/ hate to be called an old maid.
But that IS q bugaboo on the surface.
not to be compared with the skeleton
in many a cupboard.
L despise the s~elf-satisfed pity Of
those who think no n ever asked me
to marry
But any fool can get married. It
means in most cases merely a lower
ing Of ideals.
/ feel as young as ever I did, and it is
hard to realize ! have arrived at the
age and appearance when no man
would ever dream of falling in love
with me
But falling in love" is a youthful
malady. and God forbid should catch
it from a callow boy. I prefer the
stable friendship Of men Of my own
age.
Ihate to be dependent.
But 4 should hate more to have any
body dependent on me, as most mer
are situated.
l. feel that I have missed the best IN
life.
But I have escaped the worst.
Ihave no children to bring forward
looking thoughts
But / find the past filing up witt
memories that are pleasant to dwell
upon.
am p%assionately fond of children
all children.
But i do not need any of my own Il
rouse the motherly instinct, dorman
in some women until they have FAM
lies.
/ have not money enough to trave
fast nor far.
NE - thoroeors ohIfoad 20 eto-
long enough in a place thoroughly t
assimilate it, ana l know how to live a
economically in one land as in al
other.
J 1 am a lone, lorn woman to be globe
trotting.
But l am not half so desolate as a
! old bachelor, for l can make a plac
! seem like home, even If I am only
! week in it.
have no house Of my own.
But,an sp1 r5U servant worry.
: / am Of no &ccount in society, bein
+ a person who cannot entertain, an
need not to be entertained.
But I need not enter the tread-mi
Of social obligations to which my ma
ried sister is fettered.
4 / have no to nurse me when
[ am ill.
r But will not be the victim Of am.
t teur blunders, and a always be pro.
erly treated in a hospital.
. / am first with nobody; it viii be
browning grief to nobody when N
death occurs.
a THO, a. win NOT he hard To die
/. N. McIlraith, In Harper's Bazaar.
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eLAD SEASON sURELY Az HAND
signs and Symptoms by which One
May Recognize spring.

signs and Symptoms by which One
May Recognize spring.
well, spring has come at last,
yawningly said the Old Codger. as he
sat in his back-tilted chair with his
feet comfortably placed on the railing
of the veranda. The grass is comm
up, the trees are buddin', the boys are
hghtin' in the streets every day, the
sweet scent Of the what's-its-name IL
in the air, the so-and-so's are swingin'
and singin' on the swayin' boughs, the
clatter of the borrowed lawn mower Is
beginnin' to be heard in the land, and
the coal dealer commences to treat his
fellow-men like equals.
Last years jokes are beginnin' to
appear in the newspapers, spring
poems are bein' sprung, the patent
churn man comes smilin' up the road,
we begin to read items about little
girls dyin' from the effects of jumpin'
the rope four hundred times apiece,
my nephew, who mistakes laziness for
intellectually, is hintin' about hiss
willin'ness to accept a lucrative situa-
ton, the man who knows it all has got
a bad cold from changin' his under
wear too previously. Aunt Matilda is
brewin' a jar Of herb decoctions that
know from painful experience will be
potent enough to burn a hole in a
brass monkey; and I've got aches and
pains and yawns and symptoms and
the allovers till / al scarcely sit
down or stand up, or go TO bed, OF do
anything else with any degree Of com
fort. Yes; think the glad spring.
time has got here at last. "-CasseI's
Saturday Journal.
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campaIrnInr rI.h W. W. Astor


Captain Mcdonald afterward under
took to help william Waldorf Aston in
the same district against Roswell p.
Flower, and from the way he talks to.
day is not particularly happy in the
recollection of the campaign Of 1881.
How did Aston conduct himself?" ]
inquired. shuhi" said the captain,
tossing his head contemptuously. He
didn't know enough to take off his kid
gloves, and was afraid he might touch
something that wasn't exactly as
clean as his Fifth avenue parlor. He
would stand away from the boys till
every one of EN- was made to feel
that he dasn't brush against him. His
style was humiliating instead Of con.
ciliatory. so. of course, he was
beaten. New York Times.
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rnlnt.a Pabns nn.Ins..

Neither the inquiry held in 1900 nor
that on war Office organization which
sat last year has brought out all thai
should be known, or put a stop TO the
robbery with which an war once bust.
ness seems to be tainted. Public
none has been fooled away with
reckless p~rodigality. Immense sums
have been made. and are being made.
BIZ a few privileged firms. It Is the
duty Of the house Of commons 20 probe
the whole business 20 the bottom and
put a stop to these scandals.-London
Truth.
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They were old friends, and had been
sweethearts IN their younger days.
There was silver In her hair and snow
in his. and they sat and talked Of old
times when they we're young. They
did not speak of dates. Il was simply
when we we're young" Their first
meeting. their first quarrel, the last
kiss. their last quarrel, were All gone
over Perhaps they both warmed a
little over the recollbctions.
Az last he said
eAye, Jennie, an / haena loved
anybody since you. I hae never for
gotten youl'
"J0hn." she said. sweetly, and with
a little ~moistening of the eyes. you're
iust as big a at~ory-teller al ever an
believe ye iist the samei'
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The disappearance of certain birds
from the tables Of sourmets and the
wel-to-do IS not easily explainable.
Wheatears. for example, We're, and
stir are. undoubtedly a great delicacy,
well comparable, as they used 70 be-,
to the ortolans of the Continent The
number of these birds to be seen
about the South Downs is still very
considerable. Ina old days 1t was the
custom for any one DESTROYS Of OBJ
tanning a dozen or SO of these birds
to visit the shepherds traps, take out
the imprisoned wheatear and leave q
penny 10 IT'S place-country Life.
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opening night and Fannie was given a
word OF commendation by the stage
manager for the way she carried her
SELF in the ball scene She was not a
BIT frightened and was worried only
lest somebody in the audience might
recognize her. But that would be Inn
possible with her makeup. Il ran
along very nicely until the third night.
when AZ she glanced out &C the audi
enco the drst face she saw was that
of Tom. yes. Tom. right there in the
fourth row in the parquet in heI
surprise and conformation ehe droppeq
hor len and nearly upset the scene
re aLoad .LaIInl d lle lnmIlIar 20.
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"1a that dog OF yours a setter and @
pointer You bcti Tie sets I'm the cor.
ner and points toward the cupboard"
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Ononiaoamallo r aftcr using Ailcn'aEo0t
Ease, q powder. 10 makes tight or new
-h.eseasv Cures swollen. hot, sweating,
nchinQ feet, ingrowinq nails, corns and
buniona All druggists and shoe stores.
CSC. Trial package FREE by mail Ad-
dress Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, n. Y.
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There seems 40 limit 70 the variety
of uses 10 which a man-of-war IA be
put when past her work. Here IS the
latest. "A syndicate of sporting men
Is said TO be considerine q scheme for
purchasing the old American ship Yer.
mont should the bin for her @preserya-
ton iail 10 pass. The idea Is 10 az
her up as a floating boxine ring which
can he moved oni 10 sea. 30 that the
merry mills u the fancy may be
brought on without police intfrfer.
snce.
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CHICAGO, ILL, 427 Monroe St.
- "Asfar as l have observed Peruna
is the finest tonic any man or woman
can use who is weak from the after
effects of any serious illness.
81 have seen il used in a number of
convalescent cases, and have seen sew
eral other tonics used, but 1 found that
those who used Peruna had the quickest
relief.
ssPeruna seems to restore vitality,
Increase bodily YigOr and renew health
and strength In q wonderfully shOri
time. "---MRS. KATE TAYLOR.
In view of the great multitude OF
women suffering from some form of fe-
male disease and yet unable to find any
cure, DR.. Hartman, the renowned spe-
cialist on female catarrhal diseases, has
announced his willingness to direct the
treatment of as many cases as make
application to him during the summer
months, without charge.T Address The
Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio.
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To Cure n Cold iD Ono day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
druggistsrefu fund money ~ it fails 70 cure. 25o.
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Nobody amt nebher satisfy" said
Uncle Hben. / was rich enough to
hab an automobile I reckon ia git lone
some an wish ne were a mule. SOS I
could AK TO t."
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Some men seem 10 think that the
milk OF human Kindness flows opiy
from bottles.
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Mrs. Kate Taylor a graduated
nurse Of prominence, gives her exc
, Perience with Peruna In an open
letter. Her position In society and
I professional standing combine to
give special prominence to her ut
. ferancess
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