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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

neautiiui ard Appropriate Emblem Has
Haoh PLANNED.
Senator Culiom'H project for q great
monument 90 Abraham lincoln in
washington IS receiving gratifying en-
enlargement h consignment of the
plans Of the Burnham, Oimsted and
McKim commission for the improve
ment Of the national capital. In the
development OF these plans fine sites
for great Monuments results. and It
was agreed that the chief Of these sites
-of the axis of the Capitol and the
Washington monument-should be as
signed to Lincoln.
The memorial which the expert com
mission proposes was presented simply
as a suggestion but the Washington
Star reports that It seems to have met
with universal acceptance. A number
Of the leading architects Of the coun-
try have seen the drawing Of it, and
have expressed their satisfaction with
the conception. In form It IS a paris
lyle of Doric columns, $50 feet long by
l1U teet broad, supporting a high tab
let inscribed with the words Of the
immortal Gettysburg speech. The
Doric Is regarded. with justice, as the
appropriate order to represent the
character of lincoln. The drawing
shows that the monument fronts a vast
terrace, or e~splanade. adjoining a large
basin with fountains. and at right and
left It Is inclosed by plantations OF
trees. The dignided, noble and elias
steal simplicity Of the conception ap-
pears to indicate that the idea might
well have originated in the mind Of
Mr.. McKim. Such a monument would
be a superb ornament in any city. II
would most certainly be a at symbol
of the great American whose life it Is
intended to commemorate.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04
MUSCULAR SORENESS.

As the result OF over-exertion and
exposure to heat and cold, or from
whatever cause may be treated sue
cessfuliy by the timely application Of
St. Jacobs Oil. A thorough rubbing is
necessary. The Oil should be applied
vigorously. for at least twenty min
utes. two or three times daily, when all
pain. soreness, stiffness will be re-
moved in twenty-four hours. It will
also strengthen and harden the mus
cles. Football players, gymnasts, and
all athletes will ind st. Jacobs Oil
superior to any other remedy for out
ward application, for the reason that
its action is more rapid and its effect
permanent. Thousands OF people all
over the world use and recommend St
Jacobs Oil for muscular soreness. A
twenty-five cent bottle is quite sum-
cient to prove its efficacy. In cases
where muscular soreness Is dompli-
Gated with any disease which requires
an alterative, Vogeler's Curative
Compound should be taken. This is
prepared by the proprletors Of st. ia
cob's Oil, Baltimore, Md, who viii
send a sample free on application.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

Careful estimates of the force Of a
cyclone and the energy needed to keep
a %full-nedged hurricane IN active oper-
alton reveal the presence OF a power
that makes the mightiest efforts Of
man appear as nothing in comparison.
A force fully equal to over 100000 900
horse power was estimated as devel-
oped IN a West Indian cyclone. This
IS about fifteen times the power that
a be developed by all the means
within the range of mans capabilities
during the same time. Were steam.
water. windmills and the strength of
all men and all animals combined.
they could not at all approach the ire
mendous force exerted.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

Just fifty years ago there died in
Heidelberg. Germany. Baron Karl Won
Drais. who was, the Germans claim. the
inventor of the bicycle. The anniver-
sary Of this event was not celebrated
with pomp even in his native city,
though by his invention he founded
one Of the most important of modern
industries. Though in America the
bicycle is not as much the rage as it
was some years ago, 1t is finding in
creased favor on the European conti-
nent and in the vast Oriental countries,
most CT the best makes being manufac-
tured in the United States, where last
year the industry made a record
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

It takes a p%rodigious amount Of veg
etable matter to form a layer Of coal,
il being estimated that the present
growth. Of the world would make a
layer less than one-eighth Of an inch
in thickness. and that it would take a
million years of vegetable growth to
form a coal bed ten feet in thickness.
The United States has an area of more
than 100000 square miles of coal fields,
and more than iOo, o $1,000 tons Of coal
are mined IN this country every year
enough to run a ring around the earth
at the center i've and a half feet wide
and ave and a half feet thick. Com
petsnt scientists say that there Is
enough coal In the United States to
supply the world for the next two
thousand years.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

There are few persons, says a sol
der who, long since returned to civic
ranks, who know how the name OF
blackboard came to be applied to a We
hicle. It was way back in the EOS,
when the transportation of goods,
wares and merchandise was princi-
pally all by wagons. DR.. Buck, who
for long years after was the military
~storekeeper here, was then in charge
Of stores en- route 20 army posts In the
southwest. in east Tennessee difficulty
was experienced by reason OF the
rough roads, and there were frequent
mishaps, mostly from the wagons
overturning. Dr.. Buck cverhauled the
outfit, and abandoning the wagon
bodies, long boards were set directly
on the axles or hung below, and the
stores were reloaded in such a manner
that there was no further delays from
%breakdowns, and the stores safely
reached their destination. The idea
doubtless was not new, but DR.. Bucks
example was followed, especially when
roads were rough, and o o much
hauling was lone by the use Of wheel.
axle and boards only. Now the FASH
ionable blackboard recalls the old
gentlemen to some Of us"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

The beautiful product used for cloth
ing and commonly known as sealskin
is not furnished by the true seal, whose
skin is almost useless except when
used as an ornamental mat or stin rug.
They are the sea lions and sea bears
the cared seals, otaria-whose skins
are so highly valued because so soft
and warm The true seal IS comln01
enough on u own coasts. but its skin
is only priced as a trophy. And it may
be added that sealskin when ready for
clothing has not, as often supposed.
the same downy appearance on the live
ing animal, being covered with long,
coarse. deep-rooted hairs, which drop
out when dressed by the f%urrier, and
leave the soft, woolly hair uniniured.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

The German census, which started
December 1, 1900, and has just been
finished, gives some interesting facts.
There are 442 cities with a population
between 10000 and 100000 each. In
1916 the German empire had 24,SSS,O 900
in h~abitants: in 1855, 36,114. 900; and
in 1900, 56,345. 900. In the year 1916,
Prussia had 1900. 900 inhabitants; in
1855, 21,s2O,OOO. and in 1900, S4,46S,OO
The enormous increase in the large
cities of Germany ia said to be due ta
the retrograde movement in agricul-
ture. which has driven people from the
country.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04
sKPPERs OF - IAKEs.

Dangers OF tho Calling Never Daunt
Their stout Hearts.
It was the fog alone that bothered
them. Swift currents and narrow,
crooked, channels have few terrors for
a lake skipper. as long as he can see.
Give him the use Of his eyes and he
will make good time wherever the
ground is a little damp" and carry sew
eral thousand tons Of iron ore along
in his trousers pockets. The seeming
ly reckless way IN which he pushes his
500-foot ship around sharp corners and
over shoals where there is not a foot
Of water between its keel and the
rocky bottom, finally bringing It up to
its own wharf without power, without
thinking Of calling in a tug to help
him, is enough to make a sea captains
hair turn gray. Not that he likes it,
exactly; not that he wouldn't much
rather have open water and clear sail
ing all the way from Duluth to Buffalo,
If that were possible. But it isn't pos
sible, so he takes things as they come
and does the best he can with his
tough proposition. And a remarkably
good best it is. His business is to hus-
tie, and he does it with all his might.
Even when the fog shuts him in, or a
binding snow squat comes bowling
down the great lakes. it is to be feared
that he does not always slow down as
he should. The reason of navigation
is short, the ice viii soon be making,
and the owners win be Jumping on him
If he DOESN'T make his trips In time.
Cant stop Cor q trine' fog. Let 'er
COW. D. Hubert, IN Frank Les
lies Popular Monthly.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

In a new building attached to some
boiler works in Germany. a novelty in
windows has been introduced. Light
is introduced through stone windows.
The ordinary panes Of glass we're i'm
practicable on account of the nearness
of the works to the railway lRes, so
pneumatic glass stones have been used.
From the outside the appearance is the
same as the so-called "Butzen" panes.
They T translucent, and, at the same
time, as strong as the stone wall in
which they are set. They will with
stand any pressure Or blow that the
walls viii stand.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04
nottls.. Lonr 49, vornre.

The journey Of a bottle from Central
Illinois to the Pacific Ocean has Just
been announced through the receipt Of
a letter by Walter Roeder OF Bloom
lngton, Ill. from Jesse Wilson Of San
Ia Monica, Cal, saying he had found,
off the coast Of California. a bottle
which contained a letter written by
Roeder. The letter was written on
Jan. q, 1900. After being placed in
the bottle the receptacle was cast into
the waters OF the Macklnaw river, ten
miles west OF Bloomington. The bot
tie must have followed the river until
the confluence with the Illinois was
reached, and thence loated to the Mis-
sisslppi, and through the Gulf Of Mex
leo to the Atlantic ocean. Ocean cur
rents are supposed to have carried the
bottle around Cape Horn ard thence
up the Pacific coast.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

There is a certain young man In
the old city hall who never nowadays
allows his temper to get RULED while
at the telephone.
A few weeks ago he could not get
the number he desired.
"see, here, central. I'll report you,
he shouted.
you don't know who I am" was
the composed reply.
'Well, I'll find out, and that blamed
quick, too"
1T know you. though, came In soft,
easy tones. 1--WE seen your picture.
You're at the old city hail"
The young man plunged headlong
into the trap.
"You have?' he exclaimed delight
eddy, where. In the newspapers"
mo" was the merry reply, "on a
lobster can"-St. Louis Post-D Dispatch.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04
When crIppIea Were Hsroea.

A very remarkable theatrical lad
ragged In Paris sixty or seventy years
ago. The journals Of the period show
that the writers of plays and q special
f0ndness for the representation Of bod
lily defOrmitles and inhrmities. It is
well known, of course, that Victor HUI
go made a hunchback the hero Of a
tragedy, and that one Of Scribe's he
roes suffered. But the many forgot
ten plays by the forgotten authors OF
the period also swarm with hunch-
backs. Sufferers, the lame, the halt
the blind and the deaf and dumb. In
n year eighteen plays with blind
characters were produced, probably
three or four times as many were
written.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

Llewellyn Mason, a conductor on the
Chicago q Alton railroad, has just re-
ceived assurance that courtesy to the
travelling public sometimes has its re-
ward. When the viii Of w. A Tyler,
n Bloomington millionaire, was pro-
bated a few days since, it was found
to contain the following clause:
ITO Llewellyn Mason / bequeath the
sum Of $1,000 as recognition Of the
courteous treatment accorded me while
travelling on the Alton road"
Mr.. Tyler made his last trip with
me four years ago. and had almost
passed from my mind" said Mr. Ma
son.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

A learned scientist has recently
shown how the velocity Of the wind
can be reckoned by noting the musical
pitch Of the sound given out when the
wind blows across a stretched wire
The principal elements on which TIE
calculation is based are the diameter
Of the wire and the temperature Of the
air. The length Of the wire Is inmate
rial, so long as it is not changed. Ev-
cry variation in the winds velocity Is
faithfully represented by the rising or
falling Of the pitch Of the note sung by
the wire.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

A ~noiseless alarm clock would be
a boon to a host Of sufferers from un-
seasonable din, says the Electrical Re
view. It is suggested that a silent
alarm can be given by focusing an
electric lamp upon the head Of the per-
son to be awakened, and arranging a
switch so that the current to light the
lamp would be turned on by the clock
at the desired time. It is claimed
that the fashlight would Invariably
arouse the sleeper.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

Hurricane Branch, constable of
Nansemond county, Va, famous as a
bloodhound sleuth, has arranged for a
man hunt, to take place from here
within the next ten days. A white man
win be given two bours' start and his
bloodhounds, Tige and John, put on
the scent. The dogs will be followed
by a large number of society sports on
horses. Should the dogs locate their
scent, the man will have to climb a tree
to raw his life. Branch arranged a
man hunt for Richmond last year, but
owing to denunciation by the press
the Richmond society sports, under
whose auspices the chase was arranged
abandoned it.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

a 25-foot sycamore tree was being con-
verted into plank, and SO cleverly we're
the outlines Of the bird marked that
the sawyer stopped his machinery and
saved the section of wood as a curios-
ity. "The tree was about % feet long,
says the sawyer. - had to erosscut
into lengths about 10 feet long, the
other lengths being six feet. About
half way down one Of these shorter
pieces there was a dark knot one and a
half inches in diameter after slabbing.
BY the old process of ~hand-pit saving
a two-inch plank was taken off this
piece, and there, on the other side,
were the outlines of the bird, as shown
In the picture"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

A miraculous escape is related on the
part Of an %aeronaut named Mousset.
who made an ascent at bordeaux a few
days ago. When he had reached a
height of about 500 yards. a large rent
suddenly appeared in the envelope. The
gas. escaped freely. and the balloon.
folding in two. commenced 10 descend
with frightfnl rapidly towards the
C%aronne TIE representation specla-
tors gave Zap tne a@oronaui as lost but
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

Happy is the citizen Of Clifton IN the
advantages offered him at his break
fast table. A circular issued by q
local firm has the large heading, Roy
al Bacon, but does not refer TO Sir
Francis and the rumored maternity Of
Queen Elizabeth. tt is to announce
as now on show and sale, bacon from
pigs bred and fed by his majesty the
king.'-LondOn Chronicle.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

ne has been the general observation that
for some years past spiritualism has been
I'm a gradual decline. This ia the law
with everything that is not founded on
true merit. The reason Hostetters stom-
ach bittere has been recognized rs the
leading family medicine during the past
fifty years is because Il is founded on
reliable IN cases Of Indigestion, uyspepsia
constipation and hiliousness. Try q bot
tie and satisfy yourself.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

Harry was sitting on the fence In
front OF the house one day watching
some cows feeding, when they beloved
very loud and long, as COWS do some-
times. Harry had never heard a cow
below before, and he jumped down
and ran into the house to his mother,
crying:
"Oh. mamma, there's a COW out there
barking at another COW"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04
IN THE ODD CORNER.
Record of Queer end Curious Happenings
end Events.

The pines are black on sierra's slope.
And white are the drifted SHOWS;
The flowers are gone. the buckthorn
bare.
A language the north wind knows.
The pine boughs creak,
And the pine trees speak
And chilly the north wind blows.
There's never a track leads In or out
OF the cave of the big brown bear,
The squirrels have hid In their deepest
holes.
And fastened the doors with care.
The red fox prowls.
And the lean wolf howls
AS he hunts far down from the lair.
The eagle hangs on the wing all day,
on the chance Of a single kill;
The little gray hawk hunts far and
wide
Before he can get his FIJI.
The snow wreaths sift
And the blown now drift
To the canyons deep and still.
Mary austin in st. Nicholas.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

Next to gambling the Eskimo men
like to wrestle. The usual way Of do
ing this is a test rather Of strength
than skill. The wrestlers sit down on
the floor. or In any convenient place,
side by side. and face in opposite direc-
lions. say with right elbows touching.
Then they lock arms and each strives
to straighten out the others arms.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04
sTATH on ONO, CTTY on ToIEDo.

Frank ,. Cheney makes oath that he Is che
senior partner OF the firm OF IL. j. Cheney &CO.
doing business IN the City OF Toledo. County
and State aforesaid. ana that said firm will pay
the sum OF N HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each ana every case Of Catarrh that cannot DO
cured by the use Of HALLS Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn 20 before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day Of December. a.. ID. 1854
lsEALl a. W. $3.50 M.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally. and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. Send for testimonials. free.
II. j. CHENEY q Co, Toledo. O
Sold by Druggists. I5c.
Halls Family Pulls are tho best
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04


President Of Nurses Association Watertown.N.Y.
most distressing cases Of Inflammation
and liberation of the ovaries and womb.
j have known that doctors used Lydia
-. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound when everything else failed
with their patients. I have advised my
patients and friends TO use IL and have
yet to hear Of its first failure to cure.
Four years ago I had falling Of the
womb from s~trainfng in lifting a heavy
patient, and knowing of the value Of
your Compound 1 began to use IL at
once, and ia six weeks 1 was well once
more, and have had no trouble since.
I am most pleased TO have had an oppor-
tunity to say a few words in praise Of
your Vegetable Compound, and shall
take every occasion to recommend IT,
MISS VIRGINIA GRANEs.-S5O0O forfeit n
aboUs testimonial IS not genuine.
Lydia 70. Pinlrham's Vegetable
Compound has stood the test OF
time, and has cured thousands.
Mrs. Pinkham advises sick wO-
men free. Address, Lynn Mass
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04
STATE OF OHEuONs
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, =
SALEM, May g, 1898

The Pe-ru-na Medicine Co.. Columbus, o.
Dear Sirs-I have had occasion TO use your
Pe-ru-nam medicine In my family for colds, and
IL proved TO be an excellent remedy. lhave'
not had occasion TO use It for other ailments.
Yours very truly, w M LOHD.
It will be noticed that the Governor says.
he has not had Occasionito use Pe-ru-na for
other ailments. The res son for this is, most
other ailments begin With a cold Using
Pe-ru-na to promptly cure colds, he protects
Instantly against othe ailments. This is ex-
actly what every other family in the United
States should DO. Keep Pe-ru-na In the
house. Use Sc for coiiEhs, coils, Ia grippe,
and other climatic injections Of winter, and
there viii be 40 other ailments in the house.
Such fnmiiila should provide themselves
with a copy of pr HHriman's free book,
entitled iutcf Datnrrh.H Address DR..
Hartman, Coli nbus, Ohio.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

when he was a hundred yards from the
surface Of the river Mr. Mousset threw
himself from the car and disappeared
headlong into the water. When he
came up again he was pulled into a
boat, being much scared but evidently
none the worse for his marvellous adj
venture.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

There is no trick in dyeing, You
do it just as well as any one il you use
Is to It. Sold by druggists, l0c. package.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04
CAPITOL BUILDING, SALEM, OREGON.
A Letter From the Executive Office Of Oregon.

Po-ru-na is known from the Atlantic to
the Pacific. Letters Of cOn~gratulation n
commentator testifying TO the merits Of
Pe-ru-nn as "a catnrrh remedy are pouring
Ga from every State in the Union. DR..
Hartman Is receiving hundreds Of letters
daily. Anulasses write these letters, from
the highest 60 the lowest.
The outdoor lnborer, the indoor artisan,
the clerk, the editor, the statesman, the
preacher-nl agree that Pe-ru-na is the
satarrh remedy Of the age. The stage n
rostrum, recognizing catarrh as their great
eat onemy, are especially enthusiastic IN
their praise and testimony.
Any man who wishes perfect health must
be entirely free from catarrh. Catarrh is
weil-nigh universal; almost omnipresent.
Pe-ru-na is the only absolute safeguard
known. Acold is the beginning of cntarrh.
10 prevent colds, 60 cure colds, is to cheat
catarrh .ont Of its victims. Pe-ru-na not
only cures catarrh, hut prevents. Every
household should be supplied with this great
remedy for coughs, colds and $50 forth.
The Governor of Oregon is an ardent
admirer Of Pe-ru-na. He keeps it 'oontinu-
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

Professor William ~. Ritter Of the
University Of California. has made the
discovery that Santa Catalina island
the famous pleasure resort. Is slowly
sinking into the Pacific ocean,. While
dredging for marine animals ON the
coast Of the island he found positive
evidence I'm rocks and shell fish that
the island beach had once extended
three-Quarters of a mile from the pres
eDt low tide limit.
lie estimates that the island is now
go feet lower than it was formerly.
This movement Is apparently going on
now, while the mainland coast opposite
Catalina Is slowly rising.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

a powder. Your feet feel uncomfortable,
nervous, and often cold aad damp. If
you have Chilhlains, sweating, sore feet
or tight shoes, try Aliens FOJt-Eass.
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores,
25c. Sample sent FREE. Address
Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

There is no experience in life, my
boy" said Uncle Allen Sparks, "butwin
be good for you If you make the right
use of it. Even when YOU do a mean
thing you hate yourself for It, and
that's always a useful exercise of the
mipdn
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

Looking at the kindergarten pictures
One day, Dave noticed Lincoln's, and
after closely examining it, said: Say,
Miss D.. is dis de guy dat let de
coons loser
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

Tells How Hospital Physicians
Use and Rely upon Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound.

DEAR Mns. pnKuAM - Twelve
years continuous service az the sick
bed in some of our prominent hospi-
tails. as well ns &C private homes, has
given me varied experiences with tho
diseases OF women. / have nursed some
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

Impatient Husband Ton the outslde)-
"What are the Revolutionary Daugh-
tiers doing now-electing delegates or
quarrelingf' Doorkeeper-"Both."
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-04-04

Nurse-Johunie. the stOrk has Just
brought you "a little baby. Wouldn't you
like TO see your little hr0ther2 johnnie
Nav but I'D ike 10 see the st0rk.-Phil-
adelphia telegraph.