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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

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The spread of irrigation in the
northwest and the increasing depend
ence upon it for the utilization Of vast
areas of land which are now Of little or
no value has stimulated the hydrog-
raphic division Of the United States
geological survey to undertake a sys-
tematic search for water for develop
ment and distribution.
Fortunately the arid sections are
scanned by numerous lofty, forest-clad
and often snow-capped mountain
ranges, from which flow the purest
streams. Thus the streams and rivers
and the underground or artesian-well
waters where they exist have become
the pivotal factors on which rest the
agricultural development Of immense
sections Of the west; their waters
must be brought to the land before it
can be productive.
In the search for water for irriga-
ton two parties are now engaged. Al
ready discoveries of value are report
ed. Prof. Isaac c. Russell, who has
been working IN the great lava-cov-
cred section of southern Idaho. reports
the discovery of an artesian basin over
100 miles in length, whose western
limit. though undetermined, lies in the
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21
HOW A LOCOMOTIVE BLOWS UP.


Old Engineer Describes the Bursting OF
a Huge Machine.
81 am one Of the very few persons
who ever saw a locomotive blow up, A"
remarked an old railroad man to a
reporter of the Baltimore Sun the other
day. Generally the men who witness
the explosion Of a steam engine are
so dead when the smoke has cleared
away that they are never able to give
an account Of the disaster.
Like many other accidents, the one
1 saw was the result Of car~elessness-
low water in the boiler. for the engine
had just come from the shops and was
in complete repair. It was on the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad In West Vir-
ginia a number Of years ago. l was
on a locomotive some distance behind
the one which exploded, and was look
ing ahead out Of the cab window. so
that the Inflated engine was imme-
diately before my eyes. Suddenly /
saw the machine rise IN the air; II
seemed to me to be about as high as
the telegraph poles In the city. Then
came a cloud OF dense black smoke and
dust, which hid the engine from view,
and almost simultaneously l heard
the o a Of the explosion.
both the engineer ana the fireman
we're killed and the locomotive was NJ
for nothing much but the scrap heap
when II fell 10 the ground. The crown
sheet over the IRE box had blown out.
The strange thing about the explosion
W4s that no white steam was seen.
Tea know that perfectly dry steam Is
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

Oregon border. The land which can
be supplied with water from this basin
lies along the Snake river and in
Brureau valley, a tributary to the
Snake on the south. Several flowing
wells exist in this locality already and
there are indications Of artesian water
also neal Shoshone.
The other party, under F. H. Newell,
the chief of the division of hydrog-
raphy of the geological survey, says
the New York Times, made an extend
ed reconnaissance of northern Oregon
with reference to the water supply Of
that section. They penetrated into
the wilderness Of central Oregon, along
and to the head of the Deschutes riv-
er and, turning to the eastward, skirt
ed the northern portion of the great
Harvey and Malheur deserts, into
which the mountain ranges to the
north send many streams.
The party was much impressed by
the opportunities of development in
central and eastern Oregon.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

From Middletown, Ohio, comes the
story Of the worst bug that has yet
been known to crawl over the page Of
history. It is a bug that is eating up
a large stone church bodily. AS told
by a Middletown correspondent Of a
Western newspaper, the bugs have al
most ruined the $4,000 First Presby-
terrain church there. The walls are
made unsightly by the many holes
bored by the insects, and especially
around the entrance, where the sun
shines all day, there are myriad holes,
many Of which r large enough to
insert a lead pencil In. The stone
about the holes crumbles readily to
dust and the work Of destruction seems
almost complete.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21
New paper Holds water.

There are many ~so-called waterproof
papers, and several are prepared with
p~arafin and linseed oil. None OF
them, however, holds water any length
Of time, and not one Of them is totally
uninfuenced by greasy matters. Such
a combination as supple, fat and wa
terproof papers with a glossy surface
does not exist. The new process con-
sists in treating paper with a boiling
hot mixture of parafin and linseed oil
and pressing between rolls. This pro-
cedure is carried out twice. The pa
per is then treated with shellac and
finally with powered tale. The paper
is again rolled and pressed, which is
the finishing process. The varnishes
employed serve to make the paper inn
p~ervious to fatty substances and pre-
vent the paper from having any n
pleasant smell, says the Paper Trade
Journal. The tale is a g~laze-giving
substance. which at the same time
serves to give the paper a leathery
consistency and is not easily torn, yet
does not crack.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21
CABLES


Unexpected perils await submarine
cables. even In the depths Of the ocean.
Though the largest waves IN a storm
probably do not appreclably disturb the
water beyond the first 100 fathoms, n
indeed they go 20 far, currents are
sometimes strong enough to fray the
cable against some submarine crag and
various living creatures will do It a
mischief. Among them fishes have
long been suspected, and now the
charge has been proved in a cable con-
Meeting Sydney with Nelson. A defect
wa detected. and on examining the
piece a sharks tooth was found imbed-
ded IN the sheathing. AS that consist
ed Of the usual thick iron wires and
their outer covering the aggressor must
have given a hard bite. The motive Is
not easily OWNED. Could the shark
have mistaken the cable, in the inn
perfect light, for a new species Of con-
ger, or did It, which seems more likely,
blunder against it at a place where it
did not touch bottom. and relieve its
temper by a vicious snap?
A swordfsh will express its resent
ment against a vessel by driving the
bayonet at the end Of It's nose into the
planks, and a narwhal will use its
lance Of ivory in similar fashion; each,
like the shark, to its own detriment,
for IL illustrates the maxim, Cant you
leave It %alone?" by losing the weapon
Of offense.
Living creatures will follow the
ocean slopes downward to very great
depths. Sponges, at least certain kinds,
90 far below the decentralization line.
A hydrozOOn two yards long was
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21
W. SNOW d Not Rlaek or Rea.

Why is the snow white is a question
frequently asked. Because black snow
would be dangerous, so would red or
yellow. These are 'warming-up col
ors," and they change the suns rays
to heat. Such snow would soon melt
again and prove a very poor protec-
ton. But white snow throws back the
sunlight in just the form in which it
receives it, and thus the snow can be
long on the ground. Throw dirt on
the snow, and its dark color quickly
makes It eat It's way in whenever the
sun shines on It. After a snowstorm.
once let the horses feet mingle the
dirt Of the road with the snow and
sleighing will soon be over.-Prof. s..
G. Schumacher in Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

OLD snyinEni
As poor as a church mouse; as thin as
a rail,
As fat as a porpoise; as rough as a
gale;
AS brave as a lion; as spry as a cat;
AS bright as a ~sixpence; as weak as a
rat.
AS proud as a peacock; as sly as a
fox;
AS mad as a March hare; as strong as
an OK;
AS fair as a lily; as empty as air;
AS rich as Croesus; as cross as a
bear;
As pure as an angel; as neat as a pin;
As smart as a steel trap, as ugly as
sin;
As dead as a DOR nail; as white as a
sheet;
AS fat as a pancake; as red as a beet.
As round as an applet as black as our
hat;
As brown as a berry; as blind as a
H0Af
AS mean as a miser; as full as a tick;
As plump as a partridge; as sharp as
a stick.
AS clean as a penny; as dark az a
pail;
AS hard as a milestone; as bitter as
gall;
As fine as a fiddle; as clear as a bell;
AS dry as a herring; as deep as a
well.
As light as a feather; as hard as a
rock;
As stiR as a poker; as calm as a
clock;
As green as a gosIing; as brisk as a
bee;
And now let me stop, lest you weary
Of me.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

dredged up by the Challenger from
1900 tathOms. and occasionally a coral
or some near relation may be found at
as great a depth. A well-known spe-
cies Of the former was brought up on
a telegraph cable from more than LOO
fathoms. and DR.. Carpenter obtained n
mollusk. generally found in shallow
water, from not much less than 10. 900
feet. Even at depths as low as Mount
Everest is high, living creatures have
been obtained, but they are compare
lively low in organization. Still, fishes
have been captured at the lowest
depths. In which case they are often
blind.
Sharks in general keep neal to the
surface, a habit which makes them
such a terror to bathers. Still, one
kind Of a shark. more nearly related
10 the dog-fshes than to the dreaded
blue shark, is brought up from depths
greater than those mentioned. The
genus, which contains several species,
has a wide range, and spearlike teeth,
one Of which may have done the mis-
chief. on the Portuguese coast there
is a regular fishery for a species Of this
FISH, which is about Eve feet long; it
is caught with lines, at depths of 400,
and occasionally 500 fathoms. AS It Is
accustomed to live under a pressure Of
about eighty atmospheres. it is dead
practically sudocated-when brought
to the surface.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

A Russian contemporary states that
the missionaries stationed IN the
northern parts Of Persia have not been
able to achieve much 81 far, though
their work has been carried on for
more than seventy years. The schools
founded some twenty years ago In Ia
bris and other places are but little at
tended. The number Of families con-
verted to Christianity IN Persia does.
not exceed eighty.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21
rnnr.. coInnra b. unItaa -.

The report OF George e. Roberts, di-
rector of the mint, for the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1901, shows a total coin
age during the year amounting to
176. $685. 1872 pieces of the value Of $780,
$40. ISL. OF this 500, O65. 715 wal in gold,
S24, POS, $50 was in silver dollars, s1O,-
966.64 was IN fractional silver and ST.
600, 568 in minor coins. There also
we're coined at the Philadelphia mint
255, 900 gold pieces of the value OF $780,
Ola for the government Of Costa RIGA.
The coinage Of silver dollars was who'll
" from the stock OF bullion accumu-
lated under the act Of July IA. 1890.
The amount Of this bullion on hand at
the end Of the year was 52,562, 927
standard ounces. The estimated pro-
duction Of gold in the United States
during the calendar year 1900 was s79,-
III, 900.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

The clerk Of the senate committee
Of the District Of Columbia. Charles
Moore. has %resurrected from the lum-
Der room Of the capitol a mirror that
every vice president Of the United
States is said to have looked into. It
Is a small one In a gilt frame and was
bought by John Adams for use In the
vice presidents room. He paid $40 for
1t, and there was a long debate In the
senate as to whether the sum should
be allowed, but the bill was finally
paid. The mirror was handed along
from vice president to vice president
until IL reached Carrot A. Hobart.
After Mr. Hobart's death the mirror
was taken to the lumber room OF the
capitol. This last summer. after Mr..
Roosevelt had left Washington and
before he came back as president. Mr..
Moore got out the mirror and had it
regilded. intending to give It to Mr..
Roosevelt.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21
A ourIous Rarometsr.

A curious barometer is used by the
remnant Of the Araucarian race which
inhabits the southernmost province Of
Chill. It consists Of the CASTOR shell
Of a crab. The dead she'll is white In
fair, dry weather; but, indicating the
approach Of s moist atmosphere by the
appearance Of small red spots. as the
moisture In the air increases It be-
comes entirely red, and remains SO
throughout the rainy season.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

Minneapolis Journal: Mrs. Bradley
Martin has been refused admittance to
the coronation. When Mrs. BIN. has
a function, it is plain to be foreseen
that Edward and the queen will not
be invited.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

Russia, it is understood, has a bill
against Turkey which it will now take
measures to collect If the Sultan is
as obstinate as he was in relation to
the French bill, and Russia is Afforded
an excuse for sending a feet into
Turkish waters, then the Franco
Turkish incident will not be a clrcum-
stance to be compared with the Russo
Turkish episode.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

A French savant who has caught and
tried a new microbe has convicted 1t Of
the charge Of producing badness. II
there Is any other form Of turpitude
which cannot be traced to the numer-
Gus and perniciously active microbe
family it is because the scientists have
not had time to devote their attention
TO II,
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

There are some 100000 ~Protestants
In Russia who enjoy religious liberty
with the stipulation that they must be
born Of Protestant parents and must
not proselyte, Preaching IN nine Lam
guages "a heard every Sunday in St.
Petersburg Ia the Protestant churches
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

It is good to hear that the Jungle
Books will not be dramatized. They
would lose by it. It is risky to predict
Immortality for any written thing. but
Kipllng at his loftiest may live. There
IS that In the Jungle Books that hints
that Rudyard Kipling's soul was
around when the world was making
and has never forgotten what it saw
and heard there.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

A Minneapolis -four mill broke all
records by turning out 12,464 barrels
Of -four one day this week. The pessi-
mistic foreign manufacturer may loaf
and invite his soul over that item.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

The day seems almost at hand whon
the capitalist and the laborer, with
the assistance of the conspicuous citi-
zen, will be able to settle all their dis
putes in times OF peace.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

French army officers are still insist
ing that France al at any time invade
both England and the United States
with disastrous results, but, with their
usual peEchant for bungling. they
place the disastrous results on the
wrong side.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

Women are contradictions and puz-
z4ea 70 me every day Ia the year. said
the proprietor of a w%ell-known cafe
terra downtown. "For instance. three
out Of I'VE who come Do here viii 60
TO a chair and lay purse. handkerchief
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

Women will soon be writing all the
novels, and there won't be any love
in the things. Such is w. L. Alden's
prophecy. Nobody will survive to
read them.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

Ireland continues to hold the Euro
Dean record for low percentage Of
crimes. The Irish laugh and the Irish
8oke are great safety valves for inn
pulses which are often dangerous
-Ehea -repressad.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

It will require several days and a
good deal of figuring to determine
which Of the multi-millionaires of the
country made the best Christmas rec
ord.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

When he makes a speech the kaiser
trusts to the inspiration of the mo-
ment, and nervous German statesmen
trust to the expiration Of the mo-
ment.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

An English professor claims that he
can prove that in future ages the hui
mar race will be legless. What will
the coryphee do then, poor thing?
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

international law" is a beautiful
abstraction. When an offended people
rises in red-eyed majesty of righteous
wrath the result is concrete.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

The ideal anarchists island-a body
Of land entirely surrounded by beer.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

In England they hold vaccination
tea parties. We might initiate this
%debonnaire resignation to advantage.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

ST. Paul Dispatch: 10 must work
and the squaw must weep. but prob
ably they'll exchange occupations with
the new order Of things.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

The raisin crop Of California for the
year 1901 is said to be $4,000, 900
pounds, a decrease Of over 10000. 900.
pounds. as compared with last year.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

Lynn, Mass. has one ce~ntenarian,
and she lives In the oldest house in
the city. built $50 years ago.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

The Belgian hare fad in the Wes,ern
states has apparently retired for the
present in favor Of a general boost for
sugar beets.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

A profitable experiment has been
made In growing chestnuts on land
which is too thin for agricultural use.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

The first submarine telegraph wire in
this country vas from Governors Is
land to the Battery in New York, laid
in 1912.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

invisible, being like the air, and before
it had time to condense it was prob
ably smothered by the cloud Of smoke
and dust raised by the bursting Of the
boiler"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

Tho threatened Argentina-Chil
scrap has been called on until after
the next bottle.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

Peace feigns in the royal palace at
Loo. even as order reigned in War
saw.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

Henry /. Of England was called.
"Beaucierk, because he was one Of the
few kings of his time who could read
and write.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

Jim Corbett has made his debut as
a monologist. and Young Corbett"
mas organized a vaudeville company.
~ the stage doesn't respond % this
Corbeifizing there Is simply no oloVat-
iag it-Denver Republican.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

Notwithstanding the slump In COP
per. there is a movement in the new
Northwest to open up the greatest COP
per country the world has yet known.
But by the time Il Is opened up new
uses are likely to be found for copper.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

Sig. Sonsogno offers a prize Of S1O,-
900 for the best one-act opera in any
language. and VIII bring Il out at his
expense az s Milan interna-
honal exposition 10 1904. He offered
a similar prize 70 Italians ia 1890, and
che entirely satisfactory result was
cayalleria Rusticana. by Mascagni.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

oueint Stories Of Happenings In fae Everyday World.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

After every university match we
are told that football fits men for
scholarship and civic life, but now
after the match between West Point
and Annapolis we are told II fits
them for war and strategems. BY and
by we shall hear Of It's Introduction
into business colleges rs a means Of
teaching the students how 70 stand
on a creditor and rush a debtor.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

II Marconi succeeds In putting bis
wireless telegraphy on a commercial
basis, the ordinary American citizen
viii be able to send an ordinary mes
sage TO a crowned head In Europe for
10 cents, or perhaps three crowned
heads for a quarter, which, consider
ing everything, Is ridiculously cheap.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-02-21

Woihor-What Dr. the matter, Iannlef
JannIa lorY'nn-A naughty mobile most
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-03-28
Was Not a Man at All.

Canandagua, N. Y, March PA per-
son who was known here for five years
a. William c. Howard, died suddenly re.
Gently, and an autopsy showed that tAe
supposed man was a woman. Howard
who was about SO years Of age, and ~he
was employed az 4 farm hand, came here
five years ago with a woman who was
known a. Mr.. Howard. A child wa.
born to the supposed wife.
The dead woman worked for farmers IN
the neighborhood, and those most init
mately acquainted with the family never
had the slightest suspicion that she was
not a man. The cause of the won,an'i
death is mystery. She took two tab
let's for throat affection and was dead
in 10 minutes The medicine was SEM
from Wellsville, this state, where relatives
reside. Two men claiming to be ball
brothers attended the funeral, but re
fused to divulge any information.
1t further developed that the person
known as William q. Howard was .Alic,
Howard and that she went through i:
marriage ceremony in 1892 with Edit,
Fordyes
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-03-28
Chinese Bill Amended.

Washington-By an almost unani
nous vote the house committee on for
,ign affairs has stricken out OF The
Iitchell-Kahn Chinese exclusion bill
he paragraph prohibiting ships flying
he American flag from employing Chi
nese sailors under $4,000 penalty fo'
each offense. This provision has
proved one Of the chief sources Of con.
.roversy over the bill. The senators
ind representatives from the Pacific
states regard this provision as most
important.
The main argument leading to strik
ng out the provision was that Amer
can ships on the Pacific coast com
pete with English and Japanese lines
ind that the latter ships would indl
,ectly receive a great advantage in
continuing the employment Of Chinese
&C $3.50 per month, whereas the Amer
lean ships would have to pay about
$50 per month for white sailors.
Representative Kahn of California
has talked with Speaker Henderson
as to the exclusion bill when it reaches
the house, and it is understood thai
while Mr.. Kahn considers the sailor
clause most important, he will not In
sist upon it to the extent OF jeopardiz
ing the entire exclusion measure.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-03-28

Putney, England, March 24.-The Gam
bridge crew fulfilled the expectation Oh
and won the nintn race With
oxford as they liked. The time was ~
minutes 8 seconds. At no time through
out the race did Oxford in the slightest
degree flatter the hopes OF the supporters
OF the. dark blue. Any possible lhanc.
which the Oxonians might have had was
by the result OF the toss giving
the light blues Cambridge all the ad-
vantage Of station. Immense crowds. u<
usual, turned out to view the contest, and
the weather, though showery, was no. 30
inclement as it had been most OF the pre-
vious years.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-03-28

Salt Lake, Utah, March 2S.-According
to the Herald, a woolgrowe rs' trust is be-
ing organized Throughout tie west. Al
ready, 1t is stated, ~ of the leading shea p
men Of Utah have gone into the organlza-
ton, while many Of the principal wool
growers in Oregon, Nevada and Idaho
have also joined forces with the nav or
ganization. Abolition of the middlemen S
profit and the turning OF the same to the
oolgrow ers is stated TO be the object OF
the new organization.