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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12
Equipped Ship Rests on

There does not seem to be much
use for a ship In the desert country
Of California which borders on the
Colorado river, yet travellers in that
region may see there a veritable
ship Of the desert" Far from any
body Of water capable Of floating even
a mudscow. may be found a big stern
wheel steamer, accustomed to ply up
and down the river carrying passen-
gers and freight. She has been lying
there since last September, stranded
high and dry on the sands a mile
and a half from the streams present
course.
This strange condition Of affairs
has come about simply because the
Colorado, a mighty stream, but one
Of the most tr~eacherous Of rivers,
chose to cut a new channel for itself
in the early fall without notice or
warning.
One night last September the Al
viso, Capt. J. w. Babson, tied up to
the shore a couple of miles above
Needles, awaiting Geographic orders.
She vas loaded with passengers and
supplies, and as travel is sometimes
%leisurely pursued on the Colorado all
hands turned in for a good nights
sleep. Between 3 and a o'clock Capt.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

EARLY AMERICAN PIONEER
O How English LAD Biazed Path IN Wilderness That Is Now
O kentucky. (

In London, England. some 200 years
ago or less It was a custom among
blackguards to steal lads and men.
The thieves would trump up some
charge, carry their captives to court.
get them convicted and ship and sell
them as servants or slaves In the
British colonies of America.
During those times-about the year
l76O-a Jewish boy, Samuel Sanders.
was n day sauntering lnzily through
the street when he was seized and
carried before a court, and there
cl urged by his kidnapers with clip
ping coin. Sanders was innocent. but
false witnesses sustained the charge
and the lad was put on board a ship.
When the vessel came to its Virginia
landing he vas sold into service for
a number Of years-really into sla-
very.
But Sanders was a strong, active
youth and he abhorred bondage. A
few weeks Of his slave life set his
mind all the more earnestly toward
escape-toward flight to the South.
where the lands we're broader and
the people fewer.
He fed to North Carolina. What
must have been the adventures Of
that London ladi Tramping days
through dense woods and asking food
from any farmhouse or camp he
CHANGED to meetl
When he reached North Carolina
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Babson was aroused by Indians, who
warned him that for some reason the
river vas falling rapidly, and adj
vised him to pull out into midstream
as quickly as possible. This the cap
tain tried to do, but the water had
already gone down so low that his
prov stuck fast in the mud when he
got up steam and tried to turn his
paddle wheels and nov out into navi.
gable water. And there he has stuck
ever since, becoming resigned to the
situation perforce and hopefully await.
ing the flood water that comes down
at the time of the melting of the Colo
RADIO and Wyoming SHOWS in June.
By this freak the Colorado river.
which is always accomplishing some
unusual feat, has annexed to Cali
fornia a strip of land from three
fourths to a mile wide and about four
miles long. This kind Of land annexa-
ton is going on all the time along
the Colorado, which is the official
dividing line between California and
Arizona. Sometimes Arizona steals
from California and sometimes the
state steals from the territory, but
this is the first tine on record that
a steamer has been held up as a
pledge in the transaction.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

Mount Mckinley the Highest Point on
the American Continent

Word has just been received from
Mr.. Alfred III. Brooks, eeOlOgist An
charge of the work Of exploration
which the United States geological sur
very is conducting In Alaska. that his
party has successfully crossed the Be
luga river. This party recently landed
In southern Alaska, and expects to
penetrate the region I'm the vicinity Of
Mount Mckinley as far as the Tanana
river, whence they win proceed to
Circle City and the Forty-mile district,
II the season Is not too far advanced,
or will descend the Yukon river, Of
which the Tanana is the principal trib-
utary on the south, II Il is too late 70
60 further north. Much Of the region
through which they viii pass Is entire.
ly unknown, and the Beluga river is
supposed to be the greatest obstacle
TO progress. Mr.. Brooks reports that
with the aid Of a boat he safely swan
his entire outfit over this stream. He
also reports that their first view of
Mount Mckinley was had from Mount
Sushitna, a distance Of 125 miles.
Mount Mckinley is tho highest mount.
ain on the North American continent
-2O.464 feet above seal level-and lies
In the midst Of an extremely rugged
region which has never been explored
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

Since the awarding on July 16. Of
the first special semi-monthly prize
In the Auditorium stock contest at
Omaha, interest in It has been in
~creasing rapidly. The prize, which
was contributed by the employing
printers Of Omaha, was $160.50 cash
and was won by Ed. ]. Hamilton OF
Wilsonville, Neb. The money form
ing the special semi-monthly prizes is
made up Of gold. silver, nickel, copper
and paper money, and then divided
and put into two sacks without be-
ing counted. Mr.. Hamilton's guess
was 1888, which was the closest
70 the amount S132.54-in the larger
of the two sacks.
August / the Commercial prize,
contributed by members Of the Omaha
Commercial club, will we awarded to
the person guessing the closest to the
amount in the larger of the two sacks
into which 1t has been divided. Each
special prize is not less than $50, nor
more than $500, and under the plan
adopted there is absolutely no n
who can tell what amount is in the
larger sack until after It is unsealed.
Aside from the special semi-monthly
UAANEAf MQMGNGAH kAAaA9 10 q 6AR1N
deal of interest being taken In
the Auditorium stock contest
This could hardly fail to be the
case when there are 1,0Ol prizes
hung up. headed with the $4,000
cash prize given by the Defiance
Starch Co. of Omaha, and the
stock tickets are only twenty-five
cents. OF course only nj person will
win the $4,000, and only n person
will win a $500 house and lot In
Omaha, but 500 other persons Will
also win prizes, every one OF which
viii be worth many times the price
Of a guess. Persons securing tickets
now also have, free, an extra guess
on the next special semi-monthly
prize.
The regular prizes will be awarded
Immediately after the election next
November. in the order Of their value,
70 the 1901 persons guessing closest
to the total votes cast for all candl-
dates for governor in New York state
November 4, 1902. The votes for all
candidates az the last hve elections
for governor, from which estimates
Of the 1902 vote can be made were:
In 1891. 1866. O85; 1894, l,21b,5lli
1886. 1.484,O46; 1898, 1,359,l90; 1900
1.556.52O Stock tickets, emitting the
holder to one share Of common stock
In the Omaha Auditorium company,
with two guessing blanks, may be OBJ
tanned at twenty-five cents each by ad-
dressing the Omaha Auditorium com
pany, Omaha. Neb. ia towns In Ne
braska and adjoining states arrange
ments may be made by responsible
persons 70 represent the Auditorium
company.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING
Aow HIoA oAN MAN Asosnpa

HOW HIGH CAN MAN AscENpq
Highest Point Reached Less Than Five
Mica Above The sea-Experts Be.
levo That Mount Everest May Yet
Be Scaled, But Il Would pe a Work
Of Several Years.
Just how high a man Is able to climb
has never been determined: not he
cause OF the lack Of mountains. Int
owing to the ever-mulHplying dificul-
ties which beset the ad%venturer the
higher he gets.
The highest point to which a man
has SO FAR climbed Is 23,893 feet. This
Is the height Of AcOncagua. the loftiest
summit Of the main Cordillera OF the
Andes. This point was reached by
the guide Matthias Z%urbrlgqen and
Mr.. Vines, two members Of the expe-
ditiOn that was SEN out In 1897 under
10. A. Fitzgerald. Before this the rec
ord was held by Sir William Martin
Conway's expedition, which in 1892
climbed a mountain IN the Karokoram
Himalayas 22,6O0 feet high.
Whether q man will ever be able TO
climb to the top Of Mount Everest
which is 29,200 feet above the sea lev
el. Is q question upon which scientists
and other are divided. An expedition
to finally determine the matter would
be watched with considerable inter
est.
Such an expedition, however, to be
carried out with any reasonable hope
Of succcss would not be a matter Of
days or weeks, but Of years. Noun
tain expeditions have hitherto adopted
too rapid a rate Of ascent. The nervous
system consequently had not time TO
accustom Itself to the action of the
rarihed air nor the organisms to the
cold.
Angelo Mosso, one Of the greatest
authorities on human physiology, who
has devoted years to the study Of the
effects of high attitudes on the human
frame and who has been instrumental
in securing the erection Of a new OBJ
servatory and Alpine station on Mon
Ia Rosa for the special study of the
life Of men on the high Alps, stated
very recently that he was convinced
that man may reach the summit Of
Everest without serious sufferings.
The reason, SIgnOr MOssO tells us.
why so few have attempted the ascent
Of the highest peaks is the conviction
that man cannot withstand the rarifed
air of such attitudes. We live at the
bottom of an ocean Of air and our
bodies are especially adapted for life
at low levels. Consequently when we
are placed in unusual conditions, such
as exist at great heights, we are af-
fected In various ways. Respiration
becomes difficult, the circulation Of the
blood is altered, the heart is fatigued,
mountain sickness is experienced
and lassltude and exhaustion follow.
In spite Of all this the ascent Of
Mount Everest is believed possible.
The progress must necessarily be very
slow because the climber VIII have to
acclimatize himself perfectly as he as
cends in order to reach the top in con-
ditions Of health and strength. His
%victualing arrangements must be gem
erOusly and prudently made, more es-
pecially as the last stages must be COW
cred at snairs pace. By devoting two
or three years to climbing the %,
feet to the top of Mount Everest at an
average rate of about thirty feet daily
signor Mosso believes the feat may be
accomplished.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

by singular good luck he fell in with
that great pioneer and leader OF dar-
ing men. Daniel Boone. Boone was
then starting over the mountains %
penetrate the fertile wilderness which
Is now Kentucky. He liked the lad
and made him his companion.
Once IN the Kentucky camp San
ders took a hand In furnishing all the
simple needs of pioneer life. He
hunted animals for food. cured skins
for clothing, cut trees for fires and
house building. made salt at the va
rious ticks and gathered honey from
the wild bees store. In these duties
he went here and there with Boone.
and he finally shared the fate Of his
friend and guide In being captured
by the Indians.
The Indians we're Shawnees and
they carried him TO one Of their
towns and finally adopted him as a
son and brother. Boone was also
adopted. But Boone escaped, while
Sanders was so well satisfied that he
stayed with his new people and
finally married a Shawnee girl
The descendants Of this Jewish lad
Of London and Shawnee girl Of Ohio
are living in honor and prosperity
to this day.
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S@@@#@ i ~ rs ss g#@ GM &@ 4 @N@@g
{ THE BRAIN THE ONLY Z
ORGAN OF THE BODY s
THATRESTS DURING SLEEP 8
- ~ 10 NEE NasMMAMA AM go NV ~ ~ ~ - ~ a. ~ ~ ~ 3

and organs of the body all working.
It is the brain only that sleeps, and
by no means all OF the brain. The
senses of sight, hearing touch, smell
and taste may be very much awake
while the subject sleeps. A sleeping
person hears and answers Questions.
r%earranges his bed clothing. covers
his eyes to keep out light, draws away
his hand when the experimenter
tickles it. A child is broken Of the
habit of sucking his thumb while
asleep by putting aloes on it. He is
conscious of the bitter taste and
dreams of NORWOOD. The nerves,
then, and the brain centers CORE
spending to them are awake. A busy
lawyer, exhausted by overwork, one
night went out to supper with some
friends, ate, talked and walked with
them, and the next day remembered
absolutely nothing of the occurrence.
He had not been drinking; the man
was simply asleep during the whole
evening. His conscious memory
that is, consciousness ttself-slept.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12
A KENTUCKY SUMMER OUTFIT.
Senator Blackburn's Little Daughter
49,, NvL.t IL Rarrfrad

Senator Blackburn's Little Daughter
Knew What He Required.
Have any Of the warm days this
summer recalled to the mind Of SEN
ator Blackburn of Kentucky the time
he was suddenly summoned to Wash
ington, twenty-odd years ago, in the
middle of June, to look after a
small matter of patronage? His de-
parture was so sudden, and the pros
pect of his staying nor than a day
or two away from home so remote,
that he carried with him only a hand
bag. But business heaped upon him
after his arrival at the capital and
he was Obliged to telegraph back q
request for a trunkful Of summer
clothing. HISS listle daughter hap
pened to be the OILY member of the
family at home when the dispatch
arrived. and, thinking it her duty 20
respond promptly, she packed a trunk
and shipped it. first slipping a note
inside, as follows:
Dear Papa: I send you all the
clothes / can find, and hope you are
we'll"
The trunk contained seven white
shirts. six winter scaris, n tooth
brush. n bowie knife, and IVA re-
volvers. II was a rueful outlook for
blackburn. with the thermometer up
among the nineties, but he listened
IN no pronered condolences. my
DAUGHTER has done right" he said.
oshe sent me what q real Kentucky
eirl regards a suitable summer outfit
for a gentleman. "-Harper's Weekly.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12
Ree ExhIbIt Al worId,a EaIr.

Mayor swink. Of Rocky Ford, Colo.
who has perhaps the largest bee plant
in America, is going to take his bees
to the Worlds Fair, and they will
work there from the time the expo.
sition opens until 1t closes. Mr..
swink is willing to construct a bee.
hives a miniature Of the Colorado
State House at Denver. This VIII re.
qulre about GAO hives. and In It about
$500, 600 bees viii work.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

TO tho housewife who has not yet
become acquainted with the new things
Of everyday use in the market and who
IS reasonably satisfied with the old, we
would suggest that q trial of Defiance
Cold Water starch be made at once.
Not alone because it is guaranteed by
the manufacturer TO be superior to
any other brand. but because each 10c
package contains 16 oze., while all the
other kinds contain but - Ozs. II is
safe TO say that the lady who once uses
Dehnace Starch viii use no other.
Quality and quantity must win.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

The only safe course to take isto keep
the blood pure, digestion good, and sleep
regular. No remedy equals, in all re-
spects, Peruna for these purposes. II
the system is run down and weakened
by catarrh, Peruna rcnovates and re-
iuvenates the nerves and brain.
A book on the catarrhal diseases Of
summer will be mailed to any address,
upon request, by the Peruna Medicine
Co., Columbus, Ohio.
The above testimonials are only two
Of 80, 900 letters received touching the
merits Of Peruna as a catarrhal tonic
No more useful remedy to tone up the
system has ever been devised by the
medical profession.
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tiemp IN the PhIIIpnlnes.

The largest production Of hemp for
n year under normal conditions in
the Philippines was 10000 tons.
There is a possibility Of the islands be-
ing made to produce sufficient for the
consumption Of the world. Hemp needs
no cultivation. Care must only be tax
en- that it is cut in the proper season.
The natives cannot be excelled the
world over in the preparation Of hemp
Tor the market.
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cursd LIN 81 ! I'D HabIt.

A minister In a down-East town on
q recent Sunday surprised his audi
ence by reading the following notice
from the pulpit: "The regular session
Of the Donkey Club win be held as
usual after the service. Members viii
line up just outside the door, make re-
marks and stare at the ladies' who
pass, as IS their custom" But they
didn't that Sunday.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12
BOYS Better Than erase.

Jacob Rlis Is urging upon New York
City authorities the necessity for more
and larger Fairgrounds. Boys are BET
ter than grass" be says, referring go
keep or the grass signs, and he APP
peals TO philanthroplc people TO give
the boys something more than q u p
way between cutters. Give us more
Fairgrounds and there win De less neeu
Tor pcnltenilaries."
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

me Of a quaint old Yankee who had
quarreled with his brother. The old
fellow didn't like the brother a bit.
and when the latter was summoned
to appear in court his testimony was
subjected to considerable criticism.
"see you had that brother Of mine
on the stand down to court yester.
day" he said, as he met Grover.
Yes"
"Have to be pretty careful about
what he tells you'll"
Why. he is a man Of more than
ordinary intelligence, is he not?"
Intelligence! Why, Mr.. Grover.
you could lose information talking
with that mani"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

A correspondent of the Boston Jour.
nal declares that he heard of a youne
clergyman the other day who startlei
his hearers at a funeral by BEGINNING
his address thus: while there las
been something discovered 10 relieve
the pain Of having teeth extracted.
there has been nothing discovered as
Td TO allay the pain OF parting vita
friends by death Philadelphia Rec.
ord.
sir Thomas Upton. baronet. Is
anythiig blt o barren knight
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12
GataTTh Of Stomach,

sit is with pleasure 1 recommend Pc
runa as a tonic of unusual merit. A
large number of prominent members of
been connected have been cured by the
use Of Peruna of cases Of catarrh Of the
stomach and head; also in kidney com
plant and weakness Of the pelvic or
ganB.
"It tones up the system, aids diges.
ton, induces sleep, and is well worthy
the confidence of sufferers of the above
complaints. "-H. S. Emory.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12
CONGRESSMAN ALDRIGH
ENDORSES The TONIC, PERUNA
Says: "If WIN Build Up q
Depleted System
Rapidly"

Hon. w. F. Aldrich, Congressman
from Alabama, writes from Washing
ton. ID. @.
'sThis Is to certify that peruna, man
~ufacfured BY The Peruna Medicine Co,
Of Columbus, o., mas been used IN my
family with success, Il Is fine tonic
and viii build up a depleted system
rapidly. I car recommend Il 10 those
who need q safe vegetable remedy for
debility. "---W. r. Afdnich.
II. s. Emory, Vice Chancellor and
Master of Arms, X. P.'s, of Omaha, Neb.
writes from 213 North Sixteenth street,
the following words Of praise for Peruna
as q tonic. He saws:
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12
haTYnus lahlllH,

Everyone who is in the least degree
subject to nervousness, sl~eeplessness,
prostration, mental fatigue or nervous
debility in any form, finds the hot
weather Of June, July and August very
hard to bear, II not dangerous.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

Not Dependent on e single Train.
The New York Central Lines have
whole flying batteries Of trains CON
Meeting the centers Of population and
the gateways Of commerce.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12
TNsIsr On eETrINa d.

Some grocers say they don't keep De-
nance Starch because they have a stock
IN han Of ~ o.. brands, which they know
cannot be sold 70 a customer who has
once used the 16 OF. pkg. Defiance Starch
for same money
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

Says the editor of a Billvile exchange:
I've never sold a vote I'm our life. but
whenever we found a mysterious $40 bill
ON our doorstep we said nothing. but we
knew just how to vote.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

Mrs. South Dakcta-Have you ac-
cepted him yet? Mrs. Alimony-No.
My lawyer is searching the court rec
Ords to see that he was properly d.
vorced on each occasion.
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Critic-But this portrait OF old Biggott
Is entirely too large. It is much more
than life size. A~rtist-Oh, that's all
right. 1t will please him all the more.
because 1t represents him as big as he
thinks he Is.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

The more money a man saves while
the more he will have to spend on
patent medicines when he gets old.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

The foreign duke who seeks these states
An heiress for to get.
Won't fish for her with hooks OF bnits.
But with q c%oro-net.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

Superior quality and extra quantity
must win This is why Defiance Starch
Is taking the place Of all others.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

LAWYER Grover delights in nothing
more,than in hearing a good story
and he can tell a few himself, says
the Boston Record. he was telling
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

Mrs. wilson, think our little Tommy
will grow up to be a policeman. Mr..
Wilson-Why2 Mrs. Wilson-Oh. he Is
such a boy to sleepi
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

Tam sure Piso's Cure Tor Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-Mrs. THos RoBBms'
Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y. Feb. II. 1900
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

FITS FermancntlyCurod NOnts Or nervouanoas aYtoi
hrst day use Of DR.. klinas GrUat Nerve Restorer.
send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatise.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

stubb-I wonder II it IS true that boys
who go to college are never at for work?
Penn-Certainly not: i read about a Yale
graduate who is now driving a hack in
st. Louis
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

Ell you can't raise 10 cents raise
whiskers," is a sign In a barber shop
in a certain Indiana town.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

Many a great mans reputation for wit
is due 10 his having been interviewed by
a bright newspaper reporter.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

At the present price Of meat. porter
house suggests the poor house.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

Many a man sets himself up as 3
hero because he has no valet.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

Try me just once and l am sure to
come again. Defiance Starch.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

You can please any man by calling him
a gentleman. even II he knows you don't
mean II.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

The man who tells you he loves to
work usually hires some other man 20
dig in his garden.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

Perhaps some clouds have a silver
lining, and I guess they'll keep ON lin
ing.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

Mrs. WinsloW's Soothing Syrup
For children teethinR, gOftens the gums, reduces IN
dammation, alays pain, cures wind collie Dcabotla.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

Stops the Cough and
Works on the Cold
Bromo Quinine Tablets. Price CSC,
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-12

Hali's Catnrrh Cure
Is a constitutional cure. Price, 75c.