davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21
AND CVRIOUS.

arc q well-known Chinese dellcacy
The onterprising celestial merchant
from whom the nuts are received. In q
white circular. printed In pink, des-
cribes himself ns a dealer IN dried
lichee nuts Of the best kind" and adds
that he has been I'm business since 1912
and now holds forth On Tai-Ping mar
ket, Canton" The eating Of lchee
nuts being an entirely novel expert
ence. 7 picked my up rather c%urlously.
The nut Is very light. round like a
ball measuring something over an
inch IN diameter The shell, which has
a family pungent, pleasing odor, IS
brown and rough. When you shake It
the nut rattles. A slight pressure of
the finger breaks the she'll and then
you discover. not a nut, but what looks
like a very large raisin. with a sugges-
ton Of It, too. In the taste. Preserved
ginger from China is, Of course, a we'll
known dainty. both that preserved in
sugar and the ginger preserved in
syrup. "A superior variety Of the dry
preserved ginger Is the stem ginger. %
which has the hard. indigestible part
extracted, and comes in rather large
pieces, packed I'M tin boxes. What Is
known as the square cut ginger is the
sug~ar-preserved ginger cut in small
squares. with a rather hotter taste
than the stem ginger. The leaf ginger
the dry-preserved ginger, in small
thin, nat pieces, is a favorite with
many. The pretty gray stone jan
filed with the ginger preserved II
syrup are familiar. They come in tire,
sizes. known as the one-quarter size
one-half size and full size. CumquaI
oranges are another Chinese delicacy
The fruit Is very small and is pre-.
served dry, in sugar and also in syrup
From Japan comes a syrup called mid.
zuame. It is clear, colorless and thick
like molasses. One way Of serving Il Il
with hot cakes.-New York Sun.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

A Chinese paper published in Pekin
has obtained the following details rel
alive to the deaths Of the high officials
Chauchuchiau, Y%ung-nien and Prince
Chwang, who committed suicide on
command OF the emperor. It is inn
possible to give the full report, as the
details Of the actual suicides r given
with true Chinese barbarity and I'M
adorned lucidity. The whole account,
however, bears the stamp of truth, and
the statement Of the Chinese court
that the three officials had paid the
penalty for their crimes, hitherto un-
proved, may hereby be considered as
confirmed. The report runs: Chau-
chuchiau ate gold leaf, which is the
distinguished method Of taking ones
life among well-to-do Chinese. Death
Is caused. not by poisoning, as Is gem
orally assumed, but by asphyxia, as
the thin gold leaves stick in the air
passages. Hoping against hope. how
ever, that the empress would have
mercy on him, he took too little, and.
as he still lived when the time pre-
A
scribed had elapsed, be took opium
and other means to efectuate his
death. His religion forbade him to do
this by injuring his body In any way.
Prince Chwang. who received the news
Of his sentence In Pu-Choo-fu. a large
town in the southwest Of shansi inn
mediately hanged himself ia a temple
Of the local mandarin, with whom he
was living, in the presence of the inn
perial commissioner, Ko-pau-kwa. He
used the white silk cord sent him by
the emperor. al a significant sign OF
the mitigated punishment Yung-nien.
the president Of the Court Of Censors,
was the most cowardly. He was IN
prison IN S~.ngan-fu. and continually
u~pbraided Prince Chwang "for leaving
him In the lurch." He sufocated him
self with earth before the imperial de-
cree. so his death was kept hidden
some days till the decree was pub
lished. Prince Tuan anticipated his
Punishment and on receiving the sem
tence az Ningsia. a town on the Mon
solian frontier whittier he had ned.
proceeded az once to Turkestan lest
the allies might stil demand his death
London Globe.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

Nc Could Not Touch His wifs's Din-
neru, ND They Were "a

for r. King"
So writes our esteemed friend Mr..
Frank Chambers OF 9 Bennett street.
Chiswick: For over two years I suf-
fered agonies from indigestion and be-
came reduced to a mere shadow Of my
stalwart self. I would return home
from my business feeling so faint that
I could hardly drag one leg after the
other. Ny dear wife did all she pos
sibly could to tempt me with dainty
dishes. and as / entered the house I
smiled and thought. oh, how good: /
know I can eat that But alasl no
sooner had eaten a few %mouthfuls,
when I felt sick; severe pains shot
through my chest and shoulder blades.
my eyes swan and everything seemed
black, / became alternately hot and
cold. and got up from such a dainty
dinner heartily sick Of living, and feel
ing / was a sore trial to everybody. /
may mention that I was also very much
troubled with scaly skin, and often
boils. But one evening I noticed my
wife seemed more cheerful than usual. /
questioned her and found she had been
reading a pamphlet she had received
Of men afflicted just as I was, and who
had been cured by Vogeler's Com
pound. Said she, What gives me
more faith In It Is that It is made from
the formula Of an eminent physician
now in active practice in the West End
OF London, 30 I am sure It is no quack
thing All right, dear, let's have a
bottle, said L. After taking the con-
tents Of the FIRST bottle, / felt very
much better, and determined to give
this remedy a fair trial, and 1 can pos
itively assure you that a few bottles
made a new man Of me. I can sleep
well, eat anything, and thoroughly en-
iJy life. / have told several OF my
friends whom / knew were suffering
the same as myself. u they all wish
rue to say that they are like new men
l sincerely bless the great physician
who gave you the formula Of Vogeler's
Curative Compound, and also your
selves for making its virtues known tc
a suffering public"
The pr%oprietors CThe St. Jacobs Oil,
Ltd, Baltimore) will send a sample
free to any one writing to them and
mentioning this paper.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

OF great repute and Of more import
ance than lac lie is cochineal, which
is the source 81 artists earmine and
carmine lake, while, when precipitated
with a salt Of tin, it also yields a splen-
did scarlet. The cochineal insect, Of
which the female. like that Of the
nearly allied lac insect, alone yields
the dye, is originally a native Of Mexi-
Co, where It is parasitic on the leaves
of the prickly pear. The males Of the
coecus cacti, as the species is called,
are minute insects furnished with we'll
developed wings feathered attetnnae
and a long pair Of hairlike processes
at the hinder extremity Of the body.
On the other hand, the female is a re-
pulsive-looking, wingless creature,
with very short posterior hairs, and
nearly double the size Of her partner,
These insects adhere tightly to the
smooth surface Of the leshy leaves Of
the priekly pear and are are not unlike
small purple wood lice in general ap-
pearance.-Boston Globe.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21
Teddy the same cd noy.

Senator Bard OF California went to
the White House the other day to
present a constituent. Il want to in
trOduce to you, Mr.. President" he said,
"a Rough Rider, who drifted out to
California, Mr.. james"
The senator was interrupted in his
little speech. Hello, Jim" exclaimed
the President, when did you get
here? 1 am certainly glad to see you"
And he brought his hand down on
Jim's shoulder with a resounding
whack.
Il want to talk with you, Jim," con.
tinued the President. l want you to
come up to lunch with me. And, by the
way, JIM" added the President,
bring Bard with YOU"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

There is a curiosity in the piscato-
rial line at the Commercial Hotel, says
the New Orleans Times-D Democrat. II
Is a parrot Ash frozen In a cake Of ice.
The parrot hsh Is a rare species Of the
d%enizens Of the deep and, perhaps. Il IS
the first specimen brought to New Or
leans IN several years. The fish was
caught of the coast OF Honduras, and
the old fisherman who brought 1t to
the surface said that IL was the first
one Of the kind ever seen in these
waters. The parrot FISH Is wen named.
While It has not the piumage It has
the coloring Of the tropical bird. Its
mouth Is blue and IT'S FMS and tail are
Of yellow and greenish tinta. It Is. in
deed. a spectacular specimen OF the
hnny tribe inhabiting the waters beat
ing on Central America.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21
Birds. We wOuld stnrvs.

Man could not live in a birdiesa
world. A French naturalist asserts
that If all the birds in the world were
to die suddenly, human life on this
planet would become extinct in nine
years. In spite Of all the sprays and
poisons which could be manufactured
to kill of destructive slugs and insects
they would so multiply that in that
length Of time they would have eaten
ND all the orchards and crops In ex-
istence and man would be starved to
death. All that man does in the way
Of preserving to our use the kindly
fruits Of the earth" Is as nothing COM
pared with what is accomplished by
the vast army Of birds which prey
upon insect life and thus keep 1t down
to a point which permits Of the growth
Of SUFFICIENT food 10 support humen
life. Take away the birds and in nine
years not a man, woman or child
would be alive-all dead Of starvation.
New York Press.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21
Wiz and Hum or.

a servant girl happened to be en-
gagged at a farm house In England.
where the mistress was known to have
q hasty temper.
On the FIRST Saturday night the girl
was at the farm house she was told
by the mistress to clean the boots
ready for Sunday.
The mistress on coming into the
kitchen later on, saw that the girl mad
cleaned her own boots first. so she
took them up and threw them into a
tub Of water that was standing by and
bounced out Of the kitchen.
The girl said nothing. but when she
had cleaned the other boots she threw
them also into the water.
Whatever possessed you to do that.
grip asked the mistress, on coming
again In the kitchen.
The girl simply replied:
Wei, ma'am, please. ma'am, I
thought It was the fashion Of the
house. ma'am."
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

The natural history books teach that
there is but one true species of horse.
the equus caballus of the ~zoologist
This creature, found wild in central
Asia, was believed to represent the
only surviving species of a family cir
Gle whereof the ass and zebra are also
representatives. 1t appears. however,
that there must be a revision Of opin-
ion regarding the horse species. The
Duke Of Bedford has imported recently
into England twelve colts from Mon
golia. They have been Identified with
the species known as PrzewalsliS
horse, a form known for at least e
years, and discovered by the colonel
whose name it bears. The animals
represent a distinct species. and not a
mere hybrid between the horse and
some allied form. There was a wild
horse Of the Kirghiz steppe called the
Tarpan. It is now extinct, but its lean
ings. it is said, were nearer to the ex-
listing and ordinary wild horse than tc
the Przewalski form. The colts illus
trate, once again, the great difficulty
Of determining the exact nature Of a
Species" of animals.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21


FYom morn to eve they struggled
Life and Death.
AZ FIRST Il seemed TO me that they IN
mirth
c%ontended. and as foes Of equal worth
SO firm their feet, so undisturbed their
breath;
But when the sharp red sun cut
through its sheath
OF western clouds, I saw the brown
arms girth
Tighten and bear that radiant forth to
earth,
And suddenly both fell upon the heath.
And then the wonder came-for when
/ fed
roswhere those great antagonists down
fell,
I could not find the body that I sought.
And when and where it went I could
not tell;
One only form was left Of those who
fought,
The long dark form Of Death-and It
was dead
-Cosmo Munkhouse.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

There is a railway over the Egyptian
desert which runs for forty-hvo miles
10 a straight line, but this is easily
beaten ia Australia. The railway from
Nynsan to Bourke. "a New South
Wales. runs over a plain which IS AZ
level az q billiard table. for l2o miles.
in q mathematcally straight line
There Is hardly an omhankment. no.
where a curve. and only three very
slight elevations.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

A lady and her daughter we're going
along a country road when they met a
tramp, who asked for aims, and when
refused walked away. exclaimlng:
"Ah, I must do 1t at last"
"Oh, mamma. did you hear what that
poor man said?"
mo"
HE said he must do It last. 1 sup
pose he is going to do what all poor,
hungry wretches do-commit suicide. %
The lady hearing this. exclaimed:
call him back, 1 must save him
from such an awful deed" and, taking
out her purse, handed the tramp half
a dollar.
Now, my good man. what did you
mean when you said you must do ii
at last?"
Work. ma'am."
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

She has never given her husband a
christmas present that he could re.
ceiye with entire satisfaction. One
year she gave MIN some horribly col.
ored neckties; another time a box Of
cheap cigars, and the present she gave
him last year almost drove the poor
man to distraction"
What was the gift7"
she calls it an easy chair"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21
Co: Columbus, o.

III
cate a disease Of thirty years standing"
DAVID MEEKISON.
II you do not receive prompt and salts
factory results from the use Of Peruna,
write at onee to DR.. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad.
vice gratis.
Address Dr.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartrnau Se~nitarium, Columbus. D.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

We oher One Hundred Dollars reWardf for RAW
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by HalPs
Cntnrrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY & co, Props, Toledo. o
We, the undersigned, have known II. j.
Cheney for the last IS years and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business transactions
ana financially able TO carry out any Obliga-
lions made by their hrm.
West q Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
O.; Walding, kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system Testimonials sent free Price
toe per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Halle Family pills are the best
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21
n toIIOWlnB Ietter IS o UonRre
man Meekison, of Napoleon, Ohio:

Gentlemen
IT have used sew
eral bottles of
Peruua and feel
greatly benefited
thereby from my
catarrh of the
head, and feel
encouraged to
believe that it's
continued use
will ful1v aradi-
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21
cost Of PhIIIppIne omeIaIs.

Governor Taft gets $4,000, and each
Of his four assistants $4,000, while
there are twenty-six other officers IN
the Philippines who draw from $4,000
to $500 a year. lin all there are 4,6O6
civil employees, not quite half of whom
are Americans. The salary roll runs
to over S3,OOO,OOO, Of which over two
thirds goes to Americans. The cost Of
living Is very high.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

Mrs. Ferson-It beats me how DR..
Smart has such a tremendous practice.
They say he doesn't know anything
about medicine, or about diseases for
that matter.
Mr.. Ferson-No, but he knows about
all there is to know about human ma
ture.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

"T understand" said the customer,
that you keep Photographs of all the
prominent men,"
Eyes, sir, we do" replied the dealer.
well my names Hon. Jabes Per
kins, mayor Of Pettyville, Illinoy,
Lemme have one O. mine"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

Mrs. Manning-"John. l believe you
are the biggest liar in the world. The
fact is you don't care a fig for me, or
you wouldn't try to deceive me all the
time. There was a time when you said
i was the best and sweetest woman on
earth"
Mr.. Manning-"And you believed it,
Then why can't you believe the little
hbs / tell you nOw?"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

He had never forgotten her cold and
naughty bearing on that night ten
long years ago, and now had come the
supreme moment OF revenge.
He held her hand and looked into
her face. Suddenly he leaned forward
as If in surprise.
Heavens, Sybilll" he exclaimed.
You are getting crows feet around
your eyesl"
And then. drawing on his fund Of
masterful resources, he managed tc
keep her away from a mirror for three
long hours.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

I'm hlest ~ I know. Muddled' Is
mixed up, aint ftg And 'oar-say.
mat must be short Scotch for loaf.
ana a muddled oaf Is a fellow who
piayes lazily, so lazily that he gets a
little mixed. seer"
What mixes him7"
scotch highballs. Of course. Let's
have one"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

why, tibet nothing wrong with
your veriform appendix" remarked
the surgeon, after he had performed
the operation.
Nothing at all, doctor" murmured
the patient. Nothing but the name Of
it, and you might as wei cut that out.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

II see that Rudyard Kipling speaks
Of the muddled OATS at the goals
That's something new, ain't itg'
"Yaas. ! think so. / fancy it's
Scotch. All the original golf stun Is
Scotch. you know. I'll awsk our in
structor. He's Scotch. too" z
"Well. what do you suppose Il
means?"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21
higher Education.

Good gracious, what kind Of noise
is that? I didn't know civilized hui
nan beings ever made such soundsl"
We'll, what can you expect when
they have to incorporate such a title
as the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology into a college yell?"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

u the window of a store on Eighth
street. which for years has made a
pecialiy Of Chinese and Japanese
products. varying from ceramics %
ca. q box Of nuts With the placard
Fresh Lichee Nuts. attracts the at
-ention Of the passtrby Lcheo nuts
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

Jack WINSTON hear you have die.
charged your man, Cholly.
Cbolly Chumpleigh-Yes. Had to,
don'cher know. Somebody mistook
the beggaw faw me. y'know, and It
made him-aw-pwesume and take
liberties. Good enough man in othaw
wespects.
Jack Winston-Too bad. But who
was it that mistook him for you?
Cholly Chumpleigh-My fiancee.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

a powder Your feet feel uncomfortable.
nervous. and often cold and damp. IL
you have Chllblains. sweating sore feet
or tight shoes. try Aliens F0Jt-Ease.
Sold by an druggists and shoe stores
25c. sample sent FREE. Address
Allen s. Oimated. Le Roy. ~ y.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

Subscriber-You misrepresented me
in u paper.
Editor-How so?
Subscriber-Didn't You say | was
the happy father Of a bouncing boy?
Editor-Yes.
Saskatchewan. it's a case Of
twins.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

What a crowd of lady shoppers
there are in the shoe department to-
day" remarked the saleslady. "A
marked-down sale, l suppose?"
Yes" replied the salesgentleman,
"all the ladies' number skies are
marked down to number four. and so
on"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

We promise that should you use PUT
NAM FADELESS DYES and be dissat-
ished from any Gauss whatever, to re-
fund 1Oc. for every package.
MONROE DRUG Co., UniOnville, No.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

snow-T suppose you tell your wife
everything you do?
Hale-Not exactly. But she thinks I
do, and that, you know, amounts to
the same thing-so far as she is con
cerned.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

"That policeman's wife treats him
almost disdainfully."
"Weil, he's only a copper"
~ know that but"
80 she can't be blamed for not car-
ing two cents about him"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

Mrs. Northumberland. I wish you
wouldn't have so much to dc with that
young Higginside. am told he Is q
confirmed %agnostic.
Miss Maud-Wny mamma; the ag-
nostics don't confirm people. do they?
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21
SISTER SUPERIOR.

DR.. Hartman, one of the best known
physicians and surgeons in the United
States, was the first to formulate Peru
"a. It was through his genius and per-
severance hat it wal introduced to the
medical profession of this country.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

Brown-I understand that Senator
Green wanted you to act as his private
secretary. Simmons-He did; but I
wouldn't accept the position, because /
should have to sign everything Green.
per Simmons"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21
wise Tramp.

Lady Of the House-"Well, I declare,
I believe you are the same tramp /
gave a loaf Of homemade bread to last
week"
Tramp-~No'm. He died yesterday.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

Mrs. Smyth--See, Nora. what a beau
tiful French clock ny husband gave
me for Christmasl Nora-Sure.
ma'am, l didn't know yez could spake
Observation-Disclosures Telegram.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

"Oh, George, what do you think hap
pened today?" did you find a $50
gold piece?" Better than that Our
new cook has sent for her trunk
Detroit Free Press.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

Il have a friend who has had a cook
for nearly a year"
rs it ~possible?"
yes; he's a %iailer."
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

Mrs. Gadder-So your husband ia me
Mrs. ROunder-4cai / thought the poor
man had the grip but the doctor says As
Dc only a bad case of katEeniammcr.
That's French for Indigestion, Jack says.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

Head Of Foreign Missionary Bureau
Where would you prefer TO locate as a
possible, where the natives are vegetar-
ians.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

It is as bad to slave at work as to
slave at pleasure. But God may for
give what people cannot help
Lazarre.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21
SISTERS OF CHARITY
All Over United States Use Ps-Tu-na
for GataTTh.

From a Catholic Institution IN Ohio
me the following recommend from
the Sister Superior:
"SOme years ago a friend Of a ia-
sfffufiOn recommended TO US Dc Hart
mans Peruna as an excellent remedy
for the Influenza of which we then had
several cases which threatened 10 be OF
serious character.
ave began TO use n and experienced
such wonderful results that since then
Peruna has become our faVOrite medf-
cine for influenza, cafarrh, cold, cough
and bronchitis.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

"Ef some men, said Uncle Eben. twas
as kyahful bout what dey puts into deir
stOmacha as dey is about what deg takes
Outn doir pocketbOoks. dar wouldn't be
nigh so much dyspepsia"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

Tam sure Piso'a Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-Mrs. rHos. RonHma.
Maple Street, Norwich, ~ ", Feb a. 1000
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children, used by Mother Gray, a
nurse in C~hildren's Home, New York,
cure Feverishness, Teething Disorders,
Stomach Troubles and destroy worms.
At all druggists. Csc. Sample FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy, N. Y.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

Little Elmer, inquirlngly-Pa. what Is
optimism2 Professor observation-disclosures
ism, my son, Is a whitewaah for the
blues.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-03-21

I'VE had a surprise party at our
house last night, Mrs. White"
Did you, really, Mrs. Black2"
Yes. My husband gave me IS with
out my asking for It."