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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1904-05-27
General News Items.

An eastern paper says the cost of
living is rapidly decreasing, and gives
IS an example the fact that the price
Of camphor has decreased 20 cents per
pound. This is catching at a very small
straw for the sake of supporting an
assertion. camphor as an article of
consumption in American households
is an unknown quantity, Besides an
article called camphor is now turned
out in chemical laboratories Just as an
article known as indigo is made by the
chemist, Genuine camphor is much
higher than it was ever known to be.
The Methodist conference at Los
Angeles thinks the evils of the time
are political corruption, liquor traffic,
tyranny Of trades unionism, the negro
question and MOrmonism. To sum the
whole matter up there appears to be a
general decentralization, much intemper.
ance and lack OF confidence between
men as result OF boasted commercial
progress, expansion and general smart
ness. Perhaps it would be better to go
slower and cultivate little more old
fashioned honesty and integrity.
The Adams family are always doing
queer tricks. A judge of that name OF
Newark N. j., has decided that, of the
victims Of the trolly horror, the life of
a boy was worth to his parents twice as
much as that OF a girl because of sex
alone. What are the Daughters of the
Revolution and the Federation of Wo-
wen's clubs good for in regulating
civilized society il they without protest
allow such a remarkable verdict tc
stand? Where is Susan Anthony, and
for what has she been SO miraculousl,
preserved.
Pueblo County, Colo, vas visited
last Friday by the largest hail storm
ever known in the history of the
country Ice Jumps as large as lemons
Inflicted great damage. Roofs were
wrecked, windows smashed by tn.
thousands, skylights battered I'M tele-
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1904-05-27

phone and telegraph wires torn down
and hundreds of persons bruised by the
gigantic ice Jumps which were without
precedent in size,
The question of the right of COLORADO
to use waters Of rivers flowing into
other states now pending before the
United states Supreme court is such
that similar question is likely to arise
and cause trouble between the United
States and Canada.
Reports from Fort Collins, Colo, last
Friday were to the effect that flood
probably caused by water spout, had
raised the Cache La Pondre river at
that point until it grew from stream
% feet wide to the width OF mile A
number of houses in North Fort Collins
we're washed away.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1904-05-27

The young American OF century ago
was taught the simple, elementary
branches Of learning-had to learn
thoroughly, aad when once learned,
were Of inestimable benefit to him
throughout his subsequent life. The
child was taught in early childhood to
be diligent, and more especially was
impressed upon its mind the propriety
Of mindiDg the teacher as we'll as the
parents. The boy who was bad in
school and did not learn his le0sone was
severely chastised by the teachpr and
was also chastised for the same
offense by the parents. Morality and
Christianity we're taught in the home,
and not in the school, The young man
who knew how to read well, how to
write we'll, how to speak we'll and how to
cipher we'll was considered well educat-
pd and capable Of fighting his life bat
tle.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1904-05-27
The Newspaper.

Any man can take a newspaper. 1t is
the cheapest thing he can buy. Every
time hen clucks and lays an egg, his
paper is paid for that week. 1t costs
less than postage stamp-less than to
send or receive letter. 1t comes tn you
every week rain or shine. calm or
stormy. No matter what happens 1t
enters your door a welcome friend, fIll
of sunshine, cheer and interest. 1t
opens tn door of the great world and
puts you face TO face with its people
aud its great events. 1t shortens The
long winter nights. 1t is your adviser,
Eossiper and friend. No man is Just to
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1904-05-27

his children who does not give them
the local paper. No man is good 70
himself who does not take newspapers.
-Ex.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1904-05-27
tax, hire good teachers, pay them good
salary, and put our public schools on a
basis we can be proud Of.
after Famous adams Disslnss

A pretty story is being told in AL
busuerque today to the sffect that Gov.
NJ. A, Otero and Secretary Of Territory
J. w, Reynolds have gone south to hunt
for the famous lost Adams diggings,
which, some prospectors say, are located
in the Cuchillo Negras OF Sierra county,
The governor and secretary went south
the other evening, apd little mischiev.
Gus bird tells The Citizen that they are
out hunting for hidden treasures, which,
according to advices which they had
previously received, they expected to
find, These Adams diggings have cost
many q poor prospector his life, and
during the bloody days of twenty odd
years ago, when Victorio and Geronimo
rode rough shod over the southern
counties with theiF bands of renegade
ApaGhes, only few of the most daring
white prospectors ventured out in
search OF these supposed fabubusly
rich placers, and they never returned to
civilization to give an account OF their
trip,
Circumstances have changed since
then-Victorio, Geronimo and the blood
thirsty bands have be9n whipped into
submission, some being killed, and
these diggings may yet be found, Who
knows but that Governor Otero and
Secretary Reynolds may find them?
If there is smile on their faces wheI
they return north in few days, it will
be an indication that they have located
the wonderful gold producing placersi
hut il not-don't say anything to them
about the Adams observation-disclosures
que Citizen.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1904-05-27

In the early day the home was con-
.sidered the training place of character.
Today the school is, and responsibility
is shifted to the state. The scholar
during the early period Of our country
did the hard work. Today the teacher
Goes the hard work. Then he learned
esactness and truth by spelling and
grammar lessons, Today he gets them
by intuition, and is fed on stories and
rselections" with moral values. The
parents Of a century ago we're content
with an income which would cover a
comfortable living, and therefore deVot.
cd more time to tho characterization
and moral training OF their children,
Today the husband and sometimes the
wife use most Of energy in trying to gain
riches and very often the child ia
neglected, Therefore it becomes part
OF our school system to train the char
Rcter Of the child.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1904-05-27

In conclusion we would say that this
territory owes the child a schooling that
will take the place of home training.
He will be better citizen, both morally
and intellectually, whose home training
is made up, to some extent at least, by
some outside agency. and he cannot
help but become a better member Of
the industrial world in 80 far as the
methods employed in his teachings are
allied to the requirements Of the present
day.
This territory owes it to the child be.
cause there are numberless fatherless
and motherless children, whose suryiv,
ing parent must needs devote his or her
time or energy in providing for the
home and do not have the time neces.
sary for the training in the home.
This territory owes it to the child to
see that all teachers are of high STANG.
Rrd morally. and more especially teach.
ere Of smaller scholars, as earlier i'm
pressions are the lasting ones. We
would not have it that the teacher
necessarily be Christian, but he
should conduct himself as nearly perfect
as possible, therefore making an excel.
ent example for the rising young Ameri
can.
This territory owes it to the child that
there should be law compelling every
child to attend school during the schol
hstic year between the ages Of seven anc
seventeen years.
Now let us IN the northwestern sec
tion Of New Mexico and the most pro-
ductive In fruits, vegetables, grain
alfalfa and coal in the entire south o.
Colorado, and the garden spot of the
United States, vpte q full levy oi schoo
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1904-05-27
WHAT THE PUBLIC
OWES THE CHILD
Vote for Full School Tax Levy
Make Our Schools the Pride
Of Our Territory.

"What the Public Owes the Child"
was the subject Of Rev. Haas address
before the Teachers association meet
ing In Aztec last Saturday evening.
This is subject Of great magnitude and
il generally discussed by ths great
minds Of the country there would no
doubt be vast difference in opinions.
Some would, no doubt, say that the
systems Of teaching in our public schools
are not as good as they we're century
ago, and others would contend that our
public school systems have greatly
improved. This would be an excellent
subject for debate, as both sides could
produce strong and convincing pointe
OF course there we're a great many
compendable virtues in connection
with our school systems century ago
as also there were many faulte. The
same is true of our modern schools,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-29
TIBET THREATENS BRITAIN

Colonel Younghusbands Expedition pro.
ceeds-.MatIn Roads Now.
Churnbi, British India, Jan. .29.-One OF
the five great ,lamas of Tibet has personal
ly visited Colonel Younghusband com .
manding' the British expedition and de-
livered an ultimatum warning the British
to. return to Gnatony and e,.1isinss, seri-r
Gus trouble if they did ,:ct - 50. -
Large reinfOrcenlents Of. infantry and
cavalry have already reached the TibetanG
camp. and more are coming from Lhasa
and Shigatso, the ives tern capital.
In the meantime the British are push -
ing the work Of road making thru gorge
north of Lingmathang, which is said to &
be more difficult to traverse and higher
than the Khyber pass.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-29

It is the intention of the new COM
pany to- extend the. tunnels in all di-
rections, an addition of one hundred
miles being contemplated. Electric
trains are to- run twenty miles hour.
The railroads will deliver freight at
depot tunnels. and trains will carry
it to business houses Many Of the
lower floors of business blocks re-
Gently erected in Chicago are on a
level with the tunnels, and cars will
be run into these buildings. In other
cases the required excavations under
buildings will be made SO as to IA
cilitate freight delivery.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-29
ceived letter Saturday signed by five
narsanS Whose names have not been

fceiVed letter Saturday signed by five
persons whose names have not been
.dlvulged,, in which he was notified that
he would be shot from ambush unless
he would give them $4,000 in cash.
Mr.. B1ackshire was to ride out on
horseback at IL o'clock at night to a
secluded spot in the road between
Warrington and Glovers Gap, and was
to throw five packages of 5000 each
into the road. Minute details were
given in the letter as to how he should
reach the point designated.
On receipt of the letter Mr.. Black
shire notified the county authorities
and the United States postal authori-
ties and they set a couple of secret
service men to work on the case. 1t
was decided that horseman should
be sent to carry out all the details and
drop bogus packages at the spot in
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-29
Dictated when a posse of officers would
snring on and cantllre the men who

Dictated when posse of officers would
spring on and capture the men who
picked them up.
Mr.. Blackshires son Harry was
mounted on a horse and sent out to
drop the packages. - He had hardly
left the outskirts of Warrington and
was five miles from the place desig-
mated in the letter when he was ac-
costed by five masked men who de-
man threw the dummy packagese to
the ground and spurred his4horse, but
the trick was discovered and the five
men who had been duped drew pistols
and fired. The young man was
wounded but not seriously.
The Astors are gradually disposing
of their real estate holdings in the
tenement district Of New York.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-29
CHICAGO TUNNELS SOLD
UNDERGROUND RAILROADS WILL
BE ABLE TO HANDLE ALL THE
WINDY CITY MERCHANDISE.

Chicago, Jan. 2s.--The Illinois
Telephone and Telegraph company
has sold all it's property to the Illinois
Tunnel company, with an authorized
capital of $3O,00O,0O0.
The sale gives the iatter company
the control of twenty miles of tun-
nels, tracks,, telephone cables, ETC.,
forty feet underneath Chicago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-29

Huck Towezs-Large size, 1898 inches, goot
heavy weight. Only 2-dozen to a DIR
customer. 8 for, ............. @ON
ToweHng Remnants to yard lengths, al
marked / off former prices. Some all Qn
linen crash in this lot as low as go. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-29
AFTER THE BLACKMAlLERS
DETECTIVES ON TRAIL OF. MEN
WHO DEMANDED $4,000 FROM
WEST VIRGINIAN. .... - 49,,
New York Sun Special Service,

Parkersburg, w. Va, Jan. 29.-Fif-
ty deputy sheriffs under Sheriff M. A.
Joliffe are securing Marion county in
search of five men who have threat
ened to murder Frank Blackshire, of
Warrington, and who attempted to as
sassinate Blackshire's son, Harry
Wednesday. Frank Blackshire re-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-29
Iow Rates Via the $500 Line"

Other eastern points at proportion
ately low rates. For further particu-
lars apply at Ticket Office, 119 Third
street S. i
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-29

Isaac Hull Stauffer, one Of New, Or
leans most prominent merchants, is
dead at 80. He was of old Dutch
stock.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-29
MIMI. ROADS AIN
OBJECT LESSON
County Surveyor Cooley Tells
Senats Committee What Has
Been Done Here.
Later He Will Present a Brief on
the Subject for Use in
the Senate.
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building.

From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building.
Washington. 3r. ..., j.. .-3.=>Eta
Washington, Jan. 29.-George w.
Cooley of Minneapolis who has been
here attending sessions of the Ma
tional Good Roads association, left
last night for New York, where he will
remain until Monday or Tuesday,
when he will start for home, stopping
day or two in Chicago for the pur-
pose of buying road machines for Hen
nepin county. He expects to be home
Thursday or Friday of next week.
Mr.. Cooley was one of the good
roads people to make an argument be-
fore the senate committee this week. [
He finds, as did Professor Hays, a
strong sentiment in congress (and it
is rapidly growing) in favor of federal |
aid for road construction, and be- .
lieves that within the next two or l.
three years congress will be ready to
make liberal appropriation for the
work. Nothing is expected. this ses- 7
sion, because of desire to hold down
appropriations on account of the pres /
ldential campaign,a and, further, be- !
cause of the uncertain state of fed !
eral revenues, the government ex- /
penses threa ter ming to show deficit
for the next fiscal year. i
Mr.. Cooley talked with, leading
members of the Minnesota delegation,
among them Senator Nelson and Rep
resentatives Stevens and Tawney, as
result Of which he may return to
Washington in about month for the
purpose of meeting the delegation as
whole and laying the good roads
question before it. At that time he
will submit to congress a brief, set
ting forth the arguments in favor of
federal aid in road construction, the
good roads association having ap-
pointed him a committee to do this
at the request of the senate commit
tee. This brief will be published as
a public document and widely circu-
lated. and it's educational value will
probably be very. great.
Good Roads Bills.
Pending good roads bills propose to
distribute $24,O00,OOO among the sew
of population. Under this system
Minnesota's share would be about
100000. Should the Legislature,
however, fail to pass a good roads act
at the next session, harm Onizing with
the proposed federal plan, it will then
be up to the several counties of the
state. which want this aid, to CO.
operate with the government, each on
its own account, which may be done.
Under plan Of this kind, Hennepin's
share would be very liberal. ,
Mr.. Cooley explained to the senate
committee in detail the work he has
done in Hennepin county during the
past five years in road building, and
what will be done this year and next.
This work served a striking object
lesson to the committee. Cooley was
one of the strongest men in the good
roads convention, and his speech be-
fore the senate committee was one
of; the most convincing that was made.
m tt.....sfltsi ET7NN. W. sJermane. d
~ f, e,
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-01-30
HOW SPECIAL BEAT RECORD
SPED OVER NEW MEXICO plVis.
ION IN EIGHT HOURS ANo
EIGHT MINUTES.

rrainmastor Dean, who made the
run on the special from Albuquerque
90 Ration, came back 20 Las Vegas on
No /, says the Optic He caya that
tho run was made without Incident;
that an possible speed compatible
with safety was put on, and that h...
clark left nothing but gratitude for
tho prompt way the railroad 'arriod
out bis wishes. while on The run
over the division, MT CLARK received
but one message from the sick room
saying that no patient was resting
we'll.
Tho special was made up az Wins.
low, Aria, aud let tnat point about
midnight, ID arrived al Abuquorquo
az 5;43 a. m.. and az ;ii the travel
cr was on his way again over tho
New Mexico division. taEt Ia between
Albuquerque and La Junta, the train
beat the time OF the Lowe special BY
20 minutes. the hour ( arrival az la
Iunla WAS 1866 ana three hours and
ave minutes later me train pulleu In
to Dodge City AZ Shoemaker ed
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-01-30
LIKES BIG ENGINES
GENERAL MANAGER NUDGE, or
THE SANTA FE, MUCH IMPRESS
$50.

when asked FOR biB opinion oi tho
large type OF engine. %. g. Nudge.
general manager of the santa re said.
"Iho large engines are entirely sat
aactory They do not burn moro coal
tnHu some Cut ines Of mailer size 40.
though they 90 haul larger trains and
tuCreby reduce the number Of meet
ms po.nts and decays
"1no Santa Fo mss larger engines
iu use on its lines than most roads
and Us through freight trains. and
particularly fruit trains, are making
better time between the coast and
Chicago than any other rood.
AS 20 the statement that the big
engines are hard on our iiremon, all
have 20 say Is that. as far as the
santa Ne 10 concerned q is not true.
it 10 easily 10 be- seen that n small.
lor amount OF coal Ia burned the work
is not heavier on the nromon. ~ tho
recent conference with the hremen
that was one OF the questions which
came up for discussion. Il was stated
that more coal was burned but we
had records which showed plainly that
less coal was burned luring the last
year than was burned during the same
time when the smaller engines were
On use.
Mr.. Nudge 90 not the only one OF
the larger engines 10 that they obviato
tho difficulties which result when a
large number OF trains are running
on the road. The larger engines can
haul 90 many more 'ars than the
samllor ones that Il ls no longer noces
aary TO run many trains and conso'
quently we have lessoned the danger
oi wrecks End mishapa."
Mr.. Nudge ~ not the only one OF
the local omclaia OF the Santa re
who 10 loud IN his praise OF the big
engines. r. W rnomas. engineer OF
tests Tor the santa Re says;
Tho small engines are not 20 be
compared 20 those OF the larger types.
Any one Of the engines now IN use on
the lines OF the Santa Fo 10 capable
OF hauling more tonnage ~ less OK.
pense per mile than any Of the small.
Ter engines. Consequently they are
great deal more valuable 20 the
road than the engines o. the lighter
class"
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-01-30
CHEF CLERKS STORY
ROY JoHNsoNs NEW JOB PUR.
SUES HIM TO KAi sAs CITY.

a railroad man from Topeka uas
telling n number OF friends a STORY on
Roy Johnson, chief clerk in the pas.
seuror department OF the Santa Pc
m Topeka. says the Kansas city Jour
nal This is the way ne told u
Johnson ia very mandy fellow
With tho not ar and when n good
spell "a necessary Johnson is the man
who 10 sent 20 give o. A few days
ago a bell hoy rought n piece Of
paper into the passonFo. once with a
name on 90 an explained that u
represented ne card OF a man who
wished 60 talk with one OF the santa
Pc men about an important matter
Some OF the boys Ia the ONCE got
next that the stranger was deaf and
dumb and asked johnson 10 inter.
Wow him
when Johnson approached the
man in hlo uauai pleasant manner
and asked him what ho could DO for
him ne was surprised 20 receive no
answer and soon learned that a. his
hot aif was Hcicss
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-01-30

Tine man who protends go have q
thorough poaking Acquaintance Wits
every known Flhioct under mo ur
and is imprudout enough TO ondoayuI
to make people believe everything D.,
says, ls described in different ways
Some OF bis friosds have formed these
opinions Oi him
The ,coman--lio'H nippod
The Gambler He's Bluninr
The ContortoniH- HES twisted
Tho Pmmboi- He's not on the l0rol
Tho apirituaI6t-He's ln a trance
Tho Engineer He's ful of hot air
The Conductor He's on hts trolley
Tho Miaer-ile.s got rats ln hls gar
ret
TN, Tupozisi leH way up 90 me
air.
The photographer BE thinks ho
knows d an
The Theatrical Manager only
playing 10 tho galleries,
The Aoronaut- Hell come back 20
the earth one OF these days -Philadol.
phla Telegraph
Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-01-30
COUNTY CONVENTION At SANDOVAL
DELEGATES WILL DC NAMED TO
REPRESENT sANpovAL coUN.

The following notice vas received
Today from Thornton
AT a primary convention held az
the house of Lorenzo uarcta in thr
Wallace Crnontunl precinct. l.. j.
MAXWELL was chosen chairman. and
Major 8. n nogardus. secretary
Lorenzo Garcia called the convon.
dion 60 order and after stating its
object jose Dimas, Dr., was elected
delegate from Precinct "a 10 the
county convention OF sandoyRl county
90 be- bella Thursday January gS, o.
the town OF Sandoyal
.lho above Is the nrHt intimatiOn
that a convention OF ny KIND was 90
be- held az sandoval or even had been
called, The citizen learns today that
a. convention "a being held AZ San
soal. and that delegates viii BE-
named 90 represent sandoya. county
nt thp approaching territorial cOnvon-
lion to nominate r. republican candl
date 90 lng-oga