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The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13
SECOND QUARTER. LESSON III.
Luke 7:1-17. April Is, 1906.
Jesus Power Over
Disease and Death.

There lay Capernaum, projecting
into the blue depths of Tiberias, its
basalt-built houses standing in relief
against deep green background, its
quays fringed with shipping What
hum of art and traflicl What greed
of power, gain and pleasure Re-
ligion? There was none, save that of
phylacteries and fringes-an ecclesi-
asticism fast losing grip uponits own,
and failing in any considerable extent
to command respect of foreigners.
But in this night of irreligion, in
this most unexpected place, cereus
of faith bursts in radiant bloom. III
the garrison, a proverb of dissipation,
in the commanders quarters, eharac-
teriaed by imperial hauteur, is found
a humane, humble, benevolent, be-
lieying soul, the moral beauty of
which causes an ejaculation of sur
prise and admiration from Jesus lips.
The pious spirit Of the centurian is
feeling after God, if haply he may
find Him He is ready to discard his
own worn out religion for better
faith. He overcomes that strongest
of passion, the racial prejudice. He
is ready to sit down with these hook
nosed, oily-sBinned Jews, and sean
their musty scrolls, if only he may
find the way of life. Increasing
wealth has not made a niggard of
him, He builds these serfs of his em-
peror synagogue, the chiseled mar
bells of which, lately uncovered, prove
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FARMINGTON.

By WALTER NJ. DANBURG.
The bees are making honey.
You cant saw wood with hammer,
Farmington-the place for the
homeseeker.
Frank Roberts ct Jackson was
visitor Tuesday.
DR.. McEwen took the train for Du-
range Tuesday,
A. F, Stump is preparing to start
his brick works.
George X, Griffin .ook the train for
Durango Tuesday.
Editor Wilson of The Index smiled
upon us Tuesday.
The air is filled with the fragrance
of the fruit blossoms.
"Aztec-the Blooming Peach"
Wonder if she paints?
Thomas Evans Sr was attending to
business here Monday,
A dozen new buildings contracted
for in Pennington.
Roy Kennedy tn, Kirkland mer-
chant was here Tpeslay.
Now is the time buy a lot and
build a home in FS Niagton,
The foundation for new residence
is being put in ON Broadway,
Bert McJunkin has started work on
his residence in the Ross addition.
Passenger traffic on the Fruitland-
Jewett stage line is on the increase,
San Juan county voters will yet
have chance to vote on the statea
hood question.
w. A. Givens of Las Vegas, friend
of Chas. N, Higgins, was here look
ing over the valley this week.
F, B. N'hite, representing the L. G,
Smith TS pewriter company was doing
the town the fore part of the week.
Mrs, McAlpine is putting the finish.
ing touches to her new building in
the Ross addition. The lady can give
you pointer on putting up build.
ing in r hurry,
A small whirlwind which struck
town on the I'd inst unbalanced some
six or eight of our natives. They
tried to head the gale off at Aztec
but the wires melted
The sureties on James T. Fay's
$500 bond, as justice of the peace
represent in their own right about
100000. Jim must be laying tht
foundation for an appointment as ter
Iritorial treasurer.
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to society as he would have been if he
had always remained on his native
heath.
1t is my own feeling Cfor one is ruled
after all, by'one's inherited prejudices
and pride of home) that the happiest of
all fates is to be born in Massachusetts
and live in California! This is the feel
ing common to Western men of Eastern
antecedents. They vary the localities
to suit their birthplace and present resi-
denCe, but the spirit of the observation
remains intact. They are by no means
ashamed of the old home. On the con-
trary, they love and revere it, and to re-
visit it is n delightful experience. But
1t no longer satisfies their souls, while to
stay there long is to hunger for the
sight of the great, rugged mountains,
for the smell of the desert, for the touch
of the unfailing sunshine.
II you feel like that, young man, go
West! Ths Unfinished Republic is call
ing TO you. By all means, answer
Here am u" You may not be success
full in il pecuniary way, yet you will
never regret the move. And if you
yield tb the temptation to go back
East" you will never again be quite
satisfied, you will think of the wide land
stapes ahd Of the freedom of which they
are the sign and symbol and your heart
will quickly trayefse the hills and prairies
to nestle in tic shadows of the Rockies
or the SiHrras and abide forever. If it
does not, then your temperament is not
Western dftcr all and you should have
lived aid died i'll the land of your onces-
tors.-W. n. Smythe in Conquest of
Arid America"
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The Western Temperament.

Many persons ask if | advise them to
go West. | invariably reply that it
depends upon their temperament. For
there is Western temperament, and
there is an Eastern temperament. The
person who possesses the former will
never be really happy in the East; the
person who possesses the latter will
never be happy in the West.
The man with the Western tempera-
ment loves the unbuilt house and the
virgin soil-the vast resources awaiting
the conquest Of the human genius and
human labor He wants to live in a
land where things are being done, and
where they are to be done yet more in
the future He wants to have Il part in
doing thcm-wants to build the house
plant the ivy turn rivers out of Their
courses, drive the desert back inth by
inch, carry railroads through uhhehrd-
Of mountain passes; write constitutions
found cities and states;
Tile man with the Eastern teihpera,
ment prefers his civilization ready.
made. He loves the old home; the ole
familiar names and Streets the old as.
sociations. He loves the ivy; too, but
Wants to know that Il was planted by
his gfeat-grandfather, He wants to fee
that tities and states were founded, anc
constitutions written BY men who were
mucH wisct tlidh he; because they livec
and died 50 many generations ago
When he gets West he is homesick
But his brother of the Western temper
hment works with fierce joy. He i,
worth ten times rs mitch to himself ahc
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13
The County News
BLOOMFIELD.
By W. A. BALLINGER.

bl w. A. BALLlNGEk.
Garden making is going slow,
Very much ike a rainy country
down this way.
Fill Green has been confined to his
bed with rheumatism.
People are too busy now to bother
about new railroads, oil booms, etc.
seis libros de cafe para umo peso.
MACLEOD & TOWNSEND.
Most of those hauling hay from the
Animas are about through for this
season.
Homer Fields and family have
moved to the cattle ranch in Gallegos
canon.
Joe Mangrum and family are talk
ing of moving to the Blue Water
country.
NThat new bridge will mean much to
the south side settler and overland
traveller.
G.. w. Thuringer of Durango was
looking after business interests on
the mesa last week.
! j, A. Hippler will add some first
class fruit trees to his orchard and
put out some ornamental shrubs as
well.
Stockmen are busy watching the
bogs along the San Juan. Several
head of stock have already perished
in the quicksand and many others
have been helped out,
The Bloomfield Ditch and Irrigation
Co. cay they will have water on the
mesa for next years crops This
part of the country is in for resur-
rection soon. New bridges, new ca
nals-=what next?
Tenemos un lujoso y complete sur
lido de cortes de seda de todos co
lores para vestidor O caraosr de-
Senorss. Muy bonitos, Precio regu-
lar 75o la yd., a SOC la yd.
MACLEOD a. TOWNSEND
Aztec.
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Cedar Hill Notes.
BY MRS. JAS. TAYLOR.

BY MRS. JAS. TAYLOR.
Mr., Bates and Nj raokson made a
trip down to Aztec Tuesday.
NJ Jackson who bought tho owls
Allinger place, arrived last Thursday.
The weather has cleared off again
and everybody is busy cleaning
ditch.
IKE Cox and Guss Smith are through
shearing their sheep, and are hauling
their wool TO the side track at Cedar
Hill.
Frank Mefford bought 10 acres of
land from Mrs. Peddy and has moved
his family up there and will coma
mence farming this spring.
Everybody is busy setting out trees
now, as there was a large bill OF
peach trees received last week; Jas.
Taylor 100, G. H. Wood so, o. w. De-
Remer 80, A. U. Graves 100, w. 7.
AlIinger 10, Bates 500, Wilkie 200
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13

it one of the most beautiful and cost
ly ever erected. Trained in the
cruel school of war; yet he cannot
see his slave suffer without compunc.
ton, so far is he above the Roman
spirit which esteems a slave a thing
rather than man.
He displays remarkable apprecia-
tion of the character of Jesus. He is
not offended al His humble origin.
He makes no disparaging allusion to
Nazareth. He believes the Masters
power ma, hayc or,--,vtra- II rsraa}i+iab
display can be exercised even upon
a heathen's drudge. Overwhelmed
with Il consciousness of unworthiness,
he prefers his request by proxy, not
in person. Seeing the Master ap-
proach, he sends another delegation
to Him in haste, Aware of the He
brew ideas of ceremonial pollution,
he will not expose the rabbi to such
danger by asking Him to enter a
Gentle home, especially as there is
no need. Jesus, too, is an imperial
commander. At His order disease
will depart and health will come. No
wonder Jesus panegyrizes such faith.
He hastens to embalm it in his praise,
He eulogizes it. Considering its
source, its degree, its environment, ii
is unmatched by any descendent of
him who bore the name of "Father Of
the Faithful"
The scene changes from the city
lifted to heaven in privilege TO
hamlet never mentioned before or af-
terward in Holy Writ At sundowp
Jesus climbs the flinty path toward
that rustic village where death is
celebrating an unusual victory. A
youth, manly and noble, sole support
of a widowed mother, is being carried
TO his tomb. Lamentations in this
instance are not perfunctory. Furni-
ture Is overturned in token of desola.
tion. Rocky shelf in tomb is ready
tuneral director invites stray travel
ers to join procession Women are in
van because first in transgression.n
Piercing cries to accompaniment of
shrill file and changing cymbal rise,
A voice eulogizes the dead. In wick
er bier, carried on shoulders of pail
bearers, lies the body wrapped in lin,
en- bands and the napkin covers the
face.
Life and death meet in that highs
way. "Weep not' are Jesus first
words, He next reveals his power to
assuage grief. "young man, arisep'
All gruesome features are removed
by the natural voice of the dead who
is alive again.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13
TeIegrdphiC Flashes.

You can tie to Aztec.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13
Notice TO CattIemeR.

The law requires that you must
have your cattle inspected before gos
ing out of the county and territory,
] receive my mail on the afternoon of
every day Sundays excepted) and
will promptly attend to every notifl'
cation received.
l.. WELSH, Csttle Inspector,
Bloomfield, N, NJ, April IA. 11-G
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13

The recent municipal elections in
New Mexico resulted as followsi
Albuauerque-1Frank Mckee, non
partisan, 1856 and rest of ticket.
Raton-T. F. McAuliffe and balance
Of Citizens ticket
Roswell--J. W. Stoeksrd ind bal
ance of Democratic ticket.
Socorro-H' O. Bursum, Republi.
caIi,
Las vegas-Ai Il. Goodall one
ticket.
Santa Fe-@T. B; Catr6h, Democrat
ic Independent Citizens, 556; l.;
Sparks, Republican, $685.
= The Indian school at Shipr6ck will
be ready for work by next September:
1t is expected that 100 pupils will at
tend. The construction of the new
buildings is progressing slowly, owing
10 ,sck Of material
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13

Wagons, buggies, surreys; road and
spring wagons, Lowest prices
AZTEC Hpw. q BBP. Co.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13
FLORA VISTA.
By MRS. EVANS WOOD.

By MRS. EVANS WOOD.
\ Evans Wood made his first ship
ment of asparagus and rhubarb last
week.
Mr.. Shepard has rented the Mullar-
ky place recently vacated by w, T.
Moore.
F. ]. Swimming is building on his
land recently purcr ased from G. NJ.
Tonkinson.
w. T. Mullarky has three local car
penters at work on, store building
in the new town.
\ Frank Longstreet and family ar
rived from Oregon Tuesday and are
glad to get back to- the Sunny San
Juan.
Easter programs. are being pre-
pared at both churches here. There
will be an Easter service at 10 a. M,
and church services Immediately fol-
lowing at the Methodist church.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13
You can tie to Aztec.

The new ad of the La Plata Horse
Co. appears this week, advertising
their big Black Pereheron stallion
"Buford,h He's d dandy
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13
Photographs.

For best work in the Photographic
line call at the San juan Studio,
Farmington' 11-9
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13

Jesse Stansel has been acquitted by
a jury at Durango Of the mhrder of
Sheriff Thompson. The evidence was
slightly tinged with contradiction,
and mystery surrounds some points
that may never be cleared up, The
bulk of evidence shows that Thomp-
son fired the first shot. Exact cali
Der of Thompson's revolver was not
proven, and the bullet some doctors
claimed entered his back was not ex-
planned, Stansel made a game fight,
but there is opposition to his again
being employed OH the police force in
Durango.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13
You can tie to Aztec.
la Plata Ranch for Sale.

One hundred and forty-fve acres,
70 acres Under ditch, 2s more can be
put under cultivation under ditch G
acres of orchard, 40 acres alfalfa hay
landj new frame house 16x22, with
a brick addition IA X 1G attached,
making a good 4-room house. A
good frame stable 14x32, an AL well
of soft water. Price So, 500 or will sell
stock, crop and machinery at $4,000
if taken In the next 80 days. Call on
or address M W. HUNT,
loft La Plata, N. M,
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Teachers Examination.

There will be an sth grade exami-
nation for county diplomas held at
Aztec and Pennington on Saturday,
April 2s. Examination begins
a, m, DIR. G. D, SMITH,
11-3 County Supt. of Schools
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1906-04-13

Mt. Vesuvius has been active the
past week and 500 dead and injured,
with ashes $50 feet deep are the re-
suit. This is the most violent erup-
ton of modern times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05
Fishing Not Prohibited.

Theer has been considerable dis
cussion of late in this vicinity as TO
whether or not fishing was prohibited
in the lakes under certain section
of the criminal code. Deputy Prose-
cutor F. r. Liddell wrote to attor-
ney General Charles w. Miller and
received in reply the following letter:
Answering your favor of March 2l,
in which you ask whether the prohi-
bition of section els of the criminal
code of 1905 applies to fishing with
hook and line, in inland lakes in In
diana; am of the opinion that it
does not. The section referred TO
seems to include ponds within the
general designation of inland lakes
(see lines 2 and of said section). 1t
appears to me that if the taking of
fish with hook and line is permitted
by the Legislature in all streams and
ponds of the state, it is not to be
assumed that they intend to exclude
lakes whose size might not materially
differ from that of large ponds. ]
write the above as matter of cour-
tesy and not as an official opinion
Lapofte Herald.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05

The old proverb that there is moth
ing new under the srn" has been dis
proved by New Orleans surgeon,
who brought suit against newspaper
of that city for praising his skillful
work in operating on patient The
claim for damages was based npon
the fact that members of his profess
sion could not ethically allow them
selves to be advertised" and, that
therefore the article had placed him
in the light of quack. Although the
court refused to see that the compli-
mentary article was actionabie, it ad-
mitted that under certain circumstan-
ces words of praise and congratula-
ton might result in injury. This is
certainly unique case, for as rule
members of the medical fraternity are
not averse to having their names
mentioned in the daily papers in con-
nection with any cases which might
bring them into prominence, especial
ly as it does not cost them anything.
We are inclined to the belief, how
ever, that the New Orleans surgeon,
in stirring up the rumpus, was "wise
IN his generation" and knew that
greater advertising value would be his
by the additional publicity
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05
INDEPENDENT TELEPHONES
1t is Said that 5000, 900 People are
Now Served.

IN thirteen years, the independent
telephone movement has grown from
a mere theoretical possibility to a
reality with a proper substance val
ued at $aoo,OOo,oOo. More than this,
it serves 100000 people, has 10000
stockholders and employs more han
100000 orkmen. Each year it increas-
es lis number of patrons 20 per cent,
reaches out farther into new territory
insures good service because it in
sures competition ard saves hundreds
OF millions for the public.
With all of its achievements, gi-
gantic as they appear to be in this
day of gigantic accomplishments in the
field of industry and commercialism,
the independent movement had a
most humble origin. Notwithstand-
ing its phenomenal growth, it came
into being most incomplete in its
equipment and most meagerly pre-
pared to fight its firmly entrenched
competitor But the popular demand
for the relief it promised, sustained
it, nurtured it, and gave it strength
to hight its own way when once the
great enterprise was fairly launched
and fairly tried.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05

Under the above heading Lincoln
Steffen recently gave sketch of the
career of Mark ragan, reelected last
fall as mayor of Jersey City, an Office
he has filled since 1901. Pagan is
one of the reform mayors and is an
earnest, practical reformer. He has
defed both party bosses and the great
corporations which control the poll
tics of New Jersey. He has accom-
p1ished much, but finds there is still
mach to do. The corporate and polit-
ical forces combined have tried to
control him, and failing in that they
have tried to beat him at the polls
But he has proven himself the friend
of the people, and the people stand
by him. Three times have they elect
ed him in spite of all opposition.
Mark Fagan is the son of poor
Irish parents. He was nursed in pow
erty and trained in privation. His
sympathies are with the poor He is
devout Catholic, devoted, practi-
cal Christian. With no boastful spir-
it, but rather with humble distrust
of his own ability, he acknowledges
that he finds strength and guidance
in prayer and dependence on Divine
assistance.-South Bend Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05
Highest Railroad Bridge.

The highest railroad bridge in the
world will be built across the top
of the famous Royal gorge near Can
on City, Col 1t will be $500 feet
above the hanging bridge of. the Den
yer & Rio Grande railroad-so high
in the air that the roaring of the Ar
kansas river below will not be heard,
and the powerful stream will look
like thread of silver running be-
tween the frowning cliffs. The struc-
ture will be erected in connection
with the plans of F. S. Granger, OF
San Jose, Cal, to establish an inter-
urban system of electric railways in
Fremont county, from Canon City to
Florence, and the top of the Royal
gorge. Construction will begin this
month, and it is expected that the
line to the top of the Royal gorge
will be in operation some time this
summer.
The Pixies Peak road is now the
highest and most wonderful railroad
in the world, but the proposed line,
with its thrilling ride across the
gorge, will surpass even the wonder-
ful cog road. Tee cost of the inter
urban system will be $5OO,OO0, and the
suspension bridge spanning the chasm
will be 100000 additional.
1t is six miles from Canon City TO
the highest point the electric line
will reach, but a tortuous road ten
miles in length will be built for the
electric cars.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05
A Cold Wave Explained.

In lecture recently delivered in
Indianapolis, Prof. Willis L. Moore,
the United States weather service
chief, explained that a cold wave was
not, as has been thought by many, a
great mass of cold air that has broken
away from its abode in the Artic re-
gions, but condition in the ocean of
air which surrounds the earth, and at
the bottom of which we lie, similar to
maelstrom in the ocean. In the
latter, the warm surface water whirls
around and pours into the vortex in
such volume that when it reaches the
ottom and spreads in all directions a
warm wave results. In case Of the
colo wave the vorte xis formed in the
air, covers large area and is known
as an anfi-cyclone. The down-fiowine
steam is heavy, dry air from the up
per regions, where the temperature
is always low, and as the anti-eyclcne
The down-fowing stream is heavy,
dry air from the upper regions, where
the temperature is always low, and
as the anti-cyclone drifts across the
country-always in the easterly direc-
ton-the cold that it brings is not
the starting point of the anti-cyclonc
but is being constantly received from
the regions immediately above it,
Fort Wayne Journal Caztte.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05
Great Drainage Scheme.

\ Washington special: A. gigantic
scheme of swamp drainage is provid-
ed for in bill introduced in the
house by Representative Halvor
Steenerson of Minnesota 1t involves
the reclamation of 10O,O00,O00 acres
of dismal and nonproductive swamps
in the United States. Mr.. Steenerson
is thoroughly convinced that if his
bill passes, the Kankakee marshes of
Indiana will be made to blossom as
the rose.
His plan is splendid in its scope.
1t is framed after the irrigation law
and provides that the receipts from
the sale of public lands in the non-ir-
rigation states shall constitute a
drainage fund to be expended by the
government in great drainage works.
The cost of such drainage is to be
prorated among the owners of the
land benefited ard is to be paid back
by them into the drainage fund. to
be used over again for additional re-
clamation work.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05

The determination of the supreme
court of the United States to vindi-
cate its authority in the matter of the
Chattanooga lynching seems to have
had a wholesome effect The sheriff
found he was able to prevent a second
lynching, from which we may con-
clude he could have prevented the
first. The Chatanoogans were much
surprised and concerned that the SUI
preme court should object to such a
little thing as contempt for its author
ity, though its objection shonld have
been expected as a matter of course.
The tardy awakening of the officials
to the discharge of their duty will not
buy. off the supreme court nor will
that tribunal be deferred by veiled
threats of race war.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-05

Attorney General Charles W. Mil
Ter, on relation of Warren Bigler, Au-
ditor of State, Friday filed in the
Marion County Superior Court a
complaint 3on account against ]. 0.
Henderson, Democratic State Auditor
from 1891 TO 1895, for the recovery
of $4,000 alleged to have been
wrongfully withheld from the State
by Henderson while he was in Office.
The statement of the money which
is alleged to have been illegally taken
is composed of the following items
Insurance received and alleged to
have been wrongfully retained as
commissions, s59,004; interest on
same, s1e,7ess1. Fees omitted, $979,-
"a; interest on same $695.4s; general
interest charges on delayed payments
and settlements s4,6ss.s5, making the
total s91, ,962.41. Adding to this the 1C
per cent penalty, $s,196.24, the total
amount alleged to be due the State is
s1o1,1 1855.