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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-05-29

altar Of the adobe church. infused feryency into
their prayers They counted themselves blessed
because they had the garden spot Of all that vast
land of thirst taken by the coHqnlStI,iorcs who
,rimpcd north for fifteen hundred weary miles in
search of the fabied Seven Cities of Cbola" and
their dishes OF gold.
The SHOWS Of the mountains fed numerous brooks.
which brought life and fertility the little valley
y few n land grew enough grain for t0riiHIS. y
handful of sheep hcT,cd by U,'tIchD provided wool
and meat. y bit OF gardening produced the indiS-
pcnSabe lic and every the strings Of scarlet
peppers hanging in fcSoons the walls OF the adobe
houses made beautiful pictures
OF government these simple folk had little need
and "f law even less y good fa:rt keyed their
picty the proper religious pitch and niuiStcrcd
consolation times Of death An dl-,llc heard their
triling disputes matters temporal and if these
were sometimes settled 10y the knife instead Of the
justice likely that this occurred no otcncr than in
MANY American towns pcrvadcd with Saxon phlcgm
instead of Latin fire.
Every man builds his house at the cost of a
little labor. with mason carpenter lumber
hardware bill to pay. Nature and simple wants
make II possible for everyone To- home. Step
ping out the mesa. the builder picks his site.
Mixing water with the claycy soil he makes muShy
combination that with simple box is easily fashioned
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But diverse race religion and civilization will sound
jarring this occasion. Among the
onlookers will be a few EngishSpcs,king Americans
and many Spanshspeakng Mexic.inS. From a neigh
boring Pueblo village will descendants Of
the Cliif-dwecrs. Here and there may be a red
skinned Ute. Apache or Navajo. stoli and wondering.
who has wandered far from his reservation trade
his soft buCkSkn for the goods of the P.c-flcr
When Carson engaged in trapping among the Rockies
he needed resting place in off and a refuge
from the intcrmnablc warfare with the Indians He
found these in the valley where he lies. and the
crumbling walls "f his adobe home stand almost within
astone throw of his eternal resting place In Northern
Mexico the Rockies spread into a great triangu-
lar patch a hundred miles each way. In the center
of this of mountains lies the Taos Valley. and
when the pioneers from Missouri pushed their way into
this region they found fouriShing Mexican yillggcS
in the mountain hiding place. Here the American
trappcrS found a safe haven from the dangers of their
calling. and many years ago the valley had ldrge
EnglSh-spcakng population.
This noble amphithcatcr Is of the most romantic
spots in America. The map-rnaker may have the
law his side when he includes 1t in L nclc Sans
dominonS. but the testimony Of the place itself all
tends show that it belongs To another world and
another age. English is a foreign tongue here and Is
seldom heard. for Spanish is the medium OF speech
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dren of growing families until now there are nu-
merouS holdings only twenty thirty wards wide,
while some of them half a mile long In this
mountain desert water is precious than land.
and these remarkable, narrow farms the result
of dividing the original in such a manner that
each smaller piece shall abut the stream or
GcsgniG flowing with the elixir of life.
This valley. unknown the average American
has been the of many stirring History
has known it for nearly four hundred wears having
found possession OF a village of Pueblos in 5i2
Before history Srayed this there had been another
and civilization there. The ruined walls stand
ing today point great city and half-fed irrga-
ton bitches prove considerable engineering ability
but the ancient people have not left i tradition.
The Pueblos of this valley led the revolt of 16So
which drove the SpanarGis from New-Mexico for
twelve wears. Pope, the San Juan Indian who
the chief OF the red rebels made his headquarters in
this valley, and here the Capital Of New-Mexco
during the life of the great Pueblo Confederacy The
aborigineS OF this mountain region always brave
and lovers OF freedom. They joined in many revolts
against their Spanish oppreSSnrS When the MeXcars
Pueblos of the Taos Valley aided them. and of
these Indians Gonzales. installed the historic
palace Il Santa FG as Governor Of Ncw-NeXlCo. Even
ten years later. when called by their Mexican
neighbors redeem their pledge as allies. these
PuebloS did hesitate to make war even against
the United States
For two generations. beginning about 1880. this
valley was the scene every year Of one OF the
remarkable of fairs. BarbariSm and civilization
met in this out-o-the-way of the world test
their wits and barter their wares Warning tribes of
plain and mountain declared armed reach
ing this valley. and here they forcga thcred peace
Hther they brought deer skins. buffalo hides and
beaver pes exchange with traders from Chihuahua
for guns knives. blankets and cheap trinkets. 1t
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trails in winter.
1t never occur
red to the col
onistS to pine
Indeed. they
counted them
selves as favor
ed of God and
Santa Maria.
the loving in
I e &c t. ; : or
W hose figure,
high up on the
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and tricklcd through the rugged valleys far
Southern Colorado When it receded southwark it
left among the rnck-ribbcd hills Of the North small
SpanshSIe;tkng colony which has maintained itself
for generations since. Shut in from the world by
many leagues Of mountain and mesa. with escape
barred by frightfu gorgcs in and snow-bound
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Decoration Day will witness the simple memorial service
amid many strange scenes. Few ceremonies will be
surrounded with romantic interest than the annual
wars well as the beau ideal Of the frontier.
No flowers will be left to wither on his mound. No
band will sound mourniu funeral notes. No orator
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will glorIty his sacrifices. For
Carson corpse lies hidden away
in the deepest businesses of the
Rocky Mountains. where bands
are not. where blossoms are rare.
and where orationS are vain
Bat the evergreen ccdarS of the
everlasting hills which circle
about the grave like so many
sentinclS will give up their plant
twigs for cross and crown. Tiny
flags will lend a dash Of color
to set off the somber hucS of
nature in the hidden mountain
nook. five thousand feet above
the level of the sea.
For the rest. a handful of
men. remnants of the company
Carson raised for the Civil War.
will gather To- fire 4 soldiers
salute from their rifles. Some
will be dark of skin. because
their ancestral blood flowed in
the veins of Cortcz's followers
from Spain. and was carried
northward by Coronado and the
couqniStgforcS in their search
for gold and glory. And these
patriotic Americans. being faith
full sons of the Church Of Rome.
will bring the evergreen crosses
fashioned by the nirnblc fingers
of their women folks. Others
of the grizzled band. those Of
light hair and blue eyes. will
bring the emerald wrcaths for
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was gay scene. this mIngllng
of many tribes. and to the
crafty white men il was full of
profit 1t is related that one
trader bought macaw for
eight dollars and sold its feathers
to the admiring Redskins for
four hundred nincty-two
dollars. In December the MeXi-
cans formed a caravan. some
times with as many rs five
hundred persons. and started
for chihuahua to sell the pro-
ducts of the north at the jan
uarv fair in the Mexican city.
Even to this time there is an
annual season of peace with a
picturesque medley of the races
Of men. The harvest festival Of
the PucbloS is . holiday occasion
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clay for mortar and his hand for trowel. the builder
lays his bricks into walls. y few timbers from the
mountains. covered with mud, make the roof. and
and
With clothing enough to- their nakcdness, with
t1rLas for staple diet and clLe for varetv
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successor.

ialI. but these people Know naught
of them. The railroad and the
telegraph are merely traditions
brought back by the few venture
some spirits who dare the mountain
detiles Electric lights and tele-
phones are marvelS known only
by rumor. doubtful rumor at
that. rs father lived so lives son.
generation after generation.
The rdUcliOS have been divided
and sub-divided among the chill
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The ambition q these Isolated people is
filled An American appetite might be
palled with the surfeit of sheep meat.
but he who is to the manner born
consoles himself that there is more cjriLe
than came
The inhabitants of this valley form
little world by themselves. Each
generation swings around its cycle in
the steps of its predecessor. fills out its
allotted span and makes way for its
successor. Empires may rise and
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even with many of the Indians.
Iron stoves are curioSiticS. the
piano and melodeon are un-
known. the popular song of the
day is never heard. the men are
mostly flagcllants who torture
themselves. and the second lar
gcst village consists of many
roomcd pyramids of mud in
habited by pcace-loving aborigi-
mes. Here in the twentieth
century are the quaintncss and
antiquity of the seventeenth.
When the tide of Spanish
conquest swept across the tornado
del Muerte-thc sandy. watcrlcSS
waste which was truly the
" Journey of Death" for un-
known numbcrS-it beat up
against the Rocky Mountains
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into bricks. Each brick is dumped
out on the ground, and Old Sol kind
" bakcs il hard With moistened
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| VETERANS of the Civil War
" have scattered their bones
in many far laCcS. and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-18
Resolutions.

VIRGINIA I!l.le y MINI, NoY. 18th, 1904.
To aoN.sM.:L Il. ray MAYOR, City,
We,assm members of the First Dis
trict of the Grand Lodge of Mime.
sofa, Independent Order Of Good
.Templars, IN meeting assembled,
adopt the following resolutions:
. Whereas, We have been informed
of the good and honest way in
which YOU, have performed the du-
ties of the office OF Mayor of the
City of Virginia in regard TO enforc-
ing law and order, thereby greatly
improving the moral condition of
the.city, we hereby wish to express
our thanks and appreciation; and
also to express our sympathy TO
yourself and family tor being sub.
jected to an accident, caused. by
some person of iii will and Grimm
al nature, at your home on -:Satur-
day night last. -. =
.~~ Sincerely, ,,
PETER LARSON Two Harbors,
Mimi, d. r.: - >: -. .---.@.~
~. ADoLPH S. LARSON, Sandstone,
Mimi, ID. S. ...~r.-s-. - ~:
-. GUST A. RAYMOND, Aitkin, Mimi,
Committee.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-18
The Editors troubles.

All editors have troubles of their
own, whether or not they are pos
sessed of a gasoline: engine. - At
least we had, or thought we had,
even before we were blessed with
a bucking bronco to assist in our
mechani department.
Bnt unpaid subscription accounts
and the feeling. Of being beaten out
of $500 for press work done for a
competitor at a time when he had
no press nor coin with which to get
one, pales into insignificance in the
trouble" line when compared with
the pleasures derived in. an attempt
to tame the ,neanest= piece of ma:
chinery invented by: modern man.
Even a man who will draw salary
from one printing office and plug
for a competitive Office at the same
time is not to be classed in the same
scale Of cussedness. s.> rs
We feel that we are entitled to
know whereof we speak, for. we put
in two days last week studying the
salient points Of the animal while
our subscribers waited for the paper
and wondered what had become 81
the Enterprise. But with the assist
ance of people who have profited by
experience with gasoline .buckers''
/ = -
we are again on earth and will try
not to again disappoint our readers
by being so late unless the engine
refuses its assistance in the publ
cation Of this paneQyric upon its
position in the world Of mcchanical
achievement. 2|Fzzs 5sss5z.5:z:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-18
: Will Install Skatinq Rink.

The Virginia Curling Club ar
ranges for the installation of a skat
ing rink in connection with thei,
curling rink for the coming winter
the memberships emitting the
families or friend of member to the
privileges of the rinksin addition to
the curling games.
The idea is one which meets with
ready response, and the member
ship will be greatly increased. It
is expected to complete arrange
ments for the necessary addition to
the rink by the 25th inst.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-18
wifi Organize 6lee Ciub.

: Prof. Mayo arranges the organiza-
ton, of the Virginia Glee Club, to
be composed of twenty-five male
voices. A meeting will be held
shortly, notification of which will
be given by Prof. Mayo, by postal
card ~~:- 1892. r. :.
= Prof. Mayo asserts that Virginia
furnishes ample material for one
of the finest male musical organiza.
tons to be found in any city of it's
size, and will endeavor to fn1nish
Virginians with several appreci-
able entertainments during the
winter months.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-18

i,las 81 spa Ised speciaf|
NEE in held on ~ tober 18Th, g
which time the purchase of tie
balance e the 4 bloc 81 upied ~
the RooseyeItsH High was at,thorized.
The probabl cost of The block
vii. be g ppro ximat 81 s. 900. and II
the pure base is s. authorized the
school district will acquire . piece
|ofi property which will always have
g value equal 60 the pure hase price
at least, and will have. in addition,
the finest school campus on the
ranges. ss: S. D.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-18
Veterinary Surgeon.

J. G. Forsyth, of Duluth, a veter
mary surgeon of note in this north
ern country, was in the city owe,
Sunday on professional business
Mr.. Forsyth also concluded ar.
rangements for regular visits to
this point in the future, consider.
ing that the equine. population OF
the: section offers good field for
services.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-18
Special Sciool Soetieq Tos;alIt.

The attention of the voters and
taxpayers Of School DistrictN No.
~ is called to the notice elsewhere
in this issue of q special school
meeting to be held az the Central
High School build ling this evening
for the purpose Of voting pom the
proposition. Of pure chase of BIock
80 adjoining the Roosevelt High
School grounds,ass campus for the
Roosevelt High ss.>;.45s.ss.. ...ss'
The meeting is called Tesponsiye;
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-18

>Gov.-ELEcT JOHNSON is, already
being made to realize that he: has
been elected. Every mail brings it's
quota of applications for appoint
ments to state positions.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-18

: GUESS it must be so. Even Bob
'Dunn's paper, the Princeton Union,
says that John A. Johnson was
elected governor; and Bob ought to
know. -> -r-' '~'-S.$, -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-18
Lost.

a black and white COW, horns
White stripe over shoulders. Small
bell on. Finder will receive suit.
able reward by returning same OF
furnishing information as TO hel
whereabouts to
Emil Ojanpaa,
f North Mesaba Ave, Virginia.
2w P.O. Box No.-25
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-18

The election is over, but the APP.
pointee prospects are still young
But notwithstanding the early date
it is given out that there will be
several aspirants for positions in
the gift of the Legislature and gov.
ernor. Even Senator#C lapp will.
have q few pitted against him in
his race for re election to the senate.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-18

& PRESIDENT RI ROOSEVELT has issued
.his proclamation that: Thursday.
November 9th, be duly observed
as Thanksgiving day. The down
fall of:turkey is thus foretold:'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-18
Entered ut the POst-O Once as VirRin3a Mimi.
q as second class mail matter.
Terms. ~ PerY ear. III Advance
Showing Very POO Judasl.e..t.


In q recent issue OF the Duluth
News Fribune,.a newspaper which
through it's frantic efforts ii behalf
of the candidacy Of the late Robert
G. Dunn is accredited by ma ~ with
having done. more to accomplish
his defeat than LID ,any otheragency
in northern Minnesota, the opinions
of several more or less prominent
Republicansrelativ TO the. defeat
of Mr.. Dunn are quoted. i: !.
Among the number we. find an
expression from one Hon. Henry
Feig,a former memb Of the Min
nesota Legislature, ia which he is
quoted az saying, in speaking Of the
attitude Of Gov. VanaSant and Z. w.
Collins in the recent: contest, that
they are two politicians that so
dead that their skins, would not be
fit for tanning" and that the friends
of Bob Dunn have long memories
and will not soon forget the rank
perfidy which resulted in hisdefeat:
Such statements as the above are
uncalled for at this time. 1t was
not Gov. Van SAINT nor Loren w.
Collins, personally, who accom-
plished the defeat of Mr.. Dunn. 1t
was the plain, common, intelligent
voters of Republican faith who
spoke and spoke convincingly. The
result was defeat~for Mr.. Dunn,
personally. and for the political ma
chine behind him; it was in nowise
a defeat for the Republican party
nor for any principle which that
party represents. This fact Sis evi
denced by glance at the figures of
the vote accorded honest Republic
canisrn in the state, President Roose-
welt carrying the state by approx
mate'y 100000 while the entire Re-
publican state ticket, with the sin
gle exception of the gubernatorial
candidate, won by handsome and
pleasing pluralities. ~. ~ f.. =
The result was not only defeat
to Mr.. Dunn but was also a slap at
the political tactics of the party
managers responsible for his nomi-
nation. It is possible, as noted by
the evinced soreness and disgrun-
Element of some, that these mana
gers have not sufficiently recovered
from the shock to realize this fact,
butthey will; and they should do
so at once if they haveSth future
welfare of the party in Minnesota in:
view, before they further incur the
CONTEMPT Of the voters by such ASST.
nine statements as above quoted.
But few men really enjoy the SEN
sation of being licked, but the dis
gruntled ones in this instance will
display good judgment by keeping
their ehagrin under their hat. 9th
erwise the plain, common people,
the intelligent voters of Minnesota;
may show them that other people
aside from the personal friends of
Mr.. Dunn have long memories and
againdemonstrate the fact that they
hold the whip hand, in future con-
tests. -
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-18

The Standard Oil sco.zhas thus far
for the year paid but thirt y-six per
cent dividend. as compared with
forty-four per cent paid during the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-18

year 1903. Wonder if all the differ
ence is represented in contributions
to campaign funds, OF has it been
donated toSunday School advance
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-18

Spceial Is = llsliillrosd Rates.
The ?. M y viii make round
trip rate of one fare between all
points on their line. Dates Of Gale,
Noyember223 rd and 9th. Return
limit Novemibl Children I'M 9
der years, one-half fare.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-18

SEVEN deaths are thus far report
ed, since the.>opening of the deer
season as the result of being mis-
taken for deer. Too bad the ones
who so willfully make these errors
cannot in turn be mistaken, and
their own lives made to pay the
penalty of carelessness.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT will enter
upon his last four years as presi-
dent on March 4th, next. But
either before or after that date he is
at liberty, by will of the. American
people, to carry into execution all
anti trust laws and to secure the
passage of as many others as he
may consider necessary. =. i
THE finding of rare old census
documet of St. Louis county, for the
year 1865, is recent discovery in
the office of the county treasurer.
At that time the county had a
population Of 202 souls. It is like
~ one of the documents upon
which ]. Proctor Knott based his
eulogistic address upon the Zenith
City q few years later. E :. -, r..
THE depth Of depravify to which
some men fall is #evinced in an
article in the st. Paul Pioneer Press
Of Monday in which "a zVirginian''
is accredited with the statement of
atheory that Mayor Fay was per
sonaliy responsible for the blowing
up of his home on. Saturday. even
ing last, in an attempt to gain the
sympathy of Virginians. a man
who would make such "a statement
IS evidently as .lpable as the per-
petrators of the crime, although
perhaps lacking the veto do the
work: Mr.. Fay has the respect Of
IIsVirginians, and Is not in need Of
sympathy, partic uIarfy: It is to, be
presumed that the Pioneer Press
knowst the name Of Is informant,
and that 9 public statement may
follow, that all may know the
|.nneanesa which pronnpt s the life Of
some man who is accredited will,
having a3residence in this city.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-11-18

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-30
Envelopes

White wove Xxx envelopes. in
sizes 5 and s. Regular sc kind;
our price. package of Csc, nKo
for GAU
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Mohair Plaids-40 inches wide; very
handsome, stylish combination fabric
for shirt waists and children's dresses
one of the most desirable fabrics
for Autumn wear. You would ord1-
narily pay soc and 75c for the same
goods at any other store; our price
for tomorrow will be, A0n
yard 0V
Cumberland Piaid-Wool fleece ma
terial and heavy fabric that is suitable
for school dresses. Goods from the
Models old stock that they had priced
at 29c; we're going to sell it ON
tomorrow at, yard GVV
HaIf-WooI Voiles and Albatross-36
and SO inches wide; a splendid line OF
colors. Worth 35c; to be sold 00a
special Saturday at, yard GUV
75c and 79c quality will be sold, per
yard S9c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-30
Notions

Good Hooks and Eyes-Black
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Black Sewing Salll-Special for
tomorrow, two spools for sc.
Wire Hairpins-In large barrel
cabinets, four sizes; special for to-
morrow, per barrel &c.
Rubber Hairpins- Crimped; per
dozen 1Oc.
Wire Hair Brushes-Regularl
10c and 15c; special for tomorrow,
each sc.
Puff complementary 15c-
that's a cheap price; special for to-
morrow, each 1Oc.
Collar ButtOns-Per dozen, 1c
Clothes and Hat Brushes-Reg-
ularly Csc; special for tomorrow,
each 19c-
Baby RattIes-Rubber. bells and
chimes; each, sc.
Pearl Buttons and hole.
Regularly 10c per dozen; special
for tomorrow, per dozen SC.
Machine OLDEST manufac-
tured; sperm. Regular Toe bot
ties for tomorrow sc.