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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-20

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the wonderful story of irrigation in
America, and in American railroading
only the Hoosic tunnel approaches it in
length.
The Uncompahgre valley lies in south
west Colorado and comprises parts of
Montrose, Ouray and Delta counties
The valley, the river that divides it and
the mountains that flank it were all
named after the Uncompahgre Utes, the
aborigines of this region.
The valley is about 30 miles long and
averages nine miles in width. Some of it
is now irrigated by the Uncompahgre
river, but this tract comprises only about
10000 acres, while there are $50, 900 acres
that the tunnel will be the means of re-
claiming.
The supply Of water from the Uncom-
pahgre is only fair at best, but what it
will do is shown about this town, which,
with population of 5000, is the largest
I'm the valley. Here are fine orchardsM
apples, peaches and pears, yielding as
high as $500 an acre Further down the
valley there are only alkali soil and sage
brush, such as you will see for hours in
crossing the desert
In 1900 party of residents fthe I'm
compahgre valley made the first investi-
cation of the Gunnison as source of
water supply. They explored the can
yon for 81 perilous days, and succeeded
in getting only half way through it. The
record of their journey is succession of
hairbreadth escapes.
They returned convinced that the
project would be too costly to be prac-
ticahle. Later, in 1900, there was a
cursory investigation by the govern
ment, and in 1901 the first systematic
survey was begun by A. L. Fellows. dis
trict engineer of the Reclamation serv-
ice.
Mr.. Fellows is the man to whom the
Gunnison tunnel will owe it's existence.
He explored and surveyed the region for
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-20
EATING AND LIVING.

The busy professors are always
Explaining old notions away;
They tell us that people may fattcn
On less than quarter day.
One says that an egg or an onion
Contains enough strength for meal.
A cupful of rice, says another,
Will furnish us muscles of steel.
We hear that sea water will give us
The life everlasting we crave;
They tell us that things which taste
pleasant
All hurry us on to the grave.
Whatever appeals to our palates
They earnestly warn us to shun;.
We are told that the pancake is deadly,
That suicide turks in the bun.
We must chew every mouthful minute,
II we drink at our meals we will die;
The wise men of science inform us
That bombs are less deadly than pie;
They say We must turn from the oyster
And also eliminate fish;
Torpedoes and mines are as nothing
Compared with the dread chatting dish.
Perhaps they are right. but no matter:
Professions still wind to the graves;
Therefore let's eat, drink and be merry,
Let the appetite have what it Graves;
ings,
The switches misplaced and the gay
Glad assassins out automobiling,
What show could we have anyway?
IS. %. kiser, in Chicago Record-Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-20

his young wife and infant son alone
in the house. In little while she be-
gan to feel lonely, so, taking her tiny
baby in her arms, she started out for
a walk
A few hundred yards from the house
was shallow lake. Thither she re-
paired, and, sitting on the bank, dan
gled the tiny infants feet in the tepid
water.
Thus she sat on the bank delighting
In her baby's glee when a loud noise
reached her ears. Something was tear
ing it's way through the underground.
Crack! the startled mother, clasping
her baby in her arms, sprang to her
feet.
Crunch, crack!-she could hear
heavy sobbing pants. At this she
breathed more freely-whatever the
creature was 1t was human. A louder
crack, the bushes parted and the, hor-
rible face of native, covered with
blood, peered through.
Uttering weird cry the aboriginal
sprang out, clenching in one hand a
crimson-stained knife. Instantly,
thinking of the helpless baby in her
arms, she turned and fed towards her
home.
Closely following behind her she
could hear his heavy steps. He was
evidently spent, otherwise he would
have overtaken her.
Up the steps, leading to her house,
dashed the breathless girl, and into
the dining room.
The next minute the awful savage
entered, and in words, wild with ter
ror, half-shrieked that he was being
pursued. Already he was wounded
Might he hide in the great white
lady's house?
Scarcely had he said this than a
series of weird cries broke from with
out the house.
The young mother glanced out Of
the window. Right before her fully a
hundred savages, wild with ''6Ee wa
ter" stood, shrieking and brandishing
their spears.
Telling the wounded native to re-
main where he was, she stepped on to
the veranda, and gazed at them I'M
finchingly.
"You are hiding man from us; we
want him!" or words to that effect,
were screamed at her.
"Yes," she answered fearlessly. "But
you are not going to touch him. Let
anyone of you dare to enter this house
and the white man will come and eat
you up"
A few ventured nearer, shrieking in
derision; but they were towards. They
knew the terrible white man! And
with loud cries they fed back to the
/; forest.
| Returning to the poor, trembling
| wretch, she bathed and bandaged his
| wounds, and few hours later sent
him on his way, for once in his life
really grateful.
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4 COLORADO DESERT Is TO BE
i j. =. MADE, TO BLOOM. - IS.
To Do This q Tunnel Six Miles Long
Must Be Cut Through the Noun
tains-A Government
Project.

The greatest irrigation project ever
undertaken by the United States gov
eminent was begun recently near Mont
rose, Col. The reclamation service OF
the government proposes to divert the
Gunnison river, which now runs through
a canyon between walls of rock 5000
feet high, though tunnel almost six
miles long, into the Uncompahgre val
ley, where 100000 acres of arid lands
will be rendered fertile by its. waters.
The difficulty of the project lies in the
boring OF the tunnel through the Vernal
Mesa, the tableland that forms one side
of the. Grand canyon of the Gunnison
and separates it from the Uncompahgre
valley" There is nothing to equal it in
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Made His Mouth Water.

The late George Francis Train was
once dining in a fashionable restaurant
where the insistent attentions Of col
ored waiter were very annoying. Say
said Mr.. Train, IF you don't bother me
for the next Is minutes I'll place some
thing beneath my plate that'll make
your mouth water" The colored gen
tleman bowed courteously and anticipat-
1ngly waited in the rear: After Mr.. Train
had left his seat the waiter turned the
plate and there found something which
not only made his mouth water, but his
teeth grate-a piece OF chewing gum
N. 7. Herald.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-20

republic. BY ma
ture cOWardly and
treacherous, they
possess but one
good quality: they
fear the white
man.
Needless to- say,
that without: this
respect the white
mans life out.
there would not
be worth a. mo-
ment's purchase.
Well, the time
that this little
story commences
was the morning
after pay day.
It was this way.
T h e sc natives
were employed by
an Englishman to
work in his, sugar
plantation. They
were paid when
the green stalks
had been cut and,
gathered in. And
forthwith, savage,
like, they spent
the night revealing
in fire water
a n d quarrelling
amongst them
selves.
On this partlcu-.
lar morning the
Englishman had
gone down to
s10
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RULING FAMILY IN THE EN-
> PRE- OF THE CAR.
How Christian Names Are Bestowed
The Sons and Grandchildren Of
Gear Are Grand Dukes -.
S
International Connections.

The fact that Christian names in the
Russian royal family are few and that
they are repeated frequently makes It
sometimes little difficult to identify
the particular grand duke to whom refers
ence is made in a foreign telegram. But
the difficulty is not really SO serious
when once we have mastered the subject.
In the first place, it is customary, in.
naming grand duke, to append his ia
theirs name; thus we speak OF the Grand
Duke Michael Nicolaevitch, the Grand
Duke Micheal Michaelovitch, and the
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch.
There are only score of grand dukes,
for it should be here stated that not
every descendant of tsar is grand
duke. The title is limited to sons and
grandsons Of sovereigns; the great
grandsons, who are not grandsons of a.
tsar, are princes of Russia. The Tsar
Nicolas l. will always be remembered as.
the tsar of the Crimean war He died
suddenly, his death being FASTENED by.
the bitter disappointment and humilia-
ton caused by the defeat of the Russian
arms. He was succeeded by his eldest
son, Alexander H., who in 1881 was
killed by the explosion of a nihilist
bomb. Alexander Ills eldest son Nicolas
had died in 1866 as the result of an acct
dental blow from his brother Alexander
who thus came to the throne in his stead.
Nicolas had been engaged to Princess
Dagmar of Denmark, and on his death
bed consigned his intended bride to the
care of his brother, bidding him marry
the lady. Alexander carried out his
brothers wish, and the eldest child Of
the marriage is the present tsar, who
succeeded to the throne in 1894.
The oldest grand duke is the tsar's
great-uncle, Michael Nicolaevitch, who
is the sole surviving son of the Tsar
Nicolas I. He has five sons, all of whom
are in the army except Alexander, who is
in the navy. His only daughter married
the late Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin, father of the grand duke who
; has just married Princess Alexandra Of
Cumberland. One OF mis- sons, the Grand
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-20
Mean Man.

The sweet girl had just concluded her
graduation essay. y ~ ... q. 5zs ( VI:
'.What do you think Of it?" asked her
mother. :. sss@5 ls9<.%. Il
Fine answered her father; mo one
would think tnat Maudie chewed gum
and slapped her little brotl would
they w ashington Star.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-20

three years; found that the tunnel was
feasible and selected two locations for
it, of which that known as the upper 10
cation has been finally chosen.
The cost of constructing the tunnel
Mr.. Fellows estimated at s., 100000. The
next step was to secure the approval of
the secretary OF the interior and the nee
essary appropriation; which the passage
of the national irrigation act in 1892 rea-
dered possible. -
Mr.. Fellows says that it will take three
years to complete the tunnel, of which
two years will be devoted to boring and
one year to concreting. The bore is
through granite and shale, in about
equal quantities. =.
: The tunnel will be about IL feet square
and will have a fall of two feet in q thou
sand. Its length Will be about 80, OOc
feet, approximately 81 miles. At the
diverting point in the Gunnison, diver
sion gates will be constructed. There
will also be provision for a forest reserve
ct the headwaters Of the river, TO insure
the permanency Of the supply. :z Il
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-20

Duke Michael (Michaelovitch}, who
married the Countess Torby and was
banished therefor, has just been allowed
to return to Russia. The youngest grand
duke is Dmitri Paulovitch, born in 1891,
a first cousin of the tsar. The tsar has
no sons, his four children being all girls,
and the heir presumptive to the throne is
his brother Michael. The second son Of
the late tsar, George, died in 1899. zOna
grand duke of whom we have heard
much lately, is Cyril, the son Of the tsar's
uncle Vladimir. He and his brother
Boris have both been at the seat of war.
Cyril served in the navy and Boris In
the army. Cyril, it will be remembered,
was one of the survivors of the destruc-
ton Of the Petropavlovsk. He is en-
gagged, so rumour says, to his cousin,
Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-C oburg,
who was formerly the wife of the Grand
Duke of Hesse, from whom she was
divorced on account of his incompati-
bility of temperament. Of the other
grand dukes, the tsars uncle Alexis is !:
constantly mentioned, being the grand
admiral of Russia: Another uncle, Vlad-
mir, the father of Cyril and Boris, is one
Of the leaders of the war party in the
Russian court.
The Russian royal family is connected
with that of England; in the first place
because the tsar's mother was Princess
Dagmar of Denmark, a sister of the Eng
lish queen; and secondly because his
aunt Marie married the late Duke of
saxe-Coburg, or as he was then known,
the Duke of Edinburgh. If the latter's
daughter should marry the Grand Duke
Cyril-and it is rumored that the tsar,
who at first refused his consent, has.
since his cousin was rescued from the
Petropavlovsk, given his consent-there
will be third link between the two royal
houses. The king of Greece is brother
OF the present tears mother, and two
grand dukes have married Greek
princess. A slight link between Russia
and Italy is found IN the fact that the
Grand Duke Peter married Princess
Melitza of Montenegro, younger sister
of Queen Helena of Italy. ~ ~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-20
cONED BY WOMAN An IRRIGATION FEhTROYAlTY Of RUSSIA
HOW SIZE DEFIEDsAVAaE SOUTH
- AMERICAN NATIVES.
Infatuated by Drink the Uncivilized
Tribesmen Demanded Revenge
Which She Refused Them-A
Hair-Raising Experience.

( Few lower types or aboriginals exist
than those that inhabit the Argentine
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-20
Not a Bit Vain.

Mamma-You shouldn't be 80 vain,
Elsie. You are always looking into the
mirror. 49, IA; Il 4ssS*5s s tS;
Elsie (aged four)--1'm not vain, mann
ma don't think I'm half as good look
ing as I really am. Chicago News. ID
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-20
Strangers Now,

& Maud-See this ring? Archie gave It
to me the other evening .S.#s
b Irene-I thought i, recosAized It.
You'll ind It has q rough place Just nm.
der the ssetting that will make your I'm.
ger sore. Chicago Tribune. ss 8
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-18
La Ultima Obra de hltamira

En- la librerfa del 3oLETIN Sc ha re
cibido la Ultima c interesaate produc
ci6n del iMstre Y genial Altamlra.
Sc titula "Psicologia Y Literature
v es la par que un monumento dc
erudici6n, un modelo de critica elevada
y dogmatica.
FL ST. Altamira exqmina en- su nue.
vo libro toda la literature espahola dc
los l1ltmos amos cayendo bajo la &C
cion de su escalpelo los mas ilustres
escritores modernos, incluso Perez
Galdos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-18
no BlELIOTECA DEL BOLETlN MERCANTIL

I7O BHIIOTECA DEL BOLElIN MERCANTII
durane las horas que rledian e crepdscn
de Ia tarCe el de "a mai!ana.
La in dispersion de "a vida extrahumana, tie
Gina desierta nudo en- el cual detiene
CUE lie Oh ga haoerse visible descender2 Va
arremonarse ALA 10 dsperso? Condensase ALI 10 i'm
palpabc hasta for:na2
Enigmas. En- aquelaS piedras eXiste 81 horror
Qrado. Aquella sombra, que aquelas camaras poh-
b das mas cue sombra, es lc deSconocido Despues
de Il puesa del sol regesaran las barcas pescadoas
llaran los Tajaros marchara cabras ell pastor
que est4 detr5s de la rcca. s."
Las greas de las pedras daraa paso 4 los prime-os
replies tranqui'os que elos queren dcs zarse mpe-
zaran las esrelas irar sop&ra el cierzo celrara la
roche aquellas dos permaneceran siempre
abie1tas,
Esto da pabuo les suef1os;y por medic de apart
clones fantzscas vagamente dstnA de msteriosos tu
multos de almas de sombras la creencia pop
lar esipida profunda msmo tempo traduce las
sombrias ntmldades de aquella mansion con la nochc
La esa h chzada este caicativo 10 expica
todc.
Los espirtus credulos tepen expicacion: pero los
espirtus positivos tienen tamben la suva NADIA mas
stnco, e'os que Es una antigua ata-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-18
+ l.. A / \ NJ 0 n T

Plainmont cerca &c Torteval, uno de los tres an
gulos de Guernsey. ALI, Il del cabo exse
cum5re de cesped que domina el mar. Aquela
cumbre esa desierta. Tanto mas cuano que Sc We
ali una aquella cOmpleta Ell terror produ-
Cdo por la soedad
Dcen que esa endemoniada.
Que 10 este no. clio que tene aspecto raro.
Construlda de granite, tiene solo piso de eleva
con esta en- medic de Ia yerba No tiene desperfecto
alguno Esta perfectamente habtabe.
Tiene las paroles gruesas Il techo solido Nj 4
les falta piedra nj 4 su techo una teia
En- I'm anguo de la techumbre ap6yase una chime
de ladrillo
Esta est5 de espaldas al mar Su fachada p,r
el lado Oceapo es simp'emene pared. Examinando
atentamente esta achada dsinguese launa ventana
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-18
Desde Washington

NataAH.ss f#8Nf NNIM# #HtH
ehf* hN parties .lr Asas IS. 81 tse
a ~ tetas tafEae f grlngfoo ot
fat H eas K'H n nb ~ sfsns
Na neHo "a rs .cemn "a fsag t.rn
fisF.tl ~aa ac Auosa f@si.
err samtnsa sD .rio maallscsla
So lN. 81 Fles.atatf .amemd
ttf aae ef cspcc
lA atnee'fa. a..
Naf N :isafAa cc lne iaefrsos
40 u.r.s .a ls2k...skfs .s,gtffo Ca-
n.s 81 n.la cl IA
,aeaaas '-s na g, jas cuais>
- aan e sh'as ~ cantfafo> ~acum
hia sue r ~an vna ',-r,ga
rs'a. .stta au l.r.etteaft. Du1
tN an aa.f. ae.alu
- 'Nf
h~e precedence EeN e. tuc lss
Eaelone> curupcas pucovn o,Afsr. pse
sen cohraf paf medic - ia> sruaS. 4
is> iHciones latino ameiio-ns> deuGas
sac prorencn av eontrao>. Admit
do ESQ siguc diClenco e. sun -
oA" aiennar las salafaS aplieaci, me-
del principe pera que las rcp,ib,icas
ia,in1-amerioanaS no co'r:s>cn u ms
ma Nnene cue fsiwo. ~ pToblcms
10 iicne inas quc uua soluciou cusn
90 ros csnstc q4e no e r&.. ,silsss*i,i:.i.
"a. derivada lie IN ceutrato par<:.r.i.t
- paglr. los ESt-xdos l'ndos so On
carsyran de adu1ai>,rar ;emporu.meu.
te las aauap2s del dcuC6r
Este eS q com llcmcnto de Ia doc
trina de Monroe. alouien soStiene our
eS. en- realidad. una doctrina mas. Ia
Doctrina dc Roosevelt; Y. contra eS-
=, sea complemenio, sea soc,lina. Sc
ha protest dc en- una parte de Ia AmG.
rlca cspaiiola Ha vcnido ia protesta
de una de las nacioneS Que estan me
nos expuestas Ia Intervention. euro
pea 8 americana; de la Argentina,
que sabe gobernarSe que paga sus
deudas FL seiior Pellegllni, eX Pre-
Sidente de aquela repubica. en- una
'interview' publicadp en- lie Flga-
70 de Paris. ha apoyado Ia tests
mau-enida por varios legistss hiSpano
americanosty de Ia cual he htblado
anteS de hoy
La tests es esta: que es licita IA in
tervenci6n vel EN- peo de Ia fuerza
cuando ha habido periuicio insulto 4
lulI4oudtloS parucuiareS, peTo no para
cobrar deuda por medic de las armas
Sc viola la Doctrina de Monroe. Con
secuencia: 81 Alemania 8 Inglaterra
lntentan, valiGndose de sus escuadras,
cohrarle una deuda al PERU 6 Santo
Domingo, los Estados UnidoS tienen
que pelear con Alemania con Ingla-
terra.
Ell gobierno de Washington no 10
entlendc asi. puesto que en- el case de
Venezuela, reconoci6 que las naciones
eurOpeaS, para cobrar. tenian dereChO-
4 tloquear los puertos venezolanos.
"El bloqueo-dice ell "Sun"-puso a
los Estados Unidos en- TN dilema. del
cual solo Sc podia salir de la manera
que IA salido nuestro gobierno. "El
dllema era 8 la guerra contra Ingla-
terra, Italia V Alemania 8 reccuocer
que estas tenian derecho Z cobrar a Ia
guapa.
Sc reconoci6 este, pero. como el pl4.
to no fue de gusto, para que no Sc 10
Vuelvan servir i los Gstados Unidos,
Sc ha ideado ESQ de controlar" las
aduanas de las repiblicas amercanas
que sean malas papadoras.
A estas como van los EStados Uni
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-18
JOSE REYES GALDERoN

Se ofrece para ges;ionar a>untos en-
los centres admiui>tratlvoS de es,a
Capital, earantizludo aciividad cons
iante en- las geStiones
lfacc traducciones dc' irglts al es
paiiot. Y vice-verSs. a precios modicos.
Direction: san Francisco Sr.
San Juan, p. r.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-02

Group instantly relieved. DR.. Thorn
~ Eclectrie OIL Perfectly safe. New
er fails. At any drug store.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-02
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.

The Street Commissioners Of tie CITY
Of Barre, VT, desire sealed bids for the
construction of about $40 square wards
of Granite Block Paving on Main Street
and about $50 square yards on Depot
Square, laid on six coy inch cement
concrete foundation, and about 1875
square yards for drive in front Of the
new Fire Station on a sand foundation.
said work to be done according to plans
now on file in the office Of the City
Engineer and City Clerk.
All bids must be in the possession
of said Commissioners on or before 6
o'clock p. m, on the 18th day Of August,
1905.
No bids will be considered which are
not in regular form.
All bids must be marked in some way
so as to show who they are from be-
fore the seal is broken.
No bid will be opened unless the party
presenting the bid has deposited with
the Street Commissioners a certified
check drawn to the City Treasurer to
the amount Of five hundred dollars
(S500) or a good and sufficient bond
satisfactory to the City Council for the
faithful performance of the work. All
such checks or bonds, except that of
the successful bidder, will be returned
to the persons making the same after
the contract is awarded. If the success
full bidder shall refuse or neglect, within
five 90 days after notice that the con-
tract has been awarded to him to exc
cute the same, the amount Of the certi-
fed check or bond shall be forfeited
to and retained by said City Of Barre,
VT, but if he shall execute his contract
within the time aforesaid said check
or bond shall be returned to him.
All bids shall be opened at Z o'clock
p. m. on the 18th day Of August, 1905,
in the City Council Chamber in the City
Hall, Barre, Vt.
The work Of constructing said street
must be commenced not later than Au-
gust 25th and be completed not later
than September 23d, 1905.
The undersigned Street Commissioners
reserve the right to reject any or all
bids.
Signed at the City Hall, City Of Barre,
Vt, this 27th day Of July, A. D., 1905.
j ]. Mackenzie,
James Adie,
Frank II. Burke,
Street Com'rs in and for City Of Barre, vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-02
PREpARE PROBE.
New York Solons Arrange for Equitable
Hearing.

new YORK Solons Arrange for Equitable
Hearing.
New York, August 2.-The Joint in.
vestigating committee of the legislature
appointed to inquire into the methods
OF the various insurance companies do
ing business in New York state met in
Albany yesterday to arrange for their
meeting in this city today.
AS yet, Senator Armstrong and his
associates have not selected a place for
the hearings. 1t is likely one Of tile
court rooms Of the city or the alder
manic chamber, may be used. 1t is un-
derstood that the committee will ask
the city authorities for the use Of some
county or city Office.
At the conference held yesterday Gov.
Higgins was present and there was some
suggestion of counsel On this point.
Senator Armstrong says, nothing will
be done until after the committee meet
ing IN this city today.
There will be no star-chamber ses-
sions Of the committee. Everything win
be in the open, and the probe will be
inserted along the line Of the Hendricks
report, 50 fur as the Equitable Life
Assurance Society is concerned.