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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16

UIn was setting as I turned my weary
u 10 the covered bridge that spans the
/ caIg SloOIeuo ~ NJ IS..SN",s" s,ands
&c Nhoso euiuiuls no. =
~. had been q six-day journey from
w. We lin, through the heart Of the Central
~ lera, q journey rsplete with steep
Ai',i and procipitous deScents' In the
'i Of which 1 had experienced all kinds
ades Of climate, from the sitting
o the canons 10 the cool and bracing
be mountain tops, where one sleeps
90 louble BLANKETS At night; and ! looked
thankfully TO q weeks rest In the
a.. yUn was now approaching, where
nun should enjoy the comforts Of
Heo botal-for Colombla-prepaTatory
u, en- tnuina my march 10 Honda, Bogota
-. north.
gov Yards IN my rear olattered my cargo
enu IN charge Of the peon whose services
snau' nliSted In Medellin for the entire trip
,oWe' "A nIles. Eduardo was his name,
uai ,oal Antioquian, shreWd, intelligent
,,,t full Of witty sayings AZ sanoho. PanEa
Ih 9 emerged from the bridge and began
~ no NIB three poems passed me, Sfoot,
- earnestly together IN the eing-song
also ujan patois. I was resting my mule
he frst steep ascent, when, with a
o. "a lie and grlmt, the cargo mules caught
WI h uss, urged on by Eduardo, who
Sc, u ed 10 be laborinE under some excite
the 'pproaohed me huTriedly, leaving his
rark 30 look after themselves for the
,Ae ',t-whereupon La Russia immedi-
!uVe9 lay down, La Parda began nibbling
ooOh ,e suooulont Rrsss by the roadside,
a. " La Colorado, steady going, even
M, co Oiu vo'''' ''''
the clCent.
nadtn Arturo painted Eduardo, 'those
Cuna,s who Just passed tell me that we
Wnetter not take the mules into Mani
Ga There h a battalion there from the
inc n On its way 10 BoEota- They are
ring mules and horses night and left and
dred will surely seizs ours, ~ they did those
an =; P0isaAos thorol .,.
% e tidlngs disturbed me not httle'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16

can menu would never suit'them, and they
save a lot OF money, which is the whole aim
in life Of the Italian laborer.
This Is the last generation OF Irish
laborers on construction work. Those
who are left are middle aged men, and
their SONS don't come on the Job, except
occasionally as timekeepers or something
like that. They 60 into clerical positions
and politics, and even the few Irish immi-
grants coming in now don't 90 into con-
struction work.
-Hungarians go mostly into the coal
regions, whore they form 30 per cent. Of
the laborers and they are doing the dock
labor all along the Great Lake.. On con-
struction work they are less efficient than
the Italians and the latter are less efiicisnt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16

furnish so many men for 80 much and under
such conditions. The condition invariably
Is made that the men shall be allowed TO
board themselves. The companies don't
like this, for out there they run their own
boarding houses. and part of their profits
come from that source.
Then the Italian gang makes its own
boarding arrangements on the cooperative
plan. 1t separates into messes Of four or
five each. in each mess one il told Of 10
take a certain amount Of his time 20 cook
for the rest, the others making up 70 him
what he loses.
This il all their board costs them be-
sides the actual cost Of tho food, which
they buy in bulk. They have their own
food. which Is a great point, as an Ameri-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16
paint OF . woman Of YEAR.
From the Nsbrdskd State Journal.

From TIE Ntbfdehd Htaie dVeIW"'
Y am continually surprised at the rude
ness OF reople IN referring TO old are. said
lady recently who IL getting along In years
Acquaintance who are no doubt kindly
intentioned, a. they take time from busy
lives 70 visit with me, express Hstonishment
that am able 70 see 10 knit or 70 sew ieel
s,,rnJfSe that / erhibt signs Of inteuige
All such personalities seem 70 ne CT
ceedingiy rude yet one such cauer rtleIfc9
10 nv ago seven times during the Cuufse ot
A brief visit / make no secret OF the yeet
/ have spent upon earth, but scarcely INNS INNS
tie matter Of suiicient tmportanoe 20 W
ton -~rN 49, go
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23
Motherhood Sale.

Notice is hereby given that the
Village Council of the Village of
Aurora, in the county of st. Louis
and state of Minnesota, will receive
bids until the 18th day of July, A.
D. 1905, at eight o'clock p. M, at the
office of the Recorder of said village,
for the sale of Eight Thousand Five
Hundred $s,5o0.OO Dollars lawful
improvement bonds of said village,
bearing interest at the rate of six (6)
per cent per annum; said bonds to
be in seventeen az equal amounts,
payable, respectively, on the first
day of September, in one. two, three,
four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen,
fifteen, sixteen and seventeen years.
Said bids will be opened and con-
sidered by said council at the time
and place aforesaid. .r..~
The said Council reserves the
right to reject and and. all bids Of
fered for the purchase of said bonds,
if they deem the welfare. of said vii
lage to require it. r
Given under our hands this 21st
day of June, A. D. 1905. ~
-~-~ JOHN McKA1GE, President.
r. .McGHEE, =: -
- CHARLES Hill, ~
>-.' r. FRANK KALTELTZ. - -
Village Council of said
|6.237-14 Village. =.
Attest F. V.zANDERsoN, - ss.
[sEAL] Recorder. of said Village.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23
Notice for Bids.

Notice is hereby given that bids
will be received by the board of
trustees of School District No. As
for the erection of a one story lum-
Der OF, log school building, as per
specifications on file in the Office of
Gust Mattson, clerk, Angora, Mimi,
or at the Office of S. W.Gilpin,c oun-
ty superintendent of schools, Vir:
ginia, Mimi, until Monday, June Is,
at 400 o'clock p. m. = %. - > @s. =.
S. A certified check for: an amount
Of not less than ten per cent Of bid
must accompany all proposals,
:=.. s 49, GUST MATTsON, ,
So ..ses. .= .s ,>.@. s.. Clerk.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids will be received by
the Village Recorder of the Village
of Mckinley, St. Louis County, Min
nesota up to June oath, at 500 p. m,
tor the construction of Village
Hall. Frame building to be erected
on lot 2 in block in the Village of
Mckinley, Minnesota.
The contractor shall furnish a
satisfactory bond for full amount
of the contract within days after
award.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
Bids must be sent to Peter Hol-
and, Village Recorder, Mckinley
Minnesota.
June-923.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23

At meeting of the dry goods and
clothing merchants held at the
store of w. A. Hall Monday evening
it was unanimously decided that
all their stores should remain open
the Monday evenings following the
pay-days at the Commodore and
Lincoln Mines. ~:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23

Mrs. J. 'Mesberg left Friday for a
ten days trip to St. Paul, Minneap-
oils and Chicago, being accotnpan-
led by Mr.. and Mrs. George Mesberg,
of Eveleth.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23

Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Parmelee and
daughter Edna and Mrs. G. C. But
Ter and children left Tuesday for a
visit at their old home at Iron Noun
tain, Mich. Mr.. and Mrs. Parmelee
will also visit Chicago before their
return to the city.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23
Overflow CotaI.


L. G. Sicard was over from Hib-
bing Monday.
J.P. Chalmers left Sunday for a
business trip to the Twin Cities.
President Ed Olson, of Mckinley,
transacted business in the city Mon
day.
Mrs. II. Smith and son left Tues
day for a summers visit at Mrs.
Smiths former home at Westfield,
Wis.
A ball game between the Virginia
and Chisholm teams is scheduled
tor the home grounds Sunday after.
noon next.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23

If you are an interested taxpayer
and think you have a kick coming
we would call your attention to the
official notice of the meeting of the
Board of Equalization on Monday
next, published elsewhere in this
issue.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23

At St. Paups Episcopal Church
regular services will be conducted
on Sunday morning next, at 1890
o'clock. The Rector, DR.. Morgan,
attended the annual Episcopal con-
vention at Duluth the early part of
this week.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23

DR.. c. J. Larson, the optician, was
in the city Monday aud Tuesday,
going from here to Ely. DR.. Larson
states that he seriously considers
the idea of removing his headquar-
tiers Office from Park Rapids to this
city, Virginia being a more central
point for the large territory covered.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23
Notice Of Application for
Liquor License.

State OF Minnesota, County Of ST Louis, City
of Virginia, ss. ,.s .szz s.
" Notice IS hereby given that application has
been made In writing TO the city council Of
said city of VirRfnia. and fled IN my Office
praying for license to sell 4intoxicattng lIq-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23

uors for period Of one year, commencing ON.
the let day of July, q. D. 1906. and termi-
mating on the 10Th day Of June, a. D. 1905, By
the following person and at the following
place as stated IN said application, to-wit:
MATT PRIJANOVICH,
In the front room on the ground door 81
the two story brick veneer building situated
lot % block II. city Of Virgfnta, MINI:
Said application will be heard and deter
mined by said city council OF said city OF
Virginia at = meeting q said council 70 be
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23
Celebrate the 4th in Virginia.

A ball game between Hutchings'
Juniors and Caza's Corkers on the
home grounds Monday afternoon
resulted in victory for the former
by a score of 10 tot.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23

Miss Mathilda Sincock, principal
of the Franklin School, left Friday
noon for a visit at Detroit, Mich
Miss Sincock will also attend the
commencement exercises at Ann
Arbor before returning to this city
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23

Mrs. w. E. Hannaford and sons
left Tuesday for summers visit
with Mrs. Hannaford's parents at
New London, Wis.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23

Mary Mesberg leaves the first of
the week for an extended visit with
Duluth friends.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23

Miss Irene Bagnell, of Superior
visits friends in the city, guest at
the home of Mayor and Mrs. NJ. l.
Fay.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-06-23

Mrs. c. E. Pigott and Mrs. r. G..
Hutchings were Duluth visitors on
Tuesday,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-09-08

Mr.. Parsons looked at his wife with
grave disapproyal
MY dear, don't you think that's a
trihe irreverent?" he asked reproY-
ingly.
Now, if consistency were rare,
continued Mrs. Parsons, ignoring the
admonition, zone might understand 1t
But it can't be rare. | know hundreds
Of unutterably dull persons. every one
of them thoroughly consistent. It's
the same way with the people one
reads about. Ii they are interesting,
it's despite this supposed virtue, not
because of it. Yet the one thing about
which all critics agree is that char
acters in fiction must be consistent.
Any writer who dared to make his
hero inconsistent, would be forever
damned"
my dear" interposed Mr.. Parsons,
Il wish you would use some other
word. That's not at all pretty.
But Mrs. Parsons did not answer
and the conversation ceased. Indeed
conversations which involved an in
terchange of ideas never did last long
between Mr.. and Mrs. Danville Par
sons, for one reason or another, prob
ably the former.
John Kennard's action was the SUBJ
ject of more than one discussion in
the days which followed the publica-
ton Of the Confederated Machine
Companies prospectus. Mason and
Wilder attacked and defended 1t. to
the amusement of their fellow nsni-
bers in the Thespians. Miss Harlan
and her father spoke of it, but the
latter seemed to grow impatient OF
questionings on the subject, and it
was not referred to again. Pat Mullin
and "Pupsey" Knox passed some words
about it at the factory in the pres
ence Of an interested audience attract
ed by the word "liar," which was
batted to and fro with great frequency
by the disputants. Mr.. McMannis and
Mr.. Trundell held private converse
ton concerning it at the latter's Of
fee, apparently to their mutual salts
faction. Wall street read of it In the
newspapers, merely noting 1t as lone
OF Trundell's things" and then the
little world to which it was momenta-
rily interesting, thought no more about
1t.
Even at the shops the matter ceased
to be discussed, for the new order OF
things brought few immediate
changes. Except for the names which
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-09-08

SOME OTHER WORD"
began to make itself felt in all the as
ISOLATED factories. There was no long
,er any necessity for expensive clerical
departments, agencies were largely
eliminated, fewer statesmen were re-
quired, and one buyer took the place
of 20. The officers Of the smaller
companies ceased to draw salaries
and the companies themselves cut
down their interest charges. Better
material was turned out at the same
or lower prices.
Kennard watched the changes with
keen appreciation and growing conf
dence.
Economy seemed TO be the outcome
all along the line-good. sound, bust
ness economy, bearing harshly upon in
dividuals whose vocations disappeared
in the process, but tending, on the
whole, to the benefit Of the vast ma
iority. In only one respect was the
new regime disappointing to Ken
nard. He had looked forward to less
ening his responsibilities, but before
his first inspection of the allied facto-
ries was completed he had greatly
Increased them. He had known his
business world thoroughly prior to
the consolidation, but had merely
judged the result without full knowl-
edge of the causes. He had long sus-
pected poor business methods in some
quarters, and lax factory system in
others, but never dreamed of the amaz-
ing stupidity and reclSlessness which
his Investigations brought to light.
In one establishment he found ma
terial purchased and paid for with no
verification of the weights received;
in another he located waste of by
products equal to one-quarter the cost
of manufacture. But it was in the
workshops themselves that he made
the most surprising discoveries. One
company had had seven men injured
by the same machine before 1t was
effectively repaired. Another had been
closed down for two months by an
outbreak of typhoid due to unsanitary
conditions on their own premises; a
third changed superintendent every
Is months-"to prevent any one man
becoming necessity" it was ex-
planned. In the squalor and filth OF
some of the city shops, Ineanness and
false economy degraded and dispirited
the workers, until they labored more
like beasts than men, and with about
as much intelligence A few of the
factories compared favorably with any
thing he had seen, well ordered out
side and in, and directed with an in
telligent recognition of the relative
value of things.
WeIl-grounded economies, uniform
management and intelligent co-opera-
ton soon produced an effect upon the
earnings, and before long it was dem
onstrated that the new company could
and would make money. 1t was al
most certain TO be great commercial
allceass Having satisfied himself oi
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-09-08
CHAPTER XXI.

Mr. Parsons expressed HIS private
opinion across the home dinner-table.
THE idea of man like Kennard
going over to the trusts, after all his
talk and pose!" he exclaimed isn't
1t the most inconsistent thing you ever
heard OFF,
Mrs. Parsons did not. reply immedi-
ately, but her silence seldom gave con-
sent
well, what could be more ~incon-
sistent?" he asked, as though she had
already answered.
"Oh, lots Of things, but wasn't
thinking of comparisons"
Mrs. Parsons paused, and studied the
fringe of the candle-shade.
II was wondering" she went on,
why consistency is called a jewel
doubt its value 1t always smacks
Of monotony to me. AS it was In the
beginning. is now and ever shall be.
world without end, Is the most hope
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-09-08
CHAPTER Xxx.

Mr.. Harlan was not unmindful OF
Che value of the home grounds in the
game of negotiation, when he suggest
cd tie Unity club for the preliminary
. meeting of the Hardness syndicate. II
@as neutral territory on which ne felt
entirely at home. 1t possessed an
sther advantage, which, while not con-
trolling his choice, still entered into
his calculations. Mr. Trundell usually
dsned there Mr.. Harlan was not par
9icuIarly anxious to cater to Mr.. Trun-
8eii's convenience, but their last COM
munication touching syndicate mat
tiers left something to be desired, and
q talk across the covers just before
the meeting might not be altogether
pro6tIess The result justified all
these expectations. Mr. Trundell was
AT the clubhouse, had no dinner en-
gageSnent was glad to dine with Mr..
Harlan, did dine with him and the
conversation which ensued was suffi-
GENTLY interesting to keep them at
the table long after most of those in
-li1ded in the syndicate plans had as
Sembled in the council room set apart
Tar their reception.
Kcnnard and Maddox arrived late,
hut neither Mr.. Harlan nor Mr. Trun-
deli had yet appeared, and the COM
gany presented an amusing picture of
conscious embarrassment. Here and
there small groups were eonversing- in
aow tones as though at funeral, but
for the most part the new associates
wandered about the room, examining
FictDres and bric-a-brac with exag-
geratsd interest. in their efforts to ap-
pear at ease. Very few of them seemed
TO know each other by sight, and those
who did so, found II difficult to be
cordial with recognized competitors.
There vas an unmistakable look of
aistrust on many OF the faces, dis
trust not lessened by the whispering
gToups whose low tones struck the iso-
lated individuals as suspicious.
Kennard was .'etter known than any
CLANS. Before he had been ten min
ufes in the room. Kennard found him
self appealed 10. questioned. and con-
tEkftq On III SIDES. b force Of cir
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-09-08

4 this fact, Kennard began to consider
what The company's policy sho,fd be
towards its employees. His attempt
to sound Mr.. Harlan on the subject
was without result However, he had
little or no fear of the outcome.
The directors had been carefully
chosen to include a majority of Ken
uard's personal adherents. but as time
won't on it was evident that the pre-
caution was unnecessary, for the board
was a unit who voted at his SUCCESS
ton. Mr. Trundell seconded his every
motion. The four financial figure
heads Wed with one another in their
Jealous support. ard when at the end
of the first quarter Mr.. Harlan pro-
posed a vote of thanks for the efficient
MANAGEMENT which had resulted in. a
complete systemization of the manu-
featuring of the company, the motion
was carried with enthusiasm. II was
shortly after this that Kennard ven
tured to throw out his first official hint
as to the employees. What was the
best way of securing for them fair
share of the benefits thus far OBJ
tanned? 1t was too early to discuss
that, Mr.. Harlan considered. Per
haps there weren't going to be no
core" he quoted loosely. Somebody
must think so, was Remarks obserya-
ton. The stock was quoted at fancy
prices on the street. ''I'd rather hear
from the treasurer than the trader,
was Mr.. Trundell's only comment, and
the s'lbicot was dropped; but the board
continued to work so tremendously
that when Latham died it was not
thought necessary to elect his sue
cessor. Indeed Mr.. Trundell opposed
it on superstitious grounds. They had
had enough of the 13 hoodoo, he de-
clared.
To Kennard the spring never seemed
so short, the summer never so long,
the fall never so welcome. Miss Har-
Ian went abroad in May and returned
in October When they met for the
first time after five months of wonder
full journeying, all she could say was
I'm so glad to be here again!
think the best thing we learn abroad
is appreciation of what we've left be-
hind. | read the books you sent me
in Paris. There was a home message
in every word of them, and | couldn't
pay the author a higher compliment
than that, or return you better thanks
Now please sit down, and tell me every
single thing that's happened since we
left"
And all Kennard could reply after
five of the busiest months he had ever
known was
"Nothing's happened for some time
received your letter in July"
But something did happen the month
after Miss Harlan and her father re-
turned. Mr.. Trundell suddenly pro-
posed that Neil Croydon be elected to
the vacancy in the directorate of the
Confederated Machine Companies;
and elected he was, Mr.. Hardness I'M
expectedly voting against Kennard and
giving the necessary majority to ac-
complish the result