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| must stand shoulder to shoulder in
! facing the very serious negro problem
| OF South Africa, among other matters
that required concerted action and dis
interested work for the good of the
country.
1t Is by no means a small country
that has been brought into legislative
unity In the new government The
combined area Of the four colonies
comprised in the union is 467.391
square miles. There are 1,11s,185 per-
sons Of white descent and 4,051,117 me-
groes. The largest and most populous
OF the four colonies is Cape Colony,
with 276.S95 square miles. 5SO.3SO white
Inhabitants and 1.s25,172 colored. The
imports Of Cape Colony from Great
Britain in 1908 amounted to more than
tS,O00.0o0 and the exports to more
than f6.000.000. The second of the four
colonies in size and Importance ia the
Transvaal. the third is the Orange
River Colony and the fourth is Natal
By an ingenious compromise the
branches Of government of the united
colonies are divided among three of
them. After a long discussion of the
best possible site for the capital of the
union it was decided to make Cape
Town. in Cape Colony, the seat of the
legislature; Pretoria, in the Transvaal,
the seat of the executive government,
and Bloemfontein, in the Orange
River Colony, the seat of the judiciary.
1t is believed that this is the first time
In the history Of the world that a COM
promise Of this sort has been effected.
The assembling of the new parlia-
ment in the fall, probably in Septem-
Der. will bring together some of the
most interesting men in the world
First and foremost of them will he
General Louis Botha. head of the first
union cabinet ministry Of united South
Africa. He is the same General Louis
Botha whose name was in the mouth
of all the world ten years ago as COM
mander of the Boer forces fighting
against Great. Britain and. defeating
them in such terrible battles as those
at Colenso and Spion Kop. The years
that have passed have transformed
him from one of the most determined
and able of the foes Of Great Britain
in South Africa into firm believer in
the unity Of the British empire and in
the Justice Of its rule in South Africa.
Prior to his assumption Of the Office
Of premier of the new colony he was
prime minister and minister Of agri-
culture of the TransvaaL Through the
change in his political convictions Gen.
ersl Botha has managed to retain the
good will of his fellow Beers, and he is
today their acknowledged leader.
Among the other men who will in
vest the new parliament with immense
interest are the governor general Of
tho union, Viscount Gladstone Of IIa-
warden. son Of the famous statesman
who declared thirty years ago his be-
lief In the advisability Of uniting the
colonies Of British South Africa into
one strong central government.
ROBERT DoNNELL.
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Edward planned to send the heir to
the throne. now King George, to open
the parliament in the name Of the SOW
ereign. Death interviewed, and the new
king has named to go in his stead
tho Duke Of Connaught. his uncle.
A few years ago King Edward de-
clared in speech that the union Of
the South African colonies was very
near to his heart" II IL believed that
the steps leading to the new union
were submitted for his majesty's very
careful consideration and that he
thought great good would come Of the
union. Tho development Of the re-
sources Of the country required the
disqualification Of Its government, q
strong central form Of administration
and the elimination Of the causes Of
friction between the important British
and Hoer elements Of the populace. It
was believeds that tho white. men, Of
Angio-saxon and of Dutch descent.
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,eafs. &. indeed. Il wouId ever h.v.

years. II. indeed It would ever have
come.
There Seems to b 40 fear that the
cry, Taxation without representation
10 tyranny" the slogan Of the Ameri-
can patriots In &c. viii ever be heard
In South Africa. The four colonies
which form the Union OF South Africa
have not only ths union parliament to
consider measures RELATING 70 their
Joint interests. but each Of the four
Cape Colony. thu Orange Rivsr Colony,
Natal and tbs ,Transyaal-hs its own
council. consii&inE Of 20 many nem-
bsrs % tho colony D. entitled TO send
to the union parliament All matters
% provincial intsfest Ire thus certain
OF . full discussion ana airing.
The inaugural ion Of the first pasaia-'
ment Of the union. In the, fan. will b
made ths occasipns Of stSat pomp and
ceremony. In recognition Of the im-
portaneS OF tho event the late King
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-01

scale, typifying great events in the
history of the republic? Without
waiting for an answer from the young
ers the grownups stopped the sale Of
fireworks and got up celebration by
contract.
at proved all It was advertised to be
spectacularly. but popularity it did not
enjoy a responsive chord. With the
vital element Of spontaneity lacking
with the real spirit of the day chilled
to, i 2 psrfqeetQs.kshe .,s,sthe Fourth Of
the forefathers became q barren ideal
ity. an emasculated Joy. The elders no
less than the kids realized that the
new departure took them too far from
the spirit Of '76. and unless the move
ment can be galvanized and given a
fresh start on a. more liberal basis it
is booked to die Of inanttion.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-01

Independence and later second presi-
dent Of the United States, as expressed
In letter to Mrs. Adams in July, l776:
Il am apt to believe that it [Inde-
pendence dayl will be celebrated by
succeeding generations as the great
anniversary festival. 1t ought to be
commemorated as the day of deliver
ance by solemn acts of devotion to
God Almighty. 1t ought to be solemn
lied with pomp and parade, with
shows. games. sports. guns, bells, bon
fires and illuminations. from one end
Of this continent to the other, from
this time forward. forevermore."
You will observe that he spoke of
the use Of guns. Did he mean that
the guns were to be intrusted to ire
sponsible youngsters, as they are to-
day?
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the national capital showed signs Of
dying ingloriously:
care the old folks going to break
their pact with the young folks as to
celebrating the Fourth Of July? We
put this question squarely up to the
elders. because the fireworks commit
tee is making the o s signal. The
zest and enthusiasm which marked the
Inauguration of the new style Of pa
triotism has about petered out.
would the boys and toplhoys prom
fse to let on burning their fingers and
blowing their eyes out and setting fire
to awnings and show windows and ex-
ploding cannon crackers under peo-
pies feet in return for the privilege Of
enjoying from a safe distance at the
close Of sleepy and prudish day q
display Of fireworks on an elaborate
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-01
THE KIDS VIEW OF THE FOURTH.
BY EARL MARBLE.


Copyright. 1910. PressA Association
NY evanfs Fourth shofs safe and sonsi
oOeW d,ouidnf fbaf jar you tDorse fbon f6s noSse1
That Kind Of a Fourth 0ssShf salt Mary Jane
%. And ma. bat nof on jour life for tie boysl
Wcre Jusf eOound up: and eOs'Vs GOT TO let 10.
. No matter eObof brsaks. t6s Fourth Of .July.
And pa con 80 drfJinS and yeti ouf ..Whoal'
IN his funny eOoy as tie .f1revorks Ify.
Ny po isnt Getting gerry old.
- Bur hes IoshnS hts memory otyful fusf.
He evas full IF prankt bis hide could hold.
xo, sra"d ess. sa as % b .: s1y s Ss
When he Ncked last Fourth about the noLs
lind said 10 tOos Just tie ohyfulesf lid
He forSsss obout being Of tie boys.
Or If pa evanfs a quisf Fourth Of .JulY
He might 80 ouf IN a boat Ioke
IN TIE country. lke Re did evbsn a 6uy
-/and took and made hsr quoke-
The Uosns ma then. only q girl
Bar be rocked tie boat scream tvos immense
10 loud Il Just made bis s1raiehf hair curl
lind my cannon seem iike thirty
evhen asf pa last Fourth Of July
HohO he come to haze a crippled hand
For: you zee: one hand Is a finger shy
He bakked enough TO bear tie hand.
'ztvos an accident ITS reply,
"Hs tyas firing on onvN Fourth Of July
find come nigh losing bs crazy 6sad'
10 I'm 7 recton. than him.
LeasfsGaYs Zoe Sof rem finders you best
find I'm jusf sound IN Nfe n limb
find up and baOiae bed made YET.
lind tUhen Fourth
Chars safe and sane for hLS I Srjn
lind Sfx'e a tOnk Vikh the OTHER eye
lind duck to see the fun begin.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-01
PILGRIMS MONUMENT At pRov,NcErowN, MASS.

dress will be. delivered by President
Emeritus Eliot Of Harvard. The COR
nerstone Of the monument was laid
Aug. 20. 1907. by former President
Roosevelt, but he will probably be In
the west when the monument is dedi-
Gated.
The monument Is 252 feet and 2
inches high and 10 constructed Of
Maine granite. It 10 modelled after the
famous tower OF the Palaxzo Publico
In Sisna. Italy. which 10 considered
one Of the most beautiful campaniles,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-01

again we put the question in be-
half of the fireworks committee. Are
the old fogies going to break their pact
with Young America as to celebrating
Independence day."
Young America Not Unanimous.
The Washington editor is at fault in
at least two particulars. In the first
place. Young America is not quite as
unanimous about the noisy celebration
Of the Fourth of July as he would have
us believe. There is no evidence that
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-01

the boys and girls Of cities in which
the sale of fireworks has been pro-
hibited are less patriotic than those in
the cities in which the other style Of
celebration will prevail
In the second place. the scribe is
probably mistaken in his reference to
1.-The Fourth Of the forefathers." To
them Independence day was an occa-
sion for solemn rejoicing, not of loud
celebration. Witness the views Of John
Adams. signer Of the Declaration of
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-01

or bell towers. of Italy. The construs.
ton OF the Provincetown tower was
supervised by engineers of the army.
1t rests upon a concrete foundation sig
feet mick. The monument cost about
100000. OF which 100000 was con-
trtbused by the national government
and $4,000 by the state of Massachu-
sets. The remainder was raised by
private subscription through the sf.
forts OF the Cape Cod Pilgrim Memo.
rial association.
WILLIAM HENDERSON.
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40 sang the Rev. John Pierpont,
- poet. descendant Of the pill
\ grim fathers and grandfather
. Of the famous flnancier who
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-01
Shall We Have Denatured Fourth?
leos)-
s dsats and "a serious injuries less amounting sn
dollars
Jabiant
anxious sssbss the Fourth "stnsks

SoR. ~snsk AuSS
T s' ,,n,,.v,srt NJ 49, s.s ~. ~ ~
vsnees this yser. r,nm s,r,n:t go, -.
ss.tsa, -. ~ ss:,....s. 80. ...-S...,s =,
moo. -, eser, 49, 49, So. 49,.
renorts ~ ths nisc,n- ~ 1890 800 ..s
stricticns An tha 81. ~ =, e.s,',.-,..
Gn,,ss nse,.s 49, 49, A.. ,.s".s 70
shcii.hins .,ea.s.ss. ehss. ."ss -. -. ~
icr,sns a. ~. 1900 Ss ~. 80 -
enrsnsne,1 ~. ,.,hs.s, sss,a.S 80. "
- rs.ss 80 tn.t .hs No. s - ~. ~.
safety oe her youngsters were Of more
value to her than the boom and crackle
OF ne inaividual setting on OF are-
,s..lS !. s.! ~ s sI!en 49, qulekty loi-
-. ~ ~. . I'LL. . aI" s'w s.. an.s
tov,n. h.vs .,shs- nse,,shs..S az. ~, ~
Of flrevorks or have Mon stan. ~
provide their. inhabitants with nnhiic
shows ana entertainments. auch a tina
reading 81 the Declaration Of Inde-
pendsnea. patriotio orafions ~ nrorni.
nent men. the settinr on Of nxed nrs.
works under competent direction. Ate
Some have adopted both maa sures.
The recent action az ravor. fs.vror
Of New yorf forh,AAirr -. 81. -
fireworks In thu rnatronoIia -hetv,aan
June 10 and July 10 focused The conn
try's attention on the subiect. other
cities hastened to fan into line hehind
the metropolis. IN Hami,tnn a s.n
ordinance OF similar effect was nas.ed
ana the CITY nrooea6Nd * INV mn ali
OF the irAworks within tn ,Inits ira
money vas subscrihed nv CLIFTON. Ths
fireworks WIN be set an IN a nuhiic
AA.-a.sn
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-01
By cHARLEs N. LURE.

80 reads the account IN the M.
tion.s books. In your opinion.
- reader. does II balance exact.
~ "? Or do YOU believe that
the adyocates Of the ..safe and sane
Fourth" which have been making such,
great rains. have the better Of the ar.
Rument? );
Perhaps your enthusiasm for the.
noisy Fourth varies IN inverse proper.
ton to your are. a. the mathAmati-
clans might say-thas A. the ereater
the number Of your years the smaller
your amount Of ability to fnd 10Y and
patriotic insp!ration I'M NE; siss- boon-
bang OF what has corfS TO be known
Is the conventional Fourth, II you
can look backward over a long series
OF Fourths, all Of them marked to your
personal knowledge by death and
suf1er.ns ana loss. perhaps you are
orataon OF Anoepenoshco oAy s"s" you
were when you were younger.
on tne o1Rer nano' you ste oio
enouxh 70 read this ana yet young
enough 70 feel 2 thrill imsteed OF
crouch when . big firecraeker lets out
i.s oane perhaps you snink the
danger OF the FOURTH OF July mas neen
GROSSLY exasserated. Frooaoiy deep
oowh IN your suoconecious selt you
nave tee'sne that the Fourtn 10 worth
~. .na. y costs.
yos nelons 70 the former class ana
Uei'eve tna' the style OF ceieorating
the Fonrtn enat prevails generally 10
tnouentess. reckless. barbartc ana de-
struetlve the people VINO are leading
sne crusade against 1t want your Co
opetation. II Iou are one OF the latter
uncons'neea eiees your attention. ~.
.nvised asam 70 the ngures printed az
the top OF TINS article. They are not
!n ~. exaggerated or colorec.
.ney s.s autnent'c ana oona noe ns-
ufes gathered By an Able statistician
employed by ono OF the leading news
papers OF the country
The "6afs and eansrs'" Argument.
These figures are Imperative enonrh
to give pause ~ the nost enthv.,s stir
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uOWcE lay
Shall foam and freeze no moro.
40 sang the Rev. John Pierpont,
~ poet. descendant Of the pill
A grim fathers and grandfather
~ Of the famous financier who
took his Christian names from him.
The pilgrim spirit of which he wrote
will have occasion to rejoice this sum-
mer In its own quiet, subdued man
ner. for 1t will receive convincing evil
dence that it has been transmitted to
the descendants Of the men and wo-
men who founded New England. The
evidence has taken shape in the lofty
pilgrim memorial at Provincet0Wn,
Mass. which awaits the convenience Of
President Taft for its dedication.
The pilgrim memorial ia the outcome
of the efforts of several years by pa
triotic men and women who saw un-
becoming neglect of the memory Of an
important historic occurrence in the
fact that the place Of the first landing
of the pilgrim fathers in America was
unmarked by fitting monument. AL
most every one who thinks himself ac-
quainted by the primary facts of
American history believes that the pill
grim fathers and mothers set foot first
on the famous rock at Plymouth. The
town on the inner side Of Massachu-
sets bay is made the destination
yearly of thousands of patriotic trav-
elers. But they err in thinking that in
paying veneratfon to the rock under
the stone canopy at Plymouth they are
setting foot on the first place in New
England trod by white men. That
honor belongs to Provincetown, Mass.
the village on the inner side of the fish
hook barb of which Cape Cod is the
shaft. It lies across the bay from
Plymouth, in an easterly direction.
The date was Nov. /, 1920, old style.
1t was Just before the landing was
made at the spot which is now Prov
incetown that the pilgrims signed
their immortal agreement for the bet
ter ordering and preservation and
furtherance" Of their colony that has
been called the first written constitu-
ton in the world. Abraham Lincoln
declared that this document did more
for human liberty than the great
charter won by the barons from kim
John at Runnymede.
There will be imposing ceremonies
at Provincetown when the new memo-
rial is dedicated. probably in August. !
In addition to the president of the
United States. dignitaries Of the com.
monwealth Of Massachusetts, ana 9th.
ers will be present. The historical ad. ]
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On the "Stern and Rock Bound Coast
The pilgrim spirit has not fled.

The pilgrim spirit has not fled.
1t walks in moons broad light,
And 1t watches the bed of the glorious
dead
With the holy stars by night
1t watches the bed Of the brave who have
bled
And shall guard this icebound shore
Till the waves Of the bay where the May
flower lay
Shall foam and freeze no more.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-20
BASE BALL PARK SITE SECURED
Aod Arrangements ia Progress for the
Buildiag OF q Team of Penna0t
Winners.


The efforts of the coterie of base
ball. fans who have stuck by the
play to secure ball park for Vir-
ginia have been rewarded by an
agreement reached this week for a
portion of what is commonly known
as the Anderson field, comprising a
portion of the Oliver forty just west
of the bridge, and while for time
the prospects for team of Pennant
Winners of 1910 seemed dubious
there is no longer doubt that Vir-
ginia will shortly have an call home
team" that will make the swiftest of
them travel some.
Coincident with the receipt of the
news that a site was obtainable was
commenced the organization of a
stock company for the financing of
the team, and Judge Carey, who led
the range champions of 1908 to vic
tory, was given instructions to cor.
raj his colts quickly and pick his
men for tryout at an early date.
The park site is an ideal one, and
with a good team and the increased
population of Virginia as compared
with two years ago we opine there
will be need for greatly increased
grand-stand capacity and that the
hackers of the game will find no
gold-bricks handed them at any
stage of the season.
Play ball!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-20
Class of Twenty-Five to Graduate.


Commencement exercises of the
Roosevelt High School will be held
on June 18th, at which time will be
graduated a class of twenty-one
young men and women from the
excellent course provided by our
local educational institutions, four.
teen girls and seven boys. The class
will be the largest ever graduated
from the Roosevelt, the members OF
the same being as follows:
Grace A. Bonner.
Mary A. Bonner.
Mabelle I. Brooks.
Ira NJ. Curtiss.
| Louis A. Gauthief.
Myrtle Goodnough.
Ebert I. Hannaford.
Carl NJ. Hawkinson.
Hulda NJ. Johnson.
Nathan V. Keller.
Everett R. Lindsay.
Hattie c. Lipke.
l. Freda 81. Mollenhauer.
Arthur J. Morell.
| Helen I. Oberg.
Nellie r. Rooney.
Florence T. Ryan.
Marion NJ. Sullivan.
Hilda L. Roberts.
Blanche A. Wilcox.
| Grace f. Wilcox.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-20
H;bbioo hiuhs the ViCt0rs.

According to the daily press re.
ports from Hibbing, the little vii
lage clustered in the western sub
urbs of Chisholm. the Virginia
High School bunch met a heart
rending defeat at the hands of the
Hibbing Highs on the diamond
Saturday, the official score being
given as "a to3. But from reading
some of the dope that has been
dished on the event we cannot, fol
the life OF us, see why the Virginia
boys were ever permitted to make
30 many or why the Hibbingites
stopped short of the three hundred
mark.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-20
Youthful Criminals FORCE Checks.

Zigmon Deleski, Walter Valence-
vicz and Anthony Konowsky, three
youths between the ages of IA and
16 years, we're placed under arrest
yesterday on the charge of cashing
spurious checks bearing the name
OF Gordon Cohen, amounting in the
aggregate to the sum of $4,000, the
complaining witnesses who had
cashed the checks in :each instance
being local saloon'keepers.
Because of the age of the young
sters, who showed the true wild
west spirit by spending portion of
their plunder for several young
cannon and dirk knives, the case is
one which will likely demand the
attention of the juvenile court. and
will in all probability be tried in
Duluth.
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Finished the Count,

A further extension of time until
Tuesday evening was granted the
local enumerators to complete the
Virginia census the work being
completed with ease on that date.
While figures showing the popu-
lation of the city are not obtainable
from the local enumerators it is a
safe prediction that when given out
the returns will. chow 1900 or bet
ter, fully double the population OF
the city as shown by the state cen
sus of 1905.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-20
Celebrated Norway's Natal Day.

Under the auspices of Haarfager
Lodge No. 40, Sons of Norway, the
9th anniversary of Norway's natal
day was properly observed in this
city by pleasing program at the
Finnish Temperance Hall on Tues
day evening, at which the Hon. A.
T. Grotte, of Minneapolis, delivered
the principal address, and vocal and
instrumental musical numbers by
the Norwegian Male Quartette, the
Nora Mixed Quartette and Peter
sons Orchestra assisted in max
ing the program a most enjoyable
one.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-05-20
DEAL FOR SITE IS FINALLY ADJUSTED
And the Erection of virQinia's Prom.
ised Federal Building Again Looms
Up as Probability.

Through the efforts of Special
Agent Bracket of the treasury de-
partment, whose presence in the
city was noted in our last issue, and
the assistance of local men interest
ed in the early erection of Virginia's
long promised federal building, an
agreement for the purchase of the
site selected for such purpose at the
corner of Wyoming and Maple was
reached at conference held Friday
evening last, and it is to be hoped
the government may exercise its
option and formally close the deal
before Virginia realty takes anoth-
er hundred per cent raise in value.
Under the terms as agreed the
price of the realty remains as fixed
by the board of appraisers, ST., 500,
while the government will be i'm
bursed to the extent of several
thousand dollars by the sale of the
buildings thereon, terms of sale of
these buildings to local parties be-
ing already agreed upon at accept.
able figures.
From the original appropriation
of $4,000 as secured by ex-Congress-
| man Bede there will remain a BAL
ance of some $4,000 for the build
ing proper, and it is hoped work on
the same, which has been pros.
pect for the past three years, may
not longer be deferred. Virginia
sadly needs more ample post-ofice
quarters, and while the center OF
population has materially changed
since the site selected was first
chosen the location receives general
favor from the business public.