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THE casual visitor in the curious
Pueblo country of New Mexico and
Arizona 1 always likely to
tounter. no matter what the season of
Ihe year, a community celebration of
one kind or another. Above all other
Indiana the paeblo la devotedly at
tached to feast and ceremonial; in the
beginning incited thereto by hla de
pendence. a an agriculturist in an ex
acting region, upon the favor of the
lltmmli; and later encouraged by the
pleasure-loving Mexicans, hla neigh
Dora. Conforming to the deft treatment by
Ihe Roman Church, and therefore more
jr leas adulterated from the original,
:lie greatest annual celebration of the
L'ochltl Publ occurs on July 14; of
Ihe Santo Domingo on August 4: of the
51a. August 16: of the San Juan, June
M: of Taos. September 30. and so
forth tiiesc greatest celebrationa be
ing preceded and followed by a hoat
Df others, varying in Importance and
ilgnlflcance.
Tla good fortune to be present at the
treat Taos festival, of September JO.
termed Sari G ronlmo day. and held in
Honor (nstensiuly) of the Pueblo's pa
:ron saint. Jerome Just aa the festival
t the San Juan Pueblo, southward.
Iocs honor to that patron saint. John,
tn this nomenclature, for instance, do
are recognize the Influence of Catholi
:lm. The featival of 8an lieronlmo la aa
Tamed through the Southwest aa la any
Cete day In Provence or Italy. The
Pueblo la located In northeastern New
M-xi'O. about 4') miles south of the
Colorado line; It Is the most typical
and the beat preserved of all the Pueb
ios. and its ino people are- extremely
ronservatlve. Thither, for thla Sao
3eronlmo day. come tourists from Boa
ton. Chicago, St. luis, Denver: I'tes,
Savajos. Aoarlies. Fan Juans and other
now friendly aborigines; Mexicans from
Ihe surrounding hamlets and ranchea.
The festival Itself a queer combina
tion of Christian ritual and pagan rite:
.n reality It is the survival of the
Pueblo's ancient harvest celebration.
The Mexican visltora arrive the flrat:
lustrous, evidently, of getting as much
as they can from the opportunity. By the
tragnn-load lhy enter the little town of
Fernandea de Taos, three miles from the
pueblo, and disperse among their numer
ous kin and acquaintances. A Mexican
house Is never filled. Booths are set up
Ul the plaza and the crooked adobe-walled
streets, the music and scuffling of the
balle, or ball, are to be heard afternoon
and night. 'and the alluring whistle of the
popultr merry-go-round ahrllls Inces
santly. "
In the little town the stages deposit the
tourists who. having Journeyed down from
Denver or up from Santa . deem that
hey have left civilisation afar. And
tirough the little town pass, with tempo- i
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rary halt, the San Juans in their wagons,
selling pottery: the Apaches, buck and
aquaw and pappoose a-horsehack. selling
bows and arrows: the Navajo, likewise
horse, selling sllverwaye. and blankets.
All of a sudden the little town is over
flowing. The pueblo people themselves appear to
hare not at all in the excitement; but
It is oniy necessary, when one meets them
pursuing their daily routine, to accost
with "Bueno. amtgos."
"Bucno, bueno,'" they reply.
"Mucha fiesta, en poco tiempo eh?"
Spain's -Happy "Royal Babes
THIS is the first time within living
memory that a son of a Spanish King
has beau born at La. Urania. Others,
uch as the Infantes Don Carlos. Don
t'rlipe Francisco and Infanta Maria
Luis, mere born while their parents were
still only heirs presumptive to the thror.e.
J jeen Victoria's private desire may have:
been for a girl, but publicly she expressed
the wish to have an Infante "espanol,"
typically Spanish: that is to say. brown
and dark baireri. But such a hopeswould
only bs partially realised, since sha is
very fair, and the Spanish Bourbons have
ths green-hued eyes and white skin which
run in the faroil. Infanta Maria Teresa
uttnc tli ortly exception. Though the
newly-horn Intante is of fair t-ompiexion.
he is slightly darker than his brother,
Frlnipe de Asturias. whose feature
str.kirw'y resemble thos of his mother.
It might be said that the Principe
Asturias is a thorough Battenberg. while
Infantito Don Jaime is more of a Bour
bon. He is a strong, healthy infant,
neighing etgnt pounds, and appears to be
more quick tempered than his elder
brother.
He is now dressed in whita laced robes,
with tiny pink colored ribbons, and wears
hanging from Ins neck the tiny golden
cross and mdiu of Our L1v of. Pilar,
much venerated in Spain. When court
ufficmla meet him they stop and bow. Just
s to a srovnup person.
Klr.g Alfonso wishes him to be brought
tip a soldter. and. like the Principe de
.Anurias, tha sew Infante a dresses ara
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A mile flashes Into eacli countenance.
"SI, si; mucha fiesta."
At the pueblo dances are being re
ltearsed: some of tho young men require
Instruction, and some of the elders need
a Umbering up. These rehearsals are
held in private, according to laws as yet
unmodified by the church.
During the afternoon preceding the fea
tival. preparations at the pueblo become
plainly visible. A bower of quaking-aspen
branches is huilt against the north casa
grande, about fin elevated platform
whence, at the head of tho track, the
saint shall overlook the races.
o be embroidered in red silk bearing the
number 1. which is that of the infantry
regiment entitled the "King's Own." gar
risoned in Madrid, in which the Principe
de Asturias was enrolled a month ago as
simple soldier wearing a minute sword.
The nwly bom infantito remains most
of the day with his mother, and is re
moved in the evening to an adjoining
room under the care of a lady of the
court ualil a nurse is appointed to take
charira of him. Queen Victoria, who tends
the infantito Don Jaime devotedly, has
not been much troubled, aa her second
son, though a little more rervous than
the Princtp de Asturias, seems to be as
gojd natured.
Some three weeks ago the Principe de
Asturias was a little troubled with his
teething, but that period over he is now
a thoroughly healthy. good natured.
strong boy. The whiteness of his skin
and his clear ulhe eyes are remarkable.
He already seems to know his duties,
and I Wednesday witnessed a quaint
scene. The relief of the royal guard
takes place every morning at 11 o'clock.
A patrol of "Alabarderos" comes to the
royal palace to change the sentries to
the sound of fife and drum. Afterwards
the infantry company of "Baroastro."
which lJeepe guard on the. exterior. The
formalities of the band playing and bugle
blowing have been omitted these days to
avoid trouble to Queen Victoria, but not
the display of the national flag, which Is
handed over to the fresh guard, during
which all salute. The Principe de As
turias. In his English nurse's arms, was
witnessing the scene from a balcony aiitl
JvPSH ' '31 l''?S?J Ss blues, plaids the pueblo, bearing of-
s iw&j-. Vmmt t. ,Ji-VZ., 1 f TriTi fertory candles, obediently crowds the
,w, ' . fS7 ' f-- chapel interior.
J" . , -""-akv y .'I (GS2' V" The maSB lasts a" hour: ,ts c"ciu-
w " 1 s, J 'SSffi. ' sion signified by the discharge, be-
. k " . XV,V 1 iMsy side the ch"c,l dor' of a rickety
.. " t,- - . (Vv smooth-bore in the hands of an ap-
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A hole is digged. In the hard clay be
fore the casa grande.' where is the pueblo
plaxa, and with much labor, much wran
gling, much scurrying, perspiration, ex
hortation and grunting a huge pole, W
feet long, is set perpendicularly therein.
The omnipresent church Intercedes,
to remind: and about 5 o'clock the bell
of tho little chapel summons to mass.
While we. and other strangers who
have driven out. Inquisitively witness,
and the Mexican stand at the thresh-
raisol up his tiny right hand to his tem
ple, military fashiin.
Principe de Asturias'- life Is most
healthy. He is already bathed and dressed
by 7 o'clock, and then visits his parents.
The most of the day he spends in the
beautiful gardens of the royal residence,
wheeled in a perambulator, and when
tired sleeps under' the shadow of a chest
nut in one of Queen : Victoria's favorite
nooks It is a real open air life, and the
doctor who visits him twice a day Is sur
prised at his wonderful health.
When tha w?aiher Is bad. and during
the last week It has been cold ,iere, with
patches of enow still unmelted on the
surrounding mountains, he Is taken in
doors, and amuses himself with hla first
toy, a "Teddy bear." which Queen Vic
toria ot in a raffle for charity purposes,
and with Japanese toys presented by
Prince Kurokl during his recent visit and
by the Japanese ambassador in Madrid,
Mr. Maugiro-Inaxaky. v
He also takes a daily afternoon drive
accompanied by two nurses, in an open
landau drawn by four mules and escorted
by a couple of mounted "Guardia Clviles."
Here at J.s Granja, according tu custom,
a special rider, in chocolate colored dress,
with white leather bard across the chest
and large brimmed soft white hat, which
gives him the appearance of a cowboy,
rides b the Principe de Asturias on one
of the small, dark long-haired native
horses called "biases."
King Alfonso of Spain seems to be
chiefly known abroad as a most excellent
sportsman. But he is something more
than that- Though not resembling the
Instant is the change from one wor
ship to the-other. Notified by the sig
nal, while the celebrants are pouring
from the altar selected dancers who
have been waiting, to .the rear of each
of the casus grandes. advance through
the gloam. waving sprays of yellowed
aspen foliage and melodiously chanting
In the Taos tongue. "
This is the Sun Dance. Shoulder to
shoulder, in two long lines facing in
ward, the dancers, shuffling and chant
ing In perfect accord, traverse the plaza
and enter the churchyard. All wear
white blankets. At the church door
they reverse, recross the plaza, and
having danced before each of the com
munal houses (the caaas grandes) they
disperse.
Thla ends the' public preliminaries.
Spanish In thla particular, he gets up very
early, and even at I Granja devotee the
greater part of the morning to hla favor
ite studies on military subjects, and those
who have heard his talk about such mat
ters recognize hia sound knowledge.
But as he Is now on holiday, "en vaca
cionee," as he calls it, polo constitutes his
main amusement ax La Granja, besides
his morning walk, on which he is only ac
companied by Marques de Viana.
No one can mistake King Alfonso'a
walk and dress. He walks with long
strides, and when recognizing a friend
some distance off, utters the Spanish sa
lute "Adois" In a clear voice, throwing
up his arm with a peculiar toss. He wears
his hat pulled down almost to the nape of
his neck, a mannerism which has become
the fashion In Madrid, especially when
wearing soft green "Tyrolean" hats,
which King Alfonso usually affects.
Polo is played every afternoon, and the
ground was opened officially. last Mdtiday.
It is an ideal polo ground, and. according
to the professional, few. If any, European
polo grounds rival Ijo. Granja. It lies just
at the foot of La Granja Mountain, amid
splendid scenery. The ground is suffi
ciently hard and the turf excellent.
Society life at La Granja, which at
tained great splendor during the reign
of the late King Alfonso, fell away
during the present queen mother'a
regency, as she, preferred to pass the
Summer on the -Spanish seashores. La
Granja begins to revive again, since it
Is the favorite residence of Queen Vic
toria, who. loving a quiet, open air
Ffe, with beautiful gardens, finds these
elements at Ildefonso. King Alfonso,
too. Is now getting more accustomed to
La Granja than at the outset, and en
courages the nobility to visit the place.
La Granja, Spain, dispatch to New
Tork Herald. ' I
What transpires during the night, we
may not know.
Dawns San Geronimo day. First is
the elevating, to the cross-bar at the
ajjex of the pole (before mentioned as
having been erected with so much
stress) of the festal offerings; a sheep,
throat cut; a bunch of melons; a sack
of bread and maize. The display,
fastened aloft by a half-naked Indian,
constitutes the pueblo's thank-tribute
to the sun; for so largely does the
sun figure. In the Taos Indian's
thoughts with reference to the cele
bration, that this ancient harvest fes
tival this pseudo Saint's day is dom
inated still by the creative orb.
Ever since sunrise visitors have
been pouring into the pueblo grounds
horseback, afoot, in vehicles of all
descriptions. Many are merely on
lookers; others, like the Mexican ped
dlers, the Apaches and Navajoes and
San Juans, are out with an eye to busi
ness as well as to spectacle. About
8 o'clock another mass is called; and
thither, again went their gorgeous way
the pueblo people.
By the time that the mass Is over
the grounds resemble a fair; with the
wagons of the Mexican vendors, selling
melons, pinon nuts and scarfs, with
the alien Indians, proffering articles
of handicraft; with the horsemen dash
Cost of the Roosevelt Hunt
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELTS Hunting
trip to East Africa, which Is planned
for next year, will decrease the Presiden
tial savings some 130,000 to $23,000 at a
low estimate, but, inasmuch as Mr. Roose
velt already has been offered more than
ten times that amount for his story of the
trip, to be written upon his return, it
isn't worrying the family banker..
What is concerning all the Ro'osevelt
family and the close friends of. the Presi
dent may be summed up as "things that
might happen on that trip." It is no small
matter this 20,000-mile journey to the
wildest section of the world, where big
game is as populous as it has come to be
scarce in the "won West." It isn't so
much the lions, elephants and their as
sociates that are being feared, although
the element of danger they always pre
sent contains the essential zest of hunting
with any true sportsman. But there are
many other enemies of human life, which
the President will have to encounter and
subdue.
The journey to the east coast of Africa
will be one of the most wonderful pilgrim
ages a man of the Western world might
take. The President will pass through
seas and straits which alone could have
washed away the tomes of history they
have seen written. He will come into con
tact with customs and people by far the
most interesting In the world, and finally,
as a sort of guerdon for his wanderings,
the traveler will reach Zanzibar (a place
which merits its name. Paradise).
It has been called the most interesting
la sauare miles in the world and appears
ing hither and thither vaqueros.
rancheros and Americans; with pedes
trians white and brown, male and fe
male, sauntering and staring; and
with the cameras in active operation
by professionals and amateurs.
A procession issues from the chapel,
bearing under canopy the saint himself.
Jerome; a rudtfly-carved, venerable
wooden figure endowed, for the occasion,
with sentient attributes. Carefully . es
corted he is transferred to the bower,
and there, by respectful hands, is in
stalled, together with crucifix and draped
shrine.
Immediately, upon the track along
which he now gazes, line up the racers;
a chosen band from each of the houses,
stationed, in opposing divisions, half and
half, at either end of the course. They
are variously decorated, naked save as to
breech-clout and lavishly patterned with
paint. Upon their ankles, to bestow
speed, are tied eagle feathers and patches
of down are scattered, also, over limbs
and body.
The course is 400 yards. This is a relay
race; the runners start, two by two. race
to the farther end, and are relieved by
two other runners. Back and forth speed
tho painted forms, amidst wild encour
agement from the Indian guards and the
closely-pressing spectators. The race con
tinues for an hour. Victory is decided;
to merit the description. In Its scant
area the flotsam and jetsam of the East
ern world has gathered. It contains,
shoulder to shoulder, in Its heterogeneous
people and life, the elements of the finest
culture, the deepest ignorance, morality,
degeneracy, vice and virtue, more fantas
tically Interwoven into the life of the
place than anywhere else In all the
world.
Here the President will get his supplies,
guides, servants, porters and other blacks
who will be his companions on the hunt.
From Zanzibar he goes to the chief city
of English East Africa, on the border of
German Africa and from there plunges
Into the vast, silent, disease-breeding Jun
gle, where a white man goes with the as
surance that death, multiform, pestilent
and horrible, lurks in every thicket and
stream and tree: a place where the
chances of living are reduced to the ulti
mate natural minimum.
Preceded by his blacks and followed by
more of the same, bearing the rather im
posing luggage of the expedition, and, in
bad weather, the head of the expedition in
a hammock, the President will enter a
world vastly different from anything he
has ever seen.
In the great miasmatic jungle, where
every step of the road for many miles
will have to be along virgin paths cut
through the often poisonous brush, death
waits, invisible and intrusive, for the bold
hunter. The miasma may give him a fever
that will kill him In eight hours or leave
nlm suffering Hie most horrible of tor
tures In a land of torture. He may re
cover only to be grasped again by the ter
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CLOWNS C1.1MB1NG
and at once the runners and th(Hf kin
unite in another dance, which may be
called the dance of triumph. Again
chanting and shuffling and waving the
yellow aspen the dancers proceed to the
casa grande which has won. The cere
monial drum booms accompaniment. From
the casa grande roofs the women pelt
down bread not alone womanly reward
to husbands and children and brothers,
but token of the sun's pleasure at the
late spectacle.
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After this dance the pueblo gives itself
over to recuperation, and to "shopping"
expeditions among the many vendors.
Fruit and pinon nuts are liberally bought.
At noon every pueblo household lias a
big dinner, to which strangers, no mat
ter what the race, are generously in
vited. In the afternoon appear the clowns, or
the chlxonctti representative of the my
thical delight-makers, who, in early times,
saved the pueblos from pestilence and
famine.
Seven in number, striped alternately
upon their naked bodies, with black and
white, their braids stuck through with
sprays of ripened grain, for two hours
they amuse the crowd: their grotesque
actions being received with loud applause.
Finally they attempt to climb the pole,
to secure the booty at the top. After
some considerable time spent in nonsen
sical essays, they resign ther post, and
a champion climber of the community
sallies to the rescue. He scales the
smooth column: he lowers the sheep, the
bread and the fruit to the waiting clowns
below.
This marks the close of the festival.
The sun is touching the western horizon.
While back to Fernandez de Taos stream
the outsiders, Saint Jerome is restored to
his chapel, and the sun sinks. The honor
of both has been satisfied. The pueblo
may rest content.
rors of his fever every year or two the
balance of his life, or he may escape en
tirely. The President will not have proceeded
far before rebellion will break out in his
train. This kind, however, is more easily
settled than miners' strikes, and all may
be well.
Then , he may be overtaken and cap
tured by a native Prince, who will require
beads, wire, brass and the like to keep
him from devoting his distinguished guest
to glutting his appetite. Upon finding that
his visitor is the late head of a great
government, the chief will even become
solicitous, send around a few buckets of
stinking native beer, even some pellet
of bhaiig. that the Prtisldent may dream
the dream the hashish eater, and as a
last mark of courtesy demand that the
President marry a couple or more of his
dusky belles. The diplomacy of Mr.
Roosevelt will have to be relied upon in
this extremity.
In the end. all these perils having been
safely passed. Mr. Roosevelt will resrh
the happiest hunting grounds in all the
world, where he may shoot Hons, hippo
potami, specimens of the buffalo, rhlnos
ceros, bok. etc.. till his ammunition runs
out or something happens.
And for this the price will be $25,000.
Kansaa City Star.
Miss Ross Becker has be.n appointed si
claim agent and United States pension at
torney In Missouri. She has been known for
yeas as one of tlje most successful women
in St. Lxiuis, being a notary public and an
insurance axent. i
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