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Show i f rf (. a'?5 i-THER t And t LH TOMES 57ZZ: m?3.WD -- Because the loKi'iutora of Masia an- - kt.v tu uk away th-i- r thun-lt- s , ill a pond beaut ful !)t t t r w !t i lug In i wi MiddJeboro and ou thu aki v ah ore a of wh.ch th y luvu made Uu.tr borne. Weatuiu haimeky atid levuleo-ma. direct d u ndants of recently lotted the Htato Houae and appealed for As rightful uaiii x of the lands about the lake, and. In fart, a large portion of thi-- i part of the state for which ntlther they nor tlu.r ana store were ever paid. the two children of the Indian who opt nod his heart to the people of l'lvp.outh are now obliged to fiftht for their cxietence. Tbelr Christian nanus are Mvl.uda and Chariot to Mitchell, For generations their people bate lived ou tteca, All through shores of Aaiawurnp-ji- t tho Holerun pine-- woodc ma be found the marks ut noting the boundary lines iu the deed gHeti ii) Mdstdoiut to his sou in law. It is tin ir it introy handed down to them b their fath- ers, Is a farm on The home of the land known as Butt) Nttk at the eastern end of the pond Hc,re for years they have obtained a Beamy living by tilling the soli, lor years they lived la the old home stead dte-pt- r In the woods. But with the years that rolled by the old timbers decayed, and they were forced to look for another home. On a sunny knoll, bidden by whig poring pines, with the.r own bands they builded another, it was hut a tiny cottage at first, hut from time to time they have made additions, until they have a home that is better than possessed by the average white man. They cleared away the brush, cut - down trees and made their gardens. Prom dawa till night they toiled, with no one to help them but the old family horse. At last, when all was ready, they moved their aged mother to the house on the clearing. Little by little they prospered, accomplishing so much each day. With their own hands they built other cottage and leased them to the fishermen. Everything about the (arm In ths woods tells of thrift and bard work. The, wellstock barn, the poultry 1 1 tauie nht- - m i, ! right to flh Uk Sicp i . 1 fr It and flit am tired 1 lint Mi'a-.jl- t Tu pdijuin .tied n hi irr f r Tli 'ran hlldrrn, wi nt to I I'c nd newly plowed garden show the Indian Instinct for farming. A better spot- - for a home could not have been chosen. Through the budding tree one sees the dancing waterwof the' lake, while the knoll back ot the house Is pink with May flowers. When your correspondent called at the home, Mrs. Zervla Robinson, elder sister of Westonckanusky and Tewe-leemwas the only one at home, she having come from Abtngton to keep house for her histera while they were dealing with the legislative committee. Her feature were those of an Indian and her manor those of a person of excellent bringing up. Though TS years old her" brown eye were keeu and seemed to shoot sparks of fire as ehe told of the fight her slater made to keep body and soul together. Many years ago," he said, stretching her brown hands toward the lake, "all this belonged Ur the Tuspaquins, my mothers people. The white people have forgotten how good old Maasa-s- o ' It was to them. There are not many of na now, hut 'w'hire we nvd' should w net he 'allowed to enjoy the land of our fath-rs- T After father died w lived with mother In Abington for some time. - Then someone told, u. that the pphe wore stealing away our land and if we wanted to save any we had better come hack. Since father went away we had not known what it was to be happy, but we were to get back to the dear old woods. There were more of us children then, but like the flowers they bloomed and passed away. Some a, . cO - t: jr'z1! espQ'ZiZ',rs i laid out ii who i w r sdteifd the site aril of jar lino piayef a c t ' 'ol, on : t m II a vn ugl. H r i mic h mi, i i i in h f a H or apo i o 'I' j 'Iuaiacjun was in) grand! iil.ir He was a pr achcr among tl.i Ind tn an! a Tluu i dim nu the r good man, too and she married Jose y h Miwtvi! He wb part Indian and jail wt.U, (hit Is how we got tii- - name of Mitch-d- l It make h me fid real bad wh'n think how hard rny two havi to wuik Thty lost lami'. too, the old fan. llj horw- - and had to walk f la ii g a in - 1111- dim 1 fiigre genera iota d tne ui when the ole cCu.ns i c i ,i of explaratiol1 Valparaiso hi of Pam" an i thal imaiii Hi id'll i it an Irai culm t! e plai o h i,i Si 1 a! Insteaf in - is locate! ''ey rnakt !r g j street! along the water aimlissly front and (Hin io gt t anywhere else mie niiii-- t t ore in a row boat or an el vator The Chllenoi art (ailed the Yankee! of South Aunrlca and ate praUed I , of us wire waltirg outside ,Sei-ra- l while one Of till patty was, maku g son e purchase iu a -- tire Presently oik frn nd ca ne out n in the face and swt ari-iliiu a troojii-- r Vi at Jo you tl ink That d f xd in there wont taae Atriricati morn y I told him he was crazy ihat It was the best monei jn the world He looked It ovpr careful'), remarked that It was rery pretty but said he couldn t do anything with it. Wouldn't that Jar you Other members of the party got laired at Antofagasta The small del m'.itlon that went to ask a question of the American consul got routed an unci remomously as If they had been A L AT THE HUE. WASATCH Our coal it the best there is for steam and domestic purposes tilt AT THB MINE THE PRICES LUMP M:h Hfe 'te i. v $2.50 2.00 STOVE dm lafastrj. PstronizD a vr ! ..WEBER about In the snow all winter. I bought them enothtr and they are using her to do their plowing That la Jack, said Mrs. Robinson, pointing to a puture of a bulldog He got under the ruins of the old house last fall and hurt his back Poor trying to dig out a woodchuck Jack! We had to chloroform him." In ono corner of the parlor was a fine-olpiano that had not bten tuned for fifteen years, and Us tone was something wonderful. Everything about the place was as neat as wax the Kitchen and dining room were almost a snow white. These are scoured with sand every day, she said, smiling, for Melinda can't bear to see a mite of dust about That reminds me," said the good woman, as she opened the pantry door I used to be the one to get Into mischief. Mother made mince pies by the cartload, and she wouldn't let us children eat much of them. I did once. 1 scooped out the inside through s hols in the crust Then I got n dead mouse nnd put him-ithe pantry. Mother thought he was the thief nnd that he died from overeating. I never told her until a few years before she died, and lb a she said, 1 have a mind to Whip you now, Mrs. Uolluson and her sisters are well educated nnd are extremely well versed In topics of the day. In the barn they have a framework and covering of a Kin Philip boat, that was taken from the lake bottom a few years ago a souvenir of the days when Massachusetts was In the hands of the real American royalty. COAL CO.. O0OOOOOOKOOOOOOOOOOO Do You Wa.n Some? and thek Thm do look bet thrifty qualities ter and move than their neigh bors The foreign element here B responsible for this lmpro)ement, bid It Is likely to prove disastrous In tht end, because It has made the natlvi ambitious beyond his possibilities. Hf Is making more show than he cal afford. The country Is being rente! out to the foreigners; Its resource! are being leased and the rent Is beln pent faster than it comes In. Song day there wont be any .more r sources Then the foreigner will g back where he came from and the n tlve will find himself sitting up wltb I great deal for their energy fa-t- er n yard m,rnm. i corpse- s - it Chill Is living over the history Peru Its northern part is desert, id central portion Is vineyards, nnd the southern region agricultural lands and forests The nitrate deposits In the northern desert are yielding the country 73 per cent of revenue. The foreigner Is making the bulk of ths pnfli from these rkh fields and he la sorting It home. When he winds up Us work and goes away, as he must the native will find hlmalf means of subsistence. without Hels TIMBER THAT IS VALUABLE. making no provkdon whatever for he rainy day that Is certain to come to Single Logs of Mahogany Often Bring all men and all nations as Much as $5,000. Years ago Peru had a golden gooie Sydney II. Shadboldt ot WashingIn Its guano Islands and nitrate flelB. ton, largely Interested In a 180,000-acyIt derived millions from them ltd timber and plantation tract In spent those millions recklessly art the state of Vera Crux on the Coatsa-ooalco- a without thought of the future. Ow river. Is familiar with all the day the guano deposits gave out. and phases of the timber trade, and for then, as if to prove that misfortunes several years his attention ban been never eome singly, along came CklU given largely to the purchase and and took away the nitrate fields by marketing of mahogany. Speaking of rnajn strength and awkw&rdnao. mahogany generally, he said: "Mahogany has been esteemed a very valuable wood for more than 200 years, and during all that time the world has had Substantially Us whole supply from Mexico, Honduras, Cubs and Santo Domingo. Up to within about ten years the proportion secur-frothese districts was about 60 per cent from Mexico, 30 per cent from Honduras and 10 per cent from Cuba and Santo Dora logo combined. The product of all of ths four districts belongs to the aatue spe$ cies, but there are marked differences 10 the fiber of the' wood from West India Islands and that from the main land. The. Mexican and Honduras aiA .wuSikK, growth Is of a better grade than any other. "The mahogany of Mexico' is worth In the United States and Eu rope from $S0 (to $100 per 1.000 feet on the average, The value of the In dividual logs, however. Is occasionally very high, single sticks bringing at much as $3 000. Mexican Herald, evc-tuall- book agents. They found Uncle Sams agent just leaving his place of business, and started to ask him where they could buy sdme camera plates. They started well, but never got beyond the starting point The consul said he was awfully sorry; that he was busy; that he couldnt spare a moment; that he had something enormous to do right away; that they must sit down In his office and wait for him to come hack. All this was let out like shells from a rapid fire gun as the consul cams out of the yard on the double quick and headed for the pobtofflee to mall i letter, for that was what he had to do The visitors trailed him for half i block, trying to get their question In edgeways, but they never succeeded They had to get their Information from a hack driver. These fussy crabbed old fellows are the ones that Cause the demand for consular re form. After it was agreed that the consul might be forgiven his peevishness be cause he had to live in Antofagasta which Is really quite as bad as it name. By right it is no place foi white folks to live. The huge bulk of a naked mountain overshadows it, and the sun fairly shrivels it. It is a blistered, dustrlden transfer station between the desert and the ocean. Tb few sickly looking green things to b seen are kept alive by constant nursing with water that comes through It Is said no pipe 180 miles long. other place In the world has such a Ths long aqueduct as Antofagasta hack drivers carry feather dusters in the whip sockets of their cabs becaus they need them more than whips, and Teas an In DRY GOODS AXD GR.OCER.HIiS On Sn Has CASH BARGAIN STORE COALVILLE. UTAH ; f Good Job Work..... whut people wiuxt end ai Gft Time office 1 fust the I place where you can get It at prices that will suit everone ...All Work Promptly Executed m ir&r War Waged by Cartoonists. "The foe is terrible, but God is merciful, la the caption of a cartoon just out in Russia. Russia, as a giant. Is taking a huge stride from Korea to Japan, crushing battleships beneath 5 his heel, and catching pigmy Japs in 1 rvyi,.i,-rhsndfuls. Uncle Sam and John Bull idWf In French uniform, commiserate with China on Japan's defeat. "Tbs Japanese Emperor and His Amusing la the title of ths cartoon which pictures the mikado being pushed over ths precipice by John Bull rA and Uncle Sam. The heading of another cartoon is T,et Us Sit by ths were drowned in the lake and othere Sea and Walt. Russia urges, "Hurry went to sleep. But we love old up; begin ths business, and, after all, I shall be sitting In the same place." "When the storms com he tries to Beneath each cartoon is printed a line clay with the sobbing pine, lie ! to the effect that It baa been passed our companion and comforter, the one by the censor, and Consequently bewho knows the spirits of onr dead. comes official In the eyea of the mil"Tee. my' son. we are the direct lions of peasants into whose hands It descendant of Massasolt on ray moth- la placed. er's side. Oh, but she was a pood woman. She died so noble, too. Ton The surest method against seanda. sec. she was Pi years old. and one Is to live It down by perseverance In niaht we asked If rhe was tired, he-- wll (burr nvrhaave. GRASS CREEK COAL AT f - s J GRASS CREEK MINES , rirvrt' M. w Ve have the very best Coal " then b oq the market (or domestic or cteaza purpose , Cathedral and Plaxa. Sirce that time Peru has bten VvSl Well-Wish- an Assa-wamps- lt In sack- cloth and ashes a jtar for every on she lived In riotous opulence now Chtlt is making poor use of her gains American money does not circulate In Chill. It la not accepted in either banka or stores It mun be traded off to brokers, much after the fashios of unused railroad tickets at home la either instance one has to take what ever is offered. The money changer! like the ticket scalpers, have an agreement. and one of them win not jTt more than another. It is said that Americans are verv proud and boastful, and tt U doubtless true, because they have a young aB growing country, and youth is general-lvain of Its strength, but It takes th wind out of Mr. Yankee's sail the first time his pretty gold monev ta cushat beck at him I w with when this happened It was at Anto fagasta. one of the nitrate ports of th north of Chill y ' j the bartenders have to cater to (hi fiercest thirsts on earth. On one side of the lead colored buildings along the wharf, the word nitrate ia spelled out in big black letters. This explains the presence of the white people, and of the tows s Were it not for nitrate the would soon be left in possession of the shifting sands of Antofagasta. Tbe white people have taken mnch treasure from the desert, but they have had to pay for it High up on the mountain are the gleaming shafts of as overgrown graveyard. The thickly atudded headstones flash in the son as if to signal you the desert warning and ft challenge. It I no easy thing to live where your drinking water must come through a pipe 180 mile Wo forgive the consul. long Limp AND ST0YE miED... ? Q f. Us-ard- Wise men are Instructed by reason; understanding, by experi-eTtCmen of le the mot Ignorant, by neces-itv- ; and beasts by nature. Cicero. v: , 4 $ O O CT WELL SCREENED DOMESTIC f Then b ta tre hive t4 thtrrcTr--j SPECIAL CIIUTB a wcSSsg, a J F03 LOADIHO GRASS CREEK COAL 0. - (V CCCCQCCCQeCCCeOCCCCCl f |