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and hemetite. 1t II found chiefly near the
tops OF the hills In small, irregular
bodies without definite walls. 1t Is very
hard and must be broken loose from
the country rock with sledges and ex-
plosives. 1t is of such a nature that steam
shovels are largely used to tear away the
earth and uncover the ore. There are hun
dreds OF such shovels now working at Dali
quiri and the Lola mine there is being
goused out much as we are excavating the
Culebra pass at Panama.
The most of the Cuban miners are immi-
grants from northern Spain. The natives
work well with the machete, but they seem
lost IN the presence of picks and shovels
Labor Is comparatively cheap, the ordinary
wage being dollar for day of ten hours.
The companies feed the miners IL the men
desire 1t. but In this case they are charged
twenty-five cents day for their food. max
ing their pay seventy-five cents day and
food. The miners live In villages built for
their use IN the immediate vicinity Of the
mines Barracks are provided for the bach
elors and huts for those who have fam
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some weeks after his arrival. when a flock
of sheep was driven past the house on its
way to pasture. The lamb seemed to
recognize the animals at once, and gravely
placing himself In the procession trotted
along with the rest. l had to bring him
back, but he bleated and gazed wistfully
after the other sheep until they were out
of sight.
Sticks by the Lady's Shawl.
The lamb has recently shown us that his
intelligence is not of very high order
AS 1 have told above, he Is In the habit of
following his mistress about and lying be-
side her on the piazza. He also runs to
her for protection, II any danger threatens
1t SO happens that she wears a shawl when
sitting outside, and we have found that
this shawl seems to answer Willie's purpose
just as well the owner Of it. If the
shawl Is out on chair alone the lamb will
wake up and lick It, and paw 1t, and then
lie down by the side of 1t, just as he does
II the lady Is present. Moreover IL any one
chases him. he seems to think he is quite
safe If he can get behind a chair in which
that shawl Is lying.
Willie Is by no means a coward; he has
hard little head, and he knows how to
use it. / took him into the Enclosure to see
the buffalo calves not long ago, and when
one of them advanced upon him with low
cred head Willie very solemny put his
head down, too, and took thu first shock
OF battle like soldier. But the next mo-
ment the calf looked 30 fierce, and snorted
and kicked so much. that the lamb ran off
out Of danger. But he Is usually willing to
try conclusions with any other creature
regardless of size; and the other day I saw
him engaged in a butting match with the
big Holstein COW which supplies some Of
the milk for the buffalo calves. The cow
Is a good-natured old beast, but when she
got tired of the game she just gave Willie
q push with her nose. which sent him
watering
But Willies favorite antagonist is a collie
dog, which belongs to a neighbor This
dog has been taught that sheep are sacred
creatures and that he must never harm
one. So Willie simply DULLES him, jumping
in and butting him of his feet and then
rolling him along the ground. But the
dog seems to enjoy II as much as the lamb,
for only after he has been knocked over a
great many times. and has become thor
oughly hot and tired, does he pick himself
up, ana, with a smile and wag of the
tail. bid Willie Eau revor'' and go home.
ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES
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WILLIE, THE PET LAMB
SHOWED NO AFFECTION FOR
ANY ONE AT FIRST.
Fut Finally Became Attached 70 q
Lady and Was as Faithful as
"Mary's Little Lamb
Written for The Star.

Written for The Star.
1t is seldom that 1 have had either the
time or the inclination to study domestic
animals. least OF al have I ever desired to
emulate Mary whose historic pet was long
since converted INTO mutton However.
there are some things In this world which
We get whether we want them or not;
sometimes it's measles-sometimes It's
lamb.
Many miles from here away across CrOy-
don mountain there's a farm and on the
farm flock OF sheep. Etrly IN the spring
a big Shropshire eve had three lambs and
like many another parent. found that she
had more children than she could properly
care for. Her owner. Willie Macintosh a
kindly hearted young See lehman. at once
looked about for a good acme for the ex-
ira baby and for some 2 asOn 10 came my
way: though. had l been in his place |
should never have picked the owner OF i've
wol-es Il fox and black bear as guardian
for such a woody atom OF helpless innocence
as a newborn lamb But over the noun
tain he was carried. one chilly April day
and, the man who brought him was not
as careful as he might have been the in
FAINT caught cold from which he almost
died.
confess that. when he arrived ! was
not overjoyed at being made responsible
for his physical and moral welfare. but
after looking him over | decided TO keep
him, for the present at least. lie US very
ungainly as TO figure, being chiehy legs.
and absurdly thin. His body was covered
with short kinky white wool. which was
rather rough to touch, and his face was
one large smudge OF brown, aud had that
comical expression which reasonable
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OF Il. but would scamper off and go to feed
ing ct a safe distance. At the same time he
did not like to be left quite alone; he pre-
ferred to have some of US in sight, and
often. II he looked up and found that we
had all gone away he would bleat, or at
tempt TO do so, with his mouth full OF
grass that very little sound escaped.
Willie's careful attention to his Inner
man soon brought results, and the wrin-
killed. hide which had covered his skeleton
filed out until all the neighbors remarked:
My how that lamb does grow" He soon
had a very respectable crop of wool, too,
but possibly because he had caught cold
or because of his unnatural diet the wool
began TO fall out. This, of course, gave
him ragged appearance and caused him
TO look disreputable once more. and II be-
came the duty OF every one who came near
him to help him quickly through this Pc
ROO of unsiGhtliness by pulling out hand
ful of the loose wool. The performance OF
this duty was not confined TO humans,
either. for several times on going out to
the barn where the lamb spent the night,
/ surprised a meadow mouse In the. act OF
running off with big tuft of Willies wool.
Became as Faithful as "Marys Lamb"
Before he was half plucked. lady came
TO stop at our house, and 1t was seen at
once that affection in Willie had not been
absent but latent. All he had, apparently,
was now lavished on this lady and the lamb
was seldom happy when she was out of his
sight. If she went for a walk, Willie went
with her. and IL she sat down. the lamb
would Craze close by or lie down on her
skirt TO chew his cud. If she went to sit
on the piazza Willie would lie down by her
side until she arose and went away
When she went into the house Willie
at once expressed his disappointment or
displeasure by bleating at the top of his
lungs. II there was no response to this
cutlery the lamb would stand on his hind
legs at one window after another. placing
his fore feet on the sill and searching
earnestly for his mistress. Sometimes he
would come TO the door and hammer at II
with his fore feet. and II no one paid any
attention to that. he world leap against
the door with all his might, making q
noise which never failed to attract atten-
ton. Finally. If all his antics went un-
needed, he would bound angrily away
along the piazza, with a. series of jumps
In which he gathered all four feet together
and brought them down at once with all
the vigor of his now vigorous body.
Willie never saw any of his own kind for
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Maryland Steel Company. They are not
far from Santiago and the ore Is brought
there for shipment
The Spanish-American Iron Company Is
operating mines near Daiquiri. which lies
on an open roads:ead twelve miles east OF
MORO Castle. The deposits are four miles
back OF the seaport, and about sixteen
miles east OF Santiago. The company has
standard gauge railroad from the mines TO
the bay, and steel docks similar TO those
of Lake Superior. IL was just beside these
docks that our troops made their first land
ing during the Spanish-American war.
The Daiquirl mines are valuable. They
were located by Samuel T. Ely OF Cleveland
in 1859 and Mr.. Ely founded the Spanish
American Iron Company 10 operate them
lie had made a fortune In mining In the
Lake Superior iron region. and when he
opened The Daiquiri mines he introduced the
best Of modern machinery. The mines be-
gan to produce in 1879. and at the end of
1909 their output was equal 10 more than
three and n half million tons of ore, worth
in the states in the neighhorhood OF So
OO0,C0D These mines are now turning out
forty or fifty thousand tons OF ore a month;
they can produce coco tons, and the orly
limit TO their product is the labor supply.
The company started by opening three mines,
They are now working ten and have recent
ly begun the development of another dis
trict which will feed into Daiqulri | am
told there is more ore in sight than the
amount so far mined.
The Cuban Steel ore Company has iron
mines in the mountains forty miles west OF
Santiago and about six miles back from the
seaport of Chirivico The mines are con-
nected with the sea by a railroad which is
said to be one Of the best equipped OF It's
kind on the island. and at the Chirivico are
two wharves and steel dock d thousand
feet long.
Mining With Steam Shovels.
The iron ore OF Cuba is both magnetic
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lilies. Nearly every mining property has It's
store, where meals, provisions and cloth
ing can be purchased.
Cuba q Land Of Minerals.
These mines give some idea of the rich
iro- deposits of Cuba. The island has
never been carefully prospected. although
hundreds of mining concessions have been
taken out, and mining properties are owned
here and there all over the island. 1t Is
easy to get a mining concession, and 1t
costs only a bagatelle to hold It If one
wishes to take out such a right he has
only to conform to certain legal techni-
calities. and thereafter pay a small gov
eminent tax per year. The government
grants concessions for an unlimited num-
Der OF years, and the owner may work his
mine or not, as he pleases. His tax for all
metals except iron is al the rate of So per
hectare two and one-half acres per an
mum. If 1t is an iron concession he will
pay only 81 per hectare.
At present the Cuban government has
granted over two hundred iron conces-
sions. 1t has granted one hundred and
forty-five concessions for mining manga
nese. one hundred and twelve for copper
twenJynine for gold. ten for lead. four
for quicksilver, three for zinc six for pc
troleum and seventy-eight for asphalt.
These items will give an idea of the min
erals which exist in the island. Minerals
are found in every province. from Pinar
del Rio TO Santiago. although the latter is
above all others, the richest in Cuba. The
concessions granted in Santiago number
four hundred and thirty-sx, of which the
largest number are for iron, manganese
copper and lead. The total value OF the
100000. of which the most came from
Santiago.
Manganese Mines.
Speaking of manganese this is n metal
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Metals of All Sorts Abound
in the Island.
IRON MOST DEVELOPED
COPPER, MANGANESE AND GOLD
ALSO FOUND.
Methods of Taking Out Mining
Concession and Description Of
the Shafts Now Working.
Copyright, 1905, by Frank C. Carpenter)

Copyright, 1905, by Frank G. CarpenteD
SANTIAGO DE CUBA,
New iron mines have been recently dis
covered on tho highlands above Nipe bay.
Behring'S have already been made to deter
mine tho extent of the deposits, and 1t is
said that millions OF tons of iron are almost
In sight. Mining engineers are now testing
the ore to determine It's value and how 1t
may be best treated, and If their expert
ments are successful the mines will be OF
enormous value. The deposits are such that
the mines can be worked with steam
shovels, and tho ore will be handled by
machinery from the time 1t leaves the
earth. going on a gravity railroad down
to the steamers which will carry 1t to the
smelters of the United States. The man
ayers say that the ore can be shipped as
oheaply from Nipe bay to the great works
on the Chesapeake as that OF Lake Superior
can be brought down to the smelters on
Lake Eyie
American Mine Owners.
These deposits are being investigated by
the same 1yndicate of capitalists which al
ready controls the chief iron mines of cuba.
1t is combination OF the Pennsylvania
Steel Company, ne Maryland Steel Com
pany and others They own the Juragua
mines, and have large interests IN the Span
ish-American Iron Company and in the
Cuban Steel ore Company.
The Juragua mines are among the Oldest
IN Cuba. They were first opened about
1861. but II was not until 1883 that foreign
capital became Interested In them. Since
that time they have produced about 1000
600 tons of ore. and they have now an out
put OF 10000 tons per month. These mines
belong 10 the Bethlehem Iron Company.
the Pennsylvania Steel Company and the
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amount OF dirt usually gives TO the face
of a child. He was entered the books
as willie Smith" ! call him Willie" be-
cause that was the name of his former
owner, and smith" because-well. because
when have particularly nice animal to
name ! like To honor my friends and in
no other way shat ! knew of could honor
IL fLArr nj
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Arrived With a Bad Cold.


no other way that knew of could honor
SO many OF them at once.
Arrived With a Bad Cold
As said Willie arrived with bad cold.
and In spite OF the fact that We were con-
tinually picking out warm corners for him
and feeding him on the warmest milk he
would drink. for a long time the little fS:-
loT appeared as one beloved OF the gods.
He would lie down with closed eyes for
hours at time. 10 gcs up at last and wan
der almlessly about. only TO lie down
little later. When he first came he would
take good deal OF warm milk, but the
amount fell or until he would hardly take
any. lie Jus, shifted 1t. shook his head and
turned away
Even as early as this we discovered that
While had mind OF his own. II he didn't
want thing he knew q. and unlike many
other animals I have seen he could not be
coaNcd into taking It. II he took "A drink Of
milk. all right. but n he once turned up
his nose at II one might just as well let
him alone. FOR he wouldn't touch another
drop II 10 was kept In front OF him all day.
lie became 50 Thin and weak that he seem
ed In constant danger OF fali.Ag over his
own shadow
why no dida't die no one has yet ex-
ilplned; but perhaps u was because about
this time he began 10 nibblc "A few blades
or graSs-enough, probably. TO keep the
spark OF life IN he -ti"ny little body Grad
ually he paid more .id morc attention TO
grass, ana before long he Nas busy almost
The whole day long sauntering about the
garden aud along the roadsides picking out
the choicest hits he could find. Wild flow
ers seemed to have "a great attraction for
him. and r carefully picked of each one
as he cam 20 it.
Would Not Permit Familiarity.
He showed little affection for any one at
this time: in fact. he was altogether too
busy feeding to think OF affection More
over. he would not permit familiarity on
the par; of any one. IL he saw fit to come
up and snff at my clothing, wll and good;
but II / walked toward him with the inten-
ton of caressing him he would have none
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19
Sic oArEwAY ID LEwIsToN.
Electric Road Makes Dirt Fly-Blocks
N. 2. Plans.


Lewiston, Idaho, May 15.-The
Lewiston & Southern Electric railway
Sunday countered upon the Northern
Pacific by putting SO men, with teams
and scrapers, to work upon the right
Of way three miles south Of this city,
at the mouth OF Tammany hollow, the
gateway from Lewiston to the prairie
country. The men are divided into
two crews, one working toward the
city and the other working in the op-
posite direction. This force win prob.
ably be doubled tomorrow.
This move was wholly unexpected
even by many citizens who have been
leaders in the subscription campaign
as it was only last night at midnight
that Colonel Judson Spofford closed
the contract with Naylor & Norlin fol-
six miles of grading.
The men were at work at z O'Clock
Sunday morning, and at 8 O'Clock
some of the promoters of the project
gathered at the mouth Of the gulcH
and drank toasts to the success Of
the enterprise. Toasts were given By
Colonel Spofford, ]. A. Crom, w. H
Hill and Major George A. Manning
Snake river water being the beverag,
used.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19
EIaht Hour Day On. Isthmus.

Washington LIN an opinion render
ed by Attorney General Moody. re-
gardine the application Of the eight
hour law to the employees of the 18TH
milan canal commission on the 18th
mus Of Panama, the attorney general
holds that the law applies to those
employees.
An inspection Of the opinion showed
that it did not cover all the ground
desired by the Panama commission
and consequently it will be returned
to the attorney general for further
consideration.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19
The Present Rate Law.

The duties Of the present Interstate
Commerce Commission are to correct
all discrimination in railroad rates.
If it finds that an unjust rate is in
effect, the railroad is notified. If il
declines to change it, the Commission
can bring suit in Court and if the
Court decides in favor of the Commits
sioners' finding, the railroad must
obey, or its officers may be brought uI
for contempt Of court and summarily
dealt with.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19
YOUNG Mr. RockefeIIer Returna.

New York.-John D. Rockefeller,
Jr., greeted his Bible class after sew
eral months absence, and babe them
farewell until the fall. He explained
that the condition Of his health would
not permit him to resume his duties
as leader for the rest of the season.
The World says:
THE World was informed by a gen
tleman close to young Mr.. Rockefeller
and his interests, that he is suffering
from a general breakdown as a result
of overwork."
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19
EIGHT HOURS
RUM CURED HIM
ed Head and Throat
aCk Was Severe.

Bowman, LIST Lieut.. and
S. M. Cav. Vols, writes
b., Md, as follows:
somewhat averse to patent
nd still more averse to be-
OCCASIONAL affidavit man, it
plain duty in the present
add my experience to the
eady written concerning the
Eers of Peruna.
en- particularly benefited by
Ids in the head and throat.
BE to fully cure myself Of a
attack in fOrty-eight hours BY
ding to directions. use it as
Whenever threatened with an
IS of my family also use il
nents. We are recommend
i friends. &C. w. Bowman
sa Contains No Narcotics.
on why Peruna has found
use in so many homes is
tains no narcotic of any kind
|sed any length of time with
ng a drug habit.
DIR. Hartman, President o.
Ian Sanitarium, Columbus,
rec medical advice. All cor.
.e held strictly confidential.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19

Count Niddo has been expelled from
Kassel, Germany, because for weeks
at certain hour every day, he prom
enaded the streets scattering gold and
silver coins. In consequence there
were wild mobs scrambling and fight
ing for the money, until the police
got Disguised.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19

According to the annual report Of
the Volunteers of America, of whom
Darlington Booth is the leader, the
congregations at the $4,000 services
during the year within the Volunteers
halls and buildings reached 1,O6O,955
persons.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19

An English writer, Mr., Hodgson,
who is by no means convinced that
salmon fast during their sojourn in
fresh water, thinks they take the
minnow for wounded fish, and dash
at it, owing to the impulse which
makes most animals attack cripple.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19

The Italian ambassador to the Unit
ed States, Baron Edwards Mayor Des-
planches, has been visiting the large
Italian colony across at Sunny Side,
Ark. The ambassador was pleased
with the condition of his countrymen.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19
TEA
The soul is let loose by
tea; it wanders far and for
gets its prison.

Henry K. Bradbury Of Hollis, Me-,
who recently died after practicing law
for over half century, is said to have
had the distinction of being graduated
from Bowdoin college at a younger
age than any other Of its alumni He
entered college at 10 years and was
graduated at IL in the famous class
of 1874.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19

More than 100000 shade and other
ornamental trees have been shipped
into Denver since the first of the
year for local use. This exceeds the
shipments for any like period within
the last 10 years.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19
How's ThIsP

One Hundred Dollars Reward for
Catarrh that cannot be cured by
rh Cure.
CHENEY 4 CO., Props, Toledo, o.
undersigned, have known F. J.
the last is years, and believe him
onorable in all business transac-
nancially able to carry out any OBJ
Ade by their firm.
lax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o,
-INNAN q MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
b, o.
arm Cure is taken internally, act
upon the blood and mucous sur
be system. Price Toe. per bottle.
Druggists. Testimonials free.
nily Pills are the best.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19

The mascot of a British infantry
regiment, a monkey, has been dis
honorably discharged from the service
for absence without leave and for lar
ceny, committed in neighboring poul-
try yards. He is now serving life
term in the Manchester geological gar
dans
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19
commander Eva Rooth coIIapsea

Chicago.-Commander Eva Booth OF
the Salvation Army, collapsed Sunday
night while preparing to address an
audience in Orchestra hall. Her
trouble was due to an liberated TOOTH
which has caused her intense pain for
several days,
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19

The value of German toys exported
to foreign countries last year was
close to $13.70OO0O, of which the
United States, as the principal Gus
toner, took about 100000 worth.
sonneberg is the chief center Of the
industry.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19

RELIABLE ASSAYS = Gold, Use, Gold and
Silver, ST. Lead, Toe; Gold, silver, Copper, $780,
samples by mail receive prampt attention.
acer gold, retorts and and rich ores bought
send for free mailing envelopes and price Il t..
OGDEN ASSAY CO., 1925 Arapaha street, Den
yer, Colorado.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19

"He lived in a low, rambling
house."
'But 1 understood you to say it had
only two rooms."s
That's true, but this was in the cy-
clone district Of Kansas. New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19

Washington seventh session
of the international railway congress
ended here Saturday. It's eighth ses-
sion will meet in Berne, Switzerland,
FIVE years hence.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19
TEA

Good tea doesn't have to
be fine; if fine, all the better.
There is but one degree Of
goodness there are twenty
Of 6neness.