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Smyrna times., 1899-07-12
WHAT MAKES SUCCESS.
It's the Man. Not the JOb-There Are
Possibilities In Everything.

It's the Man. Not the JOb-There Are
Possibilities In Everything.
1--WE are forever going to begin work
in earnest tomorrow" said Mr. Stay
bolt, land we are never satisfied with
the job we've got, and we perform the
labor involved in it in only half heart
ed manner, but we are going TO work
in dead earnest when we get a job to
suit us.
The fact is that tomorrow, when we
get to it, will be to us as today is to us
now; we shan't feel any more like
work And that other job, when we
come in actual contact with it and see
it close at hand. won't suit us any bet
ter than the one we've got now does.
'"The truth is that we are dawdlers
and shy of work and trying to get
along just as easy as we can. We hate
to pitch in and go at things.
"The time for us to work is now, not
tomorrow, and the job for us to collar
is the one we've got. Round that up in
style, do the work completely and thor
Oughly, and you'll be astOnished to find
how you'll bring it out and what
chances there are in it. And every
body that knows about your work or
is in any way concerned or affected by
it, as it is done well or ill, will be de-
! lighted to see it well done-everybody
likes to see a job, whatever it is, well
done-and pleased with the doer, and
there's money in it every time.
1T isn't the job that makes success
it's the man, and don't you forget it,
! New York Sun.
Smyrna times., 1899-07-12
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

The Peace Conference at The Hague
called at the instance of the Gear of
Russia, is likely to lead to better
world wide result than the delegates at
first supposed, for the general belief
was, that it would amount to nothing.
The great point stood out for by the
United States and England was Ar
bltration.
The Emperor of Germany, whose
opposition threatened to defeat arbi-
tration entirely, or at least prevent
any but dubious and qualified sue
cess, has been won over, and the Ger
man delegates have accepted, subject
TO modification and amendments, the
proposals for a permanent Court of
Arbitration.
Now that Germany has given adher-
ence to arbitration. the prospects for
the adoption of some working scheme
are bright, and even if no agreement
shonld be reached the long and serious
debate ON means of avoiding strife has
been of immense value in turning the
attention of the people of the world to
the horrors of war.
The Conference will probably sit two
weeks longer, and whatever the out.
come, it may be said that any reason
able scheme of arbitration will have
the hearty support of enlightened pub
lie opinion everywhere.
Smyrna times., 1899-07-12
Texas' Old Name.

Probably the fact is not generally
known that Texas was at one time
and for many years called the New
Philippines" The first settlement iu
what is now Texas was made by
French emigrants in 1855. During the
next % years there was an intermit-
tent struggle between the French and
Spanish for supremacy, resulting in
favor of the latter. and in 1914 the
name of the New Philippines was
given to the country. This was it's Off
cial name in Spanish records for many
years and until the name of Texas
from a tribe of Indians, gradually
came in vOgue.-Indlanapolis Journal.
Smyrna times., 1899-07-12
CHAUTAUQUA.
Low-RATE EXCURSION VIA PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD.

LOw-RATE EXCURSION VIA PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD.
On July Z the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will run special excursion
from Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ingtOn, Reading, Altoona, Bellefonte,
Lock Haven, Shamokin, Wilkesbarre,
Sunbury, and Williamsport, and prin-
cipal intermediate stations, and sta
tiOns on the Delaware Division, Phila-
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad, and on the Cumberland Val
ley Railroad, to Chautauqua, n. Y.
Special train will start from Harris
burg at II, ,36 a. m. Connecting trains
will leave Philadelphia $40 a. m,
Washington, 7.55 a. m, Baltimore,
sos a. m, Altoona, 7.15 a. m, Wilkes
barre, 7.30 a. M, Lock Haven, II. %
a. m. Round-trip tickets, good to re-
turn on regular trains not later than
August 5, will be sold at rate of $1,000
from Philadelphia, Baltimore, and
washington, and at proportlonate rates
from other stations.
Passengers from Atlantic City,
Bridgeton, Vineland, Clayton, n. j..
and stations on the Delaware Division
will use trains to Philadelphia on day
preceding date of excursion.
For specific rates and time of con
Meeting trains apply to nearest ticke
agent.
Smyrna times., 1899-07-12
1HE STANDARD YARDSTlCK.
Years of Study and Experiments
M.re Necessary to Produce II.

fearS OF study and Experiments
Were Necessary to Produce 1t.
People who handle the yardst.ck
have but little idea of the years of
study and experiments that We're nee
essary to secure the standard yard
measure" observed an official of the
coast survey.
Bird. a famous scientist. made the
first standard yard in 1860. but the
English government did not legaliZe it
until 1924. Ten years afterward.
when the house of parliament in Lon
don was destroyed by fire. the stand
ard yard was lost. and England was
again without standard yard of
length. Sheepsbanks next made
standard measure. which the English
government adopted. and. so that it
could not be again destroyed by
fire, four authorized copies were made
of it. One of these was deposited in
the royal mint. another in the Royal
society, another in the observatory at
Greenwich. and the fourth was i'm
bedded in the walls of the new house
Of parliament.
''The standard yard measures which
are owned by the government are cop
les of the original. one of which is
owned by the coast survey. The Unit
ed States naval observatory has one
also The delcacy of its construction
may be gathered by the fact that a
change of temperature of one-hun-
dredth of a degree of Fahrenheit has
been found to produce a sensible effect
on the length of the bar.
'The copies of the standard are
made of bronze. for the reason that
bronze is less affected by temperature
than any distinct or single metal.
"The cost of the construction of the
original standard yard measure in
vOlved the labors of Bird and his as
sistants for nearly six years. Sleeps
banks was IL years in producing the
accurate copies which he made from
Birds original measurements" Wash
ington Star.
Smyrna times., 1899-07-12
A Household Hint.

Don't throw away the trimmings
from your new tablecloths. Those
long linen threads you will need when
your tablecloth begins to break little.
With them you can prolong its span of
life many days. Also try in ironing
your tablecloths to have them folded
in different ways to vary the creases
SO that the wear will not come always
In the same place.
Smyrna times., 1899-07-12
A Good Explanation.

Papa, ! know what makes some
people laugh in their sleeves" said lit
tie Harry.
"Well, my son, what makes them?'
asked the father.
"'Cause that's where their funny
bone is" was the reply.-Troy Times.
Smyrna times., 1899-07-12
Security Trust and Safe Deposit

CAPITAL full paid, S5OO,OOOOO
surplus. .$1OO,OOO.OO
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1899-11-08
Famous Elk Geek Disgings.

N. c. Haskell, Of the firm Of Sloan &
Haskell, longtime operators Of the famous
Elk creek placers, located In Grant
county, some seventy miles west Of here,
is In town from the diggings. Not long
ago Sloan 4 Haskell sold the bulk Of
their famous diggings, which have output
In the past thirty.five years sum vari.
ously estimated at from one to two mil
lion dollars, to the Badger Gold Mining
company, but they reserved small lot Of
the ground for their own operation. Dur.
ing the past summer, working from 10 to
~ men, Sloan Il Haskell have taken out
$1,000, the work being done without giants
and by the old.time drifting. Some Of the
ground paid as high as $3.50 to set Of
timbers. The Elk creek diggings, near
Susanville, have always been noted for
their yield Of coarse gold and big nuggets.
Mr.. Haskell brought with him and left at
the First National bank, this city, some
handsome chunks Of gold. The largest
nugget weighs SI7o and there are numer.
Gus other rough yellow boys, each worth
from s. to $40.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1899-11-08
STAMP STATISTICS.
Number Now Dropping and
Being Put h.

W. n. Mosby has prepared tabulated
statement showing the number Of stamps
that were dropping in mills on gold mines
tributary to Sumpter, September, 1893,
the number that have since been put in
and are now In operation, those that are
now being installed and the number that
will be In operation January I, 1900.
On the tlrst named date, September,
1893, the Bonanza had 20 stamps, the
Badger 3, California 10, Red Boy 10,
North Pole 10, Columbia 10, Z. 4 Z. 10,
Pyx 8, Belleview ID, Phoenix 3, n. & n.
10; total Of ioS.
Since then the Bonanza has added 20,
the Red Boy 10, the Badger 10, the Golden
Eagle has put In and the Great North.
ern 10, total g; making at the present
time i6I.
There are now In process Of erection
mills on the Magnolia with 10 stamps,
Goleonda roller and stamps equal to 40
stamps, May Queen 10, Little Giant 10,
Maiden's Dream 10, Van Anda 20, total
100. Some Of these will be In operation
before January Of next year, and all Of
them BY that date, when there will be
76i stamps pounding on rock from mines
directly tributary to Sumpter and no
where else.
In addition to this the Cougar Is In.
staliing a 2so.ton cyanide plant, and a
dozen other properties are experimenting
and preparing to treat ore.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1899-11-08

the rush. It's the warmest camp in Spo.
kane's environments, and this city needs
to awake to realization of that fact. It
isn't boom camp. There are now nine
dividend.payers down there. You don't
hear any blow about 4 except from the
steam whistles on their mills. Eleven new
mills are going up In the immediate vicin.
ity. The town Is growing as fast as
Spokane's real estate boom, and 1t will be
the big thing In mining In these parts Be.
fore SPRING" Sumpter's boom has caused
a little jealousy In Baker City. General
Warren has won fa,0e and the gratitude
of his fellow.Sumpterites by clubbing Ba.
ker City "Sumpter Junction" In local
paper, and the name sticks fast.-Spokes.
man.Review. - "a ~
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1899-11-08
Rushing Suppliss 70 Sumpssr.

Men were busy at the depot handling
sacked Irish apples which will be for.
warded to Sumpter with all the expedition
possible. There were here In evidence
last evening 10000 pounds or fifty tons
Of these spuds. This food supply Is be.
ing rushed to various camps for the rea.
son that such an article would be damaged
by freezing II shipped later when winter
Is on In full force. Twenty tons from
Grande Ronde valley, Union county, are
tor Lindsay 4 Wade, the Granite merch.
ants; ten tons Of Powder valley spuds to
the Sumpter Grocery company, and ten
ton lots each from this same valley to
Johns, the Sumpter grocer, and to the
May Queen mine.-Bakcr City Demo.
crat. NJ.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1899-11-08
Natural Gas Well Near Veises.

A strong flow Of natural gas has been
struck on the farm Of Ed Ashley four
miles from Weiser. crew mas been
boring an atesian we'll on the ranch for
some months past, and had reached the
depth Of ia. The gas was struck today
and drove the men from the works. Sub.
seQuently they went back and tried Il
with a match. II took fire and then the
men had to use their utmost endeavOrs to
extinguish the flames and prevent the
destruction Of the derrick and other ap.
paratus used In boring the well.-Ontario
Advocate.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1899-11-08

General Charles s. Warren, manager
Of the Sumpter Townsite syndicate, ar
rived from that stirring camp last night.
'Do | like Sumpterf" he said. swell, III
tell you. Ny wife said to me at the break
fast table that she was glad had for
once in my life found a place where
could be satisfied. Like III Why, its
like getting into Johannesburg ahead Of
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-19

Interesting Report by the Inter
state comnissioa.

/
The report of railway statistics
for the year 1898, compiled by the
interstate commerce commission,
shows that eleven roads went into
the hands Of receivers, against
forty. FIVE taken out, while the
mileage of receivership roads was
reduced by 6,116 miles operated
and 5, ,133 miles owned.
There was q decrease in the cap
ital stock of the roads 10 receivers
hands of 1921, ,927, ,239. The sg.
gregate mileage of railways on
June 80. 1898, was 247, ,532, an in
crease of 4,0SS miles. The total
number of railway corporations in
the United States was 2,047. The
total number of locomotives in
service was SO, ,234, an increase of
24S over the previous year. The
total OF railway employees was
S74, ,558, an increase of 81 ,082.
A feature is wage summary
compiled from over SO per cent of
the total employees. There was
paid in wages s495, ,O55, ,61S, an in
crease for the year of s29, ,454 ,037.
This sum represented 60.52 per
cent of the total operating ex-
penses.
The total number of casualties
for the year was 47,741. The ag-
gregate killed was $3.50 and in
jured 40,SS2. OF railway en-
ployes 95s were killed and 371,-I
76l injured. The passengers
killed were 211 and injured 2,945.
The total number of persons killed
other than passengers and en-
ployes was 4,6S0 and injured
6.176. This includes persons
classed as trespassers, tramps and
the like. One passenger was killed |
for every 2,267 ,270. One out of
every 447 employees was killed and |
one out of every twenty eight in
jured.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-19
Sharks Afraid OF Noise.

The cowardiness of sharks is
we'll known among men who have
been much to sea in Southern
waters infested by man eaters.
The fercest shark will get out Of
the seaway in very great hurry
if the swimmer, noticing its ap-
proach, sets up noisy splashing.
a shark is in deadly fear of any
sort of living thing that splashes
in the water. Among the South
Sea Islands the natives never go
to sea bathing alone, but always
in parties of fqlf dozen or so,
in order>that they may make the
greatest hub6ub in he water, and
thus scare the lharks away.
Once in a while a too venture
some swimmer among the natives
foolishly detaches himself from
his swimming party and mOmen-
tarily forgets to keep up his
splashing. Then there is a swish,
and the man eater comes up be-
meath him like a fash and COB.
bles him.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-19

The income of Queen Wilhel-
nina of Holland 10 said to be So
900 pounds a year, and she pos
sesses six palaces AS a linguist
she is extremely proficient. Be-
sides the ordinary continental
languages, she has acquired
Malay distinctly-an unusual ae-
quirement. Enc learned this
tongue Of her own accord, because
she wished to be able to under
stand the thirty millions of sub
jects in her East Indian dominion.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-19
Too Much Land Embraced In the APP
pIIcation.

Following is the salient portion
of the letter from the secretary oi
the interior in relation to the ap.
plication of the Cudahy OIL Co.
and B. D. Pennington for a miner
al lease under the Curtis act:
aft is- stated by him that the
company claims to have some
eighteen wells at a cost of s28. 600;
yethis claim is for "a. 400 acres.
The present application of the
Cudahy Oil company covers about
1880 acres; it has located four
wells, and expended s36, 711.96.
Mr.. Pennington's application COW
ers about 96, 900 acres. and he has
expended. thereon $500 in develop
ing coal mines.
.'Said act provides; No lease
shall be granted for a longer period
than fifteen years. nor cover the
mineral in more than six hundred
and forty acres of land. which
shall conform as nearly as pos
sible to the surveys
1.-The commissioner transmitted
a protest in this matter, by K. q.
Adams, who claims that the Cher
okee Oil and Gas company have
seventeen of their eighteen wells
located on lands occupied by him
as a home, and that all are within
an area of ten acres. Apparently
this would entitle the company,
should no other objection exist, to
one lease only. In none of these
applications has there been made
any attempt to comply with the
regulations of May p, 1899, after
due notice thereof.
They cannot be allowed, and,
in accordance with the recon-
mendation of the commissioner of
Indian affairs, you are directed to
advise the parties that unless they
comply with these regulations the
department will decline to give
their application any considera-
tion and that any delay is at their
own risk.p
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-19


For a week or more balls bad
been scattered everywhere an
nouncing the fact that the cham
pionship of the territory would be
pulled off at Tulsa on Wednesday
and Thursday of last week, and it
seema that it was. Vinita's all
home team-consisting of four
PLAYERS from Kansas and one from
Kansas City. supplemented by
local taIent-started in to play
championship ball. Tulsa rooters
had some new tricks, not all of
them legitimate, and the way they
ratified the famous Vinita twirler
caused huge gobs of gloom to set
tie on the visiting fans. The um-
pire also had advanced ideas con-
cerning the game. The Tulsa
boys maintain they did not know
that Meredith of the Kansas City
Blues was to pitch, still they could
have stopped the game without
having so much trouble.-CIare-
more Courier.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-19

Cofieyville is in ecstacy over the
prospective erection OF a sorghum
mill at that place. II is alluded
to as a ''grsat thing" Down this
way the farmer who is not possess
OF one Of these ''greas things, !"
faint much.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-19

An enterprising individual was
making = canvass of the town
today TO sell "real estate in Cuby. !"
We have not heard ofsny sales.
but 'sblue sky" finds . ready sale
in most places, and perhaps Vini-
q is no exception q the rule.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-19

Mrs. Mcclure will give birthday
dinner to her little daughter Marguer-
ite tomorrow. A number OF little
folks are anticipating pleasant time.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-07-19

''How did you manage TO pass
such crude coins?" they asked
him.
"Oh. people want money 30
bad!r replied the eouuterfeiter,
seutely, il not gfammatically.-
Dotrcsf Innznal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-19
...SpOrtS and Athletics.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The annual cha mmnnshiu games 81
the T. - 4 ar ia progress today
al Astoria. seattle IS represented hs
% small team ut good msu. and when
tho games arl over thr members af
the team viii bring SOME suld medals
home with them
The championship games are only
part ~ the grand carnival Of sport
During next week the annual Astoria
regatta VIII hr hsII crews from
all tho gaaHf ,ItilH frHm Victoria
and Vancouver au tHa north. Coz cat
faru5a ON the south Nltt be- Doe Al
Tendance Epms nrat-claes rowing
and sailing eIl br The result
Thsrr VIII hr four days II tho stf.
nival at Astoria. during which Coy
Gver and HE nt4n uiii ns pr"reut
The governor aiil nHfrrre the races
4 large contingent of heatflritsa
vent Nith the team. and Niil 90 duty
AZ ruatrrs at the champ auahip meet
today
When Don Palmer .rft far Astoria
yesterday hr Nas decorated with -
medals mostly gold once which D.
has Wun At various meets ~ hs
dnen not brnH homs sHme additional
medals his friends sill De- surprised.
The tournament f5r thu tcnula
championship ~ the NorthU.ni ls In
progress at Tacoma this Week The
rain has intHFfcfod considerably with
abe playing. especially DURING the
nrH days About tho same piayerF
are now taking part that uefr Doe the
/ tournament heFe laat week Tuefr
is nat much Ca Doe settled. a. no one
expects the results - the taurua
mrnt on the Seattle Tennis CIuh .
grounds la bee changed Among the
local players who are entered are
Hura /. reliy II prNY HuHaeli
itenhafn. Hrunn. tlayd sahua. Mrrfu.
Misses RILEY and Hanka
Jack Abbott prominent .n boxing
circles In ontario. ia aprndu feN
days tea SEATTLE. tie refereed the
HAS kinA-1ones anartius contest
Thurnday and gave guosi Hatinfae-
ton Incidentally. Ar Abbott Ir not
avernr 60 a match himself uhiie on
thr coast. II worthy Zoe can bc
secured.
IRE tournament for the national
championship in tennis b. Ia progress
this week a. Newport. H Con
corning the result - this tournament.
American Lawn Tennis. the national
tennis players journal Gays Cham
pion whitman has practically Hsf=
+ tied the Newport championship be
+ fore u So played unless thr unfars
+ seen happens. he has played the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-19

season through up TO the national
mpinnHhip has met every player
~ Importance. and has won every
match Ihcro ir strong feeling
among local players that II J. y.
FauIkrr. uf Victoria had entered the
game he would have secured "a good
place Tor himself. and won reeag-
milton boo tho East for coast players 3"
MIckry welsh. % Victoria. one
~ the riaYerent little boxers on the
o1aat and whose peculiar styles Of
guard never leaves an opening. h
loo the City for few days u ia not
"a al improbable that an exhibition
boxing contest vii be arranged he
tween him and Charley Washington.
Ian Murphy. well known IN san
Francisco for HIS eleveruess In the
ring to- "a seattle. lie seconded Ike
Hawkins Thursday evening.
Peter Jackson is expected ga So
attic soon lie may arrange for an
Nufthwont while here.
The Hawthorne club viii proha III y
arrange fpf q series 81 smokers and
boxing contests. Two viii be given
each month II the high standard
inauEuratet Thursday IL maintained.
they deserve success
= y Raymond has broken his
previous record on the Tacoma
Olympia run. and hs now has irrn-
er Kfip Than oVef On the medal lie
rode the = miles In one hour and
80 minutes.
Since the rain. the Magnolia Biur
Path has been rolled and II 10 now IN
fine shape for riding The Queen
city Good Roads club are preparing
Go let the elndrr contract.
The September number % Elnoit's
Magazine. or thr /. A " Bulletin.
van contain an article on seattle
cycle Paths hy Roland Cotterlii
lent half-toneR Of che Lake wash
inrtan and other paths.
atfaycr. scott. Crawford. Chesiey
ana a number " other Tacoma and
Seattle whsvimen have Eunc 90 Van
c1aVcr. where they viii participate In
the bicycle races to be held there
today.
The indoor season will open earlier
than usual this year az the 8 A =.
Preparations are being made for a
ataE smoker some time the latter
part af September.
Former football captain Larson.
has hern offered place on the tint.
yerslfy % Wisconsin football team
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-19
LATE NEWS
FROM TACOMA

TACOMA. Aus. is.-rhe result NJ
the inquest held by Coroner u'akA
yesterday afternoon 70 ascertain the
cause Of the death ~ Diver " l.
Baldwin. Was a verdict puttins che
blame upon the unfortunate man
himself.
Today win BE- the greatest tennis
day Tacoma has ever seen. or prob
ably ever will see In many year. 10
come owing u the delay in COM
mencinE on account II the weather,
the entire programme far tive days
Is now crowded into ore. The Hnhla
in ave separate championship events
ars all 70 be brought on
Subscriptions 70 the fund q pure
chase the Mason property fnr Whit
worth college we're reported last
night 10 De from 81 sne O. 6 afo 10
IL believed the 81. 00o mark WIli De
reached tonight.
Chief OF Police Jesse Read came
back at the grand jury yesterday by
a comparison Of records % former
ADMINISTRATIONS.