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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-11-14

ers that the full thickness OF the bed Is 90
feet Chinese, equal to 81 feet English.
Parting streaks Of shaly coal are common,
but no waste coal Is taken out. and the
average ash Is probably not higher than
10 per cent. IN two mines a couple OF
miles northeast Of Use Chou, Mr.. Drake
saw coal beds from " feet to affect thick 4,
the latter being made up quite uniformly
OF q lower stratum ot three feet Of earthly,
triable coal, - teet Of hard, firm, evenly
good coal, one inch OF carbona,ro Shalr,
aud six t-rt more Of good coal. In mine
one and half miles west of Ia Chi,
where the Chinese miners said the bed
had a thickness Of an teet, Mr.. Drake
saw the upper IS feet only.
The coal "is wonderfully bright and
glossly throughout. II breaks with a
conchoiial fracture, and is so tree from
dust that 1t can often I've handled without
>oiing the hands"
The area mapped hv Mr.. Drake, about
$50 square miles, contains about 3 900. .ooo,.
900 mctrc tons, supposing ~ tee, to be
the average thickness OF the bed and Is
the average specific gravity. And "lt
must he remembered that this area Is only
little OF the ragged edge ct the great
coal fields ot shan, 81. Richtoteu eS.
lImatel that the anthracite coal alone ot
Shan.si amounts to 10000, 900 900 tons,
and that the coal erea OF Shan.si is greater
than that OF Pennsylvania.
1.-The Use Chou coal is all anthracite.
hard enough to support any weight in the
blast furnace, uniformly low In sulphur.
aud comparatively low In ash. The limi.
ta,ions to Chinese engineering ability are
suikingly apparent IN the methods Of Use
Chou. The coal Is dug, hoi>ted and
transported without explosive or powder
applications. Mining is done with pick
and gad; the coal Is raised by man power
windlass, which In the larger mines may
have q circumference Of five feet; a crank
at each end, with long arm, allows four
or five men to work at turning It. About
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-11-14

900 pounds Of coal are hoisted at a time
IN baskets. From the foot Of the shaft
tunnels are run through the coal bed, and
at intervals large quantities Of coal are
taken out, leaving room about forty to
fifty feet in diameter. Yer, little coal Is
taken out through inclines, and none
through tunnels, though IN some cases a
horizontal tunnel as long as the vertical
shaft would cut the coal.
"The output Is about SC, 900 tons per
annum from the Use Chou area, and II Is
carried to its market, locally or on the
plains 20 miles away, in little carts drawn
by oxen, or, for more largely, by pack
animals-mules, donkeys aud men. The
trails are from ~ feet to "a teet wide, and
paved with stone. BY ages Of use these
stones have been worn until their tops are
smooth and spiral shape. Over these
rough and steep trails there is during iair
weather an almost continuous line OF pack
animals passing TO and fro, and most Of
these are employed In carrying coal."-
Engineering Magazine.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-11-14
CHINESE COAL FIELDS.
Consists Of $50 Squire Miles and 5000. .0O0,'
O1O Metric Tons.

II does not require u very severe nor q
very long lasting coal famine to advance
the question Of the exhaustion et fuel sup.
ply. fran purely academic discussion To
one Of pressing economic importance. The
present situation IN Great Britain brings
the nI,tter near enough home Ia lend a
lightencd interest to the description ol the
coal fields around lsc Chou, Shan'si,
China. by Noah Field Drake, which was
presented at the last meeting ot the Amer.
lean Institute OF Mining Engineers and is
printed In its transactions.
The district was trst adequately exam.
inci by Baron Von Rithtoien IN 1870, but
the anti.torcign attitude OF the Chinese
government has since prevented develop.
ment, until now It's exploration Nv the
Pekin syndicate seems to re AT hand, this
Englishitalla company having tontes.
sions TO work the coal fields oi the >r
Chou region, as well as the Shan.s fields.
The Isc Chou coal area cNlmloed Nv
MT. Drake lies about 200 miles southwest
hv west from Shanghi, aud shows a
"mingling oi ridges, hills, narrow, eleva'.
ri valleys and rough rolllng lands The
rock beds lie comparatively level, with
some Conspicuous folding aud taulling,
giving NARROW peds ot eastward dipping
strata aud long west'noslhwe>t dipping
areas, IN whlth the dips are rarely greater
than seven or eight degrees, aud the aver
age dip OF the whole eMlhtrust block Is
prob ,bly 40, more than one or two degrees;
,,to - lee, Is given as the probable aver
age ihicaness ot the main workable Use
Chou coal bed, though Mr.. Drake had no
opportunity TO measure its full thickness
nor to examine It, except where Il Is being
mined. Al one mine near tisi Ia Yang,
only the tower 10 feet TO I. feet Is being
taken out through shaft $40 feet deep.
Mr., Drake was told by the Chinese min
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-11-14
Rocky Mountain Scenery BY Day Light.

Roeky Mountain Scenefy BY Day Light.
Day light stop over at Niagara Falls.
Through trSt.claSs tourist sleeper from
Pacific Coast weekly for Chicago, Boston,
New York and other eastern points via
Rio Grande Western (Great Salt Lake
Route), Denver 4 Rio Grande, G.. K. !.
x p. and Illinois Central to Chicago,
connecting in the Union Depot with Mich.
igan Central's similar car for points east.
For full particulars call on or address.
4. n. TRUMBULL,
Coml Agent Ills. Cent. r. r.
Aal Third ST., Portland, Oregon.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-11-14
Your Winters Wood.

have for sale several hundred cords Of
seasoned wood for immediate delivery.
! also own and run the steam saw. Leave
your orders in either case at Johns &
Co.'s store for prompt attention. N. W.
Sullivan, Sumpter, Oregon.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-06

PROPOSALS FOR FRESH BEEF
suo Mutton. Office Cnief Cum mis-ary,
San Antonio Texas, Oct. /, 1900
Sealed prop sails will be received here
until IL A M. Nov. !. 1900, and OPEN
ed, for furnishing AID delivering
Fresh b # and Mutton, called for by
Com mis. aries st Forts Bliss. Bro~p,
Clark, Mcintosh. Ringgol 1, Sam Hous-
ton AND Camp q. Eagle Pass. Tex,
during six months commencing Jan l,
1901. Proposals received and opened
anne hour by Commlsssries of those
pots, each receiving proposals for his
pwn post ly. PropO- ais will slso be
-eceived stating prices at which bidder
will deliver fre-h beef sod mutton OF
ten perstnre not greater than so
degrees Fahrenheit InfOrms' ion fur.
nished N application Envelopes
containing proposals should be endors-
Proposals for Fresh Beef aud
Mutton" and addressed to under
signed, or TO Commisasry at post bid
for. John Simpson. Lieut. Col Chief
CONG.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-06
Reduced Rat s

For the following occasions, the
Texas Pacific, will make the following
reduced rates:
Nstion al Convention Christian church
Kansas City, s34 80 round trip. Da of
sale O,s 9th and 10Th, limit until
Oct 10Th
Cattle Show, Kansas City, round
"trip s34 80. for ssle Oct. IA and 18th
final limis Oct. 20rb.
Ros~ell Fair, round trip Sl2 40 on
sale Oct 8lh and 9th, final limit Oct.
18Th.
Remember the fast and superior
service OF the "CannoD Ball"
B. F. Darbyshire,S. w. F. & P. A.
Il. w Curtis? T. F & P. A.
j G. Costello, 8. A.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-06
SUNSET ROUTE EXCURSIONS.

bus, Texss-Tickets on sale
Oct 9th and 10th, final limit Oct. 18th.
Rate $24 so.
St. Louis, Mo.-Tickets on sale Sept.
8. 30 and Oct lst, tiusl limit Oct. 10th.
Rate $37. so.
Kaosas City, Mo.-Tickets on sale
Oct. 9th and 10th, final limit Oct. 22nd.
Rate S3A 80.
Kansas City, Mo.-Tickets on sale
Oct l3rh and l4st, final limit Got. 10Th.
Rate $34 90.
For sleeping car reservation, and
inform alton rels tive TO these or other
exclusion, call on or address,
J. A. SPELLICY,
Pass Il Ticket A CT.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-06
CALENDARS.

Elegant New De signs for Advertising
Purposes.
Merchants are requested 10 call and
see our new de-igr- in Advertising
calendars for 1901 Don's D ace your
orders until YOU have seen our new de-
signes and compar d prices. We can
save you money. HERALD JOB DEPT.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-06

1t l. we'll to know that DeWitt'e
Witch Hazel Sslve Will heal burn
and stop the p.io at once. 1t will cure
ecz ma and ekin diseases and ugly
~ound- aud sores. L. Ia u certain cure
for piles. Couoterfeits may be offerde
you. See that you get the original De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. Fred
Schaefer, druSgist.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-06

The he RAID will not be respon.
IDLE for the bills of any empioye exc
cept upon order from the Busiqes
Manager.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-06

Soots's Family Paste will positively
cure all kind disease, any old sore no
matter OF how long standing. Give
q trial. Sold by b. P. Noake.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-06

This 1s the season when mothers arc
alsr med on sccount of Group. II 10
quickly cured ~ Ore minute Cough
Cure, which children like TO take.
Fred, Sohaefer, druggist.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-06
BIC NEW Street Stree PARADE
IN 80 SECTIONS
EVERY MORNING at 10 O'Clock.
TWO COMPLETE EXHIBITIONS DAILY AT - AND =
E ACKNOWLEDGED GREATEST SHOW on EARTH
Ell PaSO, Thursday, October 18th.
WILL EXHIBIT AT

@ % n os and
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-28

"And poor Dick, asked him II there
was anything / could do for him; ne
replied: Yes but just then the maid
came In with a note for him, and ne
said he must go at once-I think he
wished to be alone with his sorrow.
Then you came in, and, instead OF
sharing my pity for him, you accused
me of flirting with him!"
"I-er-don't remember that But
wasn't 1t odd that before left you for
ever, Miss Marie should come in and
tell us that Dora and Dick were en-
gaged I've often wondered how 1t
happened that they decided to console
each other"
: "And so have I. Why. here is Marie
now-perhaps she can explain. SIT
down, Marie, do. Tom and / are just
going over old times. Do you remem-
Der last New Years day, and
Indeed 1 do. I've just been to see
Dora, and she was talking about 1t.
She and Dick quarreled last New
Years Eve about the date of their
marriage, and almost parted forever
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-28
The Annual CreefioG.

"a Happy New Year to you'll" This
is the greeting which will be heard
on every side as we cross the TIRES
hold of the new year. 1t has become
a custom to repeat it. In many cases
it has little meaning, and is nothing
more than an empty compliment or an
idle wish. How much do you mean by
it? 1t is very easy to repeat the form
ula. 1t is very simple matter to buy
a New Years card and enclose 1t in
an envelope But when you send this
greeting, or speak it, do you regard
it as pledge or promise that you will
do nothing to make the recipient of
it unhappy, and that you will do all
in your power to relieve his anxieties
and bring gladness to his hearty
Baptist Union.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-28

wish come true; ana for this reason
the words should never be spoken IDLY,
or used az a mere matter Of form. On
the other hand. to be sincere In the
greeting and to do what the words i'm
ply, Is certain to bring happiness to
all.
And now, let us go on to the merit
word in thu analysis. new"
Everybody likes new things, UNI
less an exception may be made to
the so-called new woman" New
gowns, new bonnets, new personal be-
longings OF all sorts appeal especially
to women. While CLOTHES do not make
the person." every one has learned
that appearance In this world goes
long way toward success. Under the
inspiration of knowing that one IL
well-dressed often one has done his
best and the key note OF success has
been touched. 1t is human nature
that womankind should love pretty
new dresses, new bonnets and dainty
surrounding, so let no one accuse her
of vanity for desiring them.
New ideas are sought after by the
philosopher; new conditions by the
scientist; new Inventions by the in
ventor. Editors eagerly examine new
matter; and that which is truly origin
al or opens a new field Of thought is
never found unavailable" no matter
how poorly 1t may be written.
There is constant hunt going on
for something new to further stimu-
late the energies, ambitions and de-
sires OF the worlds people; and never
was this craving SO apparent as now
when we are closing the nineteenth
century. Everyone seems to feel that
we are on the verge of new era
which in spite of the inventions of the
past is to be the most wonder produc-
ing period in the worlds progress. u
the inhabitants of Mars continue 20
signal us, as has been stated, who
knows but what some shrewd, enter
prising Yankee will put on his think
ing cap, build 'hying machine that
will overcome all atmospheric con-
ditions and go sailing over to the
planet one Of these coming days?
Perhaps the North Pole will be dis
covered in the same way, although
why so many people will risk life and
property to find spot that is almost
certain to contain nothing that will
sustain life or hope, can only be laid
to their insatiate greed for something
new.
1t is to be hoped, however, that
while these greater things are going
on, some one may invent an automatic
servant that will get up in the morn
ing without being called, never let the
fires go out, wash our best china with
out breaking it, and, from the very
nature of the invention, cannot talk
back" when we happen to go into the
kitchen and scold little-Household
Realm.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-28
A Happy Metz veor.


A happy New Year!" How many
people realize the meaning of the
words as they go about with this
familiar greeting upon their lips? II
wish you happy New Year," Does
it not seem that the wish carries a
blessing with it? And I believe it
does when spoken by friends whose
words are always true and sincere.
For the benefit of those thoughtless
ones who never read between the lines,
let us analyze this significant greeting
In the first place we wish our friends
happiness, and the next question which
naturally suggests itself is, what con-
stitutes happiness? A little friend of
mine tells me that it is to eat all the
candy he wants and not to go to bed
until he wants to do so. Another
friend Of more mature years says that
she would be perfectly happy if she
as she liked. Another desires fame,
another social position. And so We
might go on asking and finding out
that almost every one has a different
definition for happiness.
If the young lad were allowed to
follow his own sweet will and surfeit
himself with sweets and late hours, l
think the result would be anything but
happy. AS for wealth, who can blame
anyone for wishing for all that one
cares to spend, and especially a wom-
an to whom separate income is the
exception rather than the rule. 1t is
the spending of it which decides the
happiness or unhappiness of the
possessor. 1 do not believe that any
one was ever really happy who used
wealth merely to crafty selfish am
billions
Fame, too, is a good thing to pos
sess, but how many who have gained
this high pinnacle will tell you that
it brings happiness Social position is
also something after which there is
much striving let when the coveted
place is reached il is so often found
to be barren, and happiness has no
resting place there. Social pOsltlon
brings heavy responsibilities with 1t.
and social duties are hard and labori-
Gus without the happy results that
follow labor in more worthy causes.
1t seems, then, that there must be
some special way to happiness not
easily found. There is. but 1t is easy
enough to be seen by all who care
to follow its winding way. Wiser
heads than mine found out long ago
that only in trying to make others
happy is real happiness ever gained
for oneself
So In wishing our friends a happy
New Year. we really obllgate ourselves
to do all that We can to make the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-28

-'Well, we'll, so this Is New Years
day" said Mr.. Spooner. do you re-
member how we quarreled this day
ne year ago?"
"Remember! l think l dol" cried
Is wife, why, the cards were order
! when 1t happened, and / didn't
now whether could have your name
ken out and Dicks inserted. in case
changed my mind"
"In case | changed my minG, you
can, dear. Strange that never sus-
I" ,,ected how much poor Dora cared Tor
TIE until that day."
ps"I'm sure she had concealed 1t very
-ell--the way she ran after Dick, as
~, he ever had eyes for anybody but
Q! He never told his love, but wo-
ans intuition was"
"a synonym of vanity, dear. Of
Curse, / couldn't help knowing that
re cared for me when l met her In
third boarding house parlor. with her
yoy,s full of tears, on the very morning
REFER you had told Marie, her dearest
noiend, that we were to be married In
ca MONTH"
tpse,"Humph, that girl would cry about
on ything; I've known her to cry when
Sy villain in the play was klled-as II
ls:villain could expect anything else in
dhe last act. But as soon as saw DICK
chat morning | knew that he knew 1t.
eVhy, his necktie had slipped around
under one ear and his voice, as he
wished me a happy New Year, was SO
sad, that felt guilty, though my con-
science told me that had not encour-
aged him."
You've forgotten how you used to
praise the shape of his head"
GAS If that meant anything! A girl
only praises the shape of mans head
when she can't find anything else to
, flatter him about. lit means no
more than it does when she tells a
small man that he resembles Napoleon.
But when l remembered that you had
once gone down on the floor in your
\ new trousers to pick up Dora's hand
tkerchief knew that had been cruelty
ldeceived So when you reproached me
lahput Dick, I"
/ remember how badly felt when
b replied to my New Years greet
liz with the remark that happiness
lr her was over forever. And before
Icould comfort her Miss Marie came
and | could only go sadly away
jithout telling her that l should al
Iays be brother to her."
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-28
@eusonobIe .|oyinGs.

THE new leaf that very seldom gets
rned over is the one in the diary.
Some men claim that they see the
ID year out and the new one In by
tting so drunk that they can't see
anything.
by New Year the silver plating
wears off many Christmas present.
A good beginning is half the battle
except in the case Of keeping diary.
The new date is as hard to remem-
Der as the new leaf.
Even though the arctic explorer
never discovers the north pole he de-
serves credit, for he always keeps a
diary.
New Year gives us chance to re-
ciprocate to those who unexpectedly
gave us present at Christmas.
Seeing the old year out puts man
in fit condition to swear off the next
day.-N. Y. World.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-28
FASTEST TRAINS.
America Leads the World In the Matter
of Quick Transportation.


Statistics recently published reveal
some interesting facts regarding the
fastest regularly scheduled railroad
trains in the leading countries of the
world. The United States heads the
list with four trains run from Phila-
delphia to Atlantic City. Two of these,
running on the Philadelphia and Read
ing, attain speed of 66.6 miles per
hour for a distance of fifty-fve and
one-half miles, being the fastest regu-
lar runs in the world. The two other
trains, on the Pennsylvania line, run
at the rate of 64.3 miles per hour, the
distance over it's line being fifty-nine
miles. The Midi of France. in run
from Morceaux to Bordeaux, distance
of sixty-seven and three-quarters
miles, maintains a speed of GIG miles
per hour. England brings up the rear
with two trains, which are scheduled
to make the run between Dorchester
and Wareham, a distance of only if
teen miles, at the rate of COL miles
per hour. The fastest long-distance
run is made over the Orleans and Midi
railway, in France. The run is from
Paris to Bayonne, distance Of 4S6N
miles, and is made, including six stops,
at the rate of Sab miles per hour.
Then follows the New York Centrals
empire state express, running from
New York to Buffalo, 440 miles, inelud-
ing four stops, at $3.50 miles per hour,
and finally again England, with train
on the Great Northern. running be-
tween London and Edinburgh. $685.
miles, at 50.77 miles per hour.--Chi-
cago Chronicle.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-28
Our Worlds wIckedness.

But for this divine feeling I think
our world would long ago have been
demolished. Just think of the organ
lied wickedness Of the nations See
the denominations continental! Behold
the false religions that hoist Moham-
med and Buddha and Confuciusi Look
at the Koran and the Shastra and the
Zend-Avesta that would crowd out of
the world the Holy Scriptnresi Look
at war, digging its trenches for the
dead across the hemispheresl See the
great cities, with their holocaust of
destroyed manhood and womanhoodi
What blasphemies assail the heavens,
What professions of crime and atrocity
and woe encircle the globel If justice
had spoken, il would have said, THE
world deserves humiliation, and let
humiliation come" If immutability
had spoken, It would have said; Il
have always been opposed to wicked
ness and always will be opposed to It,
The world is to me an affront infinite.
and away with it," II omniscience had
spoken. it would have said: Il have
watched that plane: with minute and
all comprehensive inspection, and l
cannot have the offense longer con-
tinued" II truth had spoken. II would
have said. Il declare that they who
offend the law must go down under
the law" But divine love took a diff
terent view OF the worlds obduracy
and pollution. It said; I pity all those
woes Of the earth. cannot stand
here and see no Arrangement Of those
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-28

They think you both must have guess
ed it. l remember that Tom was in
the parlor with Dora when l ran in on
New Years morning to tell her of your
engagement. She had been on the
point of asking him to help her to
make up with Dick. And when she
told me about 1t, l wrote him note
telling him that 1 believed she would
forgive him II he came at once. That
note found him at your house, Irene,
where he had gone to ask your aid as
peacemaker. Odd, wasn't it?"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-28
Crowned evermoro in endless light she

Crowned evermoro in endless light sho
greets
The New Years dawn,
While we. with heads bowed low and
dull heartbeats.
Live sadly on.
Visions too grandly bright for mortal
gaze.
To her unfold
Blossoms each noble ceod oil earthly
days.
In beauty's mold.
The glory OF our Lord her eyes have
seen.
With undimmed sight,
Safe in His presence dear, she dweils
serene
And knows no night.
She clasps the hands Of loved ones
waiting there
On Heavens shore.
With them she treads those streets 20
wondrous fair.
In rapture DER.
In glad surprise, joyous aud pure and
free,
Her soul so blest.
Solves the deep mystery OF eternity
And perfect rest
Isabel L. Boardman. In n. y. OBJ
server.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-28

!. l should say 1 am, See
and he drew out of his over
,cket a great bundle of state
.snts OF accounts.
"Ha. hal" laughed Green, you will
make Christmas present to your wife,
viii you, without counting the cost
arst?" The lines around Browns eyes
deepened and his mouth dropped sad
~. NO" he said, that's not it. These
are not for presents made my wife"
"why, what are they for. then?"
asked Green, wonderingly.
For the presents my wife made
me-"
And the men shook hands in tender
sympathy.-Detroit Free Press.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-12-28
American Honored by Italian King.

General w. +. Draper of Milford,
Mass, has received from the king OF
Italy the grand Gordon of the Order
of IS. Maurice and Lazare as a token
Of appreciation Of the generals serv-
ices during his mission in Italy. The
grand Gordon is one Of the highest dec
orstions conferred by that court