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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1908)
ri t a 1.1 "rMnw VW?fPT tliipMKKUUHigWtt!Jlin . W"" 'muu ad THh" DAILY COOS BAY TIM ES. MARSHHELD, OREGON, TtftffiSOAV, DE3EMBEJ? 17, T908. COOS BAY TIMES An independent Republican news .feper published every evening except 'Sunday, and Weekly by iffifao Coos IJy Times Publishing Co. w Ma flie Toast an lea I' O fr "ftTIIiljIK" TAFT WAS STUIHOCB AT school. GOOD KVKXLVG. ' Kntered at the postofflje at Mursh 'Eeld, Oregon, for tr nsmlsslon StfarouKh the malls as second class mall matter. Let s take this world as some U. O. MALONEY. . .Editor and Pub. ' wide scene in k. maiajney. . . .News Editor rnrougn wnicn, in irau out X buoyant boat, ' X With skies now dark and now X H serene, W ii Together you and I must float; i 1 54 Beholding oft, on either shore, 1 H Bright spots where we might S i love to stay V l mu ume pnes swiii 111s nying - oar, X Address All Communications to ' And away we speed' away COOS BAY DAILY TIMES away. J "fcrarehileld - . . Orfgon THOMAS MOORE. ;,X jOVVVSS.O'KSOOSSC do your Christmas shopping early this year. Heard this before, haven't you? SUBSCRIPTION KATES. In Advance. DAILY. One year 5.00 Six months $2.50 Eksco than C nionMis per month. .50 WEEKLY. Oa Year $1.50 There Is many a hitch teamster's buslnesr. la the It takes a sharp man to carve out a big fortune. We might enjoy work", more- If we didn't have to do It. t jo O BA1TLE CRKEK, Mich., tiDec. 18. "Willie was Always O a studsiTns boy," said" Mrs", J. C. Stevenspn of Cincinnati. And she referred to President-elect William Howard Taft. "I've always called hmv Wll- He, but I suppose I'll havo to change It now," she itd'd'etf, "but I tnuglit the lad In T8'66 in tho sixteenth district scltool, Cincinnati. WllUe was 14 years old, got his 100 marira regularly, was prompt In at- tendance and never tardy. No, he was not a 'sissy' boy. He It's safe to judge a man by the object for which he strives. Tho policy of tue Coos Bay Tl-ius swill be Republican In politics, with he independence of vhlch Tresldont Soofcovelt is the leading exponent. UNLUCKY FRIDAY. If you would be a leader ot urea wvw, you must ue boou iimureui Cure For Cnrc Don't you trouble trouble Till trouble troubles you. Don't you look for trouble; Let trouble look for you. Don't you borrow sorrow; You'll surely have your shaOT He who dreams of sorrow Will find that sorrow's there. Don't you hurry worry By worrying lest it come. To flurry is to worry; 'Twill miss you if you're mum.. If care you've got to carry, Wait till it's at the door; For he who runs to meet It Takes up tho load before. If minding will not mend It, Then better not to mind; On Friday, August 21, 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed on his sreat voyage of discovery. On Frl olay. October 12. 1492 ,he first dis covered land. On Friday, January 4, 3.433, lie sailed on his return to Spain, which, if he had not reached in safety, tho happy result would jnerer have been known which led to .the settlement of this vast continent. On Friday, March 15, 1493, he ar rived at Palos In safety. On Friday, "November 22, 1493, he arrived at "'.Hlapanola, on his second voyage to America. On Friday, June 13, 1493, Be, though unknown to himself, dls sovered the continent of America. On Friday, March 5, 149G, Honry , , .. . . .. Xmi of England gave to John Cabot Jugt ,eave ,t aH beh,nd JUs commission, which led to tho dis covery of North America. This Is who feareth hath forgak lw Tirst American state paper in The Heavenly Fatherg slde; -England. On Friday, September 7, w,mt he hath undertaken JWB, Melendez founded St. Angus- He BUre,y vm provIdo (tine, the oldest town in the United , States by more than forty years. On "Friday, November 10, 1C20, the Mayflower, with the Pilgrims, made Alio .harbor- of Provlncetown, and on tCho same day they signed that august compact, the forerunner of our pres ont glorious Constitution. On Fri (tdnv, December 22, 1G20, the Pil- . -grims made their final landing at tJPlyinouth Rock. 'On Friday, February 22, George "Washington, the father of American iJroedom, was born. On Friday, Jfuno 1G. Bunker Hl.l was seized and sfortlfled. On Friday, October 17, j No one ever courts the company ot a man with a grouch. Tho Indian seldom laughs, who wants to be an Indian? Even a self-made man will admit that ho see3 his finish. Blit not was mischievous' and' somewhat $ of an athlete, but'nlways a gen- tlemnn.' " " ' 21 TISIES A FATHER, ROSEBURG, Dee. 17. When President Roosevelt de- plored what he termed "roce siilcfde" in this con'rv. Ms r- How the Poor Fail to Get Justice. Bjr WILLfAM H. TAFT. J J Jt J" j. HhCMHE 4NEQUAUTY THAT EXISTS IN OUR PRr,,T Z ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND THAT SOONER UK uticn in bCHinin iv niuc aimu i 1-iOUDLE UX AND TO CALL FOR POPULAR CONDEMNATION A.3 REFORM 13 IN THE UNEQUAL DURDEN VHICH THE DELA.Y3 AND EXPENSE OF LITIGATION UV DER OUR SYSTEM IMPOSE ON THE POOR LITIGANT, ONE REMEDY MUST DE REFOR-M IN OUR JUDICIAL FTiO CEDURE, WHICH' IS NOW TOO CUMBERSOME. ANOTHER WOULD1 BE MORE EXPEDITION ON THE PART OF JUDGES IN RENDERl,o THEIR OPINIONS. DELAY ALWAYS WORKED TO THE DETFh CT OF THE POOR AND THE BENEFIT OF" THE WEALTHY LITIGANT. K K . i? ! SS""I S H r The teeth of the gale demonstrate that cold winds bite, but never bark. It doesn't do to take the thought for the deed in a real, estate trans action. The man who jumps at conclusions doesn't always get there with both Bfeet. Many a man fails (o get ahead bp- -2 1-cs.use be has tho backward-glance I.tmhlt The average man's word is con- fsidpred as good as his bond by a stranger. One rn Fvry .13 f fi -.795,780 Tnlinbltnnfs Is n T Micr. ECTNTJON, Dec. 17. Rather " In teresting- are the statistics on "What i Is London?" which the county coun- svtl linn 1linl T1 11 I a Vl Orl TXTVinf (a n11 A woman likes to have some one coax her to do something she wants ed ' "adYntefetrattre London" Is corn to d0i j posed of 74,816 acres of land and J . I water. On the land live 4,795,789 As to appeals, "tho- court of first, instance" and tho intermediate' appellate court should, bo for tho purposo of finally disposing in a jut and prompt way of contontioirs between litigants. THE APPELLANT JURISDICTION. OF THE COURT OF LAST RE SORT SHOULD DE LIMITED TO THOSE CASES WHICH ARE TYP ICAL AND WHICH GIVE' TO IT (N IT3 JUDGMENT AN OPPORTUN ITY TO COVER THE WHOLE. FIELD OF THE LAW. K K P. T believe that a irreat reform misht bo effected, certainly in the fn i 0(ara' courts, mid 1 think, too, in tho state courts, by a mandatory I 1 L- 4.1. a ... J. An.M .wl 4nn "TVi i pillnni At i 1 1 " nrmvf iV!n.. ' by Ms present wife, and he had reuuciiou qi vno cuurt waio uuu . j. . - wuk u.uwjih first should, be fixed and should bo paid out of tho treasury of tho county, state or national government, as tho case may be, and foos should be reduced to cs low a figuro n possible. rOXTTON- IS RICTTVST CITY. I ' THINK ANOTHER STEP IN THE DIRECTION OF THE DI3- ' PATCH OF LITIGATION WOULD BE THE REQUIREMENT OF HIGH ER QUALIFICATIONS FOR THOSE JUDGE8 WHCT SIT IN THE CASES INVOLVING A SMALL PECUNIARY AMOUNT. marks were evident')' not aind A at such citizens as Levi White, a we1l known resldo of West Roseburg-, whose w'f" gave . birth to a, son Sunday, Hpc. a 13, 1908. This event makes Mr. White a father for 21st time. It Is the tenth child his eleven children by wife. A O It's usually the thlng3 you haven't that would seem to make life worth living. Then don't you trouble trouble Till trouble troubles you; You'll only double trouble, And trouble others, too. The Observer.. i In France they are talking of. pass' ing a law exempting wives front! obeying their husbands. Nothing Rival undertakers In Newark, N. like that necessary in this country.' J"-, are said to be slashing prices In a scandalous manner. In time they i may have the price of a decent funeral down to where the average the A certain kind of woman can be glnd she married a man so as to be able to tell him she Is sorry she did. A New York actress has attracted attention by complaining that a mil lionaire beat her up and stole ?S -1777, the surrender of Saratoga was all she had. Most of the excitement. rmnile, whicli had such power and ln--fluenco in inducing France to declare -or our cause. On Friday, Septem ber 22, 1780 ,the treason of Arnold rwaa laid bare. On Friday, October 19, 17S1, the -surrender at Yorktown, the crowning of course, was created by her con fession that she had only ?S. Newark resident can't resist temptation to secure a bargain. John D, Rockefeller's advice to young men who want to get rich Is to "borrow $4,000 and sail in." Na turally, if there is any spiling to be When it is too late you will prob ably remember that you resolved to done it Is important first to raise tho wwAwwvtMMwin.wvwviM wind. success to that individual. I sup- j glory of the American arms, occur-1 pose the money king, who has hoard- I "This stove," said Wm. Ekblad to ired. On Friday, July 7, 177G, the ed his millions and become the dom- his Irish customer, "is the best stove amotion in Congress was made by Inatlng sp'rit In his sphere, thinks in the house. It is the stove-of eco John Adams, seconded by Richard he has won success and that tho nomy. It saves half the coal bill." Henry Lee, that the United States , politician who has stepped by leaps "Give mo two of thlm," replied' colonles were, and of right ought to 8iq free and independent. .WHAT IS SUCCESS? Success is difficult to define. Sen ator Robert S. Taylor, in his Fiddle and tho Bow, said in substance: ""The master draws his bow over the toward none; to have a kindly feel and bounds into places of honor and the Irishman, "I'll save all." trust and there gathered around him ' a following ho can wield to his Ilk-' One reason why the loan- shark lng, thus controlling the policies of has so few friends is not because he states and nations, believes he has is always lending money, but be reached success. The writer's per- cause he insists on getting it back, sonal opinion is, that when he shall And to make matters worse, he have schooled his heart to be bitter generally succeeds in getting it back, and then some. Instrument and all the demons of liell scream out In the sound. Again She draws It, nnd all the beautiful fnnrmoules of heaven are heard." I conclude It depends on the tem Tperament of tho one who hears as to tlio definition of the sounds; so In ing for all; to earnestly seek to ele- vato friendship, love and truth, to A scientist figures that "99 per banish selfishness, and everything cent of the worry and strife In this that stands In the way of the hap- world Is without cause other than human beings; In the suburbs around them another 3,000,000 make their homes. Londbir Is put down as probably the wealthiest city In the world. Its property fs Insured against fire for l,040,,0"5r,S46. Nevertheless "one person in every 33 fs a pauper; 20 DTSons in every 100 die in a workhouse- or- a workhonse Infirmary." Rut the city annually distributes through Its charities 10,0GG,043. In one year Londoners consumed 419',0T3T tons of dead meat, 58,735 live cattle, 3T5.950 live sheep, 174. 332 tons of fish, S0,82G,330 gallons of milk and 82.iG2,249,000 gallons of" water for drinking and other purposes, for "which water they paid T,y32,7T2. There are in London 2S',2G5 factories and workshops, in wftich 558",i41 men, women and children find employment every year. Tn addition to the onen air past tfmes to be found in the parks and other open spaces in London, there are 53 theaters, 49 music halls, 2G1 concert halts and 11 museums. There are also- S8 public libraries open to the people. In one year Londoners wrote 737', 100,000 letters and 1G7.800.00O postal cards, in addition to which they sent 28.2G0.000 telegrams and enjoyed 145,205,633 chats over the telephone. An automobile that swallows Its own' dust Is described" in Popular Mechanics. Pipes suck up the dust from the rear wheels and draw It piness of those with whom ho comes sore nerves and a congested liver.' jnt0 a D0X rom -which It Is ftgaln In oontncv, In short, when ho has Which again shows how little Impor-1 deposlte d on the road' in granulated done all he can to nlako the world tanco a scientist attaches to a fiat fnrm America Deprives Foreigners of IMuch of Their Happiness,, By IDA M. TARBELL. CelebrntcdjAutbor. NE of tho first disappointing realizations of tho immigrant' to. tho United States must bo that ho has como to a country practically without fete days. Accustomed to a succession of religious and national holidays, all lively in color and move ment; to local fairs running, over days, evon weeks sometimes; to street shows and games and merrymaking a land where not more than six or eight' legal hoildays-aro knowni and whero tho church is. contented with an annual Sunday school picnic foe tho children, must seem poverty stricken indeed in gaycty, whatever' its opportunity for money making. THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT THAT THE VARIETY AND NUM BFp OF FETE DAYS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES GO A GREAT' WAY TO MAKING UP TO THE LABORING CLASS FOR' MATERIAL HARDSHIPS. HERE THERE IS NO SUCH COMPENSATION FOR NEW AND OFTEN. VASTLY MORE PERPLEXING HARDSHIPS. Even those among us who have appreciated' the difficulties of tho immigrant's transplanting and have tried tp smooth them away ltavo given little-thought 10 una bide of the matter. Tho tendency, indeed, has been to frown in the newcomer's effortstn introduce his own frolics and festivals as im-American and to impress upon him lhat it is work and not play finch counts in tho new land. WE HAVE BEEN WILLING TOi IMPROVE HIM, BUT UNWILLING; TO AMUSE HIM, EVEN TO LET HIM AMUSE HIMSELF. THE RE SULT HA3 DEN THAT HE HAS DROPPED HIS MERRYMAKINGS. AND EVEN COME TO DESPISE THEM AND HAS SUBSTITUTED FAR LESS ATTRACTIVE AMD TOO OFTEN FAR LESS' INNOCENT AMUSE' MENTS. THE 3ARRQOM AND THE DANCE HALL ARE; POOR SUB STITUTES, INDEED. FOR THE OPEN' AIR CAFE AND THE VIL-, LAGE FAIR. Wo Americans lose no less than tJbo foreigner loses by this. One of the most precious things ho brings vla, iudeed, is his capacity for gayety, expressed) m' picturesque dances and customs. Wo are always willing enough to travel far in Europe to study these expressions. Indeed', tho popular fete is one of tho things the- tourist remembers longest, yot we- have dono almost nothing to encourage the preserva tion! aero, of anv of its. features. itrrif'i f-'Sfc success, It depends on the standard around him better because he lives, pocketbook and a determined lnoth ot life onosets as to what would bo ho will have attained success. er-ln-lnw. I iBmmm aam a m .,. , i Kwiipwwneegaa hmi mmm m w Use Th Coos Bav T1m Wnut v mwtmtmmmmtmtmmtmmtmmmmmmmmmmmmmtmtjmnmsm -j smtsnsmmmmmmmtmnss?! DON'T DELAY! DON'T DELAY! 'DON'T DELAY! Now is the time to buy your Holiday Goods andJToys. The past few days have seen the heaviest drainon our thousands of dollars worth of goods in the history of our business. Buy before the selection is gone. . ' Buy early and Toys for the larger little ones, we guarantee prompt delivery. Toys for the ones, Holiday Goods for everyone. Wholesale and i l J u : k JL i Retail I JIC HOLIDAY CHEER FOR EVERYONE g ' T i? fi H J ? to Inc. 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