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NJyi THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHfW ), OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1912 -EVENING EDITION. HOW A COOS BAY GIRL SPENT THE SUMMER IN BOSTON 2 ImhmhhUmmhmhmmiii - i . I II Mrrrnus to tiif. oxics at iiomi: oivn an iXTi.m.snxa DIAltY OF THi: DAYS DOINGS IX TIIF, XFAV J:XIjAM METROPOLIS. (Continued from lust wvvU) , .tunc I I went to Trinity church thin morning: the- ImiIUIIiib l w" ilorful everything Is curved and fm.- Bed up In great Blmpe: nil the jiowb, nnd woodwork nro In dnrk walnut. The lights come from high chnntl" llerH nnd altogether It Is very old nnd lmposslve looking. There In n lot of peremony uliout going In nnd sit ting down. In n church full of em pty pews, you stand nicely In n rowl 'til mi usher comes nnd takes you to u sent, then you s!t down and Btnnd up lot and then sit some more nnd they read prayers nhout n mile long out of n hook. The little ' choir hoys wore whnt made n hit with mo. Thcro wore nhout llfty of them nnd mnyho twenty older men for the solo parts. They came' mnrclilng in to tho rolllr.g notes of the great organ, nnd chnntlng a hymn, took their plnces. Tho great) ilomo of tho church echoes tho sound ( ho It seems jib If there were singers nhovo you nnd In tho hack of tho church. Tho Hector Is named Maim nnd Is a wonderful speaker. 1 nev er heard such perfect eniinclntlon. I want to tell you nhout Norm hega Park, tho groat ploasuro park of this city as tho "Oaks" Is for Port lnnd. I snw tho nnlmnls llrst; there woro govern! coyotes shut up In n cnge laholcd "TImhor Wolves." 1 tliot Hint tho hlggest Joko I over lienrd of. Just thou the keeper camo along nnd wo usked him If tlicy were tlmhed wolves nnd ho said "yes;" then I asked him whnt coy otes looked like. Ho grinned, wink ed at us nnd said wo "could see somo coyotes down tho line." Well pret ty soon wo snw them nnd I never biiw two anltnnls so resembling ench other ns tho "TImhor Wolf" and Kormlioga's "coyote." I Biipposo Hint's the wny they grow lioro, mnyho. Wo saw the cage of monkeys and then went down to the river. This pnrk Is on Chnrlos Klv er nnd I novor saw such n Bight na when wo ramo down to tho lioat Iioiibob. They all havo Club rooms and restaurants up utalrs nnd tho canoes nro kopt underneath. Ima glno n Biinny dny, n perfectly still, liluo river winding In and nut of n liorfectly plcturosquo landBcnpo of Hiuooth green Holds nnd nlco llttlo hills stuck on here nnd there with trees growing on them In pretty Btralght rowB nnd gay club houses with tholr pemmuts Hying, lining tho rlvor, nnd pretty artistic llttlo stono bridges In tho dlstnuo. Auto par ties undor tho trees; on tho river no ond of cnnooB, green, white, pink. Vino, lnvondnr, purplo, ollvo; protty KlrlB, aofn pIllowB, men In flhlrt slee ves, pnrnsols; drenmlug, Inughjhg. talking, spooning, happy, rhnttlng; gny cnnneB ilrnwn up on the grnss with people plculclug; canoes undor overhanging brnnrhes, people rend ing; canoes limiting along together tilled with college men. currying gniphnphoues, making lovely music on tho wnter. Ono couldn't drown If thoy wnnted to, for with hundreds of peoplo In front of you and behind you, thoro would bo no rhanro. We had lunch on tho grass by an old mill nnd then came hack down tho river ns tho lights were lit along tho bunks. It wits Just llko fairy land. Tho g -oat Uornhunlt comes on Sat urday nnd I with a number of other pupils nro to make up a mob to cry "Vivo In Franco" In one of the scon b ot "Mndamo X." It will ho a great chiinco to Btudy stnge life be hind tho seoiies. .luno 11 Lust Wednesday night I huw "Llttlo Lord Fnuntleroy" with my llttlo friend In the title role, at The Cnstlo Siiuaro Theatre. It was very Interesting nnd sho made n hit; she Is so simple, sweet nnd dear. Sho 1b twenty ono yen's old hut bIio enn nearly stand under my arm anil her hlg black eyes nnd wee, childish face muko her very lit for the Juvenile pii'ts she takes bo well. I inn man aging to get In on enough! Wo ac cepted the Invitation to attend the party given by the hoys out at Mil itary school ut Wellesley on Thurs dny night. The young sou of ono of my friends was the one who want ed me to iiiiihU nnd n he was to re present a rails doll. I got the Idea of d easing like a boy doll. I got my coMiiino from n whop down town where ou cuu hire such things It was u blue sullor suit with n blouse unlit and knickerbockers and then I got n eute toft black hat from one ol tin gis, ulso n hlg sailor tie I wore my pumps and my best pair of A HAPPY W I J Red Cross NE fiile stockings and did my switch In curls nnd my own hair in hangs nnd looked llko I was most ten years old The llttlo town of Wellesley Is about fifteen mllos from Huston nnd Welles ley college Is thore. About 7:30 tho unto enmo nnd tho party wns made up nnd wo started on tho dr.ve over tho fine road all through this country thoy nro oiled nnd like a hard wood Hour, and as It was moonlight I hnil a fairly good Idea of what the country wns llko. When wo urrlved ut tho dormitory of tho school n pret ty llttlo vlson In n white laco dress over pink with n hlg pink sash and yellow curls enmo down tho Btcps three nt a time It wns a boy! Wo woro then ushered Into n room whoo I drcsBcd nnd tlicy nil nenrl had n lit over tho llttlo boy that camo out; then I took "Dolly" nnd wo went down to the gym whero tho party was taking place. 'Jhey Mud it all llxcd up with Hags, .pennants nnd cosy comers nnd tho orchestra was dresseir In ovorhnlls and glng hnin nprons. I mot dozens of girls nnd boys nnd had tho time of my life! We had nn awful tlmo ns long ns wo woro masked for tho boy wasn't used to being n girl nnd wouldn't let mo lead him, but nfterwnrd tho fun ho gan. Their banquet wns great They guvo ns anlnds, hot now pota toes, pens, beets, salmon croquets, bread, butter nnd tongue, hnm, strawberries nnd enko, olives, punch nnd Ice cream. Geel Tho Coob Hay "Tommy" had n head ncho when he ate nil thru that stuff. And with tho rltlo bnck to town thru tho qun'nt New England country, tho happy ov cnt closed. Saturday wns a rod letter dny In tho history of P. W. Ho-nhnrdt's day her last nppenranco hoforo sho Balled for Europe. We nil went down to tho Hoston Theater at 12:30 this Is tho third lnrgcst theatro In tho world Thoro wo wnltcd nround Jtnild hurrying "props" (proporty men, nnd sweating stage hands, nnd fuming ochestrn leaders till tho mnn nger had tlmo to toll us what to do. I didn't get to go on In tho afternoon hut stayed and wntchod tho play from tho wings. It was nil In Kronch nnd you hnd to guess from tho nc tloiiB nnd vo'co whnt It was all about. Tho first wub "Jonn Mario," n lit tle sketch In which nornhardt np-pen-ed with hor lending young man of 28 yenrs. Whon she camo from hor dressing room leaning on his arm nil of the mon nround kissed hor hand In tholr Kronch wny ond sho walked to the placo whoro sho was to make her entrance. When I llrst saw her I tliot her horrible! r watched her talking nnd when bIio mulled, sho wnB very protty. In re poso hor fuco Is ugly, beautiful, re pulsive, fnclnatlng -tho strangest thing I eve snw. Sho wears u wig of beautiful golden red hair. Sho Is about us tnll ns I. nnd very tli'n The acting was wonderful. They gnve her an ovation nt tills mntlnee. In tho evening sho played "Modamo X" uml I got to go on as spectator In tho Bceno where sho Is tried for mur der. Such crowds as were! Such tumult for Ilornhnrdt! Sho took fifteen curtain cnlls that night. Thoro were boiuo of tho Harvard dramatic Btudonts there to "sup" nnd wo mot tliem. I met ono member of Hor-hn-tit's company n young French man with beautiful eyes and nccont and n dream of a hluo striped shirt. Horrny for tho United States and our men In the big country west of tho Rockies Ohl th'fi Is n long wny from homo sometimes I can scarce ly think It's me! (To lx; continued) A HAPP' XFAV YEAR KAXSAS CITY IIAXK FAILS American Union Trust Company Forced to Siiciii1. (Uy Associated Press to tho Coos Hay Times. KAXSAS CITY. Dec. .TO. As a re sult of the order of the state bunking department, the American Union Trust ooinpnny of this city closed Its doors today. The olllcers nf tho hank say the three thousand depositors will be paid In full. Its bills pay able are said to aggregate Jlfia.OOO, the assets :i'.tr..000 and tho deposits total 12011,000. l.lbby COAIi. Tho kind YOU have WAVAVS USED. PHOXE 71! Pacific f ivo-v ? Trnnnfer Co, YEAR. JJLl Drug Store The Best New York 41 Mercer " ".t . ElGLlDWTiESllllSlF TO BE A ROYAL STOCK RAISER carries off first pri.es at l1vk stock show exw.ish people have xo ukjiit to FISH IX F11F.SII WATER Oill c Fit FORKMiX GOSSIP. (Ily Associated Press to Cooa Day Times.) I.OXDOX, England, Jan. 1. Should Georgo V. lose his snug fit 'ting crown ho could make u good liv ing ns a stock raiser. At tho an (iinnl Siulthllold Cnttlo Show nt tho ! Agricultural Hall the King wns one ! nf tho heaviest prlzo winners. , In the clnss for young Devon steora , the royal farms at Windsor took llrst and third prizes nnd In the next clnss for Devon steers nhovo two and not exceeding three years of ago, tho King gained first prlzo ns well ns the breed cup, won by Captain, n splen did nnlmnl weighing l.fiSS pounds. I With Ills Uerofords tho King took I two seconds for tho stoer clnsses nnd n llrst with n helfor of that breed. 1 Marinnduke, a hnndsoino steer bred nt Windsor, took first prlzo In the shorthorn class of young steors. In tho clnss for Highland cattlo tho King plonsod his Scottish subjects by capturing ono drat flul two sec onds. Ills Southdown sheep also gained a llrst prlzo for tho crowned farmer. The Hoynl farmer was a keon con 'enderer for the ribbon offered for tho best boast In tho show nnd his prize w Inning hteer Mnrmaduko was parad ed beforo tho judges in this competi tion, but the coveted trophy wont to Village Lassie, a shorthorn belong ing to W. T. Gnrno & Son of Aids worth, Oolucostor. As the result of a recent decision in the llouso of Lords tho Kng'lsh people have nwnkoned to cho fnut that they have no fishing rights mi tho fresh wnter of their country. Tho situation has raised n storm of pro test that Is expected to result In ro modlal notion by tho present govern ment. The decision was mado as tho re pnlt of anneala li cases concerning A HAPPY XFAV YKAH The Great Clearance OF Women's, Misses' Children's Wear Begins Tomorrow Morning at 9:00 o'clock. See Saturday Evening's Paper for Full Particulars Exclusive Women's and Misses' MYERS' WOMEN'S AND MISSES' WEAR Office Street tho U80 of tho wutors ot tho Hlvor Wyo nnd Lough Nqagh.. ' Tho "right" wlilch tho Wyo fisher man believed tliov hold wns given to tlio wnnlenfn BOino early day, and -vrlivjffii owner hnd over illsputod vo j jnimea ino ngni to oxciubivo flshlii. Now tho Bupromo court of tho IaiuI linB declared thnt tho right doo not oxlst and tho decision Is so sweeping that It covers nil of the At roams nnd lakes of tho United Kingdom. Tho Xntlonnl Momorl.il window to John Ilunynn In tho nurth truitbopt of Westminster Abbey has boon com pleted nnd It will bo unvolled. to tho public on Jnnunry 25. Tho memo ilnl to tho "Inspired tinker" was de signed by J. N'. Cowper and execut ed nt a cost of $0,000, lotscd by Biib- scrlptlons from ndinlroca of "Pil grim's Progross." Tho biiccosb of tho project hns been mainly due, howovor. to tho Ilnptlst community, on whoso bohnlf tho memorial will bo bunded ovor to tho Deun nnd Chnptor. Tho window, doslgned In two sec tions, Illustrates scenes from nun- lynn's Immortnl dream, it Is llluinl- nnted by four lights In encn cectlon and a headlight abovo. Tha window Is tho first trlbuto of nny Imuortanco In London to tho memory of liunyun, who lies burled In Hiiuhlll Fleld-j. London's systom of tube railways will bo Increased by n diminutive un derground rnllraart which vlll bo used exclusively for tho tVAii-i ore of mall matter. Th'o tubo as planned will ne 7 feet 0 Inchos In dlumoter. providing space for two tracks of 2-foot gMigo. Motor vans Instond of loeoiiii'tl"es with trallors will bo usod to r.dmlt of rovorsal without tho necssll" of loops or shunting. It Is peotel that the line will relievo tr oons tlon of London trnlllc, wnlch Is In cronsed by tho largo numbBr of mail vans now In use. Tho now Lady Mayoress of tho City of London Is wroth nt tho con dition In which sho found the kitchen of tho Mansion llouso and she threat ens to call In tho sanitary Inspector Season - End Sale ALL Ready-to-Wear Store in Southern Oregon unless tho Corporation takes Imme diate nation to remedy mnttorfl. Tho Mayoress Is tho uow Lord Mayor'B daugiitor nnd in hor social settlement work bIio linB liccomp an oxport on sanitary subjects. She Ih using this knowledge ns a lover to compel ac tion by tho Blow-movliiB aldermen, who havo always been decidedly avorso to making nny chnngo In tho ancient homo of tho Lord .nyora. Thoro Is no present Intontlon to chnngo tho main structure of tho Mansion House, but It Is felt that domestic nrrnngomonts which woro good enough for 1738 are scarcoly Biifllclont for today. Ovor tho flroplaco In tho kitchen Is tho following inscription: "Swonr not; lio not. Neither repent oh) grlovanceB. Whosoovor eats or drinks In this hall with his hat on ho shall forfeit sixpouco or ride tho wooden liorso." Tho presont pollco court room of tho Houso wnB formorly tho lnundry nnd tho "dirty linen" of tho public Is now wnsliod whoro formorly tho dirty linen of tho Lord Mayor nnd his family was cleansed. FOLF.Y'S IIOXFY AXI) TAlt COM POl'XI) Is n rollttblo family medicine. Clvo It to your children, nnd tnko It your self If whon you feel n cold coming on. It checks nnd euros couglm and colds nnd croup nnd prevents hron 1 chltls nnd pneumonia. RESOLVED That tho following nro solcetcd from the best nnd most complete list of gilt-edged realty investments to be found on Coos "Bay S lots on 4th, North of TClrod, ont-h, .... $1,000.00 TO x 100 in AVest rarshfield, 2,000.00 50 feet on Broadway, solid ground 1,500.00 . 2 lots on Second street, near Golden 2,000.00 50 ft. in heart of business section 8,500.00 Bay Park Lots $10.00 down and $5.00 a month l"Is n I n 1 1 mirt J- 1... l...1 O .1 f o-iiu aumu ,iru tu ue tiatt, oi course, only ll'Oin I. S. KAUFMAN & CO. 177 Front Coos Building MARSHFIELD j OHDF.U IS DKFFItltKI). .Sacchniliio Food Products Xot Under Itan Yet. (Dy Associated Press to the Coos Bay Times.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 30. Tho Pure Food Hoard today post poned until February 1, tho opora tlon'of Its order prohibiting tho ubo of saccharlno food productB, Tho poBtponment was made to allow tho honrd more tlmo to consider the mat tor. A HAPPY NKW YKAlt XOTICK TO 1)00 OWXKHS? Notice Is hereby given thnt tlui annual IIcoiisob on dogs In tho City, of Mnrahllold nro now duo. Tho city; ordinance provides as follows: "Tin ownor or persons hnvlng In ct nny dog kopt or owned within city of Mnrshflold shall on or be tho llrst day ot January In each pay to tho city recordor tho sun three dollars for oach nnd e iimlo dog; tho sum ot $5.00 for o' mid ovory fomalo dog. All do1 found within tho city limits of city ot Mnrshllold without u llcou tag will ho token up by tho clt uiuinmu anil fi.uu uxira win uii,- 1 nlinrfriwl flip rhiiia ntul If tint TtnMp thon tho dog will bo killed. All llM j censes musi no nam on or noron Jnuuary aj., 1912. I J. W. CARTER. City Marsha!.', H A HAPPY NKW YFAU f(i L.I lixl X Street It r; ft '!S-y - , mmSBsusm lxIWI