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nwffwf ffsaz? , , !mr,'!K!!' JCv THE CQQS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1014EVENINGl EDITION r Send Your Laundry to Us By Parcel Post WB FURNISH A BAG AND WILL PAY THE POSTAGE ON ITS RETURN. Coos Bay Steam Laundry Phone 57-J Marshfield Cape Arapo Coffee Is a Winner . ' Try a pound today Coos Bay Tea, Coffeo and Spice House. 130 No. Broadway. Phono 3D4-J EDISON'S LATEST A ftorxgo batter that continual oyer charging nlll not harm. DOES NOT COimODB AT TERMINALS. CONTAINS NO ACID. Will not lose ita clinrgo nulla standing idle 18 GUARANTEED KIVB YEARS Coos Bay WiringCo. 103 Broadway. Agents for Port of Cooa Ray. 2S3! ,. wy (nnww "j m mMmmktmmmmmmmmmnwt muumm THREE THE PEOPLES PAGE Edited by Everybody. Cooftrifoefckms Firom Readers of , The Times Hotel Benson Formerly New Oregon Q ma PROFESSIONAL OMECTOR1 M' ILDRED ROGERS NELSON. Teacher of Piano pnj)U of Hiiro Mnnsfoldt nt Ban FranrlHCO, Cal. Fivo years' teaching oxpcrlonco in Son Frnnclaco Phone 3167. WT. TOMPKINS, D. S. T. (Woltinor Methods.) Eiory known disease treated without drugs or aurgery. Room 2, 136 North Broadway, riiono 2J0-L. Mnrshfloia, Or. GEO. C. MURPHY, Export Piano, Playor and Organ Tunlnsr, Regulating and Repair ing. Ros. 842 So. Broadway. Orders may bo loft at tbo Wlloy 0. Allen Music Store, Contra! avenue TOKIj OHTLIND. ) I'lano Timor nml Repairer 410 8. HUth street. .Phono 103-1, Leare orders t V. R. Hulncs MhbI Company. jOW open under entire new manage ment. In tho re finement of detail. excellence of equipment and superiority of 'service is absolutely unexcelled. Large, light, airy sample rooms for commercial men. Every convenience. Cen trally located. Rates very moderate. Dining room service as heretofore. Auto busses meet all trains. Portland, Oregon CARL S. STANLEY. Manager G. KIRKE DRURY, Ant Mgr. THAT I1AK DREDGE. It scorns to bo tho sentiment of tho pooplo on Coos Day, Thnt thoy would like to seo the bar dredgo work somo day, with nil my vIbUb to tho lower Bay, I notlco that she has but ono plnco to stay. As tho lines nro now I am suro alio will not got nstray, It would bo a. shanio to take hor awnv. Sho's the best thing thnt Empire hnB scon for many a day, Emplro Is tho placo for hor to lay. Jay Doylo, SHORT SKETCHES OF THE FAMOUS FOUR. (In Installments.) RobortH Tho Mnchlno Agent. You'vo hoard of Inky Rohorts, urn umcxy, iicoy Roberts; Tho guy who always scorns so frco from blamo. You'vo heard of Corkscrow Roberta, Tho double-bitted Roberts, This doublo crossing jokor Ib tho same. Ho can Squirt n syphon bottlo. Or look wise ob Aristotle; Wlso ho Is, although n tight-wad oft 'tis said; You may know him by his bald flpot 'Causo '11b not a caso of hair rot, For a Pluto scalped tho back of Ikoy'B head. J M. WRIGHT, ltnltrilllf rVitittfirtit Kitimatcit furnlnhed on request. An honest Job guurautced, Plionq 31H-H. n O. 003NEY, . Contractor and nulldcr."" hitlmatcs, drawing and specifica tions furnished on request. A s&tltflod customer Is bottor ref. erenco than a bank. Look any ono of my 16 up and set) If I am reliable. Phone 8184. .Marshfield, Or A STRONG INDORSEMENT W. II. Holmes, of tho Docornh, In., Journal, says: "I havo boon a sufferer from Pllos and Hommor holds for yonrs. I cot no relief until my urucclat recommended Morltol Pllo Remedy. Boforo I had taKon hair tho packago tho distress was gono and I havo had no troublo slnco. I would not tako a thousand dollars and ho bnck in former con dition. Owl Prescription Pharmacy. Frank D. Cohan. Opposto Chandler Hotol, Phono 74. Central Avenue Drug Storo, oxcluslvo agency,, Price 1.00. Pictures & Framing Walker Studio rR. II. M. SHAW Err, Enr, Nose and Throat. DR. MATTIE II. SHAW Dlienftes of women and children. OQce phone 330. Rooms 200, 201 202, Irving Block. Houso phone, 10G-J. TR. A. J. IIENDRY U DENTIST Marshflold, Oregon. Rooms J204-205, Cokp Building. Residence phono 2E2-X. "' Otflce phono 11 2-J. JUrnS. FARRINGER, Teacher- of PMo.o. , Residence Btudlp, No. 1096, Corner Commercial and Eleventh SU Phone 88Q-J. BKNJAMIN OSTLIND, Consulting Engineer al Architect. t'W'MOa.L or SW7-J. Mnrahflold, Oregon pKWi RIU5Y, JJALLJNGER p Phuilct mhI Tech "Hidence-Studlo, 237 So. Broadwr fhpno'J 8-L. LET US MAKE YOUR ABSTRACTS Titlo A Trust Co. Abstracts, thoroughly dependable Ini nicdlnto service, prompt atten tion to nil Interests of our client. Minimum cost. I. S. Kaufman (Sb Co. Ho'b a physical perfection Lnrgo, obese, of dark complexion EyebrowB on him llko tho darkest night of yore; Largo, Imposing thing of beauty, Faithful ant about his duty, uut l m Hotting this will mnko old Ikoy sore. MOOLEY COWS AND LAMBS BEWARE. Editor Times; Railroad talk about Coos Bay, tho verifying of reports by Contractor Portor thnt 2G00 men will noxt month bo put to work on tho road from Florcnco to tho Bny, and other substantial nows or railroad devel opment work, reminds ono of Eu- geno Fields' earliest pooms, ono of thoso first humorous bits which mndo him loved by n nation. It appeared first In tho Donvor Trlbuno In 1882, and was probably inspired by railroad activities In Colorado at that tlmo. It has slnco nppoarcd Innumorablo times In tho press of tho country and has boen much nl torod In form. Tho following is no It originally appearod: JAFFA & JERUSALEM R. R. TROUBLES Bon-All-Snoozor, lato ono aftornoon Mot Sholk Back-Gammon on old Horob's Mount. And thus ho In tho language of tho East, Ills multifarious hardships did ro-count: "O Shlok, I bow mo In tho dust nnd mourn, For lot whilst browsing on tho for tllo nlnln Two of my choicest holfors fair and fat Woro caught In limbo and woro slain By that infornal post of rocent birth, Tho half-past-elght accommodation train. Thon quoth tho Sheik: "Ono of ray whlto lambs, Which I did purposo soon to drlvo to town, Whllo, frisking o'er tho distant flow- ory Ion, Waa by thnt solfsnmo fatal train run down. Now, O Bon All, by tho prophot's beard, What nro wo ruined shephord folks to do7 Supposo wo tako our troubles Into court, You Bwoar for mo and I will swear , , for you; And so, by mutual onths, It's pos- slblo Wo may moBt hnp'ly pull each other through. Bcn-All-Sneozor somo montliB nftor mot, Tho Sheik Back-Gnmmon, nnd, In clined to sport, Tho two sat down upon a cedni stump To talk of their oxnorlnnoM In court. Ben-All quoth: "Thorn cowc was thin as rails, Now that thoy'ro gono, it's mighty glad I nml" Bnck-Garamon Bald: "Now thnt tho Judgment's paid, I don't mind tolling you tho slaugh tered lamb. So far from bolng what you aworo In court, Was, by tho great horned spoon, not worth a 1" A TRIP FROM NEBRASKA TO COOS HAY Apoctlo description of an ex tended Jonmoy, including a rldo on tho Drain stago. Written! by Mrs. E. R. Hen derson, of, Marshflold. I know thnt my Rodeomor Uvea And nil I have, It'a ho who, gives. I know, now, that ho really sharcB In nil our llttlo dnlly cares; It's Ho who guides through bound less spneo Each blnzlngi planot in its placo, I know Ho d,oos for mo provide And will carry mo over tho Groat Divide). O. P. Mason. REDUCTIONS IN FREIGHT RATES WITIIDRAW.N S. S. HARDY SAILS FROM SAN FRANCISCO FOR COOS BAY EVERY ALTERNATE FRIDAY AT 4:00 P. M. Ban Francisco offlco, Harrison, St. Dock, Pier 10, West Coast S. 8. Line. E. J. LINDEN, Agt, Phono Doug. 2070. KINDLY REMEMBER AND GIVE US A TRIAL EVERYTHING IN THE BAKERY LINE MARSHFIELD BAKING COMPANY jna .NORTH SECOND ST., NEAR CENTRAL AVENUE. PHONE 43fl, w , 0. CHANDIJEH. Anr'lliTnrtT WA f os got una 8Mf qq !!,, twieia,..orego. X7M' 8. TURPER, ARCHITEOr Marshfield, Ore cob. Low Rates for Handling Trunks doIm6. ,hauJ trunks between anj El r..,u U!MI or the follow the &i d?uy to be made it S.flS5Qrtoi ot bu,,d,nS , iT9 trunk, ::::;:::::::: iiw Star Transfer and Storage Co. ji iteuner, Prop. 120-J; 40-L; 88.R. TYPEWRITERS All standard mKoa, sold on easy pay monts, now and rebiiilt. Fox, Underwood, Remington, Royal, Oliver, L, 0. Smith, and Smith Premier, for rent or exohanaa. ClpaRlng, repairing Pf now plntcns, vork guaranteed. Ribbons nnd carbon paper delivered. Phone' us jour pnler. Phonp 44, Alliance office. TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE AND SUPPLY CO. C. A. Smith Lumber & Mfg. Co. RKTAIL. DEPARTMENT LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, MOIILpiNGS, SASH. AND 'DOORS, ROOFING PAPERS ETO. CUT TOTD FUEL BILL IN TWO BY UBINQ OUR WOOD. IBS SOUTH BROADWAY PHONK 190, HARD LUCK STORY, t Editor Times: After rending in tho various pap ors tho hard luck stories of tho un employed I yould llko yoU to print tho following story or a frlond of mlno whom I had not epon fn nnm tlmo nnd In tho meanwhile had drop ped from tho ranks of nrosnorltv nn,i comfort wltlil a dismal thud Into tho woo nnd want column. As I nm nei ther a promoter nor politician I will vouch for tho truthfulness of this ar ticle At tho tlmo I saw my frlond ho was badly handicapped with what I should Judgo to about a $2.19 Jag, and onmy asking him whoro ho h'nd boon nnd what ho had boon doing, ho gavo mo his Bad story. "At-at p-presont I J-Just got out of an in-instiiution w-whoro thoy cure m-mon who B-slutter. You a-sco I wnn m-murdored m-mnrried I monn, it's nil tho samo onlv snollcd ii.tiirrnr. cnt Blnco I saw you I-last. I f-foll in lovo w-wlth a b-bcautiful young K-glrl, nnd wo g-got m-mnrrlcd, wo d-Old. It was J-Juno timo nnd ch clDurch vas d-docoratod with f-flow-ers and g-groons. M-my wlfo nnd I st-stood up undor a g-grcnt b-blg b-bull b-b-boll I mean nnd tho puppup-prenchcr c-camo up and p-put up qulto an argument nnd f-flnally d-doclarcd us m-man nnd w-wlfo, nnd thon s-Bomo. I asked him w-what tho dnm-Klam-damagcs was or h-how m-much I owod him, nnd h-ho s-sald tho 1-law allowed h-him ono d-dollar and I g-gavo him f-flfty cents a-so thnt mndo him ono d-dollnr and a half altogotiior, and that w-wau m-moro than enough considering tho t-tlmo It took him. Tho 1-last I s-Baw of h-him ho w-wns ut-starlng nftor ni-mo and thon staring at tho fifty cents I g-gavo h-hlm. After tho c-c-coromony w-wo st-stnrted out on out h-h-honoycomb trip h-h-honoymoon, I m-monn. Wo w-wont on nn ocean t-trlp f-from h-horo to a J-Jolnt c-c-callod Pup-Pup-Portlnnd. W-wWon wo s-sallod tho d-dock w-was crowded With pup-peoplo w-wjth f-flogs f-fly-ing, and ovorybody In n g-good hum or It-It reminded m-mo of D-D-Doc Loach day in Coquillo. But nftor wo g-got out to s-sea and a n-n-nluc. Ugly h-had sh-showod us t-to our st- Btatorooms, a b-bad s-st-storm camo "P. I g-got sea s-slck and Mined up w-wlth tho rest of them w-wlth m-my ch-chin over tho rail to p-pay my res pects to tho f-fish. A s-sallor c-enmo along and asked If-lf I had a w-weak Stomach. I t-told h-hlm w-weak et stomach b-bo b-blowod, I w-was th throwlng It f-farthor than any of them. T-tho Bt-storm ggot w-worso and a m-man that they o-callcd Mr. Steward s-sald that tho s-shlp was g going to B-sln,k,, I s-sald let hor s Slnk, I d-don't glvo a d-d-darn, sh-ah d-d,cn't b-bolong to m-mo, Bu wo we w-wlll all g-got drunk i-drown-ol, I mean yoj h-had b-V,etbr d-do Bomethlng re-rp-rplgous, and-and I didld. I dono wwhat I s-saw n Sal vation Army m-man d-do on,Q t-tlme, I Muak, up, a c-collectlou, After a w-iwhllo the Bt-Btorm wwent xfr-down apd wo g-got 'fe into p-p-port. Wo then s-s-Hpent s.soveral w-weoks hhoney trcrnooiilng around, and t- ther w-went t-to housekeeping Jn a wour r-room r-r.iiat. Now from B)nlr, Nebraska, wo tako our fllcht. Wo expect in fivo dnys to reach homo nil right. Now over mnny miles of very fertllo land Wo glldo boforo wo como to lillls of Band. Thon over many hundred miles wo go Whoro wntor Ib lacking to mnko crops grow. Wyoming Is tho namo of this Btnto, Somo nlco towns, nlco homos nnd a fow llttlo lakes. Over thoso great vast plains Fly thick nml fnst oo mnny trains, To carry peoplo from plnco to nlnco: Thoy seom tp mo to bo running a raco. Tall poIcb with small wlros stretch from son to son. To toll what i has happonod to both you and mo. , i Knowlodgo aiinll IncronBo, tho III blo aays, Now in every cllmo wo boo it hnB. Tho wlroloBB (olograph Ib tho great est ofinll; Aviation comes noxt with mnny n fall. Somo go over 8oa, Borriq over tho land. Somo over tho troo tops to look down nn tho sand Somo go to tho bottom to boo what thoy enn fine. But not that kind for mo whllo I hnvo my mind. Now wo nro tmvollng up ia mountain I know For our train Js traveling very Blow. It Ib very interesting to look out- BldO For wo nro pomlng to tho Groat Dlvldo; Tho sparkB llko flro balls do fly And flro tho grnsB whoroyor ltn dry. 0, Yes, now wo aro ovor tho high est plaoo This train seams again to bo run ning n raco. Thoro aro mountains nndirlvors nnd falls tol bo Boon Somo waters so doop thoy fairly look grron; A barron wnsto of landl lies horo, But wo glldo i along without much fear, Through tunnels wo fly llko light ning f Irish Then Into thoi light with) n roaring crash. This rnllrond winds round nnd round somo groat, bonds. If you look you can boo tho cars at. uotluonuB. Now wo comeito somo fertile fields Whoro nil eigne show they, had good vlnl.la 1 j .u.ua, With cnttlo, horses, hogs nnd sheop too, Looks llko thqy had plonty to win tor them through. Now on wo go 'till wo como to a wroclc Nino pnssongers cara lay, 'off of tho track. No sldo track to pass ovor, wo all had to (wait Till thoy sont ,for a train; maco us fivo hours lato. It waa nt Bnkor wo walked n long ways Though tho Btrcots woro full of horses and sleighs, With Jingling bollB hanging to their atdo But not ono offered to glvo us a rldo, But horo stood our train, all glow ing with stoam Looked far bottor to u' than any team. O, Yes, Hot Lnko wo passed long ago. Mount Emery, too, with Its cap of snow. I K-KQt a a good J-J-Job with g-good P-Day. I waa hrt to5.&W J ,o Columbia R.vor Ko'tdhT fbSSfrt10 D'uWtS' tho;0ZdPerof night .nro falling llfo boat. "O, my!" I said, "O, my I I can't go." For tho wind nnd tho wnvca nro blowing bo. "Como horo," said a Bailor, "sot horo." I oboyod his voice, but with groat fear. Fivo pnBsongorB, two sailors and baggngo all in, Wo loosed from tho lnrgo river boat nnd then Wo stnrtod tho hont; it bounded so I thought suro to tho bottom wo would go, Tho waves splashed o'er, as I said to tho lady by my sldo, "If God doosn't holp ub wo'll novor rench tho other sldo." nut suroly ho did for horo wo nil nro. Thank Godl I didn't oven know wo woro bo closo to tho bnr. I tell you I was glad whon that boat struck tho sand And a sailor wns roady to carry mo to land. I thanked thnt sailor nnd I called him brnVo For It was through tholr skill that our lives woro savod. Woll, horo stood our Btago, nil lit up nnd bright. With lnntorns, for It wna not yot light. Now horo Is whoro wooxpoc:od a nlco troat, A twonty-mllo rldo along tho ocean bench. Wo hadn't gono far till wo anw It was roucli. No, not long till wo all had boach rldo enough. Bnck and forth thoao swells did fly Sent whlto spray up towards tho sky. Tho foam nnd wntor flow ovor tho road, Looked llko wo might soon bo overthrown. Tho furthor wo wont tho worso it gbt. woll, Tho careful drlvor watchod each swell. Thon to Ton Mllo Crook wo camo, And It looked worso yot, or asout tuo samo. Tho wnvos from tho crook, tho swells from tho sea Mado crossing linposalblo as any ono could seo. Tho mon nil got out ot tho stago at last And wntchod tho waves nnd swells that passed. All at onco thoy saw a lull at n glnnco Now " Into tho wagon thoy run for tholr chnnco So now to tho othor sldo wo landod. Thnnkful that not ono of ub wore drowned. Now plnnkB nnd bonrds, logs nnd all mnnncr of trash Camo Bwconlng down with a torrl- blo lnsh, Now to tho Boawall our drlvor fled For tho first tlmo In his oxporlonco, so ho said. Now ovor logs, around logs wo slowly wont, Watching for tho stakes tho tlmo wns' slowly spont. But caroful ho drovo most all thnt day. 'Ero long wo land nt tho boautlful bay. Thoro stood tho Gasco roady for tho trip, Marshflold wns soon reached In this good ship. Homo at laBt, and think 1 11 stay And mnko my homo on old Coos Bny. Tho most ot this poem I composed In tho night Without pon or pnpor or ovon a light. I think of tho sonmon on stormy nights Aud tho pnasongors, too, na thoy tnko this samo flight Ovor four thousand miles on this round trip wo havo taKon. I'll remember this trip it I nm not mlstnkon. It was olghty days slnco wo started from horo, With many pleasures, also somo foar. Safe on tho ovorgrcen ehoro, I am glad that tho worst of It ia o'er. Wo will weather tho rest whon wo think of tho past, Safo on this over groon shore. NO CONDEMNATION PROCEEDING Abstracts, Real Estate, Fire and Marine Insurance TITLE GUARANTEE & ABSTRACT CO., Inc. IIENItY SENOaTACKENi Manager FARM. COAL, TIMBER AND PLATTING LANDS A SPECIALTY, ' GENERAL AGENTS EASTSniE MARSnFTELD OFFICE, PHONE t4-J. COQUILLE CITY OFFICE PHONE 191. about that t-tlmo my t-troubloa st started. If It w-waa n-not ono th thlng it w-was t-two. Tho f-flrst real t-trouble c-c-came "when TO-my w wlf'o mother c-camo to p-pny an ex tondod c-call, That, w-was f-from .January I until December 81, b-but 8-sho d-dld n-not stay t-to c-completo hor vLsIt. S-sho t-took s-slck and g got s-bo b-bad t-thnt w-when a d-doc-lor was called h-ho looked w-wls knd t-told h-hor s-she would h-have to g-go to a warmer c-c-cllmate and B-sho did she died, Tho next thing that h-happened I 1-lost m-my J-Job, niid t-thon w-worst of all I 1-lost my W-wlfo. She caught a b-b-bad, disease- that w-was g-golng a-nround at ithat t-tirae. The newa-pup-papors balled It an Affinity. I c-called It s Bovoral things and g-gavo it a f-for-got-me-not under tho l-left eye, b-b-but It finally took her off, Tho Mast I heard ot her s-sho s-stlll had It, and w-was d-down on P-Pony Inlot running a chicken "d-dalry. After that I Most all tho J-Jobs I g-got and f-flnally d-drlfted b-back t-to tho b startlng, p-pltfco, h-b-homeless, h-h-hopless, w-w-wjfelss and b-b-busted, and w-would hie 1-llko t-to b-h-borrow a q-q-quarter t-to eat on." Roy A, Landrlth, fast. Tho boautlos horo of which wo might got sight Aro driven away by tho dark of tho night. Now Portland will bo our very next change, At tbrco in thoi morning wo'll bo in Drain. Yes, at five woistart in a (our-horso stago For a thirty-six mllo drlvo for ono day's wago. Over tho mountan now wo go, Into the ruts lovor bad roads, O, how slow! Night overtakes us on a narrow, dnngeroup road, You know wo fvoro all glad whon wo could unload; Now Into tho Uropnua River boat, Wo all sat around to tako h float; At Gardlnor Hotol wo had a good sleop At four iu tho morning this samo boat to repeat. Now comes tho story I hato to toll When I lookod tout nnd Bawl thoso angry swplls, My heart I thought was in my throat As I saw t)io sailors lot down that (News Noto: Government talks of buying tolophono and tolograph lines.) Heretofore nil com-muni-cntlon Has paid toll to n big corporation; Whon tho wireless state Puts tholr lines out ot dato, Thoy will eagerly Boll to tho nation, 0. P. MnBon. THE SKIN AND NOT THE nLOOD Until recently it hna boon a gen erally nccoptcd theory that eczoma was a dlsoaso of tho blood. Scienti fic Investigations havo taught ub that eczoma Is positively a skin dis ease and curablo through tho ekln alono, Morltol Eczema Remedy Is applied directly to tho diseased skin. Do not delay trying Morltol Ecze ma Remedy, Owl Proscription Phar- macy, Frank D, Cohnn. Opposite Chandler Hotel. Phone 74, Central Avenue Drug Store, local agency. Prices COc, fl.OO. Times Want Ads Bring Results 1 1