i ;- r. M boon steady" enough, but after nvrhllo nomotblng rattled Mm, and. ho bolted flcrofis tho uwnmp townrcl Ih'o trees. OIh mahout used every exertion to stop or turn hltn, but tho old fellow wns tp n panic. To the surprise of everybody, the tiger followed nt hts heola, though In n furtive way, ns If bent only on ca en pp. Willi the cleplmnt making ft mud rtudi for n low branch tree thai lie might get rid of the burden on ids back Lady Clifton took swift nlm nt the tiger mul wounded hltn. The (wound provoked his nngcr, nud he sprang forward on the elephant's rear Just ns the tree was reached and the branches swept tho howdah to tho ground. A second Inter nnd tho two Indies lay on the earth among the rrng luuntx, both stunned by the fall, nnd the tiger stood with his paws uioii the body of Ludy Clifton and growled aud snarled nt the dozen spectators. Fortune had given young Danforth his opportunity. As n sort of terror held overylwJy elso bolplcw, he flung himself from his horse, grabbed a hog ppcar from the hand of n chattering native and advanced upon the beast. tie had to cover sixty feet of clear ground, and those who looked on said that tho tiger's eyes biased tire mid ev ery hair on his back stood up ns the olUcer walked steadily forward. A dozen voices called to him to look out, but he mndo no halt As 'ho drew nearer tho beast crouched for n spring, and when he was within ten feet the spring was made. Down went the man on his knees nnd up went tho spear, nnd when the onlookers glanced again the man wnB on his feet nnd un hurt and the tiger wns rolling over and over on the earth with the point of tho Is back. spear sticking out of his The ladles had not been seriously art, but at least one of them had been hurt. saved from the tiger's maw. Young Danforth was tho hero of tho hour. Every officer lu tbo regiment took him , by tbo band and offered eongratula-, lions, nnd his colonel patted him on the shoulder and said: "My dear boy, It was the coolest, bravest thing I ever heard of, and It makes us all proud of you." "But the Sikhs sworo that as a leader I got rattled and lost my bend," replied the officer. "I was honorably acquit- ted, but I have been made to feel that , I smirched the honor of the Tenth. Until I can wJpo that out I am an out- Mcf" show his gratitude, and Lady Clifton had influence sho wanted to bring to liear, but the subaltern remained the subaltern. He was biding his time, and he had not long to wait. The dacoits came down from the bills again, and he was given tho chance he so longed for Thltime his flfrs troopj?rs were! au raJsHvumcn, ffniT he noT only at tacked Mooltan, the greatest robber chieftain of them nil, lu n chosen posl tlon, but routed his force and captured the leader. Thnt would have been n deed to boast of, but tho subaltern was not satisfied. Leaving part of his force to hold the position and the prisoners, he pressed on Into the foothills with the remainder and attacked and cap tured a camp and brought off the ser- genut and corporal who had been made however, nnd I was honorably acquit prisoners in the first nffalr. There was ( ted. I realize that I am tainted. There n fcecond court martial nt AUwal on, are hints that I ought to transfer or re tho return of the troop, and when thoj sign. With your permission I shall re-ucrgea- corporal had proved that) maln,right here nnd hope for Bometblng tho EJkJU; 3 llara and cowards the ' to happen." old Tentii liln Jubilee nnd declared tJhat iia hcar was never eo bright At the Manas they, toasted "our comrade HKV Thu Spoke the Cynic. "Curious thing about a man with n watch is that If you seo him take it out nnd look at lt and you ask him two seconds later what time lt is he never remembers. Ho has to look at lt again." "Yes; I've noticed that he'll nlwayB do lt If his watch Is a flno one." Chicago Tribune. Municipal Aid. "Well," remarked Miss Innocence, "tho government may not believe in ,womeu taking tho lnitiativo in matters of love, but (his city certainly does." ' "I don't ceo how," replies Miss An tike, -with more interest than might imve been expected. "It's plain ns print Tho city clerk j Is advertising In the newspapers for 'sealed proposals.'" replies Miss Inno cence. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. " .Tho Chicago Record-Herald says that Captain Anson, tho ex-baseball Jilaycr, Is going Into politics. The cap tain used to be regarded as a pretty afo bitter, but hero Is whero ho may otrlko out This has been a bad year for tJnclo Russell Sage. Ho has had to dock himself for being off eight days from ono cause or another. Mcdils mul Heat. Brass reflects bent better than any other metnl. Silver comes next, then tin, Htcel nnd lead lu the order named. GruClliiK. Grafting or budding merely multiplies tho particular variety, whatever it may be, without milking any change in it .New varieties nro produced by plnut ias seeds and growing seedlings. prlvllcgo than to be 'ncnt out nt ll'io. head of n detnehtnent to. glv the da.1 colts n whirl. When the ttmo enmo that the colonel could do young Dan forth this fnvor, ho had a long and Mulct mil; with hlni. He posted him ns to the olmrhcterUtlcs and tactics of tho foo and warned him of the pit falls that even veteran olllccrw might fall into, lie was. to find the enemy r.lifl destroy him, but ho wns cautioned against liupctuouslty nud useless sac rlllco of men. This expedition wns to be tho young oillccr's "try out." Ho had never been under lire, nnd he could not claim full kinship with the rogl input until he had. They gave young Danforth n Ilrittsu sergeant mid cortiornl nnd thirty-eight Sikh troopers. Under an olllcer In whom he has confidence there Is no tetter soldier that the Sikh. Ills only wean point is mat lie must have iiisl foe In front of hltn. Danforth had the luck to strike n band of robbers within twenty miles of the post. They had captured a vlllngo and were pillaging. It wns testified to by n dozen Sikhs thnt ho was ns cool ns an old veteran. Ho sent scouts forward to ascertain tho strength of the enemy nnd the lay of the land, nnd nt the bend of his forty men ho charged Into the village and routed out the band of 150. He lost two men nud killed a doxen. nud It was n little affair to be proud of. He held his men well in hand and wns on the watch for trickery, and had Till the troopers becu Europeans nil would bavo gono well. As the robbers retreated over broken ground men were Hung off from cither flank to create nn nmbush. lialf hearted, but as they opened tlr the Sikhs bolted. There were confusion "; " - v v iu uuujuu .urn vuij and n rout and the pursuers became In turn the pursued. When the flight end- ed. the sergeant and corporal were nfG,Ing- t A court martial was demanded by ! young i.iuiuiui. ou Soulier nau wie detachment returned than the remnant of the Sikhs began to whisper about. Incompetency and cowardice. They praUed the officer for his tight at the village, but they declared that his cow ardice when he found himself lu a tight place had brought about disaster. Ills defense wns straightforward and clear. There wns not nn officer who doubted one of his statements, and he wng honorabiy acquitted of the charge; .. ..... ........ T1UO 11.11. Ul UiL'U &1A1L1 UUlLLiS II1UL IU 1JIT smirch on the name of the regiment. It wns agreed that the Sikhs hud lied to excuse their own cowardice, and there was the Tcrdlct of the court martial, yet tho cloud was not dissipated. loung Dauforth could not fall to no- nctMne change In tne Attitude of his brother officers. They did not cut him, but they had to make an effort to be friendly. Pretty soon hints wero thrown out that It would be well for him to transfer or leave the service. Then ho went to the colonel and Bald: "I wns charged with cowurdlce by tho Sikhs. Had my sergeant and corporal llred to come back with me I could haro had witnesses to prove to the con- tnirr. The court martial took mvironl. "I bellcvo that tho Sikhs perjured themsolvee," quietly replied the colonel, "and perhaps it will be the wisest thing you can do to btay on." Tbe words were kind aud fair, but no grip of the hand accompanied them. In his heart of hearts the colonel had hoped the subaltern would go away, though at tho same time he realized that only an Innocent rann would hnvi cared to remain. Young Danforth I-vd no more expeditions, nnd months r'.-l.cd away before unythiug happened is put hla case In n more favorable llgn?; Then a number of dacoits were captured. Among them wtre two or thrco who had fought him t)iat day. 1'Iiey boast ed of how they had drlv.si his Sikhfl; they praised the couracs he had exhib ited lu seeking to rally them. TJVero wns au Increase of crvdlality after hat, but the subaltern jive no sign tat he uoticed it or was pleased over it. A few mouth' later there if rived a yarty of civil officials and tlJr wives who were on n Junket. Tbc hnd sev eral elephants with them for tiger hunt ing, nud within twenty r lies of tho post wnB the game they -were after. Young Danforth wns one of the three sfllcors detailed tooi-rangc and inanrfgc ilw hunt. With tho civil commissioner o Ncjnl and his wife was Lady Clif ton, and the two ladles were by nc .means novices In tho sport of tiger minting. When tho hunt had been fair ly entered upou, they occupied a how dah on the back of a big elephant to. gether and would not admit any one else. A tiger had been driven by the f boaters Into a swamp u mile long by half a mllo broad, and into this spot, grown up to reeds and bushes until the tyes could searccly penetrate, crashed the olcplmutK and horses, to drive thu tiger out Tho Idea was upon clearer ground to tho west where ho could bo reached, und everybody made as much nolso us possible. Ho was n enrKy beast, and for two hours he refused to break cover. Tho elephant on which the two ladlea wero mounted had taken the., leau aud Tho flrit shlpmotit, 10'toni, ol froieu atoolhcua tnlinon wns sent to Portland on tho rretuitfl from tho Ico nud Cold Storage plant, 1 K, A. Hoohtio nnd sjn of Hanson, Nebraska, are among tho' new arrivals lu tow n. Those gentleman are favorable impressed with the country mul may locate here. John Blo3tr.iu!tt went to San Fran cisco on Uiu South Co.st. Ho will pur chase tho machinery (or HI n ford Davis' new hunch mid soinn for his new thop . to bo used in Uiu boat building biul- lt,a3t TheMUk Maid, Cant. Harris' boat was disabled and will have to bo beach od for repair. Sho will be oti; tho run agiin tomorrow Cap.. Harris thinks, Fioil Wilson ot Sutr.uerj was lookjinj for eomoono to pull him o Sumner yetr torday. ; i " Tho Kasoburg Itavlntr issued a very cretHtablo special nutuber for tho lioli- . . ... , . ,,nV8' B,v,n ft vbr" conc'8a wrltc-MP o( Douglas county in general, Uoscburg iu ' parlicuiBr. lt wa8 w ell printed nud the "bjccl matter was rellabto information 'on Southern Orenon. The Keviow docs , nolhllJC bv ......,., aMj tLu cilS2.nB of D0U'UK by ,mU . . . lu" toaran leel prouu oi meir nomc rnpsr. - .. , . . . ,......,., ..iit , h -"u, r TeTtlZS .!; tjon H chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets." vava Me'ard F. Crsiir. ol Middlesrovc, N Y. "They work like a charm and do not gripe or have any uu peasant eff-.ct." For sale by John I'reuie ThoWomans Club will meet with Mrs. A. 11. rienlls this afternoon. Subject: How Can Wo Make Work ritfasant To Our Children," Departures to Tortlcnd on'rthePrcntiss Jan. 1G: J II Snyder, W CJ Illack nnd wife, J M llunuell. Tho.-e' wera other passengers, but as they went aboard without tickets a full list as not ob tainable. Representative Hume, of Coos and Curry, lias been in n San Francisco hospital, but it reported that he is cou valitcent midnill report for duty in Salem within efcht days. Good Idea Xicholton Is circulating n peti C. E. tion, which is beicg numerously Eigned; atklnj the legislature to extend the op en season for tteclhcad taltnon to tho loth day of March. In nearly nl) counties the soacon extends until that date, aud there seems no good reason why Coos county fishermen should ndt get tho bsiu-fit of the same provision. For a bad tatto in the mouth take al few dopes of ChnmberlHlrrs btomacti anil Liver TnblntH. Pri".o S." centH. War ranted to euro. For talo by John Prouss. 4StO40O9040OO040C400 o o o o o o o O o o THE By tilccn Morelta o t 2 qf the TENTH ?' CopurttiM, VMl, h'J A. N. o lllcltardicnu o .OOOOOOOtOOOOOOG u Tho honor of tho Tenth had been unlrched. Tho rank and HIo growled It out lu barracks, tho olilcers whis pered It to each other, und ns the colo nel sat on tho vcnuidu of his bunga low and admitted it to hlmsolf ho laid much of the blame on his ov;i shoul ders. Tho robber bauds of India, known nn dacoits, had been busy around Allwal, und squads of Hrltlsh cavalry worn be ing tent out every fow days to dt-Ktroy them. Your true dacolt Is not only u robber, but n lighter as well. lie roba his own raco whenever opportunity of fers nnd fights tho llrltlsli whenever1 .'nnd wherever he meets them. Ho Jh n good shot, n bravo foe, and there nro honor aud promotion to bu had In wip ing him off tho face of tho earth. Young Danforth had lately Joined tno Tenth. Ho had family und political' in fluence and a fortune behind hlni, und ho had a personality , which mndQ friends. There .could .bo no neater Arrivals from Portland by Prenltii Jin. 15: -Mrs Johnson nud child, Mn S 11 Hnuvrd, F 11 McDounld, M Andor son, Mr 0 F Hoffman, Mrs floo Holstor, II Karn, Mrs A 0 Fngnn, 11 0 Fnsnii, 1' L Johnston, Win MUW, Win Holster, and Hovcntcon metubora ot tho Mm Wiarcto Fischer Company. . Don't Worry This is easier paid than done, yet it may bo of come help to consider (ho matter. If tho cause is somothlug over which you Imvo no control lt Is obvious that worrying in ill not help tho matter in tl.oluaut. On the other hand, II within votir control you have only to act. W hen you lmvo a cold nnd fear an attack of pneumonia, buy n bottle of ('liainbHnln's Couth Komedy and ueo 11 jiuliclomdy and all enure for worry m tcvtlio otitcomo will iitlckly disappear. I hero is no danger ot piiuuuioniu when it is used. For tale by John Preusd. Tho holiday edition ot tho Dally Const Midi reached us yesterday, though u little Into it mndo up lu excelioury. Tho Dally Mall has now pma.'d lb first milo'post, and is still in tho ewltn, with all tho predictions thnt less thnn n year would ceo its demise to the contrary notwithstanding, You should got ono of this number to tend to your friends iii tho cast. Coquillo Herald. Might Have Been Worse. Wm Martin who has been break man on tho Daniel Creek railroad had tho inhfortuuo tohavo his toll hand soverly uinngacd Thursday whllo working be tween tho cars. Mr. Martin enmo to town and Dr Horsfal reascd tho manglod member, lir. Honfal tliiuka the hand will bo saved. iVhilo this It a Virions losi to Mr. Martin ho is lucky that ho creaped with his life. He hopes for tho comploto recovery ot his hand. First Rock For the New Hospital Abo Tctilrock loft for tho Coos rhor qnarry with a scow to get out rock for the hospital. This is tho first of the large contract which Mr. Patcrson has. Tho work will bo pushed forward as soon as tho rainy weather nabsidos and Mr. Patereon expect to comploto the stone foundation as soon as possible. Afternoon Party On Wednesday afternoon tho Motho dist Ladies' Aid Socio ty and thu Woman ot Woodcraft wero entertained by Mrr. Olo Hansen nt her homo, tho occasion being her fiftieth birthday. Mn. Han sen's guests turned tho affair into some thing of n turprieo party for her, by pre senting her with a nico rocking chair nnd a handaomo ealad set, tho former from tho Society and tho latter from tho Circlo in appreciation of hor valuable work in thoto organizations. A number of other preentr, beautiful and ueoftil, wero leceived from individual friends. Delicious refreshments wero served by thoihappy hojtcss and tho afternoon passed very pleasantly. Thoto present woro: Meedamcs, Abbot, Itooko, Hear, Kd- mon, Peck, Harkns, Brown, Smith, Kna-J muteion, Kelly, Langworthy, Leo, Mc Carty, JoeuphtCi). J'rontlp, Lando, Weider, Murphy, Motljn, Lovi Smith, Chapman, Heluner, 'Fellows, Haneou, Mitres Itoto ItcokVncd' Mhry Metlin, Mnntur IIiniio Hane'on. rr- From Saturday's Daliy. , Chas. Jensen will return next week, to San Joro, whuro, ho wll resume hie L'tiidlos.lii n commercial college. U. Hongetackon.haa dJpon(.ed with the almond-eyod cook 'from" tho Oriont, at tho Forty camp, -fitul hao Inanlled a white lady in tho culfiinry -dopartinonl, wli'ch ia highly approved by tho crow. John Portor, ono of tho cubfltantlal farmers ol Allegauy, was in town on Friday. - - Mre. S. II. Hazard hns rotumod from a visit to hor tifitor Mm. G. W. Logglo, at now Whnlcorn. .Wnnli. B 1 Tho Czarinn arrived, from. Kan Fran- cltco yoaterdoy, for a load of coal from Heaver Hi!l. i ' Public Installation. Tho Modorn Woodmen ol America hold ft publlo Installation Tiiosilny night. Uotidos a splondid lltornry mul muslonl program i lovely hocIhI iimo wns liml mid n lino lunch was sorvod. Iniprovlfijr Cliurcli Edifice Lutheran KvaiiKi'licnlOougrdRntlon nro making soiuo very flno improvoiiieiiti in tliolr churcji. Tho tutorlor in bidng thoroughly ronovntodnnd a now dressing of paint ttdorna tho Interior, while now doors and Mops and other Improvements nro bolng made, nud whon the work now undof way is con plot ml this Church will bo, not only noal nud hnmUmtio inside, but a plneauru to its memblrs. ns It is tho work of thuir own hands, in sisted by their dtlllgont pastor, Itov. Hengfteon, They may wellboprotidol it. Lodijc Uoliijrs. Doric Chnptor Ordor K.utern Star No. 03 initallod tho follow Irg ollkom Tuesday ovoniiig: Mis l'lorenco Nns burg.Wor'hy Matron; 11 C Loo. Worthy P.torn;Mra Anulo Wollcot, AseoMato Matron; Mrs LUxle Merchant, Conduc trees; Mrs Ida Douglas, Associate Con ductrcss; Mrs Mary Doimoud, Adah; Miss Klslo llounott, liulli ; Mrs Oussto Iloclion, Kblhors Mrs Mario Taylor. Martha; Mra K litis (loldon. Electa; Mrs Mary Hofor, Wnrdoii; E A Ander son, Sentinel; Mra Miry Smith, Ohaplln Tho officers woro InsUllod ly Pt Worl'iv Matron Frlcdborg, wsiited by Grand Marshal Mra Ad.i Dnnuau. Aftor tho regular work a number ot tho mombcrs friondi wore invited to partako of n banquet of lucious letrosb tnotits, then several hours worn spent In nmueomontsnnd games. Tho evening was much enjoyed. From Friday's Dally. John Coke, James Flanagan aud John Proctor went to tho Mao for n fowdays trout fishing returning Saturday, A now sjsn i "el"? Pitwl on tho East end ot the Mnrsh'tklds water Co'a warehoute. R. II, Amateln hna tho foundation for hla now house on tho -1th Street Hrldgu, about completed and v it 1 bejln tho erection immediately. Mra A. D. Uoono returned to hor homo nt Sumner yesterday, after a short visit with hor daughter Mra, Wm. JCurdoll, anb other friends. It. J. Coke took n run up Coos river yesterday. Mrs. Ca'pt. Doomo of Sumner has been spending moral days visiting hor daughter Mrs. William Kardvll. A rcow load of land enmo up from tho onnd hills yesterday fur tho Uoaver Hill Mines, to bo used in making a concroat foundation for tho now engine to be er oded at tho mines, Tho Slmkospoiroan Club mot with Miss Foaliny Wednesday uYonlngi a hplondid timo was had. , Tho noxt moot will baut tho homo of Mlia Clara John ton. Tho Btenm schooner 1'runtUa arrived yestordny nftornoon from Ptrtliuid, brijgirig freight nnd prsdimijer.i, In placool tlio Homor. Sho will sail from Empire for Portland nt -' p. m. loday. Tlio P.roilor treated itRolf to a binnd now linoleum floor covering which mukos thu dining room quite cosy. Dislocated Her Shoulder Mrs. .Intuition HoJorholm, ot Fergus Falls, Minn, fell and iliulocntod hor Miouhlor. Kho had u mirgeoii got it back in place as toon us posHiblo, but It waiiquito ooro nnd pdlned hor very much. Hor eon inontlonud that ho hail teon Chnniborhdn'H Pain Halm ndvorlis id for Hpnilnii and eoreneBu, niid ehe asked him to buy hpr a bottiu of It, which ho did. It quickly nd loved hor iiml miahlud hor to oloup which uho had not donu for eoveral days. Tho non wab jo much pleaHed with thu relief it gn,vo his mother that ho has ulnco rooom mended It to many others. For talo by John Prouta. THE OLD RELIABLE (tOYAl mgpo$3 POWDER 'MERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE From Thureday'a Dally. . -) Flno Stationery at Nor't m'. HnstyMiko'n V tt, Jnn. 19, 1903 Some inuiia ido.i ol ""i0Qr U tfllnjtlu debt for ovorytliiii. -.r .- mpM Tho nowbollom ura rl--otl, at ihHiy city mill, nnd tin wrk of eontitetih Ilium up in nenly cnidplr'nl. Mr. and Mrr. II. N. Hlack woro down fr.itu their Catching cIoiikIi (arm yoitot- day. Coquillo Hurald An wo go to prrsa tho dry-hottno in onnuntinn with thu furniture factory nt Thorn in Krowaon took tiro and burnod down. W. C. T. I'. will hold i special, moot ing nt tho homo of Mr?, F, (J. Strange this afternoo i nt'J:.1) Coiulllo Herald Superintendents. I). Hourc, of tho C xpilllo C'o'o. mlno at Ulvorton enmo up this morning nnd con ll run tho report wo gnvo Inst week to tho effect that tho Mandnlny would not como to tho rivor nuy more, but that 'ho steamer Uhico U duo thh wroV, Coquillo llornld Thofitiamur J. War ron broke hor crank-pin whllo making her run on tho North Fork ono day last week and will bo obllgrxl to miss a fow, runs. Maslor J. M. Ilrllit Is lioro get ting the repoira mnde nt J. 0. Wilson's machine shop. Joo llus'el of Porthinh ia rustncntlng in MnrHhtbdil. Ills health has not been good ot Into nnd lid many (rleuiU hopo our son breeM will bo a great benefit to him. He camo ovoalnud via Dralnsand oxpects to roturii by Mo.imor. Ho is tin gucatof (iua GuIjveoii nt prcsont, Coulllo Hornid Mossrs. Louovo and Komnuder having secured a alto for their creamery nnd cold storago, from J, A, Collier, and hnvo or dor o J thuir mnchin ory and n lot of lumber for tho founda tion of thu buildings was put on tho grounds thu last of tho wook. Thu now institution will occupy n nito dirostly liotwcon thu now depot nnd tho rivor a very convenient place for such n busi noes, bolng handy to uhip)iii by livor and rail. Au oiithuiinitic mooting of tlio farm era intorcfitud in dairying was hold in Modford Sntirdiy. Addroisos woro do llvorod by ProJespr Withycombo, of thu Sttito ot Agricultural Experimental Station; IV h Louiubury nud W. Ii. Cnlomnn, of tlio Southern Paul flu traffic department, in which tho ad vantage j to bo derived from products woro outlined. It wno shown that tho Htiitlatici guthor ed rolativo to tho numbur of productive cows at prcsont iu Jackson County would warrant tho extension of Invest ment by every farmer iu tflo Valloy, ScIidoI Mcclitij'j At thu tcliool mooting Inut niglit tho voters decided to levy n U mill tax or school ptirpotbu which, wan done by unnnnmouu vote. Tho tcliool board levied u 2 1-2 milt tax to pay intoroit on bonds, TUOKEIt-On Coos rivor, Or. Jun. 11th, to tho wifoof Goo Tucker a boo. ! '. -f , 4 r,fv -i,t u. :'.. i