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23nssiBK KStrf afTri Ib4 a: ltt sidI nn m J"ffl ul 7ttvx& 8 Boy Sees Things That are not found Without Looking at Them That young man who Is just enter- ing his college fraternity, or who . . Just emerging from It Into the world at this time, has particular need for taking a personal Invoice of himself. Sizing himself up as mere John Jones or William Black, who Is or who Is to be an economic factor In an untried world, ho needs to take a doubly careful measurement of those influences which fraternity fel lowship are likely to exert upon his individuality. For expressing the bluntly bald fact as It has come to me from pres ent day men of affairs to whom tho young man must look for preferment tho atmosphere of the college fra ternity in the businesses of the time Is a distinct handicap to the young man. "What Is tho matter with the col lege man?" I asked of one of the great heads of a great business when lie had expressed to me his dissatis faction with the college man as ho came to his notice. "Lack of' training," ho said, quick ns a shot. "The average young man out of college not only is not trained In material conditions of ufe, but his "whole college experience has been untralning him. He knows too much of academic life to be willing to un dertake the primary grades of ex perience in business, without whici ho cannot hope to lay the foundation of his opportunity. He doe3 not like the crisp order, Do this.' The posi tion In which ho finds himself In a great business Is by comparison so much below his place of the day be fore in college that he Is ashamed of it, ordinarily. His pride is hurt. And rto great business has time or Inclina tion to nurse this form of soreness." As I have measured those college influences leading to thl3 condition of the college man I know of nothing which has profounder significance than the atmosphere of the fratern ity. There are reasons for It. At tho best, In these days of tho great colleges and universities, each school, with Its school spirit that must permeate It, tends to provinci alism. Any young man fights for his school. It Is better than another, or at least as good as the best. At least lie Is satisfied. This Is a form of concrete provinci alism which needs to be reckoned -with. But within tho school Itself another form of provincialism de velops in tho Greek letter fraternity, still more narrowing to the young narrowing 10 me young mind In Its formative period. So in- worm or uumness mere is u. uurumi ...b - "- . ...-.., Bldlous may bo this fraternity spirit degree of prejudice against the col- as those who have abundant assur as to bo carried for years and years . lego man In business. Taken as a ance of It. A special muse al feature Into mature lives of men as one of tho chief detrimental agencies against Individual progress. The young man needs to study the provincialism of his school life In tho light or the growing spirit of metro polltanism and cosmopolitanism that is just outside of the school walls. Time was when the small merchant In tho city neighborhood decided that ho had custom enough. Ills customers wero "Al." Ho was do ing woll enough. To do a greater THE SMELTER AGAIN. Myrtle Polut, Sept. 12, 1907. Editor Times: In my article concerning smelters you make mo say "Tho sulphurous, arsenical, mineral, and other poison ous vapors" otc. Sulphur and arsen ic are both minerals, and none but mineral vapors are emitted by tho smelters. I wroto "Sulphurous, arsenical, and other poisonous min eral vapors," which was correct. I am pleased to noto that Mr. J. J. O'Noil, of Bnndon, has expressed his views on tho smelter proposition, al though ho speaks of my "Statement" concerning Btuontlng operations at Keswick, Cal., whereas I simply said I "had recontly beon lnformod" that tho work had been stopped, which was true. If, however, tho outcomo of tho suit paved tho way for tho erection of more smelters, Coos Bayites would do woll to carefully Investigate bo foro permitting tho camel to put his head lusldo tho tent. They want n railroad badly; yet when tho S. P. proposed to bridge tho bay and monopollzo all their wn'tor front thoy Btood solidly together ami said "No!" Mr. O'Nell says "DefoiQ. tho advent of tho smoltors Shasta was one of tho poorest counties in tho stato." That cannot be wild of Coos. The pooplo would not stand for a moment. If smelteru must reduce tho country .for muny miles around them to tho condition of a desert, lot them bo built in tho desert or some arid waste land. Tho oro is mostly found In Just such places. Tho "great advantago" to tho smelter wo cannot consider for a moment. Wo stand for tho best in terest of Coos County. Besides, fzrzzr - vsrtini.'i&tf I'SsVPH? Pn -ji-x.- business would mean enlarging his is.01"'1" " "" " " ".. .'r.Atst i ( -rt rt m- tn -i nnn ini'OPT- , ing in nioro delivery wagons, lie couldn't do it. Which at once was a vital impetus toward the great de partment store, against which that type of small merchant inveighs and whose wagons lead and trali and cross and recross the tracks of his drivers in every direction. Today In the great businesses of the country there are employees who speak and write every language of the civilized world to the end of business necessities. Every employe in a mercantile establishment dealing with the individual customer finds impressed upon him tho necessity for being a "mixer." He cannot be too tolerant too broad In his general views. Ho must deal with the letter ed and the unlettered. He must study and master virtually every type of men if he shall find success. Before that provincial young man from the university atmosphere may have even an opportunity to prove himself, Imagine tho Inspection he must undergo at the hands of the liberalized man of worldly affairs, To the extent that this man of business scrutinizes this provincial Ism of the college man of fraternity bent and discovers the imprint of that provincialism, he realizes that the young man's training not only has been a lack of training to busi ness purposes but it has been a 8'ib- tie training which he must force that young man to unlearn. Cliques formed In the machinery of a great business house may be taken a3 the worst manifestation pos - slblo in organization. In a house where a competent head of the busl- ness should find heads of depart - ments separating even Into socliil cliques, there would be Investigation of the condition. As I have felt the pulse of the business world, I doubt If there is a head of any great estah - Hnhmnnt in thfi world who would trust a Blnglo fraternity pin to be worn upon the lapels of every head of every department under him, no matter hdw effectively his organiza tion were working. Men of affairs on large scale must study conditions In general. Princi ples must be dealt with to the ex clusion of much detail. It may bo easier to sacrifice a man than to at- tempt to tram mm. "uon t 1001 witn him any longer," is an easy decision in a population of 80,000,000. With tho exception of the man who l ...!.,,! tr. n onnlol mnrlr In tho " "' " i' ... type, ho doesn't mix well in tne or- ganizatlon of men who have come up in the university of hard knocks and experience. Even In tho medical so- ciety and in thov bar association, where ethics are preached, tho novice must undergo tho cynical smilo of in - diligence; ho expects a certain haz- Ing process at tho hands of the ripen- nd one of his own trained profession. How much harder In tho hard school of business if he shall "un train" himself for Its demands? "' there would bo no material difference In cost between carrying the coal to the oro mines, and carrying the oro to tho coal mines. Coos Bay's greatest drawback is tho lack cf sufllc'ent agricultural lands to properly assist the develop ment of her yet slumbering resources, and It would be very poor policy to destroy tho most and best of her fruit, vegetable and dairy farms for tho sake of a smelter working out sldo ores (as wo have none to speak of), and then havo to buy outside products to feetl tlie smelter crews. Build a smolter on Coos Bay and for two-thirds of a year tho prevail ing winds would carry tho smoke up either Coos River or Catching Inlet or Isthmus Inlet. In fifteen years there would probably not bo a green leaf west of tho Bluo Ridge. What about tho famous "Coos Bay Gravenstoln," "Coos Bay Loganber ries," etc. then? Think of Coos River, with Its justly boasted wealth, Its world renowned and unapproach- able scenory reduced to a bare, sandy ' plain surrouuded by bald rocks and decaying brush. This Is no dream, no pessimistic fancy, but just what muny of us will llvo to seo It a smelt er comes soon, . r Tho .Montana Copper Company would find It very different paying for tho mln of such land as that, and that of a few sectlous of sago-brush hills and bed-rock. Try for n momont to Imagine, tho attractiveness of your cities without a foot of lawn, an ornamental shrub, or even a houso plant. I hopo othors will tako up this mattor and havo It thoroughly dis cussed pro and con, and then, it Cooa Bay dollboratoly puts nor hoad In tho halter sno must tako tho con sequences. I will bo cloar and will THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHF1ELD, probably remain clear away. I. N. Wilson. AT THE CHUnCHES. .j. . 4. . . 4. 4. .j. . .j. .. Christian Science. Christian Science service will be held In the Redmen Hall Sunday at 11 a. m. Subject, "Matter." A cor dial invitation is extended to all. Mothers' Club. Mothers Club meets every Friday at 3 p. m sharp, In the Baptist church. All are cordially Invited to .come and help make the number 100 j Subject for next Friday, "The Call of the School Bell," in four parts. 1. What shall the child wear to school? 2a. In what state of wind shall he leaves homo for school? 3. How secure co-operation of teacher and parents. 4. Tho backward child and the reason why? "The Bible and Amer ican Motherhood," are used as refer ence books In tho club. We quote from the latter. First Baptist Church. Sunday, Sept. 15th 1007. 10 a. m. Bible school, Alva Doll, i superintendent 11 a. m. Services, by Evangelist, J. H. Pettit, "Christ the Refuge for the Destitute." 3 p. m. "Rescue the Perishing." Men especially invited to the after noon service. 7 p. m. Young people's paryer meeting. j 8 p. m. Services, "All Men Con- detuned." The Evangelist will be with us another week. Several have 1 decided for Christ In the past two weeks and we are believing far greater victory In the week to come, 1 D. W. Thurston, Pastor. Lutheran. Confirmation services commencing at 10 a. m. today at the Lutheran , church, communion services in tne evening at 8 p. m. The entire pro- sram will be in English. The First Presbyterian Church. Announcements for Sunday Sept. 15th, 1907. Regular preaching services will be held at 11 o'clock a. m. and 7:30 p. m. The subject of the sermon at the morning service will be; "The I Cynosure of the World." At the uvuiuub niito ni imowi OJ,. I from the text: "If a man die shall 'he live again?" Discussing the great , theme of Immortality. All wno nave dOllbtS Oil thlS Vital QUeStlOIl are ..,,, w ai una survicu win uo u buiu u ho. Jesse W. Ingram, ' The Bible school convenes at tho ( church at 10 a. m. which embraces in its work students of all ages. It ' will be to the advantage of all young ' people who expect to attend this fachool this coming winter to enroll at once. All strangers interested in Bible study will find a cordial wol- come In the Bible class conducted by Mr. Brown. Tho Christian Endeavor Society will hold its devotional services at '0:30 o'clock. The- topic will be: "God's Omniscience," and the meet- ing will be led by Mr. R. A. Annln. Don't miss these young people's meetings. H. H. Brown, Pastor. Methodist Church. 10 a. m. Sabbath school. 11 a.m. Sermon, subject, "The Human Banyan Tree." 3 p. m. Junior League, Miss Net tle Wooley, superintendent. 7 p. m. Epworth League. 8 p. m. Sermon, subject, "The Easy Yoke and Light Burden." A cordial Invitation Is extended to all, who are not obligated elsewhere to attend these services. W. R. P. Browne, Pastor. NAIL DRIVING II Y THE LADIES WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. The nail-driving contest last night at tho Opera House was a great suc cess. Tho contest was for a cash prize of $5.00 and was won by Mrs. Eva Scott. On Monday night there will bo a mllk-drlnklng contest by the men, for a cash prize. A wood-sawing contest will bo given during the week, which will bo engaged In by the societies of tho city. Tho Interest still continues In tho wonderful cures and demonstrations In Bloodless Surgery by tho Phenom enal Medical Expert. Evory day some marvelous cure Is mado. Many people aro arriving from remoto parts of the county In search of re lief while tho Medical Export remains within reach. Rheumatism, gallstones, nppendl cltls, cancers, female troubles, epi lepsy and nervous troubles aro cured quickly by tho Syarthgll and tho other perfected methods used by tho wonderful Medical Expert. His stay will bo short and those wishing -OE OREGON, SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 15, 1907. There are One is the house $400,00 to The Other Look! Look A ?am c W JPk Music Company Coos Phone 1441. relief should see him soon. On Monday night admission to the Opera House will be ten cents. The ticket will be gooa for Tuesday and Wednesday nights also. Those not purchasing Monday will have to pay 10 cents for a single admission on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Meeting Nights and Officers of Coos Bay Orders Hltinco Lodge, No. 48, A. F. & A. M. Richard Walter, W. M.; Norls Jonsen, Secrotary. Meets third Thursday of each month. Masonic Temple. Arngo Chapter, No. '11, R. A. M. H. Lockhart, High Priest; Albuit Seellg, Socretary. Meets fourth Wednesday of each month. Ma sonic Templo. Pacific Comnmudery. C. W. Tower, Eminent Commander; Albert See llg, Socrotary. Meets fourtn Mon Gay of each, month. Masonic Tom and fourth Wednesday, Odd Fol- MASONIC. Butler, Secrotary. Meets second Anna Farrin, N. Q.; Mrs. LIzzlo lows Hall. Western Star Lodgo, Rebekahs. Mrs pie. Doric Chapter, No. 53, O. E. S. Mrs. Marsh, W. M.; Mrs. O. Macarty, Secretary. Meets second and fourth Tuesday. Masonic Temple. ODD FELLOWS. Sunset Lodge, No. 51, I. O. O. P. L. Planz, N. G,; I. S. Lando, Secre tary. Moets overy Friday In Odd Fellows Hall. Sunset Encampment, I. O. O. F. A. Hogonmeister, C. P.; I. S. Lando, Scrlbo. Meets first and second Thursdays. Odd Fellows Hall. KNIGHTS OF PYTOIAS. Myrtle Lodgo, No. 3, K. P. Chas. Nordstrom, C. C.f Tom Hall, 'Keep er of RocordB. Meets first and third Mondays, K. P. Hall. Pythian 8istcrs, Laurel Temple, No. 38, Mrs. Bessie Nicholson, M. E. C; Mrs. Nellie Whereat, M. of R. and C. Meets first and third Wednesdays. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. Cmp. No. 100, W. O. W. W. J Murphy, C. C; W. U. Douglas, Clerk. Meets second and fourth Tuesdays, Odd Fellows Hall. Coos Buy Circle, No. 1G4, Women of Woodcraft. Mrs. Nora Daly, G. N.; Mrs. M. Cowan, Clerk. Meets second and fourth Mondays, Odd Follows Hall. RED MEN. Koos Tribe, No. 33, improved Order of Redmon. Hugh McLaln, Sa chem; Goorgo Farrin, Chief of Rekords. Meets Thursdays, Red Men's Hall. Degroo of PocahonUs, Sacajawea JUSTNESS Two Kinds of Piano Houses where uniform prices prevail; each and every customer for is the house where each piano is sold for as much as possible, regardless of value; where a piano is sold to a shrewd buyer at $325,00, and a duplicate of that piano is sold to the less expert and-more trusting buyer at $400,00, If a piano is sold to one customer at $350,00 it is-not honest to require the less expert and more trusting customer to pay $400,00 for the duplicate of that piano, The one price piano house has one make and style of piano, price $400,00, and no more nor no less is ever asked for it, You send a messenger to that house with an order for a $400,00 piano you get that piano, TI.e nil; -price houses have pianos that they ask $400,00 for, -but will in a pi.io.i sell at $325,00, You send a messenger to that house for a $400,00 piano and you get the piano which is sold to shrewd buyers at $325,00, We are the Only House in Coos County that IMever Does Under Any Pretenses Vary Prices. Standard values insure standard prices, and that is why we can and do observe uniform prices, U A I Mir v County's One Price Piano House. C Street Between Front SUNDAY BUSINESS HOURS of tho TREET Are from S a. m. to 12:30 p. m.; In tho evening from 5 to 7. No Lunches Served on Sunday nor during tho ensuing week. A SURE Our Pastries are always Sweet. Our Bread is made of good wheat. Our Delicatessen Is always neat. DAVIS & DAVIS A Street P Council, No. 9. Meets first and third Thursdays. Nora Daly, P cahontas; Ora McCarty, Keeper of Records. FRATERNAL UNION OF AMERICA. T. Nlcoli, F. M.; Mrs. Nellie Owen, Secretary. Meets first and third Tuesdays, Odd Follows Hall. GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. Baker Post, No. 8, Department of Oregon. W. E. Thorp, Com mander; I. S. Kaufman, Adjutant; C. W. Tower, Q. M. Meets second Tuesday each month, Longshore men's Hall. SUOMI SOCIETY. W. M. Hagqulst, President; John Backman, Secretary. Meets first and third Wednesdays, hall over Times office. EAGLES. Mnrshlleld Aerie, No. 538, Fraternal Order of Eagles. T. J. Lewis, W. P.; II. McLaln, Secretary. Meets first Wednesday eveniag of each month In Eagles' Hall on Front street at 8 p. m. Court Coos Kay, No. 15, Foresters of America, William Longstaff, Chief Ranger; F. T. Sumner, Financial Secretary. Meets second and fourth Saturdays la I. O. O. F. Hall. North Bend Camp, No. 8261, M. W. A. P. Malonoy, V. C; L. A. Loomls, Secretary. Meets second where $400,'00 piano is sold at that class of piano, and Broadway. i . BAKERY DELICATESSEN THING t Delecatessen. and fourth Wednesdays, 8 p. m., Taylor's Hall. Visiting neighbors Hall. cordially Invited to attend. Degree of Honor A. O. U. W. Mascot Lodgo No. 5. Meets first and third Tuesdays of each month in I. O. O. P. Hall. United Brotherhood of Carpenters And Joiners. Meets In Longshore men's Hall, alternate Tuesdays at 8 p. m. Frank H. Hall, president; Jas. Barrle, vice-president; John Greenwood, recording secretary; "F. R. MlVer, financial secretary. SOCIALISTS. Meetings every Frl uay evening at Longshoremen's Sheet music, folios, teachers pieces and folios. W. R. Haines Music Co. Notice. The Coos Bay Ico & Cold Stor' ago company, will until further no tice make their deliveries at 8 a. m., and 3 p. m. C. E. Nicholson, Manager. Pianos stored, tuned and cared for. W, R. Haines Music Co.