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THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1 907. ntique .. Pottery It is always advisable to buy your Christmas Goods before the selection has been picked over This is especially true in regard to our Antique Pottery line Come and see them They are most strikingly new in design and color Of course we have other CHRISTMAS GOODS which you will find on display in. our Window with I 1 1 . T T f a change every day LOCkhaift-r ai'SOIlS DlUg tO. until Xmas THE BUSY CORNER -i FOR sents bristmas Pre Personal Notes. SATANS' OLDEST PHOTOGRAPH Miss Esther Miller spent Saturday I in North Bend with friends. Mr M. It. McFarland, of Duluth, "is In Marshflcld for a few days at tending to business affairs. Miss Ella Houston, of Los Angeles, 1 Is the guest of relatives and friends on Coos Day for a few weeks. Mr. and Mi 3. Cunnigc have taken a homo in Marshflcld for tno winter. Mr Cunnigc Is interested in the lum ber resources of Coos county. . Mr. M. D. Downs, of Nampa, Ida- lio, is on Coos Bay and will locate here permanently either in North Bend or Marshfleld as both cities offer excellent opportunities. Mrs. Edmond Phillips, of Seattle, arrived in this city yesterday to join her husband who has been employed In Marshflcld for the past three months. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips will begin housekeeping immediately as tliej have secured a cottage in South Marshfleld. Mr. M. M. Thompson, of Portland, 5s in this city attending to business Interests connected With the firm ho represents. Mr. Thompson will re main In Marshfleld for a few days meanwhile visiting the other bay cities. Later on ho will go to Ban don and on down the coast to Eureka, San Francisco and Los An geles. Mr. N. F. Stevenson, of Chicago, 111., but recently of San Francisco, Is in Marshfleld for two weeks. Mr. Stevenson jomarked that "The Call of Coos Bay" reached him down In Mexico while on n tour through that country and since then he has had a continuous longing to see "Nature's I, fairest spot on earth Coos Bay." His anticipations have hardly been realized, as "since his arrival there has been a steady downpour of rain. If you want the latest, see Geo. Goodrum, gent's furnisher. AMBER SUPPLY ABOUT EXHAUSTED European Mines Worked Sinco Nero's Time Reported Giving Out. Amber threatens to glvo out. Mines which have been known since the time of Nero are being rapidly exhausted. Almost all the amber of commerce Is derived from the mines on the Baltic coast of Prussia. It Is found under twenty feet of sand and clay In a dark brown bituminous deposit about thirty feet thick. Considerable quantities used to be washed ashore after storms, but this source of supply Is also failing and the amber fishers are turning to other occupations. They used to gather twenty tons a year on the sants, and about 400 tons has been the average output of the mines for three years. The price has risen to $35 a pound. The director of the mines does not think the suply will last much more than five years longer. Found Where It Was Caned in Hock More Tlmii 10,000 Vents Ako. By this time you have quit wor- Tylne over thn flnnnr.lnl situation. Now if you happen to get sick don't "(voiry. Just call a doctor and take your perscrlptlons to McArthur's Pharmacy. Strictly a Prescription Drug Storo. The oldest picture of Satan has been found on the JJaduater Itlvor In the Shoshone valley, Wyoming, it is known to have been made 10,000 years ago, at loast, and it is probable that it was fashioned fully CO, 000 years ago. t The picture or the photograph as It Is called by the discoverer was unearthed by assistant Curator II. I. Smith of tho American Museum of Natural History. It Is a wonderful find, for it shows that the men who existed on this con tinent long before tho history of the Jews began had a conception of an evil spirit, and this leads to tho thought that tho same men had an Idea of a good spirit and meditated upon the influence these had upon human beings. The photograph was carved in rock and shows the ravages of the elements upon It for centuries. Tho work of tho prehistoric artist is still visible, however. The flgiuo shown Is that of a dwarfish figure, very demoniacal In appearance, standing In an attitude of menace. It Is undoubtedly tho artist's Idea of the same evil spirit which men now caall Satan, which tho Persians called Ahrlman, and which men now call Satan, which which the Greeks knew as Dlabolos. It is known positively that the carving la not of the Indian tiibes of later times, for the marks of tho ele ments are sufficient pi oofs to dis prove this idea, were it put forward. Plant in Port. Tho steamer Plant arrived from San Francisco yesterday, and It Is understood she brought considerable gold. Following are the passengers; Miss Annie Miller, E. O'Connell, D. C. Kay, Mrs. E, Mulfand and two child ren, Mrs. Kelly, Miss Bourne, J. C. Green, H. C. Howard, Capt. A. M. Simpson, F. S. Dow, J. C. Merchant, Ray TIbbotts and wife, Mrs. M. E. Anderson, May Acton, C. Alger, H. M. Glazier, S. Milkowsl.I, C. C. Hughes, 10 steerage. Keel Laid for New Ship. Kruse & Banks aro laying tho keel for a sister ship of the Bandon, which will be a steam schooner with twin screws and double rudder. It Is to take the place of the ship burned last summer at the Price yard on tho Co-qullle. For first-class dressmaking, see Mrs. Wilson, North Bond. Notice to Mniincis. List of lights and fog-signals, Pa cific coast, 1907, page 1G, No. 30, and list of lights, buoys and day marks, Pacific coast, 1907, page 24. Notice is hereby given that Presi dio Shoal Gas buoy, stationed about the middle of Presidio shoal, south erly side of entrance to San Fran cisco bay, Inside of Golden Gate, re ported extinguished Nov. 12, was re lighted Nov. 19. Christmas goods are constantly arriving at Mllner'a. Times Want Ads Bring Result. Theatricals This Week. For seven nights commencing next Wednesday our people will be given an opportunity to see Mr. and Mrs. William V. Mong and their company In a repertoire of plays en tirely new to this coast. Mr. and Mrs. Mong come to us heralded as two of America's representative act ors, having appeared in all the larger eastern cities as joint stars in some of the most successful plays of to day. Of Mr. Mong the New York Sun has the following to say: To see William V. Mong as "The Clay Baker" Is to carry one to greater dramatic heights. Ho Is a great actor and the Clay Baker is a great play. Mansfield, Wlllard, Jackson, tho great stage celebrities who have won their spurs are greater than Mong because they have done what he will yet do, reached the heights of fame. Of tho trio mentioned Mong Is of tho Jef ferson school. One can see In Mong much of that gift vouchsafed tho only "Rip Van Winkle" and given to but few actors. Intensity of action is oven more pronounced in Mong than was given to tho late Jefferson, 'i nere lies the only difference. Jefferson was of tho milder class. Mong is so real that, like Edwin Forrest In 'Klnc Lear." he Is Peter Denlg. En thusiastic, wedded to his art, with a )iith Rtrune nervous temperament that brooks no harmful interference thia vounc American actor, William V. Mong Is destined to shine among tho greater lights of tho stage. Mr. and Mrs. Mong's support Is made up of tho actors aud actresses lirnneht with them especially for their tour of the Coos Bay country, and besides Tho Clay Baker, which win b nlayed on Friday night, they will present six other plays, which Mr. Mong assures ub, have naa long and successful runs In tho larger cities of the coaat. Tho seat sale Is now on at Butlers on Front street and from present In dications the company will bo greeted by a packed house on their opening night. SENDS FOR WIFE HE LEFT IN LURCH Former Bremerton Major, Who Disappeared, Liiii in Oakland. Seattle, Nov. 22. After mourning her husband as one lost to her for ever, Mrs. Y. J. Actonr wife of Dr. Y. J. Acton, former mayor of tho navy yard town of Bremerton, has heard from him and Is preparing to go to him at his present homo in Oakland, Cal. Dr. Acton also, so it is said, has sent money to various of his creditors in Bremerton. When, about a month ago, it was learned that Dr. Acton had disap peared from Bremerton leaving a number of debts and apparently de serting his wife and children, there was a sensation. Coincident with the departure of the doctor there disap peared Mrs. Newton Hecker, and it was generally believed that sho was with the doctor, who went away with her on a former occasion. Dr. Acton is a prominent Mason, belongs to several other fraternal organizations and as very well thought of by his neighbors. At the time of his dis appearance his wife was 'left ponnl-less. $OSOi$$$$$OO$Q0OO$$S$ TOM;MEy The Only Place in Coos County where you can Buy High Grade Pianos and Talking Machines at such Low Prices and Small Monthly Payments TO INVESTIGATE TARIFF QUESTION Leeds, England, Nov. 22. Women suffragists today virtually compelled Herbeit Gladstone, secretary of state for home affairs, to abandon his at tempt to address a meeting here. In terruptions from suffragists became so persistent that Gladstone declared ho would no longer struggle against such tactics and brought his speech to a sudden close. One of the suf fi agists thereupon tried to take pos session of tho meeting. While she was speaking a fight broke out be tween the men and the women In the audience. Modern Spirit in Syria. Syria is remaking. Syria of 1907 cannot be compared with Syria of 1877. Education is working wond ers, raising the standard of wage and of living, multiplying and diver sifying the requirements of the peo ple, developing the natural resourc es of tho country, and increasing the purchasing capacity of the individ ual. Illiteracy is on the wane, inde pendent thought in the ascendency. They have printing presses, electric and steam railroads, brldces, car riage roads, postal and telegraph routes. Emigration to foreign lands, especially America, has reacted ben eficially on these regions. Largo re mittances of money aro made each year by emigrants doing business In distant lands. Many of these re turn In person for a shorter or longer sojourn, and quite a number settle down for good In their origin al homes. They bring with them modern Ideas and modern ways, and means of introducing labor saving machinery, and have become a posi tive asst to western Asia, especi ally to Syria and Armenia. Until recently the country east of tho Jor dan was forbidden to foreign travel ers. Now a constantly swelling stream of tourists land at Beirut and proceed by way of Damascus to Haifa or Jerusalem, taking advant age of the facilities offered by tho Mecca railroad from Damascus southward. Notice of Election Notice Is hereby given that a general municipal election of tho city of Marshfleld, Coos county, Oregon, will bo held at the council chamber at tho City Hall of said city on Tuesday the 3rd day of December, 1907, for tho purpose of electing a mayor for tho term of two years, and two councllraen for the term of three years, and a recorder for tho term of one year; that at said election tho following charter amendments re ferred to tho people by tho common council will bo voted on: "To extend the corporato limits," and "To Increase the limit of in debtedness." That J. R. Llghtner, John Dear Could you ever before buy a Fine Piano or a Vic tor Talking Machine on such payments as we are now offering, and at such prices? Pianos from $200 and Upward $ 10 Down and. $6 per Mntfa Talking Machines $2,00 Dowe; $ 1 .00 per Week This is an opportunity of a lifetime. Why not buy now and enjoy it while you are paying fos it? We have bargains in slightly used Pianos and Organs, Everything in the Victor and Columbia Records -Hk- The Taylor Piano House BROADWAY, MARSHFIELD I 00$$$$$$XS$0$$$ ?vOv00030$0$0$q and A. P. Owen have been appoint ed as judges of the said election and C. H. Marsh, Clarence Pennock and L. R. Robertson have been appointed clerks of said election. Dated this 20th day of November, 1907. C. J. MAHONEY, Acting recorder 1 1 Km. w INHIW" i I 1 Co?; I I WiK&Ml insist a I. I In peat ll flljwW MUsnal j i 3(h Bookkttpm'H iJwSv r, la 1 Kt . , kM7 exchangeable CSp H "y $lenosripha' I VW trail you ut Y Bi 9 ManifoU Pens I j W lulled Bj !w wW J?fi Ira I UNLIMITED WW VARIETIES) i For Sale at Tho Red Cross. JH. R. SMITH, Agent For Charles A. Stovous CLOAK AITD SUIT HOUSE CHICAGO Co. Hut A IL St, Marabileld The Launch Tioga Leaves Marshflcld at 8:30 a. m. for head of tho tide water on South Coos River. Returning, leaves at 2:30 p. m, Thomas Goodate Order It Now Some of that fine furniture for Xmas. Don't forget your friends when tho time comes but you had better put tho oider in now. Wo make nil kinds of fl.v tuies as well ns furniture. Wo give nny flnlili aa well ns any stylo to suit tho cus tomer. Seo us about tho goods you uniit. Wo nill build what you want and savo you money. Coos Bay Furniture Co. North Bend, Oregon. COLUMBIA MACHINE WORKS Cavanagh, Chapman (Sb Co. General Repair Work and Woodluroing. Launches a Specialty Foot of Queen Avenue, Marshheld I J