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THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1908.
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HLL IS
Deficiency of 9.44 Inches In
Precipitation During Last
Eight Months.
Tho rainfall on Coos Hay this year
Is considerably less than In normal
years, n deficiency of 9.1 1 inches be
ing noted by Mrs. 13. Mingus, United
States government weather observer,
for the period from September 1,
1007, to May 1, 1008. During April,
thoro were fourteen clear days and
four partly clear.
The following is a summary of
April's weather datn, as compiled by
Mrs. Mingus:
Temperature.
Mean maximum, fiS.7.
Mean minimum, 39.7.
Mean, 40.7.
Maximum, 81, date, 29th.
Minimum, 31, date 7th and
Greatest daily range, 43.
Precipitation.
Total . . 3.38
Greatest in 24 hours 0.S0
Total from September 1st,
1907 C2.04
Normal for five years..G1.4S
Deficiency .' 9.44
25th.
inchc3
inches
inches
inches
inches
Number of Days.
With .01 Inch or more precipita
tion 10; clear, 11; partly cloudy, 4;
cloudy, 12.
Dato Of
Light killing frost, 7th and 25th.
Fog, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th,
13th, 14th. Solar halo, 30th.
Prevailing wind direction, north
west. Percentage of sunshine, 55.
Some Theatrical Jokes.
In a perforuiance of "The Lady of
the Lake" the actor vno took tho part
of Itodcrlck Dim t.s known to be lu
pecuniary difficulties. When Itodcrlck
gave the line, "1 am Hoderlck Dhu,"
ritzjames responded, "Yes. and your
rent's due too." On the production of
a piece called "The Spy" the early
acts showed that it was going to prove
a failure. So when at a certain point
n rlin motor bad to rush on and bbout,
"Pivo hundred pounds for the spy!"
the author-actor, who was concealed
behind a rock, arose and cried, "It's
yours copyright, manuscript and
parts!" That wa3 the end of the per
formance. When eating takes place on the
stage, tho temptations to play tricks
with the food are naturally great. In
"Henry V." the leek which that inimi
table braggart Pistol has to eat Is
usually made from an apple. But on
one o-caBiou at Sadler's Wells the
Fluelkti of the evening gave him a
real onion, and he had no choice but
to struggle through it, though the
tears coursed down his fat cheeks.
Cornhlll Magazine.
Saved His Goldfish.
When a Bavarian peasant treats hlm
Belf to a new hat, he does not throw
the old hat away. Ho just puts the
new hat on top of the old one. The
other day an nmuslug scene was wit
nessed nt tho Munich railway station.
A peasant who had bought a new hat
and a bowl containing several goldfish
found himself hustled by the crowd
surging at the entrance to one of tho
platforms. In the crush the bowl was
broken, and tho llsh fell out. For a
moment the peasant knew not what to
do. Suddenly ho made up his mind.
He snatched his two hats from his
head, and, pickiug up tho lively fish,
ho put them iuslde the old hat, which
he then tilled with water at the near
est water tap. Carrying the improvised
aquarium, tho ingenious peasant en
tered his train smilingly, but very care
fully. Munich Cor. Loudon Globe.
Mourning For tho Deceased.
Ian Maclarcn told this story of grjru
hnrnor in his lecture "Scottish Traits:"
A Scotch criminal condemned to death
was visited by bis couusel, who hoped
to cheer lilm up just before the execu
tion. After some words of cheer he
i!d:
"Is there anything I can do for you?"
"Thank you, theio is one tiling you
can do for me before I am executed."
"What is that?"
"I would ask you to go to my chest
and fetch my Sabbath blacks."
"And what do you want with your
Sabbath blacks?"
"I wish to wear them as a mark of
respect to tho deceased." Lycounilte
and Talent
Firo Insurance.
Thnre are traces in earlier tlme3 of
enforced or voluntary contributions to
ward the relief of sufferers by fire, but
It is only about the beginning of the
seventeenth century that we hear of
proposals being made for a more sys
tematic provision, and it was not till
after the great lire lu London lu 1CO0
that these proposals took practical
shape. This seems at first to have
been In the form or underwriting by
individuals or by clubs, aud some at
tempts were made to engage the cor
poration of London in n scheme of Ore
insurance, but In 1G81 the tlrst regular
ofilce for Insuring ngalnst losses by
fire was opened near the (loyal ex
change, nnd It wns followed shortly
ufterward by others.
FREIGHT MIES I
in or IWjiPfin
Railroads Plan to Make a
Gradual Increase if Public
Doesn't Kick Too Hard.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, May 5. It ap
pears likely that the anticipated in
crease In railroad freight rates is
about to bo made. A few days ago,
a number of tho Interstate Commerce
Commission expressed tho opinion
that within three or four months, un
less there was a decided improvement
In railroad conditions, it would prob
ably bo necessary for tho common
carriers to cither increase their rates
or reduce the wages of employes. Tho
railroads of tho southeastern terri
tory have filed with tho interstate
commerce commission tariffs, effec
tive June 1st, which Increase the
rates on fresh meats materially. The
proposed rates arc effective on meats
from the north and west at Ohio and
Mississippi river crossings and
amount to from three to ten cents per
hundred pounds on fresh meats. This
is the first material raise in rates on
food stuffs by railroads in many
years, and will mean that consumers
will pay from one to two cents per
pound moro for meats. The in
crease Is looked upon as a feeler of
mblic sentiment in view of making a
general increase in freight rates on
all commodities.
Facing a Vat3rspout.
What It means to encounter a water
spout In the south seas is described by
Beatrice Grimshaw: "First of all, a
black trunk, like an elephant's, began
to feel blinJiy about in midair, hang
ing from a cloud. It came nearer and
nearer with uncanny speed, drawing
up to Itself as it came a colossal cone
of turbulent sea until the two joined
together In an enormous l'""k pillar
some quarter of a mile broad at the
base and probably a good thousand
feet high, uniting us it did tho clouus
nnd the sea below. Across the darken
ing sea. against the threatening copper
crimson sunset, came this gigantic hor
ror, waltzing over troughs ol torn up
water in a veritable dance of death,
like something blind, but mad and
cruel, trying to find and shatter our
fragile little ship."
A Gladstone Bull.
Sir. Gladstone dearly loved a joke,
even at his own expense, and he pos
sessed considerable mimetic powers.
He was once guilty of an amusing
bull in a debate on tho question of dis
establishment. Dilating on the hold
held on the aCections of the people by
the Church of England, ho said:
"When an Englishman wants to got
married, to whom does ho go? To the
parish priest. When he wants his
child baptized, to whom does ho go?
To the parish priest. When he wants
to get buried, to whom does bo go?"
The house answered with a roar of
laughter, In which Mr. Gladstone him
self joined, adding. "As I was con
trasting the English church with the
Irish, a bull Is perhaps excusable."
His Punishment.
It was beginning to rain, and a man
who was on the point of starting for
church discovered that there wasn't an
umbrella in tho house fit for use.
"You can borrow one from the T s
next door," suggested ills better half.
"They never go to church."
"No, Laura," he answered with firm
ness. "It is wrong to borrow umbrel
las on Sunday. I shall punish myself
for my carelessness by not goiug to
church this morning."
Man and n Carpet.
Clara I'll give you a conundrum.
Why Is a man like n carpet? Tom 1
give it up. Clara Weil, he's no sooner
down than people walk all over him
Tom Oh, pshaw! Man is totally un
like a carpet, for the more dust he ha
the less likely he is to get the shake
Illustrated Bits.
A Very Mad Dog.
A little girl came running to tell
about a mad dog she had seen. "Wo
saw u mad dog!" she gasped, but the
words seemed too tamo t do justice to
the situation. "Oh, he was mad, mad!"
she added, frowning and pumping her
fists. "Ho was furious!" Harper's
Weekly.
A Thinking Part.
The Old One In adopting a theat
rical career you are entering a touchy
nnd jealous profession. Keep guard
over your tongue. Tho Now Oue Oh,
I'vo found out that I'll have ample op
portunity to think before I speak!
Puck. Vcro Nagged by Their Vives.
Itip Van Winkle. Socrates. Petruchio,
Agamemnon, Joseph Gnrgery, Solo
mon, Mr. Caudle, Mr. II. Peck and
Beadle Bumble. Any additions sent in
to this list will bo regarded in the
strictest confidence. Chicago Tribune.
Rebuked.
"Ynas." said Cholly Sllley. "she was
out when I called, but I hope for Let
tali luck next time."
"How ungallant of you!" exclaimed
Miss KnoT. "You should wish her the
good luck."- Excuuuge.
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" SPARED "THE ENEMY.
A Spanish Governor's Generosity In
the War of 1746.
In the year 1740, when England was
engaged in war with Spain. Captain
Edwards of the Elizabeth of London,
coming through the gulf from Jamaica
richly laden, met with a violent storm.
Tho ship sprang a leak tbt obliged
It to run into tho port of Havana. The
captain went on shore and waited on
tho governor and told him of the occa
sion of his putting In. adding that ho
surrendered the ship as a prize as well
as himself and crew prisoners of war.
only requesting good quarters.
"No. sir." replied tho governor. "If
we had taken you in fair sea or ap
proaching our own coast with hostile
intentions, your ship would then be a
lawful prize nnd your people prisoners,
but when, distressed by the hand of
Providence, you come to our port for
safety of your lives we. being men,
though enemies, are bound by the laws
of humanity to afford relief to tho dis
tressed who ask it of us. We cannot,
even against our foes, take advantage
of tho act of God. You have leave
therefore to unload your ship, If that
bo necessary to stop the leak. You
may fit her here and traffic so far, be
sides, as shall be needful to pay the
charges. When repaired you may de
part. I will give you a pass to bo In
force till beyond Bermuda. If after
that you are taken then you will bo a
lawful prlrv. whereas now, as you are
only a stranger, you have a stranger's
right to safety and protection."
Here wns fairness. Tho ship depart
ed and arrived without any further ac
cident in the port of London.
AN ANCIENT BANQUET.
Menu of a Christmas Dinner Served
in Feudal Times.
"A Christmas dinner in feudal times,"
said an antiquary, "was served at 11
o'clock In tho morning. It lic;;nn with
plum pudding, or plum porridge, as
they called It In their old fashioned
way: a suet pudding stuffed with rai
sins, currants, prunes, mace, cloves
aud ginger.
"Next came a boar's head on a silver
platter decorated with holly. This dish
was heralded with a flourish of trum
pets and the lightlug of the great Yule
log. The head had a lemon in its
mouth. A hot mustard sauco went
with It.
"The third course was a peacock in
full plumage. Its beak wns gilded,
and it was stuffed with spices and
sweet herbs.
"Geese and capons followed drench
ed with amber grease, and -then came
frumenty, for which I'll give you the
recipe."
The old man read here from his note
book: " 'Frumenty. Take clean wheat nnd
brey It in a mortar till tho hulls be
all gone off nnd seethe it till It burst,
and take it up and let It cool, and
take clean fresh broth and sweet milk
of nlmonds or sweet milk of kino and
temper it all, nnd take tho yolks of
eggs. Boll it a little and wet it down
and mess It forth with fat venison.'
"There were other fixings," the an
tiquary cuded, "such as hacken sau
sage, brawn pudding and souse, cheese,
apples and nuts. Tho drinks were
beer, maivolnle nnd sherris sack."
Canaries Steamship Pets.
Few and far between are the steam
ships entering the port of Boston that
cannot boast of a canary. No matter
how battered and rusty tho craft may
be, one Is pretty sure to find tho canary
somewhere in tho rooms of the officers
or crew. Its cage, as n rule, Is n won
derful crcntlon of brass wire and lace,
and tho canary himself usually Is a
singer whoso trill nnd whistle aro of
the best. The little songsters appear
to enjoy life on the ocean. Seldom aro
they Incouvenienced by the motion of
the vessel, and tho moro tho cage
swings from its hook tho more they
warble. Sailors will tell you a canary
Is a mascot. Be that as It may, the
canaries aro great pets. Frequently
one may see a sailor on the water
front lugging his bird nud cage to
some new berth. Boston Herald.
A Neat Bit of Selfishness.
"For several years." said a married
man. "I did not have a taste of tender
loin nt home, as I sat at the bead of
the table and was compelled to give
that part of the steak to my wife. A
year ago I invited her to sit nt the
head of tho table nnd do tho carving,
since which time I have always hud
tho tenderloin, for she politely gives
me the best cut, which I accept ludlf
ferently, as though I do not know what
It is. I respectfully lay the suggestion
beforo thu Society of Chuck Eating
Husbands." Atchison Globe.
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Give you n better selection, the newest stjle nnd save you not
less tlinn J5 per cent when the suit nrrlvos.
AMi to see the new patterns I lmve just "ccoivod at "0.00,
$!!.00 diul $2.-.O0.
ALL THE TIMS
PACKARD Shoes $1.00, JjM.no anil SjW.OO.
Gootlruni Hats $.00
Cluett Shirts 91.BO
Kclser Cm vats BOc.
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Our Sausage Business
Has grown so rapidly that wo have found it necessary to
employ an extra man for that department. Wo have secured
the services of an expert sausage man from Portland who
makes as good sausage as is produced in the State of Oregon.
Ho knows how. Just the right amount of seasoning combin
ed with our fine meats. A trial order will convince you. Lot
us have it today.
The CITY MARKET
R. H. Noble, Prop. ... Marshfleld, Oregon
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S Portland & Coos Bay S S. Line
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Sails from Portland Wednesday at 8 p. m.
Sails from Coos Bay Satu days at Service ot Tide.
S. S. CZARINA
SaiL v22kly for San Frasdsco, carrying freight
and comlusiihles only
C. F. McCoilum, Agt. a
Phone Main 34 - - - - A. St. Dock
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STEAMER EUREKA
SAILS FOR EUREKA SATURDAY, MAY 2nd.
No reservation held after the arrival of the ship unless
ticket is bought.
F. S. DOW, Agent
MARSHFIELD.
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California and Oregon Coast Steamship Company
Steamer Alliance
B. W. OLSON, Master.
COOS BAY AND PORTLAND
SAILS FROM PORTLAND SATURDAYS, 8 P. M.
SAILS FROM COOS BAY TUESDAYS, AT SERVICE OF TIDE.
F. P. Baumgartner, Agt.
Couch St. Dock, Portland, Ore.
SUNSET BAY STAGE
Leaves North Bend stables Monday, Wed
nesday and Fridays at 8 a. m. Returning at 4
p. m. Fare $1.50 round trip For Seats Apply
NORTH BEND STABLES Phone 111
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Oregon Electrical
Supply Co.
0'CONNEIL BUIIDING
Fixtures Lamps
i Flat Irons Shades
Current Saving Devices
Wiring and Repairing
Motors, Telephones,
Doorbells Installed
See Us
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EA5IIIA' ORDERS FOR
WEINIIARR'S BEER
By mall or Phono
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MARSDEN'S LIQUOR HOUSE
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L. W. Shaw. Agt.
Mftrphflolrl. Or.. Phone 411.
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MANGAM'S
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.New 0'Connel Bldg.
g MARSHFIELD, OREGON
Telephones: Office 216I
Residence 2171
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A Fall Line of
School Books
and
School Supplies
at
I A. M. PRENTISS & CO.
Post Cards, Novelties, General
Merchandise.
Front streot, Marshfleld,
Business D rectory
Doctors.
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OCTOR 15. P. BAUMBAUGH
Pliyslcinu nnd Surgeon
riscases of Women and Chlldron.
Office Ilooms 209-10 Coos Build'.ng.
Phono
2111
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It. GEORGE W. LESLIE
Osteopathic Physician
Graduate of Amorlcnn Sclinnl of Osteopathy
Kirksville, Mo.
Ofllrc itntirs: 9n. in to 1 p in. Other Hours by
Appointment. Otliro In NuRburi; lllock
Phone 1011. Marshfleld, Ore.
Dlt. GEO. E. DIX
Physician nnd Surgeon
Now Flanagan & Bennett Bank Bldg.
'Phono 1C81.
Dlt. J. W. IN
Physic!
INGRAM
slclnn and Sargeon.
Office over Songstacken's Dug Store.
Phones Onico 1621; Residence 783.
D'
R. A. L. IIOUSEWORTH
Physician and Surgeon.
Office second lloor of Flanagan and
Bennett New Bank Building.
Ke&i.ience, two blocks north of
Crystal Theater. Office Phonn
1431. Residence Phono C5G.
Lawyers.
Francis II. Clurkc Jacob M. Ulake
Ltiwicnra A. Uljcqulst
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ARKE, BLAKE &
LILJEQVIST,
A TTORNEVS-AT-LAW
Tinins Building, Marshfleld, Ore.
united States Commissioner's Cfflc.
T. W. BENNETT,
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uiiicq over Flanagan & Bennett
Bank
Marshfleld, - . Oregon
""OKE & COKE,
Attorneys at Law.
Marshfleld,
Oregou.
Miscellaneous
MARSH FIE hi) DANCING ACADEMY
Odd Fellows Hull.
Monday and Thursday. Afternoon
and Evening.
Private Instruction. Prof. O. P. SniitP
M
It. ALBERT ABEL,
Contrector for Teaming of all klnde.
Phone 1884.
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LEAltFNG GRADING CITY
Lots, Rlowing Out Stumps.
Contracts taken. Estimates
Furnished.
PETER SCOTT, JR.,
Phono 538 Marshfleld, Ore.
MUSICAL
ItS. GERALDINE MORRIS,
Voice Cultare,
Pure Italian Method, Artistic Singing
Studio in Nttsburg Block.
PIANO TUNING,
Ry J. F. O'RIELLY,
Resident Tuner.
Address ISoy 210, Marshfleld.
ELMER A. TODD, Director
Coos Bay Academy of Mnslc.
Voice, I'liiiio I'lpo Orcan. Harmony etc., from
beginnliiK to gmduntion. Sinners coached In
style diction and Interpretations, for opera
oratuilo or concert work
Vow O'CTonnoll Riiildinc. Marahfleld.
fcfiTwi.iiTirsrriTnrr
-rwnrrrrmwitajMiiaa
QUICK DELIVERY
For convenience of Call pa
trons tho Laundry ofilce will
be open Saturday evenings until
8 o'clock.
Phope 571 today. Our wagon
will call.
COOS BAY STEAM LAUNDRY
MunOifiHcS nnd North Bend.
,.ZE?22IE3XiSSHES
and
NORTH BEND
FASTEST BOATS
ON THE BAY.
Half Hour Schedule.
Urn Between Marshfleld -nd North
Bond Made In 12 Mr.uteij.
Kuru; Onf wkv, inc.; riiio trip, 3c.
J. A. OMCKJiLY. Proprietor.
Steam Dye Works
C Street.
IjimIIch' and flents' Oarmenta
Cleaiit'd or Hjvd
PHI'p Pff Uvr, Propw'fm.
AVEINIIARD'S BEER
PROMOTES HEALTH
MARSDEN'S LIQUOR HOUSE!
Orders Delivered Froe.
BONITA
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