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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 22, 1908)
1Mb LmiLT uuutJ bAY llMbS, MARSHFit-uu. uncGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22,-1908. 'St - Yi A- im A i dgerton's ..Farm. 'opyrlcht. 1003. by James A. Edcerton. Shla matter muBt not bo reprinted with out special permission. Back to Nature and Sanity, oro is n truthful account of the v-tky I became editor of n farm. had been a newspaper man for enty years. For practically all that lo-I had lived lu cities, the last five irs having been spent lu that most wded and maddest of all cities, York. thought I liked It. I was as mad tho rest We wore all obsessed tho lights, the motion and tho brlsh chase of sensation. Wo were tont to live on the suifaco until wo ;ot thero Is anything but suiface lo who are quite Inbiuio think ono mad but themselves, and I -Jilly found victims of Broadway- s. . ivno imacinca an wno uo not live -Tanhattan Island a little nuecr. ff"'fei8Uw what a hold tho disease had on mo, I was deluded ciiougu to marry In tho city and to rear my children there I do not know what brought m to sanity at last, whether some hid den hypnotist behind the scenes sud denly said "Right" or whether my soul asserted Itself and caused me to look at things In a normal manner. At any rate, I mado up my mind one spring morning that wo had been pur suing the glitter and leaving tho real light Even city walls, sinoko and nolso cannot stlflo all of nature's magic on a May morning. I suddenly saw things clearly. I had not been doing my duty to tho beings dependent on mo, I owed It to them to let them grow and bo as nature and God ln- ded to take them out of the ab- vijjiai ana overcuargeu air or ino town Into tho sweet breath of tho open country. I have often observed that when one really makes up his mind to do a "thing, and it is tlio right thing for him to do, the way appears. I get more actual satisfaction out of believing in God than from nnythlng elso I do. Tho way appeared In this case. A friend living fifty miles from tho city, Tar enough to bo frco from the zone In which nature W tamed and tamo Invited mo out for a day. We climbed totho top of a mountain, and thero I discovered a new world. It was not an outer revelation, but an Inner. I was a Columbus who had discovered myself. I found I had a soul. I had been told that before, but never moio than half believed It. That view on tho mountain top revealed more than tLlandscapo. I b.iw vlstus leading off Into undiscovered countries. I walked on tho delectable mountains. I drank at tho springs of beauty. For ono wild, sweet moment I even dreamed tnnt I saw the smllo of God. At" tho foot of that mountain, nes tling" botween It and tho ilvcr, I found a quaint, half abandoned, little, old farm. I thereupon hugged it to my bosom and have never let It go. It was not till tho next day I real ized the problem was but half solved. d seen my promised laud, but not enter in. I was still under 'session of cities, still a slave of eel. My work would not let mo Mor so tho remnant of my mad- Id to mo. The best 1 coma was that I might dlo on tho rm, but could not llvo thero. I reckoned, as wo all do, wlth- loving kindness that shapes ways far better than wo had 1 or deserved. In a few months y became plain and easy to go vi F farm In tho valley and to walk " -WjJ delectable mountains each day. M o really began to live. .liapplnosB of tho little folks has .T810 8Un- Tnls alone has repaid j( 'looming four times over and ur times that. - , rt a TIt Ti li nmfmn iic Jtv JLU uu umuumu t&.itly the mosquitoes held a na- 1 Jj-onvention on my farm. Great S4asm prevailed. -lii?l18 n auut this time the colo '""sEJy.mo to seo me. no was en- J jpd with the scenery. This was ! ho hnd mndo tho acnualntanco O'IL ) ., cf.e musijuiLuea. lore is not a more entrancing spot this in America," said tho colonel. river Is Hko a gem In a setting fountains. Thero is uot a thing its beauty (slap). It is a har- ,.?(! without a discord (slap), a pano- of nature on which tho eyo (slap) ka- nnil nAVAI 1rrt lllfP nlfinV --W-l'r " .... "- ""-l i.,. green slopes or the mountains r reflected in the waters below swish, slap). Notice how cool and delightful is the air (drat mosquitoes D. This (slap) is a "taclo (biff, bang, slap) of gran- Sr" But tho sentence was never shed, for Just now thero came on tfi.Ach hrtmiilrt nf mnsniiltoos. and !2b Immediately went to work on the iel's neck and nose. Tho result hat his language suddenly be- Woo warm to reproduce, while ins illations were oven mora sensa- fthan his words. Go to the Trees. en n man tires of life ho should naturo and renew his vitality. Iwre Is an odor from tho trees, the nnd tho crass that Intoxicate! M!l&lne, except that It leaves n jsi'ifcche. Thero Is a subtle nroms 'Ireta Into n man's heart, brain nnd trtUfsQ ft,m v . tfi "HV f'H i, . 1 ew 4 "& Bunsblne and open air are bcttei -jllnes than come from tho druj &aro better stimulants than com from tlio rum Bhop. I have no quarrel, understand, with people who wish to drink nostrums or booze. I am only stating my own preference. Give me a wheel, a hore or n iod and reel, then out to the fields, the streams and the mountains. That Is life. Human beings were never Intend ed to be shut up forever in the swel tering, festering town. There Is more beauty In the granite piled up by the earthquake than In the hideous collec tion of bricks and mortar piled up by men. Thero Is more sweetness lu the grass and blossoms than in the clinking pavements. There Is mote health lu ono good outing than in all tho doctors prescriptions. Naturo Is wholesome, genuine. She docs not flatter us or Ho to us. She docs not nag at us or restrain us. She simply gives us our liberty nnd lets us do as wo plcaso. She says: "Hero I am. Take me or let mo alone. I am free to all and am never jealous. I havo no favors to offer, yet man can gain from mo whatever he desires. To tho weary I give rest; to the poet and artist beauty; to the avaricious wealth; to tho bruised heart balm and healing; to all health, vigor and wholesome en joyment I sustain in life and fold back to my bosom In death." To one tired of tho artificial, the hol low and the Insincere a day with na turo Is like n draft of cold water to one a thirst A Path to Truth. The greatest crop I hae raised on my rock farm has been a crop of dreams, and here Is ono of them: Nothing is real that is not perma nent Nothing Is permanent that la not perfect All elso passes away. It strives toward perfection as tho wave on the shore strives up tho sand, only to fall of reaching tho top and falling back. What then, of man is real, perma nent and perfect? God's thought of man, is it not? God's thoughts are things. They actually create in the one substance, which is spirit We seo but tho apparent man, tho symbol in tho manifested world, tho imperfect re flection like tho distorted reflection of the moon in tho uneven surface of tho water. God's man, tho ono produced by the divine thought is perfect There is tho eternal of each of us. There is our real self, tho only real self that exists. Oh, to keep this thought of our selves ever, to function In this Im mortal naturo that God makes by thinking of us! That would mean per feet health, perfect joy, perfect broth erhood and service. This is one of the visions that havo grown for mo on my llttlo rocky farm. Joe Biggs and the Grasshopper. The wheat stack was very high and was Just being topped out. The stacker asked for a Jug of water, and Joo Biggs volunteered to carry it up. Tho ladder was long, but still did not reach within six or seven feet of tho top. Jlmmlo, tho llttlo boy, was on the stack, whero ho had been handing sheaves to tho stacker. Joo stood on tho very top rung of tho ladder, holding the jug as high as ho could, so that Jlmmlo might reach It While In this position a very largo and hungry grasshopper lit on Joe's wrist and began operations. Jlmmlo did not want to Interfere with tho grasshopper's pursuit of hap piness, so was maddeningly deliberate in his movements. Joo tried to shake tho insect loose, but tho other was so busy with his excavations ho did not seem to mind. Finally Joe could stand It no longer and, letting go his hold on tho stack with his other hand, mado a vicious grab at tho hopper. Tho movement Jostled tho ladder, and in a moment more thero was a catastrophe. Joo, ladder, grasshopper, Jug and all began a wild slide down tho side of tho stack. First went tho ladder, on top of this was Joe, and in tho middle of Joe's stomach lit tho Jug, out of which tho water went with a spasmodic "kelug," "kelug," "kelug." To cap all was n largo bunch of sheaves which tho wild descent had torn joff tho wagon. This frightened tho librses, which began prancing and lunging. Out of all tho chaos, however, arose Joe Biggs, scratched and stunned, bul triumphant holding aloft with a grlni smile tho body of a dead grasshopper. As over cloud and gloom, As over shroud and tomb, Still therci is light. So, tempest tossed today. Truth may seem lost today, Yet In her might, Radiant, glorious. O'er all victorious, lUsca tho right. "To him that overcometh" In that phrase is packed tho whole meaning of life. It is not easy to overcome, but nothing that is worth whilo is easy. Rise abovo self. Triumph over environment It is all a question of rising, struggling, conquering, over coming. Anger and pride cannot llvo with love and happiness, for anger starts a quarrel, and pride keeps it going. Be fore it is composed two hearts avo bro ken and love and happiness have gone to llvo in more congeuial company. One of tho happiest men I over knew lived in a cabin and ono of tho most unhappy dwelt in a palace. From thl UaxeflnldiLtliath.criuQijekcp29 his body does nof matter so much as where he keeps his soul. Most evils grow out of tho fact that wo are too artificial, too abnormal, too affected. Wo are too far from Naturo that she would not know somo of ua without an introduction. JAMBS A. nilOBRTON, Cold Sprlng-on-the Flddfeon, N. T. Sliirfcs Are In Our Line for It Is in them we can best display our perfect Laundry work. Tho most delicate fabric never suffers tho least Injury at our hands, but your cost liest Shirts will recelvo a pure white gloss that will make your bosom proud to bo covered by such neat work; and wo are not only thorough in our work, but reliably prompt In delivering same, while our prices are eminently satisfactory. Coos Bay Steam Laundry Look Them Over all tho styles of Bread we bake they are differently shaped and sized but the quality is uniformly high. Wo use only the very best and purest Flour and other materials, and our bakery is scrupulously clean throughout. Fresh Bread, Rolls, Biscuits and Cake daily, delicious, appetizing and nutritious. And we offer the best quality of breadstuffs at lowest prices. COOS BAY BAKERY HOTELS The LATTIN Hotel Guy O. Lattin. New and modern throughout. Bates $1 per day, 90 per week. Frco baths, newly furnished. Phone 2005. Next to cor Sheridan and Queen Ave. Marshfleld, Oro. E5S5H5H5H5H5H5H5H5E5ESE325ESH5H5HS m Hunting, fishing, camping, Gj bathing tho year around, bj Beautiful Ten Milo Lakes, Cj tho sportsmen's paradiso. Dj When you come to Ten Mile Cj visit the Ten Mile cafe, cot- H tages, tents, boats, complete D G D D D B D camp outfits for rent at rear sonable rates. In connection with the cafe. Any size party taken care of. Call and see us or phone yam engagement. Phone local or long distance. R. H. RKED, Prop, LAKESIDE, ORE. LAKESIDE INN Tee Mile Lake Now open for guests. European plan. Special accommodations for families. Good table board. Special rates to parties. Postofllco and telephone ac commodations. Everythin new and first class. Arrangements may be made in advanco or call at house when you arrive. MARSHFIELD HOTEL Corner 'A and Third street. Board mid Lodging. Per day.. $1.00 Per Week.. ?6. 00. Meals 25c. R. MILLER, Proprietor. O PARKSIDE POULTRY RANCH Empire, Oregon. JOHN W ICING, Prop. Eggs from thoroughbred Buff Orpington chickens for salo $1.50 to $5.00 for setting of 15. Phono 481 or Mail Your Order ! . to I Coos Bay i t Liquor Co. t J Robt. Mnrsdcn, Pres. K W. F. Rnu, General Manager. T 1 : T We carry all leading brands 1 V of Whiskies, Wines, Cordials, T T Ales, Beers and Cigars. Satis- 1 I faction guaranteed or money J, refunded. All goods delivered 1 1 promptly within tho city limits --::-----:----;:- Holp your friend, lodge or school to win one of Tho Times voting con test prizes. Mb FINANCIAL In a bank lies, first, In the ability and experience of its officers, "Tho mon behind the gun;" second, Its hoard of directors who ad vice with and direct tho officers; and third, the Capital. LIBnRALlTY In a bank Is its willingness to furnish funds to depositors to assist them in carrying on their legitimate bus) ness. Our motto is: "STRONG AND LIBKRAL" Look us up and If you find un de serving, give us your business. First Trust and Sayings Bank OF COOS BAY Capital Fully Paid $100,000.00 Officers nnd Directors. John S. Coke, Pros. William Grimes, W. S. Chandler, S. C. Rogers, Henry Sengstacken, Dr. C. W. Tower, Dorsey Krcitzer, cashier. Judge John F. Hall. M. C. Horton, Vice pres.-manager. ;! if oTrraiBmjM?iijiLAi'JWj'.v.itftT.l,iWffJMIIi.i; 4oti t Flanagan 8c Bennett Bank MARSHFIELD, OREGON. t Paid Up Cnpitnl nnd Undivided Profits $75,000 T Assets Over Half Million Dollars. Does a general banking business and draws on tho Bank of Cali fornia, San Francisco, Cat, First National Bank, Portland, Ore., a First National Bank, Roseburg Ore., Hanover National Bank, New j York, N. M. Rothchild & Son, London, England. Also sell exchango on nearly all tho principal cities of Europe. 4 Accounts kept subject to chock, safe deposit lock boxes for rent at CO cents a month or ?5 a year. INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS utt - tt - H - tt - 8 - m: - - tf - :: - tt - - :: The First National MARSHFIELD, OREGON STRICTLY A COMMERCIAL BANK Tills buik solicits the checking accounts of firms nnd individuals and extends every reasonable courtesy nnd facility. O. B. HINSDALE, President. W. S. McFARLANP, Cashier. JOHN PREUSS, Vice-President. R. T. KAUFMAN, Asst-Cashier. - a - 8 - 8 - 8 - 8 - 8 - 8H - 88 - :: - :: - 8 - SjIAMERS 15ESZSHSHSZ5E52fi32SESiaHSHSHS2S2SBESHSHSHSHSS5E5aSSSaSESaHHHESS5S5SS9 Portland & Coos Bay. S S. Line S. S. BREAKWATER Sails from Portland Wednesday at 8 p. m. Sails from Coos Bay Saturdays at Service of Tide. S. S. CZARINA SAILING BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO AND COOS BAY, CAR RYING FREIGHT AND COMBUSTIBLES ONLY. L. W. Phone Main 34 - CALIFORNIA AND OREGON II. W. OLSON, Master. COOS BAY AND PORTLAND SAILS FROM! PORTLAND SATURDAYS, 8 P. M. BAILS FROM COOS BAY TUESDAYS, AT SERVICE OF TDDE. X F. P. Baumgartner, Agt. 2 Couch St. Dock, Portland. Oro. & THE Steamer M. F. Plant SAILS FROM SAN FRANCISCO, AT 2 P. M. EVERY TUESDAY FROM COOS BAY EVERY FRIDAY AT SERVICE OF THE TH)E. No reservation held after tho arrival of tho hlp unless ticket Ifl bought. F. S. DOW, Agent, MARSHFIELD, OREQON rJ &aSESSSE5H5ES2SE5S525E5ESSS2S25HSaE5ES2SE5ESHSESi!SESaa5H5HSESBS2SH525l l - fr - fr .. i - & - ; - l - - ; - l - X - ! - ! - - !' - 'I' - ! - '! ! - ! - ;. - i - .fr . Streamer Wslhelmina LUDVIG CHRISTENSEN, Master. Sailing for Bandon every Monday. For full information, apply Chas Thorn owner, or II. W. Skinner, agent. ,. -.. - fr - ifr - fl - ..4h t '1' - ! -; 'I' - (6 ALERT" Captain C. E. Edwards. Time-Tublo. Loaves Allegany, dally at 7 a. m. Returning Leaves Marshfleld 2 P. m. For terms of charter, towing, transportation or freight, apply on board. O. E EDWARD8. Owner HlfiH flRAHF MFAT I MUM VJIVAUL ITILMIkJ the delicious biHtc and flavor tluu goon with every piuw oi ment wo uiU, All our meats aro tlio clioiowt wo oan produce. R. H. Noble-TiTe CITY MARKET- Phone 1941 u ana rrono streets, NGTH 44 - - H - M - :: - 8 - tt - tttt - 8 - 8 - 8 - tt": Bank of Coos Bay - 8 - 8 - 8 - 8 - 8 - 8 - 8 - 8 - 8 - 8 - 8 - 8 - 8 Shaw, Agt. - - - A. St. Dock COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY. lance H. W. Skinner, Agt, Marshfleld, Oro., Phono 441 a5H53a5Z5E515H5H25S5E5Z5H52525H5a!S - il - ft - ! - ! - 't' - ip - if - ifi- ifr ili - fr - t' HS25ZH5E'525H5E5E5Mc5H5H5E5E51 STEAMER FAVORITE Two trips dully between Ilaticlon and Cnnullle umnoctlng with ull Murshlluld tritlnw. Leaves Bandon . ,,0:45 a.m. Lcuvcs Bandon . , . 1 :20 p. m. Leaves Coqulllo. ..0:15 a. nu Leaves Coqulllo ...4:00 p. in. rO Travelers leaving MarehUcld In tho Kj mornlnii reupli llnndonitt noon. IVoplo fu on Comilllo river uui M'uml over tlireo In -J lioumlu liarBhflld unu reach homo Hot P' " mmo day. n S COQUILLE RIVER TRANS- a 0 PORTATION CO. C RSW35??aiTd5EE2iJ-H53SrJ5HSHSrl51.'ia The odor of good tOMt brf hoverer fr appetizing, ono onlv be suggestive of 1 jnarsnneia, uregoa Business Directory Doctors. DR, R. E. GOLDEN Physician nnd Surgeon 202-03 Coos building. Ofllco hours: 10 to 12 m. 2 to 5 and 7 to 8 p.m. Phones: Ofllco 1051 Residence 2351. DR. A. C. BURROUGHS Homeopathic Physician Chronic Diseases a Specialty. Residence nnd olllce, corner 'O1 and Second Streets, Mnrshflold. D R. GEORGE W. LESLIE Osteopathic Pbyslclaa raduato of American School of Osteopath; Klrksvlllc, Mo. Ofllce Hours: t a. m. to 4 p. m. Other Hours bj Appointment. Offlce in MasburR Mock Phono 1611. Marshfleld, Ore DR. GEO. E. DEC Physician nnd Surgeon. Now Flanagan & Bennett Bank Bldg. 'Phono 1681. T R. J. W. INGRAM - Physician and Snrgoon. Ofllco 208-200 Coos Building Phones Ofllce 1621; Residence 781. DR. A. L. HO USE WORTH Pliyslfclan nnd Surgeon. Ofllcps second floor of Flanagan & Bennett Bank Building. Rcbidence, two blocks north ot Crystal Theater. Ofllce Pbone 1431. Residence Phone G56. M RS. NETTIE HOVEL Midwifo Obstetrical Nursing With E. W. Kammerer Phone V f 4 Lawyers. FranclB U. Clarke Jacob II. Make Law renro A I.lljcriuist CLARICE, BLAKE & LILJEQVXST, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW United States Commissioner's Olllce Trust Building. Marshfleld, Ore. J W. BENNETT, Offlce over Flanagan & Bennett Bank Marshfleld, - Oreiion ""OKE & COKE, - Attorneys at Law. lvfarshfleld, Oregon. MUSICAL M ABLE CLARE MILLIS Vocal Instruction.. Italian and German Diction. Studio, Phone 611. Miscellaneous w. S. TURPEN iircmicr, Over Red Cross Drug Store MARSHFIELD, ORE. MARSHFIELD TURKISHBArHS 210-213 Coos Building. " ' Hours: Ladles, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., I except Saturday Gonts, 7, p.m. to i a. m., except Friday. Phono 2141. TURKISH BATH ?1.00. I C. L. BUTTERFIELD, Ilrop. CRIBBS & MASON Photographers. Coos Bay Monthly Bldg. Marshfleld, Oregon. M R. ALBERT ABEL, Contractor for Teaming of all kind Phone 1884. Cab Cull hcrvUo at All Hours Good Hearse mid Vohlcles IIEIONIilt, MILLER & CO. j Mvery, Feed and Sale 8blo. Wood for Sale. 3d and A Sts. Phono 1201 Mrfld. Masters and McLain General Contractor's Buildin Material and Beaver Hill Coal Office: Broadway & Queen Si Phones 2011 -826 X Garden Cily Tailoring Compan Cleaning, dyeing and prossln inrllnn nnd irnntfl flno elothoa specialty. PHONE 014. uvcr iviuu uigur oioro. ; I 5. - - .,- 4. ..tft.4- rjiti iHlfl'ri J&.;A.-- ,. 'ijmfcMlfc lnHi-Mllvmiii ititaWjtfi -i - VHMHN ln 'MMWMnMHHHliiHiM
