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COOS BAY TIMES
An Independent Republican news
,aper published every evening except
$3unday, and Weekly by
he Coos Uay Time Publishing Co.
Entered at the postoffloe at Marsh-
Ia, Oregon, for tr nsmission
S&rough the mails as second class
email matter.
"4L O. MALONEY. . .Kdltor Ptid Pub.
PAX E. MALONEV Now Editor
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COOS BAY DAILY TLUES
Marshfield - - Oregon
"' The policy of tlie Coos Bay Tilths
.sri'A be ftepubllcau in politics, with
iSiQ Independence of "'hich Fresl.lout
Roosevelt Is the leading exponent.
TO REFORM THE MAX.
The Newark, N. J., clergyman who
Jfens discovered that wicked husbands
nay be successfully treated for tho
Fiabit of staying out nights and kln
y Ired vices by series of wifely lec--.tures
conducted while the patients
Tire asleep, has contributed much to
the happiness of nations. To women
whose husbands are willful and diso
bedient, with a shameless propln
Haulty for the club, he has a message
o hope. Do not despair of making
a model of domestic virtue of the
most recalcitrant man, the preacher
Tirges women. Every woman can re
. Iorm her own husband at home, and
without the aid of drugs, brooms or
the police.
.Tho new method of reducing hus-
toands to the desired state of docility
Involves only a little patience and a
lew carefully chosen words. Telep
athy is the basis of the new idea. A
woman who would subdue her hus
"band must, first of all, permit him
to go to sleep. When he admits by
heavy breathing that he has passed
into a somnolent condition, it is the
wife's cue to begin quietly remon
strating with him about the sinful
ness of his ways.
Mhe effect of this treatment, at
-'"first, says the preacher, will not be
t jliscernable in the patient's manner
tif living. But, after a time, into his
'inner consciousness will creep a
prickly sense of shame for his past
sailsconduct and a desire to do better
an the future. In a period of time
stinging from two weeks to six
months, governed by the degree of
-the husband's normal cussedness, he
will become a veritable delegate of
impropriety. The preacher says that
(comploto subjugation would Inevita
bly bo tho result of an active mind's
! working nightly upon a torpid mind,
-"which Is a reasonable enough theory.
Both husbands and wives ought to
approve this system: tho latter be
cause it would afford them unlim
ited opportunities to reproach their
mates for shortcomings; tho former
becauso the dally complement of con--nubinl
lectures would bo reserved
-antll sweet sleep has rendered the
"human sensibilities impervious to
.acrid words.
HEATHI AND RICHES.
Now Yorkers, and particularly
those who "love to stroll up and down
Fifth avenue on a pleasant Sunday,
watching the constant parade of
humanity, on foot and In splendid
-automobiles, along that fnmous thor
oughfare, had an object lesson Sun
day that may keep some of them
tthinking for days.
According to a dispatch from tho
sbig metropolis, a well-appointed car
riage drew up before a Tlfth avenue
Souse and tho footman hopped down
to help out the occupants. The first
o stop out was a man, tall, gray nnd
Btoop-shouldered, who lenned heavily
n tho arm of tho footmnn as ho
olowly descended from tho step to
ho ground. Slowly and painfully ho
mndo his way into tho house with
ilie assistance of another servant.
Many of tho passersby stopped to
watch tho performance, and It Is
reported that they had only ono
commont to make: "Well, with all
that money he can't buy health. It's
b'otter to havo your health than
-seiches."
lAsldo from tho bromldtc character
of this comment thero is little to
-loommond it. Of course, It is bettor
rto havo health than riches, but why
-tfhould this bo said In a tono of pity
ot a man who perhaps has enjoyed
.ooth health nnd wealth for many
ryears? Old ago nnd disease come to
all of us, and tho man who in his
declining years has money and no
health is still bettor off than tho man
wrhn has neither and drags out a nils-
Msrablo existence In somo charltablo
Institution.
c Truo, money cannot purchase
health; but It can, If properly used,
Jnolp its possessor to stavo oft the
inevitable for a longer time than can
the man who is compelled to toil day
in and day out for a mere pittance.
Money is not to be despised. It may
bj ca.led the root of all evil, but
In the hands of a well-balanced man,
whose brain and heart are right, It
can become a power for good and
secure health and long life for many
who would otherwise be doomed to
early graves.
PRAISE DR. MINGUS.
Ills Action Prevented Dredge Losing
Rig Street Contract.
It was discovered today that if It
had not been for tho patriotic spirit
shown by Dr. E. Mlngus tho other
evening, the retaining of the dredgo
Oregon on Coos Bay and keeping up
the improvement of tho harbor would
have been endangered. A largo por
tion of tho fund subscribed by tho
citizens to secure the dredgo has al
ready been used and it is necessary
to have more funds. To get these,
it was arranged that the dredgings
should be sold, principally to tho
city for filling streets below grade.
In order to do this legally the city
had to ask for bids for the work
and the bids had to be accompanied
by a certified check for five per cent
of the contract price. When tho
bids were about to close Tuesday
evening, It was found that through
a misunderstanding the Chamber of
Commerce or others interested had
not provided the certified check.
There was no timo to bo lost, so Dr.
Mlngus gave his personal check to
insure the performance of the con
tract and In consequence the work
was secured for the dredge. This
will mean about $3,000 for paying
the operating expenses of the dredge.
Business men and citizens
generally who have learned of Dr.
Mlngus' action aro praising him
highly for it.
NEWS OP COQUILTiE.
Events of Interest In Valley As Told
IJy The Herald.
A. son arrived to bless the homo
of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Johnson, Jr.,
November 29.
John W. Coldwell, a former well
known resident of Coqullle, died re
cently at Lodi. Cal.
M. O. Hooten fell from a roof on
which he was working several days
ago, and sustained some very severe
bruises.
Jacob Prewett, an old and highly
esteemed pioneer citizen, died at
Myrtle Point Friday, and was bur
led at Bandon Sunday.
Claude and Paul Ford, after an
absence of four months traveling
with a theatrical company, returned
to Coqullle last Saturday. Thoy In
tend remaining Indefinitely In this
section.
Accoidlng to Captain O. WIren,
keeper of the Bandon light station,
tho rainfall for the month of No
vember amounted to 4.41 Inches,
against C.07 Inches for November,
1907.
Clias. Lyons was in town, since our
Inst Issue, and again ablo to walk
after tho injuries iuflicted by Sam
Hunter at Bandon two weeks ago.
Tho case will be aired boforo tho
grand jury next week.
Mrs. W. A. Bean returned from
Porter Thursday where sho had been
to see her mother, Mrs. . E. Mar
tin, who hns lately suffered another
light stroke of paralysis, but was
Improving at laBt accounts.
Tho new tugboat which was built
at tho Heukendorff shipyard for
use on tho Columbia Itlver was ta
kon down to Bandon last Wednesday
and will bo towed to tho Columbia
very Bhortly. Sho Is a very preten
tious looking craft.
Joe Bledsoo expects to depart for
Los Angeles, Cal., In tho courso of
a fortnight, there to spend tho win
tor with relatives and friends. On
tho way down ho will tarry at Ber
keley for tho purpose of visiting his
vonerablo mother who Is now 93
years of age and In moderate health.
W. II. Schroeder, tho Jeweler, was
tho victim of a lamontablo mishap
which to ono of his physical condi
tion was of material seriousness. Ho
was standing In front of Barker &
Co.'s Jewelry establishment when a
racing dog collided with ono of his
crutches, throwing him violently to
tho sidowalk. No bones woro broken,
and tho gentleman Is recovering
from his painful experience.
Christmas crockery Just tho
thing for a Christmas present A big
lot to choose from at tho COOS BAY
CASH STOKE.
"Undo Josh" FIUDAY, Decombor
11 at MASONIC Opera Houso.
THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES. MARSHFIELD,
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GOOD EVENING.
h Tlfo rarest of all gifts Is a
X truly tolerant, rational spirit.
In all our gcttings let us strive
to get this, for it alone is true
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M ' LE CONTE.
Only a few more notes,
Only a finer tone,
And lot the -world bows down
Before a singer's throne.
Only the same old thoughts
Clothed with a sweeter sound.
And lo! a poet's brow
With laurel-leaves Is crowned.
Only a finer ear,
Only a swifter skill, '
And lo! the artist plays
On human hearts at will.
Only a tint or line,
Only a subtler grace.
And lo! the world wes mad
Over a woman's face.
ANON.
Tho Week Before Christmas.
If I go near a closut door,
To git some things I keep Inside,
Ma comes a-runnln' 'crost the floor.
' Before I've got it opened wide,
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An' slams it shut quick as kin be,
An' laffs In such a funny way,
An' shakes her head an' sez to me:
"Now don't you go In there today."
I dunno why she's actin' so,
But if she hears me on the stair,
She toilers me around as though
She thought I'd git in mischuff
there.
An' under ma's bed wunst I see
Some packlges piled way up high,
But w'en I ast her what they be,
j She sez 'at I'll know by an' by.
An' if I pull a drawer clear out,
I To find my knife er rubber ball,
Nen ma is sure to give a shout
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I hall,
An' shut that drawer an' lock it
tight,
An' hide the key away somewhere,
An' scold mo hard an' say 'tain't
right
Per mo to peek around In there.
Today somebody rung the bell,
An' ma sho hustled to the door,
But w'en I come sho give a yell,
An' sed I needn't look no more.
"It's nuthin' that you want to see,"
Ma laffed, an' nen sho runned
away
To hido it quick, nen sed to me:
"Now you go on out doors an'
I don't boo why they treat me so;
You bet they's sumthin' in the air,
Bccuz ma sho won't lommo go
Upstairs er hardly anywhere.
An' if I peek behind a door,
Er look Inside a drawer, then
goo!
I'm mighty sure to hear ma roar:
"Hero, Willie, you Jest let things
bo!"
E. A. BRININSTOOL.
Tho straight and narrow path is
not a favorite thoroughfare with
crooked people.
It is enough to mako a man get
his hack up when he is asked to
shoulder tho responsibility of others.
"According to this paper," observ
ed the Head of the houso, "an Ohio
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man has lived a year on beer alone."
"Well, that's as it should be," re
joined his wife who is a well-known
temperance advocate. "Any man
who lives on beer ought to be com
pelled to live alone.''
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"Jf I were to kiss you now would
you have me aritstvd?"
"What would be the use? Any
jury would acquit you."
"How many ribs have you, John
ny?" asked the teacher of physiology.
"1 don't know, ma'am," giggled
Johnny, squirming around on one
foot. "I'm so awful ticklish I never
could count 'em."
"Talking about Inventions," said
Frank Parsons, "I have a little ma -
chine In my place that would make
me a millionaire if I" could keep It
going all the time."
"What Is It?" eagerly Inquired
Jake Goldle.
- "A cash register," retorted Par-
snns.
She was a State Normal student,
While he was a Varsity man;
And during the summer season
They gathered a coat of tan
Which caused unlimited wonder-
Knocker1? cried, "What disgrace."
For each of the pair was sunburned
on opposite sides of the face.
NORTH BEND NEWS
The Wllhelmlna came in yesterday
from Bandon.
Tho North Bend mill began oper
ation yesterday.
Mrs. C. F. Bengston of Marshfield,
was shopping in North Bend Wed
nesday. Tho Presbyterian church and Sun
day school are preparing a Xmas
program.
Mrs. A. Iteichert spent yesterday
shopping and visiting North -Bend
friends.
Mrs. C. A. Johnson and daughter,
Miss Selma, were North Bend shop
pers Wednesday.
Mrs. C. A. Sehlbrede and Mrs. F.
G. Gettins werelhe guests yesterday
of Mrs. M. E. Perry.
Tho EureKa arrived early this
morning from Portland and left be
fore noon for Eureka.
A small raft of logs was brought
down a short time ago from the
Ward Camp for the North Bend
mill.
The Redondo having the Chehalls
In tow, made a quick run from San
Francisco, making the trip In 43
hours.
Mrs. A. E. Seaman and daughter,
of Marshfield, spent yesterday shop
ping and visiting friends In North
Bend.
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Haley will leave
in a short time for Tacoma, Wash.
Mr. Haley who Is a lumber Inspector
will ongngo in woi'k there.
Mrs. M. E. Alexander, who has
been at tho Mercy hospital for over
a month, has so far recovered as to
bo ablo to bo removed to Mrs. Bol
sters where she will remain until
11, 1C08.
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Bring your neck around and treat
it to a natty tie; it deserves it
don't you think?
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For your inspection, drop in, it costs you nothing to look,
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appreciated than something that will contribute to tho pleasure of
hunting, fishing or camping expedition. We havo made a study
of the needs for these purposes and our long experience here en
ables us to furnish just what i3 needed and the best to be had.
Remember that when you buy of us you get quality for prices
as low as others sell Inferior goods for.
We havo a complete line of goods that will delight any hunter
or nimrod man, woman or child. Among them are tho following:
POCKET KNIVES
HUNTING AXES
RAZOR STROPS
SHELL RAGS
FIRE ARMS
HUNTING HVTS
KISII POLES
FISHING TACKLE
PUNCHING RAGS
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The Reynolds mill on Pony Inlet,
will begin operation on Monday aft
er being closed for some time. A
number of mills havo been at a dis
advantage on account of scarcity of
logs.
Jesse Tyrell, who spent several
weeks with relatives at North Bend,
will leave tomorrow for Klamath
Falls in hopes that the change of
climate may benefit his health, bo
being troubled with asthma.
FACTS BRIEFLY TOLD.
The Danube river was frozen to
tho bottom In 1236, and remained
so frozen for a long time.
A recent English Invention is a
portable circular saw resembling the
street outfit of the scissors grinder,
which may be moved up to stationary
timber to cut it.
By wireless telephony two French
naval officers have succeeded in hav
ing conversation, songs and even
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HUNTING KNIVES
RAZORS, SAFETY RAZORS
POCKET FLASKS
SHELL CASES
HUNTING COATS
POC1CET FLASH LIGHTS
FISH LINES
FLY ROOKS
FOOT RALLS
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whistling heard perfectly at a dis
tance of ninety miles.
A cable Is to bo laid between Ger
many and Brazil, with a branch to
the German West African colony.
There were 24,300 more pupils la
the public schools of New York City
last week than there were during the
corresponding week of a year ago.
By a new adaptation of the va
cuum cleaning machine a horse can
be cleaned In less than one-fourth
the timo that the ordinary curry
comb and brush take.
A movement is on foot to introduce
trackless trolley lines in Ireland. The
first probably will be from Donny
brook, near Dublin, to Bray, a sea
side resort.
See "UNCLE JOSH" and enjoy a
good laugh Friday.
Xmas presents Try the GUNNER.
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Seats now on sale at W. J. Dut
ler's for "UNCLE JOSH." Lower
floor, 50c; gallery, 35c
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