THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1913 EVENING EDITION.
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COOS BAY TIMES
M. C. MAMVHV Killtor unit 1'nh.
DAN K. MAI.OXHV News. Keillor
OFFICIAL P.UMU )!' MIK
OK M.Utslll'IKU).
I'lTV I
Entered nt tho nostofflce at Mnru
fteid, Oregon, tor transmlssloii
through the mnlla as second clas
mail mnttor.
chhistmak shopping.
TIUHK arc hut six more shopping
days until Christmas. t Is too
Into to shop early, hut not too
lnte to shop as early as you can.
FOIl .Ml'XK'llWI, OWXKHSIIIP.
(From Council liltiffs, la., Nonpnrell)
Advocates Interested In municipal
ownership of waterworks would find
it profitable to Investigate the facts
in regnrd to the history nnd present
situation of affairs In this Hue In
Council Dluffs. This city has settled
the question In favor of municipal
ownership nnd tho great majority of
the citizens believe It has been settled
right.
GOV. WKST'S WOIIK.
The Dantlon Surf says: "To tho
Btudont of sociology, Governor Osr
vnld West iirese'its n nninltw prob
lem of more than ordinary Interest.
It would seem that in an over-zealous
effort to rectify the existing or
der of things ho Irs become engulf
ed In n maze or technicalities which
only n man of profound learning
nnd superior intelligence nnd a keen
discernment of right and wrong
could reasonably be trusted to
officiate In n judicial capnclty. West
is none of these. He Is simply an
ordinary Belf-mnde mnn such na we
meet oVory day of one lives who
nas risen into prominence more
through tho Intervention of luck
thnn through being possessed of ac
tual merit. He Is neither educated
nor polished, nnd possesses only an
ordlnnry amount of Intelligence nnd
no horso sense whatever, lie Is an
old Bchool Oregonlan, thoroughly
saturated with those ancient nios3-
hack Ideas vhlrh hunt the state of
Oregon on .the hummer for nearly
two gerer lions. He possesses an
orrppeoi'H and exaggerated Idea of
moral ctuics and nn exa fed on In on
of himself. Dr. Leach and the innl
Icnnblo rights or man, but his chief
Inconsistency consists In nbrldclnir
other people's rights. As a moral
crusader, he has pulled off more
fumy stunts and mndo n bigger
booh of himself than any other chief
oxeruuvo living or iiend. Ho has
started much agitation and accom
plished less thnn nothing. Ill8 ire'li-
mia are crime and violent, seldom
satisfactory, nnd calculated for the
grandstand. Oregon Is n great
Htnto and lms the resources nnd fa
cilities for becoming a greater one
If her nfrnirs are properly mnnnged,
hut if such Irresponsibilities as Os
wald West are allowed to tinker
with twentieth century conditions
It will cither eventually no back to
the Indians or become a "foolish
J1.0"80'", Oswald, like ,,,,
finite, has his limit, and whoa be
plunges bend ovm. miru i,,v,,.i i,
whnt are wo going to do with him?'i
HACKWAItl) Gia.VCKS.
When a man grows old and his
leet nro cold, and IiIk heart Is much
tho snine, then he ft looks back on
his winding track, with something of
grief and shame, "if we could
ngaln, ' slgli the ancient men. "but
trnvol thnt Hiinllt ground,, wo would
Hluin the breaks and the dire mls
hjkes which In our past lives abound."
rhc old men Hit by the wall and twit
thomselves wlt'i the things theVve
done, hut It's to no avail, for the'v'ro
tired nnd frail, ami their race is near
ly run. The old men say. when the
young that-way are passing In jovous
throngs: "Oh. youth, beware or tho
Kin nnd snare," and tho answer Is
heedless songs. For the voting are
hold ami tho pilgrims old are dotards,
they llg'tly say; they tliem-solves
must learn or the lights that burn
to lend them In swamps astrav. And
tho counsel sago or the man' or ago
is idle as gusts or air; ho talks In
vain of tho fnrera slain in the swamps
or great despair. For the voiith must
hrenk his own path and make his
camp where le thinks It best; he
must drew his weird till his silvered
heard lies hoar on his withered
breast. Walt Mason.
v. v.'s i:vi:s.
A man wrote a novel named
' Queeil." a volume most charming.
Indeed; It was witty ami sweet, ami
v hard one to beat. n book that all
leople might read. And tho people
t iey gladly uprlz. and purchased that
volume or his. till the pnl Usher
milled o'er I ho money they idled, and
the booksellers murmured "Geo
whiz!" Then the author, he said,
through his hat: ' I will wrlto some
thing better than Unit! A book that's
profound, with- a moral mi sound It
will Jar up the vile plutocrat!" So
he wrote, about Vivian's i a book
t.intV Hiippofced to he wl.se; but It
tills me with woe. tnr I I'm dreary and
hIow ami rial as our boarding hou.ie
pb'H I urui'iblo and groan as nail.
Hiirpriseii that the author of -Qiiited."
a honk i.itti'n a pencil xhouUI roar
up ami ineuc'i. when liuiuur'n the
htnli 'leu w. nwil. And hero U a
nan that itin make ni hiutrli till
'!. Innariiii ache; hf sldotruckK
I ' vi' i li rdir to drift nrouiul In the
i ii. win lin ihIio, He kIioiiIiI be
n M-hu i ,. rii,e, fM. wo1.
t il i in. ii tiiru out u book, or u
I"' l, kii '(ml,, I hM Kly olj u.
I" en ' !! . i 'wI. tin iiuik 1 1) unr
1 'it' 'I M in' I'orfiie tiui' nr'K-
1 Mwln e..)ile Id mi. Mr Uiul
'i llf" "U i '.. . i n u-
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HIS 0,f OF REST.
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"Tho Fiin," on CkuUp ov-,
Festal Day In Dixie
A Carnival of Cheer
S'
OMKIIOW there Is n charm nbout
a Christmas down In Dixie pe
culiarly fascinating. It savors
more of the old Kngllsh holiday
when the wassail bowl was tilled to the
brim, when the Yule log glowed nnd
the boar's head was borne Into the
banquet. It was In the good old days
before the war that the folks of tho
south observed this Joyous season with
prodigality more lavish and hospitality
more extensive than were dreamed of
even In theauualsof Kracebridgo Hull.
Then came the true carnival of mer
riment. The old manor was ablaze
with lite and beauty. From the stir
rounding culm try all the belles and tho
beans had gathered. Morning brought
a meet at daybreak for the fox hunt,
and nighttime called for "Old Undo
Kphrnlm.tho plantation tiddler, whoso
reels were famous throughout tho
whole country. Feast followed feast,
and the spirit of celebration extended
from the master down to the field
hands, each of whom received a jug
tilled with good whisky when ho called
for his Christmas rations.
Hut these are the days thnt have
gone, and with their going departed
tunny characteristics which made the
Christmas time down south so distinc
tive. While the fate of wtip and chang
ed conditions have curtailed the prodi
gality of former days, most of the an
cient customs remain, nnd In many in
stances Christmas In the villages and
the country Is but u mild repetition of
antebellum observances.
A few of the large country homes
still have some of the old servants who
were with the family In slavery days.
If these old family darkles have been
away during the year they always re
appear with the approach of the Christ'
mas holidays and assume duties about
the household The old "mr.mmy," al
though Her services have been engaged
elsewhere during the rest of the year,
reports to make the frglt cake for
Christmas dinner.
She alone knows the culinary tradi
tlous of the family kitchen The in
gredients of this wonderful cake hnve
been handed down from generation
to generation, and the spice and the
brandy and the citron and all such
things are compounded according to
the proportions laid down years and
years agune.
These fruit cakes bear the family
mime, and some time, through the cour
tesy of the season and the exchange
of compliments of the day, u slice of
Grant la nil cuke Is ou the same plute
with a slice of Dublguon cake. Not
nfretnieutly these cakes are cooked a
year In advance, by which time they
are fully seasoned and settled, although
the cracks In the Icing and Its yellow
tint mar the beauty somewhat. Its
cooking can be Intrusted to no hands
except those of the antebellum family
cook or her descendants.
Nut alone this old cook, but all
branches of the service In vogue dur
ing the days of slavery are usually
represented about Christmas time. The
son of your father's and your grand
father's coachman comes, and ou rare
days the old man himself bobbles to
the bouse and spins out marvelous
tales of the past. .
These old darkles are all presented
with gifts, and for each or their chil
dren a present of some sort has been
prepared, This feature generally comes
in the southern home before the rest
of the family has beeti attended to.
In the meantime the children have
been keeping uuger watch at the door
of the room where Santa Clans lias
made his visit. No one Is allowed to
enter this sacred precinct until the
paterfamilias gives the signal, but be
fore this signal Is given every member
of the household must be dressed and
ready for breakfast and the morning
prayers must have been said.
When everything Is ready the chil
dren are allowed to rush In and exam
ine tlie contents of their stockings,
Some of the largest children still have
Implicit faith In the wonderful person
ality of old Santa Clans. Forged notes
from the old fellow, admonishing them
to make their behavior according to
the precept of their mother, arc eagerly
read and compared. The Interchange
or presents among the older members
or the family usually takes place nt the
breakfast table, but in most Instances
V,y are allowed to mingle with the
of old Santa Clans and are
P'.uck.-.'. Jif-ui the same holly tree from
which lii.i '.''..'.cuts hang.
The hunt en- !he holly nnd the mis
tletoe, while cn as exciting as the
chase for the mm1' bend. Is Just as
much a feature v) that old Ihigllah
custom ami cipui.lv enjoyable. Sev
era I days before Christmas eve n big
wagon, tilled with straw and brimming
full of pretty girls i.nd boys, too, Is
driven Into the wools, where the
search for the holly K curried on. It
requires a most agile youngster to
scale to the height where tho mistle
toe grows, and he Is always sure of
a L'cnorniis reward of kluscs from the
trills below.
Christmas day Is nlvays quiet.
Sometimes the boys and girls have
been laugh! carols, which they Mug
at homo or in the village chapel hard
by Night brings iiilrlh and youthful
jollity nwiln when the darkle como
once inure and slim old tiuugs or par
tlclimle In outdoor giiiuiM
About II all there has lienn n quaint,
uU Mum llinor l-vurylxuly U happy,
Mud oJ thfic In ii llngc of Hulim
hImiui i till, fur Hie wiiillinni C'lirlnlimin
Uw lt liul a fullil im'Iio of liny
Pf el 0hrilfii.
H M u 11 Utt uiiXiy 11,
u iii l.U 4i Hi fMitv IuiMi
I'' ' '' '! ih fl liiy bull,
Iw li'iev l'l,niuy
NEWS OF NORTH BEND
Mrs. C. M. Hylor was a Marshlleld
visitor yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hudson, of
South Coos lllver, visited at the homo
of Mrs. Chas. .lensen yesterday.
Mrs. M. Morse, of Umpire City, and
daughter, Mrs, Hoscoe Wlduer, were
Marshlleld visitors yesterday.
.1. V. Hodson of the Pacific groc
ery was a business visitor to Marsh
Held yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kern of North
Head Heights wore Marshlleld visi
tors yesterday.
Mrs. Geo. 10. Mandigo and Mr. and
Mrs. M. U. Uverltt were .Marshlleld
HjojMHMjiejuuay.
f-l-4-'l-'M'M'M-
i Little Jack Horner I
and
i His Christmas Pie
Z With Variations In the Style
of the Poets
By CALLY RYLAND
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LITTLE Jack Horner tat in corner
t Eating hit Christmas pl,
Ht put In hit thumb and pulled
out a plum
And said, "What a good boy am I."
K
If Edgar Allan Poe Had Written It.
Seo Jack Horner In Ins corner
With hla pic.
Whero'a tils ma? Will no ono warn her?
Mo will die!
With a thuniblet tliut Is doting
Wlillo bo's Bloating, tdoatlm;, gloating,
Ho Is tlsliliw for the Homing
I'lii m, uh, my!
All his boast of LiolriK Ktfod,
Careful of Ills dally food,
Twinkles merrily within his saucy eye,
eye, cyo.
W
Robert Browning Might Have Dona It.
Pastry's all or nothing: It Is not mere
douKh
rounded and pulled nnd puzzled over, lr.
For whiteness or for Helitness-and this
plo '
Was of tlio very stun" o' life, sir.
None of your lilunilerlriK bits of work, but
Inlltilti'lr eatulite Well, Horner sat there
numltintliiK, 'Twus Christmas, rurnlnut-
Inir time,
Vou say. and ou urn rlcht, sir.
Lazily t.llve nnd open mouthed ho sM,
Feeling the pastry tickle at his lips.
Vet scarcely knowing how to fathom It.
When of u sudden oh. the fellow's keenl
Occurrcd his thuinli to him, whereupon
StrnlKhtwuy ho plunged It In tho sueot.
"Good boy!" quoth he, and pulled out a
dump plum,
This Would Be Walt Whitman's Style.
1 slni; the Christmas pie.
The Dour, tho lard, tho butter that com
poio It:
The richness of Its stuning.
A divine nimbus exhales from It
It attracts with fierce, undeniable attrac
tion I urn drawn by Its breath no less than
Jneh Horner, who holds It upon his
kni-iis
I nm one with the plum concealed In Hi
mammoth vastnens
I loosen miht'ir. p:ten freely and am at '
the door of Horner's lips, smucltlng I
tu tiiiitii Its Ingredients !
Hut ho dees not know how tu get at you. I
pie. I
He sits Heoplly considering the pose ot
his h'.'iid, his puffed out lips, betray
In? bis gluttony.
Presently a fine smile comes on to till
fnco. Ho lunges Into the pie with
II nn thumb. Its crust yields.
He poshi-HHOri himself of Its richness.
Oh, young men, I would not have you sit
'n a corner considering pie stulllngs.
lie bold, Vou whoever you are aro al
lojced the eternal purports of a pie.
(I Snvod a certain Christmas plu ardently,
nnd It guve mo Indigestion.
Vet out of that I havo written this song.;
In the Great William Shakespeare'e
Style.
"Sweet pastry, do not scorn me, do not
Kill
And froivn nt mo with crusty surliness.
1 know that In your llaky depths Is hid
den A mnmfiioth plum, which, 'Ods my little
llfel .
I'll have- It If 1 must swing for 't." Thus
Jacques,
Who. thereupon, with swashing stab of
the thumb,
Snioto t hi cmgh the crispy lid, which erst
held light.
And with triumphant shout. "'Ods bodl
kins. A good lad II" withdrew the sought foi
Plum,
t
Algernon Charles Swinburne's Style.
Ilivo where tho world Is quiet.
Here upon Christmas day,
Willi plums ami a plo for dlot.
In a rome) sat Horner.
N'u fens! was ever sweeter,
No linger was ever llf'ter
To yank a plum with glee to
A mouth thnt gupes nlwuy.
Salty and the Stork.
"Hut, daddy. Is there really, truly
SantyV"
"Well, I Just guess yen-it regular
corher he Is too."
"Is he nicer
"Is ho? Well, I should say so! Isn't
lie. Mary?"
"Humph! Very nice, as Santas go,
hill not very iiiodoid."
"Is ho handsome, daddy?"
"Oh, ax haiidkoiiio n a plcluie
Nimrlfllng eye, line forehead, hciiullfiil
I'oiiiphuloii-vui'y liuiidboiiio. Inn'l ho.
Muiy?"
"Henry. II' porfoWly ilrniidful I ho
way you itiunl v thai child, Ymi uiik'lit
In Im iiklmiiiMl ut yoiii'M'lf Vmi'io Mill
ling hlui ii lurrtwV ntuiuplo."
"Ilul, iluihlf, Hliwi dwM In llvo-
HHUy UlT' oUiVU1''"
MHJj, i, mo. mry Cur."
"Am uff wUutu I hw slolli Mtiwt"
"Tim klorfe! Wlio' luiiii MIIiik
Uhoul Iho nlmVr"
"MMhiiuy" f hlmyo Ji'ibuuir,
Mrs. L. Ross and Mrs. W. H. Illggs,
of Hoss Inlet, were .Marshlleld shop
pers yesterday.
.Mrs. Sarah .lordtin of Kastslde Is
spumllng tho week as tho guest of
Mrs. Charles Levenu or Coqulllo.
K, li. Illggs Is having an addition
built to his residence.
Mrs. Ira H. llartld of Sherman
avenue was a Marshlleld shopper yes
terday. Mrs. 10. It. Hudson nnd daughters,
lOrma nnd Irene, or South Coos lllver,
were visiting relatives here yesterday.
.Mrs. Iloht. McCaun was a Marsh
lleld visitor yettef.lay
LOCAL OVERFLOW. i
Lenvo On Adeline. Messrs, C. A.
Smith, Arno Mureen and Hrennau
Smith will enjoy the Christmas holi
days In Horkeloy, Calif., with the
members of their Tnnillles. They will
1 lenvo on the Adeline Smith toward the
end of this week and will probably
j remain until after the new year.
.Mrs. Sncldon III. Mrs. Charles
Sneddon became III shortly after mid
night nt her home on South Seventh
street from ptomnlnu poisoning, caus
ed from cntlug some home-made pick
les. Dr. Mlngits was called to attend
her at a. in., and this morning sho
was reported as fueling much butter.
Moving lloatliousos. Tho boat
houses and house boats which have
been moored along the edge of the
C. A. Smith property, and at the en
trance of Mill Slough, are being
moved this week to various points
In the harbor, some being shifted
over near tho C. A. Smith mill, nnd
others being taken to the lower har
bor or to North Bend. The prepar
ation for dock building and tho rill
by the dredge Sentlle are creating
quite a bustle along the waterrront.
MARTIN STI0CK10I., or lOastside,
wen' to Coqulllo today to testify
In the Lenton ense.
Just Suppose
Tlio nierolmnts waited until tho
last tnimito beforo ordering their
Christinas stocks, or suppose that
tho manufacturers waited until the
last week beforo beginning tho
manufacture of Christmas goods.
Merchant and manufacturer be
gin months ahead in order to havo
things ready for you. You should
begin weeks ahead in order to havo
things ready for Santa Claus.
Mouths and months ago the
presents were made that you will
give to your loved ones this year.
There is no reason for delaying
tho purchase, and by buying early
you avoid trouble and bother.
Buy something today
and a part of the load
will be off your mind.
BY
doing your Christmas shop
ping early you llnd complete
stocks, clerks to wait on you
and you are able to
exactly the articles you
want without being tin
duly Ijttrrled or forced to
encounter crowds,
IT I,-Vl' ''""llGotis will
V - be different. Stores wl I
B I 1 be crowded, sleeks will
be depleted, clerks will
bo ttr-il ami shotmlnu' will lit a trial,
The Royal
TONIGHT
KXTIItlO niAXGIO r I'llOGIt.X.M
tonight is v.wih:vim,i: .wit
iMcrritios.
THIO HlOAD IH'NTIORS 101 HIboii,
a two-reel feature.
I.ITTI.IO IH'STKIt A good comedy,
THIO MUI'TIO.
J.O.ST IN THIO NIGHT.
TOMOIIHOU' NIGHT .Ininc If,
nm hen in tiho I'iiikoi;ii n.
i:,M), in riw m i,
AUMItirilON:
Liiuor floor, I'.i lUh nny m.
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Times Want Ads
Bring; Rwulu
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PERSONAL IN0TS
HAY H. DIOMIONT and wife or Myrtle
I'olnl uru Marshlleld visitors.
C. 10. IIULING was among the
was among the visitors In the city
yesterday.
C. 10. HUliUING was among tho
visitors In (he city today from
Myrtlu Point.
ATTORN HY II. I.. HOY was nmnng
tho pauHongurH bound for Coqulllel
ou the morning train.
Al.ll'lORT M10RCIIANT and wiro tiro
here from Billiards to visit rela
tives and do their Christmas shop
ping. K. I., GIHOIONOUGll, or llandon, who1
arrived hero last evening, return
ed on tho train this morning to
tho Vnlley. .
MARSHA!. CARTIOR returned last
evening from a trip to tho coun
ty seat In connection with ono of
the cases ou trial. '
UOSI.IIO G. JOHNSON, or Myrtle
Point, arrived bore yesturday and
is spending a row days looking up
business acquaintances.
A. J. MI0NDI0I. Is expected homo to-'
morrow from I'ortlund, where ho
has been on business and pleasure
for a couple of weeks. j
i
.1. S. GRAY, the well known Gnrdinor
pioneer, is a Marshlleld business
visitor and also renewing acquaint
ance with his tunny friends ou tlio
Hay.
,1AM rOS I. ATT IN. of IVay Park, will
soon go to lOlmlru, New York, to
care for an Invalid aunt, lie ex-,
fleets to he gone a year hut will
return to Marshrield.
M. .1. SI.ATSKY. Arthur Walker.
.1. S. Gray and Arthur Rosen
bauiii, formed a quartet or Gar
diner citizens who arrived here
hist evening ror a brier stay. I
.1. YV. Mll.l.lOlt, a well known young
rancher from near Coquille, re
turned home after taking In tlio
Idles minstrel show here. Ho Is
Get Your Gift for Him at
WE ARE SHOWING
ASSORTMENT OF
Christmas Boies of Candy
rnnu oc ofiito Tfl 010 011-
Fine Fountain Drinks and
IRVING
BLOCK
SPECIAL SALE
no fwic
Men's Suits & Overcoats
$25,00 and $27,50
All will tnlloiod of tho
l)f!bt iiiitlilio& and wuik
inuiibliip, Yuui uliuluo $20
That's nil,
Thursday, Friday mul
Saturday,
3
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I aMtim
APPEAL if
io mm
Indianapolis Chamber nfr
rco Urges Action LSS'
l,lcomc Tax rM nsl
11,0 M''l"l.'l.l Cham,,,
t"llanapH ciinml 1 , lh
Joint nc ' ;it!,r( Commerce
!!"lv 11,1 'MMic 1 t V'ter
tncKiiry. or ,u' ' "'Congress i0
1'iu'lod (lf lw vea s ,h,S"0nd for
that the Inconte
mndo particularly obnnVM beo
reasonahlo and lnlnAclll0lU,
K'K'Ing deduct!, nTt 't ln rt"
liicomes. The ineinorlni L, "rce '
this nietl.o.l ()t de Kn la;e!th'
"lw to forelK, S
Hulled Stales an Th Ztk the
America,, secnrlil L, la.8tr,!lls
ullzed the foreign nwkct Z i N
can bonds. VKet for Amerl.
The IndlanaimllB bndv i,n
that a grave unuTRPncji- t i"?
rnlrs of the countrv o"l t n5e a,N
'" , the pro t "oVf !
law bo suspended until )C0 u hr
adjusted thnniHolvPBtoiiiXlJto
"I'" iippwil urges qck VcUoiT:
drawing the matter to tlio attentloS
of Congress. ""sniion
Secretary Motley lms secured .
ropy or Mm Army and Navy ia
zlno, which ontalimallthenfoTl lon,
Sx,t'.ow ,nw- '"''"'"'StheKS
quite a rootliall ciitluislast and Ii
hoping that tho Marahneld andCo
qullle Independent teams will ar.
range a ganic at Corpilllc chrlstraai
tiny, lie says Coquille has tome
good material.
The Smokehouse
That's where lie buys hii
cigars and you will find hit
favorite brand here.
KlIiYKIt CIGAllKTTE CASES
Mi:i:itSCIIAl'M l'll'KS
CIGAR CASKS
Many licatitlfiil and uwfnl
things that he will appreciate,
Cigars In Clirlslnias boies.
The Smokehouse
Central Ave. ("hiuidlor Hid;.
MM9DSJ
Order Your
Christmas
Candy
from
SARTER'S
AN UNUSUALLY FINE
Hot Tamalcs a Specially.
1 II 1 1 1 1 MWMrmu
FOR THE HOLIDAYS,
I WOMEN AND MISScj
In different dep
Beautiful Suite
Coats
Hats, Wnisli,
Purses, l m
Hosiery, Un M