THE COOS BAY TIMES. MARSHFIELDOREGQN, S,ATURDAY,PECEMBER 11, 1915 EVENING EDITION.
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MAKE EXERCISE PLAY. I TEST "ALL WOOL" BY FIRE. QUICK WITTED WOMEN.
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TqvQet tho Deit Rosults It Mutt Do To Oetoct Cotton Fibors Burn a Sam
Thorouohly Enjoyed. plo of tho Cloth.
When you exercise, piny. That Is Until tho proper labeling of toxtllos
one of tho point most strongly urged . 1ms been mado compulsory thcro nre
to tho attention of tho public in ro- i certain Hlmplo tests by means of which
cently published public health reports.
No matter whether you nro walking,
I Tholr Clovor Ruso That Won tho Favop (
1 of Emperor Konracl.
There arc counties stories to lllus- I
trato tho devotion of women, but the
most IntciuBtliiL' uf them Is tho one
gardening, exercising In n gymnasium
or playing golf, keep your cxerclso free
from tho spirit of drudgery and innko
It all recreation. Make It as enjoyable
as anything you may do throughout
tho cntlro day. If you don't much of
tho good that It might do you 1 lost.
"Tho very best thing n man can do,"
flays tho report, "Is to lnnlto n hobby t
of vhls exercise. No matter how poor J
tho hobby, If It induces outdoor oxer-
clso It Is perfectly justlllnblo."
Tho woman who Is obliged to tnko
her baby out for n two hours' nlrlng
every day Is fur inuro fortunate than
alio often realizes.
Tho only advlco tho report olTcra tho
man who Is going to tnku up u hobby
for tho bcncllt of tho resulting axar
clso Is to cbooso ouo that permits oC
Its being followed tho year round rath
cr than ono that depends upon (seasons
of tho year. For that reason tho mini
tour gardctar or chicken fancier Is far
moro fortunato In his choice than tho
amateur geologist, botanist or ornithol
ogist. Tho latter must wait on tho
seasons and must llnd favorable loca
tions for Indulging .their hobbles, whllo
tho former havo year round pustlnics.
ono may detcrmlno wltetlier nn "all i that Is recorded In the annuls of n homo
wool" fabric Is really all wool or not for dependent women at "Wclnsborg, on I
tiio out way or lolling uy reeling nnu tho Nocknr, In tho vicinity of Holdol-
looking Is no longer reliable, for cotton berg.
can bo mado both to feel and look like I At tho foot of the mountain was
wool. Tho only suro way is to tuko
samples of tho goods homo with' you
and mako tests of them there.
If n pleco of cotton cloth Is ignited It
will bo found to bum rather rapidly
with n bright, steady llamc. Thcro Is
no disagreeable odor, and when tho
I material is completely consumed there
will bo left only n small amount of
t llflif crnv llnffv null If n titnt .if
juiro wool Is lighted it will bo found to
fought ono of the tlcrcest battles of tho
long struggle between tho Guelphs and
the Ghlbelllues. When tho conflict was
ended and tho Ghlbclllno leader, Km- ,
peror Kourad, hud driven tho Guelph
chieftains up tho mountain to their
stronghold, he laid slcgo to tho undent
castle. After several days ho scut word
that If the men would surrender ho I
would permit tho women to depart in
wifely, carrying their treasures with
bum much moro slowly and with a less I Uicm. a.j,0 lcrins of 8Urnjll(jcr we'r
OUR MISNAMED RUINS.
Tho
Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellings
rteally Completo Towni.
Aro
steady llamc, emitting n characterlstk',
mild, hissing noise and n strong odor
very similar to that of burned horn.
There will bo much moro nsh remain
ing than in tho cabo of cotton, inul It
will bo in tho form of a crinkly, black,
crisp ball.
In applying this test to n fabric the
whole sample should not bo burned at
once, for If it Is u so called wool pleco
containing cousidcmblo cotton it will
bo very dllllcult to detcrmlno whether
it is burning moro llko cotton or wool.
Threads should bu taken from tho sum.
pie, hovornl each from tho warp and
tho woof, and burned separately. Willi
n very little practice one will bo nlilo to
dotect tho cotton threads by tho char
acteristic manner of burning. Somo
times it is well to pick a thread apart
with a pin and test tho Individual fiber
with the Iliiuio to determine whether
Many .visitors to tho prehistoric cliff' ,l0 tlmitl , 0tro, wool w Ilxw,
dwellings of the Mesa ordo Mitlonal wth cottOM.Jt,im i)0,M,iuou Martin
park, in souinwesiem loiorauo, says a
arranged, and the emperor drew up' his
tinny to form nn escort for tho noble
Indies with their Jewels mid other dear
possessions.
When tho procession of women enmo
down tho hill tho hostile army saw, to
Its amazement, that every gentlewom
an carried u man on her bade Tho
men they carried wore, the Guelph olll
cers, who were to havo remained In tho
castlo and been made prisoners . C war.
Kourad was ho touched by this expres- j
slon of dovollou on tho part of those '
wives and mothers Hint ho permitted ,
the women to go back for their Jewels, t
lu 1S120 Queon Chnrlotto of Wurttcm-,
berg, daughter of Gcorgo III. nnd a !
member of tho Guelphs, built tho nsy. i
liim on tho hill as a memorial to tuo.so .
quick wltted tluolph women. St. Lou- ,
Is Globe-Democrat. i
government publication, nro astonished
to find that what Is commonly de
scribed as n dwelling is not properly
a dwelling at all, but a village or city.
Tho celebrated Cliff Palttco is not n
palace. Neither Is Bpruco Trea IIouso
a house, nor llalcouy IIouso u house.
Knch of theso Is a completo town
which once. In tho dim uges before the
earliest Indian tradition, was an or
ganized community, often of consider
ahlo size. !
Tho arrangement of houses In a cliff
dwelling of tho slzo of Cliff I'nlnco. for
example, is characteristic and inti
mately associated with tho distribution
of tho social divisions of tho luhab-
Hants. Tho population was compuiicd
of n number of units, possibly clans,
each of which had its own social or-'
gaulzatlon moro or loss distinct from i
others, n condition that appears lu tho
arrangement of rooms. Tho rooms oc
cupied by n chin were not iiocousurlly
connected, although generally neigh
boring rooms were distinguished from
ouo another by their usus.
lu .Mothers' Magazine.
HE WANTED BIG GAME.
QUAINT OLD INN NAMES.
Some of tho Peculiar Signs Ono May
Road In England.
"Man leaded With MUchlof" Is tho
uniiio of mi inn In tho Mndlnglcy road,
Cambridge, but It U not stranger than
ItllMH ntllnlM r 1 '(illnpifilfkil V.iM. (a
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nn Inn culled "Tho Toad In the Hole," I f u" llu secured a day off for a
and In the neighborhood of Somer- , "'"" trip soon after his arrival. Uo
cotu. "Tho Old IIouso at Home." An. ,uu,v "" K,m, ,l J"e' negro jnni
And Found It In tho Jungles of tho
Panama Canal Zono.
In the early days of canal construe-1
Hon nt Panama there arrived from tho
United States for duty with tho tiro do-1
pnrtmeiit n Danish American who told
uumorous thrilling talcs of his hunting
trlim "back home." Anxious to get a ,
chance nt tho llg gumo of tho Panama
In a Maori Wooing House,
Among tho .Maoris hornet lines in tho
whoro mntoro (tho wooing houso). u
building lu which tho young of both
eexes assembled lor play, songs,
dances, etc., there would bo at stated
times a meeting. Whoa tho tiros burn
ed low a girl would stand up lu the
dark and say: "I lovo So-niid-so. I
want him for my husband." If ho
coughed (sign of assent) or said "Yoa"
It was well; If only dead silence she
covered her head with her robo and
was ashamed. This was not often, as
she generally had managed to ascoi-
other inn ut tho suino place Is cullod
"The Old Kiiglish Gentleman."
It Is u debatable point whoMier the
sign of "Tho Man Loaded With 5ll-1
chlof" was painted by Hogarth. Put It
Is IIUo his Mitlrc, for it reprooeuts a
man en trying a woman.
Many peculiar signs are tho result '
of a mlsconcoptlou. "The Pago' Nnlls"
Is really "Thu Paechanals." "Tho (Joat
and c'outpuee" Is an ignorant shot at ,
tho old motto, "God uneompaiuos us," j
whllo "The liMirgu and Cnnium" Is a
modorn corruption of George Canning, I
who was prime minister when the Inn I
was built.
One of tho funniest of tliovo corrup
tions Is "Tho Iron DbvII." n corruption
i of "Illrondollo" (swallow). It Is snld
that tho inn called "The Pis; and Tin
dor llnx" uis originally "Tho Klo-
pliant and Castle," but a very poor
tor, connected with tho tiro station.
who had never been outsldo of Colon.
They started early in the morning
and roturned boforo noon. Tho Dano
seomed to bo exhausted und spout the
aftornoon resting nnd cooling oil.
Wlion asked about his trip and why
ho didn't bring any big gamo buck ho
replied:
"Hoy, 1 was all lu after I saw that
big hiinko. It must havo beon tlfty feet
long nnd us big around as your body.
I just kinv tho end of his body slipping
through tho high grass on a trail, and
1m was at least ten Inches thick at tho
tall."
During tho roeltal his guide, tho Janl
tor, was sweeping the Uoor and grin
ning. Whon tho hunter left tho Jani
tor was qulzned, aud this was his ver
sion of the chase:
"fTout by Mindl way. where dov Is
artist was engaged to paint the Ugn, j bulldln n high trestle bridge, dey drag
ami hoiuuiiouy said it louKotl like n pig : iv a ipjig pool tru do grass wid a
and tludor Iiok, and the uamo stuck nni-cl. Do snake what do boss sco was
until it ousted thu old one, do D9-0I, an' ho was so fright dat ho
tiio iMiiui ami 1'culiiers," nn Inn In uoirt see do inu-el what diuggln' h'lt."
Oxford, should bo "Plume of Kenth
eis." aud "Tho Uoe of tho Quarter
Sessions" was originally "U Itoso des
(Juatres Snlsous." Ouo uilglit think
I.os Angoles Times.
tain either l.y tier own liupiliT or by J ,:J1l0 sl ,, shovu, bul0llglHl t0 1U
bending a girl friend, if tho proposal
was acceptable. On the other hand,
sometimes n mother would attend aud
suy, "I want So-and-so for my on."
If not acceptable there was generally
mocking, ami tho was told to let the
young peoplo havo their house (the
wooing houbc) to thomsolvcs.
Not Him Alone.
"And you refuse me a loan!"
"Oh, no, I don't rofmw you alone.
1 refu.se all panhandlers!" Houston.
Post.
snmo category, but it doos not. The
rqureueu is to Sir Cloudosloy Shovel,
the Hw'dcr monkey who bo-en mo nil
admiral lathe reign of Quoeli Anna
London Tlt-Plts.
Natural Protection.
It has beou pointed out that to bomo
ground uulmals nature's color scheme
for concealnient furnUhoa almost com
pleto protection. Tho quail crouching
011 the ground looks llko n bunch or
drlod loaves. Many snakos and tlshos
tako tho precUo color of surrounding
sand aud water: A mackerel from
abovo looks Ukou fleeting lipple. whllo
to fish euemles bonenth his white bolly
will not show njraliwt the higher col-
Vou find peoplo icady
thu Sjinmrlitin without tho
twopence. Sydney Smith.
Lost Humor.
Murk Twain was once asked by an
ltiujllsh clerk In u Loudon bookstore to
iviito his nutoiiranh.
"My clili-ogrnphy Is , bocamlm; loss , 01s or sk.v ami water. Tiio wonderful
and loss distinct." complains! tho nil . ly beautiful changes of dolphins 11:14
thor whluuleally us he comullwl with clyiuiehiojuji wy-e pot evolved to peasu
tho rouuost. "If this keops on I'll have tho eye, but to protect their lives.
I to bo getting somebody else to write!
""" i" " ,v niitoiniii.li for me
WE HAVE JUST 123 SUITS LEFT IN STOCK-DIVIDED INTO THREE LOTS:
US Jn this lot will lio found Suits that reguiaiiy hoiu m imhh '-;"" ., 'inoy mo ,im, .
Zdf woorherges, ehevloth, lionicspuns. fancy suitings, colors, .Navy, itlaclc, Ih-nwii and mixed. y,r lIl0, "(ftjPUl
$6.75
$15.95
This lot. consists of Suits that sold ivsulnrly fiimi 17..10 t tfia,so Tho iiiiiIci-IuIh in these ga.,llc,,7Ti
cloth, Cheviot, Plain Scree, Poplins Scotch Twoods and conic lu all tiio wntet.colbrs--Gii.l.1 .IUy,.."e S
and tiruy. Slcs up to -II. Vuur choice at $(1.71. " wiUvn
Hero mo to ho found Suits In Sorgo. Uioadelolh and Tweeds in colors llrmvn, Gray. Uhuk and Xntr'Zr
Mild up to S:t7..1(. Now offered at Sj15.Un. ,J' ""H
Winter Coat Sale of Far Reaching Importance to
Everyone
WOMEN'S AND MISSES' COATS
Mado up In fine, heavy fabrics of Cloth, Korsoys, Hoavy Woolen
Coating in checks nnd plaids, short models. Regular soiling price
$7. GO to ?12.C0. Now ijCM).".
In Lot No. 2 you will find garments In nil sizes ranging from 1G
to 10; thoy nro mado of heavyweight Korseyfl, Ilrondclotlm and
novolty mixtures: many of thorn lined with sntln. Regular prices
rango from ?10.00 to $20.00.' Your cholco 9(1.75.
All Other Garments In the House at Like Reductions
-No goodB exchanged, money refunded or sent on
All sales finnl-npproval.
WAIST SPECIALS
An extra special lot of Waists ranging in prlco from $3. GO to ?i.
Now !)H cent".
Anothor nlco lot, formerly soiling nt from $2.R0 to f4.00. Now
75 edits. A fow at !! cents.
SKIRT SPECIAL
Ono lot of 'Ladies' Dress Skirts In flno Wool Sorgo, Navy
Pluck. Regular prlco up to ?7.G0. Now $2.05.
and
RADICAL PRICE REDUCTION IN DRESSES
Ono largo lot of aftornoon. evenlmr nn.i dm., ..
dnrk, medium and soft colors: lace and fancy trlmmiS. ' uCl
ow" necK moueis. itcguinr prlcus from J15 to J2B y'V"
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' ONE LOT OF DRESSES
In Tnffota, Oropo do Chono, Satin nnd Satin and Velvurw, '
tlon. Value to ?17.r.0. Now JjStn.75. C'm Coal1
CLOSING OUT FURS
Theso Aro Unheard nf Prim.
All Blnglo Muffs sold formerly nt from $10.50 to $24 SO i-
ni .?.. a iiko rouuction on illlBtHs nnd separate neck piece.
rri. ii.n ,H HAiMH, ...... r. ,. .
mo iiuiu iu duiuul jour rurs is now. TO UlOSC kn 11
not ready to buy at present, n Biimll deposit will hold unr ittS
Hnlnetoil until (IhrlHtinna wnnlf '
1 SPECIAL PETTICOATS
Ladles' Mercorlzcd Sntocn Pottlconls, extra deep accordlin plnti
nnd corded flounco. Vuluos to 2.00. Now H3 cents.
Ono lot of Silk Petticoats, values to S3.7G. Now $1.00,
Petticoats, full width and corded flounce, regular I1.JJ
Jow -15 ecu's.
Sateen
values. Now
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EN'S DEPARTMENT
OVERCOATS
$27.r0 Smart Now. Mixtures . . .' 815.00
$:10.00 lllnclc Melton .' 815.00
$25.00 Hlack Melton $I1H)0
MEN'S SUITS
$1S.C0 Dluo and Whlto Mlxturo 810.15
$27.50 Orny Korsoy 81 1.H5
$25.00 Drown Cashmero $1 1.55
$10.50 Drown Worsted Herringbone 8H.U5
$22.50 Drown nnd Pray Mixtures ' 810. t
FURNISHINGS '
Arrow Collars io cents each
All Arrow $1.50 Shirts $1.15
Four 50-cont Neckties $1.00
$2.00 Kid Cloves $l.il5
$1.50 Men's Cups UO centn
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SPECIAL NOTICE:
CHRISTMAS BOXES
Theso contain Siisiiondors and darters, lloso and Tie or SuipenJ
cr and Tio. Any ono of theso combinations In vnrlom colon. Ret-
ular prlco 75 coats. Cholco now -15 cents. Other comblnallou
Rolling formerly nt $1.00, now (10 cents. Cholco values, formtrlj1
ut $1.25, now 85 cents.
BOYS' DEPARTMENT
.fW
25 Doys' Suits, cholco for
(Hluo Serges, Cnshmoro aud Mixed Goods)
5 Hoys' Overcoats, choice W
15 Pairs Hoys' Trousers, choice , SOsn
$1.00 Stetson Huts ...AM
Ono $12 Hnthroho . W.
Those not icmly to Iiiij- now, n small deposit will hold nuy nrtlcle
selected until thu lust week of tho Mile,
Ofnn
Now is the time to get your suit
made for Christmas Bring in
your order now and you will get a suit at
a reasonable price, either ladiesf or men's
suits
See
L V. Koski
75 Market Ave.
Marshficld, Oregon
'GRAVEL'
Wo aro now prepared to furnish GRAVEL In any (uantltlei
from pile in our yard or in carload lots, at following prlcos:
liouiiJiiddfi lrm --aiJffifl
'pjitX jod OO'Zi '0JV3
tnoj; ueu) '8)ni pcoubo
paoX Jod 'liVZi 'pnnoja uo ond raoj.j
C. A. Smith Lumber & Mfg. Co.
Opposite Post-Office
Phone 100.
Safety First Service?
Tllti: AXl) MAltiXK, Al'TOMOHIU;, UKAM'ir, ACCIDIJ.NT,
Lli?J2, AVOHKMKX'S CO.MPKXSATIOX AND
LIAH1MTV 1XSUHAXCE
ae- zfr & ae zfr be- & v &
Register Tomorrow
If you want one of these dollars put In a savings ac-.
count, you must register at once.
First National
Rant of Coos
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E. I. CHANDLER, Agency.
Marshfield, Oregon.
oil and "Uut, sir." seriously responded the
l clerk, "nobody would want it then.
Ml. U. U. Kr.Il'l', Dentist, 201
i CoLo Miltf. Phono 11U.J,
All Kinds of Job Printing Done at The Times Office
FUMCi i BENNETT
0lWT SSS&5.3ftOWEnr v.
Capital, Surplus and Undivided
Profits $118,000
Interest pnld on
AND 'SAVINGS DElOSlT9
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