THE GQOS BAY TIMES, MARSHRELD, OREGON. SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1916 EVENING EDITION.
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COOS BAY TIMES
M. O. hIAIX)NBY, ICdltor And Pub.
DAN R. MALONEY, News Editor
Official
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Entered at the Postofflco at Marsh
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SUHSCHIl'TION KATES
Ono year 16.00
For month CO
SIX IlKST 1IOOKH
IF YOU rould liavo only six books,
what six boks would you choose?
Tho receh t effort of tho presi-
dont of llerca College to put six good
hooks In every cabin In tho moun
tains of Kentucky prompted this
question two weeks ngo.
l'v6r lack of spneo all tbo replies
cannot ho printed. Hut horo are tbo
first six lists tbnt wore received:
Tbo Bible, Shakespeare In ono vol
ume), Wehstor's Dictionary, Emerson's
Essays, Franklin's Autobiography,
Aesop's fables.
Tbo Illblo, Shakespeare, Carlylo's
"French ltavol'titlon," "David Coppor
flold," "Vanity Fair," nny good "Na
poleon."
Tho Illblo, Shakespeare, Webster's
Dluo Black Speller, n United States
history, ti prlmnry geography, Rood
pocket English Dictionary.
Tho Illblo, Slmkespoaro, Mctluffy's
Fourth Header, "Wilson's Fifth Head
or, Longfollow'H Poems, Hum's or
Moore's Pooms.
Tho Hlhlo, Hmorson'ii Essays, a bi
ography of Lincoln, Tennyson's
Pooms, "David Copperfiold," n His
tory pf tho World.
Tho Hlblo, Shakespeare, n diction
ary, Emorson's EsuyB, Tennyson's
Pooms, tbo Journal of Sir Walter
Spott.
Whether or not thoso may bo of as
slstanco to tho wlso educator who has
proposed tho plan of loading Ignorant
mountnlneors ip through good books
Is not tho question,
I.Iko a good many of my readers, I
was anxious to know Just bow the
stato of tasto stood, as to hooks. Wo
hoar much In those days about the
decay of good tunic In literature Such
statements nro, In no small monsurc,
Justified, Much trash Is printed nno
rend. Hut, at tho huiiio time, tin
publishers nay there Is a steady dc
wnnd for that which Is not trash.
Mora of Dickons, Kmorson, Curvnn
tea and Cnrlylo Is bolng sold than
ever ho f nro. Thuro Is a steady bun
Rrtn for (thirst for such (writings.
However tho styles In novels max
change, and however tho provalout
form of Bhort fiction may bo dashed
In our eyes to miiko them smart,
thoso worth -while writers aro not
neglected.
Tills Is u good sign. So long ar
thero Is a lunin demand for sucl
books, wo need not liimont tho do
radonco or taste.
Ono person who answered tbo ques
tion as to tbo six best books with it
list asked me to print my own.
If 1 could Imvo only six books,
thoso ro tho ones I would ebooso:
Tho Hlblo.
Shakespeare.
Emorson's Unsays.
Whitman's "Loaves of flrass."
Palgravo's "Ooldon Treasury."
"Les Mlsorablos."
Hut I hope It novor may ho ncces
Bary for mo to select only slxUmoks
Tiiero are six Hums six which soem
to mo Indispensable us dally compan
ions. Thoro nro sixty times six which
stand ready to servo my every nood
whim or mood.
To havo to tukn along only six
would bo to leavo behind wholo rowr
which moan so much each hook In
Its way ns to innko that parting n
thing forever to he dreaded.
SAI,H.r Julian A. Mock, who was
sent from Jackson county to servo a
Hfo term at tho penitentiary for see
mhI dogreo mnrdor has been pardoner1
by Governor Wltlicoiubo boeuuso lit
' s tuborouiosls.
UUOK.N'K Volna Hryant, a little
boy, bumped his bond against a ton-
nny null protruding from n fence
lost, causing It to pouotrnto his
Miook, and it wus necessary to flic
off tbo nail to reloaso tho child,
TILLAMOOK Tho TiilamooV
Commercial Club was reorganized at
a meeting when Kied U. Haltor wiif
elected president.
AM1ANY Twonty-slx Portland
peoplo, six of whom woro womon
filod on homesteads situated In east
ern Linn county.
rOHTLAND W. K. Hotsford and
Arthur Sorr, who gave tho auto parU
which resulted In tho serious Injury
of Miss Esther LlndborK', aged 19,
Jiavo boon held on four soparato
charges.
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AttmtilmimMUb' -
A Romance of
Old Mexico
Dy F. A. MITChEL
Years ago when Mexico was still n
fipunlsh province there was a hoiiso
party In ono of the hncicndns not far
from tbo capital. The hostess was a
young widow, and several of tbo
young men guests wero suitors for
her band. The lady, Senora Ysabcl
Cardona, bad given her heart to ono of
them, Don Miguel Hcuarc., but ho did
not know It, and nnothcr, Antonio Co
ral, a recent urilval from Madrid, who
claimed to be a grandee, was his rival.
Ono afternoon when tho hostess and
a number of her guests had been stroll
ing over the bnclcnda, that Senora Ysa
bcl might show tbcm her fruits, upon
passing up on to tho veranda sho miss
cd a fan she had been carrying. It
was n vniuablo article, being studded
with Jewels. A smnll party bad ar
rived at tho house, tho others being
strung along In tho path they had
come. Among thoso who wero with
tho hostess wns Antonio Coral.
"What will you glvo tho Under of the
fan?" ho asked her.
"Anything I possess."
"Yourself?"
Senora Ysabel looked nt Hennrcz.
who was also present, nnd with n
spark lu her cyo and color In her
checks replied:
"Yes."
Away went all tho men present to
look for tho fan except Uonnrez, who
remained standing besldo Dona Con
cilia Polltado, with whom he bad been
walking. Senora Ysabel looked at him,
surprised that ho did not enter the
lists for her hand and, frqwnlng, went
Into tho bouse. After hwhlle thoso
who bud none to search returned, Co
ral possessed tho fan and hud won tbo
widow.
Evidently his being tho finder In
stead of Hcnurcz was n matter of
great dlsplcsuro to Senorn Ysabel Car
dona. Sho gave no sign of not accept
ing tho situation, but no one was sure
whether sho would engage herself to
Coral or not. Coral certainly bad rea
son to supposo that she would, for sho
at once begun to treat blin as u llaiicc,
especially when lleuarez wns present.
During tho evening a party of tho
men guests, including both Coral and
lleuarez, wero lu tho billiard room.
Coral asked lleuarez If ho would play
u game with him.
"I play only with honorahlo men,"
was tho reply.
For a few moments thero 'was the
stillness of death lu tbo room. Every
ono present knew that tho Insnlt re
quired resentment, and It was gen
erally supposed that something under
luy tho affair. Then Corul left tho
room,
Tho next morning Senora Ysabel,
who was troubled that ono man should
have won her hand when she wunted
another, nwoko very early mid lay
thinking what to do In tho mutter.
Hearing men's voices under her win
dow, sho got out of bed nnd saw
Hcunrez and another of her men guests
leaving tho house. Tho man with
Hcnarcz carried rapiers under his arm.
It was evident that something was
about to happen, tho cause of which
sho did not understand. Hurriedly
putting on her clothes, sho went out
Into u corridor, whero sho met Dona
Concilia Poilhido, to whom sho told
what sho had seen.
"I can explain that," said Dona
Concliln, "but will do so later. Hurry
after tlicso men if you wish to prevent
bloodshed."
Tho two women ran downstairs and,
meeting ono of tbo Indian servants,
asked him which way tho gentlemen
hud gone. Ho told them, and they fob
lowed as fast us they could to an open
spuco Inclosed by surrounding trees
whero u number of duels hud been
fought. Thero they found Henarez and
Corul In their shirt sleeves, each hold
ing u rnpler, about to light. On tbo
ground were their seconds nnd several
other of the men guests.
"Oentleinen," said tho widow, "what
right havo you to nmr my party lu this
way? What you nro dolic is an lu.
suit to mo and all my other guests."
The two principals paused, but nei
ther replied,
"I think," said Dona Concilia, "th.it
I can explain It, and since the one oth
er who should explain It seems not lu
ellued to do n I will tell what I
know. Ysabel, when you took hold of
a vino yesterday afternoon you drop.
pen your mil. u roll into tall grass.
Don Antonio presently picked It up and
put It lu bis pocket. Walking home
with Seuor Honare, I told him what I
bad seen."
The statement occasioned a marked
surprise In all present. It seemed Im
possible that u grandee of Spain could
have descended to so dishonorable an
act. Coral tinned pale and red by
tutus. Senora Cai-dona huh! to him: '
"What have you to say, Don Antonio, '
to tho cbargoV" i
"1 cannot dispute tho word of a
lady," was the icply, uttered In a
voice scarcely audible ami with a bow '
so low that his face was invisible, I
"Put up your swords, gentlemen.
Soiior Hcinuvz. will you accompany '
me back to tho house?" I
1ICIUIIV4 tossed his raplor toward his
second and, with the hostess, followed I
by tho others, except Coral, left tho '
ground. Coral took the fact that ho !
was not Invited to return as a dismissal
and went bis way.
Tho widow man led Henarez, and It
was learned aftcrwaid that Coral was
not known in Madrid, but was a gam
bler from Cordova, which placo lie had
been obliged to tlee, having killed n
man under criminal clrcuinstuin.es.
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KIRK'S KOLUM
Edited
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by
F. 11.
Hlloy
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WISE OLD
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.ji'ihm:
A wlso old Judgo ho had a wife
Who was president of her club,
She tl'ougbt her husband very
small
She classed him as a dub,
In fact sho mado him do tho woik
While to the club sho run,
Tho wise old Judgo bo thought ho
wns
A badly hen-pecked man.
A ca3o of bigamy was called
Hoforo this wlso old Judgo
And when bis wife heard of
tho
case
Sho simply said "Oh fudge,
You could hat your bottom stars,
I'd send this dub whero ho belongs
Kchtnd the Iron bai'3.
"Yes,
yos, I
know, remarked tho
Judge
You womon nlways know
Right whoro all of theso hen-pecked
men
II.il i fully ought to go,
Hut my dear, ns I'm tho Judgo
You can't dccldo
Where n3 his
rago
And (dapped tho
tho case,"
wife flew In a
Judges face.
"I'll allow you" says his wlfo
"That, you can't talk to mo
that"
Tbo Judgo says "I will leavo
like
tho
house,
Ifurp (leorgo plcaso bring my bat,
And on tho wuy to court that day
Tho Judgo says on my llfo,
I don't boo why I married hor
She's not fit to bo n wlfo.
For sho'a so big and coarse and
strong
Sho should have boon a man,
I think I'll leavo tills Suffragotto
That's providing that I can,
I would pity ull tbo men today
That had to como to court,
If she was on tho Judges bench
(ml help tho poor old sport.
Tho
Judgo strolled
lu tho court
hotiso
With his head a bonding low,
Tho thought ho had within his head
No ono but him could know,
Tho caso of bigamy was called
lloforo this Judgo so wlso,
Tho prisoner looked so small , and
weak
Who had threo robust wives.
Tbo Judgo looked at tho prlsonor
Who was dark around tho eyes,
And says do you moau to tell tho
court
Thoso threo womon nro your wives,
Yes, I'm guilty said tho prlsonor
Hut havo mercy on mo plenBO,
Ivo had hoap3 of trouble on this
earth
With women such as thoso.
Tho Judgo lookod nt tho prisoner
And (lie women standing thero,
Thou ran his riugors o'or ills head
Whoro thero ought to bo some hair.
I dlsclmrgo tbo prisoner snld tho
Judgo
Yes. I'm going to sot him freo.
I got troublo enough with ono wlfo
God help this man with threo.
ON THE ROAD TO CHORRERA.
MMIRKB horsemen unhoped the dusty
wuy
Wiillo sun anil moon were to:h in the
hU)'.
An old crona crouched In tho cactus' Blind o
Ami craved an nlinu ns they rode by,
A frleiidlt-Ka Uug ulio seemed to be,
Hut tho queon of a bandit crew wns she
()N'n JiorEenmn tossed hop u scanty dole.
A scoltlmi couplet tho Becond trolled.
Uut the third, from his blue frank eyes
and free,
No Klnnco vouchsafed tho beldam old.
As toward the sunset ami Dm ...
No evil fcarlnff, rode the three.
ACUH3K she gave for the pittance
small.
A slbe for tho cmiplct'u ribald wonl.
Hut that which oneo had been hor heart
" At HlEht of the silent horseman stirred.
And safe through the umbush bund they
speed
For the sake of the rider who would not
heed,
Arlo Hates.
THE TRAIL.
T
I IlC trulls of the world are
many.
And all of the trails stretch
fur.
Oh. I have chosen n Ions trail.
Lit up by u fclntslu slur.
1 follow through storm nnd sun
shine, I follow throiiKh mist nnd rain,
The trull skirts happy ulleys
Or soules uilm hills of pain.
1 follow the trnll In silence.
I'P. up through the utarllt dew,
And ever 1 follow the same trull,
And ever It lends to you,
-Maria Hachein Piatt.
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KEEP
GOING UP,
Ono who climbs a steep hill
seldom falls, however laborious
the climbing may be, while the
man who runt down a hill, easy
though the psth, often comos to
i
grief. Ekken.
Hp
My Cousin .
From America
Dy EUNICE DLAKE
Tho Von Muellers nro one of the old
Ht families lu Prussia. Hut there havo
been spendthrifts in tho family, men
who despised tho making of mono
and who bnvo had no other profession
than the nrmy, which, to sny the least,
Is not lucrative. Tho original family
estates wero conferred on Otto von
Mueller for military service.
Ono of my uncles, Caspar von Muel
ler, rather than be a poor aristocrat lu
Prussia choso to be a rich commoner
In America. At any rate, be went
thero to attempt to make u fortune. He
succeeded, nnd nt the beginning of the
twentieth century was the only rich
one of the family. Ho was loyal to
bis relatives and entered upon a cor
respondence with my father, his broth
er, with n view to shirting tho family
on a now career of prosperity by menus
of his great wealth. He had only one
child, a sou, and his plan was to mar
ry him to ono of the family In Prussia.
Then the young man was to remove to
tho futhcrlaud and by means of his
wealth secure a position at the kaiser's
court.
Our Von Muellers lu Germany wero
quite pleased with the plan. The aris
tocracy and the commercial classes had
been drawing closer together. Tho kill
ser himself owned a pottery. Caspar
von Mueller's millions, though acquired
lu trade, Were not to bo despised. To
mako u long story short. It was ar
ranged that ho should como over to
(Jcrmnuy, uud I, being the only girl
Von Mueller of suitable ago fur him, it
was boiicd that a match might bo ar
ranged between him mid me.
One evening a lot of us Yon Muellers
wero sitting in it public garden listen
ing to un orchestra mid drinking wine
or beer. Two young men enmu lu and
took seats nt it table near us. They
seemed to bo English at least they
spoke tho English language. The feel
ing against tho English people was
very strong, and even the language
was Irritating. Hut ono of tho young
men opposite mo was very handsome
and I could not help glancing at him
oocnslonally. Whether or no he vAts
encouraged by this or because ho ad
mired me, ho guyed at :ne continually.
Finally my brother Otto, a lieutenant
In tbo nrmy, notu-ed his eyes continu
ally bent on me. Iti.-dug, Otto went to
the tablo where the young man was
sitting mid said, "l will pig stick you,"
mid threw n card mi tho table bearing
his name and mhiress.
This was equivalent to n challenge
to light. As soon as Otto returned to
us I gave hi in u plcrc of my mind, tell
ing him that 1 did not need him to pro
tect mo uud he had no tight to chal
lenge a man simply for admit lug me.
I did not know whether the strungor
would light, but I determined to pie
vent a meeting If possible. My cousin
Gustav, n boy of fifteen, wns of our
party, and, Otto having left us. tuklng
'Gustav with me, I went to tho tablo
whero tho two strangers wero sitting
uud said to tho ono who hud been look
ing nt mo:
"I havo n request to make of you.
sir."
ltislng nnd removing his hat, bo ask
ed to be Informed wlmt It was. I
spoke in German, and he replied In tho
samo language, though with a foreign
accent.
"I lmvo seen my brother chullcngo
you. I beg that you will decline to
tight."
"Uut your German men expect"
"Never mind what our (Jeniinn men
expecL You lmvo tbo request of it
German woman. It should ho of great
er Import to you than the demand of
any man."
Ho hesitated for n few moments.
then said:
"Fraulelu, I shall consider your re
quest u coinuinnd. I beg to offer an
apology for looking so Intently upon
you. in the llrst place, 1 lost a sister
a few years ago who greatly resembled
you. In tbo second place. I admit. that
you excited my ndmlrntlon the moment
I looked ut you."
"No apology Is necessary. I thank
you very much for granting my o
qiiest." As I was turning nwnv to reloln the
party nt uir tnblo li said:
j- "May aS;, fruulelu. to lie Informed
i
n id it Hum i hjivl- me lienor io oneyy
"I am lleitha von Mmdler."
He looked at me with an expression
which I diTl not understand, hut said
nothing further.
J ho duel, or course, did not take
place. My brother lu speaking of It
Mild contemptuously that the man was
iloiibtles.s un IhiglUhnuiii and the Hug.
Ilsh would not light. A few days after
tho occurrence my father 'told me that
my cousin had come from America and
would call the next afternoon. Futhcr
loped that I would make myself as
agreeable as possible.
The next day when 1 went down into
J tho drawing loom to see my cousin I
I stood speechless with astonishment,
i Ho looked nt mo with mi amused
. smile. He was the nmn who hud ml
mired mo nt the garden uud whom I
i had prevented lighting my brother.
"Cousin Hertha." he said, "that was
! quite an episode, my meeting tho girl
i nun i-uiuu across mo wilier to see,
was It not?"
"Indeed It was!" I stammered. ,
I married my cousin, but Instead of ,
his remaining in Germany I went back
with him to America. Ho said ho did
not care to remain whero a man was '
liable to be pig stuck for admiring n '
woman. Huskies, ho prefened tho ne
tl Ity of llfo In America. ,
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USIC lovors of MarshflGld and ,
vlelnlty aro lookliiK forward i
with grout ploniuru to the
c. mlug of .Miss Soplilu llamnior, who
la iindoiihtodly ono ot ;he most pop
I ular sopranos on tho coast. Misi
I Ilaminer will nHipnr in conjunction
I with tho Marshfleld Choral Club, Clor-
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Oslllnd,
'tenor; Harry nultmnn, bss. and
Horbort Husteruil, bass,
Tho program contains numbon by
"both clu ruses, solos oy Mian llumni."
and '.-nui'liKlos with Itoflslnl's Stalat
.Mator. Tho foaturo of tho ovenlng
will be tho maguiricont luflammnlus
by Mtsi. Hummer and tho Cbcra)
Club. Tlin ni-otfr.iiii Is vni-inil iiml will
b-appeal to all who are fond o' inusli'.
distance between two points
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NEWS OF OREGON
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PHNDIdrroX The Oreioa M
Oniwers' Aisodatlon lui m fal
for wool sales at illffcrut pofrjl
the eastorn part ot the ittti
HKAVKIITON' Mr. Do;CnrJ
elected president o( the Binrl
I'aruiil-Tvac tiers' socut!ct Hi
annual ineotliig.
HAICICIl -Tho m ot tie Mil
vas raised fro:n 11,500 ts (Mil
year, the pny of tcmmlaban
eroased and tho manasMlitlwal
Rovornincnt vj rejected.
OXTA l O Tie V. C T U 1
liutull a lariio publlr drlakli; h
i tain on ono of tho publl. iketli
SAI.RM Th" irohlUtio:'-U
Marlon comity p.'opose to tcsi
a ticket, ndtpt a platrprm tsi eV
delegates to Hie state eonrestloi
Why Fatimas
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are
aensiuie
xaecause
most men lilc their
taste best.
they aro always ca
fortatlo to your tongue
nnd threat.
and they clways
loavo you feeling tip-tepi
even if occasionally yea
do smoka more than
usual.
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