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THURSDAY
Let U» Help Ourselves.
Kansas City business men have
raised a million dollars to re open
navigation on the Missouri river to
St. Louis. This shows the great
value of water transportation, even
in localities where there is a net work
of railroads. It helps to keep down
freight rates There are a halt dozen
or more direct railroad lines between
Kansas City and St Louis, but they
are all in * cahoots" and the people
are compelled to pay the freight, but
with an open river, the people will
be in position to dictate freight rates
to the railroads, and here is a lesson
for the people of the Coquille vallei .
A railroad, yes, two or three rail
roads, are sure to come here, and
we sincerely hope the d y is not far
distant; but the time for us to fortifv
ourselves is btfore the railloads
come. What we need is a deepened
river and bar, so we will have a har
bor that will always be adequate to
cope with the situation; and that
the proposition is a feasible one, is a
self evident fact.
In a recent conversation with a
man who has been here most of the
time since before the civil war. the
writer was informed that there was
formerly 20 feel of water all along
the river channel, and more than that
amount on the bar. This being true,
there is but one conclusion, and that
is that the river has shoaled in places
because of washing sand, and it i-
also conclusive evidence that the
same amount of water can again be
s cured, by a reasonable expenditure
of money, in dredging and cleaning
out the river. The idea of the tre
mendous cost as put forth bv the
opponents of the port commission
is simply preposterous and will not
even be considered by people who
are capable ci thinking f r them
selves.
Their reference to the government
engineer's reports as proof of their
assertion is not logical; for if these
engineers report that for §56.001 ,
and an annual maintenance fund ol
$6,000 will keep the river in retson
ably good condition, then it is rea
sonable to suppose that if we are
willing to tax ourselves a few thous
and more to add to this annual fund,
that we can keep the river, from its
mouth to Myrtle Point, in the very
finest of condition for carrying on
navigation.
When dealing with a subject, let
us look at all sides of it; and if this
is done in the matter 01 the Port of
Coquille River, there will be few or
none who will oppose it.
Inducement* to Settlers.
According tot eport, 90,000 Atncr
ican settlers have settled in the west
ern provinces ol Canada during the
last year.
They average about
$1000 each of capital, and are at
traded by the cheap lands and free
dom from taxation. In Canada, the
larve land holders arc forced to pay
th *ir share of the tax, tl us lightin
ing the burden on the small property
owmrs In that way pe< pie are en
couraged to mike improvements,
and can feel that they will be enabled
to enjoy the fruits ol their labor.
Oregon offers just as good induce
ments in every way as do the Cana
dian provinces; ol course we pa)
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Why Not Come Weit?
People of the West sympathize
¿re.itli with the inhabitants of the
Mississippi valley and the East, in
their lose oi §30. own,000 to crops by
he recent severe bl.zzanl and conse
quent freezing weather, which lasted I
u»r almost a week. Such a misfor
tune ts certainly hard on the poor
people especially, but these same
| m » oi |>eople can have the oppoitu-
,iity of coining to the Pacific coast
where there is no such thing known |
as freezes mil killing frosts at this '
.-.eason of the year. We can count
on the weather just as certainly as 1
we can court on day following n ght. j
I here is always a sexi time and a I
harvest here, and the ha vest is sure i
o i>e an abundant one, and vie never !
e counter the terrific blizzards of
the winter, nor the cyclones anil
electric storms in the summer.
Neither do we have earthquakes;
(his is especially true of Coos county, I
There is a home here and a good
one for m.mv people who are strug
gling along, barely ekeing out an |
existence in other sections of the ;
country. To all who are thrifty and I
energetic, and want to make a com - j
higher taxes, but we also have
greater advantages The taxes in
Coos county are high, but when the
improvements in many wavs are
taken into consideration, they are
not so high either. Of c< urse we
need lots of things yet. Our roads
are in bad condition .«nd certainly
need a systematic method of con
structing the s une, but money
enough is being spent on the roads,
and we could in time have good
roads without an extra mill of taxa
tion if the money was judiciously
spent. But where Coos county does
show up well, is in its educational
advantages. We have more money
invested in school properly than any
other county in the stale, tn pro
portion to our population, and it is
doubtful if there is another county in
any state that makes a better show
ing along this line. The schools are fortable home, Coos county extends
all first-class, and pri'spective settlers a cordial welcome and a golden op
can rest assured that their children portunity.
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will be educated if they come to
Coos county.
Get a Home.
In regard to taxfs, it may also be
said that this is sure to be adjusted,
The best and most permanent use
as steps are already being taken to ; to which land can be put is its occu-
have this matter adjusted.
The p ition as a home. Nothing so quick
B indon Commercial Club has started ly raises a young man in die estima
the movement and is in communica tion of others as the knowledge that
tion with the other Commercial he is living in his own home. Noth
bodies and (»ranges of the county , ing so quickly raises his own self-
with the view of sending a delegation respect, which is the most comforting
to the County Court, asking that a thing in the world. With the ac- ;
cruise of the large timber holdings qu'sition of a home come new inter-
be made, so that a better estimate of 1 sis in life. One is consulted in
the timber can be made, and the neighborhood affairs. He feels him
holders forced to pay their share of self that he is a citizen in a s.nse
the taxes. Some of these bodies j that he has never been a citizen J
have already responded, and have before. As he makes impiovements
signified their willing: e s to cooper big or little, he is happy in making
ate in the matte., and no doubt them, for they will be enjoyed by j
something definite will be di ne in a himself and family. He is an estab- j
short time.
fished man.
Quarrels with the
landlord are past, as well as the
Hughes as Supreme Judge. heavy cost of tile continuous moving
which impoverishes many families in
I11 the appointment of Governor I any city —Coos Bay Tinies.
Hughes of New York to the Su
Why stand on the streets and ar
preme bench, President Taft has
m ule a wise choice, and though Mr gue? You must realize that you in
Hughes lias many admirers through vent facts, knowing that the other
out the couutry, who hail hoped he fellow does not know enough to con
would enter the race for the presi trovert them. The other fellow plays
dency, his opponents are rejoicing the same game on you; he knows
over the fact that he has accepted 1 you are ignorant and takes advan-
the position and will thus be elimi tage of the fact. It is a waste of
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nated from politics. But there is a time to argue.
possibility that things may yet hap •
pen that will make some of these
Patten Makes Big Cotton
political bosses and corporation law
Purchase.
yers and promoters "sit up mil take
notice." It can come about in this
way. many questions come up to
New York, April 30—Manipu
this court of last resort for fin d de lated by James A. Batten, of wheat
cision, and with a few such men as market fame, the largest transactions
in spot cotton New York has ever
Governor Hughes on the bench,
I known are now taking place and I
there is a possibility that not quite . will probably be terminated Monday.
so many laws, enacted to check the Through the offices of J. S. Badie
Co., Patten has purchased §14,-
unfair methods of the big corpora-
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tions, will be declared "uncon 160c,000 worth of cotton at ¥73 a
stitutional." A few men on the Su I bale, and has called for loans to the
extent of §6,000.000 or §7,000.000,
preme bench, of Governor Hughes' which will be ready Monday.
kind, will help out a grot deal along
Patten’s purchases include virtually
this line, and will be of great value ' every bale of cotton in the ware
to the people. So perhaps it is the houses of New York, about 200.100.
very best tiling that could happen
that he has accepted the position,
Oregon advertising in m< tropoli
and while some will sav that the tan eastern papers has brought a
presiilent appointed him to be riil of flood ot inquiry which all but
a dangerous political opponent, yet swamped the head office of the
we will give Mr. Taft credit for really Ore. Developmi nt League, I’roba-
I bly
the record-breaking fieeze
having the welfare of the country al !
throughout the M'Idle West and
heart in the appointment.
East, which occurred at the time
this advertising appeared, hid a
great effect upon the number of in
quiries.
A FEW REAL ESTATE SNAPS
“What! Not talk to my baby?” ex
claimed the voung mother, who sat
holding her three-months-old baby and
chattering to It with the fond foolish
ness of which young mothers are ca
pable. “No, my dear; don’t talk to
him so much—not nearly so much,” re
plied the older woman. “Pear as he
is, you must not forget how delicate
'.n every way a tiny baby is.” The
young mother was sobered, but not
convinced. "How can it possibly hurt
him?” she asked. "He cannot under
stand me, and I do so love to see him
smile and answer my talk with his
happy look." "Which proves that he
does understand and in Ills way replies
to your loving talk, and it is that
which is the strain. You take care to
feed the baby with tbe greatest exact
ness and to keep him clothed daintily
auiT comfortably, and that is right.
Ills brains, however, are just as weak
and undeveloped as Is his laxly. VVliat
Ills small mind needs most Is rest, and
when you talk to him the tax on his
mentality is beyond his strength. A
young babe cannot be kept too much
like a little auimai. Let him sleep and
eat and eat to sleep again, keeping
him in cool, well ventilated rooms and
uot too much in strong light, either of
the suu or artificial light. Be advised,
and let your baby alone. Let him grow
naturally and not by any forcing proc
ess.”
5 tc acre tracts at §30.< 0 pvt acre close to citv
5 acre«, 01q.-h.di cleaned, with house anil partly fenced, §3<> o . ik >
down, terms imbalance
A lot 100x209 with alley in rear, two banks from
school .»rounds, §600.00
2 acres with nice new cottage, ienctil anil in good sh.qie, close to
sch<x>l house, for §140000
1 >n sixth street, across street fioni school ground, a p'ece 11
land 150x130 with nice lour room house, §.Soo.oo. A snap
Lots in Azalia Park §75 00 each, installments
Lots in Woolen Mill add. §65.00 up
Installments
9 Lots Smith s addition §175.00
Terms if wanted
A Squiire Deal
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by enough money to grasp the oppoitunity
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Homemade Toy».
One of the greatest naturalists that
ever lived—Charles Russell Wallace--
w as very fond of homemade toys when
he was a boy, and here are some that
you may show your childreu bow to
make:
Chestnut Whistles.—If you carefully
scoop out the inside of a chestnut,
working with a pin through a small
opening at the back, a capital whistle
will be the result, on which, with a
little practice, you may actually play
a tune.
A Quill Popgun.—You can make a
capital popgun out of two quills by
using a fat one for the gun and a
smaller one for tbe ramrod. Both ends
of the larger quill should be pressed
hard on a cut slice of potato, so that
each is blocked with a small white
disk, if one disk is pushed up with
the slender ramrod the other disk will
fly out with a big “pop."
A Mysterious Sucker.—Cut out a cir
cle of strong leattier the size of a
twenty-five cent piece and bore a bole
through tile center of this for a stout
length of twine, secured at one side
by a big knot. If your "sucker” is
soaked in water for a few minutes and
then pressed hard against the smooth
surface of some moderately heavy ar
tide It will lift it right off the ground
as you pull the string.
A Mistake Which Mothers Make.
The mistake of mothers in the edu
cational line is to think that they must
insist that their children, one and all.
however different hi taste or quality,
shall be ground out through the same
machine. Mothers do not need to
make their children victims of system
The system can be made to bend, in
many cases, if mothers will only go
about it in the right way. A mother
complained not long ago that there Is
in this day and generation little rev
erence for parents. This is probably
true, but why? Are the parents of
today compelling reverence by living
their lives so fair and strong that the
children needs must reverence them?
Reverence cannot be forced out of a
child on demand or by saying it ought
to be. but any mother can commai.u
it by being the kind of person a child
can reverence. Better far, however
than the old idea of awe which our
forefathers inspired In their children
are the close, beautiful friendships w«-
are learning today to establish with
our children, the comradeship which
Jogs along with them in work and
play in all their experiences, great auu
small—friendships with tiie love and
sympathy that never fall, no matte,
what these experiences may be.
A Pretty Baby Blanket.
A baby blanket that is so good look
Ing that every young mother would
welcome It is so quickly and enslly
made as to be possible to any woman
who can do plain knitting.
It is of pink and white zephyr done
In garter stitch and bound in satin
ribbon the shade of the colored zephyr.
The materials used are a pound of
eight fold white zephyr, four hanks
of split zephyr, or Saxony, and ribbon,
according to the size of finished blan
ket Knit on heavy woolen needles.
Wrap off both zephyrs Into separate
balls, then tie the ends together and
wind the colored and white together
into one ball.
Put eighty stitches on the needle and
knit It in plain knitting or garter
stitch, as It is called, to any desired
length. About a yard long makes a
good proportion.
Tiie edge of the blanket Is bound
with three inch sattn ribbon with a
large bow in one corner, or It can be
finished in a crochteod aboil tbo color,
of th«
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HE GOT THE GOODS.
Farmers Organize.
Business Deal Between Potter Palmer
and A. T. Stewart.
Complimentary to tbe enteipri-e
of their locality, Fishtrap farmers
took time to meet anti organize the
first Farmers’ Educational and Co
operative Union in Coos countv.
At a meeting held in the school
house last Friday evening, a large
audience was addressed by Chas. A.
Hill, State Organizer, of Pendleton,
Oregon, final plans foi the organiza
tion wa re perfected, and the f. Mow
ing officers elected and duly installed
to act for the remainder of the year:
H. L. Stephens, Pres.; C. T. Robi
son, \ ice Pres.; Geo. Henninger,
Sec . Mrs. J, H. Radabaugh, Chap ;
E. A Wimer. Con.; Ithamer Robi
son, Doo: keeper. The executive
committee is to be appointed by
President Stephens and announced
at the next meeting. Meetings will
be held upon the first and third Sat
urday evenings ol each month.
The charter members of Fishtrap
Union exceeds 24, and there are
still many in the neighborhood who
fullv believe in the utility of farmers’
organizations, and express a desire
to belong to this one. — Coquille
1lerald.
At the time <>t tIm civil war Potter
Palmer was in the dry goods business
iti Chicago, and Levi Z. Ixdter and
Marshall I’ield were working for him.
Palmer wasn't so well known, but he
had a good reputation in the trade,
and tie didn’t have to Introduce him
self when tie called on old A. T. Stew
art to buy some goods After some
dickering they agreed upon the price,
«nd Palmer calmly said that tie would
lake about $100.000 worth. It was a
little larger bill than Stewart exactly
cared to sell voting Palmer on credit,
but he concluded to make the deal and
told him to come in the next morning
and arrange some filial details. That
night some big war news came, and it
didn’t require any declaration by the
government to Inform every dry goods
man in tiie couutry that the price of
goods would take a big Rpurt up
Stewart recognized it as soon as he
had lite news, and he immediately
thought of Palmer lie also thought
of the big (fill of goods Palmer had
bought of him. It didn't particularly
tickle Stewart, that thought didn't.
But It required only a few scratches of
his red head to fix things to his satis
faction He would simply tell Palmer
that he wax sorry, but that he didn't
feel that lie could sell such 11 big bill
on credit, and as he knew that Palmer
couldn't raise the cash immediately,
wliy. that would end it. anil the sale
would be off Well, young Palmer
called early, and Stewart greeted him
in his very aliruptest manner, telling
—wo----
him how sorry he was. etc., but really
he didn't think It wise business to ex
Serious Accidents.
tend credit for such an amount
"Just how much does the bill come
to?" said young Palmer, seemingly sor
Camp No. 2 on the Cunningham
rowful-like.
"Just $110.000.” Stewart replied, and has been the scene of two set ions
then he straightway gulped for breath accidents during the past seven days.
as young Palmer drew an immense The first occurred last Friday when
pocketbook from Ills Inside vest poi ket
and. qpenlng it. counted out 110 thou Beulah Davenport was*< aught by a
sand dollar bills and. laying them rolling log and severely crushed
quietly on Stewart’s desk, said: "if alwmt the head and shoulders. He
you will kindly count them and give1
me a receipt I'll be obliged, as I must ’ was taken to Marshfield to the hos
take the next train home. Ship the pital, Saturday, and report sa)s
goods soou aa you can. and when there is some h.pe that his life will
you’re <ait our way drop in. Always
be saved. He was but recently
glad to see our friends."
married.
1 lie second accident occurred
In sections where the time of set
ting out tiie young orchard is likely to Tuesday, when one of the cable ten-
be followed by a protracted dry spell d»r- got caught in the cable.
it is well to give the trees a mulch of Another w< rkman attempted to aid
some kind which will prevent a drying him, and was himself i aught and one
out of tbe soil olxmt the roots. This, leg m ally severed and the other
coupled with thorough cultivation of torn almost from the body.
He
the tree row, should give the trees was also taken to Marshfield but
the molxture required for their proper
du d before the physicians could give
development.
¡him aid. —Coquille Sentinel.