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Coquille Cito Mentii*. VOL C O Q U IL L E C IT Y , O RE G O N , T U E S D A Y . M A Y li*, 1903. 20. DENTIST J . Curtis Snook, D. D. S. Office ever Johnson, Dean & Co'a market. Coquille, Oregon. D. Holden, E. G. Dav /y er. . .------a. Justice ot the Peace, City Recorder. T J. s . O o m m i s s i o n e r , General Insurance A gent. Notary Public. Office in Robinson Building. OoQuan*. O rsoon . J. Sherwood, ;torney - at Law-. fil l e C it y , C oob C ounty , O bboon . Notary Fnblio. John F. H a ll, A ttorney . at - MAHSHFIELI), OREGON. ------- —-vl*P=—-------- »u l ji in H k * l E stât » o f all kinds. J. E. HAYNES SH A D nüDSO N , Hudson & Haynes, Mining and Real Estate Agents Eckley, Cnrry County, Oregon. Talaable Mines, Farm», Stock Ranches and Timber Lands for sale. H AVE House and ft acres o f land well improved Wilbnr, D oor U s oonnty, Or., for sale exohanRe for property in Myrtle Point 1903 On a Mountain Trail. NO 45 Relics of A Prehistoric Age. We remained upon the mountain things were run, only he had not top until the night was so well set yet, quite pulled himself tegether, tled that distant scenes wore lost to ufter the unexpected honor which B y R obert R oland . Wiraer Bros, in their mine noar view, and then though the silent had been thrust upon him, hut after Waldo, have unear’then aud secured, > fContinnsd from lust woek.l scene was one of enchantment, we looking up at the tree tops again, at various times, a uumber of mor- ! “ Lets fire the old stub Uncle," betook ourselves to our hunter’s feeling in his pockets and trying to tars which are beyond question, get something out of his throat, relics of a prehistoric race, says the shouted a lot of the boys, and suit lodge, and our camp fire. which would neither come up or go Grant’s Pass Courier. They are ing the action to the word, with a We then took up the question of found in the old gravel of an ancient single little match, less than fif organizing a club, und as a sort of down, said; teen minutes, transformed that dry self coustituted, presiding officer. “ Fellow citizens, I have the great channel, 50 or 60 feet below the surfaco, firmly embedded in a ce splintered, pitchy, fir stub, into an Undo Robert took the chair, that is — the great mented gravel near the bedrock. immense biasing torch forty feet a position near the root of a great “ We ain’t citizeus,” interupted This stratum of grovel, which is six high, with the towering flame tree, (for we were all out by the reaching at least ten feet higher in camp fire) and called the meeting Roger Rumple, “ wo are only boys or eight feet to depth, is clearly a and girls, out for a lark, and our much older deposit thau that which .1 to the air, and long before it was to order. His opening remarks lies above it. time to crawl into our blankets, were very brief, and included the mothers know where we arc at. C o r n e d B e e f a n d P ic k le d P o rk “Shut up” ruled the president. that great boacon, and the big fire, statement, that first, a resolution to The mortars are made of hard Roger Rumple is out of order.” whioh its old trunk kindled at its form a club would be in order, nud granite and iron stone. There is no “ Speech! Spaech! Speech!” similar rock in the formations of the root, had dried out our leafy bed secondly, a name for it, and third, for rods around its base. One the election of officers, whereupon called a lot more voices, and Billy immediate vicinity though both could not ask a more cozy camping on motion of Harry Happy.Land— Billings yelled: “ Get in there, old varieties of stone are found plenti gro und. fully on Rough-and-Ready Creek, duly supported by Snsie Sensible— man, and give us a speeeh!" Then “ Mr President" began to some two miles away, some of the T h e la te s t in Then we began to look out for the formation of “a club” was affirm- our supper, for it was now four ntived by a loud and laughing ma get “ sandy.” He was getting a bit mortars were probably used for o'clock, and here let me say— once jority. In fact it was carried unan out of patience, und calling for or grinding food, while others seem to for all, to avoid repetition—that imously, but when it came to christ der, said: “ How’s a fellow to make have been used as quartz mortars. during the entire expedition, we ate ening the child, there was a divis a speech, when you are all carry They are of different sizes and Johnnie Jame ing on so. The next kid that to. shapes, but the handiwork of rnau three meals a day, had a plenty of ion of sentiment. a t M r s , C . M o o n ’s everything inoluding blankets, and son suggested, “ Business Literary terupts, shall be taken to the guard is very evident in their aonstructon. houso und locked up for contempt Thoir age, as indicated by the forma Club.” Billy BillingB said let us comfortables, for somehow everyand You w ill find the latest in spring and summer Millinerg tion in which they are found, is so where we came to camp, someone call it the “ Boy’s and girl's club,” of court.” hud been tliero before us, and which Ada Allen amended by sug Then there was a silence, which great as to be beyond imagiuutiou at my store. made every preparation for our gesting "Oirl's and boy's club.” couldn't be heard, and Harry made or computation by the ordinary Dress Trimming and Fancy Goods in General, Stamp mind. Since the time that the coming. “ Uncle Robert” insisting Edgar Englewood said “ Let’H call a fresh start. ing done to order. gravel was deposited in these old it “ Uncle Robert’s Club,” and there it was “ the fairies” which “ fairy “ Fellow trumps! Fellow climbers! chanuels the whole face of nature a general approval, but the whs tale” many of the older ones min Fellow Tip Top-ers! Ladies and has been changed. The channels gled “ with a grain of fait." (cum chair interposed an objection say Gentlemen, I am awful glad we ijrano satis) while the youDger ones ing, “ It's to be your club, my dears, are living—I mean I’m glad we are are absolutely independent of the Sanderson Building near the Wharf. unquestioning, considered it f not mine.” “ Roland Club,” shout here, and that we are organizing a present topography of the country. matter of course, and enjoyed be ed Caleb Careful, but the chair in Club; a great big two story club; a They run across ridges and jump across canyons, ignoring entirely sisted that his Dative modesty, tog comfortable all the time. ‘Tip Top Club,’ with—with a sky the present conditions. Since they would not permit him to pat the Having now disposed of a very roof, and a solid ground carpet! were placed the country has been question. necessary thing for the balauce of (great applause) I'm glad we've Charley Crane suggested that it had sense enough to do it. The uphenved and rent apart until it the trip, we will say as little as pos must bear no resemblance. The sible about it hereafter, und be named “ The Fir Grove Club, " world is before us, and all around period prior to these eruptions and or “ Blaziug Stub Club,” in memory pr «ceed with the story. us, fellow Tip Top-ers, and I think convulsions is far distant from the of the place of organization, but be we owe Uncle Robert a vote of reach of history or tradition and Ergo, supper disposed of and was laughed down, though the p la in .. thanks. ( “ Hurrah for Uncle Rob goes back into the aeons of ages and the sun yet more than two chairman remarked that Charley ert” ) Now let us all get in and ago so remote that its age is almost — o— hours high, we retraced our stops was on the right track. “ Bear make our club the tip topestclub in beyond all conjecture, and the find to the very “ tip top” of the mount Club," shouted stout Roger Rum seventeen states, including New ing of the undeniable handiwork of ain, for a final view of the country, pie, whereupon Johnnie Jameson Jersey. As the chair has before re man in the deposits of this age is a and to see the sun set, in those wanted to know where the bear marked, the world is before us, matter to command the interest of great fields of living green. The was! Bessie Beadle suggested you jolly old tip top-ers, asisting w m G e t Y o n -A. geologiuns and antiquarians. The day had been a bright one; was still “ Recitation Club,” and Sarah Say- onr stern—our stern —(laughter) manner of finding these mortars bright, and the strengthning ozone good said, “ Let us call it ‘Uncle our stern energies. Thats the word precludes any possibility of mistake of the soft sunny air, mixed and Robert’s niece’s and nephew’s Club, You can savo this amount if you will and make your dear ones I wanted; energies, noble tip topers. aB to where they occur. Tho top, mingled with the balsam of ten and everybody laughed and said, I f you are As Shakespeare said when ho lit on some 40 or 50 feet in depth, was pip happy. No homo complete without a piano or an organ. million mighty trees, fir, spruce, “ too long, too long,” whereupon old Greece with both feet: “ two’ll ed of, down to the cement gravel looking for best values cedar, and hemlock, thrilled our Sammy Snooks said he thought the climb the snowy mountains; pluck near the bedrock, and in this cement veins with such a life, we felt that “Scholar’s Own Club,” was the the rainbow from the clouds, and the mortars are found solidly em we could have climbed Chimbornzo’s thing, but he was greeted with “ too stick: both ends together. (loud and We are prepared to interest you and make the assertion that we loftiest pinacloiu an hour, and been long, too long,” and Richard Rich long continued applause, during bedded aDd are filled with the same “"otod —1 *----- ----- can do MURE for you than any other Piano or Orgau House in the oi * ili tnt», Ann ---------- when -------- -- w*j ~ r> — a h «« land remarked material, so hard aud solid that it that he feared we which time the urator hod a eliunu© has to bo picked out very patiently country. I f you are interested write at once. the view! Ah if “ distance lent en would be long enough getting a to get his wind, touse up his hair and carefully to avoid breaking the chantment to the view,” the view name. again, aud feel in his pockets.) THE BIG SIX: KIMBALL, CHICKERING. WEBER, MILTON, relic. returned it with interest ten fold At this point the chair ask leave “ Fellow Tip Top-ers! We are -------------------- - - compounded, from every angle of I/0SE.HINZE, with the giant WHITNEY is a combination of the eye, as it swept that vast pan to make a suggestion, and a unani the tip topest crowd to these woods! New York old maids are critic soundness, strength, beauty and tone unequalled anywhere. orama of “ G od ’s first Temples,” mous silence giving consent, he We can do anything, and Uncle ising the President for his remarks Twenty.eight other makes we handle. the giant evergreen forest groves proceeded to say: “ You are all in Robert’s the best card in the whole on race suicide aDd yet he did We also have in stock a fine line of Violins, Banjos, Guitars aDd of Oregon. Mountains of varying the wilderness, and after we re pack, (applause) and all we’ve not blame the old maids. Mandolins at prices from $5 upward. A full assortment of strings. grades, lay all about us, and away turn, mayr never be here again. At got to do is to hang to it,— hang to The Pennsylvania legislature, Steel strings 5 cents each. New music received weekly. ns far as the cUarost pair of wonder- least you will nevor be here again— our Club, like a bull pup at a root, all in one chunck. We are near the and we’ll all get there, and be having enacted a baking powder law eyes. could reach. Great billowy mountains—waves of everlasting mountain top, and all remember presidents of the U. S. A., before proceeded to take a rise out of the Our Club newspapers by enacting a press green, with white snow patches some very pleasant sights seen, and we die. (applause) here and there, far away, bright and sensations felt, when we were is a big thing, tip top-ers! The big muzzling bill. From that high point gest that, ever assembled, to these nnd cheery- the setting sun. Val up there. In liis “ swing round t h e circle” M C l K IB . A E S H F I E L D , leys, canyons, precipice, and cliff, we saw the sun set, and the moon evergreeu shades, on these ever King Edward is making no rear-end light her all night lamp. Now why lasting hills. It must have a motto, — all built on nature’s grandest speeches. But then, King Edward plan; wave, on wave afar, and we, not call your club “Tip Top Club," a high up old motto, and 1 propose will not have t o sta n d for re elec or “ Mountain Top Club,” though this: ‘Labor Omnia Viceit,’ which tiny human objects, alone on the tioD. mountain top, this side of weary the first suggested, is the best for being made over into common folks’ President Diaz of Mexico, shows brevity, as it has oulv ten letters K IL L T H E B R U T E ! talk, means: ‘ If you dou’t work like miles of climbing. in three words. It will always re the dickens, you’ll never amount his farsightedness in nothiug more SKIN HIM PROPERLY The true human soul always feels mind you that it was organized on to shucks! (applause) We are all than in the compulsory learning of AND SH IP H IS S K IN nearer to God, in a place like this, the ‘tip top’ of the Western OregoD for glory, education, ejduribtts un- English in the public schools. Let AND A L L O T H E R and as I filled my expanding lungs const range,” and long before the um, and the star spangled banner, the Americanization go on with the pure air, I looked aloft chairman ceased, the hand clapping, tip top-ers, and—and—what’s the So extensive has the use of cocain at the quiet sky, stretching my arms gnve evidence of approval, but yet further pleasure of the meeting,” abroad as if to clasp it; with the the wild woodland child was name and the President took his seat on in British India become that the o u se prayer in my heart, if unuttered by less, until Johnnie Jameson made the root of a big tree, while the government is seriously considering the necessity of establishing asylums the lip: “ Oh Father! Take me up a motion that we name our club the clubites made the woods ring with for the exclusive treatment of those higher! This is so near heaven, “ Tip Top Club,” and with a loud their cheers, and laughter. afffieted with tho habit. what can heaven be?” clapping of hands, and calls for the When enthusiasm had spent it T H E B E S M O H EY'I N IT But I had not forgotten my young question, it was carried with a great self, and order restored, Oliver Rear Admiral Melville lias receiv companions, many of whom were shout. Optic nominated Frnnkie Faithful ed a pair of musk ox horns and a busy gathering wild fllowers, to Write for C ir c u la r s . “ Well done, my dears,. I think for secretary, and as there was no sheet of hammered brass which were adorn their rough, though comfort yenr club has a ‘tip top’ name,” opposition, she was unanimously ptireliared of Esquimaux nnd which able quarters. I calle I them to commented the chairman, and then elected. S : Ä p °^ l TS e s h e e p s k in t a n n e r y ^ o ^ I L r p A v he bolieves are relics of the Sir. John gether, and pointed out the far there was more laughing and loud "Now Mr. President,” said Undo Franklin polar expedition of 1845. away beauty of the scene. I tried hand clapping. “ Now who will Robert, “ as you cannot complete King Edward has appointed his to make them see these things, as I you have for President. your organization without a Consti son, the Prince of Wales, chairman saw them. It would expand their “Harry Happy Land,” shouted tution aud By-Laws, I thiuk you of the commission which is to repre souls, and lift them nearer celestial things. It would help them remem several of the larger boys in the had better select a committee for sent England at the St. Louis, Ex. ber their visit to this wild mount same breath, and the motion hetog that purpose to report at a future Thus the evidences of a desire on ain’s top, and as they remembered, duly supported, and no other nom meeting. I would further suggest the part of European powers to cul that this committee be appointed tivate the friendship of tho United THE STANDARD PENS EVERYWHERE. 15 0 Stylet B road Point*». ( war it selfish?) also remember me, inations made, Harrv was unani ................ .. - - SaM by All SUIIoiw*. by the chair, as that will save time, States continue to multiply. and the pleasure my old-young-heart mously elected President of the “ T. E TERBRO O K STEEL P E N CO . zs it»» si.. Tat*. Waffel, C»«siati, B, I. and give you, perhaps a better had in all that pleased, or interested T. Club.’’ The Bureau of Insular Affairs of committee.” them. And in this test of far views “Speech! speech!” called half a tho War Department estimates that without the aid of a glass, I found dozen voices, whereupon the chair- ] As no objection was made, the a 500 acre rice farm can be estab chair appointed Robert Roland, there was not a young eye in the man invited the hlushieg youth lished in the Philippines and suit crowd that could see things farther forward, introduced him as the j Susie Sensible, an 1 Clarence Clear- ably equipped with thresher, trac away, than my old oneB, and many president of the club, and conclud- sight as such committee, where tion engine, etc., for $5,000 while THE not as far. I bade them note the ed by saying, “ I now surrender the j upon the Club adjourned, amid the gross receipts from each crop cheers and laughter, until 8 o’clock green mountain waves rolling far duties of the chair, to younger and will amount from $15,000 to 20,000. away like the waves of the sea, and abler hands,” whereat Harry blush-1 tomorrow evening, all well pleased with the progress thus far marie. The Russian authorities I iavo dis yet nnlike them, in that, these re ed anew, run his bandg through Immediately upon adjournment covered an extensive secret society, mained always steadfast; always the his hair, pulled up his collar, put me. his hands in his pocketB, then there was a loud call for “ Uncle the members of which are pledged It was now dark down in the val thought he hail something in his Robert, nnd another recitation,” ami to submit to burial alive at the ago leys, though the sun was still in mouth that must lie ejected, since he gave them a short, funny one of thirty, on the ground that per sight; still shone upon the spot he couldn’t swallow it, looked all entitled “ Logie,” after which the sons living to execod that age do so where we stood; still tipped with a around, as if for some way to girls betook themselves to their at the expense of others. It has golden glow, many of the distant escape; pulled up his collar again, lodging room, aud the boys to their been ascertained that a consider ONE-THIRD EASIER- heights, but the whirl of the old and stirred up his hair once more, blankets, on the ground before the able number have alrendy been in ONE-THIRD FASTER. world soon rolled it under, and then and at last blurtiug out: "Uncle fire, and soon the late scene of terred alive. pleasant association, became a the moon, which was already in Robert, what comes next.” It is not unnatural that Russia sombre silence, save as the breeze The only Hewing Machine that sight, and had been struggling for “ Speech," laconically responded stirred all the leaves ot the mighty j should covet Mancbura. In addi oes u it fail iu any point. some time to get in her evidence, that well known old chap. forrest, with woodland music. tion to the fact that she has expend began to take on a more radiant R O T A R Y MOTION A N D H A LL B E A R IN G S . The lightest run “ Speech! Speech! Speech!” call Happy childhood! Happy youth! ed hundreds of dollars in tho pro ning machine in the world. hue, and replace as far as possible, R A P ID —saves about one dBy in three vince, it has been ascertained that the absence of the king of day, and ed the future members of the T. T. May you never know less auspi it has an ares equal to that of Texas sewing that much faster than any vibrating 'shattle sewing machine cious days. to come back to things nearer home, C. “ Give us a speech.” a population three times as great aa Moie time is saved, mnr,. m ney earned. Now Harry was a bright lad of there was our old blazing stub, Where they went next, and what I that of New York stale, climate, fer- i Quiet anddurahle. I he rotary motion doe awny with noise snd near at hand, illuminating a good seventeen, who had attended p r i-1 they did, behold, you will find it, tility and timber resoucen equal to wear cauaed by the forward and back.vare movement of the shuttle. slice o f the night, in that neighbor maries, and other public gatherings duly chronicled in the next issue of . Oregon, besides ex te naive deposits General office fur tho Pacific Coast at 033 Market St.. San Fmnciac hood. and knew something about bow the H brild . of gold, silver, iron and coal. California W. H, SHORT, Agent, Marshfield. Drone & rçay, Butchers, GOLDEN BU ILD IN G , COQUILLE CITY JCeep consa-o-tly on H an d I^resli IMIsat. of -AJ Kinds. Cash Paid for Hides in any Quantity M ILLIN ERY I V t r s . C . IN /Io o n $5 will buy ii Organ Onl y$5 a month on the instadiment $10 ¡1 Mouth Eiano- SEASON. Let u Wade Right into the Subject The 1903 season will bo the great est bicycle season ever known. The finest equipped and most up-to-date wboels that Coquille riders ever laid their eyes on will be kept in stock at right prices, and if you want oue say so. We want your trade, and we are entitled to it, because we have good goods, right prices, and can serve you well. You don’t expect any more, but you want that much, don’t you. To be brief, try us and our goods, and our way of treating you, aDd if you like us try us again. We want your business. Enough said. Leep & Fish. TH E I. X . I m HARDWARE STORE, Wm. Gallier, Proprietor, HAHDW0QE, AGflTE WME QUEENS W(U{E. TIN W(U(E C all «n d examine Roods and investgate prices. c o o s b a y ail Stone Works C. W. PATERSON. Prop. nfaotnrer o f Marbls Monaments. Head stones. Tablets, eto. itery lots enclosed with stone coping irbinR. Iron railinRs furnished to or* Correspondence solicited from parties PC in the country or other towns who wish anythinR in my line o f business tasHfuio - O m o To tlie XD niorru.aa.ate Dr. Gibbon T his old relieb le and m ost Hnccessfal spec i a l i s t in Han Fraccis- f oo, still oontinnes to ^oure all Hexne! and Heminal Diseases, lunch as Gonorrhes- |G l e e t . B f t n o t n re, ■ S y p h ilis, in all it ■ form s, Hkin Diseases. ■ N e r v o a s Debility, Im potency. Seminal Weakness and Loss c f Manhood, the consequence o f aelf-abase and exoesses prodacinR the folIowinR sym pa toins: Sallow ooantenanoe, dark spots un der the eyes, pain in the head, ringing in the ears, loss o f confidence, d iffid en ce in approaching stran gers, p a lp ita tion o f the heart, weakness o f the lim bs and back, loss of memory, p im p les on the faoe, couRhe- consumntion eto. DR. 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