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SEMI - WEEKLY COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, DECEMBER 30, 1904. 41» V ol . Entered as second-clans matter July 8, 1904, at the poatotfice at Coquille, Ore gon, under act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Walter Culin, M. D. P h y sic ia n S uroeon and C o qu ili . k C i t y , O ku . N Ä r W S : Telephones. I Stanley & Burns , Attorueys-at- Law. Heal Estate, Collections. Specialties—Criminal and U. S. Land Cases, Notaries Public. C/OQUILLH, - - - OfiEOON. Geo. Russell, M. D., P hysician S ubohon , and Offioo in RUSSELL PHARMACY. Calls promptly answered day or night, Phone, main 136. C oquille, : : : Oregon. I A. J, Sherwood, A ttorney - at -L a w , N otary P ublic , C oqu ille, : : Oregon Walter Sinclair, A ttorne Y- at -L a w , N otary P ub lic , Coquille, : : 1 Oregon. _______L Hacher, /. AnSTHACTKR OF TlTI.KS. C o qu ille C i t y , O re Hall & Hall, A t to r n e y s - a t - L a w , Dealoi in R eal E state o f all kinds. M arshfield, Oregon. T J. Curtis Snooh, D. D. S. D bn tist . )ffice two doors south Odd Fellow’s Hall Will make Bandon a professional visit the Brat Monday in each quarter. C oqu ille, O regon. T E . D . Sperry. W . C . Chase. SPERRY & CHASE, Attorney B-at-La w. Office in Kobinson Building, C oqu ille, - - - Oregon. E. G. D. Holden, L aw yer , City Reoorder, U. S. Commissioner, Gen eral Insurance Agent, and Notary Public. Office in Robin son Building. C oquille, Oregon. A. F. Kirshman, D en tist . Office at Residence, one block east of Tuttle Hotel. C oqu ille . - . Oregon. COQUILLE RIVER STEAMBOAT CO. S tr. D IS P A T C H Tom White, Master, Leaves ! Arrives Bandon ............. 7 a - m . I Coquille ------ 10 a -M. Coquille ......... 1 P -M . | Bandon . . . . 4 P-M . Connects at C«>quille with train for Marshfield and steamer Ejho for Myrtle Point. S tr. F A V O R I T E J. U. Moomaw, Master, Leaves I Arrives Coquille ......... 7 A-M. | Bandon. .10:45 A- .. Bandon......... 1 p - m . I Coquille. 4:4b . M. S tr. R E T A Alva I*ee, Master, Leaves I Arrives Coquille ___ 1 P-M. | Bandon . . . . 5 p - m . B andon....... 7 a -M. | Coquille-----11 a - m . Carrying passengers and mail. Coquille R iverTransportation Co. S tr. L I B E R T Y W . R. Panter, Master. Leaves • | Arrives Bandon .......... 7 a - m . | Coquille. . . .10 a - m . Coquille ........ 1 p - m . | Bandon . . . . 4 p m . Makes connection with train at T'oquille and up-river boats. T. W . PAN TER, Managing Owner. S tr . HERALD. E C H O T. W , McCloskey. Master, Leave* | Arrive* Myrtle P oint.. . 7 a - m . | Coquille C’y 0:30 a - m . nquille City. . .1 P-M. | Myrtle P*t. .4:00 p - m . Daily except Sunday. Profit-Sharing W ith Employes. Another Mammoth Exhibition Palace. Several leading Chicago firms will The encouragement of the spirit of lawlessness bordering upon an divide over a million dollars at the Portland, Deo. 27.— In order to archy at Columbia University is a end of tbe year among their em -; provide for the best of the over disgrace to the management of that ployes, one firm thus disbursing j whelming array of exhibitors who institution. Compromising with $250,000. This is done on the prin wish to participate in the Lewis and crime, the members of the faculty ciple of profit-sharing, which is Clark Exposition, it has been nec. acknowledge their own incompet slowly coming into vogue, and essarv to make a re-adjustment of ence and bring discredit upon higher merits unqualified approval. The the exhibit buildings and to provide education by admitting that college members of theso firms or corpora for 30,000 square feet of additional training at Columbia does not make tions, tbe employers, at the end o f ; space. This space will be added to good citizeus. In conceding to the every year figure up their profits! the new exhihit palace recently pro criminal any right other than that and divide them with their em vided by the executive board, so of a fair and impartial trial and ployes. In some rases the amounts that the building will contain 90,000 punishment commensurate with the received by the workingmen as a feet of floor space, and equal in size offense the faculty has fostered the Christmas gift amounts to 10 per the to Agricultural PaUce, the spirit of disregard for personal cent of their year’s wages. If a man largest building at the Exposition. has earned $1,000 during the year With this additional space it will rights. Kingdon Gould, a freshman, was he gets a present of $100; if his be possible to provide for all exhib- set upon by a gang of hoodlums wages amount to $700, he gets $70 tiors. who were members of the sopho extra, and so on. The new structure will be known This is not the result of any pres as the Palace of Manufactures, Lib more class. He fled until it became apparent that lie could not escape, sure on the part of ¡the employes, eral Arts, and Varied Industries, and then, turning upon his pursuers nor of a purely charitable impulse It will be located near the Plaza of he drew a revolver and threatened or disposition on the part of the em States, due east of the Agricultural to shoot anyone who should advance ployers. It is done partly, no doubt, Palace. The cost will be about iurther in the attack. Though his in some instances at least, because $50,000, and bids for the construc warning wae disregarded, he mere it is ethically the right thing to do, tion work will be called for at an ly shot over the heads of his assail because it is in accordance with the early date. ants and in the confusion found an chief commandment, obedience to The re-adjustment made neces avenue of escape. Four members which brings a richer reward than sary by the overwhelming demand of the mob were brought before the money; but it is done mostly be for exhibit space will result in the faculty, found guilty and suspend cause it pays to be thus fair, just Foreign Exhibits building, being ed, whereupon the entire sopho and even liberal with employes. given over exclusively to Oriental The workingman who knows that exhibitors, instead of being used to more class held a meeting and voted to leave the school in a body if the if his employer succeeds and pros house the displays froui all nations, faculty should carry out its deter pers and makes a good profit, the as was originally tho plan. In this mination. With a shamful display employe will receive a portion of the building will be the exhibits from of instability the faculty receded profit, not as charity, but as bis due, Siam, Corea, East Indies, Turkey, from its position, left the entire will do better and more faithful Algeria, Persia, Egypt, Japan and. matter in the hands of the students work than the employe who has no China. The building formerly de and made other concessions which such inducement before him. The signed for Liberal Arts will be tend to breed contempt for lawful employer’s interest is his interest, called the European building, and and he is working not only for his will contain exhibits from Great authority. The chief cause for regret in this employer but for himself. He is in Britain, Germany, France, Italy, disreputable affair is that Gould a limited but an important sense a Russia, Denmark, Sweden, Austria, did not furnish material for a ^ partnei in tbe concern. He has Switzerland, Hungary and Belgium. funeral. The determined exercise j nothing to say in dictating its policy, The educational exhibit will be lo of the rights of an American citizen ■ making its contracts or managing cated in.the new Palace of Manufac to defend himself would have done i its business, but he has a vital inter tures, Liberal Arts and Varied In more to discourage hazing than all | est in itb success, in which ho will ; dustries. the lectures that could be giveD be a sharer. and all the rules that could be j Some railroads, notably the Penn- j Magnificent Statuary For the established. When a man is at- ! sylvania rnilroad, look out for their Fair. tacked without provocation and employes’ iuterests in another prac while in the exercise of his lawful tical way’, by pensioning them when Portland, Dec. 27.—Statuary val rights, he is not bound to retreat they become old. or after a certain ued at $2,500,000 is the magnificent or submit to indignities and injuries. number of years of faithful service. * gift of St. Louis to the Lewis and It is his right to defend himself, Thus tl\e men are in a large mea- ! Clark Centennial. This represents even to taking the life of his assail-1 sure relieved from worry or care the cream of the Louisiana Pur ant, and if there are college stu- j about what will become of them or chase Exposition statuary, and will dents who have not learned tbiB their families if they should not be add an element of beauty to the Ex first principle of American liberty able to lay up a competence during position that nothing else could they are hopelessly’ wanting in hu their working years. give. This poiicy, and the spirit which ! The statuary was selected a few man intelligence. No one could do the country harm by shortening prompts it, on the part of large and days ago by Oscar Huber, director prosperous business institutions, is of works, who went to St. Louis for their earthly careers. Only’ cowards will band together entitled to ecomium and encourage the purpose. Notable among the in overpowering numbers to inflict ment. When such a practice be sculptois whose works nre repre injury upon a helpless victim. Hav comes general strikes and lockouts sented in the selection are Borglum, ing no self-respect, they have no will be few and far between, and Vaudell, Frederic Remington, regard for the rights of others. De our standard of citizenship will be Weinman, Bitner, Lopez and Ruck- void of the sense of justice and act higher.— Portland Journal. stuhl. In selecting the statues care uated by tbe propensities of brutes, was taken to secure only such pieces they have less honor than a Hotten A traveling man who drove across as would harmonize with the West tot or a Sioux. Unworthy of the the country to a little town in ern W orld’s Fair. The titles of liberty of a land of the free, they western Kansas the other day met a some of the works selected bear out seek to set aside law and overthrow farmer hauling a wagon load of this. They are: “ Group of Buf government. Their removol to an water. falo,” “ Sioux Chief,” “ Resting Cow other world in the midst of their “ Where do you get water?” he boy,” “ Step to Civilization,” “ Des deeds of violence would be good asked. tiny of the Red Man,” “ Cherokee riddance of bad rubbish,— Oregon “ Up the road about seven miles,” Chief,” “ Four Neptunes,” “ Captains ian. the farmer replied. Meriwether Lewis and William ‘‘And you haul water seven miles Clark,” “ Thomas Jefforson,” “Dan iel Boone,” “ Pioneer Seeking Shel Mo are getting improvements in for your family and stock?” ter,” “ Buffalo Dance.” “Yep " our language every day from our “ Why in the name of sense don’t One of the cowboy groups will distinguished officials. |Senator Piatt has added to the dictionary you dig a well?” asked the traveler. probably be placed at the main en “ Because it is just as far one way trance, just in front of the Colon the word “ votables”, meaning men over twenty-one. Senator Lodge as the other, stranger.” — Denver nade. This group, by Remington, shows four cowboys, mounted on startled the Senate the other day Republican. Western ponies, shooting off their by alluding to tbe return of tourists as “ post liminious.” Congressman Ella W’ heeler Wilcox has done a pistols into the air. The statue is Sperry of Connecticut called cer good deal by her wisdom in prose done in staff, but will receive a cov tain lizards “ ambiguous animals.” and verse to make the American ering of bronze before being placed President Roosevelt in his speech tolerable and even readable. Here in position. introducing Parson Wagner, gave is a bit: “ Woman is rapidly push to the word “ either” the pronuncia ing herself to a position where man The campaign for the restoration tion first, of “ eyther” then "eether” will regard her with 1 ess considera of the whipping post for tho punish When conversing with Bourke tion in her time o f trial. The fact ment of wife beaters goes merrily Cockran he probably says “ aytber.” is already shown in public convey on. ¡Some objections are raised. ances, where he is no longer solicit Nobody distinctly advocates wife “ I was much afflicted with sci ous for her comfort and health. beating as an improving diversion; atica,” writes Ed C Nud, Iowaville, One man gives a woman a seat now though, as an Iowa editor frankly I . Sedgwick Co., Kan., “ going about in a crowded vehicle where a hun remarks, “Such a law would be aw A few about on crutches and suffering a 1 dred sprang to their feet twenty ful rough on some of us.” deal of pain. I was induced to try years ago. It is the egotism, the seem to regard the whipping post Ballaad’s Snow Liniment, which re vanity, the pity and the reverence as brutalizing, but is it any worse to lieved me. I used three 50c bot in man which make him so much whip a man than to hang him? tles. It is the greatest liniment I more sympathetic toward a woman “ Odds bodikiD,’’ a8 Hamlet observes. ever used; have recommended it to criminal than toward a sinner of his “ Use every man after his desert, a number of persons; all express own sex.” These are truths which and who shall 'scape a whipping?” - -•» - themselves as being benefited by it. need to be spoken often. ---------- -- »<«» s I now walk without crutches, able Any school district in need of an to perform a great deal of light A piano for sale on easy terms. Will experienced teacher can be put in labor on tbe farm. 25c, 50c, $t 00. j take part in trade. Enquire at this communication with one by en •old by R S Knowlton. quiring at this office. office. Hoodlums in Collega. J $2.00 P er Y ear NOTE A N D COM M ENT. The copper bulls are charging it up to profit and loss, while the bears are crediting it to the Lawson prophet. Is Boston the headquarters of the civil service millenium? One J. M. Curley, now serving a term in Bos ton jail under conviction in the Federal court for defrauding the United States government by im personating another man in a civil service examination, was re-elected alderman on Tuesday, receiving the third highest number of votes cast in a list of thirteen aldermon elected. Is this a record at which American Athenians can point with pride. Displaying a choice o f Kodak Goods. A striking feature of the election is the insignificant vote in tbe R A M B L E R S South. Ohio |cast a million votes, while the nine states along the ex T R I B U N E S treme southern border cast only AN D 800,000 altogether including third M IT C H E L L S parties. People in every section know perfectly well that this is not Rare Bargain» In Second-Hand W heels. a normal or healthful condition. NEW, LATEST AND Best Wheels Out W h ee ls to Rent. Repairing Done on Short Notice. ALBERT FISH, Good-bye candle lantern! A little pocket searchlight has been in vented, costing only $2.00, includ East End ot Front S t. ing the electric battery to bo re- oharged every two months at a cost A. J. SHERWOOD, P r » . of 25 cents. Henceforth the girls can go home from singing school alone. COQUILLE, OREOON L. H. HAZARD, C ith le r R. E. SHINE, Vies Pres. F IR S T N A T IO N A L BANK O p C O Q U IU liB , O R E G O N - Joe Beasley of Middlesboro, Ky., 'T r a n s a c t s a G e n e r a l B a n k i n g B u s i n e s s is in jail because he refused to sur render an accordion which he re Board of Directors. Correspondents. ceived in exchange for his wife, A. J. Sherwood, National Bank of Commerce, New York City after tho other man had repented R. C. Dement, L. H. Hazard, Crocker Woolworth N ’l Bank, San Francisco L. Harlocker, of his bargain. Ho probably wanted It. E. Shine. ! First Nat’l Bank of Portland, Portland, Or. Isaiah Hacker, to play under the other man's win dow. m The total republican plurality in the election was 2,540,470—the largest ever obtained at any presi dential election in the United States, larger than Grant’s or McKinley’s. MRS. BERTHA PAYNE, In a short time the Chinese pop ulation of the United States will be come extinct. During the last ten years they have diminished from 126,778 to 112,050. In the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903 more than 4,000 voluntarily left San Fran cisco for the land of their birth. A generation ago there were 40,000 Chinamen in San Francisco; now there are less than 10,000. FOX BROS. GENERAL DRAYING. COQUILLE, OREGON. The cable tells us that Russians are driven to desperation nnd maim Meets all Boats and Trains. Goods Handled with Care and themselves rather than go into the Dispatch, army. Forty yoars ago some Amer- cnuH on both sides of the lino cut A G E N T F O R R IV E R T O N C O A L . off trigger fingers to avoid the draft. WOOD FOR SALIv Leave orders at T. J. Little’s Livery Stable. Same old story. If tho disembodied inhabitants of horBe heaven have had a meeting lately they can probably express their opinion of Senator Hale of Maine, who violently tore up a tem porary railroad in Washington be cause his aristocratic team shied at it, and threw tho burden of transportation again upon hundreds of wretched government horses which had been superseded by the iron horse in the interests of human ity. MThat is it that the poet says Experienced Help about “cruel pride”? C oquille Steam Laundry H O N E 116 NOSLER & LYONS PROPRIETORS Best o f Work Reasonable Rates Special Hates to Families and Hotels Six miles of freight cars loaded with the products of the mills in W e make our own soap and know its ingredients. No injurious chemicals used. the lower Monongahcla valley, block Our baskets will tie li lt at all the principal points on the river. Goods called (or and delivered in Uoouille City. the yards of the Homestead plant. The railroads are seriously handi capped in the way of motive power. If relief is not forthcoming soon some of the mills will have to shut down. This is a most remarkable state of affairs, and indicates what a vast amount of iron material is wanted by the country. It doesn’t look like hard times. G en eral D raying, T ra n sfe rin g and D elivering. J. B. POINTER, C o q u ille , O re g o n . • • C o u g h i n g N p ell < n n * r « O rd e rs fo r W ood P ro m p tly filled. “ Harry Duckwell, aged 25 years, chocked to death early yesterday morning at his home, in the pres Leave all o rd e rs at P. E. D ra n e ’s Meat M arket ence of his wife and child. He con- ! tracted a slight cold a few days ago and paid but little attention to it, j T H E 1ST Yesterday morning he was seized j with a fit of coughing which con Who tied the cow ’s tail to his leg in the process of milk tinued for some time. His wife sent j ing; said sho had not dragged him over two miles before for a physician but before he could \ he realized he had made a mistake. arrive, another coughing spell came on and Duckwell died from suffoca ECo-w 2*£-ucla. Ea.rtli.er tion.- St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Dec. 1, 1901.” Ballard's Horehound j Must you be dragged before you realize you are making a Syrup would have saved him. 25c, ! mistake in not using Electric Lights. 50c and $1.00. For sale by B 8 Knowlton * _______________________ ___________________; COQUILLE. OREGON. x ‘ / /¡£ Dealor in Fancy and Ladies’ Furnishing Goods. (j) plete line of Seasonable Millinery. Also a com-