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q T h c Herald, the old estab lished reliable newspaper of the Coquille Valley in which an ‘‘ad" always brings results. T he C oquille H erald COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1912 VOL. 29, NO. 18 MUST SHORT COURSES INVESTORS HAVE PROTECTION ■ T h e fifteenth annual short courses which opened at Corvallis, J a n u a r y 3d, were the largest enrollm ent ever had. Sixty-two subjects were given. G reat in terest is being displayed in dairying and general farming. Cheese making is a subject to which fi-ve hours a day are devoted. Farm botany, drainage, mechanics, disease and insects attacking field crops, and o th er subjects especially v d a p tt d to the man who is anxious to improve his farm are all being given consideration, nnd for the man who desires to improve his business methods there are lectures on book-keeping, and a rith m e tic. Landscape gardening, for the beautification of the farm and home in town, will be taught. N u t and g*ape culture, peach and cherry culture, plant propagation and the spraying of orchards are especially stro n g courses. B’or two hours each day the college carpentry shops will be given to tho short course stu dents for a course in woodworking. F o r the women who enter the sh o rt course in domestic science and art there are nine branches of stu d y , including dressmaking, fancy cooking, th ree courses in food p rep aratio n, home management, millinery, the principles of lau n d er ing and sewing, etc. T h a t these courses are popular and well attended is also evidenced by the fact th n t the horticultural d epartm ent reported two men who came from Omaha, Nebraska, for the short course work, a number from B ritish Columbia, besides large delegations from different sections of this state. In many of the lecture courses mimeographed r -'«•« o- ie sub stance of the lectures have been prepared for distribution among the stu dents th a t they may refresh their memories on im portant points after they retu rn to their homes. FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS always give satisfation because they always do the work, J . T. Hbeinut Bremen, Ga,, says“ I have used F o l ey Kidney Pills with satisfaction and found more relief from their use than aDy other kidney medicine nnd I ’ve tried almost all kinds. I can cheerfully recommend them to all suffers for kidney and bladder tr o u b le .” F o r sale by C. J . F u h rm a n . GIFTS I To tak e steps systematically to protect investors against wildcat corporations in Oregon, Governor West will call a meeting o f the heads of the principal state depart ments and the corporation clerk d u rin g the latter part of this month to discuss a bill to be subm itted to the legislature. T h is was suggested forcibly today to the governor as it was th e date for him to act upon the dissolution of old corporations back in their dues. F iv e hundred of these were disbanded. “ Before the corporations are per mitted to advertise for business in O reg o n ,’’ said G overnor West to day, “ they should be first required to file with the corporation d ep art m ent here at th e state house a full statement of their assets, so eastern people could get reliable informa tion regarding their stability before buying stock. This would protect many investors who are hieing bu n coed here as they are being buncoed in m any states.” “ K an sas has a good law for the control of corporations. There they have if in charge of th e banking d epartm ent. H ere, however, we have a corporation departm ent which could handle it. At the com ing meeting we will have two or three good attorneys present and will thresh out the provisions of the proposed bill.” HUNTERS AND TRAPPERS TO PROTECT GAME I t is contemplated to establish a system whereby competent trappers and h u nters will be employed to protect the lawful game from cougars nnd wolves. T hro ugh the depredations of these animals large numbers of deer are killed every w id e. The wolves ubu c o u g a r s find it difficult to get food in the snow o f the mountains, and there fore go after th e deer. Means must be taken at once, said Game Warden Finley, to stop these dep redations. The trapping aud kill ing of more than 100 cougais, wolves and coyotes hng already been reported to the Game Warden's oflice by a h u n te r in Klamath county, whose services were en- engaged recently, The Forestry D ep artm en t of th e Natioual Gov ernm ent has been endeavoring for some time to engage tr appers and h u nters b u t the task has not been easy. - » - P u t y ou r money out on a per Some men acquire greatness an d cent that will be of interest to you. others get mereiy a swelled head. FORD Automobiles 1912 Four Door Touring Car • Fore Door Roadster $800.00 $690.00 Three Passenger Roadster $690.00 Delivery Car $825.00 F. O. B. MARSHFIELD FRED SLAGLE AGENT, COQUILLE, OREGON OF THE PER YEAR $1.50 FARMERS ADVISER TO CLEAR THEIR LAND OREGON FUTURE. “ T he m an w ho takes the timber from an acre of land and th en does not clear it so th a t crops may be raised thereon is destroying the productive power of the community, is offending against development and is not the highest type of citi zen, ’ ’ declared N. B. Coffman, pres ident ot the Logged Off Lands association, before the Ad club at P ortland, J a n u a r y 4. Mr. Coffman said th a t in sou th west W ashington land owners have organized to encourage settlement to clear the lands an d to sell at a price th a t will permit the newcom- ing farmer to m ake a living an d a good profit. H e declared th at what his people are looking for is real farmers who are not specialists, but who will always be hav ing som ething to sell th at th ey have grown from the soil. ------------- THE HUMAN BRAIN. S c ie n t is t s C la im It Is D is t r ib u t e d O v e r the B od y. A lt O nce it w as believed th a t th e gray m a tte r o f th e b rain w as confined w ith in th e skull. N ow p h y sician s an d o th e r stu d e n ts o f physiology tell u s th a t th is sam e “g ra y " m a tte r is fo u n d in o th e r p a rts of th e body—fo r in stan c e, in th e tip s o f th e Angers of th e blind, w h e re th e th in k in g has been c o n sciously m uch exercised. O ne p h y si cia n tells us th e re is little b ra in in th e th r o a t, an d i t o fte n seem s to be a n In d e p e n d e n t th in k in g organ An oper a to r on th e th r o a t m u st becom e a frie n d an d con fid an t of th a t little b rain or Ills o p eratio n will n ot be s u c cessful. T h e little b ra in h as a m em o ry , an d if th e o p erato r’s hand h as slipped an d m isused th a t th ro a t th e b rain in th e h ead m ay co n sen t to th e o peration a n d d e s ire It, b ut th a t little th r o a t b rain will r e s is t even if i t be m o n th s a f te r th e m istak e, an d If the o p e ra to r p e rsists th e p a tie n t m ay be th ro w n in to convulsions, su ch is the m em ory of t h a t little brain. A nd w h a t h a s been discovered in th e th r o a t an d In th e finger tip s will y e t be discovered th ro u g h o u t th e w hole body, b ecau se w e will consciously th in k In ev ery p a rt. A t p re se n t m uch s f th e th in k in g is In v o lu n ta ry , not w ith th e co-operation o f th e eye or c e n tra l co n sciousness, b u t se lf k now l edge brin g s you w h ere you co-operate w ith y o u rself, a n d th e re n re harm ony a n d unity in all th e a c tiv itie s of th e body because o f confidence th ro u g h o u t in th e m a s te r o f it. T h e cells o f y o u r body c a n be seen a s little se lv es o r people, fo rm in g a g o v ern m en t o v er w h ich you exercise good ru le by becom ing a c q u a in te d w ith y o u r people, e d u c a tin g public se n tim e n t in noble th in k in g , p u ttin g aw ny in te rn a l s trife , h a tre d a n d o th er fo rm s of In h arm o n y . C e rta in persons suffer iiecause th e y h av e h a tre d and despised p a rts a n d fu n ctio n s of th e ir bodies. H a tre d w ith e rs, paraly zes an d co ngests. No o n e can do his b est under d isa p p ro v a l—seek o u t a w ay to th in k kindly, g en ero u sly , tru ly o f y o u r se lf.—D etro it F re e P ress. From time to time one will see in the papers references to the use of glass fbr street paving, and the inference is unavoidable th a t the time is n ear when we shall use glass, not only to pave the streets, but to build houses and to supplant -R c h s e in N e w Y o r k M a il. almost every other material for almost every other use. This promibe is given something of a blow by recent consular rep o rts to the effect th at a factory in France to make glass paviDg blocks has w as of a so rt to g iv e th e little boy an 1 im m ed iate and p e rm a n e n t d ista s te for failed and gone out of business. j school. H e in fo rm ed his m o th er when An o rder has just been received j he w ent hom e a t noon th n t he did not j care fo r school; th a t he had no d esire from K ansas by commission men in | to be a g re a t m an; th a t b e p refe rred The Budding Humorist Was the to be a p ira te o r a n In d ia n an d scalp La G rande, Oregon, for ten car loads of potatoes to be shipped next o r d row n su ch people a s M iss H orr. Terror of His Mother. Y oung Sam conceived th e notion th a t month. The entire order will be a p ira te ’s life would b e Joyous and, shipped from that county and will HE YEARNED TO BE A PIRATE w ith a couple o f pals, c ru ise d th e Mis bear ban ners advertising th a t sec sissippl. Some of th e ir ex p ed itio n s w ere inno tion as a potato country. U p to ce n t enough. T h ey o ften cru ised up to abo ut three years ago scarcely C r u is in g th s M is s is s ip p i, F is h in g , T u rtle islan d , a b o u t tw o m iles above S w im m i n g a n d M a r a u d in g S t r u c k H a n n ib a l, a n d s p e n t th e day feastin g . enough potatoes were raised there H im a s the Id e al L ife — T h e S t ic k H e You could h a v e loaded a c a r w ith tu r to supply the local demand, b u t the S e le cte d F o r H i s O w n W h ip p in g . tles an d th e ir eggs up th e r e n nd th e re industry has since grown to such M ark T w ain th e boy w as lead er o f w ere q u a n titie s o f m ussels nnd plenty m agnitude as to closely rival the a b an d of young incorrigibles, accord- o f fish. F ish in g nnd sw im m in g w ere la g to A lbert Bigelow P aine, T w a in ’s th e ir ch ief p astim es, w ith g en eral m a apples in some districts. CLEMENSTHE BOY se c re ta ry an d b io g rap h er, w ho in H a r p e r's tells so m eth in g of th e ir ju v en ile go in g s ou: • H is m o th er declared th a t he g av e her m ore tro u b le th a n all th e o th er c h il d ren p u t together. " H e d riv es me crazy w ith h is didoes w h en he is in ttie house,” she u sed to say . ‘‘an d when he is o u t of it 1 am ex p ectin g every m in u te th a t som e one will b rin g him hom e h a lf d ead .” H e d id . in fact, achieve th e first o f his ‘‘n in e n arro w escapes from d ro w n in g ” a b o u t th is tim e an d w as pulled o u t of th e riv er one aftern o o n and b ro u g h t hom e in a limp and u nprom ising con d itio n . W hen w ith m ullein te a an d c a s to r oil sh e had restored him to a c tiv ity sh e said: “ I g u ess th ere w asn ’t m uch d an g er. P eo p le born to be hanged a re s a fe in w a te r .” S he d eclared sh e w as w illing to pay som ebody to ta k e him off b er b an d s fo r a p a rt of each d ay and try to teach him m an n ers. B esides his m other, who had to co n te n d w ith th e bad boy. w as his school te a c h e r, a certain Miss H o rr. Mr. P a in e tells ho»w u n lik e to a bed o f ro ses w a s h er lot. M iss I lo rr received 21 cen ts a w eek fo r each pupil an d opened h e r school w ith p ra y e r, a f te r w hich cam e a c h a p te r o f th e Bible, w ith ex p lan atio n s a n d th e ru le s of conduct. T hen th e A B O class w as called, because its recital w a s a h a n d to h an d stru g g le, re q u ir in g no p rep aratio n . MORBID BLUSHING. T h e ru le s o f co n d u ct th a t first d ay in te re ste d little Sam . H e calc u la te d A T e rrib le A fflic tio n T h a t M a y Be how m u ch he w ould need to trim in to H e lp e d b y C o n v e x G la sse s. sail close to th e d an g er line a n d still T he essen tial ca u se of m orbid blush avoid d isa ste r. H ow ever, h e m ad e a ing is a m orbid te m p e ra m e n t, sa y s Dr. m iscalcu latio n d u rin g th e forenoon an d H . C am pbell. M. II. C. l \ . in th e P ra c received w arn in g . A second offense titio n er. A norm al person m ay blush, w ould m ean punishm ent. H e d id not b u t he Is n ot g re a tly d istu rb e d by i t m ean to be cau g h t the second tim e, H e m ay be disconcerted fo r th e tim e; b u t he had not learned Miss H o rr yet b u t, th e sto rm over, he soon fo rg e ts an d w as p resently sta rtle d by being all a b o u t it. T h e m orbid b lu sh e r, on co m m an d ed to go o u t and b rin g a stick th e o th er h and, su ffers m en tal to rtu re . fo r his ow n correction. T h e blush th ro w s him in to a s ta te of T h is w as certain ly d istu rb in g . It p anic such as in th e norm al person w as su d d en , an d th en he did not know can only be excited by som e d e s p e r m uch a b o u t th e selection of stick s a te experience. T h e a n g u ish is so g re a t J a n e C lem ens had usually used her th n t he lives in c o n s ta n t d read o f be hand. I t req u ired a second com m and in g exposed to th e conditions w hich to g e t him headed in the rig h t direc ex c ite It. T h is d re a d colors h is e n tire tio n , an d he w as a trifle dazed when life. H e w ak es u p w ith it; he falls he g o t outsid e. He had th e fo re sts of asleep w ith It. It h a u n ts his d ream s. M issouri to select from , hut choice was M orbid b lu sh in g is. In tr u th , a t e r difficult. E v ery th in g looked too big rib le affliction In Its severe fo rm s. Dr. an d co m p eten t. Even th e sm a llest C am pbell sa y s. It alw ay s calls up sw itc h had a w iry, d iscouraging look th o u g h ts of xui' lde nnd not In freq u en t A cro ss th e w ay w as a enoper shop ly actu ally prom pt* It. w ith a good m any shav in g s outsid e. T he fenialt* sex Is m ore a p t to b lush O ne h ad blow n acro ss nnd lay Just In th a n the m ale sex. although m ore m en fro n t of him . I t w as an In sp iratio n th a n w o m e n seek m edical help for l i e p icked it up nnd, solem nly e n te r m orhid M ushing T hose who suffer in g th e schoolroom , m eekly h an d ed It from the o n . p la in t may gain som e con to M iss n o r r . fident •• p y u s in g stro n g convex glasses. P e rh a p s Miss ITorr’s sense o f hum or T lie artltlrim m yopia th u s induced by pro m p ted forgiveness, but d iscipline blurring the su rro u n d in g s te n d s to d i m u st be m ain tain ed m inish self co nsciousness.” "S am u el L an g b o rn e C lem ens,” sh e In o th er w ords, d isto rt .th e fa c e s of said (h e had n ev er heard It all s tru n g people by m eans of spectacles nnd it to g e th e r In th n t om inous way». “ I am will not m a tte r to you how th e y look ash am ed o f yon! Jim m y D u nlap, go b rin g in a sw itch for Sam m y " And a t you. for you will not notice them . Jim m y D unlap w ent, and th e sw itch q jo b Printing—New presses, new material and experienced workmen. A guarantee that Herald printing will please. ra u d in g fo r a d v e n tu re . W h ere th e ra il ro ad brid g e now ends on th e M issouri sid e w as th e ir fav o rite sw im m in g hole —th a t an d alo n g B ear creek , a se clu d ed, lim pid w a te r w ith special in te re sts o f its ow n. Som etim es a t ev en in g they sw am acro ss to G lasscock’s isla n d , the rendezvous o f Tom S aw y er’s "B lack A v en g ers” an d th e hiding place of n u c k and N igger Jim . O nce, th o u g h th is w as con sid erab ly later, w h en he w as six teen . S am Clem ens sw a m acro ss to th e Illin o is side n nd th en tu rn ed an d sw am back again w ith o u t lan d ing, a d ista n c e of a t least tw o m iles as h e bad to go. H e w as seized w ith a cram p on th e re tu rn trip . H i9 legs le c a m e u seless, a n d he w a s obliged to m ak e th e rem ain in g d ista n c e w ith bis arm s. I t w a s a h a rd y life th e y led, n n d it is n o t recorded t h a t th e y ev er d id an y serio u s d am ag e, th o u g h th ey n a rro w ly m issed It som etim es. R u s s ia ’s P a r q u e t r y F lo o r s. M ost flooring p u t d o w n In R u s sia is p a rq u e try , an d it is g en erally oak. E v en in th e u n p re te n tio u s ho u ses and flat build in g s th is p a rq u e try is to be fo u n d . In som e cases, o f co u rse, th e finish is n o t so fine a s in o th e rs, an d In o rd in a ry b u ild in g s th e d esig n s a re n o t bo elab o rate. One o f th e m ost n o ticeab le fe a tu re s o f a R u ssia n houso is th a t ru g s n n d ca rp e ts n re u se d for w all d eco ratio n s in stea d o f floor cov erln g s. F lo o r p o lishing by p ro fessio n als, who com e reg u larly once every w eek o r te n d ay s, is co n sid ered a p a rt ; o f th e re g u la r ro u tin e o f ru n n in g a h o use.—D e tro it F re e P ress. T h e signature of President Taft is all th at is w antin g to proclaim N ew Mexico’s statehood, which is expected will be given in a few days. A delegation of prominent men from New Mexico called at the White House and presented to the president figures on the recent statehood election held there. The establishment of a govern ment mining station at Baker, Ore gon, is u n der advisement for the purpose of determ ining the value of the various minerals in th a t sec tion, and the best method of treat ing the same. On December 2 5 , Miss Clara B arton, founder of the American National Red Cross ¡Society was showered with greeting s and good wishes in h o nor of her 00th b irth day. C h u r c h y a r d Y e w Tree«. O ne reaso n g iv en w hy v ery otd yew tre e s aro so o ften found In country c h u rc h y a rd s Is th a t o rig in ally th ese tre e s w ere p la n te d to su p p ly th e pens a n ts w ith w ood f o r th e ir bow s, fo r In law less tim e s It was soon discovered th a t th e o nly p lace w h e re tre e s would be sa fe fro m n ig h tly m a ra u d e rs w as th e c h u rc h y a rd , w h e re th e m o st h a rd en ed th ie f d a re d n o t v e n tu re betw een d a rk n e ss and dawn.— London Mall. A P h ilo s o p h e r . "M y! You w a n te d frie d ¡iotatoes, d id n ’t y o u ?” s a id th e careless w aitress n s th e c u sto m e r tn th e r e s ta u r a n t fin ish e d h is m eal a n d ro se to leave. “T h a t’s all r ig h t.” a n sw e re d th e pa fie n t m an. " I ’v e w a n te d so m any th in g s all my life th a t 1 d id n 't g e t I'm u sed to i t .”—N e w a rk N ew s. Nosier ERE BANNER STATE With the completion of the Paua- ma Canal the markets o f j h e world will be b ro u g h t thousands of miles nearer Pacific coast towns which will open up vast opportunities for many new trades and industries. Oregon with her 5 0 2 , 2 4 0 acres of tillable land, her ideal climate, p r o ductive soil and natural resources should be the foremost state in the union iu point ot wealth, prosperity and the happiness of h e r citizens. Among the many industries which are yet in their infancy an d to which the resources of the state are peculiarly adapted ate: The English walDut, which has been predicted will be a source of g reat revenue within comparatively few years. Moreover it has been found that the walnut grow n in Oregon is of better quality than th at of the imported nuts, an d as the consumption of Duts is rapidly increasing, the planting of a w alnut grove will be found to be an ideal investment for the man who can afford to wait for his profits, beosuse in the end it will make him wealthy. Another industry which experts have pronounced ideal for O regon, and which experiments have veri fied, is the flax culture. Many a t tem pts bava been made to establish a linen manufacturing p lan t and thus promote flax raising in the state, but so far these efforts have been futile. I t is a fact th at the eastern manufacturer now buys his flax abroad and pays about $ 4 5 a ton and 2 cents a pound duty, while it is asserted th a t 3 5 p er cen t fiber can be raised at a profit iu Oregon and sold a t 1 4 cents a pound. As the market for linens is world-wide, this certainly would be a lucrative industry. I t uae a* staled th at the flax raised in Oregon is superior to th at raised in Ireland. A Hillsboro, O reg o n , farmer has dem onstrated th a t peanuts may be grown for commercial purposes in Oregon. O ut of curiosity he p la n t ed some peanuts an d some time later while d ig g in g in his garden he found the peanuts in the ground fully matured and of good quality. Then again it is repo rted that the quantity of cran berries grown on the Pacific coast is far below the home demand, an d yet Oregon with ber thousands of acres of tillable soil could well become the cran berry center of the world. In our own country th ere are a few cran berry growers who advise th a t the industry is a profitable one. These are only a very few of the many industries y e t to be developed in our own state and which, when developed, will make Oregon the banner atate of the union. St Norton! GENERAL COMMISSION And Wholesale Merchants Feed, Flour, Hay, Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, Agents DeLaval Seperators. Freight and Ticket Agents Steamers Fifield, Bandon and Alliance. Coal Oii, Gasoline and Distillate Always on Hand. S o c ia l P a ra site . “ You n e e d n 't b ta g co n n ectio n s i f you a risto c ra tic fam ily . fo r a liv in g ?” “ I work! Flow d o “E v ery b o d y you A m erican. a b o u t y o u r social d o belong to an D on’t you w ork I w ork?” c a n .” — B altim o re COQUILLE, : : OREGON A n E x c e p tio n . “T h ey sa y th a t lig h tn in g nevet s trik e s tw ic e in th e sa m e place.’’ “ D oesn't It? I know a w om an w ho's j been m arried for her m oney three tim e s D efretr F ree I’ress Phone H om e 1 1 1 Farm ers 4 8 3