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About Coquille herald. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1905-1917 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1913)
— x>oooocoo^oo^oooooo<v>o<: r w a s h in g How L I B B Y ’S M ILK “Libby’s Evaporated Milk is positively the very best canned milk on the m arket” That's uuhat all our customers say who haue tried it ASK YO U R G RO CER FO R IT Nosier D IS T R IH U T O R S to Make r ib b o n s Thom Look Freoh. BIDS AHE INVITED FUR . New end Ribbons which are not really illrty, but Just crumpled or out of condition, may be freshened by being rubbed ou both sides with a soft muslin to free them from dust, then pressed with a hot iron under a piece of tine wet mus lin. If dirty they may be steeped first for a few minutes in cold salted water (to set the colors), then put luto warm soapy water, moved about in it and drawn through the hand without crum pliug until quite clean, then rinsed in nearly cold water. Gum arable solu tion may be put Into the last rinsing water to give back to tbo ribbon its former slight stiffness. Squeezing is not allowable, so a towel must be used, the ribbon being spread out smoothly and rolled up in i t For silks of delicate coloring the old fashioned method of washing In potato water Is recommended, two or three large potatoes being grated Into a pint of tepid water, left to steep awhile and the water strained or poured off clear Tills may be used either for washing or sponging, the ribbon In the latter case being laid out on a table, sponged well on both sides, dipped in clear wa ter and, if of one color, hung up to drip and dry. Soapy water may be used In the same way, or for rlblions which are not really dirty sponging with gum arable solution will be a good means of revival. In any case the after process of iron ing should be done over a covering of fine muslin or tissue paper, the bare Iron being used for finishing off when the ribbon Is quite dry. If not requir ed for use at once It should be rolled around a canister or cardboard cylin der or anything which will prevent its being pressed into bard folds. 8c Norton Coquille, Oregon F a rm e rs 4 8 3 Phone H om e 1 1 1 THE Coquille H erald is now fully equipped with modern FO R faces of type and accessories for the execution of L,! □i=] % r 0 * V r 0 j iS PRINTING 0 J w V in a style unexcelled and at prices equally as inviting as can be obtained from others Kjcuu Hrirfa THE N U R SERY . H o w to M a k e S c r a p B o o k F r o m M a g a - zin o C l i p p i n g s . Children of all ages may be greatly amused aud entertained and many dull hours passed by means of a well ar ranged scrap book. Some members of almost every family subscribe for at least one magazine and newspaper, and well selected clippings from these should fill the scrap books. If you lack material ask your friends and acquaint ances for all the old magazines that they do not care to keep any longer. Old magazines are ju st ns good as new ones for this purpose. Many mag azines and newspapers now’ have pages devoted exclusively to children. Cut out all the pictures, funny rimes and fairy tales that you think would please a child. Also arrange them in the scrap books as nearly ns possible to suit different ages, so that you may turn quickly to material suitable for any occasion. In this way older cfiil- d >n„ may quickly find material that the* can read to the little tots. Have the books medium sized, not too bulky for children to handle easily. If you do not wish to buy a book for the purpose you may use any strong book that is the right size by first tear ing out every other leaf, so-as to give room for the insertion of the clippings nnd avoid unnecessary bulging out of the book. These homemade scrap books may be made attractive by put ting a fancy cover ou them. PRINTED PROMPTLY A N D ACCURATELY El W ork entrusted to us will receive the personal supervision of a practical printer who takes pride in the proper execution of every detail • HOW TO M A K E N EC K B A N D S. • 1 A T T R A C T I V E “DOG C O L L A R . ” • • __ • • • • • Neckbands of black velvet and rhinestones never seem to lose their allure for women. The black and white effect close to the face becomes any type of beauty, and the bands them- selves disguise the shape of an unlovely throat and bring out the beauties of one which Is be- yond criticism. These bands are made In Innumerable ways be- cause they must, of course, suit the purses of innumerable worn- en. If you cannot expend very much money for this purpose bet- ter get up a “dog collar,” using a width of ribbon suited to the length of your throat and dec- orating It with ns many rhiue- stone slides as you can afford, but certainly one at the front center of the strip and another covering the fastening at the nape of the neck. Hut you need not have slides at nil. Buy rhiue- stone beads of Infinitesimal size and sew them over a stamped de- sign or sprinkle them thickly, but regularly, over the surface of the velvet, always, however, leaving a narrow rim of the black next to the fiesh. J El • Give Us a Trial Order J J • • J • J • ! • • • 2 • • • • J • J • J • J • • • J • J • J • J • £ ’• • • » • • J • J • J • J • £ • £ • J • J • H o w to B a s t e S e a m s . Instead of basting long seams one may use the little metal dips used by business men for holding papers. A few of them placed along a seam will hold the edges together while It is be ing stitched. A box of these clips should l>e kept In the workbnsket con venient for use. CLEANLINESS Is an important factor in a Grocery Business of the first class. W e make a point of abso lute cleanliness in the store and in the stock T R Y V IM F L O U R Drane's Store H o w to R e p a i r S a u c e p a n C o v e r t . LEASE OF 83,000 ALKES Supervising engineer K. G llop son of the Northwestern Federal Reclamation Service, is posting notices in the Oregon postofnees in viting bids to be opened March .3 for lease oi 83,000 acres on the De schutes and John Day Rivers, which were withdrawn in contiec tion with the Umatilla and John Day reclamation projects. The lease will he given for to years, to be canceled by either party upon six months’ notice in that time, and the miuimum bid received will be 2 cents an acre a year and an ag gregate bid of $10 or more a year for any part of the lands. These lands are withdrawn in connection with development of plans for re clamation work which is not likely to be taken up soon, and the Re clamation Service has been ordered to lease such for grazing or other proper use, that the public may not be deprived of all benefits in the waiting interim. M arshfield Children Use L an gu age of Their Own The Record tells a queer story of two small Marshfield children who have evolved a language of their own. in which they converse fluent ly, so lar as appearances go, but which is entirely unintelligible to any one else. The Record says: For hours at a time these two little ones will converse with each other iu a talk entirely foreign to others, but undoubtedly with a meaning which each understands perfectly. The conversations of tire children are occompanied with gestures, which it seems are well limed aud torm a portion of the talk being carried on. That the words uttered by the youngsters are lull ol meaning there can be no doubt, as at intervals one will stop and a reply will be made by the other and then, natural as ever, if the talk requires a response the one will go on or, perhaps, talk will be broken into by the one listening. Th is strange method of conveying ihought between the two has been going on for some time. ------------------------ »■»#► »--------- M erchant T im ber Sold A J. SHERWOOD Prêt. THE STR EETS OF N A PLES. T h e y A r e the W o r k s h o p s o f the P e o p le In t h e P o o r e r Q u a r t e r s . P er A cre TH E BEST BUY In Coos County 160 ACRES BENCH LAND H o w to M a k e S u r p r i s e P O L K ’ S« O R EG O N an d W A S H IN G T O N Business Directory A D irecto ry of e ach City. Tow n ftrnl V illage. r I\In * d escrip tiv e »k etch of each place, location, population, te le graph. »h ippin g and ban k in g p o in t; also Classified D irectory, compiled by business and profession. ( ^ jt . Call on or address THE HERALD Coquille, Oregon diluì B R E V IT Y A P P R E C IA T E D . J a p a n e s e C o u r t e s y W a s a B o r e to B o t h O riental and E n g lish m a n . The Strongest and Nearest Water I’r >of shoe made for loggers, miners prospectors and mill men. 21 Thurman Street P o btla n d , O beo o s , U r o i.K A CO., 8 R A T T L E Silting Down to Breakfast Oriental courtesy takes up a great with some of yur fresh rolls deal ot time and on that account Is not or many varieties of bread on always appreciated In western lands, the table will be found a treat. as Is shown In the following extract Why not anjoy it yourself? from Yoshio Mar kino’s book on Eng You don’ t have to come for lishwoman, “Miss John Hull,” In which them Just let us know what he says: you want aud we will see that you get your rolls or bread “I used to live in Greenwich, and regularly. thence I attended to the Japanese na val office in the rqorning, tbeu to the night school of the Goldsmith Insti tute. It was nearly 11 o’clock every night when I arrived at my diggings. COOK BROS., Props. I was deadly tired. The landlord ask ed me every evening: “ ‘How were you getting ou with your work today?’ "1 always answered him every small detail of my work at the office and the school Oue day I said to my land lady: “ ‘Why is your husband giving me such a troublesome question? You see. I often feel too tired to answer.' J. L. LAIRD, Proprietor "She patted me nnd said: “ ‘My poor boy, you need not give Leaves Mrytle Point daily at 7 o’clock him all Information of your work. It a. m. Arrives at Roseburg at 2 o’clock Is our custom to say “How are you Leaves Rosebuig daily at 7 a. m., ar getting on?” and if you simply say “All right" that will be quite enough.’ riving at Myrtle Point at 2 o’clock. “The next evening the old man put Special rigs for parties at any time. the same question to me. At first I rather hesitated because I thought such an abrupt answer might offend him. but I got courage at last when I saw his wife giving me some sign In ^.Carrying United States Mail and P assen gers’ B ag g a g e iier eyes. I shouted loudly, ‘All right I’ To toy surprise, the old man seemed Office at Laird’ s Livery Barn, Myrtle Point more satisfied than to hear the details Farmers Telephone 156 “Since this event I began to Incline Home Telephone 461 to have more friendship with John Bullesses than John «Bulls!” City Bakery Roseburg-Myrtle Point Auto Line Stage R u n n i n g in C o n n e c t i o n Junction had been attentive to a gen tleman whose luggage he noticed was labeled to an out of the way little sta tion a few miles beyond. On reaching the traveler’s destination the guard, having carefully deposited the gentle man’s traps on the platform In ac knowledgment of a generous tip, sol emnly grasped the donor’s hand and feelingly shook It. This unusual move raised the curiosity of the passenger, who asked the meaning of it. The guard answered significantly: “Well, sir, you never can tell. I have left several gentlemen such as yon at this forsaken hole, but never picked one up. Goodness only knows what becomes of them, I don’t ”—London Telegraph. F i x i n g the Gu ilt. S t u p id . Fie- I am a millionaire Haven't 1 money enough for both of ns? She— Yes, If yon are moderate in your tastes. -New York Suu. Mind is the partial side of man. Tb« heart is everything ItlvaroL Have you paid the printer? Incorporated. Manufacturers of Merchants Bank iji S h e Could Spend. S a la d . and STEAMER BREAKWATER “ I wish I was half as beautiful as When a saucepan cover seems use Point less because the little knob or handle A small house and some improvements Miss Brown.” remarked the fair Edith to Mr Green. Is lost it may he made to render re “ Well, yon nre. you know,” replied newed service by pushing a cork part An ideal place for stock and the best kind of land for frail Green thoughtlessly. wnjr through the opening and securing Then fie wondered why she suddenly it by driving a small wire nail through One-half cash; balance to suit purchase rose nnq left him. It on the under side. A money-maker for a man of energy An attractive surprise salad Is made by placing deviled eggs In hollowed out tomatoes nnd then turning the latter upside down on beds of lettuce leaves. Decorate with triangles of mayonnaise Jelly or dress with plnin mayonnaise. F IR S T N A TIO N A L B A N K I Farmers Following Tim, who was following a pair of horses, the owner of the farm Three million feet of timber— Sufficient | noticed that the drills Tim had been running out for potatoes were strange to pay for the land ly Irregular. “Tim,” he said, “these drills are very One-fourth mile to sawmill Church, school and postoffice within a ; crooked.” half mile “ Faith, they nre now,” assented Tim. Good neighbors. splendid county road “but you should have seen them this through place. Fine stream of nioruin before th* sun warped them.” water on premises, and river within one-fourth mile. 12 n ilesto Myrtle V.-Pres. 0. C SANFO RD, Asst. Cashier The ancient city of Naples has al o p C O Q U I L j L j B , O R E G O N . ways been more celebrated for Its beauty and Interest of Its surroundings PrariHacts a G eneral B a n k i n g Busineests than for Its own attractiveness or scenic advantages. The charm of Naples Itself lies In Its Board of Dlroetoro. Correspondent». life—the careless, open air life of Its R . C. Dement, A . J . Sherwood, J National Hank o ( 'omnierc*, New York Cl people, with much of it passed al L . Harlocker, L . H . Hazard, | Crocker Woolworth N’lB an k, San F r a n ti most wholly out of doors under the I.aiah Hacker, R .E . Shine. I First Nat’l Hank of Portland. Portland. gaze of the passerby. The Neapolitan Is the most buoyant, light hearted « w w m s w w t t t t w e M e t t t g t t t w w w w M e w « « « « « »a creature In the world and, It must be added, about the most Indolent. The R. S. K nowl TON, President G eo . A. R obinson , Viee-Pres. streets are bright and moving pictures. t R. H . M a s t , Cashier. 1 Many of the people, men, women nnd children—when these latter are not in nocent of any clothing—are garbed In strange and somewhat gaudy costume, with bright colored kerchiefs ou their heads. COQUILLE. OREGON | In the poorer nnd more populous quarters all handicrafts and occupa tions are carried on out of doors, and Opined for Busmes March. 1909 1 the streets are as busy as beehives Tailors are seen at their work, and carvers of lava, tortoise shell and coral a CO R RK SPO N D EN TS: S articles, makers of statuary, women Ladd & Tilton Bank, Portland First National Bank, San Francisco \ sewing, cooking and performing all y National Park, New York First Trust & Savings, Coos Bay 8 their domestic duties, men, women and £ (£ » children eating, sleeping, chattering, playing, singing, all in the open. There Is no cessation to the noise and bustle In tlie streets from early morning, ii O ■‘©•■r SS-n-S - 2- £ t f f r : ; when the tinkle of goat bells starts r T the day. until the evening, when count OLD RELIABLE—EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS (¡j less mandolin players, wandering from bouse to house, from trattoria to cafe, “singing for their supper” of macaroni and red wine the famous old love songs of Nuples and popular operatic ALWAYS ON TIME airs. Sails from Portland Tuesday Evening of E ach W eek All day long the rattle of wheels, the cracking of whips, the furious shout 8 P. M. ing of drivers, the Jingle of the elabo rately decorated harness, the cries of Sails from Coos Bay Innumerable street hawkers, the play February 8, 15 and 22 . ing of military hands as regiments march through the streets, fill the air PAUL L. STERLING, Agent Phone Main 181 with a not unpleasant nnd thoroughly rtE iÆ 53 .Neapolitan din.—American Travelers’ Magazine. It was reported here today that the Swayue and Hoyt Company, which recently bought the North Bend lumber mill has closed a deal with John Merchant at San Fran cisco for the purchase of the Mer chant Estate timberlands on South Coos River. There is about 880 acres in the tract and the stand of timber is about 50,000,000 feet It is the last large tract of timber on tidewater in Ceos Bay. The Mer chant estate held it at $2 stumpage C h illin g Prospect. It was in Lincolnshire, and the or $roo,ooo lor the tract.— Coos guard of the train at the preceding Bay Times. $20 R C.SHINE, L. H. HAZARD, Cashier CHICH|STERS„PILLS I ..I!. . I A.I . 4 h l - d u M M e r ’* I ‘ I l l s i t N r «1 I box«. tMlf I T a k e rut oil». A . f r M i l - 4 I Í I h . T F R U l>l O Ï O N I * It N \ M l I M I . I < , f r « 5 years known as Rest. S i fett. Always Reli »’ 1« SOLD BY DREGfilSTS EVERYWHU* You are Sure of a Perfect Match “Y es, Madam, this fabric shows identically the same details and color as would b&shown in broad day light. Y o u see I’m displayin»the goods under the clear white rays of this wonderful new General Electric Mazda Lamp. It’s really the equivalent of daylight, and that s why all up-to-date stores are using it. O f course there are also other vital reasons, one of which is this: the G - E Mazda Lamp gives tw ice the light of the ordinary car bon incandescent lamp— and costs less to burn. T h e invention of the M azda Lamp has caused thous ands of people to have their houses and stores wired for electric light. If you a ic n ot now using it, come in for a moment to-day and let us p rove to you r entire satisfaction that this wonderful new lamp has made electric light as cheap as it is convenient Coquille R iver Electric Co