1 r~ LIBBY’S MILK A Siberian Exile “Libby’s Evaporated Milk is positively the very best canned milk on the m arket” And By That’s what all our customers say who have tried it ASK YOUR CiROCKR FOR IT Nosier Sc Norton niSTRIHl’TORS Coquille, Oregon Phone Home 111 Farmers 483 the Charge T h a t Came Later F. A. M IT C H E L E d w in B orden, n ite r hn v ln g g r a d u a t ed ut a law school, su d d e n ly fo u n d h im self by In h eritan ce In possessio n of a fo rtu n e. H e resolved to p u t off th e p ra c tic e o f his profession fo r a m ore congenial occupation—trav elin g . So he w e n t to E urope an d "d id " all c o u n tries, w inding up w ith R ussia. A fte r d oing W arsa w , M oscow an d St. P e te rs b u rg he concluded to go in to th e c o u n try an d seo so m eth in g o f R u ssian ru ra l life. O ne d ay w h ile w a lk in g on th e m ain s tre e t, o r road, ra th e r, ru n n in g th ro u g h a village, he sa w w h a t a p p e a re d to be a cro w d In th e d ista n c e m oving to w a rd him . W hen it ca m e up he sa w It w as one o f th o se sad p rocessions o f p riso n e rs on th e ir w ay to S iberia. F irs t THE Coquille Herald is now fully equipped with modern faces of type and accessories for the execution of L. 3E3c\ J ID ID ID 01 mJ V in a style unexcelled and at prices equally as inviting as can be obtained from others H E lt EY ES M ET H IS . Uaiu Hrtrfs P R IN T E D PROMPTLY AND 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 Q Give Us a Trial Order Fred V o n Pegert KIME & C. I. Kim e V O N PEGERT MECH A NIC A L S H O R G e n e r a l Ulaeksmithing, ! W agon Making, Machine Work, P attern Making and Casting, Autom obile W ork COQUILLE, OREGON 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 D rane's S to re cam e a line o f so ld ie rs m a rc h in g “ ro u te ste p ,” th e n c rim in a ls, p o liticals, m en, w om en an d som e w ho w e re sc arc ely m ore th a n ch ild ren . A m ong th e la tte r w as a girl o f a b o u t eig h teen . T h a t s h e w a s a p o litical w a s a p p a r e n t fro m h e r fe a tu re s, w h ich m a rk e d redne- m en t, In telle ct a n d c h a ra c te r. T o see an y one in th e s tro n g a r m of th e law Is sa d , b u t to see a girl o n th e v ery th re sh o ld of life tru d g in g alo n g th ro u g h sn o w , w ith arm ed m e n read y to sh o o t her If sh e a tte m p ts to g e t aw a y , h e r d e stin a tio n th e te rrib le m ines o f K a ra , on th e A rctic ocean, Is en o u g h to freeze th e blood in o n e’s h e a r t W h ile B o rd en w a s looking a t h e r sh e ra ise d h e r eyes a n d m et his, a n d so g r e a t w a s th e sy m p a th y sh e s a w In th e m t h a t sh e re tu rn e d It by a n e x p re s sion of g ra titu d e . B orden w ould h av e w a lk e d on t h a t he m ig h t c o n tin u e to look a t her, b u t th e sig h t w a s too sad, a n d he fe a re d to be considered o b tru sive, so be re m a in e d sta n d in g w h ere he w as till th e m elancholy processio n h n d p assed , th e n gazed a f te r th e m till th e y d isa p p e a re d , a d a r k sp o t o n th e w h ite snow In th e d istan c e. B orden w e n t b ack to St. P e te rsb u rg , u n a b le to th ro w off a sa d n e ss Induced by th e d is tre s s in g sig h t o f p erso n s go ing to a doom f a r w orse th a n d e a th , a n d p assed th ro u g h th e city, d elay in g only long en o u g h to pick up b ag g ag e he had le ft th e re a u d he su re t h a t Ills p a s sp o rt w as In p ro p er condition. T h en he s ta rte d on h is w a y to a m ore co n g en ial clim a te a n d a lan d w ith a less d esp o tic g o v ern m en t. O ne th in g he d id n ot fo rg e t d u rin g th e r e s t o f h is s ta y In E urope nor a f te r his r e tu rn to A m erica—th e face a n d fig u re of th e co n v ict g irl on h e r w a y to K ura. H e could n ot sh a k e off th e m el an ch o ly procession, especially th e one perso n In It w ho h ad re tu rn e d so p a th e tic a lly h is look of sy m p a th y . H e took a n office, sw u n g o u t his sh in g le ns a n a tto rn e y a n d trie d to w ork, b u t cli e n ts w ere n o t to be had w ith o u t a n e f fo rt, an d , h n v ln g a fo rtu n e, th e re w as little In d u cem en t fo r hint to m a k e It. H o w ev er, he s ta y e d on fo r a cou p le of y ears, th en g a v e It u p an d re tu rn e d to E urope. B orden w hen a b ro a d a t tim e s sto p p ed a t p ensions In ste a d o f hotels. A t th e fo rm e r he m ade a c q u a in ta n c e s, w hile a t th e la tte r he u su a lly p asse d h is u n occupied tim e alone. O ne day on a r r iv ing a t P a ris he sto p p e d a t a pension a t w hich he w a s accu sto m ed to p u t up w hen In th a t city . T h a t w a s th e y e a r th e c z a r o f R ussln v isite d th e F re n c h people an d becam e th e ir nlly. In d eed , lie had Ju st n rrlv e d In P a ris n t th is tim e. B orden h a d gone th e re to w it ness th e fe stiv itie s a tte n d in g th e m on a rc h 's reception. A t d in n e r B o rd en s a t opposite th e e n tra n c e o f th e d in in g room an d su d d e n ly , looking up, w a s s ta rtle d nt seeing a w o m an e n te r w hom he recognized n t once ns th e girl co n vict he h ad seen on h e r w a y to S iberia. B ut, oh. how ch an g e d ! I n s te a d of a p p e a rin g ns on e Ju st from h e r te e n s sh e looked ns if s h e m ig h t tie a n y w h ere b etw een th irty an d fifty. And In stead o f w e a rin g th e p a tie n t look of a m a rty r h e r fa c e hnd becom e h a r d ened. I t seem ed to B orden, p e rh a p s P O L K ’ S' O R E G O N a n d W A S H IN G T O N 0 Business Directory ( A D ir e c to r y o f e a c h C ity , T o w n a n d V illa g e , g iv in g d e s c r i p ti v e s k e t c h o f e a c h p la c e , lo c a tio n , p o p u la tio n , t e l e g r a p h , s h ip p i n g a n d b a n k i n g p o i n t; a ls o C la s sifie d D ir e c to r y , c o m p i l e d b y b u s in e s s n n d p r o fe s s io n . li. I.. FOLK A CO.. 8 RATTLE Si R. E.SHIRE, V .-P ris. A J. IHCRW0 0 D Pris. because h e knew so m e th in g o f b e r sto ry , t h a t sh e w as th irs tin g fo r re veuge. O n m e e tin g his gaze sh e g av e a slig h t s ta r t, b u t passed on w ith o u t g iving an y o th e r sig n o f recognition. S he w as alo n e a n d s a t a t one en d of a tab le w h ere th e r e w e re no o th e r diners. H er h ack w a s to B orden, so h e could not see h e r face. H e left th e d in in g room b efo re h e r a n d w aited In th e a d jo in in g room , w h e re he hoped to g et a n o th e r sig h t o f her. W hile a t d in n e r lie had m ad e a sto ry to tit h er case. T ills w as w h a t b e fan cied : S he h a d su ffered In th e m in es of K ara. S h e h a d Joined h u n g e r strik es. She h ad fallen u n d e r d isease tu th e d a m p p riso n s an d living upon un- w holesom e food. She h ad fo u n d an o p p o rtu n ity fo r escape. She h ad tolled th ro u g h sn o w o r o ver fro zen w a te rs to som e c o u n try , S w eden p ro b a b ly ^ w h e re sh e h ad a rriv e d h u n g ry , fro s tb itte n , m ore n e a rly d ead th a n alive. And no w th a t s h e w a s free sh e w as consum ed by one all ab so rb in g p assio n —revenge. And h e re th e p resen c e In T a ris o f th e m an w ho stood fo r all th is w reck in g , th e e m p e ro r of R u ssia, fu rn is h e d a clim ax. S h e w a s th e re to kill him . T h e g irl m u st h av e g o n e o u t by a n o th e r door, p ro b ab ly to av o id him . D is ap p o in ted , h e w a s a b o u t to go to his room w h e n a s e rv a n t a p p ro ach ed him a n d h a n d e d him a b it o f pap er. O pen in g It, h e read : May I a s k t h a t you will Join me f o r a few m i n u t e s In my private parlor? “ M ost a ssu re d ly ,” w ere th e w o rd s th a t ca m e to him, b u t h e d id not sp e ak them . H e sim p ly follow ed th e s e rv a n t, w ho led h im to a door, knocked a n d left him . T h e door w a s th ro w n open, an d b efo re him stood th e w om an w ho h ad o ccu p ied his th o u g h ts fo r tw o y ears. S he sh u t th e door behind him an d sto o d fo r a few m o m en ts a s if s triv in g fo r com posure. T h en sh e sa id In a low , u n ste a d y voice, a s If fe a rin g to b e o v e rh e a rd , “ 1 h av e s e n t fo r y ou to a s k you n o t to m en tio n to a n y one h av in g se e n m e on m y w ay to K a ra .” "1 c e rtu ln ly will not m ention It,” Borden replied. “ On th e c o n tra ry . Is th e re a n y th in g I can do fo r y o u -/” “ T h e re is. E n g ag e p assa g e fo r m e to A m erica a s y o u r sis te r o r som e o th e r re la tiv e ." “ I w ill do so w ith p leasu re. W hen do y ou w ish to sail a u d fro m w h a t p o rt? ” “ A s to y o u r first q u estio n . It depends. As to y o u r second, C h erb o u rg will p ro b ab ly he th e b est for me. E n g ag e a room fo r th e n e x t ste am er, i f 1 am n o t re a d y to leav e th en I m u st ta k e th e a e x t la te r." “ I f I a m to tr u s t you it Is h u t r ig h t th a t y ou sh o u ld tr u s t me. Tell m e y o u r sto ry ." S he d id so, a n d h e b ad been r ig h t in his su rm ise s a s f a r a s th ey w en t. H e r f a te h ad m ad e a m ad m an of h e r f a th er. H e r b ro th e r had gone to K a ra an d h a d a rra n g e d fo r a n d effected h e r escape. B y t he w as k illed by th e g u a rd s In d o in g so. H e r m o th er had died o f g rie f in d u ced by th e fam ily m is fortu n es. “ A n d n o w ,” sa id B o rd en a f te r sh e h ad g iv e n a syno p sis sc arc ely m o re d e ta ile d th a n th is, “you a r e h ero In P a ris fo r rev en g e.” T h a t h e had d iv in ed h e r se c re t w a s e v id e n t fro m th e s ta r e sh e g av e him a n d a n erv o u s sh u d d e r th a t p assed o v er her. A lm ost In a w h isp e r B orden ad d ed : “ You a r e here to a s s a s s in a te th e cz a r.” W h e th e r i t w as t h a t th e d a n g er, th e h o rro r o f i t all, w as su d d e n ly rev ealed to h e r; w h e th e r It w a s th a t h e r se cre t h ad been so readily d iv in ed , cau sin g h er to realize th a t h e r d esig n w as im p racticab le, does n o t m a tte r. P ossib ly sh e d id n o t know h e rse lf; possibly It w as a tr a n s f e r o f th e b u rd e n sh e bore to o n e w ho sy m p ath ized w ith her. H e r fra m e shook co n v u lsiv ely ; th e n , th ro w in g h e rse lf back In h e r c h a ir, sh e g av e w ay to p assio n ate sobs. B orden deem ed th e la s t o f th e s e su p p o sitio n s co rrect a n d p e rm itte d h e r to ta k e tier tim e to d eclin e fro m b ein g s tr u n g to th e h ig h est p itc h to a n o rm al relax ed n ess. T hen, re a c h in g fo rw ard , he took b e r lminl In h is a n d sa id ; “ F o r tw o y ears y o u h a v e n ev er fo r a d ay been a b s e n t fro m m y m ind. H eav en h as sent m e to b efrie n d you. L et m e h e a r yo u r b u rd e n . T h is m e e t in g h a s b ro u g h t a c h a n g e fo r u s both. I see fo r you. If n o t a h a p p y fu tu re , a t le a s t o n e o f c o m p a ra tiv e co m fo rt. G ive up th is m ad d esig n a n d le t m e help you, plan fo r you, t h a t you m ay g rad u ally th ro w off a te r rib le p a s t an d tn k e oil a m ore In v itin g f u tu re .” B orden 111 telling th e sto ry ad d ed : “T h e re Is an u n d e rc u rre n t to th is e x p erien ce th a t no w o rd s can p ro p erly ex p ress. Yet w ith o u t I t m y sto ry w ould he like s a lt w ith o u t sav o r. I t w ould h a v e been m erely a n episode. H ad It n o t been fo r t h a t o f w hich I sp e ak th is girl, su ffe rin g fro m a m a d ness lo w h ich she h ad b een d riv en by a cru el fate, would h a v e sh u n n e d me In stead o f calling on m e to com e to h e r w h en w e m et In P aris. W h e th e r sh e w ould have trie d to c a rry o n t h e r d e s p e ra te in ten tio n I do n o t know . B ut one th in g I k n o w —o w in g to th is u n d e rc u rre n t o f w h ich I sp eak , ta k e n w ith o u r m eeting, sh e T a s b ro u g h t to look upon w h a t sh e h ad h ad In m ind w ith horror. M ore th a n th is, th e w hole c u rre n t of h e r life a s w ell a s m ine w as tu rn ed In to sm o o th e r w a te rs. As sh e h erself a f te rw a rd e x p re sse d it, th e ch an g e w as like rid in g Into a sa fe h arb o r, leaving b eh in d a te m p e s t o f a n g ry w in d s and w av es. "A n d w but w as th is h id d en pow er? I t flashed b etw een h er an d m e w hen sh e w as sta g g e rin g In th e sn o w on h er w ay to K ara, w hen s h e looked up an d sa w p ity In my eyes. L ove, like th e ele c tric sp a rk , passed fro m m e to h e r an d fro m h e r to me. A nd like n sp a rk o f electricity , little In Itse lf, it h as p ow er to m ove th e u n iv e rse .” Ttieo.Hiirgm aDSIioeMfe.Co. i Incorporated. M anufacturers of The Celebrated Berg man n 6’hoe T he S tro n g e st and N e a re st W ater P ro o f shoe made tor lo g g e rs, m iners ! p ro sp e c to rs an d m ill men. 21 T h u rm a n S tre e t P ortland , O b io o s . I. H. HAZARD, Cashier EVOLUTION OF THE P IA N O . F rom tho F irs t C ru d s In s tru m s n t to Its P re se n t P erfectio n , In th e b eg in n in g th e p ian o w a s a h arp sh ap ed piece o f wood, h av in g tw o or th re e strin g s. F ro m tim e to tim e m o re s trin g s w ere ad d ed u n til th e v ith n ra w as In v en ted . T h is w a s a n In s tru m e n t In th e sh a p e o f a c a p ita l P, w ith ten s trin g s s tre tc h e d a c ro ss th e open space. M any c e n tu rie s a f te r w a r d m u sician s co uceivcd th e Id ea of stre tc h in g s tr in g s acro ss a n open box. A b o u t th e y e a r 11100 th is w a s d o n e, th e d u lcim er m a d e Its a p p e a ra n c e , a u d th e Btrlngs w ere s tr u c k w ith h u m m ers. F o r a n o th e r h u n d red y e a rs o r so th e s e h a m m e rs w ere held In th e hand*, an d th en so m e g e n iu s lu v e n te d a k ey board, w hich, b ein g s tru c k by th e fin g ers, cau sed th e h am m ers to s tr ik e th e strin g s. T h is w a s called a clav lcy - th o riu m , o r k ey ed c ltb n ra, a n d fro m tim e to tim e It w a s m odified a n d Im proved. D u rin g Q ueen E liz a b e th ’s tim e It w as called a v irg in a l a n d th e n a sp in e t, because th e h am m e rs w e re co v ered w ith th e sp in e s o f quills, w h ich s tr u c k an d c a u g h t th e strin g s a u d p ro d u ced th e sound. D u rin g th o p eriod b etw e e n 1700 an d 1800 It w a s m u ch Im proved an d e n larg ed an d w a s g iven th e n a m e of h a rp sich o rd . I t w as in 1710 t h a t B u rth o lo m eo C h rlsto fo ll, a n Ita lia n , In v en ted a k ey b o ard sim ila r to th e one w e h av e now , w h ich ca u se s th e h u m m e rs to s tr ik e th e w ires fro m ab o v e, a n d th u s d ev elo p ed th e piano. D u rin g th e Inst c e n tu ry th e In v e n tiv e g e n iu s of m u sic ia n s th e w o rld o v er h as rev ised a n d Im p ro v ed It u n til i t ha* reach ed th > p re s e n t d a y p e rfe c tio n .— E x ch an g e. FIRST N A T IO N A L B A N K o p C O Q U H lliB , O R B O O |l, T r a n s a c t a a G e n e r a l B a n k i n g H u ain eah — - . . . - » — ______ „ Board of Director* W eeds m ig ra te a s well a s m en. Ac co rd in g to th e b est a u th o ritie s , th e re a r e a lre a d y COO v a rie tie s a t le a s t of w eed s In New E n g la n d th a t w e re n o t to be fo u n d th e re w hen th e c o u n try w a s first se ttle d . W ith in less th a n tw en ty -fiv e y e a rs a f te r th e la n d in g of th e p ilg rim s one o b se rv er co u n ted m o re th a n fo rty new w eed s th e E u ro p e a n s had b ro u g h t them . N a tu re em p lo y s a ll so rts o f m eth o d s fo r sp re a d in g life a b o u t th e p la n e t an d d o es n o t seem to ca re w h e th e r th e life Is th a t o f a w eed o r o f a p la n t fit fo r h u m an use. Indeed, It u se s su c h u n ro m an tic m a te ria l a s old ru b b e r o v e r sh o es fo r seed c a rrie rs , a s m a n y new w eed s h u v e a p p e a re d In a v alley In C o n n e ctic u t sin c e a fa c to ry w a s e s ta b lish ed th e re th a t fo u n d u se fo r su c h casto ff th in g s. T h e o v ersh o es com e fro m all p a r ts o f th e w orld. T h e c lo th lin in g Is to rn o u t b efo re th e ru b b e r is used, a n d fro m th e seed s th a t h av e found lo d g m en t In su c h an a p p a re n tly u n p ro m isin g place p la n ts h av e g row n o n th e d u m p heap, an d th e ir se ed s h a v e fo u n d fe rtile soil, m u ltip lied a n d flourished. W h a t a ro m an ce th e re Is In th e life o f su c h a se ed —rlp eu ed . p erh ap s, in A sia, tro d den In th e m ud au d ca rrie d on b o ard sh ip on th e fe e t o f a p assen g er, th e n c e ta k e n to E urope, w h e re It w a s p icked u p by th e boot o f an A m erican , w a s finally dislodged in th e o v ersh o e an d fo u n d its g e rm in a tin g p la c e in Con n e c tic u t.—C hicago H eeord-H erald. H orn of th o Unicorn. T h e ho rn o f th e u nicorn w a s re p n te d In sta n tly to rev eal poison in a d ish by s w e a tin g blood, a n d g re a t w a s th e r i v alry ns to th e possession o f th e fin est sp ecim en w h ile th is belief still n o u r ished. C h a rles th e Bold p ro u d ly p a rad ed six, tw o o f th em e ig h t fe e t long, tw o six feet, tw o five feet. A cco rd in g to B e n v en u to C ellini, “th e finest ev e r seen , w hich h ad c o st 17,000 d u c a ts o f th e C a m e ra.” w a s th e o n e fo r w h ich a t th e p o p e's co m m an d he m ad e a d e sig n , “ th e finest th in g lm n g ln n h le , m od eled h a lf on a h o rse an d h a lf on a sta g , w ith a v ery fine m an e a n d o th e r a d o rn m e n ts." C o ry n t sp e a k s o f th e one a t St. D en is a s a b o u t th r e e y a rd s long, an d W in d so r had tw o o f fo u r ells. T h e real “ u n ico rn " In m an y ca se s seem s to h a v e been th e n a rw h a l. —L oudon C hronicle. Correapondanta R . 0 . Dement, A. J . Sherwood, National 1’ank o Commerce, New York Ci L. H arlucker, L . H . Hazard, Crocker Woolwurth N’lBank, Sun Pratici Isaiah Hacker, R .E . Shine. I F lrit N at’l Bank of Portland, Portland. t W W t e W t C M EH t M W m M M e H e W M M RW W W Ro R . S. K n o w l t o n , P re s id e n t G e o . A . R o b in s o n , V ic e -P re s. R . II, M a s t , C a sh ie r. Farmers and T w a i 8neezy Thing to Do. As It 8hou!d Be. S h o p p e r-1 w a n t to buy a n eck tie s u i t a b l e f i r my h u s b n D d S a le s m a n - S o rry . m ad am , b u t w e a re not p e rm it ted to sell ec k tle s to w om en w h o a re u u acco m p an led by m en —P uck. H ave you paid th e p riu te r? CHICHESTER S PILLS T l i r KI A S O M , n u I M I * A k t r* i l l 4 l i t « .T F R * * I I K \ > I> I ’ l L l A , f . r • .» y e a rs k n o w n a s B est, S afest, A lw ays R e liab I« SOtDBYDRlGfilSTSLVERYWHtP f Opened for Busmes March. 1990 CORRESPONDENTS : L ad d & T ilto n B an k , P o rtla n d F i r s t N atio n al B a n k , S an F ra n c isc o N a t i o n a l p a r k , N ew Y o rk F i r s t T ru s t & S a v in g s, Coos B ay r l- -iTj- v -c_ : -i. i- “ - 'ip (Q w - i P-?; O L D R E L IA B L E —E Q U IP P E D O lx - . 'i - w w . , ^ £ -3 W IT H W IR E L E S S STEAMER BREAKWATER A L W A Y S ON T IM E S ails from P ortlan d at 8 P. M., | March 4, 11, 18, 25 ^ S ails from C oos B ay a t S erv ic e o f T id e i March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 | Phone Main 181 (ji PAUL L STEHUNG, Agent _____________________________________ I New Line of Cakes and Pastry I i i i A RE P U T T IN G OUT A C A K E S and PA ST R Y D IF F E R E N T from form er m anagem ent of this bakery. them , call and see il you y o u r taste. d o n ’t th at If find carried you have som ething L IN E OF under the not tried exactly to I I I I C IT Y B A K E R Y COOK BROS., Props, j Roseburg-Myrtle Point Auto Line J. L. LAIRD, Proprietor L eaves M rytlc Point daily a t 7 o ’clock a. m. A rrives a t R oseburg a t 2 o ’clock L eaves R oseburg daily a t 7 a. m., a r riving a t M yrtle Point a t 2 o ’clock. Special rigs for p arties a t any tim e. Stage Running in Connection C arryin g U n ited S ta te s M ail an d P a s s e n g e r s ’ B a g g a g e Office at L a ird ’s L ivery B arn, M yrtle P o in t Home Telephone 461 Farmers Telephone 156 A Girl’s Pity. “ A t w hom a r e you looking?” d e m an d ed th e you n g Indy of th e y o ung m an w ho o b stru c te d h er p ath . "A tchon!“ replied th e hay fe v e r v ic tim n nd h u rried a w ay .—H ou sto n P ost. V Merchants Bank Igorote Craftswomen. T h o u g h th e ir to o ls a r e fe w a n d cru d e, th e lg o ro te s a re clev er w orkm en. Som e o f th e ir ax es, s p e a rs n nd sh ield s sh o w a w ild a r t all th e ir ow n. T h e pipe- m ak ers, too. tu rn o u t p ipes o f p ecu liar an d gracefu l d esign. O ne d ay I w a tc h e d th e w om en w orking In clay n n d tu rn in g o u t k itch en u ten sils. T w o g irls c a r ried clay from a d is ta n t p it. w h ile old e r w om en in th e v illage w orked it up. S h ap ely u rn s n n d bow ls a re m olded fro m th e p la stic clay nnd se t In th e h o t su n to d ry 1 d id n o t see th em b ak e a n y po ttery T h e y called th e se v essels fa n g a a s .—C h ristia n H erald. “ I t w a s K in g M idas, w a s n ’t It, w ho tu rn e d e v e ry th in g he to u ch ed to gold?” “ I believe so.” "P o o r old fellow ." "W h y do you th in k he w a s a poor old fellow ?" " H e n ev er could e a t a pickle w ith his lin g ers.’’—C h icag o R eco rd -H erald . \ COQUILLE. OREGON MIGRATION OF WEEDS. How a Seed Ripened In Asia May Taka Root In America. 0. C. SANFORD, Asst. C.shier You are Sure of a Perfect Match “Yes, Madam, this fabric shows identically the same details and color as would be shown in broad day light. You see I’m displayin g 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 ic e the light of the ordinary car bon incandescent lamp—and c o sts less to burn." The invention of the Mazda Lamp has caused thous ands of people to have their houses and stores wired for electric light. If you are n o t now using it, come in for a moment to-day and let us p r o v e to y o u r entire satisfaction that this wonderful new lamp has made electric light as cheap as it is convenient. Qoquille River Electric Co