R. E.SHIRE, V.-Prea. » J . SHERWOOD Pré«. Little Greaser W . J. Bryan, Prem ier of Cabinet, A t Desk of Secretary of State Girl First-claua fare only............ $7.50 Up freight, per ton....... ..... 3.00 O- Sudden & Christiansen A gen t», S a n Fran cisco , C aliforn ia F o r R eservation s NO SLER & NORTON A g en ts, C o q u ille, O regon THE HERALD Will Accept Fi rewood SUBSCRIPTION YO UR LACK C U R T A IN S will need laundering this spring. Send them to us. W e wash Quilts at 15 cents, Comforts at 25 cents. W e will wash your Wool Blankets for you better than you can do them and for small charge of 25 cents. Send the entire family wash and be rid of the hardest o f the home work. : : : : : A little Mexican girl (she might have been auywhere between fourteen ami twenty; no one could tell because «be was of the «mall kind» went into a saloon in Arizona to sell some little posies she had made of wild dowers for I cent each. A cowboy named Due*kill)—a good looking chap-bought one. for which he paid her a quarter and wouldn’t take any change. Buck- liu didn't like the way she looked at him when she thanked him. There was something in that glance that meant a suddenly born love The cow boy knew something about these hot blooded girls of the south, these greas­ ers. and didn’t care t,o have any of them fall in love with him Hither the love must be returned or the man loved was liable to have a tarantula put in his bed or a knife In bis heart or something of the kind. After selling Buckliu the posy the Mexican girl went up to the bur and stood beside a big follow—Jeuks, who was about as bud a specimen as tbe country produced, and the bad ones were very bad—and asked him to buy u posy Looking down and seeing the girl beside him. Instead of buying a posy be gave her a cuff and. with an oath, told her to “ git along.” Bucklin didn’t like to interfere, for in the first place he expected to either kill or be killed if he did. und In tbe second place he didn’t wish to become the girl’s champion, for if he did he might not get rid of her without trouble. But there was something in him that couldn’t abide Jenks’ act and lie sprang for him from behind and turn bled him on the floor. Then, holding him down with one hand, he whipped out his gun with the other and, press lng it against his cheek, said to him: “ I ’ve done this for what you did to the girl. Your life is mine. I’ll give it to you if you'll agree before these witnesses to keep the peace with me.” Tbe man, knowing that it was death or consent, gave his word for peace. There was an unwritten law in that part of the country that applied in such a case as this, and Jenks knew that If he killed the cowboy another cowboy or some other person would shoot him from behind. Being re­ strained from killing the cowboy him self, he concocted a scheme whereby some one else would do the Job for him He stole a horse and. leading it to where Bucklin was asleep alone by a campfire, picketed the animal be side him. Bvcklin was tried by the vigilance committee and sentenced to be hanged, but the night before he was to be executed the little greaser girl collected a lot of vipers of a poi sonous kind and. throwing them among the guard, scattered them, thus giving Bucklin an opportunity to light out. But the end of the story is not yet. With feminine divining powers the greaser girl understood that Jenks had got Bucklin Into the horse stealing trouble. One day while walking along o road she saw the body of a man ly ing on the ground. Since there was no hole in him she concluded he had died a natural death A stroke of genius occurred to her. Taking out a little pistol she carried in her bosom, she fired a bullet Into the dead man’s brain, then took things she found in ills pockets—there was quite enough to identify him—then awaited her op­ portunity to put them in Jenks’ pock­ ets. Having succeeded in this, she went ofT and told a citizen that she had seen Jenks murder a man and rifle his pockets. Tlie recipient of this secret told oth ers. and several men went to where the body lay. then proceeded to Jenks and interviewed him. The visitors searched his garments, and Jenks was astonished at the result Unfortunately for Jenks. every one in that region wanted to get rid qf him The bullet hole In the dead man’s head did not Indicate that one of Jenks’ enor moils bullets had passed through it, but It was suggested that he might have screened himself by using a dif ferent weapon And did not the ar tides that had been taken from the man’s pocket prove the murder? For It was soon learned who the man was and that the tlilugs belonged to him. It has been said that “ the wish is fa ther to the thought,” and the same per tains to evidence. Every one wished Jenks to be proved guilty so that he could be got rid of. and on this ac­ count there wns little trouble In con vlctlng him Meanwhile the little greaser girl went about selling posies, looking as Innocent ns a dove. Some who had seen the fracas in her behalf suggest e. al the table, tlie king’s in- en.ions be rune apparent. The min- Ick William’s left would stiv at > commit lese majeste by rilhiv bn1'. Utppi .g In sovereign or admit him- ;ud be the laughing stock elf ! •. .i f the tab • Although the company was already In a gale of merriment at his expense, tbe minis;ci was not at all ready to acknowledge a defeat. Just as the blow was passed to him he let a knife fall clattering to the floor between the king and himself. Immediately a serv­ ant sprang forward, picked the knife up and handed it to tlie minister, but what was the lackey’s astonishment to receive, instead of a word of thanks, a tap on the cheek. The minister by his wit had saved the situation without vtolating the rules of the game. The king was the first to join In the laugh tor and applause that greeted the min­ ister’s cleverness. LET U S BE M EN . Let us devote ourselves to those great objects that are fit for our consideration and action; let us raise our conceptions to the magni­ tude and importance of the duties that devolve upon us, let our com­ prehension be as broad as our country, our aspirations as high as its certain destiny; let us not be pygmies in a case that calls for men.— Darnel W ebster. Such as Welsh Rabbit, Scotch W o o d ­ cock and Mock Crab. When one comes to think of it, it is surprising how many fabulous animals come regularly to the dinner table or supper table. Among them, of course, the most familiar is the Welsh rabbit, which in its original form was merely toasted cheese. Some folks declare that the name is a corruption o f “ rarebit,” but this has never been proved. Then there is the golden buck, which is a Welsh rabbit with a poached egg on top. Chinese rabbit is a Welsh rab bit with rice in It. and a Mexican rab bit (otherwise known as n Spanish rabbit) contains tomatoes and onions So much for rabbits. But how many people are familiar with the Cape Cod turkey? Plenty in New England, where codfish goes under that name. Scotch woodcock is two slices of hot buttered toast, with an anchovy on each slice and a sauce made of half a pint of milk and the yolks of three eggs poured over them Less familiar perhaps is English monkey, which is made by soaking a cupful of breadcrumbs in a cupful of milk and adding a tablespoonful of melted butter, a beaten egg and half a cupful of grated cheese, the whole, with salt and pepper added, being poured over toasted crackers. The mock turtle is one of the most familiar of fabulous table .animals, be­ ing served in the form of soup In “ Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland” will be found a striking picture of this remarkable reptile, represented with the body of a turtle und the head of a calf. Mock duck is a roll of chopped meat and breadcrumbs baked. Mock crab is made by mixing equal parts of grat­ ed cheese and butter, seasoning with salt, pepper and vinegar und adding a fe\v drops of anchovy sauce The paste thus prepared is spread on slices of dry toast or sometimes served in crab shells Last, but not least remarkable, of these mythological animals, known only to the kitchen uaturalist. Is the corn oyster, which Is a small fritter of green corn fried like a real oyster.— New York American. D e v o n sh ire Terrace. Dickens was tweuty-seven years old when In 1831) he moved from Doughty street to Devonshire terrace George du Maurier Ihcd for some years in 1 Devonshire terrace. In this celebrated house Dickens wrote no fewer than ten of his books—“ The Old Curiosity Just Between. Shop.” “ Burnaby Rudge.” “ The Christ­ A man caught a heavy cold during mas Carol.” “ American Notes.” “ Mar­ the changeable weather and conclud­ ed to take a spell In bed. His wife tin Chuzzlewit,” “ The Haunted Man,” “ The Battle of Life,” “ Dornbey and caine into the room and said: Son." “ Tlie Cricket on the Hearth” and “ Jim. there’s a visitor for you.” “ Oh. shucks!” Jim growled “ I ’m “ David Copporflcld.” Devonshire ter­ race was situated at the corner of the too sick to see anybody.” Marylebone mad and used to be called “ But it’s our pastor.” “ Thunder! I ain’t sick enough to the smallest t« rrace in London.—Lon­ don Standard see him ’’ —Newark Star. Patti’s First Audience. Ths Joints of the Acrobat. Everybody baa seen tbe acrobat dis­ Adelina Patti once gave the follow­ ing account o f her first audience: At locate his joints. By means of flexions six years o f age I was a priraa donna and contortions that have been prac­ ticed from n very early age the spinal of the nursery. When I had been put cord has been converted into what is to bod on my return home with my to all intents and purposes a rubber father and mother from the opera 1 tube. He can throw his head low used to make sure that they and the enough to put Ids neck between his rest of tlie family were asleep, and legs and bend Ids back into a bow then I won Id hop out from beneath the almost as compu te as that of the fire­ routitviViine and fancy myself a great side cat A medical man has classified cnntacriee, bowing lie fore the plaudits these dislocations and says that the di­ of a huge audience. I must admit that gestion of Mich men Is almost alwjiys my ai.Jlence was a little apathetic, but, perfect, provided they do not carry He thinks after nil, that Is not to be wondered their exercises to excess a i f for they were only a row of dolls the circulation Is stimulated to n de­ which I had ranged on chairs before gree where waste products of the body are more easily eliminated.-Harper’s. me. H a v e you pai>l the p rin ter. CHICHESTER S PILLS T i l F . I M f M O M ) It R A M » . A l . a d l e * ! A * L ytuic 1». iig i? l«t f >r A \ r h l c liM - tr r’» 1*1 mi »V i i ifT lr n m i/ A \ mu In H o d an I .1 T • \v7 1 • i • i- - u r , : v / T n U e no o t k e r I o f yonr V llrnval« iT .-T m n i m a M o m » u r a n i » ■ r R B i M f years known as Best, i it. Always Relut I « SOLD BY DRlOTiISlS Lit Rift HUP N A TIO N A L OR B A N K C O Q U lliL iB , O R E G O fl. T r a n s a c t » a G e n e ra l B a n k in g H a l t , , ( D irector. W YNKO O P When mother ami 1 went to tbe city we always «topped at the Arlington ho­ tel It was In a quiet part of town and a hotel suitable for women. We had finished oue o f these sojourns in the city, during which we had done considerable shopping. 1 had packed my trunk amJ gone inU> mother’s room to pack hers. Theu 1 went buck to my room I found the door ajar, which surprised me, for 1 had closed it when I left the room, and In the center of the room saw a man standing, look­ ing rather dazed I stood stock still, looking at him, when lie said to me: “ Pardon me; 1 must have eutered the wrong room.” He was a very gentlemanlike young fellow and withal very handsome— nothing at all like u thief—and i was about to say something to make him feel more comfortable when 1 noticed that my truuk, which 1 had left closed, stood open and the articles 1 had laid in it carefully were much disarranged. I run to it and found certain articles— parcels recently purchased—missing Theu I was convinced that I hud caught a thief lu my room who pre­ tended that he was there by mistake. I went to the electric button and was about to press it when hv seized my wrist and said: “ For heaven’s sake, what are you going to do?” “ Summon assistance.” 1 didn’t feel afraid of him. Why I don’t know, un­ less it was his munuer. which was very deferential. “You dou’t need assistance. And if you and 1 are caught here together lu your bedroom the consequences will be unfortunate, to say the least. I assure you that I have got Into the wrong room.’ “ Who has robbed me?” “ Bobbed you?” “ Yes; articles are missing from that trunk.” He ut once turned his pockets inside out to show me that he did not have my property Indeed, the lost arti­ cles were too bulky to be on his per­ son. besides being quite valueless. 1 was puzzled “ 1 don’t understand tt.” I said. "Nor I But. I’m not going to remain here to limit for an explanation Be lieve me, if I am found here it would reflect upon you. a woman, far more than on me. a man.” “ Go,” I cried “ it is bad enough to be robbed without any additional mis fortune.” He slipped out of thè door and left me standing over my trunk, bewilder ed. My brain was filled with conflict­ ing .‘onjeetures concerning him. He bore the stamp o f a gentleman, and yet surely he was a thief and by some trick hud got away with tny property However, there was nothing for me to do. so far as I could see. but pocket my loss and say nothing about it This course commended Itself to me, be­ cause if the man were Innocent I did not wish to accuse him. The articles lost were not of sufficient value to make It worth while to appear against him in court, even if I could find him. which wns not probable Besides, if he were what he pretended to be it might make trouble for me Some months later I made another trip to the city and with me was my mother, and while walking along the street met the man I had found in my room in company with a Indy, whose appearance was as refined as that of the man I remarked to myself that if he were a thief he certainly bad very aristocratic looking associates He saw me. recognized me and turned pale But as we were face to face but a moment 1 could not see how lasting wns his emotion. One day when I wns at home I saw in a paper an item headed “ Capture of a Noted Hotel T h ie f” The article went on to say that a thief whose assurance was unlimited and who was master of all sorts of subterfuges had been cangi)t In a certain hotel and had con fesseli, turning over plunder that he had heeti a long time accumulating The description fitted the man I had found in my room at the Arlington. 1 gave up all idea of Ids Innocence It gave me something of a pang to do so. and yet why I could not tell. A few days later I received a note from the proprietor of the Arlington, repeating what 1 had read in the news­ paper und saying that packages bear lng my name had been recovered Should he send them to me or would I call for them? The latter course was advised I went immediately to the city and to ids hotel I Identified some property ns belong ing to me. and it was returned. I was anxious to see the thief, hut could not get sight of him without going to jail, which I would not do Before I left the landlord sent up to my room to know If 1 would meet him In the In dies’ parlor ! went down, and there beside the proprietor was the man 1 had found in my room. “ This is Mr Brninard." said the pro '•rletor. “ who desires to offer you an apology for something that occurred in this house some time ago. Mr Brninard is a patron of my house and a gentleman of the best social stand Ing ’’ *1 am exonerated,” said Mr Brain- aid. “ nnd a mystery Is explained This hotel thief who has been captured was in your room intentionally before I got Into it by mistake” In Mr Rrninard 1 found a friend who has now been such many years. ( QwN A F IR S T 0. C SARF0RD, A,it. Collier B n a in e c a * * C ,rr« ip ,,4 ,,u K.O . Diluent, A . J. Hhervtoud, Notion») Il.nk o C'liinitieroe, N r * York C l L. Harlocker, 1.. 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