A SHERWOOD Pro,. could tjake response to these remarks R. I.SHIRE, V.-Pres. there came a shuttling sound across the won, why, there would be something I. H. HAZARD, Ceahlar 0. C. SANFORD, A ,it. Cashier gone from the home life of these men grass and appeared Wall Lee clad in Philippin* Island* Scene of Gr**t A c , immaculate white garments and beur- aud women—that little leaning on the tivity Among Nativo Famala*. stronger arm of the male, that de I lng a huge tray. You would not think that a woman *‘A1 yah!" he screeched when he lightful seuse o f protection that muse O P COfiUlLiLiB, O R E G O N . could over outwork a man when it saw the six perched on the fence, bo the privilege of every happily mar comes to heavy road work, but such ried women. All of these women j "Missy Carwood, she send allee same T r a n s a c t s a G e n e r a l B a n k in g B u s in e s * - Is nevertheless the case in the Philip ; compllmens and mebbe geuletnens were happily married, and had not pines. Mrs. Percy Fehu come to stir them to llkee lefleshments." In the construction o f the l ’aotiy-Cur- Account of the Suffragist B•ard *1 Dlreotara. < C o rr *, ,*nA*nti Wah Lee, relieved of his burden an Inclpnent rebellion each one would rimao road it is recalled that at one of dainties, balanced the tray on one have goue her way unmurmuring. Per K . 0 . D em ent, A . J . Sherw ood. N a tio n a l Httok u Com m erce, N e w Y o r k C l time there were approximately 600 haps Mrs. Fenn did not quite under Meeting at Tw in Star Ranch bony hand and turned to go. L . R a rlo ck a r, L . H . H a zard , O rockar W o o lw o r th N 'llU n k , 8 au K ran cl women and girls employed dally, nota» "IIo w is the party going along. Wah stand thfe real issues of the cause that Iaaiah H a ck er, It . K . Shine. F lra t N a t ’l Bank o f P o rtla n d . Portla n d . the Engineering News. These fem she represented. Lee?" asked Tony Goff. inine workers, receiving from 20 to Five women stood aggressively at the By R O SE S T R E E T The China .nan turned a mask I ike 25 or 35 centavos per day, according to Alexaon Building edge of the abyss. Five men gazeo .- - at countenance toward them. their strength and ability, are moat g - — at them with hostile eyes and ques East End First St. "Oh. so, so—makee much noise— « R. 8. K n o w lt o n , President G eo . A. R o binson , Vice-Pres. efficient when materials for subgrado, There were six of them sitting in n like what you call ’em—fire crackers tioned the wisdom of marriage with X R. II. M a s t , Cashier. Murfuclng or gravel and sand for con Its recurring crises during the adjust row on the rail fence behind the cor —ai, yah! All ladies say, men velly, crete uro to be carried a short distance. ment of different nature«. ral. In the moonlight they loomed velly bad! No like ’em—no ways." They tie up their skirts or “ paudllng" Into the silence broke Mrs. Fenn’a largely as half a dozen loose Jointed The six scraped their empty plates to be less hampered as they work and light, scornful laugh. The five worn cowpunchers. There were Boss Car- and eyed each other furtively. PROPRIETOR wield shovels, load, carry and empty wood himself of the Twin Star ranch "W e can’t stand for that line of on turned as by oue accord towar»* their baskets with a zeal that outclass and his henchmen—Jink Prole, Tony talk," said Jink Prole decisively ns he the door, and the eyes of the five men es tile men. C0QUILLE. OREGON "I dilated and their hands tightened on In the construction of tile subgrade on Goff, Jack Raymond and Mason Pep slipped <lo«vn from the fence. the bridle reins. per—as well as Febe Hatch from the reckon I ’ll jest step to the house and the raoay-Curriinao road it was neces Another instant and the decision sary to haul material about one-half a Two Bar outfit, beyond Red Spider tell Mrs. Prole that her lord aud mas would have been made, but it ap Opened for Busmes March. 1890 ter says it’s time to go home." Jink kilometer at one point. This was ac creek. All were smoking industriously, and strode to the corral and picked out peared that interruption was to come complished with women workers. Men from an unexpected quarter. Keek the Flies Out of loaded the baskets at the borrow pits. each one kept an inquisitive eye train his own horse and the pony that had CORRESPONDENTS: From the bunk bouse, where the un- Your House by putting The baskets hold about one-sixtieth ed on the lighted windows of the Twin borne his wife to the Three Star attached men of the outfit had beeu Ladd & Tilton Bank, Portland First National Bank, San Francisco Star ranch house, where Mrs. Carwood ranch. cubic meter and are carried on the bead. in Screen Doors ana National Park, New York First Trust & Savings, Coos Bay One by one the others followed suit playing cards, there sounded the large On n short haul a woman will carry phonograph which had beeu the Christ Windows. He makes until only Boss Carwood was left. from a meter to a meter and a half of mas gift of Boss Carwood to his men. With heaving shoulders and rumbling them to order material per day. chuckles of mirth he carried the emp There was a rippling piano prelude and As may be Imagined, there Is con • Also’ Scree» SafeB, Ironing Boards, ty dishes to the kitchen door and then then ihe words of a dear familiar song L Bread Boards and Step Lad siderable talking done as the work pro took up his stand under the maple sung in a rich, sweet soprano: ders o f any size gresses, especially _ln the afternoon, "Darling, I am growing old, OLD R E L IA B L E —EQUIPPED W IT H W IRELESS tree by the front piazza, where he when the women begin to tire. Igno SCREEN DOOR FACTO R Y Sliver threads among the gold” — shamelessly assumed the part of rance of the dialect may have caused Who has not listened to that old mel eavesdropper. J. E . Q U I C K the listener to misinterpret, but It 1» Jink Prole was the first to reach ody, sacred to married lovers who have COQUILLE OREGON said that the capataces (men) use some the house. He rode close to the steps carried love down into old age with very forcible arguments to convince A L W A Y S ON TIM E and rapped loudly with one spurred unbroken chalice? the women that they should talk less Within the house the lips of the wo Sails from Portland at 8 A. M., heed. and work more. August 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28 Presently Wah Lee flapped out ex men were smitten dumb; on the piazza On concrete work women are used the five insurgents looked at the five pectantly. to advantage carrying sand, gravel and Sails from Coos Bay at Service of Tide men with misty eyes that saw far into "W ah Lee, please tell Mrs. Prole that water. They are not strong enough to August 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 I am w aiting for her. It Is 11 o’clock," the future—and found the sight good. mix concrete for any length o f time, Tickets on sale to all Eastern points ami information as to routes Emily Dale, her lips tender, her great said Jack firmly. so men are employed for that purpose. and rates cheerfully furnished Wah Lee flapped into the house, and eyes luminous with a new understand W. L. K0LM. Agent momentary silence followed his an ing of love and its relation to life, Phone Main 181 DRAGGING STATE ROADS. nouncement. Then came an animated looked at Mason Pepper and saw the its-, -ts ttS. -© big man staring steadfastly at the murmur of voices, and Mrs. Prole ap Successful Roadmaking Depends Large peared in the doorway—tall, slender, moon. ly on Co-operation. Emmerett Raymond saw the girl’s well poised. Several of the states which have "Jink, dear, did you want me?" she face and the proud pose of the man’s head, and she felt a vague terror of realized the great value of the split naked sweetly. ^ Fred Von Pegert c. I. Kirne log road drag employ this device In "Jink, dear," stiffened visibly in the the new influence that was affecting their simple lives in this sinister way building state roads. Connecticut has saddle. " I t ’s time to go home, Anna," Some one must break through, some met with great success by the use of he said gruffly. the drag, aud few states In the Union Mrt. Prole came to the edge of the one must cross the abyss that would have better roads than Connecticut. piazza. There was a puzzled look on otherwise widen between husbands There exists, however, In other states MECHANICAL her amiable countenance as she sur and wives, between lover and sweet heart. a serious difference of opiniou among veyed her usually indulgent spouse. As the last notes of the song died authorities ns to whether or not the "W hy, what Is the matter?" she was responsibility of dragging the roads askiug when there came a rattle of away in lingering cadences Emily Dale hoofs, and Jack Raymond and Tony stepped forward and crossed the abyss G e n e r a l Blacksmithing, Goff clattered to a standstill, each lead on a bridge of love that must last Wagon Making, Machine through the years until silver threads ing a pony. " I P I H A D A W IF E SH E W O U L D N ’T A T Work, Pattern Making ar.d TE N D S U F F R A G E T T E M E E TIN G S ." "Howdy. Mrs. Prole," greeted Ray mingled with the gold of her pretty Casting, Automobile Work. was entertaining a number of ladies mond hurriedly. "W ill you please tell hair. " I ’m ready now, Mason," she said who had been invited to meet Mrs. Emmerett that I think It’s time to go COQUILLE, OREGON sweetly, and her voice trembled. Percy Fenn, the well known reformer, home?" The black horse whirled sharply, of Chicago. “ And you might say the same thing and Mason Pepper leaped to the steps Febe Hatch lighted nnother ciga to my Polly," cut In Tony Goff. rette, blew a cloud of smoke Into the “ And, say, Mrs. Prole, just tell Liz and pulled the buckskin pony forward. moonlight and laughed dryly. zie Hatch that her boss is waiting here "Hear that whooping?" he asked. "I and that if she wants his company reckon this here Mrs. Percy Fenn has home she better hurry," was Febe got our wives a-going for fair." Hatch’s contribution to these marital Vi a Coquille and Myrtle Point "She could get me going easy orders. enough," remarked Tony Goff enthu A t this moment Mason Pepper came siastically. "She’s sure a good looker." leisurely up on his big black horse, his Leavt s Marshfield..... 5 a. m. Mason Pepper hooked a heel in the hand on the bridle rein of Emily Dale’s Arrives Roseburg 1 p. m. lower rail, crossed his legs and grip buckskin pony. Leaves Rose burg 6 a. m. ped one knee In his hands, swaying "Any message from you, Mason?" Arrives Marshfield afternoon. gently to and fro, his handsome eyes asked Mrs. Prole sweetly. A U C T IO N E E R on the silver sphere of the moon. "W hy, ma’am, I ’m just a-w’aiting for Make reservations in advance at Owl D R A G G IN G CO N N E C TIC U T HOAD. " I f I had a w ife," he said, with a Emily," said Mason in a tired tone. Drug Store, Marssfield. When you get one, get one o f exper rests solely upon the farmers’ shoul superior air, "she wouldn’t attend any "Very well. I will give your mes ders or whether the state or county suffragette meetings. She wouldn’t sages," said Mrs. Prole, and she dis ience—26 years at the business Stages, Myrtle Point lo Roseburg, Carrying Baggage and United Stales Mail should do this work. go anywhere I didn’t approve of." appeared within the house. In the last analysis successful road- E. G. C A S S ID Y BANDON, ORE. This bombshell was followed by a A ripple of musical laughter follow J. L. L A IR D , Proprietor making depends upon harmonious co dead silence. ed the messages. It came in a silvery Office at Laird’s Livery Barn, Myrile Point, Both Phones operation between Individuals and Boss Carwood drew a long breath. stream from the throat o f Mrs. Percy county, state and national authorities. "Do tell us some more things, Ma Fenn, who apologized prettily for the We may not have reached the stage son," he said in a choking voice. " I f lapse even wjjlle she delivered several | when state aid to the extent of many there’s one thing more than another stabbing remarks. millions of dollars is advisable, but that I love and admire. It is to hear Within the house there was absolute we certainly have reached the stage a measly, no ’count bachelor tell what silence, while Mrs. Fenn’s words sank when the burden should be taken from he’s going to do when he gets mar deep into the hearts of the would be the unsupported shoulders of the ried." masterful women. Then there was a farmer, where it has rested all too "Because he does so diffrunt, I pre rustle o f skirts, and several women long. The farmer is perfectly willing sume," drawled Mason. came through the wide hall and out to do his share, lie simply objects to "Exactly, and I suppose if your girl upon the piazza. W ill Accept the policy which makes his share all —your very best girl—was a-sitting in In the deep shadow o f the maple the work and little o f the credit or re the front row there in the living room, Boss Carwood hugged himself glee clapping her hands at every remark fully. ward. made by Mis. Percy Fenn. why, Ma Mrs. Jack Raymond, nee Emmerett is now fully equipped with modern CHINESE TO BUILD ROAD. son, I s’pose you’d break the whole Hodge, stepped forward, voicing the faces of type and accessories thing off, eh?" Boss Carwood nearly sentiments of her companions as by Highway Will B« a Hundred Mile« fell off the fence as he leaned for mutual consent. for the execution of ward to observe the embarrassment "W e are not ready to go, Jack," she Long—To Spare No Expense. of Mr. Pepper. said In a masterful manner. "You Chinese engineers under the direc R ID E H O M E A LO N E ?’’ " I sure would!" was Mason’s em may come again In an hour—or leave " Y O U P R E F A E S R K E TO tion of Jick Q. Wong, an American D TO N Y GOFF. phatic reply. the horses and we will ride home trained engineer, have been in Hong Emily Dale smiled back at Mrs. Prole. "Then go In and break it off now!" alone." kong for some time making arrange Mrs. Prole and Polly GolT, who, with "Please say ‘good night’ for me to ments for commencing the survey of yelled Tony Goff triumphantly. "W hat do you mean?" Emmerett, lived In cottages on the Mrs. Carwood and tell Mrs. Fenn that an automobile truck road lu Kwang- “ Only this. Pep—Miss E m iy Dale’s Twin Star property, waited calmly, her talk has been—so—so enlighten tung province, which is designated ns ing!" a feeder for the Kwnngtung section of screeching with the rest of ’em in but Mrs. Febe Hatch and Emily Dale I f Mast# Pepper held her in his moved uneasily. Both lived beyond the Canton-Hankow railway and also there!" "Huh!" was Mr. Pepper’s reply. Rod Spider creek, and the trail was a arms for an instant before he lifted probably ns the beginning of a rail her into the saddle no one noticed It. From the house came the sound of lonely one. way in connection with that trunk line. There are times when absolute inde No one noticed that they rode away The road now planned and for which excited female voices lifted In happy at once down the trail, the black horse detailed surveys are being commenced discussion. They were all talking at pendence Is decidedly uncomfortable. “ You prefer to ride home alone?" and the buckskin pony so close to will be substantially 100 miles long. once, and the burden of their song was gether that Mason and his sweetheart ----- O N----- It Is expected to start at a station call the oppression o f woman, and their asked Tony Goff, looking his Polly could hold hands ns they rode slowly straight in the eye. ed I ’oko In Chinese, in section 12 of slogan w*as "Equality with man." "Poor creturs!" said Jack Raymond Polly, who had been a pretty school- homo. the Canton Hankow railway, about in a style unexcelled and at prices As I said, no one noticed them save, seventy miles from Canton, and will feelingly. "Every blamed one of them ma’am. eyed her husband unwaver perhaps. Boss Carwood, but his atten equally as inviting as can be females has got a good husband and a ingly. follow the line of the old imperial mall “ O f course not,” she said cheerfully, tion was immediately transferred to a ml courier road or path, a road over comfortable house, and them as hasn’t obtained from others the four cowpunchers who waited con which Imperial dispatches have been expects to catch a husband and have a "but you men must understand that tentedly while their wives made brief home in the near future. I confess 1 you cannot dictate to us in little mat transported for hundreds of years by adieus in the house and then obedient relays much in the manner o f the old didn't think my Emmerett was so dis ters of this sort. We will send word ly rode home beside their respective YOUR L A C E C U R T A I N S pony express in the western states of satisfied with me." when we are ready to go." " It ’s going to make a lot of divided Mr. Goff stansl resentfully at her. husbands. the United States, except that as a When the last one had gone and Prole lie was torn between Indignation and rule the service was performed by run households." observed Jink there still remained a group of unde nel's. The new road will extend to thoughtfully, "this here difTrunce of the chivalry of the plainsman. Mason repper’s black horse stirred uneasily cided women about Mrs. Percy Fenn, the town of Kongsi, near the border Opinion." will need laundering this "They’s stopped talking—so much,’' as his master’s hand fell heavily on Carwood heard the laugh of the re Fukien province. It is planned to former once more. This time it was give the new road considerable hard volunteered Tony Goff. " I t must be his satiny neck. spring. Send them to because they’ve found something bet " I reckon Mrs. Goff has expressed rather metallic in tone. surface dressing.—Horseless Age. "I guess I’ll go In and stand by the ter to do. probably eating." us. W e wash Quilts at the sentiments of all the ladies?" said "Funny how then can all be so hap Mr. Pepper, with a questioning eye missus." muttered Carwood. ’’Seem« J a m a ic a 's Fine H ig h w a y s . 15 cents, Comforts at 25 like she’ll need some help In mnnag- | The little island of Jamaica has over py not believing in the protection of fixed on Emily Dale’s lovely face. cents. We will wash ! 1.0PO miles of tlrst class macadam husbands and that the most beautiful Miss Dale lifted a scornful lip and lng Mrs. Percy, and when there’s trou- | ble brewing I guess there isn’t any- 1 roads. Each section. .1 distance rang thing any W’ o iu n n can do is to make a tossed her head. your Wool Blankets for P R IN T E D PR O M P T LY Silence fell between the five wom thing that a woman likes to hav® ing from a few hundred yards to a happy home and keep her husband lov around better than a mere husband. I AND A C C U R A TE L Y you better than you can mile or more, is in charge o f a sec ing her long after they’re both old and en in the piazza and the five men and I’m the man for the Job!" And as tion man or woman, who is responsi forlorn." Thus spoke Ihe lone bache waiting at the steps. Somehow each do them and for the one of the ten knew that there was ’’«* went the boss softly whistled a ble for the roads condition within lor of the company. l *rs o f "Silver Threads Among Before Mason Pepper’s companions an Impending crisis. I f the piazza those limits. small charge of 25 cents. ‘ ' ’d.” . Send the entire family No Sympathy. 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