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Our Astronomer-General begs to rcjHirt
That he gai'd at the star from the old witches' coutt:
And he read in their brilliance, refulgent and clear,
The things that will happen this ensuing year;
For the sunset of life gives him mystical lore.
In One Thousand Nine Hundred and Nought and a Four.
First among the gay scenes that encountered him there
Were the lights and the surge of the St. Louis Fair;
There the millions of mankind will haste to display
The twentieth century's proudest array
Of marvels; for wonders will grow more and more.
In One Thousand Nine Hundred and Nought and a Four.
There will be an election and with eloquence grand
Politicians will static through this opulent land,
Bulldozing, inducing, whitewashing, applying
All the arts of persuasion, with sou little lying;
And candidates prows?, as they promis'd before,
In One Thousand Nine Hundred and Naught and a Four.
There'll be railroads and railroads; they're coming amain;
And surveyors are streaming trom RoJchurg and Drain;
The cow-catchers rushing right into our town
Will knock down the knockers, if they don't get aroun';
And a new depot stand at our own cabin door
In One Thousand Nine Hundred and Nought and a Four.
We'll have ships of large tonnage they'll come from afar;
Appropriations wilt sweep all the sand from our bar;
And out near Tioga without chewing the rag
Stephen Rogers will race without meeting a snag;
Ships will sail o'er the Hog's Hack, where they ne'er sailed before,
In One Thousand Nine Hundred and Nought and a Four.
We'll have ships of large tonnage they'll come from afar;
Appropr.ations will sweep all the sand from our bar;
And out near Tioga without chewing the rag
Stephen Rogers will rac without meeting a sna;
Ships will sail o'er the Hog's Back, where they ne'er sailed before,
In One Thousand Nine Hundred and Nought and a Four.
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And look at our neighbor1 Our utrr community!
AIout whom knockers eoln'd the espresiion "'JWsoonity"!
North Bend is progressing by traps and by Uiundt,
With a big census, dances, and merry-go-rounds.
She'll have hospitals, schools and the deuce knows what mure
In One Thousand Nine Ilutulird and Nought and a Four.
The Fourteenth of February will have a big mail,
And the Seventeenth of March will turn grren, without fall
The "Star Spangled" be played on the Fourth til July,
On election day whitkey'll be sold on the sly;
November s last Thursday will cause a great slaughter
Of turkeys; s imr folks will drink ' stronger thin water
And in some cases things will lie )ut as luioie
In One Thousand Nine Hundred and Nought ami a Four.
Alas! as I gate ukjii yon firry star
A dreail word is whuper'd unto me 'Its War!
Not to us, p;ac;ful friends, will this turbulence come,
Vet grim death will i.rag some of our friends Hum their hme
But new eyes will g add 'it swel mammal galore
In One Thousand Nine Hundred and Nought ami a Four
So it comes, so it goes! Don't forget it We're giratl
Drop your "its" and come puichaie some leal estate!
Scngstackeri's your mayor he will sell you some, suie
It it's Itu what he says, why, you'll never lw mr
Come and live within sound of thr greit o.-.'an's roar
In One Thousand Nine Hundred and Nought and a Four.
And I'll tell you just one thing, and that is not two
And I'll make it no secret for me or for you,
That the the knockers are dead, that their lamp's out ttl trim,
For Coos Bay is a-liuoming, and we're in the swim;
So, sound the loud timbrel trom shore unto shore
In One Thousand Nine Hundred and Nought and a Four
Maishlirid, Oregon. Dec. 25. 1WJ
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CONDENSED INFORMATION ABOUT COOS BAY
From ji Polder Issued by the Coin liny Cluimber of Commerce
INTRODUCTION
IN a folder like this, space will r.ot allow an elaborate discussion
of the subject in hand, so we will attempt to give only such fads
as will answer questions likely to be propounded by those who
contemplate a change of conditions, and who are seeking homes
in a new and desirable location, or places for investments which will
bring satisfactory returns.
There is perhaps no place on the globe which, in all of its fea
tures, is absolutely perfect, yet it must be admitted that some sec.
tons of this country toes features and oirer advantages not found
in others. Because of us resources, and natural advantage gener
ally, the Pacific Coast country is attracting much attention from men
of both large and small means, and we feel certain that when one
th- people of the states further F.ast become familiar with the in
ducements and benefits offered by the great state of Oregon, there
will be a rush to her borders thai will soon bring it to the fiont as
one of the leading Mates of the Union.
Coos County is richer in natural resources than any county in
this commonweullh, and to those who are seeking information, either
with a view of building up a home or making investments, this folder
is respectfully dedloaled,
COOS BAY CHAMIIKK OF COMMKKCK.