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About Weekly coast mail. (Marshfield, Coos County, Or.) 1902-1906 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1903)
faiftr- -j,, ? ! ;? ,it teaa. a - "pr"" j "wa -' T'rf",'M "t ' "-rw tcI tK ,, ,, j trttiwiptirteut. ifyU.s.t r ' tr??'?? v&.it&r, nsrrixrisr ij?wj? v V -sai!w8(l IK- . : if. J" -fir j.' t i'i - ," SE '.' w v tnmviBolnsr rroof. Hho-I hnd tin Idea licforo lent night tluit Mr. YVntaoii wm a mini of nticu lofty iiniliKlouH nnil ox a It 'U Ideals. Ho- llow dlil you come to find It out? Hht -iio proponed to mo. THE FASHIONS. " 'A now twilled cloth for winter cos tume nH!jiil)lcu thu wi-uvo of French Vlcuim. Rllk nnil wool mixture nro Jiwt now tjultn an iwjiulnr iim nny other drcso mn t prln I mill nru especially pretty for un trimmed tailor nmdo iiklrts. Military effecta, umnrtly trimmed voetu. lira Id nnd button trimmed collura nnd ruvent, thewo nro chief chnrnctcrla Ucu of now Jacket nnd tiillor bloitmii. Many of tin lending drefwmnkcra nre again closing tliu skirt nl tho buck on ltunaltiu blouiMi nnd other nutumti co tuition nnd placing thu opening on tha luft nltlo of thu front breadth under n trimmed tnh, ItiiMot, mihlu nnd golden drown cloth gowns nro to ho worn thlu hviikod, and the French ront, UHiinlly mndo with an tipni front. In completed hy n vist of .white or cruitu cloth fastened with gold buttons. Fnnhlonablo fur trlmmluga atlll ahow fcable, mink, mtirten or other tnlU de pending llko n deep frlngu from stole ahaod front j of fur wrap or yoke, Itnlertnca, collarette, etc., of velvet, decorated with Inco nnd fur, en ap plique, An old fnd which acorn likely to come Into favor ngnlu thin season la tho nppllcntlon of fur on Inco, both 1 tiny imnda, which nro very effective, nnd llknwlao In bltn nud uitcheit out lining or covering tho form of onu of tho dealgus In tho lace Jfow. York Post. T OVER THE OCEAN. , Vow untlva government employee la India receive more than (100 a year. Blucu tho fnll of tho cnmpnnllu In Vonlcu tho gun Unit ithcd to umiounce noon and auiiNct Ih nllent. For tho llrat tlmo on tho Italian coat nhnrk has nttneked nnd dovoured a bather In tho sen near Naples. ".MuJuSa" wnH the nnme given to a now MUlphuroiia yellow colored two re cently exhibited In PnrlH. Another black red variety wua called Itocr Cour age. Nearly two-thlrda of the twelve tnllca bf tho Ulmplou tunnel nro now com pleted. On the Italian aldo 2,000 men nro employed nnd on the Bwlna aldo an even larger number. N Thu cathedral at flnthcnburg, "tho Swedluh Venice," which threatens to Rhnro tho fato of tho cnmpnnllo, la only a hundred yeurn old. It burned down In 1721 nud again In 1802. l'ent gnu Iiuh been employed aa fuel at thu M ota la Kteel worka, Sweden, for Jtliu puat thirty years, originally for .the puddling furunceu and to n fltlll greater extent HiibHeiiucntly for the opuu hearth furnaces. A Polish count nomo tlmo ago took bin nutomobltu nnd hla colored driver to IiIh eututc. A few dnyn later u depu tation of iMHiuautn appeared, who do 'eland that- the negro wax tho dovll and threatened to kill htm and destroy , IZnrntnu of AniAHpaVt'lnirMa. , Approximately the enrnlnRH of tho Qvo nud two-thlrda million fnrms of tha United Ktnten wnh for 1002 flvo nnd one-nfth billion dollnru. Thla la far In cxccku of thu totul Incomo of tho farm era nt any other tlmo In their hlatory, Tho products of tho farina for 1800 eolrt for $ 1,730, 118,71.2. Tho ccrcahi, snvo corn, tiro about equal to the crop of 1800, TIiIh year 500,000,000 bushchf more corn and soveral huiidrod tliou Baud head of ntcorn In oxcoaa of throe yearn ago were placed on tho market. And ono Hhould also remember that the number of farina Ih continuously la creasing nt a rato of from 16,000 to-V 000 auuually. Uevlcnv of Ueviowa. Ilorae an a Bliirrtcrcr. 'A reniiulmblu atory coiuaa from Mel lor, Ihigland. A man noticed a horao clrclltiR continually round u limb, urg ing It townid n fciico nud finally thrunt Jug It through n hedgo into A Uooded dlko beyond nt an exact Bpot where another lamb wob drowned. Tlio horflo ("Wiio diverted from Jta murdcroua Uo elyii with great dltllculty. j. . .Ilrlmatone Vyw nbeqnuttlant, 1 Ijho ' gj;palea liuvo nn odd euro for rcumatlHui, They curry & good elzcd piece of brlmutono In thopocket and warrant It to euro tho Wont cadea. i.v. .1. E"wgRKiifoTN THEDARJCTi DUooinfort of Ktntam Bt9nOi Dnrr Uw WMUt, Tho dlfllcultloa unJr wbkh ooel mining oicnttloiM wcro carried ou be fore tho aclontlat Davy had Invented hla afoty lump rnunt have been very great) In many tluiea tho only ulternatlvo the mndliuval tnluer hnd to pitch dnrkncM wan tho plioflphoreflcimt glcnm from dried llah. Thu mlnor'n ImplcuicnU; orlglnnlly of atono or hard oak, grudu ally Improved, hut ho woo forced to work In nlmoHt complete darkmiw until Hlr Humphry Davy hy hla remarkable invention enabled him to light hla way through the tuuticln ho hud excavated with comparative nnfety. Agrlcola, nn author who wroto about tho inuldlo of thu tilxteenth century, ha- left nn elaborate trcatUo on ceil mining iih It wna practiced during the middle ngen. From thla wo Icnrn that tho homo gin, which nur'lvra to the preiteut day In Homo of tho mining din trlcta of Great liiltuln and northern Hurope, wiih tho eugliio chlelly em ployed both for lifting tho con I and for getting rid of the water. Thin Intter object wuh nlao notnetlniea effected by moaua of pumpx turned by windmill or by tunuela driven with grcnt labor to an outlet at n lower level. ' Tomlm n( lliti Anclrnl Proplirl. There exlxt In parln of Inlnm many tomliH of the prophet Daniel. Of the.io one of tho moMt eelehrnted la nt Cairo. TIiIh fact need not antonl-li ua. Tho Muwiulimina admit Klthout hrnltntlon thu duplication or even Indcllnlto mul tiplication of the bol ten of holy per sona without their veneration for each of tho remnlua being diminished In tho leant. It In worth noting that tho nn- turo of tho honorary (luallllcationa no I corded to thu nine K.ilut vnrlea In dlf , feretit count rlea. Thua, for example, 1 Daniel haa at Cnlro the iiumo of Neb , bl Daniel -that la, they give him thu title of prophet, an being nt thu mino tlmu that which rutin him host nnd If tho mint honorable they con confer. In Algeria or Morocco feudal countrlca tho tltlo they give to Kalnta Ih aid!, which algnlflea lord, which la nlno tho tltlo there of mllltnry and polltlcl chlefi. In central Anla they giro to thoic canonized pcraona whom they re aiect moat, na to tho prophet Dnnlcl, tho tltlo of khodjn, which menna In Arabic writer or lettered. MablitK Marblo On of Cbalk. In nnturo mnrblo la mndo out of ehnlk by water which pcrcolatc-i through the chalky dcpoaltn, dlMolvca tho chnlk partlclo by pnrtlca nnd cryaUUUcH It, mountain presauro aolld Ifylng It. It hna been found that ntml lar rcKUlta mny be nceotnpllahcl by chemical menna. Flrat allcca of chntlc arc dipped In a color bath, staining them with tlnta thnt will imlinto nny kind of mnrblu known. For thla pur potfo the aame mineral ntnlua nre uacd na aro employed In nnturo. Pur exam ple, to produco counterfeit "verdo an thjue" oxide of copier la utilized. In llko manner green, pink, black nnd other colorings nre obtained. Next thu chalk nllecn go Into another bath, by which they nro hardened nnd cryatnl llzed. coming out to all lutcuta nnd uucDoaen reul marble. The Krw ilpnnlnti Minister. Senor Don K mlllo do OJeda, tho new rntulHter from Spain, npeaka eoveml languages, la well read.ln tho Uteretur of many countries nnd Is a crdlUblt painter. Ho hna hud a long experi ence In dlplomncy. Bmliarraaatajr Por h Vrktemtow, iTofessor (td hlo clnda) Qcatlemcn, 5 liavo to apologlao for a short delay In beginning this lecture, I liavo unfor tunately left my raunuscrlpt at home, but my boy, whom I hnvo sent for it, .will bo hero shortly. rrofc88or,a Son (audibly) Mother couldn't find tho manuscript, so eh has eent tho book you copied It from. N013 Dfork Times. Urovni'a Sytopnthr. Jones Cuarleyufqll, from n street lust evening. prown Oh, I'm awfoUy aorryl JHMjttwfLI DllaBBBHBkBBnaaa10BVv . ' wbukJs BDjlBHpBBBBBBBBMi.fwBBrSBERaajrSLSxBBBBBBBBBBj BfcaBWBBBBBBBTSSHBBiailBlSiaijajSSlSlSllaMaili , lEftTED THE PARSON. K Oine Whin ho Wi-Adlng tVBt on tho Rltflit llantf, A clerical corrcapondont of ilo Lon don Kxprffta tella of a wedding cere mony In which ho oMclnted tind In 111 r.cal for rubrical obncrvnnceu laid him iielf open to a comical nnd crushing retort. "I wna then curnto of n nmnll coun try pariah In Homerfletalilrc, nnd onr day a couplo prcaented thcmiielver nftnr duo prcllmlnarleii for mnrrlngi In thu village chlirch. "All went well until tho moment camo when It in directed by tho rubric that tho man nhall place tho ring upon the fourth linger of tho womnn'u left hnnd, but then trouble began. Tho yok-ci, nppnrenuy rrom nervounnena or Ignorance, laid hold of tho right hnnd of hla expectant trrldo nnd placed tho ring there resolutely. " 'No,' I wild, with quiet flrmne-in, 'you muitt put tho ring on her left hand.' 'i'o thla hla only reply wna a atolld alnrc. Thinking ho hnd not uu dcratood mo, I repeated my wordx. but with no better effect. "With on much wnrmth nnd In alntcnco na wna juallfled hy the occa nlon I now took llrmer ground nnd nald, 'If you do not put the ring on her left hand, I munt atop tho hctv Jce.' "And then tho climax enme. With a complacent Htulle, that neemod to nhow, Ida antlafacilon nt having for tho mo ment 'iM'Kted' tho pnraon, tho bride groom nettled tho jwlnt for nil tlmo with tho worda, 'l'lcaac, air, aha ain't got tiouer" - j lM0OBllile, Bcootcr Ih your wlfo ever abort In bor accountH? Dumly Not much! You'd Juat wight to hear her try to toll a story. Cleve land riaJa Dealer. " T3MmclodT)Uicfca. " Enameled hatha nro tho trial of tho bouRowlfo who doca not understand how, they should bo mndo to retain their pristine frcahncKs. Vlgoroua scrubbing of them In not desirable, but a almplo way of clcnnlng them la thla: Flint wl(o out tho tub wltlin dry cloth; then thonnighly rub It with n cloth dipped In salt nnd turpentine, than which nothing la better for removing slnlng. After tho tub hitB been gently scoured In thla manner rlnxo with clear warm water, dry with n freah cloth, nnd tho tub will look llko new. Gray llnlr. It is claimed that, although women nro now HUccenaful In preserving their youth nlmoHt to tho jwlnt of annihilat ing old nge, it la nlao true that women's hntr turns gray aooncr than it used to. It In nnld thero nro no old ladles In tueso dnya. Urnndmothera refuac to put on caps nnd sit at home with their knitting. On tho other hnnd, their Kniuddnughters begin to have gray hair before they get out of college. Monty Dlnclc I. ncc. If you hnvo some black laco thnt looks hopelcuKly rusty, soak It for Bonio hours In a solution of vinegar nnd wa ter (two tnblespoonfulB of tho former to n pint of the latter Is nbout tho right proportion); then rlnm In cold coffee nud Iron whllo damp In two pieces of tlahnel. It In wonderful how this treatment Improves Ehabby lace. MnrkhiK Iuk Stnlna, Marking ink ntnlnn may bo removed from linen by tho nppllcntlon of a mix turn conalhtlng of n pint of rainwater In which a tcnupoonful encli of oxalic acid nnd lemon Juice haa been dis solved. When tho Ink spoto have dis appeared, wash out the atuln iulrturi lu cleui- cold water. Aocuuutcd I'or. Ilnrncs There goes Stuvers. I never saw anybody who could stand tho hard lmocks of life oh he can. IIo's a man of Iron. Howes That accounts for It. 1 thought ho looked rtither rusty. Bon ton Transcript. Tho fool alts down nnd worries rtboul tho, living the world owes hlui. but thf wlsoguy hustles around nud collect tho Interest ton tho debt. ChUajo Nowa. i . - Ono ot'tho hard things to under stand la bow such nlcoKWiidmotlier as everybody has over could IiUVo Uocn I MAllimln.lniBn .1 UiVVUlt-tUU11 Vrl4ni nt Cfat Commtlon, Judge Oeorgo Orny, prealdcnt of tlw board of coal irtrlko nrbltratorf a 1 mMmmU .4. m$wm-f!m w. V4.iTwinU ! judge of the United Btntea circuit court I-or fifteen yenra ho rcjrre pented Delaware In tho United Htatea ecnute. SOOTHING SHOPPING. Si Peacefnl Ufpcrlenco at the Hat JVorlcr Ccnernl Uraporlum. Tho exhausted shopper Bank upon the sofa, whllo from tho open mouth of her reversed Bonton bag poured a ennende of little parcels, freshly strug gled far at Uic Mouday bargain coun ters. "Oh," she cried, "wl.y does one hnvo to shop In the city? Everything is so hurried, confused, complex, distracting and nerve destroying! If I wens only lack nff Diet Norley! "Last cummer while I wan thero I had to buy a yard of dark brao ribbon, and I drovo over to the ono atoro nt the crossroads to get It It took nomo five minutes to convince tho amiable proprietor thnt I really wanted dark blue and could not be persuaded to ac cept light lusread, which he considered more BUltnhle and becoming to a fair complcxloned person of my years; ha added reassuringly that anybody under forty was not too young for baby blue. "Another ilm minutes wero given up to hla Incredulous reluctance to bcllcvo that two Inches wide would not do ns well as three, especially ns tho three Inch width, had been mislaid on a top hell anil he would bavo to get a atcp lndder to get Jt down. Several more mlnutca passed In tho search for the ladder, Its laborious pcltagc from the cellar, Its erection and repair with a plcco of twln, the braces being broken, and hla mini ascent to tho dim and dtiBty upper region, whence tho box of wide ribbons was nt length produced. "I found n shade that would do, and ho leisurely measured off a yard, lin gered It, then pnused to rub a per plexed car and smile Ingratlntlngly. "Fact Is. ho confided sweetly, 'I Bold tho last pair of scissors In the rtore Just before you came In, nnd I'vo forgotten my Jackkulfc. It's kind of awkward cutting It off, but I'll man age somehow. I guess there's an ox hi tho shed.' "He carried the silken roll awny with him as Ira htarted with comforta ble deliberation to find tho ax, which, though the hunt for It was long and persevering, evidently could not be found, for wo caught n glimpse of him nt Inst through tho half open door to the back Hhop covering the required, yard of ribbon with an old chisel, "It was all so serene, so soothing and so satisfactory! I believe I shouldn't be n wreck before New Year's every winter If I could ouly do my Christ mas shopping at the Knst Norky gen eral emporium." Youth's Companion. WIUtuK to no Sued. "I once threatened to suo nn old fel low in Vermont for ?10 that he owed a cllent of mine," said a New York law yer, "but tho threat did not oecm p Im press him much. "" "What gopd will It do you to eue inoV he asked. " 'It will get the money,' I nuswercd. "Hero tho fellow camo up cIogo to me nnd said, 'Say, If tliat'B so, elle mo for $20, won't you, and give me the other $10. "I gave up hope of collecting that rlalm." New York Times. IIodio IUacomfnrta. "No," grumbled the husband In a Bpasm of confidence to u friend, "I bavo uo place nt nil for my books. The Btorago room is kept exclusively for my wife." , "Oh, eho puts away those tilings that nro u trifle too good to 'be destroyed, yet scarcoly good enough t6 ho of use." Brooklyn Life. Her Cull. "I ran Into town today to do foiiio shopping, dear;". snd Mn). Subbulm, cutorhiff her Uusuuud's blllce, "aud I"- . w. '-:.y "I see," he luteYruijJcd, "and you JuSi ran hi bcie bseauso you Van out." "Pan out?" "YVsj of mouey," - Philadelphia" Press. ifciiiifc-.rtwi(vi CONCERNJNQ' CALENDAR8. 0oa Interesting Oaea Ditto na Vt tHnck am tho tfonrth Ceiitarr. Among tho Oreeka and Roman al manacs 'or calendars were not writtea for tho general public, but wcro pre served as part of the esoteric learning of the priests, whom the people had to' consult not only for the dates of the festivals, but for the proper times when various legal proceedings might bo In stituted. About 200 IJ. O., however, one Unclus Flavins, secretary to Ap plua C'lnudlua, stolo these secrets by re pented applications to tho priests nnd collated tho Information so gained. It was really publishing nn almanac when, as Llvy relates, Flavlus exhibit ed tho tnstl on whlto tables around the forum. From this time similar tablets containing tho calcndor, tho festivals, nntronomlcal phenomena and sometimes nllualona to historical events became quite common. They have bocn dug up In Pompoli and elsewhere. Thero nro nlso extant Christian cal endars dating aa far back as the fourth century, which give tho names of the saints nnd other religious Information. Ono of tho most famous of the cal endars of the middle ages Is that com plied by Pctrus of Dacla In A. D. 1SC0. Lji -manuscript copy is preserved In tlio Sflvlllan library at Oxford. Tho Sym bolical Man or Man of Signs (Homo Slgnorum), still a common feature lu olninnacx, appears In this book, not, it Jo conjectured, for tho first time, an It ccmn to have been a survival from tlio tlmo of Ptolemy's "Almagcsl," a collec tion of classic observation!) and prob lems relating to geometry nnd astron omy. The first printed almanac was tho "Pro Plurlbus Annls," issued at Vienna In 1 157 by an astronomer named Pur bach. The earliest known almanac de voted expressly to tho year of Issue was published by Itabclahi In 1533. Thenceforth the ephemeral yearly character of the publication caruo to bo definitely recognized by almanac mak ers. Noitradamus set the fashion of Incorporating predictions of coming orcnts Into almanacs, a fashion that has continued to thin day In all purely astrological brochures of thla cort despite Intermittent efforts to sup press It by royal authority In Francs and elsewhere Era. True Lore, 3WM L ' L?J ,y- '3 , "Will you love mo when I'm old?" "Well, don't I ?" HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Sieves should bo cleaned with brush and clear water, using salt or oda If necessary; never soap. Muriatic acid diluted with water and applied with a stiff brush will very sat isfactorily removo stains from marblo bowls and basins In bathrooms. To prevent lamp glasses breaking, as they will do sometimes if tho wick bo turned, too high, scratch the base of tho glass with a glazier's diamond. Ff his is a simple and efficacious meas ure, Ono of the dyod chamois skins la an excellent lamp mat for a polished tnblo -ho rich red. frrccn or a certain Bhado of peacock blue. A red ono goes Bpe- cWly .well with a lamp of Egyptian dteign. 14, mattress mat, Borvlecable and eas ily made, is fashioned from lightweight unbleached muslin in two layers, with fcjeiioet of -wadding between. Quilt tho mat on tho mactjinw-and bind-with col ored tape. Cold water and soap can bo used .With (satisfactory results na a cleansing material on all kfod of highly polished furnltnre, provided It Is followed by another washing with clear water aod rubbed-dry-witha. chamois Bkln. JEWELRY, JOTTINGS. I "Whlto and palo tints lu coral have been reintroduced. Quaint- and fetching is a brooch in tho. form of a rub.y eyed goldfish that holds a perfect lltti.e pearl in its mouth. Two high, round topped Btonea mounted 'together represent one of the newer fashions in emeralds, rubles and other colored stono rlncs. A bracelet that strikes an uncommon noto8howa,yclloTvgold.in Jtressca,wove jtogethecQO woujen plait hek locks ot hair, at, both onda of whl'ch aro bar wuleh clasp to&etlmrt-Jew, elar' Clrc Ur-Weekly. . . ' rrJ.. 7n UO J Past T'sbbbS i KYI W'lV v v. .-,.. li X aV v. ' AjH J 'jTLbbbbbbbI V" V'jbVW'Sbbbbbb! -j , -' I JHHLbH '." " I2t9RP1BkBBBBBBb iirc itwysVaHBBBBl T-J dj IKbbbVBbbH A CfBBBBHBBBBU n'iMNBMtaMaBMwfciMBM4BvBHMBiBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB Ur rO"DATCd8tOMES. ': ' rialted SklrtNeir 1'lecked sibe.. llaea. """.. An walking and tailor costumes Just', clear the ground and hnvo -no trains., t It Is a different matter, however. In We case of smart frocku. The nklrtsM6C; these aro not as long as they were, hut, they take alt up In fullness aud abso-, 4 lutcly lie In folds around tho feet. -1 ". The newest skirt is the plaited one'. ' Thla Is arranged In folds around tm f-r& fl2K BTKEZT OOWK 09 ZXBSLQTZ. hips and at tho back, but tho front la still kept fairly plain. It Is churning when tho material Is not too thick. Tailors arc using a great deal the new, box plaited or klltad skirt, which they mostly put Into a plain piece fitted around the hips, Tho materials of the moment are the new snowflake tweeds and t-lbcllnes Somewhat similar fabrics wero used! last winters but now tl flakes aro lar ger. In these blut, brown, red and; green arc the favorra shades. ; Tlio Illustration slews a street gown of gray zibcllne flecked with white. The bat la of rough white felt JtfDIO COIOLLET. , me Trftaaparent Yoke. . A very fetching waist that fastens at tho back is of azure silk muslin, having embroidered bands of deep yel low batiste. Tho novelty of this waist appears In a transparent yoko fashioned of verti cal stripes of narrow black velvet ex- AZUBB BIZiS irUSIilX. tending from a round band of cm broidery at tho shoulders to tho stock, .which la of batlsto aud muslin. Tho contrast of tho black vol vet against the whiteness of the neck is n (HBBmfU. V.W Bi l I azzung, aua tne waist cau uo worn with equal beconilngncss by either blond or brunette. New York Ameri can and Journal. . ' Oatrlek Feather Pnahlonnble. i Tho picture hats arc not complete Without ostrich plumes. They nro gen rally seen at their best lu black or black and white. The curtain effect arrived nt hv lace or olantlntr of black .velvet Is getting less exaggerated, mid jwomen are distinctly tired of the shep herdess shape, cither largo or small. In reality It suits so few people and It has become too universally adopted by y the multitude to bo auy longer consul- ( ered worthy of attention by milliners'!; - Sheep men living along the west slfto of the Big Horn basin lq Wyoming nro protesting ngalust tho proposed eij- larcrement of tho forest reserve enstTof L the Yellowstone park. They claim that ' tMy wlu lose a large pare or weir bum. bW: smep raage If 'the reserve, U , knU. I ! h t i