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From Thursday's Dally.
Tho schooner, Western Home arrived
yesterday, for a load of lumber.
In her lover's arms a woman weighs
but a feather; in her husband's, a ton.
-Life.
.Quarterly Conference services at tho
Methodist Church next Sunday, May
17th, morning end night".
Tho A N U V? Clnb will bo en
tertained this afternoon by Mrs. 0. J,
Seeley at the resldenco of Mrs. J. T.
McCorinac.
The steam schooner Aberdeen, of the
.California A Oiegon Coast Steamship
Co.'s fleet arrived yesterday from San
Francisco on her way to Portland.
. Grant Harry has brought his little
girl to Marshfield for medical relief from
inflammatory rheumatism, from which
she has been suffering eoveieily.
Tlii) Alumni association will hold a
meeting nt the school house at 3:30
p. m. Friday. Important business it
to be, transacted.
There will be an excursion by steamer
Alert on b'unday, May 17, to tho Life
Eavins Station. Steamer will- be at
station about three hours, and will
leave Marshfield at 9:30 a. m.
. An operation was preformed yosterday
on Lawrence Johnton, who was injured
a few days ago by a fall at Porter in
which his tkul! was fractured. . His con
dition has become serious, and the skull
was opened ii hope of affording relief.
Another satisfied customer of the
Coabt Mail Want ad column writes:
"Please discontinue my ad in your
paper, as I got hslf a dozen applications
from the first iwuc." The little want
a J gats there, where all elee fails.
The Copper Queen camo-in Tuesday
tyonlng from Rogue river, bringing a
load of salt salmon and some freeb sal
mon to bo shipped in cold' storage. She
will call today on her re '.urn with a load
ol freight bronght from Portland on the
Alliance,
Indifference sometimes geti'people to
thinking that the merchant really would
prefer that people didn't disturb him.
The only way to u& Buro that the people
do not get this impression Is to keep on
aieuring them they aro wanted at the
store.
Coqulllo Herald: Coquille will not
havo a new bank but the new firm haB
concluded to Join forces, capital strength
and influences with Mr. White and
therefore have one of greater poweirand
bu-lncss capacity instead of organizing
a eeporato ins'stution, There is no
doubt but t'oquille will havo a banking
institution of which a town of much
greater proportions might well feel
proud.
Coqulllo Herald : Mrs, IiUh llackor,
of this city nrrirotl from licr extended
vlatt iu southern Callforala vrhllhcr alio
hail been with ltttlo Austin HatMd for
hit health, and which wo nro glad to
slate is much improved.
Travel by Sea
Departures South by Alliance May 1 1 :
G R Henderson. P S Weaver, I H Parr,
Mrs E Williams, Miss Daisy KB Reedy,
0 W Boko, Mrs Lchmionsky, Mies An
nie Lohmlonsky, Mrs Minnie Launders
and child, Mr. nud Mrs Laniareux and
2 children, Lewis Saunders, II M Mercil
James Icaulor, Capt. C H Ackerman,
T J and G K Porleo, Chas Christie,
May Simmons, J C Lloyd, W. Harris,
Mrs.W FSIengsby, Miss Mary Davon-
psrt, Mies Ida Rooney, Wm Kasnor,
Mr and Mrs J M Myo, Frank T Ken
nedy, R S Tyrill. J H Hibbard, J A Lin
derman. From Friday's Dai;,
Call a bargain a bargain, only when It
is a bargain.
Mayor Tower, of Empire, was seon on
our streets yesterday.
Havo pood goods ol which good things
mav be said. Then say 'em.
J, W. Catching, of Sumner, was
doing business in town yesterday.
Jako Matson commenced yosterday to
raise Chas. Snedden's house on Second
street.
J. W. Bonnett is having grass sods
cut and hauled for the lawn at his new
residence on A street.
W. U. Thomas was down from
Seeley & Thomas logging camp
Coaledo yesterday.
the
at
II. Sengstacken took a trip to Bangor
with Ralph Green, of the Belt Line,
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. G. T. Coleman has chargo of the
Coffee Club temporarily, until other ar
rangements are made.
Martin Uolleran, of South Marshfield,
who has been dangerously sick for the
past two weeks is still quite low.
Wm. Baike bought a blooded bull of
E. G. Flanagan for bis dairy farm on
Coos Rivor, and sent him up on tho
Alert yesterday.
Teacher "Tell me. Bobby, what aro
tho two things necessary for baptism?"
Bobbie "Water and a baby, ma'am."
Tit-Bite.
Well connected: De Style "You say
she has good family connections."
Guabusta "Yes; eheoperatea t Nob
Hill switchboard. Ex.
The Shakespearian club met Wednes
day with Miss Beamis at thu residence
of R. J. Coke. A most profitablo timo
was had.
The BlaLco has been laid up Binco
Wednesday, with a bent piston rod, but
it was expected that she would be on
her run again this morning. Tho Flyer
has been doing double duty.
C. II. Winner of the Ice Cream par
lors follows tto good example set by bin
predcessor, J. W, Tibb.ita,jnd remein
berB tho printer every once in a while.
Hard linos: "What did your old
undo leave? "A lot of disgusted reia-
tlveB, and a jubilant young widow we'd
never heard
Press,
of bolore." Philadelphia
Mrs. Stylo: "I want a hat, but it
must bo in tho latest style." Shopman
"Kindly take a chair, madam, and
wait a few minutes; tho fashion is jueti
changing," Tit-Bits.
W. EyBalnes and Herbert Lockhart
yesterday completed theAleal for- tho
purclmocr of tho 1000 acre Flanagan
ranch on the upper Coq uille. The price
paid is given aB 15,000
Altior Lodgo, F. U. A, is xnnklug pre
parations to obsorvo Us fourth nnnlrer
snry uoxt Woduesday evening, with a
program Iri (ho hall and n banquot at I
tho Broiler.
A. J. Davis has just eout. for n now
liiiu of Gents and ladies underwear
which will arrive on tho next steamer.
A full lino of tho luteal patterns of dress
goods aro also on tho way uml when in
stalled will make n complete dry goods
Block iu his North Bend storo.
Tho A. N. W. Club mot with Mrs. 0.
"J. Seeley Thursday afternoon ami elect
ed tho followlug ollicors for tho ensuing
torm Mrs. E. O'Connell,, president;
Mrs. J. R. Kochon, vice president; Mrs.
Is Lando, secretary; Mrs. F. X. llofor,
treasurer. Tho next meeting will bo
with Mrs, Jno. Hear.
Goo. K. Walker, the real estate rustler
yesterday sold h flno lot in North Bond
toW. A. Jones of Portland, a practical
tinsmith who will build on it and go Into
tlnwaro and hardware. Mr. Walker is
paying strict attention to tho real ostato
business at present and has some choico
property for salo at present nt excellent
bargains.
From Saturday's Dally.
Mrs. M. D, Cutllp, of ' Soiilh Coos
river was shopping In towm yesterday.
W. D. L. F. Smith Is Suffering from
n sevcro attack of Rheumatism.
o
Tho Areata will sail from San Fran
cisco at 4 p. m. today, and tho Empire
at 10 a. m. Tuesday.
The Coos Rlyer took a scow load of
lumber and a logging donkoy up to
Daniels creek yesterday for tho Simpson
logging camp.
A steamer will run from Kbrth Bond
this evening to accommodate theso who
wish to attend tho Alumni entertain
ment. R. F. Garrett, of Myrtle Point, was
in town last night. Mr. Garrett, with
two astistants, is gathering 'a band of
600 stock cattle for tho outsido market.
School Supt. Bunch came over from
the Coqulllo yesterday, to remain until
Monday.
Father JDonnelly returned ycritorday
and will hold eorvices in lite Catholic
church at tho usual hour tomorrov.
Natural failure: "Yes, poor fellow,
he was once very prosperous, but he
failed in business." "How so?" "Tried
to establish a 'quick lunch' restaurant
in Philadelphia." Baltimore Herald,
Tho Yankee peril: Europe Is really
In dread of J. P. Morgan." "No won
der, First thing she knows, Europe will
find herself incorporated under tho laws
of New Jersoy." Puck.
Fame: "Why do you think your
town is entitled to distinction?" asked
tho tourist, "Becauso stranger," re
sponded the native, "wo barred out
automobiles and refueed n Carnegie IU
brary." Chicago Daily Nowh.
o
Mrs. Johu Naeburg has takon her
house on Cedar street formerly occupied
by J. W. Tibbotts, and will conduct tho
eamo as a private boarding houso. Tho
tables will b oTable d'Hote and Southern
atylo of cooking. Barquoting and lunch
baskets a specialty. Mrs, Nasburg had
many yearB of experience in tho culin
ary lino, and Jtho cooking being under
her supervision it is safo to say that
( everything will bo first-class.
Single Comb While Leghorn Farm
'Hatch!ngegB8?1.00fprl3,$2.50for40.
Choice cockerels antiVullots fl.OO, trio
t2C0. Fresh !. broilers, fryers.
Family trade solicited Ordtrr.flrst of week
J)ollvery -days, Fridays and Saturday,
W. 0. Weaver, Marshfield, Or.
d-A.w6lltn
Baptist Church
Sunday sohoo) nt 10 a. in., preaching
at 11 a.m. Topic Tho Church unjust
Criticism, Text-1 Cor 1V:22 Dcoplso
yotho Church of God. Leo 11:8. Ho
that Touchuth you Touoholli tho' Applo
of his Eye. B Y P U at 7 p. m., even
ing sorvlcunt 8 p. in, Topic Lief is a
voyogu over the Son. Text Acta 27:111
And when thu South Wind blow Softly.
Thuiaday Prayer meutlug at 8 p. m, All
aro cordially Invited.
MAUZKY-In Marshlluld, Or, May 13,
11)03, tu tho wife ol Edgar Mauroy, a
son.
PORSKI.l.-At North Bond. Or., May
U, tPOIl.to the wltoof Arvld Foreull. n
daughter.
DIED
JOHNSON-In Marsbllold. Or, May 14.
1IXKI, Lawrence Johnson, aged 10
years.
Deceased was born In Sweden In 1S03.
He camo to Coos Bay 10 years ago and
has boon here ever since' Hu was
married on July 4, lbll", to Mary Ann
Wior, at tho Episcopal church iu Marsh
field, Rev. Wm. Horsfall performing thu
coremony. Ho followed thu trado of
carpenter, and for many years ho work,
ed nt Newport. Ho lived in Marshfield
for the past three or four years. Mr.
Johnton was a man of sterling qualltler.
and was universal!) liked and respected.
He was a member of thu Foresters and
the Knights of Pythias lodges. Hu also
recently took out a J 2000 policy in one
of thoold-timo companies. Ho leaves n
wifoaudono child, a girl about four
years old.
Tho funoral services will bo conductod
at 2 p. in, Saturday by Rev. B. F. Peck
at tho realdonco on C street between
Thlrdaud Fourth, tho Knights of Pythias
having chargo ot th) funeral, and the
Foresters also taking part.
THINK
ROSSOW
THE MAN
Who Tried to Blow 'up
the Umbria
Police Looking for the
Noted Anarchist
Now York, May 16 A new theory is
now being worked by tho polico and do
tectives hero, in their search for tho
man who last week attempted to dyne
mito tho Atlantic liner Umbria. It fa
now bolioved that tho man who wont
under tho namu ol G. Roisoau here Is
nono other than John Roesow, who con
st meted tho lead pipe bombs that were
used with such disastrous effect in tho
Chicago Haymarkot riots In 1830. He
is alio suspected of manufacturing tho
bombs' thrown Into tho Chamber of
Deputies of Franco in 1091,
Rosoow escaped from Chicago immed
iately after tho Haymarket riots and
hoH novor been apprehended,
Ho returned to America somo years
ago, and tho polico traced him to Port
land and Seattle from which point ho
started east n fow months j ago with an
unknown man, Hero all trace was loat,
unless ho is this man who made tho
Umbria attompt. Tho Chicago descrip
tions as well as tho description hero
tally
Tliia jnorniug's Investigations load to
'the belief thoVaftor coming from tho
far northyoat ho inado tho mncbluo in
Chicago and brought U to Ills bonrdlng
place on Thlrtv-llrst alront, whurtt ho
charged It with dyuamllu and sent it on
Its deadly errand,
An Hossow was a groat anarchist load
er nil tho haunts of anarchy nrn today
being searched. Inspoctor McLusky
belleres that ho la still In hiding hero.
OLDEST .
MAN IN
OREGON
DiesAgedOne Hundred
Fifteen
Was One of Naolpeon's
Soldiers :
Sidney, Or., May 15-Jojoph Bashaw
who, s miar as can bo figured, was at
least UC ycara old, was found dead In
bed by hit stepiou nt his homo near
Sidney Wednesday.
Hu was probably tho oldest man in
Oregon, He was n Frenchman by birth,
served in the French wars of 1800-1& un
der Napoleon. Hu drove an ox team to
Oregon in 1847 and was then a gray
haired man.
Bashaw married near this city nnd
settled upon a donation laud claim upon
which ho died. His stepson George
Martlett is thu only relative living.
An Ocean
Pastime
IOrlKlnnl.1
Two men were sitting in tho smok
ing room of mi ocean liner.
"There should bo detectives," rnld
one to tho other, "nbonrd theso steam
ers to protect Innocent people. That
lean country Jnko Ih being tleeced at
uirdH by thorn) Hlmrph-n."
"Why don't you wnrn him?"
"I'd only got myaelf Into trouble.
Tho' other fcllow'N would tetl 1dm that
( vnn tryltiK to pilii Ida conlldeuco to
llcew him myself."
"I'll tell you whnt to do. You nro
tho tieHt poker player In America, nnd
I llntter mytielf I'm not far behind you.
Wu'll get the fellow to sit down to u
private gnuto with us, win hU money
nud return It to lilt ti when w Kot to
Southampton. It 'II mirvu to amiiHc us,
nud wo will be doing thu man a irrcut
favor."
"That's n good Iden."
Tho next day the two men, Mr. Grn
hnm and Mr. Tldhnll, met tin; green
horn On dock. They hnd concluded to
carry out n veritable bunko giimc, uo
they suddenly turneU nnd ntnred nt
him; then (irahain runhed up to him,
gruHpod IiIh hand anil Ha Id:
"Why, Kltlnnor, I didn't know you
wero aboard!"
Tldball camo up nnd flolr-ed tho other
hnid. "Kklunur, how nro you, old
man?"
"My nnmo hain't Hklnnor," said tho
man, looking at them with oyea full of
aurprlxe, almoHt fear.
"Do you mean to tell me," snld flra
Iiiiiii, Ntiindlug off nud looking nt tho
countryman from henil to foot, "that
you'ro not Amou Skinner of I'awtuck
ct?" "Why, no; I'm Jim Robinson of Slid
hyvlllo, Tenn."
"Well, now," Bnld Tldball, "you'd
lunko n better IlkenuHH of Hklnnor than
bin own photograph. Tho wlno'H on ua.
Como along."
It wasn't long after tho wlno wan
opened thn tho two kindly dtBpoHed
men had Mr. lloblnuon' seated nt tublo,
with cnrdH boforo them.
"Shall It bo poker?" naked Ornhnm.
'Not much I" Bald tho victim. "I'm
not n-goln' to win tho money of two
gentlemen that baa treated mo no fine
nlmoHt llko n brother. Why, I'm con
Hldorcd tho beat poker player In Sbcl
byvlllo." .Tho confederated looked ut each oth
er. Thoy ndmltted tbnt they wero In
different poker playore, but lnulHted on
tho game, nnd tho stranger nt laHt con
wmtod to piny wlth'a low limit But
he declared that nB Boon ns ho had won
$20 tho gamo must Mop and ho would
spend his winnings In wlno.
Thoy played In tho1 stntoroom of thu
confodorrtioB, 'vthoi Ml$.,vory sure that
'tiioy could win nt u. fulr gnmo, and, If
caught nt nny Irregular proceedings' It
mbzht tret them In ta. trouble. . BeuidM.
It would "bo mora 'fun to win fairly.
Thoy found tho countryman wuy proy,
nnd soon won all IiIh loono cnnli. Then
ho wont for IiIh gripsack nnd produced
n Jnrgo number of crlxp twonty dollar
bills, 'J'huy played regulnrly every day
for thtiH) dayx, nud when tho ship wiiu
Hearing port thu countryman confessed
that ho was "dead broke."
Then thorn was n scone, lloblnuon
hmmmni'd his fate, whllu the two bun
knots enjoyed his dlsooiiillttiro, Tlum
when hu seemed utterly cnished they
guvo him u lecture mi trusting stran
gers mid told him or their sohomo to
vulu him for his own good. Thorn was
a ghul light In his eyu ns ho grasped
both their hands, tears streaming down
his cheeks, nnd declared that they wero
the finest men on tho ocean, tho llnost
men In America, tho finest men In tho
whole world.
Graham and Tldball emptied tholr
porktits of tho money they had won
and wero about to baud It back to tho
loser when hu stopped them.
"You gentlemen," hu snld, "havo
shown inu what a galoot 1 am and how
llttlo I'm fitted to take keer of money,
But thlM Is only onu way of glttln' It
out of me. In a week somo feller 'II
git It In some other way. Now, I wnut
you to do mo a favor, Keep nil ex.
cept enough to tnku mo to Iomloii.
You'ro goln' there; so am I. When wc
git there, I got a friend, and I'm n-goln'
to put It In his bnnk. I'll nover trust
myself ag'ln with moro 'n unough to
pay expenses."
Tho friends reluctantly consented,
and with tears of thankfulness the
farmer depnited.
The uoxt morning the ship was in
port. Mr. Itobliisou did not appear,
and the two friends hunted for him
high mid low; then, lenvlng their IiOH
don address for him with tho purser,
they nturlod to tf' nahorw. (Jroham,
while on tho gangplank, turning, saw
onu of thu men from whom they had
saved ItoblliHOti pointing to himself and
his friend. The next moment two inim
clapped hands on their shoulders, then
uuudcurfed them.
"What's this?" they both cried,
nghast.
There was no reply. Thoy woro tak
en to n police station, their band bag
gage opened nud found to contain sev
eral thousand dollars of counterfeit
money.
Thev had scnrcolv '"ft Um dork bf
roru tho grniorui rnriuer, pumng u ionn
drjir, left tho steamer. Ho lost no
tlmu In Jumping Into a carringo and
was nover afterward heard of iu either
Europe or America.
Messrs. (Irnhnm nnd Tldball wore
a week convincing tho polico that they
hud been tho victims of a gang of
counterfeiters, who, In order to get
tholr goods Into the country, had turn
ed smplelon from themselves by load
ing a largo quantity of thu stuff upon
their dupes. Tho dupes endeavored to
Iteep thu matter quiet, but It leukod
out. MARTIN II. OICOTT.
Ilntr in fur !' .. . .
Reef marrow taken from the soup
bones nnd round steuk is excellent for
cooking purposes. Cut It In suinll bits,
put It In a covered small Jar, set In a
pan of water and place over tho llro
to simmer gently. When all melted,
strain through n thin cloth Into a clean
pan, let settle for a few minutes, thou
pruss Into small Jars una tie securely.
It will keep for months. A kl
r rj
A Ilrnt flncoriT.
At Koukn, Iu central Afrlcn, tho nv
erngu annual temperature Is 83.fi do.
grees !'. This iu thu world's record
for bent.
?
Inilliui Monti llrllefs.
By tho Huron Indians tho moon M
called tho creator of thu earth and 'ho
grandmother of tho sun. In tho myths
of thu Ottawas It Is an old won. mi
with n pleasant whlto faco, tho eisloc
of tho day star. .
1.1. 3;
Somo rolaonoim IVuoil.
Mountain laurel wood Is used In mak
ing combs. Tho leaves nro polsoiMin
to Homo animals. Black wild cl.ir
tlmlsjr Is much valued Iu cabni.t
work. Tho baric Is highly modlc'uul.
Tho leaves when wilted aro poison -
to cattle. Of dogwood, weavers' hj.oo
and handles of carpenter's tools tiro
mn,' j,u...
A Oreftt tlliitlon.
Tho greatest glutton of antiquity was
AlblmiH, tho Roman, who nt ono break
fast ato BOO figs, 100 poaches, 10 mel
ons, 100 Binull birds and 100 oystors.
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Tho llMitmtcr.
Tho hamster, n rutllko animal of nu-
ropo nnd northern Asia, stores up grain
for winter nso in uubtorrniiean cells.
In Bummer its pulso boats nt thb rate
of 1C0 a mlnuto, but In cold woathur,
whon tho crenturo hibernates, tho pulso
boats avcrago only fifteen a minute.
,. ,
Colleen Women. ,
But half tho girls who graduate from
collego marry, and those that do pro
duce only ono and n half children
npleco, jffl.
Kttnct of Qalnln oa Inljorera,
Workmen occupied In Uto manufac
ture of qulnlno uto said to suffoi- from
n peculiar cutaneous eruption, which
Bomo -.claim Is oauBod by tho yapor
from bqlllng Boliitions, and tho ntato
raent Is mado tbnt JibbuJ 00 pc cpht of
fhouo engaged 'v.h moro or lejil nf
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