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Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
WHERE FLAGS ARE MADE.
A Large Manufsetory 1t the New xerh
Navy Yard.

A Large Manufaetory 1t the New York
Navy Yard.
In the equipment building Of the
New York navy yard there is a large!
manufactory. where most of the flags,
OF our navy are made. A large vessel
carries forty American flags, and .
smaller vessel almost as many. This
does not include the fleet and interna-
tional signal flags, and the flags of 9TH
er countries. There are three rooms
IN the equipment building that are Civ
en- up to flag making. One of these il
very large, and the others at either
end are much smaller. There are sew
ing machines, scissors, pincushions
and fatirons scattered around, SO that
the place does not look unlike a pa
triotic dressmakers establishment.
The flags are all made by women,
though few men help to cut out the
stars and do the finishing. The wind
and weather destroy flags so fast, and
new vessels are put into commission
SO rapidly, that it is necessary to en-
ploy number Of people even in time
OF peace. The working hours, during
the late war, were extended from 8
O'Clock in the morning to o'clock in
the evening. In one week eighteen
hundred flags were made at the flag
department, and this was when the
rush of work was about over The
women cut all the square flags and the
devices for them. The men cut the
stars and bias pennants. and put ON
the finishing touches and the heading
through which the rope runs. They
also put In the rope and stencil the
flag with the size and nationality.
There is pattern for every flag. and
the patterns are put away in paper
bags when not in use. There are for
ty-four flags in & set of general sig
nails used in the navy These are in
three sizes, while the regular flag Is
made In nine sizes. The largest flag
measures thirty-six feet long, while
the smallest is only thirty inches.
Pennants are made up to seventy feet
long. There are nineteen interna-
tonal signal flags and forty-three for
eign flags, which are made at the navy
American.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
WHEELS AT TIE PARIS FAM.
Ampl. Preparations Being Mad. to show

Ample Preparations Being Made to Show
bicycles.
The wheel, according to the New
York Herald, will occupy an honorcd
place at the Paris exposition. No
where in the world are there more en-
thusiastic wheelmen than the members
OF the famous Touring Club de France,
and they have not been slow to avail
themselves Of this opportunity to draw
the attention of the civilized world to
the modern wheel with all its latest
improvements. A committee was ap-
pointed some time ago to see about
the construction of building in which
the wheels could be exhibited, and
about the selection of suitable site,
and now the news comes that an ad-
mirable site has been granted by the
authorities in charge of the exposition,
and that on it stately building will
be erected within very short time.
The site is near the Eiffel tower, and
close to the entrance of the Champ de
Mars. Anyone who knows Paris will
see that no better site could have
peen selected. All the visitors to the
exposition, whether they are interest
ed In bicycling or not, will be sure to
pass by this spot, and cannot help be-
ing attracted by the artistic edifice that
is to be reared in honor of the ubiquit-
Gus wheel. The building has been de-
signed by M. Gustave Rives, and is
described by those who have seen his
plans as marvel of beauty. No pains
VIII certainly be spared SO far as orna-
mentation and other decorations are
concerned. Contracts for this and all
other necessary work will soon be
awarded, and it is expected that the
building will be completed at an early
date. American as we'll as foreign
wheelmen will doubtless spend many
pleasant hour in this building. Hard
ly a week passes that some attempt is
not made to improve the bicycle in
one direction or another, and If we
would lind out about these so-called
improvements and learn how many of
them are really worth anything we
must study them at our leisure in
this place. That thousands will do so
is certain.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
Lord and Minister.

The Scottish Leader says that the
former Lord Elphinstone's parish min
lister was very scatter-brained theo-
Logan, and in his sermons often knew
not the end from the beginning. One
Sunday his Lordship. in his customary
sleeping, gave vent to an unmlstak-
able snorc. This was too much for
the minister, who stopped and cried:
"Waken. my Lord Elphinstone." A
srunt followed, and then his lordship
answered. I'm no sleepln'. minister,
But ye are sleepln'. wager ye dim
na ken what said last" exclaimed the
pastor. "Ou, ay," returned the peer.
aye said, 'Waken. my Lord Elphln-
stone." "Ay. ay." said the minister.
"But | wager ye dinna ken what |
said last afore that" "Tuts." replied
the nobleman, promptly. "I'll wager
ye dinnn ken yerself."
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
DICK RODNEY; !
Or. The Adventures of
An Eton Boy.
by JAMES GRANT
CHAPTER II.-(Continued.) }
BY JAMES GRANT.

S4i<hA LIN
Now I began to be assailed by that
Illness, which terror and anxiety had
hitherto but partially repressed-a vio-
lent seasickness in all its horror.
Afraid of being washed from the deck,
over which the waves were breaking
now, once more l crept in wretchedness
below.
Before descending, I cast despair
ing glance at the loosening sail which
still caught the wind; it was source
of increasing danger which / dared not
attempt to remedy, even had strength
to have done SO, for the wet deck was
now sloping like the roof of house,
and would assuredly have fallen into
the sea to leeward After several feeble
efforts, l succeeded in partially closing
the companion hatch, for warmth and
security, and, descending. threw myself
on the cabin floor, sick and despairing.
The lurching of the vessel, the close
ness of the atmosphere, and general
odor of the cabin, overpowered me at
last; l became ~fearfully i'll, and from
being so, lapsed into Inconsistencies,
after enduring all the wretchedness in
duced by that ailment of the ocean.
For the top of my head seemed about
to fly off, its sides to be crushed in;
there was a singing in my ears, an
ache in my eyeballs; and then came
that awful sinking of the pulses, of the
body, of the soul itself which thou
sands have endured in cases of aggra-
waited sea-sickness, but none has been
able to depict.
In short, after a paroxysm of illness
and tears, became totally unconscious
of the peril and horror of my situation,
and found refuge in sleep.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
DOCTOR TOO LATE.
The Mosquito Had Saved the Snake.
Eitten Man-An Aruc Cure.


bitten Man-An Ague Cure.
New York Press: "Tallin' about
rattlesnakes," said an Erie railroad
brakeman, "did you ever hear how the
mosquitoes saved a mans life I'D near
Gulf Summit last summer? Well. while
getting out railroad ties in a slashin'
over back of the Summit, Abe More
house was bitten in the leg by rat.
tlesnake. A Susquehanna doctor was
at once sent for and the leg was band
aged tightly above the wound. 1t
was expected that Morehouse would
die before the doctor could come up
the pike on his bike. Just as soon as
the leg was barred to put on the band
age 1t was attacked by swarm Of
mosquitoes, and when the doctor ar
rived he found the man as lively as
cricket and in no need of doctor, but
the ground was covered with dead and
dying mosquitoes. They had sucked
the poison from the wound and saved
Warehouses; life. The mosquitoes pre-
sented their bills and died. The doc
tor presented his bill and got his
money. This was hard on the mos
quitoes, but l presume Warehouses;
life was worth savln'. There was Sol
Timson, another brakeman. Sol used
to brake on the Delaware division,
from Susquehanna to Port Jervls. He
had the ague awfully. Had 1t so bad
that some of his teeth shook out, and
he shook the buttons off his coat. A
lot OF his friends had sure cures for
the ague, and each gave him the pre-
scription. At last when he had 13
prescriptions, he took them all to a
Port Jervis drug store and had them
put up. He took them home and put
them all into one jug. Then he shook
the jug, mixed the 13 prescriptions
thoroughly, and took three doses. He
never shook again until the hearse
struck stone."
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16

A chronic bore sometimes hurts
worse than a dentist.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
MRS. COOPER.

rho Most Famous Sculptures In tho
World, Entirely Cured by Pe-ru-na.
Mrs. M. C. Cooper of the Royal Acad
emy of Arts, London. England. is un-
doubtedly one of the greatest living
sculptors. She has modelled busts Of
half the nobility of England. and is
now in Washington making busts Of
distinguished Americans. Mrs. Cooper
has just completed bust of Mrs. Bel
va Lockwood. which is now In the
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16

What rank does France now hold
among the nations of the world? A
few years ago, in spite of our dlsas-
ters, we were still a great nation, the
second in the world, yielding first place
only to England. Now we are no
higher than fourth, for both Germany
and the United States have surpassed
us.-Siecle.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16

Corcoran Art Gallery. Ruskin. tho
great artist, placed Mrs. Cooper as one
OF the greatest sculptors and painters
Of this century. Mrs. Cooper Is an ar
dent friend OF Pe-ru-na and in n letter
dated January 26. written from Wash
ington, says the following: 81 take
pleasure in recommending Pe-ru-na
for catarih and Ia grippe. have suf-
fered for months and after the use Of
one bottle OF Pe-ru-na am entirely
wcll."-Mrs. NJ. C. Cooper.
Send for n free book on catnrrh en-
titled Health and Beauty" This book
is written especially for women, and
will be found to be OF great value to
every woman. Address DIR. Hartman.
Columbus. o.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
HOW INVESTED.
Standard Oil including
premium and interest in
Despond ng France.

From the y. Y. Journal.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
Cnrys.n.homums ou. Of Fashion.

Chrysanthemums are going out OF
fashion In England. One society for
raising the flowers. after having had
ten prosperous years. has been obliged
to wind up It's affairs. owing to the
bad busir ess OF the last two yers.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-11-18
But the Soldiers Gave Them Back
and Cheered for the Young
Correspondent.

Here is one to the credit Of Richard
Harding Davis. After the battle a
heavy travelling bag or trunk was found
with no owner at hand to claim it, says
q Nashville American correspondent.
Several negroes of the Tenth cavalry
regulars opened it and found variety
of fancy shirts, trousers, stockings and
such like. These they Immediately con-
Escated and began to bedeck them
selves with.
Shortly after Richard Harding Davis
came upon the scene from another part
of the field He saw he had been de-
spoiled, but entered no complaint. An
officer of the regiment, however. began
to make inquiries. He asked where
the clothes came from and was told.
Turning to Mr.. Davis he inquired:
"Are these your clothes" Mr.. Davis
bowed in the affirmative. "Then, men,
you should be doubly ashamed of your
conduct. Tou not only did wrong in
opening the trunk at all, but you have
made brave man your victim. When
we were fired upon from ambush by
the Spaniards Davis here was right in
front of our column pointing out the
Spaniards for us to shoot at. A SOL
der was shot down by his side. He
picked up the gun and began firing i'm
mediately. He has just returned from
the pursuit. Take off those garments.
Mr.. Davis, in behalf of my soldiers, !
apologize for their thoughtless ceH-
duct"
There was a cheer given for !!ichard
Harding Davis, which the big, broad
shouldered war correspondent ac-
knowledged with a smile, and the in
cident was ended.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-11-18

bear healthy children. The prospective
mother should use every precaution to
preserve and foster her health. Not
alone for the sake of the little one to
come but for her own sake. A perfectly
healthy woman is in no danger and in
very little pain at her time of trial.
There must be due preparation for
this time. Nature makes the prepara-
tory period three-fourths of a year and
women who take the hint from nature
and use the time properly need have no
fears of the outcome. DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription is medicine designed
to cure all distinctly feminine ailments
and taken during the period of CESSATION
it renders childbirth easy, safe and COM
paratively painless.
1t is the invention of DR.. r. v. Pierce,
of Buffalo, N. Y, regularly graduated
physician and skilled specialist in the
cure of all diseases of woman.
Mrs. Orrin Stiles, of Downing, Dunn Co., Wis,
writes: "I cannot praise your Favorite Pre-
scription' enough, for have not been as well for
five years as now am. In July last had baby
boy, weight II lbs was only sick a short time,
and since got up have not had one sick day"
Sick women can consult DR.. Pierce by
letter free of charge. Every letter is held
strictly private and sacred1y confidential.
Designing men work on women's
feelings, by advising women to "write
to a woman who understands woman's
needs" 1t is useless to seek advice about
disease of any woman who is not ply
sician. So far as known no qualified
woman physician is connected with any
proprietary medicine establishment.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-11-18
Rakeoyen store Robbed.

Saturday Sheriff Kelly received
a telephone message from Thomas
Burgess at Bakeoven, stating that his
store at that place was robbed some
time during the night of between $50
and 800. When the store was closed
in the evening the money was put in a
cigar box and set to one side, the
customary method OF caring for the
store receipts. The box contained a
s20 gold piece, 81 or S. in nickels and
dimes. some silver and several bills.
The robbery was evidently committed
by some oEe who was acquainted with
Mr.. Burgess methods, as the thief
knew just where to fine the money and
how to open the store without at
tracting attention.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-11-18
SHOOTING STARS.
Myriads of Celestial Visitors Are Due on
November ID and 15.

Myriads of celestial Visitors Are Due on
November Ia and 15.
If the predictions of astronomers are
correct, the heavens on the evenings
of November IA and 15 will present an
inspiring and dazzling display of me-
teors. Astronomers are looking for
ward to the event with great interest;
and every preparation is being made
in the observatories of the world with
view of obtaining a more complete
knowledge of the phenomena. BY
means of careful telescope observa
tions and elaborate Photographic re-
cords to be made in various locations,
it is hoped that we may learn many
new things about these strange celes-
tial visitors from the unknown realms
of space into the atmosphere of the
planet in which we live.
No such display as is expected has
been seen since 1866. All persons who
watch the heavens and gaze in admir-.
ing wonder on the glittering stars, see
frequently apparently. runaway stars,
dashing among their fixed fellows,
leaving trails of light behind, and then,
usually in second or two, disappear
Ing completely. These stars seem to
have shot out from a previously fixed
position with tremendous force, which
makes the watcher think of the action
of a great cannon, aud hence the
name shooting stars" is given. The
astronomer knows that these are not
stars at all. Real stars are giant and
distant suns, shining by their own
lights. These are cold, dark bodies,
which become hot and visible when
they strike the air surrounding the
earth. The velocity of their motion is
about 25 miles a second, and when
they dash into the earth's atmosphere
the friction of the air produces a tenn
perature of many thousand degrees.
The result is that as these bodies are
very small they are completely evap-
GRATED or burned up. Sometimes quite
large bodies are able to resist this tre-
meudous frictional heating and their
residues reach the earth.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-11-18

Rev. Mr.. Hawk, pastor of the M. E.
church, has begun a series of dis
cources that are attracting more than
ordinary attention, for he has taken
up what might be termed practical
Christianity. Sunday the auditor
ium of the church was filed to it's
fullest capacity to listen to his dis
course upon the subject, "Arm Chair
of the Fireside," which the speaker
applied to the position held by the
husband and father. His theme is
that the father, however much man
of affairs and whatever his business
cares, owes as great duty to the fam
lily in a moral sense as does tine mother;
that the duty extends beyond the
sphere of providing the plain necessi-
ties of life, and extends to the moral
training and care of the children. His
discourse was indeed a practical one,
and if his teachings were followed the
world would be better. Next Sunday
evening. Mr.. Hawks subject will be
Rocking Chair by the Fireside." and
his remarks will be DEVOTED to the
duties of the mother.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-11-18

Saturday man who gave his
name as ]. W. Cox presented a check
Cor s1O5 at Moore Bros bank in Moro,
signed by Scott & Co., of Grass Valley,
to be cashed. The cashier being sus-
picious that everything was not right,
stepped to the telephone and called for
Scott & Co. This alarmed the forger,
and he started out of the bank, across
the street as rapidly as his legs could
carry him. Unfortunately for him, but
for the public. be ran into
the arms of Deputy Sheriff Brown,
who thought something was wrong and
at once took charge of the scoundrel,
leading him back to the bank to ex-
plain his hasty exit. Cox was taken
before magistrate and will be given
an opportunity to answer in the cir,
cult court to the charge of forgery.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-11-18
CALIFORNIA JACK RABBITS.
Those OF the Southern Part of the
Btate Are the Largest In
Existence. 2;,s

The jack rabbits Of southern Cali
fornia are the biggest rabbits in exist
ence. They are as feet as the wind.
and one will sit stiM on its form or by
the roadside until you have almost
grabbed it by its mule-like ears, but be-
fore you can close your fingers on it
there will be no rabbit there. IF you
look, say 40 yards ahead, you will see
what you think is another rabbit, bumped
up in fluffy bunch, waiting for
you in the same way. But it won't
be another rabbit. 1t will be the same
one, it having covered all that dis
tance and settled down again before
you have hardly missed it from where
it sat first.
These big rabbits are as swift and
sudden as the f1eas that swarm on them
rs soon as summer comes. The rabbits
are fat then, but these feas are so
thick on them, and are so ravenous that
they actually reduce the long-eared
four-footed jumper to skeleton by
the time the fall rain sets in. IF it
wasn't for those regular fall rains the
feas would be Of great service to us
in destroying the rabbit pest, for the
rabbits could not Withstand the
assaults of their Unsuitable parasites
many days longer. But the rains are
certain, and they are fatal to the feas.
The water kills the deas, and the rab-
bits pitch in again on our vineyards
and orchards and grain with sharpened
appetites. Notwithstanding the thou
sands of Jack rabbits we slaughter in
the spring, enough escape to keep the
supply big enough to make it necessary
for the slaughter of other thousands
the next spring. It is simply impos-
sible to exterminate them, they are
such sure and persistent breeders. 30
we may expect to have the fun of jack
rabbit round-ups every year as long
as we raise fruit in Fresno county. and
parts adjacent.
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From Mondays Daily.

Hon. W. P. Ready, of Portland, is
In the city.
e.. A. Cleek, prominent Crook
county farmer, is in the city.
Hon. John Michel returned Satur-
day evening from visit to the state
capital.
George T. Prather, of Hood River,
was in the city today looking after
business.
Hon. W. 81. Biggs spent yesterday
in town and left last night for his home
at Wasco.
Last night D. P. Ketchum & Son
shipped two car loads of mutton sheep
to Troutdale.
A car load of fine beef was received
at the stock yards today from across
the river for shipment to Troutdale.
The Glacier says that the fruit grow.
ers of the Hood River valley will set
out q great many apple trees this fall.
DR. Ambrose L. Fulton, a prominent
physician of Astoria and brother of
State Senator G. W. Fulton, died in
Astoria last Saturday.
There are six or more cases Of ty-
poid fever in Baker City. The cause
of the disease is attributed to the lack
of sewers in that town.
Yakima wool-producers are prepared
to 90 to congress with a solid front
AGAINST the final exclusion Of sheep
from the Washington forest reserva-
tions.
That mysterious party of surveyors,
reported at various points along the
north side of the Columbia river this
wear. have reached Ilwaco, and are
still incognito.
Sbauiko will commence to be town
about next spring. There are men at
work there now grading for streets,
depot buildings, warehouses, Offices.
and other buildings,
Last night young fellow by the
name OF Osborn was arrested for
-
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-11-18
Eastern Oregon sugar.

Despite the fact that the state legis-
lature at its last session refused to
encourage the culture of sugar beets,
by turning down the bounty PROPOSE
tion urged by the growers of the
Grande Ronde valley, and the further
fact that there is considerable of de.
crease in acreage this year, as COM
pared with last, the sugar output of
the La Grande factory will exceed that
of last year by at least SO per cent.
The acreage has been reduced from
5000 to 2300. The yield per acre, how
ever, has nearly doubled since last
year. This year the average crop is
from seven to eight tons per acre.
Last year the average was four and
half tons.
The factory is still run ming full blast,
about 12O men, and convert
ing 400 tons of beets into sugar daily.
1t is estimated that the entire beet
crop will be harvested and ground up
in two more weeks. The total tom
mage in beets this year will approxi-
mate IA, coo and the sugar output 8, $780,
600 pounds.