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Gilpin observer., 1899-01-12

at the entrance of the Canton river. Il
Is about twenty-nine square miles IL
extent and of the entire surface nearl,
twchty-eight are rugged piles of gran
lte. Inc highest mountain in the ridge
Is the peak rising directly behind Vie
torla, and the flag station at the sum
init Is 1900 feet above the level of the
sea. There is strip of fiat shore
extending most of the way round the
island. but so narrow is 1t that a hun.
dred yards from the surf one begins
to climb and may keep on CLIMBING
until patience Is exhausted. Victoria
Is built on n series of terraces. tb,
wharfs and warehouses are lust abov,
the level OF the sea; the main street
running parallel with the shore is a
lew feet higher, then comes a steer
ascent to the second. and beyond thai
the houses rise one above another nm.
I'll apparently the builders of the CITY
became tired of climbing and so left
Off. What the city lacks in breadth
Tor Its extreme width is only n few
hundred yards. 1t makes up in length
as 1t extends along the shore a dis.
tance OF more than four miles, with
scattered hamlets and villages depend.
ent upon 1t and increasing It's shoe.
string dimensions by nearly five mile,
more. Near the city limits proper ia
to be found the only considerable tract
or level ground on the island. an area
OF about thirty acres. This was for.
merly rice field, but the English
colonist, finding himself unable to dis.
pense with his amusements and con.
sidering that the Chnaman had plenty
of land elsewhere on which to grow
rice, bought the field, drained II and
converted 1t into race course.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-12
Hong Kong, the
Gateway to China.

The annexation of the Philippines
gives Uncle Sam neighbors who will be
as strange to hir rs he to them. Some
of the worst So sges in the world are
in the Philippines; the Sulu groups ex-
tend to few miles of the coast of
Borneo, and the wild men of Borneo
are probably the best examples to be
found on earth of humanity in its low
est stages. Our new neighbors, how
ever, are not all savages, for in the
Orient we are brought into close con
nection, in a geographical sense, with
the Dutch settlements in Borneo and
Java, with the French In Tonquin ana
Cochin China. with the Japanese. whose
new possession. the island of Formosa.
is less than 1000 miles from Manila
and last. but not least, with the Eng
lsh, from whose colony OF Hongkong
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-12
SPEAK TO Me-"

indeed, to keep away from her. but
could not always refuse the kindly in
vitations of old Mrs. Anderson, her
aunt. And Gerald had another rare
Guality-modesty; another man would
have read good deal more than he did
In the girls manner toward him.
They were now rapidly approaching
The "narrows," where a long, low spit
covered with thick shrubbery cut the
stream to half It's usual width. The
wind was freshening and full on the
beam, and the little craft lay over till
IT'S gunwale was trimmed with a racing
streak of snowy foam.
we shall just clear It without tack
ing" said Gerald. as they neared the
point. The water was fairly deep right
up to the bank. and they slipped by
without touching bottom. though the
long boom rustled against projecting
boughs.
"Oh, what lovely flowers" cried Car
rie. reaching over in vain effort to
grasp a great spray OF dead white
syringa which hung far out over the
water.
Duck. Miss Anderson. duck!" cried
teTaiu, Sharply. AS they passed he
had suddenly noticed that around the
point strong slant OF wind would
take them right aback. He threw his
helm up. but Just too late. The long
boom swung sharply over and struck
the girl full on the forehead. With a
little cry she slipped back into the bot
tom OF the boat.
TO loosen the halyards from the
cleaks was with Gerald the work of
but single moment. and as the big
sail cams Tapping downwards he ten
derly raised in his arms the tumbled
white heap and bent over her in per-
feet agony. An ugly red mark show
ed just where the little rings OF hair
curled over the forehead, and n single
drop OF blood had started and stood
out on the white skin. Her face was
deathly pale and her eyes tight closed.
MY darling" cried the poor boy.
Carrie. speak to me-" But she lay
quiot and motionless. Was she dead?
ite eonld hardly perceive her breath
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-12
Life In the Levans

The Oriental official chuckled plee-
fully. The iron boot had been placed
on the foot of the victim. and tho
royal minions were screwing It tighter
and tighter to force n confession from
his lips. "Ahal" merrily laughed the
official. "Dost thee not feel almost
persuaded to confess that thou wert
in conspiracy to poison the waters
of the Golden Horn. with the contents
of the vial which my faithful officers
found in thy pocket? BY the beard of
the prophet! Screw tighter. men. for
he seems to be enjoying the whole af-
fair" why. you doddering old fos-
sill" cheerfully replied the victim.
that vial had corn cure in Il; and as
for your old fashioned iron boot hero
why. let me tell you that I lived In
America. when the styles CT shoes
changed from broad toes to pointed.
Screw away! You bring to my mem
ory hundred society dances 10 New
York. New York Journal.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-12

ing. Quickly Gerald pulled out a
handkerchief. and. soaking it over the
side, began bathing her forehead with
the cool water, murmuring all the
time broken expressions of endear-
ment.
Minute after minute passed, and still
she did not move. Gerald will never
forget the misery of these moments.
He was just making up his mind to
give 1t up and pull ashore for assist
ance when suddenly her eyes opened.
With wan little smile she looked up,
realized what had happened, where she
was, and then-Gera!d could never be-
Heve his eyes and senses-sank COM
rortably back into his protecting arms.
Don't worry" she whispered. "It
isn't much; l shall be all right soon."
And she looked up again through long
black lashes. Gerald's resolutions
were like wax under summer sun.
Whose would not be? He stopped and
kissed her.
She blushed little. You've been a
long time making up your mind, Ger
ald," she said.
Gerald's head was in a whirl be-
tween ecstasy and a remembrance of
his resolutions. He made anothe?
struggle.
I've always loved you" he said.
simply; you know that. But 1 can't
ask you to marry me; you must feel
why"
Carries lips were wreathed in a lit
tie smile.
Must 1 ask you. them" she inquir-
ed. 1T isn't usual, you know"
Gerald stammered something to the
effect that he could not live on his
wife.
You're a foolish boy!" Carrie laugh
ed. Il see 1 shall have to propose in
due form. And you can't refuse q
lady, can you?"
1t was a year later. Again bril-
liant day, and again Gerald and Car
rie were spinning up the river in the
self-same dinghy. The girl, looking
distractingly pretty, was leaning back
on her cushions and gazing with quite
undisguised admiration ct her below
ed husbands skill in managing the
| boat.
We'll, are you tired of living on
your wife's money yet, Gerald?" she
said, suddenly.
Gerald laughed. 81 believe 1 earn my
living" he replied.
It's rather good thing for me you
pocketed your pride and condescended
to manage my affairs for me- That
colliery is paying for positively the
| first time.
Why" she went on, here we are
at the 'narrows' once more"
They spin fast, neither of them
speaking. and this time without a jibe.
do you think you would ever have
proposed, Gerald. IL it hadn't been for
that accident?" musingly continued
Mrs. Thornton, when they had rounded
the bend.
Gerald hauled in the sheet a little.
Il don't know, dear" he said. 81 new
er got such a fright in my life. be-
lieve l felt guilty of murder when I
saw your face so pale and held your
limp little body in my arms; but for
me at least 1t was the luckiest OF acci-
dents. The Rambler.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-12
A MINIATURE ATHENS TO BE
SHOWN in A BROOKLYN ARMORY.

in it, not resembling the ordinary ba-
zaar. but little shop in true European
style, half hidden by the arch itself
The four of five temples at the cor
ners and half way down the sides of
the room will be used for booths as
we'll, though the president insists that
there will not be booth in the place.
and says sternly to her aides and COM
mittee women: SHOPS! shops!" Even
the Parthenon will be made useful.
But appropriately here is to be the
selling place of books and pictures
alone.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-12
The Ancient Glory Of Grecon Capital to Be Reproduced
in Wonderful White City, Where Olympian
Games Will Be Played.
[NEW YORK LETTER.

ter and Navarchs Dewey and Schley
and Sampson in the campaigns against
the Iberians. Anyhow, the festivities
will begin on Jan. 2S with childrens
carnival, in which hundreds of little
tots will take part. On the evening of
Feb. there will be a ball, society
event in the borough, and on Feb.
something else will happen.
Part of Athens will be torn down, to
begin with, and upon the space thus
provided the Olympian games will be
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-12
/ LUCKY ACCIDENT.

What, are you ready SO soon, Mr..
Thornton?" came in a clear, musical
voice from the dark shadow Of the
creeper-shaded porch.
Ready" laughed the man. Aren't
you ashamed Of yourself, Miss Ander-
SOM Here I've been kicking my heels
these twenty minutes waiting for you
to get that hat of yours on. Are you
sure it's straight at last? There's
tearing breeze up the river, and I'm
afraid 1t won't stay long at the correct
angle"
You're rude" returned the girl with
4 merry smile, as she ran down the
steps on the lawn. well. come along,
now; you shan't accuse me of wasting
any more time. I'll race you down to
him so fast that he, laden as he was
with rugs and cushions, was left hope
'essly in the rear.
Not fair" he gasped, as, coming out
through a belt of rose-hung trellises,
they arrived on the low wooden land
ing stage that edged the cleaning wat
ers of the sunny stream.
A sailing dinghy of fair size lay on
the wharf tugging at its painter as the
current caught it. A piping breeze
hummed in the great oaks and elms
which lined the shore, and curled the
clear waters into crispy wavelets.
Carefully the young fellow arranged
a cozy nest amidships for his compan-
ion and gave her a hand in. Then,
slipping the knot of the painter and
himself jumping in, in a minute he
had got up the big main and tiny fore
SAIL and, heeling slightly over, they
were away. the sharp bow slapping
through the short ripple
Isn't this perfect?" cried the girl,
as, reaching the middle of the stream.
a strong puff filled the sail and sent
them spinning along before it at a
glorious rate. The excitement had
flushed her cheeks and made her dark
eyes shine. Gerald Thornton's glance
betrayed the admiration he had so
long striven to conceal.
What an ass / am" he said to him
self for about the hundredth time,
"futtering round the candle like some
wretched moth. l shall get singed in
| the end. Yet-yet-sometimes l al
most think she does care. Oh, If only
| wasn't such a wretched pauper l VOW
I'd try my luck-get out of my misery,
| anyhow"
Carrie Anderson's quick glance noted
his momentary abstraction, and she
turned away to hide smile. 1t was a
soft, little smile, and would have told
| Gerald something il he had seen it.
Only, unfortunately, Gerald was too
busy with the sheet and tiller to notice
I it.
Gerald Thornton was a young man of
a type rare, perhaps, but not SO rare
as some novel!sts would have us be-
lieve. He had so strong a sense OF
honor and personal pride that though
sincerely in love with Carrie Anderson
he would not ask her to marry him
simply because she had a good fortune
OF her own, and he, comparatively
gnAaking, mere pittance. He tried
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-12

mighty pretty in classic garb.
That's the real reason why the
women Of the Auxiliary are going to
put up a miniature White City in the
vast drill hall of the Thirteenth Regi-
ment Armory the largest in the state.
And while they are about it, they are
going to mix up Roman and Greek
architecture and costumes and stage
properties until the bewildered GUS
toner won't know whether he is in
"Quo Vadis," or in "Oedipus the Ty-
rant"
In the Memorial Hall will be the
Roman fruit and flower mart, a riot OF
brilliant color; beyond in the big drill
hall the Athenian city, big and white
and imposing, with festive blue
streamers twining about column and
triglyph and entablature; and, of
course, the Grecian maids and matrons
in those stunning white and gold
gowns, golden fillet in the hair OF
each.
You may call it festival of tri-
umph in honor of the military sue
cesses Of our Archons Miles and Shat
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-12

$4,000 for the new building of the
society and about $4,000 of fun.
For the building site has been
bought next the Union League Club
house, on Bedford avenue. For the fun
and the work fully 1000 Brooklyn
women and girls are getting ready.
The visitor, on entering, will see the
Parthenon at the head of the great
drill hall, imposing in it's cleaning
white, its columns and pediment reach
ing high into the air, its steps extend
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-12
One Soldiers Death.

A simple story, yet most touching
one, is the Chicago Times-Herald's de-
scription of the last hours of Private
Ben Jones of the First Illinois: He
had lain in a stupor all day. Fever had
depleted his reserve force. Toward
evening he opened his eyes and said
to Nurse Mary: You say something"
'What?" she asked. He drew his
breath and answered, "You say, The
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-12

Boston's pride will fall in the dust
of bitter humiliation. The Owl of
Athena will bid a fearful farewell
to the Sacred Goldfish, and flap its wise
wings westward to roost on the Acrop-
oils of Brooklyn.
There will be the hustle of excite
ment in the streets. Persis and
Daphne and Zoe, with fawn eyes and
flleted hair, will don their imations
and pallas and chitons and zones and
hurry about the Parthenon and the lit
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-12

ing out well into the room.
With the Parthenon the design be-
gins. Around the drill halls four
sides, commencing from these steps, is
a colonnade, broken here and there by
temples front, but, as whole, con-
tinuing with little interruption. Each
of these arches will have a booth with
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-12

contested upon an
accurately laid-out
stadion. The games
will be conducted
upon lines laid
down by Baron Pi-
ere de Coubertin,
and will include
not only Graeco-
Roman stunts by
the best athletes.
but some real Bar
NUNS circus chari-
OF races, and so on
for two weeks.
There will be
glimpses of the Ori-
ent in some of the
boOths-Crete and
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-12
Debts of Clties.

Among the cities in the United
States. San Francisco has the least and
Philadelphia has the greatest debt. The
debt OF San Francisco is 3133. 17o1
and of Philadelphia 356.s72, 1889. In
the bonded debt per CAPITA Boston ia
the highest with 3s7.33. while San
Francisco is the lowest, being So cents
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-12

Lord is" He was too far gone te
speak it all; but she understood. She
bent over him and repeated, Though
| walk through the valley of the
shadow of death l will" YES" Pri.
vate Jones interrupted, "the valley OF
the shadow" He turned his face from
her and fell asleep forever.
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-12

Smyrna and Pell street. The grab-bag
VIII be In a Doris temple, and the
Trojan horse will yield up leaden SOL
diers as the original did real ones. All
of which things are necessary to a
"Graeco-Roman Festival to Ascapius
and Aesculapius. And the Auxiliar-
ians propose thereby to get $4,000 or
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-12

tie fame of the
Wingless Victory.
Barbarians in out
hndish garb will
mingle with the
willy Greeks in
hopeless attempts
to remain uncheat-
ed.
Rome will howl
also-for this is an
age Of miracles-on
the same occasion
and at the same
place-the former,
the fair of the
Women's Auxiliary
of the Medical So
ciety of the County
Of Kings; the latter
the great armory of
the Thirteenth reg
iment of Brooklyn.
Oh. the Parthe-
non and the The
scum and the Err
echtheum and the
temple of the Cor
inthian Jove, now
more usefully en-
ployed as a beer
garden, are well
enough architecture
ally; but don't for
get that fine young
women such as
they raise i'll
Brooklyn look
Gilpin observer., 1899-01-12
RECENT INVENTIONS.

Railway tracks can be cleaned of
snow or dirt by the use of a Pennsyl-
vanian's invention, consistig of a res
ervoir, with outlet pipes extending 10
the rails, with means to supply water.
air or steam or combination of all
three to the surface of the rails.
One of the newest nashlight dis
chargers has bowl mounted Mt the
end of hollow stem. with lid to keep
the powder in place, a match being
slipped into the stem until the head
is at the entrance of the bowl. when 1t
Is forced through grated opening by
a trigger in the stem.
A~Georgia man has designed an at
tachment for rocking cradles, consist
ing OF coiled spring set in ca sing
and geared TO a vertical arm to rock
the upper end in horizontal dires,-
tion. two springs at the lower end i'm
parting a reverse motion to the arm 10
sway the cradle.
To prevent food from burning as it
is being cooked piece OF tin Is bent
around the kettle with the ends con-
structed to interlock in notches at in
tervals. with n sliding yoke to hold
them in place. the device being ad-
justed to any desired size by moving
the ends.
A Minnesota woman has invented n
wash boiler having a wire basket cal
ried by flanged ring. which rests ON
the top Of the boiler. the basket being
inserted before the clothes are put in
and lifted out when the clothes have
boiled sufficiently. bringing all the gar.
ments with It.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-14

While hostility 10 Gomez has much 20
do with tho action Of tho assembly, II
has also been Influenced by INSCRIPTIONS
financial adventurous. Thoeo have pre-
scented various schemes for creating a
great bonded indebtedness. The knOwi-
edge that thoes 'eelemoa were being
urged caused General Brooke 10 mako the
official declaration that tho United
Btnifn would recognize no Indebtedness
created by tho assembly. One Of tho
schemes was 20 make valid tho z0.O00,OOO
of paper money Issued by ths Spanish
bank of Cuba IN Wcylers limo and uso
u for Tho payment 0f tho troops. This
scrip has n speculative value Of fyo or
nlG cents on tho dollar,
While Tho immediate future II not
clear. administration officials have the
utmost confidence that the policy winch
has Dcon adopted will work successfully.
General Brooke will not bo hamperrd
wlih his dealings with Gomez The 70.
ports from The army officer ~ vel NJ
from The Amnriun civilian officials ~
Cuba have all bncn TO the effset that
whoming majority Of the neople Some
Of tho army officers who In the beg n.
ming. doubted. wero convinced Of hls In.
finenea when thsy saw the receptions
given 30 him. Il was known from the
beginning that Gomez was not popular
with tho mombeT m the assembly
Many of them were his personal enemies
bocau@e Of the discipline 10 which he had
subjected them.
Conservative cubans were hopeful that
thu assembly would restrain this person.
al hostility 10 UomoE and would act %
aH 10 fnd favor IN tho United States
They have been disappointed ana their
influence viii now DO directed TO igbor.
ing iia existence,
1ho reports received tn Washington
have indicated tho growing unpopulnrity
~ the assembly and the demand for a
popular representative body 10 cake lis
place When tho funeral of General Gar.
cia was heid its members withdrew from
the procession because some of tho Amer.
icin sian officers crowded them out OF
their placoA. The Misunderstanding WIS
an unfortunate one. bu, the public sen
umrni was that this action waa unwaf-
rantod
Other incidents have added Ia tho as-
srmhlya unpopularlly. Tue nurpriss II
that IN virw of these demonstrations
and u the evidences OF Gomez popular.
so. the asaainDy should provoke a con
hlrt With tho old general. The constf.
Native members who rDresaw whn, has
happened have hen trying to avoid re-.
sponribiiiy Many members seem 10
have ab~euird themselves for only 20 Ou,
0f a were pTcsrsn az the scshion when
Gomez waA "lmpuohcu."
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-14
NOT OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED

CHICAGO Marh IA spc, ial 10 N,
Tribune from Washington says; This
country has never recognized the Gu,
ban assembly as anything more than a
voluntary association OF certain Cubans
honce It's action rs To General Gomez
viii not intvrcfcre with the plans Of III,
United Sgatce regarding the dshandmen,
and payment of the so.caled Cubal
army
The arrangement was made with Go
mpz and It will De carried ont with him
lie agreed to distand his uuops and tdey
viii bo paid ON that basis.
Same days ago war between Russia
and Norway wJp limited at during the
dciSitv In the storlhng. and Colonel Bar
soc took The opportunity OF pointing out
uhlt the Norwegian fortncsSeS We're good
Tor nothing In case Of war,
The minister OF war hotly contradictei
the statement. and several olher mem
htrs also crNicIscd Co.onel Basoe, but
the whole affylr Is causing great uneasi-
ness here. az tho mere suggestion Of war
bvtwcen the sister countries m par.ia-
men, Is proof of the icalousies which
exist
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-14
~ MAnc1r RAIN.

ny samuel Eberiy Gross, Author OF THE
Y y Merchant Of cornvifle.
The toilIns clouds across the meadow
t0sl. ~ ~
Descendlng from tho raIn.drenchsd
nils;
The naked woods In yapory dlmness lost
And ciamor OF the swollen rilla.
Swift hurrying 10 the village mills
Tho black eclipse of barren. graipiesS
fields.
Dashed meath the heavy iaGen cloud;
The veil upllfted 10 the hard wind Yields.
The lowing herds the bsdgcrows crowd,
And sbyer IN the fields unplOughed.
4 singing bird upon the garden tree.
An Incense floating IN a song.
A lcaflcSs branch. waif upon the sea.
A birds clear yoice-thc bird holds
strong
While all around tho March winds
ihrong,
a sweet adventnrer In biUsterlng spring.
Redbreast robin with heart 10 bold,
Too early in thy northward jOurneyiDg
No sWooter tale IN southland told
Than thine. mid rain and plteous cold.
Inside the farmhouse nesting In the vale
The golden hearthsrone FIRE glows;
No clamors there the loving heart assall:
There blended love with duty grows.
The wheahtalk mlngiing with the rose
And gazing through the raln-dashed win
dow pane.
Oak tree and rose bush sway away;
The freight woos with red the dripping
rain.
Untll. across the meadows gray,
The nlghtligh,s pierce the faded day
The ralh-webbed night upon the world
shut down.
The curtains Of the Boul undraw;
A dream-clad air by storming winds IN
blown:
No frozen cloud nor winters thaw.
But gentle glow Of loves bright law
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-14
GAGE ciuusTENs THE
NEW REVENUE CUTTER
The Seminole Selected 40 the Name for
Tho Vessel 10 BE- Launched at Bal.
llmoro SaiurdAy--iicr Dimensions

NEw YORK. March 70 4 dispatch 10
tho Herald from Washington says IN
Seminole ia the naIno selected by Secre-
uiry Gago Tor the new revenue cutter
for the Now York station to be launched
at tho Columbian Iron Works la Balii-
more next saturday
Tho seminole viii In reality, DC a
very effective gunbont. capable OF per-
forming good service In war. She Is 40
feet long and , fcvt beam. and with coal
and stores on board will draw ton feet
nf wairr Iicr displacement wili bc 7O5
tonA She will be rigEed with two
schooner masts. she has high forccastie
and poop decks. which in time of peace
will mount four six-poundcr rapid IRE
guns but will b. ntcd for mounting
frim two 10 four four-inch rapid nrc
gums In Zine of war.
shc will be propelled By a single screw
propelled by q triple expansion engine
~ 1900 horse power
While tho Seminole was designed es
pccialy for the New York station, she
may DO assigned TO aomc other duty.
FOR since her construction was com
menvcd the Gresham has been aSslgnd
to Now York. for which In some respects
she is better suited chan the Seminole.