MANY
SPECIAL FLAGS.
Uncle Sam Has Some Which Are
Very Seldom Seen.
COLORS OF THE PRESIDENT.
THE LINCOLN CENT.
Mot Until 1882 Did the Chief Execu
tive of the Nation Have a Personal
j Banner, but Now He Has Three, the
1 Naval, Army and Peace Flags.
As the United States grew and the
government expanded many new de-
jjai Ltutuis were auueu, auu wnn tuem
many special flags have come into ex
istence. Least often seen and yet
most Interesting of these- twenty-five
or thirty special flags is that of the
jjiesiueui, ui me uuuea states. . tie
has a wealth of them in fact, no less
than three but they are seldom seen
In public. There are two each of these
flags, one of bunting and one of silk.
They are exactly alike, with this ex
ception, but the one of silk is called
the "president's colors."
i The president of the United States
had no personal flag until 1882. If he
went aboard a ship bis presence was
denoted by the national flag hoisted
at the main truck, and his presence in
a garrison or post was denoted by the
raising of the big garrison flag. These
were not entirely distinctive, as denot
ing the presence of the president, for
these flags were hoisted on gala occa
sions when the president was not
around. The lack of a distinguishing
flag for him was felt by the navy also.
nnn rna Bwrprarv fir rnn 1 1 : i v v nv irpn.
-eral orders, Aug. 19, 1882, established
a flag for the president of the United
States. The general orders described
the flag as of blue bunting with the
coat of arms of the United States in
the center.: The flag was to be hoisted
at the main of the vessel when the
president was aboard and be carried at
the bow of the launch on which he
came aboard.
In the army there was no distin
guishing flag for the president of the
United States until just before the
outbreak of the Spanish-American war.
Colonel Theodore Bingham, who was
then superintendent of public build
ings and grounds, called the attention
of President McKinley to this lack of
il UlSllllgUlBUiUg HUg 1UI UlLU O.L1U
-Btated that he thought the commander
In chief of the United States army and
navy ought to have a distinguishing
flag. President McKinley did not like
the suggestion, but the secretary of
war did, and a flag was made. . It was
designed by Frederick D. Owen and is
a beautiful thing to look at. The offi--cial
description of the -flag is as fol
lows: . -. -i'--'rhi '-
1 "The , president's flag is of scarlet
-"bunting, thirteen feet fly and eight feet
hoist. In each comer is a Ave pointed
star of five inch radius to the tips. In
the center of-the scarlet field is a large1
fifth star, also of five points, two feet
nine inches in radius to the tips. In
side of this star is a' parallel star,
separated from it by a band of white
three inches wide. The inner star
forms the blue field upon which is the
coat of arms of the United States. On
the scarlet field around the large star
are forty-six small white stars, one for
each state, equally scattered in the re
entering angles and all included with-
in the ci-cumference of an imaginary
circle three feet and a quarter in
radius. In the upper point over the
angle is .a constellation of thirteen
stars, representing the original thirteen
states Of the American confederation."
Mr. Owen explained that iiuhe olive
leaves, its berries and the arrows is
symbolized the original thirteen. - It is
also not a little singular that the offi-
cial seal should bear in its motto ex
actly thirteen letters and that the gen
eral order which created the flag was
also numbered thirteen. The magnifi
cent siiKen colors or me presidents
flag are of scarlet, and the design is
embroidered upon this so exquisitely
that it is impossible to tell right from
wrong side when looking at the flag.
The colors on the flag are what is
called "proper" that is, natural the
eagle being brown and the olive
branches green, with red berries. This
flag is to be displayed only in time of
war.
Yet another flag has the president.
In 1902 the "peace" flag was adopted.
This third flag differs in a good many
respects from the other two. In the
first place, the great seal of the United
States is correctly depicted. On the
other flags the design of the seal -Is
seven red stripes and six white ones,
which ' is correct, as the flag design
was adopted by the Third congress,
but when the great seal was adopted
the designer, not knowing much about
the flag, as the forefathers intended,
and six red stripes. And that is the
seal today.. There was a long discus
sion whether the seal should not be
changed to agree with the stripes on
the flag, as the forefathers intended,
. trat it was decided that as it had
been adopted it should remain. .-This
'peace" flag thus has the seal correctly
depicted. " The eagle is snow white.
Its feathers being : outlined .In deep
black. There is. a different . arrange?.
tnent of the stars and of the sunburst
also. The sunburst is exactly circular
In form, with the rays radiating from
the group of stars. The colors are of
silk- with exactly the same design--.
Washington Star.
Design of New Penny Whose Coinage
Has Been Stopped.
The new Lincoln cent, the-coinage of
which has been suspended by the order
of Secretary of the Treasury Mac
Veagh on account of the designer'.?
initials appearing prominently on the
coin, is of the same size as the fa
miliar "Indian head" design. On the
face of the penny is a bust of Abra
ham Lincoln in profile facing toward
the right. Above the head is the mot
to "In God We Trust," and to the left
of the figure the word "Liberty." In
the lower right hand corner is the date
1909.
. On the reverse, the words "One
Cent" stand forth in bold type and
beneath them "United States of Amer
ica" in smaller lettering. At the top
of the coin is the motto- "B Pluribus
Unum." Two conventional wheat
stalks extend around the lettering, and
close to the base of the coin are the
IilEUGLYRHINOCEROS
Flabby and Stumpy, Yet He Is as
Quick as a Flash.
NOTED FOR HIS KEEN SCENT.
The Stupid Looking Brute Has a Nose
That Makes Up For His Almost Use
less Little Eyes He Can .Wheel at
. Full Speed Like a Polo Pony. ' -'"
At first sight the African rhinoceros
appears to be heavily handicapped by
nature as regards his anatomy. His
flabby, loutish body, short, stumpy
legs, small, unblinking, piglike eyes
and prehensile upper lip all combine
to give him an air of stupid inactivity.
Yet let him once scent danger, 'and
; how quickly is this idea dissipated.
artist's initials, "V. D. B.," in minute j If ,yin down at the tlmft ne
type. The circle of milled embossing
which runs around the face and re
verse of the old penny is absent from
the new coin, and the entire design is
noteworthy for its simplicity of line.
The bust of Lincoln was designed
from a photograph in the possession of
Charles Eliot Norton and shows the
late president with face relaxed and a
benign expression. . It is said to repro
duce his expression when talking to
children.
The designer of the coin is Victor D.
Brenner, a native of Russia and thirty-seven
years old. According to Mau
rice Fishberg, an intimate friend, Mr.
Brenner never sold matches, but has
always been an engraver and sculp
tor. "Some of the medals which he de
signed fifteen years ago are excellent
examples of his remarkable ability in
this art," says Mr. Fishberg. "In the
last seven years, the major part of
which he spent in Europe, he has also
done some excellent work as a sculp
tor. While a noteworthy piece of
work, the Lincoln penny is not the
only nor the best example of his' ca
nacitv as a medalist. His bas-relief of
ex-President Roosevelt is considered
by ' connoisseurs as one of the . best
pieces of plastic art. . " -
"The fact is that the Brenner fam
ily have been engravers for genera
tions. . Mr. Brenner learned engrav
ing from his father; one-of: his broth
ers is an engraver in Denver, and
another is a promising young sculptor
in Paris. . None of : them- has sold'
matches, though In his earlier days in
New York city Mr. Victor Brenner
earned much less while following his
art then some match peddlers."
Mr. Brenner , always admired Lin
coln's anti-slavery, policy and;, learning
that the government, was searching for
-a new - penny design, preferably . that
of Lincoln, he obtained Dr. Norton's
photograph and . soon . completed the
present -: design. . This -: was : sent to
Washington, where it was accepted.
.- New dies of the coin- will be. pre
pared as soon as possible, substituting
for the initials of the designer the sin
gle initial "B" In an obscure part of
the design.
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That Fall .Suit
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A. K RUSS
Dealer in all Men's Furnishings
'. We sell cheapest because we sell
for cash. ' - -, . -; ;
CORVALLIS. - i OREGON
GREAT RIVALRY FOR PENS.
Sereno E. Payne Got One With Which
- President Signed' Tariff Bill.
There was great rivalry among mem
bers of congress and others for the
pens with which the Payne tariff bill
was signed. In accordance with cus
tom, the pen with which the president
signed the bill was presented to. Rep
resentative Sereno E. Payne, author
of the measure, but as Representative
John W. Langley of Kentucky had
begged the president for the pen Mr.
Taft added the words "Approved at
5 p. m.. Aug. 5, 1909," with another
pen, which he gave to Mr. Langley.
Mr. Payne also put in a plea for the
pen with which the vice president
signed the bill, but Frank J. Stillman,
a capitol employee, was beforehand.
Therefore the vice president signed
"James S." with, a pen which he pre
sented to Mr. Stillman and . "Sher
man" with a pen which he gave to Mr.
Payne. Speaker Cannon signed the
bill with only-one pen, which he pre
sented ' to Asber Hinds, parliamenta
rian of the house.
" The Remedy.
"Doctor, I'm troubled with a terrible
buzzing In my ears." .
"Get a divorce." Boston Transcript
... The secret of success In life Is for
a man to be ready 'for his opportunity
when it comes. Disraeli
Hairworm to Kill Mosquitoes.
A new" method to be emplbyed in the
crusade against the mosquito, which. Is
spreading yellow fever, is urged by
Councilman Frawley of New Orleans,
whose theory is to set the hairworm to
catch the mosquito.,. He asserts that
this plan has the backing of the United
States marine hospital service. Coun
cilman Frawley says that the hair
worm has a famll; feud with the mos
quito. He wants to place large quan
tities of theworms in swamps, gutters
and Cisterns and leave them to exter
minate their hereditary enemies.
- Exhibition of Clothes.
The clothes show scheduled to open
at Madison Square Garden, New York,
on Aug.; 14 is the newest thing in ex
hibitions, and, according to a wearing
apparel association which is back of it,
there will be more fashionable gowns
on display than the historic Garden has
ever seen. The exhibit is to run for a
week,- and delegations from every man
ufacturing city in the United States
will be present Prizes will be offered
for the most attractive model, the pub
lic to be the judges. Shoe dealers have
also made plans' for the -enow.
his legs and facing the cause of dis-:
turbance in a flash.;: If satisfied that
the danger is real, he turns in a sec
ond and is galloping up wind at a
pace that compares . favorably with
that of a good horse.
To avoid obstructions he can turn
and wheel at full speed like a polo
pony and is capable of keeping np the
pace for miles. In a straight race be
tween a rhinoceros and a horse over
two miles -of the average country in
which the former Is met with, consist
ing, as it usually, does, of black cotton
soil and ordinary veld,, the rhino would
be fully able to hold his own. '
Being very sure footed, obstacles,
cracks in the ground and small holes
which would cause a horse to stumble,
if not come to grief altogether, have
no effect on him whatever, and he will
gallop down one side of a khor and
up the other, leaving loose stones and
debris rattling, but without one false
step. '
His great physical defect is his sight,
his eyes being of very little use to him,
-and the hunter may-walk straight up
to him in open country till within 100
yards and, without : exercising : very
much care, can by stalking; should the
ground be fairly favorable, easily get
within twenty ryards before firing, al
ways provided' the approach is made
from- the leeward side. Any advan
tage he may lose owing to his bad eye
sight is fully made up to him by his
sense of smell..
The phrase "a nose like, a fox ter
rier" is often applied to keenness of
scent. This should rather be "a nose
like a rhinoceros."--There is very lit
tle chance of getting on terms with
him if the approach is made from
windward. VV'v;.",
;; It .lying down, he almost Invariably
does so with his nose pointed down
-wind, ' consequently the hunter ap
proaching, as - he : naturally. : should,
from the- leeward side, has only the
quarry's defective sight and hearing
to contend . with. - : v:
In the daytime the- rhino- bird,- or
oxpecker (Bupbaga africana), acts as
a protection to him, sleeping and wak
ing. ;. There i Is a superstition-- among
the natives that these small birds per
form the duties, of sentry. To a cer
tain extent this is true. They are '.'al
ways flitting about and hanging on to
him. feeding . on the ticks wit h -which
be swarms, and on the approach of
danger flutter about with little hoarse
cries, which have the effect of ronsing
him and, -If continued," cause him to
rise up and look around
It is almost impossible to calculate
correctly what the action of a rhino
will be on becoming aware of danger.
No two of them seem to behave in the
same way in similar circumstances.
On the -whole, it is safe to say that
if only disturbed Be will, retreat, but
should be be actually annoyed and see
his enemy he will retaliate and charge
Serious loss and delay are often
caused by a rhino charging a caravan.
Yet this action Is nearly always forced
upon him and occurs through stupidi
ty rather than premeditated malice.
The head of- a caravan, say, of 300
porters, extending over two or three
miles of country; passes to windward
of a rhino. He gets the scent and
moves up wind "and perhaps nears the
center; of the - caravan, " when,- being
thoroughly alarmed, be turns off a lit
tle.- only to strike the tail end.
Being ' -now puzzled and seeing at
last, as he thinks, the original cause
of his annoyance, he charges straight
through, on bis way horning a load
or two hastily" cast aside by the por
ters on bis approach. He then passes
on to leeward of the caravan and,- be
ing at last delivered from the annoy
ing scent, moves on into more peaceful
territory. Yet a person who had not
watched his progress from the start
would .think that he had come from a
mile or more away .with the deliberate
intention of exterminating the cara
van.
On the whole, it may be said that
the disposition of the rhino is on a
par : with that of most animals and
many human beings they wish to be
left alone, and- unless worried they
will not make trouble. London Field.
CHEW
CADILLAC
v- and
KING CORN..
TOBACCO
Always Good; not made by
the Trust. Sold at
JACK MILNE'S
Dr. VIRGINIA V. LEWEAUX,
Osteopathic Physician
At Corvallis Hotel
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
At Albany
. Tuesdays, Thursdays andJSaturdays
. 15-17 Brenner Building
FOR BENT, ROOMS
: For Kent Three furnished rooms,
two of them suitable for light house
keeping; all downjstairs; outside
rooms. Inquire at
800lFifth Street
PHOTOGRAPHERS
PICKEL'S STUDIO, 430 SECOND
btreet. . Phone 4209. . .
' - Aided- by Their Sister.
In their. work of perfecting the fly
ing .machine the Wright brothers, the
famous aeronauts, were very miterl-
ally assisted by their sister Katharine.
She did " all' their computations for
them. - .v ;
ATTORNEYS
J. F. YATES,' ATTORN E Y-AT-LAW.
Office Rooms 3, 4, 1st Natl Bank Bldg.
Only get of abstracts in Bentoii County
PHYSICIANS
G. B. FARRA, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND
Surgeon. Office in Burnett Block,
over Harris' Store. Residence corner
Seventh and Madison. Office hours:
8 to 9 a. m.; 1 to 2 p. m. .Phones:
Office, 2128, Residence, 404,-:
. B. MORRIS,: Mv' IX, PHYSICIAN
and Surgeon. Corner Third and Mon.
roe Streets, - Corvallis, Oregon. Office
hours;-9 to 12 a. m.; I to 4 p. m.; 7 to
8 p. m. Phone in both office ani resi
dence. ;::":
W. T. ROWLEY, M.' D., PHYSICIAN
and Surgeon. Special attention given
to the Eye, Nose and Throau Office
in Johnson Blag. - Ind. 'phone at of
fice and lesidence. -
UNDERTAKERS
M. S. BO VIE, FUNERAL DIRECT
or . and Licensed tnabalmer. . Suc
cessor to Bovee & . Bauer Corvallis,
Oregon. ' Iud. Pbone 45. Bell Phone
- 241,'. Lady attendant when desired.
BLACKLEDGE & EVERETT, Li
censed embalmers and funeral direct
ors. Have everything new in coffins,'
: caskets and burial robes. Calls ans-
wered day and ' night. Lady assist-
ant. Embalming a specialty. Day
" phones, Ind. 117 and 1153, Bell, 531;
night phones, Ind.; 2129and 1153
Two Ways.
, "De man dat waits to learn by ex
perience," said Uncle. Eben, "is liable
to put in : bis precious time- gettin
cured of a - mule kick w hile de- man -
dat used common sense is gettin' bis
corn planted."1-Washington Star. .
Chip From the Old Block.' ;
Lazy Jackson Look at : heah, mab
son, w'at would, yo' do ef yo' had no
rouddah ' an' no " faddah ' to suppoaht
yo'? Ephey Jackson Why, ah'd git
married, of cou'se. Judge.
Do one thing at a time and the big
things first. Lincoln. ' -
Farmers! See
S. S. HENKLE
(Successor to Smith Bros.) ,
f, CORVALLIS, OREGON
The Place to Buy Right,' Handles,
Harness, Saddles, Robes, Whips,
and Gloves
Does Repairing Neatly
and Promptly
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Furnished clean, light rooms. - Break
fast served.- Direct ear line to Expo- -r
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REMOVAL SALE
By September we will move to
. our new location in the .White
side Building, opposite the Pal
ace Theater, where we will
have a large and complete stock
of Millinery and everything in
- Ladies' Furnishing Goods. A
A Store of Ladies' Merchandise
The only store of its kind in
the city.
L. & 6 B. ANDERSON
REST --ROMP -RECDPERATE
At the Seashore
NEWPORT
Is a delightful resort and a happy combination of pleas
ure ground possibilities. An ideal climate diversion of
recreation perfect bathing boating fishing riding driv
ing, and exploring, make Newport a most charming and
popular play ground.
Southern Pacific Co.
HAS A
Special Summer Excursion Rate to Newport of
$3.75
From CORVALLIS, OREGON
Ask for our booklet "Outings in Oregon."
R. C. LLNVILLE, Agent, CORVALLIS, ORE.
WM; M'MURRAY, General Passenger Agent
Portland, Oregon
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DRILLING
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Place your orders now before the
season's rush work is on.
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Box 526 Corvallis, Oregon
Fishing TacUe Taunton & Burnap
and all kinds of
Sporting Goods
Can be found here at prices that
cannot be duplicated for goods
of similar fine quality. A good
fisherman knows and appreciates
good' rods,7 lines, etc. All of
which can be had at our estab
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SUCCESSORS TO M. M. LONG -
Phone 126 Corvallis," Oregon
GEO, W. DENMAN
Attorney at Law
CORVALLIS, OREGON
Office in Fischer building, over Graham
, & Wortham drug store
THE PALM CAFE
Vmrro 4 RIETMAN, Props.
;. Six o'Clock Dinners Banquets, Dinner
Parties and Sunday Dinners
N ext Palace Theater, CorraIIi,Ore.
Cement Contractors
Makers ol Best Cement Walks in Town
AH work guaranteed first
class. ,
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- date. Rigs furnished on
short notice. Call
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and
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E. .E. WILSON.
- Attorney At Law
Zierolf Bldg. Corvallis, Oregon
L. F.GRAY,
Manager
JOSEPH H. WILSON
"Attorney at Law
Office: Burnett Building,
' " Corvallis, Oregon'
' Phone 1333