Uncle Sam ’s Puget Sound
Navy Yflrd and Dry Docks
D
A» to the three ships fi ret mentioned,
throe la yet considerable to be done to
them ln*palutlng and overhauling (or
two of them, the Iowa having long de
parted, while the Philadelphia la ex
pected to be made Into a receiving
ship, by the removal of one of her
Black Hair
How was i t with you?
•'Doll s a nsa*. Tb> troop« war e oat ’’
Ip e n u m e .
Peep!» buy Hamlia'a WUard Oil be
cause they have learned by experience
that it cures pain of every kind.
N O LK HAM had no M e d to
Administrative building end naval of-
erect termldnbkn fortiflcw floes.
r « w -•
“ Confound that diaoeanrast** ex
claimed Noah, aa the a ft gave such a
lurch to starboard that the waves dash
ed against the roof. “ I wish it would
learn to stay on ita own aide of the
bon»!“
Then Noah seised a handspike and
started below deck to shift the cargo.—
Ohio State Journal.
liuus and extensive naval and
Marine barracks with modern aapU-
ai littery w orkn la order to aaces and oonvenleacea,
. - ,
make sure ot protection to r the water«
Offlcera’ quarters, five line real-
and commercial Interests of the Paclgc Cences for naval otBcIala
NorthweaL but when our Uncle 8am I Buildings In ptwceast Equipment
located thrf Pnget Sdund Naval Statloa ordnance aad other yb^pv
he assured such protection
all tim e e , I Considering th e magnitude of the
A t the for
aame
to
under
afl works
poasIBle
do. Station as It exists today it seems al-
he come
located
these
h , events,
■ position
mestlc o r Impregnable,
foreign. A t the
same
tim e most Impossible that It has a ll been
absolutely
a very
OlbraL-
ter of security against attack or In te r
ferenca, aa an ozamjaattoa ot location
and surroundings w ill show.
In the first place, th e location o f Port
Orchard bay, op wbtoh Abe station la
built, la 100 miles Interior from the Pa
cific, reached only through the straits
of 8sn Juan de Fura, that wonderful
body of w ater through which pours the
present enormous streams of North
western edmraerhe. This w ater Is sua
ceptible of fortifications and of defense
beyond the ability of the combined war
fleets of an earth to force an entrance.
Forts at Port Townsend and other
points. eastward
from
the
en
trance of the straits already protect
the passage, while beyond, as the
course lies further hg toward the naval
station, the Channel narrows Into abut
ting natural defenses.
Should the naval powers of earth
ever fbroe these, there would remala
torpedo, bomb, dynamite minea, cbalna,
and like means of destruction of the
advancing entine» of war, strung and
hung In the narrower channels nearer
the station, beyond any conceivable
ability of present or future naval pow
ers to pass. On auch situation la based
the claim that the location, for safety
and atrcBKtti. la the In e r t t h a t . the
world knows todav. Other features
sra eufte ha tavern Me. including depth
of water, character of anchorage
grqffnds. ehpre for docks and w hgr«,
surrounding- lands and" conditions. In
cluding climatic conditions and protec
tion from all winds by an absolutely
land locked harbor, set within densely
" P a ,” said the small boy, “ did
Peter tbe Qreat hero any other name?”
“ Of course, my so n ,” answered the
father p r o m p t ly . “ But there’s no aas
of worrying about him now.”
“ Is he dead?”
J , g ri , <
“ Oh, I don’ t know whether he’s
dead or not, but ba’a on» of training,
anyway.”
Patting ItO ia tlj.
Parhepe it Was.
Mrs. Richmond— What lovely antique
furniture 1
Mrs. Bronxborough— Yes, and do yon
know, we got I t almost as cheap aa if it
had been new.
I f we did not know that when you
try a temple tin of Monopole apices
you would continue tosak your grocer
far them, we wouldn't offer to sand you
a fu ll weight S-oa.' tin for two 2-cent
stamps and your grocer’s name.
It
aorta us from 10 to 16 cents for each
sample we sand, but wa believe the ia-
vertmenta good one. One tria l la all
that la needed to make a friend for
Monopole. A ll goods packed under the
Mdnopole brand are of the highest
quallty.obtainaUe. You can bank on
that. WadhamsA Karr Bros., pack
ers, Portland, Or.
“ Bat is she pre«
Che (brags of Strength.
lieve in talking
“ W ell, I don’t
Yqor dad alu ’t near as strong aa
about a g irl’a looki
m ine," annewnfod the first boy.
Her lather's worth
“ How do you know," demanded the
and they’ve taken bar W Earope twice
w ithout bringing beck any titles, so you
" I ’ve listened, an* you don’t hollar
can form your own opinion.— Chicago
anythin’ Ilka aa loud aa I whan he takes
Record-Herald.
?
“ I have used your Hair Vigor
for gve yean and am grestly
pleaaed with it. It certainly re
stores the original ooler to gray
hair. It keeps my hslraoft.” — Mrs.
Helen Kilkenny, New Portland, Me.
A y e r’« H a ir V igor has
been restoring color to
gray hair for fifty years,
ana it never fails to do
this w ork, either.
You can rely upon it
for stopping, your hair
from failing, for keeping
your scalp clean, and for
making your hair grow.
A P O IN T E R
If jo e eon’» sere what brand of 6vo-
s S f f f f ir t r x K T " * is
waat tha hast, iaaUt u|M>n
MONOPOLE
SCHOOLS M O COLLEGES
a^0P5Q3UACÁCEfil}f(
FOR SALE.
One SMund Hand Nlchol, <k Shepard
»uamlor. atm «Oóu, «Uh w iu ti ala d ra r,
sly ran 48 daya; a bargain. Inquire or
JOHN POOLS.
Apply to S .v n i i r Bicsrol
ATToasav, » «eaiewuM . U
KEEP W
5ADÖLL KT!
The People Next Deer.
Tommy— M y, bat them folks that’s
moved into the next house is swell!
worked Ala way up."
Johnny— How do you know?
Tommy— They’ve got a clock that
“ W a ll,“ he started aa a bootblack,
you knew.” — Chicago Recoid-Herald, says ping, pong instaad<of tick, lock.—
Chicago Tribune.__________
Toe Familiar.
Ho— Hello, dero. Mies Bmlfl
“ Did yon notiae w ith what lofty airs
She— Doan yo’ flag me dat sadden,
that homely Mim Upmann carried her
man. I ain’t never seen yo’ in all may
life befo , an* ef yo* do it ag’ in a lot o’ self?”
“ Tag. I t was what you might call
people’ll be walkin’ slow bnhin* ye*
‘plain sailing.’ ” — Pbiladephia Bulls-
toiuorrer — Baltimore World.
Ï
M t» «TOJAMLt
r r T H n « * .,« .
Yes," mid the mystical Asiatic,
Mrs. te r n s -Y o u didn't stay tong
■Rail 1« talked nowadays:
i hope to have our people civilised
over at Mrs. Brown’s.
She— Are you going to go?
M r. Jonee— No; the Brown family
Another She—Yes.
Are yon going
“ Do yon think ba mould make a
"T h a t is encouraging.”
were a ll lying in their hammocks, and to eomo for ma?— Indianapolis News.
good soldier?*
“ I t is. We hope, In tim e, to bring
when I got tired of sitting I came
“ Ob, yes, indeed.
We’ve tested out the car of Juggernaut en a strictly
hom e.—Detroit Free Frees.
modern basis, and have it operated
“ Tested himT How?” -a,
by electricity, like one of your auto
“ W hy, we found tbohche could mobiles.” — Washington Star.
1
Blase»—Could yon lend me |1 0 0 or
write *1 regrot to rdport,’ ka rapidly
so until tomorrow?
“ They have two servants. ”
and aa plainly ng either Roberts or
Busser— Going to play the races?
“ H uhI That’s nothing. We usual Kitchener.”
B lu e r — Worse than that; I am going ly have two In our house. One coming
to a church-fair with my wife.—Ohio and ona going.” — Philadelphia Proas.
State Journal.
:2 s - E / S S E S . 5 S S 1 S :
r a n w n d ll T ^ S t a t l o n . h r a been s S «
recommendation of two
commlr-
e d .C a rv e d out of the virgin forest, «ions, one of n atal officers and one of
the works occnpy an enclosure of some ¡«vUianu, Congress acting upon the re
eighty acres of level land, that cornea ,£ > 1 pf thoanfcoum lesions. Bremerton
down to
on J»-»
Just the level City take. Its name from Jtar original
LU the water w..
reeded for works and docks, while far
ther back the ground rises by ridge
ami terrace, glvlnc attractive natural
locations, for tha. admlstatratlve build
ings offices and quarters. Central to
alt Ilea the great dry doe«, now th e
largest possessed by the government
with dockage and wharfs In front, and
shops and repair and equipment build
ings adjoining. Notwithstanding the
of the w erke'all Is Still
compiei
organising a 8allor s and Marian Club,
¡■fter the manner of those «-clubs at
Mare Island and Brooklyn, In the In
terest of Improvement. and advantages
for the sea-faring employes when at
toe Station.- Schools, oburchee. and
society of the rising order are features
of the young city of Port Orchard Bay.
which also has that modern necessity
the newspaper, the Weekly News, con
Sidney— Then you believe in a coat-
ducted by the Gale Brothers. This was
H e —Indeed there’s Jolly good fishing of-arma?
established jQBA yeac. ago.
Rodney— Yes.
Almost any newly-
about hero. Mins Swift made a groat
Kitsap Is the Inexpressive name of catch when aba waa hero last summer. rieh American girl can be benefited by
he Interior, ; sound-encircled county
She— Yea; that old man waa worth at adopting a good Latin motto to live up
that has received this great Improve
to.— Puck.
least
a m illion.— Pittabory Proas.
ment and- -development. A region
densely timbered, sparsely settled, and
with Its chief business shore and bay
».raffle hitherto, finds Ita solitudes
transformed Into noise and bustle,
with hints of the mighty world out
side. by comparisons of the hulls and
machinery of the world's hitherto to
them unknown fighting monsters, with
ffl® Wff sores, and this resemblance often proves fatal.
Valuable tim e is lent ¿a fruitless efforts to heal
t)ta (pigmy bottoms so long their pride W f c W f c f f l f f l W
and admiration. The wilderness la be the
w i t h washes and salves, because the germs of Cancer that are m u lti
ginning to blossom as the rose, and p lying in the blood and the new Cancer cells which are constantly develop
numerous small towns are springing ing keep up the irritation and discharge, and at last sharp shooting pains
up, testifying to the Immense expend
itures by the government, and that all announce the approach of the eating and sloughing stage, and a hideous,
sections are getting some share. The
- » •—
r- — . I . - « — - - - u
county seat Is across the boy from the destructive work.
J«mp on say low er Up. The deetor oau-
Naval 8tatlon. with no doubt an ambi
No ulcer or sore can exist w ith - , „ , „ 4 tt b n t a n o th er earae a a d b rok e
tion on the part of the Bremerton peo out some predisposing internal cause o u t In to an open so re. I b e g a n to ta k a
ple that some time In the near future that has poiaoned the b l ~ L and the
Bremerton will be the capital of the open discharging nicer, or the fester-
the disease have been seen
county, as it has already become the tog s o n on the lip , check or other Mnoe.
W. P . Brawn, Keltands, S.O.
commercial center. Farms are rapidly
of the body w ill continue to
-
-
— r g - j— . - -
developing, and the fruit raising In part
spread a»d eat deeper into the flesh unless the blood is purified and the
dustry Is expected to b e ja rg e 1> all
that region In the very near future. Cancer germs or morbid matter eliminated from the circulation.
8 8 . 8 cleanses the blood of all decaying effete matter. I t has p e a t
Moreover the people settling the re
gion are hardy, Industrious and conse antidotal’ and p urifying properties th a t soon destroy the germs and poisons
quently thrifty people, that w ill soon and restore the blood to its natural condition;- And when pure blood is
__
__
_— _ carried to the ulcer or sore the healing process
set the mark of wealth and high char
have proceeded with.increasing confi acter upon the region where Uncle
U T M begins, the discharge ceases and the place heals
dence.- ever since the establlsment of Sam has placed so Important national
over and new skin forms. S. 8 . S. is a strictly vege-
the Puget Sound Station 10 y e a n ago. Intereata.
there has been no practical teat on a
As to management. It Is universal
large scale. unUl since the close of the testimony that the government has
Spanish war, and our sequestered and made no mistake In the assignments
scarred battleships of the first class
of Commandant, and other adminis
have reached the Station. First to
come wae the Iowa, followed by the trative offlcera, who In the order of
Commandants since opening of the
Wisconsin and latterly the great Ore
Statloa have been. Lieutenant Wykoff,
gon after Santiago and her double
Commander Morong. Copt. Whiting,
rhase around the continent, with the
Commander Green. Capt. Coghlan, and
Philadelphia as the latest comer. All
4hese ships steamed In from the Pael- Capt. W. T. Burwell.
As to accessibility for the traveler
fle. up through the straits, and by the
In te rio r fastnesses, with probably no and the visitor, as well as for commgr-
small misgivings. Arrived at the Sta ria l communication with Bremerton,
tion each and all have now been li Is easy. Involving mere rail and de
through the paces of test of the fscll- lightful water trips from all coast and
t t t
tmstle and animation In extension»
constantly on foot, the largest of the
present works under construction be
ing an immense equipment building o'
brick, that win be completed thia ser
con. Brick and steel structure Is main
talned throughout, and every specie^
of construction, brick, steel, stone and
timber. Is of the superior quality for
which Uncle Samuel Is noted. A point
of great algtifleance as hearing on tne
local,Adapt ability and economy of the
site, le that nearly a totality of all ma
tcrlala comes from the Puget Sound
and Pacific region, excepting bareb*
structural
gteel , and
? ionf
l.fflck, tliflle f and coal, are-ell at Uncle
Sam's flnget t i p *
I W alls of these great works, are to
be found in the reports, but a few
Items will suffice, emphasizing In tne
main, as they <o, the local Importance
<'of the Station, and comparison with
A the sister stations of M are Island and
Brooklyn. Puget Sound Is afrepdy
Drger than either of the other two. and
pith contemplated Improvements a l
ready under the protecting aegis of
rovemnfent appropriation. Will «Jor*W
be among the largest in the world Ita
present dhy dock has such rank, hav
ing a capacity of containing the larg
est hsttle ship la the world, and yet the
extensions now contemplated, to be
covered In the next appropriation call
ing for »4 OOfi.O««. already approved by
the department, call for another dry
dock double the size of the present one,
deemed necessary by our naval eaten
sion on the Pacific side of-oav dnroaln.
and our Interests In the far «fifil.
Otb^r etteuslons covered In J b e re-
s
s
s
w
i
a
Fisherman— When I reached home
and weighed the fish, it tipped the
scale* at exactly five pounds.
Listener— But you said that when
'you caught the fish it weighed two
pounds.
Fisherman— I know; hot the place
where I caught i t wae a long way from
my home.— Ohio State Journal.
Man owee bis feet a-mighty debt,
But little interest do they get.
Or ordinary care;
A
T ill corns and bunions come space,
Than which there’s naught torments
*
our race
That’s worse for os to bear;
But they may painless walk who uss
A LL E N 'S FOOT-EASE in their shoes.
Fond Mother— W all, how do yon like
arrtod life by this time?
Son— O, first rata.
“ Is your wife amiable”
a »»
"Extrem ely b so.
“ Economical”
“ Very.”
“ And does her cooking equal mine?”
“ Mother, I cannot tell a lie. When
i t cornea to the culinary art, she’s got
you beat a block.—Chicago N«ws.
Little Liver Pills.
Slgnnturw o f
CARTERS
CURE SICK HEADACHE,
Get W hat You Ask For I
C A SC A R E TS Candy CatkarHc, they are ahvaya pat op In
U te metal box, oar trade-marked, long-tailed C on the cover
—cacA tablet stamped C. C. C. N ever sold In balk! Imita
tions and substitutes are sometimes offered by dealers t»ho
"cut prices" and try and palm o ff fakes 'token CASCA
R E T S are called for, because the fake pays a tittle more
profit. Get the genuine CASCARETS and euith U satis
faction or money refunded—read guarantee below .
SIX MILLION BOXES
SOLD LAST YEAR
OUR BEST TESTIMONIAL
w
Bremerton bring ofie of five «itch coaF
tng stations ordered, the other four be
ing San Diego, San r r * ncl7 f ° : . 8 l‘11‘l\
and Dutch Harbor for the Pacific and
Behring Sea. This coaling provision
OFFICERS’ QUARTERS A T PUGET SOUND STATION.
ities for repair and overhauling, with
the moat complete satisfaction to all
concerned, in maneuvering! docking,
or what not. each and every feature
has been a success. As to the Oregon,
her brokea plates wrenched asunder
when the ship was on the rocks In
Asia have been replaced with the ease
that a skiff would be haadtod
ships carpenter. The d r f dock thus
first tested by these greatest of battle
ship«, proved adequate for evra much
larger vessels. All machinery and ap
paratus worked to a charm, on that thia
evidence. If needed, cloeee the chapter
of approval far the Puget Sound Sta
tion. Besides the mechanical trot, re
sults have been equally satisfactory
with respect to health o f men, and at
tractive surroundings. In fact as to all
other elements entering Into the cane.
Inland points. Portland, Spokane, Tw
coma. 8eattle and other Sound potato.
T h e visitor may ever feel sure of wel
come. and that Instruction aad pleas
ure will reward the trip- 8 w lft botes
make hourly trips from Seattle and Ta
coma while no more delightful trip
eould he found anywhere than the en
tire trip by boat from Portland, while
visitors from further down the Coast
or I W t c tourtoto win never tire of the
beauties of the Sound region. The Sta
tion will never, from this time on. he
w’thout features of world wide latte-
rot. being sure to have representations
over so hand of the mighty naval pow
er of the Uqlted States, and thus, by
com parison, a t leant, of that of the
Whole world, from diminutive torpedo
boats ap to the mightiest war naw
JVFVEPSOLDJttmiLX.
DRUGGISTS