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The Washington times., 1902-07-20
loner Ubo Droveo Ubetr Merois in the face OF Death
Silver Lfe-savng Medal Granted Edith Morgan
Bot Dec1ined-Marie D. Parsons Given Medal
When Only Ten Years O1d-Litt1e Maud King
and Her Aunt Rescued Three Men. ~ *

She thought she heard guns at inter-
walls, and when day broke she saw the
wreck. Taking OF her petticoat she
waved 1t as a signal. but the situation
of the vessel was evidently hopeless.
Nearly all OF those on board were lost.
but three men, she succeeded. though
herself very little woman. in pulling
out of the surf. afterwards restoring
them to life. For this service she re-
Only three years ago. in April, 1899.
the steamer Chilkat. laden with lumber.
went to pieces on the bar in trying 70
enter Humboldt Bay. Cal. A llfeboat
was sent to her assistance from the life
saving station a couple OF miles away,
but it was too late. the ship having
capsized.
There were twenty people on board.
including half dozen passengers. and
most of them were lost; but three were
saved with the utmost difficulty, and un-
der circumstances of the greatest dan
The Washington times., 1902-07-20

Maud. who was the granddaughter of
the captain of the lighthouse tender
Wistaria, ran to the wharf and lowered
boat. the task being one of no little
difficulty, owing to the rough water
Into 1t she got. accompanied by her
aunt. and the two. each taking an oar,
rowed to the men, finally rescuing all
three Of them.
In August. 1874, the Catherine, a Nor
wegian vessel. ran ashore not far from
Pensacola. Fla. At that season the
crews of the life-saving stations are of
The Washington times., 1902-07-20

duty, so few wrecks occurring. and thus
1t happened that there were only two
men in the nearby station on Santa
Rosa Island-the captain, whose name
was Broadbent, and one assistant. For
tunately. however, the captain had three
young daughters, who promptly volun-
teered. helped to haul the life-saving
apparatus distance of two miles, fired
the lifeline from the shore over the
stranded ship, rigged the breeches buoy.
and rescued all of the crew.
Seven years ago three young women
The Washington times., 1902-07-20
Braved the Dangers of Storm and Surf to Save
the Helpless Struggling in the Waves he
Famous Ida Lewis Only Twelve Years Old
When She Effected Her First Rescue. ~ "

" HE annals Of American heroines
of the surf have yet to be prop
i erly written, but, when capable
pen takes up the task, they will
compose a fascinating volume. In
number of instances women have receiv-
ed medals of gold and silver from the
Government in recognition of their ser
vices, and in more than one case Uncle
Sam has bestowed such decorations upon
little girls.
The famous Ida Lewis was only lit
tie girl when she made her first rescue.
She was twelve years of age at the time,
and her mother was the keeper of the
Lime Rock lighthouse in Newport Har-
bor, her father being helpless cripple.
One day she saw sailboat upset in the
harbor, and promptly rowed out to it in
a little skiff, reaching it in time to save
four young men who were struggling in
the water.
Later on, under similar circumstances,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-17

agrees that without the written con-
sent of the said George W. Lederer
the said Miss Evelyn Florence Nesbitt
shall not at any time during the life
of the agreement:
Become engaged or contract mar
riage.
Appear at any public or private
restaurant or cafe within n radius of
one mile of any THEATRE
BE photographed privately or pub
licly.
Sit for paintings.
Sell or cause to be sold photographs
Of herself taken anterior to this
agreement.
Appear in the boxes Of any theatre
or hall while Witnessing public per-
formances.
Ride in street cars or public omni-
Loiter in the foyers of Hobbies of
theatres she may be attending for
recreation or in the discharge of her
duties.
Publish or cause To be published
any interviews in newspapers, maya
zines or periodicals.. or publish or
cause to be published reproductions
of her photographs in the same.
Issue autographs.
Appear at private balls, parties or
suppers.
Garry or lead a dog or other pet on
streets or highways.
Appear conspicuously in public in
unencIosed automobiles, or affect for
urban transportation vehicles known
as landaus. hansoms, victorias, barou-
ches or gO-carts.
Correspond with amusement mana
gers or professional celebrities or
others.
Fail to inform said Lederer of any
indisposition or illness as soon as
same may become manifest.
Employ any physician save one des-
ignated by said Lederer.
Appear in public places without
face yelling.
Use stimulants of any kind, save tea
and coffee.
Wear gowns, costumes. millinery,
boots, shoes and gloves except such
as may be approved by said Lederer.
Engage or cause to be engaged or
accept the tuition of any vocal or
dramatic teachers.
Become facially tanned through eX-
posture to the sun.
Use cosmetics, rogues or emollients,
or affect same in public places.
Employ dentist or dentifrice save
those designated by said Lederer.
Play golf on public grounds.
Accept presents of any kind.
And so on the clauses of this unique
contract run. The purposes of many
of them, even to the person not skill
ed in the necessity of nice discrimin
ations in legal protection, are OBJ
vious.
1t is clear that Manager Lederer
remembers his experience with Edna
May. He discovered Miss May among
The Belle of. New York, developed
her latent talents and then presented
her to the public as the Salvation
Girl in the extravaganza. Most peo-
pie are familiar with Miss Mays sue
cess, and her subsequent secession
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-17

satisfaction at the earlier part of the
information and anxiety ct the last
part. From her face he cast chances
up the road and presently saw Billy
Stanwood coming. with a stick over
his shoulder, from which hung a bun
die.
"The sandy haired young man is
doomed to great trouble. He's goln'
au.ong strangers, where he'll not be
able TO find work. He'll get sick an
nobody to take care of him. He'll be
buried in the potter's field, an there'll
be no headstone to mark his grave"
The fortune teller cast a glance at
the girls eyes and saw tears there.
1.-THE last pictur' 1 see" he went on,
ais your huntin' fur the grave of the
sandy haired man. You find it. There
you sit weepin'."
While the stranger was drawing this
lugubrious picture Billy Stanwood was
drawing nearer.
Don't see no more, miss" said the
former. Reckon I'll go along. Sorry
l couldn't give you better fortune fur
the vittels you give me, but fate is
fate, an fortunes is fortunes. Good
by"
Cant we do nothin' to change our
fortunes?" asked the girl.
"OnIy by changin' our actions. If
our hearts are hard, our fate must be
hard. If we take pleasure in worryin'
people. we must expect the conse-
quenceS."
The stranger departed; but. reaching
a tree with convenient broad trunk
70 hide ha,ind no waited and watched
In due time Billy Stanwood passed
without even a look for the red house
or the girl in the yard.
"Biryr' cried voice behind him.
"Oh. Billy. come b0ck~
what fur?"
81 don't want you to go away. ] was
only a-fooIin' this mornin'. Come back
an forgive me. hadn't oughter'
throwed you Off when my heart was
yourn.'
Billy dropped his bundle and ran to
the fence. The girl leaned over the
top rail, and the stranger from behind
his tree saw one sunbonnet covering
two heads.
The next day Billy was at work hoe
ing potatoes when the man in tatters
came by
what sort of fortune teller do you
reckon beg" he called to Billy.
You're the fortune teller fur me ev-
cry time. You kin work on this farm
an have home here S long as you
want"
But the fortune teller was not made
for work. He passed on. humming a
tune. AGATHA w. ODELL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-17
Thousand Do1lar Bill
In Girls Album

my first name, and gave him my last
name. Then he grabbed me.
You saved me and my family he
said, putting his arms about me and
steering me toward the, bar. We'll
have a drink and I'll tell you about
it. You don't know how glad I am
to see YOU
Il instinctively felt that it was no
case of bunko, and went with him.
He had told me his name before we
reached the bar, and 1 knew he was
the father of the Holly Springs girl.
| We had the drink, several, indeed,
and he explained how l had saved him
and his family.
when the war was over he had
lost everything, and it was decided
that the family should gather itself
together and leave Mississippi for
some point in the west to make a
new start. In the process of packing
up what was left the daughter came
across the autograph album in which
l had pasted the thousand dollar bill
Thousand dollar bills of United
States money had somewhat appreci-
ated in value to the southern mind by
that time and instead of tossing it
aside as waste paper. the girl made
a running jump with it to her father.
Very, very carefully they soaked the
album leaf in warm water. and very,
very carefully they detached the bill.
1t was taken ito the bank and pro-
nounced sound in every respect.
There isn't much more to the
story. When man hasn't a cent in
the world and the people around him
aren't any better off, 81, 200 is a great
big pile, and the Holly Springs girls
dad had it. He hurried off to Memphis,
laid in a stock of all kinds of neces-
saries, and coming back to the old
place. he braced himself and held on.
He hadn't grown rich, but he had
enough to give me back the thousand
by a little squeezing, and he wanted
to do it, but l was pretty flush my
self just then, and L told him to keep
it and make more with it to give his
daughters children, for the girl was
married and had a houseful.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-17

from Mr.. Lederer to earn several for
tunes for herself and others.
The clause giving Mr.. Lederer the
right 10 govern Miss Nesbitt's choice
of physician is palpably designed to
anticipate the young woman's posi-
BILE claim of being i'll when she is not.
The clauses prohibiting appear
ances in public places are calculated
to preserve the eXclusiveness of the
young woman as an exhibit.
The restrictions in matters of APP
parel are designed, Manager Lederer
admits, merely to check an inordinate
inclination to outer plumage, weak
ness that often crops out in young
women of the stage with incipient
success.
Miss ,Nesbitt halls from Pittsburg.
Pa, where her father. now dead, was
a lawyer of some prominence.
If legal contracts are ever inviola-
BILE, this device of Manager Lederer
should be invulnerable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-17

since been maintained without fish
way. The face of the dam is perpen-
dicular and constitutes an absolute
obstruction to the passage of fish up
the river. The dam is the largest and
most valuable i'm the state.
Two years ago n bill was intro
duced in the Legislature condemning
the dam and fixing the damages at
So, 900. The Meeks appeared before
the legislature and fought the meas
ure strenuously. claiming that the
dam was worth more than this
amount. There was an undercurrent
of opinion around the capitol, how
ever. that the bill was introduced in
the interests of the owners and that
the opposition was a part of the pre-
arranged plan, and the bill failed to
pass.
This year a bill was introduced Civ
ing the state fish and game warden
the authority TO condemn and con-
struct a fishway in the dam. and pro-
viding for the expenses thereof. and
the bill carried. The Meeks did not
appear ON the scene, and it is report
ed that they hold trump card up
their sleeve and will resort to injunc-
tion proceedings whenever the game
warden attempts to proceed with the
fishway.
The rhymester of the Sportsmen
was Tacitus Hussey, the author of
number of Iowa poems, a prominent
member of the Iowa Sportsmen's as
sociation, one of the early settlers of
the state. and at present connected
with the Mail and Times. a little
weekly in Des Moines.
The first ''elegy,' as the metrical
productions were called, appeared in
the senate a few days after the in
PRODUCTION of the bill, was duly read
by the secretary of the senate to the
upper body. and referred to the com
mittee on fish and game. 1t read:
Said the Pickerel to the Catfish:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-17

| New York Sun: There was n time
in the life of the confederacy," said
the southern colonel. when we had
so little regard for the north. or so
much for ourselves, that we didn't
think n roll of greenbacks was worth
any more than roll of wall paper
| Out of this feeling grew up a very
pretty little romance which began in
Holly Springs. Miss. and ended at the
Fifth Avenue hotel in New York city.
II was a young fellow of the en-
| thuSiastic sort that believed utterly
in the final success of our cause, and
when i'm 1862 Van Dorm swung round
into Holly Springs and captured
Grants money and stores / was on
hand with the boys. whOoping it up
in great shape. Among the articles
captured was big lot of greenbacks,
s.. 100000 or S3,0O0.00O, more or less.
and we had plenty of it. l had about
$50, OOO in my saddlebags that L was
taking along with me to give away
as souvenirs. 1t wasn't good for any
thing else, in my opinion, but it was
worth carrying along for that, as
part of it was in thousand dollar bills
Il knew a pretty girl near Holly
Springs. and incidentally L called on
her. We had a good deal to say
about the success of our arms and as
a little remembrance l got out one
of my thousand dollar greenbacks
and stuck it in her autograph album,
writing my name and the date below
the bill. l don't suppose there is a
picture page in the best illustrated
magazines today that represents ST.
900 cash. as did that illustration put
in that girls album.
Later [ rode out to our camp,
some miles away, and putting up my
horse, l adjourned to the banks of
little stream near by and was pouring
nv soul out through a flute. There
was only small bunch of our men.
and we weren't thinking much about
Yankee soldiers. L know L was not.
Il wasn't even thinking about my
saddlebags full of money which were
lying under a convenient. tree where
l had thrown them. ! was thinking
about the girl. Suddenly there was a
row and a ruction and troop of
Yankee cavalry had swooped down
on us.
"There was no time given for prep
aration, and thinking only of how to
get away l made a grab for my horse
and without saddle or bride. and
guided only by his halter, L cut
through the woods. The saddlebags
left under the tree; also the flute,
and / haven't played the flute since.
How 1 got away, 1 don't know, but I
did. and that was all / had in mind
just then. 1 reckon those Yankees
knew what to do with the saddle
bags.
The next chapter begins long af-
ter the war. and about ten years ago,
in fact, and I hadn't seen the girl in
all that time. One day | was passing
along in front of the Fifth Avenue
hotel when a gray-haired man, stand
ing near the door stopped me. |
didn't know who he was. and he beg
ged my pardon and asked if my name
wasn't Stuart. L told him that was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-17
NATURAL HISTORY.

There are forty-eight different kinds
of house fly known and classified.
The pig is the only domestic animal
In which no case of cancer has been
noted.
The Spanish mackerel is one of the
fastest of food fishes and cuts'the wa
ter like yacht.
Fish swallow their food whole be-
cause they are obliged to keep contin-
ually opening and closing the mouth
for the purpose of respirat ton.
Siamese cats. both in appearance and
character. closely resemble pug dogs.
Even their tails have the curious curl
so familiar in these stolid dogs.
Animals are found to be subject to
hypnotic influence. Holsters, it is said,
can be hypnotized by standing them
on their heads five or ten minutes.
There is no wild breed of fowl to
which the Brahma or Cochin can be
traced. The gamecock seems to be de-
seconded from the Cingalese jungle
fowl.
The flesh fly produces about 10000
young in n season. The Larvae are
Matched almost instantly from the egg
and at once begin their work of de-
strucfiOn-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-17
Poetry For Campaign Purposes

y campaign of poetry has just been
successfully prosecuted before the
Iowa Legislature, and as more than
$4,000 was involved the evidence is
pretty conclusive that the muse is
far from being a back number and
that .the effectiveness of Homer is
once more abroad in the land, says
the Chicago Tribune.
In this Iowa campaign, instead of
long, formal petitions being presented
TO the Legislature n poetic effusion
made its appearance. was read in
open session of the senate, and re-
ferred to the proper committee. When
the matter reached the house one of
the members himself took up the pen
and metrically indited Il response to
the appeal of the poet An answer
was forthcoming, the house, through
its. poet laureate. again replied, and
finally, the bill having passed both
houses, the first sweet singer lifted
up his voice in praise and added
'IEnvoi'' to what he had written.
Soon after Iowa became state it's
Legislature became interested in
project to build up a magnificent
steamboat line on the Des Moines
river, which was then navigable. In
1852. at BonaParte, was completed a
large and costly dam, containing
locks for the passage of boats up the
river. Hardly was it finished before
the whistle of the railroad engine
sounded the doom of the river navi-
CATION idea, and in the later COS the
state. by an act of the general as
sembly. sold the entire dam to Byron
F.. Kirk l.. and Hugh Meek for the
sum of 5000. Soon after this con-
veyance the Meeks closed the gates
and locks by n series of cribs, max
ing a continuous structure. The
crevices and intervening spaces were
filled in with gravel and rock. max
ing structure twenty-eight feet
wide. and slightly higher than the old
one. In that condition the dam has
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-17

II hear rare news today;
That the dam down here at Bona
parte
Will'have good fishway,
L can't be pious here below,
For staying where l am
1 bump against that structure
And invariably say "Dam!"
Then the game fish fell to shouting
At the good news they had heard
The Catfish opened wide his mouth,
But never gasped world
Said the Quillbacll to the Sucker:
i hate to he confined
To this one spot forever
I'm afraid III lose my mind;
This dam roaring makes my head
ache
SAY. look here" said the Bass;
"Ask the FISH and Game Committees
To give us all a pass"
Then the Quillbacl took the bandage
From off his aching head
You're a scaly lot of fellows"
The big-mouthed Catfish said.
Said the Salmon to the Google Eye:
W lliS iiSilNdN ~ III pldtC,
I'll strike out for headquarters
At Il good two-forty pace,
The dam roaring and head humping
VIII ne'er again be mine
And perhaps our friends, the fisher
men.
VIII be dropping us line!'
Then the game fish burst out laugh
ing,
Nodding each eXpectant head
"Meeks will roar much louder than
the dam
The grinning Catfish said.
Said the AIullet to the Catfish:
I've just heard something new;
That the Fish Clubs and Game
Warden
Have been making game of you;
That the Sucker tribe you've shaken
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-17

All sorts of special pleas have been
made in applications for pensions. One
of the most ludicrous was made in
Portland. When the applicant was
asked is he ever served in the army or
navy, he said, NO Asked as to
what grounds he based his application
on, he said that he was in eastern Or
egon when the Indians went on the
warpath; that in making for point of
safety he and some other men were at
tackled by the Indians, one of the other
men being killed and another wounded.
He escaped on account of the fieetness
Of his horse, but the encounter caused
him such excitement that he/had had
occasional fits ever since, and on ac-
count of the fits he thought he was en-
titled to a pensioh.-Portland Orego-
MAN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-17

! tishway bill Hussey closed the incl
dent in the following words:
Said the fishes to the Statesmen
| OF the Twenty-ninth G. A.:
You've caused our hearts to sing for
joy
Because we feel so gay! d.
You have promised us our passes
And our Joy we cannot name;
But we flip our fins in gladness
And hope you'n do the same!
Our king, the big mud catfish,
About Jim Brenton's size,
With his wealth of corpulency.
And looking quite as wise,
Is waiting, self-appointed,
In some cool, shady nook
For the first chance that is offered
To swallow Ldmbert's hook!
With the general wish expressing,
Which now seems to prevail,
That when Blanchard goes a-fishing
He may always catch whale!
Then the fish and game committee
Of the house has done first-rate-
Though it may have a Cruikshank,
You bet, its heart Is straight.
And now to our new dam poet,
Away out on the Sioux,
For his rhyming words of comfort
Here's Il word of love to you.
May you scale to top flames ladder,
For you're not one with US you
know.
Wen not play you for sucker
But, Are you Buffalo?"
L'ENNOI.
THE needed brain food we'll supply
OF this there's no denyin'.
And will furnish fish on Fridays
To the member from O'Brien,
All baited hooks you drop us
Wei swallow without fuss;
And as for YOU We'll ever pray
SO you may prey on u.s."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-17

| = Without furnishing the pay.
We appreciate the troubles
Stated in your elegy,
Bue we really can't remove them,
When il pulls our LEG.
You have fought the battle nob1y,
But You cannot count it won
| Till you show us how to do it
Without putting up the mon"
Dam Elegy No. B" by Tacitus
IIussey. made its appearance in due
time, as follows:
Said the Fishes to the Statesmen:
I'VE were very much amused
At the poultice you are placing
On our heads. so long confused
BY the damp humping we've received
For forty years or more!
Do you wonder, o, Wise Statesmen.
That our heads and hearts are sore?
Should you ask us. Weary Wig
glers:
Are you happy in your plight?'
We would shout with fins uplifted,
No. not by a dam site!'
Pull your Lego Why. how immodest!
We don't ask for wealth in chunks;
But Il modest path to Freedom
Say about five hundred plunlls!
Our Iowa has no rubber neck
But we've been glad to see
That her legs are of material that
VIII stretch from Woodbury. to Lee,
Now. which you think the cheaper
In ending this long fight
The small appropriation asked for
Or lift of dynamite
During the interim before Dam
E!cgy No. 4" the senate passed the
bill. the measure was messaged over
to the house, referred to the commit
tee on fish and game, and reported
out favorably. When the bill was
finally on the house calendar Mr..
Sweeley took occasion to reply in
the following language: