Chicago eagle., 1903-07-04

adornment of nature in the two
worlds"
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A Washington grande dame recently
accepted an invitation to visit a young
kinsman. an army officer stationed at a
remote post in the West. The Wash.
inyton Post describes the lady as a
woman who likes to improve her mind
but she is also a woman of much per.
sonal dignity. with regal carriage
and an air of sweeping all before her
She considers it duty to investigate
every new phase of life which she sees.
and on arrival at the army post wanted
to see everything Of interest.
One day. while her host and hostess
were out of the house. she strolled
down to the corral. to look over the
army mules. There seemed to he 10.
body in sight. so she went in among
the animals and examined and petted
them.
Now IL happened that on this occa.
sion she wore Il dress of very light
color: and as the army pack mules are
accustomed to he led by the whitest
| animal among them, the unfurled
white parasol of the visitor. with her
light dress. awakened their quick in.
tcrest. As she left the corral she heard
the steps of something following her.
She glanced back. \ mule was step.
ping quietly along close behind. and
all the rest of the mules were falling
into line back of him.
The woman was not afraid. She re.
CARDS fear as thing quite beneath
her dignity: but she was startled and
increased her pace. The mule behind
her increased his pace also. and march
ed steadily along with his nose JUS
touching the back Of the white pari,sol
The occupants of the long row oI
officers houses were presently aston
ished to see the most dignied of won
on coming up the avenue. at a gai
J which was Il compromise between hcl
| dignity and the desire to run. with {
string of mules behind her. the hea,
of each just touching the tail of th'
one In front of him.
ltswas then that an unprinclple,
young woman took q series of "snal
shots" Madam's steps exceeded tn
prescribed army stride by about tw,
feet. and her air of dignity was dccid
cdly ION sidewisc.' The Photographic
declares that there were twcnty-iiv
mules in the procession.
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The heroes are not all dead yet. ul
though we may not hear so much o
them In this strenuous age. The Phil
adelphia Telegraph prints the story o
Il man who risked his life deliberatel.
to save u fellow workman whom IL
did not know even by sight. The hero
name Is james Stein. lie Is foreman
of the riggers in Il big shipyard II
Philadelphia. When he was praise
for his courage. he exclaimed: "Pshaw
What's the use Of making 80 niue
talk about It? ! did 1t to save til
company Il lawsuit" The story Is a
follows:
A boiler, weighing slXty.fOur tOn'
was about to be lowered into the hOl
Of Il steamship In the big shipyard
Tie crane In use, which can lift
weight OF one hundred tons as easil
as Il college girl lifts u wooden dumb
bell. was swinging Its great arms tC
} ward the monster boiler. eighteen fee
In circumference. Perched on the tO
Of the boiler was q workman, u poo
Norwegian who speaks little Englisl
| Il. h,. -n
toward the crane. He did not see Il
nor did anyone else until it was with
In two feet of him. II the arm OF tn
giant crane struck him IL would crus
him as Il hammer would an eggshel
or brush him off. Twenty feet belO'
) was the ground. strewn with jagge
}. pieces OF iron, to fall on which NEAR
X serious injury, II not death.
u The workmen below saw the DANCE
y and shouted. The Norwegian turne
y halfway round and saw the crar
e coming. IL was death either way, an,
y Daiulyzed with fear, he collapsed.
At this critical moment, when ever
one else had lost his head, one M,
was there who knew what to do, III
did II. Although he was twenty f.
- away when the impending doom ov
4" the man was first seen. he cleared I
space in less than two seconds al
stood amid the jagged iron.
" Jump for your life. It's your on
chance" he cried. and braced himst
to catch the falling man. while I,
'" crowd held its breath. The two M
: came together with an impact so gre
- that both were picked up unconscior
.. but both recovered,
- Ii was an example Of cool grit, Gle
u Judgment and prompt action.
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Frank VI. Chapman, the bird m
n. of the American Museum of Natul
te History, has made remarkable p
K. ture for the bird exhibit AT the
IN Louis Worlds Fair,
he There is q glistcning stretch of II
he beach sand arrayed with backgrou
in Of painted beach and painted sea
nd natural that you can almost hear
in waves ripple. Tufts of beach era
ny and stray clumps of beach Goldenr
re actually growing in the sand and ma
shell, are supplemented by plctul