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night the mountainous waves threatened
each to engulf us, and the bowling wind
at length carried the masts by the
board leaving the rigging hanging over
the side. The captain called upon the
crew to help disengage the incumbrance
of canvas. masts and spars. but at first
the command was not obeyed. and no
volunteers could be induced to UNDER
take the perilous task Just then Will
liam Dali, a young and energetic sailor,
who was afterward captain of fine
steam vessel, and who was also a super
intendent in one of the. mines in the Com
stock. volunteered to cut the ropes. He
bound a rope around his waist, made it
fast to stanchion, swung over the side
and cleared the Wreckage before the
next heavy wave struck the side. My
two passenger companions and myself
busted ourselves in carrying the coal be-
low until about midnight During this
time, although. I realized the danger We
were In. and that every moment threat
my task that / did not analyze my sem
sations. When there was no longer any
necessity for my services as a coal car
rier l started to go down to the cabin,
when 1 heard the pounding of anchor
chains. and met two sailors. who were
on their way to prevent this new men,
ace and horror In the situation. One
of the sailors. very short and stout
man. remarked to his comrade, who was
extraordinarily long and cadaverous. that
1t was all over with US. Thus cheered
and consoled. 1 went to the long narrow.
Goffin-like room. dimy lighted, around
which were ranged the sleeping shelves,
and was getting into my berth, which
was near the entrance, when a very
corpulent man. whose name was Patter-
son. and who was a justice of the peace
In Vermont, caught hold of a stanchion
at the opening to steady himself. and
said to me: What do you think the
chances are" l told him l thought about
even-they might be against. Thereupon
he raised his hands in an attitude of
prayer, and as he did SO tub of butter
foated behind him, and the ship giving
a prodigious lurch at the moment, my
perturbed friend incontinenty took his
was surrey going down that time. but I
had to laugh notwithstanding"
The ex-senator had two other nip-and-
tuck meetings with death, once coming
near being hanged by a mob of angry
miners. and again having his life threat
ened by a man, who said that upon his
mounting the bench to hold court IN a
ateiy shoot him. Not at all intmidated
by the latter threat, Mr. Stewart mounted
the bench laid pistol before him, and
continued proceedings In as quiet a man
ner as II nothing unusual were about to
happen. The man who had made the
threat was SO struck with admiration
at the cool nerve Of Stewart that he not
only did not carry out his dire intention,
but became warm friend of his whilom
enemy.
Regarding the hanging incident. the eX-
senator said: 1T was in the spring of
"a that question of reducing the salary
of the miners was discussed among the
holders, and it was suggested that was
instrumental in furthering the scheme.
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though she was nominally a boarder at
the National Cathedral School. she spent
a fair number of evenings at home. She
has grown up under her mothers infiu-
ence. with all her mothers tastes. Mrs.
Roosevelt is an exquisite needlewoman.
She has the old-fashioned English ideas,
that part of every gentlewomans educa-
ton should include fine needleworl and
the intricacies of lace work. When she
meets the women of the cabinet cotere
Tuesday morning and discusses the pro-
gram for the week or the problems which
these ladies must face occasionally, her
fingers are always busy with some lace
or fancy work. Three winters ago she
knit sweaters for each of her four sons,
and this year she is making panels for
a renaissance lace coat for Miss Ethel.
She embroiders doilies. centerpeces and
scarfs without end, a1ld few of the close
friends of the first lady are without some
little personal gift made by her own fin
gers. Il was taught by my mother" said
Mrs. Roosevelt one day in eXpla ming how
she could get so much work done when
her time seemed So completely filled,
never TO sit down with idle hands. l can
talk just as well when l am crocheting
or sewing when / am doing nothing,
but have become SO accustomed to using
my needle that it requires scarcely any
mental attention. Miss Ethel is her
mothers rival in sewing. During the
summer she hemstitched a dozen fine
linen handkerchsefs each for her father
and two elder brothers, and embroidered
their initials in exquisite lettering in the
corner. This was her Christmas gift, and
it must be admitted that few young girls
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House and dances at his sisters cotil-
Ions. was a familiar figure lying stretched
across the desk OF Capt. Loeffier. chief of
the messengers, and listening during ev-
cry spare minute to the veterans mem
cries of President Grant. Whatever the
motive. the result is that the White
House, plain and severe rather than or
nate is an ideal environment for the
American President, and every first lady
must gratefully acknowledge Mrs. Roose
velt's services.
When 1t comes to social record the
successors of the Roosevelts will find
that lively pace has been set. Mrs.
Roosevelt in seven years has entertain-
ed more extensively than all the mis-
tresses of the White House in the past
twenty-five years combined. Mrs.
Cleveland adhered to the old rule and
gave some public receptions Saturday
afternoons, and she had her small COM
panieS through the week and a few din
ner parties. But all her amenities in
seven years would not equal what Mrs.
Roosevelt has accomplished in one sea-
son. She has set precedents which Mrs.
Taft will find difficult to depart from
for instance, that pleasant function
given the first week after the converting
of Congress 10 the diplomatic corps.
Mrs. Roosevelt, recognizing the impoS-
sibiiity OF getting on friendly terms with
the wives of the foreign ENJOYS, con-
ceived the idea of giving them an entire
afternoon when the season was young.
Newcomers are noted every autumn in
the corps, and they were thus enabled
to become acquainted with the first lady
Of the land before the rush Of the sea-
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son proper. 1t was a pleasing courtesy
which has made life run smoothly for
the stranger within the gates.
\ music-lOving woman. Mrs. Roose-
Welt has given an impetus to high-class
music by her constant presence at the
symphony concerts, the best operas and
orchestral events and by her generous
entertainment of artists and musicians
in the White House. For seven years
her musicals have set the fashion for
such entertainments in Washington. and
she has given pleasure to hundreds of
guests. This winter she has dispensed
with the musicals for dancing parties
in compliment to her young daughter.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt, who has just made
her debut. Five of these cotillonS will
I've given before the 4th of March. and
they will make a record in White House
dancing parties which other hostesseS
will lind difficult to surpass.
Since Miss Ethel has been free from
school duties Mrs. Roosevelt and she are
together constantly, sometimes going at
"a swinging pace through the Mall or the
walks around the western hills, but Oft
ener in the high yellow cart, behind the
spirited bays which Miss Ethel guides so
skillfully. They grow more alike daily.
Mrs. Roosevelt and her daughter are one
height and the mother is slenderer and
more girlish-looking. Miss Ethel is in
clined to roundness, and has a sedate
air which adds good five years to the
seventeen of which she can boast. The
coloring is the same and the manner of
speaking and walking almost Identical.
Mrs. Roosevelt could never part with her
only daughter to send her to school, and
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has expressed his intention of doing so as
soon as he settles himself in business.
In the beautiful home life of the Roose-
velts. of which many eminent men
and women of letters have borne witness.
Mrs. Roosevelt is the guiding star. She
is supreme in the home. and has always
been the court of last resort in every do
mestc arrangement. She is superb
ganiZer. and when there Is any intricate
program TO be mapped out Mrs. Roose-
welt is the one who plans the details. At
the beginning of each winter she maps
each day as carefully general begin
ming a campaign, and never do her social
plans go awry. She possesses another
good gift for public personage-that Is.
she never breaks an engagement and She
is never late for one. No mistress of the
White House goes from Washington more
thoroughly respected. From the first mo-
ment of her reign she has maintained a
calm, dignifed aspect before the people.
Not obligation pertaining to her high
station has not been faithfully fulfilled
She is not a robust woman, yet In all
these seven years she has never been alb
sent from her post at the President
right to give smiling welcome to the
thousands who crowd the Official leyees.
She has not invited an undue familiarity
from the public. nor has she shrouded
White House affairs behind q curtain or
mystery. When the history of the White
House under Theodore Roosevelt is writ
ten his amable wife will stand forth
lumnously one of the best poised
women ever called to fill the exalted sta
ton of first lady of the land.
Copyright. 1909. by Margaret y. DowainyD
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I bit longt by the three fate1ul SptnnerS.
Nm example of the efficacy of thus boldly
meeting what appears to be inevitable
Dom of life is afforded by ex-senator
William NJ Stewart, whose pluck and in
lomitable energy have become a house,
l.old word throughout the country. Mr..
stewart has faced death not once, but
many times, and the destroyer has APP
reached him In various guises
''One of the closest shaves I ever had.
think said the venerable Nevadian.
was in the fall Of 1919. in a gale Oft
APE Hatteras. l was going to take my
lrst plunge into western mining life. but
came near being a permanent plunge
nto watery grave instead. ! was en-
'arked with some hundreds of other pas
vheel vessel which 1t would be possible
o imagine. The storm which struck US
IS we were rounding the cape, and which
asted for forty-eight hours. exceeded in
ioienee anything l had previously con-
eived. nor have ever since beheld such
rightful seas as battered us unmerci-
uily for two days and nights. The old
.ulk OF a ship had been fitted up with
helves. which were denominated berths,
hough mine came very near being the
cath of me, for. as you observe, ! am
laturally of a large frame. and the tor
nred position in which I was forced to
ontort my limbs In a chastity effort to
ccommodate them to the shelf where
nau 10 steep WOulO nave StIuch any OD-
erver. Well, those charming sleeping ac-
ommodations were further embellished
nd enhanced by the coal which. there
ct being room enough below to store 1t.
ras packed around upon the middle deck.
saving barely room to walk. While the
teamer pitched. rolling rails under,
he sacks of coal slid to the sides. threat
ming instant destruction.
The captain called upon the passen-
ers. about 400 in number. to help place
he Goa! in q safe position. Only three
US were able to engage in this occu-
alton. and these were one John James,
Doc Bronson and myself. The remain
er of the passengers were literally too
lex to stand, and devoted themselves
Principally to prayer and lamentations.
here were two engines in the boat. one
drive each paddle-wheel, and during
he night of the first day Of the storm
ne of these engines broke and three of
he sailors lost their lives In endeayoring
remedy the damage. Thenceforth the
hip had to be worked with only one
ngine.
During the early part Of the second
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and careful not only from habit. but from
necessity as we'll. Most OF them have
in the old country relatives depending
on them Perhaps there is a wife on
the other side, whom the husband wishes
to bring to this country to share his lot
in the new world. His only hope of do
ing this is by the most rigid economy.
He can live on 10 cents day. and he
does II. cheered in the midst Of his dis
comforts by the thought that when the
period Of suffering is over he can bring
to his side the beloved sweetheart of the
Older days.
Perhaps 1t is a mother and father who
call upon him for aid. They have been
too Old 10 attempt the pilgrimage from
Italy to the new land. The younger folks
have wanted to CO. but they never over
look the obligation to those left behind.
Every week or month. as the case may
be, money goes across the ocean to loved
ones in the other land, and out OF the
modest wages that comes to the Italian
laborer, notoriously poorly paid as he is,
a proportion for the dependent of Italy
can only be eked by displays of economy
that amount to heroism
But it is especially in cases of national
need that tie nature of the Tuscan
= l,aS,
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ro.l :. esent indications that acrimonious
iscussions will proceed for some time TO
ONE as to Theodore Rooseyelts place
mong the great Presidents But Mrs
fooseveIt's position among the women who
fave sraced the White House has been
recruitment since the first winter of her
esime She has presided over the amen
ties Of the historic mansion longer than
my first lady since Mrs. Grant. Her ten
Ire will be seven years and six months
when her husband steps down for Mr..
raft. Mrs. Cleveland reigned exactly
even years. with an intermission between
he first three years and the second Cleve-
and term. Mrs Grant enjoyed a contin-
Ious reign OF eight years in the White
House, but life was planned on simple
Ines in those days. One must 60 back to
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the top of a hill nearby. from which was
visible the coast toward Cape Sabine. At
first nothing was seen by them, and
Branard returned to the tent, telling us
by the silent despair of his face that there
was no hope. We discussed the probable
cause of the noise that had momentariiy
awakened us. as it were. from the dead.
and, as l have said. decided it was the
wind blowing over the edge of tin can.
Meanwhile, however, Long had crept
higher up the hill and watched attentively
in the direction from which the sound had
apparently proceeded. A small black OBJ
ject met his gaze. 1t might have been q
rock, but none had been seen there be-
fore A thin white cloud appeared above
it. His ear caught the welcome sound Of
the steam signal and he knew then that
relief was near. In an ecstasy of jsy he
raised the signal flag which the gale had
blown down. 1t was sad. pitiable object
the back Of white flannel undershirt.
leg of a pair OF drawers and piece of
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normal self At first it was like new
coming into the world. but 7 possessed
my memory thoroughly. 1t gave me a
most singular pleasure to learn from my
friends on the Bear of the news from
home and from the world generally, from
which 1 had been separated so long. I
was told that l first asked my rescuers
If they were Englishmen. and that. on
men, ! said: And 1 am glad to see you
Cornell was apparently dying. A few
drops of rum were poured in his mouth
and the remainder divided equally. Con-
nell was revived by the influence of the
rum. He said he had lost all sensation
that at least one-half of his body was
dead. This was almost my condition.
Indifference to death was a characteristic
of our entire party. Starvation blunted
our feelings and doubtless made death
welcome to those of our party who sue
cumbed. The first stages were painful,
hut there came time when the suffering
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1t was decided that 1 ought to be hanged.
and crowd was deputed to string me up.
One of my friends at the meeting came
to my home in Virginia City at 3 o'clock
in the morning, and told me l was in
peril of my life. l thanked him for his
solicitude, and Immediately went back to
bed. and slept soundly until my usual
time of arising. $50. After break
fast. l was apprised by other friends
that the mob was on its way to lynch me.
went down to G. street. in Virginia
City, and saw the ominous-looking crowd.
ostentatiously displaying their revolvers
and a long rope. I went up to them. and
asked them to appoint committee to
talk the matter over. They agreed. and
we went to hotel balcony and arbitrated.
In two or three hours we prepared
resolution which guaranteed the miners
their old wages. Those who were ring
leaders in the hanging proposition dis
eliminated against another owner. but he
haG talon refuge in the attic of a French
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nature at Nessiua and Reggie.
The blow fell with especial force on
Tuscans in the United States, for the
greater number of Italians who come
to this country are Siciiians, and it is
In the country of their birthplace that
the damage was most terrible and the
loss of life and suffering most appal!-
ing.
But Observation-Disclosures rallied quickly
to those at home, suffering in the midst
ST the desolation wrought on their be-
loved Italy.
The first news of the earthquake had
hardly reached the humble streets
wherein Italy has its home before The
steps for relief We're under way.
There was organization all ready. fo.'
lt is not the first experience of the kind
that has come to these sons and daugn-
.ers of a land whose natural beauty
Is snare, where the forces of nature
;eem ever ready to rend the landscape
~ r in hatred for it's superb charms
Earthquakes in Italy have been fire.
rIent. inSistent. Every once In while
Nd VesIviIs breaks loose, and thousands
IL I'm the earthquake and in the fires
esulting from the lava.
But in spite of all this the people can
ever be persuaded to turn their faces
rom the land OF their nativity. It might
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Italians that their dread works are aimed
They proceed from feuds OF the old
country, and many of the social italian
organizations In the new world have for
purpose to combat the influence of those
that are unworthy.
raised and is still being raised TO help
PROSTATE Italy. Women and children
paraded. there We're collections in TIE
churches, the societies took their funds
intended for use in case of sickness
death and gave them to the cause. II
the Willingness to extend the helping
hand constitutes a great merit on part of
people. then there are latent possibili-
ties of ideal citizenship in the Italian OF
which the American has no conception.
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THE PROMPTNESS AND GENEROSITY WITH
/ WHICH ITALIANS IN THIS COUNTRY RE-
SPONDED TO THE CALL FOR AID TO THEIR SUI
FERING RELATIVES AND FRIENDS IN STRICKEN
MESSINA AND REGGIO-THERE HAS BEEN CON-
SLANT DEMAND OF THE KIND ON ITALIAN AMER
ICANS FOR YEARS, BECAUSE EARTHQUAKES,
TIDAL WAVES AND VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS HAVE
SEEMED TO TURN THEIR FULL MALEVOLENCE
AGAINST THE BEAUTIFUL FACE OF FAIR ITALY.
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GEN. A. w. GREELY.
blue bunting tackled to an oar. The effort
proved too much for him and he sank ex-
hausted on the rocks. 1t was enough.
however. for the relief party had seen him.
They whistled again and turned in for
shore with all possible speed. Long rose
again, and being too weak to walk, he
rolled down the hill to meet them. He
Informed them of the location Of our tent
and the condition of the party.
lis that you. Greedy" asked a voice. 1t
was that of the ice pilot of the Bear.
lad barely strength enough to answer.
Yes, cut the tent The pilot whipped
out his knife and cut the hind end of the
tent open from as high as he could reach
to the ground. Through this opening he
entered. The light in the tent-it was 8
o'clock p.m.-was too dim to discern any
thing plainly.
II was lying under the folds Of the tent
with the fallen poles across my body.
AS for my comrades. Biederbeck was
standing; Ellison and Connell lay on
either side of the opening. the latter APP
parently dead. Ny rescuer. stepping
carefully over the bodies, dragged me out
and sat me UP. | was SO weak that I
could barely swallow the crumbs Of hard
tack that Colweu gave me in the smallest
pinches. I can scarcely say that l was
fully conscious OF what was then passing
around me. though / soon regained my
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are also professions in connection with
the christenings and host of other re-
ligious festivals.
The tenacious love that the people Of
the country have for the n,eiodious Ian
guage Of their country makes it difficult
to persuade them to take up the English
language.
In fact, it is questionable if any other
nationality is tenacious of it's lam
guage as the Tuscan. There are men
in all the big American cities who came
from Italy score of yeafs ago. vino
have earned wealth. who have become
citizens of the United States, in fact,
but who know virtually no English
This explains the great number of Ital-
ian newspapers. the Italian banks, the
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Italian institutions
That love Of melody which is instinc-
tive in the Italians survives in this coun-
try after his transplanting, and there are
all over the country host Of tiny little
theaterS. opera houses or amusement
halls where the Tuscan can hear the
songs of his fatherland and see acted the
plays that take him back to the days Of
old
There are hundreds OF societies of
social and political character, most OF
them harmless, lots of them of actual
value to the community.
Such organizations as the Malta and
Black Hand are the abhorrance of every
true Italian, for their purpose is not alone
inimical to Americans. 1t Is against
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be expected that in place where shocks
of nature are so frequent would De avoid
ed as a pestilence, but the Sicilian is
ever loyal to the vines and sunshine of
his native mountains.
A d ference in language separates the
American from the Italian living in this
country yet if he could get past that.
and also perhaps overcome a, little con-
tempt held against the Italian because
most of them in this country are poor
in this worlds goods. and live humby,
he would find lots of beautiful poetry in
thec lives, and a devotion to home that
is marvel.
The Italian in this country is thTifty.
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EX-SENATOR w. M. STEW All.
restaurant, with not mere than two feet
from floor to roof, and with an iron range
for cooking Immediately beneath. He
was nearly dead with heat and fright
when we dragged him out by the heels
The excitement of these brushes with the
grim destroyer kept me from worrying;
it was not until afterward that I re-
allied how near had been to the other
world"
Perhaps few have ever been as near to
dissolution as was Gen. Adolrhus w.
Greedy. Indeed. when as a daring lieu
tenant and polar explorer he was harked
back to life. Greedy might be said to have
stood within the very portals that lead to
the mysterious bourne. THE first sound
that beckoned me back to life, as l lay In
my tent, seemed to me at the time like
the wind blowing over tie edge Of a tin
can. 1t was, in reality, the whistle of the
steam launch from the rescue ships at
Payer harbor. The launch had been sup
piled with provisions. such as beef tea,
milk crackers, an alcohol stove, blankets,
etc. My companions. Brainard and Long.
succeeded in creeping out from the folds
of the tent where we lay, and crawled to
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FORMER SENATOR STEWART OF NEVADA
I HAD THREE NARROW CALLS, BUT is STILL
HALE AND HEARTY-GEN. ADOLPHUS WGREE-
LEY, THE POLAR EXPLORER AND HIS EXPERT
ENCES IN THE ARCTIC-MAJ RICHARD SYL-
VESTER FACED DEATH IN THE WILD AND
WOOLLY WEST'-DR. WALTER HOUGH FELT
HIMSELF SLIPPING INTO A LIMITLESS ABYSS.