Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-01
nine STRONG DEMOCRATS TALKED OF FOR MAYOR:
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At the time Of the last census Bailey
County, Texas. which Is about the size
Of the State Of Rhode Island, had only
four Inhabitants.
About so miles from Durango, Colo
RADIO, there ID point where four
States meet. Here by stepping q few
feet in either direction one can walk
In four different commonwealths in as
many seconds. These commonwealths
are the States Of Colorado. Utah and
the Territories Of New Mexico and
Arizona. A nearly parallel case is at
Harper's Ferry, where the train stops
a few minutes to allow the passengers
to alight and enjoy view which per.
mits them to look into three States
! Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.
The highest and lowest elevations In
this country are in California, within
100 miles OF each other. The loftiest
Is Mt. Whitney, 14,499 feet high. and
the lowest Is Death Valley, about 450
feet below the level OF the sea.
Two Oceans Pass, in Yellowstone
Park, is 80 named because whepever
there Is shower In the vicinity and a
certain small creek overfows, It's
waters spread over the edge Of the
continental divide and pass into trib.
utaries Of rivers which flow to the At
lantic and to the Pacific.
The longest city street in the United
States Is Western avenue, Chicago,
which Is exactly % miles long. It's
nearest rival Is Halsted street, also
In Chicago. which Is two.thirds Of q
mile shorter. Halsted street ID 30
much more closely built up that II IL
usually spoken Of as the longest street
In the world. 1nterspersed with the
native Americans on this one street
are Germans, Italians. Russians, Jews.
Bohemians, Poles and Greeks. Hal.
sted street Il crossed over and under
by 20 railroads.
A novel way to demonstrate the size
Of the State Of Texas Is to spread out
q map Of the Union and stretch q
string across Texas the longest way.
Then placing one end Of the measure
at Chicago, one will find that the other
end will extend into either the Allan.
tic Ocean or the Gulf OF Mexico.
Six police ofiicers with red handker.
chiefs draped around their necks In
cowboy fashion, with slouch hats
pulled down over their eyes and each
armed with q six.shooter, jumped un.
tremendously from behind the rocks
recently to frighten De Pauw students
who were strolling with their coed &C.
quaintances toward Big Four Springs.
q favorite trysting place among Meth
odist students.
Hiram Rudisill. q wealthy Putnam
county farmer. owns q strip Of ground
known ss the old voss place. over
which students for two score years
have strolled. the Indianapolis News
says. A narrow pathway winds be-
tween the hills. on the sides Of which
grow massive trees. In the fall and
spring of the year this walk IL espe-
cially popular among De Pauw men
and women. who seek recreation and
fresh air far from the classrooms and
books. The walk ends at Big Four
Springs. which bubbles In a pictur.
esque valley. The whole order Of
things changed and Rudisill now de.
clares those who walk this beautiful
lglen are trespassers. According to
. Rudisill's own words. he does not care
! for the town people," but he is after
tho students"
Last fall, It IL said. some students
used fallen branches Of trees In build
, ing q fire. before which they toasted
marshmallows. and this aroused the
wrath Of the owner Of the property.
Mr.. Rudisill. fearing that damage
; might result to his place. warned the
, students to keep away and stopped up
! the springs. II 10 said.
III The day the ofacsVs swoopsd down
lon the students was IN especially nns
lone for walking datss." BY instinct
! Do Pauw students. accompanied by
, fair goods sauutsred toward the favor
ito springs. Thirty couples In turn
|. |wers the victims Of these armed depu'
!. tiles. who did not politely walk up. dofl
. their hats and explain in humble man
,, lner that the land had been advertised
, Ias closed. The scene was typical. Of
. the melodrama. The ofncsrs had the
:, appearance Of western bandits when
. lthey jumped from their hiding places
waving maces and revolvers and
: Frightening the young women and
!, their escorts.
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4 Forbes Robertson. the English actor
!. notored on Q beautiful. October after
|. noon through the suburbs of New
a York. His host lamented the a,lvor
!. tisements which concealed the land
scape. A majestic rock was covered
4 with q red and white pin proclama
!. tion. A pastoral valley was crowded
h with blue and green sign.boards. Ever
q the sparkling blue Of the autumna
4 sky was sullied by top balloons pro
= claiming the Incompatible merit Of ,
a 10.cent tea.
Sweet" said Forbes Robertson. EN-
. bracing the scene with wave Of tn
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