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Show j SAVED BY GENERAL WHEELER. Old Warrior Saves the Life of Bryan1 ! Young Son. General Joseph Wheeler, commander of the Department of the Lakes, Monday Mon-day saved the life of William Jennings Bryan, Jr., the twelve-vear-old t the Democratic candidate for the presidency. presi-dency. The lad visited General Wheeler and the latter, after his first greeting turned to bis work and allowed the youngster to amuse himself. Young Rryan found a loose chair caster and a big bundle of rubber bands. These he tied into a long string and then, securing the castor to the bottom, went to the window n,t bouncing the piece of iron up and down on the sidewalk, seventy-five feet below. be-low. The general, engrossed with his labors, paid no attention to the bov who gradually became so interested in his Play that he leaned farther and farther out of the window. General Wheeler happened to glance up a few minutes later and was horrified to see the lad hanging, with his whole body oyer the sidewalk and only the toes of his shoes visible. Rushing to the win- fnT, T ? the Iad i0 hy hi 'eg- and landed him safely on the floor |