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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-21
MRS. ELLA w. PEATTIE, A
WRITER OF WESTERN STORIES.
She Is the Original Bryan Man"

eight years on the Omaha World Herald.
While there she did editorial work besides
writing n daily column entitled "a Word
with the Women" which was widely read
throughout the West. She started the
movement for aboIishing capital punish
ment I'm Nebraska, and she helped to secure
military care for the Indians i'm the Black
Hills after the battle OF Wounded Knee
and she started a large free circulating Ii
brary in connection with the woman's cicb.
by which women in country places could
have access to books; she found time 10
help organize the Omaha Woman's Club.
which now has "A membership Of Ca. and of
which she was for some time president.
Mrs. Peattie was the first person who
wrote an editorial on William Jennings
Eryan, and she has been STYLED the first
Bryan man She knew him personally
when he was a young attorney. before his
election to Congress. and was much i'm
pressed by his e~loquence.
While in Omaha short stories from her
pen appeared In the magazines of the East.
on the publication OF Jim Iancy's Water
loo" In the Cosmopolitan. Mrs. Peattie's
recognition Immediately followed. This rep
utation was sustained when she brought
out. less than two years ago, her first
book Of short stories. which was named
for the first and by no means best Of the
number. "A Mountain Woman She has
since published "Pippins and Cheese"
The Shape OF Fear and quite recently
a volume Of stories for girls entitled lex
cry Ann"
In addition to her prose writings. Mrs.
Peattie has published some charming
verse.
""rhn Love OF a Caliban.' A romantic op-
era, was issued by the Philosopher Press at
wausau. Wis. and limited to 500 copies
Mrs. Pcattie has been the recipient OF
many amusing and pathetic letters in CON
nection with her stories. soon after
"A Resuscitation' appeared a convict
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-21
This sketch was mde for The Sunday Republic by LeBrn jenkins at Mlamee Highlands

In Joliet Penltentiary wrote that he was
sure that the author had suffered like him
self and had known the silence Of q pris-
on cell. so truth fully had she described his
feelings. "A Lady of Yesterday the only
one In the collection which was purely .
work of imagination-ail the others having
been founded on some incident-attracted
the attention OF 4 gentleman IN Iowa. who
wrote that the author must have known
his history. as, with the exception OF one
or two details, the story was his own.
1.-THE Shape of Fear a collection OF
ghost stories, was highly welcomed in our
own country and received unqualified
praise from the Spectator. ST. JameA's Ga
zette and the Athenaeum. Mr.. Andrew
Lang took the work seriously and thought
he had perhaps added to his psychology
ical data.
Two years ago Mrs. Peattie severed her
connection with the World Herald In order
to follow her husband To Chicago. The peo-
pie of Omaha presented TO her an oaken
chest containing an entire service Of silver.
has done little newspaper work. What time
She ran spare from her family. which is
always her first thought. is devoted to
story writing and to active club work.
In the summer Mrs. Peattie loves to take
her children into Michigan. her native
State, where her father owns n large pine
grove not for from the lake. Besides Baby
Donald. there are three older children, who
already give promise OF more than ordinary
talent.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-21

WRITTEN FOR TIT SCNDAY
In q pretty. coy fat at the very top Of
one Of the large apartment buildings over
looking Lake Michigan dwells. during the
winter months. Ella w. Peattie, author OF
"Jim Lancy's Waterloo and other west
ern stories.
Ono feels at ease as soon as one enters
Mrs. Peattie's parlors-they are SO home
like and the hostess's manner is SO cor
ldial. she is. very likely. at work on some
diminutive garment for her baby. who has
not yet celebrated its first anniversary. If
so. she continues her sewing. and talks 10
you in such a manner as to make you for
get the object OF your visit.
MH. Peattie Is above all n wife and
mother. Her writing is only secondary and
subordinate to the higher interests. Her
love Of children and her understanding Of
them are noticeable In her stories. She says
that children never pail. because they are
constantly surprising one: to-day they are
babies: tomorrow they have arrived at an
ago when they can be satirical.
To an intimate friend Mrs. Peattie lately
wrote: TIT SO busy with household mat
tors these days that writing has to go by
the board. But what does It matter? AL
most every one Is writing. Perhaps / shall
acquire distinction by keeping still! At
last my baby. Donald. is prospecting. really.
for the first time In his tender little life.
1 Am sure I must weigh twenty pounds
lees than I did-my heart is SO much light
err"
Mra. Peattie Is tall. slight and girl.sh-
looking. with dark hair and blue eyes. Her
manner is full OF quiet dignity and quick
sympathy. Into her short life she has
crowded an Immense amount of work.
Married early to Robert Burns Peat.is. n
~well-known journalist. she commenced ner
literary work on the Chicago Tribune. Some
time afterwards the young couple settled in
Nebraska, where she was engaged for
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-21
DRESSING AS A FINE ART
WHAT ELSIE DE WOLFE SAYS.
Opinion Of the Best Dressed Woman on the American

treme case. that an actress impersonatinS
Carmen introduced herself TO an audi
erce wearing instead Of the familiar and
picturesque costume with which she has 80
long been identified. a gown a Ia Marie An
toinctte or a la P~ompadour. What would
happen? The public would set the actress
down as ignorant IL not. indeed. impcrti-
nent, And what would the critics-espe-
ciaIly the women critics-leave OF her next
morning?
The question We are discussing Is not so
paltry as some OF you may fancy. For
dress, as dress. is more or less symbolic.
and "the beauty the eye can see" will al
ways move the multitude.
In the church the symbolism OF dress
finds its most wonderful expression. Seek
into the true meanings of all the colors. the
the repeated changes of vest
ments, in the rites OF Catholicism. Greek or
Roman. and a whole world is opened to
you-a world filled with poetical beauties
and profound mysteries.
Far be It from my mind TO institute I'M
timely parallels between church and stage
Yet. in the theater. Us in the cathedral. cos
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The art OF d~ress-for II Is as truly an art
az either painting or scuipture-has always
seemed TO me OF vastly more Importance
than people generally realize. says Elsie
de Wolfe in the New York Press.
MOI is IT important only I'm private life.
On the stage. as any theatrical manage
would tell you. It has even more significance
than at the domestic hearth. Taste. being
q great part Of art. implies selection. and
should be conspicuous both In small and
great things And in putting my case thus
modestly I am concedinS much. For. II
the truth were known. we might be shocked
to find how very large a place in woman's
heart and life Is filed by-gowns.
Speaking for myself. I think (and I have
always thought dress worthy Of careful
consideration in the composition of the
parts I play.
Whether the play be modern or classic.
whether tho part be trining or prominent.
It should be dressed taste.ully and. where
possible. correctly. II the ear Of the play
gcer should be satisfied by a nice reading
Of lines. why should his eye be gratuitously
offended by sartorial carelessness?
Suppose. for instance. to take an ex-
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my own home for days and days. however
l overcame the difficulty.
l mention these matters merely to illus
t-atc the real importance of details which
MAY at th. first blush seem Insignificant in
the composition and dressing OF a part.
Often a slight lapse. a neglect Of an ap-
Iar.Ht jrifle. decides between failure and
success. The man who said that genius
is only an infriie capacity for taking
pains" knew what b" was talking Of
Good taste In dressing. as in other mat
tiers. is a sure guarantee of a woman's
character. Good tas;c. natural and culti-
waited. inherent anI insrained. is a compass
that never err.
When you Rave taste. believe me-. you
will find no ugly scandals and hear no ugly
stories connected with your name. And
you will repeat none. Scandal will seem to
you as hiieous As too much good braid or
mammoth buttons On your gowns. Vui-
earity may love such things. but taste re-
jectS them.
One point more and ! have done.
Whatever taste you- dressmaker may
have Gand some ressmakers I'm this coun-
try have positive geniUs,. do not permit
them To guide Won utterly in the selection
of your costumes. either in private life or
on the stage.
Certain little touches. certain suggestions
as to this or that detail. should be y6i.
own. They should be Indicative, not of thas
dressmaker's taste-however good that mraf
be-but of your own taste and your o-ooe
character. a al
In other words. though you should or g
strain after popularity, your dress slo tai
be original.
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ENGLISH HUMOR.

From the London Express.
1T is reported that a French gentleman
who has spent two winters Tearing the
language Of rows. says that they have q
complete series of words with which to
express their limited ideas. There seems
to he little that Is strange In the idea, TO-
crows have always been known to BE-
invcterate croakers-though IL must he
admitted that they never croak without
g. US
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-21

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WEDDING GOWN @mW ST. LOUIS SEASON.
Mrs. Frederick A Wte formerly Miss Cehnerh has pWed for heS Sunday Republic in hHw we'd
ding gown of Renaissance l@sc onsderedb critic to be the handsomest kceg gown of its
kind in ST. LouS MR. Parsons of hdC Crane, who photographed Mrs. WMe, has sue
cededn reproducngH ed delicate pattern of the ace with grat accuracy
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-10
HAY STILL I'LL.
Despite Denials the Secretary of
State Is In a Bad
WAY.

Concord, N. H., Aug. S.-Although
members Of the family of Secretary
of State Hay deny that he Is extremely
i'll, it is learned that he Is suffering
from a nervous trouble and that his
friends are much alarmed. The secre-
tary was far from well when he started
from Washington last week and the
severe cold he caught on the train
on his way east made a change for the
worse. The secretary got out of bed
this morning for the first time since
Saturday and he sat up for less than
half an hour. DIR. Adams, the family
physician, has been with Colonel Hay
ever since he was summoned in haste
early on Sunday morning and men,
bers of the family are absent but a
short time from the house. The mem
bers Of the family appear to make light
of the indisposition Of Secretary Hay
and say that, with rest from official
duties for a few days, the health of the
secretary will be greatly improved.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-10
MARRIED AT MALVERN.
Well Known Wooster Man Mar
ries a Young Lady From
GAINESVILLE.

The wedding of Mr. Charles Horne,
of Woster, and Miss Myrtle Dyer, Of
GAINESVILLE, occurred Sunday night in
the village of Malvern, in Carroll
county. Rev. Green, of the Presbyte-
rian church, at Malvern, performed the
ceremony at the Dickey residence. Mr..
and Mrs. Horne left for Cleveland
where they will make their future
home. Mr.. Horne is brother of Mrs.
r. A. Biechele, of South Cleveland
avenue, this city. Miss Dyer was well
known among friends in this city, hav-
ing formerly resided here.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-10
PICTURES OF MKINLEY
Posted Throughout IndianapO-
lis, and We're in Turn Covered
Up by Bryan's LithOs.

[News-Democrat Leased Wire Service.]
Indianapolis, Aug. S.-There is much
i'll feeling in political circles over the
action of Republican leaders in post
ing large pictures Of Mckinley on the
principal bill boards Of the city, and
during the night a group Of workmen
went about substituting large pictures
Of Bryan, posting them over those Of
Mckinley. This angered the Republi-
cans and will no doubt cause political
bitterness.
The thermometer registered SO at Q
o'clock. Edwin Burrit Smith, Of Chi
cago, member Of the executive COM
mittee of the American Anti-Imperial-
ist league, held conference with
Bryan, the result Of which pleased the
latter greatly. Smith has called the
committee to meet in Indianapolis next
Monday to select temporary chairman
and make other arrangements for the
anti-imperialistic convention to be held
here August Is and 16. Smith says he
will do anything honorable to bring
about McKinley's defeat.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-10
defendant was enjoined by the court
from interfering with her in any way
during the tendency of the suit.
EQUALIZATION BOARDS.
Three Boards Organized For
the Cities of the
County.

Auditor Reed on Monday organized
the three boards of equalization Of the
decennial appraisers for Canton, Mas
sillon and Alliance.
The Alliance board was organized in
that city with the following members:
J. L. Russell, I. H. Smith, Henry Herr,
c. o. Silvers, NJ. L. Seacrist, and Geo.
Scott. Herr was elected president,
Scott vice president and Silvers Sec
retary of the board.
In Massillon the board Is composed
of Josiah Clutz, John Doddlidge,
Charles Evans, c. w. Zimmerman.
Thomas 8. Morgan and Peter F.
Koontz. Clutz was elected president,
Doddridge vice president and thinner
man secretary.
The Canton board which Is the same
as the regular city board of equaliza-
tion was sworn in by Deputy Probate
Judge Baer and organized with Henry
Detmering as president, ]. F. Wagner
vice president and Auditor Reed secre-
tary. The other members of the board
are w. p. Hall, John f. Weiss, John
Dine and Fred wilhelm.
The members of these boards are to
receive SO a day each for their services
The boards will begin work next Mon
day. They were not able to start al
once because the books Of the land
appraisers were not ready for them
These three boards and the county
board made up of the commissioners
and county surveyor will go over the
work Of the land appraisers and adjust
any discrepancies they may think there
are in the values.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-10
BOYS ILLEGALLY
COMMITTED
To the State Reformatory, Ac.
cording to an Opinion By the
ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL.
A Sensation at Columbus Today--Assistant
Attorney General Tod Raises
New Point In Criminal
Procedure.

fNews-Democrar Leased Wire Service.1
Columbus, Aug. IAN opinion
rendered by Assistant Attorney Gener-
al Tod, today, discloses that hundreds
of boys have been committed to the
Ohio state boys Industrial school at
Lancaster Illegally. 1t is understood
that over 100 are now held In that
institution without authority of law
and will have to be released unless the
attorney generals ruling Is reversed.
The finding Is that the boys cannot
be committed there for drunkenness or
any other offense IL the prosecution is
made under the municipal ordinance,
even though that offense Is also a
violation of state law.
While, from the time of it's establish
ment, boys have been sent to this penal
institution for incorrigibility, truancy
and lettering, these things have not, at
least since the codification of the state
laws in 1880, been offenses against the
state.
Tod's opinion will create a big sensa-
tion 1t may be followed by suits
against bondsmen of superintendent Of
this institution for receiving boys on
illegal commitments. 1t would not be
surprising now IL further investigation
will disclose that fully one-half of the
commitments of this institution have
been illegal.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-10
NEELY'S EXTRADITION.
Judge LacOmbe Will Agree to
Give an Order on the
18th Inst.

GNews-Democrat Leased Wire Service. ]
New York, Aug. S.-Judge Lacombe,
of the United States circuit court, to-
day rendered an opinion which indi-
Gates that an order for the extradition
of c. F. w. Neely will be signed August
13. The decision says that Neely is
probably guilty and adds:
1.-TWO obstacles to his extradition now
exist. He has been held in this district
upon two charges and he cannot be
sent out of this jurisdiction until these
are disposed Of. When these proceed
ings shall have been discontinued the
order in extradition will be signed. This
may be done on August 13 at II a. M"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-10
The PARADE MOVES.
Bryan and Stevenson Given an
Ovation All Along the
Line of March.

[News-Democrat Leased Wire Service ]
Indianapolis, Aug. s.-The parade
from the Grand Hotel to Military park
moved promptly at 1880. Behind Grand
Marshal Charles Gerard marched the
Liberty drum crops. Then came the
following in the order named: Indian
apolis Military band. German-Ameri-
can Democratic club, Commercial Trav-
elers Bimetalic club, Tammany club,
Ringgold band. Of Terre Haute. Jack
son club, Of Terre Haute, Cleveland
club, Bryan Stalwarts. Gray club, Ma
rion County Democracy, Myer and
Derry band, Bryan's Videttes, Ninth
ward Kern club, Jackson club, of
Lafayette and Camp Gray Daviss
county club, of Washington, Ind.
Second divisional. Campton, mar
shal, band, Cook county marching club,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-10
COY. THOMAS SPEECH
Notifying Adlai Z. Stevenson of
His Nomination For the
Vice Presidency.
Leased Wire Service. ]

News Democrat Leased Wire Service.
Indianapolis, Aug. S.-Following is
the speech of Governor Thomas, notify
Ing Adlai e. Stevenson. Of his nomina-
tion:
For a second time you have been
chosen by the national Democracy as
its ce-presidential candidate. This
signal honor is not unprecedented, but
1t is none the less acceptional. Elect
ed to that high office eight years ago
you discharged this duty faithfully and
well, retiring with the respect, the
love and the confidence Of all the peo-
pie. Thus endeared to your party, its
recent action was both merited and ap-
propriate. Long before the Kansas City
convention was called it's presidential
candidate had been selected. The
platform had been foreshdowed by that
OF Chicago and by the events Of the
succeeding years. To complete the
ticket wisely and well, was a serious
and exigent duty. A raid against
money monopoly and militarism, the
associate of our great leader should be
devoted to the same ideal, equipped for
the same duties, inspired by the same
convictions, and prepared to sustain
the same burden II providence should
SO decree. Conscious Of this great re-
sponsibility, yet ready to meet II
squarely, our convention on the first
ballot gave you its nomination. The
Democracy long ago endorsed it's action,
people viii gloriously vindicate 1t in
November.
1.-THE campaign of 1900 is no holiday
AFFAIR. Like that of Jefferson, 1t in
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cracy Is everywhere the aggressor. 1t
demands the restoration Of the bimetal-
lie coinage Of the constitution. 1t
denounces the surrender to private
corporations of the sovereign power Of
note issue. 1t protests against cur
rency system based and grounded upon
the national debt. 1t would interpose
the mandate Of the law between mono
poly and the people. 1t realizes that
the trust and the constitution cannot
both endure and has highly resolved
that the constitution shall live. 1t
has sworn that the present and the
future of a people which renewed its
struggle for liberty at our instance,
shall not be measured by the sordld
standard of avarice and greed. 1t
would lift the reproach that COM
mercialism has placed upon the honor
of the nation. 1t declares that Justice
is still the standing policy of our coun-
try. 1t would rescue liberty from the
atmosphere of the counting room. It
would remove the dollar mark from the
face of duty. It would rise to the height
Of other and better days, and make
the declaration Of independence the
common heritage of the Cubans and the
~
1.-THE attitude of the Republican party
of 1900 is and must continue to be a
strange anomaly. 1t safely piloted the
nation through the awful perils Of
slavery, yet 1t would conjure again into
life that terrible evil whose sepulchre
is sealed with the blood and the treas
ure Of the republic.
"It worships at the shrine Of Abra-
ham Lincoln, but dares not ask his
benediction upon its unhoiy scheme II
plunder and conquest.
"Sir. in your nomination there is
given to the world the outward and
visible design Of reunited Demo-
cracy. The revolt and discomfort that
marked and marred the campaign of
1896 have subsided forever. We have
clasped hands in the presence of
great national peril. Democratic voices
in universal chorus are everywhere
chanting a symphony whose dominat-
ing note is liberty. To its vibrant
melodies the hearts and consciences of
men are responding, and in the gray
dawn of. the new century their ballots
will register for the republic a new
birth of freedom"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-10
1t is the Same Spring Which Caused
Fatal Illness Of Don. Blake.
RUNS THROUGH MINERAL POINT
Believed By Physicians Generally That the
Spring Is Infected with Deadly
Typhoid Germs, and the
Water Is Con-
demned.

There is no doubt whatever IN
the minds of a great many people that
the spring at the Narrows, which caus-
ed the fatal illness of Donald Blake, is
infected with typhoid fever germs The
illness of Mr.. Blake and two class mates
caused the physicians to attribute their
attack with fever to the spring from
which they drew water to quench their
thirst while out celebrating a class pic
mis-. OF the three, one. Donald Blake.
has died and the two others will proba-
bly, recover. There are other persons,
however who have cause to attribute a
sudden attack of typhoid fever to this
spring.
About three weeks after Blake's class
visited the Narrows, number Of
scholars from the sixth grade Of the
Dueber avenue school rode to the Mar
rows upon their bicycles. They very
pleasantly spent the day in amuse-
ments. During the day several of them
partook of the spring water. No i'll
effects were experienced by any of the
scholars Immediately upon their re-
turn home. However, last Saturday a
son of James T. Kennedy, residing near
the Aultman hospital was suddenly
moned and he pronounced the symp-
toms those of typhoid fever. The dag
nosis later proved correct and the boy
is seriously i'll with fever. Since the be-
ginning of the illness of young Ken
nedy, young man named Jobe, resid
ing in the west end also has grown i'll
with typhoid fever. Both these young
men were members of the party that
visited the Narrows and both of them
drank some of the spring water. 1t is
not known whether others imbibed any
of the spring water, but the boys state
that they quenched their thirst from the
spring.
The water from this spring passes
through to Mineral Point. A few days
ago a local doctor was summoned to
that village to attend two patients who
were very i'll. A diagnosis proved that
they both had typhoid fever, and it is
understood that both of them had used
water from the spring, which flows
through there in a small sized stream.
There are other cases in the portion
of the county which are attributed to
the use of this spring water.
The Narrows are located some dis
lance south of the village of North In
dustry, near the village of Howenstine.
The place has been visited for the past
ten years or more by picnic parties, 1t
being favorite resort because of the
natural scenery and the shady groves.
The spring which is believed to have
been infected with typhoid germs flows
from the banks of the Narrows, down
into a stream. Many years ago 1t was
used by picnic parties, but no Ill re-
suits were experienced by them from
its use. The water is not clear and
cool, but presents the appearance OF
city water though little murky.