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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-11

ELDER-At her home in Granite City. Ill.
Mrs Jennie Elder, wife Of John r. Elder.
Funeral from residence. Twenty-second and d
streets. Granite City. Ill. Monday. october l.
Al . D. m Detroit, Mich. papers please copy.
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Junior Association Standing.
The Rialtns nave been performing cleverly
recently. and have taken the lead In the Junior
Cooked Hat Association The Cahannes and
HRupts are tied for the situation. Standing:
RiaItos ......''n { lone. Men We 10
hSgPis m SnSs51Ss Il
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. into eternal rest At
the home % her suu-in-law. William Kerruish,
In Webster Groves. No. Friday al 1850 a. m.
Elizabeth Richardson. in the eighty-seventh
year Of her age. Funeral from Emmanuel Epla-
copal Church. Webster Groves. sunday. Oc-
t0ber Il. 1859. at ? D m friends invited to at
tend. Mrs. Mary Kerruish. Mrs. Kate Bat
tersby and Mrs. Elizabeth Bartold.
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Moline. H.. Oct. Io.-Moline High School de-
feated Toledo. y 10 Q. to-day.
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Toledo. Ill. Oct. I0.-Toledo High School de-
feated Charleston High School here today a,
fcothal II 70 Q.
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Totals -. ~ 10 ~ rs .s - I1s IS u-s
Handicap-A. Gucrke g. Futss. g. Busch. Q:
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The woman's cries for help and the sight
of blood seemed to still further infuriate
the brutes and they continued their attack
until their victim was rendered insensibls
and the entire porch was despatched with
blood. Then they mad to be dragged away.
A large piece of flesh missing from the
lower lip. part of the right cheek torn
away. her left arm torn and manSled and
her right arm alsost completely covered
with the prints of the dogs teeth. Mrs.
Leonard lay under the influence of opiates
at her home, a trained nurse at her bedside.
Her body bore more than twenty dis
tinct marks. AT midnight her physicians
said she would recover. although 1t is likely
she will bear scars the balance of her life.
The dogs, 1t Is said, were not mad.
SEES THEM FIGHTING.
According to the stories of Ecighbors,
Mrs. Leonard left. home after supper to
store. It was about $40 o'clock when she
returned. and as she passed along the front
entrance to the house her attention was at
She assembled the steps and walked toward
them. at the same time shouting at them
to go away. The animals rolled and tum-
iced to her, Finally. when Mrs. Leonard
had come within a few feet of them. they
released their holds upon one another and
One tried for her throat but did not reach.
He sprang a second time and his jaws fast
cred on the right side of her neck. The
other caught her by the arm. Mrs. Leonard
screamed at the top of her voice for help.
end. although her cries were heard dis
tinctly a block away, the animals had
dragged her to The steps before assistance
arrived.
A pedestrian was first to reach her. The
dogs were then chewing Mrs. Leonard's
head, face and arm. Her clothing was COW
cred with blood and she had lost conscious
ness.
The man caught the dogs each by the
throat and with difficulty hauled them
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-31
SUPPORTS TITLED HUSBAND
"AS RICH WIFE SHOULD"
Edward Toland Denies the Reported
EstranxeInent Between Baron and
Baroness de Sc~hnuensee.

Philadelphia. Pa. May 30.-'Frankly. I
was not an enthusiast over my sisters mar
rage to this man. Not that 1 had any
thing personal against him.. but 1 don't be-
lieve in these so-called international mar
riages. In my opinion. an American girl
ehould marry an American. The points of
view of these titled foreigners are so widely
different from that of the young women
who grow up in the comparatively pure
social atmosphere on this side OF the water
that the chance of mutual happiness always
appears slender.
Edward Toland stood in the reception
room of his home at Wynnewood. He held
gram from Rome, which asserted that the
Baroness Meyer de Schauensee, his sister.
and her husband had become estranged. In
discussing the question he expressed his
opinion on the subject of international mar
rlages as quoted
What newspaper published this thing"'
demanded Mr.. Toland. after he had read
the clipping. The story is utterly absurd"
In brief, the contents of the cablegram
were to this effect: That the Baroness
of Mrs. Robert Toland, No. l2lS Spruce
street. Philadelphia. left. Rome suddenly
two weeks ago, taking her children with
States; that her married life with the Baron
Fritz Meyer de Schauensee. which began
about four years ;oa age So.n had adm been dpn m
large debts contracted by her husband. and
that recently events had occurred which she
as a wife could not forgive.
at is true" said Edward Toland. that
my sister several years ago became the wife
of a man named Fritz Meyer de Schauen-
see. He's the Oldest son of the Baron Leo
pold Meyer de Schauensee. an officer In the
Pope's Swiss Guard. As for the rest of the
stuff. IL is just such a story as one might
expect from Rome.
Rome. though generally called a city,
is really nothing but a big, idle village.
Nobody there has anything to do but 20
speculate and gossip about the affairs of
other persons. My sister and her husband
have been living in Rome this winter.
owing to certain private reasons. on the
advice of my mother and myself. they
closed their house there and spent the win
ter in Florence. They were there together,
there has been no separation. 1t is possible
that this ridiculous story is based on the
fact that the Rome residence has been shut
Now. don't misunderstood me. 1 con-
slider that my sister has been more for
tunate than most American girls in similar
positions. Her married life may be said to
have been unusually happy. She has not
been over here since she was married. and.
as she has several small children, l don't
think 1t likely she will come soon. Indeed.
my mother sailed from New York yester-
day TO be with my sister and her husband
during the summer. That doesn't look much
az If my sister were hurrying over here.
irreconcilably angry with the man she mar
ried.
Now. as to the question of those large
debts That is as absurd as the separation
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-31
New York Jeweler Exchanged Sto'
ries With Jovial Friend While
Burglar Was Busy.
$500 IN GEMS STOLEN.
II Cost George Nauwelaert This
Sum to Listen TO Il Funny
Yarn About Phil
adelphia.

New York. May ga son of La Belle
France is George Nauwelaert. who keeps a
little jewelry and watch repairing shop at
No. l55 West Thirty-third street. The wom-
en- in the neighborhood take al! their trim
kets and Sewgaws to him when they need
meHding. and when the men drop in with
their timepieces TO be cleaned or regulated
a story or two is exchanged. or mayhap 1t
is q bit of witty gossip of the quarter that
goes over the old showcase, where all the
goods for sale are displayed during the day.
Nauwelaert is a Partisan and loves 4 good
story well told above anything else. He
tells one in his native language with that
fine regard for color and lines that heSpeaks
the artist. 1t is the key to his heart-a tale
told We'll. or. as the freshman says. a story
with a double taii-and twice has it been
used ROT only to open his heart. hut as a
foil by robbers to loot his store. And there
by hangs this tale.
While Nauwelaert was listening 20 the
yarn that an old friend brought him yes
terday ard a story that to him seemed as
fine as the rarest wine. thieves broke into
the rear of his shop and robbed him of $500
wears ago the same thing happened when
he was keeping another shop in Twenty
seventh street.
'Eet was. gees way says Nauweleart.
fonny ~fellaire.
He come and tap on my front windaire
sAiNl Sd.. NDIi!t oAl. ctl ease SOOi. IN zee
Trash air. l have. too q fonny story l lax
a good story and l went out TO Lessen to Eat
fonny feiaire. Eet was zee story wiz zee.
what you call anfaranz Gnference), zee doubl
on tondre. Eet was good.
H ran gees wa. Zere is in Philadel-
phie zee great big capitaine. He ease some
time, what you call. outre-irregular. Zere
was zee banquet for zee famous actress.
MIS-. Campbeil-Mys. Patsey. zee famous
Anglaise woman. lay eat and eat and gay
drink and drink. and zen gay begin zee.
what YOU call. poole
"Conundrurp?"
"Zat ease it. Avery one tells something
and zen zee Captaine begins. Re ladies' all
hold zee breath. ley fear much Eat he
Will say something Eat viii offend. He be-
gins:
Madame Campbell. what ees Get Eat
zee cow have, of what you have in your
possession only two?
looks the capitaine what you call fierce.
Zee capitaine. he laugh.
Non. non. Madame he say. 'eet ease
zee. zee quartre. zee four foots,' All! Eet
was zee fonny story" And the jeweler
chuckes the reporter in the side. Eat ease
what l calls good. Trie bienr'
Despite his losses of yesterday. Nauwe-
laert's good nature had the upper hand. His
mind was drawn back TO his stolen goods,
however. by the entrance of a customer
Il fear zee tomorrow. For my own goods.
Eat was taken i care not. but Get ease zee
watches of zee ladies Eat was taken.
Il am. what you call, sting. Non, non!
Stang. eh?'
NO: stung."
Eat ees eet. Stungi"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-31
TAKES BROTHER OUT STEALING
Children Enter San Francisco
House in Search of Valuables.

REPUBLIC ECI
San Francisco. May 3O.-with his small
brother of 5. Edgar Some. who says he is
II, entered the home of Mrs. Woodnlan on
burglary bent. While the two were at
work Mrs. Woodman returned to the house
and they fled. taking a 5O-cent piece which
the larger boy found on a table.
Edgar Some was arrested at his home
after a lively chase. He will probably be
sent to some public institution.
In his defense the boy says he found the
door of the house open. and he entered
that way. He denies that he took more
than % cents.
The boy has been in trouble before. He
was arrested some months ago, with other
boys. for robbing a grocery store. at
Twentieth and Folsom streets.
He was confined for a time in the Youths
Directory. He says his two brothers lave
been arrested for theft and lave served
time IN a public institution.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-31
FEELS ROBBERS WITH WHIP.
New York Broker Beats Footpads
Who Order Glands Up"
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. May 3o.-WilIiam Wallace. .
cotton broker. with an office in the Cotton
Exchange, who lives on the Fort Schuyler
road. the Bronx. was congratulated by his
friends when it was learned that he van
pushed three footpads who tried to rob
him.
Mr.. Wallace was going home In a trap
and when near his home three men sprang
upon him, two holding his horse, while the
other pointed a revolver at him and COM
manded him to throw up his hands.
Instead. MIR. Wallace snatched up his
whip and dealt the highwayman a blow
with the butt. knocking him to the ground.
He then leaped out of the trap and Crap
pied with the other two. shouting the while.
Several men heard his cries and came to
his assistance, at which the footpads took
to their heels.
Hold-ups and burglaries are becoming 80
frequent in the lonely sections Of the Bronx
that the residents Of that section are afraid
to venture out at night
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talk. This man. Fritz Meyer de Scharen-
see. couldn't have contracted them. for the
simple reason that he had not the neces-
sary credit. Such deots as my sister has
paid have been those incurred in the con.
duct of her household. Of course, she had
to defray such expenses. The nan has no
mcney-none of those fellows have, and he
is much like the rest of them.
my sister Enew that when she married
him. We all knew 1t. When these chaps
come to America for wives they are looking
for a means Of support. My sister has sup
ported her husband ever since she married
him. and will have to continue to do so. l
presume. until he dies. But as for paying
off any large debts'-'
Mr.. Toiand shrugged his broad shoulders
and smiled not altogether pleasantly.
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away. A crowd gathered and the injured
woman was carried into her home. An am
bulance from the Hospital If the Good
Shepherd was summoned, nut It's services
were not needed.
TWO PHYSICIANS CALLED.
Doctor A. s.. Hotaling. the family physi-
clan. and Doctor Erhardt were called, and,
after an examination. they cauterized the
wounds
Efforts were made to ascertain the owner
ship of the two bulldogs. but conflicting
stories were told in the neighborhood as to
where they came from.
Mrs. NJ. Harmon, proprietress of a drug
store. who was among the first to trrive in
response to Mrs. Leonard's appeals for help.
said that she considered 1t almost a miracle
that the unfortunate woman had aot been
killed.
81 cannot understand how she escaped
said Mrs. Harmon. "She was bruised and
mangled frightfully and the wonder is that
she ever withstood the fearful ordeal she
must have gone through. Her cries for help
were heard in the store. When we reached
her the bulldogs had disappeared"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-31
TURN FROM PUMPKINS
TO SWEET W0LETS.
Certain York State Farmers Find n
horticultural Gold Mine.

REPUBLIc SPECIAL.
New York, May 30.-Northern Duchess
County has discovered in the growing of
yiolets an industry so profitable that farm
ers are deyoting their time to raising the
flower instead OF the crops to which the
fields have been accustomed for generations.
Carpenters are constantly busy building
Violet houses. 1t was only q few years ago
that the discovery was made that the soil
in the towns of Red Hook and Rhinebeck
was peculiarly adapted TO violet culture, but
now the finest violets sold in New York
come from there.
More than Us v~iolet-houses. nearly all
built within two years, are already being
operated and dozens more are being built.
IL is estimated that the sale of violets in the
two towns in the season just ended eN-
ceeded SaV,0J. The violet season is from
Thanksgiving to Easter.
During last season SO many boxes OF cut
flowers were shipped to New York on a Ger
tain train that II became known as the
violet express everywhere along the New
York Central road. The demand for the
violets was SO great in New York that the
growers could not nearly fill it and the
prices brought a profit that lifted mortgages,
when there were any, faster than anything
ever before known in Duchess County.
The banks in both Red Hook and Rhine
beck are enjoying the general prosperity the
violet industry has brought, for their de-
posts nave been increased by many thou
sands of dollars. Very little capital is need
ed IN launching a violet grower. as a house.
at the present prices Of violets. pays for
iDsel- in a single season.
1.-TWO growers in the village OF Red Hook.
James S. Armstrong and John H Coon,
from one shipment from their houses on
Good Friday received $500.
News of such receipts as this. and of 9TH
ers as great or greater. has excited the
people almost as much as would the dis
'eovery of a gold mine in the neighborhood.
So great is the confidence in the stability of
The business that many persons are start
ing into. 1t practically on credit. More than
,one grower who built a house on notes a
gear ago. now owns IL, and is enjoying clear
proftc.
While ii is comparatively easy to build a
'siolet blouse. the successful growing of the
popular flowers is another matter. Men
'Sho have learned the business. therefore.
find their services in constant demand at
nigh wages.
According TO successful violet growers in
Red Hook and Rhineheck. there seems to be
"A narrow belt of soil in those two towns
which produces yiolets such as cannot be
grown elsewhere. As for Long Island and
New Jersey. experts in Duchess County de-
,lare the soil there does not yield as it
formerly did. Many growers declare the
lnnualc crop in two Or three years will. yield
d million dollars.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-31
" HUGE BULLDOGS
NEARLY KILL WOMAN
She Finds Animals Fighting on
Porch and Tries to Separate
Them.
TEETH BURIED IN HER THROAT.
Mrs, Leonard's Cries Infuriate
Brutes and Physicians Regard
Her Escape as Well Nigh
Miraculous.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Syracuse. N. Y, May 3o.-Mrs. Thomas
B. Leonard was knocked down and bitten
by two bulldogs which were fighting on
the front porch of her home, and which
she tried to separate.
TIL animals sprang upon her at the same
time. one buryins his teeth in her throat
and the other catching her by the left arm.
They bore her to the steps and gashed her
face n both arms in a terrible manner.
perhaps disfguring her for life.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-31
DEATH CUT ROMANCE SHORT.
Agnes Ethel, Once Famous Ac-
tress, Was About to Be Welded.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. May W.-Agnes Ethel Tracy.
who died at her home. No. 80 Irving place.
came like a meteor into the dramatic world.
was transciently brilliant. and then faded
as suddenly as she came.
On a crisp October night thirty-five years
ago, Mathilde Heron, once a famous actress.
who had turned tutor. invited a numbe Of
friends 10 Jerome's Theater to look at a
pupil play Camille 1t was Agnes Ethel.
and the gathered friends announced the
coming OF a star.
Later Augustin Daily saw her and cast
her for the title role in "Frou Frou." and
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she became a fix ID star at a single bound.
In 1872 Sardou wrote Agnes" in which
Agnes Ethel made Ter greatest success.
She had. however. only been on the stage
four years when Mr.. Tracy, a rich man of
Buffalo. married her. and the next morning
the meteor had vanished, never again to
appear in public.
Mr.. Tracy died in 1886 and left a fortune,
over which followed a prolonged suit, even
tually resulting In a victory for Miss Ethel.
In 1890 she married Give Roundebush, whom
she divorced, and since then she has lived
in retirement.
Her sudden death was due TO heart dis
ease. She was to have been married some
months ago to Francis Mailer. n member
of the Players Club, and a well-known
manager. but on account Of her Illness the
marriage was several times postponed.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-31
Sold Everywhere, i5c.

If your blood or liver is out of order
or If you suffer with indigestion, you
should take Munyon's Blood Cure and
Munyon's Dyspepsia Cure. The Blood
Cure will eradicate all poisons from the
YOU a good appetite and enable you I
Gig-s. everything YOU eat, thus making
good, rich blood. These remedies in on-
nection with Munyon's Witch Hazel Soap
will improve any complexion.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-09-18
Method of Sliding Down the Rail.

Method of Sliding Down the Rail.
notch is cut, which fits or the raj
On the shoe is rivetted a sma
square board-the miners seat.
Sitting then on this tiny seat, hi
feet straight out before him. the no
low of foot sliding down either sid
OF the rail, and acting as brake
the little muleshoe grasping that sam
rail, his arms widespread, dipping u
or down, to balance him, like a bui
zard. swinging and dipping in the all
the Tennessee miner shoots down tina
two miles and a half of steep inclin
at the rate of a mile minute.
A singing as of hizzing wires pre-
cedes the miners, and they whiz pas
the observer, one after the other, I,
quick succession. If man gains to
fast on the one before him, pressur
OF the brake-his feet-slackens hi
speed.
1t dizzies one to watch them, an
to think what might happen. Two o
three have been killed. but hundred
daily ride the horseshoe"
Those who live on the plateau sto
there; the level ground slackens thei
speed and their brake is all-sufficient
bat so great momentum has bee
eained that those who wish to go o.
glide over this level space, of perhap
two hundred yards, to the secon
stage of the incline below.-Montrea
Herald.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-09-18
More Men Than Women.

Europe has a population of 334 mi
lions, with 2-3 millions more wome
than men; Asia has 815 millions, wit
surplus of 16 millions of men
Africa, with population OF q mi
lions, has about 100000 more me
than women; in America, which has
population of 102 millions, there ar
also about 100000 more men tina
women; the excess of men in Austrs
liza, with total population of 1000
900, is about 100000
Europe is the only continent wit
a numerical preponderance OF womer
But even in Europe there are man
counties where the men outnumbe
the women. That is the case in Italy
Greece, Roumania, Bulgaria, Servi'
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-09-18
Look to Your Sleeves.

The changes in the sleeves, like
those of other parts of the dress, are
gradual, but steady. The undersleeve
effect is paving the way for the long,
s6ping shoulder that belonged to our
grandmothers' gowns. To r'atch
that. bodice trimmings will slip lower
on the corsage and the peculiar fall.
ing off effect that we see in old
daguer eotypes will before long be in
vogue. This effect is already notice
able in some of the models intended
for high-class trade-the trade that
deals with the individual rather than
with the class. The first token of this
oncoming style is seen in the pushing
up of the puff from the wrist toward
the shoulder. Some French models
sent over have, in fact, the well-de-
fined shoulder puff that was worn for
ty years ago in the days of hoap-
skirts and berthas.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-09-18

The dropping shoulder effect main.
tains popularity.
Macrame stocks are among the de-
sirable late offerings.
Gathered STOCKS of chiffon or ma
line, with large bow in the back. are
new and effective.
Fashion lays stress on the fuchsia
colors, but the woman who lacks
faultless complexion will use them
discreetly.
Silk muslins with embroidered
white floss silk spots make up pretty
dresses, with gagged hip yoke and
fiounces.
The Tuxedo still reigns supreme In
face wells, while white chiffon, plain
or dotted, holds prominent place
among the drapery styles.
The bright, lustrous finish of the
maline background of many of the
new veilings adds not little to the
attractiveness of the wells.
The indications are that the skirt
cut walking length will be universal
for street wear and that with it will
20 the three-quarter fitted coat.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-09-18

The Greek maidens. of old who sat
on the walls of the city and combed
their hair. owed the beauty of their
tresses to the suns rays. When Che
hair is washed, sit beside lowered
window, as the sun shines stronger
through glass, and allow the hair to
dry as it is being brushed. No bleach
has been found so successful as the
sun. which strengthens and beauti-
fies generally. When the hair shows
a tendency to fall out, the very best
thing to stop its coming out and pro-
mote its growth is the abundant use
of olive oil. Saturate the hair thor
oughly and keep it saturated for a
week, until the dry scalp has absorbed
all it will then wash with pure soap
and water. If this operation is re-
peated every two or three months the
effect is said to be marvellous.