The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-17
IN WARM WEATHER.

~ 'AAsSA
REPrr great America which is so free is an anom-
: Ne"the immigrant who has just landed here.
draw ries which have been carried to him across
"9Tio are like the folklore tales to the children
given deal Of tinsel and fairy godmother. He ex-
"a golden sunrise; but his anticipations are
rered. Uncle Sans inspectors are probers for
Isic facts. At every stopping place the immi-
lis met by an interrogation point. He begins
ng cautious. He sometimes finishes by losing
lad and becoming wildly incoherent and fool
There may be despair in place Of the golden
e. alton of his dreams.
Ellis Island, within whose OBTAINING confines
& 80 per cent of the newcomers to the United
= Is, the scenes Of thousands and thousands Of
dies and tragedies of all nations are enacted
time the ships come in. There were close to n
On Of the comedies and tragedies last year.
pe will be close to a million Of them this year.
hundred ships a month-with steerages loaded
DIkutmost capacity-one thousand, fifteen hun
! L5metimes more-ply between New York and
q ports.
20 within the vast, black depths of these ships
oe men, the women and the children who are
the roles Of these life dramas. Frederick
Stevenson, one of the cleverest Of modern
rs, has made a close and detailed study Of the
L. oaCou "a A""ASiohS lax ouiAh6 NV SnhS
Itry, and into a most graphic description thereof
Is woven many of the comedies and tragedies.
than any stories within recent times these
3 the true human interest quality. It is an
ut genuinely true glimpse of human nature
She gives us and his article is copiously and
Ysisly illustrated. 1t will, together with many
pr appealing feature, be included in the lavish
Ito' Of The Republics Magazine for next Sun
SrStCnpoo ~ xho dro uipoo - nou< or<ic<fn MT
but ne of a superlatively beautiful young immi-
Land her grizzled father.
at at sRer fiction and light reading for the warm
9GesooTtr appear in quantity In next Sundays Maya
tion Carolyn Wells leads of with one Of her best
puIi in the short-story line, entitled "A Spangle
cSooir1sstence"; being the tale Of a hopelessly homely
the b Of rare intellectual charm who hides her
reaA self under a masquerade costume and, for
o,iLInening In her otherwise uneventfuI life, poses
~prtcenost attractive, mysterious and sensational
style the world at her feet
one he are no more excellent portrayers of child
purpn Emma G. Dowd, who contributes a de-
HTrhf story entitled Uncle Bob's Hope" In this
but u also. Frank Chaffee gives a pleasing little
and e. IAN Idyl of Summer the scene of which
In sat a popular seaside resort. S. E. Kiser con-
1o = his remarkable and diverting Confessions
parrles the Chauffeur" with a ludicrous descrip-
non Charles did for Lord Flossie Fourhush
80 = he was being initiated into the mysteries of
q sport. A further chapter of Marjorie Benton
outs amusing tale of the Flat Dwellers' takes
elaS into a little comedy centering in a trans
IIsr of menus.
ana rn America Paid Tribute by b. Ransom
aer ignore than a recital Of historic fact, in
manufaetains the pretty romance of Lieutenant
- 80 .,,. horn of the rescue from the Rarharv
Easy pay y beautiful Spanish girl. Years after.
and up; paymein actual life returned to Spain to
the children to and their descendants are proud
enG up n r yvgR1Tnrar of the black eyes and olive
KIESELHORghter.
Establshsd 1s7s. -. 'Sh" is a spirited descrip-
aeer OF the toughest OF