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members OF the publishing firm. Ths dummy
cover prepared in advance bore an assumed
name containing the Same number OF letters
as Mr.. Astor's name. The dummy prospectus.
bound roughly In paper. bore Mr.. Astor's
initials merely. Even Daniel G. Beard. tho
artist who illustrated tho book with nine
drawings. did not know until his work was
done and the book was on the point Of appear
ing that he was working for Mr.. Astor. He got
his order from Mr.. Hitchcock. The effort to
keep tho matter q secret was entirely sue
eessful.
Mr.. Astor intended this work as a tribute
to science" said Mr.. Hitchcock yesterday.
handing the first perfect volume to Sun ro-
porter 1T 10 really n remarkable book. and
It shows talent OF high order 1t was not
bscs use regarded 1t as work OF national
importance that We decided TO keep IL secret.
but simply because we thought the announce
men; OF its existence would attract attention
which would hamper us II made too early.
The book will be published on Friday"
Through the kindness OF Mr.. Hitchcock. tho
reporter was permitted to read y few chapters
Of tho novel. which has already been briefly
described in THE sUS. The date OF the events
narrated In tho book is supposed to be 1000
A. u. The Inhabitants OF North America have
Increased nightly in numbers and power and
knowledge 1t IL an age OF marvellous scien-
tinc ht'ainments. Flying machines have long
been In common use. and finally a new power
Is discovered called "apergy." the reverse OF
EayitatIon. By which people are able to ny on
Into space 10 any direction and at what speed
they please.
Iii be!,v d BY all tho Governments OF the
word that II the axis OF the earth could be
Slaughtered SO that 1t should no longer In
cline al AN angle OF 23'I0 to its scliptic great
benefits would accrue to all lands. in the tenn
perate zones. at least. by doing away with the
extremes Of winter and summer. According
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IS TOLDN J. J. AST0R'S BOOK
.vuss As rHET WILL BE IN TIE
YEAR 5000

a.,. efths Ea-th strs,ehtsnss rsr ths
.-,rovs-ss, Or the ws.sser-R'.etrts,,y
Al. Great Power-A Trip 20 J-p,tsr.
whsr. sportsmes Fiss Great ease
ne FiyinE ships Race WITH Co-et.
m. arst complete volume Of John Jacob
I,,or's book. "A Journey in Other Worlds"
-. turned out b. ths bindery yesterday and
S,lIy.red to Ripley Hitchcock. who passes
Sdsment on manuscript sent to d. Appleton
4 company. Mr.. Hitchcock IL q fellow men,
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Edwin Booth In the Berkeley Memorial
Church. John Ruhl. q pupil OF Elwelfs.
finally made the mask. assisted By Lionel
Moses. an architect from McKim. Mead Il
Whites ONCE.
Ruhl. although very young. has seen Mr..
Elwell take many death masks. and secured
an excellent impression Of the face. He went
to the church with his assistant on Sunday
evening and took the impression there. not
even having to remove the body from the CONN.
Mr.. Elwell said yesterday that he was going
to mount tho work as the death mask Of Dante
Ia mounted. Mrs. Dudley Field said that the
work was particularly good. because a. Mr..
Field had not been sick long he had not lost
flash.
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PARKE A BETROTHED MAN.
AGREED To NAVE IT ANNOUNCED
AND THEN DISAPFEiRkD.
"a msd Bses AfisainE Three Days whe-
the Asnoure" meat orth Epr sesm-ni wac
H,Au.b.a-No Word er Ht- Z Rseeivea

n. msd Bses Mis"InE Thrse Days whe.
the Announcement OF ~. Epy a@ern-nt wac
Psbu-hea-No word 81 His Receivss
Manager John Clay Of the New York branch
Of Parke, Davis h Co, at 02 Maiden lane. said
Yesterday that nothing had been learned OF
the whereabouts OF James Hunt Par.s. who
left the ONCE last Thursday and has net teen
heard from since.
"All efforts are being made TO nnd Mr.
Parks." said Mr.. Clay. but there Ia no del mite
news. We are In Communication with his reo-
pie In Detroit. and hope to have something to
report very soon"
"Is II true that Mr.. Parke left a note In the
safe which real Good-by torsvcr'2"
Il have nothing to say regarding that" said
Mr.. clay
Among the society notes in the Brooklyn
Eagle Of last Sunday. three days after Mr..
Parke's disappearance. appeared the follow
ing:
The engagement 1. announced OF Mis-. Maud C. Jsn,o-
Of st. Johns place to M james Hunt PsrSe member
Of the twenty third Regiment y. a. :. Nv Miss jan
ton IL the twin daughter OF the late Henry Janton
aud sister OF u. o. Janton of the SOU hern Nstoni
Bank OF New York
Miss Jsnton Is the daughter Of the late henry
J. Janton. an optician. and lives at 125 Be-
Johns place with her mother and sister and
her brother Henry g. Jsnton. who Is employed
in the southern National Bank in this city.
Miss Janton told q sun reporter last evening
that she had been engaged to MIR. Parke near
tion Of Mr.. Psrke,s dlsappearanee and had no
information as to his whereabouts
saw him last on Wednesday evening At
h sr s0s5lns hSqss Shsps br9ths and
seem ed to be in his usual health. and noticed
no change in his manner. ! expected to see
him at our house on Thursday evening. hut he
man with whom he was boarding called and
asked II we knew where he had gone. Since
then we have not heard a word from him. Our
him last. and can give no cause for his disap-
Mr.. parke has been connected with the New
York branch OF Parke Davis & Co about three
has lived In Brooklyn since May 1893. lie
had lately been promoted to the shipping de-
partment OF tho house In Maiden lane and. II
understood. was Learning the business with
TEenty;third Regiment ui BROOKLYN. .,J
Miss Janton has known Mr. 1ark- about .
within a small circle Of friends at the request
Of Mr.. Parke. After hls return. on April I.
from a two month"; trip through the south
ment he announced 10 the Brooklyn papers.
Mr.. Parka readily Assented. and the announce
ment was published.
after the engagement he had learned that Mr..
Parke's habIts were most exemplary. He nell
ther drank nor smoked. and had no had asso-
ciates His health was always good: and he was
the disanpearance was wholly unaccountaIle.
So far as they knew. the engagement was en-
tirely satisfactory to Mr.. l'arke's family at De-
v.y G. Parke the father Of Miss Jsnton I Nance.
who 10 the head OF the firm OF Iarke. Davis q
Co, and one OF the milionairss Of Detroit.
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Canam.r and AZ. Yoa.E wa. Kmsa.

BALLsToS. n. Y. April 1.-The Adirondack
express for Albany. due here at 1927 o'clock
this morning. struck a milk vendors WAGON
IN which the owner Charles COllAmsF. and his
wife we're riding. At the East Line highway
crossing. three miles south OF this village.
Tho horse Was instantly killed and the wagon
stsekeI nF' sha nLS C0ia iaaNh ESte thI9sn
picked up Thsy we're eonysysd to the Eagle
Hotel where thsy we're attended b. Drs. F. A
gaining eonsei0qSnssS Mrs. collAmsr s8Bir-
Ing q $40 O'clock this ArtaInoon and her huas
years pa sssPsesiysly. And leave Al infAAl
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DAVID DUDEsY FIELDS DEA III r1sx.

Msas IN Calvary Ckursh After tss Fr.srsl
While the Body Was IN Its Co.'S.
Owing to the sudden illness and death Of the
late David Dudley Field his family and friends
we're 40 upset that none Of them thought Of
having . death mask made until II was al
most too late. The body was resting in its
CONN In Calvary Church. Twenty-hrst street
and Fourth avenue. last Sunday evening. after
the funeral. whom II occurred to one Of the
family that as q statue or bust might be
called for At some future time. It would be q
good thing 20 have n death mask made.
Visits we're made to several studios. but the
hour was unpropltious. They wanted F. Ed
win Elwell. the sculptor 10 10 the work. but
he vas at Newport setting up che memorial TO
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E..eu,,cn As,,a.t th- Glover Club.

The Sheriff has received an execution for
s1.27S against the Clover Club Of 113 West
Thirty-eighth street In favor OF Edward W.
Seymour on assigned claims Of the following
ture Company. S2i2: A. ". Hell. sol Du Vi
yier b Co. s103; Geo. A. Dryden 4 Co. S1S5;
CsliIto, Lopez Co. SLY; Elliott ConGls.
Was obtained In the City Court By daiAult
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OEIENTiL MUGS AND CiRPETs
The vsntire CoiieetIou - ne sold At Aue.
tlor.

Tbs NSntIne SoIeeuon - ne boId AZ Auc-
tior.
Under the title OF the yantins collection. .
lot Of fine antique and modern rugs from Tur-
key. Persia. and India. together with some
elaborate smbroideries belon ginR to the we'll
known dealers In Oriental wares. are to be sold
at auction at the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries on
Friday and Saturday OF this week. and Mon
day. Tuesday. Wednesday. and Thursday OF
next week. The collection contains many rare
and beautiful specim ems. together with mod
ern weaves OF all sizes.
Among the weaves represented In those rugs
and embroidsries are the shiraz. Mecca. Cabis-
tan. Cabul. Daghsstaa. Shirvan. SIENNA, Ana
tolia, Kara Bagh Khiva. Bokhara. Kandahar.
Beloochistan. Durham. Iran. and Kara Hissar.
and these names arc significant to the WE'LL
informed buyer. There are some antique
Chinese ruEs and carpets besides. and some
Indian and Spanish embroideriss.
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Der with Mr.. Astor OF the City Club. and It was
ahere that the author told him that he had
written the work. That was some time last
winter. and after Mr.. Hitchcock had read the
manuscript and pronounced IL q work Of
merit there we're many conferences between
the two at Mr.. Astor's house and at Mr.. Hitch
cocks offlce.
1t was decided to keep the book . secret
until the last moment. and for two months the
greatest precautions were taken. Nobody was
informed OF what was going on except the
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Money n olu, .. sa. F-,.e,.,o.

BAN Francisco. April 17.-Thsrs 10 81 .00O.-
600 lying idle In the San Francisco com m ercial
banks. money for which tho bankers can find
no use. This Is said to be the larges. surplus
here for many years. and It is stu growing.
The banks do not like IT, as they prefer to hold
good interest bearing securities instead OF
gold coin. which does not pay rent for tho
vault IL occupies.
This money Is offered for loan as low as four
lateral is scrutinized more closely than was
the case year ago. and unless Il 10 gilt ed ed
the m oney Is hardly loaned at any rate.
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Islands "'
- Chester, from New York for Southampton. passed
Sicily Islands
s,Nsli. ci'y from Bristol for New York. passed
IS ,harloin from Rotterdam for New York. passed
Dover
Isle Of Wight
IS RolInd from N.~ York for Bremen passed lei. OF
> ro~sr IlL from New York London. pSss.d th.
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BININGER.-M his residence soc I'll av on Mon.
day evening April To- 1894. Abraham BlnInger OF
New York
Funeral services at the noSAvi.n Church. New Dorp
81. on 1hursdAy. April 10. at IL so 4. NJ. Boats
leave foot OF whitehall ST. AZ 1880. connecting
with trains at s.. George. 4. l.. for New Dorp
BC FORD.-Entsrsi INTO res. April H. 1894 in
this city. the Rev r. sprus Burford rector Of the
Church Of the In tsrosssIon. Washington Heights
will be held 81 the church OF the In
tercsssion, West l5sth St ana Grand Bou, ward.
Wsdnslday afternoon at y. N. The attending
clergy will please bring their vsstmsnta hsmphis
Grand Rapids. an New Orleans papers please copy.
CARTEk.-suddsnly.o on Monday evening at Gin
einnAti, Henry Carter OF New York city.
Notice OF funeral hereafter
GODWIN.-on sunday. April Is Bryant Godwia.
son Of ParSs and the late Fanny Bryant Oodwia
Funeral at Roslyn on Tuesday. Aprlli
JACk.-on Monday. April 10, AIsiiA widow OF JohA
Jack
Relatives and friends invited attend funeral
services at her late residence. 4ts West 2oIh st.
on Wednesday, April IS ADAM
IEGFHIED.--At MontelAir n, J.. April IT. 1894,
hra Mary T.. wife OF A. u. siegfried.
Notice of fune al hereafter
TWEEDI.-In Danbury. Conn. April IS. Frederick
Warner Twssdy, IN the sOth year OF his age
Funeral .srviSes At his late rcsdsneo. Farvisw ave.
GU Thursday, 18TH inst, At o'clock NJ
TEL II AT New ErunswIck y j.. Tuesday after
noon, l7Ih INST. william y, youngest OF the
late George ", and Elizabeth Welsh aged 81 ysArL
Notice Of funsTai hereafter
WHITEIIJISE.-sudGs On sunday, April IA
At Carmel. y. T., Edward. son OF Edward n. White
house. deceased. and Amelia Stuart Worthington.
Funeral services III be hell AZ the w0rshingtoa
Memorial Church. EImsfoTd. wsstehsstsr county.
en- Thursday, ApnI 10, At IL so o'clock. Special
cars Will be attached to the train lea wing IB5.h 81
and terminus Of 9Th GV elevated railroad at IL IS
A. NJ. return ng 20 New YORK imIn sdiAtsIy Aner the
ceremony. Friend OF the family are invited 70 -
teni
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Arr,v.d-rurspAr. April IT.

Arr'vsd-TUEspAr. April IT.
ss Aller. Christonsrs, Bremen
IS Denmark. FOoie. London.
b 0srA Won schnekman, bremen
81 NonAdic. Clark. LiveTpoe.
s. Northern Light. barton. khieILA
ks Bsnvshue, Thomson. Yokohama
Sc LudEAts ilill. Brown. London.
s. AilsA, Morris. kinKaton-
IS hudson, ksmbls. New Orleans
~ Tyree. Conrad San Domingo
70 Dtrwent Holme, Holmes. GIbrAltAk
s. H. NJ whitney. HAlletL Hoston.
So oneida. Ingram, GsOrgstnEn.
s. GolGsborO. Pennington. PhilAdslphtk
- jamestown, Hulnher. Norfolk.
ks Kansas CITY. Fisher. savannah.
rs ComAl Risk. Galveston.
ship ~. FrAncea Wilbur. Liverpool
Ship LydEAte Ridley. Shislda
Bark Duleep singh, PrideAuK. PiGaEuA
Bark Evis j. Ray, Wiley, turks Island.
ICI later arrivals see FRA PAFay
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Ths Clearing House 10 Reeeivs Comptroi \
Eck-!r.

James II Eokeis, Comptroller OF tho Curren-
OF. will be the guest OF the New York Clearing
House tomorrow afternoon. Mr.. Eckels has
n~ver met the Nav York bankers. as that tile
dinner at the Union League Club didn't count.
President A. b Hepburn OF tho Third National
ranged the reception. Mr.. Eckels and others
will aDaak
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Marine INTELLIGENCE,

EINAruRH ALaAkAc-rHIs pAv
sun risss.... DIT Sun sets. AZ Moon sets. 90
MON wArIR-rHrs D,T
SANDY HOOK IL Gov. Island @ SOL Hell Gate . q "a
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IS scAEdin. from HNVTe for Nav York.
- 70 san Monarch fTOut L0Idsn for New York
- alto, fr,'hl IlN srpoo for NsS lOTE.
sfrhhO. from BAHtas for New YoEk
- fAunss, rom az TAltAF for New York
- llsNslpA from - I.ueIA Tor New YORK.
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TAs sOn-sOIssd BsrEIAE AwaItIaE Extra

Michael Sherlock. the soft-Voiesd burglar
who Il suspected OF Fobbsriss Et stock bridge
and Lsnox vas taken TO the District Attorneys
once yesterday and committed to the TombE.
He win be turned over to Chief Of Police Mich
olson Of PiTtsheld. Mass. upon the arrival Of
t2phsr 4Lddshs Was rsnandsd In the JshsEsoA
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Tnsiness potises.

DR.. j. Parker P-ny opens his new chiropodist
and manicure rsror. 10 and East IN at. Thur
April ~ Enlarged and superior nventearcr slov
tor; DC Present Office. 50 west 23d 81. EsEabishsd
1863
Se.0o Derby Hs' from MeCANS's. 40 Bow
cry saves you trire over 81. Il IL worth sayingf
Absolutely correct ltylea In rprlnR hal
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~ In New York citY a company is formed and
eaIied the Terrestrial Axis STRENGTHENING Com
tAnI lite method IL to dam the outlets Of the
arctic Ocean and then pump enough more
satsI luto 1t At Just the right period Of the year
~ elsr the earth's centre OF gravity and cause
bosi sAls gradually to assume q perpendicular
N his having been as good as done some Of
eI Younger and more reckless Of the men Of
VI lls newlJ discovered poWsr and the book Is
a. an -eeonht OF their travels. One OF the char
~ il'Sfs'i Agr}ult. Is engaged TO PRETTY NassAr
sN"hs proposes the journey because he
isa sF'' v,' sSnSIrs lie On earth whole
possibilities Of ApsTgy die sAms youtk aug
- WIN reverence that Christ on the waves
h gAi1ee aud Ellah being translated to
=, '"n var" no.A superior 70 ths laws Of
''.' '9h ant he ventures the opinion that
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Is Kansas City, from New York. AZ Bristol
bs Island. from New YORK, at COpsnhNEen-
ss HI Mar. from New lsrk. at New OTlsanA
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'AnVn IRoH posrS
S. city Of Birmingham. from Savannah for NsW York
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A. -wooDLAWS,IS sS,fiMETERSyt ran ct
""oDLA "A SL fEHI EnilE sstTb "AHDG
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Died.

PhIi'Ip~' D'EestIbI. Cnron.
Tbs only cocoa with rich chocolate Favor.
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The editor OF a prosperous trade paper Of
this city Is 80 tOrgstful that when he gets
home at night be writes postal cards 70 him
self. addressed 70 his oihes. TO r4mind him Of
most Invariably foTEets 10 post. but his wife
takes good care to do IL for him. United with
this fOTgatfunsss Ia combination OF SKseu-
tive and literary ability which comparatively
few editors possess.
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Special notirss.

FOR nYS-'EPsIA, cole, and sEhAussiOn. As
remedy Ike FARkERS GlNt,IR TuNlC.
PAkkEHS HAIR BAlsAh Is NE TO the hair.
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Senator Fred Kilburn Of Malone was In town
Yesterday with new story. He gives Il as a
personal experience. but-Well. that doesn't
matter Il was riding In the smoking car on
little one-traek road In the northern part OF
the state two weeks ago." said the Senator. and
lin the seat in front OF me sat a jsWelry drum
mer. lie was ono of these wids-AWAke never
let any-ons- get-ths- bett of him style men
don't you know. lie wore ~ abort coat ami a
silk hat. The train stopped 10 take on water
and the conductor neglected TO send back
q flaRman. A limited express running at the
bumped the rear end OF our train. IL Was q
rude shock. The IeWslry drummer Was lifted
the seat ahead. His silk hat WAS iAmms 81
clear down over his ears He picked himself
up and settled back in his seat. No bones had
Teen broken. Then he pulled on nis hat. drew
a long breath, and straiRhtsning up said:
'Hully gee Well. they didn't get by US.
Any Wayn"
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altIinious 9lonrts.

EyAsGfISTIc COMPREHENSIVE SUCCESS 'TUL
II MEEk-A. BIOS Garden. Broadway. neaT rFtucs "a
concert sysTy Day from ~ 90 r. N Conducted Oy the
iisons A. + NJ. Rev a. lEs rArt and =. sehlysreA
WilsTs'k seats rec Come cary.
AASINlr tGPLE. {. 80 81 and Sin Av.-EVs.Y day 81
3 50 George e. Stsbb rs leAls cong s5TyIcs. ~
Rev J. hGrrs sni Leonard MsA VIII speak.
fsrd hehEeTeA takes Aitsr meet'Rg' b. b Tyler pre-
sides Free
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Vaudeville offerings are IS varied as usual
and contain a fair sprinklinE OF new thlnRA
The performers OF greatest reputs in the
continuous" show at the Union Square are
TaglIapietrA and Lydia leamans. In strongly
contrGsted vocal efforts. and Carroll Johnson.
. dialect comedian.
At Proetor's Theatre. where the same style
OF show prevails. John RAnsOme heads the list.
and . good second are the Nilmots. trick
bicycle riders. A troupe OF five Hindoo Jug
g!sTs are amOng the others here. and they ara
especially deKts Qua IN what sleiGht-of- hand
men term palmIng.'
Monday night at Aostsr and Balls saw the
first American appearance uf Adrienne
LariYe, a singer ami dancer from Paris Of the
sOTt made familiar at this house. There is TO hs
seen in the same programme one OF the mOst
elaborate Of mechanical Illusions, BY 1t a
visible means OF support. aud there she poses
walks dances. and turns FOmeTsRults as IL the
force OF gravity had no eject upon her Her
most Astounding trick TO the q nbti-g oh
peatsdly through a hoop, which would prove
that there MAS nothing behind her holding her
IN place. except that there are such things a.
KerobSties are seldom seen At the Eden Mu-
see. although one OF the lATg est and best Of the
groups OF wax hgurss deDlcts tToupe OF JAp-
anese aerobats engaged In their fsats. On the
stage this week there 10 a pair 81 performers
on the tEApske sad swinging IlnEs There Is
Third avenue now has variety show. at
siKty-ssveRth street IL what WAS formerly the
hall Of the New York Turn Nsrein, dozen
speeiGltiss Of merit are Included In the pro-
AZ FzstOrs there Is good DrOEESnns, Aslds
YsstG Tllley.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-09-14

The BODY OF Fred Mo~er. "f Caseyvtlie'
ILL.,. Pound In the Mississippi with Indica-
lions Pointing to Murder.


ILL.,. Pound In the Mississippi with 1ndica-
lions Pointing to Murder.
ST. Lo,Is. Sept. THE body Of Fred
Moser. a wagonmaker OF oaseyvilie.
was taken from the river near the Hi
noi> shore opposite Chouteau avenue
this forenoon. 1t had the appearance
of having been in the water several
days. and indications pointed
to probable case OF rob
berry and murder. A young man
named Theodore Kane. who dis
covered the body, reported to tho
police and notification was sent to
Bcnner's morgue. A wagon was sent
TO the place. and when the body was
taken from the water the discovery
was made that a piece OF rope was
wrapped tightly around the waist.
The rope was securely knotied. and
short piece. at the end of which was
loop. depended. 1t looked rs II the body
had been thrown into the water
with a stone or other heavy object Sc
cured in the loop. The body was re-
moved to Benner's morgue. and a brief
examination was made there, but no
] marks Oh Nlpicntt WIZ loHh'. - ~
ton of bill-head bearing the name
and address. Fred Moser. Caseyville,'
was found in the clothing. \ tcle-
phone message to Caseyville elected the
information that Fred Moscr. the wag-
onmaker. had been missing since Mon
day morning.
Jacob Moscr. son Of the deceased,
reached the morgue about noon, and
Immediately identified the body a. that
of his father lie made this statement
to the reporter: Father left home last
Monday morning in his road cart for
Louis. saying he was going 10
the city to buy iron and other
material for wagon-making lie took
some money with him. but ! think
the amount was not more than $50.
suppose his intention was to cross the
river by the lower ferry. near where
the body was found. We have beer
making inquiries about him since Mon
day night. but learned nothing unit
to-day. We expected him to return thu
same day. and consequently we wer,
very much alarmed when he failed Il
come back Monday evening. and more
so when the following day saw hin
, still absent.
, The east side authorities think the
| case looks like a murder. the sequel
: to robbery.
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Among the, ancients shaving the
head was very common mode OF ex-
pressing great grief or sorrow. Some
times il was done by the priest or some
other religious functionary formally
cutting of the hair, sometimes by vio-
lcntly pluclsing il out by the roots
In extreme cases among men the beard
Is well as the hair was either cut of
or pluclcd on.. The idea seems tn
have been that mourners should divest
themselves Of that which under ordi-
nary G. -umstances was considered
most beautiful, ornamental and be-
coming. Lucian land he is not the
only one of the ancient writers by any
means who gives points on this queer
mourning custom) says that the Egyp-
tians expressed their intense sorrow 10y
cutting off the hair upon the death II
their Apis and that the Syrians acted
in the same manner at the death Of
Adonis Olympiodorus remarks con-
corning job l.. 20, that the ancients.
among whom long hair was regarded
as an ornament. cut il off in times Of
mourning, but that those who COM
monty wore it short suffered it upon
such occasions TO grow long. st Louis
Republic.