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The evening world., 1903-07-23
STILL PROBING
RIVER MYSTERY
Body with Rock Weighted Sat-
cheI Tied About Neck Now
Said to Be that of J. H. T.
Crismond, of Virginia.

Relatives OF ]. II. T. CrIsmond, Coun-
ty Clerk OF Fredericksburg, Va. who
has been missing since July 7. will ar
rive here to-day TO view the body OF the
man who was found on Tuesday In
North River with a satchei containing
a heavy stone fastened to his neck.
C. r. Dickinson. of Brooklyn. who
formerly lived in Fredericksburg. saw
the body at the Morgue and identified
1t as CrIsmond and wired the missing
mans relatives.
Inspector McClusky, after learning of
the identification n something Of the
circumstances under which Crismond
left fredericksburg. assigned two de-
tectives to run down all the possible
clues In the Ease. Coroner scholer ia
stu of the opinion that the man found
In the river wal murdered, although
should 1t prove to be Crismond's body
The evening world., 1903-07-23

hulk afoat. Their signals Of distress
we're nnnoticed. From the way the
wreck rolled In the trough or the sea
toward daylight. the exhausted men
thought she would founder. Their small
boat had been carried away and there
was nothing 10 do but stick to tho
wreck ans await me v.n
carried the waterlogged hull high on
the Rockaway Point bar and she began
to pound TO pieces. AS the mist littc1
and the c-ew saw land so near they
jumped over the side and swan ashore.
crawling on the beach exhausted.
~ Is an outrage that the Government
does not keep the llfc-saving station at
this point open during the summer" de-
clared Capt. Mott. There .s no telling
when fishermen will be caught in a
squall Just MS we were and will not be
so fortunate. / don't want TO go through
another such experience. We we're lucky
to a W u liyes."
The evening world., 1903-07-23
~VANDERBlLTS DINED
BY GRAND DUKE BORIS
Cornelius and Hls Wife Entertained
at Imperial Palace and Many
Russian Notables Present.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 23.-Mr. md
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt during then
stay here received much attention. They
were dined by Grand Duke Boris at the
Imperial Palace. Grand Duke Vladimir
was among the many notable persons
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vanderbilt were also
e~ntert4ined at dinner by the Grand
luncheon to Grand Duke Boris and
other members of the Imperial family
ON board their yacht the North Star.
The evening world., 1903-07-23

3Oc a pound for 6c Pure Fruit Tablets made of sugar and the juice of e sound fruit md packed
sTNT1 in glass jars hodng one pound Thief following HapY Lime lemon blood uange wild cherry.
peach, strawberry raspberry ad hoehound F
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there are circumsianoe. which suggest

there are circumstances which suggest
suicide.
When Cr!smond disappeared from
Fredericksburg he was traced by sher-
m II. II. Harris and Commonwealth
Attorney l.. j. Graves as far aB Wash
ipgton. where trace OF him was lost.
They alleged he was short In his ac-
think n shortage OF mat amount would
have led to hs flight, as he left 81, 100
IN bank and owned property worth SIS
co.. TWhnSp s snnS dsSk was oPssea nr q dseS
10 his wife for life and then TO his two
children. Before leaving Fredericks-
burg he drew $3.50 out Of bank and paid
OFF a number of small obligations.
The evening world., 1903-07-23
H.ONein&Co
Alteration Sale Offerings on
SECOND FLOOR.

Women's White Waists
al Half Former Prices.
Many of the seasons best
designs are to be found in
these lots.
White Lawn Waists, neatly tucked
and plated, trimmed with fine
close embroidery-the $l.75 grade
for,.................... .... CSC
White Lawn Waists, all varied tucks,
hemstitched finish, trimmed with
small pearl buttons-the $3.50 grade
for.................... 80. $l.98
High Glass White Embroidered and
Lace Trimmed Waists of finest
Persia Lawns-the $3.50 grade
for.........'........ ...... $3.95
The evening world., 1903-07-23
WEAK

cleanBsL tho lungs OF poisonous mucus and
destroys the gorms that feed Gpor tho mucus Of
Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis and Consu nptlon-
Given oniy * li9 Yves, 2?d a.. next 70 Ehhftfs
store.
nursei and cared for my mother when she
had consumption and died. I took a cough. spit
blood. had palma IN my chest. with night sweats.
became very thin and weak. before I went to the
doctor at lie West 22d st.. who cured me. |
have gained 30 pounds and feel we'll. says Marie
Bali, S57 HaIs,y st.. Brooklyn. Coats % .
week. $40 a month Or tNs for three months. at
the saritarium. the ORIGINAL and only place
ussd. or s,nt 10 your home Always oiil,
write or telephone O22S-iG. Free examination.
Hours. II to Z. Sundays, Hi.
DR.. KOCHS SANlTARiUM, Incorporated.
lla EST 22D ST.. next to Ehrich's Store. n. Y.
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Boys Clothing Fl.

00yS OlOti1lT1y.-M H.
IkOc.Sfor St.25 Sailor Blouse Suits,
made of chambrays, g~alateas,
ducks and handsome mercerized
fabrics, smartly trimmed, sizes 3 to
Syeafs.
$C.A for $500 Sailor Suits,
made of pure-dyed serge;
the blouses are full, collars and
shields prettily trimmed; trousers
have double Stitched tapped seams.
Boys Shoes
Boys Vacation Shoes, made of steel
|colored canvas, leather soles-cool
and comeortable-sizeS IN to 5h,
|ooc.; sizes 9 to 2, 94c.
Boys Sneakers" made OF black,
brown or white canvas, rubber soles,
all sizes, 49c., zoe. and 94c.
Boys Lace Shoes, made of kangaroo
calfskin. stout soles, spring heels,
dorble-stitched seams, sizes 8 to
i3s, at si.24.
Boys Shoes, made of casco calfskin,
dongola tops, stout soles. double
stitched seams, with heels, sizes IN
to 51s, Si.49; sizes IS to 2, 1924.
The evening world., 1903-07-23

Women's Bathing Suits
Much Reduced in Price.
Every size, every color,
correct styles and splendidly
made.
Women's Brilliantine Suits in blues
and blacks, as low as.........Sl.o8
Womcn's Sicilisn Suits, elegantly
trimmed in black, blue and red, as
low
Women's Dotted Briliantine Suits.
trimmed with white. as low as.$4.9 90
Misses and Children's Bathing
Suits, complete range of sizes, as
iow 90
The evening world., 1903-07-23
NEW YORKER is FOUND DEAD
Jacob Valentine Expires Suddenly
mt Mount Pleasant, v. ~.

MOUNT PLEASANT. N. H.. July "a
Jacob Valentine. a prominent New York
man, who was spending his twenty
fourth season at the Crawford House.
was found dead in bed to-day.
will tie sent to New York, where an
invalid wife and two married daughters
will receive II.
The evening world., 1903-07-23
LUNGS.

Yes, there 70 nc doubt
about there being 20.O0U
consumptivss in New York
to-day. There will be
more u the physicians rely
only on fresh air and fool
10 cure them. As long an
tho system IL poisoned by
tho germs no food or air
will destroy tbgm II they
are In the respiratory tract.
In the blood and thu gen
eral system.
Whnn hraathah int the
The evening world., 1903-07-23

A TlP-The way to reach the
homes Of New York 10 through the
newspaper that the homes use ta
reach their help. That paper 10 Tae
World. 4
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19
Patriotism.

A circular, signed by John c.
Havemeyer, with the above head
ing has been sent to the newspapers
of the country. The object for issu-
ing this screedis not apparent. One
would suppose from the subject that
John was sending out this circular
as a promoter, but upon reading the
paper we find he takes the anoma-
lous and unpopular attitude of oppo-
sition to the sentiment. He lays
down 10 propositions-but proves
none-to show that patriotism is a
sin. The sum of his contentious is
involved in the statement, "The life
and prosperity of a nation depends
primarily and indispenably upon
righteousness" But John bases his
objections to the patriotic sentiment
upon the assumption that all men
are disposed to be righteous.
There's the rub. How easy il
would be to do to others as you
would have them do to you if they
would only do as you want them to-
But if they Won't?-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19
The Overshadowing Issue.

The question Of taxation is the
most important one before the 1egis-
lature. 1t is a question that init
mately concerns the people finan-
cially-ir their property interests.
A tax commission was created four
years ago to consider the question
to make a study of it, to investigate
it in all its relations and to give to
the legislature and the people bien-
nially the result of their deliberation
and to recommend such remedies as
the situation seemed to call for.
This commission costs the state in
the neighborhood of $4,000 year
100000 for four years. The
commission has made its second BIZ
ennial report and recommends the
enactment of certain laws which the
members of the commission believe
to be for the general advantage. If
they have made mistake it does
not speak well for their work and
their judgment, and we have thrown
away 100000 to no purpose. But
we must assume that the commits
sion has ascertained some facts upon
which the recommendations are
based and that they know the con-
ditions better than others. This be-
ing the case it is up to the legislature
to enact such laws as will best Sc
cure the results the commission had
in view.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19
The One=MiIl Tax.

To-day the Assembly votes on
the question of regulating the school
fund secured from the taxation of
property. The law now in force
requires the imposition of tax OF
one mill on all the assessable proper
ty of the state, the amount secured
from the tax to be turned into the
common school fund and distributed
to the districts in the proportion of
the number of children of school
age. In the doubling up of the
assessment this fund was raised to
nearly $I,5oo,ooo a year. The tax
is a benefit to the sparsely settled
communities inasmuch as they re-
ceive a larger amount from the
fund than they contribute to it..
The proposition is now before the
assembly to limit the amount to
$4,000. To this reduction the
people in the north part Of the state
object, and there will probably be
considerable of contest.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19


G. E. Vandercook, who is on a
tour of investigation in the south
and writes his impressions to the
Milwaukee Sentinel, comes to the
conclusion that the sentiment against
negro appointments to office is being
manufactured for political purposes
He says the cry is altogether out Of
proportion to the occasion. The
Democratic leaders saw the power
slipping from their control by the
effect of President McKinley's con
ciliatory policy and to regain control
they manufacture a big howl.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19

dent. They had persisted in repre-
senting Senator Hanna as aspiring
for the nomination in the face of re-
peated denials by him. They would
like to eliminate him from the Ma
tional Republican Committee be-
cause as chairman of this Committee
he has been a success. Now they
are proposing Senator Spooner as a
candidate. Senator Spooner is a
man of good sense and has better
position than the Presidency. a posi-
ton he can hold as long as the
majority of the people of Wisconsin
have good sense and the Senator
lives. The Republicans of the
United States with a unanimity that
admits of no question have already
named Theodore Roosevelt to sue
coed himself as President of the Re-
public.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19

This question of taxes-of reform
in the methods of assessment of
property and the collection of taxes
is difficult of solution. There is a
want of agreement upon almost
every feature Of the question. In a
situation where there is doubt and
difference of opinion great caution
should be observed, much delibera-
ton, before a conclusion is reached.
Those fellows who have already
settled these profound questions off
hand only demonstrate their ignor-
ance. If they are right it is only by
the fortunate chance of a guess.
Those who have studied the differ
ent phases of the questions most are
not SO sure.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19

President Roosevelt will start on
western itinerary the Ist of April.
He will stop first at Chicago where
he will make speech. April 8 he
will go to Madison where he will
address the legislature. The Presi-
dent will also visit Waukesha and
La Crosse the same day. Thence
he will go to St. Paul, to Minneapo-
lis, to Souix Falls, to Yankton, to
Aberdeen, S. D., and to Edgely and
Fargo, N. D. Then he goes on to
the Yellowstone Park. He will
later go to the states of Washington,
Oregon and California.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19

The following amendments were
made to the pension laws by the
last Congress:
Those who have lost one hand or
foot or been totally disabled in the
same, shall receive a pension at the
rate Of $40 a month. Those who
have lost an arm at or above the
elbow, or leg at or above the knee,
shall receive a pension of $40 a
month. Those who have lost an
arm at the shoulder or a leg at the
hip, or where the same is in such
condition as to prevent the use of an
artificial limb, SIS month. Those
who have lost one arm and one foot,
500 a month. The pension of those
who have lost both feet shall be
SIOo a month.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19
The iron-clad navy of the United

The iron-clad navy Of the United
States is assuming formidable pro-
portions. When the ships author
lied by the 57th Congress are
finished we shall have IS battleships
and ten armored cruisers. The IS
battleships will have tonnage of
323,844 tons and the ten cruisers
will have tonnage of 129,2I5, the
s. having total of 453,o59 tons.
These ships are the heaviest and the
swiftest ahoat. There are in COM
mission IL battleships of 1854
tons. Seven are building that will
aggregate 10000 tons, and seven
with a total Of 100000 tons have
been authorized.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19

The country bankers are oppos-
ing that feature of the banking bill
now before the legislature that pro-
vides that a state or private bank
shall have a capital stock of not less
than $4,000. The present law re-
quires $1,000 as minimum amount
of capital stock. They claim that
the bill discriminates against the
smaller towns, restricting the opera
tons of the banks in these to the
advantage of those in the larger
ones. A bank in town is a great
convenience to the business men and
if this bill becomes law banks in
small towns cannot be supported for
they cannot afford to do the bust
ness of the town on a $4,000 CAPT
talization.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19

Former Governor w. D. Hoard,
President of the board of managers
of the St. Louis Worlds Fair, was
before the senatorial committee on
state affairs recently and made an
address in connection with the de-
mand for Legislation for larger
appropriation to further the states
display at the fair.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19

The Gar of Russia gives a larger
degree of self government TO the
people in the recent decree and for
bids the persecution of dissidents
from the orthodox Catholic church
ali religions are to be tolerated
and protected. The Jews are nu-
merous in Russia where they have
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19

been subjected to great hardships
and inconvenience. The Jewish
religion is tolerated and little objec-
ton is made to the presence Of Jew
as far as his religion is concerned.
In Russia, as elsewhere, the Jew is
not in general persona grata, rather
because of his methods of dealing
with his fellow men, than on ac-
count of his religion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19

-Four routes for a canal across
Central America have been ex-
amined-one across the isthmus of
Tehuantepec in the Gulf of Mexico ;
the Nicaragua route; the Panama
and the extreme southern route from
the gulf of Darien. The southern
route is the shortest but not so feas-
ible as that of the Panama.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19

Senator German, after an absence
of one term of six years in Congress,
resumes a seat in the 58th Congress
from Maryland. Mr.. German is
one of the best of the Democratic
statesmen and it was eminently pro-
per that his Democratic colleagues
should make him leader of the oppo-
sition to the administration.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19

Senator Tillman of South Caro-
lima is to speak at Madison tonight
on 'sThe Negro Problem from the
Southern Standpoint" He will un-
dertake to show that State Senator
Hatten's plan misses the mark.
Senator Tillman can, if he chooses,
give the general sentiment of the
people of the south, and give it in
an acceptable manner, but he is
usually SO fiery in his manner and
so extravagant in his style as to
damage his own cause. Some more
conservative man, as the editor of
the Atlanta Constitution, would
be likely to present the question to
a northern audience much more ef-
fcctively. Buffoonery isn't a very
convincing argument.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19

St. Patrick's day is observed with
more appreciation yearly. 1t is a
good sign of the times when the
memory of philanthropists, moral
heroes, men who have devoted their
lives to the elevation of their fellows
in spiritual things, is honored rather
than that of military heroes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19

Senator Vest, one Of the veteran
of the Democratic party,
who terminates long service in the
Senate with the expiration of the
57th Congress says: eff the present
prosperity continues there will be no
possibility of Democratic success in
the next presidential election"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19

Chill and Argentina, having
agreed to be good friends, want to
sell their iron-clad war ships. 1t is
believed that several nations are
secretly negotiating for these new
battleships.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19

A. J. Myrland of Grantsburg has
been appointed as regent of the state
University in place of J. H. Stout
of Menomonie whose term of office
has expired and who refused to
serve another term. Alma J. FRS
by of Milwaukee and Geo. F. Mer-
rill are reappointed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19

Isn't it lambaster at woman's
rights that there is to be no woman's
building at the St. Louis Exposition?
The woman's section of the Colum-
bian Exposition was the most lively
feature of the whole thing.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19

Postmasters are not allowed to
rent boxes to minors without the
consent of the parents of the child
rem. One box is sufficient for the
whole family-unless there is some
thing in the air the child doesn't
want her parents to know.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19

Pierce county is not to lose its is
land possession to Red Wing.
And now it is up to the county and
the town of which it forms part to
keep order there.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19

There have been sufficient coal
oil properties discovered within the
last two years to make ali the pro-
motors rich-if everybody else is
cr1cl,ar
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19

An American explorer, DR.. Don
aldson Smith, once shot an elephant
in Africa that was 10 feet and 4 in
ches high.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19

The total of requests and gifts
made in this country to educational,
church and charitable institutions in
1907, amounted to $85,ooo,ooo.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19

There are 100000 acres soWn to
sugar beets in the eleven states in
terested in this industry.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19

The Democrats are busy-busy-
bodies-in suggesting Republican
possibilities for candidates for presi-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19
AT ELERTSON BROS.

p. S.-This is not the machine you saw on the
street We sell that at &c. after May LIST, slightly
second handed at 49,. so.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-03-19

sucker.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-23

restrained energy. 1t is a miserable
existence that they lead-this man
who was once the head of A. T. Stew
arts silk department and his wife who
has limited in her infrequent commu-
nication periods that If her relatives
knew where she was a titled man
would come over from England to
make his peace with her. But neither
the husband nor the wife have even
limited why they became hermits, nor
do they want any of their old-time
associates to find them out. All they
ask is to be let alone. They are con-
tent with their life of loneliness, pre-
cariously sustained through their
knowledge of berry patches in the
{ mountains and eked out by charity
pittances received from the county au-
thorities.
But the man who Travelled farthest
to become a hermit of Laurel Ridge
was a Russian.
One day some three or four years
ago a man with the stamp of the for
| eigner stepped from a westbound train
/ at New Florence and gave his name as
Kostka-V. Kostka.
"I am from Russia" he said. 'I
have heard that quiet can be secured
here. / have come with my family to
live here"
Having introduced himself he set
about looking for a place in which to
! live. He found 1t in a mountain twelve
miles away from the town. This he
bought, paying cash for it; and here he
! Immediately installed his family and
drew the lines of seclusion close about
him. In fact, he wanted to be so much
alone that he had outlooks to warn him
when strangers approached, and he
The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-23

hardly ever went into town for sup
plies, but sent his men, brought over
from Russia with him. instead. But
when he did go, he would scatter
money plentifully. especially in the sa-
loon, where he would throw down a
iive-dollar bill in payment for drink
of whisky and astonish the natives all
most into spasms by refusing to accept
change.
About a year after his purchase of
Riley's Hill KostlSa appeared in town
French governess OF his children; and
together they boarded a train that was
bound for Pittsburg.
That was the last that New Flor
ence saw of V. Kostka. But II was
not the last that the town heard Of
him. Pretty soon they discovered that
he had run away with the governess,
and the next thing they knew the wife
had informed the Russian authorities
in st. Petersburg that the cashier who
had robbed one of that city's big banks
some years before could be found liv-
ing in a certain town in Canada with
the former governess of his children.
So the Russian bear reached out for
v. Kostka and grabbed him, and now
he is working in the mines of Siberia;
and New Florence, and It's saloon
keeper especially, still mourn the loss
of the most ambitious of all the hum
dreds OF hermits of Laurel Ridge.
Through the workings of justice,
New Florence found out why Kostka
became a hermit, but ii is seldom that
such intelligence is obtained about the
other hermits. Only guesses can be
made, some wild and other based on
words let fall by the hermits them