The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-03-27
FERDINAND SCHNEIDER

Who was personally known 10
nearly every citizen Of Dubois coun-
ty. passed quietly fiom the life on
earth TO that beyond on Friday
morning March 20, 1896, aged 40
wears and six months He had
been struggling with a disease Of
the stomach for year or more, 30
that his death was not entirely un-
expected at any time-and yet II
was a shock to the community when
il came. For nearly ten years ne
has been one Of the leading citizens
sf Jasper, and at the time Of his
death was a partner In the saw-mill
company Of Jos. Friedman < Co
He Vas a native OF Marion township,
in Dubois county, his parents hay-
ing moved there in 1872, and set
tied on a farm. He married IN
Jasper a daughter Of the late Law
renee Brosmer, and his wife and
seven children survive him. tie
served as Trustee Of Marion town
ship for four years. making good
officer. He was Sheriff Of Duocl.
county from 1856 to 1890, and was
one Of the most efficient officer:
Dubois county ever had Physi-
cally a stalwart and splendid sPeci-
men Of manhood, standing SIX feet
high and strongly built, il seemed
strange that a disease should hold
him in It's relentless grasp 80 long
and i'm fact he several times thought
he would recover, and his many
friends hoped 30, too But it was
not to be. and all that remains ol
MIN now is a recollection Of his gen
erous nature. kind deeds, and al
, emaciated frame. His dauntles:
!. spirit has gone to Him who gave IT
, The gifted Prentice wrote thai
men seldom think Of the shadow
/ that falls across their own path
hiding forever from their eyes the
', traces Of the loved ones, whose low
ing smiles were the sunlight Of theil
existence. Death j. the great an
: ,agoni-t Of life. and the cold thought
. Of the tomb l. the skeleton of al
: feasts. We do not want to g
through the dark valley, although
!. IT. passages may lead to paradise
! and. with Charles Lamb, We do no
want 10 lie down in the mudd..
grave even With kim and prince
!. f.r bed fellows. But the tiat 0
nature Is inexOrable- There IS "a
. appeal OF relief from the great la'
!, which dooms u to dust. We Hour
!. ish and fade as the leaves Of tn
!. forest. and the flower that bloom
! and withers in dav ha- not frail
, : er hold upon lite than the mighte.
/, monarch that ever shook the cart
! with his footsteps. Generations
= men appear and yani-ha a. the gras'
! !. and the countless multitude thi
j thong- the world to-day will dIsal
= pear tomorrow a. the footsteps Q
the sandy shore. In the beantIfl
!. drama Of Ion. the instinct Of IN
- mortality. - eloqurntly uttered !
- :. the dea,h-devoIed Greek. finds
% deep response in every thoughtf
- soul. When about to yield b
4, Young existence a a sacrifice
4. fate. his beloved Clemanthe asks
!. they shall not meet again, to whl'
j, he replies: IL have asked III
. !, dreadful question Of the hills tn
!, look eternaI-of the streams th
- How foreyer-of the stars amol
- whose fields of azure my rails
~ spirit hath walked in glory !
i were dumb. But while gaze Up.
i thy face, | fee. that there i SON
!, thing in the love that msntl
ha through it beauty that canr
he wholly perish. We shall m'
4. again, Clemanihe. -
a And 50 do Ferdinand Schneide
. :, many friends feel that they sh
meet him again, where disease q
death DIES not intrude- Low
. and provident for his family he c