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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-06-24
FOOD FACTS
What an NJ. d. Learned.


A prominent physician Of Rome.
Georgia. went through a food expert
ence which he makes public:
1t was my own experience that first
led ne TO advocate Grape-Nuts food.
and | also know from having pre-
scribed II to convalescents and other
weak patients that the food IS a won
derful rebuilGer and restorer Of nerve
md brain tissue. as we'll as muscle. Ii
improves the digestion and sick pa
tients always gain just as | did in
strength and weight very rapidly.
Il was in such low state that
had TO give up my work entirely and
70 to the mountains of this state:
but two months there did not improve
me; in fact was not quite as well as
when left home. My food absolutely
refused 10 sustain me and 70 became
plain that | must change; then be-
gan to use Grapefruit food and IN two
weeks I could walk a mile without
the least fatigue and in five weeks re-
turned TO my home and practice. talk
Ing up hard work again. Since that
time have felt as wen and strong as
7 ever did in my life.
"As a physician who seeks 70 help
all sufferers | consider It a duty 10
make these facts public" Name given
By Postum Co. Battle Creek. Mich.
Trial 10 days on Grape-Nuts when
the regular food docs not seem to sus-
tain the body will work miracles.
There's a reason"
Look in each pkg for the famous 1T
tie book, "The Road to MELVILLE"
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Greek Authorities for Trial on
serious Charge.

Telluride. Col. June ia-Sheriff
Rutan delivered Charles r. Meyer.
president Of the Western Federation Of
Miners. 10 two deputy sheriffs from
Cripple Creek VINO hold warrant
charging Meyer with having Teen i'm
plicatel in the indicator mine explo-
sion # November ]. 1903. by which two
men we're killed Meyer had been held
as a prisoner here nearly three months.
under Gov Peaboiys orders without
recourse 10 the courts lie was turned
over 10 the sheriff Wednesday evening
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Bodies recovered, 4S3
Estimated dead, 500

New York, June 16-Fige hundred
persons, mostly children, persisted by
the burning of the excursion steamer
General Slocum near Hell Gate in the
East river
The Slocum. with the annual Sunday
school excursion Of st. Marks German
Lutheran church Of this city on board,
was proceeding up the river to one Of
the many resorts OF Long island sound.
When Eear One Hundred and Twenty
fifth street, persons on shore saw
smoke and flames spring from the up
per part Of the crowded steamer.
panic ersued on the boat almost in
stanuy. The crowds on the forward
deck began TO spring overheard or to
crowd to the after part of the boat The
screams OF the terrified passengers
could be heard on shore. aud hundreds
OF small boats Immediately put of to
the rescue.
impossible to Beach Her.
Owing TO the rocks on either side OF
the channel at this point, it was
impossible to beach the vessel. The
captain stuck TO his post at the wheel
and headed the vessel straight up the
river for North Brothers island, where
she was put aground in tie shallow
water Several hundred feet OF open
water still lay between the burning
steamer and the shore. and many per-
sons persisted either in the water or on
the burning vessel after she had been
beached. Ii was estimated that the
steamer carried more than 1000 per-
sons. she was the largest excursion
steamer in these waters. and could car
~ $500 passengers.
The uI-Fated Excursion.
The excursion was in charge Of the
social committee Of the church, head
ed by Miss Mary Abenschein. In the
minister's party. his son said. were the
pastor. Rev George A. f. Haas. Miss
Abendschein. Assistant superintendent
Carl Anger. VIM schlafer, TIE pastors
daughter. Gertrude. his sister, Miss
Emma Haas and W b Tatamore.
At he Office Of the United States
steamboat inspection bureau it was
tAll ne GtINl I'll tNlD. lAAAA n a. AAAalfNAA'A
on Nag and was reported 10 be- in a
thoroughly good condition and ready
for the excursion season. Aboard the
steamer was all the life-slvng appara-
tus required by law Of steamers q her
capacity.
The Slocums Commander.
The General Siocum's licensed cap
tain IS Capt w H. NanSchick. one
OF the oldest eNcurslonist captains in
New York harbor waters
The Slocum sailed from the foot OF
Third street East river, shortly after
nine O'Clock. The exact point she had
reached when the flames were discov-
cred in the forward part OF the boat
was of the "SUnken Meadows" at the
extreme east end Of Randall's island.
So quick was the spread OF the flames
that the captain Of the Slocum could
not turn, and was forced 70 make
hesd-on for North Brothers island I'M
der full steam. BY the time the Slo-
cum reached One Hundred and Thirty
fifth street the excursionists, driven
to the rail. many Of them. with their
clothing on fire. began TO jump over
board by twos and threcs
Went Overheard ny the score.
When One Hundred and Thirty
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MOB HANGS 4 NEGRO WOMAN
Then FILLED Her Body with Bullets
when the Rope
broke.

Lebanon Junction. Ky June TO-
Mrs Maria Thompson. colored. who
killed John Irwin. a wealthy white
farmer. was taken from Jail Wednes-
day and hanged TO a tree. she weighed
255. and the rope broke AS she ran
away the mob fired fusilade after her
until she fell. fatally wounded Irwin
had reproved Mrs Thompson's boy
who worked for him. Afterward Mrs
Thompson came into his melon patch,
and unawares slashed Irwin with a ra-
zor until he was dead.
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SENTENCED AND PAROLED
carey snyder. >on of Convicted
Boadier. j. Fortunate 10 -
cape the Penfrcntfarr.

Kansas City. No. June p Carey
Snyder son Of r. NJ Snyder. the pro-
mofer and former banker pleaded
guilty in the criminal court here. Mon
day. u holding up and robhiug a pawn
broker lie was sentenced 10 three
years In tho peniientiary. bu, was pa
rolled r. " Snyder was COW icied OF
bribery in St Louis. and given a SEN
tenoe ~ five years in the peniteniiary.
a week ago the state supreme court
granted him a new trial
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Sioux City. Ia. June 2l-After a
running fight. in which Sheriff Morris.
Night Waterman Nandersluis and
Marshal Walraven fired a dozen shots
az two burglars attempting 10 escape
from the officers. who surprised them
while operating here. one was captured
man escaped. but the officers expect 10
get him soon.
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San Francisco June Representa-
tives of Jerries aud Monroe have each
placed $500 with Harry Corbett. IS a
guarantee that the pugii.sts will APP
pear .n the ring here ia the iast week
Of August Each viii pos. an additional
s. $40 August /
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Washington June l6.-After a con-
ference with the president Atty.-Gen.
Knox las announced that IL had been
decided 10 appoint Norman NJ. Rnick
as United States district attorney ~
Boise City. Idaho, vice r. ". Crozicr,
deceased
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InaIan Mi..innarr nena.

Bismarck y. -. June 2i-Rev. Fa-
her Mao a Catholic Isiest AZ FL
woods. and for nearly - years mis-
sionary among the Indians * tho
northwest died az st. Alexius hospital
here MONDAY lie was Is years Of age.
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Farina. H.. June ia warehouse
Of c. r. Wade was struck by lightning
during a heavy thunderstorm and
burned 10 the ground. Loss on con
tents 50 $50. and on building $1,000
partly covered by insurance.
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SHANGHAI June 20-The British tor
pet1-hla- destroyer Sparrow Hawk
struck ain unCharterrd rock OF Saddle
islands near Hang Chow bay Saturday
and Is 2 total loss. The guns from the
vessel were saved. ard no lives we're
lost 10 the disaster
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Gerard Doyle, 20 years old, mem
her OF the Jefferson guards az the
Worlds fair at St Louis, was crushed
TO death by barrel Of cider. which
rolled over him az he was assisting
some laborers 10 place II In an exhibit
in the Palace Of Agriculture.
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Shreveport, La, June LEN q wreck
on the Kansas City Southern, Tuesday
morning. two men were killed and
several slightly injured. The wreck
occurred at Rosepine. and was caused
by bull charging the locomotive on
q trestle.
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Padnclh. ky. June ep--lke Cope
land. % years old. died Saturday ar Ed
dyviile. Ky. lie was said 10 Lave the
only negro confederate living in the
state RE lived in a home given by
Cen. ~ 3 Lyons.
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GAINESVILLE. o.. June lG.-On petition
Of the stockholders 81 the Commercial
Bank of Cambridge. Guernsey county
private institution. a receiver was ap-
pointed for the bank. The petition al
lcgos defalcations against 7. G Patter-
son. the cashier, and II Q Barber, ono
az tho directors.
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Union. Mo. June i6-A man by the
the name Of Dave Reynolds was shot
and killed while attempting 70 rob G
store at Newton al an early hour Tues
day morning. Ills confederates escaped.
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the boa, and held there. unable to



move
Driven AT by Flames.
"As the boat kept on her way the
breeze drove the flames toward tho
after part Of the ship, where those
who in their panic had not jumped
overheard we're huddled together. Il
seemed but a few seconds before the
flames had swept down upon the chill
dren who we're struggling about the ice
cream tables and set their clothing
ablaze They all rushed to the after
part OF the ship in a stampede that
carried those who were near the rail
overheard against their will.
AT enc time il seemed 10 me as II
the women and children were pouring
over the sides like a waterfall AS we
made FOR the shore the captain blew
his whistle in one continuous blast and
soon boats Of all descriptions were
making for US from every side Of the
river.
Rescued by Launch.
Il was rescued by a launch just as
the boat settled close TO the shore.
when she was grounded the flames
had spread over the entire upper and
lower decks. There We're only few
spots or the boat untouched by the
flames and in these were piled up men
and women who had tainted and. fall
ing. pinned others to the deck.
The men from the tugs who could
get near the steamboat shouted for
those on board to jump and then the
small boats picked them up by the
score"
From all that can be gathered, no
alarm was sounded when The fire was
discovered. but the crew tried 10 ex-
tinguish the flames without alarming
the passengers.
Nothing to Do Hut Jump.
Those in the after portion of the boat
did not know il was on fire until the
flames had swept back on them. Then
there was rothing 10 do but jump over.
board or be burned 10 death.
Persons on the shore say that there
were scores huddled in an apparently
safe position on the hurricane deck
with the breeze blowing the flames and
smoke away from them. when sudden
ly the deck fell in. After he cloud OF
smoke had drifted away The Observers
looked back 10 where the crowd had
been standing The space vas vacant
Many OF the children picked up by
small boats we're dashed TO camp stools
and other light boat furnishings. show
ing that some adult had tried 10 make
the little ones safe. These precautions
proved inadequate in the terrible cur
rent. and in the whirlpools.
Very Few Had Life Prcserver-.
Very few OF the children picked up
had on life preservers. Children can not
get ar the life preservers on excursion
boats in this harbor. They are dashed
70 the ceiliI gs over the decks and can
only De reached by a tall person.
Paul Lebenow, one of the passengers
who was on board. says a ferryboat
passed Lear the burning steamer, but
offered no assistance. Two policemen
who had been assigned 10 accompany
the excursion jumped from TIE burning
steamer and reached the shore In safe
". One of them was slightly burned.
For hours the bodies Of the burned
and drowned drifted ashore on the
island, and between One Hundred and
Thirty-frst and One Hundred and
Thirty-eighth street Some came
ashore. still alive. Many OF these died,
while others will recover
Capt VIM Won schaick, who com
manded the Slocum. has been arrested.
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FRIGHTFUL
CALAMITY
New York Excursion Steamer
General SIOCum Burned
to the Waters Edge.
SheCarried Two Thousand Sun
day-School Excursionists.
Hundreds of Them PeriShed by
Being Crushed to Death.
Burned or Drowned.
The Boat First Seen to Be on Fire
When Passing He'll Gate.
Panic at once Seized the ENcur-
siOnists and the Harvest
OF Death Began.
Hundreds of Small Boats Went TO
the Rescue immediately.
Between Fire and Water II is Be-
lieved That Upward of Five
Hundred Persisted.
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Between Fire and Water II is Be-
lieved That Upward of Five
Hundred Perished.
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Panic at once Seized the EXcur-
siOnists and the Harvest
OF Death Began.
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Hundreds of Small Boats Went to
the Rescue Immediately.
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She Carried Two Thousand Sun
day-School Excursionists.
Hundreds of Them Persisted by
Being Crushed TO Death.
Burned or Drowned.

The Boat First Seen to Be on Fire
When Passing He'll Gate.
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"But in a moment after the flames
had burst from the engine room great
numbers began TO jump overheard The
women we're wild with fright and,
snatching their children 10 them,
leaped into the whirlpools which car
ried them toward the rocks on both
shores.
Il endeayored for a few moments
TO break through the mad crush, and
get to my mother and little brother,
but I was swept into one corner OF
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r l. ON the hill. a short dix
tance from the hut stood !;
lonely pine tree, that fath
- er had promised TO GU
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ton and his mttens full of holes. But
he knew that Christmas eve would
DrinS him new pair of mittens. From
his bed in the hut ut night he had seen
mother knitting pair of mittens that
were too small for father. SO, surely
they must he for him.
But with all his sorrow there was n
warm glow at his heart Was he not
wealthy? He had sold his Christmas
tree for two large silver crowns. Had
bought the medicine for father and
Lad n large silver crown left as =
Christmas gift for mother. God had
helped him. Had not mother said that
God watches over little children. and
had he not sent Il wealthy laGy thof
had given him two large silver crowns
for his tree, Notwithstanding lie had
been told it was not worth fifty ore?
A little golden-haired girl had met
him in the beautiful richly furnished
room where he had brought the tree
1t was placed on table, and the lit
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This was all we'll and good but
rather was i'll. and The Christmas pleas
ure spoiled. And such IL Christmas
tEat they had expected, Last wear
they had no means to provide for Il
Christmas tree or.any extra pleasure
Il am going To the doctor" said
mother. as she tied the shawl over her
head.
You stay with father. Hans; will
hurry back soon
The doctor did not live very far
away He did not like 10 be disturbed
on Christmas eve. but he wrote ont :,
prescription after finding out from the
woman what the symptoms were. To
VISIT the sick man was not 10 be ex-
pected of the doctor OH Christmas eve
Give him this every two hours and
the pain vii. soon pass away. HIM
well, as II is Christmas eve | will only
charge nifty ore"-he had the right TO
demand crown. but he felt cborjt.
laDlc. and the poor womans last sill
yer piece landed i'm the doctors mock
ct. He did not inquire If she had anv
pnoney left for the medicine. and she
'lid not care 10 tell him that il was her
last piece of money. and that father
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had spent his last crown for the things
10 decorate little Hans Christmas tree
she also mad her pride, and she knew
what remarks would be made. Poor
mems CHILDREN have no right TO pleas
ure or Injuries. The gingerbread and
candies and apples would be considered
an awful waste and extravaganza. To
the Doctors, children it would have
looked Il pool pleasure. but for her own
little boy II Ykas sinful luxury. How
different God provided for the people
in this world. was the poor woman's
thought, as. heavy hearted. she walled
home with the prescription in her
hand. Had the poor no right to have
n heart that could feel and suffer?
The doctor gave me this prescrip-
tion," said mother. ''and the turpen.
tine cloth was to remain. and you will
soon be wfll. father"
"oh, / @onlt believe the medicine
will dome sFns good, and we will Just
let II alone " ~
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eriage Falls. Killing Three.

Charlc On W. Va. Spc ial Tim.
persons were Killed ana loIr oth'.
seriously injured by the collapse nf :.
suspension bridge Il ross the Elk rs.
which connects Eas. Ind We Charl
ton. On tho bridge Nacn 1t went dOt:.
were SIS -hildr"u On thciT Way
school and a namhcr ot other ncG,
trian- tDgcth"! with siN teams 1ao
dead Manic HHggnbothAm. agci
years annie Hum, hYcys. aged u. o.
lie Gibbs. aged ~ The injured Sc .
Smith. aged II. ,oIpuuud fracture z
elbow; William iioirlcs. oolorch DIR
yer, cut and bruised. lIeniy F,c,d,'
driver serious internal injuries. Elm.
Tucker, aged -. UOth arms and :, =
b:oken.
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was so beautiful, where ii stood. antl
stretched its dark green branches otit
over the white SNOW. Hans walked
round and round it and looked at il
rom all sides. 1t had grown so everi
and was just high enough 10 find room
under the low roof OF the hui. In his
imagination the little six-year-old saw
1t in all its beauty, with gilt paper.
stars, ginger bread hearts. rosy
checked apples and lighted caudles.
Poor as l am. Hans" father had
said. you shall have Il Christmas treey
anu fine Ii shall be, that / promise
you"
And how The little child's heart palpi-
tated with pleasure and expectation, |,
Father had gone into town and was
not expected TO return before noon
Would he be long in bringing back all
the beautiful things he was TO buy at
the same time he was getting the
other Christmas things for mother?
Time and again Hans went out on the
doorsteps and looked down the long.
snowy road. AT length father was seen
in the distance. Kans started to- meet
him, and was permitted 10 carry the
package father said was his
But how tired and pale father looked.
He did not feel well. he said, but Hans
must not worry over that 1t was only
result OF the hard labor that he now
began to feel 1t would soon pass
away. And Hans believed that. too.
Mother. father has come" cried Hans,
and ptnhed the door wide open.
The MONDAY meal was ready. But
father could not eat anything. and laid
himself down Oh the wooden bench
and complained OF pains in his chest.
Mother laid aside the bag of rice ;tnd
the coffee and sugar father had
brought home. Father was i'll. E,e
had 10 admit il: he was suffering mon >
pain than he would tell Mother codn-
PEELED him To go 10 bed and prepared
Il fannel saturated with turpentihe
that she spread on the chest. 1t wds
too bad that lie should be taken sick.
and on Christmas eve, but there walls
ho help for it, In his rejoicing ovea.
The beautiful things for the ChristmaS S
tree, little Hans for few moments did
not think Of father. But when lid
looked TO the bed where father was
lying. moaning with pain, Hans did rs
mother had done. He pushed aside
the beautiful Christmas tree things and
knelt down by the bed
Poor fatherw and with his little
hands he stroked the bearded cheeks.
Don't worry. my boy; you shall
have yonr Christmas tree. Speak TO
Neishbor Jerker. and he will help
YOU
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THREE Men KILLED
A SerinuS Accident Occurs On The
5atlleShip PMIadet"hIa
[HRFE BOILER MAKERS ARE KILlEI

The Giving sway OF C5s.et 81 R.o
be- Washer. Converts we F,re-roc~
Of the Massachusetts. mic Sect
'nq eit - steam, aot Aot "atec-
-Four c4rV'vocS Terrie. scaldea -
Licutenan: co.c '~iy,c5 6aMar>
" Resc~ino he Eoaa15erea Men--
aoiis- Sad to Have e-co thorough
y Tested.
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4 Funny Dream.

] had funny dream last night.
~ strange as strange could be
] dreamed that 1 was Santa Claus
And Santa Claus was me.
And when | came to Santas house,
Where we live now, YOU know
] took out near hundred thngf
And laid them i'm a row;
y bicycle with bevel-gear,
y gun that shoots real shot:
y pair OF skates. a new canoe,
Were some things that ! brought
And then ] said, Tor fear I've missed
y little thing or two,
III leave this pocketbook well filed,
That's just what i will do"
OF course it only was a dream,
But still | think 'twould be
just great Il ! was Santa Claus
And Santa Claus was me.
--7Johnstone Murray
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SpartanhurS. ; c. Special Ron
Peihof an aged resident of tho oC,,-
ty died az an carly hour Thusda-
mornin@ ~ the result OF iniuies 500.
tanned by being struck bV u trolley c1-
on Ma asnOlid street He suffered srr-
cussio' OF the brain and died WITH :
havirs rcgained consciousness To-.
Coror h"lI an inquest aud the jury
turned "A verdict ~ accordance 49,
the facts