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‘ _Jacob Thomasing, aged 75 years, and his sister, Mary Thomasing, _ aged 77 years, who have been living together from infancy, were found / frozen to death at their farm on the road leading from Bloomingdale . to (â€" New _ Germany _ on Thursday â€" imorning. _ The farm of 46 _ acres, ;3 which has been sadiy neglected during the last ten years, is two miles ? ":'k(m New Germany, and two and a hall miles from Bloomingdale, and is fi' adjoining the farm formerly owned by Mr. J. F. McKay of Berlin. :’-" ‘The ghastly discovery was made by a neighbor, Mrs. Seblesky, who :';',“,venm to the Thomasing farm Thurs day for the purpose of _ purchasing _ some wood which was for sale. When passing the barn she noticed _ a fl. xmall door open and supposing Thomasing was about she called but reâ€" ‘/â€"ceived no reply. Mrs. Seblesky then proceeded to the house, and looking if’ in the door again called but received no response. She then returned to the barn and looking into the small door again " noticed that the cow was in _ its stall and had the chain hanging to ,j]fi neck. She entered and going to the shed near where a hayâ€"wagon was e- sianding the body of the aged man was Iving on his side alongside s the wagon and near a petition, ou the other side of which the cow and ‘~ borse were standing. â€"LIVED IN FILTH AND DESTITUTION * Suff ‘The man had aPparenily DEEN SEAMMINE O 10 0 0 P fallen to the floor as his face was bruised cousiderably, a gash on the right side of the forehead indicating that he had fallen. The horse and cow ‘had been feeding themselves fro m the bayâ€"wagon, and the man‘s coat hbad also been bitten by either one ofthe animals. . YMrs. seblesky was borrified at her discovery and immediately _ went to the nearest neighbor, Andrew BRenninger who was not at home, but was sent for, and along with Albert Snider and Eli Clemmer, of Berlin, they returngd to the scene of the tragedy. The party entered the house oi the aged couple, which is a _ small redâ€"brick structure, with two rooms downstairs and three upâ€"starirs, _ all pf which were in a most deplorable and unsanitary condition, where they lound the frozen body of Mary Thoms ing. S he was lving on the bare Ansâ€" in the hedroom of the living toom, wearing a thin dress and , bad The party entered the house of the a redâ€"brick structure, with two rooms dow pf which were in a most deplorable and Yound the frozen body of Mary Thoms ing floor in the bedroom ofi the living f com her hands across her body. There were no evidences of decay stifl. It is practically certain that cold. As neither of them have been dications are that they died during That the couple were living in d There were no evidences of decay, owing to the bodies being _ frozen sti. It is practically certain that death was due to exposure to _ the cold. As neither of them have been seen for upwards of a week the inâ€" dications are that they died during the extremely cold spell of last week. That the couple were living in de stitute circumstances | was _ plainly evident on every band. All that was found in the house was a bag of flour, three bags of bran and a few frozen apples, in . the eating _ Tine, while there was scarcely any furniture. The stoveâ€" was pipeless. _ Both bodies showed a starved condition. The aged pair wete very backward and conservative, and have resided on the farm practically their entire lifetime and were well known in the vicinity. They are survived ‘by five sisters. Mrs. Emma McAllister, Elâ€" mira, Mrs. Strauh, Waterloo, Mrs. Otto Klein, Kossuth, and two â€" living in Michigan. The tragic death of the aged pai r has created an â€" unusual sensation in this section of Waterloo Township. . The most gruesome case ol NatQâ€" ship and suffering which has come to the notice of the authorities of this «istrict, was brought to light . on Thursday afternoon, when the bodics of Jacob Thomasing, and his sistet >*ary Thomasing were found drozen stif, the former in the batn, and the latter in the bedâ€"room of the little red brick house 15x18 fect. ‘The horrible discovery was made by. a neighbor woman, Mrs. Seblefsky, shortly after 9.30 o‘clock. Dumfounâ€" ded and astonished at what she saw she hastened to ber nearest neighbor, Andrew Benningerm | who _ together with Messrs. Albert Snidet and | Eli Clemmer, of Berhn, visited the scene oi the tragedy, and found the tw corpses cold in death. The _ bodfes were in a good state of preservation on account of being frozen, but it is thought that they must have ‘been dead for _ about a week, before the discovery was made. 10OB AND MARY THOMASING . ~ FoUND FROZEN TO DEATH _ _ . NEAR BLOOMINGDALE Coroner Monsberger | was Â¥mmediaâ€" Rely telephoned for by Mr. Albert Snider, and together with . a Teleâ€" graph representative, /‘ visited the THE DOCTOR SAID "1 CANT HELP YOU" Dunvegan, Invernes« Co. T am perfectly cured of Widney comâ€" plaint atter using Gin Pills,, Ni hours aiter taking the first Pill T obtained reâ€" lief, and now after three months 1 feel &s well as ever, 1 suffered ten months and the Physiâ€" clan attending me advised me to go to the V ictoria Mospital at Halinas, as he conld do nothing more for me. I mavy add that Eused a great deal of meâ€" @icine, and strietly followed my physiâ€" elan‘s dircetions regarding diet. ete.. but withont avail. ountil o provelentially I Jearned of yout most excellont remedy, 1 am recommending Gin Pill« (Sgd ) _ LEWIS MACPHERSON. Sold by druggist« and dealer« everyâ€" where at S0e a boxâ€"â€"6 for £2.50, or gent direct. _ Write for sample, free if you mention this paper. Nationa!l Drug and Chemical Co.. of Cana‘a, Linrited, Toronto, 175 iffcr~* 10 Months with Kidney Complaint. Gin Pills Cured. ic Details of the Gruesome Discovery Made by a Neighbor Woman on Thursday had apparently been standing of â€" bard: discovery, informed a Telegraph repreâ€" id seen the agoed pair was about _ Six iter called at the farm on Feb. 25th. ssed the property, which was valued at tanding â€" in the wagon and had bruised cousiderably, a gash on the g that he had fallen. The horse and o m the bayâ€"wagon, and the man‘s coat house. A jury was hastily swotn in t among the farmers who had â€" gathâ€" cred, and after viewing the remains, and noting the surroundings adjournâ€" ed until Monday afternoon | at _ 2 o‘clock,. when evidence will be taken at Hummel‘s Hotel at Bloomingdale. ’ ligh County Constable Charles |iluher was also notified, and togethâ€" crt with Constable Otto Gastmeyer they drove out to the house. After \n\e Coroner and the jury had viewed the remains, Constable Gastmeyer was left in charge until the arrival ofi the undertaker, Mr. Ed. Lippert, | who removed the remains to the 'lmurgue. ‘ Jacob Thomasing was .the younger lm‘ the two, being nearly as could be ascertained 75 years old, while _ his sister Mary was 77 years old. The fatmjof fortyâ€"six actes on which they | were living is the old family homeâ€" l~1md_ and the brother _ and _ sister {had lived on the farm since infancy. The very tragic death of the aged pair is the talk of the surrcunding vountry, and while the couple were seen but rarely, they were known to all the older résidents at stast. Shortly after nine o‘clock in _ the motning Mrs. Seblefsky, who resides en a farm with ber husband and iamily, about a quarter of a mile in the rear of the Thomasinge bome, went over to see Thomasing _ about the purchasing of some wood which he had on his farm. She first went to the batn, as she saw the _ small barn door standing ajar. Seeing no one ubout she called, but receiving no answer she went to the back door ‘of the house. Nhe wrapped on the Nmar and called both brother and sisâ€" ter by name, but received no reply. whe then returned to the barn and searched in the stable as she exâ€" pected to lind them there. . Much to ner surprise she saw what was apâ€" parently a bone Iving on the _ floor on loi Mrs. Sebleishy was _ terrificd at what she saw, and not knowing whe ther the man was sick or dead she ged rapidly to the home of Mr. Anâ€" diew Benninger. het _ nearest neighâ€" wor. about a hali a mile away. Mr. .-n the other side of the pattition, ind upon looking closer saw _ there chc hody of the man she was looking Discovery oi the Bogy L * Syle #50054 * â€" + 4A COFOE, G 4 TAKES OFP _ ef 5‘.“ £pF09â€" mm‘%m"“ he k * atarved face, with her ip mute evidence lw scalp; of dandru{fâ€"that awtul sourt. There is nothing so destructive to | The intt the hair a6 dandruff. It robs the hair | a most de of its lustre, its strength and its very |visited by L. RL _2 1. D.A . Arvs .+\ alin m ral Y T life; eventually producing a feverishâ€" ness and itching of the scalp, which if not remedied causes the hair roots to shrink, loosen and the hair falls out fast. A Danderine tonightâ€"nowâ€"any surely save your bair. Get a 25 cent bottle of iton‘s Danderine from any drug store. You surely can have beautiful hair and lots of it if you will just try a little Danâ€" torine ~Save vour bair!l Try it! quickiv sent for, and together with Eli Clemmer of Berlin, and Mr. A} bert Snyder, who were at Mr. Een ninger‘s farm they hurried over to tbe Thomasing farm. !pon examinâ€" ing the body it was found that Jacob Thomasing was dead. The . party then made a search for Miss Thomâ€" asing, and to their extreme horror they found her lying in the bedroom. Mr. Snider telephoned to Coroner Honsberger immediately. Benninger was in the swamp at the ;-i:;eâ€"vc;iting' wood, but he In the stable were found a balfl a dozen hens still alive, while in one corner was found a dead goose. In the stable there‘was also a bay horse and a cow. A partition separated the hay mow from the stable, and a small door was the entrance _ to the stable. A hay rack with a dozen iorkâ€"fulls of hay on the back of the wagon was all the hay that was i) the barn. ‘The old barn is a sinall one, and‘ the hay wagon stood just inside the large door. The distance between the hay rack and the partition separating the stable is about four feet. _ The old man was lying on his left side petween the hay wagon and the parâ€" tition, his body in a cramped | posiâ€" tion. He was fully dressed but that was very meagre, for he had on an old pair of trousers, a good pair of shoes, an old grey shirt, and _ coat iattered and torn. Near his right eye and on his right thumb were slight cuts, apparently received in the fall. . The body had apparently been in the same position for some time, for it was frozen stifl and was also frozen to the ice underâ€" neath. As proof that the man was alive when he fell the ice on which the body was lying had melted. It was indeed a ghastly sight which met the onlookers. The barn was an old log building, with very few boards Icit on the _ roof, the _ snow and rain coming through to the ;sgable where the animals were kept.. 1t is marvelous how the â€" animals managed to survive the weather with the snow comimg in from above, and especially the severe weather of this winter when it was the coldest _ it has been for twenty«ive years. The cow which was nearest the door enâ€" tering the haymow had by appearanâ€" yces been able to nibble a little bit [at the hay on the wagon, while piecâ€" ‘es were torn from the man‘s coat, as if the cow had been chewing . at ‘The conditions in the house where the corpse of Mary Thomasing was lound were even more distressing and pitiful than those existing _ in the fallenâ€"down barn. _ The _ little red brick house is about seventyâ€"five feet wom the road, and is an old time dwelling with five rooms and a cellar. _ Adjoining this there was an old log house, which was being used as a woodâ€" bouse, but even it was in _ better condition inside than the house. in which the aged couple were hving. Both front and rear doors enter into ilhe kitchen or living room, while adâ€" joining is the bedroom in which the | woman was found, there being two \rooms down stairs. In the bedroom l was an old bed with few clothes on it and about four feet away * lying !azainst the wall was the body _ of | the deceased woman. She bad apâ€" i patently died a day or two _ beiote or perhaps longer than her brothet. \‘This _ is _ indicated _ by _ the â€" fact | that she was lying on the floor on lher back, with het hands crossed ‘on 1her breast, and a pillow under her |head. She had on a dress much the it estasuiemg© sere A simple, safe and effective treatment for bronâ€" ¢hial troubtes, avoiding drighs . V-A”v‘tcd Cn?hnf atops the parox: «ms of V hooping Cough and relieves Spasmodic Croup at once. . It is a ROON to sufferers from Asthma. . The air carrying the antiseptic vapor, inspired with cvery breath, makes breathing easy : moothes the sore throat and stops the cough, ansuring gestful mights. . It is invaluahle to mothers with young childrem. Send postal for descriptive booklet. ALL orueaists. TZ CrREsOLFNER ANTISEPTIC _ THROAT TABLETS for the irritated throat. They are simple. effective and antiseptic O( your drogiist or from us. loc. in stampe. *‘â€"po Cresolene Co. @ : Cortlandt St., N.Y. Whooping Cough Conditions in the House. ming Nite« Puildimg Montveri. €an. q dn Gacudfar nalr Snd ht |pipeo us wey enterea . the . : have EP pipes as they entered the lave, Just ‘;’":,“".‘r""n“:; were parted, while upstairs t ve yout were completely fallen down. W C‘M “ 'u hm ‘o ” » m UE EELE Cand the shadu â€"at the The Dead Rodies. Farm Stock. I 25 ceont bottle. the surroundings sa uu‘.,.‘sm ‘The interior‘ of the house was in 2 most deplorable condition . ‘when visited by the officials It was ‘beâ€" grimed with soot of the of many, weeks while the Mfi:u litâ€" chen or living room contained an old stove and an old table, the latter littered with a few dirty dishes. The stove was empty, and an empty pot were parted, while upstairs the pipss were completely fallen down. . This caused the whole house to be a mass of soot. and the body of the ‘wowan to be in such a blackened _ state. However, it is scarcely probable that suffocation was the cause of dextb. In one corner of the kitchen am:i a pile of ofd dirty rags was found & dead hen. If the kitchen . was . tad enough, each room to be visited Inter }in an inspection of the bhouse was even worse. cuse for a bed, so old was it, a bot stove without any pipes attached and a couple of old boxes. The bed nad bGu it a tick, but it was so filthy that the color of the ticking and the one or two thin quilts that were on it could not be told. In this _ rnots was found one bag of flour and three bags ofi bran, and this together with a few apples in the cellar which were frozen, was all the visible means . of the wherewithal to sustain â€" life. :\" r;câ€"l-i;-tvy“;l;l- stairs took _ the officials to the upstairs, where therc were found three «mall rooms. ‘lhe walls, the floors, and the conteats of the upstairs were all covered with soot + hal an inch or more thick, while what little rags and futrniture were about were scattered everywhere In the first room was found one bed, and the condition of it _ was even worse than that which greeted the eve in the downstairs bedreom. . In the next room there was no furniture of any description, and t®* floor apâ€" parently had peen covered with s:ow blown in through the cracks. The third room contained another hed in as bad condition as the former. Farm a Small One. ‘ _ The farm contains fortyâ€"six acres.. it was the birthplace of the children and in his younger days the + late Jacob Thomasing looked after the iand. â€" However, for the past fifteen or sixteen years it had been allowed to grow practically wild, and most .of it has been growing grass excluâ€" sively. A«small portion of it was deâ€" voted to oats, but these were always hreshed without the aid of a threshâ€" Filth Beyond Description. ‘The bedroom in which the deceased ing outft. A question which still remains . a mystery is how the animals existed since the death of« the farmer. ‘Mhen they were found they did maot appear to be suffering. The farmâ€" â€" must have given them considerable hay before his death, or else they had bedding which they devoured in tneir hunger. ‘ Of Conservative Disposition. ‘The aged couple never _ became neighborly with the nearby farmers, being of a retiring nature, they preâ€" icrred seclusion. It was stated . by those present that Jacob was vetry intelligent and bad a fair education. They both lived to themselves, and very rarely left the farm, and then only to go to the bearby village to purchase the necessary supplies to sustain life. Consequently, as far as vould be ascertained, it has been . a couple of _ years since any of the acighbors had‘ been inside of the nouse. One neighbor woman . stated that whenever anyone would approach the house, the occupants would . alâ€" ways go out to meet them, in order that they would not get into . the home Mrs. Heblefsky who tives on . the iatm in the rear told the Telegtaph rcpresentative that _she. had not seen thc couple for about six weeks past. As they did not miugle with their neighbors she very rarely went near the house. &A F. Halter assessed the pioperty on February 25th, and the motice which assessed the land _ at $18300 was found on the table. Howâ€" evet, it is stated, that the â€" assessor dit not go into the house, . as he made his assessment paper out, and met Mr. Thomasing at the fence and handed the document to him. . This handed the document to him. . This ; was a week ago last Wednesday, and . since that time no one has seen the couple as far as coult be learned, or seen any signs of life about . the piace. ‘This, however, was not taken setâ€" iouslv. as some of the farmers in the d.strict say they have never â€" seen anyone on _ the place, and besides knowing that an elderly couple lived thete, did not know anything;of theit nabits. No ome has ever seen a light in the house either, according to the {armers who say they passed _ the house every night for years past. No lamps were found in the house, alâ€" though a battered lantern was found in one cornet. No one seems to kzow if the couâ€" ple bad any momey. As no one wa: How Did Animals Live? When Last Seen. Little Ready Money. rubbish. _ The kit As Lydia E. Pinkham‘s Vege Mass. Yourletter will be opened, read and answered by a woman and held in strict confidence. irtimate with the couple, the " ouly th 1g of any value was the fortyâ€"six acres of land which was assessed at $1300, but whether they had _ any ready cash is not known. How Did They Dic? ;hT-"c-oâ€"-I‘ :« : _ * There seems to be little doubt but that they died from exposutre. Therc' are no marks whatsoever of violence on either of the bodies, . and Mrs.‘ Soblefsky, who was the first on the scene, stated that there were . no marks of either foot or wheels . apâ€" proaching either â€" the barn _ ort the house. The old man, so the present theory goes, in â€" falling from the toad of _ hay, knocked his head on the floor,â€" was sither dazed, _or lacked sufficient strength to get up, and froze to death. It is very ’probable that both the deceased were frozen in the exceedingly eold spell of last Coroner Honsberger arrived on the scene at 12.15 and immediately viewâ€" el the bodies and decided to hold an inquest.. While he felt that death was due to exposure, he expressed _ the cpinion that it would be in the inâ€" tercst of the public generally if an inquest was held. Consequently . a jury was hastily summoned from the farmers who were present. Gathered at the rear of the house they were ‘empanelled by Constable Huber and the Coroner.= When _ it came to administering the oath, howâ€" evet, the doctor found that he did not bave either his oath book or a Bible. _ Fortunately the _ Telegraph iman was able to supply a _ pocket ‘Testament, and the oath was adminâ€" "istexed from memory. Jt was an inâ€" formal way of â€" summoning a _ jury with subpoenas, but they were _ all eacited over the incident, and willing to aid the work of the official, and promised to be on hand at the adâ€" joutned sitting. Coroner Honsberger after consultâ€" ing the jury and others of the neighâ€" tborhood decided that a postmortem exanination was not necessary under the circumstances, and after viewing the bodies the jury adjourned until Monday afternoon, when they will wcet at Hummel‘s Hotel, â€" Bloomâ€" ingdale, to hear evidence. The jury answered to their names as follows: Alva Snidet, Breslau P. U. John Strough, Breslau P. 0.; rcrmonda Beachy, Bloomingdale P. U.; Menno Koch, Bloomingdale P. 0.; Wn. Snider, Breslau PIO., John Duirant, Breslau P.O.; Charles Wilâ€" hclm, Breslau P. O.; Julius _ Blazeâ€" bicfski, New Germany; Titas Snider, breslau P. 0.; Chas. Dutrant, Bresâ€" lau P. O., Andrew Benninger, Bresâ€" lau P.O. Charles Goetz, Breslau P. us . ie Blit d Alits t snn ute icfi thiee Alie in i en it O. Mr. P. A. Snider was appointed us foreman of the jury. A passerby would have passed the‘ house, and decided that a not very : piogressive farmet lived inside, . as | the lands were all grass, and _ the | barn was full of holes, but the . exâ€"| tcrior of the house would never give an inkling _ of the _ condition inside. In _ passing one would. nolice that the â€" outside was tiut, and that old pieces of papâ€" cc were nailed to the windows | for . biinds During the afternoon it was ascerâ€" ta.ned that the deceased had _ five Postâ€"Mortem ‘Not Necessary. **â€"Mrs. ORPHEA TURNER, 431 8. Fairly Good Outside. Jury Sworn. Near Relatiwes Big Delegation Waits on:Hon.«Dr.{Pyne, alrgxd Minister Agrees to Introduce Special Legislation at the Present Session _ nped. â€" cpmatbcttitnbaibnbtoni nb esantne 4 NO SIMILAR SITUATION IN ONTARld‘ Parliament Buildiugs, Toronto, March 6th.â€"After hearing Messts. â€"Ed. Smyth. Cbairman of the B.C.1I. Committee, and J. A. Harper, ‘Chairman of the Public School Board of Waterloo, on behalf of the large and inâ€" ilucatial deputation from various public bodies from Berlin and Waterâ€" 4oo, Hon. Dr. Pyne, Minister of Education, promised to introduce. legislaâ€" ‘tion at this session providing for the formation of a jointâ€" high lqiool \diltrict. composed of the two towns on the basis of population. _ ‘ Dr. :Pyne suggested that the solicitors of the two towns: drait the provisions of the proposed bill at as early a date as possible‘ lllldA forâ€" ward the same to the department. The deputation was introduced. . to the Mivister of Education by Mr. C. H. Midls, M.P.P., and was cordiglly received. ~ ° $ The delegation included the following: 5 e ; From Berlin, Mayor Euler, Ald. A. L. Breithaupt, Dr, J. Â¥F. Honsâ€" |berger, Ed. Smyth, J. A. Lang, W. M. O.. Lochead, and W. J; Moody. t‘rom Waterloo, Mayor Kaul:=an, and Messrs. Geo. Wegenast, ~w. o H. Kutt. M. S. Hallman, J. A. ilurpet. A. bauer, A. E. Hergm., aud _ Dr. Hi Hard. ' The necessity of enlarging the Collegiate Institute was emphasized, as well as the desirability of ‘having one iarge and efficient Colleglate Instiâ€" tute in preference to two or three in one riding. The Minister was a.so informed that there has been no opposition to the formation of a joint district since the various public bodics passed the respective resol;tiops. sisters, namely: Mrs. Emma McAllisâ€" tcr,° Elmira;, Mrs. Straub, _ near Waterloo; Mrs. Rose Klem, Kossuth, acrd two sisters in Michigan. There ‘‘I have been coroner in the county for eleven years now, and during that time I have seen a good ‘ many | cases, _ but _ _ this one is l the most pifiable I have ever seen," said Coroner Honsberger to the Teleâ€" giaph after hs return from _ the sccue of the tragedy. are also three uephews, namely, Louis, who works on a farm in the vicimty; Albert, Berlin; and Joseph at ‘The deceased were Roman Catholics by religion, but it has been some time since they have attended church aithough in their younger days they aitended the churcn at New _ Gerâ€" ° Mrs. E. McAllister of Elmira and Mrs. Straub of near Waterloo were immediately notified by the neighbors and they arrived during the aiterâ€" many. uoon to make arrangements for the burial. The funeral will be held on Saiurday morning to the New Gerâ€" many cemetery. Ts ONE SCHOOL BETTER THAN TWO OR THREE. Members of R. C. Church. 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